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has procedures in place to ensure that 

any such relationships will not 

influence any accreditation or approval 

decisions, and shall maintain and use 

these procedures. 

c) IAAME shall disclose to the 

Department any other situation or 

circumstance that may create the 

appearance of a conflict of interest. 

2) Liability: IAAME agrees to 

maintain sufficient resources to defend 

challenges to its actions as an 

accrediting entity, including by 

maintaining liability insurance for its 

actions as an accrediting entity brought 

by agencies and/or persons seeking to be 

accredited or approved or who are 

accredited or approved, and to inform 

the Department immediately of any 

events that may affect its ability to 

defend itself (e.g., change in or loss of 

insurance coverage, change in relevant 

state law). IAAME agrees that it will 

consult with the Department 

immediately if it becomes aware of any 

other legal proceedings related to its 

acts as an accrediting entity, or of any 

legal proceedings not related to its acts 

as an accrediting entity that may 

threaten its ability to continue to 

function as an accrediting entity. 

Article 7 

Liaison Between the Department and 

the Accrediting Entity 

1) IAAME’s principal point of contact 

for communications relating to its 

functions and duties as an accrediting 

entity will be the Director of 

Intercountry Adoption Accreditation. 

The Department’s principal point of 

contact for communication is the 

Accrediting Entity Liaison officer in the 

Office of Children’s Issues, Office of 

Overseas Citizens Services, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State. 

2) The parties will keep each other 

currently informed in writing of the 

names and contact information for their 

principal points of contact. As of the 

signing of this Agreement, the 

respective principal points of contact 

are as set forth in Attachment 1. 

Article 8 

Certifications and Assurances 

1) IAAME certifies that it will comply 

with all requirements of applicable State 

and Federal law. 

Article 9 

Agreement, Scope, and Period of 

Performance 

1) Scope: 

a) This agreement is not intended to 

have any effect on any activities of 

IAAME that are not related to its 

functions as an accrediting entity for 

adoption service providers providing 

adoption services in intercountry 

adoptions. 

b) Nothing in this agreement shall be 

deemed to be a commitment or 

obligation to provide any Federal funds. 

c) All accrediting entity functions and 

responsibilities authorized by this 

agreement are to occur only during the 

duration of this agreement. 

d) Nothing in this agreement shall 

release IAAME from any legal 

requirements or responsibilities 

imposed on the accrediting entity by the 

IAA, UAA, 22 CFR part 96, or any other 

applicable laws or regulations. 

2) Commencement of responsibilities: 

IAAME’s responsibilities as an 

accrediting entity under Article 2 will 

commence upon approval by the 

Department of systems, procedures, and 

a fee schedule that, if applicable, are 

coordinated between IAAME and any 

other designated accrediting entity to 

ensure general consistency in 

accreditation systems and procedures, 

and general parity of fees; and, if 

applicable, determination by the 

Department of jurisdictional boundaries 

between IAAME and any other 

designated accrediting entity. 

3) Duration: IAAME’s designation as 

an accrediting entity and this agreement 

shall remain in effect for five years from 

signature, unless terminated earlier by 

the Department in conjunction with the 

suspension or cancellation of the 

designation of IAAME. The Parties may 

agree mutually in writing to extend the 

designation of the accrediting entity and 

the duration of this agreement. If either 

Party does not wish to renew the 

agreement, it must provide written 

notice no less than one year prior to the 

termination date, and the Parties will 

consult to establish a mutually agreed 

schedule to transfer adoption service 

providers to another accrediting entity, 

including by transferring a reasonable 

allocation of collected fees for the 

remainder of the accreditation or 

approval period of such adoption 

service providers. 

4) Changed Circumstances: If 

unforeseen circumstances arise that will 

render IAAME unable to continue to 

perform its duties as an Accrediting 

Entity, IAAME will immediately inform 

the Department of State. The Parties will 

consult and make an effort to find a 

solution that will enable IAAME to 

continue to perform until the end of the 

contract period. If no such solution can 

be reached, the contract may be 

terminated on a mutually agreed date or, 

if mutual agreement cannot be reached, 

on not less than 14 months written 

notice from IAAME. 

5) Severability: To the extent that the 

Department determines, within its 

reasonable discretion, that any 

provision of this agreement is 

inconsistent with the Convention, the 

IAA, the UAA, the regulations 

implementing the IAA and UAA, or any 

other provision of law, that provision of 

the agreement shall be considered null 

and void and the remainder of the 

agreement shall continue in full force 

and effect as if the offending portion 

had not been a part of it. 

