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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–NOP–22–0071]
Meeting of the National Organic
Standards Board
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, the Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS), U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), is announcing a
meeting of the National Organic
Standards Board (NOSB). The NOSB
assists the USDA in the development of
standards for substances to be used in
organic production and advises the
Secretary of Agriculture on any other
aspects of the implementation of the
Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA).
DATES: An in-person meeting will be
held April 25–27, 2023, from 8:30 a.m.
to approximately 6:00 p.m. Eastern
Time (ET) each day and will include a
virtual broadcast.
Oral Comments: The NOSB will hear
oral public comments via webinars on
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, and Thursday,
April 20, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. to
approximately 5:00 p.m. ET.
Written Comments: The deadline to
submit written comments and/or sign
up for oral comment is 11:59 p.m. ET,
April 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The webinars are virtual
and will be accessed via the internet
and/or phone. Access information will
be available on the AMS website prior
to the webinars. The in-person meeting
will take place at Crowne Plaza Atlanta
Midtown, 590 West Peachtree Street
NW, Atlanta, Georgia, United States and
will be broadcast virtually. Detailed
information pertaining to the webinars
and in-person meeting, including virtual
viewing options, can be found at https://
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Michelle Arsenault, Advisory
Committee Specialist, National Organic
Standards Board, USDA–AMS–NOP,
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room
2642–S, STOP 0268, Washington, DC
20250–0268; Phone: (202) 997–0115;
Email: nosb@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 10 and 7 U.S.C.
6518(e), as amended, AMS is
announcing a meeting of the NOSB. The
NOSB makes recommendations to
USDA about whether substances should
be allowed or prohibited in organic
production and/or handling, assists in
the development of standards for
organic production, and advises the
Secretary on other aspects of the
implementation of the Organic Foods
Production Act, 7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.
NOSB is holding a public meeting to
discuss and vote on proposed
recommendations to USDA, to obtain
updates from the USDA National
Organic Program (NOP) on issues
pertaining to organic agriculture, and to
receive comments from the organic
community. The meeting is open to the
public. Registration is only required to
sign up for oral comments. All meeting
documents and instructions for
participating will be available on the
AMS website at https://
www.ams.usda.gov/event/nationalorganic-standards-board-nosb-meetingatlanta-ga. Please check the website
periodically for updates. Meeting topics
will encompass a wide range of issues,
including substances petitioned for
addition to, or removal from, the
National List of Allowed and Prohibited
Substances (National List), substances
on the National List that are under
sunset review, and guidance on organic
policies.
Public Comments: Comments should
address specific topics noted on the
meeting agenda.
Written comments: Written public
comments will be accepted on or before
11:59 p.m. ET on April 5, 2023, via
https://www.regulations.gov (Doc. No.
AMS–NOP–22–0071). Comments
submitted after this date will be added
to the public comment docket, but
Board members may not have adequate
time to consider those comments prior
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to making recommendations. NOP
strongly prefers comments to be
submitted electronically. However,
written comments may also be
submitted (i.e., postmarked) via mail to
the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT by or before the
deadline.
Oral Comments: NOSB will hear oral
public comments via webinars on
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, and Thursday,
April 20, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. to
approximately 5:00 p.m. ET. Each
commenter wishing to address the
Board must pre-register by 11:59 p.m.
ET on April 5, 2023, and can register for
only one speaking slot. Instructions for
registering and participating in the
webinars can be found at https://
www.ams.usda.gov/event/nationalorganic-standards-board-nosb-meetingatlanta-ga.
Meeting Accommodations: The
meeting hotel is compliant with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, and the
USDA provides reasonable
accommodation to individuals with
disabilities where appropriate. If you are
a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make requests
in advance for sign language
interpretation, assistive listening
devices, or other reasonable
accommodation to the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Determinations for reasonable
accommodation will be made on a caseby-case basis.
Dated: February 8, 2023.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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Notice of Public Meeting of the
Connecticut Advisory Committee to
the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act that
the Connecticut Advisory Committee
(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on
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Civil Rights will convene a business
meeting on Thursday, March 16, 2023,
12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The purpose of
the meeting is to continue to review,
edit, and vote on a draft report on the
civil rights implications of algorithms.
March 16, 2023, Thursday; 12:00
p.m. (ET).
DATES:
Meeting will be held via
Zoom.
Meeting Link (Audio/Visual): https://
tinyurl.com/2p9b2mde; password:
USCCR–CT
Join by Phone (Audio Only): 1–551–
285–1373; Meeting ID: 161 850 4257#
ADDRESSES:
Agenda
I. Roll Call
II. Review, Edit, Vote—Draft Report on
Civil Rights Implications of
Algorithms
III. Discuss Next Steps
IV. Public Comment
V. Adjournment
Dated: February 9, 2023.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2023–03112 Filed 2–13–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Economic Development Administration
Evelyn Bohor, at ebohor@usccr.gov or
202–381–8915.
Members
of the public can listen to these
discussions. Committee meetings are
available to the public through the
above call-in number. Any interested
member of the public may call this
number and listen to the meeting. An
open comment period will be provided
to allow members of the public to make
a statement as time allows. Callers can
expect to incur regular charges for calls
they initiate over wireless lines,
according to their wireless plan. The
Commission will not refund any
incurred charges. Callers will incur no
charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free
telephone number. Individuals who are
deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing may
also follow the proceedings by first
calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–
800–877–8339 and providing the
Service with the conference call number
and conference ID number.
