60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP); OMB Control No.: 0570-0062, 11811-11812 [2024-03166]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USDA Nondiscrimination Statement 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP); OMB Control No.: 0570–0062 In accordance with Federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the 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/ 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. 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-discriminationcomplaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of 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: (1) Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–9410; (2) fax: (202) 690–7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. Dated: February 7, 2024. Egypt Simon, Acting USDA Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–03185 Filed 2–14–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:36 Feb 14, 2024 Jkt 262001 Rural Business-Cooperative Service [Docket No. RBS–23–BUSINESS–0028] Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. AGENCY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural BusinessCooperative Service announces its’ intention to request a revision of a currently approved information collection and invites comments on this information collection. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 15, 2024 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at: https:// www.regulations.gov. To comment, in the ‘‘Search’’ box, enter the docket number: ‘‘RBS–23–BUSINESS–0028.’’ You will be taken to the ‘‘Search Results’’ page and a link to the Notice. To submit a comment, click on the ‘‘Comments’’ button under the Notice document name (this will be under the ‘‘Documents’’ tab if not already brought there). When you comment, you must complete all the required information, and include the Agency name and docket number. When done commenting, select the ‘‘Submit Comment’’ button at the bottom of the page. Information on commenting is available in the ‘‘Commenter’s Checklist’’ located at the top of the comment page or by viewing the FAQ tab. All comments submitted, from all sources, will be posted, without change to https://www.regulations.gov. Comments containing profanity, vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate language or content will not be considered. The Agency requests that no business proprietary information, copyrighted information, or personally identifiable information be submitted in response to this Notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Pemberton, Management Analyst, Branch 1, Rural Development Innovation Center—Regulations Management Division, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, South Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522. Telephone: (202) 260–8621. Email: Crystal.Pemberton@usda.gov. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11811 The Office of Management and Budget’s (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 the following information collection that Rural Business-Cooperative Service is submitting to OMB as extension to an existing collection with Agency adjustment. Title: Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP). OMB Number: 0570–0062. Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2024. Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved information collection. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response. Respondents: Nonprofits, Indian Tribes, and Public Institutions of Higher Education. Estimated Number of Respondents: 40. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 11. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours on Respondents: 1907. Abstract: The purpose of the RMAP program is to support the development and ongoing success of rural microentrepreneurs and microenterprises. Loans and grants are made to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to provide rural microentrepreneurs with the skills necessary to establish new rural microenterprises, to provide continuing technical and financial assistance related to the successful operation of rural microenterprises, and to assist with the cost of providing other activities and services related to the successful operation of MDOs and rural microenterprises. The loans establish or augment a rural microentrepreneur revolving loan fund and the grants provide technical assistance and training to microenterprises. Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the burden of the collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\15FEN1.SGM 15FEN1 11812 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 32 / Thursday, February 15, 2024 / Notices (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 respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Crystal Pemberton, Rural Development Innovation Center— Regulations Management Division, at (202) 202–260–8621. Email: Crystal.Pemberton@usda.gov. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record. Meeting Agenda Kathryn E. Dirksen Londrigan, Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service. D. Adjourn Meeting A. Approval of Agenda B. Business Meeting 1. Presentation by State Advisory Committee Chairs on Reports and related Memorandum: a. Chair Michelle Rydz, North Dakota Advisory Committee, ‘‘Civil Rights and Fair Housing in North Dakota b. Chair Steven Irwin, Pennsylvania Advisory Committee, ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: An Analysis of Fair Housing Access & Zoning Practices in Pennsylvania’’ c. Rev. Dr. Donnie Anderson, Member, Rhode Island Advisory Committee, ‘‘Licensing Barriers to Employment Post-Conviction in Rhode Island’’ C. Management and Operations • Staff Director’s Report Dated: February 13, 2024. Angelia Rorison, USCCR Media and Communications Director. [FR Doc. 2024–03166 Filed 2–14–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P [FR Doc. 2024–03268 Filed 2–13–24; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Census Bureau United States Commission on Civil Rights. AGENCY: Notice of Commission public business meeting. ACTION: Friday, February 23, 2024, 10 a.m. EST. DATES: Meeting to take place virtually and is open to the public via livestream on the Commission’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube. com/user/USCCR/videos. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angelia Rorison: 202–376–8371; publicaffairs@usccr.gov. In accordance with the Government in Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), the Commission on Civil Rights is holding a meeting to discuss the Commission’s business for the month. This business meeting is open to the public. Computer assisted real-time transcription (CART) will be provided. The web link to access CART (in English) on Friday, February 23, 2024, is https://www.streamtext.net/ player?event=USCCR. Please note that CART is text-only translation that occurs in real time during the meeting and is not an exact transcript. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:36 Feb 14, 2024 Jkt 262001 Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; High-Frequency Surveys Program/Household Pulse Survey On January 2, 2024, the Department of Commerce received clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to conduct Phase 4.0 of the Household Pulse Survey (OMB No. 0607–1029, Exp. 01/31/27). The Department is committed to ensuring that the data collected by the Household Pulse Survey continue to meet information needs as they may evolve. This notice serves to inform of the Department’s intent to request clearance from OMB to make some revisions to the Household Pulse Survey questionnaire. To ensure that the data collected by the Household Pulse Survey continue to meet information needs as they evolve over the course of the pandemic, the Department submits the following Request for Revision to an Existing Collection for a revised Phase 4.1 questionnaire to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. Phase 4.1 includes new questions on inclusion in the arts as well as reinstated Medicaid and Unemployment Insurance items. There are also revisions to response options for the long COVID duration and food benefit receipt questions. It is the Department’s intention to commence data collection using the revised instrument on or about April 2, 2024. We invite the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on October 31, 2023 (OMB No. 0607–1029) during a 30-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Agency: U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce. Title: High Frequency Surveys Program/Household Pulse Survey. OMB Control Number: 0607–1029. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular submission, Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. Number of Respondents: 264,600. Average Hours per Response: .333 (20 minutes). Burden Hours: 88,112. Needs and Uses: The High-Frequency Surveys Program was established as a natural progression from the creation of the Household Pulse Survey. The Census Bureau developed the Household Pulse Survey to produce near real-time data in a time of urgent and acute need to inform federal and state action in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Changes in the measures over time provided insight into individuals’ experiences on social and economic dimensions during the period of the pandemic. It has evolved to include content on other emergent social and economic issues facing households and is designed to supplement the federal statistical system’s traditional benchmark data products with a new data source that provides relevant and timely information based on a high-quality sample frame, data integration, and cooperative expertise. Affected Public: Households. Frequency: Households will be selected once to participate in a 20minute survey. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. E:\FR\FM\15FEN1.SGM 15FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11811-11812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03166]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

