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C. Related Programs 

Funding availability for this program 

may be announced at approximately the 

same time as funding availability for 

similar but separate programs—CFDA 

No. 10.455 (Community Outreach and 

Assistance Partnerships), CFDA No. 

10.456 (Risk Management Research 

Partnerships), CFDA No. 10.457 

(Commodity Partnerships for Risk 

Management Education), and CFDA No. 

10.458 (Crop Insurance Education in 

Targeted States). These programs have 

some similarities, but also key 

differences. The differences stem from 

important features of each program’s 

authorizing legislation and different 

RMA objectives. Prospective applicants 

should carefully examine and compare 

the notices for each program. 

Signed in Washington, DC on March 1, 

2007. 

James Callan, 

Acting Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E7–4092 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

Crop Insurance Education in Targeted 

States (Targeted States Program) 

Announcement Type: Announcement 

of Availability of Funds and Request for 

Application for Competitive 

Cooperative Agreements. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number (CFDA): 10.458. 

Dates: Applications are due 5 p.m. 

EDT, April 23, 2007. 

Summary: The Federal Crop 

Insurance Corporation (FCIC), operating 

through the Risk Management Agency 

(RMA), announces the availability of 

approximately $4.5 million to fund 

cooperative agreements under the Crop 

Insurance Education in Targeted States 

program (the Targeted States Program). 

The purpose of this cooperative 

agreement program is to deliver crop 

insurance education and information to 

U.S. agricultural producers in certain 

States that have been designated as 

historically underserved with respect to 

crop insurance. The states, collectively 

referred to as Targeted States, are 

Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, 

Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, 

Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. 

A maximum of 15 cooperative 

agreements will be funded, one in each 

of the 15 Targeted States. Awardees of 

awards must agree to the substantial 

involvement of RMA in the project. 

Funding availability for this program 

may be announced at approximately the 

same time as funding availability for 

similar but separate programs—CFDA 

No. 10.455 (Community Outreach and 

Assistance Partnerships), CFDA No. 

10.456 (Risk Management Research 

Partnerships) CFDA No. 10.457 

(Commodity Partnerships for Risk 

Management Education), and CFDA No. 

10.459 (Commodity Partnerships for 

Small Agricultural Risk Management 

Education Sessions). Prospective 

applicants should carefully examine 

and compare the notices for each 

program. 

This Announcement Consists of Eight 

Sections 

Section I—Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Legislative Authority 

B. Background 

C. Project Goal 

D. Purpose 

Section II—Award Information 

A. Type of Award 

B. Funding Availability 

C. Location and Target Audience 

D. Maximum Award 

E. Project Period 

F. Description of Agreement Award—

Awardee Tasks 

G. RMA Activities 

H. Other Tasks 

Section III—Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants 

B. Cost Sharing or Matching 

C. Other—Non-Financial Benefits 

Section IV—Application and Submission 

Information 

A. Address to Submit an Application 

Package 

B. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

C. Submission Dates and Times 

D. Intergovernmental Review 

E. Funding Restrictions 

F. Limitation on Use of Project Funds for 

Salaries and Benefits 

G. Indirect Cost Rates 

H. Other Submission Requirements 

I. Electronic submissions 

J. Acknowledgement of Applications 

Section V—Application Review Process 

A. Criteria 

B. Selection and Review Process 

Section VI—Award Administration 

A. Award Notices 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

1. Requirement to Use Program Logo 

2. Requirement to Provide Project 

Information to an RMA-selected 

Representative 

3. Private Crop Insurance Organizations 

and Potential Conflict of Interest 

4. Access to Panel Review Information 

5. Confidential Aspects of Applications 

and Awards 

6. Audit Requirements 

7. Prohibitions and Requirements 

Regarding Lobbying 

8. Applicable OMB Circulars 

9. Requirement to Assure Compliance with 

Federal Civil Rights Laws 

10. Requirement to Participate in a Post 

Award Conference 

11. Requirement to Submit Educational 

Materials to the National AgRisk 

Education Library 

C. Reporting Requirements 

Section VII—Agency Contact 

Section VIII—Additional Information 

A. Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) 

B. Required Registration with the Central 

Contract Registry for Submission of 

Proposals 

C. Related Programs 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Legislative Authority 

The Targeted States Program is 

authorized under section 524(a)(2) of 

the Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act). 

B. Background 

RMA promotes and regulates sound 

risk management solutions to improve 

the economic stability of American 

agriculture. On behalf of FCIC, RMA 

does this by offering Federal crop 

insurance products through a network 

of private-sector partners, overseeing the 

creation of new risk management 

products, seeking enhancements in 

existing products, ensuring the integrity 

of crop insurance programs, offering 

outreach programs aimed at equal 

access and participation of underserved 

communities, and providing risk 

management education and information. 

One of RMA’s strategic goals is to 

ensure that its customers are well 

informed as to the risk management 

solutions available. This educational 

goal is supported by section 524(a)(2) of 

the Act. This section authorizes funding 

for the establishment of crop insurance 

education and information programs in 

States that have historically been 

underserved by the Federal crop 

insurance program. In accordance with 

the Act, the fifteen States designated as 

‘‘underserved’’ are Connecticut, 

Delaware, Maine, Maryland, 

Massachusetts, Nevada, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, 

Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming 

(collectively referred to as ‘‘Targeted 

States’’). 

C. Project Goal 

The goal of the Targeted States 

Program is to ensure that farmers and 

ranchers in the Targeted States are 

sufficiently informed so as to take full 

advantage of existing and emerging crop 

insurance products. 


