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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Adoption of Another Agency’s Final
Environmental Impact Statement To
Implement the Feral Swine Eradication
and Control Pilot Program
Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI) to adopt
a Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS).
AGENCY:
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NRCS announces its intent to
adopt the FEIS, titled ‘‘Feral Swine
Damage Management: A National
Approach EIS’’, prepared by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), under the Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) adoption
provisions of the Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ).
DATES: Comment date: NRCS will accept
comments that are received or
postmarked by August 16, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
concerning the adoption of the FEIS
titled, ‘‘Feral Swine Damage
Management: A National Approach
EIS,’’ or submit comments on actions
being proposed by NRCS regarding this
matter to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at www.regulations.gov. Follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
The FEIS can be accessed here:
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/
ourfocus/wildlifedamage/programs/
nepa/sa_environmental_
assessments+%28ea%29/sa_ws_
environmental_assessments_state/ct_
united_states.
The associated NRCS Announcement
of Program Funding can be accessed on
grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martin Lowenfish, Branch Chief for
Areawide Planning, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, at
Martin.Lowenfish@usda.gov or (202)
690–4979.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NRCS
announces its intent to adopt the FEIS
titled, ‘‘Feral Swine Damage
Management: A National Approach
EIS’’, prepared by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
under the EIS adoption provisions of the
Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ) regulations (40 CFR 1506.3).
NRCS is proposing this action to
address the mandates in section 2408 of
the Agriculture Improvement Act of
2018 (2018 Farm Bill, Pub. L. 115–334)
to provide financial assistance for a
Feral Swine Eradication and Control
Pilot Program in collaboration with
APHIS.
Prior to proposing adoption, NRCS
reviewed the FEIS and determined that
it adequately addresses the alternatives
and environmental impacts related to
reducing feral swine damage to
agriculture, natural resources, property,
animal health, and human health and
safety on private lands per NRCS’s Title
190—National Environmental
Compliance Handbook, part 610,
subpart F, section 610.83(D), and
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subpart H, section 610.134. As
described in the FEIS, the APHIS project
area includes all the United States and
its Territories where feral swine exist or
may occur. The APHIS Wildlife Services
(APHIS–WS) program currently works
with federal, state, territorial, and local
agencies; tribes; organizations; and
private individuals to address specific
localized feral swine damage problems.
As NRCS collaborates with farmers,
ranchers, and non-industrial private
forest landowners to address natural
resource management objectives on
private land throughout the United
States and its Territories, NRCS is able
to implement actions that complement
those of APHIS with NRCS’
constituency. Feral swine are a threat
nationwide; private lands currently or
will soon face growing threats from feral
swine. Therefore, section 2408 of the
2018 Farm Bill requires that APHIS and
NRCS cooperate in this effort.
The FEIS states that APHIS would
serve as the lead agency in a nationally
coordinated cooperative effort with
other agency partners, tribes,
organizations, and local entities. NRCS
was a participating agency, but not a
cooperating agency, in the preparation
of the Feral Swine Damage
Management: A National Approach—
Final Environmental Impact Statement
when it was finalized in 2015. As
required in the 2018 Farm Bill, NRCS,
through this pilot program, will
cooperate with APHIS nationally and
will serve as the lead agency for
implementing the complementary NRCS
action.
The FEIS states that the proposed
action is needed to:
1. Expand feral swine management
programs nationwide to stabilize and
eventually reduce the national feral
swine population and associated threats
to agriculture, natural resources,
property, animal health, and human
health;
2. Further develop cooperative
partnerships with other pertinent
federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local
agencies, and private organizations
working to reduce impacts of feral
swine;
3. Expand feral swine disease
monitoring to protect agriculture and
human health;
4. Develop and improve tools and
methods to manage feral swine
populations, predictive models to assess
feral swine population expansion and
economic impacts, and risk analyses for
feral swine impacts to agriculture,
animal health, and human health;
5. Develop outreach materials and
activities to educate the public about
feral swine damage and related
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activities to prevent or reduce damage;
and
6. Coordinate with Canada and
Mexico to establish a collaborative plan
to address the feral swine threat along
the common borders.
The NRCS actions under section 2408
of the 2018 Farm Bill are narrower than
the scope of the larger APHIS effort
defined in the FEIS and are limited to
providing financial assistance
specifically for outreach, training,
equipment, and operations for feral
swine trapping, consistent with APHIS
technical standards. Subsequent actions,
including disposal, are the
responsibility of those carrying out the
trapping activities, and must occur
consistent with all associated federal,
state, and local laws. These actions are
fully covered by the FEIS Alternative 2,
which was considered by APHIS to be
the environmentally preferable and
preferred alternative. NRCS has
determined that these actions are
substantially the same those analyzed in
the 2015 Feral Swine Damage
Management: A National Approach—
Final Environmental Impact Statement,
and is circulating the statement in Final
form. For its proposed action, NRCS
also has determined that Alternative 2
would be environmentally preferable
and preferred.
