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--- schema: federal-register doc_type: fedreg source_file: FR-2024-12-06.xml --- 89 235 Friday, December 6, 2024 Contents Strategic Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response NOTICES Request for Information: Hospital Preparedness Program Funding Formula, 97014-97015 2024-28740 Agriculture Agriculture Department See National Institute of Food and Agriculture See Rural Housing Service Alcohol Tobacco Tax Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau RULES Technical Corrections;

Corrections, 96901 2024-28566 Census Bureau Census Bureau NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Decennial Census Temporary, Intermittent Applicant Information Collection, 96938-96939 2024-28703 Centers Disease Centers for Disease Control and Prevention NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 97006-97009 2024-28688 2024-28689 Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc., 97005-97007 2024-28510 2024-28511 2024-28512 Centers Medicare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 97009-97010 2024-28515 Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program, 97009 2024-28699 Children Children and Families Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Local Evaluation Final Report, 97010-97011 2024-28555 Board Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board NOTICES Formal Determination on Records Release, 96936-96938 2024-28702 2024-28744 Civil Rights Civil Rights Commission NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

New Mexico Advisory Committee; Correction, 96938 2024-27436 Coast Guard Coast Guard RULES Lifejacket Approval Harmonization, 97356-97402 2024-28264 Safety Zone: Sandusky Tree Lighting, Sandusky Bay, Sandusky, OH, 96902-96904 2024-28557 Commerce Commerce Department See Census Bureau See Industry and Security Bureau See International Trade Administration See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Committee for Purchase Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled NOTICES Procurement List;

Additions and Deletions; Correction, 96948-96949 2024-28569 Commodity Futures Commodity Futures Trading Commission RULES Provisions Common to Registered Entities; Correction, 96897-96898 2024-28742 Community Development Community Development Financial Institutions Fund NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 97167-97169 2024-28521 Copyright Royalty Board Copyright Royalty Board RULES Cost of Living Adjustment to Royalty Rates for Webcaster Statutory License, 96904 2024-27834 Defense Department Defense Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Subcontracting Plans, 97004-97005 2024-28708 Drug Drug Enforcement Administration NOTICES Importer, Manufacturer or Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Application, Registration, etc.: Kinetochem LLC, 97069-97070 2024-28715 Navinta LLC, 97070 2024-28719 Noramco, 97071 2024-28728 Organic Standards Solutions International, LLC, 97070-97071 2024-28717 Education Department Education Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: Interest Rate Limitation Request, 96949-96950 2024-28574 Energy Department Energy Department See Energy Information Administration See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Energy Information Energy Information Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 96950-96951 2024-28585 Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency RULES Air Quality State Implementation Plans;

Approvals and Promulgations: Maryland; Determination of Attainment by the Attainment Date for the 2010 1-Hour Primary Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard, 96905-96906 2024-27865 NOTICES Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program: Order on Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Sundance Power Plant, 96962-96963 2024-28530 Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc., 96960-96961 2024-28563 Pesticide Product Registration: Applications for New Active Ingredients (October 2024), 96961 2024-28737 Applications for New Uses (October 2024), 96962 2024-28741 Equal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 96963-96970 2024-28579 2024-28580 2024-28581 Farm Credit Farm Credit Administration NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 96970 2024-28775 Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration RULES Airspace Designations and Reporting Points: Alaska, 96868-96869 2024-28575 Beckley, WV, 96866-96868 2024-28577 Eastern United States, 96870-96871 2024-28560 Mankato, KS, 96871-96872 2024-28576 Airworthiness Directives: Cirrus Design Corporation Airplanes, 96863-96866 2024-28552 Federal Communications Federal Communications Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 96971-96973 2024-28704 2024-28705 Federal Emergency Federal Emergency Management Agency NOTICES Disaster or Emergency Declaration and Related Determination: Alabama, 97053-97054, 97060 2024-28644 2024-28645 Alaska, 97050 2024-28682 Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 97044 2024-28616 Connecticut, 97043-97044 2024-28622 Connecticut; Amendment No. 1, 97048 2024-28608 Florida, 97018-97019, 97028, 97038-97041 2024-28618 2024-28630 2024-28640 2024-28680 Florida;

