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programs designed to provide
educationally related volunteer
assignments for students.
APHIS will collect information using
MRP forms, 126A, Student Service
Agreement and Recordkeeping; MRP
126B, Nonstudent Volunteer Service
Agreement; and MRP 126C, Volunteer
Time and Attendance Record.
Need and Use of the Information:
This information collection is necessary
to: (a) facilitate establishment of
guidelines for acceptance of volunteer
services under the above authorities; (b)
make a determination of individuals’
eligibility and suitability to serve as a
volunteer in the Marketing and
Regulatory Programs (MRP), USDA; and
(c) comply with the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) regulation to
require documentation of volunteer
service. If this information collection is
not conducted, MRP would not be able
to determine the individual’s eligibility
and suitability to serve as a volunteer.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households and
businesses.
Number of Respondents: 86.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting;
On occasion; Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 151.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
[Docket ID: NRCS–2023–0019]
Urban Agriculture and Innovative
Production Advisory Committee
Meeting
Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS), United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice of public and virtual
meeting.
AGENCY:
The Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) will hold
a public meeting of the Urban
Agriculture and Innovative Production
Advisory Committee (UAIPAC).
UAIPAC will convene to discuss
proposed recommendations for the
Secretary of Agriculture on the
development of policies and outreach
relating to urban, indoor, and other
emerging agriculture production
practices. UAIPAC is authorized under
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the Agriculture Improvement Act of
2018 (2018 Farm Bill) and operates in
compliance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended.
DATES:
Meeting: The UAIPAC meeting will be
held on Wednesday, November 29,
2023, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT).
Written Comments: Written comments
will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. EDT
on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting Location: The meeting will be
held virtually via Zoom Webinar. Preregistration is required to attend the
UAIPAC meeting and access informaton
will be provided to registered
individuals via email. Registration
details can be found at: https://
www.usda.gov/partnerships/federaladvisory-committee-urban-ag.
Written Comments: We invite you to
send comments in response to this
notice. Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and search for
Docket ID NRCS–2023–0019. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
All written comments received will be
publicly available on
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Guse; Designated Federal Officer;
telephone: (202) 205–9723; email:
UrbanAgricultureFederalAdvisory
ommittee@usda.gov.
Individuals who require alternative
means for communication may contact
the USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720–
2600 (voice and text telephone (TTY)) or
dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay
service (both voice and text telephone
users can initiate this call from any
telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
UAIPAC Purpose
The Federal Advisory Committee for
Urban Agriculture and Innovative
Production is one of several ways that
USDA is extending support and
building frameworks to support urban
agriculture, including issues of equity
and food and nutrition access. Section
222 of the Department of Agriculture
Reorganization Act of 1994, as amended
by section 12302 of the 2018 Farm Bill
(7 U.S.C. 6923; Pub. L. 115–334)
directed the Secretary to establish an
‘‘Urban Agriculture and Innovative
Production Advisory Committee’’ to
advise the Secretary of Agriculture on
any aspect of section 222, including the
development of policies and outreach
relating to urban, indoor, and other
emerging agricultural production
practices as well as identify any barriers
to urban agriculture. UAIPAC will host
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public meetings to deliberate on
recommendations for the Secretary of
Agriculture. These recommendations
provide advice to the Secretary on
supporting urban agriculture and
innovative production through USDA’s
programs and services.
Meeting Agenda
The agenda items may include, but
are not limited to, welcome and
introductions; administrative matters;
presentations from the UAIPAC or
USDA staff; and deliberations for
proposed recommendations and plans.
The USDA UAIPAC website (https://
www.usda.gov/partnerships/federaladvisory-committee-urban-ag) will be
updated with the final agenda at least 24
hours prior to the meeting.
Written Comments
Comments should address specific
topics pertaining to urban agriculture
and innovative production. Written
comments will be accepted until 11:59
p.m. EDT on Wednesday, December 13,
2023. General questions and comments
are also accepted at any time via email:
UrbanAgricultureFederalAdvisory
Committee@usda.gov.
Meeting Materials
All written comments received by
Wednesday, December 13, 2023, will be
compiled for UAIPAC review and will
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/
partnerships/federal-advisorycommittee-urban-ag to view the agenda
and minutes from the meeting.
Meeting Accomodations
If you require reasonable
accommodation, please make requests
in advance for sign language
interpretation, assistive listening
devices, or other reasonable
accommodation, to the person listed
under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section. Determinations for
reasonable accommodation will be
made on a case-by-case basis.
USDA Non-Discrimination Policy
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
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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.
Individuals who require alternative
means of communication for program
information (for example, braille, large
print, audiotape, American Sign
Language, etc.) should contact the
responsible Agency or USDA TARGET
Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and text
telephone (TTY)) or dial 711 for
Telecommunicaions Relay Service (both
voice and text telephone users can
initiate this call from any phone).
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
FACA Committee: UAIPAC. To ensure
that the recommendations of UAIPAC
have taken in account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA,
membership will 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.
To file a program discrimination
complaint, complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, AD–
3027, found online at https://
www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-aprogram-discrimination-complaint and
at any USDA office or write a letter
addressed to USDA and provide in the
letter all the information requested in
the form. To request a copy of the
complaint form, call (866) 632–9992.
Submit your completed form or letter to
USDA by mail to: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–9410 or email: OAC@
usda.gov.USDA is an equal opportunity
provider, employer, and lender.
Dated: October 25, 2023.
