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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7739]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations:
‘‘Woman in Blue, Against Blue Water’’
by Edvard Munch
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, and Delegation of
Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000
(and, as appropriate, Delegation of
Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I
hereby determine that the object
‘‘Woman in Blue, Against Blue Water’’
by Edvard Munch, imported from
abroad for temporary exhibition within
the United States, is of cultural
significance. The object is imported
pursuant to a loan agreement with the
foreign owners or custodians. I also
determine that the exhibition or display
of the exhibit object at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, New York, N.Y., from
on or about January 9, 2012, until on or
about January 9, 2014, and at possible
additional exhibitions or venues yet to
be determined, is in the national
interest. I have ordered that Public
Notice of these Determinations be
published in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information, contact Ona M.
Hahs, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the
Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State
(telephone: (202) 632–6473). The
mailing address is U.S. Department of
State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite
5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505.
SUMMARY:
Dated: December 19, 2011.
J. Adam Ereli,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Department of State.
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, and Delegation of
Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000
(and, as appropriate, Delegation of
Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I
hereby determine that the object to be
included in the exhibition ‘‘Nordkapp,’’
imported from abroad for temporary
exhibition within the United States, is
of cultural significance. The object is
imported pursuant to a loan agreement
with the foreign owner or custodian. I
also determine that the exhibition or
display of the exhibit object at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
New York, from on or about January 9,
2012, until on or about January 9, 2014,
and at possible additional exhibitions or
venues yet to be determined, is in the
national interest. I have ordered that
Public Notice of these Determinations
be published in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information, including a
description of the exhibit object, contact
Paul W. Manning, Attorney-Adviser,
Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S.
Department of State (telephone: (202)
632–6469). The mailing address is U.S.
Department of State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth
Floor (Suite 5H03), Washington, DC
20522–0505.
Dated: December 16, 2011.
J. Adam Ereli,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7741]
Imposition of Nonproliferation
Measures Against Foreign Persons,
Including a Ban on U.S. Government
Procurement
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of International
Security and Nonproliferation,
Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
[Public Notice: 7740]
SUMMARY:
AGENCY:
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Culturally Significant Object Imported
for Exhibition Determinations:
‘‘Nordkapp’’
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
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A determination has been
made that a number of foreign entities
and one foreign person have engaged in
activities that warrant the imposition of
measures pursuant to Section 3 of the
Iran, North Korea, and Syria
Nonproliferation Act. The Act provides
for penalties on entities and individuals
for the transfer to or acquisition from
Iran since January 1, 1999, the transfer
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to or acquisition from Syria since
January 1, 2005, or the transfer to or
acquisition from North Korea since
January 1, 2006, of goods, services, or
technology controlled under
multilateral control lists (Missile
Technology Control Regime, Australia
Group, Chemical Weapons Convention,
Nuclear Suppliers Group, Wassenaar
Arrangement) or otherwise having the
potential to make a material
contribution to the development of
weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or
cruise or ballistic missile systems. The
latter category includes (a) items of the
same kind as those on multilateral lists
but falling below the control list
parameters, when it is determined that
such items have the potential of making
a material contribution to WMD or
cruise or ballistic missile systems, (b)
other items with the potential of making
such a material contribution, when
added through case-by-case decisions,
and (c) items on U.S. national control
lists for WMD/missile reasons that are
not on multilateral lists.
DATES: Effective Date: December 20,
2011.
On
general issues: Pamela K. Durham,
Bureau of International Security and
Nonproliferation, Department of State,
Telephone (202) 647–4930. For U.S.
Government procurement ban issues:
Eric Moore, Office of the Procurement
Executive, Department of State,
Telephone: (703) 875–4079.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 1, 2011, the U.S. Government
determined that the measures
authorized in Section 3 of the Iran,
North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation
Act (Pub. L. 109–353) shall apply to the
following foreign entities and persons
identified in the report submitted
pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Act:
Belvneshpromservice (BVPS)
(Belarus) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Dalian Sunny Industries (China) [also
known as: LIMMT] and any successor,
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Karl Lee (China) [also known as: Li
Fang Wei];
Zibo Chemet Equipment Company
(China) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Defense Industries Organization (Iran)
and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
SAD Import-Export Company (Iran)
and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Green Pine Associated Companies
(North Korea) and any successor, subunit, or subsidiary thereof;
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Army Supply Bureau (Syria) and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary
thereof.
