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National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Aging; Notice of
Closed Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, notice is hereby given of the
following meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Institute on
Aging Special Emphasis Panel; Cardiac
Rehabilitation in Older Adults.
Date: February 5, 2018.
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institute on Aging,
Gateway Building, Suite 2C212, 7201
Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Contact Person: Anita H. Undale, Ph.D.,
MD, Scientific Review Branch, National
Institute on Aging, Gateway Building, Suite
2W200, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda,
MD 20892, 240–747–7825, anita.undale@
nih.gov.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.866, Aging Research,
National Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: December 18, 2017.
Melanie J. Pantoja,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

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[FWS–HQ–MB–2017–N166; FF09M21200–
167–FXMB1231099BPP0; OMB Control
Number 1018–0103]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Conservation Order for
Light Geese
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service,
we), are proposing to renew an
information collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
[email protected]; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
3803 (mail); or by email to Info_Coll@
fws.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1018–0103 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum,
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, by email at Info_
[email protected], or by telephone at (703)
358–2503. You may also view the ICR
at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on July 3,
2017 (82 FR 30883). The following
comments were received:
Comment 1: The Central Flyway
Council commented that a single survey
conducted by Service is the most
appropriate and accurate method for
annually monitoring the participation
and harvest in the light goose
conservation order. This approach has
been used by the Service since 1960 to
monitor waterfowl harvest nationally for
regular hunting seasons.
Agency Response to Comment 1: With
regard to the Central Flyway proposal to
implement a single, uniform survey
conducted by the Service, during
discussions with Flyway Councils
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regarding initiation of the conservation
order in the late 1990s there were
concerns about whether or not a
national information collection should
be developed for the conservation order.
That approach was not pursued due to
the need to develop a new Federal
permit, which we continue to believe is
not a feasible alternative at this time. It
was decided that each State would
conduct its own information collection.
Although State harvest estimates may
not be fully comparable due to
differences in methodology, we believe
that summation of such estimates is
warranted for general monitoring
purposes. Furthermore, our existing
Harvest Information Program (HIP) is
geared towards estimating harvest of
birds during regular hunting seasons
that end on or before March 10 each
year. Many States hold their light goose
conservation order (not a regular
hunting season) after March 10.
Therefore, if HIP was used to estimate
light goose conservation order harvest,
our annual HIP reports would be
delayed and could affect the normal
hunting regulations promulgation
process. The Service can only require
HIP registration for regular hunting
seasons to develop a sampling frame.
There is no current mechanism for the
Service to require HIP registration for
conservation order participants.
Therefore, there no sampling frame
exists from which to conduct a single,
uniform Federal survey.
Comment 2: The commenter feels the
Service has lied about increasing
populations of light geese, promotes the
killing of birds to increase hunting
license sales, and only considers input
from hunters and farmers.
Agency Response to Comment 2: Our
long-term objectives continue to include
providing opportunities to harvest
portions of certain migratory game bird
populations and to limit harvests to
levels compatible with each
population’s ability to maintain healthy,
viable numbers. Having taken into
account the zones of temperature and
the distribution, abundance, economic
value, breeding habits, and times and
lines of flight of migratory birds, we
conclude that the hunting seasons are
compatible with the current status of
migratory bird populations and longterm population goals. With regard to
the light goose conservation order, we
documented the exponential growth of
light goose populations when we
authorized the conservation order (64
FR 7517 and 73 FR 65926). In those
Federal Register notices, we also
documented degradation to breeding
habitats as a result of feeding actions of
overabundant light goose populations.

