66890 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 212 / Thursday, November 3, 2005 / Notices 

from date of publication in the Federal 

Register. You may submit comments by 

either of the following methods: 

• E-mail: 

OFMCustomerService@state.gov. You 

must include the DS form number, 

information collection title, and OMB 

control number in the subject line of 

your message. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of State, 

Office of Foreign Missions, Attn: 

Diplomatic Motor Vehicle Director, 

3507 International Place, NW., State 

Annex 33, Washington, DC 20522–3302. 

You must include the DS form number, 

information collection title, and OMB 

control number in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed information 

collection and supporting documents, to 

Attn: Jacqueline Robinson, Diplomatic 

Motor Vehicle Director, Office of 

Foreign Missions, 3507 International 

Place, NW., State Annex 33, 

Washington, DC 20522–3302, who may 

be reached at 202–895–3528 or 

RobinsonJD@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper performance of our 

functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the 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 technology. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

The operation of a motor vehicle in 

the United States by foreign mission 

personnel is a benefit under the Foreign 

Mission Act, 22 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. The 

U.S. Department of State Registration 

and Title application forms (DS–100, 

DS–100E, DS–101, DS–101E, DS–102, 

DS–102E, DS–104, and DS–104E) are 

the means by which foreign missions in 

the United States request the 

registration, titling, and issuance of 

replacement license plates for motor 

vehicles owned/operated by foreign 

missions, foreign diplomatic and 

consular personnel, as well as specified 

official representatives of foreign 

governments to international 

organizations in the United States, and 

their dependents. 

Methodology 

This collection is submitted by all 

foreign missions in paper format on one 

of four forms; the information is then 

entered into an electronic database, 

maintained and utilized by the Office of 

Foreign Missions to administer the 

benefit. Electronic versions of DS–100 

and DS–101 (DS–100E and DS–101E) 

were introduced in May 2005 to a few 

foreign missions to test and develop an 

electronic submission option. Electronic 

versions of the DS–102 and DS–104 

(DS–102E and DS–104E) have been 

developed and will be implemented in 

early 2006. To facilitate the collection of 

information in a more systematic and 

efficient manner, the Office of Foreign 

Missions will continue to develop the 

database to support an end-to-end 

electronic submission process, bearing 

in mind as well that utilization of 

electronic submissions by individual 

missions is dependent on the status of 

their own systems. 

Dated: October 14, 2005. 

John R. Arndt, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign 

Missions, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5212] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Antonello da Messina: Sicily’s 

Renaissance Master’’

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as 

amended, and Delegation of Authority 

No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], 

I hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Antonello 

da Messina: Sicily’s Renaissance 

Master,’’ imported from abroad for 

temporary exhibition within the United 

States, are of cultural significance. The 

objects are imported pursuant to loan 

agreements with foreign lenders. I also 

determine that the exhibition or display 

of the exhibit objects at The 

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 

NY, from on or about December 12, 

2005, until on or about March 5, 2006, 

and at possible additional venues yet to 

be determined, is in the national 

interest. Public Notice of these 

Determinations is ordered to be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Julianne 

Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202/453–8049). The 

address is U.S. Department of State, SA–

44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, 

Washington, DC 20547–0001. 

Dated: October 27, 2005. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 05–21937 Filed 11–2–05; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

North American Free Trade 

Agreement; Invitation for Applications 

for Inclusion on the Chapter 19 Roster 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Invitation for Applications. 

SUMMARY: Chapter 19 of the North 

American Free Trade Agreement 

(‘‘NAFTA’’) provides for the 

establishment of a roster of individuals 

to serve on binational panels convened 

to review final determinations in 

antidumping or countervailing duty 

(‘‘AD/CVD’’) proceedings and 

amendments to AD/CVD statutes of a 

NAFTA Party. The United States 

annually renews its selections for the 

Chapter 19 roster. Applications are 

invited from eligible individuals 

wishing to be included on the roster for 

the period April 1, 2006 through March 

31, 2007. 

