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Departmental Administration—Office
of Safety, Security and Protection
Title: Request for USDA Identification
(ID) Badge.
OMB Control Number: 0505–0022.
Summary of Collection: The AD–1197
was initially created to support the
HSPD–12 information collection as
required for establishing the applicant’s
identity for PIV credential issuance. The
information requested must be provided
by Federal employees, contractors and
other applicable individuals when
applying for a USDA credential
(identification card).
This information collection is
necessary to comply with the
requirements outlined in Homeland
Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)
12, and Federal Information Processing
Standard (FIPS) 201–3. USDA must
implement an identity proofing,
registration, and issuance process
consistent with the requirements
outlined in FIPS 201–3. This
information collection form was
required as part of USDA’s identity
proofing and registration process. After
10/27/06, form AD 1197 was eliminated
from the HSPD–12 process with the
USDA’s participation in the GSA
USAccess program, however the form
continues to be utilized for the
information collection and processing of
USDA Site Badges (non-PIV). As USDA
continues the HSPD–12 program, one
estimate of burden has been calculated
and one process description has been
included.
Need and Use of the Information:
Information will be collected using form
AD 1197, Request for USDA
Identification (ID) Badge, to issue a site
badge to grant individuals short term
assess to facilities. USDA has chosen to
use GSA’s USAccess program for
HSPD–12 credentialing and identity
management. The automated system
includes six separate and distinct roles
to ensure no one single individual can
issue a credential without further
validation from another authorized role
holder. An automated notification
workflow provides streamlined
communication between role holder and
the applicant, notifying each as to the
respective steps in the process. If the
information is not collected, Federal
and non-Federal employees may not be
permitted in some facilities and will not
be allowed access to government
computer systems.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
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Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
USDA Equity Commission
USDA.
Notice of public and 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 a public meeting of the
USDA Equity Commission (EC or
Commission), Subcommittee for
Agriculture and the Rural Community
Economic Development (RCED)
Subcommittee will convene to continue
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 held
Tuesday, June 27 through Thursday,
June 29, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. EST to
6:00 p.m. EST each day.
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, June 13, 2023, and may only
register for one speaking slot.
Participants who wish to make oral
comments must also be available to
attend a tech-check 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. ET, June 13th. Comments
submitted after this date will be
provided to the Commission, 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
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meeting for inclusion in the meeting
minutes.
Meeting Access:
The public can participate via a zoom
meeting link. Access information will be
provided to registered individuals via
email. Detailed information can be
found at: https://www.usda.gov/equitycommission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cecilia Hernandez, Designated Federal
Officer, USDA Equity Commission,
Office of the Deputy Secretary, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6006–
S, Washington, DC 20250–0235; Phone:
(202) 913–5907; Email:
Equitycommission@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission and Subcommittees are
authorized under section 1006(b)(3) of
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021,
Public Law 117–2 (the Act) and operates
in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5
U.S.C. app. 10.
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. The Agriculture
Subcommittee reports to the Equity
Commission and provides
recommendations on issues of concern
related to agriculture. The Rural
Community Economic Development
Subcommittee (RCED) also reports to
the Equity Commission and is focused
on issues related to rural community
prosperity. The Equity Commission
delivered an interim report and
provided actionable recommendations
in February 2023. A final report will be
completed by winter of 2024.
Meeting Agenda: The agenda items
may include, but are not limited to,
welcome and introductions;
administrative matters; introduction and
presentation of the Agriculture
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Subcommittee and Rural Community
Economic Development Subcommittee
recommendations; and deliberations
and voting of recommendations to be
included in the EC final report. Please
check the USDA Equity Commission
website (https://www.usda.gov/equitycommission) for an agenda 24–48 hours
prior to June 27.
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.
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.
In accordance with Federal civil
rights law and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights
regulations and policies, USDA, its
agencies, offices, and employees, and
institutions participating in or
administering USDA programs are
prohibited from discriminating based on
race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity (including gender
expression), sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family or
parental status, income derived from a
public assistance program, political
beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior
civil rights activity, in any program or
activity conducted or funded by USDA
(not all bases apply to all programs).
Remedies and complaint filing
deadlines vary by program or incident.
Equal opportunity practices in
accordance with USDA’s policies will
be followed in all appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee
have taken in account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA,
membership shall include to the extent
possible, individuals with demonstrated
ability to represent minorities, women
and person with disabilities. USDA is
an equal opportunity provider,
employer, and lender.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means of communication for
program information (e.g., Braille, large
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print, audiotape, American Sign
Language, etc.) should contact the
responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET
Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and
TTY) or contact USDA through the
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
Additionally, program information may
be made available in languages other
than English.
