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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 eligible 

project cost. 

Example: A hybrid project contains a wind 

and solar photovoltaic components. The 

wind system will cost $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 

may distribute the remaining funds to a 

lower scoring application. Before this 

occurs, the Agency will provide the 

applicant of the higher scoring 

application the opportunity to reduce 

the amount of the applicant’s grant 

request to the amount of funds 

available. If the applicant agrees to 

lower its grant request, the applicant 

must certify that the purposes of the 

project will be met and provide the 

remaining total funds needed to 

complete the project. At its discretion, 

the Agency may also elect to allow the 

remaining funds to be carried over to 

the next fiscal year rather than selecting 

a lower scoring application or 

distributing funds 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: January 11, 2012. 

Judith A. Canales, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Notice of Stakeholder Meetings on 

Rural Energy for America Program 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS) will hold 

meetings for stakeholders focusing on 

Rural Development’s Rural Energy for 

America Program implemented under 

the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 

of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill) during the first 

quarter of calendar year 2012. These 

meetings will be hosted by Rural 

Development State Directors. 

Stakeholders must contact the 

appropriate Rural Development State 

Office in order to participate. 

DATES: The stakeholder meetings will be 

held during the first quarter of calendar 

year 2012. Please contact the Rural 

Development State Office for your State, 

as identified in the ADDRESSES section of 

this Notice, for the specific date and 

time. 

ADDRESSES: RBS intends to hold the 

stakeholder meetings at Rural 

Development’s State Offices. To confirm 

the location of the meeting for your 

State, please contact the applicable 

USDA Rural Development Energy 

Coordinator for your State. These 

Energy Coordinators are listed below. 

Rural Development Energy 

Coordinators 

Note: Telephone numbers listed are not 

toll-free. 

Alabama 

Marcia Johnson, USDA Rural 

Development, Sterling Centre, Suite 

601, 4121 Carmichael Road, 

Montgomery, AL 36106–3683, (334) 

279–3453, marcia.johnson@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 

Gary Mack, USDA Rural 

Development, 230 North First Avenue, 

Suite 206, Phoenix, AZ 85003–1706, 

(602) 280–8717, 

Gary.Mack@az.usda.gov. 

Arkansas 

Laura Tucker, USDA Rural 

Development, 700 West Capitol Avenue, 

Room 3416, Little Rock, AR 72201– 

3225, (501) 301–3280, 

Laura.Tucker@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 

Janice Pond, USDA Rural 

Development, Denver Federal Center, 

Building 56, Room 2300, P.O. Box 

25426, Denver, CO 80225–0426, (720) 

544–2907, Janice.pond@co.usda.gov. 


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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– 

3629, Bruce.Weaver@de.usda.gov. 

Federated States of Micronesia (See 

Hawaii) 

Florida/Virgin Islands 

Angela Prioleau, USDA Rural 

Development, 4440 NW. 25th Place, 

Gainesville, FL 32606, (352) 338–3412, 

angela.prioleua@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 

Mary Warren, USDA Rural 

Development, 2118 West Park Court, 

Suite A, Champaign, IL 61821, (217) 

403–6218, mary.warren@il.usda.gov. 

Indiana 

Jerry Hay, USDA Rural Development, 

5975 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, 

IN 46278, (812) 346–3411, Ext. 126, 

Jerry.Hay@in.usda.gov. 

Iowa 

Kate Sand, USDA Rural Development, 

909 E. 2nd Avenue, Suite C, Indianola, 

IA 50125, (515) 961–5365 Ext. 130, 

kate.sand@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 

Beverly Stone, USDA Rural 

Development, 967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 

4, P.O. Box 405, Bangor, ME 04402– 

0405, (207) 990–9125, 

Beverly.Stone@me.usda.gov 

Maryland (see Delaware) 

Massachusetts/Rhode Island/ 

Connecticut 

Charles W. Dubuc, USDA Rural 

Development, 60 Quaker Lane, Suite 44, 

Warwick, RI 02886, (401) 822–8867, 

Charles.Dubuc@ma.usda.gov. 

Michigan 

Rick Vanderbeek, USDA Rural 

Development, 3001 Coolidge Road, 

Suite 200, East Lansing, MI 48823, (517) 

324–5157, 

rick.vanderbeek@mi.usda.gov. 

