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building on such site which is used for 

such purposes constitute a ‘‘chancery’’ 

for purposes of section 206 of the Act 

(22 U.S.C. 4306). 

This action supersedes the 

determinations under the Foreign 

Missions Act relating to permanent 

missions to the United Nations made by 

the Acting Secretary of State on 

December 7, 1982, and by the Secretary 

of State on June 6, 1983. 

Dated: January 8, 2014. 

Patrick F. Kennedy, 

Under Secretary for Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00623 Filed 1–15–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8597; No. FMA–2014–1] 

Designation and Determination Under 

the Foreign Missions Act 

Pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Secretary of State by the laws of the 

United States, including the Foreign 

Missions Act (codified at 22 U.S.C. 

4301–4316) (hereinafter ‘‘the Act’’), and 

delegated by the Secretary to me as the 

Under Secretary of State for 

Management in Delegation of Authority 

No. 198, dated September 16, 1992, and 

after due consideration of the benefits, 

privileges, and immunities provided to 

missions of the United States abroad, as 

well as matters related to the protection 

of the interests of the United States, I 

hereby designate as a benefit for 

purposes of the Act: exemption from 

taxes associated with the purchase, 

ownership, and disposition of real 

property, other than such as represent 

payment for specific services rendered 

(hereinafter collectively referred to as 

‘‘real estate taxes’’)—including, but not 

limited to, annual property tax, 

recordation tax, transfer tax, and the 

functional equivalent of deed 

registration charges and stamp duties— 

by a foreign mission on the basis of the 

property’s authorized use for diplomatic 

or consular purposes or by an 

international organization on the basis 

of the property’s authorized use for the 

official business of the organization. 

Exemption from real estate taxes on 

the basis of a property’s authorized use 

for diplomatic or consular purposes or 

for the official business of an 

international organization is available to 

a foreign mission or international 

organization only with respect to 

property authorized by the Department 

of State’s Office of Foreign Missions 

(OFM) for use as: 

1. the premises of a bilateral 

diplomatic mission or consular post, 

headed by a career consular officer, that 

is owned by the respective foreign 

government or the head of the mission 

or consular post; 

2. the premises of a consular post, 

headed by an honorary consular officer, 

that is owned by the respective foreign 

government; 

3. the primary residence of the head 

of a bilateral diplomatic mission or a 

career head of a consular post, that is 

owned by the respective foreign 

government or the head of the mission 

or consular post; 

4. the primary residence of a member 

or members of the staff of a bilateral 

diplomatic mission or career consular 

post, that is owned by the respective 

foreign government; 

5. the premises of the Organization of 

American States (OAS) or the United 

Nations (UN), that is owned by the 

respective organization; 

6. the primary residence of the head 

(Secretary General) of the OAS 

Secretariat or the UN Secretariat, that is 

owned by the respective organization; 

7. the primary residence of a member 

or members of the staff of the OAS or 

the UN, that is owned by the respective 

organization; 

8. the premises of a permanent 

mission to the OAS or the UN, that is 

owned by the respective foreign 

government; 

9. the primary residence of a principal 

representative or resident representative 

of a permanent mission to the OAS or 

the UN with a rank of ambassador or 

minister plenipotentiary, that is owned 

by the respective foreign government; 

10. the primary residence of a member 

or members of the staff of a permanent 

mission to the OAS or the UN, that is 

owned by the respective foreign 

government; 

11. the premises of an observer 

mission to the OAS or the UN of a state 

recognized by the United States, that is 

owned by the respective foreign 

government; 

12. the primary residence of a 

principal representative or resident 

representative of an observer mission to 

the OAS or the UN of a state recognized 

by the United States with a rank of 

ambassador or minister plenipotentiary, 

that is owned by the respective foreign 

government; 

13. the primary residence of a member 

or members of the staff of an observer 

mission to the OAS or the UN of a state 

recognized by the United States, that is 

owned by the respective foreign 

government; 

14. the premises of an international 

organization designated under the 

International Organization Immunities 

Act (IOIA), other than the OAS or UN, 

that is owned by the respective 

organization and is located in the 

District of Columbia; 

15. the primary residence of the head 

of an international organization 

designated under the IOIA, other than 

the OAS or UN, that is owned by the 

respective organization and is located in 

the District of Columbia; 

16. the primary residence of a member 

or members of the staff of an 

international organization designated 

under the IOIA, other than the OAS or 

UN, that is owned by the respective 

organization and is located in the 

District of Columbia; 

17. a residence used for temporarily 

lodging representatives or employees of 

a government of a state recognized by 

the United States, who visit the United 

States for bilateral or multilateral 

diplomatic or consular purposes, that is 

owned by the respective foreign 

government; or 

18. another category of property 

authorized by OFM. 

Property that is owned by a foreign 

government or international 

organization for the purpose of 

constructing or renovating facilities and 

that OFM has authorized for use for any 

of the purposes described above is 

eligible for an exemption from real 

estate taxes, provided that OFM 

authorized the acquisition of such 

property. 

I similarly designate as a benefit for 

purposes of the Act an exemption from 

real estate taxes on mission premises 

and residences described above that are 

in the custody or control of the United 

States pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 4305(c). 

I determine that exemption from real 

estate taxes on the basis of a property’s 

authorized use for diplomatic or 

consular purposes or for the official 

business of an international 

organization shall be provided on such 

terms and conditions as OFM may 

approve. The manner in which such 

benefits shall be extended by states, 

counties, municipalities, and territories 

shall also be subject to such terms and 

conditions as OFM may approve. 

