82 FR 57812 - Certification Pursuant to Section 7045(a)(4)(B) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (DIV. J, Pub. L. 115-31)
DEPARTMENT OF STATE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 234 (December 7, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 234 (December 7, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-26427 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 234 (Thursday, December 7, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 57812-57813] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-26427] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 10221] Certification Pursuant to Section 7045(a)(4)(B) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (DIV. J, Pub. L. 115-31) By virtue of the authority vested in me as the Secretary of State, including pursuant to section 7045(a)(4)(B) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (Div. J, Pub. L. 115-31), I hereby certify that the central government of Honduras is taking effective steps, which are in addition to those steps taken since the certification and report submitted during the prior year, to:Work cooperatively with an autonomous, publicly accountable entity to provide oversight of the Plan; combat corruption, including investigating and prosecuting current and former 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; implement a policy to ensure that local communities, civil society organizations (including indigenous and [[Page 57813]] 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 government personnel, including military and police personnel, who are credibly alleged to have violated human rights, and ensure that such personnel are cooperating in such cases; cooperate with commissions against corruption and impunity and with regional human rights entities; support programs to reduce poverty, expand education and vocational training for at-risk youth, create jobs, and promote equitable economic growth particularly in areas contributing to large numbers of migrants; implement a plan that includes goals, benchmarks and timelines to create a professional, accountable civilian police force and end the role of the military in internal policing, and make such plan available to the Department of State; 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 United States 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: November 29, 2017. Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State. [FR Doc. 2017-26427 Filed 12-6-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-29-P
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Operations, and Related Programs property, between United States entities attendance, and must carry a valid
Appropriations Act, 2017 (Div. J, Pub. L. and such government. photo ID to the meeting.
115–31), I hereby certify that the central This certification shall be published Personal data is requested pursuant to
government of El Salvador is taking in the Federal Register and, along with Public Law 99–399 (Omnibus
effective steps, which are in addition to the accompanying Memorandum of Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism
those steps taken since the certification Justification, shall be reported to Act of 1986), as amended; Public Law
and report submitted during the prior Congress. 107–56 (USA PATRIOT Act); and
year, to: Dated: November 29, 2017. Executive Order 13356. The purpose of
• Work cooperatively with an the collection is to validate the identity
Rex W. Tillerson,
autonomous, publicly accountable of individuals who enter Department
Secretary of State.
entity to provide oversight of the Plan; facilities. The data will be entered into
• Combat corruption, including [FR Doc. 2017–26428 Filed 12–6–17; 8:45 am]
the Visitor Access Control System
investigating and prosecuting current BILLING CODE 4710–29–P (VACS–D) database. Please see the
and former government officials Security Records System of Records
credibly alleged to be corrupt; Notice (State-36) at https://
• Implement reforms, policies, and DEPARTMENT OF STATE www.state.gov/documents/organization/
programs to improve transparency and 242611.pdf for additional information.
strengthen public institutions, including [Public Notice 10224] Any requests for reasonable
increasing the capacity and accommodation should be made at the
independence of the judiciary and the Overseas Schools Advisory Council time of registration. All such requests
Office of the Attorney General; Notice of Meeting will be considered, however, requests
• Implement a policy to ensure that made after January 11th might not be
The Overseas Schools Advisory
local communities, civil society possible to fill. All attendees must use
Council, Department of State, will hold
organizations (including indigenous and the C Street entrance to the building.
its Annual Committee Meeting on
other marginalized groups), and local
Thursday, January 18, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. Thomas Shearer,
governments are consulted in the
in Conference Room 1105, Department Executive Secretary, Overseas Schools
design, and participate in the
of State Building, 2201 C Street NW., Advisory Council.
implementation and evaluation of,
Washington, DC. The meeting is open to [FR Doc. 2017–26366 Filed 12–6–17; 8:45 am]
activities of the Plan that affect such
the public and will last until
communities, organizations, and BILLING CODE 4710–24–P
approximately 12:00 p.m.
governments;
• Counter the activities of criminal The Overseas Schools Advisory
gangs, drug traffickers, and organized Council works closely with the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
crime; business community in improving those
American-sponsored schools overseas [Public Notice: 10221]
• Investigate and prosecute in the
civilian justice system government that are assisted by the Department of
Certification Pursuant to Section
personnel, including military and police State and attended by dependents of
7045(a)(4)(B) of the Department of
personnel, who are credibly alleged to U.S. government employees, and the
State, Foreign Operations, and Related
have violated human rights, and ensure children of employees of U.S.