DATES: Applications should be received 

no later than November 28, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Applications should be 

submitted (i) electronically, to 

FR0501@ustr.eop.gov, Attn: ‘‘Chapter 19 

Roster Applications’’ in the subject line, 

or (ii) by fax to Sandy McKinzy at 202–

395–3640. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey G. Weiss, Assistant General 

Counsel, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative, (202) 395–4498. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Binational Panel Reviews Under 

NAFTA Chapter 19 

Article 1904 of the NAFTA provides 

that a party involved in an AD/CVD 

proceeding may obtain review by a 

binational panel of a final AD/CVD 

determination of one NAFTA Party with 

respect to the products of another 

NAFTA Party. Binational panels decide 

whether such AD/CVD determinations 

are in accordance with the domestic 

laws of the importing NAFTA Party, and 

must use the standard of review that 

would have been applied by a domestic 

court of the importing NAFTA Party. A 

panel may uphold the AD/CVD 

determination, or may remand it to the 

national administering authority for 

action not inconsistent with the panel’s 

decision. Panel decisions may be 

reviewed in specific circumstances by a 

three-member extraordinary challenge 

committee, selected from a separate 

roster composed of fifteen current or 

former judges. 

Article 1903 of the NAFTA provides 

that a NAFTA Party may refer an 

amendment to the AD/CVD statutes of 

another NAFTA Party to a binational 

panel for a declaratory opinion as to 

whether the amendment is inconsistent 

with the General Agreement on Tariffs 

and Trade (‘‘GATT’’), the GATT 

Antidumping or Subsidies Codes, 

successor agreements, or the object and 

purpose of the NAFTA with regard to 

the establishment of fair and predictable 

conditions for the liberalization of trade. 

If the panel finds that the amendment is 

inconsistent, the two NAFTA Parties 

shall consult and seek to achieve a 

mutually satisfactory solution. 

Chapter 19 Roster and Composition of 

Binational Panels 

Annex 1901.2 of the NAFTA provides 

for the maintenance of a roster of at least 

75 individuals for service on Chapter 19 

binational panels, with each NAFTA 

Party selecting at least 25 individuals. A 

separate five-person panel is formed for 

each review of a final AD/CVD 

determination or statutory amendment. 

To form a panel, the two NAFTA Parties 

involved each appoint two panelists, 

normally by drawing upon individuals 

from the roster. If the Parties cannot 

agree upon the fifth panelist, one of the 

Parties, decided by lot, selects the fifth 

panelist from the roster. The majority of 

individuals on each panel must consist 

of lawyers in good standing, and the 

chair of the panel must be a lawyer. 

Upon each request for establishment 

of a panel, roster members from the two 

involved NAFTA Parties will be 

requested to complete a disclosure form, 

which will be used to identify possible 

conflicts of interest or appearances 

thereof. The disclosure form requests 

information regarding financial interests 

and affiliations, including information 

regarding the identity of clients of the 

roster member and, if applicable, clients 

of the roster member’s firm. 

Criteria for Eligibility for Inclusion on 

Chapter 19 Roster 

Section 402 of the NAFTA 

Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103–182, 

as amended (19 U.S.C. 3432)) (‘‘Section 

402’’) provides that selections by the 

United States of individuals for 

inclusion on the Chapter 19 roster are to 

be based on the eligibility criteria set 

out in Annex 1901.2 of the NAFTA, and 

without regard to political affiliation. 

Annex 1901.2 provides that Chapter 19 

roster members must be citizens of a 

NAFTA Party, must be of good character 

and of high standing and repute, and are 

to be chosen strictly on the basis of their 

objectivity, reliability, sound judgment, 

and general familiarity with 

international trade law. Aside from 

judges, roster members may not be 

affiliated with any of the three NAFTA 

Parties. Section 402 also provides that, 

to the fullest extent practicable, judges 

and former judges who meet the 

eligibility requirements should be 

selected. 

