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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 82, No. 184 

Monday, September 25, 2017 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Inviting Applications for the Delta 

Health Care Services Grant Program 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of 

application deadline to clarify the 

requirement that Consortium members 

be located in the Delta Region. 

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS) extends the 

original deadline (July 24, 2017) for 

submitting applications for grant funds 

to help provide financial assistance to 

address the continued unmet health 

needs in the Delta Region announced in 

a Notice published May 22, 2017 in the 

Federal Register. This action is taken to 

clarify the requirement in the Notice 

that Consortium members be located in 

the Delta Region. 

DATES: The deadline for submitting 

applications under the Notice published 

May 22, 2017, is extended to October 

10, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Applications may be 

submitted via mail, courier, or hand 

delivery to the relevant RD State Office 

or electronically via http://

www.grants.gov, in accordance with 

instructions published in the Federal 

Register Notice on May 22, 2017. 

Contact information for RD State Offices 

can be found at http://www.rd.usda.gov/ 

contact-us/state-offices. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Grants Division, Cooperative Programs, 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., Stop 

3253, Washington, DC 20250–3253; or 

call (202) 690–1374. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Discussion of 

Extension of Application Deadline 

RBS published a Notice on May 22, 

2017 in Vol. 82, No. 97 (82 FR 23176) 

of the Federal Register with an 

application deadline of July 24, 2017. 

Subsequently, the Agency received 

multiple inquiries in regard to the 

definition of Consortium included in 

the Notice. RBS is extending the 

deadline to clarify the requirement in 

the Notice that Consortium members be 

located in the Delta Region. 

The term ‘Consortium’ is defined on 

page 23177 of the Notice published on 

May 22, 2017 in Vol. 82, No. 97 (82 FR 

23176) as ‘‘a group of three or more 

entities that are regional Institutions of 

Higher Education, Academic Health and 

Research Institutes, and/or Economic 

Development Entities located in the 

Delta Region that have at least 1 year of 

prior experience in addressing the 

health care issues in the region. At least 

one of the consortium members must be 

legally organized as an incorporated 

organization or other legal entity and 

have legal authority to contract with the 

Federal Government.’’ 

However, there were a number of 

potential applicants that requested 

further clarification on the requirement 

that Consortium members be located in 

the Delta Region. Specifically, if an 

organization has contractors working in 

the Delta Region, but the organization 

does not have a physical address and/ 

or headquarters located in the Delta 

Region, would the organization be 

considered an eligible Consortium 

member. 

Consortium members must have a 

physical address and/or headquarters 

located in the Delta Region to be eligible 

to apply for the Delta Health Care 

Services grant program. Delta Region 

means the 252 counties and parishes 

within the states of Alabama, Arkansas, 

Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, 

Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee 

that are served by the Delta Regional 

Authority 

To ensure that all applicants are 

treated fairly, applicants who submitted 

an application in accordance with the 

original deadline may revise and 

resubmit their applications as necessary. 

Applicants who wish to revise their 

applications must resubmit their 

application by October 10, 2017. 

Chad Parker, 

Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20345 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

United States Department of 

Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS), invites comments on this 

information collection for which the 

Agency intends to request approval 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by November 24, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, USDA Rural Utilities Service, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 

1522, Room 5164–S, Washington, DC 

20250–1522. Telephone: (202) 690– 

4492, Fax: (202) 720–3485. Email: 

Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires 

that interested members of the public 

and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice 

identifies an existing information 

collection that the Agency is submitting 

to OMB for extension. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

this 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 

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 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical or other technological 

collection techniques, or other forms of 

information technology. Comments may 


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be sent to Thomas P. Dickson, Acting 

Director, Program Development and 

Regulatory Analysis, USDA Rural 

Utilities Service, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Stop 1522, Washington, 

DC 20250–1522. Telephone: (202) 690– 

4492, Fax: (202) 720–3485, Email: 

Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov. 

Title: 7 CFR part 1724, Electric 

Engineering, Architectural Services and 

Design Policies and Procedures. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0118. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Agency requires 

borrowers to use standard contract 

forms under certain circumstances. The 

use of standard forms helps assure the 

Agency that appropriate standards and 

specifications are maintained, that the 

Agency’s loan security is not adversely 

affected, and that loan and loan 

guarantee funds are used effectively and 

for the intended purpose. 

Standardization of forms by the Agency 

results in substantial savings to 

Borrowers. If standard forms were not 

used, borrowers would be required to 

prepare documents and the government 

would require extensively and costly 

review by both the Agency and the 

Office of General Counsel. The contract 

forms included in this collection of 

information are RUS Form 211, 

‘‘Engineering Service Contract for the 

Design and Construction of a Generating 

Plant,’’ RUS Form 220, ‘‘Architectural 

Services Contract,’’ and RUS Form 236, 

Engineering Service Contract, ‘‘Electric 

System Design and Construction.’’ 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 1.07 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Businesses, not-forprofit institutions and others. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

59. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 63 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, at (202) 205–3660. Fax: (202) 

720–3485. 

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. 

Dated: September 8, 2017. 

Christopher A. McLean, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20340 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

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, U.S. 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 these 

firms contributed importantly to the 

total or partial separation of the firm’s 

workers, or threat thereof, and to a 

decrease in sales or production of each 

petitioning firm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT

ASSISTANCE

[9/9/2017 through 9/19/2017] 

Firm name Firm address 

Date accepted 

for 

investigation 

Product(s) 

Poyant Signs, Inc. ................... 125 Samuel Barnett Boulevard, New Bedford, MA 

02745.

9/12/2017 The firm manufactures custom, lighted signs for both interior 

and exterior applications. 

SES America, Inc. ................... 21 Quinton Street, Warwick, 

RI 02888.

9/15/2017 The firm manufactures high-quality, energy-efficient, illuminated signs and Dynamic Message Signs which are illuminated, digital signs mainly used by Departments of Transportation. 

MSI Mold Builders Southeast, 

Inc. 

12300 6th Street Southwest, 

Cedar Rapids, IA 52404.

9/19/2017 The firm manufactures industrial molds. 

Any party having a substantial 

interest in these proceedings may 

request a public hearing on the matter. 

A written request for a hearing must be 

submitted to the Trade Adjustment 

Assistance for Firms Division, Room 

71030, Economic Development 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no 

later than ten (10) calendar days 

following publication of this notice. 

These petitions are received pursuant to 

section 251 of the Trade Act 1974, as 

amended. 

Please follow the requirements set 

forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR 

315.9 for procedures to request a public 

hearing. The Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance official number 

and title for the program under which 

these petitions are submitted is 11.313, 

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms. 

Irette Patterson, 

Program Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20390 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

First Responder Network Authority 

[Docket Number 170912896–7896–01] 

RIN 0660–XC037 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration; Notice of 

Intent To Prepare a Supplemental 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement and Conduct Scoping for 

the Nationwide Public Safety 

Broadband Network 

AGENCY: First Responder Network 

Authority, National 


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