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The meeting will be held
February 28, 2011, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Del Norte County Unified School
District, Redwood Room, 301 West
Washington Boulevard, Crescent City,
California 95531.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adam Dellinger, Committee
Coordinator, Six Rivers National Forest,
at (707) 441–3569; e-mail
adellinger@fs.fed.us.
DATES:
The Del
Norte RAC will review applications
received during the 2nd round of
proposal solicitations and will vote on
projects to recommend for funding. The
meeting is open to the public and there
will also be a public comment
opportunity.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: February 4, 2011.
Tyrone Kelley,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
White Pine-Nye County Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC)
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The White Pine-Nye County
Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
will hold a meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
March 2nd, 2011 and will begin at 9
a.m.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held in
Eureka County at the Eureka Opera
House, 31 S. Main Street, Eureka,
Nevada 89316.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose
Noriega, RAC Coordinator, USDA,
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Ely
Ranger District, 825 Avenue E Ely, NV
89301 (775) 289–3031; e-mail
jnoriega@fs.fed.us.
ADDRESSES:
Agenda
items include: (1) Review and approve
operating guidelines, (2) Review and
approve meeting and business expenses,
(3) Review and recommend funding
allocation for proposed projects, (4)
Determine timeframes for the next
round of project proposals, (5) Public
Comment. 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.
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Dated: January 18, 2011.
Steven Williams,
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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 2011
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This Notice is to invite
applications for loans and grants under
the Rural Economic Development Loan
and Grant (REDLG) program pursuant to
7 CFR part 4280, subpart A for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2011 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,
on an annual basis, Congress has
appropriated $33 million for loans and
$10 million for grants for these
programs. This Notice is being issued
prior to passage of a FY 2011
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 FY 2011.
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: Third
Quarter, March 31, 2011; and Fourth
Quarter, June 30, 2011.
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:
SUMMARY:
Arizona
USDA Rural Development State Office, 230
North First Avenue, Suite 206, Phoenix,
AZ 85003–1706, (602) 280–8702/TDD (602)
280–8705.
Arkansas
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, 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, Agency 4169, Davis, CA 95616–
4169, (530) 792–5800/TDD (530) 792–5848.
Colorado
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Denver Federal Center, Building 56, Room
2300, P.O. Box 25426, Denver, CO 80225–
0426, (720) 544–2903/TDD (800) 659–3656.
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 East
Hancock Avenue, Stop 300, 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)
933–8302/TDD (808) 933–8321.
Idaho
USDA Rural Development State Office, 9173
West Barnes Drive, Suite A1, Boise, ID
83709, (208) 378–5601/TDD (208) 378–
5644.
Illinois
USDA Rural Development State Office, 2118
West 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 ext. 4/TDD (317)
290–3343.
Alabama
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Sterling Centre, Suite 601, 4121
Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL 36106–
3683, (334) 279–3400/TDD (334) 279–3495.
Iowa
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 873, 210 Walnut
Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, (515) 284–
4663/TDD (515) 284–4858.
Alaska
USDA Rural Development State Office, 800
West Evergreen, Suite 201, Palmer, AK
99645–6539, (907) 761–7707/TDD (907)
761–8905.
Kansas
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1303
SW First American Place, Suite 100,
Topeka, KS 66604–4040, (785) 271–2700/
TDD (785) 271–2767.
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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) 473–7920/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, 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 West
Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269, (601)
965–4211/TDD (601) 965–5850.
Missouri
USDA Rural Development State Office, 601
Business Loop 70 West, Parkade Center,
Suite 235, Columbia, MO 65203, (573)
876–0987/TDD (573) 876–9480.
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) 873–2015/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.
Wisconsin
USDA Rural Development State Office, 4949
Kirschling Court, Stevens Point, WI 54481,
(715) 345–7600/TDD (715) 345–7614.
Oregon
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1201
Northeast Lloyd Blvd., Suite 801, Portland,
OR 97232, (503) 414–3305/TDD (503) 414–
3387.
Wyoming
USDA Rural Development State Office, P.O.
Box 11005, 100 East B, Federal Building,
Room 1005, Casper, WY 82601, (307) 233–
6703/TDD (307) 233–6733.
Pennsylvania
USDA Rural Development State Office, One
Credit Union Place, Suite 330, Harrisburg,
PA 17110–2996, (717) 237–2262/TDD (717)
237–2261.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Puerto Rico
USDA Rural Development State Office, 654
Munos Rivera Avenue, Suite 601, San Juan,
PR 00918–6106, (787) 766–5095/TDD (787)
766–5332.
