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documentation, project work plan and 

timeline, social impacts, evaluation and 

monitoring, equipment description, 

budget justification, budget 

requirements, financial feasibility, and 

appendices. The project narrative 

should provide a clear description of the 

work to be undertaken and how it will 

be accomplished. It should address the 

technical approach work plan under 

criteria 2 listed in Section 5. The project 

narrative is limited to a total of 10 pages 

excluding cover page, budget 

justification, budget, appendices and 

financial documentation. 

c. Detailed Financial Information. 

Detailed financial information is 

requested to assess the potential and the 

capability of the applicant. Financial 

information remains confidential. The 

financial information should provide a 

general overview of historical financial 

performance, projections (Pro Forma), 

and cash flow statements. Standard 

principles should be used for 

developing the required financial 

information. Strong applications have 

benefited from the use of a certified 

accountant to develop this information. 

Applicants should refer to the 

Technology Marketing Unit’s Web site 

for the financial information templates, 

as well as an example http:// 

www.fpl.fs.fed.us/tmu (under Woody 

Biomass Grants). 

d. Full-Application Delivery. Full 

applications must be postmarked by 

March 1, 2006, and received no later 

than 5 p.m. Central Standard Time on 

March 8, 2006, by the Technology 

Marketing Unit at the Forest Products 

Laboratory. Hand-delivered, e-mail, or 

fax applications shall not be accepted. 

No exceptions allowed. Please send preapplications to the address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

8. Appendices. The following 

information must be included in the 

appendix of the pre-application and the 

full-application package: 

a. Letter of Support and Biomass 

Availability From Local USDA Forest 

Service District Ranger or Forest 

Supervisor: This letter must describe the 

status of National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA), acres, timeframes, available 

volumes, and opportunities for 

applicant to access these volumes. 

b. Letters of Support From Partners, 

Individuals, or Organizations: Letters of 

support should be included in an 

appendix and are intended to display 

the degree of collaboration occurring 

between the different entities engaged in 

the project. These letters must include 

commitments of cash or in-kind services 

from all partners and must support the 

amounts listed in the budget. Each letter 

of support should be limited to one page 

in length. 

c. Key Personnel Qualifications: 

Qualifications of the project manager 

should be included in an appendix. 

Qualifications are limited to two pages 

in length and should contain the 

following: resume, biographical sketch, 

references, and demonstrated ability to 

manage the grant. 

Dated: September 26, 2005. 

Kent P. Connaughton, 

Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private 

Forestry. 

[FR Doc. 05–19546 Filed 9–29–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.; 

Notice of Extension of Public Scoping 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of public 

scoping comment period. 

SUMMARY: Upon request the Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS) agrees to extend 

the public scoping comment period by 

30 days prior to the preparation of an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) in 

connection to a project proposed by 

Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. 

(AECI), with headquarters in 

Springfield, Missouri. A previous notice 

was published in the Federal Register 

on August 10, 2005 announcing RUS’s 

intent to prepare an EIS and to hold 

public scoping meetings. The proposal 

consists of the construction and 

operation of a nominal 660 megawatt 

coal-based electrical generating plant 

and associated transmission facilities. A 

proposed and an alternate site both near 

the Missouri River in the northwest 

quadrant of Missouri have been 

identified by AECI. AECI is requesting 

RUS to provide financing for the 

proposal. 

DATES: Send comments to RUS, at the 

address listed below on or before 

October 28, 2005. 

A Site Selection Study and Macro 

Corridor Study Report, prepared by 

Associated Electric Cooperative, is 

available for public review on the RUS 

Web site http://www.usda.gov/rus/ 

water/ees/eis.htm, at Associated Electric 

Cooperative offices at, 2814 S. Golden, 

Springfield, Missouri 65807, and at the 

following public repositories: 

Cameron Public Library, 312 N. Chestnut St., 

Cameron, MO 64429, Phone 816/632–2311. 

Concordia Library, 709 S. Main St., 

Concordia, MO 64020, Phone: 660/463–

2277. 

Hale Library & Museum, 321 Main St., Hale, 

MO 64643, Phone: 660/565–2617. 

Mid-Continent Public Library, Kearney 

Branch, 100 S. Platte-Clay Way, Kearney, 

MO 64060–7640, Phone: 816/628–5055. 

