Client Grievance Procedures and Prohibition Against Discrimination on the Basis of Disability: Request for Information, 14796-14797 [2024-03867]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with PROPOSALS 14796 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 41 / Thursday, February 29, 2024 / Proposed Rules location, cultural practices, or other factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides discussed in this document, compared to the general population. fruit, pome, except pear, group 11; fruit, stone, group 12; okra; pea, southern, seed; pear, oriental; turnip, greens; vegetable, brassica, leafy, group 5; vegetable, fruiting, group 8; and vegetable, leafy, except brassica, group 4. Contact: RD. II. What action is the Agency taking? EPA is announcing receipt of a pesticide petition filed under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a, requesting the establishment or modification of regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities. The Agency is taking public comment on the request before responding to the petitioner. EPA is not proposing any particular action at this time. EPA has determined that the pesticide petition described in this document contains data or information prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the data supports granting of the pesticide petition. After considering the public comments, EPA intends to evaluate whether and what action may be warranted. Additional data may be needed before EPA can make a final determination on this pesticide petition. Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition that is the subject of this document, prepared by the petitioner, is included in a docket EPA has created for this rulemaking. The docket for this petition is available at https://www.regulations.gov. As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA is publishing notice of the petition so that the public has an opportunity to comment on this request for the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food commodities. Further information on the petition may be obtained through the petition summary referenced in this unit. B. New Tolerance Exemptions for NonInerts (Except PIPS) PP 3F9074. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2023– 0650). Indigo Ag, Inc., 500 Rutherford Ave., Charlestown, MA 02129, requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide Trichoderma hamatum strain SYM37537 in or on all food commodities. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because this petition requests an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance without numerical limitations. Contact: BPPD. A. Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts PP 2E9044. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2023– 0079). Interregional Research Project #4 (IR–4), North Carolina State University, 1730 Varsity Drive, Venture IV, Suite 210, Raleigh, NC 27606, requests, pursuant to section 408(d) of the FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by withdrawing the existing tolerances for residues of the indoxacarb in or on the raw agricultural commodities: Bean, dry seed; bean, succulent; corn, field, grain; corn, pop, grain; corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husk removed; cotton, undelinted seed; VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:15 Feb 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 C. Tolerance Exemptions for PIPS PP 3F9098. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2024– 0052). J.R. Simplot Company, 5369 W Irving St., Boise, ID 83706, requests to extend a temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 174 for residues of the plantincorporated protectants (PIP) BLB2 and AMR3 proteins in or on potatoes. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because the protein concentrations of BLB2 and AMR3 proteins are below the limit of detection. Contact: BPPD. D. New Tolerances for Non-Inerts PP 2E9044. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2023– 0079). Interregional Research Project #4 (IR–4), North Carolina State University, 1730 Varsity Drive, Venture IV, Suite 210, Raleigh, NC 27606, requests, pursuant to section 408(d) of the FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing tolerances for residues of indoxacarb in or on the raw agricultural commodities: Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 4–16B at 12 parts per million (ppm); celtuce at 14 ppm; chickpea, dry seed at 0.2 ppm; coffee, green bean at 0.03 ppm; cottonseed subgroup 20C at 2 ppm; fennel, florence, fresh leaves and stalk at 14 ppm; field corn subgroup 15–22C at 0.02 ppm; fruit, pome, group 11–10, except pear at 1 ppm; fruit, stone, group 12–12 at 1 ppm; kohlrabi at 12 ppm; leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B at 14 ppm; leafy greens subgroup 4–16A at 14 ppm; pear, asian at 0.2 ppm; strawberry at 4 ppm; sunflower subgroup 20B at 1.5 ppm; sweet corn subgroup 15–22D at 0.02 ppm; vegetable, brassica, head and stem, group 5–16 at 12 ppm; vegetable, legume, bean, edible podded, subgroup 6–22A at 0.9 ppm; vegetable, legume, PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 bean, succulent shelled, subgroup 6– 22C at 0.9 ppm; vegetable, legume, bean, dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6–22E at 0.2 ppm; and vegetable, fruiting, group 8–10 at 0.5 ppm. Adequate analytical methods for determining indoxacarb in/on appropriate raw agricultural commodities and processed commodities have been developed and validated. Contact: RD. Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a. Dated: February 18, 2024. Delores Barber, Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, Office of Program Support. [FR Doc. 2024–04256 Filed 2–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 45 CFR Parts 1621 and 1624 Client Grievance Procedures and Prohibition Against Discrimination on the Basis of Disability: Request for Information Legal Services Corporation. Request for Information. AGENCY: ACTION: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is requesting public input on proposed revisions to regulations related to client grievance procedures and prohibition of discrimination based on disability, respectively. LSC is considering expanding the regulations’ scope to require grantees to establish grievance procedures for board members and ensure they are afforded disability protections. The main purpose of these proposals would be to give board members the same protections under the regulations as applicants for legal assistance, clients, and grantee employees. DATES: Comments due May 29, 2024. Listening sessions, all conducted via Zoom, all times Eastern: 1. Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 2. Friday, March 22, 2024, 2:00 p.m.– 4:00 p.m. 3. Tuesday, April 3, 2024, 3:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. 