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Notices Federal Register

8801 

Vol. 77, No. 31 

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Boundary Establishment for Sturgeon 

National Wild and Scenic River; 

Hiawatha National Forest; Delta 

County, MI 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

3(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 

the USDA Forest Service, Washington 

Office, is transmitting the final 

boundary of the Sturgeon National Wild 

and Scenic River to Congress. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information may be obtained by 

contacting Jim Ozenberger, Recreation 

Program Manager, Hiawatha National 

Forest, 900 US 2 St. Ignace, MI 49781 

Telephone 906–643–7900 x 157. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Sturgeon Wild and Scenic River 

boundary is available for review at the 

following offices: USDA Forest Service, 

Office of the Chief, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20024; 

USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region, 

Suite 800, 626 East Wisconsin Avenue, 

Milwaukee, WI, 53202 and; Hiawatha 

National Forest, 2727 North Lincoln 

Road, Escanaba, MI 49829. A detailed 

legal description is available upon 

request. 

The Michigan Wild and Scenic Rivers 

Act (Pub. L. 102–249) of March 3, 1991, 

designated the Sturgeon River, 

Michigan, as a National Wild and 

Scenic River, to be administered by the 

Secretary of Agriculture. As specified by 

law, the boundary will not be effective 

until ninety days after Congress receives 

the transmittal. 

Dated: February 8, 2012. 

Jo Reyer, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3492 Filed 2–14–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–HE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Request for Applications: The 

Community Forest and Open Space 

Conservation Program 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Request for applications. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, 

State and Private Forestry, Cooperative 

Forestry staff, requests applications for 

the Community Forest and Open Space 

Conservation Program (Community 

Forest Program or CFP). This is a 

competitive grant program whereby 

local governments, qualified nonprofit 

organizations, and Indian tribes are 

eligible to apply for grants to establish 

community forests through fee simple 

acquisition of private forest land. The 

purpose of the program is to establish 

community forests by protecting forest 

land from conversion to non-forest uses 

and provide community benefits such as 

sustainable forest management, 

environmental benefits including clean 

air, water, and wildlife habitat; benefits 

from forest-based educational programs; 

benefits from serving as models of 

effective forest stewardship; and 

recreational benefits secured with 

public access. 

Eligible lands for grants funded under 

this program are private forest that is at 

least five acres in size, suitable to 

sustain natural vegetation, and at least 

75 percent forested. The lands must also 

be threatened by conversion to nonforest uses, must not be held in trust by 

the United States on behalf of any 

Indian tribe or allotment lands, and if 

acquired by an eligible entity, must 

provide defined community benefits 

under CFP and allow public access. 

DATES: Application deadline is May 15, 

2012 for submitting applications to the 

State Forester or equivalent official of 

the Indian tribe and June 14, 2012 for 

State Forester or equivalent official of 

the Indian tribe submitting the 

applications to the Forest Service. 

ADDRESSES: All local governments’ and 

qualified nonprofit organizations’ 

applications must be submitted to the 

State Forester of the State where the 

property is located. All Indian tribal 

applications must be submitted to the 

equivalent official of the Indian tribe. 

The Forest Service encourages 

applicants to contact and work with 

their State Forester or equivalent official 

of the Indian tribe when developing 

their proposal. The State Forester’s 

contact information may be found at 

http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/

programs/loa/cfp.shtml. 

All applicants must also send an 

email to communityforest@fs.fed.us to 

confirm an application has been 

submitted for funding consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions regarding the grant 

application or administrative 

regulations, contact Kathryn Conant, 

Program Manager, 202–401–4072, 

kconant@fs.fed.us or Maya Solomon, 

Program Coordinator, 202–205–1376, 

mayasolomon@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

twenty-four hours a day, every day of 

the year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

CFDA number 10.689: To address the 

goals of Section 7A of the Cooperative 

Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 

U.S.C. 2103d), the Forest Service is 

requesting proposals for community 

forest projects that protect forest land 

that has been identified as a national, 

regional, or local priority for protection 

and to assist communities in acquiring 

forestland that will provide public 

recreation, environmental and economic 

benefits, and forest-based educational 

programs. 

Detailed information regarding what 

to include in the application, definitions 

of terms, eligibility, and necessary 

prerequisites for consideration can be 

found in the final program rule, 

published October 20, 2011 (76 FR 

65121–65133), which is available at 

www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/programs/loa/

cfp.shtml and at www.grants.gov 

(Opportunity number CFP–FS– 

1002011). 

Grant Application Requirements 

1. Eligibility Information 

a. Eligible Applicants. A local 

governmental entity, Indian Tribe 

(including Alaska Native Corporations), 

or a qualified nonprofit organization 

that is qualified to acquire and manage 

land, as defined at § 230.2 of the final 

rule. Individuals are not eligible to 

receive funds through this program. 


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