Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 168 / Tuesday, September 1, 2009 / Notices 45165 

Transfer at the Beltsville address given 

above; telephone: 301–504–5989. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Government’s rights in this 

plant variety are assigned to the United 

States of America, as represented by the 

Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the 

public interest to so license this variety 

as T. A. Seeds LLC of Jersey Shore, 

Pennsylvania has submitted a complete 

and sufficient application for a license. 

The prospective exclusive license will 

be royalty-bearing and will comply with 

the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 

209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective 

exclusive license may be granted unless, 

within thirty (30) days from the date of 

this published Notice, the Agricultural 

Research Service receives written 

evidence and argument which 

establishes that the grant of the license 

would not be consistent with the 

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 

CFR 404.7. 

Richard J. Brenner, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E9–20928 Filed 8–31–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Proposed New Fee; Federal 

Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, 

(Title VIII, Pub. L. 108–447) 

AGENCY: Dixie National Forest, USDA 

Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed new fee. 

SUMMARY: The Dixie National Forest is 

proposing to charge a fee for overnight 

rental of the Pine Valley Guard Station 

of $75 in the summer and $40 in the 

winter. This guard station has not been 

available for recreation use prior to this 

date. Rentals of other guard stations on 

the Dixie National Forest have been very 

popular, illustrating that people 

appreciate and enjoy the availability of 

these historic buildings. 

The Pine Valley Guard Station is 

located at the edge of the Pine Valley 

Wilderness Area and within the Pine 

Valley Recreation Area, and will sleep 

up to six people. The site is located in 

Washington County, Utah. The guard 

station will have hot and cold running 

water in the summer, flush toilet, 

shower, electricity, refrigerator, and 

wood stove. Bunks and all cooking and 

eating utensils will be provided for 

renters. 

Determination of the fee price is based 

on the level of amenities and services 

provided, cost of operations and 

maintenance, market assessment, and 

public comment. The fee is proposed 

and will be determined upon further 

analysis and public comment. Funds 

from fees would be used for the 

continued operation and maintenance 

and improvements of this guard station. 

DATES: Comments will be accepted 

through October 15, 2009. New fees 

would begin May 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Pine Valley Ranger District, 

Attn: Recreation Fee Program, 196 E. 

Tabernacle, Suite 38, St. George, Utah 

84770 or http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/dixie/ 

contact/feedback.shtml (include 

‘‘Recreation Fee Program’’ in the subject 

line). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gretchen Merrill, Public Service Staff 

Officer, 435–865–3741. Information 

about proposed fee changes can also be 

found on the Intermountain Region Web 

site: http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/recreation/ 

rac/index.shtml. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed 

the Secretary of Agriculture to publish 

a six month advance notice in the 

Federal Register whenever new 

recreation fee areas are established. 

Once public involvement is complete, 

these new fees will be reviewed by a 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee prior to a final decision and 

implementation. 

Dated: August 19, 2009. 

Robert G. MacWhorter, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–20853 Filed 8–31–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Announcement of Value-Added 

Producer Grant Application Deadlines 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal of 

Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) and 

republication of Notice of Funds 

Available (NOFA) Announcement of 

Value-Added Producer Grant 

Application Deadlines. 

SUMMARY: Rural Development (RD) 

previously withdrew the May 6, 2009 

Federal Register notice (74 FR 20900), 

which was published in error, 

announcing the availability of 

approximately $18 million in 

competitive grants for fiscal year (FY) 

2009 to help independent agricultural 

producers enter into value-added 

activities. This notice announces the 

availability of approximately $18 

million in competitive grants for fiscal 

year (FY) 2009 to help independent 

agricultural producers enter into or 

expand value-added activities, with the 

following clarifications and alterations: 

(1) Highlights the inclusion of 

Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged 

farmers and ranchers, as well as 

operators of Small and Medium-sized 

farms or ranches that are structured as 

a Family Farm, and provides more 

weight in the scoring process, (2) deletes 

contradictory language related to the 

eligibility of applicants under the newly 

allowable mid-tier value chain 

provision by clarifying that the 

applicant entity must be eligible under 

the legislatively-stated categories (but 

the network they are part of can include 

virtually any type of organization), (3) 

establishes the upper limit of ‘‘mediumsized farm’’ at between $250,001 and 

$700,000 in annual gross sales of 

agricultural product, (4) revises the list 

of renewable energy technologies that 

are eligible for funding, (5) clarifies that 

different documentation standards 

apply for Planning Grants versus 

Working Capital Grants, (6) deletes 

‘‘Innovation’’ as a specific scoring 

criteria, (7) allows branding, packaging 

and other means of product 

differentiation as a component of a 

value added strategy in all product 

eligibility categories, and (8) provides a 

90-day application period. 

USDA Rural Development welcomes 

projects that highlight innovative uses 

of agricultural products. This may 

include using existing agricultural 

products in non-traditional ways and/or 

merging agricultural products with 

technology in creative ways. As with all 

value-added efforts, generating new 

products, creating expanded marketing 

opportunities and increasing producer 

income are the end goal. Applications 

proposing to develop innovative, 

sustainable products, businesses, or 

marketing opportunities that accelerate 

creation of new economic opportunities 

and commercialization in the agri-food, 

agri-science, or agriculture products 

integrated or merged with other sciences 

or technologies are invited. This may 

include alternative uses of agricultural 

products as well as, value-added 

processing of agricultural commodities 

to produce bio-materials (e.g. plastics, 

fiberboard), green chemicals, functional 

foods (e.g. lutin enhanced ‘‘power bar’’ 

snacks, soy enhanced products), 

nutraceuticals, on-farm renewable 

energy, and biofuels (e.g. ethanol, biodiesel). 

Awards may be made for planning 

activities or for working capital 

expenses, but not for both. The 

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