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NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 533 (1978). Also, 

environmental objections that could be 

raised at the draft EIS stage, but that are 

not raised until after completion of the 

final EIS, may be waived or dismissed 

by the courts. City of Angoon v. Hodel, 

803 F.2d 1016, 1022 (9th Cir. 1986) and 

Wisconsin Heritages, Inc. v. Harris, 490 

F. Supp. 1334 (E.D. Wis. 1980). Because 

of these court rulings, it is very 

important that persons interested in this 

proposed action participate by the close 

of the 90-day comment period on the 

draft EIS so that substantive comments 

and objections are made available to the 

Forest Service at a time when it can 

meaningfully consider them and 

respond to them in the final EIS. 

To assist the Forest Service in 

identifying and considering issues and 

concerns on the proposed action, 

comments on the draft environmental 

impact statement should be as specified 

as possible. It is also helpful if 

comments refer to specific pages or 

chapters of the draft statement. 

Comments may also address the 

adequacy or the merits of the 

alternatives formulated and discussed in 

the statement. Reviewers may wish to 

refer to the Council on Environmental 

Quality Regulations for implementing 

the procedural provisions of the 

National Environmental Policy Act at 40 

CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points. 

Dated: January 30, 2008. 

Tina J. Terrell, 

Forest Supervisor, Sequoia National Forest, 

USDA Forest Service. 

[FR Doc. 08–489 Filed 2–4–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Approval 

To Revise and Extend an Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intent of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) to request revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection, the Livestock 

Slaughter Survey. Revision to burden 

hours may be needed due to changes in 

the size of the target population, 

sampling design, and/or questionnaire 

length. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by April 7, 2008 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0005, 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: (202) 720–6396. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–

ROM submissions to: NASS Clearance 

Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Room 5336A, Mail Stop 2024, South 

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 

5336A, South Building, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph T. Reilly, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Livestock Slaughter Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0005. 

Approval Expires: August 31, 2008. 

Type of Request: Intent to Request 

Approval to Revise and Extend an 

Information Collection. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

is to prepare and issue State and 

national estimates of crop and livestock 

production, prices, and disposition. The 

livestock survey program collects 

information on livestock slaughter. 

Slaughter data are used to estimate U.S. 

red meat production and reconcile 

inventory estimates which provide 

producers and the rest of the industry 

with current and future information on 

market supplies. This data is also used 

in preparing production, disposition, 

and income statistics which facilitate 

more orderly production, marketing, 

and processing of livestock and 

livestock products. The livestock 

program was approved by OMB for a 3- 

year period in 2005; NASS intends to 

request that the survey be approved for 

another 3 years. 

Authority: These data will be 

collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C. 

2204(a). Individually identifiable data 

collected under this authority are 

governed by Section 1770 of the Food 

Security Act of 1985, 7 U.S.C. 2276, 

which requires USDA to afford strict 

confidentiality to non-aggregated data 

provided by respondents. This Notice is 

submitted in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–113) and Office of Management 

and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 

1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995). 

Estimate of Burden: The Livestock 

Slaughter Survey includes a weekly 

survey of 900 Federally Inspected (FI) 

slaughter plants and monthly/quarterly 

surveys of approximately 2,000 NonFederally Inspected (NFI) slaughter 

facilities. Public reporting burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 7 minutes per 

response for an estimated annual 

average burden of 370 minutes per 

respondent. 

Respondents: Farmers, USDA 

inspectors, and custom/state inspected 

slaughter plants. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,900. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 18,000 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

and related instructions can be obtained 

without charge from NASS Clearance 

Officer, at (202) 720–2448. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

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 those who are to respond, 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 

become a matter of public record and be 

summarized in the request for OMB 

approval. 

Signed at Washington, DC, January 16, 

2008. 

Joseph T. Reilly, 

Associate Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Inviting Applications for Rural 

Business Opportunity Grants 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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the Rural Development mission area, 

announces the availability of grants of 

up to $50,000 per application from the 

Rural Business Opportunity Grant 

(RBOG) program for fiscal year (FY) 

2008, to be competitively awarded. For 

multi-state projects, grant funds of up to 

$150,000 will be available on a 

competitive basis. These limits do not 

apply to specific funding as discussed 

below. 

