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validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
information collection on those who are
to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Done at Washington, DC, this 6th day of
October 2009.
Rajiv J. Shah,
Chief Scientist, USDA, Under Secretary for
REE.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request: Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Education and Administrative
Reporting System (EARS)
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice invites the general public and
other public agencies to comment on a
proposed information collection. The
proposed collection is an extension,
without change, of a currently approved
collection.
The purpose of the Education and
Administrative Reporting System
(EARS) form is to collect uniform and
standard information on nutrition
education activities (SNAP–Ed) funded
by SNAP. The data collected will inform
management decisions, support policy
initiatives, and provide documentation
for legislative, budget and other requests
that support planning within the
agency.
Written comments must be
submitted on or before December 14,
2009.
DATES:
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information has practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions that
were used; (c) ways to enhance the
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quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Jane
Duffield, Chief, State Administration
Branch, Program Accountability and
Administration Division, Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food and
Nutrition Service, 3101 Park Center
Drive, Room 818, Alexandria, VA
22302. Comments may also be
submitted via fax to the attention of Jane
Duffield at 703–605–0795, Room 824 or
via e-mail to jane.duffield@fns.usda.gov.
Comments will also be accepted through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
All written comments will be open for
public inspection at the office of the
Food and Nutrition Service during
regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday) at 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 824
Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval.
All comments will also be a matter of
public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the proposed information
collection form and instructions should
be directed to Jane Duffield at (703)
605–4385.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Education and Administrative
Reporting System.
OMB Number: 0584–0542.
Form Number: FNS–759.
Expiration Date: 08/31/2010.
Type of Request: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: The Food and Nutrition
Service (FNS) developed the Education
and Administrative Reporting System
(EARS) for the nutrition education
(SNAP–Ed) component of the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP), which is provided for
in Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020 (f)(3)(B)(ii)).
In 2003, the Agency convened a
workgroup of diverse stakeholders to
assist with this task, including people
from the State, local, and federal levels,
as well as academia.
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The EARS form was approved by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2007. The
first phase of EARS implementation,
launched in FY 2008, required SNAP
State agencies to report on financial
questions #9 and #10 on the EARS form.
Full implementation of all applicable
EARS questions is required of SNAP
State agencies by FY 2010.
EARS provides uniform data and
information about the nutrition
education activities of all participating
States across the country. Data collected
on the EARS form includes
demographic characteristics of
participants receiving nutrition
education benefits, information about
education topics and strategies, and use
of resources. The EARS form is designed
as an annual report that SNAP State
agencies submit using the Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) web-based Food
Program Reporting System (FPRS).
FPRS is available to SNAP State
agencies between October 15 and
December 30 of each year for the
submission of EARS data for the prior
FY’s nutrition education activities.
Affected Public: Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
State Agencies, and implementing
partners such as extension universities
and non-profit organizations and local
program operators.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
52.
Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
52.
Hours per Response: 54.
Total Annual Reporting Hours: 2,808.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,808.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 52
SNAP State agencies.
Dated: October 5, 2009.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Inviting Applications for the Rural
Economic Development Loan and
Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2010
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This Notice is to invite
applications for loans and grants under
the Rural Economic Development Loan
and Grant (REDLG) program pursuant to
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7 CFR part 4280, subpart A for fiscal
year (FY) 2010 subject to the availability
of funding. The commitment of program
dollars will be made to applicants of
selected responses that have fulfilled
the necessary requirements for
obligation. Expenses incurred in
developing applications will be at the
applicant’s risk. Historically, Congress
has appropriated funding for these
programs. This Notice is being issued
prior to passage of a FY 2010
Appropriations Act, which may or may
not provide an appropriation for these
programs, to allow applicants sufficient
time to leverage financing, submit
applications, and give the Agency time
to process applications within the 2010
fiscal year. A subsequent notice
identifying the amount received in the
appropriations will be published, if any.
DATES: The deadline for receipt of
applications in the USDA Rural
Development State Office is: First
Quarter, September 30, 2009; Second
Quarter, December 31, 2009; Third
Quarter, March 31, 2010; and Fourth
Quarter, June 30, 2010.
