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elevated risk of high-severity wildfire 

that would result in forest and wildlife 

habitat losses and watershed 

degradation. The treatments proposed to 

create the desired conditions may cause 

short-term impacts to sensitive 

resources, including California spotted 

owl protected activity centers. 

Responsible Officials 

The Responsible Officials will be 

Amy Reid, Acting Forest Supervisor, 

Eldorado National Forest, and Jason 

Kuiken, Forest Supervisor, Stanislaus 

National Forest. 

Scoping Comments and the Objection 

Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. In this process the 

Agency is requesting comments on 

potential alternatives and impacts, and 

identification of any relevant 

information, studies, or analyses of any 

kind concerning impacts affecting the 

quality of the human environment. 

There will be up to two public 

workshops during the scoping period. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 

such manner that they are useful to the 

agency’s preparation of the final EIS; 

therefore, comments should be provided 

prior to the close of the comment period 

and should clearly articulate the 

reviewer’s concerns and contentions. 

Commenting during scoping and any 

other designated opportunity to 

comment provided by the Responsible 

Official as prescribed by the applicable 

regulations will also govern eligibility to 

object once the final EIS and draft 

Record of Decision has been published. 

Comments received in response to this 

solicitation, including names and 

addresses of those who comment, will 

be part of the public record for this 

proposed action. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted and 

considered; however, they will not be 

used to establish eligibility for the 

objection process. 

Objections will be accepted only from 

those who have previously submitted 

specific written comments regarding the 

proposed project during scoping or 

other designated opportunity for public 

comment in accordance with § 218.5(a). 

Issues raised in objections must be 

based on previously submitted timely, 

specific written comments regarding the 

proposed project unless based on new 

information arising after designated 

opportunities. 

Permits, Licenses or other 

Authorizations Required 

The Project includes actions within 

aquatic or riparian areas that may be 

subject to future permitting 

requirements under Section 404 of the 

Clean Water Act (CWA), Section 401 of 

the CWA, and/or Section 1600 et seq of 

California Fish and Game Code. 

Additionally, the Project will require 

consultation with the United States Fish 

and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on listed 

species. Based on current and potential 

future funding from the state of 

California, compliance with the 

California Environmental Quality Act 

will be required. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

Given the purpose and need, the 

Responsible Officials will determine 

whether the proposed actions comply 

with all applicable laws governing 

Forest Service actions and with the 

applicable standards and guidelines 

found in the Forest Plans of the 

Eldorado National Forest and Stanislaus 

National Forest; whether the EIS has 

sufficient environmental analysis to 

make an informed decision; and 

whether the proposed action and any 

action alternatives meet the purpose and 

needs for action. With this information, 

the Responsible Officials must decide 

whether to select the proposed action 

and what, if any, additional actions 

should be required. 

Substantive Provisions 

The substantive provisions of 36 CFR 

219.8 through 219.11 that may directly 

apply to the proposed project-specific 

forest plan amendments are 36 CFR 

219.9 Diversity of Plant and Animal 

Communities, (a) Ecosystem plan 

components, (1) Ecosystem integrity (36 

CFR 219 (a)(1)); 36 CFR 219.9 Diversity 

of Plant and Animal Communities, (a) 

Ecosystem plan components, (2) 

Ecosystem diversity, (i) key 

characteristics associated with the 

terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem types 

(36 CFR 219(a)(2)(I)); 36 CFR 219.9 

Diversity of Plant and Animal 

Communities, (a) Ecosystem plan 

components, (2) Ecosystem diversity, 

(ii) rare aquatic and terrestrial plant and 

animal communities (36 CFR 219 

(a)(2)(ii)); and 36 CFR 219.8 

Sustainability, (b) Social and Economic 

Sustainability, (1) Social, cultural, and 

economic conditions relevant to the area 

influenced by the plan (36 CFR 

219.8(b)(1)). 

Keith Lannom, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22038 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket Number: 240918–0243] 

RIN 0605–XZ001 

Department of Commerce Open 

Government Plan 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Request for comments for the 

Department of Commerce Open 

Government Plan; reopening of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: On August 7, 2024, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce’s Office of 

Privacy and Open Government issued a 

request for public comments (RFC) on 

improvements to the presentation of the 

Department’s eighth Open Government 

Plan. That request sought public input 

on how to improve upon the 

organization, scope, form, and format of 

the Department’s seventh Open 

Government Plan document, how to 

enhance readability and reach a broader 

audience, and how best to convey in the 

document how the Department’s eighth 

Open Government Plan incorporates 

themes from the fifth U.S. Open 

Government National Action Plan that 

was issued on December 28, 2022. The 

comment period for the Open 

Government Plan closed on September 

6, 2024. Unfortunately, the RFC was not 

available for public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov/. Accordingly, the 

Department hereby reopens the 

comment period for an additional 60 

days. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

notice published August 7, 2024, at 89 

FR 64405, is reopened. Comments on 

this notice must be submitted on or 

before November 25, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

https://www.regulations.gov/. Follow 

the instructions for submitting 

comments. All public comments 

received are subject to the Freedom of 

Information Act and will be posted in 

their entirety at https://

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information provided. Only include 

information you would like to be made 

public. 

