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‘‘Multi-Story Cropping’’ to Forest
Farming to reflect technical and popular
literature. Forest Farming also aligns
with other federal agencies (USDA
Forest Service, Agricultural Research
Service), non-government organizations
(Savanna Institute, National Association
of State Foresters), technical assistance,
and outreach efforts. Definition and
purposes were restructured and
expanded to align with the new name
and resource concerns. Minor revisions
were made for improved organization
and for clarity to the Criteria,
Considerations, Plans and
specifications, Operation and
Maintenance, and References sections.
Irrigation System, Surface and
Subsurface (Code 443): Minor revisions
were made for improved organization
and for clarity. The Definition section
was simplified to remove the extended
list of example components described in
the Criteria section. Maximum pipeline
velocity was reduced from 7 feet per
second (fps) to 5 fps to make it
consistent with other NRCS
conservation practice standards. We
added the utility location responsibility
statement.
Land Reclamation, Landslide
Treatment (Code 453): Formatting and
writing style were updated to meet
current agency requirements resulting in
minor revisions for clarity and
readability. Relatively minor technical
additions were included in the Criteria
and Considerations sections. Lists of
required items were added to the Plans
and Specifications and Operation and
Maintenance sections. References were
updated.
Mine Shaft and Adit Closing (Code
457): Formatting and writing style were
updated to meet current agency
requirements resulting in minor
revisions for clarity and readability. In
the Criteria section, the Safety
subsection was reorganized to
emphasize testing and personnel entry
requirements. New subsections entitled
‘‘Bats and other wildlife’’, ‘‘Discharge’’,
and ‘‘Monuments’’ were added to
provide new guidance. The Report
subsection was moved to the Plans and
Specifications section where the list was
expanded.
Pond (Code 378): Minor revisions
were made for improved organization
and for clarity in response to the
availability of new information. Minor
revisions were made to Table 1 to keep
the data within the scope of the practice
standard. We added a utility location
responsibility statement to the General
Criteria section. Changes were made to
the Criteria Applicable to Embankment
Ponds section to Filter diaphragms for
improved explanation. NRCS would
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welcome comments regarding use of
anti-seep collars for this practice.
Residue and Tillage Management, No
Till (Code 329): Minor revisions were
made for improved organization and for
clarity. We added additional purposes
relating to Soil Health Resource
Concerns. We added Additional criteria
for the added purpose of Soil Health.
We added additional wording to the
Considerations section to clarify Soil
Health management principles. We
updated the Plans and Specifications
and the References sections.
Residue and Tillage Management,
Reduced Till (Code 345): We added
additional purposes relating to Soil
Health Resource Concerns. Minor
revisions were made for improved
organization and for clarity. We added
additional criteria for the added
purposes for Soil Health. We added
additional wording to the
Considerations section to clarify Soil
Health management principles. We
updated the References section.
Subsurface Drain (Code 606):
Formatting and writing style were
updated to meet current agency
requirements. The definition was
expanded to address ‘‘soil water
conditions,’’ rather than just ‘‘excess
water.’’ An additional purpose of
addressing animal health and
productivity due to adverse soil
conditions was added. The Conditions
Where Practice Applies section was
revised to encompass ‘‘adverse’’ soil
conditions, rather than specifically the
‘‘wet’’ condition. Wetland conservation
has been elevated to the General Criteria
subsection. Filter and envelope
terminology has been revised to align
with recently released NEH 650,
Chapter 14, Drainage.
Tree/Shrub Pruning (Code 660):
Purpose and Criteria sections were
further refined. Criteria were adjusted to
match changes in purposes.
Considerations and Plans and
Specifications sections were further
refined. New references were added.
Vertical Drain (Code 630): There are
no changes to the criteria and only
minor wording changes have been made
that do not change the meaning of the
conservation practice standards.
Louis Aspey,
Associate Chief, Natural Resources
Conservation Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
[Docket No. RBS–21–Business–0030]
Notice of Funding Opportunity for the
Rural Energy Pilot Grants Program
(REPP) for Fiscal Year 2022
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (Agency)
announces the availability of up to $10
million in competitive grants awarded
to Rural Energy Community
Partnerships (RECP) to further develop
renewable energy to help meet our
nation’s energy needs and combat
climate change while prioritizing
environmental justice, racial equity, and
economic opportunity. Cost-share grants
of up to 80 percent of total eligible
project costs but not more than $2
million will be made available to assist
eligible entities with planning,
installing, equipping, and maintaining
community scale distributed renewable
energy technologies, systems and
resources.
DATES: Prior to the submission of an
application, the Agency requires
prospective applicants to inform the
Agency by submitting a letter of intent
electronically by no later than 11:59
p.m. Eastern time, April 19, 2022, to be
eligible for grant funding. A Guide and
instructions for submitting the Required
Letter of Intent are available on the
Rural Energy Pilot Program website,
under the To Apply tab, https://
www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/
energy-programs/rural-energy-pilotprogram. Letters of Intent received prior
to the deadline will be reviewed and
afforded a response by the Agency. On
or before May 19, 2022, the Agency will
send a letter of response. Prospective
applicants are invited to submit a
complete application electronically no
later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, July
18, 2022, to be eligible for grant funding.
Please refer to Section IV., of this Notice
for content and format of required
letters of intent and complete
applications.
Prospective applicants are encouraged
to review the REPP website for
instructions on registering their
organization as early as possible in
order to meet the electronic application
deadline. Applications submitted after
the deadline will not be accepted, are
not eligible for funding under this
Notice, and will not be considered.
ADDRESSES: This funding opportunity
will be posted to https://
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www.grants.gov. Potential applicants
should review https://www.rd.usda.gov/
programs-services/energy-programs/
rural-energy-pilot-program, for
requirements for electronic submission.
Applicants must submit their
application electronically. Electronic
submissions of applications will allow
for the expeditious review of an
applicant’s proposal.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony Crooks: telephone (202) 205–
9322, email: RuralEnergyPilotProgram@
usda.gov. Persons with disabilities that
require alternative means for
communication should contact the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Target Center at (202)720–2600 (voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Agency encourages applicants to
consider projects that will advance the
following key priorities (more details
available at https://www.rd.usda.gov/
priority-points):
• Assisting rural communities recover
economically from the impacts of the
COVID–19 pandemic, particularly
disadvantaged communities.
• Ensuring all rural residents have
equitable access to Rural Development
(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.
The Agency advises all interested
parties that the applicant bears the
burden in preparing and submitting an
application in response to this Notice.
Overview
Federal Agency: Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBCS).
Funding Opportunity Title: Rural
Energy Pilot Grant Program (REPP).
Announcement Type: Notice of
Funding Opportunity.
Assistance Listing Number: 10.379.
Funding Opportunity Number):
RBCS–REPP–2021.
Dates: Letters of intent must be
received as specified in the DATES
section of this Notice, as a prerequisite
to filing a complete application.
Applicants receiving a letter of
encouragement must submit a complete
application as specified in the DATES
section of this Notice to be eligible for
grant funding.
The application guide provides
specific, detailed instructions for each
item of a complete application. The
Agency emphasizes the importance of
including every item and strongly
encourages applicants to follow the
instructions carefully.
Hemp related projects: Please note
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grant can be provided to a hemp
producer unless they have a valid
license issued from an approved State,
Tribal or Federal plan as defined by the
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,
Public Law 115–334. Verification of
valid hemp licenses will occur at the
time of award.
The Agency will neither solicit nor
consider new scoring or eligibility
information submitted after the
application deadline. The Agency
reserves the right to contact applicants
to seek clarification on materials
contained in the submitted application.
Items in Supplementary Information
I. Program Overview
II. Federal Award Information
III. Eligibility Information
IV. Application and Submission Information
V. Application Review Information
VI. Federal Award Administration
Information
VII. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts
VIII. Other Information
I. Program Overview
A. Background
The Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2021 (Pub. L. 116–260) authorized and
appropriated $10 million to remain
available until expended for the
Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a
pilot program to provide financial
assistance for rural communities to
further develop renewable energy. Prior
to publishing this Notice, RBCS (the
Agency) determined it to be in the
public interest to solicit informal
comments from the public and
interested stakeholders to help develop
options for the Rural Energy Pilot
Program (REPP) to support the nation’s
critical energy needs to combat climate
change while advancing environmental
justice, racial equity, and economic
opportunity through the development
and deployment of distributed energy
technologies, innovations, and
solutions.
A Request for Information and Notice
of Stakeholder Listening Session on a
Rural Energy Pilot Program was
published in the Federal Register (86 FR
16575) on March 30, 2021. Information
received from the public was intended
to inform the Agency as well as the
private sector and other stakeholders
with interest in and expertise relating to
such an effort in order to build on prior
investments and experience gained
through past small-scale energy
solutions, social justice reforms, and
climate change mitigation programs.
