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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Availability (NOA) Record of 

Decision (ROD) for the Designation of 

Energy Corridors on Federal Land in 

the 11 Western States, Including 

Proposed Amendments to Selected 

Land Management Plans 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service published 

a Notice of Availability Record of 

Decision in the Federal Register of 

March 24, 2009. The document 

contained an incorrect Internet address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glen 

Parker, Realty Specialist, Lands, 202– 

205–1196 or Ron Pugh, Planning 

Specialist, Ecosystem Management 

Coordination, 202–205–0992. USDA 

Forest Service, L; (Glen Parker); 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Mailstop 

Code: 1124; Washington, DC 20050– 

1124. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of March 24, 

2009, (73 FR 12306), on page 12307, in 

the ADDRESSES section, correct the 

Internet address to read: 

ADDRESSES: The ROD is available on the 

Internet at http:// 

www.corridoreis.anl.gov. Printed copies 

will be available at one of the involved 

National Forest supervisor or district 

ranger offices in the 10 Western States. 

Dated: March 26, 2009. 

Gloria Manning, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. E9–7376 Filed 4–1–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Colorado Recreation Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations for the Colorado Recreation 

Resource Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: Nominations are being sought 

for certain positions to serve on the 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee (Recreation RAC) operating 

in the state of Colorado for the Forest 

Service and Bureau of Land 

Management. New members will be 

appointed by the Secretary of 

Agriculture (Secretary) and serve three 

year terms. Appointments will begin in 

July 2009 when current member 

appointments expire. 

One member is being sought to 

represent each of the following interests: 

(1) Winter non motorized; (2) Hunting/ 

Fishing; (3) Motorized Outfitter/Guide; 

and (4) Affected Local Governments. 

The public is invited to submit 

nominations for membership on the 

Recreation RAC. Current members who 

have only served one term may also 

apply. 

Application packets for Recreation 

RACs can be obtained on the Web at 

http://www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/ 

rrac-application.shtml or by e-mailing 

pdevore@fs.fed.us. Interested parties 

may also contact Pam DeVore, U.S. 

Forest Service, 740 Simms Street, 

Golden, CO 80401 or call 303–275– 

5043. 

All nominations must consist of a 

completed application packet that 

includes background information and 

other information that addresses a 

nominee’s qualifications. 

DATES: All applications must be 

received by the appropriate office listed 

below on or before May 15, 2009. This 

timeframe may be extended if officials 

do not receive applications for needed 

positions. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit nominations to the Colorado 

RRAC by U.S. Mail or Express Delivery: 

Pam DeVore, Rocky Mountain Regional 

Office, 740 Simms, Golden, CO 80401, 

nominations may also be sent by e-mail 

to pdevore@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anyone wanting further information 

regarding this request for nominations 

may contact the designated federal 

official: Steve Sherwood, Recreation 

RAC DFO, 740 Simms Street, Golden, 

CO 80401 or 303–275–5135. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), 

signed December 2004, requires that the 

Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) provide Recreation 

RACs with an opportunity to make 

recommendations to the two agencies 

on certain types of proposed recreation 

fee changes. REA allows the agencies to 

use existing advisory councils, such as 

BLM Resource Advisory Councils 

(RACs), or to establish new committees 

as appropriate. The Forest Service and 

BLM elected to jointly use existing BLM 

RACs in the states of Arizona, Idaho, the 

Dakotas, Montana, Nevada, New 

Mexico, and Utah. In 2006, the Forest 

Service chartered new Recreation RACs 

for the states of California and Colorado, 

and for the Forest Service Pacific 

Northwest, Eastern and Southern 

Regions. The Forest Service is using an 

existing advisory board for the Black 

Hills National Forest in South Dakota. 

In addition, the Governors of three 

states—Alaska, Nebraska and 

Wyoming—requested that their State be 

exempt from the REA–R/RAC 

requirement, and the two Departments 

concurred with the exemptions. 

Members were appointed to the 

Colorado Recreation RAC in July 2007 

for either two-year or three-year terms. 

The terms for the two-year members 

will expire July 2009. The Recreation 

RACs provide recreation fee 

recommendations to both the Forest 

Service and the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM). These committees 

make recreation fee program 

recommendations on implementing or 

eliminating standard amenity fees; 

expanded amenity fees; and 

noncommercial, individual special 

recreation permit fees; expanding or 

limiting the recreation fee program; and 

fee-level changes. 

Recreation RAC Composition: Each 

Recreation RAC consists of 11 members 

appointed by the Secretary. REA 

provided flexibility to modify the 

specified membership of the RAC ‘‘as 

appropriate’’ to ensure a fair and 

balanced representation of recreation 

interests. 

