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(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced
Labor Prevention Act Entity List
[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4611–
DR; Docket ID FEMA–2023–0001]
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Louisiana; Amendment No. 8 to Notice
of a Major Disaster Declaration
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
AGENCY:
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
ACTION:
[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4715–
DR; Docket ID FEMA–2023–0001]
Guam; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of
a Major Disaster Declaration
Federal Emergency
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Louisiana (FEMA–4611–DR),
dated August 29, 2021, and related
determinations.
This change occurred on May 18,
2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
territory of Guam (FEMA–4715–DR),
dated May 25, 2023, and related
determinations.
SUMMARY:
Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.
Notice is
hereby given that the incident period for
this disaster is closed effective May 29,
2023.
The
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) hereby gives notice that
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, under Executive Order
12148, as amended, Sandra L. Eslinger,
of FEMA is appointed to act as the
Federal Coordinating Officer for this
disaster.
This action terminates the
appointment of Benjamin Abbott as
Federal Coordinating Officer for this
disaster.
The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.
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The U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), as the Chair
of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task
Force (FLETF), announces the
publication and availability of the
updated Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, a
consolidated register of the four lists
required to be developed and
maintained pursuant to section
2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA, on the DHS
UFLPA website. The updated UFLPA
Entity List is also published as an
appendix to this notice. This update
adds one entity to the section
2(d)(2)(B)(ii) list of the UFLPA, which
identifies entities working with the
government of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region to recruit,
transport, transfer, harbor or receive
forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs,
Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted
groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region. This update also
adds one entity and one subsidiary to
the section 2(d)(2)(B)(v) list of the
UFLPA, which identifies facilities and
entities, including the Xinjiang
Production and Construction Corps, that
source material from the Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region or from
persons working with the government of
the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region or the Xinjiang Production and
Construction Corps for purposes of the
‘‘poverty alleviation’’ program or the
‘‘pairing-assistance’’ program or any
other government labor scheme that
uses forced labor. Details related to the
process for revising the UFLPA Entity
List are included in this Federal
Register notice.
DATES: This notice announces the
publication and availability of the
UFLPA Entity List updated as of August
2, 2023, included as an appendix to this
notice.
ADDRESSES: Persons seeking additional
information on the UFLPA Entity List
should email the FLETF at
FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@hq.dhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Echeverria, Director of Trade
Policy, Trade and Economic Security,
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans,
DHS. Phone: (202) 938–6365, Email:
FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@hq.dhs.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Department of Homeland Security
SUMMARY:
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(DHS), on behalf of the Forced Labor
Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), is
announcing the publication of the
updated UFLPA Entity List, a
consolidated register of the four lists
required to be developed and
maintained pursuant to section
2(d)(2)(B) of the Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act (Pub. L. 117–78)
(UFLPA), to https://www.dhs.gov/uflpaentity-list. The UFLPA Entity List is
available as an appendix to this notice.
This update adds one entity to the
section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii) list of the UFLPA,
which identifies entities working with
the government of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region to recruit,
transport, transfer, harbor or receive
forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs,
Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted
groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region. This update also
adds one entity and one subsidiary to
the section 2(d)(2)(B)(v) list of the
UFLPA, which identifies facilities and
entities, including the Xinjiang
Production and Construction Corps, that
source material from the Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region or from
persons working with the government of
the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region or the Xinjiang Production and
Construction Corps for purposes of the
‘‘poverty alleviation’’ program or the
‘‘pairing-assistance’’ program or any
other government labor scheme that
uses forced labor. Future revisions to
the UFLPA Entity List, which may
include additions, removals or technical
corrections, will be published to https://
www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entitylist and in the
appendices of future Federal Register
notices. See Appendix 1.
Beginning on June 21, 2022, the
UFLPA requires the Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to
apply a rebuttable presumption that
goods mined, produced, or
manufactured by entities on the UFLPA
Entity List are made with forced labor,
and therefore, prohibited from
importation into the United States
under 19 U.S.C. 1307. See section 3(a)
of the UFLPA. As the FLETF revises the
UFLPA Entity List, including by making
additions, removals, or technical
corrections, DHS, on its behalf, will post
such revisions to the DHS UFLPA
website (https://www.dhs.gov/uflpaentity-list) and also publish the revised
UFLPA Entity List as an appendix to a
Federal Register notice.
Implementation Act established the
FLETF to monitor United States
enforcement of the prohibition under
section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1307). See 19 U.S.C.
