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Funds—The RCDI grant and matching 

money. 

Intermediary—A qualified private 

organization, nonprofit organization 

(including faith-based and community 

organizations and philanthropic 

organizations), or public (including 

tribal) organization that provides 

financial and technical assistance to 

multiple recipients. 

Low-income rural community—An 

authority, district, economic 

development authority, regional 

council, federally recognized tribe, or 

unit of government representing an 

incorporated city, town, village, county, 

township, parish, Indian reservation or 

borough whose income is at or below 80 

percent of either the state or national 

Median Household Income as measured 

by the 2010 Census. 

Matching funds—Cash or confirmed 

funding commitments. Matching funds 

must be at least equal to the grant 

amount and committed for a period of 

not less than the grant performance 

period. 

Recipient—-The entity that receives 

the financial and technical assistance 

from the Intermediary. The recipient 

must be a nonprofit community-based 

housing and development organization, 

a low-income rural community or a 

federally recognized Tribe. 

Rural and rural area—Any area other 

than (i) a city or town that has a 

population of greater than 50,000 

inhabitants; and (ii) the urbanized area 

contiguous and adjacent to such city or 

town. 

Technical assistance—Skilled help in 

improving the recipient’s abilities in the 

areas of housing, community facilities, 

or community and economic 

development. 

Non-Discrimination 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 of 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) By 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 

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

Persons with Disabilities 

Individuals who are deaf, hard of 

hearing, or have speech disabilities and 

you wish to file either an EEO or 

program complaint please contact 

USDA through the Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339 or (800) 845– 

6136 (in Spanish). 

Persons with disabilities who wish to 

file a program complaint, please see 

information above on how to contact us 

by mail directly or by email. 

If you require alternative means of 

communication for program information 

(e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 

please contact USDA’s TARGET Center 

at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

Appeal Process 

All adverse determinations regarding 

applicant eligibility and the awarding of 

points as part of the selection process 

are appealable pursuant to 7 CFR part 

11. Instructions on the appeal process 

will be provided at the time an 

applicant is notified of the adverse 

decision. 

In the event the applicant is awarded 

a grant that is less than the amount 

requested, the applicant will be required 

to modify its application to conform to 

the reduced amount before execution of 

the grant agreement. The Agency 

reserves the right to reduce or withdraw 

the award if acceptable modifications 

are not submitted by the awardee within 

15 working days from the date the 

request for modification is made. Any 

modifications must be within the scope 

of the original application. 

Elizabeth Green, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No. RUS–20–ELECTRIC–0049] 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS) to request an 

extension to a currently approved 

information collection for which RUS 

intends to request approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by March 12, 2021 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Coates, Electric Program, Rural 

Utilities Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. 

SW, Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: 

(202) 260–5415, Email: Robert.Coates@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires 

that interested members of the public 

and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice 

identifies an existing information 

collection that the Agency is submitting 

to OMB for extension. 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, including 


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1 Individual members are Kohler Co. and Briggs 

& Stratton Corporation. 

2See Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 

225cc and 999cc, and Parts Thereof from the 

People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination, Preliminary 

Negative Critical Circumstances Determination, and 

Alignment of Final Determination With Final 

Antidumping Duty Determination, 85 FR 37061 

(June 19, 2020) (Preliminary Determination), and 

accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

(PDM). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Post-Preliminary Analysis 

of Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain 

Vertical Shaft Engines Between 225cc and 999cc, 

and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of 

China,’’ dated June 4, 2020. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Final Affirmative Determination and Final 

Negative Critical Circumstances Determination in 

the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain 

Vertical Shaft Engines Between 225cc and 999cc, 

and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of 

China,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 

Memorandum). 

5We are making no changes to our application of 

AFA, and thus incorporate by reference our 

discussion from the Preliminary Determination. See 

PDM at ‘‘Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences.’’ 

6See Issues and Decision Memorandum at 

‘‘Analysis of Programs.’’ 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and, in the 

‘‘Search’’ box, enter the Docket ID No 

‘‘RUS–20–ELECTRIC–0049’’ to submit 

or view public comments and to view 

supporting and related materials 

available electronically. Information on 

using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing documents, 

submitting comments, and viewing the 

docket after the close of the comment 

period, is available through the site’s 

‘‘Help’’ button at the top of the page. 

Title: Assistance to High Energy Cost 

Rural Communities. 

OMB Number: 0572–0136. 

Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 

2021. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Rural Electrification Act 

of 1936 (RE Act) (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) 

was mended in November 2000 to create 

a new program to help rural 

communities with extremely high 

energy costs (Pub. L. 106–472). Under 

the new section 19 of the RE Act (7 

U.S.C. 918a), the Secretary of 

Agriculture through RUS, is authorized 

to provide financial assistance. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 3.4 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, State, 

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

60. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 344 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 5.73. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,172. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Kimble Brown, 

Management Analyst, Innovation 

Center, Regulations Management 

Division, at (202) 720–6780. All 

responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Chad Rupe, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00291 Filed 1–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–120] 

Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 

225cc and 999cc, and Parts Thereof 

From the People’s Republic of China: 

Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination and Final Negative 

Critical Circumstances Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) determines that 

countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and/or exporters 

of certain vertical shaft engines between 

225cc and 999cc, and parts thereof 

(vertical shaft engines) from the People’s 

Republic of China (China). 

DATES: Applicable January 11, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Huston, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office VII, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–4261. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The petitioners in this investigation 

are the Coalition of American Vertical 

Engine Producers and its individual 

members.1 In addition to the 

Government of China, the mandatory 

respondents in this investigation are 

Loncin Motor Co. (Loncin) and 

Chongqing Zongshen General Power 

Machine Co., Ltd. (Zongshen). 

On June 19, 2020, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

Preliminary Determination of this 

investigation.2 On November 4, 2020, 

Commerce issued a Post-Preliminary 

Analysis.3 For a complete description of 

the events that followed the Preliminary 

Determination of this investigation, see 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum.4

The Issues and Decision Memorandum 

is a public document and is on file 

electronically via Enforcement and 

Compliance’s Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 

ACCESS is available to registered users 

at http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a 

complete version of the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ 

frn/. The signed and electronic versions 

of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are certain vertical shaft 

engines from China. For a complete 

description of the scope of this 

investigation, see Appendix I. 

Period of Investigation 

The period of investigation is January 

1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. 

Use of Adverse Facts Available 

In making this final determination, 

Commerce is relying on facts otherwise 

available, including adverse facts 

available (AFA), pursuant to section 

776(a) and (b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (the Act). For a full 

discussion of our application of AFA, 

see the Preliminary Determination.5

Analysis of Comments Received 

In the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum, we address all issues 

raised in parties’ case and rebuttal 

briefs. A list of the issues that parties 

raised, and to which we responded, is 

attached to this notice as Appendix II. 

Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination 

Based on our review and analysis of 

the comments received from parties, we 

made changes to Loncin and Zongshen’s 

subsidy rate calculations. For a 

discussion of the changes, see the Issues 

and Decision Memorandum.6


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