On February 10, 2025, the President issued Proclamations 10895, “Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into The United States” (Aluminum Proclamation), and 10896, “Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States” (Steel Proclamation). These proclamations imposed specified rates of duty on imports of aluminum and steel articles and certain derivative steel and aluminum articles, respectively (collectively, the Inclusions Proclamations).

The Inclusions Proclamations also required the Secretary of Commerce to establish a process for including additional derivative aluminum and steel articles within the scope of the duties. In an interim final rule (IFR) published on May 2, 2025 (90 FR 18780), BIS amended supplement no. 1 to Part 705 of Title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations and established a process for including additional derivative aluminum and steel articles within the scope of the duties authorized by the President under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (Section 232). This IFR established recurring two-week windows each year for submissions for derivative products in May, September, and January.

This notice announces the opening of the September 2025 inclusions window for submissions for derivative aluminum and steel articles for two weeks starting on September 15, 2025, and closing at 11:59 p.m. ET on September 29, 2025. Requests must be submitted to the Defense Industrial Base Programs inbox at DIBPrograms@bis.doc.gov. Following the close of the submission window, accepted inclusion requests will be posted for a two-week public comment period on Docket ID BIS-2025-0023 on Regulations.gov. See the prior published IFR for details on the inclusions submission process.

On April 21, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register the AD and CVD orders on wooden cabinets and vanities from China. 1 On March 3, 2025, the ITC instituted, 2 and Commerce initiated, 3 the first sunset review of the Orders , pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of its reviews, Commerce determined that revocation of the Orders would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies, and therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins of dumping and subsidy rates likely to prevail should the Orders be revoked. 4

On September 9, 2025, the ITC published its determination, pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the Orders would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. 5

The merchandise subject to this Orders consists of wooden cabinets and vanities that are for permanent installation (including floor mounted, wall mounted, ceiling hung or by attachment of plumbing), and wooden components thereof. Wooden cabinets and vanities and wooden components are made substantially of wood products, including solid wood and engineered wood products (including those made from wood particles, fibers, or other wooden materials such as plywood, strand board, block board, particle board, or fiberboard), or bamboo. Wooden cabinets and vanities consist of a cabinet box (which typically includes a top, bottom, sides, back, base blockers, ends/end panels, stretcher rails, toe kicks, and/or shelves) and may or may not include a frame, door, drawers and/or shelves. Subject merchandise includes wooden cabinets and vanities with or without wood veneers, wood, paper or other overlays, or laminates, with or without non-wood components or trim such as metal, marble, glass, plastic, or other resins, whether or not surface finished or unfinished, and whether or not completed.

Wooden cabinets and vanities are covered by these Orders whether or not they are imported attached to, or in conjunction with, faucets, metal plumbing, sinks and/or sink bowls, or countertops. If wooden cabinets or vanities are imported attached to, or in conjunction with, such merchandise, only the wooden cabinet or vanity is covered by the scope.

Subject merchandise includes the following wooden component parts of cabinets and vanities: (1) wooden cabinet and vanity frames (2) wooden cabinet and vanity boxes (which typically include a top, bottom, sides, back, base blockers, ends/end panels, stretcher rails, toe kicks, and/or shelves), (3) wooden cabinet or vanity doors, (4) wooden cabinet or vanity drawers and drawer components (which typically include sides, backs, bottoms, and faces), (5) back panels and end panels, (6) and desks, shelves, and tables that are attached to or incorporated in the subject merchandise.

Subject merchandise includes all unassembled, assembled and/or “ready to assemble” (RTA) wooden cabinets and vanities, also commonly known as “flat packs,” except to the extent such merchandise is already covered by the scope of antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Hardwood Plywood from the People's Republic of China. See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 504 (January 4, 2018); Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 513 (January 4, 2018). RTA wooden cabinets and vanities are defined as cabinets or vanities packaged so that at the time of importation they may include: (1) wooden components required to assemble a cabinet or vanity (including drawer faces and doors); and (2) parts ( e.g., screws, washers, dowels, nails, handles, knobs, adhesive glues) required to assemble a cabinet or vanity. RTAs may enter the United States in one or in multiple packages.

Subject merchandise also includes wooden cabinets and vanities and in-scope components that have been further processed in a third country, including but not limited to one or more of the following: trimming, cutting, notching, punching, drilling, painting, staining, finishing, assembly, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the Orders if performed in the country of manufacture of the in-scope product.

Excluded from the scope of this Orders, if entered separate from a wooden cabinet or vanity are: (1) Aftermarket accessory items which may be added to or installed into an interior of a cabinet and which are not considered a structural or core component of a wooden cabinet or vanity. Aftermarket accessory items may be made of wood, metal, plastic, composite material, or a combination thereof that can be inserted into a cabinet and which are utilized in the function of organization/accessibility on the interior of a cabinet; and include:

• Inserts or dividers which are placed into drawer boxes with the purpose of organizing or dividing the internal portion of the drawer into multiple areas for the purpose of containing smaller items such as cutlery, utensils, bathroom essentials, etc.

• Round or oblong inserts that rotate internally in a cabinet for the purpose of accessibility to foodstuffs, dishware, general supplies, etc.

(2) Solid wooden accessories including corbels and rosettes, which serve the primary purpose of decoration and personalization.

(3) Non-wooden cabinet hardware components including metal hinges, brackets, catches, locks, drawer slides, fasteners (nails, screws, tacks, staples), handles, and knobs.

(4) Medicine cabinets that meet all of the following five criteria are excluded from the scope: (1) wall mounted; (2) assembled at the time of entry into the United States; (3) contain one or more mirrors; (4) be packaged for retail sale at time of entry; and (5) have a maximum depth of seven inches.

Also excluded from the scope of the Orders are: (1) All products covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China. See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China, 70 FR 329 (January 4, 2005 ), (2) All products covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on hardwood plywood from the People's Republic of China. See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 504 (January 4, 2018); Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR. 513 (January 4, 2018).

Imports of subject merchandise are classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) statistical numbers 9403.40.9060 and 9403.60.8081. The subject component parts of wooden cabinets and vanities may be entered into the United States under HTSUS statistical number 9403.90.7080 and 9403.91.0080. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of these Orders is dispositive.

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

The effective date of the continuation of the Orders will be September 9, 2025. 6 Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year reviews of the Orders not later than 30 days prior to fifth anniversary of the date of the last determination by the ITC.

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

These five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance with sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act and published in accordance with section 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

On May 14, 2025, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this review in the Federal Register and invited interested parties to comment. 1 On June 4,2025, the American Furniture Manufacturers Committee for Legal Trade and Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company, Inc. (collectively, the petitioners) submitted a letter in lieu of a case brief in which they commented on the Preliminary Results. 2

The primary purpose of the meeting is to review outcomes of the September 2025 Pacific Council meeting and prepare for the November 2025 Pacific Council meeting. The Workgroup may discuss and continue to develop new or updated tools for SRFC management for Pacific Council consideration. Additional discussions may include, but are not limited to, the 2025 Salmon Methodology Review, future meetings, workload planning, and upcoming Pacific Council agenda items.

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.

NMFS operates a fee-for-service Seafood Inspection Program under the authorities of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, and the Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970. The regulations implementing the SIP are contained in 50 CFR part 260. The SIP offers inspection, grading, and certification services, including the use of official quality grade marks which indicate that specific products have been federally inspected. Those wishing to participate in the program must request the services and submit specific compliance information. Since 1992, NMFS implemented inspection services based on guidelines recommended by the National Academy of Sciences, known as Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP).

Under the implementing regulations for the SIP, fees are reviewed at least annually to ascertain that the hourly fees charged are adequate to recover the costs of the services rendered. Any necessary adjustments to fees are made in accordance with the requirements of 50 CFR 260.30. This Federal Register notice serves to inform program participants of the fee schedule, which remains unchanged.

SIP costs used for the calculation of user fees include all relevant direct and indirect costs to the program, and applicable administrative overhead and surcharges. SIP fees must be set to promote full cost recovery of the program absent other appropriations.

SIP costs include all field operations, program administrative overhead, and management, and include expenses for labor for inspectors, facilities, information technology infrastructure, and other operational costs. SIP fees are set to recover those costs based on revenue projections from expected billable service hours and the number of certificates requests. Forecasts of demand for services use historical data on actual billed services that are adjusted annually for inflation, known events that might affect the predicted output of billable services, and seasonality of when forecasted services will take place throughout the year.

NMFS will assess its fees as outlined in this notice, which will apply until notified otherwise. Fees will be charged to contract and non-contract customers requesting services as listed below. The cost of other applicable services rendered will be recovered through fee collection using the base rate of $238 per hour.

The per hour fees and charges for fishery products inspection services are not being revised and will remain as established on November 1, 2022, for fiscal year 2026 and will be assessed as follows. Any travel associated with a billable service will be an additional charge.

• Regular time: Services provided during any 8-hour shift.

• Overtime: Services provided outside the inspector's normal work schedule.

• In addition to any hourly service charge, a night differential fee equal to 10 percent of the employee's hourly salary will be charged for each hour of service provided after 6 p.m. and before 6 a.m. A guarantee of payment is required for all contracts equal to 3 months of service or $10,000, whichever is greater.

• Regular time: Services provided within the inspector's normal work schedule, Monday through Friday.

• Overtime: Services provided outside the inspector's normal work schedule.

• Any services under contract in excess of the contracted hours will be charged at the non-contract rate.

All certificate requests, whether or not a product inspection was conducted, will be billed at a set flat rate of $97 per request.

Additional information about, and applications for, Program services and fees may be obtained from NMFS (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section).

Under the ESA, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq., NMFS has the responsibility to implement programs to conserve marine life listed as endangered or threatened. All sea turtles found in U.S. waters are listed as either endangered or threatened under the ESA. Kemp's ridley ( Lepidochelys kempii ), loggerhead ( Caretta caretta; North Pacific distinct population segment [DPS]), leatherback ( Dermochelys coriacea ), green ( Chelonia mydas; Central West Pacific and Central South Pacific DPSs), and hawksbill ( Eretmochelys imbricata ) sea turtles are listed as endangered. Loggerhead (Northwest Atlantic Ocean DPS), green (North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Central North Pacific, and East Pacific DPSs), and olive ridley ( Lepidochelys olivacea ) sea turtles are listed as threatened, except for breeding colony populations of olive ridleys on the Pacific coast of Mexico, which are listed as endangered. Due to the inability to distinguish between populations of olive ridley turtles away from the nesting beach, NMFS considers these turtles endangered wherever they occur in U.S. Pacific waters. While some sea turtle populations have shown signs of recovery, many populations continue to decline.

