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Vol. 89, No. 204 

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and approval under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding: 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 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 

regarding these information collections 

are best assured of having their full 

effect if received by November 21, 2024. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

Title: Pecan Promotion, Research, and 

Information Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0581–0328. 

Summary of Collection: The Pecan 

Promotion, Research, and Information 

program was created to help strengthen 

the position of pecans in the 

marketplace, maintain and expand 

markets for pecans, and develop new 

uses for pecans. The Pecan Promotion, 

Research, and Information Order (Order) 

(7 CFR part 1223) is authorized under 

the Commodity Promotion, Research, 

and Information Act of 1996 (1996 Act) 

(7 U.S.C. 7411–7425). 

The Order became effective on 

February 12, 2021. Currently, the Pecan 

program is administered by the 

American Pecan Promotion Board 

(Board) which is appointed by the 

Secretary of Agriculture and financed by 

a mandatory assessment on producers 

and importers of inshell and shelled 

pecans. The assessment rate is levied at 

$0.02 per pound on all inshell pecans 

and $0.04 per pound on all shelled 

pecans. The program provides an 

exemption for producers and importers 

that produce or import fewer than 

50,000 pounds of inshell pecans (25,000 

pounds of shelled pecans) on average 

for four fiscal periods (the fiscal period 

for which the exemption is claimed and 

the previous three fiscal periods). 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collection requirements in 

this request are essential to carry out the 

intent of the 1996 Act and the Order. 

The objective in carrying out this 

responsibility includes assuring the 

following: (1) funds are collected and 

properly accounted for; (2) expenditures 

of all funds are for the purposes 

authorized by the 1996 Act and Order; 

and (3) the board’s administration of the 

programs conforms to USDA policy. 

Such information can be supplied 

without data processing equipment or 

outside technical expertise. In addition, 

there are no additional training 

requirements for individuals filling out 

reports and remitting assessments to the 

Board. 

The information collected is used 

only by authorized representatives of 

the USDA’s regional and headquarters 

staff, and authorized Board employees. 

Authorized Board employees and the 

industry are the primary users of the 

information, and AMS is the secondary 

user. 

Description of Respondents: 

Businesses or other for-profits; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 725. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,861. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24448 Filed 10–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; 2025 Census Household 

Survey 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, on or after the date of publication 

of this notice. We invite the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on proposed, and continuing 

information collections, which helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. This 

notice allows for 30 days for public 

comments. 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Commerce. 

Title: 2025 Census Household Survey. 

Form Number(s): None. All 

information will be collected 

electronically. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Number of Respondents: 100,000. 

Average Hours per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 6,667. 

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census 

Bureau conducts surveys of individuals, 

households, and businesses to provide 

quality data about our nation’s people 

and economy. Many Census Bureau 

surveys offer the option of responding to 

the survey online. The Census Bureau 

understands the critical importance of 

protecting the data provided by our 

survey respondents, while offering them 


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a familiar, efficient, and manageable 

user experience. The Census Bureau 

hopes to achieve these goals through the 

adoption of industry best practices and 

popular solutions in use across the 

internet. 

One element of a user’s online survey 

response experience is logging in to the 

survey. The Census Bureau plans to 

request Office or Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval to conduct a 

test of various log in and authentication 

methods for surveys that would offer 

additional protection to respondent 

data, while facilitating respondents’ 

ability to return to the survey on 

multiple occasions without having to reenter data. This test is referred to as the 

2025 Census Household Survey Test. 

The Census Bureau proposes to test 

four log in and authentication methods: 

the current log in method used by 

surveys like the American Community 

Survey (ACS) and three additional 

methods. The current method requires 

users to enter a 12-digit code that is sent 

to them in the mail from the Census 

Bureau in addition to the use of a 

generated 4-digit PIN for re-entry, with 

security questions for individuals who 

forget their PIN. The three additional 

methods require user verification 

through a two-factor authentication 

process, where a user would provide 

information like an email, phone 

number, or account log in (e.g., 

Microsoft) and then enter an 8-digit 

verification code that has been sent to 

them in email or text in addition to a 12- 

digit code that has been mailed to them 

by the Census Bureau. 

The test will study which industrystandard authentication methods works 

best for respondents in a dependent 

survey response setting by measuring 

log in success. The test will be designed 

to measure log in success for 

subpopulations, including historically 

undercounted populations. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: This is a one-time survey. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S. Code, 

Section 193. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view the 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function and 

entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0607–0971. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office 

of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24387 Filed 10–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

Federal Economic Statistics Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

renewal. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce 

has determined that renewal of the 

charter of the Federal Economic 

Statistics Advisory Committee (FESAC) 

is necessary and in the public interest 

in connection with the performance of 

duties imposed by law on the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, established 

within the Office of the Under Secretary 

for Economic Affairs, U.S. Department 

of Commerce and administered by the 

Bureau of Economic Analysis. The 

renewed FESAC charter can be found on 

the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ 

FESAC website at the following link: 

https://apps.bea.gov/fesac/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gianna Marrone, Program Analyst, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Bureau of 

Economic Analysis, Suitland, MD 

20746; telephone number: (301) 278– 

9282; email: gianna.marrone@bea.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee presents advice and makes 

recommendations to the directors of the 

U.S. Department of Commerce’s 

statistical agencies, the Bureau of 

Economic Analysis (BEA) and the U.S. 

Census Bureau, as well as the 

Commissioner of the U.S. Department of 

Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 

The Committee examines the agencies’ 

programs and provides advice on 

statistical methodology, research 

needed, and other technical matters 

related to the collection, tabulation, and 

analysis of Federal economic statistics. 

The Committee is a technical committee 

that is balanced in terms of the 

professional expertise required. It 

consists of approximately 16 members, 

appointed by the Under Secretary for 

Economic Affairs in coordination with 

the directors of the statistical agencies 

or their designees listed above. Its 

members are professionals in 

appropriate disciplines, including 

economists, statisticians, survey 

methodologists, behavioral scientists, 

and computer scientists/engineers who 

are prominent experts in their fields, 

recognized for their scientific, 

professional, and operational 

achievements and objectivity. The 

FESAC will function solely as an 

advisory body and in compliance with 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended (FACA), 5 

U.S.C. 1001 et seq. Pursuant to 

subsection 1008(c) of the FACA, this 

charter was filed with the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Administration, 

Performing the non-exclusive functions 

and duties of the Chief Financial Officer 

and Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce, on September 27, 2024. 

Subsequently, a copy was furnished to 

the Library of Congress and filed with 

the following Committees of Congress: 

Senate Committee on Appropriations; 

Senate Committee on Finance; Senate 

Committee on Commerce, Science and 

Transportation; Senate Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental 

Affairs; House Committee on 

Appropriations; and House Committee 

on Oversight and Government Reform. 

Dated: October 15, 2024. 

Gianna Marrone, 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Bureau 

of Economic Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24484 Filed 10–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

[Docket Number: 240404–0095] 

Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the Bureau of 

Economic Analysis (BEA) announces a 

meeting of the Bureau of Economic 

Analysis Advisory Committee (BEAAC 

or the Committee). The meeting will 

address proposed improvements, 

extensions, and research related to 

BEA’s economic accounts. In addition, 

the meeting will include an update on 

recent statistical developments. 

DATES: November 8, 2024. The meeting 

begins at 9:30 a.m. and adjourns at 3:00 

p.m. (ET). 


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