[Federal Register: March 30, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 61)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Maximum Dollar Amount on Awards Under the Rural Economic
Development Loan and Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2004
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service hereby announces the
maximum dollar amount on loan and grant awards under the Rural Economic
Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) program for fiscal year (FY) 2004.
The maximum dollar award on zero-interest loans for FY 2004 is
$450,000. The maximum dollar award on grants for FY 2004 is $300,000.
The maximum loan and grant awards stated in this notice are effective
for loans and
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grants made during the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2003, and
ending September 30, 2004. REDLG loans and grants are available to
Rural Utilities Service electric and telephone utilities to assist in
developing rural areas from an economic standpoint.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Berger, Loan Specialist, Rural
Business-Cooperative Service, USDA, STOP 3225, Room 6866, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3225. Telephone: (202)
720-2383 FAX: (202) 720-2213.
ADDRESSES: For further information, entities wishing to apply for
assistance should contact a Rural Development State Office to receive
further information and copies of the application package. A list of
Rural Development State Offices follows:
District of Columbia
Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA, Specialty Lenders
Division, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 3225, Room 6867,
Washington, DC 20250-3225, (202) 720-1400.
Alabama
USDA Rural Development State Office, Sterling Center, Suite 601,
4121 Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL 36106-3683, (334) 279-3400.
Alaska
USDA Rural Development State Office, 800 West Evergreen, Suite 201,
Palmer, AK 99645-6539, (907) 761-7705.
Arizona
USDA Rural Development State Office, 3003 North Central Avenue,
Suite 900, Phoenix, AZ 85012-2906, (602) 280-8700.
Arkansas
USDA Rural Development State Office, 700 West Capitol Avenue, Room
3416, Little Rock, AR 72201-3225, (501) 301-3200.
California
USDA Rural Development State Office, 430 G Street, Agency 4169,
Davis, CA 95616-4169, (530) 792-5800.
Colorado
USDA Rural Development State Office, 655 Parfet Street, Room E-100,
Lakewood, CO 80215, (720) 544-2903.
Delaware-Maryland
USDA Rural Development State Office, P.O. Box 400, 4607 South DuPont
Highway, Camden, DE 19934-0400, (302) 697-4300.
Florida/Virgin Islands
USDA Rural Development State Office, P.O. Box 147010, 4440 NW. 25th
Place, Gainesville, FL 32606, (352) 338-3482.
Georgia
USDA Rural Development State Office, Stephens Federal Building, 355
E. Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601-2768, (706) 546-2162.
Hawaii
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Room 311, 154
Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720, (808) 933-8380.
Idaho
USDA Rural Development State Office, 9173 West Barnes Dr., Suite A1,
Boise, ID 83709, (208) 378-5600.
Illinois
USDA Rural Development State Office, 2118 West Park Court, Suite A,
Champaign, IL 61821, (217) 403-6200.
Indiana
USDA Rural Development State Office, 5975 Lakeside Boulevard,
Indianapolis, IN 46278, (317) 290-3100.
Iowa
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Room 873, 210
Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309-2196, (515) 284-4663.
Kansas
USDA Rural Development State Office, Suite 100, 1303 SW First
American Place, Topeka, KS 66604, (785) 271-2700.
Kentucky
USDA Rural Development State Office, 771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200,
Lexington, KY 40503, (859) 224-7300.
Louisiana
USDA Rural Development State Office, 3727 Government Street,
Alexandria, LA 71302, (318) 473-7920.
Maine
USDA Rural Development State Office, P.O. Box 405, 967 Illinois
Avenue, Suite 4, Bangor, ME 04402-0405, (207) 990-9106.
Massachusetts/Rhode Island/Connecticut
USDA Rural Development State Office, 451 West Street, Suite 2,
Amherst, MA 01002-2999, (413) 253-4300.
Michigan
USDA Rural Development State Office, 3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200,
East Lansing, MI 48823, (517) 324-5100.
Minnesota
USDA Rural Development State Office, 410 AgriBank Building, 375
Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101-1853, (651) 602-7800.
Mississippi
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Suite 831,
100 West Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269, (601) 965-4316.
Missouri
USDA Rural Development State Office, 601 Business Loop 70 West,
Parkade Center, Suite 235, Columbia, MO 65203, (573) 876-0976.
