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environmental impact, it will prepare a 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI). Public notification of a FONSI 

would be published in the Federal 

Register and in newspapers with 

circulation in the proposal area. 

Any final action by RUS related to the 

proposal will be subject to, and 

contingent upon, compliance with all 

relevant Federal, State and local 

environmental laws and regulations, 

and completion of the environmental 

review requirements as prescribed in 

RUS’s Environmental Policies and 

Procedures (7 CFR Part 1794). 

Mark S. Plank, 

Director, Engineering and Environmental 

Staff USDA, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22063 Filed 9–2–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Divide Ranger District, Rio Grande 

National Forest; Colorado; Big Moose 

Vegetation Management Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Rio Grande 

National Forest, USDA. 

ACTION: Corrected Notice of Intent to 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement. 

DATES: The draft environmental impact 

statement is expected in the fall of 2010 

and the final environmental impact 

statement is expected in the spring of 

2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kirby Self at (719) 657–3321. 

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 Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

All prior notices: The original Notice 

of Intent was published in the Federal 

Register, Volume 74, Number 39, page 

9076. 

Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22, 36 

CFR 220.5(b) and Forest Service Handbook 

1909.15, Section 21. 

Dated: August 25, 2010. 

Thomas Malecek, 

District Ranger/Field Office Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22037 Filed 9–2–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Farm Service Agency 

Dairy Industry Advisory Committee; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 

the Farm Service Agency (FSA) 

announces two public meetings of the 

Dairy Industry Advisory Committee 

(Dairy Committee) to discuss farm milk 

price volatility and dairy farmer 

profitability, review various industry 

proposals and analysis, and hear public 

comments. The Dairy Committee is 

responsible for making 

recommendations to the Secretary on 

policy issues impacting the dairy 

industry. Instructions regarding 

registering for and attending the 

meetings are provided in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

DATES: Public meetings: The public 

meetings will be on September 23 and 

24, 2010, and October 12 and 13, 2010. 

Registration: You must register by 

September 21, 2010, to attend the 

September public meeting and by 

October 8, 2010, to attend the October 

public meeting. 

Comments: Written comments are due 

by September 24, 2010, for the 

September meeting and by October 13, 

2010, for the October meeting. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to participate 

in the meetings. The meetings are open 

to the public. The meetings on 

September 23 and 24 and October 12 

will be held in room 104–A of the 

USDA Headquarters, Jamie L. Whitten 

Building at 12th Street, SW., and 

Jefferson Drive, Washington, DC 20250. 

The October 13 meeting will be held in 

room 3074 of the USDA Headquarters 

South Building at 12th Street and 

Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 

20250. Instructions for registering and 

attending the meetings are in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

You may submit comments by either 

of the following methods: 

• Online: Go to http:// 

www.fsa.usda.gov/DIAC. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments, or 

• Orally at the meeting; please also 

provide a written copy of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Solomon Whitfield, Designated Federal 

Official; phone: (202) 720–9886; e-mail: 

solomon.whitfield@wdc.usda.gov. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication 

(Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) 

should contact the USDA Target Center 

at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In August 

2009, USDA established the Dairy 

Committee. The Dairy Committee 

reviews issues of farm milk price 

volatility and dairy farmer profitability. 

The Dairy Committee provides 

recommendations to the Secretary on 

how USDA can best address these issues 

to meet the dairy industry’s needs. 

The Secretary of Agriculture selected 

a diverse group of members representing 

a broad spectrum of persons interested 

in providing suggestions and ideas on 

how USDA can tailor its programs to 

meet the dairy industry’s needs. Equal 

opportunity practices were considered 

in all appointments to the Dairy 

Committee in accordance with USDA 

policies. The Secretary announced the 

members on January 6, 2010. 

Representatives include: Producers and 

producer organizations, processors and 

processor organizations, consumers, 

academia, a retailer, and a state 

representative. 

The Dairy Committee will hold the 

meetings on the following dates and 

locations. The meetings are open to the 

public. The dairy industry and public 

are invited to provide oral comments at 

the meetings on September 23 and 

October 12, 2010, at the time designated 

on the agenda. 

Date Time Location 

September 23, 2010 ............................ 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. ............ USDA headquarters, in the Jamie Whitten Building, Room 104–A, 12th 

Street, SW. and Jefferson Drive, Washington, DC 20250. 

September 24, 2010 ............................ 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m. .......... USDA headquarters, in the Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 104–A, 12th 

Street, SW. and Jefferson Drive, Washington, DC 2050. 

October 12, 2010 ................................. 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. ............ USDA headquarters, in the Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 104–A, 12th 

Street, SW. and Jefferson Drive, Washington, DC 20250. 