4. Monday, April 15,2024, 1:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Email: lscrulemaking@lsc.gov. Include ‘‘Parts 1621 & 1624’’ in the subject line of the message. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29FEP1.SGM 29FEP1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 41 / Thursday, February 29, 2024 / Proposed Rules • Mail: Brittany Sims Nwankwoala, Assistant General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20007; ATTN: Parts 1621 & 1624 Rulemaking. • Hand Delivery/Courier: Brittany Sims Nwankwoala, Assistant General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20007; ATTN: Parts 1621 & 1624 Rulemaking. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittany Sims Nwankwoala, Assistant General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20007; (202) 295–1599 (phone); or nwankwoalab@lsc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Listening Session Access Information: To participate in the listening sessions via Zoom, please follow the link or use the dial-in instructions below: Link: https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/ 4396412186. Meeting ID: 439 641 2186. Find your local number: https://lscgov.zoom.us/u/kAZIVdfiA. Background: Consistent with Executive Orders 14058 and 13985, LSC reached out to the client-eligible community to seek their views on LSC’s rulemaking priorities. LSC was particularly interested in their views on those rules that directly affect individuals who qualify for LSC- funded legal assistance. Community members asked LSC to expand upon parts 1621 and 1624. Part 1621 requires legal services programs that receive financial assistance from LSC to establish grievance procedures to process complaints by applicants regarding the denial of legal assistance and complaints by clients about the manner or quality of legal assistance provided. These procedures should, to the extent possible, result in the provision of an effective remedy in the resolution of complaints. The grievance procedures required by part 1621 cover complaints by individuals denied legal assistance and by clients dissatisfied by the manner or quality of legal assistance received. No part of LSC’s current regulations provides a mechanism for governing body members to make complaints about board malfeasance and obtain resolution of those complaints. Part 1624 requires LSC funded legal services programs to remove any impediments that may exist to the provision of legal assistance to persons with disabilities eligible for such assistance in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Currently, part 1624 explicitly applies only to applicants for legal assistance, clients, applicants for employment, and VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:15 Feb 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 grantee employees. Because many client-eligible members are persons with disabilities, the commenters felt expanding part 1624 to include governing body members was necessary to ensure that client-eligible individuals are afforded the same opportunities to be selected for and participate in grantee governing body activities as persons who do not have disabilities. Through this Notice, LSC is asking grantees, clients, other stakeholders, and interested members of the public to provide LSC with their views on the following questions: • What policies and procedures do your organizations currently have in place to address board member grievances? Describe the process. • Has your organization had positive or negative experiences with utilizing these procedures in the past? • What effect or impact would revising parts 1621 and 1624 to apply to grantee governing body members have on your organization? Unexpected outcomes? • Based on previous experience, how often would your organization use regulations like part 1621 and part 1624? • Is there anything else LSC can do to help resolve conflicts on your organization’s board? Interested parties may submit their comments in writing to LSC via email, fax, or postal mail. Additionally, LSC will hold four listening sessions during which interested parties may join a Zoom call with LSC staff to provide their comments orally. The dates and access information for those listening sessions are contained in the DATES section of this notice. (Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e).) Dated: February 21, 2024. Stefanie Davis, Deputy General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation. [FR Doc. 2024–03867 Filed 2–28–24; 8:45 am] 14797 Commission on December 13, 2023, by Thomas B. Magee on behalf of Coalition of Concerned Utilities. DATES: Oppositions to the Petition must be filed on or before March 15, 2024. Replies to oppositions to the Petition must be filed on or before March 25, 2024. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on this proceeding, contact Michael Ray of the Wireline Competition Bureau, Competition Policy Division, at (202) 418–0357 or Michael.Ray@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission’s document, Report No. 3210, released February 16, 2024. The full text of the Petition can be accessed online via the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System at: https://apps.fcc.gov/ ecfs/. The Commission will not send a Congressional Review Act (CRA) submission to Congress or the Government Accountability Office pursuant to the CRA, 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), because no rules are being adopted by the Commission. Subject: Administrative practice and procedure. Number of Petitions Filed: 1. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–04237 Filed 2–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 73 [MB Docket No. 22–405; DA 24–154; FR ID 205024] Media Bureau Seeks Additional Comment on FM Digital Power BILLING CODE 7050–01–P Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 1 [WC Docket No. 17–84; Report No. 3210; FR ID 204483] Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding Federal Communications Commission. SUMMARY: Petition for Reconsideration of Action in a Rulemaking Proceeding in WC Docket No. 17–84, adopted by the AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 In this document, based on a Petition for Rulemaking Addendum— Request for Clarification filed by the National Association of Broadcasters and Xperi, Inc., the Commission seeks additional public comment in the pending rulemaking proposing to change the methodology to determine whether an FM digital broadcast station can increase its digital power, and to allow asymmetric sideband operation. DATES: Comment date: April 1, 2024. Reply comment date: April 15, 2024. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29FEP1.SGM 29FEP1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 14796-14797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03867]


