Minority Business Development Agency's Request for Public Comment and Notice of Tribal Consultation Meetings, 28748-28749 [2024-08414]

Download as PDF 28748 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 77 / Friday, April 19, 2024 / Notices regardless of: (1)Vertical support or post type (including but not limited to open post, closed post and tubing); (2) horizontal support or beam/brace profile (including but not limited to Z-beam, C-beam, L-beam, step beam and cargo rack); (3) number of supports; (4) surface coating (including but not limited to paint, epoxy, powder coating, zinc and other metallic coating); (5) number of levels; (6) weight capacity; (7) shape (including but not limited to rectangular, square, and corner units); (8) decking material (including but not limited to wire decking, particle board, laminated board or no deck at all); or (9) the boltless method by which vertical and horizontal supports connect (including but not limited to keyhole and rivet, slot and tab, welded frame, punched rivet and clip). Specifically excluded from the scope are: • wall-mounted shelving, defined as shelving that is hung on the wall and does not stand on, or transfer load to, the floor. The addition of a wall bracket or other device to attach otherwise freestanding subject merchandise to a wall does not meet the terms of this exclusion; • wire shelving units, which consist of shelves made from wire that incorporates both a wire deck and wire horizontal supports (taking the place of the horizontal beams and braces) into a single piece with tubular collars that slide over the posts and onto plastic sleeves snapped on the posts to create the finished shelving unit; • bulk-packed parts or components of boltless steel shelving units; and • made-to-order shelving systems. Subject boltless steel shelving enters the United States through Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) statistical subheading 9403.20.0075. While the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive. Appendix II List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Investigation IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination V. Discussion of the Issues Comment 1: Calculation of Constructed Value (CV) Comment 2: Treatment of Bolted Shelving VI. Recommendation lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 [FR Doc. 2024–08371 Filed 4–18–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 02:06 Apr 19, 2024 Jkt 262001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Minority Business Development Agency [Docket No.: 240229–0064] Minority Business Development Agency’s Request for Public Comment and Notice of Tribal Consultation Meetings Minority Business Development Agency, Department of Commerce ACTION: Notice of meeting and request for comments. AGENCY: The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) plans to establish a period for the submission and acceptance of written comments from the public through Sunday, June 16, 2024 and conduct virtual Tribal consultation meetings on Friday, May 17, 2024. DATES: The Tribal consultation meetings will be held virtually on Friday, May 17, 2024. Additional information regarding the consultation meetings will be posted on MBDA’s website at https:// www.mbda.gov/tribalconsult2024. The Tribal consultation meetings will be recorded and transcribed so that MBDA can retain valuable input and feedback. ADDRESSES: Please submit all comments in response to the questions presented in this notice at www.regualtions.gov. To access the docket where comments may be submitted, please enter ‘‘DOC– 2024–0003’’ in the search bar. Written comments must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT, June 16, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Curtis Doster, Jr., Associate Director, Office of Legislative, Education and Intergovernmental Affairs, Minority Business Development Agency, at (202) 482–2332; or by email at MBDA-OLIA@ mbda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: I. Background Pursuant to Executive Order 13175, ‘‘Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,’’ the Federal government has established a practice of conducting consultations with Tribal governments that are designed to provide ‘‘regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with Tribal officials in the development of Federal policies that have Tribal implications[.]’’ The requirements under E.O. 13175 are currently implemented by the United States Department of Commerce under Department Administrative Order (DAO) 218–8, effective April 26, 2012. PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The Department of Commerce further sets out its policy in the Tribal Consultation Policy of the U.S. Department of Commerce, available at: https://www.commerce.gov/files/tribalconsultation-and-coordination-policyus-department-commerce. The U.S. Government has additionally reiterated its commitment to improving accountable consultation processes in Executive Order 14112, ‘‘Reforming Federal Funding and Support for Tribal Nations to Better Embrace Our Trust Responsibilities and Promote the Next Era of Tribal Self-Determination,’’ the Presidential Memorandum of November 30, 2022 (Uniform Standards for Tribal Consultation), and the Presidential Memorandum of January 26, 2021 (Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships). MBDA’s Office of Legislative, Education, and Intergovernmental Affairs (OLEIA) serves as the focal point for Tribal consultation on policy, regulatory and legislative issues that will have a direct impact on American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian (AIANNH) communities. The Tribal consultation meetings will be conducted in conjunction with MBDA’s Office of Business Centers, Office of Data, Research and Evaluation and Office of Grants Management which document evidence and design and manage business development services, including services that may be of interest to Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian entrepreneurs and Tribe-owned businesses. Outreach specific to the AIANNH populations is one part of the overall efforts of MBDA to ensure members of Native communities are able to learn about and access programs and services. MBDA is the only Federal agency created specifically to foster the growth and global competitiveness of minority business enterprises (MBEs). MBDA actively promotes the growth and expansion of MBEs by offering management and technical assistance, including through a nationwide network of AIANNH projects. AIANNH projects address strategic initiatives that may include innovation and entrepreneurship (e.g., business training, access to capital, incubators, accelerators, Federal program coaching); strategic planning (e.g., fostering, developing and/or implementing entrepreneurial and economic development); and transformative projects (e.g., support for MBEs