(Enter Governor’s Name)
Governor of (Enter State)
1445 Federal Drive
Montgomery, Alabama 36107
Dear Governor (Enter Governor’s Name):
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). Section 102(d) of the Recovery Act, provides $50 million to administer a 2008 Aquaculture Grant Program (AGP) to assist aquaculture producers for losses associated with high feed input costs during the 2008 calendar year. To provide assistance to eligible aquaculture producers, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will provide block grants to State Departments of Agriculture or similar State offices, designated by the Governor of those States, that agree to provide assistance to eligible aquaculture producers.
The Recovery Act specifically provides that AGP grants shall be made to States on a pro rata basis, based on the amount of aquaculture feed used in each State during the 2007 calendar year, as determined by the Secretary. Therefore, please provide the total amount of aquaculture feed delivered in your State during the 2007 calendar year. When determining the State’s 2007 aquaculture feed deliveries, please:
Include feed for all aquaculture species in your State that was delivered to an individual or entity that is still in operation in 2009; and
Do not include feed deliveries to Federal or State owned hatcheries.
Furthermore, enclosed is a draft Agreement between CCC and the State that must be executed as a condition for receiving grant funding. The draft Agreement includes requirements and action that must be taken by the State to facilitate the accountability and transparency objectives of the Recovery Act. In addition, the draft Agreement outlines program-specific policy and procedure that the State is required to follow when implementing AGP. CCC is requesting comments from the State with respect to program specific-policy and procedure provided in the draft Agreement.
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Therefore, in order to assist us in implementing this program and disbursing funds, please provide the following information by April 17, 2009:
The name of appropriate contact person to administer the grant for (Insert State), their telephone number, email and mailing address
The name and title of person who will sign the Agreement between CCC and the State of (Insert State), if different from the contact person to administer the grant for the State
The completed SF-1199A Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form (enclosed) to identify the electronic fund routing numbers for transfer of the funds to your State
The amount of aquaculture feed delivered in your State in the 2007 calendar year
Comments with respect to program-specific policy and procedure outlined in the draft Agreement.
The requested information may be submitted via:
Electronic mail to Amy Mitchell at amy.mitchell1@wdc.usda.gov. Please include name, title, organization, postal address, telephone number, and e-mail address in the text of the message.
Facsimile to Amy Mitchell, 202-690-2130
Mail to one of the following addresses:
Regular Mail Express Mail
Ms. Amy R. Mitchell Ms. Amy R. Mitchell
Special Programs Manager, FSA Special Programs Manager, FSA
Stop 0517 Room 4759
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. 14th and Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250-0517 Washington, D.C. 20250-0517
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If your State will not be participating in this program, please respond to this letter by April 17, 2009, with notification to CCC that your State will not be entering into a grant Agreement with CCC and the reason why your State will not be participating in the program.
In order to establish mechanisms to meet Recovery Act reporting and data collection requirements, all recipients of Recovery Act funds must:
Establish a Dun and Bradstreet Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number or update an existing DUNS record. States may obtain a DUNS number at www.dnb.com.
Register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database at www.ccr.gov.
Please take the necessary steps to create or update your State’s profiles in DUNS and CCR.
Please contact Amy Mitchell at (202) 720-8954, if your office should have any questions concerning this issue. Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Dennis J. Taitano
Acting, Executive Vice President, CCC
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IDENTICAL LETTER GOING TO ALL 50 STATES – GOVERNOR OFFICES.
The Honorable Bob Riley
Governor of Alabama
State Capitol
600 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36130-2751
The Honorable Sarah Palin
Governor of Alaska
Alaska
State Capitol Building
Third Floor
P.O.
Box 110001
Juneau, AK 99811-0001
The
Honorable Jan Brewer
Governor of Arizona
1700
West Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007
The Honorable Mike Beebe
Governor of Arkansas
500 Woodlane Street
State Capitol, Room 250
Little Rock, AR 72209
The
Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor of California
State
Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
The Honorable Bill Ritter
Governor
of Colorado
136 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203-1792
The Honorable M.
