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[email protected], Attn: ‘‘Japan
Zeroing (21.5)’’ in the subject line, or (ii)
by fax, to Sandy McKinzy at 202–395–
3640, with a confirmation copy sent
electronically to the e-mail address
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald J. Baumgarten, Jr., Assistant
General Counsel, Office of the United
States Trade Representative, 600 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508,
(202) 395–9583.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USTR is
providing notice that the DSB has
established, at the request of Japan, a
dispute settlement compliance panel
pursuant to the WTO Understanding on
Rules and Procedures Governing the
Settlement of Disputes (‘‘DSU’’). Such
panel will hold any hearing in Geneva,
Switzerland. It is possible that the
public will be able to observe the
hearing of the panel. If so, then USTR
would intend to provide notice on
USTR’s Web site (under ‘‘Opportunities
to View Dispute Settlement Hearings’’
on the Web page http://www.ustr.gov/
Trade_Agreements/
Monitoring_Enforcement/
Dispute_Settlement/WTO/
Section_Index.html) of the public
hearing and the means by which the
public may observe.
Major Issues Raised by Japan
In Japan’s request for the
establishment of a panel in connection
with the dispute United States—
Measures Relating to Zeroing and
Sunset Reviews; Recourse to Article 21.5
of the DSU by Japan, Japan challenges
the following:
• The consistency with DSU Articles
17.14, 21.1, and 21.3 of the continued
use of zeroing in transaction-totransaction comparisons in original
investigations, in any comparison
methodology in periodic reviews, and in
any comparison methodology in new
shipper reviews; Japan also alleges that
the failure to eliminate zeroing in these
contexts is a breach of Articles 2.4,
2.4.2, 9.3, and 9.5 of the Antidumping
Agreement and Articles VI:1 and VI:2 of
the GATT 1994;
• The alleged failure to eliminate
zeroing in eight periodic reviews, and,
since the expiration of the
implementation deadline, through the
eight periodic reviews at issue and
related instructions and notices, the
continued imposition, collection, and/or
assessment of antidumping duties in
excess of the proper margin of dumping;
Japan claims that the failure to eliminate
zeroing in these periodic reviews is
inconsistent with Articles 17.14, 21.1,
and 21.3 of the DSU, Articles 2.4 and

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9.3 of the Antidumping Agreement, and
Article VI:2 of the GATT 1994;
• The consistency of alleged
measures taken to comply with the
DSB’s recommendations and rulings
with Articles 2.4, 9.2, and 9.3 of the
Antidumping Agreement and Article
II:1(a), II:1(b), VI:1, and VI:2 of the
GATT 1994;
• The alleged failure by the United
States to take any action to bring the
sunset review determination of
November 4, 1999 regarding the
antidumping duty order on AntiFriction Bearings from Japan, as well as
the sunset review determination of the
same order of May 4, 2006, into
conformity with its WTO obligations;
Japan alleges that as a result, the United
States acts inconsistently with Articles
17.14, 21.1, and 21.3 of the DSU, and
Article 11.3 of the Antidumping
Agreement.
Public Comment: Requirements for
Submissions
Interested persons are invited to
submit written comments concerning
the issues raised in this dispute. Persons
submitting comments may either send
one copy by fax to Sandy McKinzy at
(202) 395–3640, or transmit a copy
electronically to [email protected],
with ‘‘Japan Zeroing (21.5)’’ in the
subject line. For documents sent by fax,
USTR requests that the submitter
provide a confirmation copy to the
electronic mail address listed above.
USTR encourages the submission of
documents in Adobe PDF format, as
attachments to an electronic mail.
Interested persons who make
submissions by electronic mail should
not provide separate cover letters;
information that might appear in a cover
letter should be included in the
submission itself. Similarly, to the
extent possible, any attachments to the
submission should be included in the
same file as the submission itself, and
not as separate files.
A person requesting that information
contained in a comment submitted by
that person be treated as confidential
business information must certify that
such information is business
confidential and would not customarily
be released to the public by the
submitter. Confidential business
information must be clearly designated
as such and the submission must be
marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’
at the top and bottom of the cover page
and each succeeding page of the
submission.
Information or advice contained in a
comment submitted, other than business
confidential information, may be
determined by USTR to be confidential

