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1 50 U.S.C. 4558(c)(1). 

2 85 FR 18403 (Apr. 1, 2020). 

3 DHS Delegation 09052, Rev. 00.1 (Apr. 1, 2020); 

DHS Delegation Number 09052 Rev. 00 (Jan. 3, 

2017). 

4 85 FR 50035 (Aug. 17, 2020). The Attorney 

General, in consultation with the Chairman of the 

Federal Trade Commission, made the required 

finding that the purpose of the voluntary agreement 

may not reasonably be achieved through an 

agreement having less anticompetitive effects or 

without any voluntary agreement and published the 

finding in the Federal Register on the same day. 85 

FR 50049 (Aug. 17, 2020). 

5See 85 FR 78869 (Dec. 7, 2020). See also 85 FR 

79020 (Dec. 8, 2020). 

regarding the ‘‘country of origin’’ of a 

good for marking purposes. As 

described in detail in Section A, the 

U.S. Customs Service relied on advice 

from the Department of State in issuing 

Treasury Decisions 95–25 and 97–16 

pertaining to the country of origin 

marking of imported goods produced in 

the West Bank or Gaza. Accordingly, 

and consistent with prior decisions, 

CBP is relying upon advice from the 

Department of State for purposes of 

defining the term ‘‘country’’ within the 

meaning of 19 CFR 134.1(a). 

C. New Guidance from the Department 

of State and Transition Period 

Pursuant to the recent guidance from 

the Department of State, this document 

notifies the public that, for purposes of 

19 U.S.C. 1304, the acceptable country 

of origin markings for imported goods 

produced in the territorial areas known 

as the West Bank or Gaza Strip consist 

of the following: 

• Goods produced in the territorial 

areas of the West Bank where Israel 

continues to exercise relevant 

authorities—specifically Area C under 

the Oslo Accords and the area known as 

‘‘H2’’ which is under Israeli 

administrative control consistent with 

the 1997 Hebron protocol—must be 

marked as ‘‘Israel,’’ ‘‘Product of Israel,’’ 

or ‘‘Made in Israel.’’ 

• Goods produced in Areas A and B 

under the Oslo Accords, which are 

under the civilian oversight of the 

Palestinian Authority for these 

purposes, along with the area known as 

‘‘H1’’ from the 1997 Hebron Protocol, 

must be marked as ‘‘West Bank,’’ 

‘‘Product of West Bank,’’ or ‘‘Made in 

West Bank.’’ 

• Goods produced in Gaza must be 

marked as ‘‘Gaza,’’ ‘‘Product of Gaza,’’ 

‘‘Made in Gaza,’’ ‘‘Gaza Strip,’’ ‘‘Product 

of Gaza Strip,’’ or ‘‘Made in Gaza Strip.’’ 

• Goods from any of these territorial 

areas must not be marked in conjunctive 

form, such as ‘‘West Bank/Gaza,’’ ‘‘West 

Bank/Gaza Strip,’’ ‘‘West Bank and 

Gaza,’’ or words of similar meaning. 

Given commercial realities, affected 

parties may need a transition period to 

implement marking consistent with the 

position announced in this notice. 

Therefore, unless excepted from 

marking, goods produced in the 

territorial areas known as the West Bank 

or Gaza Strip, which are entered or 

withdrawn from warehouse for 

consumption into the United States after 

March 23, 2021, must be marked in 

accordance with the position set forth 

above, for purposes of 19 U.S.C. 1304. 

Dated: December 18, 2020. 

Brenda B. Smith, 

Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of 

Trade. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2020–0016] 

Meeting To Implement Pandemic 

Response Voluntary Agreement Under 

Section 708 of the Defense Production 

Act 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) held a 

series of meetings remotely via web 

conference to implement the Voluntary 

Agreement for the Manufacture and 

Distribution of Critical Healthcare 

Resources Necessary to Respond to a 

Pandemic. 

DATES: The first meeting took place on 

Monday, December 14, 2020, from 2 to 

4 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The second 

meeting took place on Wednesday, 

December 16, 2020, from 2 to 4 p.m. ET. 

