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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing 

to issue permits for the release of an 

insect, Lilioceris egena, into the 

continental United States for use as a 

biological control agent to reduce the 

severity of air potato (Dioscorea 

bulbifera) infestations. 

Air potato is an herbaceous, twining 

vine that can grow 65 feet long or more, 

capable of climbing and out-competing 

native vegetation. Since its introduction 

to Florida in 1905, air potato has 

aggressively spread throughout the 

State; this species is reportedly 

naturalized in Georgia, Alabama, 

Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and 

Hawaii. In 1999, the Florida Department 

of Agricultural and Consumer Services 

added air potato to its list of noxious 

weeds in an attempt to protect the 

State’s native plant species from being 

displaced or hybridized. Presently, the 

air potato is well established in Florida 

and probably throughout the Gulf States 

where it has the potential to severely 

disrupt entire ecosystems. 

Existing air potato management 

options, which include chemical and 

mechanical control methods, are 

ineffective, expensive, temporary, or 

have non-target impacts. Thus, a permit 

application has been submitted to 

APHIS for the purpose of releasing an 

insect, L. egena, into the continental 

United States for use as a biological 

control agent to reduce the severity of 

air potato infestations. 

APHIS’ review and analysis of the 

proposed action are documented in 

detail in an environmental assessment 

(EA) titled ‘‘Field Release of the Beetle 

Lilioceris egena (Coleoptera: 

Chrysomelidae) for Classical Biological 

Control of Air Potato, Dioscorea 

bulbifera (Dioscoreaceae), in the 

Continental United States’’ (October 

2019). We are making the EA available 

to the public for review and comment. 

We will consider all comments that we 

receive on or before the date listed 

under the heading DATES at the 

beginning of this notice. 

The EA may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov website or in our 

reading room (see ADDRESSES above for 

instructions for accessing 

Regulations.gov and information on the 

location and hours of the reading room). 

You may request paper copies of the EA 

by calling or writing to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Please refer to the title of the 

EA when requesting copies. 

The EA has been prepared in 

accordance with: (1) The National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3) 

USDA regulations implementing NEPA 

(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). 

Done in Washington, DC, this 4th day of 

January 2021. 

Michael Watson, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Direct Investment Surveys: 

BE–605, Quarterly Survey of Foreign 

Direct Investment in the United 

States—Transactions of U.S. Affiliate 

With Foreign Parent 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, on or after the date of publication 

of this notice. We invite the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on proposed, and continuing 

information collections, which helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on October 23, 

2020 during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. 

Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis 

(BEA), Commerce. 

Title: Quarterly Survey of Foreign 

Direct Investment in the United States— 

Transactions of U.S. Affiliate with 

Foreign Parent. 

OMB Control Number: 0608–0009. 

Form Number: BE–605. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Number of Responses: 17,800 

annually. 

Average Hours per Response: One 

hour is the average but may vary 

considerably among respondents 

because of differences in company size 

and complexity. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 17,800. 

Needs and Uses: The Quarterly 

Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in 

the United States—Transactions of U.S. 

Affiliate with Foreign Parent (Form BE– 

605) obtains quarterly data on 

transactions and positions between 

foreign-owned U.S. business enterprises 

and their ‘‘affiliated foreign groups’’ 

(i.e., their foreign parents and foreign 

affiliates of their foreign parents). The 

survey is a sample survey that covers all 

U.S. affiliates above a size-exemption 

level. The sample data are used to 

derive universe estimates of direct 

investment transactions, positions, and 

income in non-benchmark years from 

similar data reported in the BE–12, 

Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct 

Investment in the United States, which 

is conducted every five years and will 

next be conducted for the fiscal year 

ending in 2022. The data collected 

through the BE–605 survey are essential 

for the preparation of the U.S. 

international transactions, national 

income and product, and input-output 

accounts and the international 

investment position of the United 

States. The data are needed to measure 

the size and economic significance of 

foreign direct investment in the United 

States, measure changes in such 

investment, and assess its impact on the 

U.S. economy. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit organizations. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: International 

Investment and Trade in Services 

Survey Act (Pub. L. 94–472, 22 U.S.C. 

3101–3108, as amended). 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

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the collection or the OMB Control 

Number 0608–0009. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00085 Filed 1–7–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Request for Applicants for 

Appointment to the United StatesBrazil CEO Forum 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration (ITA), Department of 

Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Solicitation of applications. 

SUMMARY: In March 2007, the 

Governments of the United States and 

Brazil established the U.S.-Brazil CEO 

Forum. This notice announces the 

opportunity for up to three individuals 

for appointment to the U.S. Section of 

the Forum for a term ending on 

February 24, 2022. The current threeyear term of the U.S. Section began on 

February 25, 2019 and will expire 

February 24, 2022. Nominations 

received in response to this notice will 

also be considered for on-going 

appointments to fill any future 

vacancies that may arise before 

November 30, 2021. 

