Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees-Defense Policy Board, 50529-50530 [2021-19478]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 172 / Thursday, September 9, 2021 / Notices assessment of double antidumping duties. Administrative Protective Order This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5) and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1). Dated: September 1, 2021. Christian Marsh, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results V. Discussion of the Issues Comment 1: Whether to Grant Deacero a CEP Offset Comment 2: Whether to Apply Adverse Facts Available to U.S. Freight Expenses Comment 3: Whether Section 232 Duties Should be Deducted from U.S. Price Comment 4: Whether to Correct for a Macro Programming Error Comment 5: Whether to Rely on Deacero’s Revised U.S. Sales Database Comment 6: Whether to Include Certain Items in the Calculation of Scrap Costs Comment 7: Whether to Make Adjustments to the Scrap Offset Calculation VI. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2021–19406 Filed 9–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 National Institute of Standards and Technology Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:38 Sep 08, 2021 Jkt 253001 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’s Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee) will meet on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. DATES: The VCAT will meet on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a virtual meeting via webinar. Please note admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Shaw, VCAT, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1060, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–1060, telephone number 240–298–4654. Ms. Shaw’s email address is stephanie.shaw@nist.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the VCAT will meet on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public. The VCAT is composed of not fewer than 9 members appointed by the NIST Director, eminent in such fields as business, research, new product development, engineering, labor, education, management consulting, environment, and international relations. The primary purpose of this meeting is for the VCAT to review and make recommendations regarding general policy for NIST, its organization, its budget, and its programs within the framework of applicable national policies as set forth by the President and the Congress. The agenda will include an update on major legislation and policy affecting the NIST mission. It will also include updates on the NIST programs and safety, as well as an update on ongoing actions to implement NIST’s Strategic Plan. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NIST website at https:// www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.cfm. Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee’s business are invited to request a place on the agenda. Approximately one-half hour will be reserved for public comments and speaking times will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. The amount of time per speaker will be determined by the number of requests received but, is likely to be about 3 minutes each. The exact time for public comments will be included in the final agenda that will be SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 50529 posted on the NIST website at https:// www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.cfm. Questions from the public will not be considered during this period. Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who had wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, and those who were unable to attend via webinar are invited to submit written statements to Stephanie Shaw at stephanie.shaw@ nist.gov. All participants will be attending via webinar and must contact Ms. Shaw at stephanie.shaw@nist.gov by no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, October 20, 2021 for detailed instructions on how to join the webinar. Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278, as amended, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. Alicia Chambers, NIST Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2021–19482 Filed 9–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees— Defense Policy Board Department of Defense (DoD). Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee. AGENCY: ACTION: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the Defense Policy Board (‘‘the Board’’). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703–692–5952. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is being renewed in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., App.) and 41 CFR 102–3.50(d). The charter and contact information for the Board’s Designated Federal Officer (DFO) are found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/ apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation. The Board provides the Secretary of Defense independent advice and recommendations on matters concerning defense policy. Specifically, the Board will focus on: (a) Issues central to strategic DoD planning; (b) policy implications of U.S. force structure and force modernization on DoD’s ability to execute U.S. defense strategy; (c) U.S. regional defense policies; and (d) any other topics raised by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09SEN1.SGM 09SEN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 50530 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 172 / Thursday, September 9, 2021 / Notices Secretary of Defense, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. The Board is composed of not more than 20 members who have distinguished backgrounds in defense and national security affairs. These members will come from varied backgrounds including prior government or military service, multinational corporations, academia, or other non-government organizations. Individual members will be appointed according to DoD policy and procedures, and serve a term of service of one-to-four years with annual renewals. One member will be appointed as Chair of the Board. No member, unless approved according to DoD policy and procedures, may serve more than two consecutive terms of service on the Board, or serve on more than two DoD Federal advisory committees at one time. Members of the Board who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal civilian officers or employees, or active duty members of the Uniformed Services, will be appointed as experts or consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special government employee members. Board members who are fulltime or permanent part-time Federal civilian officers or employees, or active duty members of the Uniformed Services, will be appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a) to serve as regular government employee members. All members of the Board are appointed to provide advice based on their best judgment without representing any particular point of view and in a manner that is free from conflict of interest. Except for reimbursement of official Board-related travel and per diem, members serve without compensation. The public or interested organizations may submit written statements to the Board membership about the Board’s mission and functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Board. All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the Board, and this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for their consideration. Dated: September 3, 2021. