U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy Notice of Meeting, 4324 [2022-01631]

Download as PDF 4324 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 18 / Thursday, January 27, 2022 / Notices 2000, and Delegation of Authority No. 523 of December 22, 2021. Stacy E. White, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2022–01576 Filed 1–26–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 11636] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy Notice of Meeting The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) will hold a virtual public meeting from 12:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m., Thursday, February 24, 2022. In addition to previewing the 2021 Comprehensive Annual Report on Public Diplomacy and International Broadcasting, the meeting will feature a panel of Public Affairs Officers at U.S. Embassies in Africa, South Central Asia, and the Western Hemisphere. Building on the 2021 Comprehensive Annual Report findings, panelists will address current challenges to and opportunities for the practice of public diplomacy in the field. This meeting is open to the public, including the media and members and staff of governmental and nongovernmental organizations. To obtain the web conference link and password, please register here: https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/fieldperspectives-on-the-practice-of-publicdiplomacy-tickets-247362085657. To request reasonable accommodation, please email ACPD Program Assistant Kristy Zamary at ZamaryKK@state.gov. Please send any request for reasonable accommodation no later than February 11, 2022. Requests received after that date will be considered but might not be possible to fulfill. Attendees should plan to enter the web conference waiting room by 11:50 a.m. to allow for a prompt start. Since 1948, the ACPD has been charged with appraising activities intended to understand, inform, and influence foreign publics and to increase the understanding of, and support for, these same activities. The ACPD conducts research that provides honest assessments of public diplomacy efforts, and disseminates findings through reports, white papers, and other publications. It also holds public symposiums that generate informed discussions on public diplomacy issues and events. The Commission reports to the President, Secretary of State, and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 Jan 26, 2022 Jkt 256001 Congress and is supported by the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. For more information on the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, please visit https:// www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/undersecretary-for-public-diplomacy-andpublic-affairs/united-states-advisorycommission-on-public-diplomacy/, or contact Executive Director Vivian S. Walker at WalkerVS@state.gov or Senior Advisor Deneyse Kirkpatrick at kirkpatrickda2@state.gov. BILLING CODE 4710–45–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 11639] Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Object Being Imported for Conservation, Scientific Research, and Exhibition Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that a certain object, entitled ‘‘A Banquet Still Life’’ by Jan Davidsz. de Heem, being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement with its foreign owner or custodian for temporary conservation, scientific research, and exhibition or display at The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, California, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is of cultural significance, and, further, that its temporary conservation, scientific research, and exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned are in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chi D. Tran, Program Administrator, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202–632–6471; email: section2459@state.gov). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, L/ PD, 2200 C Street NW (SA–5), Suite 5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The foregoing determinations were made pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 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 Frm 00134 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [FR Doc. 2022–01578 Filed 1–26–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P [Docket No. FD 36574] [FR Doc. 2022–01631 Filed 1–26–22; 8:45 am] PO 00000 Stacy E. White, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Vivian S. Walker, Executive Director, U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, Department of State. SUMMARY: No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000, and Delegation of Authority No. 523 of December 22, 2021. Missouri Eastern Railroad, LLC— Change in Operator Exemption With Interchange Commitment—Union Pacific Railroad Company Missouri Eastern Railroad, LLC (MER), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.41 to assume operation of approximately 8.65 miles of rail line between Vigus, Mo. (milepost 19.0) and Rock Island Jct., Mo. (milepost 10.35), along with connected sidings and ancillary tracks (collectively, the Line).1 Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) owns the Line, and Central Midland Railway Company (CMRC) currently operates the Line under a lease.2 According to the verified notice, MER has entered into an agreement with CMRC—with UP’s consent—under which CMRC will assign its interest in the Lease to MER, and under which MER will replace CMRC as the common carrier rail service provider on the Line subject to the same terms, conditions, and restrictions. As required under 49 CFR 1150.43(h)(1), MER certifies in its verified notice that the Lease contains an interchange commitment that applies to traffic that originates or terminates on the Line. Under the interchange commitment, the annual rent due to UP depends on the percentage of rail traffic originating or terminating on the Line that is interchanged with UP via the Terminal Railroad Association of St. 1 MER recently acquired incidental overhead trackage rights over the Line as part of its acquisition of a connecting line. See Mo. E. R.R.— Acquis. & Change of Operator Exemption—V & S Ry., FD 36550 (STB served Nov. 10, 2021). 2 CMRC has been authorized to lease and operate the Line since 2003. See Cent. Midland Ry.––Lease & Operation Exemption––Union Pac. R.R., FD 34308 (STB served Jan. 27, 2003). In 2016, it was authorized to continue to lease and operate the Line under a renewed lease agreement (Lease). See Cent. Midland Ry.––Renewal of Lease Exemption with Interchange Commitment––Union Pac. R.R. Lackland Sub-Div., FD 35989 (STB served Jan. 29, 2016). E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 4324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01631]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11636]


U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy Notice of Meeting

    The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) will hold a 
virtual public meeting from 12:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m., Thursday, 
February 24, 2022. In addition to previewing the 2021 Comprehensive 
Annual Report on Public Diplomacy and International Broadcasting, the 
meeting will feature a panel of Public Affairs Officers at U.S. 
Embassies in Africa, South Central Asia, and the Western Hemisphere. 
Building on the 2021 Comprehensive Annual Report findings, panelists 
will address current challenges to and opportunities for the practice 
of public diplomacy in the field.
    This meeting is open to the public, including the media and members 
and staff of governmental and non-governmental organizations. To obtain 
the web conference link and password, please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/field-perspectives-on-the-practice-of-public-diplomacy-tickets-247362085657. To request reasonable accommodation, 
please email ACPD Program Assistant Kristy Zamary at 
[email protected]. Please send any request for reasonable 
accommodation no later than February 11, 2022. Requests received after 
that date will be considered but might not be possible to fulfill. 
Attendees should plan to enter the web conference waiting room by 11:50 
a.m. to allow for a prompt start.
    Since 1948, the ACPD has been charged with appraising activities 
intended to understand, inform, and influence foreign publics and to 
increase the understanding of, and support for, these same activities. 
The ACPD conducts research that provides honest assessments of public 
diplomacy efforts, and disseminates findings through reports, white 
papers, and other publications. It also holds public symposiums that 
generate informed discussions on public diplomacy issues and events. 
The Commission reports to the President, Secretary of State, and 
Congress and is supported by the Office of the Under Secretary of State 
for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
    For more information on the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public 
Diplomacy, please visit https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-public-diplomacy-and-public-affairs/united-states-advisory-commission-on-public-diplomacy/, or contact Executive Director 
Vivian S. Walker at [email protected] or Senior Advisor Deneyse 
Kirkpatrick at [email protected].

Vivian S. Walker,
Executive Director, U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2022-01631 Filed 1-26-22; 8:45 am]
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