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response period. A reply to a response
must be submitted using USTR’s online
portal at http://comments.USTR.gov.
Replies to responses will be publicly
available.

2025’’ or other Chinese industrial
programs.
In addressing each factor, the
requester should provide support for
their assertions. Requesters also may
provide any other information or data
that they consider relevant to an
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D. Responses To Requests for
Exclusions
After a request for exclusion of a
particular product is posted on USTR’s
online portal, interested persons will
have 30 days to respond to the request,
indicating support or opposition and
providing reasons for their view. A
response to a product exclusion request
must be submitted using USTR’s online
portal at http://comments.USTR.gov.
Responses to exclusion requests,
supporting or opposing, will be publicly
available. To file a response, an
interested party does not have to
register. Responses may be in support of
an exclusion request or in opposition. If
the response is in support of the request,
the rationale should be provided in the
applicable field on the portal. If
opposing the exclusion request,
interested parties must address the
following in a supplemental attachment
available on USTR’s comment portal:
• Their relationship to the
manufacturing equipment identified
(manufacturer, industry association,
other).
• Reasons for objecting to the
exclusion request.
• Whether the manufacturing
equipment is currently manufactured in
the United States or third countries, and
the substitutability of equipment from
the United States or third country
sources as compared to the Chineseorigin manufacturing equipment
identified in the exclusion request.
• A description of the manufacturing
equipment from the United States or
third country sources relative to the
description cited in the exclusion
request.
• Whether the objecting organization
within the last two years attempted to
sell, or successfully sold, the
manufacturing equipment described in
the exclusion request, or comparable
manufacturing equipment, to the
organization requesting the exclusion.
E. Replies to Responses To Requests for
Exclusions
After a response is posted on USTR’s
online portal, the requester will have
the opportunity to reply to the response
using the same portal. Any reply must
be submitted within the later of 15 days
after the posting of a response, or 15
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F. Submission Instructions
As noted above, interested persons
must submit requests for exclusions in
the period between the opening of the
portal on October 15, 2024, and the
March 31, 2025 submission deadline.
Any responses to those requests must be
submitted within 30 days after the
requests are posted. Any reply to a
response must be submitted within 15
days after the response is posted.
Interested persons seeking to exclude
two or more pieces of manufacturing
equipment must submit a separate
request for each product, i.e., one
product per request. By submitting an
exclusion request, a response, or a reply,
the submitter certifies that the
information provided is complete and
correct to the best of his or her
knowledge.
You must submit written comments
using the appropriate docket on the
portal at https://comments.ustr.gov/. To
submit written comments, use the
docket on the portal entitled Temporary
Exclusions for Machinery Used in
Domestic Manufacturing, docket
number USTR–2024–0020. To submit
an exclusion request, requesters must
first register on the portal at http://
comments.USTR.gov. As noted above,
the portal will open on October 15,
2024, at 12:01 a.m. EDT. After
registration, the requester can fill out
and submit one or more exclusion
request forms. Fields on the exclusion
request form marked with an asterisk (*)
are required fields.
Fields with a gray Business
Confidential Information (BCI) notation
are for BCI that will not be made
publicly available. Fields with a green
(Public) notation will be viewable by the
public. Additionally, parties will be able
to upload documents and indicate
whether the documents are BCI or
public. Requesters will be able to review
the public version of their submission
before the submission is posted.
Clearly mark any page containing BCI
as ‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’ on the
top of that page and 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
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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.
G. Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the requirements
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) and its implementing regulations,
USTR submitted a request to the Office
of Management and Budget to reinstate
an expired information collection
request (ICR) titled 301 Exclusion
Requests, control number 0350–0015,
which is now due to expire on
September 30, 2027.
Juan Millan,
Acting General Counsel, Office of the United
States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2024–23880 Filed 10–16–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2024–1228]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of
Information Collection: Passenger
Facility Charge (PFC) Application
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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 Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of
information was published on April 26,
2024. The collection involves the FAA’s
administration of the Passenger Facility
Charge (PFC) program. The information
to be collected will be used to authorize
public agencies to impose PFCs and use
PFC revenue on airport-related projects
and to ensure compliance with PFC
program requirements.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by November 18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
SUMMARY:

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within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amanda J. Shotto by email at:
amanda.j.shotto@faa.gov; phone: 202–
267–8744.
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.
OMB Control Number: 2120–0557.
Title: Passenger Facility Charge (PFC)
Application.
Form Numbers: FAA Form 5500–1,
5500–2, 5500–3, 5500–4.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
on April 26, 2024 (89 FR 32521). The
DOT/FAA will use any information
submitted in response to this collection
to carry out the intent of 49 U.S.C.
40117. This statute authorizes public
agencies controlling airports to impose
PFCs and use PFC revenues. The
information collected enables the FAA
to approve the collection of PFC
revenue for projects which preserve or
enhance safety, security, or capacity of
the national air transportation system,
or which reduce noise or mitigate noise
impacts resulting from an airport, or
which furnish opportunities for
enhanced competition between or
among air carriers, and to provide
oversight of the PFC program, as
required by statute.
Respondents: Approximately 615
respondents annually.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 2 Hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
33,015 Hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 11,
2024.
David F. Cushing,
Manager, Airports Financial Assistance
Division, APP–500.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2024–0026]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
summarized below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the information collection and its
expected burden. On July 30, 2024, FRA
published a notice providing a 60-day
period for public comment on the ICR.
FRA received no comments in response
to the notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find the particular ICR by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Arlette Mussington, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email:
arlette.mussington@dot.gov or
telephone: (571) 609–1285 or Ms.
Joanne Swafford, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email:
joanne.swafford@dot.gov or telephone:
(757) 897–9908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8
through 1320.12. On July 30, 2024, FRA
published a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register soliciting public comment on
the ICR for which it is now seeking
OMB approval. See 89 FR 61230. FRA
has received no comments related to the
proposed collection of information.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve this proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30 days’
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notice for public comment. Federal law
requires OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30-day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. The 30-day notice
informs the regulated community of its
opportunity to file relevant comments
and affords the agency adequate time to
consider public comments before it
renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug.
29, 1995. Therefore, each respondent
should submit their comments to OMB
within 30 days of publication to best
ensure having their full effect.
Comments are invited on the
following ICR regarding: (1) whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of
the burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (3) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of information collection
activities on the public, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
The summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: Uniform Report of Small
Business (SB) Commitments/Awards
and Payments.
OMB Control Number: 2130–New.
Abstract: The Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise (DBE) program is statutorily
mandated and intended to assist small
businesses owned and controlled by
socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals compete
fairly in the Department of
Transportation’s transportation funding
programs for certain highway, transit,
and aviation programs. The DBE
program is implemented by recipients of
DOT financial assistance. The DOT DBE
directive does not include rail
assistance programs and FRA does not
have a mandated DBE program. Rather,
FRA issues and manages rail assistance
programs in compliance with the DOT
regulations for implementing Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 found at 49
CFR part 21 and the Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards found at 2 CFR part
200. Specifically, 2 CFR 200.321 (a)
through (b)(6) provides affirmative steps
a non-Federal entity must take to assure
that minority businesses, women’s

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