81 FR 58809 - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Federal Grants Program-General Administration Provisions
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 166 (August 26, 2016)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 166 (August 26, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-18422 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 166 (Friday, August 26, 2016)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 58809-58811] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-18422] ======================================================================== Rules and Regulations Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each week. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 166 / Friday, August 26, 2016 / Rules and Regulations [[Page 58809]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Institute of Food and Agriculture 7 CFR Part 3430 RIN 0524-AA67 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Federal Grants Program--General Administration Provisions AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA. ACTION: Final rule with request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is publishing as a final rule a revision to the general administrative guidelines applicable to the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grant program. The purpose of this final rule is to implement the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative commodity board provision added by section 7404 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 making it necessary to modify the AFRI regulations. DATES: This final rule becomes effective on August 26, 2016. NIFA is requesting comments for 30 days until September 26, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Federal Grants Program--General Administration Provisions, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Email: [email protected]. Include Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Federal Grants Program--General Administration Provisions in the subject line of the message. Instructions: All comments received must include the agency name and reference to Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Federal Grants Program--General Administration Provisions. All comments received will be posted to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Koszalka, Division Director, Policy and Oversight Division, Phone: 202-401-4325, Email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background and Summary Authority This rulemaking is authorized by section 2(b) of the Competitive, Special, and Faculties Research Grant Act 7 U.S.C. 450i(b). Organization of 7 CFR Part 3430 A primary function of NIFA is the fair, effective, and efficient administration of Federal assistance programs implementing agricultural research, education, and extension programs. The awards made under the above authority are subject to the NIFA assistance regulations at 7 CFR part 3430, Competitive and Noncompetitive Non-formula Federal Assistance Programs--General Award Administrative Provisions. NIFA's development and publication of this regulation for its non-formula Federal assistance programs enhances its accountability and standardizes procedures across the Federal assistance programs it administers while providing transparency to the public. NIFA published 7 CFR part 3430 with subparts A through F as a final rule on September 4, 2009 [74 FR 45736-45752]. These regulations apply to all Federal assistance programs administered by NIFA except for the formula grant programs identified in 7 CFR 3430.1(f), the Small Business Innovation Research programs with implementing regulations at 7 CFR part 3403, and the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP), with implementing regulations at 7 CFR part 3431. NIFA organized the regulation as follows: Subparts A through E provide administrative provisions for all competitive and noncompetitive non-formula Federal assistance programs. Subparts F and thereafter apply to specific NIFA programs. NIFA is, to the extent practical, using the following subpart template for each program authority: (1) Applicability of regulations, (2) purpose, (3) definitions (those in addition to or different from Sec. 3430.2), (4) eligibility, (5) project types and priorities, (6) funding restrictions, (7) matching requirements, and (8) duration of grant. Subparts F and thereafter contain the above seven components in this order. Additional sections may be added for a specific program if there are additional requirements or a need for additional rules for the program (e.g., additional reporting requirements). Through this rulemaking, NIFA is making minor additions to Subpart G--Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) in order to implement the AFRI commodity board provision from section 7404 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-79). Subpart G of 7 CFR 3430 Subpart G contains the administrative provisions for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). The purpose of AFRI is to make competitive grants for fundamental and applied research, extension, and education to address food and agricultural sciences, as defined under section 1404 of the National Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3103). II. Revisions Included in the Final Rule Subpart G Section 7404 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 amended the general administration, special considerations, and eligible entities subsections for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, and added a special contributions requirement making it necessary to modify the program's administrative provisions. With this rule, NIFA makes clear that it will solicit funding ideas under this subpart from statutorily defined national and state commodity boards for research topics that the commodity boards are willing to co-fund equally with NIFA under the AFRI competitive grant program. If the ideas are evaluated and found to be consistent with the AFRI statutory priorities and priorities noted in the President's budget request related to NIFA, the topics will be [[Page 58810]] incorporated in existing program areas in the relevant AFRI Request for Applications (RFA(s)). Researchers wishing to submit a proposal on a topic suggested by a commodity board will be required to obtain a letter of support from the co-funding commodity board. The applications submitted in response to a commodity board co-funded topic will compete against all proposals submitted in the same RFA program area. Supported applications will receive no preference regarding the evaluation of their scientific merit. Letters of commodity board support will be used by NIFA solely to determine that the application fits within the commodity board co-funded topic and the commodity board is willing to co-fund that application, if it is evaluated by the review panel as being meritorious and recommended for award. III. Administrative Requirements for the Rulemaking While the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2), specifically exempts rules that involve public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts from notice-and-comment requirements, NIFA is issuing this rule as final with request for comments. Accordingly, NIFA is allowing 30 days for the submission of comments. If upon consideration of the comments received in response to this notice NIFA decides to amend the AFRI final rule, NIFA will issue a subsequent final rule that includes an explanation of any changes made in response to the comments. Executive Order 12866 and Executive Order 13563 Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting flexibility. This rule has been determined to be not significant. Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 This final rule has been reviewed in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, (5 U.S.C. 601-612). The Director certifies that this final regulation will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This final regulation will affect institutions of higher education receiving Federal funds under this program. The U.S. Small Business Administration Size Standards define institutions as ``small entities'' if they are for-profit or nonprofit institutions with total annual revenue below $5,000,000 or if they are institutions controlled by governmental entities with populations below 50,000. The rule does not involve regulatory and informational requirements regarding businesses, organizations, and governmental jurisdictions subject to regulation. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) The Department certifies that this final rule has been assessed in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. (PRA). The Department concludes that this final rule does not impose any new information requirements or increase the burden hours. In addition to the SF-424 form families (i.e., Research and Related and Mandatory) and the SF-425 Federal Financial Report (FFR) No. 0348-0061, NIFA has three currently approved OMB information collections associated with this rulemaking: OMB Information Collection No. 0524-0042, NIFA REEport; No. 0524-0041, NIFA Application Review Process; and No. 0524-0026, Organizational Information. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance This final regulation applies to the following Federal financial assistance programs administered by NIFA including CFDA No. 10.310, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 and Executive Order 13132 The Department has reviewed this final rule in accordance with the requirements of Executive Order No. 13132 and the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq., and has found no potential or substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. As there is no Federal mandate contained herein that could result in increased expenditures by State, local, or tribal governments, or by the private sector, the Department has not prepared a budgetary impact statement. Clarity of This Regulation Executive Order 12866 and the President's Memorandum of June 1, 1998, require each agency to write all rules in plain language. The Department invites comments on how to make this final rule easier to understand. List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 3430 Administrative practice and procedure, Agricultural research, Education, Extension, Federal assistance. Accordingly, the Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, adopts the final rule amending 7 CFR part 3430 which was published at 75 FR 54759 on September 9, 2010, and amends 7 CFR part 3430 as set forth below: PART 3430--COMPETITIVE AND NONCOMPETITIVE NON-FORMULA FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS--GENERAL AWARD ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 0 1. The authority citation for part 3430 continues to read as follows: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 3316; Pub. L. 106-107 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). Subpart G--Agriculture and Food Research Initiative 0 2. Add Sec. 3430.313 to read as follows: Sec. 3430.313 Inclusion of research topics proposed by national and state commodity boards in request for applications. NIFA will solicit funding ideas under this subpart from statutorily defined national and state commodity boards for research topics that the commodity boards are willing to co-fund equally with NIFA under the AFRI competitive grant program. If the ideas are evaluated and found to be consistent with the AFRI statutory priorities and priorities noted in the President's budget request related to NIFA, the topics will be incorporated in existing program areas in the relevant AFRI Request for Applications (RFA(s)). Researchers wishing to submit a proposal on a topic suggested by a commodity board will be required to obtain a letter of support from the co-funding commodity board. The applications submitted in response to a commodity board co-funded topic will compete against all proposals submitted in the same RFA program area. Supported applications will receive no preference regarding the evaluation of their scientific merit. Letters of commodity board support will be used by NIFA solely to determine that the application fits within the commodity board co-funded topic and [[Page 58811]] the commodity board is willing to co-fund that application, if it is evaluated by the review panel as being meritorious and recommended for award. Done at Washington, DC, this 29 day of July, 2016. Robert E. Holland, Associate Director for Operations, National Institute of Food and Agriculture. [FR Doc. 2016-18422 Filed 8-25-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-22-P
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Instructions: All comments received Subparts F and thereafter apply to
contains regulatory documents having general must include the agency name and specific NIFA programs.
applicability and legal effect, most of which reference to Agriculture and Food NIFA is, to the extent practical, using
are keyed to and codified in the Code of Research Initiative Competitive Federal the following subpart template for each
Federal Regulations, which is published under Grants Program—General program authority: (1) Applicability of
50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
Administration Provisions. All regulations, (2) purpose, (3) definitions
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by comments received will be posted to (those in addition to or different from
the Superintendent of Documents. Prices of http://www.regulations.gov, including § 3430.2), (4) eligibility, (5) project types
new books are listed in the first FEDERAL any personal information provided. and priorities, (6) funding restrictions,
REGISTER issue of each week. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (7) matching requirements, and (8)
Maria Koszalka, Division Director, duration of grant. Subparts F and
Policy and Oversight Division, Phone: thereafter contain the above seven
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 202–401–4325, Email: maria.koszalka@ components in this order. Additional
nifa.usda.gov. sections may be added for a specific
National Institute of Food and program if there are additional
Agriculture SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
requirements or a need for additional
I. Background and Summary rules for the program (e.g., additional
7 CFR Part 3430 reporting requirements).
Authority
RIN 0524–AA67 Through this rulemaking, NIFA is
This rulemaking is authorized by making minor additions to Subpart G—
Agriculture and Food Research section 2(b) of the Competitive, Special, Agriculture and Food Research
Initiative Competitive Federal Grants and Faculties Research Grant Act 7 Initiative (AFRI) in order to implement
Program—General Administration U.S.C. 450i(b). the AFRI commodity board provision
Provisions Organization of 7 CFR Part 3430 from section 7404 of the Agricultural
Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113–79).
