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such as the sale and trafficking of 

children, debt bondage and serfdom and 

forced or compulsory labour, including 

forced or compulsory recruitment of 

children for use in armed conflict.’’ Art. 

3(a). Accordingly, the worst forms of 

child labor under Convention 182 

necessarily encompass the EO definition 

of forced or indentured child labor, 

which includes ‘‘all work or service: (1) 

Extracted from any person under the age 

of 18 under the menace of any penalty 

for its non-performance and for which 

the worker does not offer himself 

voluntarily; or (2) performed by any 

person under the age of 18 pursuant to 

a contract the enforcement of which can 

be accomplished by process or 

penalties.’’ EO 13126, Sec. 6(c). 

Therefore, the commenter’s suggestion 

is based on an incorrect understanding 

of the definition under international 

law. 

G. Comments Related to the Stage of 

Production at Which Forced or 

Indentured Child Labor Might Have 

Been Used 

Comments were received suggesting 

that the EO List be expanded to include 

‘‘end products’’ if there is a reasonable 

basis to believe the component parts of 

those products might have been mined, 

produced, or manufactured by forced or 

indentured child labor, regardless of the 

stage in the supply chain at which there 

is reason to believe such child labor 

might have been used. DOL is 

considering these comments and will 

consult and coordinate as appropriate 

with DOS, DHS and other Federal 

agencies. 

H. Comments Related to the 

Procurement of Products Named on the 

List 

Comments were received requesting 

that federal contracting officers use the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

Guidelines for Eliminating Child and 

Forced Labor in Agricultural Supply 

Chains (‘‘USDA Guidelines’’), set forth 

at 76 FR 20305, to evaluate whether a 

contractor has made a good faith effort 

to verify that forced or indentured child 

labor was not used to mine, produce, or 

manufacture any item on the EO List. 

The USDA Guidelines were published 

on April 12, 2011 under the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, 

Public Law 110–246, 122 Stat. 1651 

(2008), and Section 105 of the TVPRA 

as a ‘‘voluntary initiative to enable 

entities to reduce the likelihood that 

agricultural products or commodities 

imported into the United States are 

produced by forced labor or child 

labor.’’ (76 FR 20305). These guidelines, 

however, are not intended to be used by 

the government for enforcement 

purposes. Further, the current General 

Services Administration (GSA) 

regulations applicable to procurements 

affected by the EO do not permit good 

faith to be evaluated in the manner 

suggested. The GSA regulations state 

that ‘‘[a]bsent any actual knowledge that 

the [good faith] certification is false, the 

contracting officer must rely on the 

offerors’ certifications in making award 

decisions.’’ 48 CFR 22.1503(d). 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of 

March 2012. 

Sandra Polaski, 

Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of 

International Labor Affairs. 

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ACTION: Meeting Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, as amended), notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the Labor 

Advisory Committee for Trade 

Negotiation and Trade Policy. 

Date, Time, Place: May 14, 2012; 

2 p.m.–4 p.m.; U.S. Department of 

Labor, Secretary’s Conference Room, 

200 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. 

Purpose: The meeting will include a 

review and discussion of current issues 

which influence U.S. trade policy. 

Potential U.S. negotiating objectives and 

bargaining positions in current and 

anticipated trade negotiations will be 

discussed. Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2155(f) 

it has been determined that the meeting 

will be concerned with matters the 

disclosure of which would seriously 

compromise the Government’s 

negotiating objectives or bargaining 

positions. Accordingly, the meeting will 

be closed to the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anne Zollner, Division Chief, Trade 

Policy and Negotiations, Office of Trade 

and Labor Affairs; Phone: (202) 693– 

4890. 

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March 2012. 

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Deputy Undersecretary, International Affairs. 

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Agreements in Force as of December 

31, 2011, Between the American 

Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei 

Economic and Cultural Representative 

Office in the United States 

AGENCY: Office of the Federal Register, 

NARA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

agreements. 

