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Coast HCP addresses take that is likely 

to occur as the result of direct impacts 

on up to 4.472 ac of Santa Cruz longtoed salamander habitat and up to 6.997 

ac of California red-legged frog habitat, 

occupied by the species. Take for both 

HCPs would be associated with the 

initial removal of vegetation and twenty 

years of periodic vegetation 

management along two natural gas 

pipelines. The Sandhills HCP is located 

in Santa Cruz County, while the North 

Coast HCP is located in both Santa Cruz 

and Monterey Counties. The applicant 

is requesting permits for take of the 

Mount Hermon June beetle (Sandhills 

HCP), and the Santa Cruz long-toed 

salamander, and California red-legged 

frog (North Coast HCP) that would result 

from ‘‘covered activities’’ that are 

related to the removal of vegetation. 

The applicant proposes to avoid, 

minimize, and mitigate impacts to the 

Mount Hermon June beetle associated 

with the covered activities by fully 

implementing the Sandhills HCP. The 

following measures will be 

implemented: (1) Vegetation 

management will take place outside of 

the flight season (May 1 through August 

31) of the Mount Hermon June beetle; 

(2) a biological monitor will be present 

during all work activities to identify 

appropriate access and work areas to 

minimize impacts to sandhills habitat; 

(3) if any life stage of the Mount Hermon 

June beetle is encountered during work 

activities, work will cease and a Serviceapproved biologist will be notified and 

the individual(s) will be relocated to 

suitable habitat not affected by work 

activities; (4) all cut stumps will be left 

intact to reduce ground disturbance; (5) 

all workers will participate in awareness 

training to inform them about the Mount 

Hermon June beetle and associated 

conservation measures to be followed; 

and (6) permanently protect habitat for 

the Mount Hermon June beetle through 

the purchase of 2.9 ac of conservation 

credits at the Zayante Sandhills 

Conservation Bank. The applicant will 

fund up to $795,735 to ensure 

implementation of all minimization 

measures, monitoring, and reporting 

requirements identified in the HCP. 

The applicant proposes to avoid, 

minimize, and mitigate impacts to the 

Santa Cruz long-toed salamander and 

California red-legged frog associated 

with the covered activities by fully 

implementing the North Coast HCP. The 

following measures will be 

implemented: (1) All workers will 

participate in awareness training to 

inform them about the Santa Cruz longtoed salamander and California redlegged frog and associated conservation 

measures to be followed; (2) vegetation 

management activities will take place 

between April 15 and September 15, to 

minimize impacts to the species; (3) 

impacts to small mammal burrows will 

be avoided to the maximum extent 

practicable; (4) a qualified biologist will 

monitor all vegetation removal activities 

to ensure compliance with required 

avoidance and minimization measures; 

(5) if a Santa Cruz long-toed salamander 

or California red-legged frog is 

encountered in an area to be impacted, 

work in that area will cease until the 

animal moves from the area or a 

Service-approved biologist captures and 

relocates the individual outside of the 

work area; (6) permanently protect 

habitat for the Santa Cruz long-toed 

salamander through the dedication of a 

7.2-ac conservation easement at the 

Tucker Property in Santa Cruz County; 

and (7) provide $342,432 to fund the 

creation, management and monitoring of 

1.75 ac of California red-legged frog 

aquatic breeding habitat at Yellowbank 

Creek, near the town of Davenport in 

Santa Cruz County. The applicant will 

fund up to $1,424,432 to ensure 

implementation of all minimization 

measures, monitoring, and reporting 

requirements identified in the HCP. 

In each of the two proposed HCPs, the 

applicant considers two alternatives to 

the proposed action: ‘‘No Action’’ and 

‘‘Original Project.’’ Under the ‘‘No 

Action’’ alternative, an ITP for the 

proposed project would not be issued. 

The proposed conservation strategies 

would not be provided to effect recovery 

actions for the impacted species. The 

‘‘No Action’’ alternative would not 

achieve vegetation management 

guidelines for PG&E infrastructure and 

would not result in benefits for the 

covered species; therefore, for each of 

the proposed HCPs, the applicant has 

rejected the ‘‘No Action’’ alternative. 

Under each of the two ‘‘Original 

Project’’ alternatives, the applicant 

would remove considerably more 

habitat along the subject natural gas 

pipeline, resulting in greater impacts to 

the covered species. Through 

coordination with the Service, PG&E 

revised the projects in a way that could 

still achieve desired vegetation 

management goals, while reducing 

impacts to the covered species. 

