82 FR 24141 - U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (USEITI) Advisory Committee; Postponement of Meeting
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 100 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 24141-24142] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-10720] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary [Docket No. ONRR-2012-0003; DS63602000 DR2000000.PX8000 178D0102R2] U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (USEITI) Advisory Committee; Postponement of Meeting AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The June 2017 United States Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Advisory Committee meeting has been postponed. DATES: The meeting was scheduled for June 7-8, 2017, in Washington, DC, and will be rescheduled at a later date. We will publish a future notice with a new meeting date and location. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith Wilson, Program Manager, 1849 C Street NW., MS 4211, Washington, DC 20240. You may also contact the USEITI [[Page 24142]] Secretariat via email at [email protected], by phone at 202-208-0272, or by fax at 202-513-0682. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of the Interior established the USEITI Advisory Committee on July 26, 2012, to serve as the USEITI multi-stakeholder group. Additional information is available in the meeting notice published on December 29, 2016 (81 FR 96032). Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. Gregory J. Gould, Director--Office of Natural Resources Revenue. [FR Doc. 2017-10720 Filed 5-24-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4335-30-P
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regards to the estimated completion in order to export finish guitars. Taylor Comments that you submit in
time burden, the Service recognizes that raised concerns about the permit response to this notice are a matter of
many of the applicants that fill out form application processing by the Service public record. We will include or
3–200–88 are large orchestras that may once an application is submitted to the summarize each comment in our request
have multiple instruments that need to Service. They were specifically to OMB to approve this IC. Before
be exported. While the Service believes concerned that how the Service reviews including your address, phone number,
that each musician involved in the submitted applications and the permits email address, or other personal
orchestra or, if the instruments are issued creates a burden for Taylor to identifying information in your
owned by the orchestra itself, should carry out the business as they did before comment, you should be aware that
have all of the relevant information a recent listing of a number of timber your entire comment, including your
about their instruments readily species in January 2017 under CITES. personal identifying information, may
available, it may take longer to compile Taylor also raised issues that when the be made publicly available at any time.
all of the information than we initially Service considers the time and cost While you can ask us in your comment
estimated to complete the application burdens that applicants/permittees face to withhold your personal identifying
form. Therefore, we are increasing our when carrying out export business, information from public review, we
estimated time burden to 1.5 hours. particularly in regards to the cost of cannot guarantee that we will be able to
Lastly, as with the previous applying for a permit and the cost of do so.
commenters, the Service supports the clearance at the port of export. Taylor
concept of creating an electronic IV. Authorities
also recommended several ways to
permitting system and is actively reduce the application burden. As with The authorities for this action are the
working on that endeavor at this time. other commenters, Taylor suggested that Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531
Comment 4: Email Comment Dated the Service implement an electronic et seq.), the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
04/21/2017 from the National application process. Taylor also (16 U.S.C. 704), the Marine Mammal
Association of Music Merchants: The recommended that the Service consider Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361
commenter represents over 900 establishing a permitting process for et seq.), the Wild Bird Conservation Act
members in the United States and 100 applicants that they would consider to (16 U.S.C. 4901–4916), Lacey Act:
other countries, many of which are be ‘‘low risk exporters’’. This process Injurious Wildlife (18 U.S.C. 42), the
involved in the commercial trade of would combine both the permit Convention on International Trade in
products recently regulated by CITES. application process and the clearance Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Due to the recent listing of the affected process at the port. Flora (TIAS 8249), and the Paperwork
timber species, many members are FWS Response to Comment 5: Most of Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
unfamiliar with the Service’s permitting the comments provided by Taylor et seq.).
process. The commenter requested that addressed the application process and
the Service provide greater clarity of the Dated: May 22, 2017.
the clearance process, not the Madonna L. Baucum,
need for permits due to the recent application forms themselves or how
CITES listing and the permitting Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
those forms could be revised to improve Fish and Wildlife Service.
process.
