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Notices Federal Register

53462 

Vol. 74, No. 200 

Monday, October 19, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural Housing 

Service’s (RHS) intention to request an 

extension for a currently approved 

information collection in support of the 

program for 7 CFR part 3575, subpart A, 

‘‘Community Programs Guaranteed 

Loans.’’ 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 18, 2009 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kendra Doedderlein, Senior Loan 

Specialist, RHS, STOP 0787, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0788, telephone 

(202) 720–1503, or by e-mail at 

kendra.doedderlein@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 7 CFR 3575, subpart A, 

‘‘Community Programs Guaranteed 

Loans.’’ 

OMB Number: 0575–0137. 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

28, 2010. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Abstract: Private lenders make the 

loans to public bodies and nonprofit 

corporations for the purposes of 

improving rural living standards and for 

other purposes that create employment 

opportunities in rural areas. Eligibility 

for this program includes community 

facilities located in cities, towns, or 

unincorporated areas with a population 

of up to 20,000 inhabitants. 

The information collected is used by 

the agency to manage, plan, evaluate, an 

account for government resources. The 

reports are required to ensure the proper 

and judicious use of public funds. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 1 hour per 

response. 

Respondents: Nonprofit corporations 

and public bodies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

37,965. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

39,796. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 48,873 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Linda Watts 

Thomas, Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, Support Services 

Division at (202) 692–0226. 

Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of RHS, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

RHS’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Linda Watts 

Thomas, Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, Support Services 

Division, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Rural Development, STOP 

0742, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0742. All 

responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: October 14, 2009. 

Tammye Trevin ̃ o, 

Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–25103 Filed 10–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest; 

Nevada; Mountain City, Ruby 

Mountains, and Jarbidge Ranger 

Districts Combined Travel 

Management Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: Based on the content of 

comments received during scoping the 

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest will 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) to disclose the impacts 

associated with the following proposed 

actions: 

• Changes to the forest transportation 

system, including designation of certain 

unauthorized routes by motor vehicle 

use, changing designation of National 

Forest System (NFS) roads to NFS trails 

open for motor vehicle use, and closing 

some NFS roads for access or 

environmental reasons. 

• Prohibiting motor vehicle use off 

designated roads and trails consistent 

with the national travel management 

rule. 

• The three ranger districts currently 

manage approximately 1,100 miles of 

motor vehicle routes for public use. The 

proposed action could designate as 

many as 1,300 miles of unauthorized 

routes to meet administrative and 

utilization needs across the three 

districts. Many of the unauthorized 

routes considered for designation have 

been in existence for many years but 

have not been recognized as a part of the 

forest transportation system. 

DATES: The districts began the travel 

management process in 2005 and held 

an initial set of open houses in late 2005 

and early 2006. Between 2006 and 2009, 

the district rangers met informally with 

county and tribal officials as well as 

user groups. The districts have accepted 

comments on this project since January 

12, 2009 and will continue to do so 

until the publication of a draft EIS 

during the second quarter of 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

he sent to: Travel Management Team, 

Mountain City Ranger District, 2035 

Last Chance Road, Elko, NV 89801. 

E-mail comments may be submitted to 

comments-intermtn-humboldt-toiyaberubymtns-jarbidgea@fs.fed.us. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Winfrey, Humboldt-Toiyabe 

National Forest, 1200 Franklin Way, 

Sparks, NV 89431. Phone: 775–355– 

5308. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Over the past few decades, the 

availability and capability of motorized 

vehicles, particularly off-highway 

vehicles (OHVs) and sport utility 

vehicles (SUVs) has increased. 

Nationally, the number of OHV users 

has climbed sevenfold in the past 30 

years, from approximately 5 million in 

1972 to 36 million in 2000. 

Unmanaged recreation, including 

impacts from OHVs, is one of the ‘‘Four 

Key Threats Facing the Nation’s Forests 

and Grasslands’’ (USDA Forest Service 

June 2004). Unmanaged OHV use has 

resulted in unplanned roads and trails, 

erosion, watershed and habitat 

degradation, and impacts to cultural 

resource sites. 

On November 9, 2005, the Forest 

Service published its final travel 

management regulations in the Federal 

Register (FR Vol. 70, No. 216, Nov. 9, 

2005, pp. 68264–68291). This Travel 

Management Rule requires designation 

of those roads, trails, and areas that are 

open to motor vehicle use in national 

forests. Designations will be made by 

class of vehicle and, if appropriate, by 

time of year. The final rule prohibits the 

use of motor vehicles on the designated 

system. Only NFS roads and trails are 

designated for motorized vehicle use. 

For an unauthorized route to be 

designated, it must first be added to the 

forest transportation system. 

