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Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency-Next Generation, 66115-66117 2024-18065 Coast Guard Coast Guard RULES Safety Zone: Kentucky River, Frankfort, KY, 65997-65999 2024-18176 Special Local Regulation: Marine Events within the Seventh Coast Guard District, 65996-65997 2024-18163 Commerce Commerce Department See First Responder Network Authority See Foreign-Trade Zones Board See International Trade Administration See National Institute of Standards and Technology See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration See National Telecommunications and Information Administration Defense Department Defense Department NOTICES Charter Amendments, Establishments, Renewals and Terminations:

Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery, 66094 2024-18157 Drug Drug Enforcement Administration RULES Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Zuranolone in Schedule IV, 65991-65993 2024-18087 NOTICES Decision and Order: Irene Kimura, MD, 66140-66141 2024-18100 Michael L. Brodie, MD, 66142-66143 2024-18094 Robert Rowen, MD, 66139-66140 2024-18095 Thomas Fausset, OD, 66141-66142 2024-18096 Education Department Education Department NOTICES Request for Information:

Ways to Support the Successful Completion and Submission of the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid Form, 66094-66096 2024-18115 Employment and Training Employment and Training Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Statement of Expenditures and Financial Adjustments of Federal Funds for Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees and Ex-Servicemembers Report, 66145-66146 2024-18152 Energy Department Energy Department See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Fiscal Year 2022 Service Contract Inventory, 66097 2024-18104 Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford, 66096-66097 2024-18158 Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency PROPOSED RULES Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: North Dakota; Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; Regional Haze Five Year Progress Report and Nitrogen Oxides Best Available Retrofit Technology Determination for Coal Creek Station for the First Implementation Period, 66015-66029 2024-17471 Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons:

Restrictions on the Use of HFCs under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act in Variable Refrigerant Flow Air Conditioning Subsector, 66029 C1-2024-17751 Federal Communications Federal Communications Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 66109-66114 2024-18048 2024-18124 2024-18177 2024-18178 Charter Amendments, Establishments, Renewals and Terminations: Disability Advisory Committee, 66108-66109 2024-18118 Privacy Act;

Matching Program, 66110-66111 2024-18131 Federal Deposit Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 66114 2024-18241 Federal Emergency Federal Emergency Management Agency NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Generic Clearance for Information Sharing Agreements Involving Personal Identifiable Information and Sensitive Personal Identifiable Information, 66126-66127 2024-18143 National Flood Insurance Program Policy Forms, 66125-66126 2024-18141 Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 66099-66102 2024-18147 2024-18148 Application: Banister Hydro, Inc., 66103 2024-18059 Rover Pipeline LLC, 66106-66108 2024-18149 Authorization for Continued Project Operation: Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative, 66097 2024-18061 Combined Filings, 66100-66101, 66104-66106 2024-18054 2024-18055 2024-18150 2024-18151 Request for Extension of Time: ANR Pipeline Co., 66097-66098 2024-18058 Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville LLC, 66098-66099 2024-18057 Water Quality Certification Application:

Santa Clara Valley Water District, 66100 2024-18060 Federal Highway Federal Highway Administration NOTICES Proposed Memorandum of Understanding: Assigning Certain Federal Environmental Responsibilities to the State of Maine, Including National Environmental Policy Act Authority for Certain Categorical Exclusions, 66170-66172 2024-18085 Federal Housing Finance Agency Federal Housing Finance Agency NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Federal Advisory Committee on Affordable, Equitable, and Sustainable Housing;

Charter Renewal, 66114-66115 2024-18116 Federal Reserve Federal Reserve System NOTICES Change in Bank Control: Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company, 66115 2024-18139 Federal Transit Federal Transit Administration RULES Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program, 65999-66010 2024-18097 NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Transit Bus Manufacturer Public Roundtable, 66172 2024-18098 FIRSTNET First Responder Network Authority NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Public Combined Board and Board Committees, 66032 2024-18063 Fish Fish and Wildlife Service NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: National Wildlife Refuge Special Use Permit Applications and Reports, 66133-66135 2024-18113 Food and Drug Food and Drug Administration NOTICES International Drug Scheduling; Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, Convention on Psychotropic Substances: Hexahydrocannabinol; N-Pyrrolidino Protonitazene (Protonitazepyne);

