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1 50 U.S.C. 4558(c)(1). 

2 85 FR 18403 (Apr. 1, 2020). 

3 DHS Delegation 09052, Rev. 00.1 (Apr. 1, 2020); 

DHS Delegation Number 09052 Rev. 00 (Jan. 3, 

2017). 

4 85 FR 50035 (Aug. 17, 2020). The Attorney 

General, in consultation with the Chairman of the 

Federal Trade Commission, made the required 

finding that the purpose of the voluntary agreement 

may not reasonably be achieved through an 

agreement having less anticompetitive effects or 

without any voluntary agreement and published the 

finding in the Federal Register on the same day. 85 

FR 50049 (Aug. 17, 2020). 

5See 85 FR 78869 (Dec. 7, 2020). See also 85 FR 

79020 (Dec. 8, 2020). 

6See 86 FR 27894 (May 24, 2021). See also 86 FR 

28851 (May 28, 2021). 

42 CFR Citation and purpose Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

hours 

54a(8)(d) Total number of referrals reported to 

SAMHSA when it is the responsible unit of government. (Note: This notification will occur during the 

course of the regular reports that may be required 

under the terms of the funding award.) .................... 20 2 40 .25 10 

Disclosure: 

54a.8(b) Program participant notice to program beneficiaries of rights to referral to an alternative service 

provider ..................................................................... 1,460 1 1,460 1 1,460 

Part 54a—Subtotal ................................................ 1,505 ........................ 1,600 ........................ 1,478 

Total ................................................................ 1,620 ........................ 2,077 ........................ 1,845 

Send comments to Carlos Graham, 

SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15E57–A, 

Rockville, Maryland 20857, or email a 

copy to Carlos.Graham@

samhsa.hhs.gov. Written comments 

should be received by March 21, 2022. 

Carlos Graham, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4162–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2020–0016] 

Meetings To Implement Pandemic 

Response Voluntary Agreement Under 

Section 708 of the Defense Production 

Act 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Announcement of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) is holding 

a series of meetings, under the Plan of 

Action to Establish a National Strategy 

for the Manufacture, Allocation, and 

Distribution of Medical Gases to 

Respond to COVID–19, to implement 

the Voluntary Agreement for the 

Manufacture and Distribution of Critical 

Healthcare Resources Necessary to 

Respond to a Pandemic. 

DATES: 

• Thursday, January 6, 2022, from 2 

p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). 

• Thursday, January 13, 2022, from 2 

p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. 

• Thursday, January 20, 2022, from 2 

p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. 

• Thursday, January 27, 2022, from 2 

p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Glenn, FEMA Office of Response 

and Recovery’s Office of Business, 

Industry, Infrastructure Integration, via 

email at OB3I@fema.dhs.gov or via 

phone at (202) 212–1666. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

these meetings is provided as required 

by section 708(h)(8) of the Defense 

Production Act (DPA), 50 U.S.C. 

4558(h)(8), and consistent with 44 CFR 

part 332. 

The DPA authorizes the making of 

‘‘voluntary agreements and plans of 

action’’ with representatives of industry, 

business, and other interests to help 

provide for the national defense.1 The 

President’s authority to facilitate 

voluntary agreements with respect to 

responding to the spread of COVID–19 

within the United States was delegated 

to the Secretary of Homeland Security 

in Executive Order 13911.2 The 

Secretary of Homeland Security further 

delegated this authority to the FEMA 

Administrator.3

On August 17, 2020, after the 

appropriate consultations with the 

Attorney General and the Chairman of 

the Federal Trade Commission, FEMA 

completed and published in the Federal 

Register a ‘‘Voluntary Agreement, 

Manufacture and Distribution of Critical 

Healthcare Resources Necessary to 

Respond to a Pandemic’’ (Voluntary 

Agreement).4 Unless terminated earlier, 

the Voluntary Agreement is effective 

until August 17, 2025, and may be 

extended subject to additional approval 

by the Attorney General after 

consultation with the Chairman of the 

Federal Trade Commission. The 

Agreement may be used to prepare for 

or respond to any pandemic, including 

COVID–19, during that time. 

On December 7, 2020, the first plan of 

action under the Voluntary 

Agreement—the Plan of Action to 

Establish a National Strategy for the 

Manufacture, Allocation, and 

Distribution of Personal Protective 

Equipment (PPE) to Respond to COVID– 

19 (PPE Plan of Action)—was finalized.5

The PPE Plan of Action established 

several sub-committees under the 

Voluntary Agreement, focusing on 

different aspects of the PPE Plan of 

Action. 

On May 24, 2021, four additional 

plans of action under the Voluntary 

Agreement—the Plan of Action to 

Establish a National Strategy for the 

Manufacture, Allocation, and 

Distribution of Diagnostic Test Kits and 

other Testing Components to respond to 

COVID–19, the Plan of Action to 

Establish a National Strategy for the 

Manufacture, Allocation, and 

Distribution of Drug Products, Drug 

Substances, and Associated Medical 

Devices to respond to COVID–19, the 

Plan of Action to Establish a National 

Strategy for the Manufacture, 

Allocation, and Distribution of Medical 

Devices to respond to COVID–19, and 

the Plan of Action to Establish a 

National Strategy for the Manufacture, 

Allocation, and Distribution of Medical 

Gases to respond to COVID–19—were 

finalized.6 These plans of action 

established several sub-committees 

under the Voluntary Agreement, 

focusing on different aspects of each 

plan of action. 


