Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 92 / Friday, May 11, 2012 / Notices 27831 

Dated: May 7, 2012. 

Naomi Sipple, 

Reports Clearance Analyst, Office of 

Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social 

Security Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11328 Filed 5–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7878] 

List of Participating Countries and 

Entities Under the Clean Diamond 

Trade Act of 2003 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

identifying all the Participating 

Countries and Entities eligible for trade 

in rough diamonds under the Clean 

Diamond Trade Act of 2003, and their 

respective Importing and Exporting 

Authorities, and revising the previously 

published list of December 31, 2008 to 

add Swaziland. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad 

Brooks-Rubin, Special Advisor for 

Conflict Diamonds, Bureau of 

Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, 

Department of State (202) 647–2856. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Sections 3 and 6 of the 

Clean Diamond Trade Act of 2003 (Pub. 

L. 108–19) and Section 2 of Executive 

Order 13312 of July 29, 2003 the 

Department of State is identifying all the 

Participating Countries and Entities 

(Hereinafter Known as ‘‘Participants’’) 

eligible for trade in rough diamonds 

under the Clean Diamond Trade Act of 

2003, and their respective Importing 

and Exporting Authorities, and revising 

the previously published list of 

December 31, 2008 (73 FR 80506) to add 

Swaziland. 

Section 4 of the Clean Diamond Trade 

Act (the ‘‘Act’’) requires the President to 

prohibit the importation into, or the 

exportation from, the United States of 

any rough diamond, from whatever 

source, that has not been controlled 

through the Kimberley Process 

Certification Scheme (KPCS). Under 

Section 3(2) of the Act, ‘‘controlled 

through the Kimberley Process 

Certification Scheme’’ means an 

importation from the territory of a 

Participant or exportation to the 

territory of a Participant of rough 

diamonds that is either carried out in 

accordance with the KPCS, as set forth 

in regulations promulgated by the 

President, or controlled under a system 

determined by the President to meet 

substantially the standards, practices, 

and procedures of the KPCS. The 

referenced regulations are contained at 

31 CFR part 592 (‘‘Rough Diamonds 

Control Regulations’’). Section 6(b) of 

the Act requires the President to publish 

in the Federal Register a list of all 

Participants, and all Importing and 

Exporting Authorities of Participants, 

and to update the list as necessary. 

Section 2 of Executive Order 13312 

delegates this function to the Secretary 

of State. Section 3(7) of the Act defines 

‘‘Participant’’ as a state, customs 

territory, or regional economic 

integration organization identified by 

the Secretary of State. Section 3(3) of the 

Act defines ‘‘Exporting Authority’’ as 

one or more entities designated by a 

Participant from whose territory a 

shipment of rough diamonds is being 

exported as having the authority to 

validate a Kimberley Process Certificate. 

Section 3(4) of the Act defines 

‘‘Importing Authority’’ as one or more 

entities designated by a Participant into 

whose territory a shipment of rough 

diamonds is imported as having the 

authority to enforce the laws and 

regulations of the Participant regarding 

imports, including the verification of 

the Kimberley Process Certificate 

accompanying the shipment. 

List of Participants 

Pursuant to Section 3 of the Act, 

Section 2 of Executive Order 13312, and 

Delegation of Authority No. 245–1 

(February 13, 2009), I hereby identify 

the following entities as of May 26, 

2011, as Participants under section 6(b) 

of the Act. Included in this List are the 

Importing and Exporting Authorities for 

Participants, as required by Section 6(b) 

of the Act. This list revises the 

previously published list of December 

31, 2008, to add Swaziland to the list of 

Participants in the Kimberley Process 

Certification Scheme. 

Angola—Ministry of Geology and 

Mines. 

Armenia—Ministry of Trade and 

Economic Development. 

Australia—Exporting Authority— 

Department of Industry, Tourism and 

Resources; Importing Authority— 

Australian Customs Service. 

