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DATES: The meeting will be held on 

April 8, 2011, and will begin at 9 a.m. 

(EST). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Rockland Township Office, National 

Ave., Rockland, Michigan. Written 

comments should be sent to Lisa Klaus, 

Ottawa National Forest, E6248 U.S. 

Hwy. 2, Ironwood, MI 49938. Comments 

may also be sent via e-mail to 

lklaus@fs.fed.us or via facsimile to 906– 

932–0122. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at Ottawa 

National Forest, E6248 U.S. Hwy. 2, 

Ironwood, MI 49938. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Klaus, RAC coordinator, USDA, Ottawa 

National Forest, E6248 U.S. Hwy. 2, 

Ironwood, MI, (906) 932–1330, ext. 328; 

e-mail lklaus@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

(1) Review and approval of previous 

meeting minutes. (2) Review and make 

recommendations for Title II Projects 

previously submitted by the public. (3) 

Public comment. Persons who wish to 

bring related matters to the attention of 

the Committee may file written 

statements with the Committee staff 

before or after the meeting. 

Dated: March 7, 2011. 

Keith B. Lannom, 

Acting Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5597 Filed 3–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

North Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The North Mt. BakerSnoqualmie (MBS) Resource Advisory 

Committee (RAC) will meet in Sedro 

Woolley, Washington on April 13, 2011. 

The committee is meeting to review and 

rank 2012 Title II RAC proposals. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, April 13, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 

4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Mt. Baker Ranger District office 

located at 810 State Route 20, Sedro 

Woolley, Washington 98284. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon 

Vanderheyden, District Ranger, Mt. 

Baker Ranger District, phone (360) 854– 

2601, e-mail jvanderheyden@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use telecommunication 

devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8 

a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. More 

information will be posted on the Mt. 

Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Web 

site at http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/ 

projects/rac.shtml. 

Comments may be sent via e-mail to 

jvanderheyden@fs.fed.us or via 

facsimile to (360) 856–1934. All 

comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at the Mt. 

Baker Ranger District office at 810 State 

Route 20, Sedro-Woolley, Washington, 

during regular office hours (Monday 

through Friday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.). 

Dated: March 4, 2011. 

Y. Robert Iwamoto, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5638 Filed 3–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Eastern Idaho Resource Advisory 

Committee; Caribou-Targhee National 

Forest, Idaho Falls, ID 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106– 

393) the Caribou-Targhee National 

Forests’ Eastern Idaho Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet Friday, 

March 25, 2011 in Idaho Falls, Idaho for 

a business meeting. The meeting is open 

to the public. 

DATES: The business meeting will be 

held on March 25, 2011, from 9 a.m. 

until finished. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting location is the 

Caribou-Targhee National Forest 

Headquarters Office, 1405 Hollipark 

Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brent Larson, Caribou-Targhee National 

Forest Supervisor and Designated 

Federal Officer, at (208) 524–7500. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

business meeting on March 25, 2011, 

begins at 9 a.m., at the Caribou-Targhee 

National Forest Headquarters Office, 

1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, 

Idaho. Agenda topics will include 

approving projects for 2010–3rd year 

and 2011–4th year funding. 

Dated: March 7, 2011. 

Brent L. Larson, 

Caribou-Targhee Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5636 Filed 3–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Rural Utilities Service 

Notice of Contract Proposal (NOCP) for 

Payments to Eligible Advanced Biofuel 

Producers 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service and Rural Utilities Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the 

acceptance of applications to enter into 

Contracts to make payments to eligible 

advanced biofuel producers under the 

Bioenergy Program for Advanced 

Biofuels to support and ensure an 

expanding production of advanced 

biofuels. To be eligible for payments, 

advanced biofuels must be produced 

from renewable biomass, excluding corn 

kernel starch, in a biofuel facility 

located in a State. The Notice 

announces the availability of up to $85 

million to make payments to advanced 

biofuel producers for the production of 

eligible advanced biofuels in Fiscal Year 

2011. 

