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Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 

mgd; Approval Date: September 26, 

2024. 

12. RENEWAL—Coterra Energy Inc.; 

Pad ID: ChudleighW P1; ABR– 

201908005.R1; Springville Township, 

Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive 

Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval 

Date: September 26, 2024. 

13. RENEWAL—Coterra Energy Inc.; 

Pad ID: PowersN P2; ABR– 

201908008.R1; Middletown Township, 

Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive 

Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval 

Date: September 26, 2024. 

14. RENEWAL—Diversified 

Production LLC; Pad ID: Hurd; ABR– 

20090802.R3; Ferguson Township, 

Clearfield County, Pa.; Consumptive 

Use of Up to 3.0000 mgd; Approval 

Date: September 26, 2024. 

15. RENEWAL—Repsol Oil & Gas 

USA, LLC; Pad ID: THOMAS (01 038) 

FT; ABR–20090524.R3; Troy Township, 

Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use 

of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: 

September 26, 2024. 

16. RENEWAL—SWN Production 

Company, LLC; Pad ID: PU–BB-PricePad; ABR–201908012.R1; Lenox 

Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 4.9990 mgd; 

Approval Date: September 26, 2024. 

17. RENEWAL—SWN Production 

Company, LLC; Pad ID: RU–72– 

FOLKVARD–PAD; ABR–201908011.R1; 

Jackson Township, Susquehanna 

County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 

4.9990 mgd; Approval Date: September 

26, 2024. 

18. RENEWAL—Chesapeake 

Appalachia, L.L.C.; Pad ID: Hunsinger; 

ABR–20090905.R3; Rush Township, 

Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive 

Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval 

Date: September 27, 2024. 

19. RENEWAL—Chesapeake 

Appalachia, L.L.C.; Pad ID: Martin; 

ABR–20090906.R3; Granville Township, 

Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use 

of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: 

September 27, 2024. 

20. RENEWAL—Chesapeake 

Appalachia, L.L.C.; Pad ID: Sharer; 

ABR–20090913.R3; Stevens Township, 

Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use 

of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: 

September 27, 2024. 

Authority: Public Law 91–575, 84 

Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts 806 and 

808. 

Dated: October 9, 2024. 

Jason E. Oyler, 

General Counsel and Secretary to the 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23734 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7040–01–P 

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

COMMISSION 

General Permit Notice 

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice lists General 

Permits approved by the Susquehanna 

River Basin Commission during the 

period set forth in DATES. 

DATES: September 1–30, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission, 4423 North Front Street, 

Harrisburg, PA 17110–1788. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jason E. Oyler, General Counsel and 

Secretary to the Commission, telephone: 

(717) 238–0423, ext. 1312; fax (717) 

238–2436; email: joyler@srbc.gov. 

Regular mail inquiries may be sent to 

the above address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice lists General Permits for projects, 

described below, pursuant to 18 CFR 

806.17(c)(4), for the time period 

specified above. 

1. Caernarvon Township Authority— 

Well 8, General Permit Approval of 

Coverage No. GP–02–20240908, 

Caernarvon Township, Berks County, 

Pa.; emergency/maintenance operations 

approved up to 0.673 mgd (30-day 

average); Approval Date: September 12, 

2024. 

Authority: Public Law 91–575, 84 

Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts 806 and 

808. 

Dated: October 9, 2024. 

Jason E. Oyler, 

General Counsel and Secretary to the 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23733 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7040–01–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

[Docket Number USTR–2024–0019] 

Request for Comments on Potential 

Import Prohibitions on Certain 

Products From the People’s Republic 

of China Pursuant to the Pelly 

Amendment 

AGENCIES: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. 

Department of State (State); U.S. 

Department of the Interior (Interior). 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: Following from the United 

States’ certification of the People’s 

Republic of China (PRC) under the Pelly 

Amendment, the President is 

considering various import prohibition 

options on the basis that PRC nationals 

are engaging in trade or taking of 

pangolins that diminishes the 

effectiveness of the Convention on 

International Trade in Endangered 

Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 

(CITES). To inform the President’s 

decision-making, USTR, State, and 

Interior are seeking public comments 

concerning whether to impose import 

prohibitions and what the scope and 

product coverage of any import 

prohibitions should be. Neither this 

notice nor any information that the 

requesting agencies provide to inform 

the President’s decision constitutes or 

reflects any final decision. 