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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

45 CFR Parts 1621 and 1624


Client Grievance Procedures and Prohibition Against 
Discrimination on the Basis of Disability: Request for Information

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Request for Information.

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SUMMARY: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is requesting public 
input on proposed revisions to regulations related to client grievance 
procedures and prohibition of discrimination based on disability, 
respectively. LSC is considering expanding the regulations' scope to 
require grantees to establish grievance procedures for board members 
and ensure they are afforded disability protections. The main purpose 
of these proposals would be to give board members the same protections 
under the regulations as applicants for legal assistance, clients, and 
grantee employees.

DATES: Comments due May 29, 2024.
    Listening sessions, all conducted via Zoom, all times Eastern:
    1. Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
    2. Friday, March 22, 2024, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
    3. Tuesday, April 3, 2024, 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
    4. Monday, April 15,2024, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``Parts 1621 & 
1624'' in the subject line of the message.

[[Page 14797]]

     Mail: Brittany Sims Nwankwoala, Assistant General Counsel, 
Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20007; ATTN: 
Parts 1621 & 1624 Rulemaking.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Brittany Sims Nwankwoala, Assistant 
General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K St. NW, Washington, 
DC 20007; ATTN: Parts 1621 & 1624 Rulemaking.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittany Sims Nwankwoala, Assistant 
General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20007; (202) 295-1599 (phone); or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Listening Session Access Information: To 
participate in the listening sessions via Zoom, please follow the link 
or use the dial-in instructions below:
    Link: https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/4396412186.
    Meeting ID: 439 641 2186.
    Find your local number: https://lsc-gov.zoom.us/u/kAZIVdfiA.
    Background: Consistent with Executive Orders 14058 and 13985, LSC 
reached out to the client-eligible community to seek their views on 
LSC's rulemaking priorities. LSC was particularly interested in their 
views on those rules that directly affect individuals who qualify for 
LSC- funded legal assistance. Community members asked LSC to expand 
upon parts 1621 and 1624. Part 1621 requires legal services programs 
that receive financial assistance from LSC to establish grievance 
procedures to process complaints by applicants regarding the denial of 
legal assistance and complaints by clients about the manner or quality 
of legal assistance provided. These procedures should, to the extent 
possible, result in the provision of an effective remedy in the 
resolution of complaints. The grievance procedures required by part 
1621 cover complaints by individuals denied legal assistance and by 
clients dissatisfied by the manner or quality of legal assistance 
received. No part of LSC's current regulations provides a mechanism for 
governing body members to make complaints about board malfeasance and 
obtain resolution of those complaints.
    Part 1624 requires LSC funded legal services programs to remove any 
impediments that may exist to the provision of legal assistance to 
persons with disabilities eligible for such assistance in accordance 
with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Currently, part 
1624 explicitly applies only to applicants for legal assistance, 
clients, applicants for employment, and grantee employees. Because many 
client-eligible members are persons with disabilities, the commenters 
felt expanding part 1624 to include governing body members was 
necessary to ensure that client-eligible individuals are afforded the 
same opportunities to be selected for and participate in grantee 
governing body activities as persons who do not have disabilities.
    Through this Notice, LSC is asking grantees, clients, other 
stakeholders, and interested members of the public to provide LSC with 
their views on the following questions:
     What policies and procedures do your organizations 
currently have in place to address board member grievances? Describe 
the process.
     Has your organization had positive or negative experiences 
with utilizing these procedures in the past?
     What effect or impact would revising parts 1621 and 1624 
to apply to grantee governing body members have on your organization? 
Unexpected outcomes?
     Based on previous experience, how often would your 
organization use regulations like part 1621 and part 1624?
     Is there anything else LSC can do to help resolve 
conflicts on your organization's board?
    Interested parties may submit their comments in writing to LSC via 
email, fax, or postal mail. Additionally, LSC will hold four listening 
sessions during which interested parties may join a Zoom call with LSC 
staff to provide their comments orally. The dates and access 
information for those listening sessions are contained in the DATES 
section of this notice.

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e).)

     Dated: February 21, 2024.
Stefanie Davis,
Deputy General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2024-03867 Filed 2-28-24; 8:45 am]
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