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Agreement (ECA) on June 17, 2003, 

negotiated in concert with the U.S.- 

Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The 

Commission is to meet every two years 

to advance environmental cooperation 

and review progress in implementing 

the ECA. The Commission also is 

responsible for establishing and 

developing programs of work that reflect 

national priorities for cooperative 

environmental activities. 

The Commission last met January 20, 

2010 in Washington, DC. During the 

meeting, the United States and Chile 

signed the 2009–2011 Work Program, 

which built on successes from previous 

work programs and laid out a roadmap 

for environmental cooperation to 

achieve the long-term goals of: (1) 

Strengthening effective implementation 

and enforcement of environmental laws 

and regulations; (2) encouraging 

development and adoption of sound 

environmental practices and 

technologies, particularly in business 

enterprises; (3) promoting sustainable 

development and management of 

environmental resources, including 

wild fauna and flora, protected wild 

areas, and other ecologically important 

ecosystems; and (4) encouraging civil 

society participation in the 

environmental decision-making process 

and environmental education. 

For the 2012–2014 Work Program, we 

anticipate building upon cooperative 

work initiated under previous work 

programs. We are requesting suggestions 

that may be considered for inclusion in 

the next Work Program. 

For additional information: http:// 

www.state.gov/e/oes/env/trade/chile/ 

index.htm. 

Disclaimer: This Public Notice is a 

request for comments and suggestions, 

and is not a request for applications. No 

granting of money is directly associated 

with this request for suggestions for the 

Work Program. There is no expectation 

of resources or funding associated with 

any comments or suggestions for the 

Work Program. 

Dated: February 24, 2012. 

George Sibley, 

Director, Office of Environmental Policy, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5121 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Determination Regarding Waiver of 

Discriminatory Purchasing 

Requirements With Respect to Goods 

and Services Covered by Chapter 

Seventeen of the United States-Korea 

Free Trade Agreement 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Determination Regarding 

Waiver of Discriminatory Purchasing 

Requirements Under Trade Agreements 

Act of 1979. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 15, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean 

Heilman Grier, Senior Procurement 

Negotiator, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative, (202) 395–9476, 

or Daniel Stirk, Associate General 

Counsel, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative, (202) 395–9617. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

30, 2007, the United States and the 

Republic of Korea entered into the 

United States-Korea Free Trade 

Agreement (‘‘KORUS’’). Chapter 17 of 

KORUS sets forth certain obligations 

with respect to government 

procurement of goods and services, as 

specified in Annex 17–A of KORUS. 

These obligations include, inter alia, 

that in assessing whether a supplier 

satisfies the conditions for participation, 

a procuring entity shall not impose the 

condition that, in order for a supplier to 

participate in a procurement or be 

awarded a contract, the supplier has 

been previously awarded one or more 

contracts by a procuring entity of that 

Party or that the supplier has prior work 

experience in the territory of that Party. 

On October 21, 2011, the President 

signed into law the United States-Korea 

Free Trade Agreement Implementation 

Act (‘‘the KORUS Act’’) (Pub. L. 112–41, 

125 Stat. 428 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note). In 

section 101(a) of the KORUS Act, the 

Congress approved KORUS. The 

KORUS will enter into force on March 

15, 2012. 

Section 1–201 of Executive Order 

12260 of December 31, 1980 (46 FR 

1653) delegates the functions of the 

President under Sections 301 and 302 of 

the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (‘‘the 

Trade Agreements Act’’) (19 U.S.C. 

2511, 2512) to the United States Trade 

Representative. 

Acting pursuant to Executive Order 

12260, the United States Trade 

Representative designated the Republic 

of Korea for purposes of section 301(a) 

of the Trade Agreements Act, on the 

basis of the Republic of Korea’s status as 

a party to the World Trade Organization 

Agreement on Government Procurement 

(‘‘the GPA’’). The Republic of Korea 

continues to be designated for purposes 

of section 301(a) of the Trade 

Agreements Act. 

Under KORUS, the Republic of Korea 

will provide reciprocal competitive 

government procurement opportunities 

to United States products and suppliers 

of such products, which are greater than 

the reciprocal competitive government 

procurement opportunities the Republic 

of Korea provides to United States 

products and suppliers of such products 

under the GPA. The Republic of Korea’s 

commitment to provide such reciprocal 

competitive procurement opportunities 

constitutes an independent basis for its 

designation for the purpose of section 

301(1) of the Trade Agreements Act. 

Determination: In conformity with 

sections 301 and 302 of the Trade 

Agreements Act and Executive Order 

12260, and in order to carry out U.S. 

obligations under Chapter 17 of KORUS, 

I hereby determine that: 

1. The Republic of Korea is a country, 

which, pursuant to KORUS, will 

provide appropriate reciprocal 

competitive government procurement 

opportunities to United States products 

and suppliers of such products. In 

accordance with Section 301(b)(3) of the 

Trade Agreements Act, the Republic of 

Korea is so designated for purposes of 

Section 301(a) of the Trade Agreements 

Act. 

2. With respect to eligible products of 

the Republic of Korea (i.e., goods and 

services covered by the Schedule of the 

United States in Annex 17–A of 

KORUS) and suppliers of such products, 

the application of any law, regulation, 

procedure, or practice regarding 

government procurement that would, if 

applied to such products and suppliers, 

result in treatment less favorable than 

accorded— 

(A) To United States products and 

suppliers of such products; or 

(B) To eligible products of another 

foreign country or instrumentality 

which is a party to the GPA and 

suppliers of such products, shall be 

waived. 

With respect to the Republic of Korea, 

this waiver shall be applied by all 

entities listed in the Schedule of the 

United States in Annex 17–A of 

KORUS. 

