Title: Dairy Products Mandatory Sales Reporting.

OMB Number: 0581-0274.

Expiration Date of Approval: February 28, 2026.

Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: Under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq. ), as amended, persons engaged in manufacturing dairy products are required to provide to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) certain information, including the price, quantity, and moisture content, where applicable, of dairy products sold by the manufacturer. Manufacturers and other persons storing dairy products must also report to USDA information on the quantity of dairy products stored. This information is used by USDA to help administer Federal programs and is used by the dairy industry in planning, pricing, and projecting supplies of milk and milk products.

Under the Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program (7 CFR part 1170), various manufacturer reports are filed electronically on a weekly basis. USDA publishes composites of the information obtained to help industry members make informed marketing decisions regarding dairy products. The information is also used to establish minimum prices for Class III and Class IV milk under Federal milk marketing orders. Additional paper forms are filed by manufacturers on an annual basis to validate participation in the mandatory reporting program. USDA uses the information collected to verify compliance with applicable regulations.

Only authorized representatives of USDA, including AMS Dairy Program's regional and headquarters staff, have access to information provided on the forms.

Requesting public comments on the information collection and forms described below is part of the process to obtain approval through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Forms needing OMB approval are contained in OMB No. 0581-0274 and include forms for reporting cheddar cheese price and volume (DY-202); butter price and volume (DY-201); nonfat dry milk price and volume (DY-205); and dry whey price and volume (DY-204). Annual validation information is reported on Forms DA-230 and DA-230-S. Manufacturers and others who are required to file reports under this program must also maintain original records associated with the sale and storage of dairy products for two years and must make those records available to USDA upon request. Manufacturers who produce and annually market less than one million pounds of cheddar cheese, butter, nonfat dry milk, or dry whey are exempt from the reporting requirements for those products.

Information collection requirements included in this request for an extension are as follows:

Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per week for each report submitted.

Respondents: Cheddar cheese manufacturers of 40-pound blocks. Each reporting entity may report for a single cheddar cheese plant or it may report for more than one cheddar cheese plant, depending upon how the business is structured.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 18.

Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 52.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 312 hours.

Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per week for each report submitted.

Respondents: Butter manufacturers. Each reporting entity may report for a single butter plant or it may report for more than one butter plant, depending upon how the business is structured.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 16.

Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 52.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 277 hours.

Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per week for each report submitted.

Respondents: Nonfat dry milk (NFDM) manufacturers. Each reporting entity may report for a single NFDM plant or it may report for more than one NFDM plant, depending upon how the business is structured.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 27.

Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 52.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 468 hours.

Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per week for each report submitted.

Respondents: Dry whey manufacturers. Each reporting entity may report for a single dry whey plant or it may report for more than one dry whey plant, depending upon how the business is structured.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 16.

Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 52.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 277 hours.

Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per year for each report submitted.

Respondents: Dairy manufacturers. Each reporting entity may report for a single plant or it may report for more than one plant, depending upon how the business is structured.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 96.

Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 32 hours.

Follow up questions may be sent to respondents for questionable data submitted for the weekly dairy product sales data collection. The follow-up verification is sent via email or phone call.

Estimate of Burden: The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 minutes for each contact from AMS.

Respondents: Dairy manufacturers. AMS may contact manufacturers required to report in sections (1)-(4) as necessary to follow up on missing or incomplete reports and ensure accurate information is provided by manufacturers.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 7.

Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 52.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 30 hours.

Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of the information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 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.

All comments on this notice will be summarized and included in the submission for OMB approval and will become a matter of public record.

AMS is committed to complying with the E-Government Act to promote the use of the internet and other information technologies, to provide increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information and services, and for other purposes.

A 60-day comment period is provided to allow interested persons to respond to the notice.

In accordance with the provisions set forth in the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (EFAA), 7 U.S.C. 7501, et seq., and the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, 7 U.S.C. 2036, the Department makes foods available to States for use in providing nutrition assistance to those in need through TEFAP. In accordance with section 214 of the EFAA, 7 U.S.C. 7515, funding for TEFAP foods is allocated among States according to a formula that accounts for poverty and unemployment levels within each State. Section 214(a)(1) of the Act requires that 60 percent of each State's allocation be based on the number of people with incomes below the poverty level within the State; and Section 214(a)(2) requires that the remaining 40 percent be equal to the percentage of the nation's unemployed persons within the State. State officials are responsible for establishing the network through which the foods will be used by ERAs in providing nutrition assistance to those in need and for allocating foods among those ERAs. States have full discretion in determining the amount of foods that will be made available to ERAs for use in preparing meals and/or for distribution to households for home consumption.

Surplus foods donated for distribution under TEFAP are Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) foods purchased under the authority of section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, 7 U.S.C. 1431 (section 416) and foods purchased under the surplus removal authority of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, 7 U.S.C. 612c (section 32). The types of foods typically purchased under section 416 include dairy, grains, oils, and peanut products. The types of foods purchased under section 32 include meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, dry beans, juices, and fruits.

Approximately $262 million in surplus foods acquired in FY 2024 are being delivered to States in FY 2025. Surplus foods currently scheduled for delivery in FY 2025 include almonds, apples, applesauce, asparagus, cheese, dates, figs, fish, grape juice, grapefruit, hazelnuts, milk, peaches, pears, pecans, pistachios, plums, potatoes, strawberries, and walnuts. Other surplus foods may be made available to TEFAP throughout the year. The Department would like to point out that food acquisitions are based on changing agricultural market conditions; therefore, the availability of foods is subject to change.

In accordance with section 27 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, 7 U.S.C. 2036, the Secretary is directed to purchase an estimated $462.25 million worth of foods in FY 2025 for distribution through TEFAP.

For FY 2025, the Department anticipates purchasing the foods listed in the following table for distribution through TEFAP. The amounts of each item purchased will depend on the prices the Department must pay, as well as the quantity of each item requested by the States. Changes in agricultural market conditions may result in the availability of additional types of foods or the non-availability of one or more foods listed in the table.

RD announces its intent to adopt the FEIS titled “Hydropower License, Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project—FERC Project No. 13563-003 Alaska” prepared by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) under the EIS adoption provisions of the CEQ regulations (40 CFR 1506.3 (2024)). The FEIS was filed by FERC with an Order Issuing Original License on September 8, 2016. RD is deciding whether to provide funding for the same project. RD is proposing this adoption because it has conducted an independent review of the EIS and determined that it meets the standards for an adequate statement according to RD regulations at 7 CFR 1970, Subpart D. RD further determined that its action is substantially the same as that of FERC given that the agencies are both taking action on the same project, thus RD is adopting the EIS as final, consistent with 40 CFR 1506.3 (2024). The FEIS adequately assessed the environmental impacts associated with the hydroelectric project in which RD is deciding whether or not to fund.

Prior to proposing adoption, RD reviewed the FEIS and determined that the analysis performed by FERC in 2016 was still current and sufficient for the actions. RD conducted consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. RD requested concurrence that the informal consultation conducted by FERC under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service was still current and valid. USFWS and NMFS responded that the informal consultation was still current and valid and no new species were added since the initial consultation.

The project would be located on Lower Sweetheart Lake and Sweetheart Creek, within the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska. The project would occupy 2,058.24 acres of Federal lands within Tongrass National Forest, administered by the USDA, Forest Service. The Forest Service adopted the FEIS with a Record of Decision in September of 2017 and issued the applicant a special use authorization. The project would also occupy 131.18 acres of tideland and submerged lands of the State of Alaska. The proposed project would generate an average of about 116,000 megawatt-hours of energy annually.

The Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project may be funded under the Electric Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee Program. Under the Rural Electrification Act (RE Act) of 1936, as amended, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and empowered to make loans to nonprofit cooperatives and others for rural electrification for the purpose of financing the construction and operation of generating plants, electric transmission and distribution lines, or systems for the furnishing and improving of electric service to persons in rural areas (7 U.S.C. 904). A primary function or mission of RUS is to carry out the electric loan program (7 U.S.C. 6942). The project would occupy Federal lands and non-Federal lands. Project features include:

(a) A 280-foot-long, 111-foot-high concrete dam at the existing natural outlet of Lower Sweetheart Lake, with a 125-foot-long ungated overflow spillway;

(b) A 525-foot-long, 10-foot-high, 10-foot-wide arched reservoir outlet tunnel;

(c) A 45-foot-long, 25-foot-wide, 16-foot-high rectangular intake structure, with six 7-foot-diameter, 10-foot-high cylindrical fish screens adjacent to the right dam abutment;

(d) A 9,612-foot-long, 15-foot-wide, 15-foot-high underground power tunnel;

(e) An 896-foot-long, 9-foot diameter steel penstock installed within the lower portion of the power tunnel;

(f) Three 160-foot-long, 7- to 9-foot-diameter buried steel penstocks connecting the lower portion of the power tunnel to the powerhouse;

(g) A 160-foot-long, 60-foot-wide, 30-foot-high concrete and steel powerhouse;

(h) Three 7.1-megawatt (MW) turbines and three 6.6-MW generators;

(i) A 541-foot-long, 30- to 90-foot-wide rock tailrace with a fish exclusion structure;

(j) A 4,400-foot-long coastal road from the powerhouse to a dock/landing site for vehicle access is located on the east shore of Gilbert Bay;

(k) An 8.69-mile-long, 138-kilovolt (kV) transmission line traversing Gilbert Bay, the Snettisham Peninsula, and Port Snettisham, consisting of: (1) two buried segments, totaling 4,800 feet in length (2) two submarine segments, totaling 25,700 feet in length; and (3) one 15,400-foot-long overhead segment;

(l) A 22,000-square-foot fenced switchyard adjacent to the powerhouse;

(m) A 60-foot by 60-foot switchyard at the end of the transmission line on the north shore of Port Snettisham;

(n) A 25-foot-long, 5-foot-wide, 4-foot-deep salmon smolt re-entry pool adjacent to the powerhouse and tailrace;

(o) A 4,225-square-foot caretaker's facility near the dock;

(p) A 4,400-foot-long, 12.47-kV service buried transmission line and communication cable from the powerhouse to the dock and caretaker's facility;

(q) A 10,000-foot-long, 12.47-kV service transmission line and communication cable extending from the powerhouse to the dam site, in conduit inside the power tunnel;

(r) A 400-square-foot shelter at the dam site for employee use during smolt transport facility Operations; and

(s) Appurtenant facilities.

RD requests comments from the public, other agencies, Tribes, and other interested parties on the proposal to adopt the FERC FEIS, and any other associated issues or concerns that RD may need to consider before adopting this action.

This committee meeting is available to the public through the registration 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. Per the Federal Advisory Committee Act, public minutes of the meeting will include a list of persons who are present at the meeting. 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. Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over land-line connections to the toll-free telephone number. Closed captioning will be available for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have certain cognitive or learning impairments. To request additional accommodations, please email Liliana Schiller, Support Services Specialist, at lschiller@usccr.gov at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.

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 Ana Victoria Fortes at afortes@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional Programs Coordination Unit at (202) 681-0857.

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On February 18, 2015, Commerce published the AD and CVD orders on solar products from China. 1 On August 28, 2024, Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. (Lutron), a domestic producer, importer and exporter of subject merchandise, requested that Commerce conduct changed circumstances reviews (CCR) to find that it is appropriate to revoke the Orders, in part, with respect to certain small, low-wattage, off-grid CSPV cells, pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.216(b). 2 Lutron's CCR request included a letter from the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing (the Alliance), a domestic interested party in this proceeding, which stated that the Alliance did not oppose the partial revocation of the Orders proposed by Lutron. 3

On October 21, 2024, we published the notice of initiation of the requested CCRs. 4 In the Initiation Notice, we invited interested parties to provide comments and/or factual information regarding these CCRs, including comments on industry support and the proposed partial revocation language. 5 We received no comments or factual information.

The merchandise covered by these Orders is modules, laminates and/or panels consisting of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not partially or fully assembled into other products, including building integrated materials. For purposes of these Orders, subject merchandise includes modules, laminates and/or panels assembled in China consisting of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells produced in a customs territory other than China.

Subject merchandise includes modules, laminates and/or panels assembled in China consisting of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells of thickness equal to or greater than 20 micrometers, having a p/n junction formed by any means, whether or not the cell has undergone other processing, including, but not limited to, cleaning, etching, coating, and/or addition of materials (including, but not limited to, metallization and conductor patterns) to collect and forward the electricity that is generated by the cell.

Excluded from the scope of the Orders are thin film photovoltaic products produced from amorphous silicon (a-Si), cadmium telluride (CdTe), or copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS).

Also excluded from the scope of these Orders are modules, laminates and/or panels assembled in China, consisting of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, not exceeding 10,000 mm2 in surface area, that are permanently integrated into a consumer good whose function is other than power generation and that consumes the electricity generated by the integrated crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells. Where more than one module, laminate and/or panel is permanently integrated into a consumer good, the surface area for purposes of this exclusion shall be the total combined surface area of all modules, laminates and/or panels that are integrated into the consumer good.

Further, also excluded from the scope of these Orders are any products covered by the existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, laminates and/or panels, from China.

Additionally, excluded from the scope of these Orders are solar panels that are: (1) less than 300,000 mm2 in surface area; (2) less than 27.1 watts in power; (3) coated across their entire surface with a polyurethane doming resin; and (4) joined to a battery charging and maintaining unit (which is an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) box that incorporates a light emitting diode (LED)) by coated wires that include a connector to permit the incorporation of an extension cable. The battery charging and maintaining unit utilizes high-frequency triangular pulse waveforms designed to maintain and extend the life of batteries through the reduction of lead sulfate crystals. The above-described battery charging and maintaining unit is currently available under the registered trademark “SolarPulse.”

Also excluded from the scope of these Orders are off-grid crystalline silicon photovoltaic panels without a glass cover with the following characteristics: (1) total power output of 500 watts or less per panel; (2) maximum surface area of 8,000 cm2 per panel; (3) unit does not include a built-in inverter; (4) unit has visible parallel grid collector metallic wire lines every 2- 40 millimeters across each solar panel (depending on model); (5) solar cells are encased in laminated frosted PET material without stitching; (6) the panel is encased in polyester fabric with visible stitching which includes a Velcro-type storage pocket and unit closure, or encased within a Neoprene clamshell (depending on model); and (7) includes LED indicator.

Additionally excluded from the scope of these Orders are off-grid small portable crystalline silicon photovoltaic panels, with or without a glass cover, with the following characteristics: (1) a total power output of 200 watts or less per panel; (2) a maximum surface area of 16,000 cm2 per panel; (3) no built-in inverter; (4) an integrated handle or a handle attached to the package for ease of carry; (5) one or more integrated kickstands for easy installation or angle adjustment; and (6) a wire of not less than 3 meters either permanently connected or attached to the package that terminates in an 8mm diameter male barrel connector.

Merchandise covered by these Orders is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings 8501.61.0000, 8507.20.8030, 8507.20.8040, 8507.20.8060, 8507.20.8090, 8541.40.6015, 8541.40.6020, 8541.40.6030, 8541.40.6035 and 8501.31.8000. These HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope of these Orders is dispositive.

