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USDA Non-Discrimination Statement 

In accordance with Federal civil 

rights law and USDA civil rights 

regulations and policies, USDA, its 

Mission Areas, agencies, staff offices, 

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/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. 

Program information may be made 

available in languages other than 

English. Persons with disabilities who 

require alternative means of 

communication to obtain program 

information (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, American Sign Language) 

should contact the responsible Mission 

Area, agency, or staff office; the USDA 

TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 

(voice and TTY); or the Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339. 

To file a program discrimination 

complaint, a complainant should 

complete a Form, AD–3027, USDA 

Program Discrimination Complaint 

Form, which can be obtained online at 

https://www.usda.gov/forms/electronicforms, from any USDA office, by calling 

(866) 632–9992, or by writing a letter 

addressed to USDA. The letter must 

contain the complainant’s name, 

address, telephone number, and a 

written description of the alleged 

discriminatory action in sufficient detail 

to inform the Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights about the nature and date 

of an alleged civil rights violation. The 

completed AD–3027 form or letter must 

be submitted to USDA by: (1) Mail: U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–9410; or (2) Fax: 

(833) 256–1665 or (202) 690–7442; or (3) 

Email: program.intake@usda.gov. 

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

Done at Washington, DC. 

Paul Kiecker, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28231 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

[Docket ID: NRCS–2023–0021] 

Urban Agriculture and Innovative 

Production Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), 

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: 

Written Comments: Written comments 

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

on Wednesday, February 14, 2023. 

Meeting: The UAIPAC meeting will be 

held on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 

from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight 

Time (EDT). 

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–2023–0021. 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

Committee@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, February 14, 

2024. General questions and comments 

are also accepted at any time via email: 

UrbanAgricultureFederal

AdvisoryCommittee@usda.gov. 

Meeting Materials 

All written comments received by 

Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 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. 


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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 

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 the 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: (1) mail to: U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410; (2) fax: (202) 690–7442; 

or (3) email: OAC@usda.gov.USDA is an 

equal opportunity provider, employer, 

and lender. 

Dated: December 18, 2023. 

Cikena Reid, 

Committee Management Officer, USDA. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28143 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

[Docket No. 231218–0310] 

Business Diversity Principles 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Request for information on 

Business Diversity Principles; extension 

of comment period. 

SUMMARY: On November 29, 2023, the 

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice entitled ‘‘Request for Information 

(RFI) on Business Diversity Principles.’’ 

This RFI invited comments from the 

public on the draft Business Diversity 

Principles (BDP), which describe best 

practices related to diversity, equity, 

inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in 

the private sector, and on the impact of 

DEIA initiatives. DOC is seeking input 

to inform the content of the BDP, share 

success stories and best practices related 

to Business Diversity, and comment on 

the impact of DEIA initiatives. In 

response from prospective commenters 

that they would benefit from additional 

time to adequately consider and 

respond to the RFI, DOC has determined 

that an extension of the comment period 

until February 2, 2024, is appropriate. 

DATES: The end of the comment period 

for the notice entitled ‘‘Request for 

Information (RFI) on Business Diversity 

Principles,’’ published on November 29, 

2023 (88 FR 83380), is extended from 

January 5, 2024, to February 2, 2024. All 

comments must be received by February 

2, 2024. Comments received after this 

date may not be accepted. 

ADDRESSES: To respond to the Request 

for Information (RFI), please submit 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. 

1. Go to www.regulations.gov and 

enter DOC–2023–0003 in the search 

field, 

2. Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and 

3. Enter or attach your comments. 

Comments sent by any other method, 

to any other address or individual, or 

received after the end of the comment 

period, may not be considered. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roosevelt Holmes, Deputy Chief of Staff, 

Minority Business Development 

Agency, at 202–482–1079 or rholmes1@

doc.gov. Please direct media inquiries to 

Valerie Keys in the Office of Public 

Affairs at 202–802–8166 or vkeys@

doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOC 

is committed to implementing Executive 

Orders 13985 and 14091 and is 

developing the BDP Initiative as part of 

its 2022–2026 Strategic Plan goal of 

promoting inclusive capitalism and 

equitable economic growth for all 

Americans. The DOC published draft 

Business Diversity Principles on 

November 29, 2023 (88 FR 83380) and 

sought public comment until January 5, 

2024. The DOC has received requests to 

extend the comment period. An 

extension of the comment period will 

provide additional opportunity for the 

public to consider the RFI and prepare 

comments to address the topics listed 

therein. Therefore, DOC is extending the 

comment period for the RFI from 

January 5, 2024, to February 2, 2024. 

Dated: December 19, 2023. 

Ines Hernandez-Siqueira, 

Counselor for Equity, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28251 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

In the Matter of: Rolondo Alexei PupoAbrahantes, Inmate Number: 76860– 

509, FCI Pollock, P.O. Box 4050, 

Pollock, LA 71467; Order Denying 

Export Privileges 

On November 16, 2022, in the U.S. 

District Court for the Southern District 

of Florida, Rolondo Alexei PupoAbrahantes (‘‘Pupo-Abrahantes’’) was 

convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. 371 and 

18 U.S.C. 554. Specifically, PupoAbrahantes was convicted of conspiring 

to smuggle various firearms from the 

United States to Ecuador. As a result of 

his conviction, the Court sentenced him 

to 30 months in prison, two years of 


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