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Environmental Policies and Procedures,
7 CFR 1970.
Christopher A. McLean,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda: Wednesday, April 21, 2021;
4:00 p.m. (ET)

Notice of Public Meeting of the
Maryland Advisory Committee
Commission on Civil Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:

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 press conference of the
Maryland Advisory Committee to the
Commission will convene by web
conference on Wednesday, April 21,
2021 at 4:00 p.m. (ET). The purpose of
the web press conference to formally
release its advisory memorandum on
COVID 19 and health disparities in
Maryland.
DATES: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at
4:00 p.m. (ET).
Public Webex Conference Registration
Link (video and audio): https://bit.ly/
2PxPwv7.
To Join By Phone Only: Dial 1–800–
360–9505; Access code: 199 730 6650.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Evelyn Bohor at [email protected] or by
phone at 202–921–2212.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is available to the public
through the WebEx link above. If joining
only via phone, callers can expect to
incur charges for calls they initiate over
wireless lines, and the Commission will
not refund any incurred charges.
Individuals who are deaf, deafblind and
hard of hearing may also follow the
proceedings by first calling the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and
providing the Service with the call-in
number found through registering at the
web link provided above for 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
within 30 days following the respective
meeting. Written comments may be
emailed to Barbara Delaviez at ero@
usccr.gov. Persons who desire
additional information may contact the
Regional Programs Unit at (202) 809–
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during the meeting will be available for
public viewing as they become available
at the www.facadatabase.gov. Persons
interested in the work of this advisory
committee are advised to go to the
Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov,
or to contact the Regional Programs Unit
at the above phone number or email
address.

1. Press Conference: Advisory Memo:
COVID 19 and Health Disparities in
Maryland
2. Public Comment
3. Adjourn
Dated: March 10, 2021.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the Hawai’i
Advisory Committee
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:

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 teleconference meeting of
the Hawai’i Advisory Committee
(Committee) to the Commission will be
held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 (Hawaiian
Time). The purpose of the meeting will
be to review a draft of their report
focused on COVID–19 and its impact on
Pacific Islander communities.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 from 10:00
a.m.–12:00 p.m. HST.
Public Call Information:
Dial: 800–367–2403.
Conference ID: 5959993.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana
Victoria Fortes, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) at [email protected] or by
phone at (202) 681–0857.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For copies
of meeting documents, email afortes@
usccr.gov. This meeting is available to
the public through the following tollfree call-in number: 800–367–2403,
conference ID number: 5959993. Any
interested member of the public may
call this number and listen to the
meeting. Callers can expect to incur
charges for calls they initiate over
wireless lines, and the Commission will
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not refund any incurred charges. Callers
will incur no charge for calls they
initiate over land-line connections to
the toll-free telephone number. Persons
with hearing impairments may also
follow the proceedings by first calling
the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–
8339 and providing the Service with the
conference call number and conference
ID number.
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
within 30 days following the meeting.
Written comments may be mailed to the
Western Regional Office, U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights, 300 North
Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los
Angeles, CA 90012 or email Ana
Victoria Fortes at [email protected].
Records and documents discussed
during the meeting will be available for
public viewing prior to and after the
meeting at https://
www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/FACA
PublicViewCommitteeDetails?id=
a10t0000001gzl0AAA.
Please click on ‘‘Committee Meetings’’
tab. Records generated from this
meeting may also be inspected and
reproduced at the Regional Programs
Unit, as they become available, both
before and after the meeting. Persons
interested in the work of this Committee
are directed to the Commission’s
website, https://www.usccr.gov, or may
contact the Regional Programs Unit at
the above email or street address.
Agenda
I. Welcome
II. Review Report
III. Public Comment
IV. Adjournment
Dated: March 10, 2021.
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; Quarterly Survey of Plant
Capacity Utilization
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for

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review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite 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. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on December
17, 2020 during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: Census Bureau.
Title: Quarterly Survey of Plant
Capacity Utilization.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0175.
Form Number(s): MQ–C2.
Type of Request: Regular submission,
Request for an Extension, without
Change, of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Number of Respondents: 7,500.
Average Hours per Response: 2 hours
and 5 minutes.
Burden Hours: 62,500.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census
Bureau, on behalf of the Federal Reserve
Board (FRB) and the Defense Logistics
Agency (DLA), within the Department of
Defense (DOD), requests an extension of
approval for the Quarterly Survey of
Plant Capacity Utilization (QPC). The
survey provides information on use of
industrial capacity in manufacturing
and publishing plants as defined by the
North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS). The Survey of Plant
Capacity Utilization began in the 1970’s
as an annual survey that collected
fourth quarter data only. The annual
survey continued through 2006. In 2007,
the FRB requested that the survey be
converted to a quarterly survey due to
the necessity for quarterly data rather
than annual. The survey is the only
governmental source of capacity
utilization rates at industry levels.
Changes in capacity utilization are
considered important indicators of
investment demand and inflationary
pressure. For these reasons, the
estimates of capacity utilization are
closely monitored by government policy
makers and private sector decision
makers.
The survey collects the value of
quarterly production, the value of
production that could be achieved if
operating under ‘‘full production’’
capability, and the value of production
that could be achieved if operating
under ‘‘emergency production’’
capability. The ratio of the actual to the
full is the basis of the estimates for full
capacity utilization rates and similarly,
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emergency capacity utilization rates.
The survey also collects information by
shift, on work patterns at the actual
production level.
The FRB is the primary user of the
current QPC data and expressed the
need for these quarterly data. FRB
publishes measures of industrial
production (IP), capacity, and capacity
utilization in its G.17 statistical release,
which has been designated by the
federal government as a Principal
Federal Economic Indicator. Utilization
rates from the QPC survey are a
principle source for the measures of
capacity and capacity utilization. The
indexes of IP are either estimated from
physical product data or estimated from
monthly data on inputs to the
production process, specifically
production worker hours and an
indicator of capital input. For many
years, data on electric power use was
used as the indicator of industry capital
input. The deregulation of electricity
markets led to the deterioration in the
coverage and quality of the electricity
data. As a result, in November 2005, the
FRB discontinued its use of the
industrial electric power data in the
current estimates of IP. To maintain the
quality of the IP index, the collection of
these quarterly data, including the
utilization rate data and the workweek
of capital, is critical to the indicators of
capital input use and industry output.
The FRB uses these data in several
ways. First, the QPC data are the
primary source of information for the
capacity indexes and utilization rates
published by the FRB. Second, the QPC
utilization rate data are used as
indicators of output for some industries
in the estimation of monthly IP. Third,
the QPC utilization rate data and the
workweek data are used to improve the
projections of labor productivity that are
used to align IP with comprehensive
benchmark information from the
Economic Census covering the
Manufacturing sector and the Annual
Survey of Manufactures. Finally,
utilization rate data will assist in the
assessment of recent changes in IP, as
most of the high-frequency movement in
utilization rates reflect production
changes rather than capacity changes.
The DLA uses the data to assess
industrial base readiness and ramp-up
time to meet demand for goods under
selected national emergency scenarios.
In addition to the FRB and DLA uses,
these data are published on the Census
Bureau’s website, https://
www.census.gov/programs-surveys/
qpc.html.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
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Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Sections 8(b); 50 U.S.C.,
Section 98, et seq.; and 12 U.S.C.,
Section 244.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0607–0175.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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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; Vehicle Inventory and Use
Survey
Census Bureau, Commerce.
Notice of information collection,
request for comment.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

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
reinstatement, with change, of the
Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey, prior
to the submission of the information
collection request (ICR) to OMB for
approval.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before May 14, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
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