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U.S. resettlement consideration. PRM
and DHS/USCIS are expanding an incountry program to provide a means for
certain persons who are lawfully
present in the United States to claim a
relationship with child(ren) in
Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala
and to assist the U.S. Department of
State in determining whether those
child(ren) and certain derivative
beneficiaries are qualified to apply for
access to the USRAP for family
reunification purposes. This form also
assists DHS/USCIS to verify parentchild relationships during refugee case
adjudication. The main purpose of the
DS–7699 is for the U.S.-based parent to
provide biographical information about
his/her child(ren) in the qualifying
countries who may subsequently seek
access to the USRAP for verification by
the U.S. government.
Methodology
This information collection currently
involves use of electronic techniques.
Parents (respondents) in the United
States will work closely with a
resettlement agency during the
completion of the AOR to ensure that
the information is accurate. Parents may
visit any resettlement agency located in
a U.S. community to complete an AOR.
Sometimes respondents do not have
strong English-language skills and
benefit from having a face-to-face
meeting with resettlement agency staff.
The DS–7699 form will be completed
electronically. Completed AORs will be
printed out for ink signature by the
respondents. The electronic copy will
then be submitted electronically to the
Refugee Processing Center (RPC) and
downloaded into the Worldwide
Refugee Admissions Processing System
(WRAPS). The signed paper copy will
remain with PRM’s Reception and
Placement Agency partners.
Dated: April 19, 2017.
Simon Henshaw,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Population, Refugees, and Migration,
Department of State.
[Public Notice: 9972]
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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[Public Notice: 9975]
U.S. Advisory Commission on Public
Diplomacy; Notice of Charter Renewal
The Department of State has renewed
the Charter for the U.S. Advisory
Commission on Public Diplomacy. The
bipartisan commission appraises U.S.
Government activities intended to
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Shawn Powers,
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understand, inform, and influence
foreign publics. The Advisory
Commission may conduct studies,
inquiries, and meetings, as it deems
necessary. It may assemble and
disseminate information and issue
reports and other publications, subject
to the approval of the Chairperson, in
consultation with the Executive
Director. The Advisory Commission
may undertake foreign travel in pursuit
of its studies and coordinate, sponsor, or
oversee projects, studies, events, or
other activities that are necessary to
fulfill its functions.
The Commission consists of seven
members appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate. The members of the
Commission shall represent the public
interest and shall be selected from a
cross section of educational,
communications, cultural, scientific,
technical, public service, labor,
business, and professional backgrounds.
Not more than four members shall be
from any one political party. The
President designates a member to chair
the Commission.
The current members of the
Commission are: Mr. Sim Farar of
California, Chairman; Mr. William Hybl
of Colorado, Vice-Chairman;
Ambassador Lyndon Olson of Texas;
Ambassador Penne Korth-Peacock of
Texas; Ms. Anne Terman Wedner of
Illinois; and Ms. Georgette Mosbacher of
New York. One seat on the Commission
is currently vacant. To request further
information about the meeting or the
U.S. Advisory Commission on Public
Diplomacy, you may contact its
Executive Director, Shawn Powers at
PowersSM@state.gov.
List of Participating Countries and
Entities in the Kimberley Process
Certification Scheme, Known as
‘‘Participants’’ for the Purposes of the
Clean Diamond Trade Act of 2003
(Public Law 108–19) and Section 2 of
Executive Order 13312 of July 29, 2003
Bureau of Economic and
Business Affairs, Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of State is
updating the list of Participants eligible
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for trade in rough diamonds under the
Act, and their respective Importing and
Exporting Authorities, revising the
previously published list of May 18,
2015 to reflect the removal of the
suspension of the Central African
Republic and the removal of the selfsuspension of Venezuela.
DATES: This notice is effective on April
26, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pamela Fierst-Walsh, Senior Advisor,
Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State, (202) 647–
2856.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4
of the Clean Diamond Trade Act of
2003, Public Law 108–19 (the ‘‘Act’’)
requires the President to prohibit the
importation into, or the exportation
from, the United States of any rough
diamond, from whatever source, that
has not been controlled through the
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
(KPCS). Under Section 3(2) of the Act,
‘‘controlled through the Kimberley
Process Certification Scheme’’ means an
importation from the territory of a
Participant or exportation to the
territory of a Participant of rough
diamonds that is either (i) carried out in
accordance with the KPCS, as set forth
in regulations promulgated by the
President, or (ii) controlled under a
system determined by the President to
meet substantially the standards,
practices, and procedures of the KPCS.
The referenced regulations are
contained at 31 CFR part 592 (‘‘Rough
Diamond Control Regulations’’) (68 FR
45777, August 4, 2003).
Section 6(b) of the Act requires the
President to publish in the Federal
Register a list of all Participants, and all
Importing and Exporting Authorities of
Participants, and to update the list as
necessary. Section 2 of Executive Order
13312 of July 29, 2003 delegates this
function to the Secretary of State.
Section 3(7) of the Act defines
‘‘Participant’’ as a state, customs
territory, or regional economic
integration organization identified by
the Secretary of State. Section 3(3) of the
Act defines ‘‘Exporting Authority’’ as
one or more entities designated by a
Participant from whose territory a
shipment of rough diamonds is being
exported as having the authority to
validate a Kimberley Process Certificate.
Section 3(4) of the Act defines
‘‘Importing Authority’’ as one or more
entities designated by a Participant into
whose territory a shipment of rough
diamonds is imported as having the
authority to enforce the laws and
regulations of the Participant regarding
imports, including the verification of
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9975]
U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Charter
Renewal
The Department of State has renewed the Charter for the U.S.
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. The bipartisan commission
appraises U.S. Government activities intended to understand, inform,
and influence foreign publics. The Advisory Commission may conduct
studies, inquiries, and meetings, as it deems necessary. It may
assemble and disseminate information and issue reports and other
publications, subject to the approval of the Chairperson, in
consultation with the Executive Director. The Advisory Commission may
undertake foreign travel in pursuit of its studies and coordinate,
sponsor, or oversee projects, studies, events, or other activities that
are necessary to fulfill its functions.
The Commission consists of seven members appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
members of the Commission shall represent the public interest and shall
be selected from a cross section of educational, communications,
cultural, scientific, technical, public service, labor, business, and
professional backgrounds. Not more than four members shall be from any
one political party. The President designates a member to chair the
Commission.
The current members of the Commission are: Mr. Sim Farar of
California, Chairman; Mr. William Hybl of Colorado, Vice-Chairman;
Ambassador Lyndon Olson of Texas; Ambassador Penne Korth-Peacock of
Texas; Ms. Anne Terman Wedner of Illinois; and Ms. Georgette Mosbacher
of New York. One seat on the Commission is currently vacant. To request
further information about the meeting or the U.S. Advisory Commission
on Public Diplomacy, you may contact its Executive Director, Shawn
Powers at PowersSM@state.gov.
Shawn Powers,
Executive Director, Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, Department
of State.
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