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ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

(RBCS or Agency), an agency within the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), Rural Development (RD), 

announces its intention to request a 

revision to a currently approved 

information collection package for Rural 

Development Cooperative Agreements 

(RDCA) Program. The Agency invites 

comments on this information 

collection for which it intends to 

request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by February 18, 2025 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal, 

regulations.gov. In the ‘‘Search for 

dockets and documents on agency 

actions’’ box, enter the docket number 

‘‘RBS–24–CO–OP–0018,’’ and click the 

‘‘Search’’ button. From the search 

results: click on or locate the document 

title: ‘‘60-Day Notice of Proposed 

Information Collection: ‘‘Rural 

Development Cooperative Agreements 

(RDCA) Program’’ and select the 

‘‘Comment’’ button. Before inputting 

comments, commenters may review the 

‘‘Commenter’s Checklist’’ (optional). To 

submit a comment: Insert comments 

under the ‘‘Comment’’ title, click 

‘‘Browse’’ to attach files (if available), 

input email address, select box to opt to 

receive email confirmation of 

submission and tracking (optional), 

select the box ‘‘I’m not a robot,’’ and 

then select ‘‘Submit Comment.’’ 

Information on using Regulations.gov, 

including instructions for accessing 

documents, submitting comments, and 

viewing the docket after the close of the 

comment period, is available through 

the site’s ‘‘FAQ’’ link. 

All comments will be available for 

public inspection online at the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal (https://

www.regulations.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

MaryPat Daskal, Rural Development 

Innovation Center-Regulations 

Management Division, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Room 4227, 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250– 

1522. Telephone: (202) 720–7853. 

Email: MaryPat.Daskal@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

regulation (5 CFR part 1320) 

implementing provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) requires that interested 

members of the public and affected 

agencies have an opportunity to 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an 

information collection that the Agency 

is submitting to OMB for a revision. 

Title: Rural Development Cooperative 

Agreements (RDCA) Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0074. 

Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 

2025. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 1.65 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Regional consortia of 

higher education, academic health and 

research institutes, or economic 

development entities. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

64. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Number of 

Responses: 640. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,056 hours. 

Abstract: Pursuant to the Federal 

Agricultural Improvement Act of 1996 

(Pub. L. 104–127), the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) received 

authorization from Congress under 7 

U.S.C. 2204b(b)(4) to enter into 

cooperative agreements for the purpose 

of improving the coordination and 

effectiveness of programs that benefit 

rural areas. This authority is referred to 

as the Rural Development Cooperative 

Agreement (RDCA) program. There are 

three agencies within USDA that 

administer programs that specifically 

target rural areas: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RB–CS), the Rural 

Housing Service (RHS), and the Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS). 

Each year, USDA receives proposals 

from the public that are not in response 

to a specific program announcement. 

These proposals are called unsolicited 

proposals. If a proposal is related to one 

or more programs, it will be routed to 

the appropriated RD agency for review 

and possible consideration for a 

cooperative agreement using the RDCA 

authority. If the proposal is unique or 

innovative, then RD has authority to 

enter into a cooperative agreement 

without competition (see 2 CFR 

415.1(d)(6)). Alternatively, USDA may 

issue an invitation to submit 

applications for a cooperative agreement 

using the RDCA authority. These 

proposals are called solicited proposals. 

Solicited proposals would typically be 

announced via a Federal Register 

Notice. 

Information will be collected by the 

field offices from applicants. The 

collection of information is considered 

the minimum necessary to effectively 

evaluate the overall scope of the project. 

Failure to collect information could 

have an adverse impact on effectively 

carrying out the mission, 

administration, processing, and program 

requirements. 

Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility. 