3. The designation in paragraph 1 and 

the waiver in paragraph 2 are subject to 


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modification or withdrawal by the 

United States Trade Representative. 

Ron Kirk, 

United States Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5029 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3190–W2–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Land Release for Penn Yan Airport 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice, request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration is requesting public 

comment on the Penn Yan Airport 

(PEO), Penn Yan, New York, Notice of 

Proposed Release from Aeronautical Use 

of approximately 10.00 +/¥ acres of 

airport property, to allow for nonaeronautical development. 

The parcel is located on the northwest 

corner of the Penn Yan Airport. The 

tract currently consists of 10.00 +/¥ 

acres of land and it is currently vacant. 

The requested release is for the purpose 

of permitting the airport owner to sell 

and convey title of 10.00 +/¥ acres for 

construction of a boat storage and 

maintenance facility by Land and Sea 

Properties. 

Documents reflecting the Sponsor’s 

request are available, by appointment 

only, for inspection at the Office of the 

Yates County Legislature and the FAA 

New York Airport District Office. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

April 2, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this 

application may be mailed or delivered 

to the FAA at the following address: 

Otto N. Suriani, Acting Manager, FAA 

New York Airports District Office, 600 

Old Country Road, Suite 446, Garden 

City, New York 11530. In addition, a 

copy of any comments submitted to the 

FAA must be mailed or delivered to Mr. 

H. Taylor Fitch, Chairman, Yates 

County Legislature, at the following 

address: 417 Liberty Street Penn Yan, 

NY 14527. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Otto 

N. Suriani, Acting Manager, New York 

Airports District Office, 600 Old 

Country Road, Suite 446, Garden City, 

New York 11530; telephone (516) 227– 

3809; FAX (516) 227–3813; email 

Otto.Suriani@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation 

Investment and Reform Act for the 1st 

Century (AIR21) requires the FAA to 

provide an opportunity for public notice 

and comment before the Secretary may 

waive a Sponsor’s Federal obligation to 

use certain airport land for aeronautical 

use. 

Issued in Garden City, New York, on 

January 13, 2012. 

Otto N. Suriani, 

Acting Manager, New York, Airports District 

Office, Eastern Region. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5166 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Meeting: RTCA Program Management 

Committee 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Program 

Management Committee Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of the 

RTCA Program Management Committee. 

DATES: The meeting will be held March 

21, 2012, from 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

RTCA, Inc., 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 

910, Washington, DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., 

Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by 

telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202) 

833–9434, or Web site at http://www.

rtca.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby 

given for a meeting of the Program 

Management Committee. The agenda 

will include the following: 

March 21, 2012 

• Welcome, Introductions, and 

Administrative Remarks 

• Review/Approve Meeting Summary 

• December 13, 2011, RTCA Paper 

No. 015–12/PMC–954 

• Publication Consideration Approval 

• Final Draft, Supplement to DO–312, 

Safety, Performance and 

Interoperability Requirements 

Document for the In-Trail 

Procedure in Oceanic Airspace 

(ATSA–ITP) Application, RTCA 

Paper No. 027–12/PMC–959, 

prepared by SC–186 

• Final Draft, New Document— 

Minimum Operational Performance 

Standards (MOPS) for Solid-State 

Strap-Down Attitude and Heading 

Systems (AHRS), RTCA Paper No. 

022–12/PMC–957, prepared by 

SC–219 

• Final Draft, New Document— 

Guidance for Installation of 

Automatic Flight Guidance and 

Control Systems for Part 23 

Airplanes, RTCA Paper No.018–12/ 

PMC–956, prepared by SC–220 

• Final Draft, New Document— 

Guidance for Certification of an 

Installed Automatic Flight 

Guidance and Control Systems for 

Part 27/29 Rotorcraft, RTCA Paper 

No. 018–12/PMC–955, prepared by 

SC–220 

• Final Draft, Revised DO–305, 

Future Air Navigation System 1/A— 

Aeronautical Telecommunication 

Network Interoperability Standard 

(FANS 1/A—ATN B1 Interop 

Standard), RTCA Paper No. 028– 

12/PMC–960, prepared by SC–214 

• Final Draft, Revised DO–281A, 

Minimum Operational Performance 

Standards for Aircraft VDL Mode 2 

Physical, Link, and Network Layer, 

RTCA Paper No. 029–12/PMC–961, 

prepared by SC–214 

• Final Draft, New Document, 

Aircraft Derived Meteorological 

Data via ADS–B Data Link for Wake 

Vortex, Air Traffic Management 

and Weather Applications— 

Operational Services and 

Environmental Definition (OSED), 

RTCA Paper No. 030–12/PMC–962, 

prepared by SC–206 

• Integration and Coordination 

Committee (ICC)—Report 

• MASPS, SPR Guidance—Update 

• Action Item Review 

• SC–222—Inmarsat AMS(R)S— 

Discussion—Review/Approve 

Revised Terms of Reference 

• PMC Ad Hoc—Special Committee 

Guidance Document—Status 

• Discussion 

• SC–147—Traffic Alert and Collision 

Avoidance System—Discussion— 

Requirements Working Group 

Report and Proposed Terms of 

Reference 

• SC–220—Automatic Flight 

Guidance and Control Systems— 

Discussion—Recommendations for 

Future Activity and proposed 

Terms of Reference 

• SC–217, Terrain and Airport 

Databases,—Discussion— 

Recommendations for Future 

Activity and Proposed Terms of 

Reference 

• NAC Update 

• FAA Actions Taken on Previously 

Published Documents 

• Special Committees—Chairmen’s 

Reports 

• Other Business 

• Schedule for Committee Deliverables 

and Next Meeting Date 


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