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Pursuant to section 606(c) of the Act, 

the Board identified the following 

countries as candidate countries under 

the Act for FY 2012 at its March 22, 

2012 meeting. In so doing, the Board 

referred to the prohibitions on 

assistance as applied to countries in the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2012 (SFOAA), 

Public Law 112–74, Div. I. All section 

references identified as prohibitions on 

assistance to a given country are taken 

from Title VII of the FY 2012 SFOAA, 

unless another statute is identified. 

Candidate Countries: Low Income Category 

Afghanistan* Liberia 

Bangladesh Malawi 

Benin Mali 

Bhutan Mauritania 

Bolivia Micronesia 

Burkina Faso Moldova 

Burundi Mongolia 

Cambodia* Mozambique 

Cameroon* Nepal 

Central African 

Republic* 

Nicaragua* 

Chad* Niger* 

Comoros Nigeria 

Coˆte D’Ivoire* Pakistan 

Congo, Democratic 

Republic of* 

Papua New Guinea 

Congo, Republic of 

the 

Philippines 

Djibouti Rwanda 

Egypt, Arab 

Republic* 

Sao Tome and 

Principe 

Ethiopia* Senegal 

Gambia, The Sierra Leone 

Georgia Solomon Islands 

Ghana Somalia* 

Guatemala Sri Lanka 

Guinea* Swaziland* 

Guinea-Bissau* Tajikistan* 

Haiti Tanzania 

Honduras Timor-Leste 

India Togo 

Indonesia Tuvalu 

Iraq Uganda 

Kenya Vanuatu 

Kiribati Vietnam 

Kyrgyz Republic* Yemen* 

Lao PDR Zambia 

Lesotho 

Candidate Countries: Lower Middle Income 

Category 

Angola* Marshall Islands 

Armenia Morocco 

Belize Paraguay 

Cape Verde Samoa 

El Salvador Tonga 

Guyana Turkmenistan* 

Kosovo Ukraine 

* Countries are currently prohibited from assistance due to Section 7031 of the SFOAA, 

which prohibits assistance to governments 

where there is a lack of financial management 

and budget transparency. However, with minor 

exception, they are expected to receive waivers. Where waivers are granted, these countries will be considered candidate countries for 

FY 2012. 

Countries That Would Be Candidate 

Countries but for Legal Prohibitions 

That Prohibit Assistance 

Countries that would be considered 

candidate countries for FY 2012, but are 

ineligible to receive United States 

economic assistance under part I of the 

Foreign Assistance Act by reason of the 

application of any provision of the 

Foreign Assistance Act or any other 

provision of law are listed below. As 

noted above, this list is based on legal 

prohibitions against economic 

assistance that apply as of December 

2011. 

Prohibited Countries: Low Income 

Category 

Burma is subject to numerous 

restrictions, including but not limited to 

section 570 of the FY 1997 Foreign 

Operations, Export Financing, and 

Related Programs Appropriations Act 

(Pub. L. 104–208), which prohibits 

assistance to the government of Burma 

until it makes measurable and 

substantial progress in improving 

human rights practices and 

implementing democratic government, 

and due to its status as a major drugtransit or major illicit drug producing 

country for FY 2012 (Presidential 

Determination No. 2011–16 (9/15/ 

2011).). 

Eritrea is subject to restrictions due to 

its status as a Tier III country under the 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act, as 

amended, 22 U.S.C. section 7101 et seq. 

Madagascar is subject to section 7008 

of the SFOAA, which prohibits 

assistance to the government of a 

country whose duly elected head of 

government is deposed by military coup 

or decree and also section 7031(b) 

regarding budget transparency. 

North Korea is subject to numerous 

restrictions, including section 7007 of 

the SFOAA which prohibits any direct 

assistance to the government. 

Sudan is subject to numerous 

restrictions, including but not limited to 

section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 

Act which prohibits assistance to 

governments supporting international 

terrorism, section 7012 of the SFOAA 

and section 620(q) of the Foreign 

Assistance Act, both of which prohibit 

assistance to countries in default in 

payment to the U.S. in certain 

circumstances, section 7008 of the 

SFOAA, which prohibits assistance to 

the government of a country whose duly 

elected head of government is deposed 

by military coup or decree, and section 

7043(f). 

Syria is subject to numerous 

restrictions, including but not limited to 

620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 

which prohibits assistance to 

governments supporting international 

terrorism, section 7007 of the SFOAA 

which prohibits direct assistance, and 

section 7012 of the SFOAA and section 

620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act, 

both of which prohibit assistance to 

countries in default in payment to the 

U.S. in certain circumstances. 

Uzbekistan’s central government is 

subject to section 7076(a) of the FY 2009 

SFOAA, which is carried forward by 

section 7063 of the FY 2012 SFOAA. 

This may be waived for six months at 

a time by the Secretary of State. The 

restriction limits the provision of funds 

(other than expanded international 

military education and training funds). 

