80_FR_74093 80 FR 73866 - Homeland Security Advisory Council-New Tasking

80 FR 73866 - Homeland Security Advisory Council-New Tasking

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 227 (November 25, 2015)

Page Range73866-73867
FR Document2015-30064

The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Jeh Johnson, tasked his Homeland Security Advisory Council to establish a subcommittee entitled Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Subcommittee on September 28, 2015. The CVE Subcommittee will provide findings and recommendations to the Homeland Security Advisory Council on best practices sourced from the technology and philanthropic sectors, education and mental health professionals, and community leaders. This notice informs the public of the establishment of the CVE Subcommittee and is not a notice for solicitation.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2015-0076]


Homeland Security Advisory Council--New Tasking

AGENCY: The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs/Partnership and 
Engagement, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of task assignment for the Homeland Security Advisory 
Council.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 
Jeh Johnson, tasked his Homeland Security Advisory Council to establish 
a subcommittee entitled Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Subcommittee 
on September 28, 2015. The CVE Subcommittee will provide findings and 
recommendations to the Homeland Security Advisory Council on best 
practices sourced from the technology and philanthropic sectors, 
education and mental health professionals, and community leaders. This 
notice informs the public of the establishment of the CVE Subcommittee 
and is not a notice for solicitation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah E. Morgenthau, Executive 
Director of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, Office of 
Intergovernmental Affairs/Partnership and Engagement, U.S. Department 
of Homeland Security at (202) 447-3135 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Homeland Security Advisory Council 
provides organizationally independent, strategic, timely, specific, and 
actionable advice and recommendations for the consideration of the 
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on matters related to 
homeland security. The Council is comprised of leaders of local law 
enforcement, first responders, state and local government, the private 
sector, and academia.
    Tasking: The CVE Subcommittee will develop actionable findings and 
recommendations for the Department of Homeland Security. The 
subcommittee will address the following: (1) What opportunities or 
platforms will be useful for the facilitation of public-private 
partnerships with both the technology and philanthropic sectors? (2) 
How can the Department develop new networks and a framework for 
sustained dialogue and engagement with technology companies, 
foundations and philanthropic organizations? (3) What other non-
government sectors, besides technology and philanthropic, should be 
leveraged for CVE and how should the Department engage those sectors? 
(4) How can the Department work with

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education and mental health professionals on CVE efforts to help 
parents and schools understand how they can counter youth 
radicalization to violence? (5) How can the Department inspire peer-to-
peer attempts to challenge violent extremism through public/private 
partnership?
    Schedule: The CVE Subcommittee findings and recommendations will be 
submitted to the Homeland Security Advisory Council for their 
deliberation and vote during a public meeting. Once the report is voted 
on by the Homeland Security Advisory Council, it will be sent to the 
Secretary for his review and acceptance.

