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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.
Nicole L. Elkon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional
and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department
of State.
[FR Doc. 2024–07633 Filed 4–10–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12375]
Computer Matching Agreement
Between the Social Security
Administration and the Department of
State Office of Retirement
Department of State (DOS).
Notice of New Matching
Program.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Social Security
Administration (SSA) will provide the
Department of State, Office of
Retirement (DOS) Social Security
numbers (SSN) verifications and Social
Security disability benefit information
concerning disability annuitants who
are receiving Foreign Service Disability
Annuity. DOS will use the benefit
information to determine the offset
amount for Foreign Service Disability
Annuity payments.
DATES: Please submit comments on or
before June 18, 2024. The matching
program will begin on June 18, 2024,
unless comments have been received
from interested members of the public
that require modification and
republication of the notice. The
matching program will continue for 18
months from the beginning date and
may be extended an additional 12
months if the respective Data Integrity
Boards determine that the matching
program will be conducted without
change; and DOS and SSA have
conducted the matching program in
compliance with the original agreement.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
via mail to: Edward Capers, Jr., Director,
Department of State, Office of
Retirement, Room SA–1 H620, 2401 E
ST NW, Washington, DC 20522,
telephone (202) 261–8960, or via email
at CapersE@State.Gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Farrar, Deputy Director,
Department of State, Office of
Retirement, at (202) 261–8961.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOS is
required to reduce the Foreign Service
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Disability annuities of individuals
receiving Social Security disability
benefits. DOS must rely on the
annuitant to report the correct amount
of Social Security benefits. However,
DOS has found that many beneficiaries
fail to report accurate information.
Information from SSA is the most
effective means available for verifying
receipt and amount of Social Security
disability benefits. The most costeffective and efficient way to obtain this
information is via the computer transfer
matching process.
Participating Agencies: DOS and SSA.
Authority for Conducting the
Matching Program: DOS’s authority to
participate in this matching program
derives from the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the
Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988, and the
regulations and guidance promulgated
thereunder. Section 1106 of the Social
Security Act (Act) (42 U.S.C. 1306) and
the regulations promulgated thereunder
provide legal authority for SSA’s
disclosures in this agreement (20 CFR
part 401). Section 7213 of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA) (Pub. L.
108–458) provides SSA authority to add
a death indicator to verification routines
that the agency determines to be
appropriate.
Purpose(s): The purpose of this
matching program between DOS and
SSA is to assist DOS in meeting its legal
obligation to offset specific benefits
payable by DOS to Foreign Service
disability annuitants, child survivor
annuitants, and spousal survivor
annuitants. SSA will disclose to DOS
benefit information regarding
individuals who receive benefits from
SSA under Title II of the Social Security
Act, which DOS will use to determine
an individual’s eligibility to receive
benefits from DOS and to compute the
benefits it provides at the correct rate.
Categories of Individuals: The
individuals about whom DOS maintains
information that are involved in this
matching program include retired
Federal Foreign Service employees who
are eligible or potentially eligible to
receive a disability annuity from DOS
(Foreign Service disability annuitants),
and surviving children and surviving
spouses of those Foreign Service
disability annuitants who are
themselves eligible or potentially
eligible to receive an annuity from DOS.
The individuals about who SSA
maintains information that are involved
in this matching program include those
who receive benefits from SSA under
Title II of the Social Security Act.
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Categories of Records: The categories
of records involved in the data match
from DOS include information about
those individuals who have applied for
or are eligible or potentially eligible for
Foreign Service disability annuitant
benefits. Specifically, full name, Social
Security number (SSN), date of birth,
and a system indicator required to
extract information from SSA’s systems.
For those individuals for whom SSA has
a record, SSA will provide DOS with
information about an individual’s
beneficiary status and any associated
benefit information; for those
individuals for whom SSA cannot
match the SSN, SSA will return an
appropriate code to DOS.
System(s) of Records: SSA’s systems
of records involved in this matching
program are designated the Master Files
of SSN Holders and SSN Applications
(the Enumeration System), 60–0058, last
fully published at 87 FR 263 on January
4, 2022. Master Beneficiary Record, 60–
0090, last fully published on January 11,
2006 (71 FR 1826) and amended on
December 10, 2007 (72 FR 69723) July
5, 2013 (78 FR 40542), July 3, 2018 (83
FR 31250–31251), and November 1,
2018 (83 FR 54969). DOS will provide
data from Human Resources Records,
State-31, last fully published on July 19,
2013 (78 FR 43258). The information in
these systems of records may be
updated during the effective period of
this agreement as required by the
Privacy Act. The systems of records
involved in this information exchange
have routine uses permitting the
disclosures needed to conduct this
exchange.