SUMMARY: The American Institute in 

Taiwan has concluded a number of 

agreements with the Taipei Economic 

and Cultural Representative Office in 

the United States (formerly the 

Coordination Council for North 

American Affairs) in order to maintain 

cultural, commercial and other 

unofficial relations between the 

American people and the people of 

Taiwan. The Director of the Federal 

Register is publishing the list of these 

agreements on behalf of the American 

Institute in Taiwan in the public 

interest. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Cultural, 

commercial and other unofficial 

relations between the American people 

and the people of Taiwan are 

maintained on a non-governmental basis 

through the American Institute in 

Taiwan (AIT), a private nonprofit 

corporation created under the Taiwan 

Relations Act (Pub. L. 96–8; 93 Stat. 14). 

The Coordination Council for North 

American Affairs (CCNAA) was 

established as the nongovernmental 

Taiwan counterpart to AIT. On October 

10, 1995, the CCNAA was renamed the 

Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representative Office in the United 

States (TECRO). 

Under section 12 of the Act, 

agreements concluded between AIT and 

TECRO (CCNAA) are transmitted to the 

Congress, and according to sections 6 

and 10(a) of the Act, such agreements 

have full force and effect under the law 

of the United States. The texts of the 

agreements are available from the 

American Institute in Taiwan, 1700 

North Moore Street, Suite 1700, 

Arlington, Virginia, 22209. For further 

information, please telephone (703) 

525–8474, or fax (703) 841–1385. 

Following is a list of agreements 

between AIT and TECRO (CCNAA) 

which were in force as of December 31, 

2011. 

For the American Institute in Taiwan. 

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Dated: March 26, 2012. 

Barbara J. Schrage, 

Managing Director. 

For the Office of the Federal Register. 

Dated: March 28, 2012. 

Michael L. White, 

Acting Director. 

Agreements Between American 

Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the 

Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representative Office in the United 

States (TECRO) in Force as of December 

31, 2011 

Status of TECRO 

The Exchange of Letters concerning 

the change in the name of the 

Coordination Council for North 

American Affairs (CCNAA) to the Taipei 

Economic and Cultural Representative 

Office in the United States (TECRO). 

Signed December 27, 1994 and January 

3, 1995. Entered into force January 3, 

1995. 

Agriculture 

1. Guidelines for a cooperative 

program in the agriculture sciences. 

Signed January 28, 1986. Entered into 

force January 28, 1986. 

2. Amendment amending the 1986 

guidelines for a cooperative program in 

the agricultural sciences. Effected by 

exchange of letters September 11, 1989. 

Entered into force September 11, 1989. 

3. Cooperative service agreement to 

facilitate fruit and vegetable inspection 

through their designated 

representatives, the United States 

Department of Agriculture Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

and the Taiwan Provincial Fruit 

Marketing Cooperative (TPFMC) 

supervised by the Taiwan Council of 

Agriculture (COA). Signed April 28, 

1993. Entered into force April 28, 1993. 

4. Memorandum of agreement 

concerning sanitary/phytosanitary and 

agricultural standards. Signed 

November 4, 1993. Entered into force 

November 4, 1993. 

5. Agreement amending the 

guidelines for the cooperative program 

in agricultural sciences. Signed October 

30, 2001. Entered into force October 30, 

2001. 

6. Memorandum of Understanding 

Establishing Consultative Committee on 

Agriculture Terms of Reference. Signed 

July 10, 2007. Entered into force July 10, 

2007. 

7. Consultative Committee on 

Agriculture Terms of Reference. Signed 

July 10, 2007. Entered into force July 10, 

2007. 

8. Notification on Protocol of Bovine 

Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)— 

related measures for the importation of 

beef and beef products for human 

consumption from territory of the 

authorities represented by AIT. Signed 

October 22, 2009. Entered into force 

October 22, 2009. 

Aviation 

1. Memorandum of agreement 

concerning the arrangement for certain 

aeronautical equipment and services 

relating to civil aviation (NAT–I–845), 

with annexes. Signed September 24 and 

October 23, 1981. Entered into force 

October 23, 1981. 

2. Amendment amending the 

memorandum of agreement concerning 

aeronautical equipment and services of 

September 24 and October 23, 1981. 

Signed September 1 and 23, 1985. 

Entered into force September 3, 1985. 

3. Agreement amending the 

memorandum of agreement of 

September 24 and October 23, 1981, 

concerning aeronautical equipment and 

services. Signed September 23 and 

October 17, 1991. Entered into force 

October 17, 1991. 

