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programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the importation of 

poultry meat and other poultry products 

from Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico, 

contact Dr. Christopher Robinson, 

Assistant Director, Technical Trade 

Services—Products, National Center for 

Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 40, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 734–3277. For copies of 

more detailed information on the 

information collection, contact Mrs. 

Celeste Sickles, APHIS* Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–

7477. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Importation of Poultry Meat and 

Other Poultry Products from Sinaloa 

and Sonora, Mexico. 

OMB Number: 0579–0144. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) of the United States 

Department of Agriculture is authorized, 

among other things, to prohibit the 

importation and interstate movement of 

animals and animal products to prevent 

the introduction into and dissemination 

within the United States of animal 

diseases and pests. To fulfill this 

mission, APHIS regulates the 

importation of animals and animal 

products into the United States. The 

regulations are contained in title 9, 

chapter 1, subchapter D, parts 91 

through 99, of the Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

The regulations in part 94, among 

other things, restrict the importation of 

poultry meat and other poultry products 

from Mexico and other regions of the 

world where exotic Newcastle disease 

(END) has been determined to exist. The 

regulations allow the importation of 

poultry meat and poultry products from 

the Mexican States of Sinaloa and 

Sonora under conditions that protect 

against the introduction of END into the 

United States. 

To ensure that these items are safe for 

importation, we require that certain data 

appear on the foreign meat inspection 

certificate that accompanies the poultry 

meat or other poultry products from 

Sinaloa and Sonora. We also require 

that serially numbered seals be applied 

to containers carrying the poultry meat 

or other poultry products. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for an additional 3 

years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(1) Evaluate 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; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the 

information collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

information collection on those who are 

to respond, through use, as appropriate, 

of automated, electronic, mechanical, 

and other collection technologies, e.g., 

permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 1 

hour per response. 

Respondents: Federal animal health 

authorities in Mexico and operators of 

slaughtering and processing plants in 

Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico, who 

engage in the export of poultry meat and 

other poultry products to the United 

States. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 20. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 2. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 40. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 40 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

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. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 4th day of 

February 2008. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–2369 Filed 2–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Proposed New Fee Sites; 

Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act (Title VIII, Pub. L. 

108–447) 

AGENCY: Umatilla National Forest, 

USDA Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed New Fee Sites. 

SUMMARY: The Umatilla National Forest 

is proposing to charge fees at 39 

recreation sites. Fees are assessed based 

on the leval of amenities and services 

provided, cost of operation and 

maintenance, market assessment, and 

public comment. The fees listed below 

are only proposed. The final fees will be 

determined upon further analysis and 

public comment. Funds from fees would 

be retained locally and used for the 

continued operation and maintenance of 

these recreation sites. The public has 

been notified of proposed fees in several 

ways. In July of 2007, signs were posted 

at all potentially affected campgrounds, 

rental cabins, and trail heads requesting 

public feedback on the proposed fees. 

Press releases regarding the Umatilla 

National Forest’s recreation facility 

master plan and fee proposals were 

issued to area newspapers on September 

11 of 2007. The release was followed by 

7 open houses held in communities 

across the Forest during September and 

October. The fee proposal continues to 

be advertised on the Umatilla National 

Forest’s Web site. 

Rental Cabins: Fremont Caretaker’s 

Cabin on the North Fork John Day 

Ranger District and Tucannon Guard 

Station on the Pomeroy Ranger District 

will be available for overnight rental. A 

financial analysis is being completed to 

determine the rental fees; the range 

being considered is from $70 to $100 

per night. Cabin rentals offer a unique 

experience and are a popular offering in 

National Forests. Both cabins were 

recently restored to maintain their 

eligibility to the National Register of 

Historic Places. Fees would continue to 

help protect and maintain cabins and 

their historic integrity. 

Campgrounds: The Umatilla National 

Forest is proposing to begin charging 

fees at 20 campgrounds. These sites 

provide similar amenities as sites that 

currently require fees. They are as 

follows: Big Creek, Divide Wells, 

Driftwood, Drift Fence, Gold Dredge, 

Oriental, and Winom campgrounds in 

the North Fork John Day Ranger District; 

Coalmine Hill, Fairview, and Penland 

campgrounds in the Heppner Ranger 

District; Alder thicket, Big Springs, 


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Forest boundary, Godman, Ladybug, 

Midway, Misery Springs, Panjab, 

Pataha, and Wickiup campgrounds on 

the Pomeroy Ranger District. A financial 

analysis is being completed to 

determine fee rates.The fees proposed to 

help maintain these sites would range 

between $5 and $14 for single sites, 

$10–$16 for double sites, $20–$40 for 

group sites. There would be an extra 

$5.00 charge per additional vehicle per 

campsite at all the listed campgrounds. 

Trailheads: The Umatilla National 

Forest proposes charging fees at the 

following 17 trailheads: North Fork John 

Day, Frazier, Winom, and Big Creek 

trailheads on the North Fork John Day 

Ranger District; Elk Flats, Meadow 

Creek, Panjab, Teepee, Three Forks, 

Timothy Springs, Tucannon, and Twin 

Buttes on Pomeroy Ranger District; and 

Burnt Cabin, Deduct Pond, Middle 

Point, North Fork Umatilla, and Rough 

Fork on the Walla Walla Ranger District. 

