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--- schema: federal-register doc_type: fedreg source_file: FR-2025-05-28.xml --- 90 101 Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Contents Agricultural Marketing Agricultural Marketing Service RULES Tobacco Grading and Inspections Services: Rescission of Obsolete Import Grading and Pesticide Testing Provisions, 22441-22442 2025-09553 Agriculture Agriculture Department See Agricultural Marketing Service AIRFORCE Air Force Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 22473-22474 2025-09512 Centers Medicare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 22490-22493 2025-09495 2025-09496 Children Children and Families Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System Automated Function Checklist and Data Quality Plan, 22493 2025-09517 Coast Guard Coast Guard RULES Security Zone: Potomac River and Anacostia River, and adjacent waters; Washington, DC, 22461-22462 2025-09551 Commerce Commerce Department See International Trade Administration See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Council Environmental Council on Environmental Quality NOTICES Guidance:

National Environmental Policy Act; Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change; Withdrawal, 22472-22473 2025-09569 Defense Department Defense Department See Air Force Department Energy Department Energy Department See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency NOTICES Broadly Applicable Alternative Test Methods, 22476-22477 2025-09479 Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration RULES Airspace Designations and Reporting Points:

Alaska, 22460-22461 2025-09462 Airworthiness Directives: Airbus SAS Airplanes, 22446-22450, 22457-22460 2025-09505 2025-09513 2025-09515 ATR—GIE Avions de Transport Regional Airplanes, 22455-22457 2025-09514 Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes, 22450-22455 2025-09504 2025-09507 The Boeing Company Airplanes, 22442-22446 2025-09506 PROPOSED RULES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Modernization of Pilot Schools, 22463-22464 2025-09579 Federal Communications Federal Communications Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 22477-22489 2025-09521 2025-09522 2025-09523 2025-09524 2025-09525 2025-09526 2025-09527 2025-09529 2025-09530 2025-09531 2025-09532 2025-09545 2025-09546 Privacy Act; Matching Program, 22482-22483 2025-09528 Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Combined Filings, 22474-22475 2025-09547 2025-09548 Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Green Lake Water Power Co., 22475-22476 2025-09549 Federal Highway Federal Highway Administration NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements;

Availability, etc.: Arizona, 22558-22560 2025-09516 Federal Motor Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Lease and Interchange of Vehicles, 22560-22562 2025-09502 Federal Railroad Federal Railroad Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 22562 2025-09534 Federal Reserve Federal Reserve System NOTICES Financial Sector Liabilities, 22489-22490 2025-09560 Foreign Assets Foreign Assets Control Office NOTICES Sanctions Action, 22576 2025-09492 Health and Human Health and Human Services Department See Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services See Children and Families Administration See Health Resources and Services Administration See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Health Resources Health Resources and Services Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Forms to Report Graduate Medical Education Data and Full-Time Equivalent Residents Trained by Hospitals Participating in the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program, etc., 22496-22497 2025-09518 Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students Program Specific Form, 22494 2025-09483 The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program Eligible Resident or Fellow Full-Time Equivalent Chart, 22495-22496 2025-09482 Homeland Homeland Security Department See Coast Guard See U.S.

Customs and Border Protection NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Post-Contract Award Information, 22507-22511 2025-09580 Solicitation of Proposal Information for Award of Public Contracts, 22505-22507 2025-09509 Interior Interior Department See Land Management Bureau See Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office International Trade Adm International Trade Administration NOTICES Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Active Anode Material from the People's Republic of China, 22465-22467 2025-09563 Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe from the People's Republic of China, 22468-22469 2025-09565 Mattresses from the People's Republic of China, 22469-22470 2025-09559 Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from Malaysia, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 22467-22468 2025-09564 Justice Department Justice Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Leased/Charter/Contract Personnel Expedited Clearance Request, 22515-22516 2025-09520 Sequestered Juror Information Form, 22515 2025-09519 Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Religious Liberty Commission, 22514 2025-09557 Labor Department Labor Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Access to Multiemployer Plan Information, 22516-22517 2025-09500 Alternative Reporting Methods for Apprenticeship and Training Plans and Top Hat Plans, 22517-22518 2025-09501 Land Land Management Bureau NOTICES Alaska Native Claims Selection, 22511 2025-09535 Environmental Impact Statements;

