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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from Frank Venson McCoy, 

Bureau of Human Resources, Office of 

Overseas Employment, U.S. Department 

of State, Washington, DC 20520 who 

may be reached on 703–820–5155 or at 

mccoyfv@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary to 

properly perform our functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

The DS–0174, Application for 

Employment as a Locally Employed 

Staff or Family Member, is needed to 

meet information collection 

requirements for recruitments 

conducted at approximately 170 U.S. 

embassies and consulates throughout 

the world. Current employment 

application forms do not meet the 

unique requirements of Mission 

recruitment (e.g., language skills and 

hiring preferences) under the FS Act of 

1980 and 22 U.S.C. 2669. The DS–0174 

is needed to improve data gathering and 

to clarify interpretation of candidate 

responses. 

Methodology 

Candidates for employment use the 

DS–0174 to apply for Missionadvertised positions throughout the 

world. Mission recruitments generate 

approximately 40,000 applications per 

year. Data that HR and hiring officials 

extract from the DS–0174 determine 

eligibility for employment, 

qualifications for the position, and 

selections according to Federal policies. 

Dated: September 10, 2009. 

Ruben Torres, 

Director, HR/EX, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–22539 Filed 9–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6764] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Falnama: The Book of Omens’’ 

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 in 

the exhibition: ‘‘Falnama: The Book of 

Omens,’’ 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 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 

DC, from on or about October 24, 2009, 

until on or about January 24, 2010, 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 Julie 

Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6467). The 

address is U.S. Department of State, 

L/PD, SA–5, 2200 C Street, NW., Suite 

5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: September 11, 2009. 

Maura M. Pally, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional 

and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–22538 Filed 9–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Generalized System of Preferences 

(GSP): Initiation of a Review To 

Consider the Designation of the 

Republic of Maldives as a Beneficiary 

Developing Country Under the GSP 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice and solicitation of public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

initiation of a review to consider 

designating the Republic of Maldives as 

a beneficiary developing country for 

purposes of the GSP program, and 

solicits public comments on whether 

Maldives meets the eligibility criteria 

for designation as a beneficiary 

developing country. Comments are due 

by Friday, October 16, 2009, and must 

be submitted in accordance with the 

requirements set out below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tameka Cooper, GSP Program, Office of 

the United States Trade Representative, 

1724 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20508. The telephone number is (202) 

395–6971, the fax number is (202) 395– 

2961, and the e-mail address is 

Tameka_Cooper@ustr.eop.gov. 

Public versions of all documents 

relating to this review will be made 

available for public viewing in docket 

USTR–2009–0030 at http:// 

www.regulations.gov upon completion 

of processing and no later than 

approximately two weeks after the due 

date. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maldives’ 

GSP eligibility was suspended in 1995 

because, following a review by the 

Trade Policy Staff Committee, it was 

determined that Maldives had not taken 

and was not taking steps to afford 

internationally recognized worker rights 

to workers in Maldives. The review was 

initiated in 1993 in response to a 

petition filed by the AFL–CIO. 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments regarding the 

eligibility of the Republic of Maldives 

for designation as a GSP beneficiary 

developing country. Documents should 

be submitted in accordance with the 

below instructions to be considered in 

this review. 

Eligibility Criteria 

The trade benefits of the GSP program 

are available to any country that the 

President designates as a beneficiary 

developing country for purposes of the 

GSP program. In designating countries 

as beneficiary developing countries, the 

President must consider the criteria in 

sections 502(b) and 502(c) of the Trade 

Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 

2462(b) and 2462(c)) (the ‘‘Act’’). 

Section 502(b)(2) provides that, in 

determining whether to designate any 

country as a GSP beneficiary developing 

country, the President shall not 

designate any country a beneficiary 

developing country if any of the 

following applies: 


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1. Such country is a Communist 

country, unless— 

(a) The products of such country 

receive nondiscriminatory treatment, (b) 

Such country is a WTO Member (as 

such term is defined in section 2(10) of 

the Uruguay Round Agreements Act) (19 

U.S.C. 3501(10)) and a member of the 

International Monetary Fund, and (c) 

Such country is not dominated or 

controlled by international communism. 