DATES: Submit comments no later than 

November 14, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: USTR, State, and Interior 

strongly prefer electronic submissions 

made through the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. See 

the submission instructions below. The 

Docket Number is USTR–2024–0019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding the Pelly 

Amendment certification of the PRC, 

contact Naimah Aziz, Head, Division of 

Management Authority, International 

Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

at 703.358.2028, fwsrfipelly@fws.gov. 

For trade-related information, contact 

Amanda Mayhew, Deputy Assistant 

U.S. Trade Representative, USTR 

Environment & Natural Resources, at 

202.395.9629, amanda.b.mayhew@

ustr.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On November 3, 2023, the President 

notified Congress of the Secretary of the 

Interior’s certification, pursuant to 

section 8(b) of the Fishermen’s 

Protective Act of 1967, as amended (the 

Pelly Amendment) (22 U.S.C. 1978), 

that PRC nationals are engaging in trade 

or taking of all eight species of 

pangolins that diminishes the 

effectiveness of CITES. Since 2017, all 

species of pangolin have been included 

in Appendix I of CITES, which lists 

species threatened with extinction that 

are or may be affected by trade. With 

limited exceptions, CITES prohibits 

international trade for primarily 

commercial purposes in Appendix Ilisted species. Despite this prohibition, 

the PRC remains the largest destination 

country for pangolin scales. All eight 

species of pangolins are threatened with 

extinction primarily due to the ongoing 


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demand for their body parts, including 

scales, for medicinal purposes and 

consumption, according to the 

International Union for Conservation of 

Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened 

Species. 

In his notification to Congress on 

November 3, the President reported that, 

although the PRC has taken some steps 

to curtail pangolin trafficking, concerns 

remain about the significant demand for 

pangolin scales in the PRC and its 

domestic system, which allows for the 

legal commercial trade of pangolin 

scales for medicinal use from national 

stockpiles. The President further stated 

that the PRC must do more to close 

domestic markets for pangolins and 

pangolin specimens that provide cover 

for the illegal market (one of the actions 

that the CITES Parties recently amended 

Resolution Conf. 17.10 (CoP19) 

Conservation and Trade in Pangolins to 

include). Without further actions by the 

PRC to address these conservation 

threats to pangolins, the President’s 

notification stated ‘‘it is likely that 

pangolin populations will continue to 

decline, bringing the species closer to 

extinction.’’ Given the complexity of 

this issue, the President determined it 

appropriate to proceed with additional 

discussions, a routine process for 

nations certified under the Pelly 

Amendment, between the United States 

and the PRC. The PRC’s actions taken to 

date have been insufficient to lift the 

certification. 

Pursuant to the Pelly Amendment (22 

U.S.C. 1978(a)(5)), the President now is 

considering whether to direct the 

Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit the 

importation of certain products from the 

PRC into the United States. To that end, 

the President seeks the advice of USTR, 

State and Interior to evaluate the scope 

and implications of potential import 

prohibitions. The President’s 

determination may be informed by 

public comments received in response 

to this notice, and any progress made by 

the PRC in implementing CITES 

measures. 

U.S. authorities will continue to 

review the facts underlying the 

certification and engage with the PRC to 

effect meaningful results in the effort to 

conserve pangolin populations and 

eliminate illegal trade in pangolins. Any 

import prohibitions ultimately imposed 

by the President would remain in effect 

until the President determines that they 

no longer are appropriate or until the 

Secretary of the Interior, in consultation 

with the Secretary of State, determines 

that the reasons for which the Pelly 

Amendment certification was made no 

longer prevail and terminates the 

certification. Neither this notice nor any 

information that USTR, State and 

Interior provide to inform the 

President’s decision constitutes or 

reflects any final decision. 

II. Public Comment 

USTR, State and Interior invite 

interested persons to submit comments 

concerning whether and what import 

prohibition is appropriate, specifically 

regarding economic and environmental 

effects of any such prohibitions, 

including: 

• Whether to prohibit the importation 

of any product(s) of the PRC pursuant to 

the certification under the Pelly 

Amendment that PRC nationals are 

engaging in trade or taking of pangolins 

that diminishes the effectiveness of 

CITES. 

• What product(s) to prohibit. 

• The degree to which prohibiting the 

importation of any particular product 

might have a positive or negative 

economic or environmental effect. 

• Actions other than import 

prohibitions that would help bring 

about an end to illegal trade in these 

imperiled species. 

Comments should include sufficient 

information, such as scientific journal 

articles or other publications, to allow 

verification of any scientific or 

commercial information submitted. 

