Title: Permits; Movement and Importation of Animals and Animal Product.

OMB Control Number: 0579-00XX.

Type of Request: New information collection.

Abstract: The Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq. ) provides the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to prohibit or restrict, through orders and regulations, the importation or entry and interstate movement of any animal, article, or means of conveyance if the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) determines that the prohibition or restriction is necessary to prevent the introduction or spread of any pest or disease of livestock within the United States.

Disease prevention is the most effective method for maintaining a healthy animal population and for enhancing the United States' ability to globally compete in the trade of animals and animal products. APHIS' Veterinary Services program is responsible for carrying out this disease prevention mission. In connection with this mission, APHIS regulations contain requirements for live animal and animal product permits. APHIS regulations governing the interstate movement of animals to prevent the dissemination of animal diseases within the United States are contained in Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1, Subchapter C. APHIS regulations governing import and export are in 9 CFR parts 91 through 96.

APHIS uses permitting activities to manage animal movement both domestically and internationally to prevent, control, and eradicate disease. Information collected across permitting activities includes the type (species, sex, and identification) and number of animals moving, the purpose of movement, contact information for the shipper and recipient, import permit numbers, identification and seal information of any transport vehicles, documentation of cleaning and disinfection of conveyance if required, description of material transported, if not live animals; quantity and frequency of import; proposed use of the material in the United States; treatment of the material prior to import into the United States; and method of final disposition of the material.

We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve our use of these information collection activities, as described, for 3 years.

The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public (as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. APHIS needs this outside input to help accomplish the following:

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

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

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

(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond (such as through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.)

Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .209 hours per response.

Respondents: State veterinarians and accredited veterinarians, herd owners, importers and exporters, research and academic facilities.

Estimated annual number of respondents: 12,838.

Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 31.

Estimated annual number of responses: 402,674.

Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 84,286 hours. (Due to averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per response.)

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

Title: Standardizing Phytosanitary Treatment Regulations: Approval of Cold Treatment and Irradiation Facilities; Cold Treatment Schedules; and Establishment of Fumigation and Cold Treatment Compliance Agreements.

OMB Control Number: 0579-0450.

Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information collection.

Abstract: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responsible for preventing plant diseases or insect pests from entering the United States, preventing the spread of pests and noxious weeds not widely distributed into the United States, and eradicating those imported pests when eradication is feasible. The Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. ) authorizes the Department to carry out this mission. Under the PPA, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorized, among other things, to regulate the importation of plants, plant products, and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States.

The Phytosanitary treatment regulations contained in 7 CFR part 305.1 thru 305.9 (referred to below as the regulations), set out the general requirements for performing treatments and certifying or approving treatment facilities for fruits, vegetables, and other articles to prevent the introduction or dissemination of plant pests or noxious weeds into or throughout the United States.

The phytosanitary treatment regulations establish generic criteria that would allow for the approval of new cold treatment and irradiation facilities; cold treatment schedules; and establishment of fumigation and cold treatment compliance agreements. These criteria, if met, would allow APHIS to approve new cold treatment facilities without rulemaking and facilitate the importation of fruit requiring cold treatment while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of pests of concern into the United States. The fruit cutting and inspection requirements in the cold treatment regulations expands cutting and inspection to commodities that have been treated for a wider variety of pests of concern. These actions provide for a greater degree of phytosanitary protection. APHIS also requires the establishment of compliance agreements for those entities that operate fumigation facilities. Finally, APHIS requires harmonized language concerning State compliance with facility establishment and parameters for the movement of consignments from the port of entry or points of origin in the United States to the treatment facility in the irradiation treatment regulations language in the cold treatment regulations.

APHIS is asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the use of these information collection activities, for an additional 3 years, associated with its efforts to prevent the spread of plant pests and plant diseases in the United States.

The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public (as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. These comments will help us:

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

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

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

(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.51 hours per response.

Respondents: National plant protection organizations, facility operators, importers, and State governments.

Estimated annual number of respondents: 205.

Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 2.

Estimated annual number of responses: 385.

Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 205 hours. (Due to averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per response.)

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

On September 2, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation under Section 232 (19 U.S.C. 1862) to determine the effects on national security of imports of robotics and industrial machinery, and their parts and components.

For the purpose of this investigation “robotics and industrial machinery” includes, among other things, robots and programmable, computer-controlled mechanical systems. This equipment spans CNC machining centers, turning and milling machines, grinding and deburring equipment, and industrial stamping and pressing machines. It also includes automatic tool changers, jigs and fixtures, and machine tools for cutting, welding, and handling work pieces. Application-specific specialty metalworking equipment used to treat, form, or cut metal, such as autoclaves and industrial ovens, metal finishing and treatment equipment, EDM machinery, and laser and water-cutting tools and machinery is also included. The scope of this investigation does not include unmanned aircraft systems, which are covered by a different section 232 investigation (see 90 FR 31958).

This investigation is being undertaken in accordance with part 705 of the National Security Industrial Base Regulations (15 CFR parts 700 to 709) (NSIBR). Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, data, analyses, or information pertinent to this investigation to BIS's Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security no later than October 17, 2025. The Department is particularly interested in comments and information directed at the criteria listed in § 705.4 of the regulations as they affect national security, including the following:

(i) the current, projected, and optimal demand for robotics and industrial machinery, and their parts and components in the United States;

(ii) the extent to which domestic production of robotics and industrial machinery, and their parts and components can meet domestic demand;

(iii) the role of foreign supply chains, particularly of major exporters, in meeting United States demand for robotics and industrial machinery, and their parts and components;

(iv) the concentration of U.S. imports of robotics and industrial machinery, and their parts and components from a small number of suppliers or foreign nations and the associated risks;

(v) the impact of foreign government subsidies and predatory trade practices on the competitiveness of the robotics and industrial machinery, and their parts and components, in the United States;

(vi) the economic impact of artificially suppressed prices of robotics and industrial machinery, and their parts and components due to foreign unfair trade practices and state-sponsored overproduction;

(vii) the potential for export restrictions by foreign nations, including the ability of foreign nations to weaponize their control over supplies of robotics and industrial machinery, and their parts and components;

(viii) the feasibility of increasing domestic capacity for robotics and industrial machinery, and their parts and components to reduce import reliance;

(ix) the impact of current trade policies on domestic production of robotics and industrial machinery, and their parts and components, and whether additional measures, including tariffs or quotas, are necessary to protect national security;

(x) the impact of the use or lack of use of robotics and industrial machinery on U.S. manufacturing employment;

(xi) the potential for foreign control or exploitation of the robotics and industrial machinery supply chain;

(xii) the ability of foreign persons to weaponize the capabilities or attributes of foreign-built robotics and industrial machinery, and their parts or components;

(xiii) the future role of robotics and industrial machinery in the production of items essential to national security or in activities related to national security; and

(xiv) any other relevant factors.