the information collection. Taylor raised
The commenter requested more [FR Doc. 2017–10702 Filed 5–24–17; 8:45 am]
detailed instructions as to the document several aspects that would require
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requirements to conduct legal specific rulemakings to address the
international business with products Service’s current regulatory structure
manufactured with listed wood species and the implementation of CITES. The DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
and greater recognition on the part of Service will take these comments into
the Service on how the permitting consideration as we consider revisions Office of the Secretary
process affects the commenter’s to our current regulations. The Service
[Docket No. ONRR–2012–0003; DS63602000
members. Finally, the commenter is, as stated previously, currently DR2000000.PX8000 178D0102R2]
requesting that an electronic permitting developing electronic applications that
system be developed to streamline the would allow applicants to supply U.S. Extractive Industries
permitting process. permit applications electronically and Transparency Initiative (USEITI)
FWS Response to Comment 4: The pay the application fee online. This Advisory Committee; Postponement of
Service has been actively working with process, once in place, should allow for Meeting
the commenter and its members since a smoother application process in
the timber species were listed on CITES regards to submissions and subsequent AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office
and the impact that the permitting communication with the application. of Natural Resources Revenue, Interior.
process would have on international We again invite comments concerning ACTION: Notice.
trade carried out by the commenter’s this information collection on:
• Whether or not the collection of SUMMARY: The June 2017 United States
members. The Service had modified the
information is necessary, including Extractive Industries Transparency
proposed applications to provide greater
whether or not the information will Initiative Advisory Committee meeting
clarity and to make the applications
have practical utility; has been postponed.
more user-friendly. Several of the
commenter’s statements go outside this • The accuracy of our estimate of the DATES: The meeting was scheduled for
specific information collection process, burden for this collection of June 7–8, 2017, in Washington, DC, and
but will be take the comments into information; will be rescheduled at a later date. We
consideration in other actions taken by • Ways to enhance the quality, utility, will publish a future notice with a new
the Service. and clarity of the information to be meeting date and location.
Comment 5: Email Comment Dated collected; and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
04/21/2017 from Taylor Guitars: Taylor • Ways to minimize the burden of the Judith Wilson, Program Manager, 1849
Guitars addressed several factors that collection of information on C Street NW., MS 4211, Washington, DC
they stated affects their business process respondents. 20240. You may also contact the USEITI
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Secretariat via email at useiti@ listed as Category VI petitions for a ten final reports on the petitions to the
ios.doi.gov, by phone at 202–208–0272, day period beginning on June 12, 2017, House Committee on Ways and Means
or by fax at 202–513–0682. at 8:45 a.m. As provided below, all such and the Senate Committee on Finance
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. comments must be submitted to the (the Committees). The Commission’s
Department of the Interior established Commission electronically through the preliminary report is due to the
the USEITI Advisory Committee on July Commission Web site https:// Committees on June 9, 2017. In its
26, 2012, to serve as the USEITI multi- www.usitc.gov/mtbps. The Commission preliminary report to the Committees,
stakeholder group. Additional will not accept comments filed in paper the Commission must evaluate whether
information is available in the meeting form or in any other form or format. petitions meet the requirements of the
notice published on December 29, 2016 DATES: June 12, 2017, 8:45 a.m. EST: Act and should be included in an
(81 FR 96032). Opening date and time for submission omnibus miscellaneous tariff bill.
of additional comments on Category VI In preparing its report, the Act
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. requires that the Commission take into
petitions.
Gregory J. Gould, June 21, 2017, 5:15 p.m. EST: Closing account the report of the Secretary of
Director—Office of Natural Resources date and time for submission of Commerce, issued April 10, 2017. In the
Revenue. comments on Category VI petitions. report, the Secretary analyzed, for each
[FR Doc. 2017–10720 Filed 5–24–17; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: All Commission offices are petition, whether there was domestic
BILLING CODE 4335–30–P located in the United States production of the article that was the
International Trade Commission subject of a petition, and if so, whether
Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, a domestic producer of the article
DC. The public file for this proceeding objected to the petition. In the report,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
may be viewed on the Commission’s based on consultations with Customs
COMMISSION
MTBPS at https://www.usitc.gov/mtbps. and Border Protection, the Secretary
Petitions for Duty Suspensions and also recommended whether any
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Reductions: Notice That the technical changes were necessary to
general inquiries, contact Jennifer make each petition’s article description
Commission Will Accept Additional Rohrbach at mtbinfo@usitc.gov. For
Comments Through Its Web Site administrable.
