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thinnings would use ground-based and 

skyline logging systems in both the 

matrix, riparian reserve, and late 

successional reserve (LSR) land 

allocations and would generate an 

estimated 90 million board feet of 

timber. Within the late successional 

reserve, canopy closure would be 

maintained at about 60% on the 

approximate 2,850 acres thinned in the 

LSR to maintain its ability to function 

as spotted owl habitat. All perennial 

streams would have a no harvest buffer 

of 50 feet or greater to protect the 

primary shade zone. Final no harvest 

riparian buffers will be designated prior 

to the Draft EIS and will further reduce 

the number of acres thinned. 

• Treating activity-created fuels 

(slash) on commercially thinned areas 

by underburning, machine piling, 

masticating, handpile burning, lopping 

and scattering, yarding tops attached or 

whole tree yarding, or using a 

combination of the above. 

• Non-commercial treatement and/or 

removal of fuels on about 4,400 acres by 

non-commercial thinning, mastication, 

whip felling, chipping, and piling and 

burning of slash. 

• Using prescribed fire to reduce fuels 

as the primary treatment method on 

about 813 acres. 

• Using about 1⁄8 of a mile of an 

existing, unclassified temporary road to 

access thinning areas then 

decommissioning after use. 

• Building a total of about 27 miles of 

new temporary spur roads to provide 

access for logging machinery and for 

accessing stands for non-commercial 

treatments, then obliterating them after 

use. 

• Re-opening about 0.5 miles of 

currently closed system road to provide 

access to stands, then closing them after 

use. 

• Reconstructing and repairing 

portions of existing system roads (work 

would occur along small sections of 

these roads) including: Road realignment; intersection improvement; 

road widening; slide and/or slump 

repair; placing or replacing surface rock; 

reshaping road beds; culvert 

replacement, and hazard tree felling. 

• Maintaining about 88 miles of 

existing roads including: Grading and 

shaping of existing road surfaces; dust 

abatement using magnesium chloride or 

water; blading road beds and ditches; 

hazard tree felling; cleaning/ 

maintaining ditches as needed; opening 

and re-closing existing closed roads; 

removing debris from the roadway; and 

cutting of intruding vegetation along 

roadsides. 

• Utilizing the existing Peavine, 

Brownie, and Stauch Ranch rock pits 

(including drilling, blasting, rock 

crushing and rock hauling), along with 

several rock disposal sites as the rock 

source for the road work. 

• Other connected and similar actions 

would also be implemented, including 

noxious weed treatment, precommercial thinning, expansion of the 

Peavine pit, and sump improvement. 

Forest Plan Amendments 

The 1990 Umpqua National Forest 

Land and Resource Management Plan 

(LRMP) would be amended in the 

following areas: 

1. The LRMP does not permit timber 

harvest in Management Areas 1, except 

in the event of catastrophic damage; 

there are about 36 acres of potential 

commercial treatment planned in MA 1 

in order to reduce fuels in the Wildland 

Urban Interface (WUI) area. The LRMP 

would be amended to potentially allow 

timber harvest and tree removal to help 

reduce the fire risk in the WUI and to 

allow for more than one year of recovery 

to the Visual Quality Objective of 

Retention. 

2. The LRMP excludes timber harvest 

around unique habitats for a distance of 

150 feet. The LRMP would be amended 

to allow for fuel reduction treatments 

adjacent to some unique habitats in 

order to reduce existing and predicted 

fuel loads. 

Possible Alternatives 

The alternatives to be considered 

include the No Action Alternative, the 

Proposed Action, and another 

alternative that may be developed if 

scoping identifies any issues with the 

proposed action. 

Lead and Cooperating Agencies 

The USDA Forest Service, Umpqua 

National Forest is the lead agency. 

Responsible Official 

Clifford J. Dils, Forest Supervisor of 

the Umpqua National Forest, is the 

responsible official for this project. The 

address for the Umpqua National Forest 

is 2900 NW Stewart Parkway, Roseburg, 

OR 97471. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The Forest Supervisor of the Umpqua 

National Forest will decide whether to 

implement the action as proposed, 

whether to take no action at this time, 

or whether to implement any 

alternatives that are proposed. The 

Forest Supervisor will also decide 

whether to amend the 1990 Umpqua 

National Forest Land and Resource 

Management Plan, if an action 

alternative is chosen. 

