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the views of the public during Section 

106 review. Accordingly, comments 

submitted in response to this Notice 

will inform RUS decision-making 

during Section 106 review. As noted in 

the Federal Register notice announcing 

the intent to prepare an EIS on October 

5, 2021, the RUS invited any interested 

party wishing to participate directly 

with the agency as a ‘‘consulting party’’ 

in Section 106 review may submit a 

written request to the RUS contact 

provided below. Pursuant to 36 CFR 

800.3(f)(3), RUS will consider, and 

provide a timely response to, any and 

all requests for consulting party status. 

The Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare 

the Badger State Solar EIS and to hold 

a virtual public scoping meeting was 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 5, 2021, initiating the 30-day 

public scoping period. The NOI also 

announced a virtual public scoping 

meeting held on October 26. The NOI is 

provided in the Scoping Report. In 

addition to the NOI, a notice was 

published in the Daily Jefferson County 

Union and Watertown Daily Times 

newspapers published on October 6, 7, 

and 8, 2021. 

The NOI and other project 

information (including the Alternative 

Evaluation and Site Selection Studies) 

was available for review on the RUS and 

Badger State Solar websites (https://

www.rd.usda.gov/resources/ 

environmental-studies/impactstatements, https://badgerstatesolar.

consultation.ai, and https://www.badger

statesolar.com) and also at the following 

locations (Jefferson Public Library in 

Jefferson, WI; the Cambridge 

Community Library in Cambridge, WI 

and the Lake Mills Library in Lake 

Mills, WI). 

RUS hosted the virtual public scoping 

meeting on October 26. RUS also hosted 

an interagency meeting on October 28. 

In addition to the public involvement 

process described above, Badger State 

Solar consulted with the Wisconsin 

Department of Natural Resources 

(WDNR) and an endangered resource 

review has been submitted to the 

agency. Badger State Solar also 

consulted with the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), property owners, 

local town and county officials and 

staff, state elected representatives, and 

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture 

Trade and Consumer Protection. RUS 

has initiated consultation with the 

Wisconsin State Historic Preservation 

Officer (SHPO), Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), and 

informal consultation with the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service (USFWS). RUS 

initiated informal consultation with the 

USFWS in a letter dated October 15, 

2021. USFWS concurred with the 

finding that the Proposed Action may 

affect, but is not likely to adversely 

affect listed or proposed species or 

designated critical habitat in an email 

dated December 21, 2021. A summary of 

the scoping process and public input is 

provided in the Draft EIS. 

7. Decision Process 

The Draft EIS will be available for 

review and comment for 45 days. 

Following the 45-day review period, 

RUS will prepare a Final EIS. All 

comments received on the Draft EIS will 

be duly considered in preparing the 

Final EIS, which is expected to be 

available by August 2022. The 

availability of the Final EIS for public 

review will be announced in the 

Federal Register and the local 

newspapers used in previous public 

notices. After publication of the Final 

EIS a Record of Decision (ROD) will be 

prepared documenting the Agency’s 

decision regarding Badger State Solar’s 

request for financial assistance. Notices 

announcing the availability of the ROD 

will be published in the Federal 

Register and in local newspapers. 

Any final action by RUS related to the 

proposal will be subject to, and 

contingent upon, compliance with all 

relevant executive orders and federal, 

state, and local environmental laws and 

regulations in addition to the 

completion of the environmental review 

requirements as prescribed in RUS 

Environmental Policies and Procedures, 

7 CFR part 1970. 

Christopher A. McLean, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04203 Filed 2–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Pennsylvania Advisory Committee to 

the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act that 

the Pennsylvania Advisory Committee 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights will hold a meeting on 

Friday April 8, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. 

Eastern time. The Committee will 

continue to discuss civil rights and fair 

housing in the state. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Friday April 8, 2022 from 12:00 p.m.– 

1:00 p.m. Eastern time. 

Online Regisration (Audio/Visual): 

https://bit.ly/3HPpBoV. 

Telephone (Audio Only): Dial 800– 

360–9505 USA Toll Free; Access code: 

2761 149 6319. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at 

mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 312–353– 

8311. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public may listen to these 

discussions. Committee meetings are 

available to the public through the 

above listed online registration link or 

call in number. Any interested member 

of the public may call this number and 

listen to the meeting. An open comment 

period will be provided to allow 

members of the public to make a 

statement as time allows. Callers can 

expect to incur regular charges for calls 

they initiate over wireless lines, 

according to their wireless plan. The 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Individuals who are 

deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing may 

also follow the proceedings by first 

calling the Federal Relay Service at 1– 

800–877–8339 and providing the 

Service with the conference call number 

and conference ID number. 

