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(expiration date 9/30/26). The Food 

Programs Reporting System is the 

Federal system State agencies use to 

report FNS Program data to FNS. 

Therefore, this information collection 

estimates burden hours associated with 

P–EBT that are above the currently 

approved hours in 0584–0594 for forms 

FNS–292B, FNS–366A, and SF–425 for 

normal Program operations. 

In order to determine eligibility and 

benefit levels for P–EBT, State agencies 

must collect data from schools, 

including lists of students that have 

been determined eligible for free and 

reduced price meals. This information is 

used to determine the benefit levels 

children are eligible to receive, which 

will vary depending on the FY of the 

approved plan. Per Public Law 117–2, 

during the summer months all children 

eligible for free or reduced price meals 

that are enrolled in schools that 

participate in the National School 

Lunch Program are considered eligible 

for P–EBT. This requires all schools to 

provide the State agency with a list of 

children who have been determined 

eligible for free and reduced price 

meals. 

FNS will provide funding to each 

State’s SNAP State agency for 100% of 

P–EBT-related school level 

administrative costs. Such funding will 

be available for the necessary, 

allowable, and reasonable State agency 

costs associated with the administration 

of P–EBT incurred during FY 2020– 

2023. In order to receive this funding, 

schools must report to their State agency 

on the school level costs incurred to 

administer P–EBT. 

This submission seeks OMB approval 

of this revision to an existing collection 

(OMB Control #0584–0660, expiration 

11/30/2023) for activities associated 

with administering P–EBT. 

The currently approved burden for 

this collection is 3,684,928 burden 

hours. Because the majority of State and 

territories are expected to have 

completed normal issuance of benefits 

by November 30, 2023, FNS estimates 

the new burden at 20,109 burden hours, 

which is a decrease of approximately 

3,664,849 hours. Only one State has an 

approved plan that entails data 

collection and eligibility verification 

from schools past November 30, 2023; 

the burdens of the remaining States past 

this date are only for monthly reporting 

of benefit issuances due to 

contingencies or corrections. 

The currently approved total annual 

responses are 10,379,211; we are 

requesting 20,109, which is a decrease 

of 10,359,102 total annual responses. 

Affected Public: State Government, 

Schools, Individual/Households. 

Respondents include State agencies 

(including District of Columbia, and 

Territories), schools, and participants. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The total estimated number of 

respondents is 114,336. This includes: 

State agencies (49), schools (287), 

Individuals/Households (114,000 

participants). 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: The total estimated number 

of responses per respondent for this 

collection is 8. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

The total estimated number of annual 

responses for this collection is 115,374. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

estimated time per response averages 

approximately 10.6 minutes (0.176 

hours) for all participants. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: The estimated total 

annual burden on respondents for this 

collection is 20,109 hours. 

See the table below for the estimated 

total annual burden for each type of 

respondent. 

Tameka Owens, 

Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition 

Service. 

TABLE—ESTIMATED TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN ON RESPONDENTS

Respondent category Instruments Form Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Total annual 

responses 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Hours per 

response 

Annual burden 

(hours) 

Individuals/Households.P–EBT Application 

Submission.

N/A ............. 114,000 1 114,000 1 0.166666667 19,038 

Schools ...................... Student Eligibility 

Data.

N/A ............. 287 1 287 1 0.5 143.5 

P–EBT Local Level 

Administrative Cost 

Reporting to State.

N/A ............. 287 1 287 1 1 143.5 

Schools Subtotal ................................... .................... 287 2 574 2 1.5 287 

State Agencies .......... Monthly P–EBT Reporting to FNS.FNS–292B .. 49 12 588 1 1 588 

P–EBT Quarterly Administrative Cost 

Report (100% funding).

