Russian wheat aphid is native to Central Asia, the Middle East, Southern Europe, and North Africa, but has spread to various areas such as Australia, South Africa, and North and South America. It was detected in the Western United States in 1986, Russian wheat aphid was discovered in 18 States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. This pest has not spread to the eastern areas of the United States. The Russian wheat aphid is wingless, pale yellow-green or gray-green insect lightly dusted with white wax powder that feeds and develops on grass and cereal species; in North America, it thrives best on wheat and barley.

Aphelinus hordei , a tiny, stingless wasp, was chosen as a potential biological control agent due to its narrow host range, and it was the only parasitoid that specialized on Russian wheat aphid.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS') review and analysis of the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed release are documented in detail in an environmental assessment (EA) entitled “Field Release of Aphelinus hordei (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) for Biological Control of the Russian Wheat Aphid, Diuraphis noxia (Hemiptera: Aphididae), in the Continental United States” (February 2018). We are making the EA available to the public for review and comment. We will consider all comments that we receive on or before the date listed under the heading DATES at the beginning of this notice.

The EA may be viewed on the Regulations.gov website or in our reading room (see ADDRESSES above for a link to Regulations.gov and information on the location and hours of the reading room). You may also request paper copies of the EA by calling or writing to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . Please refer to the title of the EA when requesting copies.

The EA has been prepared in accordance with: (1) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ), (2) regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), (3) USDA regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS' NEPA Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 372).

Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (CRA; 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ), the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget designated this action as a major rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2), because it will result in an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more. Accordingly, there is a 60-day delay in the effective date of this action. Application processing (reviews, competition, selection, awards, etc.) will not begin until after the application deadline 90 days after the application window date is announced by notice in the Federal Register . Therefore, the 60-day delay required by the CRA is not expected to have a material impact upon the administration and/or implementation of the HBIIP.

Federal Agency: The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS), (USDA).

Funding Opportunity Title: Notice of Funds Availability for the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) for Fiscal Year 2020.

Announcement Type: Notice of Funds Availability.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.754.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Title: The Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP).

Due Date for Applications: The Agency will finalize the application window for enrollment in the Higher Biofuels Infrastructure Incentive Program by notice in the Federal Register and Grants.gov . subject to future opening of the electronic application system.

Prior to publishing this Notice, the CCC and RBCS (the Agency) determined it to be in the public interest to solicit informal comments from the public and interested stakeholders on a wide range of issues on information and options for fuel ethanol and biodiesel infrastructure, innovation, products, technology, and data derived from all HBIIP processes that drive economic growth, promote health, and increase public benefit.

A Request for Information (RFI), was published in the Federal Register (85 FR 2699) on January 16, 2020. Information received from the public to the RFI was intended to inform the CCC and RBCS as well as private sector and other stakeholders with interest in and expertise relating to such a promotion. Fifty-seven (57) comments were submitted from the public which served to inform the Agency on an array of issues, including but not limited to: (a) Fueling stations, convenience stores, hypermarket fueling stations, fleet facilities, and similar entities with capital investments; (b) equipment providers, equipment installers, certification entities and other stakeholder/manufacturers (both upstream and down); (c) fuel distribution centers, including terminals and depots; and (d) those performing innovative research, and/or developing enabling platforms and applications in manufacturing, energy production, and agriculture. Additionally, on February 5, 2020, RBCS convened a Federal Inter-Agency Task Force of experts with relevant knowledge, including technical experts from the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy/National Renewable Energy Laboratory, to assist with the review of the public comments and provide recommendations for the guiding principles of this Notice. And, on February 28, 2020, an “Announcement of Future Competitive Grant Funds Availability for Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) for Fiscal Year 2020,” was published in the Federal Register (85 FR 2699) to alert prospective participants and stakeholders of Agency intentions to publish this Notice.

The purpose of the HBIIP is to increase significantly the sales and use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel. HBIIP is intended to encourage a more comprehensive approach to marketing higher blends by sharing the costs related to building out biofuel-related infrastructure.

Under the HBIIP, funds will be awarded to assist transportation fueling and fuel distribution facilities to convert their facilities through upgrade or installation of equipment required to ensure all equipment is fully compatible with higher blends of ethanol ( i.e., greater than 10 percent ethanol) and biodiesel (greater than 5 percent biodiesel) (HB fuel). The program will share the costs related to the upgrading of fuel dispensers (gas and diesel pumps) and attached equipment, underground storage tank system components (which includes but is not limited to tanks, pumps, ancillary equipment, lines, gaskets, and sealants), and other infrastructure required at a location to ensure the environmentally safe availability of fuel containing ethanol blends greater than 10 percent or fuel containing biodiesel blends greater than 5 percent.

Storing and dispensing E15, E85, or other high blends of ethanol at gas stations with equipment that is not compatible with higher blends of ethanol fuel can result in leaks and releases that contaminate land and groundwater. Older and even some recent existing UST systems (which includes but is not limited to tanks, pumps, ancillary equipment, lines, gaskets, and sealants) are not fully compatible with E15 or higher and require modification before storing these fuels. Biodiesel blends above B20 have similar requirements; some infrastructure changes may even be necessary when storing blends greater than B5. This program will expand the number of facilities fully compatible with higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel.

Grants for up to 50 percent of total eligible project costs, but not more than $5 million, are made available to vehicle fueling facilities, including, but not limited to, local fueling stations/locations, convenience stores (CS), hypermarket fueling stations (HFS), fleet facilities, and fuel terminal operations, midstream partners, and/or distribution facilities.

CCC is an agency and instrumentality of the United States within the Department of Agriculture and operates under the supervision of the Secretary of Agriculture. Among the activities that section 5 of the CCC Charter Act authorizes CCC to undertake are actions to:

• Make available materials and facilities required in connection with the production and marketing of agricultural commodities (other than tobacco) and

• Increase the domestic consumption of agricultural commodities (other than tobacco) by expanding or aiding in the expansion of domestic markets or by developing or aiding in the development of new and additional markets, marketing facilities, and uses for such commodities.

Under this authority, CCC is making available up to $100 million in the form of cost-share grants to eligible entities to assist with the implementation of activities to expand the infrastructure for renewable fuels derived from agricultural products produced in the United States. HBIIP will be administered on behalf of CCC under the general supervision of RBCS.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Title: The Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP).

Under HBIIP up to $100 million is made available to eligible participants. Of the total amount of available funds, approximately $86 million will be made available to transportation fueling facilities (including fueling stations, convenience stores, hypermarket fueling stations, fleet facilities, and similar entities with capital investments) for eligible implementation activities related to higher blends of fuel ethanol greater than 10 percent ethanol, such as E15 or higher; and approximately $14 million will be made available to transportation fueling facilities and fuel distribution facilities (including terminal operations, depots, and midstream partners), for eligible implementation activities related to higher blends of biodiesel greater than 5 percent biodiesel, such as B20 or higher.

A Targeted Assistance Goal is also established for applicants (owners) owning the fewest number of transportation fueling stations/locations (and owning at least one). Approximately 40 percent of funds will be made available for activities/investments related to upgrading or installing equipment to make a transportation fueling facilities fully compatible to dispense/sell higher blends of fuel ethanol and/or biodiesel. The Agency expects this Targeted Assistance to be exhausted by applicants owning 10 fueling stations/locations or fewer.

This policy goal is rooted in Agency experience and borne out by several comments submitted to the RFI (85 FR 2699). Approximately 80 percent of fuel sales in the U.S. is sold by convenience store owners. Moreover, about 58 percent of the stores selling fuel in the U.S. are “single store owners.” A significant majority of HB fuel is currently sold/dispensed by large retail convenience store chains located in the Midwest and along the East Coast of the U.S., due in part because these are the types of businesses and locations with the highest densities of HB fueling infrastructure. The Agency established this Targeted Assistance Goal as a means to distribute a portion of program funds among a greater number of business owners and perhaps indirectly, across a broader geographic region, that may not otherwise participate. There is an underlying expectation that owners/participants located in underserved areas today will be positioned as HB fuel market leaders tomorrow.

A Consideration for Geographical Diversity and markets underserved by higher blends is also afforded to applicants/participants based on the location of the proposed transportation fueling stations/facilities. This consideration is intended to work in concert with the Targeted Assistance Goal to distribute program funds more broadly across a greater number of states that may not otherwise participate.

The number of awards will depend on the number of eligible participants and the total amount of requested funds. In the unlikely event that every successful applicant is awarded the maximum amount available of $5 million, 20 awards will be made. The Agency intends/expects to make approximately 150 awards and provide assistance to 1,500 locations from this solicitation.

Grants. Awards to successful applicants will be in the form of cost-share grants for up to 50 percent of total eligible project costs, but not to exceed $5 million, whichever is less.

Owners of transportation fueling and fuel distribution facilities located in the United States and its territories may apply for this program. Eligible entities would include—fueling stations, convenience stores, hypermarket retailer fueling stations, fleet facilities, and similar entities with equivalent capital investments, as well as fuel/biodiesel terminal operations, midstream partners, and heating oil distribution facilities or equivalent entities.

Applicants must include all proposed activity under a single application. Application requirements and other important information is available at Grants.gov and on the HBIIP web page https://www.rd.usda.gov/hbiip.

The goal of HBIIP is to increase the market availability of higher blends biofuels. To be eligible for this program, a project's sole purpose must be for the installation, and/or retrofitting, and/or otherwise upgrading of fuel dispensers/pumps, related/attached equipment, underground storage tank system components, and other infrastructure required at a location to ensure the environmentally safe availability of fuel containing ethanol blends greater than 10 percent or fuel containing biodiesel blends greater than 5 percent.

An eligible project must conform to all applicable Federal, State, Tribal and local regulatory requirements pertaining to:

(1) Technical Standards and Corrective Action Requirements for Owners and Operators of Underground Storage Tanks (UST), 40 CFR parts 280 and 281;

(2) Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives, 40 CFR part 80;

(3) Occupational Safety and Health Standards Subpart H—Hazardous Materials Section 106—Flammable Liquids, 29 CFR 1910.106;

(4) Safety and Health Regulations for Construction Subpart F—Fire Protection and Prevention Section 152—Flammable Liquids, 29 CFR 1926.152; and

(5) Automotive Fuel Ratings, Certification, and Posting, 16 CFR part 306.

HBIIP funds may be used for equipment required at a location to ensure the environmentally safe availability of fuel containing ethanol blends greater than 10 percent or fuel containing biodiesel blends greater than 5 percent.

Since 1988, EPA's UST regulations require fuel to be stored in systems that are compatible with the type of fuel being stored. The environmentally-safe growth in availability of fuels containing higher blends of ethanol or biodiesel depends on these fuels being stored and dispensed from underground storage tank (UST) systems that are compatible with E15. Storing and dispensing E15 at gas stations with equipment that is not compatible with higher blends of ethanol fuel can result in leaks and releases that contaminate land and groundwater. Section 280.32 of 40 CFR part 280 states that UST owners and operators must use an UST system made of or lined with materials that are compatible with the substance stored in the UST system.

