The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended (AMA) (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), provides for the collection of fees to cover costs of various inspection, grading, certification, or auditing services covering many agricultural commodities and products. On April 29, 2025, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a notice announcing the 2025/2026 rates it will charge for voluntary grading, inspection, certification, auditing, and laboratory services for a variety of agricultural commodities including meat and poultry, fruits and vegetables, eggs, dairy products, rice, and cotton and tobacco. This document corrects typographical errors in the fee table for 2025/2026 Export Food Aid Commodities, which was published as part of a larger table describing all 2025/2026 United States Warehouse Act Fees. This correction will not change the fees charged, only the description of services provided.

In the Federal Register of April 29, 2025, in FR Doc. 2025-07349, on page 17762, correct the table titled “Export Food Aid Commodities” to read:

The OMB regulation (5 CFR part 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information collection that the Agency is submitting to OMB for extension.

Comments are invited on (a) 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; (b) 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; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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.

A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. Data furnished by the applicants will be used to determine eligibility for program benefits. Furnishing the data is voluntary; however, failure to provide data could result in program benefits being withheld or denied.

Title: 7 CFR part 1717, subpart Y, “Settlement of Debt Owed by Electric Borrowers.

OMB Control Number: 0572-0116.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information collection.

Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service makes mortgage loans and loan guarantees to electric systems to provide and improve electric service in rural areas pursuant to the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq. ) (RE Act). This information collection requirement stems from passage of Public Law 104-127, on April 4, 1996, which amended section 331(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq. ) to extend to RUS the Secretary of Agriculture's authority to settle debts with respect to loans made or guaranteed by RUS. Only those electric borrowers that are unable to fully repay their debts to the Government and who apply to RUS for relief will be affected by this information collection. The collection will require only that information which is essential for determining: The need for debt settlement; the amount of relief that is needed; the amount of debt that can be repaid; the scheduling of debt repayment; and the range of opportunities for enhancing the amount of debt that can be recovered. The information to be collected will be similar to that which any prudent lender would require to determine whether debt settlement is required and the amount of relief that is needed. Since the need for relief is expected to vary substantially from case to case, so will the required information collection. et seq. ) to extend to RUS the Secretary of Agriculture's authority to settle debts with respect to loans made or guaranteed by RUS. Only those electric borrowers that are unable to fully repay their debts to the Government and who apply to RUS for relief will be affected by this information collection. The collection will require only that information which is essential for determining: The need for debt settlement; the amount of relief that is needed; the amount of debt that can be repaid; the scheduling of debt repayment; and the range of opportunities for enhancing the amount of debt that can be recovered. The information to be collected will be similar to that which any prudent lender would require to determine whether debt settlement is required and the amount of relief that is needed. Since the need for relief is expected to vary substantially from case to case, so will the required information collection.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1,000 hours per response.

Respondents: Nonprofit corporations and institutions of higher education.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.

Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.

Estimated Number of Responses: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,000 hours.

Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Kimble Brown, RD Innovation Center—Regulations Management Division, Email: Kimble.Brown@usda.gov.

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

I. Abstract

The Census Bureau plans to seek approval for a new program which will allow businesses, state and local government and education agencies, and other entities normally reporting in private- and public-sector business surveys to provide us with Direct Digital Data Feeds. A data feed is an automated transmission of data from an organization's existing digital systems such as databases, accounting software, or administrative records directly to the Census Bureau, without requiring manual data entry or separate survey responses. Data feeds may include information such as organization and financial data, employment, enrollment, payroll, production, sales, inventories, and other business-related data.

Organizations choosing to participate in the program will be excused from requirements to respond to future private- and public-sector business surveys. The information they provide in their data feed will be considered as their survey response. Future engagements with program participants, outside of receiving their periodic data feeds, will be limited to reporting process changes or major organizational updates.

This effort will support a variety of survey and census programs including but not limited to the economic census, economic indicators, and other programs to improve both research and operational efficiencies. The information provided by program participants will be used for statistical purposes only and will be kept confidential under Title 13 of the United States Code.

Data feeds will offer an efficient, voluntary alternative for organizations to provide data, reducing reporting burden and improving the quality and timeliness of economic and educational statistics. Participating organizations will benefit from streamlined reporting processes, reduced reporting burdens, and reduced compliance risks, while the Census Bureau gains improved data accuracy, enhanced survey frames, better capacity for statistical modeling and analysis, and reduced costs. Data feeds will also ensure the Census Bureau can continue fulfilling its mission of accurately measuring the economy, without relying solely on traditional survey responses.

Initially, the Census Bureau will focus on inviting large businesses, which are typically included in multiple surveys, to participate in the program. These businesses will see the largest benefit in terms of reporting burden savings. Agreements between participating organizations and the Census Bureau will establish the content, method and frequency of data feed transmissions. Program participants will provide their data feeds through secure transfer mechanisms such as Secure File Transfer Protocol, the Census Bureau's Centurion Upload Portal, or encrypted file sharing through Kiteworks.

OMB Control Number: 0607-XXXX.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions; state, local or Tribal governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents: We estimate that 50,000 organizations will participate in this program annually over the upcoming three years. We do expect this number to increase once we expand our efforts to invite more organizations to participate.

Estimated Time per Response: We estimate it will take an organization 2 hours and 30 minutes on average to prepare and transmit their data feed. This estimate will be re-evaluated once the program is in operation.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 125,000. The burden of this collection will eventually be offset by future reductions in burden of other private- and public-sector business surveys as organizations' survey responses are replaced by data feeds.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. (This is not the cost of respondents' time, but the indirect costs respondents may incur for such things as purchases of specialized software or hardware needed to report, or expenditures for accounting or records maintenance services required specifically by the collection.)

Respondent's Obligation: Participation in the Direct Digital Data Feeds program is voluntary.

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 6, 131, 161, 182 and 193.

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.

Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to conduct comprehensive investigations to determine the effects of imports of an article on the national security of the United States. Such investigations can be initiated by an application by an interested party, a request from the head of any department or agency, or self-initiated by the Secretary. Once an investigation is initiated, the Secretary has 270 days to submit a report to the President on whether the importation of the article in question is occurring in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States. The President then has 90 days to determine whether to concur with the findings, and, if necessary, take action to “adjust the imports of an article and its derivatives” under Section 232 to address the identified threat to the national security of the United States.

Presidential Proclamations 10895 and 10896 of February 2025 required the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to establish within ninety days a process for including additional derivative aluminum and steel articles within the scope of the ad valorem Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs established in Presidential Proclamation 9704 and Presidential Proclamation 9705 of March 2018, as subsequently modified. Proclamations 10895 and 10896 authorize the Secretary to include additional derivative steel or aluminum articles within the scope of the tariffs unilaterally, or at the request of a producer (or an industry association representing one or more such producers) of steel or aluminum articles or derivative articles within the United States. Proclamations 10895 and 10896 further state that submissions must establish that imports of a derivative article have increased in a manner that threatens to impair the national security of the United States or otherwise undermine the objectives set forth in the 2018 Section 232 Investigations or any associated Presidential Proclamations.

Electronically.

OMB Control Number: 0694-0146.

Form Number(s): N/A.

Type of Review: Regular submission, revision of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.

Estimated Time per Response: 16 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,000 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $176,000.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, Presidential Proclamations 10895 and 10896 of February 10, 2025.

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.

On June 24, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register the Final Results of the 2022-2023 administrative review  1 of the antidumping duty order on HWR from Mexico. In it, we misspelled the company name “Arco Metal S.A. de C.V.” as “Acro Metal S.A. de C.V.”

In the Federal Register of July 24, 2025, in FR Doc 2025-13985, on page 34843, within the table entitled, “Review Specific Rate for Non-Examined Companies,” correct the name of the third listed as follows: Arco Metal S.A. de C.V.

This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation on March 24, 2025. 1 On May 5, 2025, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation and the revised deadline is now July 28, 2025. 2

For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 3 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

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

In accordance with the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, 4 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage ( i.e., scope). 5 Certain interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. For a summary of the product coverage comments and rebuttal responses submitted to the record for this preliminary determination, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments timely received, see the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum. 6 Commerce is not preliminarily modifying the scope language as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. See scope in Appendix I.

Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, Commerce preliminarily 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. 7 For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Commerce notes that, in making these findings, it relied, in part, on facts available. 8 For further information, see the “Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences” section in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

As noted in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), Commerce is aligning the final countervailing duty (CVD) determination in this investigation with the final determination in the companion less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of chassis from Thailand based on a request made by the U.S. Chassis Manufacturers Coalition (the petitioner). 9 Consequently, the final CVD determination will be issued on the same date as the final LTFV determination, which is currently scheduled to be issued no later than December 8, 2025, unless postponed.

Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in the preliminary determination, Commerce shall determine an estimated all-others rate for companies not individually examined. This rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated subsidy rates established for those companies individually examined, excluding any zero and de minimis rates and any rates based entirely under section 776 of the Act.

In this investigation, Commerce calculated individual estimated countervailable subsidy rates for Dee Siam Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Panus Assembly Co., Ltd. (Panus) that are not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available. Commerce calculated the all-others rate using a weighted average of the individual estimated subsidy rates calculated for the examined respondents using each company's publicly-ranged values for the merchandise under consideration. 10

Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated countervailable subsidy rates exist:

In accordance with sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 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 the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register . Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the rates indicated above.

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

Consistent with 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce will analyze and, if appropriate, correct any timely allegations of significant ministerial errors by amending the preliminary determination. However, consistent with 19 CFR 351.224(d), Commerce will not consider incomplete allegations that do not address the significance standard under 19 CFR 351.224(g) following the preliminary determination. Instead, Commerce will address such allegations in the final determination together with issues raised in the case briefs or other written comments.

As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to verify the information relied upon in making its final determination.

Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in this investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs. 11 Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities. 12

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 investigation, we instead request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. 13 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 determination in this investigation. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). 14

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, U.S. Department of Commerce within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants and whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.

In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify the ITC of its determination. If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final determination whether imports of chassis from Thailand are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry.

This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 703(f) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.205(c).

Title III of the Export Trading Company Act of 1982 (15 U.S.C. 4011-21) (the Act) 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(b), which requires the Secretary of Commerce to publish a summary of the certification in the Federal Register . Under Section 305(a) of the Act and 15 CFR 325.11(a), any person aggrieved by the Secretary's determination may, within 30 days of the date of this notice, bring an action in any appropriate district court of the United States to set aside the determination on the ground that the determination is erroneous.

A summary of the Certificate is as follows:

• 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, including but not limited to: professional services in the areas of government relations and assistance with state and federal export assistance 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 customs compliance services; insurance and financing solutions for exporters; trade show exhibitions; organizational development, and training for global export expansion; management and labor strategies for international operations; technology transfer and intellectual property commercialization; and transportation services 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 may:

1. Provide and/or arrange for the provision of Export Trade Facilitation Services;

2. Engage in promotional and marketing activities and collect information on trade opportunities in the Export Markets and distribute such information to Suppliers;

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

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

5. Negotiate, enter into, and/or manage licensing agreements for the export of Technology Rights;

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

The effective date of the Certificate is July 14th, 2025, the date on which Insiglobex LLC's Certificate was issued.

Every five years, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission automatically initiate and conduct reviews to determine whether revocation of a countervailing or antidumping duty order or termination of an investigation suspended under section 704 or 734 of the Act would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or a countervailable subsidy (as the case may be) and of material injury.

Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, the following Sunset Reviews are scheduled for initiation in September 2025 and will appear in that month's Notice of Initiation of Five-Year Sunset Reviews (Sunset Review).

No Sunset Review of suspended investigations is scheduled for initiation in September 2025.

Commerce's procedures for the conduct of Sunset Review are set forth in 19 CFR 351.218. The Notice of Initiation of Five-Year ( Sunset) Review provides further information regarding what is required of all parties to participate in Sunset Review.

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(c), Commerce will maintain and make available a service list for these proceedings. To facilitate the timely preparation of the service list(s), it is requested that those seeking recognition as interested parties to a proceeding contact Commerce in writing within 10 days of the publication of the Notice of Initiation.

Please note that if Commerce receives a Notice of Intent to Participate from a member of the domestic industry within 15 days of the date of initiation, the review will continue.

Thereafter, any interested party wishing to participate in the Sunset Review must provide substantive comments in response to the notice of initiation no later than 30 days after the date of initiation. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). 1 An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the day on which it is due.

In prior proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an executive summary of their comments, including footnotes. In these sunset reviews, we request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their comments, an executive summary for each issue raised in their comments. Further, we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the decision memorandum that will accompany the notice to be published in the Federal Register . Finally, we request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the public executive summary of each issue.

This notice is not required by statute but is published as a service to the international trading community.

On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of L-lysine from the People's Republic of China. 1 Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than August 21, 2025.

Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a CVD investigation within 65 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation. However, section 703(c)(1) of the Act permits Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no later than 130 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation if: (A) the petitioner  2 makes a timely request for a postponement; or (B) Commerce concludes that the parties concerned are cooperating, that the investigation is extraordinarily complicated, and that additional time is necessary to make a preliminary determination. Under 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a request for postponement 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the preliminary determination and must state the reasons for the request. Commerce will grant the request unless it finds compelling reasons to deny the request.

On July 22, 2025, the petitioner submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone the preliminary CVD determination. 3 The petitioner stated that it requests postponement because the petitioner “needs additional time to collect and analyze questionnaire responses from the Government of China (“GOC”) and the mandatory respondents in this investigation.”  4

In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner submitted its request for postponement 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the preliminary determination and stated the reasons for its request, and Commerce finds no compelling reason to deny the request. Therefore, in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, Commerce is postponing the deadline for the preliminary determination to no later than 130 days after the date on which it initiated this investigation, i.e., October 27, 2025. 5 Pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determination of this investigation will continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determination.

This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).

This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation on March 24, 2025. 1 On May 5, 2025, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation and the revised deadline is now July 28, 2025. 2

For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 3 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

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

In accordance with the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, 4 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage ( i.e., scope). 5 Certain interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. For a summary of the product coverage comments and rebuttal responses submitted to the record for this preliminary determination, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments timely received, see the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum. 6 Commerce is not preliminarily modifying the scope language as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. See scope in Appendix I.

Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, Commerce preliminarily 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. 7 For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Commerce notes that, in making these findings, we relied on facts available and, because we find that Hyundai de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (HYMEX) did not act to the best of its ability to respond to Commerce's requests for information, we drew an adverse inference where appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise available. 8 For further information, see “Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences” section in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

As noted in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), Commerce is aligning the final countervailing duty (CVD) determination in this investigation with the final determination in the companion less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of chassis from Mexico based on a request made by the U.S. Chassis Manufacturers Coalition (the petitioner). 9 Consequently, the final CVD determination will be issued on the same date as the final LTFV determination, which is currently scheduled to be issued no later than December 8, 2025, unless postponed.

Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in the preliminary determination, Commerce shall determine an estimated all-others rate for companies not individually examined. This rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated subsidy rates established for those companies individually examined, excluding any zero and de minimis rates and any rates based entirely under section 776 of the Act.

Pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act, if the individual estimated countervailable subsidy rates established for all exporters and producers individually examined are zero, de minimis, or determined based entirely on facts otherwise available, Commerce may use “any reasonable method” to establish the estimated subsidy rate for all other producers or exporters. In this investigation, Commerce preliminarily determined the individually estimated subsidy rate for the individually examined respondent, HYMEX, based entirely on facts otherwise available under section 776 of the Act. This is the only rate available in this proceeding for deriving the all-others rate. Consequently, Commerce based the all-others rate on the rate assigned to HYMEX.

The following nine exporters and/or producers of chassis from Mexico did not respond to the quantity and value (Q&V) questionnaire: (1) BRD Trailers, S.A. de C.V.; (2) Carrocerias Gallegos S.A. de C.V.; (3) Commercializadora Nimmka; S.A. de C.V. (d/b/a Atro Remolques y Carroceria); (4) Carrocerias Corpus Christi S.A. DE C.V.; (5) Fruehauf de Mexico; S.A. de C.V.; (6) Lodi Trailers; (7) Norstar Trailers Mexico S de R.L. de C.V. (d/b/a Iron Bull Trailers); (8) Semiremolques El Paisano S.A. de C.V.; and (9) Ventura Trailers (collectively, the non-responsive companies). We find that, by not responding to the Q&V questionnaire, these companies withheld necessary information that was requested of them, failed to provide information within the deadlines established, and significantly impeded this proceeding. Thus, in reaching our preliminary determination, pursuant sections 776(a)(1) and (2)(A)-(C) of the Act, we are basing the countervailable subsidy rate for the non-responsive companies on facts otherwise available.

In addition, we preliminary determine that an adverse inference is warranted, pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act. By failing to submit responses to Commerce's Q&V questionnaire, these companies did not cooperate to the best of their ability in this investigation. Accordingly, we preliminarily find that an adverse inference is warranted to ensure that the non-responsive companies will not obtain a more favorable result than had they fully complied with our request for information. For more information on the application of adverse facts available (AFA), see “Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences” in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated countervailable subsidy rates exist:

In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 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 the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register . Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the rates indicated above.

Normally, Commerce discloses its calculations performed in connection with the preliminary determination to interested parties within five days of its public announcement, or if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of the notice, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce preliminarily applied facts available with adverse inferences in determining the subsidy rates for HYMEX and the non-responsive companies, and the assigned AFA rates are based on rates calculated in prior proceedings, there are no calculations to disclose.

