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In its filing, CME requested that theCommission approve this proposed rulechange on an accelerated basis for goodcause shown. CME cites as the reason
for this request CME’s operation as aDCO, which is subject to regulation by
the CFTC under the CEA and, inparticular, new CFTC regulations that
become effective on May 7, 2012. Thus,
the Commission finds good cause,
pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,6
for approving the proposed rule change
prior to the 30th day after the date ofpublication of notice in the Federal
Register because as a registered DCO,
CME is required to comply with the new
CFTC regulations by the time they
become effective on May 7, 2012.
V. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant toSection 19(b)(2) of the Act, that theproposed rule change (SR–CME–2012–16) is approved on an accelerated basis.7
For the Commission, by the Division ofTrading and Markets, pursuant to delegatedauthority.8
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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No FEAR Act Notice
AGENCY: Special Inspector General for

Afghanistan Reconstruction.
ACTION: Notice.

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICESSUMMARY: This notice fulfills the Special

Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction’s (SIGAR) ‘‘No FEAR
Act Notice’’ Federal Register
publication obligations, as required bythe Section 202(a) of the Notification
and Federal Employee
Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Actof 2002 (No FEAR) Act and by the Officeof Personnel Management implementing
regulations at 5 CFR 724.202, to all
current and former SIGAR employees
and applicants for employment.
DATES: This notice is effective May 10,
2012.
ADDRESSES: SIGAR Office of GeneralCounsel, Hugo Teufel, Special Inspector
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction,
2530 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA
22202.
6 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
7 In approving the proposed rule change, theCommission considered the proposal’s impact on
efficiency, competition and capital formation. 15U.S.C. 78c(f).
8 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

17:18 May 09, 2012or email the Acting General Counsel
Hugo Teufel: Telephone—703–545–5990; email—hugo.teufel.civ@mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OnJanuary 28, 2008, the President signed
into law the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
(Pub. L. 110–181), which created theSpecial Inspector General for
Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).
SIGAR is responsible for coordinating
and conducting audits andinvestigations to promote efficiency andeffectiveness of reconstruction
programs, and to detect and prevent
waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayers’
dollars. SIGAR is publishing its initial
No FEAR Act notice to inform all
employees, former employees, andapplicants for employment of theirrights under antidiscrimination andwhistleblower protection laws, and toadvise that it will publish certain
statistical data relating to Federal sector
equal employment opportunity andother complaints filed with SIGAR.
Hugo Teufel,
Acting General Counsel, Special Inspector
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.

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No FEAR Act Notice
On May 15, 2002, Congress enactedthe ‘‘Notification and Federal Employee
Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Actof 2002,’’ which is now known as theNo FEAR Act. One purpose of the Act
is to ‘‘require that Federal agencies be
accountable for violations ofantidiscrimination and whistleblower
protection laws.’’ Public Law 107–174,Summary.
The law provides that Federalagencies must:• Notify employees and applicants for
employment about their rights under thediscrimination and whistleblower laws
• Post statistical data relating toFederal sector equal employment
opportunity complaints on its public
Web site• Ensure that their managers haveadequate training in the management of
a diverse workforce, early andalternative conflict resolution, andessential communications skills• Conduct studies on the trends andcauses of complaints of discrimination• Implement new measures toimprove the complaint process and thework environment• Initiate timely and appropriate
discipline against employees who
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Sfmt 4703• Reimburse the Judgment Fund forany discrimination and whistleblower
related settlements or judgments
reached in Federal court• Produce annual reports of statusand progress to Congress, the AttorneyGeneral and the U.S. Equal Employment
Commission.
Antidiscrimination Laws
A Federal agency cannot discriminate
against an employee or applicant withrespect to the terms, conditions orprivileges of employment on the basis ofrace, color, religion, sex, national origin,age, disability, marital status or politicalaffiliation. Discrimination on thesebases is prohibited by one or more of thefollowing statutes: 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(1),
29 U.S.C. 206(d), 29 U.S.C. 631, 29U.S.C. 633a, 29 U.S.C. 791 and 42 U.S.C.
2000e–16.
If you believe that you have been thevictim of unlawful discrimination on
the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
national origin or disability, you must
contact an Equal Employment
Opportunity (EEO) counselor within 45
calendar days of the alleged
discriminatory action, or, in the case ofa personnel action, within 45 calendar
days of the effective date of the action,
before you can file a formal complaintof discrimination with your agency. See,e.g. 29 CFR 1614.
SIGAR employees, former employees,
or applicants for employment whobelieve they may have been victims ofunlawful discrimination may contact anEEO Counselor at the Department of theArmy, Washington Headquarters
Service, which serves as the support
agent on EEO matters for SIGAR.
If you believe that you have been thevictim of unlawful discrimination on
the basis of age, you must either contact
an EEO counselor as noted above or givenotice of intent to sue to the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC) within 180 calendar days of thealleged discriminatory action. If you arealleging discrimination based on marital
status or political affiliation, you may
file a written complaint with the U.S.
Office of Special Counsel (OSC) (seecontact information below). In thealternative (or in some cases, inaddition), you may pursue a
discrimination complaint by filing agrievance through your agency’s
administrative or negotiated grievanceprocedures, if such procedures apply
and are available.
Whistleblower Protection Laws
A Federal employee with authority totake, direct others to take, recommend
or approve any personnel action must
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take, or threaten to take or fail to take,a personnel action against an employee
or applicant because of disclosure of
information by that individual that isreasonably believed to evidence
violations of law, rule or regulation;
gross mismanagement; gross waste offunds; an abuse of authority; or asubstantial and specific danger to publichealth or safety, unless disclosure ofsuch information is specificallyprohibited by law and such informationis specifically required by Executiveorder to be kept secret in the interest ofnational defense or the conduct offoreign affairs.
Retaliation against an employee orapplicant for making a protecteddisclosure is prohibited by 5 U.S.C.
2302(b)(8). If you believe that you havebeen the victim of whistleblower
retaliation, you may file a written
complaint (Form OSC–11) with the U.S.
Office of Special Counsel at 1730 M
Street NW., Suite 218, Washington, DC
20036–4505 or online through the OSC
Web site—http://www.osc.gov.
Retaliation for Engaging in Protected
Activity

