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Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Michel Sittow: Estonian Painter at the Courts of Renaissance Europe” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition ``Michel Sittow: Estonian Painter at the Courts of Renaissance Europe,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, District of Columbia, from on or about January 28, 2018, until on or about May 13, 2018, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Outliers and American Vanguard Art” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition ``Outliers and American Vanguard Art,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, District of Columbia, from on or about January 28, 2018, until on or about May 13, 2018, at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, from on or about June 24, 2018, until on or about September 30, 2018, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, from on or about November 18, 2018, until on or about March 18, 2019, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
The State Department's List of Entities and Subentities Associated With Cuba (Cuba Restricted List)
The Department of State is publishing a List of Restricted Entities and Subentities Associated with Cuba (Cuba Restricted List) with which direct financial transactions will be generally prohibited under the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR). This list will also be considered during review of license applications submitted to the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) pursuant to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Supplemental SIV Chief of Mission Application
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.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Paper Promises: Early American Photography” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition ``Paper Promises: Early American Photography,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, California, from on or about February 27, 2018, until on or about May 27, 2018, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Object Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Portraits of the World: Switzerland” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that a certain object to be included in the exhibition ``Portraits of the World: Switzerland,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, is of cultural significance. The object is imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit object at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, from on or about December 15, 2017, until on or about November 12, 2018, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
Notice of Determinations: Culturally Significant Object Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Coming Away: Winslow Homer and England” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that a certain object to be included in the exhibition ``Coming Away: Winslow Homer and England,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, is of cultural significance. The object is imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit object at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from on or about March 2, 2018, until on or about May 20, 2018, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
Review of the Designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization of Haqqani Network (and Other Aliases)
Additional Designation of North Korean Entities Pursuant to E.O. 13382
Pursuant to the authority in section 1(a)(ii) of Executive Order 13382, ``Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters'', the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, has determined that the Korea Kuryonggang Trading Corporation is an alias of Korea Tangun Trading Corporation, and that the Korea Taeryonggang Trading Corporation is an alias of Namchongang Trading Corporation, both of which have previously been designated pursuant to Executive Order 13382.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “The Silver Caesars: A Renaissance Mystery” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition ``The Silver Caesars: A Renaissance Mystery,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, from on or about December 12, 2017, until on or about March 11, 2018, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Murillo: The Self-Portraits” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition ``Murillo: The Self-Portraits,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at The Frick Collection, New York, New York, from on or about November 1, 2017, until on or about February 4, 2018, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
Notice of Public Meeting
As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, the Department of State gives notice of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on International Postal and Delivery Services. This Committee will meet on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time in the American Institute of Architects Board Room at 1735 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20006. Any member of the public interested in providing input to the meeting should contact Ms. Shereece Robinson, whose contact information is listed below (see the ``for further information'' section of this notice). Each individual providing oral input is requested to limit his or her comments to five minutes. Requests to be added to the speakers list must be received in writing (letter or email) prior to the close of business on Wednesday, October 25, 2017; written comments from members of the public for distribution at this meeting must reach Ms. Robinson by letter or email on this same date. A member of the public requesting reasonable accommodation should also make his/her request to Ms. Robinson by October 25. Requests received after that date will be considered but might not be able to be fulfilled. The agenda of the meeting will include Universal Postal Union Postal Operations Council and Council of Administration fall session outcomes and implementation of the Integrated Product Plan to modernize and integrate the UPU's international mail product categories and associated remuneration systems.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Object Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Laura Owens” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that a certain object to be included in the exhibition ``Laura Owens,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, is of cultural significance. The object is imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit object at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York, from on or about November 10, 2017, until on or about February 4, 2018, at the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas, from on or about March 25, 2018, until on or about July 29, 2018, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California, from on or about November 1, 2018, until on or about March 31, 2019, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Painted in Mexico, 1700-1790: Pinxit Mexici” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition ``Painted in Mexico, 1700-1790: Pinxit Mexici,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, from on or about November 19, 2017, until on or about March 18, 2018, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, from on or about April 24, 2018, until on or about July 22, 2018, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Individual, Corporate or Foundation, and Government Donor Letter Applications
The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. 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 30 days for public comment.
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment and Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact for the Borrego Pipeline Presidential Permit Application Review, Webb County, Texas
The U.S. Department of State (Department) announces availability for public review and comment of the Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) and the Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact for the Borrego Pipeline Presidential Permit Application (Preliminary FONSI). These documents evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of a proposed new pipeline at the U.S.- Mexico border in Webb County, Texas, by Borrego Crossing Pipeline, LLC (Borrego), a subsidiary of Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC (Howard Midstream).
