[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39746-39747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16757]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
National Stakeholder Forum--Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and
Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS), an Agency within
USDA Rural Development, is holding a forum to introduce the new
``Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing
Assistance Program'' (Section 9003 Program), formerly the Biorefinery
Assistance Program (BAP), as found in the new regulation and the Notice
of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA). Major changes to the Section
9003 Program include the addition of renewable chemicals and biobased
product manufacturing to the program area and a two-phase application
process to streamline the application process and limit the expense to
applicants.
Speakers from the Agency will discuss the changes to the 9003
Program in order to educate applicants on changes to program
eligibility and the new application process. The National Stakeholder
Forum can be attended via webinar or in person.
DATES:
National Stakeholder Forum: The National Stakeholder Forum will be
held on Thursday, July 16, 2015, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time.
Registration: It is requested that you register by 12 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time July 14, 2015, to attend the forum in person. See the
Instructions for Attending the Meeting section of this notice for
additional information. If you wish to participate via webinar, you
must register for the webinar at http://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/789/9401 prior to or during the webinar.
ADDRESSES: The National Stakeholder Forum will take place in Room 107-A
of the Whitten Building on 1400 Jefferson Drive SW., located between
12th and 14th streets SW., in Washington DC 20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Hubbell, Rural Business-
Cooperative Service, Room 6865, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: (202) 690-2516. Email:
[email protected]. Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication of program information (Braille,
large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at
(202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9003 of the 2008 Farm Bill
authorized the Agency to provide loan guarantees for the construction
of advanced biofuel biorefineries under the Biorefinery Assistance
Program (often referred to as the Section 9003 Program). The 2014 Farm
Bill modified the provisions associated with the Section 9003 Program.
In response to the 2014 Farm Bill, the Agency published a new interim
rule for the program, now entitled the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical,
and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program. This interim
final rule was published in the Federal Register on June 24, 2015
(https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/06/24/2015-14989/biorefinery-renewable-chemical-and-biobased-product-manufacturing-assistance-program).
In order to familiarize the public with the new Section 9003
Program rule, representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) are conducting this National Stakeholder Forum. Discussion
points will include the expansion of the program to include renewable
chemicals and biobased product manufacturing and the new two-phase
application process. Participants will be afforded the opportunity to
ask questions on the material in the presentation through the webinar
software or in person.
Date: July 16, 2015.
Time: 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
Location information: USDA Whitten Building, 1400 Jefferson Drive
SW., Room 107-A, Washington, DC 20250.
Instructions for Attending the Meeting
Space for attendance at the meeting is limited. Due to USDA
headquarters security and space requirements, all persons wishing to
attend the forum in person must send an email to
[email protected] by 12 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time July 14,
2015, to register the names of those planning to attend. Registrations
will be accepted until maximum room capacity is reached. Seating will
be available on a first come, first serve basis.
To register, provide the following information:
First and Last Names
Organization
Title
Email
City, State
Upon arrival at the USDA Whitten Building, registered persons must
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provide valid photo identification in order to enter the building;
visitors need to enter the Whitten Building on the mall side. Please
allow extra time to get through security.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination
in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color,
national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital
status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation,
genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because of all or
part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance
program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of
discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint
Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-
9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of
the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint
form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at
[email protected].
Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech
disabilities and you wish to file a program complaint please contact
USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 or (800) 845-
6136 (in Spanish).
Persons with disabilities who wish to file a program complaint,
please see information above on how to contact us by mail directly or
by email. If you require alternative means of communication for program
information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) please
contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
Dated: July 2, 2015.
Samuel Rikkers,
Acting Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-16757 Filed 7-9-15; 8:45 am]
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