Fees for Governance, Oversight, and Processing of Environmental Reviews and Authorizations by the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council; Withdrawal

Published date18 May 2021
Citation86 FR 26888
Record Number2021-10047
SectionProposed rules
CourtFederal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
26888
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 94 / Tuesday, May 18, 2021 / Proposed Rules
(b) If the examiner maintains the
refusal of the affidavit or declaration,
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Andrew Hirshfeld,
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Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary
of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
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Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2021–10116 Filed 5–17–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
FEDERAL PERMITTING
IMPROVEMENT STEERING COUNCIL
40 CFR Chapter IX
[FPISC Case 2018–001; Docket No. 2018–
0008, Sequence No. 1]
RIN 3090–AJ88
Fees for Governance, Oversight, and
Processing of Environmental Reviews
and Authorizations by the Federal
Permitting Improvement Steering
Council; Withdrawal
AGENCY
: Federal Permitting
Improvement Steering Council.
ACTION
: Notice of proposed rulemaking;
withdrawal.
SUMMARY
: The Federal Permitting
Improvement Steering Council
(Permitting Council) hereby withdraws
its proposal to establish an initiation fee
for project sponsors to reimburse the
Permitting Council for reasonable costs
associated with implementing and
managing certain aspects of the program
established under Title 41 of the Fixing
America’s Surface Transportation Act
(FAST–41). The Permitting Council will
continue to assess the relative merits of
collecting fees from project sponsors
and various fee structures, and may
undertake a separate fees rulemaking in
the future.
DATES
: The proposed rule published on
September 4, 2018 (83 FR 44846), is
withdrawn on May 18, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: John
G. Cossa, General Counsel, Federal
Permitting Improvement Steering
Council, 1800 G St. NW, Suite 2400,
Washington, DC 20006, john.cossa@
fpisc.gov, or by telephone at 202–255–
6936.
People who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 to contact this individual
during normal business hours or to
leave a message at other times. FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You will receive a reply to a message
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: The
Permitting Council administers FAST–
41, 42 U.S.C. 4370m et seq., which
serves to improve the timeliness,
predictability, and transparency of the
Federal environmental review and
authorization processes for ‘‘covered’’
infrastructure projects. Pursuant to 42
U.S.C. 4370m–8(a), Permitting Council
member agencies may issue regulations
establishing a fee structure for project
sponsors to reimburse the United States
for ‘‘reasonable costs’’ incurred in
conducting environmental reviews and
authorizations for FAST–41 covered
projects. Reasonable costs include the
cost of administering the FAST–41
program and the Permitting Council. 42
U.S.C. 4370m–8(b).
On September 4, 2018, the Permitting
Council proposed to establish an
initiation fee for project sponsors to
reimburse the United States for
reasonable costs associated with
implementing certain FAST–41
provisions and operating the Permitting
Council’s Office of the Executive
Director. 83 FR 44846. The Permitting
Council continues to assess the
advantages and disadvantages of: (i)
Collecting fees from project sponsors;
(ii) various fee structures in light of the
diverse range of FAST–41 covered
projects; and (iii) how such fees could
be used to most effectively comply with
and accomplish the goals of FAST–41.
In particular, the Permitting Council is
considering whether implementing fees
at this time may dissuade project
sponsors from seeking FAST–41
coverage because project review can
span more than two years and the
FAST–41 program is currently
scheduled to terminate in on December
4, 2022. 42 U.S.C. 4370m–12. The
Permitting Council does not anticipate
completing its assessment of these and
other issues related to the fee proposal
in the immediate future, and therefore is
withdrawing the proposed rule. The
Permitting Council may revisit a FAST–
41 fees rulemaking in the future.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4370m et seq.
John Cossa,
General Counsel, Federal Permitting
Improvement Steering Council.
[FR Doc. 2021–10047 Filed 5–17–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6820–PL–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
RIN 0648–BK31
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Cook Inlet Salmon;
Amendment 14
AGENCY
: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION
: Announcement of availability of
fishery management plan amendment;
request for comments.
SUMMARY
: The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council)
submitted Amendment 14 to the Fishery
Management Plan for the Salmon
Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic
Zone (EEZ) Off Alaska (Salmon FMP) to
the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary)
for review. If approved, Amendment 14
would incorporate the Cook Inlet EEZ
Subarea into the Salmon FMP’s West
Area, thereby bringing the Cook Inlet
EEZ Subarea and the commercial
salmon fisheries that occur within it
under Federal management by the
Council and NMFS. Amendment 14
would manage the Cook Inlet EEZ
Subarea by applying the prohibition on
commercial salmon fishing that is
currently established in the West Area
to the newly added Cook Inlet EEZ
Subarea. Amendment 14 is intended to
promote the goals and objectives of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), the Salmon
FMP, and other applicable laws.
DATES
: Comments must be received no
later than July 19, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: You may submit comments
on this document, identified by NOAA–
NMFS–2021–0018, by any of the
following methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
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