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The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage:.

Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 2.375 

Homeowners Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 1.188 

Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 6.000 

Businesses Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 3.000 

Non-Profit Organizations With 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.750 

Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.750 

For Economic Injury:.

Businesses & Small Agricultural 

Cooperatives Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 3.000 

Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.750 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 168348 and for 

economic injury is 168350. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Cynthia Pitts, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00167 Filed 1–7–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–03–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #16485 and #16486; 

CALIFORNIA Disaster Number CA–00319] 

Administrative Declaration 

Amendment of a Disaster for the State 

of California 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Amendment 2. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Administrative declaration of a disaster 

for the State of California dated 06/17/ 

2020. 

Incident: Civil Unrest. 

Incident Period: 05/26/2020 to 12/28/ 

2020. 

DATES: Issued on 12/30/2020. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 09/16/2020. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 03/17/2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of an Administrative declaration for the 

State of California, dated 06/17/2020, is 

hereby amended to establish the 

incident period for this disaster as 

beginning 05/26/2020 and continuing 

through 12/28/2020. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Jovita Carranza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00169 Filed 1–7–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 11297] 

List 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 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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 July 5, 2019, 

to reflect the addition of the United 

Kingdom as an independent Participant, 

among other changes. 

DATES: This notice is effective on 

January 8, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Fierst-Walsh, Senior Advisor, 

Bureau of Economic and Business 

Affairs, Department of State, (202) 647– 

6116. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Section 4 of the Clean Diamond Trade 

Act of 2003, Public Law 108–19 (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 

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 Delegations of 

Authority No. 245–1 (February 13, 

2009), and No. 376 (October 31, 2011), 

I hereby identify the following entities 

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 is published solely 

for the purpose of implementing the 

mandates cited above and does not 

reflect or prejudice any other regulation 

or prohibition that may apply with 

respect to trading, doing business, or 

engaging in any other transaction with 

any of the listed countries or entities. 

This list revises the revising the 

previously published list of July 5, 2019 

to reflect the addition of the United 

Kingdom as an independent Participant, 

among other changes. 

Angola—Ministry of Mineral Resources and 

Petroleum, Ministry of Trade. 

Armenia—Ministry of Economic 

Development and Investment. 

Australia—Department of Industry, 

Innovation and Science (Exporting 

Authority), Department of Home Affairs 

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Bangladesh—Export Promotion Bureau. 

Belarus—Ministry of Finance—Precious 

Metals and Gemstones Department. 

Botswana—Ministry of Minerals, Green 

Technology and Energy Security— 

Diamond Hub. 

Brazil—Ministry of Mines and Energy— 

Secretariat of Geology, Mining and Mineral 

Processing—National Mining Agency. 

Cambodia—Ministry of Commerce. 

Cameroon—Ministry of Mines—National 

Permanent Secretariat for the Kimberley 

Process. 

Canada—Ministry of Natural Resources 

Canada. 

Central African Republic—Ministry of Mines, 

Energy and Hydraulics. 

China—General Administration of China 

Customs; in the Hong Kong Special 

Administrative Region: Trade and Industry 

Department (Exporting Authority), 

Customs and Exercise Department 

(Importing Authority). 

Congo, Democratic Republic of the—Ministry 

of Mines—The Center of Expertise, 

Evaluation and Certification of Precious 

and Semiprecious Mineral Substances. 

Congo, Republic of the—Ministry of Mines 

and Geology—Bureau of Expertise, 

Evaluation and Certification of Precious 

Mineral Substances. 

Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)—General 

Directorate of Customs. 

Eswatini—Office of the Commissioner of 

Mines. 

European Union—European Commission— 

Foreign Policy Instruments; in Belgium: 

Federal Public Service of Economy; in the 

Czech Republic: General Directorate of 

Customs; in Germany: Main Customs 

Office (Exporting Authority), General 

Directorate for Management VI (Importing 

Authority); In Ireland: the Kimberley 

Process and Responsible Minerals 

Authority—Exploration and Mining 

Division—Department of Communications, 

Climate Action and Environment; in 

Portugal: Tributary and Customs 

Authority—Licensing Services Directorate; 

in Romania: National Authority for 

Consumer Protection—General Department 

for Precious Metals, Precious Stones and 

the Kimberley Process. 

Gabon—Permanent Center for the Kimberley 

Process 

Ghana—Ministry of Lands and Natural 

Resources—Precious Minerals Marketing 

Company Limited. 

Guinea—Ministry of Mines and Geology. 

Guyana—Guyana Geology and Mines 

Commission. 

India—The Gem and Jewellery Export 

Promotion Council. 

Indonesia—Ministry of Trade—Director 

General for Foreign Trade. 

Israel—Ministry of Economy and Industry— 

Office of the Diamond Controller. 

Japan—Ministry of Economy, Trade and 

Industry—Agency for Natural Resources 

and Energy Trade and Economic 

Cooperation Bureau. 

