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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
USDA Equity Commission
Agriculture (USDA).
Notice of virtual meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), that the inaugural meeting of
the USDA Equity Commission (EC or
Commission) and Subcommittee for
Agriculture will convene to begin its
work reviewing USDA programs,
services and policies for the purpose of
making recommendations for how the
Department can improve access and
advance equity.
DATES: The EC meeting will be open to
the public and held virtually via Zoom
on Monday, February 28, 2022, from
11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The webinar for the meeting
and public comment period can be
accessed by internet and/or phone.
Access information will be provided to
registered individuals via email.
Detailed information can be found at:
https://www.usda.gov/equitycommission.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cecilia Hernandez, Designated Federal
Officer, USDA Equity Commission,
Office of the Secretary, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6006–
S, Washington, DC 20250–0235; Phone:
(202) 913–5907; Email:
Equitycommission@usda.gov.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 20, 2021, President Biden
signed an Executive Order On
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Advancing Racial Equity and Support
for Underserved Communities Through
the Federal Government and committed
to creating the USDA Equity
Commission as part of his rural agenda
and commitment to closing the racial
wealth gap and addressing longstanding
inequities in agriculture. Section 1006
of the American Rescue Plan directed
USDA to create the Equity Commission
and provided funds sufficient to ensure
the Commission is well staffed and
positioned to deliver on its charge.
The USDA Equity Commission will
advise the Secretary of Agriculture and
provide USDA with an analysis of how
its programs, policies, systems,
structures, and practices contribute to
barriers to inclusion or access, systemic
discrimination, or exacerbate or
perpetuate racial, economic, health and
social disparities and recommendations
for action. A Subcommittee on
Agriculture is being formed
concurrently and will report back to the
Equity Commission and provide
recommendations on issues of concern
related to agriculture. Subsequent
subcommittees will focus on other
policy areas, such as rural community
and economic development. The Equity
Commission will deliver an interim
report and provide actionable
recommendations by September 2022. A
final report will be completed by the
summer of 2023.
Meeting Agenda: Agenda items may
include, but are not limited to, welcome
and introductions; administrative
matters; overview of governance
including roles and responsibilities; the
purpose, scope, and priorities of the
Equity Commission; and the overview
and charge of the Agriculture
Subcommittee. Please check the USDA
Equity Commission website for an
agenda 24–48 hours prior to February
28th at https://www.usda.gov/equitycommission.
Register for the Meeting: The public is
asked to pre-register for the meeting by
visiting https://www.usda.gov/equitycommission. Your pre-registration must
state: Your name; organization or
interest represented; if you are planning
to give oral comments; and if you
require special accommodations. USDA
will also accept day-of registrations.
Oral Comments: The Commission is
providing the public an opportunity to
provide oral comments and will
accommodate as many individuals and
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organizations as time permits. Persons
or organizations wishing to make oral
comments must pre-register by 11:59
p.m. ET, Monday, February 21, 2022,
and may only register for one speaking
slot. Participants who wish to make oral
comments must also be available to
attend a tech-check the day before the
meeting. Instructions for registering and
participating in the meeting can be
found on https://www.usda.gov/equitycommission.
Written Comments: Written public
comments for consideration at the
meeting will be accepted on or before
11:59 p.m. Monday, February 21, 2022,
EST. Comments submitted after this
date will be provided to USDA, but the
Commission may not have adequate
time to consider those comments prior
to the meeting. The USDA Equity
Commission strongly prefers comments
be submitted electronically. However,
written comments may also be
submitted (i.e., postmarked) via mail to
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by or
before the deadline. Written comments
will be accepted up to 15 days after the
meeting.
Availability of Materials for the
Meeting: All written public comments
received by February 21, 2022, will be
compiled into a file and available for
member review and be included in the
meeting minutes. Duplicate comments
from multiple individuals will appear as
one comment, with a notation that
multiple copies of the comment were
received. Please visit https://
www.usda.gov/equitycommissiontoviewtheagendaand/or
minutes from this meeting.