Jodi Rell
Governor of Connecticut
State Capitol
210
Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
The Honorable Jack A. Markell
Governor of Delaware
150 William Penn Street
Tatnall Building, 2 Floor
Dover, DE 19901
The Honorable Charlie Crist
Governor of Florida
PL 05, The Capitol
400 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001
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Governor of George
203 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
The
Honorable Linda Lingle
Governor of Hawaii
Executive
Chambers
415
S. Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
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Governor of Idaho
700 West Jefferson, Second Floor
Boise, ID 83702
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Governor
of Illinois
207 State House
Springfield, IL 62706
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Governor of Indiana
200 West Washington Street
State House, Room 206
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2797
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Governor
of Iowa
State Capitol Building
1007
East Grant Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
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Governor of Kansas
Capitol 300 SW
10 Avenue, Suite 212S
Topeka, KS 66612-1590
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Governor of Kentucky
700 Capitol Ave., Suite 100
Frankfort, KY 40601
The Honorable Bobby Jindal
Governor of Louisiana
900 Third Street, Sixth Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9004
The Honorable John E. Baldacci
Governor of Maine
Office of the Governor
#1 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0001
The Honorable Martin O’Malley
Governor of Maryland
100 State Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
The Honorable Deval Patrick
Governor of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
State House
Office of the Governor
Room 360
Boston, MA
02133
The Honorable Jennifer Granholm
Governor of Michigan
111 South Capitol Avenue
Lansing, MI 48933
The Honorable Tim Pawlenty
Governor
of Minnesota
130 State Capitol
75 Constitution Avenue
St.
Paul, MN 55155
The Honorable Haley Barbour
Governor of Mississippi
550 High Street
Jackson, MS 39201
The Honorable Jay Nixon
Governor of Missouri
State Capitol Building, Room 216
201
West Capitol Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
The
Honorable Brian A. Schweitzer
Governor
of Montana
Montana State Capitol Building
1301 Sixth
Avenue
Helena, MT 59601
The Honorable Dave Heineman
Governor
of Nebraska
1445 K Street
Lincoln, NE 68509-4848
The Honorable Jim Gibbons
Governor of Nevada
State Capitol
101 N. Carson Street
Carson City, NV 89701
The Honorable John Lynch
Governor of New Hampshire
State
House
25 Capitol Street
Concord, NH 03301
The Honorable Jon Corzine
Governor
of New Jersey
125 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
The Honorable Bill Richardson
Governor of New Mexico
Room
400
490 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501
The
Honorable David Paterson
Governor of New York
State
Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
The Honorable Beverly Perdue
Governor of North Carolina
20301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
The Honorable John Hoeven
Governor of North Dakota
600
East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, N D 58505-0001
The Honorable Ted Strickland
Governor
of Ohio
Riffe Center, 30th Floor
77 South High
Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6108
The Honorable Brad Henry
Governor of Oklahoma
State Capitol Building
Room 212, 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
The Honorable Ted Kulongoski
Governor of Oregon
160
State Capitol
900 Court Street
Salem, Oregon 97301-4047
The Honorable Edward G. Rendell
Governor
of Pennsylvania
225
Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg,
PA 17120
The Honorable Donald L. Carcieri
Governor of Rhode Island
Office
of the Governor
222 State House
Providence, RI 02903-1196
The Honorable Mark Sanford
Governor of South Carolina
1100 Jervaif Street
Columbia, SC 29201
The Honorable Mike Rounds
Governor
of South Dakota
500 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
The Honorable Phil Bredesen
Governor of Tennessee
Tennessee State Capitol
600 Charlotte Street
Nashville, TN 37243-0001
The Honorable Rick Perry
Governor of Texas
State Insurance Building
1100 San Jacinto
Austin, TX 78701
The Honorable Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.
Governor of Utah
Utah State Capitol Complex
350 North State Street, Suite
200
PO Box 142220
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-2220
The Honorable Jim Douglas
Governor of Vermont
109
State Street, Pavilion
Montpelier, VT 05609-0101
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Governor
of Virginia
Patrick Henry Building, Third Floor
1111 East
Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
The Honorable Christine Gregoire
Governor of Washington
416 14th
Avenue SW, Suite 200
Olympia, WA 98504-0002
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Governor of West Virginia
1900 Kanawha Street
Charleston, WV 25305
The Honorable Jim Doyle
Governor of Wisconsin
P.O. Box 7863
Madison, WI 53707
The Honorable Dave Freudenthal
Governor of Wyoming
State Capitol
200
West 24th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0010
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