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register in the CCR prior to the 

submission of applications. A DUNS 

number is needed for CCR registration. 

For information about how to register in 

the CCR, visit ‘‘Get Registered’’ at the 

Web site, http://www.grants.gov. Allow 

a minimum of 5 business days to 

complete the CCR registration. 

C. Related Programs 

Funding availability for this program 

may be announced at approximately the 

same time as funding availability for 

similar but separate programs—CFDA 

No. 10.455 (Community Outreach and 

Assistance Partnerships), and CFDA No. 

10.457 (Commodity Partnerships for 

Risk Management Education). These 

programs have some similarities, but 

also key differences. The differences 

stem from important features of each 

program’s authorizing legislation and 

different RMA objectives. Prospective 

applicants should carefully examine 

and compare the notices for each 

program. 

Signed in Washington, DC on February 23, 

2010. 

William J. Murphy, 

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3974 Filed 2–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

Funding Opportunity Title: Commodity 

Partnerships for Small Agricultural 

Risk Management Education Sessions 

(Commodity Partnerships Small 

Sessions Program) Announcement 

Type: Announcement of Availability of 

Funds and Request for Application for 

Competitive Cooperative Partnership 

Agreements 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number (CFDA): 10.459. 

DATES: Electronic applications 

submitted through Grants.gov are due at 

April 27, 2010. Hard copy applications 

will NOT be accepted. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation (FCIC), operating through 

the Risk Management Agency (RMA), 

announces the availability of 

approximately $1.1 million (subject to 

availability of funds) for Commodity 

Partnerships for Small Agricultural Risk 

Management Education Sessions (the 

Commodity Partnerships Small Sessions 

Program). The purpose of this 

cooperative partnership agreement 

program is to deliver training and 

information in management of 

production, marketing, and financial 

risk to U.S. agricultural producers. The 

program gives priority to educating 

producers of crops currently not insured 

under Federal crop insurance, specialty 

crops, and underserved commodities, 

including livestock and forage. A 

maximum of 110 cooperative 

partnership agreements will be funded, 

with a minimum of ten in each of the 

ten designated RMA Regions. The 

maximum award for any cooperative 

partnership agreement will be $10,000. 

Awardees must demonstrate nonfinancial benefits from a cooperative 

partnership agreement and must agree 

to the substantial involvement of RMA 

in the project. Funding availability for 

this program may be announced at 

approximately the same time as funding 

availability for similar but separate 

programs—CFDA No. 10.455 

(Community Outreach and Assistance 

Partnerships), and CFDA No. 10.458 

(Crop Insurance Education in Targeted 

States). Prospective applicants should 

carefully examine and compare the 

notices for each program. 

The collections of information in this 

announcement have been approved by 

OMB under control number 0563–0067. 

This Announcement Consists of Eight 

Sections 

Section I—Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Legislative Authority 

B. Background 

C. Definition of Priority Commodities 

D. Project Goal 

E. Purpose 

Section II—Award Information 

A. Type of Application 

B. Funding Availability 

C. Location and Target Audience 

D. Maximum Award 

E. Project Period 

F. Description of Agreement—Awardee 

Tasks 

G. RMA Activities 

H. Other Tasks 

Section III—Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants 

B. Cost Sharing or Matching 

C. Other—Non-Financial Benefits 

Section IV—Application and Submission 

Information 

A. Electronic Application Package 

B. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

C. Funding Restrictions 

D. Limitation on Use of Project Funds for 

Salaries and Benefits 

E. Indirect Cost Rates 

F. Other Submission Requirements 

G. Electronic Submissions 

H. Acknowledgement of Applications 

Section V—Application Review Information 

A. Criteria 

B. Selection and Review Process 

Section VI—Award Administration 

Information 

A. Award Notices 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

1. Requirement To Use Program Logo 

2. Requirement To Provide Project 

Information to an RMA-selected 

Representative 

3. Private Crop Insurance Organizations 

and Potential Conflicts of Interest 

4. Access to Panel Review Information 

5. Confidential Aspects of Applications 

and Awards 

6. Audit Requirements 

7. Prohibitions and Requirements 

Regarding Lobbying 

8. Applicable OMB Circulars 

9. Requirement To Assure Compliance 

With Federal Civil Rights Laws 

10. Requirement To Participate in a Post 

Award Teleconference 

11. Requirement To Submit Educational 

Materials to the National AgRisk 

Education Library 

12. Requirement To Submit Proposed 

Results to the National AgRisk Education 

Library 

13. Requirement To Submit a Project Plan 

of Operation in the Event of a Human 

Pandemic Outbreak 

C. Reporting Requirements 

Section VII—Agency Contact 

Section VIII—Additional Information 

A. Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) 

B. Required Registration With the Central 

Contract Registry (CCR) for Submission 

of Proposals 

C. Related Programs 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Legislative Authority 

The Commodity Partnerships Small 

Sessions Program is authorized under 

section 522(d)(3)(F) of the Federal Crop 

Insurance Act (Act) (7 U.S.C. 

1522(d)(3)(F)). 

B. Background 

RMA promotes and regulates sound 

risk management solutions to improve 

the economic stability of American 

agriculture. On behalf of FCIC, RMA 

does this by offering Federal crop 

insurance products through a network 

of private-sector partners, overseeing the 

creation of new risk management 

products, seeking enhancements in 

existing products, ensuring the integrity 

of crop insurance programs, offering 

outreach programs aimed at equal 

access and participation of underserved 

communities, and providing risk 

management education and information. 

One of RMA’s strategic goals is to 

ensure that its customers are well 

informed as to the risk management 

solutions available. This educational 

goal is supported by section 522(d)(3)(F) 

of the Act, which authorizes FCIC 

funding for risk management training 

and informational efforts for agricultural 

producers through the formation of 

partnerships with public and private 


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organizations. With respect to such 

partnerships, priority is to be given to 

reaching producers of Priority 

Commodities, as defined below. 

