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Any act, executive order, regulation, 

or procedure subject to, or affected by, 

this delegation shall be deemed to be 

such act, executive order, regulation, or 

procedure as amended from time to 

time. 

Notwithstanding this delegation of 

authority, the Secretary, the Deputy 

Secretary, and the Deputy Secretary for 

Management and Resources may at any 

time exercise any authority or function 

delegated by this delegation of 

authority. 

This delegation of authority shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Dated: January 7, 2015. 

John F. Kerry, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01450 Filed 1–26–15; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Request for Comments on Iceland’s 

Participation in the Environmental 

Goods Agreement Negotiations 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: On March 21, 2014, the 

United States Trade Representative 

notified Congress of the 

Administration’s intention to enter into 

negotiations for a World Trade 

Organization (WTO) Environmental 

Goods Agreement (EGA) with an initial 

group of 13 trading partners. The United 

States Trade Representative has since 

notified Congress of the 

Administration’s intent to join a 

consensus among EGA participants to 

invite the Government of Iceland to join 

the EGA negotiations. The Office of the 

U.S. Trade Representative, on behalf of 

the Trade Policy Staff Committee 

(TPSC), is seeking public comment 

regarding U.S. interests and priorities 

with respect to this initiative to invite 

Iceland to join the EGA negotiations. 

DATES: Written comments are due by 

midnight, March 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments from the public 

should be submitted electronically at 

www.regulations.gov. If you are unable 

to provide submissions at 

www.regulations.gov, please contact 

Yvonne Jamison, Trade Policy 

Coordination Assistant, at (202) 395– 

3475, to arrange for an alternative 

method of transmission. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

procedural questions concerning written 

comments, please contact Yvonne 

Jamison, Trade Policy Coordination 

Assistant, at the above number. All 

other questions regarding this notice 

should be directed to Bill McElnea, 

Director for Environment and Natural 

Resources, at (202) 395–7320. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On March 21, 2014, the United States 

Trade Representative notified Congress 

of the Administration’s intention to 

enter into the EGA negotiations. This 

notification states that the EGA 

negotiations ‘‘are open to all WTO 

Members that are prepared to eliminate 

tariffs on a set of environmental goods, 

building on the list of 54 goods 

endorsed by APEC Leaders as the 

starting point.’’ A copy of the 

notification is available at 

www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/

03212014-Letter-to-Congress.pdf. USTR 

solicited public comments on this 

initiative through a notification 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 28, 2014 (Document number: 

2014–06831). Comments received 

through that process may be reviewed at 

http://www.regulations.gov under 

docket number USTR–2014–0004. 

On July 8, 2014, the United States and 

13 other WTO members, accounting for 

86 percent of global trade in 

environmental goods, launched the EGA 

negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland. In 

addition to the United States, Australia, 

Canada, China, Costa Rica, the European 

Union, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Korea, 

New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, 

Switzerland and Chinese Taipei are 

participating in the negotiations. The 

EGA aims to eliminate tariffs on a set of 

environmental technologies such as 

wind turbines, water treatment filters, 

and solar water heaters. WTO members 

apply tariffs as high as 35 percent on 

environmental goods. 

The Government of Iceland notified 

EGA participants of their interest in 

joining these negotiations on November 

12, 2014. Following this notification of 

interest, EGA participants agreed to 

begin any relevant domestic procedures 

so as to allow Iceland to join the EGA 

negotiations. On December 12, 2014, the 

United States Trade Representative 

notified Congress of the 

Administration’s intent to join a 

consensus among EGA participants to 

invite the Government of Iceland to join 

the EGA negotiations. 

The Chair of the TPSC invites 

interested persons to provide written 

comments that will assist USTR in 

assessing Iceland’s potential 

participation in the EGA negotiations. 

The TPSC Chair invites comments on all 

relevant matters, and, in particular, with 

regard to those environmental goods of 

which Iceland is a significant producer 

and consumer, as well as current market 

conditions for environmental 

technologies in Iceland. 

USTR is observing the relevant 

procedures of the Bipartisan Trade 

Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (19 

U.S.C. 3804) with respect to notifying 

and consulting with Congress on the 

invitation of new members to these 

negotiations. 

Requirements for Submissions 

Persons submitting comments must 

do so in English and must identify (on 

the first page of the submission) 

‘‘Environmental Goods Agreement— 

New Participant: Iceland’’. In order to be 

assured of consideration, comments 

should be submitted by 11:59 p.m., 

March 6, 2015. In order to ensure the 

timely receipt and consideration of 

comments, USTR strongly encourages 

commenters to make on-line 

submissions using the 

www.regulations.gov Web site. To 

submit comments via 

www.regulations.gov, enter docket 

number USTR–2015–0002 on the home 

page and click ‘‘search.’’ The site will 

provide a search-results page listing all 

documents associated with this docket. 

Find a reference to this notice and click 

on the link entitled ‘‘Comment Now!’’ 

(For further information on using the 

www.regulations.gov Web site, please 

consult the resources provided on the 

Web site by clicking on ‘‘How to Use 

This Site’’ on the left side of the home 

page). 

The www.regulations.gov Web site 

allows users to provide comments by 

filling in a ‘‘Type Comment’’ field, or by 

attaching a document using an ‘‘Upload 

File’’ field. USTR prefers that comments 

be provided in an attached document. If 

a document is attached, it is sufficient 

to type ‘‘See attached’’ in the ‘‘Type 

Comment’’ field. USTR prefers 

submissions in Microsoft Word (.doc) or 

Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If the submission 

is in an application other than those 

two, please indicate the name of the 

application in the ‘‘Type Comment’’ 

field. For any comments submitted 

electronically containing business 

confidential information, the file name 

of the business confidential version 

should begin with the characters ‘‘BC’’. 

