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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No.

169 / Friday, August 31, 2007 / Notices 50419

• Customs Notification No. 5/2004 as such and BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL shown below. The Council is an
(January 8, 2004) (‘‘basic customs duty’’ must be marked at the top and bottom advisory body composed of
inter alia on spirits); of the cover page and each succeeding representatives of Federal employee
• Customs Notification No. 20/1997 page. Persons who submit confidential organizations and experts in the fields
(March 1, 1997) (‘‘basic customs duty’’ business information are encouraged to of labor relations and pay policy. The
inter alia on wine); also provide a non-confidential Council makes recommendations to the
• Customs Notification No. 32/2003 summary of the information. President’s Pay Agent (the Secretary of
(March 1, 2003) (‘‘additional duty’’ inter Information or advice contained in a Labor and the Directors of the Office of
alia on wine and spirits); and comment submitted, other than business Management and Budget and the Office
• Customs Notification No. 19/2006 confidential information, may be of Personnel Management) about the
(March 1, 2006) (‘‘extra additional duty’’ determined by USTR to be confidential locality pay program for General
inter alia on wine and spirits). in accordance with section 135(g)(2) of Schedule employees under section 5304
As a result of the duties, products the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. of title 5, United States Code. The
from the United States do not appear to 2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that Council’s recommendations cover the
be exempt from ordinary customs duties information or advice may qualify as establishment or modification of locality
or other charges in excess of those set such, the submitter— pay areas, the coverage of salary
forth in India’s WTO Tariff Schedule (1) Must clearly so designate the surveys, the process of comparing
and appear to be accorded less favorable information or advice; Federal and non-Federal rates of pay,
treatment than that provided in India’s (2) Must clearly mark the material as and the level of comparability payments
WTO Tariff Schedule. Even if these ‘‘SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE’’ at the that should be paid.
duties were considered to be internal top and bottom of the cover page and The Council will review the results of
taxes applied at the time of importation, each succeeding page; and pay comparisons and formulate its
the duties appear to subject imports (3) Is encouraged to provide a non-
recommendations to the President’s Pay
from the United States to internal taxes confidential summary of the
Agent on pay comparison methods,
in excess of those applied to like information or advice.
Pursuant to section 127(e) of the locality pay rates, and locality pay area
domestic products or directly boundaries for 2009. The Council
competitive or substitutable domestic URAA (19 U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will
maintain a file on this dispute anticipates it will complete its work for
products. this year at this meeting and has not
USTR believes these measures are settlement proceeding, accessible to the
public, in the USTR Reading Room, scheduled any additional meetings for
inconsistent with India’s obligations 2007. The public may submit written
under Article II:1(a) and (b), Articles which is located at 1724 F Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20508. The public file materials about the locality pay program
III:2 and III:4 of the General Agreement to the Council at the address shown
on Tariffs and Trade 1994. will include non-confidential comments
received by USTR from the public with below. The meeting is open to the
Public Comment: Requirements for respect to the dispute; if a dispute public.
Submissions settlement panel is convened or in the DATES: October 3, 2007, at 10 a.m.
Interested persons are invited to event of an appeal from such a panel, Location: Office of Personnel
submit written comments concerning the U.S. submissions, the submissions, Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room
the issues raised in the dispute. or non-confidential summaries of 7310, Washington, DC.
Comments should be submitted (i) submissions, received from other FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
electronically, to FR0706@ustr.eop.gov, participants in the dispute; the report of Charles D. Grimes III, Deputy Associate
with ‘‘India Alcohol Duties (DS360)’’ in the panel and, if applicable, the report Director for Performance and Pay
the subject line, or (ii) by fax, to Sandy of the Appellate Body. The USTR Systems, Office of Personnel
McKinzy at (202) 395–3640, with a Reading Room is open to the public, by Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room
confirmation copy sent electronically to appointment only, from 10 a.m. to noon 7H31, Washington, DC 20415–8200.
the electronic mail address above. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Phone (202) 606–2838; Fax (202) 606–
USTR encourages the submission of Friday. An appointment to review the 4264; or e-mail at pay-performance-
documents in Adobe PDF format as public file (Docket WTO/DS–340, China policy@opm.gov.
attachments to an electronic mail. Auto Parts Dispute) may be made by For the President’s pay agent:
Interested persons who make calling the USTR Reading Room at (202)
submissions by electronic mail should 395–6186. Linda M. Springer,
not provide separate cover letters; Director.
information that might appear in a cover Daniel E. Brinza, [FR Doc. E7–17221 Filed 8–30–07; 8:45 am]
letter should be included in the Assistant United States Trade Representative BILLING CODE 6325–39–P
submission itself. Similarly, to the for Monitoring and Enforcement.
extent possible, any attachments to the [FR Doc. E7–17358 Filed 8–30–07; 8:45 am]
submission should be included in the BILLING CODE 3190–W7–P
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
same file as the submission itself, and
not as separate files. Correction to Agency Forms Submitted
Comments must be in English. A OFFICE OF PERSONNEL for OMB Review, Request for
person requesting that information MANAGEMENT Comments
contained in a comment submitted by
that person be treated as confidential Federal Salary Council SUMMARY: In the document appearing on
business information must certify that page 47086, FR Doc. E7–16592, Agency
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such information is business Management. Forms Submitted for OMB Review,
confidential and would not customarily ACTION: Notice of meeting. Request for Comments dated August 22,
be released to the public by the 2007, the Railroad Retirement Board is
commenter. Confidential business SUMMARY: The Federal Salary Council making a correction to the Item titled
information must be clearly designated will meet at the time and location ‘‘Changes Proposed’’. As published, the

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