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Thursday, March 31, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture 

7 CFR Part 3434 

RIN 0524–AA39 

Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges 

and Universities (HSACU) Certification 

Process 

AGENCY: National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture (NIFA), Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This amendment to NIFA 

regulations updates the list of 

institutions that are granted HispanicServing Agricultural Colleges and 

Universities (HSACU) certification by 

the Secretary and are eligible for 

HSACU programs for the period starting 

October 1, 2021, and ending September 

30, 2022. 

DATES: This rule is effective March 31, 

2022 and applicable October 1, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amanda Sahinovic; Financial Policy 

Specialist; National Institute of Food 

and Agriculture; U.S. Department of 

Agriculture; 805 Pennsylvania Ave.; 

Kansas City, MO 64105; Voice: 816– 

266–9905; Email: HSACU@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

HSACU Institutions for Fiscal Year 

2019: This rule makes changes to the 

existing list of institutions in appendix 

B of 7 CFR part 3434. The list of 

institutions is amended to reflect the 

institutions that are granted HSACU 

certification by the Secretary and are 

eligible for HSACU programs for the 

period starting October 1, 2021, and 

ending September 30, 2022. 

Certification Process: As stated in 7 

CFR 3434.4, an institution must meet 

the following criteria to receive HSACU 

certification: (1) Be a Hispanic-Serving 

Institution (HSI), (2) offer agriculturerelated degrees, (3) not be designated an 

1862 land-grant institution, (4) not 

appear on the Excluded Parties List 

System (EPLS), (5) be accredited, and (6) 

award at least 15% of agriculture-related 

degrees to Hispanic students over the 

two most recent academic years. 

NIFA obtained the latest report from 

the U.S. Department of Education’s 

National Center for Education Statistics 

that lists all HSIs and the degrees 

conferred by these institutions 

(completion data) during the 2019–20 

academic year. NIFA used this report to 

identify HSIs that conferred a degree in 

an instructional program that appears in 

appendix A of 7 CFR part 3434 and to 

confirm that over the 2018–19 and 

2019–20 academic years at least 15% of 

the degrees in agriculture-related fields 

were awarded to Hispanic students. 

NIFA further confirmed that these 

institutions were nationally accredited. 

The updated list of HSACUs is based 

on (1) completions data from 2018–19 

and 2019–20, and (2) enrollment data 

from Fall 2020. NIFA identified 158 

institutions that met the eligibility 

criteria to receive HSACU certification 

for FY 2022 (October 1, 2021 to 

September 30, 2022). 

Section 7102 of the Agriculture Act of 

2018 (Pub. L. 115–334) amended 

Section 1404(14) of the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

3103(14)) to remove the opt-in, opt-out 

language for Hispanic Serving 

Agricultural Colleges and Universities 

(HSACU) in order to apply for Non 

Land-Grant College of Agriculture 

(NLGCA) designation. 

Appeal Process: As set forth in 7 CFR 

3434.8, NIFA will permit HSIs that are 

not granted HSACU certification to 

submit an appeal within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice. 

Classification: This rule relates to 

public property, loans, grants, benefits, 

or contracts. Accordingly, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 553, notice of proposed 

rulemaking and opportunity for 

comment are not required, and this rule 

may be made effective less than 30 days 

after publication in the Federal 

Register. This rule also is exempt from 

the provisions of Executive Order 

12866. This action is not a rule as 

defined by the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act, as amended by the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 

1996, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., or the 

Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 

et seq., and thus is exempt from the 

provisions of those Acts. This rule 

contains no information collection or 

recordkeeping requirements under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 3434 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Agricultural research, 

education, extension, Federal 

assistance, Hispanic-serving 

institutions. 

Accordingly, 7 CFR part 3434 is 

amended as set forth below: 

PART 3434—HISPANIC-SERVING 

AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES AND 

UNIVERSITIES CERTIFICATION 

PROCESS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 3434 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 3103. 

