[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 10 (Friday, January 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 3991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00134]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

[Docket No. RBS-20-BUSINESS-0037]


Inviting Applications for the Rural Energy for America Program; 
Correction

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA (Rural Development).

ACTION: Notice of solicitation of applications; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Rural-Business Cooperative Service (the Agency) published 
a notice of solicitation of applications in the Federal Register of 
November 25, 2020 entitled ``Inviting Applications for the Rural Energy 
for America,'' to allow potential applicants time to submit 
applications for financial assistance under the Rural Energy for 
America Program (REAP) and allow the Agency time to process 
applications within the current FY 2021. The document contained an 
incorrect threshold for awarding points under the ``size of request'' 
scoring criteria as well as an incorrect number of points available for 
previous grantees and borrowers who have not received and accepted a 
grant award or guaranteed loan commitment within the 2 previous federal 
years.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact the applicable USDA 
Rural Development Energy Coordinator in your respective state, as 
identified via the following link: https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/RBS_StateEnergyCoordinators.pdf.
    For information about this Notice, please contact Deb Yocum, 
Business Loan and Grant Analyst, USDA Rural Development, Program 
Management Division. Telephone: (402) 499-1198. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Corrections

    (1) In the Federal Register of November 25, 2020 in FR Doc. 2020-
26086, on page 75292, in the first column, under (d) Scoring Criteria 
Previous grantees and borrowers, correct (ii) to read: If the applicant 
has not received and accepted a grant award or guaranteed loan 
commitment under this subpart, or a guaranteed loan commitment under 7 
CFR part 5001 of this title within the 2 previous Federal fiscal years, 
5 points will be awarded.
    (2) In the Federal Register of November 25, 2020 in FR Doc. 2020-
26086, on page 75292, in the third column, under (g) Scoring Criteria 
Size of request, correct (g) to read: For grant applications requesting 
$250,000 or less for RES, or $125,000 or less for EEI, an additional 10 
points may be awarded such that a maximum score of 100 points is 
possible. All other applications will have a maximum possible score of 
90 points.

Mark Brodziski,
Acting Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-00134 Filed 1-14-21; 8:45 am]
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