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statements under ‘‘Visual Resource 

Management,’’ Chapter IV(B)(4), in the 

2009 CDNST Comprehensive Plan: 

Scenery along the CDNST may be managed 

using the Scenery Management System (FSM 

2382.1; Landscape Aesthetics: A Handbook 

for Scenery Management, Agricultural 

Handbook 701, 1995, http://www.fs.fed.us/ 

cdt). The CDNST is a concern level 1 route, 

with a scenic integrity objective of high or 

very high, depending on the trail segment. 

4. Recreation Resource Management. 

The Agency is removing the following 

statement from pages 51–52 in the 1985 

CDNST Comprehensive Plan: 

Each agency will manage the CDNST in 

accordance with the recreation management 

objectives and prescriptions set forth in their 

respective land and resource management 

plans for the specific management area 

through which the trail passes. 

The Agency is adding the following 

statements under ‘‘Recreation Resource 

Management Along the CDNST,’’ 

Chapter IV(B)(5), in the 2009 CDNST 

Comprehensive Plan: 

Manage the CDNST to provide high-quality 

scenic, primitive hiking and pack and saddle 

stock opportunities. Backpacking, nature 

walking, day hiking, horseback riding, nature 

photography, mountain climbing, crosscountry skiing, and snowshoeing are 

compatible with the nature and purposes of 

the CDNST. Bicycle use may be allowed on 

the CDNST (16 U.S.C. 1246(c)) if the use is 

consistent with the applicable land and 

resource management plan and will not 

substantially interfere with the nature and 

purposes of the CDNST. 

Use the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum 

(ROS) in delineating and integrating 

recreation opportunities in managing the 

CDNST. Where possible, locate the CDNST in 

primitive or semi-primitive non-motorized 

ROS classes, provided that the CDNST may 

have to traverse intermittently through more 

developed ROS classes to provide for 

continuous travel between the MontanaCanada and New-Mexico-Mexico borders. 

Locate a CDNST segment on a road only 

where it is primitive and offers recreational 

opportunities comparable to those provided 

by a trail with a Designed Use of Pack and 

Saddle Stock, provided that the CDNST may 

have to be located on or across motorized 

routes because of the inability to locate the 

trail elsewhere. 

5. Motor Vehicle Use (16 U.S.C. 

1244(a)(5) and 1246(c); 36 CFR Part 212, 

Subpart B). The Agency is removing in 

its entirety the direction on motor 

vehicle use in Chapter IV(B)(6), pages 

55–58, of the 1985 CDNST 

Comprehensive Plan. 

The Agency is adding the following 

direction under ‘‘Motor Vehicle Use on 

the CDNST,’’ Chapter IV(B)(6), in the 

2009 CDNST Comprehensive Plan: 

Motor vehicle use by the general public is 

prohibited on the CDNST, unless that use is 

consistent with the applicable land 

management plan and: 

a. Is necessary to meet emergencies; 

b. Is necessary to enable adjacent 

landowners or those with valid outstanding 

rights to have reasonable access to their lands 

or rights; 

c. Is for the purpose of allowing private 

landowners who have agreed to include their 

lands in the CDNST by cooperative 

agreement to use or cross those lands or 

adjacent lands from time to time in 

accordance with Federal regulations; 

d. Is on a motor vehicle route that crosses 

the CDNST, as long as that use will not 

substantially interfere with the nature and 

purposes of the CDNST; 

e. Is designated in accordance with 36 CFR 

Part 212, Subpart B, on National Forest 

System lands or is allowed on public lands 

and: 

(1) The vehicle class and width were 

allowed on that segment of the CDNST prior 

to November 10, 1978, and the use will not 

substantially interfere with the nature and 

purposes of the CDNST or 

(2) That segment of the CDNST was 

constructed as a road prior to November 10, 

1978; or 

f. In the case of over-snow vehicles, is 

allowed in accordance with 36 CFR Part 212, 

Subpart C, on National Forest System lands 

or is allowed on public lands and the use 

will not substantially interfere with the 

nature and purposes of the CDNST. 

6. Trail and Facility Standards. The 

Agency is removing the following 

statement from page 61 of the 1985 

CDNST Comprehensive Plan: 

In keeping with the National Scenic Trails 

concept, the trail should be regarded as a 

simple facility for the hiker and horseman, 

and where already existing and appropriate, 

for trail bikers and recreational four-wheel 

drive use. 

The Agency is adding the following 

statement under ‘‘Trail and Facility 

Standards,’’ Chapter IV(B)(8), in the 

2009 CDNST Comprehensive Plan: 

Any development of and associated 

facilities for the CDNST should be minimal 

and appropriate for hiker/pedestrian and 

pack and saddle stock use. 

7. Carrying Capacity. The Agency is 

removing the definition of ‘‘carrying 

capacity’’ from page E–4 and the 

following statement from page 69 of the 

1985 CDNST Comprehensive Plan: 

Forest Service and BLM managers will use 

the carrying capacity guidelines respectively, 

developed for each Recreation Opportunity 

Spectrum class through with the CDNST 

passes. 

The Agency is adding the following 

statements under ‘‘Carrying Capacity,’’ 

Chapter IV(B)(9), in the 2009 CDNST 

Comprehensive Plan: 

Establish a carrying capacity for the 

CDNST that accommodates its nature and 

purposes. The Limits of Acceptable Change 

or a similar system may be used for this 

purpose. 

8. Inconsistencies. To the extent there 

is any inconsistency between the 

foregoing revisions and any other 

provisions in the 1985 CDNST 

Comprehensive Plan, the foregoing 

revisions control. 

