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Authorization Act of 2008 which 

became Public Law 110–181 on 28 

January 2008. Section 1248(c) of this 

Act requires the Secretary of State to 

request from each Department of State 

prime contractor, grantee, or cooperative 

agreement partner that has performed 

work in Iraq since March 20, 2003, 

under a contract, grant, or cooperative 

agreement with the Department that is 

valued in excess of $25,000, information 

that can be used to verify the 

employment of Iraqi citizens and 

nationals by such contractor, grantee or 

cooperative agreement partner. To the 

extent possible, biographical 

information, to include employee name, 

date(s) of employment, biometric, and 

other data must be collected and used 

to verify employment for the processing 

and adjudication of refugee, asylum, 

special immigrant visa, and other 

immigration claims and applications. 

Methodology 

The Department of State will collect 

the information via electronic 

submission. 

Additional Information 

This information collection will be 

used to fulfill the requirements under 

Section 1248(c) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110– 

181). 

Dated: July 1, 2009. 

William H. Moser, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Logistics 

Management, Bureau of Administration, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–16284 Filed 7–13–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Office of the United States Trade 

Representative 

[Public Notice 6693] 

Notice of Public Meeting and 

Solicitation of Written Comments 

Title: Written Comments Concerning 

the Administration’s Review of the U.S. 

Model Bilateral Investment Treaty. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State and 

the Office of the United States Trade 

Representative (USTR), co-leads of the 

U.S. bilateral investment treaty (BIT) 

program, are soliciting written 

comments and will hold a public 

meeting concerning the 

Administration’s review of the U.S. 

model BIT. The review is intended to 

ensure that the model BIT is consistent 

with the public interest and the overall 

U.S. economic agenda. The key question 

is whether the current model text, last 

updated in 2004, achieves these 

objectives or whether there are changes 

that should be made. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on July 29, 2009, from 9 a.m.–12 noon 

and 2 p.m.–5 p.m. (or until business is 

concluded) in the Loy Henderson 

Auditorium of the Harry S. Truman 

Building of the Department of State 

(Truman Building). Representatives 

from the Department of State and USTR 

will chair the meeting. To provide for 

efficient conduct of the meeting, 

persons wishing to speak at the meeting 

are requested to provide a written 

summary of their remarks in advance; 

however, failure to do so will not bar a 

person from speaking. Speakers will be 

asked to limit their remarks to five 

minutes. Written comments submitted 

under this notice are due by 5 p.m. on 

July 31. 

ADDRESSES: To gain admission to the 

Department of State for the meeting, 

RSVP by 5 p.m. on July 23 with the 

following information, which will be 

used to expedite admission to the 

Truman Building: 

• Full name. 

• Date of birth. 

• Driver’s license state and number or 

passport number. 

We request that RSVPs also include 

the organization, agency, or company 

affiliation of each individual (if any). 

RSVPs should also include any requests 

for reasonable accommodation, which 

should be made before July 23. Requests 

made after that date will be considered, 

but might not be possible to fulfill. To 

support full and effective participation 

of persons with disabilities, the Loy 

Henderson is equipped with wheelchair 

accessible podiums and ramps. RSVPs 

should be sent by e-mail to 

Model_BIT_RSVP@state.gov or by fax to 

(202) 647–0320. The Truman Building is 

located at 2201 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC, 20520. PERSONS 

ATTENDING THE JULY 29 PUBLIC 

MEEING MUST ENTER THE STATE 

DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE 23rd 

STREET ENTRANCE OF THE TRUMAN 

BUILDING. 

Written comments may be submitted 

by e-mail to 

Model_BIT_Review@state.gov and 

jonathan_kallmer@ustr.eop.gov or, for 

those with access to the Internet, may be 

submitted at the following address: 

http://www.regulations.gov/search/ 

index.jsp. If needed, comments may be 

submitted by fax to (202) 647–0320 or 

(202) 395–3891. Please note that all 

comments submitted under this notice 

will be posted on regulations.gov and 

will be accessible to the general public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Tracton, State Department BIT 

Coordinator, at (202) 736–4060, or 

Jonathan (Josh) Kallmer, Deputy 

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for 

Investment, at (202) 395–9451. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The United States negotiates BITs on 

the basis of a model text, last updated 

in 2004. The model may be viewed on 

the State Department Web site (http:// 

www.state.gov/documents/organization/ 

117601.pdf) or the USTR Web site 

(http://www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/ 

U.S.%20model%20BIT.pdf). The United 

States is presently a Party to BITs with 

40 countries (list available at: http:// 

www.state.gov/e/eeb/ifd/bit/ 

117402.htm). In addition to the abovementioned public meeting and the 

opportunity to submit written 

comments, the Administration is 

seeking advice from State Department’s 

Advisory Committee on International 

Economic Policy and from statutory 

advisory committees that advise USTR 

and the Department of Commerce. 

Dated: July 8, 2009. 

Wesley S. Scholz, 

Director, Office of Investment Affairs, 

Department of State. 

Dated: July 8, 2009. 

Jonathan S. Kallmer, 

Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative 

for Investment, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. E9–16639 Filed 7–13–09; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Determination Regarding Waiver of 

Discriminatory Purchasing 

Requirements With Respect to Goods 

and Services of Taiwan (Known in the 

World Trade Organization as ‘‘the 

Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, 

Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu’’ (Chinese 

Taipei)) 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Determination regarding waiver 

of discriminatory purchasing 

requirements under the Trade 

Agreements Act of 1979. 

