[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 42 (Friday, March 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 8081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4776]



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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


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

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 March 1, 1996-June 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 GATT 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; 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 matters of 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 
Agriculture, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250 
unless an alternate site is necessary.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clayton Parker, Director of 
Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of the United States Representative 
at (202) 395-6120 or John B. Winski, Joint Executive Secretary, 
Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade, Foreign Agricultural 
Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, at (202) 720-6829.
Michael Kantor,
United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 96-4776 Filed 2-29-96; 8:45 am]
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