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rulings, it is very important that those
interested in the Newsome Creek
Watershed Rehabilitation Project, as
now defined, submit comments by
[enter correct time period] so that
substantive comments and objections
are made available to the Forest Service
at a time when it can meaningfully
consider them and respond to them in
the final environmental impact
statement.
Dated: March 9, 2005.
Jane L. Cottrell,
Forest Supervisor, Nez Perce National Forest.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
This
meeting will focus on the review and
discussion of proposals received by the
RAC for funding under Title II of the
Payments to States legislation (Pub. L.
106–393), particularly proposals that
were of high interest to the committee,
but lacked enough information for the
committee to act. New information may
be introduced concerning these
proposals. New proposals (initial
reading) may be discussed at this
meeting. The committee may make
recommendations for project funding at
this meeting. A field trip to review
proposals proximate to the Wrangell,
Alaska, area may take place. The
meeting is open to the public. Public
input opportunity will be provided and
individuals will have the opportunity to
address the committee at that time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Dated: March 9, 2005.
Dennis Neill,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
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ACTION:
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Wrangell-Petersburg Resource
Advisory Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The Wrangell-Petersburg
Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
will meet from 8 a.m. until 5:15 p.m. (or
until the conclusion of public
testimony) on Friday, April 22, and
from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m., Saturday, April
23, 2005, in Wrangell, Alaska. The
purpose of this meeting is to review,
discuss and potentially recommend for
funding proposals received pursuant to
Title II, Public Law 106–393, H.R. 2389,
the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of
2000, also called the ‘‘Payments to
States’’ Act. Public testimony regarding
the proposals will also be taken.
DATES: The meeting will be held
commencing at 8 a.m. on Friday, April
22, through 9 a.m., Saturday, April 23,
2005.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the James and Elsie Nolan Center, 1096
Outer Drive, Wrangell, Alaska.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill
Messmer, Acting Wrangell District
Ranger, P.O. Box 51, Wrangell, AK
99929, phone (907) 874–2323, e-mail
bmessmer@fes.fed.us, or Patty
Grantham, Petersburg District Ranger,
P.O. Box 1328, Petersburg, AK 99833,
phone (907) 772–3871, e-mail
pagrantham@fs.fed.us.
Toll-free conference calling is
available for this meeting; please call or
e-mail for specific information. For
further information on RAC history,
operations, and the application process,
a Web site is available at www.fs.fed.us/
payments. Once in the Web site, follow
the links to the Wrangell-Petersburg
Resource Advisory Committee.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Tri-County Advisory
Committee Meeting
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–
393) the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National
Forest’s Tri-County Resource Advisory
Committee will meet on Thursday,
April 14, 2005, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. in
Deer Lodge, Montana, for a business
meeting. The meeting is open to the
public.
Thursday, April 14, 2005.
The meeting will be held at
the USDA Service Center, 1002
Hollenback Road, Deer Lodge, Montana.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas K. Reilly, Designated Forest
Official (DFO), Forest Supervisor,
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest,
at (406) 683–3973.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda
topics for this meeting include a review
of projects approved and proposed for
funding as authorized under Title II of
Public Law 106–393, new proposals for
funding, review of a community fire
plan, and public comment. If the
meeting location is changed, notice will
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be posted in local newspapers,
including The Montana Standard.
Dated: March 10, 2005.
Thomas K. Reilly,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business—Cooperative Service
Inviting Rural Business Enterprise
Grant Program Preapplications for
Technical Assistance for Rural
Transportation Systems
AGENCY: Rural Business—Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS), an Agency
within the Rural Development mission
area, announces the availability of two
individual grants: one single $496,000
grant from the passenger transportation
funds appropriated for the RBS Rural
Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG)
program and another single $248,000
grant from the Federally Recognized
Native American Tribes’ funds
appropriated for RBS under the RBEG
program for fiscal year (FY) 2005. Each
grant is to be competitively awarded to
a qualified national organization. These
grants are to provide technical
assistance for rural transportation.
The deadline for receipt of
preapplications in the Rural
Development State Office is May 16,
2005. Preapplications received at a
Rural Development State Office after
that date would not be considered for
FY 2005 funding.
