Forest Counties Payments Committee Meeting, 35684-35685 [E7-12622]

Download as PDF 35684 Notices Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 125 Friday, June 29, 2007 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Coordinated Resource Offering Protocol (CROP) Meeting Forest Service, USDA. Notice of meeting. AGENCY: mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: The Coordinated Resource Offering Protocol (CROP) participants will meet in Salt Lake City, UT, from July 17–19, 2007. The purpose of the meeting is to engage participants on CROP information gathered, analyzed, and used. The meeting will include a public input session from July 17, 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. through July 19, until 3 p.m. DATES: The Salt Lake City, UT meeting will be held from July 17–19, 2007. ADDRESSES: The July 17–19 meeting will be held at the Red Lion Hotel (downtown), 161 West 600 South, Salt Lake City, UT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edmund A. Gee, National Woody Biomass Utilization Team Leader, 202– 205–1787 or via e-mail at eagee@fs.fed.us. 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 Standard Time, Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Title II of Sections 201–203 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act (HFRA) of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–148) provides the authority to obtain information that will help overcome barriers to the production and use of biomass and help communities and businesses create economic opportunity through sustainable use of the Nation’s forest resources. CROP is a new biomass removal model employed on 10 pilot biomass projects across the United States. The projects incorporate proposed 5-year removal data from 36 national forests, 105 ranger districts, 41 VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:20 Jun 28, 2007 Jkt 211001 BLM districts, and multiple natural resource agencies located in 15 states across the United States. CROP is intended to: • Coordinate and levelize sustainable removals of biomass between public agencies in each CROP landscape; • Facilitate the use of long-term multi-agency stewardship contracts; • Heighten environmental and public trust in coordinated, sustainable biomass removal; • Increase the ‘surety’ of annual biomass removal contracts from public agencies; and • Invite investment back into our Nation’s forest landscapes based on sustainable removals of woody biomass. Meeting agenda items will specifically focus on (1) reviewing completed CROP results for all 10 geographic pilot areas and (2) securing collaborative, coordinated, and cooperative input from agency personnel and stakeholders regarding CROP deliverables, on-theground annual performance, and monitoring protocols. Agenda items will also detail new collaborative contracting provisions and authority that might be used in CROP landscapes; identify lessons learned during the CROP pilots; target any changes required to make CROP a better forest restoration tool; and define CROP data update and contracting protocols that could be initiated in the next 6–12 months. Dated: June 25, 2007. Gloria Manning, Associate Deputy Director, National Forest System. [FR Doc. E7–12623 Filed 6–28–07; 8:45 am] The meeting will be held on July 12, 2007. The meeting will consist of a business meeting from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. DATES: The meeting will be held in the Council Room on the 2nd floor at the Holiday Inn on the Hill, 415 New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001. Written comments concerning this meeting should be addressed to Randle G. Phillips, Executive Director, Forest Counties Payments Committee, P.O. Box 34718, Washington, DC 20043– 4713. Comments may also be sent via email to rphillips01@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 202–273–4750. All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are placed in the record and are available for public inspection and copying. The public may inspect comments received at USDA Forest Service, Franklin Court Building, Ste. 5500W, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 202–208– 6574 to facilitate entry into the building. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randle G. Phillips, Executive Director, Forest Counties Payments Committee, at 202–208–6574 or via e-mail at rphillips01@fs.fed.us. 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 Standard Time, Monday through Friday. Section 320 of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2001 created the BILLING CODE 3410–11–P Forest Counties Payments Committee to make recommendations to Congress on DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE a long-term solution for making Federal payments to eligible States and counties Forest Service in which Federal lands are situated. The Committee will consider the impact on Forest Counties Payments Committee eligible States and counties of revenues Meeting from the historic multiple use of Federal lands; evaluate the economic, AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. environmental, and social benefits ACTION: Notice of meeting. which accrue to counties containing SUMMARY: The Forest Counties Payments Federal lands; evaluate the expenditures by counties on activities occurring on Committee has scheduled a meeting to Federal lands, which are Federal discuss how it will provide Congress responsibilities; and monitor payments with the information specified in and implementation of The Secure Section 320 of the Fiscal Year 2001 Rural Schools and Community SelfInterior and Related Agencies Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106– Appropriations Act. The meeting is 393). open to the public. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\29JNN1.SGM 29JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 125 / Friday, June 29, 2007 / Notices Dated: June 25, 2007. Tim DeCoster, Chief of Staff. [FR Doc. E7–12622 Filed 6–28–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service Rural Utilities Service, USDA. Notice of funds availability. AGENCY: mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES SUMMARY: The e Utilities Service (RUS), an agency delivering the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Utilities Program, hereinafter referred to as Rural Development, announces its Community Connect Grant Program application window for funding during fiscal year (FY) 2007. In addition, RUS announces the minimum and maximum amounts for Community Connect grants applicable for the fiscal year. The Community Connect Grant Program regulations can be found at 7 CFR part 1739, subpart A. DATES: You may submit completed applications for grants on paper or electronically according to the following deadlines: • Paper copies must carry proof of shipping no later than August 13, 2007 to be eligible for FY 2007 grant funding. Late applications are not eligible for FY 2007 grant funding. • Electronic copies must be received by August 13, 2007 to be eligible for FY 2007 grant funding. Late applications are not eligible for FY 2007 grant funding. ADDRESSES: Application guides and materials for the Community Connect Grant Program may be found at https:// www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/ commconnect.htm. You may also request application guides and materials from Rural Development by contacting the appropriate individual listed in section VII of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. Completed applications may be submitted either electronically or by mail. To submit electronically, follow the instructions provided at https:// www.grants.gov (Grants.gov). To submit by mail, send your completed packet to Utilities, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 2870, STOP 1599, Washington, DC 20250– 1599. Applications should be marked ‘‘Attention: Director, Broadband VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:20 Jun 28, 2007 Jkt 211001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Kuchno, Director, Broadband Division, Rural Development Utilities Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture, telephone: (202) 690–4673, fax: (202) 690–4389. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Overview Announcement of Grant Application Deadlines and Funding Levels ACTION: Division, Rural Development Utilities Program.’’ Federal Agency: Rural Utilities Service (RUS). Funding Opportunity Title: Community Connect Grant Program. Announcement Type: Initial announcement. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.863. DATES: You may submit completed applications for grants on paper or electronically according to the following deadlines: • Paper copies must carry proof of shipping no later than August 13, 2007, to be eligible for FY 2007 grant funding. Late applications are not eligible for FY 2006 grant funding. • Electronic copies must be received by August 13, 2007, to be eligible for FY 2007 grant funding. Late applications are not eligible for FY 2007 grant funding. Items in Supplementary Information I. Funding Opportunity: Brief introduction to the Community Connect Grant Program. II. Award Information: Available funds and minimum and maximum amounts. III. Eligibility Information: Who is eligible, what kinds of projects are eligible, what criteria determine basic eligibility. IV. Application and Submission Information: Where to get application materials, what constitutes a completed application, how and where to submit applications, deadlines, items that are eligible. V. Application Review Information: Considerations and preferences, scoring criteria, review standards, selection information. VI. Award Administration Information: Award notice information, award recipient reporting requirements. VII. Agency Contacts: Web, phone, fax, email, contact name. I. Funding Opportunity The provision of broadband transmission service is vital to the economic development, education, health, and safety of rural Americans. The purpose of the Community Connect Grant Program is to provide financial assistance in the form of grants to eligible applicants that will provide currently unserved areas with residential and community-oriented broadband transmission service that PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35685 fosters economic growth and delivers enhanced educational, health care, and public safety services. Rural Development will give priority to rural areas that it believes have the greatest need for broadband transmission services, based on the criteria contained in 7 CFR part 1739. Grant authority will be used for the deployment of broadband transmission service to extremely rural, lower-income communities on a ‘‘community-oriented connectivity’’ basis. The ‘‘communityoriented connectivity’’ concept will stimulate practical, everyday uses and applications of broadband facilities by cultivating the deployment of new broadband transmission services that improve economic development and provide enhanced educational and health care opportunities in rural areas. Such an approach will also give rural communities the opportunity to benefit from the advanced technologies that are necessary to achieve these goals. Please see 7 CFR part 1739, subpart A for specifics. This notice has been formatted to conform to a policy directive issued by the Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), published in the Federal Register on June 23, 2003. This Notice does not change the Community Connect Grant Program regulation (7 CFR part 1739, subpart A). II. Award Information A. Available Funds 1. General. The Administrator has determined that the following amounts are available for grants in FY 2007 under 7 CFR 1739.2(a). 2. Grants. a. $8.91 million in grant funding is available for award. Under 7 CFR 1739.2, the Administrator has established a minimum grant amount of $50,000 and a maximum grant amount of $1,000,000 for FY 2007. b. Assistance instrument: Rural Development will execute grant documents with successful applicants appropriate to the project prior to any advance of funds. B. More than one Community Connect grant cannot be awarded to the same project. Award documents specify the term of each award. Applications to extend existing projects are welcomed (grant applications must be submitted during the application window) and will be evaluated as new applications. E:\FR\FM\29JNN1.SGM 29JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 125 (Friday, June 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35684-35685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12622]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Forest Counties Payments Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Forest Counties Payments Committee has scheduled a meeting 
to discuss how it will provide Congress with the information specified 
in Section 320 of the Fiscal Year 2001 Interior and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 12, 2007. The meeting will 
consist of a business meeting from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Council Room on the 2nd 
floor at the Holiday Inn on the Hill, 415 New Jersey Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20001. Written comments concerning this meeting should 
be addressed to Randle G. Phillips, Executive Director, Forest Counties 
Payments Committee, P.O. Box 34718, Washington, DC 20043-4713. Comments 
may also be sent via e-mail to rphillips01@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile 
to 202-273-4750.
    All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are 
placed in the record and are available for public inspection and 
copying. The public may inspect comments received at USDA Forest 
Service, Franklin Court Building, Ste. 5500W, 1099 14th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20005. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 202-208-
6574 to facilitate entry into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randle G. Phillips, Executive 
Director, Forest Counties Payments Committee, at 202-208-6574 or via e-
mail at rphillips01@fs.fed.us.
    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 Standard Time, Monday through 
Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 320 of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act of 2001 created the Forest Counties 
Payments Committee to make recommendations to Congress on a long-term 
solution for making Federal payments to eligible States and counties in 
which Federal lands are situated. The Committee will consider the 
impact on eligible States and counties of revenues from the historic 
multiple use of Federal lands; evaluate the economic, environmental, 
and social benefits which accrue to counties containing Federal lands; 
evaluate the expenditures by counties on activities occurring on 
Federal lands, which are Federal responsibilities; and monitor payments 
and implementation of The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-393).


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    Dated: June 25, 2007.
Tim DeCoster,
Chief of Staff.
 [FR Doc. E7-12622 Filed 6-28-07; 8:45 am]
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