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assistance, through participating States, 

to organic crop and livestock producers 

receiving certification or continuation of 

certification by a USDA accredited 

certifying agent commencing October 1, 

2009, through September 30, 2010. The 

Department has determined that 

payments will be limited to 75 percent 

of an individual producer’s certification 

costs up to a maximum of $750.00. 

To receive cost-share assistance, 

organic producers must submit an 

application to the representative Agency 

of the State in which their farm/ 

operation is located. This application 

must include: (1) Proof of NOP 

certification issued or continued within 

the cost-share qualifying period, 

October 1, 2009, through September 30, 

2010, and; (2) an itemized invoice 

demonstrating costs incurred for NOP 

certification. Costs incurred for noncertification activities, such as, 

membership associations or farm/ 

operation inputs are not eligible for 

assistance through this program. 

Assistance provided to eligible 

producers under this cost-share program 

is included under the Agricultural 

Management Assistance (AMA) 

Program. Total amount of cost-share 

payments provided to any eligible 

producer under all AMA programs 

cannot exceed $50,000. 

How To Submit Applications: To 

receive fund allocations to provide costshare assistance, a State Department of 

Agriculture must complete an 

Application for Federal Assistance 

(Standard Form 424), and enter into a 

written cooperative agreement with 

AMS. State Agencies submitting hard 

copy applications should submit a 

signed copy of Standard Form 424 and 

a signed copy of the cooperative 

agreement to AMS at the address listed 

above. The Standard Form 424 and the 

cooperative agreement must have the 

original signature of the official who has 

authority to apply for Federal 

assistance. Hard copy applications 

should be sent only via express mail or 

courier service and must be received at 

the above address by October 23, 2009. 

AMS encourages interested States to 

submit the Application for Federal 

Assistance, (Standard Form 424) 

electronically via Grants.gov, the 

Federal grants Web site, http:// 

www.grants.gov. Applications submitted 

electronically via Grants.gov must be 

filed by October 23, 2009. A hardcopy 

of Standard Form 424 bearing an 

original signature is not required when 

applying through http:// 

www.grants.gov. However, the 

cooperative agreement must have the 

original signature of the official who has 

authority to apply for Federal 

assistance. The signed cooperative 

agreement must be sent by express mail 

or courier service and received at the 

above address by October 23, 2009. 

States considering submitting electronic 

application forms should become 

familiar with the Grants.Gov website 

and begin the application process well 

in advance of the application deadline. 

For information on how to apply 

electronically, please consult http:// 

www.grants.gov/GetRegistered. 

The AMA Organic Certification CostShare Program is listed in the ‘‘Catalog 

of Federal Domestic Assistance’’ under 

number 10.163 and subject agencies 

must adhere to Title VI of the Civil 

Rights Act of 1964, which bars 

discrimination in all Federally assisted 

programs. Additional information on 

the AMA Organic Certification CostShare Program can be found under 

‘‘Organic Cost Share Program’’ on the 

NOP’s homepage at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/nop. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1524. 

Dated: September 25, 2009. 

Rayne Pegg, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–23647 Filed 9–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–TM–09–0056; TM–09–06] 

Notice of 2009 National Organic 

Certification Cost-Share Program 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing 

Services, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of funds availability. 

Inviting applications for the National 

Organic Certification Cost-Share 

Program. 

SUMMARY: This notice invites all States 

of the United States of America, its 

territories, the District of Columbia, and 

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 

(collectively hereinafter called States) to 

submit an Application for Federal 

Assistance (Standard Form 424), and to 

enter into a cooperative agreement with 

the Agricultural Marketing Service 

(AMS) for the allocation of National 

Organic Certification Cost-Share Funds. 

The AMS has allocated $22.0 million for 

this organic certification cost-share 

program commencing in Fiscal Year 

2008, and these funds will be annually 

allocated to States through cooperative 

agreements until exhausted. Funds are 

available under this program to States 

interested in providing cost-share 

assistance to organic producers and 

handlers certified under the National 

Organic Program (NOP). States 

interested in obtaining cost-share funds 

must submit an Application for Federal 

Assistance and enter into a cooperative 

agreement with AMS for allocation of 

funds. 

DATES: Completed applications for 

Federal assistance along with signed 

cooperative agreements must be 

received by October 23, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Applications for federal 

assistance and cooperative agreements 

shall be submitted to: Robert Pooler, 

Agricultural Marketing Specialist, 

National Organic Program, USDA/AMS/ 

TMP/NOP, Room 4004–South, Ag Stop 

0268, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0268; 

Telephone: (202) 720–3252. Additional 

information can be found under 

‘‘Organic Cost Share Program’’ on the 

National Organic Program’s homepage 

at http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Pooler, Agricultural Marketing 

Specialist, National Organic Program, 

USDA/AMS/TM/NOP, Room 4004– 

South, Ag Stop 0268, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0268; 

Telephone: (202) 720–3252. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

National Organic Certification CostShare Program is authorized under 7 

U.S.C. 6523, as amended by section 

10301 of the Food, Conservation and 

Energy Act of 2008 (Act). The Act 

authorizes the Department to provide 

certification cost-share assistance to 

producers and handlers of organic 

agricultural products in all States. The 

AMS has allocated $22 million for this 

program to be annually allocated 

through cooperative agreements to 

interested States. The Program provides 

financial assistance to organic producers 

and handlers certified to the NOP. The 

NOP is authorized under the Organic 

Foods Production Act of 1990, as 

amended (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.). 