6) Entirety of Agreement: This 

agreement is the entire agreement of the 

Parties and may be modified only upon 

written agreement of the Parties. 

Dated: July 28, 2017. 

David T. Donahue, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Consular 

Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18040 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 10099] 

Notice of Determinations; Culturally 

Significant Objects Imported for 

Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Fragonard: The Fantasy Figures’’ 

Exhibition 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: I hereby 

determine that certain objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Fragonard: 

The Fantasy Figures,’’ imported from 

abroad for temporary exhibition within 

the United States, are of cultural 

significance. The objects are imported 

pursuant to loan agreements with the 

foreign owners or custodians. I also 

determine that the exhibition or display 

of the exhibit objects at the National 

Gallery of Art, Washington, District of 

Columbia, from on or about October 8, 

2017, until on or about December 3, 

2017, 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 


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1This is the same rail line that the Board 

addressed in a declaratory order proceeding earlier 

this year. See LRY, LLC—Pet. for Declaratory 

Order—Rail Line in Lake Cty., Or. & Modoc Cty., 

Cal., FD 36117 (STB served June 12, 2017). 

2See LRY, LLC—Lease & Operation Exemption— 

Rail Line in Lake Cty., Or., FD 35250 (Sub-No. 1) 

(STB served Dec. 18, 2009). 

3See S. Pac. Transp. Co.—Aban.—in Modoc Cty., 

Cal., & Lake Cty., Or., AB 12 (Sub-No. 84) (ICC 

served Oct. 20, 1985). 

4See Lake Cty. R.R.—Modified Rail Certificate, 

FD 33581 (STB served Apr. 24, 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. 2017–18029 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36143] 

Goose Lake Railway, LLC—Change in 

Operator Exemption—LRY, LLC d.b.a. 

Lake Railway 

Goose Lake Railway, LLC (GLRY), a 

noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to 

assume operations over approximately 

54.45 miles of rail line, known as the 

Lakeview Branch, between milepost 

458.60 at Alturas, Cal., and milepost 

513.05 at Lakeview, Or. (the Line).1

GLRY states that the Line is owned by 

Lake County, Or. (Lake County), and 

LRY, LLC d.b.a. Lake Railway (LRY) 

currently operates it pursuant to a lease 

agreement.2 According to GLRY, Lake 

County acquired the Line from the 

Southern Pacific Transportation 

Company (SPTC) after the Board’s 

predecessor, the Interstate Commerce 

Commission, authorized SPTC to 

abandon it.3 Lake County was 

authorized to operate the Line pursuant 

to a Modified Rail Certificate.4 GLRY 

states that, under the new operating 

agreement, GLRY will replace LRY as 

the operator of the Line upon 

consummation and LRY will have no 

further common carrier obligation with 

respect to the Line. GLRY also states 

that LRY has agreed to terminate its 

operation over the Line upon 

consummation of the transaction 

between GLRY and Lake County and 

does not object to the proposed change 

in operators. 

GLRY states that the proposed change 

in operators does not involve any 

provision or agreement that would limit 

future interchange with a third-party 

connecting carrier. GLRY certifies that 

its projected annual revenues as a result 

of this transaction will not result in the 

creation of a Class II or Class I rail 

carrier and would not exceed $5 

million. 

Under 49 CFR 1150.32(b), a change in 

operators requires that notice be given 

to shippers. GLRY certifies that it has 

provided notice of the proposed change 

in operators to all known shippers on 

the Line. 

GLRY intends to consummate the 

proposed transaction on or about 

September 9, 2017, the effective date of 

the exemption (30 days after the verified 

notice was filed). 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions for stay must 

be filed no later than September 1, 2017 

(at least seven days before the 

exemption becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

36143, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, one copy of each pleading 

must be served on Robert A. Wimbish, 

Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker 

Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606. 

According to GLRY, this action is 

excluded from environmental review 

under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and from 

historic preservation reporting 

requirements under 49 CFR 

1105.8(b)(1). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

WWW.STB.GOV. 

Decided: August 22, 2017. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Rena Laws-Byrum, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18054 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Noise 

Certification Standards for Subsonic 

Jet Airplanes and Subsonic Transport 

Category Large Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew a previously 

approved information collection. The 

information collected is needed for 

applicants’ noise certification 

compliance reports in order to 

demonstrate compliance. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by September 25, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to the attention of the Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to oira_

submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to 

(202) 395–6974, or mailed to the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Hall at Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov 

or (817) 222–5448. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0659. 

Title: Noise Certification Standards 

for Subsonic Jet Airplanes and Subsonic 

Transport Category Large Airplanes. 


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