Availability, etc.: Proposed Greenlink North Transmission Project in White Pine, Eureka, Lander, Churchill, and Lyon Counties, NV, Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendments, 22511-22513 2025-09497 Maritime Maritime Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery, 22567-22568 2025-09536 Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade:

M/V Dream Weaver, 22564-22565 2025-09544 M/V Jodie Mae, 22568-22569 2025-09543 M/V Manawa Ohana, 22562-22563 2025-09541 M/V Mindsweeper, 22566-22567 2025-09538 M/V Seafarer, 22569-22570 2025-09542 S/V Estella, 22565-22566 2025-09537 S/V Indie Sky, 22563-22564 2025-09540 S/V Zosca, 22570-22571 2025-09539 National Highway National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Phase-In Reporting Requirements, 22574-22575 2025-09511 Vehicle Information for the General Public, 22571-22574 2025-09510 National Oceanic National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Fisheries of the Gulf of America and South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review, 22472 2025-09566 New England Fishery Management Council, 22470-22472 2025-09561 2025-09562 2025-09568 Presidential Documents Presidential Documents PROCLAMATIONS Special Observances: National Maritime Day (Proc. 10942), 22577-22580 2025-09785 Railroad Retirement Railroad Retirement Board NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 22518 2025-09598 Securities Securities and Exchange Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 22524-22525, 22545-22546 2025-09477 2025-09480 2025-09481 Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Business Conduct Standards for Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants, 22551-22552 2025-09476 Application: Eagle Point Credit Co. Inc., et al., 22552-22553 2025-09573 Golub Capital BDC, Inc., et al., 22523-22524 2025-09577 Mercer Funds and Mercer Investments LLC, 22529 2025-09499 Variant Alternative Income Fund, et al., 22524 2025-09574 Vista Credit BDC Management, LP and Vista Credit Strategic Lending Corp., 22518 2025-09498 Self-Regulatory Organizations;

Proposed Rule Changes: Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc., 22553-22557 2025-09488 Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., 22518-22523, 22546-22551 2025-09487 2025-09489 Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 22538-22545 2025-09485 MIAX Emerald, LLC, 22529-22538 2025-09486 The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, 22525-22529 2025-09484 Social Social Security Administration NOTICES Rescission of Social Security Rulings, 22557-22558 2025-09554 Substance Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 22497-22500 2025-09491 2025-09493 Surface Mining Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: General Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations on Federal Lands, 22513-22514 2025-09555 Surface Transportation Surface Transportation Board NOTICES Exemption: Discontinuance of Service; CSX Transportation, Inc., Chesterfield County, SC, 22558 2025-09567 Transportation Department Transportation Department See Federal Aviation Administration See Federal Highway Administration See Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration See Federal Railroad Administration See Maritime Administration See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Treasury Treasury Department See Foreign Assets Control Office Customs U.S.

Customs and Border Protection NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Global Business Identifier, 22503-22505 2025-09558 Commercial Gauger and Laboratory; Accreditation and Approval: AmSpec LLC, Concord, CA, 22501-22502 2025-09570 AmSpec LLC, Ferndale, WA, 22500-22501 2025-09575 Intertek USA, Inc., Bayamon, PR, 22500 2025-09572 Intertek USA, Inc., Sulphur, LA, 22503 2025-09571 Intertek USA, Inc., Yabucoa, PR, 22502 2025-09576 Separate Parts In This Issue Part II Presidential Documents, 22577-22580 2025-09785 Reader Aids Consult the Reader Aids section at the end of this issue for phone numbers, online resources, finding aids, and notice of recently enacted public laws.

