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advance notice of attendance is requested. Anyone wishing to be a listening participant must contact Alanna Falcone by fax or email. Her contact information is Alanna Falcone, Program Analyst, 409 Third Street SW., Washington, DC 20416, Phone, 202– 619–1612, Fax 202–481–0134, email, alanna.falcone@sba.gov.

Additionally, if you need accommodations because of a disability or require additional information, please contact Alanna Falcone at the information above.

Dan S. Jones, Committee Management Officer.

This notice is late due to a last minute opportunity to pull everyone together for a face to face meeting on April 16th. Some of the members originally had scheduling conflicts. [FR Doc. 2013–09187 Filed 4–18–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE P**

**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice 8285]**

**60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Nonimmigrant Fiance**  ** ́ (e)**  **Visa Application**

**ACTION :**  Notice of request for public
comment.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

**DATES :**  The Department will accept comments from the public up to June 18, 2013.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments by any of the following methods:

• Web: Persons with access to the Internet may use the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) to comment on this notice by going to www.Regulations.gov. You can search for the document by entering ‘‘Public Notice 8285’’ in the Search bar. If necessary, use the Narrow by Agency filter option on the Results page.

• Email: PRA

_BurdenComments@state.gov.

• Mail: Chief, Legislation and Regulation Division, Visa Services DS– 156K Reauthorization, 2401 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20520.

You must include the DS form number (if applicable), information collection title, and the OMB control number in any correspondence.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Direct requests for additional information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including requests for copies of the proposed collection instrument and supporting documents, to Sydney Taylor, Visa Services, U.S. Department of State, 2401 E Street NW., L–603, Washington, DC 20522, who may be reached at PRA

_BurdenComments@state.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

• Title of Information Collection: Nonimmigrant Fiance(e) Visa Application

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0096

• Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection

• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R

• Form Number: DS–156K

• Respondents: Foreign Nationals applying for a nonimmigrant visa to enter the United States as the fiance  ́ (e)

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 35,000

• Estimated Number of Responses: 35,000

• Average Time per Response: 1 hour

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 35,000 hours

• Frequency: Once per respondent

• Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit

We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:

• Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper functions of the Department.

• Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used.

• Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected.

• Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your personal information, will be available for public review.

Abstract of proposed collection: Under INA Section 101(a)(15)(K) [8 U.S.C. 1101] Form DS–156K will be used by consular officers to determine the eligibility of a foreign national for a non-immigrant fiance  ́ (e) visa. Methodology: Form DS–156K is used by consular officers at post to determine the eligibility of an alien applicant for a non-immigrant fiance  ́ (e) visa.
Dated: April 10, 2013. Edward J. Ramotowski, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2013–09252 Filed 4–18–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4710–06–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice 8286]**

**Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations:**  **‘‘American Encounters: Genre Painting and Everyday Life’’** 

**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, and 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 objects to be included in the exhibition ‘‘American Encounters: Genre Painting and Everyday Life,’’ imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, from on or about May 11, 2013, until on or about August 12, 2013, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, from on or about September 14, 2013, until on or about January 12, 2014, 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

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**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For further information, including a list of the exhibit objects, contact Paul W. Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505.


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Dated: April 12, 2013. J. Adam Ereli, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2013–09253 Filed 4–18–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4710–05–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice 8287]**

**Determination and Certification Under the Foreign Assistance Act Relating to**  **the Largest Exporting and Importing Countries of Certain Precursor**  **Chemicals**

Pursuant to Section 490(b)(1)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, I hereby determine and certify that the top five exporting and importing countries and economies of pseudoephedrine and ephedrine (Belgium, China, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom) have cooperated fully with the United States, or have taken adequate steps on their own, to achieve full compliance with the goals and objectives established by the 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.

This determination and certification shall be published in the Federal Register, and copies shall be provided to the Congress together with the accompanying Memorandum of Justification.

Dated: March 12, 2013. William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–09248 Filed 4–18–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4710–17–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice 8288]**

**Removal of Sanctions on Person on Whom Sanctions Have Been Imposed**  **Under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as Amended** 

**AGENCY :**  Department of State.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Secretary of State has determined and certified to Congress that the following persons are no longer engaging in sanctionable activity described in section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–172) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) (‘‘ISA’’), as amended, and that these persons have provided reliable assurances that they will not knowingly engage in such activities in the future. Therefore, certain sanctions that were imposed on on Allvale Maritime Inc., Socie  ́ te

 ́ Anonyme Mone  ́ gasque D’Administration Maritime Et Ae  ́ rienne, and Tanker Pacific Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. on August 26, 2011 are hereby lifted.

