Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 23 / Monday, February 4, 2008 / Notices 6457 

Fred C. Albrecht Board Room, 4505 

South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, 

Nevada. Written comments concerning 

this meeting should be addressed to 

Forest Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, EMC, Jessica Call, 201 14th 

Street, SW., Mailstop 1104, Washington, 

DC 20024. Comments may also be sent 

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

facsimile to 202–205–1012. 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 

Service, Sidney R.Yates Building, 201 

14th Street, SW., Washington, DC. 

Visitors wanting to inspect comments 

received are encouraged to call ahead to 

202–205–1056 to facilitate entry. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jessica Call, Roadless Area Conservation 

National Advisory Committee 

(RACNAC) Coordinator, at 

jessicacall@fs.fed.us or 202–205–1056. 

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 and 

interested parties are invited to attend. 

In order to facilitate meeting logistics, 

please provide your name to Jessica 

Call, RACNAC Coordinator by February 

15, 2008. 

While meeting discussion is limited 

to Forest Service staff and Committee 

members, the public will be allowed to 

offer written and oral comments for the 

Committee’s consideration. Attendees 

wishing to comment orally will be 

allotted a specific amount of time to 

speak. To offer oral comment, please 

contact the RACNAC Coordinator at 

202–205–1056. 

Dated: January 29, 2008. 

Gloria Manning, 

Associate Deputy Chief, NFS. 

[FR Doc. E8–2015 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

USDA Forest Service Open Space 

Conservation Strategy 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service is 

announcing the availability of the 

agency’s Open Space Conservation 

Strategy. The Strategy provides a 

framework to strengthen and focus 

existing and new Forest Service actions 

for open space conservation. The goal of 

the Strategy is to conserve open space 

by protecting the most ecologically and 

socially important lands, conserving 

working lands as sustainable forests and 

grasslands; expanding and connecting 

open spaces in cities, suburbs, and 

towns; and reducing the potential 

ecological impacts and risks of 

development. The goal will be achieved 

through collaboration and 

partnerships—by working with willing 

landowners, conservation groups and 

State and local governments to promote 

voluntary land conservation. In 

developing the Strategy, the Forest 

Service solicited public comments 

through three Federal Register Notices: 

November 13, 2006 (71 FR 66162); 

December 14, 2006 (71 FR 75228); and 

June 22, 2007 (70 FR 34430). A total of 

over 22,000 comments were received 

during these comment periods. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Electronic copies of the Open Space 

Conservation Strategy document are 

available at http://www.fs.fed.us/ 

openspace/OS_Strategy_final_web.pdf 

and hardcopies are available by 

contacting James Melonas, USDA Forest 

Service, Cooperative Forestry by 

telephone at (202) 205–1389 or by 

electronic mail at openspace@fs.fed.us. 

For general information about the Open 

Space Conservation Strategy and the 

loss of open space, visit the Forest 

Service’s Open Space Web site: http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/openspace. 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. 

Dated: January 28, 2008. 

James E. Hubbard, 

Deputy Chief, State & Private Forestry. 

[FR Doc. E8–2010 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) 

Inviting Applications for the Rural 

Community Development Initiative 

(RCDI) for Fiscal Year 2008 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation of 

applications. 

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the 

availability of $6,255,900 of competitive 

grant funds for the RCDI program 

through the Rural Housing Service 

(RHS), an agency within the USDA 

Rural Development mission area herein 

referred to as the Agency. Applicants 

must provide matching funds in an 

amount at least equal to the Federal 

grant. These grants will be made to 

qualified intermediary organizations 

that will provide financial and technical 

assistance to recipients to develop their 

capacity and ability to undertake 

projects related to housing, community 

facilities, or community and economic 

development. This Notice lists the 

information needed to submit an 

application for these funds. 

DATES: The deadline for receipt of an 

application is 4 p.m. local time, May 5, 

2008. The application date and time are 

firm. The Agency will not consider any 

application received after the deadline. 

Applicants intending to mail 

applications must provide sufficient 

time to permit delivery on or before the 

closing deadline date and time. 

Acceptance by the United States Postal 

Service or private mailer does not 

constitute delivery. Facsimile (FAX) and 

postage due applications will not be 

accepted. 

ADDRESSES: Entities wishing to apply for 

assistance may download the 

application requirements delineated in 

this Notice from the RCDI Web site: 

http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/rcdi/ 

index.htm. Applicants may also request 

application packages from the Rural 

Development office in their State. A list 

of Rural Development offices is 

included in this Notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Rural Development office for the state 

the applicant is located in. A list of 

Rural Development State Office contacts 

is included in this Notice. 

Programs Affected 

This program is listed in the Catalog 

of Federal Domestic Assistance under 

Number 10.446. This program is not 

subject to the provisions of Executive 

Order 12372, which requires 

intergovernmental consultation with 

State and local officials because it is not 

listed by the Secretary of Agriculture, 

pursuant to 7 CFR 3015.302, as a 

covered program. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The paperwork burden has been 

cleared by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control 

Number 0575–0180. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

This document has been reviewed in 

accordance with 7 CFR part 1940–G, 

‘‘Environmental Program.’’ Rural 


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