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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 77, No. 42 

Friday, March 2, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Forest Service Land 

Management Plans To Be Amended To 

Incorporate Greater Sage-Grouse 

Conservation Measures 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice, Request for Comments. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) published a Notice 

of Intent (NOI) on December 9, 2011 [76 

FR 77008] to prepare environmental 

impact statements (EISs) and 

supplemental environmental impact 

statements to incorporate greater sagegrouse conservation measures into land 

use plans and land management plans. 

The BLM is the lead agency for this 

action and in the preparation of these 

EISs and Supplemental EISs and the 

Forest Service is participating as a 

cooperating agency. On February 10, 

2012 [77 FR 7178] the BLM published 

a Notice of Correction that changed the 

names of the regions that are 

coordinating the Environmental Impact 

Statements and Supplemental EISs, 

extended the scoping period, and added 

11 Forest Service Land Management 

Plans to this process. This notice has 

been published to ensure all 

stakeholders, interested in Forest 

Service activities, are aware of the 

Notice of Intent published by the BLM 

and are provided a complete list of 

potentially impacted forests and 

grasslands. 

DATES: Consistent with the February 10, 

2012, BLM Notice of Correction, 

comments on issues as part of the public 

scoping process for the EISs/SEISs may 

be submitted in writing until March 23, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the greater sage-grouse 

planning effort by any of the following 

methods: 

• Rocky Mountain Region: Web site: 

http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/ 

more/sagegrouse/eastern.html. Email: 

sageeast@blm.gov. Fax: 307–775–6042. 

Mail: Eastern Region Project Manager, 

BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 

Yellowstone, Cheyenne, Wyoming 

82009. 

• Great Basin Region: Web site: 

http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/ 

more/sagegrouse/western.html. Email: 

sagewest@blm.gov. Fax: 775–861–6747. 

Mail: Western Region Project Manager, 

BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 

Financial Blvd., Reno, Nevada 89502. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to have your 

name added to our mailing list, contact: 

• Johanna Munson, Rocky Mountain 

Region Project Manager, telephone 307– 

775–6329; address 5353 Yellowstone 

Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009; email 

jmunson@blm.gov, or: 

• Lauren Mermejo, Great Basin 

Region Project Manager, telephone 775– 

861–6400; address 1340 Financial 

Boulevard, Reno, NV 89520; email 

lmermejo@blm.gov, or 

• Glen Stein, Forest Service Project 

Manager, telephone 801–625–5281; 

address 324 25th Street, Ogden, UT 

84401; email gstein@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Although 

the majority of all scoping meetings 

have been completed, the date(s) and 

location(s) of any additional scoping 

meetings will be announced at least 15 

days in advance through local media, 

newspapers, and the BLM Web site for 

the Rocky Mountain Region at http:// 

www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/ 

sagegrouse/eastern.html, and for the 

Great Basin Region at http:// 

www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/ 

sagegrouse/western.html. Comments 

that are specific to a particular area, 

Resource Management Plan, or Land 

Management Plan should be identified 

as such. The BLM will provide 

additional opportunities for public 

participation upon publication of the 

Draft EISs/SEISs. 

Following are the list of National 

Forests and Grassland potentially 

impacted: 

Within the Rocky Mountain Region 

• Colorado 

Æ Routt National Forest 

• Utah 

Æ Ashley National Forest 

Æ Manti-Lasal National Forest 

Æ Wasatch-Cache National Forest 

Æ Uinta National Forest 

• Wyoming 

Æ Thunder Basin National Grassland 

Æ Bridger-Teton National Forest 

Æ Medicine Bow National Forest 

Within the Great Basin Region 

• Idaho 

Æ Boise National Forest 

Æ Salmon National Forest 

Æ Challis National Forest 

Æ Targhee National Forest 

Æ Curlew National Grassland 

Æ Caribou National Forest 

Æ Sawtooth National Forest 

• Montana 

Æ Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 

Forest 

• Nevada 

Æ Humboldt National Forest 

Æ Toiyabe National Forest 

• Utah 

Æ Dixie National Forest 

Æ Fishlake National Forest 

Dated: February 21, 2012. 