    Dated: November 19, 2015.
Sarah E. Morgenthau,
Executive Director.
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                                              DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                     Government shall take all appropriate                 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                                                                      measures within their authority to carry              SECURITY
                                              [Public Notice: 9357]
                                                                                                      out the provisions of this notice.
                                                                                                                                                            [Docket No. DHS–2015–0076]
                                              Removal of Sanctions on Person on                         The following constitutes a current, as
                                              Whom Sanctions Have Been Imposed                        of this date, list of persons on whom                 Homeland Security Advisory Council—
                                              Under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996,                   sanctions are imposed under ISA. The                  New Tasking
                                              as Amended                                              particular sanctions imposed on an
                                                                                                      individual person are identified in the               AGENCY:  The Office of
                                              AGENCY: Department of State.                            relevant Federal Register Notice.                     Intergovernmental Affairs/Partnership
                                              ACTION: Notice.                                                                                               and Engagement, DHS.
                                                                                                      —Bimeh Markazi-Central Insurance of                   ACTION: Notice of task assignment for the
                                              SUMMARY:    The Secretary of State has                   Iran (See Public Notice 8268, 78 FR                  Homeland Security Advisory Council.
                                              decided to terminate sanctions imposed                   21183, April 9, 2013)
                                              under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996                    —Cambis, Dimitris (See Public Notice                  SUMMARY:    The Secretary of the
                                              (Pub. L. 104–172) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note)                  8268, 78 FR 21183, April 9, 2013)                    Department of Homeland Security
                                              (‘‘ISA’’), as amended, on Dettin S.p.A.                                                                       (DHS), Jeh Johnson, tasked his
                                                                                                      —FAL Oil Company Limited (see Public
                                              (a.k.a. Dettin) on the basis that the                                                                         Homeland Security Advisory Council to
                                                                                                       Notice 7776, 77 FR 4389, January 27,
                                              company is no longer engaging in                                                                              establish a subcommittee entitled
                                                                                                       2012)
                                              sanctionable activity described in                                                                            Countering Violent Extremism (CVE)
                                              section 5(a) of ISA, and that this person               —Ferland Company Limited (See Public                  Subcommittee on September 28, 2015.
                                              has provided reliable assurances that it                 Notice 8352, 78 FR 35351, June 12,                   The CVE Subcommittee will provide
                                              will not knowingly engage in                             2013)                                                findings and recommendations to the
                                              sanctionable activities in the future.                  —Goldentex FZE (see Public Notice                     Homeland Security Advisory Council
                                              Therefore, certain sanctions that were                   8897, 79 FR 59890, October 3, 2014)                  on best practices sourced from the
                                              imposed on Dettin on August 29, 2014                    —Impire Shipping (See Public Notice                   technology and philanthropic sectors,
                                              are no longer in effect.                                 8268, 78 FR 21183, April 9, 2013)                    education and mental health
                                              DATES: Effective date: The sanctions on                 —Jam Petrochemical Company (See                       professionals, and community leaders.
                                              Dettin are lifted effective November 2,                  Public Notice 8352 78 FR 35351, June                 This notice informs the public of the
                                              2015.                                                    12, 2013)                                            establishment of the CVE Subcommittee
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On                                                                           and is not a notice for solicitation.
                                                                                                      —Kish Protection and Indemnity (a.k.a.
                                              general issues: Office of Sanctions                                                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                       Kish P&I) (See Public Notice 8268, 78
                                              Policy and Implementation, Department                    FR 21183, April 9, 2013)                             Sarah E. Morgenthau, Executive Director
                                              of State, Telephone: (202) 647–7489.                                                                          of the Homeland Security Advisory
