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Title: County Committee Election. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0229. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

September 30, 2011. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Abstract: This information collection 

is necessary to effectively allow farmers 

and ranchers to nominate potential 

candidates for the county committee 

election. FSA also requires reporting the 

participation rate of disadvantaged 

farmers and ranchers and the election 

result to USDA Secretary and the 

Congress, as specified in Soil 

Conservation and Domestic Allotment 

Act. Specifically, FSA county offices 

use the information annually or if 

needed through-out the year for special 

elections to create ballots for county 

committee elections. 

FSA county offices compile 

information for ballots and reports from 

FSA–669A, Nomination Form for 

County FSA Committee Election, that an 

individual completes to nominate 

themselves or nominate any other 

person who is interested to serve on a 

FSA county committee, if eligible. The 

individuals also voluntarily specify 

their race, ethnicity, and gender on 

FSA–669A. 

Estimate of Respondent Burden: 

Public reporting burden for this 

collection of information is estimated to 

average 10 minutes per response. The 

average travel time, which is included 

in the total burden, is estimated to be 1 

hour per respondent. 

Respondents: Any individual with 

farming interest in the Local 

Administrative Area (LAA) (eligible 

voters). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual of Responses: 

10,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,700. 

We are requesting comments on all 

aspects of this information collection to 

help us to: 

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

All responses received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses, when provided, will be a 

matter of public records. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval of the information 

collection. 

Signed in Washington, DC on March 8, 

2011. 

Carolyn B. Cooksie, 

Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5770 Filed 3–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Notice of Funding Availability: Inviting 

Applications for McGovern-Dole 

International Food for Education and 

Child Nutrition Program’s 

Micronutrient-Fortified Food Aid 

Products Pilot 

Announcement Type: New. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 10.608. 

Summary: The Foreign Agricultural 

Service (FAS) announces it is inviting 

proposals for the McGovern-Dole 

International Food for Education and 

Child Nutrition (McGovern-Dole) 

Program Micronutrient-Fortified Food 

Aid Products Pilot (MFFAPP). Up to $9 

million of funding is available for the 

MFFAPP. Eligible applicants may 

submit proposals through June 10, 2011. 

The MFFAPP is administered through 

FAS’s McGovern-Dole International 

Food for Education and Child Nutrition 

(McGovern-Dole) Program. 

Dates: All applications must be 

received by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time, June 10, 2011. Applications 

received after this date will not be 

considered. 

For Further Information Contact: 

Food Assistance Division, Office of 

Capacity Building and Development, 

Foreign Agricultural Service, Portals 

Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024; by phone: (202) 720–4221; by 

fax: (202) 690–0251; or by e-mail at 

ppded@fas.usda.gov. 

Supplementary Information: 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Authority: The MFFAPP uses the 

authority of the McGovern-Dole 

Program, which is authorized by the 

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 

of 2002, as amended. 

B. Purpose: Under the MFFAPP, 

participants will have access to 

resources to introduce and field test 

new or improved micronutrient-fortified 

food aid products. FAS defines 

micronutrient-fortified food aid 

products as foods used for direct feeding 

that are nutritionally enhanced with 

vitamin or mineral additions to address 

the micronutrient deficiencies of a 

population or group. The food aid 

products must be designed to meet the 

energy and nutrient needs of 

populations served by the McGovernDole Program, including school-aged 

children, children under 5 years of age, 

pregnant and lactating mothers, and 

infants. The process of micronutrient 

fortification must take place in the 

United States and use U.S. origin 

products. The participant may develop 

a new product or improve an existing 

product, either directly or by 

contracting with another party. This 

pilot does not support field testing for 

products that already exist or have been 

recently developed. 

Through this pilot, FAS hopes to 

identify new products that provide the 

most improvement in nutrition for the 

targeted beneficiaries in the most costeffective manner. FAS will examine 

each proposal for its appropriateness to 

the beneficiary population and targeted 

country context, its intended impact on 

the nutrition of program beneficiaries, 

and the expected outcomes of the pilot 

project. 

