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recommendations to the Assistant 

Secretary of the Bureau of Democracy, 

Human Rights and Labor (DRL) related 

to opportunities and challenges 

regarding BHR, as well as RBC more 

broadly. The committee may provide 

advice and/or recommendations on 

topics, such as: 

(a) Implementing the U.S. National 

Action Plan on Responsible Business 

Conduct (NAP). 

(b) Access to remedy, forced labor, 

initiatives related to labor rights and 

supply chains, the U.S. National Contact 

Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelines for 

Multinational Enterprises, the legally 

binding instrument, and/or other 

specific topics related to BHR and RBC 

more broadly. 

(e) The Department of State’s role in 

advancing U.S. RBC, including BHR. 

Committee Makeup: According to the 

Committee’s Charter, the membership of 

the Committee consists of 

representatives of organizations, 

companies, associations, institutions 

and other relevant stakeholders having 

an interest in business and human rights 

and responsible business conduct, and 

may include representatives of business, 

labor unions, public interest groups, 

trade and professional associations, 

members of civil society organizations, 

academic representatives, or any other 

stakeholder related to RBC. Each 

Committee member shall serve in a 

representative capacity, representing the 

views and interests of their particular 

organization, institution, association, 

company, or industry sector. 

Qualifications: The Department 

believes that the most effective member 

of the Committee will have: 

• 10+ years of proven leadership and 

experience related to RBC, including 

BHR. 

• Well-documented thought 

leadership. 

• Ability to work across stakeholder 

groups. 

• Broad perspective of RBC issues, 

including BHR. 

• Understanding of how government 

functions. 

• Internal approval from their 

company, organization, and/or 

institution. 

• Time to dedicate to the Committee 

and/or sub-committees through up to 

four in-person and/or virtual meetings a 

year and related preparation. 

Level of Seniority: The Department 

particularly seeks applicants who are 

executives and/or senior level leaders 

with decision-making authority; 

however, a person having substantial 

responsibility for shaping their 

organization’s BHR and/or RBC 

activities may be considered. Once 

appointed, each Committee member 

may identify up to two staff 

representatives from their organization 

to formally support their participation 

in the Committee. 

Other: Members are not required to be 

a U.S. citizen or work for a U.S.-based 

organization; however, members may 

not be registered as a foreign agent 

under the Foreign Agents Registration 

Act. Additionally, no member shall 

represent a company that is majority 

owned or controlled by a foreign 

government entity or entities. Members 

of the Committee will be selected based 

on their expertise and experience as 

relevant to RBC, including BHR. In 

selecting members, DRL will strive for 

balance in terms of points of view, 

industry, demographics, geography, and 

organization and/or company size. 

Appointments to the Committee shall be 

made without regard to political 

affiliation. The Committee will meet, at 

a minimum, once a year. 

Appointments: The DRL Assistant 

Secretary appoints the members of the 

Committee in consultation with the 

Bureau of Economic and Business 

Affairs. Members shall serve a term of 

two years, at the pleasure of the DRL 

Assistant Secretary. 

Compensation: Committee members 

are not special government employees 

and will receive no compensation for 

their participation in Committee 

activities. Members participating in 

Committee meetings and events will be 

responsible for their travel, living, and 

other personal expenses. 

Meetings: At least once annually, in 

Washington, DC, or virtually. 

How To Apply: To be considered for 

membership, submit the following 

information by 5 p.m. ET on December 

29, 2023, to the email address listed in 

the ADDRESSES section: 

1. Name and title of the individual 

requesting consideration. 

2. The applicant’s personal resume 

and/or short bio (bio less than 300 

words, please). 

3. An affirmative statement that the 

applicant is not registered or required to 

register as a foreign agent under the 

Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, 

as amended. 

Members of the Committee will be 

selected by the Bureau of Democracy 

Human Rights and Labor (DRL) in 

consultation with the Bureau of 

Economic and Business Affairs (EB). 

Committee members will include 

representatives from a range of business 

sectors, labor unions, civil society 

organizations, academia, as well as any 

others determined to be appropriate by 

DRL and EB. 