Material submitted by members of the public that is business confidential information will be exempted from public disclosure as provided for by § 705.6 of the regulations (see the ADDRESSES section of this notice). Communications from agencies of the United States Government will not be made available for public inspection. BIS does not maintain a separate public inspection facility. Requesters should first view the Bureau's web page, which can be found at: https://efoia.bis.doc.gov/ (see “Electronic FOIA” heading). If requesters cannot access the website, they may call (202) 482-0795 for assistance. The records related to this assessment are made accessible in accordance with the regulations published at 15 CFR 4.1, et seq.

On September 2, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation under Section 232 (19 U.S.C. 1862) to determine the effects on national security of imports of personal protective equipment (PPE), medical consumables, and medical equipment, including devices.

This investigation is being undertaken in accordance with part 705 of the National Security Industrial Base Regulations (15 CFR parts 700 to 709) (NSIBR). Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, data, analyses, or information pertinent to this investigation to BIS's Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security no later than October 17, 2025. For purposes of this investigation:

Personal protective equipment (PPE) refers to PPE used in health care settings. PPE includes, but is not limited to, surgical masks, N95 respirators, gloves, gowns, and related medical parts and components.

Medical consumables refers to single-use or short-term-use items used for patient diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of conditions. Medical consumables include but are not limited to: medical/surgical instruments ( e.g., syringes, needles, infusion (IV) pumps, forceps, scalpels); medical/surgical supplies ( e.g., intravenous (IV) bags, catheters, tracheostomy tubes, anesthesia equipment, gauze/bandages, sutures, diagnostic and laboratory reagents); and related medical parts and components. Pharmaceuticals, such as prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, biologics, and specialty drugs, will not be covered under this investigation as those imports are being examined in a separate Section 232 investigation.

Medical equipment refers broadly as durable equipment, tools, and machines used in healthcare to support patient care. Examples include but are not limited to: carriages and wheelchairs; crutches; and hospital beds.

A medical device is any instrument, apparatus, or machine used in the diagnosis, monitoring, or treatment of medical conditions. Examples include but are not limited to: pacemakers; insulin pumps; coronary stents; heart valves; hearing aids; robotic and non-robotic prosthetics; blood glucose monitors; orthopedic appliances; electromedical apparatus ( e.g., computed tomography scanners, magnetic resonance imaging machines); electrosurgical apparatus; x-ray apparatus/other radiation equipment; respiratory machines ( e.g., ventilators, respirators, oxygen apparatus); and MRI machines.

The Department is particularly interested in comments and information directed at the criteria listed in § 705.4 of the regulations as they affect national security, including the following:

(i) The current and projected demand for PPE, medical consumables, and medical equipment, including devices, in the United States;

(ii) the extent to which domestic production of PPE, medical consumables, and medical equipment, including devices, can meet domestic demand;

(iii) the role of foreign supply chains, particularly of major exporters, in meeting United States demand for PPE, medical consumables, and medical equipment, including devices;

(iv) the concentration of U.S. imports of PPE, medical consumables, and medical equipment, including devices, from a small number of suppliers or foreign nations and the associated risks;

(v) the impact of foreign government subsidies and predatory trade practices on the competitiveness of PPE, medical consumables, and medical equipment, including devices, manufacturers, in the United States;

(vi) the economic impact of artificially suppressed prices of PPE, medical consumables, and medical equipment, including devices, due to foreign unfair trade practices and state-sponsored overproduction;

(vii) the potential for export restrictions by foreign nations, including the ability of foreign nations to weaponize their control over supplies of PPE, medical consumables, and medical equipment (including devices);

(viii) the feasibility of increasing domestic capacity for PPE, medical consumables, and medical equipment, including devices, to reduce import reliance;

(ix) the impact of current trade policies on domestic production of PPE, medical consumables, and medical equipment, including devices, and whether additional measures, including tariffs or quotas, are necessary to protect national security;

(x) the potential for foreign control or exploitation of supply chains for PPE, medical consumables, and medical equipment, including devices, supply chain;

(xi) the ability of foreign persons to weaponize the capabilities or attributes of foreign-built PPE, medical consumables, and medical equipment, including devices; and

(xii) any other relevant factors.

Material submitted by members of the public that is business confidential information will be exempted from public disclosure as provided for by § 705.6 of the regulations (see the ADDRESSES section of this notice). Communications from agencies of the United States Government will not be made available for public inspection. BIS does not maintain a separate public inspection facility. Requesters should first view the Bureau's web page, which can be found at: https://efoia.bis.doc.gov/ (see “Electronic FOIA” heading). If requesters cannot access the website, they may call (202) 482-0795 for assistance. The records related to this assessment are made accessible in accordance with the regulations published at 15 CFR 4.1, et seq.

This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation on May 21, 2025. 1 On June 30, 2025, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation, and the revised deadline is now September 22, 2025. 2

For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 3 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

The product covered by this investigation is silicon metal. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I.

In accordance with the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, 4 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage, ( i.e., scope). 5 No interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice.

Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an “authority” that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific. 6

Commerce notes that, in making these findings, it relied, in part, on facts available and, because it finds that one or more respondents did not act to the best of their ability to respond to Commerce's requests for information, it drew an adverse inference where appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise available. 7 For further information, see the “Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences” section in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

As noted in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), Commerce is aligning the final CVD determination with the final determination in the companion antidumping duty (AD) investigation of silicon metal from Laos based on a request made by Ferroglobe USA, Inc. and Mississippi Silicon LLC (collectively, the petitioners). 8 Consequently, the final CVD determination will be issued on the same date as the final AD determination, which is currently scheduled to be issued no later than December 15, 2025, unless postponed.

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

Pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act, if the individual estimated countervailable subsidy rates established for all exporters and producers individually examined are zero, de minimis, or determined based entirely on facts otherwise available, Commerce may use any reasonable method to establish the estimated subsidy rate for all other producers and/or exporters. Commerce has preliminarily determined the individually estimated subsidy rate for the sole individually examined respondent entirely under section 776 of the Act. Consequently, as a reasonable method, Commerce is determining the all-others rate based on the rate determined for Lao Silicon Co., Ltd. (Lao Silicon), the sole mandatory respondent under investigation, as determined under section 776 of the Act, as this is the only rate available in this proceeding. 9 For a full description of the methodology underlying Commerce's analysis, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

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

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

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

In accordance with sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of entries of silicon metal from Laos, as described in Appendix I to this notice, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register . Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the rates indicated above.

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

Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in this investigation. 10 Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs. 11 Interested parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities. 12

As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. In this investigation, we instead request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. 13 Further, we request that interested parties limit their public, executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the public, executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final determination in this investigation. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the public, executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). 14

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain (1) the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants and whether any participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.

In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify the ITC of its determination. If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final determination whether imports of silicon metal from Laos are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry. 15

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

This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on May 21, 2025. 1 On June 30, 2025, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation until September 22, 2025. 2

For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 3 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov . In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx .

The product covered by this investigation is silicon metal from Norway. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I.

In accordance with the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, 4 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage, ( i.e., scope). 5 No interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice . Thus, the scope of the investigation is unchanged from the Initiation Notice .

Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an “authority” that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific. 6 For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

As noted in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), Commerce is aligning the final CVD determination in this investigation with the final determination in the companion antidumping duty (AD) investigation of silicon metal from Norway based on a request made by Ferroglobe USA, Inc. and Mississippi Silicon LLC (collectively, the petitioners). 7 Consequently, the final CVD determination will be issued on the same date as the final AD determination, which is currently scheduled to be issued no later than February 3, 2026, unless postponed.

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

In this investigation, Commerce preliminarily calculated an individual estimated countervailable subsidy rate for Elkem ASA (Elkem), the only individually examined exporter/producer in this investigation. Because the only individual calculated rate is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available, the estimated weighted-average rate calculated for Elkem is the rate preliminarily assigned to all other producers and exporters, pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act.

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

In accordance with sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of entries of silicon metal, as described in Appendix I to this notice entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register . Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the rates indicated above.

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

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

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

Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in this investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the date for filing case briefs. 9 Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities. 10

As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. In this investigation, we instead request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. 11 Further, we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final determination in this investigation. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). 12

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants and whether any participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Oral presentations at the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.

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

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

This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this duty investigation on May 21, 2025. 1 On June 30, 2025, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigationuntil September 22, 2025. 2

For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 3 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

The product covered by this investigation is silicon metal from Thailand. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I.

In accordance with the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, 4 in the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage, ( i.e., scope). 5 No interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. Thus, the scope of the investigation is unchanged from the Initiation Notice.

Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an “authority” that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific. 6

Commerce notes that, in making these findings, it relied, in part, on facts available and, because it finds that one or more respondents did not act to the best of their ability to respond to Commerce's requests for information, it drew an adverse inference where appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise available. 7 For further information, see the “Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences” section in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

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

Pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act, if the individual estimated countervailable subsidy rates established for all exporters and producers individually examined are zero, de minimis, or determined based entirely on facts otherwise available, Commerce may use any reasonable method to establish the estimated subsidy rate for all other producers or exporters.

Pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act, if the individual estimated countervailable subsidy rates established for all exporters and producers individually examined are zero, de minimis, or determined entirely under section 776, Commerce may use any reasonable method to establish the estimated subsidy rate for all other producers and/or exporters. Commerce in this investigation has determined the subsidy rate for the individually examined respondent pursuant to section 776 of the Act. Consequently, as a reasonable method, Commerce is determining the all-others rate based on the rate determined for G.S. Energy Co., Ltd. and Sica New Materials (Thailand) Co., Ltd.), the mandatory respondents under investigation, as determined under section 776 of the Act, as this is the only rate available in this proceeding. 8 For a full description of the methodology underlying Commerce's analysis, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

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

In accordance with sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise as described in the scope of the investigation section entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register . Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the rates indicated above.

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

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

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

A timeline for the submission of case briefs and written comments will be provided to interested parties at a later date. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs. 9 Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities. 10

As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii), we request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. 11 Further, interested parties should limit their executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final determination in this investigation. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). 12

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants and whether any participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.

Section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that Commerce will issue the final determination within 75 days after the date of its preliminary determination. Accordingly, Commerce will make its final determination no later than 75 days after the signature date of this preliminary determination.

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

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

This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on May 21, 2025. 1 On June 30, 2025, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation until September 22, 2025. 2

For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 3 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov . In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx .

The product covered by this investigation is silicon metal from Australia. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I.

In accordance with the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, 4 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage, ( i.e., scope). 5 No interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice . Thus, the scope of the investigation is unchanged from the Initiation Notice .

Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an “authority” that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific. 6 For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

As noted in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), Commerce is aligning the final CVD determination in this investigation with the final determination in the companion antidumping duty (AD) investigation of silicon metal from Australia based on a request made by Ferroglobe USA, Inc. and Mississippi Silicon LLC (the petitioners). 7 Consequently, the final CVD determination will be issued on the same date as the final AD determination, which is currently scheduled to be issued no later than February 3, 2026, unless postponed.

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

In this investigation, Commerce preliminarily calculated an individual estimated countervailable subsidy rate for Simcoa Operations Pty, Ltd. (Simcoa), the only individually examined exporter/producer in this investigation. Because the only individually calculated rate is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available, the estimated weighted-average rate calculated for Simcoa is the rate preliminarily assigned to all other producers and exporters, pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act.

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

In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of entries of silicon metal, as described in Appendix I to this notice entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register . Further, pursuant to section 703(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.107(e), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the rates indicated above.

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

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

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

Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in this investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs. 9 Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities. 10

Additionally, pursuant to 19 CFR 309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. 11 We request that interested parties limit their executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final determination in this investigation. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). 12

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants and whether any participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.

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

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

The subject permit is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. ) and the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).

The applicant requests a 2-year permit to film humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) in Hawaii for educational materials including a digital magazine, newsletters, an interactive website, and art. Up to 400 humpback whales may be filmed and observed annually by vessel, an unmanned aircraft system, and underwater swimmers. Eight additional species of non-listed cetaceans may be unintentionally harassed and opportunistically filmed during these activities.

In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ), an initial determination has been made that the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.

Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal Register , NMFS is forwarding copies of the application to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.

CPSC seeks to renew the following currently approved collection of information:

Title: Third Party Testing of Children's Products.

OMB Number: 3041-0159.

Type of Review: Renewal of collection of information for third party testing of children's products, which includes: (1) previously approved burden for marking and labeling of certain durable infant and toddler products; (2) the labeling and recordkeeping requirements (not covered by the Commission's third party testing rule at 16 CFR part 1107) set forth in the rule establishing requirements for electrically operated toys or other electrically operated articles intended for children (16 CFR part 1505) (electrically operated toys and other articles rule); (3) recordkeeping and labeling requirements set forth in the ban on articles known as “baby bouncers” or “walker-jumpers” (baby bouncer/walker-jumper rule, 16 CFR 1500.18(a)(6) and 1500.86(a)(4)), or similar articles that are not covered by the safety standard for infant walkers (16 CFR part 1216) and that also are not covered by the third party testing rule or any other rule issued under section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act; (4) new children's product safety rules promulgated since the last renewal, including non-toy children's products containing button cell or coin batteries, children's clothing storage units, and non-toy children's products containing magnets, and (5) the addition of costs to eFile children's product certificates (CPCs) pursuant to the revision to 16 CFR part 1110 (90 FR 1800 (Jan. 8, 2025)). The Commission already expanded the scope of OMB Control No. 3041-0159 when it issued the final rule to revise part 1110 and the final rule for button cell or coin batteries; it is included in this renewal for completeness. As explained in this notice, the requirement to eFile most certificates does not begin until July 8, 2026.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Affected Public: Manufacturers, private labelers, and importers of children's products subject to a children's product safety rule.

