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this Notice incorporates by reference the
regulations of the Department of
Agriculture’s Office of Chief Financial
Officer (or successor office) as codified
in 7 CFR parts 3000 through 3099,
including, but not necessarily limited
to, 7 CFR parts 3015 through 3019, 7
CFR part 3021, 2 CFR parts 25, 170 and
417, and 7 CFR part 3052; and successor
regulations to these parts.
9. Cost principles. This Notice
incorporates by reference the cost
principles found in 2 CFR part 230 and
in 48 CFR 31.2.
B. Environmental Review
All recipients under this Notice are
subject to the requirements of 7 CFR
part 1940, subpart G and any successor
regulation. However, 7 CFR 1940.333
generally excludes applications for
planning grants. Applicants for working
capital grants must submit Form RD
1940–20, ‘‘Request for Environmental
Information,’’ as part of this application.
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VII. Agency Contacts
For general questions about this
announcement and for program
technical assistance, applicants should
contact their USDA Rural Development
State Office at https://
www.rurdev.usda.gov/recd_map.html.
The State Office can also be reached by
calling 800–670–6553 and pressing ‘‘1.’’
If an applicant is unable to contact their
State Office, a nearby State Office may
be contacted or the RBS National Office
can be reached by calling Lyn Millhiser
at (202) 720–1227 or Tracey Kennedy at
202–690–1428, or via e-mail:
cpgrants@wdc.usda.gov. Applicants are
also encouraged to visit the application
Web site for application tools, including
an application guide and templates. The
Web address is: https://
www.rurdev.usda.gov/
BCP_VAPG_Grants.html.
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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
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(800) 795–3272 (voice) or (202) 720–
6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal
opportunity provider, employer, and
lender.
Dated: June 21, 2011.
Judith A. Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business—Cooperative
Service.
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available at https://
www.rurdev.usda.gov/
utp_farmbill.html.
Dated: May 26, 2011.
Jonathan Adelstein,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to
the provisions of the rules and
regulations of the U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights (Commission), and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), that a State Advisory
Committee (SAC) meeting of the
Arkansas Advisory Committee to the
Commission will convene on Thursday,
July 28, 2011 at 2 p.m. and adjourn at
approximately 5 p.m. (CST) at
University of Little Rock William H.
Bowen School of Law, Faculty Library,
Room 422, 1201 McMath Avenue, Little
Rock, AR 72202. The purpose of the
meeting is to continue planning a future
civil rights project.
Members of the public are entitled to
submit written comments. The
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regional office by August 11, 2011. The
address is U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights, 400 State Avenue, Suite 908,
Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Persons
wishing to e-mail their comments, or to
present their comments verbally at the
meeting, or who desire additional
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Regional Office, at (913) 551–1400, (or
for hearing impaired TDD 913–551–
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frobinson@usccr.gov. Hearing-impaired
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available, both before and after the
meeting. Persons interested in the work
of this advisory committee are advised
to go to the Commission’s Web site,
https://www.usccr.gov, or to contact the
Central Regional Office at the above email or street address.
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and regulations of the Commission and
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Rural Utilities Service
Rural Broadband Access Loans and
Loan Guarantees Program
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of funding availability
(NOFA).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The United States Department
of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) announces the
availability of $325,663,157 in loan
funds for the Rural Broadband Access
Loans and Loan Guarantees Program for
fiscal year (FY) 2011. A Notice of
Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) was
previously published in the Federal
Register on March 14, 2011, at 76 FR
13797, prior to the passage of a final
appropriations bill identifying a definite
funding amount. The maximum amount
of a loan under this authority will be
$75 million. For all other information
and requirements on how applicants
can apply for Rural Broadband Access
Loans and Loan Guarantees Program
funds, please refer to the March 14,
2011, NOSA in the Federal Register and
the interim regulation for the program
published in the Federal Register at 76
FR 13770.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Agency Contact: Kenneth Kuchno,
Director, Broadband Division, Rural
Utilities Service, STOP 1599, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1599,
Telephone (202) 690–4673, Facsimile
(202) 690–4389.
DATES: Applications under this NOFA
will be accepted immediately.
ADDRESSES: Application Requirements
and Addresses: All requirements and
addresses for submission of an
application under the Broadband
Program are set forth in the interim
regulation published in the Federal
Register on March 14, 2011 at 76 FR
13770.
Application Materials: Applications
for the Broadband Program will be
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees Program
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of funding availability (NOFA).
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) announces the availability of $325,663,157 in
loan funds for the Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees
Program for fiscal year (FY) 2011. A Notice of Solicitation of
Applications (NOSA) was previously published in the Federal Register on
March 14, 2011, at 76 FR 13797, prior to the passage of a final
appropriations bill identifying a definite funding amount. The maximum
amount of a loan under this authority will be $75 million. For all
other information and requirements on how applicants can apply for
Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees Program funds, please
refer to the March 14, 2011, NOSA in the Federal Register and the
interim regulation for the program published in the Federal Register at
76 FR 13770.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Agency Contact: Kenneth Kuchno,
Director, Broadband Division, Rural Utilities Service, STOP 1599, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1599, Telephone (202)
690-4673, Facsimile (202) 690-4389.
DATES: Applications under this NOFA will be accepted immediately.
ADDRESSES: Application Requirements and Addresses: All requirements and
addresses for submission of an application under the Broadband Program
are set forth in the interim regulation published in the Federal
Register on March 14, 2011 at 76 FR 13770.
Application Materials: Applications for the Broadband Program will
be available at https://www.rurdev.usda.gov/utp_farmbill.html.
Dated: May 26, 2011.
Jonathan Adelstein,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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