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Vol. 80, No. 47 

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2015–0022] 

National Wildlife Services Advisory 

Committee; Meeting 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: We are giving notice of a 

meeting of the National Wildlife 

Services Advisory Committee. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

March 17, 18, and 19, 2015, from 8 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. each day. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service Headquarters Building, 4700 

River Road, Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 

20737. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

Joanne Garrett, Director, Operational 

Support Staff, WS, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(301) 851–4009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Wildlife Services Advisory 

Committee (the Committee) advises the 

Secretary of Agriculture concerning 

policies, program issues, and research 

needed to conduct the Wildlife Services 

(WS) program. The Committee also 

serves as a public forum enabling those 

affected by the WS program to have a 

voice in the program’s policies. 

The meeting will focus on operational 

and research activities. The Committee 

will discuss WS efforts to increase 

operational capacity through 

prioritizing research objectives. 

Additionally, the Committee will 

discuss pertinent national programs and 

how to increase their effectiveness, as 

well as ensuring WS remains an active 

participant in the goal of agricultural 

protection. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public. However, due to time 

constraints, the public will not be 

allowed to participate in the discussions 

during the meeting. Written statements 

on meeting topics may be filed with the 

Committee before or after the meeting 

by sending them to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Written statements may also 

be filed at the meeting. Please refer to 

Docket No. APHIS–2015–0022 when 

submitting your statements. 

This notice of meeting is given 

pursuant to section 10 of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 6th day of 

March 2015. 

Michael Gregoire, 

Associate Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05526 Filed 3–10–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Inviting Applications for the Rural 

Economic Development Loan and 

Grant Programs for Fiscal Year 2015 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice is to invite 

applications for loans and grants under 

the Rural Economic Development Loan 

and Grant (REDLG) programs pursuant 

to 7 CFR part 4280, subpart A for fiscal 

year (FY) 2015. Funding to support 

$38.6 million in loans and $9.2 million 

in grants is currently available. The 

commitment of program dollars will be 

made to applicants of selected responses 

that have fulfilled the necessary 

requirements for obligation. 

All applicants are responsible for any 

expenses incurred in developing their 

applications. 

DATES: Application Deadline: 

Completed applications must be 

received in the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

Rural Development State Office no later 

than 4:30 p.m. (local time) on the last 

business day of each month to be 

considered for funding in the following 

month in FY 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit applications in 

paper format to the USDA Rural 

Development State Office for the State 

where the project is located. A list of the 

USDA Rural Development State Office 

contacts can be found at: http://

www.rurdev.usda.gov/

StateOfficeAddresses.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristi Kubista-Hovis at (202) 815–1589, 

Kristi.Kubista-Hovis@wdc.usda.gov, and 

Cindy Mason at (202) 690–1433, 

Cindy.Mason@wdc.usda.gov. Please 

contact the USDA Rural Development 

State Office in the State in which the 

project will be located. 

Overview 

Solicitation Opportunity Type: Rural 

Economic Development Loans and 

Grants. 

Announcement Type: Initial 

Announcement. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 10.854. 

Dates: Application Deadline: 

Completed applications must be 

received in the USDA Rural 

Development State Office no later than 

4:30 p.m. (local time) on the last 

business day of each month to be 

considered for funding in the following 

month in FY 2015. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Purpose of the Program. The 

purpose of the program is to promote 

rural economic development and job 

creation projects. 

B. Statutory Authority. These 

programs are authorized under 7 U.S.C. 

940c and 7 CFR part 4280, subpart A. 

Assistance provided to rural areas, as 

defined, under this program may 

include business startup costs, business 

expansion, business incubators, 

technical assistance feasibility studies, 

advanced telecommunications services 

and computer networks for medical, 

educational, and job training services, 

and community facilities projects for 

economic development. Awards are 

made on a competitive basis using 

specific selection criteria contained in 7 

CFR part 4280, subpart A. Information 

required to be in the application 

includes an SF–424, ‘‘Application for 

Federal Assistance;’’ a Resolution of the 

Board of Directors; AD–1047, 

‘‘Debarment/Suspension Certification;’’ 

Assurance Statement for the Uniform 

Act; Restrictions on Lobbying, AD– 

1049, ‘‘Certification Regarding DrugFree Workplace Requirements;’’ Form 


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