96-17428. Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade; Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 134 (Thursday, July 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36605-36606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17428]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade; Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice that the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for 
Trade will hold meetings during the period beginning July 15, 1996 
through November 30, 1996. These meetings will be closed to the public.

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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee of Trade will hold 
meetings beginning July 15, 1996 through November 30, 1996. 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 WTO accession negotiations with various 
countries; U.S./Mexico bilateral agricultural trade issues; U.S./Canada 
bilateral agricultural trade issues; Chile NAFTA accession 
negotiations; international sanitary and phytosanitary barriers to 
trade; implementation of USDA's Long-term Agricultural Trade Strategy, 
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, and bargaining positions. 
Accordingly, these meetings will be closed to the public.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled beginning July 15, 1996 through 
November 30, 1996, unless otherwise notified.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 14th & Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250, 
unless otherwise notified.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Clayton Parker, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of the

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United States Trade Representative, [phone] or John Winski, 
Joint Executive Secretary, Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for 
Trade, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, at 
[phone].

Charlene Barshefsky,

Acting United States Trade Representative.

[FR Doc. 96-17428 Filed 7-10-96; 8:45 am]

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