C. Definition of Priority Commodities 

For purposes of this program, Priority 

Commodities are defined as: 

• Agricultural commodities covered 

by (7 U.S.C. 7333). Commodities in this 

group are commercial crops that are not 

covered by catastrophic risk protection 

crop insurance, are used for food or 

fiber (except livestock), and specifically 

include, but are not limited to, 

floricultural, ornamental nursery, 

Christmas trees, turf grass sod, 

aquaculture (including ornamental fish), 

and industrial crops. 

• Specialty crops. Commodities in 

this group may or may not be covered 

under a Federal crop insurance plan and 

include, but are not limited to, fruits, 

vegetables, tree nuts, syrups, honey, 

roots, herbs, and highly specialized 

varieties of traditional crops. 

• Underserved commodities. This 

group includes: (a) Commodities, 

including livestock and forage, that are 

covered by a Federal crop insurance 

plan but for which participation in an 

area is below the national average; and 

(b) commodities, including livestock 

and forage, with inadequate crop 

insurance coverage. 

A project is considered as giving 

priority to Priority Commodities if 75 

percent of the educational activities of 

the project are directed to producers of 

any of the three classes of commodities 

listed above or any combination of the 

three classes. 

D. Project Goal 

The goal of this program is to ensure 

that ‘‘* * * producers will be better able 

to use financial management, crop 

insurance, marketing contracts, and 

other existing and emerging risk 

management tools.’’ 

E. Purpose 

The purpose of the Commodity 

Partnership Small Session Program is to 

provide U.S. farmers and ranchers with 

training and informational opportunities 

to be able to understand: 

• The kinds of risks addressed by 

existing and emerging risk management 

tools; 

• The features and appropriate use of 

existing and emerging risk management 

tools; and 

• How to make sound risk 

management decisions. 

In addition, for 2010, the FCIC Board 

of Directors and the FCIC Manager are 

seeking projects that also include the 

Special Emphasis Topics listed below 

which highlight the educational 

priorities with each of the ten RMA 

Regional Offices: 

• Billings, Montana Regional Office 

(MT, ND, SD, and WY)—Pasture, 

Rangeland, Forage, Livestock Gross 

Margin, Specialty Crops, Underserved 

Commodities, and 2011 Final Common 

Crop Regulations, Basic Provisions; and 

various crop insurance provisions. 

• Davis, California Regional Office 

(AZ, CA, HI, NV, and UT)—Apiculture 

program, drought mitigation and lack of 

irrigation water, risk management tools 

for invasive pests, Specialty Crops, 

Hawaii Tropical Fruits and Trees, 2011 

Final Common Crop Regulations, Basic 

Provisions and various crop insurance 

provisions, and risk management tools 

to maximize strategic solutions for using 

Farm Service Agency and RMA 

programs. 

• Jackson, Mississippi Regional Office 

(AR, KY, LA, MS, and TN)—AGR-Lite 

Insurance tools (TN), Nursery Price 

Endorsement Crop Insurance (all 

States), Nursery Insurance Tools (all 

States), 2011 Final Common Crop 

Regulations, Basic Provisions and 

various crop insurance provisions, and 

Specialty Crops. 

• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Regional 

Office (NM, OK, and TX)—Native 

American issues and Limited English 

Proficiency (all States), Specialty Crops, 

2011 Final Common Crop Regulations, 

Basic Provision and various crop 

insurance provisions. 

• Raleigh, North Carolina Regional 

Office (CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, 

NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, and WV)—2011 

Final Common Crop Regulations, Basic 

Provision and various crop insurance 

provisions. 

• Connecticut—LGM Dairy Cattle, 

Northern Potatoes, Apples, Specialty 

Crops, 2011 Final Common Crop 

Regulations, Basic Provisions and 

various crop insurance provisions, and 

Nursery Crop Insurance Tools. 

• Delaware—LGM Dairy Cattle, 

Southern Potatoes, Specialty Crops and 

2011 Final Common Crop Regulations, 

Basic Provisions and various crop 

insurance provisions, and Nursery Crop 

Insurance Tools. 

• Maine—LGM Dairy Cattle, Northern 

Potatoes, Apples, Specialty Crops, 2011 

Final Common Crop Regulations, Basic 

Provisions and various crop insurance 

provisions, and Nursery Crop Insurance 

Tools. 

• Maryland—LGM Dairy Cattle, 

Southern Potatoes, Apples, Specialty 

Crops, 2011 Final Common Crop 

Regulations, Basic Provisions and 

various crop insurance provisions, and 

Nursery Crop Insurance Tools. 

• Massachusetts—LGM Dairy Cattle, 

Northern Potatoes, Apples, Specialty 

Crops, 2011 Final Common Crop 

Regulations, Basic Provisions and 

various crop insurance provisions and 

Nursery Crop Insurance Tools. 

• New Hampshire—LGM Dairy 

Cattle, Apples, Specialty Crops, 2011 

Final Common Crop Regulations, Basic 

Provisions and various crop insurance 

provisions, and Nursery Crop Insurance 

Tools. 

• New Jersey—LGM Dairy Cattle, 

Southern Potatoes, Apples, Specialty 

Crops, 2011 Final Common Crop 

Regulations, Basic Provisions and 

various crop insurance provisions, and 

Nursery Crop Insurance Tools. 

• New York—Specialty Crops, 

Apiculture Vegetation Index, LGM Dairy 

Cattle, Pasture Rangeland Forage 

Vegetation Index, Northern Potatoes, 

Apples, Cabbage, Grapes, 2011 Final 

Common Crop Regulations, Basic 

Provisions and various crop insurance 

provisions, and Nursery Crop Insurance 

Tools. 

• North Carolina—Specialty Crops, 

Apiculture, Pasture Rangeland Forage 

Vegetation Index, LRP for Feeder Cattle, 

Fed Cattle, Lamb, and Swine, Southern 

Potatoes, Apples, Cabbage, Grapes, 2011 

Final Common Crop Regulations, Basic 

Provisions and various crop insurance 

provisions, and Nursery Crop Insurance 

Tools. 

• Pennsylvania—Specialty Crops, 

Apiculture, LGM Dairy Cattle, Pasture 

Rangeland Forage, Northern Potatoes, 

Apples, Cabbage, Grapes, 2011 Final 

Common Crop Regulations, Basic 

Provisions and various crop insurance 

provisions, and Nursery Crop Insurance 

Tools. 