Submit applications in
paper format to the USDA Rural
Development State Office in the state
where your project is located. A list of
the USDA Rural Development State
Offices addresses and telephone
numbers are as follows:
ADDRESSES:
District of Columbia
USDA Rural Development, 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 Centre, Suite 601, 4121
Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL
36106–3683, (334) 279–3400/TDD
(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.
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Arizona
USDA Rural Development State Office,
230 N. 1st First Ave., Suite 206,
Phoenix, AZ 85003, (602) 280–8701/
TDD (602) 280–8705.
Arkansas
USDA Rural Development State Office,
700 West Capitol Avenue, Room 3416,
Little Rock, AR 72201–3225, (501)
301–3200/TDD (501) 301–3279.
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California
USDA Rural Development State Office,
430 G Street, # 4169, Davis, CA
95616–4169, (530) 792–5800/TDD
(530) 792–5848.
Colorado
USDA Rural Development State Office,
655 Parfet Street, Room E100,
Lakewood, CO 80215, (720) 544–
2903/TDD (720) 544–2976.
Delaware-Maryland
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1221 College Park Drive, Suite 200,
Dover, DE 19904, (302) 857–3580/
TDD (302) 857–3585.
Florida/Virgin Islands
USDA Rural Development State Office,
4440 NW 25th Place, P.O. Box
147010, Gainesville, FL 32614–7010,
(352) 338–3400/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 W. Park Court, Suite A,
Champaign, IL 61821, (217) 403–
6200/TDD (217) 403–6240.
Indiana
USDA Rural Development State Office,
5975 Lakeside Boulevard,
Indianapolis, IN 46278, (317) 290–
3100/TDD (317) 290–3343.
Iowa
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 873, 210
Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309,
(515) 284–4663/TDD (515) 284–4858.
Kansas
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1303 S.W. First American Place, Suite
100, Topeka, KS 66604–4040, (785)
271–2700/TDD (785) 271–2767.
Kentucky
USDA Rural Development State Office,
771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200,
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Lexington, KY 40503, (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,
967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 4, P.O. Box
405, Bangor, ME 04402–0405, (207)
990–9160/TDD (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) 253–4590.
Michigan
USDA Rural Development State Office,
3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200, East
Lansing, MI 48823, (517) 324–5190/
TDD (517) 324–5169.
Minnesota
USDA Rural Development State Office,
375 Jackson Street, Suite 410, St. Paul,
MN 55101–1853, (651) 602–7800/TDD
(651) 602–3799.
Mississippi
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Suite 831, 100 W.
Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269,
(601) 965–4316/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,
900 Technology Boulevard, Suite B,
P.O. Box 850, 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 89703–5146, (775) 887–1222/TDD
(775) 885–0633.
New Jersey
USDA Rural Development State Office,
8000 Midlantic Drive, 5th Floor
North, Suite 500, Mt. Laurel, NJ
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South Dakota
Overview
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 210, 200
Fourth Street, SW., Huron, SD 57350,
(605) 352–1100/TDD (605) 352–1147.
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Suite 102, 101
South Main, Temple, TX 76501, (254)
742–9700/TDD (254) 742–9712.
Federal Agency: Rural BusinessCooperative Service.
Funding Opportunity Type: Rural
Economic Development Loans and
Grants.
Announcement Type: Initial
Announcement.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 10.854.
Dates: Application Deadline:
Completed applications must be
received in the State Office as follows:
First Quarter, September 30, 2009;
Second Quarter, December 31, 2009;
Third Quarter, March 31, 2010; and
Fourth Quarter, June 30, 2010.
Utah
I. Funding Opportunity Description
North Dakota
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 208, 220 East
Rosser, P.O. Box 1737, Bismarck, ND
58502–1737,
(701) 530–2037/TDD (701) 530–2113.