N-Pyrrolidino Metonitazene (Metonitazepyne); N-Piperidinyl Etonitazene (Etonitazepipne); N-Desethyl-isotonitazene; 3-Hydroxy-phencyclidine; N-Ethylheptedrone; Carisoprodol, 66117-66119 2024-18045 Foreign Assets Foreign Assets Control Office RULES Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 6D, 8J, 25D, 98, 99, and 100, 65994-65996 2024-17804 NOTICES Sanctions Action, 66172-66174 2024-18101 2024-18102 Foreign Trade Foreign-Trade Zones Board NOTICES Application for Production Activity:

Phillips 66 Co., Foreign-Trade Zone 3, Rodeo, CA, 66033 2024-18105 Proposed Production Activity: Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Puerto Rico LLC, Foreign-Trade Zone 61, Barceloneta, PR, 66032-66033 2024-18175 Forest Forest Service NOTICES Proposed Recreation Fee Sites, 66031-66032 2024-18051 Geological Geological Survey NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee, 66135-66136 2024-18049 Health and Human Health and Human Services Department See Children and Families Administration See Food and Drug Administration See Indian Health Service See National Institutes of Health NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, 66120 2024-18047 Homeland Homeland Security Department See Coast Guard See Federal Emergency Management Agency Housing Housing and Urban Development Department NOTICES Fair Market Rents: Housing Choice Voucher Program, Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program, and Other Programs; Fiscal Year 2025, 66127-66133 2024-18002 Indian Affairs Indian Affairs Bureau NOTICES Indian Gaming: Approval of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact between the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians and the State of Minnesota for Blackjack, 66136 2024-18044 Indian Health Indian Health Service NOTICES Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area Redesignation:

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, 66120-66121 2024-18081 Interior Interior Department See Fish and Wildlife Service See Geological Survey See Indian Affairs Bureau See Land Management Bureau See Ocean Energy Management Bureau Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Service NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 66174-66175 2024-18088 Filing: Nylon 6; Superfund Tax on Chemical Substances; Request to Modify List of Taxable Substances;

Correction, 66175-66176 2024-18050 Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council, 66176 2024-18159 International Trade Adm International Trade Administration NOTICES Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews, 66035-66052 2024-18103 Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews: Pentafluoroethane (R-125) from the People's Republic of China, 66033-66035 2024-18106 International Trade Com International Trade Commission NOTICES Complaint, 66137-66138 2024-18132 Investigations;

Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.: Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Ecuador, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam, 66138-66139 2024-18086 Justice Department Justice Department See Drug Enforcement Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Defined Monetary Assistance Victims Reserve, 66144-66145 2024-18121 Friction Ridge Cards: Arrest and Institution, Identity History Summary Request, etc., 66143-66144 2024-18119 Labor Department Labor Department See Employment and Training Administration NOTICES Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories:

UL LLC; Grant of Expansion of Recognition and Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards, 66146-66147 2024-18140 Land Land Management Bureau NOTICES Public Land Order: No. 7948; Extension of Public Land Order No. 7613; Withdrawal of Public Lands for a Runway Safe Zone, Nevada, 66136-66137 2024-18154 National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Arts Advisory Panel, 66147 2024-18164 National Foundation National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities See National Endowment for the Arts National Institute National Institute of Standards and Technology NOTICES Issuance of Federal Information Processing Standards, 66052-66057 2024-17956 National Institute National Institutes of Health NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 66121-66122 2024-18135 National Institute of General Medical Sciences, 66123 2024-18079 National Institute on Aging, 66122-66124 2024-18066 2024-18067 2024-18068 2024-18080 2024-18082 2024-18134 National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 66122, 66124-66125 2024-18136 2024-18137 National Library of Medicine, 66124 2024-18084 National Oceanic National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RULES Fisheries off West Coast States:

West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Measures to Keep Fishery Impacts within the Conservation Objective for the California Coastal Chinook Salmon, 66011-66014 2024-17992 NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Management Track Assessment for American Plaice, Atlantic Halibut, Gulf of Maine Haddock, Georges Bank Haddock, Pollock, and Witch Flounder, 66092-66094 2024-18145 Permits; Applications, Issuances, etc.: Marine Mammals; File No. 27911, 66068 2024-17968 Taking or Importing of Marine Mammals:

Ferndale Refinery Dock Maintenance and Pile Replacement Activities in Ferndale, WA, 66057-66067 2024-18146 Office of Naval Research's Arctic Research Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas (Year 7), 66068-66091 2024-18130 National Telecommunications National Telecommunications and Information Administration NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Public Combined Board and Board Committees, 66032 2024-18063 National Resources Natural Resources Conservation Service RULES Tribe or Tribal Organization Sponsor Option for Watershed Projects, 65989-65991 2024-17819 Ocean Energy Management Ocean Energy Management Bureau NOTICES Environmental Assessments;

Availability, etc.: Commercial Wind Lease Issuance on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf, Oregon, 66137 2024-18093 National Intelligence Office of the Director of National Intelligence NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: National Intelligence University Board of Visitors, 66147-66148 2024-18144 Postal Regulatory Postal Regulatory Commission NOTICES New Postal Products, 66148-66149 2024-18041 Securities Securities and Exchange Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 66149, 66153, 66158-66159, 66162-66163 2024-18165 2024-18166 2024-18168 2024-18169 2024-18171 2024-18172 Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: BOX Exchange LLC, 66152 2024-18075 Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc., 66159-66162 2024-18078 2024-18071 Cboe Exchange, Inc., 66161, 66163-66167 2024-18069 2024-18076 ICE Clear Credit LLC, 66154-66156 2024-18077 MIAX International Securities Exchange LLC, 66150 2024-18073 MIAX PEARL, LLC, 66162 2024-18074 MIAX Sapphire, LLC, 66156-66158 2024-18070 NYSE American LLC, 66150-66152 2024-18072 Small Business Small Business Administration NOTICES Disaster Declaration:

Indiana, 66167-66168 2024-18062 Texas, 66167 2024-18052 2024-18056 State Justice State Justice Institute NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Board of Directors, 66168 2024-18120 Surface Transportation Surface Transportation Board RULES Reciprocal Switching for Inadequate Service; Correction, 66011 2024-18155 NOTICES Release of Waybill Data, 66168 2024-18153 Susquehanna Susquehanna River Basin Commission NOTICES Grandfathering Registration, 66168 2024-18126 Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc., 66168-66169 2024-18128 Permits;

Applications, Issuances, etc., 66170 2024-18129 Projects Approved: Consumptive Uses of Water, 66169-66170 2024-18127 Transportation Department Transportation Department See Federal Highway Administration See Federal Transit Administration Treasury Treasury Department See Foreign Assets Control Office See Internal Revenue Service U.S. Sentencing United States Sentencing Commission NOTICES Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria, 66176-66177 2024-18089 Request for Membership Application:

Practitioners Advisory Group, 66178-66179 2024-18090 Tribal Issues Advisory Group, 66177 2024-18091 Victims Advisory Group, 66178 2024-18092 Reader Aids Consult the Reader Aids section at the end of this issue for phone numbers, online resources, finding aids, and notice of recently enacted public laws. To subscribe to the Federal Register Table of Contents electronic mailing list, go to https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USGPOOFR/subscriber/new, enter your e-mail address, then follow the instructions to join, leave, or manage your subscription. 89 157 Wednesday, August 14, 2024 Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Natural Resources Conservation Service 7 CFR Part 622 [Docket ID NRCS-2023-0020] RIN 0578-AA72 Tribe or Tribal Organization Sponsor Option for Watershed Projects AGENCY:

Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture (USDA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service

(NRCS)is amending its regulations for watershed projects to allow Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations to sponsor needed watershed projects. While federally recognized Tribes generally maintain regulatory jurisdiction over their land and can therefore exert eminent domain, Alaska Native Corporations and Tribal organizations do not have eminent domain authority, which has been one of the requirements to be a watershed project sponsor. This rule change will provide an option to better allow federally recognized Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, or Tribal organizations to become watershed project sponsors. DATES: *Effective date:* August 14, 2024. *Comment date:* We will consider comments that we receive by September 13, 2024. ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments in response to this rule. You may submit your comments through one of the following methods below: • *Federal eRulemaking Portal:* Go to *https://www.regulations.gov* and search for Docket ID NRCS-2023-0020. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. All comments received will be made publicly available on *https://www.regulations.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Smith; telephone:

(202)819-6587; email: *ralph.smith@usda.gov.* Individuals who require alternative means for communication should contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture

(USDA)Target Center at

(202)720-2600 (voice). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Watershed projects are authorized under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 (Pub. L. 83-566, 16 U.S.C. 1001-1008), as amended, and the Flood Control Act of 1944 (Pub. L. 78-534, 33 U.S.C. 701b-1). Public Law 83-566 and Public Law 78-534 authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to cooperate with State and local agencies, federally recognized Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and Tribal organizations in the planning and carrying out of works of improvement for flood prevention; for the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water; and for the conservation and proper use of land. NRCS administers these authorities for watershed projects for USDA. NRCS provides technical and financial assistance for watershed projects. Participation in watershed projects is voluntary. NRCS is amending its regulations for watershed projects to allow more Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations to sponsor needed watershed projects. While federally recognized Tribes generally maintain regulatory jurisdiction over their land and can therefore exert eminent domain, Alaska Native Corporations and Tribal organizations do not have eminent domain authority, which has been one of the requirements to be a watershed project sponsor. This requirement is not necessary when the Tribe or Tribal organization has already acquired the necessary real property interests needed in connection with the works of improvement. Through the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program, NRCS provides technical and financial assistance to entities of State and local governments, federally recognized Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and Tribal Organizations in need of help with protecting and restoring small watersheds for multiple purposes including, but not limited to, flood prevention, watershed protection, and agricultural water management. These locally sponsored projects are highly coordinated between sponsoring and regulatory agencies and involve detailed studies before design and implementation can begin. Exemption for Tribes or Tribal Organizations To Become Watershed Project Sponsors This rule change will provide an option to allow more Indian Tribes, defined under the legislative authorization to include Alaska Native Corporations (25 U.S.C. 5304), or Tribal organizations to become watershed project sponsors. This rule will modify the sponsorship requirements to increase Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations ability to be a sponsor for watershed projects to:

(1)Prevent damage from erosion, floodwater, and sediment;

(2)Further the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water; and

(3)Further the conservation and proper utilization of land. Specifically, the rule will revise the regulation in 7 CFR 622.10 to add an exemption for applicable Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations from the requirement to have eminent domain in order to be a watershed project sponsor. NRCS must revise its current regulations to modify the power of eminent domain requirement for watershed project sponsors. While federally recognized Tribes generally maintain regulatory jurisdiction over their land and can therefore exert eminent domain, Alaska Native Corporations and Tribal organizations do not have eminent domain authority. Still, many Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations have expressed the need to sponsor watershed projects. As noted above, the rule change will exempt Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations from that requirement. NRCS currently has requests from approximately 30 Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations for watershed projects in 9 states. The change in the regulation will help to ensure that Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations have the opportunity to sponsor watershed projects if there is a need. Being a sponsor of a watershed project is voluntary. There are no anticipated changes to the current overall watershed project costs or benefits to customers, NRCS or others. The change is relatively minor in the overall scope of the Public Law 83-566 and Public Law 78-534 watershed projects. Notice and Comment, Effective Date, and Exemptions The Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) provides that the notice and comment and 30-day delay in the effective date provisions do not apply when the rule involves a matter relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts. This rule involves matters relating to financial assistance, which is considered a benefit. This rule is exempt from the regulatory analysis requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. For major rules, the Congressional Review Act requires a delay in the effective date for 60 days from the date of publication to allow for Congressional review. This rule is not a major rule under the Congressional Review Act, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). Therefore, this rule is effective upon publication in the **Federal Register** . Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 Executive Order 12866, “Regulatory Planning and Review” and Executive Order 13563, “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review” direct agencies to assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits. The assessment should include potential economic, environmental, public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity. Executive Order 13563 emphasized the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting flexibility. The Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)designated this rule as not significant under Executive Order 12866, “Regulatory Planning and Review,” and therefore, OMB has not reviewed this rule. Environmental Review The environmental impacts of this rule have been considered in a manner consistent with the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA)(42 U.S.C. 4321-4347), the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508), and the NRCS regulations for compliance with NEPA (7 CFR parts 1b and 650). This rule makes a minor discretionary amendment to improve administration of the program and clarify existing program requirements. The discretionary change will not alter any environmental impacts resulting from implementing the change for watershed projects. Accordingly, the discretionary change is covered by the USDA Categorical Exclusion for policy development, planning, and implementation that relates to routine activities (7 CFR 1b.3(a)(1)). Through this review, NRCS determined that the discretionary change in this rule is within the categorical exclusion listed above. Categorical exclusions apply when no extraordinary circumstances exist (7 CFR 650.6(c)(2)). The amendment will not have an adverse impact on the human environment, individually or cumulatively. Therefore, NRCS will not prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement for this rule. Executive Order 12988 This rule has been reviewed under E.O. 12988 on “Civil Justice Reform.” This rule will not preempt State or local laws, regulations, or policies unless they represent an irreconcilable conflict with this rule. This rule will not have a retroactive effect. Executive Order 13175 This rule has been reviewed in accordance with the requirements of E.O. 13175, “Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments.” E.O. 13175 requires Federal agencies to consult and coordinate with Tribes on a government-to-government basis on policies that have Tribal implications, including regulations, legislative comments or proposed legislation, and other policy statements or actions that have substantial direct effects on one or more Indian Tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes. NRCS developed the rule changes in response to requests from Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations seeking greater flexibility in the administration of USDA programs. Tribes have suggested this change as a means of removing a barrier to their participation in the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program. If a Tribe requests consultation, the USDA Office of Tribal Relations

