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Rebeckah Freeman Adcock,
Administrator, Rural Business—Cooperative
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Solicitation of Applications for the
Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive
Program (HBIIP) for Fiscal Year 2021
Commodity Credit Corporation
and the Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; announcement of
opening date for Higher Blends
Infrastructure Incentive Program second
application window.
AGENCY:
The Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC) and the Rural
Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS), a
Rural Development agency of the United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), announced the general policy
and application procedures for funding
under the Higher Blends Infrastructure
Incentive Program (HBIIP) in a Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA) which
published on May 5, 2020 in the
Federal Register. HBIIP provides up to
$100 million in competitive grants to
eligible entities for activities designed to
expand the sales and use of renewable
fuels under the Higher Blends
Infrastructure Incentive Program
(HBIIP). This Notice announces the
opening date for a second HBIIP
application window for the remaining
(approximately) $22 million (of the $100
million) and amends certain provisions
and requirements of the original
solicitation and clarifying notices
published in the Federal Register on
May 15, 2020 and June 3, 2020.
DATES: The Agency will begin accepting
applications through the HBIIP online
portal as provided on the program
website, https://www.rd.usda.gov/HBIIP.
Applications for enrollment in the
Higher Biofuels Infrastructure Incentive
Program will be accepted beginning
December 21, 2020 through January 19,
2021. Applications received after 5:59
p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January
19, 2021 will not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Application Submission:
Instructions and additional resources for
the application system for electronic
submissions are available at https://
www.rd.usda.gov/HBIIP.
Electronic submissions: Electronic
submissions of applications will allow
for the expeditious review of an
Applicant’s proposal. All Applicants
must file their application
electronically.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
For general inquiries regarding the
HBIIP, contact Anthony Crooks:
SUMMARY:
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Telephone (202) 205–9322, email:
EnergyPrograms@usda.gov. Persons
with disabilities that require alternative
means for communication should
contact the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Target Center at
(202) 720–2600 (voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: This solicitation is issued
pursuant to; 62 Stat 1070, and the
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter
Act of 1948 (Charter Act); U.S. Code 15
U.S.C. 714.
Congressional Review Act
The requirements of the
Congressional Review Act (CRA; 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq.), as specified by the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs in the Office of Management and
Budget for this program were met with
the original solicitation published in the
Federal Register on May 5, 2020 at 85
FR 26656.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The information collection and
recordkeeping requirements contained
in this Notice have been approved
under OMB Control Number 0570–0072.
Overview
Federal Agency: The Commodity
Credit Corporation (CCC) and the Rural
Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS),
(USDA).
Funding Opportunity Title: Higher
Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program
(HBIIP) for Fiscal Year 2021.
Announcement Type: Solicitation of
Applications; announcement of opening
date for Higher Blends Infrastructure
Incentive Program second application
window.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Title: The Higher
Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program
(HBIIP)—10.754.
Due Date for Applications:
Applications will be accepted beginning
December 21, 2020 through January 19,
2021. Applications received after 5:59
p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January
19, 2021 will not be considered.
I. Background
On May 5, 2020, the CCC and RBCS
(the Agency) published a NOFA in the
Federal Register, 85 FR 26656,
announcing the availability of up to
$100 million in competitive grants to
eligible entities for activities designed to
expand the sales and use of renewable
fuels under the Higher Blends
Infrastructure Incentive Program
(HBIIP).
Under the original solicitation and
clarifying notices of May 15, 2020 (85
FR 29394) and June 3, 2020 (85 FR
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37824), 128 companies were enrolled in
the HBIIP online application system and
121 applications were successfully
submitted in the application window
(before 11:59 p.m. EDT, August 13,
2020).
All meritorious applications for
fueling stations and fleet facilities were
awarded funds, amounting to
approximately $64.3 million.
Based on the awards made in the
original solicitation, $16.8 million of the
‘‘Targeted Assistance Goal of
approximately $40 million,’’ established
for Owners of 10 fueling stations or
fewer, was met.
The original solicitation limited
awards to fuel distribution facilities to
‘‘approximately $14 million.’’ The
amount requested by these applicants
significantly exceeded the amount
available.
Approximately $22 million remains
available under the original solicitation,
the Agency determined it is in the
public interest to announce a second
round of funding and to make available
approximately $15 million to fueling
stations and fleet facilities and
approximately $7 million to fuel/
biodiesel distribution facilities, for
purposes as originally specified.
Additionally, the Agency reserves
discretion to reallocate available funds
(among applicant types, as established
in the original solicitation) based on the
number of applications received, the
amount of requested funds and any
funds returned by program recipients or
made otherwise available to the
program.
The purpose of this Notice is to
announce that the Agency will accept
applications for 30 days for the HBIIP
beginning December 21, 2020.
