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instructions can be obtained without 

charge from David Hancock, NASS 

Clearance Officer, at (202) 690–2388 or 

at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Milk and Milk Products 

Surveys. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0020. 

Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 

2021. 

Type of Request: To revise and extend 

a currently approved information 

collection for a period of three years. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) is to collect, prepare and issue 

State and national estimates of crop and 

livestock production, prices and 

disposition as well as economic 

statistics, farm numbers, land values, 

on-farm pesticide usage, pest crop 

management practices, as well as the 

Census of Agriculture. The Milk and 

Milk Products Surveys obtain basic 

agricultural statistics on milk 

production and manufactured dairy 

products from farmers and processing 

plants throughout the nation. Data are 

gathered for milk production, dairy 

products, evaporated and condensed 

milk, manufactured dry milk, and 

manufactured whey products. Milk 

production and manufactured dairy 

products statistics are used by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) to 

help administer federal programs and by 

the dairy industry in planning, pricing, 

and projecting supplies of milk and 

milk products. Only minor changes are 

planned for the questionnaires and 

sample sizes. The Milk Production 

Survey will continue to be conducted 

quarterly (January, April, July, and 

October) and monthly estimates for the 

non-quarterly months will still be 

published for the total number of dairy 

cows, the number of cows milked, and 

the total milk produced. Estimates for 

the non-survey months will be 

generated by using a combination of 

administrative data, regression 

modeling, and historic data. In April 

2012 NASS discontinued the collection 

of Dairy Product Prices. This data is 

now collected by the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) in compliance 

with the Mandatory Price Reporting Act 

of 2010, and the amended section 273(d) 

of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 

1946. 

Authority: Voluntary dairy 

information reporting is conducted 

under authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). 

Individually identifiable data collected 

under this authority are governed by 

section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 

1985 (7 U.S.C. 2276), which requires 

USDA to afford strict confidentiality to 

non-aggregated data provided by 

respondents. 

Mandatory dairy product information 

reporting is based on the Agricultural 

Marketing Act of 1946, as amended by 

the Dairy Market Enhancement Act of 

2000 and the Farm Security and Rural 

Development Act of 2002 (U.S.C. 1637– 

1637b). This program requires each 

manufacturer to report to USDA the 

price, quantity, and moisture content of 

dairy products sold and each entity 

storing dairy products to report 

information on the quantity of dairy 

products stored. Any manufacturer that 

processes, markets, or stores less than 

1,000,000 pounds of dairy products per 

year is exempt. USDA is required to 

maintain information, statistics, or 

documents obtained under these Acts in 

a manner that ensures that 

confidentiality is preserved regarding 

the identity of persons and proprietary 

business information, subject to 

verification by the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) under Public 

Law 106–532. This Notice is submitted 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office 

of Management and Budget regulations 

at 5 CFR part 1320. NASS also complies 

with OMB Implementation Guidance, 

‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V 

of the E-Government Act, Confidential 

Information Protection and Statistical 

Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’ 

Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 

15, 2007, p. 33362. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average approximately 

11 minutes per response. This average is 

based on the 7 different surveys in the 

information collection: 2 monthly, 4 

quarterly, and 1 annual. The estimated 

total number of responses is 88,500 

annually, with an average annual 

frequency of 4.37 responses per 

respondent. NASS will continue to use 

cover letters to explain the importance 

and uses of this data series along with 

how the respondent can access and 

report their data using the secure 

internet connection that NASS is using. 

Respondents: Farms and businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20,250. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 15,400 hours. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, technological or 

other forms of information technology 

collection methods. All responses to 

this notice will become a matter of 

public record and be summarized in the 

request for OMB approval. 

Signed at Washington, DC, December 4, 

2020. 

