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of your message. 

• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk 

Officer for Department of State. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

to Derek A. Rivers, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs, Overseas Citizens Services (CA/ 

OCS/L), U.S. Department of State, SA– 

29, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20520 or 

at CA–OCS–L@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: • Title of 

Information Collection: Application for 

Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a 

Citizen of the United States of America. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0011. 

• Type of Request: Extension. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Overseas Citizens 

Services (CA/OCS). 

• Form Number: DS–2029. 

Respondents: Parents or legal 

guardians of United States citizen 

children born overseas. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

68,627. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

68,627. 

• Average Time Per Response: 20 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

22,876 hours. 

• Frequency: On Occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

The DS–2029, Application for 

Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a 

Citizen of the United States of America, 

is used by citizens of the United States 

to report the birth of a child while 

overseas. The information collected on 

this form will be used to certify the 

acquisition of U.S. citizenship at birth of 

a person born abroad and can be used 

by that person throughout life. 22 CFR 

§ 50.5–50.7 are important legal 

authorities that permit the Department 

to use this form. 

Methodology 

The DS–2029 is currently available to 

download from the Internet. An 

application for a Consular Report of 

Birth is normally made in the consular 

district in which the birth occurred. The 

parent respondents will complete the 

form and present it to a United States 

Consulate or Embassy, who will 

examine the documentation and enter 

the information provided into the 

Department of State American Citizen 

Services (ACS) electronic database. 

Dated: November 21, 2012. 

Michelle Bernier-Toth, 

Managing Director, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs, Overseas Citizen Services, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–31110 Filed 12–21–12; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8133] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Committee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 

January 23, 2013, in Room 5–1224 of the 

United States Coast Guard Headquarters 

Building, 2100 Second Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–0001. The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

prepare for the seventeenth Session of 

the International Maritime 

Organization’s (IMO) Subcommittee on 

Bulk Liquids and Gases (BLG) to be held 

at the IMO Headquarters, United 

Kingdom, February 4–8, 2013. 

The agenda items to be considered 

include: 

—Adoption of the agenda 

—Decisions of other IMO bodies 

—Evaluation of safety and pollution 

hazards of chemicals and preparation 

of consequential amendments 

—Additional guidelines for 

implementation of the BWM 

Convention 

—Production of a manual entitled 

‘‘Ballast Water Management—How to 

do it’’ 

—Consideration of improved and new 

technologies approved for ballast 

water management systems and 

reduction of atmospheric pollution 

—Development of international 

measures for minimizing the transfer 

of invasive aquatic species through 

biofouling of ships 

—Development of international code of 

safety for ships using gases or other 

low-flashpoint fuels 

—Development of a revised IGC Code 

—Consideration of the impact on the 

Arctic of emission of Black Carbon 

from international shipping 

—Development of relevant nonmandatory instruments as a 

consequence of the amended 

MARPOL Annex VI and NOX

Technical Code 

—Development of guidelines for 

replacement engines not required to 

meet the Tier III limit (MARPOL 

Annex VI) 

—Development of guidelines pertaining 

to equivalents set forth in regulation 

4 of MARPOL Annex VI and not 

covered by other guidelines 

—Development of guidelines called for 

under paragraph 2.2.5.6 of the NOX

Technical Code 

—Development of a Code for the 

transport and handling of limited 

amounts of hazardous and noxious 

liquid substances in bulk on offshore 

support vessels 

—Development of amendments to the 

provisions of SOLAS chapter II–2 

relating to the secondary means of 

venting cargo tanks 

—Consideration of IACS unified 

interpretations 

—Casualty analysis 

—Biennial agenda and provisional 

agenda for BLG 18 

—Election of Chairman and ViceChairman for 2014 

—Any other business 

—Report to the Committees 

Members of the public may attend 

this meeting up to the seating capacity 

of the room. To facilitate the building 

security process, and to request 

reasonable accommodation, those who 

plan to attend should contact the 

meeting coordinator, LT Sean Peterson, 

by email at Sean.M.Peterson@uscg.mil, 

by phone at (202) 372–1403, by fax at 

(202) 372–1925, or in writing at 

Commandant (CG–ENG–5), U.S. Coast 

Guard, 2100 2nd Street SW., Stop 7126, 

Washington, DC 20593–7126, not later 

than January 16, 2013, seven days prior 

to the meeting. Requests made after 

January 16, 2013, might not be able to 

be accommodated. Please note that due 

to security considerations, two valid, 

government issued photo identifications 

must be presented to gain entrance to 

the Headquarters building. The 


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Headquarters building is accessible by 

