Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 34 / Wednesday, February 21, 2007 / Notices 7913 

Briefing on Office of Nuclear Security 

and Incident Response (NSIR) 

Programs, Performance, and Plans 

(Public Meeting), (Contact: Miriam 

Cohen, 301 415–0260). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

1 p.m. 

Discussion of Security Issues 

(Closed—Ex. 1 and 3). 

Thursday, March 8, 2007. 

10 a.m. 

Briefing on Office of Nuclear 

Materials Safety and 

Safeguards.(NMSS) Programs, 

Performance, and Plans (Public 

Meeting), (Contact: Gene Peters, 301 

415–5248). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

1 p.m. 

Briefing on Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation (NRR) Programs, 

Performance, and Plans (Public 

Meeting) (Contact: Reginald 

Mitchell, 301 415–1275). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address— http://www.nrc.gov. 

Week of March 12, 2007—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of March 12, 2007. 

Week of March 19, 2007—Tentative 

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 

1:30 p.m. 

Briefing on Office of Information 

Services (OIS) Programs, 

Performance, and Plans (Public 

Meeting) (Contact: Edward Baker, 

301 415–8700). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

Week of March 26, 2007—Tentative 

Wednesday, March 28, 2007 

10 a.m. 

Discussion of Security Issues 

(Closed—Ex. 1, 2, & 3) (Tentative). 

Thursday, March 29, 2007. 

9:30 a.m. 

Briefing on Office of Federal and State 

Materials and Environmental 

Management (FSME) Programs, 

Performance, and Plans (Public 

Meeting) (Tentative). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

1:30 p.m. 

Discussion of Security Issues 

(Closed—Ex. 1, 3, & 9). 

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* * *the schedule for Commission 

meetings is subject to change on short 

notice. To verify the status of meetings 

call (recording)—(301) 415–1292. 

Contact person for more information: 

Michelle Schroll, (301) 415–1662. 

* * * * * 

The NRC Commission Meeting 

Schedule can be found on the Internet 

at: http://www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/

policy-making/schedule.html. 

* * * * * 

The NRC provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you 

need consistent reasonable 

accommodation to participate in these 

public meetings, or need this meeting 

notice or the transcript or other 

information from the public meetings in 

another format (e.g., braille, large print), 

please notify the NRC’s Disability 

Program Coordinator, Deborah Chan, at 

301–415–7041, TDD: 301–415–2100, or 

by e-mail at DLC@nrc.gov. 

Determinations on requests for 

reasonable accommodation will be 

made on a case-by-case basis. 

* * * * * 

This notice is distributed by mail to 

several hundred subscribers; if you no 

longer wish to receive it, or would like 

to be added to the distribution, please 

contact the Office of the Secretary, 

Washington, DC 20555 (301–415–1969). 

In addition, distribution of this meeting 

notice over the Internet system is 

available. If you are interested in 

receiving this Commission meeting 

schedule electronically, please send an 

electronic message to dkw@nrc.gov. 

Dated: February 15, 2007. 

R. Michelle Schroll, 

Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 07–799 Filed 2–16–07; 2:18 pm] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL 

REVIEW BOARD 

Board Panel Meeting 

March 14, 2007—Berkeley, California; 

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical 

Review Board’s Panel on Postclosure 

Performance will meet to discuss U.S. 

Department of Energy studies related to 

infiltration at Yucca Mountain in 

Nevada. 

Pursuant to its authority under 

section 5051 of Public Law 100–203, 

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act 

of 1987, the U.S. Nuclear Waste 

Technical Review Board will meet in 

Berkeley, California, on Wednesday, 

March 14, 2007. The meeting agenda 

will focus on the U.S. Department of 

Energy’s (DOE) infiltration estimates for 

the proposed repository site for spent 

nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 

waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. 

The Board will review the results of nw 

infiltration studies undertaken by DOE. 