Bycatch in fishing gear is the primary anthropogenic source of sea turtle injury and mortality in U.S. waters. Section 9 of the ESA prohibits the take (defined to include harassing, harming, pursuing, hunting, shooting, wounding, killing, trapping, capturing, or collecting or attempting to engage in any such conduct), including incidental take, of endangered sea turtles. Pursuant to section 4(d) of the ESA, NMFS has issued regulations extending the prohibition of take, with exceptions, to threatened sea turtles (50 CFR 223.205 and 223.206). Section 11 of the ESA provides for civil and criminal penalties for anyone who violates the ESA or a regulation issued to implement the ESA. NMFS may grant exceptions to the take prohibitions with an incidental take statement or an incidental take permit issued pursuant to ESA section 7 or 10, respectively. To do so, NMFS must determine that the activity that will result in incidental take is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of the affected listed species. For some Federal fisheries and most state fisheries, NMFS has not granted an exception for incidental takes of sea turtles primarily because we lack information about fishery-sea turtle interactions.

For most fisheries, the most effective way for NMFS to learn more about bycatch in order to implement the take prohibitions and prevent or minimize take is to place observers aboard fishing vessels. In 2007, NMFS issued a regulation (50 CFR 222.402) establishing procedures to annually identify, pursuant to specified criteria and after notice and opportunity for comment, those fisheries in which the agency intends to place observers (72 FR 43176, August 3, 2007). These regulations specify that NMFS may place observers on U.S. fishing vessels, commercial or recreational, operating in U.S. territorial waters, the U.S. exclusive economic zone, or on the high seas, or on vessels that are otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Failure to comply with the requirements under this regulation may result in civil or criminal penalties under the ESA.

NMFS will pay the direct costs for vessels to carry the required observers. These include observer salary and insurance costs. NMFS may also evaluate other potential direct costs, should they arise. Once selected, a fishery will be required to carry observers, if requested, for a period of 5 years without further action by NMFS. This will enable NMFS to develop appropriate observer coverage and sampling protocols to investigate whether, how, when, where, and under what conditions sea turtle bycatch is occurring and to evaluate whether existing measures are minimizing or preventing bycatch.

Pursuant to 50 CFR 222.402(a), NOAA's Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, in consultation with Regional Administrators and Fisheries Science Center Directors, annually identifies fisheries for inclusion on the AD based on the extent to which:

(1) The fishery operates in the same waters and at the same time as sea turtles are present;

(2) The fishery operates at the same time or prior to elevated sea turtle strandings; or

(3) The fishery uses a gear or technique that is known or likely to result in incidental take of sea turtles based on documented or reported takes in the same or similar fisheries; and

(4) NMFS intends to monitor the fishery and anticipates that it will have the funds to do so.

NMFS is providing notification that the agency is not identifying additional fisheries to observe on the 2026 AD, pursuant to its authority under the ESA. NMFS is not identifying additional fisheries at this time given lack of dedicated resources to implement new observer programs or expand existing observer programs to focus on sea turtles. The four fisheries identified on the 2020 AD (see table 1) will remain on the AD for a 5-year period and are required to carry observers upon NMFS' request until September 29, 2025. The two fisheries identified on the 2023 AD (see table 1) will remain on the AD for a 5-year period and are required to carry observers upon NMFS' request until December 31, 2027.

Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) fisheries (tunas, swordfish, sharks, and billfish) are managed under the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and its amendments pursuant to the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ) and consistent with the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. ). HMS implementing regulations are at 50 CFR part 635. Section 635.8 describes the requirements for the Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops and Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops. The workshop schedules, registration information, and a list of frequently asked questions regarding the Atlantic Shark Identification and Safe Handling, Release, and Identification workshops are available online at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/atlantic-shark-identification-workshops and https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/safe-handling-release-and-identification-workshops.

Since January 1, 2008, Atlantic shark dealers have been prohibited from receiving, purchasing, trading, or bartering for Atlantic sharks unless a valid Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop certificate is on the premises of each business listed under the shark dealer permit that first receives Atlantic sharks (71 FR 58057, October 2, 2006). Dealers who attend and successfully complete a workshop are issued a certificate for each place of business that is permitted to receive sharks. These certificate(s) are valid for 3 years. Thus, certificates that were initially issued in 2022 will expire in 2025.

Currently, permitted dealers may send a proxy to an Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop. However, if a dealer opts to send a proxy, the dealer must designate a proxy for each place of business covered by the dealer's permit that first receives Atlantic sharks. Only one certificate will be issued to each proxy. A proxy must be a person who is currently employed by a place of business covered by the dealer's permit; is a primary participant in the identification, weighing, and/or first receipt of fish as they are offloaded from a vessel; and who fills out dealer reports. Atlantic shark dealers are prohibited from renewing a Federal shark dealer permit unless a valid Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop certificate for each business location that first receives Atlantic sharks has been submitted with the permit renewal application. Additionally, a copy of a valid dealer or proxy Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop certificate must be in any trucks or other conveyances that are extensions of a dealer's place of business.

1. October 16, 2025, 12 p.m.-4 p.m., Hampton Inn & Suites, 100 E Bay Drive, Largo, FL 33770.

2. November 19, 2025, 12 p.m.-4 p.m., Hilton New Orleans Airport, 901 Airline Drive, Kenner, LA 70062.

To register for a scheduled Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop, please contact Angler Conservation Education at 386-682-0158. Pre-registration is highly recommended, but not required.

To ensure that workshop certificates are linked to the correct permits, participants will need to bring the following specific items to the workshop:

1. Atlantic shark dealer permit holders must bring proof that the attendee is an owner or agent of the business (such as articles of incorporation), a copy of the applicable permit, and proof of identification.

2. Atlantic shark dealer proxies must bring documentation from the permitted dealer acknowledging that the proxy is attending the workshop on behalf of the permitted Atlantic shark dealer for a specific business location, a copy of the appropriate valid permit, and proof of identification.

The Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops are designed to reduce the number of unknown and improperly identified sharks reported in the dealer reporting form and increase the accuracy of species-specific dealer-reported information. Reducing the number of unknown and improperly identified sharks will improve quota monitoring and the data used in stock assessments. These workshops will train shark dealer permit holders or their proxies to properly identify Atlantic shark carcasses.

Since January 1, 2007, shark limited access and swordfish limited access permit holders who fish with longline or gillnet gear have been required to submit a copy of their Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop certificate in order to renew either permit (71 FR 58057, October 2, 2006). These certificate(s) are valid for 3 years. Certificates issued in 2022 will expire in 2025. As such, vessel owners who have not already attended a workshop and received a NMFS certificate, or vessel owners whose certificate(s) will expire prior to the next permit renewal, must attend a workshop to fish with, or renew, their swordfish and shark limited access permits. Additionally, new shark and swordfish limited access permit applicants who intend to fish with longline or gillnet gear must attend a Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop and submit a copy of their workshop certificate before either of the permits will be issued.

In addition to vessel owners, at least one operator on board vessels issued a limited access swordfish or shark permit that uses longline or gillnet gear is required to attend a Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop and receive a certificate. Vessels that have been issued a limited access swordfish or shark permit and that use longline or gillnet gear may not fish unless both the vessel owner and operator have valid workshop certificates on board at all times. Vessel operators who have not already attended a workshop and received a NMFS certificate, or vessel operators whose certificate(s) will expire prior to their next fishing trip, must attend a workshop to operate a vessel with swordfish and shark limited access permits on which longline or gillnet gear is used.

1. October 1, 2025, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn/Outer Banks-Kitty Hawk, 5353 North Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949.

2. November 14, 2025, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 1 Thurber Street, Warwick, RI 02886.

3. December 15, 2025, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., The Mainland, 151 Route 72 East, Manahawkin, NJ 08050.

To register for a scheduled Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop, please contact Angler Conservation Education at 386-682-0158. Pre-registration is highly recommended, but not required.

To ensure that workshop certificates are linked to the correct permits, participants will need to bring the following specific items with them to the workshop:

1. Individual vessel owners must bring a copy of the appropriate swordfish and/or shark permit(s), a copy of the vessel registration or documentation, and proof of identification;

2. Representatives of a business-owned or co-owned vessel must bring proof that the individual is an agent of the business (such as articles of incorporation), a copy of the applicable swordfish and/or shark permit(s), and proof of identification; and

3. Vessel operators must bring proof of identification.

The Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops are designed to teach the owner and operator of a vessel that fishes with longline or gillnet gear the required techniques for the safe handling and release of entangled and/or hooked protected species, such as sea turtles, marine mammals, smalltooth sawfish, Atlantic sturgeon, and prohibited sharks. In an effort to improve reporting, the proper identification of protected species and prohibited sharks will also be taught at these workshops. Additionally, individuals attending these workshops will gain a better understanding of the requirements for participating in these fisheries. The overall goal of these workshops is to provide participants with the skills needed to reduce the mortality of protected species and prohibited sharks, which may prevent additional regulations on these fisheries in the future.

NMFS implemented an online option for shark dealers and owners and operators of vessels that fish with longline and gillnet gear to renew their certificates in December 2021. To be eligible for online recertification workshops, dealers and vessel owners and operators need to have previously attended an in-person workshop. Information about the courses is available online at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/atlantic-shark-identification-workshops and https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/safe-handling-release-and-identification-workshops . To access the courses, please visit: https://hmsworkshop.fisheries.noaa.gov/start .

Sections 312(b) through (e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a(b) through (e)) generally authorizes fishing capacity reduction programs. In particular, section 312(d) authorizes industry fee systems for repaying reduction loans which finance reduction program costs.

Subpart L of 50 part 600 is the framework rule generally implementing section 312(b) through (e).

Sections 1111 and 1112 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1279f and 1279g) generally authorized reduction loans.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2001 (Pub. L. 106-554) directed the Secretary of Commerce to establish the $100 million fishing capacity reduction program in the BSAI king and tanner crab fishery. Congress amended the authorizing Act twice (Pub. L. 107-20 and Pub. L. 107-117), once to change the crab reduction program's funding from a $50 million appropriation and a $50 million loan to a $100 million loan and once to clarify provisions about crab fishery vessels. NMFS adopted the program's implementation rule as § 600.1103 in a subpart M of part 600.