Additionally, owners or operators who store regulated substances that contain more than 20 percent biodiesel or more than 10 percent ethanol, such as 15 percent ethanol or E15, must notify their implementing agency 30 days before storing the fuel. Owners and operators must also keep records demonstrating that their UST system is compatible with the substance stored.

Demonstrating compatibility of an UST system means identifying what equipment is installed as part of your UST system. You must show that a component is approved by either the manufacturer of the component or by a nationally recognized independent testing laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratory (UL), for use with the fuel to be stored. See details about these requirements in regulations issued by EPA at 40 CFR 280.32.

Please note that compatibility extends beyond the fuel tank. Owners and operators must demonstrate compatibility for the components below to store substances containing more than 10 percent ethanol or more than 20 percent biodiesel.

1. Tank;

2. Piping carrying product from the tank;

3. Piping containment sumps entered by the piping;

4. Pumping equipment, including the submersible pump or suction pump, depending on the type of system;

5. Release detection equipment, including automatic tank gauging (ATG) probes, sump sensors, and line leak detectors;

6. Spill equipment, such as spill buckets, for the tank; and

7. Overfill equipment, including ball float valves or flapper valves.

The federal UST regulation from EPA does not require owners and operators to demonstrate the compatibility of dispensers or associated aboveground equipment. However, compatibility requirements for these components may exist in other local regulations, such as the fire code. Owners and operators should check for these requirements with their implementing agency. HBIIP grant funds may be used to upgrade or replace fuel dispensers/pumps, underground storage tank system components, or other required infrastructure, necessary to make their facility fully compatible with higher blends of ethanol or biodiesel. Fuel dispensers/pumps, underground storage tank system components, and other required infrastructure and components must meet the minimum requirements of EPA's UST regulations and other Federal, State, and local regulations or codes; and, must be approved by either the manufacturer of the component or by a nationally recognized independent testing laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratory (UL), for use at a minimum for blends containing 25 percent ethanol or 100 percent biodiesel.

There is a matching fund (cost-sharing) requirement of at least $1 for every $1 in grant funds provided by CCC. Matching funds plus grant funds must equal total eligible project cost. Matching funds may be in the form of cash or eligible in-kind contributions. Matching funds/contributions and grant funds may be used only for eligible project purposes, including any contributions exceeding the minimum amount required. Applicants will certify and demonstrate that any required matching funds are available during the grant period and provide appropriate documentation with the application, as referenced in Section IV.B of this Notice.

Funds made available under HBIIP may only be used for eligible equipment, infrastructure and related expenses to support the sales and use of higher biofuel blends—fuel containing ethanol greater than 10 percent by volume and/or fuel containing biodiesel blends greater than 5 percent by volume.

Applicants may enter into arrangements with private entities such as, but not limited to, commercial vendors of fuels, agricultural commodity promotional organizations, Tribes, and other entities interested in the renewable fuels in order to secure such non-Federal funds or in-kind contributions.

There are several existing or prior and ongoing State-led programs and private sector efforts to help provide funding for higher blend dispensers, related equipment and infrastructure. These programs may be included as part of any matching contribution requirement. However, the application must show how the HBIIP grant will add to the infrastructure that fosters biofuel sales and use. HBIIP funds are intended to provide additional incentives.

(1) Matching Funds. Those project funds required to receive an HBIIP grant. The applicant is responsible for securing the remainder of the total eligible project costs not covered by grant funds. Matching funds are comprised of eligible in-kind contributions from third parties and/or cash. In-kind contributions by the applicant cannot be used to meet the matching fund requirement. Written commitments for matching funds ( e.g., Letters of Commitment and bank statements) must be submitted with the Certification of Matching Funds when the application is submitted. Funds provided by the applicant in excess of matching funds are not matching funds. Unless authorized by statute, other Federal grant funds cannot be used to meet a matching funds requirement. Passive third-party equity contributions are acceptable for HBIIP projects, including equity raised from the sale of Federal tax credits. In the event of ineligible, overstated, or otherwise unsubstantiated claims in the Certification of Matching Funds, the Agency reserves the right to adjust an application's grant request such that it is commensurate with eligible/actual Matching Funds, or take otherwise action as deemed appropriate.

Up to 10 percent of an applicant's Matching Funds requirement (up to five percent of total project costs) may be used to pay consumer education and/or marketing and/or signage related expenses. HBIIP grant funds awarded to transportation fueling stations are intended to assist with converting those facilities to ensure full compatibility with HB fuel through upgrade or installation of fuel dispensers, related equipment, and infrastructure. And while the contributions of consumer education and/or marketing and/or signage toward a fuel station's fuel sales are well recognized, a very tall sign to display fuel prices does not in any way assist a facility with higher blends compatibility. Therefore, the Agency determined that while HBIIP grant funds may not be used for consumer education and/or marketing and/or signage, Matching Funds may.

(2) Eligible Project Costs. Eligible Project Costs are only those costs incurred during the grant period and that are directly related to the use and purposes of the HBIIP. Eligible Project Costs may include:

(a) Retrofitting of existing, or purchase and installation of new, fuel dispensers (gas and/or diesel pumps) and attached equipment, underground storage tank system components, and other infrastructure required at a location to ensure the environmentally safe availability of fuel containing ethanol blends greater than 10 percent or fuel containing biodiesel blends greater than 5 percent;

(b) Construction, retrofitting, replacement, and improvements;

(c) Fees for construction permits and licenses; and

(d) Professional service fees for qualified consultants, contractors, installers, and other third-party services.

(e) HBIIP grant funds may not be used to pay for expenses related to consumer education and/or marketing and/or signage. However, up to 10 percent of an applicant's Matching Funds requirement (up to five percent of total project costs) may be used to pay for consumer education and/or marketing and/or signage related expenses.

Ineligible project costs for HBIIP projects include, but are not limited to:

(1) Used equipment and vehicles;

(2) Construction or equipment costs that would be incurred regardless of the installation of HB fuel infrastructure shall not be included as eligible project costs. For example, a fuel storage tank for a fueling facility constructed during the grant period that would have been otherwise installed should not be included in an application. USDA believes all new tanks and piping available in the market only come in models compatible with higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel, so grant funds would not expand the market for higher blends by funding such tank or equipment installation. However, other required equipment such as fuel dispensers/pumps and other underground storage tank system components that are still available in traditional and higher blend compatible models, the latter at a higher cost, may be considered in this funding program.

(3) Business operations that derive more than 10 percent of annual gross revenue (including any lease income from space or machines) from gambling activity, excluding State or Tribal authorized lottery proceeds, as approved by the Agency, conducted for the purpose of raising funds for the approved project;

(4) Business operations deriving income from activities of a sexual nature or illegal activities;

(5) Real property/land;

(6) Lease payments;

(7) Any project that creates a Conflict of Interest or an appearance of a Conflict of Interest;

(8) Funding of political or lobbying activities;

(9) To pay off any Federal direct or guaranteed loan or any other form of Federal debt. Any incurred expense, equipment purchase, or paid service prior to the grant period;

(10) Any expense associated with applying for this program; and

(11) Any expense associated with reporting results and/or outcomes during the disbursement, performance, and servicing portions of this program.

(12) Conflict of interest, for purposes of this program includes, but is not limited to:

(a) Distribution or payment of grant, guaranteed loan funds, and matching funds or award of project construction contracts to an individual owner, partner, or stockholder, or to a beneficiary or immediate family of the applicant when the recipient will retain any portion of ownership in the applicant's or borrower's project. Grant and matching funds may not be used to support costs for services or goods going to, or coming from, a person or entity with a real or apparent conflict of interest.

(b) Assistance to employees, relatives, and associates. The Agency will process any requests for assistance under this subpart in accordance with 7 CFR part 1900, subpart D.

(c) Member/delegate clause. No member of or delegate to Congress shall receive any share or part of this grant or any benefit that may arise there from; but this provision shall not be construed to bar, as a contractor under the grant, a publicly held corporation whose ownership might include a member of Congress.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Departmental Regulations and Laws that contain other compliance requirements are referenced in paragraphs VI. and VIII., of this Notice.

Applicants who are found to be/have been in violation of applicable Federal Law/statutes will be deemed ineligible.

Applicants seeking to participate in this program must submit applications in accordance with this Notice.

Applications must be submitted electronically using either the Government-wide www.Grants.gov website or by the secure-server portal https://www.rd.usda.gov/hbiip. No other form of application will be accepted.

Application and supporting materials are available at Grants.gov and on the HBIIP web page https://www.rd.usda.gov/hbiip.

Applicants must submit complete applications by the date identified in the DATES section of this Notice. Applications must contain all parts necessary for the RBCS to determine applicant and project eligibility, conduct the technical evaluation, calculate a priority score, rank and compete the application, as applicable, in order to be considered. All applications determined to be insufficient to these purposes shall be deemed as incomplete and will neither be competed nor receive funding.

(1) For Higher Blend Implementation Activities related to transportation fueling stations/facilities, the HBIIP Online Application is comprised of the following elements:

(a) SF 424 Application for Federal Assistance;

(b) HBIIP Project Worksheet with Priority Scoring Criteria: Transportation Fueling Stations/Facilities;

(c) SF 424C Budget Information—Construction Programs;

(d) HBIIP Project Technical Report;

(e) Certification of Matching Funds;

(f) Request for Environmental Information; and

(g) SF 424D Assurances—Construction Programs.

(2) For Higher Blend Implementation Activities related to fuel distribution facilities, an HBIIP Online Application is comprised of the following elements:

(a) SF 424 Application for Federal Assistance;

(b) HBIIP Project Worksheet with Priority Scoring Criteria: Fuel Distribution Facilities;

(c) Supporting information from a recent/recently updated (within 3 years) feasibility study and/or business plan, or equivalent planning documentation;

(d) SF 424C Budget Information—Construction Programs;

(e) HBIIP Project Technical Report;

(f) Certification of Matching Funds;

(g) Request for Environmental Information; and

(h) SF 424D Assurances—Construction Programs.

(3) System for Award Management (SAM). Applicants must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to applying; which can be obtained at no cost via a toll-free request line at (866) 705-5711 or online at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/. Registration of a new entity in SAM requires an original, signed, and notarized letter stating that the applicant is the authorized Entity Administrator, before the registration will be activated. All recipients of Federal financial grant assistance are required to report information about first-tier sub-awards and executive total compensation in accordance with 2 CFR part 170.

All applicants except those that are individuals, in accordance with 2 CFR part 25, must have a DUNS/Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number, which can be obtained at no cost via a toll-free request line at (866) 705-5711 or online at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform.

