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--- schema: federal-register doc_type: fedreg source_file: FR-2014-10-29.xml --- 79 209 Wednesday, October 29, 2014 Contents Agricultural Marketing Agricultural Marketing Service RULES Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry Information Order: Late Payment and Interest Charges on Past Due Assessments, 64297-64299 2014-25657 PROPOSED RULES Onions Grown in South Texas: Continuance Referendum, 64335 2014-25653 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Inspection of Eggs, 64358-64359 2014-25662 Meetings: Plant Variety Protection Board, 64359 2014-25658 Agriculture Agriculture Department See Agricultural Marketing Service See Food and Nutrition Service See Foreign Agricultural Service See Forest Service NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 64357-64358 2014-25628 2014-25630 Broadcasting Broadcasting Board of Governors NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 64363-64364 2014-25841 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection PROPOSED RULES Truth in Lending (Regulation X) and (Regulation Z): 2013 Integrated Mortgage Disclosures Rule under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, 64336-64346 2014-24739 Children Children and Families Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 64390-64391 2014-25644 Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Intergovernmental Reference Guide, 64391-64392 2014-25684 Coast Guard Coast Guard NOTICES Meetings: Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee, 64399-64400 2014-25686 Commerce Commerce Department See International Trade Administration See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Comptroller Comptroller of the Currency NOTICES Meetings:

Mutual Savings Association Advisory Committee, 64470 2014-25692 2014-25713 Defense Department Defense Department See Navy Department NOTICES Meetings: Judicial Proceedings since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel, 64367-64368 2014-25694 Drug Drug Enforcement Administration PROPOSED RULES Schedules of Controlled Substances: Removal of Naloxegol from Control, 64349-64353 2014-25685 Education Department Education Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

National Evaluation of the Investing in Innovation Program, 64368-64369 2014-25735 Tests Determined to be Suitable for Use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education, 64369-64371 2014-25734 Employment and Training Employment and Training Administration NOTICES Worker Adjustment Assistance; Amended Certifications: West Linn Paper Co., et al., West Linn, OR; Columbia River Logistics, Inc., et al., Vancouver, WA, 64411 2014-25683 Worker Adjustment Assistance; Investigations, 64411-64412 2014-25655 2014-25682 Worker and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance;

Determinations, 64413-64415 2014-25654 2014-25680 Worker and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance; Determinations: TRW Integrated Chassis Systems, LLC, North American Braking Division, et al., 64415-64416 2014-25656 Energy Department Energy Department See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Meetings: Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee, 64371-64372 2014-25716 Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee, 64372-64373 2014-25720 DOE/NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel, 64371 2014-25717 Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Savannah River Site, 64372 2014-25718 Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency RULES Pesticide Tolerances:

Paraquat Dichloride, 64317-64322 2014-25592 Prallethrin, 64322-64330 2014-25732 PROPOSED RULES Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: California; Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, 64353-64356 2014-25742 Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration RULES Airworthiness Directives: Honeywell International, Inc. Air Data Pressure Transducers, 64305-64306 2014-24558 The Boeing Company Airplanes, 64306-64311 2014-25419 PROPOSED RULES Airworthiness Directives:

Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam srl Airplanes, 64347-64349 2014-25740 NOTICES Meetings: RTCA Special Committee 217, 64461-64462 2014-25665 RTCA Special Committee 228, 64462 2014-25664 Federal Communications Federal Communications Commission NOTICES Universal Licensing System and Antenna Structure Registration System for Providing Access to Official Electronic Authorizations, 64383-64387 2014-25749 Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Applications: Brainerd, MN and Public Utilities Commission, 64373-64374 2014-25624 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, 64374 2014-25623 Combined Filings, 64375-64379 2014-25704 2014-25705 2014-25706 2014-25707 2014-25708 2014-25709 2014-25711 2014-25712 Environmental Assessments;

