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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 74, No. 9 

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

January 8, 2009. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the 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 burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: The Integrity Program (TIP) Data 

Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0401. 

Summary of Collection: The basis for 

this data collection and reporting 

system is Part 246.5 of the Women, 

Infant, and Children (WIC) Program 

regulations, which requires State 

agencies to report annually on their 

vendor monitoring efforts. The data 

collected from the States serves as a 

management tool to provide Congress, 

the Office of the Inspector General, 

senior program managers, as well as the 

general public, assurances that program 

funds are being spent appropriately and 

that every reasonable effort is being 

made to prevent, detect and eliminate 

fraud, waste and abuse. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Food and Nutrition Service will collect 

information using form FNS 698, Profile 

of Integrity Practices and Procedures; 

FNS 699, the Integrity Profile Report 

Form; and FNS 700, TIP Data Entry 

Form. The collected information from 

the forms will be analyzed and a report 

is prepared by FNS annually that (1) 

assesses State agency progress in 

eliminating abusive vendors, (2) 

assesses the level of activity that is 

being directed to ensuring program 

integrity, and (3) analyzes trends over a 

5-year period. The information is used 

at the national level in formulating 

program policy and regulations. At the 

FNS regional office level, the data is 

reviewed to identify possible vendor 

management deficiencies so that 

technical assistance can be provided to 

States, as needed. At the State level, the 

information is used to provide 

assurances to the Governor’s office, and 

other interested parties, that WIC issues 

are being addressed. Without the 

information it would take long to 

identify and correct State agency 

program deficiencies and to implement 

corrective actions. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 90. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 38. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–576 Filed 1–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Agricultural Water Enhancement 

Program 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation 

and Natural Resources Conservation 

Service, Department of Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for proposals. 

SUMMARY: Section 2510 of the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

(2008 Act) established the Agricultural 

Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) 

by amending section 1240I of the Food 

Security Act of 1985. The Secretary of 

Agriculture delegated the authority for 

AWEP to the Chief of the Natural 

Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 

who is a vice president of the 

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). 

NRCS is an agency of the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). Up 

to $58.4 million in AWEP financial 

assistance is expected to be available in 

fiscal year 2009 for NRCS to enter into 

contracts with producers. The purpose 

of this notice is to inform agricultural 

producers of the availability of AWEP 

funds and to solicit proposals from 

potential partners who seek to enter into 

partnership agreements with the Chief 

to promote the conservation of ground 

and surface water and the improvement 

of water quality. 

DATES: Proposals must be postmarked 

by March 2, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Proposals should be 

submitted to the Chief (Attn: Financial 

Assistance Programs Division), Natural 

Resources Conservation Service, USDA, 

AWEP Proposals, P.O. Box 2890, 

Washington, DC 20013 by March 2, 

2009. Applicants also must send their 

proposal to the appropriate State 

Conservationist(s) postmarked, or dated 

if electronic, no later than March 2, 

2009. To submit your application 

electronically, visit http:// 

www.grants.gov/apply and follow the 

on-line instructions. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg 

Johnson, Director, Financial Assistance 

Programs Division, NRCS; phone: (202) 

720–1845; fax: (202) 720–4265; or email: AWEP2008@wdc.usda.gov; 

Subject: AWEP Proposal; or via Internet. 

Users can access the NRCS homepage at 

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/; select the 

Farm Bill link from the menu; select the 

Notices link from beneath the Federal 

Register Notices Index title. Persons 

with disabilities who require alternative 

means for communication (Braille, large 

print, audio tape, etc.) should contact 

the USDA TARGET Center at: (202) 

720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

Catalogue of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.912. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Availability of Funding: 

Effective on the publication date of 

this notice, the CCC announces the 

availability, until September 30, 2009, 

of up to $58.4 million for AWEP 

financial assistance. NRCS will 

implement AWEP by entering into 

partnership agreements with eligible 

entities to conserve ground and surface 

water or improve water quality, or both, 

in their region. Partners submit 

complete proposals, as described in this 

notice, to the Chief, NRCS. Partnership 

agreement selection will be based on the 

criteria established in this notice. Once 

the Chief selects a partner’s proposal, 

agricultural producers within the 

selected partner’s project area may work 

through the partner to submit an AWEP 

contract application or submit a contract 

application directly to NRCS. 

Entities are eligible to enter into 

partnership agreements. These entities 

include, but are not limited to, federally 

recognized Indian Tribes, States, units 

of local government, agricultural or 

silvicultural associations, other groups 

of such producers, such as an irrigation 

association, agricultural land trust, or 

other nongovernmental organization 

that has experience working with 

agricultural producers. All Federal 

funds awarded through this request for 

proposals (RFP) will be paid to 

producers. No Federal funding may be 

used to cover administrative expenses of 

partners. Administrative activities 

include any indirect or direct costs 

relating to submitting or implementing 

the project proposal. 

