[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 54 (Friday, March 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13615-13618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7281]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation
Natural Resources Conservation Service


Farmland Protection Program

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice of request for proposals (RFP).

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SUMMARY: Section 388 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 
Act of 1996 (the 1996 Act) established the Farmland Protection Program 
(FPP). The FPP is administered under the supervision of the Chief of 
the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) who is a Vice 
President of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). CCC is requesting 
proposals from States, Tribes, and units of local government to 
cooperate in the acquisition of conservation easements or other 
interests in prime, unique, or other productive soil that is subject to 
a pending offer from a State, Tribal, or local government for the 
purpose of limiting conversion to nonagricultural uses of that land.

DATES: Proposals must be received in the NRCS State Office by June 18, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: Proposals are to be sent to the appropriate State 
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States 
Department of Agriculture. The telephone numbers and addresses of the 
NRCS State Conservationists are attached in the appendix of this 
notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Humberto Hernandez, Director, 
Community Assistance and Rural Development Division, Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, phone: (202) 720-2847; fax: (202) 690-0639; e-
mail: [email protected]. Subject: 98FPP.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    According to the 1987 Census of Agriculture, one-third of the 
Nation's agricultural products are produced in metropolitan counties 
adjacent to large cities. Another one-fourth of these agricultural 
products are produced in counties adjacent to significant urban 
populations. Historically, American settlements were located in areas 
where the land was the most productive. Consequently, some of the 
Nation's most valuable and productive farmland is located in urban and 
developing areas. Nearly 85 percent of domestic fruit and vegetable 
production and 80 percent of our dairy products come from urban-
influenced areas.
    These areas are continually threatened by rapid development and 
urban sprawl. Several social and economic changes over the past three 
decades have influenced the rate at which land is converted to urban 
and industrial uses. Population growth, shifts in age distribution, 
inexpensive energy cost, transportation, and economic development have 
contributed to increases in agricultural land conversion rates. Urban 
development has been a major cause of farmland conversion. Since 1960, 
farmland has been converted to other uses at a rate of approximately 
1.5 million acres per year.
    The gross acreage of farmland converted to urban development is not 
necessarily the most troubling concern. A greater cause for concern is 
the quality and the pattern of farmland being converted. In most 
States, prime farmland is being converted at 2 to 4 times the rate of 
other less-productive land. Most urbanization takes place as sprawl 
instead of orderly growth management. In addition, remaining farmland 
is placed under greater environmental, economic, and social strain as 
agrarian and urbanizing interests compete. For the agricultural 
producer, increased costs of production and liability risks are 
negative side effects of urban development. Agricultural producers are 
also induced by the development pressure to farm the remaining acreage 
more intensively, thus, generating adverse impacts on water quality and 
soil health. For urban dwellers, the loss of open space, and issues 
related to agricultural production such as pesticide overspray, animal 
nutrient odors, dust, and noise are conflicting concerns.
    There is, therefore, an important national interest in the 
protection of farmland. Once developed, productive farmland with rich 
topsoil is lost forever, placing future food security for the Nation at 
risk. In addition, agricultural lands are important components of 
environmental quality, historic landscapes, and are equally important 
simply for their scenic beauty.
    In fiscal years 1996 and 1997, the CCC signed cooperative 
agreements with 41 State and local government entities in 18 States and 
obligated $16.2 million in funds to partner in acquiring conservation 
easements or other interests in land to limit conversion to 
nonagricultural uses of the land. Once acquisitions of the pending 
easement offers are completed, approximately 80,000 acres of valuable 
farmland on about 230 farms with an estimated easement value of $134 
million will be protected in part with Federal funds.

Availability of Funding in Fiscal Year (FY) 1998

    Effective on the date of publication of this notice, the CCC is 
announcing the availability of up to $17.28 million for the FPP for FY 
1998. Selection will be based on the FPP criteria established in this 
notice. Government entities responding to this RFP must have an 
existing farmland protection program, have pending offers, and be able 
to provide funds for at least 50 percent of the fair market value of 
the pending offers. CCC will evaluate the merits of the requests for 
participation utilizing the FPP criteria described in this notice and 
will enter into cooperative agreements with the States, Tribes, or 
units of local government that have proposals that CCC determines will 
effectively meet the objectives of the FPP. CCC must receive proposals 
for participation by June 18, 1998.

