Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 27, 2012 / Notices 70875 

Chapter 19 (Environment) of the United 

States-Chile Free Trade Agreement; and 

(4) the Environmental Review of the 

United States-Chile Free Trade 

Agreement. These documents are 

available at http://www.state.gov/e/oes/ 

env/trade/chile/index.htm. 

DATES: The Council and Commission 

meetings are to be held January 9, 2013 

in Santiago, Chile. To be assured of 

timely consideration, all written 

comments or suggestions for the agenda 

are requested no later than December 

14, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments or 

suggestions should be submitted to 

both: (1) Rebecca Slocum, U.S. 

Department of State, Bureau of Oceans 

and International Environmental and 

Scientific Affairs, Office of 

Environmental Quality and 

Transboundary Issues by email to 

SlocumRB@state.gov with the subject 

line ‘‘U.S.-Chile EAC/JCEC Meetings’’ or 

fax to (202) 647–5947; and (2) Leslie 

Yang, Director for International 

Environmental Policy, Office of the 

United States Trade Representative by 

email to Leslie_Yang@ustr.eop.gov with 

the subject line ‘‘U.S-Chile EAC/JCEC 

Meetings’’ or by fax to (202) 395–9517. 

If you have access to the Internet you 

can view and comment on this notice by 

going to: http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!home and searching on docket 

number DOS–2012–0057. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Slocum, (202) 647–4828 or 

Leslie Yang, (202) 395–3167. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 

19.3 of the United States-Chile FTA 

establishes an Environment Affairs 

Council, which shall meet to discuss the 

implementation of, and progress under, 

Chapter 19 (Environment). Article 19.3 

further provides that meetings of the 

Council shall include a public session, 

unless the Parties otherwise agree. 

The United States and Chile 

established the U.S.-Chile Joint 

Commission for Environmental 

Cooperation when they signed the U.S.- 

Chile ECA on June 17, 2003, negotiated 

in concert with the U.S.-Chile 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 work programs that reflect 

national priorities for cooperative 

environmental activities. 

Please refer to the Department of State 

Web site at http://www.state.gov/e/oes/ 

env/trade/index.htm and the USTR Web 

site at www.ustr.gov for more 

information. 

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 

meeting agenda. There is no expectation 

of resources or funding associated with 

any comments or suggestions for the 

agenda. 

Dated: November 20, 2012. 

George N. Sibley, 

Director, Office of Environmental Quality and 

Transboundary Issues, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28770 Filed 11–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 8092] 

Department of State Performance 

Review Board Members 

In accordance with section 4314(c)(4) 

of 5 United States Code, the Department 

of State has appointed the following 

individuals to the Department of State 

Performance Review Board for Senior 

Executive Service members: Mary E. 

McLeod, Chairperson, Principal Deputy 

Legal Advisor, Office of the Legal 

Adviser, Department of State; Kevin P. 

O’Keefe, Director, Office of Plans, 

Policy, and Analysis, Bureau of 

Political-Military Affairs, Department of 

State; David A. Balton, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and 

International Environmental and 

Scientific Affairs, Department of State; 

Raymond D. Maxwell, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern 

Affairs, Department of State. 

Dated: November 19, 2012. 

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, 

Director General of the Foreign Service and 

Director of Human Resources, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28769 Filed 11–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2009–0074] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

this document provides the public 

notice that by a document dated 

November 9, 2012, Canadian National 

Railway (CN), the Brotherhood of 

Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen 

(BLET), and the United Transportation 

Union (UTU) have jointly petitioned the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

for an extension of their waiver of 

compliance from certain provisions of 

the Federal hours of service laws 

contained at 49 U.S.C. 21103(a)(4). FRA 

assigned the petition Docket Number 

FRA–2009–0074. 

In their petition, CN, BLET, and UTU 

seek relief from 49 U.S.C. 21103(a)(4), 

which in part requires a train employee 

to receive 48 hours off duty after 

initiating an on-duty period for 6 

consecutive days. Specifically, CN, 

BLET, and UTU seek an extension of the 

existing waiver to allow a train 

employee to initiate an on-duty period 

for 6 consecutive days followed by 24 

hours off duty. In support of their 

request, CN, BLET, and UTU explained 

that this type of schedule has not 

compromised rail safety. Additionally, 

as expressed in the original petition, 

work-life balance has continued for 

train employees, and the railroad has 

benefitted from continued productivity. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment, they 

should notify FRA, in writing, before 

the end of the comment period and 

specify the basis for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number and may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Web site: http:// 

www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Communications received by January 

11, 2013 will be considered by FRA 

before final action is taken. Comments 


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