(4) Grants.gov . To use Grants.gov and to use the HBIIP online application system you must already have a DUNS/Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and you must also be registered and maintain registration in SAM. We strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the application process.

(5) Instructions and resources for completing the online application are available on the HBIIP web page https://www.rd.usda.gov/hbiip. Applicants and their authorized/rightful users will be required to obtain an E-Auth Identification and obtain access to the secure portal. The application process requires the facility to both view and generate PDFs (Portable Document Files). The use of a Web browser such as Chrome or its equivalent is highly encouraged.

The deadline date for applications to be received in order to be considered for funding is specified in the DATES section at the beginning of this notice.

After electronically submitting an application through the HBIIP website, the applicant will receive an automated acknowledgement, specifying submission date and time, from the HBIIP online application system. In order to be considered for funds under this Notice, applications must be deemed complete and must be received by the secure portal located on the HBIIP web page at https://www.rd.usda.gov/hbiip by the deadline.

Executive Order (E.O.) 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs, applies to this program. This E.O. requires that Federal agencies provide opportunities for consultation on proposed assistance with State and local governments. Many states have established a Single Point of Contact (SPOC) to facilitate this consultation. Instructions for completing this required element and a list of States that maintain a SPOC are available in the HBIIP online application.

The following funding limitations apply to applications submitted under this Notice.

(1) Only one HBIIP application may be submitted per HBIIP applicant. An application may request HBIIP assistance for more than one location. An HBIIP applicant/application may receive one and only one award in this competition.

(2) There is no minimum HBIIP grant award.

(3) The maximum HBIIP grant award is not to exceed $5,000,000.

(4) HBIIP grants are awarded on a cost share basis for not more than 50 percent of total eligible project costs.

(5) No HBIIP grant award may exceed an amount calculated as 50 percent of total eligible project costs or the Maximum HBIIP grant award amount of $5,000,000, whichever is the lesser.

(6) If it is determined that an applicant is affiliated with another entity that has also applied, then the maximum grant award applies to all affiliated entities as if they applied as one applicant. An Affiliate is an entity controlling or having the power to control another entity, or a third party or parties that control or have the power to control both entities.

(7) Underground Storage Tanks and Systems (USTs).

(a) New construction. Fueling Stations/Locations/facilities constructed during the grant period are restricted from receiving HBIIP grant funds for underground storage tanks. RBCS has determined that tanks would be required of any new fueling stations/locations/facility regardless of any commitment to market higher blends. However, other required equipment such as fuel dispensers/pumps and other underground storage tank system components that are still available in traditional and higher blend compatible models, the latter at a higher cost, may be considered in this funding program.

(b) Existing fueling stations that require upgraded, and/or retrofitted and/or additional underground storage tanks may request assistance of up to 25 percent of total eligible project costs or up to $1,250,000, whichever is the lesser. They are eligible for any required equipment including, but not limited to, the tank, piping, piping containment sumps, underground pumping equipment, including the submersible pump or suction pump, release detection equipment, spill equipment (spill buckets), overfill equipment, fuel dispensers/pumps, or other equipment.

(8) HBIIP grant funds may not be used to pay for expenses related to consumer education, marketing, and/or signage. However, up to 10 percent of an applicant's Matching Funds (five percent of total project costs) may be used to pay for education/marketing/signage related expenses.

(9) No HBIIP grant funds may be used to pay for any incurred expense, equipment purchase, or service paid outside the grant period.

While only one HBIIP application may be submitted per applicant under this Notice, an application may request assistance for multiple facilities/locations. Section “E. (6) Funding Restrictions,” advises on instances where more than one application is submitted by one or more affiliates of an entity.

(1) Environmental information. For the RBCS to consider an application, the application must include all environmental review documents with supporting documentation in accordance with 7 CFR part 1970 and as referenced in Section IV.B of this Notice. Any required environmental review must be completed prior to obligation of funds. Applicants are advised to contact RBCS to determine environmental requirements as soon as practicable to ensure adequate review time.

Applicants should also submit to RBCS the compatibility verification of equipment to be funded. EPA regulations found in 40 CFR 280.32 require demonstrating compatibility of systems storing fuel containing greater than 10 percent ethanol or greater than 20 percent biodiesel, so RBCS collecting this information in advance is not an additional burden for applicants. It will ensure that grant funds are used for purposes that expand the environmentally safe availability of fuel containing higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel. More information can be found in this June 2019 compliance advisory from the EPA Office of Underground Storage Tanks: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-06/documents/compliance-advisory-ust-regs-06-2019.pdf .

(2) Original signatures. The RBCS reserves the right to request/require that the applicant provide original signatures on forms submitted electronically.

(3) Transparency Act reporting. All recipients of Federal financial assistance are required to report information about first-tier sub-awards and executive compensation in accordance with 2 CFR part 170. If an applicant does not have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b), the applicant must then ensure that they have the necessary processes and systems in place to comply with the reporting requirements to receive funding.

(4) Race, ethnicity, and gender. The RBCS is requesting that each applicant provide race, ethnicity, and gender information about the applicant. The information will allow the Agency to evaluate its outreach efforts to under-served and under-represented populations. Applicants are encouraged to furnish this information with their applications but are not required to do so. An applicant's eligibility or the likelihood of receiving an award will not be impacted by furnishing or not furnishing this information.

(5) Other Federal statutes. The applicant must certify to compliance with other Federal statutes and regulations by completing the Financial Assistance General Certifications and Representations in SAM, including, but not limited to the following:

(a) 7 CFR part 15, subpart A—Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of Agriculture—Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Civil Rights compliance includes, but is not limited to the following:

(i) Collect and maintain data provided by ultimate recipients on race, sex, and national origin and ensure that ultimate recipients collect and maintain this data. Race and ethnicity data will be collected in accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Federal Register Notice, “Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity” (published October 30, 1997 at 62 FR 58782). Sex data will be collected in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. These items should not be submitted with the application but should be available upon request by RBCS.

(ii) The applicant and the ultimate recipient must comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Executive Order 12250, and 7 CFR part 1901, subpart E.

(b) 2 CFR part 417—Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Non-procurement), or any successor regulations.

(c) 2 CFR parts 200 and 400 (Uniform Assistance Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards), or any successor regulations.

(d) Subpart B of 2 CFR part 421, which adopts the Governmentwide implementation (2 CFR part 182) of the Drug-Free Workplace Act.

(e) Executive Order 13166, “Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency.” For information on limited English proficiency and agency-specific guidance go to http://www.lep.gov/.

(f) Federal Obligation Certification on Delinquent Debt.

A priority score will be afforded to complete applications deemed eligible to compete. Given the purpose of the HBIIP, higher priority will be afforded to projects deemed to increase significantly the sales and use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel on a gallons per dollar of requested funds, basis. Priority scoring and ranking of applications will be a function of the following criteria:

(1) For Higher Blend Implementation Activities related to transportation fueling facilities.

(a) Annual sales volume for the past 3 years (2017-19) or projected sales for fueling stations constructed during the grant period, for all fuels including E10 and/or B5;

(b) The incremental increase in HB fuel volume attributed to:

(i) The proposed change in percentage of refueling positions offering E15 and/or B20 or higher blends (the greater percentage of HB fuel refueling positions, the greater the HB fuel volume attribution);

(ii) The proposed new ratio number of fueling positions offering E15 and/or B20 relative to the number of fueling positions offering E10 and/or B5 (the greater the ratio of HB fuel refueling positions relative to E10 and/or B5, the greater the HB fuel volume attribution);

(iii) The proposed ratio number of fueling positions offering E85 relative to the number of fueling positions offering E10 (the greater the ratio of E85 refueling positions relative to E10, the greater the HB fuel volume attribution);

(iv) The proposed change in the number of fueling stations with at least one E15 fueling position (the greater the number of fueling stations, the greater the HB fuel volume attribution);

(v) Whether the applicant is an owner of 10 fueling stations or fewer (if yes, a Targeted Assistance Goal, HB fuel volume attribution);

(vi) The proposed number of fueling stations located along an interstate highway corridor;

(vii) The proposed number of fueling stations located as the sole station (within a 1-mile radius) in an area;

(viii) The proposed number of fueling stations located in areas under consideration for Geographic Diversity:

1. The New England States of—Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island; and/or

2. The Western States of—Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming;

(ix) A “Matching Funds” investment/commitment to higher blends signage and/or marketing is proposed (non-zero investment yields greater HB fuel volume attribution);

(c) The total amount of requested funds.

The HBIIP online application, “Project Worksheet with Priority Scoring Criteria for Transportation Fueling Stations/Facilities,” is interactive and designed to indicate an applicant's priority score based on—HBIIP activities ( e.g., fuel dispensers, related equipment and infrastructure installations), Administrator's geographic diversity priorities, Targeted Assistance Goals (if applicable), and the amount of requested funds. Applicants may directly influence their priority score by the activities they select in the worksheet and by the amount of grant funds they request.

Transportation fueling stations/facilities applications should take special care to provide evidentiary documentation in support of their proposed activities in the HBIIP Project Technical Report. In the event of suspect, overstated, or otherwise unsubstantiated claims, the Agency reserves the right to adjust an application's priority score accordingly.

(2) For Higher Blend Implementation Activities related to fuel distribution facilities.

(a) Annual throughput volume for past 3 years (2017-19), for all fuels;

(b) The incremental increase in throughput of HB fuel, as substantiated by:

i. Validated demand;

ii. Market drivers;

iii. Documented incentives;

iv. Project sustainability;

v. Investment to consumer education and marketing; and

vi. Partnerships;

(c) The total amount of requested funds.

Fuel distribution facility applications should take special care to provide evidentiary documentation in support of their throughput projections in the feasibility study/business plan/equivalent planning documents and in the HBIIP Project Technical Report. In the event of suspect, overstated, or otherwise unsubstantiated claims, the Agency reserves the right to adjust an application's priority score accordingly.

All complete applications will be competed/ranked in accordance with Section V.A., as specified above. Applicants may work to complete the online application until the deadline specified in the DATES section of this Notice.

Due to the competitive nature of this program, applications receiving the same priority score will be competed/ranked based on submittal date. The submittal date is the date the RBCS receives a complete application. A complete application contains all information requested by RBCS and is sufficient to allow the determination of eligibility, score, rank, and compete the application for funding, subject to funds available. Incomplete applications will not be competed and will not receive funding.

The RBCS retains the discretion to award priority to applications that support HBIIP policy goals and that specifically promote economic development to improve life in rural areas that are most in need:

(1) Targeted Assistance Goal of up to 40 percent of funds made available for activities/investments related to higher blends of fuel ethanol to applicants (owners) owning 10 transportation fueling stations/locations or fewer.

(2) A Consideration for Geographical Diversity and markets underserved by higher blends is also afforded to applicants/participants based on location of the proposed transportation fueling stations/locations.

In order to be considered for funds, complete applications must be received by the deadline specified in the DATES section of this Notice.

