The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to provide advice to AMS with respect to the implementation of the U.S. Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 71-87k). Information about the Advisory Committee is available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/facas-advisory-councils/giac. The agenda for the upcoming meeting will include updates on previous Advisory Committee recommendations, general program updates, and discussions about Destination and Origin Grades and Technology Prioritization.

Public participation will be limited to written statements and interested parties who have registered to present comments orally to the Advisory Committee.

Written Comments: Written public comments will be accepted on or before 11:59 p.m. ET on December 9, 2022, via email to Kendra.C.Kline@usda.gov. Comments submitted after this date will be provided to AMS, but the Committee may not have adequate time to consider those comments prior to the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by or before the deadline.

Oral Comments: The Committee is providing the public an opportunity to provide oral comments and will accommodate as many individuals and organizations as time permits. Persons or organizations wishing to make oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. ET, December 9, 2022, and may register for only one speaking slot. Instructions for registering and participating in the meeting can be obtained by contacting the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by or before the deadline.

USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication of program information or related accommodations should contact Kendra Kline at the telephone number or email listed above.

The purpose of the meeting is to:

1. Hear from Title II project proponents and discuss Title II project proposals;

2. Make funding recommendations on Title II projects;

The meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include time for individuals to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an oral statement should make a request in writing at least three days prior to the meeting date to be scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who would like to bring related matters to the attention of the committee may file written statements with the committee staff before or after the meeting. Written comments and requests for time for oral comments must be sent to Kat Barker, RAC Coordinator, 3710 Fallon Street Suite C, Bozeman, MT 59718; or by email to kathryn.barker@usda.gov. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information ( e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA's policies will be followed in all appointments to the Committee. To ensure that the recommendations of the Committee have taken in account the needs of the diverse groups served by USDA, membership shall include to the extent possible, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, and person with disabilities. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Members of the public can listen to these discussions. Committee meetings are available to the public through the above call in number. Any interested member of the public may call this number and listen to the meeting. An open comment period will be provided to allow members of the public to make a statement as time allows. Callers can expect to incur regular charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, according to their wireless plan. The Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over land-line connections to the toll-free telephone number. Individuals who are deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and conference ID number.

Members of the public are also entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ebohor@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353-8311.

Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Unit Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Records of the meeting will be available via www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights, Colorado Advisory Committee link. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed to the Commission's website, http://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Unit at the above email or street address.

Committee meetings are available to the public through the conference link above. Any interested member of the public may listen to the meeting. An open comment period will be provided to allow members of the public to make a statement as time allows. If joining via phone, callers can expect to incur regular charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, according to their wireless plan. The Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Individuals who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 and providing the Service with the conference details found through registering at the web link above. To request additional accommodations, please email Sarah Villanueva at svillanueva@usccr.gov at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting.

Members of the public are also entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be emailed to svillanueva@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional Programs Coordination Unit at (312) 353-8311.

Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Coordination Unit as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Records of the meeting will be available via www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights, New York Advisory Committee link. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed to the Commission's website, http://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Coordination Unit at the above phone number.

Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and conference ID number.

Members of the public are entitled to make comments during the open period at the end of the meeting. Members of the public may also submit written comments; the comments must be received in the Regional Programs Unit within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be mailed to the Western Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los Angeles, CA 90012 or email Kayla Fajota (DFO) at kfajota@usccr.gov.

Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be available for public viewing prior to and after the meetings at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/FACAPublicViewCommitteeDetails?id=a10t0000001gzl2AAA.

Please click on the “Committee Meetings” tab. Records generated from these meetings may also be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Unit, as they become available, both before and after the meetings. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed to the Commission's website, https://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Unit at the above email or street address.

Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, the notice for this meeting is given fewer than 15 calendar days prior to the meeting because of the exceptional circumstances of staffing shortage.

Members of the public may join online or listen to this discussion through the above registration link or call-in number. An open comment period will be provided to allow members of the public to make a statement as time allows. Callers can expect to incur regular charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, according to their wireless plan. The Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Closed captions will be provided. Individuals who are deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and conference ID number.

Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be emailed to Melissa Wojnaroski at mwojnaroski@usccr.gov .

Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Unit Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Records of the meeting will be available via www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights, Arkansas Advisory Committee link. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed to the Commission's website, http://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Unit at the above email or street address.

Members of the public may listen to these discussions. Committee meetings are available to the public through the above listed online registration link. An open comment period will be provided to allow members of the public to make a statement as time allows. Callers can expect to incur regular charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, according to their wireless plan. The Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Closed captions will be provided. Individuals with disabilities requiring other accommodations may contact Corrine Sanders at csanders@usccr.gov 10 days prior to the meeting to make their request.

Members of the public are also entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be emailed to csanders@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional Programs Unit at (202) 618-4158.

Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Records of the meeting will be available via www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights, Pennsylvania Advisory Committee link. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed to the Commission's website, http://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Unit at the above email address.

Committee meetings are available to the public through the conference registration link or telephone number listed above. Any interested member of the public may listen to the meeting. An open comment period will be provided to allow members of the public to make a statement as time allows. If joining via phone, callers can expect to incur regular charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, according to their wireless plan. The Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Individuals who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1 (800) 877-8339 and providing the Service with the conference details found through registering at the web link above. To request additional accommodations, please email mwojnaroski@usccr.gov at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting.

Members of the public are also entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be emailed to mwojnaroski@usccr.gov . Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional Programs Coordination Unit at (312) 353-8311.

Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Coordination Unit Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Records of the meeting will be available via www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights, Ohio Advisory Committee link. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed to the Commission's website, http://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Coordination Unit at the above phone number.

Members of the public may listen to this discussion through the above call in number. An open comment period will be provided to allow members of the public to make a statement as time allows. The conference call operator will ask callers to identify themselves, the organization they are affiliated with (if any), and an email address prior to placing callers into the conference room. Callers can expect to incur regular charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, according to their wireless plan. The Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over land-line connections to the toll-free telephone number. Individual who is deaf, deafblind and hard of hear hearing may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and confirmation code.

Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be mailed to the Regional Programs Unit, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 230 S Dearborn, Suite 2120, Chicago, IL 60604. They may also be faxed to the Commission at (312) 353-8324, or emailed to Corrine Sanders at csanders@usccr.gov . Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353-8311.

Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Unit Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Records of the meeting will be available via www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights, Mississippi Advisory Committee link. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed to the Commission's website, http://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Unit at the above email or street address.

Background

On August 1, 2022, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the first sunset reviews of the Orders, 1 pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 2 Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from a domestic interested party  3 within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). 4 The domestic interested party claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as a producer of a domestic like product in the United States.

Commerce received adequate substantive responses from the domestic interested party within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). 5 We did not receive a substantive response from any other interested party in these proceedings.

On September 30, 2022, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties. 6 As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the Orders.

The products covered by the Orders are cold-polymerized emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber. For a complete description of the scope of these Orders, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 7

All issues raised in these sunset reviews are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to prevail if the Orders were revoked. 8 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 Services System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins up to the following percentages:

This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written notification of the 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 this notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

Background

On May 15, 2017, Commerce published the AD order on ferrovanadium from Korea. 1 On April 1, 2022, Commerce initiated, 2 and the ITC instituted, 3 this sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

As a result of its review, Commerce determined, pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c) of the Act, that revocation of the Order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. Commerce, therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to prevail should the Order be revoked. 4 On November 21, 2022, the ITC published its determination that revocation of the Order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time, pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act. 5

The product covered by the Order is all ferrovanadium regardless of grade ( i.e., percentage of contained vanadium), chemistry, form, shape, or size. Ferrovanadium is an alloy of iron and vanadium. Ferrovanadium is classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item number 7202.92.0000. Although this HTSUS item number is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the Order is dispositive.

As a result of the respective determinations by Commerce and the ITC that revocation of the Order would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(a), Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the Order. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD cash deposits at the rate in effect at the time of entry for all imports of subject merchandise.

The effective date of the continuation of the Order will be the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year (sunset) review of this Order not later than 30 days prior to the fifth anniversary of the effective date of continuation.

This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the return, destruction, or conversion to judicial protective order of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Failure to comply is a violation of the APO which may be subject to sanctions.

This five-year sunset review and notice are in accordance with section 751(c) of the Act and the notice is published pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

Section 204(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1824(d)) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to issue a transshipment permit for a vessel other than a vessel of the United States to engage in fishing consisting solely of transporting fish or fish products at sea from a point within the United States Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) or, with the concurrence of a state, within the boundaries of that state, to a point outside the United States.

Section 204(d)(3)(D) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act provides that an application to transship from U.S. waters to another country using non-U.S. vessels may not be approved until the Secretary determines that “no owner or operator of a vessel of the United States which has adequate capacity to perform the transportation for which the application is submitted has indicated . . . an interest in performing the transportation at fair and reasonable rates.” NMFS is publishing this notice as part of its effort to make such a determination with respect to the application described below.

NMFS received an application from True North Salmon Limited Partnership, Kelly Cove Salmon Limited, and 697002 NB, Inc., requesting authorization to transfer salmon from U.S. farm pens in Maine waters to five Canadian vessels for the purpose of transporting the salmon to Black's Harbour, Canada for processing. The transshipment operations will occur within the boundaries of the State of Maine, and within 12 nautical miles from Maine's seaward boundary. NMFS issued permits for the same vessels for use in calendar year 2022. Those permits will expire December 31, 2022.

The following listed species are covered in this notice:

• Steelhead ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ): threatened Central California Coast (CCC) Distinct Population Segment (DPS);

• Coho salmon ( Oncorhynchus kisutch ): endangered CCC Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU);

• Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ): threatened California Coastal (CC) ESU.

NMFS issues permits based on findings that such permits: (1) are applied for in good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, would not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species that are the subject of the permit; (3) are consistent with the purposes and policies of Section 2 of the ESA; (4) whether the permit would further a bona fide and necessary or desirable scientific purpose or enhance the propagation or survival of the endangered species, taking into account the benefits anticipated to be derived on behalf of the endangered species; and additional issuance criteria (as listed at 50 CFR § 222.308(c)(5-12)). The authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set forth in the permit.

Anyone requesting a hearing on an application listed in this notice should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on that application would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES ). Such hearings are held at the discretion of the Assistant Administrator for NMFS.

The USACE and CDFW have applied for an enhancement permit under Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA for a period of 10 years that would allow take, associated with activities conducted through the Russian River Steelhead Program (RRSP), of multiple life stages of CCC steelhead. The permit would authorize these activities described in the permit application, which is accompanied by an HGMP. The HGMP describes hatchery and monitoring activities conducted through the RRSP. Hatchery activities included in this permit application would result in take of only CCC steelhead. Hatchery activities would be permitted pursuant to the final HGMP. Monitoring, broodstock collection, and in-river research activities, also included in the application, could result in take of CCC steelhead, CCC coho salmon, and CC Chinook salmon.

Under permit application 26277, the USACE and CDFW propose to rear hatchery steelhead to produce fish for harvest in sport fisheries in the Russian River as part of requirements to “mitigate” for the loss of natural steelhead production due to the construction of Warm Springs and Coyote Valley dams by the USACE. Proposed take activities for CCC steelhead include collecting broodstock; conducting routine hatchery activities including artificial propagation, rearing, tissue sampling, and marking; and transporting and releasing of steelhead smolts (1-year-old fish) into the Russian River and Dry Creek. In addition, Permit 26277 includes collection of natural origin juveniles, monitoring and in-river research activities, which could involve take of CCC coho salmon, CC Chinook salmon, and CCC steelhead.

Until HGMP performance objectives are met, the RRSP will release a total of 400,000 smolts. Warm Springs Hatchery (WSH) and Coyote Valley Fish Facility (CVFF) will each release 200,000 juveniles per year. The percent of natural origin broodstock target for WSH is 0.50 requiring a total of 90 natural origin returns and 315 hatchery origin returns. The percent of natural origin broodstock target for CVFF is 0.30 requiring 54 natural origin returns and 351 hatchery origin returns. After performance targets are met, and production is increased to 300,000 at Coyote Valley (totaling 500,000 between the two facilities), then an additional 45 natural origin returns may need to be collected and used as broodstock.

The hatchery program releases up to 500,000 yearling steelhead smolts at the Warm Springs and Coyote Valley facilities. Of the 500,000 smolts released, a maximum of 200,000 may be released at WSH and up to 300,000 at CVFF as long as HGMP performance metrics are achieved.

A maximum of 711 adult steelhead are required to achieve the juvenile production target of 500,000 yearling smolts. 1 Hatchery operations include spawning of adult fish that enter the facilities and natural origin spawners that are collected at traps or other methods. Operations will also include egg incubation, and rearing of juvenile fish and release of smolts per the HGMP.

Monitoring activities would be focused on achieving program performance metrics in the hatchery and in the natural environment, and for management of Russian River recreational sport fisheries. Hatchery and environmental monitoring will include annual survey estimates of the percent of hatchery fish in natural spawning areas within large sub-watershed populations in the Russian River, as well as genetic sampling of juveniles. Associated sport angling harvest monitoring will be developed to improve estimates of catch, retention, and stray rates from each facility. Based on the results of these monitoring activities, the hatchery program will be modified accordingly to reduce and/or minimize impacts to natural populations via recommendations of the technical advisory committee, which includes CDFW, USACE, and NMFS. For a more detailed discussion of the proposed activities, please see the permit application package.

NMFS invites the public to comment on the permit application, the associated HGMP, and the draft EA (including the submitted alternatives, information, analyses and summaries) during a 30-day public comment period beginning on the date of this notice. The draft EA is available online at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/laws-and-policies/west-coast-region-national-environmental-policy-act-documents. This notice is provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1529(c)). All comments and materials received, including names and addresses, will become part of the administrative record and may be released to the public. We provide this notice in order to allow the public, agencies, or other organizations to review and comment on these documents.

NMFS will evaluate the applications, associated documents, and comments submitted to determine whether the applications meet the requirements of Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA and Federal regulations. The final permit decisions will not be made until after the end of the 30-day public comment period and after NMFS has fully considered all relevant comments received. NMFS will publish notice of its final action in the Federal Register .

Authority: Enhancement permits are issued in accordance with Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq. ) and regulations governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR 222).

For further information, please visit the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) website at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/fishery-stock-assessments-new-england-and-mid-atlantic. For additional information about research track stock assessments, please visit the NEFSC web page at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/research-track-stock-assessments.

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

The meeting is open to the public; however, during the `Report Writing' session on Friday, December 9th, the public should not engage in discussion with the Peer Review Panel.

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Special requests should be directed to Michele Traver, via email.

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

This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 United States Code (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 Code of Federal Regulations (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.

Agenda: Proposed meeting agenda for December 5, 2022.

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 December 5, 2022, 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 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, U.S.C.

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

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to FACA and 41 CFR 102-3.140, this meeting is open to the public. Any public attendance at the meeting will be governed by prevailing health directives at the United States Naval Academy. Please contact the Executive Secretary five business days prior the meeting to coordinate access to the meeting.

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 at least 5 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 may be treated as public documents and may be made available for public inspection, including, but not limited to, being posted on the board website.

The Department publishes in the Appendix of this notice a Ratification, dated November 29, 2022, affirming and ratifying the actions of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs for OESE and the action of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration for OESE, in publishing certain documents in the Federal Register .

Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT , individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an accessible format. The Department will provide the requestor with an accessible format that may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc, or another accessible format.

Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register . You may access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register , in text or Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department.

