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Vol. 75, No. 198 

Thursday, October 14, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Research Data 

Archive Use Tracking 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the currently approved 

information collection, Research Data 

Archive Use Tracking. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before December 13, 2010 

to be assured of consideration. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to USDA 

Forest Service, Dave Rugg, 1 Gifford 

Pinchot Drive, Madison, WI 53726– 

2366. Comments also may be submitted 

via e-mail to: drugg@fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at Forest Service—Forest 

Products Laboratory, 1 Gifford Pinchot 

Drive, Madison, WI, during normal 

business hours. Visitors are encouraged 

to call ahead to 608–231–9234 to 

facilitate entry to the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dave Rugg, Forest Service, Northern 

Research Station, 608–231–9234. 

Individuals who use telecommunication 

devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 

877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Research Data Archive Use 

Tracking. 

OMB Number: 0596–0210. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 04/30/ 

2011. 

Type of Request: Extension with no 

Revision. 

Abstract: The Forest Service Research 

and Development (FS R&D) group has 

created a data archive to store and 

disseminate data collected in the course 

of its scientific research. Preparing data 

sets for the archive requires significant 

effort from researchers. The Forest 

Service has an obligation to encourage 

ethical use of archived FS R&D data sets 

and needs to know how others are using 

the archived data sets. This information 

assists FS R&D personnel in evaluating 

the research program. Information about 

the use of the products of a scientist’s 

research is of significant importance in 

scientist performance evaluations. 

When a member of the public requests 

a copy of a data set, FS R&D will collect 

the following information: Name; 

affiliation; contact information 

(including e-mail address); Statement of 

Intended Use; and Data Use Agreement. 

The Data Use Agreement and associated 

information collection closely follow 

the data access structure used by the 

National Science Foundation’s Long 

Term Ecological Research network. FS 

R&D managers believe that this structure 

provides a sound balance between 

meeting obligations to its scientific staff 

and ease-of-access by the research 

community. The Statement of Intended 

Use will not determine access to a 

particular data set. A form at the archive 

web site will collect the information and 

the data set author will use the Data Use 

Agreements to describe the impact of 

research accomplishments prior to 

performance appraisals. 

The collection of Data Use 

Agreements will be evaluated by the 

data archiving program to identify 

opportunities for improving the 

archive’s function and offerings. The FS 

R&D communications office will use the 

agreements to assist in assessing the 

effectiveness of FS R&D research and 

technology transfer. 

The FS R&D data archive is a new 

activity and participation is voluntary. 

This information collection is a critical 

component in the campaign to 

encourage Forest Service scientists to 

deposit their research data in the 

archive system. Sharing research data is 

very useful to the broader research 

community and sharing of well 

documented FS R&D data sets via the 

archive will be impossible without this 

information collection. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 10–15 

minutes per respondent. 

Type of Respondents: Scientists, 

particularly in fields studying natural 

resources; resource specialists in 

nonprofits and other government 

agencies. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 200. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 50 hours. 

Comment Is Invited: Comment is 

invited on: (1) Whether this collection 

of information is necessary for the stated 

purposes and the proper performance of 

the functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical or scientific utility; (2) the 

accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission request toward Office of 

Management and Budget approval. 

Dated: October 7, 2010. 

Carlos Rodriguez-Franco, 

Acting Deputy Chief, Research and 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2010–25861 Filed 10–13–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Apalachicola National Forest; Florida; 

City of Tallahassee 230kV 

Southwestern Transmission Line 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Forest Service, 

Apalachicola National Forest intends to 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement under a 3rd party agreement 

with the City of Tallahassee, Florida to 


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issue a special use authorization for the 

construction, occupancy and use of 

national forest system land for a 230kV 

electric transmission line. The addition 

of an east-west 230kV transmission line 

would connect the Hopkins— 

Crawfordville 230kV transmission line 

south of the Tallahassee Regional 

Airport (near the intersection of 

Springhill and Bice Roads), with the 

existing Substation BP–5 (southeast of 

the Capital Circle S.W./Woodville 

Highway intersection). The proposed 

transmission line would be 

approximately 8 miles long with 

approximately 6.4 miles located within 

the Apalachicola National Forest. The 

transmission line would parallel the 

existing Florida Gas Transmission 

Company’s natural gas lines from the 

Hopkins—Crawfordville line until the 

forest boundary south of Substation 

BP–5. Once off the forest it would 

parallel an existing 115kV electric 

transmission line to its terminus at 

Substation BP–5. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

November 19, 2010 in order to be 

considered in the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement. A Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement is 

expected in April 2011. A Final 

Environmental Impact Statement is 

expected in October 2011. A Public 

Workshop will be held in Tallahassee, 

Florida on October 28, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Susan Jeheber-Matthews, Forest 

Supervisor, National Forests in Florida, 

325 John Knox Road Suite F–100, 

Tallahassee, FL 32303. Comments may 

also be sent via e-mail to commentssouthern-florida@fs.fed.us., or via 

facsimile to (850) 523–8505. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Harold Shenk, U.S. Forest Service, 57 

Taff Drive, Crawfordville, FL 32327. 