Seventy-five (75) comments were
submitted from the public which served
to inform the Agency on an array of
issues, including but not limited to:
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Program purposes, goals, metrics and
standards; eligible applicants,
participants and partners, including but
not limited to: Communities, residences,
industry, and commercial entities;
eligible technologies, including but not
limited to, generation, storage,
microgrid controllers and transmission
grids; potential impact of the pilot
program and renewable energy systems
on each of the following: environmental
justice, racial equity, and economic
opportunity; and options to measure
and maximize the benefits of renewable
energy systems for environmental
justice, racial equity, and economic
opportunity in rural areas.
Additionally, on May 13, 2021, the
Agency convened a Federal InterAgency Task Force of experts with
relevant knowledge, including technical
experts from the Environmental
Protection Agency, Department of
Energy, National Renewable Energy
Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory, and the Appalachian
Regional Commission to assist with the
review of the public comments and
provide recommendations for the
guiding principles of this Notice.
B. Program Description
The purpose of the REPP is to provide
financial assistance for rural
communities to further develop
renewable energy. Grants are awarded
on a competitive basis.
Under the REPP, funds will be
awarded to assist Rural Energy
Community Partnerships (RECP) to
establish and develop clean energy
communities through the deployment of
community-scale distributed energy
technologies, innovations and solutions.
The maximum grant award amount
per applicant is $2,000,000. Grant funds
may be used to pay for up to 80 percent
of eligible project costs directly related
to:
• Commercially-available,
community-based, community scale
distributed renewable energy systems;
and
• Community energy planning,
capacity building, technical assistance,
efficiency and weatherization (up to 20
percent of awarded funds per funding
request).
In its application an RECP will
describe its proposal to establish a clean
energy community. A proposal may
include purposes such as but are not
limited to community energy planning,
capacity building, and technical
assistance, community efficiency and
weatherization and the deployment,
installation, or equipping of
community-scale renewable energy
technologies or systems. Applicants will
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describe the goals and objectives to be
achieved through RECP’s efforts at the
completion of REPP grant period. These
objectives may include but are not
limited to the ability to withstand
disruptive events, economic and energy
resilience, increased environmental
justice, improved racial equity,
expanded economic opportunity, and
the stability or diversification of
distributive energy resources.
Applicants will propose performance
measures that express successes and
challenges of meeting the RECP’s goals
and objectives and report its
accomplishments during the grant
period and provide annual outcome
reports for three years after project
completion. Performance measures may
include but are not limited to renewable
energy generation and energy efficiency/
energy savings (measured in kilowatt
hours), project sustainability and
resilience measured by inclusion of
institutional partners and continued
commitment of project financing, and
community benefits measured in terms
of power purchase agreement/
subscription income (in dollars per
kilowatt hour), reduced greenhouse gas/
carbon dioxide emissions (in metric
tons of CO2 equivalence), reduced
energy burdens (in percentage of
household incomes), measured
environmental justice, measured equity,
measured economic opportunity, etc.
C. Definitions of Terms
Applicant. The lead applicant entity
acting on behalf of a rural energy
community partnership that is seeking a
REPP grant. The lead applicant will
enter into a financial assistance
agreement with the Agency in order to
receive the REPP grant funding and will
be responsible to administer the REPP
grant in accordance with said
agreement. All rights, responsibilities,
and the disposition thereof pertaining to
ownership and control of any assets
acquired by the partnership are
presumed to reside with the Applicant
unless otherwise specified in a fully
executed partnership agreement.
Capacity building. The process by
which individuals, communities and
organizations obtain, improve and retain
the skills, knowledge, tools, equipment
and other resources needed to achieve
long-term, sustainable success.
Center for Disease Control, CDC/
ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index
(CDC/ATSDR SVI). A tool that uses U.S.
Census data to determine the social
vulnerability of every census tract.
ATSDR’s Geospatial Research, Analysis
& Services Program (GRASP) maintains
the CDC/ATSDR SVI to help public
health officials and local planners better
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prepare for and respond to emergency
events like hurricanes, disease
outbreaks, or exposure to dangerous
chemicals. Documentation for all
versions of the CDC/ATSDR SVI can be
found on the CDC Data &
Documentation Download page.
Center for Disease Control, Socially
Vulnerable Community. A community
determined to be socially vulnerable as
per the CDC/ATSDR Social
Vulnerability Index (CDC/ATSDR SVI).
Commercially available technology. A
technology system that meets the
requirements of either paragraph (1) or
(2) of this definition.
(1) A domestic or foreign system that:
(i) Has both a proven and reliable
operating history and proven
performance data for at least 1 year
specific to the use and operation of the
proposed application;
(ii) Is based on established design and
installation procedures and practices
and is replicable;
(iii) Has professional service
providers, trades, large construction
equipment providers, and labor who are
familiar with installation procedures
and practices;
(iv) Has proprietary and balance of
system equipment and spare parts that
are readily available;
(v) Has service that is readily
available to properly maintain and
operate the system; and
(vi) Has an existing established
warranty that is valid in the United
States for major parts and labor.
(2) A domestic or foreign renewable
energy system that has been certified by
a recognized industry organization
whose certification standards are
acceptable to the Agency. A renewable
energy system is considered to have
demonstrated commercial availability if
it has been certified by a recognized
industry organization whose
certification standards are acceptable to
the Agency.
Examples of recognized industry
organization whose certification
standards are acceptable to the Agency
include, but are not limited to:
(i) Small Wind Certification Council,
http://smallwindcertification.org/;
(ii) Solar Rating and Certification
Corporation, http://www.solarrating.org/;
(iii) Florida Solar Energy Center,
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/;
(iv) American Wind Energy
Association, http://www.awea.org/; and
(v) Intertek Small Wind Certification
Program, http://www.intertek.com/
wind/small/directory/.
Community. An organized group of
individuals or business owners located
in relatively the same area or having
particular characteristics in common.
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Community efficiency and
weatherization. Community-based
activities purposed to reduce energy
costs for primarily low-income
households by increasing the energy
efficiency of their homes, while also
ensuring their health and safety. Such
activities include, but are not limited to,
analysis and actions that would improve
efficiency or weatherization based on
that analysis, of all building systems
—the building envelope, heating and
cooling systems, electrical system, and
electric baseload appliances.
Community energy plan. An
economic development document
focused on a region or municipality’s
energy costs, energy services, energy
generation, consumption and service
delivery. The community energy plan is
a central component of the RECP action
plan.
Community scale energy. A renewable
energy project or purchasing program,
within a defined geographic area, in
which the benefits of the project flow to
multiple customers such as individuals,
businesses, nonprofits and other groups.
To be a ‘‘community-scale’’ energy
system, the generation must be managed
by, or the generation project must at
least be instigated by, a community that
is engaged in some of the stages of: landuse planning, acquisition and
installation of renewable equipment,
maintenance and operation of this
equipment, and the sale of energy,
either electricity or heat, from it. With
respect to size, community energy
includes projects between the sizes of
approximately fifty kilowatts to two
megawatts which is substantially less
generation than utility-scale
installations, but more generation than
would be used by the typical single enduser. Projects may be located on more
than one site and have more than one
user, e.g., solar panels or small- to
medium-sized wind turbines could be
installed on separate properties and sent
to a common transformer, or the
equipment could be constructed within
a common area, such as a public park.
Complete application. An application
that contains all parts necessary for the
Agency to determine applicant and
project eligibility, score the application,
and, where applicable, enable the
Agency to determine the technical merit
of the project.
Disadvantaged communities. Refers to
the ‘‘disadvantaged communities that
have been historically marginalized and
overburdened by pollution and
underinvestment in housing,
transportation, water and wastewater
infrastructure, and health care,’’ in
Executive Order 14008, ‘‘Executive
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Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at
Home and Abroad,’’ January 27, 2021.
Distressed energy communities.
Twenty-five priority geographic areas
hard-hit by declines in coal production
and consumption and vulnerable to
further economic distress with the
closure of remaining coal mines and
coal power plants. These areas are
identified by the President’s Interagency
Working Group, established by
Executive Order 14008, as prioritized
for near-term investment using existing
Federal agency programs and funding
from the FY2021 Budget and the
American Rescue Plan, as specified in
the ‘‘Initial Report to the President on
Empowering Workers Through
Revitalizing Energy Communities,’’
Appendix B. Counties Within Priority
Communities, Areas With High
Concentrations Of Direct Coal Sector
Jobs (https://netl.doe.gov/sites/default/
files/2021-04/Initial%20Report%20on
%20Energy%20Communities_
Apr2021.pdf).
Distressed rural communities.
Economically distressed communities
located in rural areas.
Distributed renewable energy
resources (DER). Small-scale units of
power generation that operate locally
and may be connected to a larger power
grid at the distribution level, but may
also operate independently or off the
grid. Some examples of DER include but
are not limited to: Solar photovoltaic
panels, small wind, small biogas-fueled
generators, electric vehicles and
controllable loads, such as heating,
ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)
systems and electric water heaters. An
important distinction of a DER is that
the energy it produces is often
consumed close to the source. When
using renewable power sources, the
intermittent nature of some resources
creates a need for using multiple
renewable resources, as well as a means
to tie them together, manage and store
their output. Energy storage
technologies such as batteries and fly
wheels are generally necessary for
hardware such as wind and other
turbine types, solar panels, and tidal
generation units. To get the most out of
the energy produced, these power
sources and storage devices need to be
managed by way of electronic
management devices, which include
inverters and software such as Storage
Distributed Resource Schedulers
(SDRS).
