Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 7 / Wednesday, January 10, 2024 / Notices 1519 

at https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/

ReadingRoom?project=ORMS-3524. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Mali, National Wilderness 

Program Manager, SM.FS.ClimbDir@

usda.gov, (202) 823–0773. Individuals 

who use telecommunications devices 

for the hearing impaired may call the 

Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339, 

24 hours a day, every day of the year, 

including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Climbing 

is a growing sport in the United States. 

According to the Outdoor Industry 

Association’s 2022 Report on Outdoor 

Participation Trends, there were nearly 

10.3 million climbers in the United 

States in 2021. Approximately 30 

percent of outdoor climbing in the 

United States occurs on NFS lands. In 

recent years, line officers have 

expressed concerns about climbingrelated impacts on resources and 

conflicts among uses. Current Forest 

Service directives do not provide 

guidance for climbing opportunities on 

NFS lands. The Joint Explanatory 

Statement accompanying the 2021 

Consolidated Appropriations Act directs 

the Forest Service to issue general 

guidance on climbing opportunities on 

NFS lands, including the application of 

the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131– 

1136) to climbing opportunities and 

appropriate use of fixed anchors and 

fixed equipment in wilderness. To 

address impacts associated with 

increased climbing on NFS lands and 

consistent with the Joint Explanatory 

Statement, the Forest Service is 

proposing revisions to its directives to 

provide guidance on climbing 

opportunities on NFS lands. 

The proposed directive would 

provide guidance on climbing 

opportunities inside and outside 

wilderness on NFS lands and would 

provide for climbing opportunities that 

serve visitor needs; meet land 

management and recreation policy 

objectives; emphasize the natural setting 

of NFS lands; align with natural and 

cultural resource protection and the 

Agency’s responsibility to Indian Tribes; 

and are consistent with applicable law, 

directives, and the applicable land 

management plan. 

The proposed directive would add a 

new section, 2355, to Forest Service 

Manual (FSM) 2300—Recreation, 

Wilderness, and Related Resource 

Management, chapter 2350—Trail, 

River, and Similar Recreation 

Opportunities, which would provide 

that climbing is an appropriate use of 

NFS lands (proposed FSM 2355.03, 

para. 1)—including in wilderness— 

when conducted in accordance with 

applicable law and Forest Service 

directives and consistent with the 

applicable land management plan 

(proposed FSM 2355.03, para. 4); that a 

climbing management plan be 

developed, as funding and resources 

allow, for climbing opportunities in 

wilderness, and for climbing 

opportunities outside wilderness where 

the District Ranger determines that 

climbing is causing adverse resource 

impacts or use conflicts (proposed FSM 

2355.21); that fixed anchors and fixed 

equipment are installations for purposes 

of section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act (16 

U.S.C. 1133(c)) (proposed FSM 2355.32, 

para. 1); that a Forest Supervisor may 

authorize the placement or replacement 

of fixed anchors and fixed equipment in 

wilderness based on a case-specific 

determination that they are the 

minimum necessary for administration 

of the area for Wilderness Act purposes, 

including primitive or unconfined 

recreation and preservation of 

wilderness character (proposed FSM 

2355.32, para. 1); that existing fixed 

anchors and fixed equipment in 

wilderness may be retained pending 

completion of a Minimum Requirements 

Analysis, as funding and resources 

allow, that determines they are the 

minimum necessary to facilitate 

primitive or unconfined recreation or 

otherwise preserve wilderness character 

(FSM 2355.32, para. 5);); and that the 

issuance and administration of special 

use permits are encouraged to enhance 

visitor access to climbing opportunities 

and visitor education concerning low 

impact climbing practices (proposed 

FSM 2355.03, para. 9). 

To allow for enforcement of 

restrictions and prohibitions in climbing 

management plans as needed, the Forest 

Service will be proposing revisions via 

a separate Federal Register notice to its 

regulations at 36 CFR part 261, subpart 

A, General Prohibitions. 

The minimum 120-day Tribal 

consultation for the proposed directive 

was initiated November 8, 2021, and 

will conclude at the end of the comment 

period for the proposed directive. 

To ensure that all members of the 

public who have an interest in NFS 

climbing opportunities have the 

opportunity to provide comment, we are 

extending the comment period on the 

proposed directive to January 30, 2024. 

After the public comment period 

closes, the Forest Service will consider 

timely comments that are within the 

scope of the proposed directive in the 

development of the final directive. A 

notice of the final directive, including a 

response to timely comments, will be 

posted on the Forest Service’s web page 

at https://www.fs.usda.gov/aboutagency/regulations-policies/commenton-directives. 

Dated: January 4, 2024. 

Jacqueline Emanuel, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00312 Filed 1–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–3–2024] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 89, 

Notification of Proposed Production 

Activity; Lithion Battery, Inc.; (LithiumIon Battery Packs and Accessories); 

Henderson, Nevada 

Lithion Battery, Inc. submitted a 

notification of proposed production 

activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for 

its facility in Henderson, Nevada within 

FTZ 89. The notification conforming to 

the requirements of the Board’s 

regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was 

received on December 27, 2023. 

Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ 

production activity would be limited to 

the specific foreign-status material(s)/ 

component(s) and specific finished 

product(s) described in the submitted 

notification (summarized below) and 

subsequently authorized by the Board. 

The benefits that may stem from 

conducting production activity under 

FTZ procedures are explained in the 

background section of the Board’s 

website—accessible via www.trade.gov/ 

ftz. 

The proposed finished products 

include: battery packs also known as 

(aka) modules; controllers for battery 

management systems; housing units for 

controllers and battery cells aka 

compacts; and, metal cabinets for 

storing battery modules (duty rate 

ranges from duty-free to 3.4%). 

The proposed foreign-status materials 

and components include: battery 

modules and controllers; cylindrical 

cells; steel cabinets; shipping containers 

for storing battery modules; cables of 

copper wiring and plastic rubber 

connectors and insulators; plastic 

frames and cases; metal fasteners; 

screws; rubber insulation; glues and 

adhesives; and, wire harnesses (duty 

rate ranges from duty-free to 3.4%). The 

request indicates that the materials/ 

components are subject to duties under 

section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 

(section 301), depending on the country 

of origin. The applicable section 301 

decisions require subject merchandise 


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to be admitted to FTZs in privileged 

foreign status (19 CFR 146.41). 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the Board’s Executive 

Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The 

closing period for their receipt is 

February 20, 2024. 

A copy of the notification will be 

available for public inspection in the 

‘‘Online FTZ Information System’’ 

section of the Board’s website. 

For further information, contact 

Juanita Chen at juanita.chen@trade.gov. 

Dated: January 5, 2024. 

Elizabeth Whiteman, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00362 Filed 1–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–2–2024] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134, 

Notification of Proposed Production 

Activity; Volkswagen Group of 

America, Inc.; (Passenger Motor 

Vehicles); Chattanooga, Tennessee 

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., 

submitted a notification of proposed 

production activity to the FTZ Board 

(the Board) for its facility in 

Chattanooga, Tennessee within FTZ 

134. The notification conforming to the 

requirements of the Board’s regulations 

(15 CFR 400.22) was received on 

January 4, 2024. 

Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ 

production activity would be limited to 

the specific foreign-status material(s)/ 

component(s) described in the 

submitted notification (summarized 

below) and subsequently authorized by 

the Board. The benefits that may stem 

from conducting production activity 

under FTZ procedures are explained in 

the background section of the Board’s 

website—accessible via www.trade.gov/ 

ftz. The proposed material(s)/ 

component(s) would be added to the 

production authority that the Board 

previously approved for the operation, 

as reflected on the Board’s website. 

The proposed foreign-status 

components include: high voltage 

heating positive coefficient modules; 

stainless steel exhaust systems with 

catalyst; spindle drives; light on 

detection sensors; and, rain sensors 

(duty rate ranges from duty-free to 

4.2%). The request indicates that certain 

materials/components are subject to 

duties under section 232 of the Trade 

Expansion Act of 1962 (section 232) and 

section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 

(section 301), depending on the country 

of origin. The applicable section 232 

and section 301 decisions require 

subject merchandise to be admitted to 

FTZs in privileged foreign status (19 

CFR 146.41). 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the Board’s Executive 

Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The 

closing period for their receipt is 

February 20, 2024. 

A copy of the notification will be 

available for public inspection in the 

‘‘Online FTZ Information System’’ 

section of the Board’s website. 

For further information, contact 

Christopher Wedderburn at 

Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov. 

Dated: January 4, 2024. 

Elizabeth Whiteman, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00306 Filed 1–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Rated Orders Under the 

Defense Priories and Allocations 

System (DPAS) 

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 September 

11, 2023, during a 60-day comment 

period. This notice allows for an 

additional 30 days for public comments. 

Agency: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

Title: Rated Orders Under the Defense 

Priories and Allocations System (DPAS). 

OMB Control Number: 0694–0092. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

current information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 1,436,538. 

Average Hours per Response: 1 to 16 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 45,432. 

Needs and Uses: This information is 

necessary to support the execution of 

the President’s priorities and allocations 

authority under the Defense Production 

Act of 1950 (DPA), as amended (50 

U.S.C. 4501, et seq.), and the priorities 

authorities under the Selective Service 

Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. 3816), delegated 

to the Secretary of Commerce and 

implemented by the Defense Priorities 

and Allocations System (DPAS) 

regulation (15 CFR part 700). The 

purpose of this authority is to ensure 

preferential acceptance and priority 

performance of contracts and orders for 

all materials, services, and facilities, 

including construction materials, the 

authority for which has not been 

delegated to other agencies under 

Executive Order 13603 (referred to as 

‘‘industrial resources’’) in support of 

approved national defense programs. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Defense Protection 

Act of 1950 (DPA). 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view the 

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 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 function and 

entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0694–0092. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00359 Filed 1–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–489–848] 

Tin Mill Products From the Republic of 

Turkey: Final Negative Determination 

of Sales at Less Than Fair Value 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) determines that 


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