DATES:
For further information,
entities wishing to apply for assistance
should contact a Rural Development
State Office to obtain copies of the preapplication package. A list of Rural
Development State Offices follows:
ADDRESSES:
District of Columbia
Rural Business-Cooperative Service,
USDA,
Specialty Lenders Division, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., STOP
3225, Room 6867, Washington, DC
20250–3225, (202) 720–1400.
Alabama
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Sterling Center, Suite 601, 4121
Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL
36106–3683, (334) 279–3400/TTD
(334) 279–3495.
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6202/TDD (217) 403–6240.
Alaska
USDA Rural Development State Office,
800 West Evergreen, Suite 201,
Palmer, AK 99645–6539, (907) 761–
7705/TDD (907) 761–8905.
Arizona
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Phoenix Corporate Center, 230 N.
First Ave., Suite 206, Phoenix, AZ
85003–1706, (602) 280–8700/TTD
(602) 280–8705.
Arkansas
Iowa
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 873, 210
Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA
50309–2196, (515) 284–4663/TDD
(515) 284–4558.
USDA Rural Development State Office,
USDA Service Center, 700 West
Capitol Avenue, Room 3416, Little
Rock, AR 72201–3225, (501) 301–
3200/TTD (501) 301–3279.
Kansas
California
Kentucky
USDA Rural Development State Office,
430 G Street, Agency 4169, Davis, CA
95616–4169, (530) 792–5800/TTD
(530) 792–5848.
USDA Rural Development State Office,
771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200,
Lexington, KY 40503–5477, (859)
224–7300/TDD (859) 224–7422.
Colorado
Louisiana
USDA Rural Development State Office,
655 Parfet Street, Room E–100,
Lakewood, CO 80215, (720) 544–
2903/TDD (720) 544–2976.
USDA Rural Development State Office,
3727 Government Street, Alexandria,
LA 71302, (318) 473–7921/TDD
(318) 473–7655.
Delaware-Maryland
Maine
USDA Rural Development State Office,
4607 South DuPont Highway, P.O.
Box 400, Camden, DE 19934–9998,
(302) 697–4300/TDD (302) 697–
4303.
USDA Rural Development State Office,
P. O. Box 405, 967 Illinois Avenue,
Suite 4, Bangor, ME 04402–0405,
(207) 990–9160/TTD (207) 942–
7331.
Florida/Virgin Islands
Massachusetts/Rhode Island/
Connecticut
USDA Rural Development State Office,
P.O. Box 147010, 4440 NW. 25th
Place, Gainesville, FL 32606, (352)
338–3402/TDD (352) 338–3499.
Georgia
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Suite 100, 1303 SW First American
Place, Topeka, KS 66604, (785)
271–2700/TDD (785) 271–2767.
USDA Rural Development State Office,
451 West Street, Suite 2, Amherst,
MA 01002–2999, (413) 253–4300/
TDD (413) 253–4318.
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Stephens Federal Building, 355 E.
Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA
30601–2768, (706) 546–2162/TDD
(706) 546–2034.
Michigan
Hawaii
Minnesota
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 311, 154
Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI
96720, (808) 933–8380/TDD (808)
933–8321.
USDA Rural Development State Office,
410 Farm Credit Service Building, 375
Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101–
1853, (651) 602–7800/TDD (651)
602–3799.
Idaho
Mississippi
USDA Rural Development State Office,
9173 West Barnes Dr., Suite A1,
Boise, ID 83709, (208) 378–5600/
TDD (208) 378–5644.
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Suite 831, 100 West
Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269,
(601) 965–4318/TDD (601) 965–
5850.
Illinois
USDA Rural Development State Office,
2118 West Park Court, Suite A,
Champaign, IL 61821, (217) 403–
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Center, Suite 235, Columbia, MO
65203, (573) 876–0976/TDD (573)
876–9480.
Indiana
USDA Rural Development State Office,
5975 Lakeside Boulevard,
Indianapolis, IN 46278–1996, (317)
290–3100/TDD (317) 290–3340.
USDA Rural Development State Office,
3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200, East
Lansing, MI 48823, (517) 324–5190/
TDD (517) 337–6795.
