Notice of Agricultural Management Assistance Organic Certification Cost-Share Program, 54591-54592 [2010-22244]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Betsy Rakola, Grants Management
Specialist, National Organic Program,
USDA/AMS/NOP, Room 2646-South,
Ag Stop 0268, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
0268; Telephone: (202) 720–3252.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
National Organic Certification CostShare Program is authorized under 7
U.S.C. 6523, as amended by section
10301 of the Food, Conservation and
Energy Act of 2008 (Act). The Act
authorizes the Department to provide
certification cost-share assistance to
producers and handlers of organic
agricultural products in all States.
Beginning in Fiscal Year 2008, the AMS
has allocated $22 million for this
program to be distributed through
cooperative agreements to interested
States, until such funding has been
exhausted. The Program provides
financial assistance to organic producers
and handlers certified to the NOP. The
NOP is authorized under the Organic
Foods Production Act of 1990, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.).
To participate in the program,
interested States, through their State
Department of Agriculture, must
complete an Application for Federal
Assistance (Standard Form 424) and
enter into a written cooperative
agreement with AMS. State Department
of Agriculture refers to agencies,
commissions, or departments of State
government responsible for
implementing regulation, policy or
programs on agriculture within their
State. The program will provide costshare assistance, through participating
States, to organic producers and
handlers receiving certification or
continuation of certification by a USDA
accredited certifying agent commencing
October 1, 2010, through September 30,
2011. Under the Act, cost-share
assistance payments are limited to 75
percent of an individual producer’s or
handler’s certification costs up to a
maximum of $750.00 per year.
To receive cost-share assistance,
organic producers and handlers must
submit an application to the
representative Agency of the State in
which their farm/operation is located.
This application must include: (1) Proof
of NOP certification issued or continued
within the cost-share qualifying period,
October 1, 2010, through September 30,
2011, and; (2) an itemized invoice
demonstrating costs incurred for NOP
certification. Costs incurred for noncertification activities, such as,
membership associations or farm/
operation inputs are not eligible for
assistance through this program.
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However, for producers in the states
of Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and
Wyoming cost-share funding is available
to these states, through their State
Department of Agriculture, under the
Agricultural Management Assistance
(AMA) Organic Certification Cost-Share
Program authorized under Section 1524
of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 1501–1524). As
provided in a notice of Funds
Availability published in the Federal
Register completed applications for the
AMA Federal assistance program, along
with signed cooperative agreements
must be received by close of business,
September 24, 2010. Information on the
AMA program can be found under
‘‘Organic Cost Share Program’’ on the
NOP’s homepage at https://
www.ams.usda.gov/nop.
How to Submit Applications: To
receive fund allocations to provide costshare assistance, a State Department of
Agriculture must complete an
Application for Federal Assistance
(Standard Form 424), and enter into a
written cooperative agreement with
AMS. AMS encourages interested States
to submit the Application for Federal
Assistance (Standard Form 424),
electronically via Grants.gov, the
Federal grants Web site, https://
www.grants.gov. Applications submitted
electronically via Grants.gov must be
filed by September 24, 2010. A
hardcopy of Standard Form 424 bearing
an original signature is not required
when applying through https://
www.grants.gov. However, the
cooperative agreement must have the
original signature of the official who has
authority to apply for Federal
assistance. The signed cooperative
agreement must be sent by express mail
or courier service and received at the
above address by September 24, 2010.
States considering submitting electronic
application forms should become
familiar with the Grants.gov Web site
and begin the application process well
in advance of the application deadline.
For information on how to apply
electronically, please consult https://
www.grants.gov/GetRegistered.
State Agencies submitting hard copy
applications should submit a signed
copy of Standard Form 424 and a signed
copy of the cooperative agreement the
application package to AMS at the
address listed above. The Standard
Form 424 and the cooperative
agreement must have the original
signature of the official who has
authority to apply for Federal
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assistance. Hard copy applications
should be sent only via express mail or
courier service and must be received at
the above address by September 24,
2010.