Any page containing business 

confidential information must be clearly 

marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’ 

on the top of that page. Filers of 

submissions containing business 

confidential information must also 

submit a public version of their 

comments. The file name of the public 

version should begin with the character 

‘‘P’’. The ‘‘BC’’ and ‘‘P’’ should be 


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followed by the name of the person or 

entity submitting the comments or reply 

comments. Filers submitting comments 

containing no business confidential 

information should name their file using 

the name of the person or entity 

submitting the comments. Please do not 

attach separate cover letters to 

electronic submissions; rather, include 

any information that might appear in a 

cover letter in the comments 

themselves. Similarly, to the extent 

possible, please include any exhibits, 

annexes, or other attachments in the 

same file as the submission itself, not as 

separate files. 

As noted, USTR strongly urges 

submitters to file comments through 

www.regulations.gov, if at all possible. 

Any alternative arrangements must be 

made with Ms. Jamison in advance of 

transmitting a comment. Ms. Jamison 

should be contacted at (202) 395–3475. 

General information concerning USTR 

is available at www.ustr.gov. Comments 

will be placed in the docket and open 

to public inspection, except business 

confidential information. Comments 

may be viewed on the 

www.regulations.gov Web site by 

entering the relevant docket number in 

the search field on the home page. 

Douglas Bell, 

Chair, Trade Policy Staff Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01373 Filed 1–26–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3290–F5–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

January 22, 2015. 

The Department of the Treasury will 

submit the following information 

collection requests to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, Public Law 104–13, on or after the 

date of publication of this notice. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before February 26, 2015 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate, or any other aspect 

of the information collection, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, to 

(1) Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 

Treasury, New Executive Office 

Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@

OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA 

Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Suite 8140, Washington, DC 

20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 927–5331, 

email at PRA@treasury.gov, or the entire 

information collection request may be 

found at www.reginfo.gov. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–0216. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement 

without change of a previously 

approved collection. 

Title: International Boycott Report. 

Form: 5713. 

Abstract: Form 5713 and related 

Schedules A, B, and C are used by any 

entity that has operations in a 

‘‘boycotting’’ country. If that entity 

cooperates with or participates in an 

international boycott it loses a portion 

of the foreign tax credit, or deferral of 

FSC and IC–DISC benefits. The IRS uses 

Form 5713 to determine if any of the 

above benefits should be lost. The 

information is also used as the basis for 

a report to Congress. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

69,495. 

OMB Number: 1545–1421. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement 

without change of a previously 

approved collection. 

Title: Certain Elections Under the 

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 

1993 (TD 8688-final). 

Abstract: These regulations establish 

various elections enacted by the 

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 

1993 (Act). The regulations provide 

guidance that enable taxpayers to take 

advantage of various benefits provided 

by the Act and the Internal Revenue 

Code. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

202,500. 

OMB Number: 1545–1590. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement 

without change of a previously 

approved collection. 

Title: REG–251698–96 (TD 8869— 

Final) Subchapter S Subsidiaries. 

Abstract: The IRS will use the 

information provided by taxpayers to 

determine whether a corporation should 

be treated as an S corporation, a C 

Corporation, or an entity that is 

disregarded for federal tax purposes. 

The collection of information covered in 

the regulation is necessary for a 

taxpayer to obtain, retain, or terminate 

S corporation treatment. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

10,110. 

OMB Number: 1545–1647. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement 

without change of a previously 

approved collection. 

Title: Revenue Procedure 2001–21, 

Debt Roll-Ups. 

Abstract: This revenue procedure 

provides for an election that will 

facilitate the consolidation of two or 

more outstanding debt instruments into 

a single debt instrument. Under the 

election, taxpayers can treat certain 

exchanges of debt instruments as 

realization events for federal income tax 

purposes even though the exchanges do 

not result in significant modifications 

under section 1.1001–33 of the Income 

Tax Regulations. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses and other for-profits. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 75. 

Dawn D. Wolfgang, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01389 Filed 1–26–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF 

PEACE 

Board of Directors Meeting 

AGENCY: United States Institute of Peace. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Board of Directors meeting. 

DATES: Friday, January 23, 2015 (10 

a.m.–4 p.m.). 

ADDRESSES: 2301 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denson Staples, Assistant to the Board 

Liaison, Email: dstaples@usip.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Status: Open Session—Portions may 

be closed pursuant to Subsection (c) of 

Section 552(b) of Title 5, United States 

Code, as provided in subsection 

1706(h)(3) of the United States Institute 

of Peace Act, Public Law 98–525. 

Agenda: January 23, 2015 Board 

Meeting; Approval of Minutes of the 

One Hundred Fifty-Third Meeting 

(October 20, 2014) of the Board of 

Directors; Welcome New President 

Nancy Lindborg; Chairman’s Report; 

Acting President’s Report; Strategic Plan 

Evaluation Update; Impact Initiative; 

Project Updates; Other General Issues. 

Dated: January 20, 2015. 

Michael Graham, 

Senior Vice President for Management and 

Chief Financial Officer, United States 

Institute of Peace. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01244 Filed 1–26–15; 8:45 am] 

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