DERs are commonly used to manage
a number of smaller power generation
and storage methods in residential,
commercial and industrial sectors. They
may be used by utility providers,
businesses and individuals in the
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production and storage of renewable
power or for backup power sources.
These technologies are fundamental
requirements of more advanced power
grids such as smart grids and as such are
considered eligible technologies for the
purposes of the REPP.
District organization. An organization
as defined in Section 300.3 of Title 13,
Code of Federal Regulations (or a
successor regulation).
Economically distressed communities.
Communities identified by the Internal
Revenue Service as Qualified
Opportunity Zones; communities
identified as disadvantaged or
underserved communities by their
respective States; communities
identified on the Index of Deep
Disadvantage referenced at https://
news.umich.edu/new-index-ranksamericas-100-most-disadvantaged
communities/, and communities that
otherwise meet the definition of
‘‘underserved communities’’ as stated in
this section.
Economic opportunity. A business
situation or community circumstance
which lends itself to the furtherance of
the economic interests of the area and
the local community by providing a
catalyst or stimulus to growth or
retention of commerce and industry in
the area.
Energy burden. The percentage of
gross household income spent on energy
costs.
Environmental justice. The fair
treatment and meaningful involvement
of all people regardless of race, color,
national origin, or income with respect
to the development, implementation
and enforcement of environmental laws,
regulations and policies, and the
equitable distribution of environmental
benefits. Fair treatment means no group
of people should bear a disproportionate
share of the negative environmental
consequences resulting from industrial,
governmental, and commercial
operations or policies. Meaningful
involvement means people have an
opportunity to participate in decisions
about activities that may affect their
environment or health.
Equity. The consistent and systematic
fair, just and impartial treatment of all
individuals, including individuals who
belong to underserved communities that
have been denied such treatment, such
as Black, Latino, and Indigenous and
Native American persons, Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders and
other persons of color; members of
religious minorities; lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, and queer
(LGBTQ+) persons; persons with
disabilities; persons who live in rural
areas; and persons otherwise adversely
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affected by persistent poverty or
inequality as established in Executive
Order 13985, ‘‘Advancing Racial Equity
and Support for Underserved
Communities Through the Federal
Government’’ (Jan. 20, 2021).
Indian Tribe. means the term as
defined in 25 U.S.C. 5304(e).
Opportunity Zone Communities.
Economically distressed communities,
as defined by individual census tract,
nominated by America’s governors, and
certified by the U.S. Secretary of the
Treasury via a delegation of authority to
the Internal Revenue Service. Under
certain conditions, new investments in
Opportunity Zones may be eligible for
preferential tax treatment. There are
8,764 Opportunity Zone Communities
in the United States.
Rural or rural area. An area of a State
not in a city or town that has a
population of more than 50,000
inhabitants, and which excludes certain
populations pursuant to 7 U.S.C.
1991(a)(13)(H), according to the latest
decennial census of the United States
and not in the urbanized area
contiguous and adjacent to a city or
town that has a population of more than
50,000 inhabitants. In making this
determination, the Agency will use the
latest decennial census of the United
States. The following exclusions apply:
(1) Any area in the urbanized area
contiguous and adjacent to a city or
town that has a population of more than
50,000 inhabitants that has been
determined to be ‘‘rural in character’’ as
follows:
(i) The determination that an area is
‘‘rural in character’’ will be made by the
Under Secretary of Rural Development.
The process to request a determination
under this provision is outlined in
paragraph (1)(ii) of this definition. The
determination that an area is ‘‘rural in
character’’ under this definition will
apply to areas that are within:
(A) An urbanized area that has two
points on its boundary that are at least
40 miles apart, which is not contiguous
or adjacent to a city or town that has a
population of greater than 150,000
inhabitants or the urbanized area of
such a city or town; or
(B) An urbanized area contiguous and
adjacent to a city or town of greater than
50,000 inhabitants that is within 1⁄4 mile
of a rural area.
(ii) Units of local government may
petition the Under Secretary of Rural
Development for a ‘‘rural in character’’
designation by submitting a petition to
the appropriate Rural Development
State Director for recommendation to
the Administrator on behalf of the
Under Secretary. The petition shall
document how the area meets the
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requirements of paragraph (1)(i)(A) or
(B) of this definition and discuss why
the petitioner believes the area is ‘‘rural
in character,’’ including, but not limited
to, the area’s population density,
demographics, and topography and how
the local economy is tied to a rural
economic base. Upon receiving a
petition, the Under Secretary will
consult with the applicable governor or
leader in a similar position and request
comments to be submitted within 5
business days, unless such comments
were submitted with the petition. The
Under Secretary will release to the
public a Notice of a petition filed by a
unit of local government not later than
30 days after receipt of the petition by
way of publication in a local newspaper
and posting on the Agency’s website at
https://www.rd.usda.gov/
onerdguarantee, and the Under
Secretary will make a determination not
less than 15 days, but no more than 60
days, after the release of the Notice.
Upon a negative determination, the
Under Secretary will provide to the
petitioner an opportunity to appeal a
determination to the Under Secretary,
and the petitioner will have 10 business
days to appeal the determination and
provide further information for
consideration. The Under Secretary will
make a determination of the appeal in
not less than 15 days, but no more than
30 days.
(iii) Rural Development State
Directors may also initiate a request to
the Under Secretary to determine if an
area is ‘‘rural in character.’’ A written
recommendation should be sent to the
Administrator, on behalf of the Under
Secretary, that documents how the area
meets the statutory requirements of
paragraph (1)(i)(B) of this definition and
discusses why the State Director
believes the area is ‘‘rural in character,’’
including, but not limited to, the area’s
population density, demographics,
topography, and how the local economy
is tied to a rural economic base. Upon
receipt of such a request, the
Administrator will review the request
for compliance with the ‘‘rural in
character’’ provisions and make a
recommendation to the Under Secretary.
Provided a favorable determination is
made, the Under Secretary will consult
with the applicable Governor and
request comments within 10 business
days, unless gubernatorial comments
were submitted with the request. A
public Notice will be published by the
State Office in accordance with
paragraph (1)(ii) of this definition. There
is no appeal process for requests made
on the initiative of the State Director.
(2) An area that is attached to the
urbanized area of a city or town with
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more than 50,000 inhabitants by a
contiguous area of urbanized census
blocks that is not more than two census
blocks wide. Applicants from such an
area should work with their Rural
Development State Office to request a
determination of whether their project is
located in a rural area under this
provision.
(3) For the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the island is considered Rural and
eligible except for the San Juan Census
Designated Place (CDP) and any other
CDP with greater than 50,000
inhabitants. Areas within CDPs with
greater than 50,000 inhabitants, other
than the San Juan CDP, may be
determined to be Rural if they are ‘‘not
urban in character.’’
(4) For the State of Hawaii, all areas
within the State are considered rural
and eligible except for the Honolulu
CDP within the County of Honolulu and
any other CDP with greater than 50,000
inhabitants. Areas within CDPs with
greater than 50,000 inhabitants, other
than the Honolulu CDP, may be
determined to be Rural if they are ‘‘not
urban in character.’’
(5) For the purpose of defining a rural
area in the Republic of Palau, the
Federated States of Micronesia, and the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, the
Agency shall determine what
constitutes rural and rural Area based
on available population data.
Rural community. A community
located in a rural area.
Rural energy community partnership
(RECP). A partnership established to
provide assistance to an identified
community for purposes as specified in
this Notice. Such purposes include but
are not limited to: Community energy
planning, capacity building, and
technical assistance, community
efficiency and weatherization and the
deployment, installation, or equipping
of community-scale renewable energy
technologies or systems. The
partnership must be comprised of at
least two entities: A lead applicant
entity (the Applicant) that satisfies
section III. A(b) of this Notice, and one
or more partner entities that satisfies
section III. A(a) of this Notice. The
applicant and partner entities as well as
the partnership itself, are permitted to
be pass-through entities and so must
comply with 2 CFR 200.330 through
200.332. A partner entity may be
considered a contracting entity hired to
perform services. The partnership need
not be located in the identified
community but must demonstrate that it
is actively engaged with members of the
community and must provide assistance
specifically to the identified
community.
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State. Any of the 50 States of the
United States, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia,
the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, the
Republic of Palau, the Federated States
of Micronesia, and the Republic of the
Marshall Islands.
Technical assistance. Managerial,
financial and operational analysis and
consultation by qualified independent
providers to assist project owners in
identifying and evaluating problems or
potential problems and to provide
training that enables project owners to
successfully implement, manage,
operate and maintain viable projects.