4681. Pursuant to DHS Delegation Order
No. 23034, the DHS Under Secretary for
Strategy, Policy, and Plans serves as
Chair of the FLETF, an interagency task
force that includes the Department of
Homeland Security, the Office of the
U.S. Trade Representative, and the
Departments of Labor, State, Justice, the
Treasury, and Commerce (member
agencies).1 See 19 U.S.C. 4681;
Executive Order 13923 (May 15, 2020).
In addition, the FLETF includes six
observer agencies: the Departments of
Energy and Agriculture, the U.S. Agency
for International Development, the
National Security Council, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Homeland Security Investigations.
Background
1 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as
the FLETF Chair, has the authority to invite
representatives from other executive departments
and agencies, as appropriate. See Executive Order
13923 (May 15, 2020). The U.S. Department of
Commerce is a member of the FLETF as invited by
the Chair.
A. The Forced Labor Enforcement Task
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(1) a list of entities in Xinjiang that
mine, produce, or manufacture wholly
or in part any goods, wares, articles, and
merchandise with forced labor;
(2) a list of entities working with the
government of Xinjiang to recruit,
transport, transfer, harbor or receive
forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs,
Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted
groups out of Xinjiang;
(3) a list of entities that exported
products made by entities in lists 1 and
2 from the PRC into the United States;
and
(4) a list of facilities and entities,
including the Xinjiang Production and
Construction Corps, that source material
from Xinjiang or from persons working
with the government of Xinjiang or the
Xinjiang Production and Construction
Corps for purposes of the ‘‘poverty
alleviation’’ program or the ‘‘pairingassistance’’ program or any other
government-labor scheme that uses
forced labor.
B. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention
The UFLPA Entity List is a
Act: Preventing Goods Made With
consolidated register of the above four
Forced Labor in the People’s Republic of lists. In accordance with section 3(e) of
China From Being Imported Into the
the UFLPA, effective June 21, 2022,
United States
entities on the UFLPA Entity List (listed
entities) are subject to the UFLPA’s
The UFLPA requires, among other
rebuttable presumption, and products
things, that the FLETF, in consultation
with the Secretary of Commerce and the they produce, wholly or in part, are
prohibited from entry into the United
Director of National Intelligence,
States under 19 U.S.C. 1307. The
develop a strategy (UFLPA section 2(c))
UFLPA Entity List is described in
for supporting enforcement of section
Appendix 1 to this notice. The UFLPA
307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, to prevent
the importation into the United States of Entity List should not be interpreted as
goods, wares, articles, and merchandise an exhaustive list of entities engaged in
the practices described in clauses (i),
mined, produced, or manufactured
(ii), (iv), or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of
wholly or in part with forced labor in
the UFLPA.
the People’s Republic of China. As
Revisions to the UFLPA Entity List,
required by the UFLPA, the Strategy to
including all additions, removals, and
Prevent the Importation of Goods
Mined, Produced, or Manufactured with technical corrections, will be published
Forced Labor in the People’s Republic of on the DHS UFLPA website (https://
China, which was published on the DHS www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list) and as an
Appendix to a notice that will be
website on June 17, 2022 (see https://
published in the Federal Register. See
www.dhs.gov/uflpa-strategy), includes
Appendix 1. The FLETF will consider
the initial UFLPA Entity List, a
future additions to, or removals from,
consolidated register of the four lists
the UFLPA Entity List based on criteria
required to be developed and
maintained pursuant to the UFLPA. See described in clauses (i), (ii), (iv), or (v)
of section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Any
UFLPA section 2(d)(2)(B).
FLETF member agency may submit a
C. UFLPA Entity List
recommendation(s) to add, remove or
make technical corrections to an entry
The UFLPA Entity List addresses
on the UFLPA Entity List. FLETF
distinct requirements set forth in
member agencies will review and vote
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of section
on revisions to the UFLPA Entity List
2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA that the FLETF
accordingly.
identify and publish the following four
lists:
Additions to the Entity List
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The FLETF will consider future
additions to the UFLPA Entity List
based on the criteria described in
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), or (v) of section
2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Any FLETF
member agency may submit a
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recommendation to the FLETF Chair to
add an entity to the UFLPA Entity List.
Following review of the
recommendation by the FLETF member
agencies, the decision to add an entity
to the UFLPA Entity List will be made
by majority vote of the FLETF member
agencies.
Requests for Removal From the Entity
List
Any listed entity may submit a
request for removal (removal request)
from the UFLPA Entity List along with
supporting information to the FLETF
Chair at FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@
hq.dhs.gov. In the removal request, the
entity (or its designated representative)
should provide information that
demonstrates that the entity no longer
meets or does not meet the criteria
described in the applicable clause ((i),
(ii), (iv), or (v)) of section 2(d)(B) of the
UFLPA. The FLETF Chair will refer all
such removal requests and supporting
information to FLETF member agencies.
