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dated 05/02/2014 is hereby amended to 

establish the incident period for this 

disaster as beginning 04/28/2014 and 

continuing through 05/05/2014. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008) 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11202 Filed 5–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8736] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Kandinsky: A Retrospective’’ 

Exhibition 

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 objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Kandinsky: 

A Retrospective,’’ imported from abroad 

for temporary exhibition within the 

United States, are of cultural 

significance. The objects are imported 

pursuant to a loan agreement with a 

foreign owner or custodian. I also 

determine that the exhibition or display 

of the exhibit objects at the Milwaukee 

Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, from on 

or about June 5, 2014, until on or about 

September 1, 2014; The Frist Center for 

the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN, from on 

or about September 26, 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 objects, 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: May 9, 2014. 

Evan M. Ryan, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11223 Filed 5–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Delegation of Authority: 372] 

Delegation Authorities and Functions 

Involving Administration of 

Department of State Personnel 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

me by the Secretary of State in 

Delegation of Authority 148–1, dated 

September 9, 1981, and Delegation of 

Authority 198, dated September 16, 

1992: 

1. General Delegation to the Director 

General of the Foreign Service and 

Director of Human Resources 

a. I hereby delegate to the Director 

General of the Foreign Service and 

Director of Human Resources 

(hereinafter, ‘‘the Director General’’), the 

authority to prescribe regulations arising 

under the Foreign Service Act of 1980, 

as amended, the Civil Service Reform 

Act, and any other laws administered by 

or relating to the Bureau of Human 

Resources; 

b. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 302 

and Section 206 of the Foreign Service 

Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. § 3926), as 

amended, I further delegate to the 

Director General, to the extent 

consistent with law, all human 

resources functions and authorities 

under Title 5 of the U.S. Code, the 

Foreign Service Act of 1980, and any 

other rules, regulations and laws 

pertaining to the employment, direction 

and general administration of personnel 

of the Department of State 

(‘‘Department’’) that are now delegated, 

or in the future may be delegated, to the 

Under Secretary for Management. 

2. Specific Delegations to the Director 

General 

In addition to the general delegation 

included in Section 1, I hereby delegate 

to the Director General, to the extent 

consistent with law, the functions and 

authorities specified in the following 

statutes: 

a. Section 606(a)(5) of the Foreign 

Relations Authorization Act, 2000 and 

2001, as enacted in Public Law 106–113 

(relating to the development of annual 

physical fitness standards for 

Diplomatic Security agents and 

evaluation of training programs), in 

consultation with the Assistant 

Secretary for Diplomatic Security. 

c. 22 U.S.C. § 4823 (relating to 

recruitment and hiring of women and 

members of minority groups, and 

qualifications for assignment or 

appointment of Diplomatic Security 

agents, including age restrictions and 

other physical standards), in 

consultation with the Assistant 

Secretary of Diplomatic Security. 

d. 5 U.S.C. § 5596 (relating to 

findings, resolution of claims, and other 

actions under the Back Pay Act), in 

consultation with the Office of the Legal 

Adviser. 

3. Delegations Revoked 

This Delegation of Authority 

supersedes any prior delegation on this 

subject to the extent such delegation 

may be inconsistent herewith. The 

following delegations of authority are 

expressly revoked: 

(1) Delegation of Authority 221–8 

dated December 15, 2005; 

(2) Two documents both designated as 

‘‘Delegation of Authority 221–9,’’ dated 

June 14, 2011 and November 8, 2011. 

4. Technical Provisions 

(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of 

this Delegation of Authority, the 

Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Deputy 

Secretary for Management and 

Resources, or the Under Secretary for 

Management may at any time exercise 

the functions herein delegated, and the 

Director General shall be responsible for 

referring to the Secretary of State or 

Under Secretary for Management any 

matter on which action would 

appropriately be taken by the Secretary 

or Under Secretary for Management. 

(b) Any actions related to the 

functions described herein that may 

have been taken prior to the date of this 

delegation of authority by the Director 

General are hereby affirmed and ratified. 