Instructions: Response to this RFC is 

voluntary. Responses should include 

the name of the person(s) or 

organization(s) filing the response. 

Responses containing references, 

studies, research, and other empirical 

data that are not widely published 

should include copies of or electronic 

links to the referenced materials. Please 

do not submit copyrighted material. 

OPOG will not consider responses 

containing profanity, vulgarity, threats, 

or other inappropriate language or 

content. Any information obtained from 

this RFC is intended to be used by the 

Government on a non-attribution basis. 

The Department of Commerce will not 

respond to individual submissions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to open@doc.gov 

with ‘‘Open Government Plan RFC’’ in 

the subject line, or by mail to Office of 

Privacy and Open Government, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Attn: Jennifer 

Goode, Ph.D., Deputy Director for Open 

Government and Departmental Privacy 

Act Officer, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Mail Stop 61013, Washington, DC 

20230, (202) 482–1190. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with OMB Memorandum 

M–09–12, President’s Memorandum on 

Transparency and Open Government— 

Interagency Collaboration, OMB 

Memorandum M–10–06, Open 

Government Directive, and OMB 

Memorandum M–16–16, 2016 Agency 

Open Government Plans, the 

Department continues to develop, 

publish, and update its Open 

Government Plan every two years. The 

Plan describes how the Department 

continuously strives to improve 

transparency and integrate public 

participation and collaboration into its 

activities. In September 2022, the 

Department published the seventh 

version of its Open Government Plan, 

building on the Department’s long 

history of innovative approaches to data 

dissemination and highlighting the 

adoption of new tools and technology to 

facilitate the principles of open 

government. 

Now, as the Department develops the 

eighth version of its Open Government 

Plan, we welcome public input on how 

to improve upon the approach we took 

for the presentation of the seventh 

version of the Open Government Plan, 

including how to improve the 

organization, scope, form and format of 

the plan; enhance readability; and reach 

a broader audience. We also welcome 

public input on how best to convey how 

the Department will incorporate the 

following themes from the fifth U.S. 

Open Government National Action Plan, 

issued on December 28, 2022: 

• improving access to government 

data, research, and information; 

• increasing civic space within which 

to engage with the public; 

• transforming government service 

delivery; 

• countering corruption and ensuring 

government integrity and accountability 

to the public; and 

• ensuring equal justice under the 

law.Please Note: The focus of this 

request for information is the 

presentation of the Department’s Open 

Government Plan document. Comments 

or suggestions for improvements to the 

Department’s programs or activities in 

furtherance of open government will not 

be considered in connection with this 

request for information. 

To learn more about the Department’s 

commitment to open government and to 

access the seventh or previous versions 

of the Department’s Open Government 

Plan, visit www.commerce.gov/open. To 

learn more about the fifth U.S. Open 

Government National Action Plan, visit: 

https://open.usa.gov/national-actionplan/5/. 

Charles R. Cutshall, 

Department of Commerce, Director of Open 

Government, Office of Privacy and Open 

Government. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21731 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–17–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–50–2024] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 49, 

Notification of Proposed Production 

Activity; Merck, Sharp & Dohme LLC; 

(Pharmaceutical Products for 

Research and Development); Rahway, 

New Jersey 

Merck, Sharp & Dohme LLC 

submitted a notification of proposed 

production activity to the FTZ Board 

(the Board) for its facility in Rahway, 

New Jersey, within Subzone 49Y. The 

notification conforming to the 

requirements of the Board’s regulations 

(15 CFR 400.22) was received on 

September 18, 2024. 

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 product and 

material/component would be added to 

the production authority that the Board 

previously approved for the operation, 

as reflected on the Board’s website. 

The proposed finished product for 

research and development is MK–6878 

HIV drug product (duty-free). 

The proposed foreign-status material/ 

component is MK–6878 HIV active 

pharmaceutical ingredient (duty rate, 

6.5%). The request indicates that this 

material/component is 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 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 

November 5, 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 Diane 

Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov. 

Dated: September 23, 2024. 

Elizabeth Whiteman, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22102 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–29–2024] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 32; 

Authorization of Production Activity; 

J.J.C. International Distributors LLC 

dba Clar Company; (Galvanized Steel 

Products); Miami, Florida 

On May 23, 2024, J.J.C. International 

Distributors LLC dba Clar Company 

submitted a notification of proposed 

production activity to the FTZ Board for 

its facility within FTZ 32, in Miami, 

Florida. 

The notification was processed in 

accordance with the regulations of the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including 

notice in the Federal Register inviting 

public comment (89 FR 47129, May 31, 

2024). On September 20, 2024, the 


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