Upon receipt of the removal request, the
FLETF Chair or the Chair’s designated
representative may contact the entity on
behalf of the FLETF regarding questions
on the removal request and may request
additional information. Following
review of the removal request by the
FLETF member agencies, the decision to
remove an entity from the UFLPA Entity
List will be made by majority vote of the
FLETF member agencies.
Listed entities may request a meeting
with the FLETF after submitting a
removal request in writing to the FLETF
Chair at FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@
hq.dhs.gov. Following its review of a
removal request, the FLETF may accept
the meeting request at the conclusion of
the review period and, if accepted, will
hold the meeting prior to voting on the
entity’s removal request. The FLETF
Chair will advise the entity in writing of
the FLETF’s decision on its removal
request. While the FLETF’s decision on
a removal request is not appealable, the
FLETF will consider new removal
requests if accompanied by new
information.
Robert Silvers,
Under Secretary, Office of Strategy, Policy,
and Plans, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security.
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Appendix 1
This notice supersedes the UFLPA Entity
List published in the Federal Register on
June 12, 2023 (88 FR 38080). The UFLPA
Entity List as of August 2, 2023 is available
in this appendix and is published on https://
www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list. This update
adds one entity to the section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii)
list of the UFLPA, which identifies entities
working with the government of the Xinjiang
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Uyghur Autonomous Region to recruit,
transport, transfer, harbor or receive forced
labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or
members of other persecuted groups out of
the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region:
• Camel Group Co., Ltd.
This update also adds one entity and one
subsidiary to the section 2(d)(2)(B)(v) list of
the UFLPA, which identifies facilities and
entities, including the Xinjiang Production
and Construction Corps, that source material
from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region or from persons working with the
government of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region or the Xinjiang
Production and Construction Corps for
purposes of the ‘‘poverty alleviation’’
program or the ‘‘pairing-assistance’’ program
or any other government labor scheme that
uses forced labor:
• Chenguang Biotech Group Co., Ltd. and its
subsidiary Chenguang Biotechnology
Group Yanqi Co. Ltd.
No technical corrections or removals are
being made to the UFLPA Entity List at this
time.
The UFPLA Entity List is a consolidated
register of the four lists that are required to
be developed and maintained pursuant to
section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Twenty-four
entities that meet the criteria set forth in the
four required lists (see sections 2(d)(2)(B)(i),
(ii), (iv), and (v) of the UFLPA) are specified
on the UFLPA Entity List.
UFLPA Entity List August 2, 2023
UFLPA Section 2 (d)(2)(B)(i) A List of
Entities in Xinjiang That Mine, Produce, or
Manufacture Wholly or in Part any Goods,
Wares, Articles, and Merchandise With
Forced Labor
Baoding LYSZD Trade and Business Co., Ltd.
Changji Esquel Textile Co. Ltd. (and one
alias: Changji Yida Textile)
Hetian Haolin Hair Accessories Co. Ltd. (and
two aliases: Hotan Haolin Hair Accessories;
and Hollin Hair Accessories)
Hetian Taida Apparel Co., Ltd (and one alias:
Hetian TEDA Garment)
Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co., Ltd
(including one alias: Hesheng Silicon
Industry (Shanshan) Co.) and subsidiaries
Xinjiang Daqo New Energy, Co. Ltd
(including three aliases: Xinjiang Great
New Energy Co., Ltd.; Xinjiang Daxin
Energy Co., Ltd.; and Xinjiang Daqin
Energy Co., Ltd.)
Xinjiang East Hope Nonferrous Metals Co.
Ltd. (including one alias: Xinjiang
Nonferrous)
Xinjiang GCL New Energy Material
Technology, Co. Ltd (including one alias:
Xinjiang GCL New Energy Materials
Technology Co.)
Xinjiang Junggar Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
(including three aliases: XPCC; Xinjiang
Corps; and Bingtuan) and its subordinate
and affiliated entities
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UFLPA Section 2 (d)(2)(B)(ii) A List of
Entities Working With the Government of
Xinjiang To Recruit, Transport, Transfer,
Harbor or Receive Forced Labor or Uyghurs,
Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or Members of Other
Persecuted Groups Out of Xinjiang
Aksu Huafu Textiles Co.—(including two
aliases: Akesu Huafu and Aksu Huafu
Dyed Melange Yarn)
Camel Group Co., Ltd.
