7168 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 25 / Thursday, February 6, 2014 / Notices 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following business will be conducted: 

Project proposal presentations for 2014 

funding. Contact Joni Lubke at 406– 

363–7100 for a full agenda. Anyone who 

would like to bring related matters to 

the attention of the committee may file 

written statements with the committee 

staff before the meeting. Individuals 

wishing to make an oral statement 

should request in writing by March 10, 

2014 to be scheduled on the agenda. 

Written comments and requests for time 

for oral comments must be sent to Joni 

Lubke at 1801 N. 1st, Hamilton, MT 

59840 or by email to jmlubke@fs.fed.us 

or via facsimile to 406–363–7159. A 

summary of the meeting will be posted 

at https://fsplaces.fs.fed.us/fsfiles/unit/

wo/secure_rural_schools.nsf/Web_

Agendas?OpenView&Count=1000&

RestrictToCategory=Ravalli+County 

within 21 days of the meeting. 

Dated: January 22, 2014. 

Daniel G. Ritter, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2014–02263 Filed 2–5–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

[Docket No. NRCS–2014–0001] 

Conservation Innovation Grants Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2014 Announcement for 

Program Funding 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, United States 

Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of program funding. 

SUMMARY: The Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency 

under the United States Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), is announcing 

availability of Conservation Innovation 

Grants (CIG) to stimulate the 

development and adoption of 

innovative conservation approaches and 

technologies. Applications will be 

accepted from all 50 States, District of 

Columbia, Caribbean Area (Puerto Rico 

and U.S. Virgin Islands), and the Pacific 

Islands Area (Guam, American Samoa, 

and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands). NRCS anticipates that 

the amount available for support of this 

program in FY 2014 will be up to $15 

million. Applications are requested 

from eligible governmental or nongovernmental organizations or 

individuals for competitive 

consideration of grant awards for 

projects between 1 and 3 years in 

duration. 

Funds will be awarded through a twophase nationwide competitive grants 

process that will include: (1) A preproposal process, and (2) a full proposal 

process. The full proposal process will 

only be open to applicants whose preproposal applications are selected by 

NRCS. Both phases are described in the 

full announcement found at Grants.gov. 

Only pre-proposals are being solicited at 

this time. 

Please visit http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ 

technical/cig/index.html for more 

information about this grant 

opportunity. In addition, the full notice 

that identifies the objectives, eligibility 

criteria, and application instructions for 

CIG projects can also be found at: 

www.grants.gov. Applications will be 

screened for completeness and 

compliance with the provisions of the 

announcement. Incomplete applications 

will be eliminated from competition, 

and notification of elimination will be 

mailed to the applicant. NRCS will 

request a full proposal package only 

from those applicants selected in the 

pre-proposal phase. 

DATES: Applications for the pre-proposal 

phase must be received by NRCS before 

4:00 p.m. EST on March 7, 2014. NRCS 

will announce selected pre-proposal 

applications by April 7, 2014. Selected 

applicants will then be required to 

submit a full proposal package to NRCS 

by 4:00 p.m. EDT on May 5, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Applications sent via 

express mail or overnight courier 

service must be sent to the following 

address: USDA–NRCS, CIG Program, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 

6143 South Building, Washington, DC 

20250. Applications sent via the United 

States Postal Service must be sent to the 

following address: USDA–NRCS, CIG 

Program, Post Office Box 2890, 

Washington, DC 20013–2890. 

Applications sent electronically must be 

sent through www.grants.gov or 

nrcscig@wdc.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregorio Cruz, National CIG Program 

Manager, NRCS, Post Office Box 2890, 

Washington, DC 20250; telephone: (202) 

720–8644; email: gregorio.cruz@

wdc.usda.gov. 

Signed this 30th day of January 2014 in 

Washington, DC. 

Jason A. Weller, 

Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation, and Chief, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–02476 Filed 2–5–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF 

GOVERNORS 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

DATE AND TIME: Monday, February 10, 

2014. 11:30 a.m. EST. 

PLACE: Broadcasting Board of 

Governors, Cohen Building, Room 3321, 

330 Independence Ave. SW., 

Washington, DC 20237. 

SUBJECT: Notice of Special Meeting of 

the Broadcasting Board of Governors. 

SUMMARY: The members of the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) 

will meet in a special session, to be 

conducted telephonically, to discuss 

and approve the agency’s Operating 

Plan for Fiscal Year 2014. 

The meeting will be available for 

public observation via a complete audio 

recording and a verbatim transcript of 

the meeting to be promptly posted on 

the BBG’s public Web site at 

www.bbg.gov. 

Information regarding this meeting, 

including any updates or adjustments to 

its starting time, can also be found on 

the Agency’s public Web site. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Persons interested in obtaining more 

information should contact Paul 

Kollmer-Dorsey at (202) 203–4545. 

Patricia Hargrave, 

Acting General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2014–02700 Filed 2–4–14; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 8610–01–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of Briefing. 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, February 14, 

2014; 9:30 a.m. EST. 

PLACE: 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425. 

Briefing Agenda—9:30 a.m.–2:45 p.m. 

This briefing is open to the public. 

Topic: Patient Dumping. 

I. Introductory Remarks by Chairman. 

II. Panel I—9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m.: 

Government Panel 

Speakers’ Remarks and Questions 

From Commissioners. 

III. Panel II—10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: 

Advocate/Practitioner Panel 

Speakers’ Remarks and Questions 

From Commissioners. 

IV. Panel III—12:05 p.m.–1:05 p.m.: 

Scholar Panel 

Speakers’ Remarks and Questions 

From Commissioners. 

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