4. Air transport agreement, with 

annexes. Signed at Washington March 

18, 1998. Entered into force March 18, 

1998. 

5. Agreement for promotion of 

aviation safety. Signed June 30, 2003. 

Entered into force June 30, 2003. 

6. Exchange of Letters concerning 

removal from the agreement of 

provisions relating to regulations of 

computer reservation systems in Annex 

III to the Air Transport Agreement 

signed March 18, 1998. Signed 

December 11, 2006 and January 2, 2007. 

Entered into force January 2, 2007. 

7. Exchange of Letters on Principles 

for Cooperation on Improving Travel 

Security. Signed December 19, 2008. 

Enter into force December 19, 2008. 

8. Agreement for Cooperation in and 

the promotion of Transportation of 

Safety. Signed June 15, 2010 and June 

22, 2010. Entered into force June 22, 

2010. 

Conservation 

1. Memorandum on cooperation in 

forestry and natural resources 

conservation. Signed May 23 and July 4, 

1991. Entered into force July 4, 1991. 

2. Memorandum on cooperation in 

soil and water conservation under the 

guidelines for a cooperative program in 

the agricultural sciences. Signed at 

Washington October 5, 1992. Entered 

into force October 5, 1992. 

3. Agreement on technical 

cooperation in forest management and 

nature conservation. Signed October 24, 

2003 and February 27, 2004. Entered 

into force February 27, 2004. 

4. Memorandum of Understanding 

Concerning Cooperation in Fisheries 

and Aquaculture. Signed April 21, 2008. 

Entered into force April 21, 2008 

Consular 

1. Agreement regarding passport 

validity. Effected by exchange of letters 

of August 26 and November 13, 1998. 

Entered into force December 10, 1998. 

Consumer Product Safety 

1. Memorandum of Understanding for 

cooperation associated with consumer 

product safety matters. Signed April 29 

and July 27, 2004. Entered into force 

July 27, 2004. 

Customs 

1. Agreement for technical assistance 

in customs operations and management, 

with attachment. Signed May 14 and 

June 4, 1991. Entered into force June 4, 

1991. 

2. Agreement on TECRO/AIT carnet 

for the temporary admission of goods. 

Signed June 25, 1996. Entered into force 

June 25, 1996. 

3. Agreement regarding mutual 

assistance between their designated 

representatives, the United States 

Customs Administration and the 

Taiwan Customs Administration. 

Signed January 17, 2001. Entered into 

force January 17, 2001. 

Drug Enforcement 

1. Memorandum of Understanding 

Concerning the Sharing of Information 

in Relation to Preventing Combating 

Breach of Customs and Controlled 

Substances Laws. Signed February 10, 

2009. Entered into force February 10, 

2009. 

Education and Culture 

1. Agreement amending the agreement 

for financing certain educational and 

cultural exchange programs of April 23, 

1964. Effected by exchange of letters at 

Taipei April 14 and June 4, 1979. 

Entered into force June 4, 1979. 

2. Agreement concerning the Taipei 

American School, with annex. Signed at 

Taipei February 3, 1983. Entered into 

force February 3, 1983. 

3. Memorandum of Understanding on 

Educational Cooperation. Signed at 

Washington, DC December 5, 2008. 

Entered into force December 5, 2008. 

4. Exchange of letters concerning the 

Foundation for Scholarly Exchange 

pursuant to the Agreement for financing 

certain educational and cultural 

exchange programs. Signed December 4, 

2009 and April 15, 2010. Entered into 

force April 15, 2010. 

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Energy 

1. Agreement relating to the 

establishment of a joint standing 

committee on civil nuclear cooperation. 

Signed at Taipei October 3, 1984. 

Entered into force October 3, 1984. 

2. Agreement amending and 

extending the agreement of October 3, 

1984, relating to the establishment of a 

joint standing committee on civil 

nuclear cooperation. Signed October 19, 

1989. Entered into force October 19, 

1989. 

3. Agreement abandoning in place in 

Taiwan the Argonaut Research Reactor 

loaned to National Tsing Hua 

University. Signed November 28, 1990. 

4. Agreement Amending and 

Extending the Agreement of October 3, 

1984, as amended and extended, 

relating to the establishment of a joint 

standing committee on civil nuclear 

cooperation. Signed October 3, 1994. 

