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the Food and Security Act of 1985. This 

action is needed to implement the 

provision of Section 407 of the Health 

and Human Services Act of 1986, which 

amended Section 1323 of the Food and 

Security Act of 1985. 7 CFR part 1951, 

subpart R contains regulations for 

servicing and liquidating existing loans 

previously approved and administered 

by the U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) under 45 CFR 

part 1076 and transferred from HHS to 

the Department of Agriculture. This 

subpart contains regulations for 

servicing and liquidating loans made by 

RD, successor to the Farmers Home 

Administration under the Intermediary 

Relending Program to eligible 

intermediaries and applies to ultimate 

recipients and other involved parties. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Intermediary will provide RD 

information from, i.e. assets and 

liabilities, income statement and a 

summary of its lending and guarantee 

program. Form 1951–4 gathers 

information about jobs created or saved 

for the Intermediary Relending Program 

and Rural Development Loan Fund. The 

required financial information provided 

by the Intermediary is vital to RD for the 

Agency to make sound credit and 

financial analysis decisions and monitor 

the program. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 465. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion; Quarterly; Semi-annually; 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 11,992. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–XT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Black Hills National Forest Advisory 

Board 

AGENCY: USDA Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to re-establish 

the Black Hills National Forest Advisory 

Board and call for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service intends to 

re-establish the Black Hills National 

Forest Advisory Board (Board). The 

purpose is to obtain advice and 

recommendations on a broad range of 

forest issues such as forest plan 

revisions or amendments, forest health 

including fire management and 

mountain pine beetle infestations, travel 

management, forest monitoring and 

evaluation, recreation fees, and sitespecific projects having forest wide 

implications. The Forest Service is also 

seeking nominations for individuals to 

be considered as committee members. 

The public is invited to submit 

nominations for membership. 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received by March 15, 2012. 

Instructions for submitting a nomination 

package may be found in the section 

below entitled, ‘‘Advisory Committee 

Organization’’. 

ADDRESSES: Send nominations and 

applications to Frances Reynolds, USDA 

Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, 

720 Simms Street Golden, Colorado 

80401. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Craig Bobzien, Forest Supervisor, 

USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain 

Region, telephone: 605–673–9201, fax: 

605–673–9208, or email: 

cbobzien@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 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USDA 

16565–Black Hills National Forest 

Advisory Board is a non-scientific 

program advisory Board established by 

the Secretary of Agriculture in 2003 to 

provide advice and counsel to the U. S. 

Forest Service, Black Hills National 

Forest, in the wake of increasingly 

severe and intense wild fires and 

mountain pine beetle epidemics. 

The purpose of the Board is to 

provide advice and recommendations 

on a broad range of forest issues such as 

forest plan revisions or amendments, 

travel management, forest monitoring 

and evaluation, and site-specific 

projects having forest-wide 

implications. The Board also serves to 

meet the needs of the Recreation 

Enhancement Act of 2005 as a 

recreation resource advisory board 

(RRAC) for the Black Hills of South 

Dakota. The Board provides timely 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary through the forest supervisor 

regarding programmatic forest issues 

and project-level issues that have forestwide implications for the Black Hills 

National Forest. 

The Board meets approximately ten 

times a year, with one month being a 

field trip, held in August and focusing 

on both current issues and the 

educational value of seeing management 

strategies and outcomes on the ground. 

This Board has been established as a 

truly credible entity and a trusted voice 

on forest management issues and is 

doing often astonishing work in helping 

to develop informed consent for forest 

management. 

For years, the demands made on the 

Black Hills National Forest have 

resulted in conflicts among interest 

groups resulting in both forest-wide and 

site-specific programs being delayed 

due to appeals and litigation. The Board 

provides a forum to resolve these issues 

to allow for the Black Hills National 

Forest to move forward in its 

management activities. The Board is 

believed to be one of the few groups 

with broad enough scope to address all 

of the issues and include all of the 

jurisdictional boundaries. 

Significant Contributions 

The Board’s most significant 

accomplishments include: 

1. A 2004 report on the Black Hills 

Fuels Reduction Plan, a priority 

following the major fires including the 

86,000 acre Jasper Fire in 2000; 

2. A 2004 initial Off-Highway Vehicle 

Travel Management Subcommittee 

report; 

3. A report on their findings regarding 

the thesis, direction, and assumptions of 

Phase II of our Forest Plan produced in 

2005; 

4. The Invasive Species Subcommittee 

Report in 2005 covering 

recommendations to better stop invasive 

species from infiltrating the Forest; 

5. A final Travel Management 

Subcommittee Report in 2006 in which 

the Board made 11 recommendations 

regarding characteristics of a designated 

motor vehicle trail system, the basis for 

our initial work to prepare our Motor 

Vehicle Use Map in 2010–2011; 

6. The Board’s annual work to attract 

funding through grants based on the 

Collaborative Landscape Forest 

Restoration Program (CFLRP), a program 

of the Secretary of Agriculture CFLR 

Program to encourage the collaborative, 

science-based ecosystem restoration of 

priority forest landscapes; 

7. A letter to the Secretary and the 

Chief of the Forest Service to work, 

restore and maintain open space for 

wildlife habitat and recreation needs 

like snowmobile trails; and 

8. The annual reports to the Secretary 

detailing the Board’s activities, issues, 

and accomplishments. 

The Board is deemed to be among the 

most effective public involvement 

strategies in the Forest Service and 

continues to lead by example for 

Federal, State, and local government 

agencies working to coordinate and 

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cooperate in the Black Hills of South 

Dakota and Wyoming. 

