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1522, Room 5164, South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–1078. FAX: (202) 

720–8435. Email: 

Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR 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 

RUS 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 sent to: 

Thomas P. Dickson, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1522, FAX: 

(202) 720–8435. 

Title: Request for Release of Lien and/ 

or Approval of Sale, RUS Form 793. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0041. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) makes mortgage loans and loan 

guarantees to electric and 

telecommunications systems to provide 

and improve electric and 

telecommunications service in rural 

areas pursuant to the Rural 

Electrification Act of 1936, as amended 

(7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) (RE Act). All 

current and future capital assets of RUS 

borrowers are ordinarily mortgaged or 

pledged to the Federal Government as 

security for RUS loans. Assets include 

tangible and intangible utility plant, 

non-utility property, construction in 

progress, and materials, supplies, and 

equipment normally used in a 

telecommunications system. The RE Act 

and the various security instruments, 

e.g., the RUS mortgage, limit the rights 

of a RUS borrower to dispose of capital 

assets. 

The RUS Form 793, Request for 

Release of Lien and/or Approval of Sale, 

allows telecommunications program 

borrowers to seek agency permission to 

sell some of its assets. The form collects 

detailed information regarding the 

proposed sale of a portion of the 

borrower’s system. RUS 

telecommunications borrowers fill out 

the form to request RUS approval in 

order to sell capital assets. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2.75 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

40. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 110. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, at (202) 205–3660, FAX (202) 

720–8435 or email: 

rebecca.hunt@wdc.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. 

Dated: February 3, 2016. 

Brandon McBride, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02523 Filed 2–8–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the South Dakota Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of 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 a planning meeting of the 

South Dakota Advisory Committee to 

the Commission will convene at 12:00 

p.m. (MST) on Friday, February 26, 

2016, via teleconference. The purpose of 

the meeting is to review and discuss 

current civil rights issues in the state, 

and potential next topics of study by the 

committee. 

Members of the public may listen to 

the discussion by dialing the following 

Conference Call Toll-Free Number: 1– 

888–417–8465; Conference ID: 6984210. 

Please be advised that before being 

placed into the conference call, the 

operator will ask callers to provide their 

names, their organizational affiliations 

(if any), and an email address (if 

available) prior to placing callers into 

the conference room. 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 phone number. 

Persons with hearing impairments 

may also follow the discussion by first 

calling the Federal Relay Service (FRS) 

at 1–800–977–8339 and provide the FRS 

operator with the Conference Call TollFree Number: 1–888–417–8465, 

Conference ID: 6984210. Members of the 

public are invited to submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the regional office by 

Monday, March 28, 2016. Written 

comments may be mailed to the Rocky 

Mountain Regional Office, U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, 1961 Stout 

Street, Suite 13–201, Denver, CO 80294, 

faxed to (303) 866–1050, or emailed to 

Evelyn Bohor at ebohor@usccr.gov. 

Persons who desire additional 

information may contact the Rocky 

Mountain Regional Office at (303) 866– 

1040. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing as they become available 

at http://www.facadatabase.gov/

committee/meetings.aspx?cid=274 and 

clicking on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and 

‘‘Documents’’ links. Records generated 

from this meeting may also be inspected 

and reproduced at the Rocky Mountain 

Regional Office, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meeting. Persons interested in the work 

of this advisory committee are advised 

to go to the Commission’s Web site, 

www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Rocky 

Mountain Regional Office at the above 

phone number, email or street address. 

Agenda 

• Welcome and Introductions 

Richard Braunstein, Chair, South 

Dakota Advisory Committee 

Malee V. Craft, Regional Director, 

Rocky Mountain Regional Office 

(RMRO) 

• Discussion of civil rights issues in 

the state to select topic for future study 

• Next Steps 

DATES: Friday, February 26, 2016, at 

12:00 p.m. (MST) 

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ADDRESSES: To be held via 

teleconference: Conference Call TollFree Number: 1 –888–417–8465, 

Conference ID: 6984210. TDD: Dial 

Federal Relay Service 1 –800–977–8339 

and give the operator the above 

conference call number and conference 

ID. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Malee V. Craft, DFO, 

mcraft@usccr.gov, 303–866–1040. 

Dated: February 4, 2016. 

David Mussatt, 

Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02543 Filed 2–8–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

National Sunshine Week Public Event 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public event. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(U.S. Census Bureau) is announcing the 

following event, ‘‘Celebrating 

Openness,’’ in recognition of National 

Sunshine Week. In recognizing the 50th 

Anniversary of the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) and as part of its 

efforts to promote the goals of open 

government, the Census Bureau will 

hold public workshops describing the 

components of our Open Government 

Plan. 

