Determination and Certification Related to Colombian Armed Forces Under Section 556 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (Division D, Pub. L. 108-447), 32627-32628 [E6-8728]
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Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050,
Washington, DC 20416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that as a result of the
President’s major disaster declaration on
05/25/2006, applications for disaster
loans may be filed at the address listed
above or other locally announced
locations.
The following areas have been
determined to be adversely affected by
the disaster:
Primary Counties (Physical Damage and
Economic Injury Loans):
Belknap, Carroll, Hillsborough,
Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford.
Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury
Loans Only):
New Hampshire: Cheshire, Coos,
Grafton, Sullivan.
Massachusetts: Essex, Middlesex,
Worcester.
Maine: Oxford, York.
The Interest Rates are:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Percent
For Physical Damage:
Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere ......................
Homeowners without Credit
Available Elsewhere ..............
Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere ......................
Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations without Credit
Available Elsewhere ..............
Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) with Credit Available Elsewhere ......................
For Economic Injury:
Businesses & Small Agricultural
Cooperatives without Credit
Available Elsewhere ..............
5.875
2.937
7.763
4.000
5.000
4.000
The number assigned to this disaster
for physical damage is 104786 and for
economic injury is 104770.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Numbers 59002 and 59008)
Herbert L. Mitchell,
Associate Administrator for Disaster
Assistance.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Wisconsin District Advisory Council;
Public Meeting
The U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) Wisconsin
District Advisory Council will be
hosting an open meeting on Wednesday,
June 21, 2006. The meeting will take
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Milwaukee Office, 310 West Wisconsin
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The purpose of the meeting will be to
discuss and provide an update on
disaster loan processing; a report on our
recently held lenders conference and
small business awards breakfast; new
and on-going initiatives. Information
will be presented by the staff of the
SBA, or others present.
Anyone wishing to attend must
contact Cindy Merrigan in writing or by
fax. Cindy Merrigan, U.S. Small
Business Administration, 740 Regent
Street, Suite 100, Madison, Wisconsin
53715, telephone (608) 441–5560, fax
(202) 481–0815, e-mail:
cindy.merrigan@sba.gov.
Matthew K. Becker,
Committee Management Officer.
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National Advisory Council Public
Meeting
The U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) National
Advisory Council (NAC) will hold a
public meeting on Friday, June 30, 2006
at 3 p.m. The meeting will take place
using an audio/web conference system.
To participate, please call our toll free
conferencing service at 1–866–740–1260
and enter access code 3711001 at the
prompt.
The purpose of the meeting is to
provide and discuss recent updates
pertaining to the delivery of the
Agency’s programs and services.
Information will be presented by the
staff of the SBA, members of the council
or interested others.
Anyone wishing to attend or to make
a presentation must contact Balbina
Caldwell in writing, phone or e-mail in
order to be put on the agenda. Balbina
Caldwell, Director, National Advisory
Council, SBA Headquarters, 409 3rd
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416,
phone (202) 205–6914, e-mail:
balbina.caldwell@sba.gov. For more
information about the National
Advisory Council, see our Web site at
https://www.sba.gov/nac/.
Matthew K. Becker,
Committee Management Officer.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
National Small Business Development
Center Advisory Board Public Meeting
The U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) National Small
Business Development Center (SBDC)
Advisory Board will be hosting a public
annual meeting. The meeting will be
held on Monday, June 26, 2006 from 4
p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pacific time. The
meeting will take place at the SBA San
Diego District Office, 550 West C Street,
Suite 550, San Diego, California 92101.
The purpose of the meeting is to
discuss advisory board matters that may
be presented by members, and the staff
of the U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA), with a view
towards constructively advancing and
improving national and local SBDC
program operations.
Anyone wishing to attend the
National Small Business Development
Center Advisory Board Meeting must
contact Erika Fischer, Senior Program
Analyst, U.S. Small Business
Administration, Office of Small
Business Development Centers, 409 3rd
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416,
telephone (202) 205–7045 or fax (202)
481–0681.