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D. Purpose 

The purpose of the Targeted States 

Program is to provide farmers and 

ranchers in Targeted States with 

education and information to be able to 

understand: 

• The kinds of risk addressed by crop 

insurance; 

• the features of existing and 

emerging crop insurance products; 

• the use of crop insurance in the 

management of risk; 

• how the use of crop insurance can 

affect other risk management decisions, 

such as the use of marketing and 

financial tools; 

• how to make informed decisions on 

crop insurance prior to the sales closing 

date deadline; and 

• record keeping requirements for 

crop insurance. 

In addition, for 2007, the FCIC Board 

of Directors and the FCIC Manager are 

seeking projects that also include the 

topics listed below which highlight the 

educational priorities within each of the 

twelve Northeast Targeted States: 

Aquaculture (Clams)—(MA) 

Nursery—(CT, DE, MA, ME, MD, NH, 

NY, NJ, PA, RI, VT, and WV) 

AGR—(CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, 

NY, PA, RI, and VT) 

AGR-Lite—(CT, DE, MA, ME, MD, NH, 

NY, NJ, PA, RI, VT, and WV) 

Livestock and Livestock Risk Protection 

(LRP)—(WV) 

Pasture Rangeland and Forage Rainfall 

Index and the Pasture Rangeland and 

Forage Vegetation 

Index—(PA) 

II. Award Information 

A. Type of Award 

Cooperative Agreements, which 

require the substantial involvement of 

RMA. 

B. Funding Availability 

Approximately $4,500,000 is available 

in fiscal year 2006 to fund up to 15 

cooperative agreements, a maximum of 

one agreement for each of the Targeted 

States. The maximum funding amount 

anticipated for each Targeted State’s 

agreement is as follows. Applicants 

should apply for funding for that 

Targeted State where the applicant 

intends on delivering educational 

activities. 

Connecticut ............................... $225,000 

Delaware ................................... 261,000 

Maine ........................................ 225,000 

Maryland ................................... 370,000 

Massachusetts .......................... 209,000 

Nevada ..................................... 208,000 

New Hampshire ........................ 173,000 

New Jersey ............................... 272,000 

New York .................................. 617,000 

Pennsylvania ............................ 754,000 

Rhode Island ............................ 157,000 

Utah .......................................... 301,000 

Vermont .................................... 226,000 

West Virginia ............................ 209,000 

Wyoming ................................... 293,000 

Total ................................... 4,500,000 

Funding amounts were determined by 

first allocating an equal amount of 

$150,000 to each Targeted State. 

Remaining funds were allocated on a 

pro rata basis according to each 

Targeted State’s share of 2000 

agricultural cash receipts relative to the 

total for all Targeted States. Both 

allocations were totaled for each 

Targeted State and rounded to the 

nearest $1,000. 

In the event that additional funds 

become available under this program or 

in the event that no application for a 

given Targeted State is recommended 

for funding by the evaluation panel, 

these additional funds may, at the 

discretion of the Manager of FCIC, be 

allocated pro-rata to State awardees for 

use in broadening the size or scope of 

awarded projects within the Targeted 

State if agreed to by the awardee. 

In the event that the Manager of FCIC 

determines that available RMA 

resources cannot support the 

administrative and substantial 

involvement requirements of all 

agreements recommended for funding, 

the Manager may elect to fund fewer 

agreements than the available funding 

might otherwise allow. It is expected 

that the awards will be made 

approximately 60 days after the 

application deadline. All awards will be 

made and agreements finalized no later 

than September 30, 2007. 

C. Location and Target Audience 

Targeted States serviced by RMA 

Regional Offices are listed below. Staff 

from the respective RMA Regional 

Offices will provide substantial 

involvement for Targeted States projects 

conducted within the respective 

Regions. 

Billings, MT Regional Office: (WY) 

Davis, CA Regional Office: (NV and UT) 

Raleigh, NC Regional Office: (CT, DE, 

MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT 

and WV) 

Applicants must clearly designate in 

their application narrative the Targeted 

State where crop insurance educational 

activities for the project will be 

delivered. Applicants may apply to 

deliver education to producers in more 

than one Targeted State, but a separate 

application must be submitted for each 

Targeted State. Single applications 

proposing to conduct educational 

activities in more than one Targeted 

State will be rejected. 

D. Maximum Award 

Any application that requests Federal 

funding of more than the amount listed 

above for a project in a given Targeted 

State will be rejected. 

E. Project Period 

Projects will be funded for a period of 

up to one year from the project starting 

date. 

F. Description of Agreement Award 

Awardee Tasks 

In conducting activities to achieve the 

purpose and goal of this program in a 

designated Targeted State, the awardee 

will be responsible for performing the 

following tasks: 

• Develop and conduct a promotional 

program. This program will include 

activities using media, newsletters, 

publications, or other appropriate 

informational dissemination techniques 

that are designed to: (a) Raise awareness 

for crop insurance; (b) inform producers 

of the availability of crop insurance; (c) 

inform producers of the crop insurance 

sales closing dates prior to the deadline; 

and (d) inform producers and 

agribusiness leaders in the designated 

Targeted State of training and 

informational opportunities. 

• Deliver crop insurance training and 

informational opportunities to 

agricultural producers and agribusiness 

professionals in the designated Targeted 

State in a timely manner prior to crop 

insurance sales closing dates in order 

for producers to make informed 

decisions prior to the crop insurance 

sales closing dates deadline. This will 

include organizing and delivering 

educational activities using 

instructional materials that have been 

assembled to meet the local needs of 

agricultural producers. Activities should 

be directed primarily to agricultural 

producers, but may include those 

agribusiness professionals that have 

frequent opportunities to advise 

producers on crop insurance tools and 

decisions. 

• Document all educational activities 

conducted under the cooperative 

agreement and the results of such 

activities, including criteria and 

indicators used to evaluate the success 

of the program. The awardee may also 

be required to provide information to an 

RMA-selected contractor to evaluate all 

educational activities and advise RMA 

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G. RMA Activities 

FCIC, working through RMA, will be 

substantially involved during the 

performance of the funded project 

through three of RMA’s ten Regional 

Offices. Potential types of substantial 

involvement may include, but are not 

limited to the following activities. 