The HSRB is a Federal advisory committee operating in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 U.S.C. App. 2 section 9. The HSRB provides advice, information, and recommendations on issues related to scientific and ethical aspects of third-party human subjects research that are submitted to the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) to be used for regulatory purposes.

Meeting access: These meetings will be open to the public. The full agenda with access information and meeting materials will be available seven calendar days prior to the start of each meeting at the HSRB website: https://www.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board. For questions on document availability, or if you do not have access to the internet, consult with the DFO, Tom Tracy listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT .

Special accommodations. For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, or to request accommodation of a disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least 10 days prior to each meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

The HSRB encourages the public's input. You may participate in these meetings by following the instructions in this section.

1. Oral comments. To pre-register to make oral comments, please contact the DFO, Tom Tracy, listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . Requests to present oral comments during the meetings will be accepted up to Noon Eastern Time, seven calendar days prior to each meeting date. To the extent that time permits, interested persons who have not pre-registered may be permitted by the HSRB Chair to present oral comments during the meetings at the designated time on the agenda. Oral comments before the HSRB are generally limited to five minutes per individual or organization. If additional time is available, further public comments may be possible.

2. Written comments. For the Board to have the best opportunity to review and consider your comments as it deliberates, you should submit your comments prior to the meetings via email by Noon Eastern Time, seven calendar days prior to each meeting date. If you submit comments after these dates, those comments will be provided to the HSRB members, but you should recognize that the HSRB members may not have adequate time to consider your comments prior to their discussion. You should submit your comments to the DFO, Tom Tracy listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . There is no limit on the length of written comments for consideration by the HSRB.

Topics for discussion. The agenda and meeting materials will be available seven calendar days in advance of each meeting at https://www.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board.

Meeting minutes and final reports. Minutes of these meetings, summarizing the topics discussed and recommendations made by the HSRB, will be released within 90 calendar days of each meeting. These minutes will be available at https://www.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board. In addition, information regarding the HSRB's Final Reports, will be found at https://www.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board or can be requested from Tom Tracy listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT .

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 Table 1 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: https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

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 Table 1 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 1 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 rodenticides shown in Table 1 and opens a 75-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 rodenticides included in Table 1 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 rodenticides 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 Table 1 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.

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

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at https://www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is (202) 566-1744. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

Abstract: Title V of the Clean Air Act (Act) requires the EPA to operate a federal operating permits program in areas not subject to an approved state program. The EPA regulations setting forth the requirements for the federal (EPA) operating permit program are at 40 CFR part 71. The part 71 program is designed to be implemented primarily by the EPA in all areas where state and local agencies do not have jurisdiction, such as Indian country and offshore, beyond states' seaward boundaries. The EPA may also delegate authority to implement the part 71 program on its behalf to a state, local or tribal agency, if the agency requests delegation and makes certain showings regarding its authority and ability to implement the program. One such delegate agency for the part 71 program exists at present.

In order to receive an operating permit for a major or other source subject to the permitting program, the applicant must conduct the necessary research, perform the appropriate analyses, and prepare the permit application with documentation to demonstrate that its facility meets all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. Specific activities and requirements are listed and described in the Supporting Statement for the part 71 ICR.

Under part 71, the permitting authority (the EPA or a delegate agency) reviews permit applications, provides for public review of proposed permits, issues permits based on consideration of all technical factors and public input, and reviews information submittals required of sources during the term of the permit. Under part 71, the EPA reviews certain actions and performs oversight of any delegate agency, consistent with the terms of a delegation agreement. Consequently, information prepared and submitted by sources is essential for sources to receive permits, and for federal and tribal permitting agencies to adequately review the permit applications and issue the permits, oversee implementation of the permits, and properly administer and manage the program.

Information that is collected is handled according to EPA's policies set forth in title 40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B—Confidentiality of Business Information ( see 40 CFR part 2). See also section 114(c) of the Act.

Form Numbers: The forms are 5900-01, 5900-02, 5900-03, 5900-04, 5900-05, 5900-06, 5900-79, 5900-80, 5900-81, 5900-82, 5900-83, 5900-84, 5900-85, and 5900-86.

Respondents/affected entities: Industrial plants (sources) and tribal permitting authorities.

Respondent's obligation to respond: mandatory ( see 40 CFR part 71).

Estimated number of respondents: 89 (total); 88 industry sources and one tribal delegate permitting authority (the EPA serves as a permitting authority but is not a respondent).

Frequency of response: On occasion.

Total estimated burden: 23,845 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).

Total estimated cost: $1,858,914 (per year). There are no annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.

Changes in estimates: There is an increase of 138 hours per year for the estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to updated estimates of the number of sources and permits subject to the part 71 program, rather than any change in federal mandates.

Novel activities relate to those missions/activities that are not directly reviewed under existing regulatory regimes, including assembly and manufacturing, mining, and fueling stations. Participants are invited to share information about their missions—the different phases from cradle to grave as well the multiple aspects of these phases. i.e. the communications aspect, role of imagery in operations, in-space safety protocols such as conjunction assessment and collision avoidance, and any others participants believe are appropriate to be considered.

Pursuant to Executive Order 14056 and Title V of Public Law 100-685, National Space Council is soliciting public input through these virtual listening sessions to obtain information and recommendations from a wide array of stakeholders, including representatives from diverse industries, academia, other relevant organizations and institutions, and the general public. Virtual listening sessions will inform National Space Council Members as they develop applicable national space policy as described herein.

The virtual listening session focuses on the theme of the previously held second session, as described below:

Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty obligates the United States to authorize and provide continuous supervision for the space activities of its non-governmental entities. Authorization refers to governmental permission to perform a mission or activity and supervision means ongoing governmental oversight of some sort or degree sufficient to ensure consistency with the Outer Space Treaty. The goal is a clear, predictable, and flexible regulatory and policy environment for private sector space activities that will grow and evolve in response to technological advancement and enable continued sustainability of the space environment. This requires understanding of the operational phase of these missions.

Participants are invited to share information about their experiences and opinions about obtaining authorization to perform their current and planned activities and if/how these activities are being supervised, if current, and ideas for supervision of planned missions, to include incentives, monitoring, reporting, and others.

Speakers will have 3 minutes each to present comments and participants will be allowed to provide further details and perspectives in written format within 45 days of this publication.

The Lifeline program provides support for discounted broadband and voice services to low-income consumers. Lifeline is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) under FCC direction. Consumers qualify for Lifeline through proof of income or participation in a qualifying program, such as Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), Federal Public Housing Assistance, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit, and/or various Tribal-specific federal assistance programs. In a Report and Order adopted on March 31, 2016, the Commission ordered USAC to create a National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (“National Verifier”), including the National Lifeline Eligibility Database (LED), that would match data about Lifeline applicants and subscribers with other data sources to verify the eligibility of an applicant or subscriber. The Commission found that the National Verifier would reduce compliance costs for Lifeline service providers, improve service for Lifeline subscribers, and reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the program. The purpose of this particular matching program is to verify Lifeline eligibility by establishing that applicants or subscribers in Wisconsin are enrolled in the SNAP, Medicaid, SSI, or Income Verification programs.

• Wisconsin Department of Health Services and Wisconsin Department of Revenue.

47 U.S.C. 254; 47 CFR 54.400 et seq.; Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, et al., Third Report and Order, Further Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration, 31 FCC Rcd 3962, 4006-21, paras. 126-66 (2016) (2016 Lifeline Modernization Order).

In the 2016 Lifeline Modernization Order, the FCC required USAC to develop and operate the National Verifier to improve efficiency and reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the Lifeline program. The stated purpose of the National Verifier is “to increase the integrity and improve the performance of the Lifeline program for the benefit of a variety of Lifeline participants, including Lifeline providers, subscribers, states, community-based organizations, USAC, and the Commission.” 31 FCC Rcd 3962, 4006, para. 126. To help determine whether Lifeline applicants and subscribers are eligible for Lifeline benefits, the Order contemplates that the USAC-operated LED will communicate with information systems and databases operated by other Federal and State agencies. Id. at 4011-2, paras. 135-7.

The categories of individuals whose information is involved in the matching program include, but are not limited to, those individuals (residing in a single household) who have applied for Lifeline benefits; are currently receiving Lifeline benefits; are individuals who enable another individual in their household to qualify for Lifeline benefits; are minors whose status qualifies a parent or guardian for Lifeline benefits; are individuals who have received Lifeline benefits; or are individuals acting on behalf of an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) who have enrolled individuals in the Lifeline program.

The categories of records involved in the matching program include, but are not limited to, the last four digits of the Lifeline applicant's Social Security Number, and first and last name. The National Verifier will transfer these data elements to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and Wisconsin Department of Revenue which will respond either “yes” or “no” that the individual is enrolled in a Lifeline-qualifying assistance program: SNAP, Medicaid, SSI, or Income Verification.

The USAC records shared as part of this matching program reside in the Lifeline system of records, FCC/WCB-1, Lifeline Program, a notice of which the FCC published at 86 FR 11526 (Feb. 25, 2021).

On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and assign OMB control numbers to collections of information conducted or sponsored by the Board. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. The OMB inventory, as well as copies of the PRA Submission, supporting statements, and approved collection of information instrument(s) are available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. These documents are also available on the Federal Reserve Board's public website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportforms/review.aspx or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above.

Collection title: Interchange Transaction Fees Survey.

Collection identifier: FR 3064.

OMB control number: 7100-0344.

Effective date: The revisions will be implemented starting from the next iteration of the Debit Card Issuer Survey.

Frequency: Annual.

Respondents: Debit card issuers and payment card networks.

Estimated number of respondents: FR 3064a, 527; FR 3064b, 15.

Estimated average hours per response: FR 3064a, 160; FR 3064b, 75.

Estimated annual burden hours: FR 3064a, 84,320; FR 3064b, 1,125.

General description of collection: The FR 3064 consists of two parts: the Debit Card Issuer Survey (FR 3064a) and the Payment Card Network Survey (FR 3064b).

The FR 3064a collects data from issuers of debit cards (including general-use prepaid cards) that, together with their affiliates, have assets of $10 billion or more. The 3064a collects information regarding the volume and value of debit card transactions; chargebacks and returns; costs of authorization, clearance, and settlement of debit card transactions; other costs incurred in connection with particular debit card transactions; fraud prevention costs and fraud losses; and interchange fee revenue. 1

The FR 3064b collects data from payment card networks. The survey includes the volume and value of debit card transactions; interchange fees; network fees; and payments and incentives paid by networks to acquirers, merchants, and issuers. 2

The data from the FR 3064a and FR 3064b are used to fulfill a statutory requirement that the Board disclose certain information regarding debit card transactions on a biennial basis. 3 In addition, the Board uses data from the FR 3064b to publicly report on an annual basis the extent to which networks have established separate interchange fees for exempt and covered issuers. 4

Legal authorization and confidentiality: The FR 3064 surveys are authorized by section 920(a) of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, as amended by section 1075(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. This provision requires the Board, at least once every two years, to disclose aggregate or summary information concerning the costs incurred and interchange transaction fees charged or received by issuers or payment card networks in connection with the authorization, clearance, or settlement of electronic debit transactions as the Board considers appropriate and in the public interest. It also provides the Board with authority to require issuers and payment card networks to provide information to enable the Board to carry out the provisions of the subsection. The FR 3064 surveys are mandatory.

The Board is required to release aggregate information from responses to the FR 3064 surveys. The Board additionally releases, at the network level, the percentage of total number of transactions, the percentage of total value of transactions, and the average transaction value for exempt and non-exempt issuers obtained on the FR 3064b because it can be calculated based on information the Board already releases and may be useful to issuers, merchants, and policymakers in choosing payment card networks and assessing the effects of interchange regulations. The information contained in individual responses to the FR 3064 surveys is nonpublic commercial or financial information, which is both customarily and actually treated as private by the respondent. The Board may therefore keep such information confidential pursuant to exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act.

Current actions: On July 13, 2022, the Board published a notice in the Federal Register (87 FR 41718) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, with revision, of the Interchange Transaction Fees Survey. The comment period for this notice expired on September 12, 2022. The Board did not receive any comments. The revisions will be implemented as proposed.

On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and assign OMB control numbers to collections of information conducted or sponsored by the Board. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. The OMB inventory, as well as copies of the PRA Submission, supporting statements, and approved collection of information instrument(s) are available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. These documents are also available on the Federal Reserve Board's public website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportforms/review.aspx or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above.

Collection title: Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements Associated with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) Regulation E (Electronic Fund Transfers).

Collection identifier: FR E.

OMB control number: 7100-0200.

Frequency: Event generated.

Respondents: State member banks and their subsidiaries, subsidiaries of bank holding companies, U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks (other than federal branches, federal agencies, and insured state branches of foreign banks), commercial lending companies owned or controlled by foreign banks, and organizations operating under section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 601-604a; 611-631).

Estimated number of respondents: Recordkeeping, 874; Initial disclosures, 874; Change-in-terms, 874; Periodic statements, 67; Error resolution, 874; Pre-acquisition disclosures (short form disclosure), 5; internet posting and submission of prepaid account agreements, 6; Remittance transfer disclosures, 874; Error resolution for remittance transfers, 874; and Remittance transfers scheduled before the date of transfer, 874.

Estimated average hours per response: Recordkeeping, 0.97; Initial disclosures, 0.03; Change-in-terms, 0.02; Periodic statements, 7; Error resolution, 0.5; Pre-acquisition disclosures (short form disclosure), 4; internet posting and submission of prepaid account agreements, 0.08; Remittance transfer disclosures, 8; Error resolution for remittance transfers, 4.5; and Remittance transfers scheduled before the date of transfer, 8.

Estimated annual burden hours: Recordkeeping, 848; Initial disclosures, 6,555; Change-in-terms, 5,943; Periodic statements, 5,628; Error resolution, 13,110; Pre-acquisition disclosures (short form disclosure), 191; internet posting and submission of prepaid account agreements, 2; Remittance transfer disclosures, 83,904; Error resolution for remittance transfers, 47,196; and Remittance transfers scheduled before the date of transfer, 6,992.

General description of report: The Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) requires consumers be provided meaningful disclosures about the basic terms, costs, and rights relating to electronic fund transfer (EFT) services involving a consumer's account. The disclosures required by the EFTA are triggered by specific events. The disclosures inform consumers, for example, about the terms of the EFT service, activity on the account, potential liability for unauthorized transfers, and the process for resolving errors.

Legal authorization and confidentiality: The FR E is authorized pursuant to section 904 of the EFTA, 1 which requires that the CFPB prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of the EFTA, including disclosure and recordkeeping requirements relating to consumer EFT transactions. The FR E is mandatory.

The disclosures and records required under Regulation E are not required to be submitted to the Board, so normally no confidentiality issues would be implicated. To the extent such disclosures and records are obtained by the Board through the examination process, they may be kept confidential under exemption 8 of the Freedom of Information Act, which protects information contained in or related to an examination of a financial institution. 2

Current actions: On July 25, 2022, the Board published an initial notice in the Federal Register (87 FR 44116) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the FR E. The comment period for this notice expired on September 23, 2022. The Board did not receive any comments.

On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and assign OMB control numbers to collections of information conducted or sponsored by the Board. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. The OMB inventory, as well as copies of the PRA Submission, supporting statements, and approved collection of information instrument(s) are available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. These documents are also available on the Federal Reserve Board's public website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportforms/review.aspx or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above.

Collection title: Reporting and Disclosure Requirements of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)-Related Agreements.

Collection identifier: FR G.

OMB control number: 7100-0299.

Frequency: Annually and quarterly.

