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VIII. Limited Duration of the Waiver 

The duration of the waiver is 15- 

months after the effective date of the 

final waiver. HUD remains committed to 

the successful implementation of the 

important BAP across its programs 

providing covered FFA for 

infrastructure projects, while 

recognizing the unique needs and 

geographically related challenges of 

Pacific Island Territories. HUD is 

committed to engaging with Pacific 

Island Territories, stakeholders, and 

FFA recipients as noted above to further 

this goal during this 15-month waiver 

period. HUD will review this waiver in 

12 months to assess whether it remains 

necessary to the fulfillment of HUD’s 

missions and goals and consistent with 

applicable legal authorities, such as the 

IIJA, Executive Order 14005, and OMB 

M–22–11. HUD may, based on the 

results of that review, terminate the 

waiver, or take action to develop a new 

waiver in consultation with the MIAO. 

IX. Solicitation of Comments 

HUD solicited comments from the 

public on its proposed waiver described 

in a Notice publicly available on its 

website for a period of 30 days from 

August 2, 2023 to September 1, 2023, 

and published in the Federal Register. 

A total of two comments were received 

in response to the proposed waiver. 

HUD thoroughly reviewed and 

considered each of the comments in 

determining to move forward with the 

issuance of this waiver and 

implementation plan as published in 

this Final Notice. One commenter was 

supportive of the waiver. One 

commenter was opposed to the waiver 

with respect to steel, citing 

underutilized domestic capacity for the 

steel industry. The commenter 

suggested if a steel product were not 

available from domestic sources, a grant 

recipient could pursue a productspecific nonavailability waiver for that 

item. HUD appreciates the comments 

and did not make any substantive 

changes to the waiver based on the 

comments received. The proposed 

waiver had a duration of 18-months. 

HUD is issuing the final waiver with a 

duration of 15-months to better align 

with the coordinated strategy for the 

issuance of this waiver type across the 

Federal Government. HUD believes the 

15-month waiver of the application of 

the BAP as set forth in this Final Notice 

is appropriate and in the public interest 

in light of the importance of HUD’s 

planned engagement with Pacific Island 

Territories and recipients. HUD will 

continue to monitor the implementation 

of the BAP across its programs to ensure 

the most robust application possible in 

light of the important public interests 

discussed above. 

Dated: November 15, 2023. 

Marcia L. Fudge, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2023–0197; 

FXES11140400000–245–FF04EF4000] 

Receipt of Incidental Take Permit 

Application and Proposed Habitat 

Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink 

and Blue-Tailed Mole Skink; Polk 

County, FL; Categorical Exclusion 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service), announce receipt of 

an application from Mountain Lake 

Corporation (Olmsted Ridge Site 

Expansion) (applicant) for an incidental 

take permit (ITP) under the Endangered 

Species Act. The applicant requests the 

ITP to take the federally listed sand 

skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) and bluetailed mole skink (Eumeces egregius 

lividus) incidental to the construction of 

a housing development in Polk County, 

Florida. We request public comment on 

the application, which includes the 

applicant’s proposed habitat 

conservation plan (HCP), and on the 

Service’s preliminary determination that 

the proposed permitting action may be 

eligible for a categorical exclusion 

pursuant to the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

regulations, the Department of the 

Interior’s (DOI) NEPA regulations, and 

the DOI Departmental Manual. 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. We invite comment from 

the public and local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

comments on or before December 21, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining Documents: You may 

obtain copies of the documents online 

in Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2023–0197 

at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Submitting Comments: If you wish to 

submit comments on any of the 

documents, you may do so in writing by 

one of the following methods: 

• Online: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2023–0197; 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R4– 

ES–2023–0197; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg 

Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Gawera, by U.S. mail (see ADDRESSES), 

by telephone at 904–731–3121 or via 

email at erin_gawera@fws.gov. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), 

announce receipt of an application from 

Mountain Lake Corporation (Olmsted 

Ridge Site Expansion) (applicant) for an 

incidental take permit (ITP) under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

