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amount to the Consent Decree Library at 

the stated address. 

Henry S. Friedman, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. 07–5785 Filed 11–21–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

Notice is hereby given that on 

November 2, 2007, a proposed Consent 

Decree in United States v. County of 

San Bernardino, California, Civil Action 

No. 5:07–cv–01454–SGL–op, was 

lodged with the United States District 

Court for the Central District of 

California. 

The Consent Decree settles claims 

under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 

U.S.C. 9207, in connection with the 

Newmark Groundwater Contamination 

Superfund Site in San Bernardino 

County, California. Under the Consent 

Decree the County will pay $11 million 

to settle the United States’ claims for 

past and future response costs. 

The Department of Justice will 

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days 

from the date of this publication, 

comments relating to the Consent 

Decree. Comments should be addressed 

to the Assistant Attorney General, 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division, and either e-mailed to 

pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or 

mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611, and should refer to United 

States v. County of San Bernardino, 

California, D.J. Ref. #90–11–06902/2. 

Commenters may request an 

opportunity for a public meeting in the 

affected area, in accordance with section 

7003(d) of the Resource Conservation 

and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d). 

The Consent Decree may be examined 

at U.S. EPA Region 9, Office of Regional 

Counsel, 75 Hawthorne Street, San 

Francisco, California 94105. During the 

public comment period, the Consent 

Decree may also be examined on the 

following Department of Justice Web 

site, at: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ 

ConsentlDecrees.html. A copy of the 

Consent Decree may also be obtained by 

mail from the Consent Decree Library, 

P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of 

Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611 or 

by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia 

Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), 

fax no: (202) 514–0097, phone 

confirmation number (202) 514–1547. In 

requesting a copy from the Consent 

Decree Library, please enclose a check 

in the amount of $6.25 (25 cents per 

page reproduction cost) payable to the 

U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax, 

forward a check in that amount to the 

Consent Decree Library at the stated 

address. 

Henry Friedman, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

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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, 2008, through March 

31, 2009. 

DATES: Applications should be received 

no later than December 7, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Applications should be 

submitted (i) electronically, to 

FR0801@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: J. 

Daniel Stirk, Assistant General Counsel, 

Office of the United States Trade 

Representative, (202) 395–9617. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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. 

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