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21 15 U.S.C. 78o–3(b)(6). 

22 15 U.S.C. 78o–3(g)(3). 

23 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

24 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(1). 25 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

2. Statutory Basis 

FINRA believes that the proposed 

revisions to the Series 23 examination 

program are consistent with the 

provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of the 

Act,21 which requires, among other 

things, that FINRA rules must be 

designed to prevent fraudulent and 

manipulative acts and practices, to 

promote just and equitable principles of 

trade, and, in general, to protect 

investors and the public interest, and 

Section 15A(g)(3) of the Act,22 which 

authorizes FINRA to prescribe standards 

of training, experience, and competence 

for persons associated with FINRA 

members. FINRA believes that the 

proposed revisions will further these 

purposes by updating the examination 

program to reflect changes to the laws, 

rules and regulations covered by the 

examination and to incorporate the 

functions and associated tasks currently 

performed by a General Securities 

Principal. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

FINRA does not believe that the 

proposed rule change will result in any 

burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. The updated 

examination aligns with the functions 

and associated tasks currently 

performed by a General Securities 

Principal and tests knowledge of the 

most current laws, rules, regulations 

and skills relevant to those functions 

and associated tasks. As such, the 

proposed revisions would make the 

examination more efficient and 

effective. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

Written comments were neither 

solicited nor received. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The foregoing rule change has become 

effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) 

of the Act 23 and paragraph (f)(1) of Rule 

19b–4 thereunder.24 At any time within 

60 days of the filing of the proposed rule 

change, the Commission summarily may 

temporarily suspend such rule change if 

it appears to the Commission that such 

action is necessary or appropriate in the 

public interest, for the protection of 

investors, or otherwise in furtherance of 

the purposes of the Act. If the 

Commission takes such action, the 

Commission shall institute proceedings 

to determine whether the proposed rule 

should be approved or disapproved. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

FINRA–2014–034 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–FINRA–2014–034. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if email is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for Web site viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such 

filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office of FINRA. All comments received 

will be posted without change; the 

Commission does not edit personal 

identifying information from 

submissions. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

available publicly. All submissions 

should refer to File Number SR–FINRA– 

2014–034 and should be submitted on 

or before September 2, 2014. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.25

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8820] 

List of September 20, 2005, of 

Participating Countries and Entities in 

the Kimberley Process Certification 

Scheme, Known as ‘‘Participants’’ for 

the Purposes of the Clean Diamond 

Trade Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–19) and 

Section 2 of Executive Order 13312 of 

July 29, 2003 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Sections 3 

and 6 of the Clean Diamond Trade Act 

of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–19) and Section 2 

of Executive Order 13312 of July 29, 

2003, the Department of State is 

updating the list of Participants eligible 

for trade in rough diamonds under the 

Act, and their respective Importing and 

Exporting Authorities, revising the 

previously published list of February 

21, 2013 to reflect the removal of the 

suspension of Cote D’Ivoire, the 

incorporation of Croatia into the 

European Union, the suspension of the 

Central African Republic, and continued 

self-suspension of Venezuela. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ashley Orbach, Special Advisor, Bureau 

of Economic and Business Affairs, 

Department of State, (202) 647–2856. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4 

of the Clean Diamond Trade Act (the 

‘‘Act’’) requires the President to prohibit 

the importation into, or the exportation 

from, the United States of any rough 

diamond, from whatever source, that 

has not been controlled through the 

Kimberley Process Certification Scheme 

(KPCS). Under Section 3(2) of the Act, 

‘‘controlled through the Kimberley 

Process Certification Scheme’’ means an 

importation from the territory of a 

Participant or exportation to the 

territory of a Participant of rough 

diamonds that is either (i) carried out in 

accordance with the KPCS, as set forth 

in regulations promulgated by the 

President, or (ii) controlled under a 

system determined by the President to 

meet substantially the standards, 

practices, and procedures of the KPCS. 

The referenced regulations are 

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contained at 31 CFR part 592 (‘‘Rough 

Diamond Control Regulations’’) (68 FR 

45777, August 4, 2003). 

Section 6(b) of the Act requires the 

President to publish in the Federal 

Register a list of all Participants, and all 

Importing and Exporting Authorities of 

Participants, and to update the list as 

necessary. Section 2 of Executive Order 

13312 of July 29, 2003 delegates this 

function to the Secretary of State. 

Section 3(7) of the Act defines 

‘‘Participant’’ as a state, customs 

territory, or regional economic 

integration organization identified by 

the Secretary of State. Section 3(3) of the 

Act defines ‘‘Exporting Authority’’ as 

one or more entities designated by a 

Participant from whose territory a 

shipment of rough diamonds is being 

exported as having the authority to 

validate a Kimberley Process Certificate. 

Section 3(4) of the Act defines 

‘‘Importing Authority’’ as one or more 

entities designated by a Participant into 

whose territory a shipment of rough 

diamonds is imported as having the 

authority to enforce the laws and 

regulations of the Participant regarding 

imports, including the verification of 

the Kimberley Process Certificate 

accompanying the shipment. 

