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government and the financials of stateowned enterprises, and making public 

the criteria for all natural resource 

tenders. 

Uzbekistan: The budget process is not 

transparent, as budget discussions in the 

legislative branch are not open to the 

public. Only a general overview of the 

budget is publicly available; a 

breakdown of revenues and 

expenditures by ministry is not 

disclosed. Information on revenue from 

the extraction and sale of natural 

resources is not available to the public. 

While criteria for awarding natural 

resource contracts are publicly 

available, the process of awarding 

contracts in practice is not transparent. 

Uzbekistan’s fiscal transparency would 

be enhanced by making the budget 

publicly available. Uzbekistan’s fiscal 

transparency would be further enhanced 

by providing information on revenue 

from the extraction and sale of natural 

resources and ensuring the process of 

awarding contracts is transparent. 

Yemen: Yemen’s annual budget lacks 

sufficient information regarding 

allocations to and revenue from 

significant state-owned enterprises. The 

supreme audit institution does not 

publish its annual verifications that 

statements of revenues and 

expenditures meet internationally 

accepted accounting principles. 

Yemen’s fiscal transparency would be 

enhanced by providing sufficient detail 

in the section of the budget devoted to 

state-owned enterprises. Yemen’s fiscal 

transparency would be further enhanced 

if the supreme audit institution were to 

make such audits public each year. 

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe’s budget lacks 

transparency with regard to financial 

flows to and from significant stateowned enterprises and with regard to 

natural resource revenues, including 

mining contracts. Zimbabwe’s fiscal 

transparency would be enhanced by 

improving transparency in its budget 

management, including greater 

transparency on the country’s debts, and 

including a substantially complete 

picture of natural resource revenues in 

the budget. Zimbabwe’s fiscal 

transparency would be further enhanced 

by making public the criteria and 

process for awarding natural resource 

contracts and licenses and the basic 

terms of those contracts, such as to 

whom licenses have been awarded, 

which resources are covered, and the 

length of the contract or license. 

Dated: December 31, 2014. 

Heather Higginbottom, 

Deputy Secretary of State for Management 

and Resources, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00792 Filed 1–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 9009] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Staging the Ukrainian Avant-Garde of 

the 1910s and 1920s’’ Exhibition 

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, 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 ‘‘Staging the 

Ukrainian Avant-Garde of the 1910s and 

1920s,’’ imported from abroad for 

temporary exhibition within the United 

States, are of cultural significance. The 

objects are imported pursuant to a loan 

agreement with the foreign owner or 

custodian. I also determine that the 

exhibition or display of the exhibit 

objects at The Ukrainian Museum, New 

York, NY, from on or about February 7, 

2015, until on or about September 13, 

2015, 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 lists of 

the 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: January 14, 2015. 

Kelly Keiderling, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00899 Filed 1–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 9008] 

In the Matter of the Designation of 

‘Abdallah al-Ashqar Also Known as 

Abdallah al-Ashqar; Also Known as 

Abdullah al-Ashqar; Also Known as 

‘Abdallah al-‘Ashqar; Also Known as 

Abdullah Jihad al-Ashqar; Also Known 

as ‘Abdallah Jihad Musa al-Ashqar; 

Also Known as Abdullah Jihad al 

Ashqar; Also Known as Abu al 

Muhtasib al Maqdisi; Also Known as 

Muhandes al-Tawhid; Also Known as 

Muhandis al-Tawhid; Also Known as 

Abu al Muhtasib; Also Known as Abual-Muhtasib al-Maqdisi; Also Known as 

Abu-Hajir; Also Known as Abdallah 

Ashkar as a Specially Designated 

Global Terrorist Pursuant to Section 

1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as 

Amended 

Acting under the authority of and in 

accordance with section 1(b) of 

Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 

2001, as amended by Executive Order 

13268 of July 2, 2002, and Executive 

Order 13284 of January 23, 2003, I 

hereby determine that the individual 

known as ‘Abdallah al-Ashqar, also 

known as Abdallah al-Ashqar, also 

known as Abdullah al-Ashqar, also 

known as ‘Abdallah al-‘Ashqar, also 

known as Abdullah Jihad al-Ashqar, 

also known as ‘Abdallah Jihad Musa alAshqar, also known as Abdullah Jihad 

al Ashqar, also known as Abu al 

Muhtasib al Maqdisi, also known as 

Muhandes al-Tawhid, also known as 

Muhandis al-Tawhid, also known as 

Abu al Muhtasib, also known as Abu-alMuhtasib al-Maqdisi, also known as 

Abu-Hajir, also known as Abdallah 

Ashkar, committed, or poses a 

significant risk of committing, acts of 

terrorism that threaten the security of 

U.S. nationals or the national security, 

foreign policy, or economy of the United 

States. 