Amendment No. 1, 97035 2024-28675 Florida; Amendment No. 10, 97038 2024-28652 Florida; Amendment No. 11, 97041-97042 2024-28655 Florida; Amendment No. 2, 97040, 97047, 97056 2024-28629 2024-28639 2024-28676 Florida; Amendment No. 3, 97032-97033 2024-28677 Florida; Amendment No. 4, 97047 2024-28678 Florida; Amendment No. 5, 97020 2024-28679 Florida; Amendment No. 7, 97026-97027 2024-28624 Florida; Amendment No. 8, 97033-97034 2024-28621 Florida; Amendment No. 9, 97024 2024-28637 Georgia, 97034, 97041, 97043, 97045-97046 2024-28619 2024-28641 2024-28642 2024-28666 Georgia;

Amendment No. 10, 97052 2024-28664 Georgia; Amendment No. 11, 97019 2024-28665 Georgia; Amendment No. 7, 97046 2024-28661 Georgia; Amendment No. 8, 97039 2024-28662 Georgia; Amendment No. 9, 97024 2024-28663 Illinois, 97025-97026 2024-28607 Illinois; Amendment No. 1, 97054-97055 2024-28606 Kansas, 97036 2024-28625 Louisiana, 97025 2024-28603 Louisiana; Amendment No. 2, 97046-97047 2024-28600 Louisiana; Amendment No. 3, 97035 2024-28601 Louisiana; Amendment No. 4, 97051 2024-28602 Minnesota;

Amendment No. 6, 97023 2024-28593 Missouri; Amendment No. 1, 97034 2024-28594 Nebraska, 97028-97029, 97031-97032 2024-28653 2024-28684 Nebraska; Amendment No. 1, 97019-97020 2024-28635 Nebraska; Amendment No. 2, 97042-97043 2024-28650 New York, 97020-97022, 97039-97040 2024-28636 2024-28638 2024-28686 New York; Amendment No. 1, 97023, 97031, 97049 2024-28596 2024-28623 2024-28685 New York; Amendment No. 2, 97036-97037 2024-28620 North Carolina, 97017-97018, 97049-97050, 97052-97053 2024-28626 2024-28643 2024-28683 North Carolina;

Amendment No. 3, 97020-97021 2024-28654 North Carolina; Amendment No. 4, 97052 2024-28617 Pennsylvania; Amendment No. 1, 97021 2024-28597 Pennsylvania; Amendment No. 2, 97046 2024-28598 Pennsylvania; Amendment No. 3, 97033 2024-28599 Puerto Rico; Amendment No. 1, 97060 2024-28595 Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, 97032 2024-28605 Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe; Amendment No. 1, 97035 2024-28604 San Carlos Apache Tribe, 97022 2024-28674 South Carolina, 97027, 97051-97052, 97055-97056 2024-28647 2024-28660 2024-28681 South Carolina;

Amendment No. 1, 97034 2024-28646 South Carolina; Amendment No. 10, 97019 2024-28658 South Carolina; Amendment No. 11, 97036 2024-28659 South Carolina; Amendment No. 8, 97054 2024-28656 South Carolina; Amendment No. 9, 97037 2024-28657 Tennessee, 97026, 97050-97051 2024-28649 2024-28673 Tennessee; Amendment No. 1, 97047-97048 2024-28592 Tennessee; Amendment No. 2, 97028, 97054-97055 2024-28589 2024-28590 2024-28648 Tennessee; Amendment No. 3, 97017, 97042, 97059-97060 2024-28633 2024-28634 2024-28671 Tennessee;

Amendment No. 4, 97017, 97042, 97055-97056 2024-28591 2024-28631 2024-28632 2024-28672 Vermont, 97044-97045 2024-28651 Virgin Islands; Amendment No. 1, 97048 2024-28687 Virginia, 97022-97023, 97048-97049 2024-28628 2024-28670 Virginia; Amendment No. 2, 97057 2024-28627 Virginia; Amendment No. 5, 97059 2024-28667 Virginia; Amendment No. 6, 97033 2024-28668 Virginia; Amendment No. 7, 97024-97025 2024-28669 Flood Hazard Determinations, 97029-97031, 97037-97038, 97057-97059 2024-28586 2024-28587 2024-28588 Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission RULES Building for the Future through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation, 97174-97354 2024-27982 NOTICES Application:

Presumpscot Hydro LLC; Dichotomy Power Maine LLC, 96958-96959 2024-28609 Combined Filings, 96951-96953, 96955-96958 2024-28533 2024-28534 2024-28572 2024-28573 Filing: Peters, Scott, 96953 2024-28531 Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date: Evergy Kansas Central, Inc., Evergy Kansas South, Inc., Southwest Power Pool, Inc., et al., 96956-96957 2024-28532 Panther Creek Power Operating, LLC, 96953-96954 2024-28610 Request under Blanket Authorization: Florida Gas Transmission Co., LLC, 96954-96955 2024-28611 National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., 96959-96960 2024-28612 Federal Financial Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council PROPOSED RULES Appraisal Subcommittee Enforcement Authority Regarding the Effectiveness of State Appraiser and Appraisal Management Company Regulatory Programs, 96912-96935 2024-27698 Federal Highway Federal Highway Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 97163-97164 2024-28568 Federal Maritime Federal Maritime Commission NOTICES Investigation: Conditions Affecting Shipping in the Foreign Trade and Denial of Entry of Vessels into Spanish Ports, 96973-96974 2024-28709 Federal Mine Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 96974 2024-28874 Federal Motor Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Medical Documentation for Employee's Request for Reasonable Accommodation Form, 97164-97165 2024-28696 Waiver and Exemption Requirements, 97165-97166 2024-28698 Exemption Application: Qualification of Drivers; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders; Correction, 97166 2024-28691 Federal Reserve Federal Reserve System NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 96974-96980 2024-28522 2024-28523 2024-28524 2024-28525 2024-28526 Change in Bank Control:

Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company, 96976-96977 2024-28731 Federal Trade Federal Trade Commission NOTICES Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order to Aid Public Comment: Guardian Service Industries, Inc., 96980-96984 2024-28720 Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment: Gravy Analytics, Inc., 96986-96996 2024-28738 IntelliVision Technologies Corp., 96984-96986 2024-28716 Proposed Consent Agreement: Mobilewalla Inc., 96996-97004 2024-28745 Food and Drug Food and Drug Administration NOTICES Guidance:

Accelerated Approval of Drugs and Biologics—Expedited Program for Serious Conditions, 97011-97013 2024-28392 Foreign Assets Foreign Assets Control Office RULES Western Balkans Stabilization Regulations Web General License 5A, 96901-96902 2024-28470 General Services General Services Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Subcontracting Plans, 97004-97005 2024-28708 Health and Human Health and Human Services Department See Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention See Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services See Children and Families Administration See Food and Drug Administration See Health Resources and Services Administration See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Health Resources Health Resources and Services Administration NOTICES Request for Information:

Sickle Cell Disease Programs, 97013-97014 2024-28558 Homeland Homeland Security Department See Coast Guard See Federal Emergency Management Agency See Transportation Security Administration See U.S. Customs and Border Protection Housing Housing and Urban Development Department RULES Adoption of 2020 Core Based Statistical Area Standards, 96898-96901 2024-28450 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Local Appeals to Single-Family Mortgage Limits, 97061-97062 2024-28695 Management Review of Multifamily Housing Projects, 97062 2024-28564 Indian Affairs Indian Affairs Bureau NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:

Advisory Board of Exceptional Children, 97062-97063 2024-28722 Industry Industry and Security Bureau RULES Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain, 96872-96897 2024-28335 Interior Interior Department See Indian Affairs Bureau See Land Management Bureau See Ocean Energy Management Bureau See Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Service NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Burden Related to Advanced Pricing Agreements, 97169-97170 2024-28578 Requests for Ruling and Determination Letters, 97171-97172 2024-28571 Requests for Nominations: Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee, 97170-97171 2024-28721 International Trade Adm International Trade Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Surveys for User Satisfaction, Impact and Needs, 96947 2024-28562 Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Certain Low Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles from the People's Republic of China, 96942-96945 2024-28697 Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China, 96947-96948 2024-28505 Steel Racks and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China, 96945-96946 2024-28506 Sales at Less Than Fair Value; Determinations, Investigations, etc.: Certain High Chrome Cast Iron Grinding Media from India, 96939-96942 2024-28694 International Trade Com International Trade Commission NOTICES Investigations;

Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.: Certain Pre-Stretched Synthetic Braiding Hair and Packaging Therefor, 97068-97069 2024-28527 Truck and Bus Tires from Thailand, 97069 2024-28513 Justice Department Justice Department See Drug Enforcement Administration See Prisons Bureau NOTICES Proposed Consent Decree: CERCLA and formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, 97072 2024-28520 Clean Air Act, 97071-97072 2024-28710 Labor Department Labor Department See Mine Safety and Health Administration Land Land Management Bureau NOTICES Plats of Survey:

Idaho, 97063-97064 2024-28701 Library Library of Congress See Copyright Royalty Board Maritime Maritime Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education Annual Application for Designation, 97166-97167 2024-28613 United States Marine Highway Program, 97167 2024-28614 Mine Mine Safety and Health Administration NOTICES Petition: Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards, 97072-97076 2024-28516 2024-28517 2024-28518 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Subcontracting Plans, 97004-97005 2024-28708 National Institute Food National Institute of Food and Agriculture NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 96936 2024-28692 National Oceanic National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RULES Fisheries of the Northeastern United States: Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery; 2024 Commercial Atlantic Mackerel Fishery Closure, 96910-96911 2024-28730 International Fisheries:

Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Fish Aggregating Device Design and Reporting Requirements in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, 96906-96910 2024-28466 National Science National Science Foundation NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 97076 2024-28900 Neighborhood Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 97076-97077 2024-28881 Nuclear Regulatory Nuclear Regulatory Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Physical Protection of Plants and Materials, 97078-97079 2024-28733 Environmental Impact Statements;

Availability, etc.: Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1, 97077-97078 2024-28583 Ocean Energy Management Ocean Energy Management Bureau NOTICES Record of Decision: Expected Wind Energy Development in the New York Bight, 97064 2024-28553 Peace Peace Corps NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 97079-97080 2024-28746 Postal Regulatory Postal Regulatory Commission NOTICES New Postal Products, 97080-97083 2024-28507 2024-28550 Presidential Documents Presidential Documents PROCLAMATIONS Special Observances:

International Day of Persons With Disabilities (Proc. 10868), 96855-96856 2024-28852 Prisons Prisons Bureau NOTICES Annual Determination of Average Cost of Incarceration Fee, 97072 2024-28743 Rural Housing Service Rural Housing Service RULES Multi-Family Housing Simple Transfer Pilot Program, 96860-96863 2024-28299 Updates to the Rural Housing Service Multi-Family and Community Facilities Regulations, 96857-96860 2024-28168 Securities Securities and Exchange Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 97141-97142 2024-28732 Application: 24X National Exchange LLC, 97092-97119 2024-28551 Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: Investors Exchange LLC, 97125-97127 2024-28539 LCH SA, 97142-97148 2024-28547 Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC, 97138-97140 2024-28546 Nasdaq BX, Inc., 97083-97086 2024-28543 Nasdaq GEMX, LLC, 97148-97151 2024-28541 Nasdaq ISE, LLC, 97089-97092 2024-28545 Nasdaq MRX, LLC, 97086-97089 2024-28544 Nasdaq PHLX LLC, 97122-97125 2024-28542 The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, 97119-97122, 97151-97154 2024-28540 2024-28549 The Options Clearing Corp., 97127-97138 2024-28538 2024-28548 Small Business Small Business Administration NOTICES Disaster Declaration:

California, 97155 2024-28528 Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; Public Assistance Only, 97154 2024-28567 Puerto Rico; Public Assistance Only, 97155 2024-28565 Social Social Security Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 97155-97158 2024-28509 Social Security Ruling: Titles II and XVI: Use of Occupational Information and Vocational Specialist and Vocational Expert Evidence in Disability Determinations and Decisions, 97158-97161 2024-28508 State Department State Department NOTICES Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition:

Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature, 97161 2024-28535 Substance Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 97015-97017 2024-28556 Surface Mining Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Bond and Insurance Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations under Regulatory Programs, 97064-97065 2024-28736 Reclamation on Private Lands, 97065-97066 2024-28734 State Regulatory Authority:

Inspection and Enforcement, 97066-97067 2024-28735 Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Federal Mining Plan Modification for Federal Coal Lease MTM 082186 at Rosebud Mine Area F, 97067-97068 2024-28354 Trade Representative Trade Representative, Office of United States NOTICES Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: 2025 Special 301 Review, 97161-97163 2024-28559 Transportation Department Transportation Department See Federal Aviation Administration See Federal Highway Administration See Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration See Maritime Administration Security Transportation Security Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Federal Flight Deck Officer Program, 97060-97061 2024-28514 Treasury Treasury Department See Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau See Community Development Financial Institutions Fund See Foreign Assets Control Office See Internal Revenue Service Customs U.S. Customs and Border Protection RULES Termination of Arrival Restrictions Applicable to Flights Carrying Persons Who Have Recently Traveled From or Were Otherwise Present Within Rwanda, 96898 2024-28582 Veteran Affairs Veterans Affairs Department PROPOSED RULES Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers, 97404-97457 2024-28079 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Report of General Information, Report of First Notice of Death, Report of Nursing Home or Assisted Living Information, etc., 97172 2024-28570 Separate Parts In This Issue Part II Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 97174-97354 2024-27982 Part III Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard, 97356-97402 2024-28264 Part IV Veterans Affairs Department, 97404-97457 2024-28079 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. 89 235 Friday, December 6, 2024 Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Housing Service 7 CFR Parts 1942, 3560, 3570, and 5001 [Docket Number: RHS-24-ADMIN-0040] Multi-Family Housing and Community Facilities Updates to Federal Financial Assistance Guidance AGENCY:

Rural Housing Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service (RHS or Agency), an agency in the United States Department of Agriculture

(USDA)Rural Development

(RD)Mission area, is issuing a final rule to update the Multi-Family Housing

(MFH)and Community Facility

(CF)regulations by updating the audit and financial statement language to align with the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)2024 revisions. DATES: Effective December 6, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Felhofer, Policy & Budget Branch Chief, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-1548. Telephone:

(715)295-4069. Email: *Julie.Felhofer@usda.gov* . Nathan Chitwood, Director, Community Facilities, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-1548. Telephone:

(573)876-0965. Email: *Nathan.Chitwoodt@usda.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background RD is a mission area within USDA comprised of the RHS, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and Rural Utilities Service, that strives to increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for all rural Americans. RD invests in rural America with loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs to help drive economic security and prosperity. USDA's RHS offers a variety of programs to build or improve housing and essential community facilities in rural areas. The Agency offers loans, grants and loan guarantees for single- and multi-family housing, childcare centers, fire and police stations, hospitals, libraries, nursing homes, schools, first responder vehicles and equipment, housing for farm laborers and much more. Multi-Family housing programs assist rural property owners through loans, loan guarantees, and grants that enable owners to develop and rehabilitate properties for low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals and families as well as domestic farm laborers. Community Facilities Programs offer direct loans, loan guarantees and grants to develop or improve essential public services and facilities in communities across rural America. These amenities help increase the competitiveness of rural communities in attracting and retaining businesses that provide employment and services for their residents. OMB revised several parts of OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements which is now called OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance which are applicable to all federal agencies. This guidance can be found in Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR)(2 CFR part 200). The revisions were published in the **Federal Register** on April 22, 2024, at 89 FR 30046, and are required to be implemented by October 1, 2024. This final rule is being published as a technical-administrative correction to ensure the Agency's audit and financial statement requirements align with the OMB revisions made to 2 CFR part 200. II. Summary of Changes This rulemaking makes the following changes:

(1)Updates § 1942.17 to increase the $750,000 audit threshold to $1,000,000.

(2)Updates § 3560.308 to increase the $750,000 audit threshold to $1,000,000.

(3)Updates § 3570.51 to remove the 2 CFR issue date.