The products subject to the proposed revocation are certain small, low-wattage, off-grid CSPV cells that are permanently attached to an aluminum extrusion that controls natural light, whether or not assembled into a fully completed automation device that controls natural light. 6

Lutron requests that the following language be added to the scope of the Orders to implement the requested revocation:

Pursuant to section 751(d)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.222(g), Commerce may revoke an AD or CVD order, in whole or in part, based on a review under section 751(b) of the Act ( i.e., a CCR). Section 751(b)(1) of the Act requires a CCR to be conducted upon receipt of a request which shows changed circumstances sufficient to warrant a review. Section 782(h)(2) of the Act gives Commerce the authority to revoke an order if producers accounting for substantially all of the production of the domestic like product have expressed a lack of interest in the order. Section 351.222(g) of Commerce's regulations provides that Commerce will conduct a CCR of an AD or CVD order under 19 CFR 351.216, and may revoke an order (in whole or in part), if it concludes that: (i) producers accounting for substantially all of the production of the domestic like product to which the order pertains have expressed a lack of interest in the relief provided by the order, in whole or in part; or (ii) if other changed circumstances sufficient to warrant revocation exist. Thus, both the Act and Commerce's regulations require that “substantially all” domestic producers express a lack of interest in the order for Commerce to revoke the order, in whole or in part. 8 In its administrative practice, Commerce has interpreted “substantially all” to represent producers accounting for at least 85 percent of U.S. production of the domestic like product. 9

Lutron submitted a letter from the Alliance, a coalition of U.S. producers of the domestic like product, which stated that the Alliance did not oppose the changed circumstances reviews or the specific exclusion language proposed by Lutron. 10 In that letter, the Alliance did not indicate its share of production of the domestic like product. 11 Thus, Commerce was unable to determine, at the time that it initiated these CCRs, whether producers accounting for substantially all of the U.S. production of the domestic like product lacked interest in the Orders with respect to certain small, low-wattage, off-grid CSPV cells under consideration here. As a result, Commerce did not issue a combined notice of initiation and preliminary results in these CCRs. 12 Instead, as stated above, in the Initiation Notice, Commerce invited interested parties to provide comments and/or factual information regarding these CCRs, including comments on industry support and the proposed partial revocation language. No party submitted comments. Accordingly, we find that the domestic industry has expressed no opposition with respect to the proposed revocation, in part, of the Orders.

In light of the Alliance's statement of lack of interest in maintaining the Orders with respect to certain small, low-wattage, off-grid CSPV cells described by Lutron, and in the absence of any other interested party comments addressing the issue of domestic industry support, we preliminarily conclude that producers accounting for substantially all of the production of the domestic like product to which the Orders pertain lack interest in the relief provided by the Orders with respect to certain small, low-wattage, off-grid CSPV cells that are the subject of Lutron's CCR request. Thus, we preliminarily determine that changed circumstances warrant revocation of the Orders, in part, with respect to such cells. Accordingly, we are notifying the public of our intent to revoke the Orders, in part, with respect to certain small, low-wattage, off-grid CSPV cells described in the “Scope of the CCRs” section above.

If we make a final determination to revoke the Orders in part, then Commerce will apply this determination to each order as follows. Because we have completed administrative reviews of the Orders, the partial revocation will be retroactively applied to unliquidated entries of merchandise subject to the CCRs that were entered or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after the day following the last day of the period covered by the most recently completed administrative reviews of the Orders, and which are not covered by automatic liquidation.

In accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the case briefs, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(d). 13

Interested parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue discussed in the brief; and (2) a table of authorities. 14 As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. Further, we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final results in this review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue.

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS, within 30 days of publication of this notice. Requests should contain the following information: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants and whether any participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the date and time for the hearing.

All submissions are to be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the day it is due. 15 Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). 16

Commerce will issue the final results of these CCRs, which will include its analysis of any written comments, no later than 270 days after the date on which these reviews were initiated. 17 If, in the final results of these reviews, Commerce continues to determine that changed circumstances warrant the revocation of the Orders, in part, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate without regard to ADs or CVDs, and to refund any estimated ADs and CVDs deposited on all unliquidated entries of the merchandise covered by the revocation that are not covered by the final results of an administrative review or an automatic liquidation instruction to CBP. The current requirement for cash deposits of estimated ADs and CVDs on all entries of subject merchandise will continue unless they are modified pursuant to the final results of these changed CCRs.

These preliminary results of these reviews and this notice are published in accordance with sections 751(b) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.216, 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3), and 19 CFR 351.222.

Title III of the Export Trading Company Act of 1982 (15 U.S.C. 4011-21) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to issue Export Trade Certificates of Review. An Export Trade Certificate of Review protects the holder and the members identified in the Certificate from State and Federal government antitrust actions and from private treble damage antitrust actions for the export conduct specified in the Certificate and carried out in compliance with its terms and conditions. The regulations implementing Title III are found at 15 CFR part 325. OTEA is issuing this notice pursuant to 15 CFR 325.6(a), which requires the Secretary of Commerce to publish a summary of the application in the Federal Register , identifying the applicant and each member and summarizing the proposed export conduct.

Interested parties may submit written comments relevant to the determination whether a Certificate should be issued. If the comments include any privileged or confidential business information, it must be clearly marked and a nonconfidential version of the comments (identified as such) should be included. Any comments not marked as privileged or confidential business information will be deemed to be nonconfidential.

Written comments should be sent to ETCA@trade.gov. An original and two (2) copies should also be submitted no later than 20 days after the date of this notice to: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 21028, Washington, DC 20230.

Information submitted by any person is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). However, nonconfidential versions of the comments will be made available to the applicant if necessary for determining whether or not to issue the Certificate. Comments should refer to this application as “Export Trade Certificate of Review, application number 25-00001.”

Applicant: Insiglobex LLC, 224 W 35th Street, Suite 500 #258, New York, NY, 10001.

Contact: Azim S. Aziz-Uribe, Owner at Insiglobex LLC.

Application No.: 25-00001.

Date Deemed Submitted: April 14th, 2025.

Insiglobex LLC seeks a Certificate to engage in the export conduct described below:

• Insiglobex LLC.

• None.

Products: All products.

Services: All services related to the export of Products.

Technology Rights: Technology rights, including, but not limited to, patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, that relate to Products and Services.

Export Trade Facilitation Services (as They Relate to the Export of Products): Export Trade Facilitation Services include, but are not limited to:

• Professional services in the areas of government relations and assistance with state and federal programs.

• Foreign trade and business protocol consulting.

• Market research and analysis for international trade opportunities.

• Marketing, advertising, and negotiations related to the sale and distribution of exported goods and services.

• Joint ventures and strategic partnerships for international trade.

• Shipping, logistics, and export management services.

• Export licensing, documentation, and compliance services for U.S. and foreign regulations.

• Customs compliance, insurance, and financing solutions for exporters.

• Trade show exhibitions, organizational development, and training for global business expansion.

• Management and labor strategies for international operations.

• Technology transfer and intellectual property commercialization.

• Transportation and facilitating the formation of shippers' associations for cost-effective global trade.

The Export Markets include all parts of the world except the United States (the fifty states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands).

To engage in Export Trade in the Export Markets, Insiglobex LLC may:

• Provide and/or arrange for the provision of Export Trade Facilitation Services for suppliers and clients in the Export Markets.

• Engage in promotional and marketing activities and collect information on trade opportunities in the Export Markets, then distribute such information to clients.

• Enter into exclusive and/or non-exclusive licensing and/or sales agreements with Suppliers for the export of Products, Services, and/or Technology Rights to Export Markets.

• Enter into exclusive and/or non-exclusive agreements with distributors and/or sales representatives in Export Markets to facilitate international trade.

• Allocate export sales or divide Export Markets among Suppliers for the sale and/or licensing of Products, Services, and/or Technology Rights, subject to applicable trade laws.

• Allocate export orders among Suppliers to improve efficiency and ensure fulfillment of international trade agreements.

• Establish the price of Products, Services, and/or Technology Rights for sales and/or licensing in Export Markets, including volume-based pricing structures.

• Negotiate, enter into, and/or manage licensing agreements for the export of Technology Rights, ensuring compliance with intellectual property laws.

• Enter into contracts for shipping, logistics, and supply chain coordination to streamline export operations.

Insiglobex LLC and individual Suppliers may regularly exchange information on a one-on-one basis regarding:

• Supplier inventories, near-term production schedules, and order availability.

• Export demand forecasts to ensure effective coordination with distributors in Export Markets.

Commerce has received timely requests, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), for administrative reviews of various AD and CVD orders with March anniversary dates.

All deadlines for the submission of various types of information, certifications, comments, or actions by Commerce discussed below refer to the number of calendar days from the applicable starting time.

In the event that Commerce limits the number of respondents for individual examination for administrative reviews initiated pursuant to requests made for the orders identified below, Commerce intends to select respondents based either on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for U.S. imports during the period of review (POR) or questionnaires in which we request the quantity and value (Q&V) of sales, shipments, or exports during the POR. Where Commerce selects respondents based on CBP data, we intend to place the CBP data on the record within five days of publication of the initiation notice. Where Commerce selects respondents based on Q&V data, Commerce intends to place the Q&V questionnaire on the record of the review within five days of publication of the initiation notice. In either case, we intend to make our decision regarding respondent selection within 35 days of publication of the initiation notice in the Federal Register . Comments regarding the CBP data (and/or Q&V data (where applicable)) and respondent selection should be submitted within seven days after the placement of the CBP data/submission of the Q&V data on the record of the review. Parties wishing to submit rebuttal comments should submit those comments within five days after the deadline for the initial comments.

In the event that Commerce decides it is necessary to limit individual examination of respondents and conduct respondent selection under section 777A(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the following guidelines regarding collapsing of companies for purposes of respondent selection will apply. In general, Commerce has found that determinations concerning whether particular companies should be “collapsed” ( e.g., treated as a single entity for purposes of calculating AD rates) require a substantial amount of detailed information and analysis, which often require follow-up questions and analysis. Accordingly, Commerce will not conduct collapsing analyses at the respondent selection phase of the review and will not collapse companies at the respondent selection phase unless there has been a determination to collapse certain companies in a previous segment of the AD proceeding ( e.g., investigation, administrative review, new shipper review, or changed circumstances review). For any company subject to the review, if Commerce determined, or continued to treat, that company as collapsed with others, Commerce will assume that such companies continue to operate in the same manner and will collapse them for respondent selection purposes. Otherwise, Commerce will not collapse companies for purposes of respondent selection.

Parties are requested to (a) identify which companies subject to review previously were collapsed, and (b) provide a citation to the proceeding in which they were collapsed. Further, if companies are requested to complete the Q&V questionnaire for purposes of respondent selection, in general, each company must report volume and value data separately for itself. Parties should not include data for any other party, even if they believe they should be treated as a single entity with that other party. If a company was collapsed with another company or companies in the most recently completed segment of the proceeding where Commerce considered collapsing that entity, complete Q&V data for that collapsed entity must be submitted.

With respect to AD administrative reviews, we intend to rescind the review where there are no suspended entries for a company or entity under review and/or where there are no suspended entries under the company-specific case number for that company or entity. Where there may be suspended entries, if a producer or exporter named in this notice of initiation had no exports, sales, or entries during the POR, it may notify Commerce of this fact within 30 days of publication of this initiation notice in the Federal Register for Commerce to consider how to treat suspended entries under that producer's or exporter's company-specific case number.

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), a party that has requested a review may withdraw that request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The regulation provides that Commerce may extend this time if it is reasonable to do so. Determinations by Commerce to extend the 90-day deadline will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Section 504 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 amended the Act by adding the concept of a particular market situation (PMS) for purposes of constructed value under section 773(e) of the Act. 1 Section 773(e) of the Act states that “if a particular market situation exists such that the cost of materials and fabrication or other processing of any kind does not accurately reflect the cost of production in the ordinary course of trade, the administering authority may use another calculation methodology under this subtitle or any other calculation methodology.” When an interested party submits a PMS allegation pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, Commerce will respond to such a submission consistent with 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v). If Commerce finds that a PMS exists under section 773(e) of the Act, then it will modify its dumping calculations appropriately.

Neither section 773(e) of the Act nor 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v) set a deadline for the submission of PMS allegations and supporting factual information. However, in order to administer section 773(e) of the Act, Commerce must receive PMS allegations and supporting factual information with enough time to consider the submission. Thus, should an interested party wish to submit a PMS allegation and supporting new factual information pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, it must do so no later than 20 days after submission of initial responses to section D of the questionnaire.

In proceedings involving non-market economy (NME) countries, Commerce begins with a rebuttable presumption that all companies within the country are subject to government control and, thus, should be assigned a single AD deposit rate. It is Commerce's policy to assign all exporters of merchandise subject to an administrative review in an NME country this single rate unless an exporter can demonstrate that it is sufficiently independent so as to be entitled to a separate rate.

To establish whether a firm is sufficiently independent from government control of its export activities to be entitled to a separate rate, Commerce analyzes each entity exporting the subject merchandise. In accordance with the separate rates criteria, Commerce assigns separate rates to companies in NME cases only if respondents can demonstrate the absence of both de jure and de facto government control over export activities.

All firms listed below that wish to qualify for separate rate status in the administrative reviews involving NME countries must complete, as appropriate, either a Separate Rate Application or Certification, as described below. In addition, all firms that wish to qualify for separate rate status in the administrative reviews of AD orders in which a Q&V questionnaire is issued must complete, as appropriate, either a Separate Rate Application or Certification, and respond to the Q&V questionnaire.

For these administrative reviews, in order to demonstrate separate rate eligibility, Commerce requires entities for whom a review was requested, that were assigned a separate rate in the most recent segment of this proceeding in which they participated, to certify that they continue to meet the criteria for obtaining a separate rate. The Separate Rate Certification form will be available on Commerce's website at https://access.trade.gov/Resources/nme/nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal Register notice. In responding to the certification, please follow the “Instructions for Filing the Certification” in the Separate Rate Certification. Separate Rate Certifications are due to Commerce no later than 14 calendar days after publication of this Federal Register notice. In addition to filing a Separate Rate Certification with Commerce no later than 14 calendar days after publication of this Federal Register notice. The deadline and requirement for submitting a Separate Rate Certification applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned firms, and foreign sellers who purchase and export subject merchandise to the United States.

Entities that currently do not have a separate rate from a completed segment of the proceeding  2 should timely file a Separate Rate Application to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate in this proceeding. In addition, companies that received a separate rate in a completed segment of the proceeding that have subsequently made changes, including, but not limited to, changes to corporate structure, acquisitions of new companies or facilities, or changes to their official company name, 3 should timely file a Separate Rate Application to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate in this proceeding. The Separate Rate Application will be available on Commerce's website at https://access.trade.gov/Resources/nme/nme-sep-rate.html on the date of publication of this Federal Register notice. In responding to the Separate Rate Application, refer to the instructions contained in the application. Separate Rate Applications are due to Commerce no later than 14 calendar days after publication of this Federal Register notice. The deadline and requirement for submitting a Separate Rate Application applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned firms, and foreign sellers that purchase and export subject merchandise to the United States.

Exporters and producers must file a timely Separate Rate Application or Certification if they want to be considered for individual examination. Furthermore, exporters and producers who submit a Separate Rate Application or Certification and subsequently are selected as mandatory respondents will no longer be eligible for separate rate status unless they respond to all parts of the questionnaire as mandatory respondents.