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and A primary function of NIFA is the
Agriculture, USDA. fair, effective, and efficient Subpart G of 7 CFR 3430
ACTION: Final rule with request for administration of Federal assistance Subpart G contains the administrative
comments. programs implementing agricultural provisions for the Agriculture and Food
research, education, and extension Research Initiative (AFRI). The purpose
SUMMARY: The National Institute of Food programs. The awards made under the of AFRI is to make competitive grants
and Agriculture (NIFA) is publishing as above authority are subject to the NIFA for fundamental and applied research,
a final rule a revision to the general assistance regulations at 7 CFR part extension, and education to address
administrative guidelines applicable to 3430, Competitive and Noncompetitive food and agricultural sciences, as
the Agriculture and Food Research Non-formula Federal Assistance defined under section 1404 of the
Initiative (AFRI) competitive grant Programs—General Award National Agriculture Research,
program. The purpose of this final rule Administrative Provisions. NIFA’s
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
is to implement the Agriculture and development and publication of this
1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3103).
Food Research Initiative commodity regulation for its non-formula Federal
board provision added by section 7404 assistance programs enhances its II. Revisions Included in the Final Rule
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 making accountability and standardizes
Subpart G
it necessary to modify the AFRI procedures across the Federal assistance
regulations. programs it administers while providing Section 7404 of the Agricultural Act
transparency to the public. NIFA of 2014 amended the general
DATES: This final rule becomes effective published 7 CFR part 3430 with administration, special considerations,
on August 26, 2016. NIFA is requesting subparts A through F as a final rule on and eligible entities subsections for the
comments for 30 days until September September 4, 2009 [74 FR 45736– Agriculture and Food Research
26, 2016. 45752]. These regulations apply to all Initiative (AFRI) program, and added a
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, Federal assistance programs special contributions requirement
identified by Agriculture and Food administered by NIFA except for the making it necessary to modify the
Research Initiative Competitive Federal formula grant programs identified in 7 program’s administrative provisions.
Grants Program—General CFR 3430.1(f), the Small Business With this rule, NIFA makes clear that
Administration Provisions, by any of the Innovation Research programs with it will solicit funding ideas under this
following methods: implementing regulations at 7 CFR part subpart from statutorily defined
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 3403, and the Veterinary Medicine Loan national and state commodity boards for
www.regulations.gov. Follow the Repayment Program (VMLRP), with research topics that the commodity
instructions for submitting comments. implementing regulations at 7 CFR part boards are willing to co-fund equally
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Email: commodityboards@ 3431. with NIFA under the AFRI competitive
nifa.usda.gov. Include Agriculture and NIFA organized the regulation as grant program. If the ideas are evaluated
Food Research Initiative Competitive follows: Subparts A through E provide and found to be consistent with the
Federal Grants Program—General administrative provisions for all AFRI statutory priorities and priorities
Administration Provisions in the subject competitive and noncompetitive non- noted in the President’s budget request
line of the message. formula Federal assistance programs. related to NIFA, the topics will be
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the commodity board is willing to co- 74; fax: +41 (0)41 619 67 73; email: as proposed except for minor editorial
fund that application, if it is evaluated techsupport@pilatus-aircraft.com; changes. We have determined that these
by the review panel as being meritorious Internet: http://www.pilatus- minor changes:
and recommended for award. aircraft.com. You may view this • Are consistent with the intent that was
Done at Washington, DC, this 29 day of referenced service information at the proposed in the NPRM (81 FR 37166, June 9,
July, 2016. FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 2016) for correcting the unsafe condition; and
Robert E. Holland, Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. • Do not add any additional burden upon
For information on the availability of the public than was already proposed in the
Associate Director for Operations, National
this material at the FAA, call (816) 329– NPRM (81 FR 37166, June 9, 2016).
Institute of Food and Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2016–18422 Filed 8–25–16; 8:45 am]
4148. It is also available on the Internet Related Service Information Under 1
at http://www.regulations.gov by CFR Part 51
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searching for Docket No. FAA–2016–
7026. We reviewed PILATUS Aircraft Ltd.
PC–7 Service Bulletin No: 53–013; and
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PILATUS Aircraft Ltd. PC–7 Service
Doug Rudolph, Aerospace Engineer, Bulletin No: 53–014, both dated
Federal Aviation Administration FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 February 25, 2016. PILATUS Aircraft
Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Ltd. PC–7 Service Bulletin No: 53–013,
14 CFR Part 39 Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329– dated February 25, 2016, describes
4059; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: procedures for initial and repetitive
[Docket No. FAA–2016–7026; Directorate doug.rudolph@faa.gov.