The third meeting took place on Friday, 

December 18, 2020, from 11 a.m. to 1 

p.m. ET. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Glenn, Office of Business, 

Industry, Infrastructure Integration, via 

email at OB3I@fema.dhs.gov or via 

phone at (202) 212–1666. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

these meetings is provided as required 

by section 708(h)(8) of the Defense 

Production Act (DPA), 50 U.S.C. 

4558(h)(8), and consistent with 44 CFR 

part 332. 

The DPA authorizes the making of 

‘‘voluntary agreements and plans of 

action’’ with, among others, 

representatives of industry and business 

to help provide for the national 

defense.1 The President’s authority to 

facilitate voluntary agreements was 

delegated to the Secretary of Homeland 

Security with respect to responding to 

the spread of COVID–19 within the 

United States in Executive Order 

13911.2 The Secretary of Homeland 

Security has further delegated this 

authority to the FEMA Administrator.3

On August 17, 2020, after the 

appropriate consultations with the 

Attorney General and the Chairman of 

the Federal Trade Commission, FEMA 

completed and published in the Federal 

Register a ‘‘Voluntary Agreement for the 

Manufacture and Distribution of Critical 

Healthcare Resources Necessary to 

Respond to a Pandemic’’ (Voluntary 

Agreement).4 Unless terminated prior to 

that date, the Voluntary Agreement is 

effective until August 17, 2025, and may 

be extended subject to additional 

approval by the Attorney General after 

consultation with the Chairman of the 

Federal Trade Commission. The 

Agreement may be used to prepare for 

or respond to any pandemic, including 

COVID–19, during that time. 

On December 7, 2020, the first plan of 

action under the Voluntary 

Agreement—the Plan of Action to 

Establish a National Strategy for the 

Manufacture, Allocation, and 

Distribution of Personal Protective 

Equipment (PPE) to Respond to COVID– 

19 (Plan of Action)—was finalized.5 The 

Plan of Action established the Personal 

Protective Equipment Sub-Committee to 

Define COVID–19 PPE Requirements 

(Sub-Committee). 

The meetings covered by this notice 

were held by the Sub-Committee to 

implement the Voluntary Agreement. 

The meetings were chaired by the 

FEMA Administrator or his delegate, 

and attended by the Attorney General or 

his delegate and the Chairman of the 

Federal Trade Commission or his 

delegate. In implementing the Voluntary 

Agreement, FEMA adheres to all 

procedural requirements of 50 U.S.C. 

4558 and 44 CFR part 332. 

Meeting Objectives: The objectives of 

the meetings were to: 

(1) Establish priorities for COVID–19 

PPE under the Voluntary Agreement; 

(2) Identify the first tasks that should 

be completed under the Plan of Action; 

(3) Identify information gaps and 

areas that merit sharing (from both 

FEMA to private sector and vice versa); 

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6See 50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(7). 

7 ‘‘[T]he individual designated by the President in 

subsection (c)(2) [of section 708 of the DPA] to 

administer the voluntary agreement, or plan of 

action.’’ 50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(7). 

8Under 50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(8), the Sponsor 

generally must publish in the Federal Register prior 

notice of any meeting held to carry out a voluntary 

agreement or plan of action. However, when the 

Sponsor finds that the matters to be discussed at 

such meeting fall within the purview of matters 

described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), notice of the meeting 

may instead be published in the Federal Register 

within ten days of the date of the meeting. See 50 

U.S.C. 4558(h)(8). 

1 In July 2016, OMB approved TSA’s request to 

revise OMB Control Number 1652–0002, by 

including in it the recordkeeping requirements 

under OMB Control Number 1652–0006, 

Employment Standards, which also applies to 49 

CFR part 1542. This action combined two 

previously-approved ICRs into this single request to 

simplify TSA collections, increase transparency, 

and reduce duplication. 

(4) Identify additional Participants 

that should be a part of the Voluntary 

Agreement and Plan of Action. 

