[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4276-4277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1701]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Rural Utilities Service


Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for the Biorefinery 
Assistance Program

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service and Rural Utilities Service, 
USDA.

ACTION: Notice on funding availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces there will be no funds available for the 
Biorefinery Assistance Program for FY 2012. Applications will not be 
accepted under this program until further notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelley Oehler, Energy Branch, 
Biorefinery Assistance Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Mail Stop 3225, Washington, DC, 20250-3225. 
Telephone: (202) 720-6819. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Biorefinery Assistance Program provides 
guaranteed loans for the development and construction of commercial-
scale biorefineries and for the retrofitting of existing facilities 
using eligible technology for the development of advanced biofuels. For 
Fiscal Year 2012, the Agency has not been allocated funding to support 
this program. Applications will not be accepted until such funds are 
made available to the program.

Nondiscrimination Statement

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination 
in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, 
national origin, age, disability, and, where applicable, sex, marital 
status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, 
genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or 
part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance 
program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with 
disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program 
information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact 
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
    To file a complaint of discrimination write to USDA, Director, 
Office of Adjudication and Compliance, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-
6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and 
lender.


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    Dated: January 20, 2012.
Dallas Tonsager,
Under Secretary, Rural Development.
[FR Doc. 2012-1701 Filed 1-26-12; 8:45 am]
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