Respondents: State member banks and their subsidiaries; bank holding companies; savings and loan holding companies; affiliates of bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies, other than banks, savings associations, and subsidiaries of banks and savings associations; and nongovernmental entities or persons (NGEPs) that enter into covered agreements with any of the aforementioned entities.

Estimated number of respondents: Reporting: insured depository institutions (IDIs) and affiliates—Copy of agreements to agency, 1; List of agreements to agency, 1; Annual report, 1; Filing NGEP annual report, 1; Reporting: NGEP—Copy of agreements to agency, 2, Annual report, 2; Disclosure: IDI and affiliates—Covered agreements to public, 1, Agreements relating to activities of CRA affiliates, 1; and Disclosure: NGEP Covered agreements to public, 2.

Estimated average hours per response: Reporting: IDI and affiliates—Copy of agreements to agency, 1; List of agreements to agency, 1; Annual report, 4; Filing NGEP annual report, 1; Reporting: NGEP—Copy of agreements to agency, 1, Annual report, 4; Disclosure: IDI and affiliates—Covered agreements to public, 1, Agreements relating to activities of CRA affiliates, 1; and Disclosure: NGEP Covered agreements to public, 1.

Estimated annual burden hours: Reporting: IDI and affiliates—Copy of agreements to agency, 2; List of agreements to agency, 2; Annual report, 4; Filing NGEP annual report, 1; Reporting: NGEP—Copy of agreements to agency, 2, Annual report, 8; Disclosure: IDI and affiliates—Covered agreements to public, 2, Agreements relating to activities of CRA affiliates, 2; and Disclosure: NGEP Covered agreements to public, 2.

General description of collection: Regulation G—Disclosure and Reporting of CRA-Related Agreements  1 implements section 711 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), 2 which requires IDIs, affiliates of IDIs, and NGEPs to disclose written agreements entered into in connection with fulfillment of the CRA. 3

Legal authorization and confidentiality: The disclosure and reporting requirements of Regulation G are authorized pursuant to the Board's authority to prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of section 711 of GLBA. 4 The FR G disclosure and reporting requirements are mandatory.

The disclosure and reporting requirements of section 711 and Regulation G require relevant parties to disclose covered agreements to the public. 5 However, as explained in the preamble to Regulation G, an entity subject to Regulation G may submit separate public and complete versions of its covered agreements to the Board with a request for confidential treatment for the complete version. 6 As stated in the preamble, the Board would release only the public version unless it received a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for the entirety of the CRA-related agreement. 7

Regulation G states that in responding to a request for a covered agreement from an individual or entity under the public disclosure provisions of section 711, an NGEP, insured depository institution, or affiliate may withhold from the public information that the party believes the relevant supervisory agency could withhold from disclosure under the FOIA. 8 Information contained in covered agreements may be exempt from disclosure under exemption 4 of the FOIA, which protects nonpublic commercial or financial information, which is both customarily and actually treated as private by the respondent. 9 Information contained in covered agreements may also be exempt from disclosure under exemption 6 of the FOIA, which protects information about individuals in personnel and medical files the disclosure of which “would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy,”  10 and under exemption 8 of the FOIA, which protects information contained in “examination, operating, or condition reports” obtained in the bank supervisory process. 11

Current actions: On July 26, 2022, the Board published an initial notice in the Federal Register (87 FR 44392) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the FR G. The comment period for this notice expired on September 26, 2022. The Board did not receive any comments.

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

Collection title: Annual Report of Holding Companies; Annual Report of Foreign Banking Organizations; Report of Changes in Organizational Structure; Supplement to the Report of Changes in Organizational Structure.

Collection identifier: FR Y-6; FR Y-7; FR Y-10; and FR Y-10E.

OMB control number: 7100-0297.

Effective Date: The effective dates are as follows:

March 31, 2023:

• Revised the FR Y-10 definition of “control” in the Glossary section of the instructions.

December 31, 2024:

• Revised the FR Y-6 to automate and add a standard template for reporting item three, securities holders, and item four, insiders.

• Revised the FR Y-6 and FR Y-7 instructions for how the organizational chart and the tiered structure information are reported.

• Revised the FR Y-6 instructions for how branches of domestic depository institutions and Edge and agreement corporations are verified and reconciled.

All other changes are effective December 31, 2022. There are no changes to the FR Y-10E.

General description of collection: The FR Y-6 is filed by all top-tier holding companies (HCs) and non-qualifying foreign banking organizations (FBOs). The report collects an organizational chart and annual verification of domestic branches within the organization and includes information on the identity, percentage ownership, and business interests of principal shareholders, directors, and executive officers. The FR Y-6 can be filed via a paper or electronic (Portable Document Format) submission to the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank.

The FR Y-7 is an annual report filed by qualifying FBOs that have a U.S. banking presence. The report collects financial statements, organizational information, shares and shareholder information, and data on the eligibility to be a qualified FBO as defined by the Board's Regulation K. The FR Y-7 can be filed via a paper submission mailed to the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank.

The FR Y-10 is an event-generated information collection that captures changes in organizational structure or the regulated investments and activities of various entities. The FR Y-10 can be filed electronically or via a paper, email, or fax submission to the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank.

The FR Y-10E is a free-form supplement to the FR Y-10 that the Board uses to collect additional structural information as needed on an emergency basis. Responses for the FR Y-10E are voluntary. Submission methods vary depending on the nature and time-sensitivity of the data requests.

Frequency: FR Y-6: Annual; FR Y-7: Annual; FR Y-10: Event-generated;  1 FR Y-10E: Event-generated. 2

Respondents: Bank holding companies (BHCs), savings and loan holding companies (SLHCs), securities holding companies, and intermediate holding companies (IHCs) (collectively, HCs), FBOs, state member banks that are not controlled by an HC, Edge and agreement corporations that are not controlled by a member bank, a domestic HC, or an FBO, and nationally chartered banks that are not controlled by a BHC or an FBO (with regard to their foreign investments only).

Total estimated number of respondents: FR Y-6: 3,803; FR Y-7: 236; FR Y-10: 3,950; FR Y-10E: 3,950.

Estimated average hours per response:

FR Y-6: 2.5; FR Y-7: 3; FR Y-10: 2.5; FR Y-10E: 0.5.

FR Y-6: 0.5; FR Y-10: 0.5.

Total estimated change in burden: (3,210).

Total estimated annual burden hours:

FR Y-6: 9,508; FR Y-7: 708; FR Y-10: 33,253; FR Y-10E: 1,975.

FR Y-6: 1,902; FR Y-10: 6,651. 3

Current actions: On May 9, 2022, the Board published a notice in the Federal Register (87 FR 27639) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, with revision, of the FR Y-6, FR Y-7, FR Y-10, and FR Y-10E reports. The Board proposed to modify the FR Y-6, FR Y-7 and FR Y-10 reports by (1) revising the FR Y-6 reporting requirements for reporters who do not have any changes from their prior year's submission, (2) revising the FR Y-6 to automate and add a standard template for reporting item three, securities holders, and item four, insiders, (3) revising the FR Y-6 and FR Y-7 instructions for how the organizational chart and the tiered structure information are reported, (4) revising the FR Y-7 instructions to require the top tier FBO to file for its subsidiary FBOs, (5) revising the FR Y-6 instructions for how branches of domestic depository institutions and Edge and agreement corporations are verified and reconciled, (6) revising the FR Y-7 instructions language requirements for submission of the annual report to shareholders, (7) revising the FR Y-10 definition of control in the Glossary section of the instructions, (8) revising the FR Y-10 instructions for the legal authority codes and terminology for unitary savings and loans holding company activities that meet the requirements of section 10(c)(9)(C) of the Home Owners' Loan Act (HOLA), (9) revising the FR Y-10 instructions to update descriptions for legal authority codes 14, 68 and 999, (10) revising the FR Y-10 reporting form to add an election to become a Covered Savings Association (CSA) as a reportable event, (11) revising the FR Y-10 instructions to remove savings associations from the definition of nonbanking company, (12) clarifying the FR Y-10 instructions for the definition of a head office location, (13) clarifying the FR Y-10 instructions for the state of incorporation for federally chartered entities, (14) revising the FR Y-6 and the FR Y-10 instructions to add a requirement that respondents keep a record of the data submitted, and (15) making other minor clarifications and conforming edits to the FR Y-6, FR Y-7, and FR Y-10 forms and instructions. The comment period for this notice expired on July 8, 2022. The Board received comments from three commenters: two from trade associations and one from an individual banking organization. Board staff also conducted two follow-up calls with trade associations along with banking organizations to better understand their concerns and recommendations. The commenters generally supported the proposed revisions.

A commenter remarked that the effective date of the revision to the definition of “control” in the FR Y-10 glossary should be delayed to September 30, 2023. Specifically, the commenter noted that a delay would allow companies additional time to implement the revision. The commenter also sought confirmation regarding the application of the revised definition to past and current structures.

The proposed revised definition of “control” was intended to align the FR Y-10 and other structure reports to the Board's final control rule. After this alignment, reporting companies will be required to report subsidiaries—that is companies that are controlled—for purposes of Regulations Y and LL (12 CFR parts 225 and 238) as subsidiaries under the FR Y-10 and other structure reports. This will ensure that reported structure information matches reporting companies' actual organizational structures.

Regarding the effective date of the revised definition of “control” on the FR Y-10, the Board will not move forward with the September 30, 2022, effective date. Instead, the Board adopted the effective date of March 31, 2023, to allow additional time for respondents to perform any system enhancements.

As a result of the revised glossary definition of “control,” a reporting company generally should ensure that filings are made to reflect all current subsidiaries within 30 days of the effective date of the revised definition, consistent with the standard filing period. This revision does not require a reporting company to report a company that is not a subsidiary as of the effective date of the revised definition, even if the company would have been a subsidiary in the past under the revised definition. In addition, consistent with guidance previously provided in the final control rule, a reporting company does not need to file to reflect a subsidiary that would be controlled under the revised definition but for the fact that the subsidiary (1) was reviewed by Federal Reserve System staff prior to the effective date of the control rule and was not determined to be controlled, or (2) was reasonably determined not to be controlled by the reporting company at the time the relationship was established based on the standards and interpretations then in effect. 4 The glossary has been revised to reflect the outstanding guidance on the control rule.

A commenter requested that the Board retain the flexibility in the FR Y-7 for tiered FBOs to file separately, stating that the proposed change would create significant challenges for certain FBOs. In response to this comment, the Board will not move forward with requiring the top tier FBO to file for its subsidiary FBOs.

A commenter recommended that the proposed automated system for the FR Y-6 incorporate functionality to allow reporters to identify items as confidential, similar to the current process. Additionally, the commenter recommended revising the reporting instructions to provide clarity on how to request confidentiality with the new electronic filing process. The Board has not changed the existing process for requesting confidentiality for the FR Y-6 report. Additionally, any future system enhancements will allow for the current process for requesting confidentiality to continue.

A commenter noted that the proposed FR Y-6 report item 4 has two columns incorrectly labeled as (4)(b), and that one of the columns should be column (4)(d). The Board acknowledges this discrepancy and will adopt the proposed item with correctly labelled columns.

A commenter requested that the Federal Reserve confirm that firms will be able to submit multiple entries in the data fields for item 4 of the proposed FR Y-6 report forms. In response to this comment, the Board will ensure that the implemented technology will allow reporters to submit the necessary information for each required field.

A commenter recommended that the revised FR Y-6 form for reporting items 3 and 4, and the corresponding electronic submission process, should explicitly enable functionality to allow firms to download the standard template. The commenter further stated that adding this functionality will significantly decrease the potential burdens associated with these items. The Board agrees that a downloadable format would be useful and will take this comment into consideration during the development of the new system.

Commenters recommended that the Board permit the use of electronic signatures as part of the proposed recordkeeping requirement. Additionally, commenters recommended that firms maintain electronic copies of the FR Y-6 and FR Y-10 reports submitted to the Federal Reserve instead of hard copies. In response to these comments, the Board has not adopted the proposal to require respondents to maintain a physical copy of the entire FR Y-6 or FR Y-10 report. Instead, the Board has adopted a requirement that FR Y-6 and FR Y-10 respondents maintain manually signed cover pages for a period of three years following submission. Because the cover page signature will not be submitted to the Federal Reserve with electronic filing, this requirement is necessary for examiners to verify that the cover pages were signed. The Board will consider the use of electronic signatures in future technology enhancements.

A commenter made several observations regarding the proposed changes for Organization Chart and Domestic Branch Listing items on the FR Y-6:

• Noted a lack of clarity on changes to the reconciliation and verification requirements and data sources for the verification. The commenter noted that there is additional burden on respondents to reconcile because of the timing differences between when the FR Y-6 data becomes available and the high volume of FR Y-10 reports at year-end.

• Recommended the Federal Reserve remove the Organization Chart and Domestic Branch Listing from the FR Y-6 since the information is currently available on the FR Y-10 on an event driven basis. The commenter further stated that if the recommendation is not accepted, they suggested creating automated tools to allow ad hoc reconciliation between internal systems and Federal Reserve databases for all FR Y-10 reported data.

• Requested clarification of the filing requirements for reporters that answer “Yes” for the Organization Chart item.

With regard to the sourcing of data, reporters will reconcile data previously submitted to the Board through an FR Y-6 or FR Y-10 filing to confirm accuracy of the data. Therefore, the Board's system should have the most up-to-date data for firms to reconcile. If the reporter identifies a discrepancy in the reconciliation, an FR Y-10 report must be submitted to update the information on the Board's system. In response to the comment about removing items 2.a and 2.b from the FR Y-6 report, the Board will retain these items on the FR Y-6 and is adopting the changes to items 2.a and 2.b as proposed. Retaining the information in items 2.a and 2.b will ensure the accuracy and completeness of structure data on the Board's system. Reporters that use the online system to reconcile items 2.a and 2.b will no longer be required to submit an organizational chart as part of their FR Y-6 report, even if they indicated “Yes” for having changes from the prior year. Further, the Board will consider allowing ad hoc reconciliation between organizational structure information in the Federal Reserve's database and reporter's internal systems during the development of the new system.

A commenter recommended that the Federal Reserve update the attestation language in the FR Y-6 instructions to remove the reference to the supporting attachments as they will no longer be included in the report with the proposed electronic submission. The Board recognizes that there may be instances where a reporter must use another filing option, such as mailing the FR Y-6 report or uploading a PDF of the report to Reporting Central. Thus, this language is still relevant and will remain in the instructions.

A commenter stated that, although not directly raised by changes reflected in the proposal, the Board should revise the FR Y-7 Report Item 2 to align the perimeter of reportable non-bank companies with the FR Y-10. The commenter noted that this change would allow the Board to meaningfully reduce the reporting burden associated with the FR Y-7 without materially impairing the usefulness of the information to the Board. The Board acknowledges the variance between the FR Y-7 and the FR Y-10 in reporting certain nonbanking companies in which the reporting entity controls between five and 25 percent of outstanding shares of any class of voting securities. However, this information is relevant for supervisory purposes and is not reported elsewhere. The Board will continue to collect this information on the FR Y-7 report at this time.

Aside from the changes discussed above, the Board adopted the extension, with revision, of the FR Y-6, FR Y-7, FR Y-10, and FR Y-10E reports as originally proposed.

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

During the comment period for this proposal, a copy of the proposed PRA OMB submission, including the draft reporting form and instructions, supporting statement, and other documentation, will be made available on the Board's public website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportforms/review.aspx or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above. Final versions of these documents will be made available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, if approved.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Collection title: Annual Daylight Overdraft Capital Report for U.S. Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banks.