Faye L. Krueger, 

Associate Deputy Chief, NFS. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Inviting Applications for the Rural 

Economic Development Loan and 

Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2012 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice is to invite 

applications for loans and grants under 

the Rural Economic Development Loan 

and Grant (REDLG) program pursuant to 

7 CFR part 4280, subpart A for Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2012. Funding to support $33 

million in loans and $10 million in 

grants is currently available. The 

commitment of program dollars will be 

made to applicants of selected responses 

that have fulfilled the necessary 

requirements for obligation. Expenses 

incurred in developing applications will 

be at the applicant’s risk. 

DATES: The deadline for receipt of 

applications in the USDA Rural 

Development State Office is no later 

than 4:30 p.m. (local time) on the last 

business day of each month in FY 2012. 


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ADDRESSES: Submit applications in 

paper format to the USDA Rural 

Development State Office in the state 

where your project is located. A list of 

the USDA Rural Development State 

Offices addresses and telephone 

numbers are as follows: 

Alabama 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Sterling Centre, Suite 601, 4121 

Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL 36106– 

3683, (334) 279–3400/TDD (334) 279–3495 

Alaska 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 800 

West Evergreen, Suite 201, Palmer, AK 

99645–6539, (907) 761–7707/TDD (907) 

761–8905 

Arizona 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 230 

North First Avenue, Suite 206, Phoenix, 

AZ 85003–1706, (602) 280–8702/TDD (602) 

280–8705 

Arkansas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, 700 West Capitol 

Avenue, Room 3416, Little Rock, AR 

72201–3225, (501) 301–3200/TDD (501) 

301–3279 

California 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 430 G 

Street, Agency 4169, Davis, CA 95616– 

4169, (530) 792–5800/TDD (530) 792–5848 

Colorado 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Denver Federal Center, Building 56, Room 

2300, P.O. Box 25426, Denver, CO 80225– 

0426, (720) 544–2903/TDD (800) 659–3656 

Delaware-Maryland 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 1221 

College Park Drive, Suite 200, Dover, DE 

19904–8724, (302) 857–3580/TDD (302) 

857–3585 

Florida/Virgin Islands 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 4440 

NW. 25th Place, P.O. Box 147010, 

Gainesville, FL 32614–7010, (352) 338– 

3400/TDD (352) 338–3499 

Georgia 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Stephens Federal Building, 355 East 

Hancock Avenue, Stop 300, Athens, GA 

30601–2768, (706) 546–2162/TDD (706) 

546–2034 

Hawaii 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 311, 154 

Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720–2486, 

(808) 933–8302/TDD (808) 933–8321 

Idaho 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 9173 

West Barnes Drive, Suite A1, Boise, ID 

83709–1574, (208) 378–5601/TDD (208) 

378–5644 

Illinois 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 2118 

West Park Court, Suite A, Champaign, IL 

61821–2986, (217) 403–6200/TDD (217) 

403–6240 

Indiana 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 5975 

Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 

46278–1996, (317) 290–3100 ext. 4/TDD 

(317) 290–3343 

Iowa 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 873, 210 Walnut 

Street, Des Moines, IA 50309–2117, (515) 

284–4663/TDD (515) 284–4858 

Kansas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 1303 

SW. First American Place, Suite 100, 

Topeka, KS 66604–4040, (785) 271–2700/ 

TDD (785) 271–2767 

Kentucky 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 771 

Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, KY 

40503–5439, (859) 224–7300/TDD (859) 

224–7422 

Louisiana 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 3727 

Government Street, Alexandria, LA 71302– 

3327, (318) 473–7920/TDD (318) 473–7655 

Maine 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 967 

Illinois Avenue, Suite 4, P.O. Box 405, 

Bangor, ME 04402–0405, (207) 990–9160/ 

TDD (207) 942–7331 

Massachusetts/Rhode Island/Connecticut 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 451 

West Street, Suite 2, Amherst, MA 01002– 

2999, (413) 253–4300/TDD (413) 253–4590 

Michigan 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 3001 

Coolidge Road, Suite 200, East Lansing, MI 

48823–6350, (517) 324–5190/TDD (517) 

324–5169 

Minnesota 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 410 

Agri-Bank Building, 375 Jackson Street, 

Suite 410, St. Paul, MN 55101–1853, (651) 

602–7800/TDD (651) 602–3799 

Mississippi 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Suite 831, 100 West 

Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269–1608, 

(601) 965–4211/TDD (601) 965–5850 

Missouri 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 601 

Business Loop 70 West, Parkade Center, 

Suite 235, Columbia, MO 65203–2579, 

(573) 876–0987/TDD (573) 876–9480 

Montana 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 2229 

Boot Hill Court, P.O. Box 850, Bozeman, 

MT 59718–4011, (406) 585–2580/TDD 

(406) 585–2562 

Nebraska 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 152, 100 

Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508– 

3803, (308) 632–2195/TDD (402) 437–5093 

Nevada 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 1390 

South Curry Street, Carson City, NV 

89703–5146, (775) 887–1222/TDD (775) 

885–0633 

New Jersey 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 5th 

Floor North, Suite 500, 8000 Midlantic 

Drive, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054–1522, (856) 

787–7700/TDD (856) 787–7784 

New Mexico 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 6200 

Jefferson Street, Room 255, Albuquerque, 

NM 87109–3434, (505) 761–4950/TDD 

(505) 761–4938 

New York 

USDA Rural Development State Office, The 

Galleries of Syracuse, 441 South Salina 

Street, Suite 357, Syracuse, NY 13202– 

2541, (315) 477–6435/TDD (315) 477–6447 

North Carolina 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 4405 

Bland Road, Suite 260, Raleigh, NC 27609– 

6293, (919) 873–2015/TDD (919) 873–2003 

North Dakota 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 208, 220 East 

Rosser, P.O. Box 1737, Bismarck, ND 

58502–1737, (701) 530–2037/TDD (701) 

530–2113 

Ohio 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 507, 200 North 

High Street, Columbus, OH 43215–2418, 

(614) 255–2400/TDD (614) 255–2554 

Oklahoma 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 100 

USDA, Suite 108, Stillwater, OK 74074– 

2654, (405) 742–1000/TDD (405) 742–1007 

Oregon 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 1201 

Northeast Lloyd Blvd., Suite 801, Portland, 

OR 97232–1274, (503) 414–3305/TDD (503) 

414–3387 

Pennsylvania 

USDA Rural Development State Office, One 

Credit Union Place, Suite 330, Harrisburg, 

PA 17110–2996, (717) 237–2262/TDD (717) 

237–2261 

Puerto Rico 

USDA Rural Development State Office, IBM 

Building, Suite 601, 654 Munos Rivera 

Avenue, San Juan, PR 00918–6106, (787) 

766–5095/TDD (787) 766–5332 

South Carolina 

USDA Rural Development State Office, Strom 

Thurmond Federal Building, 1835 

Assembly Street, Room 1007, Columbia, SC 

29201–2449, (803) 765–5163/TDD (803) 

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South Dakota 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 210, 200 Fourth 

Street SW., Huron, SD 57350–2461, (605) 

352–1100/TDD (605) 352–1147 

Tennessee 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 3322 

West End Avenue, Suite 300, Nashville, 

TN 37203–1071, (615) 783–1300 

Texas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 South 

Main, Temple, TX 76501–7651, (254) 742– 

9700/TDD (254) 742–9712 

Utah 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 

South State Street, Room 4311, Salt Lake 

City, UT 84138, (801) 524–4321/TDD (801) 

524–3309 

Vermont/New Hampshire 

USDA Rural Development State Office, City 

Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street, 

Montpelier, VT 05602–4449, (802) 828– 

6080/TDD (802) 223–6365 

Virginia 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Culpeper Building, Suite 238, 1606 Santa 

Rosa Road, Richmond, VA 23229–5014, 

(804) 287–1552/TDD (804) 287–1753 

Washington 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 1835 

Black Lake Boulevard SW., Suite B, 

Olympia, WA 98512–5715, (360) 704– 

7740/TDD (360) 704–7760 

West Virginia 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 1550 

Earl Core Road, Suite 101, Morgantown, 

WV 26505–7500, (304) 284–4860/TDD 

(304) 284–4836 

Wisconsin 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 4949 

Kirschling Court, Stevens Point, WI 54481– 

7044, (715) 345–7600/TDD (715) 345–7614 

Wyoming 

USDA Rural Development State Office, P.O. 

Box 11005, 100 East B Street, Room 1005, 

Casper, WY 82601–5006, (307) 233–6703/ 

TDD (307) 233–6733 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Rural Development State Office 

identified in this Notice where the 

project will be located. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Overview 

Federal Agency: Rural BusinessCooperative Service. 

Funding Opportunity Type: Rural 

Economic Development Loans and 

Grants. 

Announcement Type: Initial 

Announcement. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 10.854. 

Dates: Application Deadline: 

Completed applications must be 

received in the State Office by 4:30 p.m. 

