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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2020–0016]
Meetings To Implement Pandemic
Response Voluntary Agreement Under
Section 708 of the Defense Production
Act
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Announcement of meetings.
AGENCY:
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) is holding
a series of meetings, under the Plan of
Action to Establish a National Strategy
for the Manufacture, Allocation, and
Distribution of Medical Gases to
Respond to COVID–19, to implement
the Voluntary Agreement for the
Manufacture and Distribution of Critical
Healthcare Resources Necessary to
Respond to a Pandemic.
DATES:
• Thursday, January 6, 2022, from 2
p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
• Thursday, January 13, 2022, from 2
p.m. to 3 p.m. ET.
• Thursday, January 20, 2022, from 2
p.m. to 3 p.m. ET.
• Thursday, January 27, 2022, from 2
p.m. to 3 p.m. ET.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Glenn, FEMA Office of Response
and Recovery’s Office of Business,
Industry, Infrastructure Integration, via
email at OB3I@fema.dhs.gov or via
phone at (202) 212–1666.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
these meetings is provided as required
by section 708(h)(8) of the Defense
Production Act (DPA), 50 U.S.C.
4558(h)(8), and consistent with 44 CFR
part 332.
The DPA authorizes the making of
‘‘voluntary agreements and plans of
action’’ with representatives of industry,
business, and other interests to help
provide for the national defense.1 The
President’s authority to facilitate
voluntary agreements with respect to
responding to the spread of COVID–19
within the United States was delegated
to the Secretary of Homeland Security
in Executive Order 13911.2 The
Secretary of Homeland Security further
delegated this authority to the FEMA
Administrator.3
On August 17, 2020, after the
appropriate consultations with the
Attorney General and the Chairman of
the Federal Trade Commission, FEMA
completed and published in the Federal
Register a ‘‘Voluntary Agreement,
Manufacture and Distribution of Critical
Healthcare Resources Necessary to
Respond to a Pandemic’’ (Voluntary
Agreement).4 Unless terminated earlier,
the Voluntary Agreement is effective
until August 17, 2025, and may be
1 50
U.S.C. 4558(c)(1).
FR 18403 (Apr. 1, 2020).
3 DHS Delegation 09052, Rev. 00.1 (Apr. 1, 2020);
DHS Delegation Number 09052 Rev. 00 (Jan. 3,
2017).
4 85 FR 50035 (Aug. 17, 2020). The Attorney
General, in consultation with the Chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission, made the required
finding that the purpose of the voluntary agreement
may not reasonably be achieved through an
agreement having less anticompetitive effects or
without any voluntary agreement and published the
finding in the Federal Register on the same day. 85
FR 50049 (Aug. 17, 2020).
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extended subject to additional approval
by the Attorney General after
consultation with the Chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission. The
Agreement may be used to prepare for
or respond to any pandemic, including
COVID–19, during that time.
On December 7, 2020, the first plan of
action under the Voluntary
Agreement—the Plan of Action to
Establish a National Strategy for the
Manufacture, Allocation, and
Distribution of Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) to Respond to COVID–
19 (PPE Plan of Action)—was finalized.5
The PPE Plan of Action established
several sub-committees under the
Voluntary Agreement, focusing on
different aspects of the PPE Plan of
Action.
On May 24, 2021, four additional
plans of action under the Voluntary
Agreement—the Plan of Action to
Establish a National Strategy for the
Manufacture, Allocation, and
Distribution of Diagnostic Test Kits and
other Testing Components to respond to
COVID–19, the Plan of Action to
Establish a National Strategy for the
Manufacture, Allocation, and
Distribution of Drug Products, Drug
Substances, and Associated Medical
Devices to respond to COVID–19, the
Plan of Action to Establish a National
Strategy for the Manufacture,
Allocation, and Distribution of Medical
Devices to respond to COVID–19, and
the Plan of Action to Establish a
National Strategy for the Manufacture,
Allocation, and Distribution of Medical
Gases to respond to COVID–19—were
finalized.6 These plans of action
established several sub-committees
under the Voluntary Agreement,
focusing on different aspects of each
plan of action.
5 See 85 FR 78869 (Dec. 7, 2020). See also 85 FR
79020 (Dec. 8, 2020).
6 See 86 FR 27894 (May 24, 2021). See also 86 FR
28851 (May 28, 2021).
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On October 15, 2021, the sixth plan of
action under the Voluntary
Agreement—the Plan of Action to
Establish a National Strategy for the
Coordination of National Multimodal
Healthcare Supply Chains to Respond to
COVID–19—was finalized.7 This plan of
action established several subcommittees under the Voluntary
Agreement, focusing on different
transportation categories.
The meetings are chaired by the
FEMA Administrator’s delegates from
the Office of Response and Recovery
(ORR) and Office of Policy and Program
Analysis (OPPA), attended by the
Attorney General’s delegates from the
U.S. Department of Justice, and attended
by the Chairman of the Federal Trade
Commission’s delegates. In
implementing the Voluntary Agreement,
FEMA adheres to all procedural
requirements of 50 U.S.C. 4558 and 44
CFR part 332.
