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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Resource Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Modoc County Resource 

Advisory Committee, Alturas, CA, 

96101, USDA Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committees Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community Self 

Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 110– 

343) the Modoc National Forest’s Modoc 

County Resource Advisory Committee 

will meet June 1, 2009, August 3, 2009, 

and September 14, 2009, in Alturas, 

California 96101, for a business meeting. 

The meetings are open to the public. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

business meetings on June 1, August 3, 

and September 14, 2009, will begin at 6 

p.m., at the Modoc National Forest 

Office, Conference Room, 800 West 12th 

St., Alturas, California 96101. Agenda 

topics include (1) presentations on 

active RAC projects, (2) financial 

updates, and (3) reviewing and voting 

on project proposals that meet the intent 

of Public Law 110–343. Time will also 

be set aside for public comments at the 

beginning of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stan 

Sylva, Forest Supervisor and Designated 

Federal Officer, at (530) 233–8700; or 

Rural Development and Partnership 

Specialist Dina McElwain at (530) 233– 

8723. 

Jim C. Gumm, 

Public Affairs Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Soil and Water Resources 

Conservation Act (RCA); Meetings 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: NRCS will hold public 

meetings to gather stakeholder input on 

important natural resource concerns and 

program approaches to address these 

natural resource concerns in the next 

decade. 

On June 22, 2008, Congress 

reauthorized the RCA, 16 U.S.C. 2001– 

2009, through amendments in the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

(Pub. L. 110–246). In the 

reauthorization, Congress extended RCA 

through 2018 and called for the first 

report to be delivered to Congress by 

January 2011. RCA provides USDA with 

broad strategic assessment and planning 

authority and calls for the development 

of a national program to guide USDA 

activities for the conservation, 

protection, and enhancement of soil, 

water, and related natural resources. 

Through RCA, USDA appraises the 

status and trends of soil, water, and 

related resources on non-Federal land, 

assesses their capability to meet present 

and future demands, evaluates current 

and needed programs, policies, and 

authorities, and develops a national soil 

and water conservation program to give 

direction for USDA soil and water 

conservation activities. 

Public participation is a central 

element of the RCA process. USDA will 

hold listening sessions to provide the 

public with an opportunity to comment 

on conservation priorities, program 

approaches, future conservation needs, 

and opportunities to improve the 

appraisal process. 

DATES: The meetings will be held on the 

following dates at the following 

locations: 

Meeting location Date Local time Co-host 

Ramkota Hotel, 800 S.Third Street, Bismarck, 

North Dakota 58504–5728.

June 15 ................ 10:30–12:30 ................. National Association of Conservation Districts—Northern Plains Regional Meeting. 

Albuquerque Convention Center, 401 Second 

Street, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87012.

June 15 ................ 2:30–4:30 ..................... National Association of Resource Conservation 

and Development Councils—National Conference. 

Holiday Inn Select, 155 Holiday Drive, Solomons, Maryland 20688.July 27 ................. 1:45–3:30 ..................... National Association of Conservation Districts—Northeast Regional Meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patty Lawrence, Director, Strategic and 

Performance Planning Division, NRCS, 

Post Office Box 2890, Washington, DC 

20013; telephone: (202) 690–0467; or 

fax: (202) 720–3057. Submit electronic 

requests for additional information to 

RCA@wdc.usda.gov. 

Signed in Washington, DC on May 20, 

2009. 

Dave White, 

Chief. 

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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: Economic Development 

Administration (EDA). 

Title: Construction Investments. 

OMB Control Number: 0610–0096. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Number of Respondents: 600. 

Average Hours per Response: 14. 

Burden Hours: 8,400. 

Needs and Uses: EDA investments 

under the Public Works and Economic 

Adjustment Programs help distressed 

communities revitalize and upgrade 

their physical infrastructure and 

economic development facilities. Grants 

are awarded to eligible applicants to 

promote long-range economic 

development in order to reduce 

unemployment, and increase income. 

The grants are used to design, build, 

improve or expand vital public 

infrastructure and economic 

development facilities. These facilities, 

in turn, help regions to attract new, or 

support existing businesses that will 

result in an environment where higherskilled, higher-wage jobs are created. 

EDA regulations at 13 CFR part 305 

include program requirements that are 

unique to construction awards. In some 

cases, these involve reporting or record 

keeping requirements.