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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 172 / Tuesday, September 6, 2011 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–NOP–11–0071; NOP–11–12]
Notice of Agricultural Management
Assistance Organic Certification CostShare Program
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Funds Availability:
Inviting Applications from State
Departments of Agriculture for the
Agricultural Management Assistance
Organic Certification Cost-Share
Program.
AGENCY:
This Notice invites the
following eligible States: Connecticut,
Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah,
Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming,
to submit an Application for Federal
Assistance (Standard Form 424), and to
enter into a Cooperative Agreement with
the Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) for the allocation of organic
certification cost-share funds. The AMS
has allocated $1.5 million for this
organic certification cost-share program
in Fiscal Year 2011. Funds are available
to 16 designated States to provide costshare assistance to organic crop and
livestock producers certified under the
USDA Organic Standards (7 CFR 205).
Eligible States interested in obtaining
cost-share funds for their organic
producers must submit an Application
for Federal Assistance via https://
www.grants.gov and enter into a
cooperative agreement with AMS for the
allocation of funds.
DATES: Completed Applications for
Federal Assistance and signed
cooperative agreements must be
received by the National Organic
Program (NOP) no later than September
23, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Applications for Federal
Assistance must be submitted via
Grants.Gov. Paper applications will not
be accepted. Instructions and additional
information are available on the
National Organic Program’s Web site at
https://www.ams.usda.gov/
NOPCostSharing.
Signed cooperative agreements should
be sent via express mail to Betsy Rakola,
Agricultural Marketing Specialist,
National Organic Program, USDA/AMS/
NOP, Room 2640–South, Ag Stop 0268,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0268.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Betsy Rakola, Agricultural Marketing
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Specialist, National Organic Program,
USDA/AMS/NOP, Room 2640–South,
Ag Stop 0268, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
0268; Telephone: (202) 720–3252. Email: Betsy.Rakola@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Organic Certification Cost-Share
Program is part of the Agricultural
Management Assistance (AMA) Program
authorized under the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (FCIA), as amended (7
U.S.C. 1524). Under the applicable FCIA
provisions, the Department is
authorized to provide cost-share
assistance to organic producers in the
States of Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and
Wyoming. The AMS has allocated $1.5
million for this organic certification
cost-share program in Fiscal Year 2011.
This program provides financial
assistance to organic producers certified
under the USDA Organic Regulations (7
CFR part 205), which were authorized
under the Organic Foods Production Act
of 1990, as amended (7 U.S.C. 6501 et
seq.). This program is in addition to and
separate from the National Organic
Certification Cost-Share Program, which
is also administered by AMS and is
open to all States and U.S. Territories.
To participate in the program, eligible
States, through their State Departments
of Agriculture, must complete an
Application for Federal Assistance
(Standard Form 424) and enter into a
written cooperative agreement with
AMS. State Department of Agriculture
refers to agencies, commissions, or
departments of State government
responsible for implementing
regulation, policy or programs on
agriculture within their State. The
program will provide cost-share
assistance, through participating States,
to organic crop and livestock producers
receiving certification or incurring
expenses for the continuation of
certification by a USDA accredited
certifying agent during the period of
October 1, 2011, through September 30,
2012. The Department has determined
that payments will be limited to 75%
(seventy-five percent) of an individual
producer’s certification costs, up to a
maximum of $750 (seven-hundred and
fifty dollars).
To receive cost-share assistance,
organic producers should contact their
State agencies. Procedures for applying
are outlined in the cost share policies
and procedures at https://1.usa.gov/
OrganicCostShare. The total amount of
cost-share payments provided to any
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eligible producer under all AMA
programs cannot exceed $50,000.
How to Submit Applications: To
receive fund allocations to provide costshare assistance, a State Department of
Agriculture must complete an
Application for Federal Assistance
(Standard Form 424), and enter into a
written cooperative agreement with
AMS. Interested States must submit the
Application for Federal Assistance
(Standard Form 424) electronically via
Grants.gov, the Federal grants Web site,
at https://www.grants.gov. For
information on how to use Grants.Gov,
please consult https://www.grants.gov/
GetRegistered. Applications must be
filed by Friday, September 23, 2011.
Cooperative agreements will be sent by
the AMS to participating State
Departments of Agriculture via express
mail. The cooperative agreement must
have the original signature of an official
who has authority to apply for Federal
assistance. The signed cooperative
agreement must be sent by express mail
or courier service and received by the
NOP at the address above by September
23, 2011.
The AMA Organic Certification CostShare Program is listed in the ‘‘Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance’’ under
number 10.171. Subject agencies must
adhere to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, which bars discrimination in
all Federally-assisted programs.
Additional information on the AMA
Organic Certification Cost-Share
Program can be found on the NOP’s
Web site at https://www.ams.usda.gov/
NOPCostSharing.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1524.
Dated: August 29, 2011.
Ellen King,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
Notice of Intent To Renew Information
Collection
Agricultural Research Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The notice announced
Agricultural Research Service intent to
seek comments on renewing the
National Arboretum’s information
collection that expires on December 31,
2011. The notice was published in the
Federal Register on August 26, 2011.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Cicala, 202–245–4553.
Correction
In the Federal Register of August 26,
2011, in FR Doc. 2011–21847, on pages
53397–53398 in the supplementary
information section, correct to read as
follows:
OMB Number: 0518–0024.