These sites would be established as fee 

sites since amenities such as toilets, 

garbage service, and interpretive signing 

have been or will be added. Recreation 

Passes such as the Northwest Forest 

Pass would cover day use fees for these 

trailheads. Northwest Forest Passes are 

$5 for a daily pass and $30 for an annual 

pass. 

DATES: Proposed fees would begin after 

June 2008 and are contingent upon 

completion of certain improvements. 

The cabin rentals would be available 

once a final decision is made and are 

offered through the National Recreation 

Reservation Service. 

ADDRESSES: Kevin Martin, Forest 

Supervisor, Umatilla National Forest, 

2517 SW. Hailey Avenue, Pendleton, 

Oregon 97801. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Randall, Umatilla Recreation Fee 

Coordinator, 509–522–6276. 

Information about proposed fee changes 

can also be found on the Umatilla 

National Forest Web site: http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/r6/uma/recreation/rfa/ 

fee_changes. shtml. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed 

the Secretary of Agriculture to publish 

a six month advance notice in the 

Federal Register whenever new 

recreation fee areas are established. 

Once public involvement is complete, 

these new fees will be reviewed by a 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee prior to a final decision and 

implementation. People wanting to rent 

Fremont Caretaker’s Cabin or Tucannon 

Guard Station would need to do so 

through the National Recreation 

Reservation Service, at http:// 

www.recreation.gov or by calling 1–877–

444–6777 when it becomes available. 

Dated: January 30, 2008. 

Kevin Martin, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 08–566 Filed 2–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Notice of Proposed Change to Section 

IV of the Virginia State Technical Guide 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. 

Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of 

proposed changes in the Virginia NRCS 

State Technical Guide for review and 

comment. 

SUMMARY: It has been determined by the 

NRCS State Conservationist for Virginia 

that changes must be made in the NRCS 

State Technical Guide specifically in 

practice standards: #578, Stream 

Crossing; #574, Spring Development; 

#561, Heavy Use Area protection; #575, 

Animal Trails and Walkways; and #560, 

Access Road. These practices will be 

used to plan and install conservation 

practices on cropland, pastureland, 

woodland, and wildlife land. 

DATES: Comments will be received for a 

30-day period commencing with the 

date of this publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Inquire in writing to John A. Bricker, 

State Conservationist, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), 1606 

Santa Rosa Road, Suite 209, Richmond, 

Virginia 23229–5014; Telephone 

number (804) 287–1691; Fax number 

(804) 287–1737. Copies of the practice 

standards will be made available upon 

written request to the address shown 

above or on the Virginia NRCS Web site: 

http://www.va.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ 

draftstandards.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

343 of the Federal Agriculture 

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 

states that revisions made after 

enactment of the law to NRCS State 

technical guides used to carry out 

highly erodible land and wetland 

provisions of the law shall be made 

available for public review and 

comment. For the next 30 days, the 

NRCS in Virginia will receive comments 

relative to the proposed changes. 

Following that period, a determination 

will be made by the NRCS in Virginia 

regarding disposition of those comments 

and a final determination of change will 

be made to the subject standards. 

Dated: January 23, 2008. 

John A. Bricker, 

State Conservationist, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, Richmond, Virginia. 

[FR Doc. E8–2321 Filed 2–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Announcement of Rural Cooperative 

Development Grant Application 

Deadlines and Funding Levels 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation of 

applications. 

SUMMARY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service programs are administered 

through USDA Rural Development. 

USDA Rural Development announces 

the availability of approximately $4.4 

million in competitive grant funds for 

the fiscal year (FY) 2008 Rural 

Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) 

Program. The intended effect of this 

notice is to solicit applications for FY 

2008 and award grants on or before 

September 12, 2008. The maximum 

award per grant is $200,000 and 

matching funds are required. 

DATES: Applications for grants must be 

submitted on paper or electronically 

according to the following deadlines: 

Paper copies must be postmarked and 

mailed, shipped, or sent overnight no 

later than April 8, 2008, to be eligible 

for FY 2008 grant funding. Late 

applications are not eligible for FY 2008 

grant funding. 

Electronic copies must be received by 

April 8, 2008, to be eligible for FY 2008 

grant funding. Late applications are not 

eligible for FY 2008 grant funding. 

ADDRESSES: Application materials for a 

RCDG may be obtained at http:// 

www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/rcdg/ 

rcdg.htm or by contacting the 

applicant’s USDA Rural Development 

State Office at (202) 720–4323 and 

pressing ‘‘1’’. 

Submit completed paper applications 

for a grant to Cooperative Programs, 

Attn: RCDG Program, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Mail Stop 

3250, Room 4016-South, Washington, 

DC 20250–3250. The phone number that 

should be used for courier delivery is 

(202) 720–7558. 

Submit electronic grant applications 

at http://www.grants.gov, following the 

instructions found on this Web site. 


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