(4)Updates § 3570.80 to replace the term “applicant” with “recipient” or “subrecipient.” III. Executive Orders Executive Order 12372—Intergovernmental Consultation These loans are subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials. RHS conducts intergovernmental consultations for each loan in accordance with 2 CFR part 415, subpart C. Executive Order 12866—Regulatory Planning and Review This final rule is exempt from OMB review for purposes of Executive Order 12866 and, therefore, has not been reviewed by OMB. Executive Order 12988—Civil Justice Reform This final rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988. In accordance with this rule:

(1)unless otherwise specifically provided, all State and local laws that conflict with this rule will be preempted;

(2)no retroactive effect will be given to this rule except as specifically prescribed in the rule; and

(3)administrative proceedings of the National Appeals Division of the Department of Agriculture (7 CFR part 11) must be exhausted before bringing suit in court that challenges action taken under this rule. Executive Order 13132—Federalism The policies contained in this final rule do not have any substantial direct effect on States, on the relationship between the National Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. Nor does this final rule impose substantial direct compliance costs on State and local governments. Therefore, consultation with the States is not required. Executive Order 13175—Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments This final rule has been reviewed in accordance with the requirements of Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments. Executive Order 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. Consultation is also required for any regulation that preempts tribal law or that imposes substantial direct compliance costs on Indian tribal governments and that is not required by statute. The Agency has determined that this final rule does not, to its knowledge, have tribal implications that require formal tribal consultation under Executive Order 13175. If a Tribe requests consultation, the RHS will work with the Office of Tribal Relations to ensure meaningful consultation is provided where changes, additions and modifications identified herein are not expressly mandated by Congress. Congressional Review Act This final rule is not subject to the Congressional Review Act (“CRA”) (5 U.S.C. 801 *et seq.* ), as the CRA provides an exemption for any rule relating to agency management or personnel and for rules relating to agency organization, procedure, or practice that does not substantially affect the rights or obligations of non-agency parties. Assistance Listing Number The Assistance Listing Numbers assigned to the programs affected by this final rule are 10.405—“Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants,” 10.415—“Rural Rental Housing Loans,” 10.427—“Rural Rental Assistance Payments,” and 10.766—“Community Facilities Loans and Grants.” The Assistance Listings are available at *SAM.gov* . Paperwork Reduction Act This final rule contains no reporting or recordkeeping provisions under OMB Control Numbers 0575-0015 and 0575-0089 requiring OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). National Environmental Policy Act In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Public Law 91-190, this final rule has been reviewed in accordance with 7 CFR part 1970 (“Environmental Policies and Procedures”). The Agency has determined that:

(i)this action meets the criteria established in 7 CFR 1970.53(f);

(ii)no extraordinary circumstances exist; and

(iii)the action is not “connected” to other actions with potentially significant impacts, is not considered a “cumulative action” and is not precluded by 40 CFR 1506.1. Therefore, the Agency has determined that this action does not have a significant effect on the human environment, and therefore neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is required. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification This final rule has been reviewed with regard to the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612). The undersigned has determined and certified by signature on this document that this final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities since this rulemaking action does not involve a new or expanded program nor does it require any more action on the part of a small business than required of a large entity. Administrative Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2023 Section 270 of the Administrative Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2023 (Pub. L. 118-5, div. B, title III, 137 Stat 31) amended 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(2)(A) to require U.S. Government Accountability Office

