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• Frequency: Once per Respondent. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this 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, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of proposed collection: Form 

DS–260 will be used to elicit 

information to determine the eligibility 

of aliens applying for immigrant visas. 

Methodology: The DS–260 will be 

submitted electronically to the 

Department via the internet. The 

applicant will be instructed to print a 

confirmation page containing a 2–D bar 

code record locator, which will be 

scanned at the time of adjudication. 

Applicants who submit the electronic 

application will no longer submit paperbased applications to the Department. 

Dated: March 20, 2014. 

Edward Ramotowski, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06962 Filed 3–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8674] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: NEA/PI Online Performance 

Reporting System (PRS) 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we are 

requesting comments on this collection 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow 60 days for public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to May 

27, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web: Persons with access to the 

Internet may use the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) to 

comment on this notice by going to 

www.Regulations.gov. You can search 

for the document by entering ‘‘Public 

Notice ####’’ in the Search bar. If 

necessary, use the Narrow by Agency 

filter option on the Results page. 

• Email: mepidatabasecomments@

state.gov. 

• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions): Catherine Bourgeois, 

Deputy Director, U.S. Department of 

State, Office of the Middle East 

Partnership Initiative (NEA/PI), Bureau 

of Near Eastern Affairs, NEA Mail 

Room—Room 6258, 2201 C St. NW., 

Washington, DC 20520. 

• Fax: 202–647–8445. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: 2430 E 

St. NW., (23rd and D St. NW.), Navy 

Hill—SA–4—Central, Second Floor, 

Washington, DC 20037. 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and the OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

to Markita Cooke, U.S. Department of 

State, Office of the Middle East 

Partnership Initiative (NEA/PI), Bureau 

of Near Eastern Affairs, NEA Mail 

Room—Room 6258, 2201 C St. NW., 

Washington DC 20520, who may be 

reached on 202–776–8309 or at 

CookeMA@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: NEA/ 

PI Online Performance Reporting 

System (PRS). 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0183. 

• Type of Request: Extension. 

• Originating Office: NEA/PI. 

• Form Number: DS–4127. 

• Respondents: Recipients of NEA/PI 

grants. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 75 

respondents annually. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 300 

per year. 

• Average Time per Response: 20 hours. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 6000 

hours. 

• Frequency: quarterly. 

• Obligation To Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this 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, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

Since 2002, MEPI has obligated more 

than $800 million to over 725 

organizations, which carry out more 

than 1,000 projects in support of 

political, economic, education and 

women’s rights reform in 20 countries of 

the Middle East and North Africa. As a 

normal course of business and in 

compliance with 22 U.S.C. 2395(b) and 

OMB Guidelines contained in Circular 

A–110, recipient organizations are 

required to provide, and the U.S. State 

Department is required to collect, 

periodic program and financial 

performance reports. The responsibility 

of the State Department to track and 

monitor the programmatic and financial 

performance necessitates a database that 

can help facilitate this in a consistent 

and standardized manner. The MEPI 

Performance Reporting System (PRS) 

enables enhanced monitoring and 

evaluation of grants through 

standardized collection and storage of 

relevant award elements, such as 

quarterly progress reports, workplans, 

results monitoring plans, grant 

agreements, financial reports, and other 

business information related to MEPI 

implementers. The PRS streamlines 

communication with implementers and 

allows for rapid identification of 

information gaps for specific projects. 

Methodology 

Information will be entered into PRS 

electronically by respondents. 

Additional Information: 

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Dated: March 21, 2014. 

Catherine Bourgeois, 

Deputy Director, Bureau of Near Eastern 

Affairs, NEA/PI, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06964 Filed 3–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–31–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8676] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘The 

World Is an Apple’’: The Still Lifes of 

Paul Ce ́zanne 

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, 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 ‘‘The World 

Is an Apple’’: The Still Lifes of Paul 

Ce ́zanne, 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 Barnes Foundation, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from on or 

about June 22, 2014, until on or about 

September 22, 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 imported 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: March 24, 2014. 