Yvette Anderson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer for
Agriculture Research Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement; Umatilla National
Forest, Walla Walla Ranger District;
Oregon;
Tollgate Fuels Reduction Project
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
On October 19, 2010, the
Forest Service published a notice of
intent to prepare an environmental
impact statement for the Tollgate Fuels
Reduction Project in the Federal
Register. The project is located within
the Upper 204/Tollgate Wildland Urban
Interface as identified in the Umatilla
County Community Wildfire Protection
Plan (CWPP), as amended. The project
planning area encompasses
approximately 46,000 acres and is
situated approximately 40 miles south/
southwest of Walla Walla, Washington.
The project has been planned and will
be implemented using the authorities of
the Healthy Forest Restoration Act
(HFRA) of 2004.
After the initial request for public
comment on the Tollgate proposal
subsequent analysis identified two
additional actions that needed to be
incorporated into the Tollgate Fuels
Reduction Project:
• Amend the Umatilla National
Forest Land and Resource Management
Plan (Forest Plan): There is need to
prepare a site specific amendment to the
Umatilla National Forest Land and
Resource Management Plan (Forest
Plan). The proposed amendment will
focus on the entry and treatment of fuels
within select Riparian Habitat
Conservation Areas (RHCAs). RHCA
treatment is only proposed for the
following units of the Tollgate Fuels
Reduction Project- units 38, 75, 19, 66,
and 61. These units were included on
the map which accompanied the
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original scoping of this project, but we
were not aware of the need for a Forest
Plan Amendment until we had spent
more time on the ground in these units.
The proposed action does not propose
any additional treatments within any
RHCAs not contained in units listed
above. All other RHCA will have the
appropriate PACFISH buffers applied.
• Realignment of Forest Road
3718155: During subsequent review of
public comments and associated road
use needs to accomplish the fuels
reduction objectives, it was determined
that a realignment of a 0.35 mile
segment of FR 3718155 would be
required. Approximately 0.35 miles of
FR is inside the RHCA of a perennial
non-fishbearing stream and has a native
surface (soil). The road is adjacent to a
spring and the roadbed is saturated for
much of the year in that location. As
part of the Tollgate proposed action, this
segment of road would be moved to an
upland site which occurs outside of the
RHCA. The existing segment of road
would be decommissioned and
rehabilitated. These actions would
occur prior to the implementation of
fuels reduction activities within the
area. FR 3718155 is listed as a closed
road by the Walla Walla RD Access and
Travel Management Plan. This
realignment activity would not change
its Access and Travel Management
status. Following the completion of
fuels reduction activities, FR 3718155
will be gated and will retain its current
status as a closed road.
The Forest Service is inviting interested
members of the public to comment on
the abovementioned additions to the
Tollgate Fuels Reduction Project.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by
October 6, 2011. The Draft EIS is
expected to be filed with the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and be available to the public for review
by February 2012. The Final EIS is
scheduled to be completed by July 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Kevin Martin, Forest Supervisor, c/o
Michael Rassbach, District Ranger,
Walla Walla Ranger District, Umatilla
National Forest,1415 W. Rose, Walla
Walla, WA. Comments may also be sent
via e-mail to commentspacificnorthwest-umatilla @fs.fed.us., or
via facsimile to 509–522–6000.
It is important that reviewers provide
their comments at such times and in
such a way that they are useful to the
Agency’s preparation of the EIS.
Therefore, comments should be
provided prior to the close of the
comment period and should clearly
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articulate the reviewer’s concerns and
contentions.
Comments received in response to
this solicitation, including names and
addresses of those who comment, will
become part of the public record for this
proposed action. Comments submitted
anonymously will be accepted and
considered; however, anonymous
comments will not provide the
respondent with standing to participate
in subsequent administrative objection
process or judicial review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimpton Cooper, Environmental
Coordinator, Walla Walla Ranger
District, 1415 W. Rose, Walla Walla, WA
99362. He can be reached by phone at
(509) 522–6290 or by e-mail at
kmcooper@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
Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose and Need for Action
The Tollgate planning area is situated
on a high plateau between the North
Fork Umatilla Wilderness and the South
Fork Walla Walla River. The Tollgate
plateau is surrounded on all sides by
very steep and deep canyons. The
plateau area falls primarily into fire
regime 4, based on species composition,
and suggests the occurrence of mixed to
high severity fire events with long
return intervals. Private lands and inholdings are adjacent to, and
interspersed with National Forest
System lands.
The Tollgate WUI is comprised of
approximately 368 residences, 43
privately owned cabins under NFS
special use permit, 4 NFS campgrounds,
6 trailheads, 1 ski area, 4 snowparks and
other FS facilities. The area is one of the
heaviest used recreation areas on the
entire Umatilla NF. In addition, there
are numerous non-recreation uses of the
area. Important local and regional
infrastrature (fiber optic lines, telephone
lines, power transmission lines, and
communication equipment) is
interspersed throughout the WUI.
Oregon State Highway 204 bisects the
Tollgate community and provides a
major transportation route, linking it to
Elgin, OR in the south, and MiltonFreewater/Pendleton, OR in the north.
Highway 204 also provides an important
commercial shipping route that
facilitates the flow of goods and services
between Union and Umatilla counties.
Tollgate’s geographic positioning,
relative to large tracts of remote and
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[FR Doc No: 2011-22658]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
Notice of Intent To Renew Information Collection
AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The notice announced Agricultural Research Service intent to
seek comments on renewing the National Arboretum's information
collection that expires on December 31, 2011. The notice was published
in the Federal Register on August 26, 2011.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Cicala, 202-245-4553.
Correction
In the Federal Register of August 26, 2011, in FR Doc. 2011-21847,
on pages 53397-53398 in the supplementary information section, correct
to read as follows:
OMB Number: 0518-0024.
Yvette Anderson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer for Agriculture Research Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-22658 Filed 9-2-11; 8:45 am]
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