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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 100949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29361]

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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 240 / Friday, December 13, 2024 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

[DOCKET: RBS-24-NONE-0020]

Notice of Extension of Application Deadline for Biorefinery, 
Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance 
Program

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS, Agency), a Rural 
Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture 
(USDA) is announcing the extension and re-opening of the Biorefinery, 
Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance 
Program (9003 Program) loan guarantee application deadline through 
December 31, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).

DATES: Complete applications must be submitted by December 31, 2024, at 
4:30 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: Questions on 9003 Program may be directed to the Rural 
Business-Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Stop 3225, Washington, DC 20250-3201; telephone 
(202) 205-2421 or email [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Campbell; telephone: (202) 205-
2421; or by email: [email protected]. Program information may be 
made available in languages other than English.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The 9003 Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product 
Manufacturing Assistance Program provides loan guarantees up to $250 
million to assist in the development, construction, and retrofitting of 
new and emerging technologies.
    Unless otherwise specified by the Agency in a notice published in 
the Federal Register, application deadlines are typically October 1 and 
April 1 of each year. If the application deadline falls on a weekend or 
an observed holiday, the deadline will be the next federal business 
day. As provided for in 7 CFR 4279.260(b), RBCS, by this notice, is 
specifying a new application deadline.
    With this notice, RBCS is re-opening the October 1 deadline and 
extending it until 4:30 p.m. ET on December 31, 2024.
    Additionally, the Lender or the Borrower generally must submit to 
the Agency a non-binding letter of intent to apply for loan guarantee 
not less than 30 calendar days prior to the application deadline. 
However, RBCS, at its discretion, may accept applications that do not 
submit a letter of intent as provided for in 7 CFR 4279.260(a)(1).

Kathryn E. Dirksen Londrigan,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-29361 Filed 12-12-24; 8:45 am]
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