• Rhode Island—Specialty Crops, 

LGM Dairy Cattle, Northern Potatoes, 

Apples, 2011 Final Common Crop 

Regulations, Basic Provisions and 

various crop insurance provisions, and 

Nursery Crop Insurance Tools. 

• Virginia—Specialty Crops, 

Apiculture, Pasture Rangeland Forage, 

LRP for Feeder Cattle, Fed Cattle, Lamb, 

Swine, Southern Potatoes, Apples, 

Cabbage, 2011 Final Common Crop 

Regulations, Basic Provisions and 

various crop insurance provisions, and 

Nursery Crop Insurance Tools. 

• Vermont—Specialty Crops, LGM 

Dairy Cattle, Northern Potatoes, Apples, 

2011 Final Common Crop Regulations, 

Basic Provisions and various crop 

insurance provisions, and Nursery Crop 

Insurance Tools. 

• West Virginia—Specialty Crops, 

LGM Dairy Cattle, Apples, 2011 Final 

Common Crop Regulations, Basic 

Provisions and various crop insurance 


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provisions, and Nursery Crop Insurance 

Tools. 

• Spokane, Washington Regional 

Office (AK, ID, OR, and WA)—WA 

Regional Office (AK, ID, OR, and WA)— 

2011 Final Common Crop Regulations, 

Basic Provisions and Various Crop 

Insurance Provision, Crop Insurance 

Choices for Willamette Valley Oregon 

Producers, Livestock Gross Margin for 

Dairy Cattle (LGM), Cherry Actual 

Revenue History (ARH), Grape 

Insurance Program for Western 

Washington, Adjusted Gross Revenue 

Programs (AGR/AGR-Lite), Dry Pea and 

Lentil Insurance, and Specialty Crops. 

• Springfield, Illinois Regional Office 

(IL, IN, MI, and OH) Specialty Crops 

and 2011 Final Common Crop 

Regulations, Basic Provisions and 

various crop insurance provisions. 

• St. Paul, Minnesota Regional Office 

(IA, MN, and WI)—AGR-Lite, 

understanding how Revenue Policies 

function and their relationship to 

marketing decisions, Specialty Crops, 

and 2011 Final Common Crop 

Regulations, Basic Provisions and 

various crop insurance provisions. 

• Topeka, Kansas Regional Office 

(CO, KS, MO, and NE)—2011 Final 

Common Crop Regulations, Basic 

Provisions and various crop insurance 

provisions, Specialty Crops, and 

Pasture, Rangeland and Forage in States 

and counties with the program. 

• Valdosta, Georgia Regional Office 

(AL, FL, GA, SC, and Puerto Rico)— 

2011 Final Common Crop Regulations, 

Basic Provisions and various crop 

insurance provisions, Specialty Crops 

and Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage/ 

Apiculture in States and counties with 

the program. 

II. Award Information 

A. Type of Application: In FY 2010, 

applications may be submitted to the 

Commodity Partnership for Small 

Agricultural Risk Management 

Education Small Sessions Program as a 

new application. All new applications 

will be reviewed competitively using 

the selection process and evaluation 

criteria described in Section V— 

Application Review Process. Each 

award will be designated as a 

Cooperative Agreement, which will 

require substantial involvement by 

RMA. 

B. Funding Availability: There is no 

commitment by USDA to fund any 

particular application. Approximately 

$1.1 million (subject to availability of 

funds) is available in fiscal year 2010 to 

fund up to 110 cooperative partnership 

agreements. The maximum award for 

any agreement will be $10,000. It is 

anticipated that a minimum of ten 

agreements will be funded in each of the 

ten designated RMA Regions. 

In the event that all funds available 

for this program are not obligated after 

the maximum number of agreements are 

awarded or if additional funds become 

available, these funds may, at the 

discretion of the Manager of FCIC, be 

used to award additional applications 

that score highly by the technical review 

panel or allocated pro-rata to awardees 

for use in broadening the size or scope 

of awarded projects, if agreed to by the 

awardee. In the event that the Manager 

of FCIC determines that available RMA 

resources cannot support the 

administrative and substantial 

involvement requirements of all 

agreements recommended for funding, 

the Manager may elect to fund fewer 

agreements than the available funding 

might otherwise allow. It is expected 

that the awards will be made 

approximately 120 days after the 

application deadline. All awards will be 

made and agreements finalized no later 

than September 30, 2010. 

C. Location and Target Audience: 

RMA Regional Offices and the States 

serviced within each Region are listed 

below. Staff from the respective RMA 

Regional Offices will provide 

substantial involvement for projects 

conducted within the Region. 

Billings, Montana Regional Office: 

(MT, ND, SD, and WY.) 

Davis, California Regional Office: (AZ, 

CA, HI, NV, and UT.) 

Jackson, Mississippi Regional Office: 

(AR, KY, LA, MS, and TN.) 

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Regional 

Office: (NM, OK, and TX.) 

Raleigh, North Carolina Regional 

Office: (CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, 

NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, and WV.) 

Spokane, Washington Regional Office: 

(AK, ID, OR, and WA.) 

Springfield, Illinois Regional Office: 

(IL, IN, MI, and OH.) 

St. Paul, Minnesota Regional Office: 

(IA, MN, and WI.) 

Topeka, Kansas Regional Office: (CO, 

KS, MO, and NE.) 

Valdosta, Georgia Regional Office: 

(AL, FL, GA, SC, and Puerto Rico.) 

Applicants must clearly designate the 

RMA Region where educational 

activities will be conducted in their 

application narrative in block 12 of the 

SF–424 form. Applications without this 

designation will be rejected. Priority 

will be given to producers of Priority 

Commodities previously identified in 

this RFA. Applicants proposing to 

conduct educational activities in States 

served by more than one RMA Regional 

Office (RMA Region) must submit a 

separate application for each RMA 

Region. Single applications proposing to 

conduct educational activities in States 

served by more than one RMA Region 

will be rejected. 

