40000 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 140 / Monday, July 26, 2021 / Notices 

Signed this 20th day of July 2021. 

William Ashton, 

Acting Director, Office of Partnerships and 

Public Engagement. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15702 Filed 7–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3412–89–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

[Docket No. RBS–21–BUSINESS–0024] 

Inviting Applications for the Rural 

Energy for America Program 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation of 

Applications. 

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (the Agency) Notice 

of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) 

announces the acceptance of grant, 

guaranteed loan, and combined grant 

and guaranteed loan applications under 

the Rural Energy for America Program 

(REAP). The REAP program helps 

agricultural producers and rural small 

businesses reduce energy costs and 

consumption and helps meet the 

Nation’s critical energy needs. 

Applications for REAP may be 

submitted at any time throughout the 

year. This notice announces the 

deadlines, dates, and times that 

applications must be received in order 

to be considered for federal Fiscal Year 

(FY) 2022 REAP funds. The NOSA is 

being issued prior to passage of a final 

appropriations act for FY22 to allow 

potential applicants time to submit 

applications for financial assistance 

under the program and to give the 

Agency time to process applications 

within the current FY. The 

administrative requirements in effect at 

the time the application window closes 

for a competition will be applicable to 

each type of funding available under 

REAP. All REAP applications competing 

for FY22 funding will be scored 

according to the scoring criteria listed in 

the final REAP rule. Applicants who 

have already filed REAP applications for 

FY22 will be allowed to provide 

additional information if necessary for 

application scoring; the modification 

will not be treated as a new application 

nor will it alter the submission date of 

record. 

DATES: Applications for the Energy 

Audit and Renewable Energy 

Development Assistance (EA/REDA) 

grant program must be submitted via 

www.grants.gov or to Rural 

Development offices by no later than 

4:30 p.m. local time on January 31, 

2022. Applications for the Renewable 

Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency 

Improvements (RES/EEI) grant program 

must be submitted via www.grants.gov 

or to Rural Development offices by no 

later than 4:30 p.m. local time on 

October 31, 2021 to compete for 50 

percent FY22 set-aside funding and by 

no later than 4:30 p.m. local time on 

March 31, 2022 to compete for 

remaining FY22 RES/EEI grant funds. 

RES/EEI and Energy Efficient 

Equipment and Systems (EEE) 

guaranteed loan applications are 

competed on an ongoing basis. See table 

in Section IV.D. for details on REAP 

competitions. 

ADDRESSES: You are encouraged to 

contact your USDA Rural Development 

State Energy Coordinator well in 

advance of the application deadline to 

discuss your project and ask any 

questions about the application process. 

Contact information for Energy 

Coordinators can be found at https://

rd.usda.gov/files/RBS_StateEnergy

Coordinators.pdf. 

Program guidance and application 

forms may be obtained at https://

rd.usda.gov/programs-services/allprograms/energy-programs. To submit 

an electronic application via grants.gov, 

follow the instructions for the REAP 

funding announcement located at 

https://www.grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deb 

Yocum, Program Management Division, 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service, 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, 2920 East Court Street, 

Suite 3, Beatrice, NE 68310, 402–499– 

1198 or email CPgrants@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview 

Federal Agency: Rural BusinessCooperative Service. 

Funding Opportunity Title: Rural 

Energy for America Program. 

Announcement Type: Initial notice. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.868. 

Type of Instrument: Grant, guaranteed 

loan, and grant and guaranteed loan 

combined funding. 

Approximate Number of Awards: The 

estimated number of awards is 1,000 

based on the historical average grant 

size and the anticipated mandatory 

funding of $50 million for the FY. The 

number of awards will depend on the 

actual amount of funds made available 

and on the number of eligible applicants 

participating in this program. 

Administrator: The Agency 

encourages applicants to consider 

projects that will advance the following 

key priorities: 

• Assisting Rural communities 

recover economically from the impacts 

of the COVID–19 pandemic, particularly 

disadvantaged communities. 

