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approval or on a Shipper’s Export 

Declaration. 

Methodology: This information 

collection may be sent to the Directorate 

of Defense Controls via mail. 

Dated: August 10, 2009. 

Robert S. Kovac, 

Acting Deputy Assistant, Secretary for 

Defense Trade, Bureau of Political-Military 

Affairs, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6729] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Korean 

Art’’ 

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 of October 19, 1999, as 

amended, and Delegation of Authority 

No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], 

I hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Korean 

Art,’’ 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 Los Angeles County 

Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, from 

on or about September 9, 2009, until on 

or about December 13, 2009, and at 

possible additional exhibitions or 

venues yet to be determined, is in the 

national interest. Public Notice of these 

Determinations is ordered to be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Carol B. 

Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the 

Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State 

(telephone: 202/453–8048). The address 

is U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 301 

4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, 

DC 20547–0001. 

Dated: August 8, 2009. 

Maura M. Pally, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional 

and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6730] 

In the Matter of the Designation of 

Revolutionary Struggle aka 

Epanastatikos Aghonas as a Specially 

Designated Global Terrorist Pursuant 

to Section 1(b) of Executive Order 

13224, as Amended 

Acting under the authority of and in 

accordance with section 1(b) of 

Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 

2001, as amended by Executive Order 

13268 of July 2, 2002, Executive Order 

13284 of January 23, 2003, and 

Executive Order 13372 of February 16, 

2005, I hereby determine that the 

organization known as Revolutionary 

Struggle (aka Epanastatikos Aghonas) 

has committed, or poses a significant 

risk of committing, acts of terrorism that 

threaten the security of U.S. nationals or 

the national security, foreign policy, or 

economy of the United States. 

Consistent with the determination in 

section 10 of Executive Order 13224 that 

‘‘for those persons * * * determined to 

be subject to the order who might have 

a constitutional presence in the United 

States * * * prior notice to such 

persons of measures to be taken 

pursuant to this order would render 

these measures ineffectual,’’ I determine 

that no prior notice needs to be 

provided to any person subject to this 

determination who might have a 

constitutional presence in the United 

States, because to do so would render 

ineffectual the measures authorized in 

the Order. 

This notice shall be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: July 31, 2009. 

Hillary Rodham Clinton, 

Secretary of State, Department of State. 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Trade Policy Staff Committee; Public 

Comments on the Caribbean Basin 

Economic Recovery Act and the 

Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership 

Act: Report to Congress 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice and request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Trade Policy Staff 

Committee (TPSC) is seeking the views 

of interested parties on the operation of 

the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 

Act (CBERA), as amended by the 

Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act 

(CBTPA) (19 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). 

Section 212(f) of the CBERA, as 

amended, requires the President to 

submit a report to Congress regarding 

the operation of the CBERA and CBTPA 

(together commonly referred to as the 

Caribbean Basin Initiative, or CBI) on or 

before December 31, 2001, and every 

two years thereafter. The TPSC invites 

written comments concerning the 

operation of the CBI, including 

comments on the performance of each 

CBERA and CBTPA beneficiary country, 

as the case may be, under the criteria 

described in sections 212(b), 212(c), and 

213(b)(5)(B) of the CBERA, as amended. 

This information will be used in the 

preparation of a report to the U.S. 

Congress on the operation of the 

program. 

DATES: Public comments are due at 

USTR no later than 5 p.m., September 

30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted electronically via the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov. For 

alternatives to on-line submissions 

please contact Gloria Blue, Executive 

Secretary, Trade Policy Staff Committee, 

at (202) 395–3475. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

procedural questions concerning written 

comments, contact Gloria Blue, 

Executive Secretary, Trade Policy Staff 

Committee, at (202) 395–3475. All other 

questions should be directed to Kent 

Shigetomi, Office of the Americas, 

Office of the United States Trade 

Representative, 600 17th Street, NW., 

Room 523, Washington, DC 20508. The 

telephone number is (202) 395–3412. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested 

parties are invited to submit comments 

on any aspect of the program’s 

operation, including the performance of 

CBERA and CBTPA beneficiary 

countries, as the case may be, under the 

criteria described in sections 212(b), 

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212(c), and 213(b)(5)(B) of the CBERA, 

as amended, and provided below. Other 

issues to be examined in this report 

include: the CBI’s effect on the volume 

and composition of trade and 

investment between the United States 

and the Caribbean Basin beneficiary 

countries; and its effect in advancing 

U.S. trade policy goals as set forth in the 

CBTPA. The following countries are 

both CBERA and CBTPA beneficiary 

countries: Barbados, Belize, Guyana, 

Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Saint Lucia, and 

Trinidad and Tobago. Antigua and 

Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, British 

Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, 

Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Saint 

Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the 

Grenadines currently receive benefits 

only under CBERA. The Dominican 

Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, 

Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica 

ceased to be designated as beneficiary 

countries when the Dominican 

Republic—Central America—United 

States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA– 

DR) entered into force for each country. 

The CAFTA–DR entered into force for El 

Salvador on March 1, 2006; for 

Honduras on April 1, 2006; for 

Nicaragua on April 1, 2006; for 

Guatemala on July 1, 2006; for the 

Dominican Republic on March 1, 2007; 

and for Costa Rica on January 1, 2009. 