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in accordance with section 135(g)(2) of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2155(g)(2)). If the submitting person
believes that information or advice may
qualify as such, the submitting person—
(1) Must clearly so designate the
information or advice;
(2) Must clearly mark the material as
‘‘SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE’’at the
top and bottom of each page of the cover
page and each succeeding page; and
(3) Is encouraged to provide a nonconfidential summary of the
information or advice.
Pursuant to section 127(e) of the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act
(‘‘URAA’’) (19 U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR
will maintain a file on this dispute
settlement proceeding, accessible to the
public, in the USTR Reading Room,
which is located at 1724 F Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20508. The public file
will include non-confidential comments
received by USTR from the public with
respect to the dispute; for the dispute
settlement compliance panel or in the
event of an appeal from such a panel,
the U.S. submissions; the submissions,
or non-confidential summaries of
submissions, received from other
participants in the dispute; the report of
the panel; and, if applicable, the report
of the Appellate Body. An appointment
to review the public file (Docket No.
WT/DS–322) may be made by calling
the USTR Reading Room at (202) 395–
6186. The USTR Reading Room is open
to the public from 9:30 a.m. to noon and
1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
Daniel E. Brinza,
Assistant United States Trade Representative
for Monitoring and Enforcement.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
[OPM 1153]

Proposed Collection: Comment
Request for Review of an Expiring
Information Collection: Claim for
Unpaid Compensation of Deceased
Civilian Employee
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
announces that the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) intends
to submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for review

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of an expiring information collection.
Standard Form 1153, Claim for Unpaid
Compensation for Deceased Civilian
Employee, is used to collect information
from individuals who have been
designated as beneficiaries of the
unpaid compensation of a deceased
Federal employee or who believe that
their relationship to the deceased
entitles them to receive the unpaid
compensation of the deceased Federal
employee. OPM needs this information
in order to adjudicate the claim and
properly assign a deceased Federal
employee’s unpaid compensation to the
appropriate individual(s).
The proposed revision to the expiring
information collection responds to
suggestions received from users. Part B,
1. is changed to clarify a beneficiary
may include a legal entity or estate as
provided for in 5 CFR 178.203(c) and to
provide instructions if more room is
needed to list designated beneficiaries.
Approximately 3,000 SF 1153 forms
are submitted annually. It takes
approximately 15 minutes to complete
the form. The annual estimated burden
is 750 hours.
Comments are particularly invited on:
—Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of OPM, and
whether it will have practical utility;
—Whether our estimate of the public
burden of this collection is accurate,
and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; and
—Ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, through use of the
appropriate technological collection
techniques or other forms of
information technology.
For copies of this proposal, contact
Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–
8358, FAX (202) 418–3251, or e-mail to
[email protected]. Please include a
mailing address with your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal
should be received within 60 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to—Robert D. Hendler, Classification
and Pay Claim Program Manager, Center
for Merit System Accountability,
Division for Human Capital Leadership
and Merit System Accountability, U.S.
Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street, NW., Room 6484, Washington,
DC 20415.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
[OPM FORM 1673; OMB No. 3206–0232]

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E8–13517 Filed 6–16–08; 8:45 am]

Proposed Collection: Comment
Request for Review of an Expiring
Information Collection: Procedures for
Submitting Compensation and Leave
Claims

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U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice.

[Release No. 34–57945; File No. SR–
NASDAQ–2008–051]

AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
announces that the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) intends
to submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for review
of a revised information collection.
OPM Form 1673, Procedures for
Submitting Compensation and Leave
Claims, is used to collect information
from current and former Federal civilian
employees who are submitting a claim
for compensation and/or leave. OPM
needs this information in order to
adjudicate the claim.
Approximately 50 claims are
submitted annually. It takes
approximately 60 minutes to complete
the form. The annual estimated burden
is 50 hours.
Comments are particularly invited on:
—Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of OPM, and
whether it will have practical utility;
—Whether our estimate of the public
burden of this collection is accurate,
and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; and
—Ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, through use of the
appropriate technological collection
techniques or other forms of
information technology.
For copies of this proposal, contact
Mary Beth Smith-Toomey at (202) 606–
8358, FAX (202) 418–3251, or e-mail to
[email protected]. Please include a
mailing address with your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal
should be received within 60 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to—Robert D. Hendler, Classification
and Pay Claim Program Manager, Center
for Merit System Accountability,
Division for Human Capital Leadership
and Merit System Accountability, U.S.
Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street, NW., Room 6484, Washington,
DC 20415.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION

Self-Regulatory Organizations;
NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
Proposed Rule Change Relating to the
Listing and Trading on the Exchange
of Options on the SPDR Gold Trust
June 10, 2008.

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on June 3,
2008, the NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC
(‘‘NASDAQ’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’), filed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the
proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II below, which Items have
been substantially prepared by the
Exchange. NASDAQ filed the proposal
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the
Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) thereunder,4
which renders the proposal effective
upon filing with the Commission. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
NASDAQ proposes to amend certain
NASDAQ Rules to enable the listing and
trading on the Exchange of options on
the SPDR Gold Trust. The text of the
proposed rule change is available at the
Exchange, the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, and http://
www.nasdaq.com.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of, and basis for,
the proposed rule change and discussed
any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of these
statements may be examined at the
places specified in Item IV below. The
1 15

U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
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