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
The Regulations for these programs
are at 7 CFR part 4280, subpart A. The
primary objective of the program is to
promote rural economic development
and job creation projects. Assistance
provided to rural areas, as defined,
under this program may include
business startup costs, business
expansion, business incubators,
technical assistance feasibility studies,
advanced telecommunications services
and computer networks for medical,
educational, and job training services
and community facilities projects for
economic development. Awards are
made on a competitive basis using
specific selection criteria contained in 7
CFR part 4280, subpart A. Information
required to be in the application
includes an SF–424, ‘‘Application for
Federal Assistance;’’ a Resolution of the
Board of Directors; AD–1047,
‘‘Debarment/Suspension Certification;’’
Assurance statement for the Uniform
Act; Restrictions on Lobbying, AD 1049;
‘‘Certification Regarding Drug-Free
Workplace Requirements;’’ RD 400–1,
‘‘Equal Opportunity Agreement;’’ RD
400–4, ‘‘Assurance Agreement;’’ Seismic
certification (if construction); Form RD
1940–20, ‘‘Request for Environmental
Information;’’ RUS Form 7, ‘‘Financial
and Statistical Report;’’ and RUS Form
7a, ‘‘Investments, Loan Guarantees, and
Loans,’’ or similar information; and
written narrative of project description.
Applications will be tentatively scored
by the State Offices and submitted to the
National Office for review.
08054, (856) 787–7700/TDD (856)
787–7784.
New Mexico
USDA Rural Development State Office,
6200 Jefferson Street, NE., Room 255,
Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 761–
4950/TDD (505) 761–4938.
Tennessee
New York
USDA Rural Development State Office,
The Galleries of Syracuse, 441 South
Salina Street, Suite 357, Syracuse, NY
13202–2541, (315) 477–6400/TDD
(315) 477–6447.
USDA Rural Development State Office,
3322 West End Avenue, Suite 300,
Nashville, TN 37203–1084, (615) 783–
1300.
Texas
North Carolina
USDA Rural Development State Office,
4405 Bland Road, Suite 260, Raleigh,
NC 27609, (919) 873–2000/TDD (919)
873–2003.
Ohio
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 507, 200
North High Street, Columbus, OH
43215–2418, (614) 255–2400/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,
1201 NE. Lloyd Blvd., Suite 801,
Portland, OR 97232, (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.
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Puerto Rico
USDA Rural Development State Office,
IBM Building, Suite 601, 654 Munos
Rivera Avenue, San Juan, PR 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.
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USDA Rural Development State Office,
City Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street,
Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828–
6000/TDD (802) 223–6365.
Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1606 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 238,
Richmond, VA 23229–5014, (804)
287–1550/TDD (804) 287–1753.
Washington
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1835 Black Lake Boulevard SW., Suite
B, Olympia, WA 98512–5715, (360)
704–7740/TDD (360) 704–7760.
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) 345–7600/TDD (715)
345–7614.
Wyoming
USDA Rural Development State Office,
100 East B, Federal Building, Room
1005, P.O. Box 11005, Casper, WY
82602–5006, (307) 233–6700/TDD
(307) 233–6733.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Rural Development State Office
identified in this Notice where the
project will be located.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Definitions
The definitions are published at 7
CFR 4280.3.
II. Award Information
Type of Awards: Loans and Grants.
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2010.
Maximum Anticipated Award:
Loans—$740,000; Grant—$300,000.
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III. Eligibility Information
A. Eligible Applicants
Loans and grants may be made to any
entity that is identified by USDA Rural
Development as an eligible borrower
under the Rural Electrification Act. In
accordance with 7 CFR 4280.13,
applicants that are not delinquent on
any Federal debt or otherwise
disqualified from participation in these
programs are eligible to apply. An
applicant must be eligible under 7
U.S.C. 940c.
B. Cost Sharing or Matching
For loans, either the Ultimate
Recipient or the Intermediary must
provide supplemental funds for the
project equal to at least 20 percent of the
loan to the Intermediary. For grants, the
Intermediary must provide
supplemental funds for the project equal
to at least 20 percent of the grant to the
Intermediary.
C. Other Eligibility Requirements
Applications will only be accepted for
projects that promote rural economic
development and job creation.
D. Completeness Eligibility
Applications will not be considered
for funding if they do not provide
sufficient information to determine
eligibility or are missing required
elements.
IV. Fiscal Year 2010 Application and
Submission Information
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A. Address To Request Application
Package
For further information, entities
wishing to apply for assistance should
contact the Rural Development State
Office identified in this NOFA to obtain
copies of the application package.