DATES: Applications for participating in 

the Advanced Biofuel Payment Program 

for Fiscal Year 2011 will be accepted 

from March 11, 2011 through May 10, 

2011. Applications received after May 

10, 2011, regardless of their postmark, 

will not be considered for Fiscal Year 

2011 funds. If the actual deadline falls 

on a weekend or a Federally-observed 

holiday, the deadline is the next Federal 

business day. 

ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for addresses concerning 

applications for the Advanced Biofuel 

Payment Program for Fiscal Year 2011 

funds. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about the Fiscal Year 2011 

applications and for Advanced Biofuel 

Payment Program assistance, please 

contact a USDA Rural Development 

Energy Coordinator, as provided in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this Notice, or Diane Berger, USDA 

Rural Development, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW, Room 6865, STOP 3225, 

Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: 

(202) 260–1508. Fax: (202) 720–2213. 

E-mail: diane.berger@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Fiscal Year 2011 Applications for the 

Advanced Biofuel Payment Program 

Application materials may be 

obtained by contacting one of Rural 

Development’s Energy Coordinators. An 

applicant (unless the applicant is an 

individual) must have a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number, which can be 

obtained at no cost via a toll-free request 

line at 1–866–705–5711 or online at 

http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. Submit 

completed applications to the Rural 

Development State Office in the State in 

which the applicant’s principal place of 

business is located. 

Rural Development Energy 

Coordinators 

Note: Telephone numbers listed are not 

toll-free. 

Alabama 

Quinton Harris, USDA Rural 

Development, Sterling Centre, Suite 

601, 4121 Carmichael Road, 

Montgomery, AL 36106–3683, 

(334) 279–3623, 

Quinton.Harris@al.usda.gov. 

Alaska 

Chad Stovall, USDA Rural 

Development, 800 West Evergreen, 

Suite 201, Palmer, AK 99645–6539, 

(907) 761–7718, 

chad.stovall@ak.usda.gov. 

American Samoa (See Hawaii) 

Arizona 

Alan Watt, USDA Rural Development, 

230 North First Avenue, Suite 206, 

Phoenix, AZ 85003–1706, (602) 280– 

8769, Alan.Watt@az.usda.gov. 

Arkansas 

Tim Smith, USDA Rural Development, 

700 West Capitol Avenue, Room 3416, 

Little Rock, AR 72201–3225, (501) 

301–3280, Tim.Smith@ar.usda.gov. 

California 

Philip Brown, USDA Rural 

Development, 430 G Street, #4169, 

Davis, CA 95616, (530) 792–5811, 

Phil.brown@ca.usda.gov. 

Colorado 

Jerry Tamlin, USDA Rural Development, 

655 Parfet Street, Room E–100, 

Lakewood, CO 80215, (720) 544–2907, 

Jerry.Tamlin@co.usda.gov. 

Commonwealth of the Northern 

Marianas Islands—CNMI (See Hawaii) 

Connecticut (See Massachusetts) 

Delaware/Maryland 

Bruce Weaver, USDA Rural 

Development, 1221 College Park 

Drive, Suite 200, Dover, DE 19904, 

(302) 857–3626, 

Bruce.Weaver@de.usda.gov. 

Federated States of Micronesia (See 

Hawaii) 

Florida/Virgin Islands 

Matthew Wooten, USDA Rural 

Development, 4440 NW., 25th Place, 

Gainesville, FL 32606, (352) 338– 

3486, Matthew.wooten@fl.usda.gov. 

Georgia 

J. Craig Scroggs, USDA Rural 

Development, 111 E. Spring St., Suite 

B, Monroe, GA 30655, Phone 770– 

267–1413 ext. 113, 

craig.scroggs@ga.usda.gov. 

Guam (See Hawaii) 

Hawaii/Guam/Republic of Palau/ 

Federated States of Micronesia/Republic 

of the Marshall Islands/American 

Samoa/Commonwealth of the Northern 

Marianas Islands—CNMI 

Tim O’Connell, USDA Rural 

Development, Federal Building, Room 

311, 154 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, 

HI 96720, (808) 933–8313, 

Tim.Oconnell@hi.usda.gov. 

Idaho 

Brian Buch, USDA Rural Development, 

9173 W. Barnes Drive, Suite A1, 

Boise, ID 83709, (208) 378–5623, 

Brian.Buch@id.usda.gov. 

