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--- schema: federal-register doc_type: fedreg source_file: FR-2025-05-30.xml --- 90 103 Friday, May 30, 2025 Contents Agricultural Marketing Agricultural Marketing Service RULES Tobacco Grading and Inspections Services: Tobacco Price Support Provisions, 22843-22845 2025-09552 Agriculture Agriculture Department See Agricultural Marketing Service See Farm Service Agency Centers Medicare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 23054-23055 2025-09813 Board Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board NOTICES Formal Determination on Records Release, 23028 C1-2025-09417 Coast Guard Coast Guard RULES Special Local Regulation:

Marine Events within the Fifth Coast Guard District—Cape May, NJ, 22860 2025-09777 Commerce Commerce Department See International Trade Administration See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Committee for Purchase Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled NOTICES Procurement List; Additions and Deletions, 23035-23037 2025-09814 2025-09815 Defense Department Defense Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 23043-23044 2025-09827 Arms Sales, 23037-23046 2025-09789 2025-09790 2025-09787 2025-09788 Energy Department Energy Department See Energy Information Administration See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Energy Information Energy Information Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 23046-23047 2025-09780 Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc., 23050 2025-09784 Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee, 23050-23051 2025-09809 Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations (January 2025), 23051-23052 2025-09818 Export Import Export-Import Bank NOTICES Intent to Conduct a Detailed Economic Impact Analysis, 23052 2025-09794 Farm Service Farm Service Agency NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, 23026-23028 2025-09831 Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration RULES Airworthiness Directives: Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Type Certificate Previously Held by C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP); Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes, 22845-22848 2025-09769 PROPOSED RULES Airworthiness Directives: The Boeing Company Airplanes, 22867-22870 2025-09770 NOTICES Petition for Exemption;

Summary: Aviation Adventures, LLC, 23106 2025-09774 Pyka Inc., 23106-23107 2025-09773 Federal Communications Federal Communications Commission PROPOSED RULES Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding, 22891 2025-09819 Federal Election Federal Election Commission NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 23052 2025-09862 Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Combined Filings, 23047-23049 2025-09804 2025-09805 Filing: Cosby, Christopher F., 23049 2025-09806 Federal Highway Federal Highway Administration RULES Management and Monitoring Systems, 22854-22856 2025-09708 National Performance Management Measures:

Rescinding Requirements for the First Performance Period, 22852-22854 2025-09725 Projects of National and Regional Significance Evaluation and Rating, 22856-22858 2025-09714 Rescinding Preliminary Engineering Project 10-Year Repayment Provision, 22858-22860 2025-09736 State Highway Agency Equal Employment Opportunity Programs, 22850-22852 2025-09753 PROPOSED RULES Bridges on Federal Dams, 22874-22876 2025-09715 Contract Provisions for Federal-Aid Construction Contracts (Other than Appalachian Contracts), 22876-22878 2025-09728 Forest Highway Program, 22881-22883 2025-09722 Highway Safety Improvement Program;

Withdrawal, 22883 2025-09726 Management Systems Pertaining to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Reservation Roads Program, 22889-22891 2025-09724 Management Systems Pertaining to the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Refuge Roads Program, 22887-22889 2025-09723 Management Systems Pertaining to the Forest Service and the Forest Highway Program, 22885-22887 2025-09735 Management Systems Pertaining to the National Park Service and the Park Roads and Parkways Program, 22883-22885 2025-09729 Procedures for Advance Construction of Federal-Aid Projects, 22872-22873 2025-09737 Rescinding Requirements Regarding Federal-Aid Contracts For Appalachian Contracts, 22878-22881 2025-09721 Rescinding Requirements Regarding Geodetic Markers, 22870-22872 2025-09754 Federal Maritime Federal Maritime Commission NOTICES Intent to Revoke Exemptions Granted to Certain Controlled Carriers, 23052-23054 2025-09786 Federal Motor Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration RULES Civil Penalties, 22863-22866 2025-09703 Motor Carrier Routing, 22860-22863 2025-09709 PROPOSED RULES Accident Reporting:

Modification to the Definition of the Term “Medical Treatment”, 22906-22910 2025-09732 Commercial Driver's License Standards: Requirements and Penalties: Applicability to the Exception for Certain Military Personnel, 22896-22902 2025-09720 Driver Vehicle Examination Report Disposition, 22960-22964 2025-09718 Electronic Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports, 22957-22960 2025-09717 Electronic Logging Device Operator's Manual Located in Commercial Motor Vehicles, 22953-22956 2025-09711 Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation:

Auxiliary Fuel Tanks, 22934-22938 2025-09731 Brakes on Portable Conveyors, 22938-22942 2025-09730 Certification and Labeling Requirements for Rear Impact Protection Guards, 22942-22946 2025-09704 Fuel Tank Overfill Restriction, 22923-22926 2025-09719 License Plate Lamps, 22930-22934 2025-09733 Liquid-Burning Flares, 22919-22923 2025-09710 Retroreflective Sheeting on Semitrailers and Trailers, 22926-22930 2025-09705 Tire Load Markings, 22949-22953 2025-09734 Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation;

Spare Fuses, 22946-22949 2025-09706 Qualifications of Drivers: Vision Standards Grandfathering Provision, 22911-22914 2025-09707 Railroad Grade Crossings; Stopping Required: Exception for Railroad Grade Crossing Equipped with Active Warning Device Not in Activated State, 22914-22919 2025-09716 Removal of Obsolete References to “Water Carriers”, 22892-22896 2025-09727 Self-Reporting Requirement, 22902-22906 2025-09713 Federal Transit Federal Transit Administration NOTICES Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Project:

West Seattle Link Extension Project, Seattle, King County, WA, 23107-23108 2025-09811 Fish Fish and Wildlife Service NOTICES Permits; Applications, Issuances, etc.: Foreign Endangered Species, 23064-23066 2025-09824 Food and Drug Food and Drug Administration RULES Medical Devices: Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices; Classification of the Anti-Mullerian Hormone Test System, 22848-22850 2025-09776 NOTICES Drug Products not Withdrawn from Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness:

Actigall (Ursodiol) Capsule, 150 Milligrams, 23060-23061 2025-09779 Coreg CR (Carvedilol Phosphate) Extended-Release Capsules, 10 Milligrams, 20 Milligrams, 40 Milligrams, and 80 Milligrams, 23056 2025-09772 Final Debarment Order: Evan Asher Field, 23057-23059 2025-09797 Guidance: Replacing Color Additives in Approved or Marketed Drug Products, 23061-23063 2025-09800 Patent Extension Regulatory Review Period: Loqtorzi, 23059-23060 2025-09755 Report on the Performance of Drug and Biologics Firms in Conducting Postmarketing Requirements and Commitments, 23056-23057 2025-09771 Withdrawal of Approval of Drug Application:

Meda AB and B. Braun Medical, Inc., 23055 2025-09781 Health and Human Health and Human Services Department See Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services See Food and Drug Administration Homeland Homeland Security Department See Coast Guard See U.S. Customs and Border Protection Housing Housing and Urban Development Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: HOME Investment Partnerships Program, 23063-23064 2025-09812 Interior Interior Department See Fish and Wildlife Service International Trade Adm International Trade Administration NOTICES Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Korea, 23029-23031 2025-09783 Polypropylene Corrugated Boxes from the People's Republic of China, 23028-23029 2025-09782 International Trade Com International Trade Commission NOTICES Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.: Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products from China and Vietnam, 23066-23068 2025-09822 Vertical Metal File Cabinets from China, 23068 2025-09768 Merit Merit Systems Protection Board NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 23068-23070 2025-09810 National Highway National Highway Traffic Safety Administration PROPOSED RULES Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: No. 204; Steering Control Rearward Displacement, 22968-22973 2025-09738 No. 205, Glazing Materials; No. 205(a), Glazing Equipment Manufactured before September 1, 2006, and Glazing Materials Used in Vehicles Manufactured before November 1, 2006, 22986-22990 2025-09739 No. 206; Door Locks and Door Retention Components, 22973-22976 2025-09740 No. 207;

Seating Systems, 23002-23006 2025-09741 No. 210; Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages, 22964-22968 2025-09742 No. 213a; Child Restraint Systems—Side Impact Protection; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213; Child Restraint Systems, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213b; Child Restraint Systems, 23009-23018 2025-09750 No. 214, Side Impact Protection, 22995-22999 2025-09743 No. 216 and 216a; Roof Crush Resistance; Applicable Unless a Vehicle is Certified, Roof Crush Resistance, 22983-22986 2025-09744 No. 217;

Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release, 23006-23009 2025-09745 No. 218; Motorcycle Helmets; Withdrawal, 22990-22991 2025-09712 No. 222; School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection, 22991-22995 2025-09746 No. 301; Fuel System Integrity, 22999-23002 2025-09747 No. 303; Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles, 22979-22983 2025-09748 No. 304; Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Container Integrity, 22976-22979 2025-09749 Removing Obsolete Directives from Phase-In Reporting Requirements, 23018-23022 2025-09751 Removing Obsolete Procedures from the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009, 23022-23025 2025-09752 National Oceanic National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Management Track Assessment for Black Sea Bass, Bluefish, Scup, and Summer Flounder, 23031-23032 2025-09793 Permits; Applications, Issuances, etc.: Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Exempted Fishing, 23033-23034 2025-09791 General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Exempted Fishing, 23035 2025-09792 Marine Mammals; File No. 28217, 23032 2025-09803 Taking or Importing of Marine Mammals, 23034 2025-09821 National Science National Science Foundation NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics Generic Clearance for Improvement Projects, 23070-23071 2025-09820 Nuclear Regulatory Nuclear Regulatory Commission NOTICES Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC and Holtec Palisades, LLC; Palisades Nuclear Plant, 23071-23074 2025-09756 Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Units 2 and 3, 23075-23079 2025-09637 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC;

Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3, 23079-23080 2025-09449 Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3, 23074-23075 2025-09448 Meetings; Sunshine Act, 23075 2025-09871 Postal Service Postal Service NOTICES Product Change: Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, and USPS Ground Advantage Negotiated Service Agreements, etc., 23080-23081 2025-09767 Securities Securities and Exchange Commission NOTICES Application: Blackstone Private Credit Fund, et al., 23094-23095 2025-09828 Great Elm Capital Corp., et al., 23081 2025-09758 Meetings;

Sunshine Act, 23091-23092 2025-09906 Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc., 23086-23088 2025-09761 Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc., 23081-23084 2025-09763 Cboe EDGA Exchange, Inc., 23088-23089 2025-09764 Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc., 23092-23094 2025-09765 Nasdaq ISE, LLC, 23084-23086 2025-09760 Nasdaq PHLX LLC, 23089-23091 2025-09762 Small Business Small Business Administration NOTICES Disaster Declaration: Arkansas, 23095 2025-09832 Oklahoma, 23096 2025-09816 Texas, 23095-23096 2025-09817 State Department State Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Special Immigrant Visa Biodata Form, 23097 2025-09778 Bureau of Political-Military Affairs: Directorate of Defense Trade Controls; Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses, 23097-23103 2025-09823 Determination and Certification of Countries Not Cooperating Fully with Antiterrorism Efforts, 23097 2025-09807 Determination Pursuant to the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, 23096 2025-09808 Trade Representative Trade Representative, Office of United States NOTICES Foreign Nations Freeloading on American-Financed Innovation, 23105-23106 2025-09757 Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Annual Review of Country Eligibility for Benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act for Calendar Year 2026, 23103-23105 2025-09795 Transportation Department Transportation Department See Federal Aviation Administration See Federal Highway Administration See Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration See Federal Transit Administration See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Treasury Treasury Department NOTICES Request for Information: Modernizing Payments to and from America's Bank Account, 23108-23109 2025-09766 Customs U.S.

Customs and Border Protection NOTICES Distribution of Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset to Affected Domestic Producers, 23112-23264 2025-08516 Separate Parts In This Issue Part II Homeland Security Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 23112-23264 2025-08516 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. 90 103 Friday, May 30, 2025 Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 29 [Doc.

No. AMS-CN-25-0027] RIN 0581-AE39 Tobacco Grading and Inspections Services—Rescission of Regulations Establishing Tobacco Price Support Provisions AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Department of Agriculture (USDA). ACTION: Direct final rule. SUMMARY: This direct final rule amends regulations that govern tobacco price support services established under the Agricultural Act of 1949. The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 eliminated the price support and quota system for tobacco produced in the United States.