Hefei Bitland Information Technology Co.,
Ltd. (including three aliases: Anhui Hefei
Baolongda Information Technology; Hefei
Baolongda Information Technology Co.,
Ltd.; and Hefei Bitland Optoelectronic
Technology Co., Ltd.)
Hefei Meiling Co. Ltd. (including one alias:
Hefei Meiling Group Holdings Limited).
KTK Group (including three aliases: Jiangsu
Jinchuang Group; Jiangsu Jinchuang
Holding Group; and KTK Holding).
Lop County Hair Product Industrial Park
Lop County Meixin Hair Products Co., Ltd.
Nanjing Synergy Textiles Co., Ltd. (including
two aliases: Nanjing Xinyi Cotton Textile
Printing and Dyeing; and Nanjing Xinyi
Cotton Textile).
Ninestar Corporation and its eight Zhuhaibased subsidiaries, which include Zhuhai
Ninestar Information Technology Co. Ltd.,
Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co. Ltd.,
Zhuhai Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd.,
Geehy Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Zhuhai
Pu-Tech Industrial Co., Ltd., Zhuhai G&G
Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Zhuhai Seine
Printing Technology Co., Ltd., and Zhuhai
Ninestar Management Co., Ltd.
No. 4 Vocation Skills Education Training
Center (VSETC)
Tanyuan Technology Co. Ltd. (including five
aliases: Carbon Yuan Technology;
Changzhou Carbon Yuan Technology
Development; Carbon Element Technology;
Jiangsu Carbon Element Technology; and
Tanyuan Technology Development).
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
(XPCC) and its subordinate and affiliated
entities
Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. Ltd.
UFLPA Section 2 (d)(2)(B)(iv) A List of
Entities That Exported Products Described in
Clause (iii) From the PRC Into the United
States
Entities identified in sections (i) and (ii)
above may serve as both manufacturers and
exporters. The FLETF has not identified
additional exporters at this time but will
continue to investigate and gather
information about additional entities that
meet the specified criteria.
UFLPA Section 2 (d)(2)(B)(v) A List of
Facilities and Entities, Including the
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps,
That Source Material From Xinjiang or From
Persons Working With the Government of
Xinjiang or the Xinjiang Production and
Construction Corps for Purposes of the
‘‘Poverty Alleviation’’ Program or the
‘‘Pairing-Assistance’’ Program or any Other
Government Labor Scheme That Uses
Forced Labor
Baoding LYSZD Trade and Business Co., Ltd.
Chenguang Biotech Group Co., Ltd. and its
subsidiary Chenguang Biotechnology
Group Yanqi Co. Ltd.
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Hefei Bitland Information Technology Co.
Ltd.
Hetian Haolin Hair Accessories Co. Ltd.
Hetian Taida Apparel Co., Ltd.
Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co.,
Ltd., and Subsidiaries
Xinjiang Junggar Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.
Lop County Hair Product Industrial Park
Lop County Meixin Hair Products Co., Ltd.
No. 4 Vocation Skills Education Training
Center (VSETC)
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
(XPCC) and its subordinate and affiliated
entities
Yili Zhuowan Garment Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation
Projects
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) owns or has an interest in
irrigation projects located on or
associated with various Indian
reservations throughout the United
States. We are required to establish
irrigation assessment rates to recover the
costs to administer, operate, maintain,
and rehabilitate these projects. We are
notifying you that we have adjusted the
irrigation assessment rates at several of
our irrigation projects and facilities to
reflect current costs of administration,
operation, maintenance, and
rehabilitation.
DATES: The 2024 Irrigation Assessment
Rates are effective on January 1, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leslie Underwood, Program Specialist,
Division of Water and Power, Office of
Trust Services, (406) 657–5985. For
details about a particular BIA irrigation
project, please use the tables in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section to
contact the BIA regional or local office
where the irrigation project is located.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice
of Proposed Rate Adjustment was
published in the Federal Register on
January 18, 2023 (88 FR 2965) to
propose adjustments to the irrigation
assessment rates at several BIA
irrigation projects. The public and
interested parties were provided an
opportunity to submit written
comments during the 60-day period that
ended March 20, 2023.
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Did BIA receive any comments on the
proposed irrigation assessment rate
adjustments?
Yes. BIA received three (3) written
comments related to the proposed 2024
irrigation assessment rate adjustments
for the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project
(FIIP) and Wapato Irrigation Project
(WIP). Comments were received by
letter and email.
What issues were of concern to the
commenters?
BIA’s summary of the issues and
responses are provided below.