II. General Funding Information
A. Type of Instrument
Grants. Awards to successful
applicants will be in the form of costshare grants for up to 50 percent of total
eligible project costs, but not to exceed
$3 million, whichever is less.
B. Available Funds
Of the $100 million made available
under HBIIP in the original solicitation
of May 5, 2020, approximately $22
million remains to eligible participants.
Of the total amount of remaining funds,
approximately $15 million will be made
available to transportation fueling
facilities (including fueling stations,
convenience stores, hypermarket fueling
stations, fleet facilities, and similar
entities with capital investments) for
eligible implementation activities
related to higher blends of fuel ethanol
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greater than 10 percent ethanol, such as
E15 or higher; and approximately $7
million will be made available to fuel/
biodiesel distribution facilities
(including terminal operations, depots,
midstream partners and heating oil
distribution facilities or equivalent
entities), for eligible implementation
activities related to higher blends of
biodiesel greater than 5 percent
biodiesel, such as B20 or higher. The
Agency reserves discretion to reallocate
available funds (among applicant types,
as established in the original
solicitation) based on the number of
applications received, the amount of
requested funds and any funds returned
by program recipients or made
otherwise available to the program.
C. Approximate Number of Awards
The number of awards will depend on
the number of eligible participants and
the total amount of requested funds. In
the unlikely event that every successful
applicant is awarded the maximum
amount available, 8 awards will be
made.
III. Program Requirements and Changes
To be eligible for an award under this
solicitation, applications must meet all
the requirements contained in the HBIIP
NOFA published in the Federal Register
on May 5, 2020 (85 FR 26656) and
clarifying notices; May 15, 2020 (85 FR
29394) and June 3, 2020 (85 FR 37824)
with the following exceptions for this
second round of funding:
1. Grants for up to 50 percent of total
eligible project costs, but not more than
$3 million are available to eligible
participants;
2. Of the remaining $22 million,
approximately $15 million is available
to vehicle fueling facilities, including,
but not limited to, local fueling stations/
locations, convenience stores (CS),
hypermarket fueling stations (HFS), and
fleet facilities; and approximately $7
million is available for fuel/biodiesel
distribution facilities, terminal
operations, midstream partners, and
heating oil distribution facilities or
equivalent entities;
3. RBCS reserves discretion to
reallocate available funds (among
applicant types, as established in the
original solicitation) based on the
number of applications received, the
amount of requested funds and any
funds returned by program recipients or
made otherwise available to the
program; and
4. Applicants selected to receive
funds in the first round of funding
(original solicitation) will not be
considered.
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Information can also be found at
https://www.rd.usda.gov/HBIIP.
Robert Stephenson,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation.
Mark Brodziski,
Deputy Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service.
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Members of the public are entitled to
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IV. Draft Report Discussion: Solitary
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hard of hearing may also follow the
proceedings by first calling the Federal
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Tennessee Advisory Committee link.
Persons interested in the work of this
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Solicitation of Applications for the Higher Blends Infrastructure
Incentive Program (HBIIP) for Fiscal Year 2021
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and the Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; announcement of opening date for Higher Blends
Infrastructure Incentive Program second application window.
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SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and the Rural Business-
Cooperative Service (RBCS), a Rural Development agency of the United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA), announced the general policy
and application procedures for funding under the Higher Blends
Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) in a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) which published on May 5, 2020 in the Federal
Register. HBIIP provides up to $100 million in competitive grants to
eligible entities for activities designed to expand the sales and use
of renewable fuels under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive
Program (HBIIP). This Notice announces the opening date for a second
HBIIP application window for the remaining (approximately) $22 million
(of the $100 million) and amends certain provisions and requirements of
the original solicitation and clarifying notices published in the
Federal Register on May 15, 2020 and June 3, 2020.
DATES: The Agency will begin accepting applications through the HBIIP
online portal as provided on the program website, https://www.rd.usda.gov/HBIIP. Applications for enrollment in the Higher
Biofuels Infrastructure Incentive Program will be accepted beginning
December 21, 2020 through January 19, 2021. Applications received after
5:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 19, 2021 will not be
considered.
ADDRESSES: Application Submission: Instructions and additional
resources for the application system for electronic submissions are
available at https://www.rd.usda.gov/HBIIP.
Electronic submissions: Electronic submissions of applications will
allow for the expeditious review of an Applicant's proposal. All
Applicants must file their application electronically.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: For general inquiries regarding
the HBIIP, contact Anthony Crooks:
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Telephone (202) 205-9322, email: [email protected]. Persons with
disabilities that require alternative means for communication should
contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Target Center at
(202) 720-2600 (voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: This solicitation is issued pursuant to; 62 Stat 1070,
and the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act of 1948 (Charter Act);
U.S. Code 15 U.S.C. 714.