SF–425 ....... 49 4 196 4 1 196 

SA Subtotal ........ ................................... .................... 49 16 800 5 2 784 

Grand Total ................................... .................... 114,336 19 115,374 8 3.67 20,109 

[FR Doc. 2023–21515 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket #: RUS–23–WATER–0013] 

Notice of Funding Opportunity for 

Calendar Year 2022 Disaster Circuit 

Rider Technical Assistance Grants 

Program; Water and Environmental 

Programs 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS or the Agency), a Rural 

Development (RD) mission area of the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), announces acceptance of 

applications under the Calendar Year 

(CY) 2022 Disaster Circuit Rider 

Technical Assistance (CY 2022 Disaster 

CRTA) Grants Program. The Agency will 

have up to $8,000,000 in grant funding 


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provided through the Disaster Relief 

Supplemental Appropriations Act, 

2023. Grant funds will be made 

available to qualified organizations to 

provide technical assistance on a 

national basis to rural communities and 

federally recognized tribes with water 

infrastructure systems damaged by CY 

2022 Presidentially declared disasters. 

Purposes include supporting eligible 

communities, including federally 

recognized tribes, identified through the 

Presidential disaster declarations by 

providing on-site technical assistance to 

support post-disaster mitigation of 

eligible events, to identify and evaluate 

solutions to impacted water, 

wastewater, stormwater and solid waste 

challenges, help communities develop 

and prepare applications for water and 

waste loans and grants, deliver training 

and other resources to operators, 

managers, and other system personnel, 

and pay certain expenses associated 

with the provision of such services. 

Applicants are responsible for any 

expenses incurred in developing their 

application. 

DATES: Electronic applications must be 

submitted between September 28, 2023 

and 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on October 

30, 2023. Late or incomplete 

applications will not be accepted. 

ADDRESSES: Applications and 

supporting information must be 

submitted electronically through 

Grants.gov via https://www.grants.gov. 

Instructions and additional resources, to 

include an application guide, are 

available at https://www.rd.usda.gov/ 

programs-services/water-environmentalprograms/calendar-year-2022-disastercircuit-rider-technical-assistance-grantsprogram under the ‘‘To Apply’’ tab. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Penny Douglas, Grant Manager, Water 

and Environmental Programs, RUS, 

USDA, by phone at (202) 253–0504 or 

by email at Water-RD@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview 

Federal Awarding Agency Name: 

Rural Utilities Service. 

Funding Opportunity Title: Calendar 

Year 2022 Disaster Circuit Rider 

Technical Assistance Grants Program. 

Announcement Type: Notice of 

Funding Opportunity (NOFO). 

Funding Opportunity Number: RD– 

RUS–CY22DisasterCRTA. 

Assistance Listing: 10.761, Technical 

Assistance and Training Grants. 

Dates: Completed electronic 

applications must be submitted through 

www.grants.gov between September 28, 

2023 and 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 

October 30, 2023. Late or incomplete 

applications will not be accepted. 

Rural Development Key Priorities: The 

Agency encourages applicants to 

consider projects that will advance the 

following key priorities: 

• Assisting rural communities recover 

economically through more and better 

market opportunities and through 

improved infrastructure; 

• Ensuring all rural residents have 

equitable access to RD programs and 

benefits from RD funded projects; and 

• Reducing climate pollution and 

increasing resilience to the impacts of 

climate change through economic 

support to rural communities. 

A. Program Description 

1. Purpose of the Program. The CY 

2022 Disaster CRTA Grants Program is 

designed to award funding to qualified 

organizations that will provide technical 

assistance on a national basis to water, 

wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste 

systems in rural areas with populations 

of up to 35,000. Grant funds must be 

used to support water infrastructure 

systems damaged by Presidentially 

declared disasters in CY 2022. Eligible 

uses of funds include providing on-site 

technical assistance to support postdisaster mitigation of eligible events, to 

identify and evaluate solutions to water, 

wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste 

challenges, help communities develop 

and prepare applications for water and 

waste loans and grants, deliver training 

and other resources to operators, 

managers, and other system personnel, 

and pay certain expenses associated 

with the provision of such services. For 

the most current list of Presidentially 

declared disasters, visit the United 

States (U.S.) Department of Homeland 

Security, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) website at: 

https://www.fema.gov/disaster/ 

declarations. 

