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VI. Federal Award Administration 

Information 

A. Federal Award Notices. The 

Agency will award and administer 

renewable energy system and energy 

efficiency improvements grants, 

guaranteed loans in accordance with 7 

CFR 4280.122, and 7 CFR 4280.139, as 

applicable. The Agency will award and 

administer the energy audit and 

renewable energy development 

assistance grants in accordance with 7 

CFR 4280.195. Notification 

requirements of 7 CFR 4280.111, apply 

to this Notice. 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements. 

(1) Equal Opportunity and 

Nondiscrimination. The Agency will 

ensure that equal opportunity and 

nondiscrimination requirements are met 

in accordance with the Equal Credit 

Opportunity Act, 15 U.S.C. 1691 et seq. 

and 7 CFR part 15d, Nondiscrimination 

in Programs and Activities Conducted 

by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

The Agency will not discriminate 

against applicants on the basis of race, 

color, religion, national origin, sex, 

marital status, or age (provided that the 

applicant has the capacity to contract); 

because all or part of the applicant’s 

income derives from any public 

assistance program; or because the 

applicant has in good faith exercised 

any right under the Consumer Credit 

Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. 

(2) Civil Rights Compliance. 

Recipients of grants must comply with 

the Americans with Disabilities Act of 

1990, 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq., Title VI 

of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 

2000d et seq., and Section 504 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 

794. This may include collection and 

maintenance of data on the race, sex, 

and national origin of the recipient’s 

membership/ownership and employees. 

These data must be available to conduct 

compliance reviews in accordance with 

7 CFR 1901.204. 

(3) Environmental Analysis. 

Environmental procedures and 

requirements for this subpart are 

specified in 7 CFR part 1970. 

Prospective applicants are advised to 

contact the Agency to determine 

environmental requirements as soon as 

practicable after they decide to pursue 

any form of financial assistance directly 

or indirectly available through the 

Agency. 

(4) Appeals. A person may seek a 

review of an Agency decision or appeal 

to the National Appeals Division in 

accordance with 7 CFR 4280.105. 

(5) Reporting. Grants, guaranteed 

loans, combination guaranteed loans 

and grants, and energy audit and energy 

audit and renewable energy 

development assistance grants that are 

awarded are required to fulfill the 

reporting requirements as specified in 

Departmental Regulations, the Grant 

Agreement, and in 7 CFR part 4280 

subpart B and paragraphs VI.B.(5)(a) 

through (d) of this Notice. 

(a) Renewable energy system and 

energy efficiency improvements grants 

that are awarded are required to fulfill 

the reporting requirements as specified 

in 7 CFR 4280.123. 

(b) Guaranteed loan applications that 

are awarded are required to fulfill the 

reporting requirements as specified in 7 

CFR 4280.143. 

(c) Combined guaranteed loan and 

grant applications that are awarded are 

required to fulfill the reporting 

requirements as specified in 7 CFR 

4280.165(f). 

(d) Energy audit and renewable 

energy development assistance grants 

grant applications that are awarded are 

required to fulfill the reporting 

requirements as specified in 7 CFR 

4280.196. 

VII. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts 

For further information contact the 

applicable USDA Rural Development 

Energy Coordinator for your respective 

State, as identified via the following 

link: http://www.rd.usda.gov/files/RBS_

StateEnergyCoordinators.pdf. 

For information about this Notice, 

please contact Anthony Crooks, Rural 

Energy Policy Specialist, USDA Rural 

Development, Energy Division, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Stop 3225, 

Room 6870, Washington, DC 20250. 

Telephone: (202) 205–9322. Email: 

anthony.crooks@wdc.usda.gov. 

VIII. Other Information 

A. Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the information 

collection requirements associated with 

renewable energy system and energy 

efficiency improvements grants and 

guaranteed loans, as covered in this 

Notice, have been approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under OMB Control Number 

0570–0067 The information collection 

requirements associated with energy 

audit and renewable energy 

development assistance grants have also 

been approved by OMB under OMB 

Control Number 0570–0067. 

B. Nondiscrimination Statement 

In accordance with Federal civil 

rights law and U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) civil rights 

regulations and policies, the USDA, its 

Agencies, offices, and employees, and 

institutions participating in or 

administering USDA programs are 

prohibited from discriminating based on 

race, color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity (including gender 

expression), sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family/ 

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, political 

beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior 

civil rights activity, in any program or 

activity conducted or funded by USDA 

(not all bases apply to all programs). 

Remedies and complaint filing 

deadlines vary by program or incident. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means of communication for 

program information (e.g., Braille, large 

print, audiotape, American Sign 

Language, etc.) should contact the 

responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET 

Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and 

TTY) or contact USDA through the 

Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. 

Additionally, program information may 

be made available in languages other 

than English. 