Submissions including supporting 

information will be of greater assistance 

than submissions merely stating support 

for, or opposition to, a particular 

recommended action. 

III. Requirements for Submissions 

To be assured of consideration, 

submit your written comments by the 

November 14, 2024 deadline. All 

submissions must be in English. USTR, 

State and Interior strongly encourages 

submissions via regulations.gov, using 

Docket Number USTR–2024–0019. 

USTR will not accept hand-delivered 

submissions. To make a submission via 

regulations.gov, enter docket number 

USTR–2024–0019 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’ and click 

in the ‘refine document results’ section 

on the left side of the screen and click 

on the link entitled ‘comment.’ 

Regulations.gov allows users to submit 

comments by filling in a ‘type comment’ 

field, or by attaching a document using 

an ‘upload file’ field. USTR prefers that 

you provide submissions in an in an 

attached document and note ‘see 

attached’ in the ‘comment’ field on the 

online submission form. 

USTR, State and Interior prefer 

submissions in Microsoft Word (.doc) or 

Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If you use an 

application other than those two, please 

indicate the name of the application in 

the ‘type comment’ field. 

On the first page of the submission, 

identify the subject matter of the 

comment as ‘‘Request for Comments on 

Potential Import Prohibitions on Certain 

Products from the People’s Republic of 

China Pursuant to the Pelly 

Amendment’’. File names should reflect 

the name of the person or entity 

submitting the comments. Please do not 

attach separate cover letters, exhibits, 

annexes or other attachments to 

electronic submissions. Instead, to the 

extent possible, please include these in 

the same file as the submission itself. 

Submissions should not exceed 30 

single-spaced, standard letter-size pages 

in 12-point type, including attachments. 

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. 

USTR 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. USTR may not consider 

submissions that are not made in 

accordance with these instructions. 

If you are unable to submit comments 

as requested, please contact Amanda 

Mayhew, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade 

Representative, USTR Environment & 

Natural Resources, at 202.395.9629, 

amanda.b.mayhew@ustr.eop.gov, before 

transmitting a comment and in advance 

of the deadline to arrange for an 

alternative method of transmission. 

General information concerning USTR 

is available at https://www.ustr.gov. 

IV. Business Confidential Information 

(BCI) Submissions 

If you ask information you submit to 

be treated as BCI, you must certify that 

the information is business confidential 

and you would not customarily release 

it to the public. For any comments 

submitted electronically containing BCI, 

the file name of the business 

confidential version should begin with 

the characters ‘BCI.’ You must clearly 

mark any page containing BCI with 

‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’ at the top 

of that page. Additionally, you must 

include ‘Business Confidential’ in the 

‘type comment’ field. Filers of 

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submit a public version of their 

submission that will be placed in the 

docket for public inspection. The file 

name of the public version should begin 

with the character ‘P.’ The TPSC will 

post the non-confidential version in the 

docket and it will be open to public 

inspection. 

V. Public Viewing of Review 

Submissions 

Written submissions will be posted in 

the docket for public inspection, except 

properly designated BCI. You can view 

submissions at regulations.gov by 

entering Docket Number USTR–2024– 

0019 in the search field on the home 

page. 

Amanda Mayhew, 

Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative 

for Environment and Natural Resources, 

Office of the United States Trade 

Representative. 

Matthew Strickler, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and 

Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Department of the 

Interior. 

Scott B. Ticknor, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, 

Acting U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23639 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3290–F4–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Transportation Project in 

Florida 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims 

for judicial review. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the 

FDOT, is issuing this notice to 

announce actions taken by FDOT and 

other Federal Agencies that are final 

agency actions. These actions relate to 

the proposed Truck Parking—Central 

Florida Corridor: Osceola County Site 

(Financial Management Number 

446445–5). The Osceola County Site is 

located along the south side of County 

Road (CR) 532 (Osceola Polk Line Road), 

approximately 3.87 miles east of the 

Interstate 4 (I–4) interchange with CR 

532 within Osceola County. The site 

will supply 234 truck parking spaces; a 

centralized restroom building with 

restroom facilities, vending machines, 

and an office for security staff. The 

recommended site will provide needed 

truck parking facilities to address 

existing truck parking deficiencies and 

accommodate future truck parking 

demand within or near the I–4 corridor. 

These actions grant licenses, permits, or 

approvals for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on 

behalf of FDOT, is advising the public 

of final agency actions subject to 23 

U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking 

judicial review of the Federal Agency 

actions on the listed highway project 

will be barred unless the claim is filed 

on or before March 14, 2025. If the 

Federal law that authorizes judicial 

review of a claim provides a time period 

of less than 150 days for filing such 

claim, then that shorter time period still 

applies. 

