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Notices Federal Register

7438 

Vol. 75, No. 33 

Friday, February 19, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 12, 2010. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to 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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: Request for Release of Lien and/ 

or Approval of Sale 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0041 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS) is a credit agency 

of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) that makes mortgage loans and 

loan guarantees to finance electric, 

telecommunications, and water and 

waste facilities in rural areas. RUS 

manages loan programs in accordance 

with the Rural Electrification Act (RE 

Act) of 1936, 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., as 

amended (RE Act). A 1949 amendment 

to the RE Act established the telephone 

program in RUS with the purpose of 

making loans to furnish and improve 

rural telephone service. Section 201 of 

the RE Act provides that loans shall not 

be made unless RUS finds and certifies 

that the security for the loan is 

reasonably adequate and that the loan 

will be repaid within the time agreed. In 

addition to providing loans and loan 

guarantees, one of RUS main objectives 

is to safeguard loan security until the 

loan is repaid. 

Need and Use of the Information: A 

borrower’s assets provide the security 

for a Government loan. The selling of 

assets reduces the security and increases 

the risk of loss to the Government. A 

borrower seeking permission to sell 

some of its assets uses RUS Form 793. 

The form contains detailed information 

regarding the proposed sale. If the 

information in Form 793 is not collected 

when capital assets are sold, the capital 

assets securing the Government’s loans 

could be liquidated and the 

Government’s security either eliminated 

entirely or diluted to an undesirable 

level. This increases the risk of loss to 

the Government in the case of a default. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; State, local or Tribal 

government 

Number of Respondents: 40 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion 

Total Burden Hours: 110 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: 7 CFR Part 1738, Rural 

Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0130 

Summary of Collection: Title VI, Rural 

Broadband Access, of the Rural 

Electrification Act of 1936, as amended 

(RE Act), provides loans and loan 

guarantees to fund the cost of 

construction, improvement, or 

acquisition of facilities and equipment 

for the provision of broadband service 

in eligible rural communities in State 

and territories of the United States. The 

regulation prescribes the types of loans 

available, facilities financed and eligible 

applicants, as well as minimum credit 

support requirements considered for a 

loan. In addition, Title VI of the RE Act 

requires that Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) make or guarantee a loan only if 

there is reasonable assurance that the 

loan, together with all outstanding loans 

and obligations of the borrower, will be 

repaid in full within the time agreed. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

RUS will collect information to 

determine whether an applicant’s 

eligibility to borrow from RUS under the 

terms of the RE Act and that the 

applicant complies with statutory, 

regulatory and administrative eligibility 

requirements for loan assistance. RUS 

will use the information to determine 

that the Government’s security for loans 

made are reasonable, adequate and that 

the loans will be repaid within the time 

agreed. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; not-for-profit 

institutions 

Number of Respondents: 40 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion 

Total Burden Hours: 13,480 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3163 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Conservation 

Reserve Program 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation 

and Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA) and 

request for comments. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 33 / Friday, February 19, 2010 / Notices 7439 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the Farm Service Agency (FSA), on 

behalf of the Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC), has completed a 

Draft Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement (SEIS) to examine the 

potential environmental consequences 

associated with implementing changes 

to the Conservation Reserve Program 

(CRP) required by the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

(2008 Farm Bill), and assist in 

developing new regulations. FSA is 

requesting comments on the Draft SEIS. 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by April 5, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this Draft SEIS. In your 

comments, include the volume, date, 

and page number of this issue of the 

Federal Register. You may submit 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• E-Mail: CRPcomments@tecinc.com. 

• Online: Go to the Web site at 

http://public.geo-marine.com. Follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Fax: (757) 594–1469. 

• Mail: CRP SEIS, c/o TEC, 11817 

Canon Blvd., Suite 300, Newport News, 

VA 23606. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver 

comments to the above address. 

Comments may be inspected in the 

Office of the Director, CEPD, FSA, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 

Room 4709 South Building, 

Washington, DC, between 8:00 a.m. and 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. A copy of the Draft 

SEIS is available through the FSA home 

page at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/

webapp?area=home&subject=ecrc&

topic=nep-cd or at http://public.geomarine.com. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Ponish, National 

Environmental Compliance Manager, 

USDA, FSA, CEPD, Stop 0513, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250–0513, (202) 720–6853, or email: matthew.ponish@wdc.usda.gov. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication 

(Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) 

should contact the USDA Target Center 

at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2008 

Farm Bill (Pub. L. 110–246) authorizes 

certain changes to CRP. A Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) 

was completed in 2003 to evaluate the 

environmental consequences of 

implementing the Farm Security and 

Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 

Farm Bill) provisions for CRP and a 

Record of Decision was published May 

8, 2003 (68 FR 24848–24854). This SEIS 

tiers from the 2003 PEIS and, with 

certain exceptions, only evaluates those 

provisions changed in the 2008 Farm 

Bill governing CRP not previously 

addressed. The changes assessed in the 

SEIS include: 

• In general, the CRP purposes now 

explicitly include addressing issues 

raised by state, regional and national 

conservation initiatives (see 16 U.S.C. 