Collection identifier: FR 2225.

OMB control number: 7100-0216.

Frequency: Annually.

Respondents: Foreign banking organizations (FBOs) with U.S. branches or agencies.

Estimated number of respondents: 51.

Estimated average hours per response: 1.

Estimated annual burden hours: 51.

General description of collection: The FR 2225 is required for FBOs that wish to, and are eligible to, establish a non-zero net debit cap for their U.S. branches and agencies under the Federal Reserve Policy on Payment System Risk. The FR 2225 reporting form collects information needed to identify the respondent and its fiscal year end, and collects four items to determine its year-end capital and assets for purposes of daylight overdraft monitoring. Four items, converted into U.S. dollars, are collected for the capital and assets determination: worldwide capital for the reporting FBO (item 1); an adjustment to avoid double counting of capital used by any direct or indirect subsidiary of the FBO that also has access to Fedwire and has its own net debit cap (item 2); the FBO's total daylight overdraft capital base for the U.S. branch and agency family (item 3), which is used to calculate the net debit cap; and the reporting FBO's total worldwide assets (item 4).

Legal authorization and confidentiality: This information collection is authorized pursuant to section 7(a) of the International Banking Act, 1 which establishes reserve requirements for U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks, and pursuant to section 13(14) of the Federal Reserve Act (FRA), 2 which provides that “each Federal Reserve bank may receive deposits from, discount paper endorsed by, and make advances to any branch or agency of a foreign bank in the same manner and to the same extent that it may exercise such powers with respect to a member bank if such branch or agency is maintaining reserves with such Reserve bank pursuant to section 7 of the International Banking Act of 1978.” In addition, sections 11(i), 16, and 19(f) of the FRA, 3 which permit Reserve Banks to provide payment services to member banks, provide authority for the collection of the FR 2225 report in conjunction with the provisions above providing that Federal Reserve Banks may provide certain services to certain FBOs to the same extent that it may provide these services to a member bank. The FR 2225 is required to obtain a benefit, specifically a non-zero net debit cap.

The Board generally does not consider the information collected on the FR 2225 report to be confidential, and the completed version of this report generally is made available to the public upon request. However, in certain instances, specific information collected on an individual FBO's FR 2225 report may be exempt from disclosure, for example, pursuant to exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which protects from public disclosure “trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person [that is] privileged or confidential.”  4 In order to obtain confidential treatment, a request for confidential treatment must be submitted by the FBO in writing concurrently with the submission of the FR 2225 report. This written request must identify the specific data for which confidential treatment is sought and must provide the legal justification for the confidentiality request, as provided in the Board's Rules Regarding Availability of Information (12 CFR part 261). The Federal Reserve will review each request for confidential treatment on a case-by-case basis to determine if confidential treatment is appropriate.

The single-source award will support WHO in strengthening immunization systems; maintaining and strengthening field and laboratory-based surveillance; ensuring capacities to quickly and effectively detect and respond to VPD outbreaks; foster immunization program sustainability; improve immunization program, policies, guidelines, and practices at country, regional, and global levels; and ensure sustained political, technical, and financial support for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), Measles and Rubella Partnership, and other disease-specific initiatives as well as for the Immunization Agenda 2030.

WHO is in a unique position to conduct this work, as it is the only organization with a worldwide mandate for the control and prevention of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). WHO also has the lead responsibility among United Nations (UN) organizations for implementing the World Health Assembly (WHA) resolutions calling for the global eradication of polio, elimination of rubella, and multiple other resolutions with targeted VPD goals. Additionally, no other global partner or agency has the technical expertise and direct access to implementation of immunization activities in such a breadth of countries.

Recipient: World Health Organization (WHO).

Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to support WHO's efforts to support national governments with polio eradication, measles and rubella mortality reduction, and other vaccine preventable disease (VPD) control efforts in line with CDC's Global Immunization Strategic Framework (GISF).

Amount of Award: The approximate year 1 funding amount will be $80,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2023 funds, subject to the availability of funds. Funding amounts for years 2-5 will be set at continuation.

Authority: This program is authorized under Sections 301 (c), 307, and 317 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 (c), 242l, and 247b); and section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b).

Period of Performance: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028.

The flexibility and simplicity of the CDC Evaluation Framework have led to its wide adoption and use beyond CDC and public health. The CDC Evaluation Framework has guided CDC and other evaluators over two decades, as evidenced by more than 300 citations in peer-reviewed articles and use in projects reaching more than 50 countries on six continents. However, evaluation has evolved since publication of the framework in 1999;  1 therefore, CDC seeks to update the framework to align with changes in evaluation, public health, and federal policies and practices.

The comments from this Request for Information, along with input gathered through other mechanisms ( e.g., townhall with CDC, interviews with key federal evaluators, surveys with federal evaluation staff and leaders), will help identify how the framework may have been adapted and used in different settings, what aspects of the framework have been useful, any challenges in using the framework across different contexts, and gaps that may need to be addressed. CDC is gathering input from a variety of audiences, such as federal evaluators, CDC staff, and CDC funded partners. Feedback from these sources will be considered in determining priority areas to update and revise in the CDC Evaluation Framework to continue its valuable use and service to the evaluation field and public health. The relevant feedback along with tools, evidence, and resources in the field and literature will also be considered in determining whether to update, revise, or create new content for the CDC Evaluation Framework and supporting resources ( e.g., checklists, tools).

Interested persons or organizations are invited to submit written views, information, and recommendations. CDC invites comments specifically on the following questions, along with suggestions for improving the CDC Evaluation Framework:

1. How has the current CDC Evaluation Framework assisted or not assisted the public health community in planning and conducting high-quality program evaluations? What specifically helped or did not help?

2. Which contexts has the current CDC Evaluation Framework worked well for and for which contexts has it not worked well? What specifically did or did not work and why?

3. How does the current CDC Evaluation Framework promote or inhibit the conduct of evaluations that are culturally responsive and address health equity? What opportunities for improvement exist?

Please be clear and specific in the comments so that CDC can consider the feedback provided in determining whether to change or keep specific aspects of the CDC Evaluation Framework. The CDC Evaluation Framework and associated resources can be found here in the Supporting Materials tab of the docket and at https://www.cdc.gov/evaluation/framework/index.htm.

Please note that comments received, including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and are subject to public disclosure. Comments will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, do not include any information in your comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure. If you include your name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in the body of your comments, that information will be on public display. CDC will review all submissions and may choose to redact, or withhold submissions containing private or proprietary information such as Social Security numbers, medical information, inappropriate language, or duplicate/near duplicate examples of a mass-mail campaign.

FDA is announcing the availability of a document entitled “Enforcement Policy Regarding Investigational New Drug Requirements for Use of Fecal Microbiota for Transplantation to Treat Clostridioides difficile Infection Not Responsive to Standard Therapies; Guidance for Industry.” The guidance informs members of the medical and scientific community and other interested persons of our policy regarding the IND requirements for the use of FMT to treat C. difficile infection not responding to standard therapies. In light of the considerations described in the guidance, at this time, FDA intends to exercise enforcement discretion with respect to the applicable IND requirements when the FMT product is not obtained from a stool bank and where: (1) the licensed health care provider treating the patient obtains appropriate consent from the patient or his or her legally authorized representative for the use of FMT product. The consent should include, at a minimum, a statement that the use of FMT products to treat C. difficile is investigational and a discussion of the product's reasonably foreseeable risks; (2) the stool donor and stool are qualified by screening and testing performed under the direction of the licensed health care provider for the purpose of providing the FMT product for treatment of the patient; and (3) the use of the FMT product does not raise reported safety concerns or potential significant safety concerns ( e.g., concerns regarding inappropriate storage or handling or concerns regarding administration of product collected without appropriate screening or testing).

FDA has developed this policy to help facilitate access to FMT for patients with C. difficile infection not responding to standard therapies, while addressing and controlling the risks that centralized manufacturing in stool banks presents to individuals receiving such products. We have concluded this policy appropriately balances considerations regarding patient safety and facilitating access to unapproved FMT products for unmet medical needs. FDA will continue to work with sponsors who intend to submit INDs for use of FMT to treat C. difficile infection not responding to standard therapies.

In the Federal Register of March 1, 2016 (81 FR 10632), FDA announced the availability of the draft guidance entitled “Enforcement Policy Regarding Investigational New Drug Requirements for Use of Fecal Microbiota for Transplantation to Treat Clostridium difficile Infection Not Responsive to Standard Therapies” dated March 2016. FDA received several comments on the draft guidance and those comments were considered as the guidance was finalized. In the Federal Register on September 11, 2019 (84 FR 47911), FDA announced a part 15 hearing on the Use of Fecal Microbiota for Transplantation to Treat Clostridium difficile Infection Not Responsive to Standard Therapies. The hearing was held on November 4, 2019. FDA considered input from stakeholders received as part of the hearing as the guidance was finalized. A summary of changes includes changes to make clear that situations where use of an FMT product raises reported safety concerns or potential significant safety concerns are outside the scope of this enforcement policy; clarification of the products that are the subject of the guidance; and other editorial changes to improve clarity. The guidance announced in this notice finalizes the draft guidance entitled “Enforcement Policy Regarding Investigational New Drug Requirements for Use of Fecal Microbiota for Transplantation to Treat Clostridium difficile Infection Not Responsive to Standard Therapies” dated March 2016, and supersedes the guidance entitled “Enforcement Policy Regarding Investigational New Drug Requirements for Use of Fecal Microbiota for Transplantation to Treat Clostridium difficile Infection Not Responsive to Standard Therapies” dated July 2013.

This guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents the current thinking of FDA on “Enforcement Policy Regarding Investigational New Drug Requirements for Use of Fecal Microbiota for Transplantation to Treat Clostridioides difficile Infection Not Responsive to Standard Therapies.” It does not establish any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

While this guidance contains no collection of information, it does refer to previously approved FDA collections of information. Therefore, clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521) is not required for this guidance. The previously approved collections of information are subject to review by OMB under the PRA. The collections of information in 21 CFR part 312 have been approved under control number 0910-0014. The collections of information in 21 CFR part 50 have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0130.

Persons with access to the internet may obtain the guidance at either https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information-biologics/biologics-guidances, https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents, or https://www.regulations.gov.

Section 306(b)(1)(D) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 335a(b)(1)(D)) permits debarment of an individual from importing or offering for import any drug into the United States if FDA finds, as required by section 306(b)(3)(C) of the FD&C Act, that the individual has been convicted of a felony for conduct relating to the importation into the United States of any drug or controlled substance.

On May 27, 2022, Mr. Staley was convicted, as defined in section 306(l)(1) of FD&C Act, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, when the court accepted his plea of guilty and entered judgment against him for the offense Importation Contrary to Law, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 545 and 2. FDA's finding that debarment is appropriate is based on the felony conviction referenced herein. The factual basis for this conviction is as follows: As contained in the Plea Agreement in Mr. Staley's case, filed July 16, 2021, as a licensed medical doctor and the proprietor of Skinny Beach Med Spa, Mr. Staley sold “treatment packs” for COVID-19 to members of the public in March and April 2020 in Southern California. Mr. Staley marketed these treatment packs by making statements about the efficacy of the drugs the packs included. For example, Mr. Staley told an undercover agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who posed as a prospective patient, that hydroxychloroquine and mefloquine would cure COVID-19 “one hundred percent” and would provide at least 6 weeks of immunity. Mr. Staley also stated that hydroxychloroquine was a “magic bullet,” an “amazing weapon,” “almost too good to be true,” an “amazing cure,” and a “miracle cure” for COVID-19.

To obtain hydroxychloroquine for use in his COVID-19 treatment packs, Mr. Staley contacted merchants in China who could purportedly supply bulk quantities of the drug, including one merchant who could supposedly import kilogram quantities of hydroxychloroquine powder. In Mr. Staley's correspondence with this merchant, he agreed that the merchant would deliberately mislabel the shipment of hydroxychloroquine powder as “yam extract” to fool U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents and ensure that the shipment would not be rejected or delayed. In Mr. Staley's plea agreement, he admitted that by mislabeling what he believed to be 12 kilograms of hydroxychloroquine powder as yam extract in violation of 18 U.S.C. 541, he knowingly and willfully intended to deceive CBP and cause the importation of merchandise into the United States upon a false classification of its quality or value. It is immaterial under 18 U.S.C. 541 that the shipment ultimately contained baking soda rather than hydroxychloroquine.

As a result of this conviction, FDA sent Mr. Staley, by certified mail, on September 8, 2022, a notice proposing to debar him for a 5-year period from importing or offering for import any drug into the United States. The proposal was based on a finding under section 306(b)(3)(C) of the FD&C Act that Mr. Staley's felony conviction under Federal law for Importation Contrary to Law, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 545 and 2, was for conduct relating to the importation into the United States of a drug or controlled substance because, in order to defraud CBP, he knowingly and willfully intended to cause the mislabeling and importation of 12 kilograms of what Mr. Staley believed to be hydroxychloroquine powder upon a false classification of its quality or value in violation of 18 U.S.C. 541.

In proposing a debarment period, FDA weighed the considerations set forth in section 306(c)(3) of the FD&C Act that it considered applicable to Mr. Staley's offense and concluded that the offense warranted the imposition of a 5-year period of debarment.

The proposal informed Mr. Staley of the proposed debarment and offered him an opportunity to request a hearing, providing him 30 days from the date of receipt of the letter in which to file the request, and advised him that failure to request a hearing constituted a waiver of the opportunity for a hearing and of any contentions concerning this action. Mr. Staley received the proposal and notice of opportunity for a hearing. Through his attorney, Mr. Staley sent a memorandum to FDA, dated September 26, 2022, wherein he stated that he acquiesced to the proposed debarment. FDA received the memorandum on October 6, 2022. In accordance with section 306(c)(2)(B) of the FD&C Act, Mr. Staley's period of debarment shall commence on the date FDA received notice he acquiesced to the debarment, which was October 6, 2022 (21 CFR part 12).

Therefore, the Assistant Commissioner, Office of Human and Animal Food Operations, under section 306(b)(3)(C) of the FD&C Act, under authority delegated to the Assistant Commissioner, finds that Mr. Jennings Ryan Staley has been convicted of a felony under Federal law for conduct relating to the importation into the United States of any drug or controlled substance. FDA finds that the offense should be accorded a debarment period of 5 years as provided by section 306(c)(2)(A)(iii) of the FD&C Act.

As a result of the foregoing finding, Mr. Staley is debarred for a period of 5 years from importing or offering for import any drug into the United States, effective October 6, 2022. Pursuant to section 301(cc) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 331(cc)), the importing or offering for import into the United States of any drug by, with the assistance of, or at the direction of Mr. Staley is a prohibited act.

Any application by Mr. Staley for termination of debarment under section 306(d)(1) of the FD&C Act should be identified with Docket No. FDA-2022-N-1129 and sent to the Dockets Management Staff (see ADDRESSES ). The public availability of information in these submissions is governed by 21 CFR 10.20(j).

Publicly available submissions will be placed in the docket and will be viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff (see ADDRESSES ) between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 240-402-7500.

Public Participation and Request for Comments

This notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection, and other important information describing the Collection. There is one ICR for each Collection.

The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) the practical utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

In response to your comments, we may revise this ICR or decide not to seek an extension of approval for the Collection. We will consider all comments and material received during the comment period.

We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2022-0350], and must be received by January 30, 2023.

We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public comments, are in our online docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that website's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted.

We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and submissions in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).