Applicants are encouraged to submit
applications through the Grants.gov
Web site at: https://www.grants.gov.
Applications may be submitted in either
electronic or paper format. Users of
Grants.gov will be able to download a
copy of the application package,
complete it off line, and then upload
and submit the application via the
Grants.gov Web site. Applications may
not be submitted by electronic mail.
• When you enter the Grants.gov Web
site, you will find information about
submitting an application electronically
through the site as well as the hours of
operation. USDA Rural Development
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strongly recommends that you do not
wait until the application deadline date
to begin the application process through
Grants.gov. To use Grants.gov,
applicants must have a Dun and
Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number which can be
obtained at no cost via a toll-free request
line at 1–866–705–5711 or at https://
www.dnb.com.
• You may submit all documents
electronically through the Web site,
including all information typically
included on the application for REDLGs
and all necessary assurances and
certifications.
• After electronically submitting an
application through the Web site, the
applicant will receive an automatic
acknowledgement from Grants.gov that
contains a Grants.gov tracking number.
• USDA Rural Development may
request that the applicant provide
original signatures on forms at a later
date.
• If applicants experience technical
difficulties on the closing date and are
unable to meet the deadline, you may
submit a paper copy of your application
to your respective Rural Development
State Office. Paper applications
submitted to a Rural Development State
Office must meet the closing date and
local time deadline.
Please note that applicants must
locate the downloadable application
package for this program by the Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance Number
or FedGrants Funding Opportunity
Number, which can be found at https://
www.grants.gov.
V. Application Review Information
B. Content and Form of Submission
Anticipated Award Dates: First
Quarter, December 15, 2009; Second
Quarter, March 16, 2010; Third Quarter,
June 15, 2010; and Fourth Quarter,
September 15, 2010.
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In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the information
collection requirement contained in this
Notice is approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
OMB Control Number 0570–0024.
An application must contain all of the
required elements. Each selection
priority criterion outlined in 7 CFR
4280.42(b), must be addressed in the
application. Failure to address any of
the criteria will result in a zero-point
score for that criterion and will impact
the overall evaluation of the application.
Copies of 7 CFR part 4280, subpart A,
will be provided to any interested
applicant making a request to a Rural
Development State Office listed in this
notice.
C. Submission Dates and Times
Application Deadline Dates: First
Quarter, September 30, 2009, Second
Quarter, December 31, 2009, Third
Quarter, March 31, 2010, and Fourth
Quarter, June 30, 2010.
Explanation of Deadlines:
Applications must be in the Rural
Development State Office by the
deadline dates as indicated above.
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The National Office will score
applications based on the grant
selection criteria and weights contained
in 7 CFR part 4280, subpart A, and will
select an Intermediary subject to the
Intermediary’s satisfactory submission
of the additional items required by 7
CFR part 4280, subpart A and the USDA
Rural Development Letter of Conditions.
VI. Award Administration Information
A. Award Notices
Successful applicants will receive
notification for funding from the Rural
Development State Office. Applicants
must comply with all applicable statutes
and regulations before the loan/grant
award will be approved. Provided the
application requirements have not
changed, an application not selected
will be reconsidered in three subsequent
funding competitions for a total of four
competitions. If an application is
withdrawn, it can be resubmitted and
will be evaluated as a new application.
B. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements
Additional requirements that apply to
Intermediary’s selected for this program
can be found in 7 CFR 4280, subpart A.
Applicable provisions of 7 CFR parts
3015, 3019, and 3052 also apply.
VII. Agency Contacts
For general questions about this
announcement, please contact your
Rural Development State Office
identified in this NOFA.
VIII. Paperwork Reduction Act
Nondiscrimination Statement
‘‘The U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all
its programs and activities on the basis
of race, color, national origin, age,
disability, and where applicable, sex,
marital status, familial status, parental
status, religion, sexual orientation,
genetic information, political beliefs,
reprisal, or because all or part of an
individual’s income is derived from any
public assistance program. (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).
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To file a complaint of discrimination,
write to USDA, Director, Office of
Adjudication and Compliance, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–9410, or call
(800) 795–3272 (voice), or (202) 720–
6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal
opportunity provider, employer, and
lender.’’
