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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 89, No. 225 

Thursday, November 21, 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 clearance 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 this information 

collection received by December 23, 

2024 will be considered. 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. 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Title: USDA Trade Missions and 

Trade Shows. 

OMB Control Number: 0551–0050. 

Summary of Collection: Under 7 

U.S.C. 1761 Foreign Market 

Development; 7 U.S.C. 5693 Export 

Promotion—Foreign Agricultural; 7 

U.S.C. 1765b Function of the US 

Agricultural Trade; and Section 12602 

of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 

113–79) (The Act), as amended by the 

Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 

(Pub. L. 115–334), authorizes the USDA 

Secretary to collect information 

regarding customer and consumer 

feedback by gathering more useful 

information to further program 

objectives for USDA Trade Mission and 

Shows Events. The agency will use five 

instruments to collect this feedback: (1) 

Trade Mission Application; (2) Trade 

Missions (Post-Event) Survey; (3) 

USDA-Endorsed Trade Shows (PostEvent) Survey; (4) Virtual Trade Event 

Application; (5) Virtual Trade Events 

(Post-Event) Survey. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

USDA will be used the information 

gathered to implement effective trade 

promotion events and ensure that 

program objectives are met. The three 

voluntary post-event digital surveys for 

participants to report their satisfaction 

with the event and actual on-site and 

projected sales data as a direct result of 

their participation in the program. This 

information will be used to measure the 

benefits of these activities for 

participants, participant satisfaction 

with the activities, and how activities 

can be improved. All revised surveys 

are expected to positively contribute to 

FAS’ strategic goals related to promoting 

U.S. agricultural exports. 

Description of Respondents: Affected 

Public: Business or other-for-profit; 

State, Local or Tribal Government; 

Respondent Types: private companies, 

agricultural cooperatives, and export 

trade associations; State Regional Trade 

Groups. 

Number of Respondents: 2,300. 

Frequency of Responses: Record 

keeping, Reporting: Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 444. 

Rachelle Ragland-Greene, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27335 Filed 11–20–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

[Docket #: RBS–24–BUSINESS–0010] 

Amended Notice of Solicitation of 

Applications for the Rural Economic 

Development Loan and Grant 

Programs for Fiscal Year 2025 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; lowering maximum loan 

amount. 

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBCS or Agency), 

a Rural Development (RD) agency of the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), invited applications for loans 

and grants under the Rural Economic 

Development Loan and Grant Programs 

(REDLG or Programs) for fiscal year (FY) 

2025, subject to the availability of 

funding on August 23, 2024. The Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or 

Agency) now announces that the 

maximum loan amount awarded for 

applications competing in the Second, 

Third, and Fourth Quarter funding 

cycles of fiscal year (FY) 2025 will be 

lowered to $1 million. 

DATES: The following are the deadlines 

for FY 2025 complete loan applications 

to be received in the USDA Rural 

Development State Office no later than 

4:30 p.m. (local time): Second Quarter, 

December 31, 2024; Third Quarter, 

March 31, 2025; and Fourth Quarter, 

June 30, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Applications must be 

submitted in paper or electronically to 

the RD State Office for the state where 

the project is located. A list of the RD 

State Office contacts can be found at: 

www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/state-offices. 

This notice will also be announced at 

www.grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cindy Mason at cindy.mason@usda.gov, 

Program Management Division, 

Business Programs, Rural BusinessCooperative Service, U.S. Department of 


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Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, Stop 3226, Room 5160-South, 

Washington, DC 20250–3226, or call 

(202) 720–1400. For further information 

on this program, please contact the 

Rural Development State office in the 

state which the applicant’s headquarters 

is located. A list of Rural Development 

State Office contacts is provided at the 

following link: https://

www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/stateoffices. The Rural Development office 

for the state in which the applicant is 

located. A list of Rural Development 

State Office contacts is provided at the 

following link: https://

www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/stateoffices. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RBCS 

published a Notice of Solicitation of 

Applications for the Rural Economic 

Development Loan and Grant Programs 

for FY 2025 on August 23, 2024, (89 FR 

68133) Section B states that: ‘‘The 

Agency anticipates the following 

maximum amounts per award: Loans— 

$2,000,000; Grants—$300,000.’’ 

