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approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for use of an 

expanded version of an approved 

information collection consisting of an 

electronic customer survey form. OSC is 

required by law to conduct an annual 

survey of those who seek its assistance. 

The information collection is used to 

carry out that mandate. However, the 

additional questions for the survey 

cover a category of complaint, 

whistleblower disclosures, whose 

inclusion in the survey is not statutorily 

required, but rather is being done 

voluntarily by our agency. The 6 

specific questions to be added are: ‘‘Did 

the agency against which you filed the 

disclosure inform you about your right 

to make whistleblower disclosures, and 

the channels for making such 

disclosures?’’ ‘‘Did you obtain the action 

that you wanted from OSC?’’ ‘‘What 

reason did OSC give for closing your 

disclosure matter?’’ (Check all that 

apply.)’’ ‘‘Did you agree with the reason 

OSC gave for closing your disclosure 

matter?’’ ‘‘If you answered ‘‘no’’ to the 

question in number 4 above, could you 

please elaborate? [below which is a free 

field text box].’’ ‘‘How would you rate 

the service provided by OSC in each of 

the following areas?’’ The current OMB 

approval for this collection of 

information [without the new questions 

for the Disclosure Unit] does not expire 

until 10/31/2015. 

Current and former Federal 

employees, employee representatives, 

other Federal agencies, state and local 

government employees, and the general 

public are invited for a second time to 

comment on this information collection. 

Comments are invited on: (a) whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of OSC functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of OSC’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collections of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Comments should be received by 

September xx, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl 

Kammann, Director of Finance, at 1730 

M St. NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 

20036, or by facsimile at (202) 254– 

3711. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSC is an 

independent agency responsible for, 

among other things, (1) investigation of 

allegations of prohibited personnel 

practices defined by law at 5 U.S.C. 

2302(b), protection of whistleblowers, 

and certain other illegal employment 

practices under titles 5 and 38 of the 

U.S. Code, affecting current or former 

Federal employees or applicants for 

employment, and covered state and 

local government employees; and (2) the 

interpretation and enforcement of Hatch 

Act provisions on political activity in 

chapters 15 and 73 of title 5 of the U.S. 

Code, and implementing regulations 

concerning the controlling of paperwork 

burdens on the public, found at 5 CFR 

part 1320. 

Title of Collection: Office of Special 

Counsel (OSC) Annual Survey; OMB 

Control Number 3255–0003. 

OSC is required to conduct an annual 

survey of individuals who seek its 

assistance. Section 13 of 103 (1994), 

codified at 5 U.S.C. 1212 note, states, in 

part: ‘‘[T]he survey shall—(1) Determine 

if the individual seeking assistance was 

fully apprised of their rights; (2) 

determine whether the individual was 

successful either at the Office of Special 

Counsel or the Merit Systems Protection 

Board; and (3) determine if the 

individual, whether successful or not, 

was satisfied with the treatment 

received from the Office of Special 

Counsel.’’ The same section also 

provides that survey results are to be 

published in OSC’s annual report to 

Congress. Copies of prior years’ annual 

reports are available on OSC’s Web site, 

at http://www.osc.gov/RR_

AnnualReportsToCongress.htm or by 

calling OSC at (202) 254–3600. 

The survey form for the collection of 

information is available for review by 

calling OSC at (202) 254–3600. 

Affected Public: Current and former 

Federal employees, applicants for 

Federal employment, state and local 

government employees, and their 

representatives, and the general public. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Estimated Annual Number of Survey 

Form Respondents: 415. 

Frequency of Survey Form Use: 

Annual. 

Estimated Average Amount of Time 

for a Person To Respond to Survey: 12 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Survey Burden: 141 

hours. 

This survey form is used to survey 

current and former Federal employees 

and applicants for Federal employment 

who have submitted allegations of 

possible prohibited personnel practices 

or other prohibited activity for 

investigation and possible prosecution 

by OSC, and whose matter has been 

closed or otherwise resolved during the 

prior fiscal year, on their experience at 

OSC. Specifically, the survey asks 

questions relating to whether the 

respondent was: (1) Apprised of his or 

her rights; (2) successful at the OSC or 

at the Merit Systems Protection Board; 

and (3) satisfied with the treatment 

received at the OSC. 

Dated: August 18, 2014. 

Carolyn N. Lerner, 

Special Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20056 Filed 8–22–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7405–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 8845] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Bartholomeus Spranger: Splendor 

and Eroticism in Imperial Prague’’ 

Exhibition 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as 

appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 

257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby 

determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition 

‘‘Bartholomeus Spranger: Splendor and 

Eroticism in Imperial Prague,’’ 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, 

NY, from on or about November 4, 2014, 

until on or about February 1, 2015, 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Julie 

Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6467). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 


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Dated: August 15, 2014. 

Kelly Keiderling, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–20169 Filed 8–22–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 8846] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Committee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 

October 1st, 2014, in Coast Guard 

Headquarters, Room 6i10–01–c, 

Washington, DC. The primary purpose 

of the meeting is to prepare for the sixtyseventh Session of the International 

Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine 

Environment Protection Committee to 

be held at the IMO Headquarters, United 

Kingdom, October 13–17, 2014. 

