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apply to ride along with Forest Service 

law enforcement officers. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before May 18, 2009 to be 

assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to the 

Director of Law Enforcement and 

Investigations, USDA Forest Service, 

Mail Stop 1140, 1400 Independence 

Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250–1140. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to 703–605–5112, or by e-mail 

to Gene Smithson at 

gsmithson@fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at 1621 N. Kent Street, Room 

1015, Rosslyn Plaza East, Arlington, VA, 

during normal business hours. Visitors 

are encouraged to call ahead to 703– 

605–4690 to facilitate entry to the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gene Smithson, Acting Assistant 

Director for Enforcement and Liaison, 

LE&I, 703–605–4530. Individuals who 

use telecommunication devices for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 twenty-four hours a day, 

every day of the year, including 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Forest Service Law Enforcement 

Ride-Along Program. 

OMB Number: 0596–0170. 

Type of Request: Renewal. 

Abstract: This information collection 

is necessary for Forest Service Law 

Enforcement and Investigations (LE&I) 

personnel to authorize a rider who 

applies to participate in the Ride-Along 

program. The information collection 

also provides additional protection for 

LE&I personnel who allow authorized 

riders to accompany them in boats, cars, 

trucks, or other vehicles. The purpose of 

this program is for citizens to learn 

about and observe Forest Service LE&I 

tasks and activities. The program is 

intended to enhance Forest Service law 

enforcement community relationships, 

improve the quality of Forest Service 

customer service, and provide LE&I 

personnel a recruitment tool. A rider 

shall complete two forms in order to 

participate. Form FS–5300–33 asks for 

the participant’s name, address, social 

security number, driver’s license 

number, work address, location of the 

Ride-Along, and the reason for the RideAlong. Law enforcement officers use 

form FS–5300–33 to conduct a 

minimum background check before 

authorizing a person to ride along. Form 

FS–5300–34 is signed by riders to 

exempt law enforcement officers and 

the Forest Service from damage, loss, or 

injury liability incurred during the 

rider’s participation in the program. If 

the information is not collected, riders 

will be denied permission to ride along 

with Forest Service law enforcement 

personnel. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 

FS–5300–33: 5 minutes. 

FS–5300–34: 5 minutes. 

Total: 10 minutes. 

Type of Respondents: Citizens who 

want to learn about and observe Forest 

Service Law Enforcement and 

Investigation (LE&I) tasks and activities. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 500. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 84 hours per year. 

Comment is invited on: (1) Whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical or 

scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

information collection submission for 

Office of Management and Budget 

approval. 

Dated: March 3, 2009. 

Abigail R. Kimball, 

Chief, Forest Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–5761 Filed 3–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

South Gifford Pinchot National Forest 

Resource Advisory Committee Meeting 

Notice 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The South Gifford Pinchot 

National Forest Resource Advisory 

Committee will meet on Monday, April 

20, 2009, at the Columbia Gorge 

Riverside Lodge 200 SW Cascade 

Avenue, Stevenson, Washington. The 

meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and 

continue until 4 p.m. The purpose of the 

meeting is to: Elect a chairperson and 

vice-chair, propose an indirect project 

percentage, receive an overview of Title 

II accomplishments, and make 

recommendations on approximately 60 

proposals for Title II funding of projects 

under the Secure Rural Schools and 

County Self-Determination Act of 2000. 

All South Gifford Pinchot National 

Forest Resource Advisory Committee 

meetings are open to the public. 

Interested citizens are encouraged to 

attend. The ‘‘open forum’’ provides 

opportunity for the public to bring 

issues, concerns, and discussion topics 

to the Advisory Committee. The ‘‘open 

forum’’ is scheduled to occur at 9:10 

a.m. on April 20. Interested speakers 

will need to register prior to the open 

forum period. The committee welcomes 

the public’s written comments on 

committee business at any time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct questions regarding this meeting 

to Roger Peterson, Public Affairs 

Specialist, at (360) 891–5007, or write 

Forest Headquarters Office, Gifford 

Pinchot National Forest, 10600 NE. 51st 

Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682. 

Dated: March 6, 2009. 

Janine Clayton, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–5587 Filed 3–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

North Gifford Pinchot National Forest 

Resource Advisory Committee Meeting 

Notice 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The North Gifford Pinchot 

National Forest Resource Advisory 

Committee will meet on Tuesday, April 

14, 2009, at the Salkum Timberland 

Library, 2480 U.S. Highway 12, Salkum, 

Washington. The meeting will begin at 

9 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. The 

purpose of the meeting is to: Elect a 

chairperson and vice-chair, propose an 

indirect project percentage, receive an 

overview of Title II accomplishments, 

and make recommendations on 

approximately 15 proposals for Title II 

funding of projects under the Secure 


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