Meeting Accommodations: USDA is
committed to making its electronic and
information technologies accessible to
individuals with disabilities by meeting
or exceeding the requirements of
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29
U.S.C. 794d), as amended. If you need
reasonable accommodations, please
make requests in advance for reasonable
accommodations through the meeting
registration link on https://
www.usda.gov/equity-commission.
Determinations for reasonable
accommodations will be made on a
case-by-case basis.
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Dated: February 9, 2022.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
February 9, 2022.
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The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding; whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways to
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.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by March 16, 2022
will be considered. Written comments
and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Foreign Agricultural Service
Title: USDA Trade Missions and
Trade Show Program.
OMB Control Number: 0551–NEW.
Summary of Collection: The primary
purpose of the USDA Trade Missions
and Trade Shows is to evaluate the
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effectiveness and value added of USDA
support to USDA-endorsed Trade
Shows, USDA Agribusiness Trade
Missions, and USDA Virtual Trade
Events. Participants desiring to
participate in the USDA Trade Missions
and Trade Shows Program will submit
an application to determine eligibility of
the applicants to take part in the event.
This program evaluation information
will be reported as USDA Key
Performance Indicator ‘‘Value of
agricultural exports resulting from
participation in USDA endorsed foreign
agricultural trade shows and trade
missions’’. Authority for these programs
falls under: (a) 7 U.S.C. 1761 ‘‘Foreign
Market Development’’, (b) 7 U.S.C. 5693
‘‘Export Promotion—Foreign
Agricultural Service—Functions of the
Foreign Agricultural Service,’’ and; (c) 7
U.S.C. 1765b ‘‘Functions of the U.S.
Agricultural Trade Offices’’.
Need and Use of the Information:
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Staff
will utilize the information in assessing
the performance of USDA-endorsed
Trade Shows, USDA Agribusiness Trade
Missions or USDA Virtual Trade Events
activities that utilize Market Access
Program, Emerging Market Program and
Country Strategy Statement Funds. The
information will be used to measure the
outcomes of the activities, participant
satisfaction with the activities, and how
activities can be improved.
Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 2,300.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 444.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Virginia Resource Advisory
Committee; Meeting
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice of virtual meeting.
AGENCY:
The Virginia Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a
virtual meeting by phone and/or video
conference. The committee is
authorized under the Secure Rural
Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (the Act) and
operates in compliance with the Federal
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Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the committee is to improve
collaborative relationships and to
provide advice and recommendations to
the Forest Service concerning projects
and funding consistent with Title II of
the Act, as well as to make
recommendations on recreation fee
proposals for sites on the George
Washington and Jefferson National
Forests within Alleghany, Bath, Page,
and Smyth Counties, Virginia,
consistent with the Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act. RAC
information and virtual meeting
information can be found at the
following website: www.fs.usda.gov/
main/gwj/workingtogether/
advisorycommittees.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
March 15, 2022, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time.
All RAC meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of the meeting
prior to attendance, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting is open to the
public and will be held virtually via
telephone and/or video conference.
Virtual meeting participation details can
be found on the website listed under
SUMMARY or can be obtained by
contacting the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Written comments may be submitted
as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. All comments, including
names and addresses when provided,
are placed in the record and are
available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect
comments received upon request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth
LeMaster, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), by phone at 540–265–5118 or
email at elizabeth.lemaster@usda.gov or
Rebecca Robbins, RAC Coordinator at
540–492–1901 or email at
rebecca.robbins@usda.gov.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf/
hard-of-hearing (TDD) may call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
877–8339, 24 hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Hear from Title II project
proponents and discuss Title II project
proposals;
2. Make funding recommendations on
Title II projects; and
3. Approve meeting minutes.
The meeting is open to the public.
The agenda will include time for people
to make oral statements of three minutes
or less. Individuals wishing to make an
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
USDA Equity Commission
AGENCY: Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of virtual meeting.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the
rules and regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that the
inaugural meeting of the USDA Equity Commission (EC or Commission) and
Subcommittee for Agriculture will convene to begin its work reviewing
USDA programs, services and policies for the purpose of making
recommendations for how the Department can improve access and advance
equity.