Definitions: 

Agricultural land means cropland, 

grassland, rangeland, pasture, and other 

agricultural land, on which agricultural 

and forest-related products or livestock 

are produced and resource concerns 

may be addressed. Other agricultural 

lands may include cropped woodland, 

marshes, incidental areas included in 

the agricultural operation, and other 

types of agricultural land used for 

production of livestock. 

Agricultural water enhancement 

activity means the following, which are 

conducted in accordance with State 

water law: 

• Water quality or water conservation 

plan development, including resource 

condition assessment and modeling. 

• Water conservation restoration or 

enhancement projects, including the 

conversion to the production of less 

water-intensive agricultural 

commodities or dryland farming. 

• Water quality or quantity 

restoration or enhancement projects. 

• Irrigation system improvement and 

irrigation efficiency enhancements. 

• Activities designed to mitigate the 

effects of drought, (e.g., construction, 

improvement, or maintenance of 

irrigation ponds, small on-farm 

reservoirs, or other agricultural water 

impoundment structures, which are 

designed to capture surface water 

runoff). 

• Related activities that the Chief 

determines will help achieve water 

quality or water conservation benefits 

on agricultural land. 

Chief means the Chief of NRCS, 

USDA. 

Conservation practice means one or 

more conservation improvements and 

activities, including structural practices, 

land management practices, vegetative 

practices, forest management practices, 

and other improvements that are 

planned and applied according to NRCS 

standards and specifications. 

Contract means a legal document that 

specifies the rights and obligations of 

any participant accepted to participate 

in the program. An AWEP contract is an 

agreement for the transfer of assistance 

from USDA to the participant to share 

in the costs of applying conservation 

practices. 

Environmental Quality Incentives 

Program (EQIP) means a program 

administered by NRCS in accordance 

with 7 CFR 1466, which provides for the 

installation and implementation of 

conservation practices on agricultural 

and nonindustrial private forest land. 

Exceptional Drought (D–4) means, as 

defined by the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

exceptional widespread crop/pasture 

losses; exceptional fire risk; shortages of 

water in reservoirs, streams, and wells, 

creating water emergencies. 

Field Office Technical Guide means 

the official local NRCS source of 

resource information and interpretation 

of guidelines, criteria, and requirements 

for planning and applying conservation 

practices and conservation management 

systems. It contains detailed 

information on the conservation of soil, 

water, air, plant, and animal resources 

applicable to the local area for which it 

is prepared. 

Indian land is an inclusive term 

describing all lands held in trust by the 

United States for individual Indians or 

Tribes, or all lands, titles to which are 

held by individual Indians or Tribes, 

subject to Federal restrictions against 

alienation or encumbrance, or all lands 

which are subject to the rights of use, 

occupancy and/or benefit of certain 

Tribes. For purposes of this notice, the 

term Indian land also includes land for 

which the title is held in fee status by 

Indian Tribes, and the U.S. Governmentowned land under Bureau of Indian 

Affairs jurisdiction. 

Indian Tribe means any Indian Tribe, 

band, nation, or other organized group 

or community, including any Alaska 

Native village or regional or village 

corporation as defined in or established 

pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) 

that is federally recognized as eligible 

for the special programs and services 

provided by the United States to Indians 

because of their status as Indians. 

Partner means an entity that enters 

into a partnership agreement with the 

Chief to carry out an agricultural water 

enhancement project. Partners that are 

eligible to participate in AWEP include, 

but are not limited to, federally 

recognized Indian Tribes, States, units 

of local government, agricultural or 

silvicultural associations, or other such 

groups of agricultural producers. 

Partnership agreement means an 

agreement between the Chief and the 

partner that describes the duties and 

obligations of NRCS and the partner. It 

does not transfer financial assistance to 

a partner. 

Payment means financial assistance 

provided to the participant for the 

estimated costs incurred for performing 

or implementing conservation practices, 

including costs for: planning, materials, 

equipment, labor, design and 

installation, maintenance, management, 

or training, as well as the estimated 

income foregone by the producer for 

designated conservation practices. 

Producer means a person, legal entity, 

or joint operation who has an interest in 

the agricultural operation, according to 

7 CFR 1400, or who is engaged in 

agricultural production or forest 

management. 

