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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Collaborative Forest Landscape
Restoration Advisory Panel
Forest Service, USDA.
Call for nominations for the
Collaborative Forest Landscape
Restoration Advisory Panel.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Collaborative Forest
Landscape Restoration Advisory Panel
(Panel) was renewed on September 16,
2019, to evaluate and provide
recommendations on the selection of
collaborative forest landscape
restoration proposals to the Secretary of
Agriculture (Secretary) for approval as
provided in Section 8629 of the
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.
The Secretary has determined that the
work of the Panel is in the public’s
interest and relevant to the duties of the
Department of Agriculture. Therefore,
the Secretary is seeking nominations to
fill vacancies on the Panel. The Panel is
a statutory committee. Additional
information concerning the Panel can be
found by visiting the Panel’s website at:
https://www.fs.fed.us/restoration/
CFLRP/advisory-panel.shtml.
DATES: Nominations must be received
on or before November 14, 2019.
Nominations must contain a completed
application packet that includes the
nominee’s name, resume, references,
and completed Form AD–755 (Advisory
Committee or Research and Promotion
Background Information). The package
must be sent to the address below.
ADDRESSES: Send nominations and
applications to Jessica Robertson, USDA
Forest Service, Forest Management,
Range Management and Vegetation
Ecology, 201 14th Street SW, Room
3SW, Washington, DC 20024 by express
mail or overnight courier service. If sent
via the U.S. Postal Service, please send
to the following address: USDA, Forest
Service, Forest Management, National
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Forest System, Mail Stop 1103, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–1123, or by email at
jessica.robertson@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lindsay Buchanan, USDA, National
Forest System, Forest Management,
Range Management, and Vegetation
Ecology, by phone at 503–808–2810 or
by email at lindsay.buchanan@
usda.gov, or contact Jessica Robertson,
USDA, National Forest System, Forest
Management, Range Management, and
Vegetation Ecology, by phone at 202–
205–0847 or by email at
jessica.robertson@usda.gov. 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 5
p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The purpose of the Collaborative
Forest Landscape Restoration Program is
to increase active management to
improve forest health, reduce the risk of
catastrophic wildfires, and promote jobs
in rural economies through a process
that:
(1) Encourages ecological, economic,
and social sustainability;
(2) Leverages local resources with
national and private resources;
(3) Facilitates the reduction of
wildfire management costs, including
through reestablishing natural fire
regimes and reducing the risk of
uncharacteristic wildfire; and
(4) Demonstrates the degree to which:
(a) Various ecological restoration
techniques;
(i) achieve ecological and watershed
health objectives;
(ii) affect wildfire activity and
management costs; and
(b) The use of forest restoration
byproducts can offset treatment costs
while benefiting local rural economies
and improving forest health.
The duties of the Committee include:
1. Evaluating Collaborative Forest
Landscape Restoration project proposals
with special consideration given to:
a. The strength of the proposal and
strategy;
b. the strength of the ecological case
of the proposal and the proposed
ecological restoration strategies;
c. the strength of the collaborative
process and the likelihood of successful
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collaboration throughout
implementation;
d. whether the proposal is likely to
reduce the risk of uncharacteristic
wildfire and reestablish natural fire
regimes;
e. whether the proposal would use
restoration byproducts to reduce the
relative costs of carrying out ecological
restoration treatments and benefit local
economies; and
f. whether the proposal is in
alignment with a shared stewardship
approach, including leveraging an
appropriate level of non-Federal
investments.
2. Provide recommendations on each
proposal to the Secretary of Agriculture
through the Chief of the Forest Service.
Advisory Committee Organization
The Committee shall be comprised of
no more than 15 members approved by
the Secretary of Agriculture where each
will serve a 2-year term, although
appointments shall have staggered
terms. The Committee membership will
be fairly balanced in terms of the points
of view represented and functions to be
performed. Non-Federal members of the
Committee shall serve without pay, but
will be reimbursed for reasonable costs
incurred while performing duties on
behalf of the Committee, subject to
approval by the Designated Federal
Officer (DFO). The Committee shall
include representation from experts in
the following interest areas:
1. Ecological Restoration,
2. Fire Ecology,
3. Fire Management,
4. Rural Economic Development,
5. Strategies for Ecological Adaptation
to Climate Change,
6. Fish and Wildlife Ecology, and
7. Woody Biomass and SmallDiameter Tree Utilization.
Of these members, one will become
the Chairperson who is recognized for
his/her ability to lead a group in a fair
and focused manner and who has been
briefed on the mission of this
Committee. The Committee will meet on
an annual basis or as needed. This will
be determined by the Committee.
Vacancies will be filled in the manner
in which the original appointment was
made.
