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and resulting dependencies and 

vulnerabilities that create risks for 

certain critical downstream industries, 

as well as harm to U.S. semiconductor 

producers and foundries. 

III. Request for Public Comments 

You may submit written comments on 

any issue covered by the investigation. 

In particular, USTR invites comments 

regarding: 

• China’s acts, policies, and practices 

related to its targeting of the 

semiconductor industry for dominance. 

• Anticompetitive and non-market 

means employed by the PRC in pursuit 

of its semiconductor industry targeting 

objectives, including political guidance, 

directives, and control within state and 

private enterprises, activities of stateowned or state-controlled enterprises, 

market access restrictions, opaque 

regulatory preferences and 

discrimination, wage-suppressing labor 

practices, massive state support of 

industry (including government 

guidance funds), and forced technology 

transfer (including state-directed cyber 

intrusions and cybertheft of intellectual 

property). 

• Whether China’s acts, policies, and 

practices are unreasonable or 

discriminatory. 

• Whether China’s acts, policies, and 

practices burden or restrict U.S. 

commerce, and if so, the nature and 

level of the burden or restriction. This 

would include economic assessments of 

the burden or restriction on 

semiconductors, semiconductor 

manufacturing including foundries, 

silicon carbide substrates or other 

wafers, and downstream products, with 

a particular focus on critical industries, 

such as defense, automotive, medical 

devices, aerospace, telecommunications, 

and power generation and the electrical 

grid. 

• Whether China’s acts, policies, and 

practices are actionable under section 

301(b) of the Trade Act, and what 

action, if any, should be taken, 

including tariff and non-tariff actions. 

To be assured of consideration, USTR 

must receive written comments by 11:59 

p.m. EST on February 5, 2025. 

Additional instructions on how to 

submit written comments are provided 

below in Part V. 

IV. Hearing Participation 

The Section 301 Committee will 

convene a public hearing on March 11, 

2025, and if needed, the hearing will 

continue on March 12, 2025. To testify 

at the hearing, you must submit a 

request to appear using the electronic 

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

following the instructions in Part V 

below. Requests to appear must include 

a summary of testimony, and may be 

accompanied by a prehearing 

submission. Remarks at the hearing are 

limited to five minutes to allow for 

possible questions from the Section 301 

Committee. All submissions must be in 

English. To be assured of consideration, 

USTR must receive your request to 

appear and summary of the testimony 

by February 24, 2025. 

Post-hearing rebuttal comments, 

which should be limited to rebutting or 

supplementing testimony presented at 

the hearing, may be submitted within 

seven calendar days after the last day of 

the public hearing. Rebuttal comments 

must be submitted using the electronic 

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

following the instructions in Part V 

below. 

V. Submissions Instructions 

Interested persons must submit 

written comments, requests to appear at 

the hearing, summaries of testimony, 

and post-hearing rebuttal comments 

using the appropriate docket on the 

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

To make a submission, use the docket 

on the portal entitled ‘Request for 

Comments on the Section 301 

Investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, 

and Practices Related to Targeting of the 

Semiconductor Industry for 

Dominance,’ docket number USTR– 

2024–0024. Interested persons wishing 

to provide testimony at the hearing must 

submit a notification of intent and 

summary of testimony using the docket 

entitled ‘Request to Appear at the 

Hearing on the Section 301 Investigation 

of China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices 

Related to Targeting of the 

Semiconductor Industry for 

Dominance,’ docket number USTR– 

2024–0025. 

You do not need to establish an 

account to submit comments or a 

notification of intent to testify. The first 

screen allows you to enter identification 

and contact information. Third party 

organizations such as law firms, trade 

associations, or customs brokers should 

identify the full legal name of the 

organization they represent and identify 

the primary point of contact for the 

submission. Information fields are 

optional. However, USTR may not 

consider your comment or request if 

insufficient information is provided. 

Fields with a gray Business Confidential 

Information (BCI) notation are for BCI 

information that will not be made 

publicly available. Fields with a green 

(Public) notation will be viewable by the 

public. After entering the identification 

and contact information, you can 

complete the remainder of the comment, 

or any portion of it, by clicking ‘Next.’ 

You may upload documents at the end 

of the form and indicate whether USTR 

should treat the documents as business 

confidential or public information. 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 the 

information would not customarily be 

released to the public. Parties uploading 

attachments containing BCI also must 

submit a public version of their 

comments. If these procedures are not 

sufficient to protect BCI or otherwise 

protect business interests, please contact 

the USTR section 301 support line at 

202.395.5725 to discuss whether 

alternative arrangements are possible. 

