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information for assessing the effect of

the acts, policies and practices. Any

comments that include quantitative loss

claims should be accompanied by the

methodology used in calculating such

estimated losses. Comments must be in

English and provided in twenty copies.

A submitter requesting that information

contained in a comment 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 marked

‘‘business confidential’’ in a contrasting

color ink at the top of each page of each

copy. A non-confidential version of the

comment must also be provided.

All comments should be sent to Sybia

Harrison, Special Assistant to the

Section 301 committee, Room 100A, 600

17th Street, NW., Washington, DC

20508, and must be received no later

than 12:00 noon on Friday, February 16,

2001.

Public Inspection of Submissions

Within one business day of receipt,

non-confidential submissions will be

placed in a public file, open for

inspection at the USTR reading room, in

Room 101, Office of the United States

Trade Representative, 600 17th Street,

NW., Washington, DC. An appointment

to review the file may be made by

calling Brenda Webb, (202) 395–6186.

The USTR reading room is open to the

public from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and from

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

Friday.

Joseph S. Papovich,

Assistant USTR for Services, Investment and

Intellectual Property.

[FR Doc. 01–1220 Filed 1–12–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3190–01–M

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

[Docket No. WTO/D–217]

WTO Consultations Regarding The

Continued Dumping and Subsidy

Offset Act of 2000

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 on December 21,

2000, Australia, Brazil, the European

Communities (‘‘EC’’), India Indonesia,

Japan, Korea, and Thailand, acting

jointly and severally, requested

consultations with the United States

under the Understanding on Rules and

Procedures Governing the Settlement of

Disputes (‘‘DSU’’), the General

Agreement Regarding Tariffs and Trade

1994 (‘‘GATT 1994’’), the Agreement on

the Implementation of Article VI of

GATT 1994 (‘‘Antidumping

Agreement’’) and the Agreement on

Subsidies and Countervailing Duties

(‘‘SCM Agreement’’) regarding the

Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset

Act of 2000 (‘‘Offset Act’’), Public Law

No. 106–387. The requesting parties

allege that the Offset Act is inconsistent

with certain obligations of the United

States under GATT 1994, the

Antidumping Agreement and the SCM

Agreement. Pursuant to Article 4.3 of

the DSU, such consultations are to take

place within a period of 30 days from

the date of the request, or within a

period otherwise mutually agreed

between the United States and the

requesting parties. USTR invites written

comments from the public concerning

the issues raised in this dispute.

DATES: although the USTR will accept

any comments received during the

course of the dispute settlement

proceedings, comments should be

submitted on or before February 9, 2001,

to be assured of timely consideration by

USTR.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Sandy

McKinzy, Monitoring and Enforcement

Unit, Office of the General Counsel,

Room 122, Office of the United States

Trade Representative, 600 17th Street,

NW., Washington, DC, 20508, Attn:

Byrd Amendment, Telephone: (202)

395–3582.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rhonda K. Schnare, Associate General

Counsel, Office of the United States

Trade Representative, 600 17th Street,

NW., Washington, DC, (202) 395–3582.

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 receives a request

for the establishment of a WTO dispute

settlement panel. Consistent with this

obligation, but in an effort to provide

additional opportunity for comment,

USTR is providing notice that

consultations have been requested

pursuant to the WTO Dispute

Settlement Understanding. If such

consultations should fail to resolve the

matter and a dispute settlement panel is

established pursuant to the DSU, such

panel, which would hold its meetings in

Geneva, Switzerland, would be

expected to issue a report on its findings

and recommendations within six to nine

months after it is established.

Major Issues Raised by the Consultation

Request

The Continued Dumping and Subsidy

Offset Act of 2000 amends the Tariff Act

of 1930 to provide that duties collected

pursuant to an antidumping duty order,

a countervailing duty order or a finding

under the Antidumping Act of 1921 are

to be annually distributed to the affected

domestic producers for their qualifying

expenses.

The consultation request alleges the

Offset Act constitutes a specific action

against dumping or subsidization that is

not contemplated by GATT 1994, the

Antidumping Agreement or the SCM

Agreement. The request further alleges

that the Offset Act prevents the

reasonable and impartial administration

of the U.S. laws implementing the

provisions of the Antidumping

Agreement and the SCM Agreement

regarding standing determinations and

undertakings. Specifically, the request

alleges that the Offset Act is

inconsistent with

Article 18.1 of the Antidumping

Agreement, in conjunction with Article

VI:2 of GATT 1994 and Article 1 of the

Antidumping Agreement;

Article 32.1 of the SCM Agreement, in

conjunction with Article VI:3 of GATT

1994 and Articles 4.10, 7.9 and 10 of the

SCM Agreement;

Article X(3)(a) of GATT 1994;

Article 5.4 of the Antidumping

Agreement and Article 11.4 of the SCM

Agreement;

Article 8 of the Antidumping

Agreement and Article 18 of the SCM

Agreement; and

Article XVI:4 of the Marrakesh

Agreement Establishing the World

Trade Organization (‘‘WTO

Agreement’’), Article 18.4 of the

Antidumping Agreement and Article

32.5 of the SCM Agreement.

In addition, the request alleges that

the offsets paid under the Act constitute

specific subsidies with the meaning of

Article 1 of the SCM Agreement which

may cause adverse effects to the

requesting parties’ interests within the

meaning of Article 5 of the SCM

Agreement.

Finally, the request asserts that,

whether or not in conflict with the cited

agreements, the Offset Act may nullify

or impair benefits accruing to the

requesting parties in a manner described

in Article XXIII:1(b) of GATT 1994.

