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United States to waive the requirements 

of Section 7031(b)(1) of the Act with 

respect to the Kyrgyz Republic, and I 

hereby waive this restriction. 

This determination and 

accompanying Memorandum of 

Justification shall be reported to the 

Congress, and the determination shall 

be published in the Federal Register. 

Dated: April 11, 2012. 

Thomas R. Nides, 

Deputy Secretary for Management and 

Resources. 

Editorial Note: This document was 

received at the Office of the Federal Register 

September 4, 2013. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8454] 

Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to 

the Central Government of 

Turkmenistan 

Pursuant to Section 7031 (b)(3) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2012 (Div. I, Pub. L. 

112–74) (‘‘the Act’’), and Department of 

State Delegation of Authority Number 

245–1, I hereby determine that it is 

important to the national interest of the 

United States to waive the requirements 

of Section 7031 (b)(1) of the Act with 

respect to Turkmenistan, and I hereby 

waive this restriction. 

This determination and 

accompanying Memorandum of 

Justification shall be reported to the 

Congress, and the determination shall 

be published in the Federal Register. 

Dated: April 23, 2013. 

Thomas R. Nides, 

Deputy Secretary for Management and 

Resources. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8455] 

Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to 

the Central Government of Tajikistan 

Pursuant to Section 7031 (b)(3) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2012 (Div. I, Pub. L. 

112–74) (‘‘the Act’’), and Department of 

State Delegation of Authority Number 

245–1, I hereby determine that it is 

important to the national interest of the 

United States to waive the requirements 

of Section 7031 (b)(1) of the Act with 

respect to Tajikistan and I hereby waive 

this restriction. 

This determination and 

accompanying Memorandum of 

justification shall be reported to the 

Congress, and the determination shall 

be published in the Federal Register. 

Dated: June 13, 2012. 

Thomas R. Nides, 

Deputy Secretary for Management and 

Resources. 

Editorial Note: This document was 

received at the Office of the Federal Register 

September 4, 2013. 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Request for Comments on Additional 

Participants in Trade in Services 

Agreement 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: On January 15, 2013, the 

United States Trade Representative 

notified Congress of the 

Administration’s intention to enter into 

negotiations for a Trade in Services 

Agreement (TISA) with an initial group 

of 20 trading partners. The January 15 

notification states that the group 

negotiating TISA ‘‘will expand as 

negotiations progress to include others 

who share our ambitious goals. This 

expansion will help further U.S. 

objectives for this agreement rather than 

change them.’’ The TISA negotiating 

countries agree that two additional 

trading partners, Paraguay and 

Liechtenstein, are willing and able to 

meet the high standards envisioned for 

the agreement. The negotiating 

countries have formed a consensus to 

allow these new participants to join the 

negotiations. The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (USTR) is 

seeking public comments regarding 

particular priorities with respect to the 

participation of these two countries in 

the negotiations. 

DATES: Written comments are due by 

October 4, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submissions via on-line: 

http://www.regulations.gov. For 

alternatives to on-line submissions 

please contact Yvonne Jamison at (202) 

395–3475. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions concerning requirements for 

written comments, please contact 

Yvonne Jamison at (202) 395–3475. All 

other questions regarding this notice 

should be directed to Thomas Fine at 

(202) 395–6875. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 15, 2013, Ambassador Kirk 

notified Congress of the 

Administration’s intention to enter into 

the TISA negotiations. The TISA 

negotiations will be compatible with 

and will build upon the WTO General 

Agreement on Trade in Services, 

because TISA partners are aiming for a 

high-standard agreement, which, at 

some point in the future, may be 

brought under the auspices of the WTO 

Agreement. 

The following 20 trading partners 

constituted the initial group of TISA 

participants: Australia, Canada, Chile, 

Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Costa Rica, 

European Union on behalf of its member 

states, Hong Kong China, Iceland, Israel, 

Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, 

Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, 

Switzerland, and Turkey. USTR 

solicited public comments on the 

agreement through a notification 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 24, 2013 (Document number: 

2013–01497). Comments received 

through that process may be reviewed at 

http://www.regulations.gov under 

docket number USTR–2013–0001. 

With the addition of Paraguay and 

Liechtenstein to the negotiating group, 

the Chair of the interagency Trade 

Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) now 

invites interested persons to provide 

written comments that will assist USTR 

in assessing U.S. objectives with regard 

to their participation. The TPSC Chair 

invites comments on all relevant 

matters, and, in particular, with regard 

to the nature of any existing barriers to 

trade in services with these markets or 

issues affecting the supply of services to 

these markets through various modes of 

supply and technologies. 

Public Comment: Requirements for 

Submissions 

Persons submitting written comments 

must do so in English and must identify 

(on the first page of the submission) 

‘‘Trade in Services Agreement: New 

Participants—Paraguay and 

Liechtenstein.’’ In order to be assured of 

consideration, comments should be 

submitted by October 4, 2013. In order 

to ensure the timely receipt and 

consideration of comments, USTR 

strongly encourages commenters to 

make on-line submissions, using the 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site. 

Comments should be submitted under 

the following docket: USTR–2013–0029. 

To find the docket, enter the docket 

number in the ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ 

window at the http://

www.regulations.gov home page and 


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