■ 2. Revise appendix B to read as 

follows: 

Appendix B to Part 3434—List of 

HSACU Institutions, 2021–2022 

The institutions listed in this appendix are 

granted HSACU certification by the Secretary 

and are eligible for HSACU programs for the 

period starting October 1, 2021 and ending 

September 30, 2022. Institutions are listed 

alphabetically under the state of the school’s 

location, with the campus indicated where 

applicable. 

Arkansas (1) 

Cossatot Community College of the 

University of Arkansas 

Arizona (14) 

Arizona State University—Downtown 

Phoenix 

Arizona Western College 

Central Arizona College 

Chandler-Gilbert Community College 

Cochise County Community College District 

Estrella Mountain Community College 

GateWay Community College 

Mesa Community College 

Northern Arizona University 

Paradise Valley Community College 

Phoenix College 

Pima Community College 

Rio Salado College 

South Mountain Community College 

California (87) 

Allan Hancock College 

American River College 

Antelope Valley College 

Bakersfield College 

Berkeley City College 

Butte College 


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Cabrillo College 

California Baptist University 

California Lutheran University 

California State Polytechnic University— 

Pomona 

California State University—Bakersfield 

California State University—Channel Islands 

California State University—Chico 

California State University—Dominguez Hills 

California State University—Fresno 

California State University—Fullerton 

California State University—Long Beach 

California State University—Los Angeles 

California State University—Monterey Bay 

California State University—Northridge 

California State University—Sacramento 

California State University—San Bernardino 

California State University—San Marcos 

California State University—Stanislaus 

Chabot College 

Chaffey College 

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and 

Science 

Citrus College 

City College of San Francisco 

College of Marin 

College of San Mateo 

College of the Canyons 

College of the Desert 

College of the Sequoias 

Cosumnes River College 

Crafton Hills College 

Cuesta College 

Cuyamaca College 

Feather River Community College District 

Fresno City College 

Fresno Pacific University 

Fullerton College 

Hartnell College 

Humboldt State University 

Las Positas College 

Long Beach City College 

Los Angeles Pierce College 

Merced College 

Merritt College 

Mills College 

MiraCosta College 

Mission College 

Modesto Junior College 

Monterey Peninsula College 

Napa Valley College 

National University 

Orange Coast College 

Oxnard College 

Pacific Union College 

Palo Verde College 

Palomar College 

Pasadena City College 

Reedley College 

Rio Hondo College 

Saddleback College 

Saint Mary’s College of California 

San Bernardino Valley College 

San Diego City College 

San Diego Mesa College 

San Diego State University 

San Joaquin Delta College 

San Jose City College 

San Jose State University 

Santa Monica College 

Santa Rosa Junior College 

Solano Community College 

Southwestern College 

University of La Verne 

University of Redlands 

Ventura College 

Victor Valley College 

West Hills College-Coalinga 

West Los Angeles College 

West Valley College 

Whittier College 

Woodland Community College 

Yuba College 

Connecticut (1) 

Naugatuck Valley Community College 

Colorado (9) 

Aims Community College 

Colorado Mountain College 

Colorado State University Pueblo 

Community College of Denver 

Lamar Community College 

Metropolitan State University of Denver 

Morgan Community College 

Otero Junior College 

Trinidad State Junior College 

Florida (10) 

Broward College 

Florida International University 

Hillsborough Community College 

Indian River State College 

Nova Southeastern University 

Palm Beach State College 

South Florida State College 

The College of the Florida Keys 

University of Central Florida 

Valencia College 

Illinois (11) 

City Colleges of Chicago—Richard J Daley 

College 

College of DuPage 

College of Lake County 

Concordia University—Chicago 

Dominican University 

Joliet Junior College 

North Park University 

Northeastern Illinois University 

Roosevelt University 

Rush University 

Triton College 

Kansas (3) 

Dodge City Community College 

Garden City Community College 

Seward County Community College 

Massachusetts (3) 

Bunker Hill Community College 

Holyoke Community College 

North Shore Community College 

Maryland (1) 

Montgomery College 

Nevada (4) 

College of Southern Nevada 

Nevada State College 

Truckee Meadows Community College 

University of Nevada—Las Vegas 

New Jersey (10) 