(GAO)to assess agency compliance with the Act, which establishes requirements for administrative actions that affect direct spending, in GAO's major rule reports. The Act does not apply to this rule because it does not increase direct spending. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), Public Law 104-4 (2 U.S.C. 1501 *et seq.* ), establishes requirements for Federal Agencies to assess the effects of their regulatory actions on State, local, and tribal Governments and on the private sector. Under section 202 of the UMRA, Federal Agencies generally must prepare a written statement, including cost-benefit analysis, for proposed and final rules with “Federal mandates” that may result in expenditures to State, local, or tribal Governments, in the aggregate, or to the private sector, of $100 million or more in any one year. When such a statement is needed for a rule, section 205 of the UMRA generally requires a Federal Agency to identify and consider a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives and adopt the least costly, most cost-effective, or least burdensome alternative that achieves the objectives of the rule. This final rule contains no Federal mandates (under the regulatory provisions of title II of the UMRA) for State, local, and tribal Governments or for the private sector. Therefore, this final rule is not subject to the requirements of sections 202 and 205 of the UMRA. E-Government Act Compliance RD is committed to the E-Government Act (44 U.S.C. 101 *et seq.* ), which requires Government agencies in general to provide the public the option of submitting information or transacting business electronically to the maximum extent possible and to promote the use of the internet and other information technologies to provide increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information and services, and for other purposes. Civil Rights Impact Analysis RD has reviewed this final rule in accordance with USDA Regulation 4300-4, Civil Rights Impact Analysis, to identify any major civil rights impacts the rule might have on program participants on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or marital or familial status. Based on the review and analysis of this final rule and all available data, issuance of this final rule is not likely to negatively impact low and moderate-income populations, minority populations, women, Indian tribes, or persons with disability, by virtue of their age, race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or marital or familial status. No major civil rights impact is likely to result from this final rule. USDA Non-Discrimination Statement In accordance with Federal civil rights laws and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Mission Areas, agencies, staff offices, 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/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. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information ( *e.g.,* Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language) should contact the responsible Mission Area, agency, or staff office; or the 711 Relay Service. To file a program discrimination complaint, a complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be obtained online at *www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf,* from any USDA office, by calling

(866)632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant's name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

(ASCR)about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

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

(2)*Fax:*

(833)256-1665 or

(202)690-7442; or

(3)*Email: Program.Intake@usda.gov* . List of Subjects 7 CFR Part 1942 Business and industry, Community facilities, Fire prevention, Grant programs—business, Grant programs—housing and community development, Grant programs—Indians, Indians, Loan programs—agriculture, Loan programs—housing and community development, Loan programs—Indians, Loan programs—natural resources, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Rural areas, Soil conservation, Waste treatment and disposal, Water supply, Watersheds. 7 CFR Part 3560 Accounting, Administrative practice and procedure, Aged, Conflicts of interest, Government property management, Grant programs—housing and community development, Insurance, Loan programs—agriculture, Loan programs—housing and community development, Low- and moderate-income housing, Migrant labor, Mortgages, Nonprofit organizations, Public housing, Rent subsidies, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Rural areas. 7 CFR Part 3570 Administrative practice and procedure, Fair housing, Grant programs—housing and community development, Housing, Low- and moderate-income housing, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Rural areas. 7 CFR Part 5001 Business and industry, Community development, Community facilities, Energy conservation, Fees, Loan programs—natural resources, Renewable energy, Rural areas, Rural development, Water and waste disposal. Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Agency amends 7 CFR parts 1942, 3560, 3570, and 5001 as follows: PART 1942—ASSOCIATIONS 1. The authority citation for part 1942 continues to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989. Subpart A—Community Facility Loans § 1942.17 Community facilities. 2. Revise and republish § 1942.17 paragraphs (q)(4) and

(5)to read as follows:

(q)* * *

(4)*Audits.* Any applicant that expends $1 million or more in Federal financial assistance during their fiscal year must submit an audit report conducted in accordance with 2 CFR part 200, subpart F, “Audit Requirements.” Applicants expending less than $1 million in Federal financial assistance per fiscal year are exempt from 2 CFR part 200 audit requirements. All audits are to be performed in accordance with the latest revision of the Generally Accepted Government Accounting Standards (GAGAS), developed by the Comptroller General of the United States. Further guidance on preparing an acceptable audit can be obtained from any Agency office. It is not intended that audits required by this part be separate and apart from audits performed in accordance with State and local laws. To the extent feasible, the audit work should be done in conjunction with those audits. Audits should be supplied to the Processing Official within the timeframes stated in paragraph

(f)of this section. OMB Circulars and Agency Compliance Supplements are available in any USDA/Agency office or OMB's website. Any state, local government, or Indian tribe that is required by constitution or state statute, in effect on January 1, 1987, to undergo its audits less frequently than annually, is permitted to undergo its audits biennially, pursuant to 2 CFR 200.504(a). This requirement must still be in effect for the biennial period. Any nonprofit organization that had biennial audits for all biennial periods ending between July 1, 1992, and January 1, 1995, is permitted to undergo its audits biennially, pursuant to 2 CFR 200.504(b). All biennial audits must cover both years within the biennial period.

