22882 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 93 / Friday, May 15, 2009 / Notices 

fueled power plant on an approximately 

60 acre site located on Peachtree Road 

near Fitzgerald, GA in Ben Hill County. 

The fuel will consist of biomass sources 

(primarily wood debris or residue from 

the regional forest products industry). It 

is anticipated that the facility would be 

in service in 2011. 

A Notice of Intent to Prepare an EA 

and Hold a Scoping Meeting was 

published in the Federal Register at 

74FR02510, on January 15, 2009, and 

The Herald-Leader on January 14, 2009. 

A public meeting was held on January 

29, 2009, at the Grand Conference 

Center, 115 South Main Street in 

Fitzgerald, GA 31750. A summary of 

public comments can be found at the 

Agency Web site listed in this Notice. 

As part of its environmental review 

process, RUS must take into account the 

effect of the proposal on historic 

properties in accordance with section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act and its implementing 

regulation, ‘‘Protection of Historic 

Properties’’ (36 CFR part 800). Pursuant 

to 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3), RUS is using its 

procedures for public involvement 

under NEPA to meet is responsibilities 

to solicit and consider the views of the 

public during section 106 review. 

Accordingly, comments from the public 

submitted in response to scoping will 

inform RUS decision making in its 

section 106 review of the proposal. RUS 

has made the determination that no 

historic properties listed in or eligible 

for listing on the National Register of 

Historic Places (NRHP) will be affected 

by the Proposal. 

Alternatives considered by RUS and 

FRE include (a) No action, (b) alternate 

sources of power, and (c) alternate sites. 

An environmental report that describes 

the proposal in detail and discusses its 

anticipated environmental impacts has 

been prepared by FRE. RUS has 

reviewed and accepted the document as 

its EA of the proposal. The EA is 

available for public review at the 

addresses provided in this Notice. 

Questions and comments should be sent 

to RUS at the mailing or e-mail 

addresses provided in this Notice. RUS 

should receive comments on the EA in 

writing by June 12, 2009 to ensure that 

they are considered in its environmental 

impact determination. 

Should RUS, based on the EA of the 

proposal, determine that the impacts of 

the construction and operation of the 

proposal would not have a significant 

environmental impact, it will prepare a 

Finding of No Significant Impact. Public 

notification of a Finding of No 

Significant Impact 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’ Environmental Policies and 

Procedures (7 CFR part 1794). 

Dated: May 7, 2009. 

Mark S. Plank, 

Director, Engineering and Environmental 

Staff, USDA/Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–11328 Filed 5–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ravalli County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Ravalli County Resource 

Advisory Committee will be meeting to 

hold a short public forum (question and 

answer session). The meeting is being 

held pursuant to the authorities in the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 106–393) and under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106– 

393). The meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 

26, 2009, 6:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Bitterroot National Forest 

Supervisor Office, Conference Room, 

1801 North First Street, Hamilton, 

Montana. Send written comments to 

Dan Ritter, District Ranger, Stevensville 

Ranger District, 88 Main Street, 

Stevensville, MT 59870, by facsimile 

(406) 777–7423, or electronically to 

dritter@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel G. Ritter, Stevensville District 

Ranger and Designated Federal Officer, 

Phone: (406) 777–5461. 

Dated: May 7, 2009. 

Julie K. King, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–11270 Filed 5–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Annual Survey of Local 

Government Finances (School Systems). 

Form Number(s): F–33, F–33–I, F–33– 

L1, F–33–L2, F–33–L3. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0700. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden Hours: 4,032. 

Number of Respondents: 3,249. 

Average Hours per Response: 1 hour 

and 15 minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census 

Bureau requests an extension of the 

current expiration date of the Annual 

Survey of Local Government Finances 

(School Systems) to ensure accurate 

collection of information about public 

school finances. 

The Census Bureau’s collection of 

school district finance data and 

associated publications are the most 

comprehensive sources for prekindergarten through grade 12 finance 

data. The data are collected from the 

universe of school districts using 

uniform definitions and concepts of 

revenue, expenditure, debt, and assets. 

This effort is part of the Census Bureau’s 

Annual Survey of Government Finance 

(OMB No. 0607–0585). Data collected 

from cities, counties, States, and special 

district governments are combined with 

data collected from local school systems 

to produce State and national totals of 

government spending. Local school 

system spending comprises a significant 

portion of total government spending. In 

2006, public elementary-secondary 

expenditures accounted for nearly 30 

percent of total local government 

spending. 

This comprehensive, ongoing, time 

series collection of local education 

agency finances maintains historical 

continuity in the State and local 

government statistics community. In 

addition to the State and local 

government statistics historical 

significance, this collection of data has 

gained added importance within the 

area of education statistics since the 

reauthorization of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act (ESEA) by the 

No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The 

increased focus on schools has led to a 

demand for data reflecting student