Dated: September 23, 2009.
Judith A. Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
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Forest Service
Kings River Experimental Watershed
Forest Health and Research Project
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AGENCY: Sierra National Forest, Forest
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
SUMMARY: The Forest Service will
prepare a Kings River Experimental
Watershed Forest Health and Research
Project (KREW Project) Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS). The EIS will
evaluate the environmental effects of the
KREW Project which is designed to treat
portions of the Kings River watershed to
improve forest health and to examine
the short- and long-term effects of these
treatments. The research will lead to
information that will be instrumental in
future land management planning for
the Sierra National Forest (SNF) and
other Sierra Nevada forests.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by
November 13, 2009. The draft
environmental impact statement is
expected December 2009 and the final
environmental impact statement is
expected April 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Judi Tapia, SNF, Supervisor’s Office,
1600 Tollhouse Road, Clovis, CA 93611,
Attn: KREW Project.
Comments may also be sent via e-mail
to jetapia@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to
559–294 4809.
It is important that reviewers provide
their comments at such times and in
such a way that they are useful to the
Agency’s preparation of the EIS. We
intend to use comments received from
the public to help formulate our draft
EIS so please provide any suggestions or
concerns prior to the close of the
comment period.
Comments received in response to
this solicitation, including names and
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addresses of those who comment, will
be part of the public record for this
proposed action. Comments submitted
anonymously will be accepted and
considered, however.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
research information, contact Carolyn
Hunsaker, Ecologist, Pacific Southwest
Research Station (PSW), available by
phone at 559–323–3211 or via e-mail at
chunsaker@fs.fed.us. For forest
management information, contact Judi
Tapia at 559–297–0706 extension 4938
or via e-mail at: jetapia@fs.fed.us.
Information regarding the KREW Project
EIS can be found on the SNF Web site
located at: https://www.fs.fed.us/
sierralprojects/.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday.
The Forest
Service routinely conducts land
management activities to help restore
forests to a healthy, diverse, fireresilient condition by reducing stand
densities and fuel loads. Such
management activities involve thinning
forests to reduce competition among
trees for water, nutrients, and sunlight;
to reduce the continuity of fuels; and to
protect and/or reestablish a resilient,
diverse forest ecosystem.
PSW, in collaboration with the SNF,
propose to complete a land management
project to achieve forest health goals,
part of which is the subject of research
to assess the response of the ecosystem
to these management practices. The
forest management practices are
designed for ecological restoration: for
example, to reduce the effects of
uncharacteristic wildfire, drought,
invasive species and insect attack while
providing habitat for wildlife species
including sensitive species such as
California spotted owl, Pacific fisher,
and Yosemite toad.
The proposed KREW Project
activities, implemented under the SNF
Land and Resources Management Plan
(LRMP) as amended by the 2004 SNF
LRMP Amendment, have two coupled
components: Component 1,
management treatments and Component
2, research to examine ecosystem
response to those treatments. The
research has been underway since 2000
to instrument the subject watersheds
and measure baseline (pre-treatment)
ecological response. Upon completion
of the forest restoration treatments
planned post-treatment data collection
will be completed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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The project area encompasses 3,051
acres and has two separate parts: the
KREW Providence Unit (1,899 acres)
and the KREW Bull Unit (1,152 acres).
The KREW Providence Unit is off of the
Dinkey Creek Road, adjacent to the
Providence Creek Road. The KREW Bull
Unit is on Patterson Mountain adjacent
to the Ross Crossing Road and includes
part of the Teakettle Experimental
Forest.
Much is known about vegetative
responses to thinning in terms of growth
rates, resistance to insect attack, and
resulting fire behavior in treated stands.
Less is known about physical,
biological, and chemical responses to
moderate thinning of trees and
application of prescribed fire at a
watershed scale. The KREW Project
research component is a replicated,
paired-watershed research area for
headwater streams in the southern
Sierra Nevada. The KREW Project
research addresses both basic and
applied science questions regarding
sustainable forests for current and future
conditions. The KREW Project research
component is a formal research project
and has a scientist reviewed study plan
that is periodically updated (https://
www.psw.fs.fed.us/snrc/water/
kingsriver). The Forest Service already
collects data at eight instrumented
watersheds on the following topics to
meet KREW Project research goals:
• Hydrology.
