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programs designed to provide 

educationally related volunteer 

assignments for students. 

APHIS will collect information using 

MRP forms, 126A, Student Service 

Agreement and Recordkeeping; MRP 

126B, Nonstudent Volunteer Service 

Agreement; and MRP 126C, Volunteer 

Time and Attendance Record. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

This information collection is necessary 

to: (a) facilitate establishment of 

guidelines for acceptance of volunteer 

services under the above authorities; (b) 

make a determination of individuals’ 

eligibility and suitability to serve as a 

volunteer in the Marketing and 

Regulatory Programs (MRP), USDA; and 

(c) comply with the Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) regulation to 

require documentation of volunteer 

service. If this information collection is 

not conducted, MRP would not be able 

to determine the individual’s eligibility 

and suitability to serve as a volunteer. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households and 

businesses. 

Number of Respondents: 86. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting; 

On occasion; Quarterly. 

Total Burden Hours: 151. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23892 Filed 10–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

[Docket ID: NRCS–2023–0019] 

Urban Agriculture and Innovative 

Production Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of public and virtual 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) will hold 

a public meeting of the Urban 

Agriculture and Innovative Production 

Advisory Committee (UAIPAC). 

UAIPAC will convene to discuss 

proposed recommendations for the 

Secretary of Agriculture on the 

development of policies and outreach 

relating to urban, indoor, and other 

emerging agriculture production 

practices. UAIPAC is authorized under 

the Agriculture Improvement Act of 

2018 (2018 Farm Bill) and operates in 

compliance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended. 

DATES: 

Meeting: The UAIPAC meeting will be 

held on Wednesday, November 29, 

2023, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT). 

Written Comments: Written comments 

will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. EDT 

on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting Location: The meeting will be 

held virtually via Zoom Webinar. Preregistration is required to attend the 

UAIPAC meeting and access informaton 

will be provided to registered 

individuals via email. Registration 

details can be found at: https://

www.usda.gov/partnerships/federaladvisory-committee-urban-ag. 

Written Comments: We invite you to 

send comments in response to this 

notice. Go to https://

www.regulations.gov and search for 

Docket ID NRCS–2023–0019. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

All written comments received will be 

publicly available on 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Guse; Designated Federal Officer; 

telephone: (202) 205–9723; email: 

UrbanAgricultureFederalAdvisory

ommittee@usda.gov. 

Individuals who require alternative 

means for communication may contact 

the USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720– 

2600 (voice and text telephone (TTY)) or 

dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay 

service (both voice and text telephone 

users can initiate this call from any 

telephone). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

UAIPAC Purpose 

The Federal Advisory Committee for 

Urban Agriculture and Innovative 

Production is one of several ways that 

USDA is extending support and 

building frameworks to support urban 

agriculture, including issues of equity 

and food and nutrition access. Section 

222 of the Department of Agriculture 

Reorganization Act of 1994, as amended 

by section 12302 of the 2018 Farm Bill 

(7 U.S.C. 6923; Pub. L. 115–334) 

directed the Secretary to establish an 

‘‘Urban Agriculture and Innovative 

Production Advisory Committee’’ to 

advise the Secretary of Agriculture on 

any aspect of section 222, including the 

development of policies and outreach 

relating to urban, indoor, and other 

emerging agricultural production 

practices as well as identify any barriers 

to urban agriculture. UAIPAC will host 

public meetings to deliberate on 

recommendations for the Secretary of 

Agriculture. These recommendations 

provide advice to the Secretary on 

supporting urban agriculture and 

innovative production through USDA’s 

programs and services. 

Meeting Agenda 

The agenda items may include, but 

are not limited to, welcome and 

introductions; administrative matters; 

presentations from the UAIPAC or 

USDA staff; and deliberations for 

proposed recommendations and plans. 

The USDA UAIPAC website (https://

www.usda.gov/partnerships/federaladvisory-committee-urban-ag) will be 

updated with the final agenda at least 24 

hours prior to the meeting. 

Written Comments 

Comments should address specific 

topics pertaining to urban agriculture 

and innovative production. Written 

comments will be accepted until 11:59 

p.m. EDT on Wednesday, December 13, 

2023. General questions and comments 

are also accepted at any time via email: 

UrbanAgricultureFederalAdvisory

Committee@usda.gov. 

