12814 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 20, 2024 / Notices 

INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES—Continued 

[Effective from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025] 

Household size 

Federal 

poverty 

guidelines 

Reduced price meals—185% Free meals—130% 

Annual 

Annual Monthly Twice per 

month 

Every two 

weeks Weekly Annual Monthly Twice per month 

Every two 

weeks Weekly 

4 ............................................ 31,200 57,720 4,810 2,405 2,220 1,110 40,560 3,380 1,690 1,560 780 

5 ............................................ 36,580 67,673 5,640 2,820 2,603 1,302 47,554 3,963 1,982 1,829 915 

6 ............................................ 41,960 77,626 6,469 3,235 2,986 1,493 54,548 4,546 2,273 2,098 1,049 

7 ............................................ 47,340 87,579 7,299 3,650 3,369 1,685 61,542 5,129 2,565 2,367 1,184 

8 ............................................ 52,720 97,532 8,128 4,064 3,752 1,876 68,536 5,712 2,856 2,636 1,318 

For each add’l family member, add ............................. 5,380 9,953 830 415 383 192 6,994 583 292 269 135 

Alaska 

1 ............................................ 18,810 2,900 1,450 1,339 670 24,453 2,038 1,019 941 471 

2 ............................................ 25,540 47,249 3,938 1,969 1,818 909 33,202 2,767 1,384 1,277 639 

3 ............................................ 32,270 59,700 4,975 2,488 2,297 1,149 41,951 3,496 1,748 1,614 807 

4 ............................................ 39,000 72,150 6,013 3,007 2,775 1,388 50,700 4,225 2,113 1,950 975 

5 ............................................ 45,730 84,601 7,051 3,526 3,254 1,627 59,449 4,955 2,478 2,287 1,144 

6 ............................................ 52,460 97,051 8,088 4,044 3,733 1,867 68,198 5,684 2,842 2,623 1,312 

7 ............................................ 59,190 109,502 9,126 4,563 4,212 2,106 76,947 6,413 3,207 2,960 1,480 

8 ............................................ 65,920 121,952 10,163 5,082 4,691 2,346 3,571 3,296 1,648 

For each add’l family member, add ............................. 6,730 12,451 1,038 519 479 240 8,749 730 365 337 169 

Hawaii 

1 ............................................ 17,310 32,024 2,669 1,335 1,232 616 22,503 1,876 938 866 433 

2 ............................................ 23,500 43,475 3,623 1,812 1,673 837 30,550 2,546 1,273 1,175 588 

3 ............................................ 29,690 54,927 4,578 2,289 2,113 1,057 38,597 3,217 1,609 1,485 743 

4 ............................................ 35,880 66,378 5,532 2,766 2,553 1,277 46,644 3,887 1,944 1,794 897 

5 ............................................ 42,070 77,830 6,486 3,243 2,994 1,497 54,691 4,558 2,279 2,104 1,052 

6 ............................................ 48,260 89,281 7,441 3,721 3,434 1,717 62,738 5,229 2,615 2,413 1,207 

7 ............................................ 54,450 100,733 8,395 4,198 3,875 1,938 70,785 5,899 2,950 2,723 1,362 

8 ............................................ 60,640 112,184 9,349 4,675 4,315 2,158 78,832 6,570 3,285 3,032 1,516 

For each add’l family member, add ............................. 6,190 11,452 955 478 441 221 8,047 671 336 310 155 

Cynthia Long, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03355 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Northwest 

National Scenic Trail Advisory Council 

will hold public meetings according to 

the details shown below. The Council is 

authorized under the National Trails 

System Act (the Act) and operates in 

compliance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). The purpose of 

the Council is to advise and make 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Agriculture, through the Chief of the 

Forest Service, on matters relating to the 

Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail 

(PNT) as described in the Act. 

DATES: A virtual meeting will be held 

March 5, 2024, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., 

Pacific Standard Time (PST). 

Written and Oral Comments: Anyone 

wishing to provide virtual oral 

comments must pre-register by 11:59 

p.m. PST on February 27, 2024. Written 

public comments will be accepted up to 

11:59 p.m. PST on February 27, 2024. 

Comments submitted after this date will 

be provided to the Forest Service, but 

the Council may not have adequate time 

to consider those comments prior to the 

meeting. 

All council meetings are subject to 

cancellation. For status of the meeting 

prior to attendance, please contact the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held 

virtually. The public may join virtually 

via the Zoom app or the internet using 

the link posted on the PNT Advisory 

Council Meetings web page: https://

www.fs.usda.gov/detail/pnt/workingtogether/advisory-committees/?cid=

fseprd505622. Council information and 

meeting details can be found at the 

following website: https://

www.fs.usda.gov/detail/pnt/workingtogether/advisory-committees/?cid=

fseprd505622 or by contacting the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

must be sent by email to 

jeffrey.kitchens@usda.gov or via mail 

(i.e., postmarked) to Jeff Kitchens, 63095 

Deschutes Market Road, Bend, Oregon 

97701. The Forest Service strongly 

prefers comments be submitted 

electronically. 

Oral Comments: Persons or 

organizations wishing to make oral 

comments must pre-register by 11:59 

p.m. PST, February 27, 2024, and 

speakers can only register for one 

speaking slot. Oral comments must be 

sent by email to jeffrey.kitchens@

usda.gov or via mail (i.e., postmarked) 

to Jeff Kitchens, 63095 Deschutes 

Market Road, Bend, Oregon 97701. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Kitchens, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), by email at jeffrey.kitchens@

usda.gov or phone at (458) 899–6185. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is to: 

1. Approve meeting minutes; 

2. Discuss implementation of the 

comprehensive plan for the PNT; and 

3. Discuss and identify future PNT 

Advisory Council activity. 


