Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 47 / Thursday, March 12, 2009 / Notices 10725 

an EIS pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and to conduct 

public scoping related to the allocation 

and distribution of Mitchell Act funds 

for Columbia River hatchery operations. 

A 90–day public comment period to 

seek input on the scope of the required 

NEPA analysis, including the range of 

reasonable alternatives and the 

associated impacts on resources, was 

open from September 3, 2004, to 

December 2, 2004. 

During the original scoping process, it 

became clear that the interrelationship 

between hatchery production funded 

under the Mitchell Act and other 

hatchery production in the Columbia 

River basin would need to be 

considered. Not all hatchery programs 

in the Columbia River basin are funded 

under the Mitchell Act; however, 

decisions about salmon and steelhead 

produced with Mitchell Act funds (e.g., 

the populations chosen for artificial 

production, the size of those production 

programs, location) are coordinated and 

interrelated with decisions about the 

remainder of natural and artificial 

production in the Columbia River basin 

(i.e., non-Mitchell Act-funded 

production). Because of this 

interrelationship, NMFS determined 

that the EIS must assess artificial 

production throughout the entire basin, 

regardless of the hatchery funding 

source, in order to properly assess all 

environmental effects that occur in the 

basin related to hatchery production. 

Consequently, NMFS anticipates using 

information generated by this EIS to 

inform its determinations under 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) sections 

4(d), 7, 10(a)(1)(A), and 10(a)(1)(B) for 

both Mitchell Act and non-Mitchell Act 

hatchery programs. This EIS will not 

result in decisions on ESA compliance. 

Should hatchery managers propose to 

operate non-Mitchell Act-funded 

facilities in a manner that is within the 

scope of the environmental review in 

this EIS, NMFS’ future ESA 

determinations on those production 

programs may be informed by the 

analysis within this EIS. While the 

expanded scope will analyze nonMitchell Act-funded programs to inform 

ESA decisions, the Record of Decision 

for this EIS will not address decisions 

on ESA compliance. Further, NMFS 

believes that conducting a broad review 

of the environmental effects from all 

Columbia River basin hatchery 

programs will provide a comprehensive 

approach to analyzing cumulative 

effects within the basin as a result of 

Mitchell Act funding. 

Request for Comments 

NMFS solicits written comments from 

the public. We request that the 

comments be as specific as possible 

with regard to our expansion of the 

scope of the EIS to include informing 

NMFS’ future ESA determinations on 

non-Mitchell Act programs. All 

comments and materials received, 

including names and addresses, will 

become part of the administrative record 

and may be released to the public. The 

environmental review of this project 

will be conducted in accordance with 

the requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended, Council on Environmental 

Quality Regulations (40 CFR 1500– 

1508), other applicable Federal laws and 

regulations, and applicable policies and 

procedures. This notice is being 

furnished in accordance with 40 CFR 

1501.7 of NEPA to obtain suggestions 

and information from other agencies 

and the public on the scope of issues 

and alternatives to be addressed in the 

EIS. 

Dated: March 6, 2009. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–5383 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Information Collection; Emergency 

Submission for OMB Review, 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (hereinafter the 

‘‘Corporation’’), has submitted an 

emergency public information 

collection request (ICR) entitled 

AmeriCorps State and National 

Application and Reporting Instructions 

for Recovery Act Funding, to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 

35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by contacting the Corporation 

for National and Community Service, 

AmeriCorps, Amy Borgstrom, Associate 

Director of Policy, (202) 606–6930, or by 

e-mail at ABorgstrom@cns.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY–TDD) may call (202) 565–2799 

between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to (1) 

Corporation for National and 

Community Service, AND (2) the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs. 

Please send comments to: 

(1) Corporation for National and 

Community Service, Attn: Amy 

Borgstrom, Associate Director of Policy 

for AmeriCorps, by any of the following 

two methods within 30 days from the 

date of publication in this Federal 

Register: 

(a) By fax to: (202) 606–3476, 

Attention: Amy Borgstrom, Associate 

Director of Policy for AmeriCorps; and 

(b) Electronically by e-mail to: 

ABorgstrom@cns.gov. AND, 

(2) Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon 

Mar, OMB Desk Officer for the 

Corporation for National and 

Community Service, by any of the 

following two methods within 30 days 

from the date of publication in this 

Federal Register: 

(1) By fax to: (202) 395–6974, 

Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk 

Officer for the Corporation for National 

and Community Service; and 

(2) Electronically by e-mail to: 

smar@omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Corporation, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate 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; 

• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose 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, e.g., permitting electronic 

submissions of responses. 

Comments 

Description: The purpose of this 

guidance is to assist current AmeriCorps 

State and National grantees in accessing 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act funds to engage AmeriCorps 


cprice-sewell on PRODPC61 with NOTICES
10726 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 47 / Thursday, March 12, 2009 / Notices 

members and community volunteers in 

efforts to stimulate the economy through 

the expansion of current programming 

or the addition of a new program 

component, and to report on their 

activities. 

