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1 42 U.S.C. 4370m(11) (defining ‘‘environmental 

review’’ as ‘‘the agency procedures and processes 

for applying a categorical exclusion or for preparing 

an environmental assessment, an environmental 

impact statement, or other document required 

under [the National Environmental Policy Act]’’). 

2 42 U.S.C. 4370m(3) (defining ‘‘authorization’’ as 

‘‘any license, permit, approval, finding, 

determination, or other administrative decision 

issued by an agency and any interagency 

consultation that is required or authorized under 

Federal law in order to site, construct, reconstruct, 

or commence operations of a covered project 

administered by a Federal agency or, in the case of 

a State that chooses to participate in the 

environmental review and authorization process in 

accordance with [42 U.S.C.] 4370m–2(c)(3)(A) 

. . . , a State agency’’). 

suggestions submitted within 60 days of 

this publication, and will summarize 

and/or include the comments received 

in any request for Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) clearance of this 

information collection. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit your 

comments to ERIF@fpisc.gov with the 

subject line: ‘‘ERIF TAP Information 

Collection Comment.’’ You may obtain 

copies of the proposed collection of 

information by emailing ERIF@fpisc.gov. 

Please identify all requests by including 

‘‘ERIF TAP’’ in the subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Flores, at john.flores@fpisc.gov, or (385) 

602–2138. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of the Program Seeking 

Information Collection: Environmental 

Review Improvement Fund Tribal 

Assistance Program (ERIF TAP). 

Type of Review: New Information 

Collection Request (ICR). 

Background: Established in 2015 by 

title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface 

Transportation Act (FAST–41), 42 

U.S.C. 4370m et seq., the Permitting 

Council is a unique Federal agency 

charged with improving the 

transparency and predictability of the 

Federal environmental review and 

authorization process for certain 

infrastructure projects. The Permitting 

Council is comprised of the Permitting 

Council Executive Director, who serves 

as the Council Chair; 13 Federal agency 

Council members (including deputy 

secretary-level designees of the 

Secretaries of Agriculture, Army, 

Commerce, Interior, Energy, 

Transportation, Defense, Homeland 

Security, and Housing and Urban 

Development, the Administrator of the 

Environmental Protection Agency, and 

the Chairs of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, and the 

Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation); and the Chair of the 

Council on Environmental Quality and 

the Director of the OMB. 42 U.S.C. 

4370m–1(a) & (b). 

The Permitting Council coordinates 

Federal environmental reviews 1 and 

authorizations 2 for projects that seek 

and qualify for FAST–41 coverage. 

FAST–41 covered projects are entitled 

to comprehensive permitting timetables 

and transparent, collaborative 

management of those timetables on the 

Federal Permitting Dashboard in 

compliance with FAST–41 procedural 

requirements. 42 U.S.C. 4370m–2(c) & 

(d). Sponsors of FAST–41 covered 

projects also benefit from the direct 

engagement of the Permitting Council 

Executive Director and the Permitting 

Council members in timely 

identification and resolution of 

permitting issues that affect covered 

projects’ permitting timetables. 

The Permitting Council Executive 

Director, with the approval of the OMB 

Director, also may transfer funds from 

the Environmental Review and 

Improvement Fund (ERIF) to Federal 

agencies and state, local, and tribal 

governments to make the environmental 

review and authorization process for 

FAST–41 covered projects more timely 

and efficient. 42 U.S.C. 4370m–8(d)(3). 

Executive Director has established the 

ERIF Tribal Assistance Program (TAP) 

to facilitate the distribution of ERIF 

funds to Tribal governments pursuant to 

this authority. 

This collection is necessary for 

administration of the ERIF TAP in 

accordance with 42 U.S.C. 4370m– 

8(d)(3). The Executive Director seeks 

public comment on the application form 

that the Executive Director would use to 

collect information from Tribal 

governments that seek ERIF TAP 

funding. The form will be used by the 

Executive Director to evaluate the 

eligibility of each Tribal government 

applicant, and determine whether, the 

circumstances under which, and the 

amount of any ERIF funds that may be 

transferred to a Tribal government 

applicant pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4370m– 

2(d)(3). Seeking ERIF funds under the 

ERIF TAP is voluntary with each Tribal 

government. The application form is 

planned as a one-time information 

collection per applicant. The Permitting 

Council estimates that it will take 

approximately 40 hours to complete the 

application form for ERIF TAP funds. 