Kevin L. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27681 Filed 12–15–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

[Docket No. RBS–20–BUSINESS–0036] 

Notice of Solicitation for Inviting 

Applications for the Rural 

Microentrepreneur Assistance 

Program for Fiscal Year 2021 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice is to invite 

applications for loans and grants under 

the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance 

Program (RMAP) for fiscal year (FY) 

2021, subject to the availability of 

funding. This notice is being issued in 

order to allow applicants sufficient time 

to leverage financing, prepare and 

submit their applications, and give the 

Agency time to process applications 

within FY 2021. Successful applications 

will be selected by the Agency for 

funding and subsequently awarded to 

the extent that funding may ultimately 

be made available through 

appropriations. RMAP provides the 

following types of support: Loan only, 

combination loan and technical 

assistance grant, and subsequent 

technical assistance grants to 

Microenterprise Development 

Organizations (MDO). An 

announcement on the website at https:// 

www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/noticessolicitation-applications-nosas will 

identify the amount of funding received 

in the appropriations. All applicants are 

responsible for any expenses incurred in 

developing their applications or costs 

incurred prior to the obligation date. 

DATES: The deadline for completed 

applications to be received in the USDA 

Rural Development State Office for 


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quarterly funding competitions is no 

later than 4:30 p.m. (local time) on: First 

Quarter, September 30, 2020; Second 

Quarter, December 31, 2020; Third 

Quarter, March 31, 2021 and Fourth 

Quarter, June 30, 2021. 

The subsequent microlender technical 

assistance grant (existing MDOs with a 

microentrepreneur revolving loan fund) 

will be made, non-competitively, based 

on the microlender’s microlending 

activity and availability of funds. The 

Agency will use the microlender’s 

outstanding balance of microloans as of 

June 30, 2021 to determine their 

microlender technical assistance grant 

award for FY 2021 from available funds. 

Only MDOs that are eligible for an 

annual grant in compliance with 7 CFR 

4280.313(a) may apply. 

ADDRESSES: Applications must be 

submitted to the USDA Rural 

Development State Office for the State 

where the Project is located. 

Applications may be submitted in paper 

or electronic format to the appropriate 

Rural Development State Office and 

must be received by 4:30 p.m. local time 

on the deadline date(s). Applicants are 

encouraged to contact their respective 

State Office for an email contact to 

submit an electronic application prior to 

the submission deadline date(s). A list 

of the USDA Rural Development State 

Office contacts can be found at: http:// 

www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/stateoffices. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shamika Johnson at (202) 720–1495, 

shamika.johnson@usda.gov or David 

Chestnut at (202) 692–5233, 

david.chestnut@usda.gov, Program 

Management Division, Business 

Programs, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, MS 

3226, Room 4202—South, Washington, 

DC 20250–3226, or call (202) 720–1400. 

For further information on this notice, 

please contact the USDA Rural 

Development State Office in the State in 

which the applicant’s headquarters is 

located. A list of Rural Development 

State Office contacts is provided at the 

following link: http://www.rd.usda.gov/ 

contact-us/state-offices. 

Overview 

Solicitation Opportunity Title: Rural 

Microentrepreneur Assistance Program. 

Announcement Type: Initial 

Solicitation Announcement. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number (CFDA): 10.870. 

Dates: The deadline for completed 

applications to be received in the USDA 

Rural Development State Office for 

quarterly funding competitions is no 

later than 4:30 p.m. (local time) on: First 

Quarter, September 30, 2020; Second 

Quarter, December 31, 2020; Third 

Quarter, March 31, 2021 and Fourth 

Quarter, June 30, 2021. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Purpose of the Program. The 

purpose of RMAP is to support the 

development and ongoing success of 

rural microentrepreneurs and 

microenterprises as defined in 7 CFR 

4280.302. 

B. Statutory Authority. RMAP is 

authorized by Section 379E of the 

Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s). 

Regulations are contained in 7 CFR part 

4280, subpart D. Assistance provided to 

rural areas under this program may 

include the provision of loans and 

grants to rural MDOs for the provision 

of microloans to rural microenterprises 

and microentrepreneurs; provision of 

business-based training and technical 

assistance to rural microborrowers and 

potential microborrowers; and other 

such activities as deemed appropriate 

by the Secretary to ensure the 

development and ongoing success of 

rural microenterprises. Awards are 

made on a competitive basis using 

specific selection criteria contained in 7 

CFR part 4280, subpart D. 