Testing and Certification: On November 8, 2011, the Commission issued two rules for implementing third party testing and certification of children's products, as required by section 14 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA):

• Testing and Labeling Pertaining to Product Certification (76 FR 69482, codified at 16 CFR part 1107; the testing rule); and

• Conditions and Requirements for Relying on Component Part Testing or Certification, or Another Party's Finished Product Testing or Certification to Meet Testing and Certification Requirements (76 FR 69547, codified at 16 CFR part 1109; the component part rule).

The testing rule establishes requirements for manufacturers to conduct initial third party testing and certification of children's products, testing when there has been a material change in the product, continuing testing (periodic testing), and guarding against undue influence. A final rule on Representative Samples for Periodic Testing of Children's Products (77 FR 72205, Dec. 5, 2012) amended the testing rule to require that representative samples be selected for periodic testing of children's products.

The component part rule is a companion to the testing rule that is intended to reduce third party testing burdens, by providing all parties involved in the required testing and certifying of children's products the flexibility to conduct or rely upon testing where testing is the easiest and least expensive to accomplish. Certification of a children's product can be based upon one or more of the following: (a) component part testing; (b) component part certification; (c) another party's finished product testing; or (d) another party's finished product certification.

Section 1107.26 of the testing rule states the records required for testing and selecting representative samples. 16 CFR 1107.26. Required records include a certificate and records documenting third party testing and related sampling plans. These requirements largely overlap the recordkeeping requirements in the component part rule, codified at 16 CFR 1109.5(g). Duplicate recordkeeping is not required; records need to be created and maintained only once to meet the applicable recordkeeping requirements. The component part rule also requires records that enable tracing a product or component back to the entity that had a product tested for compliance; the rule also requires attestations of due care to ensure test result integrity.

Because these records largely overlap, for this renewal, CPSC is streamlining the burden analysis and combining all recordkeeping for testing and certification into one estimate, as explained further in this notice.

New Children's Product Rules: Since the last renewal of this collection of information, CPSC has issued four children's product rules (not including rules issued under section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 CPSIA) that contain testing, marking, labeling, and certification requirements for children's products: (1) Safety Standard for Clothing Storage Units (CSUs) (16 CFR part 1261); Safety Standard for Magnets (16 CFR part 1262) (does not contain labeling requirements); Safety Standard for Button Cell or Coin Batteries and Consumer Products Containing Such Batteries (Button Battery) (16 CFR part 1263); and (4) Marking of Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation Firearms (16 CFR part 1272; PRA burden addressed in 16 CFR part 1250). In this renewal the burden estimate for children's CSUs and non-toy children's products containing magnets is included in this collection of information. The Button Battery rule already expanded this collection of information to include the certification and labeling of non-toy children's products that contain button batteries, and it is listed here for completeness. Toy imitation firearms are already included in this collection pursuant to section 4.30 of ASTM F963, as required in 16 CFR part 1250. The burden estimate for these new rules is included in the analysis under the Testing and Certification.

Section 104 Rules: The Commission has issued 28 rules for durable infant and toddler products under section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), codified in 15 U.S.C. 2056a (section 104 rules). Section 104 rules that have been issued, to date, appear in Table 2. Each section 104 rule contains requirements for marking, labeling, and instructional literature:

• Each product and the shipping container must have a permanent label or marking that identifies the name and address (city, state, and zip code) of the manufacturer, distributor, or seller.

• A permanent code mark or other product identification shall be provided on the product and its package or shipping container, if multiple packaging is used. The code will identify the date (month and year) of manufacture and permit future identification of any given model.

Each standard also requires products to include easy-to-read and understandable instructions regarding assembly, maintenance, cleaning, use, and adjustments, where applicable. See, e.g., sections 8 (marking and labeling) and 9 (instructional literature) of every ASTM voluntary standard incorporated by reference into a CPSC mandatory standard, as listed in Table 2.

OMB has assigned control numbers for the estimated burden to comply with marking and labeling requirements in each section 104 rule. With this renewal, CPSC is moving the marking and labeling burden requirements for two additional section 104 rules that have been issued since the last renewal in 2022, into the collection of information for Third Party Testing of Children's Products (bold font in Table 2). The paperwork burdens associated with the section 104 rules are appropriately included in the collection for Third Party Testing of Children's Products because all the section 104 products are also required to be third party tested. Having all the burden hours under one collection for children's products provides one OMB control number and eases the administrative burden of renewing multiple collections. CPSC will discontinue using the OMB control numbers currently assigned to individual section 104 rules. The discontinued OMB control numbers are listed in Table 2.

eFiling Revision to 16 CFR part 1110: Section 14(a) of the CPSA requires that manufacturers (including importers) and private labelers issue certificates for all consumer products subject to a consumer product safety rule under the CPSA, or a similar rule, ban, standard, or regulation under any other law enforced by the Commission, that are imported for consumption or warehousing or distributed in commerce. 15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(11)-(12); 15 U.S.C. 2063(a)(1). Children's products introduced to the U.S. market must have a Children's Product Certificate (CPC), which, if imported, must be electronically filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the time of filing entry. The final rule revising part 1110 details the eFiling requirement and the burden of eFiling CPCs. 90 FR 1800, 1838-39 (Jan. 8, 2025). For most imported products, the effective date of this requirement is July 8, 2026. Products imported from a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) must comply with the eFiling requirement by January 8, 2027.

Electrically Operated Toys and Other Articles: The requirements for electrically operated toys and other electrically operated articles intended for use by children are set forth in 16 CFR part 1505. The regulation establishes certain criteria to use in determining whether electrically operated toys and other electrically operated children's products are banned and requires that certain warning and identification labeling be included on both the product and the packaging. The regulation also requires that manufacturers establish a quality assurance program to assure compliance and to keep records pertaining to the quality assurance program. Additionally, manufacturers or importers must keep records of the sale and distribution of the products.

Baby-Bouncer/Walker-Jumper Rule: The requirements for baby bouncers, baby walkers, and similar articles that are not covered by 16 CFR part 1216 (Safety Standard for Infant Walkers) are set forth under 16 CFR 1500.18(a)(6) and 1500.86(a)(4). These regulations establish criteria to use in determining whether certain baby-bouncers, walker-jumpers, or similar products are banned. The regulation requires that each product be labeled with information that will permit future identification by the manufacturer of the particular model of bouncer or walker-jumper. In addition, manufacturers must maintain records of sales, distribution, and results of tests and inspections for three years and make such records available to CPSC, upon request. Products covered under this regulation are not duplicative of an existing section 104 rule.

Testing and Certification of Children's Products: Recordkeeping requirements in parts 1107 and 1109 apply to all manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of children's products that are covered by one or more children's product safety rules promulgated and/or enforced by the CPSC.