Dated: May 24, 2023.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2023–0035]
General Conference Committee of the
National Poultry Improvement Plan
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
We are giving notice that the
General Conference Committee of the
National Poultry Improvement Plan will
be holding a public meeting.
DATES: The General Conference
Committee public meeting will be held
on Thursday, June 29, 2023, from 7:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Sonesta Downtown Columbus Hotel,
33 East Nationwide Blvd., Columbus,
OH 43215.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Elena Behnke, Senior Coordinator,
National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS,
APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road,
Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; (770)
922–3496; email: Elena.Behnke@
usda.gov.
SUMMARY:
The
General Conference Committee (the
Committee) of the National Poultry
Improvement Plan (NPIP), representing
cooperating State agencies and poultry
industry members, serves an essential
function by acting as liaison between
the poultry industry and the Department
in matters pertaining to poultry health.
Topics for discussion at the upcoming
meeting include:
1. National Veterinary Services
Laboratories Avian Influenza Update.
2. Salmonella Update.
3. Mycoplasma Update.
4. New Diagnostic Tests Seeking NPIP
Approval.
The meeting will be open to the
public; however, APHIS will be unable
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to allow public participation in session
discussions due to time constraints.
Written statements may be filed with
the Committee before or after the
meeting. Statements filed with the
Committee must include the name of
the Agency contact as listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please
refer to Docket No. APHIS–2023–0035
when submitting your statements.
Reasonable Accommodations
If needed, please request reasonable
accommodations no later than June 9,
2023, by contacting the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFOMRATION
CONTACT. Requests made after that date
may be considered, but it may not be
possible to fulfill them.
This notice of meeting is given
pursuant to section 10 of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 10).
USDA programs are prohibited from
discriminating based on race, color,
national origin, religion, sex, gender
identity (including gender expression),
sexual orientation, disability, age,
marital status, family/parental status,
income derived from a public assistance
program, political beliefs, or reprisal or
retaliation for prior civil rights activity,
in any program or activity conducted or
funded by USDA (not all bases apply to
all programs). Remedies and complaint
filing deadlines vary by program or
incident.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means of communication for
program information (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, American Sign
Language, etc.) should contact the
responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET
Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and
TTY) or contact USDA through the
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
Additionally, program information may
be made available in languages other
than English.
Equal opportunity practices in
accordance with USDA’s policies will
be followed in all appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee
have taken in account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA,
membership shall include to the extent
possible, individuals with demonstrated
ability to represent minorities, women
and person with disabilities. USDA is
an equal opportunity provider,
employer, and lender.
Dated: May 24, 2023.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
USDA Equity Commission
AGENCY: USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public and 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 a public
meeting of the USDA Equity Commission (EC or Commission), Subcommittee
for Agriculture and the Rural Community Economic Development (RCED)
Subcommittee will convene to continue 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 held Tuesday, June 27 through Thursday,
June 29, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. EST to 6:00 p.m. EST each day.
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, June
13, 2023, and may only register for one speaking slot. Participants who
wish to make oral comments must also be available to attend a tech-
check 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. ET, June 13th.
Comments submitted after this date will be provided to the Commission,
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 for inclusion in the meeting minutes.
Meeting Access:
The public can participate via a zoom meeting link. 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 Deputy Secretary, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6006-S, Washington, DC 20250-0235; Phone:
(202) 913-5907; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission and Subcommittees are
authorized under section 1006(b)(3) of the American Rescue Plan Act of
2021, Public Law 117-2 (the Act) and operates in compliance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. app. 10.
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.
The Agriculture Subcommittee reports to the Equity Commission and
provides recommendations on issues of concern related to agriculture.
The Rural Community Economic Development Subcommittee (RCED) also
reports to the Equity Commission and is focused on issues related to
rural community prosperity. The Equity Commission delivered an interim
report and provided actionable recommendations in February 2023. A
final report will be completed by winter of 2024.
Meeting Agenda: The agenda items may include, but are not limited
to, welcome and introductions; administrative matters; introduction and
presentation of the Agriculture
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Subcommittee and Rural Community Economic Development Subcommittee
recommendations; and deliberations and voting of recommendations to be
included in the EC final report. Please check the USDA Equity
Commission website (https://www.usda.gov/equity-commission) for an
agenda 24-48 hours prior to June 27.
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.
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.
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, USDA, its
agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or
administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including
gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital
status, family or parental status, income derived from a public
assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for
prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or
funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and
complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA's policies will
be followed in all appointments to the Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee have taken in account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA, membership shall include to the extent
possible, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women and person with disabilities. USDA is an equal
opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of
communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible
Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or
contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
Additionally, program information may be made available in languages
other than English.
Dated: May 24, 2023.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-11405 Filed 5-26-23; 8:45 am]
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