Preliminary Issues 

At this time, no preliminary issues 

have been identified. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping proces which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. The project has also 

been listed in the quarterly schedule of 

proposed actions (SOPA) since January 

of 2009. A scoping packet, detailing the 

proposed action, along with maps of the 

proposal, will be mailed to over 125 

interested publics in May of 2009. The 

scoping effort is intended to identify 

issues, which may lead to the 

development of alternatives to the 

proposed action. Issues that are raised 

with the proposal may lead to 

alternative ways to meet the purpose 

and need of 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. The submission of timely 

and specific comments can affect a 

reviewer’s ability to participate in 

subsequent administrative appeal or 

judicial review. 

Dated: May 21, 2009. 

Clifford J. Dils, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Inviting Rural Business Enterprise 

Grant Program Preapplications for 

Technical Assistance for Rural 

Transportation Systems 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS), an Agency 

within the USDA Rural Development 

mission area, announces the availability 

of two individual grants: one single 

$500,000 grant from the passenger 

transportation funds appropriated for 

the Rural Business Enterprise Grant 

(RBEG) program and another single 

$250,000 grant for Federally Recognized 

Native American Tribes’ (FRNAT) from 

funds appropriated for the RBEG 

program. RBS will administer these 

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awards under the RBEG program and 7 

U.S.C. 1932(c)(2) for fiscal year (FY) 

2009. Each grant is to be competitively 

awarded to a qualified national nonprofit organization. One grant is for the 

provision of technical assistance to rural 

transportation projects. The other grant 

is for the provision of technical 

assistance to rural transportation 

projects operated by FRNAT’s only. 

DATES: The deadline for receipt of 

preapplications in the USDA Rural 

Development State Office is July 13, 

2009. Applications received at a USDA 

Rural Development State Office after 

that date will not be considered for FY 

2009 funding. For further information 

contact the Rural Development State 

Office identified in this notice. 

ADDRESSES: Entities wishing to apply for 

assistance should contact a Rural 

Development State Office to receive 

further information and copies of the 

application package. A list of the USDA 

Rural Development State Offices 

addresses and telephone numbers are as 

follows: 

Alabama 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Sterling Centre, Suite 601, 4121 

Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL 36106– 

3683, (334) 279–3400/TDD (334) 279–3495. 

Alaska 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 800 

West Evergreen, Suite 201, Palmer, AK 

99645–6539, (907) 761–7705/TDD (907) 

761–8905. 

Arizona 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 230 

N. 1st Ave., Suite 206, Phoenix, AZ 85003, 

(602) 280–8701/TDD (602) 280–8705. 

Arkansas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 700 

West Capitol Avenue, Room 3416, Little 

Rock, AR 72201–3225, (501) 301–3200/ 

TDD (501) 301–3279. 

California 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 430 G 

Street, # 4169, Davis, CA 95616–4169, 

(530) 792–5800/TDD (530) 792–5848. 

Colorado 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 655 

Parfet Street, Room E–100, Lakewood, CO 

80215, (720) 544–2903/TDD (720) 544– 

2976. 

Delaware-Maryland 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 1221 

College Park Drive, Suite 200, Dover, DE 

19904, (302) 857–3580/TDD (302) 857– 

3585. 

Florida/Virgin Islands 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 4440 

NW 25th Place, P.O. Box 147010, 

Gainesville, FL 32614–7010, (352) 338– 

3400/TDD (352) 338–3499. 

Georgia 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Stephens Federal Building, 355 E. Hancock 

Avenue, Athens, GA 30601–2768, (706) 

546–2162/TDD (706) 546–2034. 

Hawaii 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 311, 154 

Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720, (808) 

933–8380/TDD (808) 933–8321. 

Idaho 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 9173 

West Barnes Dr., Suite A1, Boise, ID 83709, 

(208) 378–5600/TDD (208) 378–5644. 

Illinois 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 2118 

West Park Court, Suite A, Champaign, IL 

61821, (217) 403–6200/TDD (217) 403– 

6240. 

Indiana 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 5975 

Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 

46278, (317) 290–3100/TDD (317) 290– 

3343. 

Iowa 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 873, 210 Walnut 

Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, (515) 284– 

4663/TDD (515) 284–4858. 

Kansas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 1303 

SW. First American Place, Suite 100, 

Topeka, KS 66604–4040, (785) 271–2700/ 

TDD (785) 271–2767. 

Kentucky 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 771 

Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, KY 

40503, (859) 224–7300/TDD (859) 224– 

7422. 

Louisiana 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 3727 

Government Street, Alexandria, LA 71302, 

(318) 473–7921/TDD (318) 473–7655. 