On some NFS lands long managed as 

open to cross-country motor vehicle 

travel has resulted in unplanned, 

unauthorized roads and trails. These 

routes were generally developed 

without environmental analysis or 

public involvement, and are not 

designated as NFS roads and trails 

included in the forest transportation 

system. Nevertheless, some 

unauthorized routes are well-sited, 

provide excellent opportunities for 

outdoor recreation by motorized and 

non motorized users, and would 

enhance the NFS of designated roads, 

trails, and areas. Other unauthorized 

routes are poorly located and cause 

unacceptable impacts to Forest 

resources. The Mountain City, Ruby 

Mountains, and Jarbidge Ranger 

Districts recently completed an 

inventory of unauthorized routes and 

have identified approximately 1,300 

miles of unauthorized routes within the 

boundaries of the districts. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

On November 9, 2005, the Secretary 

of Agriculture adopted rules which 

provided for a fundamental change in 

the management of motor vehicle use on 

the national forests (70 FR 68288). Until 

that time, there was a presumption that 

all roads, trails, and areas were open to 

use by motor vehicles. If use by motor 

vehicles was not appropriate for any 

reason, the Forest Service had to take 

action to close specific roads, trails, or 

areas and prohibit motorized use. This 

resulted in a largely unplanned 

transportation system, with many routes 

established by repeated use, and damage 

to resources occurring from 

uncontrolled cross country travel. 

The 2005 rule provided a mechanism 

for transition to a new system for 

managing motor vehicle use. Following 

appropriate environmental analysis and 

public involvement, those roads, trails, 

and areas designated for motorized use 

will be identified on a motor vehicle use 

map, and any motor vehicle use not 

consistent with those designations will 

be prohibited by the rule (36 CFR 

261.13). In this way, the national forests 

will provide sustainable transportation 

systems for travel and recreation and for 

management and protection of resources 

prone to damage from unmanaged use. 

The rule also provides that the 

management of motor vehicle use is to 

be an ongoing process, with continuing 

evaluation of the designations and 

revision as needed (36 CFR 212.54). It 

is expected that many changes to the 

designated system will be made over 

time to meet recreation and 

transportation needs and protect 

national forest resources. 

The number of unauthorized routes 

across the Mountain City. Ruby 

Mountains, and Jarbidge Ranger 

Districts has increased over many years. 

Some of these routes were established in 

areas where there is the potential for 

resource damage. Prohibiting motor 

vehicles from traveling off designated 

roads and trails would reduce the effects 

to natural resources caused by crosscountry travel. This action responds to 

the goals and objectives outlined in the 

Humboldt National Forest Land and 

Resource Management Plan (Forest 

Plan) (USDA Forest Service 1986). It 

helps move the project area towards the 

desired conditions described in the 

Forest Plan by allowing motor vehicle 

use where it will not unacceptably 

impact forest resources or unnecessarily 

impact other forest users. 

The purpose of the proposed action is 

to designate roads, trails, and areas for 

motor vehicle use to meet recreation, 

access, and management objectives 

while limiting environmental impacts 

and moving towards a sustainable 

transportation system across the three 

districts. 

Proposed Action 

In general, the routes proposed for 

addition to the forest transportation 

system are rough, unmaintained, and 

unsuitable for two-wheel drive lowclearance vehicles. They may be used by 

Forest Service personnel in the 

administration of their duties, ranchers 

accessing portions of their allotments, 

geologists searching for minerals, 

hunters and hikers gaining access to 

remote areas, and others driving for 

pleasure on NFS lands. 

Following issuance of the decision, all 

roads and trails designated for motor 

vehicle use would be identified on a 

motor vehicle use map. Motor vehicle 

use that is not consistent with the 

designations will be prohibited under 

the terms of 36 CFR 261.13. However, 

the prohibitions on motor vehicle use 

will not apply to the following 

activities, as detailed in 36 CFR 261.13: 

• Aircraft. 

• Watercraft. 

• Over-snow vehicles. 

• Limited administrative use by the 

Forest Service. 

• Use of any fire, military, emergency, 

or law enforcement vehicle for 

emergency purposes. 

• Authorized use of any combat or 

combat-support vehicle for national 

defense purposes. 

• Law enforcement response to 

violations of law, including pursuit. 

• Motor vehicle use that is 

specifically authorized under a written 

authorization issued under Federal law 

or regulation (e.g., woodcutting permits, 

term grazing permits, approved plans of 

operations) (36 CFR 212.51a). 

• Use of a road or trail that is 

authorized by a legally documented 

right-of-way held by a State, county, or 

other public road authority. 

Responsible Officials 

Tom Montoya, District Ranger, 

Mountain City Ranger District, 2035 

Last Chance Road, Elko, NV 89801; and 

Car Abbas, District Ranger, Ruby 

Mountains and Jarbidge Ranger District, 

140 Pacific Ave., P.O. Box 246, Wells, 

NV 89835. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

Based on this environmental analysis, 

the district rangers will decide: 

• Which routes motorized traffic 

would he restricted to, and what areas, 

if any, would he open to cross-country 

motorized travel. 

