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this Notice incorporates by reference the regulations of the Department of Agriculture’s Office of Chief Financial Officer (or successor office) as codified in 7 CFR parts 3000 through 3099, including, but not necessarily limited to, 7 CFR parts 3015 through 3019, 7 CFR part 3021, 2 CFR parts 25, 170 and 417, and 7 CFR part 3052; and successor regulations to these parts.

9. Cost principles. This Notice incorporates by reference the cost principles found in 2 CFR part 230 and in 48 CFR 31.2.

B. Environmental Review

All recipients under this Notice are subject to the requirements of 7 CFR part 1940, subpart G and any successor regulation. However, 7 CFR 1940.333 generally excludes applications for planning grants. Applicants for working capital grants must submit Form RD 1940–20, ‘‘Request for Environmental Information,’’ as part of this application.
VII. Agency Contacts

For general questions about this announcement and for program technical assistance, applicants should contact their USDA Rural Development State Office at http:// www.rurdev.usda.gov/recd

_map.html. The State Office can also be reached by calling 800–670–6553 and pressing ‘‘1.’’ If an applicant is unable to contact their State Office, a nearby State Office may be contacted or the RBS National Office can be reached by calling Lyn Millhiser at (202) 720–1227 or Tracey Kennedy at 202–690–1428, or via e-mail: cpgrants@wdc.usda.gov. Applicants are also encouraged to visit the application Web site for application tools, including an application guide and templates. The Web address is: http:// www.rurdev.usda.gov/ BCP

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VIII. Nondiscrimination 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, employer, and lender.

Dated: June 21, 2011. Judith A. Canales, Administrator, Rural Business—Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–16121 Filed 6–27–11; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**Rural Utilities Service**

**Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees Program** 

**AGENCY :**  Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

**ACTION :**  Notice of funding availability (NOFA).

**SUMMARY :**  The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) announces the availability of $325,663,157 in loan funds for the Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees Program for fiscal year (FY) 2011. A Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) was previously published in the Federal Register on March 14, 2011, at 76 FR 13797, prior to the passage of a final appropriations bill identifying a definite funding amount. The maximum amount of a loan under this authority will be $75 million. For all other information and requirements on how applicants can apply for Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees Program funds, please refer to the March 14, 2011, NOSA in the Federal Register and the interim regulation for the program published in the Federal Register at 76 FR 13770.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Agency Contact: Kenneth Kuchno, Director, Broadband Division, Rural Utilities Service, STOP 1599, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–1599, Telephone (202) 690–4673, Facsimile (202) 690–4389.

**DATES :**  Applications under this NOFA will be accepted immediately.

**ADDRESSES :**  Application Requirements and Addresses: All requirements and addresses for submission of an application under the Broadband Program are set forth in the interim regulation published in the Federal Register on March 14, 2011 at 76 FR
13770.

Application Materials: Applications for the Broadband Program will be available at http:// www.rurdev.usda.gov/ utp

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Dated: May 26, 2011. Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–16073 Filed 6–27–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE P**

**COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS**

**Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Arkansas 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 State Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting of the Arkansas Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene on Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 2 p.m. and adjourn at approximately 5 p.m. (CST) at University of Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, Faculty Library, Room 422, 1201 McMath Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72202. The purpose of the meeting is to continue planning a future civil rights project.

Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments. The comments must be received in the regional office by August 11, 2011. The address is U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 400 State Avenue, Suite 908, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Persons wishing to e-mail their comments, or to present their comments verbally at the meeting, or who desire additional information should contact Farella E. Robinson, Regional Director, Central Regional Office, at (913) 551–1400, (or for hearing impaired TDD 913–551– 1414), or by e-mail to frobinson@usccr.gov. Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the meeting and require the services of a sign language interpreter should contact the 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 Central Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission’s Web site, http://www.usccr.gov, or to contact theCentral Regional Office at the above email or street address.

The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission and FACA.


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Dated in Washington, DC on June 23, 2011. Peter Minarik, Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.
[FR Doc. 2011–16102 Filed 6–27–11; 8:45 am]

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**COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS**

**Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Vermont 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 planning meeting of the Vermont State Advisory Committee will convene at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at the University of Vermont, Bishop Joyce Conference Room, 411 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05405. The purpose of the planning meeting is to plan the committee’s future activities.

Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office by Friday, August 12, 2011. The address is Eastern Regional Office, 624 9th Street, NW., Suite 740, Washington, DC 20425. Persons wishing to e-mail their comments, or who desire additional information should contact the Eastern Regional Office at 202–376– 7533 or by e-mail to: ero@usccr.gov.

Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the meeting and require the services of a sign language interpreter should contact the Eastern 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 Eastern Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission’s Web site, http://www.usccr.gov, or to contact theEastern 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 on June 23, 2011. Peter Minarik, Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.
[FR Doc. 2011–16108 Filed 6–27–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6335–01–P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS** 

**Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Connecticut 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 an orientation and a planning meeting of the Connecticut State Advisory Committee will convene at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at the University of Connecticut, School of Law, Faculty Lounge, 55 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT 06105. The purpose of the orientation meeting is to review the rules of operation for this Federal advisory committee with the newly appointed committee members; the purpose of the planning meeting is to plan the committee’s future activities.

Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office by Monday, August 22, 2011. The address is Eastern Regional Office, 624 9th Street, NW., Suite 740, Washington, DC 20425. Persons wishing to e-mail their comments, or who desire additional information should contact the Eastern Regional Office at 202–376– 7533 or by e-mail to: ero@usccr.gov.

Hearing-impaired persons who will attend these meetings and require the services of a sign language interpreter should contact the Eastern Regional Office at least ten (10) working days before the scheduled date of the meetings.

Records generated from these meetings may be inspected and reproduced at the Eastern Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meetings. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission’s Web site, http://

www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Eastern Regional Office at the above e-mail or street address.

The meetings will be conducted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Commission and FACA.

Dated in Washington, DC on June 23, 2011. Peter Minarik, Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.
[FR Doc. 2011–16114 Filed 6–27–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6335–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE** 

**Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request** 

The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Agency: International Trade Administration (ITA).

Title: SABIT Participant Application, Program Exit Questionnaire, and Alumni Success Story Report.

OMB Control Number: 0625–0225. Form Number(s): ITA–4143P–3. Type of Request: Regular submission. Burden Hours: 4,400. Number of Respondents: 2,000. Average Hours per Response: 3 hours for application; 1 hour for program exit questionnaire; and 1 hour for alumni success form.

Needs and Uses: The information collected by the Special American Business Internship Training Program (SABIT) application for participation in the SABIT Group Program will be used by ITA staff to determine the quality of applicants for SABIT’s programs and create delegations of professionals from Eurasia and other regions. The program exit questionnaire will be used to improve the program by determining what worked and what did not work. The alumni success form will be used to track SABIT alumni to determine how well the program is meeting its foreign policy objectives.

Affected Public: International individuals or households; International businesses or other for-profit organizations.

Frequency: Annually. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante, (202) 395–3647.

Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at dHynek@doc.gov ). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Wendy Liberante, OMB Desk Officer, Fax number (202) 395–5167 or via the Internet at Wendy

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_Liberante@omb.eop.gov.