• Assist in the selection of 

subcontractors and project staff. 

• Collaborate with the awardee in 

assembling, reviewing, and approving 

risk management materials for 

producers in the designated RMA 

Region. 

• Collaborate with the awardee in 

reviewing and approving a promotional 

program for raising awareness for risk 

management and for informing 

producers of training and informational 

opportunities in the RMA Region. 

• Collaborate with the awardee on the 

delivery of education to producers and 

agribusiness leaders in the RMA Region. 

This will include: (a) Reviewing and 

approving in advance all producer and 

agribusiness leader educational 

activities; (b) advising the project leader 

on technical issues related to crop 

insurance education and information; 

and (c) assisting the project leader in 

informing crop insurance professionals 

about educational activity plans and 

scheduled meetings. 

• Conduct an evaluation of the 

performance of the awardee in meeting 

the deliverables of the project. 

Applications that do not contain 

substantial involvement by RMA will be 

rejected. 

H. Other Tasks 

In addition to the specific, required 

tasks listed above, the applicant may 

propose additional tasks that would 

contribute directly to the purpose of this 

program. For any proposed additional 

task, the applicant must identify the 

objective of the task, the specific 

subtasks required to meet the objective, 

specific time lines for performing the 

subtasks, and the specific 

responsibilities of partners. The 

applicant must also identify specific 

ways in which RMA would have 

substantial involvement in the proposed 

project task. 

III. Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants 

Eligible applicants include State 

departments of agriculture, universities, 

non-profit agricultural organizations, 

and other public or private 

organizations with the capacity to lead 

a local program of crop insurance 

education for farmers and ranchers 

within a Targeted State. Individuals are 

eligible applicants. Although an 

applicant may be eligible to compete for 

an award based on its status as an 

eligible entity, other factors may 

exclude an applicant from receiving 

Federal assistance under this program 

governed by Federal law and regulations 

(e.g. debarment and suspension; a 

determination of non-performance on a 

prior contract, cooperative agreement, 

grant or partnership; a determination of 

a violation of applicable ethical 

standards; a determination of being 

considered ‘‘high risk’’). Applications 

from ineligible or excluded persons will 

be rejected in their entirety. 

B. Cost Sharing or Matching 

Although RMA prefers cost sharing by 

the applicant, this program has neither 

a cost sharing nor a matching 

requirement. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

A. Contact to Request Application 

Package 

Program application materials for the 

Targeted States Program under this 

announcement may be downloaded 

from http://www.rma.usda.gov/ 

aboutrma/agreements. Applicants may 

also request application materials from: 

Lon Burke, USDA–RMA–RME, phone: 

(202) 720–5265, fax: (202) 690–3605, email: RMA.Risk-Ed@rma.usda.gov. 

B. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

A complete and valid application 

package must include an electronic 

copy (Microsoft Word format preferred) 

of the narrative portion (Forms RME–1 

and RME–2) of the application package 

on a compact disc and an original and 

two copies of the completed and signed 

application must be submitted in one 

package at the time of initial 

submission, which must include the 

following: 

1. A completed and signed OMB 

Standard Form 424, ‘‘Application for 

Federal Assistance.’’

2. A completed and signed OMB 

Standard Form 424–A, ‘‘Budget 

Information—Non-construction 

Programs.’’ Federal funding requested 

(the total of direct and indirect costs) 

must not exceed the maximum level for 

the respective Targeted State, as 

specified in Section II, Award 

Information. 

3. A completed and signed OMB 

Standard Form 424–B, ‘‘Assurances, 

Non-constructive Programs.’’

4. Risk Management Education Project 

Narrative (Form RME–1). Complete all 

required parts of Form RME–1: 

Part I—Title Page. 

Part II—A written narrative of no 

more than 10 single-sided pages which 

will provide reviewers with sufficient 

information to effectively evaluate the 

merits of the application according to 

the evaluation criteria listed in this 

notice. Although a Statement of Work, 

which is the second evaluation 

criterion, is to be completed in detail in 

RME Form–2, applicants may wish to 

highlight certain unique features of the 

Statement of Work in Part II for the 

benefit of the evaluation panel. If your 

narrative exceeds the page limit, only 

the first 10 pages will be reviewed. 

• No smaller than 12 point font size. 

• Use an easily readable font face 

(e.g., Arial, Geneva, Helvetica, Times 

Roman). 

• 8.5 by 11 inch paper. 

• One-inch margins on each page. 

• Printed on only one side of paper. 

• Held together only by rubber bands 

or metal clips; not bound or stapled in 

any other way. 

Part III—A Budget Narrative, 

describing how the categorical costs 

listed on SF 424–A are derived. The 

budget narrative should provide enough 

detail for reviewers to easily understand 

how costs were determined and how 

they relate to the goals and objectives of 

the project. 

Part IV—(Not required for Targeted 

States Program). 

5. ‘‘Statement of Work,’’ (Form RME–

2), which identifies tasks and subtasks 

in detail, expected completion dates and 

deliverables, and RMA’s substantial 

involvement role for the proposed 

project. 

Applications that do not include 

items 1–5 above will be considered 

incomplete and will not receive further 

consideration and will be rejected. 

C. Submission Dates and Times 

Applications Deadline: 5 p.m. EDT, 

May 7, 2007. Applicants are responsible 

for ensuring that RMA receives a 

complete application package by the 

closing date and time. USPS mail sent 

to Washington, DC headquarters is 

sanitized offsite, which may result in 

delays, loss, and physical damage to 

enclosures. Regardless of the delivery 

method you choose, please do so 

sufficiently in advance of the due date 

to ensure your application package is 

received on or before the deadline. It is 

your responsibility to meet the due date 

and time. E-mailed and faxed 

applications will not be accepted. Late 

application packages will not receive 

further consideration and will be 

rejected. 