(5)*Exemption from audits.* Except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503, “Relation to other audit requirement,” public bodies or nonprofits expending less than $1 million in Federal awards during its fiscal year, whose payments are current, and are having no signs of operational or financial difficulty may submit a management report. A management report, at a minimum, will include a balance sheet and income and expense statement. Financial information may be reported on Form RD 442-2, “Statement of Budget, Income and Equity” and RD Form 442-3, “Balance Sheet”, or similar. The following management data will be submitted by the borrower to the servicing office. Records must be available for review or audit by appropriate officials of the Federal agency, pass-through entity, and Government Accountability Office (GAO). PART 3560—DIRECT MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING LOANS AND GRANTS 3. The authority citation for part 3560 continues to read as follows: Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1480. Subpart G—Financial Management 4. Revise and republish § 3560.308 paragraphs (a)(2) and

(3)to read as follows: § 3560.308 Annual financial reports.

(a)* * *

(2)Non-profit borrowers that receive $1 million or more in combined Federal financial assistance must meet the audit requirements set forth by OMB, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, found at 2 CFR parts 200 and 400. Borrowers must provide a copy of this audit to RHS in compliance with these financial reporting requirements.

(3)Non-profit borrowers that receive less than $1 million, and for-profit borrowers that receive less than $500,000 in combined Federal financial assistance will submit annual owner certified prescribed forms on the accrual method of accounting in accordance with the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services promulgated by the Accounting and Review Services Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Borrowers may use a CPA to prepare this compilation report of the prescribed forms. PART 3570—COMMUNITY PROGRAMS 5. The authority citation for part 3570 continues to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989. Subpart B—Community Facilities Grant Program 6. Revise and republish § 3570.51 paragraph

(j)to read as follows: § 3570.51 General.

(j)The Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)issued guidance on Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards at 2 CFR part 200. In 2 CFR part 400.1, the Department adopted OMB's guidance in subparts A through F of 2 CFR part 200, as supplemented by 2 CFR part 400, as the Department's policies and procedures for uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for federal awards. As a result, this regulation contains references to 2 CFR part 200 as it has regulatory effect for the Department's programs and activities. 8. Revise and republish § 3570.80 to read as follows: § 3570.80 Grant closing and delivery of funds.

(a)“Community Facilities Grant Agreement” will be used as the grant agreement between the Agency and the grantee and will be signed by the grantee before grant funds are advanced.

(b)Approval officials may require recipients to record liens or other appropriate notices of record to indicate that personal or real property has been acquired or improved with Federal grant funds and that use and disposition conditions apply to the property as provided by 2 CFR part 200, as subsequently modified.

(c)Approval officials may require recipients to record liens or other appropriate notices of record to indicate that personal or real property has been acquired or improved with Federal grant funds and that use and disposition conditions apply to the property as provided by 2 CFR part 200 as adopted by USDA through 2 CFR part 400 as subsequently modified.

(d)Grant funds will not be disbursed until they are actually needed by the recipient and all borrower or other funds are expended, except when:

(1)Interim financing of the total estimated amount of loan funds needed during construction is arranged,

(2)All interim funds have been disbursed, and

(3)Agency grant funds are needed before RHS or other loans can be closed.

(e)If grant funds are available from other agencies and are transferred for disbursement by RHS, these grant funds will be disbursed in accordance with the agreement governing such other agencies' participation in the project. PART 5001—GUARANTEED LOANS 7. The authority citation for part 5001 continues to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1926(a); 7 U.S.C. 1932(a); 7 U.S.C. 8107. Subpart F—Servicing Provisions 8. Revise and republish § 5001.504 paragraph

(c)to read as follows: § 5001.504 Financial reports.

(c)Annual financial statements must be in accordance with accounting practices acceptable to the Agency as prescribed in § 5001.9 for all borrowers with a guaranteed loan balance in excess of $600,000. The lender may determine the type and frequency of financial statements for borrowers with a total guaranteed loan balance below $600,000 upon notification and justification to the Agency. This section does not supersede the borrower financial statement requirements of 2 CFR part 200, subpart F. Joaquin Altoro, Administrator, Rural Housing Service. [FR Doc. 2024-28168 Filed 12-5-24; 8:45 am]

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