14768 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 61 / Wednesday, April 1, 2009 / Notices 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

E-mail: Roadmap@osec.usda.gov. 

Include REE–2009–0001 in the subject 

line of the message. 

Fax: (202) 690–1677. 

Mail: Paper, disk or CD–ROM 

submissions should be submitted to: 

Michele Simmons; Research, Education, 

and Extension Office (REEO); U.S. 

Department of Agriculture; Mail Stop 

0114; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.; 

Washington, DC 20250–0114. 

Hand Delivery/Courier: Michele 

Simmons; Research, Education, and 

Extension Office (REEO); U.S. 

Department of Agriculture; Room 3858– 

S; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.; 

Washington, DC 20250–0114. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the title ‘‘Roadmap’’ and 

REE–2009–0001. All comments received 

will be posted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele Simmons, (202) 720–1777 

(phone), (202) 690–1677 (fax), or 

Roadmap@osec.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional Comment Procedures 

Information on the REEO and 

Roadmap is available for review at 

http://www.ree.usda.gov. Written 

comments must be received by 5 p.m. 

EST, May 31, 2009, to be considered. 

All comments, when they become 

available, may be reviewed on the REE 

Web page for six months. 

Background and Purpose 

The preparation of the roadmap for 

agricultural research, education, and 

extension is mandated in section 7504 

of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

Act (FCEA) of 2008, (Pub. L. 110–246, 

7 U.S.C. 7614a. The Secretary, acting 

through the Under Secretary for 

Research, Education, and Education 

(Under Secretary), will prepare the 

Roadmap. The Secretary will implement 

and use the Roadmap to set the 

agricultural research, education, and 

extension agenda of the Department of 

Agriculture. 

The Under Secretary is also the Chief 

Scientist for USDA, responsible for the 

coordination of the research, education, 

and extension activities of the 

Department. [7 U.S.C. 6971(c)]. The 

Research, Education, and Extension 

Office (REEO) recently organized within 

the Office of the Under Secretary is the 

office that provides such coordination, 

per 7 U.S.C. #6971(e)(1). Therefore the 

Office of the Chief Scientist and Under 

Secretary is inviting input on the 

Roadmap to be provided to the REEO by 

all interested parties from the Federal 

Government and nongovernmental 

entities. 

The Roadmap will identify current 

trends and constraints and major 

opportunities and gaps that no single 

entity within the Department of 

Agriculture would be able to address 

individually. Stakeholder input is 

encouraged on any and all aspects of the 

development and implementation of the 

Roadmap, including responses to the 

following questions: 

1. What types of current and future 

critical issues (including those affecting 

citizens, communities and natural 

resources) does agriculture face that no 

USDA entity could address 

individually? 

2. What criteria should USDA use to 

prioritize agricultural science (i.e., 

research, education, and extension) 

investments to address these issues? 

3. How might USDA better coordinate 

agricultural sciences among its various 

agencies and with its partners? 

4. What are some examples where 

agricultural sciences are successfully 

coordinated for maximum benefit? Why 

are they successful? 

5. What are some examples where 

agricultural sciences are not coordinated 

effectively? Why is coordination 

lacking? What are the barriers? 

6. What else might USDA do to 

improve coordination of science; 

enhance USDA’s ability to identify 

issues and prioritize investments; and 

elevate its role in science 

implementation and coordination? 

Implementation Plans 

The Under Secretary and the REEO 

plan to consider stakeholder input 

received from written comments in 

developing the Roadmap. The Secretary 

will make the Roadmap available to the 

public, with an expected publication 

date of not later than September 16, 

2009. 

Done at Washington, DC, this 4th day of 

March, 2009. 

Katherine Smith, 

Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Research, 

Education, and Economics. 

[FR Doc. E9–7252 Filed 3–31–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Farm Service Agency 

RIN 0560–AH60 

Farm Storage Facility Loan Program; 

Public Meetings 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation 

and Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency 

(FSA), on behalf of the Commodity 

Credit Corporation (CCC), is holding 

public meetings to solicit comments on 

the Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) 

Program. The comments received at the 

public meetings will be considered in 

the development and preparation of a 

Programmatic Environmental 

Assessment (PEA) for FSFL. The 

purpose of the PEA is to assist in 

providing USDA decision-makers and 

the public with an analysis of the 

environmental benefits and potential 

impacts associated with implementing 

various changes to FSFL consistent with 

the Food, Conservation and Energy Act 

of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill). CCC 

administers the FSFL program and is 

now conducting a comprehensive 

review of the current policies, 

achievements, and potential future 

program changes. The meetings provide 

an opportunity for the public to voice 

any concerns they may have about the 

program and any ideas for improving it 

in the future consistent with the 2008 

Farm Bill. 

DATES: Public meetings: The public 

meetings will be held on April 14, 2009, 

Kansas City, KS, and April 15, 2009, 

Cleveland, OH. 

Comments: We will consider 

comments that we receive by May 13, 

2009. We will consider comments 

submitted after that date, to the extent 

possible. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on the Farm Storage Facility 

Loan Program and to participate in the 

public meetings. The public meeting 

locations are: 

1. Kansas City—Hilton Garden Inn 

Kansas City (McCarthy Gallery), 520 

Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, KS 

66101. 

