Notice of Department of State Sanctions Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Syria, 6405-6406 [2021-00951]
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Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan
Application Deadline Date: 10/12/2021.
Submit completed loan
applications to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and
Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
ADDRESSES:
A.
Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050,
Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that as a result of the
President’s major disaster declaration on
01/12/2021, applications for disaster
loans may be filed at the address listed
above or other locally announced
locations.
The following areas have been
determined to be adversely affected by
the disaster:
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Primary Parishes (Physical Damage and
Economic Injury Loans): Jefferson,
Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines,
Saint Bernard, Terrebonne.
Contiguous Parishes (Economic Injury
Loans Only):
Louisiana: Assumption, Saint Charles,
Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint
Tammany, St John The Baptist,
Tangipahoa.
The Interest Rates are:
Percent
For Physical Damage:
Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere ...............................................................................................................................
Homeowners Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..........................................................................................................................
Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................................................................................................................
Businesses Without Credit Available Elsewhere .............................................................................................................................
Non-Profit Organizations With Credit Available Elsewhere .............................................................................................................
Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ........................................................................................................
For Economic Injury:
Businesses & Small Agricultural Cooperatives Without Credit Available Elsewhere ......................................................................
Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ........................................................................................................
The number assigned to this disaster
for physical damage is 168428 and for
economic injury is 168430.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number 59008)
Cynthia Pitts,
Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster
Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2021–01177 Filed 1–19–21; 8:45 am]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
[Disaster Declaration #16844 and #16845;
Utah Disaster Number UT–00080]
Presidential Declaration of a Major
Disaster for Public Assistance Only for
the State of Utah
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
A.
Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050,
Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number 59008)
Notice is
hereby given that as a result of the
President’s major disaster declaration on
01/12/2021, Private Non-Profit
organizations that provide essential
services of a governmental nature may
file disaster loan applications at the
address listed above or other locally
announced locations.
The following areas have been
determined to be adversely affected by
the disaster:
[FR Doc. 2021–01178 Filed 1–19–21; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Primary Counties: Davis, Morgan, Salt
Lake, Weber.
The Interest Rates are:
This is a Notice of the
Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for Public Assistance Only for
the State of Utah (FEMA–4578–DR),
dated 01/12/2021.
Incident: Straight-line Winds.
Incident Period: 09/07/2020 through
09/08/2020.
DATES: Issued on 01/12/2021.
Physical Loan Application Deadline
Date: 03/15/2021.
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan
Application Deadline Date: 10/12/2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan
applications to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and
Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
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For Physical Damage:
Non-Profit Organizations With
Credit Available Elsewhere ...
Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere .....................................
For Economic Injury:
Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere .....................................
2.750
2.750
2.750
The number assigned to this disaster
for physical damage is 16844B and for
economic injury is 168450.
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Cynthia Pitts,
Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster
Assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11318]
Notice of Department of State
Sanctions Blocking Property and
Suspending Entry of Certain Persons
Contributing to the Situation in Syria
The Secretary of State has
imposed sanctions on three individuals.
DATES: The Secretary of State’s
determination and selection of certain
sanctions to be imposed upon the two
persons identified in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
were effective on November 9, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Taylor Ruggles, Director, Office of
Economic Sanctions Policy and
Implementation, Bureau of Economic
and Business Affairs, Department of
State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.: (202)
647–7677, email: RugglesTV@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Section 2(a) of E.O. 13894 of October
14, 2019, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce,
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and
the United States Trade Representative,
and with the President of the ExportImport Bank, the Chairman of the Board
SUMMARY:
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of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, and other agencies and officials
as appropriate, is authorized to impose
on a person any of the sanctions
described in section 2(c) of E.O. 13894
upon determining that the person met
any criteria set forth in section 2(a)(i) or
section 2(a)(ii) of E.O. 13894.
The Secretary of State has
determined, pursuant to Section
2(a)(i)(A) of E.O. 13894, that Saqr
Rustom and the National Defense Forces
are responsible for or complicit in, have
directly or indirectly engaged in,
attempted to engage in, or financed, the
obstruction, disruption, or prevention of
a ceasefire in northern Syria.
Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(c) of
E.O. 13894, the Secretary of State has
selected the following sanctions to be
imposed upon Saqr Rustom and the
National Defense Forces:
• Block all property and interests in
property that are in the United States,
that hereafter come within the United
States, or that are or hereafter come
within the possession or control of any
United States person of Saqr Rustom
and the National Defense Forces, and
provide that such property and interests
in property may not be transferred, paid,
exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt
in (Section 2(c)(iv) of E.O. 13894).
Peter D. Haas,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Economic and Business Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2021–00951 Filed 1–19–21; 8:45 am]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Determination Pursuant to
Section 301: Austria’s Digital Services
Tax
Office of the United States
Trade Representative (USTR).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Trade
Representative has determined that
Austria’s Digital Services Tax (DST) is
unreasonable or discriminatory and
burdens or restricts U.S. commerce and
thus is actionable under Section 301.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions concerning the investigation,
please contact Thomas Au or Patrick
Childress, Assistant General Counsels at
(202) 395–0380 and (202) 395–9531,
respectively, Robert Tanner, Director,
Services and Investment at (202) 395–
6125, or Michael Rogers, Director,
Europe and the Middle East at (202)
395–2684.
