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has published on Twitter prior to his 

nomination, the RGC refused to confirm 

him. After attempting to exercise his 

duties as reserve co-investigating judge 

for six months, Mr. Kasper-Ansermet 

tendered his resignation on March 19, 

2012 citing his inability to gain the 

cooperation of the Cambodian national 

co-investigating judge, Mr. You 

Bunleng. Mr. Kasper-Ansermet’s 

resignation was effective May 4, 2012. 

To replace Kasper-Ansermet, the UN 

nominated U.S. citizen Mark Harmon, a 

retired career U.S. Department of Justice 

prosecutor, who also served more than 

a decade as a Senior Trial Attorney in 

the Office of the Prosecutor of the 

International Criminal Tribunal for the 

former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Unlike 

Kasper-Ansermet, the Cambodian 

Supreme Council of the Magistracy 

(SCM) confirmed Harmon in the 

position. 

The ECCC’s jurisdiction over suspects 

in the Cases 003/004 has yet to be 

resolved; and therefore the coinvestigating judges have not made a 

final determination on whether these 

individuals should be indicted. Should 

the national and international coinvestigating judges disagree, there is a 

formal process under the governing 

documents of the ECCC for resolving 

this disagreement in the Pre-Trial 

Chamber. 

Before his departure, KasperAnsermet complained publicly that his 

investigation of Cases 003/004 has been 

obstructed by the non-cooperation of 

Cambodian-appointed judges and 

officials. Judge Bunleng publicly 

responded that the difficulties had 

arisen because Kasper-Ansermet had not 

been confirmed in his appointment due 

to the latter’s public comments on 

confidential judicial matters. As Mark 

Harmon’s nomination has been 

confirmed by the SCM, we anticipate 

that he will receive appropriate 

cooperation from national and 

international judges and officials. There 

may be disagreements about whether 

the suspects in Cases 003/004 should be 

subject to indictment and trial, but we 

expect these matters to be resolved by 

the co-investigative judges and the PreTrial Chamber in accordance with 

applicable law and procedure. 

Certification and United States Policy 

Objectives 

Certification recognizes the efforts of 

the UN and RGC to address allegations 

of corruption and mismanagement 

within the ECCC. It is not an indication, 

however, that work is complete. Both 

parties must continue to exercise 

oversight of the ECCC’s operations, and 

the donor community and NGOs must 

continue their vigilant engagement with 

the United Nations and the Royal 

Cambodian government to ensure that 

the ECCC remains judicially 

independent, corruption-free, and wellmanaged. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7993] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Extravagant Inventions: The Princely 

Furniture of the Roentgens,’’ Formerly 

Titled ‘‘Seductive Luxury and 

Innovation: The Furniture of Abraham 

and David Roentgen’’ 

ACTION: Notice, correction. 

SUMMARY: On August 29, 2011, notice 

was published on page 53705 of the 

Federal Register (volume 76, number 

167) of determinations made by the 

Department of State pertaining to the 

exhibition ‘‘Seductive Luxury and 

Innovation: The Furniture of Abraham 

and David Roentgen.’’ The referenced 

notice is corrected here to change the 

exhibition name to ‘‘Extravagant 

Inventions: The Princely Furniture of 

the Roentgens’’ and to include 

additional objects as part of the 

exhibition. 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 additional objects to 

be included in the exhibition 

‘‘Extravagant Inventions: The Princely 

Furniture of the Roentgens,’’ imported 

from abroad for temporary exhibition 

within the United States, are of cultural 

significance. The additional objects are 

imported pursuant to loan agreements 

with the foreign owners or custodians. 

I also determine that the exhibition or 

display of the additional exhibit objects 

at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 

New York, NY, from on or about 

October 29, 2012, until on or about 

January 27, 2013, and at possible 

additional exhibitions or venues yet to 

be determined, is in the national 

interest. At the conclusion of the 

exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum 

of Art, three of the works will continue 

to be displayed at The Metropolitan 

Museum of Art until on or about 

January 31, 2014. 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 additional 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 17, 2012. 

J. Adam Ereli, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7992] 

Notice of Request for Expressions of 

Interest by Environmental Experts in 

Assisting the CAFTA–DR Secretariat 

for Environmental Matters With the 

Preparation of Factual Records 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Request for environmental 

experts to assist the Dominican 

Republic-Central America-United States 

Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA–DR) 

Secretariat for Environmental Matters 

(Secretariat) with the preparation of 

factual records. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State and 

the Office of the United States Trade 

Representative are compiling 

recommendations for candidates to be 

included on a roster of environmental 

experts from which the CAFTA–DR 

Secretariat can select individuals to 

assist in the preparation of factual 

records. The Department of State and 

the Office of the United States Trade 

Representative invite environmental 

experts, including representatives from 

non-governmental organizations, 

educational institutions, private sector 

enterprises, and other interested 

persons, to submit their expression of 

interest in being included on a roster of 

experts. We encourage submitters to 

review the following prior to offering a 

recommendation: (1) Chapter 17: 

Environment of the CAFTA–DR, in 

particular Articles 17.7 and 17.8; (2) 

paragraph 2(d) of the Understanding 

Regarding the Establishment of a 

Secretariat for Environmental Matters 

Under CAFTA–DR; (3) paragraphs 3 and 

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Establishing a Secretariat for 

Environmental Matters Under CAFTA– 

DR; and (4) Decision No. 10 of the 

CAFTA–DR Environmental Affairs 

Council (Council). These documents are 

available at: http://www.state.gov/e/oes/ 

env/trade/caftadr/index.htm. 