Because the examined respondent in this investigation HYMEX did not provide information requested by Commerce and Commerce preliminarily determines HYMEX to have been uncooperative, it will not conduct verification.

Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than 30 days after the date of publication of the preliminary determination. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs. 10 Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities. 11

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 investigation, we instead request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. 12 Further, we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final determination in this investigation. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). 13

Commerce's procedures for the conduct of Sunset Reviews are set forth in its Procedures for Conducting Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20, 1998) and 70 FR 62061 (October 28, 2005). Guidance on methodological or analytical issues relevant to Commerce's conduct of Sunset Reviews is set forth in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012).

In accordance with section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c), we are initiating the Sunset Reviews of the following antidumping and countervailing duty order(s) and suspended investigation(s):

As a courtesy, we are making information related to sunset proceedings, including copies of the pertinent statute and Commerce's regulations, Commerce's schedule for Sunset Reviews, a listing of past revocations and continuations, and current service lists, available to the public on Commerce's website at the following address: https://enforcement.trade.gov/sunset/. All submissions in these Sunset Reviews must be filed in accordance with Commerce's regulations regarding format, translation, and service of documents. These rules, including electronic filing requirements via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), can be found at 19 CFR 351.303.

In accordance with section 782(b) of the Act, any party submitting factual information in an AD/CVD proceeding must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information. Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR 351.303(g). Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the submitting party does not comply with applicable revised certification requirements.

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(d), Commerce will maintain and make available a public service list for these proceedings. Parties wishing to participate in any of these five-year reviews must file letters of appearance as discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d). To facilitate the timely preparation of the public service list, it is requested that those seeking recognition as interested parties to a proceeding submit an entry of appearance within 10 days of the publication of the Notice of Initiation. Because deadlines in Sunset Reviews can be very short, we urge interested parties who want access to proprietary information under administrative protective order (APO) to file an APO application immediately following publication in the Federal Register of this notice of initiation. Commerce's regulations on submission of proprietary information and eligibility to receive access to business proprietary information under APO can be found at 19 CFR 351.304-306. Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary information, until further notice. 1

Domestic interested parties, as defined in sections 771(9)(C), (D), (E), (F), and (G) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b), wishing to participate in a Sunset Review must respond not later than 15 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of initiation by filing a notice of intent to participate. The required contents of the notice of intent to participate are set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(ii). In accordance with Commerce's regulations, if we do not receive a notice of intent to participate from at least one domestic interested party by the 15-day deadline, Commerce will automatically revoke the order without further review. 2

If we receive an order-specific notice of intent to participate from a domestic interested party, Commerce's regulations provide that all parties wishing to participate in a Sunset Review must file complete substantive responses not later than 30 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of initiation. The required contents of a substantive response, on an order-specific basis, are set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3). Note that certain information requirements differ for respondent and domestic parties. Also, note that Commerce's information requirements are distinct from the ITC 's information requirements. Consult Commerce's regulations for information regarding Commerce's conduct of Sunset Reviews. Consult Commerce's regulations at 19 CFR part 351 for definitions of terms and for other general information concerning antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings at Commerce.

Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). 3 An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the day on which it is due.

In prior proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an executive summary of their comments, including footnotes. In these sunset reviews, we request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their comments, an executive summary for each issue raised in their comments. Further, we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the decision memorandum that will accompany the notice to be published in the Federal Register . Finally, we request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the public executive summary of each issue.

This notice of initiation is being published in accordance with section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c).

The Committee was established pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 4656(b). The Committee is currently composed of 24 members, appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, to provide advice to the United States Government on matters relating to microelectronics research, development, manufacturing, and policy. Background information on the CHIPS Act and information on the Committee is available at https://www.nist.gov/chips/industrial-advisory-committee.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Industrial Advisory Committee will have a meeting at the date and time in the DATES section and will be open to the public. The meeting will be open to the public and will be held via web conference. Interested members of the public will be able to attend the meeting in-person and from remote locations. The primary purposes of this meeting are to update the Committee on the progress of the CHIPS R&D Programs and allow the Committee to deliberate and discuss the progress that has been made. The final agenda will be posted on the NIST website at https://www.nist.gov/chips/industrial-advisory-committee.

Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to offer comments and suggestions related to items on the Committee's agenda for this meeting are invited to submit comments in advance of the meeting. Written comments may be submitted via the registration link. Approximately ten minutes will be reserved for public comments. Please note that all submitted comments, including those not read during the meeting, will be treated as public documents and can be made available for public inspection. The Committee will not consider or deliberate upon comments from the public during this period. All those wishing to submit a comment must submit their request and comment via the registration link https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2025/11/industrial-advisory-committee-iac-meeting by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, October 27, 2025.

All attendees to the meeting are required to pre-register. To attend via web conference, attendees must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, October 27, 2025. Please submit your full name, the organization you represent (if applicable), email address, and phone number via https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2025/11/industrial-advisory-committee-iac-meeting. Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional information; contact Ben Davis at Benjamin.Davis@CHIPS.gov.

The MMPA prohibits the “take” of marine mammals, with certain exceptions. Among the exceptions is section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. ) which directs the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the incidental, but not intentional, taking by harassment of small numbers of marine mammals by U.S. citizens who engage in a specified activity (other than commercial fishing) within a specified geographical region if certain findings are made and the public has an opportunity to comment on the proposed IHA.

Specifically, NMFS will issue an IHA if it finds that the taking will have a negligible impact on the species or stock(s) and will not have an unmitigable adverse impact on the availability of the species or stock(s) for taking for subsistence uses (where relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other “means of effecting the least [practicable] adverse impact” on the affected species or stocks and their habitat, paying particular attention to rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of similar significance, and on the availability of such species or stocks for taking for certain subsistence uses (referred to here as “mitigation”). NMFS must also prescribe requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such takings. The definitions of key terms, such as “take,” “harassment,” and “negligible impact,” can be found in the MMPA and the NMFS' implementing regulations (see 16 U.S.C. 1362; 50 CFR 216.103).

On June 23, 2025, a notice of NMFS' proposal to issue an IHA to the USACE for take of marine mammals incidental to the Sand Island Pile Dike Repairs project in the MCR was published in the Federal Register (90 FR 26541). In that notice, NMFS indicated the estimated numbers, type, and methods of incidental take proposed for each species or stock, as well as the mitigation, monitoring, and reporting measures that would be required should the IHA be issued. The Federal Register notice also included analysis to support NMFS' preliminary conclusions and determinations that the IHA, if issued, would satisfy the requirements of section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA for issuance of the IHA. The Federal Register notice included web links to a draft IHA for review, as well as other supporting documents.

No substantive comments were received during the public comment period. There are no changes to the specified activity, the species taken, the proposed numbers, type, or methods of take, or the mitigation, monitoring, or reporting measures in the proposed IHA notice. No new information that would change any of the preliminary analyses, conclusions, or determinations in the proposed IHA notice has become available since that notice was published, and therefore, the preliminary analyses, conclusions, and determinations included in the proposed IHA are considered final.

To comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) and NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 216-6A, NMFS must review our proposed action ( i.e., the issuance of an IHA) with respect to potential impacts on the human environment.

This action is consistent with categories of activities identified in Categorical Exclusion B4 (IHAs with no anticipated serious injury or mortality) of the Companion Manual for NAO 216-6A, which do not individually or cumulatively have the potential for significant impacts on the quality of the human environment and for which we have not identified any extraordinary circumstances that would preclude this categorical exclusion. Accordingly, NMFS has determined that the issuance of the proposed IHA qualifies to be categorically excluded from further NEPA review.

Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ) requires that each Federal agency ensures that any action it authorizes, funds, or carries out is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of designated critical habitat. To ensure ESA compliance for the issuance of IHAs, NMFS consults internally whenever we propose to authorize take for endangered or threatened species.

NMFS has authorized take of humpback whale Mainland Mexico and Central America/Southern Mexico DPS, which are listed under the ESA. The effects of this Federal action were adequately analyzed in NMFS' Biological Opinion and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Response for the Sand Island Pile Dike Repair Project, dated June 14, 2022 which concluded that the take NMFS has authorized through this IHA will not jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered or threatened species.

Accordingly, consistent with the requirements of section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA, NMFS has issued an IHA to the USACE for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to Sand Island Pile Dike Repairs Project in the MCR.

The primary purpose of the advisory body webinars is to prepare for the Pacific Council's September 2025 meeting agenda items. The FIW will also prepare for the Pacific Council's November 2025 meeting agenda items. The advisory bodies will discuss items related to the advisory body's particular management items and administrative matters on the Pacific Council's agenda. The advisory bodies may also address other assignments as directed by the Pacific Council. A detailed agenda for each webinar will be available on the Pacific Council's website prior to the meeting. No management actions will be decided by any of the advisory bodies.

Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after publication of this document that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt kris.kleinschmidt@pcouncil.org; (503) 820-2412 at least 10 days prior to the meeting date.

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

Under the PRA, Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. “Collection of Information” is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3 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 provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, the CFTC is publishing notice of the proposed extension of the existing collection of information listed below. 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.

Title: Swap Documentation (OMB Control No. 3038-0088). This is a request for an extension of a currently approved information collection.

Abstract: On September 11, 2012, the Commission adopted Commission Regulations 23.500 through 23.505(“Regulations”)  1 under Sections 4s(f), (g) and (i)  2 of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”). 3 Commission Regulations 23.500 through 23.505 require, among other things, that swap dealers (“SDs”)  4 and major swap participants (“MSPs”)  5 develop and retain written swap trading relationship and end user exception documentation. The Regulations also establish requirements for SDs and MSPs regarding swap confirmation, portfolio reconciliation, and portfolio compression. Under the Regulations, SDs and MSPs are obligated to maintain records of the policies and procedures required by the rules. 6

Confirmation, portfolio reconciliation, and portfolio compression are important post-trade processing mechanisms for reducing risk and improving operational efficiency. The information collection obligations imposed by the Regulations are necessary to ensure that each SD and MSP maintains the required records of their business activities; and conducts and maintains records of independent and periodic audits sufficient to identify any material weakness in its documentation policies and procedures. The information collection contained in the Regulations is also essential to ensuring that SDs and MSPs document their swaps, reconcile their swap portfolios to resolve discrepancies and disputes, and wholly or partially terminate some or all of their outstanding swaps through regular portfolio compression exercises. This collection of information is mandatory.

With respect to the collection of information, the CFTC invites comments on:

• Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have a practical use;

• The accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the burdens of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

• Ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

• Ways to minimize the burdens of 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 responses).

All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied by an English translation. Comments will be posted as received to https://www.cftc.gov. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. If you wish the Commission to consider information that you believe is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), a petition for confidential treatment of the exempt information may be submitted according to the procedures established in § 145.9 of the Commission's regulations. 7

The Commission reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to review, pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or remove any or all of your submissions from http://www.cftc.gov that it may deem inappropriate for publication, such as obscene language. All submissions that have been redacted or removed that contain comments on the merits of the information collection request will be retained in the public comment file and will be considered as required under the Administrative Procedure Act and other applicable laws, and may be accessible under FOIA.

Burden Statement: The Commission is not revising its estimate of the burden for this collection. The respondent burden for this collection is estimated to be as follows:

• OMB Control No. 3038-0088 (Swap Documentation)

Number of Registrants: 108.

Estimated Average Burden Hours per Registrant: 7,324.5.

Estimated Aggregate Burden Hours: 791,046.

Frequency of Recordkeeping: As applicable.

There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection.

Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 215, Only One Offer and Related Clauses at 252.215; OMB Control Number 0704-0574.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.

Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Number of Respondents: 1,691.

Responses per Respondent: 1.18.

Annual Responses: 1,988.

Average Burden per Response: 37.5 hours.

Annual Burden Hours: 74,550.

Needs and Uses: This information collection pertains to information that an offeror or contractor must submit to DoD if only one offer was received in response to a competitive solicitation, and the contracting officer must request certified cost or pricing data, to meet the standard for adequate price competition that is applicable to DoD. The Government requires this information in order to determine whether an offered price is fair and reasonable and to meet the statutory requirement for certified cost or pricing data. The contracting officer obtains this information through use of DFARS solicitation provisions 252.215-7008, Only One Offer, and DFARS 252.215-7010, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data. These provisions implement 10 U.S.C. 3702 and 10 U.S.C. 3705.

DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Tucker Lucas. Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Lucas at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil.

Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 242, Contract Administration and Related DFARS Clause; OMB Control Number 0704-0250.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.

Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Number of Respondents: 287.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 287.

Average Burden per Response: 475 hours.

Annual Burden Hours: 136,325.

Needs and Uses: The Government requires this information to perform its contract administration functions as required by section 893 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, as amended. The information required by the contract clause at DFARS 252.242-7004, Material Management and Accounting System, is used by contracting officers to determine if contractor material management and accounting systems conform to established DoD standards. The clause at DFARS 252.242-7004 requires a contractor to establish and maintain a material management and accounting system for applicable contracts, disclose significant changes in its system, provide results of system reviews, and respond to any determinations by the Government of material weaknesses.

DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Tucker Lucas. Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Mr. Lucas at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil.

On July 29, 2025, the DoD published a notice titled “Proposed Collection; Comment Request” for Innovative Readiness Training Community Application; OMB Control Number 0704-0583 at 90 FR 35670. Subsequent to publication of the notice in the Federal Register , DoD realized that the notice had already published on January 10, 2025 (90 FR 1989-1990). The notice that published on July 29, 2025 should have been titled “Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request” and followed the usual format of that notice type. The DoD is publishing the July 29, 2025 notice in its entirety, this time correctly.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Innovative Readiness Training DD3225, “Community Application to Request Civil-Military Partnership and Support”; OMB Control Number 0704-0583.

Type of Request: Revision.

Number of Respondents: 250.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 250.

Average Burden per Response: 5.5 hours.

Annual Burden Hours: 1,375.

Needs and Uses: This information collection is necessary to support the Department of Defense's Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program. Each year the military collects voluntary applications from communities requesting participation in IRT support activities. Communities respond to the collection as they will have a chance to receive incidental support and services from the DoD during the conduct of the IRT support and training. Currently, most IRT support activities are in the form of civil engineering projects, cyber, or medical care. However, IRT support is not limited to these, and any application is considered for its potential training value and incidental community benefit. The information collected allows the best possible match between the community and military training requirements while ensuring each applicant is eligible to receive support and services under 10 U.S.C. 2012.

Affected Public: Federal, State, local, or tribal governments.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondents Obligation: Voluntary.

DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald Lucas.

The draft report titled “A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate” was developed by DOE's 2025 Climate Working Group, a group of five independent scientists assembled by Energy Secretary Chris Wright with diverse expertise in physical science, academic research and climate science. The landing page for the CWG Report, including a press release, can be found here: www.energy.gov/topics/climate.

The report reviews scientific certainties and uncertainties in how anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and other greenhouse gas emissions have affected, or will affect, the Nation's climate, extreme weather events, and selected metrics of societal well-being. Those emissions are increasing the concentration of CO 2 in the atmosphere through a complex and variable carbon cycle, where some portion of the additional CO 2 persists in the atmosphere for centuries.

Elevated concentrations of CO 2 directly enhance plant growth, globally contributing to “greening” the planet and increasing agricultural productivity. They also make the oceans less alkaline (lower the pH). That is possibly detrimental to coral reefs, although the recent rebound of the Great Barrier Reef suggests otherwise.

Carbon dioxide also acts as a greenhouse gas, exerting a warming influence on climate and weather. Climate change projections require scenarios of future emissions. There is evidence that scenarios widely-used in the impacts literature have overstated observed and likely future emission trends.

The world's several dozen global climate models offer little guidance on how much the climate responds to elevated CO 2 , with the average surface warming under a doubling of the CO 2 concentration ranging from 1.8° C to 5.7° C. Data-driven methods yield a lower and narrower range. Global climate models generally run “hot” in their description of the climate of the past few decades. The combination of overly sensitive models and implausible extreme scenarios for future emissions yields exaggerated projections of future warming.

Most extreme weather events in the U.S. do not show long-term trends. Claims of increased frequency or intensity of hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and droughts are not supported by U.S. historical data. Additionally, forest management practices are often overlooked in assessing changes in wildfire activity. Global sea level has risen approximately 8 inches since 1900, but there are significant regional variations driven primarily by local land subsidence; U.S. tide gauge measurements in aggregate show no obvious acceleration in sea level rise beyond the historical average rate.

Attribution of climate change or extreme weather events to human CO 2 emissions is challenged by natural climate variability, data limitations, and inherent model deficiencies. Moreover, solar activity's contribution to the late 20th century warming might be underestimated.

Both models and experience suggest that CO 2 -induced warming might be less damaging economically than commonly believed, and excessively aggressive mitigation policies could prove more detrimental than beneficial. Social Cost of Carbon estimates, which attempt to quantify the economic damage of CO 2 emissions, are highly sensitive to their underlying assumptions and so provide limited independent information.

U.S. policy actions are expected to have undetectably small direct impacts on the global climate and any effects will emerge only with long delays.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit via email, postal mail, or hand delivery/courier two well-marked copies: one copy of the document marked “confidential” including all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document marked “non-confidential” with the information believed to be confidential deleted. DOE will make its own determination about the confidential status of the information and treat it according to its determination.

It is DOE's policy that all comments may be included in the public docket, without change and as received, including any personal information provided in the comments (except information deemed to be exempt from public disclosure).