Entered into force October 3, 1994. 

5. Agreement concerning safeguards 

arrangements for nuclear materials 

transferred from France to Taiwan. 

Effected by exchange of letters February 

12 and May 13, 1993. Entered into force 

May 13, 1993. 

6. Memorandum of Agreement for 

release of an Energy and Power 

Evaluation Program (ENPEP) computer 

software package. Signed January 25 

and February 27, 1995. Entered into 

force February 27, 1995. 

7. Agreement regarding terms and 

conditions for the acceptance of foreign 

research reactor spent nuclear fuel at the 

Department of Energy’s Savannah River 

site. Signed December 28, 1998 and 

February 25, 1999. Entered into force 

February 25, 1999. 

8. Agreement for technical 

cooperation in clean coal and advanced 

power systems technologies. Signed 

October 31, 2003 and January 20, 2004. 

Entered into force January 20, 2004. 

9. Modification Number 1 to the 

Agreement for the Shipment of Spent 

Nuclear Fuel. Signed July 8, 2009. 

Entered into force July 8, 2009. 

10. Arrangement for the Exchange of 

Technical Information and Cooperation 

in Nuclear Regulatory and Safety 

Matters. Signed January 4, 2011 and 

January 4, 2011. Entered into force 

January 4, 2011. 

11. Statement of Intent regarding 

Nuclear and Radiological Incident 

Response and Emergency Management 

Capabilities. Signed May 9, 2011 and 

May 26, 2011. Entered into force May 

26, 2011. 

12. Joint Determination of 

Safeguardability for Alteration in Form 

or Content of Irradiated Fuel elements. 

Signed June 20, 2011 and June 20, 2011. 

Entered into force June 20, 2011. 

Environment 

1. Agreement for technical 

cooperation in the field of 

environmental protection, with 

implementing arrangement. Signed June 

21, 1993. Entered into force June 21, 

1993. 

2. Agreement extending the agreement 

of June 21, 1993 for technical 

cooperation in the field of 

environmental protection. Effected by 

exchanges of letters June 30 and July 20 

and 30, 1998. Entered into force July 30, 

1998, effective June 21, 1998. 

3. Agreement extending the agreement 

for technical cooperation in the field of 

environmental protection. Signed 

September 23, 2003. Entered into force 

September 23, 2003. 

4. Extension of Agreement for the 

Technical Cooperation in the Field of 

Environmental Protection. Signed 

September 29, 2008. Entered into force 

September 29, 2008. 

5. Letter of confirmation of 

compatible Good Laboratory Practices 

programs. Signed January 19, 2010 and 

February 3, 2010. Entered into force 

February 3, 2010. 

Health 

1. Guidelines for a cooperative 

program in the biomedical sciences. 

Signed May 21, 1984. Entered into force 

May 21, 1984. 

2. Guidelines for a cooperative 

program in food hygiene. Signed 

January 15 and 28, 1985. Entered into 

force January 28, 1985. 

3. Agreement amending the 1984 

guidelines for a cooperative program in 

the biomedical sciences, with 

attachment. Signed April 20, 1989. 

Entered into force April 20, 1989. 

4. Agreement amending the 1984 

guidelines for a cooperative program in 

the biomedical Sciences, as amended, 

with attachment. Signed August 24, 

1989. Entered into force August 24, 

1989. 

5. Guidelines for a cooperative 

program in public health and preventive 

medicine. Signed at Arlington and 

Washington June 30 and July 19, 1994. 

Entered into force July 19, 1994. 

6. Agreement for technical 

cooperation in vaccine and 

immunization-related activities, with 

implementing arrangement. Signed at 

Washington October 6 and 7, 1994. 

Entered into force October 7, 1994. 

7. Agreement regarding the mutual 

exchange of information on medical 

devices, including quality systems 

requirements inspectional information. 

Effected by exchange of letters January 

9, 1998. Entered into force January 9, 

1998. 

Homeland Security 

1. Declaration of Principles for 

governing cooperation, on the basis of 

reciprocity, including the posting of AIT 

Representatives at the Port of 

Kaohsiung, and the posting of TECRO 

Representatives at certain U.S. seaports. 

Signed August 18, 2004 and August 18, 

2004. Entered into force August 18, 

2004. 

