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Regulations.gov and information on the 

location and hours of the reading room 

are provided under the heading 

ADDRESSES at the beginning of this 

notice.) In addition, copies may be 

obtained by calling or writing to the 

individual listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–

7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of 

June, 2007. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–11481 Filed 6–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Farm Service Agency 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCIES: Rural Housing Service (RHS) 

and Farm Service Agency (FSA), USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Agencies 

intention to request an extension for a 

currently approved information 

collection in support of the programs for 

Form RD 1940–59, ‘‘Settlement 

Statement.’’

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by August 13, 2007 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Teresa Sumpter, Loan Specialist, Single 

Family Housing Direct Loan Division, 

Rural Housing Service, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Mail STOP 0783, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250–0783, Telephone 202–720–

1485. (This is not a toll free number.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Form RD 1940–59, ‘‘Settlement 

Statement.’’

OMB Number: 0575–0088. 

Expiration Date of Approval: October 

30, 2007. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Agencies are requesting 

an extension of the OMB clearance for 

Form RD 1940–59, ‘‘Settlement 

Statement.’’ The Real Estate Settlement 

Procedures Act (RESPA), as amended, 

required the disclosure of real estate 

settlement costs to home buyers and 

sellers. The Secretary of the Department 

of Housing and Urban Development 

(HUD) was instructed by the RESPA to 

develop a standard form for the 

statement of settlement costs to be used 

for all federally related transactions. 

Form RD 1940–59 is similar to the 

HUD–1 Settlement Statement used by 

HUD, the Veterans Administration, and 

the private mortgage industry, with 

some minor adaptations acceptable 

under RESPA. 

Form RD 1940–59 is completed by 

Settlement Agents, Closing Attorneys, 

and Title Insurance Companies 

performing the closing of RHS loans and 

credit sales used to purchase or 

refinance Section 502 Housing, Rural 

Rental Housing, and Farm Labor 

Housing. The same parties performing 

the closing of FSA Farm Ownership 

loans and credit sales also complete the 

form. The information is collected to 

provide the buyer and seller with a 

statement detailing the actual costs of 

the settlement services involved in the 

Agencies financed real estate 

transactions. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average .36 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Settlement Agents, 

Closing Attorneys, and Title Insurance 

Companies performing the closing of the 

Agencies loans and credit sales. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

11,928. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1.8. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

21,135. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 7,530 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Renita Bolden, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, at (202) 692–0035. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agencies, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Agencies’

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 through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques, or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Renita 

Bolden, Regulation and Paperwork 

Management Branch, 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: June 6, 2007. 

Russell T. Davis, 

Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

Dated: June 6, 2007. 

Glen L. Keppy, 

Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. 07–2925 Filed 6–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Glenn/Colusa County Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Glenn/Colusa County 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will meet in Williows, California. 

Agenda items covered include: (1) 

Introductions, (2) Public Comment, (3) 

Status of Current Members, (4) Status of 

Funding, (5) Status of Legislation, (6) 

Set up Schedule for Accepting and 

Voting on Projects, (7) General 

Discussion, (8) Next Agenda. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 

25, 2007, from 1:30 p.m. and end at 

approximately 4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Medocino National Forest 

Supervisor’s Office, 825 N. Humboldt 

Ave., Willows, CA 95988. Individuals 

who wish to speak or propose agenda 

items send their names and proposals to 

Eduardo Olmedo, DFO, 825 N. 

Humboldt Ave., Willows, CA 95988. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bobbin Gaddini, Committee 

Coordinator, USDA, Mendocino 

National Forest, Grindstone Ranger 

District, P.O. Box 164, Elk Creek, CA 

95939. (530) 968–1815; e-mail 

ggaddini@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring matters to the attention of the 

Committee will file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. Public input sessions are 


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provided and individuals who made 

written request by June 21, 2007 have 

the opportunity to address the 

committee at those sessions. 

Dated: June 4, 2007. 

Eduardo Olmedo, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. 07–2906 Filed 6–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Request for Proposals: Fiscal Year 

2007 Funding Opportunity for 1890 

Land-Grant Institutions Rural 

Entrepreneurial Outreach and 

Development Initiative 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Initial notice of request for 

proposals. 

SUMMARY: Business and Cooperative 

Programs are administered through 

USDA Rural Development. USDA Rural 

Development announces the availability 

of approximately $1.5 million in 

competitive cooperative agreement 

funds. USDA Rural Development hereby 

requests proposals from 1890 LandGrant Universities and Tuskegee 

University (1890 Institutions) for 

competitively awarded cooperative 

agreements for projects that support 

USDA Rural Development’s goals and 

objectives of providing technical 

assistance for business creation in 

economically challenged rural 

communities, for educational programs 

to develop and improve upon the 

professional skills of rural 

entrepreneurs, and for outreach and 

promotion of USDA Rural 

Development’s programs in small rural 

communities with the greatest economic 

need. Project proposals must be 

designed to overcome currently 

identified economic problems and lead 

to sustainable economic development. 