Commerce may establish a certification process for companies whose exports to the United States could contain both subject and non-subject merchandise. Companies under review that were deemed to not be eligible to participate in the certification program of that proceeding may submit a Certification Eligibility Application to establish that they maintain the necessary systems to track their sales to the United States of subject and non-subject goods.

All firms listed below that are not currently eligible to certify but wish to establish certification eligibility are required to submit a Certification Eligibility Application. The Certification Eligibility Application will be available on Commerce's website at https://access.trade.gov/Resources/Certification-Eligibility-Application.pdf. Certification Eligibility Applications must be filed according to Commerce's regulations and are due to Commerce no later than 30 calendar days after the publication of the Federal Register notice.

Exporters and producers that are not currently eligible to certify, who submit a Certification Eligibility Application, and are subsequently selected as mandatory respondents must respond to all parts of the questionnaire as mandatory respondents for Commerce to consider their Certification Eligibility Application.

In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we are initiating administrative reviews of the following AD and CVD orders and findings. We intend to issue the final results of these reviews not later than March 31, 2026.

None.

During any administrative review covering all or part of a period falling between the first and second or third and fourth anniversary of the publication of an AD order under 19 CFR 351.211 or a determination under 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4) to continue an order or suspended investigation (after sunset review), Commerce, if requested by a domestic interested party within 30 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the review, will determine whether antidumping duties have been absorbed by an exporter or producer subject to the review if the subject merchandise is sold in the United States through an importer that is affiliated with such exporter or producer. The request must include the name(s) of the exporter or producer for which the inquiry is requested.

For the first administrative review of any order, there will be no assessment of antidumping or countervailing duties on entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the relevant “gap” period of the order ( i.e., the period following the expiry of provisional measures and before definitive measures were put into place), if such a gap period is applicable to the POR.

Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under administrative protective orders in accordance with the procedures outlined in Commerce's regulations at 19 CFR 351.305. Those procedures apply to administrative reviews included in this notice of initiation. Parties wishing to participate in any of these administrative reviews should ensure that they meet the requirements of these procedures ( e.g., the filing of separate letters of appearance as discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d)).

Commerce's regulations identify five categories of factual information in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21), which are summarized as follows: (i) evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other than factual information described in (i)-(iv). These regulations require any party, when submitting factual information, to specify under which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is being submitted and, if the information is submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct factual information already on the record, to provide an explanation identifying the information already on the record that the factual information seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct. The regulations, at 19 CFR 351.301, also provide specific time limits for such factual submissions based on the type of factual information being submitted. Please review the Final Rule, 10 available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-07-17/pdf/2013-17045.pdf, prior to submitting factual information in this segment. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). 11

Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information using the formats provided at the end of the Final Rule. 12 Commerce intends to reject factual submissions in any proceeding segments if the submitting party does not comply with applicable certification requirements.

Section 351.301(c) of Commerce's regulations states that during a proceeding, Commerce may issue to any person questionnaires, which includes both and initial and supplemental questionnaires. For all administrative review segments initiated after January 15, 2025, the following time limits apply:

(i) Initial questionnaire responses are due 30 days from the date of receipt of such questionnaire. The time limit for response to individual sections of the questionnaire, if Commerce requests a separate response to such sections, may be less than the 30 days allotted for response to the full questionnaire. In general, the date of receipt will be considered to be seven days from the date on which the initial questionnaire was transmitted.

(ii) Supplemental questionnaire responses are due on the date specified by Commerce.

(iii) A notification by an interested party, under section 782(c)(1) of the Act, of difficulties in submitting information in response to a questionnaire issued by Commerce is to be submitted in writing within 14 days after the date of the questionnaire or, if the questionnaire is due in 14 days or less, within the time specified by Commerce.

(iv) A respondent interested party may request in writing that Commerce conduct a questionnaire presentation. Commerce may conduct a questionnaire presentation if Commerce notifies the government of the affected country and that government does not object.

(v) Factual information submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct questionnaire responses. Within 14 days after an initial questionnaire response and within 10 days after a supplemental questionnaire response has been filed with Commerce, an interested party other than the original submitter is permitted one opportunity to submit factual information to rebut, clarify, or correct factual information contained in the questionnaire response. Within seven days of the filing of such rebuttal, clarification, or correction to a questionnaire response, the original submitter of the questionnaire response is permitted one opportunity to submit factual information to rebut, clarify, or correct factual information submitted in the interested party's rebuttal, clarification or correction. Commerce will reject any untimely filed rebuttal, clarification, or correction submission and provide, to the extent practicable, written notice stating the reasons for rejection. If insufficient time remains before the due date for the final determination or final results of review, Commerce may specify shorter deadlines under this section.

Parties may request an extension of time limits before a time limit established under Part 351 expires, or as otherwise specified by Commerce. 13 In general, an extension request will be considered untimely if it is filed after the time limit established under Part 351 expires. For submissions which are due from multiple parties simultaneously, an extension request will be considered untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. on the due date. Examples include, but are not limited to: (1) case and rebuttal briefs, filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309; (2) factual information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c), or to measure the adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2), filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3) and rebuttal, clarification and correction filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(iv); (3) comments concerning the selection of a surrogate country and surrogate values and rebuttal; (4) comments concerning CBP data; and (5) Q&V questionnaires. Under certain circumstances, Commerce may elect to specify a different time limit by which extension requests will be considered untimely for submissions which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such a case, Commerce will inform parties in the letter or memorandum setting forth the deadline (including a specified time) by which extension requests must be filed to be considered timely. This policy also requires that an extension request must be made in a separate, standalone submission, and clarifies the circumstances under which Commerce will grant untimely-filed requests for the extension of time limits. Please review the Final Rule, available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to submitting factual information in these segments.

These initiations and this notice are in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).

On October 4, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register its Preliminary Determination in the in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of grinding media from India and invited interested parties to comment. 1 In the Preliminary Determination, and in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), Commerce aligned the final countervailing duty (CVD) determination with the final determination in the less-than-fair-value investigation of grinding media from India. 2

For a complete description of the events that followed the Preliminary Determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 3 The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

The products covered by this investigation are grinding media from India. For a complete description of the scope of the investigation, see Appendix I.

We received no comments from interested parties on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Preliminary Determination. 4 Therefore, we made no changes to the scope of the investigation from that published in the Preliminary Determination for the final determination.

As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, in February 2025, Commerce conducted verification of the subsidy information reported by AIA Engineering Ltd. (AIA) and Vega Industries (Middle East) F.Z.C. (collectively, AIA/Vega), and the Government of India (GOI). 5

The subsidy programs under investigation, and the issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in this investigation, are discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. For a list of the issues raised by parties, and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, see Appendix II.

Commerce conducted this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, Commerce determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an “authority” that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific. 6 For a full description of the methodology underlying our final determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. In making this final determination, Commerce relied, in part, on facts otherwise available, including with an adverse inference, pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. For a full discussion of our application of adverse facts available (AFA), see the Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comments 2 and 5.

Based on our review and analysis of the information received during verification and comments received from parties, for this final determination, we made certain changes to the countervailable subsidy rate calculations for AIA/Vega, and for all other producers/exporters. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that in a final determination, Commerce shall determine an estimated all-others rate for companies not individually examined equal to the weighted average of the estimated countervailable subsidy rates established for exporters and producers individually examined, excluding any zero or de minimis countervailable subsidy rates and any rates based entirely under section 776 of the Act (facts available). If the individual estimated countervailable subsidy rates established for all exporters and producers individually examined are zero, de minimis, or determined entirely under section 776 of the Act, section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act provides that Commerce may use any reasonable method to establish an estimated all-others countervailable subsidy rate for exporters and producers not individually investigated, including averaging the weighted average countervailable subsidy rates determined for the exporters and producers individually investigated.

In this investigation, we continue to calculate an individual total net countervailable subsidy rate for AIA/Vega and its affiliate Welcast Steels Ltd. (Welcast), the sole producer/exporter individually examined in this investigation, that is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available and there are no other countervailable subsidy rates on the record. Given these facts, Commerce has determined that a reasonable method for establishing the estimated all-others countervailable subsidy rate is to assign AIA/Vega's estimated countervailable subsidy rate to all other producers and exporters.

Commerce determines that the following estimated net countervailable subsidy rates exist for the period April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024:

Commerce intends to disclose its calculations performed to interested parties in this final determination within five days of its public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register , in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

As a result of our Preliminary Determination, and pursuant to sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, Commerce instructed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect cash deposits and suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise as described in the scope of the investigation section entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after October 4, 2024, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register . In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we instructed CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after February 1, 2025, but to continue the suspension of liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise on or before January 31, 2025.

If the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issues a final affirmative injury determination, we will issue a countervailing duty order, reinstate the suspension of liquidation under section 706(a) of the Act, and require a cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties for such entries of subject merchandise in the amounts indicated above. Pursuant to section 705(c)(2) of the Act, if the ITC determines that material injury, or threat of material injury, does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated, and all estimated duties deposited or securities posted as a result of the suspension of liquidation will be refunded or canceled.

In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify the ITC of its final affirmative determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of grinding media from India. As Commerce's final determination is affirmative, in accordance with section 705(b) of the Act, the ITC will determine, within 45 days, whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially injured, or threated with material injury, by reason of import of grinding media from India. In addition, we are making available to the ITC all non-privileged and non-proprietary information in our files, provided the ITC confirms that it will not disclose such information, either publicly or under administrative protective order (APO), without the written consent of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

If the ITC determines that material injury or threat of material injury does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated and all cash deposits will be refunded. If the ITC determines that such injury does exist, Commerce will issue a countervailing duty order directing CBP to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, countervailing duties on all imports of the subject merchandise that are entered, or withdrawn, for consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of liquidation, as discussed above in the “Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation” section.

This notice will serve as the only reminder to parties subject to the APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return/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.

This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 705(d) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.210(c).

On December 6, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register . 1 A summary of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Determination, as well as a full discussion of the issues raised by parties for this final determination, may be found in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 2 The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

The product covered by this investigation is grinding media from India. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I.

We received no comments from interested parties on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Preliminary Determination. 3 Therefore, we made no changes to the scope of the investigation from that published in the Preliminary Determination for the final determination.

Commerce conducted verification of the information relied upon in making its final determination in this investigation, in accordance with section 782(i) of the Act. Specifically, Commerce conducted on-site verifications of the sales and cost information submitted by AIA Engineering Limited (AIAEL) and its affiliates (collectively, AIA). 4 We used standard verification procedures, including an examination of relevant sales and accounting records, and original source documents provided by AIA.

All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by interested parties in this investigation are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice as Appendix II.

Based on a review of the record and comments received from interested parties regarding the Preliminary Determination, we made certain changes to AIA's preliminary weighted-average dumping margin calculations. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that the estimated weighted-average dumping margin for all other producers and exporters not individually investigated shall be equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding rates that are zero, de minimis, or determined entirely under section 776 of the Act.

In this investigation, Commerce calculated an estimated weighted-average dumping margin for AIA that is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available. Consequently, for this final determination, the estimated weighted-average dumping margin calculated for AIA is the estimated weighted-average dumping margin for all other producers and exporters.

Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist:

Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis performed in connection with this final determination to interested parties within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the publication date of this notice in the Federal Register , in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise, as described in Appendix I of this notice, which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after December 6, 2024, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register . These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice.

Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(d), upon the publication of this notice, we will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit for estimated antidumping duties for such entries as follows: (1) the cash deposit rates for the companies listed in the table above are the company-specific estimated weighted-average dumping margins determined in this final determination; (2) if the exporter is not a respondent listed in the table above, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate is the company-specific estimated weighted-average dumping margin established for that producer of the subject merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters is the all-others estimated weighted-average dumping margin listed in the table above. These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice.

In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify the ITC of the final affirmative determination of sales at LTFV. Because Commerce's final determination is affirmative, in accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make its final determination as to whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for importation of AIA no later than 45 days after this final determination. If the ITC determines that such injury does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated, all cash deposits posted will be refunded, and suspension of liquidation will be lifted. If the ITC determines that such injury does exist, Commerce will issue an antidumping order directing CBP to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties on all imports of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of liquidation, as discussed above in the “Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation” section.

This notice will serve as a final reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

This determination is issued and published in accordance with section s 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.210(c).

I. Abstract

This is a request from NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service for extension and revision of an approved information collection: Emergency Beacon Registrations (OMB Control Number 0648-0295).

The United States, Canada, France, and Russia operate the Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (COSPAS/SARSAT), a satellite system with equipment that can detect and locate ships, aircraft and individuals in distress if an emergency radio beacon is being carried. This system is used to detect digitally encoded signals in the 406.000-406.100 MHz range, coming from these emergency beacons. The 406.000-406.100 MHz beacons transmit a unique identifier, making possible the ability to combine previously collected data associated with that beacon and transmit this vital data along with the beacon's position to the appropriate rescue coordination center.

Persons buying 406.000-406.100 MHz emergency radio beacons are required to register them with NOAA prior to installation. These requirements are contained in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations at 47 CFR 80.1061, 47 CFR 87.199 and 47 CFR 95.1402.

The registration data is used to facilitate a rescue and to suppress the costly consequences of false alarms, which if unsuppressed would initiate the launch of a rescue mission and thereby deplete limited resources and possibly result in the loss of lives. This is accomplished through the use of the data provided to the rescue forces from the beacon registration database maintained by the NOAA's United States Mission Control Center (USMCC) for Search and Rescue, to contact the distressed person(s) or alternate party via a phone call or radio broadcast. Other data provides rescuers with descriptive material of the element in distress. The registration information must be kept up-to-date.

Four registration forms are used. The EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) form is used for nautical beacons. The ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter) form is used for aircraft beacons. The PLB (Personal Locator Beacon) form is used to register portable beacons carried by individuals. Ship Security Alerting System (SSAS) beacons are carried aboard ships, are similar to EPIRBs and are used in the event of an emergency situation such as piracy or terrorism.

These forms are being updated to allow for additional information to be collected and shared with search and rescue (SAR) forces regarding PLBs used on vessels and aircraft to aid in a successful SAR response. If the user checks that their “VEHICLE TYPE” is “Boat”, they are asked to complete the following additional fields: Vessel Name, Federal/State Registration No., Home Port Marina/Dock, City and State (ST). If the user checks that their “VEHICLE TYPE” is “Aircraft”, they are asked to complete the following additional fields: Airport Code, City and State (ST). The city and state of the marina or airport is needed to help SAR forces to quickly look-up the airport/marina where the aircraft/boat is stored permanently. This helps SAR forces to identify false alerts ( i.e., if the beacon goes off where the aircraft/boat is stored, it is likely to be a false alert). Likewise, if a distress situation is suspected, SAR forces can call the airport/marina to get more information on the owner and the owner's whereabouts. Upon approval of the additional fields to the PLB form, the PLB section of our additional page “Instructions for Completing NOAA's Emergency Beacon Registration Form” on all four forms (EPIRB, ELT, PLB and SSAS) will be updated to reflect those additional fields.

