67420 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 188 / Friday, September 29, 2023 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12201] 

Certification Related to Foreign Military 

Financing for Colombia Under Section 

7045(B)(2)(B) of the Department of 

State, Foreign Operations, and Related 

Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 

Pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Secretary of State, including under 

section 7045(b)(2)(B) of the Department 

of State, Foreign Operations, and 

Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

2023 (Div. K, Pub. L. 117–328), I hereby 

certify that: 

(I) the Special Jurisdiction for Peace 

and other judicial authorities, as 

appropriate, are sentencing perpetrators 

of gross violations of human rights, 

including those with command 

responsibility, to deprivation of liberty; 

(II) the Government of Colombia is 

making consistent progress in reducing 

threats and attacks against human rights 

defenders and other civil society 

activists, and judicial authorities are 

prosecuting and punishing those 

responsible for ordering and carrying 

out such attacks; 

(III) the Government of Colombia is 

making consistent progress in protecting 

Afro-Colombian and Indigenous 

communities and is respecting their 

rights and territories; 

(IV) senior military officers credibly 

alleged, or whose units are credibly 

alleged, to be responsible for ordering, 

committing, and covering up cases of 

false positives and other extrajudicial 

killings, or of committing other gross 

violations of human rights, or of 

conducting illegal communications 

intercepts or other illicit surveillance, 

are being held accountable, including 

removal from active duty if found guilty 

through criminal, administrative, or 

disciplinary proceedings; and 

(V) the Colombian Armed Forces are 

cooperating fully with the requirements 

described in (I) through (IV) above. 

This Certification shall be published 

in the Federal Register and shall be 

transmitted, along with the 

accompanying Memorandum of 

Justification, to Congress. 

Dated: September 15, 2023. 

Antony J. Blinken, 

Secretary of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12194] 

Notice of Determinations; Culturally 

Significant Objects Being Imported for 

Exhibition—Determinations: 

‘‘Bonnard’s Worlds’’ Exhibition 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: I hereby 

determine that certain objects being 

imported from abroad pursuant to 

agreements with their foreign owners or 

custodians for temporary display in the 

exhibition ‘‘Bonnard’s Worlds’’ at the 

Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, 

Texas; The Phillips Collection, 

Washington, District of Columbia; and 

at possible additional exhibitions or 

venues yet to be determined, are of 

cultural significance, and, further, that 

their temporary exhibition or display 

within the United States as 

aforementioned is in the national 

interest. I have ordered that Public 

Notice of these determinations be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reed Liriano, Program Coordinator, 

Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. 

Department of State (telephone: 202– 

632–6471; email: section2459@

state.gov). The mailing address is U.S. 

Department of State, L/PD, 2200 C Street 

NW (SA–5), Suite 5H03, Washington, 

DC 20522–0505. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

foregoing determinations were made 

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 Delegation of 

Authority No. 523 of December 22, 

2021. 

Nicole L. Elkon, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional 

and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21480 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12193] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: PEPFAR Program 

Expenditures 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we are 

requesting comments on this collection 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow 60 days for public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to 

November 28, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web: Persons with access to the 

internet may comment on this notice by 

going to www.Regulations.gov. You can 

search for the document by entering 

‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2023–0031’’ in 

the Search field. Then click the 

‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete 

the comment form. 

• Email: GHSD_FinancialOps@

state.gov. 

• Regular Mail: Send written 

comments to: Bureau of Global Health 

Security & Diplomacy (S/GHSD), U.S. 

Department of State, SA–22, 1800 G 

Street NW, Suite 10300, Washington, 

DC 20006. 

• Fax: 202–663–2979. 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and the OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

to Irum Zaidi, 1800 G St. NW, Suite 

10300, SA–22, Washington, DC 20006, 

who may be reached on 202–663–2588 

or at ZaidiIF@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

PEPFAR Program Expenditures. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0208. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Office of the 

U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and 

Health Diplomacy (S/GAC). 

• Form Number: DS–4213. 


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• Respondents: Recipients of U.S. 

government funds appropriated to carry 

out the President’s Emergency Plan for 

AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,480. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

3,480. 

• Average Time per Response: 20 

hours per response. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

68,750 hours. 

• Frequency: Annually. 

• Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan 

for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was 

established through enactment of the 

United States Leadership Against HIV/ 

AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act 

(Pub. L. 108–25), as amended by the 

Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United 

States Global Leadership Against HIV/ 

AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria 

Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 110–293) 

(HIV/AIDS Leadership Act), as amended 

by the PEPFAR Stewardship and 

Oversight Act (Pub. L. 113–56), and as 

amended and reauthorized for a third 

time by the PEPFAR Extension Act 

(Pub. L. 115–305) to support the global 

response to HIV/AIDS. In order to 

improve program monitoring, PEPFAR 

added reporting of expenditures by 

program area to the current routine 

reporting of program results for the 

annual report. Data are collected from 

implementing partners in countries with 

PEPFAR programs using a standard tool 

(DS–4213) via an electronic web-based 

interface into which users upload data. 

These expenditures are analyzed by 

partner for all PEPFAR program areas. 

These analyses then feed into partner 

and program reviews at the country 

level for monitoring and evaluation on 

an ongoing basis. Summaries of these 

data provide key information about 

program costs under PEPFAR on a 

global level. Applying expenditure 

results will improve strategic budgeting, 

identification of efficient means of 

delivering services, and accuracy in 

defining program targets; and will 

inform allocation of resources to ensure 

the program is accountable and using 

public funds for maximum impact. 

Methodology 

Data will continue to be collected in 

a web-based interface available to all 

partners receiving funds under PEPFAR. 

After implementing Expenditure 

Reporting since 2012, we learned that 

implementing partners (IPs) prefer the 

Microsoft Excel template based data 

collection process. The requirements in 

the Excel template have been reduced 

with IP input to only request critical 

information. By being able to download 

a template, prime IPs responsible to 

complete the submission are more 

effectively able to collaborate quickly 

with other key personnel and coordinate 

with their subrecipients to enter the 

data for the full amount of PEPFAR 

funding expended during the prior 

fiscal year. This approach also proves 

helpful where internet connectivity is 

not strong. After completing the Excel 

template, IPs upload the data to an 

automated system that further checks 

the data entered for quality and 

completeness. Automated checks reduce 

the time needed by IPs to complete the 

data cleaning process. Aggregate data is 

available in a central system for 

analysis. 

Brendan Garvin, 

Director of Management and Budget, Bureau 

of Global Health Diplomacy and Security, 

Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12180] 

Determination Under Section 506(a)(1) 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

To Provide Military Assistance to 

Ukraine 

ACTION: Determination. 

SUMMARY: The State Department is 

publishing a Determination signed by 

the Secretary of State on August 1, 2022. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Antony J. 

Blinken, Secretary of State, signed the 

following ‘‘Determination Under 

Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961 to Provide 

Military Assistance to Ukraine’’ on 

August 1, 2022. The State Department 

maintains the original document. 

Pursuant to the authority vested in me 

by section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961 (the ‘‘Act’’) (22 

U.S.C. 2318(a)(1)) and Presidential 

Delegation of Authority dated August 1, 

2022, I hereby determine that: 

• an unforeseen emergency exists 

which requires immediate military 

assistance to Ukraine; and 

• the emergency requirement cannot 

be met under the authority of the Arms 

Export Control Act or any other 

provision of law. 

I, therefore, pursuant to authority 

delegated to me by the President, direct 

the drawdown of up to $550 million in 

defense articles and services of the 

Department of Defense, and military 

education and training, under the 

authority of section 506(a)(1) of the Act 

to provide assistance to Ukraine. The 

Department of State will coordinate 

implementation of this drawdown. 

This determination shall be reported 

to the Congress and published in the 

Federal Register. 

Joshua Paul, 

Office Director, Office of Congressional & 

Public Affairs, Bureau of Political-Military 

Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21423 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12192] 

Private Sector Participation in 

Domestic and International Events on 

Spaceflight Safety, Sustainability, and 

Emerging Markets in Outer Space 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State 

seeks private sector participation in a 

series of domestic and international 

events promoting the safe and 

responsible exploration and use of 

outer. These events and the 

participation of the commercial space 

sector, academia and other nongovernmental organizations will assist 

the Department of State in fulfilling its 

responsibilities pursuant to the 2020 

National Space Policy and the 2021 

United States Space Priorities 

Framework. 

DATES: Participants will provide their 

perspectives on Department equities 

and/or serve as private sector advisors 

to U.S. delegations to one or more 


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