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regulations (43 CFR 46), and the DOI’s 

Departmental Manual (516 DM 

8.5(C)(2)). To make this preliminary 

determination, we prepared a draft 

environmental action statement and 

low-effect screening form, both of which 

are also available for public review. 

Proposed Project 

The applicants request a 50-year ITP 

to take ABM by converting 

approximately 1.24 acre (ac) of occupied 

ABM foraging and sheltering habitat 

incidental to the construction of a 29- 

unit multifamily development located 

on two parcels totaling 1.50 ac in 

Baldwin County, Alabama. The western 

parcel has already been developed (0.26 

ac) and the remaining portion of the 

project area (1.24 ac) is ABM habitat. 

Even though the parcels consist of 

highly degraded secondary dune 

habitat, it is occupied by ABM. The 

applicants proposed to mitigate for the 

take of the ABM through a contribution 

to the City of Gulf Shores Dune 

Enhancement Fund at a rate of $250 per 

unit ($7,250 annually) for the life of the 

permit (50 years). Contributions to the 

Gulf Shores Dune Enhancement Fund 

are directed towards the maintenance of 

suitable dune habitat for the ABM 

within the Gulf Shores City jurisdiction. 

Our Preliminary Determination 

The Service has made a preliminary 

determination that the applicants’ 

project, including land clearing, 

infrastructure building, landscaping, 

and the proposed mitigation and 

minimization measures, would 

individually and cumulatively have a 

minor effect on the Alabama beach 

mouse and the environment. Therefore, 

we have preliminarily determined that 

the proposed ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) 

permit would be a low-effect ITP that 

individually or cumulatively would 

have a minor effect on the Alabama 

beach mouse and may qualify for 

application of a categorical exclusion 

pursuant to the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s NEPA 

regulations, DOI’s NEPA regulations, 

and the DOI Departmental Manual. A 

low-effect incidental take permit is one 

that would result in (1) minor or 

nonsignificant effects on species 

covered in the HCP; (2) nonsignificant 

effects on the human environment; and 

(3) impacts that, when added together 

with the impacts of other past, present, 

and reasonably foreseeable actions, 

would not result in significant 

cumulative effects to the human 

environment. 

Next Steps 

The Service will evaluate the 

application and the comments received 

to determine whether to issue the 

requested permit. We will also conduct 

an intra-Service consultation pursuant 

to section 7 of the ESA to evaluate the 

effects of the proposed take on the 

species. We will consider all of the 

above in determining whether the 

permit issuance criteria of section 

10(a)(l)(B) of the ESA have been met. If 

met, the Service will issue ITP number 

PER4215073 to Christopher Johnson and 

Gator Wood Properties, LLC. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, be aware that your entire 

comment, including your personal 

identifying information, may be made 

available to the public. While you may 

request that we withhold your personal 

identifying information, we cannot 

guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

Authority 

The Service provides this notice 

under section 10(c) of the Endangered 

Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and 

its implementing regulations (50 CFR 

17.32) and the National Environmental 

Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

its implementing regulations (40 CFR 

1500–1508 and 43 CFR 46). 

William J. Pearson, 

Field Supervisor, Alabama Ecological Service 

Field Office. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25435 Filed 11–16–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–VRP–WS–NPS36769; 

PPWOVPADW0–244–PPMPRLE1Y.LB0000] 

Evaluation and Authorization 

Procedures for Fixed Anchors and 

Fixed Equipment in National Park 

Service Wilderness Areas 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comment. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

(NPS) announces the availability of a 

draft Wilderness Stewardship Reference 

Manual 41 guidance governing the 

management of climbing activities in 

wilderness areas in the National Park 

System. We invite comments from the 

public, and local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies. 

DATES: We will accept comments 

received or postmarked on or before 

11:59 p.m. ET on January 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

Document availability: The draft 

guidance is available online at: https:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/RM41_fixed_

anchors. 

Comment Submission: You may 

submit written comments by one of the 

following methods: 

• Electronically: https://

parkplanning.nps.gov/RM41_fixed_

anchors. 

• Mail or hand deliver to: Fixed 

Anchors, National Park Service, 1849 C 

Street NW, MS–2457 Washington, DC 

20240. 

Instructions: Comments will not be 

accepted by fax, email, or in any way 

other than those specified above. 