2. Memorandum of understanding 

concerning cooperation to prevent the 

illicit trafficking in nuclear and other 

radioactive material. Signed May 25, 

2006 and May 25, 2006. Entered into 

force May 25, 2006. 

3. Declaration of Principles for 

governing cooperation, on the basis of 

reciprocity, including the posting of AIT 

Representatives at seaports in Taiwan. 

Signed September 22, 2006 and 

September 22, 2006. Entered into force 

September 22, 2006. 

4. Exchange of Letters to facilitate the 

implementation of the MOU concerning 

cooperation to prevent the illicit 

trafficking in nuclear and other 

radioactive material signed May 25, 

2006. Signed April 30, 2007 and July 5, 

2007. Entered into force July 5, 2007. 

5. Port Air Quality Partnership 

Declaration on the occasion of a Port Air 

Quality Partnership Conference hosted 

by their designated representatives, the 

Port of Tacoma, Washington and the 

Harbor Bureaus of Kaosiung, Taipei and 

Keelung on November 18–20, 2008. 

Signed November 20, 2008. Entered into 

force November 20, 2008. 

6. Agreement for Transfer of 

Ownership. Signed September 30, 2009. 

Entered into force September 30, 2009. 

Intellectual Property 

1. Agreement concerning the 

protection and enforcement of rights in 

audiovisual works. Effected by exchange 

of letters at Arlington and Washington 

June 6 and 27, 1989. Entered into force 

June 27, 1989. 

2. Understanding concerning the 

protection of intellectual property 

rights. Signed at Washington June 5, 

1992. Entered into force June 5, 1992. 

3. Agreement for the protection of 

copyrights, with appendix. Signed July 

16, 1993. Entered into force July 16, 

1993. 

4. Memorandum of understanding 

regarding the extension of priority filing 

rights for patent and trademark 

applications. Signed April 10, 1996. 

Entered into force April 10, 1996. 

Judicial Assistance 

1. Memorandum of understanding on 

cooperation in the field of criminal 

investigations and prosecutions. Signed 

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at Taipei October 5, 1992. Entered into 

force October 5, 1992. 

2. Agreement on mutual legal 

assistance in criminal matters. Signed 

March 26, 2002. Entered into force 

March 26, 2002. 

Labor 

1. Guidelines for a cooperative 

program in labor affairs. Signed 

December 6, 1991. Entered into force 

December 6, 1991. 

2. Agreement for a cooperative 

program in Labor Mediation and 

Alternative Dispute Resolution. Signed 

June 23, 2010 and July 7, 2010. Entered 

into force July 7, 2010. 

Mapping 

1. Agreement concerning mapping, 

charting, and geodesy cooperation. 

Signed November 28, 1995. Entered into 

force November 28, 1995. 

2. Amendment one to the Agreement 

concerning mapping, charting, and 

geodesy cooperation. Signed December 

1, 2009. Entered into force December 1, 

2009. 

Maritime 

1. Agreement concerning mutual 

implementation of the 1974 Convention 

for the safety of life at sea. Effected by 

exchange of letters at Arlington and 

Washington August 17 and September 

7, 1982. Entered into force September 7, 

1982. 

2. Agreement concerning mutual 

implementation of the 1969 

international convention on tonnage 

measurement. Effected by exchange of 

letters at Arlington and Washington 

May 13 and 26, 1983. Entered into force 

May 26, 1983. 

3. Agreement concerning mutual 

implementation of the protocol of 1978 

relating to the 1974 international 

convention for the safety of life at sea. 

Effected by exchange of letters at 

Arlington and Washington January 22 

and 31, 1985. Entered into force January 

31, 1985. 

4. Agreement concerning mutual 

implementation of the protocol of 1978 

relating to the international convention 

for the prevention of pollution from 

ships, 1973. Effected by exchange of 

letters at Arlington and Washington 

January 22 and 31, 1985. Entered into 

force January 31, 1985. 

5. Agreement concerning mutual 

implementation of the 1966 

international convention on load lines. 

Effected by exchange of letters at 

Arlington and Washington March 26 

and April 10, 1985. Entered into force 

April 10, 1985. 

