Title 3--The President (a) Deputy United States Trade Representatives (stationed in Washington, D.C.; in order of their length of service as a Deputy USTR); (b) Deputy United States Trade Representative (stationed in Geneva); (c) General Counsel; (d) Chief Negotiator for Agriculture; (e) Deputy General Counsel; and (f) Deputy Chief of Mission (stationed in Geneva). Sec. 2. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in an office listed in section i in an acting capacity, by virtue of so serving, shall act as the USTR pursuant to this memorandum. (b) No individual shall act as USTR unless that individual is otherwise eli- gible to so serve under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this memorandum, the President re- tains discretion, to the extent permitted by law, to depart from this memo- randum in designating an acting USTR. Sec. 3. Judicial Beview. This memorandum is intended to improve the in- ternal management of the executive branch and is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. Sec. 4. Publication. You are authorized and directed to publish this memo- randum in the Federal Register. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, Febt,amy 20, 2007. Notice of February 26, 2007 Continuation of the National Emergency Relating to Cuba and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels On March 1, 1996, by Proclamation 6867, a national emergency was de- clared to address the disturbance or threatened disturbance of international relations caused by the February 24, 1996, destruction by the Cuban gov- ernment of two unarmed U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in international airspace north of Cuba. In July 1996 and on subsequent occasions, the Cuban government stated its intent to forcefully defend its sovereignty against any U.S.-registered vessels or aircraft that might enter Cuban terri- torial waters or airspace while involved in a flotilla or peaceful protest. Since these events, the Cuban government has not demonstrated that it will 324
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