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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 74, No. 189 

Thursday, October 1, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of the National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, Education, and 

Economics Advisory Board Meeting 

AGENCY: Research, Education, and 

Economics, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App 2, the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

announces a meeting of the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, 

Education, and Economics Advisory 

Board. 

DATES: The National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, Education, and 

Economics Advisory Board will meet 

October 28–30, 2009. The public may 

file written comments before or up to 

two weeks after the meeting with the 

contact person. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at The Madison Hotel, 1177 15th Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20005. Written 

comments from the public may be sent 

to the Contact Person identified in this 

notice at: The National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, Education, and 

Economics Advisory Board Office, 

Room 3858 South Building, United 

States Department of Agriculture, STOP 

0321, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0321. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Hunter, Executive Director or 

Shirley Morgan-Jordan, Program 

Support Coordinator, National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, 

Education, and Economics Advisory 

Board; telephone: (202) 720–3684; fax: 

(202)720–6199; or e-mail: 

Karen.hunter@ars.usda.gov or 

Shirley.morgan@ars.usda.gov. Persons 

requiring sign language interpretation or 

other reasonable accommodations 

should contact either individual in 

advance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting will be open to the public, with 

opportunity for public comment each 

day. On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 

an orientation session for new members 

and interested incumbent members will 

be held from 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. (noon). 

The full Advisory Board will convene at 

12 p.m. (noon) with introductory 

remarks by the Chair of the Advisory 

Board. There will be brief introductions 

of new Board members, incumbents, 

and guests followed by general Board 

business. Comments will be heard from 

a variety of distinguished leaders and 

experts, as well as officials and/or 

leaders from the four agencies in the 

USDA Research, Education, and 

Economics mission area. Speakers will 

provide information for the Board to 

consider while developing 

recommendations regarding 

enhancement of USDA research, 

extension, education, and economic 

programs for the protection of US food, 

fiber, fuel and agricultural systems. The 

Honorable Secretary of Agriculture Tom 

Vilsack has been invited to provide brief 

remarks and welcome the new Board 

members. On Thursday, October 29, 

2009, the Board will reconvene at 8 a.m. 

Dr. Rajiv Shah, Under Secretary of the 

Research, Education, and Economics 

mission area has been invited to speak 

during the meeting. Presentations and 

discussions throughout the day will 

focus on two subject areas: (1) 

Cooperative Extension and (2) Nutrition 

and Health in Youth. The meeting will 

adjourn by 6 p.m. On Friday, October 

30, 2009, the Board will reconvene at 8 

a.m. to discuss initial recommendations 

resulting from the meeting and future 

planning for the Board. Opportunity for 

public comment will be offered each 

day of the meeting. The Board Meeting 

will adjourn by 12 p.m. (noon) on 

Friday, October 30, 2009. 

Written comments by attendees or 

other interested stakeholders will be 

welcomed for the public record before 

and up to two weeks following the 

Board meeting (by close of business 

Friday, November 13, 2009). All 

statements will become a part of the 

official record of the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, 

Education, and Economics Advisory 

Board and will be kept on file for public 

review in the Research, Extension, 

Education, and Economics Advisory 

Board Office. 

Done at Washington, DC this 21st day of 

September 2009. 

Maura O’Neill, 

Chief of Staff, Senior Advisor for Energy and 

Climate. 

[FR Doc. E9–23649 Filed 9–30–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Forest 

Industries and Residential Fuelwood 

and Post Data Collection Systems 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the renewal of a 

currently approved information 

collection, Forest Industries and 

Residential Fuelwood and Post Data 

Collection Systems. This will combine 

the Forest Industries Data Collection 

System (OMB Number: 0596–0010) and 

the Residential Fuelwood and Post 

Assessment in Selected States (OMB 

Number: 0596–0009, expired). 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before November 30, 2009 

to be assured of consideration. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to: USDA, 

Forest Service, Attn: Ronald Piva, 

Northern Research Station, Forest 

Inventory and Analysis, 1992 Folwell 

Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to 651–649–5140 or by e-mail 

to: rpiva@fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at the Northern Research 

Station, 1992 Folwell Ave., Room 513, 

St. Paul, MN during normal business 

hours. Visitors are encouraged to call 

ahead to 651–649–5150 to facilitate 

entry to the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronald Piva, Northern Research Station, 

at 651–649–5150. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 


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Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

twenty-four hours a day, every day of 

the year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Forest Industries and 

Residential Fuelwood and Post Data 

Collection Systems. 