(1) Insufficient funds. If available funds are insufficient to fund the total amount of an application:

(a) The applicant will be notified and given the option to lower the grant request and accept the remaining funds. If the applicant agrees to lower the grant request, the applicant must certify that the purposes of the project will be met and provide the remaining total funds needed to complete the project.

(b) If two or more applications have the same priority score and the same submittal date, both applicants will be notified and given the option to lower the grant requests and accept the remaining funds. If an applicant agrees to lower its grant request, the applicant must certify that the purposes of the project will be met and provide the remaining total funds needed to complete the project.

(2) Award considerations. All award considerations will be on a discretionary basis. In determining the amount of an award, the RBCS will consider the amount requested, subject to:

(a) The maximum cost-share amount of 50 percent of total eligible project costs, or a lesser amount when deemed appropriate, and/or

(b) the Maximum Award amount of $5 million, and/or

(c) available funds; whichever is least, as applicable.

(3) Notification of funding determination. Applicants will be informed in writing by the RBCS as to the funding determination of the application.

HBIIP grants will be administered in accordance with Departmental Regulations, and as otherwise specified in this Notice.

Applicants selected for funding, will receive a signed notice of Federal award containing instructions on requirements necessary to proceed with execution and performance of the award.

Applicants not selected for funding will be notified in writing and informed of any review and appeal rights. Awards to successfully appealed applications will be limited to available funding.

Additional requirements that apply to grantees selected for this program can be found in the Grants and Agreements regulations of the Department of Agriculture codified in 2 CFR parts 180, 400, 415, 417, 418, 421; 2 CFR parts 25 and 170; and 48 CFR 31.2.

In addition, all recipients of Federal financial assistance are required to report information about first tier subawards and executive compensation (see 2 CFR part 170). You will be required to have the necessary processes and systems in place to comply with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109- 282) reporting requirements (see 2 CFR 170.200(b), unless you are exempt under 2 CFR 170.110(b)). More information on these requirements can be found at http://www.rd.usda.gov/HBIIP. The following additional requirements apply to grantees selected for this program:

(1) Grant Agreement—RD 4280-2 Rural Business-Cooperative Service Financial Assistance Agreement;

(2) Letter of Conditions;

(3) Form RD 1940-1, “Request for Obligation of Funds;”

(4) Form RD 1942-46, “Letter of Intent to Meet Conditions;” and

(5) Use Form SF 270, “Request for Advance or Reimbursement.”

After grant approval and through grant completion, grantees will be required to provide periodically the following, as indicated:

(1) A SF-425, “Federal Financial Report,” and a project performance report will be required on a semiannual basis (due 30 working days after end of the semiannual period). For the purposes of this grant, semiannual periods end on March 31st and September 30th. The project performance reports shall include the elements prescribed in the Grant Agreement; which for fueling stations will include point of sale reporting for up to 5 years post project completion and for fuel distribution facilities will include reporting of throughput volumes of all fuels including HB fuels.

(2) A final project and financial status report, as required per 2 CFR 200.343 “Closeout”, within 90 days after the expiration or termination of the grant.

(3) Provide project outcome/performance reports and final deliverables. Reported data will be used for program and policy evaluation. The proprietary nature and confidentiality of information collected from program participants is specified in 7 U.S.C. 2276.

For further information contact: Anthony Crooks: telephone (202)205-9322, email: EnergyPrograms@usda.gov. Persons with disabilities that require alternative means for communication should contact the USDA Target Center at (202)720-2600 (voice).

The Information Collection and Recordkeeping requirements contained in this rule have been approved by an emergency clearance under OMB Control Number 0570-NEW. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), RBCS invites comments on this information collection for which the Agency intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). RBCS invites comments on any aspect of this collection of information including suggestions for reducing the burden. Comments may be submitted regarding this information collection by the following method:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and, in the lower “Search Regulations and Federal Actions” box, select “RBCS” from the agency drop-down menu, then click on “Submit.” In the Docket ID column, select Docket No. RBS-20-Business-0006 to submit or view public comments and to view supporting and related materials available electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov , including instructions for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close of the comment period, is available through the site's “User Tips” link. Comments on this information collection must be received by July 6, 2020. The information collection is one-time activity for the applications, however, RBCS will need to submit a formal information collection request for the approval beyond the 6-month emergency approval to address the ongoing reporting requirement.

The burden for the HBIIP collection of information includes both the upfront one-time application and the on-going reporting, which will include mid-year and an annual reporting. The reporting may include additional reports for projects that run longer.

Comments are invited on (a) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumption used; (b) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (c) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including using appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques on other forms and information technology.

Title: Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP).

OMB Control Number: 0570-New.

Type of Request: New Information Collection.

Abstract: The purpose of the HBIIP is to increase significantly the sales and use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel. HBIIP is intended to encourage a more comprehensive approach to marketing higher blends by sharing the costs related to building out biofuel-related infrastructure.

Under the HBIIP, funds will be made directly available to assist transportation fueling and fuel distribution facilities with converting to higher ethanol and biodiesel blend friendly status by sharing the costs related to the installation, and/or retrofitting, and/or otherwise upgrading of fuel storage, dispenser/pumps, related equipment, and infrastructure.

Cost-share grants of up to 50 percent of total eligible project costs but not more than $5 million will be made available to assist transportation fueling and fuel distribution facilities with converting to higher blend friendly status for ethanol ( i.e., greater than 10 percent ethanol) and biodiesel (greater than 5 percent biodiesel) by sharing the costs related to the installation, and/or retrofitting, and/or otherwise upgrading of dispenser/pumps, related equipment, and infrastructure.

The information collected from applications as required by this NOFA include, but are not limited to determine whether participants meet the eligibility requirements to be a recipient of grant funds, project eligibility, conduct the technical evaluation, calculate a priority score, rank and compete the application, as applicable, in order to be considered. Lack of adequate information to make the determination could result in the improper administration and appropriation of Federal grant funds to be a recipient of grant funds as well as other documents and information that may be relevant as determined by RBCS.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 78 hours per response.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 200.

Estimated Total Recordkeeping Hours: 480.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 15,600.

Estimated Total Annual Burden (including recordkeeping) on Respondents: 16,080 hours.

Copies of this information collection can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal, Regulatory Division Team 2, Rural Development Innovation Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Stop 1522, Washington, DC 20250. Phone: 202-720-7853.

All responses to this information collection and recordkeeping notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, reprisal and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, religion, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)

If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF), found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or complete the form at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.

Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities and wish to file either an EEO or program complaint, please contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 or (800) 845-6136 (in Spanish).

Persons with disabilities, who wish to file a program complaint, please see information above on how to contact us directly by mail or by email. If you require alternative means of communication for program information ( e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) please contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

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List of Petitions Received by EDA for Certification of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance [4/15/2020 through 4/20/2020] Firm name Firm address Date

Background

On October 1, 2003, Commerce published the Order on barium carbonate from China. 1 On January 2, 2019, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the five-year sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 2 On January 13, 2020, Commerce received a notice of intent to participate in this review from Chemical Products Corporation (CPC) within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). 3 CPC claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a manufacturer of a domestic like product in the United States. On January 29, 2020, CPC provided a complete substantive response for this review within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). 4 We received no substantive responses from any other interested parties, nor was a hearing requested. On February 25, 2020, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties. 5 As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of this Order.

The product covered by this order is barium carbonate, regardless of form or grade. The product covered by this order is currently classifiable under subheading 2836.60.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this proceeding is dispositive.

All issues raised in this review, including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation and the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the order were revoked, are addressed in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included as an 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 http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the antidumping duty order on barium carbonate from China would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average percentage margins:

This notice serves as the only reminder to interested parties subject to an 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 order 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 and notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.

Background

On January 2, 2020, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the third sunset review of the AD orders on ferrovanadium from the Republic of South Africa (South Africa) and the People's Republic of China (China)  1 pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 2 On January 17, 2020, Commerce received notices of intent to participate from the Vanadium Producers and Reclaimers Association (VPRA) and its individual members—AMG Vanadium LLC (AMG V), Evergreen Metallurgical LLC, d.b.a. Bear Metallurgical Company (Bear), and U.S. Vanadium, LLC (U.S. Vanadium), within the 15-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). 3 VPRA claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(E) of the Act as a trade or business association a majority of whose members manufacture, produce, or wholesale a domestic like product in the United States.

On January 27, 2020, Commerce received adequate substantive responses to the notice of initiation from VPRA within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). 4 We received no substantive responses from respondent interested parties with respect to either of the orders covered by these sunset reviews.

On February 25, 2020, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties. 5 As a result, pursuant to 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the AD orders on ferrovanadium from South Africa and China.

The scope of these orders covers all ferrovanadium regardless of grade, chemistry, form, shape, or size. Ferrovanadium is an alloy of iron and vanadium that is used chiefly as an additive in the manufacture of steel. The merchandise is commercially and scientifically identified as vanadium. It specifically excludes vanadium additives other than ferrovanadium, such as nitride vanadium, vanadium-aluminum master alloys, vanadium chemicals, vanadium oxides, vanadium waste and scrap, and vanadium-bearing raw materials such as slag, boiler residues and fly ash. Merchandise under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numbers 2850.00.2000, 8112.40.3000, and 8112.40.6000 are specifically excluded.

Ferrovanadium is classified under HTSUS item number 7202.92.00. Although the HTSUS item number is provided for convenience and Customs purposes, Commerce's written description of the scope of these orders remains dispositive.

All issues raised in these sunset reviews are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 6 The issues discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum are the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the dumping margin likely to prevail if the orders were revoked. 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 http://acess.trade.gov. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The signed and electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the AD orders on ferrovanadium from South Africa and China would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at weighted-average dumping margins up to 116.00 percent for South Africa and 66.71 percent for China.

This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 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 the final results and this notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218.

On December 30, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod from the People's Republic of China (China). 1 We invited parties to submit comments on the Preliminary Results. No party submitted comments. Accordingly, the final results remain unchanged from the Preliminary Results.

The merchandise covered by the order is steel threaded rod. Steel threaded rod is certain threaded rod, bar, or studs, of carbon quality steel, having a solid, circular cross section, of any diameter, in any straight length, that have been forged, turned, cold-drawn, cold-rolled, machine straightened, or otherwise cold-finished, and into which threaded grooves have been applied. In addition, the steel threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to the order are non-headed and threaded along greater than 25 percent of their total length. A variety of finishes or coatings, such as plain oil finish as a temporary rust protectant, zinc coating ( i.e., galvanized, whether by electroplating or hot-dipping), paint, and other similar finishes and coatings, may be applied to the merchandise.