2. Statutory and Regulatory Authority. 

The CY22 CRTA Grants Program is 

authorized pursuant to section 

306(a)(22) of the Consolidated Farm and 

Rural Development Act (Pub. L. 87– 

128); Division N of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117– 

328); and 2 CFR parts 200 and 400, 

Uniform and Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. 

This program is implemented under the 

provisions of 7 CFR 1775, Technical 

Assistance Grants, Subpart A, General 

Provisions, and B, Grant Application 

Processing, and this NOFO. Other 

federal statutes and regulations are 

listed at 7 CFR 1775.8, Other Federal 

statutes. 

3. Definitions. The definitions 

applicable to this notice are published 

at 7 CFR 1775.2, Definitions, and this 

Notice. The terms and conditions 

provided in this Notice are applicable to 

and for purposes of this Notice only. 

This Notice takes precedence related to 

any definition found both within both 7 

CFR 1775 and this Notice. 

Actual Capacity. Possess the 

necessary resources to provide technical 

assistance to water infrastructure 

systems through its own staff or be 

assisted by an affiliate or member 

organization which has such 

background and experience, and which 

agrees in writing that it will provide the 

assistance for the duration of the grant 

performance period, or contract with a 

nonaffiliated organization for not more 

than 49 percent of the grant to provide 

the proposed assistance. 

Affiliated Organization. A company 

that is related to another company, 

usually by being in the position of a 

member or a subordinate role (must be 

verified by organizational 

documentation). Two companies may be 

affiliated if one company has control 

over the other or if both are controlled 

by a third company. One corporation 

can be affiliated with another 

corporation by shareholdings, by 

holding a minority interest, or one 

corporation might be a subsidiary of 

another. 

Agency. RUS or its successors, and 

the USDA RD employees acting on 

behalf of RUS in accordance with the 

appropriate delegations of authority. 

Calendar Year 2022. The dates 

beginning January 1, 2022, and ending 

December 31, 2022. 

Federally Recognized Tribe. Any 

Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, 

nation, pueblo, village or community as 

defined by the Federally Recognized 

Indian Tribe List Act (List Act) of 1994 

(Pub. L. 103–454). 

Prefabricated Homes Communities. 

Mobile, manufactured, and modular 

homes that share a private public water 

and/or sewer system. 

Presidentially Declared Disaster. A 

declaration made in accordance with 

applicable statues by the President that 

a disaster exists, necessitating assistance 

in the recovery of the impacted area. 

Rural or Rural Area. Any area in a 

city, town, or unincorporated area with 

a population not in excess of 35,000 

inhabitants, according to the latest 

Agency-implemented decennial census 

of the United States. The population of 

the community is as adjusted by the 

exclusion of individuals incarcerated on 

a long-term or regional basis, and the 

exclusion of the first 1,500 individuals 

who reside in housing located on a 


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military base. The area to be served may 

be made up of combinations of these 

eligible areas. If the applicable 

population figure cannot be obtained 

from the most recent decennial Census, 

RUS will determine the applicable 

population figure based on available 

population data. Facilities receiving 

technical assistance under this grant 

program may be located in non-rural 

areas. However, funds may be used to 

benefit only that portion of the facility 

serving rural areas, regardless of facility 

location. 

4. Application of Awards. The Agency 

will review, evaluate, and score 

applications received in response to this 

Notice as indicated here and with 

further clarification found in the CY 

2022 Disaster CRTA Grants Program 

Application Guide. Awards under the 

CY 2022 Disaster CRTA Grants Program 

will be made on a competitive basis 

using specific selection criteria 

contained in the Notice and further 

detailed in the Application Guide. The 

Agency advises all interested parties 

that the applicant bears the full burden 

in preparing and submitting an 

application in response to this notice. 

B. Federal Award Information 

Type of Award: Grant. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2023. 

Available Funds: Up to $8,000,000. 

RUS may at its discretion increase the 

total level of funding available in this 

funding round from any available 

source provided the awards meet the 

requirements of the statute which made 

the funding available to the Agency. 

Award Amounts: No minimum or 

maximum award amount. 

Anticipated Award Date: September 

30, 2023. 

