3914 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 15 / Thursday, January 23, 2014 / Notices 

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 ‘‘Degenerate 

Art: The Attack on Modern Art in Nazi 

Germany, 1937,’’ 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 Neue 

Galerie, New York, New York, from on 

or about March 13, 2014, until on or 

about June 30, 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. 

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. 

Dated: January 16, 2014. 

Kelly Keiderling, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8603] 

Meeting of the United States-Panama 

Environmental Affairs Council and 

Environmental Cooperation 

Commission and Request for 

Comments on Meeting Agendas and 

the Work Program for Environmental 

Cooperation 

ACTION: Notice of meetings of the United 

States-Panama Environmental Affairs 

Council and Environmental Cooperation 

Commission, and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State and 

the Office of the United States Trade 

Representative (USTR) are providing 

notice that the United States and 

Panama intend to hold the first meeting 

of the Environmental Affairs Council 

(the ‘‘Council’’) and the first meeting of 

the Environmental Cooperation 

Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) on 

January 29, 2014 in Panama City, 

Panama. The purpose of the Council 

meeting is to review implementation of 

Chapter 17 (Environment) of the United 

States-Panama Trade Promotion 

Agreement (TPA) and the purpose of the 

Commission meeting is to review 

implementation of the United StatesPanama Environmental Cooperation 

Agreement (ECA) and approve a Work 

Program for implementing the ECA. The 

Department of State and USTR invite 

interested organizations and members of 

the public to attend the public session 

of the meetings and comment on any 

items that should be included on the 

meeting agendas. The Department of 

State also invites suggestions for items 

to be included in the Work Program. 

During the Council meeting, the 

United States and Panama (collectively 

the ‘‘Parties’’) will discuss their 

respective implementation of and 

progress under Chapter 17. During the 

Commission meeting, the Parties will 

provide an overview of environmental 

cooperation, and present and approve 

the inaugural 2014–2017 Environmental 

Cooperation Work Program. 

DATES: The public session of the 

Council and Commission meetings will 

be held on January 29, 2014, from 3:00– 

5:30 p.m. We request comments and 

suggestions in writing no later than 

January 22, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The public session of the 

Council and Commission meetings will 

be held at the Holiday Inn Clayton, 

Panama City, Panama. Please submit 

written comments and suggestions to 

both: 

(1) Lauren C. Stowe, Office of 

Environmental Quality and 

Transboundary Issues, U.S. Department 

of State, by electronic mail at StoweLC@

state.gov with the subject line ‘‘U.S.- 

Panama EAC/ECC Meeting.’’; and 

(2) Sarah Stewart, Office of 

Environment and Natural Resources, 

Office of the United States Trade 

Representative, by electronic mail at 

Sarah_Stewart@ustr.eop.gov with the 

subject line ‘‘U.S.-Panama EAC/ECC 

Meeting.’’ 

You can view and comment on this 

notice by going to: http://

www.regulations.gov/#!home and 

searching on docket number: DOS– 

2014–0001 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lauren C. Stowe, Telephone (202) 647– 

4833 or Sarah Stewart, Telephone (202) 

395–3858. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States-Panama TPA entered into 

force on October 31, 2012. Article 17.6 

of the TPA establishes an 

Environmental Affairs Council to 

oversee the implementation of, and 

review progress under, Chapter 17. The 

United States-Panama ECA entered into 

force on December 5, 2013. Article III of 

the ECA establishes an Environmental 

Cooperation Commission and makes the 

Commission responsible for developing 

a Work Program. Article 17.6 of the TPA 

and Article V of the ECA require that 

meetings of the Council and 

Commission respectively include a 

public session, unless the Parties 

otherwise agree. 

The Department of State is requesting 

suggestions for cooperative 

environmental activities to consider for 

inclusion in the first Environmental 

Cooperation Work Program. For 

additional information, please visit: 

http://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/

index.htm 

Disclaimer: This Public Notice is a 

request for comments and suggestions, 

and is not a request for applications. No 

granting of money is directly associated 

with this request for suggestions for the 

Work Program. There is no expectation 

of resources or funding associated with 

any comments or suggestions for the 

Work Program. 

If you would like to attend the public 

session or provide comments, please 

notify Lauren Stowe at the email 

address listed above under the heading 

ADDRESSES. Please include your full 

name and identify any organization or 

group you represent. As you consider 

preparing comments, we encourage you 

to refer to: 

• Chapter 17 of the TPA, 

• The Final Environmental Review of 

the TPA, and 

• The ECA. 

These documents are available at: 

http://www.ustr.gov/trade-agreements/

free-trade-agreements/panama-tpa and 

http://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/

c51527.htm. 

Dated: January 14, 2014. 

Deborah Klepp, 

Director, Office of Environmental Quality and 

Transboundary Issues, Department of State. 

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