Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 177 / Wednesday, September 12, 2018 / Notices 46137 

Dated: September 7, 2018. 

Bruce Summers, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19827 Filed 9–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 7, 2018. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding (1) whether the 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (4) 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 regarding this information 

collection received by October 12, 2018 

will be considered. Written comments 

should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), New 

Executive Office Building, 725–17th 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

their comments to OMB via email to: 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Copies of the submission(s) may 

be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

person are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer 

Title: Request to Change FEHB 

Enrollment or to Receive Plan Brochures 

for Spouse Equity/Temporary 

Continuation of Coverage Enrollees/ 

Direct Pay Annuitants (DPRS 2809). 

OMB Control Number: 0505–0024. 

Summary of Collection: Title 5, U.S. 

Code, Chapter 89, sections 8905 and 

8905a specifies the opportunities and 

conditions under which a retiree, 

survivor annuitant, separated employee, 

former spouse or former dependent 

child of a retiree, employee, or 

separated employee is eligible to change 

enrollment in the Federal Employees 

Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. DPRS– 

2809 is completed by the enrollee to 

make an open season enrollment 

change. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

DPRS–2809 is administered by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s National 

Finance Center (NFC) for use by 

separated employees or former spouses 

and former dependent children of active 

or separated employees. NFC 

determines whether all conditions 

permitting change in enrollment are met 

and implements the enrollment change. 

NFC also informs the FEHB carriers of 

the action. If this information were not 

collected, NFC could not comply with 

the provisions of title 5, U.S. Code, 

Chapter 89. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals. 

Number of Respondents: 25,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Other (One time). 

Total Burden Hours: 18,750. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19820 Filed 9–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Announcement of Disaster Assistance 

Grant Application Deadlines and 

Funding Levels 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of funds availability. 

SUMMARY: As part of the Bipartisan 

Budget Act of 2018, Public Law 115– 

123, dated February 9, 2018, the Rural 

Utilities Service’s Water and 

Environmental Programs (WEP) 

received $165,475,000 in supplemental 

grant funding of which $163,475,000 is 

available for repairs to drinking water 

systems and sewer and solid waste 

disposal systems impacted by 

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. 

States impacted include: Florida, 

Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, and the 

territories of Puerto Rico and Virgin 

Islands. 

DATES: Unless otherwise specified in 

this Notice, applications will be 

accepted on a continual basis until 

funds are exhausted. 

ADDRESSES: Entities wishing to apply for 

assistance, or that are in need of further 

information, should contact the USDA 

Rural Development State Office in the 

State where the project is located. A list 

of the USDA Rural Development State 

Offices addresses and telephone 

numbers is as follows: 

Note: Telephone numbers are not toll-free. 

Florida/Virgin Islands 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 4440 

NW 25th Place, P.O. Box 147010, 

Gainesville, FL 32614–7010, (352) 338– 

3400/TDD (352) 338–3499. 

Georgia 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Stephens Federal Building, 355 E Hancock 

Avenue, Athens, GA 30601–2768, (706) 

546–2162/TDD (706) 546–2034. 

South Carolina 

USDA Rural Development State Office, Strom 

Thurmond Federal Building, 1835 

Assembly Street, Room 1007, Columbia, SC 

29201, (803) 765–5163/TDD (803) 765– 

5697. 

Texas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 South 

Main, Temple, TX 76501, (254) 742–9700/ 

TDD (254) 742–9712. 

Puerto Rico 

USDA Rural Development State Office, IBM 

Building, Suite 601, 654 Munos Rivera 

Avenue, San Juan, PR 00918–6106, (787) 

766–5095/TDD (787) 766–5332. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Main point of contact: Derek Jones, 

Community Programs Specialist, Water 

and Environmental Programs, Rural 

Utilities Service, Rural Development, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

Phone: (202) 720–9640. 

Fax: (202) 690–0649. 

Email: derek.jones@wdc.usda.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the information 

collection requirements associated with 

the Program, as covered in this Notice, 

have been approved by the Office of 

Management Budget (OMB) under OMB 

Control Number 0572–0121. 