Comments on Costa Rica should pertain 

to the time period when Costa Rica was 

still a beneficiary country. 

Eligibility Criteria for CBTPA 

Beneficiary Countries (Section 

213(b)(5)(B) of CBERA) 

In determining whether to designate a 

country as a CBTPA beneficiary 

country, the President must take into 

account the criteria contained in 

sections 212(b) and (c) of CBERA, and 

other appropriate criteria, including the 

following: 

(1) Whether the beneficiary country 

has demonstrated a commitment to 

undertake its obligations under the 

WTO on or ahead of schedule and 

participate in negotiations toward the 

completion of the FTAA or another free 

trade agreement. 

(2) The extent to which the country 

provides protection of intellectual 

property rights consistent with or 

greater than the protection afforded 

under the Agreement on Trade-Related 

Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. 

(3) The extent to which the country 

provides internationally recognized 

worker rights including— 

(I) The right of association; 

(II) The right to organize and bargain 

collectively; 

(III) A prohibition on the use of any 

form of forced or compulsory labor; 

(IV) A minimum age for the 

employment of children; and 

(V) Acceptable conditions of work 

with respect to minimum wages, hours 

of work, and occupational safety and 

health. 

(4) Whether the country has 

implemented its commitments to 

eliminate the worst forms of child labor, 

as defined in section 507(6) of the Trade 

Act of 1974, as amended. 

(5) The extent to which the country 

has met U.S. counter-narcotics 

certification criteria under the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961. 

(6) The extent to which the country 

has taken steps to become a party to and 

implement the Inter-American 

Convention Against Corruption. 

(7) The extent to which the country 

applies transparent, nondiscriminatory 

and competitive procedures in 

government procurement, and 

contributes to efforts in international 

fora to develop and implement rules on 

transparency in government 

procurement. 

Additionally, before a country can 

receive benefits under the CBTPA, the 

President must also determine that the 

country has satisfied the requirements 

of section 213(b)(4)(A)(ii) of CBERA (19 

U.S.C. 2703(b)(4)(A)(ii)) relating to the 

implementation of procedures and 

requirements similar in all material 

aspects to the relevant procedures and 

requirements contained in chapter 5 of 

the North American Free Trade 

Agreement. 

Requirements for Submissions. 

Persons submitting comments must do 

so in English and must identify (on the 

first page of the submission) the ‘‘CBI 

Report to Congress.’’ Written comments 

must be received by September 30, 

2009. 

In order to ensure the most timely and 

expeditious receipt and consideration of 

comments, USTR has arranged to accept 

on-line submissions via http:// 

www.regulations.gov. To submit 

comments via http:// 

www.regulations.gov, enter docket 

number USTR–2009–0023 on the home 

page and click ‘‘go.’’ The site will 

provide a search-results page listing all 

documents associated with this docket. 

Find a reference to this notice by 

selecting ‘‘Notice’’ under ‘‘Document 

Type’’ on the left side of the searchresults page, and click on the link 

entitled ‘‘Send a Comment or 

Submission.’’ (For further information 

on using the http://www.regulations.gov 

Web site, please consult the resources 

provided on the Web site by clicking on 

‘‘How to Use This Site’’ on the left side 

of the home page.) 

The http://www.regulations.gov Web 

site provides the option of making 

submissions by filling in a ‘‘General 

Comments’’ field, or by attaching a 

document. We expect that most 

submissions will be provided in an 

attached document. If a document is 

attached, it is sufficient to type ‘‘See 

attached’’ in the ‘‘General Comments’’ 

field. 

Submissions in Microsoft Word (.doc) 

or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) are preferred. If 

an application other than those two is 

used, please identify in your submission 

the specific application used. For any 

comments submitted electronically 

containing business confidential 

information, the file name of the 

business confidential version should 

begin with the characters ‘‘BC’’ and 

must be submitted separately from the 

public version. Any page containing 

business confidential information must 

be clearly marked ‘‘BUSINESS 

CONFIDENTIAL’’ on the top of that 

page. If you file comments containing 

business confidential information you 

must also submit a public version of the 

comments under a separate submission. 

The file name of the public version 

should begin with the character ‘‘P’’. 

The ‘‘BC’’ and ‘‘P’’ should be followed 

by the name of the person or entity 

submitting the comments. If you submit 

comments that contain no business 

confidential information, the file name 

should begin with the character ‘‘P’’, 

followed by the name of the person or 

entity submitting the comments. 

Electronic submissions should not 

attach separate cover letters; rather, 

information that might appear in a cover 

letter should be included in the 

comments you submit. Similarly, to the 

extent possible, please include any 

exhibits, annexes, or other attachments 

to a submission in the same file as the 

submission itself and not as separate 

files. 

We strongly urge submitters to use 

electronic filing. If an on-line 

submission is impossible, alternative 

arrangements must be made with Ms. 

Blue prior to delivery for the receipt of 

such submissions. Ms. Blue may be 

contacted at (202) 395–3475. General 

information concerning the Office of the 

United States Trade Representative may 

be obtained by accessing its Internet 

Web site (http://www.ustr.gov). 

Carmen Suro-Bredie, 

Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee. 

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