**DATES :**  Effective Date: The sanctions on Allvale Maritime Inc., Socie  ́ te

 ́ Anonyme Mone  ́ gasque D’Administration Maritime Et Ae  ́ rienne, and Tanker Pacific Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. are lifted effective April 12, 2013.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  On general issues: Office of Sanctions Policy and Implementation, Department of State, Telephone: (202) 647–7489.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  On September 14, 2011, the Department of State issued a public notice that the Secretary of State made a determination to impose certain sanctions on, inter alia, Allvale Maritime Inc., Socie  ́ te

 ́ Anonyme Mone  ́ gasque D’Administration Maritime Et Ae  ́ rienne, and Tanker Pacific Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended (Pub. L. 104–172) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note). 76 FR 56866.

At that time, pursuant to section 5(a) of the ISA and the authority delegated to the Secretary of State in the Presidential Memorandum of September 23, 2010, 75 FR 67025 (the ‘‘Delegation Memorandum’’), the Secretary determined to impose on Allvale Maritime Inc., Socie  ́ te

 ́ Anonyme Mone  ́ gasque D’Administration Maritime Et Ae  ́ rienne, and Tanker Pacific Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. the following sanctions described in section 6 of the ISA:

1. Export-Import Bank assistance for exports to sanctioned persons. The Export-Import Bank of the United States shall not give approval to the issuance of any guarantee, insurance, extension of credit, or participation in the extension of credit in connection with the export of any goods or services to Allvale Maritime Inc., Socie  ́ te

 ́ Anonyme Mone  ́ gasque D’Administration Maritime Et Ae  ́ rienne, or Tanker Pacific Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

2. Export sanction. The United States Government shall not issue any specific license and shall not grant any other specific permission or authority to export any goods or technology to Allvale Maritime Inc., Socie  ́ te

 ́ Anonyme Mone  ́ gasque D’Administration Maritime Et Ae  ́ rienne, or Tanker Pacific Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. under— a. The Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. Appx. 2401 et seq. );

b. The Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. );

c. The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ); or

d. Any other statute that requires the prior review and approval of the United States Government as a condition for the export or reexport of goods or services.

3. Loans from U.S. financial institutions: United States financial institutions shall be prohibited from making loans or providing credits to Allvale Maritime Inc., Socie  ́ te

 ́ Anonyme Mone  ́ gasque D’Administration Maritime Et Ae  ́ rienne, or Tanker Pacific Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. totaling more than $10,000,000 in any 12-month period unless such persons are engaged in activities to relieve human suffering and the loans or credits are provided for such activities.

Pursuant to section 9(b)(2) of the ISA and the authority delegated to the Secretary of State in the Delegation Memorandum, the Secretary now has determined and certified to Congress that Allvale Maritime Inc., Socie  ́ te

 ́ Anonyme Mone  ́ gasque D’Administration Maritime Et Ae  ́ rienne, and Tanker Pacific Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. are no longer engaging in sanctionable activity described in section 5(a) of the ISA, as amended, and that these persons have provided reliable assurances that they will not knowingly engage in such activities in the future. The Secretary, therefore, has determined to lift the above-referenced sanctions imposed on Allvale Maritime Inc. Socie  ́ te

 ́ Anonyme Mone  ́ gasque D’Administration Maritime Et Ae  ́ rienne, and Tanker Pacific Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

The sanctions described above with respect to each of the persons listed are no longer in effect. Pursuant to the authority delegated to the Secretary of State in the Delegation Memorandum, relevant agencies and instrumentalities of the United States Government shall take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of this notice.

The following constitutes a current, as of this date, list of persons on whom sanctions are imposed under the ISA. The particular sanctions imposed on an individual person are identified in the relevant Federal Register Notice. —Associated Shipbroking (a.k.a. SAM)

(see Public Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, September 14, 2011) —Belarusneft (see Public Notice 7408,

76 FR 18821, April 5, 2011) —Bimeh Markazi-Central Insurance of

Iran