Meeting Objectives: The objectives of
the meetings are as follows:
1. Convene the Sub-Committee for
Oxygen under the Medical Gases Plan of
Action to establish priorities related to
the COVID–19 response under the
Voluntary Agreement.
2. Gather Sub-Committee Participants
and Attendees to ask targeted questions
for situational awareness related to the
Sub-Committee for Oxygen.
3. Identify potential Objectives and
Actions that should be completed under
the Sub-Committee for Oxygen.
4. Identify pandemic-related
information gaps and areas that merit
sharing by holding recurring meetings of
the Sub-Committee for Oxygen with key
stakeholders.
Meetings Closed to the Public: By
default, the DPA requires meetings held
to implement a voluntary agreement or
plan of action be open to the public.8
However, attendance may be limited if
the Sponsor 9 of the voluntary
agreement finds that the matter to be
discussed at a meeting falls within the
purview of matters described in 5 U.S.C.
552b(c), such as trade secrets and
commercial or financial information.
The Sponsor of the Voluntary
Agreement, the FEMA Administrator,
found that these meetings to implement
the Voluntary Agreement involve
matters which fall within the purview of
matters described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)
and the meetings are therefore closed to
the public.
7 See
86 FR 57444 (Oct. 15, 2021).
8 See 50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(7).
9 ‘‘[T]he individual designated by the President in
subsection (c)(2) [of section 708 of the DPA] to
administer the voluntary agreement, or plan of
action.’’ 50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(7).
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Specifically, these meetings may
require participants to disclose trade
secrets or commercial or financial
information that is privileged or
confidential. Disclosure of such
information allows for meetings to be
closed to the public pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4).
The success of the Voluntary
Agreement depends wholly on the
willing participation of the private
sector participants. Failure to close
these meetings to the public could
reduce active participation by the
signatories due to a perceived risk that
sensitive company information could be
released to the public. A public
disclosure of a private sector
participant’s information executed
prematurely could reduce trust and
support for the Voluntary Agreement.
A resulting loss of support by the
participants for the Voluntary
Agreement would significantly hinder
the implementation of the Agency’s
objectives. Thus, these meeting closures
are permitted pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(9)(B).
Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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• Email: permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
Please refer to the respective application
number (e.g., Application No.
TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of your
email message.
• U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn:
Nathan Rathbun, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Ecological Services, 5600
American Blvd. West, Suite 990,
Bloomington, MN 55437–1458.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nathan Rathbun, 612–713–5343
(phone); permitsR3ES@fws.gov (email).
Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay
Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY
assistance.
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Receipt of Recovery Permit
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ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct
activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered
or threatened species under the
Endangered Species Act. We invite the
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The Endangered Species Act of 1973,
as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), prohibits certain activities with
endangered and threatened species
unless authorized by a Federal permit.
The ESA and our implementing
regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the
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provide for the issuance of such permits
and require that we invite public
comment before issuing permits for
activities involving endangered species.
A recovery permit issued by us under
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct
activities with endangered species for
scientific purposes that promote
recovery or for enhancement of
propagation or survival of the species.
Our regulations implementing section
10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found
at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife
species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for
endangered plant species, and 50 CFR
17.72 for threatened plant species.
Permit Applications Available for
Review and Comment
We invite local, State, and Federal
agencies; Tribes; and the public to
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[FR Doc No: 2022-00809]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2020-0016]
Meetings To Implement Pandemic Response Voluntary Agreement Under
Section 708 of the Defense Production Act
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Announcement of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is holding a
series of meetings, under the Plan of Action to Establish a National
Strategy for the Manufacture, Allocation, and Distribution of Medical
Gases to Respond to COVID-19, to implement the Voluntary Agreement for
the Manufacture and Distribution of Critical Healthcare Resources
Necessary to Respond to a Pandemic.
DATES:
Thursday, January 6, 2022, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern
Time (ET).
Thursday, January 13, 2022, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET.
Thursday, January 20, 2022, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET.
Thursday, January 27, 2022, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Glenn, FEMA Office of Response
and Recovery's Office of Business, Industry, Infrastructure
Integration, via email at [email protected] or via phone at (202) 212-
1666.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is provided as
required by section 708(h)(8) of the Defense Production Act (DPA), 50
U.S.C. 4558(h)(8), and consistent with 44 CFR part 332.
The DPA authorizes the making of ``voluntary agreements and plans
of action'' with representatives of industry, business, and other
interests to help provide for the national defense.\1\ The President's
authority to facilitate voluntary agreements with respect to responding
to the spread of COVID-19 within the United States was delegated to the
Secretary of Homeland Security in Executive Order 13911.\2\ The
Secretary of Homeland Security further delegated this authority to the
FEMA Administrator.\3\
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\1\ 50 U.S.C. 4558(c)(1).
\2\ 85 FR 18403 (Apr. 1, 2020).
\3\ DHS Delegation 09052, Rev. 00.1 (Apr. 1, 2020); DHS
Delegation Number 09052 Rev. 00 (Jan. 3, 2017).
