8326 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 32 / Thursday, February 18, 2016 / Notices 

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Requests for pension plan information ............................................................ 580 1 30 290 

Dated: February 12, 2016. 

Naomi R. Sipple, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03380 Filed 2–17–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 9449] 

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public 

Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting 

The U.S. Advisory Commission on 

Public Diplomacy will hold a public 

meeting from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 

a.m., Tuesday, March 8, 2016 in Room 

106 of the Dirksen Senate Office 

Building, at the corner of First Street 

and Constitution Ave. NE., Washington, 

DC 20002. 

The meeting’s topic will be 

‘‘Reassessing Global Countering Violent 

Extremism Strategy’’ and will feature 

the head of the new Global Engagement 

Center at the U.S. Department of State. 

Other representatives from the State 

Department will be in attendance. 

This meeting is open to the public, 

members and staff of Congress, the State 

Department, Defense Department, the 

media, and other governmental and 

non-governmental organizations. To 

attend and make any requests for 

reasonable accommodation, email 

pdcommission@state.gov by 5 p.m. on 

Thursday, March 3, 2016. Please arrive 

for the meeting by 9:45 a.m. to allow for 

a prompt meeting start. 

The United States Advisory 

Commission on Public Diplomacy 

appraises U.S. Government activities 

intended to understand, inform, and 

influence foreign publics. The Advisory 

Commission may conduct studies, 

inquiries, and meetings, as it deems 

necessary. It may assemble and 

disseminate information and issue 

reports and other publications, subject 

to the approval of the Chairperson, in 

consultation with the Executive 

Director. The Advisory Commission 

may undertake foreign travel in pursuit 

of its studies and coordinate, sponsor, or 

oversee projects, studies, events, or 

other activities that it deems desirable 

and necessary in fulfilling its functions. 

The Commission consists of seven 

members appointed by the President, by 

and with the advice and consent of the 

Senate. The members of the 

Commission represent the public 

interest and are selected from a cross 

section of educational, communications, 

cultural, scientific, technical, public 

service, labor, business, and 

professional backgrounds. Not more 

than four members are from any one 

political party. The President designates 

a member to chair the Commission. 

The current members of the 

Commission are: Mr. William Hybl of 

Colorado, Chairman; Ambassador 

Lyndon Olson of Texas, Vice Chairman; 

Mr. Sim Farar of California, Vice 

Chairman; Ambassador Penne KorthPeacock of Texas; Ms. Lezlee Westine of 

Virginia; and Anne Terman Wedner of 

Illinois. One seat on the Commission is 

currently vacant. 

To request further information about 

the meeting or the U.S. Advisory 

Commission on Public Diplomacy, you 

may contact its Executive Director, 

Katherine Brown, at BrownKA4@

state.gov. 

Dated: February 4, 2016. 

Katherine Brown, 

Executive Director, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03374 Filed 2–17–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–45–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Delegation of Authority 250–1: Further 

Assignment of Functions Under the 

Bipartisan Congressional Trade 

Priorities and Accountability Act of 

2015 (the ‘‘Act’’) to Other Departments 

and Agencies of the Executive Branch 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Further assignment of functions. 

SUMMARY: The Act specifically granted 

the President certain authorities and 

assigned the President certain functions 

related to agreements covered by the 

Act’s provisions. In Executive Order No. 

13701, the President assigned certain of 

these functions to the Secretary of State 

and provided guidance for performing 

those functions, including the further 

assignment of functions to officers of 

any other department or agency within 

the Executive Branch. This notice 

informs the public of the Secretary of 

State’s further assignment of certain 

functions. This notice does not create 

any right or benefit, substantive or 

procedural, enforceable at law or equity 

by a party against the United States, its 

departments, agencies, instrumentalities 

or entities, its officers or employees, or 

any other person. 

DATES: These actions were effective on 

the signature date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tiffany Prather, PratherTA@state.gov; 

Tel: (202) 647–4548. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Further Assignment of Functions 

Pursuant to section 1(c)(i) of 

Executive Order No. 13701, the 

Secretary of State hereby, as set forth 

below, further assigns certain functions 

of the Secretary of State under the 

Order. Departments and agencies shall 

carry out those functions in a manner 

that is supportive of agreements subject 

to the Act. 

The functions of the President under 

section 102(c)(2) of the Act with respect 

to establishing consultative mechanisms 

assigned to the Secretary of State are 

further assigned to the United States 

Trade Representative, and shall be 

carried out jointly by the Secretary of 

State and the United States Trade 

Representative. Such consultative 

mechanisms are those established 

through trade agreements subject to the 

Act. This further assignment is without 

prejudice to the Secretary of State’s 

responsibility for coordinating the 

operation of such mechanisms and 

obtaining the advice and assistance of 

any other agency as necessary and 

appropriate. 

Dated: February 11, 2016. 

John Kerry, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2016–03376 Filed 2–17–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. EP 290 (Sub-No. 4)] 

Railroad Cost Recovery Procedures— 

Productivity Adjustment 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Proposed Railroad Cost 

Recovery Procedures Productivity 

Adjustment. 

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