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Management Agency (RMA) to use 

volunteers to perform a wide range of 

activities to carry out the programs of or 

supported by the Agency. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Applicants who are accepted in the 

program will complete the ‘‘Service 

Agreement and Attendance Record.’’ 

FSA and RMA will use the reported 

information to respond to request for 

information on volunteers from the 

USDA Office of Human Resources 

Management. FSA Human Resource is 

responsible for determining how to 

document volunteer appointments. If 

the information were not collected for 

each volunteer, FSA and RMA would be 

unable to document service performed 

without compensation by persons in the 

program if this information were not 

collected for each volunteer. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 20. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 20. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03373 Filed 2–18–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 16, 2021. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding; 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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 regarding this information 

collection received by March 22, 2021 

will be considered. Written comments 

and recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Report of Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program Issuance 

and Report of Commodity Distribution 

for Disaster Relief Recordkeeping Only. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0037. 

Summary of Collection: Disaster 

assistance through the Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is 

authorized by sections 402 and 502 of 

the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and the temporary 

emergency provisions contained in 

Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act 

of 2008, and in 7 CFR part 280 of the 

SNAP regulations. This program is 

initiated in a SNAP project area by FNS 

when all or part of the area has been 

affected by a disaster. Food distribution 

in a disaster situation is authorized 

under Section 32 of the Act of August 

24, 1935. Surplus foods are made 

available by State distributing agencies 

for relief purposes to victims of natural 

disaster such as hurricanes, floods, 

tornadoes, etc. Distribution to these 

recipients is made primarily through 

such organizations as the American Red 

Cross or the Salvation Army. These 

organizations use surplus foods for both 

central feeding operations and for 

distribution to families in homes cut off 

from normal sources of food supply. 

Need and Use of the Information: FNS 

will collect information through the use 

of form FNS–292–A and FNS 292–B, 

which is used to monitor program 

activity, assess coverage provided to 

recipients, and assure the validity of 

requested commodity reimbursement 

and to prepare budget requests. If the 

information were not collected, FNS 

would be unable to monitor the 

issuance of SNAP benefits and the 

distribution of surplus foods during 

disaster situations. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 108. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 14. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03380 Filed 2–18–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business—Cooperative Service 

Notice of Request for Comments on 

Extension of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; comments requested. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

(RBCS) invites comments on this 

information collection for which 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) will be requested. 

The intention is to request an extension 

of a currently approved information 

collection in support of the Guidelines 

for Designating Biobased Products for 

Federal Procurement. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by April 20, 2021 to be assured 

of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vernell Thompson, Procurement 

Analyst, USDA Rural Development, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 720–4145, Email: 

vernell.thompson@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR 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 an information collection that 

RBCS is submitting to OMB for 

extension. 

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) 


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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] 

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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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