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for Underserved Communities Through 

the Federal Government and committed 

to creating the USDA Equity 

Commission as part of his rural agenda 

and commitment to closing the racial 

wealth gap and addressing longstanding 

inequities in agriculture. Section 22007c 

of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, 

Public Law 117–169, provides sufficient 

funds to ensure the Commission is well 

staffed and positioned to deliver on its 

charge. 

The USDA Equity Commission will 

advise the Secretary of Agriculture and 

provide USDA with an analysis of how 

its programs, policies, systems, 

structures, and practices contribute to 

barriers to inclusion or access, systemic 

discrimination, or exacerbate or 

perpetuate racial, economic, health and 

social disparities and recommendations 

for action. The Agriculture 

Subcommittee reports to the Equity 

Commission and provides 

recommendations on issues of concern 

related to agriculture. The Rural 

Community Economic Development 

Subcommittee (RCED) also reports to 

the Equity Commission and is focused 

on issues related to rural community 

prosperity. The Equity Commission 

delivered an interim report and 

provided actionable recommendations 

in February 2023. A final report will be 

completed by winter of 2024. 

Meeting Agenda: The agenda items 

may include, but are not limited to, 

welcome and introductions; 

administrative matters; introduction and 

presentation of the Agriculture 

Subcommittee and Rural Community 

Economic Development Subcommittee 

recommendations; and deliberations 

and voting of recommendations to be 

included in the final report. Please 

check the USDA Equity Commission 

website (https://www.usda.gov/equitycommission) for an agenda 24–48 hours 

prior to October 24. 

Register for the Meeting: The public is 

asked to pre-register for the meeting by 

visiting https://www.usda.gov/equitycommission. Your pre-registration must 

state: your name; organization or 

interest represented; if you are planning 

to give oral comments; and if you 

require special accommodations. USDA 

will also accept day-of registrations. 

Oral Comments: The Commission is 

providing the public an opportunity to 

provide oral comments and will 

accommodate as many individuals and 

organizations as time permits. Persons 

or organizations wishing to make oral 

comments must pre-register by 11:59 

p.m. ET, October 9, 2023, and may only 

register for one speaking slot. 

Participants who wish to make oral 

comments must also be available to 

attend a tech-check before the meeting. 

Instructions for registering and 

participating in the meeting can be 

found on https://www.usda.gov/equitycommission. 

Written Comments: Written public 

comments for consideration at the 

meeting will be accepted on or before 

11:59 p.m. ET, October 9. Comments 

submitted after this date will be 

provided to the Commission, but the 

Commission may not have adequate 

time to consider those comments prior 

to the meeting. The USDA Equity 

Commission strongly prefers comments 

be submitted electronically. However, 

written comments may also be 

submitted (i.e., postmarked) via mail to 

the person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by or 

before the deadline. Written comments 

will be accepted up to 15 days after the 

meeting for inclusion in the meeting 

minutes. 

Availability of Materials for the 

Meeting: All written public comments 

received by October 9, 2023, will be 

compiled into a file and available for 

member review and be included in the 

meeting minutes. Duplicate comments 

from multiple individuals will appear as 

one comment, with a notation that 

multiple copies of the comment were 

received. Please visit https://

www.usda.gov/equitycommissiontoviewtheagendaand/or 

minutes from this meeting. 

Meeting Accommodations: USDA is 

committed to making its electronic and 

information technologies accessible to 

individuals with disabilities by meeting 

or exceeding the requirements of 

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 

U.S.C. 794d), as amended. If you need 

reasonable accommodations, please 

make requests in advance for reasonable 

accommodations through the meeting 

registration link on https://

www.usda.gov/equity-commission. 

Determinations for reasonable 

accommodations will be made on a 

case-by-case basis. 

In accordance with Federal civil 

rights law and U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) civil rights 

regulations and policies, USDA, its 

agencies, offices, and employees, and 

institutions participating in or 

administering 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 or 

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 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. 

Dated: September 28, 2023. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21918 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Newspapers Used for Publication of 

Legal Notices in the Southwestern 

Region; Arizona, New Mexico, and 

Parts of Oklahoma and Texas 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice lists the 

newspapers that will be used by all 

Ranger Districts, Grasslands, Forests, 

and the Regional Office of the 

Southwestern Region to publish legal 

notices. The intended effect of this 

action is to inform interested members 

of the public which newspapers the 

Forest Service will use to publish 

notices of proposed actions, notices of 

decision, and notices of opportunity to 

file an objection. This will provide the 

public with constructive notice of Forest 

Service proposals and decisions, 

provide information on the procedures 

to comment or object, and establish the 

date that the Forest Service will use to 

determine if comments or objections 

were timely. 