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Under the existing laws, each agency
retains the right, where appropriate, todiscipline a Federal employee for
conduct that is inconsistent with
Federal Antidiscrimination andWhistleblower Protection Laws up toand including removal. If OSC has
initiated an investigation under 5 U.S.C.
1214, however, according to 5 U.S.C.
1214(f), agencies must seek approval
from the Special Counsel to discipline
employees for, among other activities,
engaging in prohibited retaliation.
Nothing in the No FEAR Act alters
existing laws or permits an agency totake unfounded disciplinary action
against a Federal employee or to violate
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the exhibit objects, contact Julie
Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of
the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department ofState (telephone: 202–632–6467). The
mailing address is U.S. Department ofState, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505.
Dated: May 7, 2012.
J. Adam Ereli,Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureauof Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE[Public Notice: 7876]

Application for Presidential Permit ToConstruct, Operate and Maintain
Pipeline Facilities on the Border of theUnited States[FR Doc. 2012–11300 Filed 5–9–12; 8:45 am]

AGENCY: Department of State.

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ACTION: Notice of Receipt of Application

for a Presidential Permit to Construct,
Operate and Maintain Pipeline Facilities
on the Border of the United States.

[Public Notice 7877]

Disciplinary Actions

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Existing Rights Unchanged
Pursuant to section 205 of the No
FEAR Act, neither the Act nor thisnotice creates, expands or reduces anyrights otherwise available to anyemployee, former employee or applicant
under the laws of the United States,
including the provisions of law
specified in 5 U.S.C. 2302(d).

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

A Federal agency cannot retaliate
against an employee or applicant
because that individual exercises his or
her rights under any of the Federal
antidiscrimination or whistleblower
protection laws listed above. If you
believe that you are the victim ofretaliation for engaging in protected
activity, you must follow, asappropriate, the procedures described in
the Antidiscrimination Laws andWhistleblower Protection Laws sections
or, if applicable, the administrative or
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Additional Information
For further information regarding theNo FEAR Act regulations, refer to 5 CFRpart 724, as well as the appropriate
offices within SIGAR (e.g., humanresources office or the Office of GeneralCounsel) or Army (WashingtonHeadquarters Service). Additional
information regarding Federalantidiscrimination, whistleblower
protection and retaliation laws can befound at the EEOC Web site—http://www.eeoc.gov and the OSC Web site—
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Culturally Significant Objects Importedfor Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Endsof the Earth: Land Art to 1974’’
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of thefollowing determinations: Pursuant tothe authority vested in me by the Act ofOctober 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C.
2459), Executive Order 12047 of March27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform andRestructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.
2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, etseq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 ofOctober 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority
No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, asappropriate, Delegation of Authority No.
257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby
determine that the objects to beincluded in the exhibition ‘‘Ends of theEarth: Land Art to 1974’’ imported fromabroad for temporary exhibition within
the United States, are of culturalsignificance. The objects are importedpursuant to a loan agreement with theforeign owner or custodian. I also
determine that the exhibition or displayof the exhibit objects at The Museum ofContemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA,from on or about May 27, 2012, until onor about September 3, 2012; and at
possible additional exhibitions orvenues yet to be determined, is in thenational interest. I have ordered that
Public Notice of these Determinations
be published in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
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the Department of State (DOS) has
received an application to construct,operate and maintain pipeline facilities
on the border of the United States fromTransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P.
TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P.
has applied for a Presidential Permit toconstruct and operate border crossing
facilities at the U.S./Canadian border inPhillips County, near Morgan, Montana,in connection with a proposed pipelinethat is designed to transport crude oil
produced in the Western Canadian
Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) and fromother sources to a terminus in Steele
City, Nebraska where it is designed tolink with an existing pipeline
continuing to oil storage facilities inCushing, Oklahoma.
Under E.O. 13337, as amended, theSecretary of State is designated andempowered to receive all applications
for Presidential permits for theconstruction, connection, operation, ormaintenance at the borders of theUnited States, of facilities for theexportation or importation of petroleum,petroleum products, coal, or other fuels
to or from a foreign country. As a partof the review of the application forPresidential Permits, the Secretary ofState must determine whether or not theproject would be in the nationalinterest. The determination of national
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