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20522–0505. Hand Delivery. Cultural 

Heritage Center (ECA/P/C), U.S. 

Department of State, 2200 C Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20037. 

Comments submitted in electronic 

form are not private. They will be 

posted on the site http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Because the 

comments cannot be edited to remove 

any identifying or contact information, 

the Department of State cautions against 

including any information in an 

electronic submission that one does not 

want publicly disclosed (including trade 

secrets and commercial or financial 

information that is privileged or 

confidential pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 

2605(i)(1)). 

The Department of State requests that 

any party soliciting or aggregating 

comments received from other persons 

for submission to the Department of 

State inform those persons that the 

Department of State will not edit their 

comments to remove any identifying or 

contact information, and that they 

therefore should not include any 

information in their comments that they 

do not want publicly disclosed. 

As noted above, portions of the 

meeting will be closed pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) and 19 U.S.C. 

2605(h), the latter of which stipulates 

that ‘‘The provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act shall apply to 

the Cultural Property Advisory 

Committee except that the requirements 

of subsections (a) and (b) of section 10 

and 11 of such Act (relating to open 

meetings, public notice, public 

participation, and public availability of 

documents) shall not apply to the 

Committee, whenever and to the extent 

it is determined by the President or his 

designee that the disclosure of matters 

involved in the Committee’s 

proceedings would compromise the 

government’s negotiation objectives or 

bargaining positions on the negotiations 

of any agreement authorized by this 

title.’’ Pursuant to law, executive order, 

and delegation of authority, I have made 

such a determination. 

Personal information regarding 

attendees is requested pursuant to 

Public Law 99–399 (Omnibus 

Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 

Act of 1986), as amended; Public Law 

107–56 (USA PATRIOT Act); and 

Executive Order 13356. The purpose of 

the collection is to validate the identity 

of individuals who enter Department 

facilities. The data will be entered into 

the Visitor Access Control System 

(VACS–D) database. Please see the 

Security Records System of Records 

Notice (State-36) at http:// 

www.state.gov/documents/organization/ 

103419.pdf for additional information. 

Date March 22, 2013. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07515 Filed 3–29–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8263] 

Notice of Proposal To Extend the 

Memorandum of Understanding 

Between the Government of the United 

States of America and the Government 

of the People’s Republic of China 

Concerning the Imposition of Import 

Restrictions on Categories of 

Archaeological Material From the 

Paleolithic Period Through the Tang 

Dynasty and Monumental Sculpture 

and Wall Art At Least 250 Years Old 

The Government of the People’s 

Republic of China has informed the 

Government of the United States of 

America of its interest in an extension 

of the Memorandum of Understanding 

between the Government of the United 

States of America and the Government 

of the People’s Republic of China 

Concerning the Imposition of Import 

Restrictions on Categories of 

Archaeological Material from the 

Paleolithic Period Through the Tang 

Dynasty and Monumental Sculpture and 

Wall Art At Least 250 Years Old 

(‘‘MOU’’). 

Pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, and pursuant to the 

requirement under 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(1), 

an extension of this MOU is hereby 

proposed. 

Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(2), the 

views and recommendations of the 

Cultural Property Advisory Committee 

regarding this proposal will be 

requested. 

A copy of the MOU, the Designated 

List of restricted categories of material, 

and related information can be found at 

the following Web site: http:// 

culturalheritage.state.gov. 

Dated: March 22, 2013. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07511 Filed 3–29–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8265] 

Call for Expert Reviewers to the U.S. 

Government Review of the Working 

Group II Contribution to the Fifth 

Assessment Report of the 

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate 

Change (IPCC), Impacts, Adaptation 

& Vulnerability. 

SUMMARY: The United States Global 

Change Research Program, in 

cooperation with the Department of 

State, request expert review of the 

Second Order Draft of the Working 

Group II Contribution to the Fifth 

Assessment Report of the 

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate 

Change (IPCC), Impacts, Adaptation & 

Vulnerability. 

The United Nations Environment 

Programme (UNEP) and the World 

Meteorological Organization (WMO) 

established the IPCC in 1988. In 

accordance with its mandate and as 

reaffirmed in various decisions by the 

Panel, the major activity of the IPCC is 

to prepare comprehensive and up-todate assessments of policy-relevant 

scientific, technical, and socioeconomic information for understanding 

the scientific basis of climate change, 

potential impacts, and options for 

mitigation and adaptation. The IPCC 

develops a comprehensive assessment 

spanning all the above topics 

approximately every six years. The First 

Assessment Report was completed in 

1990, the Second Assessment Report in 

1995, the Third Assessment Report in 

2001, and the Fourth Assessment in 

2007. 

Three working group volumes and a 

synthesis report comprise the Fifth 

Assessment Report. Working Group I 

assesses the scientific aspects of the 

climate system and climate change; 

Working Group II assesses the 

vulnerability of socio-economic and 

natural systems to climate change, 

potential negative and positive 

consequences, and options for adapting 

to it; and Working Group III assesses 

options for limiting greenhouse gas 

emissions and otherwise mitigating 

climate change. Procedures for the IPCC 

and its preparation of reports can be 

found at the following Web sites:http:// 

www.ipcc.ch/organization/ 

organization_review.shtml#

.UEY0LqSe7x8 http://ipcc.ch/ 

organization/organization_

procedures.shtml 

In October 2009, the IPCC approved 

the outline for the Working Group II 

contribution to the 5th Assessment 

Report (Working Group II Table of 

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AR5/AR5_documents/doc20-rev1.pdf). 

Authors were nominated starting in 

January 2010 and selected in May 2010. 

