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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may obtain copies of the proposed
information collection and supporting
documents from Frank Venson McCoy,
Bureau of Human Resources, Office of
Overseas Employment, U.S. Department
of State, Washington, DC 20520 who
may be reached on 703–820–5155 or at
mccoyfv@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary to
properly perform our functions.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
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Abstract of Proposed Collection
The DS–0174, Application for
Employment as a Locally Employed
Staff or Family Member, is needed to
meet information collection
requirements for recruitments
conducted at approximately 170 U.S.
embassies and consulates throughout
the world. Current employment
application forms do not meet the
unique requirements of Mission
recruitment (e.g., language skills and
hiring preferences) under the FS Act of
1980 and 22 U.S.C. 2669. The DS–0174
is needed to improve data gathering and
to clarify interpretation of candidate
responses.
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Candidates for employment use the
DS–0174 to apply for Missionadvertised positions throughout the
world. Mission recruitments generate
approximately 40,000 applications per
year. Data that HR and hiring officials
extract from the DS–0174 determine
eligibility for employment,
qualifications for the position, and
selections according to Federal policies.
Dated: September 10, 2009.
Ruben Torres,
Director, HR/EX, Department of State.
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ACTION: Notice and solicitation of public
comment.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6764]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations:
‘‘Falnama: The Book of Omens’’
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
following determinations: Pursuant to
the authority vested in me by the Act of
October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C.
2459), Executive Order 12047 of March
27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.
2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et
seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of
October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority
No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as
amended, and Delegation of Authority
No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875],
I hereby determine that the objects in
the exhibition: ‘‘Falnama: The Book of
Omens,’’ imported from abroad for
temporary exhibition within the United
States, are of cultural significance. The
objects are imported pursuant to loan
agreements with the foreign owners or
custodians. I also determine that the
exhibition or display of the exhibit
objects at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
DC, from on or about October 24, 2009,
until on or about January 24, 2010, and
at possible additional exhibitions or
venues yet to be determined, is 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 Julie
Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of
the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of
State (telephone: 202–632–6467). The
address is U.S. Department of State,
L/PD, SA–5, 2200 C Street, NW., Suite
5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505.
Dated: September 11, 2009.
Maura M. Pally,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional
and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department
of State.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Generalized System of Preferences
(GSP): Initiation of a Review To
Consider the Designation of the
Republic of Maldives as a Beneficiary
Developing Country Under the GSP
AGENCY: Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the
initiation of a review to consider
designating the Republic of Maldives as
a beneficiary developing country for
purposes of the GSP program, and
solicits public comments on whether
Maldives meets the eligibility criteria
for designation as a beneficiary
developing country. Comments are due
by Friday, October 16, 2009, and must
be submitted in accordance with the
requirements set out below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tameka Cooper, GSP Program, Office of
the United States Trade Representative,
1724 F Street, NW., Washington, DC
20508. The telephone number is (202)
395–6971, the fax number is (202) 395–
2961, and the e-mail address is
Tameka_Cooper@ustr.eop.gov.
Public versions of all documents
relating to this review will be made
available for public viewing in docket
USTR–2009–0030 at https://
www.regulations.gov upon completion
of processing and no later than
approximately two weeks after the due
date.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maldives’
GSP eligibility was suspended in 1995
because, following a review by the
Trade Policy Staff Committee, it was
determined that Maldives had not taken
and was not taking steps to afford
internationally recognized worker rights
to workers in Maldives. The review was
initiated in 1993 in response to a
petition filed by the AFL–CIO.
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments regarding the
eligibility of the Republic of Maldives
for designation as a GSP beneficiary
developing country. Documents should
be submitted in accordance with the
below instructions to be considered in
this review.
Eligibility Criteria
The trade benefits of the GSP program
are available to any country that the
President designates as a beneficiary
developing country for purposes of the
GSP program. In designating countries
as beneficiary developing countries, the
President must consider the criteria in
sections 502(b) and 502(c) of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C.
2462(b) and 2462(c)) (the ‘‘Act’’).
Section 502(b)(2) provides that, in
determining whether to designate any
country as a GSP beneficiary developing
country, the President shall not
designate any country a beneficiary
developing country if any of the
following applies:
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6764]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition
Determinations: ``Falnama: The Book of Omens''
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following determinations:
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965
(79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27,
1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112
Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of
Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236
of October 19, 1999, as amended, and Delegation of Authority No. 257 of
April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], I hereby determine that the objects in
the exhibition: ``Falnama: The Book of Omens,'' imported from abroad
for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural
significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with
the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition
or display of the exhibit objects at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, from on or about October 24,
2009, until on or about January 24, 2010, and at possible additional
exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is 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 Julie Simpson, Attorney-Adviser,
Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202-
632-6467). The address is U.S. Department of State, L/PD, SA-5, 2200 C
Street, NW., Suite 5H03, Washington, DC 20522-0505.
Dated: September 11, 2009.
Maura M. Pally,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional and Cultural Exchanges,
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-22538 Filed 9-17-09; 8:45 am]
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