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Caravaggio: Masterpieces From the Galleria Borghese” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that three objects to be included in the exhibition ``Caravaggio: Masterpieces from the Galleria Borghese,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, California, from on or about November 21, 2017, until on or about February 18, 2018, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “The Arch of Titus-From Jerusalem to Rome, and Back” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition ``The Arch of Titusfrom Jerusalem to Rome, and Back,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Yeshiva University Museum, New York, New York, from on or about October 27, 2017, until on or about January 14, 2018, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
Notice of Determinations: Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Veiled Meanings: Fashioning Jewish Dress From the Collection of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition ``Veiled Meanings: Fashioning Jewish Dress from the Collection of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at The Jewish Museum, New York, New York, from on or about November 3, 2017, until on or about March 18, 2018, at The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, California, from on or about August 30, 2018, until on or about January 6, 2019, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Sunken Cities: Egypt's Lost Worlds” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition ``Sunken Cities: Egypt's Lost Worlds,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri, from on or about March 25, 2018, until on or about September 9, 2018, at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota, from on or about October 28, 2018, until on or about April 14, 2019, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Repentant Monk: Illusion and Disillusion in the Art of Chen Hongshou” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition ``Repentant Monk: Illusion and Disillusion in the Art of Chen Hongshou,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, California, from on or about October 27, 2017, until on or about January 28, 2018, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
Notice Regarding Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, is publishing a notice stating that the Government of Sudan has sustained the positive actions that gave rise to Executive Order 13761 of January 13, 2017 (``Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan and Providing for the Revocation of Certain Sudan-Related Sanctions''), as amended by Executive Order 13804 of July 11, 2017 (``Allowing Additional Time for Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan and Amending Executive Order 13761''). The Secretary of State has also provided to the President a report required in Executive Order 13761, as amended. As a result, the criteria in section 12(b) of Executive Order 13761, as amended, have been fulfilled, making effective sections of that Executive Order that, among other things, revoke certain economic sanctions related to Sudan.
Notice of Public Meeting of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Scientific Advisory Board
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the PEPFAR Scientific Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to as ``the Board'') will meet on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 1800 G St. NW., Suite 10300, Washington, DC 20006. The meeting will last from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 5:00 p.m. and is open to the public. The meeting will be hosted by the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy, and led by Ambassador Deborah Birx, who leads implementation of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and the Board Chair, Dr. Carlos del Rio. The Board serves the Global AIDS Coordinator in a solely advisory capacity concerning scientific, implementation, and policy issues that may influence the priorities and direction of PEPFAR evaluation and research, national and international epidemic control strategies and implementation activities, and the role of PEPFAR leadership in global response to the HIV epidemic. Topics for the meeting will include an overview of the Epidemic Control Team structure, the HIV prevention cascade, and new business and other updates. The public may attend this meeting as seating capacity allows. Admittance to the meeting will be by means of a pre-arranged clearance list. In order to be placed on the list and, if applicable, to request reasonable accommodation, please register online via the following: https://goo.gl/forms/lilOpc0qVy2c7ro13no later than Friday, October 27. While the meeting is open to public attendance, the Board will determine procedures for public participation. Requests for reasonable accommodation that are made after 5 p.m. on October 27 might not be possible to fulfill. For further information about the meeting, please contact Dr. Andrew Forsyth, Designated Federal Officer for the Board, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy at Andrew.Forsyth@nih.gov.
Department of State FY 2016 Service Contract Inventory
Acting in compliance with Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117), the Department of State is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FY 2016 Service Contract Inventory. The FY 2016 Service Contract Inventory includes the FY 2016 Planned Analysis, and the FY 2015 Meaningful Analysis. The inventory was developed in accordance with guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). The Department of State has posted its FY 2016 Service Contract Inventory at the following link: https:// csm.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=135&menu_id=71.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “François Morellet” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that two objects to be included in the exhibition ``Fran[ccedil]ois Morellet,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Dia Art Foundation, New York, New York, from on or about October 28, 2017, until on or about June 2, 2018, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: Exhibition of Paintings by Women Artists in Paris Between 1850 and 1900
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the traveling exhibition identified under the titles below, imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, under the title ``Her Paris: Women Artists in the Age of Impressionism,'' from on or about October 22, 2017, until on or about January 14, 2018; at the Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, under the title ``Women Artists in the Age of Impressionism,'' from on or about February 17, 2018, until on or about May 13, 2018; at The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, under the title ``Women Artists in Paris 1850-1900,'' from on or about June 9, 2018, until on or about September 3, 2018; and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Veronese in Murano: Two Venetian Renaissance Masterpieces Restored” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that two objects to be included in the exhibition ``Veronese in Murano: Two Venetian Renaissance Masterpieces Restored,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at The Frick Collection, New York, New York, from on or about October 24, 2017, until on or about March 11, 2018, at the New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana, from on or about April 19, 2018, until on or about September 3, 2018, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: Exhibition of Two Impressionist-Era Paintings
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that two objects to be exhibited in the Impressionist Paintings Gallery of The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, California, from on or about April 1, 2018, until on or about October 3, 2018, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition ``Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, from on or about November 14, 2017, until on or about March 11, 2018, at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, from on or about April 18, 2018, until on or about August 12, 2018, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “David Hockney” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition ``David Hockney,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to an agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, from on or about November 21, 2017, until on or about February 25, 2018, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Affidavit Regarding a Change of Name
The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. 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 30 days for public comment.
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