Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 22, 2022 / Notices 9567 

The Administrator of the Economic 

Research Service is authorized to 

conduct economic and social science 

research and analyses related to the U.S. 

food system and consumers under 7 

CFR 2.67. The data to be collected will 

be used to address multiple 

programmatic and policy development 

needs of the Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS) and other Federal agencies. The 

U.S. Census Bureau conducts this data 

collection on USDA’s behalf under Title 

13, Section 8(b). 

Need and use of the Information: The 

data collected by the food security 

supplement will be used for monitoring 

the prevalence of food security, food 

insecurity, and very low food security 

within the U.S. population as a whole 

and in selected population subgroups; 

conducting research on causes of food 

insecurity and the role of Federal food 

and nutrition programs in ameliorating 

food insecurity; and continuing 

development and improvement of 

methods for measuring these conditions. 

Information will be collected on food 

spending, use of Federal and 

community food and nutrition 

assistance programs, difficulties in 

obtaining adequate food during the 

previous 12 months and 30 days due to 

constrained resources, and conditions 

that result from inadequate access to 

food. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or Households. 

Number of Respondents: 53,901. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 6,479. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03702 Filed 2–18–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No. RUS–22–TELECOM–0009] 

Rural eConnectivity Program; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, 

Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice; correction and 

amendment to Funding Opportunity 

Announcement (FOA). 

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) published a Funding Opportunity 

Announcement (FOA) and solicitation 

of applications in the Federal Register 

on October 25, 2021, entitled Rural 

eConnectivity Program (ReConnect 

Program), announcing its general policy 

and application procedures for funding 

under the ReConnect Program 

established pursuant to the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 

(which became law on February 15, 

2019) which provides loans, grants, and 

loan/grant combinations to facilitate 

broadband deployment in rural areas. 

The purpose of this notice is to inform 

the public of changes made to the 

ReConnect program and to correct the 

October notice. The two changes are 

extending the application window until 

11:59 a.m.. Eastern on March 9, 2022 

and potentially increasing total level of 

funding. 

DATES: Actions described in this notice 

take effect February 22, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general inquiries regarding the 

ReConnect Program, contact Laurel 

Leverier, Assistant Administrator 

Telecommunications Program, Rural 

Utilities Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), email: 

laurel.leverrier@usda.gov, telephone 

(202) 720–9554. For inquiries regarding 

eligible service areas, please contact 

ReConnect Program Staff at https://

www.usda.gov/reconnect/contact-us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On October 25, 2021, RUS published 

a Funding Opportunity Announcement 

(FOA) and solicitation of applications in 

the Federal Register at 86 FR 58860. 

The FOA provided the policy and 

application procedures for the 

ReConnect Program. In support of the 

ReConnect Program, the agency 

identified the application closing date 

and funding amount for each category. 

Since the publication of the FOA, the 

Agency’s application system has been 

experiencing some issues that have 

hampered applicants from being able to 

complete applications. To allow the 

Agency sufficient time to address all the 

system issues and to give the applicants 

adequate time to complete their 

applications, the Agency has 

determined that an extension of the 

current period for submitting 

applications warranted. The actions 

taken in this notice will extend the 

application window until 11:59 a.m. 

Eastern on March 9, 2022. These actions 

are being taken by the Agency to ensure 

a successful third round of funding 

under the ReConnect Program. 

There has also been a variety of new 

funding sources that meet the goals and 

purposes of this program. Therefore, to 

minimize the notices required, RUS 

may, at its discretion, increase the total 

level of funding available in this 

funding round or in any category in this 

funding round from any available 

source provided the awards meet the 

requirements of the statute which made 

the funding available to the agency. 

Summary of Changes 

The FOA published in the Federal 

Register on October 25, 2021, FOA must 

be corrected in regard to the application 

window being expanded from 11:59 

a.m. Eastern on February 22, 2022 to 

11:59 a.m. Eastern on March 9, 2022. 

The FOA must also be corrected to 

allow RUS at its discretion to increase 

the total level of funding available. 

Corrections 

In FR Doc. 2021–23128 appearing on 

page 58860 in the Federal Register of 

Monday, October 25, 2021, the 

following corrections are made: 

1. On page 58860, second column, 

under DATES, correct ‘‘11:59 a.m. Eastern 

on February 22, 2022’’ to read ‘‘11:59 

a.m. Eastern on March 9, 2022’’. 

2. On page 85560, third column, 

under Overview, in the Dates section: 

i. Correct ‘‘11:59 a.m. Eastern on 

February 22, 2022’’ to read ‘‘11:59 a.m. 

Eastern on March 9, 2022’’; and 

ii. Correct the sentence ‘‘Applications 

will not be accepted after February 22, 

2022 until a new application 

opportunity has been opened with the 

publication of an additional FOA in the 

Federal Register’’ to read ‘‘Applications 

will not be accepted after March 9, 2022 

until a new application opportunity has 

been opened with the publication of an 

additional FOA in the Federal 

Register’’. 

3. On page 58861, first column, at the 

end of the first full paragraph, add the 

sentence ‘‘RUS may at its discretion, 

increase the total level of funding 

available in this funding round or in any 

category in this funding round from any 

available source provided the awards 

meet the requirements of the statute 

which made the funding available to the 

agency.’’ 

Christopher A. McLean, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03716 Filed 2–17–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Tennessee Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: 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 


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