Therefore, the applicant has also 

rejected both of the ‘‘Original Project’’ 

alternatives. 

Our Preliminary Determination 

The Service has made preliminary 

determinations that issuance of both 

incidental take permits is neither a 

major Federal action that will 

significantly affect the quality of the 

human environment within the meaning 

of section 102(2)(C) of NEPA, nor that it 

will, individually or cumulatively, have 

more than a negligible effect on the 

Mount Hermon June beetle, Santa Cruz 

long-toed salamander, and California 

red-legged frog. Therefore, in 

accordance with these preliminary 

determinations, both permits qualify for 

a categorical exclusion under NEPA. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Written comments we receive become 

part of the public record associated with 

this action. Before including your 

address, phone number, email address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can request in your comment that 

we withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. All submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public disclosure in 

their entirety. 

Authority 

We provide this notice under the 

ESA, section 10(c) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.) and its implementing regulations 

(50 CFR 17.22) and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 

Dated: May 25, 2018. 

Stephen P. Henry, 

Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife 

Office, Ventura, California. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12133 Filed 6–5–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

[RR04073000/XXXR4081X3/ 

RX.05940913.7000000] 

Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive 

Management Work Group; Request for 

Nominations 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior proposes to appoint members to 

the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive 

Management Work Group (AMWG). The 

Secretary of the Interior, acting as 

administrative lead, is requesting 


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nominations for qualified persons to 

serve as members of the AMWG. 

DATES: Nominations must be 

postmarked by July 6, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Brent Rhees, Regional Director, U.S. 

Bureau of Reclamation, 125 S State 

Street, Room 8100, Salt Lake City, UT 

84138, or via email to brhees@usbr.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katrina Grantz, Chief, Adaptive 

Management Work Group, 

Environmental Resources Division, at 

(801) 524–3635, fax: 801–524–5499, or 

by email at kgrantz@usbr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Advisory Committee Scope and 

Objectives 

The Grand Canyon Protection Act 

(Act) of October 30, 1992, Public Law 

102–575; Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 

authorized creation of the AMWG to 

provide recommendations to the 

Assistant Secretary for Water and 

Science at the Department of the Interior 

in carrying out the responsibilities of 

the Act to protect, mitigate adverse 

impacts to, and improve the values for 

which Grand Canyon National Park and 

Glen Canyon National Recreational Area 

were established, including but not 

limited to, natural and cultural 

resources and visitor use. 

The duties or roles and functions of 

the AMWG are in an advisory capacity 

only. They are to: (1) Establish AMWG 

operating procedures, (2) advise the 

Secretary in meeting environmental and 

cultural commitments including those 

contained in the Record of Decision for 

the Glen Canyon Dam Long-Term 

Experimental and Management Plan 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

and subsequent related decisions, (3) 

recommend resource management 

objectives for development and 

implementation of a long-term 

monitoring plan, and any necessary 

research and studies required to 

determine the effect of the operation of 

Glen Canyon Dam on the values for 

which Grand Canyon National Park and 

Glen Canyon Dam National Recreation 

Area were established, including but not 

limited to, natural and cultural 

resources, and visitor use, (4) review 

and provide input on the report 

identified in the Act to the Secretary, 

the Congress, and the Governors of the 

Colorado River Basin States, (5) 

annually review long-term monitoring 

data to provide advice on the status of 

resources and whether the Adaptive 

Management Program (AMP) goals and 

objectives are being met, and (6) review 

and provide input on all AMP activities 

undertaken to comply with applicable 

laws, including permitting 

requirements. 

Membership Criteria 

Prospective members of AMWG need 

to have a strong capacity for advising 

individuals in leadership positions, 

team work, project management, 

tracking relevant Federal government 

programs and policy making 

procedures, and networking with and 

representing their stakeholder group. 

Membership from a wide range of 

disciplines and professional sectors is 

encouraged. 

