Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 5, 2018 / Notices 45093 

Capital Markets 

What should the Agency consider that 

would enhance lenders’ access to 

capital markets, improve market 

efficiencies and reduce risks of RD 

guaranteed loans sold on the secondary 

market? 

Credit Evaluation 

The Agency is considering 

amendments to key areas such as 

tangible balance sheet equity, format of 

financial statements, requirements for 

feasibility studies, and flexibility to 

consider project finance evaluation 

methods. Are there other credit 

evaluation enhancements which the 

Agency should consider that would 

better integrate existing lending 

practices into the OneRD Guaranteed 

loan platform? 

Lenders 

1. Should the Agency consider 

establishing a certified lender or 

preferred lender program? If so, what 

are suggested lender qualification 

requirements and program features? 

2. The Agency is considering a 

common platform of requirements for 

non-regulated lenders aimed at ensuring 

maximum participation while 

incorporating renewal provisions to 

ensure portfolio integrity. What specific 

challenges have non-regulated lenders 

faced under the existing program? 

Lender Financing Trends or Needs to be 

Considered 

1. The OneRD Guaranteed loan 

platform aims to enhance flexibility 

across all included programs to support 

financing via the New Market Tax 

Credit (NMTC), investment tax credit 

(ITC), and other tax credit structures. 

a. Are there additional flexibilities 

that the Agency should consider to 

enhance financing opportunities 

through NMTC, ITC and other tax credit 

programs? 

b. What additional financing 

structures or trends are occurring that 

the Agency should be aware of to ensure 

maximum flexibility within the OneRD 

Guaranteed loan platform? 

Miscellaneous 

1. What other issues should the 

Agency consider when implementing 

the OneRD Guaranteed loan platform? 

2. What do you find burdensome 

about our current processes? 

Listening Sessions 

Rural Development will hold the 

listening sessions on the dates listed in 

DATES section of this notices. Oral 

comments received from this listening 

session will be documented. All 

attendees of the listening sessions who 

submit oral comments are requested to 

submit a written copy to help Rural 

Development accurately capture public 

input. In addition, stakeholders and the 

public who do not wish to attend or 

speak at the listing session are invited 

to submit written comments which must 

be received by the date indicated in the 

DATES section of this notice. 

At the listening sessions, the focus is 

for Rural Development to hear from the 

public; this is not a discussion with 

Rural Development officials or a 

question and answer session. As noted 

above, the purpose is to receive public 

input that Rural Development can factor 

into decisions it needs to make in order 

to implement the OneRD Guaranteed 

Loan platform. 

Each listening session will begin with 

brief opening remarks from USDA 

leadership in Rural Development. 

Individual speakers providing oral 

comments are requested to be succinct 

(the agency reserves the right to 

announce a time limitation at the 

beginning of each session based on 

attendance) as we do not know at this 

time how many participants there will 

be. As noted above, we request that 

speakers providing oral comments also 

provide a written copy of their 

comments. (See the ADDRESSES section 

above for information about submitting 

written comments.) All stakeholders 

and interested members of the public 

are welcome to register to provide oral 

comments; however, if necessary due to 

the time constraints, a limited number 

will be selected on a first come, first 

serve basis. 

During each of the listening sessions, 

those unable to participate in-person 

will be able to do so remotely via 

ReadyTalk web conferencing. Those 

participating through the ReadyTalk 

platform will be in listen only-mode, 

but will have the opportunity to submit 

comments via the Chat function. The 

Chat function will be moderated by 

USDA Rural Development. 

Each listening session will produce an 

audio recording and transcript, both of 

which will be utilized in the rulemaking process. 

Instructions for Attending the Meetings 

Space for attendance at the meetings 

are limited. Registration is required for 

those attending in person by sending an 

email to rd.innovation@osec.usda.gov 

with the following information: 

• First Name 

• Last Name 

• Organization 

• Title 

• Email 

• City 

• State 

• Session Attending. 

Directions to get to the listening 

sessions, and how to provide comments 

is available by emailing rd.innovation@

osec.usda.gov. 

All written comments received will be 

publicly available on 

www.regulations.gov. If you require 

special accommodations, such as a sign 

language interpreter, use the contact 

information above. The listening session 

locations are accessible to persons with 

disabilities. 

Dated: August 28, 2018. 

Anne Hazlett, 

Assistant to the Secretary, USDA Rural 

Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–28–2018] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 37—Orange 

County, New York; Authorization of 

Production Activity; Takasago 

International Corp. (U.S.A.), 

(Fragrances), Harriman, New York 

On April 30, 2018, Takasago 

International Corp. (U.S.A.) submitted a 

notification of proposed production 

activity to the FTZ Board for its facility 

within FTZ 37—Site 10, in Harriman, 

New York. 

The notification was processed in 

accordance with the regulations of the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including 

notice in the Federal Register inviting 

public comment (83 FR 20033, May 7, 

2018). On August 28, 2018, the 

applicant was notified of the FTZ 

Board’s decision that no further review 

of the activity is warranted at this time. 

The production activity described in the 

notification was authorized, subject to 

the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s 

regulations, including Section 400.14. 

Dated: August 28, 2018. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19209 Filed 9–4–18; 8:45 am] 

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