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pricing paid lunches and nonprogram
foods as required in § 210.14(e) and
§ 210.14(f).
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■ 7. In § 210. 20:
■ a. Amend paragraph (a)(7) by
removing the word ‘‘and’’ at the end of
paragraph;
■ b. Amend paragraph (a)(8) by
removing ‘‘.’’ at the end of paragraph
and adding ‘‘; and’’ in its place;
■ c. Add new paragraph (a)(9);
■ d. Amend paragraph (b)(11) by
removing the word ‘‘and’’ at the end of
paragraph;
■ e. Amend paragraph (b)(12) by
removing ‘‘.’’ at the end of paragraph
and adding ‘‘;’’ in its place;
■ f. Add new paragraphs (b)(13) and
(b)(14).
The additions read as follows:
Competitive and Noncompetitive Nonformula Federal Assistance Programs—
General Award Administrative
Provisions for this program. The BRDI is
authorized under section 9008 of the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002 (FSRIA), as amended by section
9001 of the Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA).
DATES: This final rule is effective on
June 17, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carmela Bailey, National Program
Leader, Division of Bioenergy, National
Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, STOP 3356,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–2299; Voice:
202–401–6443; Fax: 202–401–4888;
E-mail: cbailey@NIFA.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
§ 210.20
I. Background and Summary
Reporting and recordkeeping.
(a) * * *
(9) The prices of paid lunches charged
by each school food authority.
(b) * * *
(13) Records showing compliance
with the requirements in § 210.14(e)(5)
and records supplied annually by
school food authorities showing paid
meal prices charged as required by
§ 210.14(e)(6); and
(14) Records to document compliance
with the requirements in § 210.14(f).
Dated: June 3, 2011.
Kevin Concannon,
Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition and
Consumer Services.
[FR Doc. 2011–14926 Filed 6–16–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
7 CFR Part 3430
[0524–AA61]
Competitive and Noncompetitive
Nonformula Federal Assistance
Programs—Administrative Provisions
for Biomass Research and
Development Initiative
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule.
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AGENCY:
The National Institute of Food
and Agriculture (NIFA) is affirming,
without change, an interim rule
containing a set of specific
administrative requirements for the
Biomass Research and Development
Initiative (BRDI) to supplement the
SUMMARY:
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Authority
On June 14, 2010 (Volume 75,
Number 113), NIFA published an
interim rule with a 120-day comment
period to provide administrative
provisions that are specific to the
Federal assistance awards made under
section 9008 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA),
Public Law 107–171 (7 U.S.C. 8108), as
amended by section 9001 of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(FCEA), Public Law 110–246, providing
authority to the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Secretary of Energy, to establish
and carry out a joint Biomass Research
and Development Initiative (BRDI)
under which competitively awarded
grants, contracts, and financial
assistance are provided to, or entered
into with, eligible entities to carry out
research on and development and
demonstration of biofuels and biobased
products; and the methods, practices,
and technologies for the production of
biofuels and biobased products. No
program specific comments were
received. NIFA will proceed with the
final rule with only minimal changes.
Should the Secretaries of USDA and
DOE decide to make competitive
Federal assistance awards under this
authority, the rules contained within
subpart K apply. Activities authorized
under BRDI are carried out in
consultation with the Biomass Research
and Development Board, established in
section 9008(c) of FSRIA and the
Biomass Research and Development
Technical Advisory committee
established in section 9008(d) of FSRIA.
The USDA authority to carry out this
program has been delegated to NIFA
through the Under Secretary for
Research, Education, and Economics.
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Purpose
The objectives of BRDI are to develop
(a) technologies and processes necessary
for abundant commercial production of
biofuels at prices competitive with fossil
fuels; (b) high-value biobased products
(1) To enhance the economic viability of
biofuels and power, (2) to serve as
substitutes for petroleum-based
feedstocks and products, and (3) to
enhance the value of coproducts
produced using the technologies and
processes; and (c) a diversity of
economically and environmentally
sustainable domestic sources of
renewable biomass for conversion to
biofuels, bioenergy, and biobased
products.
