[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 118 (Monday, June 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 39993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14504]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 396]


Authority To Waive Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of State by the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a); the 
Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union 
heading under Title II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 (Pub. L. 107-115), as 
delegated pursuant to E.O. 12163, as amended by E.O. 13346; and 
delegated to me pursuant to Delegation of Authority 245-1, dated 
February 13, 2009, I hereby delegate to the Under Secretary for 
Political Affairs, to the extent authorized by law, the authority to 
make the determinations and certification to extend the waiver of 
section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-511) with 
respect to Azerbaijan.
    Any actions related to the functions described herein that may have 
been taken prior to the date of this delegation are hereby confirmed 
and ratified. Such actions shall remain in force as if taken under this 
delegation of authority, unless or until such actions are rescinded, 
amended, or superseded.
    The authority delegated herein may also be exercised by the 
Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, and the Deputy Secretary for 
Management and Resources.
    This delegation of authority will terminate on March 21, 2017. This 
delegation of authority does not supersede or otherwise affect any 
other delegation of authority currently in effect.
    This delegation shall be published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: May 31, 2016.
Antony Blinken,
Deputy Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-14504 Filed 6-17-16; 8:45 am]
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