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D. Funding Restrictions 

Cooperative agreement funds may not 

be used to: 

a. Plan, repair, rehabilitate, acquire, or 

construct a building or facility including 

a processing facility; 

b. Purchase, rent, or install fixed 

equipment; 

c. Repair or maintain privately owned 

vehicles; 

d. Pay for the preparation of the 

cooperative agreement application; 

e. Fund political activities; 

f. Alcohol, food, beverage, or 

entertainment; 

g. Pay costs incurred prior to 

receiving a cooperative agreement; 

h. Fund any activities prohibited in 7 

CFR parts 3015 and 3019, as applicable. 

E. Limitation on Use of Project Funds 

for Salaries and Benefits 

Total costs for salary and benefits 

allowed for projects under this 

announcement will be limited to not 

more than 60 percent reimbursement of 

the funds awarded under the 

cooperative agreement. One goal of the 

Targeted States Program is to maximize 

the use of the limited funding available 

for crop insurance education for 

Targeted States. In order to accomplish 

this goal, RMA needs to ensure that the 

maximum amount of funds practicable 

is used for directly providing the 

educational opportunities. Limiting the 

amount of funding for salaries and 

benefits will allow the limited amount 

of funding to reach the maximum 

number of farmers and ranchers. 

F. Indirect Cost Rates 

a. Indirect costs allowed for projects 

submitted under this announcement 

will be limited to ten (10) percent of the 

total direct cost of the cooperative 

agreement. Therefore, when preparing 

budgets, applicants should limit their 

requests for recovery of indirect costs to 

the lesser of their institution’s official 

negotiated indirect cost rate or 10 

percent of the total direct costs. 

b. RMA will withhold all indirect cost 

rate funds for an award to an applicant 

requesting indirect costs if the applicant 

has not negotiated an indirect cost rate 

with its cognizant Federal agency. 

c. If an applicant is in the process of 

negotiating an indirect cost rate with its 

cognizant Federal agency, RMA will 

withhold all indirect cost rate funds 

from that applicant until the indirect 

cost rate has been established. 

d. If an applicant’s indirect cost rate 

has expired or will expire prior to award 

announcements, a clear statement on 

renegotiation efforts must be included 

in the application. 

e. It is incumbent on all applicants to 

have a current indirect cost rate or begin 

negotiations to establish an indirect cost 

rate prior to the submission deadline. 

Because it may take several months to 

obtain an indirect cost rate, applicants 

needing an indirect cost rate are 

encouraged to start work on establishing 

these rates well in advance of 

submitting an application. The U.S. 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) is responsible for assigning 

cognizant Federal agencies. 

f. Applicants may be asked to provide 

a copy of their indirect cost rate 

negotiated with their cognizant agency. 

g. RMA reserves the right to negotiate 

final budgets with successful applicants. 

G. Other Submission Requirements 

Mailed submissions 

Applications submitted through 

express, overnight mail or another 

delivery service will be considered as 

meeting the announced deadline if they 

are received in the mailroom at the 

address stated below for express, 

overnight mail or another delivery 

service on or before the deadline. 

Applicants are cautioned that express, 

overnight mail or other delivery services 

do not always deliver as agreed. 

Applicants should take this into account 

because failure of such delivery services 

will not extend the deadline. Mailed 

applications will be considered as 

meeting the announced deadline if they 

are received on or before the deadline in 

the mailroom at the address stated 

below for mailed applications. 

Applicants are responsible for mailing 

applications well in advance, to ensure 

that applications are received on or 

before the deadline time and date. 

Applicants using the U.S. Postal Service 

should allow for the extra time for 

delivery due to the additional security 

measures that mail delivered to 

government offices in the Washington 

DC area requires. 

Address when using private delivery 

services or when hand delivering: 

Attention: Risk Management 

Education Program, USDA/RMA/RME, 

Room 5720, South Building, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. 

Address when using U.S. Postal 

Services: Attention: Risk Management 

Education Program, USDA/RMA/RME/ 

Stop 0808, Room 5720, South Building, 

1400 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0808. 

H. Electronic Submissions 

Applications transmitted 

electronically via Grants.gov will be 

accepted prior to the application date or 

time deadline. The application package 

can be accessed via Grants.gov, go to 

http://www.grants.gov, click on ‘‘Find 

Grant Opportunities,’’ click on ‘‘Search 

Grant Opportunities,’’ and enter the 

CFDA number (beginning of the RFA) to 

search by CFDA number. From the 

search results, select the item that 

correlates to the title of this RFA. If you 

do not have electronic access to the RFA 

or have trouble downloading material 

and you would like a hardcopy, you 

may contact Lon Burke, USDA-RMARME, phone: (202) 720–5265, fax: (202) 

690–3605, e-mail: RMA.RiskEd@rma.usda.gov. 

If assistance is needed to access the 

application package via Grants.gov (e.g., 

downloading or navigating PureEdge 

forms, using PureEdge with a Macintosh 

computer), refer to resources available 

on the Grants.gov Web site first (http:// 

www.grants.gov/). Grants.gov assistance 

is also available as follows: 

• Grants.gov customer support, Toll 

Free: 1–800–518–4726. 

Business Hours: M–F 7 a.m.–9 p.m. 

Eastern Standard Time. 

E-mail: support@grants.gov. 

Applicants who submit their 

applications via the Grants.gov Web site 

are not required to submit any hard 

copy documents to RMA. 

When using Grants.gov to apply, RMA 

strongly recommends that you submit 

the online application at least two 

weeks prior to the application due date 

in case there are problems with the 

Grants.gov website and you want to 

submit your application via a mail 

delivery service. 