D. Maximum Award: Any application 

that requests Federal funding of more 

than $10,000 for a project will be 

rejected. RMA also reserves the right to 

fund successful applications at an 

amount less than requested if it is 

judged that the application can be 

implemented at a lower funding level. 

E. Project Period: Projects will be 

funded for a period of up to one year 

from the project starting date. 

F. Description of Agreement Award 

Awardee Tasks 

In conducting activities to achieve the 

purpose and goal of this program in a 

designated RMA Region, the awardee 

will be responsible for performing the 

following tasks: 

• Develop and conduct a promotional 

program. This program will include 

activities using media, newsletters, 

publications, or other appropriate 

informational dissemination techniques 

that are designed to: (a) Raise awareness 

for risk management; (b) inform 

producers of the availability of risk 

management tools; and (c) inform 

producers and agribusiness leaders in 

the designated RMA Region of training 

and informational opportunities. 

• Deliver risk management training 

and informational opportunities to 

agricultural producers and agribusiness 

professionals in the designated RMA 

Region. This will include organizing 

and delivering educational activities 

using the instructional materials 

assembled by the grantee to meet the 

local needs of agricultural producers. 

Activities should be directed primarily 

to agricultural producers, but may 

include those agribusiness professionals 

that have frequent opportunities to 

advise producers on risk management 

tools and decisions. 

• Document all educational activities 

conducted under the cooperative 

partnership agreement and the results of 

such activities, including criteria and 

indicators used to evaluate the success 

of the program. The awardee will also 

be required to provide information to 

RMA as requested for evaluation 

purposes. 

G. RMA Activities 

FCIC, working through RMA, will be 

substantially involved during the 

performance of the funded project 

through RMA’s ten Regional Offices. 

Potential types of substantial 

involvement may include, but are not 

limited to the following activities. 

• Collaborate with the awardee in 

assembling, reviewing, and approving 


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risk management materials for 

producers in the designated RMA 

Region. 

• Collaborate with the awardee in 

reviewing and approving a promotional 

program for raising awareness for risk 

management and for informing 

producers of training and informational 

opportunities in the RMA Region. 

• Collaborate with the awardee on the 

delivery of education to producers and 

agribusiness leaders in the RMA Region. 

This will include: (a) Reviewing and 

approving in advance all producer and 

agribusiness leader educational 

activities; (b) advising the project leader 

on technical issues related to crop 

insurance education and information; 

and (c) assisting the project leader in 

informing crop insurance professionals 

about educational activity plans and 

scheduled meetings. 

• Conduct an evaluation of the 

performance of the awardee in meeting 

the deliverables of the project. 

Applications that do not contain 

substantial involvement by RMA will be 

rejected. 

H. Other Tasks 

In addition to the specific, required 

tasks listed above, the applicant may 

propose additional tasks that would 

contribute directly to the purpose of this 

program. For any proposed additional 

task, the applicant must identify the 

objective of the task, the specific 

subtasks required to meet the objective, 

specific time lines for performing the 

subtasks, and the specific 

responsibilities of partners. The 

applicant must also identify specific 

ways in which RMA would have 

substantial involvement in the proposed 

project task. 

III. Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants 

Eligible applicants include State 

departments of agriculture, universities, 

non-profit agricultural organizations, 

and other public or private 

organizations with the capacity to lead 

a local program of risk management 

education for farmers and ranchers in an 

RMA Region. Individuals are not 

eligible applicants. Although an 

applicant may be eligible to compete for 

an award based on its status as an 

eligible entity, other factors may 

exclude an applicant from receiving 

Federal assistance under this program 

governed by Federal law and regulations 

(e.g. debarment and suspension; a 

determination of non-performance on a 

prior contract, cooperative agreement, 

grant or cooperative partnership; a 

determination of a violation of 

applicable ethical standards; a 

determination of being considered ‘‘high 

risk’’). Applications from ineligible or 

excluded persons will be rejected in 

their entirety. 

B. Cost Sharing or Matching 

Although RMA prefers cost sharing by 

the applicant, this program has neither 

a cost sharing nor a matching 

requirement. 

C. Other—Non-Financial Benefits 

To be eligible, applicants must also be 

able to demonstrate that they will 

receive a non-financial benefit as a 

result of a cooperative partnership 

agreement. Non-financial benefits must 

accrue to the applicant and must 

include more than the ability to provide 

employment income to the applicant or 

for the applicant’s employees or the 

community. The applicant must 

demonstrate that performance under the 

cooperative partnership agreement will 

further the specific mission of the 

applicant (such as providing research or 

activities necessary for graduate or other 

students to complete their educational 

program). Applications that do not 

demonstrate a non-financial benefit will 

be rejected. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

A. Electronic Application Package 

Only electronic applications may be 

submitted via Grants.gov to the Risk 

Management Agency in response to this 

RFA. 

Prior to preparing an application, it is 

suggested that the Project Director (PD) 

first contact an Authorized 

Representative (AR) (also referred to as 

Authorized Organizational 

Representative or AOR) to determine if 

the organization is prepared to submit 

electronic applications through 

Grants.gov. If the organization is not 

prepared, the AR should see http:// 

www.grants.gov/applicants/ 

get_registered.jsp for steps for preparing 

to submit applications through 

Grants.gov. 

The steps to access application 

materials are as follows: 

1. In order to access, complete, and 

submit applications, applicants must 

download and install a version of Adobe 

Reader compatible with Grants.gov. 

This software is essential to apply for 

RMA Federal awards. For basic system 

requirements and download 

instructions, please see http:// 

www.grants.gov/help/ 

download_software.jsp. To verify that 

you have a compatible version of Adobe 

Reader, Grants.gov established a test 

package that will assist you in making 

that determination. Grants.gov Adobe 

Versioning Test Package: http:// 

www.grants.gov/applicants/ 

AdobeVersioningTestOnly.jsp. 