Projects of Special Environmental 

Significance means projects, as 

determined by the Chief, which meet 

the following criteria: 

• Site-specific evaluations have been 

completed, documenting that the project 


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will have substantial positive impacts 

on critical resources in or near the 

project area (e.g., impaired water bodies, 

at-risk species, or air quality 

attainment); 

• The project clearly addresses a 

national priority and State, Tribal, or 

local priorities, as applicable; and 

• The project assists the participant 

in complying with Federal, State, and 

local regulatory requirements. 

State Conservationist means the 

NRCS employee who is authorized to 

implement conservation programs, 

administered by NRCS, and who directs 

and supervises NRCS activities in a 

State, the Caribbean Area, or the Pacific 

Islands Area. 

State Technical Committee means a 

committee established by the Secretary 

in a State pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 3861. 

Technical assistance means technical 

expertise, information, and tools 

necessary for the conservation of natural 

resources on land active in agricultural, 

forestry, or related uses. The term 

includes the following: (1) Technical 

services provided directly to farmers, 

ranchers, and other eligible entities, 

such as conservation planning, 

technical consultation, and assistance 

with design and implementation of 

conservation practices; and 2) technical 

infrastructure, including activities, 

processes, tools, and agency functions 

needed to support delivery of technical 

services, such as technical standards, 

resource inventories, training, data, 

technology, monitoring, and effects 

analyses. 

Technical Service Provider means an 

individual, private-sector entity, or 

public agency certified by NRCS, in 

accordance with 7 CFR 652, to provide 

technical services to program 

participants in lieu of or on behalf of 

NRCS. 

Overview of the Agricultural Water 

Enhancement Program 

Background 

The Agricultural Water Enhancement 

Program (AWEP) is a voluntary 

conservation program that provides 

financial and technical assistance to 

agricultural producers to implement 

agricultural water enhancement 

activities on agricultural land for the 

purposes of conserving surface and 

ground water and improving water 

quality. As part of the Environmental 

Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), 

AWEP operates through contracts with 

producers to plan and implement 

conservation practices to conserve 

ground and surface water and improve 

water quality in project areas 

established through partnership 

agreements. Producers may participate 

individually in AWEP, or collectively 

through a partnership project. For 

example, the role of the partner may be 

to facilitate the submission of 

producers’ applications, or it may be to 

provide additional technical or financial 

assistance to participating agricultural 

producers. AWEP funding will be 

delivered to producers; no AWEP 

funding may be used to cover the 

administrative expenses of partners. 

Producer Applications and Contracts 

Agricultural producers in selected 

project areas may apply for available 

AWEP funds at their local United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

service center or on-line at: http:// 

www.grants.gov/apply, using the on-line 

instructions. Once an application is 

selected, an eligible agricultural 

producer will enter into a contract with 

NRCS to implement agricultural water 

enhancement activities. Through these 

contracts, NRCS provides payments to 

agricultural producers for implementing 

conservation practices. The contract 

term will be for a minimum duration of 

one year after completion of the last 

practice, but not more than 10 years. In 

States with water quantity concerns, 

where the partner proposal includes the 

conversion of agricultural land from 

irrigated farming to dryland farming, 

NRCS may enter into contracts, through 

which a producer receives payments for 

such activity for up to five years, when 

applying through a State partner and 

such activities are consistent with State 

law. An agricultural producer may elect 

to use a technical service provider for 

technical assistance. A participant may 

not receive, directly or indirectly, 

payments that, in the aggregate, exceed 

$300,000. NRCS may waive this 

limitation up to $450,000 for projects of 

special environmental significance, as 

determined by the Chief. All 

agricultural producers receiving 

assistance through AWEP must meet 

EQIP eligibility requirements and will 

be subject to EQIP payment limitations. 

Participating AWEP producers are not 

required to have an existing EQIP 

contract, although they must be 

determined eligible for EQIP assistance 

prior to entering into an AWEP contract. 

For information on the limitations and 

benefits that apply to land and 

agricultural producers enrolled in the 

AWEP program, please consult EQIP’s 

authorizing legislation (16 U.S.C. 

3839aa) and regulation (7 CFR 1466) 

(http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/ 

eqip). 

Submitting Partnership Proposals 

Potential partners must submit 

proposals that contain the information 

set forth in ‘‘Proposal Requirements’’ to 

receive consideration for entering into 

partnership agreements. The potential 

partner must submit a complete 

proposal, including letters of review 

from the appropriate State 

Conservationists, to the Chief, as 

specified in this notice. In providing 

letters of review for partner proposals, 

the State Conservationist may consult 

with the State Technical Committee 

(established pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 3861) 

to evaluate the merits of the proposals. 