I. Acknowledgement of Applications 

Receipt of applications will be 

acknowledged by e-mail, whenever 

possible. Therefore, applicants are 

encouraged to provide e-mail addresses 

in their applications. If an e-mail 

address is not indicated on an 

application, receipt will be 

acknowledged by letter. There will be 

no notification of incomplete, 

unqualified or unfunded applications 

until the awards have been made. When 

received by RMA, applications will be 

assigned an identification number. This 

number will be communicated to 

applicants in the acknowledgement of 

receipt of applications. An application’s 

identification number should be 

referenced in all correspondence 

regarding the application. If the 

applicant does not receive an 

acknowledgement within 15 days of the 

submission deadline, the applicant 

should notify RMA’s point of contact 

indicated in Section VII, Agency 

Contact. 


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V. Application Review Information 

A. Criteria 

Applications submitted under the 

Targeted States program will be 

evaluated within each Targeted State 

according to the following criteria: 

Project Benefits—Maximum 35 Points 

The applicant must demonstrate that 

the project benefits to farmers and 

ranchers warrant the funding requested. 

Applicants will be scored according to 

the extent they can: (a) Reasonably 

estimate the total number of producers 

reached through the various educational 

activities described in the Statement of 

Work; (b) justify such estimates with 

clear specifics; (c) identify the actions 

producers will likely be able to take as 

a result of the activities described in the 

Statement of Work; and (d) identify the 

specific measures for evaluating results 

that will be employed in the project. 

Reviewers’ scoring will be based on the 

scope and reasonableness of the 

applicant’s estimates of producers 

reached through the project, clear 

descriptions of specific expected project 

benefits, and well-designed methods for 

measuring the project’s results and 

effectiveness. 

Statement of Work—Maximum 25 

Points 

The applicant must produce a clear 

and specific Statement of Work for the 

project. For each of the tasks contained 

in the Description of Agreement Award 

(refer to Section II Award Information), 

the applicant must identify and describe 

specific subtasks, responsible entities, 

expected completion dates, RMA 

substantial involvement, and 

deliverables that will further the 

purpose of this program. Applicants 

will obtain a higher score to the extent 

that the Statement of Work is specific, 

measurable, reasonable, has specific 

deadlines for the completion of 

subtasks, relates directly to the required 

activities and the program purpose 

described in this announcement. 

Applicants are required to submit this 

Statement of Work on Form RME–2. 

Partnering—Maximum 15 Points 

The applicant must demonstrate 

experience and capacity to partner with 

and gain the support of grower 

organizations, agribusiness 

professionals, and agricultural leaders to 

carry out a local program of education 

and information in a designated 

Targeted State. The applicant is 

required to establish a written 

partnering plan that includes how each 

partner will aid in carrying out the 

project goal and purpose stated in this 

announcement and letters of support 

stating that the partner has agreed to do 

this work. The applicant must ensure 

this plan includes a list of all partners 

working on the project, their titles, and 

how they will be contributing to the 

deliverables listed in the agreement. 

Applicants will receive higher scores to 

the extent that they can document and 

demonstrate: (a) That partnership 

commitments are in place for the 

express purpose of delivering the 

program in this announcement; (b) that 

a broad group of farmers and ranchers 

will be reached within the Targeted 

State; (c) that partners are contributing 

to the project and involved in recruiting 

producers to attend the training; (d) that 

a substantial effort has been made to 

partner with organizations that can meet 

the needs of producers; and (e) 

statements from each partner regarding 

the number of producers that partner is 

committed to recruit for the project that 

would support the estimates specified 

under the Project Benefits criterion. 

Project Management—Maximum 15 

Points 

The applicant must demonstrate an 

ability to implement sound and effective 

project management practices. Higher 

scores will be awarded to applicants 

that can demonstrate organizational 

skills, leadership, and experience in 

delivering services or programs that 

assist agricultural producers in the 

respective Targeted State. The project 

manager must demonstrate that he/she 

has the capability to accomplish the 

project goal and purpose stated in this 

announcement by (a) having a previous 

working relationship with the farm 

community in the designated Targeted 

State of the application, including being 

able to recruit approximately the 

number of producers to be reached in 

the application and/or (b) having 

established the capacity to partner with 

and gain the support of grower 

organizations, agribusiness 

professionals, and agribusiness leaders 

locally to aid in carrying out a program 

of education and information, including 

being able to recruit approximately the 

number of producers to be reached in 

this application. Applicants that will 

employ, or have access to, personnel 

who have experience in directing local 

educational programs that benefit 

agricultural producers in the respective 

Targeted State will receive higher 

rankings. 

Past Performance—Maximum 10 Points 

If the applicant has been an awardee 

of other Federal or other government 

grants, cooperative agreements, or 

contracts, the applicant must provide 

information relating to their past 

performance in reporting on outputs 

and outcomes under past or current 

federal assistance agreements. The 

applicant must also detail that they have 

consistently complied with financial 

and program reporting and auditing 

requirements. RMA reserves the right to 

add up to 10 points and subtract 5 

points to applications due to past 

performance. Applicants with very good 

past performance will receive a score 

from 6–10 points. Applicants with 

acceptable past performance will 

receive a score from 1–5 points. 

Applicants with unacceptable past 

performance will receive a score of 

minus 5 points for this evaluation 

factor. Applicants without relevant past 

performance information will receive a 

neutral score of the mean number of 

points of all applicants with past 

performance. Under this cooperative 

partnership agreement, RMA will 

subjectively rate the awardee on project 

performance as indicated in Section II, 

G. 

The applicant must list all current 

public or private support to which 

personnel identified in the application 

have committed portions of their time, 

whether or not salary support for 

persons involved is included in the 

budget. An application that duplicates 

or overlaps substantially with an 

application already reviewed and 

funded (or to be funded) by another 

organization or agency will not be 

funded under this program. The projects 

proposed for funding should be 

included in the pending section. 