Such actions shall remain in force as if 

taken under this delegation of authority, 

unless or until such actions are 

rescinded, amended or superseded. 

(c) Any act, executive order, 

regulation, manual or procedure subject 

to, affected, or incorporated by, this 

delegation shall be deemed to be such 

act, executive order, regulation, manual 

or procedure as amended from time to 

time. 

(d) As used in this delegation of 

authority, the word ‘‘function’’ includes 

any duty, obligation, power, authority, 

responsibility, right, privilege, 

discretion, or activity. 

(e) This authority may be redelegated. 

(f) This delegation shall be published 

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Dated: April 4, 2014. 

Patrick F. Kennedy, 

Under Secretary of State for Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11220 Filed 5–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8732] 

In the Matter of the Amendment of the 

Designation of al-Qa’ida in Iraq, aka 

Jam’at al Tawhidwa’al-Jihad, aka The 

Monotheism and Jihad Group, aka The 

al-Zarqawi Network, aka al-Tawhid, aka 

Tanzim Qa‘idat al-Jihad fi Bilad alRafidayn, aka The Organization of alJihad’s Base of Operations in Iraq, aka 

al-Qaida of Jihad in Iraq, aka al-Qaida 

in Iraq, aka al-Qaida in Mesopotamia, 

aka al-Qaida in the Land of the Two 

Rivers, aka al-Qaida of the Jihad in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka al-Qaida 

of Jihad Organization in the Land of 

the Two Rivers, aka al-Qaida Group of 

Jihad in Iraq, aka al-Qaida Group of 

Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers, 

aka The Organization of Jihad’s Base 

in the Country of the Two Rivers, aka 

The Organization Base of Jihad/

Country of the Two Rivers, aka The 

Organization of al-Jihad’s Base in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka The 

Organization Base of Jihad/

Mesopotamia, aka The Organization of 

al-Jihad’s Base of Operations in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka Tanzeem 

qa’idat al Jihad/Bildad al Raafidaini, 

aka Islamic State of Iraq, as a Foreign 

Terrorist Organization Pursuant to 

Section 219 of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act, as Amended 

Based upon a review of the 

administrative record assembled in this 

matter pursuant to Section 219 of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act, as 

amended (8 U.S.C. 1189 (‘‘INA’’), and in 

consultation with the Attorney General 

and the Secretary of the Treasury, I have 

concluded that there is a sufficient 

factual basis to find that al-Qa’ida in 

Iraq, also known under the aliases listed 

above, uses the additional alias Islamic 

State of Iraq and the Levant, also known 

as Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, 

also known as Islamic State of Iraq and 

Syria, also known as ad-Dawla alIslamiyya fi al-’Iraq wa-sh-Sham, also 

known as Daesh, also known as Dawla 

al Islamiya, also known as Al-Furqan 

Establishment for Media Production, as 

its primary name. I have further 

concluded that there is a sufficient 

factual basis to find that Al-Nusrah 

Front, also known as Jabhat al-Nusrah, 

also known as Jabhet al-Nusra, also 

known as The Victory Front, also 

known as Al Nusrah Front for the 

People of the Levant is no longer part of 

al-Qa’ida in Iraq. 

Therefore, pursuant to Section 219(b) 

of the INA, as amended (8 U.S.C. 

1189(b)), I hereby amend the 

designation of al-Qa’ida in Iraq as a 

foreign terrorist organization to include 

the following new aliases: Islamic State 

of Iraq and the Levant, also known as 

Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, also 

known as Islamic State of Iraq and 

Syria, also known as ad-Dawla alIslamiyya fi al-’Iraq wa-sh-Sham, also 

known as Daesh, also known as Dawla 

al Islamiya, also known as Al-Furqan 

Establishment for Media Production; 

and remove the following aliases: AlNusrah Front, also known as Jabhat alNusrah, also known as Jabhet al-Nusra, 

also known as The Victory Front, also 

known as Al Nusrah Front for the 

People of the Levant. 