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Overview 

Federal Agency Name: Rural Utilities 

Service (‘‘RUS,’’ an Agency of USDA in 

the Rural Development mission area). 

Solicitation Opportunity Title: 

Announcement of Disaster Assistance 

Grant Application Deadlines and 

Funding Levels. 

Announcement Type: Notice of Funds 

Availability. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: The CFDA 

number for this Notice is 10.760. 

Dates: Unless otherwise specified in 

this Notice, applications will be 

accepted on a continual basis until 

funds are exhausted. 

A. Program Description 

This program is designed to provide 

supplemental grant funding for repairs 

to drinking water systems and sewer 

and solid waste disposal systems 

impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, 

and Maria in the states of Florida, 

Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, and the 

territories of Puerto Rico and Virgin 

Islands. 

Details on eligible applicants and 

projects may be found in the relevant 

regulations listed in Section B, 

Eligibility Information below. 

The applicable Statutory or 

Regulatory authority for this action 

includes: 

• Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, 

Public Law 115–123, Rural Utilities 

Service Rural Water and Waste Disposal 

Program Account. 

• 2 CFR parts 200 and 400, uniform 

Federal grant awards regulations. 

B. Federal Award Description—Disaster 

Assistance Grants 

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, 

Public Law 115–123, dated February 9, 

2018, enables USDA Rural Development 

to provide: WEP $165,475,000 in 

supplemental grant funding of which 

$163,475,000 is available for repairs to 

drinking water systems and sewer and 

solid waste disposal systems impacted 

by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria 

in the states of Florida, Georgia, South 

Carolina, Texas, and the territories of 

Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. 

C. Eligibility Information 

1. Applicant eligibility. An eligible 

Applicant must: 

(i) Be either a Public Body, a 

Nonprofit Corporation, or an Indian 

tribe. 

(ii) Be eligible to receive a Federal 

loan or grant under Federal law. 

(iii) Certify in writing, and the Agency 

shall determine and document, that (1) 

the Applicant is unable to finance the 

proposed project from their own 

resources or through commercial credit 

at reasonable rates and terms, or as 

applicable, (2) the applicant made 

repairs by utilizing their own resources 

or by obtaining commercial credit and 

as a result is experiencing financial 

hardship that is impacting its operations 

and its customers. 

(iv) Have the legal authority necessary 

for owning, constructing, operating, and 

maintaining the facility or service to be 

repaired or replaced and for obtaining 

security for the proposed grant. The 

Applicant shall be responsible for 

operating, maintaining, and managing 

the facility, and providing for its 

continued availability and use at 

reasonable user rates and charges. The 

Applicant shall retain this responsibility 

even though the facility may be 

operated, maintained, or managed by a 

third party under contract or 

management agreement. Applicants 

must submit evidence of legal authority 

before grant approval/obligation 

(v) Demonstrate that they possess the 

technical, managerial, and financial 

capability necessary to consistently 

comply with pertinent Federal and State 

laws and requirements. 

(vi) Be current on the repayment of all 

debts at the time they are due. 

2. Eligible facilities. An eligible 

facility must serve a rural area. The term 

rural or rural area means a city, town, 

or unincorporated area that has a 

population of no more than 50,000 in 

habitants. Projects funded by the 

Agency may be located in non-rural 

areas. However, grant funds may be 

used to repair only that portion of the 

facility serving and benefiting rural 

areas, regardless of project location, that 

has a population up to 50,000. 

3. State nonmetropolitan median 

household income (MHI) according to 

the American Community Survey (ACS) 

five-year data (2006–2010). An income 

survey may also be conducted to 

determine rural area income if the ACS 

sample size is insufficient and/or does 

not accurately represent the city or 

town’s median household income. If the 

MHI of the population being served is 

less than the poverty or 80% of State 

Non-metro median household grant, 

then the project may qualify for up to 

100% grant. If MHI is between 80% 

SNMHI and 100%, then the project may 

qualify for up to 75% grant. If SNMHI 

is over 100%, then the project is limited 

to 45% grant. If the project does not 

qualify for 100% grant, then the system 

may supplement the funding from 

applicant contribution and/or other 

funding sources. Median household 

income is according to the American 

Community Survey (ACS) five-year data 

(2006–2010). 

