Amended Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs for Fiscal Year 2025, 92086-92087 [2024-27264]
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collection received by December 23,
2024 will be considered. Written
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Foreign Agricultural Service
Title: USDA Trade Missions and
Trade Shows.
OMB Control Number: 0551–0050.
Summary of Collection: Under 7
U.S.C. 1761 Foreign Market
Development; 7 U.S.C. 5693 Export
Promotion—Foreign Agricultural; 7
U.S.C. 1765b Function of the US
Agricultural Trade; and Section 12602
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Pub. L.
113–79) (The Act), as amended by the
Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018
(Pub. L. 115–334), authorizes the USDA
Secretary to collect information
regarding customer and consumer
feedback by gathering more useful
information to further program
objectives for USDA Trade Mission and
Shows Events. The agency will use five
instruments to collect this feedback: (1)
Trade Mission Application; (2) Trade
Missions (Post-Event) Survey; (3)
USDA-Endorsed Trade Shows (PostEvent) Survey; (4) Virtual Trade Event
Application; (5) Virtual Trade Events
(Post-Event) Survey.
Need and Use of the Information:
USDA will be used the information
gathered to implement effective trade
promotion events and ensure that
program objectives are met. The three
voluntary post-event digital surveys for
participants to report their satisfaction
with the event and actual on-site and
projected sales data as a direct result of
their participation in the program. This
information will be used to measure the
benefits of these activities for
participants, participant satisfaction
with the activities, and how activities
can be improved. All revised surveys
are expected to positively contribute to
FAS’ strategic goals related to promoting
U.S. agricultural exports.
Description of Respondents: Affected
Public: Business or other-for-profit;
State, Local or Tribal Government;
Respondent Types: private companies,
agricultural cooperatives, and export
trade associations; State Regional Trade
Groups.
Number of Respondents: 2,300.
Frequency of Responses: Record
keeping, Reporting: Annually.
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Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
[Docket #: RBS–24–BUSINESS–0010]
Amended Notice of Solicitation of
Applications for the Rural Economic
Development Loan and Grant
Programs for Fiscal Year 2025
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; lowering maximum loan
amount.
AGENCY:
The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBCS or Agency),
a Rural Development (RD) agency of the
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), invited applications for loans
and grants under the Rural Economic
Development Loan and Grant Programs
(REDLG or Programs) for fiscal year (FY)
2025, subject to the availability of
funding on August 23, 2024. The Rural
Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or
Agency) now announces that the
maximum loan amount awarded for
applications competing in the Second,
Third, and Fourth Quarter funding
cycles of fiscal year (FY) 2025 will be
lowered to $1 million.
DATES: The following are the deadlines
for FY 2025 complete loan applications
to be received in the USDA Rural
Development State Office no later than
4:30 p.m. (local time): Second Quarter,
December 31, 2024; Third Quarter,
March 31, 2025; and Fourth Quarter,
June 30, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Applications must be
submitted in paper or electronically to
the RD State Office for the state where
the project is located. A list of the RD
State Office contacts can be found at:
www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/state-offices.
This notice will also be announced at
www.grants.gov.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cindy Mason at cindy.mason@usda.gov,
Program Management Division,
Business Programs, Rural BusinessCooperative Service, U.S. Department of
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Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, Stop 3226, Room 5160-South,
Washington, DC 20250–3226, or call
(202) 720–1400. For further information
on this program, please contact the
Rural Development State office in the
state which the applicant’s headquarters
is located. A list of Rural Development
State Office contacts is provided at the
following link: https://
www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/stateoffices. The Rural Development office
for the state in which the applicant is
located. A list of Rural Development
State Office contacts is provided at the
following link: https://
www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/stateoffices.
RBCS
published a Notice of Solicitation of
Applications for the Rural Economic
Development Loan and Grant Programs
for FY 2025 on August 23, 2024, (89 FR
68133) Section B states that: ‘‘The
Agency anticipates the following
maximum amounts per award: Loans—
$2,000,000; Grants—$300,000.’’
Based on the total amount of loan
applications submitted in FY 2024 far
exceeding the available allocated funds
and the number of submitted but
unfunded applications that will be
competing for funding in the First
Quarter of FY 2025, the Agency has
determined that lowering the maximum
loan amount to $1 million for the
Second, Third, and Fourth Quarter
application periods would allow for
additional project opportunities and a
broader geographic distribution of
Program funding.
The following are the deadlines for
FY 2025 complete loan applications to
be received in the USDA Rural
Development State Office no later than
4:30 p.m. (local time): Second Quarter,
December 31, 2024; Third Quarter,
March 31, 2025; and Fourth Quarter,
June 30, 2025. Completed loan
applications that exceed $1 million but
are not funded in the FY 2025 First
Quarter competition will be allowed to
compete for Second Quarter funding
with the submission of a revised scope
of work plan and budget for a loan
amount not to exceed $1 million.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Kathryn E. Dirksen Londrigan,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA Rural Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Comprehensive Economic
Development Strategies (CEDS)
Economic Development
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before January 21, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
mail to Jeff Roberson, Chief Counsel,
U.S. Department of Commerce, via
email at jroberson@eda.gov or via phone
at (202) 482–1315. You may also submit
comments to PRAcomments@doc.gov.