Meeting Materials 

All written comments received by 

Wednesday, December 13, 2023, will be 

compiled for UAIPAC review and will 

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/ 

partnerships/federal-advisorycommittee-urban-ag to view the agenda 

and minutes from the meeting. 

Meeting Accomodations 

If you require reasonable 

accommodation, please make requests 

in advance for sign language 

interpretation, assistive listening 

devices, or other reasonable 

accommodation, to the person listed 

under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Determinations for 

reasonable accommodation will be 

made on a case-by-case basis. 

USDA Non-Discrimination Policy 

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 


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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. 

Individuals who require alternative 

means of communication for program 

information (for example, braille, large 

print, audiotape, American Sign 

Language, etc.) should contact the 

responsible Agency or USDA TARGET 

Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and text 

telephone (TTY)) or dial 711 for 

Telecommunicaions Relay Service (both 

voice and text telephone users can 

initiate this call from any phone). 

Additionally, program information may 

be made available in languages other 

than English. 

Equal opportunity practices in 

accordance with USDA’s policies will 

be followed in all appointments to the 

FACA Committee: UAIPAC. To ensure 

that the recommendations of UAIPAC 

have taken in account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by USDA, 

membership will 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. 

To file a program discrimination 

complaint, complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, AD– 

3027, found online at https://

www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-aprogram-discrimination-complaint and 

at any USDA office or write a letter 

addressed to USDA and provide in the 

letter all the information requested in 

the form. To request a copy of the 

complaint form, call (866) 632–9992. 

Submit your completed form or letter to 

USDA by mail to: U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410 or email: OAC@

usda.gov.USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

Dated: October 25, 2023. 

Cikena Reid, 

Committee Management Officer, USDA. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23877 Filed 10–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No. RUS–23–ELECTRIC–0016] 

Notice of a Revision to a Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural Utilities 

Service’s (RUS or Agency), an agency 

within the United States Department of 

Agriculture, Rural Development, 

intention to request a revision to a 

currently approved information 

collection package for the Rural Energy 

Savings Program (RESP). In accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, the Agency invites comments on 

this information collection for which it 

intends to request approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 29, 2023 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Bennett, Rural Development 

Innovation Center—Regulations 

Management Division, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522, 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250– 

1522. Telephone: (202) 720–9639. Email 

pamela.bennett@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 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 an 

information collection that RUS is 

submitting to OMB for extension of an 

existing collection. 

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 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 Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://

www.regulations.gov and, in the 

‘‘Search’’ box, type in the Docket No. 

RUS–23–ELECTRIC–0016. A link to the 

Notice will appear. You may submit a 

comment here by selecting the 

‘‘Comment’’ button or you can access 

the ‘‘Docket’’ tab, select the ‘‘Notice,’’ 

and go to the ‘‘Browse & Comment on 

Documents’’ Tab. Here you may view 

comments that have been submitted as 

well as submit a comment. To submit a 

comment, select the ‘‘Comment’’ button, 

complete the required information, and 

select the ‘‘Submit Comment’’ button at 

the bottom. 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 

at the bottom. 

A Federal agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, nor shall a person be subject 

to a penalty for failure to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act unless that collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

OMB Control Number. Data furnished 

by the applicants will be used to 

determine eligibility for program 

benefits. Furnishing the data is 

voluntary; however, failure to provide 

data could result in program benefits 

being withheld or denied. 

Title: Rural Energy Savings Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0151. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The USDA, through the 

RUS, provides RESP loans to eligible 

entities that agree to, in turn, make 

loans to qualified consumers such as 

rural families and small businesses for 

energy efficiency measures and costeffective renewable energy or energy 

storage systems. These loans are made 

available under the authority of section 

6407 of the Farm Security and Rural 

Investment Act of 2002, as amended, 

(section 6407) and title VII, section 741 

of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2018. Eligible energy efficiency 

measures must be for or at a property or 

properties served by a RESP borrower, 

using commercially available 

technologies that would allow qualified 

consumers to decrease their energy use 

or costs through cost-effective measures 

including structural improvements to 

the structure. Loans made by RESP 


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