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  • 2024-30386 — Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 104073
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Department of Agriculture has submitted an information collection request to the OMB for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act. This request is related to the Acreage/Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI), which aims to simplify and streamline the collection of acreage and production information for certain USDA programs through a web-based system. The initiative seeks to reduce the burden of information collection by minimizing duplication across agencies and is necessary to ensure producers receive Federal benefits. Public comments on this initiative will be accepted until January 21, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The Department of Agriculture wants to make reporting about farms and crops easier and quicker using a new online system. They are asking for people's ideas on how to make it better by January 21, 2025.

  • 2025-02124 — Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
    Type:Presidential Document
    Citation:90 FR 8653
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The presidential memorandum addresses the issue of Federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. Historically recognized by North Carolina and under an act signed by President Eisenhower, the Lumbee Tribe has been acknowledged but not granted Federal benefits. With over 55,000 members today, the Lumbee Tribe is one of the largest in the United States. The memorandum directs the Secretary of the Interior to create a plan within 90 days to help the Lumbee Tribe achieve full Federal recognition, allowing them to access Federal benefits, through legislative or other legal pathways.

    Simple Explanation

    The President wants to help the Lumbee Tribe from North Carolina become officially recognized by the government so they can receive special benefits. The plan to help them needs to be figured out in 90 days, but it doesn't say how much it will cost or where the money will come from.

  • 2025-02510 — Presidential Memorandum; Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 9434
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Presidential Memorandum titled “Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina” has been published. This memorandum directs the Secretary of the Interior to assist the Lumbee Tribe in obtaining full federal recognition, including access to federal benefits. The Secretary must submit a plan within 90 days, considering legal pathways such as congressional acts or judicial actions. The memorandum emphasizes the significance of the Lumbee Tribe and the U.S. policy to support their full federal recognition.

    Simple Explanation

    The President wants to officially recognize the Lumbee Tribe, so he asked a special helper, called the Secretary of the Interior, to make a plan to help them. This plan will look for ways to give the Lumbee Tribe access to special help and benefits they can get from the government.