Please reference OMB Control Number
0610–0093 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to
Interested persons are invited to submit
written comments by mail to Jeff
Roberson, Chief Counsel, U.S.
Department of Commerce, via email at
jroberson@eda.gov or via phone at (202)
482–1315.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
The Economic Development
Administration (EDA) leads the Federal
economic development agenda by
promoting innovation and
competitiveness, preparing American
regions for growth and success in the
worldwide economy. Guided by the
basic principle that sustainable
economic development should be
locally-driven, EDA works directly with
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communities and regions to help them
build the capacity for economic
development based on local business
conditions and needs. The Public Works
and Economic Development Act of 1965
(PWEDA) (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) is
EDA’s organic authority and is the
primary legal authority under which
EDA awards financial assistance. Under
PWEDA, EDA provides financial
assistance to both rural and urban
distressed communities by fostering
entrepreneurship, innovation, and
productivity through investments in
infrastructure development, capacity
building, and business development to
attract private capital investments and
new and better jobs to regions
experiencing economic distress. Further
information on EDA programs and
financial assistance opportunities can be
found at www.eda.gov.
To effectively administer and monitor
its economic development assistance
programs, EDA collects certain
information from applications for, and
recipients of, EDA investment
assistance. The purpose of this notice is
to seek comments from the public and
other Federal agencies on a request for
an extension of an information
collection related to a Comprehensive
Economic Development Strategy
(CEDS). A CEDS emerges from a
continuing planning process developed
and driven by a public sector planning
organization by engaging a broad-based
and diverse set of stakeholders to
address the economic problems and
potential of a region. The CEDS should
include information about how and to
what extent stakeholder input and
support was solicited. Information on
how the planning organization
collaborated with its diverse set of
stakeholders (including the public
sector, private interests, non-profits,
educational institutions, and
community organizations) in the
development of the CEDS should be
included. In accordance with 13 CFR
303.7(b), a CEDS must contain a
summary background, a SWOT
(Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities,
and Threats) Analysis, Strategic
Direction/Action Plan, and an
Evaluation Framework. In addition, the
CEDS must incorporate the concept of
economic resilience (i.e., the ability to
avoid, withstand, and recover from
economic shifts, natural disasters, etc.).
A CEDS is required for an eligible
applicant to qualify for an EDA
investment assistance under EDA’s
Public Works program, Economic
Adjustment Assistance program, and
certain planning programs, and is a
prerequisite for a region’s designation
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
[Docket #: RBS-24-BUSINESS-0010]
Amended Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Rural
Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs for Fiscal Year 2025
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; lowering maximum loan amount.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or Agency), a
Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), invited applications for loans and grants under the
Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs (REDLG or Programs)
for fiscal year (FY) 2025, subject to the availability of funding on
August 23, 2024. The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or
Agency) now announces that the maximum loan amount awarded for
applications competing in the Second, Third, and Fourth Quarter funding
cycles of fiscal year (FY) 2025 will be lowered to $1 million.
DATES: The following are the deadlines for FY 2025 complete loan
applications to be received in the USDA Rural Development State Office
no later than 4:30 p.m. (local time): Second Quarter, December 31,
2024; Third Quarter, March 31, 2025; and Fourth Quarter, June 30, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted in paper or electronically to
the RD State Office for the state where the project is located. A list
of the RD State Office contacts can be found at: www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/state-offices. This notice will also be announced at www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Mason at [email protected],
Program Management Division, Business Programs, Rural Business-
Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of
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Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop 3226, Room 5160-South,
Washington, DC 20250-3226, or call (202) 720-1400. For further
information on this program, please contact the Rural Development State
office in the state which the applicant's headquarters is located. A
list of Rural Development State Office contacts is provided at the
following link: https://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/state-offices. The
Rural Development office for the state in which the applicant is
located. A list of Rural Development State Office contacts is provided
at the following link: https://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/state-offices.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RBCS published a Notice of Solicitation of
Applications for the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs
for FY 2025 on August 23, 2024, (89 FR 68133) Section B states that:
``The Agency anticipates the following maximum amounts per award:
Loans--$2,000,000; Grants--$300,000.''
Based on the total amount of loan applications submitted in FY 2024
far exceeding the available allocated funds and the number of submitted
but unfunded applications that will be competing for funding in the
First Quarter of FY 2025, the Agency has determined that lowering the
maximum loan amount to $1 million for the Second, Third, and Fourth
Quarter application periods would allow for additional project
opportunities and a broader geographic distribution of Program funding.
The following are the deadlines for FY 2025 complete loan
applications to be received in the USDA Rural Development State Office
no later than 4:30 p.m. (local time): Second Quarter, December 31,
2024; Third Quarter, March 31, 2025; and Fourth Quarter, June 30, 2025.
Completed loan applications that exceed $1 million but are not funded
in the FY 2025 First Quarter competition will be allowed to compete for
Second Quarter funding with the submission of a revised scope of work
plan and budget for a loan amount not to exceed $1 million.
Kathryn E. Dirksen Londrigan,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA Rural
Development.
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