This determination shall be published 

in the Federal Register. 

Dated: May 7, 2014. 

John F. Kerry, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11210 Filed 5–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8734] 

In the Matter of the Designation of AlNusrah Front Also Known as Jabhat alNusrah Also Known as Jabhet al-Nusra 

Also Known as The Victory Front Also 

Known as Al Nusrah Front for the 

People of the Levant Also Known as 

Al-Nusrah Front in Lebanon Also 

Known as Support Front for the People 

of the Levant Also Known as Jabaht alNusra li-Ahl al-Sham min Mujahedi alSham fi Sahat al-Jihad as a Foreign 

Terrorist Organization Pursuant to 

Section 219 of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act, as Amended 

Based upon a review of the 

Administrative Record assembled in 

this matter and in consultation with the 

Attorney General and the Secretary of 

the Treasury, I conclude that there is a 

sufficient factual basis to find that the 

relevant circumstances described in 

section 219 of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act, as amended (hereinafter 

‘‘INA’’) (8 U.S.C. 1189), exist with 

respect to Al-Nusrah Front, also known 

as Jabhat al-Nusrah, also known as 

Jabhet al-Nusra, also known as The 

Victory Front, also known as Al Nusrah 

Front for the People of the Levant, also 

known as Al-Nusrah Front in Lebanon, 

also known as Support Front for the 

People of the Levant, also known as 

Jabaht al-Nusra li-Ahl al-Sham min 

Mujahedi al-Sham fi Sahat al-Jihad. 

Therefore, I hereby designate the 

aforementioned organization and its 

aliases as a Foreign Terrorist 

Organization pursuant to section 219 of 

the INA. 

This determination shall be published 

in the Federal Register. 

Dated: May 7, 2014. 

John F. Kerry, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11217 Filed 5–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8733] 

In the Matter of the Amendment of the 

Designation of al-Qa’ida in Iraq: aka 

Jam’at al Tawhid wa’al-Jihad, aka The 

Monotheism and Jihad Group, aka The 

al-Zarqawi Network, aka al-Tawhid, aka 

Tanzim Qa‘idat al-Jihad fi Bilad alRafidayn, aka The Organization of alJihad’s Base of Operations in Iraq, aka 

al-Qaida of Jihad in Iraq, aka al-Qaida 

in Iraq, aka al-Qaida in Mesopotamia, 

aka al-Qaida in the Land of the Two 

Rivers, aka al-Qaida of the Jihad in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka al-Qaida 

of Jihad Organization in the Land of 

the Two Rivers, aka al-Qaida Group of 

Jihad in Iraq, aka al-Qaida Group of 

Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers, 

aka The Organization of Jihad’s Base 

in the Country of the Two Rivers, aka 

The Organization Base of Jihad/

Country of the Two Rivers, aka The 

Organization of al-Jihad’s Base in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka The 

Organization Base of Jihad/

Mesopotamia, aka The Organization of 

al-Jihad’s Base of Operations in the 

Land of the Two Rivers, aka Tanzeem 

qa’idat al Jihad/Bildad al Raafidaini, 

aka Islamic State of Iraq, as a Specially 

Designated Global Terrorist Pursuant 

Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224 

Based upon a review of the 

administrative record assembled in this 

matter, and in consultation with the 

Attorney General and the Secretary of 

the Treasury, I have concluded that 

there is a sufficient factual basis to find 

that al-Qa’ida in Iraq, also known by the 

aliases listed above, uses the additional 

alias Islamic State of Iraq and the 

Levant, also known as Islamic State of 

Iraq and al-Sham, also known as Islamic 

State of Iraq and Syria, also known as 

ad-Dawla al-Islamiyya fi al-’Iraq wa-shSham, also known as Daesh, also known 

as Dawla al Islamiya, also known as AlFurqan Establishment for Media 

Production as its primary name. I have 


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