Telephone; (850) 926–3561. 

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: 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The North American Electric 

Reliability Corporation (NERC) is the 

electric reliability organization certified 

by the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (FERC) to develop and 

enforce Reliability Standards for the 

bulk power system. NERC Transmission 

Planning Standards (TPL Standards 

001–004) identify the mandatory 

planning standards that electric utilities 

must follow to ensure that reliable 

systems are developed that meet 

specified performance requirements. 

The City conducts annual studies to 

evaluate the reliability of the bulk 

transmission system under a variety of 

contingencies that ensure the system 

meets the NERC standards. Recent 

studies have identified that the existing 

electric transmission network needs to 

be modified to ensure continued 

compliance with the NERC reliability 

planning standards. 

Absent system improvements, the 

reliable delivery of power from the 

City’s generating facilities and imported 

power via ties with other utilities to all 

customers cannot be ensured in the 

future under certain contingencies. The 

loss of multiple transmission lines due 

to a single event on a common right of 

way would cause other lines on the 

system to be overloaded. An additional 

electric transmission delivery path from 

east to west was identified as the means 

by which the City can maintain the 

ability to supply projected customer 

demands and wholesale transmission 

services into the future as required by 

the NERC Standards. 

The proposed 230kV Transmission 

Line would provide enhanced system 

benefits that will meet the NERC 

mandated requirements and will 

improve system performance to the 

general public. These benefits include: 

(1) Improved system reliability over a 

broader range of contingencies & longer 

duration as a result of providing an 

additional delivery path from generation 

sources and interconnections with other 

utilities to customers; (2) improved 

power transfer (east to west) as a result 

of the reduced losses associated with 

higher voltage transmission lines; and 

(3) address reliability concerns 

regarding the ability to supply future 

customer demands should one or more 

of the current east to west delivery paths 

become unavailable due to an 

equipment fault or failure. 

Proposed Action 

The Proposed Action is to issue a 

special use authorization for the 

construction, occupancy and use of a 

230kV electric transmission line on 

approximately 6.4 miles of national 

forest system lands on the Apalachicola 

National Forest. The proposed electric 

transmission line would connect the 

Hopkins-Crawfordville 230kV line south 

of the Tallahassee Regional Airport 

(near the intersection of Springhill and 

Bice Roads), with the existing 

Substation BP–5 (southeast of the 

Capital Circle SW. and Woodville 

Highway intersection). The proposed 

transmission line would be 

approximately 8 miles long with 

approximately 6.4 miles located within 

the Apalachicola National Forest. 

The proposed transmission line 

would be located adjacent to an existing 

utility corridor currently under a U.S. 

Forest Service Special Use Permit with 

the Florida Gas Transmission Company. 

The proposed transmission line would 

increase the existing 80 foot-wide 

Florida Gas corridor by an additional 60 

feet. The additional corridor would 

occur within the temporary work space 

previously created by the Florida Gas 

Transmission Company and 

documented in the January 11, 2010 

Record of Decision, Special Use Permit, 

Florida Gas Transmission Company, 

Phase VIII Expansion Project. The 

Proposed Action would also include the 

development of a new tap point on the 

Hopkins-Crawfordville line. 

Possible Alternatives 

Two additional routes were evaluated 

during development of the proposed 

transmission line. The first alternative 

route follows Springhill Road, passes 

through a smaller undisturbed area of 

the Apalachicola National Forest, and 

then parallels Capital Circle SW. The 

second route, consisting of a minor 

deviation of the first route, would 

follow Springhill Road all the way to 

Capital Circle SW., reducing impact to 

the national forest, but would not meet 

FAA safety regulations (FAR Part 77) for 

structure height near the runway at the 

Tallahassee Regional Airport. 

Responsible Official 

Susan Jeheber-Matthews, Forest 

Supervisor, 325 John Knox Road, Suite 

F–100, Tallahassee, FL 32303. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The Forest Service will decide 

whether or not to issue a special use 

authorization for the construction, 

occupancy and use of a 230kV electric 

transmission line on approximately 6.4 

miles of national forest system lands on 

the Apalachicola National Forest and 

conditions there of. 

Permits or Licenses Required 

Leon County Environmental 

Management Permit. 