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For that reason, we implemented the
conservation order to increase harvest
above that which occurs during
regulator hunting seasons. Furthermore,
we continue to annually document high
population levels of light geese in our
annual Waterfowl Status Report (https://
www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/pdf/
surveys-and-data/Population-status/
Waterfowl/WaterfowlPopulationStatus
Report17.pdf).
Additionally, we are obligated to, and
do, seriously consider to all information
received as public comment. While
there are problems inherent with any
type of representative management of
public-trust resources, the Flyway
Council system of migratory game bird
management has been a longstanding
example of State-Federal cooperative
management since its establishment in
1952. Public input is provided not only
at the Federal level but also at the State
level and the input from State public
processes is reflected in the Flyway
system. Therefore, public involvement
from hunters and non-hunters
(including those that are not farmers)
alike occurs at multiple levels. We
disagree that input from the nonhunting, non-agricultural public is
ignored. Furthermore, because the
Federal government does not sell
hunting licenses our actions associated
with light goose management are not
tied to selling additional hunting
licenses. Because the light goose
conservation order is not a hunting
season, States do not require the
purchase of a hunting license to
participate and therefore cannot benefit
from additional hunting license sales.
We are again soliciting comments on
the proposed ICR that is described
below. We are especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is the collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Service; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Service enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Service minimize the burden
of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
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withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: The Migratory Bird Treaty
Act (Act; 16 U.S.C. 703–712)
implements the four bilateral migratory
bird treaties the United States entered
into with Great Britain (for Canada),
Mexico, Japan, and Russia. The Act
authorizes and directs the Secretary of
the Interior to allow hunting, taking,
etc., of migratory birds subject to the
provisions of and in order to carry out
the purposes of the four treaties. Section
VII of the U.S.-Canada Migratory Bird
Treaty authorizes the taking of
migratory birds that, under
extraordinary conditions, become
seriously injurious to agricultural or
other interests.
The number of light geese (lesser
snow, greater snow, and Ross’ geese) in
the midcontinent region has nearly
quadrupled during the past several
decades, due to a decline in adult
mortality and an increase in winter
survival. We refer to these species and
subspecies as light geese because of
their light coloration, as opposed to dark
geese, such as white-fronted or Canada
geese. Because of their feeding activity,
light geese have become seriously
injurious to their habitat, as well as to
habitat important to other migratory
birds. This poses a serious threat to the
short- and long-term health and status of
some migratory bird populations. We
believe that the number of light geese in
the midcontinent region has exceeded
long-term sustainable levels for their
arctic and subarctic breeding habitats,
and that the populations must be
reduced. Title 50 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at part 21 provides
authority for the management of
overabundant light geese.
Regulations at 50 CFR 21.60 authorize
States and Tribes in the midcontinent
and Atlantic flyway regions to control
light geese within the United States
through the use of alternative regulatory
strategies. The conservation order
authorizes States and Tribes to
implement population control measures
without having to obtain a Federal
permit, thus significantly reducing their
administrative burden. The
conservation order is a streamlined
process that affords an efficient and
effective population reduction strategy,
rather than addressing the issue through
our permitting process. Furthermore,
this strategy precludes the use of more
drastic and costly direct populationreduction measures such as trapping
and culling geese. States and tribes
participating in the conservation order
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• Designate participants and inform
them of the requirements and
conditions of the conservation order.
Individual States and Tribes determine
the method to designate participants
and how they will collect information
from participants.
• Keep records of activities carried
out under the authority of the
conservation order, including:
(1) Number of persons participating in
the conservation order;
(2) Number of days people
participated in the conservation order;
(3) Number of light geese shot and
retrieved under the conservation order;
and
(4) Number of light geese shot, but not
retrieved.
• Submit an annual report
summarizing the activities conducted
under the conservation order on or
before September 15 of each year. Tribal
information can be incorporated in State
reports to reduce the number of reports
submitted.
Title of Collection: Conservation
Order for Light Geese, 50 CFR 21.60.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0103.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State
and Tribal governments; individuals
who participate in the conservation
order.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 21,577.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 21,577.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 114 hours for State and Tribal
governments and 8 minutes for
individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 7,318.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $78,000, primarily for
State overhead costs (materials,
printing, postage, etc.) associated with
mailing surveys to conservation order
participants of approximately $2,000, or
a total of $78,000 in non-hour burden
costs (39 responses × $2,000).
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

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Dated: December 11, 2017.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[IDI–32319]