                                                                                                      —Kuo Oil (S) Pte. Ltd. (see Public                    Council, Office of Intergovernmental
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August                     Notice 7776, 77 FR 4389, January 27,
                                              29, 2014, the Secretary of State made a                                                                       Affairs/Partnership and Engagement,
                                                                                                       2012)                                                U.S. Department of Homeland Security
                                              determination to impose certain
                                              sanctions on, inter alia, Dettin S.p.A.                 —Naftiran Intertrade Company (see                     at (202) 447–3135 or hsac@hq.dhs.gov.
                                              (a.k.a. Dettin) under the Iran Sanctions                 Public Notice 7197, 75 FR 62916,                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                              Act of 1996, as amended (P.L. 104–172)                   October 13, 2010)                                    Homeland Security Advisory Council
                                              (50 U.S.C. 1701 note). See 79 FR 59890                  —Niksima Food and Beverage JLT (See                   provides organizationally independent,
                                              (October 3, 2014). Additional                            Public Notice 8352, 78 FR 35351, June                strategic, timely, specific, and
                                              information regarding the basis for                      12, 2013)                                            actionable advice and recommendations
                                              imposing sanctions and the specific                     —Petrochemical Commercial Company                     for the consideration of the Secretary of
                                              sanctions imposed on Dettin is                           International (a.k.a. PCCI) (see Public              the Department of Homeland Security
                                              contained in the Federal Register notice                 Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, September                  on matters related to homeland security.
                                              cited above.                                             14, 2011)                                            The Council is comprised of leaders of
                                                 Pursuant to section 9(b)(2) of ISA and               —Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (a.k.a.                 local law enforcement, first responders,
                                              the authority delegated to the Secretary                 PDVSA) (see Public Notice 7585, 76                   state and local government, the private
                                              of State in the October 9, 2012                          FR 56866, September 14, 2011)                        sector, and academia.
                                              Memorandum to relevant agency heads,                                                                             Tasking: The CVE Subcommittee will
                                              ‘‘Delegation of Certain Functions and                   —Royal Oyster Group (see Public Notice                develop actionable findings and
                                              Authorities Under the Iran Threat                        7585, 76 FR 56866, September 14,                     recommendations for the Department of
                                              Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act                     2011)                                                Homeland Security. The subcommittee
                                              of 2012,’’ (‘‘Delegation Memorandum’’),                 —Speedy Ship (a.k.a. SPD) (see Public                 will address the following: (1) What
                                              the Secretary now has decided to                         Notice 7585, 76 FR 56866, September                  opportunities or platforms will be useful
                                              terminate sanctions on Dettin on the                     14, 2011)                                            for the facilitation of public-private
                                              basis that the company is no longer                     —Sytrol (see Public Notice 8040, 77 FR                partnerships with both the technology
                                              engaging in sanctionable activity                        59034, September 25, 2012)                           and philanthropic sectors? (2) How can
                                              described in section 5(a) of ISA, and                   —Zhuhai Zhenrong Company (see                         the Department develop new networks
                                              that this person has provided reliable                   Public Notice 7776, 77 FR 4389,                      and a framework for sustained dialogue
                                              assurances that they will not knowingly                  January 27, 2012)                                    and engagement with technology
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                                              engage in sanctionable activities in the                                                                      companies, foundations and
                                              future. The sanctions on Dettin,                          Dated: November 5, 2015.                            philanthropic organizations? (3) What
                                              therefore, are no longer in effect.                     Kurt W. Tong,                                         other non-government sectors, besides
                                                 Pursuant to the authority delegated to               Acting Assistant, Secretary for Economic, and         technology and philanthropic, should
                                              the Secretary of State in the Delegation                Business Affairs.                                     be leveraged for CVE and how should
                                              Memorandum, relevant agencies and                       [FR Doc. 2015–30062 Filed 11–24–15; 8:45 am]          the Department engage those sectors? (4)
                                              instrumentalities of the United States                  BILLING CODE 4710–07–P                                How can the Department work with


