Determination on U.S. Position on Proposed European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Projects in Serbia, 40174-40175 [E6-11114]

Download as PDF 40174 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 135 / Friday, July 14, 2006 / Notices Ordering Paragraphs It is ordered: 1. The Commission establishes Docket No. MC2006–5, Periodicals Nominal Rate Minor Classification Change, to consider the Postal Service Request referred to in the body of this notice and order. 2. The Commission will sit en banc in this proceeding. 3. Notices of intervention shall be filed no later than August 1, 2006. 4. Shelley S. Dreifuss, director of the Commission’s Office of the Consumer Advocate, is designated to represent the interests of the general public. 5. Participants’ statements addressing the Statement of the United States Postal Service Concerning Compliance with Filing Requirements and Conditional Motion for Waiver, July 6, 2006, are due August 1, 2006. 6. The Commission authorizes settlement proceedings in this proceeding, subject to a subsequent determination that a participant has lodged a meritorious request for a hearing. 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I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, from on or about September 13, 2006, until on or about January 7, 2007, and at The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, beginning on or about February 17, 2007, until on or about May 13, 2007, and at possible additional venues are in the national interest. Public Notice of these Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register. For Further Information Contact: For further information, including a list of the exhibit objects, contact Carol B. Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202/453–8050). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547–0001. Dated: July 11, 2006. Jill M. 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Miller Crouch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. E6–11121 Filed 7–13–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P [Public Notice 5465] Determination on U.S. Position on Proposed European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Projects in Serbia Pursuant to section 561 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 (Pub. L. 109–102) (FOAA), and Department of State Delegation of Authority Number 289, I hereby determine that a 35 million euro equity investment as part of a Joint Venture with Gibor-BSR Europe BV for the purpose of developing, managing and owning real estate, particularly residential projects in capital cities in Romania, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, Croatia, and Bulgaria, and a 25 million euro equity investment in Bluehouse Accession Property (II), L.P. a limited partnership to be incorporated in Cyprus, will contribute to a stronger economy in Serbia, directly supporting implementation of the Dayton Accords. I therefore waive the application of Section 561 of the FOAA to the extent E:\FR\FM\14JYN1.SGM 14JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 135 / Friday, July 14, 2006 / Notices that provision would otherwise prevent the U.S. Executive Directors of the EBRD from voting in favor of these projects. This Determination shall be reported to the Congress and published in the Federal Register. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 135 (Friday, July 14, 2006)]
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[Pages 40174-40175]
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[FR Doc No: E6-11114]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5465]


Determination on U.S. Position on Proposed European Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Projects in Serbia

    Pursuant to section 561 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 (Pub. L. 109-
102) (FOAA), and Department of State Delegation of Authority Number 
289, I hereby determine that a 35 million euro equity investment as 
part of a Joint Venture with Gibor-BSR Europe BV for the purpose of 
developing, managing and owning real estate, particularly residential 
projects in capital cities in Romania, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, 
Croatia, and Bulgaria, and a 25 million euro equity investment in 
Bluehouse Accession Property (II), L.P. a limited partnership to be 
incorporated in Cyprus, will contribute to a stronger economy in 
Serbia, directly supporting implementation of the Dayton Accords. I 
therefore waive the application of Section 561 of the FOAA to the 
extent

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that provision would otherwise prevent the U.S. Executive Directors of 
the EBRD from voting in favor of these projects.
    This Determination shall be reported to the Congress and published 
in the Federal Register.

    Dated: July 10, 2006.
Daniel Fried,
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, 
Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E6-11114 Filed 7-13-06; 8:45 am]
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