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31283 

Vol. 79, No. 105 

Monday, June 2, 2014 

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Notice of Public Information Collection 

Requirements Submitted to OMB for 

Review; ‘‘Correction’’ 

The United State Agency for 

International Development (USAID) 

published a New Information Collection 

to OMB for review and clearance under 

the Paper work Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 notice in the Federal 

Register on May 1, 2014 (79 FR 24667). 

OIRA’s email address and the complete 

physical address were omitted from the 

published notice on May 1, 2014. As a 

result USAID is issuing this notice to 

correct and extend the due date to June 

16, 2014 to allow the public the 

opportunity to provide any comments. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of May 1, 

2014, in FR Doc. 2014–09935, on page 

24667, in first paragraph, third sentence, 

correct the SUMMARY sentence to read: 

SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International 

Development (USAID) has submitted 

the following information collection to 

OMB for review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding this information collection are 

best assured of having their full effect if 

received within 30 days of this 

notification. Comments should be 

addressed to: Desk Officer for USAID, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503 or email address: 

OIRA Submission@OMB.eop.gov. 

Copies of submission may be obtained 

by calling (202) 712–5007. 

Dated: May 22, 2014. 

Lynn P. Winston, 

Chief, Bureau for Management, Office of 

Management Services, Information and 

Records Division, US Agency for International 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2014–12445 Filed 5–30–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Announcement of Grant Application 

Deadlines and Funding Levels for the 

Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural 

Communities and Bulk Fuel Grants 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability 

(NOFA). 

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS), an agency of the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

announces the availability of up to $7 

million in fiscal year 2014 (FY14) for 

competitive grants to assist 

communities with extremely high 

energy costs and, up to $1 million in 

FY14 for competitive grants to state 

entities to establish and support a 

revolving fund to provide a more costeffective means of purchasing fuel 

where the fuel cannot be shipped by 

means of surface transportation. The 

grant funds to assist communities with 

extremely high energy costs may be 

used to acquire, construct, extend, 

upgrade, or otherwise improve energy 

generation, transmission, or distribution 

facilities serving communities in which 

the average residential expenditure for 

home energy exceeds 275 percent of the 

national average. The grant funds used 

to establish and support a revolving 

fund must be used to facilitate cost 

effective fuel purchases for persons, 

communities, and businesses in eligible 

areas. This notice describes the 

eligibility and application requirements, 

the criteria that will be used by RUS to 

award funding, and information on how 

to obtain application materials. 

DATES: You may submit completed grant 

applications on paper or electronically 

according to the following deadlines: 

• Paper applications must be 

postmarked and mailed, shipped, or 

sent overnight, no later than August 1, 

2014, or hand delivered to RUS by this 

deadline, to be eligible under this 

NOFA. Late or incomplete applications 

will not be eligible for FY 2014 grant 

funding. 

• Electronic applications must be 

submitted through Grants.gov no later 

than midnight August 1, 2014 to be 

eligible under this NOFA for FY 2014 

grant funding. Late or incomplete 

electronic applications will not be 

eligible. 

• Applications will not be accepted 

by electronic mail. 

Applications will be accepted upon 

publication of this notice until midnight 

(EST) of the closing date of August 1, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit completed 

applications for grants on paper or 

electronically to the following 

addresses: 

• Paper applications are to be 

submitted to the Rural Utilities Service, 

Electric Programs, United States 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., STOP 1560, 

Room 5165 South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1560. 

Applications should be marked 

‘‘Attention: High Energy Cost Grant 

Program’’ or ‘‘Attention: Bulk Fuel 

Grant Program.’’ 

• Applications may be submitted 

electronically through Grants.gov. 

Information on how to submit 

applications electronically is available 

on the Grants.gov Web site at http://

www.Grants.gov. 

Application Guides and materials 

may be obtained electronically through: 

http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/UEP_Our_

Grant_Programs.html. Call the RUS 

Electric Programs at (202) 720–9545 to 

request paper copies of Application 

Guides and other materials. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristi Kubista-Hovis, Senior Policy 

Advisor, Rural Utilities Service, Electric 

Programs, United States Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., STOP 1560, Room 5165 South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–1560. 

Telephone (202) 720–9545, Fax (202) 

690–0717, email Kristi.kubista-hovis@

wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview Information 

Federal Agency Name: United States 

Department of Agriculture, Rural 

Utilities Service. 


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