Budget Appropriateness and 

Efficiency—Maximum 15 Points 

Applicants must provide a detailed 

budget summary that clearly explains 

and justifies costs associated with the 

project. Applicants will receive higher 

scores to the extent that they can 

demonstrate a fair and reasonable use of 

funds appropriate for the project and a 

budget that contains the estimated cost 

of reaching each individual producer. 

The applicant must provide information 

factors such as: 

• The allowability and necessity for 

individual cost categories; 

• The reasonableness of amounts 

estimated for necessary costs; 

• The basis used for allocating 

indirect or overhead costs; 

• The appropriateness of allocating 

particular overhead costs to the 

proposed project as direct costs; and 

• The percent of time devoted to the 

project for all key project personnel 

identified in the application. Salaries of 

project personnel should be requested 

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they would devote to the project—Note: 

cannot exceed 60% of the total project 

budget. Applicants must list all current 

public or private support to which 

personnel identified in the application 

have committed portions of their time, 

whether or not salary support for 

persons involved is included in the 

budget. Only items or services that are 

necessary for the successful completion 

of the project will be funded as 

permitted under the Act. 

B. Review and Selection Process 

Applications will be evaluated using 

a two-part process. First, each 

application will be screened by RMA 

personnel to ensure that it meets the 

requirements in this announcement. 

Applications that do not meet the 

requirements of this announcement or 

are incomplete will not receive further 

consideration during the next process. 

Applications that meet announcement 

requirements will be sorted into the 

Targeted State in which the applicant 

proposes to conduct the project and will 

be presented to a review panel for 

consideration. 

Second, the review panel will meet to 

consider and discuss the merits of each 

application. The panel will consist of 

not less than two independent 

reviewers. Reviewers will be drawn 

from USDA, other Federal agencies, and 

others representing public and private 

organizations, as needed. After 

considering the merits of all 

applications within a Targeted State, 

panel members will score each 

application according to the criteria and 

point values listed above. The panel 

will then rank each application against 

others within the Targeted State 

according to the scores received. A 

lottery will be used to resolve any 

instances of a tie score that might have 

a bearing on funding recommendations. 

If such a lottery is required, the names 

of all tied applicants will be entered 

into a drawing. The first tied applicant 

drawn will have priority over other tied 

applicants for funding consideration. 

The review panel will report the 

results of the evaluation to the Manager 

of FCIC. The panel’s report will include 

the recommended applicants to receive 

cooperative agreements for each 

Targeted State. Funding will not be 

provided for an application receiving a 

score less than 60. An organization, or 

group of organizations in partnership, 

may apply for funding under other FCIC 

or RMA programs, in addition to the 

program described in this 

announcement. However, if the Manager 

of FCIC determines that an application 

recommended for funding is sufficiently 

similar to a project that has been funded 

or has been recommended to be funded 

under another RMA or FCIC program, 

then the Manager may elect to not fund 

that application in whole or in part. The 

Manager of FCIC will make the final 

determination on those applications that 

will be awarded funding. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices 

Following approval by the awarding 

official of RMA of the applications to be 

selected for funding, project leaders 

whose applications have been selected 

for funding will be notified. Within the 

limit of funds available for such a 

purpose, the awarding official of RMA 

shall enter into cooperative agreements 

with those awardees. The agreements 

provide the amount of Federal funds for 

use in the project period, the terms and 

conditions of the award, and the time 

period for the project. The effective date 

of the agreement shall be on the date the 

agreement is executed by both parties 

and it shall remain in effect for up to 

one year or through September 30, 2008, 

whichever is later. 

After a cooperative agreement has 

been signed, RMA will extend to 

awardees, in writing, the authority to 

draw down funds for the purpose of 

conducting the activities listed in the 

agreement. All funds provided to the 

awardee by FCIC must be expended 

solely for the purpose for which the 

funds are obligated in accordance with 

the approved agreement and budget, the 

regulations, the terms and conditions of 

the award, and the applicability of 

Federal cost principles. No commitment 

of Federal assistance beyond the project 

period is made or implied for any award 

resulting from this notice. 

Notification of denial of funding will 

be sent to applicants after final funding 

decisions have been made and awardees 

announced publicly. Reasons for denial 

of funding can include, but are not 

limited to, incomplete applications, 

applications with evaluation scores 

below 60, or applications with 

evaluation scores that are lower than 

those of other applications in a Targeted 

State. 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

1. Requirement to Use Program Logo 

Awardees of cooperative agreements 

will be required to use a program logo 

and design provided by RMA for all 

instructional and promotional materials. 

2. Requirement to Provide Project 

Information to an RMA-Selected 

Contractor 

Awardees of cooperative agreements 

may be required to assist RMA in 

evaluating the effectiveness of its 

educational programs by providing 

documentation of educational activities 

and related information to any 

contractor selected by RMA for program 

evaluation purposes. 

3. Private Crop Insurance Organizations 

and Potential Conflicts of Interest 

Private organizations that are 

involved in the sale of Federal crop 

insurance, or that have financial ties to 

such organizations, are eligible to apply 

for funding under this announcement. 

However, such entities will not be 

allowed to receive funding to conduct 

activities that would otherwise be 

required under a Standard Reinsurance 

Agreement or any other agreement in 

effect between FCIC and the entity. 

Also, such entities will not be allowed 

to receive funding to conduct activities 

that could be perceived by producers as 

promoting one company’s services or 

products over another’s. If applying for 

funding, such organizations are 

encouraged to be sensitive to potential 

conflicts of interest and to describe in 

their application the specific actions 

they will take to avoid actual and 

perceived conflicts of interest. 