Overview of the Farmland Protection Program

    CCC will accept proposals submitted to the NRCS State Offices from 
States, Tribes, and units of local government that have pending offers 
with landowners for the acquisition of conservation easements or other 
interests in lands that contain prime, unique, or other productive 
soils. The pending offers must be for the primary purpose of protecting 
topsoil by limiting conversion to nonagricultural uses of the land. 
Reference information regarding the FPP can be found in the Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance #10.913.

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    A pending offer is a bid, contract, or option extended to a 
landowner by a State, Tribe, or local government entity to acquire a 
conservation easement or other interests in land to limit 
nonagricultural uses of the land before the legal title to these rights 
has been conveyed. The pending offer must be made as of the date when 
the cooperative agreement is signed.
    Government entities must work with the appropriate NRCS State 
Conservationist to develop proposals and to develop operating 
agreements once selected. The State Conservationist may consult with 
the State Technical Committee (established pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 3861) 
to evaluate the technical merits of proposals submitted in that State. 
All requests must be submitted to the appropriate NRCS State 
Conservationist by June 18, 1998.
    The NRCS State Conservationist will review and evaluate the 
requests for participation for consistency with USDA criteria based on 
the State, Tribal, or local program eligibility and the land 
eligibility. If received more than one proposal, the NRCS State 
Conservationist may consolidate proposals and determine the priority of 
the pending offers for selection using a ranking system described in 
this notice, such as: (1) The quality of the land considering the 
soils, economic viability, size, and product sales; (2) other factors 
including the scale of the contiguous track, historical, scenic, and 
environmental qualities; and (3) the likelihood of conversion 
considering developmental pressure, zoning, utility availability, and 
other related factors. If received only one proposal, the NRCS State 
Conservationist has the option of accepting the submitting entity's 
priority ranking provided that the lands are eligible for participation 
in the FPP.
    The State Conservationist will submit a cover letter with a 
recommended list of the prioritized proposals that meet the criteria 
established in this notice to the appropriate NRCS Regional 
Conservationist by July 20, 1998. The NRCS Regional Conservationist 
will then forward proposals submitted from the region to the NRCS 
National Office in Washington, D.C. by August 3, 1998. Proposals will 
not be accepted by the NRCS National Office without having gone through 
the NRCS State and Regional Conservationists. Proposals sent to the 
NRCS National Office without having been sent through the NRCS State 
and regional offices will be returned to the submitting entity.
    Once all proposals for participation are received in the NRCS 
National Office, the Chief of NRCS, who is a Vice President of the CCC, 
will authorize cooperative agreements to be developed and signed by 
September 30, 1998, with specific terms of the FPP for each proposal 
accepted. An equitable allocation of the funds to the successful 
cooperating entities will be made by considering such factors as: The 
capability of each entity to fund at least half of the fair market 
easement cost of each of the pending offers selected for funding; the 
economic and environmental value of such offers; the probability of 
integrating other Federal, State, Tribal, or local conservation 
efforts; and the total number of eligible acres included in the offers.
    To be selected for participation in the FPP, a pending offer must 
provide for the acquisition by a State, Tribe, local government unit, 
or other entity approved by the NRCS, of an easement or other interests 
in land for a minimum duration of 30 years, with priority given to 
those offers providing permanent protection. If a pending offer is 
selected for participation in the FPP, the conveyance document used by 
the State, tribal, or local government entity will need to be reviewed 
and approved by the NRCS National office. A strong preference will be 
given to reserved interest easements. If title to the easement is held 
by an entity other than the United States, the conveyance document will 
contain a reversionary clause that all rights conveyed by the landowner 
under the document will become vested in the United States, should the 
State, tribal, or local government entity abandon, terminate, or 
abrogate the exercise of the rights so acquired. As a condition for 
participation, all lands enrolled shall be encompassed by a 
conservation plan developed and implemented according to the NRCS Field 
Office Technical Guide.