Maine 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 967 

Illinois Avenue, Suite 4, P.O. Box 405, 

Bangor, ME 04402–0405, (207) 990–9160/ 

TDD (207) 942–7331. 

Massachusetts/Rhode Island/Connecticut 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 451 

West Street, Suite 2, Amherst, MA 01002– 

2999, (413) 253–4300/TDD (413) 253–4590. 

Michigan 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 3001 

Coolidge Road, Suite 200, East Lansing, MI 

48823, (517) 324–5190/TDD (517) 324– 

5169. 

Minnesota 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 375 

Jackson Street, Suite 410, St. Paul, MN 

55101–1853, (651) 602–7800/TDD (651) 

602–3799. 

Mississippi 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Suite 831, 100 W. Capitol 

Street, Jackson, MS 39269, (601) 965–4316/ 

TDD (601) 965–5850. 

Missouri 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 601 

Business Loop 70 West, Parkade Center, 

Suite 235, Columbia, MO 65203, (573) 

876–0976/TDD (573) 876–9480. 

Montana 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 900 

Technology Boulevard, Suite B, P.O. Box 

850, Bozeman, MT 59771, (406) 585–2580/ 

TDD (406) 585–2562. 

Nebraska 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 152, 100 

Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508, 

(402) 437–5551/TDD (402) 437–5093. 

Nevada 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 1390 

South Curry Street, Carson City, NV 

89703–5146, (775) 887–1222/TDD (775) 

885–0633. 

New Jersey 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 8000 

Midlantic Drive, 5th Floor North, Suite 

500, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054, (856) 787–7700/ 

TDD (856) 787–7784. 

New Mexico 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 6200 

Jefferson Street, NE., Room 255, 

Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 761–4950/ 

TDD (505) 761–4938. 

New York 

USDA Rural Development State Office, The 

Galleries of Syracuse, 441 South Salina 

Street, Suite 357, Syracuse, NY 13202– 

2541, (315) 477–6400/TDD (315) 477–6447. 

North Carolina 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 4405 

Bland Road, Suite 260, Raleigh, NC 27609, 

(919) 873–2000/TDD (919) 873–2003. 

North Dakota 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 208, 220 East 

Rosser, P.O. Box 1737, Bismarck, ND 

58502–1737, (701) 530–2037/TDD (701) 

530–2113. 

Ohio 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 507, 200 North 

High Street, Columbus, OH 43215–2418, 

(614) 255–2400/TDD (614) 255–2554. 

Oklahoma 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 100 

USDA, Suite 108, Stillwater, OK 74074– 

2654, (405) 742–1000/TDD (405) 742–1007. 

Oregon 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 1201 

NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 801, Portland, OR 

97232, (503) 414–3300/TDD (503) 414– 

3387. 

Pennsylvania 

USDA Rural Development State Office, One 

Credit Union Place, Suite 330, Harrisburg, 

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PA 17110–2996, (717) 237–2299/TDD (717) 

237–2261. 

Puerto Rico 

USDA Rural Development State Office, IBM 

Building, Suite 601, 654 Munos Rivera 

Avenue, San Juan, PR 00918–6106, (787) 

766–5095/TDD (787) 766–5332. 

South Carolina 

USDA Rural Development State Office, Strom 

Thurmond Federal Building, 1835 

Assembly Street, Room 1007, Columbia, SC 

29201, (803) 765–5163/TDD (803) 765– 

5697. 

South Dakota 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 210, 200 Fourth 

Street, SW., Huron, SD 57350, (605) 352– 

1100/TDD (605) 352–1147. 

Tennessee 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 3322 

West End Avenue, Suite 300, Nashville, 

TN 37203–1084, (615) 783–1300. 

Texas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 South 

Main, Temple, TX 76501, (254) 742–9700/ 

TDD (254) 742–9712. 

Utah 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 

South State Street, Room 4311, Salt Lake 

City, UT 84138, (801) 524–4320/TDD (801) 

524–3309. 

Vermont/New Hampshire 

USDA Rural Development State Office, City 

Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street, 

Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828–6000/ 

TDD (802) 223–6365. 

Virginia 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 1606 

Santa Rosa Road, Suite 238, Richmond, VA 

23229–5014, (804) 287–1550/TDD (804) 

287–1753. 

Washington 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 1835 

Black Lake Boulevard SW., Suite B, 

Olympia, WA 98512–5715, (360) 704– 

7740/TDD (360) 704–7760. 

West Virginia 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 75 

High Street, Room 320, Morgantown, WV 

26505–7500, (304) 284–4860/TDD (304) 

284–4836. 