In addition, several changes that do not require additional data collection are proposed for all four forms for the purpose of streamlining wording, updating the date of the forms, and updating the instructions on completing the forms. The requested changes are as follows: removing the extra lines underneath “Name of Primary 24-Hour Emergency Contact” and “Name of Alternate 24-Hour Emergency Contact” to allow more room for handwriting in those sections; revising the last line on the form to add the beacon registration email address ( beacon.registration@noaa.gov ); and changing clarifying language in the “Additional Data” section to be more clear and direct.

Respondents may either: (1) obtain the forms electronically via the internet at https://beaconregistration.noaa.gov, download, complete, sign and mail or fax or (2) register directly on the website, in which case the signature requirement is waived.

OMB Control Number: 0648-0295.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Review: Regular submission; Revision and extension of an approved information collection.

Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit organizations; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal government; Federal government.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 207,917.

Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 51,980.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations at 47 CFR 80.1061, 47 CFR 87.199 and 47 CFR 95.1402.

We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this information collection request. 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 may 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.

I. Abstract

This request is for the renewal of a currently approved information collection.

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for management of the Nation's marine fisheries under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ), and also promulgates regulations, as necessary and appropriate, to carry out obligations the United States undertakes internationally regarding tuna management through the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA, 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. ) and the Tunas Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 951 et. seq., consecutively), which applies in the Pacific.

This collection serves as a family of forms for Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) dealer reporting, including purchases of HMS from domestic fishermen, and the import, export, and/or re-export of HMS, including federally managed tunas, sharks, and swordfish.

Transactions covered under this collection include purchases of Atlantic HMS from domestic fishermen; and the import/export of all bluefin tuna, frozen bigeye tuna, southern bluefin tuna or swordfish under the HMS International Trade Program, regardless of geographic area of origin. This information is used to monitor the harvest of domestic fisheries, and/or track international trade of internationally managed species. No changes in the reporting program are being implemented at this time, and no significant changes in the number of responses or burden estimates are anticipated aside from adjustments to the number of active dealers, exporters, and importers that are required to report.

The domestic dealer reporting covered by this collection includes weekly electronic landing reports and negative reports ( i.e., reports of no activity) of Atlantic swordfish, sharks, bigeye tuna, albacore, yellowfin, and skipjack tunas (collectively referred to as BAYS tunas), and electronic biweekly and daily landing reports for bluefin tuna, including affixing a dealer tag to individual fish.

International trade tracking programs are required by both the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) to account for all international trade of covered species. The United States is a member of ICCAT and IATTC and required by ATCA and the Tunas Convention Act to promulgate regulations as necessary and appropriate to implement ICCAT and IATTC recommendations. These international trade tracking programs require that a statistical document or catch document accompany each export from and import to a member nation, and that a re-export certificate accompany each re-export. The international trade reporting requirements covered by this collection include implementation of catch document, statistical document, and re-export certificate trade tracking programs for bluefin tuna, frozen bigeye tuna, and swordfish regardless of geographic area of origin. An electronic catch document program for Atlantic bluefin tuna (EBCD) was recommended by ICCAT and implemented by the United States in 2016 (0648-BF17). U.S. regulations implementing ICCAT statistical document and catch document programs require statistical documents and catch documents for international transactions of the covered species from all ocean areas, so imports and exports of these species from the Pacific Ocean must also be accompanied by statistical documents and catch documents. Since there are statistical document programs in place under other regional fishery management organizations ( e.g., the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission), a statistical document or catch document from another program may be used to satisfy the statistical document requirement for imports into the United States.

Dealers who internationally trade Southern bluefin tuna are required to participate in a trade tracking program to ensure that imported Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna will not be intentionally mislabeled as “Southern bluefin” to circumvent reporting requirements. This action is authorized under ATCA, which provides for the promulgation of regulations as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out ICCAT recommendations.

In addition to statistical document, catch document, and re-export certificate requirements, this collection includes biweekly reports to complement trade tracking statistical documents by summarizing statistical document data and collecting additional economic information.

Methods of collection include electronic, mail, and tagging of sold bluefin tuna ( i.e. reporting information for tagged fish) for tracking purposes during shipping.

OMB Control Number: 0648-0040.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Review: Regular submission [request for renewal of a currently approved information collection].

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organization.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,952.

Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes each for catch document, statistical document, and re-export certificate; 15 minutes for catch document/statistical document/re-export certificate validation by government official; 120 minutes for authorization of non-governmental catch document/statistical document/re-export certificate validation; 2 minutes for daily Atlantic bluefin tuna landing reports; 3 minutes for daily Atlantic bluefin tuna landing reports from pelagic longline and purse seine vessels; 1 minute for Atlantic bluefin tuna tagging; 15 minutes for biweekly electronic Atlantic bluefin tuna dealer landing reports; 15 minutes for HMS international trade biweekly electronic reports; 15 minutes for weekly electronic HMS dealer landing reports ( e -dealer); 30 minutes for weekly electronic HMS dealer landing reports using the file upload method ( e -dealer); 5 minutes for negative weekly electronic HMS dealer landing reports ( e -dealer); 15 minutes for voluntary fishing vessel and catch forms; 2 minutes for provision of HMS dealer email address.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,260 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $2,274.

Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ), the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA, 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. ), and the Tunas Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 951 et. seq. ).

We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this ICR. 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 may 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.

This is a request for a new collection of information. The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is developing the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) to provide space situational awareness (SSA) data, information, and services that support global spaceflight safety, space sustainability, and international coordination. In order to provide these services, TraCSS will enable spacecraft operators and national governments to register for the system. This will require the provision of information by these users as part of the registration process. Spacecraft operators are also asked to provide relevant operational information on an ongoing basis to facilitate provision of safety services.

The purpose of this collection is to enable TraCSS users (spacecraft operators and national governments) to register and receive spaceflight safety services from the system. The registration information will include organizational contact information, a list of spacecraft associated with that user, and additional attributes associated with that spacecraft. Spacecraft operators will also provide an operational point of contact. In addition to information provided as part of the registration process, spacecraft operators will provide additional information, such as ephemerides with covariance and maneuver plans on an ongoing basis. The provision of this information enables TraCSS to provide spaceflight safety services to users.

Information will be collected via an online registration system (for registration) as well as through an online operational system (for ongoing data).

OMB Control Number: 0648-XXXX.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Review: Regular submission [new information collection].

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal government.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 850.

Estimated Time per Response: Initial registration: 30 minutes; Regular data provision (spacecraft operators): 2 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 425 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this information collection request. 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 may 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.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Pentagon Athletic Center Membership Application; WHS Form 19; OMB Control Number 0704-PACM.

Type of Request: New.

Number of Respondents: 3,436.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 3,436.

Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 573.

Needs and Uses: The WHS Form 19 is necessary to obtain information from respondents who seek to become a member of the Pentagon Athletic Center (PAC). Information that is collected includes home address, email, and full name, to build a profile for each member in the membership database. Respondents of the WHS-19 are government civilians, contractors, active duty, and retired personnel in the National Capital Region.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald Lucas.

This notice is to advise all parties of a demonstration project under the authority of Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 1092, entitled the “Competitive Plans Demonstration.” DHA has competitively awarded two contracts to CSMV which will compete against the East region MCSC (HGB) in delivering health, medical, and administrative support services to eligible TRICARE beneficiaries in the Atlanta, GA and Tampa, FL markets. CSMV, in conjunction with the DHA's eligibility, enrollment, and encounter (EEE) pilot program contractor (MicroHealth), and Express Scripts (current TRICARE pharmacy benefits manager) will administer the CPD under the purview of the DHA. The CPD project will monitor whether paying a MCSC using a risk adjusted, population-based capitated methodology results in better beneficiary access to care, better beneficiary health outcomes, and increased beneficiary satisfaction without increasing the Department's health care costs. The DHA will monitor several areas of the CPD including, but not limited to, the following:

• The effects of competition among MCSCs operating in the same geographic areas (overlapping networks).

• Beneficiary access to care and whether it is impacted by paying a MCSC on a risk adjusted, population-based Per Member Per Month (PMPM) basis.

• Quality of care (and health outcomes) and whether they are impacted by paying a MCSC on a risk adjusted population-based PMPM basis.

• Overall cost impact of paying a MCSC using a risk adjusted population-based PMPM payment model (accounting for the costs incurred under the separate EEE contract) as compared to paying the contractor under the traditional TRICARE MCS model.

• Impact of dividing responsibility (and separately contracting) for EEE data management administrative functions and patient care functions.

• Beneficiary experience and whether it is impacted (positively or negatively) by delivering care under a capitated payment model. DHA will measure beneficiary experience through existing tools ( e.g., the Joint Outpatient Experience Survey) and re-enrollment rates.

Section 705(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (NDAA-2017), Public Law 114-238, December 23, 2016, directed the Secretary of Defense to “ensure that local, regional, and national health plans have an opportunity to participate in the competition for managed care support contracts under the TRICARE Program. NDAA-2017, Section 705(c) also directed the Secretary to implement a strategy to ensure that future MCS contracts under the TRICARE program incorporate various elements related to improving health care delivery. In an effort to mitigate rising health care costs and develop higher-quality patient care, the DHA intends to conduct the CPD to determine if it can achieve improved beneficiary satisfaction, better access to care, better care outcomes, and cost containment, by employing ongoing competition between MCSCs performing in the same markets and by using a capitated payment model. To achieve this goal, the DHA will conduct a three-year demonstration program that will address the NDAA-2017, Section 705(c) requirements.

The DHA introduced the CPD concept in the request for proposals (RFP) for the TRICARE Fifth generation (T-5) MCS contracts in April 2021. The T-5 RFP advised vendors competing for the T-5 requirement that the DHA intended to carry out the CPD during the period of performance of the resulting T-5 contracts—and that it would do so at one or more of the 23 sites listed in the RFP. In 2023, the Director, DHA determined that, based on various factors, the most suitable initial sites for the CPD were Atlanta, GA and Tampa, FL. The threshold analysis of these initial selected markets projected potential enrollments of 3,000-5,000 members in each market. In July 2023, the DHA solicited proposals for vendors to provide TRICARE MCS services (but minus the eligibility, enrollment, and encounter functions) in Atlanta, GA and Tampa, FL. After receiving and evaluating proposals, the DHA awarded contracts for both markets to CSMV in November 2024.

CSMV will provide, among other things, accredited networks of individual and institutional providers; customer service and beneficiary education services; medical management, case management, referral management, utilization management, population health, and clinical quality management services; telehealth; and nurse advice line services.

TRICARE's three-year demonstration project will be voluntary for most TRICARE-eligible active duty family members (ADFM), retirees, and retiree family members who reside within specified ZIP Codes in the metro Atlanta, GA and metro Tampa, FL areas, regardless of whether they currently are enrolled in TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select. Active duty service members; beneficiaries participating in the TRICARE Reserve Select, TRICARE Retired Reserve, and TRICARE Young Adult programs; and beneficiaries with Medicare coverage are not eligible to participate in the demonstration. In addition, beneficiaries receiving services under the TRICARE Extended Care Health Option program, Autism Care Demonstration, and Continued Health Care Benefit Program are not eligible to participate in the demonstration. Qualifying beneficiaries who reside within the specified ZIP Codes in the Atlanta, GA and Tampa, FL areas will be invited to participate in any of the three years during the demonstration period by enrolling in TRICARE Prime with CSMV. From the demonstration-enrolled beneficiary's perspective, this will be a TRICARE Prime option, with CSMV serving as the MCSC and assigning beneficiaries primary care managers, supported by MicroHealth providing EEE and associated customer service operational support. Beneficiaries who are participating in the CPD will fill their outpatient pharmacy prescriptions through the TRICARE Pharmacy Program managed by the TRICARE Pharmacy (TPharm) contractor (ESI) or at Military Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) pharmacies.

CSMV will provide enrollees access to all of its network primary care and specialty care providers (both inpatient and outpatient) in the Atlanta, GA and Tampa, FL markets as well as virtual and video visits and consults. CSMV will be authorized to provide enrollees with value added items and services and may offer a beneficiary access to a program with rewards and incentives. CSMV will provide education to all interested beneficiaries, at the time of enrollment, regarding any differences between their plans and the traditional TRICARE Prime plan provided by the regional MCSC (HGB). Under this demonstration, TRICARE beneficiaries will be subject to current Open Season enrollment requirements and the rules governing enrollments based on Qualifying Life Events.

In providing the TRICARE Prime benefit, CSMV will apply standard TRICARE Prime enrollment fees, copays, cost shares, deductibles, and catastrophic caps—except that the applicable annual TRICARE enrollment fee will be waived for TRICARE beneficiaries who elect to participate in the demonstration, for the first year in which they enroll. Standard preauthorization requirements will apply; however, the TRICARE Prime referral requirements will not apply. The TRICARE point-of-service (POS) option, with its associated cost-sharing requirements, will be available to CPD-enrolled beneficiaries. CSMV will educate beneficiaries on how they may access health care when traveling outside of the CPD market areas. Demonstration enrollees will be locked out of all MTFs for all routine and urgent care. Care at MTFs will be limited to emergency services and pharmacy services only. If a CPD enrollee accesses an MTF for emergency services, then CSMV will be responsible for reimbursing the MTF. An enrollee's violation of the direct care system/MTF lockouts could result in disenrollment of such enrollee.

The DHA will proactively educate beneficiaries and other stakeholders about the Demonstration through its Strategic Communications Office and through marketing materials prepared by the CPD contractors and the EEE Pilot contractor. Marketing materials will explain the Demonstration benefit to eligible beneficiaries. This will allow TRICARE sponsors and beneficiaries to make the best choice for their families in a timely fashion in the selected markets. Marketing efforts may begin after publication of this notice. CSMV will market its plan for each market and inform beneficiaries of any benefit or process differences from the traditional TRICARE Prime program.

This demonstration project will assist the DHA in evaluating whether delivery of the TRICARE Prime health care option under the framework of the CPDs (as described above) will result in improvements in health care quality for TRICARE Prime beneficiaries and/or a reduction in health care spending for the DoD. This program is intended to determine if the presence of local, regional or national level CPD-like health plans will generate beneficial competition between the CPD-like plans and the regional MCSCs for the enrollment of TRICARE beneficiaries. In addition to expanding DHA's body of knowledge with regard to beneficiary choice and competition in the TRICARE space, this demonstration will observe the effects on patient satisfaction, clinical outcome measures, overall cost (using risk-adjusted capitation payment models and risk sharing), and data interactions among the responsible contractors.

Regular evaluations of health care encounters, patient satisfaction, and cost of care (for the CPD beneficiaries and a comparison group) will provide data relating to the impact of health care spending in order to ascertain whether care provided by the CPD providers results in positive changes in cost trends and/or if there has been an improvement in health care outcomes such as decreased mortality rates and shorter lengths of stay. At the conclusion of each demonstration year, DHA will analyze costs and performance and compare it to costs and performance under previous years of the demonstration (as applicable) as well as to care received across the TRICARE program to determine whether CPD care options were effective in reducing health care spending and/or improving quality of health care. The Department reserves the right to terminate the demonstration early if the participation, cost, or quality do not support the continuation of the demonstration.

The DHA will pay CSMV a full-risk capitation rate (PMPM) for non-pharmacy health care and the variable portion of ongoing administrative costs. The DHA will also pay CSMV's fixed administrative costs. The DHA will establish the PMPM rates based on the projected average government health care cost for TRICARE Prime beneficiaries enrolled to the East region MCSC ( i.e., “network Prime” enrollees) in the same market. These costs will be derived from TRICARE Encounter Data records and historical MTF-delivered care records, with the MTF-delivered care valued at approximately private-sector-care rates.