C. Priorities: 1. FAS is seeking to 

maximize the cost effectiveness of 

implementing this pilot. Therefore, FAS 

will give priority consideration to 

otherwise acceptable proposals that will 

develop and field test food aid products 

in conjunction with current or alreadyapproved future activities under the 

McGovern-Dole Program in the 

following countries: Afghanistan, 

Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, 

Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, 

Chad, Ethiopia, Guatemala, GuineaBissau, Haiti, Kenya, Lao PDR, Liberia, 

Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, 

Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, 

Pakistan, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, 

Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. 

2. FAS will also consider, but will 

give a lower priority to, proposals for 

projects to develop and field test food 

aid products, whether or not in 

conjunction with current or alreadyapproved future activities under the 

McGovern-Dole Program, in countries 

other than those listed in Section I.C.1., 

provided that the project is short term 

and supports sustainability efforts and 

the country meets the following criteria: 

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a. Low or Lower Middle Income 

Country—according to World Bank data 

(2008 World Bank); 

b. Greater than 20 percent prevalence 

of stunting (World Health Organization); 

c. Adult literacy rate below 80 

percent; 

d. Government support for education; 

e. Absence of civil conflict; and 

f. FAS has a representative covering 

the country who can provide the ability 

for oversight of program activities. 

3. If an applicant for funding under 

the MFFAPP proposes to develop and 

field test a food aid product in 

conjunction with the current or 

approved activities of another entity 

under the McGovern-Dole Program, the 

applicant must obtain the agreement of 

such entity that the applicant may 

develop and field test the food aid 

product in conjunction with its 

activities. The applicant does not have 

to be the entity that is carrying or will 

carry out the current or approved 

activities under the McGovern-Dole 

Program. 

4. Please note that the focus of this 

pilot is on developing and field testing 

new products and not on providing 

school meals on a large scale. 

II. Award Information 

A. Award Size: FAS has 

approximately $9 million available for 

the development, improvement, and 

field testing of micronutrient-fortified 

food products. The limited funds will 

generally preclude FAS from approving 

a project costing more than $3 million, 

although there is no minimum or 

maximum amount set for each 

MFFAPP-funded project. 

B. Type of Award: All awards will be 

made in the form of competitive grants. 

III. Eligibility Information 

For eligibility requirements, see the 

McGovern-Dole Program regulations (7 

CFR 1599.3). 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

A. Application content: An applicant 

for funding under the MFFAPP shall 

submit an application that contains the 

information specified in 7 CFR 1599.4, 

which includes a completed form SF– 

424, an Introductory Statement, and a 

Plan of Operation. Guidance on 

preparing the Introductory Statement 

and Plan of Operation can be found at 

the following address: http:// 

www.fas.usda.gov/excredits/FoodAid/ 

FFE/FFE.asp. In addition, the 

application shall include the following: 

1. Information on the micronutrientfortified food aid products to be 

introduced, including: 

a. A description of the new 

micronutrient-fortified food aid product 

to be developed and delivered, and an 

explanation of how the newly 

developed food aid product will be field 

tested and evaluated; or a description of 

the already existing, but improved, 

micronutrient-fortified food aid product 

to be delivered, and an explanation of 

how the food aid product will be field 

tested and evaluated; 

b. An explanation of the need for the 

micronutrient-fortified food aid product 

in the targeted country and information 

regarding the country’s current direct 

distribution operations, if they already 

exist, including a description of any 

micronutrient-fortified foods distributed 

and current funding resources; 

c. Reasons for selecting the type of 

micronutrient-fortified food aid product; 

d. The intended beneficiaries’ health 

or nutritional deficiencies that could be 

alleviated by the micronutrient-fortified 

food product; and 

e. The impact on the targeted 

beneficiaries, including an explanation 

of how the identified health or 

nutritional deficiencies will be 

addressed by introducing new or 

improved micronutrient-fortified food 

aid. 

2. Information about the applicant’s 

past activities in fortifying food 

products and food aid distribution 

projects, if any. 

3. Information about the costs and 

logistics that would be involved in 

carrying out the applicant’s proposal, 

including: 

a. A complete description of the costs 

to develop, or contract to develop, and 

transport the new or improved food aid 

product to be introduced, and a budget 

proposal for funding these items; and 

b. A description of the distribution 

process, storage, and handling, 

including shelf life, of the new or 

improved product. 