NMFS published the BSAI crab reduction program's proposed implementation rule on December 12, 2002 (67 FR 76329) and its final rule on December 12, 2003 (68 FR 69331). On November 24, 2004, NMFS published a Federal Register notice (69 FR 68313) advising the public that beginning on December 27, 2004, NMFS would tender the crab reduction program's reduction payments to 25 accepted bidders. NMFS allocated the $97,399,357.11 reduction loan to six reduction endorsement fisheries involved, as the following subamounts:

1. Bristol Bay red king, $17,129,957.23,

2. BSAI C. opilio and C. bairdi, $66,410,767.20,

3. Aleutian Islands brown king, $6,380,837.19,

4. Aleutian Islands red king, $237,588.04,

5. Pribilof red king and blue king, $1,571,216.35; and

6. St. Matthew blue king, $5,668,991.10.

NMFS published a fee payment collection system implementation rule on September 16, 2005 (70 FR 54653). Fee collection and payment began on October 17, 2005. On May 10, 2006, NMFS published a final rule to exempt any crab landed under the Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program from the fee regulations for the BSAI King and Tanner Crab Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (71 FR 27209).

The purpose of this notice is to adjust, in accordance with the framework rule's § 600.1013(b), the fee rates for the BSAI king and tanner crab fishery. Section 600.1013(b) directs NMFS to recalculate the fee rate that will be reasonably necessary to ensure reduction loan repayment within the specified 30-year term.

NMFS has determined that the current fee rate for the Bristol Bay red king reduction endorsement fisheries, 2.5 percent, is projected to collect more than the annual amortization amount needed to repay the loan over the scheduled loan term. Therefore, NMFS is decreasing the fee rate to 1 percent for the Bristol Bay red king crab reduction endorsement fishery. The remaining reduction endorsement fisheries within the BSAI King and Tanner crab fishing capacity reduction program are not on a timely repayment schedule and their fees remain unchanged at the 5 percent rate capped by statute.

Fish buyers may continue to disburse collected fee deposits to NMFS by using http://www.pay.gov or by mailing payments to our lockbox. Our lockbox's address is: NMFS BSAI Crab Buyback Loan, P.O. Box 979008, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000. Fish buyers must include the fee collection report with the fee payment. Fish buyers using http://www.pay.gov will find an electronic fee collection report form. Fish buyers not using http://www.pay.gov may also access the NMFS website for a copy of the fee collection report at: https:// www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/funding-financial-services/bering-sea-and-aleutian-islands-king-and-tanner-crab-buyback-program .

The new 1 percent fee rate for the Bristol Bay red king crab reduction endorsement fishery will begin for all landings starting October 15, 2025. From and after this date, all fish sellers paying fees on the Bristol Bay red king crab reduction endorsement fisheries shall begin paying BSAI crab reduction loan program fees at the revised rates. The first due date for fee payments with the decreased rate will be November 7, 2025.

Fee collection and submission shall follow previously established methods in § 600.1013 of the framework rule and in the final fee rule published in the Federal Register on September 16, 2005 (70 FR 54654).

The revised fees applicable to the BSAI crab reduction program's reduction endorsement fisheries are as follows:

Authority: The authority for this action is 16 U.S.C. 1861a(b) through (e) and Pub. L. 106-554.

The Citizen Science Projects Advisory Panel members include representatives from the Council's fishery advisory panels (AP), Habitat & Ecosystem AP, and Outreach and Communications AP. Their responsibilities include identifying citizen science research and data needs across all the Council's fishery management plans; assisting with development of volunteer engagement strategies for recruiting, training, retaining, and communicating with volunteers; and serving as outreach ambassadors for the Program. Agenda items include: reviewing and making recommendations to update the Citizen Science research priorities; an introduction and discussion on ways to measure Citizen Science Program impact; a Citizen Science Program update; and other business.

These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the council office (see ADDRESSES ) 5 days prior to the meeting.

The Gulf, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils, in conjunction with the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commissions have implemented the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process, a multi-step method for determining the status of fish stocks in the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multi-step process including: (1) Data/Assessment Workshop, and (2) a series of webinars. The product of the Data and Assessment Workshops is a report which compiles and evaluates potential datasets and recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment analyses, and describes the fisheries, evaluates the status of the stock, estimates biological benchmarks, projects future population conditions, and recommends research and monitoring needs. Participants for SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the Gulf, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils and National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office, Highly Migratory Species Management Division, and Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Participants include data collectors and database managers; stock assessment scientists, biologists, and researchers; constituency representatives including fishermen, environmentalists and non-government organizations; International experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.

The items of discussion in the Assessment Webinar 2 are as follows: Participants will continue discussing modeling configurations. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to take final action to address the emergency.

These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES ) at least 5 business days prior to each workshop.

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

Title: Market Surveys (OMB Control No. 3038-0017). This is a request for extension of a currently approved information collection.

Abstract: Under Part 21 of the Commission's Rules, 17 CFR 21.00-21.06, the Commission may issue special calls for information from futures commission merchants (“FCMs”), clearing members, members of reporting markets, introducing brokers (“IBs”), foreign brokers, domestic and foreign traders, and reporting markets. This rule is designed to assist the Commission in prevention of market manipulation and is promulgated pursuant to the Commission's rulemaking authority contained in section 8a of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 12a (2010).

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. On July 3, 2025, the Commission published in the Federal Register notice of the proposed extension of this information collection and provided 60 days for public comment on the proposed extension, 90 FR 29534 (“60-Day Notice”). The Commission did not receive any relevant comments on the 60-Day Notice.

Burden Statement: The Commission is updating its estimate of the burden for this collection for Market Surveys (OMB Control No. 3038-0017). The Commission estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows:

Respondents/Affected Entities: FCMs, clearing members, members of reporting markets, IBs, foreign brokers, domestic and foreign traders, and reporting markets.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.

Estimated Average Burden Hours per Respondent: 1.75.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 175 hours.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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

The Department of the Army hereby provides notice of termination of the subject EIS, which was initiated by a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. The Notice of Intent was published in the Federal Register on July 22, 2019 (84 FR 35106). The EIS concerned potential environmental impacts associated with proposed heat and electrical upgrades at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The Army will reevaluate the proposed action. Accordingly, the EIS initiated on July 22, 2019, is hereby terminated. The Army will cease further preparation of a Supplemental Final EIS.

Statutory Authority and Function: NACIQI is established under Section 114 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1011c). NACIQI advises the Secretary of Education with respect to:

• The establishment and enforcement of the standards of accrediting agencies or associations under subpart 2, part H, Title IV of the HEA, as amended;

• The recognition of specific accrediting agencies or associations;

• The preparation and publication of the list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies and associations;

• The eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher education under Title IV of the HEA, together with recommendations for improvement in such process;

• The relationship between (1) accreditation of institutions of higher education and the certification and eligibility of such institutions, and (2) State licensing responsibilities with respect to such institutions; and

• Any other advisory function relating to accreditation and institutional eligibility that the Secretary of Education may prescribe by regulation.

The purpose of the meeting is to conduct a review of compliance reports submitted by five accrediting agencies; to elect a committee chairperson; and to share the Administration's higher education policy priorities.

1. Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education. Scope of Recognition: The accreditation and pre-accreditation of basic certificate, basic graduate nurse-midwifery, direct entry midwifery, and pre-certification nurse-midwifery education programs, including those programs that offer distance education. Geographic area of accrediting activities: The United States. The compliance report includes findings of noncompliance with certain criteria in 34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 602 identified in the May 31, 2023, letter from the Senior Department Official (SDO) following the February 28, 2023, NACIQI meeting. The SDO letter is available under NACIQI meeting date 2/28/2023, at https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/#/public-documents.

2. American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy. Scope of Recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation (“Candidate for Accreditation”) in the United States of physical therapist education programs leading to the first professional degree at the master's or doctoral level and physical therapist assistant education programs at the associate degree level and for its accreditation of such programs offered via distance education. Geographic area of accrediting activities: The United States. The compliance report includes findings of noncompliance with certain criteria in 34 CFR part 602 at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-VI/part-602 identified in the May 31, 2023, letter from the SDO following the February 28, 2023, NACIQI meeting. The SDO letter is available under NACIQI meeting date 2/28/2023, at https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/#/public-documents.

3. Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Scope of Recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation (“Candidacy status”) of institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education programs and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. Recognition extends to the Executive Committee to act on behalf of the Commission as necessary on cases of initial, reaffirmed, and continued candidacy or initial, reaffirmed and continued accreditation. Geographic Area of Accrediting Activities: The United States. The compliance report includes findings of noncompliance with certain criteria in 34 CFR part 602 at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-VI/part-602 identified in the May 31, 2023, letter from the SDO following the February 28, 2023, NACIQI meeting. The SDO letter is available under NACIQI meeting date 2/28/2023, at https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/#/public-documents.

4. New England Commission of Higher Education. Scope of Recognition: The accreditation and pre-accreditation (“Candidacy status”) of institutions of higher education including the accreditation of programs offered via distance education and direct assessment within those institutions. Jointly with the Commission, this recognition extends to its Executive Committee and also to the Appeals Body for decisions related to the appeal of denial or withdrawal of candidacy; probation; and denial or withdrawal of accreditation. Geographic Area of Accrediting Activities: The United States. The compliance report includes findings of noncompliance with certain criteria in 34 CFR part 602 at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-VI/part-602 identified in the May 31, 2023, letter from the SDO following the February 28, 2023, NACIQI meeting. The SDO letter is available under NACIQI meeting date 2/28/2023, at https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/#/public-documents.

5. Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Scope of Recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation (“Candidate for Accreditation”) of institutions of higher education that offer the baccalaureate degree or above, including distance education programs offered at those institutions. Geographic area of accrediting activities: The United States. The compliance report includes findings of noncompliance with certain criteria in 34 CFR part 602 at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-VI/part-602 identified in the May 31, 2023, letter from the SDO following the February 28, 2023, NACIQI meeting. The SDO letter is available under NACIQI meeting date 2/28/2023, at https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/#/public-documents.