Comments delivered on external 

electronic storage devices (flash drives, 

compact discs, etc.) will not be 

accepted. Bulk comments in any format 

(hard copy or electronic) submitted on 

behalf of others will not be accepted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roger Semler, Wilderness Stewardship 

Division Manager, National Park 

Service, (202–430–7615), fixed_

anchors@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Wilderness Act was passed in 

1964 and signed into law by President 

Lyndon B. Johnson. This Act 

established the National Wilderness 

Preservation System ‘‘ . . . for the 

permanent good of the whole people.’’ 

The Wilderness Act directs Federal land 

management agencies, including the 

NPS, to manage wilderness areas and 

preserve wilderness character. To 

support the mandates of the Wilderness 

Act, the NPS developed specific policies 

to address wilderness management and 

stewardship. NPS Management Policies 

2006, Chapter 6, and Director’s Order 41 

(2013) help managers understand why 

wilderness is important and how they 

can effectively manage these areas to 

preserve wilderness character. The 

Wilderness Stewardship Reference 

Manual 41 (RM 41) expands on policies 

for managing wilderness and offers 

comprehensive guidance to NPS 

employees responsible for managing 

and preserving wilderness character and 

the wilderness resource throughout the 

National Park System. RM41 addresses 

the management of recreational 

climbing activities in wilderness, 

including the evaluation and 

authorization process for fixed anchors 

and fixed equipment associated with 

climbing activities in NPS administered 

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The NPS updates Reference Manuals 

on a periodic basis to improve park 

administration. In response to the 

growing popularity of climbing on 

public lands, coupled with concerns 

regarding increasing impacts to 

wilderness resources and character, the 

NPS has identified the need to update 

its policy to provide consistent guidance 

to park managers and engage the public 

to help make informed decisions 

regarding climbing activities in 

wilderness areas. For these reasons, the 

NPS has drafted a proposed guidance 

for inclusion in RM 41 to provide a 

more comprehensive and consistent 

framework for evaluating potential 

actions taken by national parks to 

authorize the placement and 

replacement of fixed anchors and fixed 

equipment for recreational climbing in 

NPS wilderness areas. This includes 

guidance for implementing a minimum 

requirements analysis (MRA) to 

determine whether fixed anchors are 

necessary to preserve wilderness 

character and further wilderness values, 

including recreation. The guidance will 

clarify NPS policy on the management 

of climbing activities in wilderness in 

accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

U.S.C. 1133(c)). 

Tribal Consultation 

As expressed in Executive Order 

13175, ‘‘Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments,’’ the 

Department is committed to honoring 

the unique government-to-government 

political relationship that exists 

between the Federal Government and 

federally recognized Indian Tribes as 

listed at 87 FR 4636 (January 28, 2022). 

Secretary of the Interior Order No. 3403 

(November 15, 2021) affirmed the 

principle that the Native Hawaiian 

Community has a government-tosovereign relationship with the Federal 

Government and uses Native Hawaiian 

organizations as its informal 

representatives. Consistent with these 

commitments and principles, the NPS 

initiated Tribal consultation in March 

2023. The NPS held three virtual Tribal 

consultation sessions and accepted 

written comments from Tribes and 

Native Hawaiian Organizations for 71 

days. The NPS developed this draft 

guidance after consulting with federally 

recognized Indian Tribes, and the 

guidance reflects Tribal input. 

Michael P. Michener, 

Deputy Associate Director, Visitor and 

Resource Protection, National Park Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25142 Filed 11–16–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–1328] 

Certain Pillows and Seat Cushions, 

Components Thereof, and Packaging 

Thereof; Notice of a Commission 

Determination To Issue a General 

Exclusion Order, a Limited Exclusion 

Order, and Cease and Desist Orders; 

Termination of Investigation 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) has 

determined to issue a limited exclusion 

order (‘‘LEO’’) directed to Foshan Dirani 

Design Furniture Co., Ltd. (‘‘Dirani 

Design’’) barring entry of certain pillows 

and seat cushions, components thereof, 

and packaging thereof that infringe 

certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 

10,863,837 (‘‘the ’837 patent’’); a general 

exclusion order (‘‘GEO’’) barring entry 

of certain pillows and seat cushions, 

components thereof, and packaging 

thereof that infringe certain claims of 

U.S. Patent No. 10,772,445 (‘‘the ’445 

patent’’); and cease and desist orders 

(‘‘CDOs’’) directed to respondents Dirani 

Design, Dongguan Jingrui Silicone 

Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Lydia 

Sports Goods Co., Ltd., and Shenzhen 

Leadfar Industry Co., Ltd. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edward S. Jou, Esq., Office of the 

General Counsel, U.S. International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 

205–3316. Copies of non-confidential 

documents filed in connection with this 

investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help 

accessing EDIS, please email 

EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may also be obtained by accessing its 

internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. 