Commenters raised concerns on the
proposed rate adjustment about the
following issues:
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Did BIA defer or change any proposed
rate increases?
No. BIA did not defer or change any
proposed rate increases.
The following comments are specific to
the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project
(FIIP)
Comment: Commenters state a general
opposition to the FIIP 2024 rate
increase, along with a specific concern
that the project is understaffed and
personnel costs should not increase
until personnel are hired.
Response: As noted when rates were
proposed in the Federal Register on
January 18, 2023 (88 FR 2965), BIA is
required to establish irrigation
assessment rates that recover the costs
to administer, operate, maintain, and
rehabilitate our projects. As owner of
FIIP, it is BIA’s responsibility to ensure
adequate resources are made available
to meet the requirements noted above.
BIA’s authority to assess rates is
codified at 25 U.S.C. 381 et seq. and is
addressed in BIA’s regulations at 25
CFR part 171. See also February 29,
2008 (73 FR 11028 at 11039–11041).
Additionally, the repayment contracts
between the respective irrigation
districts and the Department of the
Interior explicitly state that operation
and maintenance (O&M) expenses
‘‘shall be paid . . . as provided . . . by
rules made or to be made . . . by the
Secretary of the Interior.’’ The
procedures followed by BIA in adjusting
its irrigation assessment rates are
consistent with applicable law and past
practice, and the methodology used by
BIA to determine the O&M assessment
rates for FIIP is reasonable.
The proposed 2024 irrigation
assessment adjustments for FIIP’s basic
per acre rate categories are necessary
and justified due to the increased costs
associated with administering,
operating, maintaining, and
rehabilitating FIIP. In accordance with
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BIA financial guidelines and 25 CFR
part 171, BIA developed the FIIP budget
for 2024 expenditures and income
approximately two years in advance.
BIA relied on financial reports
generated by the Financial and Business
Management System and procurement
files to review past expenditures and
project a future budget. The FIIP Project
Manager also used his discretion to
assess and anticipate upcoming
financial needs and priorities. The 2024
expenses were then divided by the total
assessable acres within FIIP. The $3.50
per acre assessment increase for the
‘‘basic per acre—A’’ rate category, as
well as the $1.75 per acre assessment
increase for the ‘‘basic per acre—B’’ rate
category, are necessary to ensure FIIP
can pay its anticipated expenses for
2024.
Following BIA policy, the FIIP Project
Manager held semiannual water user
meetings on December 13, 2022 and
May 15, 2023. Attendees included
individual water users, Flathead
Irrigation District representatives,
Mission Irrigation District
representatives, Jocko Irrigation District
representatives, and a representative for
the Confederated Salish and Kootenai
Tribes. During these meetings, BIA
presented details supporting the 2024
budget, upcoming expenses, and the
proposed O&M assessment increase
from $35.50 to $39.00 per acre.
FIIP provides irrigation service
commensurate with its resources which
means the $3.50 per acre assessment
increase is needed to improve the
project’s quality of service. The quality
of irrigation service will improve as
funding becomes available to fill
additional personnel positions, while
also retaining and increasing experience
levels of existing FIIP staff.
Due to a variety of reasons,
recruitment for FIIP positions has
proved to be challenging over the past
few years. To address these challenges,
BIA recently decided to hire three
Human Resources (HR) personnel
dedicated to providing hiring services
and employee relations to FIIP and the
two other BIA irrigation projects—
Wapato and Fort Hall—in the BIA
Northwest Region. The three irrigation
projects will jointly fund these new HR
personnel. Under this HR framework,
BIA aims to rapidly fill FIIP’s vacancies
in 2024. FIIP’s organizational chart
contains 58 positions total, of which 37
are currently filled. The 2024 budget
includes personnel salary, benefits, and
overtime for FIIP’s existing personnel
and 11 vacant positions. The remaining
10 vacant positions in FIIP’s
organizational chart are not funded in
the 2024 budget.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50902-50905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16361]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity
List
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the Chair
of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), announces the
publication and availability of the updated Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, a consolidated register of the four
lists required to be developed and maintained pursuant to section
2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA, on the DHS UFLPA website. The updated UFLPA
Entity List is also published as an appendix to this notice. This
update adds one entity to the section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii) list of the UFLPA,
which identifies entities working with the government of the Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region to recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or
receive forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other
persecuted groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. This
update also adds one entity and one subsidiary to the section
2(d)(2)(B)(v) list of the UFLPA, which identifies facilities and
entities, including the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps,
that source material from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or from
persons working with the government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region or the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps for purposes
of the ``poverty alleviation'' program or the ``pairing-assistance''
program or any other government labor scheme that uses forced labor.