Meetings Closed to the Public: By 

default, the DPA requires meetings held 

to implement a voluntary agreement or 

plan of action be open to the public.6

However, attendance may be limited if 

the Sponsor 7 of the voluntary 

agreement finds that the matter to be 

discussed at a meeting falls within the 

purview of matters described in 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c). The Sponsor of the Voluntary 

Agreement, the FEMA Administrator, 

found that these meetings to implement 

the Voluntary Agreement involved 

matters which fell within the purview of 

matters described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) 

and were therefore closed to the public.8

Specifically, the meetings to 

implement the Voluntary Agreement 

could have required participants to 

disclose trade secrets or commercial or 

financial information that is privileged 

or confidential. Disclosure of such 

information allows for meetings to be 

closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4). 

In addition, the success of the Voluntary 

Agreement depends wholly on the 

willing and enthusiastic participation of 

private sector participants. Failure to 

close these meetings could have had a 

strong chilling effect on participation by 

the private sector and caused a 

substantial risk that sensitive 

information would be prematurely 

released to the public, resulting in 

participants withdrawing their support 

from the Voluntary Agreement and thus 

significantly frustrating the 

implementation of the Voluntary 

Agreement. Frustration of an agency’s 

objective due to premature disclosure of 

information allows for the closure of a 

meeting to pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(B). 

Pete Gaynor, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Intent To Request Extension From 

OMB of One Current Public Collection 

of Information: Airport Security 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) invites public 

comment on one currently approved 

Information Collection Request (ICR), 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number 1652–0002, 

abstracted below that we will submit to 

OMB for an extension in compliance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(PRA). The ICR will describe the nature 

of the information collection and its 

expected burden. TSA airport security 

programs require airport operators to 

submit certain information to TSA, as 

well as to maintain and update records 

to ensure compliance with security 

provisions. 

DATES: Send your comments by 

February 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed 

to TSAPRA@dhs.gov or delivered to the 

TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information 

Technology (OIT), TSA–11, 

Transportation Security Administration, 

6595 Springfield Center Drive, 

Springfield, VA 20598–6011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christina A. Walsh at the above address, 

or by telephone (571) 227–2062. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.), an agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a valid OMB control 

number. The ICR documentation will be 

made available at http://

www.reginfo.gov upon its submission to 

OMB. Therefore, in preparation for 

OMB review and approval of the 

following information collection, TSA is 

soliciting comments to— 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

information requirement is necessary for 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Consistent with the requirements of 

Executive Order (E.O.) 13771, Reducing 

Regulation and Controlling Regulatory 

Costs, and E.O. 13777, Enforcing the 

Regulatory Reform Agenda, TSA is also 

requesting comments on the extent to 

which this request for information could 

be modified to reduce the burden on 

respondents. 

Information Collection Requirement 

OMB Control Number 1652–0002; 

Airport Security Part 1542. The 

information collection is used to 

determine compliance with 49 CFR part 

1542 1 and to ensure passenger safety 

and security by monitoring airport 

operator security procedures. The 

information collection and other 

recordkeeping requirements that 

currently fall under this OMB control 

number are associated with an airport 

operator’s compliance with TSA’s 

regulatory requirements, including the 

following: (1) Development of an 

Airport Security Program (ASP) and 

submission to TSA; (2) submission of 

ASP amendments to TSA when 

applicable; (3) collection of data 

necessary to complete a fingerprintbased criminal history records check 

(CHRC) for those individuals with 

unescorted access authority to a 

Security Identification Display Area 

(SIDA), and those with authority to 

authorize others to have unescorted 

access authority to a SIDA; (4) 

submission to TSA of identifying 

information about individuals to whom 

the airport operator has issued 

identification media, such as name, 

address, and country of birth, in order 

for TSA to conduct a Security Threat 

Assessment (STA); and (5) information 

collection and recordkeeping 

requirements associated with airport 

operator compliance with Security 

Directives (SDs) issued pursuant to the 

regulation as well as compliance with 

alternative measures to the requirements 

in these SDs. This regulation also 

requires covered airport operators to 

make their security programs and 


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