17146 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 70 / Tuesday, April 14, 2009 / Notices 

Service to make loans in the several 

United States and Territories of the 

United States for rural electrification 

and the furnishing of electric energy to 

persons in rural areas who are not 

receiving central station service. The RE 

Act also authorizes and empowers the 

Administrator of the Agency to provide 

financial assistance to borrowers for 

purposes provided in the RE Act by 

accommodating or subordinating loans 

made by the national Rural Utilities 

Cooperative Finance Corporation, the 

Federal Financing Bank, and other 

lending agencies. Title 7 CFR part 1717, 

subparts R & S sets forth policy and 

procedures to facilitate and support 

borrowers’ efforts to obtain private 

sector financing of their capital needs, 

to allow borrowers greater flexibility in 

the management of their business affairs 

without compromising RUS loan 

security, and to reduce the cost to 

borrowers, in terms of time, expenses 

and paperwork, of obtaining lien 

accommodations and subordinations. 

The information required to be 

submitted would be limited to necessary 

information that would allow the 

Agency to make a determination on the 

borrower’s request to subordinate and 

accommodate their lien with other 

lenders. 

Estimate of Burden: Public Reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 19 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Not-for-profit 

institutions; Business or other for profit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

15. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 285 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Gale Richardson, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, at (202) 720–0992. FAX: (202) 

720–8435. 

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: April 8, 2009. 

James R. Newby, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–8444 Filed 4–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Cooperative State Research, 

Education, and Extension Service 

Notice of Funding Availability for the 

Beginning Farmer and Rancher 

Development Program for Fiscal Year 

(FY) 2009 

AGENCY: Cooperative State Research, 

Education, and Extension Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability. 

SUMMARY: The Cooperative State 

Research, Education, and Extension 

Service (CSREES) is announcing the 

release of the FY 2009 Beginning Farmer 

and Rancher Development Program 

(BFRDP) Request for Applications (RFA) 

via Grants.gov. 

DATES: The FY 2009 Beginning Farmer 

and Rancher Development Program RFA 

(BFRDP) was posted to Grants.gov on 

Friday, March 13, 2009, and 

applications are due via Grants.gov by 

Monday, May 13, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Siva 

Sureshwaran, 202–720–7536 (phone), 

202–401–6070 (fax), or 

ssureshwaran@csrees.usda.gov. Janie 

Simms Hipp, 202–720–3605 (phone), 

202–690–3162 (fax), or 

jhipp@csrees.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Purpose 

Section 7405 of the Farm Security and 

Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 

107–171) (7 U.S.C. 3319f) as amended 

by the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

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

the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) 

to establish a Beginning Farmer and 

Rancher Development Program 

(BFRDP). The authority to carry out the 

BFRDP has been delegated to CSREES 

through the Under Secretary for 

Research, Education, and Economics. 

The Secretary is authorized to make 

competitive grants to support new and 

established local and regional training, 

education, outreach, and technical 

assistance initiatives that address the 

needs of beginning farmers and ranchers 

(Standard BFRDP Projects). Grants for 

Standard BFRDP Projects will be 

awarded to address needs of beginning 

farmers and ranchers in the following 

priority areas: Mentoring, 

apprenticeships, and internship 

activities; resources and referral; 

assisting beginning farmers or ranchers 

in understanding how to acquire land 

from retiring farmers and ranchers; 

innovative farm and ranch transfer 

strategies; entrepreneurship and 

business training; model land leasing 

contracts; financial management 

training; whole farm planning; 

conservation assistance; risk 

management education; diversification 

and marketing strategies; curriculum 

development; understanding the impact 

of concentration and globalization; basic 

livestock and crop farming practices, 

forestry and range management; 

acquisition and management of 

agricultural credit; environmental 

compliance; information processing; 

and other similar subject areas of use to 

beginning farmers and ranchers. The 

Secretary is also directed to establish 

beginning farmer and rancher education 

teams to develop curricula and conduct 

educational programs and workshops 

for beginning farmers and ranchers in 

diverse geographical areas in the United 

States (Educational Enhancement 

Projects). 

The FY 2009 BFRDP RFA is soliciting 

grant applications for Standard BFRDP 

Projects and Educational Enhancement 

Projects discussed above. In addition, 

the RFA is soliciting a project 

application to establish an Online 

clearinghouse that makes available to 

beginning farmers or ranchers education 

curricula and training materials and 

programs, which may include Online 

courses for direct use by beginning 

farmers or ranchers. This award will be 

made as a cooperative agreement. 

The Secretary may make awards to a 

collaborative State, tribal, local or 

regionally-based network or partnership 

of public or private entities, which may 

include: A State cooperative extension 

service; a Federal, State, or tribal 

agency; a community-based and 

nongovernmental organization; a college 

or university (including a junior college 

awarding an associate’s degree) or 

foundation maintained by a college or 

university; private for-profit 

organizations; or any other appropriate 

partner, as determined by the Secretary. 