Hearing-impaired persons are advised 

that information on this matter can be 

obtained by contacting the 

Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 

205–1810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission instituted this investigation 

on September 13, 2022, based on a 

complaint (the ‘‘Complaint’’) filed by 

Purple Innovation, LLC of Lehi, Utah 

(the ‘‘Complainant’’). 87 FR 56086–88 

(Sept. 13, 2022). The Complaint alleged 

violations of section 337 of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 

1337, based upon the importation, the 

sale for importation, or sale within the 

United States after importation of 

certain pillows and seat cushions, 

components thereof, and packaging 

thereof by reason of infringement of the 

sole claim of U.S. Design Patent No. 

D909,092 (‘‘the D’092 patent’’); claims 

1–16, 18, 19, 21–33, and 35 of U.S. 

Patent No. 10,772,445 (‘‘the ’445 

patent’’); claims 1–4, 6, 10–12, 19, and 

20 of U.S. Patent No. 10,863,837 (‘‘the 

’837 patent’’); U.S. Trademark 

Registration No. 5,661,556 (‘‘the ’556 

mark’’); and U.S. Trademark 

Registration No. 6,551,053 (‘‘the ’053 

mark’’). Id. at 56086–87. The Complaint 

further alleged the existence of a 

domestic industry. Id. The Complaint 

also alleged violations of section 337 in 

the importation into the United States, 

or sale of certain products identified 

above by reason of trade dress 

infringement, the threat or effect of 

which is to destroy or substantially 

injure an industry in the United States. 

Id. 

The Commission’s notice of 

investigation named forty-one (41) 

respondents: Bedmate-U Co., Ltd. 

(‘‘Bedmate-U’’) of Gyeonggi-do, Korea; 

Chuang Fan Handicraft Co., Ltd. of 

Zhejiang, China; Dongguan Bounce 

Technology Co., Ltd. of Guangdong, 

China; Dongguan Jingrui Silicone 

Technology Co., Ltd. (‘‘Dongguan 

Jingrui’’) of Guangdong, China; Dirani 

Design of Guangdong, China; Global 

Ocean Trading Co., Ltd. of Guangdong, 

China; Guang An Shi Lin Chen Zai 

Sheng Wuzi Co., Ltd. of Zhejiang, 

China; Guang Zhou Wen Jie Shang Mao 

Youxian Gongsi Co., Ltd. of Shanghai, 

China; Guangzhou Epsilon Import and 

Export Co., Ltd. of Guangdong, China; 

Guangzhoushi Baixiangguo Keji 

Youxian Gongsi Co., Ltd. of Guangdong, 

China; Haircrafters LLC of Chattanooga, 

TN; Hangzhou Lishang Import & Export 

Co., Ltd. of Zhejiang, China; Hangzhou 

Lydia Sports Goods Co., Ltd. 

(‘‘Hangzhou Lydia’’) of Zhejiang, China; 

Hebei Zeyong Technology Co., Ltd. of 

Hebei, China; Henson Holdings, LLC 

(‘‘Henson Holdings’’) of Lafayette, 

Louisiana; Hetaibao of Anhui, China; 

Hubei Sheng Bingyi Dianzi Keji 

Youxian Gongsi Co., Ltd. of Hubei, 

China; Kaifeng Shi Long Ting Qu Chen 

Yi Shangmao Youxian Gongsi Co. Ltd. 

of Henan, China; Lankao Junchang 

Electronic Commerce Co., Ltd. of 

Henan, China; Lei Lei Wang of Anhui, 

China; Liu Lin Xian Xu Bin Dian Zi 

Chan Pin Dian of Shanxi, China; 

Nanchang Shirong Bao Er Guanggao 

Youxian Gongsi Co., Ltd. of Jiangxi, 

China; Ningbo Bolian Import & Export 

Co., Ltd. (‘‘Ningbo Bolian’’) of Beijing 


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