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measurements. Prior years’ plans often 

dictate the content of current year plans 

because many activities are 

continuations of previous activities. 

Each Cooperator or MAP participant is 

also responsible for submitting: (1) 

Reimbursement claims for approved 

costs incurred in carrying out approved 

activities, (2) an end-of-year 

contribution report, (3) travel reports, 

and (4) progress reports/evaluation 

studies. Cooperators or MAP 

participants must maintain records on 

all information submitted to FAS. The 

information collected is used by FAS to 

manage, plan, evaluate, and account for 

Government resources. The reports and 

records are required to ensure the 

proper and judicious use of public 

funds. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 21 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Non-profit trade 

organizations, state groups, 

cooperatives, and commercial entities. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

71. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 62. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 92,442 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Tamoria 

Thompson-Hall, the Agency Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (202) 690– 

1690. 

Request for Comments: Send 

comments regarding the accuracy of the 

burden estimate, ways to minimize the 

burden, including through the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

or any other aspect of this collection of 

information. Comments may be sent to 

Director, Program Operations Division, 

Foreign Agricultural Service, Portals 

Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024. Facsimile submissions may 

be sent to (202) 720–9361 and electronic 

mail submissions should be addressed 

to ppsadmin@fas.usda.gov. Persons 

with disabilities who require an 

alternative means for communication of 

information (Braille, large print, 

audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s 

Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice 

and TDD). All responses to this notice 

will be summarized and included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will also become a matter of 

public record. 

Signed at Washington, DC on January 27, 

2009. 

Suzanne Hale, 

Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, and Acting Vice President, 

Commodity Credit Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E9–4702 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Foreign 

Agricultural Service’s (FAS) intention to 

request an extension for a currently 

approved information collection. This 

information collection is required in 

petitions filed with FAS for emergency 

relief from duty-free imports of 

perishable products under section 

204(d) of the Andean Trade Promotion 

and Drug Eradication Act. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by May 4, 2009 to be assured 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver comments to 

Robert Miller, Office of Negotiations and 

Agreements, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, Stop 1040, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

1040, or e-mail to 

Robert.Miller@fas.usda.gov, or fax to 

(202) 720–1139. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Miller, Office of Negotiations and 

Agreements, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, Stop 1040, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

1040, (202) 720–1047. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Emergency Relief from DutyFree Imports of Perishable Products 

from Andean Countries. 

OMB Number: 0551–0033. 

Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 

2009. 

Type of Request: Extension for a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Andean Trade 

Preference Act, 19 U.S.C. 3201 et seq., 

was retitled the ‘‘Andean Trade 

Promotion and Drug Eradication Act’’ 

(the Act), under section 3101 of Public 

Law 107–210, the ‘‘Trade Act of 2002’’. 

The Act authorized the President to 

proclaim duty-free treatment for imports 

from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and 

Peru except for specifically excluded 

products. Section 204(d) provides for 

emergency relief from duty-free imports 

of certain perishable agricultural 

products from the beneficiary Andean 

countries and, in part, that a petition for 

emergency import relief may be filed 

simultaneously with the Secretary of 

Agriculture and the U.S. International 

Trade Commission (ITC) pursuant to the 

provisions of section 201 of the Trade 

Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 

2251). Emergency import relief is 

limited to restoration of most favored 

nation tariffs during the period of the 

ITC’s investigation. On October 16, 

2008, section 208 of Public Law 110– 

436 amended the Act to extend the 

expiration date from December 31, 2008 

to December 31, 2009. In the case of 

Ecuador and Bolivia, the President will 

review on or before June 30, 2009 to 

determine if both countries satisfy the 

requirements set forth in Section 203(c) 

for being designated as a beneficiary 

country in order to continue to receive 

benefits through December 31, 2009. 

Under 7 CFR part 1540, subpart C of this 

part, a procedure is provided for an 

entity to submit a petition for 

emergency relief to the Administrator of 

FAS. Section 1540.43 requests that the 

following information, to the extent 

possible, be included in a petition: A 

description of the imported perishable 

product concerned; country of origin of 

imports; data indicating increased 

imports are a substantial cause of 

serious injury (or threat of injury) to the 

domestic industry producing a like or 

directly competitive product; evidence 

of serious injury; and a statement 

indicating why emergency action would 

be warranted. The information collected 

provides essential data for the Secretary 

regarding specific market conditions 

with respect to the industry requesting 

emergency relief. Within 14 days of the 

filing of a petition, the Secretary shall 

advise the President if there is reason to 

believe that emergency action is 

warranted, or to publish a notice of a 

determination not to recommend 

emergency action and advise the 

petitioner. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated at $533.00. 

