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United States to waive the requirements
of Section 7031(b)(1) of the Act with
respect to the Kyrgyz Republic, and I
hereby waive this restriction.
This determination and
accompanying Memorandum of
Justification shall be reported to the
Congress, and the determination shall
be published in the Federal Register.
Dated: April 11, 2012.
Thomas R. Nides,
Deputy Secretary for Management and
Resources.
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respect to Tajikistan and I hereby waive
this restriction.
This determination and
accompanying Memorandum of
justification shall be reported to the
Congress, and the determination shall
be published in the Federal Register.
Dated: June 13, 2012.
Thomas R. Nides,
Deputy Secretary for Management and
Resources.
Editorial Note: This document was
received at the Office of the Federal Register
September 4, 2013.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8454]
Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to
the Central Government of
Turkmenistan
Pursuant to Section 7031 (b)(3) of the
Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Div. I, Pub. L.
112–74) (‘‘the Act’’), and Department of
State Delegation of Authority Number
245–1, I hereby determine that it is
important to the national interest of the
United States to waive the requirements
of Section 7031 (b)(1) of the Act with
respect to Turkmenistan, and I hereby
waive this restriction.
This determination and
accompanying Memorandum of
Justification shall be reported to the
Congress, and the determination shall
be published in the Federal Register.
Dated: April 23, 2013.
Thomas R. Nides,
Deputy Secretary for Management and
Resources.
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Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to
the Central Government of Tajikistan
Pursuant to Section 7031 (b)(3) of the
Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Div. I, Pub. L.
112–74) (‘‘the Act’’), and Department of
State Delegation of Authority Number
245–1, I hereby determine that it is
important to the national interest of the
United States to waive the requirements
of Section 7031 (b)(1) of the Act with
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Request for Comments on Additional
Participants in Trade in Services
Agreement
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Request for comments.
AGENCY:
On January 15, 2013, the
United States Trade Representative
notified Congress of the
Administration’s intention to enter into
negotiations for a Trade in Services
Agreement (TISA) with an initial group
of 20 trading partners. The January 15
notification states that the group
negotiating TISA ‘‘will expand as
negotiations progress to include others
who share our ambitious goals. This
expansion will help further U.S.
objectives for this agreement rather than
change them.’’ The TISA negotiating
countries agree that two additional
trading partners, Paraguay and
Liechtenstein, are willing and able to
meet the high standards envisioned for
the agreement. The negotiating
countries have formed a consensus to
allow these new participants to join the
negotiations. The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) is
seeking public comments regarding
particular priorities with respect to the
participation of these two countries in
the negotiations.
DATES: Written comments are due by
October 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submissions via on-line:
https://www.regulations.gov. For
alternatives to on-line submissions
please contact Yvonne Jamison at (202)
395–3475.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions concerning requirements for
written comments, please contact
Yvonne Jamison at (202) 395–3475. All
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should be directed to Thomas Fine at
(202) 395–6875.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 15, 2013, Ambassador Kirk
notified Congress of the
Administration’s intention to enter into
the TISA negotiations. The TISA
negotiations will be compatible with
and will build upon the WTO General
Agreement on Trade in Services,
because TISA partners are aiming for a
high-standard agreement, which, at
some point in the future, may be
brought under the auspices of the WTO
Agreement.
The following 20 trading partners
constituted the initial group of TISA
participants: Australia, Canada, Chile,
Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Costa Rica,
European Union on behalf of its member
states, Hong Kong China, Iceland, Israel,
Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand,
Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru,
Switzerland, and Turkey. USTR
solicited public comments on the
agreement through a notification
published in the Federal Register on
January 24, 2013 (Document number:
2013–01497). Comments received
through that process may be reviewed at
https://www.regulations.gov under
docket number USTR–2013–0001.
With the addition of Paraguay and
Liechtenstein to the negotiating group,
the Chair of the interagency Trade
Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) now
invites interested persons to provide
written comments that will assist USTR
in assessing U.S. objectives with regard
to their participation. The TPSC Chair
invites comments on all relevant
matters, and, in particular, with regard
to the nature of any existing barriers to
trade in services with these markets or
issues affecting the supply of services to
these markets through various modes of
supply and technologies.
Public Comment: Requirements for
Submissions
Persons submitting written comments
must do so in English and must identify
(on the first page of the submission)
‘‘Trade in Services Agreement: New
Participants—Paraguay and
Liechtenstein.’’ In order to be assured of
consideration, comments should be
submitted by October 4, 2013. In order
to ensure the timely receipt and
consideration of comments, USTR
strongly encourages commenters to
make on-line submissions, using the
https://www.regulations.gov Web site.
Comments should be submitted under
the following docket: USTR–2013–0029.
To find the docket, enter the docket
number in the ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’
window at the https://
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8455]
Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to the Central Government of
Tajikistan
Pursuant to Section 7031 (b)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (Div. I, Pub.
L. 112-74) (``the Act''), and Department of State Delegation of
Authority Number 245-1, I hereby determine that it is important to the
national interest of the United States to waive the requirements of
Section 7031 (b)(1) of the Act with respect to Tajikistan and I hereby
waive this restriction.
This determination and accompanying Memorandum of justification
shall be reported to the Congress, and the determination shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Dated: June 13, 2012.
Thomas R. Nides,
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources.
Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the
Federal Register September 4, 2013.
[FR Doc. 2013-21878 Filed 9-6-13; 8:45 am]
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