56980 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 180 / Friday, September 17, 2010 / Notices 

Among the alternatives that RUS will 

address in the EIS is the ‘‘No Action’’ 

alternative, under which the proposal 

would not be undertaken. In the EIS, the 

effects of the proposal will be compared 

to the existing conditions in the 

proposal area. Alternative transmission 

line corridors will be refined as part of 

the EIS scoping process and will be 

addressed in the EIS. Public health and 

safety, environmental impacts, and 

engineering aspects of the proposal will 

be considered in the EIS. 

RUS is the lead Federal agency, as 

defined at 40 CFR 1501.5, for 

preparation of the EIS. The USFS is a 

cooperating agency. With this Notice, 

federally recognized Native American 

Tribes and Federal agencies with 

jurisdiction or special expertise are 

invited to be cooperating agencies. Such 

tribes or agencies may make a request to 

RUS to be a cooperating agency by 

contacting the RUS contact provided in 

this Notice. Designated cooperating 

agencies have certain responsibilities to 

support the NEPA process, as specified 

at 40 CFR 1501.6(b). 

As part of its broad environmental 

review process, RUS must take into 

account the effect of the proposal on 

historic properties in accordance with 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (Section 106) and its 

implementing regulation, ‘‘Protection of 

Historic Properties’’ (36 CFR part 800). 

Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3), RUS is 

using its procedures for public 

involvement under NEPA to meet its 

responsibilities to solicit and consider 

the views of the public during Section 

106 review. Accordingly, comments 

submitted in response to scoping will 

inform RUS decision-making in Section 

106 review. Any party wishing to 

participate more directly with RUS as a 

‘‘consulting party’’ in Section 106 review 

may submit a written request to the RUS 

contact provided in this Notice. 

RUS will use input provided by 

government agencies, private 

organizations, and the public in the 

preparation of the draft EIS. The draft 

EIS will be available for review and 

comment for 45 days. A final EIS that 

considers all comments received will 

subsequently be prepared. The final EIS 

will be available for review for 30 days. 

Following the 30-day review period, 

RUS will prepare a Record of Decision 

(ROD). Notices announcing the 

availability of the draft EIS, the final 

EIS, and the ROD will be published in 

the Federal Register and in local 

newspapers. 

Any final action by RUS related to the 

proposal will be subject to, and 

contingent upon, compliance with all 

relevant executive orders and Federal, 

state, and local environmental laws and 

regulations in addition to the 

completion of the environmental review 

requirements as prescribed in RUS’s 

Environmental Policies and Procedures, 

7 CFR part 1794, as amended. 

Mark S. Plank, 

Director, Engineering and Environmental 

Staff, USDA, Rural Utilities Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive 

License 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Agricultural Research Service, intends 

to grant to PlantHaven, Inc. of Santa 

Barbara, California, an exclusive license 

to the variety of hibiscus described in 

U.S. Plant Patent Application Serial No. 

12/454,676, ‘‘Sahara Sunset,’’ filed on 

May 21, 2009. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 18, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, 

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174, 

Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June 

Blalock of the Office of Technology 

Transfer at the Beltsville address given 

above; telephone: 301–504–5989. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Government’s rights in this 

plant variety are assigned to the United 

States of America, as represented by the 

Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the 

public interest to so license this variety 

as PlantHaven, Inc. of Santa Barbara, 

California has submitted a complete and 

sufficient application for a license. The 

prospective exclusive license will be 

royalty-bearing and will comply with 

the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 

209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective 

exclusive license may be granted unless, 

within thirty (30) days from the date of 

this published Notice, the Agricultural 

Research Service receives written 

evidence and argument which 

establishes that the grant of the license 

would not be consistent with the 

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 

CFR 404.7. 

Richard J. Brenner, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23187 Filed 9–16–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Sierra County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Sierra County Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 

Downieville, California. The committee 

is meeting as authorized under the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110– 

343) and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the meeting is to discuss projects 

submitted for funding and the 

expenditure of Title II funds benefiting 

National Forest System lands in Sierra 

County. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Downieville Community Hall, 327 

Main St, Downieville, CA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Westling, Committee Coordinator, 

USDA, Tahoe National Forest, 631 

Coyote St, Nevada City, CA, 95959, 

(530) 478–6205, e-mail: 

awestling@fs.fed.us. 

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: Agenda 

items to be covered include: (1) 

Welcome and Introductions; (2) Review 

of RAC Operating Guidelines; (3) 

Discussion of Proposed Projects; (4) 

Vote on Proposed Projects; and (5) 

Comments from the Public. The meeting 

is open to the public and the public will 

have an opportunity to comment at the 

meeting. 

Dated: September 7, 2010. 

Judie L. Tartaglia, 

Deputy Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22875 Filed 9–16–10; 8:45 am] 

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