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Montana
USDA Rural Development State Office,
P. O. Box 850, 900 Technology Blvd.,
Unit 1, Suite B, Bozeman, MT
59771, (406) 585–2580/TDD (406)
585–2562.
Nebraska
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 152, 100
Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE
68508, (402) 437–5551/TDD (402)
437–5093.
Nevada
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1390 South Curry Street, Carson City,
NV 89703–9910, (775) 887–1222/
TDD (775) 885–0633.
New Jersey
USDA Rural Development State Office,
5th Floor North, Suite 500, 8000
Midlantic Drive, Mt. Laurel, NJ
08054, (856) 787–7700.
New Mexico
USDA Rural Development State Office,
6200 Jefferson Street, NE., Room 255,
Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505)
761–4950/TDD (505) 761–4938.
New York
USDA Rural Development State Office,
The Galleries of Syracuse, 441 South
Salina Street, Suite 357, Syracuse,
NY 13202–2541, (315) 477–6435/
TDD (315) 477–6447.
North Carolina
USDA Rural Development State Office,
4405 Bland Road, Suite 260, Raleigh,
NC 27609, (919) 873–2000/TDD
(919) 873–2003.
North Dakota
USDA Rural Development State Office,
P. O. Box 1737, Federal Building,
Room 208, 220 East Rosser Avenue,
Bismarck, ND 58502–1737, (701)
530–2037/TDD (701) 530–2113.
Ohio
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 507, 200
North High Street, Columbus, OH
43215–2418, (614) 255–2500/TDD
(614) 255–2554.
Missouri
Oklahoma
USDA Rural Development State Office,
100 USDA, Suite 108, Stillwater,
OK 74074–2654, (405) 742–1000/
TDD (405) 742–1007.
USDA Rural Development State Office,
601 Business Loop 70 West, Parkade
Oregon
USDA Rural Development State Office,
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101 SW Main Street, Suite 1410,
Portland, OR 97204–3222, (503)
414–3300/TDD (503) 414–3387.
Pennsylvania
USDA Rural Development State Office,
One Credit Union Place, Suite 330,
Harrisburg, PA 17110–2996, (717)
237–2299/TDD (717) 237–2261.
Puerto Rico
USDA Rural Development State Office,
654 Munoz Rivera Avenue, IBM
Building, Suite 601, San Juan,
Puerto Rico 00918–6106, (787) 766–
5095/TDD (787) 766–5332.
South Carolina
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Strom Thurmond Federal Building,
1835 Assembly Street, Room 1007,
Columbia, SC 29201, (803) 765–
5163/TDD (803) 765–5697.
South Dakota
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 210, 200 4th
Street, SW., Huron, SD 57350, (605)
352–1100/TDD (605) 352–1147.
Tennessee
USDA Rural Development State Office,
3322 West End Avenue, Suite 300,
Nashville, TN 37203–1084, (615)
783–1300.
Texas
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Suite 102, 101
South Main Street, Temple, TX
76501, (254) 742–9700/TDD (254)
742–9712.
Utah
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building,
125 South State Street, Room 4311,
Salt Lake City, UT 84138, (801)
524–4320/TDD (801) 524–3309.
Vermont/New Hampshire
USDA Rural Development State Office,
City Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street,
Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828–
6010/TDD (802) 223–6365.
Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Culpeper Building, Suite 238, 1606
Santa Rosa Road, Richmond, VA
23229–5014, (804) 287–1552/TDD
(804) 287–1753.
Washington
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1835 Black Lake Boulevard, SW.,
Suite B, Olympia, WA 98512–5715,
(360) 704–7715.
West Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office,
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Room 320, Morgantown, WV
26505–7500, (304) 284–4860/TDD
(304) 284–4836.
Wisconsin
USDA Rural Development State Office,
4949 Kirschling Court, Stevens Point,
WI 54481, (715) 345–7615/TDD
(715) 345–7614.
Wyoming
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 1005, 100
East B Street, Casper, WY 82601,
(307) 233–6700/TDD (307) 233–
6733.
