Under the previous Administration, RD established three key priorities that were made public and incorporated into program activities. The RD Key Priorities were incorporated into the funding notices in the following manner. First, a general reference to the Administration's key priorities was included in the introductory section of the RD funding notices.

The previous Administration's RD Key Priorities for discretionary points were generally:

(a) Creating More and Better Market Opportunities. Assisting rural communities to recover economically through more and better market opportunities and through improved infrastructure.

(b) Advancing Racial Justice, Place-Based Equity, and Opportunity. Ensuring all rural residents have equitable access to RD programs and benefits from RD funded projects.

(c) Addressing Climate Change and Environmental Justice. Reducing climate pollution and increasing resilience to the impacts of climate change through economic support to rural communities.

Second, the two funding notices made points available or permitted the award of discretionary points related to one or more of the key priorities. The notices provided that these points would or could be considered as part of the application scoring.

RHS has identified the following program funding opportunities, listed in Table 1, that reference the prior Administration's key priorities and/or DEI-related scoring criteria.

The funding opportunities identified in Table 1 are hereby amended to remove reference to or consideration of those Key Priorities. In addition, to the extent the program notices made points available or permitted the award of discretionary for meeting the Key Priorities, those points will not be available or awarded.

Applicants do not need to withdraw, submit a new or revised application, or supplement their application. The program will review the application consistent with this notice.

Applicants may direct any questions related to the program funding opportunity to the “address” or “further contact information” provided in the original notice.

On January 10, 2020, Commerce published the AD orders on polyester textured yarn from India and China. 1 On December 2, 2024, Commerce published the Initiation Notice of the first sunset reviews of the Orders, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. 2 On December 16, 2024, Commerce received notices of intent to participate in these reviews from the domestic interested parties within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). 3 The domestic interested parties claimed the interested party status pursuant to section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler in the United States of the domestic like product. 4

On December 27, 2024, Commerce received adequate substantive responses from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). 5 Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any respondent interested party. On January 31, 2025, Commerce notified the ITC that it did not receive substantive responses from any respondent interested parties. 6 As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the Orders.

The product covered by these Orders is polyester textured yarn from India and China. For the full description of the scope of the Orders, see the Issues and Decisions Memorandum. 7

A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation of the Orders and the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the Orders were to be revoked, is provided in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. 8 A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached in the Appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be directly accessed at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average dumping margins up to 47.98 percent for India and up to 77.15 percent for China.

This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective, orders is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.

We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

On January 25, 2022, Commerce published its Final Determination in the LTFV investigation of granular PTFE resin from India. 1 In the Final Determination, Commerce accepted GFCL's allocated movement expenses, as reported, and granted GFCL a constructed export price (CEP) offset. Commerce subsequently published the AD order on granular PTFE from India. 2 On March 14, 2024, the CIT instructed Commerce to reconsider: (1) whether it was feasible for GFCL to report its domestic inland freight, international freight, and domestic inland insurance expenses on a transaction-specific basis based on the sales documentation on the record and, if not, whether the expenses were calculated on as specific a basis as possible and whether the reporting of such expenses does not cause inaccuracies or distortions; and (2) whether GFCL demonstrated its eligibility for a CEP offset. 3

In its final remand redetermination, issued March 14, 2024, Commerce explained why it was not feasible for GFCL to report movement expenses on a transaction-specific basis, and why GFCL's allocation of these expenses was reasonable, based on its records maintained in the normal course of business, and was not distortive. 4 Also, upon reconsideration, we determined that GFCL had not shown that it was entitled to a CEP offset and we revised GFCL's AD rate to remove the CEP offset adjustment. Based on the change, Commerce calculated a weighted-average dumping margin for GFCL of 10.36 percent for the period of January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020. 5 On March 7, 2025, the CIT sustained Commerce's remand redetermination. 6

In its decision in Timken, 7 as clarified by Diamond Sawblades, 8 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that, pursuant to sections 516A(c) and (e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce must publish a notice of court decision that is not “in harmony” with a Commerce determination and must suspend liquidation of entries pending a “conclusive” court decision. The CIT's March 7, 2025, judgment constitutes a final decision of the CIT that is not in harmony with Commerce's Final Determination. Thus, this notice is published in fulfillment of the publication requirements of Timken.

Because there is now a final court judgment, Commerce is amending its Final Determination with respect to GFCL and all other producers and exporters of subject merchandise as follows:

Pursuant to section 735(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce shall issue an AD order under section 736 of the Act when the final determination is affirmative. As a result of this amended final determination, Commerce is hereby amending the Order to revise the weighted-average dumping margin assigned to GFCL and all other producers and exporters of subject merchandise, as noted above.

Because GFCL has a superseding cash deposit rate ( i.e., there have been final results published in a subsequent administrative review), Commerce will only issue revised cash deposit instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection with respect to the rate assigned to all other producers and exporters.

This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 516A(c) and (e) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

On November 13, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of this administrative review of the antidumping duty order  1 on certain hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), rescinded the administrative review of 46 companies and invited comments from interested parties. 2 This review covers two producers/exporters of the subject merchandise, Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai Steel) and POSCO and POSCO International Corporation (PIC) (collectively POSCO/PIC). 3

On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline to issue the final results of review until June 11, 2025. 4 From December 9, 2024, through December 13, 2024, Commerce verified POSCO/PIC's home-market sales and certain U.S. expenses. 5 A summary of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, as well as a full discussion of the issues raised by parties for these final results, are discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 6 Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

The products covered by the Order are hot-rolled steel. A full description of the scope of the Order is contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 7

All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs filed by parties in this administrative review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum and listed in the Appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Based on the comments received from interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, and for the reasons explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, we made certain changes for the final results of review.

We determine that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023:

We intend to disclose the calculations performed in connection with these final results of review to interested parties in this review within five days after public announcement of the final results or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register , in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review.

Because Hyundai Steel's and POSCO/PIC's weighted-average dumping margins are not zero or de minimis ( i.e., less than 0.5 percent) in the final results of this review, we calculated an importer-specific assessment rate based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales and the total entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). 8 Where an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis ( i.e., less than 0.5 percent), the entries by that importer will be liquidated without regard to antidumping duties. The final results of this administrative review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable. 9

For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by either of the individually examined respondents for which it did not know that the merchandise it sold to the intermediary ( e.g., a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. 10

Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the Federal Register . If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired ( i.e., within 90 days of publication).

Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register , the following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of hot-rolled steel from Korea entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rates for the companies subject to this review will be equal to the company-specific weighted-average dumping margins established in the final results of the review; (2) for merchandise exported by companies not covered in this review but covered in a prior completed segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published in the completed segment for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the investigation, but the producer has been covered in a prior completed segment of this proceeding, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the completed segment for the most recent period for the producer of the merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 6.05 percent, the all-others rate established in the investigation. 11 These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during the POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing duties.

This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under the APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.

Commerce is issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

The ETTAC is mandated by Section 2313(c) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 4728(c), to advise the Environmental Trade Promotion Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee on the development and administration of programs to expand U.S. exports of environmental technologies, goods, services, and products. The ETTAC was most recently re-chartered through August 6, 2026.

On Tuesday, April 15, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m. ET, the ETTAC will hold the third meeting of its current charter term. During the meeting, committee members will discuss issues affecting the competitiveness of the U.S. environmental technologies industry, deliberate on potential recommendation topics, and receive introductory briefings from U.S. government agencies involved in the trade of environmental technologies. An agenda will be made available one week prior to the meeting upon request to Megan Hyndman.

The meeting will be open to the public and time will be permitted for public comment before the close of the meeting. Members of the public seeking to attend the meeting are required to register by Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 5 p.m. EDT, via the contact information provided above. This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to OEEI at Megan.Hyndman@trade.gov or (202) 823-1839 no less than one week prior to the meeting. Requests received after this date will be accepted, but it may not be possible to accommodate them.

Written comments concerning ETTAC affairs are welcome any time before or after the meeting. To be considered during the meeting, written comments must be received by Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 5 p.m. EDT to ensure transmission to the members before the meeting. Draft minutes will be available within 30 days of this meeting.

For further information, please visit the NEFSC website at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/fishery-stock-assessments-new-england-and-mid-atlantic. For additional information about research track assessment peer review, please visit the NEFSC web page at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/research-track-stock-assessments.

The agenda is subject to change; all times are approximate and may be changed at the discretion of the Peer Review Chair.

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Special requests should be directed to Brian Hooper, via the email provided in the ADDRESSES section.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and assign OMB control numbers to collections of information conducted or sponsored by the Board. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. The OMB inventory, as well as copies of the PRA Submission, supporting statements (which contain more detailed information about the information collections and burden estimates than this notice), and approved collection of information instrument(s) are available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. These documents are also available on the Federal Reserve Board's public website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/review or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above. On the page displayed at the link above, you can find the supporting information by referencing the collection identifier, FR K.

Collection title: Recordkeeping Requirements of Regulation H and Regulation K Associated with the Procedures for Monitoring Bank Secrecy Act Compliance.

Collection identifier: FR K.

OMB control number: 7100-0310.

General description of collection: Section 208.63 of the Board's Regulation H—Membership of State Banking Institutions in the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR part 208) requires state member banks to establish and maintain in writing procedures reasonably designed to ensure and monitor compliance with the provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and its implementing regulations. Sections 211.5(m)(1) and 211.24(j)(1) of the Board's Regulation K—International Banking Operations (12 CFR part 211) impose those same requirements on Edge and agreement corporations and, except for a federal branch or a federal agency or a state branch that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the U.S. branches, agencies, and representative offices of foreign banks operating in the United States.

Frequency: One-time and on occasion.

Respondents: State member banks; Edge and agreement corporations; and U.S. branches, agencies, and representative offices of foreign banks operating in the United States, except for a federal branch or a federal agency or a state branch that is insured by the FDIC.

Total estimated number of respondents: 878.

Total estimated annual burden hours: 3,544.

Current actions: On October 29, 2024, the Board published a notice in the Federal Register (89 FR 85973) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the FR K. The comment period for this notice expired on December 30, 2024. The Board did not receive any comments.

On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and assign OMB control numbers to collections of information conducted or sponsored by the Board. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. The OMB inventory, as well as copies of the PRA Submission, supporting statements (which contain more detailed information about the information collections and burden estimates than this notice), and approved collection of information instrument(s) are available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. These documents are also available on the Federal Reserve Board's public website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/review or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above. On the page displayed at the link above, you can find the supporting information by referencing the collection identifier, FR 2082.

Collection title: Registration of a Securities Holding Company.

Collection identifier: FR 2082.