Background 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. II); notice 

is hereby given that the Secretary of 

Agriculture intends to re-establish the 

charter of the Black Hills National 

Forest Advisory Board. The Board 

provides advice and recommendations 

on a broad range of forest planning 

issues and, in accordance with the 

Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 

Act (Pub. L. 108–447 (REA)), more 

specifically will provide advice and 

recommendations on Black Hills 

National Forest recreation fee issues 

(serving as the RRAC for the Black Hills 

National Forest). The Board 

membership consists of individuals 

representing commodity interests, 

amenity interests, and State and local 

government. 

The Board has been determined to be 

in the public interest in connection with 

the duties and responsibilities of the 

Black Hills National Forest. National 

forest management requires improved 

coordination among the interests and 

governmental entities responsible for 

land management decisions and the 

public that the agency serves. 

Advisory Committee Organization 

The Board consists of 16 members 

that are representative of the following 

interests (this membership is similar to 

the membership outlined by the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community Self 

Determination Act for Resource 

Advisory Committees (16 U.S.C. 500, et 

seq.)): 

1. Economic development; 

2. Developed outdoor recreation, offhighway vehicle users, or commercial 

recreation; 

3. Energy and mineral development; 

4. Commercial timber industry; 

5. Permittee (grazing or other land use 

within the Black Hills area); 

6. Nationally recognized 

environmental organizations; 

7. Regionally or locally recognized 

environmental organizations; 

8. Dispersed recreation; 

9. Archeology or history; 

10. Nationally or regionally 

recognized sportsmen’s groups, such as 

anglers or hunters; 

11. South Dakota State-elected offices; 

12. Wyoming State-elected offices; 

13. South Dakota or Wyoming countyor local-elected officials; 

14. Tribal government elected orappointed officials; 

15. South Dakota State natural 

resource agency official; and 

16. Wyoming State natural resource 

agency officials. 

No individual who is currently 

registered as a Federal lobbyist is 

eligible to serve as a member of the 

Committee. The Committee will meet 

approximately nine times, and will 

attend at least one summer field tour as 

designated by the Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO). 

The appointment of members to the 

Board will be made by the Secretary of 

Agriculture. Any individual or 

organization may nominate one or more 

qualified persons to serve on the Board. 

Individuals may also nominate 

themselves. To be considered for 

membership, nominees must submit a: 

1. Resume describing qualifications 

for membership to the Committee; 

2. Cover letter with rationale for 

serving on the committee and what you 

can contribute; and 

3. Complete form AD–755, Advisory 

Committee Membership Background 

Information. 

Letters of recommendations are 

welcome. The AD–755 may be obtained 

from Forest Service contact person or 

from the following Web site: http:// 

www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/ 

ad755.pdf. All nominations will be 

vetted by USDA. The Secretary of 

Agriculture will appoint committee 

members to the Board from the list of 

qualified applicants. 

The members of the Board will elect 

and determine the responsibilities of the 

Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson. 

In absence of the Chairperson, the ViceChairperson will act in the 

Chairperson’s stead. The Forest 

Supervisor of the Black Hills National 

Forest serves as the Designated Federal 

Official under sections 10(e) and (f) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. App. II). 

Members will serve without 

compensation, but may be reimbursed 

for travel expenses while performing 

duties on behalf of the Board, subject to 

approval by the DFO. 

Equal opportunity practices are 

followed in all appointments to the 

Board in accordance with USDA 

policies. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the Board have 

been taken into account the needs of 

diverse groups, served by the Black 

Hills National Forest, membership shall 

include, to the extent practicable, 

individuals with demonstrated ability to 

represent minorities, women, and 

persons with disabilities. 

Dated: February 2, 2012. 

Pearlie S. Reed, 

Assistant Secretary of Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3342 Filed 2–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Notice of Availability of the Record of 

Decisions (ROD) for Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) In Cooperation 

With the Mississippi Department of 

Transportation (MDOT) Project FHWA– 

TN–EIS–04–01–F 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

Record of Decision (ROD) for the 

Federal Highway Administration 

(FHWA) in cooperation with the 

Mississippi Department of 

Transportation (MDOT) Project FHWA– 

TN–EIS–04–01–F. 

SUMMARY: This notice presents the 

Record of Decision (ROD) regarding the 

Natural Resources Conservation Service 

(NRCS) decided to subordinate its 

rights, acquired under the Wetland 

Reserve Program (WRP), to allow the 

Federal Highway Administration 

(FHWA) in cooperation with the 

Mississippi Department of 

Transportation (MDOT) to construct a 

limited access expressway to cross 

NRCS held conservation easements 

associated with the Federal Highway 

Administration (Interstate 69, Section of 

Independent Utility #9 Project in Desoto 

County, Mississippi). The project will 

affect approximately one NRCS held 

WRP easement in Mississippi. The 

Federal Highway Administration 

(FHWA) approved the re-evaluation 

environmental impact statement (EIS) to 

fulfill requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 

FHWA issued the order of issuing 

certificate on June 17, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD and EIS 

are available upon request from the 

Natural Resources Conservation Service, 

Suite 1321, Federal Building, 100 West 

Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Decunda Duke-Bozeman, State WRP 

Coordinator, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, Suite 1321, 

Federal Building, 100 West Capitol 

Street, Jackson, MS 39269, or by 

telephone at (601) 965–4139, extension 

120. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

alternatives analysis is the final EIS and 

found no reasonable route alternatives 

that would be environmentally 

preferable to the proposed route. The 

final EIS determined that the proposed 

Project FHWA–TN–EIS–04–01–F as 

modified by the recommended 

mitigation measures is the preferred 

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