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1 47 CFR 1.2. See also 5 U.S.C. 554(e). 

2 47 U.S.C. 310(b)(4). 

call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time 

on December 20, 2013. 

Dated: December 5, 2013. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–29568 Filed 12–11–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK 

[Public Notice: 2013–0058] 

Application for Final Commitment for a 

Long-Term Loan or Financial 

Guarantee in Excess of $100 Million: 

AP088406XX 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice is to inform the 

public, in accordance with Section 

3(c)(10) of the Charter of the ExportImport Bank of the United States (‘‘ExIm Bank’’), that Ex-Im Bank has received 

an application for final commitment for 

a long-term loan or financial guarantee 

in excess of $100 million (as calculated 

in accordance with Section 3(c)(10) of 

the Charter). Comments received within 

the comment period specified below 

will be presented to the Ex-Im Bank 

Board of Directors prior to final action 

on this Transaction. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 6, 2014 to be assured 

of consideration before final 

consideration of the transaction by the 

Board of Directors of Ex-Im Bank. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted through Regulations.gov at 

WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV. To submit 

a comment, enter EIB–2013–0058 under 

the heading ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ and 

select Search. Follow the instructions 

provided at the Submit a Comment 

screen. Please include your name, 

company name (if any) and EIB–2013– 

0058 on any attached document. 

Reference: AP088406XX. 

Purpose and Use: 

Brief description of the purpose of the 

transaction: 

To support the export of U.S.- 

manufactured commercial aircraft, spare 

engines and spare parts to Angola. 

Brief non-proprietary description of 

the anticipated use of the items being 

exported: 

To be used for long-haul air service 

between Angola and China, Brazil, 

Europe and South Africa. 

To the extent that Ex-Im Bank is 

reasonably aware, the items being 

exported are not expected to produce 

exports or provide services in 

competition with the exportation of 

goods or provision of services by a 

United States industry. 

Parties: 

Principal Supplier: The Boeing 

Company and the General Electric 

Company. 

Obligor: Linhas Aereas de Angola— 

TAAG Angola Airlines. 

Guarantor(s): The Ministry of Finance 

of the Republic of Angola. 

Description Of Items Being Exported: 

The items being exported are Boeing 

777 aircraft, GE spare engines and spare 

parts. 

Information On Decision: Information 

on the final decision for this transaction 

will be available in the ‘‘Summary 

Minutes of Meetings of Board of 

Directors’’ on http://exim.gov/

newsandevents/boardmeetings/board/.

Confidential Information: Please note 

that this notice does not include 

confidential or proprietary business 

information; information which, if 

disclosed, would violate the Trade 

Secrets Act; or information which 

would jeopardize jobs in the United 

States by supplying information that 

competitors could use to compete with 

companies in the United States. 

Cristopolis Dieguez, 

Program Specialist, Office of the General 

Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2013–29575 Filed 12–11–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6690–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[MB Docket No. 13–50; FCC No. 13–150] 

Commission Policies and Procedures 

Under the Communications Act, 

Foreign Investment in Broadcast 

Licensees 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Declaratory Ruling is 

intended to remove apparent 

uncertainty regarding Commission 

policies and procedures in reviewing 

broadcast applications for transfer of 

control, or requests for declaratory 

ruling, that seek greater than 25 percent 

indirect foreign ownership in the 

controlling U.S. parents of broadcast 

licensees pursuant to the 

Communications Act of 1934. The 

ruling clarifies that the Commission 

intends to evaluate any applications or 

proposed transactions that would 

exceed the statutory 25 percent 

benchmark on a case-by-case basis. The 

Declaratory Ruling responds to a request 

from a broad coalition of interested 

parties, including broadcasters, public 

interest groups and the financial sector, 

that the Commission clarify that it 

intends to exercise its statutory 

discretion to conduct a substantive, 

facts and circumstances evaluation of 

proposals seeking above-the-benchmark 

foreign investment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jamila Bess Johnson, Media Bureau 

(202) 418–2608, or email at JamilaBess.Johnson@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Declaratory Ruling in MB Docket No. 

13–50, FCC 13–150, was adopted and 

released on November 14, 2013. The 

complete text of the document is 

available for inspection and copying 

during normal business hours in the 

FCC Reference Center, 445 12th Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20554, and may 

also be purchased from the 

Commission’s copy contractor, BCPI, 

Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. Customers may 

contact BCPI, Inc. at their Web site 

http://www.bcpi.com or call 1–800– 

378–3160. This document is also 

available on the Commission’s Web site 

at http://fcc.gov. 

Synopsis of the Declaratory Ruling 

I. Introduction 

1. This Declaratory Ruling issued 

pursuant to § 1.2 of the Commission’s 

rules 1 is intended to remove apparent 

uncertainty about the Commission’s 

policies and procedures for evaluating 

potential foreign investment in 

broadcast licensees under section 

310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 

1934, as amended (the Act).2 That 

section restricts foreign ownership or 

voting interests exceeding 25 percent of 

the capital stock in U.S.-organized 

entities that control broadcast (and 

certain other types of) Commission 

licensees, when the Commission finds 

that the imposition of such a limitation 

is in the public interest. As noted below, 

broadcasters, public interest groups, and 

others have expressed the view that it 

would be in the public interest to 

increase access to capital and 

investment financing for the broadcast 

sector. These parties assert that, as they 

read Commission precedent, the 

application of section 310(b)(4) to 

broadcast licensees has restricted the 

flow of foreign capital to domestic 

broadcast licensees or to entities 

interested in entering the broadcast 

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