4. Eligible grant purposes. Grant funds 

may only be used to repair damages to 

drinking water systems or sewer and 

solid waste disposal systems caused by 

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria. If 

repairs to a system are not economically 

feasible or cost-effective due to the 

extent of the damage caused by a 

hurricane, WEP will consider 

replacement (as opposed to repair) on a 

case-by-case basis. 

For such repairs and replacements 

already made to restore service, grants 

may be awarded to reimburse applicants 

for expenses incurred by the applicant. 

These expenses must have been 

incurred within two years from the date 

of the covered hurricane. 

Reimbursement must be justified by a 

clear demonstration of financial 

hardship to the system or its customers 

due to the use of its own funds or 

commercial credit to make such repairs 

or replacement. There shall be no 

reimbursement for repairs or 

replacements made or financed through 

the use of other Federal funds such as 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Environmental Protection 

Agency, or other Federal source of 

assistance used for repairs or 

replacement, or through insurance 

proceeds 

D. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package. The packages will be 

submitted to the USDA Rural 

Development State Office in the State 

where the project is located as listed in 

the ADDRESSES section of this Notice. 

Applicants can also apply through RUS’ 

website for online applications, 

RDApply. The RDApply website link is 

as follows: https://rdapply.usda.gov. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission. Applicants will be required 

to submit the following items to the 

processing office, upon notification 

from the processing office to proceed 

with further development of the full 

application. The forms below are 

available on the RD website: (https://

forms.sc.egov.usda.gov/eForms/ 

welcomeAction.do?Home): 

i. Form RD 442–7, ‘‘Operating 

Budget’’ or similar form. 

ii. Form RD 1910–11, ‘‘Application 

Certification, Federal Collection Policies 

for Consumer or Commercial Debts;’’ 

iii. Form RD 400–1, ‘‘Equal 

Opportunity Agreement;’’ 

iv. Form RD 400–4, ‘‘Assurance 

Agreement;’’ 

v. Form AD–1047, ‘‘Certification 

Regarding Debarment, Suspension and 

other Responsibility Matters;’’ 


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vii. Form AD–1049, ‘‘Certification 

regarding Drug-Free Workplace 

Requirements (Grants) Alternative I For 

Grantees Other Than Individuals;’’ 

viii. Certifications for Contracts, 

Grants, and Loans (Regarding Lobbying); 

and 

ix. Certification regarding prohibited 

tying arrangements. Applicants that 

provide electric service must provide 

the Agency a certification that they will 

not require users of a water or waste 

facility financed under this Notice to 

accept electric service as a condition of 

receiving water assistance. 

3. Dun and Bradstreet Universal 

Systems (DUNS) Number and System 

for Award Management (SAM). Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) and System for Awards 

Management (SAM) Grant applicants 

must obtain a Dun and Bradstreet Data 

Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

number and register in the System for 

Award Management (SAM) prior to 

submitting an application pursuant to 2 

CFR 25.200(b). In addition, an entity 

applicant must maintain registration in 

SAM at all times during which it has an 

active Federal award or an application 

or plan under consideration by the 

Agency. Similarly, all recipients of 

Federal financial assistance are required 

to report information about first-tier 

subawards and executive compensation 

in accordance to 2 CFR part 170. So long 

as an entity applicant does not have an 

exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b), the 

applicant must have the necessary 

processes and systems in place to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

should the applicant receive funding. 

See 2 CFR 170.200(b). An applicant, 

unless excepted under 2 CFR 25.110(b), 

(c), or (d), is required to: 

i. Be registered in SAM before 

submitting its application; 

ii. Provide a valid DUNS number in 

its application; and 

iii. Continue to maintain an active 

SAM registration with current 

information at all times during which it 

has an active Federal award or an 

application or plan under consideration 

by a Federal awarding agency. 