Included in the scope of the order are steel threaded rod, bar, or studs, in which: (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements; (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and (3) none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated:

• 1.80 percent of manganese, or

• 1.50 percent of silicon, or

• 1.00 percent of copper, or

• 0.50 percent of aluminum, or

• 1.25 percent of chromium, or

• 0.30 percent of cobalt, or

• 0.40 percent of lead, or

• 1.25 percent of nickel, or

• 0.30 percent of tungsten, or

• 0.012 percent of boron, or

• 0.10 percent of molybdenum, or

• 0.10 percent of niobium, or

• 0.41 percent of titanium, or

• 0.15 percent of vanadium, or

• 0.15 percent of zirconium.

Steel threaded rod is currently classifiable under subheadings 7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, 7318.15.5090, and 7318.15.2095 of the United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive.

Excluded from the scope of the order are: (a) Threaded rod, bar, or studs which are threaded only on one or both ends and the threading covers 25 percent or less of the total length; and (b) threaded rod, bar, or studs made to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) A193 Grade B7, ASTM A193 Grade B7M, ASTM A193 Grade B16, or ASTM A320 Grade L7.

Commerce preliminarily found that Certified Products International Inc. (CPI) and RMB Fasteners Ltd. and IFI & Morgan Ltd. (collectively, RMB/IFI) had no shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR. As noted in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we received no shipment statements from CPI and RMB/IFI, and these statements were consistent with the information we received from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). 2

No party commented on our preliminary no shipment finding with respect to CPI and RMB/IFI, and no party submitted record evidence that calls this finding into question. Therefore, for these final results, we continue to find that CPI and RMB/IFI did not have any shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.

In addition, we continue to find that the remaining 172 companies subject to this administrative review are part of the China-wide entity because they failed to file no-shipment statements, separate rate applications, or separate rate certifications. 3 Because no party requested a review of the China-wide entity, and we did not self-initiate a review, the China-wide entity rate ( i.e., 206.00 percent)  4 is not subject to change as a result of this review. 5

We have not calculated any assessment rates in this administrative review. Based on record evidence, we have determined that CPI and RMI/IFI had no shipments of subject merchandise and, therefore, pursuant to Commerce's assessment practice, any suspended entries that entered under their case numbers will be liquidated at the China-wide entity rate. 6

For all remaining companies subject to this review, which are part of the China-wide entity, we will instruct CBP to liquidate their entries at the current rate for the China-wide entity ( i.e., 206.00 percent). Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication date of the final results of this administrative review.

The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the final results of this administrative review for all shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of this notice, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters that received a separate rate in a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing exporter-specific rate published for the most recently completed period; (2) for all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the China-wide rate of 206.00 percent; and (3) for all non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations performed in connection with the final results within five days of its public announcement, or if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because the companies under review either have no reviewable shipments or are part of the China-wide entity, there are no calculations to disclose.

This notice also 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 duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.

This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction 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 the terms of an APO is a violation subject to sanction.

We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h).

The original notice published in the Federal Register on April 28, 2020 (85 FR 23507). The online information for the meeting has changed from what was published originally.

The purpose of the Assessment Methodology Review meeting is to review two proposed length-based assessment methodologies, a length-based Stock Synthesis (SS) modeling approach and the Length-based Integrated Mixed Effects (LIME) assessment platform. A review of data-moderate and data-limited assessment methods through the management strategy evaluation tool in the Data-Limited Methods ToolKit (DLMtool) will be conducted following the length-based assessment methods review (the draft proposed agenda will be posted on the Pacific Council's website).

No management actions will be decided by the Assessment Methodology Review panel members. The review panel members' role will be development of recommendations and reports for consideration by the SSC and Pacific Council at a future Council meeting.

Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent of the Assessment Methodology Review panel members to take final action to address the emergency.

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt (503) 820-2412 at least 10 days prior to the meeting date.

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

The meetings will be held on May 18, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; May 19, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; May 20, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon; May 21, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and May 22, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. All meetings will be at Eastern Standard Time.

The following items included in the tentative agenda will be discussed:

The order of business may be adjusted as necessary to accommodate the completion of agenda items. The meeting will begin on May 18, 2020, at 10 a.m. EST, and will end on May 22, 2020, at 12 noon EST. Other than the start time, interested parties should be aware that discussions may start earlier or later than indicated, at the discretion of the Chair. In addition, the meeting may be completed prior to the date established in this notice.

Simultaneous interpretation will be provided. To receive interpretation in Spanish you can dial into the meeting as follows:

US/Canada: call +1-888-947-3988, when system answers, enter 1*999996#. Para interpretación en inglés marcar:

US/Canada: call +1-888-947-3988, cuando el sistema conteste, entrar el siguiente número 2*999996#.

For any additional information on this public virtual meeting, please contact Dr. Graciela García-Moliner, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918-1903, telephone: (787) 403-8337.

In support of the Commission's mission of promoting the integrity, resilience, and vibrancy of the U.S. derivatives markets through sound regulation, as well as the monitoring and management of systemic risk, the MRAC's objectives and scope of activities are to conduct public meetings, advise, and submit reports and recommendations to the Commission on: (1) Systemic issues that impact the stability of the derivatives markets and other related financial markets; and (2) the impact and implications of the evolving market structure of the derivatives markets and other related financial markets. The MRAC will operate for two years from the date of renewal unless the Commission directs that the MRAC terminate on an earlier date.

A copy of the renewal charter will be posted on the Commission's website at https://www.cftc.gov.

This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.

Due to circumstances beyond the control of the DoD and the Designated Federal Officer, the Defense Business Board was unable to provide public notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning the May 6, 2020 meeting of the Defense Business Board. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day notification requirement.

This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C.), the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.

Purpose of the Meeting: The mission of the Board is to examine and advise the Secretary of Defense on overall DoD management and governance. The Board provides independent advice which reflects an outside private sector perspective on proven and effective best business practices that can be applied to DoD. The CMO Assessment Task Group will present their findings and recommendations to the full Board for deliberation and vote.

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to FACA and 41 CFR 102-3.140, that portion of the meeting from 2:40 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. is open to the public. Persons desiring to participate in the meeting via teleconference are required to submit their name, organization, and email contact information to the Board at osd.pentagon.odam.mbx.defense-business-board@mail.mil not later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Specific dial in instructions for participating in the meeting will be provided by reply email. The meeting agenda and task group presentation will be made available prior to the meeting on the Board's website at: https://dbb.defense.gov/Meetings/Meeting-May-2020/.

Written Statements: Written comments on this, or any other Defense Business Board related topic, may be submitted to the Designated Federal Officer via email to mailbox address: osd.pentagon.odam.mbx.defense-business-board@mail.mil in either Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word format. Comments received 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting will be presented during the meeting, if time allows. After such time the statement will be distributed to the membership for their review and attached as a tab to the final study. Please note that because the Board operates under the provisions of the FACA, all submitted comments will be treated as public documents and will be made available for public inspection, including, but not limited to, being posted on the Board's website.

The Board's charter is being renewed in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., Appendix) and 41 CFR 102-3.50(d). The charter and contact information for the Board's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) are found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation.

The Board, through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E)), shall provide the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense independent advice and recommendations on matters concerning science, technology, manufacturing, acquisition process, and other matters of special interest to the Department in response to specific tasks from the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, or the USD(R&E).

The Board shall be composed of no more than 50 members, who are eminent authorities in the fields of science, technology, manufacturing, acquisition process, and other matters of special interest to the DoD.

Board members who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal civilian officers, employees, or active duty members of the Armed Forces will be appointed as experts or consultants, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, to serve as special government employee members. Board members who are full-time or permanent part-time Federal civilian officers, employees, or active duty members of the Armed Forces will be appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a), to serve as regular government employee members.

All members of the Board are appointed to provide advice on the basis of their best judgment without representing any particular point of view and in a manner that is free from conflict of interest. Except for reimbursement of official Board-related travel and per diem, members serve without compensation.

The public or interested organizations may submit written statements to the Board's membership about its mission and functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Board. All written statements should be submitted to the Board's DFO, who will ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for consideration.

This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), the General Services Administration's (GSA) Federal Advisory Committee Management Final Rule (41 CFR part 102-3).

Purpose of Meeting: The U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors will meet to make such inquiry, as the Board deems necessary, into the state of morale and discipline, the curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, and academic methods of the Naval Academy.

Proposed meeting agenda for June 1st, 2020.

Current details on the board of visitors may be found at https://www.usna.edu/PAO/Superintendent/bov.php

The executive session of the meeting from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on June 1st, 2020, will consist of discussions of new and pending administrative or minor disciplinary infractions and non- judicial punishments involving midshipmen attending the Naval Academy to include but not limited to, individual honor or conduct violations within the Brigade, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. For this reason, the executive session of this meeting will be closed to the public, as the discussion of such information cannot be adequately segregated from other topics, which precludes opening the executive session of this meeting to the public. Accordingly, the (Acting) Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Department of the Navy General Counsel, has determined in writing that the meeting shall be partially closed to the public because the discussions during the executive session from 11 a.m. to noon (12 p.m.) will be concerned with matters protected under sections 552b(c) (5), (6), and (7) of title 5, United States Code.

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b.

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to FACA and 41 CFR 102-3.140, this meeting is virtually open to the public. This meeting will be broadcasted live from the United States Naval Academy to include audio and video. The broadcast will be close captioned for the duration of the public portion of the meeting. The link to view the meeting will be posted at https://www.usna.edu/PAO/Superintendent/bov.php forty-eight hours prior to the meeting. Due to expected health directives in light of COVID-19, the public cannot be accommodated to attend the meeting in person.

Written Statements: Per Section 10(a)(3) of the FACA and 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, interested persons may submit a written statement for consideration at any time, but should be received by the Designated Federal Officer a least 15 business days prior to the meeting date so that the comments may be made available to the Board for their consideration prior to the meeting. Written statements should be submitted via mail to 121 Blake Rd, Annapolis MD 21402. Please note that since the Board operates under the provisions of the FACA, as amended, all submitted comments and public presentations will be treated as public documents and will be made available for public inspection, including, but not limited to, being posted on the board website.

The Department publishes this letter, dated April 24, 2020, notifying the University of Texas System of an investigation related to the University of Texas System's reports of defined gifts and contracts, including restricted and conditional gifts or contracts, from or with a statutorily defined foreign source. The letter to the University of Texas System is in the Appendix of this notice.

Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an accessible format ( e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT .

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Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011f) requires institutions of higher education (IHEs), including the University of Texas System (UT), to fully report statutorily defined gifts, contracts, and/or restricted and conditional gifts or contracts from or with a foreign source to the U.S. Department of Education (Department). These reports are posted at https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/about/data-center/school/foreign-gifts.

