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Vol. 89, No. 195 

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture 

7 CFR Part 3434 

RIN 0524–AA39 

Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges 

and Universities (HSACU) Certification 

Process 

AGENCY: National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture (NIFA), USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This amendment to NIFA 

regulations updates the list of 

institutions that are granted HispanicServing Agricultural Colleges and 

Universities (HSACU) certification by 

the Secretary and are eligible for 

HSACU programs for the period starting 

July 1, 2024, and ending July 1, 2025. 

DATES: This rule is effective October 8, 

2024 and applicable July 1, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelly Saunders; Financial Policy 

Specialist; National Institute of Food 

and Agriculture; U.S. Department of 

Agriculture; 805 Pennsylvania Ave; 

Kansas City, MO 64105; Voice: 802– 

318–6587; Email: HSACU@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

HSACU Institutions for Fiscal Year 

2024: This rule makes changes to the 

existing list of institutions in appendix 

B of 7 CFR part 3434. The list of 

institutions is amended to reflect the 

institutions that are granted HSACU 

certification by the Secretary and are 

eligible for HSACU programs for the 

period starting July 1, 2024, and ending 

July 1, 2025. 

Certification Process: As stated in 7 

CFR 3434.4, an institution must meet 

the following criteria to receive HSACU 

certification: (1) Be a Hispanic-Serving 

Institution (HSI), (2) offer agriculturerelated degrees, (3) not be designated an 

1862 land-grant institution, (4) not 

appear on the Excluded Parties List 

System (EPLS), (5) be accredited, and (6) 

award at least 15% of agriculture-related 

degrees to Hispanic students over the 

two most recent academic years. 

NIFA obtained the latest report from 

the U.S. Department of Education’s 

National Center for Education Statistics 

that lists all HSIs and the degrees 

conferred by these institutions 

(completion data) during the 2021–22 

academic year. NIFA used this report to 

identify HSIs that conferred a degree in 

an instructional program that appears in 

appendix A of 7 CFR part 3434 and to 

confirm that over the 2020–21 and 

2021–22 academic years at least 15% of 

the degrees in agriculture-related fields 

were awarded to Hispanic students. 

NIFA further confirmed that these 

institutions were nationally accredited. 

The updated list of HSACUs is based 

on (1) completions data from 2020–21 

and 2021–22, and (2) enrollment data 

from Fall 2022. NIFA identified 240 

institutions that met the eligibility 

criteria to receive HSACU certification 

for FY 2024 (July 1,2024 to July 1, 2025). 

Section 7102 of the Agriculture Act of 

2018 (Pub. L. 115–334) amended 

Section 1404(14) of the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

3103(14)) to remove the opt-in, opt-out 

language for Hispanic Serving 

Agricultural Colleges and Universities 

(HSACU) in order to apply for Non 

Land-Grant College of Agriculture 

(NLGCA) designation. 

Appeal Process: As set forth in 7 CFR 

3434.8, NIFA will permit HSIs that are 

not granted HSACU certification to 

submit an appeal within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice. 

Classification: This rule relates to 

public property, loans, grants, benefits, 

or contracts. Accordingly, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 553, notice of proposed 

rulemaking and opportunity for 

comment are not required, and this rule 

may be made effective less than 30 days 

after publication in the Federal 

Register. This rule also is exempt from 

the provisions of Executive Order 

12866. This action is not a rule as 

defined by the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act, as amended by the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 

1996, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., or the 

Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 

et seq., and thus is exempt from the 

provisions of those Acts. This rule 

contains no information collection or 

recordkeeping requirements under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 3434 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Agricultural research, 

education, extension, Hispanic-serving 

institutions, Federal assistance. 

Title 7 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations is amended accordingly as 

set forth below: 

PART 3434—HISPANIC–SERVING 

AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES AND 

UNIVERSITIES CERTIFICATION 

PROCESS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 3434 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 3103. 

