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Requirement 

Annual 

number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

each 

Total annual 

responses 

Completion 

time per 

response 

(hours) 

Total 

annual 

burden 

hours 

Tier 2 (Site characterization) 

Reporting ...................................................................... 473 1 473 210 99,330 

Recordkeeping .............................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 3 1,419 

Tier 3 (Pre-construction studies) 

Reporting ...................................................................... 90 1 90 2,695 242,550 

Recordkeeping .............................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 5 450 

Tier 4 (Post-construction fatality monitoring and habitat 

studies) 

Reporting ...................................................................... 90 1 90 3,600 324,000 

Recordkeeping .............................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 5 450 

Tier 5 (Other post-construction studies) 

Reporting ...................................................................... 5 1 5 2,100 10,500 

Recordkeeping .............................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 5 25 

Totals ..................................................................... 1,288 ........................ 1,288 ........................ 712,429 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Madonna Baucum, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14410 Filed 7–6–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–ES–2021–N022; 

FXES11130400000C2–201–FF04E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for 

Agave eggersiana 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, announce the 

availability of the draft recovery plan for 

the Agave eggersiana, a plant listed as 

endangered under the Endangered 

Species Act. We request review and 

comment on this draft recovery plan 

from local, State, and Federal agencies; 

nongovernmental organizations; and the 

public. 

DATES: We must receive comments by 

September 7, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining documents: You may 

obtain a copy of the plan by contacting 

Maritza Vargas, by mail at U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Caribbean Ecological 

Services Field Office, P.O. Box 491, 

Boquero ́n, PR 00622; by telephone at 

787–851–7297; by the Federal Relay 

Service (TTY) at 1–800–877–8339. 

Alternatively, you may obtain a copy at 

http://www.fws.gov/southeast/ 

caribbean. 

Submitting comments: If you wish to 

comment, you may submit your 

comments by mail to the Caribbean 

Ecological Services Field Office, at the 

above address, or you may email 

comments to maritza_vargas@fws.gov. 

Please include ‘‘Agave eggersiana Draft 

Recovery Plan Comments’’ in the email 

subject line. 

For additional information about 

submitting comments, see Public 

Comments below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maritza Vargas at 787–851–7297. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), 

announce the availability for public 

review and comment of the draft 

recovery plan for Agave eggersiana, a 

plant listed as endangered under the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.). The draft recovery plan 

includes specific recovery objectives 

and criteria we have identified to better 

assist us in determining when the 

species has recovered to the point that 

it may be reclassified as threatened, or 

that the protections of the ESA are no 

longer necessary. We request review and 

comment on this draft recovery plan 

from local, State, and Federal agencies; 

nongovernmental organizations; and the 

public. 

Background 

Agave eggersiana (no common name) 

is a flowering plant of the Agavaceae 

family (century plant family). The 

species is restricted to six natural 

populations, and seven additional 

populations established in different 

areas known to be part of its historical 

range. These populations occur in small, 

disjunct areas on the northern and 

southern coasts of St. Croix in the U.S. 

Virgin Islands. Agave eggersiana 

commonly occurs on coastal cliffs with 

rocky formations covered with sparse 

vegetation and dry coastal scrubland 

vegetation communities that occur 

within the subtropical dry forest life 

zone. 

The ESA states that a species may be 

listed as endangered or threatened based 

on one or more of the five factors 

outlined in section 4(a)(1) of the ESA. 

The greatest threats to Agave eggersiana 

are loss or degradation of habitat in 

unstable coastal cliffs (Listing Factor A) 

and competition with non-native 

vegetation for light and space via 

succession (Listing Factor E). The 

species’ severely restricted range and 

small population increase the likelihood 

of stochastic events causing extirpation 

of stands or populations. As a result of 

these threats, Agave eggersiana was 

listed as endangered under the ESA on 

September 9, 2014 (79 FR 53303). 

Approximately 20.5 hectares (ha) (50.6 

acres (ac)), distributed among 6 units on 

the northern and southern coasts of St. 

Croix, were designated as critical habitat 

on September 9, 2014 (79 FR 53315). 

Recovery Plan 

Section 4(f)(1) of the ESA requires the 

development of recovery plans for listed 

species, unless such a plan would not 

promote the conservation of a particular 

species. The purpose of a recovery plan 

is to provide an effective and feasible 

roadmap for a species’ recovery, with 

the goal of improving its status and 

managing its threats to the point where 

the protections of the ESA are no longer 

needed. The ESA requires that, to the 

maximum extent practicable, recovery 

plans incorporate the following: 

1. Objective, measurable criteria 

which, when met, would result in a 

determination that the species is no 

longer threatened or endangered; 


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2. Site-specific management actions 

necessary to achieve the plan’s goal for 

conservation and survival of the species; 

and 

3. Estimates of the time required and 

costs to implement recovery plans. 