To subscribe to the Federal Register Table of Contents electronic mailing list, go to https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USGPOOFR/subscriber/new, enter your e-mail address, then follow the instructions to join, leave, or manage your subscription. 90 101 Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 29 [Doc. No. AMS-CN-25-0024] RIN 0581-AE42 Tobacco Grading and Inspections Services—Rescission of Obsolete Import Grading and Pesticide Testing Provisions AGENCY:

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Department of Agriculture

(USDA)ACTION: Direct final rule. SUMMARY: This direct final rule amends regulations that govern the mandatory inspection and pesticide testing for imported tobacco established under The Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983. The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 eliminated mandatory inspection and pesticide testing for imported tobacco. In alignment with Executive Order 14192, AMS is amending and, where appropriate, removing regulations that have expired authorizing statutes or govern non-operational programs. DATES: This direct final rule is effective July 28, 2025, without further action or notice, unless a significant adverse comment is received by June 27, 2025. If a significant adverse comment is received, AMS will publish in the **Federal Register** a withdrawal of this direct final rule prior to the effective date. ADDRESSES: Comments can be submitted electronically at *https://www.regulations.gov* searching by the docket number listed above. Interested persons are invited to submit written comments concerning this direct final rule. Comments may also be submitted by mail or hand delivery to USDA AMS Cotton and Tobacco Program, 3275 Appling Road, Memphis, TN 38133. All comments should reference the docket number and the date and page number of this issue of the **Federal Register** . All comments submitted in response to this direct final rule will be included in the record and will be made available to the public at: *https://www.regulations.gov.* Public comments are posted without change. Any identifying information submitted with these comments will also be publicly available. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angie Snyder, Deputy Administrator, USDA AMS-Cotton and Tobacco Program, 3275 Appling Road, Memphis, TN 38133; Telephone:

(901)384-3000; Email: *angie.snyder@usda.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AMS's regulations in 7 CFR part 29 implement section 213 of The Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983 (Pub. L. 98-180; 7 U.S.C. 511r), which required that, prior to entry into the United States, all imported tobacco be inspected for grade and quality and that all imported flue-cured and burley tobacco be sampled and tested to determine if it conforms with the pesticide residue requirements. The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (sec. 611(b), Public Law 108-357, 118 Stat. 1522; Oct. 22, 2004) repealed 7 U.S.C. 511r, eliminating mandatory inspection/grading and pesticide testing of imported tobacco. Federal inspection/grading and pesticide testing of imported tobacco has continued to be provided upon request. Upon reviewing these regulations in light of changes to the law and in alignment with Executive Order 14192, AMS has determined that regulations in 7 CFR part 29 pertaining to the mandatory inspection/grading and pesticide testing of imported tobacco should be removed and, where appropriate, amended. AMS is amending § 29.400 by revising paragraph

(a)and removing paragraph

(b)to reflect the change from mandatory to permissive inspection and pesticide testing of imported tobacco. Definitions in § 29.401 paragraphs (m), (o), (t), and

(v)are related to obsolete business practices and, therefore, are removed. Furthermore, § 29.402 is being amended to reflect how the protocol for requesting inspection and pesticide testing services for imported tobacco have changed since mandatory inspection and pesticide testing of imported tobacco was eliminated. AMS is removing §§ 29.406 and 407, 29.425, 29.429 and 29.431, which specify how import inspection certificates issued under mandatory inspection and pesticide testing were to be managed. AMS is amending § 29.426 to account for obsolete business practices related to mandatory inspection and pesticide testing of imported tobacco. Lastly, AMS is making conforming amendments to §§ 29.430 and 29.500 for clarifying the appeal process for test results for imported tobacco and updating how user fees and charges are to be determined, respectively. The inspection/grading and pesticide testing of imported tobacco are user-fee based services, which are services paid for by the industry through fees. Fee rates for these services are set such that all costs associated with these services are covered by revenues generated from providing these services. While permissive inspection/grading and pesticide testing of imported tobacco continue to be offered, AMS has not provided services related to the mandatory inspection/grading and pesticide testing of imported tobacco in twenty years. Therefore, costs or benefits associated with AMS's regulations governing mandatory inspection/grading and pesticide testing of imported tobacco are unknown. To the extent there is any uncertainty about the costs and benefits of these regulations, it is the policy of USDA to err on the side of deregulation and focus resources on fairly and rationally enforcing a discrete and manageable number of regulations. Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act

