83 FR 4631 - Withdrawal of the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for and the Cancellation of the Farm-to-Fleet Feedstock Program Biofuel Production Incentive (BPI)
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 22 (February 1, 2018)
Commodity Credit Corporation
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 22 (February 1, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-02028 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 4631-4632] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-02028] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Commodity Credit Corporation Withdrawal of the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for and the Cancellation of the Farm-to-Fleet Feedstock Program Biofuel Production Incentive (BPI) AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and Farm Service Agency, USDA. [[Page 4632]] ACTION: Notice of withdrawal and cancellation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has withdrawn support for the Farm-to-Fleet BPI Program, and is cancelling funding for the BPI payments to companies that are refining biofuel in the United States from certain domestically grown feedstocks converted to drop-in biofuel for delivery to supply biofuels to the Navy. USDA has reassessed how to best use limited available funds and has determined that the BPI is no longer a priority for CCC funding. The impact of this withdrawal is that suppliers of fuel containing a biofuel blend to the U.S. Navy are no longer eligible to receive a CCC incentive payment, through the Farm- to-Fleet BPI Program. DATES: Effective: February 1, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Novak, (202) 720-4053. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice of funds availability for the Farm- to-Fleet Feedstock BPI was published in the Federal Register on December 29, 2016, (81 FR 95956-95958). The BPI payments were intended to support a joint USDA and U.S. Navy Farm-to-Fleet Program that was announced in December 2013, which provided incentive funds to companies that are refining biofuel in the United States from certain domestically grown feedstocks converted to drop-in biofuel for delivery to supply biofuels to the Navy. CCC funds, administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA), were used for BPI payments to help increase the domestic consumption of agricultural commodities in the biofuel market. Up to $50 million of CCC funds was announced as being available through FY 2018. This notice withdraws the availability of BPI payments for deliveries not yet solicited or procured by the U.S. Navy and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy office and cancels USDA support for biofuel blends solicited by the DLA Energy office and US Navy. Specifically, FSA will continue to make the BPI payments required under the existing commitments. BPI payments will continue to be made to the eligible claimant awarded a contract under DLA Energy's Rocky Mountain West solicitation (SPE600-17-R-0709) and BPI payments will be made on any awards resulting from the Rocky Mountain West and Inland East Gulf solicitations published prior to the publication of this withdrawal. No BPI payments will be made related to any DLA Energy solicitations that are announced after this withdrawal is published. Steven J. Peterson, Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation. [FR Doc. 2018-02028 Filed 1-31-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-05-P
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Total Burden Hours: 63. River Road, Unit 46, Riverdale, MD information collection. These comments
20737; (301) 851–3468. For copies of will help us:
Ruth Brown,
more detailed information on the (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
Departmental Information Collection information collection, contact Ms.
Clearance Officer.
information is necessary for the proper
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information performance of the functions of the
[FR Doc. 2018–01983 Filed 1–31–18; 8:45 am]
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– Agency, including whether the
BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 2483. information will have practical utility;
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Title: Trichinae Certification Program. estimate of the burden of the collection
OMB Control Number: 0579–0323. of information, including the validity of
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Type of Request: Revision to and the methodology and assumptions used;
Service extension of approval of an information (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
collection. clarity of the information to be
[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0002] collected; and
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Notice of Request for Revision To and Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), (4) Minimize the burden of the
Extension of Approval of an the Animal and Plant Health Inspection collection of information on those who
Information Collection; Trichinae Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department are to respond, through use, as
Certification Program of Agriculture is authorized, among appropriate, of automated, electronic,
other things, to prohibit or restrict the mechanical, and other collection
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health importation and interstate movement of technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
Inspection Service, USDA. animals and animal products to prevent submission of responses.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of an the introduction into and dissemination Estimate of burden: The public
approval of an information collection; within the United States of livestock burden for this collection of information
comment request. diseases and pests and to conduct is estimated to average 0.48 hours per
programs to detect, control, and response.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the eradicate pests and diseases of livestock. Respondents: Auditors (accredited
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this In addition, under the Agricultural veterinarians or State animal health
notice announces the Animal and Plant Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622), officials), pork producers, mill
Health Inspection Service’s intention to the APHIS Administrator has authority managers, slaughter facility personnel,
request a revision to and extension of with respect to voluntary inspection and and personnel from approved
approval of an information collection certification of animal products and the laboratories.
associated with the voluntary Trichinae inspection, testing, treatment, and Estimated annual number of
Certification Program. certification of animals. respondents: 66.