DATES: Publication of legal notices in 

the listed newspapers will begin on the 

date of this publication and continue 

until further notice. 

ADDRESSES: Roxanne Turley, Regional 

Administrative Review Coordinator, 

Forest Service, Southwestern Region, 

333 Broadway SE, Albuquerque, NM 

87102–3498. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roxanne Turley, Regional 

Administrative Review Coordinator at 

(505) 526–0020 or by email at 

roxanne.turley@usda.gov. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

administrative procedures at 36 CFR 

218 and 219 require the Forest Service 

to publish notices in a newspaper of 

general circulation. The content of the 

notices is specified in 36 CFR 218 and 

219. In general, the notices will identify: 

the decision or project, by title or 

subject matter; the name and title of the 

official making the decision; how to 

obtain additional information; and 

where and how to file comments or 

objections. The date the notice is 

published will be used to establish the 

official date for the beginning of the 

comment or objection period. Where 

more than one newspaper is listed for 

any unit, the first newspaper listed is 

the primary newspaper of record, the 

publication date of which shall be used 

for calculating the time period to file 

comment or an objection. 

Southwestern Regional Office 

Regional Forester 

—Notices of Availability for Comment 

and Decisions and Objections 

affecting New Mexico Forests:— 

‘‘Albuquerque Journal,’’ 

Albuquerque, New Mexico, for 

National Forest System lands in the 

State of New Mexico, for any 

projects of Region-wide impact, or 

for any projects affecting more than 

one National Forest or National 

Grassland in New Mexico 

—Regional Forester Notices of 

Availability for Comment and 

Decisions and Objections affecting 

Arizona Forests:—‘‘The Arizona 

Republic,’’ Phoenix, Arizona, for 

National Forest System lands in the 

State of Arizona, for any projects of 

Region-wide impact, or for any 

projects affecting more than one 

National Forest in Arizona 

—Regional Forester Notices of 

Availability for Comment and 

Decisions and Objections affecting 

National Grasslands in New 

Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas are 

listed by Grassland and location as 

follows: 

Kiowa National Grassland notices 

published in: ‘‘Union County 

Leader’’, Clayton New Mexico. 

Rita Blanca National Grassland in 

Cimarron County, Oklahoma 

notices published in: ‘‘Boise City 

News,’’ Boise City, Oklahoma. 

Rita Blanca National Grassland in 

Dallam County, Texas notices 

published in: ‘‘The Dalhart Texan,’’ 

Dalhart, Texas. 

Black Kettle National Grassland in 

Roger Mills County, Oklahoma 

notices published in: ‘‘Cheyenne 

Star,’’ Cheyenne, Oklahoma. 

Black Kettle National Grassland in 

Hemphill County, Texas notices 

published in: ‘‘The Canadian 

Record,’’ Canadian, Texas. 

McClellan Creek National Grassland 

in Gray County, Texas notices 

published in: ‘‘The Pampa News,’’ 

Pampa, Texas. 

—Regional Forester Notices of 

Availability for Comment and 

Decisions and Objections affecting 

only one National Forest or 

National Grassland unit will appear 

in the newspaper of record elected 

by each National Forest or National 

Grassland as listed below. 

Arizona National Forests 

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests 

Notices for Availability for 

Comments, Decisions and Objections by 

Forest Supervisor, Alpine Ranger 

District, Black Mesa Ranger District, 

Lakeside Ranger District, and 

Springerville Ranger District are 

published in: ‘‘The White Mountain 

Independent,’’ Apache County, Arizona. 

Clifton Ranger District Notices are 

published in: ‘‘Copper Era’’, Clifton, 

Arizona. 

Coconino National Forest 

Notices for Availability for 

Comments, Decisions and Objections by 

Forest Supervisor, Mogollon Rim Ranger 

District, and Flagstaff Ranger District are 

published in: ‘‘Arizona Daily Sun,’’ 

Flagstaff, Arizona. 

Red Rock Ranger District Notices are 

published in: ‘‘Red Rock News,’’ 

Sedona, Arizona. 

