2172 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 9 / Thursday, January 13, 2022 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of General Medical 

Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

General Medical Sciences Special Emphasis 

Panel; Review of NIH Pathway to 

Independence Awards (K99/R00). 

Date: March 14, 2022. 

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Natcher Building, 45 Center Drive, Bethesda, 

MD 20892 (Video Meeting). 

Contact Person: John J. Laffan, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Office of Scientific 

Review, National Institute of General Medical 

Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 

Natcher Building, Room 3AN18J, Bethesda, 

MD 20892, 301–594–2773, laffanjo@

mail.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.859, Pharmacology, 

Physiology, and Biological Chemistry 

Research; 93.859, Biomedical Research and 

Research Training, National Institutes of 

Health, HHS) 

Dated: January 7, 2022. 

Miguelina Perez, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00523 Filed 1–12–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute on Aging; Notice of 

Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute on 

Aging Special Emphasis Panel; Diabetes and 

AD. 

Date: February 8, 2022. 

Time: 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institute on Aging, 

Gateway Building, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 (Video Meeting). 

Contact Person: Greg Bissonette, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Branch, National Institute on Aging, National 

Institutes of Health, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, 

Gateway Building, Suite 2W200, Bethesda, 

MD 20892, 301–402–1622, bissonettegb@

mail.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute on 

Aging Special Emphasis Panel; Proteostasis 

and aging. 

Date: March 3, 2022. 

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institute on Aging, 

Gateway Building, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Anita H. Undale, MD, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Scientific 

Review Branch, National Institute on Aging, 

National Institutes of Health, Gateway 

Building, Suite 2W200, 7201 Wisconsin 

Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–827– 

7428, anita.undale@nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute on 

Aging Special Emphasis Panel; Transposable 

Elements. 

Date: March 8, 2022. 

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institute on Aging, 

Gateway Building, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Greg Bissonette, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Branch, National Institute on Aging, National 

Institutes of Health, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, 

Gateway Building, Suite 2W200, Bethesda, 

MD 20892, 301–402–1622, bissonettegb@

mail.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.866, Aging Research, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: January 7, 2022. 

Miguelina Perez, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Argentina Beef Imports Approved for 

the Electronic Certification System 

(eCERT) 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: General notice. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

that the export certification requirement 

for certain imports of beef from the 

Argentine Republic (Argentina) subject 

to a tariff-rate quota will be 

accomplished through the Electronic 

Certification System (eCERT). All 

imports of beef from Argentina that are 

subject to the tariff-rate quota must have 

a valid export certificate with a 

corresponding eCERT transmission at 

the time of entry, or withdrawal from 

warehouse, for consumption. The 

United States Government (USG) has 

approved the request from Argentina to 

transition, from the way the USG 

currently receives export certificates 

from Argentina, to eCERT as the method 

of transmission. The transition to eCERT 

will not change the tariff-rate quota 

filing process or requirements. 

Importers will continue to provide the 

export certificate numbers from 

Argentina in the same manner as when 

currently filing entry summaries with 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

The format of the export certificate 

numbers will remain the same for the 

corresponding eCERT transmissions. 

DATES: The use of the eCERT process for 

certain Argentinian beef importations 

subject to a tariff-rate quota will be 

effective for beef entered, or withdrawn 

from a warehouse, for consumption on 

or after January 18, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia 

Peterson, Chief, Quota and Agriculture 

Branch, Trade Policy and Programs, 

Office of Trade, (202) 384–8905, or 

HQQUOTA@cbp.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

There is an existing tariff-rate quota 

on certain beef from the Argentine 

Republic (Argentina) pursuant to 

Additional U.S. Note 3 of chapter 2 of 

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS). The tariff-rate 

quota for beef from Argentina was 

established by section 6 of the 

Presidential Proclamation No. 6763 

(December 23, 1994), as a result of the 

Uruguay Round Agreements, approved 

by Congress in section 101 of the 


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1 If there is no associated foreign government 

eCERT transmission available upon entry of the 

merchandise, an importer may enter the 

merchandise for consumption subject to the overquota tariff rate or opt not to enter the merchandise 

for consumption at that time (e.g., transfer the 

merchandise to a customs bonded warehouse or 

foreign trade zone or export or destroy the 

merchandise). 

2 If an importer enters the merchandise for 

consumption subject to the over-quota tariff rate 

and the associated foreign government eCERT 

transmission becomes available afterwards, an 

importer may claim the in-quota rate of duty by 

filing a post summary correction (before 

liquidation) or a protest under 19 CFR part 174 

(after liquidation). In either event, the in-quota rate 

of duty is allowable only if there are still quota 

amounts available within the original quota period. 