Kelly Keiderling, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06961 Filed 3–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Request for Comments on an 

Environmental Goods Agreement 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Request for comments and 

notice of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: On March 21, 2014, the 

United States Trade Representative 

notified Congress of the 

Administration’s intention to enter into 

negotiations for a World Trade 

Organization Environmental Goods 

Agreement. A copy of the notification is 

available at www.ustr.gov/sites/default/

files/03212014-Letter-to-Congress.pdf. 

The Office of the U.S. Trade 

Representative, on behalf of the Trade 

Policy Staff Committee (TPSC), is 

seeking public comments regarding U.S. 

interests and priorities with respect to 

this initiative. Comments may be 

provided in writing and orally at a 

public hearing. 

DATES: Written comments are due by 

midnight, May 5, 2014. Persons wishing 

to testify orally at the hearing must 

provide written notification of their 

intention, as well as a summary of their 

testimony, by midnight, May 5, 2014. 

The hearing will be held in Washington, 

DC, on June 5, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments from the public 

should be submitted electronically at 

www.regulations.gov. If you are unable 

to provide submissions at 

www.regulations.gov, please contact 

Yvonne Jamison, Trade Policy Staff 

Committee (TPSC), at (202) 395–3475, to 

arrange for an alternative method of 

transmission. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

procedural questions concerning written 

comments, please contact Yvonne 

Jamison, Trade Policy Coordination 

Assistant, at the above number. All 

other questions regarding this notice 

should be directed to Bill McElnea, 

Director for Environment and Natural 

Resources, at (202) 395–7320. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On January 24, a group of 14 WTO 

Members (Australia, Canada, China, 

Costa Rica, the European Union, Hong 

Kong, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, 

Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, 

Chinese Taipei, and the United States) 

accounting for 86 percent of global trade 

in environmental goods announced in a 

joint statement their interest in 

negotiating an agreement to eliminate 

tariffs on environmental goods that are 

needed to protect the environment and 

address climate change. Examples of 

such environmental goods include solar 

panels, wind turbines, and catalytic 

converters, among others. The joint 

statement is available at: http://

www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/

press-releases/2014/January/USTRFroman-remarks-on-new-talks-towardsincreased-trade-environmental-goods. 

The negotiations for an environmental 

goods agreement (EGA) will be open to 

all WTO Members that are prepared to 

eliminate tariffs on a set of 

environmental goods, building on the 

list of 54 environmental goods endorsed 

by APEC Leaders in 2012. The list of 54 

environmental goods endorsed by AsiaPacific Leaders is available at http://

www.apec.org/Meeting-Papers/LeadersDeclarations/2012/2012_aelm/2012_

aelm_annexC.aspx. Some WTO 

Members charge tariffs as high as 35 

percent on some of these products. This 

list of products is the starting point for 

establishing the scope of the proposed 

agreement and we seek comments on 

additional products that could be 

included in the negotiations. 

USTR is observing the relevant 

procedures of the Bipartisan Trade 

Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (19 

U.S.C. 3804) with respect to notifying 

and consulting with Congress regarding 

such negotiations. The TPSC intends to 

hold a public hearing on specific issues 

pertaining to negotiations on an 

agreement to eliminate tariffs on 

environmental goods on June 5, 2014. 

Comments From the Public and Hearing 

The Chair of the TPSC invites 

interested persons to provide written 

comments and/or oral testimony at a 

public hearing that will assist USTR in 

assessing the proposed agreement. The 

TPSC Chair invites comments on all 

relevant matters, and, in particular, on 

the following: (1) Products that the 

United States should seek to include 

under the EGA, including a detailed 

description of the specific product, and 

as appropriate, the 6-digit (or 8-digit or 

10-digit, where applicable) Harmonized 

System tariff classification number; (2) 

environmental uses and benefits of the 

products being proposed for inclusion; 

(3) U.S. trading partners that are 

significant producers or consumers of 

environmental goods; and (4) how best 

to ensure that such an agreement 

remains relevant into the future. 

A hearing will be held on June 5, 

2014, in Rooms 1 and 2, at 1724 F Street 

NW., Washington, DC. Persons wishing 

to testify at the hearing must provide 

written notification of their intention by 

May 5, 2014. The notification should 

include: (1) The name, address, and 

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