Certification Related to Foreign Military Financing for Colombia Under Section 7045(B)(2)(B) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023, 67420 [2023-21414]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12201]
[Public Notice: 12194]
Certification Related to Foreign Military
Financing for Colombia Under Section
7045(B)(2)(B) of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2023
Notice of Determinations; Culturally
Significant Objects Being Imported for
Exhibition—Determinations:
‘‘Bonnard’s Worlds’’ Exhibition
[Public Notice: 12193]
Notice is hereby given of the
following determinations: I hereby
determine that certain objects being
imported from abroad pursuant to
agreements with their foreign owners or
custodians for temporary display in the
exhibition ‘‘Bonnard’s Worlds’’ at the
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth,
Texas; The Phillips Collection,
Washington, District of Columbia; and
at possible additional exhibitions or
venues yet to be determined, are of
cultural significance, and, further, that
their temporary exhibition or display
within the United States as
aforementioned is in the national
interest. I have ordered that Public
Notice of these determinations be
published in the Federal Register.
SUMMARY:
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Pursuant to the authority vested in the
Secretary of State, including under
section 7045(b)(2)(B) of the Department
of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2023 (Div. K, Pub. L. 117–328), I hereby
certify that:
(I) the Special Jurisdiction for Peace
and other judicial authorities, as
appropriate, are sentencing perpetrators
of gross violations of human rights,
including those with command
responsibility, to deprivation of liberty;
(II) the Government of Colombia is
making consistent progress in reducing
threats and attacks against human rights
defenders and other civil society
activists, and judicial authorities are
prosecuting and punishing those
responsible for ordering and carrying
out such attacks;
(III) the Government of Colombia is
making consistent progress in protecting
Afro-Colombian and Indigenous
communities and is respecting their
rights and territories;
(IV) senior military officers credibly
alleged, or whose units are credibly
alleged, to be responsible for ordering,
committing, and covering up cases of
false positives and other extrajudicial
killings, or of committing other gross
violations of human rights, or of
conducting illegal communications
intercepts or other illicit surveillance,
are being held accountable, including
removal from active duty if found guilty
through criminal, administrative, or
disciplinary proceedings; and
(V) the Colombian Armed Forces are
cooperating fully with the requirements
described in (I) through (IV) above.
This Certification shall be published
in the Federal Register and shall be
transmitted, along with the
accompanying Memorandum of
Justification, to Congress.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reed Liriano, Program Coordinator,
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.
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), 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,
Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of
August 28, 2000, and Delegation of
Authority No. 523 of December 22,
2021.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Nicole L. Elkon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional
and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department
of State.
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Dated: September 15, 2023.
Antony J. Blinken,
Secretary of State.
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60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: PEPFAR Program
Expenditures
Notice of request for public
comment.
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
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
November 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Web: Persons with access to the
internet may comment on this notice by
going to www.Regulations.gov. You can
search for the document by entering
‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2023–0031’’ in
the Search field. Then click the
‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete
the comment form.
• Email: GHSD_FinancialOps@
state.gov.
• Regular Mail: Send written
comments to: Bureau of Global Health
Security & Diplomacy (S/GHSD), U.S.
Department of State, SA–22, 1800 G
Street NW, Suite 10300, Washington,
DC 20006.
• Fax: 202–663–2979.
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 Irum Zaidi, 1800 G St. NW, Suite
10300, SA–22, Washington, DC 20006,
who may be reached on 202–663–2588
or at ZaidiIF@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
PEPFAR Program Expenditures.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0208.
• Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Office of the
U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and
Health Diplomacy (S/GAC).
• Form Number: DS–4213.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12201]
Certification Related to Foreign Military Financing for Colombia
Under Section 7045(B)(2)(B) of the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023
Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of State,
including under section 7045(b)(2)(B) of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 (Div.
K, Pub. L. 117-328), I hereby certify that:
(I) the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and other judicial
authorities, as appropriate, are sentencing perpetrators of gross
violations of human rights, including those with command
responsibility, to deprivation of liberty;
(II) the Government of Colombia is making consistent progress in
reducing threats and attacks against human rights defenders and other
civil society activists, and judicial authorities are prosecuting and
punishing those responsible for ordering and carrying out such attacks;
(III) the Government of Colombia is making consistent progress in
protecting Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities and is respecting
their rights and territories;
(IV) senior military officers credibly alleged, or whose units are
credibly alleged, to be responsible for ordering, committing, and
covering up cases of false positives and other extrajudicial killings,
or of committing other gross violations of human rights, or of
conducting illegal communications intercepts or other illicit
surveillance, are being held accountable, including removal from active
duty if found guilty through criminal, administrative, or disciplinary
proceedings; and
(V) the Colombian Armed Forces are cooperating fully with the
requirements described in (I) through (IV) above.
This Certification shall be published in the Federal Register and
shall be transmitted, along with the accompanying Memorandum of
Justification, to Congress.
Dated: September 15, 2023.
Antony J. Blinken,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-21414 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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