DHA will develop separate rates for two broad beneficiary categories: ADFM and others (referred to as “non-ADFMs”). Certain other differences among beneficiaries ( e.g., age, gender, health risk) will be accounted for using a risk adjustment methodology, described hereafter. Beneficiaries with other health insurance (other than Medicare) will be allowed to participate in the CPD if they otherwise meet the CPD enrollment criteria.

As noted above, beneficiaries enrolled in the CPD who visit a provider outside of the demonstration may be subject to POS charges consistent with TRICARE claims processing rules. If a beneficiary repeatedly seeks care outside of the demonstration and/or does not follow CSMV processes, the DHA may remove the beneficiary from the demonstration (or decline to re-enroll them) and require the beneficiary to make a new plan election ( e.g., TRICARE Prime or Select) in accordance with TRICARE procedures.

This demonstration is intended to be patient-centered, and changes in health plan enrollment are disruptive to beneficiaries. Therefore, the DHA will remove a beneficiary from the demonstration only in the most extraordinary of cases, with the Director, DHA (or designee) being the decision authority in such cases. When CSMV believes there is cause to remove a beneficiary from the demonstration, it will provide DHA with a written justification addressing the beneficiary's unwillingness to follow program rules that includes the following information: a description of the specific efforts made by the contractor to engage the beneficiary in care and care decisions; a description of beneficiary and/or caregiver education efforts; data showing that the beneficiary's failure to follow such rules has resulted in significant impact to the beneficiary's health, quality of care, or total cost of care to the Government or beneficiary. The Director, DHA, shall be the final authority on beneficiary disenrollment, and decisions shall be made on the basis of the best interest of the specific beneficiary (health, quality of care, and cost to the Government/beneficiary), and not on a basis that disenrollment will be beneficial to CSMV.

Care for CPD enrolled beneficiaries will begin effective January 1, 2026 and will continue for a period of three years unless terminated early by the Director, DHA. CSMV and MicroHealth may begin patient education efforts regarding this demonstration after publication of this notice.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Pentagon Commuter Survey; OMB Control Number 0704-PCTS.

Type of Request: New.

Number of Respondents: 1,000.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 1,000.

Average Burden per Response: 3 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 50.

Needs and Uses: This information collection assesses commute patterns to and from the Pentagon and Mark Center. This will capture information from individuals that are either federal government employees or contractors of the U.S. government. This data will be aggregated and support annual evaluation of Pentagon and Mark Center transportation management plans to confirm national capital planning commission guidelines.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Frequency: Annually.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald Lucas.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Application for Homeowners Assistance; DD Form 1607; OMB Control Number 0704-0463.

Type of Request: Extension.

Number of Respondents: 15.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 15.

Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.

Annual Burden Hours: 15.

Needs and Uses: In accordance with Section 3374 of U.S. Code title 42; the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5); 32 CFR part 239; and DoD Directive 4165.50E, “Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP),” the DoD provides funds to financially compensate eligible members of the Armed Forces who incur a wound, injury, or illness in the line of duty during a deployment in support of the Armed Forces on or after September 11, 2001; wounded DoD and Coast Guard civilian homeowners reassigned in furtherance of medical treatment or rehabilitation or due to medical retirement in connection with a disability incurred in the performance of his or her duties during a forward deployment occurring on or after September 11, 2001 in support of the Armed Forces; and surviving spouses of fallen warriors who move within two years of the death of such employee or member. Additionally, during the times of Base Realignment and Closure, the HAP program can be authorized to assist civilian and active-duty homeowners who are impacted by the closure or realignment of their job duties. Priority access to the funds goes to surviving spouses of those killed during deployment and those who were wounded, injured, or ill during deployment on or after September 11, 2001. HAP applicants use DD Form 1607, “Application for Homeowner's Assistance Program (HAP),” to apply for HAP benefits.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald Lucas.

1. Background: The Lower Missouri River Flood Risk and Resiliency System Plan (System Plan) is being developed through a partnership between the USACE and the states of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri. Recurring flooding on the Missouri River has created desire to find new, more resilient solutions to reduce the consequences of flooding along the 735-mile Missouri River floodplain from Sioux City, Iowa to St. Louis, Missouri.

These floods cause billions of dollars in damage to critical infrastructure, residential property, businesses, federal flood risk and navigation infrastructure, public and private transportation and utility infrastructure, and agricultural cropland and related facilities. The generally long duration of these flood events often disrupts critical transportation and utility services for several months resulting in extended recovery times even after floodwaters recede.

2. Purpose and Need for the Proposed Action: The purpose of this study is to develop a System Plan to identify actions to address flood risk and resiliency along the 735 miles of the Lower Missouri River from Sioux City, Iowa to St. Louis, Missouri. The System Plan seeks to identify projects that can achieve flood risk reduction benefits while also potentially providing secondary ecological, recreational, or social benefits. There is a need to address ongoing flood risk along the Missouri River and improve resiliency of floodplain communities and infrastructure. In the last 30 years, three record setting floods (1993, 2011, and 2019) have occurred in various reaches of the Missouri River, each of which equaled or exceeded the 0.2 percent annual exceedance probability flood event at multiple gauges. In addition, four of the six highest annual volumes of unregulated runoff in the Upper Missouri River Basin have occurred since 2010 (2010, 2011, 2018 and 2019) based on the 122-year period of record. This flooding along the Missouri River has led to injuries and death, transportation disruptions, home and business destruction, and agricultural operation impacts.

3. Description of Proposed Action and Alternatives: The no action alternative and all reasonable alternatives that meet the purpose and need will be considered in the PEIS. The USACE developed seven action alternatives for a regionally integrated and coordinated plan for the lower 735 miles of the Missouri River to reduce flood risk and improve system resiliency.

The first action alternative focuses on increased flood water conveyance in which levees are set back and realigned to widen the area available to the river when flooding, reduce flood stage, and reduce flood velocity. The second action alternative focuses on modifying roadway elevations and constructing ring levees to enhance protection of transportation and other critical infrastructure. The third action alternative focuses on the increased level of performance gained by raising existing levees to a higher elevation. The fourth action alternative focuses on improving the resiliency of existing infrastructure by identifying levees that would benefit from slope armoring, controlled overtopping, seepage/stability berms, and pumps. The fifth action alternative focuses on non-structural measures, such as identifying areas for floodproofing, increasing elevation, or buyouts. The sixth action alternative focuses on constructing new levees or federalizing and improving existing private levees. The seventh action alternative focuses on combining the themes of the other action alternatives.

USACE has also identified candidate locations where actions could be taken to achieve flood risk and resiliency benefits. The System Plan would recommend future site-specific USACE flood risk management studies for these locations. Potential environmental mitigation measures would be incorporated into the System Plan, as appropriate.

4. Summary of Potential Effects: The PEIS will analyze and disclose environmental impacts associated with the watershed-scale System Plan together with engineering, operations and maintenance, social, and economic considerations. The PEIS will address the anticipated direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts associated with the System Plan alternatives. Given the large geographic area and time horizon over which projects would be identified, the impacts analysis in the PEIS will reflect the major broad and general impacts that may result from implementation of the System Plan alternatives. The PEIS will disclose anticipated impacts to water resources, terrestrial and aquatic habitats, socioeconomics, and other resource categories.

5. Anticipated Permits, Other Authorizations, and Other Directives: While the development and implementation of the System Plan would not require any permits, the PEIS will identify any permits or authorizations that would likely be required for any tiered projects that are constructed in accordance with the System Plan.

6. Schedule for the Decision-Making Process: The USACE is currently in the process of evaluating the alternatives. The USACE anticipates that a draft System Plan with integrated PEIS will be released for public review in July 2025. The USACE anticipates that this public review period will last for 45 days. The USACE anticipates that it will finalize the System Plan with integrated PEIS by May 2026.

7. Scoping Process/Public Involvement: Public scoping meetings and other engagement opportunities are being conducted by a combination of in-person meetings held across the lower Missouri River and quarterly webinar presentations. The USACE hosted a series of public scoping meetings across the lower Missouri River in 2023 and 2024. The public was informed of this study and was given the opportunity to submit comments and questions in multiple ways. Comments could be submitted by filling out a comment sheet that included prompts for specific feedback as well as general comments. The USACE received approximately 35 comments in this manner. The USACE also provided the public with maps of the lower Missouri River and invited the public to mark these maps with location-specific comments. The USACE received approximately 115 comments in this manner. The locations of the previous in-person scoping meetings were selected to facilitate public involvement throughout the study area. The locations and dates of these meetings are listed here:

• Atchison, Kansas. First Meeting: 20 July 2023. Second Meeting: 8 April 2024.

• Council Bluffs, Iowa. First Meeting: 17 July 2023. Second Meeting: 11 April 2024.

• Jefferson City, Missouri. First Meeting: 19 July 2023. Second Meeting: 25 April 2024.

• Marshall, Missouri. 30 April 2024.

• Missouri Valley, Iowa. 11 April 2024.

• Mound City, Missouri. 1 April 2024.

• Nebraska City, Nebraska. 18 July 2023.

• Percival, Iowa. 10 April 2024.

• St. Joseph, Missouri. 9 April 2024.

• Washington, Missouri. 24 April 2024.

Quarterly webinars are currently held every third Wednesday of January, April, July, and October to provide study updates and opportunities to ask questions. These webinars will continue during the duration of the study. Links to these webinars, including recordings of previously held webinars, are available on the study's web page. This web page includes a submission form for comments and questions, answers to frequently asked questions, and an interactive map of the lower Missouri River that allows users to submit location-specific comments. The web page is available at this link: https://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Civil-Works-Programs-And-Projects/Lower-Missouri-River-Basin/.

Cooperating agencies for the System Plan include the Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Participating agencies for the System Plan include the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Department of Transportation, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Kansas Department of Transportation, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Missouri Department of Transportation, Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, Nebraska Department of Transportation, and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

The public is invited to identify and comment on issues and effects they believe should be addressed in the PEIS; considerations in developing a System Plan for the Lower Missouri River to address flood risk and resiliency; and any relevant information, studies, or analyses with respect to the development of a System Plan.

8. Public Disclosure Statement: The USACE is issuing this notice pursuant to section 102(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. The USACE believes it is important to inform the public of the environmental review process. To assist the USACE in identifying and considering issues related to the development of the System Plan, comments made during formal scoping and later on the draft PEIS should be as specific as possible. Reviewers should structure their participation in the environmental review of the proposal so that it is meaningful and alerts the USACE to the reviewers' position and contentions. It is very important that those interested in this System Plan participate by providing comments throughout the study process so that substantive comments and objections are made available to the USACE at a time when they can meaningfully consider and respond to them.

The study team is currently open to receive comments at any time prior to the completion of the draft System Plan with integrated PEIS. Once the draft System Plan with integrated PEIS is published for public comment, a defined public comment period (likely 45 days) will be initiated. If you wish to comment, you can mail or email your comments as indicated under the ADDRESSES section. Before including your name, address, phone number, email address, or any other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, may be made available to the public at any time. While you can request in your comment for us to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Hoover Dam, 1 authorized by the Boulder Canyon Project Act of 1928, as amended (43 U.S.C. 617, et seq. ), sits on the Colorado River along the Arizona-Nevada border. The Hoover Dam power plant has 19 generating units (two for plant use) with installed capacity of 2,078.8 megawatts (4,800 kilowatts for plant use). In collaboration with Reclamation, WAPA markets and delivers hydropower from the Hoover Dam power plant through high-voltage transmission lines and substations to customers in Arizona, Southern California, and Southern Nevada.

The rate-setting methodology for BCP calculates an annual base charge rather than a unit rate for Hoover Dam hydropower. The base charge recovers an annual revenue requirement that includes projected costs for investment repayment, interest, operations, maintenance, replacements, payments to states, and Hoover Dam visitor services. Non-power revenue projections such as water sales, Hoover Dam visitor revenue, ancillary services, and late fees help offset these projected costs. Hoover power customers are billed a percentage of the base charge in proportion to their power allocation. Unit rates are calculated for comparative purposes but are not used to determine the charges for service.

On March 31, 2023, FERC approved and confirmed Rate Schedule BCP-F11, under Rate Order No. WAPA-204, on a final basis through September 30, 2027. 2 Rate Schedule BCP-F11 and the BCP Electric Service Contract requires WAPA to determine the annual base charge and rates for the next fiscal year before October 1 of each year. The FY 2025 BCP base charge and rates expire on September 30, 2025.

The proposed FY 2026 base charge for BCP electric service is projected to increase from $74.3 million in FY 2025 to $80.2 million in FY 2026, a 7.9 percent increase.

Reclamation's FY 2026 budget is increasing $1.6 million, from $87.2 million to $88.8 million, a 1.8 percent increase from FY 2025. This budget reflects a $3.1 million increase in O&M costs, primarily due to higher projected labor costs for salaries, benefits, and overhead. Additionally, services, materials and supplies, and equipment costs have increased due to rising purchase needs and inflation. Several large projects are being delayed, reducing replacements costs by $2.5 million. Post-retirement benefits costs are increasing $189,000 based on a higher five-year average of recent actual expenses. Visitor services costs are increasing $772,000 primarily due to higher projected labor costs for salaries, benefits, overhead, and overtime.

WAPA's FY 2026 budget is unchanged from FY 2025 and will remain at $10.1 million. Non-power revenue projections for Reclamation and WAPA are decreasing $81,000 to $18.3 million, due to lower estimated revenues for ancillary services. Prior year carryover is projected to result in a shortfall of approximately $71,000, a $4.2 million decrease from FY 2025. This decrease is attributed to higher execution rates in FY 2024 and the allocation of previously collected multiyear project funds for ongoing and upcoming work.

The composite and energy rates are increasing 7.9 percent, and the capacity rate is increasing 7.8 percent from FY 2025. These unit rate calculations use forecasted energy and capacity values, which may be updated when determining the final base charge and rates if hydrological conditions change.

WAPA's proposed base charge and rates for FY 2026, which would be effective October 1, 2025, are preliminary and subject to change based on modifications to forecasts before publication of the final base charge and rates.

WAPA is establishing rates for BCP electric service in accordance with section 302 of the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152). This provision transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary of Energy certain functions of the Secretary of the Interior, along with the power marketing functions of Reclamation. Those functions include actions that specifically apply to the BCP.

WAPA's proposal to calculate the base charge and rates for FY 2026 constitutes a major rate adjustment, as defined by 10 CFR 903.2(d). In accordance with 10 CFR 903.15, 10 CFR 903.16, and 10 CFR 904.7(e), DSW will hold public information and public comment forums for this rate adjustment. DSW will review and consider all timely public comments at the conclusion of the consultation and comment period and adjust the proposal as appropriate.