Based on the total amount of loan 

applications submitted in FY 2024 far 

exceeding the available allocated funds 

and the number of submitted but 

unfunded applications that will be 

competing for funding in the First 

Quarter of FY 2025, the Agency has 

determined that lowering the maximum 

loan amount to $1 million for the 

Second, Third, and Fourth Quarter 

application periods would allow for 

additional project opportunities and a 

broader geographic distribution of 

Program funding. 

The following are the deadlines for 

FY 2025 complete loan applications to 

be received in the USDA Rural 

Development State Office no later than 

4:30 p.m. (local time): Second Quarter, 

December 31, 2024; Third Quarter, 

March 31, 2025; and Fourth Quarter, 

June 30, 2025. Completed loan 

applications that exceed $1 million but 

are not funded in the FY 2025 First 

Quarter competition will be allowed to 

compete for Second Quarter funding 

with the submission of a revised scope 

of work plan and budget for a loan 

amount not to exceed $1 million. 

Kathryn E. Dirksen Londrigan, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA Rural Development. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27264 Filed 11–20–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Comprehensive Economic 

Development Strategies (CEDS) 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before January 21, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

mail to Jeff Roberson, Chief Counsel, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, via 

email at jroberson@eda.gov or via phone 

at (202) 482–1315. You may also submit 

comments to PRAcomments@doc.gov. 

Please reference OMB Control Number 

0610–0093 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to 

Interested persons are invited to submit 

written comments by mail to Jeff 

Roberson, Chief Counsel, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, via email at 

jroberson@eda.gov or via phone at (202) 

482–1315. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Economic Development 

Administration (EDA) leads the Federal 

economic development agenda by 

promoting innovation and 

competitiveness, preparing American 

regions for growth and success in the 

worldwide economy. Guided by the 

basic principle that sustainable 

economic development should be 

locally-driven, EDA works directly with 

communities and regions to help them 

build the capacity for economic 

development based on local business 

conditions and needs. The Public Works 

and Economic Development Act of 1965 

(PWEDA) (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) is 

EDA’s organic authority and is the 

primary legal authority under which 

EDA awards financial assistance. Under 

PWEDA, EDA provides financial 

assistance to both rural and urban 

distressed communities by fostering 

entrepreneurship, innovation, and 

productivity through investments in 

infrastructure development, capacity 

building, and business development to 

attract private capital investments and 

new and better jobs to regions 

experiencing economic distress. Further 

information on EDA programs and 

financial assistance opportunities can be 

found at www.eda.gov. 

To effectively administer and monitor 

its economic development assistance 

programs, EDA collects certain 

information from applications for, and 

recipients of, EDA investment 

assistance. The purpose of this notice is 

to seek comments from the public and 

other Federal agencies on a request for 

an extension of an information 

collection related to a Comprehensive 

Economic Development Strategy 

(CEDS). A CEDS emerges from a 

continuing planning process developed 

and driven by a public sector planning 

organization by engaging a broad-based 

and diverse set of stakeholders to 

address the economic problems and 

potential of a region. The CEDS should 

include information about how and to 

what extent stakeholder input and 

support was solicited. Information on 

how the planning organization 

collaborated with its diverse set of 

stakeholders (including the public 

sector, private interests, non-profits, 

educational institutions, and 

community organizations) in the 

development of the CEDS should be 

included. In accordance with 13 CFR 

303.7(b), a CEDS must contain a 

summary background, a SWOT 

(Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, 

and Threats) Analysis, Strategic 

Direction/Action Plan, and an 

Evaluation Framework. In addition, the 

CEDS must incorporate the concept of 

economic resilience (i.e., the ability to 

avoid, withstand, and recover from 

economic shifts, natural disasters, etc.). 

A CEDS is required for an eligible 

applicant to qualify for an EDA 

investment assistance under EDA’s 

Public Works program, Economic 

Adjustment Assistance program, and 

certain planning programs, and is a 

prerequisite for a region’s designation 


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