Wisconsin 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 4949 

Kirschling Court, Stevens Point, WI 54481, 

(715) 345–7600/TDD (715) 345–7614. 

Wyoming 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 100 

East B, Federal Building, Room 1005, P.O. 

Box 11005, Casper, WY 82602–5006, (307) 

233–6700/TDD (307) 233–6733. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview 

Federal Agency: Rural BusinessCooperative Service (Rural 

Development). 

Solicitation Opportunity Title: Rural 

Business Enterprise Grants. 

Announcement Type: Initial 

Solicitation Announcement. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 10.769. 

Dates: Application Deadline: 

Completed applications must be 

received in the USDA Rural 

Development State Office no later than 

July 13, 2009, to be eligible for FY 2009 

grant funding. Applications received 

after this date will not be eligible for FY 

2009 grant funding. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

The RBEG program is authorized by 

section 310B(c)(2) of the Consolidated 

Farm and Rural Development Act 

(CONACT) (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)(2)). 

Regulations are contained in 7 CFR part 

1942, subpart G. The primary objective 

of the program is to improve the 

economic conditions of rural areas. The 

program is administered on behalf of 

RBS at the State level by the USDA 

Rural Development State Offices. 

Assistance provided to rural areas under 

this program may include on-site 

technical assistance to local and 

regional governments, public transit 

agencies, and related non-profit and forprofit organizations in rural areas; the 

development of training materials; and 

the provision of necessary training 

assistance to local officials and agencies 

in rural areas. 

Awards under the RBEG passenger 

transportation program will be made on 

a competitive basis using specific 

selection criteria contained in 7 CFR 

part 1942, subpart G, and in accordance 

with section 310B(c)(2) of the CONACT. 

Information required to be in the 

application package includes Forms SF 

424, ‘‘Application for Federal 

Assistance;’’ RD 1940–20, ‘‘Request for 

Environmental Information;’’ Scope of 

Work Narrative; Income Statement; 

Balance Sheet or Audit for previous 3 

years; AD–1047, ‘‘Debarment/ 

Suspension Certification;’’ AD–1048, 

‘‘Certification Regarding Debarment, 

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary 

Exclusion;’’ AD–1049, ‘‘Certification 

Regarding Drug-Free Workplace 

Requirements;’’ Restrictions on 

Lobbying; RD 400–1, ‘‘Equal 

Opportunity Agreement;’’ RD 400–4, 

‘‘Assurance Agreement;’’ Letter stating 

Board authorization to obtain assistance; 

and Letter certifying citizenship, as 

referenced in 7 CFR 1942.307(b). For the 

FRNAT grant, which must benefit 

Federally Recognized Native American 

Tribes, at least 75 percent of the benefits 

of the project must be received by 

members of Federally Recognized 

Native American Tribes. The project 

that scores the greatest number of points 

based on the RBEG selection criteria and 

the discretionary points will be selected 

for each grant. Applications will be 

tentatively scored by the State Offices 

and submitted to the National Office for 

review, final scoring, and selection. 

Applicants must be qualified national 

non-profit organizations with 

experience in providing technical 

assistance and training to rural 

communities for the purpose of 

improving passenger transportation 

service or facilities. To be considered 

‘‘national’’ RBS requires a qualified 

organization to provide evidence that it 

operates rural transportation assistance 

programming in multiple States. There 

is not a requirement to use the grant 

funds in a multi-State area. Under this 

notice, grants will be made to qualified, 

private, non-profit organizations for the 

provision of technical assistance and 

training to rural communities for the 

purpose of improving passenger 

transportation services or facilities. 

Definitions 

The definitions are published at 7 

CFR 1942.304. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Grant. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2009. 

Total Funding: $750,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 

Two. 

Average Award: One single $500,000 

grant and another single $250,000 grant 

for FRNAT’s. 

Anticipated Award Date: September 

11, 2009. 

III. Eligibility Information 

A. Eligible Applicants 

To be considered eligible, an entity 

must be a private non-profit corporation 

serving rural areas. Grants will be 

competitively awarded to one or more 

qualified national organizations. 

B. Cost Sharing or Matching 

Matching funds are not required. 

C. Other Eligibility Requirements 

Applications will only be accepted 

from qualified national organizations to 

provide technical assistance for rural 

transportation. 

D. Completeness Eligibility 

Applications will not be considered 

for funding if they do not provide 

sufficient information to determine 

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eligibility or are missing required 

elements. 