Details related to the process for revising the UFLPA Entity List are
included in this Federal Register notice.
DATES: This notice announces the publication and availability of the
UFLPA Entity List updated as of August 2, 2023, included as an appendix
to this notice.
ADDRESSES: Persons seeking additional information on the UFLPA Entity
List should email the FLETF at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Echeverria, Director of Trade
Policy, Trade and Economic Security, Office of Strategy, Policy, and
Plans, DHS. Phone: (202) 938-6365, Email:
[email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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(DHS), on behalf of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), is
announcing the publication of the updated UFLPA Entity List, a
consolidated register of the four lists required to be developed and
maintained pursuant to section 2(d)(2)(B) of the Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act (Pub. L. 117-78) (UFLPA), to https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list. The UFLPA Entity List is available as an appendix to this
notice. This update adds one entity to the section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii) list
of the UFLPA, which identifies entities working with the government of
the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to recruit, transport, transfer,
harbor or receive forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members
of other persecuted groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region. This update also adds one entity and one subsidiary to the
section 2(d)(2)(B)(v) list of the UFLPA, which identifies facilities
and entities, including the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps,
that source material from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or from
persons working with the government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region or the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps for purposes
of the ``poverty alleviation'' program or the ``pairing-assistance''
program or any other government labor scheme that uses forced labor.
Future revisions to the UFLPA Entity List, which may include additions,
removals or technical corrections, will be published to https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entitylist and in the appendices of future Federal
Register notices. See Appendix 1.
Beginning on June 21, 2022, the UFLPA requires the Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to apply a rebuttable presumption
that goods mined, produced, or manufactured by entities on the UFLPA
Entity List are made with forced labor, and therefore, prohibited from
importation into the United States under 19 U.S.C. 1307. See section
3(a) of the UFLPA. As the FLETF revises the UFLPA Entity List,
including by making additions, removals, or technical corrections, DHS,
on its behalf, will post such revisions to the DHS UFLPA website
(https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list) and also publish the revised
UFLPA Entity List as an appendix to a Federal Register notice.
Background
A. The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force
Section 741 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Implementation Act established the FLETF to monitor United States
enforcement of the prohibition under section 307 of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1307). See 19 U.S.C. 4681. Pursuant to DHS
Delegation Order No. 23034, the DHS Under Secretary for Strategy,
Policy, and Plans serves as Chair of the FLETF, an interagency task
force that includes the Department of Homeland Security, the Office of
the U.S. Trade Representative, and the Departments of Labor, State,
Justice, the Treasury, and Commerce (member agencies).\1\ See 19 U.S.C.
4681; Executive Order 13923 (May 15, 2020). In addition, the FLETF
includes six observer agencies: the Departments of Energy and
Agriculture, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the
National Security Council, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations.
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\1\ The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as the FLETF
Chair, has the authority to invite representatives from other
executive departments and agencies, as appropriate. See Executive
Order 13923 (May 15, 2020). The U.S. Department of Commerce is a
member of the FLETF as invited by the Chair.
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B. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: Preventing Goods Made With
Forced Labor in the People's Republic of China From Being Imported Into
the United States
The UFLPA requires, among other things, that the FLETF, in
consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of
National Intelligence, develop a strategy (UFLPA section 2(c)) for
supporting enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, to
prevent the importation into the United States of goods, wares,
articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in
part with forced labor in the People's Republic of China. As required
by the UFLPA, the Strategy to Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined,
Produced, or Manufactured with Forced Labor in the People's Republic of
China, which was published on the DHS website on June 17, 2022 (see
https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-strategy), includes the initial UFLPA Entity
List, a consolidated register of the four lists required to be
developed and maintained pursuant to the UFLPA. See UFLPA section
2(d)(2)(B).
C. UFLPA Entity List
The UFLPA Entity List addresses distinct requirements set forth in
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA
that the FLETF identify and publish the following four lists:
(1) a list of entities in Xinjiang that mine, produce, or
manufacture wholly or in part any goods, wares, articles, and
merchandise with forced labor;
(2) a list of entities working with the government of Xinjiang to
recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or receive forced labor or
Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted groups out of
Xinjiang;
(3) a list of entities that exported products made by entities in
lists 1 and 2 from the PRC into the United States; and
(4) a list of facilities and entities, including the Xinjiang
Production and Construction Corps, that source material from Xinjiang
or from persons working with the government of Xinjiang or the Xinjiang
Production and Construction Corps for purposes of the ``poverty
alleviation'' program or the ``pairing-assistance'' program or any
other government-labor scheme that uses forced labor.
