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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 21, 2021 / Rules and Regulations comments were received that were determined to be immaterial to the topic.
One commenter questioned if one state, Georgia, produces half of the peanuts in the United States, why do they have a disproportionate say in the promotion of peanuts on the Board?
Shouldnt we be amending the Board to better represent the actual production of peanuts in the U.S., instead of assisting the 32 states who barely number more than 1% production?
Research and promotion programs are well established as a way for producers, importers, handlers, and any other industry member to raise funds for generic product promotion of a commodity. The Board was established consisting of producers from peanutproducing States. The Secretary of Agriculture appoints members to the Board from nominees submitted by the industry according to regulations in its Order.
Membership on the Board allows for one member and one alternate from each primary peanut-producing state, who are producers and whose nominations have been submitted by certified peanut producer organizations within a primary peanut-producing state. Minor peanut-producing states collectively have one at-large member and one alternate, who are producers, appointed from nominations submitted by certified peanut producer organizations within minor peanutproducing states or from other certified farm organizations that include peanut producers as part of their membership.
Georgia is currently represented by a member and alternate on the Board.
Accordingly, no changes were made to the rule as proposed, based on the comments received.
After consideration of all relevant material presented, including the information and recommendations submitted by the Board, the comments received, and other available information, AMS finds that this rule, as hereinafter set forth, is consistent with and will effectuate the purposes of the 1996 Act.

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PART 1216PEANUT PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION
ORDER

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

1. The authority citation for 7 CFR
part 1216 continues to read as follows:

7 CFR Part 4274

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 74117425 and 7
U.S.C. 7401.

RIN 0570AA99

2. Section 1216.15 is revised to read as follows:

1216.15

Minor peanut-producing states.

Minor peanut-producing states means all peanut-producing states with the exception of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.
3. Section 1216.21 is revised to read as follows:

1216.21
states.

Primary peanut-producing
Primary peanut-producing states means Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia, provided that these states maintain a 3-year average production of at least 20,000 tons of peanuts.
4. In 1216.40, paragraphs a introductory text and a1 are revised to read as follows:

1216.40

Establishment and membership.

a Establishment of a National Peanut Board. There is hereby established a National Peanut Board, hereinafter called the Board, comprised of no more than 12 peanut producers and alternates, appointed by the Secretary from nominations as follows:
1 Eleven members and alternates.
One member and one alternate shall be appointed from each primary peanutproducing state, who are producers and whose nominations have been submitted by certified peanut producer organizations within a primary peanutproducing state.

Erin Morris, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1216
Administrative practice and procedure, Advertising, Agricultural research, Information, Marketing agreements, Peanuts, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

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For reasons set forth in the preamble, Agricultural Marketing Service amends 7 CFR part 1216 as follows:

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Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Docket No. RBS20BUSINESS0032

Intermediary Relending Program IRP
Program Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:

The Rural BusinessCooperative Service RBCS, Agency, is completing a revision to the Intermediary Relending Program IRP
regulations to streamline process, provide clarity on the daily administration of the program, and incorporate program updates. The regulatory cleanup incorporates the program statutory requirements established in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 Farm Bill.
DATES: This final rule is effective December 21, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sami Zarour, Supervisory Business Loan and Grant Analyst, Program Management Division, Rural BusinessCooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 3226, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 202503226; email: Sami.Zarour@
usda.gov; telephone 202 7201400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Background The Intermediary Relending Program IRP, originally enacted under 42 U.S.C.
9812 and currently authorized at 7
U.S.C. 1936b, authorizes the Secretary to make or guarantee low-interest loans to local intermediaries to relend funds to businesses to improve economic conditions and create jobs in rural communities. The purpose of the IRP is to alleviate poverty and increase economic activity and employment in rural communities, especially disadvantaged and remote communities, through financing targeted towards smaller and emerging businesses, in partnership with other public and private resources, and in accordance with State and regional strategy, based on identified community needs. This purpose is achieved through loans made to intermediaries that provide loans to ultimate recipients to promote community development, establish new businesses, establish and support microlending programs and create or retain employment opportunities in predominantly rural areas. The
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