(1) Five persons who represent 

recreation users and that include, as 

appropriate, persons representing— 

(a) Winter motorized recreation such 

as snowmobiling; 

(b) Winter nonmotorized recreation 

such as snowshoeing, cross-country and 

downhill skiing, and snowboarding; 

(c) Summer motorized recreation such 

as motorcycling, boating, and offhighway vehicle driving; 

(d) Summer nonmotorized recreation 

such as backpacking, horseback riding, 

mountain biking, canoeing, and rafting; 

and 

(e) Hunting and fishing. 

(2) Three persons who represent 

interest groups that include, as 

appropriate, the following: 

(a) Non-motorized outfitters and 

guides 

(b) Non-motorized outfitters and 

guides and 

(c) Local environmental groups. 

(3) Three persons, as follows: 

(a) State tourism official to represent 

the state; 

(b) A person who represents affected 

Indian tribes; and 

(c) A person who represents affected 

local government interests. 

Nomination Information 

Any individual or organization may 

nominate one or more qualified persons 

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to represent the interests listed above to 

serve on the Recreation RAC. To be 

considered for membership, nominees 

must: 

• Identify what interest group they 

would represent and how they are 

qualified to represent that group; 

• State why they want to serve on the 

committee and what they can 

contribute; 

• Show their past experience in 

working successfully as part of a 

collaborative group; and complete Form 

AD–755, Advisory Committee or 

Research and Promotion Background 

Information. 

Letters of recommendation are 

welcome, but not required. Individuals 

may also nominate themselves. 

Nominees do not need to live in a state 

within a particular Recreation RAC’s 

area of jurisdiction nor live in a state in 

which Forest Service managed lands are 

located. 

Application packets, including 

evaluation criteria and the AD–755 

form, are available at http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/ 

rracapplication.shtml or by contacting 

the Rocky Mountain Region as 

identified in this notice. Nominees must 

submit all documents to the appropriate 

regional contact. Additional information 

about recreation fees and REA is 

available at http://www.fs.fed.us/ 

passespermits/about-rec-fees.shtml. 

The Forest Service will also work 

with Governors and county officials to 

identify potential nominees. The Forest 

Service and BLM will review the 

applications and prepare a list of 

qualified applicants from which the 

Secretary shall appoint both members 

and alternates. An alternate will become 

a participating member of the 

Recreation RACs only if the member for 

whom the alternate is appointed to 

replace leaves the committee 

permanently. 

Recreation RAC members serve 

without pay but are reimbursed for 

travel and per diem expenses for 

regularly scheduled committee 

meetings. 

All Recreation RAC meetings are open 

to the public and an open public forum 

is part of each meeting. Meeting dates 

and times will be determined by agency 

officials in consultation with the 

Recreation RAC members. 

Dated: March 12, 2009. 

Maribeth Gustafson, 

Deputy Regional Forester, Operations. 

[FR Doc. E9–7288 Filed 4–1–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the 

Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites 

comments on this information 

collection for which it intends to 

request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by June 1, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele Brooks, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

Rural Utilities Service, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522, 

Room 5162, South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–1078. Fax: (202) 

720–8435. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR part 1320) 

implementing provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13) requires that interested 

members of the public and affected 

agencies have an opportunity to 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an 

information collection that RUS is 

submitting to OMB for extension. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed 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 the burden of 

the proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (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. Comments may be sent to: 

Richard C. Annan, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250–1522. FAX: (202) 720–0784. 

Title: Distance Learning and 

Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0096. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection package. 

Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service’s 

(RUS) Distance Learning and 

Telemedicine (DLT) Loan and Grant 

program provides loans and grants for 

advanced telecommunications services 

to improve rural areas’ access to 

educational and medical services. The 

various forms and narrative statements 

required are collected from the 

applicants (rural community facilities, 

such as schools, libraries, hospitals, and 

medical facilities, for example). The 

purpose of collecting the information is 

to determine such factors as eligibility 

of the applicant; the specific nature of 

the proposed project; the purposes for 

which loan and grant funds will be 

used; project financial and technical 

feasibility; and, compliance with 

applicable laws and regulations. In 

addition, for grants funded pursuant to 

the competitive evaluation process, 

information collected facilitates RUS’ 

selection of those applications most 

consistent with DLT goals and 

objectives in accordance with the 

authorizing legislation and 

implementing regulation. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2.47 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; and 

State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

300. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 22.00. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 16,316 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, at (202) 690–1078. FAX: (202) 

720–7853. 

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. 

Dated: March 27, 2009. 

James R. Newby, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–7362 Filed 4–1–09; 8:45 am] 

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