81 FR 45593 - Certification Pursuant to Section 7045(a)(3)(B) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (DIV. K, Pub. L. 114-113)

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9634]


Certification Pursuant to Section 7045(a)(3)(B) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2016 (DIV. K, Pub. L. 114-113)

    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)(B) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (Div. K, Pub. 
L. 114-113), I hereby certify the central government of Guatemala is 
taking effective steps to:
     Establish an autonomous, publicly accountable entity to 
provide oversight of the Plan of the Alliance for Prosperity in the 
Northern Triangle of Central America (Plan);
     combat corruption, including investigating and prosecuting 
government officials credibly alleged to be corrupt;
     implement reforms, policies, and programs to improve 
transparency and strengthen public institutions, including increasing 
the capacity and independence of the judiciary and the Office of the 
Attorney General;
     establish and implement a policy that local communities, 
civil society organizations (including indigenous and other 
marginalized groups), and local governments are consulted in the 
design, and participate in the implementation and evaluation of, 
activities of the Plan that affect such communities, organizations, and 
governments;
     counter the activities of criminal gangs, drug 
traffickers, and organized crime;
     investigate and prosecute in the civilian justice system 
members of military and police forces who are credibly alleged to have 
violated human rights, and ensure that the military and police are 
cooperating in such cases;
     cooperate with commissions against impunity, as 
appropriate, and with regional human rights entities;
     support programs to reduce poverty, create jobs, and 
promote equitable economic growth in areas contributing to large 
numbers of migrants;
     establish and implement a plan to create a professional, 
accountable civilian police force and curtail the role of the military 
in internal policing;
     protect the right of political opposition parties, 
journalists, trade unionists, human rights defenders, and other civil 
society activists to operate without interference;
     increase government revenues, including by implementing 
tax reforms and strengthening customs agencies; and
     resolve commercial disputes, including the confiscation of 
real property, between U.S. entities and such government.
    This certification shall be published in the Federal Register and, 
along with the accompanying Memorandum of Justification, shall be 
reported to Congress.

    Dated: June 28, 2016.
Antony J. Blinken,
Deputy Secretary of State.
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Comments are not private. They will known as Aslan Avgazarovich increasing the capacity and
be posted on the site http:// Byutukaev, also known as Aslan independence of the judiciary and the
www.regulations.gov. The comments Byutukayev, also known as Aslan Office of the Attorney General;
will not be edited to remove identifying Byutukaev, also known as Emir • establish and implement a policy
or contact information, and the State Khamzat, also known as Amir Khamzat, that local communities, civil society
Department cautions against including also known as Khamzat Chechensky, organizations (including indigenous and
any information that one does not want also known as Hamzat committed, or other marginalized groups), and local
publicly disclosed. The State poses a significant risk of committing, governments are consulted in the
Department requests that any part acts of terrorism that threaten the design, and participate in the
soliciting or aggregating comments security of U.S. nationals or the national implementation and evaluation of,
received from other persons for security, foreign policy, or economy of activities of the Plan that affect such
submission to the State Department the United States. communities, organizations, and
inform those persons that the State Consistent with the determination in governments;
Department will not edit their section 10 of Executive Order 13224 that • counter the activities of criminal
comments to remove identifying or prior notice to persons determined to be gangs, drug traffickers, and organized
contact information, and that they subject to the Order who might have a crime;
should not include any information in constitutional presence in the United • investigate and prosecute in the
their comments that they do not want States would render ineffectual the civilian justice system members of
publicly disclosed. blocking and other measures authorized military and police forces who are
DATES: Comments must be submitted no in the Order because of the ability to credibly alleged to have violated human
later than August 15, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. transfer funds instantaneously, I rights, and ensure that the military and
ADDRESSES: For reasons of efficiency, determine that no prior notice needs to police are cooperating in such cases;
the State Department encourages the be provided to any person subject to this • cooperate with commissions against
electronic submission of comments determination who might have a impunity, as appropriate, and with
through the federal government’s constitutional presence in the United regional human rights entities;
eRulemaking Portal (http:// States, because to do so would render • support programs to reduce
www.regulations.gov), enter the Docket ineffectual the measures authorized in poverty, create jobs, and promote
No. DOS–2016–0049, and follow the the Order. equitable economic growth in areas
prompts to submit a comment. This notice shall be published in the contributing to large numbers of
The State Department also will accept Federal Register. migrants;
comments submitted in hard copy by Dated: May 16, 2016. • establish and implement a plan to
mail and postmarked no later than create a professional, accountable
John F. Kerry,
August 15, 2016. Please note that civilian police force and curtail the role
Secretary of State.
standard mail delivery to the State of the military in internal policing;
Department can be delayed due to
[FR Doc. 2016–16572 Filed 7–13–16; 8:45 am] • protect the right of political
security screening. To submit comments
BILLING CODE 4710–AD–P opposition parties, journalists, trade
by mail, use the following address: unionists, human rights defenders, and
Office of Energy Diplomacy, Energy other civil society activists to operate
DEPARTMENT OF STATE without interference;
Resources Bureau (ENR/EDP/EWA)
Department of State, 2201 C St. NW., [Public Notice: 9634] • increase government revenues,
Ste. 4428, Attn: Sydney Kaufman, including by implementing tax reforms
Washington, DC 20520. Certification Pursuant to Section and strengthening customs agencies;
7045(a)(3)(B) of the Department of and
Dated: July 7, 2016. State, Foreign Operations, and Related • resolve commercial disputes,
R. Chris Davy, Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 including the confiscation of real
Deputy Director, Office of Europe, Western (DIV. K, Pub. L. 114–113) property, between U.S. entities and such
Hemisphere and Africa, Bureau of Energy government.
Resource, Department of State. By virtue of the authority vested in
me as the Deputy Secretary of State by This certification shall be published
[FR Doc. 2016–16676 Filed 7–13–16; 8:45 am] in the Federal Register and, along with
Department of State Delegation of
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Authority 245–1, and pursuant to the accompanying Memorandum of
section 7045(a)(3)(B) of the Department Justification, shall be reported to
of State, Foreign Operations, and Congress.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Related Programs Appropriations Act, Dated: June 28, 2016.
[Public Notice: 9632] 2016 (Div. K, Pub. L. 114–113), I hereby Antony J. Blinken,
Executive Order 13224 Designation of certify the central government of Deputy Secretary of State.
Aslan Avgazarovich, aka Aslan Guatemala is taking effective steps to: [FR Doc. 2016–16679 Filed 7–13–16; 8:45 am]
Byutukayev, aka Aslan Byutukaev, aka • Establish an autonomous, publicly BILLING CODE 4710–29–P
Emir Khamzat, aka Amir Khamzat, aka accountable entity to provide oversight
Khamzat Chechensky, aka Hamzat as a of the Plan of the Alliance for Prosperity
in the Northern Triangle of Central
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America (Plan);
[Public Notice: 9636]
Acting under the authority of and in • combat corruption, including
accordance with section 1(b) of investigating and prosecuting Notice of 30 Day Public Comment
Executive Order 13224 of September 23, government officials credibly alleged to Period Regarding the National Interest
2001, as amended by Executive Order be corrupt; Determination for NuStar Logistics, LP
13268 of July 2, 2002, and Executive • implement reforms, policies, and Presidential Permit Application
Order 13284 of January 23, 2003, I programs to improve transparency and
hereby determine that the individual strengthen public institutions, including AGENCY: Department of State.

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