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14See Circumvention Initiation Checklist at 13. 

Checklist.14 In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.226(e)(1), Commerce intends to 

issue its preliminary circumvention 

determination no later than 150 days 

from the date of publication of the 

notice of initiation of this 

circumvention inquiry in the Federal 

Register. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with section 781(b) of the 

Act, and 19 CFR 351.226(d)(1)(iii). 

Dated: December 12, 2024. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29911 Filed 12–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Request for Information; Data for 

Marine Spatial Studies Related to 

Transmission Planning in Texas, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama 

AGENCY: National Centers for Coastal 

Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for information. 

SUMMARY: NOAA’s National Ocean 

Service (NOS) National Centers for 

Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), 

hereafter NOAA, in partnership with the 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

(BOEM) and the Department of Energy 

(DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO) 

and the National Renewable Energy 

Laboratory (NREL), is working to build 

on existing spatial planning capacity in 

the United States (U.S.) Gulf of Mexico 

region. Through this Request for 

Information, NOAA is seeking public 

input to identify coastal and marine 

spatial data or other critical information 

to inform spatial analyses for 

transmission planning in state and 

Federal waters off Texas, Louisiana, 

Mississippi, and Alabama. The input we 

receive from the data development 

workshop meeting, as well as the 

responses to the items listed in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document, will be used to inform 

potential coastal and ocean 

development activities in the U.S. Gulf 

of Mexico region, such as renewable 

energy development. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

provide input in response to this 

Request for Information through January 

24, 2025. Late-filed input will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

Verbal input will be accepted during 

a public meeting to be held at the 

InterContinental Hotel in New Orleans, 

Louisiana on January 14–15, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to provide input using one of the 

following methods: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit 

electronic written public comments via 

the Federal e- Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and enter 

NOAA–NOS–2024–0138 in the Search 

box. Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NOAA will 

accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ 

A’’ in the required fields if you wish to 

remain anonymous). 

• Verbal submission: NOAA will 

accept verbal input at a data 

development workshop. The meeting 

will be held at the InterContinental 

Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana on 

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 from 8 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) 

and Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from 

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST. There will be a 

registration window from 8 a.m. to 9 

a.m. CST each day before the start of the 

meeting. Advanced registration is 

required for the meeting by completing 

the registration form at https://

forms.gle/BmTDiD5zV3ZuXHuN8 or by 

providing an RSVP to Joshua Chastain at 

joshua.chastain@noaa.gov. The 

registration deadline is Friday, January 

3, 2025. 

Reports of meeting results will also be 

published and made available to the 

public in the weeks following the 

meeting. If you are unable to provide 

electronic written comments or 

participate in the meeting, please 

contact Joshua Chastain at 

joshua.chastain@noaa.gov or (843) 267– 

5641 for alternative submission 

methods. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Morris, NOAA NCCOS, at 

james.morris@noaa.gov or (252) 666– 

7433. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

NOAA is an agency of the United 

States Federal Government that works to 

conserve and manage coastal and 

marine ecosystems and resources. 

NOAA works to make fisheries 

sustainable and productive, provide safe 

seafood to consumers, conserve 

threatened and endangered species and 

other protected resources, and maintain 

healthy ecosystems. NOAA has 

jurisdiction and responsibility for its 

trust marine resources in the U.S. Gulf 

of Mexico region as well as significant 

interest in supporting the resilience of 

coastal and marine-dependent 

communities and promoting equity and 

environmental justice. For these 

reasons, it is important for NOAA to 

invest in research that informs marine 

spatial studies in the U.S. Gulf of 

Mexico region, including socioeconomic 

research that ensures meaningful 

participation of local communities and 

supports equitable processes for 

planning and siting of new and existing 

marine industries and conservation 

areas. 

NOAA has been engaged with the 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

(BOEM) to support siting and 

environmental review for offshore wind 

energy areas in U.S. Federal waters 

(https://www.boem.gov/renewableenergy) to ensure protection of trust 

resources in any offshore development 

activities. 

