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of the ownership interest must be held by 

individuals who are members of such a group. 

Socially disadvantaged groups include the 

following and no others unless approved in writing 

by the Deputy Administrator: 

(1) American Indians or Alaskan Natives; 

(2) Asians or Asian-Americans; 

(3) Blacks or African Americans; 

(4) Hispanics or Hispanic Americans; 

(5) Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders; 

and 

(6) Women. 

‘‘Underserved farmer or rancher’’ means a 

beginning farmer or rancher, limited resource 

farmer or rancher, socially disadvantaged farmer or 

rancher, or veteran farmer or rancher. 

3FSA issued a notice to announce the actions it 

was taking to comply with the preliminary 

injunction related to payment calculations for ERP 

2022 on August 23, 2024. (89 FR 68125) 

4 Defendants’ Notice of Compliance with the 

Court’s Preliminary Injunction Order, at 2, ECF No. 

27. 

challenges FSA’s use of the socially 

disadvantaged farmer or rancher 

designation in several programs, 

including ELRP 2022; however, the 

preliminary injunction was applicable 

by its terms only to ERP 2022 3, which 

was the only program for which the 

application period was open. 

As USDA informed the court in 

Strickland,4 FSA will issue the second 

ELRP 2022 payments in a manner 

‘‘consistent with the terms of the 

preliminary injunction, including not 

making or increasing any such 

payments based on the use of the 

socially disadvantaged designation.’’ 

Provided there are no other 

complicating factors (such as payment 

limitations), if they have the same gross 

2022 LFP calculated payment, a 

producer who is considered 

underserved based solely on a socially 

disadvantaged designation and a nonunderserved producer will receive the 

same payment in dollars in any second 

round of ELRP 2022 payments while the 

preliminary injunction is in effect. 

FSA intends to begin issuing these 

payments following publication of this 

document. If the preliminary injunction 

is lifted, with available funds, FSA will 

make or update payments to affected 

and eligible socially disadvantaged 

producers consistent with the terms of 

the Notice of Funding Availability. 

Steven Peterson, 

Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

[Docket ID: NRCS–2024–0018] 

Urban Agriculture and Innovative 

Production Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, United States 

Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice to solicit nominees. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Urban 

Agriculture and Innovative Production 

(OUAIP) is seeking nominations for one 

individual to serve on the Urban 

Agriculture and Innovative Production 

Advisory Committee (UAIPAC) as an 

urban producer. The UAIPAC advises 

the Secretary of Agriculture on the 

development of policies and outreach 

relating to urban, indoor, and other 

emerging agricultural production 

practices. The 12 members appointed by 

the Secretary of Agriculture are 

expected to serve a 3-year term. 

DATES: USDA will consider nominations 

received via email or postmarked by 

November 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Please send nominations via 

email to: UrbanAgriculture

FederalAdvisoryCommittee@usda.gov. 

Email is the preferred method for 

sending nominations; alternatively, 

nominations can be mailed to Brian 

Guse, Director of the Office of Urban 

Agriculture and Innovative Production, 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Room 4083, 

Washington, DC 20250. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Markus Holliday, Coordinator, Office of 

Urban Agriculture and Innovative 

Production; telephone: (301) 974–1287; 

email: UrbanAgriculture

FederalAdvisoryCommitee@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 Overview and Membership 

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 of 

Agriculture to establish an ‘‘Urban 

Agriculture and Innovative Production 

Advisory Committee’’ to advise the 

Secretary 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. 

For additional background and member 

information visit the UAIPAC website at 

https://www.usda.gov/partnerships/ 

federal-advisory-committee-urban-ag. 

The UAIPAC consists of 12 members 

including: 

• 4 representatives who are 

agriculture producers including 2 

individuals who are located in an urban 

area or urban cluster; and 2 individuals 

who are farmers that use innovative 

technology; 

• 2 representatives from an 

institution of higher education or 

extension program; 

• 1 representative from a nonprofit 

organizaton, which may include a 

public health, environmental, or 

community organization; 

• 1 representative who represents 

business and economic development, 

which may include a business 

development entity, a chamber of 

commerce, a city government, or a 

planning organization; 

• 1 expert with supply chain 

experience, which may include a food 

aggregator, wholesale food distributor, 

food hub, or an individual who has 

direct-to-consumer market experience; 

• 1 representative from a financing 

entity; and 

• 2 representatives with related 

experience or expertise in urban, 

indoor, and other emerging agriculture 

production practices, as determined by 

the Secretary. 

Member Nominations 

Nominations are open to the public. 

