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of information including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. All responses 

to this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Arlette 

Mussington, Rural Development 

Innovation Center—Regulations 

Management Division, at (202) 720– 

2825. Email: arlette.mussington@

usda.gov. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Christopher A. McLean, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15037 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Rural Housing Service 

Rural Utilities Service 

[Docket No. RUS–22–Agency–0032] 

OneRD Annual Notice of Guarantee 

Fee Rates, Periodic Retention Fee 

Rates, Loan Guarantee Percentage and 

Fee for Issuance of the Loan Note 

Guarantee Prior to Construction 

Completion for Fiscal Year 2023 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, Rural Housing Service, and 

Rural Utilities Service, Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBCS), Rural 

Housing Service (RHS), and the Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS), agencies of the 

Rural Development mission area within 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), hereinafter collectively referred 

to as the Agency, offer loan guarantees 

through four programs: Community 

Facilities (CF) administered by the RHS; 

Water and Waste Disposal (WWD) 

administered by the RUS; and Business 

and Industry (B&I) and Rural Energy for 

America Program (REAP) administered 

by the RBCS. This notice provides 

applicants with the Guarantee Fee rates, 

Guarantee percentage for Guaranteed 

Loans, the Periodic Retention Fee, and 

Fee for Issuance of the Loan Note 

Guarantee Prior to Construction 

Completion for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, to 

be used when applying for guaranteed 

loans under the guaranteed loan types 

listed above. This notice is being 

published prior to the passage of a FY 

2023 appropriation. Should the fees 

need to be adjusted after passage of the 

FY 2023 appropriations, the agency will 

publish a subsequent notice in the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: The fees in this notice are 

effective October 1, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information specific to this notice 

contact Michele Brooks, Director, 

Regulations Management, Rural 

Development Innovation Center— 

Regulations Management, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–1522. Telephone: (202) 690– 

1078. Email: michele.brooks@usda.gov. 

For information regarding 

implementation, contact your respective 

Rural Development State Office listed 

here: https://www.rd.usda.gov/browsestate. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As set 

forth in 7 CFR part 5001, the Agency is 

authorized to charge a guarantee fee, a 

periodic guarantee retention fee, a fee 

for the issuance of the loan note 

guarantee prior to construction 

completion and establish a loan 

guarantee percentage for guaranteed 

loans made under this rule. Pursuant to 

this and other applicable authority, and 

subject to the current appropriated 

authority, the Agency is establishing the 

following for FY 2023: 

Loan type Guarantee fee 

(%) 

Periodic 

guarantee 

retention fee 

(%) 

Loan 

guarantee 

percentage 

(%) 

Fee for 

issuance of 

loan note 

guarantee 

prior to 

construction 

completion 

(%) 

B&I ................................................................................................................... 3.00 0.5 80 0.5 

B&I Reduced Fee ............................................................................................ 1.0 0.5 80 0.5 

B&I project in a high cost, isolated rural area of the State of Alaska that is 

not connected to a road system .................................................................. 1.0 0.5 90 0.5 

CF .................................................................................................................... 1.25 0.5 80 0.5 

REAP ............................................................................................................... 1.0 0.25 80 0.5 

WWD ................................................................................................................ 1.0 N/A 80 0.5 

The initial guarantee fee is paid at the 

time the loan note guarantee is issued. 

The periodic guarantee retention fee is 

paid by the lender to the Agency once 

a year. Payment of the periodic 

guarantee retention fee is required in 

order to maintain the enforceability of 

the guarantee. The fee for issuance of 

the loan note guarantee prior to 

construction completion DOES NOT 

apply to all construction loans. This 

additional fee only applies to loans 

requesting to receive a loan note 

guarantee prior to project completion. 

For loans where the loan note guarantee 

is issued between October 1 and 

December 31, the first periodic retention 

fee payment is due January 31 of the 

second year following the date the loan 

note guarantee was issued. 

Unless precluded by a subsequent FY 

2023 appropriation, these rates will 

apply to all guaranteed loans obligated 

in FY 2023. The amount of the periodic 

retention fee on each guaranteed loan 

will be determined by multiplying the 

periodic retention fee rate by the 

outstanding principal loan balance as of 

December 31, multiplied by the 

percentage of guarantee. 


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Non-Discrimination 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. 

Justin Maxson, 

Deputy Undersecretary, Rural Development. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15058 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of a Public Meeting 

of the Maine Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of a public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: 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 the Maine Advisory 

Committee to the Commission will hold 

a virtual meeting for project planning on 

Monday, July 18, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. 

(ET). 

DATES: Monday, July 18, 2022, at 12:00 

p.m. (ET). 

ADDRESSES: 

Public Web Conference Registration 

Link (video and audio): http://

tinyurl.com/bdeb9c3z; password, if 

needed: USCCR-ME. 

If Joining by Phone Only, Dial: 1–551– 

285–1373; Meeting ID: 160 062 5641#. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Liliana Schiller at lschiller@usccr.gov or 

312–353–8311. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These 

meetings are available to the public 

through the WebEx link above. If joining 

only via phone, callers can expect to 

incur charges for calls they initiate over 

wireless lines, and the Commission will 

not refund any incurred charges. 

Individuals who are deaf, deafblind and 

hard of hearing may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and 

providing the Service with the call-in 

number found through registering at the 

web link provided for these meetings. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

make comments during the open period 

at the end of the meetings. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the Regional Programs Unit 

within 30 days following the meeting. 

Written comments may be emailed to 

Liliana Schiller at lschiller@usccr.gov. 

Persons who desire additional 

information may contact the Regional 

Programs Unit at (202) 539–8246. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meetings will be available for 

public viewing as they become available 

at www.facadatabase.gov. Persons 

interested in the work of this advisory 

committee are advised to go to the 

Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov, 

or to contact the Regional Programs Unit 

at the above phone number or email 

address. 

Agenda 

Monday, July 18, 2022, at 12 p.m. ET 

I. Welcome & Roll Call 

II. Project Planning 

III. Open Comment 

IV. Adjourn 

Dated: July 3, 2022. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14525 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the South Dakota Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of public web 

briefings. 

SUMMARY: 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 the South Dakota State 

Advisory Committee to the Commission 

will convene a briefing on Wednesday, 

July 27, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. (CT). The 

purpose of the briefing is to hear from 

invited presenters on the topic of voting 

rights in South Dakota. 

DATES: Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at 

3:00 p.m. (CT). 

ADDRESSES: 

Public Web Conference Zoom Link 

(video and audio): https://tinyurl.com/ 

2wfvt9zc; password, if needed: USCCRSD 

If Joining by Phone Only, Dial: 1–551– 

285–1373; Meeting ID: 161 925 2069#. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kayla Fajota at kfajota@usccr.gov or 

312–353–8311. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is available to the public 

through the web link above. If joining 

only via phone, callers can expect to 

incur charges for calls they initiate over 

wireless lines, and the Commission will 

not refund any incurred charges. 

Individuals who are deaf, deafblind and 

hard of hearing may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and 

providing the Service with conference 

details found through registering at the 

web link above. To request other 

accommodations, please email kfajota@

usccr.gov at least 10 business days prior 

to the meeting for which 

accommodations are requested. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

make comments during the open period 

at the end of the meeting. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the Regional Programs Unit 

within 30 days following the meeting. 

Written comments may be emailed to 


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