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of the RFP does not constitute an award

commitment on the part of the

Government. The needs of the program

may require the award to be reduced,

revised, or increased. Final awards

cannot be made until funds have been

appropriated by Congress, allocated and

committed through internal USIA

procedures.

Notification

All applicants will be notified of the

results of the review process on or about

August 7, 1995. Awards made will be

subject to periodic reporting and

evaluation requirements.

Dated: March 8, 1995.

Dell Pendergrast,

Deputy Associate Director, Educational and

Cultural Affairs.

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Request for Comments Concerning

GATS Basic Telecommunications

Negotiations

AGENCY: Office of the United States

Trade Representative.

ACTION: Request for comments

concerning commitments to be sought

in negotiations on basic

telecommunications services at the

World Trade Organization.

SUMMARY: The Office of the U.S. Trade

Representative (USTR) is soliciting

public comment on the requests to be

made to U.S. negotiating partners in the

Negotiating Group on Basic

Telecommunications of the General

Agreement on Trade in Services

(GATS). The GATS is one of the

Uruguay Round agreements

administered by the World Trade

Organization. Interested persons are

invited to submit their comments on

market-opening commitments that

should be sought in the basic

telecommunications sector by April 15,

1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Corbett, Office of Services,

Investment and Intellectual Property,

Office of the United States Trade

Representative, at (202) 395–4510 or

Laura B. Sherman, Office of the General

Counsel, Office of the United States

Trade Representative, at (202) 395–

3150.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Negotiating Group on Basic

Telecommunications (NGBT) was

created in April 1994 by the Marrakesh

Ministerial Decision. The Decision

states that ‘‘negotiations shall be entered

into on a voluntary basis with a view to

the progressive liberalization of trade in

telecommunications transport networks

and services within the framework of

the General Agreement on Trade in

Services’’ (GATS). The NGBT is

responsible for holding sectoral

negotiations on basic

telecommunications services; it has a

deadline for completing talks by April

30, 1996.

The United States is in the process of

preparing requests for market-opening

commitments from other countries

participating in the NGBT, a list of

which is attached. These requests must

be submitted by the end of April 1995.

The United States objective in the

negotiations is to obtain levels of

openness in the telecom markets of

other participants equivalent to the level

in the United States. Interested persons

are invited to submit their comments on

market-opening commitments that the

United States should request from

participating countries. Such

commitments may include wire or

wireless communications, regulatory

schemes, interconnection issues, foreign

ownership restrictions, and competition

safeguards, among other things.

Comments should be filed no later

than April 15, 1995. Comments must be

in English and provided in twenty

copies to Mr. William Corbett, Office of

Services, Investment and Intellectual

Property, Office of the United States

Trade Representative, 600 17th Street,

Washington, D.C. 20506.

Frederick L. Montgomery,

Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.

Countries Involved in the NGBT

Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile,

Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic,

France, Germany, Denmark, United

Kingdom, Italy, Ireland, Sweden,

Austria, Finland, Spain, Greece,

Portugal, Netherlands, Luxembourg,

Belgium, Egypt, Hong Kong, Hungary,

India, Japan, Mauritius, Korea, Mexico,

Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Slovak

Republic, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey,

United States, Brazil, Brunei, China,

Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Costa Rica,

Czech Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,

Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland,

Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Madagascar,

Malaysia, Mauritius, Nicaragua,

Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Poland,

Romania, Russian Federation,

Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa,

Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay,

Venezuela.

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Defense Policy Advisory Committee

for Trade

AGENCY: Office of the United States

Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. The

March 29, 1995 meeting of the Defense

Policy Advisory Committee for Trade

will be closed to the public.

SUMMARY: The meeting will include a

review and discussion of current issues

which influence U.S. trade policy.

Pursuant to Section 2155(f)(2) of Title

19 of the United States Code, I have

determined that this meeting will be

concerned with matters the disclosure

of which would seriously compromise

the development by the United States

Government of trade policy, priorities,

negotiating objectives or bargaining

positions with respect to any trade

agreements, the operation of any trade

agreement and other matters arising in

connection with the development,

implementation and administration of

the trade policy of the United States.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for

March 29, 1995, unless otherwise

notified.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia,

unless otherwise notified.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Clayton Parker, Director of

Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of the

United States Trade Representative,

Executive Office of the President, (202)

395–6120.

Michael Kantor,

United States Trade Representative.

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