(APA)(5 U.S.C. 551 *et seq.* ) authorizes agencies to dispense with prior notice and comment for rules when the agency for “good cause” finds that those procedures are “impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.” Under this section, an agency, upon finding good cause, may issue a direct final rule without first publishing a proposed rule. Removing regulations pertaining to mandatory inspection/grading and pesticide testing of imported tobacco and making conforming amendments will provide transparency and may reduce confusion for tobacco producers and other stakeholders. Further, AMS views this action as noncontroversial and anticipates no adverse public comment. This rule will become effective, as published in this document, July 28, 2025 without further action, unless adverse comments are received on or before June 27, 2025. Adverse comments are considered to be those comments that suggest the rule should not be adopted or suggest the rule should be changed. If AMS receives adverse comments, a document will be published in the **Federal Register** , withdrawing this rule before the effective date. AMS will then publish a proposed rule for public comment. Following the close of that comment period, the comments will be considered, and a final rule will be published. Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 *et seq.* ), AMS certifies that this direct final rule will not, if issued, have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. AMS has not provided services related to the mandatory inspection/grading and pesticide testing of imported tobacco in twenty years. The amendments made by the direct final rule will merely conform the CFR with AMS' current operating practices. This rule has been determined to be not significant for the purposes of Executive Order 12866 and, therefore, has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). There are no current information collections associated with the regulations related to the mandatory inspection/grading and pesticide testing of imported tobacco. USDA has determined that there is no reliance interest in obsolete aspects of regulations. Moreover, regardless of the lawfulness, USDA has no interest in maintaining regulations that have expired authorizing statutes or govern non-operational programs. Maintaining regulations pertaining to the obsolete regulations related to mandatory inspection/grading and pesticide testing of imported tobacco program in 7 CFR part 29 are not a priority. Therefore, AMS is removing and, where appropriate, amending the regulations in 7 CFR part 29 to eliminate references and provisions pertaining to mandatory inspection/grading and pesticide testing of imported tobacco. List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 29 Administrative practice and procedure, Advisory committees, Government publications, Imports, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Tobacco. For the reasons set forth in the preamble, AMS amends 7 CFR part 29 as follows: PART 29—TOBACCO INSPECTION 1. The authority citation for part 29 continues to read as follows: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 511-511s. 2. Revise § 29.400 to read as follows: § 29.400 Inspection, certification, and testing of imported tobacco. Tobacco offered for importation into the United States, including tobacco entering foreign trade zones shall upon request be inspected for grade and/or pesticide testing. § 29.401 [Amended] 3. Remove and reserve paragraphs (m), (o),

(t)and (v). 4. Revise § 29.402 to read as follows: § 29.402 Advance notice. The importer shall notify, orally or in writing, the Director, of the date and location that tobacco subject to inspection under § 29.400 will be unloaded for warehousing, manipulation, or manufacturing. This notice shall be received at least five working days prior to unloading the tobacco for warehousing, manipulation, or manufacturing. § § 29.406, 29.407 and 29.425 [Removed] 5. Remove §§ 29.406, 29.407 and 29.425. 6. Revise § 29.426 to read as follows: § 29.426 Collection of pesticide test samples. Any lot of tobacco not certified by the importer as being free of prohibited pesticide residues shall upon request be sampled in sufficient detail to determine whether the lot conforms with the pesticide residue standards. § 29.429 [Removed] 7. Remove § 29.429. 8. Amend § 29.430 by revising the first sentence to read as follows: § 29.430 Appeals. Requests for resampling for the purpose of appeals of test results for imported tobacco must be communicated to the Director within 30 days from the receipt of notification. * * * § 29.431 [Removed] 9. Remove § 29.431. 10. Revise § 29.500 to read as follows: § 29.500 Fees and charges for inspection and acceptance of imported tobacco. The fee for inspection of imported tobacco will be determined as described in § 29.123 and shall be paid by the importer. Bruce Summers, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2025-09553 Filed 5-27-25; 8:45 am]

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