To file a program discrimination 

complaint, complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, AD– 

3027, found online at http://

www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_

cust.html and at any USDA office or 

write a letter addressed to USDA and 

provide in the letter all of the 

information requested in the form. To 

request a copy of the complaint form, 

call (866) 632–9992. Submit your 

completed form or letter to USDA by: 

(1) Mail: U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410; 

(2) Fax: (202) 690–7442; or 

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

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

Dated: August 8, 2018. 

Bette B. Brand, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

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of the Maryland Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of briefing 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 


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and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a briefing meeting of the 

Maryland Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene at 9:00 a.m. 

(EDT) on Friday, August 24, 2018 in the 

First Floor Lecture Hall of the Martin D. 

Jenkins Behavorial & Social Sciences 

Building, 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, 

Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 

21251. The purpose of the briefing is to 

hear from state and county officials, 

advocates, and others about the 

discipline, suspension, and expulsion 

rates for students of color and students 

with disabilities. 

DATES: Friday, August 24, 2018 (EDT). 

Time: 9:00 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: First Floor Lecture Hall of 

the Martin D. Jenkins Behavorial & 

Social Sciences Building, 1700 E. Cold 

Spring Lane, Morgan State University, 

Baltimore, MD 21251. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Evelyn Bohor at ero@usccr.gov, or 202– 

376–7533. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If other 

persons who plan to attend the meeting 

require other accommodations, please 

contact Evelyn Bohor at ebohor@

usccr.gov at the Eastern Regional Office 

at least ten (10) working days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting. 

Time will be set aside at the end of 

the briefing so that members of the 

public may address the Committee after 

the formal presentations have been 

completed. Persons interested in the 

issue are also invited to submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the regional office by 

Monday, September 24, 2018. Written 

comments may be mailed to the Eastern 

Regional Office, U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 

20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or 

emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ero@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376– 

7533. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing as they become available 

at https://facadatabase.gov/committee/ 

meetings.aspx?cid=253 and clicking on 

the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’ 

links. Records generated from this 

meeting may also be inspected and 

reproduced at the Eastern Regional 

Office, as they become available, both 

before and after the meeting. Persons 

interested in the work of this advisory 

committee are advised to go to the 

Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov, 

or to contact the Eastern Regional Office 

at the above phone number, email or 

street address. 

Tentative Agenda 

Friday, August 24, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. 

I. Welcome and Introductions 

II. Briefing 

Panel One: State and County 

Perspectives 

Panel Two: Advocates 

Panel Three: Students and Families 

Panel Four: Opportunities Going 

Forward 

III. Open Session 

IV. Adjournment 

Dated: August 9, 2018. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Colorado Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meetings. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a planning meeting of the 

Colorado Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will by teleconference at 

2:00 p.m. (MDT) on Friday, September 

7, 2018. The purpose of the meeting is 

for project planning and potential vote 

on project proposal. 

DATES: Friday, September 7, 2018, at 

2:00 p.m. MDT. 

Public Call-In Information: 

Conference call-in number: 1–888–395– 

3237 and conference call 1659256. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Evelyn Bohor, at ebohor@usccr.gov or 

by phone at 303–866–1040. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested 

members of the public may listen to the 

discussion by calling the following tollfree conference call-in number: 1–888– 

395–3237 and conference call 1659256. 

Please be advised that before placing 

them into the conference call, the 

conference call operator will ask callers 

to provide their names, their 

organizational affiliations (if any), and 

email addresses (so that callers may be 

notified of future meetings). Callers can 

expect to incur charges for calls they 

initiate over wireless lines, and the 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

conference call-in number. 

Persons with hearing impairments 

may also follow the discussion by first 

calling the Federal Relay Service at 1– 

800–877–8339 and providing the 

operator with the toll-free conference 

call-in number: 1–888–395–3237 and 

conference call 1659256. 

Members of the public are invited to 

make statements during the open 

comment period of the meeting or 

submit written comments. The 

comments must be received in the 

regional office approximately 30 days 

after each scheduled meeting. Written 

comments may be mailed to the Rocky 

Mountain Regional Office, U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, 1961 Stout 

Street, Suite 13–201, Denver, CO 80294, 

faxed to (303) 866–1040, or emailed to 

Evelyn Bohor at ebohor@usccr.gov. 

Persons who desire additional 

information may contact the Rocky 

Mountain Regional Office at (303) 866– 

1040. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing as they become available 

at https://www.facadatabase.gov/ 

committee/meetings.aspx?cid=238; click 

the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’ 

links. Records generated from this 

meeting may also be inspected and 

reproduced at the Rocky Mountain 

Regional Office, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meeting. Persons interested in the work 

of this advisory committee are advised 

to go to the Commission’s website, 

www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Rocky 

Mountain Regional Office at the above 

phone numbers, email or street address. 

Agenda: Friday, September 7, 2018, 

2:00 (MDT) 

• Rollcall and Welcome 

• Project Planning 

• Potential Vote on Project Proposal 

• Open Comment 

• Adjourn 

Dated: August 9, 2018. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

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AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

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