[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 54 (Monday, March 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 15033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6723]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Notice of Opportunity To Apply for Nomination To the World Trade 
Organization Dispute Settlement Roster of Panel Candidates--Extension 
of Time

AGENCY:  Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION:  Notice of extension of time limit for applications from the 
public.

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SUMMARY:  By Federal Register Notice of November 9, 1999 (64 FR 61173) 
the Office of the United States Trade Representatives announced the 
opportunity to apply for nomination by the United States to the World 
Trade Organization (WTO) indicative list of non-governmental persons 
for potential service as a panelist in settlement of WTO trade 
disputes. The application deadline cited was December 9, 1999. The 
deadline has been extended to April 15, 2000.

DATES:  Eligible citizens are encouraged to apply by April 15, 2000 to 
be considered for nomination to the roster.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Information concerning the form of 
the application appears at 64 FR 61173-61175. For information 
concerning WTO procedures or the duties involved, contact Amelia 
Porges, Senior Counsel for Dispute Settlement, (202) 395-7305. Further 
information on the WTO and dispute settlement is available on the 
Internet at http://www.ustr.gov/reports/tpa/2000/ii.pdf and http://
www.ustr.gov/reports/tpa/2000/annex2.pdf; the text of the WTO Dispute 
Settlement Understanding is available on the Internet at http://
www.wto.org/wto/dispute/dsu.htm.

A. Jane Bradley,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Monitoring and Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 00-6723 Filed 3-17-00; 8:45 am]
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