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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6735] 

Certification Related to Aerial 

Eradication in Colombia Under the 

Andean Counterdrug Programs 

Section of the Department of State 

Foreign Operations and Related 

Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 

(Division H, Pub. L. 111–8) 

Pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Secretary of State and delegated to me, 

including under the Andean 

Counterdrug Programs section of the 

Department of State Foreign Operations 

and Related Programs Appropriations 

Act, 2009, (Division H, Pub. L. 111–8), 

I hereby determine and certify that: (1) 

The herbicide used for aerial eradication 

of illicit crops in Colombia is being used 

in accordance with EPA label 

requirements for comparable use in the 

United States and in accordance with 

Colombian laws; (2) the herbicide, in 

the manner it is being used, does not 

pose unreasonable risks or adverse 

effects to humans or the environment 

including endemic species; and (3) 

complaints of harm to health or licit 

crops caused by such aerial eradication 

are thoroughly evaluated and fair 

compensation is being paid in a timely 

manner for meritorious claims. 

This certification shall be published 

in the Federal Register, and copies shall 

be transmitted to the appropriate 

committees of Congress. 

Dated: August 7, 2009. 

William J. Burns, 

Under Secretary for Political Affairs, 

Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[PUBLIC NOTICE 6734] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Vermeer’s Masterpiece: The 

Milkmaid’’ 

ACTION: Notice; Correction. 

SUMMARY: On June 19, 2009, notice was 

published on page 29262 of the Federal 

Register (volume 74, number 117) of 

determinations made by the Department 

of State pertaining to the exhibit 

‘‘Vermeer’s Masterpiece: The 

Milkmaid.’’ The referenced notice is 

corrected as to additional objects to be 

included in the exhibition. 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 ‘‘Vermeer’s 

Masterpiece: The Milkmaid,’’ imported 

from abroad for temporary exhibition 

within the United States, are of cultural 

significance. The objects are imported 

pursuant to loan agreements with the 

foreign owners or custodians. I also 

determine that the exhibition or display 

of the exhibit objects at the Metropolitan 

Museum of Art, New York, NY, from on 

or about September 9, 2009, until on or 

about November 29, 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: 202/632–6473). The address 

is U.S. Department of State, SA–5, L/PD, 

Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: August 11, 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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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Notice of Meeting of the Industry Trade 

Advisory Committee on Small and 

Minority Business (ITAC–11) 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice of a Partially Opened 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Industry Trade Advisory 

Committee on Small and Minority 

Business (ITAC–11) will hold a meeting 

on Monday, September 14, 2009, from 9 

a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be 

closed to the public from 9 a.m. to 12 

p.m., and opened to the public from 12 

p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for 

September 14, 2009, unless otherwise 

notified. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Ronald Reagan International Trade 

Center, Training Room A, 14th Street 

and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Hellstern, DFO for ITAC–11 at 

(202) 482–3222, Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the 

opened portion of the meeting the 

following agenda items will be 

considered. 

• Congressional SME Initiative. 

• Foreign Direct Investment. 

• World Bank Opportunities for 

Small and Minority Business. 

• Trade Promotion Coordinating 

Committee Updates—ITA, SBA, OPIC, 

Exim Bank. 

• Export Controls. 

Lisa A. Garcia, 

Acting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative 

for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public 

Liaison. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2009–0115] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation (DOT) invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval to renew an 

information collection. The collection 

involves the Supplemental 

Discretionary Grants for a National 

Surface Transportation System, or 

TIGER Discretionary Grants. The 

information to be collected will be used 

to and/or is necessary in order to receive 

and evaluate applications for grant 

funds pursuant to Title XII of the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 (ARRA). Title XII 

established a new program for OST to 

provide Supplemental Discretionary 

Grants for a National Surface 

Transportation System. OST is referring 

to these grants as Grants for 

Transportation Investment Generating 

Economic Recovery, or ‘‘TIGER 

Discretionary Grants.’’ The purposes of 


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the TIGER Discretionary Grants program 

include promoting economic recovery 

and supporting projects that have a 

significant impact on the Nation, a 

metropolitan area or a region. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by October 20, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by Docket No. DOT–OST– 

2009–0115] through one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except on Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack 

Bennett, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Transportation Policy, at 

202–366–6222 or Jack.Bennett@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2105–0560. 

Title: Supplemental Discretionary 

Grants for a National Surface 

Transportation System or TIGER 

Discretionary Grants. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: On February 17, 2009, 

the President of the United States signed 

the Recovery Act to, among other 

purposes, (1) preserve and create jobs 

and promote economic recovery, (2) 

invest in transportation infrastructure 

that will provide long-term economic 

benefits, and (3) assist those most 

affected by the current economic 

downturn. The Recovery Act 

appropriated $1.5 billion of 

discretionary grant funds to be awarded 

by the Department for capital 

investments in surface transportation 

infrastructure. The funds provided by 

TIGER Grants will be awarded on a 

competitive basis to projects that have a 

significant impact on the Nation, a 

metropolitan area, or a region. 

On May 18, 2009, the Department 

published an interim notice announcing 

the availability of funding for TIGER 

Discretionary Grants, project selection 

criteria, application requirements and 

the deadline for submitting 

applications, which is September 15, 

2009. On June 17, 2009, the Department 

published an additional notice revising 

some elements of the interim notice. In 

the event that the June 17, 2009, 

solicitation does not result in the award 

and obligation of all available funds, the 

Department may decide to publish an 

additional solicitation. 

The Department’s estimated burden 

for this information collection is the 

following: 

Expected Number of Respondents: 

500. 

Frequency: One time collection. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 100 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

50,000. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for OST’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for OST to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1:48. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 17, 

2009. 

Patricia Lawton, 

DOT Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2009–0092] 

Information Collection Activity: 

Request for Comments 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and requests for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below is being forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

an extension of a currently approved 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments was published on June 12, 

2009, [FR Vol. 74, No.112, page 28090]. 

No comments were received. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by September 21, 2009: DOT/ 

OST Desk Officer, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Docket 

Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deborah Perkins, Departmental Office of 

Human Resources, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

(202) 366–9447. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Applicant Background 

Questionnaire. 

OMB Control Number: 2105–0557. 

OST Form Number: OST F 3300.18. 

Abstract: The purpose of the 

collection is to standardize the 

collection of race, ethnicity, sex, 

national origin, and disability status 

from applicants for positions within all 

DOT Operating Administrations. This 

information will assist the DOT in 

monitoring programs and will be the 

basis for several different reports 

required by statute. 

Affected Public: Employees upon 

initial hire and applicants for positions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

93,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

93,000. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 

4650 hours. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility as described; (b) 

the accuracy of the Department’s 

estimate of burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate, automated, electronic, 

mechanical or other technology. 

Comments should be addressed to the 

address in the preamble. All responses 

to this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval. All comments will also 

become a matter of public record. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 12, 

2009. 

Patricia Lawton, 

DOT Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance 

Officer, Office of Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–20131 Filed 8–20–09; 8:45 am] 

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