In alignment with Executive Order 14192, AMS is removing and, where appropriate, amending regulations that have expired authorizing statutes and govern non-operational programs. DATES: This direct final rule is effective June 30, 2025, without further action or notice, unless a significant adverse comment is received by June 30, 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* by searching 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: The Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441, 1421, 1423) authorized the establishment of a price support system for tobacco and other commodities. The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-357, title VI, § 611(b), Oct. 22, 2004, 118 Stat. 1522) eliminated the price support and quota system for tobacco produced in the United States as well as mandatory grading of types of tobacco eligible for price support. AMS's regulations governing tobacco inspection requirements as they relate to the tobacco price support system are contained in 7 CFR part 29. Upon reviewing these regulations in light of the relevant statutory changes and in alignment with Executive Order 14192, AMS has determined that regulations in 7 CFR part 29 with expired authorizing statutes and that govern non-operational programs should be removed and, where appropriate, amended. AMS is amending language in the subpart A heading and removing obsolete and repetitive statutory authorities listed under this subpart heading. References to price support services are removed from defined terms listed under § 29.1(e) and making a conforming amendment of the definition of “Hearing Clerk.” References to obsolete price support services are removed from the policy statement in § 29.2 by revising the introductory paragraph and paragraphs

(a)and

(b)and removing paragraph (c). Furthermore, AMS is amending § 29.3(a) by removing references to obsolete price support services and updating contact information for the Office of the Hearing Clerk. The language in the heading of subpart G is being amended to remove references to obsolete price support services, and obsolete and repetitive statutory authorities listed under this subpart heading are being removed. Lastly, §§ 29.9402 and 29.9406 are amended, removing references to obsolete price support services. Given that AMS has not provided services related to tobacco price support programs in twenty years, since 2005, there are no known costs or benefits associated with removing regulations governing the tobacco price support program that was eliminated by statute. Even prior to passage of the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004, price support services were incorporated into the reporting requirements associated with mandatory tobacco inspection and grading services, which are services paid for by the industry through fees. Fee rates for tobacco inspection and grading services were set such that all costs associated with these services were covered by revenues generated from providing these services. 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 final rule without first publishing a proposed rule. Removing regulations pertaining to tobacco price support services 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 29, 2025 without further action, unless adverse comments are received on or before June 30, 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, we will publish a document 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 addressing the comments 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 tobacco price support services 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 OMB. There are no current information collections associated with the regulations related to the tobacco price support services. USDA has determined that there is no reliance interest in obsolete 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 tobacco price support program in 7 CFR part 29 are not a priority. Therefore, AMS is removing and, where appropriate, amending regulations in 7 CFR part 29 pertaining to obsolete price support services. 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. Subpart A—Policy Statement and Provisions Governing the Extension of Tobacco Inspection Services 2. Revise the heading to subpart A to read as set forth above. 3. Remove the authority citation to subpart A. 4. Amend § 29.1 by revising paragraphs

(e)and

(i)to read as follows: § 29.1 Definitions.

(e)*Designated market* means an auction market designated by the Secretary under section 5 of the Tobacco Inspection Act including the town or city which is the population center of the market whose name the market bears and all of the geographical area within 5 road miles of the boundaries of said city or town. *And further provided,* That this geographical limitation may be waived by the Secretary after a hearing held pursuant to §§ 29.2 and 29.3.

(i)*Hearing Clerk* means the Office of the Hearing Clerk, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. 5. Amend § 29.2 by revising the introductory paragraph and paragraphs

(a)and

(b)and removing paragraph

(c)to read as follows: § 29.2 Policy statement. Inspection services currently provided in auction marketing areas are adequate and the lack of these services is not a limiting factor to accelerated marketings. Consequently, the extension of inspection services, without limitation even though the cost of such service is paid by the seller, would not contribute to the effectuation of the purposes of either of these services. The additional cost incident to the unlimited extension of these services would be unjustifiable and excessive in relation to the total quantity of tobacco available for market. Accordingly, inspection services shall be made available on new markets, and additional sales for other than flue-cured tobacco only as hereinafter provided.