The UFLPA Entity List is a consolidated register of the above four
lists. In accordance with section 3(e) of the UFLPA, effective June 21,
2022, entities on the UFLPA Entity List (listed entities) are subject
to the UFLPA's rebuttable presumption, and products they produce,
wholly or in part, are prohibited from entry into the United States
under 19 U.S.C. 1307. The UFLPA Entity List is described in Appendix 1
to this notice. The UFLPA Entity List should not be interpreted as an
exhaustive list of entities engaged in the practices described in
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA.
Revisions to the UFLPA Entity List, including all additions,
removals, and technical corrections, will be published on the DHS UFLPA
website (https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list) and as an Appendix to a
notice that will be published in the Federal Register. See Appendix 1.
The FLETF will consider future additions to, or removals from, the
UFLPA Entity List based on criteria described in clauses (i), (ii),
(iv), or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Any FLETF member
agency may submit a recommendation(s) to add, remove or make technical
corrections to an entry on the UFLPA Entity List. FLETF member agencies
will review and vote on revisions to the UFLPA Entity List accordingly.
Additions to the Entity List
The FLETF will consider future additions to the UFLPA Entity List
based on the criteria described in clauses (i), (ii), (iv), or (v) of
section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Any FLETF member agency may submit a
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recommendation to the FLETF Chair to add an entity to the UFLPA Entity
List. Following review of the recommendation by the FLETF member
agencies, the decision to add an entity to the UFLPA Entity List will
be made by majority vote of the FLETF member agencies.
Requests for Removal From the Entity List
Any listed entity may submit a request for removal (removal
request) from the UFLPA Entity List along with supporting information
to the FLETF Chair at [email protected]. In the removal
request, the entity (or its designated representative) should provide
information that demonstrates that the entity no longer meets or does
not meet the criteria described in the applicable clause ((i), (ii),
(iv), or (v)) of section 2(d)(B) of the UFLPA. The FLETF Chair will
refer all such removal requests and supporting information to FLETF
member agencies. Upon receipt of the removal request, the FLETF Chair
or the Chair's designated representative may contact the entity on
behalf of the FLETF regarding questions on the removal request and may
request additional information. Following review of the removal request
by the FLETF member agencies, the decision to remove an entity from the
UFLPA Entity List will be made by majority vote of the FLETF member
agencies.
Listed entities may request a meeting with the FLETF after
submitting a removal request in writing to the FLETF Chair at
[email protected]. Following its review of a removal
request, the FLETF may accept the meeting request at the conclusion of
the review period and, if accepted, will hold the meeting prior to
voting on the entity's removal request. The FLETF Chair will advise the
entity in writing of the FLETF's decision on its removal request. While
the FLETF's decision on a removal request is not appealable, the FLETF
will consider new removal requests if accompanied by new information.
Robert Silvers,
Under Secretary, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, U.S. Department
of Homeland Security.
Appendix 1
This notice supersedes the UFLPA Entity List published in the
Federal Register on June 12, 2023 (88 FR 38080). The UFLPA Entity
List as of August 2, 2023 is available in this appendix and is
published on https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list. This update adds
one entity to the section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii) list of the UFLPA, which
identifies entities working with the government of the Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region to recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or
receive forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of
other persecuted groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region:
Camel Group Co., Ltd.
This update also adds one entity and one subsidiary to the
section 2(d)(2)(B)(v) list of the UFLPA, which identifies facilities
and entities, including the Xinjiang Production and Construction
Corps, that source material from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region or from persons working with the government of the Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region or the Xinjiang Production and Construction
Corps for purposes of the ``poverty alleviation'' program or the
``pairing-assistance'' program or any other government labor scheme
that uses forced labor:
Chenguang Biotech Group Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary
Chenguang Biotechnology Group Yanqi Co. Ltd.
No technical corrections or removals are being made to the UFLPA
Entity List at this time.
The UFPLA Entity List is a consolidated register of the four
lists that are required to be developed and maintained pursuant to
section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. Twenty-four entities that meet the
criteria set forth in the four required lists (see sections
2(d)(2)(B)(i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of the UFLPA) are specified on
the UFLPA Entity List.
UFLPA Entity List August 2, 2023
UFLPA Section 2 (d)(2)(B)(i) A List of Entities in Xinjiang That Mine,
Produce, or Manufacture Wholly or in Part any Goods, Wares, Articles,
and Merchandise With Forced Labor
Baoding LYSZD Trade and Business Co., Ltd.
