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appeal may be filed and how to obtain 

information on appeal procedures. 

Only those timber sale purchasers, or 

their representatives, who are affected 

by small business share timber sale setaside recomputation decisions and who 

have submitted pre-decisional 

comments may appeal recomputation 

decisions. The appellant must file a 

notice of appeal with the appropriate 

Forest Service official within 20 days of 

the date on the notice of decision. The 

notice of appeal must include: 

1. The appellant’s name, mailing 

address, and daytime telephone 

number; 

2. The title or type of recomputation 

decision involved and date of the 

decision; 

3. The name of the responsible Forest 

Service official; 

4. A brief description and date of the 

decision being appealed; 

5. A statement of how the appellant 

is adversely affected by the decision 

being appealed; 

6. A statement of facts in dispute 

regarding the issue(s) raised by the 

appeal; 

7. Specific references to law, 

regulation, or policy that the appellant 

believes have been violated (if any) and 

the basis for such an allegation; 

8. A statement as to whether and how 

the appellant has tried to resolve the 

appeal issues with the responsible 

Forest Service official, including 

evidence of submission of written 

comments at the pre-decisional stage; 

and 

9. A statement of the relief the 

appellant seeks. 

The Appeal Deciding Officer shall 

review the decision and appeal record 

and issue a written appeal decision to 

the parties as required by 36 CFR 

223.118. The data gathered in this 

information collection is not available 

from other sources. 

Affected Public: Timber sale 

purchasers, or their representatives, 

who are affected by recomputations of 

small business share of timber sales. 

Estimate of Burden per Response: 20 

hours, inclusive of pre-decisional 

comments and appeal. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 10. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 2. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 200 hours. 

Comment Is Invited 

Comment is invited on: (1) whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical or 

scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval. 

Christopher French, 

Deputy Chief, National Forest System. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24995 Filed 10–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Application Materials for EDA 

Investment Assistance 

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 August 28, 

2024 during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. 

Agency: Economic Development 

Administration (EDA), Commerce. 

Title: Application Materials for EDA 

Investment Assistance. 

OMB Control Number: 0610–0094. 

Form Number(s): ED–900, ED–900B, 

ED–900C, ED–900D, ED–900E, ED– 

900F. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Number of Respondents: For 

construction projects, 977 estimated 

respondents, and for non-construction 

projects, 1,663 estimated respondents, 

for a total of 2,640 estimated 

respondents. 

Average Hours per Response: For 

construction projects, 43.0 estimated 

hours per response, and for nonconstruction projects, 17.1 estimated 

hours per response. 

Burden Hours: For construction 

projects, 42,011 estimated annual 

burden hours, and for non-construction 

projects, 28,437 estimated annual 

burden hours, for a total of 70,448 

estimated total annual burden hours. 

Needs and Uses: EDA must collect 

specific information from applicants for 

EDA investment assistance to evaluate 

whether proposed projects satisfy 

eligibility and programmatic 

requirements contained in EDA’s 

authorizing legislation, the Public 

Works and Economic Development Act 

of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3121 et 

seq.); EDA regulations at 13 CFR 

Chapter III; and applicable Notices of 

Funding Opportunity. 

EDA proposes to extend the following 

forms under this information collection: 

Forms ED–900 (General Application for 

EDA Programs), ED–900B (Beneficiary 

Information Form), ED–900C (EDA 

Application Supplement for 

Construction Programs), ED–900D 

(Requirements for Design and 

Engineering Assistance), ED–900E 

(Calculation of Estimated Relocation 

and Land Acquisition Expenses), and 

ED–900F (Additional EDA Assurances 

for Revolving Loan Fund Investments). 

Affected Public: Entities eligible for 

EDA financial assistance, including 

Federal, State, and local governments; 

Indian tribes; institutions of higher 

education; not-for-profit entities; and 

business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Frequency: During application for 

EDA investment assistance. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: The Public Works 

and Economic Development Act of 1965 

(42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.). 

