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intention to request a revision for a 

currently approved information 

collection in support of compliance 

with Civil Rights laws. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by March 15, 2021 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharese C. Paylor, Ed.D, Director, Rural 

Development, Civil Rights Staff, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, STOP 0703, 

1400 Independence Ave. SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–0703, 

Telephone (202) 692–0097 (voice) or 

800.877.8339 (Federal Relay). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 7 CFR 1901–E, Civil Rights 

Compliance Requirements. 

OMB Number: 0575–0018. 

Expiration Date of Approval: May 30, 

2021. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: The information collection 

under OMB Number 0575–0018 enables 

the RHS, RBS, and RUS, to effectively 

monitor a recipient’s compliance with 

the civil rights laws, and to determine 

whether or not service and benefits are 

being provided to beneficiaries on an 

equal opportunity basis. The RBS, RHS, 

and RUS are required to provide Federal 

financial assistance through its housing 

and community and business programs 

on an equal opportunity basis. The laws 

implemented in 7 CFR part 1901, 

subpart E, require the recipients of RBS, 

RHS, and RUS Federal financial 

assistance to collect various types of 

information, including information on 

participants in certain of these agencies’ 

programs, by race, color, and national 

origin. 

The information collected and 

maintained by the recipients of certain 

programs from RBS, RHS, and RUS is 

used internally by these agencies for 

monitoring compliance with the civil 

rights laws and regulations. This 

information is made available to USDA 

officials, officials of other Federal 

agencies, and to Congress for reporting 

purposes. Without the required 

information, RBS, RHS, RUS and its 

recipients will lack the necessary 

documentation to demonstrate that their 

programs are being administered in a 

nondiscriminatory manner, and in full 

compliance with the civil rights laws. 

In addition, the RBS, RHS, RUS and 

their recipients would be vulnerable in 

lawsuits alleging discrimination in the 

affected programs of these agencies, and 

would be without appropriate data and 

documentation to defend themselves by 

demonstrating that services and benefits 

are being provided to beneficiaries on 

an equal opportunity basis. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 7.5 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Recipients of RBS, RHS, 

and RUS Federal financial assistance, 

loan, and loan guarantee programs. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

27,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2.72. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

73,559. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 550,276. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Kimble Brown, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, at (202) 720–6780. 

Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Rural 

Development, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Agencies’ 

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 automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, Support Services 

Division, Rural Development U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, STOP 0742, 

Washington, DC 20250–0742. 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. 

Elizabeth Green, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Office of the Under Secretary for 

Economic Affairs 

Advisory Committee on Data for 

Evidence Building 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary 

for Economic Affairs, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Under 

Secretary for Economic Affairs is 

providing notice of three upcoming 

meetings of the Advisory Committee on 

Data for Evidence Building (ACDEB or 

Committee). These will constitute the 

second, third, and fourth meeting of the 

Committee in support of its charge to 

review, analyze, and make 

recommendations on how to promote 

the use of Federal data for evidence 

building purposes. At the conclusion of 

the Committee’s first and second year, it 

will submit to the Director of the Office 

of Management and Budget, Executive 

Office of the President, an annual report 

on the activities and findings of the 

Committee. This report will also be 

made available to the public. 

DATES: February 19, 2021; March 19, 

2021; April 23, 2021. The meetings will 

begin at approximately 9:00 a.m. and 

adjourn at approximately 12:00 p.m. 

(ET). 

ADDRESSES: Those interested in 

attending the Committee’s public 

meetings are requested to RSVP to 

Evidence@bea.gov one week prior to 

each meeting. Agendas, background 

material, and meeting links will be 

accessible 24 hours prior to each 

meeting at www.bea.gov/evidence. 

Members of the public who wish to 

submit written input for the 

Committee’s consideration are 

welcomed to do so via email to 

Evidence@bea.gov. Additional 

opportunities for public input will be 

forthcoming. 

