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Certificate No. GF–202201205, 

Fermanagh Township, Juniata County, 

Pa.; Macedonia Wells 1 and 2; Issue 

Date: January 28, 2022. 

5. Pennsy Supply, Inc.—Small 

Mountain Quarry, GF Certificate No. 

GF–202201206, Dorrance Township, 

Luzerne County, Pa.; Wells 1, 2, and 3; 

Issue Date: January 28, 2022. 

Authority: Public Law 91–575, 84 stat. 

1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts 806, 807, and 

808. 

Dated: February 7, 2022. 

Jason E. Oyler, 

General Counsel and Secretary to the 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02867 Filed 2–9–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7040–01–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Docket Number USTR–2022–0001] 

Request for Comments Concerning the 

Operation of the United States-MexicoCanada Agreement With Respect to 

Trade in Automotive Goods 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative (USTR). 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Trade 

Representative must conduct a review of 

trade in automotive goods under the 

United States-Mexico-Canada 

Agreement (USMCA) and submit a 

report to the Committee on Finance of 

the Senate and the Committee on Ways 

and Means of the House of 

Representatives no later than July 1, 

2022. USTR invites comments 

concerning the operation of the USMCA 

with respect to automotive goods, 

including the implementation and 

enforcement of the USMCA rules of 

origin for automotive goods, as well as 

whether the automotive provisions of 

the USMCA are relevant in light of 

technological and production advances. 

DATES: USTR must receive your written 

comments by March 28, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers 

electronic submissions made through 

the online USTR portal: https://

comments.ustr.gov/s/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments in 

sections C and D below. The docket 

number is USTR–2022–0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Justin Hoffmann, Director for Industrial 

Goods at (202) 395–2990 or 

Justin.D.Hoffmann@ustr.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. USMCA Background 

On January 29, 2020, the President 

signed into law the USMCA 

Implementation Act (Pub. L. 116–113), 

which implements the USMCA between 

the United States, the United Mexican 

States, and Canada attached as an 

Annex to the Protocol Replacing the 

North American Free Trade Agreement. 

The USMCA entered into force on July 

1, 2020. 

The USMCA includes new rules of 

origin to claim preferential treatment for 

automotive goods, including higher 

Regional Value Content (RVC) 

thresholds, mandatory requirements to 

produce core parts in the region, 

mandatory steel and aluminum 

purchasing requirements, and a Labor 

Value Content (LVC) requirement. The 

USMCA allows vehicle producers to 

request an alternative staging regime for 

these requirements that would permit a 

longer period of transition to help 

ensure that future production is able to 

meet the new rules. The standard 

staging regime is specified under the 

Automotive Appendix to Chapter 4 of 

the USMCA, with the exception of 

Article 8, which specifies provisions 

relating to the alternative staging 

regime. 

The USMCA Implementation Act and 

Executive Order 13908 established the 

Interagency Committee on Trade in 

Automotive Goods (Committee) to 

advise the President and the U.S. Trade 

Representative on the implementation, 

enforcement, and modification of the 

USMCA provisions related to 

automotive goods. In addition, the 

Committee reviews the operation of the 

USMCA with respect to trade in 

automotive goods, including the 

economic effects of the USMCA 

automotive rules of origin on the U.S. 

economy, workers, consumers, and the 

impact of new technology on such rules. 

B. Report to Congress 

Section 202A(g) of the USMCA 

Implementation Act requires the U.S. 

Trade Representative, in consultation 

with the Committee, to conduct a 

biennial review of the operation of the 

USMCA with respect to trade in 

automotive goods, including: 

(a) To the extent practicable, a 

summary of actions taken by producers 

to demonstrate compliance with the 

automotive rules of origin, use of the 

alternative staging regime, enforcement 

of such rules of origin, and other 

relevant matters. 

(b) Whether the automotive rules of 

origin are effective and relevant in light 

of new technology and changes in 

content, production processes, and 

character of automotive goods. 

No later than July 1, 2022, USTR will 

submit the results of the biennial review 

to the Committee on Finance of the 

Senate and the Committee on Ways and 

Means of the House of Representatives 

and post a public version of the report 

to its website at https://www.ustr.gov. 

C. Request for Public Input 

In accordance with the USMCA 

Implementation Act, USTR and the 

Committee seek views from producers 

of automotive goods, labor 

organizations, and other interested 

parties regarding: 

1. The overall operation of the 

USMCA with respect to automotive 

goods. 

2. Actions taken by automotive and 

parts producers to demonstrate 

compliance with the USMCA 

automotive rules of origin, including: 

a. The applicable RVC requirements 

for passenger vehicles, light trucks, 

heavy trucks, other vehicles, and parts 

thereof. 

b. The North American steel and 

aluminum purchase requirements. 

c. The LVC requirements. 

3. The use of alternative staging 

regimes by vehicle producers to meet 

the USMCA automotive rules of origin. 

4. Enforcement of the USMCA 

automotive rules of origin, including the 

alternative staging regimes and the 

automotive certification process for steel 

and aluminum content, LVC, and RVC. 

5. Whether the current USMCA 

automotive rules of origin are effective 

and relevant in light of new technology 

and changes in the content, production 

processes, and character of automotive 

goods. 

6. Any other topics relevant to the 

trade in automotive goods under the 

USMCA. 

D. Procedures for Written Submissions 

All submissions must be in English 

and submitted using the electronic 

portal at https://comments.ustr.gov/s/. 