Adherence to the NAFTA Code of 

Conduct for Binational Panelists 

The ‘‘Code of Conduct for Dispute 

Settlement Procedures Under Chapters 

19 and 20’’ (see http://www.nafta-secalena.org/DefaultSite/ 

index_e.aspx?CategoryId=75), which 

was established pursuant to Article 

1909 of the NAFTA, provides that 

current and former Chapter 19 roster 

members ‘‘shall avoid impropriety and 

the appearance of impropriety and shall 

observe high standards of conduct so 

that the integrity and impartiality of the 

dispute settlement process is 

preserved.’’ The Code also provides that 

candidates to serve on chapter 19 

panels, as well as those who are 

ultimately selected to serve as panelists, 

have an obligation to ‘‘disclose any 

interest, relationship or matter that is 

likely to affect [their] impartiality or 

independence, or that might reasonably 

create an appearance of impropriety or 

an apprehension of bias.’’ Annex 1901.2 

of the NAFTA provides that a roster 

member may engage in other business 

while serving as a panelist, subject to 

the Code of Conduct and provided that 

such business does not interfere with 

the performance of the panelist’s duties. 

In particular, Annex 1901.2 states that 

‘‘[w]hile acting as a panelist, a panelist 

may not appear as counsel before 

another panel.’’

Procedures for Selection of Chapter 19 

Roster Members 

Section 402 establishes procedures for 

the selection by the Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) of 

the individuals chosen by the United 

States for inclusion on the Chapter 19 

roster. The roster is renewed annually, 

and applies during the one-year period 

beginning April 1 of each calendar year. 

Under Section 402, an interagency 

committee chaired by USTR prepares a 

preliminary list of candidates eligible 

for inclusion on the Chapter 19 roster. 

After consultation with the Senate 

Committee on Finance and the House 

Committee on Ways and Means, USTR 

selects the final list of individuals 

chosen by the United States for 

inclusion on the Chapter 19 roster. 

Remuneration 

Roster members selected for service 

on a Chapter 19 binational panel will be 

remunerated at the rate of 800 Canadian 

dollars per day. 

Applications 

Eligible individuals who wish to be 

included on the Chapter 19 roster for 

the period April 1, 2006 through March 

31, 2007 are invited to submit 

applications. Persons submitting 

applications may either send one copy 

by fax to Sandy McKinzy at 202–395–

3640, or transmit a copy electronically 

to FR0501@ustr.eop.gov, with ‘‘Chapter 

19 Roster Applications’’ in the subject 

line. USTR encourages the submission 

of documents in Adobe PDF format, as 

attachments to an electronic mail. 

Interested persons who make 

submissions by electronic mail should 

not provide separate cover letters; 

information that might appear in a cover 

letter should be included in the 

submission itself. Similarly, to the 

extent possible, any attachments to the 

submission should be included in the 

same file as the submission itself, and 

not as separate files. 

Applications must be typewritten, 

and should be headed ‘‘Application for 

Inclusion on NAFTA Chapter 19 

Roster.’’ Applications should include 

the following information, and each 

section of the application should be 

numbered as indicated: 

1. Name of the applicant. 

2. Business address, telephone 

number, fax number, and e-mail 

address. 

3. Citizenship(s). 

4. Current employment, including 

title, description of responsibility, and 

name and address of employer. 

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5. Relevant education and 

professional training. 

6. Spanish language fluency, written 

and spoken. 

7. Post-education employment 

history, including the dates and 

addresses of each prior position and a 

summary of responsibilities. 

8. Relevant professional affiliations 

and certifications, including, if any, 

current bar memberships in good 

standing. 

9. A list and copies of publications, 

testimony, and speeches, if any, 

concerning AD/CVD law. Judges or 

former judges should list relevant 

judicial decisions. Only one copy of 

publications, testimony, speeches, and 

decisions need be submitted. 

10. Summary of any current and past 

employment by, or consulting or other 

work for, the Governments of the United 

States, Canada, or Mexico. 

11. The names and nationalities of all 

foreign principals for whom the 

applicant is currently or has previously 

been registered pursuant to the Foreign 

Agents Registration Act, 22 U.S.C. 611 

et seq., and the dates of all registration 

periods. 

12. List of proceedings brought under 

U.S., Canadian, or Mexican AD/CVD 

law regarding imports of U.S., Canadian, 

or Mexican products in which the 

applicant advised or represented (for 

example, as consultant or attorney) any 

U.S., Canadian, or Mexican party to 

such proceeding and, for each such 

proceeding listed, the name and country 

of incorporation of such party. 

