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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 by the 

following method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Title: Guidelines for Designating 

Biobased Products for Federal 

Procurement. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0073. 

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 

2021. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The USDA BioPreferred 

Program provides that qualifying 

biobased products that fall under 

product categories (generic groups of 

biobased products) that have been 

designated for preferred procurement by 

rule making are required to be 

purchased by Federal agencies in lieu of 

their fossil energy-based counterparts, 

with certain limited exceptions. Further, 

USDA is required by section 9002 of the 

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 

of 2002, as amended by the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

and the Agricultural Act of 2014, and 

the Agricultural Improvement Act of 

2018, to provide certain information on 

qualified biobased products to Federal 

agencies. To meet these statutory 

requirements, USDA will gather that 

information from manufacturers and 

vendors of biobased products. The 

information sought by USDA can be 

transmitted electronically using the 

website http://www.biopreferred.gov. If 

for any reason the requested information 

cannot be electronically transmitted, 

USDA will provide technical assistance 

to support the transmission of 

information to USDA. The information 

collected will enable USDA to meet 

statutory information requirements that 

will then permit USDA to designate 

product categories for preferred 

procurement under the BioPreferred 

Program. Once product categories are 

designated, manufacturers and vendors 

of qualifying biobased products that fall 

under these designated product 

categories will benefit from preferred 

procurement by Federal agencies. This 

collection was previously approved 

under 0503–0011, and on February 4, 

2021, was transferred to Rural 

Development and assigned OMB 

Control No. 0570–0073. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 40 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Manufacturers and 

vendors of biobased products. 

Participation is entirely voluntary. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 220. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: One per manufacturer or 

vendor. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 8,800 hours, one time 

only. Manufacturers and vendors are 

only asked to respond once for each 

stand-alone product or product family. 

Therefore, there is no ongoing annual 

paperwork burden on respondents 

unless they wish to add additional 

stand-alone products or product 

families. Furthermore, their 

participation in the BioPreferred 

Program is entirely voluntary. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Kimble Brown, 

Innovation Center—Regulations 

Management Division, at (202) 720– 

6780, Email: kimble.brown@

wdc.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. 

Mark Brodziski, 

Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03349 Filed 2–18–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Meetings of the 

Minnesota Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act that 

the Minnesota Advisory Committee 

(Committee) will hold a meeting via the 

online platform WebEx on Tuesday, 

March 2, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. Central 

Time. The purpose of the meeting is to 

discuss civil rights concerns in the state. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on: 

• Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. 

Central Time 

Web link: https://civilrights.webex.com/ 

civilrights/j.php?MTID=m420abb3

fcbead88ea6b941423d45b858 

Join by phone: 800–360–9505 USA Toll 

Free 

Access Code: 199 498 4717 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Barreras, Designated Federal 

Officer, at dbarreras@usccr.gov or (202) 

499–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public may listen to this 

discussion through the above call-in 

number. An open comment period will 

be provided to allow members of the 

public to make a statement as time 

allows. Callers can expect to incur 

regular charges for calls they initiate 

over wireless lines, according to their 

wireless plan. The Commission will not 

refund any incurred charges. An 

individual who is deaf, deafblind, and 

hard of hearing may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and 

providing the Service with the 

conference call number and conference 

ID number. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the meeting. Written comments may be 

emailed to David Barreras at dbarreras@

usccr.gov. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Unit Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Records of the meeting will 

be available via www.facadatabase.gov 

under the Commission on Civil Rights, 

Minnesota Advisory Committee link. 

Persons interested in the work of this 

Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s website, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at the above 

email address. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome & Roll Call 

II. Chair’s Comments 

III. Committee Discussion 

IV. Public Comment 

VI. Adjournment 

Dated: February 12, 2021. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03347 Filed 2–18–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meetings of the Illinois 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 


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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act that 

the Illinois Advisory Committee 

(Committee) will hold a meeting via the 

online platform WebEx on Tuesday, 

March 9, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. Central 

Time. The purpose of the meeting is for 

the Committee to start preparing for 

their upcoming WebEx briefing on 

Education and Civil Rights concerns in 

the state. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on: 

• Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at 12:00 

p.m. Central Time. Web link: https://

civilrights.webex.com/civilrights/ 

j.php?MTID=md4d564c28cf610f9e94e

7291a3d9bf0d. Join by phone: 800–360– 

9505 USA Toll Free. Access code: 199 

496 5009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Barreras, Designated Federal 

Officer, at dbarreras@usccr.gov or (202) 

