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Oliver Street Dermatology Holdings, 

LLC. The financing is brought within 

the purview of § 107.730(a)(1) and 

§ 107.730(d)(1) of the Regulations 

because, Oliver Street Dermatology 

Holdings, LLC is considered an 

Associate of Eagle Fund III, L.P., as 

defined in Sec.105.50 of the regulations 

due to common ownership. 

Notice is hereby given that any 

interested person may submit written 

comments on the transaction within 

fifteen days of the date of this 

publications to the Associate 

Administrator for Investment and 

Innovation, U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 409 Third Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20416. 

Javier E. Saade, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Investment 

and Innovation. 

[FR Doc. 2014–07666 Filed 4–4–14; 8:45 am] 

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Diamond State Ventures III, L.P.; 

License No. 06/06–0345; Notice 

Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 

of the Small Business Investment Act, 

Conflicts of Interest 

Notice is hereby given that Diamond 

State Ventures III, L.P., 200 River 

Market Avenue, Suite 400, Little Rock, 

AR 72201, a Federal Licensee under the 

Small Business Investment Act of 1958, 

as amended (‘‘the Act’’), in connection 

with the financing of a small concern, 

has sought an exemption under Section 

312 of the Act and Section 107.730, 

Financings which constitute Conflicts of 

Interest of the Small Business 

Administration (‘‘SBA’’) Rules and 

Regulations (13 CFR 107). Diamond 

State Ventures III, L.P. proposes to 

provide debt and equity financing to 

Whitworth Tool, LLC, 114 Industrial 

Park Road, Hardinsburg, KY 40143. 

The financing is brought within the 

purview of § 107.730(a)(4) of the 

Regulations because the proceeds will 

be used to discharge an obligation to 

Diamond State Ventures II LP, an 

Associate of Diamond State Ventures III, 

L.P. Therefore this transaction requires 

prior SBA exemption. 

Notice is hereby given that any 

interested person may submit written 

comments on the transaction, within 

fifteen days of the date of this 

publication, to the Associate 

Administrator for Investment and 

Innovation, U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 409 Third Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20416. 

Javier E. Saade, 

Associate Administrator for Office of 

Investment and Innovation. 

[FR Doc. 2014–07667 Filed 4–4–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Public Notice 8682] 

Bureau of Oceans and International 

Environmental and Scientific Affairs; 

Certifications Pursuant to Section 609 

of Public Law 101–162 

SUMMARY: The Department of State, in 

consultation with the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration’s 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS), determined that royal red 

shrimp (Menopenaeus robustus) 

harvested in the Mediterranean Sea may 

be imported into the United States from 

Spain pursuant to Section 609 of Public 

Law 101–162. The Department of State 

has communicated this information to 

the Office of Field Operations of U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection. 

DATES: Effective Date: On Publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen J. Wilger, Office of Marine 

Conservation, Bureau of Oceans and 

International Environmental and 

Scientific Affairs, Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20520–7818; telephone: 

(202) 647–3263; email: wilgersj2@

state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

609 of Public Law 101–162 (‘‘Section 

609’’) prohibits imports of certain 

categories of shrimp unless the 

President certifies to the Congress by 

May 1, 1991, and annually thereafter, 

either: (1) That the harvesting nation has 

adopted a program governing the 

incidental capture of sea turtles in its 

commercial shrimp fishery comparable 

to the program in effect in the United 

States and has an incidental take rate 

comparable to that of the United States; 

or (2) that the fishing environment in 

the harvesting nation does not pose a 

threat of the incidental taking of sea 

turtles. The President has delegated the 

authority to make this certification to 

the Department of State (‘‘the 

Department’’). Revised State Department 

guidelines for making the required 

certifications were published in the 

Federal Register on July 2, 1999 (Vol. 

64, No. 130, Public Notice 3086). 

Section 609 Certifications are 

determined on a national basis, rather 

than on a fishery by fishery basis within 

a particular country. In particular, 

Certifications under Section 609(b)(2)(C) 

are granted only in cases where no 

shrimp fishery in a particular country 

poses a threat of the incidental taking of 

sea turtles. Since there are other shrimp 

fisheries in which Spanish vessels 

operate that could pose a threat to sea 

turtles, the Department is not able to 

determine that Spain qualifies for a 

national Certification pursuant to this 

Section. 

Even in the absence of a national 

Certification, shrimp from non-certified 

countries that meet one of a set of 

specific criteria may be imported into 

the United States provided that certain 

additional conditions are met. The 

relevant exception in this case can be 

found in Section I(B)(d) of the 

Department of State’s Revised 

Guidelines for the Implementation of 

Section 609 of Public Law 101–162, 

which allows imports of: 

‘‘(d) Shrimp harvested in any other manner 

or under any other circumstances that the 

Department of State may determine, 

following consultation with the [NOAA/

NMFS], does not pose a threat of the 

incidental taking of sea turtles.’’ 

The Department of State has 

consulted with NMFS and determined 

that imports of royal red shrimp 

(Menopenaeus robustus) from the 

Spanish Mediterranean shrimp trawl 

fleet may be imported into the United 

States pursuant to the Section I(B)(d) of 

the Department’s implementing 

guidelines. Such imports must be 

accompanied by the State Department 

Form DS–2031 (‘‘Shrimp Exporter’s/

Importer’s Declaration’’) and must 

indicate on the form that the import is 

eligible for importation into the United 

States by checking section 7(A)(4) for 

‘‘shrimp harvested in a manner or under 

circumstances determined by the 

Department of State not to pose a threat 

of the incidental taking of sea turtles.’’ 

In addition, an official of the 

Government of Spain with knowledge of 

the method of harvest of the product 

must certify the DS–2031 forms 

accompanying any imports into the 

United States. All DS–2031 forms 

accompanying shrimp imports from 

Spain must be originals and signed by 

the competent domestic fisheries 

authority. 

Dated: March 25, 2014. 

David A. Balton, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for 

Oceans and Fisheries, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–07707 Filed 4–4–14; 8:45 am] 

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