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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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