7508 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 27 / Friday, February 8, 2008 / Notices 

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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