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Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institute of Health, 

National Institute on Drug Abuse, 301 North 

Stonestreet Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20892 

(Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Trinh T. Tran, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Branch, Office of Extramural Policy, National 

Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, 301 North 

Stonestreet Avenue, MSC 6021, Bethesda, 

MD 20892 (301) 827–5843, trinh.tran@

nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.277, Drug Abuse Scientist 

Development Award for Clinicians, Scientist 

Development Awards, and Research Scientist 

Awards; 93.278, Drug Abuse National 

Research Service Awards for Research 

Training; 93.279, Drug Abuse and Addiction 

Research Programs, National Institutes of 

Health, HHS). 

Dated: October 3, 2023. 

Tyeshia M. Roberson-Curtis, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2023–0292] 

National Chemical Transportation 

Safety Advisory Committee; November 

2023 Meetings 

AGENCY: U.S. Coast Guard, Department 

of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Chemical 

Transportation Safety Advisory 

Committee (Committee) will conduct a 

series of meetings over three days in 

League City, TX, to discuss matters 

relating to the safe and secure marine 

transportation of hazardous materials. 

The subcommittee meetings will also be 

available by videoconference for those 

unable to attend in person, however the 

full committee meeting will be held in 

person only. All meetings will be open 

to the public. 

DATES: 

Meetings: National Chemical 

Transportation Safety Advisory 

Committee subcommittees will meet on 

Tuesday, November 28 and Wednesday, 

November 29, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 

p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) each 

day. The full Committee will meet on 

Thursday, November 30, 2023, from 9 

a.m. until 5 p.m. CST. Please note these 

meetings may close early if the 

Committee has completed its business. 

Comments and supporting 

documents: To ensure your comments 

are reviewed by Committee members 

before the meeting, submit your written 

comments no later than November 15, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

INEOS Oligomers USA, 2600 South 

Shore Boulevard, Suite 400, League 

City, TX 77573. 

Pre-Registration Information: Preregistration is required for in-person 

access to the meeting or to attend the 

subcommittee meetings by 

videoconference. Public attendees will 

be required to pre-register no later than 

noon, Eastern Standard Time, on 

November 15, 2023, to be admitted to 

the meeting. In-person attendance may 

be capped due to limited space in the 

meeting venue, and registration will be 

on a first-come-first-served basis. To 

pre-register, contact Lieutenant Ethan 

Beard at Ethan.T.Beard@uscg.mil. You 

will be asked to provide your name, 

telephone number, email, company, or 

group with which you are affiliated, and 

whether you wish to attend virtually or 

in person; if a foreign national, also 

provide your country of citizenship, 

passport country, country of residence, 

place of birth, passport number, and 

passport expiration date. 

The National Chemical 

Transportation Safety Advisory 

Committee is committed to ensuring all 

participants have equal access 

regardless of disability status. If you 

require reasonable accommodation due 

to a disability to fully participate, please 

email Lieutenant Ethan Beard at 

Ethan.T.Beard@uscg.mil or call at 202– 

372–1419 as soon as possible. 

Instructions: You are free to submit 

comments at any time, including orally 

at the meeting as time permits, but if 

you want Committee members to review 

your comment before the meeting, 

please submit your comments no later 

than November 15, 2023. We are 

particularly interested in comments on 

the topics in the ‘‘Agenda’’ section 

below. We encourage you to submit 

comments through the Federal Decision 

Making Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov/docket/USCG2023-0292. If your material cannot be 

submitted using https://

www.regulations.gov, contact the 

individual in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document for alternate instructions. You 

must include the docket number USCG– 

2023–0292. We do not redact personal 

information from comments which are 

posted at https://www.regulations.gov, 

so any personal information provided in 

a comment posted will be viewable by 

the public. You may wish to review the 

Privacy and Security Notice found via a 

link on the homepage of https://

www.regulations.gov, and DHS’s 

eRulemaking System of Records notice 

(85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). If you 

encounter technical difficulties with 

comment submission, contact the 

individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice. 

Docket Search: Documents mentioned 

in this notice as being available in the 

docket, and all public comments, will 

be in our online docket at https://

www.regulations.gov and can be viewed 

by following that website’s instructions. 

Additionally, if you go to the online 

docket and sign-up for email alerts, you 

will be notified when comments are 

posted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lieutenant Ethan T. Beard, Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer of the 

National Chemical Transportation 

Safety Advisory Committee, telephone 

202–372–1419, or email Ethan.T.Beard@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

the meeting of the National Chemical 

Transportation Safety Advisory 

Committee is in compliance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Pub. 

L. 117–286, 5. U.S.C., ch. 10). The 

Committee is authorized by section 601 

of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard 

Authorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115– 

282, 132 Stat. 4192) and is codified in 

46 U.S.C. 15101. The Committee 

operates under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act and 46 

U.S.C. 15109. The Committee provides 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary of Homeland Security through 

the Commandant of the U.S. Coast 

Guard on matters related to the safe and 

secure marine transportation of 

hazardous materials. 

Agenda 

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 

Two subcommittees will meet to 

discuss the following task statements: 

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CST 

(1) Task Statement 21–01: 

Recommendations on Loading Limits of 

Gas Carriers and USCG Supplement to 

International Hazardous Zone 

Requirements. 

1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. CST 

(2) Task Statement 22–01: 

Recommendations to Support 

Reductions to Emissions and 

Environmental Impacts Associated with 

Marine Transport of Chemicals, 


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Liquefied Gases and Liquefied Natural 

Gas (LNG). 

