[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 220 (Friday, November 14, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 68116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27006]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Part 181
[Public Notice 8921]
RIN 1400-AD53
Publication, Coordination, and Reporting of International
Agreements
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State (``Department'') finalizes a proposed
rule to add additional categories of international agreements to be
exempted from the requirement to publish in the Treaties and Other
International Acts Series (TIAS). The TIAS is the official treaty
series of the United States and serves as evidence of the treaties, and
international agreements other than treaties, in all courts of law and
equity and of maritime jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and
public offices of the United States and of the several States, without
any need of further proof or authentication. Certain international
agreements may be exempted from publication in TIAS if the Department
of State provides notice in its regulations. This rule adds three
categories of international agreements that are not required to be
published in TIAS.
DATES: This rule is effective on November 14, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Mattler, Treaty Affairs,
Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520,
(202) 647-1345, or at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112a, the Secretary of
State is required to cause to be published annually a compilation of
all treaties and international agreements to which the United States is
a party that were signed, proclaimed, or ``with reference to which any
other final formality ha[d] been executed'' during the calendar year.
The Secretary of State, however, may determine that publication of
particular categories of agreements is not required if certain criteria
are met, which are listed in 1 U.S.C. 112a(b). The three categories of
international agreements that are exempted by this rule (and which are
now included in 22 CFR 181.8) are:
(1) Bilateral acquisition and cross servicing agreements and
logistics support agreements governing the mutual exchange of logistics
support, supplies and services with the military of certain countries
or international organizations.
(2) Bilateral agreements relating to the provision of health care
to military personnel on a reciprocal basis.
(3) Bilateral agreements for the reduction of intergovernmental
debts.
Further description of these types of international agreements is
included in the notice of proposed rulemaking. In addition to these
changes, the Department amends 22 CFR 181.8(a)(9) to refer to the newer
Executive Order dealing with classified information.
The Department of State received no comments on the proposed rule.
Regulatory Analysis
For the complete regulatory analysis regarding this rulemaking,
please refer to the analysis included in the notice of proposed
rulemaking, which is adopted herein.
List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 181
Treaties.
For the reasons set forth above, 22 CFR part 181 is amended as
follows:
PART 181--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 181 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 1 U.S.C. 112a, 112b; and 22 U.S.C. 2651a.
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2. Amend Sec. 181.8 by:
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a. Revising paragraphs (a)(9), (12), and (13) and adding paragraphs
(a)(14), (15), and (16); and
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b. Revising paragraph (b).
The revisions and additions read as follows:
Sec. 181.8 Publication.
(a) * * *
(9) Agreements that have been given a national security
classification pursuant to Executive Order No. 13526, its predecessors,
or its successors;
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(12) Bilateral agreements that apply to specified education and
leadership development programs designed to acquaint U.S. and foreign
armed forces, law enforcement, homeland security, or related personnel
with limited, specialized aspects of each other's practices or
operations;
(13) Bilateral agreements between aviation agencies governing
specified aviation technical assistance projects for the provision of
managerial, operational, and technical assistance in developing and
modernizing the civil aviation infrastructure;
(14) Bilateral acquisition and cross servicing agreements and
logistics support agreements;
(15) Bilateral agreements relating to the provision of health care
to military personnel on a reciprocal basis; and
(16) Bilateral agreements for the reduction of intergovernmental
debts.
(b) In addition to those listed in paragraph (a) of this section,
the following categories of agreements will not be published in United
States Treaties and Other International Agreements:
(1) Agreements on the subjects listed in paragraphs (a)(1) through
(9) of this section that had not been published as of February 26,
1996;
(2) Agreements on the subjects listed in paragraphs (a)(10) through
(13) of this section that had not been published as of September 8,
2006; and
(3) Agreements on the subjects listed in paragraphs (a)(14) through
(16) of this section that had not been published as of November 14,
2014.
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Dated: November 5, 2014.
Michael J. Mattler,
Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014-27006 Filed 11-13-14; 8:45 am]
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