Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 88 / Friday, May 7, 2010 / Notices 25199 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Deschutes and Ochoco National 

Forests Resource Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Deschutes and Ochoco 

National Forests Resource Advisory 

Committee will meet in Redmond, 

Oregon. The purpose of the meeting is 

to review proposed projects and make 

recommendations under Title II 

(division C of Pub. L. 10–343 

reauthorized and amended the Secure 

rural Schools and community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (SRS Act) as 

originally enacted in Public Law 106– 

393. 

DATES: The meeting will be held May 

12, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the office of the Central Oregon 

Intergovernmental Council, 2363 SW. 

Glacier Place, Redmond, Oregon 97756. 

Send written comments to Jeff Walter as 

Designated Federal Official, for the 

Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests 

Resource Advisory Committee, c/o 

Forest Service, USDA, Ochoco National 

Forest, 3160 NE. 3rd St., Prineville, OR 

97754 or electronically to 

jwalter@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Walter, Designated Federal Official, 

Ochoco National Forest, 541–416–6625. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring Title II matters to the attention 

of the Committee may file written 

statements with the Committee staff 

before the meeting. A public input 

session will be provided and 

individuals who made written requests 

by May 10, 2010 will have the 

opportunity to address the Committee at 

the session. 

Dated: April 28, 2010. 

Jeff Walter, 

Designated Federal Official. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Medbow-Routt Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The MedBow-Routt Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in 

Laramie, Wyoming. The committee is 

meeting as authorized under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343) 

and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the meeting is orientation and RAC 

overview for members to the newly 

established RAC, and selection of chairperson. 

DATES: The meeting will be held May 

26, 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Forest Supervisor’s Office, 2468 Jackson 

Street, Laramie, Wyoming. Written 

comments should be sent to Phil Cruz, 

RAC DFO, 2468 Jackson Street, Laramie, 

Wyoming 82070. Comments may also be 

sent via e-mail to pcruz@fs.fed.us, or via 

facsimile to 307–745–2467. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at the Forest 

Supervisor’s Office, 2468 Jackson Street, 

Laramie, Wyoming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diann Ritschard, RAC Coordinator, 925 

Weiss Drive, Steamboat Springs, CO 

80487, 970–870–2187, 

dritschard@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

Secure Rural School & Federal Advisory 

Committee Overview; Roles and 

Responsibilities of RAC; Rules/ 

Operational Guides and Bylaws; Flow of 

Work and Setting Future Agendas; 

Project Process, Submission Form and 

Deadline; election of RAC Chairperson; 

Public Forum Discussion. Persons who 

wish to bring related matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements with the Committee 

staff before or after the meeting. Public 

input sessions will be provided and 

individuals who make written requests 

by May 23, 2010 will have the 

opportunity to address the Comittee at 

those sessions. 

Dated: April 27, 2010. 

Phil Cruz, 

Deputy Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture 

Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders 

Regarding the Agriculture and Food 

Research Initiative (AFRI) 

AGENCY: National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for stakeholder input. 

SUMMARY: In Fiscal Year 2009, the 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture (NIFA), formerly known as 

the Cooperative State Research, 

Education, and Extension Service 

(CSREES), created a new research, 

education, and extension program 

called the Agriculture and Food 

Research Initiative (AFRI). The AFRI 

process has been iterative. Pursuant to 

the requirements of section 7406 of the 

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 

2008, beginning in September of 2008 

CSREES solicited public comment from 

persons who use or conduct research, 

extension, or education regarding the 

implementing regulation to be 

developed for this new program. In an 

effort to improve the quality of the AFRI 

program, NIFA is again holding a public 

meeting and soliciting public comments 

for consideration in the development of 

the Fiscal Year 2011 AFRI program 

solicitations. All comments must be 

received by close of business June 7, 

2010, to be considered. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, June 2, 2010, from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the One Washington Circle Hotel, 1 

Washington Circle, NW., Washington, 

DC 20037. You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket Number NIFA– 

2010–0001 by any of the following 

methods to the NIFA Docket Clerk: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

E-mail: afri@nifa.usda.gov. Include 

Docket Number NIFA–2010–0001 in the 

subject line of the message. 

Fax: 202–401–1782. 

Mail: Paper, disk or CD–ROM 

submissions should be submitted to 

AFRI; Competitive Programs (CP) Unit; 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture; U.S. Department of 

Agriculture; STOP 2240; 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW.; 

Washington, DC 20250–2240. 

Hand Delivery/Courier: AFRI; 

Competitive Programs (CP) Unit; 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture; U.S. Department of 


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