To participate in the program, 

interested States, through their State 

Department of Agriculture, must 

complete an Application for Federal 

Assistance (Standard Form 424) and 

enter into a written cooperative 

agreement with AMS. State Department 

of Agriculture refers to agencies, 

commissions, or departments of State 

government responsible for 

implementing regulation, policy or 

programs on agriculture within their 

State. The program will provide costshare assistance, through participating 

States, to organic producers and 

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continuation of certification by a USDA 

accredited certifying agent commencing 

October 1, 2009, through September 30, 

2010. Under the Act, cost-share 

assistance payments are limited to 75 

percent of an individual producer’s or 

handler’s certification costs up to a 

maximum of $750.00 per year. 

To receive cost-share assistance, 

organic producers and handlers must 

submit an application to the 

representative Agency of the State in 

which their farm/operation is located. 

This application must include: (1) Proof 

of NOP certification issued or continued 

within the cost-share qualifying period, 

October 1, 2009, through September 30, 

2010, and; (2) an itemized invoice 

demonstrating costs incurred for NOP 

certification. Costs incurred for noncertification activities, such as, 

membership associations or farm/ 

operation inputs are not eligible for 

assistance through this program. 

However, for producers in the states 

of Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, 

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, 

Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 

New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 

Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and 

Wyoming cost-share funding is available 

to these states, through their State 

Department of Agriculture, under the 

Agricultural Management Assistance 

(AMA) Organic Certification Cost-Share 

Program authorized under Section 1524 

of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as 

amended, (7 U.S.C. 1501–1524). As 

provided in a notice of Funds 

Availability published in the Federal 

Register completed applications for the 

AMA federal assistance program, along 

with signed cooperative agreements 

must be received by close of business, 

October 23, 2009. Information on the 

AMA program can be found under 

‘‘Organic Cost Share Program’’ on the 

NOP’s homepage at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/nop. 

How To Submit Applications: To 

receive fund allocations to provide costshare assistance, a State Department of 

Agriculture must complete an 

Application for Federal Assistance 

(Standard Form 424), and enter into a 

written cooperative agreement with 

AMS. State Agencies submitting hard 

copy applications should submit a 

signed copy of Standard Form 424 and 

a signed copy of the cooperative 

agreement the application package to 

AMS at the address listed above. The 

Standard Form 424 and the cooperative 

agreement must have the original 

signature of the official who has 

authority to apply for Federal 

assistance. Hard copy applications 

should be sent only via express mail or 

courier service and must be received at 

the above address by October 23, 2009. 

AMS encourages interested States to 

submit the Application for Federal 

Assistance, (Standard Form 424) 

electronically via Grants.gov, the 

Federal grants web site, http:// 

www.grants.gov. Applications submitted 

electronically via Grants.gov must be 

filed by October 23, 2009. A hardcopy 

of Standard Form 424 bearing an 

original signature is not required when 

applying through http:// 

www.grants.gov. However, the 

cooperative agreement must have the 

original signature of the official who has 

authority to apply for Federal 

assistance. The signed cooperative 

agreement must be sent by express mail 

or courier service and received at the 

above address by October 23, 2009. 

States considering submitting electronic 

application forms should become 

familiar with the Grants.gov Web site 

and begin the application process well 

in advance of the application deadline. 

For information on how to apply 

electronically, please consult http:// 

www.grants.gov/GetRegistered. 

The National Organic Certification 

Cost-share Program is listed in the 

‘‘Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance’’ under number 10.163 and 

subject agencies must adhere to Title VI 

of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which 

bars discrimination in all federally 

assisted programs. Additional 

information on the National Organic 

Certification Cost-share Program can be 

found under ‘‘Organic Cost Share 

Program’’ on the NOP’s homepage at 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6523. 

Dated: September 25, 2009. 

Rayne Pegg, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–23651 Filed 9–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Alpine County Resource Advisory 

Committee (RAC) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Alpine County Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold its 

fourth meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

October 28, 2009, and will begin at 

6 p.m. 

The meeting will be held in Alpine 

County at the Alpine Early Learning 

Center, 100 Foothill Road, Markleeville, 

CA 96120. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marnie Bonesteel, RAC Coordinator, 

USDA, Humboldt-Toiyabe National 

Forest, Carson Ranger District, 1536 S. 

Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701 

(775) 884–8140; e-mail 

mbonesteel@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

items to be covered include: 

(1) Welcome new members. (2) Vote 

on committee bylaws and elect a 

chairperson. (3) Review projects and 

vote on Title II projects. (4) Public 

Comment. The meeting is open to the 

public. Public input opportunity will be 

provided and individuals will have the 

opportunity to address the Committee at 

that time. 

Dated: September 24, 2009. 

Genny E. Wilson, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–23596 Filed 9–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

[Docket No.: 0909181308–91313–01] 

Privacy Act Altered System of Records 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce, 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST). 

ACTION: Notice; COMMERCE/NIST–7, 

NIST Emergency Locator System. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) publishes this notice to 

announce the effective date of a Privacy 

Act System of Records notice entitled 

COMMERCE/NIST–7, NIST Emergency 

Locator System. 

DATES: The system of records becomes 

effective on October 1, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: For a copy of the system of 

records please mail requests to 

Catherine S. Fletcher, National Institute 

of Standards and Technology, 100 

Bureau Drive—Stop 1710, Gaithersburg, 

MD 20899–1710. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Catherine S. Fletcher, National Institute 

of Standards and Technology, 100 

Bureau Drive—Stop 1710, Gaithersburg, 

MD 20899–1710. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 1, 

2007, the National Institute of Standards 

and Technology published and 

requested comments on a proposed 

Privacy Act System of Records notice 

entitled COMMERCE/NIST–7, NIST 

Emergency Locator System. No 

comments were received in response to 

the request for comments. By this 


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