(b) The accuracy of the Agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. All responses 

to this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Lisa Day, 

Innovation Center—Regulations 

Management Division, at (971) 

313.4750. Email: Lisa.Day@USDA.GOV. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Jacqueline Ponti-Lazaruk, 

Chief Innovation Officer, Innovation Center, 

USDA Rural Development. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

[Docket #: RBS–24–Business–0019] 

Notice of Revision of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

(RBCS or Agency), an agency within the 

United States Department of Agriculture 


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103776 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 244 / Thursday, December 19, 2024 / Notices 

(USDA), Rural Development (RD), 

announces its intention to request a 

revision to a currently approved 

information collection package for Rural 

Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) 

program. The Agency invites comments 

on this information collection for which 

it intends to request approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by February 18, 2025 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katherine Anne Mathis, RD Innovation 

Center—Regulations Management 

Division, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: 

202–713–7565, email: 

Katherine.mathis@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

regulation (5 CFR part 1320) 

implementing provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) requires that interested 

members of the public and affected 

agencies have an opportunity to 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an 

information collection that the Agency 

is submitting to OMB for extension. 

Comments are invited on (a) whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Agency, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the Agency’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) 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 may be submitted 

electronically by the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal, regulations.gov/. In 

the ‘‘Search for dockets and documents 

on agency actions’’ box enter the Docket 

No. RBS–24–BUSINESS–0019 and click 

the ‘‘Search’’ button. From the search 

results, click on or locate the document 

title: ‘‘Notice of Revision of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection’’ and 

select the ‘‘Comment’’ button. Before 

inputting comments, commenters may 

review the ‘‘Commenter’s Checklist’’ 

(optional). To submit a comment: Insert 

comments under the ‘‘Comment’’ title, 

click ‘‘Browse’’ to attach files (if 

available), input email address, select 

box to opt to receive email confirmation 

of submission and tracking (optional), 

select the box ‘‘I’m not a robot,’’ and 

then select ‘‘Submit Comment.’’ 

Information on using Regulations.gov, 

including instructions for accessing 

documents, submitting comments, and 

viewing the docket after the close of the 

comment period, is available through 

the site’s ‘‘FAQ’’ link. All comments 

will be available for public inspection 

online at the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal (regulations.gov). 

A Federal agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, nor shall a person be subject 

to a penalty for failure to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act unless that collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

OMB Control Number. Data furnished 

by the applicants will be used to 

determine eligibility for program 

benefits. Furnishing the data is 

voluntary; however, failure to provide 

data could result in program benefits 

being withheld or denied. 

Title: Rural Innovation Stronger 

Economy (RISE) program. 

OMB Control Number: 0570–0075. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection under 7 CFR part 4284, 

subpart L. 

Abstract: The primary purpose of 

RISE is to create and enhance jobs and 

support industry clusters in low-income 

rural areas. This is achieved through 

grants awarded to a rural jobs 

accelerator partnerships consisting of 

non-profit entities, Tribal entities, 

institutions of higher education and 

public bodies with expertise in 

delivering economic and job training 

programs. RISE grant funds can be used 

to build or support a business incubator 

facility, provide worker training to assist 

in either the creation of new jobs, 

upskilling the present work force to a 

high-wage job, or developing a base of 

skilled workers that will enhance the 

opportunities to enter a high-wage job 

within existing industry segments in the 

region. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2.155 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Nonprofit corporations 

and institutions of higher education. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

60. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 14.22. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 853. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,839 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Katherine Anne 

Mathis, RD Innovation Center— 

Regulations Management Division, 

Telephone: 202–713–7565, email: 

Katherine.mathis@usda.gov. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Kathryn E. Dirksen Londrigan, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA Rural Development. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Florida 

Advisory Committee to the U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of public 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 Florida Advisory Committee 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights will hold a public meeting 

via Zoom at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, 

January 15, 2025. The purpose of the 

meeting is to discuss the Committee’s 

project, Voting Rights in Florida. 

DATES: Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 

from 2 p.m.–3 p.m. eastern time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via Zoom Webinar. 

Registration Link (Audio/Visual): 

https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/ 

register/WN_0_

P76qyFRluhrtZvFBhOMA. 

Join by Phone (Audio Only): (833) 

435–1820 USA Toll-Free; Meeting ID: 

161 244 9568. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Wojnaroski, Designated Federal 

Officer, at mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 

(202) 618–4158. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

committee meeting is available to the 

public through the registration link 

above. Any interested member of the 

public may listen to the meeting. An 

open comment period will be provided 

to allow members of the public to make 

a statement as time allows. Per the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, public 

minutes of the meeting will include a 

list of persons who are present at the 

meeting. If joining via phone, callers can 


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