OMB control number: 7100-0347.

General description of collection: The FR 2082 registration form is used whenever a securities holding company (SHC) elects to register to become subject to supervision by the Board pursuant to section 618 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The FR 2082 requests the following from the registering SHC: an organization chart (including all subsidiaries); information regarding certain of the SHC's subsidiaries; shareholder reports and financial statements; information regarding the SHC's shareholders, senior officers and directors; information regarding the methods used by the SHC to monitor and control its operations; information regarding the SHC's foreign subsidiaries that are subject to comprehensive consolidated supervision and the regulatory system in which these foreign subsidiaries operate; and information regarding any other regulatory capital framework to which the SHC is subject. The information collected by the FR 2082 registration form is used by the Federal Reserve System to determine whether the registrant meets the requirements to become a supervised SHC and to complete the registration.

Frequency: Event-generated.

Total estimated number of respondents: 1.

Total estimated annual burden hours: 8.

Current actions: On November 18, 2024, the Board published a notice in the Federal Register 89 FR 90287) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the FR 2082. The comment period for this notice expired on January 14, 2025. The Board did not receive any comments.

On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and assign OMB control numbers to collections of information conducted or sponsored by the Board. In exercising this delegated authority, the Board is directed to take every reasonable step to solicit comment. In determining whether to approve a collection of information, the Board will consider all comments received from the public and other agencies.

During the comment period for this proposal, a copy of the proposed PRA OMB submission, including the draft reporting form and instructions, supporting statement (which contains more detail about the information collection and burden estimates than this notice), and other documentation, will be made available on the Board's public website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/review or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above. On the page displayed at the link above, you can find the supporting information by referencing the collection identifier, FR 4014. Final versions of these documents will be made available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, if approved.

The Board invites public comment on the following information collection, which is being reviewed under authority delegated by the OMB under the PRA. Comments are invited on the following:

a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the Board's functions, including whether the information has practical utility;

b. The accuracy of the Board's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;

d. Ways to minimize the burden of information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and

e. Estimates of capital or startup costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the Board should modify the proposal.

Collection title: Investment in Bank Premises Notification.

Collection identifier: FR 4014.

OMB control number: 7100-0139.

General description of collection: The Federal Reserve Act requires a state member bank, under certain circumstances, to seek prior approval from the Board before making an investment in bank premises or the securities of a corporation holding its bank premises. The Board has implemented this requirement in its Regulation H—Membership of State Banking Institutions in the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR part 208), which requires a state member bank seeking to make such an investment to provide prior notice to the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank. The Board uses the information provided in the notice to determine whether to object to the proposed investment.

Frequency: Event-generated.

Respondents: State member banks.

Total estimated number of respondents: 25.

Total estimated annual burden hours: 25.

On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and assign OMB control numbers to collections of information conducted or sponsored by the Board. In exercising this delegated authority, the Board is directed to take every reasonable step to solicit comment. In determining whether to approve a collection of information, the Board will consider all comments received from the public and other agencies.

During the comment period for this proposal, a copy of the proposed PRA OMB submission, including the draft reporting form and instructions, supporting statement (which contains more detail about the information collection and burden estimates than this notice), and other documentation, will be made available on the Board's public website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/review or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above. On the page displayed at the link above, you can find the supporting information by referencing the collection identifier, FR H-2. Final versions of these documents will be made available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, if approved.

The Board invites public comment on the following information collection, which is being reviewed under authority delegated by the OMB under the PRA. Comments are invited on the following:

a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the Board's functions, including whether the information has practical utility;

b. The accuracy of the Board's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;

d. Ways to minimize the burden of information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and

e. Estimates of capital or startup costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the Board should modify the proposal.

Collection title: Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements Associated with Regulation H (Loans Secured by Real Estate Located in Flood Hazard Areas).

Collection identifier: FR H-2.

OMB control number: 7100-0280.

General description of collection: The federal flood insurance statutes and Regulation H—Membership of State Banking Institutions in the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR part 208) provide that a lender shall not make, increase, extend, or renew a loan secured by a building or mobile home located in a special flood hazard area unless the secured property is covered by flood insurance for the term of the loan. With respect to the recordkeeping and disclosure provisions, Regulation H generally requires state member banks to retain certain flood hazard documentation and to notify borrowers and servicers regarding properties in flood hazard areas and requirements related to flood insurance. State member banks also must notify the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the identity of, and any change in, the servicer of a loan secured by improved property in a special flood hazard area. The information collection requirements under the flood hazard provisions of Regulation H are triggered by specific events in the lending process.

Frequency: Event-generated.

Respondents: State member banks or servicers acting on their behalf.

Total estimated number of respondents: 706.

Total estimated annual burden hours: 33,983.

On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and assign OMB control numbers to collections of information conducted or sponsored by the Board. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. The OMB inventory, as well as copies of the PRA Submission, supporting statements (which contain more detailed information about the information collections and burden estimates than this notice), and approved collection of information instrument(s) are available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. These documents are also available on the Federal Reserve Board's public website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/review or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above. On the page displayed at the link above, you can find the supporting information by referencing the collection identifier, FR 4027.

Collection title: Recordkeeping Provisions Associated with the Guidance on Sound Incentive Compensation Policies.

Collection identifier: FR 4027.

OMB control number: 7100-0327.

General description of collection: The interagency Guidance on Sound Incentive Compensation Policies (the Guidance) is intended to assist banking organizations in designing and implementing incentive compensation arrangements that do not encourage imprudent risk-taking and that are consistent with the safety and soundness of the organization. The Guidance contains voluntary recordkeeping activities. With respect to organizations regulated by the Board, the voluntary Guidance applies to U.S. bank holding companies, savings and loan holding companies, state member banks, Edge and agreement corporations, and the U.S. operations of foreign banks with a branch, agency, or commercial lending company subsidiary in the United States (collectively, banking organizations).

Frequency: As needed.

Respondents: Banking organizations, as defined above.

Total estimated number of respondents: 5,122.

Total estimated annual burden hours: 205,440.

Current actions: On October 29, 2024, the Board published a notice in the Federal Register (89 FR 85971) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the FR 4027. The comment period for this notice expired on December 30, 2024. The Board did not receive any comments.

On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and assign OMB control numbers to collections of information conducted or sponsored by the Board. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. The OMB inventory, as well as copies of the PRA Submission, supporting statements (which contain more detailed information about the information collections and burden estimates than this notice), and approved collection of information instrument(s) are available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. These documents are also available on the Federal Reserve Board's public website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/review or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above. On the page displayed at the link above, you can find the supporting information by referencing the collection identifier, FR W.

Collection title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Associated with Regulation W.

Collection identifier: FR W.

OMB control number: 7100-0304.

General description of collection: The FR W information collection comprises the reporting requirements of Regulation W that are found in sections 223.15(b)(4), 223.31(d)(4), 223.41(d)(2), and 223.43(b) and the recordkeeping requirements found in sections 223.42(f)(6) and 223.42(g)(3). This information is used to demonstrate compliance with sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act (FRA) and to request certain exemptions from the Board. Sections 23A and 23B of the FRA are designed to protect a depository institution from exposure arising from certain transactions with affiliates. They also limit the ability of an insured depository institution to transfer the subsidy arising from access to the federal safety net to such affiliates. Regulation W implements sections 23A and 23B by defining terms used in the statute, explaining the statute's requirements, and exempting certain transactions. The regulation includes provisions requiring the reporting of information to the Board under certain circumstances, to determine whether a depository institution is complying with sections 23A and 23B of the FRA and Regulation W and whether a proposed transaction is financially sound and consistent with the public interest.

Frequency: Event generated.

Respondents: Insured depository institutions and uninsured member banks.

Total estimated number of respondents: 2.

Total estimated annual burden hours: 56.

Current actions: On November 15, 2024, the Board published a notice in the Federal Register (89 FR 90283) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the FR W. The comment period for this notice expired on January 14, 2025. The Board did not receive any comments.

9000-0077, Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 46 Requirements.

This clearance covers the information that contractors may be required to submit to comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses:

These FAR clauses require the contractor to provide and maintain an inspection system that is acceptable to the Government, and to keep complete records of all inspection work performed and make it available to the Government. These clauses give the Government the right to inspect and test all work.

Records required under these clauses are kept as a part of a contractor's normal business operations. To ensure they provide a quality product or service, every business must have standards and methods for reviewing or inspecting the quality of their product or service. These standards will differ by industry and the complexity of the product or service provided.

The Government relies on a contractor's existing quality assurance system for contracts for commercial products. The Government relies on the contractor to accomplish all inspection and testing needed to ensure that acquired commercial services conform to contract requirements before they are tendered to the Government. See FAR 12.208 and 46.202-1. Likewise, when the contract amount is expected to be less than the simplified acquisition threshold, these clauses do not apply.

The FAR “inspection clauses” are used for quality assurance depending on the type of contract, or the product or service being provided. These clauses do not require the transmittal or sending of documentation to the Government, but they have record keeping requirements. The Government may review these records to confirm the contract quality requirements are being met. This review is risk-based and may or may not include the review of all quality assurance records. Generally, the records are more likely to be reviewed when the contractor is not meeting quality standards or as part of Government Contract quality assurance surveillance for complex requirements. Subject matter experts estimate these records are requested from 10 percent or fewer of contractors.

The information is used to assure that supplies and services provided under Government contracts conform to contract requirements.

• FAR 52.246-15, Certificate of Conformance. This clause requires the contractor to complete and sign a certificate of conformance (CoC). This clause is used in solicitations and contracts for supplies or services at the discretion of the contracting officer when it is in the Government's interest, small losses would be incurred in the event of a defect; or because of the contractor's reputation or past performance, or when it is likely that the supplies or services furnished will be acceptable and any defective work would be replaced, corrected, or repaired without contest.

• FAR 52.246-26, Reporting Nonconforming Items. This clause requires contractors to provide written notification to the contracting officer within 60 days of becoming aware or having reason to suspect, such as through inspection, testing, record review, or notification from another source ( e.g., seller, customer, third party) that any end item, component, subassembly, part, or material contained in supplies purchased by the contractor for delivery to, or for, the Government is counterfeit or suspect counterfeit. This clause requires certain contractors to submit a report to the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) system at www.gidep.org within 60 days of becoming aware or having reason to suspect, such as through inspection, testing, record review, or notification from another source ( e.g., seller, customer, third party) that an item purchased by the contractor for delivery to, or for, the Government is a counterfeit or suspect counterfeit item; or a common item that has a major or critical nonconformance.

This information will be used by the Government to address and detect nonconforming and counterfeit items. Perhaps more important, this information will be available to businesses for searching prior to placing orders, thus enabling the avoidance of purchasing counterfeit items in the first place.