Underserved communities.
Populations sharing a particular
characteristic, as well as geographic
communities, that have been
systematically denied a full opportunity
to participate in aspects of economic,
social and civic life, as exemplified by
the list in the definition of ‘‘equity.’’
Communities (including urban or rural
communities and Indian tribal
communities) that have limited access
to affordable, healthy foods, including
fresh fruits and vegetables, in grocery
stores or farmer-to-consumer direct
markets and that have either a high rate
of food insecurity or a high poverty rate
as reflected in the most recent decennial
census or another Agency-approved
census. For purposes of this Notice, an
underserved community also refers to a
community with environmental justice
concerns or vulnerable populations,
including people of color, low income,
rural, tribal, indigenous, and homeless
populations that may be
disproportionately impacted by
environmental harms and risks and has
a local environmental or public health
issue that is identified in the applicant’s
required letter of intent or complete
application.
Used equipment. Any equipment that
has been used in any previous
application and is provided in an ‘‘as
is’’ condition.
II. Federal Award Information
Type of Award: Competitive Grant.
Available Funds: Under REPP, up to
$10 million is made available until
expended, to eligible participants. Of
the total amount of available funds, not
more than 20 percent or $2 million (or
$400,000 on any individual award) is
available for eligible project costs
related to community energy planning,
capacity building, technical assistance,
community efficiency and
weatherization. The balance of available
funds but not less than 80 percent or $8
million is available for eligible project
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costs related to the deployment,
installation or equipping of communityscale renewable energy systems,
technologies or resources.
Minimum Award: There is no
minimum award.
Maximum Award: $2,000,000.
Anticipated Award Date: Spring 2022.
Approximate Number of Awards: The
number of awards will depend on the
number of eligible participants and the
total amount of requested funds. Should
every successful applicant be awarded
the maximum amount available of $2
million, five awards will be made.
III. Eligibility Information
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A. Eligible Applicants
Applicants must meet all the
following eligibility requirements.
Applications which fail to meet any of
these requirements by the application
deadline will be deemed ineligible and
will not be considered.
(a) Eligible applicants to this program
must be a RECP as defined in Section
I.C. of this Notice, which may be
comprised of, but are not limited to:
(1) Private entities;
(2) State and local entities;
(3) Indian Tribes;
(4) Municipalities and other public
bodies.
(b) The RECP must have a lead
applicant who is responsible for the
administration of the grant proceeds and
activities. A lead applicant must be one
of the following entities:
(1) A District Organization;
(2) An Indian Tribe, or a political
subdivision of an Indian Tribe,
including a special purpose unit of an
Indian Tribe, or a consortium of Indian
Tribes;
(3) A State or a political subdivision
of a State, including a special purpose
unit of a State or local government
engaged in economic development
activities, or a consortium of political
subdivisions; or
(4) A public or private nonprofit
organization.
(c) Applicants must also meet the
following requirements:
(1) Applicants must not have been
debarred, suspended or otherwise
excluded from, or ineligible for
participation in, Federal assistance
programs under Executive Order 12549,
‘‘Debarment and Suspension.’’ The
Agency will check the Do Not Pay Portal
(DNP) at the time of application and
prior to funding any grant award to
determine if the applicant has been
debarred or suspended. In addition, an
applicant will be considered ineligible
for a grant due to an outstanding
judgment obtained by the Government
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in a Federal Court (other than U.S. Tax
Court), is delinquent on the payment of
Federal income taxes, or is delinquent
on Federal debt. The applicant must
certify as part of the application that
they do not have an outstanding
judgment against them. The Agency will
check the Do Not Pay System at the time
of application and also prior to funding
any grant award to verify this
information.
(2) Any corporation must not have
been convicted of a felony criminal
violation under any Federal law within
the past 24 months or have any unpaid
Federal tax liability that has been
assessed, for which all judicial and
administrative remedies have been
exhausted or have lapsed, and that is
not being paid in a timely manner
pursuant to an agreement with the
authority responsible for collecting the
tax liability, unless a Federal agency has
considered suspension or debarment of
the corporation and has made a
determination that this further action is
not necessary to protect the interests of
the Government.
B. Eligible Project
The purpose of the REPP is to provide
financial assistance for rural
communities to further develop
renewable energy to help meet our
nation’s energy needs and combat
climate change while prioritizing
environmental justice, racial equity and
economic opportunity.
To be eligible for this program,
projects must contribute to the
establishment or development of clean
energy communities through the
deployment of community-scale
distributed renewable energy
technologies or systems. Community
scale means no larger than 2 megawatts
in generation capacity, as defined in
Section I. C. of this Notice. Eligible
technologies are commercially available
renewable energy systems e.g., wind,
solar, geothermal, hydroelectric,
biomass or bioenergy, and distributed
renewable energy resources as defined
in Section I. C. of this Notice.
C. Priority Considerations
(a) Targeted assistance priority will be
afforded to:
(1) Distressed Rural Communities;
(2) Distressed Energy Communities;
(3) Communities with High Energy
Burdens (as identified by the Dept. of
Energy, Low-Income Energy
Affordability Data (LEAD) Tool);
(4) Centers for Disease Control—
Socially Vulnerable Communities;
(5) Qualified Opportunity Zone
Communities; and
(6) Disadvantaged Communities.
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(b) Consideration for Alternative
Renewable Energy Technologies—to
communities that plan, execute, or
deploy renewable energy generation
technologies other than solar
photovoltaic of at least 40 percent of
total generation capacity as measured by
megawatts of alternative generation
capacity/megawatts of total generation
capacity.
D. Cost Sharing or Matching
REPP requires matching funds of no
less than 20 percent of the total eligible
project costs of any activity carried out
using REPP grant funds. Applicants will
certify and demonstrate that any
required matching funds will be
available during the grant period and
provide appropriate documentation
with the application, as referenced in
Section IV.B of this Notice. Matching
funds are those project funds required to
be provided by the applicant to receive
a REPP grant. The applicant is
responsible for securing the remainder
of the total eligible project costs not
covered by grant funds. Matching funds
are comprised of eligible in-kind
contributions from third parties or cash.
In-kind contributions by the applicants
cannot be used to meet the matching
fund requirement.
Written commitments for matching
funds (e.g., letters of commitment and
bank statements) must be submitted
with the certification of matching funds
when the application is submitted.
Funds provided by the applicant in
excess of the required matching funds
are not matching funds. Passive thirdparty equity contributions are
acceptable for REPP projects, including
equity raised from the sale of Federal
tax credits.
In the event of ineligible, overstated,
or otherwise unsubstantiated claims in
the certification of matching funds, the
Agency reserves the right to adjust an
application’s grant request such that it
is commensurate with eligible matching
funds, or take otherwise action as
deemed appropriate.
When calculating the matching funds
requirement, round up or down to
whole dollars as appropriate. To
calculate the matching funds
requirement, multiply the total eligible
project costs of each eligible activity by
0.20. A list of requirements, inclusions,
and exclusions pertaining to matching
funds follows:
(1) Matching funds must meet all
requirements (i)–(iv): The funds must
be:
(i) Spent on eligible project costs
during the grant period (see III. E.);
Funds made available under REPP may
be used for equipment, infrastructure,
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and related expenses to support the
deployment of community-scale
distributed renewable energy
technologies.
(ii) From eligible sources;
(iii) Spent in advance or as a pro-rata
portion of grant funds being spent; and
(iv) Provided by the applicant in cash,
or by third parties in the form of cash
or in-kind contributions.
(2) Matching funds may include (i)–
(iii):
(i) Other Federal grants as authorized;
(ii) Reasonable and customary travel
expenses as long as written policies are
established to explain how these costs
are reimbursed, including the rates for
reimbursement, which shall not exceed
travel rates of the Federal government;
and
(iii) The number of hours worked,
provided the value associated with any
in-kind contribution in the form of
number of hours worked which is being
used to meet a matching funds
requirement is documented and
verified.
(3) Matching funds cannot include
(i)–(vi):
(i) Other Federal grants unless
provided by authorizing legislation;
(ii) Cash or in-kind contributions
donated outside of the grant period;
(iii) In-kind contributions provided by
those individuals, businesses or
cooperatives which are being potentially
benefited by the assistance requested in
the application; the Agency considers
this to be a conflict of interest or the
appearance of a conflict of interest;
(iv) In-kind contributions that the
Agency determines are overvalued;
(v) Any project costs that are
ineligible under the REPP; or
(vi) Any project costs that are
restricted or unallowable under 2 CFR
part 200.
Applicants may arrange with public
or private entities such as, but not
limited to, commercial technology
providers, renewable energy
promotional organizations, community
development organizations, or Tribes,
and other such entities, to secure such
non-Federal funds or in-kind
contributions.