Minnesota 

Ron Oman, USDA Rural 

Development, 375 Jackson St., Suite 

410, St. Paul, MN 55101, (651) 602– 

7796, Ron.Omann@mn.usda.gov. 

Mississippi 

G. Gary Jones, USDA Rural 

Development, 100 W. Capital Street, 

Suite 831, 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 

John Guthmiller, USDA Rural 

Development, 2229 Boot Hill Court, P.O. 

Box 850, Bozeman, MT 59771, (406) 

585–2540, 

John.Guthmiller@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, 

Suite 500N, 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. 127, 

scott.collins@ny.usda.gov. 

North Carolina 

David Thigpen, USDA Rural 

Development, 4405 Bland Rd., Suite 

260, Raleigh, NC 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 

Amanda Krugh, USDA Rural 

Development, 1 Credit Union Place, 

Suite 330, Harrisburg, PA 17110–2996, 

Phone: (717) 237–2289, 

Amanda.Krugh@pa.usda.gov. 

Puerto Rico 

Luis Garcia, USDA Rural 

Development, IBM Building, 654 Munoz 

Rivera Avenue, Suite 601, Hato Rey, PR 


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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 

Kenneth Lynch, USDA Rural 

Development, Federal Building, Room 

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

57350, (605) 352–1120, 

ken.lynch@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, 1606 Santa Rosa Road, 

Suite 238, Richmond, VA 23229, (434) 

392–4906 Ext. 125, (804) 287–1606, 

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 

Lisa Sharp, USDA Rural 

Development, 1550 Earl Core Road, 

Suite 101, Morgantown, WV 26505– 

7500, (304) 284–4871, 

lisa.sharp@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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Justin Hatmaker, Rural BusinessCooperative Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Stop 3201, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3201, 

Telephone: (202) 720–1599. Email: 

Justin.Hatmaker@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

energy programs implemented under 

the 2008 Farm Bill continue to be a 

priority of the Secretary of Agriculture, 

the Undersecretary of Rural 

Development, and the Administrator of 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service. 

Over the past three plus years, we have 

developed reliable, successful energy 

programs and are looking to continue 

our success as we move forward. Our 

energy programs are making significant 

beneficial impacts on both rural 

communities and the business owners 

and agricultural producers that receive 

assistance under these programs. 

Benefits of our energy programs include 

decreasing the energy footprint of rural 

communities, businesses, and farms; 

converting renewable resources into 

clean energy; and creating and saving 

jobs. 

In recognition of current budget 

conditions and as we approach the time 

for developing the next Farm Bill, we 

are calling together stakeholders in 

order for Rural Development to provide 

updates on the Rural Energy for 

America Program; to discuss ways we 

can leverage Agency resources, 

including working with private and 

public partners and emphasizing 

guaranteed loans; and to re-iterate our 

commitment to helping meet the 

President’s energy independence goals. 

We encourage state energy partners; 

businesses that have used or may be 

looking to use our energy programs; 

lenders; local, state, and federal elected 

officials and government offices; and 

grant writers to participate. 

Please note that, due to space 

limitations, participation in each 

stakeholder meeting will be limited and 

will be based on a ‘‘first-come, firstserved’’ basis. Therefore, we encourage 

you to contact, as soon as possible, the 

Rural Development Energy Coordinator 

for your state, as identified in the 

ADDRESSES section of this Notice, to 

obtain information on participating in 

the meeting for your state. 

Lastly, please be advised that, if you 

participate in one of these meetings, you 

are responsible for your own 

transportation and any other costs (e.g., 

food) incurred in participating in the 

meeting. 

Dated: January 12, 2012. 

Judith A. Canales, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Northwest Region Gear 

Identification Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0352. 

Form Number(s): NA. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(revision and extension of a current 

information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 946. 

Average Hours per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 3,798. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

revision and extension of a current 

information collection. 

The success of fisheries management 

programs depends significantly on 

regulatory compliance. The 

requirements that fishing gear be 

marked are essential to facilitate 

enforcement. The ability to link fishing 

gear to the vessel owner or operator is 

crucial to the enforcement of regulations 

issued under the authority of the 

Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation 

and Management Act (MSA). The 

marking of fishing gear is also valuable 

in actions concerning damage, loss, and 

civil proceedings. Regulations at 50 CFR 

660.219 and 660.319 specify fishing gear 

must be marked with the vessel’s 

official number, federal permit or tag 

number, or some other specified form of 

identification. The regulations further 

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