Respondents: 7,859.

Total Annual Responses: 9,301.

Total Burden Hours: 33,015.

Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division, by calling 202-501-4755 or emailing GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0077, Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 46 Requirements.

9000-0032, Contractor Use of Interagency Fleet Management System Vehicles.

This clearance covers the information that contractors must submit to comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements:

FAR 51.202 —For the contracting officer to authorize a contractor's use of Interagency Fleet Management System (IFMS) vehicles, this FAR section requires contractors to submit the following information:

(1) A written statement that the contractor will assume, without the right of reimbursement from the Government, the cost or expense of any use of the IFMS vehicles and services not related to the performance of the contract;

(2) Evidence that the contractor has obtained motor vehicle liability insurance covering bodily injury and property damage, with limits of liability as required or approved by the agency, protecting the contractor and the Government against third-party claims arising from the ownership, maintenance, or use of an IFMS vehicle; and

(3) Any recommendations.

FAR 51.203 —Once authorized by the contracting officer, this FAR section requires contractors to submit their request for IFMS vehicles and related services in writing to the appropriate GSA point of contact and include the following information:

(1) Two copies of the agency authorization;

(2) The number of vehicles and related services required and period of use;

(3) A list of employees who are authorized to request the vehicles or related services;

(4) A listing of equipment authorized to be serviced; and

(5) Billing instructions and address.

The contracting officer will use the information to determine the contractor's eligibility to obtain IFMS vehicles and related services, and to authorize this use. The GSA will also use this information to determine whether appropriate authorization has been granted by the contracting officer.

Respondents: 20.

Total Annual Responses: 20.

Total Burden Hours: 20.

Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division, by calling 202-501-4755 or emailing GSARegSec@gsa.gov . Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0032, Contractor Use of Interagency Fleet Management System Vehicles.

9000-0069, Indirect Cost Rate Proposals, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors, and Bankruptcy Notifications

This clearance covers the information that contractors must submit to comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements:

FAR 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment. This clause requires the contractor to submit an adequate final indirect cost rate proposal to the contracting officer and the auditor within the 6-month period following the expiration of each of its fiscal years. The proposed rates shall be based on the contractor's actual cost experience for that period. Paragraphs (d)(2)(iii) and (iv) of this clause provide a list of the data required to be submitted. The data is customary business financial information that the contractor can access from its automated business systems.

FAR 52.216-15, Predetermined Indirect Cost Rates. This clause repeats the requirement in the clause at FAR 52.216-7, paragraph (d), for the contractor to submit an adequate final indirect cost rate proposal, however it does not impose any additional reporting requirements.

FAR 52.242-4, Certification of Final Indirect Costs. This clause requires the contractor's final indirect cost rate proposal to be certified to establish or modify the rates used to reimburse the contractor for the costs of performing under the contract. The supporting cost data are the cost accounting information normally prepared by organizations under sound management and accounting practices. This clause is incorporated into all solicitations and contracts that provide for establishment of final indirect cost rates, but the Department of Energy may provide an alternate clause for its Management and Operating contracts.

The contracting officer and auditor use the proposal and supporting data provided under the clauses at FAR 52.216-7, 52.216-15, and 52.242-4 to verify and analyze the indirect costs and to determine the final indirect cost rates or to prepare the Government negotiating position if negotiation of the rates is required under the contract terms.

FAR 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. This clause requires the prime contractor to self-report to the contracting officer when the prime contractor makes late or reduced payments to small business subcontractors. The notice shall include the reason(s) for making the reduced or untimely payment. The contracting officer uses the information to record the identity of contractors with a history of late or reduced payments to small business subcontractors in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System. The contracting officer considers and evaluates the contractor's written explanation for a reduced or an untimely payment to determine whether the reduced or untimely payment is justified.

FAR 52.242-13, Bankruptcy. This clause requires contractors to notify the contracting officer within five days after initiating the proceedings relating to bankruptcy filing. The contracting officer uses the notification to ensure the contractor's ability to perform its government contract.

Respondents: 6,265.

Total Annual Responses: 6,265.

Total Burden Hours: 1,504,083.

Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division, by calling 202-501-4755 or emailing GSARegSec@gsa.gov . Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0069, Indirect Cost Rate Proposals, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors, and Bankruptcy Notifications.

9000-0184, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.

This clearance covers the information that contractors must submit to comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements:

FAR 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States. When contract performance is required outside the United States in an area of combat operations or significant military operations, this clause requires contractors to ensure employees performing private security functions under the contract comply with 32 CFR part 159, and any orders, directives, or instructions that are identified in the contract for:

• Registering, processing, accounting for, managing, overseeing, and keeping appropriate records of personnel performing private security functions;

• Requesting authorization of and accounting for weapons to be carried by or available to personnel performing private security functions;

• Registering and identifying armored vehicles, helicopters, and other military vehicles operated by employees performing private security functions; and

• Reporting incidents in which personnel performing private security functions: discharge a weapon; are attacked, killed, or injured; kill or injure a person or destroy property as a result of conduct by contractor personnel; have a weapon discharged against them or believe a weapon was so discharged; or employ active, non-lethal countermeasures in response to a perceived immediate threat.

The Government uses the information provided to ensure accountability, visibility, force protection, medical support, personnel recovery, and other related support can be accurately forecasted and provided to deployed contractors, as required.

Respondents: 28.

Total Annual Responses: 140.

Total Burden Hours: 70.

Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division, by calling 202-501-4755 or emailing GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0184, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States.

9000-0082, Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 7. Requirements.

This clearance covers the information that offerors or contractors must submit to comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements:

FAR 52.207-3, Right of First Refusal of Employment. This clause requires contractors to provide the contracting officer, within 120 days of beginning contract performance, the names of personnel who were adversely affected or separated from Government employment as a result of the contract award; and subsequently hired by the contractor to perform under the contract within 90 days after contract performance began. The information provided under this clause is used by the Government to ensure contractor compliance with providing the right of first refusal to such affected personnel and that certain obligations to displaced employees are met by the Government.

FAR 52.207-4, Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies. This provision permits offerors, who believe that acquisition of supplies in quantity different from what is being solicited would be more advantageous to the Government, to recommend with their offer a more economic purchase quantity for the required supplies. The information provided under this provision is used by the Government to acquire supplies at the total and unit costs most advantageous to the Government and to develop a database for future acquisitions of such items of supply.

Respondents: 14,510.

Total Annual Responses: 14,510.

Total Burden Hours: 14,530.

Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division, by calling 202-501-4755 or emailing GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0082, Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 7 Requirements.

9000-0012, Termination Settlement Proposal Forms (SFs 1435-1440).

This clearance covers the information that contractors must submit to comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements:

Standard Forms (SFs) 1435 through 1440. These termination settlement proposal forms are used by all Executive agencies, including the Department of Defense, for settling terminated prime contracts and subcontracts per FAR subpart 49.6, Contract Termination Forms and Formats. The forms provide a standardized format for listing essential cost and inventory information needed to support the terminated contractor's negotiated position.

The contracting officer uses the collected information to determine and support reimbursement costs upon settlement of a terminated contract.

Respondents: 4,862.

Total Annual Responses: 38,059.

Total Burden Hours: 91,342.

Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division, by calling 202-501-4755 or emailing GSARegSec@gsa.gov . Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0012, Termination Settlement Proposal Forms (SFs 1435-1440).

9000-0136, Commercial Acquisitions.

This clearance covers the information that offerors may be required to submit to comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements:

FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Paragraph (b)(2) requires offerors to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (v) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of the relevant solicitation only, if any. The provision stipulates that any changes provided by the offeror under paragraph (b)(2) are applicable to that specific solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically in the System for Award Management. The contracting officer will use the information to determine an offeror's eligibility for award, and to incorporate appropriate terms and conditions into a resulting contract as appropriate.

Respondents: 140,055.

Total Annual Responses: 414,909.

Total Burden Hours: 207,455.

Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division by calling 202-501-4755 or emailing GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0136, Commercial Acquisitions.

9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards Administration.

This clearance covers the information that contractors must submit to comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements:

FAR 52.230-6, Administration of Cost Accounting Standards. This clause requires contractors performing Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) covered contracts to submit notifications and descriptions of certain cost accounting practice changes, including revisions to their Disclosure Statements, if applicable. Often these descriptions are quite complex. This clause also requires contractors to submit rationale to support any contractor written statement that the cost impact of the change is immaterial. The information is used by contracting officers for ascertaining compliance with CAS.

Respondents: 607.

Total Annual Responses: 1,821.

Total Burden Hours: 318,675.

Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division, by calling 202-501-4755 or emailing GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0129, Cost Accounting Standards Administration.

The purpose and need for the BLM's Federal action is to respond to Coteau Properties Company's emergency LBA to lease Federal coal resources at the Freedom Mine in North Dakota. The Federal tracts contain approximately 24 million tons of minable coal over approximately 1,350 acres, which could be mined through 2045. The purpose of OSMRE's Federal action is to conduct a thorough analysis of the potential environmental effects of the proposed mining plan modification for both the NDM 091535 and the proposed NDM 111186 leases. OSMRE will use this analysis to inform its recommendation to the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, who may approve, disapprove, or approve with conditions the proposed Federal mining plan modification. Four alternatives are analyzed in the draft EA.

Comments on the draft EA, FMV, and MER received from the public will be considered and incorporated as appropriate into the final EA and written report.

The tracts for the proposed NDM 111186 lease underlie private surface and are described as follows:

The tracts for the proposed mining plan modification for NDM 091535 underlie private surface and are described as follows:

Through this notice, the BLM and OSMRE are inviting the public to provide comments regarding the potential environmental impacts related to the proposed action and any factors that may affect the determinations of the FMV and MER.

Any proprietary information or data that you submit to the BLM must be marked as confidential and mailed directly to the BLM Montana-Dakotas State Office, Attention: Tessa Wallace (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT ) to assure the data will be treated in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations governing the confidentiality of such information or data. A copy of the comments submitted by the public on the draft EA, FMV, and MER for the tracts, except those portions identified as proprietary and that meet one of the exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act, will be available for public inspection at the BLM Montana/Dakotas State Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT ), during regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, the BLM cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

The properties listed in this notice are being considered for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. Nominations for their consideration were received by the National Park Service before March 22, 2025. Pursuant to Section 60.13 of 36 CFR part 60, comments are being accepted concerning the significance of the nominated properties under the National Register criteria for evaluation.

Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Nominations submitted by State or Tribal Historic Preservation Officers:

Key: State, County, Property Name, Multiple Name (if applicable), Address/Boundary, City, Vicinity, Reference Number.