The Federal awarding agency may not 

make a federal award to an applicant 

until the applicant has complied with 

all applicable DUNS and SAM 

requirements and, if an applicant has 

not fully complied with the 

requirements by the time the Federal 

awarding agency is ready to make a 

Federal award, the Federal awarding 

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. As 

required by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB), all grant 

applications must provide a DUNS 

number when applying for Federal 

grants, on or after October 1, 2003. 

Organizations can receive a DUNS 

number at no cost by calling the 

dedicated toll-free number at 1–866– 

705–5711 or via internet at http://

fedgov.dnb.com/webform. Additional 

information concerning this 

requirement can be obtained on the 

Grants.gov website at http://

www.grants.gov. Similarly, applicants 

may register for SAM at https://

www.sam.gov or by calling 1–866–606– 

8220. The applicant must provide 

documentation that they are registered 

in SAM and their DUNS number. If the 

applicant does not provide 

documentation that they are registered 

in SAM and their DUNS number, the 

application will not be considered for 

funding. 

You will need the following 

information when requesting a DUNS 

number: 

i. Legal Name of the Applicant; 

ii. Headquarters name and address of 

the Applicant; 

iii. The names under which the 

Applicant is doing business as (dba) or 

other name by which the organization is 

commonly recognized; 

iv. Physical address of the Applicant; 

v. Mailing address (if separate from 

headquarters and/or physical address) 

of the Applicant; 

vi. Telephone number; 

vii. Contact name and title; and 

viii. Number of employees at the 

physical location. 

4. Submission Dates and Times. 

Unless otherwise specified in this 

Notice, applications will be accepted on 

a rolling basis until funds are exhausted. 

5. Intergovernmental Review. The 

following program is subject to the 

provisions of Executive Order 12372 

which requires intergovernmental 

consultation with State and local 

officials, pursuant to 2 CFR part 415, 

subpart C, as a covered program. 

6. Funding Restrictions. Grant funds 

may not be used to finance: 

i. Repairs or replacement of facilities 

not directly impacted by Hurricanes 

Harvey, Irma, or Maria; 

ii. Facilities which are not modest in 

size, design, and cost; 

iii. Grant finder’s fees; 

iv. Any portion of the cost of a facility 

which does not serve a rural area as 

defined in this Notice; 

v. That portion of project costs 

normally provided by a business or 

industrial user, such as wastewater 

pretreatment; 

vi. Rental for the use of equipment or 

machinery owned by the applicant; or 

vii. Other purposes not directly 

related to operating and maintenance of 

the facility being repaired or replaced. 

E. Application Review Information 

Within 15 days of receiving your 

application, RUS will send you a letter 

of acknowledgment. Your application 

will be reviewed for completeness to 

determine if you included all of the 

items required. If your application is 

incomplete or ineligible, RUS will 

return it to you with an explanation. 

Applicants may resubmit applications 

deemed incomplete or ineligible after 

revising them in accordance with RUS 

explanation. 

1. Criteria. In the event demand for 

funding is greater than the amount of 

funds available, a priority ranking 

scoring system will be used to 

determine which projects are funded. 

When ranking eligible applications for 

consideration for limited funds, Agency 

officials will consider the priority items 

met by each application and the degree 

to which those priorities are met. Points 

will be awarded as indicated below. 

This is a new grant program. Some 

guidelines historically utilized in other 

grant programs informed the 

development of the point system. 

Priorities Points 

i. Population: The proposed project will serve an area with a rural population: 

a. Not in excess of 1,500 ............................................................................................................................................................. 30 

b. More than 1,500 and not in excess of 3,000 ........................................................................................................................... 20 

c. More than 3,000 and not in excess of 5,000 ........................................................................................................................... 15 

d. Over 5,000 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 0 

ii. Income: The median household income of population to be served by the proposed project is: 

a. Not in excess of 70 percent of the statewide nonmetropolitan median household income .................................................... 30 

b. More than 70 percent and not in excess of 80 percent of the statewide nonmetropolitan median household income ......... 20 

c. More than 80 percent and not in excess of 90 percent of the statewide nonmetropolitan median household income ......... 10 