Identifier 2016–CE–016–AD; Amendment inspection of the main frame FR11 left
39–18620; AD 2016–17–07] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and right fittings for stress corrosion
Discussion cracking; and PILATUS Aircraft Ltd.
RIN 2120–AA64 PC–7 Service Bulletin No: 53–014, dated
We issued a notice of proposed February 25, 2016, describes procedures
Airworthiness Directives; PILATUS rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
Aircraft Ltd. Airplanes for replacement of the main frame FR11
part 39 by adding an AD that would left and right fittings when necessary.
AGENCY: Federal Aviation apply to PILATUS Aircraft Ltd. Model This service information is reasonably
Administration (FAA), Department of PC–7 airplanes. The NPRM was available because the interested parties
Transportation (DOT). published in the Federal Register on have access to it through their normal
June 9, 2016 (81 FR 37166). The NPRM course of business or by the means
ACTION: Final rule.
proposed to correct an unsafe condition identified in the ADDRESSES section of
SUMMARY: We are adopting a new for the specified products and was the AD.
airworthiness directive (AD) for based on mandatory continuing
PILATUS Aircraft Ltd. Model PC–7 airworthiness information (MCAI) Costs of Compliance
airplanes. This AD results from originated by an aviation authority of We estimate that this AD will affect
mandatory continuing airworthiness another country. The MCAI states: 19 products of U.S. registry. We also
information (MCAI) issued by an This Airworthiness Directive (AD) is estimate that it would take about 3
aviation authority of another country to prompted due to a report of Stress Corrosion work-hours per product to check the
identify and correct an unsafe condition Cracking (SCC) on the Main Frame on Frame material specification of the fittings and
on an aviation product. The MCAI (FR) 11 left fitting Part Number (P/N) 11 work-hours per product to inspect
describes the unsafe condition as stress 112.35.07.489 and right fitting P/N the 2014–T351 fittings as required in
112.35.07.490. order to comply with the basic
corrosion cracking on the main frame on
Such a condition, if left uncorrected, could
frame 11 left and right fittings. We are requirements of this AD. The average
lead to potential loss of the horizontal
issuing this AD to require actions to stabilizer. labor rate is $85 per work-hour.
address the unsafe condition on these In order to correct and control the Based on these figures, we estimate
products. situation, this AD requires a one-time check the cost of this AD on U.S. operators to
to identify the material specification and be $17,765, or $935 per product.
DATES: This AD is effective September In addition, we estimate that any
inspect the affected areas of the airframe that
30, 2016. are made of aluminum alloy AA2024–T351. necessary follow-on actions would take
The Director of the Federal Register Any structural parts of the aircraft structure about 19 work-hours and require parts
approved the incorporation by reference found to be cracked must be reported to costing $5,000 for a cost of $6,615 per
of a certain publication listed in the AD Pilatus prior to further flight. product. We have no way of
as of September 30, 2016. determining the number of products
The MCAI can be found in the AD
ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at: https:// that may need these actions.
docket on the Internet at http:// www.regulations.gov/ According to the manufacturer, some
www.regulations.gov by searching for document?D=FAA-2016-7026-0002. of the costs of this AD may be covered
and locating Docket No. FAA–2016– under warranty, thereby reducing the
7026; or in person at Document Comments cost impact on affected individuals. We
Management Facility, U.S. Department We gave the public the opportunity to do not control warranty coverage for
of Transportation, Docket Operations, participate in developing this AD. We affected individuals. As a result, we
M–30, West Building Ground Floor, received no comments on the NPRM (81 have included all costs in our cost
Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey FR 37166, June 9, 2016) or on the estimate.
ehiers on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with RULES
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. determination of the cost to the public.
For service information identified in Authority for This Rulemaking
this AD, contact PILATUS Aircraft Ltd., Conclusion Title 49 of the United States Code
Customer Technical Support (MCC), We reviewed the relevant data and specifies the FAA’s authority to issue
P.O. Box 992, CH–6371 Stans, determined that air safety and the rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I,
Switzerland; phone: +41 (0)41 619 67 public interest require adopting the AD section 106, describes the authority of
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| Dates | This final rule becomes effective on August 26, 2016. NIFA is requesting comments for 30 days until September 26, 2016. | |
| Contact | Maria Koszalka, Division Director, Policy and Oversight Division, Phone: 202-401-4325, Email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 58809 | |
| RIN Number | 0524-AA67 | |
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