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On August 17, 2020, after the appropriate consultations with the
Attorney General and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, FEMA
completed and published in the Federal Register a ``Voluntary
Agreement, Manufacture and Distribution of Critical Healthcare
Resources Necessary to Respond to a Pandemic'' (Voluntary
Agreement).\4\ Unless terminated earlier, the Voluntary Agreement is
effective until August 17, 2025, and may be extended subject to
additional approval by the Attorney General after consultation with the
Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. The Agreement may be used to
prepare for or respond to any pandemic, including COVID-19, during that
time.
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\4\ 85 FR 50035 (Aug. 17, 2020). The Attorney General, in
consultation with the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, made
the required finding that the purpose of the voluntary agreement may
not reasonably be achieved through an agreement having less
anticompetitive effects or without any voluntary agreement and
published the finding in the Federal Register on the same day. 85 FR
50049 (Aug. 17, 2020).
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On December 7, 2020, the first plan of action under the Voluntary
Agreement--the Plan of Action to Establish a National Strategy for the
Manufacture, Allocation, and Distribution of Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) to Respond to COVID-19 (PPE Plan of Action)--was
finalized.\5\ The PPE Plan of Action established several sub-committees
under the Voluntary Agreement, focusing on different aspects of the PPE
Plan of Action.
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\5\ See 85 FR 78869 (Dec. 7, 2020). See also 85 FR 79020 (Dec.
8, 2020).
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On May 24, 2021, four additional plans of action under the
Voluntary Agreement--the Plan of Action to Establish a National
Strategy for the Manufacture, Allocation, and Distribution of
Diagnostic Test Kits and other Testing Components to respond to COVID-
19, the Plan of Action to Establish a National Strategy for the
Manufacture, Allocation, and Distribution of Drug Products, Drug
Substances, and Associated Medical Devices to respond to COVID-19, the
Plan of Action to Establish a National Strategy for the Manufacture,
Allocation, and Distribution of Medical Devices to respond to COVID-19,
and the Plan of Action to Establish a National Strategy for the
Manufacture, Allocation, and Distribution of Medical Gases to respond
to COVID-19--were finalized.\6\ These plans of action established
several sub-committees under the Voluntary Agreement, focusing on
different aspects of each plan of action.
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\6\ See 86 FR 27894 (May 24, 2021). See also 86 FR 28851 (May
28, 2021).
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On October 15, 2021, the sixth plan of action under the Voluntary
Agreement--the Plan of Action to Establish a National Strategy for the
Coordination of National Multimodal Healthcare Supply Chains to Respond
to COVID-19--was finalized.\7\ This plan of action established several
sub-committees under the Voluntary Agreement, focusing on different
transportation categories.
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\7\ See 86 FR 57444 (Oct. 15, 2021).
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The meetings are chaired by the FEMA Administrator's delegates from
the Office of Response and Recovery (ORR) and Office of Policy and
Program Analysis (OPPA), attended by the Attorney General's delegates
from the U.S. Department of Justice, and attended by the Chairman of
the Federal Trade Commission's delegates. In implementing the Voluntary
Agreement, FEMA adheres to all procedural requirements of 50 U.S.C.
4558 and 44 CFR part 332.
Meeting Objectives: The objectives of the meetings are as follows:
1. Convene the Sub-Committee for Oxygen under the Medical Gases
Plan of Action to establish priorities related to the COVID-19 response
under the Voluntary Agreement.
2. Gather Sub-Committee Participants and Attendees to ask targeted
questions for situational awareness related to the Sub-Committee for
Oxygen.
3. Identify potential Objectives and Actions that should be
completed under the Sub-Committee for Oxygen.
4. Identify pandemic-related information gaps and areas that merit
sharing by holding recurring meetings of the Sub-Committee for Oxygen
with key stakeholders.
Meetings Closed to the Public: By default, the DPA requires
meetings held to implement a voluntary agreement or plan of action be
open to the public.\8\ However, attendance may be limited if the
Sponsor \9\ of the voluntary agreement finds that the matter to be
discussed at a meeting falls within the purview of matters described in
5 U.S.C. 552b(c), such as trade secrets and commercial or financial
information.
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\8\ See 50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(7).
\9\ ``[T]he individual designated by the President in subsection
(c)(2) [of section 708 of the DPA] to administer the voluntary
agreement, or plan of action.'' 50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(7).
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The Sponsor of the Voluntary Agreement, the FEMA Administrator,
found that these meetings to implement the Voluntary Agreement involve
matters which fall within the purview of matters described in 5 U.S.C.
552b(c) and the meetings are therefore closed to the public.
Specifically, these meetings may require participants to disclose
trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged
or confidential. Disclosure of such information allows for meetings to
be closed to the public pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
The success of the Voluntary Agreement depends wholly on the
willing participation of the private sector participants. Failure to
close these meetings to the public could reduce active participation by
the signatories due to a perceived risk that sensitive company
information could be released to the public. A public disclosure of a
private sector participant's information executed prematurely could
reduce trust and support for the Voluntary Agreement.
A resulting loss of support by the participants for the Voluntary
Agreement would significantly hinder the implementation of the Agency's
objectives. Thus, these meeting closures are permitted pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B).
Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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