82 FR 43640 - Certification Related to Foreign Military Financing for Colombia Under Section 7045(b)(6) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017
DEPARTMENT OF STATE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 179 (September 18, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 179 (September 18, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 179 (Monday, September 18, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 43640] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-19837] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 10130] Certification Related to Foreign Military Financing for Colombia Under Section 7045(b)(6) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of State, including under section 7045(b)(6) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (Div. J, Pub. L. 115-31) I hereby certify and report that: (1) The Peace Tribunal and other judicial bodies within the special jurisdiction for peace are independent and have authority to document ``truth declarations'' from perpetrators of gross violations of human rights and to sentence such perpetrators to meaningful sanctions, including victims' reparations, guarantee of non-repetition, and deprivation of liberty; (2) Military personnel responsible for ordering, committing, or covering up cases of false positives, including those in command authority, are being investigated, prosecuted, and appropriately sanctioned, and military officers credibly alleged to have committed such crimes are removed from positions of command authority until the completion of judicial proceedings; and (3) The Government of Colombia is continuing to dismantle illegal armed groups, taking effective steps to protect the rights of human rights defenders, journalists, trade unionists, and other social activists, and protecting the rights and territory of indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities. This Certification shall be published in the Federal Register and, along with the accompanying Report and Memorandum of Justification, shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of Congress. Dated: September 11, 2017. Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State. [FR Doc. 2017-19837 Filed 9-15-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-29-P
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thereby permitting regular and ad hoc NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: in command authority, are being
monitoring of computer usage. Individuals who have reason to investigated, prosecuted, and
When it is determined that a user no believe that this system of records may appropriately sanctioned, and military
longer needs access, the user account is contain information pertaining to them officers credibly alleged to have
disabled. The Department of State will may write to U.S. Department of State; committed such crimes are removed
store records maintained in this system Director, Office of Information Programs from positions of command authority
of records in cloud systems. All cloud and Services; A/GIS/IPS; SA–2, Suite until the completion of judicial
systems that provide IT services and 8100; Washington, DC 20522–0208. The proceedings; and
process Department of State information individual must specify that he or she (3) The Government of Colombia is
wishes the Ombudsperson Mechanism continuing to dismantle illegal armed
must be authorized to operate by the
Records to be checked. At a minimum, groups, taking effective steps to protect
Department of State Authorizing Official
the individual must include: Full name the rights of human rights defenders,
and Senior Agency Official for Privacy.
(including maiden name, if appropriate) journalists, trade unionists, and other
Only information that conforms with
and any other names used; current social activists, and protecting the rights
Department-specific definitions for
mailing address and zip code; date and and territory of indigenous and Afro-
FISMA low or moderate categorization place of birth; notarized signature or Colombian communities.
are permissible for cloud usage unless statement under penalty of perjury; a
specifically authorized by the This Certification shall be published
brief description of the circumstances in the Federal Register and, along with
Department’s Cloud Computing that caused the creation of the record the accompanying Report and
Governance Board. The categorization of (including the city and/or country and Memorandum of Justification, shall be
information in this system of records is the approximate dates) which gives the transmitted to the appropriate
designated as low. Prior to operation, all individual cause to believe that the committees of Congress.
Cloud systems must comply with Ombudsperson Mechanism Records
applicable security measures that are Dated: September 11, 2017.
include records pertaining to him or
outlined in FISMA, FedRAMP, OMB Rex W. Tillerson,
her.
guidance, NIST Federal Information Secretary of State.
Processing Standards (FIPS) and Special EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: [FR Doc. 2017–19837 Filed 9–15–17; 8:45 am]
Publications, and Department of State None. BILLING CODE 4710–29–P
policy and standards. HISTORY:
None.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Mary R. Avery, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
Individuals who wish to gain access
Senior Agency Official for Privacy, Senior TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
to or to amend records pertaining to
Advisor, Office of Global Information
themselves should write to U.S. Services, Bureau of Administration, Senior Executive Service Performance
Department of State; Director, Office of Department of State. Review Board Members
Information Programs and Services; A/ [FR Doc. 2017–19818 Filed 9–15–17; 8:45 am]
GIS/IPS; SA–2, Suite 8100; Washington, AGENCY: Office of the United States
BILLING CODE 4710–24–P
DC 20522–0208. The individual must Trade Representative.
specify that he or she wishes the ACTION: Notice.
Ombudsperson Mechanism Records to DEPARTMENT OF STATE
be checked. At a minimum, the SUMMARY: The Office of the United
[Public Notice: 10130] States Trade Representative (USTR) is
individual must include: Full name
(including maiden name, if appropriate) Certification Related to Foreign Military publishing the names of the members
and any other names used; current Financing for Colombia Under Section selected to serve on its Senior Executive
mailing address and zip code; date and 7045(b)(6) of the Department of State, Service Performance Review Board
place of birth; notarized signature or Foreign Operations, and Related (PRB). This notice supersedes all
statement under penalty of perjury; a Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 previous PRB membership notices.
brief description of the circumstances FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron
that caused the creation of the record Pursuant to the authority vested in the Nerida, Human Capital Specialist,
(including the city and/or country and Secretary of State, including under Office of Human Capital and Services, at
the approximate dates) which gives the section 7045(b)(6) of the Department of (202) 395–7360 or RNerida@
individual cause to believe that the State, Foreign Operations, and Related ustr.eop.gov.
Ombudsperson Mechanism Records Programs Appropriations Act, 2017
(Div. J, Pub. L. 115–31) I hereby certify SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Provisions
include records pertaining to him or
and report that: of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978,
her. Detailed instructions on
(1) The Peace Tribunal and other as amended (5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(1)–(5)),
Department of State procedures for
judicial bodies within the special require USTR to establish a PRB to
accessing and amending records can be
jurisdiction for peace are independent review and evaluate the initial appraisal
found at https://foia.state.gov/Request/
and have authority to document ‘‘truth of a senior executive’s performance by
Guide.aspx.
declarations’’ from perpetrators of gross the supervisor, and make
violations of human rights and to recommendations regarding
sradovich on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with NOTICES
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
sentence such perpetrators to performance ratings to the United States
Individuals who wish to contest meaningful sanctions, including Trade Representative or his designee.
record procedures should write to U.S. victims’ reparations, guarantee of non- The Act (5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4)) requires
Department of State; Director, Office of repetition, and deprivation of liberty; USTR to publish the PRB membership
Information Programs and Services; A/ (2) Military personnel responsible for in the Federal Register. The following
GIS/IPS; SA–2, Suite 8100; Washington, ordering, committing, or covering up individuals have been selected to serve
DC 20522–0208. cases of false positives, including those on USTR’s PRB:
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