Additional documentation has been received for the following resource(s):

Nomination(s) submitted by Federal Preservation Officers:

The State Historic Preservation Officer reviewed the following nomination(s) and responded to the Federal Preservation Officer within 45 days of receipt of the nomination(s) and supports listing the properties in the National Register of Historic Places.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the University of Kansas, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

A total of 56 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The 56 objects of cultural patrimony are attributed to “unrecorded Potawatomi artist” and are believed to come from northeastern Kansas. These include:

One beaded necklace, six arrows, one bow, and one lacrosse stick donated by John Edward Sullivan, a banker at Farmer's State bank in Mercier, KS, and possibly brother of Father Otho Sullivan, faculty at Benedictine College, to Father Nolte's collection at Benedictine College in 1924 and later transferred to the University of Kansas in 1992. A note associated with this collection says Potawatomie Indians, Mercier, KS (Mayetta Res).” In addition, one bow donated to the Nolte Collection at Benedictine College by an unknown donor and time and transferred to the University of Kansas in 1994.

In addition, two hair ornaments, one beaded strip, one headband, and one beaded pouch were collected by Floyd Schultz, an amateur archaeologist and ethnographer, presumably during his time working with the Prairie Band of Potawatomi between 1931 and 1940 and donated to the University of Kansas in 1951.

During the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was active in educating Potawatomi children in traditional arts at the Clay School in Topeka, KS. These items were later donated to the Menninger Foundation, a local mental health institution at an unknown date, and donated to the University of Kansas in 1993. These include three dolls in cradleboards, two bandolier bags, five sashes, two headbands, one beaded garter, one lacrosse stick, one set of beaded armbands, one pair of beaded cuffs, one bow, four pairs of moccasins, two drawstring bags, and one set of dance aprons.

Other items transferred from the Menninger Foundation include one beaded wand, one prescription stick, one apple drying tray, one spirit doll, one medical kit, and one medical bag purchased from or donated by Bishop's Antiques in 1964 and 1965 of Topeka, KS. One unknown tool, possibly a pestle, purchased from a seller identified as Williams and Mitchell in 1964. A person with the surname Shopteese (first name Mae?) donated two pairs of beaded moccasins in 1961 and one peyote fan in 1963. In 1972 one pair of beaded gauntlets was donated to the Menninger Foundation by Bill Griley of Mayetta, KS after the passing of his wife, Cora Griley. Other items received from the Menninger foundation include 1 spirit doll in 1962 and one rattle at an unknown time from an unknown source.

Finally, one wearing blanket donated directly to the University of Kansas by Sallie Casey Thayer before 1928 (purchased by Thayer from W.H. Wilkinson of Kansas City, MO on March 3, 1920), as was one beaded headband donated by the estate of Gertrude Greene of Concordia, KS in 1962. One pair of beaded moccasins and one beaded leg band were donated to the University of Kansas by an unknown donor or donors at an unknown time.

The University of Kansas has determined that:

• The 56 objects of cultural patrimony described in this notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

• There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.

Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the University of Kansas must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The University of Kansas is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the NYOPRHP, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Human remains representing, at least, five individuals have been identified. No associated funerary objects are present. These human remains were recovered through archaeological excavations conducted on and around Ganondagan State Park or through donated collections that were collected near Letchworth State Park. It is suspected that all of these remains were collected from disturbed contexts and were not removed from intact burials.

Invitations to consult were sent to the Cayuga Nation; Seneca Nation of Indianans; Seneca-Cayuga Nation; Tonawanda Band of Seneca; and the Tuscarora Nation. The Seneca Nation of Indians and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca responded yes to NYOPRHP's request for consultation on this matter.

Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition history of the human remains described in this notice.

The NYOPRHP has determined that:

• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of five individuals of Native American ancestry.

• There is a connection between the human remains described in this notice and the Seneca Nation of Indians and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca.

Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:

1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.

Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the NYOPRHP must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The NYOPRHP is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to any consulting lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

One cultural item has been requested for repatriation. The object of cultural patrimony is a beaded jacket.

The object in this notice is part of the Joseph Allen Skinner Museum collection, which was donated to the Trustees of Mount Holyoke College by Skinner after his death in 1946. Like many of the objects in the Skinner collection, there is no extant provenance information, and it is unclear when these objects were acquired, though pictures show the display of these objects by Skinner as early as 1934.

The jacket in the Skinner Museum collection is imbued with ongoing historical, traditional, and/or cultural importance to the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe. The jacket is embroidered with a widely practiced style of beadwork using culturally significant colors and designs.

Based on the above definitions and a general knowledge of these objects possessing cultural significance, the claim for repatriation to the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe will be honored.

The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum has determined that:

• The one object of cultural patrimony described in this notice has ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

• There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.

Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural item are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

A total of two cultural items have been requested for repatriation.

The one unassociated funerary object is a sample of tapa (kapa) cloth. This item was likely removed from the Hawai'ian Islands by Nan Oliver in the 1900s. It was donated to the Museum in 1987 by George and Audrey Guntermann of Santa Barbara, CA.

The one object of cultural patrimony is a small vial of Tūtū Pele's hair, a volcanic glass mineral sample from the volcano Mauna Loa. This item was removed from the Island of Hawai'i by Lorenzo Yates, likely in the late 1800s. It was donated to the Museum in 1948 by the estate of Mr. Frank Van Den Bergh of Santa Barbara, CA.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has determined that:

• The one unassociated funerary object described in this notice was reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The unassociated funerary objects have been identified by a preponderance of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

• The one object of cultural patrimony described in this notice has ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

• There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Hui Iwi Kuamo'o and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Superintendent, PEFO, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records.

A total of 630 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The number of unassociated funerary objects are 376 mosaic pieces, two worked shell pieces, one abalone shell pendant, two shell pendant fragments, 10 bowls, 191 shell beads, one turquoise bead, one awl, one jar, 40 pottery sherds, and five shell bracelet fragments. In 1953, the items were removed from Site NA5065 in Apache County, AZ. The cultural items were removed from three burials by Fred Wendorf, as part of his doctoral research at Harvard University. Human remains were not removed from these burials. The items are in the physical custody of the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ. Archeological site context and types of funerary objects suggest that this site was occupied by ancestral Puebloan peoples. Ethnographic and archeological evidence, including burial orientation, body position, and the type and placement of the funerary objects, indicates that the mortuary practices of these ancestral Puebloan peoples correspond closely with those of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.

PEFO has determined that:

• The 630 unassociated funerary objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American culture according to Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The unassociated funerary objects have been identified by a preponderance of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

• There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.

Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, PEFO must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. PEFO is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

A total of three cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The three unassociated funerary objects consist of two charmstones and one serpentine fragment. The first charmstone is made of granite with the tip broken off and remnants of asphaltum on the end. The second charmstone is made of granite. The small serpentine fragment has a hole drilled through one portion. These items were collected from unprovenienced locations in Solano County, California by Rodney M. Rulofson, a historical columnist with the Solano County Courier. They were donated to the Museum in 1962.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has determined that:

• The three unassociated funerary objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The unassociated funerary objects have been identified by a preponderance of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

• There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa Rancheria, California; Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation of the Cortina Rancheria (previously listed as Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun Indians); and the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California.

Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the LMA, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

A total of one cultural item has been requested for repatriation. The one unassociated funerary object (16928) is an undrilled slate gorget removed by Charles Hatch in 1891 from a burial in a mound located on his farm in Lot 118, Stockbridge Reservation, Calumet County, WI. Frederick Stanton Perkins purchased the gorget from Mr. Hatch and sold it to the LMA in 1904. The Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin lived in New York and Massachusetts before relocation to the east shore of Lake Winnebago in Calumet County, WI in the 1830s. Lot 118 was assigned to Austin E. Quinney, a Mohican sachem. Because the gorget was removed from a mound, it may pre-date Stockbridge Munsee occupation in Calumet County. Lake Winnebago falls within the ancestral territory of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. The LMA has no record that the gorget was exposed to any hazardous substances while in the LMA's stewardship.

The LMA has determined that:

• The one unassociated funerary object described in this notice is reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The unassociated funerary object has been identified by a preponderance of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

• There is a reasonable connection between the cultural item described in this notice and the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.

Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the LMA must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural item are considered a single request and not competing requests. The LMA is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the PMAE, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

The one associated funerary object removed from Springfield, Hampden County, MA, is one lot of faunal remains. This associated funerary object was removed by P. B. Moore in 1922 and donated to the PMAE by Ruth Otis Sawtell the same year. The associated human remains representing, at least, one individual were included in a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register on October 25, 2023 (88 FR 73365-73366). These human remains have been repatriated to the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.

The two associated funerary objects removed from an “Indian Burial Place” (19-HD-153) on the bank of the Connecticut River in Longmeadow, Hampden County, MA, are one lot of faunal remains and one lot of stone fragments. These two associated funerary objects were removed by Frederic Ward Putnam as part of a PMAE Expedition in 1883. The associated human remains representing, at least, one individual were included in a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register on October 25, 2023 (88 FR 73365-73366).

Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition history of the associated funerary objects described in this notice.

The PMAE has determined that:

• The three objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.

• There is a connection between the associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.

Written requests for repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:

1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the PMAE must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The PMAE is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the No Man's Land Historical Society, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

This notice follows publication of a notice of inventory completion in the Federal Register (90 FR 5995, January 17, 2025). Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been identified. No associated funerary objects are present. One individual adult was removed from a site six miles west of Texhoma Texas County, Oklahoma and donated on May 11, 1976. The second adult was uncovered while excavating sand for construction in a sand pit north of Guymon, Texas County, Oklahoma. The individual was 6′ to 7′ deep in the sand. Donated to No Man's Land Museum on May 28, 1976.

Invitations to consult were sent to the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; The Osage Nation; and the Wichita & Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; The Osage Nation; and the Wichita & Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma agreed to consult. The Quapaw Nation declined to comment.

The following types of information about the cultural affiliation of the human remains in this notice are available: anthropological, archaeological, geographical, and expert opinion. The information, including the results of consultation, identified:

1. No earlier group connected to the human remains.

2. No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization connected to the human remains.

3. No relationship of shared group identity between the earlier group and the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that can be reasonably traced through time.

The No Man's Land Historical Society has determined that:

• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.

• No known lineal descendant who can trace ancestry to the human remains in this notice has been identified.

• No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation to the human remains in this notice has been clearly or reasonably identified.

• The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma have requested transfer of the human remains described in this notice.

Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.

