United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2014_register executive 2014-05-03 article Notices D09002ee1c7fa1e2c D09002ee1c7fa1e8e United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Rural Business-Cooperative Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) announces the acceptance of applications under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for Fiscal Year 2014 for financial assistance as follows: grants, guaranteed loans, and combined grants and guaranteed loans for the development and construction of renewable energy systems and for energy efficiency improvement projects. The Notice also announces the availability of mandatory budget authority carried over from Fiscal Year 2013 of approximately $24.7 million and $3.5 million of discretionary budget authority made available by Fiscal Year 2014 appropriations. The budget authority will support the above referenced REAP activities, for approximately $12.38 million in grant program level and approximately $57.8 million in guaranteed loan program level. The funding being announced does not include mandatory funding provided by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill). The Rural Business- Cooperative Service (Agency) intends to publish a final rule for REAP later this fiscal year. The final rule will modify the interim rule for REAP based on comments received on the interim rule, which was published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2011 (76 FR 21110), and the proposed rule, which was published on April 12, 2013 (78 FR 22044). The Agency will publish a subsequent notice announcing the mandatory funds for fiscal year 2014 provided by the 2014 Farm Bill simultaneously with the final rule. The 2014 Farm Bill repealed the authority for the feasibility study component of REAP and also removed the ability to provide assistance for flexible fuel pumps. Therefore applications for flexible fuel pumps and feasibility studies will not be determined eligible or awarded funds in Fiscal Year 2014 under REAP. 79 FR 25564 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-05-05/2014-10054 2014-10054 fr05my14-19 3410-XY-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-05-05/2014-10054 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-05-05/html/2014-10054.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-05-05/pdf/2014-10054.pdf 6 p. 25564 25569 79 FR 25564 Notice of Funding Availability for the Rural Energy for America Program; Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue NOTICE 2014-10054 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Business-Cooperative Service 3410-XY-P 2014-10054 Notice.

This Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) announces the acceptance of applications under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for Fiscal Year 2014 for financial assistance as follows: grants, guaranteed loans, and combined grants and guaranteed loans for the development and construction of renewable energy systems and for energy efficiency improvement projects. The Notice also announces the availability of mandatory budget authority carried over from Fiscal Year 2013 of approximately $24.7 million and $3.5 million of discretionary budget authority made available by Fiscal Year 2014 appropriations. The budget authority will support the above referenced REAP activities, for approximately $12.38 million in grant program level and approximately $57.8 million in guaranteed loan program level. The funding being announced does not include mandatory funding provided by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill). The Rural Business- Cooperative Service (Agency) intends to publish a final rule for REAP later this fiscal year. The final rule will modify the interim rule for REAP based on comments received on the interim rule, which was published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2011 (76 FR 21110), and the proposed rule, which was published on April 12, 2013 (78 FR 22044). The Agency will publish a subsequent notice announcing the mandatory funds for fiscal year 2014 provided by the 2014 Farm Bill simultaneously with the final rule. The 2014 Farm Bill repealed the authority for the feasibility study component of REAP and also removed the ability to provide assistance for flexible fuel pumps. Therefore applications for flexible fuel pumps and feasibility studies will not be determined eligible or awarded funds in Fiscal Year 2014 under REAP.

In order to be considered for Fiscal Year 2014 funds, complete applications under this Notice must be received by the appropriate USDA Rural Development State Office no later than 4:30 p.m. local time of the dates as follows: For information about this Notice, please contact Mr. Kelley Oehler, Branch Chief, USDA Rural Development, Energy Division, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 720-6819. Email: kelley.oehler@wdc.usda.gov. Funding Availability: Rural Energy for America Program , kelley.oehler@wdc.usda.gov program.intake@usda.gov Grants.gov http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform http://forms.sc.egov.usda.gov/eForms/welcomeAction.do?Home http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html http://www.Grants.gov http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/BCP_Energy_CoordinatorList.html http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/Energy.html Vol. 79, no. 86 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-05-05 continuing daily deposited born digital 168 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-05-05 P0b002ee18850437f 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr05my14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-05-05 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-05-05/pdf/FR-2014-05-05.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-05-05/xml/FR-2014-05-05.xml fdlp 25483 25640 DGPO 2014-05-03 2024-06-02 FR-2014-05-05 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-05-05 79 86