DATES: The deadline for the receipt of 

applications in the Rural Development 

State Office is March 31, 2008. The 

RBOG appropriation for FY 2008 

provides specific funding for Native 

American, Empowerment Zones, 

Enterprise Communities, and Rural 

Economic Area Partnerships, and these 

applications must also be received in 

the Rural Development State Office by 

March 31, 2008. The Agency reserves 

the right to extend this application 

deadline. Any applications received at a 

Rural Development State Office after 

these dates for this type of assistance 

will not be considered for FY 2008 

funding. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cindy Mason, Loan Specialist, USDA 

Rural Development, STOP 3225, Room 

6866, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3225. 

Telephone: (202) 690–1433. 

ADDRESSES: For further information, 

entities wishing to apply for assistance 

should contact a Rural Development 

State Office to receive copies of the 

application package. Potential 

applicants located in the District of 

Columbia must send their applications 

to the National Office at: 

District of Columbia 

USDA Rural Development, Specialty 

Lenders Division, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Room 6867, STOP 

3225, Washington, DC 20250–3225, 

(202) 720–1400. 

A list of Rural Development State 

Offices follows: 

Alabama 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Sterling Centre, Suite 601, 4121 

Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL 

36106–3683, (334) 279–3400/TDD 

(334) 279–3495. 

Alaska 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

800 West Evergreen, Suite 201, 

Palmer, AK 99645–6539, (907) 761–

7705/TDD (907) 761–8905. 

Arizona 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

230 N. 1st Ave., Suite 206, Phoenix, 

AZ 85003, (602) 280–8701/TDD (602) 

280–8705. 

Arkansas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

700 West Capitol Avenue, Room 3416, 

Little Rock, AR 72201–3225, (501) 

301–3200/TDD (501) 301–3279. 

California 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

430 G Street, # 4169, Davis, CA 

95616–4169, (530) 792–5800/TDD 

(530) 792–5848. 

Colorado 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

655 Parfet Street, Room E–100, 

Lakewood, CO 80215, (720) 544–

2903/TDD (720) 544–2976. 

Delaware-Maryland 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1221 College Park Drive, Suite 200, 

Dover, DE 19904, (302) 857–3580/ 

TDD (302) 857–3585. 

Florida/Virgin Islands 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

4440 NW 25th Place, P.O. Box 

147010, Gainesville, FL 32614–7010, 

(352) 338–3400/TDD (352) 338–3499. 

Georgia 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Stephens Federal Building, 355 E. 

Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601–

2768, (706) 546–2162/TDD (706) 546–

2034. 

Hawaii 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 311, 154 

Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720, 

(808) 933–8380/TDD (808) 933–8321. 

Idaho 

USDA Rural Development State Office 

9173 West Barnes Drive, Suite A1 

Boise, ID 83709 (208) 378–5600/TDD 

(208) 378–5644 

Illinois 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

2118 West Park Court, Suite A, 

Champaign, IL 61821, (217) 403–

6200/TDD (217) 403–6240. 

Indiana 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

5975 Lakeside Boulevard, 

Indianapolis, IN 46278, (317) 290–

3100/TDD (317) 290–3343. 

Iowa 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 873, 210 

Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, 

(515) 284–4663/TDD (515) 284–4858. 

Kansas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1303 S.W. First American Place, Suite 

100, Topeka, KS 66604–4040, (785) 

271–2700/TDD (785) 271–2767. 

Kentucky 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, 

Lexington, KY 40503, (859) 224–7300/ 

TDD (859) 224–7422. 

Louisiana 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

3727 Government Street, Alexandria, 

LA 71302, (318) 473–7921/TDD (318) 

473–7655. 

Maine 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 4, P.O. Box 

405, Bangor, ME 04402–0405, (207) 

990–9160/TDD (207) 942–7331. 