To estimate the number of respondents, CPSC staff reviewed every industry category in the NAICS and selected industry categories that included firms that could manufacture or sell children's products that are regulated by CPSC and require testing and certification. Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 1 CPSC determined that there were approximately 20,100 manufacturers, about 106,700 wholesalers, and about 263,800 retailers in these NAICS categories. Accordingly, there are approximately 390,600 annual respondents. Note, however, these categories also include many non-children's products, which are not covered by any children's product safety rules. Therefore, these numbers would constitute an overestimate of the number of establishments that are subject to the PRA requirements and therefore constitute a high estimate of the number of firms that are subject to the recordkeeping requirements. Table 1 sets forth the burden estimate for all children's product safety rules that are not rules under section 104 of the CPSIA, estimating an average annual hourly burden of 5,037,900 hours.

Section 104 Rules: Table 2 summarizes the section 104 rules for durable infant or toddler products subject to the marking and labeling requirement that have been or are now being moved into OMB control number 3041-0159. The two new section 104 rules being moved into this information collection are shown in bold text. Table 2 also contains the estimated number of manufacturers and models and the total respondent hours, estimating 6,338 respondents for section 104 Rules, with an estimated annual hourly burden of 97,968 hours.

eFiling Requirements: As shown in Table 3, the final rule to revise part 1110 estimates that 224,000 importers of children's products will annually eFile Children's Product Certificates (CPCs) with an estimated annual 209,462 hourly burden. 90 FR 1800, 1838-39 (Table 14).

Electrically Operated Toys and Other Articles Rule: CPSC staff estimates that about 40 entities will respond to this collection annually.

Baby-Bouncer/Walker-Jumper Rule: CPSC staff estimates that about six entities will respond to the testing and recordkeeping requirements of this regulation annually.

Testing and Certification: An average of three hours per year will be needed for each response. The PRA burden will vary greatly from respondent to respondent, depending upon factors that are out of CPSC's control and at the discretion of the establishment. For example, respondents that regularly change their product may spend more time on testing and certification and the associated recordkeeping, while respondents that utilize the component part rule effectively, or that continuously manufacture the same product, may spend less time responding to the collection.

Section 104 Rules: Each section 104 rule contains a similar analysis for marking and labeling that estimates the time to make any necessary changes to marking and labeling requirements at 1 hour per model. Some section 104 rules also contain requirements for instructional literature, and estimates are included for instructional literature in this analysis, where required.

eFiling Requirements: The average filing takes roughly 22 seconds (or 0.0062 hours) across filing modes.

Electrically Operated Toys and Other Articles Rule: Products subject to this regulation are also subject to the requirements of the testing rule. Therefore, the burden of any duplicative recordkeeping requirements will not be reported here to avoid double-counting the burden. CPSC staff estimates that the additional burden imposed by this regulation over that imposed by the testing rule is 1.5 hours (30 minutes per response to maintain sales and distribution records for recordkeeping, and 1 hour to make labeling changes).

Baby-Bouncer/Walker-Jumper Rule: CPSC staff estimates that respondents will spend 2 hours per response (1 hour on recordkeeping requirements, and 1 hour on labeling requirements).

Total Estimated Annual Burden: Adding the total estimated recordkeeping burden for testing and certification (5,037,900 hours), marking and labeling for 104 Rules (97,968 hours), eFiling CPCs (209,462 hours), electrically operated toys (750 hours), and baby bouncer/walker-jumpers (24 hours) the total estimated annual burden of the collection is 5,346,104 hours.

At $41.59 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Employer Costs for Employee Compensation,” March 2025, Table 4, total compensation for all sales and office workers in goods-producing private industries: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ecec_06132025.htm ) hourly compensation rate, the total cost of the information collection is approximately $222.3 million (5,346,104 hours × $41.59 = $222,344,465.36).

Estimates of Other Total Annual Cost Burden to Respondents or Recordkeepers: Many importers use import brokers who charge a filing fee to facilitate customs filings and reporting with the government. Brokers typically charge a fee per entry or per entry line that is filed, and each entry line may contain one or more product certificates. The fees that brokers charge vary with the complexity of the Message Set and with the number of Message Sets filed.

Table 4 below presents an estimate of filing fees for CPCs. CPSC estimates that importers of children's products will file 28,555,603 annual message sets and expect filing fees for CPCs to total $21,987,815 annually.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Synchronized Pre-deployment and Operational Tracker Enterprise Suite (SPOT-ES); OMB Control Number 0704-0460.

Type of Request: Revision.

Number of Respondents: 1,805.

Responses per Respondent: 47.

Annual Responses: 84,835.

Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 42,418.

Needs and Uses: The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Public Law 110-181, Section 861, requires a common database between the Department of State (DoS), DoD, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to serve as the repository of information on contracts and contractor personnel performing in Iraq and Afghanistan. A 2010 Memorandum of Understanding between DoS, DoD and USAID designates the Synchronized Pre-deployment and Operational Tracker as that common database. Public Law 110-181, Section 862, requires a process for registering, processing, accounting for, and keeping appropriate records of personnel performing private security functions in an area of combat operations. Any individuals who choose not to have data collected will not be entitled to employment opportunities with businesses that require this data to be collected per DFARS Clause 252.225-7040.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald Lucas.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: OLDCC Economic Adjustment Data System; OMB Control Number 0704-0625.

Type of Request: Revision.

Number of Respondents: 73.

Responses per Respondent: 6.

Annual Responses: 438.

Average Burden per Response: 170 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 1,241.

Needs and Uses: The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) in coordination with other Federal Agencies, delivers a program of technical and financial assistance to enable states and communities to plan and carry out civilian responses to workforce, business, and community needs arising from Defense actions; cooperate with military installations and leverage public and private capabilities to deliver public infrastructure and services to enhance the military mission and achieve facility and infrastructure savings; and increase military, civilian, and industrial readiness and resiliency, and support military families. The Economic Adjustment Data System supports this mission by providing a platform for authorized grant applicants to submit their application packages, and for grant awardees to submit quarterly or semi-annual performance reports. Respondents will be States, U.S. Territories, counties, municipalities, other political subdivisions of a state, special purpose units of a state or local government, other instrumentalities of a state or local government, and tribal nations supporting a military installation or the defense industrial base.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government; Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit Institutions.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald Lucas.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Department of Defense Education Activity Research Request Program; DoDEA Form 1304.01-F1; OMB Control Number 0704-0457.

Type of Request: Extension.

Number of Respondents: 50.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses : 50.

Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.

Annual Burden Hours: 50.

Needs and Uses: The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Research Study Request form is administered annually and is used to conduct research involving DoDEA schools, teachers, principals, students, and parents. DoDEA receives requests from researchers both internal to DoDEA as well as outside the Federal government or DoD, to conduct research studies in DoDEA schools and districts. This information collection is needed to aid in the systematic and consistent collection of information on proposed research in accordance with guidelines established in DoDEA Administrative Instruction 1304.01, “Research Request Program.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald Lucas.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement; DD Form 2345; OMB Control Number 0704-0207.

