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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–NWRS–2023–N103;
FXRS12630900000–245–FF09R81000; OMB
Control Number 1018–0181]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget; U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service Concessions
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), are proposing to renew an
information collection without change.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
1, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of publication
of this notice at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: PRB (JAO/3W),
5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA
22041–3803 (mail); or by email to Info_
[email protected]. Please reference ‘‘1018–
0181’’ in the subject line of your
comments.
SUMMARY:

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. Individuals in the United
States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to
access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
provide the general public and other
Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of

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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.
On June 30, 2023, we published in the
Federal Register (88 FR 42382) a notice
of our intent to request that OMB
approve this information collection. In
that notice, we solicited comments for
60 days, ending on August 29, 2023. In
an effort to increase public awareness
of, and participation in, our public
commenting processes associated with
information collection requests, the
Service also published the Federal
Register notice on Regulations.gov
(Docket No. FWS–HQ–NWRS–2023–
0098) to provide the public with an
additional method to submit comments.
We did not receive any comments in
response to that notice.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
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
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.

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Abstract: The Secretary of the Interior
is authorized to ensure that we provide
opportunities within the Service for
compatible wildlife-dependent
recreational uses across the National
Wildlife Refuge System (System).
Furthermore, the Secretary is authorized
to award concessions contracts under
the following Acts:
• The National Wildlife Refuge
System Administration Act of 1966
(Administration Act, 16 U.S.C. 668dd–
668ee), as amended by the National
Wildlife Refuge System Improvement
Act of 1997, authorizes the Secretary of
the Interior to negotiate and award
contracts and issue regulations to carry
out the Administration Act.
• The Refuge Recreation Act of 1962
(16 U.S.C.460k–460k–3) allows the use
of refuges for public recreation when
such use is not inconsistent with or
does not interfere with the primary
purpose(s) of the refuge.
• The Refuge Revenue Sharing Act
(16 U.S.C. 715s) authorizes the Secretary
to grant privileges and collect revenues
from leases for public accommodations
or facilities established for the System.
Specifically, the Administration Act
provides that, with respect to the Refuge
System, it is the policy of the United
States that—
a. Each refuge shall be managed to
fulfill the mission of the System, as well
as the specific purposes for which that
refuge was established;
b. Compatible wildlife-dependent
recreation is a legitimate and
appropriate general public use of the
System, directly related to the mission
of the System and the purposes of many
refuges, and which generally fosters
refuge management and through which
the American public can develop an
appreciation for fish and wildlife;
c. Compatible wildlife-dependent
recreational uses are the priority general
public uses of the System and shall
receive priority consideration in refuge
planning and management; and
d. When the Secretary determines that
a proposed wildlife-dependent
recreational use is a compatible use
within a refuge, that activity should be
facilitated, subject to such restrictions or
regulations as may be necessary,
reasonable, and appropriate.
The Administration Act also provides
that, in administering the Refuge
System, the Secretary shall—
a. Recognize compatible wildlifedependent recreational uses as the
priority general public uses of the
System, through which the American
public can develop an appreciation for
fish and wildlife;
b. Ensure that opportunities are
provided within the System for

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compatible wildlife-dependent
recreational uses;
c. Ensure that priority general public
uses of the System receive enhanced
consideration over other general public
uses in planning and management
within the System; and
d. Provide increased opportunities for
families to experience compatible
wildlife-dependent recreation,
particularly opportunities for parents
and their children to safely engage in
traditional outdoor activities, such as
fishing and hunting.
Private businesses and non-profit
organizations under contract to the
Service provide recreational,
educational, and interpretive enjoyment
of our lands and waters by managing
lodging, food, transportation, and
supplies and equipment for the
enjoyment of the visiting public. These
services gross approximately $3,000,000
every year and provide jobs for more
than 100 people annually.
The regulations at 50 CFR subpart F
(section 25.61) primarily implement the
authorities governing public use
facilities operated by concessionaires or
cooperators under appropriate contact
or legal agreement on national wildlife
refuges where there is a demonstrated
justified need for services or facilities,
including but not limited to boat rentals,
swimming facilities, conducted tours of
special natural attractions, shelters,
tables, trailer lots, food, lodging, and
related services.
Service Manual chapters 630 FW 6–8
discuss the Service’s current policy for
concession management and provide
guidance for permitting and
administering concessions operations
on Service lands. We use concessions
contracts to assist us in providing
wildlife-dependent recreation activities
to the visiting public by using contracts
between the Service and private entities,
where each private entity is allowed to
charge a fee for services provided at a
field station to the visiting public.
We collect information in a narrative
(non-form) format. Details concerning
the specific information required are
contained in 50 CFR 25.61 and the
recently updated Service Manual
chapters available to the public on the
Service’s website at https://
www.fws.gov/policy/manuals/part.cfm?
series=600&seriestitle=LAND%20
USE%20AND%20MANAGEMENT%
20SERIES. The amount of information
or degree of detail requested varies
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scope of the business opportunity. For
example, a much greater amount of
detailed information would be required
for a multi-unit camping and food
service operation than would be
required for a small bait sales operation.
We use the information provided by
prospective concessionaires to
objectively evaluate offers received for a
particular business opportunity, assure
adequate protection of refuge resources,
and to determine which offeror will
provide the best service to visitors.
Below are examples of types of
information the Service collects from a
potential or current concessionaire.

• Business history information,
including adverse history that could
impact future operations under a
concession contract.
• Credit report, so that we can
understand the offeror’s credit history
and any risks of contracting with the
entity.
• Proposed staffing/management
operation information, including
organization charts and delegations of
authority, to ensure adequate staffing.
• Proof of indemnification, including
public liability insurance that co-names
the Government as co-insured.

