[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 22608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9725]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

7 CFR Part 4280


Notice of a Public Meeting on the Rural Energy for America 
Program

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) will hold two 
informational Webinars for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) 
associated with the recently published REAP interim rule and Notice of 
Funds Availability (NOFA). Participation will be limited for each 
Webinar to the first two hundred registrants.

DATES: The Webinars will be held on Friday, April 29, 2011, and on 
Monday, May 2, 2011, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT both days. You must 
register, as described in the ADDRESSES section, by noon EDT April 27, 
2011, for the April 29, 2011, Webinar and by noon EDT April 28, 2011, 
for the May 2, 2011, Webinar.

ADDRESSES: To participate in one of the Webinars, you must register for 
one of the Webinars by sending an e-mail to: 
[email protected]. You must include in the SUBJECT line the 
date of the Webinar for which you wish to participate, and in the body 
of the e-mail, please provide the participant's name, e-mail address, 
mailing address, and telephone number. You must submit your e-mail by 
the applicable deadline listed in the DATES section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donnetta Rigney, Rural Business-
Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 3225, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3221, Telephone: (202) 
720-9812.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The REAP interim rule and the NOFA were 
published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2011. In order to 
familarize the public with the content of the REAP interim rule, 
representatives of the Department of Agriculture are conducting the two 
Webinars. The purpose of these Webinars is to provide information on 
the interim rule for the Rural Energy for America Program, focusing on 
the provisions associated with flexible fuel pumps and other 
significant changes being implemented through the interim rule. 
Participants will be afforded the opportunity to ask questions on the 
material included in the presentation.
    Please note that formal comments on the interim rule will not be 
accepted during the Webinar. Instead, the public has an opportunity to 
comment formally on the interim rule as provided in the interim rule 
published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2011 (76 FR 21110).
    All prospective registrants will be notified by the Agency via e-
mail if they are or are not among the first two hundred registrants for 
one of the two Webinars.
    Participants are responsible for ensuring their systems are 
compatible with the Webinar software.

    Dated: April 18, 2011.
Judith A. Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-9725 Filed 4-21-11; 8:45 am]
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