The applicant requests the ITP to take 

federally listed sand skinks (Neoseps 

reynoldsi) and blue-tailed mole skinks 

(Eumeces egregius lividus) (skinks) 

incidental to the construction and 

operation of a housing development in 

Polk County, Florida. We request public 

comment on the application, which 

includes the applicant’s habitat 

conservation plan (HCP), and on the 

Service’s preliminary determination that 

this proposed ITP qualifies as low effect, 

and may qualify for a categorical 

exclusion pursuant to the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

regulations (40 CFR 1501.4), the 

Department of the Interior’s (DOI) NEPA 

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 applicant requests a 5-year ITP to 

take skinks via the conversion of 

approximately 11 acres (ac) of occupied 

nesting, foraging, and sheltering skink 

habitat incidental to the construction 

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on 63.7 ac on Parcel ID: 

272922866300005010 in Section 22, 

Township 29 S, Range 27 E, Polk 

County, Florida. The applicant proposes 

to mitigate for take of the skinks by 

purchasing credits equivalent to 22 ac of 

skink-occupied habitat within the Lake 

Wales Ridge Conservation Bank or 

another Service-approved conservation 

bank. The Service would require the 

applicant to purchase the credits prior 

to engaging in any construction phase of 

the project. 

Our Preliminary Determination 

The Service has made a preliminary 

determination that the applicant’s 

proposed project, including the 

construction of the buildings and 

associated infrastructure (e.g., electric, 

water, and sewer lines), would 

individually and cumulatively have a 

minor effect on the skinks 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 skinks 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 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. After 

considering the preceding and other 

matters, we will determine whether the 

permit issuance criteria of section 

10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA have been met. If 

met, the Service will issue ITP number 

PER 2875481 to Mountain Lake 

Corporation (Olmsted Ridge Site 

Expansion). 

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). 

Robert L. Carey, 

Manager, Division of Environmental Review, 

Florida Ecological Services Field Office. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25747 Filed 11–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Receipt of Complaint; 

Solicitation of Comments Relating to 

the Public Interest 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has received a complaint 

Certain Electronic Computing Devices 

and Components Thereof, DN 3708; the 

Commission is soliciting comments on 

any public interest issues raised by the 

complaint or complainant’s filing 

pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, 

U.S. International Trade Commission, 

500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 

20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The 

public version of the complaint can be 

accessed on the Commission’s 

Electronic Document Information 

System (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 United 

States International Trade Commission 

(USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The 

public record for this investigation may 

be viewed on the Commission’s 

Electronic Document Information 

System (EDIS) at https://edis.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 has received a complaint 

and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure filed on behalf of Lenovo 

(United States) Inc. on November 15, 

2023. The complaint alleges violations 

of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 

(19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into 

the United States, the sale for 

importation, and the sale within the 

United States after importation of 

certain electronic computing devices 

and components thereof. The complaint 

names as respondents: ASUSTeK 

Computer Inc. of Taiwan; and ASUS 

Computer International of Fremont, CA. 

The complainant requests that the 

Commission issue a limited exclusion 

order, cease and desist orders, and 

impose a bond upon respondents’ 

alleged infringing articles during the 60- 

day Presidential review period pursuant 

to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). 

Proposed respondents, other 

interested parties, and members of the 

public are invited to file comments on 

any public interest issues raised by the 

complaint or § 210.8(b) filing. 

Comments should address whether 

issuance of the relief specifically 

requested by the complainant in this 

investigation would affect the public 

health and welfare in the United States, 

competitive conditions in the United 

States economy, the production of like 

or directly competitive articles in the 

United States, or United States 

consumers. 

In particular, the Commission is 

interested in comments that: 

(i) explain how the articles potentially 

subject to the requested remedial orders 

are used in the United States; 

(ii) identify any public health, safety, 

or welfare concerns in the United States 

relating to the requested remedial 

orders; 

(iii) identify like or directly 

competitive articles that complainant, 

its licensees, or third parties make in the 

United States which could replace the 

subject articles if they were to be 

excluded; 

(iv) indicate whether complainant, 

complainant’s licensees, and/or third 

party suppliers have the capacity to 

replace the volume of articles 

potentially subject to the requested 

exclusion order and/or a cease and 

desist order within a commercially 

reasonable time; and 

(v) explain how the requested 

remedial orders would impact United 

States consumers. 

Written submissions on the public 

interest must be filed no later than by 

close of business, eight calendar days 

after the date of publication of this 


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