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National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USDA.
Final rule.
This amendment to NIFA regulations updates the list of institutions that are granted Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACU) certification by the Secretary and are eligible for HSACU programs for the period starting October 1, 2018, and ending September 30, 2019.
This rule is effective June 7, 2019 and applicable from October 1, 2018-September 30, 2019.
Joanna Moore; Senior Policy Specialist; National Institute of Food and Agriculture; U.S. Department of Agriculture; STOP 2272; 1400 Independence Avenue SW; Washington, DC 20250-2272; Voice: 202-690-6011; Fax: 202-401-7752; Email: jmoore@nifa.usda.gov.
This rule makes changes to the existing list of institutions in appendix B of 7 CFR part 3434. The list of institutions is amended to reflect the institutions that are granted HSACU certification by the Secretary and are eligible for HSACU programs for the period starting October 1, 2018, and ending September 30, 2019.
As stated in 7 CFR 3434.4, an institution must meet the following criteria to receive HSACU certification: (1) Be a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), (2) offer agriculture-related degrees, (3) not appear on the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS), (4) be accredited, and (5) award at least 15% of agriculture-related degrees to Hispanic students over the two most recent academic years.
NIFA obtained the latest report from the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics that lists all HSIs and the degrees conferred by these institutions ( printed page 26545) (completion data) during the 2016-17 academic year. NIFA used this report to identify HSIs that conferred a degree in an instructional program that appears in appendix A of 7 CFR part 3434 and to confirm that over the 2015-16 and 2016-17 academic years at least 15% of the degrees in agriculture-related fields were awarded to Hispanic students. NIFA further confirmed that these institutions were nationally accredited and were not on the exclusions listing in the System for Award Management ( https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/searchRecords/search.jsf).
The updated list of HSACUs is based on (1) completions data from 2015-16 and 2016-17, and (2) enrollment data from Fall 2017. NIFA identified 158 institutions that met the eligibility criteria to receive HSACU certification for FY 2019 (October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019).
Section 7102 of the Agriculture Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-334) amended Section 1404(14) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(14)) to remove the opt-in, opt-out language for Hispanic Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACU) in order to apply for Non Land-Grant College of Agriculture (NLGCA) designation.
As set forth in 7 CFR 3434.8, NIFA will permit HSIs that are not granted HSACU certification to submit an appeal within 30 days of the publication of this notice.
This rule relates to internal agency management. Accordingly, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, notice of proposed rulemaking and opportunity for comment are not required, and this rule may be made effective less than 30 days after publication in the Federal Register . This rule also is exempt from the provisions of Executive Order 12866. This action is not a rule as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., or the Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., and thus is exempt from the provisions of those Acts. This rule contains no information collection or recordkeeping requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended accordingly as set forth below:
1. The authority citation for part 3434 continues to read as follows:
2. Revise appendix B to read as follows:
The institutions listed in this appendix are granted HSACU certification by the Secretary and are eligible for HSACU programs for the period starting October 1, 2018, and ending September 30, 2019. Institutions are listed alphabetically under the state of the school's location, with the campus indicated where applicable.
Arizona Western College
Cochise County Community College
Mesa Community College
Pima Community College
Allan Hancock College
Bakersfield College
Cabrillo College
California Baptist University
California State University—San Bernardino
California State University—Long Beach
California State University—Los Angeles
California State University—East Bay
California State University—Fullerton
California State University—Fresno
California State University—Chico
California State University—Bakersfield
California State University—Stanislaus
California State University—San Marcos
California State University—Monterey Bay
California State University—Channel Islands
California State Polytechnic—Pomona
Chaffey College
City College of San Francisco
Crafton Hills College
College of the Desert
College of the Sequoias
Cosumnes River College
Cuesta College
Cuyamaca College
El Camino Community College District
Foothill College
Fresno Pacific University
Fullerton College
Golden West College
Hartnell College
Humboldt State University
Imperial Valley College
Las Positas College
Long Beach City College
Los Angeles Pierce College
Mendocino College
Merced College
Mills College
Modesto Junior College
Mt San Antonio College
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
Napa Valley College
National University
Orange Coast College
Pacific Union College
Porterville College
Reedley College
Saddleback College
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Monica College
San Bernardino Valley College
San Diego City College
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego State University
San Joaquin State University
San Jose State University
Saint Mary's College of California
Southwestern College
University of California—Irvine
University of California—Riverside
University of California—Santa Barbara
University of California—Santa Cruz
Victor Valley College
West Hills College—Coalinga
Whittier College
Yuba College
Norwalk Community College
Aims Community College
Community College of Denver
Broward College
City College—Hollywood
Florida International University
Hillsborough Community College
Miami Dade College
South Florida State College
Valencia College
College of Lake County
Dominican University
Triton College
Dodge City Community College
Garden City Community College
College of Southern Nevada
Nevada State College
Truckee Meadows Community College
Essex County College
Montclair State University
Saint Peter's University
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Central New Mexico Community College
Eastern New Mexico University—Main Campus
Mesalands Community College
New Mexico Highlands University
Northern New Mexico College
Santa Fe Community College
Western New Mexico University
University of New Mexico—Los Alamos Campus
University of New Mexico—Main Campus ( printed page 26546)
CUNY Hunter College
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
CUNY Lehman College
CUNY Queens College
CUNY Queensborough Community College
Mercy College
Nassau Community College
SUNY Westchester Community College
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico—Recinto de Manati
Inter American University of Puerto Rico—Aguadilla
Inter American University of Puerto Rico—Bayamon
Inter American University of Puerto Rico—Metro
Inter American University of Puerto Rico—San German
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico—Ponce
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico—Arecibo
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico—Ponce
Universidad Del Turabo
Universidad Metropolitana
University of Puerto Rico—Humacao
University of Puerto Rico—Utuado
University of Puerto Rico—Mayaquez
University of Puerto Rico—Medical Sciences
University of Puerto Rico—Rio Piedras
Angelo State University
Concordia University—Texas
Houston Community College
Frank Phillips College
Lee College
Odessa College
Palo Alto College
Saint Edwards's University
San Antonio College
Southwest Texas Junior College
St. Mary's University
Sul Ross University
Texas State University
Texas State Technical College
Texas A & M International University
Texas A & M University—Corpus Christi
Texas A & M University—Kingsville
The University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas at Arlington
Texas Woman's University
University of Houston
University of Houston—Clear Lake
University of the Incarnate Word
University of St. Thomas
Western Texas College
Wayland Baptist University
Big Bend Community College
Columbia Basin College
Wenatchee Valley College
Yakima Valley Community College
Done in Washington, DC, this 21 day of May 2019.
Steve Censky,
Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2019-12021 Filed 6-6-19; 8:45 am]
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