DATES: Applications for immediate 

consideration should be received no 

later than close of business January 22, 

2021. After that date, applications will 

continue to be accepted through 

November 30, 2021 to fill any new 

vacancies that may arise. 

ADDRESSES: Please send requests for 

consideration to Raquel Silva, Office of 

Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, by email at 

Raquel.Silva@trade.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Raquel Silva, 202–482–4157, Office of 

Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary of Commerce and the Director 

of the National Economic Council, 

together with the Planalto Casa Civil 

Minister (Presidential Chief of Staff) and 

the Brazilian Minister of Industry, 

Foreign Trade & Services, co-chair the 

U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum (Forum), 

pursuant to the Terms of Reference 

signed in March 2007 by the U.S. and 

Brazilian governments, as amended, 

which set forth the objectives and 

structure of the Forum. The Terms of 

Reference may be viewed at: http://

www.trade.gov/ceo-forum/. The Forum, 

consisting of both private and public 

sector members, brings together leaders 

of the respective business communities 

of the United States and Brazil to 

discuss issues of mutual interest, 

particularly ways to strengthen the 

economic and commercial ties between 

the two countries. The Forum consists 

of the U.S. and Brazilian Government 

co-chairs and a Committee comprised of 

private sector members. The Committee 

is composed of two Sections, each 

consisting of approximately ten to 

twelve members from the private sector, 

representing the views and interests of 

the private sector business community 

in the United States and Brazil. Each 

government appoints the members to its 

respective Section. The Committee 

provides joint recommendations to the 

two governments that reflect private 

sector views, needs and concerns 

regarding the creation of an economic 

environment in which their respective 

private sectors can partner, thrive and 

enhance bilateral commercial ties to 

expand trade between the United States 

and Brazil. 

This notice seeks candidates to fill up 

to three positions on the U.S. Section of 

the Forum as well as any future 

vacancies that may arise before 

November 30, 2021. Each candidate 

must be the Chief Executive Officer or 

President (or have a comparable level of 

responsibility) of a U.S.-owned or 

-controlled company that is 

incorporated or otherwise organized in 

and has its main headquarters in the 

United States and that is currently doing 

business in both Brazil and the United 

States. Each candidate also must be a 

U.S. citizen or otherwise legally 

authorized to work in the United States 

and able to travel to Brazil and locations 

in the United States to attend official 

Forum meetings as well as independent 

U.S. Section and Committee meetings. 

In addition, the candidate may not be a 

registered foreign agent under the 

Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, 

as amended. Evaluation of applications 

for membership in the U.S. Section by 

eligible individuals will be based on the 

following criteria: 

—A demonstrated commitment by the 

individual’s company to the Brazilian 

market either through exports or 

investment. 

—A demonstrated strong interest in 

Brazil and its economic development. 

—The ability to offer a broad 

perspective and business experience to 

the discussions. 

—The ability to address cross-cutting 

issues that affect the entire business 

community. 

—The ability to initiate and be 

responsible for activities in which the 

Forum will be active. 

—A demonstrated commitment and 

ability to attend the majority of Forum 

meetings. 

In addition to the above criteria, 

members will be selected on the basis of 

who will best carry out the objectives of 

the Forum as stated in the Terms of 

Reference establishing the U.S.-Brazil 

CEO Forum. The U.S. Section of the 

Forum should also include members 

that represent a diversity of business 

sectors and geographic locations. To the 

extent possible, U.S. Section members 

also should represent a cross-section of 

small, medium, and large firms. 

U.S. members will receive no 

compensation for their participation in 

Forum-related activities. Individual 

members will be responsible for all 

travel and related expenses associated 

with their participation in the Forum, 

including attendance at Committee and 

Section meetings. Only appointed 

members may participate in official 

Forum meetings; substitutes and 

alternates will not be designated. 

According to the current Terms of 

Reference, members are normally to 

serve three-year terms, but may be 

reappointed. Consistent failure to 

actively participate in Forum meetings 

and activity may result in early 

termination of a CEO’s membership on 

the Forum. 

As delineated in 83 FR 65627 

(December 21, 2018), to be considered 

for membership, please submit the 

following information as instructed in 

the ADDRESSES and DATES captions 

above: Name(s) and title(s) of the 

individual(s) requesting consideration; 

name and address of company’s 

headquarters; location of incorporation; 

information that the company is U.S.- 

owned or U.S.-controlled; size of the 

company; size of company’s export 

trade to Brazil, investment in Brazil, and 

nature of operations or interest in Brazil; 

an affirmative statement that the 

applicant meets all Forum eligibility 

criteria and is neither registered nor 

required to register as a foreign agent 

under the Foreign Agents Registration 

Act of 1938, as amended; and a brief 

statement of why the candidate should 

be considered, including information 

about the candidate’s ability to initiate 

and be responsible for activities in 

which the Forum will be active, and 

commitment to attending the majority of 

Forum meetings. Applications will be 

considered as they are received. All 

candidates will be notified of whether 

they have been selected. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512. 


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