55000 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 6, 2011 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–NOP–11–0071; NOP–11–12] 

Notice of Agricultural Management 

Assistance Organic Certification CostShare Program 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Funds Availability: 

Inviting Applications from State 

Departments of Agriculture for the 

Agricultural Management Assistance 

Organic Certification Cost-Share 

Program. 

SUMMARY: This Notice invites the 

following eligible States: Connecticut, 

Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, 

Massachusetts, Nevada, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, 

Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming, 

to submit an Application for Federal 

Assistance (Standard Form 424), and to 

enter into a Cooperative Agreement with 

the Agricultural Marketing Service 

(AMS) for the allocation of organic 

certification cost-share funds. The AMS 

has allocated $1.5 million for this 

organic certification cost-share program 

in Fiscal Year 2011. Funds are available 

to 16 designated States to provide costshare assistance to organic crop and 

livestock producers certified under the 

USDA Organic Standards (7 CFR 205). 

Eligible States interested in obtaining 

cost-share funds for their organic 

producers must submit an Application 

for Federal Assistance via http:// 

www.grants.gov and enter into a 

cooperative agreement with AMS for the 

allocation of funds. 

DATES: Completed Applications for 

Federal Assistance and signed 

cooperative agreements must be 

received by the National Organic 

Program (NOP) no later than September 

23, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Applications for Federal 

Assistance must be submitted via 

Grants.Gov. Paper applications will not 

be accepted. Instructions and additional 

information are available on the 

National Organic Program’s Web site at 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

NOPCostSharing. 

Signed cooperative agreements should 

be sent via express mail to Betsy Rakola, 

Agricultural Marketing Specialist, 

National Organic Program, USDA/AMS/ 

NOP, Room 2640–South, Ag Stop 0268, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0268. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Betsy Rakola, Agricultural Marketing 

Specialist, National Organic Program, 

USDA/AMS/NOP, Room 2640–South, 

Ag Stop 0268, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

0268; Telephone: (202) 720–3252. Email: Betsy.Rakola@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Organic Certification Cost-Share 

Program is part of the Agricultural 

Management Assistance (AMA) Program 

authorized under the Federal Crop 

Insurance Act (FCIA), as amended (7 

U.S.C. 1524). Under the applicable FCIA 

provisions, the Department is 

authorized to provide cost-share 

assistance to organic producers in the 

States of Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, 

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, 

Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 

New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 

Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and 

Wyoming. The AMS has allocated $1.5 

million for this organic certification 

cost-share program in Fiscal Year 2011. 

This program provides financial 

assistance to organic producers certified 

under the USDA Organic Regulations (7 

CFR part 205), which were authorized 

under the Organic Foods Production Act 

of 1990, as amended (7 U.S.C. 6501 et 

seq.). This program is in addition to and 

separate from the National Organic 

Certification Cost-Share Program, which 

is also administered by AMS and is 

open to all States and U.S. Territories. 

To participate in the program, eligible 

States, through their State Departments 

of Agriculture, must complete an 

Application for Federal Assistance 

(Standard Form 424) and enter into a 

written cooperative agreement with 

AMS. State Department of Agriculture 

refers to agencies, commissions, or 

departments of State government 

responsible for implementing 

regulation, policy or programs on 

agriculture within their State. The 

program will provide cost-share 

assistance, through participating States, 

to organic crop and livestock producers 

receiving certification or incurring 

expenses for the continuation of 

certification by a USDA accredited 

certifying agent during the period of 

October 1, 2011, through September 30, 

2012. The Department has determined 

that payments will be limited to 75% 

(seventy-five percent) of an individual 

producer’s certification costs, up to a 

maximum of $750 (seven-hundred and 

fifty dollars). 

To receive cost-share assistance, 

organic producers should contact their 

State agencies. Procedures for applying 

are outlined in the cost share policies 

and procedures at http://1.usa.gov/ 

OrganicCostShare. The total amount of 

cost-share payments provided to any 

eligible producer under all AMA 

programs cannot exceed $50,000. 

How to Submit Applications: To 

receive fund allocations to provide costshare assistance, a State Department of 

Agriculture must complete an 

Application for Federal Assistance 

(Standard Form 424), and enter into a 

written cooperative agreement with 

AMS. Interested States must submit the 

Application for Federal Assistance 

(Standard Form 424) electronically via 

Grants.gov, the Federal grants Web site, 

at http://www.grants.gov. For 

information on how to use Grants.Gov, 

please consult http://www.grants.gov/ 

GetRegistered. Applications must be 

filed by Friday, September 23, 2011. 

Cooperative agreements will be sent by 

the AMS to participating State 

Departments of Agriculture via express 

mail. The cooperative agreement must 

have the original signature of an official 

who has authority to apply for Federal 

assistance. The signed cooperative 

agreement must be sent by express mail 

or courier service and received by the 

NOP at the address above by September 

23, 2011. 

The AMA Organic Certification CostShare Program is listed in the ‘‘Catalog 

of Federal Domestic Assistance’’ under 

number 10.171. Subject agencies must 

adhere to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act 

of 1964, which bars discrimination in 

all Federally-assisted programs. 

Additional information on the AMA 

Organic Certification Cost-Share 

Program can be found on the NOP’s 

Web site at http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

NOPCostSharing. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1524. 

Dated: August 29, 2011. 

Ellen King, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22613 Filed 9–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Renew Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The notice announced 

Agricultural Research Service intent to 

seek comments on renewing the 

National Arboretum’s information 

collection that expires on December 31, 

2011. The notice was published in the 

Federal Register on August 26, 2011. 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deborah Cicala, 202–245–4553. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of August 26, 

2011, in FR Doc. 2011–21847, on pages 

53397–53398 in the supplementary 

information section, correct to read as 

follows: 

OMB Number: 0518–0024. 