DOE regulations governing charges for the sale of BCP power, 10 CFR 904.7(e), requires annual review of the BCP base charge and an “adjust[ment] either upward or downward, when necessary and administratively feasible, to assure sufficient revenues to effect payment of all costs and financial obligations associated with the [p]roject.” This proposal is issued pursuant to Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-RATES-2016, effective November 19, 2016, in which the Secretary of Energy delegated the authority to develop power and transmission rates to WAPA's Administrator. The BCP Electric Service Contract states that for years other than the first year and each fifth year thereafter, when the rate schedule is approved by the Deputy Secretary of Energy on a provisional basis and by FERC on a final basis, adjustments to the base charge “shall become effective upon approval by the Deputy Secretary of Energy.” Accordingly, the Deputy Secretary of Energy would approve the final FY 2026 base charge and rates for BCP electric service, as authorized by the BCP Electric Service Contract and DOE's procedures for public participation in rate adjustments set forth at 10 CFR parts 903 and 904. 3 The FY 2026 base charge will also be filed at FERC for informational purposes only.

All brochures, studies, comments, letters, memorandums, or other documents that DSW initiates or uses to develop the proposed formula rates for electric service and the base charge and rates are available for inspection and copying at the Desert Southwest Regional Office, located at 615 South 43rd Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona. Many of these documents and supporting information are also available on DSW's BCP Rates website at: www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/dsw/rates/boulder-canyon-project-rates.

WAPA is in the process of determining whether an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement should be prepared or if this action can be categorically excluded from those requirements. 4

WAPA has an exemption from centralized regulatory review under Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this notice by the Office of Management and Budget is required.

This document of the Department of Energy was signed on April 22, 2025, by Tracey A. LeBeau, Administrator, Western Area Power Administration, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document, with the original signature and date, is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register .

This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through October 31, 2025. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

This document allows 60 days for public comments. 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 www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets .

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it to: (i) 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; (ii) 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; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate forms of information technology. EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.

Abstract: This ICR is for provisions regarding biointermediates in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. A “biointermediate” is produced from a renewable biomass feedstock at a biointermediate production facility and is not itself a renewable fuel; the biointermediate will be processed into a renewable fuel at a subsequent renewable fuel production facility. The biointermediate provisions were included in the EPA's finale rulemaking to establish RFS volume standards for 2020, 2021, and 2022 (87 FR 39600, July 1, 2022).

The recordkeeping and reporting requirements allow the EPA to monitor compliance of biointermediate producers, renewable identification number (RIN) generators who are renewable fuel producers who use biointermediates, biointermediate importers, and specific third parties ( e.g., quality assurance plan, or QAP, providers). This ICR is related to the general collection related to RFS, which bears OMB Control No. 2060-0725 (expiring November 30, 2025).

Form Numbers: RFS0107 (5900-631), RFS0602 (5900-290), RFS0702 (5900-289), RFS0801 (5900-293), RFS0902 (5900-278), RFS2001 (5900-633), RFS2101 (5900-634), RFS2201 (5900-636), RFS2301 (5900-636), RFS2400 (5900-361), RFS4000 (5900-529).

Respondents/affected entities: Biointermediate producers, RIN generators (renewable fuel producers), biointermediate importers, third parties (including QAP providers).

Respondent's obligation to respond: mandatory under 40 CFR parts 80 and 1090.

Estimated number of respondents: 926 (total).

Frequency of response: quarterly, annually, on occasion.

Total estimated burden: 21,942 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).

Total estimated cost: $1,556,191 (per year), which includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.

Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 145,443 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to far fewer parties who have actually registered as biointermediate producers than the original estimates anticipated in the RFS final rule for 2020-2022 as a potential upper limit. Since the initial estimates were made, we now know that very few parties (far fewer than 10) have registered as biointermediate producers, although we anticipated as many as 60 might register at the start of the program. Similarly, we now know from registrations that very few parties (far fewer than 10) have registered as RIN generators related to biointermediates, although we anticipated as many as 90 at the start. We have readjusted our estimates to reflect the reality of participation in the first three years of this ICR.

This action provides information that is directed to the public in general.

This document lists the statements of findings made by EPA after review of submissions under TSCA section 5(a) that certain new chemical substances or significant new uses are not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. This document presents statements of findings made by EPA during the applicable period.

TSCA section 5(a)(3) requires EPA to review a submission under TSCA section 5(a) and make specific findings pertaining to whether the substance may present unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. Among those potential findings is that the chemical substance or significant new use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment per TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C).

TSCA section 5(g) requires EPA to publish in the Federal Register a statement of its findings after its review of a submission under TSCA section 5(a) when EPA makes a finding that a new chemical substance or significant new use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. Such statements apply to PMNs, MCANs, and SNUNs submitted to EPA under TSCA section 5.

Anyone who plans to manufacture (which includes import) a new chemical substance for a non-exempt commercial purpose and any manufacturer or processor wishing to engage in a use of a chemical substance designated by EPA as a significant new use must submit a notice to EPA at least 90 days before commencing manufacture of the new chemical substance or before engaging in the significant new use.

The submitter of a notice to EPA for which EPA has made a finding of “not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment” may commence manufacture of the chemical substance or manufacture or processing for the significant new use notwithstanding any remaining portion of the applicable review period.

In this unit, EPA identifies the PMNs, MCANs and SNUNs for which EPA has made findings under TSCA section 5(a)(3)(C) that the new chemical substances or significant new uses are not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. For the findings made during this period, the following list provides the EPA case number assigned to the TSCA section 5(a) submission and the chemical identity (generic name if the specific name is claimed as confidential).

• J-25-0001, Biofuel producing Saccharomyces cerevisiae modified, genetically stable (Generic Name).

• J-25-0002, Strain of Escherichia coli modified with genetically stable, plasmid-borne DNA for the production of plasmid-borne DNA (Generic Name).

• P-24-0099, Saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon waxes, oxidized, polymers with alkenoic acid, alkanedioic acid, substituted carbomonocycle, alkyl alkenoate, alkenyl substituted heteromonocycle, alkylene glycol, alkyl alkenoate, alkenedioic acid, polyalkylene glycol ether with substituted carbomonocycle (alkylidene)bis-, polyalkylene glycol ether with substituted carbomonocycle (alkylidene)bis-, alkanoic acid, alkyl alkenoate, disubstituted carbomonocycle, substituted heteropolycycle, alkyl peroxide-initiated (Generic Name).

• P-24-0161, Fats and glyceridic oils, camelina sativa. Definition: Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. It consists primarily of the glycerides of the fatty acids docosenoic, eicosenoic, linoleic, linolenic, oleic, palmitic and stearic. ( Camelina sativa ); CASRN: 943248-37-1.

To access EPA's decision document describing the basis of the “not likely to present an unreasonable risk” finding made by EPA under TSCA section 5(a)(3)(C), lookup the specific case number at https://www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicals-under-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca/chemicals-determined-not-likely.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.

This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2025. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 6, 2024 during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 63933). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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 www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil Production (40 CFR part 63, subpart GGGG) apply to existing facilities and new facilities with a vegetable oil production process and that is a major source of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) or is collocated with other sources that are individually or collectively a major source of HAP emissions. Owners and operators of affected facilities are required to comply with reporting and recordkeeping requirements for the General Provisions (40 CFR part 63, subpart A), as well as for the applicable specific standards. In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart GGGG.

Form numbers: None.

Respondents/affected entities: Facilities with a vegetable oil production process.

Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart GGGG).

Estimated number of respondents: 87 (total).

Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, and annually.

Total estimated burden: 33,000 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).

Total estimated cost: $4,520,000 (per year), which includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.

Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 1,100 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to a decrease in the number of sources.

On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and assign OMB control numbers to collections of information conducted or sponsored by the Board. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. The OMB inventory, as well as copies of the PRA Submission, supporting statements (which contain more detailed information about the information collections and burden estimates than this notice), and approved collection of information instrument(s) are available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. These documents are also available on the Federal Reserve Board's public website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/review or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above. On the page displayed at the link above, you can find the supporting information by referencing the collection identifier, FR 2231.

Collection title: Computer-Security Incident Notification.

Collection identifier: FR 2231.

OMB control number: 7100-0384.

General description of collection: A banking organization is required to notify its primary Federal banking regulator of any “computer-security incident” that rises to the level of a “notification incident,” as soon as possible and no later than 36 hours after the banking organization determines that a notification incident has occurred (see 12 CFR 225.301(b)). A bank service provider is required to notify each affected banking organization customer as soon as possible when the bank service provider determines that it has experienced a computer-security incident, that has caused, or is reasonably likely to cause, a material service disruption or degradation for four or more hours.

Frequency: Event generated.

Respondents: U.S. bank holding companies, U.S. savings and loan holding companies, state member banks, U.S. operations of foreign banking organizations, Edge or agreement corporations, and bank service providers.

Total estimated number of respondents: 95.

Total estimated annual burden hours: 285.

Current actions: On December 6, 2024, the Board published a notice in the Federal Register (89 FR 96979) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the FR 2231. The comment period for this notice expired on February 4, 2025. The Board did not receive any comments.

On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and assign OMB control numbers to collections of information conducted or sponsored by the Board. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. The OMB inventory, as well as copies of the PRA Submission, supporting statements (which contain more detailed information about the information collections and burden estimates than this notice), and approved collection of information instrument(s) are available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. These documents are also available on the Federal Reserve Board's public website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/review or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above. On the page displayed at the link above, you can find the supporting information by referencing the collection identifier, FR LL-10(e).

Collection title: Application to Become a Savings and Loan Holding Company or to Acquire a Savings Association or Savings and Loan Holding Company.

Collection identifier: FR LL-10(e).

OMB control number: 7100-0336.

General description of collection: This information collection must be filed in connection with certain proposals involving the formation, acquisition, or merger of a savings and loan holding company (SLHC); the acquisition by an SLHC of a savings association or its assets; and the acquisition of control of a savings association by certain individuals associated with an SLHC. The Board requires the submission of this filing from an applicant for regulatory and supervisory purposes and to allow the Board to fulfill its statutory obligations to review these transactions under section 10(e) of the Home Owners' Loan Act (HOLA) (12 U.S.C. 1461 et seq. ) and the Board's Regulation LL- Savings and Loan Holding Companies (12 CFR 238.11).

Frequency: Event generated.

Respondents: Entities seeking prior approval to become or acquire an SLHC or merge SLHCs; SLHCs seeking to acquire a savings association or all or substantially all of the assets of a savings association or SLHC; and directors or officers of an SLHC, or any individual who owns, controls, or holds the power to vote (or holds proxies representing) more than 25 percent of the voting shares of an SLHC seeking control of any savings association that is not a subsidiary of such SLHC.

Total estimated number of respondents: 7.

Total estimated annual burden hours: 428.

Current actions: On December 6, 2024, the Board published a notice in the Federal Register (89 FR 96974) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the FR LL-10(e). The comment period for this notice expired on February 4, 2025. The Board did not receive any comments.

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

During the comment period for this proposal, a copy of the proposed PRA OMB submission, including the draft reporting form and instructions, supporting statement (which contains more detail about the information collection and burden estimates than this notice), and other documentation, will be made available on the Board's public website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/review or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above. On the page displayed at the link above, you can find the supporting information by referencing the collection identifier, FR 4203. Final versions of these documents will be made available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, if approved.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Collection title: Recordkeeping Provisions Associated with Guidance on Leveraged Lending.

Collection identifier: FR 4203.

OMB control number: 7100-0354.

General description of collection: The Interagency Guidance on Leveraged Lending (Guidance) outlines high-level principles related to safe-and-sound leveraged lending activities. The Guidance includes a number of voluntary recordkeeping provisions that apply to financial institutions that are engaged in leveraged lending activities and for which the Board is the primary federal supervisor. It assists the financial institutions in providing leveraged lending to creditworthy borrowers in a safe-and-sound manner so that leveraged lending activities do not heighten risk in the banking system or the broader financial system through the origination and distribution of poorly underwritten and low-quality loans.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondents: Bank holding companies, savings and loan holding companies, state member banks, Edge and agreement corporations, and state-chartered branches and agencies of foreign banks that engage in leveraged lending activities.

Many community banks are not subject to the Guidance because they do not engage in leveraged lending. To ease implementation burden, the limited number of community and smaller institutions that are involved in leveraged lending activities may discuss with the Federal Reserve System whether and, if so, how to implement these collections of information in a cost-effective manner that is appropriate for the complexity of their exposures and activities.

Total estimated number of respondents: 37.

Total estimated annual burden hours: 18,870.

On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and assign OMB control numbers to collections of information conducted or sponsored by the Board. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. The OMB inventory, as well as copies of the PRA Submission, supporting statements (which contain more detailed information about the information collections and burden estimates than this notice), and approved collection of information instrument(s) are available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. These documents are also available on the Federal Reserve Board's public website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/review or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears above. On the page displayed at the link above, you can find the supporting information by referencing the collection identifier, FR 2510.

Collection title: Report of Institution-to-Aggregate Granular Data on Assets and Liabilities on an Immediate Counterparty Basis.

Collection identifier: FR 2510.

OMB control number: 7100-0376.

General description of collection: The FR 2510 collects granular exposure data on the assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet holdings of certain large banking organizations, providing breakdowns by country, instrument, currency, maturity, sector, and other factors. The FR 2510 also collects country exposure data on an immediate counterparty basis and detailed information on firms' derivatives exposures. The information collected by the FR 2510 supports the Board's supervision of global systemically important bank holding companies (BHCs) by allowing for a more complete balance sheet analysis of these firms and allows the Board to more closely monitor the systemic impacts of such firms' activities and investments.

Frequency: Quarterly.

Respondents: Any BHC that is organized under the laws of the United States or any U.S. state and that is identified as a global systemically important BHC under the Board's Regulation Q.

Total estimated number of respondents: 8.

Total estimated annual burden hours: 18,528.

Current actions: On December 6, 2024, the Board published a notice in the Federal Register (89 FR 96975) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the FR 2510. The comment period for this notice expired on February 4, 2025. The Board did not receive any comments.

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

Collection title: Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements Associated with Regulation II.

Collection identifier: FR II.

OMB control number: 7100-0349.

General description of collection: The FR II requires both recordkeeping and disclosure requirements. Certain debit card issuers are required to develop and implement, and at least annually review and update, certain fraud-prevention policies and procedures to be eligible to receive the fraud-prevention adjustment. In addition, the rule requires such a debit card issuer to annually notify its payment card networks that it is eligible to receive the fraud-prevention adjustment, and to notify its payment card networks when it is no longer eligible to receive the fraud-prevention adjustment. Finally, Regulation II requires all debit card issuers and, in some situations, payment card networks to retain evidence of compliance with the requirements in Regulation II for a prescribed period of time.

Frequency: Annual; Event-generated.

Respondents: Debit card issuers and payment card networks.

Total estimated number of respondents: 534.

Total estimated annual burden hours: 22,251.

Current actions: On January 13, 2025, the Board published a notice in the Federal Register (90 FR 2700) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the FR II. The comment period for this notice expired on March 14, 2025. The Board received one comment. The comment was in support of the extension of the FII as proposed.

Inspection of Public Comments: All comments received before the close of the comment period are available for viewing by the public, including any personally identifiable or confidential business information that is included in a comment. We post all comments received before the close of the comment period on the following website as soon as possible after they have been received at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the search instructions on that website to view public comments. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will not post on Regulations.gov public comments that make threats to individuals or institutions or suggest that the commenter will take actions to harm an individual. CMS continues to encourage individuals not to submit duplicative comments. We will post acceptable comments from multiple unique commenters even if the content is identical or nearly identical to other comments.

Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) are distinct entities that operate exclusively for the purpose of furnishing outpatient surgical services to patients. Under the Medicare program, eligible beneficiaries may receive covered services from an ASC provided certain requirements are met. Section 1832(a)(2)(F)(i) of the Social Security Act (the Act) establishes distinct criteria for a facility seeking designation as an ASC. Regulations concerning provider agreements are at 42 CFR part 489 and those pertaining to activities relating to the survey and certification of facilities are at 42 CFR part 488. The regulations at 42 CFR part 416 specify the conditions that an ASC must meet to participate in the Medicare program, the scope of covered services, and the conditions for Medicare payment for ASCs.

Generally, to enter into an agreement, an ASC must first be certified by a state survey agency (SA) as complying with the conditions or requirements set forth in part 416 of our Medicare regulations. Thereafter, the ASC is subject to regular surveys by an SA to determine whether it continues to meet these requirements.

Section 1865(a)(1) of the Act provides that, if a provider entity demonstrates through accreditation by a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved national accrediting organization (AO) that all applicable Medicare conditions are met or exceeded, we may deem that provider entity as having met the requirements. Accreditation by an AO is voluntary and is not required for Medicare participation.

If an AO is recognized by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services as having standards for accreditation that meet or exceed Medicare requirements, any provider entity accredited by the national accrediting body's approved program may be deemed to meet the Medicare conditions. The AO applying for approval of its accreditation program under part 488, subpart A, must provide CMS with reasonable assurance that the AO requires the accredited provider entities to meet requirements that are at least as stringent as the Medicare conditions. Our regulations concerning the approval of AOs are set forth at §§ 488.4 and 488.5.

This is DNV Healthcare, Inc.'s (DNV's) initial application and does not have a current term of approval for its ASC program.

Section 1865(a)(2) of the Act and our regulations at § 488.5 require that our findings concerning review and approval of an AO's requirements consider, among other factors, the applying AO's requirements for accreditation; survey procedures; resources for conducting required surveys; capacity to furnish information for use in enforcement activities; monitoring procedures for provider entities found not in compliance with the conditions or requirements; and ability to provide CMS with the necessary data for validation.

Section 1865(a)(3)(A) of the Act further requires that we publish, within 60 days of receipt of an organization's complete application, a notice that identifies the national accrediting body making the request, describes the nature of the request, and provides at least a 30-day public comment period. We have 210 days from the receipt of a complete application to publish notice of approval or denial of the application.

The purpose of this proposed notice is to inform the public of DNV's request for initial CMS-approval of its ASC accreditation program. This notice also solicits public comment on whether DNV's requirements meet or exceed the Medicare conditions for coverage (CfCs) for ASCs.

DNV submitted all the necessary materials to enable us to make a determination concerning its request for initial CMS-approval of its ASC accreditation program. This application was determined to be complete on March 21, 2025. Under section 1865(a)(2) of the Act and § 488.5, our review and evaluation of DNV will be conducted in accordance with, but not necessarily limited to, the following factors:

• The equivalency of DNV's standards for ASCs as compared with Medicare's CfCs for ASCs.

• DNV's survey process to determine the following:

++ The composition of the survey team, surveyor qualifications, and the ability of the organization to provide continuing surveyor training.

++ The comparability of DNV's processes to those of State agencies, including survey frequency, and the ability to investigate and respond appropriately to complaints against accredited facilities.

++ DNV's processes and procedures for monitoring an ASC found out of compliance with DNV's program requirements. These monitoring procedures are used only when DNV identifies noncompliance. If noncompliance is identified through validation reviews or complaint surveys, the State survey agency monitors corrections as specified at § 488.9(c)(1).

++ DNV's capacity to report deficiencies to the surveyed facilities and respond to the facility's plan of correction in a timely manner.

++ DNV's capacity to provide CMS with electronic data and reports necessary for the effective validation and assessment of the organization's survey process.

++ The adequacy of DNV's staff and other resources, and its financial viability.

++ DNV's capacity to adequately fund required surveys.

++ DNV's policies with respect to whether surveys are announced or unannounced, to ensure that surveys are unannounced.

++ DNV's policies and procedures to avoid conflicts of interest, including the appearance of conflicts of interest, involving individuals who conduct surveys or participate in accreditation decisions.

++ DNV's agreement to provide CMS with a copy of the most current accreditation survey together with any other information related to the survey as CMS may require (including corrective action plans).

This document does not impose information collection requirements, that is, reporting, recordkeeping or third-party disclosure requirements. Consequently, there is no need for review by the Office of Management and Budget under the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ).

Because of the large number of public comments, we normally receive on Federal Register documents, we are not able to acknowledge or respond to them individually. We will consider all comments we receive by the date and time specified in the DATES section of this preamble, and, when we proceed with a subsequent document, we will respond to the comments in the preamble to that document.

The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Mehmet Oz, having reviewed and approved this document, authorizes Vanessa Garcia, who is the Federal Register Liaison, to electronically sign this document for purposes of publication in the Federal Register .

On February 11, 2025, we published a notice with request for comment that (1) provided notice that Mountain View Hospital (“Hospital”), a hospital with physician ownership located in Idaho Falls, Idaho, has requested an exception from the prohibition on facility expansion at 42 CFR 411.362(b)(2) (“expansion exception request”); and (2) solicited comments on the expansion exception request from individuals and entities in the community in which Hospital is located. After the notice with request for comment was published, Hospital withdrew its expansion exception request. Therefore, we are rescinding the February 11, 2025 notice with request for comment.

The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Mehmet Oz, having reviewed and approved this document, authorizes Vanessa Garcia, who is the Federal Register Liaison, to electronically sign this document for purposes of publication in the Federal Register .

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. The term “collection of information” is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies to publish a 30-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, CMS is publishing this notice that summarizes the following proposed collection(s) of information for public comment:

1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: National Implementation of the In-Center Hemodialysis CAHPS Survey; Use: The national implementation of the ICH CAHPS Survey is designed to allow third-party, CMS-approved survey vendors to administer the ICH CAHPS Survey using mail-only, telephone-only, or mixed (mail with telephone follow-up) modes of survey administration. Experience from previous CAHPS surveys shows that mail, telephone, and mail with telephone follow-up data collection modes work well for respondents, vendors, and health care providers. Any additional forms of information technology, such as web surveys, is under investigation as a potential survey option in this population.

Data collected in the national implementation of the ICH CAHPS Survey are used for the following purposes:

• To provide a source of information from which selected measures can be publicly reported to beneficiaries as a decision aid for dialysis facility selection.

• To aid facilities with their internal quality improvement efforts and external benchmarking with other facilities.

• To provide CMS with information for monitoring and public reporting purposes. To support the ESRD Quality Improvement Program.

Form Number: CMS-10105 (OMB control number: 0938-0926); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Individuals and Households; Number of Respondents: 95,000; Number of Responses: 95,000; Total Annual Hours: 51,300. (For policy questions regarding this collection, contact Lauren Popham at 410-786-8568 or Lauren.popham@cms.hhs.gov .)

2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Disclosure and Recordkeeping Requirements for Grandfathered Health Plans under the Affordable Care Act; Use: Section 1251 of the Affordable Care Act provides that certain plans and health insurance coverage in existence as of March 23, 2010, known as grandfathered health plans, are not required to comply with certain statutory provisions in the Act. The final regulations titled “Final Rules under the Affordable Care Act for Grandfathered Plans, Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescissions, Dependent Coverage, Appeals, and Patient Protections” (80 FR 72192, November 18, 2015) require that, to maintain its status as a grandfathered health plan, a plan must maintain records documenting the terms of the plan in effect on March 23, 2010, and any other documents that are necessary to verify, explain, or clarify status as a grandfathered health plan. The plan must make such records available for examination upon request by participants, beneficiaries, individual policy subscribers, or a state or federal agency official. A grandfathered health plan is also required to include a statement in any summary of benefits under the plan or health insurance coverage that the plan or coverage believes it is a grandfathered health plan within the meaning of section 1251 of the Affordable Care Act and provide contact information for questions and complaints. In addition, a grandfathered group health plan that is changing health insurance issuers is required to provide the succeeding health insurance issuer (and the succeeding health insurance issuer must require) documentation of plan terms (including benefits, cost sharing, employer contributions, and annual limits) under the prior health insurance coverage sufficient to make a determination whether the standards of paragraph § 147.140(g)(1) of the 2015 final regulations are exceeded. It is also required that, for an insured group health plan (or a multiemployer plan) that is a grandfathered plan, the relevant policies, certificates, contracts of insurance, or plan documents must disclose in a prominent and effective manner that employers, employee organizations, or plan sponsors, as applicable, are required to notify the issuer (or multiemployer plan) if the contribution rate changes at any point during the plan year. Form Number: CMS-10325 (OMB control number: 0938-1093); Frequency: On Occasion; Affected Public: Private Sector, State, Local or Tribal governments; Number of Respondents: 14,603; Total Annual Responses: 2,094,506; Total Annual Hours: 40. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Adam Pellillo at 667-290-9621.)

3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of information Collection: Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act; Use: Section 2713 of the PHS Act requires non-grandfathered group health plans and health insurance issuers offering non-grandfathered group or individual health insurance coverage to provide benefits for certain recommended preventive services without cost sharing, including benefits for certain women's preventive health services as provided for in comprehensive guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The final regulations issued on November 15, 2018, titled “Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act” (83 FR 57536) and “Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act” (83 FR 57592) (2018 final regulations) finalized interim final rules that expanded exemptions for religious beliefs and established an exemption for moral convictions for certain entities or individuals whose health plans are otherwise subject to the requirement to cover contraceptive services without cost sharing under PHS Act section 2713. The final regulations extended the exemption to health insurance issuers with sincerely held religious or moral objections to contraceptive coverage in certain circumstances, as well as to additional categories of group health plan sponsors.

The 2018 final regulations also left in place, from previous rulemaking, an accommodation process for certain objecting entities that wish to use it to avoid contracting, arranging, paying, or referring for contraceptive coverage, but made use of the accommodation optional for such entities. An organization seeking to be treated as an eligible organization for purposes of the optional accommodation may self-certify (by using EBSA Form 700), prior to the beginning of the first plan year to which an accommodation is to apply, that it meets the definition of an eligible organization. The eligible organization must provide a copy of its self-certification to each health insurance issuer that would otherwise provide such coverage in connection with the health plan (for insured group health plans or student health insurance coverage). The issuer that receives the self-certification must provide separate payments for contraceptive services for plan participants and beneficiaries (or student enrollees and covered dependents). For a self-insured group health plan, the self-certification must be provided to its third party administrator, which must provide or arrange separate payments for contraceptive services. An eligible organization may submit a notification to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as an alternative to submitting EBSA Form 700 to the eligible organization's health insurance issuer or third party administrator. A health insurance issuer or third party administrator providing or arranging separate payments for contraceptive services for participants and beneficiaries in plans (or student enrollees and covered dependents in student health insurance coverage) of eligible organizations must provide a written notice to such plan participants and beneficiaries (or such student enrollees and covered dependents) informing them of the availability of such payments.

Under the 2018 final regulations, eligible organizations can revoke the accommodation process if participants and beneficiaries (or student enrollees and covered dependents) receive written notice of such revocation from the issuer or third party administrator, and such revocation will be effective on the first day of the first plan year that begins on or after 30 days after the date of revocation.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is requesting an extension of OMB approval for the data collections included in this information collection request. HHS will only implement the information collections to the extent they are consistent with regulations that are in effect. Form Number: CMS-10653 (OMB control number: 0938-1344); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector; Number of Respondents: 60; Total Annual Responses: 595,312; Total Annual Hours: 72. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Russell Tipps at 301-869-3502.)

In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of this request for an extension of the umbrella generic for Formative Data Collections for ACF Program Support (OMB #0970-0531; expiration date 06/30/2025).

Description: The goals of the generic information collections (GenICs) under this approval are to obtain information about program and grant recipient processes or needs and to inform the following types of activities, among others:

• Delivery of training or technical assistance (T/TA) and/or workflows related to program implementation or the development or refinement of program and grant recipient processes. This could include the development and refinement of recordkeeping or communication systems.

• Planning for provision of programmatic or evaluation-related T/TA.

• Obtaining input on the development of program performance measures (PM) from grant recipients or experts in a relevant field (such as development of PMs for programs focused on a specific population served by ACF).

• Obtaining feedback about processes and/or practices to inform ACF program development or support, or ACF research.

• Use of rapid-cycle testing activities to strengthen programs in preparation for summative evaluations.

• Development of learning agendas and research priorities.

• Requesting information about resources, programs, or other ACF services or related activities to provide consolidated public sources of information for those using or interested in ACF funded services, or those interested in systems, programs, or research related to ACF.

ACF uses a variety of techniques such as semi-structured discussions, focus groups, surveys, templates, open-ended requests, document analysis, observation, and telephone or in-person interviews in order to reach these goals.

Information collected under this overarching generic is meant to inform ACF activities and may be incorporated into documents or presentations that are made public such as through conference presentations, websites, or social media. The following are some examples of ways in which we may share information resulting from these data collections: technical assistance plans, presentations, infographics, project specific reports, or other documents relevant to the field, such as federal leadership and staff, grant recipients, local implementing agencies, and/or T/TA providers. We may also request information for the sole purpose of publication in cases where we are working to create a single source for users (clients, programs, researchers) to find information about resources such as services in their area, TA materials, different types of programs or systems available, or research using ACF data.

Any planned uses, including for publication or sharing of information from this IC will be described and submitted for approval in each individual GenIC.

Following standard OMB requirements, ACF will submit GenIC request for each specific data collection activity under this generic clearance. Each request will include the individual instrument(s), a justification specific to the individual information collection, and any supplementary documents. ACF asks that OMB review individual requests expeditiously, ideally within 10 days of submission.

The proposed types and the purpose of generic information collections submitted under this umbrella generic remain the same. Minor revisions are proposed to the description provided in the justification for clarification about purpose and use and in alignment with current priorities of ACF.

Respondents: Example respondents include current or prospective service providers, T/TA providers, grant recipients, contractors, current and potential participants in ACF programs or similar comparison groups, experts in fields pertaining to ACF programs, key groups involved in ACF projects and programs, individuals engaged in program re-design or demonstration development for evaluation, state or local government officials, or others involved in or prospectively involved in ACF programs whose engagement could directly inform the improvement of ACF programs.

ACF anticipates extending approval for about 30 of the currently approved GenICs under this generic. Currently approved GenICs can be found here: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=202412-0970-005.

Burden estimates for the following 3 years are provided in the following table.

Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication.

On January 20, 2025, the President declared a national emergency with respect to the grave threat to the United States posed by the influx of illegal aliens and drugs into the United States, in Proclamation 10886 (Declaring a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the United States) (90 FR 8327, January 29, 2025). See National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ) (NEA).