USTR will post attachments uploaded to 

the docket for public inspection, except 

for properly designated BCI. You can 

view submissions on USTR’s electronic 

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

Juan Millan, 

Acting General Counsel, Office of the United 

States Trade Representative. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No.: FAA–2024–2728; Summary 

Notice No. –2024–46] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received; Hermeus Corp. 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of Federal 

Aviation Regulations. The purpose of 

this notice is to improve the public’s 

awareness of, and participation in, the 

FAA’s exemption process. Neither 

publication of this notice nor the 

inclusion nor omission of information 

in the summary is intended to affect the 

legal status of the petition or its final 

disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number and 

must be received on or before January 

21, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number [FAA–2024–2728] 

using any of the following methods: 


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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at (202) 493–2251. 

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 

public to better inform its rulemaking 

process. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

http://www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ 

privacy. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590–0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake 

Troutman, (202) 267–2928, Office of 

Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Dan A. Ngo, 

Manager, Part 11 Petitions Branch, Office of 

Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2024–2728. 

Petitioner: Hermeus Corp. 

Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 91.7(a); 

91.151(a)(1); 91.403(b); 91.405(a); 

91.407(a)(1); 91.409(a)(1) and (2); 

91.417(a); 91.417(b). 

Description of Relief Sought: Hermeus 

Corp. seeks relief to operate Hermeus 

Quarterhorse Mark 1 (QH Mk 1) 

unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to 

conduct developmental flight testing. 

The QH Mk 1 is a subsonic, fixed-wing, 

remotely-piloted aircraft with a 

maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 

9,500 pounds (lbs.) that will be used to 

demonstrate high-speed takeoff and 

landings. The QH Mk 1 is test vehicle 

that will inform the future development 

of a Hermeus hypersonic-capable 

aircraft. The flight testing will occur at 

Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), 

California in restricted airspace (R– 

2515) and over U.S. Department of 

Defense (DoD) controlled property. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–2754] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of a Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Aviation 

Insurance 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The collection involves 

obtaining information from air carriers 

to establish legally binding aviation war 

risk insurance policies with the FAA. 

The information to be collected is 

necessary to determine whether 

applicants are eligible for insurance and 

the amount of coverage necessary; 

populate insurance policies with 

business information; and meet 

conditions of coverage required by each 

insurance policy. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by February 28, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments: 

By Electronic Docket: 

www.regulations.gov (Enter docket 

number into search field). 

By mail: Stacy Ditto, 4848 Lambs 

Knoll Road, Boonsboro, MD 21713. 

By fax: 301–432–7901. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stacy Ditto by email at: stacy.m.ditto@

faa.gov; phone: 301–432–3046. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0514. 

Title: Aviation Insurance. 

Form Numbers: Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: The FAA Aviation 

Insurance Program derives its authority 

from Title 49, United States Code, 

chapter 443 to issue aviation war risk 

insurance to air carriers with and 

without premium. FAA coverage is 

issued in support of mission objectives 

and operations when insurance is not 

available commercially on reasonable 

terms and conditions. Air carriers never 

insured must submit an application 

before the FAA can provide coverage. 

Applicants provide business 

information, aircraft to be covered by 

the policy, and information about 

commercial insurance policies. As a 

condition of FAA coverage, air carriers 

must submit any changes to the initial 

application information as necessary. 

Air carriers must also provide a copy of 

their current commercial insurance 

policy on an ongoing basis, as well as 

information for any new aircraft the air 

carrier would like to add to the FAA 

policy. This information is provided 

electronically to the FAA through a 

web-based system. The information is 

used to form the insurance policy 

between the FAA and the air carrier. 

Respondents: Air carriers applying for 

aviation insurance and updating 

required information. 

Frequency: Initial one-time 

application and updates to application 

information 1–2 times per year. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Initial application—4 hours; 

commercial policy submission—10 

minutes; business information update— 

5 minutes; and aircraft schedule 

update—2 minutes per aircraft. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 10 

minutes to 4 hours per respondent. 

Cumulative total 158 hours (maximum). 

Issued in Boonsboro, MD, on December 20, 

2024. 

Stacy Ditto, 

Program Manager, Aviation Insurance, 

Command and Control Communications (C3) 

Division (AXE–400), Office of National 

Security Programs and Incident Response, 

Federal Aviation Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30955 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

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