Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping and To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Atchafalaya National Estuarine Research Reserve, 20131-20132 [2023-07056]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 5, 2023 / Notices domestic interested party) within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).4 The domestic interested party claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(F) of the Act, as an association, a majority of whose members are manufacturers, producers, or wholesalers of a domestic like product in the United States. Commerce received a substantive response from the domestic interested party within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).5 Commerce received no substantive response from any other interested parties in these proceedings. On January 25, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not receive adequate substantive responses from any respondent interested party in these proceedings.6 As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce determined that the respondent interested party did not provide an adequate response to the notice of initiation and, therefore, Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Orders. Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in these sunset reviews are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memoranda. A list of topics discussed in each Issues and Decision Memoranda is included as the appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memoranda are public documents and are on file electronically via the Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https:// access.trade.gov. In addition, complete versions of the Issues and Decision Memoranda can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/ FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Final Results of Sunset Reviews Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the CVD order on biodiesel from Argentina would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the following rates: Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem) Company Scope of the Orders lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 The product covered by the Orders is biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia. For a complete description of the scope of the Orders, see the Issues and Decision Memoranda.7 4 See Domestic Interested Party’s Letter, ‘‘FiveYear (‘‘Sunset’’) Review of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Biodiesel from Argentina: Notice of Intent to Participate,’’ dated December 16, 2022; see also Domestic Interested Party’s Letter, ‘‘Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Biodiesel from Indonesia: Notice of Intent to Participate,’’ dated December 16, 2022. 5 See Domestic Interested Party’s Letters, ‘‘Biodiesel from Argentina: Substantive Response of the Clean Fuels Alliance Fair Trade Coalition to Commerce’s Notice of Initiation of the First Five Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review of the Countervailing Duty Order,’’ dated January 3, 2023 (Domestic Interested Party’s Argentina Substantive Response); and ‘‘Biodiesel from Indonesia: Substantive Response of the Clean Fuels Alliance Fair Trade Coalition to Commerce’s Notice of Initiation of the First Five Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review of the Countervailing Duty Order,’’ dated January 3, 2023 (Domestic Interested Party’s Indonesia Substantive Response). 6 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews Initiated December 1, 2022,’’ dated January 25, 2023. 7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Biodiesel from Argentina,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice; see also Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Biodiesel from Indonesia,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (collectively, Issues and Decision Memoranda). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 Apr 04, 2023 Jkt 259001 LDC Argentina S.A 8 ............. Vicentin S.A.I.C 9 .................. All Others .............................. 72.28 71.45 71.87 Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the CVD order on biodiesel from Indonesia would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the following rates: Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem) Company Wilmar Trading Co., Ltd ....... PT Musim Mas ..................... All Others .............................. 34.45 64.73 38.95 Administrative Protective Order (APO) This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely notification of the return or 8 In the final determination of the CVD investigation, Commerce found the following companies to be cross-owned with LDC Argentina S.A.: LDC Semillas S.A. and Semillas del Rosario S.A. See Orders, 83 FR at 522. 9 In the final determination of the CVD investigation, Commerce found the following companies to be cross-owned with Vicentin S.A.I.C.: Oleaginosa San Lorenzo S.A. and Los Amores S.A. See Orders, 83 FR at 522. PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20131 destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction. Notification to Interested Parties Commerce is issuing and publishing the final results and this notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). Dated: March 29, 2023. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memoranda I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. History of the Order V. Legal Framework VI. Discussion of the Issues 1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Countervailable Subsidies 2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail 3. Nature of the Subsidies VII. Final Results of Sunset Review VIII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2023–07040 Filed 4–4–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping and To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Atchafalaya National Estuarine Research Reserve Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a draft environmental impact statement and hold public scoping meetings; request for comments. AGENCY: In accordance with Section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, NOAA and the State of Louisiana (the State) intend to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Draft Management Plan (DMP) for the proposed Atchafalaya National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR). NOAA and the State SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM 05APN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 20132 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 5, 2023 / Notices also announce two public scoping meetings to solicit comments on significant issues related to the development of a DEIS for the proposed Atchafalaya NERR. DATES: An in-person