76446 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 181 / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 / Notices 

Agenda 

I. Welcome & Roll Call 

II. Committee Discussion 

III. Public Comment 

IV. Next Steps 

V. Adjournment 

Dated: September 13, 2024. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21240 Filed 9–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Briefing of the Utah 

Advisory Committee to the U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of public briefing. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, that 

the Utah Advisory Committee 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights will hold a public briefing 

via Zoom at 3 p.m. MT on Thursday, 

September 26, 2024. The purpose of the 

briefing is to hear testimony on the 

topic, The Civil Rights Implications of 

Disparate Outcomes in Utah’s K–12 

Education System. 

DATES: Thursday, September 26, 2024, 

from 3 p.m.–5 p.m. mountain time. 

ADDRESSES: The briefing will be held via 

Zoom Webinar. 

Registration Link (Audio/Visual): 

https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/

register/WN_uTnZTfwtR2OVfbx

Fy7pn5xbQ 

Join by Phone (Audio Only): (833) 435– 

1820 USA Toll-Free; Meeting ID: 160 

028 1773 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Barreras, Designated Federal 

Officer, at dbarreras@usccr.gov or (202) 

656–8937. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

committee meeting is available to the 

public through the registration link 

above. Any interested member of the 

public may listen to the meeting. An 

open comment period will be provided 

to allow members of the public to make 

a statement as time allows. Per the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, public 

minutes of the meeting will include a 

list of persons who are present at the 

meeting. If joining via phone, callers can 

expect to incur regular charges for calls 

they initiate over wireless lines, 

according to their wireless plan. The 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Closed captioning 

will be available by selecting ‘‘CC’’ in 

the meeting platform. To request 

additional accommodations, please 

email lschiller@usccr.gov at least 10 

business days prior to the meeting. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received within 30 

days following the meeting. Written 

comments may be emailed to David 

Barreras at dbarreras@usccr.gov. 

Persons who desire additional 

information may contact the Regional 

Programs Coordination Unit at (202) 

656–8937. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Coordination Unit, 

as they become available, both before 

and after the meeting. Records of the 

meeting will be available via the file 

sharing website, www.box.com. Persons 

interested in the work of this Committee 

are directed to the Commission’s 

website, www.usccr.gov, or may contact 

the Regional Programs Coordination 

Unit at the above phone number. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome & Roll Call 

II. Panelist Presentations & Committee Q&A 

III. Public Comment 

IV. Closing Remarks 

V. Adjournment 

Dated: September 13, 2024. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21238 Filed 9–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Request for Comments on the 

Strategic Plan to Advance 

Environmental Justice 

AGENCY: Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of availability, request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) and the Department of 

Commerce Environmental Justice 

Committee seeks public comment to 

inform its Strategic Plan to Advance 

Environmental Justice (Strategy). 

Commerce is seeking input from the 

public, especially people and 

communities with environmental justice 

concerns who are potentially affected by 

Commerce activities including 

planning, regulatory actions, 

implementation, permitting, 

compliance, and enforcement related to 

human health or the environment. 

DATES: Written comments are requested 

on or before October 18, 2024 and must 

be received no later than 11:59 p.m. 

eastern time (ET) on that date. Written 

submissions received after that date may 

not be considered. Commerce will not 

reply individually to responders but 

will consider all comments submitted 

by the deadline. 

ADDRESSES: 

Instructions: You may submit 

comments for 30 days, identified by 

DOC–2024–0009 by the following 

methods: 

Online (Strongly Preferred) Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and enter 

DOC–2024–0009 in the Search. 

Email: Comments submitted by email 

to swatling@doc.gov should be machinereadable and should not be copyprotected. 

Requirements for Submissions 

To be assured of consideration, 

submit any written comments by the 

October 18, 2024 deadline. All 

submissions must be in English. 

Commerce strongly encourages 

submissions via regulations.gov. The 

docket number is DOC–2024–0009. 

To submit via regulations.gov, use 

Docket Number DOC–2024–0009 in the 

‘search for’ field on the home page and 

click ‘search’. The site will provide a 

search results page listing all documents 

associated with this docket. Find a 

reference to this notice by selecting 

‘notice’ under ‘document type’ in the 

‘refine documents results’ section on the 

left side of the screen and click on the 

link entitled ‘comment’. Regulations.gov 

allows users to make submissions by 

filling in a ‘type comment’ field, or by 

attaching a document using the ‘upload 

file’ field. Commerce prefers that you 

provide submissions in an attached 

document named according to the 

following protocol, as appropriate: 

Commenter Name or Organization and 

‘‘Commerce Environmental Justice 

Strategy’’. If you provide submissions in 

an attached document, please type ‘see 

attached comments’ in the ‘comment’ 

field on the online submission form. 