6. Agreement concerning the 

operating environment for ocean 

carriers. Effected by exchange of letters 

at Washington and Arlington October 25 

and 27, 1989. Entered into force October 

27, 1989. 

Military 

1. Agreement for foreign military sales 

financing by the authorities on Taiwan. 

Signed January 4 and July 12, 1999. 

Entered into force July 12, 1999. 

2. Letter of Agreement concerning 

exchange of research and development 

information. Signed August 4, 2004. 

Entered into force August 4, 2004. 

3. Master Information Exchange 

Agreement Information Exchange 

Annex AF–05–TW–9301 concerning 

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 

Signed December 15, 2005. Entered into 

force December 15, 2005. 

4. Information and communication 

technologies (ICT) forum terms of 

reference. Signed October 31, 2007. 

Entered into force October 31, 2007. 

5. Memorandum of Agreement 

Concerning Research, Development, 

Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Projects. 

Signed May 14, 2008. Entered into force 

May 14, 2008. 

6. Arrangement Concerning the 

Exchange of Aeronautical Information. 

Signed January 27, 2009. Entered into 

force January 27, 2009. 

7. Information Exchange Annex N– 

11–TW–6551 Master Information 

Exchange Letter of Agreement. Signed 

May 25, 2011 and May 25, 2011. 

Entered into force May 25, 2011. 

Postal 

1. Agreement concerning 

establishment of INTELPOST service. 

Effected by exchange of letters at 

Arlington and Washington April 19 and 

November 26, 1990. Entered into force 

November 26, 1990. 

2. International business reply service 

agreement, with detailed regulations. 

Signed at Washington February 7, 1992. 

Entered into force February 7, 1992. 

3. Agreement on the application of an 

EMS (express mail service) pay-forperformance plan. Signed March 5, 2004 

and August 25, 2004. Entered into force 

January 1, 2005. 

Privileges and Immunities 

1. Agreement on privileges, 

exemptions and immunities, with 

addendum. Signed at Washington 

October 2, Entered into force October 2, 

1980. 

2. Agreement governing the use and 

disposal of vehicles imported by the 

American Institute in Taiwan and its 

personnel. Signed at Taipei April 21, 

1986. Entered into force April 21, 1986. 

Scientific & Technical Cooperation 

1. Agreement on scientific 

cooperation. Effected by exchange of 

letters at Arlington and Washington on 

September 4, 1980. Entered into force 

September 4, 1980. 

2. Agreement concerning renewal and 

extension of the 1980 agreement on 

scientific cooperation. Signed March 10, 

1987. Entered into force March 10, 1987. 

3. Guidelines for a cooperative 

program in atmospheric research. 

Signed May 4, 1987. Entered into force 

May 4, 1987. 

4. Agreement for technical assistance 

in dam design and construction, with 

appendices. Signed August 24, 1987. 

Entered into force August 24, 1987. 

5. Agreement for a cooperative 

program in the sale and exchange of 

technical, scientific, and engineering 

information. Signed November 17, 1987. 

Entered into force November 17, 1987. 

6. Agreement extending the agreement 

of November 17, 1987, for a cooperative 

program in the sale and exchange of 

technical, scientific and engineering 

information. Signed August 8, 1990. 

Entered into force August 8, 1990. 

7. Cooperative program on Hualien 

soil-structure interaction experiment. 

Signed September 28, 1990. Entered 

into force September 28, 1990. 

8. Agreement for technical 

cooperation in geodetic research and 

use of advanced geodetic technology, 

with implementing arrangement. Signed 

January 11 and February 21, 1991. 

Entered into force February 21, 1991. 

9. Agreement amending and 

extending the agreement of August 24, 

1987, for technical assistance in dam 

design and construction. *Name 

changed to Agreement for Technical 

Assistance in Areas of Water Resource 

Development. Signed May 11 and June 

9, 1992. Entered into force June 9, 1992. 

10. Agreement for technical 

cooperation in seismology and 

earthquake monitoring systems 

development, with implementing 

arrangement. Signed July 22 and 24, 

1992. Entered into force July 24, 1992. 

11. Agreement amending the 

Agreement of August 24, 1987 for 

technical assistance in areas of water 

resource development. Signed August 

30 and September 3, 1996. Entered into 

force September 3, 1996. 