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Priorities Points 

d. More than 90 percent of the statewide nonmetropolitan Median household income 0 

iii. Health Priorities: 

a. Needed to alleviate an emergency situation, correct unanticipated diminution in quantity or deterioration in quality of a 

water supply, or to meet Safe Drinking Water Act requirements which pertain to a water system. 25 

b. Required to correct inadequacies of a wastewater disposal system, or to meet health standards which pertain to a 

wastewater disposal system. .................................................................................................................................................... 25 

c. Required to meet administrative orders issued to Correct local, State or Federal solid waste violations .............................. 15 

iv Other Priorities: 

a. Applicant is a public body or Indian Tribe ............................................................................................................................... 5 

b. Amount of other than RUS funds committed to the project: 

A. 50% or more ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15 

B. 20% to 49% ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10 

C. 5%–19% ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5 

D. Less than 5% .................................................................................................................................................................... 0 

c. The utility has not been able to secure the funds needed for repairs from its own resources or from commercial credit .... 15 

d. The proposed project will serve an area that has an unreliable quality or supply of drinking water ...................................... 10 

The RUS Administrator may assign 

up to 15 additional points that will be 

considered in the total points. These 

points will be added to address items 

such as geographic distribution of 

funds, the highest priority projects 

within the jurisdiction, and emergency 

conditions caused by the hurricanes. 

The Administrator may delegate the 

authority to assign these points to 

National Office staff. 

2. Review and Selection Process. All 

applications will be processed and 

scored in the State Office and then 

reviewed for funding priority at the 

National Office. RUS will rank all 

qualifying applications by their final 

score. Applications will be selected for 

funding, based on the highest scores. 

Each applicant will be notified in 

writing of the score its application 

receives and whether it was approved 

for funding. 

F. Federal Award Administration 

Information 

1. Federal Review Notices. RUS 

generally notifies by mail those 

applicants whose projects were 

approved for funding. However, the 

receipt of an approval letter does not 

serve to authorize the applicant to 

commence performance under the grant. 

RUS follows the approval letter with a 

grant agreement containing terms and 

conditions for the grant. Applicants 

selected for funding will complete and 

return grant agreement, which outlines 

the terms and conditions of the grant 

award and other forms as required. 

2. Administrative and National 

Policy. The items listed in Section A of 

this notice, and Departmental and other 

regulations including 2 CFR parts 180, 

182, 200, 400, 421 and any successor 

regulations implementing the 

appropriate administrative and national 

policy requirements of this grant 

program, which include but are not 

limited to: 

i. SF–270, ‘‘Request for Advance or 

Reimbursement,’’ will be completed by 

the Non-Federal Entity and submitted to 

either the State or National office no 

more frequently than monthly. 

ii. Upon receipt of a properly 

completed SF–270, the funds will be 

requested through the field office 

terminal system. Ordinarily, payment 

will be made within 30 days after 

receipt of a proper request for 

reimbursement. 

iii. Non-Federal Entities may use 

women- and minority-owned banks (a 

bank which is owned at least 50 percent 

by women or minority group members) 

for the deposit and disbursement of 

funds. 

3. Reporting. 

i. Any change in the scope of the 

project or any other significant change 

in the project must be reported to and 

approved by the approval official by 

written amendment to the grant 

agreement. Any change not approved 

may be cause for termination of the 

grant. 

ii. Non-Federal Entities shall 

constantly monitor performance to 

ensure that time schedules are being 

met, projected work by time periods is 

being accomplished, and other 

performance objectives are being 

achieved. The Non-Federal Entity will 

provide project reports to the Agency as 

follows: 

iii. SF–425, ‘‘Financial Status Report 

(short form),’’ and a project performance 

activity report will be required of all 

Non-Federal Entities on a quarterly 

basis, due 30 days after the end of each 

quarter. 

iv. A final project performance report 

will be required with the last SF–425 

due 90 days after the end of the last 

quarter in which the project is 

completed. 

v. Financial reporting. The NonFederal Entity will provide an audit 

report or financial statements to the 

Agency as follows: 

vi. Non-Federal Entities expending 

$750,000 or more Federal funds per 

fiscal year will submit an audit 

conducted in accordance with 2 CFR 

part 200. The audit will be submitted 

within nine months after the NonFederal Entity’s fiscal year. Additional 

audits may be required if the project 

period covers more than one fiscal year. 

vii. Non-Federal Entities expending 

less than $750,000 will provide annual 

financial statements covering the grant 

period, consisting of the organization’s 

statement of income and expense and 

balance sheet signed by an appropriate 

official of the organization. Financial 

statements will be submitted within 90 

days after the Non-Federal Entity’s fiscal 

year. 

