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be registered in SAM and have a UEI 

number as stated in section D.3 of this 

notice. All recipients of Federal 

financial assistance are required to 

report information about first-tier 

subawards and executive total 

compensation in accordance with 2 CFR 

part 170. 

4. Civil Rights Act. All grants made 

under this notice are subject to title VI 

of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as 

required by the USDA (7 CFR part 15, 

subpart A—Nondiscrimination in 

Federally-Assisted Programs of the 

Department of Agriculture—Effectuation 

of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 

1964) and section 504 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, title VIII of 

the Civil Rights Act of 1968, title IX, 

Executive Order 13166 (Limited English 

Proficiency), Executive Order 11246, 

and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 

1974. 

5. Equal Opportunity for Religious 

Organizations. 

(a) Faith-based organizations may 

apply for this award on the same basis 

as any other organization, as set forth at, 

and subject to the protections and 

requirements of, this part and any 

applicable constitutional and statutory 

requirements, including 42 U.S.C. 

2000bb et seq. USDA will not, in the 

selection of recipients, discriminate for 

or against an organization on the basis 

of the organization’s religious character, 

motives, or affiliation, or lack thereof, or 

on the basis of conduct that would not 

be considered grounds to favor or 

disfavor a similarly situated secular 

organization. 

(b) A faith-based organization that 

participates in this program will retain 

its independence from the Government 

and may continue to carry out its 

mission consistent with religious 

freedom and conscience protections in 

Federal law. Religious accommodations 

may also be sought under many of these 

religious freedom and conscience 

protection laws. 

(c) A faith-based organization may not 

use direct Federal financial assistance 

from USDA to support or engage in any 

explicitly religious activities except 

when consistent with the Establishment 

Clause of the First Amendment and any 

other applicable requirements. An 

organization receiving Federal financial 

assistance also may not, in providing 

services funded by USDA, or in their 

outreach activities related to such 

services, discriminate against a program 

beneficiary or prospective program 

beneficiary on the basis of religion, a 

religious belief, a refusal to hold a 

religious belief, or a refusal to attend or 

participate in a religious practice. 

6. Nondiscrimination Statement. In 

accordance with Federal civil rights 

laws and USDA civil rights regulations 

and policies, the USDA, its Mission 

Areas, agencies, staff offices, employees, 

and institutions participating in or 

administering USDA programs are 

prohibited from discriminating based on 

race, color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity (including gender 

expression), sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family/ 

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, political 

beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior 

civil rights activity, in any program or 

activity conducted or funded by USDA 

(not all bases apply to all programs). 

Remedies and complaint filing 

deadlines vary by program or incident. 

Program information may be made 

available in languages other than 

English. Persons with disabilities who 

require alternative means of 

communication to obtain program 

information (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, American Sign Language) 

should contact the responsible Mission 

Area, agency, or staff office or the 711 

Relay Service. 

To file a program discrimination 

complaint, a complainant should 

complete a Form AD–3027, USDA 

Program Discrimination Complaint 

Form, which can be obtained online at: 

https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/ 

files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any 

USDA office, by calling (866) 632–9992, 

or by writing a letter addressed to 

USDA. The letter must contain the 

complainant’s name, address, telephone 

number, and a written description of the 

alleged discriminatory action in 

sufficient detail to inform the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about 

the nature and date of an alleged civil 

rights violation. The completed AD– 

3027 form or letter must be submitted to 

USDA by: 

(1) Mail: U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410; or 

(2) Fax: (833) 256–1665 or (202) 690– 

7442; or 

(3) Email: program.intake@usda.gov. 

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

Andrew Berke, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, USDA 

Rural Development. 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Texas 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of virtual 

business meetings. 

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 Texas Advisory 

Committee (Committee) to the U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights will hold 

virtual business meetings via ZoomGov 

on the following dates and times listed 

below. The purpose of these meetings is 

to plan their final panels on racial 

disparities in maternal mortality in the 

state. 

DATES: These meetings will take place 

on: 

• Tuesday, January 14th, from 12:00 

p.m.–1:00 p.m. CT 

• Tuesday, January 28th, from 12:00 

p.m.–1:00 p.m. CT 

Zoom Webinar Link to Join (Audio/ 

Visual): https://www.zoomgov.com/ 

webinar/register/WN_

Sgf9ihSCTZmzu2N_mftwVg. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brooke Peery, Designated Federal 

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

phone at (202) 701–1376. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Committee meetings are available to the 

public through the videoconference 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 

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. Closed captioning will 

be available for individuals who are 

deaf, hard of hearing, or who have 

certain cognitive or learning 

impairments. To request additional 

accommodations, please email Angelica 

Trevino, Support Services Specialist, 

atrevino@usccr.gov at least 10 business 

days prior to the meeting. 