Yvette Anderson, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer for 

Agriculture Research Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22658 Filed 9–2–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement; Umatilla National 

Forest, Walla Walla Ranger District; 

Oregon; 

Tollgate Fuels Reduction Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: On October 19, 2010, the 

Forest Service published a notice of 

intent to prepare an environmental 

impact statement for the Tollgate Fuels 

Reduction Project in the Federal 

Register. The project is located within 

the Upper 204/Tollgate Wildland Urban 

Interface as identified in the Umatilla 

County Community Wildfire Protection 

Plan (CWPP), as amended. The project 

planning area encompasses 

approximately 46,000 acres and is 

situated approximately 40 miles south/ 

southwest of Walla Walla, Washington. 

The project has been planned and will 

be implemented using the authorities of 

the Healthy Forest Restoration Act 

(HFRA) of 2004. 

After the initial request for public 

comment on the Tollgate proposal 

subsequent analysis identified two 

additional actions that needed to be 

incorporated into the Tollgate Fuels 

Reduction Project: 

• Amend the Umatilla National 

Forest Land and Resource Management 

Plan (Forest Plan): There is need to 

prepare a site specific amendment to the 

Umatilla National Forest Land and 

Resource Management Plan (Forest 

Plan). The proposed amendment will 

focus on the entry and treatment of fuels 

within select Riparian Habitat 

Conservation Areas (RHCAs). RHCA 

treatment is only proposed for the 

following units of the Tollgate Fuels 

Reduction Project- units 38, 75, 19, 66, 

and 61. These units were included on 

the map which accompanied the 

original scoping of this project, but we 

were not aware of the need for a Forest 

Plan Amendment until we had spent 

more time on the ground in these units. 

The proposed action does not propose 

any additional treatments within any 

RHCAs not contained in units listed 

above. All other RHCA will have the 

appropriate PACFISH buffers applied. 

• Realignment of Forest Road 

3718155: During subsequent review of 

public comments and associated road 

use needs to accomplish the fuels 

reduction objectives, it was determined 

that a realignment of a 0.35 mile 

segment of FR 3718155 would be 

required. Approximately 0.35 miles of 

FR is inside the RHCA of a perennial 

non-fishbearing stream and has a native 

surface (soil). The road is adjacent to a 

spring and the roadbed is saturated for 

much of the year in that location. As 

part of the Tollgate proposed action, this 

segment of road would be moved to an 

upland site which occurs outside of the 

RHCA. The existing segment of road 

would be decommissioned and 

rehabilitated. These actions would 

occur prior to the implementation of 

fuels reduction activities within the 

area. FR 3718155 is listed as a closed 

road by the Walla Walla RD Access and 

Travel Management Plan. This 

realignment activity would not change 

its Access and Travel Management 

status. Following the completion of 

fuels reduction activities, FR 3718155 

will be gated and will retain its current 

status as a closed road. 

The Forest Service is inviting interested 

members of the public to comment on 

the abovementioned additions to the 

Tollgate Fuels Reduction Project. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

October 6, 2011. The Draft EIS is 

expected to be filed with the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

and be available to the public for review 

by February 2012. The Final EIS is 

scheduled to be completed by July 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Kevin Martin, Forest Supervisor, c/o 

Michael Rassbach, District Ranger, 

Walla Walla Ranger District, Umatilla 

National Forest,1415 W. Rose, Walla 

Walla, WA. Comments may also be sent 

via e-mail to commentspacificnorthwest-umatilla @fs.fed.us., or 

via facsimile to 509–522–6000. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 

such a way that they are useful to the 

Agency’s preparation of the EIS. 

Therefore, comments should be 

provided prior to the close of the 

comment period and should clearly 

articulate the reviewer’s concerns and 

contentions. 

Comments received in response to 

this solicitation, including names and 

addresses of those who comment, will 

become part of the public record for this 

proposed action. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted and 

considered; however, anonymous 

comments will not provide the 

respondent with standing to participate 

in subsequent administrative objection 

process or judicial review. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimpton Cooper, Environmental 

Coordinator, Walla Walla Ranger 

District, 1415 W. Rose, Walla Walla, WA 

99362. He can be reached by phone at 

(509) 522–6290 or by e-mail at 

kmcooper@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 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The Tollgate planning area is situated 

on a high plateau between the North 

Fork Umatilla Wilderness and the South 

Fork Walla Walla River. The Tollgate 

plateau is surrounded on all sides by 

very steep and deep canyons. The 

plateau area falls primarily into fire 

regime 4, based on species composition, 

and suggests the occurrence of mixed to 

high severity fire events with long 

return intervals. Private lands and inholdings are adjacent to, and 

interspersed with National Forest 

System lands. 

The Tollgate WUI is comprised of 

approximately 368 residences, 43 

privately owned cabins under NFS 

special use permit, 4 NFS campgrounds, 

6 trailheads, 1 ski area, 4 snowparks and 

other FS facilities. The area is one of the 

heaviest used recreation areas on the 

entire Umatilla NF. In addition, there 

are numerous non-recreation uses of the 

area. Important local and regional 

infrastrature (fiber optic lines, telephone 

lines, power transmission lines, and 

communication equipment) is 

interspersed throughout the WUI. 

Oregon State Highway 204 bisects the 

Tollgate community and provides a 

major transportation route, linking it to 

Elgin, OR in the south, and MiltonFreewater/Pendleton, OR in the north. 

Highway 204 also provides an important 

commercial shipping route that 

facilitates the flow of goods and services 

between Union and Umatilla counties. 

Tollgate’s geographic positioning, 

relative to large tracts of remote and 

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