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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 193 / Friday, October 8, 2021 / Notices 56345 DEPARTMENT OF STATE under 49 CFR 1150.41 to enter into a filing on the Board’s website. In transaction agreement (Transaction addition, one copy of each pleading [Public Notice 11558] Agreement) with Patton-Lowe RR, Inc. must be served on CIND’s Notice of Determinations; Culturally (PLRI), for CIND to acquire and operate representative, Eric M. Hocky, Clark Hill Significant Objects Being Imported for a rail line from approximately milepost PLC, Two Commerce Square, 2001 64.43 at Craig 1 (east of the SR46 Grade Exhibition—Determinations: ‘‘Through Market Street, Suite 2620, Philadelphia, Crossing, at a point of connection with Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His PA 19103. CIND’s Westport Industrial Track near According to CIND, this action is Sources’’ Exhibition CIND milepost 225.0) to 100 feet east of categorically excluded from SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the the switch at approximately milepost environmental review under 49 CFR following determinations: I hereby 64.61 (the Line).2 The verified notice 1105.6(c) and from historic reporting determine that certain objects being states that CIND has also entered into a requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b). imported from abroad pursuant to trackage rights agreement to acquire Board decisions and notices are agreements with their foreign owner or incidental trackage rights over a available at www.stb.gov. custodian for temporary display in the connecting PLRI rail line, which will Decided: October 5, 2021. exhibition ‘‘Through Vincent’s Eyes: allow CIND to provide local and 3 By the Board, Valerie O. Quinn, Acting Van Gogh and His Sources’’ at the overhead service to customers. Director, Office of Proceedings. Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, CIND certifies that neither the Transaction Agreement and nor the Kenyatta Clay, Ohio; the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Clearance Clerk. Santa Barbara, California; and at trackage rights agreement impose or [FR Doc. 2021–22024 Filed 10–7–21; 8:45 am] possible additional exhibitions or include an interchange commitment. venues yet to be determined, are of CIND further certifies that its projected BILLING CODE 4915–01–P cultural significance, and, further, that revenues as a result of the transaction their temporary exhibition or display will not exceed those that would qualify within the United States as it as a Class III rail carrier but that its OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES aforementioned is in the national current annual revenues exceed $5 TRADE REPRESENTATIVE interest. I have ordered that Public million. Pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.42(e), if a carrier’s projected annual revenues Request for Comments on the Possible Notice of these determinations be Reinstatement of Certain Exclusions in published in the Federal Register. will exceed $5 million, it must, at least 60 days before the exemption becomes the Section 301 Investigation of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chi effective, post a notice of its intent to China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices D. Tran, Program Administrator, Office undertake the proposed transaction at Related to Technology Transfer, of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of the workplace of the employees on the Intellectual Property, and Innovation State (telephone: 202–632–6471; email: affected lines, serve a copy of the notice section2459@state.gov). The mailing AGENCY: Office of the United States on the national offices of the labor Trade Representative (USTR). address is U.S. Department of State, L/ unions with employees on the affected ACTION: PD, 2200 C Street NW (SA–5), Suite lines, and certify to the Board that it has Notice and request for 5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505. done so. However, CIND’s verified comments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice includes a request for waiver of SUMMARY: In prior notices, the U.S. foregoing determinations were made the 60-day advance labor notice Trade Representative modified the pursuant to the authority vested in me requirements. CIND’s waiver request action in the Section 301 investigation by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. will be addressed in a separate decision. of China’s acts, policies, and practices 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of The Board will establish the effective related to technology transfer, March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs date of the exemption in its separate intellectual property, and innovation by Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 decision on the waiver request. excluding certain products from (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 If the verified notice contains false or additional duties in multiple tranches. note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority misleading information, the exemption From the various tranches of granted No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exclusions, the U.S. Trade Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) Representative subsequently extended August 28, 2000. may be filed at any time. The filing of 549 exclusions. Most of these extensions Matthew R. Lussenhop, a petition to revoke will not expired by December 31, 2020. The automatically stay the effectiveness of Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of remainder expired earlier this year. Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department the exemption. Petitions for stay must USTR invites specific comments on of State. be filed no later than October 15, 2021. whether to reinstate particular product All pleadings, referring to Docket No. exclusions. [FR Doc. 2021–21972 Filed 10–7–21; 8:45 am] FD 36538, should be filed with the BILLING CODE 4710–05–P Surface Transportation Board via e- DATES: October 12, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. EDT: The public docket on the web 1 Craig is an unincorporated railroad location portal at https://comments.USTR.gov SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD immediately west of the boundary of the City of will open for parties to submit Greensburg, Ind. See Patton-Lowe RR—Acquis. comments on the possible reinstatement [Docket No. FD 36538] Exemption—Consolidated Rail Corp., FD 36366, of particular exclusions. December 1, slip op. at 1 n.1 (STB served Jan. 3, 2020). 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EST: To be assured The Central Railroad Company of 2 The parties to the Transaction Agreement also of consideration, submit written Indiana—Acquisition and Operation include Lowe’s Pellets and Grain, Inc. (Lowe’s), the comments on the public docket by this Exemption—Patton-Lowe RR, Inc. parent company of PLRI, and Next Generation, Inc. (NEXTGEN). date. 3 The Transaction Agreement also provides for ADDRESSES: The Central Railroad Company of the rehabilitation of certain track to allow CIND to You must submit all Indiana (CIND), a Class III railroad, has access the incidental track and the Lowe’s and comments through the online portal: filed a verified notice of exemption NEXTGEN facilities. https://comments.USTR.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Oct 07, 2021 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08OCN1.SGM 08OCN1 jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 56346 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 193 / Friday, October 8, 2021 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For B. Possible Reinstatement of Previously C. How To Comment on the general questions about this notice and Extended Product Exclusions Reinstatement of Exclusions request for comments, contact Associate The 549 previously-extended product General Counsel Philip Butler or The U.S. Trade Representative is considering the possible reinstatement exclusions can be found in the notices Assistant General Counsel David cited in notes 1–4 above. For ease of Salkeld at (202) 395–5725. of previously extended exclusions granted under the notices referenced in reference, USTR also is publishing a list SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: notes 1–4 above. Accordingly, USTR of the previously extended exclusions invites public comments on whether to on its website at: https://ustr.gov/issue- A. Background reinstate particular exclusions that areas/enforcement/section-301- investigations/section-301-china- In the course of this investigation the previously were extended. Additionally, technology-transfer/china-section-301- U.S. Trade Representative imposed USTR invites public comments on the tariff-actions-and-exclusion-process/ additional duties on products of China appropriate length of the reinstated reinstatement-certain-exclusions- in four tranches. See 83 FR 28719 (June exclusions. USTR will evaluate the possible previously-extended. 20, 2018); 83 FR 40823 (August 16, To submit a comment either 2018); 83 FR 47974 (September 21, reinstatement of each exclusion on a case-by-case basis. The focus of the supporting or opposing the 2018), as modified by 83 FR 49153 reinstatement of a particular exclusion, (September 28, 2018); and 84 FR 43304 evaluation will be whether, despite the imposition of additional duties commenters first must register on the (August 20, 2019), as modified by 84 FR portal at https://comments.USTR.gov. 69447 (December 18, 2019); and 85 FR beginning in September 2018, the particular product remains available As noted above, the public docket on 3741 (January 22, 2020). Each tranche is the portal will be open for 50 days, commonly known as a ‘List’, e.g., List 1, only from China. In addressing this factor, commenters should address starting October 12, 2021. After List 2, etc. The fourth tranche is registration, the commenter may submit contained in Lists 4A and 4B. No tariffs specifically: • an exclusion reinstatement comment to on List 4B currently are in effect. Whether the particular product the public docket. For each tranche, the U.S. Trade and/or a comparable product is A facsimile of the form containing the Representative established a process by available from sources in the United questions to be addressed on the which U.S. stakeholders could request States and/or in third countries. comment docket is available on USTR’s the exclusion of particular products • Any changes in the global supply website at https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/ subject to the action. The first tranche chain since September 2018 with enforcement/section-301-investigations/ of exclusions expired in December 2019 respect to the particular product or any section-301-china-technology-transfer/ and the final tranche of exclusions other relevant industry developments. china-section-301-tariff-actions-and- expired in October 2020. Starting in • The efforts, if any, the importers or exclusion-process/reinstatement- November 2019, the U.S. Trade U.S. purchasers have undertaken since certain-exclusions-previously-extended. Representative established processes