Section 2408 of the 2018 Farm Bill
requires that NRCS establish this effort
as a pilot program. The specific
locations chosen by NRCS for this pilot
are based on the severity of damage.
NRCS has determined that 11 states,
where APHIS has determined feral
swine population densities and
corresponding associated damages are
highest, will be the target of the initial
NRCS pilot effort. These 11 states are:
Alabama, Arkansas, California,1 Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina,
and Texas. NRCS may consider
expanding beyond these 11 pilot states,
consistent with the nationwide scope of
the FEIS. NRCS and APHIS will
collaborate through State technical
committees to identify projects under
the pilot program and will do so in a
way that places a priority where feral
swine are a significant threat to
agriculture, native ecosystems, or
human or animal health.
Prior to recommending adoption,
NRCS completed an internal checklist,
titled ‘‘NEPA Supplementation Review
and Documentation Checklist,’’ as
required by its National Environmental
Compliance Handbook. It was
determined that the FEIS does not need
to be supplemented prior to adoption.
1 California
chose not to participate at this time.
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Further, the FEIS evaluated five
alternatives, incorporated mitigation
into those alternatives, and included a
comprehensive evaluation of
environmental impacts. Given this,
NRCS has determined the FEIS
adequately covers NRCS’ proposed
action, as encompassed by section 2408
of the 2018 Farm Bill, and has,
therefore, proposed its adoption. An
associated decision will not be made
earlier than 30 days following the
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
NRCS requests feedback from the
public, other agencies, tribes, and other
interested parties on the proposal to
adopt the APHIS FEIS, the FEIS itself,
and any associated issues and concerns.
Kevin Norton,
Acting Associate Chief, Natural Resources
Conservation Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–887]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length
Plate From the Republic of Korea:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2016–
2018
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that the POSCO single entity and eleven
non-examined companies made sales of
subject merchandise at less than normal
value (NV) during the period of review
(POR) November 14, 2016 through April
30, 2018. Interested parties are invited
to comment on these preliminary results
of review.
DATES: Applicable July 17, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Bowen or William Horn, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VIII,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0768 or
(202) 482–4868, respectively.
AGENCY:
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
certain carbon and alloy steel hot-rolled
or forged flat plate products not in coils,
whether or not painted, varnished, or
coated with plastics or other non-
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metallic substances from the Republic of
Korea. Products subject to the order are
currently classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under item numbers:
7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060,
7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045,
7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000,
7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110,
7225.40.1180, 7225.40.3005,
7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, and
7226.91.5000. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise
subject to this scope is dispositive.1
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 12, 2018, based on a timely
request for review, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an
administrative review on certain carbon
and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from
the Republic of Korea for fourteen
companies.2 We selected POSCO/
POSCO Daewoo Corporation as the
mandatory respondent because it was
the only company under review that
had entries of subject merchandise
during the POR.3 In December 2018, we
extended the preliminary results of this
review to no later than May 1, 2019.4
Commerce exercised its discretion to
toll all deadlines affected by the partial
federal government closure from
December 22, 2018 through the
resumption of operations on January 29,
2019.5 In June 2019, we extended the
preliminary results of this review to no
later than July 10, 2019.6 For a complete
1 For a full description of the scope of the order
see Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the
Preliminary Results of the 2016–2018
Administrative Review: Certain Carbon and Alloy
Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from the Republic of
Korea,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
32273 (July 12, 2018).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Administrative Review of
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the
Republic of Korea: Respondent Selection’’ dated
October 4, 2018.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel CutTo-Length Plate from the Republic of Korea:
Extension of the Deadline for Preliminary Results
of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2016–2018,’’ dated December 17, 2018.
5 See Memorandum to the Record from Gary
Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and duties
of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Partial
Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of
the proceeding have been extended by 40 days.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Carbon and Alloy Steel CutTo-Length Plate from the Republic of Korea:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
[Docket No. NRCS-2019-0010]
Adoption of Another Agency's Final Environmental Impact Statement
To Implement the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI) to adopt a Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS).
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SUMMARY: NRCS announces its intent to adopt the FEIS, titled ``Feral
Swine Damage Management: A National Approach EIS'', prepared by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS), under the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
adoption provisions of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).
DATES: Comment date: NRCS will accept comments that are received or
postmarked by August 16, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments concerning the adoption of the FEIS
titled, ``Feral Swine Damage Management: A National Approach EIS,'' or
submit comments on actions being proposed by NRCS regarding this matter
to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting comments.
The FEIS can be accessed here: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/wildlifedamage/programs/nepa/sa_environmental_assessments+%28ea%29/sa_ws_environmental_assessments_state/ct_united_states.
The associated NRCS Announcement of Program Funding can be accessed
on grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Lowenfish, Branch Chief for
Areawide Planning, Natural Resources Conservation Service, at
[email protected] or (202) 690-4979.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NRCS announces its intent to adopt the FEIS
titled, ``Feral Swine Damage Management: A National Approach EIS'',
prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the EIS adoption provisions of
the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 CFR 1506.3).
