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the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information, 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 both FSIS, 

at the addresses provided above, and the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20253. 

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. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, FSIS will 

announce this Federal Register 

publication on-line through the FSIS 

Web page located at: http://

www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register. 

FSIS also will make copies of this 

publication available through the FSIS 

Constituent Update, which is used to 

provide information regarding FSIS 

policies, procedures, regulations, 

Federal Register notices, FSIS public 

meetings, and other types of information 

that could affect or would be of interest 

to our constituents and stakeholders. 

The Update is available on the FSIS 

Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS 

is able to provide information to a much 

broader, more diverse audience. In 

addition, FSIS offers an email 

subscription service which provides 

automatic and customized access to 

selected food safety news and 

information. This service is available at: 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. 

Options range from recalls to export 

information, regulations, directives, and 

notices. Customers can add or delete 

subscriptions themselves, and have the 

option to password protect their 

accounts. 

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement 

No agency, officer, or employee of the 

USDA shall, on the grounds of race, 

color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity, sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family/ 

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, or political 

beliefs, exclude from participation in, 

deny the benefits of, or subject to 

discrimination any person in the United 

States under any program or activity 

conducted by the USDA. 

How To File a Complaint of 

Discrimination 

To file a complaint of discrimination, 

complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, which 

may be accessed online at http://

www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ 

docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_

12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you 

or your authorized representative. 

Send your completed complaint form 

or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: 

Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–9410, Fax: (202) 

690–7442. Email: program.intake@

usda.gov. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), 

should contact USDA’s TARGET Center 

at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

Done at Washington, DC, on: August 28, 

2017. 

Paul Kiecker, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18491 Filed 8–30–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

United States Department of 

Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS), invites comments on this 

information collection for which the 

Agency intends to request approval 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by October 30, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, USDA Rural Utilities Service, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 

1522, Room 5164–S, Washington, DC 

20250–1522. Telephone: (202) 690– 

4492, Facsimile: (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 existing 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 sent to: 

Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, USDA Rural Utilities Service, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 

5164–S, STOP 1522, Washington, DC 

20250–1522. Telephone: (202) 690– 

4492, Facsimile: (202) 720–8435, email: 

Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov. 

Title: Accounting Requirements for 

Electric and Telecommunications 

Borrowers. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0003. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service 

is a credit agency of the USDA which 

makes direct and guaranteed loans to 

finance electric and telecommunications 

facilities in rural areas. Accounting 

requirements that are unique to RUS 

borrowers are contained in 7 CFR parts 

1767 and 1770, and establish basic 

accounting requirements for the 

recording of financial information that 

must be available to the management, 

investors, and lenders of any business 

enterprise. This collection is primarily a 

recordkeeping requirement, although 

the Agency is requiring borrowers to 

establish an index of records. The hours 

of burden to maintain this index are 

directly related to the portions of the 

accounting system that are unique to the 

Agency. There are many important 

financial considerations for retention 

and preservation of accounting records. 

One of the most important 

considerations to RUS is that 

documentation be available so that the 

borrower’s records may be audited for 

proper disbursements of funds. 


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Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents 

and Recordkeepers: 650. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Hours per 

Recordkeeper: 24 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,100 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Recordkeepers: 26,250 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt, 

Management Analyst, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

at (202) 205–3660; FAX: (202) 720– 

8435. 

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: August 11, 2017. 

Christopher A. McLean, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18454 Filed 8–30–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of Commission briefing 

and business meeting. 

DATES: Friday, September 8, 2017, at 

10:00 a.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: National Place Building, 

1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 11th 

Floor, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 

20245 (Entrance on F Street NW.). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Walch, phone: (202) 376–8371; 

TTY: (202) 376–8116; email: 

publicaffairs@usccr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

business meeting is open to the public. 

There will also be a call-in line for 

individuals who desire to listen to the 

presentations: 800–310–7032; 

Conference ID 799–7226. 

Persons with disabilities who need 

accommodation should contact Pamela 

Dunston at (202) 376–8105 or at 

signlanguage@usccr.gov at least three 

business days before the scheduled date 

of the meeting. 

Meeting Agenda 

I. Approval of Agenda 

II. Business Meeting 

A. Discussion and Vote on Report: 

Working for Inclusion: Time for 

Congress to Enact Federal 

Legislation to Redress Workplace 

Discrimination Against Lesbian, 

Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender 

Americans 

B. Discussion and Vote on Report: 

Public Education Funding 

Inequality in an Era of Increasing 

Concentration of Poverty and 

Resegregation 

C. State Advisory Committees 

• Vote on appointments to the New 

Jersey State Advisory Committee 

• Vote on appointments to the North 

Dakota State Advisory Committee 

• Vote on appointments to the Rhode 

Island State Advisory Committee 

D. Management and Operations 

• Staff Director’s Report 

E. [To begin at 11:00 a.m. EST] 

Presentations on President 

Eisenhower’s Civil Rights Legacy 

and the Creation of the U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights by: 

a. Dawn Hammatt, Director of the 

Eisenhower Presidential Library 

b. David A Nichols, Author of ‘‘A 

Matter of Justice, Eisenhower and 

the Beginning of the Civil Rights 

Movement’’ 

III. Adjourn Meeting 

Dated: August 29, 2017. 

Brian Walch, 

Director, Communications and Public 

Engagement. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18629 Filed 8–29–17; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the New Mexico 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 

New Mexico Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene at 3:00 p.m. 

(MDT) on Thursday, October 18, 2017, 

via teleconference. The purpose of the 

meeting is to discuss the progress made 

on the report on elder abuse and next 

steps. 

DATES: Thursday, October 18, 2017, at 

3:00 p.m. (MDT). 

ADDRESSES: To be held via 

teleconference: 

Conference Call Toll-Free Number: 1– 

877–857–6163, Conference ID: 2621087. 

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: 

Evelyn Bohor, ebohor@usccr.gov, 303– 

866–1040. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public may listen to the 

discussion by dialing the following 

Conference Call Toll-Free Number: 1– 

877–857–6163; Conference ID: 2621087. 

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: 1–877–857–6163, 

Conference ID: 2621087. Members of the 

public are invited to submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the regional office by 

Monday, November 20, 2017. 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 https://database.faca.gov/committee/ 

meetings.aspx?cid=264 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 Roll-Call 

Sandra Rodriguez, Chair, New Mexico 

Advisory Committee 


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