Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 8 / Thursday, January 11, 2018 / Notices 1451 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 154276 and for 

economic injury is 154280. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Jerome Edwards, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00360 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #15425 and #15426; 

CALIFORNIA Disaster Number CA–00283] 

Presidential Declaration of a Major 

Disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of California 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the 

presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for public assistance only for 

the state of California (FEMA–4353– 

DR), dated 01/02/2018. 

Incident: Wildfires. 

Incident Period: 12/04/2017 and 

continuing. 

DATES: Issued on 01/02/2018. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 03/05/2018. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 10/02/2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

President’s major disaster declaration on 

01/02/2018, Private Non-Profit 

organizations that provide essential 

services of a governmental nature may 

file disaster loan applications at the 

address listed above or other locally 

announced locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: Santa Barbara, 

Ventura. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Non-Profit Organizations with 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.500 

Percent 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.500 

For Economic Injury: 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.500 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 154255 and for 

economic injury is 154260. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Jerome Edwards, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00364 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #15418 and #15419; 

LOUISIANA Disaster Number LA–00079] 

Administrative Declaration of a 

Disaster for the State of Louisiana 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an 

Administrative declaration of a disaster 

for the State of Louisiana dated 

01/02/2018. 

Incident: Tropical Storm Harvey. 

Incident Period: 08/27/2017 through 

09/10/2017. 

DATES: Issued on 01/02/2018. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 03/05/2018. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 10/02/2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

A. Escobar, Office of Disaster 

Assistance, U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, 

Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, 

(202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

Administrator’s disaster declaration, 

applications for disaster loans may be 

filed at the address listed above or other 

locally announced locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: Calcasieu 

Contiguous Counties: 

Louisiana: Beauregard, Cameron, 

Jefferson Davis 

Texas: Newton, Orange 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 3.500 

Homeowners Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 1.750 

Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 6.610 

Businesses Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 3.305 

Non-Profit Organizations With 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.500 

Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.500 

For Economic Injury: 

Businesses & Small Agricultural 

Cooperatives Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 3.305 

Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.500 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 15418 B and for 

economic injury is 15419 0. 

The States which received an EIDL 

Declaration # are Louisiana, Texas. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Dated: January 2, 2018. 

Linda E. McMahon, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00383 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 10265] 

Secretary of State’s Determination 

Under the International Religious 

Freedom Act of 1998 

The Secretary of State’s designation of 

‘‘countries of particular concern’’ for 

religious freedom violations. Pursuant 

to Section 408(a) of the International 

Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 

105–292), as amended (the Act), notice 

is hereby given that, on December 22, 

2017, the Secretary of State, under 

authority delegated by the President, 

has designated each of the following as 

a ‘‘country of particular concern’’ (CPC) 

under section 402(b) of the Act, for 

having engaged in or tolerated 

particularly severe violations of 

religious freedom: Burma, China, 

Eritrea, Iran, the Democratic People’s 

Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, 

Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and 

Uzbekistan. The Secretary 

simultaneously designated the following 

Presidential Actions for these CPCs: 


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For Burma, the existing ongoing 

restrictions referenced in 22 CFR 126.1, 

pursuant to section 402(c)(5) of the Act; 

For China, the existing ongoing 

restriction on exports to China of crime 

control and detection instruments and 

equipment, under the Foreign Relations 

Authorization Act of 1990 and 1991 

(Pub. L. 101–246), pursuant to section 

402(c)(5) of the Act; 

For Eritrea, the existing ongoing 

restrictions referenced in 22 CFR 126.1, 

pursuant to section 402(c)(5) of the Act; 

For Iran, the existing ongoing travel 

restrictions in section 221(c) of the Iran 

Threat Reduction and Syria Human 

Rights Act of 2012 (TRA) for individuals 

identified under section 221(a)(1)(C) of 

the TRA in connection with the 

commission of serious human rights 

abuses, pursuant to section 402(c)(5) of 

the Act; 

For the Democratic People’s Republic 

of Korea, the existing ongoing 

restrictions to which the Democratic 

People’s Republic of Korea is subject, 

pursuant to sections 402 and 409 of the 

Trade Act of 1974 (the Jackson-Vanik 

Amendment), pursuant to section 

402(c)(5) of the Act; 

For Saudi Arabia, a waiver as required 

in the ‘‘important national interest of 

the United States,’’ pursuant to section 

407 of the Act; 

For Sudan, the restriction in the 

annual Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act on making certain 

appropriated funds available for 

assistance to the Government of Sudan, 

currently set forth in section 7042(j) of 

the Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2015 (Div. K, Pub. 