• Ensuring all rural residents have 

equitable access to RD programs and 

benefits from RD funded projects. 

• Reducing climate pollution and 

increasing resilience to the impacts of 

climate change through economic 

support to rural communities. 

I. Federal Award Information 

Type of Award: Competitive grants 

and guaranteed loans. 

Total Funding: Approximately $50 

million mandatory funding. 

Maximum Award: See Funding 

Restrictions in Section II of this notice. 

Minimum Award: See Funding 

Restrictions in Section II of this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 24 months for 

grants. Guaranteed loans are governed 

by the loan terms. 

Anticipated Award Date: Prior to 

September 30, 2022. 

II. Available Funds Information 

Program Level Funds. This notice is 

announcing deadline times and dates 

for applications to be submitted for 

REAP funds that may be received from 

the congressional enactment of a fullyear appropriation for FY22. The 

Agency will continue to process 

applications received under this 

announcement and should REAP 

receive appropriated funds, these funds 

will be announced on the following 

websites: https://rd.usda.gov/programsservices/rural-energy-america-programrenewable-energy-systems-energyefficiency and https://rd.usda.gov/ 

programs-services/rural-energy-americaprogram-energy-audit-renewableenergy-development-assistance. 

Expenses incurred in developing 

applications will be at the applicant’s 

risk. 

Types of Funding and Allocations. 

REAP has two types of funding 

assistance: (1) Renewable Energy 

Systems, Energy Efficiency 

Improvements (RES/EEI) and Energy 

Efficient Equipment and Systems (EEE) 

and (2) Energy Audit and Renewable 

Energy Development Assistance (EA/ 

REDA). The RES/EEI provides grants 

and guaranteed loans to agricultural 

producers and rural small businesses for 

the purchase and installation of 

renewable energy systems and to make 

energy efficiency improvements. The 

EEE provides guaranteed loans only to 

agricultural producers to purchase and 

install energy efficient equipment and 

systems for agricultural production and 

processing. The EA/REDA is available to 

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government; instrumentality of a State, 

Tribal, or local government; institution 

of higher education; rural electric 

cooperative; a public power entity; or a 

council, as defined under the Resource 

Conservation and Development program 

at 16 U.S.C. 3451. The grantee will 

establish a program to assist agricultural 

producers and rural small businesses 

with evaluating energy efficiency or the 

potential to incorporate renewable 

energy technologies into their 

operations. The following outlines the 

types of REAP funding available and a 

summary of how funds are allocated: 

A. RES/EEI grant funds. 

(1) To ensure that small projects have 

a fair opportunity to compete for the 

funding and consistent with the 

priorities set forth in the 7 U.S.C. 8107, 

the Agency will set-aside not less than 

20 percent of the FY funds until June 

30, 2022 to fund grants of $20,000 or 

less. Each Rural Development State 

Office will receive a set-aside allocation 

of funds for grant requests of $20,000 or 

less, which includes combination grant 

and guaranteed loan requests where the 

grant amount requested is $20,000 or 

less. Complete grant applications 

requesting $20,000 or less, including the 

grant portion of a combined grant and 

guaranteed loan request, received by 

October 31, 2021 will compete for 

approximately 50 percent of the state’s 

set-aside allocation, and those received 

by March 31, 2022 will compete for the 

second 50 percent (approximately) of 

the state’s set-aside allocation. Any 

unobligated balance of funds remaining 

in state set-aside accounts will be 

pooled to the National Office for a 

national set-aside competition. 

Obligation of set-aside grant funds will 

take place through June 30, 2022. 

(2) Each Rural Development State 

Office will also receive an unrestricted 

allocation of grant funds that can be 

used to fund any RES/EEI grant 

application regardless of the amount of 

grant requested, including the grant 

portion of a combination grant and 

guaranteed loan request, that is received 

by March 31, 2022. Any unobligated 

balance of funds remaining in state 

unrestricted accounts will be pooled to 

the National Office for a national 

competition of funds. Obligation of 

unrestricted grant funds will take place 

through September 30, 2022. 

