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respect to Burma. In addition, the
Department of State will use the
collection as a basis to conduct
informed consultations with U.S.
businesses to encourage and assist such
businesses to develop robust policies
and procedures to address any potential
adverse human rights, worker rights,
anti-corruption, environmental, or other
impacts resulting from their investments
and operations in Burma. The
Department of State will use the
collection of information about new
investment with the Myanmar Oil and
Gas Enterprise (MOGE) to track
investment that involves MOGE and to
identify investors with whom it may be
beneficial to have targeted consultation
on anti-corruption and human rights
policies. The public, including civil
society actors in Burma, may use
publicly available information resulting
from the collection to engage U.S.
businesses on their responsible
investment policies and procedures and
to monitor the Burmese government’s
management of revenues from
investment.
U.S. persons to whom this
requirement applies will be required to
submit a version of the report to the U.S.
Government for public release, from
which information considered in good
faith to be exempt from disclosure
under FOIA Exemption 4—i.e. trade
secrets or commercial or financial
information that is privileged or
confidential—may be withheld. The
Department of State will make this
version of the report publically available
in order to promote transparency with
respect to new U.S. investments in
Burma. In the past, the absence of
transparency or publicly available
information with respect to foreign
investment activities in Burma has
contributed to corruption and misuse of
public funds, the erosion of public trust,
and social unrest in ethnic minority
areas and has led to further human
rights abuses and repression by the
government and military. Public
disclosure of certain aspects of the
collection therefore will promote the
policy of transparency through new U.S.
investment, a key U.S. foreign policy
objective in Burma.
Burmese civil society groups,
particularly those representing ethnic
minority communities, have requested
that the Department of State make
public certain information obtained
through the collection on investments
purportedly made for the benefit of the
Burmese people, as a means of holding
their own government accountable.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San
Suu Kyi, leader of Burma’s democratic
opposition party and recently elected to
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a seat in Burma’s parliament, also
underscored the importance of
transparency in her recent remarks in
Bangkok, noting that she did not want
‘‘more investment to mean more
possibilities for corruption.’’ This was
among the most specific of the
recommendations she made to the
international community, stressing that
‘‘Transparency is very important if we
are going to avoid problems in the
future* * * So whatever investments,
governmental agreements, whatever aid
might be proposed, please make sure
that it is transparent, that the people of
Burma are in a position to understand
what has been done, and how and for
whom the benefits are intended.’’
Therefore public release of portions of
this collection is aimed at providing
civil society this type of information to
both ensure the transparency of U.S.
investment in Burma and to encourage
civil society to partner with their
government and U.S. companies
towards building responsible
investment, which ultimately promotes
U.S. foreign policy goals.
Dated: February 11, 2013.
Daniel Baer,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of
State.
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[Public Notice 8192]
Advisory Committee on Historical
Diplomatic Documentation; Notice of
Charter Renewal
The Advisory Committee on
Historical Diplomatic Documentation is
renewing its charter for a period of two
years. This Advisory Committee will
continue to make recommendations to
the Historian and the Department of
State on all aspects of the Department’s
program to publish the Foreign
Relations of the United States series as
well as on the Department’s
responsibility under statute (22 U.S.C.
4351, et seq.) to open its 30-year old and
older records for public review at the
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Administration. The Committee consists
of nine members drawn from among
historians, political scientists,
archivists, international lawyers, and
other social scientists who are
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Questions concerning the Committee
and the renewal of its Charter should be
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Executive Secretary, Advisory
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Documentation, Department of State,
Office of the Historian, Washington, DC,
20520, telephone (202) 663–1123 (email
history@state.gov).
Dated: February 14, 2013.
Colby Prevost,
Designated Federal Officer, Advisory
Committee on Historical Diplomatic
Documentation, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8194]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Temple
and Tomb: Prehistoric Malta’’
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. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as
appropriate, Delegation of Authority No.
257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby
determine that the objects to be
included in the exhibition ‘‘Temple and
Tomb: Prehistoric Malta,’’ imported
from abroad for temporary exhibition
within the United States, are of cultural
significance. The objects are imported
pursuant to a loan agreement with the
foreign owner or custodian. I also
determine that the exhibition or display
of the exhibit objects at the Institute for
the Study of the Ancient World, New
York University, New York, NY, from
on or about March 20, 2013, until on or
about July 7, 2013, 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.
SUMMARY:
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
mailing address is U.S. Department of
State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite
5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Dated: February 13, 2013.
J. Adam Ereli,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2013–04005 Filed 2–20–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8190]
List of Participating Countries and
Entities (Hereinafter Known as
‘‘Participants’’) Under the Clean
Diamond Trade Act (Pub. L. 108–19)
and Section 2 of Executive Order
13312 of July 29, 2003
Department of State.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with Sections 3
and 6 of the Clean Diamond Trade Act
of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–19) and Section 2
of Executive Order 13312 of July 29,
2003, the Department of State is
identifying all the Participants eligible
for trade in rough diamonds under the
Act, and their respective Importing and
Exporting Authorities, and revising the
previously published list of December
31, 2008 (73 FR 80506) to add
Cambodia, Cameroon, Kazakhstan, and
Panama.