ADDRESSES: The Type 2 Categorical 

Exclusion and additional project 

documents can be viewed and 

downloaded from the project website at: 

https://www.cflroads.com/project/ 

446445-5, or by contacting FDOT Office 

of Environmental Management, 605 

Suwannee Street, MS 37, Tallahassee, 

Florida 32399, during normal business 

hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern 

Standard Time), Monday through 

Friday, except State holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Marshall, P.E., Director, FDOT 

Office of Environmental Management, 

FDOT; telephone (850) 414–4316; email: 

Jennifer.Marshall@dot.state.fl.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective 

December 14, 2016, and as subsequently 

renewed on May 26, 2022, the FHWA 

assigned, and the FDOT assumed, 

environmental responsibilities for this 

project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. 

Notice is hereby given that FDOT and 

other Federal Agencies have taken final 

agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 

139(l)(1) by issuing licenses, permits, or 

approvals for the proposed 

improvement highway project. The 

actions by FDOT and other Federal 

Agencies on the project, and the laws 

under which such actions were taken 

are described in the Type 2 Categorical 

Exclusion approved on August 5, 2024, 

and in other project records for the 

listed project. The Type 2 Categorical 

Exclusion and other documents for the 

listed project are available by contacting 

FDOT at the address provided above. 

The project subject to this notice is: 

Project Location: Osceola County Site 

is a new truck parking facility located 

approximately 3.87 miles east of the I– 

4 interchange with County Road (CR) 

532 (Osceola Polk Line Road) within 

Osceola County along the south side of 

CR 532. 

Project Actions: This notice applies to 

the Type 2 Categorical Exclusion and all 

other Federal Agency licenses, permits, 

or approvals for the listed project as of 

the issuance date of this notice and all 

laws under which such actions were 

taken, including but not limited to: 

1. General: National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.]; Federal-Aid Highway Act (FAHA) 

[23 U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 128]; 23 

CFR part 771. 

2. Air: Clean Air Act (CAA) [42 U.S.C. 

7401–7671(q)], with the exception of 

project level conformity determinations 

[42 U.S.C. 7506]. 

3. Noise: Noise Control Act of 1972 

[42 U.S.C. 4901–4918]; 23 CFR part 772. 

4. Land: Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 [23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303]; 

23 CFR part 774; Land and Water 

Conservation Fund (LWCF) [54 U.S.C. 

200302–200310]. 

5. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) [16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and 1536]; 

Marine Mammal Protection Act (MPPA) 

[16 U.S.C. 1361–1423h], Anadromous 

Fish Conservation Act [16 U.S.C. 

757(a)–757(f)]; Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661– 

667(d)]; Migratory Bird Treaty Act 

(MBTA) [16 U.S.C. 703–712]; 

Magnuson-Stevenson Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act of 

1976 (MSA), as amended [16 U.S.C. 

1801–1891d], with Essential Fish 

Habitat (EFH) requirements [16 U.S.C. 

1855(b)(2)]. 

6. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), as 

amended [54 U.S.C. 3006101 et seq.]; 

Archaeological Resources Protection Act 

of 1979 (ARPA) [16 U.S.C. 470(aa)– 

470(II)]; Preservation of Historical and 

Archaeological Data [54 U.S.C. 312501– 

312508]; Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001–3013; 18 

U.S.C. 1170]. 

7. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000 d–2000d– 

1]; American Indian Religious Freedom 

Act (AIRFA) [42 U.S.C. 1996]; Farmland 

Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 

4201–4209]. 

8. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Clean Water Act (CWA) (section 319, 

section 401, section 404) [33 U.S.C. 

1251–1387]; Coastal Barriers Resources 

Act (CBRA) [16 U.S.C. 3501–3510]; 

Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) 

[16 U.S.C. 1451–1466]; Safe Drinking 

Water Act (SDWA) [42 U.S.C. 300f– 

300j–26]; Rivers and Harbors Act of 

1899 [33 U.S.C. 401–406]; Wild and 

Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1271– 

1287]; Emergency Wetlands Resources 

Act [16 U.S.C. 3921, 3931]; Wetlands 

Mitigation, [23 U.S.C. 119(g) and 

133(b)(3)]; Flood Disaster Protection Act 

[42 U.S.C. 4001–4130]. 


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