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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 77, No. 13 

Friday, January 20, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

January 13, 2012. 

The Department of Agriculture will 

submit the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the 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 burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Office of the Secretary, White House 

Liaison Office 

Title: Advisory Committee and 

Research and Promotion Board 

Membership Background Information. 

OMB Control Number: 0505–0001. 

Summary of Collection: The 

Department is required under Section 

1804 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 

1977 (7 U.S.C. 2281, et seq.) to provide 

information concerning advisory 

committee members’ principal place of 

residence, persons or companies by 

whom employed, and other major 

sources of income. The Agriculture and 

Food Act of 1981 (Pub. L. 97–98) 

reiterates this requirement. Similar 

information will be required of research 

and promotion boards/committees/ 

councils in addition to the 

supplemental commodity specific 

questions. The Secretary appoints board 

members under each program. Some of 

the information contained on form AD– 

755 is used by the Department to 

conduct background clearances of 

prospective board members required by 

departmental regulations. All committee 

members who are appointed by the 

Secretary require this clearance. The 

Office of the Secretary, White House 

Liaison Office will collect information 

using form AD–755, ‘‘Advisory 

Committee and Research and Promotion 

Board Membership Background 

Information.’’ 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Office of the Secretary, White House 

Liaison Office will collect information 

on the background of the nominees to 

make sure there are no delinquent loans 

to the United States Department of 

Agriculture, (USDA), as well as making 

sure they have no negative record that 

could be a negative reflection to USDA. 

The information obtained from the form 

is also used in the compilation of an 

annual report to Congress. Failure of the 

Department to provide this information 

would require the Secretary to terminate 

the pertinent committee or board. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 2,320. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,160. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1027 Filed 1–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive 

License 

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Agricultural Research Service, intends 

to grant to Oregon State University of 

Corvallis, Oregon, an exclusive license 

to the variety of blackberry described in 

U.S. Plant Patent Application Serial No. 

12/660,189, ‘‘Blackberry Plant Named 

‘Onyx’,’’ filed on February 22, 2010 and 

to the variety of red raspberry described 

in U.S. Plant Patent Application Serial 

No. 13/199,578, ‘‘Red Raspberry Plant 

Named ‘Vintage’,’’ filed on September 2, 

2011. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, 

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174, 

Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June 

Blalock of the Office of Technology 

Transfer at the Beltsville address given 

above; telephone: (301) 504–5989. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Government’s rights in these 

plant varieties are assigned to the 

United States of America, as represented 

by the Secretary of Agriculture. The 

prospective exclusive license will be 

royalty-bearing and will comply with 

the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 

209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective 

exclusive license may be granted unless, 

within thirty (30) days from the date of 

this published Notice, the Agricultural 

Research Service receives written 

evidence and argument which 

establishes that the grant of the license 

would not be consistent with the 


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requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 

CFR 404.7. 

Richard J. Brenner, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1102 Filed 1–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory 

Committee (LTFAC) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Lake Tahoe Federal 

Advisory Committee will hold a 

meeting on February 9, 2012 at the 

Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 128 

Market Street, Stateline, NV 89449. This 

Committee, established by the Secretary 

of Agriculture on December 15, 1998 (64 

FR 2876), is chartered to provide advice 

to the Secretary on implementing the 

terms of the Federal Interagency 

Partnership on the Lake Tahoe Region 

and other matters raised by the 

Secretary. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

February 9, 2012, beginning at 9 a.m. 

and ending at 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Tahoe Regional Planning 

Agency, 128 Market Street, Stateline, 

NV 89449. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO

REQUEST AN ACCOMMODATION CONTACT: 

Arla Hains, Lake Tahoe Basin 

Management Unit, Forest Service, 35 

College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA 

96150, (530) 543–2773. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Items to 

be covered on the agenda: (1) Review 

and confirm the LTFAC Vision and 

Strategic Planning Session outcomes, 

and (2) public comment. 