Montana
USDA Rural Development State Office, P.O. Box 850, 900 Technology
Blvd., Unit 1, Suite B, Bozeman, MT 59717, (406) 585-2580.
Nebraska
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Room 152,
100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508, (402) 437-5551.
Nevada
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1390 South Curry Street, Carson
City, NV 89703-9910, (775) 887-1222.
New Jersey
USDA Rural Development State Office, 5th Floor North, Suite 500,
8000 Midlantic Drive, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054, (856) 787-7700.
New Mexico
USDA Rural Development State Office, 6200 Jefferson Street, NE.,
Room 255, Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 761-4950.
New York
USDA Rural Development State Office, The Galleries of Syracuse, 441
South Salina Street, Suite 357, Syracuse, NY 13202-2541, (315) 477-
6400.
North Carolina
USDA Rural Development State Office, 4405 Bland Road, Suite 260,
Raleigh, NC 27609, (919) 873-2000.
North Dakota
USDA Rural Development State Office, P.O. Box 1737, Federal
Building, Room 208, 220 East Rosser Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58502-1737,
(701) 530-2037.
Ohio
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Room 507, 200
North High Street, Columbus, OH 43215-2418, (614) 255-2500.
Oklahoma
USDA Rural Development State Office, 100 USDA, Suite 108,
Stillwater, OK 74074-2654, (405) 742-1000.
Oregon
USDA Rural Development State Office, 101 SW Main Street, Suite 1410,
Portland, OR 97204-3222, (503) 414-3300.
Pennsylvania
USDA Rural Development State Office, One Credit Union Place, Suite
330, Harrisburg, PA 17110-2996, (717) 237-2299.
Puerto Rico
USDA Rural Development State Office, 654 Munoz Rivera Avenue, IBM
Building, Suite 601, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-6106, (787) 766-
5095.
South Carolina
USDA Rural Development State Office, Strom Thurmond Federal
Building, 1835 Assembly Street, Room 1007, Columbia, SC 29201, (803)
765-5163.
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South Dakota
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Room 210, 200
4th Street, SW., Huron, SD 57350, (605) 352-1100.
Tennessee
USDA Rural Development State Office, 3322 West End Avenue, Suite
300, Nashville, TN 37203-1084, (615) 783-1300.
Texas
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Suite 102,
101 South Main Street, Temple, TX 76501, (254) 742-9700.
Utah
USDA Rural Development State Office, Wallace F. Bennett Federal
Building, 125 South State Street, Room 4311, Salt Lake City, UT
84138, (801) 524-4320.
Vermont/New Hampshire
USDA Rural Development State Office, City Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main
Street, Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828-6010.
Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office, Culpeper Building, Suite 238,
1606 Santa Rosa Road, Richmond, VA 23229-5014, (804) 287-1550.
Washington
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1835 Black Lake Boulevard, SW.,
Suite B, Olympia, WA 98512-5715, (360) 704-7740.
West Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, 75 High
Street, Room 320, Morgantown, WV 26505-7500, (304) 284-4860.
Wisconsin
USDA Rural Development State Office, 4949 Kirschling Court, Stevens
Point, WI 54481, (715) 345-7610.
Wyoming
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Room 1005,
100 East B Street, P.O. Box 820, Casper, WY 82602, (307) 261-6300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The maximum loan and grant awards are
determined in accordance with 7 CFR 1703.28. The maximum loan and grant
awards are calculated as 3.0 percent of the projected program levels,
rounded to the nearest $10,000; however, as specified in 7 CFR
1703.28(b), regardless of the projected total amount that will be
available, the maximum size may not be lower than $200,000. The
projected program level during FY 2004 for zero-interest loans is
$14,914,000, and the projected program level for grants is $10,000,000.
Applying the specified 3.0 percent to the program level for loans,
rounded to the nearest $10,000, results in the maximum loan award of
$450,000. Applying the specified 3.0 percent to the program level for
grants results in an amount higher than $200,000. Therefore, the
maximum grant award for FY 2004 will be $300,000. This notice will be
amended should an appropriation in excess of projected levels be
received.
Nondiscrimination Statement
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) (Departmental Regulation
4300-3), prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on
the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age,
disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family
status in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded
by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape,
etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and
TDD).
To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office
of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice
and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.''
Dated: March 1, 2004.
John Rosso,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
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