This document of the Department of Energy was signed on July 29, 2025, by Chris Wright, 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 November 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.

This notice 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: ENERGY STAR is a voluntary program developed in collaboration with industry to create a self-sustaining market for energy efficient products. The ENERGY STAR label is a registered certification label that helps consumers identify products that meet ENERGY STAR energy performance criteria. In order to protect the integrity of the label and enhance its effectiveness in the marketplace, EPA must ensure that products carrying the label meet appropriate program requirements.

Program participants submit signed Partnership Agreements indicating that they will adhere to logo-use guidelines and program requirements. Retail partners commit to selling, marketing, and promoting ENERGY STAR certified products. Product brand owner partners, who are usually the manufacturer of the products, commit to having participating products certified to meet specified energy performance criteria based on a standard test method and EPA's third-party certification requirements. These requirements for ENERGY STAR product certification also include provisions for verifying the performance of certified products through verification testing. The program's emphasis on testing and third-party product review ensures that consumers can trust ENERGY STAR certified products to deliver the energy savings promised by the label. In rare circumstances where product brand licensee's wish to partner with EPA, the Agency establishes the appropriate contacts and relationships for the brand owner and licensee through a joint brand owner and licensee template that both parties are required to sign.

EPA sets criteria for ENERGY STAR products and facilitates the sale of certified products by providing consumers with information about the products. To set criteria for efficient products, EPA analyzes data on the performance of products in select categories and in some cases needs to request additional information on performance where data is not already available. Based on guiding principles and using established processes, EPA works with stakeholders to set criteria based on this data. Once criteria are set and products are certified, EPA obtains data on certified products in order to make that information available to consumers. Product information is obtained by Certification Bodies who certify performance and shared with EPA using XML-based web services that validate and save the information in EPA's database. With the automated process of obtaining certified product data, certified model data is automatically updated daily on the ENERGY STAR website.

To ensure that products are certified properly, the certification process also includes requirements for Certification Bodies to report to EPA products that were reviewed, but not eligible for certification. To ensure continued product performance after initial certification, EPA requires Certification Bodies to conduct post-market verification testing of a sampling of ENERGY STAR certified products. Certification Bodies are required to share information with EPA on products subjected to this post-market testing twice a year and to immediately report any certified products that no longer meet the program requirements. This process allows EPA to monitor the ongoing performance of products and maintain program integrity.

In order to monitor progress and support the best allocation of resources, EPA also asks brand owner partners to submit annual shipment data for their ENERGY STAR certified products. EPA is flexible as to the methods by which partners may submit unit shipment data. For example, many partners are given the option of arranging for shipment data to be sent to EPA via a third party to ensure confidentiality. In using any shipment data received directly from a partner, EPA only shares aggregate information from multiple partners so as to protect confidentiality. Finally, any ENERGY STAR recognition may ask Partners to submit applications if they wish to participate.

Instrument/Form Numbers: 5900-163, 5900-164, 5900-165, 5900-166, 5900-168, 5900-207, 5900-208, 5900-216, 5900-217, 5900-218, 5900-224, 5900-227, 5900-228, 5900-230, 5900-234, 5900-251, 5900-252, 5900-253, 5900-254, 5900-255, 5900-28, 5900-33, 5900-34, 5900-348, 5900-35, 5900-35, 5900-350, 5900-351, 5900-36, 5900-37, 5900-38, 5900-388, 5900-39, 5900-41, 5900-415, 5900-416, 5900-417, 5900-42, 5900-43, 5900-438, 5900-439, 5900-44, 5900-440, 5900-47, 5900-48, 5900-49, 5900-50, 5900-501, 5900-51, 5900-53, 5900-54, 5900-55, 5900-56, 5900-57, 5900-58, 5900-483, 5900-719, 5900-720, 5900-671, 5900-670, 5900-719, 5900-720, 5900-671, 5900-671.

Respondents/affected entities: Respondents for this information collection request include Partners in ENERGY STAR.

Respondent's obligation to respond: voluntary.

Estimated number of respondents: 2,732 (total).

Frequency of response: Initially/one-time, on occasion, semi-annually, and annually.

Total estimated burden: 40,391 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).

Total estimated cost: $2,546,557 (per year), which includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.

Changes in the Estimates: The burden estimates presented in this notice are from the last approval. EPA is currently evaluating and updating these estimates as part of the ICR renewal process. EPA will discuss its updated estimates, as well as changes from the last approval, in the next Federal Register notice to be issued for this renewal.

The Commission will be meeting in closed session to consider a non-adjudicative law enforcement matter. It has not scheduled any adjudicative items for discussion at this meeting.

On July 29, 2025, Commissioners Ferguson, Holyoak, and Meador were recorded as voting in the affirmative to close this meeting for a non-adjudicative matter. By these votes, the Commission approved withholding from this meeting notice such information as is exempt from disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).

The Commission has determined that the meeting will be closed to the public pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (4), (7)(A), and (10), and 552b(d)(4) and that the public interest does not require the meeting to be open to the public.

The General Counsel has certified that the meeting may properly be closed for the above agenda matter, citing the following relevant exemptive provisions: 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (4), (7)(A), and (10).

Commission employees and consultants and the stenographer or court reporter preparing any necessary verbatim transcript may attend the closed meeting to the extent permitted under Rule 4.15(c)(1) of the Commission's Rules of Practice.

In the June 20, 2025, issue of the Federal Register (90 FR 26301), we published a Paperwork Reduction Act notice requesting a 60-day public comment period for the information collection request identified under CMS-10846, OMB control number 0938-1451, and titled “Medicare Part D Manufacturer Discount Program.”

In the June 20, 2025 (90 FR 26301) notice, the point of contact information is incorrect. The incorrect language is located at the bottom of the left column on page 26302, “contact Maricruz Bonfante at (410-786-5086)” All of the other information contained in the June 20, 2025, notice is correct and remains unchanged. The related public comment period remains in effect and ends August 19, 2025.

In FR Doc. 2025-11324 of June 20, 2025 (90 FR 26301), page 26302, the language at the bottom of the left column “[contact Maricruz Bonfante at (410-786-5086)]”, is corrected to read as follows: (contact Beckie Peyton at (410) 786-1572 or beckie.peyton@cms.hhs.gov. )

This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated with the following information collections. More detailed information can be found in each collection's supporting statement and associated materials (see ADDRESSES ).

Under the 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 requires federal agencies to publish a 60-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.

1. Title of Information Collection: Electronic Visit Verification Compliance Survey; Type of Information Collection Request: Extension without change of a currently approved collection; Use: The web-based survey will allow states to self-report their progress in implementing electronic visit verification (EVV) for personal care services (PCS) and home health care services (HHCS), as required by section 1903(l) of the Social Security Act. CMS will use the survey data to assess states' compliance with section 1903(l) of the Act and levy Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) reductions where necessary as required by 1903(l) of the Act.

The survey will be disseminated to all 51 state Medicaid agencies (including the District of Columbia) and the Medicaid agencies of five US territories. States will be required to complete the survey in order to demonstrate that they are complaint with Section 1903(l) of the Act by reporting on their EVV implementation status for PCS provided under sections 1905(a)(24), 1915(c), 1915(i), 1915(j), 1915(k), and Section 1115 of the Act; and HHCS provided under 1905(a)(7) of the Act or under a demonstration project or waiver ( e.g., 1915(c) or 1115 of the Act).

The survey will be a live form, meaning states will have the ability to update their 1903(l) compliance status on a continuous basis. As FMAP reductions are assigned quarterly per 1903(l) of the Act, states who are not in compliance will be asked to review their survey information on a quarterly basis to ensure it is up-to-date and to update their survey responses as needed until they come into compliance. Form Number: CMS-10680 (OMB control number: 0938-1360); Frequency: On occasion; Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 56; Number of Responses: 336; Total Annual Hours: 504. (For questions regarding this collection contact Ryan Shannahan at 410-786-0295.)

OPA has received inquiries from manufacturers related to different proposed rebate models for the 340B Program, primarily to address 340B and Maximum Fair Price (MFP) deduplication, 1 but also to facilitate other aims such as the prevention of 340B Medicaid duplicate discounts and diversion.

A “rebate” for purposes of this pilot program, means a reimbursement made from the manufacturer to the covered entity in the amount of the standard acquisition cost ( i.e., wholesale acquisition cost) of a covered outpatient drug less the statutory 340B ceiling price as defined at section 340B(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA).

Whereas the 340B Program has traditionally operated as an upfront discount program ( i.e., a covered entity purchases a covered outpatient drug at the discounted 340B price), under a rebate model, a covered entity would pay for the drug at a higher price upfront and then later receive a post-purchase rebate that reflects the difference between the higher initial price and the 340B price. Section 340B(a)(1) of the PHSA states, “[t]he Secretary shall enter into an agreement with each manufacturer of covered outpatient drugs under which the amount required to be paid (taking into account any rebate or discount, as provided by the Secretary) to the manufacturer for covered outpatient drugs . . . purchased by a covered entity . . . does not exceed [designated prices].” As the Department has previously informed stakeholders, implementing a rebate model without Secretarial approval would violate section 340B(a)(1) of the PHSA.

Due to the significant amount of feedback received from (or on behalf of) manufacturers and covered entities regarding implementation of rebate models, and in light of the fact that rebate models could fundamentally shift how the 340B Program has operated for over 30 years, OPA is inviting certain drug manufacturers, that meet the criteria described below, to apply for participation in a voluntary 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program for a minimum of 1 year. OPA is introducing this pilot program to test the rebate model on a select group of drugs (as described below) in a methodical and thoughtful approach to ensure a fair and transparent 340B rebate model process for all stakeholders involved. OPA is also implementing this pilot to better understand the merits and shortcomings of the rebate model from stakeholders' perspectives, and to inform OPA consideration of any future 340B rebate models consistent with the 340B statute and the Administration's goals.

The scope of this voluntary 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program will be limited to the NDC-11s included on the CMS Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Selected Drug List, 2 regardless of payer.

The first call to submit plans for OPA review is for the manufacturers with Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (MDPNP) Agreements with CMS for initial price applicability year 2026. 3 Manufacturer plans for participation in the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program should be submitted to 340BPricing@hrsa.gov no later than September 15, 2025. Approvals will be made by October 15, 2025, for a January 1, 2026, effective date. Manufacturers may not implement plans without first receiving approval in accordance with section 340B(a)(1) of the PHSA. OPA may announce a call for plans from manufacturers with MDPNP Agreements for other applicability years, at a later time.

After assessment of the pilot, which will include OPA's evaluation of data and reports received from the participating manufacturers on the effectiveness of the model and covered entity and other stakeholder feedback, OPA may consider expanding the rebate pilot to other drugs purchased under the 340B Program. Additional information about manufacturer reporting and stakeholder feedback opportunities will be provided in the future.

Manufacturer plans for the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program should include the criteria outlined below. Manufacturer plans that exceed or go beyond these criteria should include detailed justification and will be subject to additional review by OPA prior to implementation. OPA will review submitted plans and notify manufacturers if they are approved to participate in the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Submitted plans should not exceed 1,000 words and should address all of the criteria below. OPA reserves the right to revoke approval of a manufacturer plan at any time if a manufacturer is not in compliance with the criteria outlined in the “Rebate Model Pilot Program Criteria” below.

OPA is seeking public comment on all aspects of this Notice and the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Specifically, commenters are encouraged to include supporting data and sources underpinning any factual claims. Commenters should also consider the following questions when providing comment on this Notice and the Pilot Program:

• Are there any additional flexibilities to maximize efficiency and efficacy for participating manufacturers that should be considered in the pilot design?

• Are there any additional safeguards to mitigate adverse, unintended impacts for covered entities that should be considered in the pilot design?

• Are there any additional data or reporting elements that should be required to improve implementation and evaluation of the pilot?

• Are there any potential implementation issues not yet sufficiently accounted for in the pilot design ( e.g., logistical or administrative burdens)?

1. Plan should include assurances that all costs for data submission through an Information Technology (IT) platform be borne by the manufacturer and no additional administrative costs of running the rebate model shall be passed onto the covered entities.

2. Plan should allow for 60 calendar days' notice to covered entities and other impacted stakeholders before implementation of a rebate model, with instructions for registering for any IT platforms.

3. Plan should allow for covered entities to order the selected drugs under existing distribution mechanisms ( e.g., 340B wholesaler accounts with pre-rebate prices loaded) to ensure purchases flow through existing infrastructure.

4. Plan should provide a technical assistance/customer service component and ensure that opportunities to engage with the manufacturer in good faith regarding questions or concerns are made available to covered entities through both the IT platform and a point of contact at the manufacturer.

5. Plan should ensure that the IT platform has assurances in place to ensure that the data is secure and protected and collection of the data is limited to the elements listed below that are necessary for providing 340B rebates pursuant to section 340B(a)(1) of the PHSA.

6. Plan should ensure that the IT platform has mechanisms in place to protect patient identifying information, which is required to be maintained in a manner consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and any other applicable privacy and data security laws.

7. Plan should ensure that covered entities are allowed to submit and report data (as detailed below) for up to 45 calendar days from date of dispense, with allowances for extenuating circumstances and other exceptions, including adjustments when a 340B status change occurs on a claim.

8. Plan should ensure that the IT platform will have the capacity to receive data that will filter and use only the data required to effectuate the rebate ( e.g., if drugs other than selected drugs under the MDPNP are submitted, the platform will be able to identify and discard unneeded data).

9. Plan should ensure that the IT platform will have the capability to provide real-time reconciliation reports for covered entities to be informed of the rebate status of submitted claims.

10. A manufacturer should agree to provide OPA with periodic reports consistent with the information outlined in this Notice, in a format and manner specified by OPA (instructions forthcoming). Such reports should detail data on purchases provided through rebates, information related to claim delays and denials, and other information that may evaluate the effectiveness of the rebate model.

11. Plan should specify if rebates are paid at the package level, or at the unit level.

12. Plan should ensure that all rebates are paid to the covered entity (or denied, with documentation in support) within 10 calendar days of data submission.

13. Plan should ensure that 340B rebates are not denied based on compliance concerns with diversion or Medicaid duplicate discounts, pursuant to sections 340B(a)(5)(A) and (B) of the Public Health Service Act and should provide for rationale and specific documentation for reasons claims are denied ( e.g., deduplication for MFP or 340B rebate provided to another covered entity on the same claim). If a manufacturer has concerns regarding diversion or Medicaid duplicate discounts, the manufacturer should raise those concerns directly with OPA or utilize the 340B statutory mechanisms, such as audits and administrative dispute resolution (ADR), for addressing such issues. Covered entities are also afforded opportunities to raise concerns with OPA if there are issues with rebate delays and denials, or any other administrative or logistical issues emerging through implementation of the rebate model.

14. Plan should ensure that 340B rebates are only paid on sales of drugs selected under the MDPNP, regardless of payer.

15. All data requested as part of the Plan should be limited to only the following readily available pharmacy claim fields:

Pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 12148, as amended by E.O. 12673 and E.O. 13286, the President of the United States has delegated to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including FEMA, the authority to provide case management services pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 5189d. Under the Stafford Act, FEMA may provide DCM services directly to survivors through financial assistance to State, Tribal, or local government agencies or qualified private organizations. DCM services include identifying and addressing disaster-caused unmet needs of survivors through identification of, and referrals to, available resources. A disaster-caused unmet need is an un-resourced item, support, or assistance that has been assessed and verified as necessary for a survivor to recover from a disaster. This may include food, clothing, shelter, first aid, emotional and spiritual care, household items, home repair, or rebuilding. When a case manager speaks to a survivor, they will ask the survivor to provide information through a series of questions (data elements), as outlined within the intake form. This will allow the case manager to better understand the survivor's disaster-caused unmet needs, to identify what types of referrals the case manager may provide, and to decide whether there is a need to meet again to address continuing disaster-caused unmet needs. Case managers then type the responses to the data elements into their proprietary electronic secured case management database.

Title: FEMA-Administered Disaster Case Management.

Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved information collection.

OMB Number: 1660-0152.

FEMA Forms: FF-104-FY-21-146 and FF-104-FY-21-147.

Abstract: This collection tool will primarily be used as a guide to support FEMA-administered DCM case managers by outlining the allowable data elements they can collect from survivors on behalf of FEMA. While there will be a paper collection tool, the case managers will primarily be using the tool as a reference for data elements they can collect and using their own case management database systems to guide the order in which the elements are collected. The elements within the tool are used to assess, screen, and refer disaster survivors to available resources that address their specific disaster-related unmet needs. Case managers then take the information from the intake form and manually upload the data into their secured case management database. Prior to any data collection, survivors will complete and sign a FEMA administered DCM Consent Form, authorizing FEMA, or its agent, to collect data from the survivor in order to effectively provide case management services.

Affected Public: Individuals and Households.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,750.

Estimated Number of Responses: 30,750.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 19,680.

Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $932,045.

Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.

Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $51,693,869.

Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data collection is necessary for the proper performance of the Agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) 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; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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 responses.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should address one or more of the following four points:

(1) 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;

(2) 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;

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

(4) 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 responses.

