### 19167 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 66 / Monday, April 7, 2014 / Notices

**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Delegation of Authority No. 371]**

**Delegation of Authority Under Section 13(r)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act**  **of 1934, as Amended**

By virtue of the authority vested in me as Secretary of State, including Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2651a), and the Presidential Memorandum of October 9, 2012, I hereby delegate to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs and the Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs, to the extent authorized by law, the functions set forth in section 13(r)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (codified at 15 U.S.C. 78m(r)(5)(A)).

This delegation of authority does not include the authority to make determinations that an issuer is to be sanctioned, impose sanctions, or exercise any related waiver authorities with respect to any issuer (or any affiliate of the issuer).

Any act, executive order, regulation, or procedure subject to, or affected by, this delegation shall be deemed to be such act, executive order, regulation, or procedure as amended from time to
time.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Delegation of Authority, the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, and the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, may at any time exercise any function delegated by this delegation of authority.

This delegation of authority shall be published in the Federal Register

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Dated: January 9, 2014. John F. Kerry, Secretary of State, Department of State.

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**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice 8683]**

**Report to Congress Pursuant to Section 1245(e) of the National**  **Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13 NDAA)** 

**AGENCY :**  Department of State.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Report.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  On general issues: Office of Counterproliferation Initiatives, Department of State, Telephone: (202)

647–5193. Report (February 10, 2014)
Section 1245(e) of the FY13 NDAA, known as the Iran Freedom and Counterproliferation Act of 2012, as delegated, requires that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, determine (1) whether Iran is (a) using any of the materials described in subsection (d) of Section 1245 of the FY13 NDAA as a medium for barter, swap, or any other exchange or transaction; or (b) listing any of such materials as assets of the Government of Iran for purposes of the national balance sheet of Iran; (2) which sectors of the economy of Iran are controlled directly or indirectly by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); and (3) which of the materials described in subsection (d) are used in connection with the nuclear, military, or ballistic missile programs of Iran. Materials described in subsection (d) of Section 1245 are graphite, raw or semi-finished metals such as aluminum and steel, coal, and software for integrating industrial processes.

Following a review of the available information, and in consultation with the Department of the Treasury and the intelligence community, the Under Secretary for Political Affairs has determined, pursuant to further delegated authority, that Iran is not using the materials described in Section 1245(d) as a medium for barter, swap, or any other exchange or transaction; nor is Iran listing any such materials as assets of the Government of Iran for purposes of the national balance sheet of Iran.

Following a review of the available information, and in consultation with the Department of the Treasury and the intelligence community, the Under Secretary for Political Affairs has also determined, pursuant to that further delegated authority, that the IRGC exercises indirect control over Iran’s energy sector.

Finally, following a review of the available information, and in consultation with the Department of the Treasury and the intelligence community, the Under Secretary for Political Affairs has determined, pursuant to that further delegated authority, that of the 31 materials expected to be included within the scope of subsection (d), certain types of the following materials are used in connection with the nuclear, military, or ballistic missile programs of Iran: Aluminum, beryllium, boron, cobalt, copper, copper-infiltrated tungsten, copper-beryllium, graphite, hastelloy, inconel, magnesium, molybdenum, nickel, niobium, silver-infiltrated tungsten, steels (including, but not limited to, maraging steels and stainless steels), titanium, titanium diboride, tungsten, tungsten carbide, and
zirconium.

Dated: March 26, 2014. Thomas M. Countryman, Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of
State.

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**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Office of the Secretary of Transportation** 

**Requirements for the Secretary of Transportations Recognizing Aviation**  **and Aerospace Innovation in Science and Engineering Awards** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Department of Transportation.

**ACTION :**  Notice of the announcement of Requirements for the Secretary of Transportation’s RAISE (Recognizing Aviation and Aerospace Innovation in Science and Engineering) Awards.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719 (America COMPETES Act).

Award Approving Official: Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation.

**SUMMARY :**  Pursuant to a recommendation by the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee, the Secretary of Transportation is announcing the third-annual competition to recognize students with the ability to demonstrate unique, innovative thinking in aerospace science and engineering. In its third year, the Secretary has decided to create two divisions within the award: A high school division and a university division (both undergraduate and graduate). The Secretary of Transportation intends to use the awards to incentivize students at high schools and universities to think creatively in developing innovative solutions to aviation and aerospace issues, and to share those innovations with the broader community.

**DATES :**  Effective on April 01, 2014 to October 31, 2014.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Patricia Watts, Ph.D., Federal Aviation Administration, (609) 485–5043, patricia.watts@faa.gov, or James Brough, Federal Aviation Administration, (781)
238–7027, james.brough@faa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**