Zimbabwe is subject to several 

restrictions, including section 7043(j)(2) 

which prohibits assistance (except for 

macroeconomic growth assistance) to 

the central government of Zimbabwe, 

unless the Secretary of State determines 

and reports to Congress that the rule of 

law has been restored in Zimbabwe. 

Prohibited Countries: Lower Middle 

Income Category 

Fiji is subject to section 7008 of the 

SFOAA, which prohibits assistance to 

the government of a country whose duly 

elected head of government is deposed 

by military coup or decree. 

Countries identified above as 

candidate countries, as well as countries 

that would be considered candidate 

countries but for the applicability of 

legal provisions that prohibit U.S. 

economic assistance, may be the subject 

of future statutory restrictions or 

determinations, or changed country 

circumstances, that affect their legal 

eligibility for assistance under part I of 

the Foreign Assistance Act by reason of 

application of the Foreign Assistance 

Act or any other provision of law for FY 

2012. 

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1See 17 CFR 240.17g–1 and 17 CFR 249b.300. 

1See Oversight of Credit Rating Agencies 

Registered as Nationally Recognized Statistical 

Rating Organizations, 34–55857 (June 5, 2007), 72 

FR 33564 at 33607 (June 18, 2007). 

ACTION: Notice of permit issued under 

the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, 

Public Law 95–541. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

notice of permits issued under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 

This is the required notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office, 

Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, 

National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

21, 2012, the National Science 

Foundation published a notice in the 

Federal Register of a permit application 

received. The permit was issued on 

April 3, 2012 to: Lockheed Martin 

Corporation, Permit No. 2012–016, Ms. 

Celia Lang (Principal in Charge). 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer. 

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COMMISSION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: 

Rule 17g–1 and Form NRSRO, SEC File No. 

270–563, OMB Control No. 3235–0625. 

Notice is hereby given that pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(Commission) has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget a 

request for approval of extension of the 

previously approved collection of 

information provided for in Rule 17g–1, 

Form NRSRO and Instructions to Form 

NRSRO, under the Securities Exchange 

Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).1

Rule 17g–1, Form NRSRO and the 

Instructions to Form NRSRO contain 

certain recordkeeping and disclosure 

requirements for NRSROs. Currently, 

there are nine credit rating agencies 

registered as NRSROs with the 

Commission. The Commission estimates 

that the total burden for respondents to 

comply with Rule 17g–1 and Form 

NRSRO is 838 hours, which includes 

one-time reporting burdens for new 

registration applications, registration for 

additional categories of credit ratings, 

withdrawals of NRSRO applications, 

and withdrawals of NRSRO registration. 

The Commission may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. No person shall be 

subject to any penalty for failing to 

comply with a collection of information 

subject to the PRA that does not display 

a valid Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) control number. 

Background documentation for this 

information collection may be viewed at 

the following Web site, http:// 

www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be 

directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10102, New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, 

or by sending an email to: 

Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) 

Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an email 

to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments 

must be submitted to OMB within 30 

days of this notice. 

Dated: April 3, 2012. 

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

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COMMISSION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: 

Rule 17g–3; SEC File No. 270–565; OMB 

Control No. 3235–0626. 

Notice is hereby given that pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(‘‘OMB’’) a request for approval of 

extension of the previously approved 

collection of information provided for in 

Rule 17g–3 (17 CFR 240.17g–3) under 

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 

U.S.C. 78a et seq.). 

Rule 17g–3 contains reporting 

requirements. The collection of 

information obligations imposed by the 

rule is mandatory. The requirements of 

Rule 17g–3, however, apply only to 

credit rating agencies that are registered 

with the Commission as a nationally 

recognized statistical rating organization 

(‘‘NRSRO)’’, and registration is 

voluntary. Under Rule 17g–3 each 

NRSRO must submit annual audited 

financial statements. The Commission 

previously estimated that approximately 

30 credit rating agencies would register 

with the Commission as NRSROs under 

section 15E of the Exchange Act.1

Currently, there are nine credit rating 

agencies which have registered with the 

Commission as NRSROs. Consequently, 

while the Commission expects more 

credit rating agencies may become 

registered as NRSROs over the next few 

years, the Commission believes that the 

estimated number of ten NRSROs 

should be used for purposes of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. Thus, the 

Commission estimates that the adjusted 

current industry-wide annual burden for 

Rule 17g–3 would be 2,033 hours, 

which includes a one-time reporting 

burden for processing reports. 

The Commission may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. No person shall be 

subject to any penalty for failing to 

comply with a collection of information 

subject to the PRA that does not display 

a valid OMB control number. 

Background documentation for this 

information collection may be viewed at 

the following Web site, http:// 

www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be 

directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10102, New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, 

or by sending an email to: 

Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) 

Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an email 

to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments 

must be submitted to OMB within 30 

days of this notice. 

Dated: April 3, 2012. 

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

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