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Fee Remittance for Certain F, J and M Nonimmigrants.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-901; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. This information collection is necessary to implement section 641 of IIRIRA, 8 U.S.C. section 1372, which directs DHS to collect information relating to academic nonimmigrant students (F-1), vocational nonimmigrant students (M-1), and exchange visitors (J-1), as well as their dependents (F-2, M-2, or J-2), and provides for the collection of the required fee to defray the costs of this program. Section 641 of IIRIRA requires DHS to collect current information, on an ongoing basis, from schools and exchange visitor program sponsors relating to F, J, and M nonimmigrants during their stay in the United States, using electronic reporting technology to the fullest extent practicable. SEVP implemented the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) to carry out this statutory requirement. SEVP used the Form I-901, Fee Remittance for Certain F, J and M Nonimmigrants, to provide a receipt to the F, J, or M nonimmigrant upon payment and to positively identify that a particular F, J, or M nonimmigrant has paid the fee.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 902,586 responses at 13 minutes (0.216 hours) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 194,959 annual burden hours.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ), an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The ICR documentation will be available at https://www.reginfo.gov upon its submission to OMB. Therefore, in preparation for OMB review and approval of the following information collection, TSA is soliciting comments to—

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed information requirement is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden;

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

(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including using appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

The Reimbursable Screening Services Program (“RSSP”) is authorized by section 225, Division A, of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, Public Law 116-6, 133 Stat. 13 (Feb. 15, 2019), as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Section 223, Division F, Public Law 116-260, 134 Stat. 1459 (Dec. 27, 2020), and as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Section 222, Division F, Public Law 117-328 (Dec. 29. 2022), which extended RSSP through fiscal year 2025. Under this provision, TSA may establish a pilot for public or private entities regulated by TSA to request reimbursable screening services outside of an existing primary passenger terminal screening area where screening services are currently provided or eligible to be provided under TSA's annually appropriated passenger screening program. For purposes of section 225 (k), “screening services” means “the screening of passengers, flight crews, and their carry-on baggage and personal articles, and may include checked baggage screening if that type of screening is performed at an offsite location that is not part of a passenger terminal of a commercial airport.” See 133 Stat. 13, 26. TSA established an application process for public and private entities regulated by TSA to request screening services under the RSSP.

Public or private entities regulated by TSA interested in participating in the RSSP may submit an application to the TSA Administrator requesting that TSA provide screening services outside of an existing primary passenger terminal screening area where screening services are currently provided or eligible to be provided under TSA's annually appropriated passenger screening program as a primary passenger terminal screening area. The request may only be submitted to TSA after consultation with the relevant local airport authority. The application is used to identify basic information to grant approval or denial. The application process includes TSA Form 459, TSA Reimbursable Screening Services Program (RSSP) Pilot Request, which collects the following information: stakeholder information, services being requested, location of requested services and available facilities to perform requested services.

The respondents to this information collection request are public or private entities regulated by TSA requesting the screening services at an airport that is a commercial service airport (as defined by 49 U.S.C. 47107(7)). TSA estimates the annual respondents to be no more than 15. The annual burden for the information collection related to providing screening services is estimated to be 492 hours.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ), an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The ICR documentation will be available at https://www.reginfo.gov upon its submission to OMB. Therefore, in preparation for OMB review and approval of the following information collection, TSA is soliciting comments to—

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed information requirement is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden;

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

(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including using appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

OMB Control Number 1652-0056; Pipeline Corporate Security Reviews and TSA Security Directive Pipeline—2021-02 series. Under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act  1 and delegated authority from the Secretary of Homeland Security, TSA has broad responsibility and authority for “security in all modes of transportation . . . including security responsibilities . . . over modes of transportation that are exercised by the Department of Transportation.”  2 TSA is specifically empowered to assess threats to transportation;  3 develop policies, strategies, and plans for dealing with threats to transportation;  4 oversee the implementation and adequacy of security measures at transportation facilities;  5 and carry out other appropriate duties relating to transportation security. 6 The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 included a specific requirement for TSA to conduct assessments of critical pipeline facilities. 7

Pursuant to its authority, TSA may, at the discretion of the Administrator, assist another Federal agency, such as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, in carrying out its authority in order to address a threat to transportation. 8 As noted above, TSA issued the SD Pipeline—2021-02 series in order to protect transportation security and critical infrastructure. See 49 U.S.C. 114( l )(2).

Consistent with these authorities and requirements, TSA developed the voluntary Pipeline CSR program and the mandatory SD Pipeline 2021-02 series to assess the current security practices in the pipeline industry, with a focus on the physical and cyber security of pipelines and the crude oil and petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, home heating oil, and natural gas, moving through the system infrastructure.

TSA is revising the title of the collection from “Pipeline Corporate Security Reviews and Security Directives” to “Pipeline Corporate Security Reviews and TSA Security Directive Pipeline—2021-02 series.” This title more accurately reflects the specific TSA SD associated with this collection. TSA is seeking renewal of this information collection for the maximum 3-year approval period.

Pipeline CSRs are voluntary, face-to-face visits, usually at the headquarters facility of the pipeline Owner/Operator. TSA has developed a Question Set to aid in the conducting of CSRs. The CSR Question Set structures the TSA and pipeline Owner/Operator discussion and is the central data source for the physical security information TSA collects. TSA developed the CSR Question Set based on input from government and industry stakeholders on how best to obtain relevant information from a pipeline Owner/Operator about its security plan and processes.

This CSR information collection provides TSA with real-time information on a company's physical security posture. The relationships these face-to-face contacts foster are critical to the Federal government's ability to reach out to the pipeline stakeholders affected by the CSRs. In addition, TSA follows up via email with Owner/Operators on specific recommendations made by TSA during the CSR.

While the CSR collection supports physical security plans and processes, TSA issued the SD Pipeline—2021-02 series with mandatory requirements in order to mitigate specific cyber security concerns posed by current threats to national security.

The mandatory TSA SD series information collection requirements are as follows:

a. Pipeline Owner/Operators designated by TSA as critical must submit a Cybersecurity Implementation Plan (CIP) to TSA for approval (there is no designated form or format). Once approved by TSA, pipeline Owner/Operators must implement and maintain all measures. Owner/Operators must submit changes to their CIP for approval in accordance with the guidance in the SD. CIPs must be made available to TSA upon request.

b. Pipeline Owner/Operators designated by TSA as critical must develop and maintain an up-to-date Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan (CIRP) for their designated critical cyber systems to reduce the risk of operational disruption, or the risk of other significant impacts on business critical functions. Owner/operators must test the effectiveness of the CIRP no less than annually. There is no designated form or format for the CIRP. Owner/Operators must submit the CIRP to TSA upon request.

c. Pipeline Owner/Operators designated by TSA as critical must submit a Cybersecurity Assessment Plan (CAP) on an annual basis to TSA for approval (there is no designated form or format). The plan must include a schedule for auditing and assessing at least one-third of the policies, procedures, measures and capabilities in the CIP each year. Owner/Operators must also submit a CAP annual report to TSA of the results of assessments conducted in accordance with the approved plan.

d. Pipeline Owner/Operators designated by TSA as critical must make records to establish compliance with the SD Pipeline—2021-02 series available to TSA upon request for inspection and/or copying.

Submissions by pipeline Owner/Operators in compliance with the voluntary Pipeline CSR or the mandatory SD Pipeline—2021-02 series requirements are deemed Sensitive Security Information and are protected in accordance with procedures meeting the transmission, handling, and storage requirements of Sensitive Security Information set forth in part 1520 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.

For the voluntary Pipeline CSR program, TSA estimates that they will conduct 21 security reviews per year, each involving a pipeline security manager. TSA estimates that each CSR will last a total of 8 hours, and then include a follow-up regarding security recommendations, lasting up to 3 hours. The total time burden for this task is 231 hours ((1 security manager × 8 hours × 21 entities = 168 hours) + (1 individual × 3 hours × 21 entities = 63 hours)).

For the mandatory information collections required by the SD Pipeline—2021-02 series, all designated pipeline Owner/Operators have submitted and approved CIPs. TSA estimates that a total of 100 Owner/Operators will continue to update their CIPs and submit changes to TSA for approval as necessary as cyber controls are updated or changed. The burden is therefore the estimated time annually to keep the CIP current and provide changes to TSA for approval as necessary. TSA estimates updates to the CIP will be conducted by a team consisting of a cybersecurity manager and four cybersecurity analysts/specialists. TSA assumes the team will spend 2 weeks updating the implementation plan; therefore, the time burden for this task is 40,000 hours (5 individuals × 40 hours × 2 weeks × 100 entities).

All designated pipeline Owner/Operators have established CIRPs. TSA estimates 100 entities will update their CIRPs annually. TSA assumes one cybersecurity manager will spend 2 weeks updating the CIRP; therefore, the time burden for this task is 8,000 hours (1 individual × 40 hours × 2 weeks × 100 entities). 9

All designated pipeline Owner/Operators have a TSA approved CAP. TSA estimates 100 entities will submit an annual plan for their CAP and an annual report. TSA estimates that two people, a cybersecurity manager and an audit compliance manager will spend an average of 2 weeks developing and submitting the plan and report; therefore, the time burden for this task is 16,000 hours (2 individuals × 40 hours × 2 weeks × 100 entities).

TSA estimates 100 entities will work to ensure compliance documentation is kept up to date. TSA estimates that two people, a cybersecurity manager and an audit compliance manager will spend an average of 2 weeks updating compliance documentation; therefore, the time burden for this task is 16,000 hours (2 individuals × 40 hours × 2 weeks × 100 entities).

TSA estimates the total annual burden hours for the mandatory collection to be 80,231 hours (Pipeline CSR—231, CIP—40,000, CIRP—8,000, CAP and annual report—16,000, Compliance Documentation—16,000).

Comments Invited

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ), an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The ICR documentation will be available at https://www.reginfo.gov upon its submission to OMB. Therefore, in preparation for OMB review and approval of the following information collection, TSA is soliciting comments to:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed information requirement is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden;

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

(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

OMB Control Number 1652-0046; Secure Flight Program, 49 CFR part 1560. Under the Secure Flight Program, the TSA collects information from covered aircraft operators, which includes U.S. aircraft operators, foreign air carriers, and U.S. airports, in order to prescreen passengers and individuals seeking access to the sterile area of the airport. Specifically, the information collected is used to facilitate the process for assessing passengers' risk by matching against lists of persons who pose or are suspected of posing an elevated risk to transportation or national security, for matching against lists of Known Travelers to identify passengers who may be eligible for expedited screening, and to distinguish individuals with identifying information similar to those on high- and low-risk lists to ensure that each passenger receives the appropriate screening and protect against misidentification. The collection covers the following:

(1) Secure Flight Passenger Data (SFPD) for passengers of covered flights within, to, from, or over the continental U.S., as well as flights between two foreign locations when operated by a covered U.S. aircraft operator.

(2) SFPD for passengers of charter operators and lessors of aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of over 12,500 pounds.

(3) Certain identifying information for non-traveling individuals that airport operators or airport operator points of contact seek to authorize to enter a sterile area at a U.S. airport ( e.g., to patronize a restaurant, to escort a minor or a passenger with disabilities, or for another approved purpose).

(4) Registration information critical to deployment of Secure Flight, such as contact information, data format, or the mechanism the covered aircraft operators use to transmit SFPD and other data.

(5) Lists of low-risk individuals who are eligible for expedited screening provided by Federal and non-federal entities. In support of TSA PreCheck®, TSA implemented expedited screening of known or low-risk travelers. Federal and non-federal entities may maintain lists of eligible individuals pursuant to agreements with DHS and TSA and provide TSA with those lists of eligible low-risk individuals to be used as part of Secure Flight processes. Secure Flight identifies individuals who should receive expedited screening and transmits the appropriate boarding pass printing result to the aircraft operators.

TSA estimates an average of 875 respondents (231 current and new covered aircraft operators + 552 Twelve-five and Private Charter aircraft operators + 75 airports + 17 non-federal entities) per year with an estimated average annual reporting burden of 10,950 hours.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ), an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The ICR documentation will be available at https://www.reginfo.gov upon its submission to OMB. Therefore, in preparation for OMB review and approval of the following information collection, TSA is soliciting comments to—

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed information requirement is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden;

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

(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including using appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

TSA has broad statutory authority to assess a security risk for any mode of transportation, develop security measures for dealing with that risk, and enforce compliance with those measures. 1

TSA's mission includes the screening of individuals, accessible property, checked baggage, and cargo before boarding or loading on an aircraft to prevent or deter the carriage of any explosive, incendiary, or deadly or dangerous weapon on an aircraft. Under 49 CFR 1540.107, individuals are required to submit to screening and inspection before entering a sterile area of an airport or boarding an aircraft. The prohibition on carrying a weapon, however, does not apply to LEOs required to carry a firearm or other weapons while in the performance of law enforcement duties at the airport. See 49 CFR 1540.111(b). In addition, LEOs may fly armed if they meet the requirements of 49 CFR 1544.219. This section includes requirements for being a Federal, municipal, county, or state law enforcement officer; authorization to carry the weapon; training for flying armed; validation of the need for the weapon to be accessible aboard the aircraft; and notification requirements. This section also discusses prohibitions related to alcoholic beverage consumption, and the appropriate location of the weapon while aboard the aircraft.

TSA has established a specialized screening process for Federal, state, county or municipal LEOs when they are flying armed and need to go through screening at the checkpoint. When this situation occurs, LEOs are required to complete TSA Form 413A, Checkpoint Sign-In Log.

The information collected on TSA Form 413A includes identifying information for the LEOs; an affirmation that they are authorized to fly armed on official business and that they have an operational need to have their weapon accessible during the flight in accordance with 49 CFR part 1544; and identification of weapons they are carrying. TSA is revising the information collection by changing the identification of weapons section of the form, “ Carrying:” to “ Are you carrying ?” and adding the option “ Unarmed LEO Escort.” In addition, TSA is changing the question, “ Completed Required LEO Flying Armed Training ?” to “ Completed Required TSA LEO Flying Armed Training?” TSA is making the changes for programmatic needs to capture information of unarmed escorts  2 and to differentiate the TSA course from local, state and other LEO Flying Armed Training courses.

HUD amends the system of records notice (SORN) for the Single Family Mortgage Insurance Origination System (SFMIOS). SFMIOS is a combined system made up of three interconnected systems: FHA Connection (FHAC), Computerized Homes Underwriting Management System (CHUMS), and Loan Application Management System (LAMS). This update includes significant corrections in the following three areas.

i. The “Categories of Records” section has been updated to include categories that were erroneously omitted from the June 4, 2024, notice (89 FR 47978, Agency Docket No. Fr 7092-N-30): These include user ID, employment information (status and history), marital status, certificates (birth, death, marriage, housing counseling, and mortgage insurance), legal documents such as deeds of trust and title records, and lender's loan account number.

ii. The authorities cited in the notice have been revised for clarity and conciseness.

iii. The policies and practices for retrieval of records now reflect record retrieval by Taxpayer ID, which was erroneously omitted in the prior publication of this notice.

HUD amends the system of records notice (SORN) for the Financial Data Mart (FDM) to include substantive changes reflecting the modified items listed below:

• System Name and Number: Updated to reflect the correct system number.

• System Manager: Updated to reflect personnel changes.

• Purpose of the System: Updated for greater clarity and conciseness.

• Categories of Individuals: Updated to include additional categories.

• Categories of Records: Updated to include additional categories.

• Record Source Categories: Updated to include Loan Accounting System (LAS) and GSA's System for Award Management (SAM).

• Routine Use of Records Maintained: Updated to include NARA's requirement for FOIA requests.

• Retrieval of Records: Updated to include email address in the list.

• Retention and Disposal of Records: Updated to align with NARA's requirements.

• Administrative, Technical, and Physical Safeguards: Updated to remove information unrelated to FDM.

• Record Access Procedures, Contesting Record Procedures, and Notification Procedures sections: Updated to reflect current guidance.

This notice announces HUD's intention to sell due and payable Secretary-held reverse mortgage loans in HVLS 2025-2. HUD is offering approximately 1,600 reverse mortgage notes with a loan balance of approximately $444 million. The mortgage loans consist of first liens secured by single family, vacant residential properties, where all borrowers are deceased, and no borrower is survived by a non-borrowing spouse.

A listing of the mortgage loans will be included in the due diligence materials made available to eligible bidders. The mortgage loans will be sold without FHA insurance and with servicing released.

The BIP describes in detail the procedure for bidding in HVLS 2025-2. The BIP also includes the applicable standardized non-negotiable Conveyance, Assignment and Assumption Agreements for HVLS 2025-2 (CAA). The CAAs will NOT contain first look requirements or mission outcome goals.

HUD will evaluate the bids submitted and determine the successful bids, in terms of the best value to HUD, in its sole and absolute discretion. If a bidder is successful, it will be required to submit a deposit which will be calculated based upon the total dollar value of the bidder's potential award. Award will be contingent on receiving the deposit in the timeframe outlined in the bid deposit confirmation. The deposit amount will be applied to the sale price on the settlement date.

This notice provides some of the basic terms of sale. The CAA will be released in the BIP or BIP Supplement, as applicable. These documents provide comprehensive contractual terms and conditions to which eligible bidders will acknowledge and agree. To ensure a competitive bidding process, the terms of the bidding process and the CAA are not subject to negotiation.

The BIP describes how eligible bidders may access the due diligence materials remotely via a high-speed internet connection.

HUD reserves the right to remove mortgage loans from a sale at any time prior to the Award Date and the settlement date for the mortgage loans. HUD also reserves the right to reject any and all bids, in whole or in part, and include any unsold reverse mortgage loans from the HVLS 2025-2 sale in a later sale. Deliveries of mortgage loans will occur in conjunction with settlement and servicing transfer no later than 60 days after the Award Date.

