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Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion— 

Lower Tier Covered Transactions.’’ 

• Form AD–1049, ‘‘Certification 

Regarding a Drug-Free Workplace 

Requirement (Grants).’’ 

• Form RD 400–4, ‘‘Assurance 

Agreement.’’ 

Additional information on these 

requirements can be found at http:// 

www.rurdev.usda.gov/ 

BCP_SSDPG.html. 

Fund Disbursement: We will 

determine, based on 7 CFR Parts 3015, 

3016 and 3019, as applicable, whether 

disbursement of a grant will be by 

advance or reimbursement. As needed, 

but not more frequently than once every 

30 days, an original SF–270, ‘‘Request 

for Advance or Reimbursement,’’ may 

be submitted to Rural Development. 

Your request for advance shall not be 

made in excess of reasonable costs for 

the month covered. 

Reporting Requirements: Grantees 

must provide Rural Development with 

an original or an electronic copy that 

includes all required signatures of the 

following reports. The reports should be 

submitted to the Agency contact listed 

on the Grant Agreement and Letter of 

Conditions. Failure to submit 

satisfactory reports on time may result 

in suspension or termination of the 

grant. Grantees will submit: 

1. Form SF–425. A ‘‘Federal Financial 

Report,’’ listing expenditures according 

to agreed upon budget categories, on a 

semi-annual basis. Reporting periods 

end each March 31 and September 30. 

Reports are due 30 days after the 

reporting period ends. 

2. Semi-annual performance reports 

comparing accomplishments to the 

objectives stated in the proposal, 

identifying all tasks completed to date 

and providing documentation 

supporting the reported results. If the 

original schedule provided in the work 

plan is not being met, the report should 

discuss the problems or delays that may 

affect completion of the Project. 

Objectives for the next reporting period 

should be listed. Compliance with any 

special condition on the use of award 

funds must be discussed. Reports are 

due as provided in paragraph (1) of this 

section. Supporting documentation 

must also be submitted for completed 

tasks. The supporting documentation for 

completed tasks includes, but is not 

limited to, feasibility studies, marketing 

plans, business plans, articles of 

incorporation, and bylaws as they relate 

to the assistance provided. 

3. Final Project performance reports 

comparing accomplishments to the 

objectives stated in the proposal, 

identifying all tasks completed, and 

providing documentation supporting 

the reported results. If the original 

schedule provided in the work plan was 

not met, the report must discuss the 

problems or delays that affected 

completion of the Project. Compliance 

with any special condition on the use of 

award funds must be discussed. 

Supporting documentation for 

completed tasks must also be submitted. 

The supporting documentation for 

completed tasks includes, but is not 

limited to, Feasibility Studies, 

marketing plans, business plans, articles 

of incorporation, and bylaws as they 

relate to the assistance provided. The 

final performance report is due within 

90 days of the completion of the Project. 

The report must also include a summary 

at the end of the report with the number 

of Small Socially-Disadvantaged 

Producers assisted to help in 

documenting the annual performance 

goals of the SSDPG program for 

Congress. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For general questions about this 

announcement and for program 

Technical Assistance, please contact the 

appropriate State Office as indicated in 

the ADDRESSES section of this Notice. 

VIII. Discrimination Statement 

USDA prohibits discrimination in all 

its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, age, 

disability, and where applicable, sex, 

marital status, familial status, parental 

status, religion, sexual orientation, 

genetic information, political beliefs, 

reprisal, or because all or part of an 

individual’s income is derived from any 

public assistance program. (Not all 

prohibited bases apply to all programs.) 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication of 

program information (Braille, large 

print, audiotape, etc.) should contact 

USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720– 

2600 (voice and TDD). 

To file a complaint of discrimination, 

write to USDA, Director, Office of 

Adjudication and Compliance, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call 

(800) 795–3272 (voice) or (202) 720– 

6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider and employer. 

Dated: April 13, 2012. 

Judith A. Canales, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Florida Advisory Committee 

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 meeting of the Florida 

Advisory Committee (Committee) will 

convene on Thursday, May 24, 2012. 

The meeting will convene at 2 p.m. and 

adjourn at approximately 3 p.m. The 

meeting will be held at Brevard 

Community College, 1519 Clearlake 

Road, Building 2, Cocoa, Florida, 32922. 

The purpose of the meeting is for the 

Committee to discuss its ex-felon voting 

rights project. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

regional office by June 25, 2012. Written 

comments may be mailed to the 

Southern Regional Office, U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, 61 Forsyth 

St., SW., Suite 16T126, Atlanta, GA, 

30303. They may also be faxed to the 

Commission at (404) 562–7005, or 

emailed to the Commission at 

erodriguez@usccr.gov. Persons who 

desire additional information may 

contact the Southern Regional Office at 

(404) 562–7000. 

Hearing-impaired persons who will 

attend the meeting and require the 

services of a sign language interpreter 

should contact the Southern Regional 

Office at least ten (10) working days 

before the scheduled date of the 

meeting. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Southern Regional Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Persons interested in the 

work of this Committee are directed to 

the Commission’s Web site, http:// 

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Southern Regional Office at the above 

email or street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the rules and regulations of 

the Commission and FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, April 20, 2012. 

Peter Minarik, 

Acting Chief, Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9907 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

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