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3. Reporting. You will be required to 

provide the following, as indicated in 

the Financial Assistance Agreement, 

and specified at 7 CFR 4284.960: 

(a) An SF–425, ‘‘Federal Financial 

Report,’’ and a project performance 

report will be required on a semiannual 

basis (due 30 working days after end of 

the semiannual period). For the 

purposes of this grant, semiannual 

periods end on March 31st and 

September 30th. The project 

performance reports shall include the 

elements prescribed in the Financial 

Assistance Agreement. 

(b) A final project and financial status 

report within 120 days after the 

expiration or termination of the grant. 

(c) Outcome project performance 

reports and final deliverables. 

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts 

If you have questions about this 

Notice, please contact the USDA RD 

State Office as identified in the 

ADDRESSES section of this Notice. You 

may also contact National Office staff at 

CPGrants@wdc.usda.gov or call the 

main line at (202) 720–1400. 

H. Other Information 

1. Applicants must comply with other 

Federal laws per 7 CFR 4284.905(a). 

2. Paperwork Reduction Act. In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35), the information collection 

requirements associated with the 

programs, as covered in this Notice, 

have been approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

OMB Control Number 0570–0064. 

3. National Environmental Policy Act. 

All recipients under this Notice are 

subject to the requirements of 7 CFR 

part 1970. However, awards for 

planning and working capital grants 

under this Notice are classified as a 

Categorical Exclusion in accordance 

with 7 CFR 1970.53(a)(3) and (b)(2), and 

usually do not require any additional 

documentation. The Agency will review 

each grant application to determine its 

compliance with 7 CFR part 1970. The 

Applicant may be asked to provide 

additional information or 

documentation to assist the Agency 

with this determination. 

4. Federal Funding Accountability 

and Transparency Act. All Applicants, 

in accordance with 2 CFR part 25, must 

be registered in SAM and have a UEI as 

stated in Section D.3. of this Notice. All 

recipients of Federal financial assistance 

are required to report information about 

first-tier subawards and executive total 

compensation in accordance with 2 CFR 

part 170. 

5. Civil Rights Act. All grants made 

under this Notice are subject to Title VI 

of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as 

required by the USDA (7 CFR part 15, 

subpart A—Nondiscrimination in 

Federally-Assisted Programs of the 

Department of Agriculture—Effectuation 

of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 

1964) and Section 504 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VIII of 

the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Title IX, 

Executive Order 13166 (Limited English 

Proficiency), Executive Order 11246, 

and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 

1974. 

6. Nondiscrimination Statement. In 

accordance with Federal civil rights 

laws and USDA civil rights regulations 

and policies, the 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; or the 711 

Relay Service. 

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/oascr/how-to-filea-program-discrimination-complaint 

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 (ASCR) 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. 

Karama Neal, 

Administrator, Rural Business—Cooperative 

Service, USDA Rural Development. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD646] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s Surfclam and 

Ocean Quahog Committee and Advisory 

Panel will jointly hold a public webinar 

meeting. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for agenda details. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, February 5, 2024, from 9:30 

a.m. until 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. Connection information 

will be posted to the calendar prior to 

the meeting at www.mafmc.org. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331; 

www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this meeting is for the 

Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee 

and Advisory Panel to review the 

Species Separation Requirements 

Amendment Public Hearing Document 

and provide input on the public hearing 

document. The Committee will make 

recommendations about the Public 

Hearing Document to the Council in 

February at the Council meeting. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to 


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Shelley Spedden, (302) 526–5251, at 

least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: January 11, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Hydrographic Services Review Panel 

Meeting, March 5th–7th, 2024 

AGENCY: Office of Coast Survey, 

National Ocean Service (NOS), National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: This serves as the notice of a 

public meeting for the NOAA 

Hydrographic Services Review Panel 

(HSRP) Federal Advisory Committee 

from March 5th, through March 7th, 

2024, in San Pedro, CA. The agenda for 

the HSRP public meeting will be posted 

in advance of the meeting on the HSRP 

website. Individuals or groups who 

would like to comment on NOAA 

navigation, observation, and positioning 

services topics are encouraged to submit 

public comments in advance of the 

HSRP public meeting via email, during 

the public meeting in person, or via the 

‘‘Questions’’ function in the meeting 

webinar if joining the public meeting 

virtually. 

DATES: Members of the public may 

attend the NOAA HSRP public meeting 

in person or virtually on the following 

dates and at the following times: 

1. March 5th, 2024, 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. 

Pacific Standard Time (PST). 

2. March 6th, 2024, 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. 

PST. 

3. March 7th, 2024, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 

p.m. PST. 

