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Report to Congress Pursuant to Section 353(b) of the United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act
Document Number: 2023-15775
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-26
Agency: Department of State
This report on Corrupt and Undemocratic Actors is submitted in fulfilment of the State Department's Congressional reporting requirement for 2023 regarding foreign persons who are determined to have knowingly engaged in actions that undermine democratic processes or institutions, significant corruption, or obstruction of investigation into such acts of corruption in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras pursuant to section 353(b) of the United StatesNorthern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act, as amended.
Delegation of Authority Cyberspace and Digital Policy
Document Number: 2023-15774
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-26
Agency: Department of State
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “China's Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta” Exhibition
Document Number: 2023-15663
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-25
Agency: Department of State
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 ``China's Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta'' at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, 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.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s-1970s” Exhibition
Document Number: 2023-15662
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-25
Agency: Department of State
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 ``Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s-1970s'' at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York; the Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California; 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.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Object Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Strong Women in Renaissance Italy” Exhibition
Document Number: 2023-15661
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-25
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that a certain object being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement with its foreign owner or custodian for temporary display in the exhibition ``Strong Women in Renaissance Italy'' at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in Boston, Massachusetts, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is of cultural significance, and, further, that its 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.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Object Being Imported for Exhibition and Storage-Determinations: “Crystals: Flowers of the Mineral Kingdom” Exhibition
Document Number: 2023-15660
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-25
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that a certain object being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement with its foreign owner or custodian for temporary storage and display in the exhibition ``Crystals: Flowers of the Mineral Kingdom'' at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is of cultural significance, and, further, that its temporary exhibition or display and storage 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.
The Advisory Committee on Responsible Business Conduct
Document Number: 2023-15250
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-19
Agency: Department of State
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Questionnaire-Loss of United States Nationality
Document Number: 2023-15307
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-19
Agency: Department of State
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.
Visas: Nonimmigrant Visas; Immigrant Visas
Document Number: 2023-14538
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-07-14
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State (Department) amends its regulations governing nonimmigrant and immigrant visas to update classification symbols and descriptions for certain immigrant and nonimmigrant visas.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction” Exhibition
Document Number: 2023-14767
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-12
Agency: Department of State
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 ``Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction'' at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California; the National Gallery of Art, 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.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper” Exhibition
Document Number: 2023-14763
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-12
Agency: Department of State
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 ``Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper'' at the National Gallery of Art, 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.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation)
Document Number: 2023-14657
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-12
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, is announcing an opportunity for public comment on a new proposed collection of information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on new collection proposed by the Agency.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s-1980s” Exhibition
Document Number: 2023-14625
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-11
Agency: Department of State
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 ``Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s-1980s'' at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota; the Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona; 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.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2023-14351
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-07
Agency: Department of State
The Email Archive Management Records, State-01, which is being rescinded, captures all emails and attachments that interact with a Department of State email account and stores them in a secure repository that allows for search, retrieval, and view when necessary. Additionally, the Department of State, by separate Federal Register notice, will also be rescinding the Final Rule associated with State- 01.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Abraham Ángel: Between Wonder and Seduction” Exhibition
Document Number: 2023-14123
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-05
Agency: Department of State
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 ``Abraham [Aacute]ngel: Between Wonder and Seduction'' at the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas, 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.
Plenary Meeting of the Binational Bridges and Border Crossings Group in Washington, DC
Document Number: 2023-14021
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-03
Agency: Department of State
Delegates from the U.S. and Mexican governments, the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, and the Mexican states of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Laredo, and Tamaulipas will participate in a plenary meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Binational Bridges and Border Crossings Group on Friday, July 21, 2023, in Washington, DC. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss operational matters involving existing and proposed international bridges and border crossings and their related infrastructure and to exchange technical information as well as views on policy. This meeting will include a public session on Friday, July 21, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. This session will allow proponents of proposed bridges and border crossings and related projects to make presentations to the delegations and members of the public.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Eternal Medium: Seeing the World in Stone” Exhibition
Document Number: 2023-13881
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-29
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement with their foreign owner or custodian for temporary display in the exhibition ``Eternal Medium: Seeing the World in Stone'' at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, 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.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Picasso: A Cubist Commission in Brooklyn” Exhibition
Document Number: 2023-13797
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-29
Agency: Department of State
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 ``Picasso: A Cubist Commission in Brooklyn'' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, 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.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Affidavit of Relationship for Minors Who Are Nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras
Document Number: 2023-13834
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-29
Agency: Department of State
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.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: State Assistance Management System (SAMS) Domestic Results Monitoring Module
Document Number: 2023-13742
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-28
Agency: Department of State
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 Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Picasso in Fontainebleau” Exhibition
Document Number: 2023-13552
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-27
Agency: Department of State
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 ``Picasso in Fontainebleau'' at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York, 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.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Conservation and Exhibition-Determinations: “Reckoning with Millet's Man with a Hoe” Exhibition
Document Number: 2023-13551
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-27
Agency: Department of State
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 conservation and display in the exhibition ``Reckoning with Millet's Man with a Hoe'' at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, California, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, are of cultural significance, and, further, that their temporary conservation and exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned are in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register.