• Meteorology.
• Air quality.
• Sediment & turbidity.
• Soils & geomorphology.
• Water chemistry.
• Biology.
—Stream macroinvertebrates.
—Algae.
—Riparian & upland vegetation & fuels.
—Yosemite toad.
In June of 2009, the Sierra Nevada
Alliance highlighted the need to
monitor, protect and restore Sierra
Nevada headwater resources. The
KREW Project is uniquely positioned to
allow researchers to collect data from an
area where a particular management
practice is applied along with
corresponding data from a similar, but
untreated area. By conducting various
types of thinning and prescribed fire
treatments and comparing data from
paired areas, the proposed research
project is intended to evaluate the
watershed-scale effects of management
activities designed to create a more
sustainable forest in a financially viable
way.
Purpose and Need for Action
The KREW Project has two goals: the
SNF’s goal of forest health treatment for
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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52736-52740]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Inviting Applications for the Rural Economic Development Loan and
Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2010
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This Notice is to invite applications for loans and grants
under the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) program
pursuant to
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7 CFR part 4280, subpart A for fiscal year (FY) 2010 subject to the
availability of funding. The commitment of program dollars will be made
to applicants of selected responses that have fulfilled the necessary
requirements for obligation. Expenses incurred in developing
applications will be at the applicant's risk. Historically, Congress
has appropriated funding for these programs. This Notice is being
issued prior to passage of a FY 2010 Appropriations Act, which may or
may not provide an appropriation for these programs, to allow
applicants sufficient time to leverage financing, submit applications,
and give the Agency time to process applications within the 2010 fiscal
year. A subsequent notice identifying the amount received in the
appropriations will be published, if any.
DATES: The deadline for receipt of applications in the USDA Rural
Development State Office is: First Quarter, September 30, 2009; Second
Quarter, December 31, 2009; Third Quarter, March 31, 2010; and Fourth
Quarter, June 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications in paper format to the USDA Rural
Development State Office in the state where your project is located. A
list of the USDA Rural Development State Offices addresses and
telephone numbers are as follows:
District of Columbia
USDA Rural Development, 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 Centre, Suite 601, 4121
Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL 36106-3683, (334) 279-3400/TDD (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, 230 N. 1st First Ave., Suite 206,
Phoenix, AZ 85003, (602) 280-8701/TDD (602) 280-8705.
Arkansas
USDA Rural Development State Office, 700 West Capitol Avenue, Room
3416, Little Rock, AR 72201-3225, (501) 301-3200/TDD (501) 301-3279.
California
USDA Rural Development State Office, 430 G Street, 4169,
Davis, CA 95616-4169, (530) 792-5800/TDD (530) 792-5848.
Colorado
USDA Rural Development State Office, 655 Parfet Street, Room E100,
Lakewood, CO 80215, (720) 544-2903/TDD (720) 544-2976.
Delaware-Maryland
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1221 College Park Drive, Suite
200, Dover, DE 19904, (302) 857-3580/TDD (302) 857-3585.
Florida/Virgin Islands
USDA Rural Development State Office, 4440 NW 25th Place, P.O. Box
147010, Gainesville, FL 32614-7010, (352) 338-3400/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 W. Park Court, Suite A,
Champaign, IL 61821, (217) 403-6200/TDD (217) 403-6240.
Indiana
USDA Rural Development State Office, 5975 Lakeside Boulevard,
Indianapolis, IN 46278, (317) 290-3100/TDD (317) 290-3343.
Iowa
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Room 873, 210
Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, (515) 284-4663/TDD (515) 284-4858.
Kansas
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1303 S.W. First American Place,
Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66604-4040, (785) 271-2700/TDD (785) 271-2767.
Kentucky
USDA Rural Development State Office, 771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200,
Lexington, KY 40503, (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, 967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 4, P.O.
Box 405, Bangor, ME 04402-0405, (207) 990-9160/TDD (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) 253-4590.