The agenda items to be considered 

include: 

• Adoption of the agenda 

• Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast 

water 

• Recycling of ships 

• Air pollution and energy efficiency 

• Further technical and operational 

measures for enhancing energy 

efficiency of international shipping 

• Reduction of GHG emissions from 

ships 

• Consideration and adoption of 

amendments to mandatory 

instruments 

• Review of nitrogen and phosphorous 

removal standards in the 2012 

Guidelines on the implementation of 

effluent standards and performance 

tests for sewage treatment plants 

• Mandatory Code for ships operating 

in polar waters 

• Identification and protection of 

Special Areas and PSSAs 

• Inadequacy of reception facilities 

• Reports of sub-committees 

• Work of other bodies 

• Promotion of implementation and 

enforcement of MARPOL and related 

instruments 

• Technical cooperation activities for 

the protection of the marine 

environment 

• Work programme of the Committee 

and subsidiary bodies 

• Application of the Committees’ 

Guidelines 

• Election of the Chairman and ViceChairman for 2015 

• Any other business 

• Consideration of the report of the 

Committee 

Members of the public may attend 

this meeting up to the seating capacity 

of the room. Upon request, members of 

the public may also participate via 

teleconference, up to the capacity of the 

teleconference phone line. The access 

number for this teleconference line will 

be posted online at http://

www.uscg.mil/imo/mepc/default.asp at 

least 2 working days in advance. 

Physical access to the meeting, or 

participation via the teleconference line, 

requires that all attendees respond to 

the meeting coordinator not later than 

September 17, 2014, 10 working days 

prior to the meeting. The meeting 

coordinator, Mr. John Morris, may be 

contacted by email at John.C.Morris@

uscg.mil or by phone at 202–372–1433. 

Responses made after September 23, 

2014, might result in the requester not 

being able to participate in the meeting. 

A request for reasonable 

accommodation should be made to Mr. 

Morris, at the same email address, prior 

to September 23. Requests made after 

that date might not be possible to fulfill. 

Please note that due to security 

considerations, two valid, government 

issued photo identifications must be 

presented to gain entrance to the Coast 

Guard Headquarters building. The Coast 

Guard Headquarters building is 

accessible by public transportation or 

taxi. Additional information regarding 

this and other IMO SHC public meetings 

may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo. 

In case of severe weather or other 

emergency in the Washington, DC area, 

attendees should check with the Office 

of Personnel Management at http://

www.opm.gov or (202) 606–1900 for the 

operating status of federal agencies. If 

federal agencies are closed, this meeting 

will not be rescheduled, but the 

Shipping Coordinating Committee will 

publish a separate Federal Register 

notice to announce an electronic docket 

to receive public comments. 

Dated: August 12, 2014. 

Marc Zlomek, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State 

[FR Doc. 2014–20174 Filed 8–22–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[Docket No. FTA–2013–0013] 

Notice of Issuance of Final Circular: 

Guidance on Joint Development 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice—Issuance of Joint 

Development Circular. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) has issued and 

placed in the docket and on its Web site 

final Agency guidance, in the form of a 

circular, on joint development. This 

circular provides guidance to recipients 

of FTA financial assistance on how to 

use FTA funds or FTA-funded real 

property, for joint development. This 

circular: (1) Defines the term ‘‘joint 

development’’; (2) explains how a joint 

development project can qualify for 

FTA assistance; (3) describes the legal 

requirements applicable to the 

acquisition, use, and disposition of real 

property acquired with FTA assistance; 

(4) outlines the most common 

crosscutting requirements applicable to 

FTA-assisted joint developments; and 

(5) describes FTA’s process for 

reviewing a joint development project 

proposal. This circular incorporates 

provisions of the Moving Ahead for 

Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP– 

21), Public Law 112–141 (2012), 

advances the goals of 49 U.S.C. 5315 by 

informing FTA recipients of 

opportunities for private sector 

participation in public transportation 

projects, and includes the most current 

guidance for the Federal public 

transportation program. This final 

circular is the result of the notice issued 

by FTA that appeared in the Federal 

Register on March 6, 2013, entitled 

‘‘Joint Development: Proposed 

Circular’’. 

DATES: The effective date of the circular 

is October 1, 2014. Projects for which 

sponsors have executed joint 

development agreements with third 

parties before October 1, 2014 will be 

considered according to FTA’s existing 

guidance and statements of policy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

legal questions, contact Christopher T. 

Hall, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal 

Transit Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue Southeast, Room E54– 

413, Washington, DC 20590–0001. For 

policy questions, contact Sharon Pugh, 

Office of Budget and Policy, Federal 

Transit Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue Southeast, Room E52– 

322, Washington, DC 20590–0001. For 

program questions, contact the 

appropriate FTA Regional Office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice does not contain a copy of the 

final circular. A copy of the final 

circular and comments and material 

received from the public, as well as any 

documents indicated in the preamble as 

being available in the docket, are part of 

docket number FTA–2013–0013. For 


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