4. If the proposal is to develop and 

field test a food aid product in 

conjunction with current or approved 

activities under the McGovern-Dole 

Program, a written statement from the 

entity that is carrying or will carry out 

such activities that it has agreed to work 

with the applicant as outlined in its 

proposal. 

5. Information about the level of 

government and community support for 

maternal, child, and student health, and 

nutrition in the targeted country. 

6. A detailed description of the 

methodology, rationale, and proposed 

timeline to be used to field test and 

evaluate the impact of the new or 

improved micronutrient-fortified food 

aid product on the intended 

beneficiaries as compared to traditional 

food assistance commodities. 

7. A detailed description of how the 

project will be evaluated and a 

completed report submitted to FAS. 

B. Method of Submission: The entire 

application package must be submitted 

electronically either to FAS’s online 

proposal entry system located at http:// 

www.fas.usda.gov/excredits/FoodAid/ 

FFE/ApplyForProgram.asp, which is the 

preferred method, or by e-mail at 

ppded@fas.usda.gov. 

C. Deadline for Submission: All 

applications must be received by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Standard Time, June 10, 2011. 

Applications received after this date 

will not be considered. 

V. Proposal Review Criteria 

A. Review Process: FAS will review 

all responsive proposals that are 

submitted by the deadline. FAS will 

invite comments from other U.S. 

governmental agencies on its award 

recommendations, but FAS will make 

the final determination about which 

proposals to fund. After the initial 

evaluations, FAS will undertake an 

additional review to ensure that 

activities funded under this pilot will be 

conducted in multiple geographic 

regions. 

B. Criteria: After prioritizing the 

proposals using the McGovern-Dole 

Program and country criteria outlined in 

Section I.C., FAS will review and 

evaluate each proposal using the 

following criteria: 

1. Need for the micronutrient-fortified 

food aid product (20 percent). 

a. Is the need clearly established with 

statistics on food deficiencies, 

malnutrition, micronutrient 

deficiencies, and the effects of these 

conditions on the intended 

beneficiaries? 

b. Does the targeted country clearly 

demonstrate commitment to reducing 

the prevalence of malnutrition and 

under-nutrition in the country with 

education and other support? 

2. Focus on the product to be 

developed or improved (30 percent). 

a. To what extent would the fortified 

food aid product provide a benefit by 

ameliorating or preventing a nutritional 

deficiency disease? 

b. Are the costs to produce or improve 

the product reasonable? 

c. How easy would it be to transport 

and use the product, and would the 

shelf life be long enough? 

d. Are there adequate measures in 

place to distribute, store, and handle the 

product within the targeted country? 

e. Is the product appropriate to 

address the nutritional needs of the 

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beneficiaries in the context of the 

targeted country? 

3. Organizational experience and 

capability (20 percent). 

a. Does the proposal clearly 

demonstrate the organization’s 

capability and effectiveness in 

implementing previous food aid 

programs, particularly ones targeting 

school-aged children, children under 

age 5, or maternal and infant health? 

b. Does the proposal provide evidence 

that the organization has the knowledge, 

expertise, ability, and resources to 

successfully implement the project, 

including evidence of its timeliness and 

quality of reporting on past food aid 

activities? 

c. Does the proposal demonstrate that 

the organization has an experienced 

management team that can properly 

implement, monitor, and evaluate the 

project? 

4. Monitoring and evaluation (30 

percent). 

a. Are the baselines and target goals 

well developed, recent, and clear? 

b. Is the monitoring and evaluation 

criteria and process clearly described 

and sufficient to provide FAS with an 

evaluation report that would clearly 

indicate the benefit and drawbacks of 

the new product to the population? 

c. What are the qualifications of the 

evaluation team? 

d. Is the organization’s plan to 

develop and submit a final evaluation 

report to FAS clear and well defined? 

e. What is the quality of the project’s 

performance measures, and the degree 

to which they relate to the objectives, 

deliverables, and proposed approach 

and activities? 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: FAS will notify 

each applicant in writing of the final 

disposition of its application. FAS will 

send a letter to each approved applicant 

that will specify the amount of funding. 