C. Definition of Terms. The 

definitions applicable to this Notice are 

published at 7 CFR 4280.302. 

D. Application Awards. The Agency 

will review, evaluate, and score 

applications received in response to this 

Notice based on the provisions found in 

7 CFR part 4280, subpart D, and as 

indicated in this Notice. However, the 

Agency advises all interested parties 

that the applicant bears the burden in 

preparing and submitting an application 

in response to this Notice whether or 

not funding is appropriated for this 

program in FY 2021. Information 

required to be in the application is 

specified in 7 CFR 4280.315. For entities 

applying for program loan funds to 

become an RMAP microlender only, the 

following items are required: (1) Form 

RD 1910–11, ‘‘Applicant Certification 

Federal Collection Policies for 

Consumer or Commercial Debts;’’ (2) 

Demonstration that the applicant is 

eligible to apply for participation in this 

program; (3) Certification by the 

applicant that it cannot obtain sufficient 

credit elsewhere to fund the activities 

called for under this program with 

similar rates and terms; 

Subsequent annual microlender 

technical assistance grants are subject to 

funding availability, in accordance with 

7 CFR 4280.313(b)(2). Awards will be 

determined non-competitively based on 

Agency appropriations for the fiscal 

year. The MDO must submit a 

prescribed worksheet, listing the 

outstanding balance of their microloans 

and unexpended grant funds as of the 

date of their request and a letter 

certifying that their organization still 

meets all the requirements set forth in 

7 CFR part 4280, subpart D, and that no 

significant changes have occurred 

within the last year that would affect its 

ability to carry out the MDO functions. 

In addition, all MDOs who request 

Subsequent Annual Microlender 

Technical Assistance Grants must 

complete their reporting into the 

Lenders Interactive Network Connection 

(LINC) for the Federal fiscal quarter 

ending June 30, 2021. The deadline for 

reporting into LINC and requesting a TA 

grant is no later than 4:30 p.m. (local 

time) on July 31, 2021. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Awards: Loans and/or Grants. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2021. 

Available Funds. Anyone interested 

in submitting an application for funding 

under these Programs are encouraged to 

consult the Rural Development Notices 

of Solicitation of Applications website 

at http://www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/ 

notices-solicitation-applications-nosas. 

Maximum Award: The Agency 

anticipates the following maximum 

amounts per award: Loans—$500,000; 

Grants—$100,000. 

Application Dates: Funding 

competitions will be held for 

applications received no later than: First 

Quarter, September 30, 2020; Second 

Quarter, December 31, 2020; Third 

Quarter, March 31, 2021 and Fourth 

Quarter, June 30, 2021. 

III. Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants. To be eligible 

for this program, the applicant must 

meet the eligibility requirements in 7 

CFR 4280.310. All applications must 

meet the definition of ‘‘rural’’ or ‘‘rural 

area’’ as described in 7 U.S.C. 

1991(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act (Pub. L. 

115–334), as amended. The Further 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 

(Pub. L. 116–94), sec. 740 designates 

funding for projects in Persistent 

Poverty counties. Persistent Poverty 

counties as defined in sec. 740 is ‘‘any 

county that has had 20 percent or more 

of its population living in poverty over 

the past 30 years, as measured by the 

1990 and 2000 decennial censuses, and 

2007–2011 American Community 

Survey 5-year average, or any territory 

or possession of the United States’’. 

Another provision in sec. 740 expands 

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Poverty counties to include any county 

seat of such a persistent poverty county 

that has a population that does not 

exceed the authorized population limit 

by more than 10 percent. 

In addition to the requirements in 7 

CFR 4280.310, applicants must not be 

delinquent on any Federal debt or 

otherwise disqualified from 

participation in this program to be 

eligible to apply. All other restrictions 

in this Notice will apply. 

The Agency requires sufficient 

information to make an eligibility 

determination through application 

materials. Potential microlenders must 

provide evidence that it: (1) Has 

demonstrated experience in the 

management of a revolving loan fund; or 

(2) Certifies that it, or its employees, 

have received education and training 

from a qualified microenterprise 

development training entity so that the 

applicant has the capacity to manage 

such a revolving loan fund; or (3) Is 

actively and successfully participating 

as an intermediary lender in good 

standing under the U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA) Microloan 

Program or other similar loan programs 

as determined by the Administrator. 