Matthew K. Becker,
Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5434]
Determination and Certification
Related to Colombian Armed Forces
Under Section 556 of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2005 (Division D, Pub. L. 108–447)
Pursuant to the authority vested in me
as Secretary of State, including under
section 556 of the Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Division D,
Pub. L. 108–447 ‘‘the Act’’), I hereby
determine and certify that the
Colombian Armed Forces are, in
accordance with the conditions
contained in section 556(a)(3) of the
Act, continuing to meet the conditions
contained in (A) through (E) below and
are conducting vigorous operations to
restore government authority and
respect for human rights in areas under
the effective control of paramilitary and
guerilla organizations.
The above-mentioned conditions are
that: (A) The Commander General of the
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Colombian Armed Forces is suspending
from the Armed Forces those members,
of whatever rank who, according to the
Minister of Defense or the Procuraduria
General de la Nacion, have been
credibly alleged to have committed
gross violations of human rights,
including extra-judicial killings, or to
have aided or abetted paramilitary
organizations; (B) the Colombian
Government is vigorously investigating
and prosecuting those members of the
Colombian Armed Forces, of whatever
rank, who have been credibly alleged to
have committed gross violations of
human rights, including extra-judicial
killings, or to have aided or abetted
paramilitary organizations, and is
promptly punishing those members of
the Colombian Armed Forces found to
have committed such violations of
human rights or to have aided or abetted
paramilitary organizations; (C) the
Colombian Armed Forces have made
substantial progress in cooperating with
civilian prosecutors and judicial
authorities in such cases (including
providing requested information, such
as the identity of persons suspended
from the Armed Forces and the nature
and cause of the suspension, and access
to witnesses, relevant military
documents, and other requested
information); (D) the Colombian Armed
Forces have made substantial progress
in severing links (including denying
access to military intelligence, vehicles,
and other equipment or supplies, and
ceasing other forms of active or tacit
cooperation) at the command, battalion,
and brigade level, with paramilitary
organizations, especially in regions
where these organizations have a
significant presence; (E) the Colombian
Government is dismantling paramilitary
leadership and financial networks by
arresting commanders and financial
backers, especially in regions where
these networks have a significant
presence.
The Department of State has
periodically consulted with
internationally recognized human rights
organizations regarding the Colombian
Armed Forces’ progress in meeting the
abovementioned conditions, as
provided in section 556(c) of the Act.
This Determination shall be published
in the Federal Register and copies shall
be transmitted to the appropriate
committees of Congress.
Summary: The Advisory Committee
on Historical Diplomatic Documentation
will meet in the Department of State,
Annex 1, 2401 E Street, NW.,
Washington, DC, June 19–20, 2006, in
Conference Room 316. Prior notification
and a valid government-issued photo ID
(such as driver’s license, passport, U.S.
government or military ID) are required
for entrance into the building. Members
of the public planning to attend must
notify Chris Tudda, Office of the
Historian (202–663–3054) no later than
June 12, 2006 to provide date of birth,
valid government-issued photo ID (such
as driver’s license, passport, U.S.
government ID number/agency or
military ID number/branch), and
relevant telephone numbers. If you
cannot provide one of the enumerated
forms of ID, please consult Chris Tudda
for acceptable alternative forms of
picture identification.
The Committee will meet in open
session from 1:30 p.m. through 3 p.m.
on Monday, March 6, 2006, in Room
1105 to discuss declassification and
transfer of Department of State records
to the National Archives and Records
Administration and the status of the
Foreign Relations series. The remainder
of the Committee’s sessions from 3:15
p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June
19, 2006, and 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on
Tuesday, June 20, 2006, will be closed
in accordance with Section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. 92–463). The agenda calls for
discussions of agency declassification
decisions concerning the Foreign
Relations series and other
declassification issues. These are
matters not subject to public disclosure
under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and the public
interest requires that such activities be
withheld from disclosure.