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 


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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 208 / Monday, October 28, 2024 / Notices 85495 

1See Disposable Aluminum Containers, Pans, 

Trays, and Lids from the People’s Republic of 

China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 

Investigation, 89 FR 49833 (June 12,2024) (Initiation 

Notice). 

2See Disposable Aluminum Containers, Pans, 

Trays, and Lids from the People’s Republic of 

China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination 

in the Countervailing Duty Investigation, 89 FR 

60355 (July 25, 2024). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings,’’ dated July 25, 2024. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Affirmative Determination of the 

Countervailing Duty Investigation of Disposable 

Aluminum Containers, Pans, Trays, and Lids from 

the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently 

with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 

(Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

5See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) 

(Preamble). 

6See Initiation Notice, 89 FR at 49834. 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function and 

entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0610–0094. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office 

of the Under Secretary of Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25006 Filed 10–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 2170] 

Activation Limit Increase Under 

Alternative Site Framework; ForeignTrade Zone 84; Houston, Texas 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones 

(FTZ) Act provides for ‘‘. . . the 

establishment . . . of foreign-trade 

zones in ports of entry of the United 

States, to expedite and encourage 

foreign commerce, and for other 

purposes,’’ and authorizes the Board to 

grant to qualified corporations the 

privilege of establishing foreign-trade 

zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection ports of entry; 

Whereas, the Board adopted the 

alternative site framework (ASF) (15 

CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the 

establishment or reorganization of 

zones; 

Whereas, the Port of Houston 

Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade 

Zone 84, submitted an application to the 

Board (FTZ Docket B–36–2024, 

docketed June 26, 2024) for authority to 

increase the activation limit of the zone 

under the ASF to 3,000 acres; 

Whereas, the application has been 

processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and 

the Board’s regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations are satisfied; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

orders: 

The application to increase the 

activation limit of the zone under the 

ASF to 3,000 acres is approved, subject 

to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations, including section 400.13. 

Dated: October 23, 2024. 

Dawn Shackleford, 

Executive Director of Trade Agreements 

Policy & Negotiations, Alternate Chairman, 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25011 Filed 10–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–171] 

Disposable Aluminum Containers, 

Pans, Trays, and Lids From the 

People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing 

Duty Determination, Preliminary 

Affirmative Determination of Critical 

Circumstances, and Alignment of Final 

Determination With Final Antidumping 

Duty Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

determines that countervailable 

subsidies are being provided to 

producers and exporters of disposable 

aluminum containers, pans, trays, and 

lids (disposable aluminum containers) 

from the People’s Republic of China 

(China). The period of investigation 

(POI) is January 1, 2023, through 

December 31, 2023. Interested parties 

are invited to comment on this 

preliminary determination. 

DATES: Applicable October 28, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Warnes, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office VII, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–0028. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 703(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). Commerce published the 

notice of initiation of this countervailing 

duty (CVD) investigation on June 12, 

2024.1 On July 25, 2024, Commerce 

postponed the deadline for the 

preliminary determination until October 

15, 2024, in accordance with section 

703(c)(1)(A) of the Act.2 On July 26, 

2024, Commerce further tolled all 

deadlines in this proceeding by seven 

days.3 The deadline for the preliminary 

determination is now October 21, 2024. 

For a complete description of events 

that followed the initiation of this 

investigation, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.4 A list of topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as Appendix 

II to this notice. The Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file electronically 

via Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at https://

access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 

version of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at https://access.trade.gov/public/ 

FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are disposable aluminum 

containers from China. For a complete 

description of the scope of this 

investigation, see Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the Preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations,5 the Initiation 

Notice set aside a period of time for 

parties to raise issues regarding product 

coverage (i.e., scope).6 No interested 

party commented on the scope of the 

investigation as it appeared in the 

Initiation Notice. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy 

programs found to be countervailable, 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial 

contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that 

gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, 


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