DATES: To be assured of timely 

consideration, all written suggestions 

are requested no later than September 3, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written suggestions should 

be emailed or faxed to Kelly Milton, 

Office of Environment and Natural 

Resources, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative 

(KMilton@ustr.eop.gov, Fax: 202–395– 

9517), and Abby Lindsay, Office of 

Environmental Policy, Bureau of Oceans 

and International Environmental and 

Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State (LindsayA@state.gov, Fax: 202– 

647–5947), with the subject line 

‘‘CAFTA–DR Roster of Environmental 

Experts to Assist in Development of 

Factual Records.’’ If you have access to 

the Internet, you can view and comment 

on this notice by going to: http:// 

www.regulations.gov/#!home and 

searching on docket number: DOS– 

2012–0047. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Abby Lindsay, telephone (202) 647– 

8772 or Kelly Milton, telephone (202) 

395–9590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Article 17.7 and 17.8 of the 

Dominican Republic-Central AmericaUnited States Free Trade Agreement 

(CAFTA–DR), any person of a Party may 

file a submission with the CAFTA–DR 

Secretariat asserting that a Party is 

failing to effectively enforce its 

environmental laws. Where the 

Secretariat determines that a submission 

meets the criteria set out in paragraph 

2 and 4 of Article 17.7, and where the 

Secretariat considers that the 

submission, in light of any response 

provided by the Party, warrants 

developing a factual record, the 

Secretariat shall so inform the Council 

and provide its reasons. The Secretariat 

shall prepare a factual record if the 

Council, by vote of any Party, instructs 

it to do so. For more information on 

factual records, see the Web site of the 

CAFTA–DR Secretariat, available at: 

www.saa-sem.org. 

Pursuant to paragraph 2(d) of the 

Understanding Regarding the 

Establishment of a Secretariat for 

Environmental Matters Under CAFTA– 

DR (the Understanding), the Council 

shall establish a roster of environmental 

experts, comprising persons with a 

demonstrated record of good judgment, 

objectivity, and environmental 

expertise, including regional expertise, 

from which the Secretariat shall select, 

as appropriate, individuals to assist the 

Secretariat with the preparation of 

factual records pursuant to Article 17.8 

of the CAFTA–DR. 

Consistent with the obligation of 

paragraph 2(d) of the Understanding 

and paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 5 of 

the Agreement Establishing a Secretariat 

for Environmental Matters Under 

CAFTA–DR, on July 3, 2012, the 

Council set forth procedures for the 

Secretariat to follow regarding the 

engagement of such experts. See 

Decision No. 10 ‘‘Engagement of 

Environmental Experts to Assist the 

Secretariat for Environmental Matters 

with the Preparation of Factual 

Records.’’ Pursuant to Decision 10, the 

General Coordinator of the Secretariat 

shall compile the recommendations 

received from the Parties and present 

the Council with the proposed roster of 

environmental experts. The Council 

shall decide, by consensus, to establish 

the roster as proposed. 

According to Decision No. 10, 

individuals selected for inclusion on the 

roster shall: 

• Have demonstrated a record of good 

judgment, objectivity and environmental 

expertise; 

• Carry out all duties fairly, thoroughly 

and diligently; 

• Demonstrate national or regional 

expertise where possible; 

• Avoid impropriety or the appearance of 

impropriety and shall observe high standards 

of conduct so that the integrity or 

impartiality of any work performed by the 

expert at the request of the SEM shall not be 

called into question; 

• Not seek or receive instructions from any 

government or any other authority external to 

the SEM or Council. Accordingly, experts 

shall not have ex parte contacts with any of 

the Parties without the prior explicit consent 

of the Secretariat or Council; 

• Safeguard from public disclosure any 

information received in their capacity as an 

environmental expert, where the information 

is designated by its source as confidential or 

proprietary; 

• Ensure that his or her work complies 

with all applicable laws and regulations; and 

• Promptly disclose any interest, 

relationship or matter that is likely to affect 

the expert’s independence or impartiality or 

that might reasonably create an appearance of 

impropriety or an apprehension of bias in his 

work. 

The Department of State and the 

Office of the US Trade Representative 

are requesting expressions of interest in 

being included on the roster from 

environmental experts. To do so, please 

submit the following information: 

1. Full Name. 

2. Contact information (should 

include a business address, telephone 

number, and email address). 

3. Citizenship(s). 

4. A resume or curriculum vitae. 

5. A letter of reference. 

6. Three individuals, in addition to 

the author of the letter of reference, who 

are willing to serve as a reference and 

provide information regarding the 

expert’s professional experience (should 

include the names, contact information, 

and relationship to expert). 

7. A summary of any current and past 

employment by, consulting experience, 

or other work for any of the 

Governments that are a Party to the 

CAFTA–DR. 

8. Proof of Spanish and English 

language proficiency, written and 

spoken. 

For additional information, please 

visit: http://www.state.gov/e/oes/env/ 

trade/caftadr/index.htm. 

Disclaimer: This Public Notice is a 

request for expressions of interest, and 

is not a request for applications. No 

granting of money is directly associated 

with this request for environmental 

experts. The Department of State and 

the Office of the United States Trade 

Representative will select which 

environmental experts are included on 

the U.S. recommendation of candidates. 

Dated: August 20, 2012. 

John Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Environmental 

Policy, Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE 

SJI Board of Directors Meeting 

AGENCY: State Justice Institute. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The SJI Board of Directors 

will be meeting on Monday, September 

17, 2012 at 1 p.m. The meeting will be 

held at the National Judicial College, in 

Reno, Nevada. The purpose of this 

meeting is to consider grant applications 

for the 4th quarter of FY 2012, and other 

business. All portions of this meeting 

are open to the public. 

ADDRESSES: National Judicial College, 

Judicial College Building, M/S 358, 

Reno, NV 89557, 1–800–25–JUDGE. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonathan Mattiello, Executive Director, 

State Justice Institute, 11951 Freedom 


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