12. Agreement concerning joint 

studies on reservoir sedimentation and 

sluicing, including computer modeling. 

Signed February 14 and March 8, 1996. 

Entered into force March 8, 1996. 

13. Guidelines for a cooperative 

program in physical sciences. Signed 

January 2 and 10, 1997. Entered into 

force January 10, 1997. 

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14. Agreement for scientific and 

technical cooperation in ocean climate 

research. Signed February 18, 1997. 

Entered into force February 18, 1997. 

15. Agreement amending the 

agreement of August 24, 1987 for 

technical assistance in areas of water 

resource development. Signed October 

14, 1997. Entered into force October 14, 

1997. 

16. Agreement for technical 

cooperation in scientific and weather 

technology systems support. Signed 

October 22 and November 5, 1997. 

Entered into force November 5, 1997. 

17. Agreement for technical 

cooperation associated with 

establishment of advanced operational 

aviation weather systems. Signed 

February 10 and 13, 1998. Entered into 

force February 13, 1998. 

18. Agreement for technical 

cooperation associated with 

development, launch and operation of a 

constellation observing system for 

meteorology, ionosphere and climate. 

Signed May 29 and June 30, 1999. 

Entered into force June 30, 1999. 

19. Agreement for technical 

cooperation associated with 

establishment of advanced data 

assimilation and modeling systems. 

Signed December 20, 2004 and January 

12, 2005. Entered into force January 12, 

2005. 

20. Agreement for cooperation in the 

micro pulse lidar network and the 

aerosol robotic network. Signed July 13, 

2007 and April 17, 2007. Entered into 

force July 13, 2007. 

21. Agreement for technical 

cooperation in meteorology and forecast 

systems development. Signed 

September 5, 2007 and June 25, 2007. 

Entered into force September 5, 2007. 

22. Agreement for Cooperation in 

Astronomy and Astrophysics Research. 

Signed October 27, 2008. Entered into 

force October 27, 2008. 

23. Agreement for Technical 

Cooperation associated with 

Development, Launch and Operation of 

a Constellation Observing System for 

Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate 

Follow-on Mission. Signed May 10, 

2010 and May 27, 2010. Entered into 

force May 27, 2010. 

Security of Information 

1. Protection of information 

agreement. Signed September 15, 1981. 

Entered into force September 15, 1981. 

Taxation 

1. Agreement concerning the 

reciprocal exemption from income tax 

of income derived from the 

international operation of ships and 

aircraft. Effected by exchange of letters 

at Taipei May 31, 1988. Entered into 

force May 31, 1988. 

2. Agreement for technical assistance 

in tax administration, with appendices. 

Signed August 1, 1989. Entered into 

force August 1, 1989. 

Trade 

1. Agreement concerning trade 

matters, with annexes. Effected by 

exchange of letters at Arlington and 

Washington October 24, 1979. Entered 

into force October 24, 1979; effective 

January 1, 1980. 

2. Agreement concerning trade 

matters. Effected by exchange of letters 

at Arlington and Washington December 

31, 1981. Entered into force December 

31, 1981. 

3. Agreement concerning measures 

that the CCNAA will undertake in 

connection with implementation of the 

GATT Customs Valuation Code. 

Effected by exchange of letters at 

Bethesda and Arlington August 22, 

1986. Entered into force August 22, 

1986. 

4. Agreement concerning the export 

performance requirement affecting 

investment in the automotive sector. 

Effected by exchange of letters at 

Washington and Arlington October 9, 

1986. Entered into force October 9, 

1986. 

5. Agreement concerning beer, wine 

and cigarettes. Signed at Washington 

December 12, 1986. Entered into force 

December 12, 1986, effective January 1, 

1987. 

6. Agreement implementing the 

agreement of December 12, 1986 

concerning beer, wine and cigarettes. 

Effected by exchange of letters at Taipei 

April 29, 1987. Entered into force April 

29, 1987, effective January 1, 1987. 

7. Agreement concerning trade in 

whole turkeys, turkey parts, processed 

turkey products and whole ducks, with 

memorandum of understanding. 

Effected by exchange of letters at 

Arlington and Washington March 16, 

1989. Entered into force March 16, 1989. 

8. Agreement concerning the 

protection of trade in strategic 

commodities and technical data, with 

memorandum of understanding. 

