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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 60 / Friday, March 28, 2014 / Notices
Dated: March 21, 2014.
Catherine Bourgeois,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Near Eastern
Affairs, NEA/PI, Department of State.
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
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Request for Comments on an
Environmental Goods Agreement
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AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Request for comments and
notice of public hearing.
[Public Notice 8676]
SUMMARY:
Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘The
World Is an Apple’’: The Still Lifes of
´
Paul Cezanne
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 objects to be
included in the exhibition ‘‘The World
Is an Apple’’: The Still Lifes of Paul
´
Cezanne, 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 Barnes Foundation,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from on or
about June 22, 2014, until on or about
September 22, 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.
SUMMARY:
For
further information, including a list of
the imported objects, 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: March 24, 2014.
Kelly Keiderling,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Department of State.
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On March 21, 2014, the
United States Trade Representative
notified Congress of the
Administration’s intention to enter into
negotiations for a World Trade
Organization Environmental Goods
Agreement. A copy of the notification is
available at www.ustr.gov/sites/default/
files/03212014-Letter-to-Congress.pdf.
The Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative, on behalf of the Trade
Policy Staff Committee (TPSC), is
seeking public comments regarding U.S.
interests and priorities with respect to
this initiative. Comments may be
provided in writing and orally at a
public hearing.
DATES: Written comments are due by
midnight, May 5, 2014. Persons wishing
to testify orally at the hearing must
provide written notification of their
intention, as well as a summary of their
testimony, by midnight, May 5, 2014.
The hearing will be held in Washington,
DC, on June 5, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments from the public
should be submitted electronically at
www.regulations.gov. If you are unable
to provide submissions at
www.regulations.gov, please contact
Yvonne Jamison, Trade Policy Staff
Committee (TPSC), at (202) 395–3475, to
arrange for an alternative method of
transmission.
For
procedural questions concerning written
comments, please contact Yvonne
Jamison, Trade Policy Coordination
Assistant, at the above number. All
other questions regarding this notice
should be directed to Bill McElnea,
Director for Environment and Natural
Resources, at (202) 395–7320.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Background
On January 24, a group of 14 WTO
Members (Australia, Canada, China,
Costa Rica, the European Union, Hong
Kong, Japan, Korea, New Zealand,
Norway, Singapore, Switzerland,
Chinese Taipei, and the United States)
accounting for 86 percent of global trade
in environmental goods announced in a
joint statement their interest in
negotiating an agreement to eliminate
tariffs on environmental goods that are
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needed to protect the environment and
address climate change. Examples of
such environmental goods include solar
panels, wind turbines, and catalytic
converters, among others. The joint
statement is available at: https://
www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/
press-releases/2014/January/USTRFroman-remarks-on-new-talks-towardsincreased-trade-environmental-goods.
The negotiations for an environmental
goods agreement (EGA) will be open to
all WTO Members that are prepared to
eliminate tariffs on a set of
environmental goods, building on the
list of 54 environmental goods endorsed
by APEC Leaders in 2012. The list of 54
environmental goods endorsed by AsiaPacific Leaders is available at https://
www.apec.org/Meeting-Papers/LeadersDeclarations/2012/2012_aelm/2012_
aelm_annexC.aspx. Some WTO
Members charge tariffs as high as 35
percent on some of these products. This
list of products is the starting point for
establishing the scope of the proposed
agreement and we seek comments on
additional products that could be
included in the negotiations.
USTR is observing the relevant
procedures of the Bipartisan Trade
Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (19
U.S.C. 3804) with respect to notifying
and consulting with Congress regarding
such negotiations. The TPSC intends to
hold a public hearing on specific issues
pertaining to negotiations on an
agreement to eliminate tariffs on
environmental goods on June 5, 2014.
Comments From the Public and Hearing
The Chair of the TPSC invites
interested persons to provide written
comments and/or oral testimony at a
public hearing that will assist USTR in
assessing the proposed agreement. The
TPSC Chair invites comments on all
relevant matters, and, in particular, on
the following: (1) Products that the
United States should seek to include
under the EGA, including a detailed
description of the specific product, and
as appropriate, the 6-digit (or 8-digit or
10-digit, where applicable) Harmonized
System tariff classification number; (2)
environmental uses and benefits of the
products being proposed for inclusion;
(3) U.S. trading partners that are
significant producers or consumers of
environmental goods; and (4) how best
to ensure that such an agreement
remains relevant into the future.
A hearing will be held on June 5,
2014, in Rooms 1 and 2, at 1724 F Street
NW., Washington, DC. Persons wishing
to testify at the hearing must provide
written notification of their intention by
May 5, 2014. The notification should
include: (1) The name, address, and
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8676]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition
Determinations: ``The World Is an Apple'': The Still Lifes of Paul
C[eacute]zanne
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, 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 objects to be
included in the exhibition ``The World Is an Apple'': The Still Lifes
of Paul C[eacute]zanne, 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 Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
from on or about June 22, 2014, until on or about September 22, 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
list of the imported objects, 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: March 24, 2014.
Kelly Keiderling,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
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