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112–42; 19 U.S.C. 3805 note), 

Presidential Proclamation No. 8818 of 

May 14, 2012 (77 FR 29519) 

implemented the Colombia TPA on 

behalf of the United States and modified 

the HTS to reflect the tariff treatment 

provided for in the Colombia TPA. 

Note 32(b) to subchapter XXII of HTS 

chapter 98 requires USTR annually to 

publish in the Federal Register a 

determination of the amount of 

Colombia’s trade surplus, by volume, 

with all sources for goods in HS 

subheadings 1701.12, 1701.13, 1701.14, 

1701.91, 1701.99, 1702.40 and 1702.60, 

except that Colombia’s imports of U.S. 

goods classified under subheadings 

1702.40 and 1702.60 that are originating 

goods under the Colombia TPA and 

Colombia’s exports to the United States 

of goods classified under subheadings 

1701.12, 1701.13, 1701.14, 1701.91 and 

1701.99 are not included in the 

calculation of Colombia’s trade surplus. 

Note 32(c)(i) to subchapter XXII of 

HTS chapter 98 provides duty-free 

treatment for certain sugar goods of 

Colombia entered under subheading 

9822.08.01 in an amount equal to the 

lesser of Colombia’s trade surplus or the 

specific quantity set out in that note for 

that calendar year. 

During CY 2015, the most recent year 

for which data is available, Colombia’s 

exports of the sugar and syrup goods 

and sugar-containing products 

described above exceeded its imports of 

those goods by 660,255 metric tons 

according to data published by Global 

Trade Atlas. Based on this data, USTR 

determines that Colombia’s trade 

surplus is 660,255 metric tons. The 

specific quantity set out in U.S. Note 

32(c)(i) to subchapter XXII of HTS 

chapter 98 for Colombia for CY 2017 is 

53,750 metric tons. Therefore, in 

accordance with that note, the aggregate 

quantity of goods of Colombia that may 

be entered duty-free under subheading 

9822.08.01 in CY 2017 is 53,750 metric 

tons (i.e., the amount that is the lesser 

of Colombia’s trade surplus and the 

specific quantity set out in that note for 

Colombia for CY 2017). 

Panama 

Pursuant to section 201 of the United 

States-Panama Trade Promotion 

Agreement Implementation Act (Pub. L. 

112–43; 19 U.S.C. 3805 note), 

Presidential Proclamation No. 8894 of 

October 29, 2012 (77 FR 66505) 

implemented the Panama TPA on behalf 

of the United States and modified the 

HTS to reflect the tariff treatment 

provided for in the Panama TPA. 

Note 35(a) to subchapter XXII of HTS 

chapter 98 requires USTR annually to 

publish in the Federal Register a 

determination of the amount of 

Panama’s trade surplus, by volume, 

with all sources for goods in HS 

subheadings 1701.12, 1701.13, 1701.14, 

1701.91, 1701.99, 1702.40 and 1702.60, 

except that Panama’s imports of U.S. 

goods classified under subheadings 

1702.40 and 1702.60 that are originating 

goods under the Panama TPA and 

Panama’s exports to the United States of 

goods classified under subheadings 

1701.12, 1701.13, 1701.14, 1701.91 and 

1701.99 are not included in the 

calculation of Panama’s trade surplus. 

Note 35(c) to subchapter XXII of HTS 

chapter 98 provides duty-free treatment 

for certain sugar goods of Panama 

entered under subheading 9822.09.17 in 

an amount equal to the lesser of 

Panama’s trade surplus or the specific 

quantity set out in that note for that 

calendar year. 

During CY 2015, the most recent year 

for which data is available, Panama’s 

imports of the sugar and syrup goods 

and sugar-containing products 

described above exceeded its exports of 

those goods by 517 metric tons 

according to data published by the 

National Institute of Statistics and 

Census, Office of the General 

Comptroller of Panama. Based on this 

data, USTR determines that Panama’s 

trade surplus is negative. Therefore, in 

accordance with U.S. Note 35(c) to 

subchapter XXII of HTS chapter 98, 

goods of Panama are not eligible to enter 

the United States duty-free under 

subheading 9822.09.17 in CY 2017. 