Applicants must also provide an 

attorney’s opinion regarding the 

potential microlender’s legal status and 

its ability to enter into program 

transactions at the time of initial entry 

into the program. Subsequent to 

acceptance into the program, an 

attorney’s opinion will not be required 

unless the Agency determines 

significant changes to the microlender 

have occurred. 

B. Cost Sharing or Matching. The 

Federal share of the eligible project cost 

of a microborrower’s project funded 

under this Notice shall not exceed 75 

percent. The cost share requirement 

shall be met by the microlender in 

accordance with the requirements 

specified in 7 CFR 4280.311(d). 

The MDO is required to provide a 

match of not less than 15 percent of the 

total amount of the grant in the form of 

matching funds, indirect costs, or inkind goods or services. 

C. Other Eligibility Requirements. 

Applications will only be accepted from 

eligible MDOs and will be awarded a 

program score in compliance with 7 

CFR 4280.316. Eligible MDOs must 

score a minimum of 70 points out of 100 

available points to be considered to 

receive an award. Awards for each 

Federal fiscal quarter will be based on 

ranking with the highest-ranking 

applications being funded first, subject 

to available funding. 

None of the funds made available by 

this or any other Act may be used to 

enter into a contract, memorandum of 

understanding, or cooperative 

agreement with, make a grant to, or 

provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any 

corporation that has any unpaid Federal 

tax liability that has been assessed, for 

which all judicial and administrative 

remedies have been exhausted or have 

lapsed, and that is not being paid in a 

timely manner pursuant to an agreement 

with the authority responsible for 

collecting the tax liability, where the 

awarding agency is aware of the unpaid 

tax liability, unless a Federal agency has 

considered suspension or debarment of 

the corporation and has made a 

determination that this further action is 

not necessary to protect the interests of 

the Government. 

None of the funds made available by 

this or any other Act may be used to 

enter into a contract, memorandum of 

understanding, or cooperative 

agreement with, make a grant to, or 

provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any 

corporation that was convicted of a 

felony criminal violation under any 

Federal law within the preceding 24 

months, where the awarding agency is 

aware of the conviction, unless a 

Federal agency has considered 

suspension or debarment of the 

corporation and has made a 

determination that this further action is 

not necessary to protect the interests of 

the Government. 

D. Completeness Eligibility. All 

applications must be submitted as a 

complete application, in one package. 

Applications will not be considered for 

funding if they do not provide sufficient 

information to determine eligibility or 

are unbound, not received in one 

package, are missing required elements 

or are otherwise not suitable for 

evaluation. Such applications will be 

withdrawn with notification provided to 

the applicant of such action. 

IV. Fiscal Year 2021 Application and 

Submission Information 

A. Requesting an Application 

Package: For further information, 

entities wishing to apply for assistance 

should contact the Rural Development 

State Office as identified in the 

ADDRESSES section of this Notice to 

obtain copies of the application 

package. Applicants must submit an 

original complete application to the 

USDA Rural Development State Office 

in the State where the applicant’s 

project is located. 

An MDO may submit an initial 

application for a loan with a 

microlender technical assistance grant, 

or an initial or subsequent loan-only 

(without a microlender technical 

assistance grant). Loan applications may 

be submitted in paper or electronic 

format to the appropriate Rural 

Development State Office and must be 

received by 4:30 p.m. local time on the 

deadline date(s). Applicants are 

encouraged to contact their respective 

State Office for an email contact to 

submit an electronic application prior to 

the submission deadline date(s). Loan 

applications must be organized in the 

same order set forth in 7 CFR 4280.315. 

To ensure timely delivery, applicants 

are strongly encouraged to submit their 

paper applications using an overnight, 

express, or parcel delivery service. 

B. Content and Form of Submission: 

An application must contain all of the 

required elements outlined in 7 CFR 

4280.315. Each application must 

address the applicable scoring criteria 

presented in 7 CFR 4280.316 for the 

type of funding being requested. 