Any interested person or organization 

may nominate qualified individuals for 

membership, including selfnominations. Individuals who wish to 

be considered for membership must 

submit a nomination package to include 

the following required items: 

(1) A completed background 

disclosure form (Form AD–755) signed 

by the nominee (see https://

www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ 

documents/ad-755.pdf); 

(2) A brief summary explaining the 

nominee’s experience as an urban 

producer including any unique 

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representing and being an advocate for 

other producers; and 

(3) A re ́sume ́ providing the nominee’s 

background, experience, and 

educational qualifications. 

Additional optional items for your 

nomination package may include: 

(1) Recent publications by the 

nominee relative to extending support 

for urban agriculture or innovative 

production; and 

(2) Letter(s) of endorsement. 

Please send nominations via email to: 

UrbanAgricultureFederalAdvisory

Committee@usda.gov as the preferred 

method. Alternatively, nominations can 

be mailed to Brian Guse, Director of the 

Office of Urban Agriculture and 

Innovative Production, Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, Room 4083, Washington, DC 20250. 

Ethics Statement 

To maintain the highest levels of 

honesty, integrity, and ethical conduct, 

no committee or subcommittee member 

may participate in any ‘‘specific party 

matters’’ (for example, matters are 

narrowly focused and typically involve 

specific transactions between identified 

parties) such as a lease, license, permit, 

contract, claim, grant, agreement, or 

related litigation with USDA in which 

the committee or subcommittee member 

has a direct financial interest. This 

includes the requirement for committee 

or subcommittee members to 

immediately disclose to the Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO) (for discussion 

with USDA’s Office of Ethics) any 

specific party matter in which the 

member’s immediate family, relatives, 

business partners or employer would be 

directly seeking to financially benefit 

from the committee’s recommendations. 

All members will receive ethics 

training to identify and avoid any 

actions that would cause the public to 

question the integrity of the committee’s 

advice and recommendations. Members 

who are appointed as ‘‘Representatives’’ 

are not subject to Federal ethics laws 

because the appointment allows them to 

represent the point(s) of view of a 

particular group, business sector or 

segment of the public. 

Members appointed as ‘‘Special 

Government Employees’’ (SGEs) are 

considered intermittent Federal 

employees and are subject to Federal 

ethics laws. SGE’s are appointed due to 

their personal knowledge, academic 

scholarship, background or expertise. 

No SGE may participate in any activity 

in which the member has a prohibited 

financial interest. Appointees who are 

SGEs are required to complete and 

submit a Confidential Financial 

Disclosure Report (OGE–450 form) via 

the FDonline e-filing database system. 

Upon request USDA will assist SGEs in 

preparing these financial reports. To 

ensure the highest level of compliance 

with applicable ethical standards USDA 

will provide ethics training to SGEs on 

an annual basis. The provisions of these 

paragraphs are not meant to 

exhaustively cover all Federal ethics 

laws and do not affect any other 

statutory or regulatory obligations to 

which advisory committee members are 

subject. 

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 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. To ensure that the 

recommendations of UAIPC have taken 

into account the needs of the diverse 

groups served by USDA, membership 

will include to the extent practicable, 

individuals with demonstrated ability to 

represent the many communities, 

identities, races, ethnicities, 

backgrounds, abilities, cultures, and 

beliefs of the American people, 

including underserved communities. 

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: October 24, 2024 

Cikena Reid, 

Committee Management Officer, USDA. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25208 Filed 10–29–24; 8:45 am] 

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CIVIL RIGHTS COLD CASE RECORDS 

REVIEW BOARD 

[Agency Docket Number: CRCCRRB–2025– 

0003–N] 

Notice of Formal Determination on 

Records Release 

AGENCY: Civil Rights Cold Case Records 

Review Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Civil Rights Cold Case 

Records Review Board received 227 

pages of records from the National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA) related to a civil rights cold 

case incident to which the Review 

Board assigned the unique identifier 

2024–003–014. On October 18, 2024, the 

Review Board determined that 226 

pages in full and 1 page in part should 

be publicly disclosed in the Civil Rights 

Cold Case Records Collection. The 

Review Board approved the one 

postponement proposed by NARA. By 

issuing this notice, the Review Board 

complies with section 7(c)(4) of the 

Civil Rights Cold Case Records 

Collection Act of 2018 that requires the 

Review Board to publish in the Federal 

Register its determinations on the 

disclosure or postponement of records 

in the Collection no more than 14 days 

after the date of its decision. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephannie Oriabure, Chief of Staff, 

Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review 

Board, 1800 F Street NW, Washington, 

DC 20405, (771) 221–0014, info@

coldcaserecords.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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