Illinois 

Molly Hammond, USDA Rural 

Development, 2118 West Park Court, 

Suite A, Champaign, IL 61821, 

(217) 403–6210, 

Molly.Hammond@il.usda.gov. 

Indiana 

Jerry Hay, USDA Rural Development, 

5975 Lakeside Boulevard, 

Indianapolis, IN 46278, (812) 873– 

1100, Jerry.Hay@in.usda.gov. 

Iowa 

Teresa Bomhoff, USDA Rural 

Development, 873 Federal Building, 

210 Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 

50309, (515) 284–4447, 

teresa.bomhoff@ia.usda.gov. 

Kansas 

David Kramer, USDA Rural 

Development, 1303 SW First 

American Place, Suite 100, Topeka, 

KS 66604–4040, (785) 271–2730, 

david.kramer@ks.usda.gov. 

Kentucky 

Scott Maas, USDA Rural Development, 

771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, 

Lexington, KY 40503, (859) 224–7435, 

scott.maas@ky.usda.gov. 

Louisiana 

Kevin Boone, USDA Rural 

Development, 905 Jefferson Street, 

Suite 320, Lafayette, LA 70501, (337) 

262–6601, Ext. 133, 

Kevin.Boone@la.usda.gov. 

Maine 

John F. Sheehan, USDA Rural 

Development, 967 Illinois Avenue, 

Suite 4, P.O. Box 405, Bangor, ME 

04402–0405, (207) 990–9168, 

john.sheehan@me.usda.gov. 

Maryland (See Delaware) 

Massachusetts/Rhode Island/ 

Connecticut 

Charles W. Dubuc, USDA Rural 

Development, 451 West Street, Suite 

2, Amherst, MA 01002, (401) 826– 

0842 X 306, 

Charles.Dubuc@ma.usda.gov. 

Michigan 

Traci J. Smith, USDA Rural 

Development, 3001 Coolidge Road, 

Suite 200, East Lansing, MI 48823, 

(517) 324–5157, 

Traci.Smith@mi.usda.gov. 

Minnesota 

Lisa L. Noty, USDA Rural Development, 

1400 West Main Street, Albert Lea, 

MN 56007, (507) 373–7960 Ext. 120, 

lisa.noty@mn.usda.gov. 

Mississippi 

G. Gary Jones, USDA Rural 

Development, Federal Building, Suite 

831, 100 West Capitol Street, Jackson, 

MS 39269, (601) 965–5457, 

george.jones@ms.usda.gov. 

Missouri 

Matt Moore, USDA Rural Development, 

601 Business Loop 70 West, Parkade 

Center, Suite 235, Columbia, MO 

65203, (573) 876–9321, 

matt.moore@mo.usda.gov. 

Montana 

Michael Drewiske, USDA Rural 

Development, 900 Technology Blvd., 


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Unit 1, Suite B, P.O. Box 850, 

Bozeman, MT 59771, (406) 585–2554, 

Michael.drewiske@mt.usda.gov. 

Nebraska 

Debra Yocum, USDA Rural 

Development, 100 Centennial Mall 

North, Room 152, Federal Building, 

Lincoln, NE 68508, (402) 437–5554, 

Debra.Yocum@ne.usda.gov. 

Nevada 

Mark Williams, USDA Rural 

Development, 1390 South Curry 

Street, Carson City, NV 89703, 

(775) 887–1222, 

mark.williams@nv.usda.gov. 

New Hampshire (See Vermont) 

New Jersey 

Victoria Fekete, USDA Rural 

Development, 8000 Midlantic Drive, 

5th Floor North, Suite 500, Mt. Laurel, 

NJ 08054, (856) 787–7752, 

Victoria.Fekete@nj.usda.gov. 

New Mexico 

Jesse Bopp, USDA Rural Development, 

6200 Jefferson Street, NE., Room 255, 

Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 761– 

4952, Jesse.bopp@nm.usda.gov. 

New York 

Scott Collins, USDA Rural 

Development, 9025 River Road, 

Marcy, NY 13403, (315) 736–3316 

Ext. 4, scott.collins@ny.usda.gov. 