Programs Appropriations Act, 2017
that such personnel are cooperating in corporations and foundations abroad.
(DIV. J, Pub. L. 115–31)
such cases; This meeting will deal with issues
• Cooperate with commissions related to the work and the support By virtue of the authority vested in
against corruption and impunity and provided by the Overseas Schools me as the Secretary of State, including
with regional human rights entities; Advisory Council to the American- pursuant to section 7045(a)(4)(B) of the
• Support programs to reduce sponsored overseas schools. There will Department of State, Foreign
poverty, expand education and be a report and discussion about the Operations, and Related Programs
vocational training for at-risk youth, status of the Council-sponsored projects: Appropriations Act, 2017 (Div. J, Pub. L.
create jobs, and promote equitable Child Protection Project and Special 115–31), I hereby certify that the central
economic growth particularly in areas Needs Project. The Regional Education government of Honduras is taking
contributing to large numbers of Officers in the Office of Overseas effective steps, which are in addition to
migrants; Schools will make presentations on the those steps taken since the certification
• Implement a plan that includes activities and initiatives in the and report submitted during the prior
goals, benchmarks and timelines to American-sponsored overseas schools. year, to:
create a professional, accountable Members of the public may attend the • Work cooperatively with an
civilian police force and end the role of meeting and join in the discussion, autonomous, publicly accountable
the military in internal policing, and subject to the instructions of the Chair. entity to provide oversight of the Plan;
make such plan available to the Admittance of public members will be • combat corruption, including
Department of State; limited to the seating available. Access investigating and prosecuting current
• Protect the right of political to the State Department is controlled, and former government officials
opposition parties, journalists, trade and individual building passes are credibly alleged to be corrupt;
unionists, human rights defenders, and required for all attendees. Persons who • implement reforms, policies, and
plan to attend should advise the office programs to improve transparency and
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
other civil society activists to operate
without interference; of Mr. Thomas Shearer, Department of strengthen public institutions, including
• Increase government revenues, State, Office of Overseas Schools, increasing the capacity and
including by implementing tax reforms telephone 202–261–8200, prior to independence of the judiciary and the
and strengthening customs agencies; January 11, 2018. Each visitor will be Office of the Attorney General;
and asked to provide his/her date of birth • implement a policy to ensure that
• Resolve commercial disputes, and either driver’s license or passport local communities, civil society
including the confiscation of real number at the time of registration and organizations (including indigenous and
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other marginalized groups), and local SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
governments are consulted in the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
[Docket No. FD 36128]
design, and participate in the may be filed at any time. The filing of
implementation and evaluation of, Vicksburg Southern Railroad, L.L.C.— a petition to revoke will not
activities of the plan that affect such Lease and Operation Exemption— automatically stay the effectiveness of
communities, organizations, and Kansas City Southern Railway the exemption. Petitions for stay must
governments; Company be filed no later than December 14, 2017
(at least seven days before the
• counter the activities of criminal Vicksburg Southern Railroad, L.L.C. exemption becomes effective).
gangs, drug traffickers, and organized (VSOR), a Class III rail carrier, has filed An original and ten copies of all
crime; a verified notice of exemption under 49 pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
• investigate and prosecute in the CFR. 1150.41 to continue to lease and 36128, must be filed with the Surface
civilian justice system government operate from Kansas City Southern Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
personnel, including military and police Railway Company (KCS) approximately Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
personnel, who are credibly alleged to 21.7 miles 1 of rail line consisting of the addition, a copy of each pleading must
have violated human rights, and ensure following lines located in Mississippi: be served on Karl Morell, Karl Morell &
that such personnel are cooperating in (1) KCS’s Redwood Branch, which is Associates, 440 1st Street NW., Suite
such cases; located between milepost 21.9, at the 440, Washington, DC 20001.
end of the line near Redwood, Miss., Board decisions and notices are
• cooperate with commissions against and milepost 220.3,2 north of KCS’s available on our Web site at
corruption and impunity and with Vicksburg Yard, at Vicksburg, Miss; and ‘‘WWW.STB.GOV.’’
regional human rights entities; (2) the portion of the Redwood Branch Decided: December 4, 2017.