involved in infrastructure focused public-private partnerships, and broadband). E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 77 / Friday, April 19, 2024 / Notices MBDA awarded thirteen AIANNH projects during the 2021 competition cycle under funding opportunity number MBDA–OBD–2021–2006916. MBDA designated at least one award in each of these service locations: (1) Alaska; (2) California; (3) Northwest Area (Idaho, Oregon and Washington); (4) Rocky Mountain Area (Montana and Wyoming); (5) Western Area (Arizona, Nevada, and Utah); (6) Southwest Area (Colorado and New Mexico); (7) Great Plains Area (Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota); (8) Southern Plains Area (Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas); (9) Midwest Area (Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin); (10) Eastern Area (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia); and (11) Hawaii. The AIANNH project cycle spanned from September 2021 through August 2023 and was extended through August 2024. The one-year extension allowed MBDA to conduct an analysis of current AIANNH projects, outcomes, and impact and to obtain public feedback through Tribal consultation and open comment period for future program design. The current AIANNH project awards will expire in August 2024. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 II. Consultation Meetings The purpose of the consultation meetings is, consistent with E.O. 13175 and DAO 218–8, to provide an accountable and transparent process that ensures meaningful and timely input from Tribal officials regarding MBDA’s business development and entrepreneurial services in Indian Country, Alaska, and Hawaii and the implications that these programs have in these communities. The consultation meetings are closed to the public. III. Questions for Public Comment Members of the general public are invited to submit responses to the following questions. Please provide comments on any or all of the following issues and identify the specific AIANNH community addressed by these comments: 1. What is the primary challenge (or top three challenges) businesses encounter in AIANNH communities? What solutions do you think would help to address the challenge(s)? 2. What are some best practices that you have seen implemented that positively address the business challenges experienced by your VerDate Sep<11>2014 02:06 Apr 19, 2024 Jkt 262001 AIANNH community through selffunded and/or externally funded programs (e.g., Federal, State, local government, foundations, etc.)? 3. If you have direct or indirect experience with a MBDA AIANNH project, please provide your thoughts on which services and activities were most beneficial and which could have been more effective. For comments to be considered, they must include the following identification of the commenter: name; title (if applicable); Tribe, Alaska Native Corporation, or native community (if applicable); organization or business (if applicable); city and state; and they must be submitted in written form at www.regulations.gov. To access the docket where comments may be submitted, please enter ‘‘DOC–2024– 0003’’ in the search bar. Comments must be received no later than 11:59 p.m., EDT, Sunday, June 16, 2024. Dated: April 16, 2024. Eric Morrissette, Acting Under Secretary, Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce. [FR Doc. 2024–08414 Filed 4–17–24; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Draft Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Fisheries Research Conducted and Funded by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), US Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of availability of a Draft Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment; request for comments. AGENCY: NMFS announces the availability of the ‘‘Draft Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment (SPEA) for Fisheries Research Conducted and Funded by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center.’’ Publication of this notice begins the official public comment period for this SPEA. The purpose of this Draft SPEA is to evaluate potential direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of changes in research that were not analyzed in the 2019 Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA), or new research activities in the North Pacific Ocean and SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 28749 marine waters off of Alaska. Where necessary, updates to certain information on species, stock status or other components of the affected environment that may result in different conclusions from the 2019 PEA are presented in this analysis. DATES: Comments and information must be received no later than June 18, 2024. ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft SPEA should be addressed to Rebecca Reuter, Environmental Compliance Coordinator, NOAA/NMFS/AFSC, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115. The mailbox address for providing email comments is: nmfs.afsc.spea@ noaa.gov NMFS is not responsible for email comments sent to addresses other than the one provided here. Comments sent via email, including all attachments, must not exceed a 10megabyte file size. A copy of the Draft SPEA may be obtained by writing to the address specified above, telephoning the contact listed below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), or visiting the internet at: https://www.fisheries. noaa.gov/action/supplementalprogrammatic-environmentalassessment-fisheries-researchconducted-and-funded. Documents cited in this notice may also be viewed, by appointment, during regular business hours at the aforementioned address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Reuter, email: rebecca.reuter@ noaa.gov, phone: (206) 526–4234. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AFSC is the research arm of NMFS in the Alaska Region. The purpose of AFSC fisheries research is to produce scientific information necessary for the management and conservation of living marine resources in the North Pacific Ocean and marine waters off of Alaska. AFSC’s research is needed to promote both the long-term sustainability of the resource and the recovery of certain species, while generating social and economic opportunities and benefits from their use. The AFSC provides scientific data and technical advice to a variety of management organizations and stakeholder groups, including the NMFS Alaska Regional Office, North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC), State of Alaska, Alaska coastal subsistence communities, and U.S. representatives participating in international fishery and marine mammal negotiations, as well as the fishing industry, environmental nongovernmental organizations and other constituents. 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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development Agency