G. Federal Awarding Contacts 

Main point of contact: Derek Jones, 

Community Programs Specialist, Water 

and Environmental Programs, Rural 

Utilities Service, Rural Development, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

Phone: (202) 720–9640. 

Fax: (202) 690–0649. 

Email: derek.jones@wdc.usda.gov. 

H. Other Information 

1. Civil Rights. Programs referenced in 

this Notice are subject to applicable 

Civil Rights Laws. These laws include 

the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Title 

VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title 

VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as 

amended in 1988, and Section 504 of 

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 

2. Non-Discrimination Statement. In 

accordance with Federal civil rights law 

and U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) civil rights regulations and 

policies, the USDA, its Agencies, 

offices, and employees, and institutions 

participating in or administering USDA 

programs are prohibited from 

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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 a 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 at: program.intake@usda.gov. 

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

Dated: September 6, 2018. 

Christopher A. McLean, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 2059] 

Reorganization and Expansion of 

Foreign-Trade Zone 135 Under 

Alternative Site Framework; Palm 

Beach, Florida 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade 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 ForeignTrade Zones 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 Port of Palm Beach 

District, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 

135, submitted an application to the 

Board (FTZ Docket B–12–2018, 

docketed February 9, 2018) for authority 

to reorganize and expand under the ASF 

with a service area of Palm Beach 

County, Martin County and St. Lucie 

County (with the exception of Sites 1 

through 4 of FTZ 218, which are located 

in St. Lucie County), in and adjacent to 

the West Palm Beach Customs and 

Border Protection port of entry, and FTZ 

135’s existing Sites 1, 4, 5, 6 and 8 

would be categorized as magnet sites 

and Sites 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12 would 

be categorized as usage-driven sites; 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment was given in the Federal 

Register (83 FR 7451–7452, February 21, 

2018) 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 are satisfied; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

orders: 

The application to reorganize and 

expand FTZ 135 under the ASF is 

approved, subject to the FTZ Act and 

the Board’s regulations, including 

Section 400.13, to the Board’s standard 

2,000-acre activation limit for the zone, 

to an ASF sunset provision for magnet 

sites that would terminate authority for 

Sites 4, 5, 6 and 8 if not activated within 

five years from the month of approval, 

and to an ASF sunset provision for 

usage-driven sites that would terminate 

authority for Sites 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 

12 if no foreign-status merchandise is 

admitted for a bona fide customs 

purpose within three years from the 

month of approval. 

Dated: September 6, 2018. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

performing the non-exclusive functions and 

duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate 

Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19851 Filed 9–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 2058] 

Approval of Subzone Status; Driftwood 

LNG, LLC, Sulphur, Louisiana 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade 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 Foreign-Trade Zones 

Board to grant to qualified corporations 

the privilege of establishing foreigntrade zones in or adjacent to U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection ports of 

entry; 

Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15 

CFR part 400) provide for the 

establishment of subzones for specific 

uses; 

Whereas, the Lake Charles Harbor & 

Terminal District, grantee of ForeignTrade Zone 87, has made application to 

the Board for the establishment of a 

subzone at the facility of Driftwood 

LNG, LLC, located in Sulphur, 

Louisiana (FTZ Docket B–31–2018, 

docketed May 17, 2018); 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment has been given in the Federal 

Register (83 FR 23633, May 22, 2018) 

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 memorandum, and finds that 

the requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations are satisfied; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

approves subzone status at the facility of 

Driftwood LNG, LLC, located in 

Sulphur, Louisiana (Subzone 87G), as 

described in the application and 

Federal Register notice, subject to the 

FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, 

including Section 400.13. 


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