Accordingly, pursuant to the
provisions of the Act, the following
measures are imposed on these entities:
1. No department or agency of the
United States Government may procure,
or enter into any contract for the
procurement of any goods, technology,
or services from these foreign persons,
except to the extent that the Secretary of
State otherwise may have determined;
2. No department or agency of the
United States Government may provide
any assistance to the foreign persons,
and these persons shall not be eligible
to participate in any assistance program
of the United States Government, except
to the extent that the Secretary of State
otherwise may have determined;
3. No United States Government sales
to the foreign persons of any item on the
United States Munitions List are
permitted, and all sales to these persons
of any defense articles, defense services,
or design and construction services
under the Arms Export Control Act are
terminated; and
4. No new individual licenses shall be
granted for the transfer to these foreign
persons of items the export of which is
controlled under the Export
Administration Act of 1979 of the
Export Administration Regulations, and
any existing such licenses are
suspended.
These measures shall be implemented
by the responsible departments and
agencies of the United States
Government and will remain in place
for two years from the effective date,
except to the extent that the Secretary of
State may subsequently determine
otherwise.
Dated: December 20, 2011.
Thomas M. Countryman,
Assistant Secretary of State for International
Security and Nonproliferation.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6628]
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The Secretary of State’s International
Council on Women’s Business
Leadership; Notice of Open Meeting
The Secretary of State’s International
Council on Women’s Business
Leadership (ICWBL) will meet from 9:15
a.m. to 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, January
24, 2012, in the Harry S. Truman
Building at the U.S. Department of
State, 2201 C Street NW., Washington,
DC. The meeting will be hosted by U.S.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton. The ICWBL serves the U.S.
Government in a solely advisory
capacity, and provides advice and
assistance in the formulation of U.S.
policy, positions, proposals and
strategies for multilateral and bilateral
negotiations, business outreach, and
commercial diplomacy, particularly
pertaining to the economic
empowerment of women for global
economic prosperity, where the State
Department has the lead negotiating
authority. The meeting will focus on
Women and the Economy.
Subcommittee discussions will be led
by the Access to Markets Subcommittee,
the Access to Finance Subcommittee,
the Training and Capacity Building
Subcommittee, and the Leadership
Subcommittee.
This meeting is open to public
participation, via live webcast on the
Internet at https://www.state.gov/e/eb/
adcom/icwbl/. The public is invited to
submit written statements to the
Secretary of State’s International
Council on Women’s Business
Leadership by C.O.B. January 17, 2012,
by either of the following methods:
Send electronic statements to the
Secretary of State’s International
Council on Women’s Business
Leadership at SGWI_ICWBL@state.gov;
send paper statements via facsimile to
(202) 632–9232, attention: Secretary of
State’s International Council on
Women’s Business Leadership (ICWBL).
All statements will be posted on the
Secretary of State’s ICWBL Web site
without change, including any business
or personal information provided such
as names, addresses, email addresses, or
telephone numbers. All statements
received, including attachments and
other supporting materials, are part of
the public record and subject to public
disclosure. You should submit only
information that you wish to make
available publicly.
Meeting summaries of the Council’s
discussion will be available within 90
days on the ICWBL Web site https://
www.state.gov/e/eb/adcom/icwbl/.
For additional information, contact
Senior Coordinator Nancy SmithNissley, Office of Economic Policy
Analysis and Public Diplomacy, Bureau
of Economic and Business Affairs, at
(202) 647–1682 or
Smith-NissleyN@state.gov.
Dated: December 20, 2011.
Lorraine Hariton,
Special Representative, Office of Commercial
and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of
State.
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STATE DEPARTMENT
[Public Notice: 7718]
International Security Advisory Board
(ISAB) Meeting Notice; Closed Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2), the Department of
State announces a meeting of the
International Security Advisory Board
(ISAB) to take place on February 8,
2012, at Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory, Livermore, California.
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. 10(d), and 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(1), it has been determined that
this Board meeting will be closed to the
public in the interest of national defense
and foreign policy because the Board
will be reviewing and discussing
matters properly classified in
accordance with Executive Order 13526.