Edward Capers, Jr.,
Director, Office of Retirement, U.S.
Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12376]
Meeting on Implementation of the
United States-Singapore Free Trade
Agreement Environment Chapter and
Biennial Review Under the United
States-Singapore Memorandum of
Intent on Environmental Cooperation
U.S. Department of State.
Notice of meetings and request
for comments; invitation to public
session.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of State
and the Office of the United States
Trade Representative (USTR) are
providing notice that the United States
SUMMARY:
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and Singapore intend to hold a meeting
on implementation of Chapter 18
(Environment) of the United StatesSingapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
and a biennial review under the
Memorandum of Intent between the
United States of America and the
Republic of Singapore on Cooperation
in Environmental Matters (MOI) on
April 19, 2024. The purposes of these
two meetings, respectively, are to
review implementation of FTA Chapter
18 (Environment) and to review the
results of environmental cooperation
under the MOI guided by the 2022–2023
Plan of Action (POA) and to approve the
2024–2025 POA.
DATES: The joint public session of the
meeting on implementation of Chapter
18 (Environment) of the United StatesSingapore FTA and the biennial review
under the MOI will be held by
teleconference on April 19, 2024, from
12 p.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. Instructions on
submitting requests to participate in the
virtual public session or on submitting
questions or comments are under the
heading ADDRESSES. Submissions
should be made in writing no later than
April 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Requests to participate in
the virtual public session and written
comments or questions should use
‘‘United States-Singapore FTA
Environment Chapter Implementation/
MOI Review Meetings’’ as the subject
line and be submitted to both: (1)
Merideth Manella, U.S. Department of
State, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, Office of
Environmental Quality, by email to
ManellaM@state.gov and (2) Amy Kreps,
Office of the United States Trade
Representative, by email to
Amy.S.Kreps2@ustr.eop.gov.
When preparing comments,
submitters are encouraged to refer to
Chapter 18 of the FTA and/or the MOI,
as relevant (available at https://ustr.gov/
sites/default/files/SngaporeEnvironment%20Chapter.pdf and
https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/oes/rls/or/
22193.htm). In your email, please
include your full name and
organization.
If you have access to the internet, you
can view and comment on this notice by
going to: https://www.regulations.gov/
#!home and searching for docket
number DOS–2024–0014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Merideth Manella, (202) 286–5271,
ManellaM@state.gov or Amy Kreps,
(202) 881–8903, Amy.S.Kreps2@
ustr.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Department of State and USTR invite
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interested organizations and members of
the public to submit comments or
suggestions regarding any issues that
should be discussed at the meetings and
to participate in a virtual public session
that will be held on April 19, 2024 at
12 p.m. EDT via teleconference.
Instructions on how to submit
comments or to participate in the virtual
public session are under the heading
ADDRESSES.
Article 18.4 of the FTA provides for
institutional arrangements to discuss
matters related to the operation of
Chapter 18 (Environment). Article 18.5
further provides for opportunities for
public participation in the discussion of
matters related to the operation of
Chapter 18 (Environment).
Section III of the MOI establishes that
the United States and Singapore plan to
meet at least biennially to review the
status of cooperation under the MOI and
that the two governments intend to
devise and update a Plan of Action
setting out cooperative projects to be
pursued.
Visit the Department of State website
at www.state.gov and the USTR website
at www.ustr.gov for more information.