Nomination and Application
Information
The appointment of members to the
Committee will be made by the
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Secretary of Agriculture. The public is
invited to submit nominations for
membership on the Committee, either
self-nomination or nomination of any
qualified and interested person. Any
individual or organization may
nominate one or more qualified persons
to represent the interest areas listed
above. To be considered for
membership, nominees must:
1. Identify what interest area group
listed above they would represent and
how they are qualified to represent that
interest group;
2. State why they want to serve on the
Committee and what they can
contribute;
3. Provide 2–3 references that may be
contacts about the nominee’s
application;
4. Provide a resume showing their
past experience in working successfully
as part of a coordinating group; and
5. Complete Form AD–755, Advisory
Committee or Research and Promotion
Background Information. Form AD–755
may be obtained from the listed Forest
Service contact persons or from the
following websites: https://
www.ocio.usda.gov/document/ad-755 or
https://www.fs.fed.us/restoration/
CFLRP/advisory-panel.shtml.
Letters of recommendation are
welcome. All nominations will be
vetted by the Agency. Equal opportunity
practices in accordance with USDA
policies shall be followed in all
membership appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee
have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA,
membership shall, to the extent
practicable, include individuals with
demonstrated ability to represent all
racial and ethnic groups, women and
men, and persons with disabilities.
Dated: October 7, 2019.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Solicitation of Applications
for the Biorefinery, Renewable
Chemical, and Biobased Product
Manufacturing Assistance Program
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This Notice announces the
solicitation of applications for funds
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available under the Biorefinery,
Renewable Chemical, and Biobased
Product Manufacturing Assistance
Program (the Program) to provide
guaranteed loans to fund the
development, construction, and
retrofitting of commercial scale
biorefineries using eligible technology
and of Biobased product manufacturing
facilities that use technologically new
commercial scale processing and
manufacturing equipment to convert
renewable chemicals and other biobased
outputs of biorefineries into end-user
products, on a commercial scale.
DATES: With this Notice, the Agency is
announcing two separate application
cycles, as is provided which are
application closing dates of 4:30 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time, October 1, 2019,
and 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time,
April 1, 2020.
Applications must be received in the
USDA Rural Business–Cooperative
Service, Energy Programs no later than
4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time of the
application closing date to compete for
program funds. Any application
received after 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Time of the application closing date will
be considered for the subsequent
application cycle, provided that funding
is available.
ADDRESSES: Applications and forms may
be obtained from:
• USDA, Rural Business–Cooperative
Service, Energy Programs, Attention:
Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and
Biobased Product Manufacturing
Assistance Program, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Room 6901–S, Washington,
DC 20250–3225.
• Agency Website: Application
materials can be obtained from the
Agency’s website. https://
www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/
biorefinery-assistance-program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aaron Morris, Assistant Deputy
Administrator, USDA Rural Business–
Cooperative Service, Energy Programs,
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room
6901–S, Washington, DC 20250–3225.
Telephone: 202–720–1501. Email:
Aaron.Morris@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Preface
The Agency encourages applications
that will support recommendations
made in the Rural Prosperity Task Force
report to help improve life in rural
America (www.usda.gov/
ruralprosperity). Applicants are
encouraged to consider projects that
provide measurable results in helping
rural communities build robust and
sustainable economies through strategic
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investments in infrastructure,
partnerships, and innovation. Key
strategies include:
• Achieving e-Connectivity for Rural
America
• Developing the Rural Economy
• Harnessing Technological Innovation
• Supporting a Rural Workforce
• Improving Quality of Life
Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the information
collection requirements associated with
the Program, as covered in this Notice,
have been approved by the Office of
Management Budget (OMB) under OMB
Control Number 0570–0065.
Overview
Federal Agency Name: Rural
Business-Cooperative Service (an
Agency of USDA in the Rural
Development mission area).
Solicitation Opportunity Title:
Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and
Biobased Product Manufacturing
Assistance Program.
Announcement Type: Notice of
Solicitation of Applications.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: The CFDA
number for this Notice is 10.865.
Dates: Applications must be received
in the USDA Rural Business–
Cooperative Service, Energy Programs
no later than the application closing
dates of 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Time, October 1, 2019, and 4:30 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time, April 1, 2020.
Any application received after 4:30 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time of the application
closing date will be considered for the
subsequent application cycle, provided
that funding is available.
Availability of Notice and Rule: This
Notice and the interim rule for the
Program are available on the USDA
Rural Development website at: https://
www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/
biorefinery-assistance-program.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
A. Purpose of the Program. The
purpose of the Biorefinery, Renewable
Chemical, and Biobased Product
Manufacturing Assistance Program is to
assist in the development of new and
emerging technologies for the
development of advanced biofuels,
renewable chemicals, or biobased
product manufacturing. This is achieved
through guarantees for loans made to
fund the development, construction,
and retrofitting of commercial scale
biorefineries using eligible technology
and of biobased product manufacturing
facilities that use technologically new
commercial scale processing and
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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.
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Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Advisory Panel
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Call for nominations for the Collaborative Forest Landscape
Restoration Advisory Panel.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Advisory Panel
(Panel) was renewed on September 16, 2019, to evaluate and provide
recommendations on the selection of collaborative forest landscape
restoration proposals to the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) for
approval as provided in Section 8629 of the Agriculture Improvement Act
of 2018. The Secretary has determined that the work of the Panel is in
the public's interest and relevant to the duties of the Department of
Agriculture. Therefore, the Secretary is seeking nominations to fill
vacancies on the Panel. The Panel is a statutory committee. Additional
information concerning the Panel can be found by visiting the Panel's
website at: https://www.fs.fed.us/restoration/CFLRP/advisory-panel.shtml.