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction
Document Number: 2023-13506
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-26
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State will hold an information session regarding the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Crisis Assistance Request Form
Document Number: 2023-13481
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-26
Agency: Department of State
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 30 days for public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
Passports: Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA)
Document Number: 2023-13318
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-06-23
Agency: Department of State
This rule finalizes a proposal for the Department of State (the Department) to remove from the list of acceptable documentary evidence of sole authority/custody a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) that lists only the applying parent.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Two (2) Passport Services Information Collections: Application for Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America and Affidavit of Physical Presence or Residence, Parentage, and Support
Document Number: 2023-13227
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-22
Agency: Department of State
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 30 days for public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Remedios Varo: Science Fictions” Exhibition
Document Number: 2023-13139
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-21
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement with their foreign owner or custodian for temporary display in the exhibition ``Remedios Varo: Science Fictions'' at The Art Institute of Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois, 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.
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Welcome Corps Application
Document Number: 2023-13041
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-20
Agency: Department of State
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.
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Statutory Debarment Under the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
Document Number: 2023-12789
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-15
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has imposed statutory debarment under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) on persons convicted of violating, or conspiracy to violate, the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Emerging Ecologies: Architecture and the Rise of Environmentalism” Exhibition
Document Number: 2023-12587
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-13
Agency: Department of State
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 ``Emerging Ecologies: Architecture and the Rise of Environmentalism'' at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York, 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.
Notice of Public Meeting
Document Number: 2023-12353
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-09
Agency: Department of State
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2023-12022
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-06
Agency: Department of State
The information collected and maintained in Human Resources Records is in keeping with the Department's mission to document all processes associated with individual employment histories and career progression; to ensure that all employees and potential employees have equal employment opportunities; and to make personnel management determinations about employees throughout their Federal careers.
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Guercino's Friar With a Gold Earring: Fra Bonaventura Bisi, Painter and Art Dealer” Exhibition
Document Number: 2023-11834
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-05
Agency: Department of State
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 ``Guercino's Friar with a Gold Earring: Fra Bonaventura Bisi, Painter and Art Dealer'' at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, 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.
Renewal of International Security Advisory Board Charter
Document Number: 2023-11741
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-02
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State announces the renewal of the Charter for the International Security Advisory Board (ISAB). The purpose of the ISAB is to provide the Department of State with a continuing source of independent insight, advice, and innovation on all aspects of arms control, disarmament, nonproliferation, outer space, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, the national security aspects of emerging technologies, international security, and related aspects of public diplomacy. The ISAB will remain in existence for two years after the filing date of the Charter unless terminated or renewed. For more information, contact Michelle Dover, Executive Director of the International Security Advisory Board, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, telephone: (202) 736-4930.
Visas: Immigrant Visas; Certain Afghan Applicants
Document Number: 2023-11602
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-06-01
Agency: Department of State
This final rule (TFR) temporarily amends Department of State (Department) regulations to provide that Afghan nationals applying for an immigrant visa as an immediate relative as defined in the INA or in a family preference immigrant visas category are exempt from the requirement to pay an immigrant visa (IV) application processing fee and a domestic Affidavit of Support review fee.
International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Reissuance and Update of Open General Licenses 1 and 2
Document Number: 2023-11678
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-01
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is publishing two updated open general licenses, permitting certain reexports and retransfers as provided therein, in the Federal Register: Open General License No. 1 and Open General License No. 2, each of which was previously issued on DDTC's website.
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Administrative Debarment Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations Involving VTA Telecom Corporation
Document Number: 2023-11686
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-06-01
Agency: Department of State
Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has imposed administrative debarment under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) on VTA Telecom Corporation.
Schedule of Fees for Consular Services-Nonimmigrant and Special Visa Fees
Document Number: 2023-11420
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-05-26
Agency: Department of State
The Department of State (the Department) is delaying the effective date of a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on March 28, 2023, to provide for a 60-day delay in the effective date after receipt of the final rule in the Congress.
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Annual Determination and Certification of Shrimp-Harvesting Nations
Document Number: 2023-11115
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-05-25
Agency: Department of State
On May 12th, 2023, the Department of State determined and certified to Congress that wild-caught shrimp harvested in the following nations, particular fisheries of certain nations, and Hong Kong are eligible to enter the United States: Argentina, Australia (Northern Prawn Fishery, the Queensland East Coast Trawl Fishery, the Spencer Gulf, and the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery), the Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, France (French Guiana), Gabon, Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Italy (giant red shrimp), Jamaica, Japan (shrimp baskets in Hokkaido), Republic of Korea (mosquito nets), Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Russia, Spain (Mediterranean red shrimp), Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay. For nations, economies, and fisheries not listed above, only shrimp harvested from aquaculture is eligible to enter the United States. All shrimp imports into the United States must be accompanied by the DS-2031 Shrimp Exporter's/Importer's Declaration.
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