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The agenda will include time for 

individuals to make oral statements of 

three minutes or less. Individuals 

wishing to make an oral statement 

should make a request in writing at least 

three days prior to the meeting date to 

be scheduled on the agenda. Written 

comments may be submitted to the 

Forest Service up to 14 days after the 

meeting date listed under DATES. 

Please contact the person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, by 

or before the deadline, for all questions 

related to the meeting. All comments, 

including names and addresses when 

provided, are placed in the record and 

are available for public inspection and 

copying. The public may inspect 

comments received upon request. 

Meeting Accommodations: The 

meeting location is compliant with the 

Americans with Disabilities Act, and the 

USDA provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you are 

a person requiring reasonable 

accommodation, please make requests 

in advance for sign language 

interpretation, assistive listening 

devices, or other reasonable 

accommodation to the person listed 

under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section, or contact USDA’s 

TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 

(voice and TTY) or USDA through the 

Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. 

Additionally, program information may 

be made available in languages other 

than English. 

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. 

Equal opportunity practices in 

accordance with USDA’s policies will 

be followed in all appointments to the 

Council. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the Council have 

taken into account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by USDA, 

membership shall include to the extent 

possible, individuals with demonstrated 

ability to represent minorities, women, 

and persons with disabilities. USDA is 

an equal opportunity provider, 

employer, and lender. 

Dated: February 13, 2024. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03325 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

[Docket #: RBS–23–Business–0029] 

Notice of Funding Opportunity for 

Rural Energy for America Program 

Technical Assistance Grant Program 

for Fiscal Year 2024 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBCS or the 

Agency), a Rural Development (RD) 

agency of the United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA), announces that 

it is accepting applications under the 

Rural Energy for America (REAP) 

Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) 

Program for fiscal year (FY) 2024. These 

grant funds will be made to qualified 

types of Applicants (‘‘Applicants’’) to 

provide technical assistance to 

Agricultural Producers and Rural Small 

Businesses applying to REAP (‘‘REAP 

Applicants’’), with priority for 

applications that: assist Agricultural 

Producers and Tribal entities, provide 

assistance to projects located in a 

Disadvantaged Community or a 

Distressed Community, support projects 

using Underutilized Renewable Energy 

Technologies (‘‘Underutilized 

Technologies’’), and/or support grant 

applications of $20,000 or less. This 

Program has $16,000,000 available for 

FY 2024 utilizing funding provided 

under the Inflation Reduction Act of 

2022. All Applicants are responsible for 

any expenses incurred in developing 

their applications. 

DATES: Completed applications for 

grants must be submitted electronically 

via https://www.Grants.gov or to the 

USDA RD State Office (RDSO) State 

Energy Coordinator of the State where 

the project is located via email no later 

than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 

March 15, 2024. The RDSO State Energy 

Coordinator for the applicable State can 

be found at: https://www.rd.usda.gov/ 

contact-us/state-energy-coordinators. 

ADDRESSES: This funding announcement 

will be announced on https://

www.Grants.gov. 

Entities wishing to apply for 

assistance may download the 

application documents and 

requirements provided in this notice 

from https://www.Grants.gov. 

Application information for electronic 

submissions may be found at FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan 

Burns at jonathan.burns@usda.gov, 

Business Loan and Grant Analyst, Direct 

Programs Branch, RBCS, USDA, (774) 

678–7238. 

For further information on submitting 

program applications under this notice, 

please contact the RDSO in the state 

where the Applicant’s headquarters is 

located. A list of RDSO contacts is 

provided at the following link: https:// 

www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/state-offices. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview 

Federal Awarding Agency Name: 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

(RBCS). 

Funding Opportunity Title: Rural 

Energy for America (REAP) Technical 

Assistance Grant (TAG) Program. 

Announcement Type: Notice of 

Funding of Opportunity (NOFO). 

Funding Opportunity Number: RD– 

BCP–24–TAG–REAP. 

Assistance Listing: 10.868. 

Dates: Electronic submissions must be 

made no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on 

March 15, 2024. Late or incomplete 

applications will not be eligible for 

funding. 

A. Program Description 

1. Purpose of the Program. The 

purpose of the REAP TAG Program is to 

enable Applicants to provide technical 

assistance to Agricultural Producers and 

Rural Small Businesses applying to 

REAP, with priority for applications 

assisting at least two or more of the 

following types of REAP Applicants: (a) 

Agricultural Producers, (b) REAP 

applicants pursuing projects located in 

disadvantaged or distressed 

communities, (c) Tribal entities, (d) 

REAP Applicants pursuing projects 

using Underutilized Technologies, and 

(e) REAP Applicants pursuing projects 

under $20,000. To meet this purpose, 

the Agency will make grants to eligible 

entities to provide services to assist 

potential REAP Applicants in 

submitting Complete Applications. 

2. Statutory and Regulatory Authority. 

The REAP TAG Program is authorized 

under the Inflation Reduction Act of 

2022 (Pub. L. 117–169, ‘‘IRA’’), Title II, 

Subtitle C, Section 22002(b), and will be 

administered by RBCS. 

3. Definitions. The definitions and 

abbreviations applicable to this notice 

are published at 7 CFR 4280.103. 

For purposes of this Notice only, 

Underutilized Renewable Energy 

Technologies (‘‘Underutilized 


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