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market-access-program-map. Hard
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3. Reporting: FAS requires various
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Participants. Reporting requirements are
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section 1485.22 and 1485.23.
G. Federal Agency Contact(s)
For additional information and
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Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service,
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Courier address: Room 6512, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
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or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by email:
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Signed at Washington, DC, on the 1st of
April 2015.
Asif Chaudhry,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural
Service, and Vice President, Commodity
Credit Corporation.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Community
Forest and Open Space Program
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service (FS) is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension with no
revision of a currently approved
information collection; Community
Forest and Open Space Program.
The Agency is in the process of a
proposed rule revision that will include
a new information collection request;
when the revised rule is final, the
Agency will merge the new information
collection with this information
collection.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before June 15, 2015 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Maya
Solomon, USDA Forest Service,
Cooperative Forestry Staff, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop
1123, Washington, DC 20250.
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Comments may also be submitted
electronically via email to
communityforest@fs.fed.us. If comments
are sent electronically, do not duplicate
via regular mail.
The public may inspect comments
received at the USDA Forest Service,
Yates Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue, Washington, DC during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to facilitate entry into the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maya Solomon, Forest Legacy Program
Specialist, by phone at 202–206–1376.
Individuals who use telecommunication
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 800–877–8339 between 8 a.m.
and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time,
Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Community Forest and Open
Space Program.
OMB Number: 0596–0189.
Expiration Date of Approval: August
31, 2015.
Type of Request: Extension with no
change.
Abstract: The purpose of Community
Forest Program is to achieve community
benefits through grants to local
governments, Tribal Governments, and
qualified nonprofit organizations to
establish community forests by
acquiring and protecting private
forestlands. This proposed rule includes
information requirements necessary to
implement Community Forest Program
and comply with grants regulations and
OMB Circulars. The information
requirements will be used to help the
Forest Service in the following areas: (1)
To determine that the applicant is
eligible to receive funds under the
program, (2) to determine if the proposal
meets the qualifications in the law and
regulations, (3) to evaluate and rank the
proposals based on a standard,
consistent information; and (4) to
determine if the projects costs are
allowable and sufficient cost share is
provided.
Local governmental entities, Tribal
Governments, and qualified nonprofit
organizations are the only entities
eligible for the program, and therefore
are the only organizations from which
information will be collected.
The information collection currently
required for a request for proposals and
grant application is approved and has
been assigned the OMB Control No.
0596–0227.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 150.
Estimated Burden per Response: 22.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
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Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 150.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 4,778 hours.
Comment Is Invited
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval.
Dated: April 1, 2015.
Victoria C. Christiansen,
Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private
Forestry.
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Forest Service
Roadless Area Conservation; National
Forest System Lands in Colorado
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a
supplemental environmental impact
statement.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture is initiating a supplemental
environmental impact statement (SEIS)
to propose reinstatement of the North
Fork Coal Mining Area exception of the
Colorado Roadless Rule. The exception
would allow for temporary road
construction for coal exploration and/or
coal-related surface activities in a
19,100-acre area defined as the North
Fork Coal Mining Area. The Forest
Service will use the SEIS to address
specific deficiencies identified by the
District Court of Colorado in High
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Community Forest and Open Space Program
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service (FS) is seeking comments from all interested individuals
and organizations on the extension with no revision of a currently
approved information collection; Community Forest and Open Space
Program.
The Agency is in the process of a proposed rule revision that will
include a new information collection request; when the revised rule is
final, the Agency will merge the new information collection with this
information collection.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before June 15, 2015
to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to Maya
Solomon, USDA Forest Service, Cooperative Forestry Staff, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop 1123, Washington, DC 20250. Comments
may also be submitted electronically via email to
communityforest@fs.fed.us. If comments are sent electronically, do not
duplicate via regular mail.
The public may inspect comments received at the USDA Forest
Service, Yates Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, Washington, DC
during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to
facilitate entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maya Solomon, Forest Legacy Program
Specialist, by phone at 202-206-1376. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Community Forest and Open Space Program.
OMB Number: 0596-0189.
Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2015.
Type of Request: Extension with no change.
Abstract: The purpose of Community Forest Program is to achieve
community benefits through grants to local governments, Tribal
Governments, and qualified nonprofit organizations to establish
community forests by acquiring and protecting private forestlands. This
proposed rule includes information requirements necessary to implement
Community Forest Program and comply with grants regulations and OMB
Circulars. The information requirements will be used to help the Forest
Service in the following areas: (1) To determine that the applicant is
eligible to receive funds under the program, (2) to determine if the
proposal meets the qualifications in the law and regulations, (3) to
evaluate and rank the proposals based on a standard, consistent
information; and (4) to determine if the projects costs are allowable
and sufficient cost share is provided.
Local governmental entities, Tribal Governments, and qualified
nonprofit organizations are the only entities eligible for the program,
and therefore are the only organizations from which information will be
collected.
The information collection currently required for a request for
proposals and grant application is approved and has been assigned the
OMB Control No. 0596-0227.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 150.
Estimated Burden per Response: 22.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 150.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,778 hours.
Comment Is Invited
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have
practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the Agency's
estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Dated: April 1, 2015.
Victoria C. Christiansen,
Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry.
[FR Doc. 2015-07996 Filed 4-6-15; 8:45 am]
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