Repatriation, transfer, or reinterment of the human remains described in this notice may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If requests for repatriation are received, the No Man's Land Museum must evaluate the requests and respond in writing to the requestors. The No Man's Land Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to any consulting lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the No Man's Land Historical Society, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

This notice follows publication of a notice of inventory completion in the Federal Register (90 FR 4795-4796, January 16, 2025). Human remains representing, at least, one individuals have been identified. The six associated funerary objects are five harrell points and one stone knife blade. The individual was excavated by an unknown party on the Sprowles Ranch near Cheyenne, Oklahoma in Roger Mills County and loaned to the No

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the CMNH, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Human remains representing, at least, 416 individuals have been identified. The 705 associated funerary objects are pottery, lithics, bone beads and implements, animal teeth, drilled and worked animal bone, shell beads, netsinkers, projectile points, and pipes. All individuals and AFOs accounted for in this NIC come from Ohio.

Private individuals between the 1960s and 1980s donated human remains representing 73 individuals and 52 AFOs from Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Franklin, Lake, Lorain, Richland, Sandusky, and Scioto counties to CMNH. Additional individuals and AFOs excavated by CMNH staff or received with archaeological provenience are as follows: 39 individuals and one AFO were excavated by CMNH staff in Adams county in 1977 (33Ad000, Manchester Boat Ramp site and 33Ad36, Killen site). One individual was excavated by CMNH staff in Ashtabula county in 1971 (33Ab2, Conneaut Fort site), and an additional 11 individuals were excavated by CMNH staff from the same county in 1977 (33Ab40, Eastwall site). Twenty-five individuals were excavated by CMNH staff in four separate salvage excavations in Cuyahoga county between 1969 and 1981 (33-CU-236, Penco Interchange site, 33Cu30, Hillside Road site, 33-CU-34, Squaw Rockshelter site, and 33Cu8, South Park site). One individual was excavated in Erie county as part of a salvage excavation and later transferred to CMNH in 1975 (33Er18, Kelley mansion site, Kelleys Island). Another individual and 13 AFOs were excavated from the same county in 1983 during a salvage excavation and later transferred to CMNH in 2007 (33ER280, Harbour site). From Lake county, 11 individuals were excavated during a salvage excavation by CMNH staff in 1963 (33La11, Bartholomew Site), and one individual was excavated by CMNH staff in 1993 (33La158, Vrooman Road site). An extensive salvage excavation directed by CMNH staff from 1981-2003 uncovered 27 individuals and four AFOs at the Kerniskey site in Lake county, while an equally extensive salvage excavation directed by CMNH staff from 1981-1987 uncovered 172 individuals and at least 505 AFOs (33La139, Norma Grantham site). One individual was excavated by CMNH in 1966 from Meigs county (33Ms2, Hobson site). A salvage excavation of a mound from 1966-1967 in Ross county uncovered three individuals (33Ro22, Edwin Harness Mound, Liberty Works). One individual was collected by CMNH staff in 1975 in Sandusky. One individual and 70 AFOs were collected by CMNH staff in Summit county in 1971 (33-SU-14, Everett Knoll site). An excavation by amateur archaeologists between 1964-1967 uncovered 45 individuals, and 60 AFOs in Tuscarawas county (33Tu2, Riker site). All of this was donated to CMNH in 1971. One individual was excavated during a summer field school from Lorain county (33LA15, Burrell Orchard site).

Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition history of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice.

The CMNH has determined that:

• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 416 individuals of Native American ancestry.

• The 705 objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.

• There is a connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Wyandotte Nation.

Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:

1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.

Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the CMNH must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The CMNH is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the University of Miami, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

The 3,826 associated funerary objects include: Antler: 27 total (12 antler artifacts and 15 unmodified antler fragments); one bone bead; Faunal bone: 768 total lots of faunal bone (759 skeletal elements or fragments; nine artifacts [one chisel, one perforator, two pins, four points, one tool]); one turtle shell; one piece of charcoal; one crab claw; 10 clay samples; one coin; one composite tool (of bone and wood); four coprolites (most likely alligator); 313 core samples; 70 fossils (shell, wood, faunal, coral, flora); eight fossilized teeth (quadriped and Miocene sharks); one tree fungus; Lithics: 129 total lots of lithics (120 unspecified lithics; nine artifacts [six points, two bifaces, one atlatl counterweight]); one iron nail; two greenstone pendants; one leaf; 348 lots of rock; one lot of sand stratum; Sediment samples: 287 total lots of sediment samples (263 sediment samples; 19 sediment with rock samples; five wood and sediment samples); one lot of seeds; Shell: 619 lots of shell (611 unmodified land and marine shells; eight shell artifacts [one hammer, five tools, one pendant, one dipper]); one speleothem; Wood: 1,143 lots of wood (1,105 wood samples; 38 wood artifacts [one boomerang, one drill, one point, three tools, five stakes, 27 unspecified]), and 86 unknown items.

These artifacts and ecofacts were recovered from the submerged spring basin and adjacent wetland deposits at the Little Salt Spring Site in Sarasota County, Florida (sites 8SO18 and 8SO79, respectively); the site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Limited underwater archaeological test excavations occurred sporadically at the site from 1971-1980, under Carl Clausen, and continued from 1992-2011, under John Gifford. Preservation of organic materials is exceptional given the anoxic nature of the spring's water. The materials are currently housed at the Department of Anthropology at the University of Miami. Based on radiocarbon testing, materials recovered from LSS provide evidence of humans inhabiting the site during the Paleo-Indian period (between 12,000-8,500 years B.P.) and the Archaic period (between 8,500-5,200 years B.P.). During the Middle Archaic, the spring was used as a “mortuary pond.” There is no known presence of any potentially hazardous substances.

Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition history of the associated funerary objects described in this notice.

The University of Miami has determined that:

• The 3,826 objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.

• There is a connection between the associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.

Written requests for repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:

1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.

Repatriation of the associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the University of Miami must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The University of Miami is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the PMAE, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

A total of 45 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The 26 unassociated funerary objects from an “Indian Burial Place” in Longmeadow, Hampden County, MA, are two lots of ceramic sherds, one lot of stone gorget fragments, one lot of quartz and stone chips and fragments, 18 lots of finished and unfinished projectile points, three lots of stone tools, and one brass bullet. These 26 unassociated funerary objects were removed from the “Indian Burial Place” by Frederic Ward Putnam and B. Wilson Lord in 1882 and 1883 as part of PMAE Expeditions and donated to the PMAE in 1883.

The 18 unassociated funerary objects from the banks of the Connecticut River in Agawam, Hampden County, MA, are 17 unassociated funerary objects that are currently present at the PMAE and one unassociated funerary object that is currently missing. The 17 unassociated funerary objects that are currently present at the PMAE are two lots of projectile points, 11 lots of ceramic sherds, and four lots of quartz and stone implements. The one unassociated funerary object that is currently missing is one brass button. These 18 unassociated funerary objects were collected by B. Wilson Lord in 1884 and 1885 and donated to the PMAE by Lord in 1884 and 1885.

The one unassociated funerary object from a village site near Springfield, Hampden County, MA, is one lot of faunal remains. This unassociated funerary object was collected by Harry Andrew Wright in 1895 and donated by him to the PMAE the same year.

The PMAE has determined that:

• The 45 unassociated funerary objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The unassociated funerary objects have been identified by a preponderance of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

• There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.

Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the PMAE must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The PMAE is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the AMNH, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

A total of 40 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The 40 objects of cultural patrimony comprise a partial Beaver Bundle. Dr. Clark Wissler, Curator of the Department of Anthropology, purchased the bundle in 1917 from a family member of the previous owner. The Beaver Bundle was accessioned that same year.

While it no longer does so, in the past, the Museum applied potentially hazardous pesticides to items in the collections. Museum records do not list specific objects treated or which of several chemicals used were applied to a particular item. Therefore, those handling this material should follow the advice of industrial hygienists or medical personnel with specialized training in occupational health or with potentially hazardous substances.

The American Museum of Natural History has determined that:

• The 40 objects of cultural patrimony described in this notice are objects that have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to a Native American group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

• There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana.

Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe.

Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the AMNH must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The AMNH is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the SNOMNH, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Human remains representing, at least, 268 individuals were removed from the Akers site (34Lf32) in LeFlore County, OK. This site was excavated by the Works Progress Administration in 1941 and transferred to the Museum the same year. The human remains include 68 adult females, 43 adult males, 19 adolescents, 35 children, four infants, 44 adult probable females, 19 adult probable males, 33 adults for whom sex could not be determined, and three individuals for whom age and sex could not be determined. No known individuals were identified. The 313 associated funerary objects are eight complete ceramic vessels, 11 ceramic vessel fragments, 30 bags of potsherds, 63 stone projectile points, six manos, six boatstones, three stone celts, two stone knives, two paintstones, one stone gorget, one ceramic conical miniature bowl, one stone atlatl weight, seven worked stones, five unmodified stones, six bone awls, two bags of awl fragments, three bags of bone beads, three bone hair pins, one bag of animal tooth pendants, 11 bags of worked bone, eight bags of deer antler fragments, one partial dog skeleton, three bags of turtle shell fragments, two bags of beaver teeth, one bag of dog teeth, 104 bags of animal bone, five bags of worked shell, three bags of shell beads, two worked conch shells, one shell pendant, one unmodified conch shell, seven bags of shell fragments, one burned wood fragment, one bag of wood post fragments, and one pecan shell. The human remains and associated funerary objects from site 34Lf32 were interred during the Fort Coffee phase (A.D. 1450-1600).

Human remains representing, at least, 16 individuals were removed from the Henry Heflin II site (34Lf13) in LeFlore County, OK. This site was excavated by the Works Progress Administration in 1941 and transferred to the Museum the same year. The human remains include three adult females, five adult males, one child, four probable adult females, two probable adult males, and one adult for whom sex could not be determined. The 12 associated funerary objects are four stone projectile points, two bags of paintstones, one worked stone, one worked animal bone, one bag of deer antler fragments, one animal tooth, and two bags of animal bone fragments.

Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice.

The SNOMNH has determined that:

• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 284 individuals of Native American ancestry.

• The 325 objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.

• There is a connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.

Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:

1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.

Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the SNOMNH must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The SNOMNH is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

A total of one cultural item has been requested for repatriation. The one lot of unassociated funerary objects consists of 98 red and white Hudson Bay Trading Company glass beads, some fused together by fire as a result of a Nez Perce cremation. These items were collected from an unprovenienced Nez Perce burial location. They were donated to the Museum in 1974 by Mrs. Lisa Wright of Baldwin Park, CA.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has determined that:

• The one lot of unassociated funerary objects described in this notice was reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The unassociated funerary objects have been identified by a preponderance of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

• There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Nez Perce Tribe.

Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the National Museum of Wildlife of the United States, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

A total of four cultural items have been requested for repatriation. One sacred object, a red catlinite buffalo effigy pipehead, and three objects of cultural patrimony, including a plains style beaded man's vest and two beaded effigy pipe bags, one with buffalo (1885) and the second with deer and elk (1885). The sacred object and those of cultural patrimony, listed herein, were purchased by the Museum's founder, which were in turn donated to the Museum. We have little provenance on these objects and question their origin.

The motifs on the pipe bags show to be parallel to Lakota bands; Mni Counjou, Two Kettle, and San Arc, based on other referenced pieces identified. Cultural affiliation of the cultural items to the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes is identified clearly by understanding the “SIOUX” organizational structure and government placement. Fort Peck became the home to a variety of Siouan subdivision bands under the Lakota, Dakota and Nakoda peoples. Fort Peck Tribes are closely related and associated with (if not all) other Siouan Reservations throughout the North/South Dakotas, Minnesota, Nebraska, as well as Canadian reserves.

The National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States has determined that:

• The one sacred object described in this notice are specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional Native American religious leader for present-day adherents to practice traditional Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization.

• The three objects of cultural patrimony described in this notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

• There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana.

Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

The properties listed in this notice are being considered for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. Nominations for their consideration were received by the National Park Service before March 15, 2025. Pursuant to Section 60.13 of 36 CFR part 60, comments are being accepted concerning the significance of the nominated properties under the National Register criteria for evaluation.

Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Nominations submitted by State or Tribal Historic Preservation Officers:

Key: State, County, Property Name, Multiple Name(if applicable), Address/Boundary, City, Vicinity, Reference Number.

An owner objection received for the following resource(s):

A request for removal has been made for the following resource(s):

Additional documentation has been received for the following resource(s):

Nomination(s) submitted by Federal Preservation Officers:

The State Historic Preservation Officer reviewed the following nomination(s) and responded to the Federal Preservation Officer within 45 days of receipt of the nomination(s) and supports listing the properties in the National Register of Historic Places.

Authority: 36 CFR 60.13.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Schingoethe Center of Aurora University, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

A total of nine cultural items have been requested for repatriation.

The eight items of cultural patrimony consist of one Loom Woven Beaded Belt (1992.2.10); one Loom Beaded Belt (1992.2.46); one Beaded Pouch (1992.2.51); one Handwoven Sash (1992.2.66); one Pair of Loom Beaded Garters (1993.2.11); one Cradleboard (1989.1.89); one Flattened Roach (1989.3.17); and one Cloth Shirt with Velvet Panels (1989.1.97). The one sacred object is a tomahawk pipe (1989.5.9).

All of these objects were donated to the Schingoethe Center between 1989 and 1993 by Herb and Martha Schingoethe of Aurora, Illinois. The flattened roach was purchased by Herb Schingoethe in 1967, most likely in southwestern Colorado. The tomahawk pipe was purchased by Herb and Martha Schingoethe at an unknown time and location. All other objects were purchased by Herb and Martha Schingoethe through Dunning's Auction Service in Elgin, Illinois in 1989 and 1992. One of the two loom woven beaded belts was reportedly made by Hattie Rouge, a Winnebago woman who lived on the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska and acquired by Charles F. Ayers around 1923. Available records do not include further ownership or location information for the objects. The flattened roach and cloth shirt with velvet panels were treated with Vikane brand sulfuryl fluoride in 1990. There are no institution records indicating the other objects were treated with potentially hazardous substances.

The Schingoethe Center of Aurora University has determined that:

• The one sacred object described in this notice is a specific ceremonial object needed by a traditional Native American religious leader for present-day adherents to practice traditional Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization.

• The eight objects of cultural patrimony described in this notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

• There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.

Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Schingoethe Center of Aurora University must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Schingoethe Center of Aurora University is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the BIA and Reclamation, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

The 2019 Notices of Inventory Completion concerning human remains and associated funerary objects from Glen Canyon [84 FR 2922-2923, February 8, 2019, and 84 FR 2917-2918, February 8, 2019] should have acknowledged the deep and abiding connection Indian Tribes have to this place and their affiliation with the Ancestors from this area. Before publication, the following Indian Tribes shared with Reclamation information regarding their cultural affiliation with the Ancestors from this place: Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes); Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.

Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been identified from site 42SA395 (Catfish Canyon) in San Juan County, Utah. The 18 associated funerary objects include, at minimum, two lots of cordage, knot; one lot of cradle pad; one lot of umbilical pad; one lot of enigmatic, hide, leather; one lot of textile, blanket fragment; one lot of hide clothing fragment; one lot of wood footrest; one lot of mat fragment; one lot of tool, wood, cradleboard; one lot of basketry/cradleboard; one lot of tool, wood, splint; one lot of cordage, knot; one lot of vegetal pad; one lot of feather necklace/cordage; one lot of textile, blanket; one lot of umbilical pad; and one lot of enigmatic, hide, leather fashioned into a hood. The University of Utah exhumed the individuals in 1958 as part of the Upper Colorado River Basin Archeological Survey Project (UCRBASP) during an excavation paid for by Reclamation on land managed by BIA.

Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified from site 42SA402 (NA7145, Lone Child Alcove) in San Juan County, Utah. The three associated funerary objects include at minimum, one lot of cradle board; one lot of textile fragments; and one lot of leather pouch. The Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) exhumed the individual and associated funerary objects in 1959 as part of the UCRBASP during an excavation paid for by Reclamation on land managed by BIA.

Human remains representing, at least, four individuals have been identified from site NA7523 (Sand Dune Cave) in San Juan County, Utah. The 21 associated funerary objects include, at minimum, one lot of bone awl; one lot of worked antler; one lot of biface; one lot of bark bag; one lot of basketry fragment; one lot of deer hide; one lot of textile fragment; one lot of leather bag; one lot of faunal bone; one lot of shell ornament; one lot of fish scales; one lot of palette; one lot of faunal bone; one lot of projectile point; one lot of shell ornament; one lot of mano; one lot of worked bone; one lot of projectile point; one lot of stone pendant; one lot of mineral; and one lot of vegetal remains. MNA exhumed the individuals and associated funerary objects in 1961 as part of the UCRBASP during an excavation paid for by Reclamation on land managed by BIA.

Human remains representing, at least, one individual has been identified from site NA7658 (Charcoal Cave) in San Juan County, Utah. No associated funerary objects are present. MNA exhumed the individual in the 1950s as part of the UCRBASP during an excavation paid for by Reclamation on land managed by BIA.

Associated funerary objects were removed from a burial within site NA8639 in San Juan County, Utah. The three objects include, at minimum, one lot of a bowl; one lots of sherds; and one lot of flaked stone. MNA recovered this material in the 1960s as part of the UCRBASP during an excavation paid for by Reclamation on land managed by BIA.

Associated funerary objects were removed from a burial within site NA8641 in San Juan County, Utah. The four objects include, at minimum, one lot of a jar; one lot of a bowl; one lot of sherds; and one lot of flaked stone. MNA recovered this material in the 1960s as part of the UCRBASP during an excavation paid for by Reclamation on land managed by BIA.

Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice.

The BIA and Reclamation have determined that:

• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of at least eight individuals of Native American ancestry.

• The 49 objects, or lots of objects, described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.

• There is a reasonable connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and California; Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah; Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation Wyoming; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Santo Domingo Pueblo; Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.

Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the authorized representatives identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:

1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.

Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, BIA and Reclamation must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. BIA and Reclamation are responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Field Museum, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Human remains representing, at least, 45 individuals have been identified. The 14 associated funerary objects consist of ceramics. In 1899 and 1900, Jesse A. Burt, an employee of the Field Museum, conducted excavations at Hopi ancestral sites in Navajo and Coconino counties, including Wupatki and Wukoki Pueblos. The individuals and associated funerary objects were accessioned by the Museum in 1900. There is no known presence of any potentially hazardous substances.

Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice.

The Field Museum has determined that:

• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 45 individuals of Native American ancestry.

• The 14 objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.

• There is a connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.

Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:

1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.

Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Field Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Field Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.

A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on November 5, 2024 (89 FR 87889). No comments were received.

As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the following:

(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether or not the information will have practical utility;

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of response.

Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Abstract: Reclamation is responsible for approximately 6.5 million acres of land which directly support Reclamation's Federal water projects in the 17 Western States. Under title 43 CFR part 429, individuals or entities wanting to use Reclamation's lands, facilities, or waterbodies must apply using form 7-2540. Examples of such uses are:

We review applications to determine whether granting individual use authorizations is compatible with Reclamation's present or future uses of the lands, facilities, or waterbodies. When we find a proposed use compatible, we advise the applicant of the estimated administrative costs and estimated application processing time. In addition to the administrative costs, we require the applicant to pay a use fee based on a valuation or by competitive bidding. If the application is for construction of a bridge, building, or other significant construction project, Reclamation may require that all plans and specifications be signed and sealed by a licensed professional engineer.

Title of Collection: Bureau of Reclamation Use Authorization Application.

OMB Control Number: 1006-0003.

Form Number: Form 7-2540.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals, corporations, companies, and State and local entities who want to use Reclamation lands, facilities, or waterbodies.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 400.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 400.

Estimated Completion Time per Response: 2 hours.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 800 hours.

Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.

Frequency of Collection: Each time a use authorization is requested.

Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour Burden Cost: $140,000.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ).

Background. —These investigations are being instituted, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)), in response to petitions filed on March 27, 2025, by Arkema, Inc., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

For further information concerning the conduct of these investigations and rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).

Participation in the investigations and public service list. —Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as provided in §§ 201.11 and 207.10 of the Commission's rules, not later than seven days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register . Industrial users and (if the merchandise under investigation is sold at the retail level) representative consumer organizations have the right to appear as parties in Commission antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations. The Secretary will prepare a public service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to these investigations upon the expiration of the period for filing entries of appearance.

Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list. —Pursuant to § 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary will make BPI gathered in these investigations available to authorized applicants representing interested parties (as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are parties to the investigations under the APO issued in the investigations, provided that the application is made not later than seven days after the publication of this notice in the Federal Register . A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.

Conference. —The Office of Investigations will hold a staff conference in connection with the preliminary phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Requests to appear at the conference should be emailed to preliminaryconferences@usitc.gov (DO NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before noon on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Please provide an email address for each conference participant in the email. Information on conference procedures, format, and participation, including guidance for requests to appear as a witness via videoconference, will be available on the Commission's Public Calendar (Calendar (USITC) | United States International Trade Commission). A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations may request permission to participate by submitting a short statement.

Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov ). No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice.

Written submissions. —As provided in §§ 201.8 and 207.15 of the Commission's rules, any person may submit to the Commission on or before 5:15 p.m. on April 22, 2025, a written brief containing information and arguments pertinent to the subject matter of the investigations. Parties shall file written testimony and supplementary material in connection with their presentation at the conference no later than 4:00 p.m. on April 16, 2025. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of § 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules. The Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the Commission's procedures with respect to filings.

In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each document filed by a party to the investigations must be served on all other parties to the investigations (as identified by either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service.

Certification. —Pursuant to § 207.3 of the Commission's rules, any person submitting information to the Commission in connection with these investigations must certify that the information is accurate and complete to the best of the submitter's knowledge. In making the certification, the submitter will acknowledge that any information that it submits to the Commission during these investigations may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of these or related investigations or reviews, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.

Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to § 207.12 of the Commission's rules.

The No Surprises Act was enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260). The final rules allow plans to voluntarily opt in to state law that provides for a method for determining the cost-sharing amount or total amount payable under such a plan, where a state has chosen to expand access to such plans, to satisfy their obligations under section 9816(a) through (d) of the Code, section 716(a) through (d) of ERISA, and section 2799A-1(a) through (d) of the PHS Act. A plan that has chosen to opt into a state law must prominently display in its plan materials describing the coverage of outof-network services a statement that the plan has opted into a specified state law, identify the state (or states), and include a general description of the items and services provided by nonparticipating facilities and providers that are covered by the specified state aw. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on July 9, 2024 (89 FR 56416).

Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Agency: DOL-EBSA.

Title of Collection: Opt-in State Balance Bill Process.

OMB Control Number: 1210-0168.

Affected Public: Private sector, Businesses or other for-profits, Not-for-profit institutions.

Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 350.

Total Estimated Number of Responses: 700.

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 525 hours.

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $875.

The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) under 5 U.S.C. 8101 et seq. This act provides vocational rehabilitation services to eligible workers with disabilities. Section 8104(a) of the FECA provides vocational rehabilitation to eligible injured workers to facilitate their return to work. The costs of providing these vocational rehabilitation services are paid from the Employees' Compensation Fund. Annual appropriations language under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 (currently in Pub. L. 117-103), provides OWCP with legal authority to use amounts from the Fund to reimburse private sector employers for a portion of the salary of reemployed FECA claimants hired through OWCP's assisted reemployment program. Additionally, 5 U.S.C. 8111 provides that an individual undergoing vocational rehabilitation under section 8104 may be paid additional compensation necessary for his maintenance, which is initiated by an employer for a claimant using form CA-2231, Employers' Claim for Reimbursement Assisted Reemployment (AR) Program.

See: Bulletins, Circulars, and Transmittals (BCT) FY12 | U.S. Department of Labor.

OWCP is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information collection related to the Request for Employment Information. OWCP is particularly interested in comments that:

Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information has practical utility;

Evaluate the accuracy of OWCP/DFEC's estimate of the burden related to the information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used in the estimate;

Suggest methods to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Documents related to this information collection request are available at https://regulations.gov and at DOL-OWCP located at 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S-3323, Washington, DC 20210. Questions about the information collection requirements may be directed to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of this notice.

This information collection request concerns the Employers' Claim for Reimbursement Assisted Reemployment (AR) Program, CA-2231. OWCP has updated the data with respect to the number of respondents, responses, burden hours, and burden costs supporting this information collection request from the previous information collection request.

Type of Review: Extension, without change, of a currently approved collection].

Agency: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.

OMB Number: 1240-0018.

Affected Public: Private Sector—Business or other For-profits.

Number of Respondents: 14.

Number of Responses: 56.

Annual Burden Hours: 28 hours.

Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $736.12.

OWCP Forms: DFEC Form Employers' Claim for Reimbursement Assisted Reemployment (AR).

Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the proposed information collection request; they will become a matter of public record and will be available at https://www.reginfo.gov.

As noted above, this meeting is virtual and will be open to the public via Webinar and telephonically. Webinar connectivity information is provided below. For audio, when you join the Webinar event, you may use your computer to join or call the U.S. toll conference number listed.

April 24, 2025, link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NTFiNTFiNjUtYzY3Mi00OWIzLTgyY2QtYWYyMmZiZTNhMDI2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%227005d458-45be-48ae-8140-d43da96dd17b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22453f1a86-a177-4251-b896-a3c23cc1a9a1%22%7d. Meeting ID: 267 117 623 734, Passcode: w7PN6fJ3, Call in number (audio only): 256-715-9946, Phone conference ID: 969086947 and then the # sign.

Any member of the public is permitted to file a written statement with the Panel via electronic submission to Mr. McSweeney at the email address previously noted with the subject line `Comments for 04/24/25 ISSAC open meeting.' Written statements should be limited to the subject of safety and operational readiness of the International Space Station.

It is imperative that the meeting be held on this day to accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants.

Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2025-0010 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly available information related to this action by any of the following methods:

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2025-0010.

• NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select “Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.” For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. For the convenience of the reader, instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are provided in the “Availability of Documents” section.

• NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal rulemaking website ( https://www.regulations.gov ). Please include Docket ID NRC-2025-0010 in your comment submission.

The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information.

If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By letter dated October 31, 2024, Governor Ned Lamont of the State of Connecticut requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) enter into an Agreement with the State of Connecticut as authorized by Section 274b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA). Under the proposed Agreement, the Commission would discontinue, and the State of Connecticut would assume, regulatory authority over certain types of byproduct materials as defined in the AEA, source material, and special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass.

Under the proposed Agreement, the NRC would discontinue its authority over 104 licenses and would transfer its regulatory authority over those licenses to the State of Connecticut. The NRC periodically reviews the performance of the Agreement States to assure compliance with the provisions of Section 274.

Section 274e. of the AEA requires that the terms of the proposed Agreement be published in the Federal Register for public comment once each week for four consecutive weeks. This is the third document published in fulfillment of that requirement.

(a) Section 274b. of the AEA provides the mechanism for a State to assume regulatory authority from the NRC over certain radioactive materials and activities that involve use of these materials. The radioactive materials, sometimes referred to as “Agreement materials,” are byproduct materials as defined in Sections 11e.(1), 11e.(2), 11e.(3), and 11e.(4) of the AEA; source material as defined in Section 11z. of the AEA; and special nuclear material as defined in Section 11aa. of the AEA, restricted to quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass.

The radioactive materials and activities (which together are usually referred to as the “categories of materials”) that the State of Connecticut requests authority over are:

1. The possession and use of byproduct material as defined in Section 11e.(1) of the Act;

2. The possession and use of byproduct material as defined in Section 11e.(3) of the Act;

3. The possession and use of byproduct material as defined in Section 11e.(4) of the Act;

4. The possession and use of source material; and

5. The possession and use of special nuclear material, in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass.

(b) The proposed Agreement contains articles that:

(i) Specify the materials and activities over which authority is transferred;

(ii) Specify the materials and activities over which the Commission will retain regulatory authority;

(iii) Continue the authority of the Commission to safeguard special nuclear material, protect restricted data, and protect common defense and security;

(iv) Commit the State of Connecticut and the NRC to exchange information as necessary to maintain coordinated and compatible programs;

(v) Provide for the reciprocal recognition of licenses;

(vi) Provide for the suspension or termination of the Agreement; and

(vii) Specify the effective date of the proposed Agreement.

The Commission reserves the option to modify the terms of the proposed Agreement in response to comments, to correct errors, and to make editorial changes. The final text of the proposed Agreement, with the effective date, will be published after the Agreement is approved by the Commission and signed by the NRC Chairman and the Governor of Connecticut.

(c) The regulatory program is authorized by law under the Connecticut General Statutes (Conn. Gen. Stat.) Title 22a, Chapter 446a, Section 22a-152 (§ 22a-152), which provides the Governor with the authority to enter into an Agreement with the Commission. The State of Connecticut law contains provisions for the orderly transfer of regulatory authority over affected licenses from the NRC to the State. In a letter dated October 31, 2024, Governor Lamont certified that the State of Connecticut has a program for the control of radiation hazards that is adequate to protect public health and safety within the State of Connecticut for the materials and activities specified in the proposed Agreement, and that the State desires to assume regulatory responsibility for these materials and activities. After the effective date of the Agreement, licenses issued by the NRC would continue in effect as State of Connecticut licenses until the licenses expire or are replaced by State-issued licenses.

(d) The draft staff assessment finds that the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Radioactive Materials Program is adequate to protect public health and safety and is compatible with the NRC's regulatory program for the regulation of Agreement materials.

The NRC staff has examined the State of Connecticut's request for an Agreement with respect to the ability of the State's radiation control program to regulate Agreement materials. The examination was based on the Commission's Policy Statement, “Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption Thereof by States Through Agreement,” (46 FR 7540, January 23, 1981, as amended by Policy Statements published at 46 FR 36969, July 16, 1981, and at 48 FR 33376, July 21, 1983) (Policy Statement), and the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Procedure SA-700, “Processing an Agreement.” The Policy Statement has 28 criteria that serve as the basis for the NRC staff's assessment of the State of Connecticut's request for an Agreement. The following section will reference the appropriate criteria numbers from the Policy Statement that apply to each section.

(a) Organization and Personnel. The NRC staff reviewed these areas under Criteria 1, 2, 20, and 24 in the draft staff assessment. The State of Connecticut's proposed Agreement materials program for the regulation of radioactive materials is called the “Radioactive Materials Program,” and will be located within the Radiation Division in the Bureau of Air Management of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

The educational requirements for the Radioactive Materials Program staff are specified in the State of Connecticut's personnel position descriptions and meet the NRC criteria with respect to formal education or combined education and experience requirements. All current staff members meet the requirements of a bachelor's degree in the physical, life science or engineering; or an equivalent combination of education and experience has been substituted for the degree. All have training and work experience in radiation protection. Supervisory level staff each have at least 30 years of working experience in radiation protection.

The State of Connecticut performed an analysis of the expected workload under the proposed Agreement. Based on the NRC staff review of the State of Connecticut's analysis, the State has an adequate number of staff to regulate radioactive materials under the terms of the proposed Agreement. The State of Connecticut will employ the equivalent of four full-time equivalent professional and technical staff to support the Radioactive Materials Program.

The State of Connecticut has indicated that the Radioactive Materials Program has an adequate number of trained and qualified staff in place. The State of Connecticut has developed qualification procedures for license reviewers and inspectors that are similar to the NRC's procedures. The Radioactive Materials Program staff has accompanied the NRC staff on inspections of NRC licensees in Connecticut and participated in licensing training at NRC's Region I with Division of Radiological Safety and Security staff. The Radioactive Materials Program staff is also actively supplementing its experience through meetings, discussions, and facility visits with the NRC licensees in the State of Connecticut and through self-study, in-house training, and formal training.