DATES: Nominations must be received on or before November 14, 2019.
Nominations must contain a completed application packet that includes
the nominee's name, resume, references, and completed Form AD-755
(Advisory Committee or Research and Promotion Background Information).
The package must be sent to the address below.
ADDRESSES: Send nominations and applications to Jessica Robertson, USDA
Forest Service, Forest Management, Range Management and Vegetation
Ecology, 201 14th Street SW, Room 3SW, Washington, DC 20024 by express
mail or overnight courier service. If sent via the U.S. Postal Service,
please send to the following address: USDA, Forest Service, Forest
Management, National Forest System, Mail Stop 1103, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-1123, or by email at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsay Buchanan, USDA, National
Forest System, Forest Management, Range Management, and Vegetation
Ecology, by phone at 503-808-2810 or by email at
[email protected], or contact Jessica Robertson, USDA, National
Forest System, Forest Management, Range Management, and Vegetation
Ecology, by phone at 202-205-0847 or by email at
[email protected]. 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 5 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The purpose of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration
Program is to increase active management to improve forest health,
reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, and promote jobs in rural
economies through a process that:
(1) Encourages ecological, economic, and social sustainability;
(2) Leverages local resources with national and private resources;
(3) Facilitates the reduction of wildfire management costs,
including through reestablishing natural fire regimes and reducing the
risk of uncharacteristic wildfire; and
(4) Demonstrates the degree to which:
(a) Various ecological restoration techniques;
(i) achieve ecological and watershed health objectives;
(ii) affect wildfire activity and management costs; and
(b) The use of forest restoration byproducts can offset treatment
costs while benefiting local rural economies and improving forest
health.
The duties of the Committee include:
1. Evaluating Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration project
proposals with special consideration given to:
a. The strength of the proposal and strategy;
b. the strength of the ecological case of the proposal and the
proposed ecological restoration strategies;
c. the strength of the collaborative process and the likelihood of
successful collaboration throughout implementation;
d. whether the proposal is likely to reduce the risk of
uncharacteristic wildfire and reestablish natural fire regimes;
e. whether the proposal would use restoration byproducts to reduce
the relative costs of carrying out ecological restoration treatments
and benefit local economies; and
f. whether the proposal is in alignment with a shared stewardship
approach, including leveraging an appropriate level of non-Federal
investments.
2. Provide recommendations on each proposal to the Secretary of
Agriculture through the Chief of the Forest Service.
Advisory Committee Organization
The Committee shall be comprised of no more than 15 members
approved by the Secretary of Agriculture where each will serve a 2-year
term, although appointments shall have staggered terms. The Committee
membership will be fairly balanced in terms of the points of view
represented and functions to be performed. Non-Federal members of the
Committee shall serve without pay, but will be reimbursed for
reasonable costs incurred while performing duties on behalf of the
Committee, subject to approval by the Designated Federal Officer (DFO).
The Committee shall include representation from experts in the
following interest areas:
1. Ecological Restoration,
2. Fire Ecology,
3. Fire Management,
4. Rural Economic Development,
5. Strategies for Ecological Adaptation to Climate Change,
6. Fish and Wildlife Ecology, and
7. Woody Biomass and Small-Diameter Tree Utilization.
Of these members, one will become the Chairperson who is recognized
for his/her ability to lead a group in a fair and focused manner and
who has been briefed on the mission of this Committee. The Committee
will meet on an annual basis or as needed. This will be determined by
the Committee. Vacancies will be filled in the manner in which the
original appointment was made.
Nomination and Application Information
The appointment of members to the Committee will be made by the
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Secretary of Agriculture. The public is invited to submit nominations
for membership on the Committee, either self-nomination or nomination
of any qualified and interested person. Any individual or organization
may nominate one or more qualified persons to represent the interest
areas listed above. To be considered for membership, nominees must:
1. Identify what interest area group listed above they would
represent and how they are qualified to represent that interest group;
2. State why they want to serve on the Committee and what they can
contribute;
3. Provide 2-3 references that may be contacts about the nominee's
application;
4. Provide a resume showing their past experience in working
successfully as part of a coordinating group; and
5. Complete Form AD-755, Advisory Committee or Research and
Promotion Background Information. Form AD-755 may be obtained from the
listed Forest Service contact persons or from the following websites:
https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/ad-755 or https://www.fs.fed.us/restoration/CFLRP/advisory-panel.shtml.
Letters of recommendation are welcome. All nominations will be
vetted by the Agency. Equal opportunity practices in accordance with
USDA policies shall be followed in all membership appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the recommendations of the Committee have
taken into account the needs of the diverse groups served by USDA,
membership shall, to the extent practicable, include individuals with
demonstrated ability to represent all racial and ethnic groups, women
and men, and persons with disabilities.
Dated: October 7, 2019.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-22341 Filed 10-11-19; 8:45 am]
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