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.
Nevada
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1390
South Curry Street, Carson City, NV
89703–9910, (775) 887–1222/TDD (775)
885–0633.
Tennessee
USDA Rural Development State Office, 3322
West End Avenue, Suite 300, Nashville,
TN 37203–1071, (615) 783–1300.
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Texas
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 South
Main, Temple, TX 76501, (254) 742–9700/
TDD (254) 742–9712.
New Mexico
USDA Rural Development State Office, 6200
Jefferson Street, Room 255, Albuquerque,
NM 87109, (505) 761–4950/TDD (505) 761–
4938.
Utah
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125
South State Street, Room 4311, Salt Lake
City, UT 84138, (801) 524–4321/TDD (801)
524–3309.
New York
USDA Rural Development State Office, The
Galleries of Syracuse, 441 South Salina
Vermont/New Hampshire
USDA Rural Development State Office, City
Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street,
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Washington
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1835
Black Lake Boulevard SW, Suite B,
Olympia, WA 98512–5715, (360) 704–
7740/TDD (360) 704–7760.
Oklahoma
USDA Rural Development State Office, 100
USDA, Suite 108, Stillwater, OK 74074–
2654, (405) 742–1000/TDD (405) 742–1007.
Nebraska
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 152, 100
Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508,
(308)632–2195/TDD (402) 437–5093.
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Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1606
Santa Rosa Road, Suite 238, Richmond, VA
23229–5014, (804) 287–1552/TDD (804)
287–1753.
West Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1550
Earl Core Road, Suite 101, Morgantown,
WV 26505, (304) 284–4860/TDD (304) 284–
4836.
Montana
USDA Rural Development State Office, 2229
Boot Hill Court, Bozeman, MT 59715, (406)
585–2580/TDD (406) 585–2562.
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Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828–6080/
TDD (802) 223–6365.
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.
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.
New Jersey
USDA Rural Development State Office, 8000
Midlantic Drive, 5th Floor North, Suite
500, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054, (856) 787–7700/
TDD (856) 787–7784.
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The
Rural Development State Office
identified in this Notice where the
project will be located.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview
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:
Third Quarter, March 31, 2011; and
Fourth Quarter, June 30, 2011.
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
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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;’’ Form RD
400–1, ‘‘Equal Opportunity Agreement;’’
Form 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 2011.
Maximum Anticipated Award: This
amount depends on the amount
Congress appropriates, but the Agency
anticipates the following amounts:
Loans—$740,000; Grant—$300,000.
Anticipated Award Dates: Third
Quarter, June 15, 2011; and Fourth
Quarter, September 15, 2011.
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.
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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.
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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 2011 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 Notice 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
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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: Third
Quarter, March 31, 2011, and Fourth
Quarter, June 30, 2011.
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 part 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
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identified in this Notice.
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).
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: February 1, 2011.
Judith A. Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
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Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Pacific Tuna Fisheries Logbook.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0148.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 15.
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Average Hours per Response: 5
minutes.
Burden Hours: 106.
Needs and Uses: United States (U.S.)
participation in the Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
results in certain recordkeeping
requirements for U.S. fishermen who
fish in the IATTC’s area of management
responsibility. These fishermen must
maintain a log of all operations
conducted from the fishing vessel,
including the date, noon position, and
the tonnage of fish aboard the vessel, by
species. The logbook form provided by
the IATTC is universally used by U.S.
fishermen to meet this recordkeeping
requirement. The information in the
logbooks includes areas and times of
operation, and catch and effort by area.
Logbook data are used in stock
assessments and other research
concerning the fishery. If the data were
not collected or if erroneous data were
provided, the IATTC assessments would
likely be incorrect and there would be
an increased risk of overfishing or
inadequate management of the fishery.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Daily.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: February 9, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Survey of
Participating Companies in the U.S.European Union and U.S.-Swiss Safe
Harbor Frameworks
International Trade
Administration.
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The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before April 15, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to David A. Ritchie, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Office of
Technology and Electronic Commerce,
Telephone: 202–482–4936; e-mail:
david.ritchie@trade.gov.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Office of Technology and
Electronic Commerce in the
Manufacturing and Services unit of the
International Trade Administration
(ITA) administers the U.S.-European
Union (EU) and U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor
Frameworks. These Frameworks allow
U.S. companies to meet the
requirements of the European Union’s
Data Protection Directive and the Swiss
Federal Act on Data Protection,
respectively. This is significant because
the Frameworks ensure uninterrupted
transfers of personal information worth
billions of dollars in trade between the
United States and the EU and
Switzerland.
