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Vol. 89, No. 212 

Friday, November 1, 2024 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

2024 USAID Diversity, Equity, 

Inclusion, and Accessibility Bi-Annual 

Survey 

AGENCY: United States Agency for 

International Development (USAID). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The 2024 USAID DEIA survey 

will utilize workforce data to establish 

metrics in diversity, equity, inclusion, 

and accessibility (DEIA), enable longterm evaluation at all levels, and, by 

comparing this version with the pilot 

survey, identify areas for improvement. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to 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.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Yasmine 

Taylor Hart, 202–712–5590 or email at 

ythart@usaid.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.13, the Agency submitted 

a request for emergency approval of new 

information collection from the agency’s 

workforce on DEIA, including U.S. 

Direct Hires (permanent and temporary) 

U.S. Personal Services Contractors, 

Institutional Support Contractors, 

Cooperating Country Nationals, and 

other expanded demographic categories 

in 6 main areas on a 5-point Likert scale, 

including 13 diversity questions, 7 

equity questions, 13 accessibility 

questions, and 29 talent impact 

questions. 

Description of Proposed Use of 

Information 

The information will be collected via 

a digital survey and used by the 

workforce to capture the viewpoints and 

perceptions of USAID headquarters and 

overseas employees across all staffing 

mechanisms and at all grades and ranks; 

allow for data disaggregation by Bureau, 

Independent Office, and Mission; 

provide data for analysis to support 

evidence-based and data-driven 

approaches to determine whether and to 

what extent Agency policies programs, 

and practices present barriers to equal 

and equitable and opportunities and 

employment outcomes and what needs 

to be changed or developed to remove 

said barriers; and to support USAID 

efforts to monitor and report on DEIA 

and EEO program effectiveness, 

enabling continuous program 

improvement. 

Based on the pilot survey, distributed 

in 2022, this survey includes minor 

updates to sections about demographics, 

sexual orientation and gender identity 

(SOGI), and sexual misconduct. The 

2024 survey will compare results with 

the pilot survey to find areas for 

improvement. It also will gather 

information from the Agency workforce 

allowing USAID to establish a baseline 

for DEIA-related metrics, create a more 

inclusive working environment, and 

promote long-term evaluation at the 

Agency level and within Missions, 

Bureaus, and Independent Offices (M/B/ 

IOs). 

Time Burden 

OMB’s approval enables USAID to 

engage 11,000 respondents. Each 

respondent will be able to provide 20 

minutes in participation time, totaling 

3,667 estimated time burden of this 

proposed information collection. 

Yasmine Taylor-Hart, 

Management Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25408 Filed 10–31–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Agriculture will 

submit the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. Comments 

are requested regarding: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

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 

December 2, 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. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) 

Title: Commercial Floriculture 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0093. 

Summary of Collection: The primary 

function of the National Agricultural 

Statistics Service (NASS) is to prepare 

and issue current official State and 

national estimates of crop and livestock 

production. The Commercial 

Floriculture Survey (CFS) is conducted 

annually and represents all growers that 

produced and sold $10,000 or more of 

floriculture crops during the previous 

year. Currently, the survey is conducted 


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