Availability, etc.: National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., Empire Pipeline, Inc.; Northern Access 2016 Project, 64379-64382 2014-25627 Initial Market-Based Rate Filings Including Requests for Blanket Section 204 Authorizations: Alterna Springerville, LLC, 64382 2014-25710 Preliminary Permit Applications: Las Vegas Wash Hydro, LLC, 64383 2014-25626 Symphony Hydro, LLC, 64382-64383 2014-25625 Federal Maritime Federal Maritime Commission NOTICES Agreements Filed, 64388 2014-25715 Federal Reserve Federal Reserve System NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 64388-64389 2014-25696 Fish Fish and Wildlife Service PROPOSED RULES Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Listing the African Lion Subspecies as Threatened, etc., 64472-64502 2014-25731 NOTICES Incidental Take Permit Applications: Participation in the Oil and Gas Industry Conservation Plan for the American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma, 64401-64402 2014-25729 Food and Drug Food and Drug Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Adverse Experience Reporting for Licensed Biological Products; General Records, 64392-64394 2014-25637 Information Request Regarding pH of Smokeless Tobacco Products, 64394-64397 2014-25638 Requests for Information: Best Practices for Communication Between the Food and Drug Administration and Investigational New Drug Sponsors During Drug Development, 64397 2014-25641 Food and Nutrition Food and Nutrition Service NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Generic Clearance to Conduct Pre-Testing of Surveys, 64360 2014-25723 Foreign Agricultural Foreign Agricultural Service NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 64360-64362 2014-25632 2014-25634 Forest Forest Service NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Tenmile-South Helena Vegetation Project, Helena National Forest, MT, 64362-64363 2014-25687 Meetings: Tongass Advisory Committee, 64363 2014-25640 General Services General Services Administration PROPOSED RULES General Services Administration Acquisition Regulations:

Federal Supply Schedule Contracting, 64356 2014-25702 NOTICES Committee Establishments: Labor Management Relations Council, 64389-64390 2014-25719 Health and Human Health and Human Services Department See Children and Families Administration See Food and Drug Administration See Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department See National Institutes of Health NOTICES Meetings: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, 64390 2014-25689 Homeland Homeland Security Department See Coast Guard See Transportation Security Administration RULES Notices of Decisions and Documents Evidencing Lawful Status, 64299-64305 2014-25622 NOTICES Homeland Security Advisory Council;

New Task Assignment, 64399 2014-25660 Inspector General Health Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department NOTICES Requests for Information and Recommendations: Non-Binding Criteria for Implementing Permissive Exclusion Authority under the Social Security Act, 64397-64398 2014-25681 Interior Interior Department See Fish and Wildlife Service See Land Management Bureau See National Park Service See Ocean Energy Management Bureau See Office of Natural Resources Revenue See Reclamation Bureau Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Service RULES Highway Use Taxes:

Sold Vehicles and Electronic Filing; Taxable Period Beginning July 1, 2011, 64313-64317 2014-25558 International Trade Adm International Trade Administration NOTICES Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Low Enriched Uranium from France, 64364-64365 2014-25747 Stainless Steel Plate in Coils from Belgium, 64365-64366 2014-25746 Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments, 64367 2014-25748 International Trade Com International Trade Commission NOTICES Investigations;

Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.: Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from Korea, 64408 2014-25659 Justice Department Justice Department See Drug Enforcement Administration NOTICES Consent Decrees under the Clean Water Act, 64408-64409 2014-25652 Labor Department Labor Department See Employment and Training Administration See Occupational Safety and Health Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 64409-64411 2014-25678 2014-25679 Land Land Management Bureau NOTICES Meetings:

Steens Mountain Advisory Council, 64402 2014-25733 Plats of Surveys: Oregon/Washington, 64402-64403 2014-25730 Termination of Recreation Area Management Plan, Comprehensive Transportation and Travel Management Plan, and Environmental Impact Statement: Las Vegas Field Office, NV, 64403 2014-25691 Maritime Maritime Administration NOTICES Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreements, 64462-64470 2014-25755 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NOTICES Meetings: NASA Advisory Council;

Institutional Committee, 64417 2014-25703 National Institute National Institutes of Health NOTICES Meetings: Center for Scientific Review, 64398-64399 2014-25647 Center for Scientific Review; Amendment, 64398 2014-25648 National Institute on Aging, 64398 2014-25649 National Oceanic National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RULES Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska: Pacific Cod Reallocation; Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area, 64334 2014-25699 Pacific Cod Reallocation;

Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area, 64333-64334 2014-25698 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States: Tilefish Fishery; 2015-2017 Specifications, 64330-64333 2014-25741 National Park National Park Service NOTICES Meetings: National Christmas Tree Lighting, 64403-64404 2014-25726 Navy Navy Department NOTICES Government-Owned Inventions; Available for Licensing, 64368 2014-25736 Nuclear Regulatory Nuclear Regulatory Commission NOTICES Combined Licenses:

South Carolina Electric and Gas Co., Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3; Reclassification of Portions of Human Factors Verification and, 64418-64419 2014-25757 License Amendments: South Carolina Electric and Gas Co., Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Withdrawal, 64419 2014-25751 License Renewals: Exelon Generation Corporation, LLC, Calvert Cliffs Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, 64420 2014-25758 Occupational Safety Health Adm Occupational Safety and Health Administration NOTICES Meetings:

Preparations for the 28th session of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, 64416-64417 2014-25690 Ocean Energy Management Ocean Energy Management Bureau NOTICES Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales, 64404 2014-25651 Natural Resources Office of Natural Resources Revenue NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: OCS Net Profit Share Payment Reporting, 64404-64407 2014-25727 Personnel Personnel Management Office NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Application and Geographic Preference Statement for Senior Administrative Law Judge Applicant, 64421 2014-25688 Reclamation Reclamation Bureau NOTICES Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions, 64407-64408 2014-25738 Securities Securities and Exchange Commission RULES Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual, 64311-64313 2014-25536 NOTICES Order Instituting Proceedings: Automated Matching Systems Exchange, LLC, 64421-64423 2014-25675 Self-Regulatory Organizations;

Proposed Rule Changes: BATS Exchange, Inc., 64431-64436, 64445-64447 2014-25666 2014-25667 2014-25668 BATS Y-Exchange, Inc., 64452-64455 2014-25671 Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, 64423-64430 2014-25669 NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc., 64447-64452 2014-25670 NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, 64431, 64444 2014-25672 2014-25674 NYSE Arca, Inc., 64430, 64436-64444 2014-25673 2014-25714 Social Social Security Administration NOTICES Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2015, 64455-64461 2014-25802 State Department State Department NOTICES Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition:

Arts of Islamic Lands, Masterpieces from The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, 64461 2014-25728 Transportation Department Transportation Department See Federal Aviation Administration See Maritime Administration See Transportation Security Administration Security Transportation Security Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Imposition and Collection of Passenger Civil Aviation Security Service Fees, 64400-64401 2014-25663 Treasury Treasury Department See Comptroller of the Currency See Internal Revenue Service Separate Parts In This Issue Part II Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service, 64472-64502 2014-25731 Reader Aids Consult the Reader Aids section at the end of this page for phone numbers, online resources, finding aids, reminders, and notice of recently enacted public laws.

To subscribe to the Federal Register Table of Contents LISTSERV electronic mailing list, go to http://listserv.access.gpo.gov and select Online mailing list archives, FEDREGTOC-L, Join or leave the list (or change settings); then follow the instructions. 79 209 Wednesday, October 29, 2014 Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 1217 [Document Number AMS-FV-12-0023] Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry Information Order;

Late Payment and Interest Charges on Past Due Assessments AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This rule prescribes late payment and interest charges on past due assessments under the Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry Information Order (Order). The Order is administered by the Softwood Lumber Board (Board) with oversight by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Under the Order, assessments are collected from U.S. manufacturers (domestic) and importers and used for projects to promote softwood lumber within the United States.

Softwood lumber is used in products like flooring, siding and framing. This rule implements authority contained in the Order that allows the Board to collect late payment and interest charges on past due assessments. This action will contribute to effective administration of the program. DATES: *Effective date:* This rule is effective on January 1, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maureen T. Pello, Marketing Specialist, Promotion and Economics Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, P.O.

Box 831, Beavercreek, Oregon, 97004; telephone:

(503)632-8848; facsimile

(503)632-8852; or electronic mail: *Maureen.Pello@ams.usda.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule is issued under the Order. (7 CFR part 1217). The Order is authorized under the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 (1996 Act) (7 U.S.C. 7411-7425). Executive Order 12866 and Executive Order 13563 Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety effects, distributive impacts and equity). Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, reducing costs, harmonizing rules and promoting flexibility. This action has been designated as a “non-significant regulatory action” under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, the Office of Management and Budget has waived the review process. Executive Order 13175 This action has been reviewed in accordance with the requirements of Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments. The review reveals that this regulation will not have substantial and direct effects on Tribal governments and will not have significant Tribal implications. Executive Order 12988 This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. It is not intended to have retroactive effect. Section 524 of the 1996 Act (7 U.S.C. 7423) provides that it shall not affect or preempt any other Federal or State law authorizing promotion or research relating to an agricultural commodity. Under section 519 of the 1996 Act (7 U.S.C. 7418), a person subject to an order may file a written petition with USDA stating that an order, any provision of an order, or any obligation imposed in connection with an order, is not established in accordance with the law, and request a modification of an order or an exemption from an order. Any petition filed challenging an order, any provision of an order, or any obligation imposed in connection with an order, shall be filed within two years after the effective date of an order, provision, or obligation subject to challenge in the petition. The petitioner will have the opportunity for a hearing on the petition. Thereafter, USDA will issue a ruling on the petition. The 1996 Act provides that the district court of the United States for any district in which the petitioner resides or conducts business shall have the jurisdiction to review a final ruling on the petition, if the petitioner files a complaint for that purpose not later than 20 days after the date of the entry of USDA's final ruling. Background This rule prescribes late payment and interest charges on past due assessments under the Order. The Order is administered by the Board with oversight by USDA. Under the Order, assessments are collected from domestic manufacturers and importers and used for projects to promote softwood lumber within the United States. Softwood lumber is used in products like flooring, siding and framing. This rule implements authority contained in the Order and the 1996 Act that allows the Board to collect late payment and interest charges on past due assessments. This action was unanimously recommended by the Board and will contribute to effective administration of the program. Section 1217.52(a) of the Order specifies that the Board's programs and expenses shall be paid by assessments on domestic manufacturers and importers and other income or funds available to the Board. Paragraph