North Carolina 

David Thigpen, USDA Rural 

Development, 4405 Bland Rd., Suite 

260, Raleigh, N.C. 27609, 919–873– 

2065, David.Thigpen@nc.usda.gov. 

North Dakota 

Dennis Rodin, USDA Rural 

Development, Federal Building, Room 

208, 220 East Rosser Avenue, P.O. 

Box 1737, Bismarck, ND 58502–1737, 

(701) 530–2068, 

Dennis.Rodin@nd.usda.gov. 

Ohio 

Randy Monhemius, USDA Rural 

Development, Federal Building, Room 

507, 200 North High Street, 

Columbus, OH 43215–2418, (614) 

255–2424, 

Randy.Monhemius@oh.usda.gov. 

Oklahoma 

Jody Harris, USDA Rural Development, 

100 USDA, Suite 108, Stillwater, OK 

74074–2654, (405) 742–1036, 

Jody.harris@ok.usda.gov. 

Oregon 

Don Hollis, USDA Rural Development, 

200 SE Hailey Ave, Suite 105, 

Pendleton, OR 97801, (541) 278–8049, 

Ext. 129, Don.Hollis@or.usda.gov. 

Pennsylvania 

Bernard Linn, USDA Rural 

Development, One Credit Union 

Place, Suite 330, Harrisburg, PA 

17110–2996, (717) 237–2182, 

Bernard.Linn@pa.usda.gov. 

Puerto Rico 

Luis Garcia, USDA Rural Development, 

IBM Building, 654 Munoz Rivera 

Avenue, Suite 601, Hato Rey, PR 

00918–6106, (787) 766–5091, Ext. 

251, Luis.Garcia@pr.usda.gov. 

Republic of Palau (See Hawaii) 

Republic of the Marshall Islands (See 

Hawaii) 

Rhode Island (See Massachusetts) 

South Carolina 

Shannon Legree, USDA Rural 

Development, Strom Thurmond 

Federal Building, 1835 Assembly 

Street, Room 1007, Columbia, SC 

29201, (803) 253–3150, 

Shannon.Legree@sc.usda.gov. 

South Dakota 

Dana Kleinsasser, USDA Rural 

Development, Federal Building, Room 

210, 200 4th Street, SW., Huron, SD 

57350, (605) 352–1157, 

dana.kleinsasser@sd.usda.gov. 

Tennessee 

Will Dodson, USDA Rural Development, 

3322 West End Avenue, Suite 300, 

Nashville, TN 37203–1084, (615) 783– 

1350, will.dodson@tn.usda.gov. 

Texas 

Billy Curb, USDA Rural Development, 

Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 

South Main Street, Temple, TX 76501, 

(254) 742–9775, 

billy.curb@tx.usda.gov. 

Utah 

Roger Koon, USDA Rural Development, 

Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 

125 South State Street, Room 4311, 

Salt Lake City, UT 84138, (801) 524– 

4301, Roger.Koon@ut.usda.gov. 

Vermont/New Hampshire 

Cheryl Ducharme, USDA Rural 

Development, 89 Main Street, 3rd 

Floor, Montpelier, VT 05602, 802– 

828–6083, 

cheryl.ducharme@vt.usda.gov. 

Virginia 

Laurette Tucker, USDA Rural 

Development, Culpeper Building, 

Suite 238, 1606 Santa Rosa Road, 

Richmond, VA 23229, (804) 287– 

1594, Laurette.Tucker@va.usda.gov. 

Virgin Islands (See Florida) 

Washington 

Mary Traxler, USDA Rural 

Development, 1835 Black Lake Blvd. 

SW., Suite B, Olympia, WA 98512, 

(360) 704–7762, 

Mary.Traxler@wa.usda.gov. 

West Virginia 

Richard E. Satterfield, USDA Rural 

Development, 75 High Street, Room 

320, Morgantown, WV 26505–7500, 

(304) 284–4874, 

Richard.Satterfield@wv.usda.gov. 

Wisconsin 

Brenda Heinen, USDA Rural 

Development, 4949 Kirschling Court, 

Stevens Point, WI 54481, (715) 345– 

7615, Ext. 139, 

Brenda.Heinen@wi.usda.gov. 