DOE conducted the new studies because 

of quality assurance questions that were 

raised about DOE’s previous infiltration 

analyses. Information from the meeting 

will be used by the Board to evaluate 

effects of the new analyses on the 

technical validity of DOE infiltration 

estimates. The Board is charged by 

Congress with reviewing the technical 

and scientific validity of activities 

undertaken by DOE related to nuclear 

waste disposal, as stipulated in the 

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act 

of 1987. 

The meeting will be held at the 

Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting 

Center, 200 Marina Blvd.; Berkeley, CA 

94710; tel: 510–548–7920; fax: 510–

548–7944. A block of rooms has been 

reserved at the hotel for meeting 

participants. When making a 

reservation, please state that you are 

attending the Nuclear Waste Technical 

Review Board meeting. Reservations 

should be made by February 23, 2007, 

to ensure receiving the meeting rate. 

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 

8 a.m. and to conclude at approximately 

6 p.m. Presentations will be made by 

technical and scientific investigators 

from the University of Nevada-Reno, the 

U.S. Geological Survey, and DOE and its 

contractors. 

Time will be set aside at the end of 

the meeting for public comments. Those 

wanting to speak are encouraged to sign 

the ‘‘Public Comment Register’’ at the 

check-in table. A time limit may have to 

be set on individual remarks, but 

written comments of any length may be 

submitted for the record. Interested 

parties also will have the opportunity to 

submit questions in writing to the 

Board. Questions submitted by meeting 

attendees that are relevant to the 

discussion may be posed by Board 

members, as time permits. 

A final agenda detailing meeting 

times, topics, and participants is 

available on the Board’s Web site, 

http://www.nwtrb.gov. Copies of the 

meeting agenda also can be requested by 

telephone. 

Transcripts of the meetings will be 

available on the Board’s Web site, by email, on computer disk, and on a 

library-loan basis in paper format from 

Davonya Barnes of the Board’s staff, 

beginning on April 9, 2007. 

For more information, please contact 

Karyn Severson, NWTRB External 

Affairs, 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 

1300; Arlington, VA 22202; tel: 703–

235–4473; fax: 703–235–4495; 

severson@nwtrb.gov. 


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7914 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 34 / Wednesday, February 21, 2007 / Notices 

Dated: February 13, 2007. 

C.W. Di Bella, 

Acting Executive Director, Nuclear Waste 

Technical Review Board. 

[FR Doc. 07–739 Filed 2–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–AM–M 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Docket No. WTO/DS–358] 

WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding 

Regarding China—Certain Measures 

Granting Refunds, Reductions or 

Exemptions From Taxes and Other 

Payments 

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 February 2, 

2007, in accordance with the Marrakesh 

Agreement Establishing the World 

Trade Organization (WTO Agreement), 

the United States requested 

consultations regarding certain 

measures granting refunds, reductions 

or exemptions from taxes and other 

payments owed to the government by 

enterprises in China. That request may 

be found at http://www.wto.org 

contained in a document designated as 

WT/DS358/1. USTR invites written 

comments from the public concerning 

the issues raised in this dispute. 

DATES: Although USTR will accept any 

comments received during the course of 

the consultations, comments should be 

submitted on or before March 12, 2006 

to be assured of timely consideration by 

USTR. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted (i) electronically, to 

FR0507@ustr.eop.gov, with ‘‘China 

Prohibited Subsidies (DS358)’’ in the 

subject line, or (ii) by fax, to Sandy 

McKinzy at (202) 395–3640, with a 

confirmation copy sent electronically to 

the electronic mail address above, in 

accordance with the requirements for 

submission set out below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Arun Venkataraman, Associate General 

Counsel, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC (202) 395–5694. 

