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Abstract of Proposed Collection
Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),
8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E), includes
provisions for the nonimmigrant
classification of a national of a country
with which the United States maintains
an appropriate treaty of commerce and
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States to: (i) Carry on substantial trade,
including trade in services or
technology, principally between the
United States and the treaty country; or
(ii) develop and direct the operations of
an enterprise in which the national has
invested, or is actively in the process of
investing. Form DS–156E is completed
by foreign nationals seeking
nonimmigrant treaty trader/investor
visas to the United States. The
Department will use the DS–156E to
elicit information necessary to
determine a foreign national’s visa
eligibility.
Methodology
After completing Form DS–160,
Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application,
applicants will fill out the DS–156E
online, print the form, and submit it in
person or via mail.
Dated: April 29, 2016.
Ed Ramotowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9568]
Updated List of Goods and Services
Produced by Independent Cuban
Entrepreneurs Authorized for
Importation
Department of State.
Subagency: Bureau of Economic and
Business Affairs.
ACTION: Notice, publication of updated
list of goods and services produced by
independent Cuban entrepreneurs
authorized for importation into the
United States.
AGENCY:
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On April 22, 2016, the
Department of State published on its
Web site an updated list of goods and
services produced by independent
Cuban entrepreneurs whose importation
into the United States is authorized by
the Department of the Treasury’s Cuban
Assets Control Regulations (‘‘CACR’’).
This list updates the version of the list
published on February 13, 2015. These
changes allow for more engagement
with Cuba’s private sector through new
business opportunities.
DATES: April 22, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of Economic Sanctions Policy
and Implementation, tel.: 202–647–
7489; Office of the Coordinator for
Cuban Affairs, tel.: 202–647–9273,
Department of State, Washington, DC
20520 (not toll-free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Electronic Availability
This document and additional
information concerning the List are
available from the Department of State’s
Web site (https://www.state.gov/e/eb/tfs/
spi/cuba/515582/237471.htm).
Additional information about the
President’s new course on Cuba is also
on the Web site (www.state.gov/p/wha/
ci/cu/cuba/).
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Background
On January 16, 2015, the Department
of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign
Assets Control (OFAC) published a final
rule in the Federal Register (80 FR
2291, Jan. 16, 2015) amending the
Cuban Assets Control Regulations
(CACR), 31 CFR part 515, to implement
the President’s December 17, 2014,
policy announcement on Cuba. Section
515.582 of the CACR was added to
authorize persons subject to U.S.
jurisdiction to engage in all transactions,
including payments, necessary to
import certain goods and services
produced by independent Cuban
entrepreneurs as determined by the
State Department as set forth on the
State Department’s Section 515.582 List.
Empowering the Cuban people and
Cuban civil society is central to the
Administration’s approach to Cuba,
which seeks to create new opportunities
for Cuba’s nascent private sector. The
State Department’s Section 515.582 List
was first published February 13, 2015
on its Web site and went into effect
immediately upon publication.
On April 22, 2016, the State
Department updated the Section
515.582 List, authorizing persons
subject to U.S. jurisdiction to import
coffee and additional textiles and textile
articles produced by independent
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Cuban entrepreneurs, in addition to the
items previously authorized. The
updated List also removes the
requirement that imports of authorized
goods need to be made directly from
Cuba. These changes allow for more
engagement with Cuba’s private sector
through new business opportunities.
The List published on the State
Department’s Web site on April 22,
2016, replaces in full the version of the
List published on February 13, 2015.
The List is as follows, and may be
updated by the State Department
periodically.
U.S. Department of State
Section 515.582
List
Goods and Services Eligible for
Importation
In accordance with the policy changes
announced by the President on
December 17, 2014, to further engage
and empower the Cuban people, Section
515.582 of the Cuban Assets Control
Regulations (31 CFR part 515—the
CACR) authorizes the importation into
the United States of certain goods and
services produced by independent
Cuban entrepreneurs as determined by
the State Department as set forth on the
Section 515.582 List, below.
Goods
The goods whose import is authorized
by Section 515.582 are goods produced
by independent Cuban entrepreneurs, as
demonstrated by documentary evidence,
that are imported into the United States,
except for goods specified in the
following sections/chapters of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS):
• Section I: Live Animals; Animal
Products
Æ All chapters
• Section II: Vegetable Products
Æ All chapters, except Chapter 9
heading 0901 (coffee)
**Please note that exporters will be
required to prove that they have met all
sanitary and phytosanitary standards,
including food safety.