Performance Period: Projects begin as 

denoted in the Grant Agreement and 

may go up to 24 months. Applicant 

must reference the performance period 

in its project narrative. 

Renewal or Supplemental Awards: 

This is a new program; no prior grants 

have been awarded under the CY 2022 

CRTA Grants Program. 

Type of Assistance Instrument: Grant 

Agreement. 

C. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants. CY 2022 

Disaster CRTA grant funding is available 

to associations, including corporations 

not operated for profit, Indian tribes on 

Federal and State reservations and other 

federally recognized Indian tribes, and 

public and quasi-public agencies. 

Additionally, an applicant must: 

(a) Be legally established prior to 

submitting the application and be 

located within a State as defined in 

§ 1775.2, and 

(b) Possess and document legal 

authority to receive and administer a 

federal award, and to provide the 

proposed technical assistance on a 

national basis, to eligible communities, 

including federally recognized tribes, 

and 

(c) Document proven technical, 

managerial and financial capacity and 

experience to carry out the objectives of 

this program and to comply with state 

and federal laws and regulations, as 

evidenced by the applicant’s satisfactory 

accomplishment of technical assistance 

similar to that proposed, and 

(d) Have no delinquent debt to the 

federal government or outstanding 

judgments to repay a federal debt, and 

(e) Not be a corporation that has been 

convicted of a felony or had an officer 

or agent acting on behalf of the 

corporation convicted of a felony, 

within the past 24 months. 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 is not eligible. 

2. Eligible Grant Purposes. Technical 

assistance that may be provided to 

eligible communities, including 

federally recognized tribes, through the 

CY 2022 Disaster CRTA Grants program 

includes: 

(a) Short-term disaster and emergency 

assistance, including on-site technical 

assistance and troubleshooting; 

(b) Identifying and evaluating longterm solutions, inclusive of Risk and 

Resilience Assessments, Emergency 

Response Plans, and other planning 

documentation; 

(c) Providing training and other 

resources to operators and management; 

and, 

(d) Application development, 

including any technical work such as 

feasibility, engineering, and 

environmental reports. 

(e) Certain other technical assistance 

efforts that support the resiliency and 

capacity of eligible systems. 

3. Cost Sharing or Matching. No cost 

sharing or matching requirement is 

associated with this grant. 

D. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package. Application information is 

available at www.grants.gov and https:// 

www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/ 

water-environmental-programs/ 

calendar-year-2022-disaster-circuitrider-technical-assistance-grantsprogram. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission. To be considered for 

funding, applicants must meet the 

eligibility criteria outlined in this notice 

and must submit a complete application 

by the deadline date. Applicants should 

consult the cost principles and general 

administrative requirements found in 2 

CFR part 200 for grants pertaining to 

their organizational type to prepare the 

budget and complete other parts of the 

application. Applications should be 

prepared in conformance with program 

regulations, and departmental and other 

applicable regulations including 2 CFR 

parts 180, 182, 200, 400, 417, 418, and 

421, or any successor regulations. 

Applications should be prepared in 

accordance with the requirements of 

this Notice, further elaborated on in the 

CY 2022 Disaster CRTA Grants 

Application Guide (Application Guide). 

The Application Guide provides 

specific, detailed instructions for each 

item of a complete application. The 

Agency emphasizes the importance of 

including every item and strongly 

encourages applicants to follow the 

instructions carefully, using examples 

and illustrations in the Application 

Guide. Applicants should ensure they 

are using the most updated version of 

the application guide before submitting 

an application. Any updates to the 

application guide will be posted at 

www.Grants.gov and https://

www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/ 

water-environmental-programs/ 

calendar-year-2022-disaster-circuitrider-technical-assistance-grantsprogram. The items at 7 CFR 

1775.10(c)(3), (4), and (5) are no longer 

required to be separately submitted as 

part of the application, as they are 

covered under the Financial Assistance 

General Certifications and 

Representations referenced in item 3(c) 

of this notice. 

3. System for Award Management and 

Unique Entity Identifier. 

