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is made that one of FOIA’s exemptions 

to disclosure applies. Such a 

determination will be made in 

accordance with the Department of the 

Interior’s FOIA regulations and 

applicable law. 

c. Section 304 of the NHPA (54 U.S.C. 

307103(a)) 

After consultation with the Secretary, 

BOEM is required to withhold the 

location, character, or ownership of 

historic resources if it determines that 

disclosure may, among other things, risk 

harm to the historic resources or impede 

the use of a traditional religious site by 

practitioners. Tribal entities should 

designate information that falls under 

section 304 of the NHPA as confidential. 

Request for Identification of Potential 

Alternatives, Information, and 

Analyses Relevant to the Proposed 

Action 

BOEM requests data, comments, 

views, information, analysis, 

alternatives, or suggestions relevant to 

the proposed action from: the public; 

affected Federal, Tribal, State, and local 

governments, agencies, and offices; the 

scientific community; industry; or any 

other interested party. Specifically, 

BOEM requests information on the 

following topics: 

1. Potential effects on biological 

resources, including bats, birds, coastal 

fauna, finfish, invertebrates, essential 

fish habitat, marine mammals, and sea 

turtles. 

2. Potential effects on physical 

resources and conditions including air 

quality, water quality, wetlands, and 

other waters of the United States. 

3. Potential effects on socioeconomic 

and cultural resources, including 

commercial fisheries and for-hire 

recreational fishing, demographics, 

employment, economics, environmental 

justice, land use and coastal 

infrastructure, navigation and vessel 

traffic, other uses (marine minerals, 

military use, aviation), recreation and 

tourism, and scenic and visual 

resources. 

4. Other possible reasonable 

alternatives to the proposed action that 

BOEM should consider, including 

additional or alternative avoidance, 

minimization, and mitigation measures. 

5. As part of its compliance with 

NHPA section 106 and its implementing 

regulations (36 CFR part 800), BOEM 

seeks comment and input from the 

public and consulting parties regarding 

the identification of historic properties 

within the proposed action’s area of 

potential effects, the potential effects on 

those historic properties from the 

activities proposed in the COP, and any 

information that supports identification 

of historic properties under NHPA. 

BOEM also solicits proposed measures 

to avoid, minimize, or mitigate any 

adverse effects on historic properties. 

BOEM will present available 

information regarding known historic 

properties during the public scoping 

period at https://www.boem.gov/ 

renewable-energy/state-activities/ 

vineyard-mid-atlantic-ocs-0544. 

BOEM’s effects analysis for historic 

properties will be available for public 

and consulting party comment with the 

draft EIS. 

6. Information on other current or 

planned activities in, or in the vicinity 

of, the Project, their possible impacts on 

the Project, and the Project’s possible 

impacts on those activities. 

7. Other information relevant to the 

proposed action and its impacts on the 

human environment. 

To promote informed decisionmaking, comments should be as specific 

as possible and should provide as much 

detail as necessary to meaningfully and 

fully inform BOEM of the commenter’s 

position. Comments should explain why 

the issues raised are important to the 

consideration of potential 

environmental impacts and possible 

alternatives to the proposed action, as 

well as economic, employment, and 

other impacts affecting the quality of the 

human environment. 

The draft EIS will include a summary 

of all alternatives, information, and 

analyses submitted during the scoping 

process for consideration by BOEM and 

the cooperating agencies. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and 

40 CFR 1501.9. 

Walter D. Cruickshank, 

Deputy Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00733 Filed 1–14–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4340–98–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 332–606] 

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 

Act: Impact on U.S. Industries and 

Consumers and on Beneficiary 

Countries 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of preparation of 2025 

biennial report and scheduling of a 

public hearing. 

SUMMARY: The Commission has begun 

preparation of its 2025 report, as 

required by section 215 of the Caribbean 

Basin Economic Recovery Act, and has 

scheduled a public hearing for February 

20, 2025, in connection with the report. 

The report will cover trade during 

calendar years 2023 and 2024. 

DATES: 

February 5, 2025: Deadline for filing 

requests to appear at the public hearing. 

February 7: Deadline for filing 

prehearing briefs and statements. 

February 12: Deadline for filing 

electronic copies of public hearing oral 

statements. 

February 20: Public hearing. 

March 6: Deadline for filing 

posthearing briefs and statements. 

