98-11789. Notice of Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade and Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees for Trade Meetings

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 24527]
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[FR Doc No: 98-11789]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Notice of Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade and 
Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees for Trade Meetings

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade (APAC) 
and the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees for Trade (ATACs) 
will hold meetings during the period of May 1, 1998-December 20, 1998. 
The meetings will include a review and discussion of current issues 
which influence U.S. agricultural trade policy that include, but are 
not limited to, issues concerning GATT accession negotiations with 
various countries; U.S./Mexico bilateral agricultural trade issues; 
U.S./Canada bilateral agricultural trade issues; international sanitary 
and phytosanitary barriers to trade; and WTO Uruguay Round Agreement 
implementation issues.
    Pursuant to section 2155(f)(2) of title 19 of the United States 
Code, the U.S. Trade Representative has determined that these meetings 
will be concerned solely with matters the disclosure of which would 
seriously compromise the development by the United States Government of 
trade policy priorities, negotiating objectives, bargaining positions. 
Accordingly, these meetings will be closed to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 14th and Independence Avenues, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
20250 unless an alternate site is necessary.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pate Felts, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of the United 
States Trade Representative at [phone] or Paula Thomasson, Joint 
Executive Secretary, Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade, 
Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, at (202) 
720-6829.

    Dated: April 28, 1998.
Lon Hatamiya,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 98-11789 Filed 5-1-98; 8:45 am]
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