The National Organic Certification
Cost-share Program is listed in the
‘‘Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance’’ under number 10.163 and
subject agencies must adhere to Title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which
bars discrimination in all Federallyassisted programs. Additional
information on the National Organic
Certification Cost-share Program can be
found under ‘‘Organic Cost Share
Program’’ on the NOP’s homepage at
https://www.ams.usda.gov/nop.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6523.
Dated: September 1, 2010.
Rayne Pegg,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. 2010–22243 Filed 9–7–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–NOP–10–0065; NOP–10–06]
Notice of Agricultural Management
Assistance Organic Certification
Cost-Share Program
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Funds Availability.
Inviting Applications for the
Agricultural Management Assistance
Organic Certification Cost-Share
Program.
AGENCY:
This Notice invites the
following eligible States: Connecticut,
Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah,
Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming,
to submit an Application for Federal
Assistance (Standard Form 424), and to
enter into a Cooperative Agreement with
the Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) for the Allocation of Organic
Certification Cost-Share Funds. The
AMS has allocated $1.495 million for
this organic certification cost-share
program in Fiscal Year 2010. Funds are
available under this program to 16
designated States to provide cost-share
assistance to organic crop and livestock
producers certified under the National
Organic Program (NOP). Eligible States
interested in obtaining cost-share funds
for their organic producers will have to
submit an Application for Federal
SUMMARY:
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Assistance, and enter into a cooperative
agreement with AMS for allocation of
funds.
DATES: Completed applications for
Federal assistance along with signed
cooperative agreements must be
received by close of business,
September 24, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Applications for Federal
assistance and cooperative agreements
shall be submitted to: Betsy Rakola,
Grants Management Specialist, National
Organic Program, USDA/AMS/TMP/
NOP, Room 2640–South, Ag Stop 0268,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0264;
Telephone: (202) 720–3252. Additional
information can be found under
‘‘Organic Cost Share Program’’ on the
National Organic Program’s homepage
at https://www.ams.usda.gov/nop.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Betsy Rakola, Grants Management
Specialist, National Organic Program,
USDA/AMS/TM/NOP, Room 2640–
South, Ag Stop 0268, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0268;
Telephone: (202) 720–3252.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Organic Certification Cost-Share
Program is part of the Agricultural
Management Assistance (AMA) Program
authorized under the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (FCIA), as amended, (7
U.S.C. 1524). Under the applicable FCIA
provisions, the Department is
authorized to provide cost-share
assistance to organic producers in the
States of Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and
Wyoming. The AMS has allocated
$1.495 million for this organic
certification cost-share program in
Fiscal Year 2010. This organic
certification cost-share program
provides financial assistance to organic
producers certified to the NOP
authorized under the Organic Foods
Production Act of 1990, as amended (7
U.S.C. 6501 et seq.). This program is in
addition to and separate from the
National Organic Certification CostShare Program which is also
administered by AMS and is open to all
States and U.S. Territories.
To participate in the program, eligible
States, through their State Department
of Agriculture, must complete an
Application for Federal Assistance
(Standard Form 424) and enter into a
written cooperative agreement with
AMS. State Department of Agriculture
refers to agencies, commissions, or
departments of State government
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responsible for implementing
regulation, policy or programs on
agriculture within their State. The
program will provide cost-share
assistance, through participating States,
to organic crop and livestock producers
receiving certification or continuation of
certification by a USDA accredited
certifying agent commencing October 1,
2010, through September 30, 2011. The
Department has determined that
payments will be limited to 75 percent
of an individual producer’s certification
costs up to a maximum of $750.00.
To receive cost-share assistance,
organic producers must submit an
application to the representative Agency
of the State in which their farm/
operation is located. This application
must include: (1) Proof of NOP
certification issued or continued within
the cost-share qualifying period,
October 1, 2010, through September 30,
2011, and (2) an itemized invoice
demonstrating costs incurred for NOP
certification. Costs incurred for noncertification activities, such as,
membership associations or farm/
operation inputs are not eligible for
assistance through this program.