Please include the name, email 

address, and telephone number of an 

individual Commerce can contact if 

there are issues or questions with the 

submission. You will receive a tracking 

number upon completion of the 

submission procedure at 

Regulations.gov. The tracking number is 

confirmation that Regulations.gov 

received your submission. Keep the 

confirmation for your records. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 181 / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 / Notices 76447 

1E.O.14096, Revitalizing Our Nation’s 

Commitment to Environmental Justice for All, 88 

FR 25251 (April 21, 2023), https://www.federal

register.gov/documents/2023/04/26/2023-08955/ 

revitalizing-our-nationscommitment-toenvironmental-justice-for-all. 

2The White House, Fact Sheet: President Biden 

Signs Executive Order to Revitalize Our Nation’s 

Commitment to Environmental Justice for All (April 

21, 2023), https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefingroom/statementsreleases/2023/04/21/fact-sheetpresident-biden-signs-executive-order-to-revitalizeour-nations-commitment-toenvironmental-justicefor-all/. 

Business Confidential Information 

Submissions 

Please do not submit any confidential 

information; such information may be 

posted and become part of the public 

record. 

Public Viewing of Review Submissions 

Commerce will post written 

submissions in the docket for public 

inspection. You can view comments on 

Regulations.gov by entering Docket 

Number DOC–2024–0009 in the search 

field on the home page. 

Commerce is not able to provide 

technical assistance for regulations.gov. 

For further information on using 

regulations.gov, please consult the 

resources provided on the website by 

clicking on ‘How to Use 

Regulations.gov’ on the bottom of the 

home page. You can contact the 

regulations.gov help desk at 

regulationshelpdesk@gsa.gov or 1–866– 

498–2945 for help with technical 

questions on submitting comments on 

regulations.gov. 

If you are unable to submit through 

regulations.gov after seeking assistance 

from the help desk, please contact Sarah 

Watling at swatling@doc.gov before 

transmitting your application and in 

advance of the deadline to arrange for 

an alternative method of transmission. 

Commerce will not accept handdelivered submissions. Commerce may 

not consider submissions that you do 

not make in accordance with these 

instructions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Watling, Resilience, Climate 

Adaptation, and Environmental Justice 

Program Manager, telephone 202–875– 

9023; or emails at swatling@doc.gov 

Please direct media inquiries to 

Department of Commerce, Office of the 

Secretary Main Office of Public Affairs, 

publicaffairs@doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Executive Order (E.O.) 14096 on 

Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment 

to Environmental Justice for All 

advances the Federal government’s 

efforts to deliver real, measurable 

progress on environmental justice.1

E.O.14096, issued on April 21, 2023, 

charges Federal agencies to exercise 

leadership and immediately strengthen 

their efforts to address environmental 

injustice. The order makes clear that the 

pursuit of environmental justice is a 

duty of all executive branch agencies 

and that agencies should be taking 

actions now to incorporate this charge 

into their missions.2 Agency strategic 

planning under the order will play a key 

role in fulfilling E.O.14096’s mandate of 

revitalizing the commitment of all 

Federal agencies to advance 

environmental justice. 

E.O.14096 directs all Federal agencies 

in the executive branch to develop 

Environmental Justice Strategic Plans 

(Strategic Plans) that are tied to specific 

performance and accountability 

measures outlined in section 4 of E.O. 

14096. As such, Strategic Plans are vital 

to pursuing a whole-of-government 

approach to environmental justice. 

Commerce recognizes the importance of 

an inclusive review and feedback 

process to inform this Strategy. The 

Department of Commerce’s Strategy 

seeks to catalyze a new era of 

transparency, consistency, and 

accountability for environmental justice. 

Other topics in E.O. 14096 are being 

addressed separately by Commerce and 

other agencies. This request for 

information pertains solely to collecting 

feedback on the proposed strategic 

goals. The public is encouraged to 

provide input in response to the 

questions listed to help the Commerce 

understand the potential environmental 

justice impact of its Strategy. 

