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structures related to future surface 

facilities needed to manage methane 

may negatively impact visuals. 

Wildlife—Removal of vegetation 

related to future surface facilities 

needed to manage methane may 

negatively impact Canada lynx. 

Subsidence— 

• Subsidence may affect wildlife 

habitat, including effects to riparian 

habitat 

• Subsidence may affect water 

resources including local water quality 

and quantity. 

• Subsidence may affect cultural 

resources. 

• Subsidence may affect other land 

uses, including range improvements, 

cattle trails and other multiple uses of 

the land. 

Climate Change—Effects on climate 

change may occur from mining coal 

which stem from the release of methane 

through the mine ventilation system, 

release of methane through any gob vent 

boreholes and release of CO2 caused by 

the burning of coal that is mined. 

Scoping Process 

In addition to receiving and 

considering previous comments from 

the public, the agency continues to 

accept and consider public comments to 

guide the development of this 

environmental impact statement and the 

resulting decision. Additional 

comments should clearly articulate the 

reviewer’s concerns and contentions, 

and focus on the adequacy of 

stipulations proposed as they relate to 

the protection of surface resources. 

Comments received in response to this 

solicitation, including names and 

addresses of those who comment, will 

be part of the public record for this 

proposed action. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted and 

considered, however. 

Dated: April 19, 2012. 

Sherry Hazelhurst, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9920 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Seek Approval to 

Revise and Extend a Currently 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) to request revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection, the Egg, 

Chicken, and Turkey Surveys. A 

revision to burden hours will be needed 

due to changes in the size of the target 

population, sampling design, and/or 

questionnaire length. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by June 25, 2012 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0004, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: (202) 720–6396. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions to: David Hancock, 

NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: David Hancock, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph T. Reilly, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. Copies of 

this information collection and related 

instructions can be obtained without 

charge from David Hancock, NASS 

Clearance Officer, at (202) 690–2388. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Egg, Chicken, and Turkey 

Surveys. 

OMB Number: 0535–0004. 

Expiration Date of Approval: October 

31, 2012. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to revise and extend a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) is to prepare and issue State and 

national estimates of crop and livestock 

production, disposition, and prices. The 

Egg, Chicken, and Turkey Surveys 

obtain basic poultry statistics from 

voluntary cooperators throughout the 

Nation. Statistics are published on 

placement of pullet chicks for hatchery 

supply flocks; hatching reports for 

broiler-type, egg-type, and turkey eggs; 

number of layers on hand; total table egg 

production; and production and value 

estimates for eggs, chickens, and 

turkeys. The frequency of the surveys 

being conducted include weekly, 

monthly and annually. This information 

is used by producers, processors, feed 

dealers, and others in the marketing and 

supply channels as a basis for 

production and marketing decisions. 

Government agencies use these 

estimates to evaluate poultry product 

supplies. The information is an 

important consideration in government 

purchases for the National School 

Lunch Program and in formulation of 

export-import policy. The current 

expiration date for this docket is 

October 31, 2012. NASS intends to 

request that the surveys be approved for 

another 3 years. 

Authority: These data will be 

collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C. 

2204(a). Individually identifiable data 

collected under this authority are 

governed by section 1770 of the Food 

Security Act of 1985, 7 U.S.C. 2276, 

which requires USDA to afford strict 

confidentiality to non-aggregated data 

provided by respondents. This notice is 

submitted in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (at 44 

U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office of 

Management and Budget regulations at 

5 CFR part 1320. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated between 8 and 15 minutes 

per respondent per survey. 

Respondents: Farmers, ranchers, farm 

managers, and farm contractors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,100. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 4,200 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

and related instructions can be obtained 

without charge from the NASS 

Clearance Officer, at (202) 690–2388 or 

at: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s 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, through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, technological or 

other forms of information technology 

collection methods. All responses to 

this notice will become a matter of 

public record and be summarized in the 

request for OMB approval. 


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Signed at Washington, DC, March 21, 2012. 

Joseph T. Reilly, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9991 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service’s intention to 

request an extension for a currently 

approved information collection in 

support of the program for the 1890 

Land Grant Institutions Rural 

Entrepreneurial Outreach and 

Development Initiative Program. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by June 25, 2012 to be 

considered. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Natalie Melton, Program Management 

Specialist, Rural Development, USDA, 

STOP 3250, Room 4217, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3250. 

Telephone: (202) 690–1371, email: 

Natalie.melton@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 1890 Land Grant Institutions 

Rural Entrepreneurial Outreach and 

Development Initiative Program. 

OMB Number: 0570–0041. 

Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 

2012. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The collection of this 

information will allow the Agency to 

determine the eligibility of the 

applicants; determine the specific 

purpose for which the funds will be 

utilized; determine the timeframes or 

dates by which activities surrounding 

the use of funds will be accomplished; 

determine the feasibility of the project; 

and to evaluate applicants’ experience 

in managing similar activities. 

Without the collection of this 

information, there would be no basis on 

which to award funds. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection is estimated to 

average 2.5 hours per response. 

Respondents: Only 1890 Land Grant 

Institutions of Higher Education and 

Tuskegee University. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

18. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 17. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 297. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 728 hours. 

Copies of this information collected 

can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch: (202) 692–0040. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of Rural Development, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

Rural Development’s estimate of the 

burden to collect the required 

information, including the validity of 

the strategy 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 on the paperwork burden 

may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, Rural 

Development, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, STOP 0742, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0742. All 

responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: April 18, 2012. 

Judith A. Canales, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9975 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Announcement of Small, SociallyDisadvantaged Producer Grant 

(SSDPG) Application Deadlines in 

Fiscal Year 2012 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability. 

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service announces the 

availability of approximately $3 million 

in competitive grant funds for the FY 

2012 SSDPG program. See the 

Consolidated and Further Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2012 (2012 

Appropriations Act) (Pub. L. 112–55). 

We request proposals from applicants 

that will provide technical assistance to 

small, socially-disadvantaged 

agricultural producers in rural areas. 

Eligible applicants include 

Cooperatives, Groups of Cooperatives, 

and Cooperative Development Centers. 

The maximum award per grant is 

$175,000. 

DATES: Completed applications for 

grants must 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 24, 2012 to be eligible for 

FY 2012 grant funding. Late 

applications are not eligible for FY 2012 

grant funding. 

Electronic copies must be received by 

April 25, 2012, to be eligible for FY 

2012 grant funding. Late applications 

will not be eligible for FY 2012 grant 

funding. 

ADDRESSES: Application materials for 

the SSDPG program may be obtained at 

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

BCP_SSDPG.html or by contacting your 

USDA Rural Development State Office. 

Contact information for State Offices 

can be found at http:// 

www.rurdev.usda.gov/recd_map.html 

Paper applications must be submitted 

to the USDA Rural Development State 

Office in the State where your 

organization’s main office is located. 

Electronic applications must be 

submitted through the Grants.gov Web 

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

read the instructions found on the 

Grants.gov Web site and follow them 

carefully. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Visit 

the program Web site at http:// 

www.rurdev.usda.gov/BCP_SSDPG.html 

for application assistance or contact 

your USDA Rural Development State 

Office. You are strongly encouraged to 

contact your State Office well in 

advance of the deadline to discuss your 

Project and ask any questions about the 

application process. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview 

Federal Agency Name: USDA Rural 

Business Cooperative Service. 

Funding Opportunity Title: Small, 

Socially-Disadvantaged Producer Grant. 

Announcement Type: Initial 

announcement. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 10.77.1 


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