Bergen Community College 

College of Saint Elizabeth 

Cumberland County College 

Essex County College 

Fairleigh Dickinson University— 

Metropolitan Campus 

Hudson County Community College 

Kean University 

Montclair State University 

Rutgers University—Newark 

Saint Peter’s University 

New Mexico (12) 

Central New Mexico Community College 

Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso 

Branch Community College 

Eastern New Mexico University—Main 

Campus 

Eastern New Mexico University—Roswell 

Campus 

Mesalands Community College 

New Mexico Junior College 

Northern New Mexico College 

Santa Fe Community College 

University of New Mexico—Los Alamos 

Campus 

University of New Mexico—Main Campus 

University of the Southwest 

Western New Mexico University 

New York (14) 

College of Staten Island CUNY 

CUNY Bronx Community College 

CUNY City College 

CUNY Hostos Community College 

CUNY Hunter College 

CUNY LaGuardia Community College 

CUNY New York City College of Technology 

CUNY Queens College 

CUNY Queensborough Community College 

CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman 

Community College 

Nassau Community College 

Suffolk County Community College 

Sullivan County Community College 

SUNY Westchester Community College 

North Carolina (1) 

Sampson Community College 

Ohio (1) 

Union Institute & University 

Oklahoma (1) 

Oklahoma Panhandle State University 

Oregon (1) 

Chemeketa Community College 

Pennsylvania (1) 

Lehigh Carbon Community College 

Puerto Rico (11) 

Inter American University of Puerto Rico— 

Ponce 

Inter American University of Puerto Rico— 

San German 

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto 

Rico—Arecibo 

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto 

Rico—Ponce 

Universidad Ana G. Mendez—Carolina 

Campus 

Universidad Ana G. Mendez—Cupey Campus 

Universidad Ana G. Mendez—Gurabo 

Campus 

Universidad Ana G. Mendez—Online 

Campus 

University of Puerto Rico—Humacao 

University of Puerto Rico—Rio Piedras 

University of Puerto Rico—Utuado 

Texas (37) 

Central Texas College 

Frank Phillips College 

Houston Community College 


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1On December 21, 2021, the U.S. Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) published its 

‘‘Notice of NAICS 2022 Final Decisions . . .’’ (86 

FR 72277), accepting the Economic Classification 

Policy Committee (ECPC) recommendations, as 

outlined in the July 2, 2021, Federal Register notice 

(86 FR 35350), for the 2022 revisions to the North 

American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 

. . . .’’ In the near future, SBA will issue a proposed 

rule to adopt the OMB NAICS 2022 revisions for its 

table of size standards. SBA anticipates updating its 

size standards with the NAICS 2022 revisions, 

effective October 1, 2022. 

Lone Star College System 

McLennan Community College 

Northeast Texas Community College 

Odessa College 

Palo Alto College 

Richland College 

Saint Edward’s University 

San Antonio College 

South Plains College 

Southwest Texas Junior College 

St. Mary’s University 

Sul Ross State University 

Tarrant County College District 

Texas A & M University—Corpus Christi 

Texas A & M University—Kingsville 

Texas State Technical College 

Texas State University 

Texas Tech University 

Texas Woman’s University 

The University of Texas at Arlington 

The University of Texas at Austin 

The University of Texas at El Paso 

The University of Texas at San Antonio 

The University of Texas Health Science 

Center at Houston 

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 

University of Houston 

University of Houston—Clear Lake 

University of North Texas 

University of St Thomas 

University of the Incarnate Word 

Vernon College 

Wayland Baptist University 

West Texas A & M University 

Western Texas College 

Washington (4) 

Big Bend Community College 

Heritage University 

Wenatchee Valley College 

Yakima Valley College 

Wisconsin (1) 

Mount Mary University 

Done at Washington, DC, this day of March 

24, 2022. 