2. The application package must be 

obtained via Grants.gov, go to http:// 

www.grants.gov, click on ‘‘Apply for 

Grants’’ in the left-hand column, click 

on ‘‘Step 1: Download a Grant 

Application Package and Instructions,’’ 

enter the funding opportunity number 

USDA–RMA–RME–SSGP–002000 in the 

appropriate box and click ‘‘Download 

Package.’’ From the search results, click 

‘‘Download’’ to access the application 

package. If assistance is needed to 

access the application package (e.g. 

downloading or navigating Adobe 

forms), refer to resources available on 

the Grants.gov Web site first (http:// 

grants/gov/). Grants.gov assistance is 

also available as follows: 

• Grants.gov customer support. 

Toll Free: 1–800–518–4726. 

Business Hours: 24 Hours a day. 

E-mail: support@grants.gov. 

B. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

A complete and valid application 

must include the following: 

1. A completed OMB Standard Form 

424, ‘‘Application for Federal 

Assistance.’’ 

2. A completed OMB Standard Form 

424–A, ‘‘Budget Information—Nonconstruction Programs.’’ Federal funding 

requested (the total of direct and 

indirect costs) must not exceed $10,000. 

3. A completed OMB Standard Form 

424–B, ‘‘Assurances, Non-constructive 

Programs.’’ 

4. An Executive Summary (One page) 

and Proposal Narrative (Not to Exceed 

10 single-sided pages in Microsoft 

Word) which will also include a 

Statement of Work. 

5. Budget Narrative (in Microsoft 

Excel) describing how the categorical 

costs listed on the SF 424–A are 

derived. The budget narrative should 

provide enough detail for reviewers to 

easily understand how costs were 

determined and how they relate to the 

goals and objectives of the project. 

6. Partnering Plan to include how 

each partner will aid in carrying out the 

project goal providing specific tasks. 

Include Letters of commitment from 

individuals and/or groups, and should 

include the specific tasks they have 

agreed to do with the applicant. 

7. A completed and signed OMB 

Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of 

Lobbying Activities. 

8. A completed and signed AD–1049, 

Certification Regarding Drug-Free 

Workplace. 


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a. * 1234. A complete RME–1 Form 

Risk Management Education Project 

Narrative (RME–1 Form). Complete all 

required parts. 

* Applications that do not include items 1– 

8 above will be considered incomplete, will 

not receive further consideration, and will be 

rejected. 

The percent of time devoted to the 

project for all key project personnel 

must be identified in the application. 

Applicants must list all current public 

or private support to which personnel 

identified in the application have 

committed portions of their time, 

whether or not salary support for 

persons involved is included in the 

budget (supporting agency, amount of 

award, effective date, expiration date, 

expiration date of award, etc.). An 

application that duplicates or overlaps 

substantially with an application 

already reviewed and funded (or to be 

funded) by another organization or 

agency will not be funded under this 

program. The percentage of time for 

both ‘‘Current’’ and ‘‘Pending’’ projects 

must not exceed 100% of time 

committed. 

C. Funding Restrictions: Cooperative 

partnership agreement funds may not be 

used to: 

a. Plan, repair, rehabilitate, acquire, or 

construct a building or facility including 

a processing facility; 

b. Purchase, rent, or install fixed 

equipment; 

c. Repair or maintain privately owned 

vehicles; 

d. Pay for the preparation of the 

cooperative partnership agreement 

application; 

e. Fund political activities; 

f. Purchase alcohol, food, beverage or 

entertainment; 

g. Lend money to support farming or 

agricultural business operation or 

expansion; 

h. Pay costs incurred prior to 

receiving a partnership agreement; or 

i. Fund any activities prohibited in 7 

CFR Parts 3015 and 3019, as applicable. 

D. Limitation on Use of Project Funds 

for Salaries and Benefits 

Total costs for salary and benefits 

allowed for projects under this 

announcement will be limited to not 

more than 70 percent reimbursement of 

the funds awarded under the 

cooperative partnership agreement as 

indicated in Section III. Eligibility 

Information, C. Other—Non-financial 

Benefits. One goal of the Commodity 

Partnerships Small Sessions Program is 

to maximize the use of the limited 

funding available for risk management 

education for producers of Priority 

Commodities. In order to accomplish 

this goal, RMA needs to ensure that the 

maximum amount of funds practicable 

is used for directly providing the 

educational opportunities. Limiting the 

amount of funding for salaries and 

benefits will allow the limited amount 

of funding to reach the maximum 

number of farmers and ranchers. 

E. Indirect Cost Rates 

a. Indirect costs allowed for projects 

submitted under this announcement 

will be limited to ten (10) percent of the 

total direct cost of the cooperative 

partnership agreement. Therefore, when 

preparing budgets, applicants should 

limit their requests for recovery of 

indirect costs to the lesser of their 

institution’s official negotiated indirect 

cost rate or 10 percent of the total direct 

costs. 

b. RMA reserves the right to negotiate 

final budgets with successful applicants. 

c. Applicants must provide a copy of 

their indirect cost rate negotiated with 

their cognizant agency. 

F. Other Submission Requirements 

Applicants are responsible for 

ensuring that RMA receives a complete 

application package by the closing date 

and time. The agency strongly 

encourages applicants to submit 

applications well before the deadline to 

allow time for correction of technical 

errors identified by Grants.gov. 

Application packages submitted after 

the deadline will be rejected. 

G. Acknowledgement of Applications 

Receipt of timely applications will be 

acknowledged by e-mail, whenever 

possible. Therefore, applicants are 

encouraged to provide e-mail addresses 

in their applications. If an e-mail 

address is not indicated on an 

application, timely receipt will be 

acknowledged by letter. There will be 

no notification of incomplete, 

unqualified or unfunded applications 

until after the awards have been made. 

When received by RMA, applications 

will be assigned an identification 

number. This number will be 

communicated to applicants in the 

acknowledgement of receipt of 

applications. An application’s 

identification number should be 

referenced in all correspondence 

regarding the application. If the 

applicant does not receive an 

acknowledgement within 15 days of the 

submission deadline, the applicant 

should notify RMA’s point of contact 

indicated in Section VII, Agency 

Contact. 

V. Application Review Information 

A. Criteria 

Applications submitted under the 

Commodity Partnerships Small Sessions 

Program will be evaluated within each 

RMA Region (area defined by States 

served by the Regional Office) according 

to the following criteria: 

Project Impacts—Maximum 20 Points 

The applicant must demonstrate that 

the project benefits to farmers and 

ranchers warrant the funding requested. 