Wyoming 

Jon Crabtree, USDA Rural Development, 

Dick Cheney Federal Building, 100 

East B Street, Room 1005, P.O. Box 

11005, Casper, WY 82602, (307) 233– 

6719, Jon.Crabtree@wy.usda.gov. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The information collection 

requirements contained in the Notice of 

Contract Proposal for the Section 9005 

Advanced Biofuel Payments Program 

published on June 12, 2009, were 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under emergency 

clearance procedures and assigned OMB 

Control Number 0570–0057. As noted in 

the June 12, 2009 notice, the Agency 

sought emergency clearance to comply 

with the time frames mandated by a 

Presidential Memorandum in order to 

implement the Program as quickly as 

possible, having determined that 

providing for public comment under the 

normal procedure would unduly delay 

the provision of benefits associated with 

this Program and be contrary to the 

public interest. Now, however, in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Agency is 

seeking standard OMB approval of the 

reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements contained in the interim 

rule. In the publication of the proposed 

rule on April 16, 2010, the Agency 

solicited comments on the estimated 

burden. The Agency received no 

comments in response to this 

solicitation. This information collection 

requirement will not become effective 

until approved by OMB. Upon approval 

of this information collection, the 

Agency will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register. 


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Overview 

Federal Agency Name: Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service (an 

agency of the United States Department 

of Agriculture in the Rural Development 

mission area). 

Contract Proposal Title: Advanced 

Biofuel Payment Program. 

Announcement Type: Initial 

announcement. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number. The CFDA number 

for this Notice is 10.867. 

Dates: The Advanced Biofuels 

Program sign-up period for Fiscal Year 

2011 is March 11, 2011 to May 10, 2011. 

Availability of Notice and Rule. This 

Notice and the interim rule for the 

Advanced Biofuel Payment Program are 

available on the USDA Rural 

Development Web site at http:// 

www.rurdev.usda.gov/ 

BCP_Biofuels.html and at http:// 

www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/ 

9005Biofuels.htm. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Purpose of the Program. The 

purpose of this program is to support 

and ensure an expanding production of 

advanced biofuels by providing 

payments to eligible advanced biofuel 

producers. Implementing this program 

not only promotes the Agency’s mission 

of promoting sustainable economic 

development in rural America, but is an 

important part of achieving the 

Administration’s goals for increased 

biofuel production and use by providing 

economic incentives for the production 

of advanced biofuels. 

B. Statutory Authority. This program 

is authorized under Title IX, Section 

9001, of the Food, Conservation, and 

Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–234). 

C. Definition of Terms. The 

definitions applicable to this Notice are 

published at 7 CFR 4288.102. 

II. Award Information 

A. Available funds: The Agency is 

authorizing up to $85 million for this 

program in Fiscal Year 2011. 

The Agency made available up to $80 

million in budgetary authority for Fiscal 

Year 2010 for advanced biofuel 

produced in Fiscal Year 2010. 

Information on Fiscal Year 2010 funding 

was contained in the publication of the 

interim rule for the Advanced Biofuel 

Payment Program, which can be found 

at 76 FR 7936 (February 11, 2011). 

B. Approximate number of awards: 

The number of awards will depend on 

the number of participating advanced 

biofuel producers. 

C. Range of amounts of each payment: 

There is no minimum or maximum 

payment amount that an individual 

producer can receive. The amount that 

each producer receives will depend on 

the number of eligible advanced biofuel 

producers participating in the program 

for Fiscal Year 2011, the amount of 

advanced biofuels being produced by 

such advanced biofuel producers, and 

the amount of funds available. 

D. Contract period. For producers 

participating in this program for Fiscal 

Year 2011, the contract period will 

continue indefinitely until terminated 

as provided for in 7 CFR 4288.121(d). 

E. Production period. Payments to 

participating advanced biofuel 

producers under this Notice will be 

made on actual eligible advanced 

biofuels produced from October 1, 2010 

through September 30, 2011. 

F. Type of instrument. Payment. 

III. Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible applicants. To be eligible 

for this program, an applicant must 

meet the eligibility requirements 

specified in 7 CFR 4288.110. 