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7See 86 FR 57444 (Oct. 15, 2021). 

8See 50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(7). 

9 ‘‘[T]he individual designated by the President in 

subsection (c)(2) [of section 708 of the DPA] to 

administer the voluntary agreement, or plan of 

action.’’ 50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(7). 

On October 15, 2021, the sixth plan of 

action under the Voluntary 

Agreement—the Plan of Action to 

Establish a National Strategy for the 

Coordination of National Multimodal 

Healthcare Supply Chains to Respond to 

COVID–19—was finalized.7 This plan of 

action established several subcommittees under the Voluntary 

Agreement, focusing on different 

transportation categories. 

The meetings are chaired by the 

FEMA Administrator’s delegates from 

the Office of Response and Recovery 

(ORR) and Office of Policy and Program 

Analysis (OPPA), attended by the 

Attorney General’s delegates from the 

U.S. Department of Justice, and attended 

by the Chairman of the Federal Trade 

Commission’s delegates. In 

implementing the Voluntary Agreement, 

FEMA adheres to all procedural 

requirements of 50 U.S.C. 4558 and 44 

CFR part 332. 

Meeting Objectives: The objectives of 

the meetings are as follows: 

1. Convene the Sub-Committee for 

Oxygen under the Medical Gases Plan of 

Action to establish priorities related to 

the COVID–19 response under the 

Voluntary Agreement. 

2. Gather Sub-Committee Participants 

and Attendees to ask targeted questions 

for situational awareness related to the 

Sub-Committee for Oxygen. 

3. Identify potential Objectives and 

Actions that should be completed under 

the Sub-Committee for Oxygen. 

4. Identify pandemic-related 

information gaps and areas that merit 

sharing by holding recurring meetings of 

the Sub-Committee for Oxygen with key 

stakeholders. 

Meetings Closed to the Public: By 

default, the DPA requires meetings held 

to implement a voluntary agreement or 

plan of action be open to the public.8

However, attendance may be limited if 

the Sponsor 9 of the voluntary 

agreement finds that the matter to be 

discussed at a meeting falls within the 

purview of matters described in 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c), such as trade secrets and 

commercial or financial information. 

The Sponsor of the Voluntary 

Agreement, the FEMA Administrator, 

found that these meetings to implement 

the Voluntary Agreement involve 

matters which fall within the purview of 

matters described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) 

and the meetings are therefore closed to 

the public. 

Specifically, these meetings may 

require participants to disclose trade 

secrets or commercial or financial 

information that is privileged or 

confidential. Disclosure of such 

information allows for meetings to be 

closed to the public pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(4). 

The success of the Voluntary 

Agreement depends wholly on the 

willing participation of the private 

sector participants. Failure to close 

these meetings to the public could 

reduce active participation by the 

signatories due to a perceived risk that 

sensitive company information could be 

released to the public. A public 

disclosure of a private sector 

participant’s information executed 

prematurely could reduce trust and 

support for the Voluntary Agreement. 

A resulting loss of support by the 

participants for the Voluntary 

Agreement would significantly hinder 

the implementation of the Agency’s 

objectives. Thus, these meeting closures 

are permitted pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(B). 

Deanne Criswell, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

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BILLING CODE 9111–19–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–ES–2021–N219; 

FXES11130300000–201–FF03E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened 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 or survival of endangered 

or threatened species under the 

Endangered Species Act. We invite the 

public and local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies to comment on these 

applications. Before issuing any of 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 17, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Document availability and 

comment submission: Submit requests 

for copies of the applications and 

related documents, as well as any 

comments, by one of the following 

methods. All requests and comments 

should specify the applicant name(s) 

and application number(s) (e.g., 

TEXXXXXX; see table in 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION): 

• Email: permitsR3ES@fws.gov. 

Please refer to the respective application 

number (e.g., Application No. 

TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of your 

email message. 

• U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn: 

Nathan Rathbun, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Ecological Services, 5600 

American Blvd. West, Suite 990, 

Bloomington, MN 55437–1458. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nathan Rathbun, 612–713–5343 

(phone); permitsR3ES@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: 

Background 

The Endangered Species Act of 1973, 

as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.), prohibits certain activities with 

endangered and threatened species 

unless authorized by a Federal permit. 

The ESA and our implementing 

regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

provide for the issuance of such permits 

and require that we invite public 

comment before issuing permits for 

activities involving endangered species. 

A recovery permit issued by us under 

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

authorizes the permittee to conduct 

activities with endangered species for 

scientific purposes that promote 

recovery or for enhancement of 

propagation or survival of the species. 

Our regulations implementing section 

10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found 

at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife 

species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened 

wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for 

endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 

17.72 for threatened plant species. 

Permit Applications Available for 

Review and Comment 

We invite local, State, and Federal 

agencies; Tribes; and the public to 

comment on the following applications: 


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