NRCS is proposing this action to address the mandates in section 2408
of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill, Pub. L.
115-334) to provide financial assistance for a Feral Swine Eradication
and Control Pilot Program in collaboration with APHIS.
Prior to proposing adoption, NRCS reviewed the FEIS and determined
that it adequately addresses the alternatives and environmental impacts
related to reducing feral swine damage to agriculture, natural
resources, property, animal health, and human health and safety on
private lands per NRCS's Title 190--National Environmental Compliance
Handbook, part 610, subpart F, section 610.83(D), and subpart H,
section 610.134. As described in the FEIS, the APHIS project area
includes all the United States and its Territories where feral swine
exist or may occur. The APHIS Wildlife Services (APHIS-WS) program
currently works with federal, state, territorial, and local agencies;
tribes; organizations; and private individuals to address specific
localized feral swine damage problems. As NRCS collaborates with
farmers, ranchers, and non-industrial private forest landowners to
address natural resource management objectives on private land
throughout the United States and its Territories, NRCS is able to
implement actions that complement those of APHIS with NRCS'
constituency. Feral swine are a threat nationwide; private lands
currently or will soon face growing threats from feral swine.
Therefore, section 2408 of the 2018 Farm Bill requires that APHIS and
NRCS cooperate in this effort.
The FEIS states that APHIS would serve as the lead agency in a
nationally coordinated cooperative effort with other agency partners,
tribes, organizations, and local entities. NRCS was a participating
agency, but not a cooperating agency, in the preparation of the Feral
Swine Damage Management: A National Approach--Final Environmental
Impact Statement when it was finalized in 2015. As required in the 2018
Farm Bill, NRCS, through this pilot program, will cooperate with APHIS
nationally and will serve as the lead agency for implementing the
complementary NRCS action.
The FEIS states that the proposed action is needed to:
1. Expand feral swine management programs nationwide to stabilize
and eventually reduce the national feral swine population and
associated threats to agriculture, natural resources, property, animal
health, and human health;
2. Further develop cooperative partnerships with other pertinent
federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local agencies, and private
organizations working to reduce impacts of feral swine;
3. Expand feral swine disease monitoring to protect agriculture and
human health;
4. Develop and improve tools and methods to manage feral swine
populations, predictive models to assess feral swine population
expansion and economic impacts, and risk analyses for feral swine
impacts to agriculture, animal health, and human health;
5. Develop outreach materials and activities to educate the public
about feral swine damage and related
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activities to prevent or reduce damage; and
6. Coordinate with Canada and Mexico to establish a collaborative
plan to address the feral swine threat along the common borders.
The NRCS actions under section 2408 of the 2018 Farm Bill are
narrower than the scope of the larger APHIS effort defined in the FEIS
and are limited to providing financial assistance specifically for
outreach, training, equipment, and operations for feral swine trapping,
consistent with APHIS technical standards. Subsequent actions,
including disposal, are the responsibility of those carrying out the
trapping activities, and must occur consistent with all associated
federal, state, and local laws. These actions are fully covered by the
FEIS Alternative 2, which was considered by APHIS to be the
environmentally preferable and preferred alternative. NRCS has
determined that these actions are substantially the same those analyzed
in the 2015 Feral Swine Damage Management: A National Approach--Final
Environmental Impact Statement, and is circulating the statement in
Final form. For its proposed action, NRCS also has determined that
Alternative 2 would be environmentally preferable and preferred.
Section 2408 of the 2018 Farm Bill requires that NRCS establish
this effort as a pilot program. The specific locations chosen by NRCS
for this pilot are based on the severity of damage. NRCS has determined
that 11 states, where APHIS has determined feral swine population
densities and corresponding associated damages are highest, will be the
target of the initial NRCS pilot effort. These 11 states are: Alabama,
Arkansas, California,\1\ Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas. NRCS may consider
expanding beyond these 11 pilot states, consistent with the nationwide
scope of the FEIS. NRCS and APHIS will collaborate through State
technical committees to identify projects under the pilot program and
will do so in a way that places a priority where feral swine are a
significant threat to agriculture, native ecosystems, or human or
animal health.
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Prior to recommending adoption, NRCS completed an internal
checklist, titled ``NEPA Supplementation Review and Documentation
Checklist,'' as required by its National Environmental Compliance
Handbook. It was determined that the FEIS does not need to be
supplemented prior to adoption. Further, the FEIS evaluated five
alternatives, incorporated mitigation into those alternatives, and
included a comprehensive evaluation of environmental impacts. Given
this, NRCS has determined the FEIS adequately covers NRCS' proposed
action, as encompassed by section 2408 of the 2018 Farm Bill, and has,
therefore, proposed its adoption. An associated decision will not be
made earlier than 30 days following the publication of this notice in
the Federal Register.
NRCS requests feedback from the public, other agencies, tribes, and
other interested parties on the proposal to adopt the APHIS FEIS, the
FEIS itself, and any associated issues and concerns.
Kevin Norton,
Acting Associate Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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