Congressional Review Act
The requirements of the Congressional Review Act (CRA; 5 U.S.C. 801
et seq.), as specified by the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget for this program were
met with the original solicitation published in the Federal Register on
May 5, 2020 at 85 FR 26656.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The information collection and recordkeeping requirements contained
in this Notice have been approved under OMB Control Number 0570-0072.
Overview
Federal Agency: The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and the
Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS), (USDA).
Funding Opportunity Title: Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive
Program (HBIIP) for Fiscal Year 2021.
Announcement Type: Solicitation of Applications; announcement of
opening date for Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program second
application window.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Title: The Higher
Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP)--10.754.
Due Date for Applications: Applications will be accepted beginning
December 21, 2020 through January 19, 2021. Applications received after
5:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 19, 2021 will not be
considered.
I. Background
On May 5, 2020, the CCC and RBCS (the Agency) published a NOFA in
the Federal Register, 85 FR 26656, announcing the availability of up to
$100 million in competitive grants to eligible entities for activities
designed to expand the sales and use of renewable fuels under the
Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP).
Under the original solicitation and clarifying notices of May 15,
2020 (85 FR 29394) and June 3, 2020 (85 FR 37824), 128 companies were
enrolled in the HBIIP online application system and 121 applications
were successfully submitted in the application window (before 11:59
p.m. EDT, August 13, 2020).
All meritorious applications for fueling stations and fleet
facilities were awarded funds, amounting to approximately $64.3
million.
Based on the awards made in the original solicitation, $16.8
million of the ``Targeted Assistance Goal of approximately $40
million,'' established for Owners of 10 fueling stations or fewer, was
met.
The original solicitation limited awards to fuel distribution
facilities to ``approximately $14 million.'' The amount requested by
these applicants significantly exceeded the amount available.
Approximately $22 million remains available under the original
solicitation, the Agency determined it is in the public interest to
announce a second round of funding and to make available approximately
$15 million to fueling stations and fleet facilities and approximately
$7 million to fuel/biodiesel distribution facilities, for purposes as
originally specified. Additionally, the Agency reserves discretion to
reallocate available funds (among applicant types, as established in
the original solicitation) based on the number of applications
received, the amount of requested funds and any funds returned by
program recipients or made otherwise available to the program.
The purpose of this Notice is to announce that the Agency will
accept applications for 30 days for the HBIIP beginning December 21,
2020.
II. General Funding Information
A. Type of Instrument
Grants. Awards to successful applicants will be in the form of
cost-share grants for up to 50 percent of total eligible project costs,
but not to exceed $3 million, whichever is less.
B. Available Funds
Of the $100 million made available under HBIIP in the original
solicitation of May 5, 2020, approximately $22 million remains to
eligible participants. Of the total amount of remaining funds,
approximately $15 million will be made available to transportation
fueling facilities (including fueling stations, convenience stores,
hypermarket fueling stations, fleet facilities, and similar entities
with capital investments) for eligible implementation activities
related to higher blends of fuel ethanol greater than 10 percent
ethanol, such as E15 or higher; and approximately $7 million will be
made available to fuel/biodiesel distribution facilities (including
terminal operations, depots, midstream partners and heating oil
distribution facilities or equivalent entities), for eligible
implementation activities related to higher blends of biodiesel greater
than 5 percent biodiesel, such as B20 or higher. The Agency reserves
discretion to reallocate available funds (among applicant types, as
established in the original solicitation) based on the number of
applications received, the amount of requested funds and any funds
returned by program recipients or made otherwise available to the
program.
C. Approximate Number of Awards
The number of awards will depend on the number of eligible
participants and the total amount of requested funds. In the unlikely
event that every successful applicant is awarded the maximum amount
available, 8 awards will be made.
III. Program Requirements and Changes
To be eligible for an award under this solicitation, applications
must meet all the requirements contained in the HBIIP NOFA published in
the Federal Register on May 5, 2020 (85 FR 26656) and clarifying
notices; May 15, 2020 (85 FR 29394) and June 3, 2020 (85 FR 37824) with
the following exceptions for this second round of funding:
1. Grants for up to 50 percent of total eligible project costs, but
not more than $3 million are available to eligible participants;
2. Of the remaining $22 million, approximately $15 million is
available to vehicle fueling facilities, including, but not limited to,
local fueling stations/locations, convenience stores (CS), hypermarket
fueling stations (HFS), and fleet facilities; and approximately $7
million is available for fuel/biodiesel distribution facilities,
terminal operations, midstream partners, and heating oil distribution
facilities or equivalent entities;
3. RBCS reserves discretion to reallocate available funds (among
applicant types, as established in the original solicitation) based on
the number of applications received, the amount of requested funds and
any funds returned by program recipients or made otherwise available to
the program; and
4. Applicants selected to receive funds in the first round of
funding (original solicitation) will not be considered.
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Information can also be found at https://www.rd.usda.gov/HBIIP.
Robert Stephenson,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
Mark Brodziski,
Deputy Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
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