Assistance provided to eligible
producers under this cost-share program
is included under the Agricultural
Management Assistance (AMA)
Program. Total amount of cost-share
payments provided to any eligible
producer under all AMA programs
cannot exceed $50,000.
How To Submit Applications: To
receive fund allocations to provide costshare assistance, a State Department of
Agriculture must complete an
Application for Federal Assistance
(Standard Form 424), and enter into a
written cooperative agreement with
AMS. AMS encourages interested States
to submit the Application for Federal
Assistance, (Standard Form 424)
electronically via Grants.gov, the
Federal grants Web site, https://
www.grants.gov. Applications submitted
electronically via Grants.gov must be
filed by September 24, 2010. A
hardcopy of Standard Form 424 bearing
an original signature is not required
when applying through https://
www.grants.gov. However, the
cooperative agreement must have the
original signature of the official who has
authority to apply for Federal
assistance. The signed cooperative
agreement must be sent by express mail
or courier service and received at the
above address by September 24, 2010.
States considering submitting electronic
application forms should become
familiar with the Grants.Gov Web site
and begin the application process well
in advance of the application deadline.
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For information on how to apply
electronically, please consult https://
www.grants.gov/GetRegistered.
State Agencies submitting hard copy
applications should submit a signed
copy of Standard Form 424 and a signed
copy of the cooperative agreement to
AMS at the address listed above. The
Standard Form 424 and the cooperative
agreement must have the original
signature of the official who has
authority to apply for Federal
assistance. Hard copy applications
should be sent only via express mail or
courier service and must be received at
the above address by September 24,
2010.
The AMA Organic Certification CostShare Program is listed in the ‘‘Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance’’ under
number 10.163 and subject agencies
must adhere to Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, which bars
discrimination in all Federally assisted
programs. Additional information on
the AMA Organic Certification CostShare Program can be found under
‘‘Organic Cost Share Program’’ on the
NOP’s homepage at https://
www.ams.usda.gov/nop.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1524.
Dated: September 1, 2010.
Rayne Pegg,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0076]
Pale Cyst Nematode; Update of
Quarantined Areas
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of changes to
quarantined area.
AGENCY:
We are advising the public
that we have made changes to the area
in the State of Idaho that is quarantined
to prevent the spread of pale cyst
nematode. The description of the
quarantined area was updated on April
26, 2010. As a result of these changes,
209 acres have been removed from the
quarantined area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jonathan M. Jones, National Program
Manager, Emergency and Domestic
Programs, PPQ, 4700 River Road Unit
160, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 7345038.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-NOP-10-0065; NOP-10-06]
Notice of Agricultural Management Assistance Organic
Certification Cost-Share Program
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Funds Availability. Inviting Applications for the
Agricultural Management Assistance Organic Certification Cost-Share
Program.
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SUMMARY: This Notice invites the following eligible States:
Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah,
Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming, to submit an Application for
Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424), and to enter into a Cooperative
Agreement with the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) for the
Allocation of Organic Certification Cost-Share Funds. The AMS has
allocated $1.495 million for this organic certification cost-share
program in Fiscal Year 2010. Funds are available under this program to
16 designated States to provide cost-share assistance to organic crop
and livestock producers certified under the National Organic Program
(NOP). Eligible States interested in obtaining cost-share funds for
their organic producers will have to submit an Application for Federal
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Assistance, and enter into a cooperative agreement with AMS for
allocation of funds.