(a) At the time of application, each 

applicant must have an active 

registration in the System for Award 

Management (SAM) before submitting 

its application in accordance with 2 

CFR part 25. In order to register in SAM, 

entities will be required to obtain a 

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). 

Instructions for obtaining the UEI are 

available at https://sam.gov/content/ 

entity-registration. 

(b) Applicant must maintain an active 

SAM registration, with current, accurate 

and complete information, at all times 

during which it has an active Federal 

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consideration by a Federal awarding 

agency. 

(c) Applicant must ensure the 

Financial Assistance General 

Certifications and Representations are 

completed in SAM. 

(d) Applicant must provide a valid 

UEI in its application, unless 

determined exempt under 2 CFR 25.110. 

(e) The Agency will not make an 

award until the applicant has complied 

with all SAM requirements including 

providing the UEI. If an applicant has 

not fully complied with the 

requirements by the time the Agency is 

ready to make an award, the Agency 

may determine that the applicant is not 

qualified to receive a Federal award and 

use that determination as a basis for 

making a Federal award to another 

applicant. 

4. Submission Dates and Times. 

Completed applications must be 

submitted through www.grants.gov 

between September 28, 2023 and 11:59 

p.m. Eastern Time on October 30, 2023. 

Late or incomplete applications will not 

be accepted. If the submission deadline 

falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a Federal 

holiday, the application is due the next 

business day. 

The Agency will not solicit or 

consider new scoring or eligibility 

information that is submitted after the 

application deadline. RUS also reserves 

the right to ask applicants for clarifying 

information and additional verification 

of assertions in the application. 

5. Intergovernmental Review. 

Executive Order (E.O.) 12372, 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs, does not apply to this 

program. 

6. Funding Restrictions. Applications 

must be for eligible purposes as defined 

above, and in consideration of any 

restrictions found within 7 CFR 1775.5, 

Limitations and this Notice. Funds 

under this program must be used to 

address impacts from Presidentially 

declared disasters that occurred in 

Calendar Year 2022. 

7. Other Submission Requirements. 

Applications must be submitted 

electronically through https://

www.Grants.gov. RUS may request 

original signatures later for any 

electronically signed documents. All 

electronic documents must be submitted 

in Excel, Word, or PDF format. If system 

errors or technical difficulties occur, use 

the customer support resources 

available at the Grants.gov website. 

E. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria. All applications that are 

complete and eligible will be scored and 

ranked competitively. The categories for 

scoring criteria used are the following: 

(a) Applicant’s Experience: 

Experience level in developing and 

implementing successful technical 

assistance or training programs similar 

to the proposed project (up to 15 

points). 

More than ten years (15 points) 

Six to ten years (10 points) 

Up to five years (5 points) 

No experience (0 points) 

(b) Applicant’s Actual Capacity: Use 

of grant funds for grantee’s staff versus 

contract personnel to carry out the 

technical assistance or training (up to 15 

points). 

At least 75 percent staff (15 points) 

50 percent to 74.99 percent staff (10 

points) 

Fewer than 50 percent staff (0 points) 

(c) Population of the proposed area or 

areas to be served—based on the 2010 

U.S. Census, available at this link: 

https://go.usa.gov/xMwbH (up to 15 

points). 

Fewer than 5,500 (15 points) 

5,500 to 9,999 (10 points) 

10,000 or more (0 points) 

(d) Application Development. 

Technical Assistance is for predevelopment or activities related to an 

application filed under the CY 2022 

Disaster Water Grant Program (RD– 

RUS–CY22DISASTER available at 

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/ 

view-opportunity.html?oppId=348809). 

(up to 15 points) 

(e) Needs assessment. Clearly 

addresses and defines the need(s) and is 

supported by data. (up to 10 points) 

(f) Goals and objectives. Establishes 

and defines clear measurable goals and 

objectives, which are tied to the need as 

defined in the Needs Assessment. (up to 

10 points) 

(g) Work Plan. Clearly articulates a 

well-thought-out approach to 

accomplishing objectives and clearly 

identifies who will be benefitted by the 

technical assistance. Includes a 

timeframe for completing the goals and 

objectives. (up to 30 points possible) 

(h) Evaluation Methods. Outlines 

evaluation method(s) specific to each 

activity, which are clearly defined, 

measurable, and stipulate expected 

project outcome(s. (up to 10 points) 

(i) Administrative Discretionary 

Points. In order to be considered for 

Administrator Discretionary Points, the 

applicant must provide adequate 

documentation to address that the 

project is located in a Disadvantaged 

Community or a Distressed Community. 