Public Comment: Requirements for

Submissions

Interested persons are invited to

submit written comments concerning

the issues raised in the dispute.

Comments must be in English and

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provided in fifteen copies. 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 commenter.

Confidential business information must

be clearly marked ‘‘BUSINESS

CONFIDENTIAL’’ in a contrasting color

ink at the top of each page of each copy.

Information or advice contained in a

comment submitted, other than business

confidential information, may be

determined by USTR to be confidential

in accordance with section 135(g)(2) of

the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.

2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that

information or advice may qualify as

such, the submitter—

(1) Must so designate the information

or advice;

(2) Must clearly mark the material as

‘‘SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE’’ in a

contrasting color ink at the top of each

page of each copy; and

(3) Is encouraged to provide a nonconfidential summary of the

information or advice.

Pursuant to section 127(e) of the

URAA (19 U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will

maintain a file on this dispute

settlement proceeding, accessible to the

public, in the USTR Reading Room:

Room 101, Office of the United States

Trade Representative, 600 17th Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20508. The

public file will include a listing of any

comments received by USTR from the

public with respect to the proceeding;

the U.S. submissions to the panel in the

proceeding, the submissions, or nonconfidential summaries of submissions,

to the panel received from other

participants in the dispute, as well as

the report of the dispute settlement

panel, and, if applicable, the report of

the Appellate Body. An appointment to

review the public file (Docket WTO/D–

217, Byrd Amendment Dispute) 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 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday.

A. Jane Bradley,

Assistant United States Trade Representative

for Monitoring and Enforcement.

[FR Doc. 01–1159 Filed 1–12–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3190–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Public Notice for Waiver of

Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance;

Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal

Airport, Willoughby, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent of waiver with

respect to land.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) is considering a

proposal to change a portion of airport

land from aeronautical use to nonaeronautical use and to authorize the

lease of the airport property. The

proposal consists of one parcel of land

totaling approximately 12.903 acres for

an outdoor soccer facility. Current use

and present condition is vacant

grassland. There are no impacts to the

airport by allowing the airport to

dispose of the property. The land was

acquired under FAA Project Nos.: AIP–

3–39–0090–0185 and AIP–3–39–0090–

0589. Approval does not constitute a

commitment by the FAA to financially

assist in the lease of the subject airport

property nor a determination that all

measures covered by the program are

eligible for Airport Improvement

Program funding from the FAA. The

disposition of proceeds from the lease of

the airport property will be in

accordance with the FAA’s Policy and

Procedures Concerning the Use of

Airport Revenue, published in the

Federal Register on February 16, 1999.

Together this proposal is for

approximately 12.903 acres in total.

In accordance with section 47107(h)

of title 49, United States Code, this

notice is required to be published in the

Federal Register 30 days before

modifying the land-use assurance that

requires the property to be used for an

aeronautical purpose. The proposed

land will be used for the development

of soccer-specific facilities, which have

proven to enhance the economy for

many Ohio communities in recent years.

With over 55,000 registered players in

Ohio-North alone, the opportunity to

bring major and minor events into the

Willoughby area would be significant.

This development will also aide in

increasing the positive tax revenue

stream to the City, and add to the

vitality of the existing sports complex

during the spring, summer & fall

months.

The proceeds from the lease of the

land will be used for airport

improvements and operation expenses

at Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal

Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before February 15, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Stephanie R. Swann, Federal Aviation

Administration, Great Lakes Region,

Detroit Airports District Office, DET

ADO–670.5, Willow Run Airport, East,

8820 Beck Road, Belleville, Michigan

48111, (734) 487–7277. Documents

reflecting this FAA action may be

reviewed at this same location or at

Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal

Airport, Willoughby, Ohio.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following

are legal descriptions of the property:

Legal Description of a 12.903 Acre Parcel

Being Part of Land of the City of Willoughby

Who Claims Title Through Instrument

Recorded in Volume 212, Page 908 of the

Lake County Records

Situated in the City of Willoughby,

County of Lake and State of Ohio and

known as being part of Original Lot No.

6, Douglas Tract as is further bounded

and described as follows:

Beginning at a monument in the

center of the cul-de-sac of Jet Center

Place, as recorded in Volume 16, Page

34 of the Lake County Map Records.

Thence North 14′02′00′′ East 68.50

feet to an iron pin found in the westerly

line of a6.8187 acre parcel of land of the

City of Willoughby recorded in Vol. 680,

Page 252 of Lake County Official

Records;

Thence North 1′14′52′′ East, along said

line, 82.96 feet to an iron pin found at

the northwesterly corner of said land

and being the principal place of

beginning;

Course 1: Thence North 1′44′30′′ East,

along a line, 903.33 feet to an iron pin

found at the southerly line of land

conveyed to Lost Nation Parkway Ltd.

by Document No. 980042081 of the

Lake County Records;

Course II: Thence South 88′15′30′′ East,

along said southerly line and its

prolongation easterly, 623.50 feet to

an iron pin set;

Course III: Thence South 1′44′30′′ West

899.57 feet to an iron pin found at the

northeasterly corner of said land of

the City of Willoughby;

Course IV: Thence North 88′36′14′′

West, along said land, 623.51 feet to

the principal place of beginning and

containing 12.903 acres of land

according to a survey made in May,

2000 by Richard J. Bilski, Ohio

Professional Surveyor No. 5244 of CT

Consultants, Inc., 35000 Kaiser Court,

Willoughby, Ohio 44094;

The bearing stated herein are based

upon the recorded centerline of Jet

Center Place. All the iron pins, either set

or found are 5⁄8 iron rebar with yellow

caps marked ‘‘CT Consultants, Inc.’’