Michigan
USDA Rural Development State Office, 3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200,
East Lansing, MI 48823, (517) 324-5190/TDD (517) 324-5169.
Minnesota
USDA Rural Development State Office, 375 Jackson Street, Suite 410, St.
Paul, MN 55101-1853, (651) 602-7800/TDD (651) 602-3799.
Mississippi
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Suite 831, 100
W. Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269, (601) 965-4316/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, 900 Technology Boulevard, Suite B,
P.O. Box 850, 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 89703-5146, (775) 887-1222/TDD (775) 885-0633.
New Jersey
USDA Rural Development State Office, 8000 Midlantic Drive, 5th Floor
North, Suite 500, Mt. Laurel, NJ
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08054, (856) 787-7700/TDD (856) 787-7784.
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-
6400/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, Federal Building, Room 208, 220
East Rosser, P.O. Box 1737, 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) 255-2400/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, 1201 NE. Lloyd Blvd., Suite 801,
Portland, OR 97232, (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, IBM Building, Suite 601, 654 Munos
Rivera Avenue, San Juan, PR 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
Fourth 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, 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) 828-6000/TDD (802) 223-6365.
Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1606 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 238,
Richmond, VA 23229-5014, (804) 287-1550/TDD (804) 287-1753.
Washington
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1835 Black Lake Boulevard SW.,
Suite B, Olympia, WA 98512-5715, (360) 704-7740/TDD (360) 704-7760.
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) 345-7600/TDD (715) 345-7614.
Wyoming
USDA Rural Development State Office, 100 East B, Federal Building, Room
1005, P.O. Box 11005, Casper, WY 82602-5006, (307) 233-6700/TDD (307)
233-6733.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Rural Development State Office
identified in this Notice where the project will be located.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview
Federal Agency: Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
Funding Opportunity Type: Rural Economic Development Loans and
Grants.
Announcement Type: Initial Announcement.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 10.854.
Dates: Application Deadline: Completed applications must be
received in the State Office as follows: First Quarter, September 30,
2009; Second Quarter, December 31, 2009; Third Quarter, March 31, 2010;
and Fourth Quarter, June 30, 2010.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The Regulations for these programs are at 7 CFR part 4280, subpart
A. The primary objective of the program is to promote rural economic
development and job creation projects. Assistance provided to rural
areas, as defined, under this program may include business startup
costs, business expansion, business incubators, technical assistance
feasibility studies, advanced telecommunications services and computer
networks for medical, educational, and job training services and
community facilities projects for economic development. Awards are made
on a competitive basis using specific selection criteria contained in 7
CFR part 4280, subpart A. Information required to be in the application
includes an SF-424, ``Application for Federal Assistance;'' a
Resolution of the Board of Directors; AD-1047, ``Debarment/Suspension
Certification;'' Assurance statement for the Uniform Act; Restrictions
on Lobbying, AD 1049; ``Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace
Requirements;'' RD 400-1, ``Equal Opportunity Agreement;'' RD 400-4,
``Assurance Agreement;'' Seismic certification (if construction); Form
RD 1940-20, ``Request for Environmental Information;'' RUS Form 7,
``Financial and Statistical Report;'' and RUS Form 7a, ``Investments,
Loan Guarantees, and Loans,'' or similar information; and written
narrative of project description. Applications will be tentatively
scored by the State Offices and submitted to the National Office for
review.
Definitions
The definitions are published at 7 CFR 4280.3.
II. Award Information
Type of Awards: Loans and Grants.
Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2010.
Maximum Anticipated Award: Loans--$740,000; Grant--$300,000.
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Anticipated Award Dates: First Quarter, December 15, 2009; Second
Quarter, March 16, 2010; Third Quarter, June 15, 2010; and Fourth
Quarter, September 15, 2010.
III. Eligibility Information
A. Eligible Applicants
Loans and grants may be made to any entity that is identified by
USDA Rural Development as an eligible borrower under the Rural
Electrification Act. In accordance with 7 CFR 4280.13, applicants that
are not delinquent on any Federal debt or otherwise disqualified from
participation in these programs are eligible to apply. An applicant
must be eligible under 7 U.S.C. 940c.