3831(a)). 

• The cropping history requirements 

are updated to four of six years in the 

period from 2002 to 2007 (see 16 U.S.C. 

3831b(g)(2)). 

• The enrollment authority is set at 

39.2 million acres through fiscal year 

(FY) 2009 and reduced to 32.0 million 

acres for fiscal years 2010, 2011, and 

2012 (see 16 U.S.C. 3831(d)). 

• Alfalfa and multiyear grasses and 

legumes in a rotation practice with an 

agricultural commodity may contribute 

towards meeting crop history 

requirements (see 16 U.S.C. 3831(g)). 

• The authority is granted to exclude 

acreage enrolled under Continuous 

Signup and the Conservation Reserve 

Enhancement Program from the 25 

percent cropland limitation, provided 

county government concurs (see 16 

U.S.C. 3844 (f)(3)). 

• Management activities by the 

participant throughout the contract term 

to implement the conservation plan (see 

16 U.S.C. 3832(a)(5)). 

• CCC may provide exceptions to 

general prohibitions (see 16 U.S.C. 

3832 (a)(8)) on use of the property 

including: 

Æ Managed harvesting with 

appropriate vegetation management 

during named periods and with a 

payment reduction, 

Æ Managed harvesting for biomass 

with appropriate vegetation 

management during named periods 

and with a payment reduction, 

Æ Grazing of invasive species with 

appropriate vegetation management 

during named periods and with a 

payment reduction, and 

Æ Installation of wind turbines with 

appropriate vegetation management 

during named periods and with a 

payment reduction. 

• Utilization of dryland and cash rental 

rates developed by the National 

Agricultural Statistics Service (see 16 

U.S.C. 3834(c)(5)) for establishment of 

annual CRP rental rates. 

• New incentives for socially 

disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, 

as well as limited resource farmers 

and ranchers and Indian tribes, to 

participate in conservation programs 

(see 16 U.S.C. 3844 (a)). 

• Development of habitat for native and 

managed pollinators and use of CRP 

conservation practices that will 

enhance habitat for pollinators (see 16 

U.S.C. 3844(h)). 

Under the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA), the EIS process 

provides a means for the public to 

provide input on program 

implementation alternatives and on 

environmental concerns. CCC provided 

notice of its intent (NOI) to prepare the 

CRP SEIS in the Federal Register on 

September 3, 2009 (74 FR 45606– 

45607), and solicited public comment 

on the proposed SEIS for CRP. Nine 

public scoping meetings were held in 

September and October 2009 to solicit 

comments on the proposed alternatives 

and to identify environmental concerns. 

FSA considered comments gathered 

from the scoping process, initiated with 

the September 3, 2009 NOI, to develop 

the alternatives analyzed for the 

administration and implementation of 

CRP. The Draft SEIS assesses the 

following alternatives with the 

recommended changes to CRP: 

• No Action Alternative— 

continuation of CRP as currently 

implemented. 

• Action Alternative 1—full 

implementation of the applicable 2008 

Farm Bill Provisions in accordance with 

current procedures. 

• Action Alternative 2— 

implementation of CRP in accordance 

with applicable 2008 Farm Bill 

provisions exercising discretion that 

differs from current procedures. 

The Draft SEIS also provides a means 

for the public to voice any suggestions 

they may have about the program and 

any ideas for rulemaking. The Draft 

SEIS can be reviewed online at: http:// 

www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/

webapp?area=home&subject=ecrc&

topic=nep-cd or at http://public.geomarine.com. 

The Draft SEIS was completed 

consistent with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, 42 

U.S.C. 4321–4347), the Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) 

Regulations for Implementing the 

Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 

parts 1500–1508), and FSA’s regulations 

for compliance with NEPA (7 CFR part 

799). 


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7440 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 33 / Friday, February 19, 2010 / Notices 

Signed in Washington, DC, on February 12, 

2010. 

Jonathan W. Coppess, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and 

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3272 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Idaho Panhandle Resource 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Public Law 

110–343) the Idaho Panhandle National 

Forest’s Idaho Panhandle Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet Friday, 

February 19, 2010, at 9 a.m. in Coeur 

d’Alene, Idaho for a business meeting. 

The business meeting is open to the 

public. 

