Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 60 / Friday, March 28, 2014 / Notices 17637 

Dated: March 21, 2014. 

Catherine Bourgeois, 

Deputy Director, Bureau of Near Eastern 

Affairs, NEA/PI, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06964 Filed 3–27–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8676] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘The 

World Is an Apple’’: The Still Lifes of 

Paul Ce ́zanne 

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, and 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 ‘‘The World 

Is an Apple’’: The Still Lifes of Paul 

Ce ́zanne, imported from abroad for 

temporary exhibition within the United 

States, are of cultural significance. The 

objects are imported pursuant to loan 

agreements with the foreign owners or 

custodians. I also determine that the 

exhibition or display of the exhibit 

objects at The Barnes Foundation, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from on or 

about June 22, 2014, until on or about 

September 22, 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 imported objects, contact Paul W. 

Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

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

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: March 24, 2014. 

Kelly Keiderling, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06961 Filed 3–27–14; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Request for Comments on an 

Environmental Goods Agreement 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Request for comments and 

notice of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: On March 21, 2014, the 

United States Trade Representative 

notified Congress of the 

Administration’s intention to enter into 

negotiations for a World Trade 

Organization Environmental Goods 

Agreement. A copy of the notification is 

available at www.ustr.gov/sites/default/

files/03212014-Letter-to-Congress.pdf. 

The Office of the U.S. Trade 

Representative, on behalf of the Trade 

Policy Staff Committee (TPSC), is 

seeking public comments regarding U.S. 

interests and priorities with respect to 

this initiative. Comments may be 

provided in writing and orally at a 

public hearing. 

DATES: Written comments are due by 

midnight, May 5, 2014. Persons wishing 

to testify orally at the hearing must 

provide written notification of their 

intention, as well as a summary of their 

testimony, by midnight, May 5, 2014. 

The hearing will be held in Washington, 

DC, on June 5, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments from the public 

should be submitted electronically at 

www.regulations.gov. If you are unable 

to provide submissions at 

www.regulations.gov, please contact 

Yvonne Jamison, Trade Policy Staff 

Committee (TPSC), at (202) 395–3475, to 

arrange for an alternative method of 

transmission. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

procedural questions concerning written 

comments, please contact Yvonne 

Jamison, Trade Policy Coordination 

Assistant, at the above number. All 

other questions regarding this notice 

should be directed to Bill McElnea, 

Director for Environment and Natural 

Resources, at (202) 395–7320. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On January 24, a group of 14 WTO 

Members (Australia, Canada, China, 

Costa Rica, the European Union, Hong 

Kong, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, 

Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, 

Chinese Taipei, and the United States) 

accounting for 86 percent of global trade 

in environmental goods announced in a 

joint statement their interest in 

negotiating an agreement to eliminate 

tariffs on environmental goods that are 

needed to protect the environment and 

address climate change. Examples of 

such environmental goods include solar 

panels, wind turbines, and catalytic 

converters, among others. The joint 

statement is available at: http://

www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/

press-releases/2014/January/USTRFroman-remarks-on-new-talks-towardsincreased-trade-environmental-goods. 

The negotiations for an environmental 

goods agreement (EGA) will be open to 

all WTO Members that are prepared to 

eliminate tariffs on a set of 

environmental goods, building on the 

list of 54 environmental goods endorsed 

by APEC Leaders in 2012. The list of 54 

environmental goods endorsed by AsiaPacific Leaders is available at http://

www.apec.org/Meeting-Papers/LeadersDeclarations/2012/2012_aelm/2012_

aelm_annexC.aspx. Some WTO 

Members charge tariffs as high as 35 

percent on some of these products. This 

list of products is the starting point for 

establishing the scope of the proposed 

agreement and we seek comments on 

additional products that could be 

included in the negotiations. 

USTR is observing the relevant 

procedures of the Bipartisan Trade 

Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (19 

U.S.C. 3804) with respect to notifying 

and consulting with Congress regarding 

such negotiations. The TPSC intends to 

hold a public hearing on specific issues 

pertaining to negotiations on an 

agreement to eliminate tariffs on 

environmental goods on June 5, 2014. 

Comments From the Public and Hearing 

The Chair of the TPSC invites 

interested persons to provide written 

comments and/or oral testimony at a 

public hearing that will assist USTR in 

assessing the proposed agreement. The 

TPSC Chair invites comments on all 

relevant matters, and, in particular, on 

the following: (1) Products that the 

United States should seek to include 

under the EGA, including a detailed 

description of the specific product, and 

as appropriate, the 6-digit (or 8-digit or 

10-digit, where applicable) Harmonized 

System tariff classification number; (2) 

environmental uses and benefits of the 

products being proposed for inclusion; 

(3) U.S. trading partners that are 

significant producers or consumers of 

environmental goods; and (4) how best 

to ensure that such an agreement 

remains relevant into the future. 

A hearing will be held on June 5, 

2014, in Rooms 1 and 2, at 1724 F Street 

NW., Washington, DC. Persons wishing 

to testify at the hearing must provide 

written notification of their intention by 

May 5, 2014. The notification should 

include: (1) The name, address, and 

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