A Disadvantaged Community will be 

determined by the Agency by using the 

Council on Environmental Quality’s 

Climate and Economic Justice Screening 

Tool (which is incorporated into the 

USDA look-up map) which identifies 

communities burdened by climate 

change and environmental injustice. 

Additionally, all communities within 

the boundaries of Federally Recognized 

Tribes and Alaska Native Villages will 

also be determined to be Disadvantaged 

Communities by the Agency. A 

Distressed Community will be 

determined by the Agency by using the 

Economic Innovation Group’s 

Distressed Communities Index (which is 

incorporated into the USDA look-up 

map), which uses several socioeconomic measures to identify 

communities with low economic wellbeing. To determine if your project is 

located in a Disadvantaged Community 

or a Distressed Community, please use 

the following USDA look-up map: 

https://ruraldevelopment.

maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/

index.html?id=4acf083be4c44bb

7864d90f97de0c788. The Administrator 

Discretionary Points will be awarded 

solely on these criteria. (15 points) 

2. Review and Selection Process. RUS 

will acknowledge the application’s 

receipt via an email to the applicant 

within 30 days of the closing of the 

application window. The following 

actions will be taken: 

(a) Incomplete or ineligible 

applications as of the deadline for 

submission will not be considered. If an 

application is determined to be 

incomplete or ineligible, the applicant 

will be notified in writing. 

(b) Complete, eligible applications 

will be evaluated competitively by a 

review team, composed of at least three 

RUS employees. They will make overall 

recommendations based on the program 

elements found in 7 CFR part 1775 and 

this Notice, including review criteria 

presented in Section E above. They will 

award points as described in the scoring 

criterion within this notice. Each 

application will receive a score based on 

the averages of the reviewers’ scores and 

discretionary points awarded by the 

RUS Administrator. RUS reserves the 

right to request additional information 

once an application is determined to be 

complete to minimize the risk of 

duplication of other federal efforts. 

(c) Applications will be ranked, and 

grants awarded based upon the scoring 

results and funding availability. RUS 

reserves the right to offer the applicant 

less than the grant funding requested. At 

RUS’s discretion, projects scoring too 

low may not be awarded funding even 

if funding remains available. 

(d) Regardless of the score an 

application receives, if RUS determines 

that the project is technically infeasible, 

RUS will notify the applicant, in 


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writing, and no further action will be 

taken. 

F. Federal Award Administration 

Information 

1. Federal Award Notices 

(a) Application Outcomes. There are 

four possible outcomes following the 

submission of an application under the 

CY 2022 Disaster CRTA Grant Program. 

RUS reserves the right to make no grant 

awards if all applications are ineligible, 

incomplete or do not meet the 

established program objectives and 

priorities. RUS may determine that the 

application is: 

(1) Eligible and selected for funding at 

the requested amount, 

(2) Eligible but offered fewer funds 

than requested, 

(3) Eligible but not selected for 

funding, or 

(4) Ineligible for the grant. 

(b) Award Notices. Applicants 

selected for funding will be sent an 

award letter, accompanied by a grant 

agreement, which outlines the terms 

and conditions of the award, and other 

applicable documents. Pursuant to the 

grant agreement, grant funds may be 

released over the course of the grant 

period in reimbursement for the 

performance of eligible, approved 

activities which do not duplicate similar 

federal efforts or tasks. The grant 

agreement may also include reporting 

and pre-approval requirements which if 

not met, may result in a delay in 

reimbursement, disallowance of 

expense, or a suspension of the grant. 

(c) Payments/Reimbursements. 

Grantees will be reimbursed as 

delineated at 7 CFR 1775.18, this 

Notice, and the Grant Agreement. 