C. Submission Dates and Times: The 

original complete application for 

quarterly funding competitions must be 

received by the USDA Rural 

Development State Office no later than 

4:30 p.m. (local time) on: First Quarter, 

September 30, 2020; Second Quarter, 

December 31, 2020; Third Quarter, 

March 31, 2021 and Fourth Quarter, 

June 30, 2021, regardless of the 

postmark date, in order to be considered 

for funds available in that Federal 2021 

fiscal quarter. 

Unless withdrawn by the applicant, 

completed applications that receive a 

score of at least 70 (the minimum 

required to be considered for funding), 

but have not yet been funded, will be 

retained by the Agency for 

consideration in subsequent reviews 

through a total of four consecutive 

quarterly reviews. Applications that 

remain unfunded after four quarterly 

reviews, including the initial quarter in 

which the application was competed, 

will not be considered further for an 

award. The applicant must submit a 

new application at that time if it desires 

further funding consideration. 

D. Explanation of Dates: Applications 

must be in the USDA Rural 

Development State Office by the 

deadline dates and times as indicated 

above. If the due date falls on a 

Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, 

the application is due the next business 

day. 

V. Application Review Information 

A. Criteria. All eligible and complete 

applications will be evaluated and 

scored based on the selection criteria 

and weights contained in 7 CFR part 

4280, subpart D. Failure to address any 

one of the criteria by the application 

deadline will result in the application 

being determined ineligible and the 


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application will not be considered for 

funding. An application must receive at 

least 70 points to be considered for 

funding in the quarter in which it is 

scored and competing. 

B. Review and Selection Process. The 

State Offices will review applications to 

determine if they are eligible for 

assistance based on requirements 

contained in 7 CFR part 4280, subpart 

D. If determined eligible, the application 

will be submitted to the National Office, 

where it will be reviewed and 

prioritized by ranking in highest to 

lowest score order with each application 

competing in that quarter. All eligible 

applications will be funded until funds 

have been exhausted for each funding 

cycle. Funding of projects is subject to 

the MDO’s satisfactory submission of 

the additional items required by that 

subpart and the USDA Rural 

Development Letter of Conditions. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices. Successful 

applicants will receive notification for 

funding from the USDA Rural 

Development State Office. Applicants 

must comply with all applicable statutes 

and regulations before the award will be 

approved. Provided the application and 

eligibility requirements have not 

changed, an application not selected 

will be reconsidered for three 

subsequent funding competitions for a 

total of four competitions. If an 

application is withdrawn, it can be 

resubmitted and will be evaluated as a 

new application. Unsuccessful 

applications after four quarterly 

competitions will receive notification by 

mail, detailing why the application was 

unsuccessful. 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements. Additional requirements 

that apply to MDOs selected for this 

program can be found in 7 CFR part 

4280, subpart D. The USDA and the 

Agency have adopted the USDA grant 

regulations at 2 CFR chapter IV. This 

regulation incorporates the new Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

regulations 2 CFR 200 and 2 CFR 400.1 

to 400.18 for monitoring and servicing 

RMAP funding. 

C. Reporting. In addition to any 

reports required by 2 CFR 200 and 2 

CFR 400.1 to 400.18, the MDO must 

provide reports as required by 7 CFR 

part 4280, subpart D. MDOs must collect 

and maintain data provided by Ultimate 

Recipients on race, sex, and national 

origin and ensure Ultimate Recipients 

collect and maintain this data. Race and 

ethnicity data will be collected in 

accordance with OMB Federal Register 

notice, ‘‘Revisions to the Standards for 

the Classification of Federal Data on 

Race and Ethnicity’’ (62 FR 58782), 

October 30, 1997. Sex data will be 

collected in accordance with Title IX of 

the Education Amendments of 1972. 

These items should not be submitted 

with the application but should be 

available upon request by the Agency. 

The applicant and the Ultimate 

Recipient must comply with Title VI of 

the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of 

the Education Amendments of 1972, 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, 

Executive Order 12250, Executive Order 

13166 Limited English Proficiency 

(LEP), and 7 CFR part 1901, subpart E. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For general questions about this 

Notice, please contact your USDA Rural 

Development State Office as provided in 

the ADDRESSES section of this Notice. 