The Chief will review and evaluate 

the proposals based on the criteria 

provided in this notice. Incomplete 

proposals and those that do not meet the 

requirements set forth in this notice will 

not be considered, and notification of 

elimination will be mailed to the 

applicant. 

Entity and Land Eligibility 

Entities that are eligible to enter into 

AWEP partnership agreements include, 

but are not limited to, federally 

recognized Indian Tribes, States, units 

of local government, agricultural or 

silvicultural associations, or other 

groups of such producers, such as an 

irrigation association, agricultural land 

trust, or other nongovernmental 

organization that has experience 

working with agricultural producers. 

The following land is eligible for 

enrollment in the AWEP: 

• Private agricultural land: 

• For agricultural lands not irrigated 

for two of the previous five years, the 

construction, improvement, or 

maintenance of irrigation ponds, small 

on-farm reservoirs, or other agricultural 

water impoundment structures, which 

are designed to capture surface water 

runoff, are eligible only in an area that 

is experiencing or has experienced 

exceptional drought conditions between 

June 18, 2006 and June 18, 2008. 

• Indian land; and 

• Publicly owned land where: 

• The conservation practices to be 

implemented on the public land are 

necessary and will contribute to an 

improvement in the identified resource 

concern that is on private land; and 

• The land is a working component of 

the participant’s agricultural and 

forestry operation; and 

• The participant has control of the 

land for the term of the contract. 

Partnership Proposal Requirements 

To participate in AWEP, a potential 

partner must submit a proposal to the 

Chief. The proposal must contain the 


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information set forth below in order to 

receive consideration: 

1. Partnership capacity: Potential 

partners must describe their project and 

their record of working with agricultural 

producers to address water quality and 

quantity issues. 

Information provided in the proposal 

must: 

(a) Demonstrate a commitment by the 

partner to the long-term conservation of 

surface and ground water or water 

quality improvement; 

(b) Demonstrate the ability to 

coordinate water quality and quantity 

efforts among agricultural producers; 

(c) Demonstrate the availability of 

non-Federal matching funds or other 

resources being contributed; 

(d) Demonstrate the ability to monitor 

and evaluate project effects on natural 

resources; 

(e) Demonstrate the capacity to 

deliver a final project performance 

report; 

(f) Identify potential criteria to be 

used by NRCS to prioritize and rank 

agricultural producers’ AWEP 

applications in the project area; 

(g) Describe the partners collaborating 

to achieve the project objectives and the 

roles, responsibilities, and capabilities 

of each partner; 

(h) Describe the proposed agricultural 

water enhancement activities to be 

applied within the designated five-year 

timeframe; 

(i) Describe the amount of funds 

needed annually for producer contracts; 

(j) Describe the amount and source of 

non-Federal funds or other resources 

that are anticipated to be leveraged by 

AWEP; 

(k) Identify the project funding NRCS 

is requested to provide through AWEP; 

and 

(l) Provide a project implementation 

schedule. 

2. Lands to be treated: The proposal 

should describe the geographic area to 

be covered by the partnership 

agreement. Specifically, the proposal 

should include: 

(a) A map showing the proposed 

project area(s); 

(b) A description of the agricultural 

water quality or water conservation 

issues to be addressed by the 

partnership agreement; 

(c) A description of the agricultural 

water enhancement objectives to be 

achieved through the partnership; 

(d) The total number of acres 

anticipated to need conservation 

treatment; and 

(e) The proposed agricultural water 

enhancement activities that may be 

implemented. 

3. Producer Information: The partner 

must identify: 

(a) The number of agricultural 

producers that are likely to participate 

in the project; and 

(b) The total number of agricultural 

producers in the project area. 

4. Letter of review: Potential partners 

must include a copy of the cover letter 

showing that the proposal was sent to 

the appropriate State Conservationist(s) 

for review. If a project is multi-state in 

scope, all State Conservationists in the 

project area must be sent the proposal 

for review. The State Conservationist(s) 

will review the proposal for potential 

duplication of efforts, consistency with 

overall EQIP objectives, and the 

expected benefits to EQIP 

implementation in their State(s). 

Applicants must send their proposal to 

the appropriate State Conservationist in 

accordance with the proposals 

submission instructions. State 

Conservationist(s) must submit letters to 

NRCS National Headquarters by March 

2, 2009. A list of NRCS State Office 

addresses and phone numbers is 

included at the end of this notice. 

Potential partners are encouraged to 

consult with the appropriate State 

Conservationist(s) during proposal 

development to discuss the letter of 

review. 