for September 2018 to source the product Set out below is a summary of the submitting public comments on whether from the United States or third information to be submitted. to extend particular exclusions. See, countries. • Contact information, including the e.g., 85 FR 6687 (February 5, 2019) and • Domestic capacity for producing the full legal name of the organization 85 FR 38482 (June 26, 2020). Pursuant product in the United States. making the comment, and whether the commenter is a third party. to these processes, the U.S. Trade In addition, USTR will consider • The previously extended exclusion Representative determined to extend whether or not reinstating the exclusion 1 you are commenting on. 137 exclusions covered under List 1, 59 will impact or result in severe economic 2 • Whether the product or products exclusions on List 2, 266 exclusions on harm to the commenter or other U.S. 3 4 covered by the exclusion are subject to List 3, and 87 exclusions on List 4. interests, including the impact on small an antidumping or countervailing duty With the exception of exclusions related businesses, employment, manufacturing order issued by the U.S. Department of to the COVID pandemic, all of these 549 output, and critical supply chains in the Commerce. exclusions have expired. In particular, United States, as well as the overall • Whether you support or oppose the exclusions for most of these impact of the exclusions on the goal of reinstating the exclusion and an products expired by December 31, 2020, obtaining the elimination of China’s and the remaining exclusions expired explanation of your rationale. acts, policies, and practices covered in • Whether the commenter meets the on March 25, and April 18, 2021. See 85 the Section 301 investigation. FR 15849 and 85 FR 20332. USTR is size standard for a small business, as separately addressing the possible USTR will seek advice and consult established by the Small Business extension of current COVID exclusions. with the agencies that make up the Administration. See 86 FR 48280 and 86 FR 54011. interagency Section 301 Committee, • The number of employees your including the Small Business business employs in the United States. Administration. • 1 List 1 Notices: 84 FR 70616 (December 23, 2019); Whether the products covered by 85 FR 15849 (March 19, 2020); 85 FR 20332 (April Exclusions reinstated pursuant to this the exclusion or comparable products 10, 2020); 85 FR 29503 (May15, 2020); 85 FR 33775 review would be retroactive with are available from sources in the U.S. or (June 2, 2020); 85 FR 41267 (July 9,2020); 85 FR respect to merchandise entered, or in third countries. 59587 (September 22, 2020); 85 FR 62782 (October • 5, 2020). withdrawn from warehouse, for The efforts you have undertaken 2 List 2 Notices: 85 FR 45949 (July 30, 2020); 85 consumption on or after the opening of since September 2018 to source the FR 59595 (September 22, 2020); 85 FR 62786 the docket on October 12, 2021, for product from the U.S. or third countries. (October 5, 2020). which the entries are not liquidated at • As a domestic producer, your 3 List 3 Notices: 85 FR 48600 (August 11, 2020); the time the claim to apply the capacity to produce the product in the 85 FR 57925 (September 16, 2020); 85 FR 63332 (October 7, 2020). reinstated exclusion is made to U.S. United States, your production in the 4 List 4a Notices: 85 FR 54616 (September 2, Customs and Border Protection in United States, your efforts to produce 2020); 85 FR 63330 (October 7, 2020). accordance with their procedures. domestically, and any constraints. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Oct 07, 2021 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08OCN1.SGM 08OCN1 jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 193 / Friday, October 8, 2021 / Notices 56347 • The value and quantity of the SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the south of the Bonita Bay Outdoor Chinese-origin product covered by the FDOT, is issuing this notice to Recreation Center to Oak Shore Drive, a specific exclusion request purchased announce actions taken by FDOT and distance of approximately one mile. over the last three years. other Federal Agencies that are final Project Actions: This notice applies to • Whether Chinese suppliers have agency actions. These actions relate to the Environmental Assessment, Finding lowered their prices for products the proposed State Road 30 (US 98) of No Significant Impacts and all laws covered by the exclusion following the Dupont Bridge Replacement Project in under which such actions were taken, imposition of duties. Bay County, Florida. These actions grant including but not limited to: • The value and quantity of the licenses, permits, or approvals for the 1. General: National Environmental product covered by the exclusion project. Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.]; Federal-Aid Highway Act (FAHA) purchased from domestic and third DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on [23 U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 128]; 23 country sources over the last three behalf of FDOT, is advising the public CFR part 771. years. of final agency actions subject to 23 • 2. Air: Clean Air Act (CAA) [42 U.S.C. If applicable, the commenter’s gross U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking 7401–7671(q)], with the exception of revenues for the last three years. judicial review of the Federal Agency • project level conformity determinations Whether the Chinese-origin product actions on the listed highway project [42 U.S.C. 7506]. of concern is sold as a final product or will be barred unless the claim is filed as an input. 