(l)of that section specifies further that when a domestic manufacturer or importer fails to pay their assessments within 60 calendar days of when the assessment is due, the Board may impose a late payment charge and interest. The late payment and interest charges must be specified in regulations issued by the Secretary. All late assessments are subject to the late payment charge and interest. The softwood lumber program was promulgated in 2011. Assessment collection began in January 2012. Assessments on softwood lumber domestic shipments and imports are due to the Board 30 calendar days after the end of each quarter. For example, assessments for softwood lumber shipped domestically or imported during the months of January, February and March are due to the Board by April 30. Entities that domestically ship or import less than 15 million board feet annually are exempt from assessment. Additionally, assessed entities do not pay assessments on their first 15 million board feet domestically shipped or imported per year. Assessment funds are used for promotion activities that are intended to benefit all industry members. Thus, it is important that all assessed entities pay their assessments in a timely manner. Entities who fail to pay their assessments on time would be able to reap the benefits of Board programs at the expense of others. In addition, they would be able to utilize funds for their own use that should otherwise be paid to the Board to finance Board programs. Board Recommendation Thus, the Board met on May 8, 2012, and unanimously recommended implementing the Order authority regarding late payment and interest charges. Specifically, the Board recommended that a late payment charge be imposed on any domestic manufacturer or importer who fails to make timely remittance to the Board of the total assessments for which such domestic manufacturer or importer is liable. Such late payment will be imposed on any assessments not received within 60 calendar days of the date they are due. This will be a one-time late payment charge equal to 10 percent of the assessments due before interest charges have accrued. The Board also recommended that 1 1/2 percent per month interest on the outstanding balance, including any late payment and accrued interest, be added to any accounts for which payment has not been received within 60 calendar days after the assessments are due. Such interest will continue to accrue monthly until the outstanding balance is paid to the Board. This action is expected to help facilitate program administration by providing an incentive for entities to remit their assessments in a timely manner, with the intent of creating a fair and equitable process among all assessed entities. Accordingly, a new Subpart C will be added to the Order for rules and regulations, and a new section 1217.520 will be added to Subpart C. Final Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(RFA)(5 U.S.C. 601-612), AMS is required to examine the impact of this rule on small entities. Accordingly, AMS has considered the economic impact of this action on small entities. The purpose of the RFA is to fit regulatory actions to the scale of businesses subject to such actions so that small businesses will not be disproportionately burdened. The Small Business Administration defines, in 13 CFR Part 121, small agricultural producers as those having annual receipts of no more than $750,000 and small agricultural service firms (domestic manufacturers and importers) as those having annual receipts of no more than $7.0 million. According to the Board, it is estimated that there are currently 385 domestic manufacturers of softwood lumber in the United States. This number represents separate business entities; one business entity may include multiple sawmills. Using an average price of $384 per thousand board feet, 1 a domestic manufacturer who ships less than about 18 million board feet per year would be considered a small entity. Using 2013 data, it is estimated that 210 domestic manufacturers, or 54 percent, ship less than 18 million board feet annually. 1 Price data was obtained from Random Lengths Publications, Inc., and is a framing composite price that is designed as a broad measure of price movement in the lumber market ( *www.randomlengths.com* ). Likewise, based on Customs and Board data, it is estimated there are currently 795 importers of softwood lumber. Using 2013 Customs data, about 710 importers, or about 89 percent, import less than $7.0 million worth of softwood lumber annually. Thus, for purposes of the RFA, the majority of domestic manufacturers and importers of softwood lumber would be considered small entities. Regarding value of the commodity, with domestic production averaging about 40 billion board feet in 2013, and using an average price of $384 per thousand board feet, the average annual domestic value for softwood lumber is about $15.4 billion. According to Customs data, the average annual value for softwood lumber imports for 2013 is about $4.8 billion. This rule prescribes late payment and interest charges on past due assessments under the Order. The Order is administered by the Board with oversight by USDA. Under the Order, assessments are collected from domestic manufacturers and importers and used for projects to promote softwood lumber within the United States. Softwood lumber is used in products like flooring, siding and framing. This rule adds a new section 1217.520 that specifies a late payment charge of 10 percent of the assessments due and interest at a rate of 1 1/2 percent per month on the outstanding balance, including any late payment and accrued interest. This section will be included in a new Subpart C—Rules and Regulations. This action was unanimously recommended by the Board and is