Coronado National Forest 

Notices for Availability for 

Comments, Decisions and Objections by 

the Forest Supervisor and Santa 

Catalina Ranger District are published 

in: ‘‘The Arizona Daily Star,’’ Tucson, 

Arizona. 

Douglas Ranger District Notices for 

projects occurring within the Chiricahua 

and Dragoon Mountain Ranges (the 

Chiricahua and Dragoon Ecosystem 

Management Areas) are published in: 

‘‘Herald/Review,’’ Sierra Vista, Arizona; 

Notices for projects occurring within 

the Peloncillo Mountain Range (the 

Peloncillo Ecosystem Management 

Area) are published in: ‘‘Hidalgo County 

Herald,’’ Lordsburg, New Mexico. 

Nogales Ranger District Notices are 

published in: ‘‘Nogales International,’’ 

Nogales, Arizona. 

Sierra Vista Ranger District Notices 

are published in: ‘‘Herald/Review,’’ 

Sierra Vista, Arizona. 

Safford Ranger District Notices are 

published in: ‘‘Eastern Arizona 

Courier,’’ Safford, Arizona. 

Kaibab National Forest 

Notices for Availability for 

Comments, Decisions and Objections by 

Forest Supervisor, North Kaibab Ranger 

District, Tusayan Ranger District, and 

Williams Ranger District Notices are 

published in: ‘‘Arizona Daily Sun,’’ 

Flagstaff, Arizona. 

Prescott National Forest 

Notices for Availability for 

Comments, Decisions and Objections by 

Forest Supervisor, Bradshaw Ranger 

District, and Chino Valley Ranger 

District are published in: ‘‘Daily 

Courier,’’ Prescott, Arizona. 

Verde Ranger District Notices are 

published in: ‘‘Verde Independent,’’ 

Cottonwood, Arizona. 

Tonto National Forest 

Notices for Availability for 

Comments, Decisions, and Objections 

by Forest Supervisor, Cave Creek Ranger 

District, and Mesa Ranger District are 

published in: ‘‘Arizona Capitol Times,’’ 

Phoenix, Arizona. 

Globe Ranger District Notices are 

published in: ‘‘Arizona Silver Belt,’’ 

Globe, Arizona. Payson Ranger District, 

Pleasant Valley Ranger District and 

Tonto Basin Ranger District Notices are 

published in: ‘‘Payson Roundup’’, 

Payson, Arizona. 

New Mexico National Forests 

Carson National Forest 

Notices for Availability for 

Comments, Decisions and Objections by 

Forest Supervisor, Camino Real Ranger 

District, Tres Piedras Ranger District 

and Questa Ranger District are 

published in: ‘‘The Taos News’’, Taos, 

New Mexico. 

Canjilon Ranger District and El Rito 

Ranger District Notices are published in: 

‘‘Rio Grande Sun’’, Espanola, New 

Mexico. 

Jicarilla Ranger District Notices are 

published in: ‘‘Farmington Daily 

Times’’, Farmington, New Mexico. 

Cibola National Forest and National 

Grasslands 

Notices for Availability for 

Comments, Decisions and Objections by 

Forest Supervisor affecting lands in 

New Mexico, except the National 

Grasslands are published in: 

‘‘Albuquerque Journal’’, Albuquerque, 

New Mexico. 

Forest Supervisor Notices affecting 

National Grasslands in New Mexico, 

Oklahoma and Texas are published by 

grassland and location as follows: 

Kiowa National Grassland in Colfax, 

Harding, Mora and Union Counties, 

New Mexico published in: ‘‘Union 

County Leader’’, Clayton, New Mexico. 


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Rita Blanca National Grassland in 

Cimarron County, Oklahoma published 

in: ‘‘Boise City News’’, Boise City, 

Oklahoma. 

Rita Blanca National Grassland in 

Dallam County, Texas published in: 

‘‘The Dalhart Texan’’, Dalhart, Texas. 

Black Kettle National Grassland, in 

Roger Mills County, Oklahoma 

published in: ‘‘Cheyenne Star’’, 

Cheyenne, Oklahoma. 

Black Kettle National Grassland, in 

Hemphill County, Texas, published in: 

‘‘The Canadian Record’’, Canadian, 

Texas. 

McClellan Creek National Grassland 

published in: ‘‘The Pampa News’’, 

Pampa, Texas. 