In addition to the review of compliance reports, the DFO will facilitate the election of a chairperson to fill the role for the remainder of the former chairperson's term.

The Under Secretary will share updates on the Administration's higher education policy priorities.

To ensure sufficient time for all agency reviews, including NACIQI questions and discussion, the Department requests that the agencies limit their opening statements to 10 minutes (total for one or more statements), and that the agencies avoid extended discussions about agency representatives and their backgrounds. Following the brief opening statement, the agency's presentation should focus on the regulatory criteria, and in particular, responses to areas where the staff has recommended a finding of noncompliance or substantial compliance, or where other concerns have been raised that the agency would like to address. However, the agency should expect that questions from NACIQI members may focus on other areas.

Registration: You may register for the meeting on your computer using the link below. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email containing personalized participation links for the meeting no later than 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on October 21, 2025.

Registration Link: https://web.cvent.com/event/a62e7d6d-f613-4d90-81d0-f361a938c5bf/summary .

Submission of requests to make an oral comment regarding a specific accrediting agency under review, or to make an oral comment or written statement regarding other issues within the scope of NACIQI's authority:

Opportunity to submit a written statement regarding a specific accrediting agency under review was solicited by a previous Federal Register notice published on April 24, 2024 (89 FR 31171; Document Number 2024-08770). The period for submission of such statements is now closed. Additional written statements regarding a specific accrediting agency or state approval agency under review will not be accepted at this time. However, members of the public may submit written statements regarding other issues within the scope of NACIQI's authority, as outlined under Section 114 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1011c).

Members of the public may make oral comments regarding a specific accrediting agency under review and/or other issues within the scope of NACIQI's authority. Oral comments may not exceed three minutes. Oral comments about an agency's recognition when a compliance report has been required by the SDO or the Secretary must relate to the criteria for recognition cited in the SDO's letter that requested the report, or in the Secretary's appeal decision, if any. Oral comments about an agency seeking expansion of scope must be directed to the agency's ability to serve as a recognized accrediting agency with respect to the kinds of institutions or programs requested to be added. Oral comments about the renewal of an agency's recognition must relate to its compliance with the criteria for the Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, which are available at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-VI/part-602?toc=1.

Instructions on Requesting to Make Public Comment: To request to make oral comments of three minutes or less or to submit a written statement to NACIQI concerning its work outside of a specific accrediting agency under review during the October 21, 2025, meeting, please follow the instructions below.

Submit an email to the ThirdPartyComments@ed.gov mailbox. Please do not send material directly to NACIQI members. To be considered for the current cycle review, written statements and requests to make oral comment must be received by October 14, 2025, and include the subject line “Oral Comment Request: (agency name),” “Oral Comment Request: (subject)” or “Written Statement: (subject).” The email must include the name(s), title, organization/affiliation, mailing address, email address, and telephone number, of the person(s) submitting a written statement or requesting to speak. All individuals submitting an advance request in accordance with this notice will be afforded an opportunity to speak.

Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the official report of the meeting on the NACIQI website https://sites.ed.gov/naciqi/archive-of-meetings/ within 90 days after the meeting. In addition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009, the public may request to inspect records of the meeting at 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC, by emailing aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov or by calling (202) 453-7415 to schedule an appointment. The SDO's (as defined in 34 CFR 602.3 at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-VI/part-602/subpart-A/section-602.3 ) decisions, pursuant to 34 CFR 602.36 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-VI/part-602/subpart-C/subject-group-ECFR21f0283b12d15ca/section-602.36, associated with all NACIQI meetings can be found at the following website: https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/#/public-documents.

Reasonable Accommodations: The dial-in information and weblink access to the meeting are accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you will need an auxiliary aid or service to participate in the meeting ( e.g., interpreting service, assistive listening device, or materials in an alternate format), notify the contact person listed in this notice at least two weeks before the scheduled meeting date. Although we will attempt to meet a request received after that date, we may not be able to make available the requested auxiliary aid or service because of insufficient time to arrange it.

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Authority: Section 114 of the HEA of 1964, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1011c).

This document of the U.S. Department of Education was signed on September 12, 2025, by Christopher J. McCaghren, ED.D., Acting Assistant Secretary Office of Postsecondary Education. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by the U.S. Department of Education. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned has been authorized to sign the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the U.S. Department of Education. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register .

This action is directed to the public in general and may be of particular interest to those involved in the manufacture (defined under TSCA section 3(9) to include import), processing, distribution, use, and disposal of D4, related industry trade organizations, non-governmental organizations with an interest in human and environmental health, state and local governments, Tribal Nations, and/or those interested in the assessment of risks involving chemical substances and mixtures regulated under TSCA. As such, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that this action might apply to. If you need help determining applicability, consult the technical contact listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT .

The Agency is conducting this risk evaluation under TSCA section 6, 15 U.S.C. 2605, which requires that EPA conduct risk evaluations on chemical substances and identifies the minimum components EPA must include in the risk evaluations. Each risk evaluation must be conducted consistent with the best available science, be based on the weight of the scientific evidence, and consider reasonably available information, and not consider costs or non-risk factors. 15 U.S.C. 2625(h), (i), and (k). See also the implementing procedural regulations at 40 CFR part 702.

EPA is announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on a draft risk evaluation under TSCA for D4. This draft risk evaluation was developed in response to a manufacturer request. The purpose of risk evaluations under TSCA is to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment under the conditions of use, including unreasonable risk to potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations identified as relevant to the risk evaluation by EPA, and without consideration of costs or non-risk factors. EPA has used the best available science to prepare this draft risk evaluation and, based on the weight of scientific evidence, to preliminarily determine that D4 poses unreasonable risk to human health and/or the environment.

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI to EPA through https://www.regulations.gov or email. If you wish to include CBI in your comment, please follow the applicable instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets#rules and clearly mark the information that you claim to be CBI. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR parts 2 and 703, as applicable.

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

D4 is a common name for octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (CASRN 556-67-2). It is a colorless, volatile, oily liquid primarily used to make silicone chemicals. D4 commercial uses include but are not limited to adhesives and sealants, automotive care products, paints and coatings, and other plastic and rubber products. D4 is also used as an ingredient in consumer products ( i.e., cosmetics, medical devices, and food contact materials) regulated by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) [21 U.S.C. 321]. D4 is not reported to the Toxics Release Inventory, National Emission Inventory, or to the Discharge Monitoring Report system. D4 is found in various environmental media including air, water, sediment, soil, and biota.

On March 19, 2020, EPA received a manufacturer request, pursuant to 40 CFR 702.37, to conduct a risk evaluation for D4 (Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0443) through the American Chemistry Council's Silicones Environmental, Health, and Safety Center. (Ref. 1) In October 2020, EPA granted the manufacturer request for risk evaluation for D4. In September 2021, EPA published and sought public comment on the draft scope of the D4 risk evaluation (Ref. 2), and, after considering public comments, issued the final scope in March 2022 (Ref. 3). These documents, other supporting documents, and public comments are in the docket at https://www.regulations.gov.

Additionally, in 2014, EPA issued an enforceable consent agreement (ECA) requiring five manufacturers of D4 to submit testing data to help the agency better understand the amount of D4 released into the environment and the quantity of D4 in water, sediment and aquatic organisms. The signatory companies completed the ECA testing requirements in September 2017. The information gathered by the ECA was used in conjunction with other available data to assess exposures and risks due to environmental releases from D4. The final test report can be found in multiple sections in the docket (EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0209).

EPA seeks feedback on the assessment of risk presented in the draft risk evaluation for D4, a copy of which is available in the docket, and encourages all potentially interested parties, including individuals, governmental and non-governmental organizations, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, research institutions, and private sector entities to comment on the draft risk evaluation. To the extent possible, the Agency asks commenters to please cite any public data related to or that support comments provided, and to the extent permissible, describe any supporting data that is not publicly available.

EPA welcomes specific input on each section of the draft risk evaluation, particularly input on the following:

• evaluation and use of the D4 physiologically based pharmacokinetic model;

• identification of hazards relevant to human health and ecological risk assessment;

• whether and how exposure controls and personal protective equipment are used for each of the COUs;

• information on environmental release of D4, including media of release and facility-specific receiving waterbodies;

• information to inform estimates of dermal exposures for workers;

• information to inform exposures of occupational non-users in the assessment;

• handling of uncertainties associated with exposure and release assessments;

• bioaccumulation, bioconcentration, biomagnification, and potential trophic transfer, including the selection of the bioconcentration factor to estimate human exposure from fish consumption;

• consideration of aggregate exposure and risk; and,

• any other information that may inform the assumptions used for modeling each of the COUs.

EPA will consider comments received from the public and SACC on the draft risk evaluation and will issue the final risk evaluation for D4. A separate forthcoming Federal Register notice will announce the peer review by the SACC.

Under TSCA section 6, EPA must determine in the final risk evaluation, based on the weight of scientific evidence, whether or not the chemical presents an unreasonable risk to health or the environment under the chemical's conditions of use. This includes consideration of risks to potentially exposed susceptible subpopulations (PESS) who may be at greater risks than the general population, such as children and workers. TSCA prohibits EPA from considering non-risk factors ( e.g., costs/benefits) during risk evaluation.

If EPA determines that a chemical presents an unreasonable risk to health or the environment, the chemical will move to risk management action under TSCA section 6(a) for the relevant conditions of use.

For more information about the TSCA risk evaluation process for existing chemicals, go to https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca.

The following is a listing of the documents that are specifically referenced in this document. The docket includes these documents and other information considered by EPA, including documents that are referenced within the documents that are included in the docket, even if the referenced document is not physically located in the docket. For assistance in locating these other documents, please consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT .

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

Copies of the agency form are available here.

FMCS published a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day public comment period soliciting comments, of the following collection of information on July 8, 2025, 90 FR 30071. FMCS received no comments.

FMCS solicits comments to:

i. Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility.

ii. Enhance the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information.

iii. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected.

iv. Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic collection technologies or other forms of information technology.

Agency: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

OMB Number: OMB No. Not yet assigned.

Title: Notification of intention to strike or picket at any health care institution Form.

Type of Request: New Collection.

Affected Public: Private Sector, not-for profit institutions; and state and local government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden: The total annual burden estimate is that FMCS will receive approximately 200 responses per year. This form takes about 5 minutes to complete.