The reverse mortgage loans offered for sale were insured by and were assigned to HUD pursuant to section 255 of the National Housing Act, as amended. The sale of the reverse mortgage loans is pursuant to HUD's authority in section 204(g) of the National Housing Act.

HUD selected an open competitive whole-loan sale as the method to sell the reverse mortgage loans for this specific sale transaction. For the HVLS 2025-2 sale, HUD has determined that this method of sale optimizes HUD's return on the sale of these reverse mortgage loans, affords the greatest opportunity for all eligible bidders to bid on the reverse mortgage loans, and provides the quickest and most efficient vehicle for HUD to dispose of the due and payable reverse mortgage loans.

In order to bid in HVLS 2025-2 as an eligible bidder, a prospective bidder must complete, execute, and submit a Confidentiality Agreement and a Qualification Statement (HUD-9611) that is acceptable to HUD. In past sales, nonprofit and governmental entities were able to submit an addendum (HUD-9612), which required additional certifications and documentation regarding the entity's organizational structure. This additional information collection will be removed for HVLS 2025-2. Nonprofit and governmental entities will be required to certify eligibility only under the Qualification Statement (HUD-9611). The Confidentiality Agreement and Qualification Statement collectively are the “Qualification Statement Documents.” In the Qualification Statement, the prospective bidder must disclose its key employees, including officers, directors and other decision makers and provide certain representations and warranties regarding the prospective bidder, including (i) the prospective bidder's board of directors, (ii) the prospective bidder's direct parent, (iii) the prospective bidder's subsidiaries, (iv) any related entity with which the prospective bidder shares a common officer, director, subcontractor or sub-contractor who has access to Confidential Information as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement or is involved in the formation of a bid transaction (collectively the “Related Entities”), and (v) the prospective bidder's repurchase lenders. The prospective bidder is ineligible to bid on any of the reverse mortgage loans included in HVLS 2025-2 if the prospective bidder, its Related Entities, or its repurchase lenders, are any of the following, unless other exceptions apply as provided for in the Qualification Statement.

1. An individual or entity that is currently debarred, suspended, or excluded from doing business with HUD pursuant to the Governmentwide Suspension and Debarment regulations at 2 CFR parts 180 and 2424;

2. An individual or entity that is currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise restricted by any department or agency of the federal government or of a state government from doing business with such department or agency;

3. An individual or entity that is currently debarred, suspended, or excluded from doing mortgage related business, including having a business license suspended, surrendered or revoked, by any federal, state, or local government agency, division, or department;

4. An entity that has had its right to act as a Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”) issuer terminated and its interest in mortgages backing Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities extinguished by Ginnie Mae;

5. An individual or entity that is in violation of its neighborhood stabilizing outcome obligations or post-sale reporting requirements under a Conveyance, Assignment and Assumption Agreement executed for a past sale;

6. An employee of HUD's Office of Housing, a member of such employee's household, or an entity owned or controlled by any such employee or member of such an employee's household with household to be inclusive of the employee's father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, grandparent, grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, first cousin, the spouse of any of the foregoing, and the employee's spouse;

7. A contractor, subcontractor, and/or consultant or advisor (including any agent, employee, partner, director, or principal of any of the foregoing) who performed services for or on behalf of HUD in connection with the sale;

8. An individual or entity that knowingly acquired or will acquire prior to the sale date material non-public information, other than that information which is made available to Bidder by HUD pursuant to the terms of this Qualification Statement, about mortgage loans offered in the sale;

9. An individual or entity which knowingly employs or uses the services of an employee of HUD's Office of Housing (other than in such employee's official capacity); or

10. An individual or entity that knowingly uses the services, directly or indirectly, of any person or entity ineligible under 1 through 10 to assist in preparing any of its bids on the mortgage loans.

The Qualification Statement has additional representations and warranties which the prospective bidder must make, including but not limited to the representation and warranty that the prospective bidder or its Related Entities are not and will not knowingly use the services, directly or indirectly, of any person or entity that is, any of the following (and to the extent that any such individual or entity would prevent the prospective bidder from making the following representations, such individual or entity has been removed from participation in all activities related to this sale and has no ability to influence or control individuals involved in formation of a bid for this sale):

(1) An entity or individual is ineligible to bid on any included reverse mortgage loan or on the pool containing such reverse mortgage loan because it is an entity or individual that:

(a) Serviced or held such reverse mortgage loan at any time during the six-month period prior to the bid, or

(b) Is any principal of any entity or individual described in the preceding sentence;

(c) Any employee or subcontractor of such entity or individual during that six-month period; or

(d) Any entity or individual that employs or uses the services of any other entity or individual described in this paragraph in preparing its bid on such reverse mortgage loan.

HUD reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to disclose information regarding HVLS 2025-2, including, but not limited to, the identity of any successful qualified bidder and its bid price or bid percentage for any pool of loans or individual loan, upon the closing of the sale of all the mortgage loans. Even if HUD elects not to publicly disclose any information relating to HVLS 2025-2, HUD will disclose any information that HUD is obligated to disclose pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act and all regulations promulgated thereunder.

This notice applies to HVLS 2025-2 and does not establish HUD's policy for the sale of other mortgage loans.

This sale will be the first of two planned offerings. A second competitive sale of approximately 2,000 additional HECM loans of the same type—also secured by vacant properties—is tentatively planned for September 2025. Additional information regarding sale structure, loan pool composition, and bidding procedures will be provided in subsequent announcements.

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

A total of one cultural item has been requested for repatriation. The one sacred object is a ceremonial leather headband (numbered M832 in museum records) with carved abalone shell “hooks” affixed to it. The object has been determined as having a geographic connection to nations which are indigenous to northwest California. It was gifted to the Historic Indian Agency House Association, Inc., in October 2024, in accordance with the dissolution of its predecessor (the National Society of Colonial Dames of America—State of Wisconsin). Its original acquisition by the Historic Indian Agency House Association, Inc.'s predecessor appears to have occurred prior to 1982 from an unknown source. No cultural affiliation is identified in museum records, and no known potentially hazardous substances have been used to treat this cultural item.

The Historic Indian Agency House Association, Inc. has determined that:

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

• There is a connection between the cultural item described in this notice and the Wiyot Tribe, California.

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

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

Background. —On September 10, 2020, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued an antidumping duty order on imports of polyethylene terephthalate sheet from South Korea (85 FR 55824). The Commission is conducting a review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), to determine whether revocation of the order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. Provisions concerning the conduct of this proceeding may be found in the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure at 19 CFR part 201, subparts A and B, and 19 CFR part 207, subparts A and F. The Commission will assess the adequacy of interested party responses to this notice of institution to determine whether to conduct a full or expedited review. The Commission's determination in any expedited review will be based on the facts available, which may include information provided in response to this notice.

Definitions. —The following definitions apply to this review:

(1) Subject Merchandise is the class or kind of merchandise that is within the scope of the five-year review, as defined by Commerce.

(2) The Subject Country in this review is South Korea.

(3) The Domestic Like Product is the domestically produced product or products which are like, or in the absence of like, most similar in characteristics and uses with, the Subject Merchandise. In its original determinations, the Commission defined the Domestic Like Product as a single domestic like product consisting of all PET sheet, coextensive with the scope.

(4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. producers as a whole of the Domestic Like Product, or those producers whose collective output of the Domestic Like Product constitutes a major proportion of the total domestic production of the product. In its original determinations, the Commission defined the Domestic Industry as producers of PET sheet except one firm.

(5) The Order Date is the date that the antidumping duty order under review became effective. In this review, the Order Date is September 10, 2020.

(6) An Importer is any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in importing the Subject Merchandise into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or through its selling agent.

Participation in the proceeding and public service list. —Persons, including industrial users of the Subject Merchandise and, if the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer organizations, wishing to participate in the proceeding as parties must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as provided in § 201.11(b)(4) of the Commission's rules, no later than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register . The Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the proceeding.

Former Commission employees who are seeking to appear in Commission five-year reviews are advised that they may appear in a review even if they participated personally and substantially in the corresponding underlying original investigation or an earlier review of the same underlying investigation. The Commission's designated agency ethics official has advised that a five-year review is not the same particular matter as the underlying original investigation, and a five-year review is not the same particular matter as an earlier review of the same underlying investigation for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 207, the post-employment statute for Federal employees, and Commission rule 201.15(b) (19 CFR 201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014), 73 FR 24609 (May 5, 2008). Consequently, former employees are not required to seek Commission approval to appear in a review under Commission rule 19 CFR 201.15, even if the corresponding underlying original investigation or an earlier review of the same underlying investigation was pending when they were Commission employees. For further ethics advice on this matter, contact Charles Smith, Office of the General Counsel, at 202-205-3408.

Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under an administrative protective order (APO) and APO service list. —Pursuant to § 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary will make BPI submitted in this proceeding available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the proceeding, provided that the application is made no later than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register . Authorized applicants must represent interested parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the proceeding. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.

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

Written submissions. —Pursuant to § 207.61 of the Commission's rules, each interested party response to this notice must provide the information specified below. The deadline for filing such responses is on or before 5:15 p.m. on September 2, 2025. Pursuant to § 207.62(b) of the Commission's rules, eligible parties (as specified in Commission rule 207.62(b)(1)) may also file comments concerning the adequacy of responses to the notice of institution and whether the Commission should conduct an expedited or full review. The deadline for filing such comments is on or before 5:15 p.m. on October 10, 2025. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of § 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules. The Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the Commission's procedures with respect to filings. Also, in accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the proceeding must be served on all other parties to the proceeding (as identified by either the public or APO service list as appropriate), and a certificate of service must accompany the document (if you are not a party to the proceeding you do not need to serve your response).

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

No response to this request for information is required if a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) number is not displayed; the OMB number is 3117 0016/USITC No. 25-5-650, expiration date June 30, 2026. Public reporting burden for the request is estimated to average 15 hours per response. Please send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436.

Inability to provide requested information. —Pursuant to § 207.61(c) of the Commission's rules, any interested party that cannot furnish the information requested by this notice in the requested form and manner shall notify the Commission at the earliest possible time, provide a full explanation of why it cannot provide the requested information, and indicate alternative forms in which it can provide equivalent information. If an interested party does not provide this notification (or the Commission finds the explanation provided in the notification inadequate) and fails to provide a complete response to this notice, the Commission may take an adverse inference against the party pursuant to § 776(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1677e(b)) in making its determination in the review.

Information to be provided in response to this notice of institution: As used below, the term “firm” includes any related firms.

Those responding to this notice of institution are encouraged, but not required, to visit the USITC's website at https://usitc.gov/reports/response_noi_worksheet, where one can download and complete the “NOI worksheet” Excel form for the subject proceeding, to be included as attachment/exhibit 1 of your overall response.

(1) The name and address of your firm or entity (including World Wide Web address) and name, telephone number, fax number, and Email address of the certifying official.

(2) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is an interested party under 19 U.S.C. 1677(9) and if so, how, including whether your firm/entity is a U.S. producer of the Domestic Like Product, a U.S. union or worker group, a U.S. importer of the Subject Merchandi se, a foreign producer or exporter of the Subject Merchandise, a U.S. or foreign trade or business association (a majority of whose members are interested parties under the statute), or another interested party (including an explanation). If you are a union/worker group or trade/business association, identify the firms in which your workers are employed or which are members of your association.

(3) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is willing to participate in this proceeding by providing information requested by the Commission.

(4) A statement of the likely effects of the revocation of the antidumping duty order on the Domestic Industry in general and/or your firm/entity specifically. In your response, please discuss the various factors specified in § 752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675a(a)) including the likely volume of subject imports, likely price effects of subject imports, and likely impact of imports of Subject Merchandise on the Domestic Industry.

(5) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. producers of the Domestic Like Product. Identify any known related parties and the nature of the relationship as defined in § 771(4)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1677(4)(B)).

(6) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. importers of the Subject Merchandise and producers of the Subject Merchandise in the Subject Country that currently export or have exported Subject Merchandise to the United States or other countries since the Order Date.

(7) A list of 3-5 leading purchasers in the U.S. market for the Domestic Like Product and the Subject Merchandise (including street address, World Wide Web address, and the name, telephone number, fax number, and Email address of a responsible official at each firm).

(8) A list of known sources of information on national or regional prices for the Domestic Like Product or the Subject Merchandise in the U.S. or other markets.

(9) If you are a U.S. producer of the Domestic Like Product, provide the following information on your firm's operations on that product during calendar year 2024, except as noted (report quantity data in pounds and value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant). If you are a union/worker group or trade/business association, provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms in which your workers are employed/which are members of your association.

(a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the percentage of total U.S. production of the Domestic Like Product accounted for by your firm's(s') production;

(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm to produce the Domestic Like Product (that is, the level of production that your establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the year, assuming normal operating conditions (using equipment and machinery in place and ready to operate), normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year), time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a typical or representative product mix);

(c) the quantity and value of U.S. commercial shipments of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s);

(d) the quantity and value of U.S. internal consumption/company transfers of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s); and

(e) the value of (i) net sales, (ii) cost of goods sold (COGS), (iii) gross profit, (iv) selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses, and (v) operating income of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include both U.S. and export commercial sales, internal consumption, and company transfers) for your most recently completed fiscal year (identify the date on which your fiscal year ends).

(10) If you are a U.S. importer or a trade/business association of U.S. importers of the Subject Merchandise from the Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm's(s') operations on that product during calendar year 2024 (report quantity data in pounds and value data in U.S. dollars). If you are a trade/business association, provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms which are members of your association.

(a) The quantity and value (landed, duty-paid but not including antidumping duties) of U.S. imports and, if known, an estimate of the percentage of total U.S. imports of Subject Merchandise from the Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') imports;

(b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping duties) of U.S. commercial shipments of Subject Merchandise imported from the Subject Country; and

(c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping duties) of U.S. internal consumption/company transfers of Subject Merchandise imported from the Subject Country.

(11) If you are a producer, an exporter, or a trade/business association of producers or exporters of the Subject Merchandise in the Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm's(s') operations on that product during calendar year 2024 (report quantity data in pounds and value data in U.S. dollars, landed and duty-paid at the U.S. port but not including antidumping duties). If you are a trade/business association, provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms which are members of your association.

(a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the percentage of total production of Subject Merchandise in the Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') production;

(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) to produce the Subject Merchandise in the Subject Country (that is, the level of production that your establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the year, assuming normal operating conditions (using equipment and machinery in place and ready to operate), normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year), time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a typical or representative product mix); and

(c) the quantity and value of your firm's(s') exports to the United States of Subject Merchandise and, if known, an estimate of the percentage of total exports to the United States of Subject Merchandise from the Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') exports.

(12) Identify significant changes, if any, in the supply and demand conditions or business cycle for the Domestic Like Product that have occurred in the United States or in the market for the Subject Merchandise in the Subject Country since the Order Date, and significant changes, if any, that are likely to occur within a reasonably foreseeable time. Supply conditions to consider include technology; production methods; development efforts; ability to increase production (including the shift of production facilities used for other products and the use, cost, or availability of major inputs into production); and factors related to the ability to shift supply among different national markets (including barriers to importation in foreign markets or changes in market demand abroad). Demand conditions to consider include end uses and applications; the existence and availability of substitute products; and the level of competition among the Domestic Like Product produced in the United States, Subject Merchandise produced in the Subject Country, and such merchandise from other countries.

(13) (OPTIONAL) A statement of whether you agree with the above definitions of the Domestic Like Product and Domestic Industry; if you disagree with either or both of these definitions, please explain why and provide alternative definitions.

Authority: This proceeding is being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to § 207.61 of the Commission's rules.

Background. —On February 18, 2015, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued countervailing and antidumping duty orders on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from China, and an antidumping duty order on imports of certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from Taiwan (80 FR 8592 and 8596). Following the first five-year reviews by Commerce and the Commission, effective September 11, 2020, Commerce issued a continuation of the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from China, and the antidumping duty order on imports of certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from Taiwan (85 FR 56215). The Commission is now conducting second reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), to determine whether revocation of the orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. Provisions concerning the conduct of this proceeding may be found in the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure at 19 CFR part 201, subparts A and B, and 19 CFR part 207, subparts A and F. The Commission will assess the adequacy of interested party responses to this notice of institution to determine whether to conduct full or expedited reviews. The Commission's determinations in any expedited reviews will be based on the facts available, which may include information provided in response to this notice.

Definitions. —The following definitions apply to these reviews:

(1) Subject Merchandise is the class or kind of merchandise that is within the scope of the five-year reviews, as defined by Commerce.

(2) The Subject Countries in these reviews are China and Taiwan.

(3) The Domestic Like Product is the domestically produced product or products which are like, or in the absence of like, most similar in characteristics and uses with, the Subject Merchandise. In its original determinations and its expedited first five-year reviews, the Commission defined a single Domestic Like Product consisting of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules, coextensive with Commerce's scope.

(4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. producers as a whole of the Domestic Like Product, or those producers whose collective output of the Domestic Like Product constitutes a major proportion of the total domestic production of the product. In its original determinations and its expedited first five-year reviews, the Commission defined the Domestic Industry as all U.S. producers of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules. In its original determinations, the Commission also found that circumstances warranted the exclusion of certain domestic producers from the Domestic Industry as related parties.

(5) An Importer is any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in importing the Subject Merchandise into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or through its selling agent.