Organization of 7 CFR Part 3430
A primary function of NIFA is the
fair, effective, and efficient
administration of Federal assistance
programs implementing agricultural
research, education, and extension
programs. As noted above, NIFA has
been delegated the authority to
administer this program and will be
issuing Federal assistance awards for
funding made available for this
program; and thus, awards made under
this authority will be subject to the
Agency’s assistance regulations at 7 CFR
part 3430, Competitive and
Noncompetitive Non-formula Federal
Assistance Programs—General Award
Administrative Provisions. The
Agency’s development and publication
of these regulations for its non-formula
Federal assistance programs serve to
enhance its accountability and to
standardize procedures across the
Federal assistance programs it
administers while providing
transparency to the public. NIFA
published 7 CFR part 3430 with
subparts A through F as an interim rule
on August 1, 2008 [73 FR 44897–44909]
and as a final rule on [September 4,
2009] [74 FR 45736–45752]. These
regulations apply to all Federal
assistance programs administered by
NIFA except for the formula grant
programs identified in 7 CFR 3430.1(f),
the Small Business Innovation Research
programs, with implementing
regulations at 7 CFR part 3403, and the
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment
Program (VMLRP) authorized under
section 1415A of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(NARETPA).
NIFA organized the regulation as
follows: Subparts A through E provide
administrative provisions for all
competitive and noncompetitive nonformula Federal assistance awards.
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Subparts F and thereafter apply to
specific NIFA programs.
NIFA is, to the extent practical, using
the following subpart template for each
program authority: (1) Applicability of
regulations, (2) purpose, (3) definitions
(those in addition to or different from
§ 3430.2), (4) eligibility, (5) project types
and priorities, (6) funding restrictions
(including indirect costs), and (7)
matching requirements. Subparts F and
thereafter contain the above seven
components in this order. Additional
sections may be added for a specific
program if there are additional
requirements or a need for additional
rules for the program (e.g., additional
reporting requirements). Through this
rulemaking, NIFA is adding subpart K
for the administrative provisions that
are specific to the Federal assistance
awards made under the BRDI authority.
II. Administrative Requirements for the
Rulemaking
Executive Order 12866
This action has been determined to be
not significant for purposes of Executive
Order 12866, and therefore, has not
been reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget. This final rule
will not create a serious inconsistency
or otherwise interfere with an action
taken or planned by another agency; nor
will it materially alter the budgetary
impact of entitlements, grants, user fees,
or loan programs; nor will it have an
annual effect on the economy of $100
million or more; nor will it adversely
affect the economy, a sector of the
economy, productivity, competition,
jobs, the environment, public health or
safety, or State, local, or Tribal
governments or communities in a
material way. Furthermore, it does not
raise a novel legal or policy issue arising
out of legal mandates, the President’s
priorities or principles set forth in the
Executive Order.
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Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980
This final rule has been reviewed in
accordance with the Regulatory
Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended by
the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5
U.S.C. 601–612. The Department
concluded that the rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The rule does not involve regulatory
and informational requirements
regarding businesses, organizations, and
governmental jurisdictions subject to
regulation.
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Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
The Department certifies that this
final rule has been assessed in
accordance with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq. (PRA). The Department
concludes that this final rule does not
impose any new information
requirements; however, the burden
estimates will increase for existing
approved information collections
associated with this rule due to
additional applicants. These estimates
will be provided to OMB. In addition to
the SF–424 form families (i.e., Research
and Related and Mandatory), SF–425
Federal Financial Report, Financial
Status Reports; NIFA has three currently
approved OMB information collections
associated with this rulemaking: OMB
Information Collection No. 0524–0042,
NIFA Current Research Information
System (CRIS); No. 0524–0041, NIFA
Application Review Process; and No.
0524–0026, Assurance of Compliance
with the Department of Agriculture
Regulations Assuring Civil Rights
Compliance and Organizational
Information.
between the Federal Government and
Indian Tribes, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the
Federal Government and Indian Tribes.’’
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
This final regulation applies to the
Federal assistance program
administered by NIFA under the Catalog
for Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
No.10.312, Biomass Research and
Development Initiative.
Signed at Washington, DC, on June 10,
2011.
Ralph Otto,
Deputy Director, Food and Community
Resources, National Institute of Food and
Agriculture.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
and Executive Order 13132
The Department has reviewed this
final rule in accordance with the
requirements of Executive Order No.
13132 and the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1501 et
seq., and has found no potential or
substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government. As there is no
Federal mandate contained herein that
could result in increased expenditures
by State, local, or Tribal governments, or
by the private sector, the Department
has not prepared a budgetary impact
statement.
Executive Order 13175: Consultation
and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
The Department has reviewed this
final rule in accordance with Executive
Order 13175, and has determined that it
does not have ‘‘Tribal implications.’’