Scott B. Ticknor,
Director, Office of Environmental Quality,
U.S. Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Departmental Offices,
Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of
records.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of
the Treasury (‘‘Treasury’’ or the
‘‘Department’’), Treasury proposes to
modify a current Treasury system of
records titled, ‘‘Department of the
Treasury, Treasury .001—Treasury
Payroll and Personnel System’’ System
of Records. The records and information
collected and maintained in this system
includes, but are not limited to:
Maintaining current and historical
payroll records that are used to compute
and audit pay entitlement; to record
history of pay transactions; to record
deductions, leave accrued and taken,
bonds due and issued, taxes paid;
maintaining and distributing Leave and
Earnings statements; commence and
terminate allotments; answer inquiries
and process claims; and maintaining
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current and historical personnel records
and preparing individual administrative
transactions relating to education and
training; classification; assignment;
career development; evaluation;
promotion, compensation, separation
and retirement; making decisions on the
rights, benefits, entitlements and the
utilization of individuals; providing a
data source for the production of
reports, statistical surveys, rosters,
documentation, and studies required for
the orderly personnel administration
within Treasury; maintaining
employment history; and perform
personnel and payroll functions for
Federal agencies for which Treasury is
a cross-services provider and to conduct
activities necessary to carry-out the
official HR line of business for all
Federal departments and agencies that
are serviced by the National Finance
Center (NFC); producing of reports,
statistical surveys, rosters,
documentation, and studies required for
the orderly personnel administration
within Treasury, and maintaining
information about Treasury personnel
and their dependents for needs and
status assessments to determine if they
are entitled to a benefit related to a
natural or man-made disaster, a public
health emergency, or similar crisis.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
May 13, 2024. The modification of the
system of records notice will be
applicable on May 13, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this
notice may be submitted electronically
through the Federal government
eRulemaking portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. Electronic
submission of comments allows the
commenter maximum time to prepare
and submit a comment, ensures timely
receipt, and enables the Treasury to
make the comments available to the
public. Please note that comments
submitted through https://
www.regulations.gov will be public and
can be viewed by members of the
public. Due to COVID–19-related
restrictions, Treasury has suspended its
ability to receive public comments by
mail.
In general, Treasury will post all
comments to https://
www.regulations.gov without change,
including any business or personal
information provided, such as names,
addresses, email addresses, or telephone
numbers. All comments received,
including attachments and other
supporting material, will be part of the
public record and subject to public
disclosure. You should only submit
information that you wish to make
publicly available.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12376]
Meeting on Implementation of the United States-Singapore Free
Trade Agreement Environment Chapter and Biennial Review Under the
United States-Singapore Memorandum of Intent on Environmental
Cooperation
AGENCY: U.S. Department of State.
ACTION: Notice of meetings and request for comments; invitation to
public session.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State and the Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that the United
States
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and Singapore intend to hold a meeting on implementation of Chapter 18
(Environment) of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
and a biennial review under the Memorandum of Intent between the United
States of America and the Republic of Singapore on Cooperation in
Environmental Matters (MOI) on April 19, 2024. The purposes of these
two meetings, respectively, are to review implementation of FTA Chapter
18 (Environment) and to review the results of environmental cooperation
under the MOI guided by the 2022-2023 Plan of Action (POA) and to
approve the 2024-2025 POA.
DATES: The joint public session of the meeting on implementation of
Chapter 18 (Environment) of the United States-Singapore FTA and the
biennial review under the MOI will be held by teleconference on April
19, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. Instructions on submitting
requests to participate in the virtual public session or on submitting
questions or comments are under the heading ADDRESSES. Submissions
should be made in writing no later than April 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Requests to participate in the virtual public session and
written comments or questions should use ``United States-Singapore FTA
Environment Chapter Implementation/MOI Review Meetings'' as the subject
line and be submitted to both: (1) Merideth Manella, U.S. Department of
State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, Office of Environmental Quality, by email to
[email protected] and (2) Amy Kreps, Office of the United States Trade
Representative, by email to [email protected].
When preparing comments, submitters are encouraged to refer to
Chapter 18 of the FTA and/or the MOI, as relevant (available at https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/Sngapore-Environment%20Chapter.pdf and
https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/oes/rls/or/22193.htm). In your email,
please include your full name and organization.
If you have access to the internet, you can view and comment on
this notice by going to: https://www.regulations.gov/#!home and
searching for docket number DOS-2024-0014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Merideth Manella, (202) 286-5271,
[email protected] or Amy Kreps, (202) 881-8903,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of State and USTR invite
interested organizations and members of the public to submit comments
or suggestions regarding any issues that should be discussed at the
meetings and to participate in a virtual public session that will be
held on April 19, 2024 at 12 p.m. EDT via teleconference. Instructions
on how to submit comments or to participate in the virtual public
session are under the heading ADDRESSES.
Article 18.4 of the FTA provides for institutional arrangements to
discuss matters related to the operation of Chapter 18 (Environment).
Article 18.5 further provides for opportunities for public
participation in the discussion of matters related to the operation of
Chapter 18 (Environment).
Section III of the MOI establishes that the United States and
Singapore plan to meet at least biennially to review the status of
cooperation under the MOI and that the two governments intend to devise
and update a Plan of Action setting out cooperative projects to be
pursued.
Visit the Department of State website at www.state.gov and the USTR
website at www.ustr.gov for more information.
Scott B. Ticknor,
Director, Office of Environmental Quality, U.S. Department of State.
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