List of Participants 

Pursuant to Sections 3 and 6 of the 

Act, Section 2 of Executive Order 13312, 

Department of State Delegation of 

Authority No. 245–1 (February 13, 

2009), and the Delegation of Authority 

from the Deputy Secretary to the Under 

Secretary dated October 31, 2011, I 

hereby identify the following entities as 

of April 29, 2014, as Participants under 

section 6(b) of the Act. Included in this 

List are the Importing and Exporting 

Authorities for Participants, as required 

by Section 6(b) of the Act. This list 

revises the previously published list of 

February 21 2013 to end Cote D’Ivoire’s 

suspension effective 29 April 2014; to 

reflect Croatia’s incorporation into the 

European Union effective 1 July 2013; to 

maintain Venezuela under selfsuspension from trade under the 

Kimberley Process as of 4 November 

2010; and to suspend the Central 

African Republic from trade under the 

Kimberley Process as of May 2013. 

Angola—Ministry of Geology and 

Mines. 

Armenia –- Ministry of Trade and 

Economic Development. 

Australia –- Exporting Authority –- 

Department of Industry, Tourism and 

Resources; Importing Authority— 

Australian Customs Service. 

Bangladesh—Ministry of Commerce. 

Belarus—Department of Finance. 

Botswana—Ministry of Minerals, Energy 

and Water Resources. 

Brazil—Ministry of Mines and Energy. 

Canada—Natural Resources Canada. 

Cambodia—Ministry of Commerce. 

Cameroon—National Permanent 

Secretariat for the Kimberley Process 

in Cameroon. 

China—General Administration of 

Quality Supervision, Inspection and 

Quarantine. 

Democratic Republic of the Congo— 

Ministry of Mines. 

Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)—Ministry of 

Mines and Energy. 

European Union—DG/External 

Relations/A.2. 

Ghana—Precious Minerals and 

Marketing Company Ltd. 

Guinea—Ministry of Mines and 

Geology. 

Guyana—Geology and Mines 

Commission. 

India—The Gem and Jewelry Export 

Promotion Council. 

Indonesia—Directorate General of 

Foreign Trade of the Ministry of 

Trade. 

Israel—The Diamond Controller. 

Japan—Ministry of Economy, Trade and 

Industry. 

Kazakhstan—Ministry of Finance. 

Republic of Korea—Ministry of 

Commerce, Industry and Energy. 

Laos—Ministry of Finance. 

Lebanon—Ministry of Economy and 

Trade. 

Lesotho—Commissioner of Mines and 

Geology. 

Liberia—Ministry of Lands, Mines and 

Energy. 

Malaysia—Ministry of International 

Trade and Industry. 

Mauritius—Ministry of Commerce. 

Namibia—Ministry of Mines and 

Energy. 

Mexico—Economic Secretariat. 

New Zealand—Ministry of Foreign 

Affairs and Trade. 

Norway—The Norwegian Goldsmiths’ 

Association. 

Panama—National Customs Authority. 

Russia—Ministry of Finance. 

Sierra Leone—Government Gold and 

Diamond Office. 

Singapore—Singapore Customs. 

South Africa—South African Diamond 

Board. 

Sri Lanka—National Gem and Jewellery 

Authority. 

Swaziland—Office of the Commissioner 

of Mines. 

Switzerland—State Secretariat for 

Economic Affairs. 

Chinese Taipei—Bureau of Foreign 

Trade. 

Tanzania—Commissioner for Minerals. 

Thailand—Ministry of Commerce. 

Togo—Ministry of Mines and Geology. 

Turkey—Istanbul Gold Exchange. 

Ukraine—State Gemological Centre of 

Ukraine. 

United Arab Emirates—Dubai Metals 

and Commodities Center. 

United States of America—Importing 

Authority—United States Bureau of 

Customs and Border Protection; 

Exporting Authority—Bureau of the 

Census. 

Vietnam—Ministry of Trade. 

Zimbabwe—Ministry of Mines and 

Mining Development. 

This notice shall be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Catherine A. Novelli, 

Under Secretary of State, Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2014–0075] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

this document provides the public 

notice that by a document dated July 18, 

2014, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) 

petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) for a waiver of 

compliance from certain provisions of 

the Federal railroad safety regulations 

contained at 49 CFR Part 232, Brake 

System Safety Standards for Freight and 

Other Non-Passenger Trains and 

Equipment; End-of-Train Devices. FRA 

assigned the petition Docket Number 

FRA–2014–0075. 

Specifically, BNSF seeks a waiver of 

compliance from 49 CFR 232.15, 

Movement of defective equipment. The 

current rule provides that ‘‘a railroad car 

or locomotive with one or more 

conditions not in compliance with this 

part may be used or hauled without 

civil penalty liability under this part 

only if all of the following conditions 

are met [including] the location to 

which the car or locomotive is being 

taken for repair is the nearest available 

location where necessary repairs can be 

performed on the line of the railroad 

where the car or locomotive was first 

found to be defective.’’ BNSF requests 

relief to allow it to operate single cars 

with air brakes cut out and a crew 

inspection through to the destination or 

the next inspection point as opposed to 

the current ‘‘nearest available location 

where necessary repairs can be 

performed.’’ 

BNSF states that it firmly believes that 

granting the requested relief will not 

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