(a)*Reasonable inspection services.* The extension of tobacco inspection services to new markets and additional sales will be conditioned upon the reasonableness of such services existing in the marketing area of the proposed new market or additional sale. Transactions in tobacco as conducted at auction markets customarily involve the sale of tobacco at a bona fide auction sale. Determination with respect to reasonableness, and consequently with respect to granting or denying additional services, will be based on evidence:

(1)That the proposed new market or additional sale will function as a bona fide auction sale; and

(2)That additional services are justifiable in relation to other market data, including the volume of tobacco produced in the area surrounding the proposed new market or additional sale; the roads and road distances involved in moving tobacco to the proposed new market or additional sale in relation to other tobacco marketing centers; the relative availability or congestion of all facilities for redrying and packing tobacco handled or to be handled in the proposed new market or additional sale; the location of other auction markets on which tobacco produced in the marketing area of the proposed new market or additional sale may be marketed; the number of tobacco growers to be affected by the proposed new market or additional sale; the volume of tobacco likely to be sold in the proposed new market or additional sale; the relationship of sales in the proposed new market or additional sale to sales in other auction markets in the producing area for that kind of tobacco; other economic factors affecting the marketing of tobacco, by growers, in the marketing area of the proposed new market or additional sale and in the producing area for that kind of tobacco, including limitations on sales imposed by any marketing agreement and/or order, or by any other means; and also, as to flue-cured tobacco, data with regard to producer designations which shall include, but not be limited to, the markets and warehouses currently available for the producers, who would be eligible to designate the new market or, warehouse, who desire to designate the new market.

(b)*Order of priority.* If the Secretary finds that there are insufficient qualified tobacco inspectors available to service adequately all applicants otherwise found to be qualified for additional inspection service pursuant to this subpart for a kind of tobacco, those applicants found to be eligible for additional services on auction markets designated for mandatory inspection shall be given priority over applicants for additional inspection service on other auction markets. If it becomes necessary to determine which of several qualified applicants having an equal order of priority under the preceding sentence shall receive additional inspection services, those auction sales or auction markets where the greatest number of growers needing such service may be served with the qualified inspectors shall have priority. If an application for an additional sale on a designated market is denied for lack of qualified inspectors, the Secretary, on application from such market, may temporarily suspend the requirement of inspection and certification on such market pursuant to section 5 of the Tobacco Inspection Act. 6. Amend § 29.3 by revising paragraphs

(a)and

(c)to read as follows: § 29.3 Procedures for filing, hearing, and determination of applications.

(a)*Time and place of filing.* Applications for the extension of tobacco inspection to new markets and to additional sales on designated markets shall be filed with the Hearing Clerk not later than September 15 in the case of flue-cured tobacco, December 1 in the case of Maryland tobacco, and July 15 in the case of burley and all other kinds of tobacco. Applications should be addressed to the Office of the Hearing Clerk, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Stop 9203, Room 1031, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-9203. Applications which are not received by the Hearing Clerk on or before the foregoing cutoff date for the kind of tobacco shall be rejected as untimely filed. After denial of an application for additional inspection services for a marketing season, no application from the same auction market or proposed new market shall be considered for the next consecutive marketing season, unless the application contains a statement by the applicant setting forth new facts that constitute evidence of such a substantial change in conditions since the previous hearing as the review committee as specified in paragraph

(h)of this section deems would warrant such further hearing.

(c)*Hearings on applications.* Following the closing date for filing applications for each kind of tobacco, a hearing or hearings shall be held on the applications, if any, filed for additional inspection services for the kind of tobacco in question. Such hearing or hearings shall be scheduled to begin within 60 days following the closing date for such applications. Notice of hearing shall be issued by the Secretary, filed with the Hearing Clerk, and published in the **Federal Register** , and a copy shall be mailed by the Hearing Clerk to each applicant. Such publication and mailing shall be not less than 5 days prior to the opening of the hearing. Subpart G—Policy Statement and Provisions Governing the Availability of Tobacco Inspection Services to Flue-Cured Tobacco 7. Revise the heading to subpart G to read as set forth above. 8. Remove the authority citation to subpart G. § 29.9402 [Amended] 9. Amend § 29.9402 by removing the phrase “or the extension of price support to producers” in the first sentence. § 29.9406 [Amended] 10. Amend § 29.9406, in paragraph (b), by removing the phrase “or price support services” in the first sentence. Bruce Summers, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2025-09552 Filed 5-29-25; 8:45 am]

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