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 submits or 

receives a request for the establishment 

of a WTO dispute settlement panel. In 

an effort to provide additional 

opportunity for comment, USTR is 

providing notice that consultations have 

been requested pursuant to the WTO 

Understanding on Rules and Procedures 

Governing the Settlement of Disputes 

(‘‘DSU’’). 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 United 

States 

On February 2, 2007, the United 

States requested consultations with 

China regarding certain measures 

granting refunds, reductions or 

exemptions from taxes and other 

payments owed to the government by 

enterprises in China. These measures 

include the following, as well as any 

amendments and related or 

implementing measures: 

1. Circular of the State Administration 

of Taxation Concerning Transmitting 

the Interim Measure for the 

Administration of Tax Refunds to 

Enterprises with Foreign Investment for 

Their Domestic Equipment Purchases; 

2. Circular of the Ministry of Finance 

and the State Administration of 

Taxation Concerning the Issue of Tax 

Credit for Business Income Tax for 

Homemade Equipment Purchased by 

Enterprises with Foreign Investment 

and Foreign Enterprises, read in 

conjunction with Circular of the State 

Administration of Taxation on Printing 

and Distributing the Measures 

Concerning Business Income Tax Credit 

on the Investment of Enterprises with 

Foreign Investment and Foreign 

Enterprises by Way of Purchasing 

Homemade Equipment; 

3. Circular on Distribution of Interim 

Measures Concerning Reduction and 

Exemption of Enterprise Income Tax for 

Investment in Domestically Made 

Equipment for Technological 

Renovation; 

4. Articles 75(7) and 75(8) of the Rules 

for Implementation of the Income Tax 

Law of the People’s Republic of China 

on Enterprises with Foreign Investment 

and Foreign Enterprises, read in 

conjunction with Articles 8 and 9 of the 

Provisions of the State Council on the 

Encouragement of Foreign Investment 

and Articles 6 and 8 of the Income Tax 

Law of the People’s Republic of China 

on Enterprises with Foreign Investment 

and Foreign Enterprises; 

5. Article 73(6) of the Rules for 

Implementation of the Income Tax Law 

of the People’s Republic of China on 

Enterprises with Foreign Investment 

and Foreign Enterprises, read in 

conjunction with Articles 6 and 7 of the 

Income Tax Law of the People’s 

Republic of China on Enterprises with 

Foreign Investment and Foreign 

Enterprises and Section XIII of the 

Catalogue for the Guidance of Foreign 

Investment Industries; 

6. Article 81 of the Rules for 

Implementation of the Income Tax Law 

of the People’s Republic of China on 

Enterprises with Foreign Investment 

and Foreign Enterprises, read in 

conjunction with Articles 6 and 10 of 

the Income Tax Law of the People’s 

Republic of China on Enterprises with 

Foreign Investment and Foreign 

Enterprises and Article 10 of the 

Provisions of the State Council on the 

Encouragement of Foreign Investment; 

7. Article 3 of the Provisions of the 

State Council on the Encouragement of 

Foreign Investment; 

8. Articles 3 and 6 of the Circular of 

the People’s Bank of China, the State 

Administration of Foreign Exchange, the 

Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic 

Cooperation and the State 

Administration of Taxation Concerning 

Printing and Distribution Detailed Rules 

on Rewarding and Punishment 

Concerning Provisional Regulations 

over Examination of Export Collections 

of Foreign Exchange; 

9. Circular of the State Council 

Concerning the Adjustment in the 

Taxation Policy of Imported Equipment, 

read in conjunction with and Section 

XIII of the Catalogue for the Guidance of 

Foreign Investment Industries; 

The above laws and regulations of 

China appear to constitute subsidies 

prohibited under WTO rules. 

Specifically, the first three items above 

appear to be import substitution 

subsidies, conditioning income tax and 

value-added tax refunds on the 

recipient’s purchase of domestic over 

imported goods. The last six items 

appear to be export subsidies, to the 

extent that they offer refunds, 

reductions or exemptions from taxes 

and other payments owed to the 

government, on the condition that the 

beneficiary enterprises meet certain 

export performance criteria. 

Furthermore, by conditioning financial 

incentives on an enterprise’s purchase 

of domestic over imported equipment, 

the three import substitution subsidies 

also appear to treat imported products 

less favorably than domestic products. 

USTR believes these measures are 

inconsistent with China’s obligations 

under Article 3 of the Agreement on 

Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, 

Article III of the General Agreement on 


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