[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 77788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27567]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

[Docket No. RBS-22--Business-0021]


Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Rural Business 
Development Grant Programs for Fiscal Year 2023; Correction

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice, correction.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or the Agency), 
an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 
published a Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) in the 
Federal Register (FR) on November 23, 2022, entitled Notice of 
Solicitation of Applications for the Rural Business Development Grant 
Programs for Fiscal Year 2023 to announce that it was accepting 
applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 and the availability of 
approximately $46,000,000 in competitive grants. In addition, the NOSA 
described requirements that are determined at the time a funding 
announcement is published, as outlined in the program regulation. This 
notice will amend Section D.5 of the NOSA to clarify that 
Intergovernmental Review under Executive Order 12372 is required for 
this program.

DATES: Complete applications may be submitted in paper or electronic 
format and must be received by 4:30 p.m. local time on February 28, 
2023, in the USDA Rural Development (RD) State Office for the State 
where the project is located. A list of the USDA RD State Offices can 
be found at: https://www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/state-offices.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Sharp at [email protected], or 
Cindy Mason at [email protected], or call (202) 720-1400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Amendments

    The following amendment is being made to FR Doc 2022-25532, 
published on November 23, 2022 (87 FR 71571), to specify that the 
Intergovernmental Review under Executive Order 12372 is required for 
this program. On page 71573, column 2, under Section D ``Application 
and Submission Information,'' subsection 5 ``Intergovernmental 
Review,'' the paragraph should be amended and restated in its entirety 
to read as follows:
    Executive Order (E.O.) 12372, ``Intergovernmental Review of Federal 
Programs,'' applies to this program. This E.O. requires that Federal 
agencies provide opportunities for consultation on proposed assistance 
with State and local governments. Many states have established a Single 
Point of Contact (SPOC) to facilitate this consultation. For a list of 
States that maintain a SPOC, please see the White House website: 
https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/management/office-federal-financial-management/. If your State has a SPOC, you may submit a copy of the 
application directly for review. Any comments obtained through the SPOC 
must be provided to your State Office for consideration as part of your 
application. If your state has not established a SPOC, you may submit 
your application directly to the Agency or you may provide evidence 
that the State has elected not to review the program under Executive 
Order 12372. Applications from Federally recognized Indian Tribes are 
not subject to this requirement.

Karama Neal,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA Rural 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-27567 Filed 12-19-22; 8:45 am]
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