Missoula Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting, 48150-48151 [2020-17361]

Download as PDF 48150 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 154 / Monday, August 10, 2020 / Notices funds 1 and (2) Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) funds.2 Section 10105 of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill, Pub. L. 115–334) amended section 10606(d) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 6523(d)), authorizing $2 million from CCC to be used for National OCCSP for each of FYs 2019 and 2020, $4 million for FY 2021, and $8 million for each of FYs 2022 and 2023, to remain available until expended. In addition, approximately $4 million in National funding remains available from previous FYs and will be used to fund OCCSP in 2020. An additional $1 million in AMA funding is authorized in 7 U.S.C. 1524 for each FY. The purpose of this NOFA is to announce changes to the funding availability and payment calculation provisions for FY 2020 through 2023 and to notify State Agencies of the opportunity to apply to administer OCCSP in their State for FY 2020. On April 29, 2019, FSA published a NOFA in the Federal Register announcing general eligibility and administrative provisions for OCCSP for FY 2019 through 2023 (84 FR 17997). The 2019 NOFA provided that eligible certified organic operations could receive reimbursement of 75 percent of their eligible costs to obtain or maintain their organic certification, up to a maximum payment of $750 per scope, which is the maximum payment allowed by law. In FY 2019 and prior years, funds were available to cover all applications; however, the amount of funding available will not cover expected participation levels in FY 2020. For FY 2020 through 2023, FSA is revising the reimbursement amount to 50 percent of the certified organic operation’s eligible expenses, up to a maximum of $500 per scope. This change is due to the limited amount of funding available and will allow a larger number of certified organic operations to receive assistance. If additional jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 1 National OCCSP funds provide assistance for organic producers and handlers in in the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The funds can be used for cost share payments for the four categories, or ‘‘scopes,’’ recognized under the USDA organic regulations (crops, livestock, wild crops, and handling), and for the additional scope of State organic program fees. 2 AMA funds provide assistance for producers in the following States: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The funds can be used for cost share payments for the three scopes of crops, wild crops, and livestock. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:31 Aug 07, 2020 Jkt 250001 funding is authorized at a later time, FSA may provide additional assistance to certified operations that have applied for OCCSP, not to exceed 75 percent of their eligible costs, up to $750 per scope. The changes to the payment calculation and maximum payment amount are applicable to all certified organic operations, regardless of whether they apply through an FSA county office or a participating State Agency. Due to the changes, State Agencies that are interested in overseeing reimbursements to producers and handlers in their States must establish new agreements with FSA for FY 2020. FY 2020 agreements will include provisions that allow FSA to extend the agreements to provide additional funds and allow State Agencies to continue to administer OCCSP for future years. FSA has not yet determined whether an additional application period will be announced for later years for State Agencies that choose not to participate in FY 2020; State Agencies that would like to administer OCCSP for future years are encouraged to establish an agreement for FY 2020 to ensure that they will be able to continue to participate. If additional funds are authorized for OCCSP for FY 2020, FSA and State Agencies may amend the grant agreements to provide additional funds and increase the payment amount that a certified organic operation may receive. To provide cost share assistance for FY 2020, State Agencies must complete an Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424 and 424B) and enter into a grant agreement with FSA. State Agencies must submit the Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424 and 424B) electronically via Grants.gov, the Federal grants website, at https:// www.grants.gov. For information on how to use Grants.Gov, please consult https://www.grants.gov/GetRegistered. State Agencies intending to utilize subgrantees must refer to the FY 2020 Full Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement on Grants.Gov for additional application requirements. FSA will accept applications from State Agencies for funds for FY 2020 cost share assistance between the period of August 10, 2020, and September 9, 2020. Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements There are no changes to the information collection request for OCCSP that has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The OMB control number for the approval is 0560–0289. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance The title and number of the Federal assistance program in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance to which this NOFA applies is 10.171, Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP). Environmental Review The environmental impacts of this NOFA have been considered in a manner consistent with the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347), the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and the FSA regulations for compliance with NEPA (7 CFR part 799). The purpose of OCCSP is to provide cost share assistance to producers and handlers of agricultural products in obtaining organic certification. This NOFA merely announces funding availability and changes to general eligibility and administrative provisions for FY 2020 through 2023. FSA is not making substantive changes to OCCSP. As such, the Categorical Exclusions found at 7 CFR part 799.31 apply, specifically 7 CFR 799.31(b)(6)(iii) (that is, financial assistance to supplement income). No Extraordinary Circumstances (7 CFR 799.33) exist. As such, FSA has determined that this NOFA does not constitute a major Federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment, individually or cumulatively. Therefore, FSA will not prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement for this administrative action and this NOFA serves as documentation of the programmatic environmental compliance decision. Steven Peterson, Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency. Robert Stephenson, Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation. [FR Doc. 2020–17385 Filed 8–7–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–05–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Missoula Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting Forest Service, USDA. Notice of meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM 10AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 154 / Monday, August 10, 2020 / Notices The Missoula Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a virtual meeting. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with the Act. RAC information can be found at the following website: https:// www.fs.usda.gov/detail/lolo/ workingtogether/advisorycommittees/ ?cid=fsm9_021467. DATES: The meeting will be held on September 8, 2020, starting at 3 p.m. (MST). All RAC meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held with virtual attendance only. For virtual meeting information, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Written comments may be submitted as described under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 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 Lolo National Forest Supervisor’s Office. Please call ahead to facilitate entry into the building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Quinn Carver, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by phone at 406–677– 3905 or email at quinn.carver@usda.gov; or Kate Jerman at 406–552–7944 or email at katelyn.jerman@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 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to: 1. Hear proposal presentations; 2. Approve meeting minutes; 3. Discuss, recommend, and approve new Title II projects; and 4. Discuss and make recommendations on recreation fee proposals for sites located within Missoula County on the Lolo National Forest. The meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include time for people jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:31 Aug 07, 2020 Jkt 250001 to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an oral statement should request in writing by September 3, 2020, to be scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who would like to bring related matters to the attention of the committee may file written statements with the committee staff before or after the meeting. Written comments and requests for time to make oral comments must be sent to Kate Jerman, RAC Coordinator, Lolo National Forest Supervisor’s Office, 24 Fort Missoula Road, Missoula, Montana 59804; or by email to katelyn.jerman@ usda.gov. Meeting Accommodations: If you are a person requiring reasonable accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language interpreting, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodation. For access to the facility or proceedings, please contact the person listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis. Dated: August 4, 2020. Cikena Reid, USDA Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2020–17361 Filed 8–7–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Delaware Advisory Committee Commission on Civil Rights. Announcement of meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a planning meeting of the Delaware Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call, on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. (EDT). The purpose of the meeting is for project planning and selection of additional Committee officers. SUMMARY: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. (EDT). ADDRESSES: Conference call number: 1– 800–367–2403 and conference call ID: 4195799. DATES: Ivy L. Davis, at ero@usccr.gov or by phone at 202–376–7533. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested members of the public may listen to the discussion by calling the following tollFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48151 free conference call number: 1–800– 367–2403 and conference call ID: 4195799. Please be advised that before placing them into the conference call, the conference call operator may ask callers to provide their names, their organizational affiliations (if any), and email addresses (so that callers may be notified of future meetings). Callers can expect to incur charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, and the Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free telephone number herein. Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the discussion by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1– 800–877–8339 and providing the operator with the toll-free conference call number:1–800–822–2024 and conference call ID: 4195799. Members of the public are invited make statements during the Public Comment section of the meeting or to submit written comments; the written comments must be received in the regional office approximately 30 days after each scheduled meeting. Written comments may be mailed to the Eastern Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425 or emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ero@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376– 7533. Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be available for public viewing, as they become available at this FACA link, click the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’ links. Records generated from this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the Eastern Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meetings. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Eastern Regional Office at the above phone number, email or street address. Agenda Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. (EDT) I. Welcome and Roll Call II. Project Planning III. Other Business IV. Next Planning Meeting V. Public Comments VI. Next Meeting VII. Adjourn E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM 10AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 154 (Monday, August 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48150-48151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17361]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Missoula Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Missoula Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a 
virtual meeting. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) and operates in 
compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the 
committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide 
advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects 
and funding consistent with the Act. RAC information can be found at 
the following website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/lolo/workingtogether/advisorycommittees/?cid=fsm9_021467.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 8, 2020, starting at 3 
p.m. (MST).
    All RAC meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of meeting 
prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under For Further 
Information Contact.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held with virtual attendance only. For 
virtual meeting information, please contact the person listed under For 
Further Information Contact.
    Written comments may be submitted as described under Supplementary 
Information. 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 Lolo National 
Forest Supervisor's Office. Please call ahead to facilitate entry into 
the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Quinn Carver, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), by phone at 406-677-3905 or email at 
[email protected]; or Kate Jerman at 406-552-7944 or 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 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through 
Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
    1. Hear proposal presentations;
    2. Approve meeting minutes;
    3. Discuss, recommend, and approve new Title II projects; and
    4. Discuss and make recommendations on recreation fee proposals for 
sites located within Missoula County on the Lolo National Forest.
    The meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include time for 
people to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals 
wishing to make an oral statement should request in writing by 
September 3, 2020, to be scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who would like 
to bring related matters to the attention of the committee may file 
written statements with the committee staff before or after the 
meeting. Written comments and requests for time to make oral comments 
must be sent to Kate Jerman, RAC Coordinator, Lolo National Forest 
Supervisor's Office, 24 Fort Missoula Road, Missoula, Montana 59804; or 
by email to [email protected].
    Meeting Accommodations: If you are a person requiring reasonable 
accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language 
interpreting, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable 
accommodation. For access to the facility or proceedings, please 
contact the person listed in the section titled For Further Information 
Contact. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-
by-case basis.

    Dated: August 4, 2020.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-17361 Filed 8-7-20; 8:45 am]
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