■ 2. Revise appendix B to read as 

follows: 

Appendix B to Part 3434—List of 

HSACU Institutions, 2024–2025 

The institutions listed in this appendix are 

granted HSACU certification by the Secretary 

and are eligible for HSACU programs for the 

period starting July 1, 2024 and ending July 

1, 2025. Institutions are listed alphabetically 

under the state of the school’s location, with 

the campus indicated where applicable. 

Arkansas (1) 

Cossatot Community College of the 

University of Arkansas 

Arizona (12) 

Arizona State University Campus Immersion 

Arizona Western College 

Chandler-Gilbert Community College 

Cochise County Community College District 

Estrella Mountain Community College 

GateWay Community College 

Glendale Community College 

Mesa Community College 

Phoenix College 

Rio Salado College 

Scottsdale Community College 

South Mountain Community College 

California (97) 

Allan Hancock College 

American River College 

Antelope Valley Community College District 

Bakersfield College 

Butte College 

Cabrillo College 

California Baptist University 

California Lutheran University 

California State Polytechnic University— 

Humboldt 

California State Polytechnic University— 

Pomona 

California State University—Bakersfield 


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California State University—Channel Islands 

California State University—Chico 

California State University—East Bay 

California State University—Fresno 

California State University—Fullerton 

California State University—Long Beach 

California State University—Los Angeles 

California State University—Monterey Bay 

California State University—Northridge 

California State University—Sacramento 

California State University—San Bernardino 

California State University—San Marcos 

California State University—Stanislaus 

Chabot College 

Chaffey College 

Citrus College 

Clovis Community College 

College of San Mateo 

College of the Canyons 

College of the Desert 

College of the Sequoias 

Cosumnes River College 

Crafton Hills College 

Cuesta College 

Cypress College 

Diablo Valley College 

East Los Angeles College 

El Camino Community College District 

Evergreen Valley College 

Foothill College 

Fresno City College 

Fresno Pacific University 

Fullerton College 

Glendale Community College 

Hartnell College 

Imperial Valley College 

Lake Tahoe Community College 

Las Positas College 

Long Beach City College 

Los Angeles City College 

Los Angeles Harbor College 

Los Angeles Mission College 

Los Angeles Pierce College 

Los Angeles Southwest College 

Los Angeles Trade Technical College 

Madera Community College 

Merced College 

MiraCosta College 

Modesto Junior College 

Monterey Peninsula College 

Moorpark College 

Mt San Antonio College 

Mt San Jacinto Community College District 

Orange Coast College 

Oxnard College 

Palomar College 

Pasadena City College 

Porterville College 

Reedley College 

Rio Hondo College 

Riverside City College 

Saddleback College 

Saint Mary’s College of California 

San Bernardino Valley College 

San Diego Mesa College 

San Diego Miramar College 

San Diego State University 

San Francisco State University 

San Joaquin Delta College 

San Jose City College 

San Jose State University 

Santa Barbara City College 

Santa Monica College 

Santa Rosa Junior College 

Southwestern College 

University of California-Irvine 

University of California-Riverside 

University of California-Santa Barbara 

University of California-Santa Cruz 

University of La Verne 

University of Redlands 

Ventura College 

Victor Valley College 

West Hills College-Coalinga 

West Los Angeles College 

Yuba College 

Colorado (6) 

Colorado State University Pueblo 

Community College of Denver 

Metropolitan State University of Denver 

Regis University 

Trinidad State College 

University of Northern Colorado 

Connecticut (2) 

Gateway Community College 

Norwalk Community College 

Florida (12) 

Ana G. Mendez University 

Broward College 

Florida Atlantic University 

Florida International University 

Hillsborough Community College 

Indian River State College 

Miami Dade College 

Nova Southeastern University 

Palm Beach State College 

Seminole State College of Florida 

University of Central Florida 

Valencia College 

Georgia (2) 

Dalton State College 

Lanier Technical College 

Idaho (1) 

College of Southern Idaho 

Illinois (6) 

City Colleges of Chicago—Richard J Daley 

College 

College of Lake County 

Dominican University 

Northeastern Illinois University 

Triton College 

University of Illinois Chicago 

Kansas (1) 