Members of the AMWG are appointed 

by the Secretary and are comprised of— 

a. Secretary’s Designee, who will 

serve as Chairperson for the AMWG. 

b. One representative each from the 

following entities: The Secretary of 

Energy (Western Area Power 

Administration), Arizona Game and 

Fish Department, Hopi Tribe, Hualapai 

Tribe, Navajo Nation, San Juan Southern 

Paiute Tribe, Southern Paiute 

Consortium, Pueblo of Zuni. 

c. One representative each from the 

Governors from the seven basin States: 

Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, 

New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. 

d. Representatives each from the 

general public as follows: Two from 

environmental organizations, two from 

the recreation industry, and two from 

contractors who purchase Federal 

power from Glen Canyon Powerplant. 

e. One representative from each of the 

following DOI agencies as ex-officio 

non-voting members: Bureau of 

Reclamation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and 

National Park Service. 

At this time, we are particularly 

interested in applications from 

representatives of the following: 

(a) One each from the basin states of 

Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, 

New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming; 

(b) one each from Native American 

Tribes (Hualapai Tribe, Hopi Tribe, 

Navajo Nation, Pueblo of Zuni and 

Southern Paiute Consortium); 

(c) two from environmental interests; 

(d) two from recreational interests; 

(e) two Federal power purchase 

contractors; and, 

(f) one from Arizona Game and Fish 

Department. 

After consultation, the Secretary of 

the Interior will appoint members to the 

AMWG. Members will be selected based 

on their individual qualifications, as 

well as the overall need to achieve a 

balanced representation of viewpoints, 

subject matter expertise, regional 

knowledge, and representation of 

communities of interest. AMWG 

member terms are limited to three (3) 

years from their date of appointment. 

Following completion of their first term, 

an AMWG member may request 

consideration for reappointment to an 

additional term. Reappointment is not 

guaranteed. 

Typically, AMWG will hold two inperson meetings and one webinar 

meeting per fiscal year. Between 

meetings, AMWG members are expected 

to participate in committee work via 

conference calls and email exchanges. 

Members of the AMWG and its 

subcommittees serve without pay. 

However, while away from their homes 

or regular places of business in the 

performance of services of the AMWG, 

members may be reimbursed for travel 

expenses, including per diem in lieu of 

subsistence, in the same manner as 

persons employed intermittently in the 

government service, as authorized by 

section 5703 of title 5, United States 

Code. 

Individuals who are federally 

registered lobbyists are ineligible to 

serve on all FACA and non-FACA 

boards, committees, or councils in an 

individual capacity. The term 

‘‘individual capacity’’ refers to 

individuals who are appointed to 

exercise their own individual best 

judgment on behalf of the government, 

such as when they are designated 

Special Government Employees, rather 

than being appointed to represent a 

particular interest. 

Nominations should include a resume 

that provides an adequate description of 

the nominee’s qualifications, 

particularly information that will enable 

the Department of the Interior to 

evaluate the nominee’s potential to meet 

the membership requirements of the 

Committee and permit the Department 

of the Interior to contact a potential 

member. Please refer to the membership 

criteria stated in this notice. 

Any interested person or entity may 

nominate one or more qualified 

individuals for membership on the 

AMWG. Nominations from the seven 

basin states, as identified in (a) above, 

need to be submitted by the respective 

Governors of those states. Persons or 

entities submitting nomination packages 

on the behalf of others must confirm 

that the individual(s) is/are aware of 

their nomination. Nominations must be 

postmarked no later than July 6, 2018 

and sent to Brent Rhees, Regional 

Director, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 

125 S. State Street, Room 8100, Salt 

Lake City, UT 84138. 

Public Disclosure of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 


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1Prior to January 1, 2017, PET resin was provided 

for in subheading 3907.60.00 of the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States. 

personal identifying information in your 

nominations and/or comments, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your nomination/ 

comment to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. 

Dated: May 25, 2018. 

Ryan K. Zinke, 

Secretary of the Interior. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12131 Filed 6–5–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4332–90–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1387–1391 

(Final)] 

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) 

Resin From Brazil, Indonesia, Korea, 

Pakistan, and Taiwan; Scheduling of 

the Final Phase of Anti-Dumping Duty 

Investigations 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of the final 

phase of antidumping investigation Nos. 

731–TA–1387–1391 (Final) pursuant to 

the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to 

determine whether an industry in the 

United States is materially injured or 

threatened with material injury, or the 

establishment of an industry in the 

United States is materially retarded, by 

reason of imports of polyethylene 

terephthalate (PET) resin from Brazil, 

Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan, 

currently provided for in subheadings 

3907.61.00 and 3907.69.00 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States,1 preliminarily 

determined by the Department of 

Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) to be sold at 

less-than-fair-value. 