VIII. Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the information 

collection requirements associated with 

the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance 

Program, as covered in this Notice, has 

been approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

OMB Control Number 0570–0062. 

IX. Federal Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act 

To be eligible (unless you are 

exempted under 2 CFR 25.110(b), (c) or 

(d)), you are required to: 

(a) Provide a valid DUNS number in 

your application, which can be obtained 

at no cost via a toll-free request line at 

(866) 705–5711; 

(b) Register in SAM before submitting 

your application. You may register in 

SAM at no cost at https://www.sam.gov/ 

SAM/. You must provide your SAM 

CAGE Code and expiration date. When 

registering in SAM, you must indicate 

you are applying for a Federal financial 

assistance project or program or are 

currently the recipient of funding under 

any Federal financial assistance project 

or program; and 

(c) The SAM registration must remain 

active with current information at all 

times while the Agency is considering 

an application or while a Federal grant 

award or loan is active. To maintain the 

registration in the SAM database the 

applicant must review and update the 

information in the SAM database 

annually from date of initial registration 

or from the date of the last update. The 

applicant must ensure that the 

information in the database is current, 

accurate, and complete. Applicants 

must ensure they complete the 

Financial Assistance General 

Certifications and Representations in 

SAM. 

• If you have not fully complied with 

all applicable DUNS and SAM 

requirements, the Agency may 

determine that the applicant is not 

qualified to receive a Federal award and 

the Agency may use that determination 

as a basis for making an award to 

another applicant. In accordance with 

OMB Memoranda M–20–11 and M–20– 

26, the Agency can accept an 

application without an active SAM 

registration. However, the registration 

must be completed before an award is 

made. 

X. Nondiscrimination Statement 

In accordance with Federal civil 

rights law and U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) civil rights 

regulations and policies, the USDA, its 

Agencies, offices, and employees, and 

institutions participating in or 

administering USDA programs are 

prohibited from discriminating based on 

race, color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity (including gender 

expression), sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family/ 

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, political 

beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior 

civil rights activity, in any program or 

activity conducted or funded by USDA 

(not all bases apply to all programs). 

Remedies and complaint filing 

deadlines vary by program or incident. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means of communication for 

program information (e.g., Braille, large 

print, audiotape, American Sign 

Language, etc.) should contact the 

responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET 

Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and 

TTY) or contact USDA through the 

Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. 

Additionally, program information may 

be made available in languages other 

than English. 

To file a program discrimination 

complaint, complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, AD– 

3027, found online at http://

www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_

cust.html and at any USDA office or 

write a letter addressed to USDA and 

provide in the letter all the information 

requested in the form. To request a copy 

of the complaint form, call (866) 632– 

9992. 

Submit your completed form or letter 

to USDA by: 

(1) Mail: U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410; 

(2) Fax: (202) 690–7442; or 


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1See LNSK Greenhouse Agro’s Letter, ‘‘LNSK 

Greenhouse Agro’s Request for a Changed 

Circumstances Review in Certain Frozen 

Warmwater Shrimp From India, Case No. A–533– 

840,’’ dated August 17, 2020 (LNSK Greenhouse 

Agro CCR Request). 

2See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from 

India: Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty 

Changed Circumstances Review, 85 FR 63252 

(October 7, 2020). 

3See LNSK Greenhouse Agro’s Letter, 

‘‘Supplemental Response in the AD Successor-InInterest Changed Circumstances Review in Certain 

Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India (A–533– 

840),’’ dated October 20, 2020 (SQR). 

4For a complete description of the scope of the 

order, see Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from 

India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review; 2016–2017, 83 FR 32835 

(July 16, 2018), and accompanying Issues and 

Decision Memorandum at ‘‘Scope of the Order.’’ 

5See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp 

from India: Initiation and Preliminary Results of 

Continued 

(3) Email: program.intake@usda.gov. 