SUMMARY:
Brad
Brooks-Rubin, Special Advisor for
Conflict Diamonds, Bureau of Economic
and Business Affairs, Department of
State (202) 647–2856.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4
of the Clean Diamond Trade Act (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
Diamonds Control Regulations’’).
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
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Participants, and to update the list as
necessary. Section 2 of Executive Order
13312 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
the Kimberley Process Certificate
accompanying the shipment.
List of Participants
Pursuant to Section 3 of the Act,
Section 2 of Executive Order 13312,
Delegation of Authority No. 245–1
(February 13, 2009), and the Delegation
of Authority from the Deputy Secretary
to the Under Secretary dated October
31, 2011, I hereby identify the following
entities as of November 30, 2012, as
Participants under section 6(b) of the
Act. Included in this List are the
Importing and Exporting Authorities for
Participants, as required by Section 6(b)
of the Act. This list revises the
previously published list of October 31,
2011, to add Cambodia, Cameroon,
Kazakhstan, and Panama to the list of
Participants in the Kimberley Process
Certification Scheme.
Angola—Ministry of Geology and Mines.
Armenia—Ministry of Trade and Economic
Development.
Australia—Exporting Authority—Department
of Industry, Tourism and Resources;
Importing Authority—Australian Customs
Service.
Bangladesh—Ministry of Commerce.
Belarus—Department of Finance.
Botswana—Ministry of Minerals, Energy and
Water Resources.
Brazil—Ministry of Mines and Energy.
Canada—Natural Resources Canada.
Cambodia—Ministry of Commerce.
Cameroon—National Permanent Secretariat
for the Kimberley Process in Cameroon.
Central African Republic—Ministry of Energy
and Mining.
China—General Administration of Quality
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.
Democratic Republic of the Congo—Ministry
of Mines.
Republic of Congo—Ministry of Mines.
Croatia—Ministry of Economy.
European Union—DG/External Relations/
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Ghana—Precious Minerals and Marketing
Company Ltd.
Guinea—Ministry of Mines and Geology.
Guyana—Geology and Mines Commission.
India—The Gem and Jewelry Export
Promotion Council.
Indonesia—Directorate General of Foreign
Trade of the Ministry of Trade.
Israel—The Diamond Controller.
Japan—Ministry of Economy, Trade and
Industry.
Kazakhstan—Ministry of Finance.
Republic of Korea—Ministry of Commerce,
Industry and Energy.
Laos—Ministry of Finance.
Lebanon—Ministry of Economy and Trade.
Lesotho—Commissioner of Mines and
Geology.
Liberia—Ministry of Lands, Mines and
Energy.
Malaysia—Ministry of International Trade
and Industry.
Mauritius—Ministry of Commerce.
Namibia—Ministry of Mines and Energy.
Mexico—Economic Secretariat.
New Zealand—Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Trade.
Norway—The Norwegian Goldsmiths’
Association.
Panama—National Customs Authority.
Russia—Gokhran, Ministry of Finance.
Sierra Leone—Government Gold and
Diamond Office.
Singapore—Singapore Customs.
South Africa—South African Diamond
Board.
Sri Lanka—National Gem and Jewellery
Authority.
Swaziland—Office of the Commissioner of
Mines.
Switzerland—State Secretariat for Economic
Affairs.
Chinese Taipei—Bureau of Foreign Trade.
Tanzania—Commissioner for Minerals.
Thailand—Ministry of Commerce.
Togo—Ministry of Mines and Geology.
Turkey—Istanbul Gold Exchange.
Ukraine—State Gemological Centre of
Ukraine.
United Arab Emirates—Dubai Metals and
Commodities Center.
United States of America—Importing
Authority—United States Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection; Exporting
Authority—Bureau of the Census.
Vietnam—Ministry of Trade.
Zimbabwe—Ministry of Mines and Mining
Development.
This notice shall be published in the
Federal Register.
Robert D. Hormats,
Under Secretary of State, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8194]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition
Determinations: ``Temple and Tomb: Prehistoric Malta''
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. 236-3
of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No.
257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that the objects to be
included in the exhibition ``Temple and Tomb: Prehistoric Malta,''
imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States,
are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a
loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine
that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Institute
for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, New York, NY,
from on or about March 20, 2013, until on or about July 7, 2013, 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
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 mailing address is U.S. Department of State, SA-5, L/PD,
Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03), Washington, DC 20522-0505.
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Dated: February 13, 2013.
J. Adam Ereli,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2013-04005 Filed 2-20-13; 8:45 am]
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