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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. 

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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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RD 400–1, ‘‘Equal Opportunity 

Agreement;’’ Form RD 400–4, 

‘‘Assurance Agreement;’’ Seismic 

Certification (if construction); 

paperwork required in accordance with 

7 CFR 1940, subpart G, ‘‘Environmental 

Program.’’ If the proposal involves new 

construction; large increases in 

employment; hazardous waste; a change 

in use, size, capacity, purpose or 

location from an original facility; or is 

publicly controversial, the following is 

required: Form RD 1940–20, ‘‘Request 

for Environmental Information;’’ RUS 

Form 7, ‘‘Financial and Statistical 

Report;’’ and RUS Form 7a, 

‘‘Investments, Loan Guarantees, and 

Loans,’’ or similar information; and 

written narrative of project description. 

Applications will be tentatively scored 

by the State Offices and submitted to the 

National Office for review. 

C. Definition of Terms. The 

definitions applicable to this Notice are 

published at 7 CFR 4280.3. 

D. Application Awards. The Agency 

will review, evaluate, and score 

applications received in response to this 

Notice based on the provisions found in 

7 CFR part 4280, subpart A, and as 

indicated in this Notice. However, the 

Agency advises all interested parties 

that the applicant bears the burden in 

preparing and submitting an application 

in response to this Notice whether or 

not funding is appropriated for these 

programs in FY 2015. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Awards: Loans and Grants. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2015. 

Available Funds: Loans: $38.6 

million; Grants: $9.2 million. 

Maximum Award: The Agency 

anticipates the following maximum 

amounts per award: Loans—$1,000,000; 

Grants—$300,000. 

Application Dates: The last business 

day of each month to be considered for 

funding in the following month in FY 

2015. 

Award Dates: The last business day of 

the month following the month in 

which application was received. 

Applications will be received monthly. 

III. Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants 

Loans and grants may be made to any 

entity that is identified by USDA Rural 

Development as an eligible borrower 

under the Rural Electrification Act of 

1936, as amended (Act). In accordance 

with 7 CFR 4280.13, applicants that are 

not delinquent on any Federal debt or 

otherwise disqualified from 

participation in these programs are 

eligible to apply. An applicant must be 

eligible under 7 U.S.C. 940c. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, any former Rural Utilities Service 

borrower that has repaid or prepaid an 

insured, direct or guaranteed loan under 

the Act, or any not-for-profit utility that 

is eligible to receive an insured or direct 

loan under such Act shall be eligible for 

assistance under section 313(b)(2)(B) of 

such Act in the same manner as a 

borrower under such Act. All other 

restrictions in this Notice will apply. 

B. Cost Sharing or Matching 

For loans, either the Ultimate 

Recipient or the Intermediary must 

provide supplemental funds for the 

project equal to at least 20 percent of the 

loan to the Intermediary. For grants, the 

Intermediary must establish a Revolving 

Loan Fund and contribute an amount 

equal to at least 20 percent of the Grant. 

The supplemental contribution must 

come from Intermediary’s funds which 

may not be from other Federal Grants, 

unless permitted by law. 

C. Other Eligibility Requirements 

Applications will only be accepted for 

projects that promote rural economic 

development and job creation. 

D. Completeness Eligibility 

Applications will not be considered 

for funding if they do not provide 

sufficient information to determine 

eligibility or are missing required 

elements. 

IV. Fiscal Year 2015 Application and 

Submission Information: 

A. Address To Request Application 

Package 

For further information, entities 

wishing to apply for assistance should 

contact the Rural Development State 

Office identified in this Notice to obtain 

copies of the application package. 

Applicants are encouraged to submit 

grant applications through the 

Grants.gov Web site at: http://

www.grants.gov. Grant applications may 

be submitted in either electronic or 

paper format. Loan applications must be 

submitted via paper to the State Office. 

Applications may not be submitted by 

electronic mail. 

• When you enter the Grants.gov Web 

site, you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site, as well as the hours of 

operation. USDA Rural Development 

strongly recommends that you do not 

wait until the application deadline date 

to begin the application process through 

Grants.gov. To use Grants.gov, 

applicants must have a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number which can be 

obtained at no cost via a toll-free request 

line at 1–866–705–5711 or at http://

fedgov.dnb.com/webform. 

• You may submit all documents 

electronically through the Web site, 

including all information typically 

included on the application for REDLGs 

and all necessary assurances and 

certifications. 

• After electronically submitting an 

application through the Web site, the 

applicant will receive an automatic 

acknowledgement from Grants.gov that 

contains a Grants.gov tracking number. 

• USDA Rural Development may 

request that the applicant provide 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

• If applicants experience technical 

difficulties on the closing date and are 

unable to meet the deadline, you may 

submit a paper copy of your application 

to your respective Rural Development 

State Office. Paper applications 

submitted to a Rural Development State 

Office must meet the closing date and 

local time deadline. 

• Please note that applicants must 

locate the downloadable application 

package for this program by the Catalog 

of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 

or FedGrants Funding Opportunity 

Number, which can be found at http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

B. Content and Form of Submission 

An application must contain all of the 

required elements. Each selection 

priority criterion outlined in 7 CFR 

4280.42(b) must be addressed in the 

application. Failure to address any of 

the criteria will result in a zero-point 

score for that criterion and will impact 

the overall evaluation of the application. 

Copies of 7 CFR part 4280, subpart A, 

will be provided to any interested 

applicant making a request to a Rural 

Development State Office. An original 

copy of the application must be filed 

with the Rural Development State Office 

for the State where the Intermediary is 

located. 