Participation in the proceeding and public service list. —Persons, including industrial users of the Subject Merchandise and, if the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer organizations, wishing to participate in the proceeding as parties must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as provided in § 201.11(b)(4) of the Commission's rules, no later than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register . The Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the proceeding.

Former Commission employees who are seeking to appear in Commission five-year reviews are advised that they may appear in a review even if they participated personally and substantially in the corresponding underlying original investigation or an earlier review of the same underlying investigation. The Commission's designated agency ethics official has advised that a five-year review is not the same particular matter as the underlying original investigation, and a five-year review is not the same particular matter as an earlier review of the same underlying investigation for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 207, the post-employment statute for Federal employees, and Commission rule 201.15(b) (19 CFR 201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014), 73 FR 24609 (May 5, 2008). Consequently, former employees are not required to seek Commission approval to appear in a review under Commission rule 19 CFR 201.15, even if the corresponding underlying original investigation or an earlier review of the same underlying investigation was pending when they were Commission employees. For further ethics advice on this matter, contact Charles Smith, Office of the General Counsel, at 202-205-3408.

Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under an administrative protective order (APO) and APO service list. —Pursuant to § 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary will make BPI submitted in this proceeding available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the proceeding, provided that the application is made no later than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register . Authorized applicants must represent interested parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the proceeding. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.

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

Written submissions. —Pursuant to § 207.61 of the Commission's rules, each interested party response to this notice must provide the information specified below. The deadline for filing such responses is 5:15 p.m. on September 2, 2025. Pursuant to § 207.62(b) of the Commission's rules, eligible parties (as specified in Commission rule 207.62(b)(1)) may also file comments concerning the adequacy of responses to the notice of institution and whether the Commission should conduct expedited or full reviews. The deadline for filing such comments is 5:15 p.m. on October 10, 2025. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of § 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules. The Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the Commission's procedures with respect to filings. Also, in accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the proceeding must be served on all other parties to the proceeding (as identified by either the public or APO service list as appropriate), and a certificate of service must accompany the document (if you are not a party to the proceeding you do not need to serve your response).

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

No response to this request for information is required if a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) number is not displayed; the OMB number is 3117 0016/USITC No. 25-5-649, expiration date June 30, 2026. Public reporting burden for the request is estimated to average 15 hours per response. Please send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436.

Inability to provide requested information. —Pursuant to § 207.61(c) of the Commission's rules, any interested party that cannot furnish the information requested by this notice in the requested form and manner shall notify the Commission at the earliest possible time, provide a full explanation of why it cannot provide the requested information, and indicate alternative forms in which it can provide equivalent information. If an interested party does not provide this notification (or the Commission finds the explanation provided in the notification inadequate) and fails to provide a complete response to this notice, the Commission may take an adverse inference against the party pursuant to § 776(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1677e(b)) in making its determinations in the reviews.

Information to be Provided in Response to This Notice of Institution: If you are a domestic producer, union/worker group, or trade/business association; import/export Subject Merchandise from more than one Subject Country; or produce Subject Merchandise in more than one Subject Country, you may file a single response. If you do so, please ensure that your response to each question includes the information requested for each pertinent Subject Country. As used below, the term “firm” includes any related firms.

Those responding to this notice of institution are encouraged, but not required, to visit the USITC's website at https://usitc.gov/reports/response_noi_worksheet, where one can download and complete the “NOI worksheet” Excel form for the subject proceeding, to be included as attachment/exhibit 1 of your overall response.

(1) The name and address of your firm or entity (including World Wide Web address) and name, telephone number, fax number, and Email address of the certifying official.

(2) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is an interested party under 19 U.S.C. 1677(9) and if so, how, including whether your firm/entity is a U.S. producer of the Domestic Like Product, a U.S. union or worker group, a U.S. importer of the Subject Merchandise , a foreign producer or exporter of the Subject Merchandise , a U.S. or foreign trade or business association (a majority of whose members are interested parties under the statute), or another interested party (including an explanation). If you are a union/worker group or trade/business association, identify the firms in which your workers are employed or which are members of your association.

(3) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is willing to participate in this proceeding by providing information requested by the Commission.

(4) A statement of the likely effects of the revocation of the orders on the Domestic Industry in general and/or your firm/entity specifically. In your response, please discuss the various factors specified in section 752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675a(a)) including the likely volume of subject imports, likely price effects of subject imports, and likely impact of imports of Subject Merchandise on the Domestic Industry.

(5) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. producers of the Domestic Like Product. Identify any known related parties and the nature of the relationship as defined in section 771(4)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1677(4)(B)).

(6) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. importers of the Subject Merchandise and producers of the Subject Merchandise in each Subject Country that currently export or have exported Subject Merchandise to the United States or other countries after 2019.

(7) A list of 3-5 leading purchasers in the U.S. market for the Domestic Like Product and the Subject Merchandise (including street address, World Wide Web address, and the name, telephone number, fax number, and Email address of a responsible official at each firm).

(8) A list of known sources of information on national or regional prices for the Domestic Like Product or the Subject Merchandise in the U.S. or other markets.

(9) If you are a U.S. producer of the Domestic Like Product, provide the following information on your firm's operations on that product during calendar year 2024, except as noted (report quantity data in kilowatts and value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant). If you are a union/worker group or trade/business association, provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms in which your workers are employed/which are members of your association.

(a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the percentage of total U.S. production of the Domestic Like Product accounted for by your firm's(s') production;

(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm to produce the Domestic Like Product (that is, the level of production that your establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the year, assuming normal operating conditions (using equipment and machinery in place and ready to operate), normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year), time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a typical or representative product mix);

(c) the quantity and value of U.S. commercial shipments of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s);

(d) the quantity and value of U.S. internal consumption/company transfers of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s); and

(e) the value of (i) net sales, (ii) cost of goods sold (COGS), (iii) gross profit, (iv) selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses, and (v) operating income of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include both U.S. and export commercial sales, internal consumption, and company transfers) for your most recently completed fiscal year (identify the date on which your fiscal year ends).

(10) If you are a U.S. importer or a trade/business association of U.S. importers of the Subject Merchandise from any Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm's(s') operations on that product during calendar year 2024 (report quantity data in kilowatts and value data in U.S. dollars). If you are a trade/business association, provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms which are members of your association.

(a) The quantity and value (landed, duty-paid but not including antidumping or countervailing duties) of U.S. imports and, if known, an estimate of the percentage of total U.S. imports of Subject Merchandise from each Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') imports;

(b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping and/or countervailing duties) of U.S. commercial shipments of Subject Merchandise imported from each Subject Country; and

(c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping and/or countervailing duties) of U.S. internal consumption/company transfers of Subject Merchandise imported from each Subject Country.

(11) If you are a producer, an exporter, or a trade/business association of producers or exporters of the Subject Merchandise in any Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm's(s') operations on that product during calendar year 2024 (report quantity data in kilowatts and value data in U.S. dollars, landed and duty-paid at the U.S. port but not including antidumping or countervailing duties). If you are a trade/business association, provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms which are members of your association.

(a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the percentage of total production of Subject Merchandise in each Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') production;

(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) to produce the Subject Merchandise in each Subject Country (that is, the level of production that your establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the year, assuming normal operating conditions (using equipment and machinery in place and ready to operate), normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year), time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a typical or representative product mix); and

(c) the quantity and value of your firm's(s') exports to the United States of Subject Merchandise and, if known, an estimate of the percentage of total exports to the United States of Subject Merchandise from each Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') exports.

(12) Identify significant changes, if any, in the supply and demand conditions or business cycle for the Domestic Like Product that have occurred in the United States or in the market for the Subject Merchandise in each Subject Country after 2019, and significant changes, if any, that are likely to occur within a reasonably foreseeable time. Supply conditions to consider include technology; production methods; development efforts; ability to increase production (including the shift of production facilities used for other products and the use, cost, or availability of major inputs into production); and factors related to the ability to shift supply among different national markets (including barriers to importation in foreign markets or changes in market demand abroad). Demand conditions to consider include end uses and applications; the existence and availability of substitute products; and the level of competition among the Domestic Like Product produced in the United States, Subject Merchandise produced in each Subject Country, and such merchandise from other countries.

(13) (OPTIONAL) A statement of whether you agree with the above definitions of the Domestic Like Product and Domestic Industry; if you disagree with either or both of these definitions, please explain why and provide alternative definitions.

Authority: This proceeding is being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to § 207.61 of the Commission's rules.

Scope. —For purposes of these investigations, Commerce has defined the subject merchandise as erythritol, “. . . a sugar alcohol, commonly referred to as a polyol, typically produced by the fermentation of glucose using enzymes and yeast or yeast-like fungi (though the scope includes erythritol produced using any other feedstock or organism). Erythritol is an organic compound with the molecular formula C 4 H 10 O 4 and a Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number of 149-32-6. Other names for erythritol include meso -erythritol, (2R, 3S)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetrol, butane-1,2,3,4-tetrol, or meso -1,2,3,4-tetrahydryoxybutane.

Erythritol typically appears as a white crystalline, odorless product that rapidly dissolves in water. While erythritol is typically produced in the crystalline form or as a fine powder or in directly compressible form, the scope of these investigations covers all physical forms and grades of erythritol, including organic erythritol . . .”

Background. —The final phase of these investigations is being scheduled pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of affirmative preliminary determinations by Commerce that certain benefits which constitute subsidies within the meaning of § 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to manufacturers, producers, or exporters in China of erythritol, and that such products are being sold in the United States at less than fair value within the meaning of § 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations were requested in petitions filed on December 13, 2024, by Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, Minnesota.

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

Participation in the investigations and public service list. —Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of these investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as provided in § 201.11 of the Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the investigations.

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

Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list. —Pursuant to § 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the investigations, provided that the application is made no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not reapply for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.

Staff report. —The prehearing staff report in the final phase of these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on November 17, 2025, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to § 207.22 of the Commission's rules.

Hearing. —The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the final phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on December 2, 2025. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before November 25, 2025. Any requests to appear as a witness via videoconference must be included with your request to appear. Requests to appear via videoconference must include a statement explaining why the witness cannot appear in person; the Chairman, or other person designated to conduct the investigations, may in their discretion for good cause shown, grant such a request. Requests to appear as remote witness due to illness or a positive COVID-19 test result may be submitted by 3 p.m. the business day prior to the hearing. Further information about participation in the hearing will be posted on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html.

A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations may request permission to present a short statement at the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to appear at the hearing and make oral presentations should attend a prehearing conference, if deemed necessary, to be held at 9:30 a.m. on December 1, 2025. Parties shall file and serve written testimony and presentation slides in connection with their presentation at the hearing by no later than noon on December 1, 2025. Oral testimony and written materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the Commission's rules. Parties must submit any request to present a portion of their hearing testimony in camera no later than 7 business days prior to the date of the hearing.

Written submissions. —Each party who is an interested party shall submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with the provisions of § 207.23 of the Commission's rules; the deadline for filing is November 24, 2025. Parties shall also file written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing, and posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of § 207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is December 9, 2025. In addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a written statement of information pertinent to the subject of the investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the petition, on or before December 9, 2025. On December 22, 2025, the Commission will make available to parties all information on which they have not had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final comments on this information on or before December 24, 2025, but such final comments must not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with § 207.30 of the Commission's rules. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of § 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules. The Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the Commission's procedures with respect to filings.

Additional written submissions to the Commission, including requests pursuant to § 201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall not be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions, or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a Commissioner or Commission staff.

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

Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to § 207.21 of the Commission's rules.

Background. —On July 1, 2002, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued a countervailing duty order on imports of PET film from India (67 FR 44179) and antidumping duty orders on imports of PET film from India (67 FR 44175) and Taiwan (67 FR 44174). Commerce issued a continuation of the countervailing duty order on imports of PET film from India and the antidumping duty orders on imports of PET film from India and Taiwan following Commerce's and the Commission's first five-year reviews, effective May 8, 2008 (73 FR 26080 and 73 FR 26079), second five-year reviews, effective August 6, 2014 (79 FR 45762), and third five-year reviews, effective September 30, 2020 (85 FR 61728). On November 10, 2008, Commerce issued antidumping duty orders on imports of PET film from China and the United Arab Emirates (73 FR 66595). Commerce issued a continuation of the antidumping duty orders on imports of PET film from China and the United Arab Emirates following Commerce's and the Commission's first five-year reviews, effective February 6, 2015 (80 FR 6689) and second five-year reviews, effective September 8, 2020 (85 FR 55412). The Commission is now conducting fourth reviews of the antidumping duty orders on PET film from India and Taiwan and the countervailing duty order on PET film from India and third reviews of the antidumping duty orders on PET film from China and the United Arab Emirates pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), to determine whether revocation of the orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. Provisions concerning the conduct of this proceeding may be found in the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure at 19 CFR part 201, subparts A and B, and 19 CFR part 207, subparts A and F. The Commission will assess the adequacy of interested party responses to this notice of institution to determine whether to conduct full or expedited reviews. The Commission's determinations in any expedited reviews will be based on the facts available, which may include information provided in response to this notice.

Definitions. —The following definitions apply to these reviews:

(1) Subject Merchandise is the class or kind of merchandise that is within the scope of the five-year reviews, as defined by Commerce.

(2) The Subject Countries in these reviews are China, India, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates.

(3) The Domestic Like Product is the domestically produced product or products which are like, or in the absence of like, most similar in characteristics and uses with, the Subject Merchandise. In its original determinations, full first five-year reviews, full second five-year reviews, and full third five-year reviews concerning India and Taiwan, the Commission defined the Domestic Like Product as consisting of all PET film, not including equivalent PET film, corresponding to the scope of the orders. In its original determinations, full first five-year reviews, and expedited second five-year reviews concerning China and the United Arab Emirates, the Commission defined a single Domestic Like Product that is coextensive with the scope.

(4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. producers as a whole of the Domestic Like Product, or those producers whose collective output of the Domestic Like Product constitutes a major proportion of the total domestic production of the product. In its original determinations, full first five-year reviews, full second five-year reviews, and full third five-year reviews concerning India and Taiwan, the Commission defined the Domestic Industry as all U.S. producers of PET film. In its original determinations concerning China and the United Arab Emirates, the Commission defined the Domestic Industry as all U.S. producers of PET film, except Terphane. In its full first five-year reviews and expedited second five-year reviews concerning China and the United Arab Emirates, the Commission defined the Domestic Industry as all U.S. producers of PET film.

(5) An Importer is any person or firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in importing the Subject Merchandise into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or through its selling agent.

Participation in the proceeding and public service list. —Persons, including industrial users of the Subject Merchandise and, if the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer organizations, wishing to participate in the proceeding as parties must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as provided in § 201.11(b)(4) of the Commission's rules, no later than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register . The Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the proceeding.

Former Commission employees who are seeking to appear in Commission five-year reviews are advised that they may appear in a review even if they participated personally and substantially in the corresponding underlying original investigation or an earlier review of the same underlying investigation. The Commission's designated agency ethics official has advised that a five-year review is not the same particular matter as the underlying original investigation, and a five-year review is not the same particular matter as an earlier review of the same underlying investigation for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 207, the post-employment statute for Federal employees, and Commission rule 201.15(b) (19 CFR 201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014), 73 FR 24609 (May 5, 2008). Consequently, former employees are not required to seek Commission approval to appear in a review under Commission rule 19 CFR 201.15, even if the corresponding underlying original investigation or an earlier review of the same underlying investigation was pending when they were Commission employees. For further ethics advice on this matter, contact Charles Smith, Office of the General Counsel, at 202-205-3408.

Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under an administrative protective order (APO) and APO service list. —Pursuant to § 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary will make BPI submitted in this proceeding available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the proceeding, provided that the application is made no later than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register . Authorized applicants must represent interested parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the proceeding. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.

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

Written submissions. —Pursuant to § 207.61 of the Commission's rules, each interested party response to this notice must provide the information specified below. The deadline for filing such responses is 5:15 p.m. on September 2, 2025. Pursuant to § 207.62(b) of the Commission's rules, eligible parties (as specified in Commission rule 207.62(b)(1)) may also file comments concerning the adequacy of responses to the notice of institution and whether the Commission should conduct expedited or full reviews. The deadline for filing such comments is 5:15 p.m. on October 10, 2025. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of § 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules. The Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the Commission's procedures with respect to filings. Also, in accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the proceeding must be served on all other parties to the proceeding (as identified by either the public or APO service list as appropriate), and a certificate of service must accompany the document (if you are not a party to the proceeding you do not need to serve your response).

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

No response to this request for information is required if a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) number is not displayed; the OMB number is 31170016/USITC No. 25-5-651, expiration date June 30, 2026. Public reporting burden for the request is estimated to average 15 hours per response. Please send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436.

Inability to provide requested information. —Pursuant to § 207.61(c) of the Commission's rules, any interested party that cannot furnish the information requested by this notice in the requested form and manner shall notify the Commission at the earliest possible time, provide a full explanation of why it cannot provide the requested information, and indicate alternative forms in which it can provide equivalent information. If an interested party does not provide this notification (or the Commission finds the explanation provided in the notification inadequate) and fails to provide a complete response to this notice, the Commission may take an adverse inference against the party pursuant to § 776(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1677e(b)) in making its determinations in the reviews.

Information to be provided in response to this notice of institution: If you are a domestic producer, union/worker group, or trade/business association; import/export Subject Merchandise from more than one Subject Country; or produce Subject Merchandise in more than one Subject Country, you may file a single response. If you do so, please ensure that your response to each question includes the information requested for each pertinent Subject Country. As used below, the term “firm” includes any related firms.