As allowed by law, Federal assistance
from other programs such as the
Department of Energy Weatherization
Assistance Program How to Apply for
Weatherization Assistance | Department
of Energy, State Energy Program State
Energy Program | Department of Energy,
Energy Transitions Initiative
Partnership Project (ETIPP), as well as
assistance from AmeriCorps Energy
Corps Energy Corps—Helping Design a
Green-Collar Workforce and the
Environmental Protection
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Administration, Environmental Justice
Grants, may be considered as Matching
funds. There are also state-led programs
and private sector efforts to help
provide such funding, e.g., the Database
of State Incentives for Renewables &
Efficiency, https://www.dsireusa.org/.
Funds from such programs may be
included as part of any matching
contribution requirement as long as the
application demonstrates how the funds
will contribute to REPP purposes and
priorities and they are not ineligible as
outlined above.
E. Eligible Project Costs
Eligible project costs are only those
costs incurred during the grant period
and that are directly related to the use
and purposes of the REPP. Eligible
project costs may include:
(1) Costs directly associated with
activities to be carried out at or in direct
partnership with the RECP including
capacity building, community energy
planning, technical assistance, and
reporting results or outcomes to the
Agency during the disbursement,
performance, and annual reporting
portions of this program, as well as
materials, machinery and equipment
associated with efficiency and
weatherization, in an amount up to 20
percent of awarded funds;
(2) Retrofitting of existing, or
purchase and installation of new,
distributed renewable energy
technologies, including any associated
materials, machinery and equipment
(limited to 2 megawatts; MW);
(3) Construction, retrofitting, and
replacement;
(4) Fees for construction permits and
licenses; and
(5) Professional service fees for
qualified consultants, contractors,
installers and other third-party service
providers.
F. Ineligible Project Costs
The following are ineligible project
costs for REPP:
(a) Used equipment;
(b) Vehicles;
(c) Business operations that derive
more than 10 percent of annual gross
revenue (including any lease income
from space or machines) from gambling
activity, excluding State or Tribal
authorized lottery proceeds, conducted
for the purpose of raising funds for the
approved project as approved by the
Agency;
(d) Business operations deriving
income from activities of a sexual nature
or illegal activities;
(e) Real property or land;
(f) Lease payments including lease to
own and capitalized leases;
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(g) Any project that creates or appears
to be a conflict of interest. Conflict of
interest, for purposes of this program
includes, but is not limited to:
(i) Distribution or payment of grant
and matching funds to an individual
owner, partner, or stockholder, or to a
beneficiary or immediate family of the
applicant when the recipient will retain
any portion of ownership in the
applicant’s or borrower’s project. Grant
and matching funds may not be used to
support costs for services or goods going
to, or coming from, a person or entity
with a real or apparent conflict of
interest.
(ii) Assistance to employees, relatives
and associates. The Agency will process
any requests for assistance under this
subpart in accordance with 7 CFR part
1900, subpart D.
(iii) No member of or delegate to
Congress shall receive any share or part
of this grant or any benefit that may
arise there from; but this provision shall
not be construed to bar, as a contractor
under the grant, a publicly held
corporation whose ownership might
include a member of Congress. The U.S.
Department of Agriculture Departmental
Regulations that contain other
compliance requirements are referenced
in paragraphs VI. and VIII., of this
Notice. Applicants who are found to be
or have been in violation of applicable
Federal laws will be deemed ineligible;
(h) Funding of political or lobbying
activities;
(i) Using funds to pay off any Federal
direct or guaranteed loan or any other
form of Federal debt;
(j) Any incurred expense, equipment
purchase or paid service prior to the
grant period; and
(k) Any expense associated with
applying for this program except as
described in E(1);
G. Other Eligibility Requirements
(a) Completeness. Applications that
fail to meet all eligibility criteria by the
application deadline or that fail to
provide sufficient information to
determine eligibility or priority scoring
will not be considered for funding.
(b) Purpose eligibility. Applications
must propose to establish clean energy
communities through the deployment of
community scale, distributed renewable
energy technologies.
(c) Project eligibility. All project
activities must be for the benefit of
communities and their residents located
in the rural service area.
(d) Environmental requirements.
Applicants are cautioned against taking
any actions or incurring any obligations
prior to the Agency completing the
environmental review that would either
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limit the range of alternatives to be
considered or that would have an
adverse effect on the environment, such
as the initiation of construction. If the
applicant takes any such actions or
incurs any such obligations, it could
result in project ineligibility. Projects
involving construction are subject to the
environmental requirements of 7 CFR
part 1970, local building codes and all
Federal, State, Tribal, and local
accessibility standards.
(e) Multiple application eligibility.
Only one application can be submitted
per applicant and the application must
be submitted by the lead applicant as
defined in section III. A. of this Notice.
If two applications are submitted by the
same lead applicant, both applications
will be determined ineligible for
funding. If it is determined that an
applicant is affiliated with another
entity that has also applied, both
applications will be deemed ineligible
and will not be considered. An affiliate
is an entity controlling or having the
power to control another entity, or a
third party or parties that control or
have the power to control both entities.
(f) Grant period. The grant period is
not to exceed 36 months from date of
award, unless otherwise specified in the
financial assistance agreement or agreed
to by the Agency. Under extenuating
circumstances, a one-time, no cost
extension for up to 24 months may be
requested by the recipient.
(g) Satisfactory progress. The
advancement of grant proceeds is
contingent upon satisfactory progress.
Satisfactory performance includes being
up to date on all financial and
performance reports as prescribed in the
grant award, and current on tasks and
timeframes for utilizing grant and
matching funds as approved in the work
plan and budget. Any changes in project
cost, sources of funds, scope of services,
or any other significant changes in the
project or applicant, must be reported to
and approved in writing by the Agency.
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IV. Application and Submission
Information
A. Electronic Application and
Submission
Applications must be submitted in
form and content as described in this
section. Applications must be submitted
electronically. No other form of
application submission will be
accepted. Applications will not be
accepted through mail, courier delivery,
in person delivery, email, or fax.
Application guidance materials
including a complete application guide
and submission instructions are
available on the Rural Energy Pilot
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Program website under the To Apply
tab, https://www.rd.usda.gov/programsservices/energy-programs/rural-energypilot-program.
B. Content and Form of Application
Submission
(a) Applicants must submit required
letters of intent and complete
applications as noted in Section IV
Application and Submission
Information, by the dates identified in
the DATES section of this Notice.
(b) Applications must contain all
parts necessary for the Agency to
determine applicant and project
eligibility, conduct the technical
evaluation, calculate a priority score,
rank and compete the application, as
applicable, in order to be considered.
All applications determined to be
insufficient for these purposes shall be
deemed as incomplete and will not be
considered for funding.
(c) 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 (866) 705–5711 or at https://
fedgov.dnb.com/webform. Each lead
applicant applying for grant funds
(unless the applicant is an individual or
Federal awarding agency that is
excepted from the requirements under 2
CFR 25.110(b) or (c) or has an exception
approved by the Federal awarding
agency under 2 CFR 25.110(d)) is
required to: (i) Register in the System for
Award Management (SAM) before
submitting its application; (ii) provide a
valid unique entity identifier in its
application; (iii) continue to maintain
an active SAM registration with current
information at all times while the
Agency is considering an application or
while a Federal grant award or loan is
active; and, (iv) complete the Financial
Assistance General Certifications and
Representations in SAM. The Federal
awarding agency may not make a
Federal award to an applicant until the
applicant has complied with all
applicable unique entity identifier and
SAM requirements and, if an applicant
has not fully complied with the
requirements by the time the Federal
awarding agency is ready to make a
Federal award, the Federal awarding
agency may determine that the
applicant is not qualified to receive a
Federal award and use that
determination as a basis for making a
Federal award to another applicant.
Applicants should be advised that a
SAM registration may require up to 10
business days or more and are strongly
cautioned against waiting until the
application deadline date to begin.
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(d) Please note that applicants can
locate information on this funding
opportunity at http://www.grants.gov by
using the Assistance Listing Number
(10.379) or the Funding Opportunity
Number (RBCS–REPP–2021). The
downloadable application package for
this program will be available at https://
www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/
energy-programs/rural-energy-pilotprogram.
(e) Letter of Intent
Applicants must submit a letter of
intent (REPP LOI) prior to submitting a
complete application. A Guide and
instructions for submitting the REPP
LOI are available on the Rural Energy
Pilot Program website, under the To
Apply tab, https://www.rd.usda.gov/
programs-services/energy-programs/
rural-energy-pilot-program.
The REPP LOI may not exceed 15
standard (8.5″ x 11″) pages with 1″
borders on all sides, including any
charts, tables, diagrams and
illustrations. No information provided
in excess of the 15-page limitation will
be considered. The REPP LOI should be
in a narrative form using a minimum of
11-point font and must consist of the
following components:
(1) Rural Energy Community
Partnership information including:
(i) The members and structure of the
partnership;
(ii) the date of Charter or Articles of
Incorporation;
(iii) the governance or leadership
board;
(iv) identification of the lead
applicant;
(v) description of each partner’s ties to
the region, their roles in the execution
of the REPP pilot, and any history of
previous collaboration among partners;
(vi) Description of the partnerships
involvement with community
leadership;
(vii) Statement on whether the
partnership was formed specifically to
apply for the REPP Grant or for other
purposes, and;
(viii) the amount and source of
anticipated matching funds to be
provided.
