39940 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 161 / Tuesday, August 22, 2017 / Notices 

unclassified, contains business information 

submitted to the Department of State by the 

applicant, publication of which could cause 

competitive harm to the United States firm 

concerned. 

Sincerely, 

Charles S. Faulkner, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of 

Legislative Affairs. 

Enclosure: Transmittal No. DDTC 17–036. 

June 28, 2017 

The Honorable Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the 

House of Representatives. 

Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to Section 

36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, I am 

transmitting certification of a proposed 

license for the export of defense articles, 

including technical data, and defense in the 

amount of $14,000,000 or more. 

The transaction contained in the attached 

certification involves the export of defense 

articles, including technical data, and 

defense services to Taiwan for the MK 41 

Vertical Launching System. 

The United States government is prepared 

to license the export of these items having 

taken into account political, military, 

economic, human rights, and arms control 

considerations. 

More detailed information is contained in 

the formal certification which, though 

unclassified, contains business information 

submitted to the Department of State by the 

applicant, publication of which could cause 

competitive harm to the United States firm 

concerned. 

Sincerely, 

Charles S. Faulkner, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Legislative Affairs. 

Enclosure: Transmittal No. DDTC 17–071. 

Anthony Dearth, 

(Acting) Managing Director, Directorate of 

Defense Trade Controls, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17770 Filed 8–21–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 10093] 

Notice of Determinations; Culturally 

Significant Objects Imported for 

Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of 

Fire’’ Exhibition 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: I hereby 

determine that certain objects to be 

included in the exhibition 

‘‘Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of 

Fire,’’ imported from abroad for 

temporary exhibition within the United 

States, are of cultural significance. The 

objects are imported pursuant to a loan 

agreement with the foreign owner or 

custodian. I also determine that the 

exhibition or display of the exhibit 

objects at the Fine Arts Museums of San 

Francisco, de Young Museum, San 

Francisco, California, from on or about 

September 30, 2017, until on or about 

February 11, 2018, at the Los Angeles 

County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 

California, from on or about March 25, 

2018, until on or about July 15, 2018, 

and at possible additional exhibitions or 

venues yet to be determined, is in the 

national interest. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the imported objects, contact Elliot Chiu 

in the 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, 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), E.O. 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, as appropriate, Delegation of 

Authority No. 257–1 of December 11, 

2015). I have ordered that Public Notice 

of these Determinations be published in 

the Federal Register. 

Alyson Grunder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17716 Filed 8–21–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 10092] 

Renewal of International Security 

Advisory Board Charter 

SUMMARY: The Department of State 

announces the renewal of the Charter of 

the International Security Advisory 

Board (ISAB). 

The purpose of the ISAB is to provide 

the Department with a continuing 

source of independent insight, advice, 

and innovation on all aspects of arms 

control, disarmament, nonproliferation, 

and international security, and related 

aspects of public diplomacy. The ISAB 

will remain in existence for two years 

after the filing date of the Charter unless 

terminated. 

For more information, please contact 

Christopher M. Herrick, Executive 

Director of the International Security 

Advisory Board, Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20520, telephone: (202) 

647–9683. 

Christopher M. Herrick, 

Executive Director, International Security 

Advisory Board, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17612 Filed 8–21–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–35–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Determination Under the African 

Growth and Opportunity Act 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Trade 

Representative (USTR) has determined 

that Togo has adopted an effective visa 

system and related procedures to 

prevent the unlawful transshipment of 

textile and apparel articles and the use 

of counterfeit documents in connection 

with the shipment of such articles, and 

has implemented and follows, or is 

making substantial progress towards 

implementing and following, the 

custom procedures required by the 

African Growth and Opportunity Act 

(AGOA). Therefore, imports of eligible 

products from Togo qualify for the 

textile and apparel benefits provided 

under the AGOA. 

DATES: This notice is applicable on 

August 22, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Constance Hamilton, Acting Assistant 

United States Trade Representative for 

African Affairs, (202) 395–9514 or 

Constance_Hamilton@ustr.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

AGOA (Title I of the Trade and 

Development Act of 2000, Pub. L. 106– 

200, as amended) provides preferential 

tariff treatment for imports of certain 

textile and apparel products of 

beneficiary sub-Saharan African 

countries. The textile and apparel trade 

benefits under AGOA are available to 

imports of eligible products from 

countries that the President designates 

as ‘‘beneficiary sub-Saharan African 

countries,’’ provided that these 

countries: (1) Have adopted an effective 

visa system and related procedures to 

prevent the unlawful transshipment of 

textile and apparel articles and the use 

of counterfeit documents in connection 

with shipment of such articles; and (2) 

have implemented and follow, or are 

making substantial progress towards 

implementing and following, certain 

customs procedures that assist the U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection in 

verifying the origin of the products. In 


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