taxi and privately owned conveyance 

(public transportation is not generally 

available). However, parking in the 

vicinity of the building is extremely 

limited. Additional information 

regarding this and other IMO SHC 

public meetings may be found at: 

www.uscg.mil/imo. 

Dated: December 18, 2012. 

Brian Robinson, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–30959 Filed 12–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Dispute No. WTO/DS444] 

WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding 

Regarding Argentina—Measures 

Affecting the Importation of Goods 

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 the United States 

has requested the establishment of a 

dispute settlement panel under the 

Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the 

World Trade Organization (‘‘WTO 

Agreement’’). That request may be 

found at www.wto.org contained in a 

document designated as WT/DS444/10. 

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 January 18, 2013 to be assured of 

timely consideration by USTR. 

ADDRESSES: Public comments should be 

submitted electronically to 

www.regulations.gov, docket number 

USTR–2012–0023. 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: 

Greta Milligan Peisch, Assistant General 

Counsel, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative, 600 17th Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20508, (202) 395– 

3150. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

127(b) of the Uruguay Round 

Agreements Act (‘‘URAA’’) (19 U.S.C. 

3537(b)(1)) requires that notice and 

opportunity for comment be provided 

after the United States submits or 

receives a request for the establishment 

of a WTO dispute settlement panel. 

Consistent with this obligation, USTR is 

providing notice that a dispute 

settlement panel has been requested 

pursuant to the WTO Dispute 

Settlement Understanding (‘‘DSU’’). The 

panel will hold its meetings in Geneva, 

Switzerland. 

Major Issues Raised by the United 

States 

The United States has requested the 

establishment of a panel to consider 

certain measures imposed by Argentina 

on the importation of goods into 

Argentina. In particular, Argentina 

subjects the importation of all goods to 

approval of a non-automatic import 

license through the Declaracio ́n Jurada 

Anticipada de Importacio ́n (‘‘DJAI’’) 

system. Argentina subjects the 

importation of certain categories goods 

into Argentina to other, productspecific, non-automatic import licenses, 

or Licencias No Automa ́ticas de 

Importacio ́n, in the form of Certificados 

de Importacio ́n (‘‘CIs’’). The legal 

instruments through which Argentina 

maintains these measures are set out in 

the annexes to the panel request. The 

issuance of CIs and approval of DJAIs 

are systematically delayed or denied by 

Argentine authorities on nontransparent grounds. 

In addition, Argentina often requires 

imports to undertake certain 

commitments including to limit 

imports, to balance imports with 

exports, to make or increase investments 

in production facilities in Argentina, to 

increase the local content of products 

manufactured in Argentina (and thereby 

discriminate against imported 

products), to refrain from transferring 

revenue or other funds abroad and/or to 

control the price of imported goods. The 

Argentine authorities often make the 

issuance of CIs and the approval of 

DJAIs conditional upon the importers 

undertaking to comply with the abovementioned trade-restrictive 

commitments. 

Through these measures, Argentina 

appears to have acted inconsistently 

with its obligations under the General 

Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 

(‘‘GATT 1994’’) and the Agreement on 

Import Licensing Procedures (‘‘Import 

Licensing Agreement’’). Specifically, by 

adopting and maintaining these 

measures, Argentina appears to have 

acted inconsistently with Articles III:4, 

X:1, X:3(a) and XI:1 of the GATT 1994, 

and Articles 1.3, 1.4(a), 1.6, 3.2, 3.3, 

3.5(f), 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 of the Import 

Licensing Agreement. 

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–2012–0023. 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–2012–0023 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. 


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