According to UT's Medical Branch (UTMB), it is responsible for the operation of the Galveston National Laboratory (GNL) under UTMB's Institute for Human Infections and Immunity. GNL, in turn, has substantial contractual relations with a maximum biocontainment laboratory (MCL) in Wuhan, China (Wuhan MCL) (also known as the Wuhan Institute of Virology) which is upon information and belief owned by the Chinese government's Chinese Academy of Sciences. See https://www.utmb.edu/gnl/news/2018/11/28/scientific-diplomacy-and-international-cooperation-key-say-bsl4-directors; https://nationalinterest.org/blog/coronavirus/wuhan-institute-virology-origin-coronavirus-or-conspiracy-nonsense-144082; https://www.foxnews.com/world/wuhan-laboratory-china-coronavirus-controversy. On November 28, 2018, GNL claimed in SCIENCE Magazine:

We direct a newly constructed MCL in Wuhan, China (Z.Y.) and an established MCL in the United States (J.W.L), in Galveston, Texas. In preparation for the opening of the new China MCL, we engaged in short- and long-term personnel exchanges focused on biosafety training, building operations and maintenance, and collaborative scientific investigations in biocontainment. We succeeded in transferring proven best practices to the new Wuhan facility. Both labs recently signed formal cooperative agreements that will streamline future scientific and operational collaborations on dangerous pathogens, although funding for research and the logistics of exchanging specimens are challenges that we have yet to solve.

Between June 6, 2014, and June 3, 2019, UT reported approximately twenty-four contracts with various Chinese state-owned universities and ten contracts with Huawei Technologies, all purportedly worth a reported total of $12,987,896. It is not clear, however, whether UT has in fact reported all gifts from or contracts with or relating to the Wuhan MCL, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and/or all other foreign sources, including agents and instrumentalities of the government of the Peoples' Republic of China. Therefore, to verify UT's compliance with Section 117, the Department requests that your Institution produce the following records within thirty (30) days. Unless otherwise noted, the relevant time frame for these requests is January 1, 2012 through the present.

1. True copies of each gift or donation agreement, contract, and/or conditional gift or donation agreement or contract to which your Institution and the Wuhan MCL, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, or the Chinese Academy of Sciences are parties.

2. True copies of each gift or donation agreement, contract, and/or conditional gift or donation agreement or contract with or between your Institution and any of the following:

3. A complete list identifying and providing the last known contact information for your Institution's faculty and staff (including full and part time employees and contractors) involved in the administration, direction, or scientific and/or other research cooperation, fund raising, or any other efforts involving (a) the Wuhan MCL; and/or (b) persons employed by or agents for any of the entities listed in section 2(a)-(w) above. The geographic location of your Institution's faculty and staff and/or of the persons employed by or agents for any of the listed entities is not determinative of your obligations hereunder ( e.g., all employees, agents, lobbyists, and attorneys of or for the listed entities must also be identified and disclosed regardless of citizenship and place of residence). Provided contact information should include names, position(s) held, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and a brief description of the administration, direction, scientific and/or other research cooperation, fund raising, and/or other efforts associated with the listed person.

4. A complete list identifying and providing last known contact information for your Institution's administrators, contractors, or other personnel with responsibility for and/or oversight of faculty and staff involved in any capacity with the Wuhan MCL. The geographic location of the administrators, contractors, or other personnel at the time of cooperation or other execution of efforts is in no way determinative of such involvement. Provided contact information should include names, specific responsibilities, position(s) held, email addresses, mailing addresses, and phone numbers.

5. All records (including but not limited to emails and true copies of contracts and/or gift or donation agreements) of, regarding, or relating to (a) the Wuhan MCL, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan MCL researcher Shi Zhengli, and Eric Yuan, Chief Executive Officer of Zoom Communications; and/or (b) any gift, contract, or conditional gift or contract from or with the Communist Party of China, its agents, employees, representatives, and instrumentalities.

6. All records (including but not limited to emails and true copies of contracts and/or gift or donation agreements) of, regarding, or related to gifts, contracts and/or restricted or conditional gifts or contracts to or with the Institution from or with any foreign source. The time frame for this request is January 1, 2016, to the present.

The Department requests that UT produce records as follows:

• Searches for records in electronic form should include searches of all relevant mobile devices, hard drives, network drives, offline electronic folders, thumb drives, removable drives, records stored in the cloud, and archive files, including, but not limited to, backup tapes. Do not time stamp or modify the content, the create date, or the last date modified of any record and do not scrub any metadata. Electronic records should be produced in native format. For emails, please place responses in one .pst file per employee. For .pdf files, please provide searchable file format and not image file format.

• All email searches should be conducted by the agency's information technology department, or its equivalent, and not by the individuals whose records are being searched. Please provide the name and contact information of the individual(s) who conducted the search, as well as an explanation of how the search was conducted.

• To the extent practicable, please produce all records in a searchable electronic format and not hardcopies. Should you have any questions about the method or format of production please contact the undersigned to coordinate.

As used in this Notice of Investigation and Information Request:

“Agent” has its plain and ordinary meaning, indicating that a person, organization, or entity, is acting on behalf of another person, organization, or entity, whether that agency is disclosed or undisclosed.

“Contract” has the meaning given at 20 U.S.C. 1011f(h)(1).

“Faculty” refers to all teaching positions at the university (including professors of all ranks, teachers, lecturers, and/or researchers whether in a classroom, laboratory, or other educational environment—whether physically or electronically present).

“Foreign source” has the meaning given at 20 U.S.C. 1011f(h)(2).

“Gift” has the meaning given at 20 U.S.C. 1011f(h)(3).

“Institution” has the meaning given at 20 U.S.C. 1011f(h)(4) and for the purposes of this request includes all UT campuses and facilities. Section 117 requires that when an institution receives the benefit of a gift from or a contract with a foreign source in the applicable amount, even if by an agent ( e.g., employee) and through an intermediary ( e.g., non-profit organization), it must disclose the gift or contract to the Department. Where a legal entity ( e.g., centers, boards, foundations, research groups, partnerships, or non-profit organizations, whether or not organized under the laws of the United States and including, by way of example and not limitation, UTMB and GNL) operates substantially for the benefit or under the auspices of an IHE, there is a rebuttable presumption that when that legal entity receives money or enters into a contract with a foreign source, it is for the benefit of the institution, and, thus, must be disclosed.

“Record” means all recorded information, regardless of form or characteristics, made or received, and including metadata, such as email and other electronic communication, word processing documents, PDF documents, animations (including PowerPoint TM and other similar programs) spreadsheets, databases, calendars, telephone logs, contact manager information, internet usage files, network access information, writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, sound recordings, images, financial statements, checks, wire transfers, accounts, ledgers, facsimiles, texts, animations, voicemail files, data generated by calendaring, task management and personal information management (PIM) software (such as Microsoft Outlook), data created with the use of personal data assistants (PDAs), data created with the use of document management software, data created with the use of paper and electronic mail logging and routing software, and other data or data compilations, stored in any medium from which information can be obtained either directly or, if necessary, after translation by the responding party into a reasonably usable form. The term “recorded information” also includes all traditional forms of records, regardless of physical form or characteristics.

“Restricted or conditional gift or contract” has the meaning given at 20 U.S.C. 1011f(h)(5).

“Staff” refers to all members of the university involved in administration of the university and its obligations and commitments (including deans of all ranks, administration officials, and support personnel).

“Wuhan MCL” refers to the maximum biocontainment laboratory in Wuhan, China, as referenced in GNL documents, and which may also be known as the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

If UT asserts attorney-client or attorney-work product privilege for a given record, then it must prepare and submit a privilege log expressly identifying each such record and describing it so the Department may assess the claim's validity. Please note that no other privileges apply. UT's record and data preservation obligations are outlined at Exhibit A.

Please note that Section 117(f), 20 U.S.C. 1011f(f), provides that whenever it appears an IHE has failed to fully comply with the law, the Secretary of Education may, among other things, request that the Attorney General commence an enforcement action to compel compliance and to recover the full costs to the United States of obtaining compliance, including all associated costs of investigation and enforcement. Please further note there may also be other penalties triggered by the knowing and intentional submission of false reports and/or information.

The Department recognizes that the COVID-19 virus may have a significant impact on certain UT operations. Nonetheless, the critical importance of the Department's investigation into the accuracy of UT's foreign source reporting with respect to the Wuhan MCL and other Chinese Communist Party-related persons and entities is not diminished. Accordingly, the Department expects UT's timely response to this investigation.

This investigation is being directed by the Department's Office of the General Counsel. To arrange transmission of the requested information, or should you have any other questions, please contact:

The Department of Education (ED), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records.

Title of Collection: Impact Evaluation to Inform the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program.

OMB Control Number: 1850-0950.

Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.

Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,995.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 853.

Abstract: This study will meet the Congressional mandate to evaluate the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program (TSL) by including two evaluation components: (1) Descriptive study of Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program (TSL) grantees', and (2) Implementation, impact, and cost-effectiveness study of designating one or more “teacher leaders” as coaches in schools. It will provide updated information about the TSL program to help ED understand which strategies grantees are using and how effective a commonly-used strategy—designating teacher leaders to provide coaching to other teachers—is in improving educator effectiveness and ultimately student achievement.

I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me?

This action is directed to the public in general and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, farm worker, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in the Table in Unit IV.

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information on a disk or CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. As part of the registration review process, the Agency has completed proposed interim decisions for all pesticides listed in the Table in Unit IV. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.

EPA is conducting its registration review of the chemicals listed in the Table in Unit IV pursuant to section 3(g) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Procedural Regulations for Registration Review at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C. Section 3(g) of FIFRA provides, among other things, that the registrations of pesticides are to be reviewed every 15 years. Under FIFRA, a pesticide product may be registered or remain registered only if it meets the statutory standard for registration given in FIFRA section 3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used in accordance with widespread and commonly recognized practice, the pesticide product must perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on the environment; that is, without any unreasonable risk to man or the environment, or a human dietary risk from residues that result from the use of a pesticide in or on food.

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice announces the availability of EPA's proposed interim registration review decisions for the pesticides shown in Table 1 and opens a 60-day public comment period on the proposed interim registration review decisions.

The registration review docket for a pesticide includes earlier documents related to the registration review case. For example, the review opened with a Preliminary Work Plan, for public comment. A Final Work Plan was placed in the docket following public comment on the Preliminary Work Plan.

The documents in the dockets describe EPA's rationales for conducting additional risk assessments for the registration review of the pesticides included in the tables in Unit IV, as well as the Agency's subsequent risk findings and consideration of possible risk mitigation measures. These proposed interim registration review decisions are supported by the rationales included in those documents. Following public comment, the Agency will issue interim or final registration review decisions for the pesticides listed in Table 1 in Unit IV.

The registration review final rule at 40 CFR 155.58(a) provides for a minimum 60-day public comment period on all proposed interim registration review decisions. This comment period is intended to provide an opportunity for public input and a mechanism for initiating any necessary amendments to the proposed interim decision. All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date. These comments will become part of the docket for the pesticides included in the Tables in Unit IV. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked “late.” EPA is not required to consider these late comments.

