Department of State March 5, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Dora Maar” Exhibition
Document Number: 2020-04647
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-03-05
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be exhibited in the exhibition ``Dora Maar,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. 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 21, 2020, until on or about July 26, 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.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Picasso and Paper” Exhibition
Document Number: 2020-04614
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-03-05
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition ``Picasso and Paper'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, from on or about May 24, 2020, until on or about August 23, 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.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “The Gosford Wellhead: An Ancient Roman Masterpiece” Exhibition
Document Number: 2020-04491
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-03-05
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibition ``The Gosford Wellhead: An Ancient Roman Masterpiece,'' 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 June 1, 2020, until on or about February 14, 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.
Designation of One Iranian Entity and One Iranian Individual Pursuant to Executive Order 13382
Document Number: 2020-04490
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-03-05
Agency: Department of State
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 State Department, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, has determined that the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and the head of AEOI, Ali Akbar Salehi, 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 by Iran, through activities that are contrary to Iran's JCPOA commitment that Iran will not engage in activities that could contribute to the development of a nuclear explosive device.
Notice of Public Meeting Concerning the Use of Digital Sequence Information of Genetic Resources; Correction
Document Number: 2020-04489
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-03-05
Agency: Department of State
The State Department published a document in the Federal Register on February 20, 2020 concerning a planned public meeting on March 12, 2020. This document was published with the incorrect time for the meeting.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Object Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: Exhibition of “Madonna con Bambino” Painting by Francesco Raibolini detto il Francia
Document Number: 2020-04488
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-03-05
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that a certain object, entitled ``Madonna con Bambino e i Santi Giorgio, Giovanni Battista, Agostino, Stefano e un angelo (Pala dei Manzuoli),'' 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 Gallery of Art, Washington, District of Columbia, from on or about March 12, 2020, until on or about June 28, 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.
Meeting of the United States-Colombia Environmental Affairs Council and Environmental Cooperation Commission
Document Number: 2020-04487
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-03-05
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are providing notice that the parties to the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) and the United States-Colombia Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA) intend to hold a meeting of the Environmental Affairs Council (the ``Council'') and a meeting of the Environmental Cooperation Commission (the ``Commission''). On March 24, the Council and Commission will meet in a closed government-to-government session to (1) review implementation of Chapter 18 (Environment Chapter), and discuss how parties are meeting their environment chapter obligations; (2) highlight environmental enforcement and achievements and share related lessons learned and best practices; (3) review the environmental cooperation program; and (4) receive a report from the Secretariat for Environmental Enforcement Matters. On March 25, the Council invites all interested persons to attend a public session on Chapter 18 implementation, beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the Ministry of Trade Annex, located at Calle 28 No. 13-22, 9th Floor (Palma Real Building), Bogot[aacute], Colombia. At the public session, the Council will welcome questions, input, and information about challenges and achievements in implementation of the Environment Chapter obligations and the related ECA. If you would like to attend the public session, please notify Sarah Flores and Katy Sater at the email addresses listed under the heading ADDRESSES. Please include your full name and identify any organization or group you represent. The Department of State and USTR also invite written comments or suggestions regarding implementation of Chapter 18, the ECA, or topics to be discussed at the Council meeting, to be submitted no later than March 16, 2020. When preparing comments, we encourage submitters to refer to Chapter 18 of the U.S.-Colombia TPA and the U.S.-Colombia ECA. (documents available at https://www.state.gov/key-topics-office-of- environmental-quality-and-transboundary-issues/current-trade- agreements-with-environmental-chapters/#colombia and https://ustr.gov/ issue-areas/environment/bilateral-and-regional-trade-agreemen ts). Instructions on how to submit comments are under the heading ADDRESSES.
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