DATES: We will consider all comments APHIS regulations in 9 CFR part 149 Estimated annual number of
that we receive on or before April 2, contain certification requirements for responses per respondent: 16.
2018. the voluntary Trichinae Certification Estimated annual number of
Program, which is a cooperative effort responses: 1,085.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by APHIS and the U.S. pork industry. Estimated total annual burden on
by either of the following methods:
The program is intended to enhance the
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to respondents: 521 hours. (Due to
ability of swine producers, as well as averaging, the total annual burden hours
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
slaughter facilities and other persons may not equal the product of the annual
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0002.
that handle or process swine from pork
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: number of responses multiplied by the
production sites that have been certified reporting burden per response.)
Send your comment to Docket No.
under the program, to export fresh pork All responses to this notice will be
APHIS–2018–0002, Regulatory Analysis
and pork products to foreign markets. summarized and included in the request
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station There are a number of information
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, for OMB approval. All comments will
collection activities associated with the also become a matter of public record.
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. voluntary Trichinae Certification
Supporting documents and any Program, such as requests to temporarily Done in Washington, DC, this 26th day of
comments we receive on this docket withdraw from the program, notification January 2018.
may be viewed at http:// to APHIS of program withdrawal, Kevin Shea,
www.regulations.gov/#!docket requests for review of audit results or Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0002 or in our other determinations, certification site Inspection Service.
reading room, which is located in room audit forms and requests for [FR Doc. 2018–01993 Filed 1–31–18; 8:45 am]
1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th certification site audits, spot audits, BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
Street and Independence Avenue SW, animal disposal plans, animal
Washington, DC. Normal reading room movement records, rodent control
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday logbooks, feed mill quality assurance DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
through Friday, except holidays. To be affidavits, slaughter testing records, and
sure someone is there to help you, Commodity Credit Corporation
recordkeeping.
please call 202–799–7039 before We are asking the Office of
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coming. Withdrawal of the Notice of Funds
Management and Budget (OMB) to Availability (NOFA) for and the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For approve our use of these information Cancellation of the Farm-to-Fleet
information on the Trichinae collection activities, as described, for an Feedstock Program Biofuel Production
Certification Program, contact Dr. John additional 3 years. Incentive (BPI)
Korslund, Staff Epidemiologist, The purpose of this notice is to solicit
Surveillance, Preparedness and comments from the public (as well as AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation
Response Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 affected agencies) concerning our and Farm Service Agency, USDA.
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ACTION: Notice of withdrawal and DLA Energy solicitations that are national infrastructure need to create a
cancellation. announced after this withdrawal is single, nationwide interoperable
published. network that will, for the first time,
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of allow public safety entities such as
Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Steven J. Peterson,
police officers, fire fighters, emergency
Corporation (CCC) has withdrawn Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit medical service professionals, and other
support for the Farm-to-Fleet BPI Corporation.
public safety personnel to effectively
Program, and is cancelling funding for [FR Doc. 2018–02028 Filed 1–31–18; 8:45 am]
communicate with each other across
the BPI payments to companies that are BILLING CODE 3410–05–P agencies and jurisdictions.
refining biofuel in the United States
On April 28, 2014, FirstNet, as a
from certain domestically grown
newly created federal entity, published
feedstocks converted to drop-in biofuel DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE a notice in the Federal Register
for delivery to supply biofuels to the
National Telecommunications and finalizing its NEPA implementing
Navy. USDA has reassessed how to best
Information Administration procedures.2 These NEPA implementing
use limited available funds and has
procedures provided the framework for
determined that the BPI is no longer a [Docket Number: 131219999–7305–03] FirstNet’s establishment of a NEPA
priority for CCC funding. The impact of
RIN 0660–XC009 compliance program and for applying
this withdrawal is that suppliers of fuel
the appropriate level of NEPA review
containing a biofuel blend to the U.S.
First Responder Network Authority; for major federal actions related to the
Navy are no longer eligible to receive a
Revised National Environmental Policy deployment of the NPSBN. More
CCC incentive payment, through the
Act Procedures and Categorical specifically, FirstNet’s NEPA
Farm-to-Fleet BPI Program.