Respondents: Federally-recognized 

Indian Tribe consulting on or engaged 

in the Federal environmental review 

and authorization process (e.g., through 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

or Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act) for one or more 

FAST–41 covered projects that are 

posted on the Permitting Dashboard at 

the time of submission. 

Frequency: One time per grant 

application. 

Application: To be considered to 

receive ERIF TAP funds, an eligible 

Tribal government must submit a 

completed application form to the 

Permitting Council Executive Director 

that contains the information required 

in the Application Instructions. At a 

minimum, the applicant must include 

contact information, the amount of 

funding requested, what will be 

accomplished with the funding (i.e., 

activities and funding level per activity), 

which FAST–41 covered projects the 

applicant is consulting on or engaged in, 

and how the funded activities will 

result in more timely and efficient 

environmental review and authorization 

of those FAST–41 covered projects. The 

application should include the 

information necessary for the Permitting 

Council Executive Director to determine 

that the project and proposal satisfies 

eligibility requirements. 

Completed application forms must be 

submitted to the Executive Director 

through ERIF@fpisc.gov. Instructions for 

submitting applications can be found at 

https://www.permits.performance.gov/ 

fpisc-content/erif-tribal-assistanceprogram. 

Estimated Burden: The estimated 

burden for completing an application 

form is as follows: 

Expected Number of Respondents: 

Approximately 30 per year. 

Frequency: Once per application. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 40 hours for each new 

application form. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.; 42 

U.S.C. 4370m–8(d)(3). 

Eric Beightel, 

Executive Director, Federal Permitting 

Improvement Steering Council. 

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BILLING CODE 6820–PL–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 24–04] 

ICL USA, Inc., Complainant v. 

Dependable Highway Express, Inc. and 

Mediterranean Shipping Company, 

(USA) INC., on Behalf Of Mediterranean 

Shipping Company, S.A., Respondents 

Served: January 12, 2024. 

Notice of Filing of Complaint and 

Assignment 

Notice is given that a complaint has 

been filed with the Federal Maritime 

Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) by ICL 


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1Page one from comment by Kevin M. Burke, 

President and CEO, American Apparel & Footwear 

Association, March 26, 2012, Advance Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking; Request for Public Comment; 

Rules and Regulations under the Wool Products 

Labeling Act of 1939; 77 FR 4498 (Jan. 30, 2012). 

USA, Inc. (the ‘‘Complainant’’) against 

Dependable Highway Express, Inc. 

(‘‘DHE’’) and Mediterranean Shipping 

Company, (USA) Inc., on behalf of 

Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A. 

(‘‘MSC’’). Complainant states that the 

Commission has subject matter 

jurisdiction over the complaint under 

the Shipping Act of 1998, as amended, 

46 U.S.C. 40101 et seq. Complainant 

states that the Commission has personal 

jurisdiction over Respondent DHE as a 

party for the purposes of this proceeding 

when it acted directly or indirectly in 

conjunction with Respondent MSC in 

some instances and personal 

jurisdiction over Respondent MSC as an 

ocean common carrier as this term is 

defined at 46 U.S.C. 40102(18). 

Complainant ICL USA, Inc. is a 

corporation organized and existing 

under the laws of the New York with its 

principal place of business in Rosedale, 

New York and acts as a destination 

agent in the United States for various 

affiliated Commission registered nonvessel-operating common carriers. 

Complainant identifies Respondent 

DHE as a corporation organized and 

existing under the laws of California 

with a principal place of business in Los 

Angeles, California and as a Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Administration 

motor carrier. 

Complainant identified Respondent 

MSC as an entity headquartered in 

Geneva, Switzerland with an agent in 

the United States located in New York 

and as a vessel-operating common 

carrier. 

Complainant alleges that the 

Respondents violated 46 U.S.C. 

41104(a)(2)(A) and 41102(c) and 46 CFR 

545.5, because Respondent DHE acted 

directly or indirectly in conjunction 

with Respondent MSC to assess 

unauthorized per diem related charges, 

including Admin Fees. 