March 13: Deadline for filing all other 

written submissions related to this 

investigation. 

September 30: Deadline for 

transmittal of Commission report to 

Congress and the President. 

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, 

including the Commission’s hearing 

rooms, are located in the U.S. 

International Trade Commission 

Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, 

DC. All written submissions must be 

submitted electronically and addressed 

to the Secretary, U.S. International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436. The 

Commission cannot accept paper copies 

at this time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Project Leader Alan Fox (202–205–3267 

or alan.fox@usitc.gov) or Deputy Project 

Leader Chang Hong (202–205–2791 or 

chang.hong@usitc.gov) for information 

specific to this investigation. For 

information on the legal aspects of this 

investigation, contact Brian Allen 

(brian.allen@usitc.gov or 202–205–3034) 

or William Gearhart (202–205–3091 or 

william.gearhart@usitc.gov) of the 

Commission’s Office of the General 

Counsel. The media should contact 

Claire Huber, Office of External 

Relations (202–205–1819 or 

claire.huber@usitc.gov). 

The public record for this 

investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at https://edis.usitc.gov. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may be obtained by accessing its 

internet address (https://www.usitc.gov). 

Hearing-impaired individuals are 

advised that information on this matter 

can be obtained by contacting the 

Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– 

205–1810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The report is required by 

section 215 of the Caribbean Economic 

Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2704). The Act 

requires the Commission to submit to 

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reports, by September 30 of each 

reporting year, regarding the economic 

impact of the Act on United States 

industries and consumers and on the 

economy of the beneficiary countries. 

The Commission is required to 

provide an assessment of the effect, 

during the period covered by the report, 

on the United States economy generally 

as well as on those specific domestic 

industries which produce articles that 

are like, or directly competitive with, 

articles being imported into the United 

States from beneficiary countries; and 

the probable future effect the Act will 

have on the United States economy 

generally, as well as on such domestic 

industries. 

Public hearing: A public hearing in 

connection with this investigation will 

be held in-person beginning at 9:30 a.m. 

on February 20, 2025, in the Main 

Hearing Room of the U.S. International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436. The hearing can 

also be accessed remotely using the 

WebEx videoconference platform. A 

link to the hearing will be posted on the 

Commission’s website at https://

www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/ 

calendar.html. 

Requests to appear at the hearing 

should be filed with the Secretary no 

later than 5:15 p.m., February 5, 2025, 

in accordance with the requirements in 

the ‘‘Written Submissions’’ section 

below. Any requests to appear as a 

witness via videoconference must be 

included with your request to appear. 

Requests to appear as a witness via 

videoconference must include a 

statement explaining why the witness 

cannot appear in person; the Chair, or 

other person designated to conduct the 

investigation, may at their discretion for 

good cause shown, grant such requests. 

Requests to appear as a witness via 

videoconference due to illness or a 

positive COVID–19 test result may be 

submitted by 3 p.m. the business day 

prior to the hearing. 

All prehearing briefs and statements 

should be filed not later than 5:15 p.m., 

February 7, 2025. To facilitate the 

hearing, including the preparation of an 

accurate written transcript of the 

hearing, oral testimony to be presented 

at the hearing must be submitted to the 

Commission electronically no later than 

noon, February 12, 2025. All 

posthearing briefs and statements 

should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m., 

March 6, 2025. Posthearing briefs and 

statements should address matters 

raised at the hearing. For a description 

of the different types of written briefs 

and statements, see the ‘‘Definitions’’ 

section below. 

In the event that, as of the close of 

business on February 5, 2025, no 

witnesses are scheduled to appear at the 

hearing, the hearing will be canceled. 

Any person interested in attending the 

hearing as an observer or nonparticipant 

should check the Commission website 

as indicated above for information 

concerning whether the hearing will be 

held. 

Written submissions: In lieu of or in 

addition to participating in the hearing, 

interested persons are invited to file 

written submissions concerning this 

investigation. All written submissions 

should be addressed to the Secretary, 

and should be received no later than 

5:15 p.m., March 13, 2025. All written 

submissions must conform to the 

provisions of section 201.8 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (19 CFR 201.8), as 

temporarily amended by 85 FR 15798 

(March 19, 2020). Under that rule 

waiver, the Office of the Secretary will 

accept only electronic filings at this 

time. Filings must be made through the 

Commission’s Electronic Document 

Information System (EDIS, https://

edis.usitc.gov). No in-person, paperbased filings or paper copies of any 

electronic filings will be accepted until 

further notice. Persons with questions 

regarding electronic filing should 

contact the Office of the Secretary, 

Docket Services Division (202–205– 

1802), or consult the Commission’s 

Handbook on Filing Procedures. 