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III. Determination on the Act, Policy, or
Practice Under Investigation
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Austria’s DST
Based on information obtained during
the investigation, USTR has prepared a
comprehensive report on Austria’s DST
(Austria DST Report). The Austria DST
Report, which is posted on the USTR
website at https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/
enforcement/section-301-investigations/
section-301-digital-services-taxes,
includes a full description of Austria’s
DST. To summarize, Austria’s DST
imposes a 5% tax on gross revenues
from digital advertising services
provided in Austria. The DST applies
only to companies with annual global
revenues of Ö750 million or more, and
annual revenues from digital advertising
services in Austria of Ö25 million or
more.
II. Proceedings in the Investigation
On June 2, 2020, the U.S. Trade
Representative initiated an investigation
of Austria’s DST pursuant to section
302(b)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (Trade Act). See 85 FR 34709
(June 5, 2020) (notice of initiation). The
notice of initiation solicited written
comments on, inter alia, the following
aspects of Austria’s DST: Discrimination
against U.S. companies, retroactivity,
and possibly unreasonable tax policy.
With respect to tax policy, USTR
solicited comments on, inter alia,
whether the DST diverged from
principles reflected in the U.S. and
international tax systems including
extraterritoriality, taxing revenue not
income, and a purpose of penalizing
particular technology companies for
their commercial success.
Interested persons filed over 380
written submissions in response to the
notice of initiation. The public
submissions are available on
www.regulations.gov in docket number
USTR–2020–0022.
Under Section 303 of the Trade Act,
the U.S. Trade Representative requested
consultations with the Government of
Austria regarding the issues involved in
the investigation. Consultations were
held on December 21, 2020.
As noted, based on information
obtained during the investigation, USTR
has prepared and published the Austria
DST Report, which includes a
comprehensive discussion on whether
the acts, policies, and practices under
investigation are actionable under
Section 301(b) of the Trade Act. The
Austria DST Report supports findings
that Austria’s DST is unreasonable or
discriminatory and burdens or restricts
U.S. commerce.
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Based on the information obtained
during the investigation, and taking
account of public comments and the
advice of the Section 301 Committee
and advisory committees, the U.S. Trade
Representative has made the following
determination under sections 301(b) and
304(a) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C.
2411(b) and 2414(a)): the act, policy, or
practice covered in the investigation,
namely Austria’s DST, is unreasonable
or discriminatory and burdens or
restricts U.S. commerce, and thus is
actionable under section 301(b) of the
Trade Act. In particular:
1. Austria’s DST, by its structure and
operation, discriminates against U.S.
digital companies.
2. Austria’s DST is unreasonable
because it is inconsistent with
principles of international taxation.
3. Austria’s DST burdens or restricts
U.S. commerce.
IV. Further Proceedings
Sections 301(b) and 304(a)(1)(B) of the
Trade Act provide that if the U.S. Trade
Representative determines that an act,
policy, or practice of a foreign country
is unreasonable or discriminatory and
burdens or restricts United States
commerce, the U.S. Trade
Representative shall determine what
action, if any, to take under Section
301(b). These matters will be addressed
in subsequent proceedings under
Section 301.
Joseph Barloon,
General Counsel, Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2021–01173 Filed 1–19–21; 8:45 am]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Determination Pursuant to
Section 301: The United Kingdom’s
Digital Services Tax
Office of the United States
Trade Representative (USTR).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Trade
Representative has determined that the
United Kingdom’s Digital Services Tax
(DST) is unreasonable or discriminatory
and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce
and thus is actionable under Section
301.
SUMMARY:
For
questions concerning the investigation,
please contact Thomas Au or Patrick
Childress, Assistant General Counsels at
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11318]
Notice of Department of State Sanctions Blocking Property and
Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in
Syria
SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has imposed sanctions on three
individuals.
DATES: The Secretary of State's determination and selection of certain
sanctions to be imposed upon the two persons identified in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section were effective on November 9, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor Ruggles, Director, Office of
Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation, Bureau of Economic and
Business Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.:
(202) 647-7677, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 2(a) of E.O. 13894 of
October 14, 2019, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and the United States Trade Representative, and with
the President of the Export-Import Bank, the Chairman of the Board
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of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and other agencies and
officials as appropriate, is authorized to impose on a person any of
the sanctions described in section 2(c) of E.O. 13894 upon determining
that the person met any criteria set forth in section 2(a)(i) or
section 2(a)(ii) of E.O. 13894.
The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section
2(a)(i)(A) of E.O. 13894, that Saqr Rustom and the National Defense
Forces are responsible for or complicit in, have directly or indirectly
engaged in, attempted to engage in, or financed, the obstruction,
disruption, or prevention of a ceasefire in northern Syria.
Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(c) of E.O. 13894, the Secretary of
State has selected the following sanctions to be imposed upon Saqr
Rustom and the National Defense Forces:
Block all property and interests in property that are in
the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or
that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any
United States person of Saqr Rustom and the National Defense Forces,
and provide that such property and interests in property may not be
transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in (Section
2(c)(iv) of E.O. 13894).
Peter D. Haas,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-00951 Filed 1-19-21; 8:45 am]
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