The
passenger transportation portion of the
RBEG program is authorized by section
310B(c)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (CONACT) (7
U.S.C. 1932(c)(2)). The RBEG program is
administered on behalf of RBS at the
State level by the Rural Development
State Offices. The primary objective of
the program is to improve the economic
conditions of rural areas. Assistance
provided to rural areas under this
program may include on-site technical
assistance to local and regional
governments, public transit agencies,
and related nonprofit and for-profit
organizations in rural areas; the
development of training materials; and
the provision of necessary training
assistance to local officials and agencies
in rural areas.
Awards under the RBEG passenger
transportation program are made on a
competitive basis using specific
selection criteria contained in 7 CFR
part 1942, subpart G, and in accordance
with section 310B(c)(2) of the CONACT.
That subpart also contains the
information required to be in the
application package. For the $248,000
grant, at least 75 percent of the benefits
of the project must be received by
members of federally recognized tribes.
The project that scores the greatest
number of points based on the selection
criteria and Administrator’s points will
be selected for each grant.
Preapplications will be tentatively
scored by the State Offices and
submitted to the National Office for
review, final scoring, and selection.
To be considered ‘‘national,’’ a
qualified organization is required to
provide evidence that it operates in
multi-State areas. There is not a
requirement to use the grant funds in a
multi-State area. Under this notice,
grants will be made to qualified, private,
non-profit organizations for the
provision of technical assistance and
training to rural communities for the
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purpose of improving passenger
transportation services or facilities.
Public bodies are not eligible for
passenger transportation RBEG grants.
The information collection
requirements contained within this
Notice have received approval by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under OMB Control Number
0570–0022 (7 CFR part 1942, subpart G).
Fiscal Year 2005 Preapplications
Submission: Each application received
in a Rural Development State Office will
be reviewed to determine if this
application is consistent with the
eligible purposes contained in section
310B(c)(2) of the CONACT. Each
selection priority criterion outlined in 7
CFR part 1942, subpart G, section
1942.305(b)(3), must be addressed in the
application. Failure to address any of
the criteria will result in a zero-point
score for that criterion and impact the
overall evaluation of the application.
Copies of 7 CFR part 1942, subpart G,
will be provided to any interested
applicant making a request to a Rural
Development State Office listed in this
notice. All projects to receive technical
assistance through these passenger
transportation grant funds are to be
identified when the preapplications are
submitted to the Rural Development
State Office. Multiple project
preapplications must identify each
individual project, indicate the amount
of funding requested for each individual
project, and address the criteria as
stated above for each individual project.
For multiple-project preapplications,
the average of the individual project
scores will be the score for that
application.
All eligible preapplications, along
with tentative scoring sheets and the
Rural Development State Director’s
recommendation, will be referred to the
National Office no later than June 17,
2005, for final scoring and selection for
an award.
The National Office will score
preapplications based on the grant
selection criteria and weights contained
in 7 CFR part 1942, subpart G and will
select a grantee subject to the grantee’s
satisfactory submission of a formal
application and related materials in the
manner and timeframe established by
RBS in accordance with 7 CFR part
1942, subpart G. It is anticipated that
the grantees will be selected by July 29,
2005. All applicants will be notified by
RBS of the Agency’s decision on the
awards.
Nondiscrimination Statement: ‘‘The
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
(Departmental Regulation 4300–3),
prohibits discrimination in all its
programs and activities on the basis of
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race, color, national origin, sex, religion,
age, disability, political beliefs, sexual
orientation, or marital or family status
in employment or in any program or
activity conducted or funded by the
Department. (Not all prohibited bases
apply to all programs.) Persons with
disabilities who require alternative
means for communication of program
information (Braille, large print,
audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s
TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600
(voice and TDD).
To file a complaint of discrimination,
write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil
Rights, STOP 9410, Room 326–W,
Whitten Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
9410 or call (202) 720–5964 (voice and
TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.’’
Dated: February 23, 2005.
Peter J. Thomas,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Inviting Applications for Rural
Business Opportunity Grants
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS), an Agency
within the Rural Development mission
area, announces the availability of
grants of up to $50,000 per application
from the Rural Business Opportunity
Grant (RBOG) Program for fiscal year
(FY) 2005, to be competitively awarded.
For multi-State projects, grant funds of
up to $150,000 will be available on a
competitive basis.