Massachusetts/Rhode Island/ 

Connecticut 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

451 West Street, Suite 2, Amherst, 

MA 01002–2999, (413) 253–4300/TDD 

(413) 253–4590. 

Michigan 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200, East 

Lansing, MI 48823, (517) 324–5190/ 

TDD (517) 324–5169. 

Minnesota 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

375 Jackson Street, Suite 410, St. Paul, 

MN 55101–1853, (651) 602–7800/TDD 

(651) 602–3799. 

Mississippi 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Suite 831, 100 West 

Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269, 

(601) 965–4316/TDD (601) 965–5850. 

Missouri 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

601 Business Loop 70 West, Parkade 

Center, Suite 235, Columbia, MO 

65203, (573) 876–0976/TDD (573) 

876–9480. 

Montana 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

900 Technology Boulevard, Suite B, 

P.O. Box 850, Bozeman, MT 59771, 

(406) 585–2580/TDD (406) 585–2562. 

Nebraska 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 152, 100 

Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 

68508, (402) 437–5551/TDD (402) 

437–5093. 


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Nevada 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1390 South Curry Street, Carson City, 

NV 89703–5146, (775) 887–1222/TDD 

(775) 885–0633. 

New Jersey 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

8000 Midlantic Drive, 5th Floor 

North, Suite 500, Mt. Laurel, NJ 

08054, (856) 787–7700/TDD (856) 

787–7784. 

New Mexico 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

6200 Jefferson Street NE., Room 255, 

Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 761–

4950/TDD (505) 761–4938. 

New York 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

The Galleries of Syracuse, 441 South 

Salina Street, Suite 357, Syracuse, NY 

13202–2541, (315) 477–6400/TDD 

(315) 477–6447. 

North Carolina 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

4405 Bland Road, Suite 260, Raleigh, 

NC 27609, (919) 873–2000/TDD (919) 

873–2003. 

North Dakota 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 208, 220 East 

Rosser, P.O. Box 1737, Bismarck, ND 

58502–1737, (701) 530–2037/TDD 

(701) 530–2113. 

Ohio 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 507, 200 

North High Street, Columbus, OH 

43215–2418, (614) 255–2400/TDD 

(614) 255–2554. 

Oklahoma 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

100 USDA, Suite 108, Stillwater, OK 

74074–2654, (405) 742–1000/TDD 

(405) 742–1007. 

Oregon 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 801, 

Portland, OR 97232, (503) 414–3300/ 

TDD (503) 414–3387. 

Pennsylvania 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

One Credit Union Place, Suite 330, 

Harrisburg, PA 17110–2996, (717) 

237–2299/TDD (717) 237–2261. 

Puerto Rico 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

IBM Building, Suite 601, 654 Munos 

Rivera Avenue, San Juan, PR 00918–

6106, (787) 766–5095/TDD (787) 766–

5332. 

South Carolina 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Strom Thurmond Federal Building, 

1835 Assembly Street, Room 1007, 

Columbia, SC 29201, (803) 765–5163/ 

TDD (803) 765–5697. 

South Dakota 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 210, 200 

Fourth Street, SW., Huron, SD 57350, 

(605) 352–1100/TDD (605) 352–1147. 

Tennessee 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

3322 West End Avenue, Suite 300, 

Nashville, TN 37203–1084, (615) 783–

1300. 

Texas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 

South Main, Temple, TX 76501, (254) 

742–9700/TDD (254) 742–9712. 

Utah 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 

125 South State Street, Room 4311, 

Salt Lake City, UT 84138, (801) 524–

4320/TDD (801) 524–3309. 

Vermont/New Hampshire 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

City Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street, 

Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828–

6000/TDD (802) 223–6365. 

Virginia 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1606 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 238, 

Richmond, VA 23229–5014, (804) 

287–1550/TDD (804) 287–1753. 

Washington 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1835 Black Lake Boulevard SW., Suite 

B, Olympia, WA 98512–5715, (360) 

704–7740/TDD (360) 704–7760. 