Seward County Community College 

Nevada (4) 

College of Southern Nevada 

Nevada State College 

Truckee Meadows Community College 

University of Nevada-Las Vegas 

New Jersey (9) 

Atlantic Cape Community College 

Bergen Community College 

Hudson County Community College 

Kean University 

Middlesex College 

Montclair State University 

New Jersey Institute of Technology 

Passaic County Community College 

William Paterson University of New Jersey 

New Mexico (9) 

Central New Mexico Community College 

Eastern New Mexico University—Main 

Campus 

Eastern New Mexico University—Roswell 

Campus 

New Mexico Highlands University 

Northern New Mexico College 

Santa Fe Community College 

University of New Mexico—Los Alamos 

Campus 

University of New Mexico—Main Campus 

Western New Mexico University 

New York (12) 

CUNY City College 

CUNY Hostos Community College 

CUNY Hunter College 

CUNY LaGuardia Community College 

CUNY Lehman College 

CUNY Queens College 

CUNY Queensborough Community College 

Manhattan College 

Manhattanville College 

Mercy College 

Nassau Community College 

Suffolk County Community College 

North Carolina (1) 

Sampson Community College 

Oregon (1) 

Chemeketa Community College 

Puerto Rico (20) 

Dewey University—Juana Dı ́az 

Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico— 

Recinto de Manati 

Inter American University of Puerto Rico— 

Aguadilla 

Inter American University of Puerto Rico— 

Arecibo 

Inter American University of Puerto Rico— 

Barranquitas 

Inter American University of Puerto Rico— 

Bayamon 

Inter American University of Puerto Rico— 

Guayama 

Inter American University of Puerto Rico— 

Ponce 

Inter American University of Puerto Rico— 

San German 

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto 

Rico—Arecibo 

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto 

Rico—Ponce 

Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico 

Universidad Ana G. Mendez—Carolina 

Campus 

Universidad Ana G. Mendez—Cupey Campus 

Universidad Ana G. Mendez—Gurabo 

Campus 

University of Puerto Rico—Arecibo 

University of Puerto Rico—Humacao 

University of Puerto Rico—Medical Sciences 

University of Puerto Rico—Rio Piedras 

University of Puerto Rico—Utuado 

Rhode Island (1) 

Rhode Island College 

Tennessee (1) 

Southern Adventist University 

Texas (35) 

Amarillo College 

Angelo State University 

Austin College 

Austin Community College District 

Concordia University Texas 

Dallas College 


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1All references to EPCA in this document refer 

to the statute as amended through the Energy Act 

of 2020, Public Law 116–260 (Dec. 27, 2020), which 

reflect the last statutory amendments that impact 

Parts A and A–1 of EPCA. 

Houston Community College 

Huston-Tillotson University 

Lee College 

Lone Star College System 

Odessa College 

Palo Alto College 

Saint Edward’s University 

Sam Houston State University 

South Plains College 

Southwest Texas Junior College 

Southwestern University 

St. Mary’s University 

Sul Ross State University 

Tarrant County College District 

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi 

Texas A & M University-Kingsville 

Texas State University 

Texas Woman’s University 

The University of Texas at Arlington 

The University of Texas at Austin 

The University of Texas at El Paso 

The University of Texas at San Antonio 

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 

Tyler Junior College 

University of Houston 

University of Houston-Clear Lake 

University of North Texas 

University of the Incarnate Word 

Wayland Baptist University 

Virginia (1) 

Northern Virginia Community College 

Washington (6) 

Big Bend Community College 

Columbia Basin College 

Heritage University 

Perry Technical Institute 

Wenatchee Valley College 

Yakima Valley College 

Done at Washington, DC, this day of 

October 1, 2024. 