4. Access to Panel Review Information 

Upon written request from the 

applicant, scores from the evaluation 

panel, not including the identity of 

reviewers, will be sent to the applicant 

after the review and awards process has 

been completed. 

5. Confidential Aspects of Applications 

and Awards 

The names of applicants, the names of 

individuals identified in the 

applications, the content of 

applications, and the panel evaluations 

of applications will all be kept 

confidential, except to those involved in 

the review process, to the extent 

permitted by law. In addition, the 

identities of review panel members will 

remain confidential throughout the 

entire review process and will not be 

released to applicants. At the end of the 

fiscal year, names of panel members 

will be made available. However, 

panelists will not be identified with the 

review of any particular application. 

When an application results in a 

cooperative agreement, that agreement 

becomes a part of the official record of 

RMA transactions, available to the 

public upon specific request. 

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Agriculture determines to be of a 

confidential, privileged, or proprietary 

nature will be held in confidence to the 

extent permitted by law. Therefore, any 

information that the applicant wishes to 

be considered confidential, privileged, 

or proprietary should be clearly marked 

within an application, including the 

basis for such designation. The original 

copy of an application that does not 

result in an award will be retained by 

RMA for a period of one year. Other 

copies will be destroyed. Copies of 

applications not receiving awards will 

be released only with the express 

written consent of the applicant or to 

the extent required by law. An 

application may be withdrawn at any 

time prior to award. 

6. Audit Requirements 

Awardees of cooperative agreements 

are subject to audit. 

7. Prohibitions and Requirements With 

Regard to Lobbying 

Section 1352 of Public Law 101–121, 

enacted on October 23, 1989, imposes 

prohibitions and requirements for 

disclosure and certification related to 

lobbying on awardees of Federal 

contracts, grants, cooperative 

agreements, and loans. It provides 

exemptions for Indian Tribes and tribal 

organizations. Current and prospective 

awardees, and any subcontractors, are 

prohibited from using Federal funds, 

other than profits from a Federal 

contract, for lobbying Congress or any 

Federal agency in connection with the 

award of a contract, grant, cooperative 

agreement, or loan. In addition, for each 

award action in excess of $100,000 

($150,000 for loans) the law requires 

awardees and any subcontractors: (1) To 

certify that they have neither used nor 

will use any appropriated funds for 

payment of lobbyists; (2) to disclose the 

name, address, payment details, and 

purpose of any agreements with 

lobbyists whom awardees of their 

subcontractors will pay with profits or 

other non-appropriated funds on or after 

December 22, 1989; and (3) to file 

quarterly up-dates about the use of 

lobbyists if material changes occur in 

their use. The law establishes civil 

penalties for non-compliance. A copy of 

the certification and disclosure forms 

must be submitted with the application 

and are available at the address and 

telephone number listed in Section VII. 

Agency Contact. 

8. Applicable OMB Circulars 

All cooperative agreements funded as 

a result of this notice will be subject to 

the requirements contained in all 

applicable OMB circulars. 

9. Requirement To Assure Compliance 

With Federal Civil Rights Laws 

Project leaders of all cooperative 

agreements funded as a result of this 

notice are required to know and abide 

by Federal civil rights laws and to 

assure USDA and RMA that the awardee 

is in compliance with and will continue 

to comply with Title VI of the Civil 

Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et 

seq.), 7 CFR part 15, and USDA 

regulations promulgated thereunder, 7 

CFR 1901.202. RMA requires that 

awardees submit Form RD 400–4, 

Assurance Agreement (Civil Rights), 

assuring RMA of this compliance prior 

to the beginning of the project period. 

10. Requirement To Participate in a Post 

Award Conference 

RMA requires that project leaders 

attend a post award conference to 

become fully aware of cooperative 

agreement requirements and for 

delineating the roles of RMA personnel 

and the procedures that will be followed 

in administering the agreement and will 

afford an opportunity for the orderly 

transition of agreement duties and 

obligations if different personnel are to 

assume post-award responsibility. In 

their applications, applicants should 

budget for possible travel costs 

associated with attending this 

conference. 

11. Requirement To Submit Educational 

Materials to the National AgRisk 

Education Library 

RMA requires that project leaders 

upload digital copies of all risk 

management educational materials 

developed because of the project to the 

National AgRisk Education Library 

(http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/) for 

posting. RMA will be clearly identified 

as having provided funding for the 

materials. 

C. Reporting Requirements 

Awardees will be required to submit 

quarterly progress reports, quarterly 

financial reports (OMB Standard Form 

269), and quarterly Activity Logs (Form 

RME–3) throughout the project period, 

as well as a final program and financial 

report not later than 90 days after the 

end of the project period. 

Awardees will be required to submit 

prior to the award: 

• A completed and signed Form RD 

400–4, Assurance Agreement (Civil 

Rights). 

• A completed and signed OMB 

Standard Form LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of 

Lobbying Activities.’’

• A completed and signed AD–1047, 

‘‘Certification Regarding Debarment, 

Suspension and Other Responsibility 

Matters—Primary Covered 

Transactions.’’

• A completed and signed AD–1049, 

‘‘Certification Regarding Drug-Free 

Workplace.’’

• A completed and signed FaithBased Survey on EEO. 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Applicants and other interested parties 

are encouraged to contact: Lon Burke, 

USDA–RMA–RME, phone: 202–720–

5265, fax: 202–690–3605, e-mail: 

RMA.Risk-Ed@rma.usda.gov. You may 

also obtain information regarding this 

announcement from the RMA Web site 

at: http://www.rma.usda.gov/aboutrma/ 

agreements/. 

VIII. Other Information 

A. Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) 

A DUNS number is a unique ninedigit sequence recognized as the 

universal standard for identifying and 

keeping track of over 70 million 

businesses worldwide. The Office of 

Management and Budget published a 

notice of final policy issuance in the 

Federal Register June 27, 2003 (68 FR 

38402) that requires a DUNS number in 

every application (i.e., hard copy and 

electronic) for a grant or cooperative 

agreement on or after October 1, 2003. 