2. Such country is a party to an 

arrangement of countries and 

participates in any action pursuant to 

such arrangement, the effect of which 

is— 

(a) To withhold supplies of vital 

commodity resources from international 

trade or to raise the price of such 

commodities to an unreasonable level, 

and (b) To cause serious disruption of 

the world economy. 

3. Such country affords preferential 

treatment to the products of a developed 

country, other than the United States, 

which has, or is likely to have, a 

significant adverse effect on United 

States commerce. 

4. Such country— 

(a) Has nationalized, expropriated, or 

otherwise seized ownership or control 

of property, including patents, 

trademarks, or copyrights, owned by a 

United States citizen or by a 

corporation, partnership, or association 

which is 50 percent or more beneficially 

owned by United States citizens, (b) Has 

taken steps to repudiate or nullify an 

existing contract or agreement with a 

United States citizen or a corporation, 

partnership, or association which is 50 

percent or more beneficially owned by 

United States citizens, the effect of 

which is to nationalize, expropriate, or 

otherwise seize ownership or control of 

property, including patents, trademarks, 

or copyrights, so owned, or (c) Has 

imposed or enforced taxes or other 

exactions, restrictive maintenance or 

operational conditions, or other 

measures with respect to property, 

including patents, trademarks, or 

copyrights, so owned, the effect of 

which is to nationalize, expropriate, or 

otherwise seize ownership or control of 

such property, unless the President 

determines that— 

(i) Prompt, adequate, and effective 

compensation has been or is being made 

to the citizen, corporation, partnership, 

or association referred to above, (ii) 

Good faith negotiations to provide 

prompt, adequate, and effective 

compensation under the applicable 

provisions of international law are in 

progress, or the country is otherwise 

taking steps to discharge its obligations 

under international law with respect to 

such citizen, corporation, partnership, 

or association, or (iii) A dispute 

involving such citizen, corporation, 

partnership, or association over 

compensation for such a seizure has 

been submitted to arbitration under the 

provisions of the Convention for the 

Settlement of Investment Disputes, or in 

another mutually agreed upon forum, 

and the President promptly furnishes a 

copy of such determination to the 

Senate and House of Representatives. 

5. Such country fails to act in good 

faith in recognizing as binding or in 

enforcing arbitral awards in favor of 

United States citizens or a corporation, 

partnership, or association which is 50 

percent or more beneficially owned by 

United States citizens, which have been 

made by arbitrators appointed for each 

case or by permanent arbitral bodies to 

which the parties involved have 

submitted their dispute. 

6. Such country aids or abets, by 

granting sanctuary from prosecution to, 

any individual or group which has 

committed an act of international 

terrorism or the Secretary of State makes 

a determination with respect to such 

country under section 6(j)(1)(A) of the 

Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 

U.S.C. Appx. section 2405(j)(1)(A)) or 

such country has not taken steps to 

support the efforts of the United States 

to combat terrorism. 

7. Such country has not taken or is 

not taking steps to afford internationally 

recognized worker rights to workers in 

the country (including any designated 

zone in that country). 

8. Such country has not implemented 

its commitments to eliminate the worst 

forms of child labor. 

Section 502(c) provides that, in 

determining whether to designate any 

country as a GSP beneficiary developing 

country, the President shall take into 

account: 

1. An expression by such country of 

its desire to be so designated; 

2. The level of economic development 

of such country, including its per capita 

gross national product, the living 

standards of its inhabitants, and any 

other economic factors which the 

President deems appropriate; 

3. Whether or not other major 

developed countries are extending 

generalized preferential tariff treatment 

to such country; 

4. The extent to which such country 

has assured the United States that it will 

provide equitable and reasonable access 

to the markets and basic commodity 

resources of such country and the extent 

to which such country has assured the 

United States that it will refrain from 

engaging in unreasonable export 

practices; 

5. The extent to which such country 

is providing adequate and effective 

protection of intellectual property 

rights; 

