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c. Local environmental groups.
3. Three persons who represent:
a. State tourism official representing
the State;
b. A representative of affected Indian
tribes; and
c. A representative of affected local
government interests.

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.

Membership Nomination Information
The appointment of members to the
Southern Region Recreation RAC will be
made by the Secretary of Agriculture, or
their designee. Any interested person or
organization may nominate qualified
individuals for membership. Interested
candidates may nominate themselves.
Individuals who wish to be considered
for membership on the committee must
submit a nomination with information,
including a background disclosure form
(Form AD–755; https://www.usda.gov/
sites/default/files/documents/ad755.pdf). Nominations should be typed
and include the following:
1. If nominating an individual, a brief
summary, no more than two pages,
explaining the nominee’s qualifications
to serve on the committee and
addressing the membership composition
and criteria described above.
2. A resume providing the nominee’s
background, experience, and
educational qualifications.
3. A completed background disclosure
form (Form AD–755) signed by the
nominee.
4. Letters of endorsement are optional.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means of communication for
program information (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.
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.
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

Dated: April 9. 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS–24–WATER–0008]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: RUS-Technical Assistance
and Construction for Innovative
Regional Wastewater Treatment
Solutions (TAC–RWTS) Pilot Grant
Program; OMB Control No.: 0572–0157
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS or
Agency) 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 June 14, 2024 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically by the Federal
eRulemaking Portal, http://
www.regulations.gov. In the ‘‘Search for
dockets and documents on agency
actions’’ box, enter the docket number
‘‘RUS–24–WATER–0008,’’ and click the
‘‘Search’’ button. From the search
results: click on or locate the document
title: ‘‘60-Day Notice of Proposed
Information Collection: ‘‘RUS-Technical
Assistance and Construction for
Innovative Regional Wastewater
Treatment Solutions (TAC–RWTS) Pilot
Grant Program’’ and select the
‘‘Comment’’ button. Before inputting
comments, commenters may review the
‘‘Commenter’s Checklist’’ (optional). To
submit a comment: Insert comments
under the ‘‘Comment’’ title, click
‘‘Browse’’ to attach files (if available),
input email address, select box to opt to
receive email confirmation of
submission and tracking (optional),
select the box ‘‘I’m not a robot,’’ and
then select ‘‘Submit Comment.’’
SUMMARY:

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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.
All comments will be available for
public inspection online at the Federal
eRulemaking Portal (https://
www.regulations.gov).
Lisa
Day, Rural Development Innovation
Center—Regulations Management
Division, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Room 4227, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (971) 313–4750. Email
Lisa.Day@USDA.GOV.
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
RUS is submitting to OMB as an
extension to an existing collection with
Agency adjustment.
Title: RUS-Technical Assistance and
Construction for Innovative Regional
Wastewater Treatment Solutions (TAC–
RWTS) Pilot Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0157.
Expiration Date of Approval: August
31, 2024.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Estimate of Burden: This collection of
information is estimated to average 4.4
hour per response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions; Business or other for profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 10.77.
Estimated Total Number of
Responses: 97.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
on Respondents: 423 hours.
Estimated Annual Recordkeeping
Burden on Respondents: 0 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 423 hours.
Abstract: The TAC–RWTS Grant Pilot
Program was authorized by the Further
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020,
for the study and design of innovative
treatment solutions of regional
wastewater systems for historically
impoverished communities that have
had difficulty installing traditional
wastewater treatment systems due to
soil conditions. Qualified regional
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consortiums will receive TAC–RWTS
grant funds to identify and evaluate
economically feasible, innovative
regional solutions to wastewater
treatment concerns for historically
impoverished communities in areas
which have had difficulty installing
traditional wastewater treatment
systems due to soil conditions. Grants
are for wastewater-related technical
assistance, including such services as
feasibility studies, preliminary design
assistance and supervision, oversight, or
training for the development of an
application for financial assistance.
Grantees will be expected to provide
the Agency with a detailed report to
include the area to be served, the issues
with the present method of wastewater
discharge, the alternatives and
innovative solutions to the wastewater
issue, the long-term cost and effect of
the solution, the affordability including
possible funding sources, potential
treatment, staff training needs, and
lifecycle cost analysis.
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 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.

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Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Lisa Day,
Innovation Center—Regulations
Management Division, at (971)
313.4750. Email: Lisa.Day@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.
Laurel Leverrier,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
United States Commission on
Civil Rights.
ACTION: Notice of Commission public
business meeting.
AGENCY:

Friday, February 23, 2024, 10
a.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angelia Rorison: 202–376–8371;
publicaffairs@usccr.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
DATES:

Meeting Agenda
I. Approval of Agenda
II. Business Meeting
A. Presentations by State Advisory
Committee Chairs on Released
Reports and Memorandum
• Florida
• Puerto Rico
• Virgin Islands
B. Management and Operations
• Staff Director’s Report
III. Adjourn Meeting
Dated: April 11, 2024.
Angelia Rorison,
USCCR Media and Communications Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
National Advisory Committee

National Advisory Committee on Racial,
Ethnic and Other Populations (NAC).
The Committee will address policy,
research, and technical issues relating to
a full range of Census Bureau programs
and activities, including the decennial
census, demographic and economic
statistical programs, field operations,
and information technology. Last
minute changes to the schedule are
possible, which could prevent giving
advance public notice of schedule
adjustments.
DATES:

The virtual meeting will be held

on:
• Thursday, May 2, 2024, from 10:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET.
Please visit the Census
Advisory Committee website at https://
www.census.gov/about/cac/nac/
meetings/2024-05-meeting.html, for the
NAC meeting information, including the
agenda, and how to view the meeting.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shana Banks, Advisory Committee
Branch Chief, Office of Program,
Performance and Stakeholder
Integration (PPSI), shana.j.banks@
census.gov, Department of Commerce,
Census Bureau, telephone 301–763–
3815. For TTY callers, please use the
Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–
8339.
The NAC
provides technical expertise to address
Census Bureau program needs and
objectives. The members of the NAC are
appointed by the Director of the Census
Bureau. The NAC has been established
in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 1001
et seq).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

All meetings are open to the public.
Public comments will be accepted in
written form via email to
shana.j.banks@census.gov, (subject line
‘‘2024 NAC Spring Virtual Meeting
Public Comment’’). A brief period will
be set aside during the virtual meeting
to read public comments received by
noon ET, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. All
public comments received will be
posted to the website listed in the
ADDRESSES section.
Robert L. Santos, Director, Census
Bureau, approved the publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.

AGENCY:

Census Bureau, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public virtual meeting.

Dated: April 8, 2024.
Shannon Wink,
Program Analyst, Policy Coordination Office,
U.S. Census Bureau.

The Census Bureau is giving
notice of a virtual meeting of the

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