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Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities Certification Process
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
7 CFR Part 3434
RIN 0524-AA39
Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACU) Certification Process
Agency
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USDA.
Action
Final rule.
Summary
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 July 1, 2024, and ending July 1, 2025.
Dates
This rule is effective October 8, 2024 and applicable July 1, 2024.
For Further Information Contact
Kelly Saunders; Financial Policy Specialist; National Institute of Food and Agriculture; U.S. Department of Agriculture; 805 Pennsylvania Ave; Kansas City, MO 64105; Voice: 802-318-6587; Email: [email protected].
Supplementary Information
HSACU Institutions for Fiscal Year 2024: 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 July 1, 2024, and ending July 1, 2025.
Certification Process: 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 be designated an 1862 land-grant institution, (4) not appear on the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS), (5) be accredited, and (6) 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 (completion data) during the 2021-22 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 2020-21 and 2021-22 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.
The updated list of HSACUs is based on (1) completions data from 2020-21 and 2021-22, and (2) enrollment data from Fall 2022. NIFA identified 240 institutions that met the eligibility criteria to receive HSACU certification for FY 2024 (July 1,2024 to July 1, 2025).
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.
Appeal Process: 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.
Classification: This rule relates to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts. 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. ).
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 3434
Administrative practice and procedure, Agricultural research, education, extension, Hispanic-serving institutions, Federal assistance.
Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended accordingly as set forth below:
Part 3434 Hispanic Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities Certification Process
Regulatory Text
1. The authority citation for part 3434 continues to read as follows:
Authority:
7 U.S.C. 3103.
2. Revise appendix B to read as follows:
Appendix B to Part 3434-List of HSACU Institutions, 2024-2025
The institutions listed in this appendix are granted HSACU certification by the Secretary and are eligible for HSACU programs for the period starting July 1, 2024 and ending July 1, 2025. Institutions are listed alphabetically under the state of the school's location, with the campus indicated where applicable.
Arkansas (1)
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas
Arizona (12)
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Arizona Western College
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Cochise County Community College District
Estrella Mountain Community College
GateWay Community College
Glendale Community College
Mesa Community College
Phoenix College
Rio Salado College
Scottsdale Community College
South Mountain Community College
California (97)
Allan Hancock College
American River College
Antelope Valley Community College District
Bakersfield College
Butte College
Cabrillo College
California Baptist University
California Lutheran University
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
California State University-Bakersfield
California State University-Channel Islands
California State University-Chico
California State University-East Bay
California State University-Fresno
California State University-Fullerton
California State University-Long Beach
California State University-Los Angeles
California State University-Monterey Bay
California State University-Northridge
California State University-Sacramento
California State University-San Bernardino
California State University-San Marcos
California State University-Stanislaus
Chabot College
Chaffey College
Citrus College
Clovis Community College
College of San Mateo
College of the Canyons
College of the Desert
College of the Sequoias
Cosumnes River College
Crafton Hills College
Cuesta College
Cypress College
Diablo Valley College
East Los Angeles College
El Camino Community College District
Evergreen Valley College
Foothill College
Fresno City College
Fresno Pacific University
Fullerton College
Glendale Community College
Hartnell College
Imperial Valley College
Lake Tahoe Community College
Las Positas College
Long Beach City College
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles Harbor College
Los Angeles Mission College
Los Angeles Pierce College
Los Angeles Southwest College
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Madera Community College
Merced College
MiraCosta College
Modesto Junior College
Monterey Peninsula College
Moorpark College
Mt San Antonio College
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
Orange Coast College
Oxnard College
Palomar College
Pasadena City College
Porterville College
Reedley College
Rio Hondo College
Riverside City College
Saddleback College
Saint Mary's College of California
San Bernardino Valley College
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego State University
San Francisco State University
San Joaquin Delta College
San Jose City College
San Jose State University
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Monica College
Santa Rosa Junior College
Southwestern College
University of California-Irvine
University of California-Riverside
University of California-Santa Barbara
University of California-Santa Cruz
University of La Verne
University of Redlands
Ventura College
Victor Valley College
West Hills College-Coalinga
West Los Angeles College
Yuba College
Colorado (6)
Colorado State University Pueblo
Community College of Denver
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Regis University
Trinidad State College
University of Northern Colorado
Connecticut (2)
Gateway Community College
Norwalk Community College
Florida (12)
Ana G. Mendez University
Broward College
Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University
Hillsborough Community College
Indian River State College
Miami Dade College
Nova Southeastern University
Palm Beach State College
Seminole State College of Florida
University of Central Florida
Valencia College
Georgia (2)
Dalton State College
Lanier Technical College
Idaho (1)
College of Southern Idaho
Illinois (6)
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
College of Lake County
Dominican University
Northeastern Illinois University
Triton College
University of Illinois Chicago
Kansas (1)
Seward County Community College
Nevada (4)
College of Southern Nevada
Nevada State College
Truckee Meadows Community College
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
New Jersey (9)
Atlantic Cape Community College
Bergen Community College
Hudson County Community College
Kean University
Middlesex College
Montclair State University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Passaic County Community College
William Paterson University of New Jersey
New Mexico (9)
Central New Mexico Community College
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
New Mexico Highlands University
Northern New Mexico College
Santa Fe Community College
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Western New Mexico University
New York (12)
CUNY City College
CUNY Hostos Community College
CUNY Hunter College
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
CUNY Lehman College
CUNY Queens College
CUNY Queensborough Community College
Manhattan College
Manhattanville College
Mercy College
Nassau Community College
Suffolk County Community College
North Carolina (1)
Sampson Community College
Oregon (1)
Chemeketa Community College
Puerto Rico (20)
Dewey University-Juana Díaz
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
University of Puerto Rico-Humacao
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
University of Puerto Rico-Utuado
Rhode Island (1)
Rhode Island College
Tennessee (1)
Southern Adventist University
Texas (35)
Amarillo College
Angelo State University
Austin College
Austin Community College District
Concordia University Texas
Dallas College
Houston Community College
Huston-Tillotson University
Lee College
Lone Star College System
Odessa College
Palo Alto College
Saint Edward's University
Sam Houston State University
South Plains College
Southwest Texas Junior College
Southwestern University
St. Mary's University
Sul Ross State University
Tarrant County College District
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A & M University-Kingsville
Texas State University
Texas Woman's University
The University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Tyler Junior College
University of Houston
University of Houston-Clear Lake
University of North Texas
University of the Incarnate Word
Wayland Baptist University
Virginia (1)
Northern Virginia Community College
Washington (6)
Big Bend Community College
Columbia Basin College
Heritage University
Perry Technical Institute
Wenatchee Valley College
Yakima Valley College
Done at Washington, DC, this day of October 1, 2024.
Dionne Toombs,
Associate Director for Programs, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2024-23061 Filed 10-7-24; 8:45 am]
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