Information Collection Requirement:

Pursuant to Section 8(g) of the National Labor Relations Act and The Health Care Amendments Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 158(d)(4), (4)(A)-(4)(C), labor organizations must notify FMCS before engaging in any strike, picketing, or other concerted refusal to work at any health care institution. This will be satisfied by requiring the completion and submission of the Notification of intention to strike or picket at any health care institution Form.

Once FMCS receives the form, it contacts the parties and offers its services, including mediation, if appropriate, prior to the commencement of a work stoppage of any kind.

The official records are electronic records.

Description: The TANF State Plan is a mandatory statement submitted to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by the state. 42 U.S.C. 602. It consists of an outline specifying how the state's TANF program will be administered and operated and contains certain required certifications by the state's Chief Executive Officer. 42 U.S.C. 602(a). It is used to provide the public with information about the program. 42 U.S.C. 602(c).

Authority to require states to submit a State TANF Plan is contained in section 402 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602), as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104-193, 110 Stat. 2105. States are required to submit new plans within a 27-month period. 42 U.S.C. 602(a).

Respondents: The 50 states of the U.S., the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The State TANF Plan requirements for the 54 states (which includes three territories and the District of Columbia) will create a triennial burden with an average of 18 states responding annually. We estimate the annual burden to be an average of 30 hours per response. We also estimate that the triennial burden of plan amendments for the 54 states, with an average of 18 respondents annually spending approximately 3 hours per response.

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

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 602.

Description: OHS is requesting an extension, with changes, of the Head Start PIR information collection. The following instruments are included in this information collection: (1) PIR, (2) Monthly Enrollment, and (3) Center Locations and Contacts. The PIR is used for federal program management purposes including to promote decision-making using data, is a major source of information used to respond to Congressional and public inquiries about Head Start programs and is used often by researchers. Monthly enrollment reporting supports oversight activities related to promoting full enrollment of programs. Center locations and contact reporting is used to help parents locate a program in their community. In general, these information collections together create key administrative datasets to support administration of the program. The proposed changes include new questions on the PIR on primary reasons children with an Individualized Education Program or Individualized Family Service Plan did not receive services, as well as the number of children who had a 504 Plan. These changes were identified as necessary to clarify reporting on children who receive additional education and related services. Additionally, one new question was added to the monthly enrollment reporting to capture the total number of children (and pregnant women in Early Head Start programs) that are on the program's waiting list on the last operating day of the requested month. This was added to provide OHS with information on waiting lists. Lastly, minor changes were made to these two instruments for clarification purposes. No changes are proposed to the Center Locations and Contacts information collection. There are more substantive changes to data collection topics being considered for future PIR information collections. For more information and to provide feedback, please visit https://headstart.gov/program-data/article/program-information-report-pir.

Respondents: Head Start Grant Recipients.

The proposed revisions do not impact the estimated average burden per response.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,760.

Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. In addition, the Department requests comments from the field on both proposed changes for the 2026-27 PIR, as well as potential changes for future information collections. Please see additional details regarding specific feedback requested at [placeholder for website]. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication.

FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “Erosive Esophagitis: Developing Drugs for Treatment.” The draft guidance provides FDA's recommendations on the design and conduct of clinical trials for drugs being developed for the healing of EE and maintenance of healed EE in adults, including considerations for eligibility criteria, trial design features, efficacy evaluations, and safety assessments. This draft guidance details endpoint assessments and analyses of collected data to support a determination of efficacy for the indications of the healing of EE and maintenance of healed EE, to promote consistency and interpretability in the assessment of efficacy within and across development programs. This draft guidance does not address the development of drugs for the treatment of symptomatic nonerosive gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett's esophagus, pathological hypersecretory conditions ( e.g., Zollinger-Ellison syndrome), peptic ulcer disease, or the development of drugs for healing of EE and maintenance of healed EE in pediatric patients.

This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on “Erosive Esophagitis: Developing Drugs for Treatment.” It does not establish any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

As we develop final guidance on this topic, FDA will consider comments on costs or cost savings the guidance may generate, relevant for Executive Order 14192.

This guidance refers to collections of information from “individuals under treatment or clinical examination in connection with research,” which are not subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(5). This guidance also refers to previously approved FDA collections of information. The previously approved collections of information are subject to review by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521). The collections of information in 21 CFR part 50 pertaining to protection of human subjects have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0130. The collections of information in 21 CFR part 312 pertaining to the investigational new drug application pathway, which includes clinical trials and clinical trial design, have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0014. The collections of information in 21 CFR part 314 pertaining to new drug applications have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0001. The collections of information in 21 CFR part 601 pertaining to biologic license applications have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0338.

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

FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis: Developing Drugs for Treatment.”

The purpose of this draft guidance is to assist sponsors in the clinical development of drugs for the treatment of disseminated coccidioidomycosis caused by Coccidioides species ( i.e., C. immitis and C. posadasii ). Specifically, this guidance addresses FDA's current thinking regarding clinical trial design issues, choice of trial population, and endpoints for the treatment of patients with disseminated coccidioidomycosis caused by Coccidioides species. The design of clinical trials of new drugs for the treatment of disseminated coccidioidomycosis was discussed during an FDA public workshop on August 5, 2020. This draft guidance satisfies the mandate under section 3211 of Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022 (FDORA), included as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117-328 (2022), to issue a draft guidance for industry on antifungal therapies designed to treat coccidioidomycosis.

This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on “Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis: Developing Drugs for Treatment.” It does not establish any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

As we develop any final guidance on this topic, FDA will consider comments on costs or cost savings the guidance may generate, relevant for Executive Order 14192.

While this guidance contains no collection of information, it does refer to previously approved FDA collections of information. The previously approved collections of information are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521). The collections of information in 21 CFR part 50 relating to protection of human subjects have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0130. The collections of information in 21 CFR 201.56 and 201.57 pertaining to the content and format requirements of labeling for prescription drug products and biological products have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0572. The collections of information in 21 CFR part 312 relating to the investigational new drug application pathway, which includes clinical trials and clinical trial design, have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0014. The collections of information in 21 CFR part 314 relating to new drug applications have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0001. The collections of information in 21 CFR part 601 relating to biologic license applications have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0338. In addition, this guidance also refers to collections of information from “individuals under treatment or clinical examination in connection with research,” which are not subject to review by OMB under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(5).

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

FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “Symptomatic Nonerosive Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Developing Drugs for Treatment.”

The draft guidance provides FDA's current recommendations on clinical trials for drugs being developed for the treatment of sGERD in adults, including considerations for eligibility criteria, trial design features, efficacy evaluations, and safety assessments. This draft guidance details endpoint assessments and analyses of collected data to support a determination of efficacy for the indication of the treatment of sGERD, to promote consistency and interpretability in the assessment of efficacy within and across development programs. This draft guidance does not address the development of drugs for the treatment of erosive esophagitis, Barrett's esophagus, pathological hypersecretory conditions ( e.g., Zollinger-Ellison syndrome), peptic ulcer disease, or sGERD in pediatric patients.

This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on “Symptomatic Nonerosive Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Developing Drugs for Treatment.” It does not establish any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

As we develop final guidance on this topic, FDA will consider comments on costs or cost savings the guidance may generate, relevant for Executive Order 14192.

This draft guidance refers to collections of information from “individuals under treatment or clinical examination in connection with research,” which are not subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(5). This draft guidance also refers to previously approved FDA collections of information. These collections of information are subject to review by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521). The collections of information in 21 CFR part 50 pertaining to protection of human subjects have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0130. The collections of information in 21 CFR part 312 pertaining to the investigational new drug application pathway, which includes clinical trials and clinical trial design, have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0014. The collections of information in 21 CFR part 314 pertaining to new drug applications have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0001. The collections of information in 21 CFR part 601 pertaining to biologic license applications have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0338.

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

Information Collection Request Title: The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program Reconciliation Tool OMB No. 0915-0342—Revision.

Abstract: The THCGME program, authorized by Section 340H of the Public Health Service Act, was established by Section 5508 of Public Law 111-148. The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Pub. L. 119-4) provides continued funding for the THCGME program. THCGME payments support training for primary care residents in community-based ambulatory patient care settings. HRSA collects information from THCGME program award recipients using an OMB-approved reconciliation tool. HRSA seeks to renew this approved information collection. The only changes to the information collection are increases in the number of respondents due to an increase in the number of program award recipients from 83 to 87, as well as an increase in the average burden per response based on feedback received during the 60-day comment period (see below for more detail).

A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2025, vol. 90, No. 94; pp. 21051-52. There were nine public comments. Below is a summary of key themes raised in the comments and HRSA's response:

• All commenters expressed strong support of HRSA's use of the THCGME Program Reconciliation Tool to collect data from participating teaching health centers (THCs). They state that this data collection is essential for ensuring proper reconciliation of payments which promotes accountability across THCGME program-supported THCs.

• Commenters stated that the burden hour estimate does not correctly reflect the time required to complete the reconciliation tool and urged HRSA to revise the burden hours.

• Commenters encouraged HRSA to explore potential refinements to the tool to reduce unnecessary manual steps while maintaining program integrity and accountability.

• Commenters leveraged the Federal Register notice comment period as an opportunity to express support for program expansion, changes to recoupment methodology, or other program policies.

• Some commenters proposed a collaboration with other federal graduate medical education funding agencies to standardize funding frameworks to ease administrative burden and ensure compliance with funding regulations.

HRSA directly responded to each stakeholder who submitted comments, acknowledging the considerations raised. HRSA recognizes and appreciates the amount of work that existing grant recipients put into completing the Reconciliation Tool annually. HRSA provides the average burden hours based on grant recipients' responses. Grant recipient burden hours can vary greatly based on the number of their awarded resident Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs). Given the comment, HRSA will adjust the burden hours to reflect grant recipients with smallest and largest awarded resident FTEs within the calculated average. Due to the significant differences among the THCs, HRSA will consider providing a range of burden hours on future OMB documents to reflect this marked difference. Determining the appropriate burden range will require additional inquiries from grant recipients of varying sizes. For items outside the scope of this notice, such as a standardized funding framework across federal graduate medical education funding agencies, program expansion, recoupment methodology or other program policies, HRSA will take these comments into consideration for future policy development.