Eligible State, Tribal, or Local Farmland Protection Programs

    To be eligible, a State, Tribe, or unit of local government must 
have a farmland protection program that provides for the purchase of 
agricultural conservation easements for the purpose of protecting 
topsoil by limiting conversion to nonagricultural uses of land. A 
program must also have pending offers when submitting the proposal. A 
State, Tribal, or local government entity may apply for participation 
as a cooperating entity by submitting responses to the RFP to the 
appropriate NRCS State Conservationist.
    The NRCS State Conservationist will evaluate the State, Tribal, or 
local program based on the conservation benefits derived from such 
farmland protection efforts. An eligible State, Tribal, or local 
government entity must have a farmland protection program that: (1) 
Demonstrates a commitment to long-term conservation of agricultural 
lands through legal devices, such as right-to-farm laws, agricultural 
districts, zoning, or land use plans; (2) uses voluntary easements or 
other legal devices to protect farmland from conversion to 
nonagricultural uses; (3) demonstrates a capability to acquire, manage, 
and enforce easements and other interests in land; and (4) demonstrates 
that funds equal to at least 50 percent of the total fair market value 
of the easement are available.

Proposals

    In addition to meeting program eligibility requirements, a 
prospective cooperating entity must submit a proposal that has: (1) An 
overview of the program, including components described in the section 
of ``Eligible State, Tribal, or Local Farmland Protection Programs''; 
(2) a map showing the existing protected area; (3) the amount and 
source of funds currently available for easement acquisition; (4) the 
criteria used to set the acquisition priorities; and (5) a listing of 
the pending offers including the (a) priority of the offer; (b) name(s) 
of the landowner(s); (c) location identified on the map; (d) size of 
the parcel in acres for the FPP easement or other interests; (e) acres 
of the prime, unique, or other productive soil in the parcel for the 
FPP easement or other interests; (f) area participating in or its 
relative proximity to parcels participating in other conservation 
efforts identified on the map; (g) estimated costs of the easement or 
other interests; (h) type of the FPP easement or other interests to be 
used; (i) indication of the accessibility to markets; (j) indication of 
an existing agricultural infrastructure and other support system; (k) 
level of threat from urban development; (l) other factors from an 
evaluation and assessment system used for setting priorities for 
easement acquisition by the entity; and (m) other information that may 
be relevant.
    To avoid double counting, local and county programs must coordinate 
their proposals with each other and the State program if particular 
parcels are subject to pending offers under multiple programs.

Eligible Land

    Once program eligibility and the merits of each proposal have been 
evaluated, NRCS shall determine whether the farmland is eligible for 
enrollment and whether the lands may

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be included in the FPP. The following land, if subject to a pending 
offer by a State, Tribe, or unit of local government, is eligible for 
enrollment in the FPP: (1) Land with prime, unique, or other productive 
soil; and (2) other incidental land that would not otherwise be 
eligible, but when considered as part of a pending offer, NRCS 
determines that the inclusion of such land would significantly augment 
the protection of the associated farmland.
    Prime farmland is land that has the best combination of physical 
and chemical characteristics for producing food, feed, forage, fiber, 
and oilseed crops, and is also available for these uses. It includes 
cropland, pasture land, rangeland, and forest land. Unique farmland is 
land other than prime farmland that is used for the production of 
specific high value food and fiber crops, such as nuts, citrus, olives, 
cranberries, fruits, vegetables, and herbs. Other productive soil 
refers to farmland of statewide or local importance for the production 
of food, feed, fiber, forage, and oil seed crops. Additional 
information on the definition of prime, unique, or other productive 
soil can be found in section 1540(c)(1) of the Farmland Protection 
Policy Act (Pub. L. 97-98, 1981, 7 U.S.C. 4201).
    NRCS will only consider enrolling eligible land in the program that 
is configured in a size and with boundaries that allow for the 
efficient management of the area or for establishing a buffer zone for 
the purposes of the FPP. The land must have access to markets for its 
products and an infrastructure appropriate for agricultural production. 
NRCS will not enroll land in the FPP that is owned in fee title by an 
agency of the United States, or land that is already subject to an 
easement or deed restriction that limits the conversion of the land to 
nonagricultural use. NRCS will not enroll otherwise eligible lands if 
NRCS determines that the protection provided by the FPP would not be 
effective because of on-site or off-site conditions.

