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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
[Docket RBS–20–CO–OP–0011]

The Business and Industry
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act (CARES Act) Guaranteed
Loan Program
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA).
AGENCY:

The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBCS), a Rural
Development agency of the United
States Department of Agriculture

SUMMARY:

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(USDA), announces that in response to
the national COVID–19 Public Health
Emergency, USDA Rural Development
was provided additional funding
assistance of $20,500,000 in budget
authority appropriated under the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act (CARES Act). The Business
and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan
Program is administered through RBCS.
DATES: Applications will be accepted
beginning on May 22, 2020 and must be
received no later than 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time on September 15,
2021, or until funds are expended.
Program funding expires September 30,
2021.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to apply for
assistance or need further information,
contact the USDA Rural Development
State Office in the State where your
project is located. A list of USDA Rural
Development State Offices and contact
names are available at http://
www.rd.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Brodziski, Acting Administrator,
Rural Business and Cooperative Service,
Rural Development, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, Stop, Washington, DC 20250–3221;
email: [email protected];
telephone (202) 205–0903.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Congressional Review Act
Pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801), the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs of
the Office of Management and Budget
designated this action as a major rule, as
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2) because this
action will result in an annual effect on
the economy of $100,000,000 or more.
However, notwithstanding 5 U.S.C. 801,
section 808(2) of the Congressional
Review Act (5 U.S.C. 808(2)) permits
that if any rule which an agency for
good cause finds that notice and public
procedure thereon would be
impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary
to the public interest, shall take effect at
such time that the Agency determines.
USDA has determined, under section
808(2), that making these funds
available through the issuance of this
NOFA, as authorized in Division B,
Title I of the CARES Act, supplements
existing authority implemented in 7
CFR part 4279, subparts A and B, and
7 CFR part 4287, subpart B, and find
good cause that notice and public
procedure would be impracticable and
contrary to the public interest, in light
of the national COVID–19 Public Health
Emergency. Such finding is made
because withholding these funds would
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emergency benefits under the CARES
Act, which Congress intended to
provide expeditious relief to address the
current economic conditions arising
from the COVID–19 emergency.
Overview
Federal Agency Name: Rural
Development, Rural BusinessCooperative Service.
Funding Opportunity Title: Business
and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program.
Announcement Type: Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA).
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.768.
Dates: Applications will be accepted
beginning on May 22, 2020 and must be
received no later than 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time on September 15,
2021, or until funds are expended.
Program funding expires September 30,
2021.
Items in Supplementary Information
I. Funding Opportunity Description
II. Federal Award Information
III. Eligibility Information
IV. Application Submission Information
V. Other Information

I. Funding Opportunity Description
A. Purpose
This NOFA is being issued pursuant
to the recently passed CARES Act. The
CARES Act provides for additional
funds to the Agency for use under the
B&I Guaranteed Loan Program. The
Agency is announcing the availability of
funding through the B&I Guaranteed
Loan program for eligible projects as set
forth in this NOFA and applies only to
the award of CARES Act funds for loans
made available through the B&I
Guaranteed Loan Program (B&I CARES
Act Guaranteed Loan Program) pursuant
to this notice. These provisions do not
apply to loans funded under the
Appropriations Act of 2020 or any other
appropriations other than the CARES
Act.
Subject to remaining availability of
funding for the B&I CARES Act
Guaranteed Loan Program, the Agency
may publish a subsequent notice which
may have terms and conditions that
differ from this notice. Such
modifications to program terms and
conditions in subsequent notice(s) may
be made to more appropriately align
program funding with the purposes
described in this notice and the CARES
Act.
B. Implementation of CARES Act
Provisions
Consistent with the purposes of the
CARES Act, the Agency has determined
that the most effective use of these

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program funds is to provide guaranteed
loans to rural businesses in response to
the economic conditions associated
with the national COVID–19 Public
Health Emergency. It is the Agency’s
intent that Guaranteed loan funds will
be directed toward working capital loan
purposes to support business operations
and facilities in rural areas including
agricultural producers. The amount of
the B&I Cares Act Program Loan shall be
based on a cash flow analysis and must
not be greater than the amount needed
to cure problems caused by the COVID–
19 emergency.
In determining the type of
enhancements that participating lenders
would need to offer to generate quality
loans and approve and disburse loan
funds in a timely and efficient manner
in these critical times, the Agency
considered adjustments to several
requirements of the B&I program where
such adjustments can be made without
compromising Agency underwriting
standards. The Agency also evaluated
adjustments to the program
requirements in order to enable lenders
greater flexibility in structuring loans in
consideration of the borrowers’ financial
condition and capacity. For the B&I
CARES Act Program, the Agency is
extending loan authority to support
agricultural production, simplifying the
application procedures for smaller loans
and adjusting program requirements
regarding the maximum percentage of
guarantee, the equity evaluation, the
appraisal evaluation, the collateral
evaluation, and the repayment terms for
working capital loans.
As a result of these considerations
and the funding purposes outlined in
the CARES Act, the Agency decided to
provide 90 percent guarantees to all
CARES Act funded loans, set the
guarantee fee at 2%, accept appraisals
completed within two years of the date
of the application, not require
discounting of collateral for working
capital loans, and extend the maximum
term for working capital loans to 10
years.
II. Federal Award Information
A. Statutory Authority
This program is authorized under the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act (Pub. L. 116–136).
B. Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number 10.768
C. Available Funds
The CARES Act provides $20,500,000
in budgetary authority for this program
through September 30, 2021, which will
support approximately $951,000,000 in
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credit subsidy scoring based on the
provisions of this Notice. The aggregate
total amount of loans for agricultural
production will initially be limited to 50
percent of the total amount of program
level of B&I CARES Act Program,
approximately $475,500,000. The
Agency may publish future notices in
the Federal Register revising the
limitation of the amount of funding
made available for loans for agricultural
production to align with the demand for
these loans.
D. Funding Limitations
The Agency will consider
applications in the order they are
received by the Agency. The Agency
will distribute CARES Act funds on a
first-come, first-served basis; however,
in the event that demand exceeds the
supply of funds, it is anticipated that
toward the end of the funding period
the Agency will need to assign priority
points for the limited remaining funds,
and for this purpose the Agency will
compare an application to other
pending applications that are competing
for funding in accordance with 7 CFR
4279.166.
III. Eligibility Information
This section of the notice identifies
provisions specific to guaranteed loan
applications seeking CARES Act funds.
Eligibility requirements for lenders,
borrowers, and projects and all other
provisions of 7 CFR part 4279, subparts
A and B, and 7 CFR part 4287, subpart
B, apply to B&I CARES Act Program
guaranteed loans unless indicated
otherwise in 7 CFR 4279.190 and as
follows:
A. Eligible Use of Funds
Under the provisions of 7 CFR
4279.190(c)(2), B&I CARES Act Program
guaranteed loans will be limited to
loans for working capital loan purposes
in accordance with 7 CFR
4279.190(c)(3). Loan proceeds may be
used only to support facilities and
business operations, including certain
agricultural producers in rural areas that
were in operation on February 15, 2020.
Loan proceeds must be disbursed
through multiple draws on an as-needed
monthly basis.
IV. Application Submission
Information
A. Address To Request Application
Package
Application materials may be
obtained by contacting one of Rural
Development State Offices, as identified
via the following link: https://
www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/stateoffices.