E.O. 14096 section 4(b) directs 

Federal agencies to set forth the 

agency’s vision, goals, priority actions, 

and metrics to address and advance 

environmental justice. The Strategic 

Plan shall identify and address 

opportunities through regulations, 

policies, permits, or other means to 

improve accountability and compliance 

with any statute the agency administers 

that affects the health and environment 

of communities with environmental 

justice concerns. Among those actions, 

section 4(a) directs Commerce to create 

a Strategic Plan no later than 18 months 

after the date of the E.O. and every 4 

years thereafter. The Strategic Plan shall 

be submitted to the Chair of the White 

House Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ) and made available to the 

public online. 

To assist in these endeavors, 

Commerce requests information from 

the public on the goals and objectives 

provided below. 

Goal 1: Center just treatment and 

meaningful involvement of 

communities with environmental justice 

concerns in decision-making. 

a. Broaden the participation of 

communities with environmental justice 

concerns in decision-making processes 

to better reflect community priorities. 

b. Improve collaboration and two-way 

communication between the 

Department of Commerce, state, Tribal, 

insular areas, local governments, and 

communities with environmental justice 

concerns to expand access to 

information on planning, regulations, 

and enforcement related to human 

health, access to resources and the 

environment. 

c. Base decision-making on equitably 

collected and inclusive data that 

ensures representation of pertinent 

information from communities 

potentially affected by agency level 

actions. 

Goal 2: Use targeted investments, 

programs and research to advance 

environmental justice and support 

communities impacted by the climate 

crisis. 

a. Ensure overall benefits of certain 

federal investments reach disadvantaged 

communities that are marginalized and 

overburdened by pollution and 

underinvestment through the Justice40 

Initiative, CHIPS, and additional 

environmental justice programs. 

b. Promote inclusive research 

approaches and methods to integrate 

diverse perspectives and data sources in 

environmental justice efforts. 

c. Carry out environmental reviews 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) in a manner that 

advances environmental justice, 

including considering disproportionate 

and adverse effects of proposed actions 

on communities with environmental 

justice concerns. 

Goal 3: Harness data to identify, 

address, and mitigate environmental 

disparities, ensuring equitable access to 

resources and opportunities for 

underserved communities. 

a. Analyze gaps and inadequacies in 

data and research related to the climate 

crisis and environmental justice. 

b. Develop procedures for equitable 

data access, transparency and 

accountability to expand opportunities 

for communities with environmental 

justice concerns 

c. Create a centralized environmental 

justice reporting repository to monitor 

environmental justice implementation 

and make it publicly available. 

Goal 4: Institutionalize Environmental 

Justice in Programs, Policies, Procedures 

and Activities. 


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76448 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 181 / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 / Notices 

1See Antidumping Duty Order; Barium Chloride 

from the People’s Republic of China, 49 FR 40635 

(October 17, 1984) (AD Order); and Barium Chloride 

from India: Countervailing Duty Order, 88 FR 14120 

(March 7, 2023) (CVD Order) (collectively, Orders). 

2See Honeywell’s Letters, ‘‘Barium Chloride from 

the People’s Republic of China: Changed 

Circumstances Review Request,’’ dated August 6, 

2024 (AD CCR Request); and ‘‘Barium Chloride 

from India: Changed Circumstances Review 

Request,’’ dated September 5, 2024 (CVD CCR 

Request). 

3See AD CCR Request at 2; see also CVD CCR 

request at 2. 

4See AD CCR Request at 3 and Exhibit 1; see also 

CVD CCR request at 5 and Exhibit 4. 

5The scope reflects the HTSUS subheading 

currently in effect. 

6See section 782(h) of the Act. 

a. Identify and address environmental 

justice concerns in agency programs, 

policies, procedures and activities. 

b. Incorporate environmental justice 

principles into employee training 

programs to ensure that all staff 

understand their role in promoting 

environmental justice and are equipped 

with the necessary tools and knowledge. 

c. Expand and promote departmentwide capacity for environmental justice 

through training employees, 

incorporating it into relevant work 

plans, and hiring staff with 

environmental justice expertise. 

Request for Written Comments 

This notice is intended to improve 

Commerce’s understanding of public 

views on how the Department should 

advance environmental justice. This 

notice is a general solicitation for public 

comments and further sets forth specific 

topics for discussion and comment. 