5. Potential partners should submit 

project action plans and schedules, not 

to exceed five years, detailing activities, 

including timeframes related to project 

milestones and monitoring and 

evaluation activities. The project action 

plan should describe how often the 

potential partner plans to monitor and 

evaluate the project and how it plans to 

quantify the results of the project for the 

final project performance report. 

Ranking Considerations 

The Chief will evaluate the proposals 

using a competitive process. The Chief 

may give a higher priority to proposals 

that: 

• Include high percentages of 

agricultural land and producers in a 

region or other appropriate area; 

• Result in high levels of applied 

agricultural water quality and water 

conservation activities; 

• Significantly enhance agricultural 

activity; 

• Allow for monitoring and 

evaluation; 

• Assist agricultural producers in 

meeting a regulatory requirement that 

reduces the economic scope of the 

producer’s operation; 

• Achieve the project’s land and 

water treatment objectives within five 

years or less; 

• For proposals from states with 

water quantity concerns: 

• Assist producers in states with 

water quantity concerns, as determined 

by the Chief; 

• Include the conversion of 

agricultural land from irrigated farming 

to dryland farming; 

• Leverage Federal funds provided 

under the program with funds provided 

by partners; or 

• Are located in the following 

regions: Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer, 

Puget Sound, Ogallala Aquifer, 

Sacramento River Watershed, Upper 

Mississippi River Basin, Red River of 

the North Basin, or Everglades. 

Partnership Agreements 

The Chief will enter into a 

partnership agreement with a selected 

partner. The partnership agreement will 

not obligate funds, but will address: 

• Agricultural water enhancement 

activities anticipated to be applied; 

• The role of NRCS; 

• The responsibilities of the partner 

related to the monitoring and evaluation 

of project performance; 

• The frequency and duration of the 

monitoring and evaluation of project 

performance; 

• The content and format of the final 

project performance report that is 

required as a condition of the 

agreement; 

• The specified project schedule; and 

• Other requirements deemed 

necessary by NRCS to achieve the 

purposes of AWEP. 

Once the Chief has entered into a 

partnership agreement with a partner, 

NRCS will enter into contracts directly 

with agricultural producers 

participating in the project and other 

eligible producers within the project 

area. Participating producers must meet 

all EQIP eligibility requirements (7 CFR 

1466.8). 

Waiver Authority 

To assist in the implementation of 

agricultural water enhancement 

activities under the program, the Chief 

may waive the applicability of the 

Adjusted Gross Income Limitation 

(AGI), on a case-by-case basis in 

accordance with policy and processes 

promulgated in 7 CFR 1400. Such 

waiver requests must be submitted to 

the Chief at the address listed in this 

notice. 

Signed in Washington, DC on January 8, 

2009. 

Arlen L. Lancaster, 

Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation and Chief, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service. 

NRCS State Conservationists 

Alabama: Gary Kobylski, 3381 Skyway 

Drive, Post Office Box 311, Auburn, 


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AL 36830, Phone: (334) 887–4535, 

Fax: (334) 887–4551, 

gary.kobylski@al.usda.gov. 

Alaska: Robert Jones, Atrium Building, 

Suite 100, 800 West Evergreen, 

Palmer, AK 99645–6539, Phone: (907) 

761–7760, Fax: (907) 761–7790, 

robert.jones@ak.usda.gov. 

Arizona: David McKay, 230 N. First 

Avenue, Suite 509, Phoenix, AZ 

85003–1733, Phone: (602) 280–8801, 

Fax: (602) 280–8809, 

david.mckay@az.usda.gov. 

Arkansas: Kalven L. Trice, Federal 

Building, Room 3416, 700 West 

Capitol Avenue, Little Rock, AR 

72201–3228, Phone: (501) 301–3100, 

Fax: (501) 301–3194, 

kalven.trice@ar.usda.gov. 

California: Lincoln E. Burton, Suite 

4164, 430 G Street, Davis, CA 95616– 

4164, Phone: (530) 792–5600, Fax: 

(530) 792–5790, 

ed.burton@ca.usda.gov. 

Caribbean Area: Juan A. Martinez, 

Director, IBM Building, Suite 604, 654 

Munoz Rivera Avenue, Hato Rey, PR 

00918–4123, Phone: (787) 766–5206, 

Fax: (787) 766–5987, 

juan.martinez@pr.usda.gov. 

Colorado: James Allen Green, Room 

E200C, 655 Parfet Street, Lakewood, 

CO 80215–5521, Phone: (720) 544– 

2810, Fax: (720) 544–2965, 

allen.green@co.usda.gov. 