The final rule does not ‘‘have
substantial direct effects on one or more
Indian Tribes, on the relationship
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Clarity of This Regulation
Executive Order 12866 and the
President’s Memorandum of June 1,
1998, require each agency to write all
rules in plain language. The Department
invites comments on how to make this
final rule easier to understand.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 3430
Administrative practice and
procedure, Agricultural research,
Education, Extension, Federal
assistance.
PART 3430—COMPETITIVE AND
NONCOMPETITIVE NON–FORMULA
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS—
GENERAL AWARD ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVSIONS
Accordingly, the interim rule
amending 7 CFR part 3430 which was
published at 75 FR 33497 on June 14,
2010, is adopted as a final rule without
change.
[FR Doc. 2011–15104 Filed 6–16–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
7 CFR Part 3430
RIN 0524–AA59
Competitive and Noncompetitive NonFormula Federal Assistance
Programs—Specific Administrative
Provisions for the Beginning Farmer
and Rancher Development Program
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The National Institute of Food
and Agriculture (NIFA) is adopting as a
final rule, with changes, an interim rule
(published at 74 FR 45968 on September
4, 2009) containing a set of specific
administrative requirements for the
Beginning Farmer and Rancher
Development Program (BFRDP) to
supplement the Competitive and
Noncompetitive Non-Formula Federal
Assistance Programs—General Award
Administrative Provisions for this
SUMMARY:
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[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
7 CFR Part 3430
[0524-AA61]
Competitive and Noncompetitive Nonformula Federal Assistance
Programs--Administrative Provisions for Biomass Research and
Development Initiative
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is
affirming, without change, an interim rule containing a set of specific
administrative requirements for the Biomass Research and Development
Initiative (BRDI) to supplement the Competitive and Noncompetitive Non-
formula Federal Assistance Programs--General Award Administrative
Provisions for this program. The BRDI is authorized under section 9008
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA), as
amended by section 9001 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (FCEA).
DATES: This final rule is effective on June 17, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmela Bailey, National Program
Leader, Division of Bioenergy, National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 3356, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-2299; Voice: 202-401-
6443; Fax: 202-401-4888; E-mail: cbailey@NIFA.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Summary
Authority
On June 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 113), NIFA published an interim
rule with a 120-day comment period to provide administrative provisions
that are specific to the Federal assistance awards made under section
9008 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA),
Public Law 107-171 (7 U.S.C. 8108), as amended by section 9001 of the
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA), Public Law 110-246,
providing authority to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary
of Energy, to establish and carry out a joint Biomass Research and
Development Initiative (BRDI) under which competitively awarded grants,
contracts, and financial assistance are provided to, or entered into
with, eligible entities to carry out research on and development and
demonstration of biofuels and biobased products; and the methods,
practices, and technologies for the production of biofuels and biobased
products. No program specific comments were received. NIFA will proceed
with the final rule with only minimal changes. Should the Secretaries
of USDA and DOE decide to make competitive Federal assistance awards
under this authority, the rules contained within subpart K apply.
Activities authorized under BRDI are carried out in consultation with
the Biomass Research and Development Board, established in section
9008(c) of FSRIA and the Biomass Research and Development Technical
Advisory committee established in section 9008(d) of FSRIA. The USDA
authority to carry out this program has been delegated to NIFA through
the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics.
Purpose
The objectives of BRDI are to develop (a) technologies and
processes necessary for abundant commercial production of biofuels at
prices competitive with fossil fuels; (b) high-value biobased products
(1) To enhance the economic viability of biofuels and power, (2) to
serve as substitutes for petroleum-based feedstocks and products, and
(3) to enhance the value of coproducts produced using the technologies
and processes; and (c) a diversity of economically and environmentally
sustainable domestic sources of renewable biomass for conversion to
biofuels, bioenergy, and biobased products.
Organization of 7 CFR Part 3430
A primary function of NIFA is the fair, effective, and efficient
administration of Federal assistance programs implementing agricultural
research, education, and extension programs. As noted above, NIFA has
been delegated the authority to administer this program and will be
issuing Federal assistance awards for funding made available for this
program; and thus, awards made under this authority will be subject to
the Agency's assistance regulations at 7 CFR part 3430, Competitive and
Noncompetitive Non-formula Federal Assistance Programs--General Award
Administrative Provisions. The Agency's development and publication of
these regulations for its non-formula Federal assistance programs serve
to enhance its accountability and to standardize procedures across the
Federal assistance programs it administers while providing transparency
to the public. NIFA published 7 CFR part 3430 with subparts A through F
as an interim rule on August 1, 2008 [73 FR 44897-44909] and as a final
rule on [September 4, 2009] [74 FR 45736-45752]. These regulations
apply to all Federal assistance programs administered by NIFA except
for the formula grant programs identified in 7 CFR 3430.1(f), the Small
Business Innovation Research programs, with implementing regulations at
7 CFR part 3403, and the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program
(VMLRP) authorized under section 1415A of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (NARETPA).