Public Land Order No. 7864; Extension
of Public Land Order No. 7306; Howell
Canyon Recreation Complex; Idaho
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Public Land Order.
AGENCY:

from the United States mining laws, but
not from the general land laws or
leasing under the mineral leasing laws,
is hereby extended for an additional 20year period.
2. The withdrawal extended by this
order will expire on January 1, 2038,
unless, as a result of review conducted
before the expiration date pursuant to
Section 204(f) of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43
U.S.C. 1714 (f), the Secretary determines
that the withdrawal shall be further
extended.
Dated: December 12, 2017.
David L. Bernhardt,
Deputy Secretary.
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This order extends the
duration of the withdrawal created by
Public Land Order No. 7306 for an
additional 20-year period. This
extension is necessary to continue the
protection of the 3,805.87 acre Howell
Canyon Recreation Complex located in
Cassia County, Idaho.
DATES: This order is effective on January
2, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Cartwright, BLM Idaho State Office 208–
373–3885. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
reach the Bureau of Land Management
contact during normal business hours.
The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week, to leave a message or
question with the above individual. You
will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PLO No.
7306 (63 FR 109 (1998)) withdrew
3,805.87 acres of National Forest System
lands in the Sawtooth National Forest,
Cassia County, Idaho, from location and
entry under the United States mining
laws, but not from the general land laws
or leasing under the mineral leasing
laws. The withdrawal was originally
authorized to protect the investments
made by the United States Forest
Service and its permittees on the Howell
Canyon Recreation Complex, and to
preserve a Research Natural Area.
SUMMARY:

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Order
By virtue of the authority vested in
the Secretary of the Interior by Section
204 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.
1714, it is ordered as follows:
1. Subject to valid existing rights, PLO
No. 7306, which withdrew 3,805.87
acres of National Forest System lands

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
Notice of Receipt of Complaint;
Solicitation of Comments Relating to
the Public Interest
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has received a complaint
entitled Certain Load Supporting
Systems, Including Composite Mat
Systems, and Components Thereof, DN
3281; the Commission is soliciting
comments on any public interest issues
raised by the complaint or
complainant’s filing pursuant to the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure.

SUMMARY:

Lisa
R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,
U.S. International Trade Commission,
500 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The
public version of the complaint can be
accessed on the Commission’s
Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov,
and will be available for inspection
during official business hours (8:45 a.m.
to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the
Secretary, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server at United
States International Trade Commission
(USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov . The
public record for this investigation may
be viewed on the Commission’s
Electronic Document Information

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System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
Hearing-impaired persons are advised
that information on this matter can be
obtained by contacting the
Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission has received a complaint
and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b)
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure filed on behalf of
Newpark Mats & Integrated Services
LLC on December 15, 2017. The
complaint alleges violations of section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1337) in the importation into the United
States, the sale for importation, and the
sale within the United States after
importation of certain load supporting
systems, including composite mat
systems, and components thereof. The
complaint names as respondents
Checkers Industrial Products, LLC of
Broomfield, CO; Checkers Safety Group
UK LTD of United Kingdom; and Zigma
Ground Solutions LTD of United
Kingdom. The complainant requests
that the Commission issue a limited
exclusion order, cease and desist orders,
and impose a bond upon respondents’
alleged infringing articles during the 60day Presidential review period pursuant
to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
Proposed respondents, other
interested parties, and members of the
public are invited to file comments, not
to exceed five (5) pages in length,
inclusive of attachments, on any public
interest issues raised by the complaint
or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should
address whether issuance of the relief
specifically requested by the
complainant in this investigation would
affect the public health and welfare in
the United States, competitive
conditions in the United States
economy, the production of like or
directly competitive articles in the
United States, or United States
consumers.
In particular, the Commission is
interested in comments that:
(i) Explain how the articles
potentially subject to the requested
remedial orders are used in the United
States;
(ii) identify any public health, safety,
or welfare concerns in the United States
relating to the requested remedial
orders;
(iii) identify like or directly
competitive articles that complainant,
its licensees, or third parties make in the
United States which could replace the
subject articles if they were to be
excluded;
(iv) indicate whether complainant,
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