Connecticut: Douglas Zehner, 344 

Merrow Road, Suite A, Tolland, CT 

06084, Phone: (860) 871–4011, Fax: 

(860) 871–4054, 

doug.zehner@ct.usda.gov. 

Delaware: Russell Morgan, Suite 100, 

1221 College Park Drive, Dover, DE 

19904–8713, Phone: (302) 678–4160, 

Fax: (302) 678–0843, 

russell.morgan@de.usda.gov. 

Florida: Carlos Suarez, 2614 N.W. 43rd 

Street, Gainesville, FL 32606–6611, 

Phone: (352) 338–9500, Fax: (352) 

338–9574, carlos.suarez@fl.usda.gov. 

Georgia: James Tillman, Federal 

Building, Stop 200, 355 East Hancock 

Avenue, Athens, GA 30601–2769, 

Phone: (706) 546–2272, Fax: (706) 

546–2120, 

james.tillman@ga.usda.gov. 

Pacific Islands Area: Lawrence T. 

Yamamoto, Room 4–118, 300 Ala 

Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 

96850–0002, Phone: (808) 541–2600, 

Ext. 100, Fax: (808) 541–1335, 

larry.yamamoto@hi.usda.gov. 

Idaho: Jeff Burwell, Suite C, 9173 West 

Barnes Drive, Boise, ID 83709, Phone: 

(208) 378–5700, Fax: (208) 378–5735, 

jeffery.burwell@id.usda.gov. 

Illinois: William J. Gradle, 2118 W. Park 

Court, Champaign, IL 61821, Phone: 

(217) 353–6600, Fax: (217) 353–6676, 

bill.gradle@il.usda.gov. 

Indiana: Jane E. Hardisty, 6013 Lakeside 

Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46278–2933, 

Phone: (317) 290–3200, Fax: (317) 

290–3225, jane.hardisty@in.usda.gov. 

Iowa: Richard Sims, 693 Federal 

Building, Suite 693, 210 Walnut 

Street, Des Moines, IA 50309–2180, 

Phone: (515) 284–6655, Fax: (515) 

284–4394, richard.sims@ia.usda.gov. 

Kansas: Eric Banks, 760 South 

Broadway, Salina, KS 67401–4642, 

Phone: (785) 823–4500, Fax: (785) 

452–3369, eric.banks@ks.usda.gov. 

Kentucky: Tom Perrin, Suite 210, 771 

Corporate Drive, Lexington, KY 

40503–5479, Phone: (859) 224–7350, 

Fax: (859) 224–7399, 

tom.perrin@ky.usda.gov. 

Louisiana: Kevin Norton, 3737 

Government Street, Alexandria, LA 

71302, Phone: (318) 473–7751, Fax: 

(318) 473–7626, 

kevin.norton@la.usda.gov. 

Maine: Joyce Swartzendruber, Suite 3, 

967 Illinois Avenue, Bangor, ME 

04401, Phone: (207) 990–9100, Ext. 3, 

Fax: (207) 990–9599, 

joyce.swartzendruber@me.usda.gov. 

Maryland: Jon Hall, John Hanson 

Business Center, Suite 301, 339 

Busch’s Frontage Road, Annapolis, 

MD 21409–5543, Phone: (410) 757– 

0861 Ext. 315, Fax: (410) 757–6504, 

jon.hall@md.usda.gov. 

Massachusetts: Christine Clarke, 451 

West Street, Amherst, MA 01002– 

2995, Phone: (413) 253–4351, Fax: 

(413) 253–4375, 

christine.clarke@ma.usda.gov. 

Michigan: Garry Lee, Suite 250, 3001 

Coolidge Road, East Lansing, MI 

48823–6350, Phone: (517) 324–5270, 

Fax: (517) 324–5171, 

garry.lee@mi.usda.gov. 

Minnesota: William Hunt, Suite 600, 

375 Jackson, St. Paul, MN 55101– 

1854, Phone: (651) 602–7900, Fax: 

(651) 602–7913, 

william.hunt@mn.usda.gov. 

Mississippi: Homer L. Wilkes, Suite 

1321, Federal Building, 100 West 

Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269– 

1399, Phone: (601) 965–5205 ext.130, 

Fax: (601) 965–4940, 

homer.wilkes@ms.nrcs.usda.gov. 

Missouri: Roger A. Hansen, Parkade 

Center, Suite 250, 601 Business Loop 

70 West, West Columbia, MO 65203– 

2546, Phone: (573) 876–0901, Fax: 

(573) 876–0913, 

roger.hansen@mo.usda.gov. 

