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as they directly or indirectly benefit EC

production and export of wheat gluten

to the United States and, in the case of

the wheat export tax and the starch

production refund program, displace or

impede imports of modified starch from

the United States to the EC. The petition

also states that numerous other subsidy

programs available within individual EC

Member States may have benefited the

production of wheat starch by EC

producers.

Investigation and Consultation

The Acting USTR has reviewed the

allegation in the petition and has

serious concerns about difficulties

facing the U.S. wheat gluten and wheat

starch industries. Accordingly, on

March 8, 1997, the Acting USTR

determined to initiate an investigation

under section 302 with respect to the EC

starch production refund program to

determine whether subsidies granted

under that program are causing or

threatening to cause serious prejudice to

U.S. interests with respect to U.S.

exports of modified starch to the EC, or

are nullifying or impairing benefits

accruing to the United States under the

WTO agreements. With respect to the

other allegations in the petition

regarding subsidized imports of EU

wheat gluten into the United States, the

Acting USTR has invited the petitioners

to consider seeking additional

information through the procedures

provided for in section 308 of the Trade

Act and USTR is prepared to continue

working with them in the development

of information and analysis which may

form the basis for further action. Insofar

as other U.S. trade laws are designed

specifically to address the problems of

increased and/or unfairly traded

imports into the U.S. market, the Acting

USTR noted that the petitioners may

wish to explore more fully these other

avenues of relief. The Acting USTR also

intends to continue to pursue

consultations with the EU regarding its

wheat gluten exports to the United

States, pursuant to a bilateral agreement

with the EU on grains signed on July 22,

1996. In light of the foregoing, the

Acting USTR decided at this juncture

not to initiate an investigation under

Section 302 with respect to these other

allegations in the petition.

Pursuant to section 303(b)(1)(A) of the

Trade Act, the Acting USTR has decided

to delay requesting consultations with

the EC, required under section 303, on

the EC starch production refund

program for up to 90 days for the

purpose of verifying and improving the

petition to ensure an adequate basis for

consultations with the EC.

Public Comment: Requirements for

Submissions

Interested persons are invited to

submit written comments concerning

the acts, policies and practices of the EC

which are the subject of this

investigation, the amount of burden or

restriction on U.S. commerce caused by

these acts, policies and practices, and

the determinations required under

section 304 of the Trade Act. Comments

must be filed in accordance with the

requirements set forth in 15 CFR

2006.8(b) (55 FR 20593) and must be

filed on or before noon on Monday,

April 14, 1997. Comments must be in

English and provided in twenty copies

to: Sybia Harrison, Staff Assistant to the

Section 301 Committee, Room 223,

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative,

600 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

20508.

Comments will be placed in a file

(Docket 301–111) open to public

inspection pursuant to 15 CFR 2006.13,

except confidential business

information exempt from public

inspection in accordance with 15 CFR

2006.15. Confidential business

information submitted in accordance

with 15 CFR 2006.15 must be clearly

marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’

in a contrasting color ink at the top of

each page on each of 20 copies, and

must be accompanied by a

nonconfidential summary of the

confidential information. The

nonconfidential summary shall be

placed in the file that is open to public

inspection. Copies of the public version

of the petition and other relevant

documents are available for public

inspection in the USTR Reading Room.

An appointment to review the docket

(Docket No. 301–111) may be made by

calling Brenda Webb (202) 395–6186.

The USTR Reading Room is open to the

public from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon and

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through

Friday, and is located in Room 101.

Irving A. Williamson,

Chairman, Section 301 Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–6513 Filed 3–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3190–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Research, Engineering and

Development (R,E&D) Advisory

Committee

Pursuant to section 10(A)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is

hereby given of a meeting of the FAA

Research, Engineering and Development

Advisory Committee. The meeting will

be held on April 8–9, 1997 at the

Maritime Institute of Technology, 5700

Hammonds Ferry Road, Linthicum

Heights, Maryland.

On Tuesday, April 8, 1997 the

meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end

at 5:00 p.m. On Wednesday, April 9,

1997, the meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m.

and end at 5:00 p.m. The meeting

agenda will review the Federal Aviation

Administration planned fiscal year 1999

research and development investments

in the areas of air traffic services,

airports, aircraft safety, security, human

factors and environment and energy.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space available.

Persons wishing to attend the meeting

or obtain information should contact

Lee Olson at the Federal Aviation

Administration, AAR–200, 800

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20591 (202) 267–7358.

Members of the public may present a

written statement to the Committee at

any time.

Issued in Washington, DC on March 10,

1997.

Andres G. Zellweger,

Director, Office of Aviation Research.

[FR Doc. 97–6526 Filed 3–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

Notice of Intent To Rule on Application

To Use the Revenue From a Passenger

Facility Charge (PFC) at New Hanover

International Airport, Wilmington, NC

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on

application.

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and

invites public comment on the

application to use the revenue from a

PFC at New Hanover International

Airport under the provisions of the

Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion

Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus

Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990)

(Pub. L 101–508) and Part 158 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

Part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before April 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Atlanta Airports District Office,

Campus Building, 1701 Columbia

Avenue, Suite 2–260, College Park, GA

30337–2747.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must