B. Biofuel eligibility. To be eligible for 

payment, an advanced biofuel must 

meet the eligibility requirements 

specified in 7 CFR 4288.111. 

C. Payment eligibility. To be eligible 

for program payments, an advanced 

biofuel producer must maintain the 

records specified in 7 CFR 4288.113. 

IV. Fiscal Year 2011 Application and 

Submission Information 

A. Address to request applications. 

Annual Application, Contract, and 

Payment Request forms are available 

from the USDA, Rural Development 

State Office, Rural Development Energy 

Coordinator. The list of Rural 

Development Energy Coordinators is 

provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this Notice. 

B. Content and form of submission. 

The enrollment provisions, including 

application content and form of 

submission, are specified in 7 CFR 

4288.120 and 4288.121. 

C. Submission dates and times. 

(1) Enrollment. Advanced biofuel 

producers who expect to produce 

eligible advanced biofuel at any time 

during Fiscal Year 2011 must enroll in 

the program by May 10, 2011. 

Applications received after this date, 

regardless of their postmark, will not be 

considered by the Agency for Fiscal 

Year 2011 funds. Producers who 

participated in this Program in Fiscal 

Year 2009 and/or Fiscal Year 2010 must 

submit a new application under this 

Notice to be considered for Fiscal Year 

2011 funds. 

(2) Payment applications. Advanced 

biofuel producers must submit Form RD 

4288–3, ‘‘Advanced Biofuel Payment 

Program—Payment Request,’’ for each of 

the first three quarters (i.e., three forms 

are required) of Fiscal Year 2011 by 4:30 

p.m. on August 1, 2011, and for the final 

quarter of Fiscal Year 2011 by 4:30 p.m. 

on October 31, 2011. Neither complete 

nor incomplete payment applications 

received after such dates and times will 

be considered, regardless of the 

postmark on the application. 

D. Funding restrictions. For Fiscal 

Year 2011, not more than five percent of 

the funds will be made available to 

eligible producers with a refining 

capacity (as determined for the prior 

fiscal year) exceeding 150,000,000 

gallons of a liquid advanced biofuel per 

year or exceeding 15,900,000 million 

BTUs of biogas and solid advanced 

biofuel per year. (In calculating whether 

a producer meets either of these 

capacities, production of all advanced 

biofuel facilities in which the producer 

has 50 percent or more ownership will 

be totaled.) The remaining funds will be 

made available to all other producers. 

E. Payment provisions. Fiscal Year 

2011 payments will be made according 

to the provisions specified in 7 CFR 

4288.130 through 4288.137. 

V. Administration Information 

A. Notice of eligibility. The provisions 

of 7 CFR 4288.112 apply to this Notice. 

These provisions include notifying an 

applicant determined to be eligible for 

participation and assigning such 

applicant a Contract number and 

notifying an applicant determined to be 

ineligible, including the reason(s) the 

applicant was rejected and providing 

such applicant appeal rights as specified 

in 7 CFR 4288.103. 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

requirements. 

(1) Review or appeal rights. A person 

may seek a review of an Agency 

decision or appeal to the National 

Appeals Division as provided in 7 CFR 

4288.103. 

(2) Compliance with other laws and 

regulations. The provisions of 7 CFR 

4288.104 apply to this Notice, which 

includes requiring advanced biofuel 

producers to be in compliance with 

other applicable Federal, State, and 

local laws. 

(3) Oversight and monitoring. The 

provisions of 7 CFR 4288.105 apply to 

this Notice, which includes the right of 

the Agency to verify all payment 

applications and subsequent payments 

and the requirement that each eligible 

advanced biofuel producer make 

available at one place at all reasonable 

times for examination by representatives 

of USDA, all books, papers, records, 

contracts, scale tickets, settlement 


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sheets, invoices, written price 

quotations, and other documents related 

to the program that are within the 

control of such advanced biofuel 

producer for not less than three years 

from each Program payment date. 

(4) Exception authority. The 

provisions of 7 CFR 4288.107 apply to 

this Notice. 