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                                              education and mental health                             title, and the OMB control number in                  Powers Act (IEEPA) grants the President
                                              professionals on CVE efforts to help                    any correspondence.                                   authority to, inter alia, prevent or
                                              parents and schools understand how                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      prohibit any acquisition or transaction
                                              they can counter youth radicalization to                Direct requests for additional                        involving any property, in which a
                                              violence? (5) How can the Department                    information regarding the collection                  foreign country or a national thereof has
                                              inspire peer-to-peer attempts to                        listed in this notice, including requests             any interest, by any person, or with
                                              challenge violent extremism through                     for copies of the proposed collection                 respect to any property, subject to the
                                              public/private partnership?                             instrument and supporting documents,                  jurisdiction of the United States, if the
                                                 Schedule: The CVE Subcommittee                       to Jennifer Stein, who may be reached                 President declares a national emergency
                                              findings and recommendations will be                    on 202–647–1211 or at SteinJL@                        with respect to any unusual and
                                              submitted to the Homeland Security                      state.gov.                                            extraordinary threat, which has its
                                              Advisory Council for their deliberation                                                                       source in whole or substantial part
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            outside the United States, to the
                                              and vote during a public meeting. Once
                                                                                                        • Title of Information Collection:                  national security, foreign policy, or
                                              the report is voted on by the Homeland
                                                                                                      Reporting Requirements for Responsible                economy of the United States. See 50
                                              Security Advisory Council, it will be
                                                                                                      Investment in Burma.                                  U.S.C. 1701 et seq.
                                              sent to the Secretary for his review and
                                                                                                        • OMB Control Number: 1405–0209.                       In Executive Order 13047 of May 20,
                                              acceptance.
                                                                                                        • Type of Request: Extension of a                   1997, the President determined that the
                                                Dated: November 19, 2015.                             Currently Approved Collection.                        actions and policies of the Government
                                              Sarah E. Morgenthau,                                      • Originating Office: Bureau of                     of Burma, including its large-scale
                                              Executive Director.                                     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor,                   repression of the democratic opposition
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–30064 Filed 11–24–15; 8:45 am]            DRL/EAP.                                              in Burma, constituted an unusual and
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                                                                                                        • Form Number: No form.                             extraordinary threat to the national
                                                                                                        • Respondents: U.S. persons and                     security and foreign policy of the United
                                                                                                      entities engaged in new investment in                 States, declared a national emergency to
                                              DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                     Burma in an amount over $500,000 in                   deal with that threat, and prohibited
                                                                                                      aggregate, per OFAC General License 17,               new investment in Burma. In
                                              [Public Notice: 9359]                                   which authorizes new investment in                    subsequent Executive Orders, the
                                                                                                      Burma.                                                President modified the scope of the
                                              60-Day Notice of Proposed Information                     • Estimated Number of Respondents:                  national emergency to address
                                              Collection: Reporting Requirements                      30.                                                   additional concerns with the actions
                                              for Responsible Investment in Burma                       • Estimated Number of Responses:                    and policies of the Government of
                                                                                                      30.                                                   Burma. In Executive Order 13448 of
                                                    Notice of request for public
                                              ACTION:
                                                                                                        • Average Time per Response: 31
                                              comment.                                                                                                      October 18, 2007, the President
                                                                                                      hours.                                                modified the emergency to address the
                                              SUMMARY:   The Department of State is                     • Total Estimated Burden Time: 930                  continued repression of the democratic
                                              seeking Office of Management and                        hours.                                                opposition in Burma, manifested in part
                                              Budget (OMB) approval for the                             • Frequency: Within 180 days of new                 through the commission of human
                                              information collection described below.                 investment in Burma over $500,000,                    rights abuses and pervasive public
                                              In accordance with the Paperwork                        annually thereafter.                                  corruption. In Executive Order 13619 of
                                              Reduction Act of 1995, we are                             • Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.                 July 11, 2012, the President further
                                              requesting comments on this collection                    We are soliciting public comments to                modified the emergency to address,
                                              from all interested individuals and                     permit the Department to:                             inter alia, human rights abuses
                                                                                                        • Evaluate whether the proposed                     particularly in ethnic areas.
                                              organizations. The purpose of this
                                                                                                      information collection is necessary for                  In response to several political
                                              notice is to allow 60 days for public
                                                                                                      the proper functions of the Department.               reforms by the Government of Burma
                                              comment preceding submission of the
                                                                                                        • Evaluate the accuracy of our                      and pursuant to authority granted by
                                              collection to OMB.
                                                                                                      estimate of the time and cost burden for              IEEPA, the Department of the Treasury’s
                                              DATES: The Department will accept                       this proposed collection, including the
                                              comments from the public up to January                                                                        Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
                                                                                                      validity of the methodology and                       issued a general license (GL 17) on July
                                              25, 2016.                                               assumptions used.                                     11, 2012 authorizing new investment in
                                              ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                        • Enhance the quality, utility, and                 Burma, subject to certain restrictions
                                              by any of the following methods:                        clarity of the information to be                      and conditions.
                                                 • Web: Persons with access to the                    collected.                                               In order to support the Department of
                                              Internet may comment on this notice by                    • Minimize the reporting burden on                  State’s efforts to assess the extent to
                                              going to www.Regulations.gov. You can                   those who are to respond, including the               which new U.S. investment authorized
                                              search for the document by entering                     use of automated collection techniques                by GL 17 furthers U.S. foreign policy
                                              ‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2015–0070’’ in                     or other forms of information                         goals of, inter alia, improving human
                                              the Search field. Then click the                        technology.                                           rights protections and facilitating
                                              ‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete                     Please note that comments submitted in                political reform in Burma, GL 17
                                              the comment form.                                       response to this Notice are public                    requires U.S. persons engaging in new
                                                 • Email: steinJL@state.gov                           record. Before including any detailed                 investment in Burma to report to the
                                                 • Regular Mail: Send written
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                                                                                                      personal information, you should be                   Department of State information related
                                              comments to: Bureau of Democracy,                       aware that your comments as submitted,                to such investment, as laid out in the
                                              Human Rights, and Labor, C/O Jennifer                   including your personal information,                  ‘‘Reporting Requirements on
                                              Stein, Rm 7822, U.S. Department of                      will be available for public review.                  Responsible Investment in Burma,’’
                                              State, 2201 C Street NW.                                  Abstract of proposed collection:                    (hereafter referred to as the
                                              You must include the DS form number                       Section 203(a)(1)(B) of the                         ‘‘collection’’). This collection is
                                              (if applicable), information collection                 International Emergency Economic                      authorized by section 203(a)(2) of


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of task assignment for the Homeland Security Advisory Council.
ContactSarah E. Morgenthau, Executive Director of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs/Partnership and Engagement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security at (202) 447-3135 or [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 73866 

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