• Section III: Animal or Vegetable Fats
and Oils and their Cleavage
Products; Prepared Edible Fats;
Animal or Vegetable Waxes
Æ All chapters
• Section IV: Prepared Foodstuffs;
Beverages, Spirits, and Vinegar;
Tobacco and Manufactured Tobacco
Substitutes
Æ All chapters
• Section V: Mineral Products
Æ All chapters
• Section VI: Products of the Chemical
or Allied Industries
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Æ Chapters 28–32; 35–36, 38
• Section XV: Base Metals and Articles
of Base Metal
Æ Chapters 72–81
• Section XVI: Machinery and
Mechanical Appliances; Electrical
Equipment; Parts Thereof; Sound
Recorders and Reproducers,
Television Image and Sound
Recorders and Reproducers, and
Parts and Accessories of Such
Articles
Æ All chapters
• Section XVII: Vehicles, Aircraft,
Vessels, and Associated
Transportation Equipment
Æ All chapters
• Section XIX: Arms and Ammunition;
Parts and Accessories Thereof
Æ All chapters
This list does not supersede or excuse
compliance with any additional
requirements in U.S. law or regulation,
including the relevant duties as set forth
on the HTS.
For travelers importing authorized
goods into the United States pursuant to
§ 515.582 as accompanied baggage, the
$400 monetary limit set forth in
§ 515.560(c)(3) does not apply to such
goods, but goods may be subject to
applicable duties, fees, and taxes.
Services
The authorized services pursuant to
31 CFR 515.582 are services supplied by
an independent Cuban entrepreneur in
Cuba, as demonstrated by documentary
evidence. Persons subject to U.S.
jurisdiction engaging in import
transactions involving services supplied
by an independent Cuban entrepreneur
pursuant to § 515.582 are required to
obtain documentary evidence that
demonstrates the entrepreneur’s
independent status, such as a copy of a
license to be self-employed issued by
the Cuban government or, in the case of
an entity, evidence that demonstrates
that the entrepreneur is a private entity
that is not owned or controlled by the
Cuban government. Supply of services
must comply with other applicable state
and federal laws.
Note 1: All payments in settlement of
transactions authorized by § 515.582 should
reference this section in order to avoid
having them rejected.
Note 2: The authorization in § 515.582 of
the CACR does not supersede or excuse
compliance with U.S. laws or regulations or
any other additional requirements.
Note 3: The Department of State, in
consultation with other federal agencies,
reserves the right to update this document
periodically. Any subsequent updates will
take effect when published on the Web page
of the Bureau of Economic and Business
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Affairs’ Office of Sanctions Policy and
Implementation (https://www.state.gov/e/eb/
tfs/spi). Updates will also be published in the
Federal Register. For further information,
please contact the State Department at 202–
647–7489.
Note 4: For provisions relating to
recordkeeping and reports, see 31 CFR
501.601 and 501.602 and 19 CFR part 163.
With this notice, the Department of
State is publishing its April 22, 2016,
Section 515.582 List.
Charles H. Rivkin,
Assistant Secretary, Economic and Business
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016–11730 Filed 5–17–16; 8:45 am]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 35995]
South Carolina Division of Public
Railways d/b/a Palmetto Railways—
Acquisition Exemption—Hampton &
Branchville Railroad Company
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South Carolina Division of Public
Railways d/b/a Palmetto Railways
(Palmetto), a Class III rail carrier, has
filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire three
connecting line segments that constitute
the entire rail line of Hampton &
Branchville Railroad Company (H&B), a
total distance of approximately 45.77
miles in Colleton and Hampton
Counties, S.C. (H&B Line): (1) From a
connection with CSX Transportation,
Inc., at milepost 0.0 in Hampton to
milepost 16.8 at H&B Junction, a
distance of 16.8 miles; (2) from the end
of track at milepost 462.37 in Lodge
through H&B Junction and Stokes to the
end of track at milepost 443.18 in
Walterboro, a distance of 19.19 miles;
and (3) from approximately milepost
447 at Stokes to the end of track at
milepost 456.78 in Canadys, a distance
of 9.78 miles.1
Palmetto has certified that the
transaction does not involve any
provision or agreement that would limit
future interchange with a third-party
connecting carrier.
Palmetto states that its projected
annual revenues as a result of this
transaction will not result in Palmetto’s
1 Palmetto states that no rail service has been
provided on the H&B Line since H&B’s final
customer ceased rail shipments in December 2012.
Palmetto also states that the stub track between
H&B Junction and Lodge has not been in service
since 1986, and the stub track between Stokes and
Walterboro has not been in service since 1989.
According to Palmetto, certain trackage on both
stubs has been removed, but neither segment has
been abandoned.
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becoming a Class II or Class I rail
carrier, but that its projected annual
revenues will exceed $5 million.