NIFA organized the regulation as follows: Subparts A through E
provide administrative provisions for all competitive and
noncompetitive non-formula Federal assistance awards.
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Subparts F and thereafter apply to specific NIFA programs.
NIFA is, to the extent practical, using the following subpart
template for each program authority: (1) Applicability of regulations,
(2) purpose, (3) definitions (those in addition to or different from
Sec. 3430.2), (4) eligibility, (5) project types and priorities, (6)
funding restrictions (including indirect costs), and (7) matching
requirements. Subparts F and thereafter contain the above seven
components in this order. Additional sections may be added for a
specific program if there are additional requirements or a need for
additional rules for the program (e.g., additional reporting
requirements). Through this rulemaking, NIFA is adding subpart K for
the administrative provisions that are specific to the Federal
assistance awards made under the BRDI authority.
II. Administrative Requirements for the Rulemaking
Executive Order 12866
This action has been determined to be not significant for purposes
of Executive Order 12866, and therefore, has not been reviewed by the
Office of Management and Budget. This final rule will not create a
serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or
planned by another agency; nor will it materially alter the budgetary
impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs; nor will
it have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; nor
will it adversely affect the economy, a sector of the economy,
productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or
safety, or State, local, or Tribal governments or communities in a
material way. Furthermore, it does not raise a novel legal or policy
issue arising out of legal mandates, the President's priorities or
principles set forth in the Executive Order.
Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980
This final rule has been reviewed in accordance with the Regulatory
Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended by the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5 U.S.C. 601-612. The Department
concluded that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities. The rule does not involve
regulatory and informational requirements regarding businesses,
organizations, and governmental jurisdictions subject to regulation.
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
The Department certifies that this final rule has been assessed in
accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq. (PRA). The Department concludes that this final
rule does not impose any new information requirements; however, the
burden estimates will increase for existing approved information
collections associated with this rule due to additional applicants.
These estimates will be provided to OMB. In addition to the SF-424 form
families (i.e., Research and Related and Mandatory), SF-425 Federal
Financial Report, Financial Status Reports; NIFA has three currently
approved OMB information collections associated with this rulemaking:
OMB Information Collection No. 0524-0042, NIFA Current Research
Information System (CRIS); No. 0524-0041, NIFA Application Review
Process; and No. 0524-0026, Assurance of Compliance with the Department
of Agriculture Regulations Assuring Civil Rights Compliance and
Organizational Information.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
This final regulation applies to the Federal assistance program
administered by NIFA under the Catalog for Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) No.10.312, Biomass Research and Development Initiative.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 and Executive Order 13132
The Department has reviewed this final rule in accordance with the
requirements of Executive Order No. 13132 and the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq., and has found no potential
or substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship
between the national government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
As there is no Federal mandate contained herein that could result in
increased expenditures by State, local, or Tribal governments, or by
the private sector, the Department has not prepared a budgetary impact
statement.
Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
The Department has reviewed this final rule in accordance with
Executive Order 13175, and has determined that it does not have
``Tribal implications.'' The final rule does not ``have substantial
direct effects on one or more Indian Tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian Tribes.''
Clarity of This Regulation
Executive Order 12866 and the President's Memorandum of June 1,
1998, require each agency to write all rules in plain language. The
Department invites comments on how to make this final rule easier to
understand.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 3430
Administrative practice and procedure, Agricultural research,
Education, Extension, Federal assistance.
PART 3430--COMPETITIVE AND NONCOMPETITIVE NON-FORMULA FEDERAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS--GENERAL AWARD ADMINISTRATIVE PROVSIONS
Accordingly, the interim rule amending 7 CFR part 3430 which was
published at 75 FR 33497 on June 14, 2010, is adopted as a final rule
without change.
Signed at Washington, DC, on June 10, 2011.
Ralph Otto,
Deputy Director, Food and Community Resources, National Institute of
Food and Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2011-15104 Filed 6-16-11; 8:45 am]
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