On February 1, 2025, the President expanded the scope of the national emergency declared in that proclamation to cover the failure of the People's Republic of China (PRC) government to arrest, seize, detain, or otherwise intercept chemical precursor suppliers, money launderers, other transnational criminal organizations, criminals at large, and drugs. In addition, the President determined that this failure to act on the part of the PRC constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. To address this threat, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ) (IEEPA), the NEA, section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), and 3 U.S.C. 301, the President imposed ad valorem tariffs on all imports that are products of the PRC, excluding those encompassed by 50 U.S.C. 1702(b). 1 See Executive Order 14195, Imposing Duties To Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China (February 1, 2025). Specifically, Executive Order 14195 adjusted duties on imported products of the PRC by imposing, consistent with law, an additional 10 percent ad valorem rate of duty, on products entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 4, 2025.

This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A.

Title of Information Collection: Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG) Formula and Competitive Programs.

OMB Approval Number: 2577-0218.

Type of Request: Revision or extension of currently approved collection.

Form Number: HUD-4117, HUD-4117 A-D, HUD-4119, HUD-4119 A-D, HUD-52736-A, HUD-52736-B, HUD-52737 IHP-APR, HUD-52737 GEMS IHP/APR, HUD-53248 IHBG-COMP APR.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD's Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) will use the pre-award and post-award information collected to assess program compliance, monitor grantee performance throughout the grant term, and to report annually to Congress. HUD's Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) is responsible for managing the IHBG Formula and IHBG Competitive programs, as described below.

IHBG Formula Program: The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq. ) (NAHASDA) authorizes the IHBG Formula program what supports the development, management, and operation of affordable homeownership and rental housing; infrastructure development; and other forms of housing assistance intended for low-income persons. Federally recognized Native American tribes, Alaska Native villages, tribally designated housing entities, and a limited number of State-recognized tribes that were funded under the Indian Housing Program authorized by the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 are eligible to receive IHBG funds. Under the IHBG Formula Program, eligible recipients receive an equitable share of funds as appropriated by Congress.

IHBG Competitive Program: Since 2018, Congress has appropriated additional funding under the IHBG Formula program for the IHBG Competitive Grant (IHBG-COMP), also under assistance listing 14.867. IHBG-COMP prioritizes projects that increase the availability of affordable housing in Tribal communities with consideration to extent of need and administrative capacity. The regulations and requirements governing the IHBG formula program apply to the IHBG Competitive program. The IHBG-COMP Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) are published on Grants.gov , where applicants submit applications.

Annual Reporting Burden: The annual reporting burden hours are based on the estimates provided below.

This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected parties concerning the collection of information described in Section A on the following:

(1) 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;

(2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;

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

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Section 2 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.

The HEARTH Act makes a voluntary, alternative land leasing process available to Tribes, by amending the Indian Long-Term Leasing Act of 1955, 25 U.S.C. 415. The HEARTH Act authorizes Tribes to negotiate and enter into business leases of Tribal trust lands with a primary term of 25 years, and up to two renewal terms of 25 years each, without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary). The HEARTH Act also authorizes Tribes to enter into leases for residential, recreational, religious, or educational purposes for a primary term of up to 75 years without the approval of the Secretary. Participating Tribes develop Tribal leasing regulations, including an environmental review process, and then must obtain the Secretary's approval of those regulations prior to entering into leases. The HEARTH Act requires the Secretary to approve Tribal regulations if the Tribal regulations are consistent with the Department of the Interior's (Department) leasing regulations at 25 CFR part 162 and provide for an environmental review process that meets requirements set forth in the HEARTH Act. This notice announces that the Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, has approved the Tribal regulations for the Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation.

The Department's regulations governing the surface leasing of trust and restricted Indian lands specify that, subject to applicable Federal law, permanent improvements on leased land, leasehold or possessory interests, and activities under the lease are not subject to State and local taxation and may be subject to taxation by the Indian Tribe with jurisdiction. See 25 CFR 162.017. As explained further in the preamble to the final regulations, the Federal Government has a strong interest in promoting economic development, self-determination, and Tribal sovereignty. 77 FR 72440, 72447-48 (December 5, 2012). The principles supporting the Federal preemption of State law in the field of Indian leasing and the taxation of lease-related interests and activities applies with equal force to leases entered into under Tribal leasing regulations approved by the Federal Government pursuant to the HEARTH Act.

Section 5 of the Indian Reorganization Act, 25 U.S.C. 5108, preempts State and local taxation of permanent improvements on trust land. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation v. Thurston County, 724 F.3d 1153, 1157 (9th Cir. 2013) (citing Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones, 411 U.S. 145 (1973)). Similarly, section 5108 preempts State taxation of rent payments by a lessee for leased trust lands, because “tax on the payment of rent is indistinguishable from an impermissible tax on the land.” See Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Stranburg, 799 F.3d 1324, 1331, n.8 (11th Cir. 2015). In addition, as explained in the preamble to the revised leasing regulations at 25 CFR part 162, Federal courts have applied a balancing test to determine whether State and local taxation of non-Indians on the reservation is preempted. White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker, 448 U.S. 136, 143 (1980). The Bracker balancing test, which is conducted against a backdrop of “traditional notions of Indian self- government,” requires a particularized examination of the relevant State, Federal, and Tribal interests. We hereby adopt the Bracker analysis from the preamble to the surface leasing regulations, 77 FR at 72447-48, as supplemented by the analysis below.

The strong Federal and Tribal interests against State and local taxation of improvements, leaseholds, and activities on land leased under the Department's leasing regulations apply equally to improvements, leaseholds, and activities on land leased pursuant to Tribal leasing regulations approved under the HEARTH Act. Congress's overarching intent was to “allow Tribes to exercise greater control over their own land, support self-determination, and eliminate bureaucratic delays that stand in the way of homeownership and economic development in Tribal communities.” 158 Cong. Rec. H. 2682 (May 15, 2012). The HEARTH Act was intended to afford Tribes “flexibility to adapt lease terms to suit [their] business and cultural needs” and to “enable [Tribes] to approve leases quickly and efficiently.” H. Rep. 112-427 at 6 (2012).

Assessment of State and local taxes would obstruct these express Federal policies supporting Tribal economic development and self-determination, and also threaten substantial Tribal interests in effective Tribal government, economic self-sufficiency, and territorial autonomy. See Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, 572 U.S. 782, 810 (2014) (Sotomayor, J., concurring) (determining that “[a] key goal of the Federal Government is to render Tribes more self-sufficient, and better positioned to fund their own sovereign functions, rather than relying on Federal funding”). The additional costs of State and local taxation have a chilling effect on potential lessees, as well as on a Tribe that, as a result, might refrain from exercising its own sovereign right to impose a Tribal tax to support its infrastructure needs. See id. at 810-11 (finding that State and local taxes greatly discourage Tribes from raising tax revenue from the same sources because the imposition of double taxation would impede Tribal economic growth).

Similar to BIA's surface leasing regulations, Tribal regulations under the HEARTH Act pervasively cover all aspects of leasing. See 25 U.S.C. 415(h)(3)(B)(i) (requiring Tribal regulations be consistent with BIA surface leasing regulations). Furthermore, the Federal Government remains involved in the Tribal land leasing process by approving the Tribal leasing regulations in the first instance and providing technical assistance, upon request by a Tribe, for the development of an environmental review process. The Secretary also retains authority to take any necessary actions to remedy violations of a lease or of the Tribal regulations, including terminating the lease or rescinding approval of the Tribal regulations and reassuming lease approval responsibilities. Moreover, the Secretary continues to review, approve, and monitor individual Indian land leases and other types of leases not covered under the Tribal regulations according to 25 CFR part 162.

Accordingly, the Federal and Tribal interests weigh heavily in favor of preemption of State and local taxes on lease-related activities and interests, regardless of whether the lease is governed by Tribal leasing regulations or 25 CFR part 162. Improvements, activities, and leasehold or possessory interests may be subject to taxation by the Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation.

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

A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period on this collection of information was published on June 21, 2024 (89 FR 52076). No comments were received.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Abstract: Under the Indian Reorganization Act, Tribes have the right to organize and adopt constitutions, bylaws, and any amendments thereto and to ratify charters of incorporation through elections called by the Secretary of the Interior, according to rules prescribed by the Secretary. See 25 U.S.C. 5123, 5124, 5203. The Secretary's rules for conducting these elections, known as “Secretarial elections,” and approving the results are at 25 CFR part 81.

In most cases, the Tribe requests a Secretarial election; however, an individual voting member of a Tribe may also request a Secretarial election by petition. These rules also establish the procedures for an individual to petition for a Secretarial election. The BIA requires the Tribe to submit a formal request for Secretarial election, including: A Tribal resolution; the document or language to be voted on in the election; a list of all Tribal members who are age 18 or older in the next 120 days (when the election will occur), including their last known addresses, voting districts (if any), and dates of birth, in an electronically sortable format.

While much of the information the Tribe prepares for a Secretarial election ( e.g., list of members eligible to vote) would be required if the Tribe instead conducted its own Tribal election, the Secretary's rules establish specifics on what a Tribal request or petition for election must contain. These specifics are necessary to ensure the integrity of Secretarial elections and allow the BIA and Tribal personnel the ability to consistently administer elections.

Title of Collection: Secretarial Elections.

OMB Control Number: 1076-0183.

Form Number: Secretarial Election Voter Registration Form.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents/Affected Public: Federally recognized Tribes and their members.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 252,041.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 252,041.

Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 40 hours.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 64,305.

Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a benefit.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $183,960.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ).

The Commission instituted this investigation on January 13, 2025, based on a complaint filed by For Kids By Parents, Inc. (“Complainant”) of Potomac, Maryland. 90 FR 2745 (Jan. 13, 2025). The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain urine splash guards and components thereof by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1 and 2 of U.S. Patent No. 7,870,619 and claims 1-3 of U.S. Patent No. 11,812,901. Id. The Commission's notice of investigation named as respondents Shenzhenshi Dijiaaotuman Trading Co., Ltd. (d/b/a Tigaman) of Guangdong, China (“Tigaman”); Junyaxincaiwuzixunyouxiangongsi (d/b/a Junyxin) of Fujian, China (“Junyxin”); Hezeyunjiangjixieshebeiyouxiangongsi (d/b/a Maomaohouse) of Guangdon, China; Shenzhenshiranbodianziyouxiangongsi (d/b/a Eurbus) of Longgang, China (“Eurbus”); Hefeiweifengshidaishidaimaoyiyouxiangongsi (d/b/a HealthSTEC) of Anhui, China; ShenzhenShi Julonghui Trading Co., Ltd. (d/b/a Edermurs) of Guangdong, China; Shenzhenshi Lishian Keji Youxiangongsi (d/b/a Lishian) of Guangdong, China; Shenzhen Paisi Industrial Co., Ltd. (d/b/a Sunyoka123) of Guangdong, China (“Sunyoka123”); Guangzhou Lesenyu Dianzishangwu Youxiangongsi (d/b/a Le Sengyu) of Guangdong, China; and Shenzhen Sibaite Industrial Co., Ltd. (d/b/a SeLucky) of Guangdong, China (“SeLucky”). Id. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations (“OUII”) was also named as a party in this investigation. Id.

On April 1, 2025, the Commission determined not to review three initial determinations (Order Nos. 5, 6, and 7) granting Complainant's unopposed motions to terminate the investigation as to respondents Eurbus, Sunyoka123, and SeLucky based on settlement. See Order Nos. 5, 6, and 7 (March 11, 2025), unreviewed by Comm'n Notice (April 1, 2025).

On February 6, 2025, Complainant filed an unopposed motion to terminate Tigaman from the investigation based on settlement. On February 18, 2025, OUII filed a response in support of Complainant's motion. On March 11, 2025, the ALJ issued Order No. 8, requesting clarification regarding slight differences in Tigaman's name and address in the Complaint and Notice of Investigation and the settlement agreement attached to the motion to terminate. Complainant filed a response with additional information on March 18, 2025. OUII filed a response again supporting termination on March 27, 2025.

On March 18, 2025, Complainant filed an unopposed motion to terminate Junyxin from the investigation based on settlement. On March 27, 2025, OUII filed a response in support of Complainant's motion.

On April 1, 2025, the ALJ issued the subject IDs (Order Nos. 10 and 11), granting Complainant's unopposed motions to terminate the investigation as to Tigaman and Junyxin. Order No. 11 also amends the Notice of Investigation to correctly identify the address of Respondent Junyxin as: Room 205, No. 183 Dongshanli, Dong'an Jimei District, Xiamen City, China. The subject IDs find that the motions meet the requirements of Commission Rules 210.21(b) and 210.50(b)(2) (19 CFR 210.21(b), 210.50(b)(2)), and that there are no extraordinary circumstances that would prevent the requested partial termination of the investigation. The subject IDs also grant Complainant's unopposed request to limit service of he unredacted versions of the settlement agreements. No petitions for review of the IDs were filed.

The Commission has determined not to review the subject IDs. The Notice of Investigation is amended to correctly identify the address of Respondent Junyxin as: Room 205, No. 183 Dongshanli, Dong'an Jimei District, Xiamen City, China. Tigaman and Junyxin are terminated from the investigation.

The Commission vote for this determination took place on April 21, 2025.

The authority for the Commission's determination is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in Part 210 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 210).

In accordance with 21 CFR 1301.34(a), this is notice that on February 26, 2025, Skalar Pharma LLC, SR 53 KM 82 Guayama, Guayama, Puerto Rico 00785, applied to be registered as an importer of the following basic class(es) of controlled substance(s):

The company plans to import the listed controlled substance to be used in the manufacturing process for other controlled substances. No other activity for this drug code is authorized for this registration.

Approval of permit applications will occur only when the registrant's business activity is consistent with what is authorized under 21 U.S.C. 952(a)(2). Authorization will not extend to the import of Food and Drug Administration-approved or non-approved finished dosage forms for commercial sale.

In accordance with 21 CFR 1301.34(a), this is notice that on March 21, 2025, Lipomed, 150 Cambridgepark Drive, Suite 705, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140-2300, applied to be registered as an importer of the following basic class(es) of controlled substance(s):

The company plans to import analytical reference standards for distribution to its customers for research and analytics purposes. Placement of these drug codes onto the company's registration does not translate into automatic approval of subsequent permit applications to import controlled substances. No other activities for these drug codes are authorized for this registration.

Approval of permit applications will occur only when the registrant's business activity is consistent with what is authorized under 21 U.S.C. 952(a)(2). Authorization will not extend to the import of Food and Drug Administration-approved or non-approved finished dosage forms for commercial sale.

In accordance with 21 CFR 1301.33(a), this is notice that on March 5, 2025, Pisgah Laboratories Inc, 3222 Old Hendersonville Highway, Pisgah Forest, North Carolina 28768, applied to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of the following basic class(es) of controlled substance(s):

In accordance with 21 CFR 1301.34(a), this is notice that on April 14, 2025, ACSI, 25 Fretz Road, Souderton, Pennsylvania 18964, applied to be registered as an importer of the following basic class(es) of controlled substance(s):

The company plans to import the listed controlled substances for clinical trials purposes only. No other activities for these drug codes are authorized for this registration.

Approval of permit applications will occur only when the registrant's business activity is consistent with what is authorized under 21 U.S.C. 952(a)(2). Authorization will not extend to the import of Food and Drug Administration-approved or non-approved finished dosage forms for commercial sale.

In accordance with 21 CFR 1301.34(a), this is notice that on March 19, 2025, VHG Labs DBA LGC Standards, 3 Perimeter Road, Manchester, New Hampshire 03103-3341, applied to be registered as an importer of the following basic class(es) of controlled substance(s):