(OTR)will ensure meaningful consultation is provided where changes, additions, and modifications are not expressly mandated by law. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA, Pub. L. 104-4) requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their regulatory actions on State, local, and Tribal governments or the private sector. Agencies generally must prepare a written statement, including cost benefits analysis, for proposed and final rules with Federal mandates that may result in expenditures of $100 million or more in any 1 year for State, local or Tribal governments, in the aggregate, or to the private sector. UMRA generally requires agencies to consider alternatives and adopt the more cost effective or least burdensome alternative that achieves the objectives of the rule. This rule contains no Federal mandates, as defined in title II of UMRA, for State, local, and Tribal governments, or the private sector. Therefore, this rule is not subject to the requirements of sections 202 and 205 of UMRA. Paperwork Reduction Act This rule has been reviewed in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). This rule does not have any information collection requirements. NRCS neither collects information from the public nor sponsors the collection of information from the public for the watershed programs. USDA Non-Discrimination Policy In accordance with Federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family or parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident. Individuals who require alternative means of communication for program information (for example, braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible agency or the USDA TARGET Center at

(202)720-2600 (voice and text telephone (TTY)) or dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay Service (both voice and text telephone users can initiate this call from any telephone). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at *https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint* and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call

(866)632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

(1)mail to: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410;

(2)fax:

(202)690-7442; or

(3)email: *program.intake@usda.gov.* USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 622 Flood control, Grant programs—natural resources, Loan programs—natural resources, Soil conservation, Technical assistance, Watersheds. For the reasons discussed above, NRCS amends 7 CFR part 622 as follows: PART 622—WATERSHED PROJECTS 1. The authority citation for part 622 continues to read as follows: Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1001-1012a, and 33 U.S.C. 701b-1. Subpart B—Qualifications 2. In § 622.10, revise paragraph

(a)to read as follows. § 622.10 Sponsors.

(a)Watershed projects are sponsored by one or more local organizations qualifying as sponsors. All watershed plans must be sponsored by entities legally organized under State law or by any Indian Tribe or Tribal organization having the authority to carry out, operate, and maintain works of improvement.

(1)*In General.* Those plans that incorporate the use of nonstructural or structural measures must be sponsored by organizations that, individually or collectively, have:

(i)The power of eminent domain, except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section; and

(ii)The authority to levy taxes or use other adequate funding sources, to finance their share of the watershed project cost and all operation and maintenance costs.

(2)*Exception.* Paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section does not apply to Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations. Terry Cosby, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service. [FR Doc. 2024-17819 Filed 8-13-24; 8:45 am]

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