6. The extent to which such country 

has taken action to— 

(a) Reduce trade distorting investment 

practices and policies (including export 

performance requirements); and (b) 

Reduce or eliminate barriers to trade in 

services; and 

7. Whether or not such country has 

taken or is taking steps to afford to 

workers in that country (including any 

designated zone in that country) 

internationally recognized worker 

rights. The term ‘‘internationally 

recognized worker rights’’ is defined in 

section 507(4) of the Act, as amended, 

(19 U.S.C. 2467), to mean: (A) The right 

of association; (B) the right to organize 

and bargain collectively; (C) a 

prohibition on the use of any form of 

forced or compulsory labor; (D) a 

minimum age for the employment of 

children and a prohibition on the worst 

forms of child labor as defined in 

section 507(6) of the Act; and (E) 

acceptable conditions of work with 

respect to minimum wages, hours of 

work, and occupational safety and 

health. 

Requirements for Submissions 

Submissions in response to this notice 

must be submitted electronically by 5 

p.m., Tuesday, October 13, 2009, using 

http://www.regulations.gov, docket 

number USTR–2009–0030. Instructions 

for business confidential versions are 

provided below. Hand-delivered 

submissions will not be accepted. 

Submissions must be submitted in 

English to the Chairman of the GSP 

Subcommittee, Trade Policy Staff 

Committee, by the applicable deadlines 

set forth in this notice. 

To make a submission using http:// 

www.regulations.gov, enter docket 

number USTR–2009–0030 on the home 

page and click ‘‘Search.’’ The site will 

provide a search-results page listing all 

documents associated with this docket. 

Locate the reference to this notice by 

selecting ‘‘Notices’’ under ‘‘Document 

Type’’. In the results table below, click 

on the ‘‘Send a Comment’’ link that 

corresponds to this notice. Follow the 

instructions given on the screen to 

submit the comment. The http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site offers the 

option of providing comments by filling 

in a ‘‘Type Comment’’ field or by 

attaching a document. While both 

options are acceptable, USTR prefers 

submissions in the form of an 

attachment. 

Comments must be in English, with 

the total submission not to exceed 30 


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1Twin America is in the process of applying with 

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 

(FMCSA) to be a registered motor passenger carrier. 

It holds USDOT number 1924173 and has been 

assigned docket number MC–688284 by FMCSA. 

2By pleading filed on September 14, 2009, 

Applicants supplemented their original filing by 

including the FMCSA safety ratings as required by 

49 CFR 1182.2(8). 

single-spaced standard letter-size pages 

in 12-point type, including attachments. 

Any data attachments to the submission 

should be included in the same file as 

the submission itself, and not as 

separate files. 

Business Confidential Petitions 

Persons wishing to submit business 

confidential information must submit 

that information by electronic mail to 

FR0807@ustr.eop.gov. Business 

confidential submissions will not be 

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

For any document containing business 

confidential information submitted as a 

file attached to an e-mail transmission, 

the file name of the business 

confidential version should begin with 

the characters ‘‘BC.’’ The ‘‘BC’’ should 

be followed by the name of the party 

(government, company, union, 

association, etc.) that is making the 

submission. 

If a comment contains business 

confidential information that the 

submitter wishes to protect from public 

disclosure, the confidential submission 

must be marked ‘‘Business 

Confidential’’ at the top and bottom of 

each page. In addition, the submission 

must be accompanied by a nonconfidential version that indicates, with 

asterisks, where confidential 

information was redacted or deleted. 

The top and bottom of each page of the 

non-confidential version must be 

marked either ‘‘Public Version’’ or 

‘‘Non-Confidential’’. The file name of 

the public version should begin with the 

characters ‘‘P’’. The ‘‘P’’ should be 

followed by the name of the party 

(government, company, union, 

association, etc.) that is making the 

submission. 

Business confidential comments that 

are submitted without the required 

markings or that are not accompanied 

by a properly marked non-confidential 

version as set forth above may not be 

accepted or may be treated as public 

documents. 

Marideth J. Sandler, 

Executive Director for the GSP Program, 

Chairman, GSP Subcommittee of the Trade 

Policy Staff Committee. 