Macon Public Library, 210 N. Rutherford St., 

Macon, MO 63552, Phone: 660/385–3314. 

Maryville Public Library, 509 N. Main St., 

Maryville, MO 64468, Phone 660/582–

5281. 

Little Dixie Regional Library, 111 N. 4th St., 

Moberly, MO 65270, Phone: 660/263–4426. 

Oregon Public Library, 103 S. Washington 

St., Oregon, MO 64473, Phone: 660/446–

3586. 

Dulany Memorial Library, 501 S. Broadway, 

Salisbury, MO 65281, Phone: 660/388–

5712. 

Carrollton Public Library, 1 N. Folger St., 

Carrollton, MO 64633, Phone: 660/542–

0183. 

Mid-Continent Public Library, Excelsior 

Springs Branch, 1460 Kearney Road, 

Excelsior Springs, MO 64024–1746, Phone: 

816/630–6721 

Robertson Memorial Library, 19 W. 20th St., 

Higginsville, MO 64037, Phone: 660/584–

2880. 

Lexington Library, 1008 Main St., Lexington, 

MO 64067, Phone: 660/259–3071. 

Marshall Public Library, 214 N. Lafayette, 

Marshall, MO 65340, Phone: 660/886–

3391. 

DeKalb County Public Library, 201 N. Polk 

St., Maysville, MO 64469, Phone: 816/449–

5695. 

Mound City Public Library, 205 E. 6th St., 

Mound City, MO 64470, Phone: 660/442–

5700. 

Ray County Library, 219 S. College St., 

Richmond, MO 64085, Phone: 816/470–

3291. 

Rolling Hills Consolidated Library, 

Savannah, 514 W. Main St., Savannah, MO 

64485, Phone: 816/324–4569. 

Boonslick Regional Library Sedalia Branch 

219 W. 3rd St., Sedalia, MO 65301, Phone: 

660/827–7323. 

Carnegie Library 316 Massachusetts St., St. 

Joseph, MO 64504, Phone: 816/238–0526. 

East Hills Library 502 N. Woodbine Road, 

Suite A, St. Joseph, MO 64506, Phone: 816/ 

236–2136. 

Washington Park Library 1821 N. Third St., 

St. Joseph, MO 64505, Phone: 816/232–2052. 

Boonslick Regional Library 950 E. Main St., 

Warsaw, MO 65355, Phone: 660/438–5211. 

Sedalia Public Library 311 W. Third St., 

Sedalia, MO 65301, Phone: 660/826–1314. 

Downtown Library 927 Felix St., St. 

Joseph, MO 64501, Phone: 816/232–7729. 

Rolling Hills Consolidated Library: 

Eastside 1904 N. Belt Highway, St. Joseph, 

MO 64506, Phone: 816/232–5479. 

Sweet Springs Public Library 323 Spring 

St., Sweet Springs, MO 65351, Phone: 660/ 

335–4314. 

Norborne Public Library 109 East 2nd 

Street, Norborne, MO 64668, Voice: (816) 

594–3514. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Strength, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, RUS, Engineering 

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and Environmental Staff, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 1571, 

Washington, DC 20250–1571, telephone: 

(202) 720–0468 or email: 

stephanie.strength@usda.gov, or Charles 

Means, Senior Regulatory Policy 

Analyst, Associated Electric 

Cooperative, Inc., P.O. Box 754, 

Springfield, Missouri 65801 or email: 

cmeans@aeci.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AECI 

proposes to construct and operate a 

nominal 660-megawatt coal-based 

electric generating facility at one of two 

sites in northwest Missouri. Its 

proposed site is just west of Norborne, 

Missouri, in Carroll County. The 

alternative site is west of Big Lake 

Missouri, along the Missouri River and 

just south of U.S. Highway 159 in Holt 

County. Fuel will be supplied to the 

plant at either site by rail; competing 

rail options will be evaluated. 

Construction of the project at either site 

will require the construction of new 

transmission facilities. Substation 

upgrades and approximately 135 miles 

of 345-kV transmission line would be 

required to connect the new plant to 

AECI’s transmission system. For the 

proposed Norborne site, one line would 

go east to the existing Thomas Hill 

Substation, and one line would go south 

to Sedalia and then to a new substation 

in eastern Benton County. For the Holt 

County site, a double circuit 345-kV line 

would be required from the plant to the 

Fairport Substation in DeKalb County 

and a single circuit 345–kV line from 

the Fairport Substation to a new 

substation near Orrick, Missouri, in 

southwest Ray County. AECI’s schedule 

calls for these facilities to be in 

commercial operation by May 2011. 