II. Purpose of This Request for 

Information 

The purpose of this Request for 

Information is to promote data 

development to inform coastal and 

marine spatial studies related to 

transmission planning in Texas, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, 

with an emphasis on data needs for 

offshore wind and transmission 

planning. In addition to input received 

from the public through the electronic 

and verbal submissions, NOAA aims to 

inform the public about its coastal and 

ocean planning processes and 

capabilities, discuss the current data 

available for each ocean sector (e.g., 

national security, fisheries, industry, 

metocean, natural, cultural, and social 

resources), and gather ideas for other 

data sources. NOAA hopes to come out 

of the meetings with a strengthened 

relationship with the public and a list 

of best available data and data gaps. 

III. Specific Information Requested To 

Inform Marine Spatial Studies Related 

to Transmission Planning in Texas, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama 

Through this Request for Information, 

NOAA seeks written public input to 

inform coastal and marine spatial 

studies related to transmission planning 

in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region. 

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receiving input concerning the items 

listed below. Responses to this Request 

for Information are voluntary, and 

respondents need not reply to items 

listed. When providing input, please 

specify if you are providing general 

feedback on marine spatial studies and/ 

or if you are responding to one of the 

specific item number(s) below: 

1. Specific datasets related to ocean 

sectors, natural resources, and/or 

human activities you recommend 

NOAA use in coastal and marine spatial 

studies. 

Major concerns you have related to 

use of any specific datasets that may be 

used in coastal and marine spatial 

studies. 

2. Major concerns you have related to 

gaps in scientific knowledge or data that 

could impact coastal and marine spatial 

planning efforts. 

3. Specific data or information you 

recommend NOAA or other partners 

collect, if it is not currently available or 

has not been previously collected. 

4. Ways in which NOAA can better 

engage and collaborate with the public 

and local communities to promote 

economic, social, and ecological 

resilience as well as protect trust 

resources. 

5. Ways in which NOAA can build 

upon existing capacity and resources for 

regional ocean spatial planning. 

Sean Corson, 

Director, National Centers for Coastal Ocean 

Science, National Ocean Service, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30026 Filed 12–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Applications and Reports for 

Scientific Research and Enhancement 

Permits Under the Endangered 

Species Act 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before February 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0402 in the subject line of your 

comments. All comments received are 

part of the public record and will 

generally be posted on https://

www.regulations.gov without change. 

Do not submit Confidential Business 

Information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Rob 

Clapp, Section 7 Coordinator, NOAA 

Fisheries, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd. Suite 

1100, Portland, OR 97232, (503) 231– 

2314 or Robert.Clapp@NOAA.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This is a request for renewal of an 

approved information collection. The 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 

16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) imposes 

prohibitions against the taking of 

threatened and endangered species. 

Section 10 of the ESA allows permits 

authorizing the taking of such species 

for research and enhancement purposes. 

The corresponding regulations 

established procedures for persons to 

apply for such permits. In addition, the 

regulations set forth specific reporting 

requirements for such permit holders. 

The regulations thus require two sets of 

information collections: (1) 

Applications for research/enhancement 

permits, and (2) prescribed reports for 

such permits once they are issued. 

The required information is used to 

evaluate the impacts that research and 

enhancement activities have on 

endangered species, to make the 

determinations required by the ESA 

before issuing any such permit, and to 

establish appropriate permit conditions. 

To issue permits under ESA Section 

10(a)(1)(A), the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) must 

determine that (1) such exceptions were 

applied for in good faith, (2) if granted 

and exercised, will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered 

species, and (3) will be consistent with 

the purposes and policy set forth in 

Section 2 of the ESA. This collection is 

not being revised in any way. 

II. Method of Collection 

Information may be collected through 

the internet, email, or paper format. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0402. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission— 

extension of a current information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Federal government; 

State, local, or tribal governments; 

academic institutions; non-profit 

organizations; businesses or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

176. 

Estimated Time per Response: Permit 

applications, 12 hours; permit 

modification requests, 6 hours; annual 

reports, 2 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 850. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $500 in recordkeeping/reporting 

costs. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain Benefits. 

Legal Authority: The Endangered 

Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.). 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this information 

collection request. Before including 

your address, phone number, email 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 


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