The deadline for the receipt of
applications in the Rural Development
State Office is May 27, 2005. Any
applications received at a Rural
Development State Office after that date
would not be considered for FY 2005
funding.
DATES:
For further information,
entities wishing to apply for assistance
should contact a Rural Development
State Office to receive copies of the
application package. Potential
applicants located in the District of
Columbia must send their applications
to the National Office at:
ADDRESSES:
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Alabama
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Sterling Center, Suite 601, 4121
Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL 36106–
3683, (334) 279–3400/TTD (334) 279–3495.
Alaska
USDA Rural Development State Office, 800
West Evergreen, Suite 201, Palmer, AK
99645–6539, (907) 761–7705/TDD (907)
761–8905.
Arizona
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Phoenix Corporate Center, 230 N. First
Ave., Suite 206, Phoenix, AZ 85003–1706,
(602) 280–8700/TTD (602) 280–8705.
Arkansas
USDA Rural Development State Office,
USDA Service Center, 700 West Capitol
Avenue, Room 3416, Little Rock, AR
72201–3225, (501) 301–3200/TTD (501)
301–3279.
California
USDA Rural Development State Office, 430 G
Street, Agency 4169, Davis, CA 95616–
4169, (530) 792–5800/TTD (530) 792–5848.
Colorado
USDA Rural Development State Office, 655
Parfet Street, Room E–100, Lakewood, CO
80215, (720) 544–2903/TDD (720) 544–
2976.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
District of Columbia
Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA,
Specialty Lenders Division, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6867,
STOP 3225, Washington, DC 20250–3225,
(202) 720–1400.
A list of Rural Development State Offices
follows:
Delaware-Maryland
USDA Rural Development State Office, 4607
South DuPont Highway, P.O. Box 400,
Camden, DE 19934–9998, (302) 697–4300/
TDD (302) 697–4303.
Florida/Virgin Islands
USDA Rural Development State Office, P.O.
Box 147010, 4440 NW. 25th Place,
Gainesville, FL 32606, (352) 338–3402/
TDD (352) 338–3499.
Georgia
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Stephens Federal Building, 355 E. Hancock
Avenue, Athens, GA 30601–2768, (706)
546–2162/TDD (706) 546–2034.
Hawaii
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 311, 154
Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720, (808)
933–8380/TDD (808) 933–8321.
Idaho
USDA Rural Development State Office, 9173
West Barnes Dr., Suite A1, Boise, ID 83709,
(208) 378–5600/TDD (208) 378–5644.
Illinois
USDA Rural Development State Office, 2118
West Park Court, Suite A, Champaign, IL
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61821, (217) 403–6202/TDD (217) 403–
6240.
Indiana
USDA Rural Development State Office, 5975
Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN
46278–1996, (317) 290–3100/TDD (317)
290–3340.
Iowa
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 873, 210 Walnut
Street, Des Moines, IA 50309–2196, (515)
284–4663/TDD (515) 284–4558.
Kansas
USDA Rural Development State Office, Suite
100, 1303 SW First American Place,
Topeka, KS 66604, (785) 271–2700/TDD
(785) 271–2767.
Kentucky
USDA Rural Development State Office, 771
Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, KY
40503–5477, (859) 224–7300/TDD (859)
224–7422.
Louisiana
USDA Rural Development State Office, 3727
Government Street, Alexandria, LA 71302,
(318) 473–7921/TDD (318) 473–7655.
Maine
USDA Rural Development State Office, P.O.
Box 405, 967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 4,
Bangor, ME 04402–0405, (207) 990–9160/
TTD (207) 942–7331.
Massachusetts/Rhode Island/Connecticut
USDA Rural Development State Office, 451
West Street, Suite 2, Amherst, MA 01002–
2999, (413) 253–4300/TDD (413) 253–4318.
Michigan
USDA Rural Development State Office, 3001
Coolidge Road, Suite 200, East Lansing, MI
48823, (517) 324–5190/TDD (517) 337–
6795.
Minnesota
USDA Rural Development State Office, 410
Farm Credit Service Building, 375 Jackson
Street, St. Paul, MN 55101–1853, (651)
602–7800/TDD (651) 602–3799.
Mississippi
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Suite 831, 100 West
Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269, (601)
965–4318/TDD (601) 965–5850.
