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can be provided a response and also to 

state his interpretation of the regulation 

for which he is seeking a final agency 

interpretation. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

FCIC will use the requester’s name and 

address to provide a response. The 

identification and quotation of the 

specific provision in the 1998 Research 

Act or regulations allows FCIC to 

research and respond to the specific 

identified provision. The respondent’s 

detailed interpretation of the regulation 

is required to comply with the 

requirements of Sec. 533 of the 1998 

Research Act and to clarify the 

boundaries of the request to FCIC. If the 

requested information is not collected 

with each submission, FCIC would not 

be able to comply with the statutory 

mandates. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 45. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 78. 

Risk Management Agency 

Title: Request for Applications for 

Research Partnerships. 

OMB Control Number: 0563–0065. 

Summary of Collection: The Federal 

Crop Insurance Act of 2002 authorizes 

the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

to enter into partnerships with public 

and private entities for the purpose of 

increasing the availability of risk 

management tools for producers of 

agricultural commodities. The Risk 

Management Agency (RMA) has 

developed procedures for the 

preparation, submission and evaluation 

of applications. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

RMA and a review panel of independent 

reviewers will use the information to 

determine applicant eligibility and to 

evaluate the applications. The 

qualifying applicants will be scored on 

each of five criteria: Research objectives; 

RMA involvement/non-financial 

benefits; research methodology, 

development, and implementation; 

management; and bonus points for 

proposals that address RMA priorities 

and/or are submitted by applicants 

representing a geographically diverse 

area. Scores are totaled, listed in rank 

order and are used for the final decision 

on awards. If the information is not 

collected, the consequences would be a 

missed opportunity to improve and or 

develop new risk management tools for 

agricultural producers. The impact 

would affect those segments of 

agriculture lacking access to existing 

risk management tools. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local, or Tribal Government; Not-forprofit Institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 100. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,533. 

Risk Management Agency 

Title: Risk Management and Crop 

Insurance Education; Request for 

Applications. 

OMB Control Number: 0563–0067. 

Summary of Collection: The Federal 

Crop Insurance Act, Title 7 U.S.C. 

Chapter 36 Section 1508(k) authorizes 

the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

(FCIC) to provide reinsurance to 

insurers approved by FCIC that insure 

producers of any agricultural 

commodity under one or more plans 

acceptable to FCIC. FCIC operating 

through the Risk Management Agency 

(RMA) has two application programs to 

carryout certain risk management 

education provisions of the Federal 

Crop Insurance Act. The two 

educational programs requiring 

application are: To establish crop 

insurance education and information 

programs in States that have been 

historically underserved by the Federal 

Crop Insurance Program; and to provide 

agricultural producers with training 

opportunities in risk management with 

a priority given to producers of specialty 

crops and underserved commodities. 

Funds are available to fund parties 

willing to assist RMA in carrying out 

local and regional risk management can 

crop insurance education programs. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Applicants are required to submit 

completed application packages in hard 

copy to RMA. RMA and review panel 

will evaluate and rank applicants as 

well as use the information to properly 

document and protect the integrity of 

the process used to select applications 

for funding. For applicants that are 

selected, the information will be used to 

create the terms of cooperative 

agreements between the applicant and 

the agency and will not be shared 

outside of RMA. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit; State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 220. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,256. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–301 Filed 1–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Modoc County Resource Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Modoc County Resource 

Advisory Committee, USDA Forest 

Service. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committees Act 

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

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 110– 

343) the Modoc National Forest’s Modoc 

County Resource Advisory Committee 

will meet Monday, February 2, 2009, 

March 9, 2009 and May 4, 2009 in 

Alturas, California 96101, for a business 

meeting. The meetings are open to the 

public. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

business meeting on February 2, March 

9 and May 4, 2009 will begin at 4 pm., 

at the Modoc National Forest Office, 

Conference Room, 800 West 12th St., 

Alturas, California 96101. Agenda topics 

will include election of Chairperson, 

review of Charter and Guidelines, and 

discussion of the process for receiving 

project proposals that meet the intent of 

Public Law 110–343. Time will also be 

set aside for public comments at the 

beginning of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Stan 

Sylva, Forest Supervisor and Designated 

Federal Officer, at (530) 233–8700; or 

Rural Development and Partnership 

Specialist Dina McElwain at (530) 233– 

8723. 