West Virginia 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

75 High Street, Room 320, 

Morgantown, WV 26505–7500, (304) 

284–4860/TDD (304) 284–4836. 

Wisconsin 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

4949 Kirschling Court, Stevens Point, 

WI 54481, (715) 345–7600/TDD (715) 

345–7614. 

Wyoming 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

100 East B, Federal Building, Room 

1005, P.O. Box 11005, Casper, WY 

82602–5006, (307) 233–6700/TDD 

(307) 233–6733. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATON:

Overview 

Federal Agency: Rural BusinessCooperative Service. 

Funding Opportunity Type: Rural 

Business Opportunity Grants. 

Announcement Type: Initial 

announcement. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number: 10.773. 

Dates: Application Deadline: 

Completed applications for these funds 

must be received in the Rural 

Development State Office no later than 

March 31, 2008, to be eligible for FY 

2008 grant funding. Applications 

received after this date will not be 

eligible for FY 2008 grant funding. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

The RBOG program is authorized 

under section 306(a)(11) of the 

Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act (CONACT) (7 U.S.C. 

1926(a)(11)). The Rural Development 

State Offices administer the RBOG 

program on behalf of USDA Rural 

Development at the State level. The 

primary objective of the program is to 

improve the economic conditions of 

rural areas. Assistance provided to rural 

areas under this program may include 

technical assistance for business 

development and economic 

development planning. To ensure that a 

broad range of communities have the 

opportunity to benefit from the program, 

no grant will exceed $50,000, unless it 

is a multi-State project where funds may 

not exceed $150,000. As indicated in 

the summary, these limits do not apply 

to specified funding for Native 

American, Empowerment Zones, 

Enterprise Communities, and Rural 

Economic Area Partnerships. 

Awards are made on a competitive 

basis using specific selection criteria 

contained in 7 CFR part 4284, subpart 

G. Information required to be in the 

application package include an SF–424, 

‘‘Application for Federal Assistance;’’

applicant’s organizational documents; 

Scope of Work Narrative; Income Sheet; 

Balance Sheet or current audit if 

available; AD–1047, ‘‘Debarment/ 

Suspension Certification;’’ AD–1048, 

‘‘Certification Regarding Debarment, 

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary 

Exclusion;’’ AD–1049, ‘‘Certification 

Regarding Drug-Free Workplace 

Requirements;’’ Restrictions on 

Lobbying, RD 400–1, ‘‘Equal 

Opportunity Agreement;’’ and RD 400–

4, ‘‘Assurance Agreement.’’ See 7 CFR 

4284.639 for additional application 

requirements. Information required to 

be in the application package are 

contained in 7 CFR part 4284, subpart 

G. The State Director may assign up to 


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15 discretionary points to an 

application, and the Agency 

Administrator may assign up to 20 

additional discretionary points for 

projects funded from the National Office 

reserve. Discretionary points awarded 

by the State Director or Administrator 

must be based on geographic 

distribution of funds, special 

importance for implementation of a 

strategic plan in partnership with other 

organizations, or extraordinary potential 

for success due to superior project plans 

or qualifications of the grantee. To 

ensure the equitable distribution of 

funds, a maximum of two projects from 

each State that score the greatest 

number of points based on the selection 

criteria and discretionary points will be 

considered by the National Office for 

funding. 

Applications will be tentatively 

scored by the State Offices and 

submitted to the National Office for 

final review and selection. 

The National Office will review the 

scores based on the grant selection 

criteria and weights contained in 7 CFR 

part 4284, subpart G. All applicants will 

be notified by USDA Rural Development 

of the Agency’s decision on the awards. 

Definitions 

The definitions are published at 7 

CFR 4284.603. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Grant. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2008. 

Total Funding: $655,110 for regular 

RBOG; $990,000 for Native American 

and $990,000 for Empowerment Zones, 

Enterprise Communities, and Rural 

Economic Area Partnerships. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 13 

for regular RBOG and 19 for Native 

American and 19 Empowerment Zones, 

Enterprise Communities, and Rural 

Economic Area Partnerships. 

