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Vol. 87, No. 30 

Monday, February 14, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

USDA Equity Commission 

AGENCY: Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of virtual meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) and 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that the inaugural meeting of 

the USDA Equity Commission (EC or 

Commission) and Subcommittee for 

Agriculture will convene to begin its 

work reviewing USDA programs, 

services and policies for the purpose of 

making recommendations for how the 

Department can improve access and 

advance equity. 

DATES: The EC meeting will be open to 

the public and held virtually via Zoom 

on Monday, February 28, 2022, from 

11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: The webinar for the meeting 

and public comment period can be 

accessed by internet and/or phone. 

Access information will be provided to 

registered individuals via email. 

Detailed information can be found at: 

https://www.usda.gov/equitycommission. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cecilia Hernandez, Designated Federal 

Officer, USDA Equity Commission, 

Office of the Secretary, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Room 6006– 

S, Washington, DC 20250–0235; Phone: 

(202) 913–5907; Email: 

Equitycommission@usda.gov. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 20, 2021, President Biden 

signed an Executive Order On 

Advancing Racial Equity and Support 

for Underserved Communities Through 

the Federal Government and committed 

to creating the USDA Equity 

Commission as part of his rural agenda 

and commitment to closing the racial 

wealth gap and addressing longstanding 

inequities in agriculture. Section 1006 

of the American Rescue Plan directed 

USDA to create the Equity Commission 

and provided funds sufficient to ensure 

the Commission is well staffed and 

positioned to deliver on its charge. 

The USDA Equity Commission will 

advise the Secretary of Agriculture and 

provide USDA with an analysis of how 

its programs, policies, systems, 

structures, and practices contribute to 

barriers to inclusion or access, systemic 

discrimination, or exacerbate or 

perpetuate racial, economic, health and 

social disparities and recommendations 

for action. A Subcommittee on 

Agriculture is being formed 

concurrently and will report back to the 

Equity Commission and provide 

recommendations on issues of concern 

related to agriculture. Subsequent 

subcommittees will focus on other 

policy areas, such as rural community 

and economic development. The Equity 

Commission will deliver an interim 

report and provide actionable 

recommendations by September 2022. A 

final report will be completed by the 

summer of 2023. 

Meeting Agenda: Agenda items may 

include, but are not limited to, welcome 

and introductions; administrative 

matters; overview of governance 

including roles and responsibilities; the 

purpose, scope, and priorities of the 

Equity Commission; and the overview 

and charge of the Agriculture 

Subcommittee. Please check the USDA 

Equity Commission website for an 

agenda 24–48 hours prior to February 

28th at https://www.usda.gov/equitycommission. 

Register for the Meeting: The public is 

asked to pre-register for the meeting by 

visiting https://www.usda.gov/equitycommission. Your pre-registration must 

state: Your name; organization or 

interest represented; if you are planning 

to give oral comments; and if you 

require special accommodations. USDA 

will also accept day-of registrations. 

Oral Comments: The Commission is 

providing the public an opportunity to 

provide oral comments and will 

accommodate as many individuals and 

organizations as time permits. Persons 

or organizations wishing to make oral 

comments must pre-register by 11:59 

p.m. ET, Monday, February 21, 2022, 

and may only register for one speaking 

slot. Participants who wish to make oral 

comments must also be available to 

attend a tech-check the day before the 

meeting. Instructions for registering and 

participating in the meeting can be 

found on https://www.usda.gov/equitycommission. 

Written Comments: Written public 

comments for consideration at the 

meeting will be accepted on or before 

11:59 p.m. Monday, February 21, 2022, 

EST. Comments submitted after this 

date will be provided to USDA, but the 

Commission may not have adequate 

time to consider those comments prior 

to the meeting. The USDA Equity 

Commission strongly prefers comments 

be submitted electronically. However, 

written comments may also be 

submitted (i.e., postmarked) via mail to 

the person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by or 

before the deadline. Written comments 

will be accepted up to 15 days after the 

meeting. 