DATES: May 4, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Messer ((202) 205–3193), Office of 

Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain 

information on this matter by contacting 

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– 

205–1810. Persons with mobility 

impairments who will need special 

assistance in gaining access to the 

Commission should contact the Office 

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its internet server (https://

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

these investigations may be viewed on 

the Commission’s electronic docket 

(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope.— For purposes of these 

investigations, Commerce has defined 

the subject merchandise as ‘‘. . . 

polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin 

having an intrinsic viscosity of at least 

70, but not more than 88, milliliters per 

gram (0.70 to 0.88 deciliters per gram). 

The scope includes blends of virgin PET 

resin and recycled PET resin containing 

50 percent or more virgin PET resin 

content by weight, provided such 

blends meet the intrinsic viscosity 

requirements above. The scope includes 

all PET resin meeting the above 

specifications regardless of additives 

introduced in the manufacturing 

process. The scope excludes PET-glycol 

resin, also referred to as PETG. PETglycol resins are manufactured by 

replacing a portion of the raw material 

input monoethylene glycol (MEG) with 

one of five glycol modifiers: 

Cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM), 

diethylene glycol (DEG), neopentyl 

glycol (NPG), isosorbide, or spiro glycol. 

Specifically, excluded PET-glycol resins 

must contain a minimum of 10 percent, 

by weight, of CHDM, DEG, NPG, 

isosorbide or spiro glycol, or some 

combination of these glycol modifiers. 

Unlike subject PET resin, PET-glycol 

resins are amorphous resins that are not 

solid-stated and cannot be crystallized 

or recycled.’’ 

Background.—The final phase of 

these investigations is being scheduled, 

pursuant to section 735(b) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)), as a 

result of affirmative preliminary 

determinations by Commerce that 

imports of PET resin from Brazil, 

Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan 

are being sold in the United States at 

less-than-fair-value within the meaning 

of section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 

1673b). The investigations were 

requested in petitions filed on 

September 26, 2017, by DAK Americas 

LLC, Charlotte, NC; Indorama Ventures 

USA, Inc., Decatur, AL; M&G Polymers 

USA, LLC, Houston, TX; and Nan Ya 

Plastics Corporation, America Lake City, 

SC. 

For further information concerning 

the conduct of this phase of the 

investigations, hearing procedures, and 

rules of general application, consult the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B 

(19 CFR part 201), and part 207, 

subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207). 

Participation in the investigations and 

public service list.—Persons, including 

industrial users of the subject 

merchandise and, if the merchandise is 

sold at the retail level, representative 

consumer organizations, wishing to 

participate in the final phase of these 

investigations as parties must file an 

entry of appearance with the Secretary 

to the Commission, as provided in 

section 201.11 of the Commission’s 

rules, no later than 21 days prior to the 

hearing date specified in this notice. A 

party that filed a notice of appearance 

during the preliminary phase of the 

investigations need not file an 

additional notice of appearance during 

this final phase. The Secretary will 

maintain a public service list containing 

the names and addresses of all persons, 

or their representatives, who are parties 

to the investigations. 

Limited disclosure of business 

proprietary information (BPI) under an 

administrative protective order (APO) 

and BPI service list.—Pursuant to 

section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s 

rules, the Secretary will make BPI 

gathered in the final phase of these 

investigations available to authorized 

applicants under the APO issued in the 

investigations, provided that the 

application is made no later than 21 

days prior to the hearing date specified 

in this notice. Authorized applicants 

must represent interested parties, as 

defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are 

parties to the investigations. A party 

granted access to BPI in the preliminary 

phase of the investigations need not 

reapply for such access. A separate 

service list will be maintained by the 

Secretary for those parties authorized to 

receive BPI under the APO. 

Staff report.—The prehearing staff 

report in the final phase of these 

investigations will be placed in the 

nonpublic record on August 30, 2018, 

and a public version will be issued 

thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of 

the Commission’s rules. 

Hearing.—The Commission will hold 

a hearing in connection with the final 

phase of these investigations beginning 

at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 13, 

2018, at the U.S. International Trade 

Commission Building. Requests to 

appear at the hearing should be filed in 

writing with the Secretary to the 

Commission on or before September 7, 

2018. A nonparty who has testimony 

that may aid the Commission’s 

deliberations may request permission to 

present a short statement at the hearing. 


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