Title: Various International Agreement Pollution Prevention Certificates and Documents, and Equivalency Certificates.

OMB Control Number: 1625-0041.

Summary: Required by the adoption of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78) and other international treaties, these certificates and documents are evidence of compliance for U.S. vessels on international voyages. Without the proper certificates or documents, a U.S. vessel could be detained in a foreign port.

Need: Compliance with treaty requirements aids in the prevention of pollution from ships.

Forms:

• CG-5352, International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate.

• CG-5352A, Form A Supplement to the International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPP Certificate).

• CG-5352B, Form B Supplement to the International Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate (IOPP Certificate).

• CG-6047, International Sewage Pollution Prevention Equivalency Certificate.

• CG-6047A, Statement of Voluntary Compliance for Sewage Pollution Prevention.

• CG-6056, International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate.

• CG-6056A, Supplement to International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate.

• CG-6056B, Statement of Voluntary Compliance for Annex VI of MARPOL 73/78.

• CG-6056C, Supplement to Statement of Voluntary Compliance for Annex VI of MARPOL 73/78.

• CG-6057, Statement of Voluntary Compliance.

• CG-6059, International Anti-Fouling Systems Certificate.

• CG-6059A, Record of Anti-Fouling Systems.

• CG-6060, International Energy Efficiency (IEE) Certificate.

• CG-6060A, Supplement to the International Energy Efficiency Certificate (IEE Certificate).

• CG-9191, International Ballast Water Management Certificate (Statement of Voluntary Compliance).

• CG-16478, International Certificate on Inventory of Hazardous Materials (Statement of Voluntary Compliance).

Why is the Coast Guard proposing to add a new form: The Coast Guard is adding an optional form CG-16478 to provide U.S. vessel owners and operators a way to document equivalent compliance with the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 (Hong Kong (HK) Convention). The form may aid a U.S. vessel during a foreign Port State Control boarding.

Respondents: Owners, operators, or masters of vessels.

Frequency: On occasion.

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 2,993 hours to 4,350 hours, due to an increase in the estimated number of responses. In addition, the estimated burden has increased by 19 hours, due to a new optional form—the International Certificate on Inventory of Hazardous Materials (Statement of Voluntary Compliance) (form CG-16478). The total estimated burden is 4,369 hours.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended, and is 33 U.S.C. 1901-1911

On January 26, 2021, President Biden issued a Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships. 1 The memorandum directed all Federal agencies to take actions to strengthen their Tribal consultation policies and practices and to further the purposes of Executive Order 13175 (Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments).

On November 15, 2021 (86 FR 63051), to enhance consultation and collaboration with Tribal governments, HUD published a notice in the Federal Register announcing its intention to establish its first Tribal advisory committee known as the “Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee” (TIAC). The notice also solicited Tribal feedback on a proposed TIAC structure and its functions. HUD received 12 written comments representing many different perspectives, including Tribes, Tribal leaders, Tribal housing employees, individuals, housing authorities, and regional housing authorities in response to its November 15, 2021 notice. In general, commenters were supportive of establishing the TIAC.

These comments were reviewed and considered in revising the proposed structure. On March 31, 2022 (87 FR 18807), HUD published a notice in the Federal Register that announced the final structure of the TIAC and requested the submission of Tribal nominations to the TIAC. After HUD published a notice (June 28, 2022, 87 FR 38421) reopening the request for nominations to request additional nominations, HUD began to review all of the Tribal nominations for selection.

Today's notice announces the membership of the TIAC. The purpose of the TIAC is to further facilitate intergovernmental communication between HUD and Tribal leaders of federally recognized Tribes on all HUD programs, to make recommendations to HUD regarding current program regulations that may require revision, as well as suggest rulemaking methods to develop such changes, and to advise in the development of HUD's American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) housing priorities. The function of TIAC is not to replace Tribal consultation, but rather serve as a tool to help supplement it.

In making the selections for membership on the TIAC, HUD's goal was to establish a committee whose membership reflects a balanced representation of Indian tribes. In addition to the Tribal representatives on the committee, there will be several HUD representatives, each representing various program offices, on the committee.

HUD appreciate commenters who submitted names of Alternates. HUD is only announcing Committee Members in today's Notice. However, each Committee Member should have an eligible Alternate in queue in case the Committee Member is unable to attend a particular committee meeting. As a reminder, the Alternate must meet the same eligibility criteria required of the selected Committee Member, specifically, that they must be either a duly elected Tribal official or Tribal employee. The Alternate cannot be a Tribally Designated Housing Entity employee. In the absence of a Committee Member, the Alternate will have the same rights, responsibilities, duties, and functions as a Committee Member during meetings. Each Committee Member has the discretion to decide who will best represent them in their absence. A Committee Member unable to attend any session must inform HUD in writing with an original signature as to whom they have selected to represent them and will specify the term. HUD will review all Alternates before a meeting to confirm that they meet the eligibility criteria for Alternates specified by HUD.

The final list of members of the TIAC is as follows:

Gary Batton, Chief, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Durant, Oklahoma.

Darren Brinegar, Tribal Legislator, Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, Black River Falls, Wisconsin.

Glenn Ellis, Jr., Council Member, Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation, Neah Bay, Washington.

Tina Glory-Jordan, Secretary of State, Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma (at-large).

Denise Harvey, Council Member, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, Grand Ronde, Oregon.

Scott Herman, Chairman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, Rosebud, South Dakota.

Victoria Hobbs, Legislative Council Representative, Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona, Sells, Arizona.

Patricia MacDonald, Council President, Healy Lake Village, Fairbanks, Alaska.

Jacqueline Pata, 1st Vice President, Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Juneau, Alaska.

Teri Nutter, Council Member, Gulkana Village Council, Gakona, Alaska (at-large).

Marshall Pierite, Chairman, Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, Marksville, Louisiana.

Bridgett Sorenson, Board of Director, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Kincheloe, Michigan.

Lee Spoonhunter, Council Member, Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Fort Washakie, Wyoming.

Tyler Yellow Boy, Council Member, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge, South Dakota (at-large).

Arch Super, Council Member, Karuk Tribe, Happy Camp, California.

Assistant Secretary, Office of Public and Indian Housing.

Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, Development, and Research.

Assistant Secretary, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.

Assistant Secretary, Office of Field Policy Management.

Assistant Secretary, Office of Housing.

Assistant Secretary, Government National Mortgage Association.

Assistant Secretary, Office of Community Planning and Development.

HUD will publish details of the first scheduled TIAC meeting in a subsequent notice.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on applications for permits under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). The requested permits would allow the applicants to conduct activities intended to promote recovery of species that are listed as endangered under the ESA.

With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows such activity. The ESA's definition of “take” includes such activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting, in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing.

A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. These activities often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant species.

Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in the wild. The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits. Accordingly, we invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments with respect to these applications. The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are those supported by quantitative information or studies.

Written comments we receive become part of the administrative record associated with this action. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can request in your comment that we withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their entirety.

If we decide to issue a permit to the applicant listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register .

We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ).

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite review and comment from the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies on applications we have received for permits to conduct certain activities with endangered and threatened species under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ), and our regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. Documents and other information submitted with the applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act.

With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that authorizes such take. The ESA's definition of “take” includes hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing, and also such activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting.

A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA authorizes the permittee to take endangered or threatened species while engaging in activities that are conducted for scientific purposes that promote recovery of species or for enhancement of propagation or survival of species. These activities often include the capture and collection of species, which would result in prohibited take if a permit were not issued. Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant species.

The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits. Accordingly, we invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments with respect to these applications. The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are those supported by quantitative information or studies. Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in the wild.

Written comments we receive become part of the administrative record associated with this action. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their entirety.

If we decide to issue a permit to an applicant listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register .

We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ).

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

A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on March 31, 2022 (87 FR 18809). We received one comment. The comment did not address information collection, so no action was taken.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Abstract: This collection seeks to gather information on harvest and satisfaction from waterfowl hunters on the open waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan. From 2021 through 2025, the Wisconsin waterfowl hunting season had and will have a North, South, and Open Water Zone. The Open Water Zone will be specific to the offshore open waters of Lake Michigan and Green Bay. Specific regulations for this new zone, which starts 500 feet offshore and extends to the Wisconsin-Michigan state boundary, can be modified during the five-year period and input from hunters will provide critical information to improve hunter satisfaction. Former survey methods used to gather information on the season frameworks preferred by hunters under the 2016-2020 season structure cannot be applied to the Open Water Zone; thus, USGS plans to conduct both in-person and online surveys targeted toward open-water hunters to gather their input on season frameworks. Surveys will also be used to inform managers on what, where, and how many species of waterfowl are harvested in this open-water environment. Wisconsin waterfowl managers will use information collected from this survey to assist in developing season frameworks within this zone and provide information on harvest composition.

Title of Collection: Hunter Harvest and Satisfaction Surveys on Green Bay and Lake Michigan.

OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: New.

Respondents/Affected Public: Waterfowl hunters that hunt the open waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 200.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 600.

Estimated Completion Time per Response: 10 minutes on average.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 100.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

Frequency of Collection: Occur each time they hunt the open waters of Green Bay and/or Lake Michigan.

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor is a person required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The authority for this action is the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ).

On the date listed in the DATES section of this notice, the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs made a final agency determination to acquire the Site, consisting of 787 square feet, more or less, in trust for the Tribe under the authority of the Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934, 25 U.S.C. 5108.

The Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, will immediately acquire title to the Site in the name of the United States of America in trust for Tribe upon fulfillment of all Departmental requirements. The 787 square feet, more or less, are described as follows:

BOEM is required to hold Lease Sale 258 on or before December 31, 2022, pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA, Pub. L. 117-169), signed into law on August 16, 2022. The Cook Inlet Lease Sale Area is located offshore of the State of Alaska in the northern portion of the Federal waters of Cook Inlet and is comprised of 224 OCS blocks. BOEM evaluated five alternatives and several sub-alternatives in the Lease Sale 258 FEIS. While BOEM has no discretion in whether to hold Lease Sale 258, BOEM issued the Lease Sale 258 FEIS and is issuing the ROD in accordance with its normal leasing process to the fullest extent practicable.

After careful consideration, the Department of the Interior (DOI) has selected the Preferred Alternative in the Lease Sale 258 FEIS. The Preferred Alternative combines the two critical habitat exclusion alternatives and three mitigation alternatives: Alternative 3A (Beluga Whale Critical Habitat Exclusion), Alternative 3C (Beluga Whale Nearshore Feeding Areas Mitigation), Alternative 4A (Northern Sea Otter Critical Habitat Exclusion), Alternative 4B (Northern Sea Otter Critical Habitat Mitigation), and Alternative 5 (Gillnet Fishery Mitigation).

The Preferred Alternative will offer for lease 193 unleased OCS blocks (approximately 387,771 hectares (ha) or 958,202 acres). The Preferred Alternative excludes the 17 OCS blocks wholly or partially overlapping beluga whale and northern sea otter critical habitats. The Preferred Alternative also applies additional mitigation measures to reduce potential impacts to beluga whales and their critical habitat and feeding areas, sea otters and their critical habitat, and the gillnet fishery. Each of these mitigations will be implemented through lease stipulations to applicable leases. The selection of the Preferred Alternative includes the following exclusions and mitigation measures, described as alternatives in the FEIS:

This exclusion applies to the 10 OCS blocks that overlap with the “Area 2” beluga whale critical habitat at the northern tip of the proposed sale area analyzed in the Lease Sale 258 FEIS. These OCS blocks will not be offered for lease and represent approximately 0.85 percent of the total area of the beluga whale critical habitat.

This mitigation measure creates temporal restrictions for on-lease seismic survey activities within the Lease Sale Area. On all 193 OCS blocks being offered for lease, no on-lease marine seismic surveys will be conducted between November 1 and April 1, when beluga whales are most likely to be present and distributed across the Lease Sale Area. The Protection of Beluga Whales Stipulation will be included on all leases issued as a result of Lease Sale 258.

Additionally, for blocks located within 10 miles of major anadromous streams, lessees will not conduct on-lease marine seismic surveys between July 1 and September 30, when beluga whales are migrating to and from their summer feeding areas. The Protection of Beluga Whale Nearshore Feeding Areas Stipulation will be included on any leases issued for blocks located within 10 miles of major anadromous streams.

This exclusion applies to the 7 OCS blocks that overlap with the northern sea otter southwest Alaska distinct population segment (SW DPS) critical habitat within the proposed sale area analyzed in the Lease Sale 258 FEIS. These OCS blocks will not be offered for lease.

This mitigation measure prohibits lessees from discharging drilling fluids and cuttings and conducting seafloor disturbing activities (including anchoring and placement of bottom-founded structures) within 1,000 meters of areas designated as northern sea otter critical habitat. The Protection of Northern Sea Otter SW DPS Critical Habitat Stipulation will be included on any leases issued on the 7 OCS blocks within 1,000 meters of northern sea otter critical habitat.

This mitigation measure applies to the 97 OCS blocks (whole or partial) located north of Anchor Point within the Lease Sale Area to reduce the potential for conflicts with the drift gillnet fishery. Lessees are prohibited from conducting on-lease seismic surveys during the drift gillnetting season as designated by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) (approximately mid-June to mid-August). In addition, lessees are advised that the Cook Inlet drift gillnet fishery typically operates on Mondays and Thursdays during the drift gillnetting season as designated by the ADF&G. Lessees are required to notify the United Cook Inlet Drift Association (UCIDA) of any temporary or permanent structures planned during the drift gillnetting season. Lessees are encouraged to coordinate with the UCIDA to avoid conflicts. The Protection of Gillnet Fishery Stipulation will be included on any leases issued for these blocks.

Each of these Alternatives will be implemented through exclusions or lease stipulations, which would apply to all or some of the OCS blocks offered for lease. For each of the lease stipulations described above, lessees may request a variance at the time of filing an ancillary activities notice, an exploration plan, or a development and production plan with BOEM's Regional Supervisor for Leasing and Plans. Such requests must identify alternative methods for providing commensurate protection and analyze the effectiveness of those methods.

There are currently 14 active OCS oil and gas leases in the Cook Inlet Planning Area. The Lease Sale Area (Area ID) encompasses approximately 442,500 ha or 1.09 million acres, of which approximately 387,771 ha or 958,202 acres will be offered for lease. The unleased OCS blocks within Cook Inlet that BOEM will offer for lease are listed in the document entitled “List of Blocks Available for Leasing,” which is included in the Final Notice of Sale package for Lease Sale 258. The estimated resource potential of the area to be leased is 192.3 million barrels of oil and 301.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas.

BOEM's Alaska Regional Office developed the Preferred Alternative after considering public comments on the Draft EIS. BOEM also considered the oil and gas resource potential in the Cook Inlet area and the likelihood of industry to develop those resources in the context of social, economic, and environmental values, impacts, and concerns.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (National Environmental Policy Act) and 40 CFR parts 1505 and 1506.

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. (Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended) and 30 CFR 556.308(a).

BOEM will offer for bid in this lease sale all unleased whole and partial blocks in the area of Cook Inlet identified on the map included as part of this notice that is entitled “Cook Inlet Planning Area, Lease Sale 258, December 30, 2022, Final Notice of Sale.” The BOEM Official Protraction Diagrams (OPDs) and Supplemental Official OCS Block Diagrams are available online at https://www.boem.gov/alaska-cadastral-data. All blocks are shown on the following OPDs:

The available Federal area of each whole and partial block in this lease sale is shown in the document entitled “List of Blocks Available for Leasing,” which is included in the Final NOS package. Some of these blocks, known as “partial blocks,” may be transected by administrative lines, such as the jurisdictional line between Federal and State waters. A bid on a block must include all of the available Federal area of that block.