B. RES/EEI and EEE loan guarantee 

funds. Rural Development’s National 

Office will maintain a reserve of 

guaranteed loan funds to fund 

guaranteed loan only requests or the 

loan portion of a combined funding 

request. EEE guaranteed loans for 

agricultural production and processing 

shall not exceed 15 percent of the funds 

available to the program. Applications 

will be reviewed and processed when 

received. Those applications that meet 

the Agency’s underwriting requirements 

and are credit worthy will compete in 

national competitions for guaranteed 

loan funds periodically. If funds remain 

after the final guaranteed loan-only 

national competition, the Agency may 

elect to utilize budget authority to fund 

additional grant-only applications. For 

FY22, the guarantee fee rates, the annual 

renewal fee, the maximum percentage of 

guarantee and the maximum portion of 

guarantee authority available for a 

reduced guarantee fee will be published 

in a separate notice. Obligation of 

guaranteed loan funds will take place 

through September 30. 

C. RES/EEI combined grant and 

guaranteed loan funds. Funding 

availability for combined grant and 

guaranteed loan applications is outlined 

in Section II paragraphs A and B of this 

notice. Combination funding requests 

are scored using RES/EEI grant scoring 

criteria. If the combined application is 

ranked high enough to receive state 

allocated grant funds, the state will 

request funding for the guaranteed loan 

portion of the request from the National 

Office guaranteed loan reserve and no 

further competition will be required. If 

not funded by the state allocation of 

funds, combined grant and guaranteed 

loan applications may be submitted to 

the National Office to compete in the 

appropriate National Office 

competition. Obligation of these funds 

will take place through September 30, 

2022. 

D. EA/REDA grant funds. The amount 

of funds available for EA/REDA will be 

4 percent of FY mandatory funds and 

funds will be maintained in a National 

Office reserve. Applications will 

compete in one national competition. 

After that date, any unobligated 

balances will be moved to the renewable 

energy budget authority account and 

may be utilized in any of the RES/EEI 

national grant competitions. Obligations 

of EA/REDA funds will take place 

through March 31, 2022. 

Funding Restrictions. The following 

funding limitations apply to 

applications submitted under this 

notice. 

A. RES/EEI/EEE applications. 

(1) Applicants can compete and be 

awarded only one RES grant and one 

EEI grant in a FY, which includes the 

grant portion of a combined funding 

request. The Federal grant portion 

cannot exceed 25 percent of total 

eligible project costs. The maximum 

amount of grant assistance to an entity 

will not exceed $750,000 in a FY. 

(2) For RES grants, the minimum 

grant is $2,500 and the maximum is 

$500,000. For EEI grants, the minimum 

grant is $1,500 and the maximum grant 

is $250,000. These minimum and 

maximum limits also apply to the grant 

portion of a combined funding request. 

(3) For RES/EEI/EEE loan guarantees 

or the loan guarantee portion of a 

combined funding request, the 

minimum REAP guaranteed loan 

amount is $5,000 and the maximum 

amount of a guaranteed loan to be 

provided to a borrower is $25 million. 

Guaranteed loan requests will not 

exceed 75 percent of total eligible 

project costs, with any Federal grant 

portion, as applicable, not to exceed 25 

percent of total eligible project costs. 

B. EA/REDA applications. 

(1) Applicants may submit only one 

EA grant application and one REDA 

grant application in a FY. Separate 

applications must be submitted for EA 

funding and REDA funding. If an 

application is submitted for both EA 

and REDA funding or if an application’s 

scope of work includes both EA and 

REDA activities, it will be determined 

ineligible for competition. The 

maximum aggregate amount of EA and 

REDA grant awards to any one recipient 

cannot exceed $100,000 in a FY. 

(2) Applicants that have received one 

or more grants under this program must 

have made satisfactory progress per 7 

CFR 4280.110(a) before being 

considered for funding. 