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 

Two subcommittees will meet to 

discuss the following task statements: 

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CST 

(1) Task Statement 22–03: 

Recommendations on Testing 

Requirements for Anti-Flashback 

Burners for Vapor Control Systems. 

1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. CST 

(2) Task Statement 22–02: 

Recommendations on Industry Best 

Practices and Regulatory Updates 

Related to the Maritime Transportation 

of Lithium Batteries. 

The task statements and other 

subcommittee information are located at 

Homeport at the following address: 

https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ 

federal-advisory-committees/nationalchemical-transportation-safetyadvisory-committee-(nctsac)/taskstatements. The agenda for the 

discussion of each task statement will 

include the following: 

(1) Introduction and review 

subcommittee task statement. 

(2) Public comment period. 

(3) Subcommittee discussion and 

preparation of any proposed 

recommendations for the Committee 

meeting on November 30, 2023. 

(4) Adjournment of meeting. 

Thursday, November 30, 2023 

The agenda for the National Chemical 

Transportation Safety Advisory 

Committee meeting on Thursday, 

November 30, 2023 is as follows: 

(1) Call to order. 

(2) Roll call and determination of 

quorum. 

(3) Remarks from U.S. Coast Guard 

leadership. 

(4) Chairman and Designated Federal 

Officer’s remarks. 

(5) Acceptance of June 15, 2023 

meeting minutes and status of task 

items. 

(6) Committee will review, discuss, 

and formulate recommendations on the 

following items: 

a. Task Statement 21–01: 

Recommendations on Loading Limits of 

Gas Carriers and U.S. Coast Guard 

Supplement to International Hazardous 

Zone Requirements. 

b. Task Statement 22–01: 

Recommendations to Support 

Reductions to Emissions and 

Environmental Impacts Associated with 

Marine Transport of Chemicals, 

Liquefied Gases and Liquefied Natural 

Gas (LNG). 

c. Task Statement 22–02: 

Recommendations on Industry Best 

Practices and Regulatory Updates 

Related to the Maritime Transportation 

of Lithium Batteries. 

d. Task Statement 22–03: 

Recommendations on Testing 

Requirements for Anti-Flashback 

Burners for Vapor Control System. 

(7) Subcommittee recommendation 

discussion. 

(8) Presentation of Task Statement 

23–01: Recommendations to Update 

CG–ENG Policy Letter 02–15. 

(9) Task statement tracking 

discussion. 

(10) Public comment period. 

(11) Set next meeting date and 

location. 

(12) Adjournment of meeting. 

A copy of all meeting documentation 

will be available at: https://

homeportr.uscg.mil/missions/federaladvisory-committees/national-chemicaltransportation-safety-advisorycommittee-(nctsac)/committee-meetings 

no later than November 22, 2023. 

Alternatively, you may contact 

Lieutenant Ethan Beard as noted in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section above. 

Public comments or questions will be 

taken throughout the meetings as the 

Committee discusses the issues and 

prior to deliberations and voting. There 

will be a public comment period at the 

end of meetings. Speakers are requested 

to limit their comments to two minutes. 

Contact the individual listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

above, to register as a speaker. 

Dated: October 2, 2023. 

Jeffrey G. Lantz, 

Director of Commercial Regulations and 

Standards. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used in 

Calculating Interest on Overdue 

Accounts and Refunds of Customs 

Duties 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: General notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that the quarterly Internal Revenue 

Service interest rates used to calculate 

interest on overdue accounts 

(underpayments) and refunds 

(overpayments) of customs duties will 

increase from the previous quarter. For 

the calendar quarter beginning October 

1, 2023, the interest rates for 

underpayments will be 8 percent for 

both corporations and non-corporations. 

The interest rate for overpayments will 

be 8 percent for non-corporations and 7 

percent for corporations. This notice is 

published for the convenience of the 

importing public and U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection personnel. 

DATES: The rates announced in this 

notice are applicable as of October 1, 

2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bruce Ingalls, Revenue Division, 

Collection Refunds & Analysis Branch, 

6650 Telecom Drive, Suite #100, 

Indianapolis, Indiana 46278; telephone 

(317) 298–1107. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1505 and 

Treasury Decision 85–93, published in 

the Federal Register on May 29, 1985 

(50 FR 21832), the interest rate paid on 

applicable overpayments or 

underpayments of customs duties must 

be in accordance with the Internal 

Revenue Code rate established under 26 

U.S.C. 6621 and 6622. Section 6621 

provides different interest rates 

applicable to overpayments: one for 

corporations and one for noncorporations. 

The interest rates are based on the 

Federal short-term rate and determined 

by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on 

behalf of the Secretary of the Treasury 

on a quarterly basis. The rates effective 

for a quarter are determined during the 

first-month period of the previous 

quarter. 

In Revenue Ruling 2023–17, the IRS 

determined the rates of interest for the 

calendar quarter beginning October 1, 

2023, and ending on December 31, 2023. 

The interest rate paid to the Treasury for 

underpayments will be the Federal 

short-term rate (5%) plus three 

percentage points (3%) for a total of 

eight percent (8%) for both corporations 

and non-corporations. For 

overpayments made by noncorporations, the rate is the Federal 

short-term rate (5%) plus three 

percentage points (3%) for a total of 

eight percent (8%). For corporate 

overpayments, the rate is the Federal 

short-term rate (5%) plus two 

percentage points (2%) for a total of 

seven percent (7%). These interest rates 

used to calculate interest on overdue 

accounts (underpayments) and refunds 

(overpayments) of customs duties 

increased from the previous quarter. 

These interest rates are subject to 

change for the calendar quarter 


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