(d) Scope of Services. Any change in 

the scope of the project, budget 

adjustments of more than 10 percent, or 

other modifications must get written 

prior approval in accordance with 7 

CFR 1775.19, this Notice, and the Grant 

Agreement. 

(e) Prevailing Wages. All laborers, 

apprentices and mechanics employed 

by contractors and subcontractors on 

projects funded directly by or assisted 

in whole or in part by and through the 

Federal Government pursuant to this 

Act shall be paid wages at rates not less 

than those prevailing on projects of a 

character similar in the locality as 

determined by the Secretary of Labor in 

accordance with United States Code, 

Title 40, Chapter 31, Subchapter IV (also 

known as the Davis-Bacon Act). Further 

details on eligible applicants and 

projects may be found in the relevant 

regulations listed in Section C of this 

Notice. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements. This Notice is subject to 

the terms and requirements of 

Departmental and other regulations, 

including 2 CFR parts 180, 182, 200, 

400, 417, 418, 421 and any successor 

regulations implementing the 

appropriate administrative and national 

policy requirements. 

3. Reporting. Performance reporting, 

including applicable forms, narratives, 

and other documentation, are to be 

completed and submitted in accordance 

with the provisions of 7 CFR 1775.20, 

this Notice, and the Grant Agreement. 

Further, all grantees must submit an 

audit or financial information covering 

the defined period of performance as 

outlined in 7 CFR 1775.21, this Notice, 

and the Grant Agreement. 

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts 

For general questions about this 

notice please see point of contact listed 

in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice. 

H. Other Information 

1. Paperwork Reduction Act. In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35), the information collection 

requirements associated with this 

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66802 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 187 / Thursday, September 28, 2023 / Notices 

1On August 13, 2018, the President signed into 

law the John S. McCain National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which 

includes the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, 50 

U.S.C. 4801–4852 (‘‘ECRA’’). While section 1766 of 

ECRA repeals the provisions of the Export 

Administration Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq. 

(‘‘EAA’’), (except for three sections which are 

inapplicable here), section 1768 of ECRA provides, 

in pertinent part, that all orders, rules, regulations, 

and other forms of administrative action that were 

made or issued under the EAA, including as 

continued in effect pursuant to the International 

Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701 

et seq. (‘‘IEEPA’’), and were in effect as of ECRA’s 

date of enactment (August 13, 2018), shall continue 

in effect according to their terms until modified, 

superseded, set aside, or revoked through action 

undertaken pursuant to the authority provided 

under ECRA. Moreover, section 1761(a)(5) of ECRA 

authorizes the issuance of temporary denial orders. 

50 U.S.C. 4820(a)(5). 

2The TDO was published in the Federal Register 

on April 12, 2022 (87 FR 21616). 

3At the time of the renewal, section 766.24(d) 

provided that BIS may seek renewal of a temporary 

denial order for additional 180-day renewal 

periods, if it believes that renewal is necessary in 

the public interest to prevent an imminent 

violation. Renewal requests are to be made in 

writing no later than 20 days before the scheduled 

expiration date of a temporary denial order. 

4The October 3, 2022 renewal order was 

published in the Federal Register on October 7, 

2022 (87 FR 60987). 

5The March 29, 2023 renewal order was 

published in the Federal Register on April 4, 2023 

(88 FR 19911). 

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

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

Christopher A. McLean, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, 

USDA Rural Development. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21129 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 2151] 

Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 

29 (Expansion of Service Area) Under 

Alternative Site Framework; Louisville, 

Kentucky 

Pursuant to its authority under the 

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) adopts the following Order: 

Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones 

(FTZ) Act provides for ‘‘. . . the 

establishment . . . of foreign-trade 

zones in ports of entry of the United 

States, to expedite and encourage 

foreign commerce, and for other 

purposes,’’ and authorizes the Board to 

grant to qualified corporations the 

privilege of establishing foreign-trade 

zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection ports of entry; 

Whereas, the Board adopted the 

alternative site framework (ASF) (15 

CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the 

establishment or reorganization of 

zones; 

