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basis. Reports are due by April 30 and 

October 30 after the cooperative 

agreement is awarded. 

(4) Provide periodic reports as 

required by the Agency. A financial 

status report and a project performance 

report will be required on a semi-annual 

basis. The financial status report must 

show how cooperative agreement funds 

have been used to date and project the 

funds needed and their purposes for the 

next quarter. A final report may serve as 

the last semi-annual report. Cooperators 

must constantly monitor performance to 

ensure that time schedules are being 

met and projected goals by time periods 

are being accomplished. The project 

performance reports must include the 

following: 

a. A comparison of actual 

accomplishments to the objectives for 

that period. 

b. Reasons why established objectives 

were not met, if applicable. 

c. Reasons for any problems, delays, 

or adverse conditions which will affect 

attainment of overall program 

objectives, prevent meeting time 

schedules or objectives, or preclude the 

attainment of particular objectives 

during established time periods. This 

disclosure must be accomplished by a 

statement of the action taken or planned 

to resolve the situation. 

d. Objectives and timetables 

established for the next reporting 

period. 

e. The final report will also address 

the following: 

(i) What have been the most 

challenging or unexpected aspects of 

this program? 

(ii) What advice you would give to 

other organizations planning a similar 

program? These should include 

strengths and limitations of the 

program. If you had the opportunity, 

what would you have done differently? 

(iii) If an innovative approach was 

used successfully, the cooperator should 

describe their program in detail so that 

other organizations might consider 

replication in their areas. 

5. Provide Financial Management 

Systems which will include: 

a. Records that identify adequately the 

source and application of funds for 

cooperative agreement supported 

activities. Those records must contain 

information pertaining to grant and 

cooperative agreement awards and 

authorizations, obligations, unobligated 

balances, assets, liabilities, outlays, and 

income. 

b. Effective control over and 

accountability for all funds, property, 

and other assets. Cooperator must 

adequately safeguard all such assets and 

ensure that they are used solely for 

authorized purposes. 

c. Accounting records supported by 

source documentation. 

6. Retain financial records, supporting 

documents, statistical records, and all 

other records pertinent to the 

cooperative agreement for a period of at 

least 3 years after closing, except that 

the records must be retained beyond the 

3-year period if audit findings have not 

been resolved. Microfilm or photocopies 

or similar methods may be substituted 

in lieu of original records. The Agency 

and the Comptroller General of the 

United States, or any of their duly 

authorized representatives, must have 

access to any books, documents, papers, 

and records of the Cooperator that are 

pertinent to the specific cooperative 

agreement program for the purpose of 

making audits, examinations, excerpts, 

and transcripts. 

7. Not encumber, transfer, or dispose 

of the equipment or any part thereof, 

acquired wholly or in part with Agency 

funds without the written consent of the 

Agency. 

8. Not duplicate other program 

purposes for which monies have been 

received, are committed, or are applied 

to from other sources (public or private). 

9. Immediately refund to the Agency, 

at the end of the Agreement, any 

balance of unobligated funds received 

from the Agency. 

The Agency agrees that it will: 

1. Assist in defraying the project cost 

by reimbursing or advancing to the 

Cooperator under this Agreement an 

amount not to exceed [Funding Amount 

$XX]. The funds will be reimbursed or 

advanced in accordance with applicable 

Federal regulations based on submission 

to the Agency by the Cooperator of a 

complete Standard Form 270. 

2. Monitor the program as it is being 

implemented and operated. 

3. Evaluate the performance reports 

submitted by the Cooperator and 

recommend revisions where necessary. 

4. Halt activity, after written notice, if 

project objectives are not met. 

5. Identify USDA points of contact to 

address program questions. 

Authorized and executed this day 

by: lllllllllllllllll

(Cooperator) 

lllllllllllllllllll

(Title) 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

FARM SERVICE AGENCY 

By: 

lllllllllllllllllll

(Name) 

lllllllllllllllllll

(Title) 

[FR Doc. E9–20639 Filed 8–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Mendocino Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mendocino County 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

September 18, 2009 (RAC) in Willits, 

California. Agenda items to be covered 

include: (1) Approval of minutes, (2) 

Handout Discussion, (3) Public 

Comment, (4) Financial Report, (5) Subcommittees, (6) Matters before the 

group, (7) Discussion—approval of 

projects, (8) Next agenda and meeting 

date. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

September 18, 2009, from 9 a.m. until 

12 noon. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Mendocino County Museum, 

located at 400 E. Commercial St., 

Willits, California. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roberta Hurt, Committee Coordinator, 

USDA, Mendocino National Forest, 

Covelo Ranger District, 78150 Covelo 

Road, Covelo, CA 95428. (707) 983– 

6658; e-mail 

windmill@willitsonhine.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. Persons 

who wish to bring matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements with the Committee 

staff by September 14, 2009. Public 

commenters will have the opportunity 

to address the Committee at the 

meeting. 

Dated: August 20, 2009. 

Lee Johnson, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. E9–20563 Filed 8–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Reporting Requirements for 

Commercial Fisheries Authorization 

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