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22881 

Vol. 74, No. 93 

Friday, May 15, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

May 12, 2009. 

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. 

Forest Service 

Title: Grazing Permit Administration 

Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–0003. 

Summary of Collection: Domestic 

livestock grazing occurs on 

approximately 90 million acres of 

National Forest Service (NFS) lands. 

This grazing is subject to authorization 

and administrative oversight by the 

Forest Service (FS). The information is 

required for the issuance and 

administration of grazing permits, 

including fee collections, on NFS lands 

as authorized by the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act, as 

amended, and subsequent Secretary of 

Agriculture Regulation 5 U.S.C. 301, 36 

CFR part 222, subparts A and C. The 

bills for collection of grazing fees are 

based on the number of domestic 

livestock grazed on national forest lands 

and are a direct result of issuance of the 

grazing permit. Information must be 

collected on an individual basis and is 

collected through the permit issuance 

and administration process. FS will 

collect information using several forms. 

Need and Use of the Information: FS 

will collect information on the 

ownership or control of livestock and 

base ranch property and the need for 

additional grazing to round out year 

long ranching operations. FS uses the 

information collected in administering 

the grazing use program on NFS lands. 

If information were not collected it 

would be impossible for the agency to 

administer a grazing use program in 

accordance with the statutes and 

regulations. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

Business or other for-profit; Individuals 

or households. 

Number of Respondents: 5,400. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually; Other (as needed basis). 

Total Burden Hours: 2,045. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–11171 Filed 5–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Fitzgerald Renewable Energy, LLC: 

Notice of Availability of an 

Environmental Assessment 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of an 

Environmental Assessment for Public 

Review. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) has prepared an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) to meet its 

responsibilities under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 7 

CFR part 1794, RUS Environmental 

Policies and Procedures related to 

possible financial assistance for a 

project proposed by Fitzgerald 

Renewable Energy, LLC (FRE), with 

headquarters in Winter Park, FL. The 

proposal consists of the construction of 

a 55 megawatt (MW) biomass fueled 

power plant located in Ben Hill County, 

Georgia on Peachtree Road. FRE is 

requesting that RUS provide financial 

assistance for the proposed project. RUS 

is considering funding this application, 

thereby making the proposal an 

undertaking subject to review under 

section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA), 16 U.S.C. 

470(f), and its implementing regulation, 

‘‘Protection of Historic Properties’’ (36 

CFR part 800). 

DATES: Written comments on this Notice 

must be received on or before June 12, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the EA 

or for further information, contact: 

Stephanie Strength, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, USDA, RUS, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

2244, Stop 1571, Washington, DC 

20250–1571, or e-mail 

stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov. A 

copy of the EA may be viewed online 

at the Agency’s Web site: http:// 

www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/ea.htm, at 

the Agency’s address provided in this 

Notice, at Fitzgerald Renewable Energy, 

LLC, 152 Lincoln Avenue, Winter Park, 

FL 32789, and at the Fitzgerald/Ben Hill 

County Library, 123 North Main Street, 

Fitzgerald, GA 31750, Telephone: 229– 

426–5080. Comments should be 

submitted to Ms. Strength at the address 

provided in this Notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FRE 

proposes to construct a 55 MW biomass