Bidders should be aware that BOEM has deferred from leasing a total of 17 OCS blocks in the northern portion of the Cook Inlet Planning Area: 10 blocks that overlap with beluga whale designated critical habitat areas (blocks 6759, 6760, 6808, 6809, 6810, 6811, 6858, 6859, 6860, and 6861, as identified under OPD NP05-08) and 7 blocks that overlap with northern sea otter designated critical habitat (blocks 6055, 6056, 6057, 6105, 6106, 6155, as identified under OPD NO05-02, and block 6911, as identified under OPD NP05-08). As a result, BOEM will not include a stipulation entitled “Protection of Beluga Whale Critical Habitat,” which was included as stipulation 5 in the Proposed NOS, since the blocks to which this stipulation would have applied are not being offered for sale.

Congress directed BOEM to hold Cook Inlet Sale 258 by December 31, 2022, in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 117-169). Each lease is issued pursuant to OCSLA, 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., as amended, and 30 CFR part 556. All leases are subject to OCSLA, its implementing regulations, and other applicable statutes and regulations in existence upon the effective date of the lease. Additionally, all leases are subject to applicable statutes enacted and regulations promulgated thereafter, except to the extent that the after- enacted statutes and regulations explicitly conflict with an express provision of the lease. Each lease is also subject to amendments to statutes and regulations, including but not limited to OCSLA, that do not explicitly conflict with an express provision of the lease. The lessee expressly bears the risk that such new or amended statutes and regulations ( i.e., those that do not explicitly conflict with an express provision of the lease) may increase or decrease the lessee's obligations under the lease. BOEM reserves the right to reject any and all bids received, regardless of the amount offered (see 30 CFR 556.516(b)).

BOEM will use Form BOEM-2005 (February 2017) to convey leases resulting from this sale. This lease form can be viewed on BOEM's website at https://www.boem.gov/BOEM-2005. The lease form will be amended to include specific terms, conditions, and stipulations applicable to the individual lease. The terms, conditions, and stipulations applicable to this sale are set forth below.

Primary Term: The primary term will be 10 years.

Minimum Bonus Bid Amounts: $25 per hectare or fraction thereof. BOEM will not accept a bonus bid unless it provides for a cash bonus in the amount equal to, or exceeding, the specified minimum bonus bid of $25 per hectare or fraction thereof for all blocks.

Rental Rates: An annual rental rate for all blocks of $16 per hectare or fraction thereof, until the start of year eight of the primary term or a discovery of oil and gas, whichever occurs first; then an annual rate of $24 per hectare or fraction thereof.

Royalty Rates: 18 3/4 percent.

Minimum Royalty: $24 per hectare or fraction thereof per year.

Royalty Suspensions: No royalty suspension.

One or more of the following stipulations may be applied to leases issued as a result of this lease sale. The applicable blocks for each stipulation are identified on the map “Cook Inlet Planning Area, Lease Sale 258, December 30, 2022, Final Notice of Sale, Stipulation Blocks” included in the Final NOS package. The detailed text of these stipulations is contained in the “Lease Stipulations” section of the Final NOS package.

The “Information to Lessees” (ITL) document provides detailed information on certain issues pertaining to specific oil and gas lease sales. The full text of the ITL for this sale is contained in the “Information to Lessees” section of the Final NOS package and covers the following topics:

Maps pertaining to this lease sale are available on the BOEM website at https://www.boem.gov/ak258/. The following maps also are included in the Final NOS package:

(1) “Cook Inlet Planning Area, Lease Sale 258, December 30, 2022, Final Notice of Sale,” which shows the blocks available for leasing; and

(2) “Cook Inlet Planning Area, Lease Sale 258, December 30, 2022, Final Notice of Sale, Stipulation Blocks,” which shows the stipulations and the blocks to which they may apply.

Bids may be submitted BY MAIL ONLY through any parcel delivery service ( e.g., FedEx, UPS, USPS, DHL) at the address below in the “Mailed Bids” section. Bidders should be aware that BOEM has eliminated in-person bidding for Cook Inlet Sale 258. Instructions on how to submit a bid, secure payment of the advance bonus bid deposit (if applicable), and the information to be included with the bid are as follows:

For each block bid upon, a separate bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope (as described below) and must include the following:

• Total amount of the bid in whole dollars only;

• Sale number;

• Sale date;

• Each bidder's exact name;

• Each bidder's proportionate interest, stated as a percentage, using a maximum of five decimal places ( e.g., 33.33333 percent);

• Typed name and title, and signature of each bidder's authorized officer. Electronic signatures are acceptable. The typed name, title, and signature must agree exactly with the name and title on file in the BOEM Alaska Regional Office, Leasing Section;

• Each bidder's qualification number;

• OPD name and number;

• Block number; and

• Statement acknowledging that the bidder(s) understands that this bid legally binds the bidder(s) to comply with all applicable regulations, including the requirement to post a deposit in the amount of one-fifth of the bonus bid amount for any tract bid upon and make payment of the balance of the bonus bid and first year's rental upon BOEM's acceptance of high bids.

The information required on each bid is specified in the document “Bid Form” included in the Final NOS package. A blank bid form is provided in the Final NOS package for convenience and can be copied and completed with the necessary information described above.

Each bid must be submitted in a separate sealed envelope labeled as follows:

• “Sealed Bid for Cook Inlet Sale 258, not to be opened until 10 a.m., Friday, December 30, 2022”;

• OPD name and number;

• Block number for the block bid upon; and

• The exact name and qualification number of the submitting bidder only.

The Final NOS package includes a sample bid envelope for reference.

Please address the envelope containing the sealed bid envelope(s) as follows: Attention: Regional Supervisor, Office of Leasing and Plans, BOEM Alaska Regional Office, 3801 Centerpoint Dr., Ste. 500, Anchorage, AK 99503-5823.

Please deliver to Mr. Joel Immaraj, 5th Floor, Immediately.

Please Note: Bidders should inform Mr. Joel Immaraj, Regional Supervisor, Office of Leasing and Plans, BOEM by email at joel.immaraj@boem.gov immediately after placing any bid in the mail. This provides advance notice to BOEM regarding pending bids prior to the bid submission deadline. In the email, please state the tracking number of the bid package, the number of bids being submitted, and the email address of the person who should receive the bid receipt for signature. If BOEM receives bids later than the bid submission deadline, the BOEM Alaska Regional Director (Alaska RD) will return those bids unopened to bidders. Please see “Section XI. Delay of Sale” regarding BOEM's discretion to extend the bid submission deadline in the case of an unexpected event ( e.g., flooding) and how bidders can obtain more information on such extensions.

Bidders that are not currently an OCS oil and gas lease record title holder or designated operator, or those that have ever defaulted on a one-fifth bonus bid deposit, must guarantee (secure) the payment of the one-fifth bonus bid deposit, by electronic funds transfer (EFT) or otherwise, prior to bid submission using one of the following four methods:

• Provide a third-party guarantee;

• Amend a development stage area-wide bond via bond rider;

• Provide a letter of credit; or

• Provide a lump sum payment in advance via EFT.

Please provide, at the time of bid submittal, a confirmation or tracking number for the payment, the name of the company submitting the payment as it appears on the payment, and the date the payment was submitted to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) so that BOEM can confirm payment. Submitting payment to the bidders' financial institution at least five business days prior to bid submittal helps ensure that the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (U.S. Treasury) have the time needed to screen and process payments so they are posted to ONRR prior to placing the bid. ONRR cannot confirm payment until the monies have been moved into settlement status by the U.S. Treasury. Bids will not be accepted if BOEM cannot confirm payment with ONRR.

If providing a third-party guarantee, amending a development stage area-wide bond via bond rider, or providing a letter of credit to secure your one-fifth bonus bid deposit, bidders are urged to file these documents with BOEM well in advance of submitting the bid, to allow processing time and time for bidders to take any necessary curative actions prior to bid submission. For more information on EFT procedures, see section X of this document entitled “The Lease Sale.”

Prior to bidding, each bidder should file the Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Representation Form BOEM-2032 (February 2020, available on BOEM's website at https://www.boem.gov/BOEM-2032/ ) and the Equal Opportunity Compliance Report Certification Form BOEM-2033 (February 2020, available on BOEM's website at https://www.boem.gov/BOEM-2033/ ) with the BOEM Alaska Regional Office, Leasing Section. This certification is required by 41 CFR part 60 and Executive Order (E.O.) 11246, issued September 24, 1965, as amended by E.O. 11375, issued October 13, 1967, and by E.O. 13672, issued July 21, 2014. Both forms must be on file for each bidder in the BOEM Alaska Regional Office prior to the execution of any lease contract.

The GDIS is composed of three parts:

(1) A “GDIS Statement” page that includes the company representatives' information and lists of blocks bid on that used proprietary data and those blocks bid upon that did not use proprietary data;

(2) A “Table” listing the required data about each proprietary survey used (see below); and

(3) “Maps,” which contain the live trace maps for each proprietary survey that is identified in the GDIS statement and table.

Every bidder submitting a bid on a block in Cook Inlet Sale 258, or participating as a joint bidder in such a bid, must submit at the time of bid submission all three parts of the GDIS. A bidder must submit the GDIS, even if a joint bidder or bidders on a specific block also have submitted a GDIS. Any speculative data that has been reprocessed externally or “in-house” is considered proprietary due to the proprietary processing and is no longer considered to be speculative.

Each bidder, including joint bidders, must submit the GDIS in a separate and sealed envelope and must identify and submit all proprietary data; reprocessed speculative data, and/or any Controlled Source Electromagnetic surveys, Amplitude Versus Offset (AVO) data, gravity data, and/or magnetic data; any and all velocity volumes; any and all available acquisition, processing, or reprocessing reports; or any other information used as part of the decision to bid or participate in a bid on the block. All seismic data must be submitted in 32-bit format SEG-Y with a text file listing header information including byte positions of information in the SEG-Y header. Each bidder, including joint bidders, must also include a live trace map for each proprietary survey identified in the GDIS illustrating the actual areal extent of the proprietary geophysical data in the survey (see the “Example of Preferred Format” that is included in the Final NOS package for additional information). The shapefile must include only the live trace map of the survey itself, submitted in NAD83 UTM Zone 5N (indicate if transformed from an alternate datum).

The GDIS statement must include the name, phone number, and full address for a contact person and an alternate, who are both knowledgeable about the geophysical information and data listed and who are available for 30 days after the sale date. The GDIS statement must also include a list of all blocks bid upon that did not use proprietary or reprocessed pre- or post-stack geophysical data and information as part of the decision to bid or to participate as a joint bidder in the bid. Bidders must submit the GDIS statement even if no proprietary geophysical data and information were used in bid preparation for the block.

An example of the preferred format of the table is included in the Final NOS package, and a blank digital version of the preferred table may be accessed on the Cook Inlet Sale 258 sale web page at https://www.boem.gov/ak258/. The GDIS table should have columns that clearly state the following:

• The sale number;

• The bidder company's name;

• The joint bidder's company's name (if applicable);

• The company providing proprietary data to BOEM;

• The block area and block number bid upon;

• The owner of the original data set ( i.e., who initially acquired the data);

• The industry's original name of the survey ( e.g., E Octopus);

• The BOEM permit number for the survey;

• Whether the dataset is a fast-track version;

• Whether the data is speculative or proprietary;

• The data type ( e.g., 2-D, 3-D, or 4-D; pre-stack or post-stack; time or depth);

• The migration algorithm ( e.g., Kirchhoff migration, wave equation migration, reverse time migration) of the data;

• The live proprietary survey coverage (2-D line miles or 3-D mi 2 );

• The computer storage size, to the nearest gigabyte, of each seismic dataset and velocity volume submitted;

• Who reprocessed the data;

• Date the final processing or reprocessing was completed (month and year);

• If data was previously sent to BOEM, list the sale number or purpose ( e.g., WCD) and date of the sale for which it was used; and

• If AVO/AVA analysis was conducted, provide a summary of the AVO/AVA processes, methodology, and parameters used.

BOEM will use the computer storage size information to estimate the reproduction costs for each data set, if applicable. BOEM will determine the availability of reimbursement of production costs consistent with 30 CFR 551.13.

BOEM reserves the right to inquire about alternate data sets, to perform quality checks, and to compare the listed and alternative data sets to determine which data set most closely meets the needs of the fair market value determination process. (Refer to the “Example of Preferred Format” included in the Final NOS package.)

Pursuant to 30 CFR 551.12 and 30 CFR 556.501, as a condition of the sale, the BOEM Alaska RD requires that all bidders and joint bidders submit the proprietary data identified on their GDIS at the time of bid submittal. No reimbursement will be provided for unsolicited data sent to BOEM. The data must be submitted to BOEM at the following address: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Section Chief—Resource Analysis Section, 3801 Centerpoint Drive, Ste. 500, Anchorage, AK 99503-5823.

BOEM recommends that bidders mark the GDIS submission's external envelope with the designation “Deliver Immediately to Chief—Resource Analysis Section.” BOEM also recommends that bidders submit the data in an internal envelope, or otherwise marked, with the following designation: “Proprietary Geophysical Data Submitted Pursuant to Cook Inlet Sale 258 and used during <Bidder Name's> evaluation of Block <Block Number>.”

In the event a bidder supplies any type of data to BOEM, that bidder must meet the following requirements to qualify for reimbursement:

(1) The bidder must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM), formerly known as the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). CCR usernames will not work in SAM. A new SAM user account is needed to register or update an entity's records. The website for registering is gsa.gov/iaesystems.

(2) The bidder must be enrolled in the U.S. Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) for electronic invoicing. The person must enroll in the IPP at https://www.ipp.gov/. Access then will be granted to use the IPP for submitting requests for payment. When submitting a request for payment, the assigned Purchase Order Number must be included.

(3) The bidder must have a current On-line Representations and Certifications Application at gsa.gov/iaesystems.

Please Note: The “GDIS Statement,” “Table,” “Maps,” and other information must be provided digitally in the following formats:

Bidders should submit the digital files on an USB external drive (formatted for Windows). If bidders have any questions, please contact BOEM Regional Supervisor, Resource Evaluation at (907) 334-5200.

Bidders should refer to the discussion under the subheading “Acceptance, Rejection, or Return of Bids” in section X of this document, which is entitled “The Lease Sale.” That discussion outlines the consequences of a bidder's failure to comply with the requirements of the Final NOS, including any failure to submit information as required in the Final NOS package.

BOEM requests that bidders provide this information in the suggested format prior to, or at the time of, bid submission. The suggested format is included in the Final NOS package. The form must not be enclosed inside the sealed bid envelope.

BOEM may require bidders to submit other documents in accordance with 30 CFR 556.107, 30 CFR 556.401, 30 CFR 556.501, and 30 CFR 556.513.

On October 28, 2022, BOEM published the most recent List of Restricted Joint Bidders in the Federal Register at 87 FR 65248. Potential bidders are advised to refer to the Federal Register , prior to bidding, for the most current List of Restricted Joint Bidders in place at the time of the lease sale. Please refer to the joint bidding provisions at 30 CFR 556.511-.515.

The name and title of all signatories executing documents on behalf of any bidder must match the names and titles of persons authorized by the bidder to act on its behalf as reflected in BOEM's qualification records. Bidders are advised that BOEM considers the signed bid to be a legally binding obligation on the part of the bidders to comply with all applicable regulations, including payment of one-fifth of the bonus bid on all high bids. A statement to this effect is included on each bid form (see the document “Bid Form” that is included in the Final NOS package).