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2021–19478 Filed 9–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:38 Sep 08, 2021 Jkt 253001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Southwestern Power Administration Sam Rayburn Dam Rate Schedule Southwestern Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Notice of extension of Sam Rayburn Dam rate schedule. AGENCY: The Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern) has approved and placed into effect on an interim basis Rate Order No. SWPA–78, which extends the following existing Southwestern Sam Rayburn Dam Hydropower Project rate schedule: Rate Schedule SRD–15, Wholesale Rates for Hydro Power and Energy. This is an interim rate action effective October 1, 2021, extending for a period of two years through September 30, 2023. DATES: The effective period for the rate schedule specified in Rate Order No. SWPA–78 is October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Fritha Ohlson, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Office of Corporate Operations, Southwestern Power Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, One West Third Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, (918) 595–6684 or email: fritha.ohlson@swpa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rate Order No. SWPA–78 is approved and placed into effect on an interim basis for the period October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2023, for the following Southwestern Sam Rayburn Dam rate schedule: Rate Schedule SRD–15, Wholesale Rates for Hydro Power and Energy. SUMMARY: Decision Rationale The Southwestern Administrator completed an annual review of the continuing adequacy of the existing rate schedule for the Sam Rayburn Dam. This review, as presented in the 2021 Sam Rayburn Dam Power Repayment Studies (PRSs), indicated the need for a 3.5 percent revenue increase to continue to satisfy cost recovery criteria. It is Southwestern practice for the Administrator to defer, on a case-bycase basis, revenue adjustments for an isolated project if such adjustments are within plus or minus five percent of the revenue estimated from the current rate schedule. The deferral of a revenue adjustment (rate change) provides for rate stability and savings on the administrative cost of implementation. The Administrator determined it to be prudent to defer the increase and allow the current rate schedule, which is set PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 to expire September 30, 2021, to remain in effect. To ensure that Southwestern has a rate schedule in effect for collection of revenue in order to meet its repayment obligations, the Administrator has approved and placed into effect a twoyear extension of the Sam Rayburn Dam rate schedule for the period October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2023. The Administrator followed part 903, subpart A of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), ‘‘Procedures for Public Participation in Power and Transmission Rate Adjustments and Extensions’’ for the extension to the rate schedule. The public was informed by publication in the Federal Register (86 FR 31500 (June 14, 2021)) of the proposed extension of the rate schedule and of the opportunity to provide written comments for a period of 30 days ending July 14, 2021. No comments were received. Legal Authority By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00B, effective November 19, 2016, the Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The authority to develop power and transmission rates to the Southwestern Administrator; (2) the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to the Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the authority to confirm, approve, and place into effect on a final basis, or to remand or disapprove such rates, to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). By Delegation Order No. S1–DEL–S4– 2021, effective February 25, 2021, the Acting Secretary of Energy also delegated the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to the Under Secretary for Science (and Energy). By Redelegation Order No. S4–DEL–OE1– 2021, effective March 25, 2021, the Acting Under Secretary for Science (and Energy) redelegated the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to the Assistant Secretary for Electricity. And by Redelegation Order No. 00–002.10– 04, effective July 8, 2020, the Assistant Secretary for Electricity further redelegated the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to the Southwestern Administrator. This redelegation order, despite predating the February 2021 delegation and March 2021 redelegation, remains valid. By these delegations, and in accordance with 10 CFR 903.22(h) and 10 CFR 903.23(a), as amended (84 FR 5347, 5350 (Feb. 21, 2019)), the Administrator may approve and extend, on an interim basis, rates previously confirmed and approved by E:\FR\FM\09SEN1.SGM 09SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 172 (Thursday, September 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50529-50530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19478]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees--
Defense Policy Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is 
renewing the Defense Policy Board (``the Board'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is being renewed in accordance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., App.) and 41 
CFR 102-3.50(d). The charter and contact information for the Board's 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) are found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation.
    The Board provides the Secretary of Defense independent advice and 
recommendations on matters concerning defense policy. Specifically, the 
Board will focus on: (a) Issues central to strategic DoD planning; (b) 
policy implications of U.S. force structure and force modernization on 
DoD's ability to execute U.S. defense strategy; (c) U.S. regional 
defense policies; and (d) any other topics raised by the Secretary of 
Defense, the Deputy

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Secretary of Defense, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
    The Board is composed of not more than 20 members who have 
distinguished backgrounds in defense and national security affairs. 
These members will come from varied backgrounds including prior 
government or military service, multinational corporations, academia, 
or other non-government organizations. Individual members will be 
appointed according to DoD policy and procedures, and serve a term of 
service of one-to-four years with annual renewals. One member will be 
appointed as Chair of the Board. No member, unless approved according 
to DoD policy and procedures, may serve more than two consecutive terms 
of service on the Board, or serve on more than two DoD Federal advisory 
committees at one time.
    Members of the Board who are not full-time or permanent part-time 
Federal civilian officers or employees, or active duty members of the 
Uniformed Services, will be appointed as experts or consultants 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special government employee 
members. Board members who are full-time or permanent part-time Federal 
civilian officers or employees, or active duty members of the Uniformed 
Services, will be appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a) to serve as 
regular government employee members.
    All members of the Board are appointed to provide advice based on 
their best judgment without representing any particular point of view 
and in a manner that is free from conflict of interest. Except for 
reimbursement of official Board-related travel and per diem, members 
serve without compensation.
    The public or interested organizations may submit written 
statements to the Board membership about the Board's mission and 
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in 
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Board. All 
written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the Board, and 
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to 
the membership for their consideration.

    Dated: September 3, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-19478 Filed 9-8-21; 8:45 am]
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