5. Final Amendments to FSM 2350 

The final directives implementing the 

amendments to the 1985 CDNST 

Comprehensive Plan as applied to 

National Forest System lands are posted 

at http://www.fs.fed.us/cdt. The FSM 

can be found on the Internet at http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsm/2300/ 

2350.doc. The final directives add a 

reference to the CDNST Comprehensive 

Plan as an authority in FSM 2353.01d; 

add administration of the CDNST as a 

responsibility of forest and grassland 

supervisors in FSM 2353.04i, para. 13; 

add the nature and purposes of the 

CDNST in FSM 2353.42; and add 

detailed direction in FSM 2353.44b 

governing implementation of the 

CDNST on National Forest System 

lands. 

Approved: September 24, 2009. 

Hank Kashdan, 

Associate Chief, Forest Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–23873 Filed 10–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Fredonia Flood Retarding Structure 

Rehabilitation Project, Coconino 

County, AZ 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service. 

ACTION: Notice of a Finding of No 

Significant Impact. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969; the Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations (40 

CFR part 1500); and the Natural 

Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 

Regulations (7 CFR part 650); the 

Natural Resources Conservation Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives 

notice that an environmental impact 

statement is not being prepared for the 

Fredonia Flood Retarding Structure 

(FRS) Rehabilitation Project, Coconino 

County, Arizona. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David L. McKay, State Conservationist, 

USDA–NRCS, 230 North First Avenue, 

Suite 509, Phoenix, Arizona 85003, 

telephone: (602) 280–8801. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

environmental assessment of this 


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federally assisted action indicates that 

the project will not cause significant 

local, regional, or national impacts on 

the environment. Based on evidence 

presented, David L. McKay, State 

Conservationist, has determined that the 

preparation and review of an 

environmental impact statement are not 

needed for this project. 

The project proposes to 

decommission the Fredonia FRS by 

converting the dam to a levee/floodway 

and directing flows north to a floodway 

discharging to Kanab Creek. This will 

meet the project purpose of providing 

for continued 100-year flood protection 

for the Town of Fredonia, Arizona, and 

surrounding areas. 

The Notice of a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) has been 

forwarded to the Environmental 

Protection Agency and to various 

Federal, State, and local agencies and 

interested parties. Copies of the FONSI 

are available to fill single copy requests 

at the above address. Basic data 

developed during the environmental 

assessment are on file and may be 

reviewed by contacting Don Paulus, 

Assistant State Conservationist for 

Programs, at the above address. 

No administrative action on 

implementation of the proposal will be 

taken until 30 days after the date of this 

publication in the Federal Register. 

(This activity is listed in the Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 

10.904, Watershed Protection and Flood 

Prevention, and is subject to the provisions 

of Executive Order 12372, which requires 

intergovernmental consultation with State 

and local officials.) 

Dated: September 28, 2009. 

David L. McKay, 

State Conservationist. 

[FR Doc. E9–23890 Filed 10–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business—Cooperative Service 

Inviting Applications for Value-Added 

Producer Grants 

AGENCY: Rural Business—Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice to correct dates. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Business— 

Cooperative Service (RBS) announces 

corrections for anticipated award date 

and eligible grant period dates for the 

Value-Added Producer Grant. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATON: RBS 

published a Notice of Funds 

Availability (NOFA) on September 1, 

2009 stating an anticipated award date 

of January 7, 2010 for Value-Added 

Producer Grants. Due to the delay in 

publication of the NOFA in the Federal 

Register, this award date does not allow 

sufficient time for scoring and 

processing applications. Therefore the 

anticipated award date is May 3, 2010. 

In addition, the delay was not 

reflected in dates for grant period 

eligibility for which the NOFA 

incorrectly stated ‘‘Projects cannot begin 

earlier than March 1, 2010 and cannot 

end later than February 28, 2013. 

Applications that request funds for a 

time period beginning prior to March 1, 

2010 and/or ending after February 28, 

2013 will be considered ineligible, as 

will applications that exceed a 

maximum 36 months in length. 

Applicants may propose a start date 

falling any time during March 1, 2010 

through September 30, 2010.’’ 

Therefore, the corrected grant period 

times are as follows. Projects cannot 

begin earlier than June 1, 2010 and 

cannot end later than November 30, 

2013. Applications that request funds 

for a time period beginning prior to June 

1, 2010 and/or ending after November 

30, 2013 will be considered ineligible, 

as will applications that exceed a 

maximum of 36 months in length. 

Applicants may propose a start date 

falling any time during June 1, 2010 

through November 30, 2010. Finally, the 

deadline for submission of applications 

to State Offices for a preliminary review 

is revised from October 1, 2009 to 

November 2, 2009. 

Dated: September 11, 2009. 

Judith A. Canales, 

Administrator, Rural Business—Cooperative 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–23939 Filed 10–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

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: NOAA Teacher-At-Sea Alumni 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Form Number(s): NA. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Number of Respondents: 54. 

Average Hours per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 27. 

Needs and Uses: Consistent with the 

support for research and education 

under the National Marine Sanctuaries 

Act (16 U.S.C. 32 1440) and other 

coastal and marine protection 

legislation, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

provides educators an opportunity to 

gain first-hand experience with field 

research activities through the Teacherat-Sea Program. Through this program, 

educators spend up to 3 weeks at sea on 

a NOAA research vessel, participating 

in an on-going research project with 

NOAA scientists. The Teacher-at-Sea 

Program would like to survey the 

teacher participants on their experience 

before, during, and after they return 

from sea, in order to collect program 

evaluation data and improve program 

operations. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Semi-annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897. 

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 David Rostker, OMB Desk 

Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or 

David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: September 29, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–23848 Filed 10–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XR75 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 

Components of Fishery Management 

Plans (Northeast Multispecies, Atlantic 

Sea Scallop, Monkfish, Atlantic 

Herring, Skates, Atlantic Salmon, and 

Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab) 5–year 

Review 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 


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