Authorities: The information is sought 

pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2651a 

(Organization of Department of State); 5 

U.S.C. 1001 et seq. (Federal Advisory 

Committee Act); and 41 CGR part 102– 

3 (the FACA Final Rule). 

Purpose: The information solicited on 

this application will be used to 

determine whether an individual should 

be considered for membership on the 

Advisory Committee on Responsible 

Business Conduct. 

Routine Uses: Information on the 

Routine Uses for the system can be 

found in the System of Records Notice 

State–79, Digital Communication and 

Outreach. 

Disclosure: Providing this information 

is voluntary. Failure to provide the 

information requested on this 

application may result in the applicant’s 

inability to be considered for Committee 

membership. 

Leslie B. Taylor, 

Foreign Affairs Officer, Bureau of Democracy, 

Human Rights, and Labor, Office of 

Multilateral and Global Affairs, Department 

of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12271] 

Designation of Kata’ib Sayyid alShuhada and Hashim Finyan Rahim alSaraji as Specially Designated Global 

Terrorists 

Acting under the authority of and in 

accordance with section 1(a)(ii)(A) of 

Executive Order 13224, as amended 

(‘‘E.O. 13224’’ or ‘‘Order’’), I hereby 

determine that the person known as 

Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (also known 

as KSS, Battalion of the Sayyid’s 

Martyrs, The Master of the Martyrs 

Brigade, Kata’ib Abu Fadl al-Abbas, and 

Kata’ib Karbala) is a foreign person who 

has committed or attempted to commit, 

poses a significant risk of committing, or 

has participated in training to commit, 

acts of terrorism that threaten the 

security of U.S. nationals or the national 

security, foreign policy, or economy of 

the United States. 

Additionally, under the authority of 

and in accordance with section 

1(a)(ii)(B) of Executive Order 13224, I 

hereby determine that the person known 

as Hashim Finyan Rahim al-Saraji (also 

known as Hashim Bunyan al-Siraji, 

Hashim Banyan ul Awliya, Ali Abd-alZahra Hafiz al-Sarayji, and Abu Ala al 

Walai) is a leader of Kata’ib Sayyid alShuhada, an entity whose property and 

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blocked pursuant to a determination by 

the Secretary of State pursuant to E.O. 

13224. 

Consistent with the determination in 

section 10 of E.O. 13224 that prior 

notice to persons determined to be 

subject to the Order who might have a 

constitutional presence in the United 

States would render ineffectual the 

blocking and other measures authorized 

in the Order because of the ability to 

transfer funds instantaneously, I 

determine that no prior notice needs to 

be provided to any person subject to this 

determination who might have a 

constitutional presence in the United 

States, because to do so would render 

ineffectual the measures authorized in 

the Order. 

This notice shall be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: November 16, 2023. 

Antony J. Blinken, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26103 Filed 11–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–AD–P 

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 

New Caledonia Generation Site Project 

AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley 

Authority (TVA) intends to prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) or an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) to address the 

potential environmental impacts 

associated with the proposed 

construction and operation of a 

Combustion Turbine (CT) Plant on a 

parcel of TVA-owned brownfield 

property in Lowndes County, 

Mississippi. The proposed New 

Caledonia Generation Site (NCG) would 

provide approximately 500 Megawatts 

(MW) of new generation capacity. The 

NCG CTs would be composed of six (6) 

natural gas-fired frame CTs. NCG would 

provide flexible and dispatchable 

transmission grid support and facilitate 

the integration of renewable generation 

onto the TVA bulk transmission system, 

consistent with the 2019 Integrated 

Resource Plan (IRP). Public comment is 

invited concerning the scope of the 

environmental review, alternatives 

being considered, and environmental 

issues that should be addressed. TVA is 

also requesting data, information, and 

analysis relevant to the proposed action 

from the public; affected Federal, State, 

Tribal, and local governments, agencies, 

and offices; the scientific community; 

industry; or any other interested party. 

DATES: The public scoping period begins 

with the publication of this Notice of 

Intent in the Federal Register. To ensure 

consideration, comments must be 

postmarked, submitted online, or 

emailed no later than January 19, 2024. 