Applicants will be scored according to 

the extent they can: (a) Identify the 

specific actions producers will likely be 

able to take as a result of the educational 

activities described in the Statement of 

Work; (b) identify the specific measures 

for evaluating results that will be 

employed in the project; (c) reasonably 

estimate the total number of producers 

reached through the various methods 

and educational activities described in 

the Statement of Work; and (d) justify 

such estimates with clear specifics. 

Reviewers’ scoring will be based on the 

scope and reasonableness of the 

applicant’s clear descriptions of specific 

expected actions producers will 

accomplish, and well-designed methods 

for measuring the project’s results and 

effectiveness. Applicants using direct 

contact methods with producers will be 

scored higher. 

Statement of Work—Maximum 20 

Points 

The applicant must produce a clear 

and specific Statement of Work for the 

project. For each of the tasks contained 

in the Description of Agreement Award 

(refer to Section II Award Information), 

the applicant must identify and describe 

specific subtasks, responsible entities, 

expected completion dates, RMA 

substantial involvement, and 

deliverables that will further the 

purpose of this program. Applicants 

will be scored higher to the extent that 

the Statement of Work is specific, 

measurable, reasonable, has specific 

deadlines for the completion of 

subtasks, relates directly to the required 

activities and the program purpose 

described in this announcement, which 

is to provide producers with training 

and informational opportunities so that 

the producers will be better able to use 

financial management, crop insurance, 

marketing contracts, and other existing 

and emerging risk management tools. 

Applicants are required to submit this 

Statement of Work on Form RME–2 

Form. All narratives should give 

estimates of how many producers will 

be reached through this project. 

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made but they should be separate from 

the estimate of producers. 

Project Management—Maximum 20 

Points 

The applicant must demonstrate an 

ability to implement sound and effective 

project management practices. Higher 

scores will be awarded to applicants 

that can demonstrate organizational 

skills, leadership, and experience in 

delivering services or programs that 

assist agricultural producers in the 

respective RMA Region. The project 

manager must demonstrate that he/she 

has the capability to accomplish the 

project goal and purpose stated in this 

announcement by (a) having a previous 

working relationship with the farm 

community in the designated RMA 

Region of the application, including 

being able to recruit approximately the 

number of producers to be reached in 

the application and/or (b) having 

established the capacity to partner with 

and gain the support of grower 

organizations, agribusiness 

professionals, and agribusiness leaders 

locally to aid in carrying out a program 

of education and information, including 

being able to recruit approximately the 

number of producers to be reached in 

this application. Applicants are 

encouraged to designate an alternate 

Project Leader in the event the Project 

Leader is unable to finish the project. 

Applicants that will employ, or have 

access to, personnel who have 

experience in directing local 

educational programs that benefit 

agricultural producers in the respective 

RMA Region will receive higher 

rankings. 

Budget Appropriateness and 

Efficiency—Maximum 20 Points 

Applicants must provide a detailed 

budget summary that clearly explains 

and justifies costs associated with the 

project. Applicants will receive higher 

scores to the extent that they can 

demonstrate a fair and reasonable use of 

funds appropriate for the project and a 

budget that contains the estimated cost 

of reaching each individual producer. 

Priority Commodity—Maximum 20 

Points 

The applicant can submit projects that 

are not related to Priority Commodities. 

However, priority will be given to 

projects relating to Priority 

Commodities. Priority will also be given 

to projects related to the Special 

Emphasis Topics. Projects that relate to 

Priority Commodities and the Special 

Emphasis Topics will be eligible for the 

most points. 

B. Review and Selection Process 

Applications will be evaluated using 

a two-part process. First, each 

application will be screened by RMA 

personnel to ensure that it meets the 

requirements in this announcement. 

Applications that do not meet the 

requirements of this announcement or 

that are incomplete will not receive 

further consideration during the next 

process. Applications that meet 

announcement requirements will be 

sorted into the RMA Region in which 

the applicant proposes to conduct the 

project and will be presented to a 

review panel for consideration. 

Second, the review panel will meet to 

consider and discuss the merits of each 

application. The panel will consist of 

not less than three independent 

reviewers. Reviewers will be drawn 

from USDA, other Federal agencies, and 

public and private organizations, as 

needed. After considering the merits of 

all applications within an RMA Region, 

panel members will score each 

application according to the criteria and 

point values listed above. The panel 

will then rank each application against 

others within the RMA Region 

according to the scores received. A 

lottery will be used to resolve any 

instances of a tie score that might have 

a bearing on funding recommendations. 

If such a lottery is required, the names 

of all tied applicants will be entered 

into a drawing. The first tied applicant 

drawn will have priority over other tied 

applicants for funding consideration. 

The review panel will report the 

results of the evaluation to the Manager 

of FCIC. The panel’s report will include 

the recommended applicants to receive 

cooperative partnership agreements for 

each RMA Region. Funding will not be 

provided for an application receiving a 

score less than 45. Funding will not be 

provided for an application that is 

highly similar to a higher-scoring 

application in the same RMA Region. 

Highly similar is one that proposes to 

reach the same producers likely to be 

reached by another applicant that 

scored higher by the panel and the same 

general educational material is proposed 

to be delivered. 

An organization, or group of 

organizations in partnership, may apply 

for funding under other FCIC or RMA 

programs, in addition to the program 

described in this announcement. 