Questions concerning the meeting
should be directed to Marc J. Susser,
Executive Secretary, Advisory
Committee on Historical Diplomatic
Documentation, Department of State,
Office of the Historian, Washington, DC
20520, telephone (202) 663–1123, (email history@state.gov).
Dated: May 26, 2006.
Condoleezza Rice,
Secretary of State.
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Dated: May 24, 2006.
Marc Susser,
Executive Secretary, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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[Public Notice 5424]
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Closed Meeting
The Department of State announces a
meeting of the U.S. State Department—
Overseas Security Advisory Council on
June 28, 2006 at the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Washington, DC. Pursuant
to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act and 5 U.S.C. 552b[c][4],
it has been determined that the meeting
will be closed to the public. The
meeting will focus on an examination of
corporate security policies and
procedures and will involve extensive
discussion of proprietary commercial
and financial information that is
considered privileged and confidential.
The agenda will include updated
committee reports, a global threat
overview, and other matters relating to
private sector security policies and
protective programs and the protection
of U.S. business information overseas.
For More Information Contact: Marsha
Thurman, Overseas Security Advisory
Council, Department of State,
Washington, DC 20522–2008, phone:
571–345–2214.
Dated: May 24, 2006.
Joe D. Morton,
Director of the Diplomatic Security Service,
Department of State.
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The City of Placentia, California (City)
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5434]
Determination and Certification Related to Colombian Armed Forces
Under Section 556 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (Division D, Pub. L. 108-447)
Pursuant to the authority vested in me as Secretary of State,
including under section 556 of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (Division D,
Pub. L. 108-447 ``the Act''), I hereby determine and certify that the
Colombian Armed Forces are, in accordance with the conditions contained
in section 556(a)(3) of the Act, continuing to meet the conditions
contained in (A) through (E) below and are conducting vigorous
operations to restore government authority and respect for human rights
in areas under the effective control of paramilitary and guerilla
organizations.
The above-mentioned conditions are that: (A) The Commander General
of the
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Colombian Armed Forces is suspending from the Armed Forces those
members, of whatever rank who, according to the Minister of Defense or
the Procuraduria General de la Nacion, have been credibly alleged to
have committed gross violations of human rights, including extra-
judicial killings, or to have aided or abetted paramilitary
organizations; (B) the Colombian Government is vigorously investigating
and prosecuting those members of the Colombian Armed Forces, of
whatever rank, who have been credibly alleged to have committed gross
violations of human rights, including extra-judicial killings, or to
have aided or abetted paramilitary organizations, and is promptly
punishing those members of the Colombian Armed Forces found to have
committed such violations of human rights or to have aided or abetted
paramilitary organizations; (C) the Colombian Armed Forces have made
substantial progress in cooperating with civilian prosecutors and
judicial authorities in such cases (including providing requested
information, such as the identity of persons suspended from the Armed
Forces and the nature and cause of the suspension, and access to
witnesses, relevant military documents, and other requested
information); (D) the Colombian Armed Forces have made substantial
progress in severing links (including denying access to military
intelligence, vehicles, and other equipment or supplies, and ceasing
other forms of active or tacit cooperation) at the command, battalion,
and brigade level, with paramilitary organizations, especially in
regions where these organizations have a significant presence; (E) the
Colombian Government is dismantling paramilitary leadership and
financial networks by arresting commanders and financial backers,
especially in regions where these networks have a significant presence.
The Department of State has periodically consulted with
internationally recognized human rights organizations regarding the
Colombian Armed Forces' progress in meeting the abovementioned
conditions, as provided in section 556(c) of the Act.
This Determination shall be published in the Federal Register and
copies shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of Congress.
Dated: May 26, 2006.
Condoleezza Rice,
Secretary of State.
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