ADDRESSES: Instructions for how to 

register to attend the HSRP public 

meeting in person and virtually can be 

found at the following website: https:// 

attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 

3649212457556459094. The HSRP 

public meeting agenda, draft meeting 

documents, presentations, and 

background materials are posted and 

updated online and can be found at the 

following HSRP websites: https://

www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/ 

hsrp.html and https://

www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/ 

meetings.html. The agenda is subject to 

change. Past HSRP recommendation 

letters, issue papers, and position 

papers may be found online at: https:// 

www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/ 

recommendations.html 

Comments for the HSRP public 

meeting record may be submitted by one 

of the following methods: 

• Email: Send written comments in 

advance of the HSRP public meeting to 

hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov, with 

‘‘March 2024 HSRP meeting public 

comments’’ in the subject line of the 

email message. 

• Webinar: Submit written comments 

during the HSRP public meeting 

through the HSRP webinar’s 

‘‘Questions’’ function. As time allows, 

commenters may be invited to orally 

expand on written comments they 

submitted during the public meeting’s 

public comment periods. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ashley Chappell, NOAA HSRP Program 

Manager, email: hydroservices.panel@

noaa.gov, phone: 240–429–0293. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Hydrographic Services Improvement 

Act of 1998, as amended (HSIA; 33 

U.S.C. 892 et seq.), established the 

HSRP as a Federal Advisory Committee 

(see 33 U.S.C. 892c) to advise the NOAA 

Administrator ‘‘on matters related to the 

responsibilities and authorities set forth 

in [33 U.S.C. 892a]’’ of the HSIA, ‘‘and 

such other appropriate matters as the 

Administrator refers to the [HSRP] for 

review and advice.’’ 

The HSRP invites NOAA stakeholder 

feedback and welcomes public 

comments in advance of and during the 

upcoming HSRP public meeting on the 

use of NOAA’s navigation, observations, 

and positioning data, science, products, 

and services for the National Ocean 

Service’s Center for Operational 

Oceanographic Products and Services, 

National Geodetic Survey, and Office of 

Coast Survey, and the NOAA/University 

of New Hampshire Joint Hydrographic 

Center. Relevant public comments sent 

in advance of the HSRP public meeting 

will be shared with the HSRP members, 

posted on the meeting website, and 

included in the public record for the 

meeting. Individuals and groups may 

also submit public comments at the 

scheduled daily public comment 

periods during the meeting or through 

the webinar’s ‘‘Questions’’ function. 

These public comments will be read 

into the record during public comment 

periods. As time allows, commenters 

may be invited to orally expand on their 

written comments during the meeting’s 

public comment periods. Due to time 

constraints, all public comments may 

not be addressed orally during the 

meeting. 

Matters To Be Considered 

The HSRP members will focus on the 

mission and issues relevant to NOAA’s 

navigation, observations, and 

positioning services, and the value these 

services bring the nation, and invite 

suggestions from stakeholders and 

partners for improvements to these 

services. This suite of NOAA services 

supports safe and efficient navigation, 

the blue economy, resilient coasts and 

communities, and the nationwide 

positioning information infrastructure to 

support America’s climate needs and 

commerce. Specifically, the HSRP will 

consider: 

• National Ocean Service programs’ 

recent activities such as the update to 

the National Spatial Reference System, 

datums, national ocean and coastal 

mapping goals and the Standard Ocean 

Mapping Protocol, hydrographic 

surveying, nautical charting, uncrewed 

systems, coastal remote sensing and 

bathymetric lidar, photogrammetry, 

positioning, sea level rise and water 

levels in support of ‘‘seamless data.’’ 

• The status of NOAA’s navigation 

services in the context of recent 

legislation (e.g., the National Defense 

Authorization Act, Bipartisan 

Infrastructure Law, and Inflation 

Reduction Act). 

• Measuring, monitoring, and 

mitigating flooding and sea level change 

and the contribution of NOAA’s critical 

foundational geospatial data to projects. 

• NOAA navigation data, products, 

and services that enable further 

economic growth and impact safe 

navigation. 

• Other topics related to NOAA 

programs and activities may be 

discussed, such as bathymetric and 

coastal/ocean modeling, tide and 

current observations, contributions to 

resilience and coastal data and 

information systems to support 

planning for climate change in ports and 

coastal communities, flooding, 

inundation, contributions to the Blue 

Economy, Physical Oceanographic RealTime System (PORTS®) sensor 

enhancements and expansion, Precision 

Marine Navigation, the transition from 

raster paper charts to Electronic 

Navigational Charts, geodetic 

observations, gravity modeling, data 

stewardship, education and training to 

sustain the workforce necessary for 

NOAA navigation services missions, 

and the scientific mapping and 

technology research projects tied to the 

cooperative agreements between NOAA 

and other partners. 


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