DATES: Completed applications for Federal assistance along with signed
cooperative agreements must be received by close of business, September
24, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Applications for Federal assistance and cooperative
agreements shall be submitted to: Betsy Rakola, Grants Management
Specialist, National Organic Program, USDA/AMS/TMP/NOP, Room 2640-
South, Ag Stop 0268, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250-0264; Telephone: (202) 720-3252. Additional information can be
found under ``Organic Cost Share Program'' on the National Organic
Program's homepage at https://www.ams.usda.gov/nop.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Betsy Rakola, Grants Management
Specialist, National Organic Program, USDA/AMS/TM/NOP, Room 2640-South,
Ag Stop 0268, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0268;
Telephone: (202) 720-3252.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Organic Certification Cost-Share
Program is part of the Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) Program
authorized under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (FCIA), as amended, (7
U.S.C. 1524). Under the applicable FCIA provisions, the Department is
authorized to provide cost-share assistance to organic producers in the
States of Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
The AMS has allocated $1.495 million for this organic certification
cost-share program in Fiscal Year 2010. This organic certification
cost-share program provides financial assistance to organic producers
certified to the NOP authorized under the Organic Foods Production Act
of 1990, as amended (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.). This program is in
addition to and separate from the National Organic Certification Cost-
Share Program which is also administered by AMS and is open to all
States and U.S. Territories.
To participate in the program, eligible States, through their State
Department of Agriculture, must complete an Application for Federal
Assistance (Standard Form 424) and enter into a written cooperative
agreement with AMS. State Department of Agriculture refers to agencies,
commissions, or departments of State government responsible for
implementing regulation, policy or programs on agriculture within their
State. The program will provide cost-share assistance, through
participating States, to organic crop and livestock producers receiving
certification or continuation of certification by a USDA accredited
certifying agent commencing October 1, 2010, through September 30,
2011. The Department has determined that payments will be limited to 75
percent of an individual producer's certification costs up to a maximum
of $750.00.
To receive cost-share assistance, organic producers must submit an
application to the representative Agency of the State in which their
farm/operation is located. This application must include: (1) Proof of
NOP certification issued or continued within the cost-share qualifying
period, October 1, 2010, through September 30, 2011, and (2) an
itemized invoice demonstrating costs incurred for NOP certification.
Costs incurred for non-certification activities, such as, membership
associations or farm/operation inputs are not eligible for assistance
through this program. Assistance provided to eligible producers under
this cost-share program is included under the Agricultural Management
Assistance (AMA) Program. Total amount of cost-share payments provided
to any eligible producer under all AMA programs cannot exceed $50,000.
How To Submit Applications: To receive fund allocations to provide
cost-share assistance, a State Department of Agriculture must complete
an Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424), and enter
into a written cooperative agreement with AMS. AMS encourages
interested States to submit the Application for Federal Assistance,
(Standard Form 424) electronically via Grants.gov, the Federal grants
Web site, https://www.grants.gov. Applications submitted electronically
via Grants.gov must be filed by September 24, 2010. A hardcopy of
Standard Form 424 bearing an original signature is not required when
applying through https://www.grants.gov. However, the cooperative
agreement must have the original signature of the official who has
authority to apply for Federal assistance. The signed cooperative
agreement must be sent by express mail or courier service and received
at the above address by September 24, 2010. States considering
submitting electronic application forms should become familiar with the
Grants.Gov Web site and begin the application process well in advance
of the application deadline. For information on how to apply
electronically, please consult https://www.grants.gov/GetRegistered.
State Agencies submitting hard copy applications should submit a
signed copy of Standard Form 424 and a signed copy of the cooperative
agreement to AMS at the address listed above. The Standard Form 424 and
the cooperative agreement must have the original signature of the
official who has authority to apply for Federal assistance. Hard copy
applications should be sent only via express mail or courier service
and must be received at the above address by September 24, 2010.
The AMA Organic Certification Cost-Share Program is listed in the
``Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance'' under number 10.163 and
subject agencies must adhere to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, which bars discrimination in all Federally assisted programs.
Additional information on the AMA Organic Certification Cost-Share
Program can be found under ``Organic Cost Share Program'' on the NOP's
homepage at https://www.ams.usda.gov/nop.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1524.
Dated: September 1, 2010.
Rayne Pegg,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-22244 Filed 9-7-10; 8:45 am]
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