60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: NEA/PI Online Performance Reporting System (PRS), 17636-17637 [2014-06964]
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• Frequency: Once per Respondent.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this 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
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
Abstract of proposed collection: Form
DS–260 will be used to elicit
information to determine the eligibility
of aliens applying for immigrant visas.
Methodology: The DS–260 will be
submitted electronically to the
Department via the internet. The
applicant will be instructed to print a
confirmation page containing a 2–D bar
code record locator, which will be
scanned at the time of adjudication.
Applicants who submit the electronic
application will no longer submit paperbased applications to the Department.
Dated: March 20, 2014.
Edward Ramotowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8674]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: NEA/PI Online Performance
Reporting System (PRS)
Notice of request for public
comment.
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ACTION:
The Department of State is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the
information collection described below.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we are
requesting comments on this collection
from all interested individuals and
SUMMARY:
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organizations. The purpose of this
notice is to allow 60 days for public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: The Department will accept
comments from the public up to May
27, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Web: Persons with access to the
Internet may use the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) to
comment on this notice by going to
www.Regulations.gov. You can search
for the document by entering ‘‘Public
Notice ####’’ in the Search bar. If
necessary, use the Narrow by Agency
filter option on the Results page.
• Email: mepidatabasecomments@
state.gov.
• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM
submissions): Catherine Bourgeois,
Deputy Director, U.S. Department of
State, Office of the Middle East
Partnership Initiative (NEA/PI), Bureau
of Near Eastern Affairs, NEA Mail
Room—Room 6258, 2201 C St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20520.
• Fax: 202–647–8445.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: 2430 E
St. NW., (23rd and D St. NW.), Navy
Hill—SA–4—Central, Second Floor,
Washington, DC 20037.
You must include the DS form
number (if applicable), information
collection title, and the OMB control
number in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed collection
instrument and supporting documents,
to Markita Cooke, U.S. Department of
State, Office of the Middle East
Partnership Initiative (NEA/PI), Bureau
of Near Eastern Affairs, NEA Mail
Room—Room 6258, 2201 C St. NW.,
Washington DC 20520, who may be
reached on 202–776–8309 or at
CookeMA@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection: NEA/
PI Online Performance Reporting
System (PRS).
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0183.
• Type of Request: Extension.
• Originating Office: NEA/PI.
• Form Number: DS–4127.
• Respondents: Recipients of NEA/PI
grants.
• Estimated Number of Respondents: 75
respondents annually.
• Estimated Number of Responses: 300
per year.
• Average Time per Response: 20 hours.
• Total Estimated Burden Time: 6000
hours.
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• Frequency: quarterly.
• Obligation To Respond: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this 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
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
Since 2002, MEPI has obligated more
than $800 million to over 725
organizations, which carry out more
than 1,000 projects in support of
political, economic, education and
women’s rights reform in 20 countries of
the Middle East and North Africa. As a
normal course of business and in
compliance with 22 U.S.C. 2395(b) and
OMB Guidelines contained in Circular
A–110, recipient organizations are
required to provide, and the U.S. State
Department is required to collect,
periodic program and financial
performance reports. The responsibility
of the State Department to track and
monitor the programmatic and financial
performance necessitates a database that
can help facilitate this in a consistent
and standardized manner. The MEPI
Performance Reporting System (PRS)
enables enhanced monitoring and
evaluation of grants through
standardized collection and storage of
relevant award elements, such as
quarterly progress reports, workplans,
results monitoring plans, grant
agreements, financial reports, and other
business information related to MEPI
implementers. The PRS streamlines
communication with implementers and
allows for rapid identification of
information gaps for specific projects.
Methodology
Information will be entered into PRS
electronically by respondents.
Additional Information:
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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 8674]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: NEA/PI Online
Performance Reporting System (PRS)
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are
requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals
and organizations. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for
public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to May
27, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Web: Persons with access to the Internet may use the
Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) to comment on this notice by
going to www.Regulations.gov. You can search for the document by
entering ``Public Notice '' in the
Search bar. If necessary, use the Narrow by Agency filter option on the
Results page.
Email: mepidatabasecomments@state.gov.
Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Catherine
Bourgeois, Deputy Director, U.S. Department of State, Office of the
Middle East Partnership Initiative (NEA/PI), Bureau of Near Eastern
Affairs, NEA Mail Room--Room 6258, 2201 C St. NW., Washington, DC
20520.
Fax: 202-647-8445.
Hand Delivery or Courier: 2430 E St. NW., (23rd and D St.
NW.), Navy Hill--SA-4--Central, Second Floor, Washington, DC 20037.
You must include the DS form number (if applicable), information
collection title, and the OMB control number in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including
requests for copies of the proposed collection instrument and
supporting documents, to Markita Cooke, U.S. Department of State,
Office of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (NEA/PI), Bureau of
Near Eastern Affairs, NEA Mail Room--Room 6258, 2201 C St. NW.,
Washington DC 20520, who may be reached on 202-776-8309 or at
CookeMA@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection: NEA/PI Online Performance
Reporting System (PRS).
OMB Control Number: 1405-0183.
Type of Request: Extension.
Originating Office: NEA/PI.
Form Number: DS-4127.
Respondents: Recipients of NEA/PI grants.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 75 respondents annually.
Estimated Number of Responses: 300 per year.
Average Time per Response: 20 hours.
Total Estimated Burden Time: 6000 hours.
Frequency: quarterly.
Obligation To Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department.
Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost
burden for this 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 those who are to respond,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you
should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your
personal information, will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
Since 2002, MEPI has obligated more than $800 million to over 725
organizations, which carry out more than 1,000 projects in support of
political, economic, education and women's rights reform in 20
countries of the Middle East and North Africa. As a normal course of
business and in compliance with 22 U.S.C. 2395(b) and OMB Guidelines
contained in Circular A-110, recipient organizations are required to
provide, and the U.S. State Department is required to collect, periodic
program and financial performance reports. The responsibility of the
State Department to track and monitor the programmatic and financial
performance necessitates a database that can help facilitate this in a
consistent and standardized manner. The MEPI Performance Reporting
System (PRS) enables enhanced monitoring and evaluation of grants
through standardized collection and storage of relevant award elements,
such as quarterly progress reports, workplans, results monitoring
plans, grant agreements, financial reports, and other business
information related to MEPI implementers. The PRS streamlines
communication with implementers and allows for rapid identification of
information gaps for specific projects.
Methodology
Information will be entered into PRS electronically by respondents.
Additional Information:
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Dated: March 21, 2014.
Catherine Bourgeois,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, NEA/PI, Department of
State.
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