[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 48 (Friday, March 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 11841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5378]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Repowering Assistance Program
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of funds availability (NOFA); new application window.
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SUMMARY: RBS is announcing a new application window to submit
applications for the Repowering Assistance Program under criteria
established in the prior NOFA, which was published in this publication
on June 12, 2009 (74 FR 28009). All payments will be made based upon
the terms and conditions provided in the prior NOFA, which authorized
$20 million for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. This notice announces the
availability of the remaining FY 2009 funds that were not requested
under the previous NOFA.
DATES: Applications for participating in this program must be received
by June 15, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on this
payment program, please contact USDA, Rural Development--Energy
Division, Program Branch, Attention: Repowering Assistance Program,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 3225, Washington, DC 20250-3225.
Telephone: 202-720-1400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 12, 2009, RBS published a Notice of
Funds Availability (NOFA) and Solicitation of Applications in the
Federal Register announcing general policy and application procedures
for the Repowering Assistance Program. Not all this funding was used
and the remaining FY 2009 funding is available to make payments to
eligible biorefineries to encourage the use of renewable biomass as a
replacement fuel source for fossil fuels used to provide process heat
or power in the operation of these eligible biorefineries. This Notice
is for a one-time application window for remaining FY 2009 funds.
Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the paperwork
burden associated with this Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) has
been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under OMB
Control Number 0570-0058.
The PRA burden associated with the original FY 2009 Notice was
approved by OMB under emergency conditions, with an opportunity to
comment on the burden associated with the program, and was intended to
be a one-time approval. Since the emergency approval of the original FY
2009 Notice for this program, the Agency has resubmitted the PRA
package to OMB and received regular approval. Applications and
accompanying materials required under this Notice will be covered under
the regular PRA package.
Since the publication of the FY 2009 Notice, the Agency has not
received a sufficient number of qualified applications to allocate all
of the FY 2009 authorized funds. Therefore, the Agency is opening a new
application window to accept additional applications for the remaining
FY 2009 funds for this program.
Biorefineries seeking funding under this program have to submit
applications that include specified information, certifications, and
agreements. Forms specific to the Repowering Assistance Program
approved under OMB Control Number 0570-0058 are: (1) Form RD 9004-1,
``Repowering Assistance Program Application,'' and (2) Form RD 9004-2,
``Repowering Assistance Program Agreement.'' All of the forms,
information, certifications, and agreements required to apply for this
program under this Notice have been authorized under the emergency
request and approved under OMB Control Number 0570-0058.
Nondiscrimination Statement
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 Civil Rights, 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: March 8, 2010.
Judith A. Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-5378 Filed 3-11-10; 8:45 am]
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