Florida Department of Environmental 

Protection, National Discharge 

Elimination permit. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which will guide the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. A Public Workshop 

will be held in Tallahassee, Florida on 

October 28, 2010 (Woodville Elementary 


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School Cafeteria, 9373 Woodville 

Highway, 5–7 p.m.) to provide citizens 

an opportunity to learn about the project 

and to provide comments. Letters 

requesting comments on the proposed 

action will be mailed to the public 

involvement mailing list for the 

Apalachicola National Forest and local 

citizens that may be affected by the 

project. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 

such manner that they are useful to the 

agency’s preparation of the 

environmental impact statement. 

Therefore, comments should be 

provided prior to the close of the 

comment period and should clearly 

articulate the reviewer’s concerns and 

contentions. 

Comments received in response to 

this solicitation, including names and 

addresses of those who comment, will 

be part of the public record for this 

proposed action. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted and 

considered; however, anonymous 

comments will not provide the Agency 

with the ability to provide the 

respondent with subsequent 

environmental documents. 

Dated: October 7, 2010. 

Susan Jeheber-Matthews, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–25825 Filed 10–13–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Yavapai County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Yavapai County Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 

Prescott, Arizona. 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 to discuss RAC 

Timeline, Grants and Agreements 

Workshop, Discuss Financial Status, 

and Project Evaluation Criteria. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

October 29, 2010; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Prescott Fire Center, 2400 Melville 

Dr., Prescott, AZ 86301. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Debbie Maneely, RAC Coordinator, 

Prescott National Forest, 344 S. Cortez, 

Prescott, AZ 86301; (928) 443–8130 or 

dmaneely@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

(1) Approve September meeting 

minutes; (2) discuss possible Grants and 

Agreements workshops; (3) financial 

reporting; (4) RAC timeline; (5) create 

project evaluation criteria; (6) followup 

on bin items from last meeting; (7) next 

meeting agenda, location, and date. 

Dated: October 7, 2010. 

Alan Quan, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–25822 Filed 10–13–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture 

RIN 0524–AA43 

Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders 

Regarding Administration of the 

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment 

Program (VMLRP) 

AGENCY: National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for stakeholder input. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of Food 

and Agriculture (NIFA) is soliciting 

stakeholder input on the recent 

implementation of the Veterinary 

Medicine Loan Repayment Program 

(VMLRP) authorized under section 

1415A of the National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, and Teaching 

Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151a). The 

purpose of this program is for the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) to 

enter into agreements with veterinarians 

under which the veterinarians agree to 

provide, for a specific period of time as 

identified in the agreement, veterinary 

services in veterinarian shortage 

situations. As part of the stakeholder 

input process, NIFA is conducting a 

public meeting to solicit comments 

regarding the processes developed and 

implemented for the first application 

cycle that concluded with the first 

group of awards under this program in 

September 2010. Input collected will be 

used to modify and improve processes 

for subsequent calls of shortage 

situation nominations and request for 

applications. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, November 8, 2010, from 9 a.m. 

to 3:30 p.m. All comments must be 

received by close of business Monday, 

November 15, 2010, to be considered. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

room 1410 A–B–C–D of the Waterfront 

Centre Building, National Institute of 

Food and Agriculture, United States 

Department of Agriculture, 800 9th St., 

SW., Washington, DC 20024. Meeting 

participants will need to provide photo 

identification to be admitted to the 

building. Please allow sufficient time to 

go through security. You may submit 

comments, identified by NIFA–2011– 

0001, by any of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

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

NIFA–2011–0001 in the subject line of 

the message. 

Fax: 202–720–6486. 

Mail: Paper, disk or CD–ROM 

submissions should be submitted to 

VMLRP, Plant and Animal Systems 

(PAS) Unit, National Institute of Food 

and Agriculture, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture; STOP 2220, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2220. 

Hand Delivery/Courier: VMLRP; Plant 

and Animal Systems (PAS) Unit, 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 3153, Waterfront 

Centre, 800 9th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

NIFA–2011–0001. All comments 

received will be posted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Lisa Stephens, (202) 401–6438, or 

lstephens@nifa.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional Meeting and Comment 

Procedures 

Because of the diversity of subjects, 

and to aid participants in scheduling 

their attendance, the following schedule 

is anticipated for the November 8, 2010, 

meeting: 

9–9:30 a.m.— Introduction and 

Background of VMLRP. 

9:30–12 p.m.—Identification and 

prioritization of veterinarian 

shortage situations. 

1–3:30 p.m.—Administration of the 

VMLRP, including application 

forms; timing and length of VMLRP 

application period; application 

prioritization and review; execution 

of VMLRP agreements; agreement 

terms and conditions; and 

monitoring and oversight of VMLRP 

agreements. 

Persons wishing to present oral 

comments at this meeting are requested 


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