filing inquiries, contact the Office of In its preliminary report, the
Relating to Certain Petitions Included Secretary, Docket Services division, U.S.
in Its Preliminary Report to the Commission must place these petitions
International Trade Commission, into one of six categories. Specifically,
Congress telephone (202) 205–3238. The media the Commission must categorize each
AGENCY: United States International should contact Peg O’Laughlin, Public petition as (a) a petition that meets the
Trade Commission. Affairs Officer (202–205–1819 or requirements of the Act without
ACTION: Notice that the Commission will
margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). General modification (Category I petition), (b) a
accept additional comments from the information concerning the Commission petition that meets the requirements of
public on certain petitions for duty may be obtained by accessing its the Act with certain modifications
suspensions and reductions included in internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). (Category II, III or IV petitions), (c) a
its preliminary report to the House SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: petition that does not contain the
Committee on Ways and Means and the Background: The American information required by the Act or was
Senate Committee on Finance. Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of not filed by a likely beneficiary
2016 (the Act), Public Law 114–159, (Category V petition), or (d) a petition
SUMMARY: The Commission intends to May 20, 2016, 19 U.S.C. 1332 note, that the Commission does not
provide a limited opportunity for established a new process for the recommend for inclusion in a
members of the public to submit submission and consideration of miscellaneous tariff bill (Category VI
additional comments on certain requests for temporary duty suspensions petition).
petitions for duty suspensions and and reductions. As required by the Act, The Commission has decided to re-
reductions. Under the American the Commission initiated the new open its Web site portal for the limited
Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of process by publishing a notice in the purpose of allowing members of the
2016 (the Act), the Commission will Federal Register permitting members of public to submit comments on petitions
submit a preliminary report on the the public to submit petitions of duty that have been categorized as Category
petitions for duty suspensions and suspensions and reductions to the VI petitions in its preliminary report.
reductions that have been filed with it Commission for a 60-day period The Commission will re-open the portal
to the House Ways and Means beginning October 14, 2017. (See 81 FR for this limited purpose on June 12,
Committee and the Senate Finance 71114 (Oct. 14, 2017)). After the 2017 at 8:45 a.m. and will close the
Committee on June 9, 2017. window for filing petitions closed on portal on June 21, 2017 at 5:15 p.m. As
In that report, the Commission will December 12, 2017, the Commission discussed below, the Commission will
categorize petitions as (a) petitions that published, as required by the Act, a only accept information from the public
meet the requirements of the Act with notice in the Federal Register that relates to its decision to place these
or without modification (Category I, II, announcing publication on its Web site petitions into Category VI.
III, or IV petitions), (b) petitions that do of the petitions for duty suspensions Content of Comments: The public will
not contain the information required by and reductions that were submitted to be able to comment on the
the Act or that were not filed by a likely the Commission and not withdrawn. (82 administrability of the article
beneficiary (Category V petitions), and FR 3357 (Jan. 11, 2017)). The notice descriptions in the petitions, the
(c) petitions that the Commission does invited members of the public to submit existence of domestic producer
not recommend for inclusion in a comments on these petitions during a objections to the petitions, and other
miscellaneous tariff bill (Category VI 45-day period, which ended February issues affecting their placement in
petitions). The Commission has decided 24, 2017. Category VI. In particular, the
that it will accept additional comments Pursuant to the Act, the Commission Commission seeks input that would
from the public on any petitions that are is required to submit preliminary and clarify or narrow the scope of proposed
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| Dates | The meeting was scheduled for June 7-8, 2017, in Washington, DC, and will be rescheduled at a later date. We will publish a future notice with a new meeting date and location. | |
| Contact | Judith Wilson, Program Manager, 1849 C Street NW., MS 4211, Washington, DC 20240. You may also contact the USEITI Secretariat via email at [email protected], by phone at 202-208-0272, or by fax at 202-513-0682. | |
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