Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 92 / Friday, May 11, 2012 / Notices 27831 Dated: May 7, 2012. and procedures of the KPCS. The Republic of Congo—Ministry of Mines. Naomi Sipple, referenced regulations are contained at Croatia—Ministry of Economy. Reports Clearance Analyst, Office of 31 CFR part 592 (‘‘Rough Diamonds European Union—DG/External Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Control Regulations’’). Section 6(b) of Relations/A.2. Security Administration. the Act requires the President to publish Ghana—Precious Minerals and [FR Doc. 2012–11328 Filed 5–10–12; 8:45 am] in the Federal Register a list of all Marketing Company Ltd. BILLING CODE 4191–02–P Participants, and all Importing and Guinea—Ministry of Mines and Exporting Authorities of Participants, Geology. and to update the list as necessary. Guyana—Geology and Mines DEPARTMENT OF STATE Section 2 of Executive Order 13312 Commission. delegates this function to the Secretary India—The Gem and Jewelry Export [Public Notice 7878] of State. Section 3(7) of the Act defines Promotion Council. Indonesia—Directorate General of List of Participating Countries and ‘‘Participant’’ as a state, customs territory, or regional economic Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Entities Under the Clean Diamond Trade. Trade Act of 2003 integration organization identified by the Secretary of State. Section 3(3) of the Israel—The Diamond Controller. AGENCY: Department of State. Act defines ‘‘Exporting Authority’’ as Japan—Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. ACTION: Notice. one or more entities designated by a Participant from whose territory a Republic of Korea—Ministry of SUMMARY: The Department of State is shipment of rough diamonds is being Commerce, Industry and Energy. identifying all the Participating exported as having the authority to Laos—Ministry of Finance. Countries and Entities eligible for trade validate a Kimberley Process Certificate. Lebanon—Ministry of Economy and in rough diamonds under the Clean Section 3(4) of the Act defines Trade. Diamond Trade Act of 2003, and their ‘‘Importing Authority’’ as one or more Lesotho—Commissioner of Mines and respective Importing and Exporting entities designated by a Participant into Geology. Authorities, and revising the previously whose territory a shipment of rough Liberia—Ministry of Lands, Mines and published list of December 31, 2008 to diamonds is imported as having the Energy. Malaysia—Ministry of International add Swaziland. authority to enforce the laws and Trade and Industry. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad regulations of the Participant regarding Mauritius—Ministry of Commerce. imports, including the verification of Brooks-Rubin, Special Advisor for Namibia—Ministry of Mines and the Kimberley Process Certificate Conflict Diamonds, Bureau of Energy. accompanying the shipment. Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, Mexico—Economic Secretariat. Department of State (202) 647–2856. List of Participants New Zealand—Ministry of Foreign SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Pursuant to Section 3 of the Act, Affairs and Trade. accordance with Sections 3 and 6 of the Norway—The Norwegian Goldsmiths’ Clean Diamond Trade Act of 2003 (Pub. Section 2 of Executive Order 13312, and Delegation of Authority No. 245–1 Association. L. 108–19) and Section 2 of Executive Russia—Gokhran, Ministry of Finance. (February 13, 2009), I hereby identify Order 13312 of July 29, 2003 the Sierra Leone—Government Gold and the following entities as of May 26, Department of State is identifying all the Diamond Office. 2011, as Participants under section 6(b) Participating Countries and Entities Singapore—Singapore Customs. of the Act. Included in this List are the (Hereinafter Known as ‘‘Participants’’) South Africa—South African Diamond Importing and Exporting Authorities for eligible for trade in rough diamonds Board. Participants, as required by Section 6(b) under the Clean Diamond Trade Act of Sri Lanka—National Gem and Jewellery of the Act. This list revises the 2003, and their respective Importing Authority. and Exporting Authorities, and revising previously published list of December Swaziland—Office of the Commissioner the previously published list of 31, 2008, to add Swaziland to the list of of Mines. December 31, 2008 (73 FR 80506) to add Participants in the Kimberley Process Switzerland—State Secretariat for Swaziland. Certification Scheme. Economic Affairs. Section 4 of the Clean Diamond Trade Angola—Ministry of Geology and Chinese Taipei—Bureau of Foreign Act (the ‘‘Act’’) requires the President to Mines. Trade. prohibit the importation into, or the Armenia—Ministry of Trade and Tanzania—Commissioner for Minerals. exportation from, the United States of Economic Development. Thailand—Ministry of Commerce. any rough diamond, from whatever Australia—Exporting Authority— Togo—Ministry of Mines and Geology. source, that has not been controlled Department of Industry, Tourism and Turkey—Istanbul Gold Exchange. through the Kimberley Process Resources; Importing Authority— Ukraine—State Gemological Centre of Certification Scheme (KPCS). Under Australian Customs Service. Ukraine. Bangladesh—Ministry of Commerce. United Arab Emirates—Dubai Metals Section 3(2) of the Act, ‘‘controlled Belarus—Department of Finance. through the Kimberley Process Botswana—Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Commodities Center. United States of America—Importing Certification Scheme’’ means an and Water Resources. importation from the territory of a Brazil—Ministry of Mines and Energy. Authority—United Participant or exportation to the Canada—Natural Resources Canada. States Bureau of Customs and Border territory of a Participant of rough Central African Republic—Ministry of Protection; Exporting Authority— diamonds that is either carried out in Energy and Mining. Bureau of the Census. accordance with the KPCS, as set forth China—General Administration of Vietnam—Ministry of Trade. in regulations promulgated by the Quality Supervision, Inspection and Zimbabwe—Ministry of Mines and President, or controlled under a system Quarantine. Mining Development. determined by the President to meet Democratic Republic of the Congo— This notice shall be published in the substantially the standards, practices, Ministry of Mines. Federal Register. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:57 May 10, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11MYN1.SGM 11MYN1 srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 27832 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 92 / Friday, May 11, 2012 / Notices Dated: October 31,2011. —Report of the Secretary-General on —Place, date and duration of the next William J. Burns, credentials session of the Council Deputy Secretary of State, Department of —Strategy, planning and reform —Supplementary agenda items, if any State. —Periodic review of administrative Members of the public may attend [FR Doc. 2012–11447 Filed 5–10–12; 8:45 am] requirements in mandatory IMO this meeting up to the seating capacity BILLING CODE 4710–07–P instruments of the room. 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(IMO) Technical Co-operation Scheme However, parking in the vicinity of Committee (TCC 62) to be held at the —Consideration of the report of the the building is extremely limited. IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom Marine Environment Protection Additional information regarding this from June 6 to June 8, 2012 and the one Committee and other IMO SHC public meetings hundred and eighth Session of the IMO —Consideration of the report of the may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo. Council Session (C 108) to be held at the Legal Committee IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, —Consideration of the report of the Dated: May 7, 2012. from June 11 to June 14, 2012. Maritime Safety Committee Brian Robinson, The agenda items to be discussed —Consideration of the report of the Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating include: Technical Co-operation Committee Committee, Department of State. —Technical Co-operation Fund: report