499–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public may listen to this 

discussion through the above call-in 

number. An open comment period will 

be provided to allow members of the 

public to make a statement as time 

allows. Callers can expect to incur 

regular charges for calls they initiate 

over wireless lines, according to their 

wireless plan. The Commission will not 

refund any incurred charges. Individual 

who is deaf, deafblind and hard of 

hearing may also follow the proceedings 

by first calling the Federal Relay Service 

at 1–800–877–8339 and providing the 

Service with the conference call number 

and conference ID number. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the meeting. Written comments may be 

emailed to David Barreras at dbarreras@

usccr.gov. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Unit Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Records of the meeting will 

be available via https://www.faca

database.gov/FACA/FACAPublicView

CommitteeDetails?id=a10t0000001

gzlZAAQ under the Commission on 

Civil Rights, Illinois Advisory 

Committee link. Persons interested in 

the work of this Committee are directed 

to the Commission’s website, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at the above 

email or street address. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome & Roll Call 

II. Chair’s comments 

III. Discussion: Education Project 

IV. Next Steps 

V. Public Comment 

VI. Adjournment 

Dated: February 12, 2021. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03346 Filed 2–18–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

[Docket Number 210212–0021] 

Urban Areas for the 2020 Census— 

Proposed Criteria 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed program and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides the 

Bureau of the Census’ (hereafter, Census 

Bureau’s) proposed criteria for defining 

urban areas based on the results of the 

2020 Decennial Census. It also provides 

a description of the changes from the 

final criteria used for the 2010 Census. 

The Census Bureau is requesting public 

comment on these proposed criteria. 

The Census Bureau delineates urban 

areas after each decennial census by 

applying specified criteria to decennial 

census and other data. Since the 1950 

Census, the Census Bureau has 

reviewed and revised these criteria, as 

necessary, for each decennial census in 

order to improve the classification of 

urban areas by taking advantage of 

newly available data and advancements 

in geographic information processing 

technology. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before May 20, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Please direct all written 

comments on this proposed program via 

email at geo.urban@census.gov to 

Vincent Osier, Geographic Standards, 

Criteria, and Quality Branch, Geography 

Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Please 

note that paper comments cannot be 

reviewed due to limited building access 

caused by the COVID–19 pandemic. 

Phone: 301–763–1128. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information on 

this proposed program should be 

directed to Vincent Osier, Geographic 

Standards, Criteria, and Quality Branch, 

Geography Division, U.S. Census 

Bureau, via email at geo.urban@

census.gov. Phone: 301–763–1128. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Census Bureau’s urban area 

classification is fundamentally a 

delineation of geographical areas, 

identifying individual urban areas as 

well as the rural portion of the nation. 

The Census Bureau’s urban areas 

represent densely developed territory, 

and encompass residential, commercial, 

and other non-residential urban land 

uses. The boundaries of the urban areas 

have been defined primarily by using 

measures based on population counts 

and residential population density, and 

also by using measures based on criteria 

that account for non-residential urban 

land uses, such as commercial, 

industrial, transportation, and open 

space that are part of the urban 

landscape. Since the 1950 Census, when 

the Census Bureau first defined densely 

settled urbanized areas of 50,000 or 

more people, the urban area delineation 

process has addressed non-residential 

urban land uses through criteria 

designed to account for commercial 

enclaves, special land uses such as 

airports, and densely developed 

noncontiguous territory. 

In delineating urban areas, the Census 

Bureau does not take into account or 

attempt to meet the requirements of any 

nonstatistical uses of these areas or their 

associated data. Nonetheless, the Census 

Bureau recognizes that some federal and 

state agencies use the Census Bureau’s 

urban area classification for 

nonstatistical uses such as allocating 

program funds, setting program 

standards, and implementing aspects of 

their programs. The agencies that use 

the classification and data for such 

nonstatistical uses should be aware that 

the changes to the urban area criteria 

also might affect the implementation of 

their programs. In addition, the Census 

Bureau is not responsible for the use of 

its urban area classification in 

nonstatistical programs. If a federal, 

tribal, state, or local agency uses the 

urban area classification for 

nonstatistical purposes, it is that 

agency’s responsibility to ensure that 

the classification is appropriate for such 

use. 

(1) History 

Over the course of a century defining 

urban areas, the Census Bureau has 

introduced conceptual and 

methodological changes to ensure that 

the urban area classification keeps pace 

with changes in settlement patterns and 

with changes in theoretical and 

practical approaches to interpreting and 

understanding the definition of urban 

areas. Prior to the 1950 Census, the 

Census Bureau primarily defined 

‘‘urban’’ as any population, housing, 


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