Commerce seeks broad input from all 

interested stakeholders, including 

people and communities with 

environmental justice concerns as well 

as the public. Commenters are 

encouraged to address the following and 

may comment with general views or 

provide specific information about a 

specific topic. Responses may be 

formatted as the commenter prefers. 

Comments will be reviewed by 

Commerce staff and as appropriate, 

Commerce contractors, and may be used 

to inform the agency’s work on 

advancing environmental justice. 

Topics 

To help guide input, Commerce 

would appreciate feedback on the 

following five questions: 

1. Do the draft environmental justice 

strategic goals address general interests 

and concerns about the advancement of 

environmental justice by Commerce? 

Why or why not? 

2. What actions should Commerce 

undertake to advance environmental 

justice? 

3. What performance measures or 

metrics should Commerce establish to 

monitor progress towards advancing 

environmental justice? 

4. What are examples of successful 

collaborations between Federal agencies 

and Tribal, territorial, local, and State 

governments or communities with 

environmental justice concerns? 

5. How can Commerce better engage 

and collaborate effectively with Tribes, 

both federally and non-federally 

recognized, Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and Indigenous Peoples, 

including Indigenous migrant 

communities? 

Dated: September 12, 2024. 

Sarah E. Watling, 

Resilience, Climate Adaptation, and 

Environmental Justice Program Office, 

Department of Commerce. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21121 Filed 9–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–007, C–533–909] 

Barium Chloride From the People’s 

Republic of China and India: Initiation 

and Preliminary Results of Changed 

Circumstances Review and Intent To 

Revoke the Antidumping Duty and 

Countervailing Duty Orders 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: Based on a request from 

Honeywell International Inc. 

(Honeywell), the U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) is initiating and 

issuing preliminary results for changed 

circumstances reviews (CCRs) of the 

antidumping duty (AD) order on barium 

chloride from the People’s Republic of 

China (China) and the countervailing 

duty (CVD) order on barium chloride 

from India. We preliminarily determine 

that the AD order on barium chloride 

from China and the CVD order on 

barium chloride from India should be 

revoked, in their entirety. Interested 

parties are invited to comment on these 

preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable September 18, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sun 

Cho, AD/CVD Operations, Office V 

(China), and Harrison Tanchuck, Office 

VI, Enforcement and Compliance 

(India), International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–6458 and (202) 482–7421, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On October 17, 1984, Commerce 

issued the AD order on barium chloride 

from China, and on March 7, 2023, 

issued the CVD order on barium 

chloride from India.1 On August 6 and 

September 5, 2024, Honeywell, an 

importer of barium chloride from China 

and India, requested that Commerce 

conduct expedited CCRs of the AD 

Order and the CVD Order, respectively, 

pursuant to section 751(b)(1)(A) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 

and 19 CFR 351.216(b).2 Honeywell 

stated that it qualifies as an interested 

party pursuant to section 771(9)(A) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29)(ii) as 

a U.S. importer of barium chloride.3

Honeywell submitted a letter from 

Chemical Products Corporation (CPC), 

the only domestic producer of the 

subject merchandise and the petitioner 

of the underlying Orders, stating that it 

is ceasing production of the subject 

merchandise in the United States and 

has ‘‘no objection to Honeywell’s 

changed circumstances review 

request.’’ 4 In its requests, Honeywell 

addressed the conditions under which 

Commerce may revoke an order in 

whole or in part pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.222(g). 

Scope of the Orders 

The merchandise covered by the 

Orders is barium chloride, a chemical 

compound having the formulas BaC12 

or BaC12–2H20, currently classifiable 

under subheading 2827.39.4500 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS).5 Although the 

HTSUS subheading is provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope of these 

Orders is dispositive. 

Initiation of CCRs 

Section 751(b)(1) of the Act states that 

Commerce shall conduct a CCR upon 

receipt of a request from an interested 

party that shows changed circumstances 

sufficient to warrant a review of the 

order. Section 751(d)(1) of the Act and 

19 CFR 351.222(g)(1)(i) provide that 

Commerce may revoke an order (in 

whole or in part) if it determines that 

producers accounting for substantially 

all of the production of the domestic 

like product have expressed a lack of 

interest in the order, in whole or in 

part.6 Further, 19 CFR 351.222(g)(2) 

provides that Commerce will conduct a 

CCR under 19 CFR 351.216, and may 

revoke an order, in whole or in part, if 


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