(3) The Agriculture Improvement Act 

of 2018, Public Law 115–334 (The 2018 

Farm Bill) mandates that the recipient of 

an EA grant must require the 

agricultural producer or rural small 

business receiving the energy audit to 

pay at least 25 percent of the cost of the 

energy audit, which shall be retained by 

the grantee for the cost of the audit. 

III. Eligibility Information 

The eligibility requirements for the 

applicant, borrower, lender, and project 

(as applicable) are clarified in 7 CFR 

4280 subpart B and in 7 CFR 5001 and 

are summarized in this notice. Failure to 

meet the eligibility criteria by the time 

of the competition window will 

preclude the application from 

competing until all eligibility criteria 

have been met. 

A. Eligible Applicants. Grant 

applicants must meet the requirements 

specified in 7 CFR 4280.110. An 

applicant must also meet the 

requirements specified at: 7 CFR 

4280.112 for RES/EEI grant; 7 CFR 

4280.137 for RES/EEI combined grant 

and guarantee; and 7 CFR 4280.149 for 

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B. Eligible Borrowers and Lenders. To 

be eligible for the guaranteed loan 

portion of the program, borrowers must 

meet the eligibility requirements in 7 

CFR 5001.126 and lenders must meet 

the eligibility requirements in 7 CFR 

5001.130. 

C. Eligible Projects. To be eligible for 

the program a project must meet the 

eligibility requirements specified in: 7 

CFR 4280.113 for RES/EEI grant; 7 CFR 

4280.150 for EA/REDA grant; 7 CFR 

4280.137 for RES/EEI combined grant 

and guarantee; and 7 CFR 5001.106 

through § 5001.108, as applicable, for 

RES/EEI/EEE loan guarantees. 

D. Other. 

(1) Ineligible project costs are defined 

at: 7 CFR 4280.115(d) for RES/EEI grant 

and combined grant and guaranteed 

loans; 7 CFR 4280.152(c) for EA/REDA 

grant; and 7 CFR 5001.122 for RES/EEI/ 

EEE loan guarantees. 

(2) Other compliance requirements. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture 

Departmental Regulations and Laws that 

contain other compliance requirements 

are referenced in paragraphs IV.E of this 

notice. Applicants who have been found 

to be in violation of applicable Federal 

statutes will be ineligible. 

(3) Hemp production. The Agriculture 

Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 

115–334, (the 2018 Farm Bill) required 

USDA to promulgate regulations and 

guidelines to establish and administer a 

program for the production of hemp in 

the United States. Prior to the 2018 

Farm Bill, state departments of 

agriculture and institutions of higher 

learning were permitted to produce 

hemp as part of a pilot program for 

research purposes pursuant to the 

Agricultural Act of 2014, Public Law 

113–79, (the 2014 Farm Bill). The 2018 

Farm Bill extended this 2014 Farm Bill 

pilot program authority until October 

31, 2020 and further extension was 

granted until January 1, 2022, by the 

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, 

and Other Extensions Act (Pub. L. 116– 

260) (2021 Continuing Appropriations 

Act). 

In determining eligibility for the 

applicant, project or use of funds, any 

project applying for funding under the 

REAP program and proposing to 

produce, procure, supply or market any 

component of the hemp plant or hemp 

related by-products, or provide 

technical assistance related to such 

products, must have a valid license from 

an approved State, Tribal or Federal 

plan pursuant to Section 10113 of the 

2018 Farm Bill, be in compliance with 

regulations published by the 

Agricultural Marketing Service at 7 CFR 

990, and meet any applicable FDA and 

DEA regulatory requirements. 

Verification of valid hemp licenses will 

occur prior to award. In addition, all 

projects proposing to use biomass 

feedstock from any part of the hemp 

plant must demonstrate assurance of an 

adequate supply of the feedstock. 

Given the absence of Federal 

oversight or regulations governing the 

2014 Farm Bill pilot program, Rural 

Development will not award funds to 

any project proposing to produce, 

procure, supply or market any 

component of the hemp plant or hemp 

related by-products, or provide 

technical assistance related to such 

products, produced under 2014 Farm 

Bill authority. 

