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Operations will meet on Tuesday, April 

17, 2012 from 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time. The meeting is 

open to the public and will be held in 

the Loy Henderson Conference Room of 

the U.S. Department of State, located at 

2201 C Street NW., (entrance on 23rd 

Street) Washington, DC. For logistical 

and security reasons, it is imperative 

that everyone enter and exit using only 

the 23rd Street entrance. 

The majority of the meeting will be 

devoted to an exchange of ideas 

between the Department’s senior 

management and the panel members on 

design, operations, and building 

maintenance, with a focus on the new 

Design Excellence initiative. There will 

be reasonable time provided for 

members of the public to provide 

comment. 

Entry to the building is controlled; to 

obtain pre-clearance, a member of the 

public planning to attend should 

provide, by April 6, his or her name, 

professional affiliation, date of birth, 

citizenship, and a valid governmentissued ID number (i.e., U.S. government 

ID, U.S. military ID, passport, or drivers 

license) via email to: IAPR@state.gov. 

Requests for reasonable accommodation 

should be sent to the same email 

address by April 6. Requests made after 

that date will be considered, but may 

not be able to be fulfilled. 

Personal data is requested pursuant to 

Pub.L. 99–399 (Omnibus Diplomatic 

Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986), 

as amended; Pub.L. 107–56 (USA 

PATRIOT Act); and Executive Order 

13356. The purpose of the collection is 

to validate the identity of individuals 

who enter Department facilities. The 

data will be entered into the Visitor 

Access Control System (VACS–D) 

database. Please see the Privacy Impact 

Assessment for VACS–D at http:// 

www.state.gov/documents/organization/ 

100305.pdf for additional information. 

Please contact Christy Foushee at 

FousheeCT@state.gov or (703) 875–4131 

with any questions. 

Dated: March 13, 2012. 

Lydia Muniz, 

Director, Acting, U.S. Department of State, 

Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7346 Filed 3–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7834] 

Notice of U.S. Hosting of 2012–2013 

United States-Mexico Binational 

Bridges and Border Crossings 

Meetings; Executive Order 11423, as 

Amended 

AGENCY: Bureau of Western Hemisphere 

Affairs; Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State 

hereby gives notice that the United 

States will host the 2012 series of U.S.- 

Mexico Binational Bridges and Border 

Crossings Meetings. The United States 

has not yet determined the actual dates 

and locations of the meetings, but 

expects to host one in summer 2012 and 

one in the fall/winter 2012, with a 

plenary session in early 2013. These 

binational meetings will typically 

include an open session for those 

members of the public who are 

registered to attend the event. The 

Department of State welcomes public 

participation in the public sessions. To 

request notification of the dates and 

locations of upcoming meetings, please 

provide your name and email address to 

the Office of Mexican Affairs’ Border 

Affairs Unit via email at WHABorderAffairs@state.gov or by mail at 

WHA/MEX—Room 3908, U.S. 

Department of State, 2201 C Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20520. 

DATES: There is no deadline. Requests to 

be notified will be accepted throughout 

the year. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angela Palazzolo of the Office of 

Mexican Affairs’ Border Affairs Unit at 

202–647–1202 or via email at WHBorderAffairs@state.gov. 

Dated: March 21, 2012. 

Colleen Hoey, 

Acting Director, Office of Mexican Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7352 Filed 3–26–12; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Dispute No. WTO/DS430] 

WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding 

Regarding India—Measures 

Concerning the Importation of Certain 

Agricultural Products 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) is 

providing notice that on March 6, 2012, 

the United States requested 

consultations with the Government of 

India under the Marrakesh Agreement 

Establishing the World Trade 

Organization (‘‘WTO Agreement’’) 

concerning antidumping measures 

prohibitions imposed by India on the 

importation of various agricultural 

products from the United States 

purportedly because of concerns related 

to Avian Influenza. That request may be 

found at www.wto.org contained in a 

document designated as WT/DS430/1. 

USTR invites written comments from 

the public concerning the issues raised 

in this dispute. 

DATES: Although USTR will accept any 

comments received during the course of 

the dispute settlement proceedings, 

comments should be submitted on or 

before April 19, 2012, to be assured of 

timely consideration by USTR. 

ADDRESSES: Public comments should be 

submitted electronically to 

www.regulations.gov, docket number 

USTR–2012–0004. If you are unable to 

provide submissions by 

www.regulations.gov, please contact 

Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to 

arrange for an alternative method of 

transmission. 

If (as explained below) the comment 

contains confidential information, then 

the comment should be submitted by 

fax only to Sandy McKinzy at (202) 

395–3640. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mayur R. Patel, Assistant General 

Counsel, or Micah Myers, Assistant 

General Counsel, Office of the United 

States Trade Representative 600 17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20508, 

(202) 395–3150. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USTR is 

providing notice that consultations have 

been requested pursuant to the WTO 

Understanding on Rules and Procedures 

Governing the Settlement of Disputes 

(‘‘DSU’’). If such consultations should 

fail to resolve the matter and a dispute 

settlement panel is established pursuant 

to the DSU, such panel, which would 

hold its meetings in Geneva, 

Switzerland, would be expected to issue 

a report on its findings and 

recommendations within nine months 

after it is established. 

Major Issues Raised by the United 

States 

On March 6, 2012, the United States 

requested consultations concerning 

measures imposed by India prohibiting 

the importation of various agricultural 

products from the United States 

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purportedly because of concerns related 

to Avian Influenza. The United States is 

alleging that India’s measures appear to 

be inconsistent with Articles I and XI of 

the General Agreement on Tariffs and 

Trade 1994 (‘‘GATT 1994’’) and Articles 

2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 6.1, 

6.2, 7, and Annex B, paragraphs 2, 5, 

and 6 of the Agreement on the 

Application of Sanitary and 

Phytosanitary Measures. 