13. A short statement of qualifications 

and availability for service on Chapter 

19 panels, including information 

relevant to the applicant’s familiarity 

with international trade law and 

willingness and ability to make time 

commitments necessary for service on 

panels. 

14. On a separate page, the names, 

addresses, telephone and fax numbers of 

three individuals willing to provide 

information concerning the applicant’s 

qualifications for service, including the 

applicant’s character, reputation, 

reliability, judgment, and familiarity 

with international trade law. 

Current Roster Members and Prior 

Applicants 

Current members of the Chapter 19 

roster who remain interested in 

inclusion on the Chapter 19 roster must 

submit updated applications. 

Individuals who have previously 

applied but have not been selected may 

reapply. If an applicant, including a 

current or former roster member, has 

previously submitted materials referred 

to in item 9, such materials need not be 

resubmitted. 

Public Disclosure 

Applications normally will not be 

subject to public disclosure. They may 

be referred to other federal agencies in 

the course of determining eligibility for 

the roster, and shared with foreign 

governments and the NAFTA Secretariat 

in the course of panel selection. 

False Statements 

Pursuant to section 402(c)(5) of the 

NAFTA Implementation Act, false 

statements by applicants regarding their 

personal or professional qualifications, 

or financial or other relevant interests 

that bear on the applicants’ suitability 

for placement on the Chapter 19 roster 

or for appointment to binational panels, 

are subject to criminal sanctions under 

18 U.S.C. 1001. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This notice contains a collection of 

information provision subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’) that 

has been approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’). 

Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, no person is required to respond to 

nor shall a person be subject to a 

penalty for failure to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the PRA unless that 

collection of information displays a 

currently valid OMB number. This 

notice’s collection of information 

burden is only for those persons who 

wish voluntarily to apply for 

nomination to the NAFTA Chapter 19 

roster. It is expected that the collection 

of information burden will be under 3 

hours. This collection of information 

contains no annual reporting or record 

keeping burden. This collection of 

information was approved by OMB 

under OMB Control Number 0350–0009. 

Please send comments regarding the 

collection of information burden or any 

other aspect of the information 

collection to USTR at the above e-mail 

address or fax number. 

Privacy Act 

The following statements are made in 

accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a). The 

authority for requesting information to 

be furnished is section 402 of the 

NAFTA Implementation Act. Provision 

of the information requested above is 

voluntary; however, failure to provide 

the information will preclude your 

consideration as a candidate for the 

NAFTA Chapter 19 roster. This 

information is maintained in a system of 

records entitled ‘‘Dispute Settlement 

Panelists Roster.’’ Notice regarding this 

system of records was published in the 

Federal Register on November 30, 2001. 

The information provided is needed, 

and will be used by USTR, other federal 

government trade policy officials 

concerned with NAFTA dispute 

settlement, and officials of the other 

NAFTA Parties to select well-qualified 

individuals for inclusion on the Chapter 

19 roster and for service on Chapter 19 

binational panels. 

Daniel E. Brinza, 

Assistant United States Trade Representative 

for Monitoring and Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 05–21895 Filed 11–2–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: 

Jackson County, OR 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

will be prepared for a proposed 

transportation improvement in the City 

of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elton Chang, Environmental 

Coordinator, Federal Highway 

Administration, The Equitable Center, 

530 Center Street, NE., Suite 100, Salem, 

Oregon 97301, Telephone: (503) 399–

5749, elton.chang@fhwa.dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the Oregon 

Department of Transportation (ODOT), 

will prepare an (EIS) on a proposal to 

solve the long-term (design year 2025) 

transportation demands in the Oregon 

Highway 62 / Crater Lake Highway 

Corridor. Improvements are considered 

necessary to provide for existing and 

projected traffic demand and a safe and 

efficient transportation system meeting 

modern design standards. The Oregon 

Highway Plan classifies this segment of 

Oregon Highway 62 as a Statewide 

National Highway and a freight route of 

statewide significance. Alternatives will 

be developed as part of the Alternatives 

Analysis component that will be 

incorporated into the EIS. Alternatives 

under consideration include (1) taking 

into action; (2) improving the existing 

Oregon Highway 62 / Crater Lake 

Highway corridor with a series of 

access/frontage roads; and (3) 

construction of a new roadway on new