BOEM warns bidders against violation of 18 U.S.C. 1860, prohibiting unlawful combination or intimidation of bidders.

Bids may be withdrawn only by written request delivered to BOEM prior to the bid submission deadline via any parcel delivery service. Withdrawals will not be accepted in person or via email. The withdrawal request must be on company letterhead and must contain the bidder's name, its BOEM qualification number, the map name and number, and the block number of each bid to be withdrawn. The withdrawal request must be executed by one or more of the representatives named in the BOEM qualification records. The name and title of the authorized signatory must be typed under the signature block on the withdrawal request. The BOEM Alaska RD, or the RD's designee, will indicate approval by signing and dating the withdrawal request.

Minimum bonus bid calculations, including rounding, for all blocks are shown in the document “List of Blocks Available for Leasing” included in the Final NOS package. The bonus bid amount must be stated in whole dollars. If the acreage of a block contains a decimal figure, then prior to calculating the minimum bonus bid, BOEM will round up to the next whole hectare. The appropriate minimum rate per hectare will be applied to the whole (rounded up) acreage. The bonus bid amount must be greater than or equal to the minimum bonus bid, as calculated and stated in the Final NOS package.

The Final NOS package includes instructions, samples, and the preferred format for the items listed below. BOEM strongly encourages bidders to use the recommended formats. If bidders use another format, they are responsible for including all the information specified for each item in the Final NOS package.

Sealed bids received in response to the Final NOS will be opened at the date and hour specified under the DATES section of the Final NOS. The bid opening and reading will be held at 3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, but the venue is not open to the public, media, or industry. Instead, the bid opening and reading will be available for the public to view on BOEM's website at https://www.boem.gov/ak258/ via live-streaming video. The results will also be posted on BOEM's website upon completion of bid opening and reading. The opening of the bids is for the sole purpose of publicly announcing and recording the bids received. No bids will be accepted or rejected at that time.

Each bidder submitting an apparent high bid must submit a bonus bid deposit to ONRR equal to one-fifth of the bonus bid amount for each such bid. A copy of the notification of the high bidder's one-fifth bonus bid amount can be obtained on the BOEM website at https://www.boem.gov/ak258/ under the heading “Notification of EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability” after 1:00 p.m. on the day of the sale. All payments must be electronically deposited into an interest-bearing account in the U.S. Treasury by 4 p.m. eastern time on January 3, 2023, which is the first business day following the bid reading (no exceptions). Account information is provided in the “Instructions for Making Electronic Funds Transfer Bonus Payments” found on the BOEM website identified above.

Submitting payment to your financial institution as soon as possible the day of bid reading, but no later than 7 p.m. eastern time the day of bid reading, will help ensure that deposits have time to process through the U.S. Treasury and post to ONRR. ONRR cannot confirm payment until the monies have been moved into settlement status by the U.S. Treasury. BOEM requires bidders to use EFT procedures for payment of one-fifth bonus bid deposits for Cook Inlet Sale 258 following the detailed instructions contained on the ONRR Payment Information web page at https://www.onrr.gov/ReportPay/payments.htm. Acceptance of a deposit does not constitute, and will not be construed as, acceptance of any bid on behalf of the United States.

The United States reserves the right to withdraw any block from this lease sale prior to issuance of a written acceptance of a bid for the block.

The United States reserves the right to reject any and all bids, regardless of the amount offered. Furthermore, no bid will be accepted, and no lease for any block will be awarded to any bidder, unless:

(1) The bidder has complied with all applicable regulations and requirements of the Final NOS, including those set forth in the documents contained in the Final NOS package;

(2) The bid is the highest valid bid; and

(3) The amount of the bid has been determined to be adequate by the authorized officer.

Any bid submitted that does not conform to the requirements of the Final NOS package, OCSLA and its implementing regulations, or any other applicable statute or regulation will be rejected and returned to the bidder. The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission will review the results of the lease sale for any antitrust issues prior to the acceptance of bids and issuance of leases.

To ensure that the U.S. Government receives fair market value for the conveyance of leases from this sale, BOEM will evaluate high bids in accordance with the bid adequacy procedures that are effective on the date of the sale. These procedures are available on BOEM's website at https://www.boem.gov/Bid-Adequacy-Procedures/.

BOEM requires each bidder awarded a lease to complete the following:

(1) Execute all copies of the lease (Form BOEM-2005 [February 2017], as amended);

(2) Pay by EFT the balance of the bonus bid amount and the first year's rental for each lease issued in accordance with the requirements of 30 CFR 1218.155 and 556.520(a); and

(3) Satisfy the bonding requirements of 30 CFR part 556, subpart I, as amended.

ONRR requests that only one transaction be used for payment of the balance of the bonus bid amount and the first year's rental. Once ONRR receives such payment, the bidder awarded the lease may not request a refund of the balance of the bonus bid amount or first year's rental payment.

The BOEM Alaska RD has the discretion to change any date, time, and location specified in the Final NOS package in case of an event that the BOEM Alaska RD deems may interfere with the carrying out of a fair and orderly lease sale process. Such events could include, but are not limited to, natural disasters ( e.g., earthquakes or floods), wars, riots, acts of terrorism, fires, strikes, civil disorder, or other events of a similar nature. In case of such events, bidders should call (907) 334-5200, or access the BOEM website at https://www.boem.gov for information regarding any changes.

Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2022).

Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on November 22, 2022, ordered that—

(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain products identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1, 2, and 4 of the '297 patent; claims 29-32 of the '673 patent; claims 1-11 of the '588 patent; claims 11-13 and 15-17 of the '553 patent; and claims 1-7 and 10-16 of the '808 patent; and whether an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;

(2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language description of the accused products or category of accused products, which defines the scope of the investigation, is “smart televisions, digital tablets, dedicated streaming media and video processing devices and set-top boxes, and components thereof”;

(3) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of investigation shall be served:

(a) The complainant is:

(b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint is to be served:

(4) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge.

The Office of Unfair Import Investigations is not a party to this investigation.

Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), as amended in 85 FR 15798 (March 19, 2020), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the complainant of the complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown.

Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent.

Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2022).

Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on November 18, 2022, ordered that —

(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain products identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of claim 1 of the '238 patent; claims 1-4 of the '878 patent; and claims 1 and 2 of the '542 patent and, whether an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;

(2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language description of the accused products or category of accused products, which defines the scope of the investigation, is “desktop computers and laptop computers”;

(3) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of investigation shall be served:

(a) The complainant is:

(b) The respondent is the following entity alleged to be in violation of section 337, and is the party upon which the complaint is to be served:

(4) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge.

The Office of Unfair Import Investigations will not participate as a party in this investigation.

Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the named respondent in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), as amended in 85 FR 15798 (March 19, 2020), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the complainant of the complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown.

Failure of the respondent to file a timely response to each allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent.

Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2022).

Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on November 22, 2022, ordered that —

(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain products identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1, 3-6, and 11-21 of the '547 patent; claims 1-5, 7-14, and 16-18 of the '887 patent; claims 1, 3-6, and 11-35 of the '982 patent; and claims 1, 3-6, and 11-19 of the '585 patent, and whether an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;

(2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language description of the accused products or category of accused products, which defines the scope of the investigation, is “biolayer interferometers, biosensors, and kits containing biosensors and reagents”;

(3) Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(l), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the presiding administrative law judge shall take evidence or other information and hear arguments from the parties or other interested persons with respect to the public interest in this investigation, as appropriate, and provide the Commission with findings of fact and a recommended determination on this issue, which shall be limited to the statutory public interest factors set forth in 19 U.S.C. l337(d)(l), (f)(1), (g)(1);

(4) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of investigation shall be served:

(a) The complainant is:

(b) The respondent is the following entity alleged to be in violation of section 337, and is the party upon which the complaint is to be served:

(c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and

(5) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge. Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the named respondent in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), as amended in 85 FR 15798 (March 19, 2020), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the complainant of the complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown.

Failure of the respondent to file a timely response to each allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent.

Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2022).

Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on November 22, 2022, ordered that —

(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain products identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1-6 and 11-13 of the '760 patent, and whether an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;

(2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language description of the accused products or category of accused products, which defines the scope of the investigation, is “semiconductor devices, and specifically undiced wafers, diced wafers, packaged chips and chipsets both attached and unattached to printed circuit boards; and end products incorporating such articles, specifically amplifiers, LIDAR sensor systems, automotive control modules, WiFi routers, and cameras”;

(3) Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(l), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the presiding administrative law judge shall take evidence or other information and hear arguments from the parties or other interested persons with respect to the public interest in this investigation, as appropriate, and provide the Commission with findings of fact and a recommended determination on this issue, which shall be limited to the statutory public interest factors set forth in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(l), (f)(1), (g)(1);

(4) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of investigation shall be served:

(a) The complainant is:

(b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint is to be served:

(c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and

(5) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge.

Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), as amended in 85 FR 15798 (March 19, 2020), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the complainant of the complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown.

Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent.

Background. —In September 2016, the Commission determined that a U.S. industry was materially injured by reason of imports of hot-rolled steel flat products from Turkey found by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (81 FR 66996, Sept. 29, 2016). Turkish producer and exporter Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S. (Erdemir) did not appeal the Commission's final affirmative material injury determination in the antidumping duty investigation with respect to Turkey.

On September 1, 2021, Commerce initiated, and the ITC instituted, five-year reviews of the antidumping duty order on hot-rolled steel flat products from Turkey (86 FR 48983 & 86 FR 49057, Sept. 1, 2021). On December 6, 2021, the Commission determined to conduct a full five-year review of the order (87 FR 3123, Jan. 20, 2022).

On September 10, 2021, the Commission received a request from Erdemir to review its affirmative determination in investigation No. 731-TA-1296 (Final) pursuant to section 751(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(b)). The request alleged there have been significant changed circumstances since the issuance of the Commission's 2016 determination. Specifically, Erdemir alleged that Commerce's recalculation of Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S.'s (Colakoglu) antidumping duty margin to zero percent and Colakoglu's consequent exclusion from the antidumping duty order as a result of judicial review constitute significantly changed circumstances from those in existence at the time of the original investigation. According to Erdemir, the exclusion of Colakoglu from the antidumping duty order places this case in pari materia with the Commission's finding of negligibility in the countervailing duty investigation and provides a compelling basis to now find that imports from Turkey were negligible in the original antidumping duty investigation.

On December 2, 2021, the Commission published a Federal Register notice inviting comments from the public on whether changed circumstances exist sufficient to warrant the institution of a changed circumstances review (86 FR 68512, Dec. 2, 2021). In response to its Federal Register notice soliciting comments, the Commission received a submission opposing the institution of a changed circumstances review jointly filed on behalf of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., Nucor Corporation, SSAB Enterprises, LLC, Steel Dynamics, Inc., and United States Steel Corporation. The Commission also received separate submissions in favor of instituting a changed circumstances review on behalf of the government of the Republic of Turkey and Erdemir.

The Commission has determined not to institute a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on hot-rolled steel flat products from Turkey. At the time Erdemir filed its request for a changed circumstance review, the Commission was already conducting a five-year review of the antidumping duty order on hot-rolled steel flat products from Turkey. Conducting a changed circumstances review at the same time as a five-year review would be unwarranted because it would be duplicative of the full five-year review. See Eveready Battery Co. Inc. v. United States, 77 F. Supp.2d 1327 (CIT 1999) (finding that a request for a changed circumstances review was rendered moot by the Commission's institution of a full five-year review). Moreover, the result that Erdemir seeks—reexamination of the Commission's original negligibility finding—is not possible in a changed circumstances review because negligibility is not a factor for the Commission to consider under the statute in a changed circumstances review. A changed circumstances review involves a forward-looking inquiry that considers whether in view of changed circumstances an order is no longer needed to prevent the continuation or recurrence of material injury; it does not provide an opportunity for the Commission to reconsider and amend its original injury determination. Compare 19 U.S.C. 1675a(a) with 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)(1) & 1677(24).

While not included in its request for a changed circumstances review, Erdemir raised in its comments regarding the changed circumstances request that the Commission consider the alternative of conducting a reconsideration proceeding. After considering this alternative request, the Commission has determined not to exercise its authority to undertake a reconsideration of its negligibility analysis in its original material injury determination with respect to the antidumping duty investigation of imports of hot-rolled steel flat products from Turkey.

In view of the presumption of finality and correctness that underlies past action by the Commission, the Commission has chosen to exercise its authority to reconsider only when “extraordinary circumstances” are present. For example, the Commission reconsidered its determination in Ferrosilicion “when a fraud has been perpetrated on the tribunal in its initial proceeding.” Ferrosilicon from Brazil, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, and Venezuela, Inv. Nos. 731-TA-566-570, 641 and 303-TA-23 (Reconsideration), USITC Pub. 3218 (Aug. 1999) (“ Ferrosilicon Reconsideration” ), aff'd Elkem Metals Co. v. United States, 193 F.Supp.2d 1314 (CIT 2002). In Ferrosilicon Reconsideration, the Commission concluded that the “type of extraordinary circumstances that . . . would warrant reconsideration of a Commission determination—matters that strike at the heart of the integrity of the administrative process” were present because “[d]omestic producers were criminally convicted of an offense concerning an issue—the establishment of prices for ferrosilicon—that was a focal point of the original Commission investigations.” Ferrosilicon Reconsideration at 8.

Recognizing that the facts presented are unique to each case, and in this case where there is no evidence of fraud or other facts that suggest extraordinary circumstances, we do not find that the recalculation of the dumping margin by Commerce with respect to hot-rolled steel flat products from Turkey warrants reconsideration of our determination. We note that our finding is consistent with the Statement of Administrative Action to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (SAA) and statutory provisions, in which Congress specifically contemplated subsequent changes to the antidumping duty margins and instructed that such changes would not be a basis to reconsider the Commission's impact analysis. 1 See 19 U.S.C. 1677(35)(C) and SAA at 851. There was a path for Erdemir to avail itself to preserve its rights to obtain a reexamination of the Commission's original determination in light of the subsequent successful appeal of Commerce's final original determination that resulted in a de minimis dumping margin for Colakoglu and exclusion of imports from Colakoglu from the scope of Commerce's final affirmative antidumping duty determination. The potential impact on Erdemir at the time that Erdemir and Colakoglu appealed Commerce's final antidumping duty determination was known to Erdemir at that time, and in fact, Erdemir joined Colaloglu in appealing Commerce's original determination. Erdemir did not appeal the Commission's final affirmative material injury determination which would have provided it with the opportunity to preserve its rights for further reconsideration of the merits based on the outcome of Commerce's appeal. Accord Borlem S.A. Empreedimentos Industriais v. United States, 913 F.2d 933, 939 (Fed. Cir. 1990); LG Electronics, Inc. v. U.S. International Trade Commission, Slip Op. 14-8, 2014 WL 260603, at *3 (CIT Jan. 23, 2014). The interests of the finality of the agency's decision are paramount under the circumstances presented and, absent extraordinary circumstances, we decline the request to revisit the final original determination.

Authority: This notice is published pursuant to section 207.45 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 2

This information collection maintains the safe use of high-voltage continuous mining machines (HVCMMs) in underground coal mines by requiring testing, examination and maintenance on machines to reduce fire, electrical shock, ignition and operation hazards. 30 CFR 75.829(b)(1), 75.831, and 75.832(a) through (c) and (g)(1through (g)(3) contain requirements for examination, maintenance, and recordkeeping on HVCMMs to reduce fire, electrical shock, ignition, and operational hazards. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on August 22, 2022 (87 FR 51448).