• support programs to reduce located between milepost 223.0, south By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
poverty, expand education and of the connection with the KCS main Director, Office of Proceedings.
vocational training for at-risk youth, line, and milepost 225.6.3 Rena Laws-Byrum,
create jobs, and promote equitable According to VSOR, it first entered
Clearance Clerk.
economic growth particularly in areas into a lease agreement with KCS in
[FR Doc. 2017–26403 Filed 12–6–17; 8:45 am]
contributing to large numbers of 2005. See Vicksburg S. R.R.—Lease &
Operation Exemption—Kan. City S. Ry., BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
migrants;
FD 34765 (STB served Jan. 13, 2006).
• implement a plan that includes VSOR states that it recently entered into
goals, benchmarks and timelines to an amended and restated lease TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
create a professional, accountable agreement (Amended Agreement) to
civilian police force and end the role of extend the term of the lease through Webinar Meeting of the Regional
the military in internal policing, and March 1, 2027, and to change the Energy Resource Council
make such plan available to the mileposts of the leased line and remove AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority
Department of State; track numbers and buildings, as noted. (TVA).
• protect the right of political VSOR states that the Amended ACTION: Notice of webinar meeting.
opposition parties, journalists, trade Agreement does not contain any
unionists, human rights defenders, and provision that prohibits VSOR from SUMMARY: The TVA Regional Energy
other civil society activists to operate interchanging traffic with a third party Resource Council (RERC) has scheduled
without interference; or limits VSOR’s ability to interchange a webinar meeting to discuss guiding
with a third party. principles that TVA should consider
• increase government revenues, VSOR also certifies that its projected when designing wholesale rate changes
including by implementing tax reforms annual revenues as a result of the and the mechanisms TVA should use to
and strengthening customs agencies; transaction will not result in VSOR engage Valley stakeholders in
and becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier discussions relating to wholesale rate
• resolve commercial disputes, and further certifies that its projected changes. The RERC initiated discussions
including the confiscation of real annual revenues will not exceed $5 on these issues at its meeting on
property, between United States entities million. November 29, 2017, and intends to
and such government. The transaction may be consummated continue those discussions at this
on or after December 21, 2017, the scheduled webinar meeting.
This certification shall be published effective date of the exemption (30 days The RERC was established to advise
in the Federal Register and, along with after the verified notice was filed). TVA on its energy resource activities
the accompanying Memorandum of If the verified notice contains false or and the priority to be placed among
Justification, shall be reported to misleading information, the exemption competing objectives and values. Notice
Congress. of this webinar meeting is given under
Dated: November 29, 2017.
1 By letter filed on November 30, 2017, VSOR
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
corrected the length of the rail line from 21.5 miles (FACA).
Rex W. Tillerson, to 21.7 miles.
Secretary of State. 2 VSOR states that KCS agreed to extend the DATES: The webinar meeting will be
leased line from milepost 218.0 to milepost 220.3 held on Friday, December 22, 2017,
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
[FR Doc. 2017–26427 Filed 12–6–17; 8:45 am] to provide VSOR better access to KCS’s Vicksburg
Yard.
from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., EST.
BILLING CODE 4710–29–P
3 VSOR states that the Amended Agreement no ADDRESSES: The meeting will be
longer includes track numbers 418, 419, 429, 430, conducted by webinar only. An
431, 432, and (as indicated in VSOR’s November 30 individual requiring special
letter) 433, and the locomotive facility buildings
within the Vicksburg Yard. VSOR states that it
accommodation for a disability, should
intends to file for authority to discontinue its let the contact below know at least a
operations over those tracks. week in advance.
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