Exclusions implementing procedures supplemented
DATES: Effective: February 1, 2018. the Council on Environmental Quality
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCY: First Responder Network (‘‘CEQ’’) regulations and provided
Kelly Novak, (202) 720–4053. Authority, National guidance to FirstNet employees and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice
Telecommunications and Information potential Applicants regarding the
of funds availability for the Farm-to- Administration, U.S. Department of procedural requirements for the
Fleet Feedstock BPI was published in Commerce. application of NEPA.3
the Federal Register on December 29, ACTION: Notice. As it has continued to mature as an
2016, (81 FR 95956–95958). The BPI organization, FirstNet has identified the
SUMMARY: The First Responder Network
payments were intended to support a need to modify its NEPA implementing
Authority (‘‘FirstNet’’) publishes this
joint USDA and U.S. Navy Farm-to-Fleet procedures and revise its list of
notice of its final procedures for
Program that was announced in categorical exclusions and extraordinary
implementing the National
December 2013, which provided circumstances (CEs) to ensure that such
Environmental Policy Act (‘‘NEPA’’).
incentive funds to companies that are procedures better align with FirstNet’s
The final procedures include a revised
refining biofuel in the United States statutory mission and activities related
list of, and replace, previously
from certain domestically grown to the deployment of the NPSBN, as
established categorical exclusions
feedstocks converted to drop-in biofuel well as better assist FirstNet in
(‘‘CEs’’) and extraordinary
for delivery to supply biofuels to the complying with NEPA as well as CEQ
circumstances.
Navy. and Federal Communications
CCC funds, administered by the Farm DATES: These procedures take effect as Commission (‘‘FCC’’) regulations. More
Service Agency (FSA), were used for of February 1, 2018. specifically, FirstNet, as both an
BPI payments to help increase the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eli independent federal authority and a
domestic consumption of agricultural Veenendaal, First Responder Network licensee of the FCC, must satisfy its own
commodities in the biofuel market. Up Authority, National NEPA obligations as well as comply
to $50 million of CCC funds was Telecommunications and Information with FCC-promulgated NEPA
announced as being available through Administration, U.S. Department of procedures.4
FY 2018. This notice withdraws the Commerce, 3122 Sterling Circle, Suite Accordingly, on June 23, 2017,
availability of BPI payments for 100, Boulder, CO 80301 or FirstNet published for comment
deliveries not yet solicited or procured elijah.veenendaal@firstnet.gov. proposed revisions to its NEPA
by the U.S. Navy and Defense Logistics SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: implementing procedures and
Agency (DLA) Energy office and cancels
USDA support for biofuel blends I. Background
2 FirstNet, National Environmental Policy Act
solicited by the DLA Energy office and The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Implementing Procedures and Categorical
US Navy. Specifically, FSA will Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401 et Exclusions, 79 FR 23,950 (April 29, 2014).
continue to make the BPI payments seq.) (the ‘‘Act’’) established the First 3 The term ‘‘Applicant’’ means any person, entity,
required under the existing or federal, state, tribal, or territorial government
Responder Network Authority body that seeks to take an action related to the
commitments. BPI payments will (‘‘FirstNet’’) as an independent Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network
continue to be made to the eligible authority within the National (NPSBN) or an action that is otherwise under the
claimant awarded a contract under DLA Telecommunications and Information direct control and responsibility of FirstNet,
Energy’s Rocky Mountain West including, but not limited to, actions that occur
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Administration (‘‘NTIA’’). FirstNet’s under any type of agreement related to the use of
solicitation (SPE600–17–R–0709) and statutory mission is to take all actions the spectrum licensed to FirstNet under station
BPI payments will be made on any necessary to ensure the establishment of license call sign WQQE234, or actions requiring the
awards resulting from the Rocky a nationwide public safety broadband approval of or funding provided by FirstNet.
4 See generally 40 CFR 1507.3 (stating federal
Mountain West and Inland East Gulf network (‘‘NPSBN’’).1 Moreover, the Act
agencies with overlapping NEPA requirements
solicitations published prior to the meets a long-standing and critical related to the same project are encouraged to
publication of this withdrawal. No BPI streamline their NEPA implementing procedures to
payments will be made related to any 1 47 U.S.C. 1426(b). avoid duplicative NEPA review).
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| Dates | Effective: February 1, 2018. | |
| Contact | Kelly Novak, (202) 720-4053. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 4631 |
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