meeting will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). A virtual meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 12 p.m. CDT. Written comments provided electronically must be submitted no later than Monday, May 15, 2023; written comments submitted by mail must be postmarked by Monday, May 15, 2023. ADDRESSES: The public scoping meeting on Thursday, April 20, 2023 will be conducted at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium; 728 Myrtle Street, Morgan City, Louisiana 70380 at 5 p.m. CDT. This meeting will be in-person only and not broadcast. The public scoping meeting on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 will be held virtually at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/@ louisianacpra5300/streams at 12 p.m. CDT. Participants will be able to provide written comments during the virtual meeting. Meeting documents will be available on the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s NERR website: https://coastal.la.gov/ our-work/key-initiatives/atchafalayanational-estuarine-research-reserve/, as well as on the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/ docket/NOAA-NOS-2023-0050. Written comments may be submitted by: • Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ NOAA-NOS-2023-0050, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. Written comments must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Monday, May 15, 2023. • Mail: Submit written comments to Kristin Ransom, Stewardship Division, Office for Coastal Management, NOS, NOAA, 1021 Balch Boulevard, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, 39529; ATTN: Atchafalaya NERR. Comments must be postmarked no later than Monday, May 15, 2023. Instructions: All comments received are part of the public record and will be posted for public viewing on https:// www.regulations.gov/docket/NOAANOS-2023-0050 with no changes. All personally identifiable information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily by the commenter will be publicly accessible and maintained by VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 Apr 04, 2023 Jkt 259001 NOAA as part of the public record. NOAA will accept anonymous comments; on the eRulemaking Portal, enter ‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous. If you would like to submit an anonymous comment during the in-person meeting, a comment box along with paper and writing implements will be provided. Multimedia submissions (i.e., audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. NOAA will generally not consider comments, or comment contents, located outside of the primary submission sites or addresses (i.e., those posted on the web, cloud, or other filesharing system). Please note that no public comments will be audio or video recorded by NOAA or the State. Closed captioning will be provided for those who attend the virtual public meeting through the meeting link: https://www.youtube.com/@ louisianacpra5300/streams. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin Ransom, Stewardship Division, Office for Coastal Management, NOS, NOAA, 1021 Balch Boulevard, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, 39529; ATTN: LA NERR. Phone: 601–568– 1091–; or Email: kristin.ransom@ noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, and its implementing regulations (15 CFR part 921), and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and its implementing regulations (40 CFR part 1500), NOAA and the State intend to prepare a DEIS for the proposed Atchafalaya NERR. Early in the development of the DEIS, NOAA and the State are required to hold a scoping meeting to solicit public and government comments on significant issues related to this proposed action. (15 CFR 921.13(c)). NOAA received the State’s nomination of the proposed site on June 29, 2022. NOAA evaluated the nomination package and found that the proposed site met the NERR System requirements. NOAA informed the State on March 22, 2023 that it was accepting the nomination and that the next step would be to prepare a DEIS and DMP. The DEIS will assess the potential impact of designating the State’s recommended site as a National Estuarine Research Reserve site, and identify boundary alternatives. The DMP will set a course for operating the Atchafalaya NERR if approved and will include plans for administration, PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 research, education, and facilities of the proposed site. (See 15 CFR 921.13.) The proposed site consists of the following State-owned properties: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, Attakapas Island Wildlife Management Area, Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area, and Marsh Island Wildlife Refuge; public trust waters including portions of the Atchafalaya River, Atchafalaya Bay, East and West Cote Blanche Bays, and Vermilion Bay. The proposed site resulted from a comprehensive evaluation process that sought the views of the public, affected landowners, and other interested parties. The state held informal, widelypublicized town hall meetings statewide in February 2022 to describe the NERR system, explain the rationale for establishing a reserve in Louisiana, and outline a process for selecting and nominating a site to NOAA. The state assembled a Site Development Committee composed of State agency representatives, academia, nongovernmental organizations, members of the public, and federal agencies. The team conducted preliminary screening, detailed screening, and scoring of potential sites that led to the preferred site. The State and NOAA held public hearings on November 2 and 3, 2022 to solicit comments on the proposed site. For more detailed information on the site selection process and the proposed site, see the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s NERR website: https://coastal.la.gov/ our-work/key-initiatives/atchafalayanational-estuarine-research-reserve/. Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.420, (Coastal Zone Management) Research Reserves. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1461. Keelin Kuipers, Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 2023–07056 Filed 4–4–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–08–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NOAA Space-Based Data Collection System (DCS) Agreements The Department of Commerce will submit the following information collection request to the Office of E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM 05APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20131-20132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07056]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping and To Prepare a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Atchafalaya National 
Estuarine Research Reserve

AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service (NOS), 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department 
of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a draft environmental impact 
statement and hold public scoping meetings; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management 
Act of 1972, as amended, and the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended, NOAA and the State of Louisiana (the State) intend to 
prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Draft 
Management Plan (DMP) for the proposed Atchafalaya National Estuarine 
Research Reserve (NERR). NOAA and the State

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also announce two public scoping meetings to solicit comments on 
significant issues related to the development of a DEIS for the 
proposed Atchafalaya NERR.

DATES: An in-person meeting will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 
5 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). A virtual meeting will be held on 
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 12 p.m. CDT. Written comments provided 
electronically must be submitted no later than Monday, May 15, 2023; 
written comments submitted by mail must be postmarked by Monday, May 
15, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The public scoping meeting on Thursday, April 20, 2023 will 
be conducted at the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium; 728 Myrtle 
Street, Morgan City, Louisiana 70380 at 5 p.m. CDT. This meeting will 
be in-person only and not broadcast. The public scoping meeting on 
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 will be held virtually at the following link: 
https://www.youtube.com/@louisianacpra5300/streams at 12 p.m. CDT. 
Participants will be able to provide written comments during the 
virtual meeting. Meeting documents will be available on the Coastal 
Protection and Restoration Authority's NERR website: https://coastal.la.gov/our-work/key-initiatives/atchafalaya-national-estuarine-research-reserve/, as well as on the Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NOAA-NOS-2023-0050. Written comments 
may be submitted by:
     Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NOAA-NOS-2023-0050, click the ``Comment 
Now!'' button, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your 
comments. Written comments must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time on Monday, May 15, 2023.
     Mail: Submit written comments to Kristin Ransom, 
Stewardship Division, Office for Coastal Management, NOS, NOAA, 1021 
Balch Boulevard, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, 39529; ATTN: 
Atchafalaya NERR. Comments must be postmarked no later than Monday, May 
15, 2023.
    Instructions: All comments received are part of the public record 
and will be posted for public viewing on https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NOAA-NOS-2023-0050 with no changes. All personally identifiable 
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business 
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily 
by the commenter will be publicly accessible and maintained by NOAA as 
part of the public record. NOAA will accept anonymous comments; on the 
eRulemaking Portal, enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to 
remain anonymous. If you would like to submit an anonymous comment 
during the in-person meeting, a comment box along with paper and 
writing implements will be provided. Multimedia submissions (i.e., 
audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The 
written comment is considered the official comment and should include 
discussion of all points you wish to make. NOAA will generally not 
consider comments, or comment contents, located outside of the primary 
submission sites or addresses (i.e., those posted on the web, cloud, or 
other file-sharing system). Please note that no public comments will be 
audio or video recorded by NOAA or the State.
    Closed captioning will be provided for those who attend the virtual 
public meeting through the meeting link: https://www.youtube.com/@louisianacpra5300/streams.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin Ransom, Stewardship Division, 
Office for Coastal Management, NOS, NOAA, 1021 Balch Boulevard, Stennis 
Space Center, Mississippi, 39529; ATTN: LA NERR. Phone: 601-568-1091-; 
or Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Section 315 of the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, and its implementing 
regulations (15 CFR part 921), and the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969, as amended, and its implementing regulations (40 CFR part 
1500), NOAA and the State intend to prepare a DEIS for the proposed 
Atchafalaya NERR. Early in the development of the DEIS, NOAA and the 
State are required to hold a scoping meeting to solicit public and 
government comments on significant issues related to this proposed 
action. (15 CFR 921.13(c)).
    NOAA received the State's nomination of the proposed site on June 
29, 2022. NOAA evaluated the nomination package and found that the 
proposed site met the NERR System requirements. NOAA informed the State 
on March 22, 2023 that it was accepting the nomination and that the 
next step would be to prepare a DEIS and DMP. The DEIS will assess the 
potential impact of designating the State's recommended site as a 
National Estuarine Research Reserve site, and identify boundary 
alternatives. The DMP will set a course for operating the Atchafalaya 
NERR if approved and will include plans for administration, research, 
education, and facilities of the proposed site. (See 15 CFR 921.13.)
    The proposed site consists of the following State-owned properties: 
Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, Attakapas Island Wildlife Management 
Area, Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area, and Marsh Island 
Wildlife Refuge; public trust waters including portions of the 
Atchafalaya River, Atchafalaya Bay, East and West Cote Blanche Bays, 
and Vermilion Bay.
    The proposed site resulted from a comprehensive evaluation process 
that sought the views of the public, affected landowners, and other 
interested parties. The state held informal, widely-publicized town 
hall meetings statewide in February 2022 to describe the NERR system, 
explain the rationale for establishing a reserve in Louisiana, and 
outline a process for selecting and nominating a site to NOAA. The 
state assembled a Site Development Committee composed of State agency 
representatives, academia, non-governmental organizations, members of 
the public, and federal agencies. The team conducted preliminary 
screening, detailed screening, and scoring of potential sites that led 
to the preferred site. The State and NOAA held public hearings on 
November 2 and 3, 2022 to solicit comments on the proposed site. For 
more detailed information on the site selection process and the 
proposed site, see the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration 
Authority's NERR website: https://coastal.la.gov/our-work/key-initiatives/atchafalaya-national-estuarine-research-reserve/.

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.420, (Coastal Zone 
Management) Research Reserves.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1461.

Keelin Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-07056 Filed 4-4-23; 8:45 am]
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