Bangladesh—Ministry of Commerce. 

Belarus—Department of Finance. 

Botswana—Ministry of Minerals, Energy 

and Water Resources. 

Brazil—Ministry of Mines and Energy. 

Canada—Natural Resources Canada. 

Central African Republic—Ministry of 

Energy and Mining. 

China—General Administration of 

Quality Supervision, Inspection and 

Quarantine. 

Democratic Republic of the Congo— 

Ministry of Mines. 

Republic of Congo—Ministry of Mines. 

Croatia—Ministry of Economy. 

European Union—DG/External 

Relations/A.2. 

Ghana—Precious Minerals and 

Marketing Company Ltd. 

Guinea—Ministry of Mines and 

Geology. 

Guyana—Geology and Mines 

Commission. 

India—The Gem and Jewelry Export 

Promotion Council. 

Indonesia—Directorate General of 

Foreign Trade of the Ministry of 

Trade. 

Israel—The Diamond Controller. 

Japan—Ministry of Economy, Trade and 

Industry. 

Republic of Korea—Ministry of 

Commerce, Industry and Energy. 

Laos—Ministry of Finance. 

Lebanon—Ministry of Economy and 

Trade. 

Lesotho—Commissioner of Mines and 

Geology. 

Liberia—Ministry of Lands, Mines and 

Energy. 

Malaysia—Ministry of International 

Trade and Industry. 

Mauritius—Ministry of Commerce. 

Namibia—Ministry of Mines and 

Energy. 

Mexico—Economic Secretariat. 

New Zealand—Ministry of Foreign 

Affairs and Trade. 

Norway—The Norwegian Goldsmiths’ 

Association. 

Russia—Gokhran, Ministry of Finance. 

Sierra Leone—Government Gold and 

Diamond Office. 

Singapore—Singapore Customs. 

South Africa—South African Diamond 

Board. 

Sri Lanka—National Gem and Jewellery 

Authority. 

Swaziland—Office of the Commissioner 

of Mines. 

Switzerland—State Secretariat for 

Economic Affairs. 

Chinese Taipei—Bureau of Foreign 

Trade. 

Tanzania—Commissioner for Minerals. 

Thailand—Ministry of Commerce. 

Togo—Ministry of Mines and Geology. 

Turkey—Istanbul Gold Exchange. 

Ukraine—State Gemological Centre of 

Ukraine. 

United Arab Emirates—Dubai Metals 

and Commodities Center. 

United States of America—Importing 

Authority—United 

States Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection; Exporting Authority— 

Bureau of the Census. 

Vietnam—Ministry of Trade. 

Zimbabwe—Ministry of Mines and 

Mining Development. 

This notice shall be published in the 

Federal Register. 


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27832 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 92 / Friday, May 11, 2012 / Notices 

Dated: October 31,2011. 

William J. Burns, 

Deputy Secretary of State, Department of 

State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11447 Filed 5–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7879] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Committee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 

31st, 2012, in Room 1200 of the United 

States Coast Guard Headquarters 

Building, 2100 Second Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–7126. The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

prepare for the sixty-second Session of 

the International Maritime Organization 

(IMO) Technical Co-operation 

Committee (TCC 62) to be held at the 

IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom 

from June 6 to June 8, 2012 and the one 

hundred and eighth Session of the IMO 

Council Session (C 108) to be held at the 

IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, 

from June 11 to June 14, 2012. 

