Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 235 / Friday, December 6, 2024 / Notices 97161 

13When OMB mandated the SOC system for 

occupational data collection, Federal agencies 

developed crosswalks from the existing taxonomies 

to the SOC. 64 FR 53136, 53139 (1999), available 

at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1999- 

09-30/pdf/99-25445.pdf. The DOT crosswalk file is 

available at https://www.onetcenter.org/crosswalks.

html. 

14The other five DOT codes are: DOT Code 

311.477–014 Counter Attendant, Lunchroom or 

Coffee Shop; DOT Code 311.477–038 Waiter/ 

Waitress, Take Out; DOT Code 311.674–010 

Canteen Operator; DOT Code 311.677–014 Counter 

Attendant, Cafeteria; DOT Code 319.474–010 

Fountain Server. 

15U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. OEWS, May 

2022. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes353023.

htm. 

16Our determinations and decisions are based on 

the preponderance of the evidence standard. See 20 

CFR 404.902, 404.920, 404.953, 416.1402, 416.1420, 

and 416.1453. 

comparisons between the DOT and 

SOC13 to identify the closest related 

SOC group as 35–3023 Fast Food and 

Counter Workers. The VE explains that 

five additional DOT occupations 

crosswalk to the same SOC group,14 and 

that OEWS data shows there are 

3,325,050 jobs nationally for the Fast 

Food and Counter Workers SOC 

group.15 Considering the limitations in 

the hypothetical question, the VE 

explains that the Fast-Foods Worker 

(DOT Code 311.472–010) occupation 

occurs more frequently in the labor 

market than the other five DOT jobs in 

the same SOC group. Then, the VE 

states that the Fast-Food Worker 

occupation accounts for 1,300,000 jobs 

in the SOC group. The VE explains that 

the response was based on the VE’s 

experience, training, observation of how 

the job is performed in multiple settings 

and industries, and familiarity with the 

job market estimates. 

Adjudicator Responsibilities 

Our adjudicators are responsible for 

evaluating the VS or VE evidence within 

the context of the overall evidence in 

the claim. If the VS or VE does not 

provide the expected information and 

explanation outlined above, the 

adjudicator will usually need to develop 

the record with sufficient evidence to 

make a supported finding at step four or 

step five of the sequential evaluation 

process.16

[FR Doc. 2024–28508 Filed 12–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12599] 

Notice of Determinations; Additional 

Culturally Significant Objects Being 

Imported for Exhibition— 

Determinations: ‘‘Caspar David 

Friedrich: The Soul of Nature’’ 

Exhibition 

SUMMARY: On September 30, 2024, 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register of determinations pertaining to 

a certain object to be included in an 

exhibition entitled ‘‘Caspar David 

Friedrich: The Soul of Nature.’’ Notice 

is hereby given of the following 

determinations: I hereby determine that 

certain additional objects being 

imported from abroad pursuant to 

agreements with their foreign owners or 

custodians for temporary display in the 

aforesaid exhibition at The Metropolitan 

Museum of Art, New York, New York, 

and at possible additional exhibitions or 

venues yet to be determined, are of 

cultural significance, and, further, that 

their temporary exhibition or display 

within the United States as 

aforementioned is in the national 

interest. I have ordered that Public 

Notice of these determinations be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reed Liriano, Program Coordinator, 

Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. 

Department of State (telephone: 202– 

632–6471; email: section2459@

state.gov). The mailing address is U.S. 

Department of State, L/PD, 2200 C Street 

NW (SA–5), Suite 5H03, Washington, 

DC 20522–0505. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

foregoing determinations were made 

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 Delegation of 

Authority No. 523 of December 22, 

2021. The notice of determinations 

published on September 30, 2024, 

appears at 89 FR 79683. 

Nicole L. Elkon, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional 

and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28535 Filed 12–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Docket Number USTR–2024–0023] 

Request for Comments and Notice of 

a Public Hearing Regarding the 2025 

Special 301 Review 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative (USTR). 

ACTION: Request for comments and 

notice of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: Each year, USTR conducts a 

review to identify countries that deny 

adequate and effective protection of 

intellectual property (IP) rights or deny 

fair and equitable market access to U.S. 

persons who rely on IP protection. 

Based on this review, the U.S. Trade 

Representative determines which, if 

any, of these countries to identify as 

Priority Foreign Countries. USTR 

requests written comments that identify 

acts, policies, or practices that may form 

the basis of a country’s identification as 

a Priority Foreign Country or placement 

on the Priority Watch List or Watch List. 

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Deadline for submission of written 

comments, hearing statements, and 

notices of intent to appear at the hearing 

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Deadline for submission of written 

comments, hearing statements, and 

notices of intent to appear at the hearing 

from foreign governments. 

February 19, 2025: The Special 301 

Subcommittee will hold a public 

hearing at the Office of the United State 

Trade Representative, 1724 F Street NW, 

Rooms 1&2, Washington, DC. If 

necessary, the hearing may continue on 

the next business day. Those who 

intend to testify at the public hearing 

must submit a notice of intent to appear 

by the deadlines stated above. Please 

consult the USTR website at https://

ustr.gov/issue-areas/intellectualproperty/Special-301, for confirmation 

of the date and location and the 

schedule of witnesses. 

February 26, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. EST: 

Deadline for submission of post-hearing 

written comments from persons who 

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On or about April 30, 2025: USTR 

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