(local time) on the last business day of 

each month in FY 2012. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

The regulations for these programs are 

at 7 CFR part 4280, subpart A. The 

primary objective of the program is to 

promote rural economic development 

and job creation projects. Assistance 

provided to rural areas, as defined, 

under this program may include 

business startup costs, business 

expansion, business incubators, 

technical assistance feasibility studies, 

advanced telecommunications services 

and computer networks for medical, 

educational, and job training services 

and community facilities projects for 

economic development. Awards are 

made on a competitive basis using 

specific selection criteria contained in 7 

CFR part 4280, subpart A. Information 

required to be in the application 

includes an SF–424, ‘‘Application for 

Federal Assistance;’’ a Resolution of the 

Board of Directors; AD–1047, 

‘‘Debarment/Suspension Certification;’’ 

Assurance Statement for the Uniform 

Act; Restrictions on Lobbying, AD 1049, 

‘‘Certification Regarding Drug-Free 

Workplace Requirements;’’ Form RD 

400–1, ‘‘Equal Opportunity Agreement;’’ 

Form RD 400–4, ‘‘Assurance 

Agreement;’’ Seismic Certification (if 

construction); Form RD 1940–20, 

‘‘Request for Environmental 

Information;’’ RUS Form 7,’’Financial 

and Statistical Report;’’ and RUS Form 

7a, ‘‘Investments, Loan Guarantees, and 

Loans,’’ or similar information; and 

written narrative of project description. 

Applications will be tentatively scored 

by the State Offices and submitted to the 

National Office for review. 

Definitions 

The definitions are published at 7 

CFR 4280.3. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Awards: Loans and Grants. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2012. 

Maximum Anticipated Award: 

Loans—$1,000,000; Grant—$300,000. 

Anticipated Award Dates: The last 

day of the month following the month 

in which application was received. 

III. Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants 

Loans and grants may be made to any 

entity that is identified by USDA Rural 

Development as an eligible borrower 

under the Rural Electrification Act. In 

accordance with 7 CFR 4280.13, 

applicants that are not delinquent on 

any Federal debt or otherwise 

disqualified from participation in these 

programs are eligible to apply. An 

applicant must be eligible under 7 

U.S.C. 940c. 

B. Cost Sharing or Matching 

For loans, either the Ultimate 

Recipient or the Intermediary must 

provide supplemental funds for the 

project equal to at least 20 percent of the 

loan to the Intermediary. For grants, the 

Intermediary must establish a Revolving 

Loan Fund and contribute an amount 

equal to at least 20 percent of the Grant. 

The supplemental contribution must 

come from Intermediary’s funds which 

may not be from other Federal Grants, 

unless permitted by law. 

C. Other Eligibility Requirements 

Applications will only be accepted for 

projects that promote rural economic 

development and job creation. 

D. Completeness Eligibility 

Applications will not be considered 

for funding if they do not provide 

sufficient information to determine 

eligibility or are missing required 

elements. 

IV. Fiscal Year 2012 Application and 

Submission Information 

A. Address to Request Application 

Package 

For further information, entities 

wishing to apply for assistance should 

contact the Rural Development State 

Office identified in this Notice to obtain 

copies of the application package. 

Applicants are encouraged to submit 

applications through the Grants.gov 

Web site at: http://www.grants.gov. 

Applications may be submitted in either 

electronic or paper format. Users of 

Grants.gov will be able to download a 

copy of the application package, 

complete it off line, and then upload 

and submit the application via the 

Grants.gov Web site. Applications may 

not be submitted by electronic mail. 

• When you enter the Grants.gov Web 

site, you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site as well as the hours of 

operation. USDA Rural Development 

strongly recommends that you do not 

wait until the application deadline date 

to begin the application process through 

Grants.gov. To use Grants.gov, 

applicants must have a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number which can be 

obtained at no cost via a toll-free request 

line at 1–866–705–5711 or at http:// 

www.dnb.com. 

• You may submit all documents 

electronically through the Web site, 


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including all information typically 

included on the application for REDLGs 

and all necessary assurances and 

certifications. 

• After electronically submitting an 

application through the Web site, the 

applicant will receive an automatic 

acknowledgement from Grants.gov that 

contains a Grants.gov tracking number. 

• USDA Rural Development may 

request that the applicant provide 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

• If applicants experience technical 

difficulties on the closing date and are 

unable to meet the deadline, you may 

submit a paper copy of your application 

to your respective Rural Development 

State Office. Paper applications 

submitted to a Rural Development State 

Office must meet the closing date and 

local time deadline. 

