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the preparation, adoption, and 

application of standards, technical 

regulations, and conformity assessment 

procedures should be nondiscriminatory, should not create 

unnecessary barriers to trade, and 

should serve legitimate policy 

objectives. The two sides also recognize 

the important role that international 

standards can play in supporting greater 

regulatory alignment and good 

regulatory practices and in promoting 

resilience in trade. 

State-owned enterprises. The United 

States and Taiwan recognize the 

significant distortions that can occur to 

international trade and investment from 

non-market practices of state-owned and 

state-controlled enterprises as well as 

government designated monopolies. The 

two sides seek to develop provisions to 

create a level playing field for workers 

and businesses when competing against 

these entities in the international 

marketplace, including by ensuring that 

these entities act in a commercial 

manner, are regulated impartially, and 

do not provide or receive tradedistorting non-commercial assistance. 

Non-market policies and practices. 

The United States and Taiwan are 

market-oriented economies and 

understand the harm that can be caused 

by trade partners that deploy nonmarket policies and practices, which 

threaten the livelihoods of their people 

and harm their workers and businesses. 

We intend to collaborate on ways to 

address these harmful non-market 

policies and practices. 

The United States will build upon 

high-standard trade commitments and 

develop new approaches in trade policy 

to advance a broad set of workercentered priorities and promote durable, 

broad-based economic growth for the 

United States and Taiwan. At this time, 

the Administration is not seeking to 

address tariff barriers. 

II. Public Comment 

The Trade Policy Staff Committee 

(TPSC) invites interested parties to 

submit comments to assist USTR as it 

develops negotiating objectives and 

positions for the agreements 

contemplated by the U.S.-Taiwan 

Initiative on 21st-Century Trade. In 

particular, the TPSC invites interested 

parties to comment on issues that USTR 

should address in any negotiations, 

including the following: 

1. General negotiating objectives for 

the contemplated agreements. 

2. Customs and trade facilitation 

issues. 

3. Transparency and good regulatory 

practice issues; 

4. Agriculture-related matters. 

5. Anti-corruption-related matters. 

6. Issues of particular relevance to 

small and medium-sized enterprises 

that should be addressed in the 

negotiations. 

7. Digital economy-related matters. 

8. Labor-related matters. 

9. Environment- and climate-related 

matters. 

10. Matters related to standards, 

technical regulations, and conformity 

assessment procedures. 

11. Issues related to state-owned 

enterprises and designated monopolies. 

12. Matters related to collaboration to 

address non-market policies and 

practices. 

13. Other measures or practices that 

undermine fair market opportunities for 

U.S. workers, farmers, ranchers, and 

businesses. 

USTR requests small businesses 

(generally defined by the Small 

Business Administration as firms with 

fewer than 500 employees) or 

organizations representing small 

business members that submit 

comments to self-identify as such, so 

that we may be aware of issues of 

particular interest to small businesses. 

III. Submission Instructions 

Persons submitting written comments 

must do so in English and must identify 

on the first page of the submission 

‘‘Comments Regarding U.S.-Taiwan 

Initiative on 21st-Century Trade.’’ 

The submission deadline is July 6, 

2022. USTR strongly encourages 

commenters to make online 

submissions, using Regulations.gov. To 

submit comments via Regulations.gov, 

enter docket number USTR–2022–0005 

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 and click on the link entitled 

‘Comment Now’ For further information 

on using Regulations.gov, please consult 

the resources provided on the website 

by clicking on ‘How to Use This Site’ on 

the left side of the home page. 

Regulations.gov allows users to 

submit comments by filling in a ‘type 

comment’ field, or by attaching a 

document using an ‘upload file’ field. 

USTR prefers that you provide 

comments in an attached document. 

USTR prefers submissions in Microsoft 

Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If 

you use an application other than those 

two, please indicate the name of the 

application in the ‘type comment’ field. 

Filers submitting comments 

containing no business confidential 

information (BCI) should name their file 

using the name of the person or entity 

submitting the comments. For any 

comments submitted electronically 

containing BCI, the file name of the 

business confidential version should 

begin with the characters ‘BCI.’ Clearly 

mark any page containing BCI with 

‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’ on the top 

of that page. Filers of submissions 

containing BCI also must submit a 

public version of their comments that 

USTR will place in the docket for public 

inspection. The file name of the public 

version should begin with the character 

‘P.’ Follow the ‘BCI’ and ‘P’ with the 

name of the person or entity submitting 

the comments. 

Please do not attach separate cover 

letters to electronic submissions; rather, 

include any information that might 

appear in a cover letter in the comments 

themselves. Similarly, to the extent 

possible, please include any exhibits, 

annexes, or other attachments in the 

same file as the submission itself, not as 

separate files. 

As noted, USTR strongly urges that 

you file comments through 

Regulations.gov. 

You must make any alternative 

arrangements with Spencer Smith at 

Spencer.L.Smith2@ustr.eop.gov or (202) 

395–2974 before transmitting a 

comment and in advance of the 

deadline. 