Accordingly, Palmetto is required, at
least 60 days before this exemption is to
become effective, to send notice of the
transaction to the national offices of the
labor unions with employees on the
affected line, post a copy of the notice
at the workplace of the employees on
the affected line, and certify to the
Board that it has done so. 49 CFR
1150.42(e). Palmetto’s verified notice,
however, includes a request to waive
that requirement. Palmetto states that
H&B has not conducted any rail
operations in more than three years and
does not have any employees, other
than its president. Palmetto asserts that
providing the 60-day notice would serve
no useful purpose because it is merely
acquiring the Line to prevent
abandonment. Palmetto’s waiver request
will be addressed in a separate decision.
Palmetto states that it expects to
consummate the transaction on or after
August 5, 2016.2 The Board will
establish in the decision on the waiver
request the earliest date this transaction
may be consummated.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions to stay must be
filed no later than May 25, 2016.
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
35995, must be filed with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on Thomas J. Litwiler,
Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker
Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV’’.
Decided: May 13, 2016.
2 Palmetto states that H&B and Palmetto have
agreed upon the terms of an Asset Purchase and
Sale Agreement providing for Palmetto’s acquisition
of all of H&B’s right, title, and interest in the H&B
Line. According to Palmetto, the Agreement will be
fully executed after Palmetto receives the necessary
state agency approvals. Palmetto states that it will
concurrently execute a Loan and Security
Agreement with Colleton County Intermodal
Corporation (CCIC) and Colleton County providing
for CCIC’s financing of the acquisition transaction
through the issuance of economic development
revenue bonds.
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By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Tammy Lowery,
Clearance Clerk.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Determination Regarding Waiver of
Discriminatory Purchasing
Requirements With Respect to Goods
and Services of Ukraine
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Determination regarding waiver
of discriminatory purchasing
requirements under the Trade
Agreements Act of 1979.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Effective May 18, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Pietan, Director of International
Procurement Policy, Office of the
United States Trade Representative,
(202) 395–9646.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
November 11, 2015, the WTO
Committee on Government Procurement
approved the accession of Ukraine to
the World Trade Organization (‘‘WTO’’)
Agreement on Government Procurement
(‘‘GPA’’). Ukraine submitted its
instrument of accession to the SecretaryGeneral of the WTO on April 18, 2016.
The GPA will enter into force for
Ukraine on May 18, 2016. The United
States, which is also a party to the GPA,
has agreed to waive discriminatory
purchasing requirements for eligible
products and suppliers of Ukraine
beginning on May 18, 2016. Section 1–
201 of Executive Order 12260 of
December 31, 1980 delegated the
functions of the President under
sections 301 and 302 of the Trade
Agreements Act of 1979 (‘‘the Trade
Agreements Act’’) (19 U.S.C. 2511,
2512) to the United States Trade
Representative.
Determination: In conformity with
sections 301 and 302 of the Trade
Agreements Act, and in order to carry
out U.S. obligations under the GPA, I
hereby determine that:
1. Ukraine has become a party to the
GPA and will provide appropriate
reciprocal competitive government
procurement opportunities to United
States products and services and
suppliers of such products and services.
In accordance with section 301(b)(1) of
the Trade Agreements Act, Ukraine is so
designated for purposes of section
301(a) of the Trade Agreements Act.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9568]
Updated List of Goods and Services Produced by Independent Cuban
Entrepreneurs Authorized for Importation
AGENCY: Department of State.
Subagency: Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs.
ACTION: Notice, publication of updated list of goods and services
produced by independent Cuban entrepreneurs authorized for importation
into the United States.
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SUMMARY: On April 22, 2016, the Department of State published on its
Web site an updated list of goods and services produced by independent
Cuban entrepreneurs whose importation into the United States is
authorized by the Department of the Treasury's Cuban Assets Control
Regulations (``CACR''). This list updates the version of the list
published on February 13, 2015. These changes allow for more engagement
with Cuba's private sector through new business opportunities.
DATES: April 22, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Economic Sanctions Policy
and Implementation, tel.: 202-647-7489; Office of the Coordinator for
Cuban Affairs, tel.: 202-647-9273, Department of State, Washington, DC
20520 (not toll-free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
This document and additional information concerning the List are
available from the Department of State's Web site (https://www.state.gov/e/eb/tfs/spi/cuba/515582/237471.htm). Additional
information about the President's new course on Cuba is also on the Web
site (www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/cu/cuba/).