Changji Esquel Textile Co. Ltd. (and one alias: Changji Yida
Textile)
Hetian Haolin Hair Accessories Co. Ltd. (and two aliases: Hotan
Haolin Hair Accessories; and Hollin Hair Accessories)
Hetian Taida Apparel Co., Ltd (and one alias: Hetian TEDA Garment)
Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co., Ltd (including one alias:
Hesheng Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co.) and subsidiaries
Xinjiang Daqo New Energy, Co. Ltd (including three aliases: Xinjiang
Great New Energy Co., Ltd.; Xinjiang Daxin Energy Co., Ltd.; and
Xinjiang Daqin Energy Co., Ltd.)
Xinjiang East Hope Nonferrous Metals Co. Ltd. (including one alias:
Xinjiang Nonferrous)
Xinjiang GCL New Energy Material Technology, Co. Ltd (including one
alias: Xinjiang GCL New Energy Materials Technology Co.)
Xinjiang Junggar Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (including three aliases:
XPCC; Xinjiang Corps; and Bingtuan) and its subordinate and
affiliated entities
UFLPA Section 2 (d)(2)(B)(ii) A List of Entities Working With the
Government of Xinjiang To Recruit, Transport, Transfer, Harbor or
Receive Forced Labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or Members of Other
Persecuted Groups Out of Xinjiang
Aksu Huafu Textiles Co.--(including two aliases: Akesu Huafu and
Aksu Huafu Dyed Melange Yarn)
Camel Group Co., Ltd.
Hefei Bitland Information Technology Co., Ltd. (including three
aliases: Anhui Hefei Baolongda Information Technology; Hefei
Baolongda Information Technology Co., Ltd.; and Hefei Bitland
Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd.)
Hefei Meiling Co. Ltd. (including one alias: Hefei Meiling Group
Holdings Limited).
KTK Group (including three aliases: Jiangsu Jinchuang Group; Jiangsu
Jinchuang Holding Group; and KTK Holding).
Lop County Hair Product Industrial Park
Lop County Meixin Hair Products Co., Ltd.
Nanjing Synergy Textiles Co., Ltd. (including two aliases: Nanjing
Xinyi Cotton Textile Printing and Dyeing; and Nanjing Xinyi Cotton
Textile).
Ninestar Corporation and its eight Zhuhai-based subsidiaries, which
include Zhuhai Ninestar Information Technology Co. Ltd., Zhuhai
Pantum Electronics Co. Ltd., Zhuhai Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd.,
Geehy Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Zhuhai Pu-Tech Industrial Co., Ltd.,
Zhuhai G&G Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Zhuhai Seine Printing
Technology Co., Ltd., and Zhuhai Ninestar Management Co., Ltd.
No. 4 Vocation Skills Education Training Center (VSETC)
Tanyuan Technology Co. Ltd. (including five aliases: Carbon Yuan
Technology; Changzhou Carbon Yuan Technology Development; Carbon
Element Technology; Jiangsu Carbon Element Technology; and Tanyuan
Technology Development).
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) and its
subordinate and affiliated entities
Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. Ltd.
UFLPA Section 2 (d)(2)(B)(iv) A List of Entities That Exported Products
Described in Clause (iii) From the PRC Into the United States
Entities identified in sections (i) and (ii) above may serve as
both manufacturers and exporters. The FLETF has not identified
additional exporters at this time but will continue to investigate
and gather information about additional entities that meet the
specified criteria.
UFLPA Section 2 (d)(2)(B)(v) A List of Facilities and Entities,
Including the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, That Source
Material From Xinjiang or From Persons Working With the Government of
Xinjiang or the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps for Purposes
of the ``Poverty Alleviation'' Program or the ``Pairing-Assistance''
Program or any Other Government Labor Scheme That Uses Forced Labor
Baoding LYSZD Trade and Business Co., Ltd.
Chenguang Biotech Group Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary Chenguang
Biotechnology Group Yanqi Co. Ltd.
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Hefei Bitland Information Technology Co. Ltd.
Hetian Haolin Hair Accessories Co. Ltd.
Hetian Taida Apparel Co., Ltd.
Hoshine Silicon Industry (Shanshan) Co., Ltd., and Subsidiaries
Xinjiang Junggar Cotton and Linen Co., Ltd.
Lop County Hair Product Industrial Park
Lop County Meixin Hair Products Co., Ltd.
No. 4 Vocation Skills Education Training Center (VSETC)
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) and its
subordinate and affiliated entities
Yili Zhuowan Garment Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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