General Concessionaire Information

• Annual financial reports providing
concessioner financial information, as
required by each concession contract.
• Quarterly and annual progress
reports to monitor performance.
• Inspections and inspection reports
conducted in concert with the on-site
concession manager.

• Description of how the respondent
will conduct operations to minimize
disturbance to wildlife; protect refuge
resources; and provide visitors with a
high-quality, safe, and enjoyable visitor
experience.
• Proposal to protect, conserve, and
preserve resources of the refuge. The
proposal must respond to specific
resource management objectives and
issues at the refuge and regarding the
contract in question.
• Proposal to provide necessary and
appropriate visitor services at
reasonable rates. This proposal must
respond to specific visitor service
questions at the refuge and regarding the
contract in question.
• Experience and related background
of the offeror, including past
performance and expertise of the offeror
in providing the same or similar visitor
services as those to be provided under
the draft concession contract.
• Financial capability of the offeror to
carry out its proposal. In particular, we
require projected financials, including
initial investments, startup expenses,
income statement, operating
assumptions, cash flow statement,
recapture of investments, and all
associated assumptions.
• The amount of the proposed
minimum franchise fee and other forms
of financial consideration.
Proposal for Concession Opportunity
• Offeror’s transmittal letter,
including the name and contact
information of the entity offering a
proposal to operate a concession
contract.
• Business type of the offeror, such as
corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, etc.

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Reporting Requirements

Approval to Sell or Transfer
Concession Operation
• Information to assess the
transferee’s ability to manage the
business successfully and fulfill the
terms of the concession contract, in
order for the Regional Director to grant
approval.
Recordkeeping Requirements
• In accordance with Service Manual
chapter 630 FW 8.3, a concessioner (and
any subconcessioner) must keep and
make available to the Service records for
the term of the concession contract.
Title of Collection: U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Concessions.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0181.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
sector (profit and nonprofit
organizations).
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion
for proposals, amendments, and
appeals; annually for financial reports;
quarterly for progress reports; and
ongoing for recordkeeping.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $69,900 (associated with
administrative overhead, as well as
costs associated with the development
of proposals in response to concessions
opportunities).

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Average
number of
annual
respondents

Requirement

Approval to Sell/Transfer A Concession Operation .............
General Concessionaire Information—Inspection Form ......
Proposal for Concessions Opportunities—Large Concessions .................................................................................
Proposal for Concessions Opportunities—Small Concessions .................................................................................
Recordkeeping Requirements—Large Concession .............
Recordkeeping Requirements—Small Concession .............
Reporting Requirements—Annual Financial Report ............
Reporting Requirements—Annual Progress Report ............
Reporting Requirements—Quarterly Progress Report ........
Totals ............................................................................

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.).
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–28829 Filed 12–29–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–684 and 731–
TA–1597 (Final)]

Gas Powered Pressure Washers From
China; Supplemental Schedule for
Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and
Antidumping Duty Investigations
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

DATES:

December 21, 2023.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nitin Joshi ((202) 708–1669), Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
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Estimated
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240

3
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10
10
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100
160
160
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1,604

the Commission’s electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective
June 8, 2023, the Commission
established a general schedule for the
conduct of the final phase of its
countervailing duty and antidumping
duty investigations on gas powered
pressure washers from China and
Vietnam (88 FR 40865, June 22, 2023),
following preliminary determinations
by the U.S. Department of Commerce
(‘‘Commerce’’) that imports of gas
powered pressure washers from China
were being subsidized by the
government of China (88 FR 36531, June
5, 2023) and that imports of gas
powered pressure washers from
Vietnam are being sold in the United
States at less than fair value (88 FR
39221, June 15, 2023). Subsequently, on
August 3, 2023, Commerce issued a
preliminary affirmative antidumping
duty determination with respect to gas
powered pressure washers from China
(88 FR 51279). Notice of the scheduling
of the final phase of the Commission’s
investigations and of a public hearing
held in connection therewith was given
by posting copies of the notice in the
Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission,
Washington, DC, and by publishing the
notice in the Federal Register on June
22, 2023 (88 FR 40865). All persons who
requested the opportunity were
permitted to participate.
Commerce issued a final affirmative
antidumping duty determination with
respect to gas powered pressure washers
from Vietnam (88 FR 59503, August 29,
2023). The Commission subsequently
issued its final determination that an
industry in the United States was
materially injured by reason of imports
of gas powered pressure washers from
Vietnam provided for in subheadings
8424.30.90 and 8424.90.90 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

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United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) that have been
found by Commerce to be sold in the
United States at less than fair value (88
FR 71885, October 18, 2023).
Commerce has issued a final
affirmative antidumping duty
determination (88 FR 88365, December
21, 2023) and a final affirmative
countervailing duty determination (88
FR 88578, December 22, 2023) with
respect to gas powered pressure washers
from China. Accordingly, the
Commission currently is issuing a
supplemental schedule for its
countervailing duty and antidumping
duty investigations on imports of gas
powered pressure washers from China.
This supplemental schedule is as
follows: the deadline for filing
supplemental party comments on
Commerce’s final countervailing duty
and antidumping duty determinations is
5:15 p.m. on January 5, 2024.
Supplemental party comments may
address only Commerce’s final
countervailing duty and antidumping
duty determinations regarding imports
of gas powered pressure washers from
China. These supplemental final
comments may not contain new factual
information and may not exceed five (5)
pages in length. The supplemental staff
report in the final phase of the current
investigations will be placed in the
nonpublic record on January 17, 2024,
and a public version will be issued
thereafter.
For further information concerning
this proceeding see the Commission’s
notice cited above and the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
(19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).
Additional written submissions to the
Commission, including requests
pursuant to section 201.12 of the
Commission’s rules, shall not be
accepted unless good cause is shown for

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