Background
On January 16, 2015, the Department of the Treasury's Office of
Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published a final rule in the Federal
Register (80 FR 2291, Jan. 16, 2015) amending the Cuban Assets Control
Regulations (CACR), 31 CFR part 515, to implement the President's
December 17, 2014, policy announcement on Cuba. Section 515.582 of the
CACR was added to authorize persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction to
engage in all transactions, including payments, necessary to import
certain goods and services produced by independent Cuban entrepreneurs
as determined by the State Department as set forth on the State
Department's Section 515.582 List. Empowering the Cuban people and
Cuban civil society is central to the Administration's approach to
Cuba, which seeks to create new opportunities for Cuba's nascent
private sector. The State Department's Section 515.582 List was first
published February 13, 2015 on its Web site and went into effect
immediately upon publication.
On April 22, 2016, the State Department updated the Section 515.582
List, authorizing persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction to import coffee
and additional textiles and textile articles produced by independent
Cuban entrepreneurs, in addition to the items previously authorized.
The updated List also removes the requirement that imports of
authorized goods need to be made directly from Cuba. These changes
allow for more engagement with Cuba's private sector through new
business opportunities.
The List published on the State Department's Web site on April 22,
2016, replaces in full the version of the List published on February
13, 2015. The List is as follows, and may be updated by the State
Department periodically.
U.S. Department of State
Section 515.582 List
Goods and Services Eligible for Importation
In accordance with the policy changes announced by the President on
December 17, 2014, to further engage and empower the Cuban people,
Section 515.582 of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (31 CFR part
515--the CACR) authorizes the importation into the United States of
certain goods and services produced by independent Cuban entrepreneurs
as determined by the State Department as set forth on the Section
515.582 List, below.
Goods
The goods whose import is authorized by Section 515.582 are goods
produced by independent Cuban entrepreneurs, as demonstrated by
documentary evidence, that are imported into the United States, except
for goods specified in the following sections/chapters of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS):
Section I: Live Animals; Animal Products
[cir] All chapters
Section II: Vegetable Products
[cir] All chapters, except Chapter 9 heading 0901 (coffee)
**Please note that exporters will be required to prove that they
have met all sanitary and phytosanitary standards, including food
safety.
Section III: Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils and their
Cleavage Products; Prepared Edible Fats; Animal or Vegetable Waxes
[cir] All chapters
Section IV: Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages, Spirits, and
Vinegar; Tobacco and Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes
[cir] All chapters
Section V: Mineral Products
[cir] All chapters
Section VI: Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries
[cir] Chapters 28-32; 35-36, 38
Section XV: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal
[cir] Chapters 72-81
Section XVI: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Electrical
Equipment; Parts Thereof; Sound Recorders and Reproducers, Television
Image and Sound Recorders and Reproducers, and Parts and Accessories of
Such Articles
[cir] All chapters
Section XVII: Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels, and Associated
Transportation Equipment
[cir] All chapters
Section XIX: Arms and Ammunition; Parts and Accessories
Thereof
[cir] All chapters
This list does not supersede or excuse compliance with any additional
requirements in U.S. law or regulation, including the relevant duties
as set forth on the HTS.
For travelers importing authorized goods into the United States
pursuant to Sec. 515.582 as accompanied baggage, the $400 monetary
limit set forth in Sec. 515.560(c)(3) does not apply to such goods,
but goods may be subject to applicable duties, fees, and taxes.
Services
The authorized services pursuant to 31 CFR 515.582 are services
supplied by an independent Cuban entrepreneur in Cuba, as demonstrated
by documentary evidence. Persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction engaging
in import transactions involving services supplied by an independent
Cuban entrepreneur pursuant to Sec. 515.582 are required to obtain
documentary evidence that demonstrates the entrepreneur's independent
status, such as a copy of a license to be self-employed issued by the
Cuban government or, in the case of an entity, evidence that
demonstrates that the entrepreneur is a private entity that is not
owned or controlled by the Cuban government. Supply of services must
comply with other applicable state and federal laws.
Note 1: All payments in settlement of transactions authorized
by Sec. 515.582 should reference this section in order to avoid
having them rejected.
Note 2: The authorization in Sec. 515.582 of the CACR does not
supersede or excuse compliance with U.S. laws or regulations or any
other additional requirements.
Note 3: The Department of State, in consultation with other
federal agencies, reserves the right to update this document
periodically. Any subsequent updates will take effect when published
on the Web page of the Bureau of Economic and Business
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Affairs' Office of Sanctions Policy and Implementation (https://www.state.gov/e/eb/tfs/spi). Updates will also be published in the
Federal Register. For further information, please contact the State
Department at 202-647-7489.
Note 4: For provisions relating to recordkeeping and reports,
see 31 CFR 501.601 and 501.602 and 19 CFR part 163.
With this notice, the Department of State is publishing its April
22, 2016, Section 515.582 List.
Charles H. Rivkin,
Assistant Secretary, Economic and Business Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-11730 Filed 5-17-16; 8:45 am]
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