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13 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

14 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 15 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

based swaps were, by virtue of the 

expansion of the Act’s definition of 

‘‘security’’ to encompass security-based 

swaps, subject to the application of all 

FINRA rules before the implementation 

of any SEC rules and guidance that 

would provide greater regulatory clarity 

in relation to security-based swap 

activities. FINRA believes that, by 

extending the expiration of FINRA Rule 

0180, the proposed rule change will 

serve to promote regulatory clarity and 

consistency, thereby reducing burdens 

on the marketplace and facilitating 

investor protection. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

Written comments were neither 

solicited nor received. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

Because the foregoing proposed rule 

change does not: (i) Significantly affect 

the protection of investors or the public 

interest; (ii) impose any significant 

burden on competition; and (iii) become 

operative for 30 days from the date on 

which it was filed, or such shorter time 

as the Commission may designate, it has 

become effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 13 and Rule 19b– 

4(f)(6) thereunder.14

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of the proposed rule change, the 

Commission summarily may 

temporarily suspend such rule change if 

it appears to the Commission that such 

action is necessary or appropriate in the 

public interest, for the protection of 

investors, or otherwise in furtherance of 

the purposes of the Act. If the 

Commission takes such action, the 

Commission shall institute proceedings 

to determine whether the proposed rule 

should be approved or disapproved. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

FINRA–2014–001 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–FINRA–2014–001. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if email is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for Web site viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such 

filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office of FINRA. All comments received 

will be posted without change; the 

Commission does not edit personal 

identifying information from 

submissions. 

You should submit only information 

that you wish to make available 

publicly. All submissions should refer 

to File Number SR–FINRA–2014–001 

and should be submitted on or before 

February 6, 2014. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.15

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00706 Filed 1–15–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8596; No. FMA–2014–2] 

Determination Under the Foreign 

Missions Act 

Section 209(a) of the Foreign Missions 

Act (22 U.S.C. 4309(a)) (hereinafter ‘‘the 

Act’’) authorizes the Secretary of State 

to make any provision of the Act 

applicable with respect to international 

organizations to the same extent that it 

is applicable with respect to foreign 

missions when he determines that such 

application is necessary to carry out the 

policy set forth in section 201(b) of the 

Act (22 U.S.C. 4301(b)) and to further 

the objectives set forth in section 204(b) 

of the Act (22 U.S.C. 4304(b)). 

Section 209(b) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 

4309(b)) defines ‘‘international 

organization’’ as (1) a public 

international organization designated as 

such pursuant to the International 

Organizations Immunities Act (22 

U.S.C. § 288 et seq.) or a public 

international organization created 

pursuant to a treaty or other 

international agreement as an 

instrument through or by which two or 

more foreign governments engage in 

some aspect of their conduct of 

international affairs; and (2) an official 

mission (other than a U.S. mission) to 

such a public international organization, 

including any real property of such an 

organization or mission and including 

the personnel of such an organization or 

mission. 

Pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Secretary of State by the Act, and 

delegated by the Secretary of State to me 

as the Under Secretary of State for 

Management in Delegation of Authority 

No. 198, dated September 16, 1992, I 

hereby determine that the application of 

all provisions of the FMA to 

international organizations, as that term 

is defined in section 209(b), is necessary 

to facilitate the secure and efficient 

operation of public international 

organizations and the official missions 

to such organizations, to assist in 

obtaining benefits, privileges and 

immunities for these organizations, and 

to require their observance of 

corresponding obligations in accordance 

with international law. It will also 

further the objectives set forth in section 

204(b) of the Act as it will assist in 

protecting the interests of the United 

States. 

Furthermore, I determine that the 

principal offices of an international 

organization used for diplomatic or 

related purposes, and annexes to such 

offices (including ancillary offices and 

support facilities), and the site and any 


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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] 

BILLING CODE 4710–35–P 

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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