### 56909 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 179 / Friday, September 14, 2012 / Notices

31/2012 is hereby amended to include the following areas as adversely affected by the disaster: Primary Parishes: (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans): Assumption, Saint Helena, Saint James, Terrebonne, Washington. Contiguous Parishes/Counties: (Economic Injury Loans Only): Louisiana: East Feliciana, Iberia, Saint Martin,

Saint Mary. Mississippi:

Marion, Walthall. All other information in the original declaration remains unchanged. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers 59002 and 59008)

James E. Rivera, Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2012–22628 Filed 9–13–12; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice 8025]**

**Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Tokyo**  **1955–70: A New Avant-Garde’’**

**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 ‘‘Tokyo 1955–70: A New Avant-Garde,’’ imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, from on or about November 18, 2012, until on or about February 25, 2013, 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 a list 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: September 6, 2012. J. Adam Ereli, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2012–22711 Filed 9–13–12; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC); Renewal** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Renewal.

**SUMMARY :**  The FAA announces the charter renewal of the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC), a Federal Advisory Committee that works with industry and the public to improve the development of the FAA’s regulations. This charter renewal will take effect on September 17, 2012, and will expire after 2 years.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Renee Butner, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267–5093; fax (202) 267–5075; email Renee.Butner@faa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Pursuant to section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463), the FAA is giving notice of the charter renewal for the ARAC. The ARAC was established to provide advice and recommendations to FAA on regulatory matters. The ARAC is composed of member organizations and associations that represent the various aviation industry segments. The diversity of the Committee ensures the requisite range of views and expertise necessary to discharge its responsibilities. See the ARAC Web site for details on pending tasks at http:// www.faa.gov/regulations

_ policies/ rulemaking/committees/documents/.

Dated: Issued in Washington, DC, on September 10, 2012.
Lirio Liu, Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2012–22713 Filed 9–13–12; 8:45 am]

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**Federal Railroad Administration**

**Notice of Comment Period Extension for the Revised Draft Environmental**  **Impact Report/Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for**  **the California High-Speed Train Project Fresno to Bakersfield Section** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), United States Department of Transportation (DOT).

**ACTION :**  Notice of comment period extension.

**SUMMARY :**  FRA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the comment period for the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Fresno to Bakersfield Section of the California High-Speed Train (HST) Project (Project) issued on June 20, 2012 has been extended and shall now end on October 19, 2012. FRA and the Project sponsor, the California High Speed Rail Authority (Authority), made this decision to be responsive to stakeholder requests and to encourage comprehensive public participation. FRA is the lead Federal agency and Authority is the lead state agency for the environmental review process. Public hearings were held on August 27, August 28, and August 29, 2012, in the Cities of Fresno, Hanford, and Bakersfield, CA respectively.

**DATES :**  Written comments on the Supplemental Draft EIS for the Fresno to Bakersfield Section should be provided to the California High-Speed Rail Authority on or before October 19, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Written comments on the Supplemental Draft EIS should be sent to the California High-Speed Rail Authority, EIR/EIS Comments, 770 L Street, Suite 800, Sacramento, CA 95814, or may be submitted online at Fresno

_Bakersfield@hsr.ca.gov.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mr. David Valenstein, Chief, Environment and Systems Planning Division, Office of Railroad Policy and Development, Federal Railroad Administration, U.S., Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., MS–20, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 202– 493–6368).

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Once completed, the California HST system will provide intercity, high-speed passenger rail service on more than 800 miles of tracks throughout California, connecting the major population centers of Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Central Valley, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, Orange County, and San Diego. It will use state-of-the-art,