Missouri
USDA Rural Development State Office, 601
Business Loop 70 West, Parkade Center,
Suite 235, Columbia, MO 65203, (573)
876–0976/TDD (573) 876–9480.
Montana
USDA Rural Development State Office, P.O.
Box 850, 900 Technology Blvd., Unit 1,
Suite B, Bozeman, MT 59771, (406) 585–
2580/TDD (406) 585–2562.
Nebraska
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 152, 100
Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508,
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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12844-12847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5126]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business--Cooperative Service
Inviting Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program Preapplications
for Technical Assistance for Rural Transportation Systems
AGENCY: Rural Business--Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS), an Agency within
the Rural Development mission area, announces the availability of two
individual grants: one single $496,000 grant from the passenger
transportation funds appropriated for the RBS Rural Business Enterprise
Grant (RBEG) program and another single $248,000 grant from the
Federally Recognized Native American Tribes' funds appropriated for RBS
under the RBEG program for fiscal year (FY) 2005. Each grant is to be
competitively awarded to a qualified national organization. These
grants are to provide technical assistance for rural transportation.
DATES: The deadline for receipt of preapplications in the Rural
Development State Office is May 16, 2005. Preapplications received at a
Rural Development State Office after that date would not be considered
for FY 2005 funding.
ADDRESSES: For further information, entities wishing to apply for
assistance should contact a Rural Development State Office to obtain
copies of the pre-application package. A list of Rural Development
State Offices follows:
District of Columbia
Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA,
Specialty Lenders Division, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP
3225, Room 6867, Washington, DC 20250-3225, (202) 720-1400.
Alabama
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Sterling Center, Suite 601, 4121 Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL
36106-3683, (334) 279-3400/TTD (334) 279-3495.
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Alaska
USDA Rural Development State Office,
800 West Evergreen, Suite 201, Palmer, AK 99645-6539, (907) 761-
7705/TDD (907) 761-8905.
Arizona
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Phoenix Corporate Center, 230 N. First Ave., Suite 206, Phoenix, AZ
85003-1706, (602) 280-8700/TTD (602) 280-8705.
Arkansas
USDA Rural Development State Office,
USDA Service Center, 700 West Capitol Avenue, Room 3416, Little
Rock, AR 72201-3225, (501) 301-3200/TTD (501) 301-3279.
California
USDA Rural Development State Office,
430 G Street, Agency 4169, Davis, CA 95616-4169, (530) 792-5800/TTD
(530) 792-5848.
Colorado
USDA Rural Development State Office,
655 Parfet Street, Room E-100, Lakewood, CO 80215, (720) 544-2903/
TDD (720) 544-2976.
Delaware-Maryland
USDA Rural Development State Office,
4607 South DuPont Highway, P.O. Box 400, Camden, DE 19934-9998,
(302) 697-4300/TDD (302) 697-4303.
Florida/Virgin Islands
USDA Rural Development State Office,
P.O. Box 147010, 4440 NW. 25th Place, Gainesville, FL 32606, (352)
338-3402/TDD (352) 338-3499.
Georgia
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Stephens Federal Building, 355 E. Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601-
2768, (706) 546-2162/TDD (706) 546-2034.
Hawaii
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 311, 154 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720,
(808) 933-8380/TDD (808) 933-8321.
Idaho
USDA Rural Development State Office,
9173 West Barnes Dr., Suite A1, Boise, ID 83709, (208) 378-5600/TDD
(208) 378-5644.
Illinois
USDA Rural Development State Office,
2118 West Park Court, Suite A, Champaign, IL 61821, (217) 403-6202/
TDD (217) 403-6240.
Indiana
USDA Rural Development State Office,
5975 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46278-1996, (317) 290-
3100/TDD (317) 290-3340.
Iowa
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 873, 210 Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA
50309-2196, (515) 284-4663/TDD (515) 284-4558.
Kansas
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Suite 100, 1303 SW First American Place, Topeka, KS 66604, (785)
271-2700/TDD (785) 271-2767.
Kentucky
USDA Rural Development State Office,
771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, KY 40503-5477, (859)
224-7300/TDD (859) 224-7422.