USTR will post comments in the 

docket for public inspection, except 

properly designated BCI. You can view 

comments on the Regulations.gov by 

entering docket number USTR–2022– 

0005 in the search field on the home 

page. General information concerning 

USTR is available at https://

www.ustr.gov. 

William Shpiece, 

Chair of the Trade Policy Staff Committee, 

Office of the United States Trade 

Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12248 Filed 6–6–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Aviation Rulemaking 

Advisory Committee (ARAC) meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the ARAC. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, June 16, 2022, from 2 to 4 

p.m. Eastern Time. Requests to attend 

the meeting must be received by 


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Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Requests for 

accommodations to a disability must be 

received by Tuesday, May 31, 2022. 

Requests to submit written materials to 

be reviewed during the meeting must be 

received no later than Tuesday, May 31, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA), 800 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20591, as well as 

virtually. If the FAA is unable to hold 

the meeting in person due to 

circumstances outside of its control, the 

FAA will notify registrants with the login information and post any updates on 

the FAA Committee website. Members 

of the public who wish to observe the 

meeting must RSVP by emailing 9-awaarac@faa.gov. 

General committee information 

including copies of the meeting minutes 

will be available on the FAA Committee 

website at https://www.faa.gov/ 

regulations_policies/rulemaking/ 

committees/documents/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lakisha Pearson, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, 

telephone (202) 267–4191; fax (202) 

267–5075; email 9-awa-arac@faa.gov. 

Any committee-related requests should 

be sent to the person listed in this 

section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The ARAC was created under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), in accordance with Title 5 of 

the United States Code (5 U.S.C. App. 

2) to provide advice and 

recommendations to the FAA 

concerning rulemaking activities, such 

as aircraft operations, airman and air 

agency certification, airworthiness 

standards and certification, airports, 

maintenance, noise, and training. 

II. Agenda 

At the meeting, the agenda will cover 

the following topics: 

• Approval of Minutes 

• Status Updates 

Æ Active Working Groups 

Æ Transport Airplane and Engine 

(TAE) Subcommittee 

• Recommendation Reports 

• FAA Updates 

Detailed agenda information will be 

posted on the FAA Committee website 

address listed in the ADDRESSES section 

at least one week in advance of the 

meeting. 

III. Public Participation 

The meeting will be open to the 

public on a first-come, first-served basis, 

as space is limited. Please confirm your 

attendance and indicate if you plan to 

attend the meeting in-person or virtually 

with the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Please provide the following 

information: full legal name, country of 

citizenship, and name of your industry 

association, or applicable affiliation. If 

you are attending as a public citizen, 

please indicate so. When registration is 

confirmed, registrants will be provided 

the virtual meeting information/ 

teleconference call-in number and 

passcode. Callers are responsible for 

paying long-distance charges (if any). 

The U.S. Department of 

Transportation is committed to 

providing equal access to this meeting 

for all participants. If you need 

alternative formats or services because 

of a disability, such as sign language, 

interpretation, or other ancillary aids, 

please contact the person listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

The FAA is not accepting oral 

presentations at this meeting due to 

time constraints. Any member of the 

public may present a written statement 

to the committee at any time. The public 

may present written statements to 

ARAC by providing a copy to the 

Designated Federal Officer via the email 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2022. 

Brandon Roberts, 

Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12228 Filed 6–2–22; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2022–0033] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Hearing 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to exempt 14 individuals from 

the hearing requirement in the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 

(FMCSRs) to operate a commercial 

motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate 

commerce. The exemptions enable these 

hard of hearing and deaf individuals to 

operate CMVs in interstate commerce. 

DATES: The exemptions were applicable 

on June 3, 2022. The exemptions expire 

on June 3, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, 

fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, DOT, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room 

W64–224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. If you have 

questions regarding viewing or 

submitting material to the docket, 

contact Dockets Operations, (202) 366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

A. Viewing Comments 

To view comments go to 

www.regulations.gov. Insert the docket 

number, FMCSA–2022–0033, in the 

keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, 

sort the results by ‘‘Posted (NewerOlder),’’ choose the first notice listed, 

and click ‘‘Browse Comments.’’ If you 

do not have access to the internet, you 

may view the docket online by visiting 

Dockets Operations in Room W12–140 

on the ground floor of the DOT West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 366–9317 or (202) 366– 

9826 before visiting Dockets Operations. 

B. Privacy Act 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(b)(6), DOT solicits comments 

from the public on the exemption 

request. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

II. Background 

On April 1, 2022, FMCSA published 

a notice announcing receipt of 

applications from 14 individuals 

requesting an exemption from the 

hearing requirement in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(11) to operate a CMV in 

interstate commerce and requested 

comments from the public (87 FR 

19173). The public comment period 

ended on May 2, 2022, and no 

comments were received. 

FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility 

of these applicants and determined that 

granting exemptions to these 


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