DATES: Effective Date: July 15, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean 

Heilman Grier, Senior Procurement 

Negotiator, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative, (202) 395–9476. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 9, 2008, the WTO Committee 

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on Government Procurement approved 

the accession of ‘‘the Separate Customs 

Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen 

and Matsu’’ (Chinese Taipei) to the 

World Trade Organization (‘‘WTO’’) 

Agreement on Government Procurement 

(‘‘GPA’’). Chinese Taipei submitted its 

instrument of accession to the SecretaryGeneral of the WTO on June 15, 2009. 

The GPA will enter into force for 

Chinese Taipei on July 15, 2009. The 

United States, which is also a party to 

the GPA, has agreed to waive 

discriminatory purchasing requirements 

for eligible products and suppliers of 

Taiwan (known in the WTO as Chinese 

Taipei) beginning on July 15, 2009. 

Section 1–201 of Executive Order 

12260 of December 31, 1980 delegated 

the functions of the President under 

sections 301 and 302 of the Trade 

Agreements Act of 1979 (‘‘the Trade 

Agreements Act’’) (19 U.S.C. 2511, 

2512) to the United States Trade 

Representative. 

Determination: In conformity with 

sections 301 and 302 of the Trade 

Agreements Act, and in order to carry 

out U.S. obligations under the GPA, I 

hereby determine that: 

1. Taiwan (known in the WTO as 

Chinese Taipei) has become a party to 

the GPA and will provide appropriate 

reciprocal competitive government 

procurement opportunities to United 

States products and services and 

suppliers of such products and services. 

In accordance with section 301(b)(1) of 

the Trade Agreements Act, Taiwan 

(known in the WTO as Chinese Taipei) 

is so designated for purposes of section 

301(a) of the Trade Agreements Act. 

2. Accordingly, beginning on July 15, 

2009, with respect to eligible products 

(namely, those goods and services 

covered under the GPA for procurement 

by the United States) of Taiwan (known 

in the WTO as Chinese Taipei) and 

suppliers of such products, the 

application of any law, regulation, 

procedure, or practice regarding 

government procurement that would, if 

applied to such products and suppliers, 

result in treatment less favorable than 

that accorded— 

(A) To United States products and 

suppliers of such products, or 

(B) To eligible products of another 

foreign country or instrumentality 

which is a party to the GPA and 

suppliers of such products, shall be 

waived. This waiver shall be applied by 

all entities listed in United States 

Annexes 1 and 3 of GPA Appendix 1. 

3. The Trade Representative may 

modify or withdraw the designation in 

paragraph 1 and the waiver in paragraph 

2. 

Ron Kirk, 

United States Trade Representative. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; 

Notice of Application for Special 

Permits 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: List of Applications for Special 

Permits. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

procedures governing the application 

for, and the processing of, special 

permits from the Department of 

Transportation’s Hazardous Material 

Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart 

B), notice is hereby given that the Office 

of Hazardous Materials Safety has 

received the application described 

herein. Each mode of transportation for 

which a particular special permit is 

requested is indicated by a number in 

the ‘‘Nature of Application’’ portion of 

the table below as follows: 1—Motor 

vehicle, 2—Rail freight, 3—Cargo vessel, 

4—Cargo aircraft only, 5—Passengercarrying aircraft. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 13, 2009. 

Address Comments to: Record Center, 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Washington, DC 20590. 

Comments should refer to the 

application number and be submitted in 

triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of 

comments is desired, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard showing 

the special permit number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Copies of the 

applications are available for inspection 

in the Records Center, East Building, 

PHH–30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC or at http://fdms.gov. 

This notice of receipt of applications 

for special permit is published in 

accordance with Part 107 of the Federal 

hazardous materials transportation law 

(49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2009. 

Delmer F. Billings, 

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials 

Special Permits and Approvals. 

NEW SPECIAL PERMITS

Application 

No. 

Docket 

No. Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of special permits thereof 

14871–N .... .................... Calico Brands, Inc., Ontario, CA.49 CFR 172.302(c) and 

173.308(c)(2).

To authorize the transportation in commerce of lighters 

containing flammable gas in non-DOT specification 

containers that are capable of meeting UN performance standards at the PG II performance level that 

are further overpacked in a corrugated container. 

(mode 1) 

14872–N .... .................... Arkema, Inc., Philadelphia, 

PA.

49 CFR 173.31(e)(2)(ii) 

and 173.314(c).

To authorize the transportation in commerce of methyl 

mercaptan in certain DOT I 05J300W tank cars. 

(mode 2) 

14873–N .... .................... Matson Navigation Company, Inc., Oakland, CA.49 CFR 176.116(e)(3) ....... To authorize the transportation in commerce of certain 

Class I (explosive) hazardous materials in an alternative stowage configuration. (mode 3) 

14875–N .... .................... Canton Railroad Company, 

Baltimore, MD.

49 CFR 174.85 .................. To authorize transportation of hazardous materials by 

rail without the use of a buffer car between the rail 

car containing the hazardous materials and the locomotive. (mode 2) 

14877–N .... .................... Halon Banking Systems, 

New Hope, MN.

49 CFR 173.304a .............. To authorize the one-time, one-way transportation in 

commerce of non-DOT specification cylinders containing a refrigerant gas. (modes 1, 2) 

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