• Which alternative best represents 

the minimum road system needed for 


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safe and efficient travel and for 

administration, utilization, and 

protection of NFS lands. 

Scoping Process 

The districts have accepted comments 

on this project since January 12, 2009, 

and will continue to do so until the 

publication of a draft EIS during the 

second quarter of 2010. A copy of the 

Travel Analysis Process (TAP) is 

available on the Internet at http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/r4/htnf/ and at the 

district offices in Elko and Wells, 

Nevada. Copies of project maps can also 

he viewed on the Internet, or a copy of 

the maps on DVD can be requested by 

contacting the district rangers at the 

above addresses. Hard copies of the 

maps are also available for viewing at 

the district offices and public libraries 

in Elko and Wells, Nevada. Copies of 

these maps have also been provided to 

Elko County and local tribal offices. 

Comment Requested 

Comments received before the draft 

EIS is published will he given 

consideration. 

Dated: October 5, 2009. 

Torn Montoya, 

Mountain City District Ranger. 

Dated: October 5, 2009. 

Nancy Taylor, 

Acting for Gar Abbas, Ruby Mountains and 

Jarbidge District Ranger. 

[FR Doc. E9–24900 Filed 10–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Flathead Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Flathead Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in 

Kalispell, Montana. The committee is 

meeting as authorized under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343) 

and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the meeting is to hear project 

proposal presentations for 2009. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

November 3, 10 and 17, and December 

1 and 8, 2009. Each meeting will be held 

4–6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

650 Wolfpack Way, Flathead National 

Forest Office, Kalispell, MT. Written 

comments should be sent to Flathead 

National Forest, Attn: RAC, 650 

Wolfpack Way, Kalispell, MT 59901. 

Comments may also be sent via e-mail 

to dgermann@fs.fed.us or via facsimile 

to 406.758.5351. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at 650 

Wolfpack Way, Kalispell, MT. Visitors 

are encouraged to call ahead to 

406.758.5252 to facilitate entry into the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise Germann, Flathead National 

Forest, 406.758.5252. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

presentation of 2009 project proposals 

and approval of projects. Persons who 

wish to bring related matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements with the Committee 

staff before or after the meeting. Public 

input sessions will be provided and 

individuals who made written requests 

by three calendar days prior to the 

meeting will have the opportunity to 

address the Committee at those sessions. 

Dated: October 9, 2009. 

Denise Germann, 

Designated Federal Officer, Flathead 

Resource Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. E9–24902 Filed 10–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE M 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF 

GOVERNORS 

Proposed Collection Reinstatement 

with Change; Comment Request 

AGENCY: The Broadcasting Board of 

Governors. 

ACTION: Proposed Collection 

Reinstatement With Change; Comment 

Request. 

SUMMARY: The Broadcasting Board of 

Governors (BBG), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment on an information 

collection titled, ‘‘Surveys and Other 

Audience Research for Radio and TV 

Marti.’’ This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 [Pub. L. 104–13; 

44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 

The information collection activity 

involved with this program is 

conducted pursuant to the mandate 

given to the BBG (formerly the United 

States Information Agency) in 

accordance with Public Law 98–111, the 

Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, dated, 

October 4, 1983, to provide for the 

broadcasting of accurate information to 

the people of Cuba and other purposes. 

This act was amended by Public Law 

101–246, dated, February 16, 1990, 

which established the authority for TV 

Marti. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 18, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Cathy Brown, the BBG Clearance 

Officer, BBG, IBB/A, Room 1274, 330 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20237, telephone (202) 

203–4664, e-mail address 

cabrown@bbg.gov. 

Copies: Copies of the Request for 

Clearance (OMB 83–I), supporting 

statement, and other documents that 

will be submitted to OMB for approval 

may be obtained from the BBG 

Clearance Officer. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

reporting burden for this proposed 

collection of information is estimated to 

total 772 hours based on an average of 

the following: 30 minutes (.50 of an 

hour) per response for 600 Field Survey 

respondents conducted 1 time per year; 

240 minutes (4 hours) for 48 Focus 

Group Study respondents conducted 2 

times per year; and 153 minutes (2.33 

hours) for 120 Panel Group Study 

respondents based on one panel study, 

10 respondents per month for 12 

months. This burden estimate includes 

the time for reviewing instructions, 

searching existing data sources, 

gathering and maintaining the data 

needed, and completing and reviewing 

the collection of information. Responses 

are voluntary and respondents will be 

asked to respond only one time. 

Comments are requested on the 

proposed information collection 

concerning: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the agency, including 

whether the information has practical 

utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s 

burden estimates; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information 

collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 


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