Following are the current terms and 

conditions governing the provision of 

exemptions from real estate taxes to 

foreign missions and international 

organizations on the basis of a 

property’s authorized use for diplomatic 

or consular purposes or for the official 

business of an international 

organization: 

• The determination of a foreign 

mission or international organization’s 

entitlement to an exemption from real 

estate taxes associated with a property 

of a type described above, on the basis 

of the property’s authorized use for 


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diplomatic or consular purposes, or for 

the official business of an international 

organization, is committed to the sole 

discretion of the Department of State. 

Such determinations are communicated 

by letter from OFM to the relevant state, 

county, municipal or territorial revenue 

authorities. 

• All such letters will be signed by 

the Director of OFM’s Office of 

Diplomatic Property, Tax, Services and 

Benefits (OFM/PTSB), or a successor 

office. 

• Such letters serve as official notice 

to the relevant state, county, 

municipality, or territory that the 

described property or transaction is or is 

not entitled to an exemption from real 

estate taxes on the basis of the 

property’s authorized use for diplomatic 

or consular purposes or for the official 

business of an international 

organization. 

• States, counties, municipalities, and 

territories are prohibited from extending 

to a foreign mission or international 

organization an exemption from real 

estate taxes associated with a property 

on the basis of the property’s authorized 

use for diplomatic or consular purposes 

or for the official business of the 

international organization, except on the 

basis of written authorization from 

OFM. 

• Conversely, on the basis of a letter 

as described above, states, counties, 

municipalities, and territories are 

required to extend to a foreign mission 

or international organization an 

exemption from real estate taxes to 

which OFM determines a foreign 

mission or international organization is 

entitled. If a state, county, municipality 

or territory has concerns regarding the 

extension of such exemption benefits, it 

should raise the matter directly with 

OFM. 

• Unless otherwise determined by 

OFM, the effective date of OFM’s 

authorization of an exemption from real 

estate taxes is the date the property deed 

in question is signed or transferred. 

• States, counties, municipalities, and 

territories may establish additional 

procedures to ensure the proper 

extension of such exemption benefits, 

provided that: 

Æ such procedures, including the 

establishment and use of any forms, 

serve only to facilitate the state, county, 

municipality, or territory’s extension of 

exemption benefits to a foreign mission 

or international organization and not as 

a means to determine the foreign 

mission’s or international organization’s 

entitlement to the exemption benefit 

associated with a property on the basis 

of the property’s authorized use for 

diplomatic or consular purposes or for 

the official business of the international 

organization, which determination is 

committed to the sole discretion of the 

Department of State; and 

Æ the state, county, municipality, or 

territory obtain written approval from 

the Director of OFM/PTSB confirming 

that the proposed procedural 

requirements do not violate or infringe 

on any benefits, privileges, or 

immunities enjoyed by foreign missions 

or international organizations. 

Finally, I further determine that any 

state or local laws to the contrary are 

hereby preempted. 

The exemption from real estate taxes 

provided by this designation and 

determination shall apply to taxes that 

have been or will be assessed against 

any foreign mission or international 

organization with respect to property 

subject to this determination and shall 

nullify any existing tax liens with 

respect to any covered property. This 

determination shall not require the 

refund of any taxes previously paid by 

any foreign mission or international 

organization regarding such property. 

These actions are not exclusive and are 

independent of alternative legal grounds 

that support the tax exemption afforded 

herein. 

The actions taken in this Designation 

and Determination are necessary to 

facilitate relations between the United 

States and foreign states, protect the 

interests of the United States, adjust for 

costs and procedures of obtaining 

benefits for missions of the United 

States abroad, and carry out the policy 

set forth in 22 U.S.C. 4301(b). 

This action supersedes the 

Designation and Determination under 

the Foreign Missions Act made by the 

Deputy Secretary of State for 

Management and Resources on June 23, 

2009. 

Dated: January 8, 2014. 

Patrick F. Kennedy, 

Under Secretary for Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00735 Filed 1–15–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee Meeting on Transport 

Airplane and Engine Issues 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public meeting via teleconference of the 

FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee (ARAC) Transport Airplane 

and Engine (TAE) Subcommittee to 

discuss TAE issues. 

DATES: The teleconference is scheduled 

for Monday, February 10, 2014, starting 

at 8:00 a.m. PST/11:00 a.m. EST. The 

public must make arrangements by 

February 5, 2014, to present oral 

statements at the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: N/A. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ralen Gao, Office of Rulemaking, ARM– 

209, FAA, 800 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20591, Telephone 

(202) 267–3168, FAX (202) 267–5075, or 

email at ralen.gao@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463; 5 U.S.C. app. 2), notice is given of 

an ARAC Subcommittee meeting via 

teleconference to be held February 10, 

2014. 

The agenda for the meeting is as 

follows: 

• Flight Controls Working Group Report 

Participation is open to the public, 

but will be limited to the availability of 

teleconference lines. 

To participate, please contact the 

person listed in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT by email or phone 

for the teleconference call-in number 

and passcode. Please provide the 

following information: Full legal name, 

country of citizenship, and name of 

your industry association, or applicable 

affiliation. If you are participating as a 

public citizen, please indicate so. 

Anyone calling from outside the 

Arlington, VA, metropolitan area will be 

responsible for paying long-distance 

charges. 

The public must make arrangements 

by February 5, 2014, to present oral or 

written statements at the meeting. 

Written statements may be presented to 

the Subcommittee by providing a copy 

to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. Copies of 

the documents to be presented to the 

Subcommittee may be made available 

by contacting the person listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

If you need assistance or require a 

reasonable accommodation for the 

meeting or meeting documents, please 

contact the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Issued in Washington, DC on January 10, 

2014. 

Lirio Liu, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00700 Filed 1–15–14; 8:45 am] 

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