81_FR_15198 81 FR 15144 - Certification Pursuant to the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016

81 FR 15144 - Certification Pursuant to the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 54 (March 21, 2016)

Page Range15144-15144
FR Document2016-06313

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 54 (Monday, March 21, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 15144]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06313]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9489]


Certification Pursuant to the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016

    By virtue of the authority vested in me as the Deputy Secretary of 
State by Department of State Delegation of Authority 245-1, and 
pursuant to Section 7045(a)(3)(A) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (Div. K, Pub. 
L. 114-113), I hereby certify that the central government of El 
Salvador is taking effective steps to:
     Inform its citizens of the dangers of the journey to the 
southwest border of the United States;
     Combat human smuggling and trafficking;
     Improve border security; and;
     Cooperate with United States government agencies and other 
governments in the region to facilitate the return, repatriation, and 
reintegration of illegal migrants arriving at the southwest border of 
the United States who do not qualify as refugees, consistent with 
international law.
    This certification shall be published in the Federal Register and, 
along with the accompanying Memorandum of Justification, shall be 
reported to Congress.

    Dated: March 10, 2016.
Antony J. Blinken,
Deputy Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-06313 Filed 3-18-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                        • Cooperate with United States                     DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                          government agencies and other
                                                  [Public Notice: 9489]                                                                                         Federal Railroad Administration
                                                                                                          governments in the region to facilitate
                                                  Certification Pursuant to the                           the return, repatriation, and                         [Docket Number FRA–2000–7137]
                                                  Department of State, Foreign                            reintegration of illegal migrants arriving
                                                  Operations, and Related Programs                        at the southwest border of the United                 Petition for Waiver of Compliance
                                                  Appropriations Act, 2016                                States who do not qualify as refugees,                   In accordance with part 211 of Title
                                                                                                          consistent with international law.                    49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
                                                     By virtue of the authority vested in
                                                  me as the Deputy Secretary of State by                     This certification shall be published              this document provides the public
                                                  Department of State Delegation of                       in the Federal Register and, along with               notice that by a document dated
                                                  Authority 245–1, and pursuant to                        the accompanying Memorandum of                        February 24, 2016, petitioner San Diego
                                                  Section 7045(a)(3)(A) of the Department                 Justification, shall be reported to                   Trolley Incorporated (SDTI) has
                                                  of State, Foreign Operations, and                       Congress.                                             petitioned the Federal Railroad
                                                  Related Programs Appropriations Act,                                                                          Administration (FRA) for a waiver of
                                                                                                            Dated: March 10, 2016.
                                                  2016 (Div. K, Pub. L. 114–113), I hereby                                                                      compliance from certain provisions of
                                                                                                          Antony J. Blinken,                                    the Federal railroad safety regulations
                                                  certify that the central government of El
                                                  Salvador is taking effective steps to:                  Deputy Secretary of State.                            contained at 49 CFR. FRA assigned the
                                                     • Inform its citizens of the dangers of              [FR Doc. 2016–06309 Filed 3–18–16; 8:45 am]           petition Docket Number FRA–2000–
                                                  the journey to the southwest border of                  BILLING CODE 4710–29–P                                7137.
                                                                                                                                                                   SDTI seeks a 5-year extension of its
                                                  the United States;
                                                                                                                                                                existing waiver of compliance with
                                                     • Combat human smuggling and
                                                                                                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                   some modifications. The waiver covers
                                                  trafficking;
                                                                                                                                                                several sections of Title 49 CFR and
                                                     • Improve border security; and;
                                                                                                                                                                applies to certain portions of SDTI’s
                                                     • Cooperate with United States                       [Public Notice: 9490]
                                                                                                                                                                light rail transit operations that employ
                                                  government agencies and other
                                                                                                                                                                temporal separation in order to safely
                                                  governments in the region to facilitate                 Certification Pursuant to the
                                                                                                                                                                share track with the general railroad
                                                  the return, repatriation, and                           Department of State, Foreign
                                                                                                                                                                system’s San Diego and Imperial Valley
                                                  reintegration of illegal migrants arriving              Operations, and Related Programs                      Railroad. Contiguous to the shared