Please note that applicants must 

locate the downloadable application 

package for this program by the Catalog 

of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 

or FedGrants Funding Opportunity 

Number, which can be found at http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

B. Content and Form of Submission 

An application must contain all of the 

required elements. Each selection 

priority criterion outlined in 7 CFR 

4280.42(b), must be addressed in the 

application. Failure to address any of 

the criteria will result in a zero-point 

score for that criterion and will impact 

the overall evaluation of the application. 

Copies of 7 CFR part 4280, subpart A, 

will be provided to any interested 

applicant making a request to a Rural 

Development State Office listed in this 

notice. 

C. Submission Dates and Times 

Application Deadline Dates: 4:30 p.m. 

(local time) on the last business day of 

each month. 

Explanation of Deadlines: 

Applications must be in the Rural 

Development State Office by the 

deadline dates as indicated above. 

V. Application Review Information 

The National Office will score 

applications based on the grant 

selection criteria and weights contained 

in 7 CFR part 4280, subpart A, and will 

select an Intermediary subject to the 

Intermediary’s satisfactory submission 

of the additional items required by 7 

CFR part 4280, subpart A, and the 

USDA Rural Development Letter of 

Conditions. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices 

Successful applicants will receive 

notification for funding from the Rural 

Development State Office. Applicants 

must comply with all applicable statutes 

and regulations before the loan/grant 

award will be approved. Provided the 

application requirements have not 

changed, an application not selected 

will be reconsidered in three subsequent 

funding competitions for a total of four 

competitions. If an application is 

withdrawn, it can be resubmitted and 

will be evaluated as a new application. 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Additional requirements that apply to 

Intermediary’s selected for this program 

can be found in 7 CFR part 4280, 

subpart A. Applicable provisions of 7 

CFR parts 3015, 3019, and 3052 also 

apply. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For general questions about this 

announcement, please contact your 

Rural Development State Office 

identified in this Notice. 

VIII. Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the information 

collection requirement contained in this 

Notice is approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

OMB Control Number 0570–0024. 

Federal Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act 

All grant applicants, in accordance 

with 2 CFR part 25, must have a Dun 

and Bradstreet Data Universal Number 

System (DUNS) number, which can be 

obtained at no cost via a toll-free request 

line at 1–866–705–5711 or online at 

http://fedgov.dnb.com/webor. Similarly, 

in accordance with 2 CFR part 25, all 

applicants must be registered in the 

Central Contractor Registration (CCR) 

prior to submitting an application. 

Applicants may register for the CCR at 

http://www.ccr.gov, or by calling 1–866– 

606–8220 and press ‘‘1’’ for CCR. All 

recipients of Federal financial grant 

assistance are required to report 

information about first-tier sub-awards 

and executive total compensation in 

accordance with 2 CFR Part 170. 

Nondiscrimination Statement: 

‘‘The U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all 

its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, age, 

disability, and where applicable, sex, 

marital status, familial status, parental 

status, religion, sexual orientation, 

genetic information, political beliefs, 

reprisal, or because all or part of an 

individual’s income is derived from any 

public assistance program. (Not all 

prohibited bases apply to all programs.) 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication of 

program information (Braille, large 

print, audiotape, etc.) should contact 

USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720– 

2600 (voice and TDD). 

To file a complaint of discrimination, 

write to USDA, Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Stop 9410, 

Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call tollfree at (866) 632–9992 (English) or (800) 

877–8339 (TTD) or (866) 377–8642 

(English Federal-relay) or (800) 845– 

6136 (Spanish Federal-relay). USDA is 

an equal opportunity provider and 

employer. 

February 23, 2012. 

Judith A. Canales, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: 2008 Panel of the Survey of 

Income and Program Participation, 

Wave 13 Topical Module. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0944. 

Form Number(s): SIPP 281305(L), 

Director’s Letter: SIPP 281305(L)SP, 

Director’s Letter (Spanish); SIPP/CAPI 

Automated Instrument. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden Hours: 143,303. 

Number of Respondents: 94,500. 

Average Hours per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census 

Bureau requests authorization from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to conduct a topical module 

during the Wave 13 interview for the 

2008 Panel of the Survey of Income and 

Program Participation (SIPP). The core 

SIPP and reinterview instruments were 

cleared under Authorization No. 0607– 

0944. 


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