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2010 and that application was 

determined eligible but was not funded, 

the Agency will consider that Fiscal 

Year 2010 application for funding in 

Fiscal Year 2011 as provided in this 

section. 

(1) Written request. An applicant or 

lender must submit a written request for 

the Agency to consider its Fiscal Year 

2010 application for Fiscal Year 2011 

funds. For a guarantee loan and grant 

combination application, both the 

lender and applicant must submit the 

written request to the Agency in order 

to be considered for Fiscal Year 2011 

funds. 

(i) Except for simplified applications, 

applicants must provide current 

financial statements that meet the 

program requirements outlined in 7 CFR 

4280.116(b)(4) with the written request. 

(ii) Written requests to consider Fiscal 

Year 2010 applications for Fiscal Year 

2011 funds may be submitted at any 

time during Fiscal Year 2011 up to and 

including 4:30 pm local time on June 

15, 2011, to be considered for Fiscal 

Year 2011 funds. Written requests 

received after this time and date will not 

be accepted by the Agency and the 

applicant’s Fiscal Year 2010 application 

will not be considered for Fiscal Year 

2011 funds. 

(2) Revisions to Fiscal Year 2010 

applications. If an applicant makes any 

revision to its Fiscal Year 2010 

application that are not necessitated by 

the REAP interim rule, a new 

application meeting the requirements of 

this Notice must be submitted in order 

to be considered for Fiscal Year 2011 

funds and a new date the complete 

application was received will be 

recorded. However, if a revision to the 

Fiscal Year 2010 application is 

necessitated by the REAP interim rule or 

the Agency requests an update of 

information in the original application 

(for example, required current financial 

statements), there will be no change in 

the date the complete application was 

received. 

(3) No revisions to Fiscal Year 2010 

applications. If an applicant does not 

plan to make any revisions to its Fiscal 

Year 2010 application, a new 

application is not required and the date 

the complete application was received 

remains unchanged from its original 

Fiscal Year 2010 receipt date. 

H. Award Process. In addition to the 

process for awarding funding under 7 

CFR 4280, subpart B, the Agency will 

make awards using the following 

considerations: 

(1) Funding renewable energy system 

and energy efficiency improvement 

grant and grant/guaranteed loan 

awards. Considering the availability of 

funds, the Agency will fund those grant 

only applications and grant/guaranteed 

loan applications that score the highest 

based on the grant score of the 

application; that is, the grant score an 

application receives will be compared to 

the grant scores of other applications, 

with higher scoring applications 

receiving first consideration for funding. 

(2) Guaranteed loan only awards. 

Considering the availability of funds, 

the Agency will fund those guaranteed 

loan only applications that score the 

highest compared to the scores of other 

applications, with higher scoring 

applications receiving first 

consideration for funding. 

(3) Evaluation criteria. Agency 

personnel will score each application 

based on the evaluation criteria 

specified in 7 CFR 4280.117(c), 7 CFR 

4280.129(c), 7 CFR 4280.178, or 7 CFR 

4280.192, as applicable. 

For hybrid applications, each 

technical report will be evaluated and 

scored based on its own merit. The 

scores for the technologies will be 

consolidated using a weighted average 

approach based on the percentage of the 

cost for each system to the total project 

cost. 

Example: A hybrid project contains a 

wind and solar photovoltaic 

components. The wind system will cost 

the $30,000 (75 percent of total eligible 

project cost) and the solar will cost 

$10,000 (25 percent of total eligible 

project cost). The wind technical report 

was evaluated and assigned a total score 

of 22 points, while the solar report was 

evaluated and assigned a total score of 

31 points. In this scenario, the final 

technical score would be assigned as 

follows: (22 × 75 percent) + (31 × 25 

percent) = 24.25. 

(4) Applications that receive the same 

score. If applications score the same and 

if remaining funds are insufficient to 

fund each such application, the Agency 

will distribute the remaining funds to 

each such application on a pro-rata 

basis. 

VI. Administration Information 

A. Notifications 

(1) Applicants. The notification 

provisions of 7 CFR 4280.111 apply to 

this Notice. 

(2) Lenders. The notification 

provisions of 7 CFR 4280.129(a) apply 

to this Notice. 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

requirements 

(1) Exception authority. The 

provisions of 7 CFR 4280.104 apply to 

this Notice. 

(2) Appeals. A person may seek a 

review of an Agency decision or appeal 

to the National Appeals Division in 

accordance with 7 CFR 4280.105. 

(3) Conflict of interest. The provisions 

of 7 CFR 4280.106 apply to this Notice. 

(4) USDA Departmental Regulations 

and other laws that contains other 

compliance requirements. The 

provisions of 7 CFR 4280.107 and 7 CFR 

4280.108 apply to this Notice. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For assistance on this program, please 

contact a USDA Rural Development 

Energy Coordinator, as provided in the 

Addresses section of this Notice. 

VIII. 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: April 1, 2011. 

Dallas Tonsager, 

Under Secretary, Rural Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Sensors and Instrumentation 

Technical Advisory Committee; Notice 

of Partially Closed Meeting 

The Sensors and Instrumentation 

Technical Advisory Committee (SITAC) 

will meet on May 3, 2011, 9:30 a.m., in 

the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 

3884, 14th Street between Constitution 

and Pennsylvania Avenues, NW., 

Washington, DC. The Committee 

advises the Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Export Administration on 

technical questions that affect the level 

of export controls applicable to sensors 

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and instrumentation equipment and 

technology. 