Need and Proposed Use of the Information: THCGME program payments are prospective payments, and the statute provides for a reconciliation process, through which overpayments may be recouped, and adjustments made, at the end of the fiscal year. This data collection instrument will gather information relating to the number of resident FTEs in THC training programs to reconcile payments.

Likely Respondents: The likely respondents to the THCGME Reconciliation Tool are THCGME program award recipients.

Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the information requested. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for this ICR are summarized in the table below.

Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

Title of the Collections: Application for Federal Assistance SF 424 R&R forms.

Type of Collection: Extension.

OMB No.: 4040-0001.

Abstract: The SF-424 Research and Related Forms provides the Federal grant-making agencies an alternative to the Standard Form 424 data set and form. Agencies may use the SF-424 R&R forms for grant programs not required to collect all the data that is required on the SF-424 core data set and form. This 4040-0001 collection encompasses 18 forms. Grants.gov seeks a three-year clearance of these collections.

Type of respondent: The SF-424 R&R family of forms are used by organizations to apply for Federal financial assistance in the form of grants. These forms are submitted to the Federal grant-making agencies for evaluation and review on an annual basis. This IC expires on November 30, 2025.

Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

Title of the Collections: SF-424 Mandatory Form.

Type of Collection: Extension.

OMB No. 4040-0020.

Abstract: The Standard 424 Mandatory form provides the Federal grant-making agencies an alternative to the Standard Form 424 data set and form. Agencies may use SF-424 Mandatory Form for grant programs not required to collect all the data that is required on the SF-424 core data set and form. Grants.gov seeks a three-year clearance of these collections.

Type of respondent: The SF-424 Mandatory form is used by organizations to apply for Federal financial assistance in the form of grants. This form is submitted to the Federal grant-making agencies for evaluation and review on an annual basis. This IC expires on February 28, 2026.

Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

Title of the Collections: Application for Federal Domestic Assistance—Individual.

Type of Collection: Extension.

OMB No.: 4040-0005.

Abstract: The Application for Federal Assistance—Individual form provides the Federal grant-making agencies an alternative to the Standard Form 424 data set and form. Agencies may use Application for Federal Assistance—Individual form for grant programs not required to collect all the data that is required on the SF-424 core data set and form. Grants.gov seeks a three-year clearance of these collections.

Type of respondent: The Application for Federal Assistance—Individual form is used by organizations to apply for Federal financial assistance in the form of grants. This form is submitted to the Federal grant-making agencies for evaluation and review on an annual basis. This IC expires on February 28, 2026.

Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

Title of the Collections : Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424).

Type of Collection: Extension.

OMB No.: 4040-0004.

Abstract: The Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) form provides the Federal grant-making agencies with a common and standard form for organizations to apply for financial assistance. Grants.gov is seeking a three-year clearance of these collections.

This IC expires on November 30, 2025.

Type of respondent: Organizations seeking financial assistance. This form is submitted to the Federal grant-making agencies for evaluation and review on an annual basis.

This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A. The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the information collection for a period of 60 days was published on July 9, 2024 at 89 FR 56399.

Title of Information Collection: Owner's Certification with HUD Tenant Eligibility and Rent Procedures.

OMB Approval Number: 2502-0204.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of previously approved collection for which approval has expired.

Form Number: HUD-50059, HUD-50059 Instructions, HUD-50059-A, HUD-50059-A, Instructions, HUD-9887/9887-A, HUD-27061-H, HUD-92236, HUD-90100, HUD-90101, HUD-90102, HUD-90104, HUD-90105-a, HUD-90105-b, HUD-90105-c, HUD-90105-d, HUD-90106, HUD-90011 (Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System Multifamily Housing Coordinator Access Authorization Form), HUD-90012 (Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System User Access Authorization Form), EIV and You Brochure, Resident Rights and Responsibilities Brochure, and Fact Sheet for HUD Assisted Residents.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The Department needs to collect this information to determine tenant eligibility for subsidized housing; verify tenant incomes, rents, and assistance to prevent improper payments to property owners; and assess whether programs are administered in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Information collected is submitted to HUD electronically through HUD's Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System (TRACS). TRACS supports HUD's ability to collect and maintain accurate tenant and payment data; automate financial management; reduce manual processes and paperwork; forecast rental assistance budgets; and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in rental assistance programs. Statutory and regulatory changes to how incomes and rents are determined, among other things, created the need for a substantial revision to TRACS, resulting in form changes to be paired with a new TRACS release (version 2.0.3.A). Changes include updates to the form HUD-50059 (Owner's Certification of Compliance with HUD's Tenant Eligibility and Rent Procedures), which essentially replicates the TRACS interface.

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

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

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

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

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

HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to these questions.

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

This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A. The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the information collection for a period of 60 days was published on May 21, 2025 at 90 FR 21787.

Title of Information Collection: Choice Neighborhoods post-award information collection.

OMB Approval Number: 2577-0269.

Type of Request: Reinstatement with change.

Form Number: HUD-50163, HUD-53236, HUD-53421.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The information is required to allow HUD to manage Choice Neighborhoods grant awards in accordance with applicable statute and regulations.

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

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

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

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

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

HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to these questions.

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

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 Mercyhurst University, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date, the individual (OH-HA-TIN-0001) was removed from a location in the vicinity of Newtown, Hamilton County, Ohio. On an unknown date, the individual was obtained by Raymond C. Vietzen (1907-1995). Vietzen, an avocational archaeologist, collector, and author, established the Indian Ridge Museum in Elyria, Ohio, and the Archaeological Society of Ohio (formerly the Ohio Indian Relic Collectors Society). The Indian Ridge Museum, founded in the 1930s, served as Vietzen's laboratory and repository, and it remained in operation until the mid-1990s. After Vietzen's death, the facility fell into disrepair, and most of the items he had acquired and housed at the museum were sold. In 1998, the Ohio Historical Society (presently the Ohio History Connection) removed ancestral human remains and some of the remaining items from the facility and temporarily housed them at the Ohio Historical Society. In October of 2003, these remains were transferred from the Ohio Historical Society to Mercyhurst College (presently Mercyhurst University).

While there is no record regarding potentially hazardous substances having been used to treat the human remains, an unidentified preservative coating, consolidant, or sealant may be present. It is unknown when this unidentified substance may have been applied.

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

Mercyhurst University has determined that:

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

• There is a connection between the human remains described in this notice and the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Cayuga Nation; Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Six component reservations: Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Oneida Indian Nation; Oneida Nation; Onondaga Nation; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Seneca Nation of Indians; Seneca-Cayuga Nation; Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; The Osage Nation; Tonawanda Band of Seneca; Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; Tuscarora Nation; United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma; and the Wyandotte Nation.

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

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

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

Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after October 17, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, Mercyhurst University must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. Mercyhurst University is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and any other consulting parties.

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

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

Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human remains (catalogued as 11-91, Accession 54) are from a male adult, estimated to have been 30-50 years of age. The remains were collected by a private individual from the Blitzen Valley area at an unknown date and transferred to the Museum in 1937. Blitzen Valley is in the historic territory of the Northern Paiute.

Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human remains (catalogued as 11-92, Accession 54) are from a male adult, estimated to have been 40-50 years of age. The remains were collected by a private individual from the Blitzen Valley area at an unknown date and transferred to the Museum in 1937. Blitzen Valley is in the historic territory of the Northern Paiute.

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

The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History has determined that:

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

• There is a connection between the human remains described in this notice and the Burns Paiute Tribe; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; and the Klamath Tribes.

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

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

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

Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after October 17, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and any other consulting parties.

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

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

Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human remains (catalogued as 11-87) are from a male adult, estimated to have been 35-45 years of age. The human remains were excavated from a site designated as “Warner Valley Site No. 4” and transferred to the Museum in 1938. According to fieldnotes, the human remains were part of a “rock-pile burial.” The Warner Valley is in the historic territory of Northern Paiute peoples.

Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human remains (catalogued as 11-104) are from two adults of indeterminate sex. The human remains were excavated from the Warner Valley and transferred to the Museum in 1939. According to fieldnotes, the human remains were from rock cairn burials. The Warner Valley is in the historic territory of Northern Paiute peoples.

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

The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History has determined that:

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

• There is a connection between the human remains described in this notice and the Burns Paiute Tribe; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation of California; and the Klamath Tribes.

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

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

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

Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after October 17, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and any other consulting parties.

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

Consistent with section 9(f) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 and the regulations at 43 CFR 426.22, Reclamation publishes notice of proposed or amendatory contract actions for any contract for the delivery of project water for authorized uses.

The public participation procedures do not apply to proposed contracts for the sale of surplus or interim irrigation water for a term of one year or less. Either of the contracting parties may invite the public to observe contract proceedings. All public participation procedures will be coordinated with those involved in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act.

Pursuant to the “Final Revised Public Participation Procedures” for water resource-related contract negotiations, published in 47 FR 7763, February 22, 1982, a tabulation is provided of all proposed contractual actions in each of the five Reclamation regions. When contract negotiations are completed, and prior to execution, each proposed contract form must be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, or pursuant to delegated or redelegated authority, the Commissioner of Reclamation or one of the regional directors. In some instances, congressional review and approval of a report, water rate, or other terms and conditions of the contract may be involved.

Public participation in and receipt of comments on contract proposals will be facilitated by adherence to the following procedures:

1. Only persons authorized to act on behalf of the contracting entities may negotiate the terms and conditions of a specific contract proposal.

2. Advance notice of meetings or hearings will be furnished to those parties that have made a timely written request for such notice to the appropriate regional or project office of Reclamation.

3. Written correspondence regarding proposed contracts may be made available to the general public pursuant to the terms and procedures of the Freedom of Information Act, as amended.

4. Written comments on a proposed contract or contract action must be submitted to the appropriate regional officials at the locations and within the time limits set forth in the advance public notices.

5. All written comments received, and testimony presented at any public hearings will be reviewed and summarized by the appropriate regional office for use by the contract approving authority.

6. Copies of specific proposed contracts may be obtained from the appropriate regional director or his or her designated public contact as they become available for review and comment.

7. In the event modifications are made in the form of a proposed contract, the appropriate regional director shall determine whether republication of the notice and/or extension of the comment period is necessary.