Ranking Considerations

    Pending offers by a State, Tribe, or unit of local government must 
be for the acquisition of an easement or other interest in land for a 
minimum duration of 30 years. NRCS shall place a priority on acquiring 
easements or other interests in lands that provide the longest period 
of protection from conversion to nonagricultural use. NRCS will place a 
higher priority on lands and locations that help create a large track 
of protected area for viable agricultural production or buffer zones. 
NRCS will place a higher priority on lands and locations that link to 
other Federal, State, Tribal, or local conservation efforts with 
complementary farmland protection objectives. NRCS may place a higher 
priority on lands that provide special social, economic, and 
environmental benefits to the region. A higher priority may be given to 
certain geographic regions where the enrollment of particular lands may 
help achieve national, State, and regional goals and objectives, or 
enhance existing government or private conservation projects.

Cooperative Agreements

    The CCC will use a cooperative agreement with a selected State, 
Tribe, or unit of local government as the mechanism for participation 
in the FPP. The cooperative agreement will address the following: (1) 
The interests in land to be acquired, including the form of the 
easements to be used and terms and conditions; (2) the management and 
enforcement of the rights acquired; (3) the technical assistance that 
may be provided by the NRCS; (4) the holder of the easement or other 
interests in the land enrolled in the FPP; and (5) other requirements 
deemed necessary by the CCC to protect the interests of the United 
States. The cooperative agreement will also include an attachment that 
lists the pending offers accepted in the FPP, landowners' names, 
addresses, locations, and other relevant information.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on March 16, 1998.
Pearlie S. Reed,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Vice President, 
Commodity Credit Corporation.

State Conservationists

AL--Ronnie D. Murphy, 3381 Skyway Drive, Auburn, AL 36830, Phone: 334/
887-4500, Fax: 334/887-4551, (E) [email protected]
AK--Charles W. Bell, 949 East 36th Ave., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 
99508-4302, Phone: 907/271-2424, Fax: 907/271-3951, (E) 
[email protected]
AZ--Michael Somerville, 3003 North Central Ave., Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 
85012-2945, Phone: 602/280-8808, Fax: 602/280-8809, (E) 
[email protected]
AR--Kalven L. Trice, Federal Building, Room 3416, 700 West Capitol 
Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201-3228, Phone: 501/324-5445, Fax: 501/324-
5648, (E) [email protected]
CA--Henry C. Wyman (Actg.), 2121-C 2nd Street, Suite 102, Davis, CA 
95616-5475, Phone: 530/757-8215, Fax: 530/757-8379, (E) 
[email protected]
CO--Leroy Stokes, Jr. (Actg.), 655 Parfet Street, Room E200C, Lakewood, 
CO 80215-5517, Phone: 303/236-2886 x202, Fax: 303/236-2896, (E) 
[email protected]
CT--Margo L. Wallace, 16 Professional Park Road, Storrs, CT 06268-1299, 
Phone: 860/487-4011, Fax: 860/487-4054, (E) [email protected]
DE--Elesa K. Cottrell, 1203 College Park Drive, Suite 101, Dover, DE 
19904-8713, Phone: 302/678-4160, Fax: 302/678-0843, (E) 
[email protected]
FL--T. Niles Glasgow, 2614 N.W. 43rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606-6611 
or P.O. Box 141510, Gainesville, FL 32614, Phone: 352/338-9500, Fax: 
352/338-9574, (E) [email protected]
GA--Earl Cosby, Federal Building, Stop 200, 355 East Hancock Avenue, 
Athens, GA 30601-2769, Phone: 706/546-2272, Fax: 706/546-2120, (E) 
[email protected]
GUAM--Joan Perry, Director, Pacific Basin Area, FHB Building, Suite 
301, 400 Route 8, Maite, GU 96927, Phone: 671/472-7490, Fax: 671/472-
7288, (E) [email protected]
HI--Kenneth M. Kaneshiro, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 4-118, P.O. Box 
50004, Honolulu, HI 96850-0002, Phone: 808/541-2600 x100, Fax: 808/541-
1335, (E) [email protected]
ID--Luana E. Kiger, 9173 West Barnes Drive, Suite C, Boise, ID 83709, 
Phone: 208/378-5700, Fax: 208/378-5735, (E) [email protected]
IL--William J. Gradle, 1902 Fox Drive, Champaign, IL 61820-7335, Phone: 
217/398-5267, Fax: 217/373-4550, (E) [email protected]
IN--Robert L. Eddleman, 6013 Lakeside Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46278-
2933, Phone: 317/290-3200, Fax: 317/290-3225, (E) 
[email protected]
IA--Leroy Brown, 693 Federal Building, 210 Walnut Street, Suite 693, 
Des Moines, IA 50309-2180, Phone: 515/284-6655, Fax: 515/284-4394, (E) 
[email protected]
KS--Tomas M. Dominguez, 760 South Broadway, Salina, KS 67401-4642, 
Phone: 785/823-4565, Fax: 785/823-4540, (E) [email protected]
KY--David G. Sawyer, 771 Corporate Drive, Suite 110, Lexington, KY 
40503-5479, Phone: 606/224-7350, Fax: 606/224-7399, (E) 
[email protected]
LA--Donald W. Gohmert, 3737 Government Street, Alexandria, LA 71302, 
Phone: 318/473-7751, Fax:

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318/473-7626, (E) [email protected]
ME--M. Darrel Dominick, 5 Godfrey Drive, Orono, ME 04473, Phone: 207/
866-7241, Fax: 207/866-7262, (E) [email protected]
MD--David P. Doss, John Hanson Business Center, 339 Busch's Frontage 
Road, Suite 301, Annapolis, MD 21401-5534, Phone: 410/757-0861 x314, 
Fax: 410/757-0687, (E) [email protected]
MA--Cecil B. Currin, 451 West Street, Amherst, MA 01002-2995, Phone: 
413/253-4372, Fax: 413/253-4375, (E) [email protected]
MI--Jane E. Hardisty, 1405 South Harrison Road, Room 101, East Lansing, 
MI 48823-5243, Phone: 517/337-6701 x1201, Fax: 517/337-6905, (E) 
[email protected]
MN--William Hunt, 600 F.C.S. Building, 375 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 
55101-1854, Phone: 612/602-7856, Fax: 612/602-7913, (E) 
[email protected]
MS--Homer L. Wilkes, Suite 1321, Federal Building, 100 West Capitol 
Street, Jackson, MS 39269-1399, Phone: 601/965-5205, Fax: 601/965-4940, 
(E) [email protected]
MO--Roger A. Hansen, Parkade Center, Suite 250, 601 Business Loop 70 
West, Columbia, MO 65203-2546, Phone: 573/876-0901, Fax: 573/876-0913, 
(E) [email protected]
MT--Shirley Gammon, Federal Building, Room 443, 10 East Babcock Street, 
Bozeman, MT 59715-4704, Phone: 406/587-6868, Fax: 406/587-6761, (E) 
[email protected]
NE--Stephen K. Chick, Federal Building, Room 152, 100 Centennial Mall, 
North Lincoln, NE 68508-3866, Phone: 402/437-5300, Fax: 402/437-5327, 
(E) [email protected]
NV--Nicholas Pearson (Actg.), 5301 Longley Lane, Building F, Suite 201, 
Reno, NV 89511-1805, Phone: 702/784-5863, Fax: 702/784-5939, (E) 
[email protected]
NH--Dawn W. Genes, Federal Building 2 Madbury Road, Durham, NH 03824-
2043, Phone: 603/433-0505, Fax: 603/868-5301, (E) 
[email protected]
NJ--Wayne M. Maresch, 1370 Hamilton Street, Somerset, NJ 08873-3157, 
Phone: 732/246-1205, Fax: 732/246-2358, (E) [email protected]
NM--Kenneth Leiting (Actg.), 6200 Jefferson Street, N.E., Suite 305, 
Albuquerque, NM 87109-3734, Phone: 505/761-4402, Fax: 505/761-4463, (E) 
[email protected]
NY--Richard D. Swenson, 441 South Salina Street, Suite 354, Syracuse, 
NY 13202-2450, Phone: 315/477-6504, Fax: 315/477-6550, (E) 
[email protected]
NC--Mary T. Kollstedt, 4405 Bland Road, Suite 205, Raleigh, NC 27609-
6293, Phone: 919/873-2102, Fax: 919/873-2156, (E) [email protected]
ND--Scott Hoag, Jr., 220 E. Rosser Avenue, Room 278, P.O. Box 1458, 
Bismarck, ND 58502-1458, Phone: 701/250-4421, Fax: 701/250-4778, (E) 
[email protected]
OH--Patrick K. Wolf, 200 North High Street, Room 522, Columbus, OH 
43215-2478, Phone: 614/469-6962, Fax: 614/469-2083, (E) 
