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• Development of a Code of practice for

the prevention and reduction of

cadmium contamination in foods 

• Guidance on data analysis for

development of maximum levels

and for improved data collection 

• Review of Codex standards for

contaminants

• Follow-up work to the outcomes of

JECFA evaluations and FAO/WHO

expert consultations 

• Priority list of contaminants for

evaluation by JECFA

• Foresight on emerging issues in food

and feed safety relevant to

contaminants 

• Other business and future work

Public Meeting

At the March 21, 2024, public 

meeting, draft U.S. positions on the 

agenda items will be described and 

discussed, and attendees will have the 

opportunity to pose questions and offer 

comments. Written comments may be 

offered at the meeting or sent to QuynhAnh Nguyen, at quynh-anh.nguyen@

fda.hhs.gov. Written comments should 

state that they relate to activities of the 

17th Session of the CCCF. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, the U.S. 

Codex Office will announce this Federal 

Register publication on-line through the 

USDA Codex web page located at: 

http://www.usda.gov/codex, a link that 

also offers an email subscription service 

providing access to information related 

to Codex. Customers can add or delete 

their subscriptions themselves and have 

the option to password protect their 

accounts. 

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement 

No agency, officer, or employee of the 

USDA shall, on the grounds of race, 

color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity, sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family/ 

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, or political 

beliefs, exclude from participation in, 

deny the benefits of, or subject to 

discrimination any person in the United 

States under any program or activity 

conducted by the USDA. 

How To File a Complaint of 

Discrimination 

To file a complaint of discrimination, 

complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, which 

may be accessed online at https://

www.usda.gov/oascr/filing-programdiscrimination-complaint-usdacustomer, or write a letter signed by you 

or your authorized representative. Send 

your completed complaint form or letter 

to USDA by mail, fax, or email. Mail: 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410; Fax: (202) 690–7442; 

Email: program.intake@usda.gov. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 

should contact USDA’s TARGET Center 

at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

Done at Washington, DC, on February 5, 

2024. 

Mary Frances Lowe, 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02657 Filed 2–8–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No. RUS–23–ELECTRIC–0026] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information

Collection: Accounting Requirements

for RUS Electric and

Telecommunications Borrowers; OMB

Control No.: 0572–0003

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) announces its’ intention to 

request a revision of a currently 

approved information collection and 

invites comments on this information 

collection. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by April 9, 2024 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at: https://

www.regulations.gov. To comment, in 

the ‘‘Search’’ box, enter the docket 

number: ‘‘RUS–23–ELECTRIC–0026.’’ 

You will be taken to the ‘‘Search 

Results’’ page and a link to the Notice. 

To submit a comment, click on the 

‘‘Comments’’ button under the Notice 

document name (this will be under the 

‘‘Documents’’ tab if not already brought 

there). When you comment, you must 

complete all the required information, 

and include the Agency name and 

docket number. When done 

commenting, select the ‘‘Submit 

Comment’’ button at the bottom of the 

page. Information on commenting is 

available in the ‘‘Commenter’s 

Checklist’’ located at the top of the 

comment page or by viewing the FAQ 

tab. All comments submitted, from all 

sources, will be posted, without change 

to https://www.regulations.gov. 

Comments containing profanity, 

vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate 

language or content will not be 

considered. The Agency requests that no 

business proprietary information, 

copyrighted information, or personally 

identifiable information be submitted in 

response to this Notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Crystal Pemberton, Management 

Analyst, Branch 1, Rural Development 

Innovation Center—Regulations 

Management Division, United States 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 260–8621, Email: 

Crystal.Pemberton@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (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 the

following information collection that

RUS is submitting to OMB as a revision

to an existing collection with Agency

adjustment.

Title: Accounting Requirements for 

Electric and Telecommunications 

Borrowers. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0003. 

Expiration Date of Approval: August 

31, 2024. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2 hours per 

response. The recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 25 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,252. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,504 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Recordkeepers: 31,300 hours. 

Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) is a credit agency of the USDA 

which makes direct and guaranteed 

loans to finance electric and 

telecommunications facilities in rural 

areas. Accounting requirements that are 

unique to RUS borrowers are contained 

in 7 CFR parts 1767 and 1770 which 


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establish basic accounting requirements 

for the recording of financial 

information that must be available to the 

management, investors, and lenders of 

any business enterprise. This collection 

is primarily a record keeping 

requirement, although the Agency is 

requiring borrowers to establish an 

index of records. The hours of burden 

to maintain this index are directly 

related to the portions of the accounting 

system that are unique to the Agency. 

There are many important financial 

considerations for retention and 

preservation of accounting records. One 

of the most important considerations to 

RUS is that documentation be available 

so that the borrower’s records may be 

audited for proper disbursements of 

funds. 

Comments are invited on: 

(a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the 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 

respondents, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. All responses 

to this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Crystal Pemberton, 

Management Analyst, Rural 

Development Innovation Center— 

Regulations Management Division, at 

(202) 260–8621. Email: Crystal.

Pemberton@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. 

Andrew Berke, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02702 Filed 2–8–24; 8:45 am] 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Puerto 

Rico Advisory Committee to the U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights 

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 Puerto 

Rico Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene by virtual 

web conference on Wednesday, 

February 28, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. Atlantic 

Time and 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The 

purpose is to continue discussion on 

their project on the civil rights impacts 

of the Insular Cases in Puerto Rico. 

DATES: February 28, 2024, Wednesday, 

at 3:30 p.m. Atlantic Time (2:30 p.m. 

ET). 

ADDRESSES: Meeting will be held via 

Zoom. 

Registration Link (Audio/Visual): 

http://tinyurl.com/yfc4tukr. 

Join by Phone (Audio Only): 1–833 

435 1820 USA Toll Free; Meeting ID: 

160 604 6578#. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Email Victoria Moreno, Designated 

Federal Officer at vmoreno@usccr.gov, 

or by phone at 434–515–0204. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting will take place in Spanish with 

English interpretation. This committee 

meeting is available to the public 

through the registration link above. Any 

interested member of the public may 

listen to the meeting. An open comment 

period will be provided to allow 

members of the public to make a 

statement as time allows. Per the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, public 

minutes of the meeting will include a 

list of persons who are present at the 

meeting. If joining via phone, 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. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Closed captioning 

will be available for individuals who are 

deaf, hard of hearing, or who have 

certain cognitive or learning 

impairments. To request additional 

accommodations, please email ebohor@

usccr.gov at least 10 business days prior 

to the meeting. 

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 Victoria Moreno at 

vmoreno@usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Regional Programs Coordination Unit at 

1–312–353–8311. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Coordination Unit 

Office, as they become available, both 

before and after the meeting. Records of 

the meetings will be available via 

www.facadatabase.gov under the 

Commission on Civil Rights, Puerto 

Rico 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 

Coordination Unit at ebohor@usccr.gov. 

Agenda 

1. Welcome & Roll Call 

2. Committee Discussion on Project 

Regarding the Civil Rights Impacts 

of the Insular Cases in Puerto Rico 

3. Next Steps 

4. Public Comment 

5. Other Business 

6. Adjourn 

Dated: February 6, 2024. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02713 Filed 2–8–24; 8:45 am] 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meetings of the Texas 

Advisory Committee; Update 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice; update Zoom webinar 

registration links. 

SUMMARY: The Commission on Civil 

Rights published a notice in the Federal 

Register of Wednesday, December 27, 

2023, concerning various meetings of 

the Texas Advisory Committee. The 

document contained outdated 

registrations links. These are the 

updated Zoom webinar registration 

links as follows: 

February 15: https://

www.zoomgov.com/s/1612870248 

March 19: https://www.zoomgov.com/s/ 

1615522515 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brooke Peery, (202) 701–1376, bpeery@

usccr.gov. 

In the Federal Register of Wednesday, 

December 27, 2023, in FR Doc. 2023– 

28560, on page 89366, first and second 

columns, all times remain the same 12 

p.m.–1 p.m. mountain time. 

Dated: February 6, 2024. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02686 Filed 2–8–24; 8:45 am] 

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