Project proposals that address both 

traditional and nontraditional business 

enterprises are encouraged. This 

initiative seeks to create a working 

partnership between USDA Rural 

Development and the 1890 Institutions 

through cooperative agreements. A 

cooperative agreement requires 

substantial involvement of the 

Government agency in carrying out the 

objectives of the project. 

Cooperative agreements will be 

awarded to the project proposals 

receiving the highest scores as 

determined by a peer review panel of 

USDA employees knowledgeable of the 

subject matter. Awards will be made to 

the extent that funds are available. 

However, USDA Rural Development is 

making no commitment to fund any 

particular project proposal or to make a 

specific number of awards. Eligible 

applicants must provide matching funds 

equal to at least 25 percent of the total 

project costs. 

DATES: Paper copies of applications 

must be postmarked and mailed, 

shipped, or sent overnight no later than 

July 30, 2007, to be eligible for FY 2007 

funding. Electronic copies of 

applications must be received by July 

30, 2007, to be eligible for FY 2007 

funding. Late applications are not 

eligible for FY 2007 funding. 

ADDRESSES: You may obtain application 

guides and materials for the 1890 LandGrant Institutions Rural Entrepreneurial 

Outreach and Development Initiative 

(1890 REOD Initiative) at the following 

Internet address: http:// 

www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/oa/1890.htm 

or by contacting Edgar L. Lewis, 

Program Manager, USDA Rural 

Development, Cooperative Programs, 

Mail Stop 3252, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–

3252, telephone: (202) 690–3407, e-mail: 

edgar.lewis@wdc.usda.gov. 

Final paper applications for an 1890 

REOD Initiative cooperative agreement 

may be submitted via the U.S. Postal 

Service to USDA Rural Development, 

Attention: 1890 REOD Initiative, Mail 

Stop 3250, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20250, or via UPS, 

FedEx, or similar delivery service to 

USDA Rural Development, Attention: 

1890 REOD Initiative, Room 4016, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. The telephone 

number that should be used on FedEx 

or similar packages is (202) 720–7558. 

Submit electronic cooperative 

agreement applications using the 

Grants.gov Web site at http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edgar L. Lewis, Program Manager, 

USDA Rural Development, Cooperative 

Programs, Mail Stop 3252, Room 4204, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3252 telephone: 

(202) 690–3407, TDD Federal 

Information Relay Service: 1–800–877–

8339, e-mail: edgar.lewis@wdc.usda.gov, 

or visit the program Web site at 

http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/oa/ 

1890.htm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview 

Federal Agency: Rural Business—

Cooperative Service. 

Funding Opportunity Title: 1890 

Land-Grant Institutions Rural 

Entrepreneurial Outreach and 

Development Initiative (1890 REOD 

Initiative). 

Announcement Type: Initial 

Announcement. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.856. 

Key Dates: Cooperative agreement 

applications may be submitted on paper 

or electronically according to the 

following deadlines. 

Paper copies must be postmarked and 

mailed, shipped, or sent overnight no 

later than July 30, 2007, to be eligible for 

FY 2007 funding. Electronic copies 

must be received by July 30, 2007, to be 

eligible for FY 2007 funding. Late 

applications will not be considered for 

funding. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

This solicitation is issued pursuant to 

7 U.S.C. 2204b(b)(4) and Executive 

Order 13256 (February 12, 2002), 

‘‘President’s Board of Advisors on 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities.’’

Several other Federal statutes and 

regulations apply to project proposals 

considered for review and to 

cooperative agreements awarded. These 

include, but are not limited to: 

7 CFR part 15, subpart A: 

Nondiscrimination in Federally 

Assisted Programs of the Department 

of Agriculture—Effectuation of Title 

VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 

7 CFR part 15b: Nondiscrimination on 

the Basis of Handicap in Programs or 

Activities Receiving Financial 

Assistance, 

7 CFR part 3015: Uniform Federal 

Assistance Regulations, 

7 CFR part 3017: Governmentwide 

Debarment and Suspension 

(Nonprocurement), 

7 CFR part 3018: New Restrictions on 

Lobbying, 

7 CFR part 3019: Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants and Agreements with 

Institutions of Higher Education, 

Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit 

Organizations, 

7 CFR part 3021: Governmentwide 

Requirements for Drug-Free 

Workplace (Financial Assistance), 

7 CFR part 3052: Audits of States, Local 

Governments, and Non-Profit 

Organizations. 

USDA Rural Development was 

established under the authority of the 

Department of Agriculture 

Reorganization Act of 1994. The mission 

of USDA Rural Development is to 

enhance the quality of life for rural 


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