An answer to the complaint must be 

filed with the Commission within 25 

days after the date of service. 

The full text of the complaint can be 

found in the Commission’s electronic 

Reading Room at https://www2.fmc.gov/ 

readingroom/proceeding/24-04/. This 

proceeding has been assigned to the 

Office of Administrative Law Judges. 

The initial decision of the presiding 

judge shall be issued by January 13, 

2025, and the final decision of the 

Commission shall be issued by July 28, 

2025. 

Alanna Beck, 

Federal Register Alternate Liaison Officer, 

Federal Maritime Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 6730–02–P 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Trade 

Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) 

is seeking public comments on its 

proposal to extend for an additional 

three years the current Paperwork 

Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’) clearance for 

information collection requirements 

contained in the Commission’s rules 

and regulations under the Wool 

Products Labeling Act of 1939 (‘‘Wool 

Rules’’). That clearance expires on June 

30, 2024. 

DATES: Comments must be filed by 

March 19, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a 

comment online or on paper, by 

following the instructions in the 

Request for Comment part of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. Write ‘‘Wool Rules; PRA 

Comment: FTC File No. P072108’’ on 

your comment, and file your comment 

online at https://www.regulations.gov by 

following the instructions on the webbased form. If you prefer to file your 

comment on paper, mail your comment 

to the following address: Federal Trade 

Commission, Office of the Secretary, 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 

CC–5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC 

20580. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jock 

K. Chung, Attorney, Division of 

Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer 

Protection, Federal Trade Commission, 

Mail Code CC–9528, 600 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580, 

(202) 326–2984. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Rules and 

Regulations under the Wool Products 

Labeling Act of 1939, 16 CFR part 300. 

OMB Control Number: 3084–0100. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Wool Products Labeling 

Act of 1939 (Wool Act) prohibits the 

misbranding of wool products. The 

Wool Rules establish disclosure 

requirements that assist consumers in 

making informed purchasing decisions 

and recordkeeping requirements that 

assist the Commission in enforcing the 

Rules. 

Likely Respondents: Manufacturers, 

importers, processors, and marketers of 

wool products. 

Frequency of Response: Third party 

disclosure; recordkeeping requirement. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

2,046,667 hours (160,000 recordkeeping 

hours + 1,886,667 disclosure hours). 

Recordkeeping: 160,000 hours (4,000 

wool firms incur an average 40 hours 

per firm). 

Disclosure: 1,886,667 hours (240,000 

hours for determining label content + 

480,000 hours to draft and order labels 

+ 1,166,667 hours to attach labels). 

Estimated Annual Cost Burden: 

$28,258,668.84 (solely relating to labor 

costs). 

As required by section 3506(c)(2)(A) 

of the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the 

FTC is providing this opportunity for 

public comment before requesting that 

OMB extend the existing clearance for 

the information collection requirements 

contained in the Wool Rules. 

Burden Statement 

FTC staff’s burden estimates for the 

Wool Rules are based on data from the 

Department of Commerce’s Bureau of 

the Census, the International Trade 

Commission, the Department of Labor’s 

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and 

data or other input from the main 

industry association, the American 

Apparel and Footwear Association 

(AAFA), and from SICCode.com, which 

specializes in the business classification 

of SIC (Standard Industrial 

Classification) and NAICS (North 

American Industry Classification 

System) codes for business 

identification, verification, and 

targeting. The AAFA, a national trade 

association which represents U.S. 

apparel, footwear and other sewn 

products companies and their suppliers, 

has stated that ‘‘[t]he use of labels on 

textiles and apparels is beneficial to 

consumers, manufacturers, and business 

in general as it allows for the necessary 

flow of information along the supply 

chain.’’ 1

The relevant information collection 

requirements in these rules and staff’s 

corresponding burden estimates follow. 

The estimates address the number of 

hours needed and the labor costs 

incurred to comply with the 

requirements. FTC staff believes that a 

significant portion of hours and labor 

costs currently attributable to burden 

below are time and financial resources 

usually and customarily incurred by 

persons in the course of their regular 

activity (e.g., industry participants 

already have and/or would have care 


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