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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 28 / Monday, February 11, 2019 / Notices

of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) 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.
All responses received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public records. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission for Office of Management
and Budget approval.
Matt Lohr,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation
Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–01811 Filed 2–8–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Notice of Request for Extension of
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Rural Housing Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural
Development’s intention to request an
extension for a currently approved
information collection in support of the
program, Environmental Policies and
Procedures.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by April 12, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulatory Team 2,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
STOP 1522, Room 5164, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email
[email protected].
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
Rural Development is submitting to
OMB for extension.
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Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the 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
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. Comments may
be sent to: Thomas P. Dickson, Rural
Development Innovation Center—
Regulatory Team 2, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522,
Room 5164, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email
[email protected].
Title: Environmental Policies and
Procedures.
OMB Number: 0575–0197.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) and other applicable
environmental and historic preservation
statutes require all Federal agencies to
consider the potential environmental
consequences of their actions on the
quality of the human environment and
historic properties before agency
decisions are made and prior to it taking
an action; in RD’s case the ‘‘action’’ is
the approval of financial assistance and
obligation of Federal funds. To comply
with NEPA and other environmental
laws, regulations and Executive Orders,
RD requires applicants submitting
applications for financial assistance to
include project-specific environmental
information along with other
underwriting requirements. The
purpose of this information is to
evaluate and document the
environmental implications of
applicant’s proposals.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated to
average 60 hours per response.
Respondents: Cooperatives, local
municipalities, private citizens,
companies, not-for-profit companies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
94,000.
Estimate Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 5,608,800 hours.

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Copies of this information collections
can be obtained from Diane M. Berger,
Rural Development Innovation Center—
Regulatory Team; phone—(715) 619–
3124; or email [email protected].
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.
Joel Baxley,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–01829 Filed 2–8–19; 8:45 am]
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CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
United States Commission on
Civil Rights.
ACTION: Notice of Commission Public
Briefing, Women in Prison: Seeking
Justice Behind Bars.
AGENCY:

Friday, February 22, 2019, 9:00
a.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: Place: 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, (202) 376–8371; TTY:
(202) 376–8116; publicaffairs@
usccr.gov.
DATES:

The U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights will hold a
public briefing to evaluate the civil
rights of women in prison, including
deprivations of women’s medical needs
that may violate the constitutional
requirement to provide adequate
medical care for all prisoners;
implementation of the Prison Rape
Elimination Act; and the sufficiency of
programs to meet women’s needs after
release. The Commission will also
examine consequences of discipline
practices in women’s prisons and the
impact on families when women are
placed far from home or parental rights
are terminated despite their caregiving
role. Commissioners will hear from state
and federal corrections officials, women
who have experienced incarceration,
academic and legal experts, and
advocates. Members of the public will
be able to address the Commission in an
open comment session (see below).
This briefing is open to the public;
doors open at 8:30 a.m. ET. The event
will also live-stream at https://
www.youtube.com/user/USCCR/videos.
(Streaming information subject to
change.) If attending in person, we ask
that you RSVP to publicaffairs@
usccr.gov. Persons with disabilities who

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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