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

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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