The agenda items to be discussed 

include: 

Sixty-Second Sesson of the Technical 

Co-Operation Committee 

—Adoption of the agenda 

—Work of other bodies and 

organizations 

—Integrated Technical Co-operation 

Programme: Biennial report on 2010– 

2011 

—Sustainable financing of the 

Integrated Technical Co-operation 

Programme 

—Linkage Between the Integrated 

Technical Co-operation Programme 

and the Millennium Development 

Goals 

—Partnerships for progress 

—Voluntary IMO Member State Audit 

Scheme 

—Integration of women in the maritime 

sector 

—Global maritime training institutions 

—Impact Assessment Exercise 2008– 

2011 

—Application of the Committee’s 

Guidelines 

—Work Programme 

—Any other business 

—Election of the Chairman and the 

Vice-Chairman for 2013 

—Consideration of the report of the 

Committee on its sixty-second session 

One Hundred and Eighth Session of 

Council 

—Adoption of the agenda 

—Report of the Secretary-General on 

credentials 

—Strategy, planning and reform 

—Periodic review of administrative 

requirements in mandatory IMO 

instruments 

—Resource Management 

—Human resource matters, including 

amendments to the Staff Regulations 

ending 31 December 2011 

—Accounts and audit: Final accounts 

for the financial period ending 31 

December 2011 

—Report on investments 

—Report on arrears of contributions and 

of advances to the Working Capital 

Fund and on the implementation of 

Article 61 of the IMO Convention 

—Budget considerations for 2012 and 

2013 

—Development of a long-term plan for 

the future financial sustainability of 

the Organization 

—Voluntary IMO Member State Audit 

Scheme 

—Consideration of the report of the 

Marine Environment Protection 

Committee 

—Consideration of the report of the 

Legal Committee 

—Consideration of the report of the 

Maritime Safety Committee 

—Consideration of the report of the 

Technical Co-operation Committee 

—Technical Co-operation Fund: report 

on activities of the 2010–2011 

programme 

—World Maritime University: 

—Report of the Board of Governors 

—Budget 

—Financial sustainability 

—Appointment of the Chancellor 

—IMO International Maritime Law 

Institute: 

—Report of the Board of Governors 

—Budget 

—Preliminary review of the IMLI 

Statute 

—Appointment of the Chairman of the 

Governing Board 

—Protection of vital shipping lanes 

—External relations: 

—Relations with the United Nations and 

the specialized agencies 

—Joint Inspection Unit 

—Relations with intergovernmental 

organizations 

—Relations with non-governmental 

organizations 

—World Maritime Day 

—International Maritime Prize 

—IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at 

Sea 

—Report on the status of the Convention 

and membership of the Organization 

—Report on the status of conventions 

and other multilateral instruments in 

respect of which the Organization 

performs functions 

—Place, date and duration of the next 

session of the Council 

—Supplementary agenda items, if any 

Members of the public may attend 

this meeting up to the seating capacity 

of the room. To facilitate the building 

security process, those who plan to 

attend should contact the meeting 

coordinator; LCDR Matthew Frazee by 

email at matthew.p.frazee@uscg.mil, by 

phone at (202) 372–1376 or in writing 

at Commandant (CG–52), U.S. Coast 

Guard Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street 

SW., STOP 7126, Room 1200, 

Washington, DC 20593–7126 not later 

than 72 hours before the meeting. Please 

note that due to security considerations, 

two valid, government issued photo 

identifications must be presented to 

gain entrance to the Headquarters 

building. The Headquarters building is 

accessible by taxi and privately owned 

conveyance (public transportation is not 

generally available). 

However, parking in the vicinity of 

the building is extremely limited. 

Additional information regarding this 

and other IMO SHC public meetings 

may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo. 

Dated: May 7, 2012. 

Brian Robinson, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11504 Filed 5–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Applications for Certificates 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed 

Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) 

During the Week Ending April 7, 2012 

The following Applications for 

Certificates of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier 

Permits were filed under Subpart B 

(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department 

of Transportation’s Procedural 

Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et. 

seq.). The due date for Answers, 

Conforming Applications, or Motions to 

Modify Scope are set forth below for 

each application. Following the Answer 

period DOT may process the application 

by expedited procedures. Such 

procedures may consist of the adoption 

of a show-cause order, a tentative order, 

or in appropriate cases a final order 

without further proceedings. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2012– 

0049. 

Date Filed: April 3, 2012. 


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