C. Environmental review. Rural 

Development’s compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA) is implemented in its 

regulations at 7 CFR part 1940, subpart 

G. The Agency has reviewed the 

circumstances under which financial 

assistance may be provided under this 

Program and has determined that 

proposals that do not involve additional 

facility construction fall within the 

categorical exclusion from NEPA 

reviews provided for in 7 CFR 

1940.310(c)(1). Applicants whose 

proposal involves additional facility 

construction should provide Form RD 

1940–20, ‘‘Request for Environmental 

Information,’’ as part of their 

application. Rural Development will 

then determine whether the proposal is 

categorically excluded under 7 CFR 

1940.310(c)(1) or whether additional 

actions are necessary to comply with 7 

CFR part 1940, subpart G. 

VI. Agency Contacts 

For assistance on this payment 

program, please contact a USDA Rural 

Development Energy Coordinator, as 

provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this Notice, or 

Diane Berger, USDA Rural 

Development, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Room 6865, STOP 3225, 

Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: 

(202) 260–1508. Fax: (202) 720–2213. 

Email: diane.berger@wdc.usda.gov. 

VII. 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 

Adjudication and Compliance, 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 7, 2011. 

Cheryl L. Cook, 

Acting Under Secretary, Rural Development. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5573 Filed 3–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Rural Utilities Service 

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) 

for Repowering Assistance Payments 

to Eligible Biorefineries 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service and Rural Utilities Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the 

acceptance of applications for 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. To be eligible for 

payments, biorefineries must have been 

in existence on June 18, 2008. The 

Notice announces the availability of at 

least $25 million to make payments to 

eligible biorefineries in Fiscal Year 

2011, in addition to any carry-over 

funds from Fiscal Year 2010. 

DATES: Applications for participating in 

this program for Fiscal Year 2011 will 

be accepted from March 11, 2011 

through June 9, 2011. Applications 

received after June 9, 2011, regardless of 

their postmark, will not be considered 

for Fiscal Year 2011 payments. If the 

actual deadline falls on a weekend or a 

Federally-observed holiday, the 

deadline is the next Federal business 

day. 

ADDRESSES: Application materials may 

be obtained by contacting USDA, Rural 

Development-Energy Division, Program 

Branch, Attention: Repowering 

Assistance Program, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Stop 3225, Washington, 

DC 20250–3225. 

Submit applications to USDA, Rural 

Development-Energy Division, Program 

Branch, Attention: Repowering 

Assistance Program, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Stop 3225, Washington, 

DC 20250–3225. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information on this payment 

program, please contact Fred Petok, 

USDA, Rural Development, Business 

Programs Energy Division, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

6870, STOP 3225, Washington, DC 

20250–3225. Telephone: 202–720–1400. 

E-mail: frederick.petok@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The information collection 

requirements contained in the Notice of 

Funds Availability for the Section 9004 

Repowering Assistance Payments to 

Eligible Biorefineries program published 

on June 12, 2009, were approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under emergency clearance 

procedures and assigned OMB Control 

Number 0570–0058. As noted in the 

June 12, 2009 notice, the Agency sought 

emergency clearance to comply with the 

time frames mandated by a Presidential 

Memorandum in order to implement the 

Program as quickly as possible, having 

determined that providing for public 

comment under the normal procedure 

would unduly delay the provision of 

benefits associated with this Program 

and be contrary to the public interest. 

Now, however, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Agency is seeking standard OMB 

approval of the reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements contained 

in the interim rule. In the publication of 

the proposed rule on April 16, 2010, the 

Agency solicited comments on the 

estimated burden. The Agency received 

no comments in response to this 

solicitation. This information collection 

requirement will not become effective 

until approved by OMB. Upon approval 

of this information collection, the 

Agency will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Overview 

Federal Agency Name: Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service (an 

agency of the United States Department 

of Agriculture in the Rural Development 

mission area). 

Payment Proposal Title: Repowering 

Assistance Program. 

Announcement Type: Initial 

announcement. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number. The CFDA number 

for this Notice is 10.866. 

DATES: The Repowering Assistance 

Program application period for Fiscal 

Year 2011 is March 11, 2011 to June 9, 

2011. 

Availability of Notice and Rule. This 

Notice and the interim rule for the 

Repowering Assistance Program are 

available on the USDA Rural 


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