Type of Request: Reinstatement.

Number of Respondents: 9,000.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 9,000.

Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.

Annual Burden Hours: 9,000.

Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary as a basis for certifying enterprises or individuals to have access to DoD export-controlled militarily critical technical data subject to the provisions of 32 CFR 250. Enterprises and individuals that need access to unclassified DoD-controlled militarily critical technical data must certify on DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement, that data will be used only in ways that will inhibit unauthorized access and maintain the protection afforded by U.S. export control laws. The information collected is disclosed only to the extent consistent with prudent business practices, current regulations, and statutory requirements and is so indicated on the Privacy Act Statement of DD Form 2345.

Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald Lucas.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: DoD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office Victim-Related Inquiries; DD Form 2985, OMB Control Number 0704-0565.

Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is necessary to facilitate a timely response and appropriate resolution to inquiries from DoD sexual assault victims/survivors, support personnel, and others. This information is collected to support victims and survivors of sexual assault in their recovery. It is also used to maintain a database documenting the nature and status of inquiries. This database allows us to provide adequate follow-up services and inform improvements to sexual assault prevention and response programs and policies. All these efforts aim to promote victim recovery.

Military sexual assault victims, parents, other family members, friends, and SAPR personnel requesting assistance can contact the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) by completing the DD Form 2985, “DoD SAPRO Request for Assistance.” After receiving permission from the requesting individual, the request for assistance is referred to the appropriate agency for action to facilitate a resolution.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Annual Burden Hours: 75.

Number of Respondents: 150.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 150.

Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Marine Corps Officer Candidate Program Suitability Forms; NAVMC Forms 10469 and 10064; OMB Control Number 0712-0002.

Type of Request: Revision.

Number of Respondents: 3,500.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 3,500.

Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 875.

Number of Respondents: 3,500.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 3,500.

Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 875.

Number of Respondents: 7,000.

Annual Responses: 7,000.

Annual Burden Hours: 1,750.

Needs and Uses: This information collection is necessary for the United States Marine Corps to verify a potential officer candidate's suitability for service. This information collection request consists of two forms used in this process: NAVMC Form 10469, “Academic Certification for Marine Corps Officer Candidate Program,” and NAVMC Form 10064, “Personal Information Questionnaire (PIQ).” The NAVMC Form 10469 collects information about the candidate's educational background, and the NAVMC Form 10064 is used to evaluate the candidate's moral character. To accomplish officer procurement requirements prescribed in 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) 8042, 10 U.S.C. Chapter 32, the Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) Officer Commissioning Manual (MCRC Order 1100.02), and Marine Corps Order 1130.76D, the Marine Corps Officer Selection Officer (OSO) must prospect, screen, and contract qualified individuals. The NAVMC 10469 and 10064 forms are a vital part of this process.

The NAVMC Form 10469 is used to verify a potential officer candidate's academic background and standardized test scores. During their initial interview with an OSO, applicants provide information about the colleges or universities they have attended. The OSO emails the NAVMC Form 10469 to the Registrar's office of the institutions identified by the applicant. The school Registrar's office completes the form with information regarding the student's degree plan, major, credit hours, and grades. The respondent will then digitally sign the form and return it to the OSO via email. It is then uploaded into the potential officer's application via the MCRC's Automated Commissioning Package database.

The NAVMC 10064 is completed by the five-character references provided by potential applicants during the Marine Corps Officer Candidate application process. The OSO will contact the references and provide the PIQ via email for completion. Once a reference has completed the form, they will sign it electronically and return it to the OSO via email. In limited cases, the respondent may request to hand deliver their response to the OSO or receive/return the PIQ via the U.S. Postal Service. A prepaid envelope is provided to the respondent if required. The PIQ is used by the OSO and the selection board to assess the personal and moral character of an applicant and as a tool to better assess the possibility of them becoming a Marine Corps Officer.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald Lucas.

Titles: FERC-500 (Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects with More than 10 Megawatt (MW) Capacity) and FERC-505 (Application for Small Hydropower Projects and Conduit Facilities including License/Relicense, Exemption, and Qualifying Conduit Facility Determination).

OMB Control Nos.: 1902-0058 (FERC-500) and 1902-0115 (FERC-505).

Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information collections.

Abstract: Part I of the Federal Power Act (FPA)  1 authorizes the Commission to grant hydropower licenses and exemptions to citizens of the United States, or to any corporation organized under the laws of United States or any State thereof, or to any State or municipality. Holders of such licenses and exemptions construct, operate, and maintain dams, water conduits, reservoirs, power houses, transmission lines, or other project works necessary or convenient for the development and improvement of navigation and for the development, transmission, and utilization of power across, along, from, or in any of the streams or other bodies of water over which Congress has jurisdiction. This jurisdiction stems from Congressional authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States, or upon any part of the public lands and reservations of the United States.

FERC-500 and FERC-505 comprise applications and other information collection activities implemented under numerous regulations. Some of the regulations are relevant to both FERC-500 and FERC-505, and others are relevant only to FERC-500 or FERC-505. Effective October 4, 2021, information collection activities within FERC-500 are for projects with an installed capacity of more than 10 MW. Information collection activities within FERC-505 are for other smaller projects.

As required by OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the Commission provided a 60-day notice of its renewal request in the Federal Register on July 23, 2025 (90 FR 34648). The public-comment period expired on September 22, 2025. No comments were received.

The following table lists information collection activities pertaining to applications and notices of intent. The table is organized as pairs of regulations that address, respectively, applicability and required contents of each activity.

Each of the “contents” regulations listed above requires information that assists the Commission in identifying the respondent and the type of proposed project. In addition, certain types of applications must include all  4 or some  5 of the following exhibits:

• Exhibit A is a description of the project.

• Exhibit B is a statement of project operation and resource utilization.

• Exhibit C is a proposed construction schedule for the project.

• Exhibit D is a statement of project costs and financing.

• Exhibit E is an environmental report.

• Exhibit F consists of general design drawings of the principal project works described under Exhibit A and supporting information used as the basis of design.

• Exhibit G is a map of the project.

No exhibits are required in a Notice of Intent to Construct Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facilities under 18 CFR 4.401. However, the Notice of Intent must include:

• Statements that the proposed project will use the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit and that the proposed facility has not been licensed or exempted from the licensing requirements and Part I of the FPA;

• A description of the proposed facility;

• Project drawings;

• If applicable, the preliminary permit number for the proposed facility; and

• Verification in accordance with 18 CFR 4.401(g).

In addition to the reporting requirements described above, FERC-500 and FERC-505 also contain requirements for those entities who ultimately receive a FERC license or exemption. Both information collections include an activity related to recreation signage (18 CFR 8.1 and 8.2) which is used to inform the public of appropriate uses at the project. FERC-500 includes an annual conveyance report (18 CFR 141.15) which must be submitted only if a conveyance of easements or rights-of-way across project lands, or a lease of project lands, has occurred in the previous year.