Public Comment: Requirements for 

Submissions 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written comments concerning 

the issues raised in this dispute. Persons 

may submit public comments 

electronically to www.regulations.gov 

docket number USTR–2012–0004. If you 

are unable to provide submissions by 

www.regulations.gov, please contact 

Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to 

arrange for an alternative method of 

transmission. 

To submit comments via 

www.regulations.gov, enter docket 

number USTR–2012–0004 on the home 

page and click ‘‘search.’’ The site will 

provide a search-results page listing all 

documents associated with this docket. 

Find a reference to this notice by 

selecting ‘‘Notice’’ under ‘‘Document 

Type’’ on the left side of the searchresults page, and click on the link 

entitled ‘‘Submit a Comment.’’ (For 

further information on using the 

www.regulations.gov Web site, please 

consult the resources provided on the 

Web site by clicking on ‘‘How to Use 

This Site’’ on the left side of the home 

page.) 

The www.regulations.gov site 

provides the option of providing 

comments by filling in a ‘‘Type 

Comments’’ field, or by attaching a 

document using an ‘‘upload file’’ field. 

It is expected that most comments will 

be provided in an attached document. If 

a document is attached, it is sufficient 

to type ‘‘See attached’’ in the ‘‘Type 

Comments’’ field. 

A person requesting that information 

contained in a comment submitted by 

that person be treated as confidential 

business information must certify that 

such information is business 

confidential and would not customarily 

be released to the public by the 

submitter. Confidential business 

information must be clearly designated 

as such and the submission must be 

marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’ 

at the top and bottom of the cover page 

and each succeeding page. Any 

comment containing business 

confidential information must be 

submitted by fax to Sandy McKinzy at 

(202) 395–3640. A non-confidential 

summary of the confidential 

information must be submitted to 

www.regulations.gov. The nonconfidential summary will be placed in 

the docket and open to public 

inspection. 

Information or advice contained in a 

comment submitted, other than business 

confidential information, may be 

determined by USTR to be confidential 

in accordance with section 135(g)(2) of 

the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 

2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that 

information or advice may qualify as 

such, the submitter— 

(1) Must clearly so designate the 

information or advice; 

(2) Must clearly mark the material as 

‘‘SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE’’ at the 

top and bottom of the cover page and 

each succeeding page; and 

(3) Must provide a non-confidential 

summary of the information or advice. 

Any comment containing confidential 

information must be submitted by fax. A 

non-confidential summary of the 

confidential information must be 

submitted to www.regulations.gov. The 

non-confidential summary will be 

placed in the docket and open to public 

inspection. 

Pursuant to section 127(e) of the 

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 

U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will maintain a 

docket on this dispute settlement 

proceeding accessible to the public at 

www.regulations.gov, docket number 

USTR–2012–0004. 

The public file will include nonconfidential comments received by 

USTR from the public with respect to 

the dispute. If a dispute settlement 

panel is convened or in the event of an 

appeal from such a panel, the U.S. 

submissions, any non-confidential 

submissions, or non-confidential 

summaries of submissions, received 

from other participants in the dispute, 

will be made available to the public on 

USTR’s Web site at www.ustr.gov, and 

the report of the panel, and, if 

applicable, the report of the Appellate 

Body, will be available on the Web site 

of the World Trade Organization, 

www.wto.org. Comments open to public 

inspection may be viewed on the 

www.regulations.gov Web site. 

Bradford L. Ward, 

Acting Assistant United States Trade 

Representative for Monitoring and 

Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7309 Filed 3–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3190–W2–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Air Traffic Noise, Fuel Burn, and 

Emissions Modeling Using the 

Aviation Environmental Design Tool 

Version 2a 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Policy Statement. 

SUMMARY: This document provides a 

statement of FAA policy concerning the 

required use of the Aviation 

Environmental Design Tool version 2a 

(AEDT 2a) to analyze noise, fuel burn, 

and emissions for FAA air traffic 

airspace and procedure actions where 

the study area is larger than the 

immediate vicinity of an airport, 

incorporates more than one airport, or 

includes actions above 3,000 feet above 

ground level (AGL). The policy 

statement is intended to ensure 

consistency and quality of analysis 

performed to assess noise, fuel burn, 

and emissions impacts of such actions 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, 

42 United States Code (U.S.C.) §§ 4321 

et seq. 

DATES: Effective March 21, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Cointin, Office of Environment 

and Energy (AEE), Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence Ave. 

SW., Washington, DC 20591; Telephone: 

(202) 493–5047. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: FAA Order 1050.1E, 

Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures, describes FAA policies and 

procedures for compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA). 

Under FAA Order 1050.1E, Appendix 

A, Section 2.4c, states ‘‘the [Emissions 

and Dispersion Modeling System] 

EDMS is FAA’s required methodology 

for performing air quality analysis 

modeling for aviation sources.’’ Section 

2.4d states that ‘‘[e]xcept for air toxics 

or where advance written approval has 

been granted to use an equivalent 

methodology and computer model by 

the FAA Office of Environment and 

Energy, the air quality analyses for 

aviation emission sources from airport 

and FAA proposed projects conducted 

to satisfy NEPA, general conformity, and 

49 USC 47106(c) requirements under 

the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 

(as amended) must be prepared using 

the most recent EDMS model available 

at the start of the environmental 

analysis process.’’ 

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