DATES: The EC meeting will be open to the public and held virtually via
Zoom on Monday, February 28, 2022, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The webinar for the meeting and public comment period can be
accessed by internet and/or phone. Access information will be provided
to registered individuals via email. Detailed information can be found
at: https://www.usda.gov/equity-commission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cecilia Hernandez, Designated Federal
Officer, USDA Equity Commission, Office of the Secretary, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6006-S, Washington, DC 20250-0235; Phone:
(202) 913-5907; Email: [email protected].
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through
Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 20, 2021, President Biden signed
an Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for
Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government and committed to
creating the USDA Equity Commission as part of his rural agenda and
commitment to closing the racial wealth gap and addressing longstanding
inequities in agriculture. Section 1006 of the American Rescue Plan
directed USDA to create the Equity Commission and provided funds
sufficient to ensure the Commission is well staffed and positioned to
deliver on its charge.
The USDA Equity Commission will advise the Secretary of Agriculture
and provide USDA with an analysis of how its programs, policies,
systems, structures, and practices contribute to barriers to inclusion
or access, systemic discrimination, or exacerbate or perpetuate racial,
economic, health and social disparities and recommendations for action.
A Subcommittee on Agriculture is being formed concurrently and will
report back to the Equity Commission and provide recommendations on
issues of concern related to agriculture. Subsequent subcommittees will
focus on other policy areas, such as rural community and economic
development. The Equity Commission will deliver an interim report and
provide actionable recommendations by September 2022. A final report
will be completed by the summer of 2023.
Meeting Agenda: Agenda items may include, but are not limited to,
welcome and introductions; administrative matters; overview of
governance including roles and responsibilities; the purpose, scope,
and priorities of the Equity Commission; and the overview and charge of
the Agriculture Subcommittee. Please check the USDA Equity Commission
website for an agenda 24-48 hours prior to February 28th at https://www.usda.gov/equity-commission.
Register for the Meeting: The public is asked to pre-register for
the meeting by visiting https://www.usda.gov/equity-commission. Your
pre-registration must state: Your name; organization or interest
represented; if you are planning to give oral comments; and if you
require special accommodations. USDA will also accept day-of
registrations.
Oral Comments: The Commission is providing the public an
opportunity to provide oral comments and will accommodate as many
individuals and organizations as time permits. Persons or organizations
wishing to make oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. ET,
Monday, February 21, 2022, and may only register for one speaking slot.
Participants who wish to make oral comments must also be available to
attend a tech-check the day before the meeting. Instructions for
registering and participating in the meeting can be found on https://www.usda.gov/equity-commission.
Written Comments: Written public comments for consideration at the
meeting will be accepted on or before 11:59 p.m. Monday, February 21,
2022, EST. Comments submitted after this date will be provided to USDA,
but the Commission may not have adequate time to consider those
comments prior to the meeting. The USDA Equity Commission strongly
prefers comments be submitted electronically. However, written comments
may also be submitted (i.e., postmarked) via mail to the person listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by or before the
deadline. Written comments will be accepted up to 15 days after the
meeting.
Availability of Materials for the Meeting: All written public
comments received by February 21, 2022, will be compiled into a file
and available for member review and be included in the meeting minutes.
Duplicate comments from multiple individuals will appear as one
comment, with a notation that multiple copies of the comment were
received. Please visit https://www.usda.gov/equity-commissiontoviewtheagendaand/or minutes from this meeting.
Meeting Accommodations: USDA is committed to making its electronic
and information technologies accessible to individuals with
disabilities by meeting or exceeding the requirements of Section 508 of
the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended. If you need
reasonable accommodations, please make requests in advance for
reasonable accommodations through the meeting registration link on
https://www.usda.gov/equity-commission. Determinations for reasonable
accommodations will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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Dated: February 9, 2022.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-03074 Filed 2-11-22; 8:45 am]
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