Definitions of types of documents that 

may be filed; Requirements: In addition 

to requests to appear at the hearing, this 

notice provides for the possible filing of 

four types of documents: prehearing 

briefs, hearing oral statements, 

posthearing briefs, and other written 

submissions. 

(1) Prehearing briefs refers to written 

materials relevant to the investigation 

and submitted in advance of the 

hearing, and includes written views on 

matters that are the subject of the 

investigation, supporting materials, and 

any other written materials that you 

consider will help the Commission in 

understanding your views. You should 

file a prehearing brief particularly if you 

plan to testify at the hearing on behalf 

of an industry group, company, or other 

organization, and wish to provide 

detailed views or information that will 

support or supplement your testimony. 

(2) Hearing oral statements 

(testimony) refers to the actual oral 

statement that you intend to present at 

the hearing. Do not include any 

confidential business information (CBI) 

in that statement. If you plan to testify, 

you must file a copy of your oral 

statement by the date specified in this 

notice. This statement will allow 

Commissioners to understand your 

position in advance of the hearing and 

will also assist the court reporter in 

preparing an accurate transcript of the 

hearing (e.g., names spelled correctly). 

(3) Posthearing briefs refers to 

submissions filed after the hearing by 

persons who appeared at the hearing. 

Such briefs: (a) should be limited to 

matters that arose during the hearing; 

(b)should respond to any Commissioner 

and staff questions addressed to you at 

the hearing; (c)should clarify, amplify, 

or correct any statements you made at 

the hearing; and (d) may, at your option, 

address or rebut statements made by 

other participants in the hearing. 

(4) Other written submissions refers to 

any other written submissions that 

interested persons wish to make, 

regardless of whether they appeared at 

the hearing or filed a prehearing or 

posthearing brief, and may include new 

information or updates of information 

previously provided. 

In accordance with the provisions of 

section 201.8 of the Commission’s Rules 

of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 

201.8), the document must identify on 

its cover (1) the investigation number 

and title and the type of document filed 

(i.e., prehearing brief, oral statement of 

(name), posthearing brief, or written 

submission), (2) the name and signature 

of the person filing it, (3)the name of the 

organization that the submission is filed 

on behalf of, and (4) whether it contains 

CBI. If it contains CBI, it must comply 

with the marking and other 

requirements set out below in this 

notice relating to CBI. Submitters of 

written documents (other than oral 

statements) are encouraged to include a 

short summary of their position or 

interest at the beginning of the 

document, and a table of contents when 

the document addresses multiple issues. 

Confidential business information: 

Any submissions that contain CBI must 

also comply with the requirements and 

procedures of section 201.6 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Among other 

things, section 201.6 of the rules 

requires that the cover of the document 

and the individual pages be clearly 

marked as to whether they are the 

‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘nonconfidential’’ 

version, and that the CBI is clearly 

identified by means of brackets. All 

written submissions, except for CBI, 

will be made available for inspection by 

interested persons. 

The Commission will not include any 

CBI in its report. However, all 

information, including CBI, submitted 

in this investigation may be disclosed to 

and used: (i) by the Commission, its 


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1The procedures for requesting an exemption are 

set forth in 29 CFR part 2570, subpart B (76 FR 

66637, 66644, October 27, 2011). 

2 89 FR 87600. 

employees and Offices, and contract 

personnel (a) for developing or 

maintaining the records of this or a 

related proceeding, or (b) in internal 

investigations, audits, reviews, and 

evaluations relating to the programs, 

personnel, and operations of the 

Commission, including under 5 U.S.C. 

Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government 

employees and contract personnel for 

cybersecurity purposes. The 

Commission will not otherwise disclose 

any CBI in a way that would reveal the 

operations of the firm supplying the 

information. 

Summaries of views of interested 

persons: Interested persons wishing to 

have a summary of their views included 

in the report should include a summary 

with a written submission on or before 

March 13, 2025, and must use the 

Commission template, which can be 

downloaded from https://

www.usitc.gov/docket_services/ 

documents/firm_or_organization_

summary_word_limit.pdf. The 

Commission template must be uploaded 

as a separate attachment with the 

written submission, which is filed on 

EDIS under the document type ‘‘Briefs 

and Written Submissions.’’ The 

summary may not exceed 500 words 

and should not include any CBI. The 

summary will be published as provided 

only if it utilizes the Commissionprovided template, meets these 

requirements, and is germane to the 

subject matter of the investigation. The 

Commission will list the name of the 

organization furnishing the summary 

and will include a link where the 

written submission can be found. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: January 8, 2025. 

Susan Orndoff, 

Supervisory Attorney, Docket Services 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00677 Filed 1–14–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Proposed 

Modifcation to a Stipulated Order 

Under the Clean Water Act and Safe 

Drinking Water Act 

On January 8, 2025, the Department of 

Justice lodged a proposed modification 

to Stipulated Order No. 1 that was 

entered in 2009 by the United States 

District Court for the Northern Mariana 

Islands in the lawsuit entitled United 

States v. Commonwealth Utilities Corp. 

et al., Civil Action No. 08–cv–0051 (dkt. 

No. 14). 

Stipulated Order No. 1 requires the 

Commonwealth Utilities Corporation 

(CUC) to undertake certain measures to 

address violations of the Clean Water 

Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. 1311 et seq. and 

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 

U.S.C. 300f. et seq. with respect to its 

wastewater treatment and drinking 

water systems. An EPA inspection in 

December of 2023 found deficiencies in 

CUC’s operation and maintenance of its 

drinking water system. The proposed 

modification requires CUC to correct 

these deficiencies and undertake certain 

measures to ensure future compliance 

with the CWA and SDWA. 

The publication of this notice opens 

a period for public comment on the 

proposed modification. Comments 

should be addressed to the Assistant 

Attorney General, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division, and should 

refer to United States v. Commonwealth 

Utilities Corp. D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1– 

08471. All comments must be submitted 

no later than thirty (30) days after the 

publication date of this notice. 

Comments may be submitted either by 

email or by mail: 

To submit 

comments: Send them to: 

By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@

usdoj.gov. 

By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, 

U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. 

Box 7611, Washington, DC 

20044–7611. 

Any comments submitted in writing 

may be filed in whole or in part on the 

public court docket without further 

notice to the commenter. During the 

public comment period, the Consent 

Decree may be examined and 

downloaded at this Justice Department 

website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/ 

consent-decrees. If you require 

assistance accessing Consent Decree, 

you may request assistance by email or 

by mail to the addresses provided above 

for submitting comments. 

Scott Bauer, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00686 Filed 1–14–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

[Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2025– 

04; Exemption Application No. L–12069] 

Exemption From Certain Prohibited 

Transaction Restrictions Involving 

Boilermakers Western States 

Apprenticeship Fund, Located in Page, 

Arizona 

AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of exemption. 

SUMMARY: This document gives notice of 

an individual exemption from certain 

prohibited transaction restrictions of the 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act of 1974 (ERISA). The exemption 

permits the purchase of a parcel of 

improved real property (the Property) by 

the Boilermakers Western States 

Apprenticeship Fund (the Plan or 

Applicant) from the ‘‘Navajo Nation’’ 

Lodge 4 of the International 

Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship 

Builders, Blacksmith, Forgers, and 

Helpers (Lodge 4) whose members may 

be participants in the Plan. 

DATES: Exemption Date: This exemption 

is in effect as of January 15, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Frank Gonzalez, Office of Exemption 

Determinations, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, (202) 693–8553. 

(This is not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Plan 

requested an exemption pursuant to 

ERISA section 408(a) and supplemented 

the request with certain additional 

information (that is collectively, referred 

to as the ‘‘Application’’).1 On November 

4, 2024, the Department of Labor (the 

Department) published a notice of 

proposed exemption in the Federal 

Register (the Proposed Exemption).2

Based on the Applicant’s 

representations contained in the 

Application and the administrative 

record, the Department has determined 

to grant the Proposed Exemption. This 

exemption provides only the relief 

specified herein and does not provide 

relief from violations of any law other 

than the prohibited transaction 

provisions of ERISA. 

Benefits of the Exemption: The 

Department is granting the exemption 

based in part on the Applicant’s 

representations that, among other 


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