Overall, the NRC staff concluded that the Radioactive Materials Program staff identified by the State of Connecticut to participate in the Agreement materials program has sufficient knowledge and experience in radiation protection, the use of radioactive materials, the standards for the evaluation of applications for licensing, and the techniques of inspecting licensed users of Agreement materials.

(b) Legislation and Regulations. The NRC staff reviewed these areas under Criteria 1-15, 17, 19, and 21-28 in the draft staff assessment. Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-152 and 22a-153(a) provide the authority to enter into the Agreement and establish the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection as the lead agency for the State's Radioactive Materials Program. The Department has the requisite authority to promulgate regulations under the Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-153(c) for protection against radiation Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 22a-154, 22a-155, 22a-6(a)(3), and 22a-6(a)(5) provide the Radioactive Materials Program the authority to issue licenses and orders; conduct inspections; and enforce compliance with regulations, license conditions, and orders. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6(a)(5) requires licensees to provide access to inspectors.

The NRC staff verified that the State of Connecticut adopted by reference the relevant NRC regulations in parts 19, 20, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 61, 70, 71, and 150 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) into the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, Use and Control of Radioactive Materials; Civil Penalties, Sections 22a-153-1 to 22a-153-150. Therefore, the State of Connecticut adopted an adequate and compatible set of radiation protection regulations that apply to byproduct materials, source material, and special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass. The NRC staff also verified that the State of Connecticut will not attempt to enforce regulatory matters reserved to the Commission.

(c) Storage and Disposal. The NRC staff reviewed these areas under Criteria 8, 9a, and 11 in the draft staff assessment. The State of Connecticut has adopted NRC compatible requirements for the handling and storage of radioactive material, including regulations equivalent to the applicable standards contained in 10 CFR part 20, which address the general requirements for waste disposal, and 10 CFR part 61, which addresses waste classification and form. These regulations are applicable to all licensees covered under this proposed Agreement.

(d) Transportation of Radioactive Material. The NRC staff reviewed this area under Criteria 10 in the draft staff assessment. The State of Connecticut has adopted compatible regulations to the NRC regulations in 10 CFR part 71. Part 71 contains the requirements licensees must follow when preparing packages containing radioactive material for transport. Part 71 also contains requirements related to the licensing of packaging for use in transporting radioactive materials.

(e) Recordkeeping and Incident Reporting. The NRC staff reviewed this area under Criteria 1 and 11 in the draft staff assessment. The State of Connecticut has adopted compatible regulations to the sections of the NRC regulations that specify requirements for licensees to keep records and to report incidents or accidents involving the State's regulated Agreement materials specified in the proposed Agreement.

(f) Evaluation of License Applications. The NRC staff reviewed this area under Criteria 1, 7, 8, 9a, 13, 14, 15, 20, 23, and 25 in the draft staff assessment. The State of Connecticut has adopted compatible regulations to the NRC regulations that specify the requirements to obtain a license to possess or use radioactive materials. The State of Connecticut has also developed licensing procedures and adopted NRC licensing guides for specific uses of radioactive material for use by the program staff when evaluating license applications.

(g) Inspections and Enforcement. The NRC staff reviewed these areas under Criteria 1, 16, 18, 19, and 23 in the draft staff assessment. The State of Connecticut has adopted a schedule providing for the inspection of licensees as frequently as, or more frequently than, the inspection schedule used by the NRC. The State of Connecticut's Radioactive Materials Program has adopted procedures for the conduct of inspections, reporting of inspection findings, and reporting inspection results to the licensees. Additionally, the State of Connecticut has also adopted procedures for the enforcement of regulatory requirements.

(h) Regulatory Administration. The NRC staff reviewed this area under Criterion 23 in the draft staff assessment. The State of Connecticut is bound by requirements specified in its state law for rulemaking, issuing licenses, and taking enforcement actions. The State of Connecticut has also adopted administrative procedures to assure fair and impartial treatment of license applicants. The State of Connecticut law prescribes standards of ethical conduct for State employees.

(i) Cooperation with Other Agencies. The NRC staff reviewed this area under Criteria 25, 26, and 27 in the draft staff assessment. The State of Connecticut law provides for the recognition of existing NRC and Agreement State licenses and the State has a process in place for the transition of active NRC licenses. Upon the effective date of the Agreement, all active NRC radioactive materials licenses that are for materials covered by the proposed Agreement and were issued to facilities in the State of Connecticut will be recognized as Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection licenses.

The State of Connecticut also provides for “timely renewal.” This provision affords the continuance of licenses for which an application for renewal has been filed more than 30 days prior to the date of expiration of the license. NRC licenses transferred while in timely renewal are done in a manner to minimize the effects of the transition on the licensee. The NRC and the State of Connecticut will collaborate to ensure a seamless and successful transition of NRC licenses under timely renewal.

The State of Connecticut regulations, in the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, Use and Control of Radioactive Materials; Civil Penalties, Sections 22a-153-1 to 22a-153-150, provide exemptions from the State's requirements for the NRC and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) contractors or subcontractors. The proposed Agreement commits the State of Connecticut to use its best efforts to cooperate with the NRC and the other Agreement States in the formulation of standards and regulatory programs for the protection against hazards of radiation, and to assure that the State's program will continue to be compatible with the Commission's program for the regulation of Agreement materials. The proposed Agreement specifies the desirability of reciprocal recognition of licenses and commits the Commission and the State of Connecticut to use their best efforts to accord such reciprocity. Consistent with NRC requirements, the State of Connecticut would be able to recognize the licenses of other jurisdictions by general license, as appropriate.

Section 274d. of the AEA provides that the Commission shall enter into an Agreement under Section 274b. with any State if:

(a) The Governor of that State certifies that the State has a program for the control of radiation hazards adequate to protect the public health and safety with respect to the Agreement materials within the State, and that the State desires to assume regulatory responsibility for the Agreement materials; and

(b) The Commission finds that the State program is in accordance with the requirements of Subsection 274o, and in all other respects compatible with the Commission's program for regulation of such materials, and that the State program is adequate to protect the public health and safety with respect to the materials covered by the proposed Agreement.

The NRC staff has reviewed the proposed Agreement, the certification of Connecticut Governor Lamont, and the supporting information provided by the Radioactive Materials Program of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Based upon this review, the NRC staff concludes that the State of Connecticut Radioactive Materials Program satisfies the Section 274d criteria as well as the criteria in the Commission's Policy Statement “Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Regulatory Authority and Assumption Thereof by States Through Agreement.” The NRC staff also concludes that the proposed State of Connecticut program to regulate Agreement materials, as comprised of statutes, regulations, procedures, and staffing, is compatible with the Commission's program and is adequate to protect the public health and safety with respect to the materials covered by the proposed Agreement. Therefore, the proposed Agreement meets the requirements of Section 274 of the AEA.

The documents identified in the following table are available to interested persons through one or more of the following methods, as indicated.

Pursuant to 39 CFR 3041.405, the Commission gives notice that the Postal Service filed request(s) for the Commission to consider matters related to Competitive negotiated service agreement(s). The request(s) may propose the addition of a negotiated service agreement from the Competitive product list or the modification of an existing product currently appearing on the Competitive product list.

The public portions of the Postal Service's request(s) can be accessed via the Commission's website ( http://www.prc.gov ). Non-public portions of the Postal Service's request(s), if any, can be accessed through compliance with the requirements of 39 CFR 3011.301. 1

Section II identifies the docket number(s) associated with each Postal Service request, if any, that will be reviewed in a public proceeding as defined by 39 CFR 3010.101(p), the title of each such request, the request's acceptance date, and the authority cited by the Postal Service for each request. For each such request, the Commission appoints an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the general public in the proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 and 39 CFR 3000.114 (Public Representative). Section II also establishes comment deadline(s) pertaining to each such request.

The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service's request(s) identified in Section II, if any, are consistent with the policies of title 39. Applicable statutory and regulatory requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 39 CFR part 3041. Comment deadline(s) for each such request, if any, appear in Section II.

Section III identifies the docket number(s) associated with each Postal Service request, if any, to add a standardized distinct product to the Competitive product list or to amend a standardized distinct product, the title of each such request, the request's acceptance date, and the authority cited by the Postal Service for each request. Standardized distinct products are negotiated service agreements that are variations of one or more Competitive products, and for which financial models, minimum rates, and classification criteria have undergone advance Commission review. See 39 CFR 3041.110(n); 39 CFR 3041.205(a). Such requests are reviewed in summary proceedings pursuant to 39 CFR 3041.325(c)(2) and 39 CFR 3041.505(f)(1). Pursuant to 39 CFR 3041.405(c)-(d), the Commission does not appoint a Public Representative or request public comment in proceedings to review such requests.

1. Docket No(s).: MC2025-1266 and K2025-1265; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International & First-Class Package International Service Contract 63 to the Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: March 27, 2025; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3035.105, and 39 CFR 3041.310; Public Representative: Maxine Bradley; Comments Due: April 4, 2025.

None. See Section II for public proceedings.

This Notice will be published in the Federal Register .

The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 28, 2025, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage® Contract 674 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2025-1270, K2025-1269.

The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 24, 2025, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage® Contract 661 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2025-1256, K2025-1255.

The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 28, 2025, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add USPS Ground Advantage® Contract 13 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2025-1272, K2025-1271.

The United States Postal Service ® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 28, 2025, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage ® Contract 673 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2025-1269, K2025-1268.

The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 26, 2025, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage® Contract 670 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2025-1265, K2025-1264.

The United States Postal Service ® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 21, 2025, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage ® Contract 660 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2025-1254, K2025-1253.

The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 24, 2025, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage® Contract 1355 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2025-1255, K2025-1254.

The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 25, 2025, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage® Contract 667 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2025-1262, K2025-1261.

The United States Postal Service ® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 27, 2025, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International & First-Class Package International Service Contract 63 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2025-1266 and K2025-1265.

The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 24, 2025, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage® Contract 663 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2025-1258, K2025-1257.

The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 24, 2025, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage® Contract 662 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2025-1257, K2025-1256.

The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 28, 2025, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage® Contract 669 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2025-1264, K2025-1263.

The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 26, 2025, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage® Contract 671 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2025-1267, K2025-1266.

The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 28, 2025, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage® Contract 1356 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2025-1271, K2025-1270.

The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on March 26, 2025, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage® Contract 672 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2025-1268, K2025-1267.