Average Award: $50,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: June 30, 

2008. 

III. Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants 

Grants may be made to public bodies, 

nonprofit corporations, Indian tribes on 

Federal or State reservations and other 

federally recognized tribal groups, and 

cooperatives with members that are 

primarily rural residents and that 

conduct activities for the mutual benefit 

of the members. 

B. Cost Sharing or Matching 

Matching funds are not required. 

C. Other Eligibility Requirements 

Applications will only be accepted for 

projects to assist in promoting 

sustainable economic development in 

rural communities. 

D. Completeness Eligibility 

Applications will not be considered 

for funding if they do not provide 

sufficient information to determine 

eligibility or are missing required 

elements. 

IV. Fiscal Year 2008 Application and 

Submission Information: 

A. Address to Request Application 

Package 

For further information, entities 

wishing to apply for assistance should 

contact the Rural Development State 

Office identified in this notice to obtain 

copies of the application package. 

Applicants are encouraged to submit 

applications through the Grants.gov 

Web site at: http://www.grants.gov. 

Applications may be submitted in either 

electronic or paper format. Users of 

Grants.gov will be able to download a 

copy of the application package, 

complete it off line, and then upload 

and submit the application via the 

Grants.gov Web site. Applications may 

not be submitted by electronic mail. 

• When you enter the Grants.gov Web 

site, you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site as well as the hours of 

operation. USDA Rural Development 

strongly recommends that you do not 

wait until the application deadline date 

to begin the application process through 

Grants.gov. To use Grants.gov, 

applicants must have a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number which can be 

obtained at no cost via a toll-free request 

line at 1–866–705–5711. 

• You may submit all documents 

electronically through the Web site, 

including all information typically 

included on the application for RBOGs 

and all necessary assurances and 

certifications. 

• After electronically submitting an 

application through the Web site, the 

applicant will receive an automatic 

acknowledgement from Grants.gov that 

contains a Grants.gov tracking number. 

• USDA Rural Development may 

request that the applicant provide 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

• If applicants experience technical 

difficulties on the closing date and are 

unable to meet the deadline, you may 

submit a paper copy of your application 

to your respective Rural Development 

State Office. Paper applications 

submitted to a Rural Development State 

Office must meet the closing date and 

local time deadline. 

Please note that applicants must 

locate the downloadable application 

package for this program by the Catalog 

of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 

or FedGrants Funding Opportunity 

Number, which can be found at http:// 

www.fedgrants.gov. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the information 

collection requirement contained in this 

Notice is approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

OMB Control Number 0570–0024. 

B. Content and Form of Submission 

An application must contain all of the 

required elements. Each application 

received in a Rural Development State 

Office will be reviewed to determine if 

it is consistent with the eligible 

purposes contained in section 306 of the 

CONACT. 

Each selection priority criterion 

outlined in 7 CFR 4284.639, must be 

addressed in the application. Failure to 

address any of the criteria will result in 

a zero-point score for that criterion and 

will impact the overall evaluation of the 

application. Copies of 7 CFR part 4284, 

subpart G, will be provided to any 

interested applicant making a request to 

a Rural Development State Office listed 

in this notice. 

C. Submission Dates and Times 

Application Deadline Date: March 31, 

2008. 

Explanation of Deadlines: 

Applications for funds must be in the 

Rural Development State Office by the 

deadline date. 

V. Application Review Information 

The National Office will score 

applications based on the grant 

selection criteria and weights contained 

in 7 CFR part 4284, subpart G and will 

select a grantee subject to the grantee’s 

satisfactory submission of the additional 

items required by 7 CFR part 4284, 

subpart G and the USDA Rural 

Development Letter of Conditions. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices 

Successful applicants will receive 

notification for funding from the Rural 

Development State Office. Applicants 

must comply with all applicable statutes 

and regulations before the grant award 

will be approved. Unsuccessful 

applications will receive notification by 

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B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Additional requirements that apply to 

grantees selected for this program can be 

found in the 7 CFR 4284, subpart G. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For general questions about this 

announcement, please contact your 

Rural Development State Office 

identified in this notice. 