October 13, 2010 ................................. 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. ............ USDA headquarters, in the South Building, Room 3074, 12th Street, SW. 

and Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 20250. 


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The purpose of the meetings is to: 

• Discuss farm milk price volatility 

and dairy farmer profitability; 

• Review various industry proposals 

and analysis; and 

• Allow comments from the public. 

Instructions for Attending the Meeting 

Space for attendance at the meeting is 

limited. Due to USDA headquarters 

security and space requirements, all 

persons wishing to attend the public 

meetings or provide oral comments to 

the Dairy Committee during the public 

meetings must send an e-mail to 

DIAC@wdc.usda.gov by September 21, 

2010, for the September meeting and by 

October 8, 2010, for the October meeting 

to register the names of those planning 

to attend. Public seating will be 

extremely limited on October 13, 2010, 

due to a change in meeting room. 

Registrations will be accepted until 

maximum room capacity is reached. 

Upon arrival at the USDA Whitten or 

South Buildings, registered persons 

must provide valid photo identification 

in order to enter the building. 

Additional information about the public 

meetings, meeting agendas, materials 

and minutes including directions and 

how to provide comments is available at 

the Dairy Committee Web site: http:// 

www.fsa.usda.gov/DIAC. 

The received comments will be 

distributed to Dairy Committee 

members for consideration at the 

meetings. 

If you require special 

accommodations, such as a sign 

language interpreter, please use the 

contact information above. 

Notice of these meetings is provided 

in accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). 

Signed in Washington, DC, on August 27, 

2010. 

Jonathan W. Coppess, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22013 Filed 9–2–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Global Intellectual Property Academy 

Program Survey 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on this new information 

collection, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 2, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: 

InformationCollection@uspto.gov. 

Include ‘‘0651–00xx Global Intellectual 

Property Academy Program Survey 

comment’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the 

attention of Susan Fawcett. 

• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark 

Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 

22313–1450. 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to the attention of J. 

David Binsted, Program Manager, Global 

Intellectual Property Academy, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– 

1450; by telephone 571–272–1500; or by 

e-mail at james.binsted@uspto.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Abstract 

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 

plans to survey participants of the 

Global Intellectual Property Academy 

(GIPA) technical assistance programs. 

The survey data will be collected in 

order to obtain assessment data for the 

U.S. Government’s accountability 

process, better known as the PART, or 

Program Assessment Rating Tool. 

Assessment of the GIPA programs will 

provide the USPTO information to 

implement best practices and program 

improvements, where necessary. 

Participants will be limited to those 

individuals, both national and 

international, who have attended or are 

attending GIPA training. These surveys 

will be done in three parts: Pre-program, 

post-program, and alumnus. Program 

participants will be asked to complete 

the pre-program survey immediately 

prior to their program, the post-program 

survey immediately after the program, 

and the alumni survey approximately 

one year after the program. The surveys 

are expected to be conducted online 

using a recognized survey partner, the 

Federal Consulting Group. 

Participants will access the online 

survey through links provided in emails or through the USPTO Web site. 

Participants will not need usernames, 

passwords, or survey ID numbers to 

access the online survey. 

Survey responses will be kept 

confidential. The USPTO does not 

intend to collect any personal 

identifying data from participants taking 

the survey. Data collected from the 

survey will be linked to the participants. 

The USPTO intends to maintain contact 

information for the participants in a 

separate file from the quantitative data. 

The USPTO expects to follow-up with 

participants who do not respond to the 

survey. Participants who do not respond 

will be contacted up to three times. 

II. Method of collection 

Electronically over the Internet or by 

e-mail. In-person surveys may 

potentially be conducted. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0651–00xx. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,500 responses per year (500 

participants × 3 surveys each). 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that it will take 

approximately 20 minutes (0.33 hours) 

for participants to provide their 

responses. This estimate includes the 

time to gather the necessary 

information, complete the survey, and 

submit it to the USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 495 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost Burden: $71,775. The audience for 

the GIPA training programs typically 

consists of high-ranking government 

officials, judges, lawyers, examiners, 

and others. The USPTO estimates that 

roughly 20% of the attendees fall into 

the high-ranking categories, while the 

rest make up 80% of the attendees. The 

USPTO estimates that the hourly labor 

rate for 20% of the attendees would be 

roughly equivalent to the professional 

hourly rate of $325, while the rest 

would be roughly equivalent to the 

para-professional rate of $100. Using 

these U.S. hourly rates, the USPTO 

estimates a professional hourly rate of 

$65 (20% of $325) and a paraprofessional rate of $80 (80% of $100), 

for a total hourly rate of $145. Using the 

total hourly rate, the USPTO estimates 

$71,775 per year for salary costs 

associated with respondents. 


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