Those responding to this notice of institution are encouraged, but not required, to visit the USITC's website at https://usitc.gov/reports/response_noi_worksheet, where one can download and complete the “NOI worksheet” Excel form for the subject proceeding, to be included as attachment/exhibit 1 of your overall response.

(1) The name and address of your firm or entity (including World Wide Web address) and name, telephone number, fax number, and Email address of the certifying official.

(2) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is an interested party under 19 U.S.C. 1677(9) and if so, how, including whether your firm/entity is a U.S. producer of the Domestic Like Product, a U.S. union or worker group, a U.S. importer of the Subject Merchandise , a foreign producer or exporter of the Subject Merchandise, a U.S. or foreign trade or business association (a majority of whose members are interested parties under the statute), or another interested party (including an explanation). If you are a union/worker group or trade/business association, identify the firms in which your workers are employed or which are members of your association.

(3) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is willing to participate in this proceeding by providing information requested by the Commission.

(4) A statement of the likely effects of the revocation of the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on the Domestic Industry in general and/or your firm/entity specifically. In your response, please discuss the various factors specified in section 752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675a(a)) including the likely volume of subject imports, likely price effects of subject imports, and likely impact of imports of Subject Merchandise on the Domestic Industry.

(5) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. producers of the Domestic Like Product. Identify any known related parties and the nature of the relationship as defined in § 771(4)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1677(4)(B)).

(6) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. importers of the Subject Merchandise and producers of the Subject Merchandise in each Subject Country that currently export or have exported Subject Merchandise to the United States or other countries after 2019.

(7) A list of 3-5 leading purchasers in the U.S. market for the Domestic Like Product and the Subject Merchandise (including street address, World Wide Web address, and the name, telephone number, fax number, and Email address of a responsible official at each firm).

(8) A list of known sources of information on national or regional prices for the Domestic Like Product or the Subject Merchandise in the U.S. or other markets.

(9) If you are a U.S. producer of the Domestic Like Product, provide the following information on your firm's operations on that product during calendar year 2024, except as noted (report quantity data in pounds and value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant). If you are a union/worker group or trade/business association, provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms in which your workers are employed/which are members of your association.

(a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the percentage of total U.S. production of the Domestic Like Product accounted for by your firm's(s') production;

(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm to produce the Domestic Like Product (that is, the level of production that your establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the year, assuming normal operating conditions (using equipment and machinery in place and ready to operate), normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year), time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a typical or representative product mix);

(c) the quantity and value of U.S. commercial shipments of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s);

(d) the quantity and value of U.S. internal consumption/company transfers of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s); and

(e) the value of (i) net sales, (ii) cost of goods sold (COGS), (iii) gross profit, (iv) selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses, and (v) operating income of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include both U.S. and export commercial sales, internal consumption, and company transfers) for your most recently completed fiscal year (identify the date on which your fiscal year ends).

(10) If you are a U.S. importer or a trade/business association of U.S. importers of the Subject Merchandise from any Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm's(s') operations on that product during calendar year 2024 (report quantity data in pounds and value data in U.S. dollars). If you are a trade/business association, provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms which are members of your association.

(a) The quantity and value (landed, duty-paid but not including antidumping or countervailing duties) of U.S. imports and, if known, an estimate of the percentage of total U.S. imports of Subject Merchandise from each Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') imports;

(b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping and/or countervailing duties) of U.S. commercial shipments of Subject Merchandise imported from each Subject Country; and

(c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping and/or countervailing duties) of U.S. internal consumption/company transfers of Subject Merchandise imported from each Subject Country.

(11) If you are a producer, an exporter, or a trade/business association of producers or exporters of the Subject Merchandise in any Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm's(s') operations on that product during calendar year 2024 (report quantity data in pounds and value data in U.S. dollars, landed and duty-paid at the U.S. port but not including antidumping or countervailing duties). If you are a trade/business association, provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms which are members of your association.

(a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the percentage of total production of Subject Merchandise in each Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') production;

(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) to produce the Subject Merchandise in each Subject Country (that is, the level of production that your establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the year, assuming normal operating conditions (using equipment and machinery in place and ready to operate), normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year), time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a typical or representative product mix); and

(c) the quantity and value of your firm's(s') exports to the United States of Subject Merchandise and, if known, an estimate of the percentage of total exports to the United States of Subject Merchandise from each Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') exports.

(12) Identify significant changes, if any, in the supply and demand conditions or business cycle for the Domestic Like Product that have occurred in the United States or in the market for the Subject Merchandise in each Subject Country after 2019 and significant changes, if any, that are likely to occur within a reasonably foreseeable time. Supply conditions to consider include technology; production methods; development efforts; ability to increase production (including the shift of production facilities used for other products and the use, cost, or availability of major inputs into production); and factors related to the ability to shift supply among different national markets (including barriers to importation in foreign markets or changes in market demand abroad). Demand conditions to consider include end uses and applications; the existence and availability of substitute products; and the level of competition among the Domestic Like Product produced in the United States, Subject Merchandise produced in each Subject Country, and such merchandise from other countries.

(13) (Optional) A statement of whether you agree with the above definitions of the Domestic Like Product and Domestic Industry; if you disagree with either or both of these definitions, please explain why and provide alternative definitions.

Authority: This proceeding is being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to § 207.61 of the Commission's rules.

The Commission instituted this investigation on April 6, 2023, based on a complaint filed by Serendia, LLC of Lake Forest, California (“Serendia”). 88 FR 20551-52 (Apr. 6, 2023). The complaint, as supplemented, alleged 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 dermatological treatment devices and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,480,836 (“the '836 patent”); U.S. Patent No. 9,320,536 (“the '536 patent”); U.S. Patent No. 9,775,774 (“the '774 patent”); U.S. Patent No. 10,869,812 (“the '812 patent”); and U.S. Patent No. 11,406,444 (“the '444 patent”). Id. at 20551. The complaint further alleged that a domestic industry exists. Id. The Commission's notice of investigation named as respondents Sung Hwan E&B Co., LTD. d/b/a SHEnB Co. LTD of Seoul, Republic of Korea; Aesthetics Biomedical, Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona; Cartessa Aesthetics, LLC of Melville, New York; Lutronic Corporation of Goyang-si, Republic of Korea; Lutronic Aesthetics, Inc., also known as Lutronic, Inc. of Billerica, Massachusetts; Lutronic, LLC of Billerica, Massachusetts; Ilooda, Co., Ltd. of Anyang-si, Republic of Korea; Cutera, Inc. of Brisbane, California; Rohrer Aesthetics, LLC of Homewood, Alabama; Rohrer Aesthetics, Inc. of Homewood, Alabama; Jeisys Medical Inc. of Seoul, Republic of Korea; Cynosure, LLC of Westford, Massachusetts; and EndyMed Medical Ltd. of Caesarea, Israel; EndyMed Medical, Ltd. of New York, New York; and EndyMed Medical, Inc. of Freehold, New Jersey (together, “EndyMed”). Id. at 20552. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations (“OUII”) is also participating in the investigation. Id.

The Commission subsequently terminated the investigation as to all respondents except for EndyMed. See Order No. 26 (Sept. 18, 2023), unreviewed by Comm'n Notice (Oct. 16, 2023); Order No. 38 (Oct. 27, 2023), unreviewed by Comm'n Notice (Nov. 20, 2023); Order No. 45 (Nov. 15, 2023), unreviewed by Comm'n Notice (Dec. 15, 2023); Order No. 47 (Nov. 20, 2023), unreviewed by Comm'n Notice (Dec. 15, 2023); Order No. 53 (Apr. 11, 2024), unreviewed by Comm'n Notice (May 8, 2024); Order No. 51 (Dec. 13, 2023), unreviewed by Comm'n Notice (Jan. 10, 2024); Order No. 64 (Dec.18, 2024), unreviewed by Comm'n Notice (Jan. 17, 2025).

The ALJ held a Markman hearing on July 13, 2023, and issued a Markman Order on October 25, 2023, construing certain disputed claim terms. Order No. 35 (Oct. 25, 2023). The ALJ found the pending claims of the '444 patent, claims 4, 6, and 7, indefinite in the Markman Order and did not consider those claims any further in the Investigation. Markman (Order No. 35) at 62.

On December 19, 2024, the ALJ issued the final ID finding a violation of section 337 as to claims 1, 9, and 22 of the '836 patent; claims 11 and 16 of the '536 patent; claim 14 of the '774 patent; and claims 5, 13, and 18 of the '812 patent by EndyMed. On February 28, 2025, the Commission determined to review the final ID in part, including the ID's finding that the asserted claims of the '444 patent are invalid for indefiniteness. 90 FR 11433-36 (Mar. 6, 2023).

On June 3, 2025, the Commission determined that EndyMed violated section 337 by reason of importation and sale of articles that infringe asserted claims 1, 9, and 22 of the '836 patent; claims 11 and 16 of the '536 patent; claim 14 of the '774 patent; and claims 5, 13, and 18 of the '812 patent. 90 FR 24292-94 (June 9, 2025). For remedy, the Commission issued a limited exclusion order prohibiting further importation of infringing products and cease and desist orders against EndyMed (“Remedial Orders”). Id. at 24294.

As to the '444 patent, the Commission determined to reverse and remand the ID's indefiniteness finding for further proceedings consistent with the Commission's opinion and remand order. Id.

On July 1, 2025, Serendia and EndyMed jointly moved under 19 U.S.C. 1337(k) and 19 CFR 210.76 to rescind the remedial orders. The motion states that rescission of the remedial orders is warranted because the parties have entered into a settlement agreement under which EndyMed is licensed to the asserted patents and thus “conduct prohibited by the Commission's Remedial Orders directed to EndyMed with respect to certain dermatological treatment devices and components thereof is now licensed and authorized by Serendia.” Motion at 2. The motion further states that “EndyMed's license to the entirety of the patents forming the basis of the Remedial Orders constitutes a changed condition of fact justifying rescission of the remedial orders” and that recission of the remedial orders is in the public interest and supported by Commission precedent. Id. (citing Certain Digital Video Receivers & Related Hardware & Software Components, Inv. No. 337-TA-1103, Comm'n Order (Rescission of Remedial Orders) (Nov. 19, 2020); Certain Beverage Dispensing Systems and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-1130, Comm'n Order (Rescission of Remedial Orders) (June 3, 2020); Certain Marine Sonar Imaging Systems, Products Containing the Same, and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-926 (Enf.), Comm'n Notice (June 21, 2016) (rescinding remedial orders)).

In accordance with Commission Rule 210.76(a)(3), the motion includes confidential and public versions of the settlement agreement and a statement that “[t]here are no other agreements, written or oral, express or implied between the Serendia and EndyMed concerning the subject matter of the Investigation.” Motion at 1; 19 CFR 210.76(a)(3).

On July 8, 2025, OUII filed a response in support of the motion.

The Commission has determined to institute a rescission proceeding and finds that, due to the settlement agreement, the conditions which led to the issuance of the remedial orders no longer exist, and therefore, rescission of the Remedial Orders is warranted under section 337(k) (19 U.S.C. 1337(k)) and Commission Rule 210.76(a) (19 CFR 210.76(a)). Thus, the Commission has determined to rescind the Remedial Orders. The Commission hereby terminates the rescission proceeding.

The Commission vote for this determination took place on July 29, 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).

The SCC4 evaluation will shed light on the impact on participants of receiving comprehensive support through the evaluation, which services are effective for which types of students, why they are effective, and the core components of the SCC4 programs that support success. In addition, SCC4 will build on existing evidence regarding successful programs in community college settings and advance the understanding of how career pathways programs promote economic mobility. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on November 20, 2024 (89 FR 91802).

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

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

Agency: DOL-CEO.

Title of Collection: Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants Program Round 4 (SCC4) Evaluation.

OMB Control Number: 1290-0NEW.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,004.

Total Estimated Number of Responses: 69,759.

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 4,220 hours.

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

The text of the order is attached.

Constellation Energy Generation, LLC (Constellation) is the holder of renewed Operating Licenses Nos. DPR-29 and DPR-30, both issued on October 28, 2004, by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) pursuant to Part 50 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). The license authorizes the operation of Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (Quad Cities or facility) in accordance with conditions specified therein. The facility is located on the Licensee's site in Cordova, Illinois.

This Confirmatory Order (CO) is the result of an agreement reached during an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mediation session conducted on June 17-18, 2025.

On May 6, 2025, the NRC issued Inspection Report 05000254/2024403 and Investigation Reports 3-2023-013 and 3-2023-0015 to Constellation, which documented the identification of six apparent violations that were being considered for escalated enforcement action in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy. On March 28, 2023, during a refueling outage at Quad Cities Unit 1, a reactor pressure vessel (RPV) valve mispositioning event occurred. The NRC learned of the event on April 5, 2023, and on August 18, 2023, the NRC's Office of Investigations (OI) opened an investigation (OI Case No. 3-2023-0013) to determine whether personnel acted deliberately to falsify evidence or to provide incomplete or inaccurate information concerning the event. On September 5, 2023, investigation No. 3-2023-0015 was initiated to determine whether a senior licensee manager deliberately entered incomplete and inaccurate information in the Corrective Action Program (CAP). Following the investigation, inspections were conducted between October 2024 and April 2025. Based on the evidence developed during its inspections and investigations, the NRC identified six apparent violations.

The apparent violations concerned:

1. Willful failure by a licensed reactor operator (RO) to implement procedure resulting in RPV drain down;

2. Willful failure to survey and decontaminate personnel sprayed with reactor coolant;

3. Willful failure by a licensed senior reactor operator (SRO) to maintain complete and accurate records related to RPV drain down event;

4. Failure to document the RPV drain down event in operating logs and CAP;

5. Failure to maintain complete and accurate operating logs associated with RPV drain time; and

6. Failure to administer fitness for duty and fatigue testing following an event.

By letter dated May 6, 2025, the NRC notified Constellation of the results of the investigation with an opportunity to: (1) attend a predecisional enforcement conference or (2) to participate in an ADR mediation session in an effort to resolve these concerns.

In response to the NRC's offer, Constellation requested the use of the NRC's ADR process to resolve differences it had with the NRC. On June 17 and 18, 2025, the NRC and Constellation met in an ADR session mediated by a professional mediator, arranged through Cornell University's Institute on Conflict Resolution. The ADR process is one in which a neutral mediator, with no decision-making authority, assists the parties in reaching an agreement on resolving any differences regarding the dispute. This Confirmatory Order is issued pursuant to the agreement reached during the ADR process.

During the ADR session, Constellation and the NRC reached an Agreement in Principle. The elements of the agreement include the following:

Prior to the ADR session, Constellation completed the following corrective actions and enhancements to preclude recurrence of the apparent violations, including, but not limited to the following:

1. The Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO) and Senior Executives performed a fleetwide all-hands meeting (virtually) to communicate expectations regarding conduct, and regulatory requirements for maintaining complete and accurate documentation and communications. The discussion stressed the importance of procedural adherence, ensuring documents are complete and accurate, and potential consequences for engaging in willful violations. The meeting was recorded for backshift and provided through email and corporate communications.

2. Constellation conducted an internal investigation into employee misconduct in the Operations Department and took corrective actions in accordance with the Constellation Code of Business Conduct.

3. Quad Cities completed a root cause investigation of the valve mispositioning event. The root cause addressed the human performance tool, procedure use and adherence, communication, and pre-job brief gaps that led to the inadequate procedure execution by Operations. As part of the root cause, the station identified and implemented corrective actions to address gaps in performance.

4. Quad Cities Security management conducted site First Line Supervisor (FLS) and above discussion on the process for fitness for duty and fatigue testing following events.

1. Within 2 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, each Constellation nuclear station and nuclear corporate organization will conduct a station-specific all hands meeting regarding Constellation's “Act with Integrity” campaign, reinforcing the requirement for compliance with regulatory standards, expectations, and policies mandating integrity and trustworthy behaviors. The meeting materials and meeting dates will be available to NRC upon request.

2. One-on-one meetings will be conducted from Constellation executives to senior managers, and from senior managers to site and corporate nuclear employees reinforcing the requirements and expectations for integrity, personal accountability, and behaviors that promote a strong safety culture. This will be completed at each Constellation nuclear site in the fleet and corporate nuclear locations. Each employee will attest to their understanding of these requirements and their commitment to uphold them either via a read-and-sign or manager documentation of attendance. Ninety-five percent of these meetings will be completed within 3 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order.

3. Within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Constellation Corporate Security management will provide a communication to supervisors and managers at Constellation nuclear facilities discussing the requirements for, and processes associated with, post event and for-cause testing, as well as fatigue assessments. The communication materials will be available to NRC upon request.

4. Within 6 months of the effective date of this Confirmatory Order, Constellation will communicate to all Constellation site and corporate nuclear employees the willful violations and circumstances that gave rise to the Confirmatory Order. The communication will include applicable safety culture traits, integrity, ensuring documents are complete and accurate, and potential consequences for engaging in willful violations. The communication materials will be available to NRC upon request.

1. Within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Constellation will complete a causal investigation of the Quad Cities Radiation Protection department's performance and behaviors during and immediately following the March 28, 2023, event. The NRC will be provided the causal investigation and proposed corrective actions upon Quad Cities Management Review Committee approval.

