Federal Register: April 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 82)

DOCID: fr30ap09-125 FR Doc E9-9899

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Trade Representative, Office of United States

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCID: fr30ap09-125

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice with respect to a list of countries denying fair market opportunities for products, suppliers or bidders of the United States in airport construction projects.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Notice With Respect to List of Countries Denying Fair Market Opportunities for Government-Funded Airport Construction Projects

DATES: Effective Date: Date of Publication.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

Pursuant to section 533 of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended (49 U.S.C. 50104), the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has determined not to list any countries as denying fair market opportunities for U.S. products, suppliers, or bidders in foreign governmentfunded airport construction projects.

SUMMARY:

List of Countries Denying Fair Market Opportunities for Government-Funded Airport Construction Projects

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Section 533 of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended by section 115 of the Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1987, Public Law 100223 (codified at 49 U.S.C. 50104) (``the Act''), requires USTR to decide whether any foreign countries have denied fair market opportunities to U.S. products, suppliers, or bidders in connection with airport construction projects of $500,000 or more that are funded in whole or in part by the governments of such countries. The list of such countries must be published in the Federal Register. USTR has not received any complaints or other information that indicates that U.S. products, suppliers, or bidders are being denied fair market opportunities in such airport construction projects. As a consequence, for purposes of the Act, USTR has decided not to list any countries as denying fair market opportunities for U.S. products, suppliers, or bidders in foreign governmentfunded airport construction projects. Ron Kirk,
United States Trade Representative.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Jean Heilman Grier, Senior Procurement Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, (202) 3959476, or Maria Pagan, Associate General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative, (202) 3959626.