You will be able to view a docket 

entitled ‘Request for Comments 

Concerning the Operation of the United 

States-Mexico-Canada Agreement 

(USMCA) with Respect to Trade in 

Automotive Goods’ on the portal, docket 

number USTR–2022–0001. 

You do not need to establish an 

account to make a submission. Fields 

with a gray (BCI) notation are for 

Business Confidential Information (BCI), 

which will not be made publicly 

available. Required fields are marked 

‘Required’ and have a red asterisk (*). 

Fields with a green (Public) notation 

will be viewable by the public. The first 

screen of the portal requires you to enter 

identification and contact information. 


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Submitters should identify the full legal 

name of the organization they represent, 

and identify the primary point of 

contact for the submission. 

For uploads containing BCI, the file 

name of the business confidential 

version should begin with the characters 

‘BCI’. Any page containing BCI must be 

clearly marked ‘BUSINESS 

CONFIDENTIAL’ on the top of that page 

and the submission should clearly 

indicate, via brackets, highlighting, or 

other means, the specific information 

that is BCI. If you request business 

confidential treatment, you must certify 

in writing that disclosure of the 

information would endanger trade 

secrets or profitability, and that the 

information would not customarily be 

released to the public. Parties uploading 

attachments containing BCI also must 

submit a public version of their 

submission. The file name of the public 

version, which you must upload on 

https://comments.ustr.gov/s/, should 

begin with the character ‘P’. Follow the 

‘BCI’ and ‘P’ with the name of the 

person or entity making the submission. 

USTR will post attachments uploaded to 

the docket for public inspection, except 

for attachments marked as BCI. 

You can view all public submissions 

on the USTR portal at https://

comments.ustr.gov/s/. 

Greta Peisch, 

General Counsel, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02793 Filed 2–9–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3390–F2–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee; Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Aviation Rulemaking 

Advisory Committee (ARAC) meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the ARAC. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, March 17, 2022, from 1:00 

p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 

Requests to attend the meeting must 

be received by Monday, February 28, 

2022. 

Requests for accommodations to a 

disability must be received by Monday, 

February 28, 2022. 

Requests to submit written materials 

to be reviewed during the meeting must 

be received no later than Monday, 

February 28, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually. Members of the public who 

wish to observe the meeting must RSVP 

by emailing 9-awa-arac@faa.gov. 

General committee information 

including copies of the meeting minutes 

will be available on the FAA Committee 

website at https://www.faa.gov/ 

regulations_policies/rulemaking/ 

committees/documents/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lakisha Pearson, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, 

telephone (202) 267–4191; fax (202) 

267–5075; email 9-awa-arac@faa.gov. 

Any committee-related request should 

be sent to the person listed in this 

section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The ARAC was created under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), in accordance with Title 5 of 

the United States Code (5 U.S.C. App. 

2) to provide advice and 

recommendations to the FAA 

concerning rulemaking activities, such 

as aircraft operations, airman and air 

agency certification, airworthiness 

standards and certification, airports, 

maintenance, noise, and training. 

II. Agenda 

At the meeting, the agenda will cover 

the following topics: 

• Approval of Minutes 

• Status Updates 

Æ Active Working Groups 

Æ Transport Airplane and Engine 

(TAE) Subcommittee 

• Recommendation Reports 

• FAA Updates 

Detailed agenda information will be 

posted on the FAA Committee website 

address listed in the ADDRESSES section 

at least one week in advance of the 

meeting. 

III. Public Participation 

This virtual meeting will be open to 

the public on a first-come, first-served 

basis. Members of the public who wish 

to attend are asked to register via email 

by submitting the following 

information: Full legal name, country of 

citizenship, and name of your industry 

association, or applicable affiliation, to 

the email listed in the ADDRESSES

section. When registration is confirmed, 

registrants will be provided the virtual 

meeting information/teleconference 

call-in number and passcode. Callers are 

responsible for paying associated longdistance charges. 

The U.S. Department of 

Transportation is committed to 

providing equal access to this meeting 

for all participants. If you need 

alternative formats or services because 

of a disability, such as sign language, 

interpretation, or other ancillary aids, 

please contact the person listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

The FAA is not accepting oral 

presentations at this meeting due to 

time constraints. Any member of the 

public may present a written statement 

to the committee at any time. The public 

may present written statements to 

ARAC by providing a copy to the 

Designated Federal Officer via the email 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 7, 

2022. 

Brandon Roberts, 

Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02862 Filed 2–9–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA 2022–0009] 

Rescission: Equitable Economic 

Recovery and Workforce Development 

Through Construction Hiring Pilot 

Program 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As a result of a provision in 

the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, 

enacted as the Infrastructure Investment 

and Jobs Act, that authorizes a recipient 

or subrecipient of a grant provided 

under title 23 or 49, United States Code, 

to implement a local or other 

geographical or economic hiring 

preference relating to the use of labor for 

construction of a project funded by the 

grant subject to applicable State and 

local laws, FTA is rescinding the 

Equitable Economic Recovery and 

Workforce Development Through 

Construction Hiring Pilot Program (Pilot 

Program). 

DATES: Effective February 10, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dana Nifosi, Deputy Chief Counsel, 

Federal Transit Administration, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 

20590, 202–366–4011. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: On May 21, 2021, FTA 

announced an initiative to permit FTA 

recipients and subrecipients to utilize 

geographic, economic, or other hiring 

preferences on FTA-funded 


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