Michael Froman, 

United States Trade Representative, Office 

of the U.S. Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2016–30926 Filed 12–22–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Twenty Fifth RTCA SC–222 AMS(R)S 

Systems New Air-Ground Data Link 

Technologies Related to SATCOM 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Twenty Fifth RTCA SC–222 

AMS(R)S Systems New Air-Ground Data 

Link Technologies related to SATCOM. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of 

Twenty Fifth RTCA SC–222 AMS(R)S 

Systems New Air-Ground Data Link 

Technologies related to SATCOM. 

DATES: The meeting will be held January 

23, 2017 09:00 a.m.–05:00 p.m. and 

January 24, 09:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually. Please contact Karan Hofman 

at khofmann@rtca.org or 202–330–0680 

to register for the meeting and to receive 

information on attending. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karan Hofmann at khofmann@rtca.org 

or 202–330–0680, or 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 Twenty Fifth 

RTCA SC–222 AMS(R)S Systems New 

Air-Ground Data Link Technologies 

related to SATCOM. The agenda will 

include the following: 

Monday, January 23, 2017—9:00 a.m.– 

5:00 p.m. and Tuesday, January 24, 

2017—09:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (if needed) 

All times are Eastern Standard Time 

(UTC–5) 

1. Welcome, Introductions, 

Administrative Remarks 

2. Agenda Overview 

3. Review/Approve prior Plenary 

Meeting Summary—(action item 

status) 

4. Brief Status of Related Efforts (as 

necessary) 

5. Additional Pre-publication 

Modifications to DO–262C MOPS 

(HONEYWELL) 

6. Information related to the work of 

SC–228 regarding use of L-Band 

SATCOM in UAS application 

7. Iridium NEXT/CERTUS Technical 

Details (IRIDIUM) 

8. Potential Work/Impact related to new 

ATCt Proposal (LIGADO) 

9. Other business related to AMS(R)S 

10. Establish Agenda, Date and Place 

11. Review of Action Items 

12. Adjourn—Plenary meeting 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairman, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 247 / Friday, December 23, 2016 / Notices 94481 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

20, 2016. 

Mohannad Dawoud, 

Management & Program Analyst, Partnership 

Contracts Branch, ANG–A17, NextGen, 

Procurement Services Division, Federal 

Aviation Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2016–31020 Filed 12–22–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0116] 

Announcement of Household Goods 

Consumer Protection Working Group 

Members and First Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces the 

appointment of 15 members to the 

Household Goods (HHG) Consumer 

Protection Working Group (HHG 

Working Group). This group will meet 

for the first time on January 4–5, 2017. 

Congress mandated the establishment of 

the HHG Working Group in the Fixing 

America’s Surface Transportation 

(FAST) Act. The group is charged with 

providing recommendations on how to 

better educate and protect HHG moving 

customers (consumers) during interstate 

HHG moves. 

DATES: The first HHG Working Group 

meeting will be held on January 4, 2017 

from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and January 

5, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at 

the USDOT Headquarters, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 

20590. Members of the Working Group 

and the public should arrive at 8:30 a.m. 

to facilitate clearance through DOT 

security. Copies of the agenda will be 

made available at https://

www.fmcsa.dot.gov/fastact/householdgoods-consumer-protection-workinggroup. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth Rodgers, Chief, Commercial 

Enforcement and Investigations 

Division, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Phone (202) 366–0073; Email 

Kenneth.Rodgers@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

FAST Act 

Section 5503 of the FAST Act (Pub. L. 

114–94) (December 4, 2015) requires the 

HHG Working Group to provide 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Transportation, through the FMCSA 

Administrator. The Working Group will 

operate in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA). 5 

U.S.C. App. 2. 