Types of Respondents: Entities requesting Licenses, Relicenses, Exemptions, or Qualifying Conduit Facility Determinations, and certain entities in receipt of Commission Licenses and Exemptions.

Estimate of Annual Burden: The burdens are itemized in detail in the following table:

Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and cost of the collections of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collections; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Titles and Form Number: EIB 03-02 Application for Medium Term Insurance, Direct Loan or Guarantee.

OMB Number: 3048-0014.

Type of Review: Regular.

Need and Use: The purpose of this collection is to gather information necessary to make a determination of eligibility of a transaction for EXIM assistance under its medium-term guarantee and insurance program.

Affected Public: This form affects entities involved in the export of U.S. goods and services.

Annual Number of Respondents: 100.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours.

Annual Burden Hours: 200 hours.

Frequency of Reporting or Use: As needed.

The “Report of Premiums Payable for Exporters Only” form will be used by exporters to report and pay premiums on insured shipments to various foreign buyers. The Application for Short Term Letter of Credit Export Credit Insurance Policy is used to determine the eligibility of the applicant and the transaction for EXIM assistance under its insurance program. EXIM customers are able to submit this form on paper or electronically.

Title and Form Number: EIB 92-34 Application for Short-Term Letter of Credit Export Credit Insurance Policy.

OMB Number: 3048-0009.

Type of Review: Regular.

Need and Use: This form is used by a financial institution (or broker acting on its behalf) to obtain approval for coverage of a short-term letter of credit. The information allows the EXIM staff to make a determination of the eligibility of the applicant and transaction for EXIM assistance under its programs.

The application tool can be reviewed at: https://img.exim.gov/s3fs-public/pub/pending/EIB92-34_Short_Term_Bank_Letter_of_Credit_Application_2025_PENDING.pdf.

Affected Public: This form affects entities involved in the export of U.S. goods and services.

Annual Number of Respondents: 11.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.5 hrs.

Annual Burden Hours: 5.5.

Frequency of Reporting of Use: On occasion.

Description: The AIAN Facility Survey is conducted every 5 years in accordance with section 650(b) of the Head Start Act. The most recent survey was approved under OMB #0970-0534 to fulfill the 2020 statutory requirement. This request will be submitted to OMB under the same number as a reinstatement with changes.

The purpose of the survey is to collect current data on the condition, location, and ownership of facilities used by AIAN Head Start programs. The results inform the 2025 Report to Congress and support ongoing policy, funding, and technical assistance decisions. For the 2025 cycle, updates have been made to reflect lessons learned from the 2020 survey and feedback from OHS staff and partners. Changes include more detailed questions on facility safety ( e.g., lead testing, pest control, disaster impact), clearer definitions of facility conditions, and expanded items on funding sources and barriers. These revisions aim to strengthen data quality and ensure the survey captures the full scope of infrastructure challenges and needs across AIAN programs.

Respondents: AIAN Early Head Start and Head Start Preschool grantees.

Grant recipients will complete the survey for each facility they operate, which based on current grant recipient information is an average of 3.5 responses per respondent. Data collection is expected to take place following OMB approval over a period of about 6 weeks.

Section 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, codified at 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii), authorizes the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants for a national communication system, the NHTH, to assist victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons in communicating with service providers. The objectives of the NHTH are to:

1. Operate the NHTH's telephone, text services, chat services, and website via a coordinated national communications system available 24 hours a day;

2. Provide timely information and service referrals to victims of human trafficking;

3. Notify law enforcement and child welfare agencies of potential cases of human trafficking, as required by law and in other situations where appropriate;

4. Establish and maintain a comprehensive online directory of community-based service providers across the U.S. and its territories.

The NHTH grant recipient collects information about signalers (individuals who contact the hotline) and from signalers regarding potential human trafficking situations and potential victims. The NHTH grant recipient summarizes and reports this information to HHS in the aggregate. HHS uses this information to assess the extent to which the grant recipient fulfills required program activities and to:

• Continuously monitor and mitigate factors impacting NHTH operations;

• Disseminate insights to inform anti-trafficking strategies and policies; and

• Provide information to congress, other federal agencies, stakeholders, and the public on the aggregate outcomes of NHTH operations.

Respondents: Potential victims, representatives of governmental entities, law enforcement, first responders, members of the community, representatives of nongovernmental entities supporting individuals in the United States who may have been subjected to severe forms of trafficking in persons who utilize the NHTH as signalers.

The estimated number of respondents has been decreased to reflect review of operational data reviewed from the past five years. The updated estimate is an average number of respondents over the next three years based on that most recent data. The estimated time per response remains consistent but overall total estimates are lower due to the reduction in estimated number of respondents.

The Program provides a system of no-fault compensation for certain individuals who have been injured by specific vaccines. Subtitle 2 of Title XXI of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300aa-10 et seq., provides that those seeking compensation are to file a petition with the United States Court of Federal Claims and to serve a copy of the petition to the Secretary of HHS, who is named as the respondent in each proceeding. The Secretary has delegated this responsibility under the Program to HRSA. The Court is directed by statute to appoint special masters who take evidence, conduct hearings as appropriate, and make initial decisions as to eligibility for, and amount of, compensation.

A petition may be filed with respect to injuries, disabilities, illnesses, conditions, and deaths resulting from vaccines described in the Vaccine Injury Table (the Table) set forth at 42 CFR 100.3. This Table lists for each covered vaccine the conditions that may lead to compensation and, for each condition, the time period for occurrence of the first symptom or manifestation of onset or of significant aggravation after vaccine administration. Compensation may also be awarded for conditions not listed in the Table and for conditions that are manifested outside the time periods specified in the Table, but only if the petitioner shows that the condition was caused by one of the listed vaccines.

Section 2112(b)(2) of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300aa-12(b)(2), requires that “[w]ithin 30 days after the Secretary receives service of any petition filed under section 2111 the Secretary shall publish notice of such petition in the Federal Register .” Set forth below is a list of petitions received by HRSA on August 1, 2025, through August 31, 2025. This list provides the name of the petitioner, city, and state of vaccination (if unknown then the city and state of the person or attorney filing the claim), and case number. In cases where the Court has redacted the name of a petitioner and/or the case number, the list reflects such redaction.

Section 2112(b)(2) also provides that the special master “shall afford all interested persons an opportunity to submit relevant, written information” relating to the following:

1. The existence of evidence “that there is not a preponderance of the evidence that the illness, disability, injury, condition, or death described in the petition is due to factors unrelated to the administration of the vaccine described in the petition,” and

2. Any allegation in a petition that the petitioner either:

a. “[S]ustained, or had significantly aggravated, any illness, disability, injury, or condition not set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table but which was caused by” one of the vaccines referred to in the Table, or

b. “[S]ustained, or had significantly aggravated, any illness, disability, injury, or condition set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table the first symptom or manifestation of the onset or significant aggravation of which did not occur within the time period set forth in the Table but which was caused by a vaccine” referred to in the Table.