Dionne Toombs, 

Associate Director for Programs, National 

Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23061 Filed 10–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[EERE–2014–BT–STD–0058] 

RIN 1904–AF59 

Energy Conservation Program: Energy 

Conservation Standards for Consumer 

Clothes Dryers 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of 

effective and compliance dates; 

technical correction. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (‘‘DOE’’) published a direct final 

rule to establish amended energy 

conservation standards for consumer 

clothes dryers in the Federal Register 

on March 12, 2024. DOE has determined 

that the comments received in response 

to the direct final rule do not provide a 

reasonable basis for withdrawing the 

direct final rule. Therefore, DOE 

provides this document confirming the 

effective and compliance dates of those 

standards. This document also clarifies 

the introductory notes to the appendices 

for the consumer dryer test procedure to 

conform with the amended standards 

promulgated by direct final rule 

published on March 12, 2024. 

DATES: The technical correction in this 

document is effective October 8, 2024. 

The effective date of July 10, 2024 for 

the direct final rule published on March 

12, 2024 (89 FR 18164) is confirmed. 

Compliance with the standards 

established in the direct final rule will 

be required on March 1, 2028. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

rulemaking, which includes Federal 

Register notices, public meeting 

attendee lists and transcripts, 

comments, and other supporting 

documents/materials, is available for 

review at www.regulations.gov. All 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the www.regulations.gov index. 

However, not all documents listed in 

the index may be publicly available, 

such as information that is exempt from 

public disclosure. 

The docket web page can be found at 

www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE2014-BT-STD-0058. The docket web 

page contains instructions on how to 

access all documents, including public 

comments, in the docket. 

For further information on how to 

submit a comment or review other 

public comments and the docket, 

contact the Appliance and Equipment 

Standards Program staff at (202) 287– 

1445 or by email: 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dr. Carl Shapiro, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 287– 

5649. Email: 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Uchechukwu ‘‘Emeka’’ Eze, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of the 

General Counsel, GC–33, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (240) 961– 

8879. Email: uchechukwu.eze@

hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Authority 

II. Consumer Clothes Dryers Direct Final Rule 

A. Background 

III. Comments on the Direct Final Rule 

A. General Comments 

B. Anti-Backsliding 

C. Economic Justification 

1. Manufacturer and Consumer Impacts 

2. Energy Price Trends 

3. Consumer Behavior 

4. Product Reliability 

5. SCC–GHG Analysis 

D. Unavailability of Performance 

Characteristics 

E. Stakeholder Representation 

F. Formal Rulemaking 

G. Conforming Updates To Test Procedure 

Introductory Notes 

IV. Impact of Any Lessening of Competition 

V. Conclusion 

I. Authority 

The Energy Policy and Conservation 

Act, Public Law 94–163, as amended 

(‘‘EPCA’’),1 authorizes DOE to issue a 

direct final rule establishing an energy 

conservation standard for a product on 

receipt of a statement submitted jointly 

by interested persons that are fairly 

representative of relevant points of view 

(including representatives of 

manufacturers of covered products, 

States, and efficiency advocates), as 

determined by the Secretary of Energy 

(‘‘Secretary’’), that contains 

recommendations with respect to an 

energy or water conservation standard 

that are in accordance with the 

provisions of 42 U.S.C. 6295(o) or 42 

U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(B), as applicable. (42 

U.S.C. 6295(p)(4)) 

The direct final rule must be 

published simultaneously with a notice 

of proposed rulemaking (‘‘NOPR’’) that 

proposes an energy or water 

conservation standard that is identical 

to the standard established in the direct 

final rule, and DOE must provide a 

public comment period of at least 110 

days on this proposal. (42 U.S.C. 

6295(p)(4)(A)–(B)) Not later than 120 

days after issuance of the direct final 

rule, DOE shall withdraw the direct 

final rule if: (1) DOE receives one or 

more adverse public comments relating 

to the direct final rule or any alternative 

joint recommendation; and (2) based on 

the rulemaking record relating to the 

direct final rule, DOE determines that 

such adverse public comments or 

alternative joint recommendation may 

provide a reasonable basis for 

withdrawing the direct final rule. (42 

U.S.C. 6295(p)(4)(C)) If DOE makes such 


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