Effected by exchange of letters at 

Arlington and Washington December 4, 

1990 and April 8, 1991. Entered into 

force April 8, 1991. 

9. Administrative arrangement 

concerning the textile visa system. 

Effected by exchange of letters at 

Arlington and Washington April 18 and 

May 1, 1991. Entered into force May 1, 

1991. 

10. Agreement regarding new 

requirements for health warning legends 

on cigarettes sold in the territory 

represented by CCNAA. Effected by 

exchange of letters at Washington and 

Arlington October 7 and 16, 1991. 

Entered into force October 16, 1991. 

11. Memorandum of understanding 

concerning a new quota arrangement for 

cotton and man-made fiber trousers. 

Signed at Washington December 18, 

1992. Entered into force December 18, 

1992. 

12. Memorandum of understanding 

on the exchange of information 

concerning commodity futures and 

options matters, with appendix. Signed 

January 11, 1993. Entered into force 

January 11, 1993. 

13. Agreement concerning a 

framework of principles and procedures 

for consultations regarding trade and 

investment, with annex. Signed at 

Washington September 19, 1994. 

Entered into force September 19, 1994. 

14. Visa arrangement concerning 

textiles and textile products. Effected by 

exchange of letters of April 30 and 

September 3 and 23, 1997. Entered into 

force September 23, 1997. 

15. Agreement concerning trade in 

cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk blend 

and other non-cotton vegetable fiber 

textile products, with attachment. 

Effected by exchange of letters 

December 10, 1997. Entered into force 

December 10, 1997, effective January 1, 

1998. 

16. Agreed minutes on government 

procurement issues. Signed December 

17, 1997. Entered into force December 

17, 1997. 

17. Understanding concerning 

bilateral negotiations on the WTO 

accession of the separate customs 

territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen 

and Matsu (Chinese Taipei) and the 

United States. Signed February 20, 

1998. Entered into force February 20, 

1998. 

18. Agreement on mutual recognition 

for equipment subject to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) 

regulations. Signed March 16, 1999. 

Entered into force March 16, 1999. 

19. Agreement concerning the Asia 

Pacific Economic Cooperation mutual 

recognition arrangement for conformity 

assessment of telecommunications 

equipment (APEC Telecon MRA). 

Signed March 16, 1999. Entered into 

force March 16, 1999. 

20. Memorandum of understanding 

on the extension of trade in textile and 

apparel products. Signed February 9, 

2001. Entered into force February 9, 

2001. 

21. Joint Arrangement for Sharing of 

Information Exchanged in Confidence. 

Signed September 7, 2010 and 

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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; 

Notice of Withdrawal of Application for 

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License 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC, the Commission) has 

granted the request of Exelon 

Generation Company (the licensee) to 

withdraw its October 26, 2011, 

application for proposed amendment to 

Facility Operating License No. NPF–18 

for the LaSalle County Station, Unit 2, 

located in LaSalle County, Illinois. 

The proposed amendment would 

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to require the installation of NETCO– 

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fuel pool storage rack cells that had not 

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2012 (77 FR 1514). However, by letter 

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For further details with respect to this 

action, see the application for 

amendment dated October 26, 2011, and 

the licensee’s letter dated January 6, 

2012, which withdrew the application 

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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Nicholas J. DiFrancesco, 

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License Amendment To Increase the 

Maximum Reactor Power Level, Florida 

Power & Light Company, Turkey Point, 

Units 3 and 4 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

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ACTION: Final environmental assessment 

and finding of no significant impact. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC or the Commission) 

is considering issuing an amendment for 

Renewed Facility Operating License 

Nos. DPR–31 and DPR–41, issued to 

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL or 

the licensee) for operation of the Turkey 

Point (PTN), Units 3 and 4, to increase 

the maximum power level from 2300 

megawatts thermal (MWt) to 2644 MWt 

for each unit. The proposed power 

increase is approximately 15-percent 

over the current licensed thermal 

power, including a 13-percent power 

uprate and a 1.7-percent measurement 

uncertainty recapture, and 

approximately a 20-percent increase 

from the original licensed power level of 

2200 MWt. The NRC did not identify 

any significant environmental impacts 

associated with the proposed action 

based on its evaluation of the 

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