Availability of Materials for the 

Meeting: All written public comments 

received by February 21, 2022, will be 

compiled into a file and available for 

member review and be included in the 

meeting minutes. Duplicate comments 

from multiple individuals will appear as 

one comment, with a notation that 

multiple copies of the comment were 

received. Please visit https://

www.usda.gov/equitycommissiontoviewtheagendaand/or 

minutes from this meeting. 

Meeting Accommodations: USDA is 

committed to making its electronic and 

information technologies accessible to 

individuals with disabilities by meeting 

or exceeding the requirements of 

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 

U.S.C. 794d), as amended. If you need 

reasonable accommodations, please 

make requests in advance for reasonable 

accommodations through the meeting 

registration link on https://

www.usda.gov/equity-commission. 

Determinations for reasonable 

accommodations will be made on a 

case-by-case basis. 


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8228 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 30 / Monday, February 14, 2022 / Notices 

Dated: February 9, 2022. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03074 Filed 2–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 9, 2022. 

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 March 16, 2022 

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 Show Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0551–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The primary 

purpose of the USDA Trade Missions 

and Trade Shows is to evaluate the 

effectiveness and value added of USDA 

support to USDA-endorsed Trade 

Shows, USDA Agribusiness Trade 

Missions, and USDA Virtual Trade 

Events. Participants desiring to 

participate in the USDA Trade Missions 

and Trade Shows Program will submit 

an application to determine eligibility of 

the applicants to take part in the event. 

This program evaluation information 

will be reported as USDA Key 

Performance Indicator ‘‘Value of 

agricultural exports resulting from 

participation in USDA endorsed foreign 

agricultural trade shows and trade 

missions’’. Authority for these programs 

falls under: (a) 7 U.S.C. 1761 ‘‘Foreign 

Market Development’’, (b) 7 U.S.C. 5693 

‘‘Export Promotion—Foreign 

Agricultural Service—Functions of the 

Foreign Agricultural Service,’’ and; (c) 7 

U.S.C. 1765b ‘‘Functions of the U.S. 

Agricultural Trade Offices’’. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Staff 

will utilize the information in assessing 

the performance of USDA-endorsed 

Trade Shows, USDA Agribusiness Trade 

Missions or USDA Virtual Trade Events 

activities that utilize Market Access 

Program, Emerging Market Program and 

Country Strategy Statement Funds. The 

information will be used to measure the 

outcomes of the activities, participant 

satisfaction with the activities, and how 

activities can be improved. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 2,300. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 444. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03083 Filed 2–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Virginia Resource Advisory 

Committee; Meeting 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of virtual meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Virginia Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a 

virtual meeting by phone and/or video 

conference. The committee is 

authorized under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (the Act) and 

operates in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the committee is to improve 

collaborative relationships and to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Forest Service concerning projects 

and funding consistent with Title II of 

the Act, as well as to make 

recommendations on recreation fee 

proposals for sites on the George 

Washington and Jefferson National 

Forests within Alleghany, Bath, Page, 

and Smyth Counties, Virginia, 

consistent with the Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act. RAC 

information and virtual meeting 

information can be found at the 

following website: www.fs.usda.gov/ 

main/gwj/workingtogether/ 

advisorycommittees. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

March 15, 2022, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time. 

All RAC meetings are subject to 

cancellation. For status of the meeting 

prior to attendance, please contact the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting is open to the 

public and will be held virtually via 

telephone and/or video conference. 

Virtual meeting participation details can 

be found on the website listed under 

SUMMARY or can be obtained by 

contacting the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Written comments may be submitted 

as described under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. All comments, including 

names and addresses when provided, 

are placed in the record and are 

available for public inspection and 

copying. The public may inspect 

comments received upon request. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth 

LeMaster, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), by phone at 540–265–5118 or 

email at elizabeth.lemaster@usda.gov or 

Rebecca Robbins, RAC Coordinator at 

540–492–1901 or email at 

rebecca.robbins@usda.gov. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf/ 

hard-of-hearing (TDD) may call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 

877–8339, 24 hours a day, every day of 

the year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is to: 

1. Hear from Title II project 

proponents and discuss Title II project 

proposals; 

2. Make funding recommendations on 

Title II projects; and 

3. Approve meeting minutes. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

The agenda will include time for people 

to make oral statements of three minutes 

or less. Individuals wishing to make an 


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