                                                  at the southwest border of the United                   Appropriations Act, 2016                              trackage are portions with limited
                                                  States who do not qualify as refugees,                                                                        connections to the general railroad
                                                  consistent with international law.                         By virtue of the authority vested in               system, which include a small shared
                                                     This certification shall be published                me as the Deputy Secretary of State by                corridor with BNSF Railway and
                                                  in the Federal Register and, along with                 Department of State Delegation of                     Coaster commuter train service (Coaster
                                                  the accompanying Memorandum of                          Authority 245–1, and pursuant to                      also shares a storage yard with SDTI).
                                                  Justification, shall be reported to                     Section 7045(a)(3)(A) of the Department               SDTI received its initial waiver and
                                                  Congress.                                               of State, Foreign Operations, and                     permission from the FRA on January 19,
                                                    Dated: March 10, 2016.                                Related Programs Appropriations Act,                  2001; the waiver was extended for 5
                                                  Antony J. Blinken,                                      2016 (Div. K, Pub. L. 114–113), I hereby              years on September 11, 2006, to include
                                                  Deputy Secretary of State.                              certify that the central government of                minor operational changes and the
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–06313 Filed 3–18–16; 8:45 am]             Guatemala is taking effective steps to:               waiver was recently extended for 5
                                                  BILLING CODE 4710–29–P                                     • Inform its citizens of the dangers of            years on June 22, 2011, (this most recent
                                                                                                          the journey to the southwest border of                extension updated CFR section changes
                                                                                                          the United States;                                    made since 2006). In 2012, SDTI
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                                                                           received a separate waiver from FRA to
                                                                                                             • Combat human smuggling and                       operate its SD100 and S70 rolling stock
                                                  [Public Notice: 9491]                                   trafficking;                                          at speeds that generate cant deficiency
                                                  Certification Pursuant to the                              • Improve border security; and;                    not exceeding 6 inches on its Orange
                                                  Department of State, Foreign                               • Cooperate with United States                     Line joint use trackage. See Docket
                                                  Operations, and Related Programs                        government agencies and other                         Number FRA–2012–0088. To simplify
                                                  Appropriations Act                                      governments in the region to facilitate               matters, SDTI now requests that the
                                                                                                          the return, repatriation, and                         relief in both Dockets be combined and
                                                     By virtue of the authority vested in                 reintegration of illegal migrants arriving            baselined in Docket FRA–2000–7137.
                                                  me as the Deputy Secretary of State by                                                                           Based on the foregoing, SDTI seeks
                                                                                                          at the southwest border of the United
                                                  Department of State Delegation of                                                                             relief from the following parts and
                                                                                                          States who do not qualify as refugees,
                                                  Authority 245–1, and pursuant to                                                                              sections in 49 CFR: 213.57—Curves,
                                                                                                          consistent with international law.
                                                  Section 7045(a)(3)(A) of the Department                                                                       elevation and speed limitations; Part
                                                  of State, Foreign Operations, and                          This certification shall be published              217—Railroad Operating Rules (except
                                                  Related Programs Appropriations Act,                    in the Federal Register and, along with               for 217.9(d)); 218.27(a)—Railroad
                                                  2016 (Div. K, Pub. L. 114–113), I hereby                the accompanying Memorandum of                        Operating Practices (as granted in part
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                                                  certify that the central government of                  Justification, shall be reported to                   and denied in part in FRA’s January 19,
                                                  Honduras is taking effective steps to:                  Congress.                                             2001, decision letter); Part 219—Control
                                                     • Inform its citizens of the dangers of                Dated: March 10, 2016.                              of Drug and Alcohol Use; Part 220—
                                                  the journey to the southwest border of                                                                        Railroad Communications (as granted in
                                                                                                          Antony J. Blinken,
                                                  the United States;                                                                                            part in FRA’s January 19, 2001, decision
                                                     • Combat human smuggling and                         Deputy Secretary of State.                            letter); Part 221—Rear End Marking
                                                  trafficking;                                            [FR Doc. 2016–06311 Filed 3–18–16; 8:45 am]           Device; 223.9(c) and 223.17—
                                                     • Improve border security; and;                      BILLING CODE 4710–29–P                                Identification of equipped locomotives;


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FR Citation81 FR 15144 

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