The purpose of the ISAB is to provide
the Department with a continuing
source of independent advice on all
aspects of arms control, disarmament,
political-military affairs, international
security and related aspects of public
diplomacy. The agenda for this meeting
will include classified discussions
related to the Board’s ongoing studies
on current U.S. policy and issues
regarding arms control, international
security, nuclear proliferation, and
diplomacy.
For more information, contact Richard
W. Hartman II, Executive Director of the
International Security Advisory Board,
Department of State, Washington, DC
20520, telephone: (202) 736–4290.
Dated: December 14, 2011.
Richard W. Hartman II,
Executive Director, International Security
Advisory Board, U.S. Department of State.
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Certain Sugar and Syrup Goods and
Sugar-Containing Products of Chile,
Morocco, Costa Rica, the Dominican
Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua, and Peru
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with relevant
provisions of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS), the
Office of the United States Trade
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7741]
Imposition of Nonproliferation Measures Against Foreign Persons,
Including a Ban on U.S. Government Procurement
AGENCY: Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation,
Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: A determination has been made that a number of foreign
entities and one foreign person have engaged in activities that warrant
the imposition of measures pursuant to Section 3 of the Iran, North
Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act. The Act provides for penalties
on entities and individuals for the transfer to or acquisition from
Iran since January 1, 1999, the transfer to or acquisition from Syria
since January 1, 2005, or the transfer to or acquisition from North
Korea since January 1, 2006, of goods, services, or technology
controlled under multilateral control lists (Missile Technology Control
Regime, Australia Group, Chemical Weapons Convention, Nuclear Suppliers
Group, Wassenaar Arrangement) or otherwise having the potential to make
a material contribution to the development of weapons of mass
destruction (WMD) or cruise or ballistic missile systems. The latter
category includes (a) items of the same kind as those on multilateral
lists but falling below the control list parameters, when it is
determined that such items have the potential of making a material
contribution to WMD or cruise or ballistic missile systems, (b) other
items with the potential of making such a material contribution, when
added through case-by-case decisions, and (c) items on U.S. national
control lists for WMD/missile reasons that are not on multilateral
lists.
DATES: Effective Date: December 20, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On general issues: Pamela K. Durham,
Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of
State, Telephone (202) 647-4930. For U.S. Government procurement ban
issues: Eric Moore, Office of the Procurement Executive, Department of
State, Telephone: (703) 875-4079.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 1, 2011, the U.S. Government
determined that the measures authorized in Section 3 of the Iran, North
Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (Pub. L. 109-353) shall apply to
the following foreign entities and persons identified in the report
submitted pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Act:
Belvneshpromservice (BVPS) (Belarus) and any successor, sub-unit,
or subsidiary thereof;
Dalian Sunny Industries (China) [also known as: LIMMT] and any
successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
Karl Lee (China) [also known as: Li Fang Wei];
Zibo Chemet Equipment Company (China) and any successor, sub-unit,
or subsidiary thereof;
Defense Industries Organization (Iran) and any successor, sub-unit,
or subsidiary thereof;
SAD Import-Export Company (Iran) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof;
Green Pine Associated Companies (North Korea) and any successor,
sub-unit, or subsidiary thereof;
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Army Supply Bureau (Syria) and any successor, sub-unit, or
subsidiary thereof.
Accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the following
measures are imposed on these entities:
1. No department or agency of the United States Government may
procure, or enter into any contract for the procurement of any goods,
technology, or services from these foreign persons, except to the
extent that the Secretary of State otherwise may have determined;
2. No department or agency of the United States Government may
provide any assistance to the foreign persons, and these persons shall
not be eligible to participate in any assistance program of the United
States Government, except to the extent that the Secretary of State
otherwise may have determined;
3. No United States Government sales to the foreign persons of any
item on the United States Munitions List are permitted, and all sales
to these persons of any defense articles, defense services, or design
and construction services under the Arms Export Control Act are
terminated; and
4. No new individual licenses shall be granted for the transfer to
these foreign persons of items the export of which is controlled under
the Export Administration Act of 1979 of the Export Administration
Regulations, and any existing such licenses are suspended.
These measures shall be implemented by the responsible departments
and agencies of the United States Government and will remain in place
for two years from the effective date, except to the extent that the
Secretary of State may subsequently determine otherwise.
Dated: December 20, 2011.
Thomas M. Countryman,
Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and
Nonproliferation.
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