Rebeckah Adcock, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27627 Filed 12–15–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–55–2020] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 84— 

Houston, Texas, Authorization of 

Production Activity, Schlumberger 

Technology Corporation, Reslink 

Product Center (Sand Screen and 

Related Accessories), Baytown and 

Houston, Texas 

On August 13, 2020, Schlumberger 

Technology Corporation, Reslink 

Product Center submitted a notification 

of proposed production activity to the 

FTZ Board for its facilities within 

Subzone 84AA, in Baytown and 

Houston, Texas. 

The notification was processed in 

accordance with the regulations of the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including 

notice in the Federal Register inviting 

public comment (85 FR 54345, 

September 1, 2020). On December 11, 

2020, the applicant was notified of the 

FTZ Board’s decision that no further 

review of the activity is warranted at 

this time. The production activity 

described in the notification was 

authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and 

the FTZ Board’s regulations, including 

Section 400.14. 

Dated: December 11, 2020. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27648 Filed 12–15–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[S–221–2020] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 221—Mesa, 

Arizona; Application for Subzone; CMC 

Steel Fabricators, Inc., d/b/a CMC Steel 

Arizona, Mesa, Arizona 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by 

the City of Mesa, grantee of FTZ 221, 

requesting subzone status for the facility 

of CMC Steel Fabricators, Inc., d/b/a 

CMC Steel Arizona, located in Mesa, 

Arizona. The application was submitted 

pursuant to the provisions of the 

Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended 

(19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations 

of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400). It 

was formally docketed on December 10, 

2020. 

The proposed subzone (225.8 acres) is 

located at 11444 East Germann Rd., 

Mesa, Maricopa County. No 

authorization for production activity has 

been requested at this time. The 

proposed subzone would be subject to 

the existing activation limit of FTZ 221. 

In accordance with the FTZ Board’s 

regulations, Qahira El-Amin of the FTZ 

Staff is designated examiner to review 

the application and make 

recommendations to the Executive 

Secretary. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive 

Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The 

closing period for their receipt is 

January 25, 2021. Rebuttal comments in 

response to material submitted during 

the foregoing period may be submitted 

during the subsequent 15-day period to 

February 9, 2021. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection in the 

‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ 

Board’s website, which is accessible via 

www.trade.gov/ftz. 

For further information, contact 

Qahira El-Amin at Qahira.El-Amin@

trade.gov. 

Dated: December 11, 2020. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27649 Filed 12–15–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–533–840] 

Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp 

From India: Preliminary Results of 

Antidumping Duty Changed 

Circumstances Review 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that LNSK Greenhouse Agro Products 

LLP (LNSK Greenhouse Agro) is the 

successor in interest to Green House 

Agro Products (Greenhouse Agro) in the 

context of the antidumping duty order 

on certain frozen warmwater shrimp 

from India. 

DATES: Applicable December 16, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adam Simons, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6172. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On October 7, 2020, in response to a 

request by LNSK Greenhouse Agro,1

Commerce published a notice of 

initiation of changed circumstances 

review to consider whether LNSK 

Greenhouse Agro is the successor in 

interest to Greenhouse Agro.2 On 

October 6, 2020, we issued a 

supplemental questionnaire to LNSK 

Greenhouse Agro, to which we received 

a response on October 20, 2020.3

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise subject to the order 

is certain frozen warmwater shrimp.4

The product is currently classified 

under the following Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

item numbers: 0306.17.00.03, 

0306.17.00.06, 0306.17.00.09, 

0306.17.00.12, 0306.17.00.15, 

0306.17.00.18, 0306.17.00.21, 

0306.17.00.24, 0306.17.00.27, 

0306.17.00.40, 1605.21.10.30, and 

1605.29.10.10. Although the HTSUS 

numbers are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes, the written 

product description remains dispositive. 

Preliminary Results 

In this changed circumstances review, 

pursuant to section 751(b) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 

Commerce conducted a successor-ininterest analysis. In making a successorin-interest determination, Commerce 

examines several factors, including, but 

not limited to, changes in the following: 

(1) Management; (2) production 

facilities; (3) supplier relationships; and 

(4) customer base.5 While no single 


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