DATES: February 19, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting location is the 

Idaho Panhandle National Forests’ 

Supervisor’s Office, located at 3815 

Schreiber Way, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 

83815. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ranotta K. McNair, Forest Supervisor 

and Designated Federal Official, at (208) 

765–7369. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting agenda will focus on reviewing 

proposals for forest projects and 

recommending funding during the 

business meeting. The public forum 

begins at 11 a.m. 

Dated: February 10, 2010. 

Ranotta K. McNair, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3066 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Eastern Washington Cascades 

Provincial Advisory Committee and the 

Yakima Provincial Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Eastern Washington 

Cascades Provincial Advisory 

Committee and the Yakima Provincial 

Advisory Committee will meet on 

March 9, 2010 at the Sunnyslope Fire 

Station, 206 Easy Street, Wenatchee, 

WA. During this meeting information 

will be shared about OkanoganWenatchee National Forest Restoration 

Strategy, Wilderness Society North 

Cascades Proposal, and U.S. Fish & 

Wildlife Service update on the 

justification to not list the Pika as a 

threatened and endangered species. All 

Eastern Washington Cascades and 

Yakima Province Advisory Committee 

meetings are open to the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct questions regarding this meeting 

to Becki Heath, Designated Federal 

Official, USDA, Okanogan-Wenatchee 

National Forest, 215 Melody Lane, 

Wenatchee, Washington 98801, phone 

509–664–9200. 

Dated: February 10, 2010. 

Rebecca Lockett Heath, 

Designated Federal Official, OkanoganWenatchee National Forest. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3286 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Oil and Gas Leasing on Lands 

Administered by the Dixie National 

Forest, Supplemental Information 

Report—Air Resources 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability— 

supplemental information report. 

SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service 

announces the availability of an 

additional information report to the Oil 

and Gas Leasing on Lands Administered 

by the Dixie National Forest Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). 

The purpose of this supplemental report 

is to provide additional analysis and 

disclosure on the effects of the proposed 

action on air resources and climate 

change and to provide the opportunity 

for public comment on the additional 

information. 

DATES: To ensure that comments will be 

considered, the FS must receive written 

comments on the Oil and Gas Leasing 

on Lands Administered by the Dixie 

National Forest, Supplemental 

Information Report—Air Resources 

within 30 days following the date this 

Notice of Availability is published in 

the Federal Register. Comments 

regarding the SIR should be directed to 

the issues of air resources and climate 

change and are for additional analysis 

purposes only. All public comments 

submitted by December 15, 2008 on the 

DEIS are still applicable and have been 

reviewed by the Forest. You must have 

commented during the 60-day DEIS 

comment period to be eligible to appeal 

the upcoming decision. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the Air Resources— 

Supplemental Information Report by 

any of the following methods: 

• Web site: http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/ 

dixie/projects/oil_gas/index.shtml. 

• E-mail: 

dixie_oil_gas_eis_comments@fs.fed.us 

(e-mail comments must be in MS Word 

[*.doc) or rich text format (*.rtf)]. 

• Fax: (435) 865–3791. 

• Mail: Ms. Susan Baughman, Dixie 

National Forest, USDA Forest Service, 

Oil and Gas Leasing Project, 1789 N. 

Wedgewood Lane, Cedar City, Utah 

84721. 

CDs containing the SIR are available 

upon request to Susan Baughman, EIS 

Project Manager, 1789 N. Wedgewood 

Lane, Cedar City, Utah 84721; 435–865– 

3703. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Susan Baughman, Dixie National Forest, 

USDA Forest Service, Oil and Gas 

Leasing Project Leader, 1789 N. 

Wedgewood Lane, Cedar City, Utah 

84721. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

announces the availability of the 

Supplemental Information Report (SIR) 

for the Dixie National Forest (Forest) Oil 

& Gas Leasing Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS). The Draft EIS for this 

project was issued for public comment 

on October 17, 2008. During the 60-day 

comment period a number of comments 

were received relative to the impact 

analysis for air resources. In their 

comments, the Environmental 

Protection Agency requested that a more 

rigorous air-quality modeling study be 

completed for inclusion in the Final 

EIS. They recommended that this study 

use different air emission factors for the 

subject facilities-based emission 

limitations, which would become 

effective in the future. This revised 

modeling was conducted in 

collaboration with the EPA and the Utah 

Division of Air Quality and the report 

on this modeling was revised and is 

hereby being made available for public 

review. 

In January 2009, the U.S. Forest 

Service issued guidance on including 

climate change in the environmental 

analyses for future planning decisions. 

In accordance with this direction and in 

response to public comment, the Forest 

has prepared a new appendix to the EIS 

that considers the effects of the 

proposed oil and gas leasing on climate 

change and the effects of climate change 


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