(2) Description of whether the
geographic region to be served is in a
rural area as defined in Section I. C. of
this Notice.
(3) Description of the geographic
region to be served including county
names and zip codes using the five
indicators listed in (i). through (vi).
below, and providing supporting
documentation to describe the relative
economic distress and energy burdened
circumstances of the geographic region
to be served:
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(i) Using the Distressed Communities
Index 2020 DCI Interactive Map—
Economic Innovation Group (eig.org), to
discuss relative distress scores and
economic distress characteristics of the
region such as unemployment rates and
income levels.
(ii). Using the Low-Income Energy
Affordability Data (LEAD) Tool |
Department of Energy (https://
www.energy.gov/eere/slsc/maps/leadtool) to describe relative energy burden
of geographic region to be served.
(iii). Using the CDC Social
Vulnerability Index, https://
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/
at-a-glance_svi.html to describe the
relative environmental health burden of
the geographic region to be served.
(iv). Using the OZ Activity Map—
Economic Innovation Group (eig.org) to
document the geographic region to be
served is a Qualified Opportunity Zone.
(v). Indicating whether/which county
names/zip codes in the geographic
region to be served are primarily of
distressed communities with high
concentrations of employment in coal,
oil and gas industries, and coal-fired
generation facilities transitioning away
from fossil fueled energy production
listed among the Distressed Energy
Communities identified here, https://
ruraldevelopment.maps.arcgis.com/
apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=
86027863e066487ca1b33dc9217a70d1.
(vi). Disadvantaged communities—
Provide a brief narrative with
supporting information to demonstrate
how the geographic region to be served
meets the definition of a Disadvantaged
Community.
(4) Description of how REPP resources
for community energy planning, human
capacity building, technical assistance,
efficiency and weatherization will be
used by the RECP to address the relative
economic distress and energy burdened
circumstances of the geographic region
to be served.
(5) Identification of, to the extent
possible, all distributed renewable
energy technologies and activities that
will be prioritized and executed by the
RECP to address the relative economic
distress and energy burdened
circumstances of the geographic region
to be served.
(i) Discussion of any specific plans,
activities or priorities for solar
photovoltaic renewable energy
technology to be deployed.
(ii) Discussion of any specific plans,
activities or priorities for renewable
energy technologies other than solar
photovoltaic, such as wind, geothermal,
biomass, bioenergy, micro hydroelectric,
to be deployed.
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(iii) Discussion of any specific plans,
activities or priorities for distributed
energy storage or management
technologies, e.g., batteries, flywheels,
smart grids, etc., as defined in Section
I. C. of this Notice.
(iv) Information on any electric
utilities, firms or industries involved as
well as any existing interconnections
and networks (or lack thereof) in the
geographic region to be served.
(v) Description of any participation
and scale of small and disadvantaged
businesses that may be involved.
Describe the opportunities or potential
for economic growth in the region and
any competitive advantages that may
exist by virtue of the RECP.
(vii) An executive summary, project
action plan and scope of work,
including if the proposal is a portion of
a larger project (if so provide brief
summary of larger project). Include the
RECP’s strategy, activities, budget, goals
and objectives for the use of REPP
funds. These objectives may include but
are not limited to the ability to
withstand disruptive events, economic
and energy resilience, increased
environmental justice, improved racial
equity, expanded economic
opportunity, and the stability or
diversification of distributive energy
resources.
Include proposed performance
measures that express successes and
challenges of meeting the RECP’s goals
and objectives and report its
accomplishments during the grant
period and provide annual outcome
reports for three years after project
completion. Performance measures may
include but are not limited to renewable
energy generation and energy efficiency/
energy savings (measured in kilowatt
hours), project sustainability and
resilience measured by inclusion of
institutional partners and continued
commitment of project financing, and
community benefits measured in terms
of power purchase agreement/
subscription income (in dollars per
kilowatt hour), reduced greenhouse gas/
carbon dioxide emissions (in metric
tons of CO2 equivalence), reduced
energy burdens (in percentage of
household incomes), measured
environmental justice, measured equity,
measured economic opportunity, etc.
The applicant should also provide
information on the sustainability of the
RECP at the conclusion of the REPP
grant period.
(6) The REPP LOI must be signed by
a senior executive from the lead
applicant entity who shall be
responsible for the administration of the
grant proceeds and activities.
(f) Complete Application
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A complete application must contain
all the required forms and proposal
elements as described in this section. To
be eligible to submit a complete
application, applicants must first have
submitted to the Agency a required LOI
as specified in Section IV. B. (1) of this
Notice. Applicants that have submitted
a required LOI and have received a
letter of invitation from the Agency may
submit a Complete Application. A
Guide and instructions for submitting
the Complete Application are available
on the Rural Energy Pilot Program
website, under the To Apply tab,
https://www.rd.usda.gov/programsservices/energy-programs/rural-energypilot-program.
Applications lacking sufficient
information for the Agency to determine
eligibility and score the application will
be deemed as incomplete and will not
be considered for funding. Information
submitted after the application deadline
will not be accepted.
The lead applicant must be registered
in the System for Award Management
(SAM) and submit a complete
application consisting of the elements
specified in Section IV. B. (2) (a)(l) as
applicable to this section.
The Agency requires the following
information as part of the application:
(1) Form SF–424, ‘‘Application for
Federal Assistance.’’ In 8.a. please place
DUNS (or replacement identifier
number (in parentheses)) after legal
name;
(2) Form SF–424C, ‘‘Budget
Information- Construction Programs,’’;
(3) Form SF–424D, ‘‘Assurances—
Construction Programs,’’;
(4) SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying
Activities’’;
(5) RD Form 400–1, ‘‘Equal
Opportunity Agreement,’’;
(6) RD Form 400–4, ‘‘Assurance
Agreement’’;
(7) Environmental checklist;
(8) Certification of matching funds;
(9) Certification that the lead
applicant is a legal entity in good
standing (as applicable) and operating
in accordance with the laws of the
state(s) or Tribe(s) where the applicant
exists;
(10) The application must identify
whether or not the lead applicant has a
known relationship or association with
an Agency employee. If there is a known
relationship, the lead applicant must
identify each Agency employee with
whom the lead applicant has a known
relationship; and
(11) Revisions and updates to
materials submitted to the Agency with
the LOI as specified in Section IV. B. (1)
of this Notice.
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(12) Narrative descriptions and
supporting materials including
proposed performance measures, as
appropriate, addressing each of the
priority scoring criteria in accordance
with Sections V. Application Review
Information, paragraphs A, and B of this
Notice regarding the RECP’s ability and
commitment to develop of communityscale renewable energy technologies or
systems; proposed community and
regional objectives and impacts;
geographic region to be served of
significant consequence to the REPP
priorities of advancing environmental
justice, racial equity, and economic
opportunity; strength of local support of
the RECP, activities, projects, and
entrepreneurial commitment; RECP’s
readiness to administer the REPP grant
successfully; and key Administration
priorities.
(13) Any other information deemed
necessary and requested by the Agency
due to the facts and circumstances for
a particular application.
C. Submission Date and Time
(a) Letters of intent must be submitted
in the manner specified for letters of
intent in the DATES section of this
Notice, to be eligible for grant funding.
(b) Complete applications must be
submitted in the manner specified for
complete applications in the DATES
section of this Notice, to be eligible for
grant funding.
(c) Applicants are advised to review
the REPP website for instructions on
registering your organization as soon as
possible to ensure that you can meet the
electronic application deadline.
Applications will not be accepted after
the deadline.
D. Intergovernmental Review of
Applications
Executive Order (E.O.) 12372,
‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs,’’ does not apply to this
program.
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E. Funding Restrictions
Funding limitations as specified in (a)
thru (f), apply to applications submitted
under this Notice.
(a) Only one REPP application may be
submitted per REPP applicant. A REPP
applicant may receive only one award
in this competition. If it is determined
that an applicant is affiliated with
another entity that has also applied,
both applications will be deemed
ineligible and will not be considered.
(b) There is no minimum REPP grant
award.
(c) The maximum REPP grant award
is not to exceed $2,000,000.
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(d) REPP grants are awarded on a cost
share basis for not more than 80 percent
of total eligible project costs.
(e) No REPP grant award may exceed
an amount calculated as 80 percent of
total eligible project costs or the
maximum REPP grant award amount of
$2,000,000, whichever is the lesser. Not
more than 20 percent of awarded funds,
or $400,000, whichever is the lesser,
may be used for eligible project costs
directly associated with activities to be
carried out at or in direct partnership
with the RECP including capacity
building, community energy plans,
technical assistance, and reporting
results or outcomes to the Agency
during the disbursement, performance,
and annual reporting portions of this
program, as defined in Section I.C. of
this Notice, as well as materials,
machinery and equipment associated
with efficiency and weatherization.