Agenda 

Public Session 

1. Welcome and Introductions. 

2. Remarks from the Bureau of 

Industry and Security Management. 

3. Industry Presentations. 

4. New Business. 

Closed Session 

5. Discussion of matters determined to 

be exempt from the provisions relating 

to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. 

app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). 

The open session will be accessible 

via teleconference to 20 participants on 

a first come, first serve basis. To join the 

conference, submit inquiries to Ms. 

Yvette Springer at 

Yspringer@bis.doc.gov no later than 

April 26, 2011. 

A limited number of seats will be 

available during the public session of 

the meeting. Reservations are not 

accepted. To the extent that time 

permits, members of the public may 

present oral statements to the 

Committee. The public may submit 

written statements at any time before or 

after the meeting. However, to facilitate 

distribution of public presentation 

materials to the Committee members, 

the Committee suggests that the 

materials be forwarded before the 

meeting to Ms. Springer. 

The Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, with the concurrence of 

the General Counsel, formally 

determined on December 14, 2010 

pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 

U.S.C. app. 2 § 10(d)), that the portion 

of this meeting dealing with predecisional changes to the Commerce 

Control List and U.S. export control 

policies shall be exempt from the 

provisions relating to public meetings 

found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 

10(a)(3). The remaining portions of the 

meeting will be open to the public. 

For more information contact Yvette 

Springer on (202) 482–2813. 

Dated: April 8, 2011. 

Yvette Springer, 

Committee Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Materials Processing Equipment 

Technical Advisory Committee; Notice 

of Partially Closed Meeting 

The Materials Processing Equipment 

Technical Advisory Committee 

(MPETAC) will meet on May 3, 2011, 9 

a.m., Room 6087B, in the Herbert C. 

Hoover Building, 14th Street between 

Pennsylvania and Constitution 

Avenues, NW., Washington, DC. The 

Committee advises the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration with respect to technical 

questions that affect the level of export 

controls applicable to materials 

processing equipment and related 

technology. 

Agenda 

Open Session 

1. Opening Remarks and 

Introductions. 

2. Presentation of Papers and 

Comments by the Public. 

3. Discussion on Proposals from last 

and for next Wassenaar Meeting. 

4. Report on Proposed changes to the 

Export Administration Regulation. 

5. Other Business. 

Closed Session 

6. Discussion of matters determined to 

be exempt from the provisions relating 

to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. 

app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). 

The open session will be accessible 

via teleconference to 20 participants on 

a first come, first serve basis. To join the 

conference, submit inquiries to Ms. 

Yvette Springer at 

Yspringer@bis.doc.gov no later than 

April 27, 2011. 

A limited number of seats will be 

available for the public session. 

Reservations are not accepted. To the 

extent that time permits, members of the 

public may present oral statements to 

the Committee. The public may submit 

written statements at any time before or 

after the meeting. However, to facilitate 

the distribution of public presentation 

materials to the Committee members, 

the Committee suggests that presenters 

forward the public presentation 

materials prior to the meeting to Ms. 

Springer via e-mail. 

The Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, with the concurrence of 

the delegate of the General Counsel, 

formally determined on January 25, 

2011, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, that the portion of the 

meeting dealing with matters the 

premature disclosure of which would be 

likely to frustrate significantly 

implementation of a proposed agency 

action as described in 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(B) shall be exempt from the 

provisions relating to public meetings 

found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 §§ 10(a)1 and 

10(a)(3). The remaining portions of the 

meeting will be open to the public. 

For more information, call Yvette 

Springer at (202) 482–2813. 

Dated: April 8, 2011. 

Yvette Springer, 

Committee Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Transportation and Related Equipment 

Technical Advisory Committee; Notice 

of Partially Closed Meeting 

The Transportation and Related 

Equipment Technical Advisory 

Committee will meet on May 5, 2011, 

9:30 a.m., in the Herbert C. Hoover 

Building, Room 6087B, 14th Street 

between Constitution & Pennsylvania 

Avenues, NW., Washington, DC. The 

Committee advises the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration with respect to technical 

questions that affect the level of export 

controls applicable to transportation 

and related equipment or technology. 

Public Session 

1. Welcome and Introductions. 

2. Review Status of Working Groups. 

3. Proposals from the Public. 

Closed Session 

4. Discussion of matters determined to 

be exempt from the provisions relating 

to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. 

app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). 

The open session will be accessible 

via teleconference to 20 participants on 

a first come, first serve basis. To join the 

conference, submit inquiries to Ms. 

Yvette Springer at 

Yspringer@bis.doc.gov no later than 

April 28, 2011. 

A limited number of seats will be 

available during the public session of 

the meeting. Reservations are not 

accepted. To the extent time permits, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements to the Committee. The public 

may submit written statements at any 

time before or after the meeting. 

However, to facilitate distribution of 

public presentation materials to 

Committee members, the Committee 

suggests that presenters forward the 

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