DATES: The public workshops will be 

held on Wednesday, March 16 and 

Thursday, March 17, 2016, from 9:30 

a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Census Bureau 

also will co-host a kick-off event with 

the Department of Commerce (DOC) on 

March 15, 2016, in the DOC 

Auditorium. Additional information 

will follow on the DOC event. 

ADDRESSES: The public workshops will 

be held at the U.S. Census Bureau 

Training Rooms, T–4 and T–5, 4600 

Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Savino or Karen Bronson at the 

Freedom of Information Act and Open 

Government Office, by telephone (301) 

763–2127, by email at census.efoia@

census.gov, or by postal mail addressed 

to: U.S. Census Bureau, Policy 

Coordination Office, Freedom of 

Information Act and Open Government 

Branch, Room 8H027, 4600 Silver Hill 

Road, Washington, DC 20233. 

For TTY callers, please call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 

877–8339 and give them the abovelisted number you would like to call. 

This service is free and confidential. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

workshops will begin promptly at 9:30 

a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. The agenda 

will be available a week before the event 

on the Census Bureau Web site, http:// 

www.census.gov/. Registration is free, 

but advanced registration is required. 

Send an email to census.efoia@

census.gov to register. Please include 

‘‘Sunshine Week Workshops 

Registration’’ in the subject line. 

The workshops will translate the 

tenants of open government by detailing 

how those tenants are operationalized 

and advanced in our Open Government 

Plan. Members of the public who are 

unable to attend in person but wish to 

participate in the workshops will be 

provided call-in instructions upon 

registration. There will be an 

opportunity for questions and answers 

following each presentation. The 

workshops will include topics such as 

FOIA, Privacy, Open Data, Web site, and 

Records Management. 

The event will be physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Individuals requiring accommodations 

such as sign language interpretation or 

other auxiliary aids should call Iris 

Boon at (301) 763–2127 to request 

accommodations at least five business 

days in advance. 

All registrants will be placed on a 

visitor’s list. All visitors for the event 

must provide government-issued photo 

identification in order to enter the 

building and receive a visitor’s badge. 

For logistical questions, call Nicole 

Alexander at (301) 763–2127. 

Media interested in attending should 

call the Census Bureau’s Public 

Information Office at (301) 763–3030. 

John H. Thompson, 

Director, Bureau of the Census. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02525 Filed 2–8–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of National Advisory Council on 

Innovation and Entrepreneurship 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Advisory 

Council on Innovation and 

Entrepreneurship (NACIE) will hold a 

teleconference meeting on Thursday, 

February 18, 2016, 2:00–2:45 p.m. 

Eastern Standard Time (EST) and will 

be open to the public. During this time, 

members will discuss and vote on the 

Capital Continuum Exchange proposal. 

If approved, the recommendation will 

be presented to the Secretary in March. 

The meeting will take place via 

teleconference. 

DATES: Thursday, February 18, 2016. 

Time: 2:00–2:45 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time. 

ADDRESSES: N/A. Teleconference: DialIn: 1–800–593–8978, Passcode: 

5807298. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Lenzer, Office of Innovation and 

Entrepreneurship, Room 78018, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; email: NACIE@doc.gov; 

telephone: 202–482–8001; fax: 202– 

273–4781. Please reference ‘‘NACIE 

February 18th Meeting’’ in the subject 

line of your correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council was chartered on November 10, 

2009 to advise the Secretary of 

Commerce on matters related to 

innovation and entrepreneurship in the 

United States. NACIE’s overarching 

focus is recommending transformational 

policies to the Secretary that will help 

U.S. communities, businesses, and the 

workforce become more globally 

competitive. The Council operates as an 

independent entity within the Office of 

Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE), 

which is housed within the U.S. 

Commerce Department’s Economic 

Development Administration. NACIE 

members are a diverse and dynamic 

group of successful entrepreneurs, 

innovators, and investors, as well as 

leaders from nonprofit organizations 

and academia. 

The purpose of this meeting is to 

discuss the Council’s planned work 

initiatives in three focus areas: 

workforce/talent, entrepreneurship, and 

innovation. The final agenda will be 

posted on the NACIE Web site at 

http://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/ prior to 

the meeting. Any member of the public 

may submit pertinent questions and 

comments concerning the Council’s 

affairs at any time before or after the 

meeting. Comments may be submitted 

to the Office of Innovation and 

Entrepreneurship at the contact 

information below. Those unable to 

attend the meetings in person but 

wishing to listen to the proceedings can 

do so through a conference call line 1– 

800–593–8978, passcode: 5807298. 

Copies of the meeting minutes will be 

available by request within 90 days of 

the meeting date. 

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