Consistent with the determination in 

section 10 of Executive Order 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. 


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Dated: January 8, 2015. 

John F. Kerry, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00908 Filed 1–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–AD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Buy America Waiver Notification 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

information regarding the FHWA’s 

finding that a Buy America waiver is 

appropriate for the use of non-domestic 

Mobile Harbor Crane with 100 tons 

minimum capacity for the Virginia Ports 

Authority. 

DATES: The effective date of the waiver 

is January 22, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this notice, please 

contact Mr. Gerald Yakowenko, FHWA 

Office of Program Administration, (202) 

366–1562, or via email at 

gerald.yakowenko@dot.gov. For legal 

questions, please contact Mr. Jomar 

Maldonado, FHWA Office of the Chief 

Counsel, (202) 366–1373, or via email at 

Jomar.Maldonado@dot.gov. Office hours 

for the FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from the Federal 

Register’s home page at: http://

www.archives.gov and the Government 

Printing Office’s database at: http://

www.access.gpo.gov/nara. 

Background 

The FHWA’s Buy America policy in 

23 CFR 635.410 requires a domestic 

manufacturing process for any steel or 

iron products (including protective 

coatings) that are permanently 

incorporated in a Federal-aid 

construction project. The regulation also 

provides for a waiver of the Buy 

America requirements when the 

application would be inconsistent with 

the public interest or when satisfactory 

quality domestic steel and iron products 

are not sufficiently available. This 

notice provides information regarding 

the FHWA’s finding that a Buy America 

waiver is appropriate in procurement of 

non-domestic Mobile Harbor Crane, 100 

tons minimum capacity for the Virginia 

Ports Authority. 

In accordance with Division A, 

section 122 of the ‘‘Consolidated and 

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

2012’’ (Pub. L. 112–55), the FHWA 

published a notice of intent to issue a 

waiver on its Web site for non-domestic 

Mobile Harbor Crane with 100 tons 

minimum capacity (http://

www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/

contracts/waivers.cfm?id=100) on 

October 8th. The FHWA received no 

comments in response to the 

publication. During the 15-day comment 

period, the FHWA conducted additional 

nationwide review to locate potential 

domestic manufacturers of Mobile 

Harbor Crane with 100 tons minimum 

capacity. Based on all the information 

available to the agency, the FHWA 

concludes that there are no domestic 

manufacturers of the Mobile Harbor 

Crane with 100 tons minimum capacity 

In accordance with the provisions of 

section 117 of the SAFETEA–LU 

Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (Pub. 

L. 110–244, 122 Stat. 1572), the FHWA 

is providing this notice as its finding 

that a waiver of Buy America 

requirements is appropriate. The FHWA 

invites public comment on this finding 

for an additional 15 days following the 

effective date of the finding. Comments 

may be submitted to the FHWA’s Web 

site via the link provided to the Virginia 

waiver page noted above. 

(Authority: 23 U.S.C. 313; Pub. L. 110–161, 

23 CFR 635.410) 

Dated: January 9, 2015. 

Gregory G. Nadeau, 

Acting Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00850 Filed 1–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. DOT–MARAD 2015—0006] 

Agency Requests for Renewal of a 

Previously Approved Information 

Collection(s): Effective U.S. Control 

(EUSC)/Parent Company 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

(MARAD) invites public comments 

about our intention to request the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The purpose of the collection 

is to aid in identifying oceangoing 

vessels that may be both useful and 

available to the Department of Defense 

for deploying U.S. military equipment 

(such as tanks and other tracked and 

wheeled vehicles) and the full range of 

supplies (including petroleum products 

and fuel) necessary to sustain a force in 

a foreign theater of operations. We are 

required to publish this notice in the 

Federal Register by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by March 23, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by Docket No. DOT– 

MARAD–2015–0006] through one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except on Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russ 

Krause, 202–366–1031, Division of 

Sealift Operations and Emergency 

Response, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

Control Number: 2133–0511. 

Title: Effective U.S. Control/Parent 

Company. 

Form Numbers: N/A. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: The Effective U.S. 

Control (EUSC)/Parent Company 

collection consists of an inventory of 

foreign-registered vessels owned by U.S. 

citizens. Specially, the collection 

consists of responses from vessel 

owners verifying or correcting vessel 

ownership data and characteristics 

found in commercial publications. The 

information obtained could be vital in a 

national or international emergency and 

is essential to the logistical support 

planning operations conducted by 

Maritime Administration officials. 

Respondents: U.S. citizens who own 

foreign-registered vessels. 

Number of Respondents: 60. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Number of Responses: 60. 

Total Annual Burden: 30 Hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the 

Department’s performance; (b) the 

accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) 


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