To facilitate the scoping process, TVA 

will hold an in-person public open 

house from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on January 

8, 2024, at the Caledonia Community 

Center; see https://www.tva.com/nepa 

for more information on the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to Erica McLamb, NEPA 

Compliance Specialist, 1101 Market 

Street, BR 2C–C, Chattanooga, 

Tennessee 37402. Comments may also 

be submitted online at: https://

www.tva.com/nepa or by email at 

nepa@tva.gov. The public meeting will 

be held at the Caledonia Community 

Center, located at 205 South St., 

Caledonia, Mississippi 39740. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Erica McLamb by email to nepa@

tva.gov, by phone at (423) 751–8022, or 

by mail at the address above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is provided in accordance with 

the Council on Environmental Quality’s 

regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 to 1508) 

and TVA’s procedures for implementing 

NEPA. TVA is an agency and 

instrumentality of the United States, 

established by an act of Congress in 

1933, to foster the social and economic 

welfare of the people of the Tennessee 

Valley region and to promote the proper 

use and conservation of the region’s 

natural resources. One component of 

this mission is the generation, 

transmission, and sale of reliable and 

affordable electric energy. 

Background 

TVA provides electricity for local 

power companies serving 10 million 

people in Tennessee and parts of six 

surrounding States, as well as directly to 

large industrial customers and Federal 

installations. TVA is fully self-financed 

without Federal appropriations and 

funds virtually all operations through 

electricity sales and power system bond 

financing. The dependable electrical 

capacity on the TVA power system is 

approximately 38,000 MW. TVA 

transmits electricity from generating 

facilities over 16,000 miles of 

transmission lines. 

In June 2019, TVA published an IRP, 

which was developed with input from 

stakeholder groups and the public. The 

2019 IRP evaluated six scenarios 

(plausible futures) and five strategies 

(potential TVA responses to those 

plausible futures) and identified a range 

of potential resource additions and 

retirements throughout the TVA power 

service area, which encompasses 

approximately 80,000 square miles. The 

2019 IRP identified the potential 

addition of up to 500 MW of demand 

response and 2,200 MW of energy 

efficiency (demand-side options); 4,200 

MW of wind; 5,300 MW of storage; 

8,600 MW of CT; 9,800 MW of 

combined cycle (CC); and 14,000 MW of 

solar by 2038. The 2019 IRP 

recommendation optimizes TVA’s 

ability to create a more flexible powergeneration system that can successfully 

integrate increasing amounts of 

renewable energy sources while 

ensuring reliability. Additionally, the 

2019 IRP recommended a series of nearterm actions, including evaluating 

engineering end-of-life dates for aging 

fossil units, to determine whether 

retirements greater than 2,200 MW 

would be appropriate to inform longterm planning. The strategic direction 

established by the 2019 IRP and results 

from recommended near-term actions 

formed the basis for TVA’s asset 

strategy, which continues to support 

affordable, reliable, and cleaner energy 

for customers. As a result of resource 

changes outlined in the asset strategy, 

TVA has a plan for 70% carbon 

reductions by 2030, a path to an 

approximately 80% carbon reductions 

by 2035 and aspires to net-zero carbon 

emissions by 2050 (based on a 2005 

baseline). 

Since the pandemic, TVA has seen a 

strong increase in electric demand. 

Population in the TVA service region 

has grown 1.5%. TVA expects 

continued strong growth in annual 

electric demand through the middle of 

this decade. Forecasted electric demand 

is expected to grow more than one 

percent per year on average between 

2023–2026. Current system modeling 

shows that with increased In-Valley 

residential migration and commercial 

development, TVA must add generation 

capacity to the system to maintain 

adequate operating reserves. 

The NCG Site is an approximately 63- 

acre federally owned brownfield 

property managed by TVA in Lowndes, 

Mississippi, located approximately 10 

miles northeast of Columbus. The NCG 

site was the location of a former CT 

facility, originally constructed in 1998 

and operated for several years by a 

private company. The company 

decommissioned the facility in 2007, 

removing the existing six frame CTs 

from the site. The adjacent TVA 

Lowndes County 161 kV and 500-kV 

Substation is approximately 82 acres 

and has remained in-service. The study 

area for the proposed action is 145 acres 

and includes the entire combustion 


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