C. Submission Dates and Times 

Application Dates: 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. 

Explanation of Dates: Applications 

must be in the USDA Rural 

Development State Office by the dates 

as indicated above. 

V. Application Review Information 

A. Criteria 

All eligible and complete applications 

will be evaluated and scored based on 

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contained in 7 CFR part 4280, subpart 

A. Failure to address any one of the 

criteria by the application deadline will 

result in the application being 

determined ineligible, and the 

application will not be considered for 

funding. 

Rural Development is encouraging 

applications for projects that will 

support rural areas where according to 

the American Community Survey data 

by census tracts show at least 20 percent 

of the population is living in rural 

poverty. This emphasis will support 

Rural Development’s mission of 

improving the quality of life for Rural 

Americans and commitment to directing 

resources to those who most need them. 

B. Review and Selection Process 

The State Offices will review 

applications to determine if they are 

eligible for assistance based on 

requirements contained in 7 CFR part 

4280, subpart A. If determined eligible, 

your application will be submitted to 

the National Office. Funding of projects 

is subject to the Intermediary’s 

satisfactory submission of the additional 

items required by that subpart and the 

USDA Rural Development Letter of 

Conditions. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices 

Successful applicants will receive 

notification for funding from the Rural 

Development State Office. Applicants 

must comply with all applicable statutes 

and regulations before the loan/grant 

award can be approved. Provided the 

application and eligibility requirements 

have not changed, an application not 

selected will be reconsidered in three 

subsequent funding competitions for a 

total of four competitions. If an 

application is withdrawn, it can be 

resubmitted and will be evaluated as a 

new application. 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Additional requirements that apply to 

Intermediary’s selected for this program 

can be found in 7 CFR part 4280, 

subpart A. The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture and the Agency are 

adopting the new U.S. Department of 

Agriculture grant regulation at 2 CFR 

chapter IV. This regulation incorporates 

the new Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) regulations 2 CFR 200 

and 2 CFR 400.1 to 400.18 for 

monitoring and servicing REDLG 

funding. 

C. Reporting 

In addition to any reports required by 

2 CFR 200 and 2 CFR 400.1 to 400.18, 

the Intermediary must provide reports 

as required by 7 CFR part 4280, subpart 

A. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For general questions about this 

announcement, please contact your 

USDA Rural Development State Office 

provided in the ADDRESSES section of 

this Notice. 

VIII. Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the information 

collection requirement contained in this 

Notice is approved by OMB under OMB 

Control Number 0570–0024. 

IX. National Environmental Policy Act 

This Notice has been reviewed in 

accordance with 7 CFR part 1940, 

subpart G, ‘‘Environmental Program.’’ 

Rural Development has determined that 

the Environmental Impact Statement is 

not required because the issuance of 

regulations and instructions, as well as 

amendments to them, describing 

administrative and financial procedures 

for processing, approving, and 

implementing the Agency’s financial 

programs is categorically excluded in 

the Agency’s National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) regulation found at 7 

CFR part 1940.310(e)(3) of Subpart G, 

Environmental Program. Thus, in 

accordance with the NEPA of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4347), Rural Development 

has determined that this notice does not 

constitute a major Federal action 

significantly affecting the quality of the 

human environment; however, Rural 

Development will conduct individual 

NEPA analyses on a project-by-project 

basis whenever warranted. 

X. Federal Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act 

All applicants, in accordance with 2 

CFR part 25, must have a DUNS 

number, which can be obtained at no 

cost via a toll-free request line at 1–866– 

705–5711 or online at http://

fedgov.dnb.com/webform. Similarly, all 

grant applicants must be registered in 

the System for Award Management 

(SAM) prior to submitting an 

application. Applicants may register for 

the SAM at http://www.sam.gov. All 

recipients of Federal financial grant 

assistance are required to report 

information about first-tier sub-awards 

and executive total compensation in 

accordance with 2 CFR part 170. 

XI. Nondiscrimination Statement 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) prohibits discrimination against 

its customers, employees, and 

applicants for employment on the bases 

of race, color, national origin, age, 

disability, sex, gender identity, religion, 

reprisal, and where applicable, political 

beliefs, marital status, familial or 

parental status, sexual orientation, or all 

or part of an individual’s income is 

derived from any public assistance 

program, or protected genetic 

information in employment or in any 

program or activity conducted or funded 

by the Department. (Not all prohibited 

bases will apply to all programs and/or 

employment activities.) 

If you wish to file a Civil Rights 

program complaint of discrimination, 

complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF), 

found online at http://

www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_

cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call 

(866) 632–9992 to request the form. You 

may also write a letter containing all of 

the information requested in the form. 

Send your completed complaint form or 

letter to us by mail at U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Director, Office of 

Adjudication, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

9410, by fax (202) 690–7442 or email at 

program.intake@usda.gov. 

Individuals who are deaf, hard of 

hearing, or have speech disabilities and 

wish to file either an EEO or program 

complaint may contact USDA through 

the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339 or (800) 845–6136 (in Spanish). 

Persons with disabilities, who wish to 

file a program complaint, please see 

information above on how to contact us 

by mail directly or by email. If you 

require alternative means of 

communication for program information 

(e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 

please contact USDA’s TARGET Center 

at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

Dated: February 27, 2015. 

Lillian E. Salerno, 

Administrator, Rural Business—Cooperative 

Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–900] 

Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof 

From the People’s Republic of China: 

Final Results of the Expedited Sunset 

Review of the Antidumping Duty Order 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) finds that revocation 


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