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Federal Register/Vol. 74, No. 47 / Thursday, March 12, 2009/Notices
Malheur National Forest, 431 Patterson
Bridge Road, P.O. Box 909, John Day,
OR 97845. The Responsible Official will
decide if the proposed project will be
implemented and will document the
decision and reasons for the decision in
a Record of Decision. That decision will
be subject to Forest Service Appeal
Regulations. The responsibility for
preparing the DEIS and FEIS has been
delegated to Brooks Smith, District
Ranger, Blue Mountain Ranger District.
Preliminary Issues
Preliminary issues identified include
the potential effect of the proposed
action on: Soils, water quality and fish
habitat, snags and down wood,
disturbance to cultural resources,
potential for noxious weed expansion,
threatened, endangered and sensitive
aquatic, terrestrial and plant species,
potential loss of economic value of trees
damaged by insects or wildfire, and the
safety and use of the area by public and
land managers.
Scoping Process
This notice of intent initiates the
scoping process, which guides the
development of the environmental
impact statement. Public participation
will be especially important at several
points during the analysis, beginning
with the scoping process (40 CFR
1501.7). Initial scoping began with the
project listed in the 2009 Winter Edition
of the Malheur National Forest's
Schedule of Proposed Actions. A Public
meeting has been planned for April 8,
2009 to discuss the project. Also,
correspondence with tribes, government
agencies, organizations, and individuals
who have indicated their interest will be
conducted.
It is important that reviewers provide
their comments at such times and in
such manner that they are useful to the
agency's preparation of the
environmental impact statement.
Therefore, comments should be
provided prior to the close of the
comment period and should clearly
articulate the reviewer's concerns and
contentions. The submission of timely
and specific comments can affect a
reviewer's ability to participate in
subsequent administrative appeal or
judicial review.
Dated: March 6, 2009.
Doug Gochnour,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. E9-5364 Filed 3-11-09; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 3410-11-P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Tree-Marking Paint Committee
Meeting
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The National Tree-marking
Paint Committee will meet in Chicago,
Illinois, on May 12-14, 2009. The
purpose of the meeting is to discuss
activities related to improvements in,
concerns about, and the handling and
use of tree-marking paint by personnel
of the Forest Service and the
Department of the Interior Bureau of
Land Management.
DATES: The meeting will be held May
12-14, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East
Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601.
Persons who wish to file written
comments before or after the meeting
must send written comments to Dave
Haston, Chairman, National Tree-
marking Paint Committee, Forest
Service, USDA, San Dimas Technology
and Development Center, 444 East
Bonita Avenue, San Dimas, CA 91773,
or electronically to dhaston@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dave Haston, Sr. Project Leader, San
Dimas Technology and Development
Center, Forest Service, USDA, (909)
599-1267, extension 294 or
dhaston@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Tree-marking Paint Committee
comprises representatives from the
Forest Service National Headquarters,
each of the nine Forest Service regions,
the Forest Products Laboratory, the
Forest Service San Dimas Technology
and Development Center, and the
Bureau of Land Management. The
General Services Administration and
the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health are ad hoc members
and provide technical advice to the
committee.
A field trip will be held on May 12
and is designed to supplement
information related to tree-marking
paint. This year the National Tree-
marking Paint Committee will conduct
a security inspection of the paint
manufacturer and therefore the field trip
is only open to committee members.
The main session of the meeting,
which is open to public attendance, will
be held on May 13-14.
Closed Sessions
While certain segments of thismeeting are open to the public, there
will be two closed sessions during the
meeting. The first closed session is
planned for approximately 10 a.m. to 12
p.m. on May 13, 2009. This session is
reserved for individual paint
manufacturers to present products and
information about tree-marking paint for
consideration in future testing and use
by the agency. Paint manufacturers also
may provide comments on tree-marking
paint specifications or other
requirements. This portion of the
meeting is open only to paint
manufacturers, the Committee, and
Committee staff to ensure that trade
secrets will not be disclosed to other
paint manufacturers or to the public.
Paint manufacturers wishing to make
presentations to the Tree-marking Paint
Committee during the closed session
should contact the Committee
chairperson at the telephone number
listed at FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in this notice. The second
closed session is planned for
approximately 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on May
14, 2009. This session is reserved for
Steering Committee members only.
Any person with special access needs
should contact the Chairperson to make
those accommodations. Space for
individuals who are not members of the
National Tree-marking Paint Committee
is limited and will be available to the
public on a first-come, first-served basis.
Dated: March 6, 2009.
Richard W. Sowa,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National
Forest System.
[FR Doc. E9-5341 Filed 3-11-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-11-P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Inviting Applications for Rural
Business Opportunity Grants
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Rural Business-
Cooperative Service (RBS), an Agency
within the Rural Development mission
area, announces the availability of
grants of up to $50,000 per application
from the Rural Business Opportunity
Grant (RBOG) program for fiscal year
(FY) 2009, to be competitively awarded.
For multi-state projects, grant funds of
up to $150,000 will be available on a
competitive basis. These limits do not
apply to specific funding for certain
specifically designated rural areas as
discussed below. This notice is beingissued prior to passage of a final
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