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 

U.S.C. 3511(a), Pub. L. 103–465, 108 

stat. 4814). Tariff-rate quotas permit a 

specified quantity of merchandise to be 

entered or withdrawn for consumption 

at a reduced duty rate during a specified 

period. Furthermore, section 2012.3 of 

title 15 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) states that beef may 

only be entered as a product of an 

eligible country for a tariff-rate quota if 

the importer makes a declaration to U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

that a valid export certificate is in effect 

with respect to the beef. In addition, the 

CBP regulations, at 19 CFR 132.15, set 

forth provisions relating to the 

requirement that an importer must 

possess a valid export certificate at the 

time of entry, or withdrawal from 

warehouse, for consumption, to claim 

the in-quota tariff rate of duty on entries 

of beef subject to the tariff-rate quota. 

The Electronic Certification System 

(eCERT) is a system developed by CBP 

that uses electronic data transmissions 

of information normally associated with 

a required export document, such as a 

license or certificate, to facilitate the 

administration of quotas and ensure that 

the proper restraint levels are charged 

without being exceeded. Argentina 

currently submits export certificates to 

CBP via email, and in the 

administration of the quota, CBP 

validates these certificates with the 

certificate numbers provided by 

importers on their entry summaries. 

Argentina requested to participate in the 

eCERT process to comply with the 

United States’ tariff-rate quota for beef 

exported from Argentina for importation 

into the United States. CBP has 

coordinated with Argentina to 

implement the eCERT process, and now 

Argentina is ready to participate in this 

process by transmitting its export 

certificates to CBP via eCERT. 

Foreign countries participating in 

eCERT transmit information via a global 

network service provider, which allows 

connectivity to CBP’s automated 

electronic system for commercial trade 

processing, the Automated Commercial 

Environment (ACE). Specific data 

elements are transmitted to CBP by the 

importer of record (or an authorized 

customs broker) when filing an entry 

summary with CBP, and those data 

elements must match eCERT data from 

the foreign country before an importer 

may claim any applicable in-quota tariff 

rate of duty. An importer may claim an 

in-quota tariff rate when merchandise is 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption, only if the information 

transmitted by the importer matches the 

information transmitted by the foreign 

government. If there is no transmission 

by the foreign government upon entry, 

an importer must claim the higher overquota tariff rate.1 An importer may 

subsequently claim the in-quota tariff 

rate under certain limited conditions.2

This document announces that 

Argentina will be implementing the 

eCERT process for transmitting export 

certificates for beef entries subject to the 

tariff-rate quota. Imported merchandise 

that is entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

January 18, 2022, must match the 

eCERT transmission of an export 

certificate from Argentina in order for 

an importer to claim the in-quota tariff 

rate. The transition to eCERT will not 

change the tariff-rate quota filing 

process or requirements. Importers will 

continue to provide the export 

certificate numbers from Argentina in 

the same manner as when currently 

filing entry summaries with CBP. The 

format of the export certificate numbers 

will not change as a result of the 

transition to eCERT. CBP will reject 

entry summaries that claim an in-quota 

tariff rate when filed without a valid 

export certificate in eCERT. 

Dated: January 7, 2022. 

AnnMarie R. Highsmith, 

Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of 

Trade. 

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BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–ES–2021–N208; 

FXES11130100000–212–FF01E00000] 

Endangered Species; Receipt of 

Recovery Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

applications; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, have received 

applications for permits to conduct 

activities intended to enhance the 

propagation and survival of endangered 

species under the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended. We invite the 

public and local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies to comment on these 

applications. Before issuing the 

requested permits, we will take into 

consideration any information that we 

receive during the public comment 

period. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

comments on or before February 14, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: 

Document availability and comment 

submission: Submit a request for a copy 

of the application and related 

documents and submit any comments 

by one of the following methods. All 

requests and comments should specify 

the applicant name and application 

number (e.g., Dana Ross, 

ESPER0001705): 

• Email: permitsR1ES@fws.gov. 

• U.S. Mail: Marilet Zablan, Regional 

Program Manager, Restoration and 

Endangered Species Classification, 

Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Portland Regional 

Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, 

OR 97232–4181. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colleen Henson, Regional Recovery 

Permit Coordinator, Ecological Services, 

(503) 231–6131 (phone); permitsR1ES@

fws.gov (email). Individuals who are 

hearing or speech impaired may call the 

Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877– 

8339 for TTY assistance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite 

the public to comment on applications 

for permits under section 10(a)(1)(A) of 

the Endangered Species Act, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

The requested permits would allow the 

applicants to conduct activities 

intended to promote recovery of species 

that are listed as endangered under the 

ESA. 

Background 

With some exceptions, the ESA 

prohibits activities that constitute take 

of listed species unless a Federal permit 

is issued that allows such activity. The 

ESA’s definition of ‘‘take’’ includes such 

activities as pursuing, harassing, 

trapping, capturing, or collecting, in 

addition to hunting, shooting, harming, 

wounding, or killing. 

A recovery permit issued by us under 

section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 

authorizes the permittee to conduct 


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