All Lake Tahoe Basin Federal 

Advisory Committee meetings are open 

to the public. Interested citizens are 

encouraged to attend at the above 

address. Issues may be brought to the 

attention of the Committee during the 

open public comment period at the 

meeting or by filing written statements 

with the secretary for the Committee 

before or after the meeting. Please refer 

any written comments to the Lake 

Tahoe Basin Management Unit at the 

contact address stated above. 

Dated: January 13, 2012. 

Michael Gabor, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1117 Filed 1–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Notice of Funding Availability for the 

Rural Energy for America Program 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability 

(NOFA). 

SUMMARY: This NOFA announces the 

acceptance of applications under the 

Rural Energy for America Program 

(REAP) for Fiscal Year 2012 for financial 

assistance as follows: grants, guaranteed 

loans, and combined grants and 

guaranteed loans for the development 

and construction of renewable energy 

systems and for energy efficiency 

improvement projects; grants for 

conducting energy audits; grants for 

conducting renewable energy 

development assistance; and grants for 

conducting renewable energy system 

feasibility studies. The Notice also 

announces the availability of $25.4 

million of Fiscal Year 2012 budget 

authority to fund these REAP activities, 

which will support at least $12.5 

million in grant program level and up to 

approximately $48.5 million in 

guaranteed loan program level. 

DATES: In order to be considered for 

Fiscal Year 2012 funds, complete 

applications under this Notice must be 

received by the appropriate USDA Rural 

Development State Office no later than 

4:30 p.m. local time of the dates as 

follows: 

For renewable energy system and 

energy efficiency improvement grant 

applications and combination grant and 

guaranteed loan applications: March 30, 

2012. 

For renewable energy system and 

energy efficiency improvement 

guaranteed loan only applications: On a 

continuous basis up to June 29, 2012. 

For renewable energy system 

feasibility study applications: March 30, 

2012. 

For energy audits and renewable 

energy development assistance 

applications: February 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for addresses concerning 

applications for the Rural Energy for 

America Program for Fiscal Year 2012 

funds. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about this Notice, please 

contact Mr. Kelley Oehler, Branch Chief, 

USDA Rural Development, Energy 

Division, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: 

(202) 720–6819. Email: 

kelley.oehler@wdc.usda.gov. 

For further information on this 

program, please contact the applicable 

USDA Rural Development Energy 

Coordinator for your respective State, as 

provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this Notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Fiscal Year 2012 Applications for the 

Rural Energy for America Program 

Applications. Application materials 

may be obtained by contacting one of 

Rural Development’s Energy 

Coordinators. In addition, for grant 

applications, applicants may access the 

electronic grant application for the 

Rural Energy for America Program at 

http://www.Grants.gov. To locate the 

downloadable application package for 

this program, the applicant must use the 

program’s Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number 10.868 or 

FedGrants Funding Opportunity 

Number, which can be found at http:// 

www.Grants.gov. 

Application submittal. For renewable 

energy system, energy efficiency 

improvement, and feasibility study 

applications, submit complete paper 

applications to the Rural Development 

State Office in the State in which the 

applicant’s proposed project is located. 

For energy audit and renewable energy 

development assistance applications, 

submit complete paper applications to 

the Rural Development State Office in 

the State in which the applicant is 

headquartered. 

Submit electronic grant only 

applications at http://www.grants.gov, 

following the instructions found on this 

Web site. 

Rural Development Energy 

Coordinators 

Note: Telephone numbers listed are not 

toll-free. 

Alabama 

Marcia Johnson, USDA Rural 

Development, Sterling Centre, Suite 

601, 4121 Carmichael Road, 

Montgomery, AL 36106–3683, (334) 

279–3453, 

marcia.johnson@al.usda.gov. 

Alaska 

Chad Stovall, USDA Rural 

Development, 800 West Evergreen, 

Suite 201, Palmer, AK 99645–6539, 

(907) 761–7718, 

chad.stovall@ak.usda.gov. 

American Samoa (See Hawaii) 

Arizona 

Gary Mack, USDA Rural Development, 

230 North First Avenue, Suite 206, 


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