In accordance with Section 2112(b)(2), all interested persons may submit written information relevant to the issues described above in the case of the petitions listed below. Any person choosing to do so should file an original and three (3) copies of the information with the Clerk of the United States Court of Federal Claims at the address listed above (under the heading For Further Information Contact ), with a copy to HRSA addressed to Director, Division of Injury Compensation Programs, Health Systems Bureau, 5600 Fishers Lane, 14W-18, Rockville, Maryland 20857. The Court's caption (Petitioner's Name v. Secretary of HHS) and the docket number assigned to the petition should be used as the caption for the written submission. Chapter 35 of Title 44, United States Code, related to paperwork reduction, does not apply to information required for purposes of carrying out the Program.

The following represents the intellectual property to be licensed under the prospective agreement: United States Provisional Patent Application Number 63/607,147, filed December 7, 2023, entitled “Zika Viruses and Uses Thereof ” (HHS Reference No. E-137-2025-0-US-01) and PCT Patent Application Number PCT/US2024/058992, filed December 7, 2024, entitled “Zika Viruses and Uses Thereof” (HHS Reference No. E-137-2025-0-PCT-02).

The patent rights in these inventions have been assigned and/or exclusively licensed to Advocate Aurora Research Institute and Government of the United States of America as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services.

The prospective patent license will be for the purpose of consolidating the patent rights to Advocate Aurora Research Institute, the co-owners of said rights, for commercial development and marketing. Consolidation of these co-owned rights is intended to expedite development of the invention, consistent with the goals of the Bayh-Dole Act codified as 35 U.S.C. 200-212.

The prospective interinstitutional agreement will include an exclusive license for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases' rights in these jointly owned patents. It will be sublicensable, and any sublicenses granted by Advocate Aurora Research Institute will be subject to the provisions of 37 CFR part 404.

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive, malignant brain cancer with poor prognosis under the current standard of care. Oncolytic viruses have potential as novel therapeutics for the treatment of GBM. The current technology, developed by Stephen Whitehead, Ph.D. from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and researchers at Advocate Aurora Research Institute, describes the use of Zika virus strains as an oncolytic virus for the treatment of GBM and other cancers.

This notice is made in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404. The prospective exclusive license will be royalty bearing, and the prospective exclusive license may be granted unless within fifteen (15) days from the date of this published notice, the National Insitute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases receives written evidence and argument that establishes that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404.

In response to this Notice, the public may file comments or objections. Comments and objections, other than those in the form of a license application, will not be treated confidentially, and may be made publicly available.

License applications submitted in response to this Notice will be presumed to contain business confidential information and any release of information in these license applications will be made only as required and upon a request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.

The Commission has received a complaint and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure filed on behalf Bose Corporation on September 23, 2025. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain open-ear earpiece devices. The complaint names as respondents: Dongguan Yuanyu Electronic Co., Ltd. d/b/a Ituoray of China; Liu, Yiming d/b/a Yomdud of China; King Lucky Co., Ltd. of Hong Kong; Jiaxing Yuejia Trading Co., Ltd. d/b/a Xmenha of China; Shenzhen Zhichuang All Technology Co., Ltd. and/or Abbott Sanag (UK) Group Co., Ltd. d/b/a Sanag Lingzhong Zhao d/b/a Jzones of China; Shenzhen Mengmengwei Electronic Commerce Co., Ltd. d/b/a Lytmi of China; Shenzhen Maosong Tech. Co., Ltd., d/b/a Ansten of China; U2O Global Co., Ltd. d/b/a IWalk of China; Shenzhen Meichi Electronics Co., Ltd. d/b/a HOMSCAM of China; Shenzhen Shixinhe Dianzi Shangwu Co., Ltd. d/b/a XINHESHUMA of China; Shenzhen Landscape Art Co., Ltd. d/b/a Piluyaa of China; Shenzhen Zhiquhui Technology Co., Ltd. d/b/a Yeabomy of China; Shenzhen Carnival Digital Technology Co., Ltd. and/or Shenzhen Lida Tech. Communication Co., Ltd. d/b/a Shijiaet of China; Shenzhen Shibaishi Dianzi Shangwu Co., Ltd. d/b/a Jiayuu and/or YouDaxing of China; Buy Worry-Free Trade Co., Ltd. d/b/a BST Supply I of China; Hong Kong Shihui Technology Co., Ltd. d/b/a Wdingxing of China; Hong Kong Chuanboyao Technology Ltd. d/b/a Mmanage and/or Ffaithful of China; Hong Kong Dora Cross-Border Trading Co., Ltd. d/b/a Doraomi of China; Hong Kong Santaizi Technology Co., Ltd d/b/a STZ Sport of China; Shenzhen Shiyi Gian Maoyi Co., Ltd. d/b/a Classic Innovation of China; and Shenzhen Yanyin Technology Co., Ltd. of China. The complainant requests that the Commission issue a general exclusion order or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, cease and desist orders, and impose a bond upon respondents' alleged infringing articles during the 60-day Presidential review period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).

Proposed respondents, other interested parties, members of the public, and interested government agencies are invited to file comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should address whether issuance of the relief specifically requested by the complainant in this investigation would affect the public health and welfare in the United States, competitive conditions in the United States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles in the United States, or United States consumers.

In particular, the Commission is interested in comments that:

(i) explain how the articles potentially subject to the requested remedial orders are used in the United States;

(ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the United States relating to the requested remedial orders;

(iii) identify like or directly competitive articles that complainant, its licensees, or third parties make in the United States which could replace the subject articles if they were to be excluded;

(iv) indicate whether complainant, complainant's licensees, and/or third party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of articles potentially subject to the requested exclusion order and/or a cease and desist order within a commercially reasonable time; and

(v) explain how the requested remedial orders would impact United States consumers.

Written submissions on the public interest must be filed no later than by close of business, eight calendar days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register . There will be further opportunities for comment on the public interest after the issuance of any final initial determination in this investigation. Any written submissions on other issues must also be filed by no later than the close of business, eight calendar days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register . Complainant may file replies to any written submissions no later than three calendar days after the date on which any initial submissions were due, notwithstanding § 201.14(a) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. No other submissions will be accepted, unless requested by the Commission. Any submissions and replies filed in response to this Notice are limited to five (5) pages in length, inclusive of attachments.

Persons filing written submissions must file the original document electronically on or before the deadlines stated above. Submissions should refer to the docket number (“Docket No. 3851”) in a prominent place on the cover page and/or the first page. ( See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic Filing Procedures  1 ). Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov. ) No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice. Persons with questions regarding filing should contact the Secretary at EDIS3Help@usitc.gov.