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B. Filing Preapplications and
Applications
Applications will be accepted
beginning on May 22, 2020 and must be
received no later than 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time on September 15,
2021, or until funds are expended.
Program funding expires September 30,
2021.
V. Other Information
A. Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the information
collection activities associated with this
rule are covered under the Business and
Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan
Program, OMB Number: 0570–0069.
B. Nondiscrimination Statement
The U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) prohibits discrimination against
its customers, employees, and
applicants for employment on the basis
of race, color, national origin, age,
disability, sex, gender identity, reprisal
or retaliation for prior civil rights
activity, political beliefs, marital status,
familial or parental status, religion,
sexual orientation, income derived from
any public assistance program, or
protected genetic information in
employment, in any program or activity
conducted or funded by the Department.
(Not all prohibited bases will apply to
all applicants and/or employment
activities.)
If you wish to file a Civil Rights
program complaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF),
found online at http://
www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_
cust.html, or complete the form at any
USDA office, or call (866) 632–9992 to
request the form. You may also write a
letter containing all the information
requested in the form. Send your
completed complaint form or letter to us
by mail at U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Director, Office of
Adjudication, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–
9410, by fax (202) 690–7442 or email at
[email protected].
Individuals who are deaf, hard of
hearing or have speech disabilities and
wish to file either an EEO or program
complaint, please contact USDA
through the Federal Relay Service at
(800) 877–8339 or (800) 845–6136 (in
Spanish).
Persons with disabilities, who wish to
file a program complaint, please see
information above on how to contact us
directly by mail or by email. If you
require alternative means of
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(e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
please contact USDA’s TARGET Center
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
Bette B. Brand,
Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development.
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the Utah
Advisory Committee
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) that the meeting of the Utah
Advisory Committee (Committee) to the
Commission will be held at 12:00 p.m.
(Mountain Time) Friday, June 26, 2020.
The purpose of this meeting is for the
Committee to review a draft of their
gender wage gap report.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Friday, June 26, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. MT.
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Dial: 888–204–4368.
Conference ID: 3059820.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana
Victoria Fortes, Designated Federal
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Commission on Civil Rights, 300 North
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Angeles, CA 90012 or emailed to Ana
Victoria Fortes at [email protected].
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Regional Programs Unit at the above
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Agenda
I. Welcome
II. Approve Minutes from May 15, 2020
Meeting
III. Review Draft of Gender Wage Gap
Report
a. Findings and Recommendations
IV. Public Comment
V. Adjournment
Dated: May 18, 2020.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–0895 or (202) 482–0193,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background
On March 2, 2020, Commerce
published the Preliminary
Determination of this investigation.1
The petitioner is the American Glass
Packaging Coalition. The mandatory
respondents in this investigation are
Guangdong Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd.
(Guangdong Huaxing) and Qixia
Changyu Glass Co. Ltd. (Qixia
Changyu).
A summary of the events that
occurred since Commerce published the
Preliminary Determination, as well as a
full discussion of the issues raised by
parties for this final determination, are
discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.2 The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically via Enforcement
and Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/. The signed and electronic versions
of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.

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Period of Investigation

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

The period of investigation (POI) is
from January 1, 2018 through December
31, 2018.

International Trade Administration

Scope of the Investigation

[C–570–115]

The products covered by this
investigation are glass containers from
China. For a complete description of the
scope of this investigation, see
Appendix I.

Certain Glass Containers From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that
countervailable subsidies are being
provided to producers and exporters of
certain glass containers (glass
containers) from the People’s Republic
of China (China).
DATES: Applicable May 22, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maliha Khan or Stephen Bailey, AD/
CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
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Scope Comments
During the course of this investigation
and the concurrent less than fair value
(LTFV) investigation of certain glass
containers from China, Commerce
received scope comments from
interested parties. On April 3, 2020,
Commerce issued a Preliminary Scope
1 See Certain Glass Containers from the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, 85 FR 12256
(March 2, 2020) (Preliminary Determination) and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Determination in the
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Glass
Containers from the People’s Republic of China,’’
dated concurrently, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).

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