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SCHEDULE C—TABLE 2—2009 CONTRACT RENT AAFS—Continued 

Highest cost utility 

Included Excluded 

Metropolitan Area Components: 

Jefferson County, WV HMFA 

Warren County, VA HMFA 

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC–VA–MD HMFA 

Worcester, MA MSA ........................................................................................................................................................ 1.013 1.020 

Metropolitan Area Components: 

Eastern Worcester County, MA HMFA 

Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HMFA 

Western Worcester County, MA HMFA 

Worcester, MA HMFA 

[FR Doc. E9–374 Filed 1–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Blackstone River Valley National 

Heritage Corridor Commission: Notice 

of Meeting 

Notice is hereby given in accordance 

with Section 552b of Title 5, United 

States Code, that a meeting of the John 

H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley 

National Heritage Corridor Commission 

will be held on Thursday, February 26, 

2009. 

The Commission was established 

pursuant to Public Law 99–647. The 

purpose of the Commission is to assist 

federal, state and local authorities in the 

development and implementation of an 

integrated resource management plan 

for those lands and waters within the 

Corridor. 

The meeting will convene on 

February 26, 2009 at 4 p.m. at the 

Providence Marriott, located at One 

Orms Street, Providence, RI for the 

following reasons: 

1. Approval of Minutes. 

2. Chairman’s Report. 

3. Executive Director’s Report. 

4. Financial Budget. 

5. Public Input. 

It is anticipated that about thirty 

people will be able to attend the session 

in addition to the Commission 

members. 

Interested persons may make oral or 

written presentations to the Commission 

or file written statements. Such requests 

should be made prior to the meeting to: 

Jan H. Reitsma, Executive Director, John 

H. Chafee, Blackstone River Valley 

National Heritage Corridor Commission, 

One Depot Square, Woonsocket, RI 

02895, Tel.: (401) 762–0250. 

Further information concerning this 

meeting may be obtained from Jan H. 

Reitsma, Executive Director of the 

Commission at the aforementioned 

address. 

Jan H. Reitsma, 

Executive Director, BRVNHCC. 

Notice of Full Commission Meeting for 

the John H. Chafee Blackstone River 

Valley National Heritage Corridor 

Commission 

Notice is hereby given, in accordance 

with section 552b of Title 5, United 

States Code, that the meeting of the Full 

Commission of the John H. Chafee 

Blackstone River Valley National 

Heritage Corridor Commission will be 

held on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 

4 p.m. at the Providence Marriott, One 

Orms Street, Providence, RI. The 

purpose of the Commission is to assist 

federal, state and local authorities in the 

development and implementation of an 

integrated Resource Management Plan 

for those lands and waters within the 

Corridor in Rhode Island and 

Massachusetts. 

[FR Doc. E9–245 Filed 1–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–RK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Vendor Outreach Workshop for Small 

Businesses in the Southeast Region of 

the United States 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization of 

the Department of the Interior is hosting 

a Vendor Outreach Workshop for small 

businesses in the southeast region of the 

United States that are interested in 

doing business with the Department. 

The National Park Service, Fish and 

Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological 

Survey are partnering in this exciting 

event that will promote small business. 

This outreach workshop will review 

market contracting opportunities for the 

attendees. Business owners will be able 

to share their individual perspectives 

with Contracting Officers, Program 

Managers and Small Business 

Specialists from the Department. 

Following the workshop, businesses 

will also participate in a match-making 

event that will allow business 

representatives to talk one-on-one with 

the Department’s officials. 

DATES: The workshop will be held on 

February 11, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held 

at the Georgia International Convention 

Center; 2000 Convention Center 

Concourse (Salons 1 & 2); College Park, 

GA 30337. Register online at: http:// 

www.doi.gov/osdbu. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Oliver, Director, Office of Small 

and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 

1849 C Street, NW., MS 2252 MIB, 

Washington, DC 20240, telephone 877– 

375–9927. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Small Business 

Act, as amended by Public Law 95–507, 

the Department has the responsibility to 

promote the use of small and small 

disadvantaged business for its 

acquisition of goods and services. The 

Department is proud of its 

accomplishments in meeting its 

business goals for small, small 

disadvantaged, 8(a), woman-owned, 

HUBZone, and service-disabled veteranowned businesses. In Fiscal Year 2008, 

the Department awarded 55 per cent of 

its $2.6 billion in contracts to small 

businesses. 

This fiscal year, the Office of Small 

and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 

is reaching out to our internal 

stakeholders and the Department’s small 

business community by conducting 

several vendor outreach workshops. The 

vendor outreach session for the 

southeast region will be held in the 


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