However, if the Manager of FCIC 

determines that an application 

recommended for funding is sufficiently 

similar to a project that has been funded 

or has been recommended to be funded 

under another RMA or FCIC program, 

then the Manager may elect not to fund 

that application in whole or in part. The 

Manager of FCIC will make the final 

determination on those applications that 

will be awarded funding. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices 

The award document will provide 

pertinent instructions and information 

including, at a minimum, the following: 

(1) Legal name and address of 

performing organization or institution to 

whom the Director has issued an award 

under the terms of this request for 

applications; 

(2) Title of project; 

(3) Name(s) and institution(s) of PDs 

chosen to direct and control approved 

activities; 

(4) Identifying award number 

assigned by the Department; 

(5) Project period, specifying the 

amount of time the Department intends 

to support the project without requiring 

recompeting for funds; 

(6) Total amount of Departmental 

financial assistance approved by the 

Director during the project period; 

(7) Legal authority(ies) under which 

the award is issued; 

(8) Appropriate Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number; 

(9) Applicable award terms and 

conditions (see http:// 

www.rma.usda.gov/business/awards/ 

awardterms.html to view RMA award 

terms and conditions); 

(10) Approved budget plan for 

categorizing allocable project funds to 

accomplish the stated purpose of the 

award; and 

(11) Other information or provisions 

deemed necessary by RMA to carry out 

its respective awarding activities or to 

accomplish the purpose of a particular 

award. 

Following approval by the awarding 

official of RMA of the applications to be 

selected for funding, project leaders 

whose applications have been selected 

for funding will be notified. Within the 

limit of funds available for such a 

purpose, the awarding official of RMA 

shall enter into cooperative partnership 

agreements with those selected 

applicants. 

After a cooperative agreement has 

been signed, RMA will extend to 

awardees, in writing, the authority to 

draw down funds for the purpose of 

conducting the activities listed in the 

agreement. All funds provided to the 

applicant by FCIC must be expended 

solely for the purpose for which the 

funds are obligated in accordance with 

the approved agreement and budget, the 

regulations, the terms and conditions of 

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Federal cost principles. No commitment 

of Federal assistance beyond the project 

period is made or implied for any award 

resulting from this notice. 

Notification of denial of funding will 

be sent to applicants after final funding 

decisions have been made and the 

awardees announced publicly. Reasons 

for denial of funding can include, but 

are not limited to, incomplete 

applications, applications with 

evaluation scores that are lower that 

other applications in an RMA Region, or 

applications that are highly similar to a 

higher-scoring application in the same 

RMA Region. Highly similar is an 

application that proposes to reach the 

same producers likely to be reached by 

another applicant that scored higher by 

the panel and the same general 

educational material is proposed to be 

delivered. 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

1. Requirement To Use Program Logo 

Applicants awarded cooperative 

partnership agreements will be required 

to use a program logo and design 

provided by RMA for all instructional 

and promotional materials, when 

deemed appropriate. 

2. Requirement To Provide Project 

Information to an RMA-Selected 

Representative 

Applicants awarded cooperative 

partnership agreements may be required 

to assist RMA in evaluating the 

effectiveness of its educational programs 

by providing documentation of 

educational activities and related 

information to any representative 

selected by RMA for program evaluation 

purposes. 

3. Private Crop Insurance Organizations 

and Potential Conflicts of Interest 

Private organizations that are 

involved in the sale of Federal crop 

insurance, or that have financial ties to 

such organizations, are eligible to apply 

for funding under this announcement. 

However, such entities will not be 

allowed to receive funding to conduct 

activities that would otherwise be 

required under a Standard Reinsurance 

Agreement or any other agreement in 

effect between FCIC and the entity. 

Also, such entities will not be allowed 

to receive funding to conduct activities 

that could be perceived by producers as 

promoting one company’s services or 

products over another’s. If applying for 

funding, such organizations are 

encouraged to be sensitive to potential 

conflicts of interest and to describe in 

their application the specific actions 

they will take to avoid actual and 

perceived conflicts of interest. 

4. Access to Panel Review Information 

Upon written request from the 

applicant, scores from the evaluation 

panel, not including the identity of 

reviewers, will be sent to the applicant 

after the review and awards process has 

been completed. 

5. Confidential Aspects of Applications 

and Awards 

The names of applicants, the names of 

individuals identified in the 

applications, the content of 

applications, and the panel evaluations 

of applications will all be kept 

confidential, except to those involved in 

the review process, to the extent 

permitted by law. In addition, the 

identities of review panel members will 

remain confidential throughout the 

entire review process and will not be 

released to applicants. At the end of the 

fiscal year, names of panel members 

will be made available. However, 

panelists will not be identified with the 

review of any particular application. 

When an application results in a 

partnership agreement, that agreement 

becomes a part of the official record of 

RMA transactions, available to the 

public upon specific request. 

Information that the Secretary of 

Agriculture determines to be of a 

confidential, privileged, or proprietary 

nature will be held in confidence to the 

extent permitted by law. Therefore, any 

information that the applicant wishes to 

be considered confidential, privileged, 

or proprietary should be clearly marked 

within an application, including the 

basis for such designation. The original 

copy of an application that does not 

result in an award will be retained by 

RMA for a period of one year. Other 

copies will be destroyed. Copies of 

applications not receiving awards will 

be released only with the express 

written consent of the applicant or to 

the extent required by law. An 

application may be withdrawn at any 

time prior to award. 

6. Audit Requirements 

Applicants awarded cooperative 

partnership agreements are subject to 

audit. 

7. Prohibitions and Requirements With 

Regard to Lobbying 

Section 1352 of Public Law 101–121, 

enacted on October 23, 1989, imposes 

prohibitions and requirements for 

disclosure and certification related to 

lobbying on awardees of Federal 

contracts, grants, cooperative 

agreements, and loans. It provides 

exemptions for Indian Tribes and Tribal 

organizations. Current and prospective 

awardees, and any subcontractors, are 

prohibited from using Federal funds, 

other than profits from a Federal 

contract, for lobbying Congress or any 

Federal agency in connection with the 

award of a contract, grant, cooperative 

agreement, or loan. In addition, for each 

award action in excess of $100,000 

($150,000 for loans) the law requires 

awardees and any subcontractors: (1) To 

certify that they have neither used nor 

will use any appropriated funds for 

payment of lobbyists; (2) to disclose the 

name, address, payment details, and 

purpose of any agreements with 

lobbyists whom awardees of their 

subcontractors will pay with profits or 

other non-appropriated funds on or after 

December 22, 1989; and (3) to file 

quarterly up-dates about the use of 

lobbyists if material changes occur in 

their use. The law establishes civil 

penalties for non-compliance. A copy of 

the certification and disclosure forms 

must be submitted with the application, 

are available at the address, and 

telephone number listed in Section VII. 