IV. Fiscal Year 2009 Application and 

Submission Information 

A. Address To Request Application 

Package 

For further information, entities 

wishing to apply for assistance should 

contact the USDA Rural Development 

State Office identified in this Notice to 

obtain copies of the application 

package. 

Applicants are encouraged to submit 

applications through the Grants.gov 

Web site at: http://www.grants.gov. 

Applications may be submitted in either 

electronic or paper format. Users of 

Grants.gov will be able to download a 

copy of the application package, 

complete it off line, and then upload 

and submit the application via the 

Grants.gov Web site. Applications may 

not be submitted by electronic mail. 

• When you enter the Grants.gov Web 

site, you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site as well as the hours of 

operation. USDA Rural Development 

strongly recommends that you do not 

wait until the application deadline date 

to begin the application process through 

Grants.gov. 

• You may submit all documents 

electronically through the Web site, 

including all information typically 

included on the application and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

• After electronically submitting an 

application through the Web site, the 

applicant will receive an automatic 

acknowledgement from Grants.gov that 

contains a Grants.gov tracking number. 

• USDA Rural Development may 

request that the applicant provide 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

• If applicants experience technical 

difficulties on the closing date and are 

unable to meet the deadline, you may 

submit a paper copy of your application 

to your respective Rural Development 

State Office. Paper applications 

submitted to a Rural Development State 

Office must meet the closing date and 

local time deadline. 

All applicants, whether filing 

applications through http:// 

www.Grants.gov or by paper, must have 

a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number 

which can be obtained at no cost via a 

toll-free request line at 1–866–705– 

5711. 

Please note that applicants can locate 

the downloadable application package 

for this program by the Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance Number or 

FedGrants Funding Opportunity 

Number, which can be found at http:// 

www.Grants.gov. 

B. Content and Form of Submission 

An application must contain all of the 

required elements. Each application 

received in a USDA Rural Development 

State Office will be reviewed to 

determine if it is consistent with the 

eligible purposes contained in section 

310B(c) of the CONACT. Each selection 

priority criterion outlined in 7 CFR 

1942.305(b)(3), must be addressed in the 

application. Failure to address any of 

the criteria will result in a zero-point 

score for that criterion and will impact 

the overall evaluation of the application. 

Copies of 7 CFR part 1942, subpart G, 

will be provided by any interested 

applicant making a request to a USDA 

Rural Development State Office listed in 

this notice. 

All projects to receive technical 

assistance through these passenger 

transportation grant funds are to be 

identified when the applications are 

submitted to the USDA Rural 

Development State Office. Multiple 

project applications must identify each 

individual project, indicate the amount 

of funding requested for each individual 

project, and address the criteria as 

stated above for each individual project. 

For multiple-project applications, the 

average of the individual project scores 

will be the score for that application. 

C. Submission Dates and Times 

Application Deadline Date: July 28, 

2009. 

Explanation of Deadlines: 

Applications must be in the USDA 

Rural Development State Office by the 

deadline date. 

V. Application Review Information 

The National Office will score 

applications based on the grant 

selection criteria and weights contained 

in 7 CFR part 1942, subpart G and will 

select a grantee subject to the grantee’s 

satisfactory submission of the additional 

items required by 7 CFR part 1942, 

subpart G and the USDA Rural 

Development Letter of Conditions. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices 

Successful applicants will receive 

notification for funding from the USDA 

Rural Development State Office. 

Applicants must comply with all 

applicable statutes and regulations 

before the grant award will be approved. 

Unsuccessful applications will receive 

notification by mail. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For general questions about this 

announcement, please contact your 

USDA Rural Development State Office 

identified in this Notice. 

Nondiscrimination Statement 

‘‘The U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all 

its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, age, 

disability, and where applicable, sex, 

marital status, familial status, parental 

status, religion, sexual orientation, 

genetic information, political beliefs, 

reprisal, or because all or part of an 

individual’s income is derived from any 

public assistance program. (Not all 

prohibited bases apply to all programs.) 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication of 

program information (Braille, large 

print, audiotape, etc.) should contact 

USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720– 

2600 (voice and TDD). 

To file a complaint of discrimination 

write to USDA, Director, Office of 

Adjudication and Compliance, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call 

(800) 795–3272 (voice) or (202) 720– 

6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider, employer, and 

lender.’’ 

Dated: May 13, 2009. 

William F. Hagy III, 

Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Coastal Zone 

Management Act Walter B. Jones and 

NOAA Excellence Awards 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, 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 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before July 28, 2009. 

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