Therefore, potential applicants should 

verify that they have a DUNS number or 

take the steps needed to obtain one. For 

information about how to obtain a 

DUNS number, go to http:// 

www.grants.gov. Please note that the 

registration may take up to 14 business 

days to complete. 

B. Required Registration With the 

Central Contract Registry for 

Submission of Proposals 

The Central Contract Registry (CCR) is 

a database that serves as the primary 

Government repository for contractor 

information required for the conduct of 

business with the Government. This 

database will also be used as a central 

location for maintaining organizational 

information for organizations seeking 

and receiving grants from the 

Government. Such organizations must 

register in the CCR prior to the 

submission of applications. A DUNS 

number is needed for CCR registration. 

For information about how to register in 

the CCR, visit ‘‘Get Started’’ at the Web 

site, http://www.grants.gov. Allow a 

minimum of 5 business days to 

complete the CCR registration. 

C. Related Programs 

Funding availability for this program 

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same time as funding availability for 

similar but separate programs—CFDA 

No. 10.455 (Community Outreach and 

Assistance Partnerships), CFDA No. 

10.456 (Risk Management Research 

Partnerships), CFDA No. 10.457 

(Commodity Partnerships for Risk 

Management Education), and CFDA No. 

10.459 (Commodity Partnerships Small 

Sessions Program). These programs have 

some similarities, but also key 

differences. The differences stem from 

important features of each program’s 

authorizing legislation and different 

RMA objectives. Prospective applicants 

should carefully examine and compare 

the notices for each program. 

Signed in Washington, DC on March 1, 

2007. 

James Callan, 

Acting, Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E7–4079 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2006–0044] 

Notice of Request for a Revision of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection (Listeria Control for Readyto-Eat Products) 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

its intention to request a revision of an 

approved information collection 

regarding Listeria Control for Ready-toEat products to reflect its most recent 

plant data, which support a finding of 

fewer total burden hours. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before May 7, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: FSIS invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

notice. Comments may be submitted by 

any of the following methods: 

• Mail, including floppy disks or CD–

ROM’s, and hand-or courier-delivered 

items: Send to Docket Clerk, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Food Safety 

and Inspection Service, 300 12th Street, 

SW., Room 102 Cotton Annex, 

Washington, DC 20250. 

• Electronic mail: 

fsis.regulationscomments@fsis.usda.gov. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This 

Web site provides the ability to type 

short comments directly into the 

comment field on this Web page or 

attach a file for lengthier comments. Go 

to http://www.regulation.gov and in the 

‘‘Search for Open Regulations’’ box, 

select ‘‘Food Safety and Inspection 

Service’’ from the agency drop-down 

menu, then click on ‘‘Submit.’’ In the 

Docket ID column, select FDMS Docket 

Number FSIS–2006–0044 to submit or 

view public comments and to view 

supporting and related materials 

available electronically. 

All submissions received by mail or 

electronic mail must include the Agency 

name and docket number. All comments 

submitted in response to this document, 

as well as research and background 

information used by FSIS in developing 

this document, will be available for 

public inspection in the FSIS Docket 

Room at the address listed above 

between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. Comments will also be posted 

on the Agency’s Web site at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

regulations_&_policies/ 

regulations_directives_&_notices/ 

index.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act 

Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA, 300 12th Street, SW., 

Room 112, Washington, DC 20250–

3700, (202) 720–0345. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Listeria Control for Ready-to-Eat 

Products. 

OMB Number: 0583–0132. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 07/31/ 

2007. 

Type of Request: Revision of an 

approved information collection. 

Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the 

authority to exercise the functions of the 

Secretary as specified in the Federal 

Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 

601, et seq.) and the Poultry Products 

Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et 

seq.). These statutes provide that FSIS is 

to protect the public by verifying that 

meat and poultry products are safe, 

wholesome, unadulterated, and 

properly labeled and packaged. 

FSIS regulations (9 CFR 430.4) require 

official establishments that produce 

certain ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and 

poultry products to take measures to 

prevent product adulteration by the 

pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. 

Official establishments that produce 

RTE meat and poultry products 

annually furnish FSIS with information 

on the production volume of RTE 

products affected by the regulations and 

the control measures used by the 

establishments. 

RTE establishments develop 

microbiological sampling and testing 

plans to support the efficacy of 

sanitation controls. RTE establishments 

develop microbiological sampling plans 

to ensure that their sanitation 

procedures are adequate. 

RTE establishments sample and test 

food-contact surfaces to verify that their 

Listeria controls are working. 

Some RTE establishments hold and 

test for L. monocytogenes or indicator 

organisms. 

FSIS is requesting a revision of an 

approved information collection 

addressing paperwork and 

recordkeeping requirements regarding 

Listeria control. The Agency is revising 

the Listeria controls information 

collection based on its most recent plant 

data, which support a finding of fewer 

total burden hours than there are in the 

approved information collection. 

FSIS has made the following 

estimates based upon an information 

collection assessment: 

Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates 

that it will take respondents an average 

of 8.3 hours annually to collect and 

report this information. 

Respondents: Ready-to-Eat 

establishments. 

Estimated No. of Respondents: 3,590. 

Estimated No. of Annual Responses 

per Respondent: 45,388. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 29,793 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

assessment can be obtained from John 

O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act 

Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA, 300 12th Street, SW., 

Room 112, Washington, DC 20250–

3700, (202) 720–5627, (202) 720–0345. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of FSIS’ functions, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’ 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 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques, or other forms of 

information technology. Comments may 

be sent to both John O’Connell, 

Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, 

at the address provided above, and the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 


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