Carrie L. Castille, 

Director, National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06764 Filed 3–30–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–22–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

13 CFR Part 121 

RIN 3245–AG89 

Small Business Size Standards: 

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and 

Hunting; Mining, Quarrying, and Oil 

and Gas Extraction; Utilities; 

Construction 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA) is increasing its 

receipts-based small business size 

definitions (commonly referred to as 

‘‘size standards’’) for North American 

Industry Classification System (NAICS) 

Sectors related to Agriculture, Forestry, 

Fishing and Hunting; Mining, 

Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction; 

Utilities; and Construction. Specifically, 

SBA is increasing size standards for 68 

industries in those sectors, including 58 

industries and two subindustries 

(‘‘exceptions’’) in NAICS Sector 11 

(Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and 

Hunting), three industries in Sector 21 

(Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction), 

three industries in Sector 22 (Utilities), 

and one industry and one subindustry 

(‘‘exception’’) in Sector 23 

(Construction). 

DATES: This rule is effective May 2, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Samuel Castilla, Economist, Office of 

Size Standards, (202) 205–6618, or 

sizestandards@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion of Size Standards 

To determine eligibility for Federal 

small business assistance, SBA 

establishes small business size 

definitions (usually referred to as ‘‘size 

standards’’) for private sector industries 

in the United States. SBA uses two 

primary measures of business size for 

size standards purposes: Average annual 

receipts and average number of 

employees. SBA uses financial assets for 

certain financial industries and refining 

capacity, in addition to employees, for 

the petroleum refining industry to 

measure business size. In addition, 

SBA’s Small Business Investment 

Company (SBIC), Certified Development 

Company (CDC/504), and 7(a) Loan 

Programs use either the industry-based 

size standards or tangible net worth and 

net income-based alternative size 

standards to determine eligibility for 

those programs. 

In September 2010, Congress passed 

the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 

(Pub. L. 111–240, 124 Stat. 2504, 

September 27, 2010) (‘‘Jobs Act’’), 

requiring SBA to review all size 

standards every five years and make 

necessary adjustments to reflect current 

industry and market conditions. In 

accordance with the Jobs Act, in early 

2016, SBA completed the first five-year 

review of all size standards—except 

those for agricultural enterprises for 

which size standards were previously 

set by Congress—and made appropriate 

adjustments to size standards for a 

number of industries to reflect current 

industry and Federal market conditions. 

Section 1831 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

(‘‘NDAA 2017’’), Public Law 114–328 

(December 23, 2016) directed SBA to 

establish size standards for all 

agricultural enterprises in the same 

manner as for other industries and to 

include them in the five-year rolling 

review procedures established under 

section 1344(a) of the Jobs Act. 

Accordingly, in this final rule, SBA has 

evaluated the size standards for all 

agricultural industries, including 46 

industries that are being reviewed for 

the first time. As stated above, 

historically, the size standards for most 

agricultural industries were established 

by statute. 

In addition to the comprehensive 

review of size standards, SBA also 

adjusts its monetary-based size 

standards for inflation at least once 

every five years. An interim final rule 

on SBA’s latest inflation adjustment to 

size standards, effective August 19, 

2019, was published in the Federal 

Register on July 18, 2019 (84 FR 34261). 

SBA also updates its size standards 

every five years to adopt the Office of 

Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

quinquennial North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS) revisions 

to its table of small business size 

standards. Effective October 1, 2017, 

SBA adopted the OMB’s 2017 NAICS 

revisions to its size standards (82 FR 

44886 (September 27, 2017)).1

This final rule is one of a series of 

final rules that will revise size standards 

of industries grouped by various NAICS 

sectors. Rather than revise all size 

standards at one time, SBA is revising 

size standards by grouping industries 

within various NAICS sectors that use 

the same size measure (i.e., employees 

or receipts). In the prior review, SBA 

revised size standards mostly on a 

sector-by-sector basis. As part of second 

five-year review of size standards under 

the Jobs Act, SBA reviewed all receiptbased size standards in NAICS Sectors 

11, 21, 22, and 23 to determine whether 

the existing size standards should be 

retained or revised based on the current 

industry and Federal market data. After 

its review, SBA published a proposed 

rule in the October 2, 2020 issue of the 

Federal Register (85 FR 62239) which 

proposed to increase the size standards 

for 68 industries in the above sectors, 

including 58 industries and two 


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