This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

public. Notices of hearings and investigations,

committee meetings, agency decisions and

rulings, delegations of authority, filing of

petitions and applications and agency

statements of organization and functions are

examples of documents appearing in this

section.

Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 73, No. 28 

Monday, February 11, 2008 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

February 6, 2008. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) 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; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: 7 CFR 1783, Revolving Fund 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0138. 

Summary of Collection: Section 6002 

of the Farm Security and Rural 

Investment Act of 2002 amended the 

Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act by adding a grant 

program that established the Revolving 

Fund Program (RFP) to assist 

communities with water or wastewater 

systems. Qualified private non-profit 

organizations will receive RFP grant 

funds to establish a lending program for 

eligible entities. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Non-profit organizations applying for 

the RFP grant(s) must submit an 

application package that includes an 

application form, narrative proposal 

(work plan), various other forms, 

certifications, and supplemental 

information. The Rural Development 

State Offices and the Rural Utilities 

Service National Office staff will use the 

information collected to determine 

applicant eligibility, project feasibility, 

and the applicant’s ability to meet the 

grant and regulatory requirements. 

Grant recipients will set up a revolving 

loan fund to provide loans to finance 

predevelopment costs of water or 

wastewater projects, or short-term small 

capital projects not part of the regular 

operation and maintenance of current 

water and wastewater systems. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 5. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 313. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: 7 CFR 1776, Household Water 

Well System Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0139. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS) is authorized by 

Section 306E of the Consolidated Farm 

and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

1926e) to administer and make grants to 

qualified private non-profit 

organizations which will use the funds 

to establish lending programs from 

which individuals may borrow money 

for household water well systems under 

the Household Water Well System 

program. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

grant applicants will provide 

information to be collected as part of the 

application and grant process through 

certain documentation, certifications, 

and completed forms. Grant applicants 

must show that the project will provide 

technical and financial assistance to 

eligible individuals to remedy 

household well problems. The grant 

recipients will establish a revolving loan 

fund lending program to provide water 

well loans to individuals who own or 

will own private wells in rural areas. 

The individual loan recipients may use 

the funds to construct, refurbish, and 

service their household well systems for 

an existing home. 

Description of Respondents: Not-forprofit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 10. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,112. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–2510 Filed 2–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

U.S. Forest Service 

[NM–220–5101–ER–G041] 

Notice of Availability of Record of 

Decision for the Buckman Water 

Diversion Project Environmental 

Impact Statement 

AGENCIES: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior and USDA Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) and the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act (FLPMA), the Bureau 

of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field 

Office and USDA Forest Service (Forest 

Service), Santa Fe National Forest 

announce the availability of the Record 

of Decision (ROD) for the Buckman 

Water Diversion Project located near 

Santa Fe, New Mexico. 


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ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are 

available upon request from the Field 

Manager, Taos Field Office, Bureau of 

Land Management, 226 Cruz Alta Road, 

Taos, NM 87571, or via the internet on 

the following Web site: http:// 

www.blm.gov/nm. Copies of the ROD 

and approved Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (FEIS) will also be 

available at the following locations: 

Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest, 

1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505, 

and Forest Service, Espanola Ranger 

District, 1710 North Riverside Dr., 

Espanola, NM 87533. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam 

Des Georges, Field Office Manager, 

Bureau of Land Management, Taos Field 

Office, 226 Cruz Alta Rd., Taos, NM 

87571, telephone—(505) 751–4713; or 

Sanford Hurlocker, District Ranger, 

Forest Service, Espanola Ranger District, 

P.O. Box 3307, Espanola, NM 87533; 

telephone—(505) 753–7331. Requests 

for information may be submitted 

electronically at http://www.blm.gov/ 

nm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Buckman Water Diversion Project (the 

Project) is designed to address the 

immediate need for accessing water 

supplies for the Project Applicants. The 

Forest Service and BLM are joint lead 

agencies for this project, and the 

Department of Interior, Bureau of 

Reclamation, City of Santa Fe, and Santa 

Fe County are cooperating agencies. The 

City of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, and 

Las Campanas Limited Partnership are 

the ‘‘Project Applicants.’’

The BLM’s and Forest Service’s 

decision is to authorize rights-of-way 

and easements to the Project Applicants 

so that they may construct, operate, and 

maintain the road improvements, major 

facilities and associated infrastructure, 

and their locations as described in the 

Proposed Action. In addition, several 

options have been selected for the 

proposed sediment facility and sand 

disposal systems; and for a section of 

treated water pipeline. Power upgrades 

to service the proposed facilities are also 

described in the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (FEIS). 