The Agency will carefully consider all comments received by the closing date and may provide a “Response to Comments Memorandum” in the docket. The interim registration review decision will explain the effect that any comments had on the interim decision and provide the Agency's response to significant comments.

Background on the registration review program is provided at: http://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.

I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me?

You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. The following list of North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them. Potentially affected entities may include:

• Crop production (NAICS code 111).

• Animal production (NAICS code 112).

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients. Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications. Notice of receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by the Agency on these applications.

1. EPA Registration Numbers: 279-3124, 279-3126, 279-3426, 279-9548. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0651. Applicant: FMC Corporation, 2929 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Active Ingredient: Zeta-cypermethrin. Product Type: Insecticide. Proposed Use: Basil (fresh and dried leaves); onion, bulb, subgroup 3-07A; onion, green, subgroup 3-07B; fruit, small, vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F; rapeseed subgroup 20A; sunflower subgroup 20B; cottonseed subgroup 20C; quinoa (grain, hay and straw); teff (forage, grain, hay and straw); individual crops of proposed crop subgroup 6-18A: Edible podded bean legume vegetable subgroup including French bean, edible podded; garden bean, edible podded; green bean, edible podded; scarlet runner bean, edible podded; snap bean, edible podded; kidney bean, edible podded; navy bean, edible podded; wax bean, edible podded; asparagus bean, edible podded; catjang bean, edible podded; Chinese longbean, edible podded; cowpea, edible podded; moth bean, edible podded; mung bean, edible podded; rice bean, edible podded; urd bean, edible podded; yardlong bean, edible podded; goa bean, edible podded; guar bean, edible podded; jackbean, edible podded; lablab bean, edible podded; vegetable soybean, edible podded; sword bean, edible podded; winged pea, edible podded; velvet bean, edible podded; individual crops of proposed crop subgroup 6-18B: Edible podded pea legume vegetable subgroup including: Dwarf pea, edible podded; edible podded pea, edible podded; green pea, edible podded; snap pea, edible podded; snow pea, edible podded; sugar snap pea, edible podded; grass-pea, edible podded; lentil, edible podded; pigeon pea, edible podded; chickpea, edible podded; individual crops of proposed crop subgroup 6-18C: Succulent shelled bean subgroup including lima bean, succulent shelled; scarlet runner bean, succulent shelled; wax bean, succulent shelled; blackeyed pea, succulent shelled; moth bean, succulent shelled; catjang bean, succulent shelled; cowpea, succulent shelled; crowder pea, succulent shelled; southern pea, succulent shelled; andean lupin, succulent shelled; blue lupin, succulent shelled; grain lupin, succulent shelled; sweet lupin, succulent shelled; white lupin, succulent shelled; white sweet lupin, succulent shelled; yellow lupin, succulent shelled; broad bean, succulent shelled; jackbean, succulent shelled; goa bean, succulent shelled; lablab bean, succulent shelled; vegetable soybean, succulent shelled; velvet bean, succulent shelled; individual crops of proposed crop subgroup 6-18D: Succulent shelled pea subgroup including chickpea, succulent shelled; English pea, succulent shelled; garden pea, succulent shelled; green pea, succulent shelled; pigeon pea, succulent shelled; lentil, succulent shelled; individual crops of proposed crop subgroup 6-18E: Dried shelled bean, except soybean subgroup including African yam-bean, dry seed; American potato bean, dry seed; andean lupin bean, dry seed; blue lupin bean, dry seed; grain lupin bean, dry seed; sweet lupin bean, dry seed; white lupin bean, dry seed; white sweet lupin bean, dry seed; yellow lupin bean, dry seed; black bean, dry seed; cranberry bean, dry seed; dry bean, dry seed; field bean, dry seed; French bean, dry seed; garden bean, dry seed; great northern bean, dry seed; green bean, dry seed; kidney bean, dry seed; lima bean, dry seed; navy bean, dry seed; pink bean, dry seed; pinto bean, dry seed; red bean, dry seed; scarlet runner bean, dry seed; tepary bean, dry seed; yellow bean, dry seed; adzuki bean, dry seed; blackeyed pea, dry seed; asparagus bean, dry seed; catjang bean, dry seed; Chinese longbean, dry seed; cowpea, dry seed; crowder pea, dry seed; mung bean, dry seed; moth bean, dry seed; rice bean, dry seed; southern pea, dry seed; urd bean, dry seed; yardlong bean, dry seed; broad bean, dry seed; guar bean, dry seed; goa bean, dry seed; horse gram, dry seed; jackbean, dry seed; lablab bean, dry seed; morama bean, dry seed; sword bean, dry seed; winged pea, dry seed; velvet bean, seed, dry seed; vegetable soybean, dry seed; individual crops of proposed crop subgroup 6-18F: Dried shelled pea subgroup including field pea, dry seed; dry pea, dry seed; green pea, dry seed; garden pea, dry seed; chickpea, dry seed; lentil, dry seed; grass-pea, dry seed; pigeon pea, dry seed. Contact: RD.

2. EPA Registration Number: 279-3618. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0187. Applicant: FMC Corporation, 2929 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Active Ingredient: Bacillus licheniformis strain FMCH001 and Bacillus subtilis strain FMCH002. Product Type: Fungicide/nematicide. Proposed Use: Protection against fungal diseases and soil nematodes by seed treatment. Contact: BPPD.

3. EPA Registration Number: 8917-18. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0169. Applicant: J.R. Simplot Company, P.O. Box 27, Boise, ID 83707. Active Ingredient: Sulfuric Acid. Product Type: Desiccant. Proposed Use: Hop Vines. Contact: RD.

4. EPA Registration Number: 62719-559. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0133. Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054. Active Ingredient: Florasulam. Product Type: Herbicide MUP. Proposed Use: Grasses (seed crop). Contact: RD.

5. File Symbol: 84846-RU. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0146. Applicant: Spring Regulatory Sciences on behalf of FB Sciences, Inc., 153 N. Main St. Ste 100, Collierville, TN 38017. Active Ingredient: Complex Polymeric Polyhydroxy Acids (CPPA). Product Type: Plant Growth/Nematicide. Proposed Use: Plant growth regulator and nematicide when applied to foliage, soil and as a seed treatment. Contact: BPPD.

This action is directed to the public in general and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, farm worker, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the Chemical Review Manager identified in the Table in Unit IV.

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to the EPA through regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD-ROM that you mail to the EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

Registration review is the EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information that will assist the public in understanding the types of information and issues that the agency may consider during the course of registration reviews. As part of the registration review process, the Agency has completed preliminary workplans for all pesticides listed in the Table in Unit IV. Through this program, the EPA is ensuring that each pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.

The EPA is conducting its registration review of the chemicals listed in the Table in Unit IV pursuant to section 3(g) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Procedural Regulations for Registration Review at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C. Section 3(g) of FIFRA provides, among other things, that the registrations of pesticides are to be reviewed every 15 years. Under FIFRA, a pesticide product may be registered or remain registered only if it meets the statutory standard for registration given in FIFRA section 3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used in accordance with widespread and commonly recognized practice, the pesticide product must perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on the environment; that is, without any unreasonable risk to man or the environment, or a human dietary risk from residues that result from the use of a pesticide in or on food.

A pesticide's registration review begins when the agency establishes a docket for the pesticide's registration review case and opens the docket for public review and comment. Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.50, this notice announces the availability of the EPA's preliminary work plans for the pesticides shown in the following table and opens a 60-day public comment period on the work plans.

The registration review docket contains information that the agency may consider in the course of the registration review. The agency may include information from its files including, but not limited to, the following information:

• An overview of the registration review case status.

• A list of current product registrations and registrants.

• Federal Register notices regarding any pending registration actions.

• Federal Register notices regarding current or pending tolerances.

• Risk assessments.

• Bibliographies concerning current registrations.

• Summaries of incident data.

• Any other pertinent data or information.

Each docket contains a document summarizing what the agency currently knows about the pesticide case and a preliminary work plan for anticipated data and assessment needs. Additional documents provide more detailed information. During this public comment period, the agency is asking that interested persons identify any additional information they believe the agency should consider during the registration reviews of these pesticides. The agency identifies in each docket the areas where public comment is specifically requested, though comment in any area is welcome.

The registration review final rule at 40 CFR 155.50(b) provides for a minimum 60-day public comment period on all preliminary registration review work plans. This comment period is intended to provide an opportunity for public input and a mechanism for initiating any necessary changes to a pesticide's workplan. All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES and must be received by the EPA on or before the closing date. These comments will become part of the docket for the pesticides included in the Table in Unit IV. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked “late.” The EPA is not required to consider these late comments.

The agency will carefully consider all comments received by the closing date and may provide a “Response to Comments Memorandum” in the docket. The final registration review work plan will explain the effect that any comments had on the final work plan and provide the agency's response to significant comments.

Background on the registration review program is provided at: http://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) allows for individuals to waive rights and claims protected under the Act, provided certain circumstances are met; particularly that the waiver is knowing and voluntary. In order for an individual's waiver in connection with a program to be considered knowing and voluntary, the employer must inform the individual in writing in a manner calculated to be understood by the average individual eligible to participate, as to (i) any class, unit, or group of individuals covered by such program, any eligibility factors for such program, and any time limits applicable to such program; and (ii) the job titles and ages of all individuals eligible or selected for the program, and the ages of all individuals in the same job classification or organizational unit who are not eligible or selected for the program. The EEOC's regulations clarify that the relevant section of the ADEA addresses two principal issues: To whom information must be provided, and what information must be disclosed to such individuals. The purpose of the informational requirements is to provide an employee with enough information regarding the program to allow an employee to make an informed choice whether or not to sign a waiver agreement. The employer does not provide this information to the EEOC; the ADEA and the EEOC's regulation solely require that the employer provide this information to any employee it would apply to, and not to the Federal government.

The EEOC, in accordance with the PRA and OMB regulation 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps the EEOC to assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public to understand the EEOC's information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. The EEOC is soliciting comments on the information collection that is described below. The EEOC is especially interested in public comment that will assist the EEOC in the following: (1) Evaluating whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the Commission's functions, including whether the collection has practical utility; (2) Evaluating the accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Enhancing the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimizing the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including 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. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records.

Collection Title: Waivers of Rights and Claims Under the ADEA; Informational Requirements.

OMB Number: 3046-0042.

Type of Respondent: Business, state or local governments, not for profit institutions.

Description of Affected Public: Any employer with 20 or more employees that seeks waiver agreements in connection with an exit incentive or other employment termination program.

Number of Respondents: 2,425.

Burden Hours per Respondent: 16.19 hours.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 39,260.75.

Number of Forms: None.