[Docket No.: 240229-0064]


Minority Business Development Agency's Request for Public Comment 
and Notice of Tribal Consultation Meetings

AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency, Department of Commerce

ACTION: Notice of meeting and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) plans to 
establish a period for the submission and acceptance of written 
comments from the public through Sunday, June 16, 2024 and conduct 
virtual Tribal consultation meetings on Friday, May 17, 2024.

DATES: The Tribal consultation meetings will be held virtually on 
Friday, May 17, 2024. Additional information regarding the consultation 
meetings will be posted on MBDA's website at https://www.mbda.gov/tribalconsult2024. The Tribal consultation meetings will be recorded 
and transcribed so that MBDA can retain valuable input and feedback.

ADDRESSES: Please submit all comments in response to the questions 
presented in this notice at www.regualtions.gov. To access the docket 
where comments may be submitted, please enter ``DOC-2024-0003'' in the 
search bar. Written comments must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. 
EDT, June 16, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Curtis Doster, Jr., Associate 
Director, Office of Legislative, Education and Intergovernmental 
Affairs, Minority Business Development Agency, at (202) 482-2332; or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Pursuant to Executive Order 13175, ``Consultation and Coordination 
with Indian Tribal Governments,'' the Federal government has 
established a practice of conducting consultations with Tribal 
governments that are designed to provide ``regular and meaningful 
consultation and collaboration with Tribal officials in the development 
of Federal policies that have Tribal implications[.]'' The requirements 
under E.O. 13175 are currently implemented by the United States 
Department of Commerce under Department Administrative Order (DAO) 218-
8, effective April 26, 2012. The Department of Commerce further sets 
out its policy in the Tribal Consultation Policy of the U.S. Department 
of Commerce, available at: https://www.commerce.gov/files/tribal-consultation-and-coordination-policy-us-department-commerce. The U.S. 
Government has additionally reiterated its commitment to improving 
accountable consultation processes in Executive Order 14112, 
``Reforming Federal Funding and Support for Tribal Nations to Better 
Embrace Our Trust Responsibilities and Promote the Next Era of Tribal 
Self-Determination,'' the Presidential Memorandum of November 30, 2022 
(Uniform Standards for Tribal Consultation), and the Presidential 
Memorandum of January 26, 2021 (Tribal Consultation and Strengthening 
Nation-to-Nation Relationships).
    MBDA's Office of Legislative, Education, and Intergovernmental 
Affairs (OLEIA) serves as the focal point for Tribal consultation on 
policy, regulatory and legislative issues that will have a direct 
impact on American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian (AIANNH) 
communities. The Tribal consultation meetings will be conducted in 
conjunction with MBDA's Office of Business Centers, Office of Data, 
Research and Evaluation and Office of Grants Management which document 
evidence and design and manage business development services, including 
services that may be of interest to Native American, Alaska Native and 
Native Hawaiian entrepreneurs and Tribe-owned businesses. Outreach 
specific to the AIANNH populations is one part of the overall efforts 
of MBDA to ensure members of Native communities are able to learn about 
and access programs and services.
    MBDA is the only Federal agency created specifically to foster the 
growth and global competitiveness of minority business enterprises 
(MBEs). MBDA actively promotes the growth and expansion of MBEs by 
offering management and technical assistance, including through a 
nationwide network of AIANNH projects.
    AIANNH projects address strategic initiatives that may include 
innovation and entrepreneurship (e.g., business training, access to 
capital, incubators, accelerators, Federal program coaching); strategic 
planning (e.g., fostering, developing and/or implementing 
entrepreneurial and economic development); and transformative projects 
(e.g., support for MBEs involved in infrastructure focused public-
private partnerships, and broadband).