Factors considered in making such a determination shall include, but are not limited to, (i) the significance of the modification, and (ii) the degree of public interest which has been expressed over the course of the negotiations. At a minimum, the regional director will furnish revised contracts to all parties who requested the contract in response to the initial public notice.

Missouri Basin—Interior Region 5: Bureau of Reclamation, Federal Building, 2021 4th Avenue North, Billings, Montana 59101, telephone 406-247-7733.

New contract actions:

30. Buford-Trenton ID, P-SMBP, North Dakota: Consideration of amendment to Contract No.079D620039 and Contract No. 20XX620085 for the addition of pump sites within project boundaries and an increase in project use power.

31. City of Aurora and Pitkin County, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado: Consideration for long term excess capacity contract.

Completed contract actions:

19. Gray Goose ID, Gray Goose Project, P-SMBP, South Dakota: Amendment to Contract No. 0-07-60-W0563 for inclusion of lands. Completed on January 23, 2025.

20. Hillcrest Colony, Inc., Canyon Ferry Unit, P-SMBP, Montana: Renewal of long-term water service Contract No. 149E670110. Completed on January 29, 2025.

21. Pueblo West Metro District, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado: Renewal of long-term water service Contract No. 4-07-70-W0692. Completed on January 23, 2025.

24. Town of Kirby, Boysen Unit, P-SMBP, Wyoming: Renewal of long-term water service Contract No. 5-07-60-WS173. Completed on April 29, 2025.

29. Fort Clark Irrigation District, Fort Clark Unit, P-SMBP, North Dakota: Renewal of water service Contract No. 209E630059. Completed on June 16, 2025.

Discontinued contract actions:

16. Frenchman-Cambridge ID, Frenchman-Cambridge Division, P-SMBP, Nebraska: No longer considering contract amendment for changes to place of use and point of diversions.

Upper Colorado Basin—Interior Region 7: Bureau of Reclamation, 125 South State Street, Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102, telephone 801-524-3600.

New contract actions:

13. Middle Rio Grande Project, New Mexico: Reclamation is discussing plans to store native Rio Grande system water and San Juan-Chama Project water in Abiquiu Reservoir under existing O&M authorities. This will be a five-year agreement with an option to extend, if needed.

14. San Juan-Chama Project, New Mexico: Reclamation wants to extend the existing term under Article 8 of Contract No. 16-WC-40-596, to continue utilizing the four Pueblos' (Pueblo of Nambe, Pueblo of San Ildefonso, Pueblo of Pojoaque and Pueblo Tesuque) share of Project water (1,079 acre-feet) for the Supplemental Water Acquisition Program. In exchange, Reclamation will continue to cover the four Pueblos' share of O&M costs.

15. Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Utah: Weber Basin Water Conservancy District stated its intent to seek title transfer of the United States' ownership interests in certain Project facilities and associated lands pursuant to the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of March 12, 2019 (Pub. L. 116-9).

16. Davis Aqueduct Parallel Pipeline Project, Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Utah: Amendment to XM Contract No. 22-WC-40-940 Amendment No. 1, funding pursuant to title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of November 15, 2021 (Pub. L. 117-58) to increase budget to $23,000,000 for XM work and to update language on Articles VIII, XV and XVI.

17. Elephant Butte Irrigation District, Rio Grande Project, New Mexico: Reclamation and Elephant Butte Irrigation District (EBID) plan to enter a contract to partially convert EBID's irrigation water supply to miscellaneous purposes to comply with proposed delivery obligations to El Paso Count Water Improvement District #1 and Texas per the proposed settlement in TX. V. NM.

Completed contract actions:

6. Wyoming Water Development Commission, Seedskadee Project, Wyoming: The Wyoming Water Development Commission entered a contract with Reclamation to acquire the use of the remaining water in the Fontenelle Reservoir. As negotiations are not complete and funds remain in Task Order 2019-1, Reclamation extended the term of Technical Services Agreement No. 15-WC-40-559 under Section 9 of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939. Completed on March 14, 2025.

18. Cascade Development Company LC, Kennewick, Washington: Amended Technical Services Agreement No. 18-WC-40-715 Article 5(a) to extend the agreement period for 10 years per the Contributed Funds Act of May 4, 1921 (43 U.S.C. 395). Completed on May 9, 2025.

19. Ogden River Water Users Association, Ogden River Project, Utah: Reclamation entered Technical Services Agreement No. 25-40-WC-1008 under the Contributed Funds Act of March 4, 1921 (43 U.S.C. 395). Completed on March 14, 2025

20. Weber River Water Users Association, Weber River Project, Utah: Reclamation entered Technical Services Agreement No. 25-40-WC-1010 under the Contributed Funds Act of March 4, 1921 (43 U.S.C. 395). Completed on March 14, 2025.

21. Utah Department of Transportation, Utah: Reclamation entered Technical Services Agreement No. 25-WC-40-1000 under the Contributed Funds Act of March 4, 1921 (43 U.S.C. 395). Completed on February 2, 2025.

Modified contract actions:

3. Middle Rio Grande Project, New Mexico: Reclamation will continue annual leasing of water from various San Juan-Chama Project contractors in 2025 to stabilize flows in a critical reach of the Rio Grande to meet the needs of irrigators and preserve habitat for the silvery minnow. Reclamation leased approximately 11,669 acre-feet to San Juan-Chama Contractors in 2024.

Lower Colorado Basin—Interior Region 8: Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470 (Nevada Highway and Park Street), Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470, telephone 702-293-8192.

New contract actions:

18. Lake Havasu City, BCP, Arizona: Proposed revision to Exhibit C under Contract No. 3-07-30-W0039 to update well information as approved points of diversions under the contract.

19. La Paz County, BCP, Arizona: Proposed amendment to Contract No. 08-XX-30-W0530 to add a new point of diversion, Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant, at Lake Havasu, and proposed wheeling agreement, for Central Arizona Water Conservation District to wheel water through the CAP canal.

20. Nevada Department of Wildlife, BCP, Nevada: Proposed approval of a new point of diversion under Contract No. 14-06-300-2405.

21. Arizona State Land Department, BCP, Arizona: Proposed revision to Exhibit B and C under Contract No. 4-07-30-W0317 to update lessee information and corresponding map.

Completed contract actions:

22. City of Needles, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Lower Colorado Water Supply Project, California: Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. 06-XX-30-W0452. Completed on February 27, 2025.

16. Arizona State Land Department, City of Phoenix, Central Arizona Water Conservation District, CAP, Arizona: Transfer of 3,900 acre-feet per year of CAP M&I water under Arizona State Land Department's subcontract No. 07-XX-30-W0503 to the City of Phoenix. Completed on February 27, 2025.

17. Circle City Water Company, LLC, City of Surprise, Central Arizona Water Conservation District, CAP, Arizona: Transfer of 3,932 acre-feet per year of CAP M&I water to Surprise resulting in termination of Circle City's subcontract No. 07-XX-30-W0463 and increasing the water entitlement under Surprise's subcontract No. 07-XX-30-W0505 to 14,181 acre-feet per year of CAP M&I water. Completed on February 27, 2025.

3. Gold Dome Mining Corporation and Wellton-Mohawk IDD, Gila Project, Arizona: Terminated contract No. 0-07-30-W0250 pursuant to Articles 11(d) and 11(e). Completed on April 23, 2025.

4. Estates of Anna R. Roy and Edward P. Roy, Gila Project, Arizona: Terminated Contract No. 6-07-30-W0124 pursuant to Article 9(c). Completed on April 23, 2025.

20. Nevada Department of Wildlife, BCP, Nevada: Proposed approval of a new point of diversion under Contract No. 14-06-300-2405. Completed May 8, 2025.

Columbia-Pacific Northwest—Interior Region 9: Bureau of Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road, Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706-1234, telephone 208-378-5306.

New contract actions:

20. State of Washington, Columbia Basin Project, Washington: Amendment to long-term water service Contract No. 11XX101734 to add terms and conditions for the temporary provision of up to an additional 50,000 acre-feet of project water during periods of declared drought emergency pursuant to the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991.

California-Great Basin—Interior Region 10: Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-5250.

Modified contract actions:

28. Cachuma Project, California: Negotiation and execution of a repayment contract or an amendatory contract, as applicable, with the Cachuma Operation and Maintenance Board for SOD projects.

The Commission instituted this investigation on May 8, 2025, based on a complaint filed by BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. of Novato, CA (“Complainant”). 90 FR 19532-33 (May 8, 2025). The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain drug products containing C-type natriuretic peptide variants and components thereof by reason of infringement of claims 15-20, and 31-48 of U.S. Reissue Patent No. 48,267. Id. at 19532. The complaint further alleges that a domestic industry exists. Id. The Commission's notice of investigation named as respondents: Ascendis Pharma, Inc. of Palo Alto, CA, Ascendis Pharma A/S of Hellerup, Denmark, and Ascendis Pharma Growth Disorders A/S of Hellerup, Denmark (collectively “Ascendis”); and Wacker Biotech GmbH of Jena, Germany. Id. at 19533. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations (“OUII”) is participating in the investigation. Id.

On June 20, 2025, the Commission determined not to review Order No. 5, setting a 17-month target date as October 8, 2026, with any final initial determination to be due no later than June 8, 2026. See Order No. 5 (May 27, 2025), unreviewed by Comm'n Notice (June 20, 2025).

On June 17, 2025, Complainant filed a motion to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to add Bachem AG (“Bachem”) as an additional respondent. Complainant also requested that the Chief ALJ declassify certain discovery responses. On June 27, 2025, Ascendis filed a response in opposition to the motion, while OUII filed a response not opposing the motion. On July 9, Bachem filed a response in opposition to the motion. On July 14, 2025, Complainant filed a reply in support of its motion, and OUII filed a reply maintaining its non-opposition to the motion.

On July 24, 2025, the Chief ALJ issued Order No. 13, granting leave for Complainant to supplement its motion to amend. On July 30, 2025, Complainant filed a supplement to its motion to amend, which included a second proposed amended complaint. On August 1, 2025, OUII filed a response in support of the motion, while Ascendis and Bachem both filed responses continuing to oppose the motion.