Louisiana
USDA Rural Development State Office,
3727 Government Street, Alexandria, LA 71302, (318) 473-7921/TDD
(318) 473-7655.
Maine
USDA Rural Development State Office,
P. O. Box 405, 967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 4, Bangor, ME 04402-0405,
(207) 990-9160/TTD (207) 942-7331.
Massachusetts/Rhode Island/Connecticut
USDA Rural Development State Office,
451 West Street, Suite 2, Amherst, MA 01002-2999, (413) 253-4300/
TDD (413) 253-4318.
Michigan
USDA Rural Development State Office,
3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200, East Lansing, MI 48823, (517) 324-
5190/TDD (517) 337-6795.
Minnesota
USDA Rural Development State Office,
410 Farm Credit Service Building, 375 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN
55101-1853, (651) 602-7800/TDD (651) 602-3799.
Mississippi
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Suite 831, 100 West Capitol Street, Jackson, MS
39269, (601) 965-4318/TDD (601) 965-5850.
Missouri
USDA Rural Development State Office,
601 Business Loop 70 West, Parkade Center, Suite 235, Columbia, MO
65203, (573) 876-0976/TDD (573) 876-9480.
Montana
USDA Rural Development State Office,
P. O. Box 850, 900 Technology Blvd., Unit 1, Suite B, Bozeman, MT
59771, (406) 585-2580/TDD (406) 585-2562.
Nebraska
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 152, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE
68508, (402) 437-5551/TDD (402) 437-5093.
Nevada
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1390 South Curry Street, Carson City, NV 89703-9910, (775) 887-
1222/TDD (775) 885-0633.
New Jersey
USDA Rural Development State Office,
5th Floor North, Suite 500, 8000 Midlantic Drive, Mt. Laurel, NJ
08054, (856) 787-7700.
New Mexico
USDA Rural Development State Office,
6200 Jefferson Street, NE., Room 255, Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505)
761-4950/TDD (505) 761-4938.
New York
USDA Rural Development State Office,
The Galleries of Syracuse, 441 South Salina Street, Suite 357,
Syracuse, NY 13202-2541, (315) 477-6435/TDD (315) 477-6447.
North Carolina
USDA Rural Development State Office,
4405 Bland Road, Suite 260, Raleigh, NC 27609, (919) 873-2000/TDD
(919) 873-2003.
North Dakota
USDA Rural Development State Office,
P. O. Box 1737, Federal Building, Room 208, 220 East Rosser Avenue,
Bismarck, ND 58502-1737, (701) 530-2037/TDD (701) 530-2113.
Ohio
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 507, 200 North High Street, Columbus, OH
43215-2418, (614) 255-2500/TDD (614) 255-2554.
Oklahoma
USDA Rural Development State Office, 100 USDA, Suite 108, Stillwater,
OK 74074-2654, (405) 742-1000/TDD (405) 742-1007.
Oregon
USDA Rural Development State Office,
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101 SW Main Street, Suite 1410, Portland, OR 97204-3222, (503) 414-
3300/TDD (503) 414-3387.
Pennsylvania
USDA Rural Development State Office,
One Credit Union Place, Suite 330, Harrisburg, PA 17110-2996, (717)
237-2299/TDD (717) 237-2261.
Puerto Rico
USDA Rural Development State Office,
654 Munoz Rivera Avenue, IBM Building, Suite 601, San Juan, Puerto
Rico 00918-6106, (787) 766-5095/TDD (787) 766-5332.
South Carolina
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Strom Thurmond Federal Building, 1835 Assembly Street, Room 1007,
Columbia, SC 29201, (803) 765-5163/TDD (803) 765-5697.
South Dakota
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 210, 200 4th Street, SW., Huron, SD 57350,
(605) 352-1100/TDD (605) 352-1147.
Tennessee
USDA Rural Development State Office,
3322 West End Avenue, Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37203-1084, (615)
783-1300.
Texas
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 South Main Street, Temple, TX
76501, (254) 742-9700/TDD (254) 742-9712.
Utah
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 South State Street, Room
4311, Salt Lake City, UT 84138, (801) 524-4320/TDD (801) 524-3309.
Vermont/New Hampshire
USDA Rural Development State Office,
City Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602, (802)
828-6010/TDD (802) 223-6365.
Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Culpeper Building, Suite 238, 1606 Santa Rosa Road, Richmond, VA
23229-5014, (804) 287-1552/TDD (804) 287-1753.
Washington
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1835 Black Lake Boulevard, SW., Suite B, Olympia, WA 98512-5715,
(360) 704-7715.
West Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, 75 High Street, Room 320, Morgantown, WV 26505-
7500, (304) 284-4860/TDD (304) 284-4836.
Wisconsin
USDA Rural Development State Office,
4949 Kirschling Court, Stevens Point, WI 54481, (715) 345-7615/TDD
(715) 345-7614.
Wyoming
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 1005, 100 East B Street, Casper, WY 82601,
(307) 233-6700/TDD (307) 233-6733.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The passenger transportation portion of the
RBEG program is authorized by section 310B(c)(2) of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (CONACT) (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)(2)). The RBEG
program is administered on behalf of RBS at the State level by the
Rural Development State Offices. The primary objective of the program
is to improve the economic conditions of rural areas. Assistance
provided to rural areas under this program may include on-site
technical assistance to local and regional governments, public transit
agencies, and related nonprofit and for-profit organizations in rural
areas; the development of training materials; and the provision of
necessary training assistance to local officials and agencies in rural
areas.
Awards under the RBEG passenger transportation program are made on
a competitive basis using specific selection criteria contained in 7
CFR part 1942, subpart G, and in accordance with section 310B(c)(2) of
the CONACT. That subpart also contains the information required to be
in the application package. For the $248,000 grant, at least 75 percent
of the benefits of the project must be received by members of federally
recognized tribes. The project that scores the greatest number of
points based on the selection criteria and Administrator's points will
be selected for each grant. Preapplications will be tentatively scored
by the State Offices and submitted to the National Office for review,
final scoring, and selection.
To be considered ``national,'' a qualified organization is required
to provide evidence that it operates in multi-State areas. There is not
a requirement to use the grant funds in a multi-State area. Under this
notice, grants will be made to qualified, private, non-profit
organizations for the provision of technical assistance and training to
rural communities for the purpose of improving passenger transportation
services or facilities. Public bodies are not eligible for passenger
transportation RBEG grants.
The information collection requirements contained within this
Notice have received approval by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under OMB Control Number 0570-0022 (7 CFR part 1942, subpart G).
Fiscal Year 2005 Preapplications Submission: Each application
received in a Rural Development State Office will be reviewed to
determine if this application is consistent with the eligible purposes
contained in section 310B(c)(2) of the CONACT. Each selection priority
criterion outlined in 7 CFR part 1942, subpart G, section
1942.305(b)(3), must be addressed in the application. Failure to
address any of the criteria will result in a zero-point score for that
criterion and impact the overall evaluation of the application. Copies
of 7 CFR part 1942, subpart G, will be provided to any interested
applicant making a request to a Rural Development State Office listed
in this notice. All projects to receive technical assistance through
these passenger transportation grant funds are to be identified when
the preapplications are submitted to the Rural Development State
Office. Multiple project preapplications must identify each individual
project, indicate the amount of funding requested for each individual
project, and address the criteria as stated above for each individual
project. For multiple-project preapplications, the average of the
individual project scores will be the score for that application.
All eligible preapplications, along with tentative scoring sheets
and the Rural Development State Director's recommendation, will be
referred to the National Office no later than June 17, 2005, for final
scoring and selection for an award.
The National Office will score preapplications based on the grant
selection criteria and weights contained in 7 CFR part 1942, subpart G
and will select a grantee subject to the grantee's satisfactory
submission of a formal application and related materials in the manner
and timeframe established by RBS in accordance with 7 CFR part 1942,
subpart G. It is anticipated that the grantees will be selected by July
29, 2005. All applicants will be notified by RBS of the Agency's
decision on the awards.
Nondiscrimination Statement: ``The U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) (Departmental Regulation 4300-3), prohibits discrimination in
all its programs and activities on the basis of
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race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political
beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status in employment
or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department.
(Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program
information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director,
Office of Civil Rights, STOP 9410, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-
5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and
employer.''
Dated: February 23, 2005.
Peter J. Thomas,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
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