The safety and well-being of the 

public, committee members, and our 

staff are our top priority. In light of 

current travel restrictions and socialdistancing guidelines resulting from the 

COVID–19 outbreak, each meeting will 

be held virtually. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gianna Marrone, Program Analyst, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 4600 Silver 

Hill Road (BE–64), Suitland, MD 20746; 

phone (301) 278–9282; email Evidence@

bea.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Foundations for Evidence-Based 

Policymaking Act (Pub. L. 115–435, 


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Evidence Act 101(a)(2) (5 U.S.C. 315 

(a)), establishes the Committee and its 

charge. It specifies that the Chief 

Statistician of the United States shall 

serve as the Chair and other members 

shall be appointed by the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). The Act prescribes a 

membership balance plan that includes: 

One agency Chief Information Officer; 

one agency Chief Privacy Officer; one 

agency Chief Performance Officer; three 

members who are agency Chief Data 

Officers; three members who are agency 

Evaluation Officers; and three members 

who are agency Statistical Officials who 

are members of the Interagency Council 

for Statistical Policy established under 

section 3504(e)(8) of title 44. 

Additionally, at least 10 members are 

to be representative of state and local 

governments and nongovernmental 

stakeholders with expertise in 

government data policy, privacy, 

technology, transparency policy, 

evaluation and research methodologies, 

and other relevant subjects. Committee 

members serve for a term of two years. 

Following a public solicitation and 

review of nominations, the Director of 

OMB appointed members per this 

balance plan and information on the 

membership can be found at 

www.bea.gov/evidence. Any member 

appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 

before the expiration of the term for 

which the member’s predecessor was 

appointed shall be appointed only for 

the remainder of that term. 

The ACDEB is interested in the 

public’s input on the issues it will 

consider, and requests that interested 

parties submit statements to the ACDEB 

via email to Evidence@bea.gov. Please 

use the subject line ‘‘ACDEB Meeting 

Public Comment.’’ All statements will 

be provided to the members for their 

consideration and will become part of 

the Committee’s records. Additional 

opportunities for public input will be 

forthcoming as the Committee’s work 

progresses. 

ACDEB Committee meetings are open, 

and the public is invited to attend and 

observe. Those planning to attend are 

asked to RSVP to Evidence@bea.gov. 

The call-in number, access code, and 

meeting link will be posted 24 hours 

prior to each meeting on www.bea.gov/ 

evidence. The meetings are accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

foreign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Gianna Marrone at Evidence@bea.gov 

two weeks prior to each meeting. 

Dated: January 6, 2021. 

Gianna Marrone, 

Alternate Designated Federal Official, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00380 Filed 1–11–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–MN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[S–03–2021] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 266—Madison, 

Wisconsin; Application for Subzone; 

Coating Place, Inc.; Verona, Wisconsin 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by 

Dane County, Wisconsin, grantee of FTZ 

266, requesting subzone status for the 

facility of Coating Place, Inc. (Coating 

Place), located in Verona, Wisconsin. 

The application was submitted pursuant 

to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade 

Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a– 

81u), and the regulations of the FTZ 

Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally 

docketed on January 6, 2021. 

A notification of proposed production 

activity has been submitted and is being 

processed under 15 CFR 400.37 (Doc. B– 

62–2020). The proposed subzone would 

be subject to the existing activation limit 

of FTZ 266. 

In accordance with the FTZ Board’s 

regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman and 

Juanita Chen of the FTZ Staff are 

designated examiners to review the 

application and make recommendations 

to the Executive Secretary. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive 

Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The 

closing period for their receipt is 

February 22, 2021. Rebuttal comments 

in response to material submitted 

during the foregoing period may be 

submitted during the subsequent 15-day 

period to March 8, 2021. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection in the 

‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ 

Board’s website, which is accessible via 

www.trade.gov/ftz. 

For further information, contact 

Elizabeth Whiteman at 

Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or 

Juanita Chen at Juanita.Chen@trade.gov. 

Dated: January 7, 2021. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Application for NATO 

International Bidding 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before March 15, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments by email to 

Mark Crace, IC Liaison, Bureau of 

Industry and Security, at mark.crace@

bis.doc.gov or to PRAcomments@

doc.gov). Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Mark 

Crace, IC Liaison, Bureau of Industry 

and Security, phone 202–482–8093 or 

by email at mark.crace@bis.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This new proposed information 

collection replaces previously approved 

generic collection 0694–0128. All U.S. 

firms desiring to participate in the 

NATO International Competitive 

Bidding (ICB) process under the NATO 

Security Investment Program (NSIP) 

must be certified as technically, 

financially and professionally 

competent. The U.S. Department of 

Commerce provides the Declaration of 

Eligibility that certifies these firms. Any 

such firm seeking certification is 

required to submit a completed Form 

BIS–4023P along with a current annual 

financial report and a resume of past 

projects in order to become certified and 


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