Montana: Jon Hempel, Acting, Federal 

Building, Room 443, 10 East Babcock 

Street, Bozeman, MT 59715–4704, 

Phone: (406) 587–6811, Fax: (406) 

587–6761, jon.hempel@one.usda.gov. 

Nebraska: Stephen K. Chick, Federal 

Building, Room 152, 100 Centennial 

Mall N., Lincoln, NE 68508–3866, 

Phone: (402) 437–5300, Fax: (402) 

437–5327, steve.chick@ne.usda.gov. 

Nevada: Bruce Petersen, 1365 Corporate 

Blvd, Reno, NV 89502, Phone: (775) 

857–8500 x. 102, Fax: (775) 857–8524, 

bruce.petersen@nv.usda.gov. 

New Hampshire: George W. Cleek, IV, 

Federal Building, 2 Madbury Road, 

Durham, NH 03824–2043, Phone: 

(603) 868–9931, Ext. 125, Fax: (603) 

868–5301, george.cleek@nh.usda.gov. 

New Jersey: Thomas Drewes, 220 

Davidson Avenue, 4th Floor, 

Somerset, NJ 08873–3157, Phone: 

(732) 537–6040, Fax: (732) 537–6095, 

thomas.drewes@nj.usda.gov. 

New Mexico: Dennis Alexander, Suite 

305, 6200 Jefferson Street, NE., 

Albuquerque, NM 87109–3734, 

Phone: (505) 761–4400, Fax: (505) 

761–4481, 

dennis.alexander@nm.usda.gov. 

New York: Astor Boozer, Suite 354, 441 

South Salina Street, Syracuse, NY 

13202–2450, Phone: (315) 477–6504, 

Fax: (315) 477–6560, 

astor.boozer@ny.usda.gov. 

North Carolina: Mary K. Combs, 4407 

Bland Road, Suite 117, Raleigh, NC 

27609–6293, Phone: (919) 873–2101, 

Fax: (919) 873–2156, 

mary.combs@nc.usda.gov. 

North Dakota: J.R. Flores, Jr., Federal 

Building Room 270, 220 E. Rosser 

Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501–1458, 

Phone: (701) 530–2000, Fax: (701) 

530–2110, jr.flores@nd.usda.gov. 

Ohio: Terry Cosby, Room 522, 200 

North High Street, Columbus, OH 

43215–2478, Phone: (614) 255–2472, 

Fax: (614) 255–2548, 

terry.cosby@oh.usda.gov. 

Oklahoma: Ronald L. Hilliard, 100 

USDA, Suite 206, Stillwater, 

Oklahoma 74074–2655, Phone: (405) 

742–1204, Fax: (405) 742–1126, 

ron.hilliard@ok.usda.gov. 

Oregon: Ron Alvarado, 1201 NE Lloyd 

Blvd., Suite 900, Portland, OR 97232, 

Phone: (503) 414–3200, Fax: (503) 

414–3103, ron.alvarado@or.usda.gov. 

Pennsylvania: Craig Derickson, Suite 

340, One Credit Union Place, 

Harrisburg, PA 17110–2993, Phone: 

(717) 237–2203, Fax: (717) 237–2238, 

craig.derickson@pa.usda.gov. 

Rhode Island: Paul Sweeney, Acting, 

Suite 46, 60 Quaker Lane, Warwick, 

RI 02886–0111, Phone: (401) 828– 

1300 ext. 844, Fax: (401) 828–0433, 

michelle.moore@ri.usda.gov. 

South Carolina: Niles Glasgow, Strom 

Thurmond Federal Building, Room 

950, 1835 Assembly Street, Columbia, 

SC 29201–2489, Phone: (803) 253– 

3935, Fax: (803) 253–3670, 

niles.glasgow@sc.usda.gov. 

South Dakota: Janet L. Oertly, 200 

Fourth Street SW., Huron, SD 57350– 


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2475, Phone: (605) 352–1200, Fax: 

(605) 352–1288, 

janet.oertly@sd.usda.gov. 

Tennessee: J. Kevin Brown, 675 U.S. 

Courthouse, 801 Broadway, Nashville, 

TN 37203–3878, Phone: (615) 277– 

2531, Fax: (615) 277–2578, 

kevin.brown@tn.usda.gov. 

Texas: Salvador Salinas, Acting, W.R. 

Poage Federal Building, 10l South 

Main Street, Temple, TX 76501–7602, 

Phone: (254) 742–9800, Fax: (254) 

742–9819, 

salvador.salinas@tx.usda.gov. 

Utah: Sylvia Gillen, W.F. Bennett 

Federal Building, Room 4402, 125 

South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 

84138–1100, Phone: (801) 524–4555, 

Fax: (801) 524–4403, 

sylvia.gillen@ut.usda.gov. 