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

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

Agency: DOL-MSHA.

Title of Collection: High-Voltage Continuous Mining Machine Standards for Underground Coal Mines.

OMB Control Number: 1219-0140.

Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits institutions.

Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 3.

Total Estimated Number of Responses: 4,092.

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 192 hours.

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

The Secretary of Labor invites interested persons to submit nominations for membership on ACCSH.

ACCSH advises the Secretary of Labor and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (Assistant Secretary) in the formulation of standards affecting the construction industry, and on policy matters arising in the administration of the safety and health provisions under the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (Construction Safety Act (CSA)) (40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq. ) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq. ) (see also 29 CFR 1911.10 and 1912.3). In addition, the CSA and OSHA regulations require the Assistant Secretary to consult with ACCSH before the agency proposes occupational safety and health standards affecting construction activities (40 U.S.C. 3704; 29 CFR 1911.10).

ACCSH operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and the implementing regulations (41 CFR 102-3 et seq. ); and Department of Labor Manual Series Chapter 1-900 (8/31/2020). ACCSH generally meets two to four times a year.

ACCSH consists of 15 members whom the Secretary appoints. ACCSH members generally serve two-year terms, unless they resign, cease to be qualified, become unable to serve, or the Secretary removes them (29 CFR 1912.3(e)). The Secretary may appoint ACCSH members to successive terms. No member of ACCSH, other than members who represent employers or employees, shall have an economic interest in any proposed rule that affects the construction industry (29 CFR 1912.6).

The categories of ACCSH membership are, and number of new members to be appointed to replace members whose terms will expire are:

• Five members who are qualified by experience and affiliation to present the viewpoint of employers in the construction industry-five employer representatives will be appointed;

• Five members who are similarly qualified to present the viewpoint of employees in the construction industry-five employee representatives will be appointed;

• Two representatives of State safety and health agencies-two representatives from a State safety and health agency will be appointed;

• Two public members, qualified by knowledge and experience to make a useful contribution to the work of ACCSH, such as those who have professional or technical experience and competence with occupational safety and health in the construction industry-two public representatives will be appointed; and

• One representative designated by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and appointed by the Secretary-no new appointment will be made.

Any interested person or organization may nominate one or more individuals for membership on ACCSH. Interested persons also are invited and encouraged to submit statements in support of nominees.

Nominations must include the following information:

• Nominee's contact information and current employment or position;

• Nominee's résumé or curriculum vitae, including prior membership on ACCSH and other relevant organizations and associations;

• Category of membership (employer, employee, public, State safety and health agency) that the nominee is qualified to represent;

• A summary of the background, experience, and qualifications that addresses the nominee's suitability for each of the nominated membership categories;

• Articles or other documents the nominee has authored that indicate the nominee's knowledge, experience, and expertise in occupational safety and health, particularly as it pertains to the construction industry; and

• A statement that the nominee is aware of the nomination, is willing to regularly attend and participate in ACCSH meetings, and has no conflicts of interest that would preclude membership on ACCSH.

The Department of Labor is committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and seeks broad-based and diverse ACCSH membership. To the extent permitted by FACA and other laws, ACCSH membership will be consistent with achieving the greatest impact, scope, and credibility among diverse stakeholders. The diversity in such membership includes, but is not limited to, race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The Secretary will select the ACCSH members on the basis of their experience, knowledge, and competence in the field of occupational safety and health, particularly as it pertains to the construction industry. Information received through this nomination process, in addition to other relevant sources of information, will assist the Secretary in making these appointments to ACCSH. The Secretary will consider individuals nominated in response to this Federal Register document, as well as other qualified individuals, in selecting members to ACCSH. OSHA will publish a list of ACCSH members in the Federal Register .

James S. Frederick, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, authorized the preparation of this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 655, 40 U.S.C. 3704, Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and 29 CFR part 1912.

This meeting will only be available by Webex or telephonically for members of the public. If dialing in via toll number, you must use a touch-tone phone to participate in this meeting. Any interested person may join via Webex at https://nasaenterprise.webex.com, the meeting number is 2762 766 0883, and the password is n@cTIE121522. The toll number to listen by phone is +1-415-527-5035. To avoid using the toll number, after joining the Webex meeting, select the audio connection option that says, “Call Me” and enter your phone number. If using the desktop or web app, check the “Connect to audio without pressing 1 on my phone” box to connect directly to the meeting.

The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics:

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

IMLS is particularly interested in public comments that help the agency to:

• Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

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

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the Nation's libraries and museums. We advance, support, and empower America's museums, libraries, and related organizations through grant making, research, and policy development. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov.

The Research for Grants for American Latino History and Culture Program (ALHC Program) is intended to inform IMLS as it designs and implements a new grantmaking program to build the capacity of American Latino museums and education organizations nationwide. The ALHC Program was authorized for creation by NMALA in 2020 (H.R. 2420)—the same Act that authorized creation of a new Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino. This proposed research will be the first for the ALHC Program to help ensure its relevance to the field and accessibility to potential grantees as well as the measurement of project outcomes. Coupled with a secondary data collection effort (which will include reviewing administrative records, museum/nonprofit grantee databases, and a literature review), this study will include three specific primary data collection activities: community listening sessions, semi-structured interviews, potential applicants, and a survey of potential ALHC Program grantees.

Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Title: Research for the Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture Program.

OMB Control Number: 3137-NEW.

Agency Number: 3137.

Respondents/Affected Public: Museum and cultural professionals at organizations that would be interested in seeking public funding through a new IMLS Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture Program, and other stakeholders with expertise in the American Latino Museum History and Culture space.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 250.

Frequency of Response: Once per request.

Average Minutes per Response: To be determined.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: To be determined.

Cost Burden (dollars): To be determined.

Public Comments Invited: Comments submitted in response to this Notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB's clearance of this information collection.

Title of Collection: NSF Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Phase I Presubmission Project Pitch Form.

OMB Control No.: 3145-New.

Expiration Date of Approval: Not applicable.

Abstract: The NSF Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase I and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) Phase I Project Pitch is the new NSF SBIR/STTR pre-submission process that conveys information needed to direct the proposed SBIR/STTR project to the appropriate NSF Program Director (PD) for review and possible proposal submission invitation. This Project Pitch is to be submitted by the applying small business (as “proposer”) to the relevant NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I technology topic. The Project Pitch outlines solicitation-specific aspects of the project (such as the proposed technology innovation and project objectives with associated level of technical risk). In the past, this Project Pitch (previously referred to as the Executive Summary) was an optional submission via email as an attached two to three-page (maximum) document and was often in varying formats or missing some parts of the required document elements, which in turn caused delays or additional corrections on behalf of the proposer. The NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I Project Pitch form captures the same requested information, as outlined in the NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I Program solicitation, but all within one secure, web-based form. In specific, the form collects submitting proposer company and team information; the proposed technology innovation; the technical objectives and challenges; and the market opportunity. The form also allows the proposer to choose (from a drop-down menu) the most relevant NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I technical topic area, ensuring that the submitted Project Pitch goes to the most appropriate Program Director.

Respondents: Small businesses who submit proposals to NSF's SBIR/STTR Phase I Program.

Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 2,000.

Burden on the Public: 2 hours (per response) for an annual total of 4,000 hours.

Title of Collection: Office of Equity and Civil Rights Awardee Survey Form.

OMB Control No.: 3145-New.

Expiration Date of Approval: Not applicable.

Abstract: The purpose of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of Equity and Civil Rights (OECR) Awardee Survey Form is to collect awardee feedback and input on NSF's awardee term and condition that requires NSF to be notified: (1) of any findings/determinations regarding the PI or co-PI that demonstrate a violation of awardee codes of conduct, policies, regulations or statutes relating to sexual harassment, other forms of harassment, or sexual assault; or (2) if the awardee places the PI, or co-PI on administrative leave or imposes an administrative action relating to a finding or investigation of a violation of awardee policies, codes of conduct, statutes or regulations relating to sexual harassment, other forms of harassment, or sexual assault. This survey will assist NSF OECR in assessing how the term and condition has been implemented at awardee organizations and whether improvements or adjustments to the term and condition are either necessary or appropriate to maximize its efficacy and ease of use. This survey will allow us to reach out directly to NSF awardees, to include Authorized Organizational Representatives, Title IX coordinators and researchers, to better understand their respective experiences with the term and condition and to gather their comments for adjustments or enhancements to it.

Respondents: Representatives from NSF Awardee Institutions.

Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 100.

Burden on the Public: Estimated 25 minutes per respondent to complete the survey, for a total estimated burden time of 51 hours. This information should be readily available to the representatives selected.

Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022-0197, facility name, unit number(s), docket number(s), application date, and subject when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly available information related to this action by any of the following methods:

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2022-0197.

• NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html . To begin the search, select “Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.” For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov . The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document.

• NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal rulemaking website ( https://www.regulations.gov ). Please include Docket ID NRC-2022-0197, facility name, unit number(s), docket number(s), application date, and subject, in your comment submission.

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

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

For the facility-specific amendment requests shown in this notice, the Commission finds that the licensees' analyses provided, consistent with section 50.91 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) “Notice for public comment; State consultation,” are sufficient to support the proposed determinations that these amendment requests involve NSHC. Under the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, operation of the facilities in accordance with the proposed amendments would not (1) involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or (3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety.

The Commission is seeking public comments on these proposed determinations. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered in making any final determinations.

Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendments until the expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The Commission may issue any of these license amendments before expiration of the 60-day period provided that its final determination is that the amendment involves NSHC. In addition, the Commission may issue any of these amendments prior to the expiration of the 30-day comment period if circumstances change during the 30-day comment period such that failure to act in a timely way would result, for example in derating or shutdown of the facility. If the Commission takes action on any of these amendments prior to the expiration of either the comment period or the notice period, it will publish in the Federal Register a notice of issuance. If the Commission makes a final NSHC determination for any of these amendments, any hearing will take place after issuance. The Commission expects that the need to take action on any amendment before 60 days have elapsed will occur very infrequently.

Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any persons (petitioner) whose interest may be affected by any of these actions may file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition) with respect to that action. Petitions shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's “Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure” in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309. The NRC's regulations are accessible electronically from the NRC Library on the NRC's website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr . If a petition is filed, the Commission or a presiding officer will rule on the petition and, if appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued.

As required by 10 CFR 2.309(d) the petition should specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the following general requirements for standing: (1) the name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner; (2) the nature of the petitioner's right to be made a party to the proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (4) the possible effect of any decision or order which may be entered in the proceeding on the petitioner's interest.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f), the petition must also set forth the specific contentions that the petitioner seeks to have litigated in the proceeding. Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In addition, the petitioner must provide a brief explanation of the bases for the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or expert opinion that support the contention and on which the petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The petitioner must also provide references to the specific sources and documents on which the petitioner intends to rely to support its position on the issue. The petition must include sufficient information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant or licensee on a material issue of law or fact. Contentions must be limited to matters within the scope of the proceeding. The contention must be one that, if proven, would entitle the petitioner to relief. A petitioner who fails to satisfy the requirements at 10 CFR 2.309(f) with respect to at least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.

Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene. Parties have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing with respect to resolution of that party's admitted contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence, consistent with the NRC's regulations, policies, and procedures.

Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. Petitions and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that are filed after the deadline will not be entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) through (iii). The petition must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the “Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)” section of this document.

If a hearing is requested, and the Commission has not made a final determination on the issue of NSHC, the Commission will make a final determination on the issue of NSHC. The final determination will serve to establish when the hearing is held. If the final determination is that the amendment request involves NSHC, the Commission may issue the amendment and make it immediately effective, notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any hearing would take place after issuance of the amendment. If the final determination is that the amendment request involves a significant hazards consideration, then any hearing held would take place before the issuance of the amendment unless the Commission finds an imminent danger to the health or safety of the public, in which case it will issue an appropriate order or rule under 10 CFR part 2.

A State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should state the nature and extent of the petitioner's interest in the proceeding. The petition should be submitted to the Commission no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. The petition must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the “Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)” section of this document, and should meet the requirements for petitions set forth in this section, except that under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmental body, or Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof does not need to address the standing requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility is located within its boundaries. Alternatively, a State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.315(c).

If a petition is submitted, any person who is not a party to the proceeding and is not affiliated with or represented by a party may, at the discretion of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited appearance pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person making a limited appearance may make an oral or written statement of his or her position on the issues but may not otherwise participate in the proceeding. A limited appearance may be made at any session of the hearing or at any prehearing conference, subject to the limits and conditions as may be imposed by the presiding officer. Details regarding the opportunity to make a limited appearance will be provided by the presiding officer if such sessions are scheduled.

All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings including documents filed by an interested State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or designated agency thereof that requests to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302. The E-Filing process requires participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in some cases, to mail copies on electronic storage media, unless an exemption permitting an alternative filing method, as further discussed, is granted. Detailed guidance on electronic submissions is located in the “Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC” (ADAMS Accession No. ML13031A056) and on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html .

To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10 days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the Office of the Secretary by email at Hearing.Docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID) certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic docket.

Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html . After a digital ID certificate is obtained and a docket created, the participant must submit adjudicatory documents in Portable Document Format. Guidance on submissions is available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html . A filing is considered complete at the time the document is submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on the due date. Upon receipt of a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends the submitter an email confirming receipt of the document. The E-Filing system also distributes an email that provides access to the document to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any others who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the document on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a digital ID certificate before adjudicatory documents are filed to obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing system.

A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC's Electronic Filing Help Desk through the “Contact Us” link located on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by email to MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Participants who believe that they have good cause for not submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper format. Such filings must be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(b)-(d). Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this manner are responsible for serving their documents on all other participants. Participants granted an exemption under 10 CFR 2.302(g)(2) must still meet the electronic formatting requirement in 10 CFR 2.302(g)(1), unless the participant also seeks and is granted an exemption from 10 CFR 2.302(g)(1).

Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the NRC's electronic hearing docket, which is publicly available at https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued digital ID certificate as previously described, click “cancel” when the link requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to the NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access any publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket. Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone numbers in their filings unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submission of such information. With respect to copyrighted works, except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants should not include copyrighted materials in their submission.

The following table provides the plant name, docket number, date of application, ADAMS accession number, and location in the application of the licensees' proposed NSHC determinations. For further details with respect to these license amendment applications, see the applications for amendment, which are available for public inspection in ADAMS. For additional direction on accessing information related to this document, see the “Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments” section of this document.

During the period since publication of the last monthly notice, the Commission has issued the following amendments. The Commission has determined for each of these amendments that the application complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, which are set forth in the license amendment.

A notice of consideration of issuance of amendment to facility operating license or combined license, as applicable, proposed NSHC determination, and opportunity for a hearing in connection with these actions, was published in the Federal Register as indicated in the safety evaluation for each amendment.

Unless otherwise indicated, the Commission has determined that these amendments satisfy the criteria for categorical exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared for these amendments. If the Commission has prepared an environmental assessment under the special circumstances provision in 10 CFR 51.22(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment, it is so indicated in the safety evaluation for the amendment.

For further details with respect to each action, see the amendment and associated documents such as the Commission's letter and safety evaluation, which may be obtained using the ADAMS accession numbers indicated in the following table. The safety evaluation will provide the ADAMS accession numbers for the application for amendment and the Federal Register citation for any environmental assessment. All of these items can be accessed as described in the “Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments” section of this document.