2. Cleveland—Hilton Garden Inn 

Cleveland Downtown (Edison 1 Room), 

1100 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland OH 

44115. 

You may also submit comments by 

any of the following methods: 

Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 61 / Wednesday, April 1, 2009 / Notices 14769 

• Mail: FSFL PEA, Geo-Marine 

Incorporated, 2713 Magruder Blvd., 

Suite D, Hampton, VA 23666–1572. 

• Internet: Access http://public.geomarine.com. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew T. Ponish, National 

Environmental Compliance Manager, 

USDA, FSA, CEPD, Stop 0513, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250–0513, (202) 720–6853, or email at: Matthew.Ponish@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FSFL 

program provides, through the FSA 

county offices, low-interest loans to 

eligible producers for constructing onfarm storage facilities for the 

commodities they produce. Since the 

FSFL Program was reestablished in May 

2000, FSA has disbursed 

$731,453,541.46 in facility loans to over 

18,600 producers to build or upgrade 

storage and handling facilities for 

562,493,806 bushels of on-farm grain 

storage. 

The 2008 Farm Bill (Pub. L. 110–246) 

includes several changes to the FSFL 

program. The 2008 Farm Bill adds hay 

and renewable biomass as eligible FSFL 

commodities; extends the maximum 

loan term to 12 years; increases the 

maximum loan amount to $500,000; and 

allows for one partial loan disbursement 

and the final disbursement. The 2008 

Farm Bill also clarifies the loan security 

requirements. The 2008 Farm Bill gives 

the USDA Secretary discretionary 

authority to determine other eligible 

commodities. CCC is looking into the 

following questions and options: 

• Defining the eligible structures for 

new commodities, 

• Handling portions of FSFL 

structures not used for FSFL storage, 

• Defining the purpose of FSFL 

facilities, and 

• Further securing loans with no 

resale collateral value. 

Changes to the FSFL program will be 

implemented through rulemaking. More 

detailed information on FSFL is 

available on FSA’s Web site at: http:// 

www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=

home&subject=prsu&topic=flp-fp. 

Public Participation 

To increase public involvement and 

provide additional opportunities to 

comment, FSA is holding two public 

scoping meetings to provide information 

and opportunities for discussing the 

issues and the proposed alternatives to 

be covered in the PEA. Consistent with 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347, the PEA 

will analyze the environmental benefits 

and potential impacts associated with 

implementing the changes to FSFL as 

required by the 2008 Farm Bill. The two 

National meetings will be held on the 

following dates and locations: 

Date Time Location information 

April 14, 2009 ............ 5–8 p.m. .................... Hilton Garden Inn Kansas City in the McCarthy Gallery, 520 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, 

Kansas 66101; Phone 913–342–7900; Free parking. 

April 15, 2009 ............ 5–8 p.m. .................... Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland Downtown, in Edison 1 Room, 1100 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, 

OH 44115; Phone: 216–658–6400. 

Additional information about the 

public scoping meetings, including 

directions and how to provide 

comments, is available at: http:// 

public.geo-marine.com. 

A Final Programmatic Environmental 

Assessment (PEA) will be available from 

FSA or Geo-Marine Incorporated using 

the contact information included above. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on March 26, 

2009. 

Robert Stephenson, 

Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency, 

and Executive Vice President, Commodity 

Credit Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E9–7243 Filed 3–31–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Information Collection; Request for 

Aerial Photography 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Farm Service Agency (FSA) is 

requesting comments from all interested 

individuals and organizations on a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection, Request for 

Aerial Photography. The revision adds 

two new collections to the existing 

information collection. The new Aerial 

Photography Field Office (APFO) 

Service Quality Survey will be provided 

to the customers who purchased the 

aerial photography and the collected 

information will be used to improve the 

products and services. The new APFO 

Custom Digital Print Request will be 

available to the producers, ranchers and 

other customers to place a special order 

for aerial custom digital print. 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by June 1, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. In your 

comments, include the date, volume 

and page number of this issue of the 

Federal Register. You may submit 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• Mail: David Parry, Supervisor, 

USDA, Farm Service Agency, APFO 

Customer Service Section, 2222 West 

2300 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84119– 

2020. 

• E-mail: david.parry@slc.usda.gov. 

• Fax: 801–956–3653. 

You may also send comments to the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

Copies of the information collection 

may be obtained from David Parry at the 

above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Parry, Supervisor, APFO 

Customer Service Section, (801) 844– 

2922. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Request for Aerial Photography. 

OMB Control Number: 0560–0176. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Abstract: This information collection 

is needed to enable the Department of 

Agriculture to effectively administer the 

Aerial Photography Program. The Aerial 

Photography Field Office (APFO) has 

the authority to coordinate aerial 

photography, remote sensing programs 

and the aerial photography flying 

contract programs. The digital and film 

imagery secured by FSA is public 

domain and reproductions are available 

at cost to any customer with a need. All 

information regarding the use of aerial 

photography products and services are 

retained by FSA. 

The following two new collections 

will be added to the currently approved 

information collection. The APFO 

Service Quality Survey will be given to 

the customers to obtain feedback on 

aerial imagery products and services 

when they purchase the aerial 

photography. The collected information 

from the survey will be used to improve