Respondents: Non-profit institutions, 

businesses, or farms. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 23 hours. 

Copies of the information collection 

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Thompson-Hall, Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (202) 690–1690. 

Requests for Comments: The public is 

invited to submit comments and 

suggestions to the above address 

regarding the accuracy of the burden 

estimate, ways to minimize the burden, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, or any other 

aspect of this collection of information. 

Comments on issues covered by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act are most 

useful to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) if received within 30 

days of the publication of the Notice 

and Request for Comments, but must be 

submitted no later than 60 days from the 

date of publication to be assured 

consideration. All responses to this 

notice will be summarized and included 

in the request for OMB approval. All 

comments will also be a matter of public 

record. 

Signed at Washington, DC on February 19, 

2009. 

Suzanne Hale, 

Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–4696 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Lincoln County Resource 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106– 

393) the Kootenai National Forest’s 

Lincoln County Resource Advisory 

Committee will meet on Wednesday, 

March 11, 2009 at 6 p.m. at the Forest 

Supervisor’s Office in Libby, Montana 

for a business meeting. The meeting is 

open to the public. 

DATES: March 11, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor’s Office, 

31374 U.S. Hwy 2, Libby, Montana. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Willie Sykes, Committee Coordinator, 

Kootenai National Forest at (406) 283– 

7694, or e-mail wsykes@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

will include a consideration of 2009 

project proposals from the Libby Ranger 

District and the Three Rivers Ranger 

District and receiving public comment. 

If the meeting date or location is 

changed, notice will be posted in the 

local newspapers, including the Daily 

Interlake based in Kalispell, Montana. 

Dated: February 24, 2009. 

Paul Bradford, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–4719 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of New Fee Site; Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (Title VIII, 

Pub. L. 108–447) 

AGENCY: Plumas National Forest, USDA 

Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of New Fee Site. 

SUMMARY: The Plumas National Forest is 

proposing to charge a new fee for the 

overnight rental of Black Mountain 

Lookout. This Lookout has not been 

available for recreation use prior to this 

date. Fees are assessed based on the 

level of amenities and services 

provided, cost of operation and 

maintenance, market assessment and 

public comment. The fee listed is only 

proposed and final determination will 

be made upon further analysis and 

public comment. Rentals of other 

lookouts on the adjacent National 

Forests have shown that people 

appreciate and enjoy the availability of 

historic rental lookouts. Funds from the 

rental will be used for the continued 

operation and maintenance of Black 

Mountain Lookout, and to develop 

improvements that benefit visitor’s 

recreation experiences. 

DATES: Black Mountain Lookout will 

become available for recreation rental 

September, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Alice B. Carlton, Forest 

Supervisor, Plumas National Forest, 159 

Lawrence Street, Quincy, California 

95971. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Kliejunas, District Archaeologist, 

or Judy Schaber, Assistant Resource 

Officer, at 530–836–2575. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed 

the Secretary of Agriculture to publish 

a six month advance notice in the 

Federal Register whenever new 

recreation fee areas are established. 

This proposed new fee will be 

reviewed by a Recreation Resource 

Advisory Committee prior to a final 

decision and implementation. 

This is the Plumas National Forests 

first lookout rental. Rentals on adjacent 

Forests are often fully booked 

throughout their rental season. A 

business analysis of Black Mountain 

Lookout rental has shown that people 

desire having this sort of recreation 

experience on the National Forest. A 

market analysis indicates that the $50 to 

$70 per night fee is both reasonable and 

acceptable for this sort of unique 

recreation experience. 

People wanting to rent Black 

Mountain Lookout will need to do so 

through the National Recreation 

Reservation Service, at http:// 

www.reserveusa.com or by calling 1– 

877–444–6777. The National Recreation 

Reservation Service charges a $9 fee for 

reservations made through the Internet 

or $10 for reservations made through the 

call center. 

Date: February 9, 2009. 

Alice B. Carlton, 

Plumas National Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–4735 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of Petitions by Firms for 

Determination of Eligibility To Apply 

for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and Opportunity for 

Public Comment. 

Pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade 

Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.), the 

Economic Development Administration 

(EDA) has received petitions for 

certification of eligibility to apply for 

Trade Adjustment Assistance from the 

firms listed below. EDA has initiated 

separate investigations to determine 

whether increased imports into the 

United States of articles like or directly 

competitive with those produced by 

each firm contributed importantly to the 

total or partial separation of the firm’s 

workers, or threat thereof, and to a 

decrease in sales or production of each 

petitioning firm. 


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