As required by Section 5503 of the 

FAST Act, the Working Group will 

make recommendations in three areas 

relating to ‘‘how to best convey to 

consumers relevant information with 

respect to the Federal laws concerning 

the interstate transportation of 

household goods by motor carrier.’’ 

Those areas are: 

1. How to condense the FMCSA 

‘‘Ready to Move ?’’ tips published in 

April 2006 (FMCSA–ESA–03–005) into 

a more consumer friendly format; 

2. How best to use state-of-the-art 

education techniques and technologies 

(including how to optimize use of the 

Internet as an educational tool); and 

3. How to reduce and simplify the 

paperwork required of motor carriers 

and shippers in interstate 

transportation. 

Section 5503 mandates that the 

Secretary of Transportation appoint a 

Working Group that is comprised of (i) 

individuals with expertise in consumer 

affairs; (ii) educators with expertise in 

how people learn most effectively; and 

(iii) representatives of the FMCSA 

regulated interstate HHG moving 

industry. 

On April 20, 2016, FMCSA solicited 

applications and nominations of 

interested persons to serve on the HHG 

Working Group. Applications and 

nominations were due on or before May 

20, 2016 [81 FR 23354]. 

The Working Group will terminate 

one year after the date its 

recommendations are submitted to the 

Secretary of Transportation. 

Member Information 

On October 7, 2016, the Secretary 

appointed consumer affairs experts 

Jennifer M. Gartlan (Federal Maritime 

Commission), Gabriel Meyer (Surface 

Transportation Board), and Kelsey M. 

Owen (Better Business Bureau). 

Representing educators with expertise 

in how people learn most effectively 

will be Margaret McQueen (FMCSA 

National Training Center). 

Representatives of the FMCSA regulated 

interstate HHG moving industry are 

Francisco Acuna (Household Goods 

Compliance Solutions, Inc.), Thomas A. 

Balzar (Ohio Trucking Association), 

Andrew Friedman (PACK RAT LLC), 

Heather Paraino (MoveRescue), 

Jonathan Todd (Benesch Friedlander 

Coplan & Aronoff LLP), Charles L. 

White (International Association of 

Movers), Chad W. Hall (All My Sons 

Moving and Storage), Dan Veoni 

(American Moving and Storage 

Association), Thomas J. Carney, (Carney 

McNicholas), John Esparza (Texas 

Trucking Association), and Richard 

Corona (Enterprise Database 

Corporation). 

Meeting Information 

Meetings will be open to the general 

public, except as provided under FACA. 

Notice of each meeting will be 

published in the Federal Register at 

least 15 calendar days prior to the date 

of the meeting. 

For the January 4–5, 2017, meeting, 

oral comments from the public will be 

heard from 3:00 p.m.to 4:00 p.m. on 

January 4, 2017. Should all public 

comments be exhausted prior to the end 

of the specified oral comment period, 

the comment period will close. 

Issued on: December 15, 2016. 

T.F. Scott Darling, III, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2016–30987 Filed 12–22–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

Controlled Substances and Alcohol 

Testing Responsibilities of 

Commercial Driver Staffing Agencies 

and Motor Carriers That Use Them 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Enforcement 

Guidance. 

SUMMARY: This notice addresses 

commercial driver staffing agencies that 

employ commercial drivers who are 

supplied to motor carriers to operate 

commercial motor vehicles (CMV). If 

these CMVs require a commercial 

driver’s license (CDL), the drivers are 

subject to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT) controlled 

substances (drug) and alcohol testing 

regulations. Under the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR), a 

driver staffing agency may qualify as an 

employer. 

DATES: This enforcement guidance is 

effective immediately. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Juan Moya, Office of Enforcement and 

Compliance, Department of 

Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. Telephone Number: (202) 366– 

4844; Email Address: 

fmcsadrugandalcohol@dot.gov. Office 

hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 

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