Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 35 / Thursday, February 21, 2013 / Notices 12135 

Dated: February 13, 2013. 

J. Adam Ereli, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8190] 

List of Participating Countries and 

Entities (Hereinafter Known as 

‘‘Participants’’) Under the Clean 

Diamond Trade Act (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 

identifying all the Participants eligible 

for trade in rough diamonds under the 

Act, and their respective Importing and 

Exporting Authorities, and revising the 

previously published list of December 

31, 2008 (73 FR 80506) to add 

Cambodia, Cameroon, Kazakhstan, and 

Panama. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad 

Brooks-Rubin, Special Advisor for 

Conflict Diamonds, 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 

contained at 31 CFR part 592 (‘‘Rough 

Diamonds Control Regulations’’). 

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 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 Section 3 of the Act, 

Section 2 of Executive Order 13312, 

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 November 30, 2012, 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 October 31, 

2011, to add Cambodia, Cameroon, 

Kazakhstan, and Panama to the list of 

Participants in the Kimberley Process 

Certification Scheme. 

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. 

Central African Republic—Ministry of Energy 

and Mining. 

China—General Administration of Quality 

Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. 

Democratic Republic of the Congo—Ministry 

of Mines. 

Republic of Congo—Ministry of Mines. 

Croatia—Ministry of Economy. 

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—Gokhran, 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. 

Robert D. Hormats, 

Under Secretary of State, Department of State. 

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