Members of the public are also
entitled to submit written comments;
the comments must be received in the
regional office within 30 days following
the meeting. Written comments may be
emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ebohor@
usccr.gov. Persons who desire
additional information may contact the
Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353–
8311.
Records generated from the meetings
may be inspected and reproduced at the
Regional Programs Unit Office, as they
become available, both before and after
the meeting. Records of the meeting will
be available via www.facadatabase.gov
under the Commission on Civil Rights,
Connecticut Advisory Committee link.
Persons interested in the work of this
Committee are directed to the
Commission’s website, https://
www.usccr.gov, or may contact the
Regional Programs Unit at the above
email or street address.
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Request for Information on
Implementation of the Regional
Technology and Innovation Hub
Program
Economic Development
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, through the Economic
Development Administration (EDA), is
seeking information to inform the
planning and design of the Regional
Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech
Hubs) program. Responses to this
Request for Information (RFI) will
inform planning for the implementation
of the Tech Hubs program.
DATES: Comments must be received by
5 p.m. Eastern Time on March 16, 2023.
Submissions received after that date
may not be considered. Written
comments in response to this RFI
should be submitted in accordance with
the instructions in the Addresses and
Supplementary Information sections
below.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
email to techhubs@eda.gov. Do not
submit confidential business
information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
Smith, Director, Office of Innovation
and Entrepreneurship, via email at
techhubs@eda.gov or via telephone at
(202) 482–5081. Please reference ‘‘Tech
Hubs RFI’’ in the subject line of your
correspondence. You may find
additional information on EDA at
www.eda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
Section 10621 of the Research and
Development, Competition, and
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Innovation Act authorizes the
Department of Commerce to designate
geographically distributed regional
technology and innovation hubs and to
award strategy development grants and
strategy implementation grants to
eligible consortia (15 U.S.C. 3722a; Pub.
L. 117–167, Division B, Title VI, Subtitle
C, Sec. 10621(a)(2), 136 Stat. 1642).
Tech Hubs will focus on technology
development, job creation,
entrepreneurial development, and
expanding U.S. innovation capacity. Of
the $10 billion authorized for the Tech
Hubs program from Federal fiscal year
2023 through Federal fiscal year 2027,
$500 million has been made available
for the Tech Hubs program as of the
publication of this RFI.
Section 10621 of the Research and
Development, Competition, and
Innovation Act provides that the Tech
Hubs program shall:
(A) Encourage constructive
collaborations among a wide range of
new and traditional economic
development stakeholders, including
public and private sector entities;
(B) Support the development and
implementation of regional innovation
strategies;
(C) Designate regional technology and
innovation hubs and facilitate the
following implementation activities:
(i) Enable United States leadership in
technology and innovation sectors
critical to national and economic
security.
(ii) Support regional economic
development and resilience, including
in small cities and rural areas, and
promote increased geographic diversity
of innovation across the United States;
(iii) Promote the benefits of
technology development and innovation
for all Americans, including
underserved communities and
vulnerable communities;
(iv) Support the modernization and
expansion of United States
manufacturing based on advances in
technology and innovation;
(v) Support domestic job creation and
broad-based economic growth; and
(vi) Improve the pace of market
readiness, industry maturation, and
overall commercialization and domestic
production of innovative research;
(D) Ensure that the regional
technology and innovation hubs address
the intersection of emerging
technologies and either regional
challenges or national challenges; and
(E) Conduct ongoing research,
evaluation, analysis, and dissemination
of best practices for regional
development and competitiveness in
technology and innovation.
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[FR Doc No: 2023-03112]
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Notice of Public Meeting of the Connecticut Advisory Committee to
the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the
rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
(Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the
Connecticut Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on
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Civil Rights will convene a business meeting on Thursday, March 16,
2023, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The purpose of the meeting is to
continue to review, edit, and vote on a draft report on the civil
rights implications of algorithms.
DATES: March 16, 2023, Thursday; 12:00 p.m. (ET).
ADDRESSES: Meeting will be held via Zoom.
Meeting Link (Audio/Visual): https://tinyurl.com/2p9b2mde; password:
USCCR-CT
Join by Phone (Audio Only): 1-551-285-1373; Meeting ID: 161 850 4257#
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evelyn Bohor, at [email protected] or
202-381-8915.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the public can listen to these
discussions. Committee meetings are available to the public through the
above call-in number. Any interested member of the public may call this
number and listen to the meeting. An open comment period will be
provided to allow members of the public to make a statement as time
allows. Callers can expect to incur regular charges for calls they
initiate over wireless lines, according to their wireless plan. The
Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no
charge for calls they initiate over land-line connections to the toll-
free telephone number. Individuals who are deaf, deafblind and hard of
hearing may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal
Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 and providing the Service with the
conference call number and conference ID number.
Members of the public are also entitled to submit written comments;
the comments must be received in the regional office within 30 days
following the meeting. Written comments may be emailed to Evelyn Bohor
at [email protected]. Persons who desire additional information may
contact the Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353-8311.
Records generated from the meetings may be inspected and reproduced
at the Regional Programs Unit Office, as they become available, both
before and after the meeting. Records of the meeting will be available
via www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights,
Connecticut Advisory Committee link. Persons interested in the work of
this Committee are directed to the Commission's website, https://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Unit at the above
email or street address.
Agenda
I. Roll Call
II. Review, Edit, Vote--Draft Report on Civil Rights Implications of
Algorithms
III. Discuss Next Steps
IV. Public Comment
V. Adjournment
Dated: February 9, 2023.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2023-03112 Filed 2-13-23; 8:45 am]
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