Notice of Removal of Designated Chinese Military Companies, 102868-102869 [2024-30018]

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Justin Isaac, Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office. [FR Doc. 2024–29959 Filed 12–17–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–16–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Notice of Removal of Designated Chinese Military Companies Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of removal of two companies from the Section 1260H List of Chinese Military Companies Operating in the United States. AGENCY: The Deputy Secretary of Defense has determined that the entities listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice should be removed from the list of ‘‘Chinese military companies.’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Devante Brown (GIES), (703) 695–8545. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 (Pub. L. 116–283) requires the Secretary of Defense to continue to list ‘‘Chinese military companies’’ annually until December 31, 2030. Paragraph (b)(2) of this section requires the Secretary of Defense to publish the unclassified portion of such list in the Federal Register (FR). The Deputy Secretary of Defense has determined that the following entities should be removed from the list of ‘‘Chinese military companies,’’ as set out in 89 FR 22698 (April 2, 2024), in accordance with Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry NDAA for FY 2021 (Pub. L. 116–283) based on current information: IDG Capital Partners Co., Ltd., Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. China. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18DEN1.SGM 18DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 18, 2024 / Notices Dated: December 13, 2024. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2024–30018 Filed 12–17–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army U.S. Army Corps of Engineers DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Columbia River System Operations U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, DoD; Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent. AGENCY: In 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville) issued the 2020 Columbia River System Operations Final Environmental Impact Statement (CRSO EIS; DOE/EIS–0529), which addressed the ongoing operations, maintenance, and configuration of fourteen Federal Columbia River System (CRS) multiple purpose dams and related facilities located throughout the Columbia River basin. 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ADDRESSES: Written comments, requests to be placed on the project mailing list, khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:09 Dec 17, 2024 Jkt 265001 and requests for information may be mailed by letter to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division Attn: CRSO SEIS, P.O. Box 2870, Portland, OR 97208–2870; or by email to columbiariver@usace.army.mil. All comment letters will be available via the project website at https://www.nwd. usace.army.mil/CRSO/. All comments and materials received, including names and addresses, will become part of the administrative record, and may be released to the public. Interested parties should not submit confidential business or otherwise sensitive or protected information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Fleeger, Columbia River Basin Policy and Environmental Coordinator, Northwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1 (800) 290–5033 or email columbiariver@usace.army.mil. Additional information can be found at the project website: https:// www.nwd.usace.army.mil/CRSO/FinalEIS. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Background: The fourteen Federal multiple purpose dams and related facilities of the Columbia River System (CRS) are operated as a coordinated system within the interior Columbia River basin in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The Corps was authorized by Congress to construct, operate, and maintain twelve of these projects for multiple purposes (project purposes vary by project), including flood risk management, power generation, navigation, fish and wildlife conservation, recreation, and municipal and industrial water supply: namely, Libby, Albeni Falls, Dworshak, Chief Joseph, Lower Granite, Little Goose, Lower Monumental, Ice Harbor, McNary, John Day, The Dalles, and Bonneville. Reclamation was authorized by Congress to construct, operate, and maintain two of these projects for purposes of flood risk management, power generation, navigation, and irrigation: Hungry Horse and Grand Coulee. Bonneville is responsible for marketing and transmitting power the dams generate. Together, the Corps, Reclamation, and Bonneville are responsible for managing the system for these various purposes. In 2020, the Corps, Reclamation, and Bonneville completed the CRSO EIS and signed a Record of Decision (ROD) selecting their preferred alternative identified in the CRSO EIS. Multiple parties filed legal challenges to the CRSO EIS and ROD, as well as to the associated biological opinions the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 102869 Service (FWS) issued in conjunction with the CRSO EIS. Since 2021, the litigation challenging the CRSO EIS ROD and biological opinions has been stayed or administratively terminated, allowing the U.S. government, including the Corps, Reclamation, Bonneville, FWS, and NMFS and other departments and agencies to engage in mediated discussions with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, and the Spokane Tribe of Indians as well as Oregon, Washington, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Nez Perce Tribe, local governments, stakeholder groups, and nongovernmental organizations. In December 2023, the United States Government (USG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (now called the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement (RCBA)) with Oregon, Washington, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Nez Perce Tribe, and the National Wildlife Federation Plaintiffs. The RCBA provides for a stay of litigation on the CRSO EIS ROD and related biological opinions for up to 10 years and includes agreed upon CRS operations. The RCBA also includes USG commitments to carry out certain analyses related to regional energy needs, Tribal circumstances, water supply replacement, transportation infrastructure, and recreation and public access, as well as commitments on a series of actions to improve conditions for native fish species. As part of the RCBA, and consistent with Corps’, Reclamation’s, and Bonneville’s ongoing responsibilities under NEPA, the USG committed to reviewing existing environmental compliance documents and initiating any supplemental or additional environmental compliance determined to be necessary in fall of 2024. The Co-Lead Agencies are evaluating triggers for supplementation under NEPA. In determining the scope of supplemental compliance, the Co-Lead Agencies will evaluate new information and circumstances, including any: changes to operations, maintenance, and configuration of the fourteen projects that make up the Columbia River System; new species listed or proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (e.g., Wolverine); certain USG Commitments associated with the E:\FR\FM\18DEN1.SGM 18DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2024)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30018]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Removal of Designated Chinese Military Companies

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and 
Sustainment), Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of removal of two companies from the Section 1260H List 
of Chinese Military Companies Operating in the United States.

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SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of Defense has determined that the 
entities listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice 
should be removed from the list of ``Chinese military companies.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Devante Brown (GIES), (703) 695-
8545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 
(FY) 2021 (Pub. L. 116-283) requires the Secretary of Defense to 
continue to list ``Chinese military companies'' annually until December 
31, 2030. Paragraph (b)(2) of this section requires the Secretary of 
Defense to publish the unclassified portion of such list in the Federal 
Register (FR).
    The Deputy Secretary of Defense has determined that the following 
entities should be removed from the list of ``Chinese military 
companies,'' as set out in 89 FR 22698 (April 2, 2024), in accordance 
with Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry NDAA for FY 2021 
(Pub. L. 116-283) based on current information:

IDG Capital Partners Co., Ltd., Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment 
Inc. China.


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    Dated: December 13, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-30018 Filed 12-17-24; 8:45 am]
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