Cikena Reid,
Committee Management Officer, USDA.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS–23–ELECTRIC–0016]
Notice of a Revision to a Currently
Approved Information Collection
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural Utilities
Service’s (RUS or Agency), an agency
within the United States Department of
Agriculture, Rural Development,
intention to request a revision to a
currently approved information
collection package for the Rural Energy
Savings Program (RESP). In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, the Agency invites comments on
this information collection for which it
intends to request approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
SUMMARY:
Comments on this notice must be
received by December 29, 2023 to be
assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pamela Bennett, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulations
Management Division, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
1522. Telephone: (202) 720–9639. Email
pamela.bennett@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB
regulation (5 CFR part 1320)
implementing provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13) requires that interested
members of the public and affected
agencies have an opportunity to
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an
information collection that RUS is
submitting to OMB for extension of an
existing collection.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the Agency’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
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automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments may be sent by the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and, in the
‘‘Search’’ box, type in the Docket No.
RUS–23–ELECTRIC–0016. A link to the
Notice will appear. You may submit a
comment here by selecting the
‘‘Comment’’ button or you can access
the ‘‘Docket’’ tab, select the ‘‘Notice,’’
and go to the ‘‘Browse & Comment on
Documents’’ Tab. Here you may view
comments that have been submitted as
well as submit a comment. To submit a
comment, select the ‘‘Comment’’ button,
complete the required information, and
select the ‘‘Submit Comment’’ button at
the bottom. Information on using
Regulations.gov, including instructions
for accessing documents, submitting
comments, and viewing the docket after
the close of the comment period, is
available through the site’s ‘‘FAQ’’ link
at the bottom.
A Federal agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, nor shall a person be subject
to a penalty for failure to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act unless that collection of
information displays a currently valid
OMB Control Number. Data furnished
by the applicants will be used to
determine eligibility for program
benefits. Furnishing the data is
voluntary; however, failure to provide
data could result in program benefits
being withheld or denied.
Title: Rural Energy Savings Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0151.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The USDA, through the
RUS, provides RESP loans to eligible
entities that agree to, in turn, make
loans to qualified consumers such as
rural families and small businesses for
energy efficiency measures and costeffective renewable energy or energy
storage systems. These loans are made
available under the authority of section
6407 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002, as amended,
(section 6407) and title VII, section 741
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2018. Eligible energy efficiency
measures must be for or at a property or
properties served by a RESP borrower,
using commercially available
technologies that would allow qualified
consumers to decrease their energy use
or costs through cost-effective measures
including structural improvements to
the structure. Loans made by RESP
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
[Docket ID: NRCS-2023-0019]
Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee
Meeting
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of public and virtual meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will hold a
public meeting of the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
Advisory Committee (UAIPAC). UAIPAC will convene to discuss proposed
recommendations for the Secretary of Agriculture on the development of
policies and outreach relating to urban, indoor, and other emerging
agriculture production practices. UAIPAC is authorized under the
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) and operates in
compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended.
DATES:
Meeting: The UAIPAC meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 29,
2023, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Written Comments: Written comments will be accepted until 11:59
p.m. EDT on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting Location: The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom
Webinar. Pre-registration is required to attend the UAIPAC meeting and
access informaton will be provided to registered individuals via email.
Registration details can be found at: https://www.usda.gov/partnerships/federal-advisory-committee-urban-ag.
Written Comments: We invite you to send comments in response to
this notice. Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID
NRCS-2023-0019. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. All
written comments received will be publicly available on
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Guse; Designated Federal
Officer; telephone: (202) 205-9723; email:
[email protected].
Individuals who require alternative means for communication may
contact the USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and text
telephone (TTY)) or dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay service (both
voice and text telephone users can initiate this call from any
telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
UAIPAC Purpose
The Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative
Production is one of several ways that USDA is extending support and
building frameworks to support urban agriculture, including issues of
equity and food and nutrition access. Section 222 of the Department of
Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, as amended by section 12302 of
the 2018 Farm Bill (7 U.S.C. 6923; Pub. L. 115-334) directed the
Secretary to establish an ``Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
Advisory Committee'' to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on any
aspect of section 222, including the development of policies and
outreach relating to urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural
production practices as well as identify any barriers to urban
agriculture. UAIPAC will host public meetings to deliberate on
recommendations for the Secretary of Agriculture. These recommendations
provide advice to the Secretary on supporting urban agriculture and
innovative production through USDA's programs and services.
Meeting Agenda
The agenda items may include, but are not limited to, welcome and
introductions; administrative matters; presentations from the UAIPAC or
USDA staff; and deliberations for proposed recommendations and plans.
The USDA UAIPAC website (https://www.usda.gov/partnerships/federal-advisory-committee-urban-ag) will be updated with the final agenda at
least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Written Comments
Comments should address specific topics pertaining to urban
agriculture and innovative production. Written comments will be
accepted until 11:59 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. General
questions and comments are also accepted at any time via email:
[email protected].
Meeting Materials
All written comments received by Wednesday, December 13, 2023, will
be compiled for UAIPAC review and will 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/partnerships/federal-advisory-committee-urban-ag to view the agenda and minutes from the
meeting.
Meeting Accomodations
If you require reasonable accommodation, please make requests in
advance for sign language interpretation, assistive listening devices,
or other reasonable accommodation, to the person listed under the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Determinations for reasonable
accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
USDA Non-Discrimination Policy
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
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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.
Individuals who require alternative means of communication for
program information (for example, braille, large print, audiotape,
American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or
USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and text telephone (TTY))
or dial 711 for Telecommunicaions Relay Service (both voice and text
telephone users can initiate this call from any phone). 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 FACA Committee: UAIPAC. To
ensure that the recommendations of UAIPAC have taken in account the
needs of the diverse groups served by USDA, membership will 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.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint and
at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in
the letter all the information requested in the form. To request a copy
of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form
or letter to USDA by mail to: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250-9410 or email: [email protected] is an equal
opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Dated: October 25, 2023.
Cikena Reid,
Committee Management Officer, USDA.
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