Notice2023-28949
Notice of Request for Extension or Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection
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Published
January 4, 2024
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Agriculture Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights to request a renewal to a currently approved information collection for race, ethnicity, and gender along with comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 3 (Thursday, January 4, 2024)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28949]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Notice of Request for Extension or Renewal of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Civil Rights to request a renewal to a currently approved
information collection for race, ethnicity, and gender along with
comments.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by March 4, 2024 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice. Comments
may be submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the ability to
type short comments directly into the comment field on this web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the on-line instructions on the eRulemaking Portal submitting
comments.
U.S. Mail, including CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250.
Hand or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to 1400 Independence
Avenue, Washington, DC 20250.
Instructions: All items submitted by U.S. mail or electronic mail
must include the Agency name, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Civil Rights. Comments received in response to this docket will be made
available for public inspection and posted without changes, including
any personal information, to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Docket: For access to background documents or comments received,
please contact the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
at 1400 Independence Avenue SW, DC 20250 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Winona Scott, Acting Executive
Director, Center for Civil Rights Operations, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720-3808.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice announces the intention
of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights to request
approval for an existing collection in use without an Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
Title: Race, Ethnicity and Gender Data Collection.
OMB Number: OMB No. 0503-0019.
Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Extension and renewal of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: This data collection is necessary to implement sections
14006 and 14007 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, 7
U.S.C. 8701 (hereafter referred to as the 2008 Farm Bill). Section
14006 of the 2008 Farm Bill establishes a requirement for the
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to annually compile application and
participation rate data regarding socially disadvantaged farmers or
ranchers by computing for each program of the USDA that serves
agriculture producers and landowners (a) raw numbers of applicants and
participants by race, ethnicity, and gender subject to appropriate
privacy protections, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture; and
(b) the application and participation rate, by race, ethnicity and
gender, as a percentage of the total participation rate of all
agricultural producers and landowners for each county and state in the
United States. Pursuant to the authority in section 14006, the agencies
of USDA are to collect the data and transmit it to the Secretary of
Agriculture. Section 14007 requires USDA to use the data collected in
the conduct of oversight and evaluation of civil rights compliance.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 2 minutes per response.
Respondents: Producers, applicants.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,011,250.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 67,041.
Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology. Comments may be sent by any of the following
methods:
<bullet> Email: Send comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c3a0a0b1ac83b6b0a7a2eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9efdfdecf1deebedfaffb0f9f1e8">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> U.S. Mail: Winona Scott, Acting Executive Director, Center
for Civil Rights Operations, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave.
SW, Washington, DC 20250.
All comments received will be available for public inspection
during regular business hours at the same address.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Penny Brown Reynolds,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2023-28949 Filed 1-3-24; 8:45 am]
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