1. Within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Constellation will develop 10 CFR 50.5, 10 CFR 50.9, and Nuclear Safety Culture training for Constellation employees assigned to Quad Cities. The Nuclear Safety Culture training will be developed using the INPO 12-012 “Traits of a Healthy Nuclear Safety Culture.” Upon development, this training will be provided annually for at least 3 years. Except for Quad Cities licensed operators, this training may be computer-based or in-person. For Quad Cities licensed operators, this training will be in person, will include a case study of this event, and be performed annually during requalification cycles for a period of 3 years. At the end of 3 years, Constellation will determine whether to continue the training on an annual or some other basis, or to terminate the training. Each year, Quad Cities is expected to achieve a 100 percent completion rate for licensed operators and a 90 percent completion rate for all other Quad Cities employees.

2. Within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order Quad Cities will conduct one-time Operations retraining for 100 percent of its qualified licensed and non-licensed operators on standards and expectations for Human Performance Tool usage which includes Procedure Use and Adherence, Questioning Attitude, and Communications.

3. Within 15 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Quad Cities will develop and conduct one time, in-person leadership safety culture training for at least 90 percent of First Line Supervisors and above. The training will include leadership and team behavior and how they impact a team's safety culture and effectiveness.

4. Within 9 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Quad Cities will conduct a performance analysis and develop/implement training related to the application of Technical Specification requirements for RPV Water Inventory Control. Training will be provided to all qualified licensed operators. Constellation will provide the dates of the training to the NRC with at least 1 month's advance notice so the NRC has the opportunity to attend.

1. Within 12 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Quad Cities will perform a Nuclear Safety Culture Assessment utilizing a third-party organization with expertise in safety culture. Constellation will propose the external organization selection to the NRC for review and approval. Constellation will provide the assessment plan to the NRC at least one week before the assessment commences. Results will be documented in CAP, with the site-specific action plans developed based on the results. Any deviations from the third-party recommendations shall be documented with justification.

2. Within 12 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, except for Quad Cities, Constellation will conduct a nuclear fleetwide Nuclear Safety Culture Survey. This survey will be developed under consultation with the external organization selected in Corrective Action 1. Results will be documented in CAP, with site and corporate specific action plans developed based on the results to include additional assessments, as necessary. The survey instrument results, and actions will be available to the NRC for inspection.

3. Within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Constellation will perform external benchmarking of nuclear licensees to identify and implement best practices related to safety culture programs.

4. Within 1 month of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Quad Cities will post signage at Radiologically Controlled Area (RCA) exit points detailing decontamination protocols.

5. Beginning with Quad Cities' first refueling outage after the effective date of the Confirmatory Order, Quad Cities will continuously station a qualified Constellation Senior Radiation Protection Technician (RPT) at both RCA exit points, when open, for 3 years.

6. Within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Quad Cities will perform oral boards and leadership assessments of all Radiation Protection managers and supervisors. The oral boards will be performed by Constellation corporate radiation protection managers and include actions required for contamination events, roles and responsibilities, and the expected behaviors of nuclear professionals when they encounter unexpected or undesirable conditions. Leadership assessments will be performed by the Quad Cities Plant Manager or Radiation Protection Manager and will be designed to identify gaps in individual competencies and behaviors that will be documented and addressed by Constellation Individual Development Plans.

7. Quad Cities will implement additional Operations and Radiation Protection (RP) documentation reviews for 2 years following the date of the Confirmatory Order:

a. Within 2 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Quad Cities senior managers will implement periodic reviews ( i.e., at least once per quarter) of a sample of completed shift Operating and RP logs. The purpose is to review Logs for completeness and accuracy. These reviews will be documented.

b. Within 2 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Quad Cities senior managers will implement periodic reviews ( i.e., at least once per quarter) of a sample of completed non-surveillance procedures. The purpose is to review the implementation of the non-surveillance procedures for completeness and accuracy. These reviews will be documented.

c. A minimum of five documentation reviews will be completed every quarter including outage sampling, when possible.

8. Within 12 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Constellation will develop a presentation to be delivered to an appropriate industry forum.

a. Constellation will propose two forums to be agreed upon with the NRC.

b. This presentation will include the significance of the incident that formed the basis for the willful violations, the consequences of the actions, the responsibilities of personnel involved, and the completed and planned corrective actions.

c. Constellation will provide its proposed presentation to the NRC for its review. The NRC will communicate to Constellation any concerns regarding the presentation within 30 days of submittal.

d. Within 18 months of the issuance date of this Confirmatory Order, Constellation shall request agenda time to deliver the presentation developed above to the agreed upon industry forums.

1. Within one year of the completion of the last commitment identified in the Confirmatory Order (other than this provision), Constellation will perform an effectiveness review of the corrective actions taken at Quad Cities. Before performing this effectiveness review, Constellation will establish the specific criteria it will use in the review and provide to the NRC.

2. The materials set forth in this order will be retained for 18 months after completion of the effectiveness review.

3. In exchange for the commitments and corrective actions agreed by Constellation:

a. The NRC agrees not to pursue any further enforcement action in connection with the March 28, 2023, event as described in the NRC's May 6, 2025, inspection and investigation report to Constellation.

b. The NRC agrees not to issue a civil penalty for the apparent violations identified in the NRC's May 6, 2025, inspection and investigation report to Constellation.

4. The NRC is documenting the Significance Determination Process results associated with the Reactor Oversight Process findings associated with the March 28, 2023, event in the NRC public Agencywide Documents Access and Management System.

5. This agreement is binding upon all successors and assigns of Constellation.

On July 14, 2025, Constellation consented to issuing this Confirmatory Order with the commitments, as described in Section V below. Constellation further agreed that this Confirmatory Order is to be effective upon issuance, the agreement memorialized in this Confirmatory Order settles the matter between the parties, and that Constellation has waived its right to a hearing.

I find that Constellation's actions, once completed, as described in Section III above, combined with the commitments as set forth in Section V are acceptable and necessary, and I conclude that with these commitments the public health and safety are reasonably assured. In view of the foregoing, I have determined that public health and safety require that Constellation's commitments be confirmed by this Confirmatory Order. Based on the above and Constellation's consent, this Confirmatory Order is effective upon issuance.

One year after the issuance of the Order and yearly thereafter until completion of the commitments specified in Section V, Constellation is required to notify the NRC in writing and summarize its actions.

Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 104b, 161b, 161i, 161o, 182 and 186 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 2.202 and 10 CFR part 20, 26,50, and 55, it is hereby ordered, effective upon issuance, that License No. DPR-29 and DPR-30 are modified as follows:

1. Within 2 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, each Constellation nuclear station and nuclear corporate organization will conduct a station-specific all hands meeting regarding Constellation's “Act with Integrity” campaign, reinforcing the requirement for compliance with regulatory standards, expectations, and policies mandating integrity and trustworthy behaviors. The meeting materials and meeting dates will be available to NRC upon request.

2. One-on-one meetings will be conducted from Constellation executives to senior managers, and from senior managers to site and corporate nuclear employees reinforcing the requirements and expectations for integrity, personal accountability, and behaviors that promote a strong safety culture. This will be completed at each Constellation nuclear site in the fleet and corporate nuclear locations. Each employee will attest to their understanding of these requirements and their commitment to uphold them either via a read-and-sign or manager documentation of attendance. Ninety-five percent of these meetings will be completed within 3 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order.

3. Within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Constellation Corporate Security management will provide a communication to supervisors and managers at Constellation nuclear facilities discussing the requirements for, and processes associated with, post event and for-cause testing, as well as fatigue assessments. The communication materials will be available to NRC upon request.

4. Within 6 months of the effective date of this Confirmatory Order, Constellation will communicate to all Constellation nuclear station site employees and corporate nuclear employees the willful violations and circumstances that gave rise to the Confirmatory Order. The communication will include applicable safety culture traits, integrity, ensuring documents are complete and accurate, and potential consequences for engaging in willful violations. The communication materials will be available to NRC upon request.

1. Within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Constellation will complete a causal investigation of the Quad Cities RP department's performance and behaviors during and immediately following the March 28, 2023, event. The NRC will be provided the causal investigation and proposed corrective actions upon Quad Cities Management Review Committee approval.

1. Within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Constellation will develop 10 CFR 50.5, 10 CFR 50.9, and Nuclear Safety Culture training for Constellation employees assigned to Quad Cities, Units 1 and 2. The Nuclear Safety Culture training will be developed using the INPO 12-012 “Traits of a Healthy Nuclear Safety Culture.” Upon development, this training will be provided annually for at least 3 years. Except for Quad Cities licensed operators, this training may be computer-based or in-person. For Quad Cities licensed operators, this training will be in person, will include a case study of this event, and will be performed annually during requalification cycles for a period of 3 years. At the end of 3 years, Constellation will determine whether to continue the training on an annual or some other basis, or to terminate the training. Each year, Quad Cities is expected to achieve a 100 percent completion rate for licensed operators and a 90 percent completion rate for all other Quad Cities employees.

2. Within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order Constellation will conduct one-time Operations retraining for 100 percent of its qualified license and non-licensed operators at Quad Cities Units 1 and 2 on standards and expectations for Human Performance Tool usage, which includes Procedure Use and Adherence, Questioning Attitude, and Communications.

3. Within 9 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Constellation will conduct a performance analysis and develop and implement training at Quad Cities related to the application of Technical Specification requirements for RPV Water Inventory Control. Training will be provided to all qualified licensed operators. Constellation will provide the dates of the training to the NRC with at least 1 month's advance notice so the NRC has the opportunity to attend.

4. Within 15 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Constellation will develop and conduct at Quad Cities one time, in-person leadership safety culture training for at least 90 percent of First Line Supervisors and above. The training will include leadership and team behavior and how they impact a team's safety culture and effectiveness.

1. Within 1 month of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Quad Cities (Units 1 and 2) will post signage at Radiologically Controlled Area (RCA) exit points detailing decontamination protocols.

2. Within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Quad Cities (Units 1 and 2) will perform external benchmarking of nuclear licensees to identify and implement best practices related to safety culture programs.

3. Within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Quad Cities will perform oral boards and leadership assessments of all RP managers and supervisors. The oral boards will be performed by Constellation corporate RP managers and include actions required for contamination events, roles and responsibilities, and the expected behaviors of nuclear professionals when they encounter unexpected or undesirable conditions. Leadership assessments will be performed by the Quad Cities Plant Manager or Radiation Protection Manager and will be designed to identify gaps in individual competencies and behaviors that will be documented and addressed by Constellation Individual Development Plans.

4. Within 12 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Constellation will perform at Quad Cities (Units 1 and 2) a Nuclear Safety Culture Assessment utilizing a third-party organization with expertise in safety culture. Constellation will propose the external organization selection to the NRC for review and approval. Constellation will provide the third-party organization assessment plan to the NRC at least one week before the assessment commences. Results will be documented in CAP, with the site-specific action plans developed based on the results. Any deviations from the third-party recommendations shall be documented with justification.

5. Within 12 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, except for Quad Cities, Constellation will conduct a nuclear fleetwide Nuclear Safety Culture Survey. This survey will be developed under consultation with the external organization selected in Corrective Action V.D.4. Results will be documented in CAP, with site and corporate-specific action plans developed based on the results to include additional assessments, as necessary. The survey instrument results and actions will be available to the NRC for inspection.

6. Within 12 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Constellation will develop a presentation to be delivered to an appropriate industry forum.

a. Constellation will propose two forums to be agreed upon with the NRC.

b. This presentation will include the significance of the incident that formed the basis for the willful violations, the consequences of the actions, the responsibilities of personnel involved, and the completed and planned corrective actions.

c. Constellation will provide its proposed presentation to the NRC for its review. The NRC will communicate to Constellation any concerns regarding the presentation within 30 days of submittal.

d. Within 18 months of the issuance date of this Confirmatory order, Constellation shall request agenda time to deliver the presentation developed above to the agreed upon industry forums.

7. Beginning with Quad Cities' (Unit 1 or 2) first refueling outage after the effective date of this Confirmatory Order, Quad Cities will continuously station a qualified Constellation Senior Radiation Protection Technician (RPT) at both RCA exit points, when open during outages, for 3 years following the date of the first refueling outage.

8. Quad Cities will implement additional Operations and RP documentation reviews for 2 years following the date of the Confirmatory Order:

a. Within 2 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Quad Cities senior managers will implement periodic reviews ( i.e., at least once per quarter) of a sample of completed shift Operating and RP logs. The purpose is to review logs for completeness and accuracy. These reviews will be documented.

b. Within 2 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Quad Cities senior managers will implement periodic reviews ( i.e., at least once per quarter) of a sample of completed non-surveillance procedures. The purpose is to review the implementation of the non-surveillance procedures for completeness and accuracy. These reviews will be documented.

c. A minimum of five documentation reviews will be completed every quarter including outage sampling, when possible.

1. Within 1 year of the completion of the last commitment identified in sections V A-D above, Constellation will perform an effectiveness review of the corrective actions taken at Quad Cities. Before performing this effectiveness review, Constellation will establish the specific criteria it will use in the review and provide the criteria to the NRC.

2. The materials and documentation used to complete the commitments set forth in this order will be retained for 18 months after completion of the effectiveness review.

1. The NRC is documenting the Significance Determination Process results associated with the Reactor Oversight Process findings associated with the March 28, 2023, event in the NRC public Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).

Based on the commitments and completed corrective actions described in Section III above:

1. The NRC agrees not to pursue any further enforcement action based on the apparent violations identified in the NRC's May 6, 2025, inspection and investigation report to Constellation.

2. The NRC agrees not to issue a civil penalty for the apparent violations identified in the May 6, 2025, inspection and investigation report to Constellation.

On July 14, 2025, Constellation consented to issuing this Confirmatory Order with the commitments described herein. Constellation further agreed that this Confirmatory Order is to be effective upon issuance, the agreement memorialized in this Confirmatory Order settles the matter between the parties, and that Constellation has waived its right to a hearing.

This agreement is binding upon successors and assigns of Constellation Energy Generation, LLC. The Regional Administrator, Region III may, in writing, relax or rescind any of the above conditions upon demonstration by Constellation or its successors of good cause.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.202 and 10 CFR 2.309, any person adversely affected by this Confirmatory Order, other than Constellation, may request a hearing within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of issuance of this Confirmatory Order. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the time to request a hearing. A request for extension of time must be made in writing to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and include a statement of good cause for the extension.

All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including documents filed by an interested State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or designated agency thereof that requests to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302. The E-Filing process requires participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Participants may not submit paper copies of their filings unless they seek an exemption in accordance with the procedures described below. Detailed guidance on making electronic submissions may be found in the Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC and on the NRC website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.

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

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

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

Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper format. Such filings must be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(b)-(d). Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this manner are responsible for serving the document on all other participants. Filing is considered complete by first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing the document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, having granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from use of E-Filing no longer exists.

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

The Commission will issue a notice or order granting or denying a hearing request or intervention petition, designating the issues for any hearing that will be held and designating the Presiding Officer. A notice granting a hearing will be published in the Federal Register and served on the parties to the hearing.

If a person other than Constellation requests a hearing, that person shall set forth with particularity the manner in which his interest is adversely affected by this Confirmatory Order and shall address the criteria set forth in 10 CFR 2.309(d) and (f).

If a hearing is requested by a person whose interest is adversely affected, the Commission will issue an order designating the time and place of any hearings. If a hearing is held, the issue to be considered at such hearing shall be whether this Confirmatory Order should be sustained.

In the absence of any request for hearing, or written approval of an extension of time in which to request a hearing, the provisions specified in Section V above shall be final 30 days from the date of this Confirmatory Order without further order or proceedings. If an extension of time for requesting a hearing has been approved, the provisions specified in Section V shall be final when the extension expires if a hearing request has not been received.

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

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

Section II identifies the docket number(s) associated with each Postal Service request, if any, that will be reviewed in a public proceeding as defined by 39 CFR 3010.101(p), the title of each such request, the request's acceptance date, and the authority cited by the Postal Service for each request. For each such request, the Commission appoints an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the general public in the proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 and 39 CFR 3000.114 (Public Representative). The Public Representative does not represent any individual person, entity or particular point of view, and, when Commission attorneys are appointed, no attorney-client relationship is established. Section II also establishes comment deadline(s) pertaining to each such request.

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

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

1. Docket No(s).: MC2025-1588 and K2025-1580; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International & First-Class Package International Service Contract 86 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: July 29, 2025; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3035.105, and 39 CFR 3041.310; Public Representative: Katalin Clendenin; Comments Due: August 6, 2025.

2. Docket No(s).: MC2025-1593 and K2025-1585; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Contract 913 to the Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: July 29, 2025; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3035.105, and 39 CFR 3041.310; Public Representative: Jennaca Upperman; Comments Due: August 6, 2025.

None. See Section II for public proceedings.

This Notice will be published in the Federal Register .

For Applicants' representations, legal analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicants' First Amended and Restated Application, dated June 27, 2025, which may be obtained via the Commission's website by searching for the file number at the top of this document, or for an Applicant using the Company name search field, on the SEC's EDGAR system. The SEC's EDGAR system may be searched at, https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch. You may also call the SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy at (202) 551-8090.

For Applicants' representations, legal analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicants' first amended application, dated July 9, 2025, which may be obtained via the Commission's website by searching for the file number at the top of this document, or for an Applicant using the Company name search field, on the SEC's EDGAR system.

The SEC's EDGAR system may be searched at https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html. You may also call the SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy at (202) 551-8090.