Whereas, the Louisville & Jefferson 

County Riverport Authority, grantee of 

Foreign-Trade Zone 29, submitted an 

application to the Board (FTZ Docket B– 

3–2023, docketed January 9, 2023) for 

authority to expand the service area of 

the zone to include Christian, Todd, 

Logan, Simpson, Warren, Allen, and 

Barren Counties, Kentucky and to 

include two additional subzones (for 

Southern Kentucky Warehousing & 

Fulfillment, LLC and Envision AESC 

Bowling Green LLC), as described in the 

application, adjacent to the Nashville 

Customs and Border Protection port of 

entry; 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment was given in the Federal 

Register (88 FR 2322–2323, January 13, 

2023) and the application has been 

processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and 

the Board’s regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations would be satisfied if 

approval is limited to the proposed 

subzone for Envision AESC Bowling 

Green LLC; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

approves subzone status at the facility of 

Envision AESC Bowling Green LLC, 

located in Bowling Green, Kentucky 

(Subzone 29T), as described in the 

application and Federal Register notice, 

subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations, including section 400.13. 

Dated: September 22, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21188 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Order Renewing Temporary Denial of 

Export Privileges; UTair Aviation JSC, 

Khanty-Mansiysk Airport, Tyumen 

Region, Russia 628012 

Pursuant to section 766.24 of the 

Export Administration Regulations, 15 

CFR parts 730–774 (‘‘EAR’’ or ‘‘the 

Regulations’’),1 I hereby grant the 

request of the Office of Export 

Enforcement (‘‘OEE’’) to renew the 

temporary denial order (‘‘TDO’’) issued 

in this matter on October 3, 2022. I find 

that renewal of this order is necessary 

in the public interest to prevent an 

imminent violation of the Regulations 

and that renewal for an extended period 

is appropriate because UTair Aviation 

JSC (‘‘UTair’’) has engaged in a pattern 

of repeated, ongoing and/or continuous 

apparent violations of the EAR. 

I. Procedural History 

On April 7, 2022, I signed an order 

denying UTair’s export privileges for a 

period of 180 days on the ground that 

issuance of the order was necessary in 

the public interest to prevent an 

imminent violation of the Regulations. 

The order was issued ex parte pursuant 

to section 766.24(a) of the Regulations 

and was effective upon issuance.2 This 

temporary denial order was 

subsequently renewed in accordance 

with section 766.24(d) of the 

Regulations.3 The renewal order issued 

on October 3, 2022 and was effective 

upon issuance.4 A second renewal order 

issued on March 29, 2023 and was also 

effective upon issuance.5

On September 5, 2023, BIS, through 

OEE, submitted a written request for 

renewal of the TDO that issued on 

March 29, 2023. The written request 

was made more than 20 days before the 

TDO’s scheduled expiration and, given 

the temporary suspension of 

international mail service to Russia, 

OEE has attempted to deliver a copy of 

the renewal request to UTair by 

alternative means in accordance with 

sections 766.5 and 766.24(d) of the 

Regulations. No opposition to the 

renewal of the TDO has been received. 

II. Renewal of the TDO 

A. Legal Standard 

Pursuant to section 766.24, BIS may 

issue an order temporarily denying a 

respondent’s export privileges upon a 

showing that the order is necessary in 

the public interest to prevent an 

‘‘imminent violation’’ of the 

Regulations, or any order, license or 

authorization issued thereunder. 15 

CFR766.24(b)(1) and 766.24(d). ‘‘A 

violation may be ‘imminent’ either in 

time or degree of likelihood.’’ 15 CFR 

766.24(b)(3). BIS may show ‘‘either that 

a violation is about to occur, or that the 

general circumstances of the matter 

under investigation or case under 

criminal or administrative charges 

demonstrate a likelihood of future 

violations.’’ Id. As to the likelihood of 

future violations, BIS may show that the 

violation under investigation or charge 

‘‘is significant, deliberate, covert and/or 

likely to occur again, rather than 

technical or negligent[.]’’ Id. A ‘‘lack of 

information establishing the precise 


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