In line with the President’s National
Export Initiative, ITA is interested in
gathering information from U.S.
companies that use the U.S.-EU and
U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Frameworks to
better evaluate the programs and how
they support U.S. exports. The
information will be obtained via a
survey using the following questions:
(1) Does your company’s participation
in the U.S.-EU or U.S.-Swiss Safe
Harbor programs help your company
increase U.S. exports and support U.S.
jobs? Please explain.
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 30 (Monday, February 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8334-8337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3198]
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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 2011
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 7 CFR part 4280, subpart A for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011
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, on an annual basis, Congress has appropriated $33 million
for loans and $10 million for grants for these programs. This Notice is
being issued prior to passage of a FY 2011 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 FY 2011. 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: Third Quarter, March 31, 2011; and Fourth
Quarter, June 30, 2011.
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:
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) 761-7707/TDD (907) 761-8905.
Arizona
USDA Rural Development State Office, 230 North First Avenue, Suite
206, Phoenix, AZ 85003-1706, (602) 280-8702/TDD (602) 280-8705.
Arkansas
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, 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, Agency 4169,
Davis, CA 95616-4169, (530) 792-5800/TDD (530) 792-5848.
Colorado
USDA Rural Development State Office, Denver Federal Center, Building
56, Room 2300, P.O. Box 25426, Denver, CO 80225-0426, (720) 544-
2903/TDD (800) 659-3656.
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
East Hancock Avenue, Stop 300, 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) 933-8302/TDD (808) 933-
8321.
Idaho
USDA Rural Development State Office, 9173 West Barnes Drive, Suite
A1, Boise, ID 83709, (208) 378-5601/TDD (208) 378-5644.
Illinois
USDA Rural Development State Office, 2118 West 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 ext. 4/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 SW First American Place,
Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66604-4040, (785) 271-2700/TDD (785) 271-2767.
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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) 473-7920/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, 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 West Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269, (601) 965-4211/TDD (601)
965-5850.
Missouri
USDA Rural Development State Office, 601 Business Loop 70 West,
Parkade Center, Suite 235, Columbia, MO 65203, (573) 876-0987/TDD
(573) 876-9480.
Montana
USDA Rural Development State Office, 2229 Boot Hill Court, Bozeman,
MT 59715, (406) 585-2580/TDD (406) 585-2562.
Nebraska
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Room 152, 100
Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508, (308)632-2195/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, 8000 Midlantic Drive, 5th Floor
North, Suite 500, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054, (856) 787-7700/TDD (856)
787-7784.
New Mexico
USDA Rural Development State Office, 6200 Jefferson Street, 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) 873-2015/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 Northeast Lloyd Blvd.,
Suite 801, Portland, OR 97232, (503) 414-3305/TDD (503) 414-3387.
Pennsylvania
USDA Rural Development State Office, One Credit Union Place, Suite
330, Harrisburg, PA 17110-2996, (717) 237-2262/TDD (717) 237-2261.
Puerto Rico
USDA Rural Development State Office, 654 Munos Rivera Avenue, Suite
601, 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 37203-1071, (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) 524-4321/TDD (801) 524-3309.
Vermont/New Hampshire
USDA Rural Development State Office, City Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main
Street, Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828-6080/TDD (802) 223-6365.
Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1606 Santa Rosa Road, Suite
238, 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) 704-7740/TDD (360) 704-7760.
West Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1550 Earl Core Road, Suite 101,
Morgantown, WV 26505, (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, P.O. Box 11005, 100 East B,
Federal Building, Room 1005, Casper, WY 82601, (307) 233-6703/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: Third Quarter, March 31, 2011;
and Fourth Quarter, June 30, 2011.
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
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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;'' Form RD 400-1, ``Equal
Opportunity Agreement;'' Form 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 2011.
Maximum Anticipated Award: This amount depends on the amount
Congress appropriates, but the Agency anticipates the following
amounts: Loans--$740,000; Grant--$300,000.
Anticipated Award Dates: Third Quarter, June 15, 2011; and Fourth
Quarter, September 15, 2011.
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 2011 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
Notice 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: Third Quarter, March 31, 2011, and
Fourth Quarter, June 30, 2011.
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 part 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
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Rural Development State Office identified in this Notice.
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).
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: February 1, 2011.
Judith A. Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
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