Alternatives to be considered by RUS 

include no action, purchased power, 

renewable energy sources, distributed 

generation, and alternative site 

locations. 

Four public scoping meetings in an 

open-house format followed by a 

discussion period were held: August 22, 

2005, Oregon, Missouri, at T.J. Hall 

Community Center, 104 S. Main; August 

23, 2005, Sedalia, Missouri at Missouri 

Electric Cooperatives Building, State 

Fair Grounds, 2503 W. 16th St.; August 

24, 2005, Salisbury, Missouri at Knights 

of Columbus Building, 311 E. Patterson 

Ave.; August 25, 2005, Norborne, 

Missouri, at Goppert Community 

Building, 201 S. Pine. 

RUS will use input provided by 

government agencies, private 

organizations, and the public in the 

preparation of a Draft EIS. The Draft EIS 

will be available for review and 

comment for 45 days. A Final EIS will 

then be prepared that considers all 

comments received. The Final EIS will 

be available for review and comment for 

30 days. Following the 30-day comment 

period, RUS will prepare a Record of 

Decision (ROD). Notices announcing the 

availability of the Draft and Final EIS 

and the ROD will be published in the 

Federal Register and in local 

newspapers. 

Any final action by RUS related to the 

proposed project will be subject to, and 

contingent upon, compliance with all 

relevant Federal, State and local 

environmental laws and regulations and 

completion of the environmental review 

requirements as prescribed in the RUS 

Environmental Policies and Procedures 

(7 CFR Part 1794). 

Dated: September 23, 2005. 

Mark S. Plank, 

Acting Director, Engineering and 

Environmental Staff, Water and 

Environmental Programs, Rural Utilities 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–19578 Filed 9–29–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–M 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Proposed Additions 

and Deletions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind Or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed additions to and 

deletions from Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to add to the Procurement List a product 

and services to be furnished by 

nonprofit agencies employing persons 

who are blind or have other severe 

disabilities, and to delete services 

previously furnished by such agencies. 

Comments Must Be Received On Or 

Before: October 30, 2005. 

ADDRESS: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT

COMMENTS CONTACT: Sheryl D. Kennerly, 

Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 

603–0655, or e-mail 

SKennerly@jwod.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published pursuant to 41 

U.S.C. 47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its 

purpose is to provide interested persons 

an opportunity to submit comments on 

the proposed actions. 

Additions 

If the Committee approves the 

proposed additions, the entities of the 

Federal Government identified in this 

notice for each product or service will 

be required to procure the product and 

services listed below from nonprofit 

agencies employing persons who are 

blind or have other severe disabilities. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. If approved, the action will not 

result in any additional reporting, 

recordkeeping or other compliance 

requirements for small entities other 

than the small organizations that will 

furnish the product and services to the 

Government. 

2. If approved, the action will result 

in authorizing small entities to furnish 

the product and services to the 

Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in 

connection with the product and 

services proposed for addition to the 

Procurement List. 

Comments on this certification are 

invited. Commenters should identify the 

statement(s) underlying the certification 

on which they are providing additional 

information. 

End of Certification 

The following products and services 

are proposed for addition to 

Procurement List for production by the 

nonprofit agencies listed: 

Product 

Mat, Floor Rubber 

NSN: 2540–01–298–8449—61′′ x 36′′ 

fabricated mat, reinforced with steel wire 

NPA: Hope Haven, Inc., Rock Valley, Iowa 

Contracting Activity: Defense Supply Center 

Columbus, Columbus, Ohio 

Services 

Service Type/Location: Appliance Cleaning 

Service, Department of Homeland 

Security, National Records Center, 150 

Space Center Loop, Lee’s Summit, 

Missouri 

NPA: Independence and Blue Springs 

Industries, Inc., Independence, Missouri 

Contracting Activity: DHS—Burlington 

Contracting Office, South Burlington, 

Vermont 

Service Type/Location: Custodial, 

Warehousing, Shelf Stocking, Defense 

Commissary Agency, Hurlburt Field 

Commissary, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 

NPA: Brevard Achievement Center, Inc., 

Rockledge, Florida