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    MBDA awarded thirteen AIANNH projects during the 2021 competition 
cycle under funding opportunity number MBDA-OBD-2021-2006916. MBDA 
designated at least one award in each of these service locations: (1) 
Alaska; (2) California; (3) Northwest Area (Idaho, Oregon and 
Washington); (4) Rocky Mountain Area (Montana and Wyoming); (5) Western 
Area (Arizona, Nevada, and Utah); (6) Southwest Area (Colorado and New 
Mexico); (7) Great Plains Area (Nebraska, North Dakota and South 
Dakota); (8) Southern Plains Area (Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas); (9) 
Midwest Area (Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin); (10) Eastern 
Area (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 
Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, 
Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, 
Virginia, West Virginia); and (11) Hawaii.
    The AIANNH project cycle spanned from September 2021 through August 
2023 and was extended through August 2024. The one-year extension 
allowed MBDA to conduct an analysis of current AIANNH projects, 
outcomes, and impact and to obtain public feedback through Tribal 
consultation and open comment period for future program design. The 
current AIANNH project awards will expire in August 2024.

II. Consultation Meetings

    The purpose of the consultation meetings is, consistent with E.O. 
13175 and DAO 218-8, to provide an accountable and transparent process 
that ensures meaningful and timely input from Tribal officials 
regarding MBDA's business development and entrepreneurial services in 
Indian Country, Alaska, and Hawaii and the implications that these 
programs have in these communities. The consultation meetings are 
closed to the public.

III. Questions for Public Comment

    Members of the general public are invited to submit responses to 
the following questions. Please provide comments on any or all of the 
following issues and identify the specific AIANNH community addressed 
by these comments:
    1. What is the primary challenge (or top three challenges) 
businesses encounter in AIANNH communities? What solutions do you think 
would help to address the challenge(s)?
    2. What are some best practices that you have seen implemented that 
positively address the business challenges experienced by your AIANNH 
community through self-funded and/or externally funded programs (e.g., 
Federal, State, local government, foundations, etc.)?
    3. If you have direct or indirect experience with a MBDA AIANNH 
project, please provide your thoughts on which services and activities 
were most beneficial and which could have been more effective.
    For comments to be considered, they must include the following 
identification of the commenter: name; title (if applicable); Tribe, 
Alaska Native Corporation, or native community (if applicable); 
organization or business (if applicable); city and state; and they must 
be submitted in written form at www.regulations.gov. To access the 
docket where comments may be submitted, please enter ``DOC-2024-0003'' 
in the search bar. Comments must be received no later than 11:59 p.m., 
EDT, Sunday, June 16, 2024.

    Dated: April 16, 2024.
Eric Morrissette,
Acting Under Secretary, Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. 
Department of Commerce.
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