Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 27, 2013 / Notices 52997 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: August 16, 2013. 

Lee Satterfield, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional 

and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8440] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Yoga: 

the Art of Transformation’’ 

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. 236–3 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 ‘‘Yoga: the 

Art of Transformation,’’ imported from 

abroad for temporary exhibition within 

the United States, are of cultural 

significance. The objects are imported 

pursuant to loan agreements with 

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 19, 2013, until on or 

about January 26, 2014; The Asian Art 

Museum, San Francisco, CA, from on or 

about February 21, 2014, until on or 

about May 25, 2014; The Cleveland 

Museum of Art, from on or about June 

22, 2014, until on or about September 7, 

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 Julie 

Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6467). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: August 16, 2013. 

Lee Satterfield, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional 

and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8442] 

Determination on Imposition and 

Waiver of Sanctions Under Sections 

603 and 604 of the Foreign Relations 

Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 

(Pub. L. 107–228) 

Consistent with the authority 

contained in Section 604 of the Foreign 

Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 

2003 (Pub. L. 107–228) (the ‘‘Act’’), the 

Delegation of Authority in the April 30, 

2009, Memorandum for the Secretary of 

State, and Department of State 

Delegation of Authority No. 245–1, and 

with reference to the determinations set 

out in the Report to the Congress 

transmitted pursuant to Section 603 of 

that Act, regarding the extent of 

noncompliance by the Palestine 

Liberation Organization (PLO) or 

Palestinian Authority with certain 

commitments, I hereby impose the 

sanction set out in Section 604(a)(2), 

‘‘Downgrade in Status of the PLO Office 

in the United States.’’ This sanction is 

imposed for a period of 180 days from 

the date that the report under Section 

603 of the Act is transmitted to the 

Congress or until such time as the next 

report under Section 603 is required to 

be transmitted to the Congress, 

whichever is later. 

Furthermore, I hereby determine that 

it is in the national security interest of 

the United States to waive that sanction, 

pursuant to Section 604(c) of the Act. 

This waiver shall be effective for a 

period of 180 days from the date hereof 

or until such time as the next report 

under Section 603 of the Act is required 

to be transmitted to Congress, 

whichever is later. 

This Determination shall be reported 

to Congress promptly and published in 

the Federal Register. 

Dated: August 8, 2013. 

William J. Burns, 

Deputy Secretary of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Connected Vehicle Research Program 

Public Meeting; Notice of Public 

Meeting 

AGENCY: ITS Joint Program Office, 

Research and Innovative Technology 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

The U.S. Department of 

Transportation (USDOT) Intelligent 

Transportation System Joint Program 

Office (ITS JPO) will host its annual free 

public meeting to provide an overview 

of the ITS JPO Connected Vehicle 

research program. The meeting will take 

place September 24 to 26, 2013, at the 

Holiday Inn Arlington at Ballston, 4610 

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA, 22203, 

703–243–9800. Persons planning to 

attend the meeting should register 

online at www.itsa.org/

connectedvehicleworkshop. 

The public meeting is the best 

opportunity to learn details about the 

Connected Vehicle research program in 

anticipation of the National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration’s 2013 

decision regarding vehicle safety 

communications for light vehicles and 

2014 decision for heavy vehicles. The 

meeting will have focused discussions 

on the ITS JPO’s Connected Vehicle 

safety program, including vehicle-tovehicle communications, safety pilot, 

vehicle-to-infrastructure 

communications, human factors, and 

policy. There will also be a special 

session dedicated to the ITS Strategic 

Plan for 2015 to 2019 including a 

session on the developing USDOT 

Multimodal Plan for Vehicle 

Automation. The agenda for the meeting 

will be posted on the ITS JPO Web site 

at www.its.dot.gov. 

About the Connected Vehicle Research 

Program at USDOT 

Connected Vehicle research at 

USDOT is a multimodal program that 

involves using wireless communication 

between vehicles, infrastructure, and 

personal communications devices to 

improve safety, mobility, and 

environmental sustainability. To learn 

more about the Connected Vehicle 

program please visit www.its.dot.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on the 21st day 

of August 2013. 

Stephen Glasscock, 

Program Analyst, ITS Joint Program Office. 

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