authorized under section 1217.52(l) of the Order and section 517(e) of the 1996 Act. Regarding the economic impact of this rule on affected entities, this action imposes no costs on domestic manufacturers and importers who pay their assessments on time. It merely provides an incentive for entities to remit their assessments in a timely manner. For all entities who are delinquent in paying assessments, both large and small, the charges will be applied the same. As for the impact on the industry as a whole, this action will help facilitate program administration by providing an incentive for entities to remit their assessments in a timely manner, with the intent of creating a fair and equitable process among all assessed entities. Additionally, as previously mentioned, the Order provides for an exemption for entities that domestically ship or import less than 15 million board feet annually. It is estimated that, of the current 385 domestic manufacturers, 200, or 52 percent, ship less than 15 million board feet per year and are thus exempt from paying assessments under the Order. Of the current 795 importers, it is estimated that 730, or 92 percent, import less than 15 million board feet per year and are also exempt from paying assessments. Thus, about 185 current domestic manufacturers and 65 current importers pay assessments under the Order. Regarding alternatives, one option to the action is to maintain the status quo and not prescribe late payment and interest charges for past due assessments. However, the Board determined that implementing such charges will help facilitate program administration by encouraging entities to pay their assessments in a timely manner. The Board reviewed rates of late payment and interest charges prescribed in other research and promotion programs and concluded that a 10 percent late payment charge and interest at a rate of 1 1/2 percent per month on the outstanding balance is appropriate. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the information collection and recordkeeping requirements that are imposed by the Order have been approved previously under OMB control number 0581-0093. This rule results in no changes to the information collection and recordkeeping requirements previously approved and imposes no additional reporting and recordkeeping burden on domestic manufacturers and importers of softwood lumber. As with all Federal promotion programs, reports and forms are periodically reviewed to reduce information requirements and duplication by industry and public sector agencies. Finally, USDA has not identified any relevant Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or conflict with this rule. AMS is committed to complying with the E-Government Act, to promote the use of the Internet and other information technologies to provide increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information and services, and for other purposes. Regarding outreach efforts, this action was discussed by the Board at its first meeting held in November 2011 and at six committee meetings held via teleconference during the first six months of 2012. The Board met in May 2012 and unanimously made its recommendation. All of the Board's meetings, including meetings held via teleconference, are open to the public and interested persons are invited to participate and express their views. A proposed rule concerning this action was published in the **Federal Register** on May 13, 2014 (92 FR 27212). The Board distributed copies of the rule via email to domestic manufacturers and importers. Finally, the proposal was made available through the Internet by USDA and the Office of the Federal Register. A 60-day comment period ending July 14, 2014, was provided to allow interested persons to comment. No comments were received. After consideration of all relevant matters presented, including the information and recommendation submitted by the Board and other available information, it is hereby found that this rule, as hereinafter set forth, is consistent with and will effectuate the purposes of the 1996 Act. List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1217 Administrative practice and procedure, Advertising, Consumer information, Marketing agreements, Softwood Lumber promotion, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 7 CFR part 1217 is amended as follows: PART 1217—SOFTWOOD LUMBER RESEARCH, PROMOTION, CONSUMER EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY INFORMATION ORDER 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 1217 continues to read as follows: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7411-7425; 7 U.S.C. 7401. 2. Subpart C, consisting of § 1217.520, is added to read as follows: Subpart C—Rules and Regulations § 1217.520 Late payment and interest charges for past due assessments.

(a)A late payment charge shall be imposed on any domestic manufacturer or importer who fails to make timely remittance to the Board of the total assessments for which they are liable. The late payment will be imposed on any assessments not received within 60 calendar days of the date they are due. This one-time late payment charge shall be 10 percent of the assessments due before interest charges have accrued.

(b)In addition to the late payment charge, 1 1/2 percent per month interest on the outstanding balance, including any late payment and accrued interest, will be added to any accounts for which payment has not been received by the Board within 60 calendar days after the day assessments are due. Interest will continue to accrue monthly until the outstanding balance is paid to the Board. Dated: October 23, 2014. Rex A. Barnes, Associate Administrator. [FR Doc. 2014-25657 Filed 10-28-14; 8:45 am]

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