Vermont: Judith Doerner, Suite 105, 356 

Mountain View Drive, Colchester, VT 

05446, Phone: (802) 951–6795 ext. 

228, Fax: (802) 951–6327, 

judy.doerner@vt.usda.gov. 

Virginia: Jack Bricker, Culpeper 

Building, Suite 209, 1606 Santa Rosa 

Road, Richmond, VA 23229–5014, 

Phone: (804) 287–1691, Fax: (804) 

287–1737, jack.bricker@va.usda.gov. 

Washington: Roylene Rides at the Door, 

Rock Pointe Tower II, Suite 450, W. 

316 Boone Avenue, Spokane, WA 

99201–2348, Phone: (509) 323–2900, 

Fax: (509) 323–2909, roylene.rides-atthe-door@wa.usda.gov. 

West Virginia: Kevin Wickey, Room 

301, 75 High Street, Morgantown, WV 

26505, Phone: (304) 284–7540, Fax: 

(304) 284–4839, 

kevin.wickey@wv.usda.gov. 

Wisconsin: Patricia S. Leavenworth, 

8030 Excelsior Drive, Suite 200, 

Madison, WI 53717, Phone: (608) 

662–4422, Fax: (608) 662–4430, 

pat.leavenworth@wi.usda.gov. 

Wyoming: Xavier Montoya, P.O. Box 

33124, Casper, WY 82602, Phone: 

(307) 233–6750, Fax: (307) 233–6753, 

xavier.montoya@wy.usda.gov. 

[FR Doc. E9–504 Filed 1–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Fresno County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Fresno County Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in 

Prather, California. The purpose of the 

meeting is to discuss the amended and 

reauthorized Secure Rural Schools and 

Community Self-Determination Act of 

2000 (Pub. L. 110–343) for expenditure 

of Payments to States Fresno County 

Title II finds. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

January 20, 2009 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the High Sierra Ranger District, 29688 

Auberry Road, Prather California, 

93651. Send written comments to 

Robbin Ekman, Fresno County Resource 

Advisory Committee Coordinator, c/o 

Sierra National Forest, High Sierra 

Ranger District, 29688 Auberry Road, 

Prather, CA 93651 or electronically to 

rekman@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robbin Ekman, Fresno County Resource 

Advisory Committee Coordinator, (559) 

855–5355 ext. 3341. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring Payments to States Fresno 

County Title II project matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements with the Committee 

staff before or after the meeting. 

Agenda items to be covered include: 

(1) Changes to Act (2) Funding and (3) 

Project submission and voting timelines. 

Dated: January 6, 2009. 

Ray Porter, 

District Ranger. 

[FR Doc. E9–449 Filed 1–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Glenn-Colusa County Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Glenn-Colusa County 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will meet in Willows, California. 

Agenda items to be covered include: (1) 

Introductions, (2) Report from 

Designated Federal Official, (3) Public 

Comment, (4) 2009 Meeting Schedule, 

(5) Report on Media Releases, (6) 

General Discussion, (7) Next Agenda. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

February 23, 2009 from 1 p.m. and end 

at approximately 4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Forest Service Grindstone Ranger 

Station Office located at 825 N. 

Humboldt Ave., Willows, CA. 

Individuals wishing to speak or propose 

agenda items must send their names and 

proposals to Eduardo Olmedo, 

Designated Federal Official (DFO), 825 

N. Humboldt Ave., Willows, CA 95988. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eduardo Olmedo, DFO, USDA, 

Mendocino National Forest, Grindstone 

Ranger District, 825 N. Humboldt Ave., 

Willows, CA 95988. (530) 934–3316; email eolmedo@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. Public input sessions will 

be provided and individuals who made 

written requests by February 7, 2009 

will have the opportunity to address the 

committee at those sessions. 

Dated: January 6, 2009. 

Eduardo Olmedo, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. E9–455 Filed 1–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: The Rural Housing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; Comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural Housing 

Service’s (RHS) intention to request an 

extension for a currently approved 

information collection in support of the 

program for ‘‘Self-Help Technical 

Assistance Grants’’ (7 CFR 1944–I). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by March 16, 2009 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nica 

Mathes, Senior Loan Specialist, Single 

Family Housing Direct Loan Division, 

RHS, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Stop 0783, 1400 Independence Ave., 

SW., Washington DC 20250–0783, 

Telephone (202) 205–3656. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 7 CFR 1944–I, Self-Help 

Technical Assistance Grants. 

OMB Number: 0575–0043. 

Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 

2009. 


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