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ORGANIZATIONGPA/W/184
20 February 2002
(02-0873)
Committee on Government Procurement Original:  English
RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS FROM CANADA REGARDING THE PROPOSED
MODIFICATIONS TO APPENDIX I OF THE UNITED STATES
IN DOCUMENT GPA/W/153
Communication from the United States
The following communication, dated 12 February 2002, has been received from the
delegation of the United States with the request that it be circulated to the Committee on Government
Procurement.
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Question 1:   GPA/W/153 notes that the organization “came under private sector control on
23 July 1998, when it issued 100 million public shares on the New York Stock Exchange”.  It is not
clear from this statement that all of the shares of the company were sold.  Therefore, we would
appreciate it if you could confirm that all the shares have been sold and the US Government does not
retain any ownership in the new company.
The US Government sold all of its shares and does not retain any ownership of the Uranium
Enrichment Corporation.
Question 2:   We also noted from a reviews of relev ant internet web sites that a governmental body
called the “Enrichment Oversight Committee” was created.  Is this a successor organization and
should it be included in Annex 1.
The "Enrichment Oversight Committee" is not a successor organization.  It is a committee of
US Government officials established by Executive Order 13085 primarily to oversee the full
implementation of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the
Government of the Russian Federation Concerning  the Disposition of Highly Enriched Uranium
Extracted from Nuclear Weapons, dated 18 February 1993.  See 42 USC. §2297h note.  The President
abolished the committee 1 March 2001 by National Security Presidential Directive Number 1of 13 February 2001.GPA/W/184
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Question 3:  We understand that the Alaska Power Administration was divided into several parts and
sold to Alaska state governments or municipalities or their agencies.  We also understand that some
or all of these agencies received United States Federal Government funding to carry out the former
Alaska Power Administration functions.  Therefore, would you please advise the basis on which the
removal of the Alaska Power Administration from A nnex 3 is consistent with Article XXIV:6 of the
WTO Agreement on Government Procurement?
In 1998, the Alaska Power Administration (APA) completed formal divestiture of all assets,
which were sold to Alaska municipal and privately owned energy cooperatives, as required by the
Alaska Power Administration Asset Sale and Termination Act (Public Law 104-58,
22 November 1995).  APA was subsequently terminated as required by the Act.  At this time, the
Federal Government does not provide any funding to, or maintain any oversight responsibilities for,the former APA assets.
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