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and non-citizen nationals who complete 

and submit the Application for a U.S. 

Passport by Mail. Passport applicants 

can either download the DS–82 from the 

Internet or obtain one from an 

Acceptance Facility/Passport Agency. 

The form must be completed, signed, 

and submitted along with the 

applicant’s previous U.S. passport. 

U.S. citizens overseas may download 

the DS–82 from the Internet or obtain 

one from the nearest U.S. Embassy or 

Consulate. As noted on the form, U.S. 

citizens overseas (except Canada) must 

apply for their passport at the nearest 

U.S. Embassy or Consulate in 

accordance with instructions on the 

Embassy/Consulate Web site. 

The Department estimates that these 

changes will not result in an increase in 

the current burden time of 40 minutes. 

Dated: August 29, 2013. 

Brenda S. Sprague, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport 

Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8459] 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS 

Relief (PEPFAR) Scientific Advisory 

Board 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), the PEPFAR Scientific 

Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to 

as ‘‘the Board’’) will meet from October 

2–3, 2013 at the Sheraton Crystal City at 

1800 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, 

Virginia 22202. The meeting will last 

from 9 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m. 

on October 2nd and from 9 a.m. until 

approximately 3 p.m. on October 3rd 

and is open to the public. 

The meeting will be hosted by the 

Office of the U.S. Global AIDS 

Coordinator, and led by Ambassador 

Eric Goosby, who leads implementation 

of the President’s Emergency Plan for 

AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). 

The Board serves the Global AIDS 

Coordinator in a solely advisory 

capacity concerning scientific, 

implementation, and policy issues 

related to the global response to HIV/ 

AIDS. These issues will be of concern as 

they influence the priorities and 

direction of PEPFAR evaluation and 

research, the content of national and 

international strategies and 

implementation, and the role of 

PEPFAR in international discourse 

regarding an appropriate and resourced 

response. Topics for the meeting will 

include an update on current PEPFARfunded implementation science 

activities; recommendations to 

Ambassador Goosby on the care and 

treatment cascade, adherence/retention 

issues; and research priorities for the 

PEPFAR portfolio. 

The public may attend this meeting as 

seating capacity allows. Admittance to 

the meeting will be by means of a prearranged clearance list. In order to be 

placed on the list and, if applicable, to 

request reasonable accommodation, 

please register at www.regonline.com/ 

pepfarsab. While the meeting is open to 

public attendance, the Board will 

determine procedures for public 

participation. Requests for reasonable 

accommodation that are made after 

September 25, might not be possible to 

fulfill. 

For further information about the 

meeting, please contact Dr. Amy 

DuBois, Acting Director of the Office of 

Research and Science, Office of the U.S. 

Global AIDS Coordinator at 

PEPFAR_SAB@state.gov. 

Dated: August 29, 2013. 

Amy DuBois, 

Acting Director, Office of Research and 

Science, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS 

Coordinator, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8460] 

Determinations Regarding Use of 

Chemical Weapons in Syria Under the 

Chemical and Biological Weapons 

Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 

1991 

AGENCY: Bureau of International 

Security and Nonproliferation, 

Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States 

Government has determined on August 

2, pursuant to Section 306(a) of the 

Chemical and Biological Weapons 

Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 

1991, 22 U.S.C. 5604(a), that the 

Government of Syria has used chemical 

weapons in violation of international 

law or lethal chemical weapons against 

its own nationals. In addition, the 

United States Government has 

determined and certified to Congress 

pursuant to section 307(d) of the Act (22 

U.S.C. 5605(d)) that it is essential to the 

national security interests of the United 

States to partially waive the application 

of the sanctions required under Section 

307(a) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 5605(a)) 

with respect to activities in furtherance 

of United States policies regarding the 

Syrian conflict. The following is notice 

of sanctions to be imposed pursuant to 

Section 307(a) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 

5605(a)), subject to the waiver described 

above. 

DATES: Effective Date: Upon publication 

in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela K. Durham, Office of Missile, 

Biological, and Chemical 

Nonproliferation, Bureau of 

International Security and 

Nonproliferation, Department of State, 

Telephone (202) 647–4930. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Sections 306(a), 307(a), and 307(d) of 

the Chemical and Biological Weapons 

Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 

1991, as amended (22 U.S.C. 5604(a) 

and 5605(a)), on August 2, 2013 the 

Under Secretary of State for Political 

Affairs: (1) Determined that the 

Government of Syria has used chemical 

weapons in violation of international 

law or lethal chemical weapons against 

its own nationals; and (2) determined 

and certified to Congress that it is 

essential to the national security 

interests of the United States to partially 

waive the application of the sanctions 

required under Section 307(a) with 

respect to certain activities determined 

by the United States Government to be 

in furtherance of United States policies 

regarding the Syrian conflict. As a 

result, the following sanctions are 

hereby imposed, subject to waivers as 

described above: 

1. Foreign Assistance: Termination of 

assistance to Syria under the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961, except for 

urgent humanitarian assistance and food 

or other agricultural commodities or 

products. 

2. Arms Sales: Termination of (a) sales 

to Syria under the Arms Export Control 

Act of any defense articles, defense 

services, or design and construction 

services, and (b) licenses for the export 

to Syria of any item on the United States 

Munitions List. 

3. Arms Sales Financing: Termination 

of all foreign military financing for Syria 

under the Arms Export Control Act. 

4. Denial of United States Government 

Credit or Other Financial Assistance: 

Denial to Syria of any credit, credit 

guarantees, or other financial assistance 

by any department, agency, or 

instrumentality of the United States 

Government, including the ExportImport Bank of the United States. 

5. Exports of National SecuritySensitive Goods and Technology: 


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