Kazakhstan—Ministry for Investments and 

Development—Committee for Technical 

Regulation and Metrology. 

Korea, Republic of (South Korea)—Ministry 

of Trade, Industry and Energy. 

Laos—Ministry of Industry and Commerce— 

Department of Import and Export. 

Lebanon—Ministry of Economy and Trade. 

Lesotho—Ministry of Mining—Department of 

Mines—Diamond Control Office. 

Liberia—Ministry of Lands, Mines and 

Energy. 

Malaysia—Royal Malaysian Customs 

Department. 

Mali—Ministry of Mines—Office of 

Expertise, Evaluation and Certification of 

Rough Diamonds. 

Mauritius—Ministry of Industry, Commerce 

and Consumer Protection—Trade Division. 

Mexico—Ministry of Economy—DirectorateGeneral for International Trade in Goods. 

Namibia—Ministry of Mines and Energy— 

Directorate of Diamond Affairs. 

New Zealand—New Zealand Customs 

Service. 

Norway—Norwegian Customs Service. 

Panama—National Customs Authority. 

Russia—Ministry of Finance. 

Sierra Leone—National Minerals Agency, 

National Revenue Authority. 

Singapore—Ministry of Trade and Industry, 

Singapore Customs. 

South Africa—South African Diamond and 

Precious Metals Regulator. 

Sri Lanka—National Gem and Jewellery 

Authority. 

Switzerland—State Secretariat for Economic 

Affairs. 

Taipei—Ministry of Economic Affairs— 

Bureau of Foreign Trade—Import/Export 

Administration Division. 

Tanzania—Ministry of Energy and 

Minerals—Commissioner for Minerals. 

Thailand—Ministry of Commerce— 

Department of Foreign Trade. 

Togo—Ministry of Mines and Energy—Head 

Office of Mines and Geology. 

Turkey—Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals and 

Diamond Market. 

Ukraine—Ministry of Finance—State 

Gemmological Centre of Ukraine. 

United Arab Emirates—Dubai Multi 

Commodities Center Authority—U.A.E. 

Kimberley Process Office in the Dubai 

Airport Free Zone. 

United Kingdom—Foreign, Commonwealth & 

Development Office—Government 

Diamond Office. 

United States of America—United States 

Census Bureau (Exporting Authority), 

United States Customs and Border 

Protection (Importing Authority). 

Venezuela—Central Bank of Venezuela 

(Exporting Authority), National Customs 

and Tax Administration Integrated Service 

(Importing Authority). 

Vietnam—Ministry of Industry and Trade— 

Import Export Management Divisions in 

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. 

Zimbabwe—Minerals Marketing Corporation 

of Zimbabwe (Exporting Authority), 

Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Importing 

Authority). 

Peter D. Haas, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Economic and Business Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00062 Filed 1–7–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–AE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 11296] 

Updating the State Department’s List 

of Entities and Subentities Associated 

With Cuba (Cuba Restricted List) 

Updated Publication of List of Entities 

and Subentities; Notice 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

publishing an update to its List of 

Restricted Entities and Subentities 

Associated With Cuba (Cuba Restricted 

List) with which direct financial 

transactions are generally prohibited 

under the Cuban Assets Control 

Regulations (CACR). The Department of 

Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and 

Security (BIS) generally will deny 

applications to export or reexport items 

for use by entities or subentities on the 

Cuba Restricted List. 

DATES: Effective on January 8, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily Belson, Office of Economic 

Sanctions Policy and Implementation, 

202–647–6526; Robert Haas, Office of 

the Coordinator for Cuban Affairs, tel.: 

202–453–8456, Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20520. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 16, 2017, the President 

signed National Security Presidential 

Memorandum-5 on Strengthening the 

Policy of the United States Toward Cuba 

(NSPM–5). As directed by NSPM–5, on 

November 9, 2017, the Department of 

the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) published a final rule in 

the Federal Register amending the 

CACR, 31 CFR part 515, and the 

Department of Commerce’s Bureau of 

Industry and Security (BIS) published a 

final rule in the Federal Register 

amending, among other sections, the 

section of the Export Administration 

Regulations (EAR) regarding Cuba, 15 

CFR 746.2. The regulatory amendment 

to the CACR added § 515.209, which 

generally prohibits direct financial 

transactions with certain entities and 

subentities identified on the State 

Department’s Cuba Restricted List. The 

regulatory amendment to 15 CFR 746.2 

notes BIS will generally deny 

applications to export or re-export items 

for use by entities or subentities 

identified on the Cuba Restricted List. 

The State Department is now updating 

the Cuba Restricted list, as published 

below and available on the State 

Department’s website (https://

www.state.gov/cuba-sanctions/cubarestricted-list/) 

This update includes one additional 

subentity. This is the eighth update to 


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