Members of the public are also 

entitled to submit written comments; 

the comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the meeting. Written comments may be 

emailed to Corrine Sanders at csanders@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353– 

8311. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Unit Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Records of the meeting will 

be available via www.facadatabase.gov 

under the Commission on Civil Rights, 

Pennsylvania Advisory Committee link. 

Persons interested in the work of this 

Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s website, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at the above 

email or street address. 

Agenda 

Welcome and Roll Call 

Discussion: Civil Rights and Fair 

Housing in Pennsylvania 

Future Plans and Actions 

Public Comment 


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Adjournment 

Dated: February 23, 2022. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04167 Filed 2–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Nevada 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) that the Nevada Advisory 

Committee (Committee) will hold a 

meeting via web conference on 

Thursday, March 10, 2022, from 2:00 

p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The 

purpose of the meeting is to review and 

vote on their addendum regarding 

updates to recommendations noted in 

their report on remote learning and 

equity in education. 

DATES: Thursday, March 10, 2022, from 

2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time. 

Webex Information: Register online 

https://tinyurl.com/2p8n4xkw. 

Audio: (800) 360–9505, ID: 2762 651 

8270. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana 

Victoria Fortes, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) at afortes@usccr.gov or by 

phone at (202) 681–0857. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any 

interested member of the public may 

call this number and listen to the 

meeting. Callers can expect to incur 

charges for calls they initiate over 

wireless lines, and the Commission will 

not refund any incurred charges. Callers 

will incur no charge for calls they 

initiate over land-line connections to 

the toll-free telephone number. Persons 

with hearing impairments may also 

follow the proceedings by first calling 

the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877– 

8339 and providing the Service with the 

conference call number and conference 

ID number. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

make comments during the open period 

at the end of the meeting. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the Regional Programs Unit 

Office within 30 days following the 

meeting. Written comments may be 

mailed to Ana Victoria Fortes at 

afortes@usccr.gov in the Regional 

Programs Unit Office/Advisory 

Committee Management Unit. Persons 

who desire additional information may 

contact the Regional Programs Unit 

Office (202) 681–0587. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing prior to and after the 

meetings at https://www.faca

database.gov/FACA/FACAPublic

vViewCommitteeDetails?id=

a10t0000001gzlJAAQ. 

Please click on the ‘‘Committee 

Meetings’’ tab. Records generated from 

these meetings may also be inspected 

and reproduced at the Regional 

Programs Unit, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meetings. Persons interested in the work 

of this Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s website, https://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at the above 

email or street address. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome 

II. Review Addemdum 

III. Public Comment 

IV. Vote on Addemdum 

V. Next Steps 

VI. Adjournment 

Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant 

to 41 CFR 102–3.150, the notice for this 

meeting is given less than 15 calendar 

days prior to the meeting because of the 

exceptional circumstances of the 

immediacy of the subject matter. 

Dated: February 23, 2022. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04213 Filed 2–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 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; Ask U.S. Panel 

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. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on December 7, 

2021, during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Ask U.S. Panel. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–XXXX. 

Form Number(s): Not yet determined. 

Type of Request: Regular submission, 

New Information Collection Request. 

Number of Respondents: 1,700. 

Average Hours per Response: 

Approximately 39.9 minutes per 

respondent. 

Burden Hours: 1,131 hours. 

Needs and Uses: The Ask U.S. Panel 

(‘‘the Panel’’) will be a nationally 

representative survey panel for tracking 

public opinion on a variety of topics of 

interest to numerous federal agencies 

and their partners, and for conducting 

experimentation on alternative question 

wording and methodological 

approaches. The Panel may also be used 

to collect national-representative rapidresponse data, as a complement to that 

currently collected by the Household 

Pulse Survey. The Panel will be 

developed through a multi-year effort. 

The first two years will focus on 

developing the overall design and 

conducting a large-scale field Pilot Test. 

Nationally representative data collection 

based on a probability sample of U.S. 

adults will begin in the third year. The 

current request is limited to the Pilot 

Test. A future request will contain 

details for the full Panel. 

A key objective of the Panel will be 

to produce representative and reliable 

statistics on a rapid turnaround suitable 

for use by federal agencies. Ultimately, 

the Panel seeks to make it possible to 

release data that meets standards of the 

Federal Statistical Agencies and the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). At the same time, the Panel will 

ensure availability of frequent data 

collection for nationally representative 

estimates on a variety of topics and a 

variety of subgroups of the population. 

The Panel is an interagency effort, 

with representatives from Census, the 

Department of Agriculture’s Economic 

Research Service, the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics, the National Center for Health 

Statistics, the National Center for 

Science and Engineering Statistics, the 

National Center for Education Statistics, 

the Department of Defense, Department 

of Transportation, Department of Labor 

and the Social Security Administration 

guiding its design, content and 

methodological rigor, that will be used 

to meet data needs across the Federal 

Statistical System. 


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