Administrative (indirect) costs of the
grantee will not exceed 10% of the grant
amount for the duration of the project.
Said administrative costs limitation is to
be included in the 20 percent limitation
specified in this subsection.
(f) Project funds, including grant and
matching funds, cannot be used for
ineligible grant purposes as provided in
Section IV. B. of this Notice, 2 CFR part
200, subpart E, ‘‘Cost Principles,’’ and
the most current Federal Acquisition
Regulation or successor regulations.
F. Compliance With Other Federal
Statues and Other Submission
Requirements
(a) Environmental information.
National Environmental Policy Act. All
recipients under this Notice are subject
to the requirements of 7 CFR part 1970.
However, technical assistance awards
under this Notice are classified as a
Categorical Exclusion according to 7
CFR 1970.53(b), and usually do not
require any additional documentation.
The Agency will review each grant
application to determine its compliance
with 7 CFR part 1970. The applicant
may be asked to provide additional
information or documentation to assist
the Agency with this determination.
Applicants are advised in all cases of
new facilities construction to contact
the RD State Environmental Coordinator
to determine environmental
requirements as soon as practicable.
(b) Civil Rights compliance
requirements. All grants made under
this Notice are subject to Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 as required by
the USDA (7 CFR part 15, subpart A)
and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973.
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V. Application Review Information
The Agency’s National Office will
review applications to determine if they
are eligible for assistance based on the
requirements specified in this Notice,
and other applicable Federal
regulations.
A priority score will be afforded to
complete applications deemed eligible
to compete by an evaluation panel of
subject matter experts from USDA/DOE/
EPA (and others as required by the
Agency), in accordance with the point
allocation specified in this Notice.
Given the purpose of the REPP, higher
priority will be afforded to RECP
projects deemed most likely to develop
renewable energy to help meet our
nation’s energy needs and combat
climate change while prioritizing
environmental justice, racial equity, and
economic opportunity.
Applications will be selected for
funding by ranked order until the
funding limitation of $10 million has
been reached. Applications that cannot
be fully funded may be offered partial
funding at the Agency’s discretion.
A. Scoring Criteria
The Agency will score each complete
and eligible REPP application using the
criteria specified in paragraphs (a)
through (e) of this section with a
maximum score of 100 points possible.
Applications will be evaluated based
on the following: Impact to the
community, support from relevant
decision makers and community
leaders, likelihood that projects can be
completed, and alignment with REPP
goals. Points will be allowed only for
factors indicated by well-documented
plans which, in the opinion of the
Agency, provide assurance that the
projects have a high probability of being
accomplished. Points will be awarded at
the discretion of the Agency to each
scoring criteria with a minimum and
maximum number of points available.
Applicants that demonstrate the
experience or ability to deliver the
stated criteria will be awarded higher
points in that criteria.
(a) Further develop renewable energy.
Application materials demonstrate the
RECP’s ability and commitment to
addressing Priority Considerations as
specified in Section III. C., of this
Notice. One point will be awarded for
each of the six priority considerations
being proposed to be served by the
project as outlined in Section III.C.(a).
Up to six points will be awarded for
projects that plan, execute, or deploy
renewable energy generation
technologies other than solar
photovoltaic of at least 40 percent of
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total generation capacity as measure by
megawatts of alternative generation
capacity/megawatts of total generation
capacity. Up to six points will be
awarded for projects that can be
delivered within 36 months of the grant
award. Up to seven points will be
awarded to projects leveraging other
Federal, State, Tribal, and local
assistance resources for community
planning, human-capacity building,
technical assistance, efficiency,
weatherization, and improvements in
high-speed broadband service to the
region.
Points are awarded on a scale of 0 to
25 with a maximum of 25 points being
awarded. (b) Community and regional
impacts. Application materials describe
in full, the community objectives to be
achieved through RECP efforts at the
completion of REPP assistance. These
objectives are to be identified by the
community and can include the ability
to withstand disruptive events,
economic and energy resilience,
increased environmental justice,
improved racial equity, expanded
economic opportunity, and the stability
or diversification of distributive energy
resources.
Points are awarded on a scale of 0 to
25 with a maximum of 25 points being
awarded.
(c) Targeted region. Application
materials should describe the
geographic region to be served,
including county names and zip codes,
and demonstrate that the geographic
region served by the RECP is of
significant consequence to the REPP
priorities of advancing environmental
justice, racial equity, and economic
opportunity.
(1) Using the Distressed Communities
Index 2020 DCI Interactive Map—
Economic Innovation Group (eig.org),
discuss relative distress scores and
economic distress characteristics of the
region such as unemployment rates and
income levels. A maximum of 5 points
may be awarded under this sub-criteria.
(2) Using Low-Income Energy
Affordability Data (LEAD) Tool |
Department of Energy describe relative
energy burden of geographic region to
be served. A maximum of 5 points may
be awarded under this sub-criteria.
(3) Using CDC Social Vulnerability
Index, https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/
placeandhealth/svi/at-a-glance_svi.html
describe the relative environmental
health burden of the geographic region
to be served. A maximum of 5 points
may be awarded under this sub-criteria.
(4) Using the OZ Activity Map—
Economic Innovation Group (eig.org)
document the geographic region to be
served as a Qualified Opportunity Zone.
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A maximum of 5 points may be awarded
under this sub-criteria.
(5) Indicate which counties or zip
codes in the geographic region to be
served are primarily distressed
communities with high concentrations
of employment in coal, oil and gas
industries, and coal-fired generation
facilities transitioning away from fossil
fueled energy production listed among
the Distressed Energy Communities
identified at: https://
ruraldevelopment.maps.arcgis.com/
apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=
86027863e066487ca1b33dc9217a70d1.
A maximum of 5 points may be awarded
under this sub-criteria.
(6) Disadvantaged communities—
Provide a brief narrative with
supporting information to demonstrate
how the geographic region meets the
definition of a Disadvantaged
Community. A maximum of 5 points
may be awarded under this sub-criteria.
Points are awarded on a scale of 0 to
25 with a maximum of 25 points being
awarded.
(d) Project and community support.
Applications should demonstrate the
strength of local support of the RECP,
activities, projects, and entrepreneurial
commitment. Points will be awarded for
the RECP’s demonstration of its sources
of funding, personnel and technical
resources committed to the project;
inclusion of institutional partners
expanding access to capital and
willingness to potentially invest in
projects emerging from the RECP. A
maximum of 10 points may be awarded
under this sub-criteria. Points shall also
be awarded for demonstrated resources
that will sustain the project beyond the
term of the REPP grant period. A
maximum of 5 points may be awarded
under this sub-criteria.
Points are awarded on a scale of 0 to
15 with a maximum of 15 points being
awarded.
(e) Demonstrated readiness and
likelihood of success. Application
materials demonstrate the RECP’s
readiness to administer the REPP grant
successfully, with strong documentation
to indicate the likelihood of
implementing technical assistance,
weatherization, energy efficiency and
renewable energy projects in the
community (a maximum of 3 points
may be awarded under this sub-criteria);
a stakeholder engagement plan (a
maximum of 2 points may be awarded
under this sub-criteria); the existence of
an energy resilience goal (a maximum of
3 points may be awarded under this
sub-criteria); and the availability or
expectation of project financing (a
maximum of 2 points may be awarded
under this sub-criteria).
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Points are awarded on a scale of 0 to
10 with a maximum of 10 points being
awarded.
B. Administrator Points
The Agency retains the discretion to
afford priority to applications that will
advance key Administration priorities:
(1) Assist Rural communities recover
economically from the impacts of the
COVID–19 pandemic, particularly
disadvantaged communities;
(2) Ensuring all rural residents have
equitable access to RD programs and
benefits from RD funded projects; and
(3) Reduce climate pollution and
increasing resilience to the impacts of
climate change through economic
support to rural communities.
The Agency also retains the discretion
to afford priority to applications that
achieve geographic distribution of REPP
grant awards across the maximum
number of States and target diverse
communities.
A maximum of up to 10 points will
be awarded, with justification, at the
discretion of the Administrator.
C. Review and Selection Process
The Agency’s National Office will
review applications to determine if they
are complete and eligible for assistance
based on requirements specified in this
Notice, and other applicable Federal
regulations. Applications so deemed,
will be evaluated by an independent
review panel and afforded a priority
score in accordance with the point
allocation as specified in Section V. A.
of this Notice.
The Administrator may choose to
award up to 10 Administrator priority
points based on the criterion specified
in Section V. B. of this Notice. Any
awarded Administrator points will be
added to the cumulative score for a total
possible score of 110 points.
Applications will be selected for
funding according to rank, beginning
with the highest priority score and
proceeding until the available funding is
exhausted. Applications that cannot be
fully funded may be offered partial
funding at the Agency’s discretion; as in
the event of a ranked tie among two or
more applications. Unfunded
applications will not be carried forward
into any future competition. Successful
applicants must comply with
requirements identified in Section VI.