IV. Application Submission 

Information 

A. Address to Request Application 

Package. Application materials may be 

obtained by contacting the Rural 

Development Energy Coordinator for the 

state where the proposed project will be 

located, as identified via the following 

link: https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/ 

RBS_StateEnergyCoordinators.pdf. In 

addition, for grant applications, 

applicants may obtain electronic grant 

applications for REAP from 

www.grants.gov. 

B. Content and Form of Application 

Submission. Applicants seeking to 

participate in this program must submit 

applications in accordance with this 

notice, 7 CFR 4280, subpart B and 7 CFR 

5001, as applicable. Applicants must 

submit complete applications by the 

dates identified in Section IV.D., of this 

notice, containing all parts necessary for 

the Agency to determine applicant and 

project eligibility, to score the 

application, and to conduct the 

technical evaluation, as applicable, in 

order to be considered. Applicants who 

have already filed REAP applications for 

FY22 will be allowed to provide 

additional information necessary for 

application scoring, and the 

modification will not be treated as a 

new application nor will it alter the 

submission date of record as noted in 7 

CFR 4280.110(d). 

C. Submission. Applicants must 

submit one original, hardcopy or 

electronic application to the appropriate 

Rural Development Energy Coordinator 

for the State where the applicant’s 

proposed project will be located, or for 

grant applications submission may be 

via www.grants.gov. A list of USDA 

Rural Development Energy Coordinators 

is available via the following link: 

https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/RBS_

StateEnergyCoordinators.pdf. 

D. Submission Dates and Times. 

Grant applications, guaranteed loanonly applications, and combined grant 

and guaranteed loan applications for 

financial assistance may be submitted at 

any time on an ongoing basis. 

Application competition deadlines are 

outlined in 7 CFR 4280.122 for RES/EEI 

grants and 7 CFR 4280.156 for EA/REDA 

grants and competition deadlines are 

summarized in the table below. RES/ 

EEI/EEE guaranteed loans will be 

reviewed and processed when received 

for periodic competitions. In order to be 

considered for funds under this notice, 

complete applications must be received 

by the appropriate USDA Rural 

Development State Office Energy 

Coordinator or via www.grants.gov by 

4:30 p.m. local time on the competition 

deadline. The complete application date 

is the date the Agency receives the last 

piece of information that allows the 

Agency to determine eligibility and to 

score, rank, and compete the application 

for funding. When an application 

window closes, the next application 

window opens on the following day. An 

application received after the 

competition date will be considered 

with other complete applications 

received in the next application 

window. 

Application Application window 

opening dates 

Application window 

closing dates/ 

competition 

deadlines 

EA/REDA ............................................................................................................................................. February 2, 2021 ..... January 31, 2022.* 

RES/EEI—$20,000 or less set-aside. Grant only request or a combination grant and guaranteed 

loan where the grant request is $20,000 or less, competing for up to approximately 50 percent 

of state set-aside funds.

April 1, 2021 ............ October 31, 2021. 

RES/EEI—$20,000 or less set-aside. Grant only request or a combination grant and guaranteed 

loan where the grant request is $20,000 or less competing for the remaining state set-aside 

funds.

November 1, 2021 ... March 31, 2022.* 


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Application Application window 

opening dates 

Application window 

closing dates/ 

competition 

deadlines 

RES/EEI—Unrestricted grants. Grant only request or a combination grant and guaranteed loan regardless of the amount of grant request.April 1, 2021 ............ March 31, 2022.* 

RES/EEI/EEE Guaranteed Loans ....................................................................................................... Continuous application cycle.Continuous application cycle. 

* Applications received after this date will be considered for the next funding cycle in the subsequent FY. 

E. Other Submission Requirements. 

The following are applicable for all 

REAP applications: 

(1) Environmental information. For 

the Agency to consider an application, 

the application must address all 

environmental considerations specific 

to the project in accordance with 7 CFR 

1970 and provide supporting 

documentation as necessary. An 

environmental review must be 

completed prior to approval of the 

application and obligation of funds. 