B. Cost Sharing or Matching
For loans, either the Ultimate Recipient or the Intermediary must
provide supplemental funds for the project equal to at least 20 percent
of the loan to the Intermediary. For grants, the Intermediary must
provide supplemental funds for the project equal to at least 20 percent
of the grant to the Intermediary.
C. Other Eligibility Requirements
Applications will only be accepted for projects that promote rural
economic development and job creation.
D. Completeness Eligibility
Applications will not be considered for funding if they do not
provide sufficient information to determine eligibility or are missing
required elements.
IV. Fiscal Year 2010 Application and Submission Information
A. Address To Request Application Package
For further information, entities wishing to apply for assistance
should contact the Rural Development State Office identified in this
NOFA to obtain copies of the application package.
Applicants are encouraged to submit applications through the
Grants.gov Web site at: https://www.grants.gov. Applications may be
submitted in either electronic or paper format. Users of Grants.gov
will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it
off line, and then upload and submit the application via the Grants.gov
Web site. Applications may not be submitted by electronic mail.
When you enter the Grants.gov Web site, you will find
information about submitting an application electronically through the
site as well as the hours of operation. USDA Rural Development strongly
recommends that you do not wait until the application deadline date to
begin the application process through Grants.gov. To use Grants.gov,
applicants must have a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number which can be obtained at no cost via a toll-free
request line at 1-866-705-5711 or at https://www.dnb.com.
You may submit all documents electronically through the
Web site, including all information typically included on the
application for REDLGs and all necessary assurances and certifications.
After electronically submitting an application through the
Web site, the applicant will receive an automatic acknowledgement from
Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov tracking number.
USDA Rural Development may request that the applicant
provide original signatures on forms at a later date.
If applicants experience technical difficulties on the
closing date and are unable to meet the deadline, you may submit a
paper copy of your application to your respective Rural Development
State Office. Paper applications submitted to a Rural Development State
Office must meet the closing date and local time deadline.
Please note that applicants must locate the downloadable
application package for this program by the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number or FedGrants Funding Opportunity Number, which can be
found at https://www.grants.gov.
B. Content and Form of Submission
An application must contain all of the required elements. Each
selection priority criterion outlined in 7 CFR 4280.42(b), must be
addressed in the application. Failure to address any of the criteria
will result in a zero-point score for that criterion and will impact
the overall evaluation of the application. Copies of 7 CFR part 4280,
subpart A, will be provided to any interested applicant making a
request to a Rural Development State Office listed in this notice.
C. Submission Dates and Times
Application Deadline Dates: First Quarter, September 30, 2009,
Second Quarter, December 31, 2009, Third Quarter, March 31, 2010, and
Fourth Quarter, June 30, 2010.
Explanation of Deadlines: Applications must be in the Rural
Development State Office by the deadline dates as indicated above.
V. Application Review Information
The National Office will score applications based on the grant
selection criteria and weights contained in 7 CFR part 4280, subpart A,
and will select an Intermediary subject to the Intermediary's
satisfactory submission of the additional items required by 7 CFR part
4280, subpart A and the USDA Rural Development Letter of Conditions.
VI. Award Administration Information
A. Award Notices
Successful applicants will receive notification for funding from
the Rural Development State Office. Applicants must comply with all
applicable statutes and regulations before the loan/grant award will be
approved. Provided the application requirements have not changed, an
application not selected will be reconsidered in three subsequent
funding competitions for a total of four competitions. If an
application is withdrawn, it can be resubmitted and will be evaluated
as a new application.
B. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
Additional requirements that apply to Intermediary's selected for
this program can be found in 7 CFR 4280, subpart A. Applicable
provisions of 7 CFR parts 3015, 3019, and 3052 also apply.
VII. Agency Contacts
For general questions about this announcement, please contact your
Rural Development State Office identified in this NOFA.
VIII. Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
information collection requirement contained in this Notice is approved
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control Number
0570-0024.
Nondiscrimination Statement
``The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits
discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race,
color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex,
marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual
orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or
because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any
public assistance program. (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).
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To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director,
Office of Adjudication and Compliance, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice), or (202)
720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and
lender.''
Dated: September 23, 2009.
Judith A. Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
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