Department of State April 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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.

The U.S. Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that the United States and the Republic of Korea (Korea) intend to hold the third meetings of the Environmental Affairs Council (EAC) and Environmental Cooperation Commission (ECC) in Washington, DC, on May 13 and 14, 2019.

Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition ``The Allure of Matter: Material Art of China,'' 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 June 6, 2019, until on or about January 5, 2020, at the David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art and the Wrightwood 659 Gallery, both in Chicago, Illinois, from on or about February 4, 2020, until on or about May 3, 2020, at the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, from on or about June 25, 2020, until on or about September 13, 2020, at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, from on or about November 14, 2020, until on or about February 21, 2021, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register.

The Department of State is publishing an update to its List of Restricted Entities and Subentities Associated with Cuba (Cuba Restricted List) with which direct financial transactions are generally prohibited under the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR). This Cuba Restricted List is also 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).

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.

The Department of State is amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to revise the licensing exemption for transfers made by or for an agency of the U.S. Government.

Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that the objects to be exhibited in the exhibition ``Art and Empire: The Golden Age of Spain,'' 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 San Diego Museum of Art, in San Diego, California, from on or about May 18, 2019, until on or about September 2, 2019, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register.

Pursuant to the authority in section 1(ii) of Executive Order 13382, ``Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters'', the State Department, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, has determined that Reza Ebrahimi engaged, or attempted to engage, in activities or transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose a risk of materially contributing to, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or their means of delivery (including missiles capable of delivering such weapons), including any efforts to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer or use such items, by any person or foreign country of proliferation concern.

On November 27, 2018, notice was published on page 60937 of the Federal Register (volume 83, number 228) of determinations pertaining to a certain object to be included in the exhibition ``Manet and Modern Beauty.'' Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain additional objects to be included in the exhibition ``Manet and Modern Beauty,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The additional objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the additional exhibit objects at The Art Institute of Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois, from on or about May 26, 2019, until on or about September 8, 2019, and at The J. Paul Getty Museum, in Los Angeles, California, from on or about October 8, 2019, until on or about January 12, 2020, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register.