[Docket No. RBS-23-BUSINESS-0028]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rural 
Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP); OMB Control No.: 0570-0062

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural 
Business-Cooperative Service announces its' intention to request a 
revision of a currently approved information collection and invites 
comments on this information collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 15, 2024 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at: https://www.regulations.gov. To comment, in the ``Search'' 
box, enter the docket number: ``RBS-23-BUSINESS-0028.'' You will be 
taken to the ``Search Results'' page and a link to the Notice. To 
submit a comment, click on the ``Comments'' button under the Notice 
document name (this will be under the ``Documents'' tab if not already 
brought there). When you comment, you must complete all the required 
information, and include the Agency name and docket number. When done 
commenting, select the ``Submit Comment'' button at the bottom of the 
page. Information on commenting is available in the ``Commenter's 
Checklist'' located at the top of the comment page or by viewing the 
FAQ tab. All comments submitted, from all sources, will be posted, 
without change to https://www.regulations.gov. Comments containing 
profanity, vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate language or 
content will not be considered. The Agency requests that no business 
proprietary information, copyrighted information, or personally 
identifiable information be submitted in response to this Notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Pemberton, Management Analyst, 
Branch 1, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management 
Division, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 
260-8621. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (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 the following information collection 
that Rural Business-Cooperative Service is submitting to OMB as 
extension to an existing collection with Agency adjustment.
    Title: Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP).
    OMB Number: 0570-0062.
    Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2024.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 2 hours per response.
    Respondents: Nonprofits, Indian Tribes, and Public Institutions of 
Higher Education.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 11.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours on Respondents: 1907.
    Abstract: The purpose of the RMAP program is to support the 
development and ongoing success of rural microentrepreneurs and 
microenterprises. Loans and grants are made to Microenterprise 
Development Organizations (MDOs) to provide rural microentrepreneurs 
with the skills necessary to establish new rural microenterprises, to 
provide continuing technical and financial assistance related to the 
successful operation of rural microenterprises, and to assist with the 
cost of providing other activities and services related to the 
successful operation of MDOs and rural microenterprises. The loans 
establish or augment a rural microentrepreneur revolving loan fund and 
the grants provide technical assistance and training to 
microenterprises.
    Comments are invited on:
    (a) 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;
    (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;

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    (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 respondents, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All 
responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request 
for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Crystal 
Pemberton, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management 
Division, at (202) 202-260-8621. Email: [email protected].
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

Kathryn E. Dirksen Londrigan,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-03166 Filed 2-14-24; 8:45 am]
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