51390 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 167 / Thursday, August 28, 2014 / Notices 

1Pursuant to section 1244(c)(2)(C)(iii) of IFCA, 

the relevant sanction in Section 1244(c)(1) 

continues not to apply, by its terms, in the case of 

Iranian financial institutions that have not been 

designated for the imposition of sanctions in 

connection with Iran’s proliferation of weapons of 

mass destruction or delivery systems for weapons 

of mass destruction, support for international 

terrorism, or abuses of human rights (as described 

in section 1244(c)(3)). 

2Pursuant to section 1246(a)(1)(C) of IFCA, the 

relevant sanction in Section 1246(a)(1) continues 

not to apply, by its terms, in the case of Iranian 

financial institutions that have not been designated 

for the imposition of sanctions in connection with 

Iran’s proliferation of weapons of mass destruction 

or delivery systems for weapons of mass 

destruction, support for international terrorism, or 

abuses of human rights (as described in section 

1246(b)). 

3Pursuant to section 1247(a) of IFCA, the relevant 

sanction in section 1247(a) still continues not to 

apply, by its terms, in the case of Iranian financial 

institutions that have not been designated for the 

imposition of sanctions in connection with Iran’s 

proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or 

delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction, 

support for international terrorism, or abuses of 

human rights (as described in section 1247(b)). 

107–56 (USA PATRIOT Act); and 

Executive Order 13356. The purpose of 

the collection is to validate the identity 

of individuals who enter Department 

facilities. The data will be entered into 

the Visitor Access Control System 

(VACS–D) database. Please see the 

Security Records System of Records 

Notice (State–36) at http://

www.state.gov/documents/organization/

103419.pdf for additional information. 

For further information, please 

contact Joseph Burton, Executive 

Secretary of the Committee, at (202) 

647–5231 or BurtonKJ@state.gov. 

General information about ACICIP 

and the mission of International 

Communications and Information 

Policy is available at: http://

www.state.gov/e/eb/adcom/acicip/

index.htm. 

Dated: August 1, 2014. 

Joseph Burton, 

ACICIP Executive Secretary, Department of 

State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 8855] 

Provision of Certain Temporary 

Sanctions Relief 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States 

Government (USG) is renewing 

temporary waivers of certain sanctions 

to allow for a discrete range of 

transactions related to the provision of 

satellite connectivity services to the 

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting 

(IRIB). The USG is renewing these 

waivers based on Iran’s commitment to 

ensure that harmful uplink satellite 

interference does not emanate from its 

territory, and verification by the USG 

that harmful uplink satellite 

interference is not currently emanating 

from the territory of Iran. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective 

dates of these waiver actions are as 

described in the determinations set forth 

below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On 

general issues: John Hughes, Office of 

Economic Sanctions Policy and 

Implementation, Department of State, 

Telephone: (202) 647–7489. 

The Secretary of State took the 

following actions: 

Acting under the authorities vested in 

me as Secretary of State, I hereby make 

the following determinations and 

certifications: 

Pursuant to Sections 1244(i), 1246(e) 

and 1247(f) of the Iran Freedom and 

Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 

(subtitle D of title XII of Public Law 

112–239, 22 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.) (IFCA) 

and the Delegation of Certain Functions 

and Authorities under IFCA, 78 Fed. 

Reg. 35545 (June 13, 2013), I determine 

that it is vital to the national security of 

the United States to waive the 

imposition of sanctions pursuant to: 

1. Section 1244(c)(1) of IFCA 1 to the extent 

required for: 

a. Transactions involving the provision of 

ground connectivity services using earth 

stations and fiber optic connections outside 

of Iran and the provision and management of 

satellite capacity for sale or resale to the 

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), 

where such ground connectivity services and 

satellite capacity are to be used for the 

provision to Iran of public international 

telecommunications services, and 

b. transactions involving the provision of 

the following related administrative services 

to, or for the benefit of, the IRIB, to the extent 

such services are necessary to establish and 

maintain ground and satellite connectivity 

with IRIB: Standard operational support, 

including coordinating with in-country 

personnel on matters such as configuring 

ground and earth station equipment to access 

space segment capacity; marketing services; 

billing services; and legal services, and 

excluding any transactions involving persons 

other than the IRIB on the SDN List. 

2. Section 1246(a) of IFCA 2 to the extent 

required for the provision of underwriting 

services or insurance or reinsurance for: 

a. Transactions involving the provision of 

ground connectivity services using earth 

stations and fiber optic connections outside 

of Iran and the provision and management of 

satellite capacity for sale or resale to the IRIB, 

where such ground connectivity services and 

satellite capacity are to be used for the 

provision to Iran of public international 

telecommunications services, and excluding 

any transactions involving persons other than 

the IRIB on the SDN List; and 

b. transactions involving the provision of 

the following related administrative services 

to, or for the benefit of, Iran, to the extent 

such services are necessary to establish and 

maintain ground and satellite connectivity 

with IRIB: Standard operational support, 

including coordinating with in-country 

personnel on matters such as configuring 

ground and earth station equipment to access 

space segment capacity; marketing services; 

billing services; and legal services, and 

excluding any transactions involving persons 

other than the IRIB on the SDN List. 

3. Section 1247(a) of IFCA 3 to the extent 

required for transactions by foreign financial 

institutions on behalf of IRIB involving: 

a. The provision of ground connectivity 

services using earth stations and fiber optic 

connections outside of Iran and the provision 

and management of satellite capacity for sale 

or resale to the IRIB, where such ground 

connectivity services and satellite capacity 

are to be used for the provision to Iran of 

public international telecommunications 

services, and for associated services, and 

b. transactions involving the provision of 

the following related administrative services 

to, or for the benefit of, Iran, to the extent 

such services are necessary to establish and 

maintain ground and satellite connectivity 

with IRIB: Standard operational support, 

including coordinating with in-country 

personnel on matters such as configuring 

ground and earth station equipment to access 

space segment capacity; marketing services; 

billing services; and legal services. 

These waivers shall take effect upon 

transmittal to Congress. 

(Signed John F. Kerry, Secretary of State) 

Therefore, these sanctions have been 

waived as described in the 

determinations above. 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. 

Dated: August 22, 2014. 

Lisa J. Kubiske, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic and 

Business Affairs. 

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