OMB Number: 0596–0010. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2009. 

Type of Request: Renewal. 

Abstract: The Forest and Range 

Renewable Resources Planning Act of 

1974 and the Forest and Rangeland 

Renewable Resources Research Act of 

1978 require the Forest Service to 

evaluate trends in the use of logs and 

wood chips, to forecast anticipated 

levels of logs and wood chips, and to 

analyze changes in the harvest of these 

resources from National Forest System 

lands. To collect this information, 

Forest Service personnel use three 

questionnaires, which respondents 

return in self-addressed, postage prepaid envelopes. 

Pulpwood Received Questionnaire: 

Forest Service personnel use this 

questionnaire to collect and evaluate 

information from pulp and composite 

panel mills in order to monitor the 

volume, types, species, sources, and 

prices of timber products harvested 

throughout the Nation. The data 

collected will be used to provide 

essential information about the current 

use of the Nation’s timber resources for 

pulpwood industrial products and is not 

available from other sources. 

Logs and Other Roundwood Received 

Questionnaire: This questionnaire is 

used by Forest Service personnel to 

collect and evaluate information from 

primary wood-using mills, including 

small, part-time mills, as well as large 

corporate entities. Primary wood-using 

mills are facilities that use harvested 

wood in log or chip form, such as 

sawlogs, veneer logs, pulpwood, and 

pulp chips, to manufacture a secondary 

product, such as lumber or paper. Forest 

Service personnel evaluate the 

information collected and use it to 

monitor the volume types, species, 

sources, and prices of timber products 

harvested throughout the Nation. 

Residential Fuelwood and Post 

Questionnaire: Forest Service personnel 

use this questionnaire to collect and 

evaluate information from residential 

households and logging contractors in 

order to monitor the volume, types, 

species, sources of fuelwood and posts 

harvested for residential use, as well as 

the types of burning facilities in the 

State. The collected information will 

enable land managers to determine what 

timber to sell for use as fuelwood or 

fence posts, how well the local forested 

land will meet the demand for these 

timber products, and how to project 

future demands on these renewable 

natural resources. 

Pulpwood received questionnaire Logs and other roundwood received 

questionnaire 

Residential fuelwood and 

post questionnaire 

Estimate of annual burden hours ..... 30 minutes (0.5) ............................... 50 minutes (0.84) ............................. 10 minutes (0.17). 

Type of respondents ........................ Primary users of industrial pulpwood.Primary users of industrial 

roundwood products.

Residential households and 

logging contractors. 

Estimated annual number of respondents.188 ................................................... 1628 ................................................. 1500. 

Estimated annual number of responses per respondent.1 ....................................................... 1 ....................................................... 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours 

on respondents.

94 hours ........................................... 1368 hours ....................................... 255 hours. 

Comment Is Invited 

Comment is invited on: (1) Whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical or 

scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission request toward Office of 

Management and Budget approval. 

Dated: September 24, 2009. 

William J. Lange, 

Acting Deputy Chief, Research & 

Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–23638 Filed 9–30–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Request for Proposals for Hazardous 

Fuels Woody Biomass Utilization 

Grant—Forest Restoration Activities 

on All Priority Forestlands 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Request for proposals. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, State and 

Private Forestry, Technology Marketing 

Unit, located at the Forest Products 

Laboratory, requests proposals for 

projects that increase the use of woody 

biomass that is removed during 

hazardous fuels treatment projects on 

both public and private forestlands. The 

Hazardous Fuels Woody Biomass 

Utilization (WBU) Grant Program is 

intended to improve the effectiveness of 

forest restoration activities by creating 

and expanding markets for smalldiameter material, low-value trees, and 

woody biomass removed during 

hazardous fuel reduction and forest 

health activities. These funds are 

intended to assist communities, 

entrepreneurs, and others turn lowvalue woody biomass materials from 

forest restoration activities into 

marketable forest products and/or 

energy products. 

DATES: Pre-application Postmark 

Deadline: November 20, 2009. Full 

Application Postmark Deadline: April 2, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: All pre-applications and 

full applications must be sent to the 

following address: U.S. Forest Service, 

ATTN: Patricia Brumm, Grant Officer, 

Forest Products Laboratory, One Gifford 


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