[email protected]
OK--Ronnie L. Clark, USDA Agri-Center Bldg., 100 USDA, Suite 203, 
Stillwater, OK 74074-2655, Phone: 405/742-1204, Fax: 405/742-1201, (E) 
[email protected]
OR--Robert Graham, 101 SW Main Street, Suite 1300, Portland, OR 97204-
3221, Phone: 503/414-3201, Fax: 503/414-3103, (E) 
[email protected]
PA--Janet L. Oertly, 1 Credit Union Place, Suite 340, Harrisburg, PA 
17110-2993, Phone: 717/237-2200, Fax: 717/237-2238, (E) 
[email protected]
PR--Juan A. Martinez, Director, Caribbean Area, IBM Building, Suite 
604, 654 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Hato Rey, PR 00918-4123, Phone: 787/766-
5206, Fax: 787/766-5987, (E) [email protected]
RI--Denis G. Nickel 60 Quaker Lane, Suite 46, Warwick, RI 02886-0111, 
Phone: 401/828-1300, Fax: 401/828-0433, (E) [email protected]
SC--Mark W. Berkland, Strom Thurmond Federal Building, 1835 Assembly 
Street, Room 950, Columbia, SC 29201-2489, Phone: 803/253-3935, Fax: 
803/253-3670, (E) [email protected]
SD--Dean F. Fisher, Federal Building, Room 203, 200 Fourth Street, 
S.W.,Huron, SD 57350-2475, Phone: 605/352-1200, Fax: 605/352-1270, (E) 
[email protected]
TN--James W. Ford, 675 U.S. Courthouse 801 Broadway, Nashville, TN 
37203-3878, Phone: 615/736-5471, Fax: 615/736-7135, (E) 
[email protected]
TX--John P. Burt, W.R. Poage Building, 101 South Main Street, Temple, 
TX 76501-7682, Phone: 254/742-9802, Fax: 254/298-1388, (E) 
[email protected]
UT--Phillip J. Nelson, W.F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 South State 
Street, Room 4402, Salt Lake City, UT 84138, P.O. Box 11350, SLC, UT 
84147-0350, Phone: 801/524-5050, Fax: 801/524-4403, (E) 
[email protected]
VT--John C. Titchner, 69 Union Street, Winooski, VT 05404-1999, Phone: 
802/951-6796, Fax: 802/951-6327, (E) [email protected] ,
VA--M. Denise Doetzer, Culpeper Building, Suite 209, 1606 Santa Rosa 
Road, Richmond, VA 23229-5014, Phone: 804/287-1676, Fax: 804/287-1737, 
(E) [email protected] ,
WA--Frank R. Easter (Actg.), Rock Pointe Tower II, W. 316 Boone Avenue, 
Suite 450, Spokane, WA 99201-2348, Phone: 509/323-2961, Fax: 509/323-
2909, (E) [email protected]
WV--William J. Hartman, 75 High Street, Room 301, Morgantown, WV 26505, 
Phone: 304/291-4152 x 136, Fax: 304/291-4628, (E) 
[email protected]
WI--Patricia S. Leavenworth, 6515 Watts Road, Suite 200, Madison, WI 
53719-2726, Phone: 608/264-5341 x129, Fax: 608/264-5483, (E) 
[email protected]
WY--Lincoln E. Burton, Federal Building, Room 3124, 100 East B Street, 
Casper, WY 82601-1911, Phone: 307/261-6453, Fax: 307/261-6490, (E) 
[email protected]

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