This decision conforms to existing 

laws and regulations, provides for 

resource protection and mitigation, and 

is consistent with the Santa Fe National 

Forest Plan and the Taos Resource 

Management Plan. This decision is 

based on a comparison of the potential 

environmental effects of the Proposed 

Action, other alternatives considered in 

the FEIS, and comments received during 

scoping and the 60-day public comment 

period on the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement. 

The decisions made by the Forest 

Service and the BLM, respectively, 

affect only those lands managed by each 

agency. The decision related to National 

Forest System lands is subject to 

administrative review (appeal) in 

accordance with 36 CFR 215 (June 

2003). A written notice of appeal—

clearly stating it is a notice of appeal 

being filed pursuant to 36 CFR 215.14—

must be filed within 45 days from the 

date of publication of legal notice of this 

decision in the Albuquerque Journal. 

The publication date in the 

Albuquerque Journal, newspaper of 

record, is the exclusive means for 

calculating the time to file an appeal. 

Those wishing to appeal this decision 

should not rely upon dates or timeframe 

information provided by any other 

source. Individuals or organizations that 

submitted substantive comments during 

the comment period specified at 36 CFR 

215.6 may appeal this decision. The 

notice of appeal must meet the appeal 

content requirements at 36 CFR 215.14. 

An appeal must be filed (regular mail, 

fax, e-mail, hand delivery, or express 

delivery) with the Appeal Deciding 

Officer. Written appeals must be 

submitted to: Deputy Regional Forester, 

Southwestern Region Appeal Deciding 

Officer, 333 Broadway Blvd., SE., 

Albuquerque, NM 87102. Appeals may 

be faxed or e-mailed at Fax: (505) 842–

3173, and E-mail: appealssouthwestern@fs.fed.us. 

The Forest Service’s office business 

hours for those submitting handdelivered appeals are: 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding 

holidays. Electronic comments must be 

submitted in a format such as an e-mail 

message, plain text (.txt), rich text 

format (.rtf), Adobe (.pdf) and Word 

(.doc) to appealssouthwestern@fs.fed.us. The appeal 

must have an identifiable name attached 

or verification of identity will be 

required. A scanned signature may serve 

as verification on electronic appeals. 

The decision related to BLM managed 

lands may be appealed to the Interior 

Board of Land Appeals, Office of the 

Secretary, in accordance with the 

regulations contained in 43 CFR 

2801.10(a). If an appeal is filed, the 

notice of appeal must be filed with the 

Bureau of Land Management, Taos Field 

Office, Field Office Manager, 226 Cruz 

Alta Road, Taos, NM 87571, within 30 

days of the date the notice of the 

decision appears in the Federal 

Register. If you wish to file a petition 

pursuant to 43 CFR 2801.10(b) for a stay 

(suspension) of the effectiveness of this 

decision during the time that your 

appeal is being reviewed by the Board, 

the petition for a stay must accompany 

your notice of appeal. Copies of the 

notice of appeal and petition for a stay 

must also be submitted to the Interior 

Board of Land Appeals and to the 

Regional Office of the Solicitor at the 

same time the original documents are 

filed with this office. 

Dated: January 15, 2008. 

Sam Des Georges, 

BLM—Taos Field Office Manager. 

Dated: January 15, 2008. 

Steve Romero, 

Acting Forest Supervisor, Santa Fe National 

Forest. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

[Docket No. 080204117–8119–01] 

Department of Commerce Pre-Award 

Notification Requirements for Grants 

and Cooperative Agreements 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce 

(DOC). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice revises and 

updates the Department of Commerce 

(DOC) Pre-Award Notification 

Requirements for Grants and 

Cooperative Agreements, as published 

in the Federal Register (66 FR 49917) on 

October 1, 2001, as amended on October 

30, 2002 (67 FR 66109) and on 

December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78389). This 

announcement constitutes a 

recompilation of the Department of 

Commerce pre-award requirements for 

grants and cooperative agreements, 

including all amendments and revisions 

to date. 

DATES: These provisions are effective 

Feburary 11, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Johnson, Office of Acquisition 

Management, Telephone Number—202–

482–1679. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOC 

is authorized to award grants and 

cooperative agreements under a wide 

range of programs that support 

economic development; international 

trade; minority businesses; standards 

and technology; oceanic/atmospheric 

services; and telecommunications and 

information. 

It is the policy of the DOC to seek full 

and open competition for award of 

discretionary financial assistance funds 

whenever possible. Moreover, DOC 

financial assistance must be awarded 

through a merit-based review and 

selection process. Notices announcing 

the availability of Federal funds for new 


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