Recovery plans provide important 

guidance to the Service, States, other 

partners, and the general public on 

methods for minimizing threats to listed 

species, as well as objectives against 

which to measure the progress towards 

recovery. A recovery plan identifies, 

organizes, and prioritizes recovery 

actions and is an important guide that 

ensures sound scientific decisionmaking throughout the recovery 

process, which can take decades. 

Section 4(f)(4) of the ESA requires us 

to provide public notice and an 

opportunity for public review and 

comment during recovery plan 

development. We will consider all 

information presented during a public 

comment period prior to approval of 

each new or revised recovery plan. We 

and other Federal agencies will take 

these comments into account in the 

course of implementing approved 

recovery plans. 

The draft recovery plan describes 

actions necessary for the recovery of 

Agave eggersiana, establishes criteria for 

its delisting, and estimates the time and 

cost for implementing specific measures 

needed to recover the species. The 

ultimate goal of this draft recovery plan 

is to ensure the long-term viability of 

the Agave eggersiana in the wild to the 

point that it can be removed from the 

Federal List of Endangered and 

Threatened Plants in title 50 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (50 CFR 17.12). 

Recovery Criteria 

The draft recovery plan proposes that 

the Agave eggersiana will be considered 

for delisting when: 

1. The six existing natural 

populations on St. Croix (South Shore, 

Cane Garden Bay, Manchenil Bay, 

Protestant Cay, Great Pond, and West 

Vagthus Point) are protected through 

long-term conservation mechanisms 

(addresses Factors A, B, and E). 

2. The six existing natural 

populations on St. Croix (South Shore, 

Cane Garden Bay, Manchenil Bay, 

Protestant Cay, Great Pond, and West 

Vagthus Point) show a stable or 

increasing trend, evidenced by natural 

recruitment and multiple age classes 

(addresses Factors A and E). 

3. Ten new populations have been 

established on protected areas within 

the historical range of the species, 

showing a stable or increasing 

population trend, evidenced by natural 

recruitment and multiple age classes 

(addresses Factors A, C, and E). 

4. Threats have been addressed and/ 

or managed to the extent that the 

species will remain viable into the 

foreseeable future (addresses Factors A, 

B, C, D, and E). 

Public Comments 

We request written comments on the 

draft recovery plan. We will consider all 

comments we receive by the date 

specified in DATES prior to final 

approval of the plan. 

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 you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is section 

4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 

U.S.C. 1533(f). 

Leopoldo Miranda-Castro, 

Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14304 Filed 7–6–21; 8:45 am] 

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1567–1569 

(Preliminary)] 

Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber From 

France, Korea, and Mexico; Institution 

of Anti-Dumping Duty Investigations 

and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase 

Investigations 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the institution of investigations 

and commencement of preliminary 

phase antidumping duty investigations 

No. 731–TA–1567–1569 (Preliminary) 

pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the 

Act’’) to determine whether there is a 

reasonable indication that an industry 

in the United States is materially 

injured or threatened with material 

injury, or the establishment of an 

industry in the United States is 

materially retarded, by reason of 

imports of acrylonitrile-butadiene 

rubber from France, Korea, and Mexico, 

provided for in subheading 4002.59.00 

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

the United States, that is alleged to be 

sold in the United States at less than fair 

value. Unless the Department of 

Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) extends the 

time for initiation, the Commission 

must reach a preliminary determination 

in antidumping duty investigations in 

45 days, or in this case by August 16, 

2021. The Commission’s views must be 

transmitted to Commerce within five 

business days thereafter, or by August 

23, 2021. 

DATES: June 30, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristina Lara ((202) 205–3386), Office of 

Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain 

information on this matter by contacting 

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– 

205–1810. Persons with mobility 

impairments who will need special 

assistance in gaining access to the 

Commission should contact the Office 

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its internet server (https://

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

these investigations may be viewed on 

the Commission’s electronic docket 

(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background.—These investigations 

are being instituted, pursuant to section 

733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 

U.S.C. 1673b(a)), in response to a 

petition filed on June 30, 2021, by Zeon 

Chemicals L.P. and Zeon GP, LLC 

(collectively ‘‘Zeon’’), Louisville, 

Kentucky. 

For further information concerning 

the conduct of these investigations and 

rules of general application, consult the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B 

(19 CFR part 201), and part 207, 

subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207). 

Participation in the investigations and 

public service list.—Persons (other than 

petitioners) wishing to participate in the 

investigations as parties must file an 

entry of appearance with the Secretary 

to the Commission, as provided in 

§§ 201.11 and 207.10 of the 

Commission’s rules, not later than seven 

days after publication of this notice in 

the Federal Register. Industrial users 

and (if the merchandise under 

investigation is sold at the retail level) 

representative consumer organizations 

have the right to appear as parties in 

Commission antidumping duty 

investigations. The Secretary will 

prepare a public service list containing 

the names and addresses of all persons, 


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