Agency Contact. 

8. Applicable OMB Circulars 

All partnership agreements funded as 

a result of this notice will be subject to 

the requirements contained in all 

applicable OMB circulars. 

9. Requirement To Assure Compliance 

With Federal Civil Rights Laws 

Awardees of all cooperative 

partnership agreements funded as a 

result of this notice are required to 

know and abide by Federal civil rights 

laws and to assure USDA and RMA that 

the awardee is in compliance with and 

will continue to comply with Title VI of 

the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 

2000d et seq.), 7 CFR Part 15, and USDA 

regulations promulgated thereunder, 7 

CFR 1901.202. RMA requires awardees 

to submit an Assurance Agreement 

(Civil Rights), assuring RMA of this 

compliance prior to the beginning of the 

project period. 

10. Requirement To Participate in a Post 

Award Teleconference 

RMA requires that project leaders 

participate in a post award 

teleconference, if conducted to become 

fully aware of agreement requirements 

and for delineating the roles of RMA 

personnel and the procedures that will 

be followed in administering the 

agreement and will afford an 

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11. Requirement To Submit Educational 

Materials to the National AgRisk 

Education Library 

RMA requires that project leaders 

upload digital copies of all risk 

management educational materials 

developed because of the project to the 

National AgRisk Education Library 

(http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/) for 

posting, if electronically reporting. RMA 

will be clearly identified as having 

provided funding for the materials. 

12. Requirement To Submit Proposed 

Results to the National AgRisk 

Education Library 

RMA requires that project leaders 

submit results of the project to the 

National AgRisk Education Library 

(http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/) for 

posting if electronically reporting. 

13. Requirement To Submit a Project 

Plan of Operation in the Event of a 

Human Pandemic Outbreak 

RMA requires that project leaders 

submit a project plan of operation in 

case of a human pandemic event. The 

plan should address the concept of 

continuing operations as they relate to 

the project. This should include the 

roles, responsibilities, and contact 

information for the project team and 

individuals serving as back-ups in case 

of a pandemic outbreak. 

C. Reporting Requirements 

Awardees will be required to submit 

quarterly progress reports using the 

Performance Progress Report (SF–PPR) 

as the cover sheet, quarterly financial 

reports (OMB Standard Form 425), and 

quarterly Activity Logs (Form RMA– 

300) throughout the project period, as 

well as a final program and financial 

report not later than 90 days after the 

end of the project period. The quarterly 

progress reports, Activity Logs, and final 

program reports MUST be submitted 

through the Results Verification System. 

The Web site address is http:// 

www.agrisk.umn.edu/RMA/Reporting. 

Awardees will be required to submit 

prior to the award: 

• A completed and signed Assurance 

Agreement (Civil Rights). 

• A completed and signed FaithBased Survey on EEO. 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Applicants and other interested parties 

are encouraged to contact: Leonard 

Randolph, Sundii Johnson-Phillips, or 

Lydia M. Astorga, USDA–RMA–RME, 

phone: 202–720–0779, e-mail: 

RMA.Risk-Ed@rma.usda.gov. You may 

also obtain information regarding this 

announcement from the RMA Web site 

at: http://www.rma.usda.gov/aboutrma/ 

agreements. 

VIII. Other Information 

A. Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) 

A DUNS number is a unique ninedigit sequence recognized as the 

universal standard for identifying and 

keeping track of over 70 million 

businesses worldwide. The Office of 

Management and Budget published a 

notice of final policy issuance in the 

Federal Register June 27, 2003 (68 FR 

38402) that requires a DUNS number in 

every application (i.e., hard copy and 

electronic) for a grant or cooperative 

agreement on or after October 1, 2003. 

Therefore, potential applicants should 

verify that they have a DUNS number or 

take the steps needed to obtain one. For 

information about how to obtain a 

DUNS number, go to http:// 

www.grants.gov. Please note that the 

registration may take up to 14 business 

days to complete. 

B. Required Registration With the 

Central Contract Registry (CCR) for 

Submission of Proposals 

The Central Contract Registry (CCR) is 

a database that serves as the primary 

Government repository for contractor 

information required for the conduct of 

business with the Government. This 

database will also be used as a central 

location for maintaining organizational 

information for organizations seeking 

and receiving grants from the 

Government. Such organizations must 

register in the CCR prior to the 

submission of applications. A DUNS 

number is needed for CCR registration. 

For information about how to register in 

the CCR, visit ‘‘Get Registered’’ at the 

Web site, http://www.grants.gov. Allow 

a minimum of 5 business days to 

complete the CCR registration. 

C. Related Programs 

Funding availability for this program 

may be announced at approximately the 

same time as funding availability for 

similar but separate programs—CFDA 

No. 10.455 (Community Outreach and 

Assistance Partnerships), and CFDA No. 

10.458 (Crop Insurance Education in 

Targeted States). These programs have 

some similarities, but also key 

differences. The differences stem from 

important features of each program’s 

authorizing legislation and different 

RMA objectives. Prospective applicants 

should carefully examine and compare 

the notices for each program. 

Signed in Washington, DC on February 23, 

2010. 

William J. Murphy, 

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3975 Filed 2–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ketchikan Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Ketchikan Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in 

Ketchikan, Alaska, March 31, 2010. The 

purpose of this meeting is to discuss 

potential projects under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2008. 

DATES: The meeting will be held March 

31, 2010 at 6 pm. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger 

District, 3031 Tongass Avenue, 

Ketchikan, Alaska. Send written 

comments to Ketchikan Resource 

Advisory Committee, do District Ranger, 

USDA Forest Service, 3031 Tongass 

Ave., Ketchikan, AK 99901, or 

electronically to Diane Daniels, RAC 

Coordinator at ddaniels@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diane Daniels, RAC Coordinator 

Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger District, 

Tongass National Forest, (907) 228– 

4105. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, public input 

opportunity will be provided and 

individuals will have the opportunity to 

address the Committee at that time. 

Forrest Cole, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3782 Filed 2–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Glenn/Colusa County Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Glenn/Colusa County 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 


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