On August 14, 2025, the Chief ALJ issued the subject ID (Order No. 15), granting Complainant's motion to amend the complaint and notice of investigation. The subject ID finds that Complainant has demonstrated good cause for the proposed amendments under Commission Rule 210.14(b), 19 CFR 210.14(b). See ID at 12-15. The Chief ALJ also granted Complainant's request to declassify certain discovery responses pursuant to Commission Rule 210.20(a), 19 CFR 210.20(a). See id. at 4-7. No party filed a petition for review of the subject ID.

The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID. The complaint and notice of investigation are amended to add Bachem AG of Bubendorf, Switzerland as a respondent.

The Commission vote for this determination took place on September 12, 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).

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

Abstract: If a potential purchaser is delayed or denied a firearm and successfully appeals the decision, the NICS Section cannot retain a record of the overturned appeal or the supporting documentation. If the record is not able to be updated or the appeal was overturned because fingerprint submissions determined the prohibiting record did not match the, the purchaser may continue to be delayed or denied for future transactions, and if that individual appeals the decision, the documentation/information ( e.g., fingerprint cards, court records, pardons, etc.) must be resubmitted for every subsequent appeal. The VAF was established per 28 CFR part 25.10(g), for this reason. By this process, applicants can voluntarily request the NICS Section maintain information about themselves in the VAF to prevent future extended delays or denials of a firearm transfer. Those approved for entry into the VAF will be issued a unique personal identification number or “UPIN”. The applicant must then provide their VAF UPIN to the FFL during future NICS checks. The VAF UPIN can also prevent similar results in other contexts where the NICS may be queried, such as when applying to receive a National Firearms Act firearm ( see 28 CFR 25.6(j)(2)) or soon, during a “firearm handler background check” ( see 89 FR 100424). The VAF is also open to persons that have never been the subject of a NICS check to preemptively prevent erroneous denials or extended delays.

1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously approved collection.

2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Voluntary Appeal File (VAF) Application Form.

3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: Voluntary Appeal File (VAF) Application Form, 1110-0043. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division.

4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as the obligation to respond: Affected Public Individuals. The obligation to respond is voluntary.

5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated the time it takes to read, complete, and upload documents is 30 minutes. Travel time to the fingerprinting facility and post office is not factored in the time estimate. It is estimated 11,073 respondents will apply yearly.

6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated with the collection: With 11,073 applicants responding, the formula for applicant burden hours would be as follows: (11,073 respondents × .5 hours) = 5,536.5 hours.

7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the collection, Total Burden Hours: Some applications are processed quickly while others can take up to 60 days, dependent on the complexity of the case. For instance, should it be determined the applicant was not a match to any prohibiting category based on submitted fingerprints, the application could be resolved within one day. Conversely, should the applicant match potential prohibiting categories based on fingerprint comparison, each potential prohibitor requires research, likely external, and could include multiple agencies in multiple locations. In those cases, the process could take up to 60 days. For these reasons, it is difficult to determine an annual hour burden to process a VAF application.

If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.

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

Abstract: ViCAP is a unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) responsible for the analysis of serial violent and sexual crimes. The ViCAP National Crime Database maintains the largest investigative repository of major violent crime cases in the U.S. It is designed to collect and analyze information about Homicides (and attempts) that are known or suspected to be part of a series and/or are apparently random or sexually oriented; Sexual Assaults that are known or suspected to be part of a series and/or are committed by a stranger; Missing Persons where the circumstances indicate a strong possibility of foul play and the victim is still missing; and Unidentified Human Remains where the manner of death is known or suspected to be homicide.

1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection.

2. The Title of the Form/Collection: ViCAP National Crime Database.

3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: N/A.

4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as the obligation to respond: Affected Public is state, local and tribal governments. The obligation to respond is voluntary.

5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Approximately 5,700 respondents and approximately 20 minutes for an average respondent to respond.

6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total annual burden hours for this collection is approximately 1,900 burden hours (5,700 × 20min/60= 1,900).

7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the collection, if applicable: zero.

If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.

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

Abstract: The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) administers the Financial Assistance Grants for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program (FAV Program). This program is authorized by Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117-328, 136 Stat. 4459, 4532 and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Public Law 118-42, 138 Stat. 25, 143. The FAV Program supports victim service providers, Tribal governments, and Tribal organizations to provide flexible financial assistance to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, alongside other victim services. Flexible financial assistance is intended to support survivors in achieving safety, stability, and healing by paying for necessities that are not easily met by traditional service providers and with the flexibility to meet self-identified needs quickly. The first set of grants under the FAV program were issued in 2024.

The planned data collection is a short, optional survey that grant recipients under the FAV Program will make available to victims who receive flexible financial assistance. The optional survey will be fielded virtually via an OMB-approved survey platform, such as Qualtrics or Touchpoints. Grantees will also include aggregated survey results in their twice-annual performance reports submitted to OVW. This data will be used to ensure successful implementation of this pilot program and monitor the program's operation. The survey will ask limited questions about how and when survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking received flexible financial assistance, as well as information about the impact of financial assistance in pursuing safety and security for themselves and their families. This data will inform future programming and provide information about the effectiveness of OVW-funded financial assistance for victims to Congress and other stakeholders.

1. Type of Information Collection: New collection.

2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Optional Flexible Financial Assistance Survey.

3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1122-XXXX. U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as the obligation to respond: The affected public includes grantees under OVW's Financial Assistance Program and recipients of flexible financial assistance distributed by those grantees. The survey is optional.

5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated that it will take approximately 2,600 respondents approximately 10 minutes to complete the optional survey.

6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete the data collection forms is 433 hours. OVW anticipates that 13 grantees will administer this survey to an annual average of 200 people who receive flexible financial assistance. Two hundred participants each at 13 sites totals 2,600 people completing the survey each year. If it takes 10 minutes to complete the survey, then that is 26,000 minutes annually, which is approximately 433 hours.

7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the collection, if applicable:

If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.

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

Abstract: Title 28, United States Code, Section 534, allows the FBI to acquire, collect, classify, and preserve identification/information, criminal identification, crime, and other records. The FBI permits such exchange of records and information with, and for the official use of, authorized officials of the Federal Government, including the United States Sentencing Commission; the States and cities; and penal and other institutions. It is essential that standard friction ridge cards be utilized for the FBI, CJIS Division to provide maximum service to all law enforcement and governmental agencies.

1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously approved collection.

2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Friction Ridge Cards.

3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: Forms FD-249 (Arrest and Institution), FD-258 (Applicant), and FD-1164 (Identity History Summary Request); FD-884 (FBI Standard Palm Print); FD-884a (Supplemental Finger and Palm Print); FD-1212 (Voluntary Appeal File Fingerprint); FD-1211 (Firearm-Related Challenge Fingerprint); FD-1222 (Restoration of Federal Firearm Rights) encompassed under OMB 1110-0046; DOJ, FBI, CJIS Division.

4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as the obligation to respond: Primary: City, county, state, federal and tribal law enforcement agencies; civil entities requesting security clearance and background checks. This collection is needed to collect information on individuals requesting background checks, security clearance, or those individuals who have been arrested for or accused of criminal activities. Acceptable data is stored as part of the Next Generation Identification System (NGI) of the FBI.

5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 459,238 annual respondents/10 minutes.

6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total annual burden hours for this collection is 12.4 million hours.

7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the collection, if applicable: $0.

If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.

In general, the NIC provides training, technical assistance, information services, and policy/program development assistance to Federal, state, and local corrections agencies; through cooperative agreements, awards funds to support program initiatives; and provides leadership to influence correctional policies, practices, and operations nationwide in areas of emerging interest and concern to correctional executives and practitioners as well as public policymakers. The NIC Advisory Board is a Federal advisory committee created by statute whose mandate is to advise the NIC on long-range plans, advise on program development, and recommend guidance to assist the NIC's efforts in these areas. The Advisory Board will also advise the Attorney General about the appointment of the Director of the NIC. In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, this notice advises interested persons of the renewal of this Charter.

In the Federal Register of September 10, 2025, in FR Doc. 2025-17398, on page 43644, in the first column, add the NASA Docket number in the ADDRESSES section to read: “NASA-2025-0103”.

In the Federal Register of September 10, 2025, in FR Doc. 2025-17399, on page 43645, in the second column, add the NASA Docket number in the ADDRESSES section to read: “NASA-2025-0102”.

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. The comment due date discussed above does not apply to Section III proceedings (Docket Nos. MC2025-1687 and K2025-1677).

1. Docket No(s).: CP2024-95; Filing Title: USPS Request Concerning Amendment Two to Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage & Parcel Select Contract 1, with Materials Filed Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: September 12, 2025; Filing Authority: 39 CFR 3035.105; Public Representative: Jennaca Upperman; Comments Due: September 22, 2025.

2. Docket No(s).: CP2024-507; Filing Title: USPS Request Concerning Amendment One to Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 213, with Materials Filed Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: September 12, 2025; Filing Authority: 39 CFR 3035.105 and 39 CFR 3041.505; Public Representative: Jennaca Upperman; Comments Due: September 22, 2025.

3. Docket No(s).: K2025-461; Filing Title: USPS Request Concerning Amendment One to Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 770, with Materials Filed Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: September 12, 2025; Filing Authority: 39 CFR 3035.105 and 39 CFR 3041.505; Public Representative: Christopher Mohr; Comments Due: September 22, 2025.

4. Docket No(s).: MC2025-1686 and K2025-1676; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Contract 928 to the Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: September 12, 2025; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3035.105, and 39 CFR 3041.310; Public Representative: Almaroof Agoro; Comments Due: September 22, 2025.

5. Docket No(s).: MC2025-1688 and K2025-1678; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 1412 to the Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: September 12, 2025; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3035.105, and 39 CFR 3041.310; Public Representative: Almaroof Agoro; Comments Due: September 22, 2025.

1. Docket No(s).: MC2025-1687 and K2025-1677; Filing Title: USPS Request to Add New Fulfillment Standardized Distinct Product, PM-GA Contract 854, and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: September 12, 2025; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3633, 39 CFR 3035.105, and 39 CFR 3041.325.

This Notice will be published in the Federal Register .

The United States Postal Service hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission the following requests:

Documents are available at www.prc.gov .

Notice is hereby given that as a result of the Administrator's disaster declaration, applications for disaster loans may be submitted online using the MySBA Loan Portal https://lending.sba.gov or other locally announced locations. Please contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center by email at disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or by phone at 1-800-659-2955 for further assistance.

The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster:

The Interest Rates are: