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fax, via internet link, or through use of
voting software. In the case of the initial
referendum, the Department will use a
combination of mail-in and fax to allow
voters to cast ballots.
(g) If the Department requests,
manufacturers shall provide proof of
sales, proof of cavities in operation, or
any other such proof the Department
deems necessary to establish voting
eligibility. Failure to provide the
requested proof to the Department will
result in ineligibility to participate in
the referendum.
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§ 1500.103
Instructions.
The agent(s) shall conduct the
referendum, in the manner provided in
this subpart, under the supervision of
the Secretary. The Secretary may
prescribe additional instructions,
consistent with the provisions of this
subpart, to govern the procedure to be
followed by the agent(s). Such agent(s)
shall:
(a) Determine the period during
which voters may cast ballots;
(b) Provide notification to allow
interested voters to register in advance
of the referendum period. The
Department will restrict the information
requested to that information needed to
ensure eligibility of request or to
participate in the referendum. Types of
information will include name, contact
information (address, phone number,
email), status as a manufacturer of
concrete masonry units, affirmation of
having manufactured concrete masonry
units within 180 days prior to the
beginning of the referendum period, the
number of machine cavities in
operation, their Employer Identification
Number, and similar identifying
information;
(c) Provide ballots and related
material to voters for use in the
referendum. The ballot shall provide for
recording essential information,
including information needed for
ascertaining whether the person voting,
or on whose behalf the vote is cast, is
an eligible voter. The Department will
restrict the information requested to that
information needed to determine a
voter’s eligibility. Information will
include the name and address of the
manufacturer, status as a manufacturer
of concrete masonry units, affirmation
that they have manufactured concrete
masonry units within 180 days of the
beginning of the referendum period,
manufacturer Employer Identification
Number, the number of machine
cavities the manufacturer has in
operation, and similar verification
information;
(d) Give reasonable public notice of
the referendum:
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(1) By using available media or public
information sources, without incurring
advertising expense, to publicize the
dates, method of voting, eligibility
requirements, and other pertinent
information. Such sources of publicity
may include, but are not limited to
webinars and other such media
vehicles; and
(2) By such other means as the agent
may deem advisable;
(e) Send to eligible manufacturers
whose names and addresses are known
to the agent, the instructions on voting,
a ballot, and a summary of the terms
and conditions of the proposed order;
(f) At the end of the referendum
period, collect, open, number, and
review the ballots and tabulate the
results in the presence of the Lead
Executive authorized to monitor the
referendum process;
(g) Prepare a report on the
referendum; and
(h) Announce the results to the
public.
§ 1500.104
Agents.
The Secretary may appoint agent(s) to
conduct the referendum. Agent(s) may
appoint any individual or individuals
necessary or desirable to assist the agent
in performing such agent’s functions
under this subpart. The agent authorizes
each individual so appointed to perform
any or all of the functions which, in the
absence of such appointment, shall be
performed by the agent.
§ 1500.105
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(b) As stated in § 1500.102(e), the
Secretary does not authorize proxy
voting. However, agents will accept
power of attorney votes with proper
documentation.
§ 1500.106
Referendum report.
Unless otherwise directed, the Lead
Executive shall prepare and submit to
the Secretary a report on the results of
the referendum, the manner in which
the agent(s) conducted the referendum,
the kind of public notice given, and
other information the Lead Executive
finds pertinent to the analysis of the
referendum and its results.
§ 1500.107
Confidential information.
The ballots and other information or
reports that reveal, or tend to reveal, the
vote of any person covered under the
order and the voter list shall be strictly
confidential and shall not be disclosed.
§ 1500.108
OMB control number.
The control number assigned to the
information collection requirement in
this subpart by the Office of
Management and Budget pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq., is OMB control
number 0605–0029.
Dated: April 23, 2021.
Kenneth White,
Senior Policy Analyst, Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs.
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Ballots.
(a) The agent(s) shall accept all ballots
cast. However, if an agent determines a
need for additional review for any
reason, the agent shall endorse above
the voter’s signature on the ballot with
a statement to the effect that the ballot
needs additional scrutiny. The agent
will attach to the ballot information
regarding the reasons for additional
review, the results of any investigations
made with respect to the review, and
the final disposition of the review.
Agents will not count ballots found to
be invalid or late, a non-exhaustive list
of examples include:
(1) The ballot is blank, missing a vote,
has no signature;
(2) Both voting boxes are marked in
the vote section;
(3) The ballot arrives after midnight of
the last day of the referendum period;
(4) The ballot is in a state that agents
cannot determine the vote; or
(5) The ballot has a name that is
different on the ballot from that of the
registered voter, except for votes cast by
power of attorney with sufficient
documentation to prove such power of
attorney.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
19 CFR Chapter I
Termination of Arrival Restrictions
Applicable to Flights Carrying Persons
Who Have Recently Traveled From or
Were Otherwise Present Within the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Announcement of termination
of arrival restrictions.
AGENCY:
This document announces the
decision of the Secretary of Homeland
Security to terminate arrival restrictions
applicable to flights to the United States
carrying persons who have recently
traveled from, or were otherwise present
within, the Democratic Republic of the
Congo (DRC). These arrival restrictions
were initiated due to outbreaks of Ebola
Virus Disease (EVD) in the DRC and in
SUMMARY:
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the Republic of Guinea. These
restrictions directed such flights to only
land at a limited set of United States
airports where the United States
Government had focused public health
resources to implement enhanced
public health measures. Arrival
restrictions applicable to flights to the
United States carrying persons who
have recently traveled from, or were
otherwise present within, the Republic
of Guinea remain in effect.
DATES: The arrival restrictions
applicable to flights to the United States
carrying persons who have recently
traveled from, or were otherwise present
within, the DRC are terminated as of
11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on
April 29, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alyce Modesto, Office of Field
Operations, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection at 202–286–8995.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 4, 2021, the Secretary of
Homeland Security (Secretary)
announced arrival restrictions
applicable to flights carrying persons
who have recently traveled from, or
were otherwise present within, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
or the Republic of Guinea, consistent
with 6 U.S.C. 112(a), 19 U.S.C. 1433(c),
and 19 CFR 122.32, in a Federal
Register document titled ‘‘Arrival
Restrictions Applicable to Flights
Carrying Persons Who Have Recently
Traveled From or Were Otherwise
Present Within the Democratic Republic
of the Congo or the Republic of Guinea’’
(‘‘Arrival Restrictions Notice’’) (86 FR
12534).
For the reasons set forth below, the
Secretary has decided to terminate the
arrival restrictions applicable to flights
carrying persons who have recently
traveled from, or were otherwise present
within, the DRC. These restrictions
funnel relevant arriving air passengers
to one of six designated airports of entry
where the U.S. is implementing
enhanced public health measures. Since
March 1, 2021, there have been no new
confirmed EVD cases reported in the
DRC and all contacts of cases that were
being monitored for EVD have passed
the 21-day incubation period. With no
new cases reported in the past 42 days
(2 incubation periods), no remaining
hospitalized patients with EVD, and no
contacts of confirmed EVD cases still
requiring monitoring, the potential risk
for Ebola virus exposure in the DRC has
greatly diminished. Therefore, flight
restrictions are no longer required for
flights carrying persons who have
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recently traveled from, or were
otherwise present within, the DRC.
Because the most recent case of EVD in
the Republic of Guinea was confirmed
on April 3, 2021, the arrival restrictions
applicable to flights carrying persons
who have recently traveled from, or
were otherwise present within, the
Republic of Guinea remain in effect.
Notice of Termination of Arrival
Restrictions Applicable to All Flights
Carrying Persons Who Have Recently
Traveled From or Were Otherwise
Present Within the Democratic
Republic of the Congo
Pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 112(a), 19 U.S.C.
1433(c), and 19 CFR 122.32, and
effective as of 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time on April 29, 2021, for all
affected flights arriving at a United
States airport, I hereby terminate the
arrival restrictions applicable to flights
carrying persons who have recently
traveled from, or were otherwise present
within, the Democratic Republic of the
Congo announced in the Arrival
Restrictions document published at 86
FR 12534 (March 4, 2021).
Alejandro Mayorkas
Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2021–0181]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Old
River, Between Victoria Island and
Byron Tract, CA
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notification of temporary
deviation from regulations; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard has issued a
temporary deviation from the operating
schedule that governs the California
Department of Transportation Route 4
highway bridge, across Old River, mile
14.8, between Victoria Island and Byron
Tract, California. The amount of vessel
traffic transiting the bridge site does not
warrant an open on signal requirement
for this drawbridge. This deviation will
test a change to the drawbridge
operation schedule to determine
whether a permanent change to the
schedule is needed. The Coast Guard is
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seeking comments from the public
regarding these proposed changes.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
6 a.m. on May 10, 2021, through 6 a.m.
on August 7, 2021. Your comments and
related material must reach the Coast
Guard on or before August 7, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2021–0181 using Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
See the ‘‘Public Participation and
Request for Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below for instructions on submitting
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this test
deviation, call or email Mr. Carl
Hausner, Eleventh Coast Guard District,
Bridge Section Chief; telephone (510)
437–3516, email Carl.T.Hausner@
uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Table of Abbreviations
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
U.S.C. United States Code
II. Background and Purpose
The California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) Route 4
highway bridge has a vertical clearance
of 12.7 feet above mean high water in
the closed-to-navigation position, and
operates in accordance with 33 CFR
117.183.
Caltrans has requested a permanent
change in the operation schedule of the
bridge due to the increase in vehicular
traffic and a decrease in vessel traffic.
Population growth and the cost of
housing has increased land traffic
traveling from the central valley to the
San Francisco Bay Area for work. From
2011 to 2020 the bridge has opened 5.4
times per month from April through
September and 2.9 times per month
from October through March.
Throughout the year, vessels requesting
an opening are: recreational vessels,
21.5%; commercial vessels, 14.6%;
government vessels conducting
research, 60.5%; and law enforcement,
3.3%.
This test deviation will evaluate the
impacts to navigation on the waterway.
From 6 a.m. on May 10, 2021 through
6 a.m. on August 7, 2021, the drawspan
of the bridge will open on signal if at
least four hours notification is given to
the drawtender at the Rio Vista Bridge
across the Sacramento River, mile 12.8.
Primary number, 707–374–2134;
Secondary number, 209–948–7556.
Caltrans will document vessel transits
during this deviation and log any
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[FR Doc No: 2021-09326]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
19 CFR Chapter I
Termination of Arrival Restrictions Applicable to Flights
Carrying Persons Who Have Recently Traveled From or Were Otherwise
Present Within the Democratic Republic of the Congo
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Announcement of termination of arrival restrictions.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the decision of the Secretary of
Homeland Security to terminate arrival restrictions applicable to
flights to the United States carrying persons who have recently
traveled from, or were otherwise present within, the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC). These arrival restrictions were initiated
due to outbreaks of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the DRC and in
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the Republic of Guinea. These restrictions directed such flights to
only land at a limited set of United States airports where the United
States Government had focused public health resources to implement
enhanced public health measures. Arrival restrictions applicable to
flights to the United States carrying persons who have recently
traveled from, or were otherwise present within, the Republic of Guinea
remain in effect.
DATES: The arrival restrictions applicable to flights to the United
States carrying persons who have recently traveled from, or were
otherwise present within, the DRC are terminated as of 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time on April 29, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alyce Modesto, Office of Field
Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection at 202-286-8995.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 4, 2021, the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary)
announced arrival restrictions applicable to flights carrying persons
who have recently traveled from, or were otherwise present within, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or the Republic of Guinea,
consistent with 6 U.S.C. 112(a), 19 U.S.C. 1433(c), and 19 CFR 122.32,
in a Federal Register document titled ``Arrival Restrictions Applicable
to Flights Carrying Persons Who Have Recently Traveled From or Were
Otherwise Present Within the Democratic Republic of the Congo or the
Republic of Guinea'' (``Arrival Restrictions Notice'') (86 FR 12534).
For the reasons set forth below, the Secretary has decided to
terminate the arrival restrictions applicable to flights carrying
persons who have recently traveled from, or were otherwise present
within, the DRC. These restrictions funnel relevant arriving air
passengers to one of six designated airports of entry where the U.S. is
implementing enhanced public health measures. Since March 1, 2021,
there have been no new confirmed EVD cases reported in the DRC and all
contacts of cases that were being monitored for EVD have passed the 21-
day incubation period. With no new cases reported in the past 42 days
(2 incubation periods), no remaining hospitalized patients with EVD,
and no contacts of confirmed EVD cases still requiring monitoring, the
potential risk for Ebola virus exposure in the DRC has greatly
diminished. Therefore, flight restrictions are no longer required for
flights carrying persons who have recently traveled from, or were
otherwise present within, the DRC. Because the most recent case of EVD
in the Republic of Guinea was confirmed on April 3, 2021, the arrival
restrictions applicable to flights carrying persons who have recently
traveled from, or were otherwise present within, the Republic of Guinea
remain in effect.
Notice of Termination of Arrival Restrictions Applicable to All Flights
Carrying Persons Who Have Recently Traveled From or Were Otherwise
Present Within the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 112(a), 19 U.S.C. 1433(c), and 19 CFR 122.32,
and effective as of 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on April 29, 2021,
for all affected flights arriving at a United States airport, I hereby
terminate the arrival restrictions applicable to flights carrying
persons who have recently traveled from, or were otherwise present
within, the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced in the Arrival
Restrictions document published at 86 FR 12534 (March 4, 2021).
Alejandro Mayorkas
Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2021-09326 Filed 4-29-21; 11:15 am]
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