10596 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 37 / Tuesday, February 25, 2014 / Notices 

Dated: February 12, 2014. 

Ernest E. Davis, 

Director of Medical Clearances, Office of 

Medical Services, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8646] 

Culturally Significant Object Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Pterosaurs’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as 

appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 

257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby 

determine that the object to be included 

in the exhibition ‘‘Pterosaurs,’’ imported 

from abroad for temporary exhibition 

within the United States, is of cultural 

significance. The object is imported 

pursuant to a loan agreement with the 

foreign owner or custodian. I also 

determine that the exhibition or display 

of the exhibit object at the American 

Museum of Natural History, New York, 

NY, from on or about April 19, 2014, 

until on or about January 4, 2015, and 

at possible additional exhibitions or 

venues yet to be determined, is in the 

national interest. I have ordered that 

Public Notice of these Determinations 

be published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit object, contact Julie 

Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6467). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: February 20, 2014. 

Kelly Keiderling, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Request for Comments From the 

Public and Nominations for the Public 

Interest Trade Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Request for comments from the 

public on the creation of the Public 

Interest Trade Advisory Committee and 

request for nominees to that Committee. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) 

is, pursuant to Section 135 of the Trade 

Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(c)(1)) and 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. App. 1), establishing the Public 

Interest Trade Advisory Committee 

(‘‘the Committee’’) to provide policy 

advice on issues involving trade and 

from the perspective of those concerned 

with public interest issues. USTR seeks 

comments on the Committee’s 

objectives and the scope of its activities. 

USTR is also seeking nominations for 

membership on the Committee. 

DATES: Written comments are due by 

COB on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. 

Nominations for membership will be 

accepted at any time, however, in order 

to be considered for the initial 

populating of the committee, 

nominations should be made by March 

25, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted electronically via the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov, 

Docket number USTR–2014–0005. For 

alternatives to online submission please 

contact Tiffany Enoch, at (202) 395– 

6120. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding this request for 

comments should be directed to Tiffany 

Enoch, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade 

Representative for Intergovernmental 

Affairs and Public Engagement at (202) 

395–6120. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974, 

as amended (19 U.S.C. 2155), directs the 

President to obtain information and 

advice from representative elements of 

the private sector and the non-Federal 

government sector regarding U.S. trade 

policy and trade negotiation objectives. 

Among other mechanisms, Section 

135(c)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 

provides that: 

(1) The President may establish individual 

general policy advisory committees for 

industry, labor, agriculture, services, 

investment, defense, and other interests, as 

appropriate, to provide general policy advice 

on matters referred to in subsection (a) of this 

section. 

The President has delegated authority 

to the USTR to appoint policy advisory 

committees (‘‘Tier 2’’). 

Section 135(c)(1) of the Trade Act of 

1974 calls for each general policy 

advisory committee ‘‘insofar as is 

practicable,’’ ‘‘[to] be representative of 

all industry, labor, agricultural, service, 

investment, defense, and other interests 

. . . including small business interests.’’ 

Section 135(f) of the Trade Act of 

1974 provides, in relevant part that, 

‘‘the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act apply . . . (2) to all . . . 

advisory committees which may be 

established under subsection (c) of this 

section.’’ The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 1–14) 

requires that legislation establishing or 

authorizing the establishment of an 

advisory committee ‘‘require the 

membership of the advisory committee 

to be fairly balanced in terms of the 

points of view represented and the 

functions to be performed by the 

advisory committee’’ (5 U.S.C. 5). 

With the creation of the Public 

Interest Trade Advisory Committee, a 

new forum for discussions on public 

interest aspects of trade issues will be 

available. The objectives and scope of 

activities of the Public Interest Trade 

Advisory Committee include, but are 

not limited to: 

(1) Providing the U.S. Trade 

Representative with policy advice on 

issues including but not limited to, 

public health, international 

development, and consumer protection. 

(2) Providing the President, the USTR, 

and Congress with reports on trade 

agreements, following their conclusions, 

which include an advisory opinion on 

whether and to what extent the 

agreement promotes the interests of the 

United States. 

Request for Comments 

USTR solicits comments on the 

objectives and scope of activities for the 

Public Interest Advisory Committee, 

including comments on: the appropriate 

scope of viewpoints to be represented in 

such a committee to ensure the 

committee is fairly balanced; how 

included viewpoints would improve the 

quality of information and advice 

provided to USTR; how included 

viewpoints would add value and 

contribute to the Committee’s mission to 

provide general trade policy advice; any 

additional objectives or activities; 

modifications to aforementioned 

objectives, activities or viewpoints; and 

any other pertinent insights. 


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