All applicants are required to provide 

funds or in-kind support from nonFederal sources in an amount that is at 

least equal to 25 percent of the Federal 

funds requested. 

In making BFRDP awards, priority 

will be given to partnerships and 

collaborations that are led by or include 

nongovernmental and community-based 

organizations with expertise in new 

agricultural producer training and 

outreach. 

The estimated amount available for 

support of this program in FY 2009 is 

$17,280,000. The eligibility criteria for 

projects and applicants, and the 

application forms and associated 

instructions needed to apply for a 

BFRDP award, can be accessed through 

Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 70 / Tuesday, April 14, 2009 / Notices 17147 

the Grants.gov Web site and http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

Done at Washington, DC, this 9th day of 

April 2009. 

Colien Hefferan, 

Administrator, Cooperative State Research, 

Education, and Extension Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–8543 Filed 4–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Plumas County Resource Advisory 

Committee (RAC) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Plumas County Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a 

meeting on April 24, 2009, in Quincy, 

CA. The purpose of the meeting is to 

review applications for Cycle 8 funding 

and select projects to be recommended 

to the Plumas National Forest 

Supervisor for calendar year 2009 

funding consideration. The funding is 

available under Title II provisions of the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self-Determination Act of 2000. 

DATE & ADDRESS: The meeting will take 

place from 9:30–3 at the Mineral 

Building Plumas/Sierra County 

Fairgrounds, 208 Fairgrounds Road, 

Quincy, CA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (Or 

for special needs): Lee Anne Schramel 

Taylor, Forest Coordinator, USDA, 

Plumas National Forest, P.O. Box 

11500/159 Lawrence Street, Quincy, 

CA, 95971; (530) 283–7850; or by e-mail 

eataylor@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

items for the April 24 meeting include: 

(1) Forest Service Update; (2) Committee 

Review of Applications; and, (3) 

Recommendations for Cycle 8 funding 

distribution. The meetings are open to 

the public and individuals may address 

the Committee after being recognized by 

the Chair. Other RAC information may 

be obtained at http://www.fs.fed.us./srs. 

Dated: April 6, 2009. 

Mark Beaulieu, 

Public Services Staff Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–8400 Filed 4–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the South Carolina Advisory 

Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a planning meeting of the 

South Carolina Advisory to the 

Commission will convene at 1 p.m. and 

adjourn at 3 p.m. on May 7, 2009, at 300 

Senate Street, Columbia, South Carolina 

29201. The purpose of the meeting is for 

the Committee to discuss its report on 

parental notification of supplemental 

educational services under the No Child 

Left Behind Act. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The address 

is 61 Forsyth St., SW., Suite 18T40, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Persons wishing 

to email comments may do so to 

pminarik@usccr.gov. Persons who 

desire additional information should 

contact Peter Minarik, Regional 

Director, at (404) 562–7000 or 800–877– 

8339 for individuals who are deaf, 

hearing impaired, and/or have speech 

disabilities or by e-mail to 

pminarik@usccr.gov. 

Hearing-impaired persons who will 

attend the meeting and require the 

services of a sign language interpreter 

should contact the Regional Office at 

least ten (10) working days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Southern Regional Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Persons interested in the 

work of this advisory committee are 

advised to go to the Commission’s 

website, http://www.usccr.gov, or to 

contact the Southern Regional Office at 

the above e-mail or street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the rules and regulations of 

the Commission and FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, April 8, 2009. 

Christopher Byrnes, 

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. E9–8440 Filed 4–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Service Annual 

Survey 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before June 15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Ron Farrar, U.S. Census 

Bureau, 8K145, Washington, DC 20233– 

6500, (301) 763–6782 or Jeff Barnett, 

U.S. Census Bureau, 8K045, 

Washington, DC 20233–6500, (301) 763– 

2787. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Service Annual Survey (SAS) 

produces annual nationwide estimates 

of revenue and expenses for selected 

service industries. Selected service 

industries include all or portions of the 

following North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS) sectors: 

Transportation and Warehousing 

(NAICS 48 and 49); Information, 

Finance and Insurance (NAICS 51 and 

52); Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 

(NAICS 53); Professional, Scientific and 

Technical Services (NAICS 54); 

Administrative and Support and Waste 

Management and Remediation Services 

(NAICS 56); Health Care and Social 

Assistance (NAICS 62); Arts, 

Entertainment, and Recreation (NAICS 

71); and Other Services (NAICS 81). 

For selected industries in Finance, 

Information, Professional, Scientific and 

Technical Services, and Administrative 

Support and Waste Management and