Federal Award Administration
Information.
VI. Federal Award Administration
Information
A. Federal Award Notices
Applicants selected for funding, will
receive a signed Notice of Federal award
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by postal or electronic mail containing
instructions and requirements necessary
to proceed with execution and
performance of the award.
Applicants selected for funding must
comply with all applicable statutes,
regulations, and Notice requirements
before the grant award will be funded.
Applicants not selected for funding
will be notified in writing and informed
of any review and appeal rights. Awards
to successfully appealed applications
will be limited to available funding.
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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 Grants and Agreements
regulations codified in 2 CFR parts 180,
400, 415, 417, 418, 421; 2 CFR parts 25
and 170; and 48 CFR 31.2, and
successor regulations to these parts.
In addition, all recipients of Federal
financial assistance are required to
report information about first tier
subawards and executive compensation
(see 2 CFR part 170). Grantees are
required to have the necessary processes
and systems in place to comply with the
Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–
282) reporting requirements (see 2 CFR
170.200(b), unless exempt under 2 CFR
170.110(b)).
The following additional
requirements apply to grantees selected
for awards within this program: (a)
Execution of an Agency-approved
financial assistance agreement; and (b)
acceptance of a written letter of
conditions; and submission of the
following Agency forms: (1) Form RD
1940–1, ‘‘Request for Obligation of
Funds.’’ (2) Form RD 1942–46, ‘‘Letter
of Intent to Meet Conditions.’’ and (3)
Form RD 400–1 for construction
projects.
C. Reporting
Financial and project performance
reports must be provided by grantees
and contain the information specified in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section.
(1) Semi-Annual Reports. After grant
approval and through grant completion,
grantees are required to provide an SF–
425, ‘‘Federal Financial Report,’’ and a
performance report on a semiannual
basis (due 30 working days after the end
of the semiannual period). For the
purposes of this grant, semiannual
periods end on June 30th and December
31st.
The project performance reports shall
include the following:
(a) A listing and description of all
activities funded with grant proceeds
and matching funds;
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(b) A description or assessment of
progress towards program initiatives
identified in the application for the
grant and a discussion of any issues or
challenges which may have occurred
and the steps taken to mitigate or
address them; and
(c) A measurement of progress during
the project period that incorporates, but
is not limited to, the following
performance goals as agreed to by the
Agency and as specified in the letter of
conditions—renewable energy
generation from solar PV & alternative
renewable energy systems (in thousands
of kilowatt hours); energy savings from
efficiency & weatherization (in
hundreds of kilowatt hours); project
sustainability & resilience; and
community benefits such as but not
limited to power purchase agreement/
subscription income (in dollars per
kilowatt hour), reduced greenhouse gas/
carbon dioxide emissions (in metric
tons of CO2 equivalence), reduced
energy burdens (in percentage of
household incomes), measured
environmental justice, measured equity,
and measured economic opportunity.
(2) Annual Outcome Reports. Upon
project completion, grantees are
required to provide an annual outcome
report for three years. The first report is
due at the completion of the first full
calendar year following the year in
which the project was completed. The
remaining reports are required for
subsequent calendar years. Reports are
due January 31st. The annual outcome
report shall continue to incorporate the
performance goals as identified in VI. C.
1 (c) above (reported on an annual
basis), as well as any other measures
specified in the financial assistance
agreement and letter of conditions.
VII. Agency Contacts
For further information contact:
Anthony Crooks: telephone (202)205–
9322, email: RuralEnergyPilotProgram@
usda.gov or consult the REPP program
web page at https://www.rd.usda.gov/
programs-services/energy-programs/
rural-energy-pilot-program where
program guidance as well as application
and matching funds templates may be
obtained.
VIII. Other Information
A. Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), RBCS requested that the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) conduct an emergency review by
January 19, 2022 of a new information
collection that contains the Information
Collection and Recordkeeping
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requirements contained in this notice.
In addition to the emergency clearance,
the regular clearance process is hereby
being initiated to provide the public
with the opportunity to comment under
a full comment period, as the Agency
intends to request regular approval from
OMB for this information collection.
Comments from the public on new,
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information help the
Agency assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and
minimize the public’s reporting burden.
Comments may be submitted
regarding this information collection by
the following method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov, and, in the
lower ‘‘Search Regulations and Federal
Actions’’ box, select ‘‘RBCS’’ from the
agency drop-down menu, then click on
‘‘Submit.’’ In the Docket ID column,
select Docket No. RBS–21–Business0030 to submit or view public
comments and to view supporting and
related materials available
electronically. Information on using
Regulations.gov, including instructions
for accessing documents, submitting
comments, and viewing the docket after
the close of the comment period, is
available through the site’s ‘‘User Tips’’
link.
The burden for the REPP collection of
information includes both the upfront
one-time application and the on-going
reporting, which will include mid-year
and an annual reporting. The reporting
may include additional reports for
projects that run longer. Comments are
invited on (a) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumption used; (b) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (c)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including using
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques on other forms
and information technology.
Title: Rural Energy Pilot Program
(REPP).
OMB Control Number: 0570–New.
Type of Request: New Information
Collection.
Abstract: The purpose of the REPP to
further develop renewable energy to
help meet our nation’s energy needs and
combat climate change while
prioritizing environmental justice, racial
equity, and economic opportunity.
Cost-share grants of up to 80 percent
of total eligible project costs but not
more than $2 million will be made
available to assist eligible entities with
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developing, installing, equipping, and
maintaining community scale
distributive energy resources
The information solicited from
applications by this NOFO is required to
(1) determine whether participants meet
the eligibility requirements to be a
recipient of grant funds; (2) evaluate
project eligibility; (3) determine
technical and financial viability; (4)
calculate priority scores and rank in
order to compete the applications for
funding. Lack of adequate information
for these purposes could result in the
improper administration and
appropriation of Federal grant funds.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 11 hours per
response.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
25.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
325.
Estimated Total Recordkeeping
Hours: 15.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,462.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
(including recordkeeping) on
Respondents: 3,477 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal,
Regulatory Division Team 2, Rural
Development Innovation Center, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC 20250. Phone: 202–690–4492. All
responses to this information collection
and recordkeeping Notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
B. Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil
rights laws and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights
regulations and policies, the USDA, its
Mission Areas, agencies, staff offices,
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.
Program information may be made
available in languages other than
English. Persons with disabilities who
require alternative means of
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communication to obtain program
information (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, American Sign Language)
should contact the responsible Mission
Area, agency, or staff office; the USDA
TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600
(voice and TTY); or the Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339.
To file a program discrimination
complaint, a complainant should
complete a Form AD–3027, USDA
Program Discrimination Complaint
Form, which can be obtained online at
https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/
ad-3027, from any USDA office, by
calling (866) 632–9992, or by writing a
letter addressed to USDA. The letter
must contain the complainant’s name,
address, telephone number, and a
written description of the alleged
discriminatory action in sufficient detail
to inform the Assistant Secretary for
Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature
and date of an alleged civil rights
violation. The completed AD–3027 form
or letter must be submitted 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) Fax: (833) 256–1665 or (202) 690–
7442; or
(3) Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity
provider, employer, and lender.
Karama Neal,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
[FR Doc. 2022–00943 Filed 1–18–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Information Systems Technical
Advisory Committee; Notice of
Partially Closed Meeting
The Information Systems Technical
Advisory Committee (ISTAC) will meet
on February 2, 2022, at 1:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time. The meetings
will be available via teleconference. The
Committee advises the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration on technical questions
that affect the level of export controls
applicable to information systems
equipment and technology.
Wednesday, February 2
1. Welcome and Announcements
2. Working Group Reports
3. Industry Presentation
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Closed Session
4. Discussion of matters determined to
be exempt from the provisions
relating to public meetings found in
5 U.S.C. app. 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3).
The open session will be accessible
via teleconference. To join the
conference, submit inquiries to Ms.
Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@
bis.doc.gov, no later than January 26,
2022.
To the extent time permits, members
of the public may present oral
statements to the Committee. The public
may submit written statements at any
time before or after the meeting.
However, to facilitate distribution of
public presentation materials to
Committee members, the Committee
suggests that public presentation
materials or comments be forwarded
before the meeting to Ms. Springer.
The Assistant Secretary for
Administration, with the concurrence of
the delegate of the General Counsel,
formally determined on January 7, 2022,
pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
U.S.C. app. (l0)(d))), that the portion of
the meeting concerning trade secrets
and commercial or financial information
deemed privileged or confidential as
described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and the
portion of the meeting concerning
matters the disclosure of which would
be likely to frustrate significantly
implementation of an agency action as
described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) shall
be exempt from the provisions relating
to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C.
app. 10(a)(1) and l0(a)(3). The remaining
portions of the meeting will be open to
the public.
For more information, contact Yvette
Springer via email.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022–00885 Filed 1–18–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–580–879]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products From the Republic of Korea:
Final Results and Partial Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that
AGENCY:
Open Session
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