Nondiscrimination Statement: 

‘‘The U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(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 Civil 

Rights, 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: January 25, 2008. 

Ben Anderson, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Inviting Applications for the Rural 

Economic Development Loan and 

Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2008 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the 

availability of approximately $33.077 

million of loan funds under the Rural 

Economic Development Loan and Grant 

(REDLG) program for fiscal year (FY) 

2008. This notice is being issued to 

allow applicants sufficient time to 

leverage financing, submit applications, 

and give the Agency time to process 

applications within the current fiscal 

year. The Agency will publish a 

subsequent notice identifying the 

amount of funding received for grants, 

if any, and the final maximum dollar 

amount for grant awards. The awards 

made as a result of this notice are 

effective for loans made during the 

fiscal year beginning October 1, 2007, 

and ending September 30, 2008. REDLG 

loans and grants are to assist in 

economically developing rural areas. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melvin Padgett, Loan Specialist, USDA 

Rural Development, STOP 3225, Room 

6866, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3225. 

Telephone: (202) 720–1495, FAX: (202) 

720–2213. 

ADDRESSES: For further information, 

entities wishing to apply for assistance 

should contact a Rural Development 

State Office to receive further 

information and copies of the 

application package. A list of Rural 

Development State Offices follows: 

District of Columbia 

USDA Rural Development, Specialty 

Lenders Division, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., STOP 3225, Room 

6867, Washington, DC 20250–3225, 

(202) 720–1400. 

Alabama 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Sterling Centre, Suite 601, 4121 

Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL 

36106–3683, (334) 279–3400/TDD 

(334) 279–3495. 

Alaska 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

800 West Evergreen, Suite 201, 

Palmer, AK 99645–6539, (907) 761–

7705/TDD (907) 761–8905. 

Arizona 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

230 N. 1st First Ave., Suite 206, 

Phoenix, AZ 85003, (602) 280–8701/ 

TDD (602) 280–8705. 

Arkansas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

700 West Capitol Avenue, Room 3416, 

Little Rock, AR 72201–3225, (501) 

301–3200/TDD (501) 301–3279. 

California 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

430 G Street, # 4169, Davis, CA 

95616–4169, (530) 792–5800/TDD 

(530) 792–5848. 

Colorado 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

655 Parfet Street, Room E100, 

Lakewood, CO 80215, (720) 544–

2903/TDD (720) 544–2976. 

Delaware-Maryland 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1221 College Park Drive, Suite 200, 

Dover, DE 19904, (302) 857–3580/ 

TDD (302) 857–3585. 

Florida/Virgin Islands 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

4440 NW 25th Place, P.O. Box 

147010, Gainesville, FL 32614–7010, 

(352) 338–3400/TDD (352) 338–3499. 

Georgia 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Stephens Federal Building, 355 E. 

Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601–

2768, (706) 546–2162/TDD (706) 546–

2034. 

Hawaii 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 311, 154 

Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720, 

(808) 933–8380/TDD (808) 933–8321. 

Idaho 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

9173 West Barnes Dr., Suite A1, 

Boise, ID 83709, (208) 378–5600/TDD 

(208) 378–5644. 

Illinois 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

2118 W. Park Court, Suite A, 

Champaign, IL 61821, (217) 403–

6200/TDD (217) 403–6240. 

Indiana 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

5975 Lakeside Boulevard, 

Indianapolis, IN 46278, (317) 290–

3100/TDD (317) 290–3343. 

Iowa 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 873, 210 

Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, 

(515) 284–4663/TDD (515) 284–4858. 

Kansas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1303 S.W. First American Place, Suite 

100, Topeka, KS 66604–4040, (785) 

271–2700/TDD (785) 271–2767. 

Kentucky 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, 

Lexington, KY 40503, (859) 224–7300/ 

TDD (859) 224–7422. 

Louisiana 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

3727 Government Street, Alexandria, 

LA 71302, (318) 473–7921/TDD (318) 

473–7655. 

Maine 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 4, P.O. Box 


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