L. 114–113), and any provision of law 

that is the same or substantially the 

same as this provision, pursuant to 

section 402(c)(5) of the Act; 

For Tajikistan, a waiver as required in 

the ‘‘important national interest of the 

United States,’’ pursuant to section 407 

of the Act; 

For Turkmenistan, a waiver as 

required in the ‘‘important national 

interest of the United States,’’ pursuant 

to section 407 of the Act; 

For Uzbekistan, a waiver as required 

in the ‘‘important national interest of 

the United States,’’ pursuant to section 

407 of the Act. 

In addition, the Secretary of State has 

designated the following country as a 

‘‘special watch list’’ country for severe 

violations of religious freedom: 

Pakistan. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Benjamin W. Medina, Office of 

International Religious Freedom, Bureau 

of Democracy, Human Rights, and 

Labor, U.S. Department of State, (Phone: 

(202) 647 3865 or Email: MedinaBW@

state.gov). 

Daniel L. Nadel, 

Director, Office of International Religious 

Freedom, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00333 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–18–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Notice of Continuation and Request for 

Nominations for the Trade Advisory 

Committee on Africa 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (USTR) is 

establishing a new four-year charter 

term and accepting applications from 

qualified individuals interested in 

serving as a member of the Trade 

Advisory Committee on Africa (TACA). 

The TACA is a trade advisory 

committee that provides general policy 

advice and guidance to the United 

States Trade Representative on trade 

policy and development matters that 

have a significant impact on the 

countries of sub-Saharan Africa. 

DATES: USTR will accept nominations 

on a rolling basis for membership on the 

TACA for the four-year charter term 

beginning in March 2018. To ensure 

consideration before the new charter 

term, you should submit you 

application by February 2, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stewart Young, Deputy Assistant U.S. 

Trade Representative for 

Intergovernmental Affairs and Public 

Engagement, SYoung@ustr.eop.gov or 

202–395–2864, or Bennett Harman, 

Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade 

Representative for Africa, BHarman@

ustr.eop.gov or 202–395–9612. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background 

Section 135(c)(1) of the Trade Act of 

1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2155(c)(1)), 

authorizes the President to establish 

individual general trade policy advisory 

committees for industry, labor, 

agriculture, services, investment, 

defense, small business, and other 

interests, as appropriate, to provide 

general policy advice. The President 

delegated that authority to the United 

States Trade Representative in 

Executive Order 11846, section 4(d), 

issued on March 27, 1975. In addition, 

section 14 of the AGOA Acceleration 

Act of 2004, Public Law 108–274, 118 

Stat. 829–830 (codified at 19 U.S.C. 

3701 note) specifically acknowledged 

the TACA, which USTR established 

under these authorities. Advisory 

committees established by the Trade 

Representative are subject to the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. See 19 U.S.C. 2155(f); 5 

U.S.C. App. II. 

Pursuant to these authorities, the 

United States Trade Representative 

intends to establish a new four-year 

charter term for the TACA, which will 

begin on March 19, 2018 and end on 

March 18, 2022. 

The TACA is a discretionary trade 

advisory committee established to 

provide general policy advice to the 

United States Trade Representative on 

trade policy and development matters 

that have a significant impact on the 

countries of sub-Saharan Africa. More 

specifically, the TACA provides general 

policy advice on issues that may affect 

the countries of sub-Saharan Africa 

including: (1) Negotiating objectives and 

bargaining positions before entering into 

trade agreements; (2) the impact of the 

implementation of trade agreements; (3) 

matters concerning the operation of any 

trade agreement once entered into; and 

(4) other matters arising in connection 

with the development, implementation, 

and administration of the trade policy of 

the United States. The TACA also 

facilitates the goals and objectives of the 

African Growth and Opportunity Act 

(AGOA) and assists in maintaining 

ongoing discussions with sub-Saharan 

African trade and agriculture ministries 

and private sector organizations on 

issues of mutual concern, including 

regional and international trade 

concerns and World Trade Organization 

issues. 

The TACA meets as needed, at the 

call of the United States Trade 

Representative or his/her designee, or 

two-thirds of the TACA members, 

depending on various factors such as 

the level of activity of trade negotiations 

and the needs of the United States Trade 

Representative. 

II. Membership 

The TACA is composed of not more 

than 30 members who have expertise in 

general trade, investment and 

development issues and specific 

knowledge of United States-Africa trade 

and investment trends including trade 

under the AGOA; constraints to trade 

and investment (including 

infrastructure, energy and financing); 

trade facilitation measures; sanitary and 

phyto-sanitary measures and technical 


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