[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-25380]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

 

Establishment of Dispute Settlement Panel Concerning U.S. 
Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is 
providing notice that the Council of Representatives of the General 
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) has decided, pursuant to a 
request by the Government of Venezuela, to establish a dispute 
settlement panel to review the complaint by Venezuela against the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Regulation of Fuels and Fuel 
Additives: Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline, signed 
on December 15, 1993 (59 FR 7716; February 16, 1994) (``Final Rule'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Brinza, Senior Advisor and Special Counsel for Natural 
Resources, or Rachel Shub, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the 
General Counsel, USTR, 600 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20506, (202) 
395-7305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USTR is providing notice of the request for, 
and establishment of, a dispute settlement panel to examine the 
consistency of EPA's Final Rule with the obligations of the United 
States under the GATT. Venezuela is the complaining party in this 
dispute, and the European Community, Canada, Norway and Australia have 
reserved their rights to intervene in the panel proceedings as third 
parties.
    Venezuela has asked the panel to review the compatibility of the 
Final Rule with the provisions of Articles I, III, VIII, and XI of the 
GATT.
    Members of the panel are currently being selected. Once the panel 
has been formed, it is expected to meet as necessary at the GATT 
headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, to consider information relevant 
to the dispute. The panel will then provide a report to the GATT 
Council detailing its findings and recommendations.
Ira S. Shapiro,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 94-25380 Filed 10-12-94; 8:45 am]
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