Applicants are advised to contact the 

Agency as soon as possible and prior to 

commissioning a project to determine 

environmental requirements and ensure 

adequate review time. 

(2) Transparency Act Reporting. All 

recipients of Federal financial assistance 

are required to report information about 

first-tier sub-awards and executive 

compensation in accordance with 2 CFR 

170. If an applicant does not have an 

exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b), the 

applicant must then ensure that they 

have the necessary processes and 

systems in place to comply with the 

reporting requirements to receive 

funding. 

(3) Race, ethnicity, and gender. The 

Agency is requesting that each applicant 

provide race, ethnicity, and gender 

information about the applicant. The 

information will allow the Agency to 

evaluate its outreach efforts to underserved and under-represented 

populations. Applicants are encouraged 

to furnish this information with their 

application but are not required to do 

so. An applicant’s eligibility or the 

likelihood of receiving an award will 

not be impacted by furnishing or not 

furnishing this information. 

V. Application Review Information 

A. Scoring. All complete applications 

will be scored in accordance with the 

following: 7 CFR 4280.121 for RES/EEI 

grants and RES/EEI combined grant and 

loan guarantee requests; 7 CFR 4280.155 

for EA/REDA grants; and 7 CFR 

5001.319 for RES/EEI/EEE guaranteed 

loans. 

B. Competitions. The maximum 

number of competitions a complete and 

eligible application will be able to 

compete within the FY is outlined in 7 

CFR 4280.122 for RES/EEI grants, 7 CFR 

4280.156 for EA/REDA grants, and 7 

CFR 5001.315 for guaranteed loans. If 

the application remains unfunded after 

the final National Office competition for 

the FY it must be withdrawn. 

C. Notification of funding 

determination. As per 7 CFR 

4280.111(c) and 7 CFR 5001.315(b)(2), 

all applicants will be informed in 

writing by the Agency as to the funding 

determination of the application. 

VI. Other Information 

A. Paperwork Reduction Act. In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the information 

collection requirements associated with 

the programs, as covered in this notice, 

have been approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

OMB Control Number 0570–0067. 

B. Nondiscrimination Statement. In 

accordance with Federal civil rights law 

and U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) civil rights regulations and 

policies, the USDA, its Agencies, 

offices, and employees, and institutions 

participating in or administering USDA 

programs are prohibited from 

discriminating based on race, color, 

national origin, religion, sex, gender 

identity (including gender expression), 

sexual orientation, disability, age, 

marital status, family/parental status, 

income derived from a public assistance 

program, political beliefs, or reprisal or 

retaliation for prior civil rights activity, 

in any program or activity conducted or 

funded by USDA (not all bases apply to 

all programs). Remedies and complaint 

filing deadlines vary by program or 

incident. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means of communication for 

program information (e.g., Braille, large 

print, audiotape, American Sign 

Language, etc.) should contact the 

responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET 

Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and 

TTY) or contact USDA through the 

Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. 

Additionally, program information may 

be made available in languages other 

than English. 

To file a program discrimination 

complaint, complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, AD– 

3027, found online at https://

www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-aprogram-discrimination-complaint and 

at any USDA office, or write a letter 

addressed to USDA and provide in the 

letter all of the information requested in 

the form. To request a copy of the 

complaint form, call (866) 632–9992. 

Submit your completed form or letter to 

USDA by: 

(1) Mail: U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410; or 

(2) Email: OAC@usda.gov. 

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

Mark Brodziski, 

Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of Petitions by Firms for 

Determination of Eligibility To Apply 

for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and opportunity for 

public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Economic Development 

Administration (EDA) has received 

petitions for certification of eligibility to 

apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

from the firms listed below. 

Accordingly, EDA has initiated 

investigations to determine whether 

increased imports into the United States 

of articles like or directly competitive 

with those produced by each of the 

firms contributed importantly to the 

total or partial separation of the firms’ 

workers, or threat thereof, and to a 

decrease in sales or production of each 

petitioning firm. 


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