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 


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within 30 days following the meeting. 

Written comments can be sent via email 

to Brooke Peery (DFO) at bpeery@

usccr.gov. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Coordination Unit 

Office, as they become available, both 

before and after the meeting. Records of 

the meetings will be available via 

www.facadatabase.gov under the 

Commission on Civil Rights, Texas 

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 

Coordination Unit at atrevino@

usccr.gov. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome & Roll Call 

II. Approval of Minutes 

III. Committee Discussion 

IV. Public Comment 

V. Adjournment 

Dated: January 6, 2025. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

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BILLING CODE P 

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Notice of Public Meeting of the Iowa 

Advisory Committee; Revision of 

Meeting Date 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice; revision of meeting date. 

SUMMARY: The Commission on Civil 

Rights published a notice in the Federal 

Register concerning a meeting of the 

Iowa Advisory Committee. The meeting 

on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at 3:00 

p.m. (CT) is now scheduled for the 

following Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 

3:00 p.m. (CT). The Zoom meeting 

details are still: https://

www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/ 

WN_kDEmPTAGSf6SRFIkdrEuzA 

(Registration Link), USA Phone Toll 

Free (Audio Only) 1–833–435–1820; 

Meeting ID: 161 597 4723. The notice is 

in the Federal Register of Monday, 

October 21, 2024, in FR Doc. 2024– 

24268, in the third column of page 

84112, and the first column of 84113. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mallory Trachtenberg, 202–809–9618, 

mtrachtenberg@usccr.gov. 

Dated: January 3, 2025. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; 2026 Census Test—Peak 

Data Collection 

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, invites 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. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment on the proposed new 

information collection, for the 2026 

Census Test, prior to the submission of 

the information collection request (ICR) 

to Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for approval. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before March 11, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

email to 

ADDC.2030.census.paperwork@

census.gov. Please reference ‘‘2026 

Census Test—Peak Data Collection’’ in 

the subject line of your comments. You 

may also submit comments, identified 

by Docket Number USBC–2024–0028, to 

the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

received are part of the public record. 

No comments will be posted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov for public viewing 

until after the comment period has 

closed. Comments will generally be 

posted without change. All Personally 

Identifiable Information (for example, 

name and address) voluntarily 

submitted by the commenter may be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. You may submit 

attachments to electronic comments in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Michael 

Snow, Supervisory Program Analyst, 

Decennial Program Management Office, 

Decennial Census Management 

Division, 301–763–9912, dcmd.pra@

census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The 2026 Census Test is the first of 

two major field tests planned to help the 

Census Bureau prepare for the 2030 

Census. The 2026 Census Test is not an 

end-to-end test of all operations. 

Instead, it is a scaled-down version of 

the selected aspects of the census 

conducted in six field sites across the 

nation. The test also includes a 

nationally representative sample of 

households, who are able to respond to 

the test online, by phone, or by mail. 

The U.S. Census Bureau will test 

changes and enhancements planned for 

the 2030 Census in the real world and 

on a larger scale than research 

simulations allow. In 2028, a second test 

will serve as a dress rehearsal of census 

operations and handoffs between them. 

The goals of the 2026 Census Test are 

to test operational viability of new and 

revamped systems and methods 

researched and developed for the 

census, to identify, document, and 

address potential challenges; and to 

evaluate the efficacy of proposed 

changes to ensure the overall quality of 

the 2030 Census design. Some 

decisions, including names of 

operations and workload estimates, 

have yet to be made as the Census 

Bureau is finalizing the test plans; 

however, at this time, the Census 

Bureau can present aspects of the test 

that affect the public. 

Self-Response 

Self-Response collects respondent 

information via the internet, phone 

interviews, and paper questionnaires. A 

description of the self-response modes 

for housing units (HUs) follows in the 

next sections. An HU is a private 

residence for a person or small group of 

people (such as a family or group of 

roommates). Each housing unit must 

have a separate entrance that provides 

direct access to the outdoors or to a 

common space within a building (such 

as a hall, lobby, or stairwell) without 

having to pass through the living 

quarters of any other people. A living 

quarters is typically a structure that is 

intended for residential use. However, 

any structure or place where someone is 

living (or where someone is sleeping 

without having a usual home elsewhere) 

is also considered a living quarters, even 

if it is not intended for residential use. 

Internet Self-Response (ISR) 

Internet Self-Response (ISR) allows 

the public to respond online. ISR was 


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