Additional information can be found 

in OMB’s Initial Implementing 

Guidance for the American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009 dated 

February 18, 2009, and on the CNCS 

Recovery Web page (http:// 

www.nationalservice.gov/recovery). 

Type of Review: Information 

collection. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: AmeriCorps State and National 

Recovery Act Funding Application and 

Reporting Instructions. 

OMB Number: New. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: Nonprofit 

organizations, State, Local and Tribal. 

Total Respondents: 154 applicants 

and 250 reports. State commissions will 

submit subgrantee applications; each 

subgrantee will report separately. 

Frequency: Once for application and 

quarterly for reports. 

Average Time per Response: 8 hours 

for application and 8 hours for reports. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1232 

hours for application and 8000 for 

reports. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): None. 

Dated: March 10, 2009. 

Lois Nembhard, 

Acting Director, AmeriCorps State and 

National. 

[FR Doc. E9–5530 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6050–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Meeting of the Ocean 

Research and Resources Advisory 

Panel 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Ocean Research and 

Resources Advisory Panel (ORRAP) will 

hold a regularly scheduled meeting, 

which will be open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, April 6, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 

5:30 p.m. and Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 

from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Members of the 

public should submit their comments 

one week in advance of the meeting to 

the meeting Point of Contact. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the offices of the Consortium of Ocean 

Leadership, 1201 New York Avenue 

NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Charles L. Vincent, Office of Naval 

Research, 875 North Randolph Street 

Suite 1425, Arlington, VA 22203–1995, 

telephone: 703–696–4118. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice of open meeting is provided in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The 

meeting will include discussions on 

coastal hazards, fishery management 

initiatives, ocean science policy, ocean 

observations, ocean mapping, 

education, and other current issues in 

the ocean science and resource 

management communities. 

Dated: March 6, 2009. 

T. M. Cruz, 

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate 

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Alternate Federal 

Register Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–5345 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Advanced Technology Vehicles 

Manufacturing Incentive Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer, Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Section 136 of the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007, 

as amended, provides for grants and 

loans to eligible automobile 

manufacturers and component suppliers 

for projects that reequip, expand, and 

establish manufacturing facilities in the 

United States to produce light-duty 

vehicles and components for such 

vehicles, which provide meaningful 

improvements in fuel economy 

performance beyond certain specified 

levels. Section 136 also provides that 

grants and loans may cover engineering 

integration costs associated with such 

projects. The program established by 

section 136 is referred to as the 

Advanced Technology Vehicles 

Manufacturing Incentive Program. 

This notice announces that DOE has 

determined to change the previously 

announced process for submission of 

applications for a loan under section 

136. Henceforth, DOE will consider and 

evaluate substantially complete 

applications as and when they are 

submitted and may make decisions on 

such applications and close loans with 

respect to such applications at any time. 

DATES: DOE will consider and evaluate 

substantially complete loan applications 

as and when they are submitted. 

ADDRESSES: Applications for loans 

under section 136 may be submitted or 

hand delivered to Advanced 

Technology Vehicles Manufacturing 

Incentive Program, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lachlan Seward, Advanced Technology 

Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive 

Program, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, 202–586–8146. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

136 of the Energy Independence and 

Security Act of 2007, enacted on 

December 19, 2007, Public Law 110– 

140, authorizes the Secretary of Energy 

to make grants and direct loans to 

eligible applicants for projects that 

reequip, expand, or establish 

manufacturing facilities in the United 

States to produce qualified advanced 

technology vehicles, or qualifying 

components and also for engineering 

integration costs associated with such 

projects. The program established by 

section 136 is referred to as the 

Advanced Technology Vehicles 

Manufacturing Incentive Program 

(ATVMIP). 

DOE issued an interim final rule to 

established regulations necessary to 

implement the loan and grant programs 

authorized by section 136. Additionally, 

concurrent with the issuance of that 

interim final rule, the Department 

announced that it would consider and 

evaluate substantially complete 

applications for loans under the 

ATVMIP as and when they are 

submitted during a first tranche period, 

which closed on December 31, 2008. 

DOE stated that it may make decisions 

on such applications and close loans 

with respect to such applications at any 

time. After December 31, 2008, 

subsequent tranche periods were 

established to close on the last day of 

each calendar year quarter (i.e., March 

31, 2009; June 30, 2009, etc.) For 

applications submitted during those 

subsequent periods, no final decisions 

would be made with respect to such 

applications until after the close of the 

particular tranche period. 

In order to expedite the processing of 

all applications for loans, DOE has 

determined to change the previously 

announced process and henceforth will 

consider and evaluate substantially 

complete applications for loans under 

the ATVMIP as and when they are 

submitted. Further, DOE may make 

decisions on such applications and 


cprice-sewell on PRODPC61 with NOTICES