Once the approved applicant receives 

this letter, FAS will begin negotiations 

with the program participant to develop 

a grant agreement. The agreement will 

incorporate the details of the project as 

approved by FAS and in accordance 

with the McGovern-Dole Program 

regulations, 7 CFR part 1599. Approved 

applicants will not receive funding 

under the MFFAPP until the agreement 

negotiation is complete and the 

agreement has been signed by 

authorized representatives of the 

applicant and FAS. 

2. Reporting: An organization 

receiving funding under the MFFAPP 

will be required to provide quarterly 

financial reports, semi-annual logistics 

and monitoring reports, and a final 

evaluation report, as provided in the 

grant agreement. In its final evaluation 

report, the organization will be required 

to use supporting evidence gathered 

during the pilot to describe the benefits 

and drawbacks of the new product to 

the population and to address the 

benefits or drawbacks of the new or 

improved product as compared to 

traditional food assistance commodities. 

Changes in the original project timelines 

and adjustments within project budgets 

must be approved by FAS prior to their 

implementation. 

3. Monitoring and Evaluation: A 

program participant shall submit to 

FAS, in the manner specified in the 

agreement, an annual financial audit in 

accordance with 7 CFR 1599.13(d). If 

FAS requires an annual financial audit 

with respect to a particular agreement, 

and FAS provides funds for this 

purpose, the participant shall arrange 

for such audit and submit it to FAS, in 

the manner specified in the agreement. 

The participant shall provide to FAS 

additional information or reports 

relating to the agreement if requested by 

FAS. 

Signed at Washington, DC on the 24th of 

January 2011. 

John D. Brewer, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5712 Filed 3–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Payette National Forest, Idaho, Golden 

Hand #3 and #4 Lode Mining Claims, 

Plan of Operations 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service is 

withdrawing the Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for The Golden Hand 

No. 3 and No. 4 Lode Mining Claims 

Proposed Plan of Operations. The 

project included mining operations on 

the lode claims along with associated 

activities such as road maintenance and 

construction. The project will not be 

implemented. Any further action on 

claims No. 3 and No. 4 would be 

conducted under a new plan of 

operation and subsequent 

environmental documentation. 

DATES: The Notice of Intent originally 

appeared on April 19, 2002 in the 

Federal Register page no 19389. The 

Notice of Availability of the Final EIS 

appeared on May 9, 2003 in the Federal 

Register page no 25023. This 

withdrawal of the Notice of Intent is 

effective on the date of this publication 

in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Jeff Hunteman, Krassel Ranger District, 

Payette National Forest, 500 N. Mission, 

McCall, Idaho 83638. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Hunteman at the above address, or email: jhunteman@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

mining claims are located in the Frank 

Church-River of No Return Wilderness, 

approximately 50 miles northeast of 

McCall, Idaho in section 26, T22N, R9E, 

Boise Meridian. The claims encompass 

approximately 20 acres each adjacent to 

Coin Creek, a tributary of Beaver Creek, 

which flows into Big Creek, a tributary 

of the Salmon River. The Record of 

Decision will also be withdrawn. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official is the Forest 

Supervisor of the Payette National 

Forest. 

Dated: March 7, 2011. 

Suzanne C. Rainville, 

Forest Supervisor, Payette National Forest. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5760 Filed 3–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

White Pine-Nye County Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The White Pine-Nye County 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will hold a meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

April 15th, 2011 and will begin at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

Eureka County at the Eureka County 

Annex, 701 S. Main Street, Eureka, 

Nevada 89316. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose 

Noriega, RAC Coordinator, USDA, 

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Ely 

Ranger District, 825 Avenue E Ely, NV 

89301, (775) 289–3031; E-Mail 

jnoriega@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

items include: (1) Remarks by Forest 

Supervisor, (2) Review and approve 

previous meeting’s minutes and 

business expenses, (3) Review and 

recommend funding allocation for 

proposed projects; project submittal 

date deadline is March 31, 2011, (4) 

Public Comment, (5) Determine 

timeframes for the next round of project 

proposals if needed. The meeting is 

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