3. Noise: Noise Control Act of 1972 • on or before March 7, 2022. If the [42 U.S.C. 4901–4918]; 23 CFR 772. Whether or not reinstating the Federal law that authorizes judicial exclusion will result in severe economic 4. Land: Section 4(f) of the review of a claim provides a time period Department of Transportation Act of harm to the commenter or other U.S. of less than 150 days for filing such interests. 1966 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303]; • claim, then that shorter time period still 23 CFR part 774; Land and Water Whether the additional tariffs had applies. an impact on employment at your Conservation Fund (LWCF) [54 U.S.C. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For company. 200302–200310]. FDOT: Jennifer Marshall, P.E., Director, • Any additional information in 5. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act Office of Environmental Management, support of or in opposition to (ESA) [16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and 1536]; FDOT, 605 Suwannee Street, MS 37, reinstating the exclusion. Marine Mammal Protection Act [16 Tallahassee, Florida 32399; telephone Commenters also may provide any U.S.C. 1361–1423h], Anadromous Fish (863) 519–2239; email: other information or data that they Conservation Act [16 U.S.C. 757(a)– Jennifer.Marshall@dot.state.fl.us. The consider relevant. 757(f)]; Fish and Wildlife Coordination FDOT Office of Environmental Act [16 U.S.C. 661–667(d)]; Migratory D. Submission Instructions Management’s normal business hours Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) [16 U.S.C. 703– To be assured of consideration, you are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern 712]; Magnuson-Stevenson Fishery must submit your comment during the Standard Time), Monday through Conservation and Management Act of 50-day period following the opening of Friday, except State holidays. 1976, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1801– the public docket on the portal. Parties SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective 1891d], with Essential Fish Habitat seeking to comment on more than one December 14, 2016, the FHWA assigned, requirements [16 U.S.C. 1855(b)(2)]. exclusion must submit a separate and the FDOT assumed, environmental 6. Historic and Cultural Resources: comment for each exclusion. USTR’s responsibilities for this project pursuant Section 106 of the National Historic portal allows for the submission of to 23 U.S.C. 327. Notice is hereby given Preservation Act of 1966, as amended Business Confidential Information (BCI). that FDOT and other Federal Agencies [54 U.S.C. 3006101 et seq.]; Fields with a (BCI) notation are for BCI have taken final agency actions subject Archaeological Resources Protection Act and the information entered will not be to 23 U.S.C. 139 (l)(1) by issuing of 1979 (ARPA) [16 U.S.C. 470(aa)– publicly available. By submitting a licenses, permits, or approvals for the 470(II)]; Preservation of Historical and comment, the commenter certifies that proposed improvement highway project. Archaeological Data [54 U.S.C. 312501– the information provided is complete The actions by FDOT and other Federal 312508]; Native American Grave and correct to the best of their Agencies on the project, and the laws Protection and Repatriation Act knowledge. under which such actions were taken (NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001–3013; 18 are described in the Environmental U.S.C. 1170]. Greta Peisch, Assessment approved on August 5, 7. Social and Economic: Civil Rights General Counsel, Office of the United States 2021, Finding of No Significant Impacts Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000d–2000d–1]; Trade Representative. approved on August 5, 2021, and in American Indian Religious Freedom Act [FR Doc. 2021–22062 Filed 10–7–21; 8:45 am] other project records for the listed [42 U.S.C. 1996]; Farmland Protection BILLING CODE 3390–F2–P project. The Environmental Assessment, Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 4201–4209]. Finding of No Significant Impacts, and 8. Wetlands and Water Resources: other documents for the listed project Clean Water Act (Section 319, Section DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION are available by contacting FDOT at the 401, Section 404) [33 U.S.C. 1251– address provided above. The 1387]; Coastal Barriers Resources Act Federal Highway Administration Environmental Assessment, Finding of (CBRA) [16 U.S.C. 3501–3510]; Coastal No Significant Impacts, and additional Zone Management Act (CZMA) [16 Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions project documents can be viewed and U.S.C. 1451–1466]; Safe Drinking Water on Proposed Transportation Project in downloaded from the project website at: Act (SDWA) [42 U.S.C. 300f–300j–26]; Florida www.dupontbridge.com. The project Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 [33 AGENCY: Federal Highway subject to this notice is: U.S.C. 401–406]; Wild and Scenic Administration (FHWA), DOT. Project Location: City of Parker in Bay Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1271–1287]; County, Florida. The project replaces Emergency Wetlands Resources Act [16 ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims the Dupont Bridge and upgrades the U.S.C. 3921, 3931]; Wetlands for judicial review. roadway approaches on US 98 from Mitigation, [23 U.S.C. 119(g) and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Oct 07, 2021 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08OCN1.SGM 08OCN1 jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1