Abstract: The EEOC enforces the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) which prohibits discrimination against employees and applicants for employment who are age 40 or older. The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA), enacted in 1990, amended the ADEA to require employers to disclose certain information to employees (but not to the EEOC) in writing when they ask employees to waive their rights under the ADEA in connection with an exit incentive program or other employment termination program. The regulation at 29 CFR 1625.22 reiterates those disclosure requirements.

Burden Statement: In 2016, the EEOC conducted a limited survey as the foundation for estimating the burden hours per Respondent. The goal of the survey was to more accurately capture the actual costs of creating and distributing ADEA waivers and to better understand what type of employees were involved in this process.

For the current 2020 submission, the EEOC will rely again on this 2016 estimate of burden hours per respondent. Due to concerns about data quality given the current COVID-19 pandemic, and in accordance with OMB guidance memo M-20-16, the EEOC does not intend to conduct a new limited survey to re-estimate burden hours per respondent at this time.

Based on data collected from employers participating in the 2016 limited survey, EEOC learned that the senior human resource managers and legal counsel bear the most significant brunt of the paperwork and human capital burden in drafting and distributing the waivers to employees. The burden hours for the creation of the ADEA waiver are estimated to be 8.25 per employer. Burden hours for the distribution of the ADEA waiver are estimated to be 7.94 per employer, for a total of 16.19 hours per employer.

The total annual burden hours is calculated by multiplying the number of Respondents by the burden hours per Respondent [2,425 × 16.19 = 39,260.75].

Per Table 1 and 2 above, EEOC found that the approximate cost of preparing the ADEA waiver notice is $362.82 per employer and the approximate cost of distributing the ADEA waiver notice is $367.37 per employer. The total per employer cost is therefore $730.19. For all 2,425 employers who are projected to have reductions in force and request waiver notices, the total preparation cost is $879,833.89, and $890,868.61 for distribution. The total cost for all 2,425 employers is $1,770,702.50. Table 1 reflects the calculation of the costs of creating the ADEA waiver and Table 2 reflects the calculation of the costs of distribution of the ADEA waiver.

Description: In accordance with Section 1104(b) of Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) will meet in open session for its regular meeting:

Location: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the meeting will be open to the public via live webcast only. Visit the agency's homepage ( www.asc.gov ) and access the provided registration link in the What's New box. You MUST register in advance to attend this Meeting.

Date: May 13, 2020.

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Status: Open.

How to Attend and Observe an ASC Meeting: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the meeting will be open to the public via live webcast only. Visit the agency's homepage ( www.asc.gov ) and access the provided registration link in the What's New box. The meeting space is intended to accommodate public attendees. However, if the space will not accommodate all requests, the ASC may refuse attendance on that reasonable basis. The use of any video or audio tape recording device, photographing device, or any other electronic or mechanical device designed for similar purposes is prohibited at ASC Meetings.

A. OMB Control Number, Title, and Any Associated Form(s)

9000-0113, Acquisition of Helium.

This clearance covers the information that contractors must submit to comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.208-8, Required Sources for Helium and Helium Usage Data. This clause implements the requirements of the Helium Act (50 U.S.C. 167, et seq. ) and 43 CFR 3195. The clause, in paragraph(b)(2), requires contractors to: Purchase major helium requirements, to be used in performance of a contract, from Federal helium suppliers to the extent supplies are available; and submit (within 10 days of such acquisition) the following information to the contracting officer: (1) The name of the supplier; (2) the amount of helium purchased; (3) the delivery date(s); and (4) the location where the helium was used.

The contracting officer will use the information to ensure compliance with contract clauses and will forward the information to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. Without the information, Federal and contractor compliance with the applicable statutory requirements cannot be monitored effectively.

Respondents: 26.

Total Annual Responses: 26.

Total Burden Hours: 26.

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. 9000-0113, Acquisition of Helium, in all requests.

A. OMB Control Number, Title, and Any Associated Form(s)

9000-0182, Privacy Training.

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

The contracting officer will use the information in contract administration and to establish that all applicable contractor and subcontractor employees comply with the privacy training requirements.

Respondents/Recordkeepers: 33,162.

Total Annual Responses: 829.

Total Burden Hours: 99,690 (99,483 reporting hours + 207 recordkeeping hours).

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. 9000-0182, Privacy Training, in all requests.

Background

The Patient Safety Act, 42 U.S.C. 299b-21 to 299b-26, and the related Patient Safety Rule, 42 CFR part 3, published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2008, 73 FR 70732-70814, establish a framework by which individuals and entities that meet the definition of provider in the Patient Safety Rule may voluntarily report information to PSOs listed by AHRQ, on a privileged and confidential basis, for the aggregation and analysis of patient safety events.

The Patient Safety Act authorizes the listing of PSOs, which are entities or component organizations whose mission and primary activity are to conduct activities to improve patient safety and the quality of health care delivery.

HHS issued the Patient Safety Rule to implement the Patient Safety Act. AHRQ administers the provisions of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule relating to the listing and operation of PSOs. The Patient Safety Rule authorizes AHRQ to list as a PSO an entity that attests that it meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for listing. A PSO can be “delisted” if it is found to no longer meet the requirements of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, when a PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO for any reason, or when a PSO's listing expires. Section 3.108(d) of the Patient Safety Rule requires AHRQ to provide public notice when it removes an organization from the list of PSOs.

AHRQ has accepted a notification of proposed voluntary relinquishment from ABG Anesthesia Data Group, LLC, a component entity of Anesthesia Business Group, LLC, to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO. Accordingly, ABG Anesthesia Data Group, LLC, P0068, was delisted effective at 12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on April 29, 2020.

ABG Anesthesia Data Group, LLC has patient safety work product (PSWP) in its possession. The PSO will meet the requirements of section 3.108(c)(2)(i) of the Patient Safety Rule regarding notification to providers that have reported to the PSO and of section 3.108(c)(2)(ii) regarding disposition of PSWP consistent with section 3.108(b)(3). According to section 3.108(b)(3) of the Patient Safety Rule, the PSO has 90 days from the effective date of delisting and revocation to complete the disposition of PSWP that is currently in the PSO's possession.

More information on PSOs can be obtained through AHRQ's PSO website at http://www.pso.ahrq.gov.

Description: Under title IV-B, subparts 1 and 2, of the Social Security Act (the Act), states, territories, and tribes are required to submit a CFSP. The CFSP lays the groundwork for a system of coordinated, integrated, and culturally relevant family services for the subsequent five years (45 CFR 1357.15(a)(1)). The CFSP outlines initiatives and activities the state, tribe or territory will carry out in administering programs and services to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families, including, as applicable, those activities conducted under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (Section 477 of the Act) and the state grant authorized by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. By June 30 of each year, states, territories, and tribes are also required to submit an APSR and a financial report called the CFS-101. The APSR is a yearly report that discusses progress made by a state, territory or tribe in accomplishing the goals and objectives cited in its CFSP (45 CFR 1357.16(a)). The APSR contains new and updated information about service needs and organizational capacities throughout the five-year plan period and, beginning with the submission due on June 30, 2021, will also include information on the use of the Family First Transition Grants and Funding Certainty Grants authorized by the Family First Transition Act included in Public Law (Pub. L.) 116-94. The CFS-101 has three parts. Part I is an annual budget request for the upcoming fiscal year. Part II includes a summary of planned expenditures by program area for the upcoming fiscal year, the estimated number of individuals or families to be served, and the geographical service area. Part III includes actual expenditures by program area, numbers of families and individuals served by program area, and the geographic areas served for the last complete fiscal year. The revisions made to the CFS-101 form are to streamline the data entry and to remove from Part III of the CFS-101 requests for prior year estimates on use of funds that are not required by law.

Respondents: States, territories, and tribes must complete the CFSP, APSR, and CFS-101. Tribes and territories are exempted from the monthly caseworker visits reporting requirement of the CFSP/APSR. There are approximately 180 tribal entities that currently receive IV-B funding. There are 53 states (including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands) that must complete the CFSP, APSR, and CFS-101.

A. Requirements for Port Access Route Studies: Under Section 70003 of Title 46 of the United States Code, the Commandant of the Coast Guard may designate necessary fairways and traffic separation schemes (TSSs) to provide safe access routes for vessels proceeding to and from U.S. ports. The designation of fairways and TSSs recognizes the paramount right of navigation over all other uses in the designated areas.

Before establishing or adjusting fairways or TSSs, the Coast Guard must conduct a PARS, i.e., a study of potential traffic density and the need for safe access routes for vessels. Through the study process, the Coast Guard must coordinate with federal, state, and foreign state agencies (as appropriate) and consider the views of maritime community representatives, environmental groups, and other interested stakeholders. The primary purpose of this coordination is, to the extent practicable, to reconcile the need for safe access routes with other reasonable waterway uses such as anchorages, construction and operation of renewable energy facilities and other uses.

In addition to aiding the Coast Guard in establishing new or adjusting fairways or TSSs, this PARS may recommend establishing or amending other vessel routing measures. Examples of other routing measures include two-way routes, recommended tracks, deep-water routes (for the benefit primarily of ships whose ability to maneuver is constrained by their draft), precautionary areas (where ships must navigate with particular caution), and areas to be avoided (for reasons of exceptional danger or especially sensitive ecological and environmental factors).

B. Previous Port Access Route Studies: The Coast Guard last studied the Seacoast of New Jersey and approaches to the Delaware Bay in 1994, and published the final results in 1995 (60 FR 49237, September 22, 1995). The study was conducted in response to a number of near collisions and at least one collision between an outbound tug-barge and an inbound deep draft ship in the eastern approach lane of the TSS. The previous study is available for review upon request (refer to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT ).

In 2016, the Coast Guard published a notice of its Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study (ACPARS) (81 FR 13307, March 14, 2016) that analyzed the Atlantic Coast waters seaward of existing port approaches within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and announced the report as final in 2017 (82 FR 16510, April 5, 2017). This multiyear study began in 2011, included public participation, and identified the navigation routes customarily followed by ships engaged in commerce between international and domestic U.S. ports. The study is available at https://navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=PARS Reports. The ACPARS analyzed waters located seaward of existing port approaches within the EEZ along the entire Atlantic Coast. Data and information from stakeholders, including Automatic Identification System (AIS) data from vessel traffic, were used to identify and verify deep draft and coastwise navigation routes that are typically followed by ships engaged in commerce between international and domestic U.S. ports. Additional analysis of sea space for vessels to maneuver in compliance with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea led to the development of marine planning guidelines and recommendations for shipping safety fairways.

C. Need for a New Port Access Route Study: In 2019, the Coast Guard announced a new study of routes used by ships to access ports on the Atlantic Coast of the United States (84 FR 9541, March 15, 2019). This new study supplements and builds on the ACPARS. As part of the study, the Coast Guard will conduct several PARS to examine ports along the Atlantic Coast that are economically significant or support military or critical national defense operations and related international entry and departure transit areas that are integral to the safe and efficient and unimpeded flow of commerce to/from major international shipping lanes.