All IPCC reports go through two broad 

reviews: a ‘‘first-order draft’’ reviewed 

by experts, and a ‘‘second-order draft’’ 

reviewed by both experts and 

governments. The Second Order Draft of 

the Working Group II contribution to the 

5th Assessment Report will be available 

for review beginning on 29 March 2013. 

As part of the U.S. Government 

Review of the Second Order Draft of the 

Working Group II Contribution to the 

5th Assessment Report, the U.S. 

Government is soliciting comments 

from experts in relevant fields of 

expertise (Again, the Table of Contents 

for the Working Group contribution can 

be viewed here: http://www.ipccwg2.gov/AR5/AR5_documents/doc20- 

rev1.pdf) 

Experts may now register to review 

the draft report at: http:// 

review.globalchange.gov; the report will 

be available for download once it is 

released, 29 March 2013. To be 

considered for inclusion in the U.S. 

Government submission, comments 

must be received by 01 May 2013. 

The United States Global Change 

Research Program will coordinate 

collection and compilation of U.S. 

expert comments and the review of the 

report by a Review Committee of 

Federal scientists and program 

managers in order to develop a 

consolidated U.S. Government 

submission, which will be provided to 

the IPCC by 24 May 2013. Expert 

comments received within the comment 

period will be considered for inclusion 

in the U.S. Government submission. 

Instructions for registering as a 

reviewer, the process of the review itself 

and submission of comments—as well 

as the Second Order Draft of the 

report—are available at: http:// 

review.globalchange.gov. 

Experts may choose to provide 

comments directly through the IPCC’s 

expert review process, which occurs in 

parallel with the U.S. government 

review. More information on the IPCC’s 

comment process can be found at http:// 

www.ipcc.ch/activities/activities.shtml 

and http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/ar5/ 

review_of_wg_contributions.pdf. To 

avoid duplication, those participating in 

the U.S. Government Review should not 

also participate in the Expert Review 

process which submits comments 

directly to the IPCC Secretariat. 

Comments to the U.S. government 

review should be submitted using the 

Web-based system at: http:// 

review.globalchange.gov. 

This certification will be published in 

the Federal Register. 

Dated: March 27, 2013. 

Trigg Talley, 

Director, Office of Global Change, Department 

of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Request for Comments Concerning 

Proposed Transatlantic Trade and 

Investment Agreement 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative (USTR). 

ACTION: Request for comments and 

notice of a public hearing. 

SUMMARY: On March 20, 2013, the 

United States Trade Representative 

(USTR) notified Congress of the 

Administration’s intention to enter into 

negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade 

and Investment Partnership (TTIP) 

agreement with the European Union 

(EU) aimed at achieving a substantial 

increase in transatlantic trade and 

investment. Before initiating such 

negotiations, the Trade Act of 1974 

requires that, with respect to any 

proposed trade agreement, any 

interested persons be afforded an 

opportunity to present his or her view 

regarding any matters related to the 

proposed trade agreement. Accordingly, 

USTR is seeking public comments on 

the proposed TTIP, including regarding 

U.S. interests and priorities, in order to 

develop U.S. negotiating positions. 

Comments may be provided in writing 

and orally at a public hearing. 

DATES: Written comments are due by 

midnight, May 10, 2013. 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 10, 

2013. The hearing will be held on May 

29 and 30 beginning at 9:30 a.m., at the 

main hearing room of the United States 

International Trade Commission, 500 E 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20436. 

ADDRESSES: Public comments 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 at the above number. All other 

questions regarding the TTIP agreement 

should be directed to David Weiner, 

Deputy Assistant USTR for Europe, at 

(202) 395–9679. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background 

The decision to launch negotiations 

for a TTIP agreement follows a year-long 

exploratory process conducted by the 

U.S.-EU High Level Working Group on 

Jobs and Growth (HLWG), established 

by President Obama and EU leaders 

during their November 2011 Summit 

Meeting, and led by U.S. Trade 

Representative Ron Kirk and EU 

Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht. 

USTR provided two opportunities for 

the public to comment as part of the 

HLWG mandate in 2012; comments 

received in response to these 

solicitations, and during a large number 

of advisory committee briefings and 

other meetings with stakeholders, 

played an important role in shaping the 

HLWG’s recommendations. In its 

February 11, 2013 Final Report, the 

HLWG concluded that an agreement 

that addresses a broad range of bilateral 

trade and investment policies, as well as 

global issues of common interest, could 

generate substantial economic benefits 

on both sides of the Atlantic. (See 

http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/pressoffice/reports-and-publications/2013/ 

final-report-us-eu-hlwg). 

USTR is observing the consultative 

and administrative procedures of the 

Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority 

Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. 3804) with 

respect to notifying and consulting with 

Congress regarding the TTIP 

negotiations. These procedures include 

providing Congress with 90 days 

advance written notice of the 

President’s intent to enter into 

negotiations and consulting with 

appropriate Congressional committees 

regarding the negotiations. To that end, 

on March 20, 2013, after having 

consulted with relevant Congressional 

committees, the USTR notified Congress 

that the President intends to enter into 

negotiations of an agreement with the 

EU, with the objective of concluding a 

high-standard agreement that will 

benefit U.S. workers, manufacturers, 

service suppliers, farmers, ranchers, 

innovators, creators, small- and 

medium-sized businesses, and 

consumers. 

In addition, under the Trade Act of 

1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2151, 

2153), in the case of an agreement such 

as the proposed TTIP agreement, the 

President must (i) afford interested 

persons an opportunity to present their 

views regarding any matter relevant to 

the proposed agreement, (ii) designate 

an agency or inter-agency committee to 


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