Mt. Taylor Ranger District Notices are 

published in: ‘‘Cibola Citizen’’, Grants, 

New Mexico. 

Magdalena Ranger District Notices are 

published in: ‘‘El Defensor-Chieftain’’, 

Socorro, New Mexico. 

Mountainair Ranger District Notices 

are published in: ‘‘The Independent’’, 

Edgewood, New Mexico. 

Sandia Ranger District Notices are 

published in: ‘‘Albuquerque Journal’’, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

Kiowa National Grassland Notices are 

published in: ‘‘Union County Leader’’, 

Clayton, New Mexico. 

Gila National Forest 

Notices for Availability for 

Comments, Decisions and Objections by 

Forest Supervisor, Quemado Ranger 

District, Reserve Ranger District, 

Glenwood Ranger District, Silver City 

Ranger District and Wilderness Ranger 

District are published in: ‘‘Silver City 

Daily Press’’, Silver City, New Mexico. 

Black Range Ranger District Notices 

are published in: ‘‘Sierra County 

Sentinel’’, Truth or Consequences, New 

Mexico. 

Lincoln National Forest 

Notices for Availability for 

Comments, Decisions and Objections by 

Forest Supervisor and the Sacramento 

Ranger District are published in: 

‘‘Alamogordo Daily News’’, 

Alamogordo, New Mexico. 

Guadalupe Ranger District Notices are 

published in: ‘‘Carlsbad Current Argus’’, 

Carlsbad, New Mexico. 

Smokey Bear Ranger District Notices 

are published in: ‘‘Ruidoso News’’, 

Ruidoso, New Mexico. 

Santa Fe National Forest 

Notices for Availability for 

Comments, Decisions and Objections by 

Forest Supervisor, Coyote Ranger 

District, Cuba Ranger District, Espanola 

Ranger District, Jemez Ranger District, 

and Pecos-Las Vegas Ranger District are 

published in: ‘‘Albuquerque Journal’’, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

Dated: September 28, 2023. 

Troy Heithecker, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21979 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Tennessee Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: 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 

(FACA) that a meeting of the Tennessee 

Advisory Committee to the Commission 

will convene by Zoom on Friday, 

October 27, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. (CT). The 

purpose of the meeting is to discuss 

their draft report on Voting Rights in the 

state. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Friday, October 27, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. 

(CST). 

Registration Link (Audio/Visual): 

https://www.zoomgov.com/j/

1613891567?pwd=amtCcU5PSE9Yam

l1NTIyYU13VURCQT09. 

Telephone (Audio Only): Dial (833) 

568–8864 USA Toll Free; Access Code: 

161 389 1567. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Victoria Moreno at vmoreno@usccr.gov 

or by phone at 434–515–0204. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is available to the public 

through the Zoom link above. If joining 

only via phone, callers can expect to 

incur charges for calls they initiate over 

wireless lines, and the Commission will 

not refund any incurred charges. 

Individuals who are 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 call-in 

number found through registering at the 

web link provided above for the 

meeting. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

make comments during the open period 

at the end of the meeting. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the Regional Programs Unit 

within 30 days following the respective 

meeting. Written comments may be 

emailed to Victoria Moreno at 

vmoreno@usccr.gov. All written 

comments received will be available to 

the public. 

Persons who desire additional 

information may contact the Regional 

Programs Unit at (202) 809–9618. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing as they become available 

at the www.facadatabase.gov. Persons 

interested in the work of this advisory 

committee are advised to go to the 

Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov, 

or to contact the Regional Programs Unit 

at the above phone number or email 

address. 

Agenda 

Friday, October 27, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. 

(CT) 

1. Welcome & Roll Call 

2. Chair’s Comments 

3. Discussion on Report 

4. Next Steps 

5. Public Comment 

6. Adjourn 

Dated: September 28, 2023. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21916 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Minnesota Advisory Committee; 

Cancellation 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice; cancellation of briefing. 

SUMMARY: The Commission on Civil 

Rights published a notice in the Federal 

Register concerning a briefing of the 

Minnesota Advisory Committee. The 

briefing, scheduled for Friday, 

November 10, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. CT, has 

been cancelled. The notice is in the 

Federal Register on Thursday, 

September 14, 2023, in FR Document 

Number 2023–19915 on page 63063. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Liliana Schiller, Support Services 

Specialist, at lschiller@usccr.gov. 

Dated: September 28, 2023. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21911 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] 

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