[FR Doc. E9–22525 Filed 9–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3190–W9–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. MC–F–21035] 

Stagecoach Group PLC and Coach 

USA, Inc., et al.—Acquisition of 

Control—Twin America, LLC 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice of Finance Application. 

SUMMARY: On August 19, 2009, 

Stagecoach Group PLC (Stagecoach), a 

noncarrier, its noncarrier intermediate 

subsidiaries (Stagecoach Transport 

Holdings plc, SCUSI Ltd., Coach USA 

Administration, Inc.), Coach USA, Inc. 

(Coach USA), International Bus Services 

(IBS), a motor passenger carrier (MC– 

155937) controlled by Coach USA, City 

Sights Twin, LLC (City Sights Twin), a 

noncarrier, and Mr. Zev Marmurstein 

(collectively, Applicants), filed an 

application under 49 U.S.C. 14303 to 

acquire control of Twin America, LLC 

(Twin America) when it becomes a 

carrier.1 Applicants advised the Board 

that the New York State Attorney 

General’s office served subpoenas duces 

tecum on Gray Line New York Tours, 

Inc., Gray Line Twin, LLC, CitySights 

LLC, City Sights New York LLC, City 

Sights Daily LLC, and Twin America 

inquiring into the operation of those 

entities, the formation of Twin America, 

and related matters. On August 26, 

2009, the New York State Attorney 

General filed a notice of intent to 

participate as a party of record. A copy 

of this notice will be served on the New 

York State Attorney General. Persons 

wishing to oppose this application must 

follow the rules at 49 CFR 1182.5 and 

1182.8. 

DATES: Comments must be filed by 

November 2, 2009. Applicants may file 

a reply by November 17, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10 

copies of any comments referring to STB 

Docket No. MC–F–21035 to: Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, send one copy of comments to 

Applicants’ representative: David H. 

Coburn, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, 1330 

Connecticut Ave., NW., Washington, DC 

20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia 

Farr (202) 245–0359 [Federal 

Information Relay (FIRS) for the hearing 

impaired: 1–800–877–8339]. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Stagecoach is a public limited 

corporation organized under the laws of 

Scotland. Coach USA is a Delaware 

corporation that controls numerous 

motor passenger carriers. Mr. Zev 

Marmurstein is the sole member and 

owner of City Sights Twin, a noncarrier 

formed for the purpose of owning an 

interest in Twin America. 

In March 2009, City Sights Twin and 

IBS formed Twin America. Twin 

America was formed because 

Applicants recognized that IBS and City 

Sights LLC, the previous operator of 

transportation services now provided by 

City Sights Twin, were experiencing 

declining revenues due to the 

challenging economic environment. The 

companies have determined that 

combining their assets under common 

management would provide cost 

savings. According to Applicants, Twin 

America currently operates motor 

carrier tourism transportation services 

in New York City as well as 

transportation to destinations outside 

the state of New York. Specifically, 

Twin America transports passengers 

from hotels in New Jersey to New York 

City and ‘‘conducts occasional interstate 

charter operations with its own vehicles 

between the New York City area and 

other states.’’ Additionally, Applicants 

state that Twin America is involved in 

transportation arrangements with other 

carriers to provide interstate travel 

between the New York City area and 

other States. 

Applicants have submitted the 

information required by 49 CFR 1182.2,2

and submitted a statement that the 12- 

month aggregate gross operating 

revenues of the carrier applicants 

exceed the $2 million jurisdictional 

threshold of 49 U.S.C. 14303(g). 

Applicants state that the proposed 

transaction will not affect the adequacy 

of transportation services available to 

the public because the charter/tour bus 

segment is competitive, the proposed 

transaction will not adversely impact 

competition, and this agency’s prior 

finding regarding low entry barriers in 

this segment continues to be accurate. 

Applicants also state that the proposed 

transaction will not adversely impact 

fixed charges because it will not have an 

adverse impact on the level of debt held 

by Twin America or on the ability of 

Twin America to repay that debt, and 

that the employees of Twin America, 

other than a small number of 


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