Stanley G. Sylva, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–318 Filed 1–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ouachita-Ozark Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Meeting notice for the OuachitaOzark Resource Advisory Committee 

under Section 205 of the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community Self 

Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106– 

393). 

SUMMARY: This notice is published in 

accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

Meeting notice is hereby given for the 

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Committee pursuant to Section 205 of 

the Secure Rural Schools and 

Community Self Determination Act of 

2000, Public Law 106–393. Topics to be 

discussed include: General information, 

updates on current or completed Title II 

projects, and next meeting agenda. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

January 20, 2009, beginning at 6 p.m. 

and ending at approximately 9 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Scott County Memorial Hall, 96 

South Main Street (across from Scott 

County Courthouse), Waldron, AR 

71958. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Caroline Mitchell, Committee 

Coordinator, USDA, Ouachita National 

Forest, P.O. Box 1270, Hot Springs, AR 

71902. (501–321–5318). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff, Committee 

members, and elected officials. 

However, persons who wish to bring 

matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. Individuals wishing to 

speak or propose agenda items must 

send their names and proposals to Bill 

Pell, DFO, P.O. Box 1270, Hot Springs, 

AR 71902. 

Dated: January 5, 2009. 

Caroline Mitchell, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. E9–220 Filed 1–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Southwest Idaho 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, as amended 

(Pub. L. 110–343), the Boise and Payette 

National Forests’ Southwest Idaho 

Resource Advisory Committee will 

conduct a business meeting. The 

meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: Wednesday, January 21, 

beginning at 10:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Idaho Counties Risk 

Management Program Building, 3100 

South Vista Avenue, Boise, Idaho. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

topics will include review and approval 

of project proposals, and is an open 

public forum. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly Brandel, Designated Federal 

Official, at (208) 347–0301 or e-mail 

kbrandel@fs.fed.us. 

Dated: January 5, 2009. 

Suzanne C. Rainville, 

Forest Supervisor, Payette National Forest. 

[FR Doc. E9–339 Filed 1–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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BROADCASTING BOARD OF 

GOVERNORS 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, January 14, 

2009; 1 p.m.–3:30 p.m. 

PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3321, 330 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20237. 

CLOSED MEETING: The members of the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) 

will meet in closed session to review 

and discuss a number of issues relating 

to U.S. Government-funded nonmilitary international broadcasting. 

They will address internal procedural, 

budgetary, and personnel issues, as well 

as sensitive foreign policy issues 

relating to potential options in the U.S. 

international broadcasting field. This 

meeting is closed because if open it 

likely would either disclose matters that 

would be properly classified to be kept 

secret in the interest of foreign policy 

under the appropriate executive order (5 

U.S.C. 552b.(c)(1)) or would disclose 

information the premature disclosure of 

which would be likely to significantly 

frustrate implementation of a proposed 

agency action. (5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(9)(B)) 

In addition, part of the discussion will 

relate solely to the internal personnel 

and organizational issues of the BBG or 

the International Broadcasting Bureau. 

(5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(2) and (6)) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Persons interested in obtaining more 

information should contact Timi 

Nickerson Kenealy at (202) 203–4545. 

Timi Nickerson Kenealy, 

Acting Legal Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E9–481 Filed 1–8–09; 4:15 pm] 

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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 Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST). 

Title: Generic Request for Customer 

Service-Related Data Collections. 

OMB Control Number: 0693–0031. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden Hours: 3,022. 

Number of Respondents: 6,000. 

Average Hours per Response: Less 

than 2 minutes for a response card; 2 

hours for focus group participation. The 

average response time is expected to be 

less than 30 minutes. 

Needs and Uses: NIST conducts 

surveys, focus groups, and other 

customer satisfaction/service data 

collections. The collected information is 

needed and will be used to determine 

the kind and the quality of products, 

services, and information our customers 

want and expect, as well as their 

satisfaction with and awareness or 

existing products, services, and 

information. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, individuals or 

households, not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, 

(202) 395–3123. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk 

Officer, FAX number (202) 395–5806 or 

via the Internet at 

Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: January 6, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–230 Filed 1–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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