[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28836-28839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13841]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Farmland Protection Program; Notice of Request for Proposals
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and Natural Resources Conservation
Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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 of other
interests in prime, unique, or other productive soil that is subject to
a pending offer from a State, Tribe, 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 July 14,
1997.
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:
rcs@usda.gov. Subject 97FPP.
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,
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 year 1996, the CCC signed cooperative agreements with 37
State and local government entities in 17 States and obligated $14.3
million in funds to acquire conservation easements or other interests
in land to limit conversion to nonagricultural uses of the land. Once
the acquisition of the pending easement offers is completed,
approximately 76,000 acres of valuable farmland on about 200 farms will
be protected with an estimated easement value of $116 million.
With funds available for fiscal year 1997 limited to $2 million,
the FPP is being designed to take advantage of conservation programs
such as the Wetland Reserve Program (16 U.S.C. 3837), the Conservation
Reserve Program (16 U.S.C. 3830-3836), the Environmental quality
Incentives Program (16 U.S.C. 3839), the Wildlife Habitat Incentives
Program (16 U.S.C. 3836a), and other State, Tribal, or local
conservation programs that have complimentary objectives of the FPP.
This will allow the use of these complementary programs to protect
additional lands and stretch farmland protection efforts.
Availability of Funding in Fiscal Year 1997
Effective on the date of publication of this notice, the CCC is
announcing the availability of up to $1.92 million for the FPP for
fiscal year 1997. Selection will be based on the FPP criteria and
special requirements addressed in the section of ``Special Requirements
for Fiscal Year 1997''. Government entities responding to this RFP must
have an existing farmland protection program, have pending offers, and
be able to provide at least 50% of the fair market easement value for
the pending offers. CCC will evaluate the merits of the requests for
participation utilizing the FPP criteria and special requirements
described in this notice and will enter
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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 July 14, 1997.
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 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. The number assigned to the FPP in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance is 10.913.
Government entities must work with the appropriate NRCS State
Conservationist to develop proposals and to develop operating
arrangements 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 NRCS State Conservationist by
July 14, 1997.
The NRCS State Conservationist will review the requests for
participation for consistency with USDA priorities by using a ranking
system to determine: (1) the likelihood of conversion considering
developmental pressure, zoning, utility availability, and other related
factors; (2) the quality of the land considering the soils, economic
viability, size and product sales; and (3) other factors including its
historical, scenic, and environmental qualities.
The State Conservationist will then submit only the top request
that meets the special requirements established for fiscal year 1997
discussed in the Special Requirements Section of this notice, to the
appropriate NRCS Regional Conservationist by July 28, 1997. The NRCS
Regional Conservationist will then forward no more than three proposals
submitted from the region to the NRCS National Office in Washington,
D.C. by August 11, 1997. Because of the limited funds available for
fiscal year 1997, proposals will not be accepted by the NRCS National
Office without having gone through the NRCS State and Regional
Conservationists. Proposals sent to the NRSC 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, 1997, spelling out terms of the FPP for each proposal
accepted. 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 value of such
offers; the high probability of using other Federal, State, Tribal, or
local conservation programs such as the Wetland Reserve Program,
Conservation Reserve Program, Environmental Quality Incentives Program,
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program; 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 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 program will contain a reversionary clause. The
reversionary clause will provide that all rights conveyed by the
landowner under the document will become vested in the United States
should the State, Tribal, or local program abandon or terminate 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.
Special Requirements for Fiscal Year 1997
Because of the limited funding available for fiscal year 1997, NRCS
encourages the prospective cooperating entity to submit proposals that
illustrate a collaborative effort that integrates the FPP with other
Federal, State, Tribal, or local conservation programs with
complementary objectives. For example, if a particular parcel is
enrolled or eligible for enrollment in the Wetland Reserve Program, if
it has a pending offer of a conservation easement or other interests on
an adjacent parcel, the said parcel will get a higher priority rating
as per the special requirements of the FPP for 1997.
The following special requirements are in effect for the fiscal
year 1997 FPP: (1) Farms which includes lands under the Conservation
Reserve Program or other long-term conservation contracts protected
from conversion must meet the FPP criteria to be considered. If
selected, the FPP easement price must account for other program
payments through appropriate discount factors; and (2) Lands meeting
the FPP criteria and participating or eligible to participate in cost-
sharing conservation programs that provide funds for installing
conservation measures such as the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program,
or the Environmental Quality Incentives Program will be considered. If
selected, such program's payment will normally not have an effect on
the negotiated easement price.
In evaluating the proposals submitted, the NRCS State
Conservationist will determine the priority for selection based on the
State, Tribal, or local program eligibility, the land eligibility, and
the ranking consideration described in this notice. In addition, a
higher priority will be placed on proposals that collaboratively use
the FPP with other conservation programs underway or planned.
Eligible State, Tribal, or Local Farmland Protection Programs
A State, Tribe, or unit of local government must have a farmland
protection program that purchases agricultural conservation easements
for the purpose of protecting topsoil by limiting conversion to
nonagricultural uses of land. It must also have pending offers to
apply. A State, Tribe, or local entity may apply for participation as a
cooperating entity by submitting responses to the RFP to the
appropriate NRCS State Conservationist.
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
farmland protection program must: (1) Demonstrate 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) use voluntary easements or other legal devices to protect farmland
from conversion to nonagricultural uses; (3) demonstrate a capability
to acquire, manage, and enforce easements and other interests in land;
and (4) demonstrate that at least 50% of the total easement acquisition
costs will be available by the time the cooperative agreement is
signed.
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Proposals
In addition to meeting program eligibility requirements, a
prospective cooperating entity must submit a proposal that has an
overview of the program with a map showing the existing protected area,
the amount and source of funds available for easement acquisition, the
parameters and their values used to set the acquisition priorities, and
a listing of the pending offers including the: (1) Priority of the
offer; (2) size of the land parcel; (3) location identified on the map;
(4) area participating in or its relative proximity to parcels
participating in other conservation programs identified on the map; (5)
acres of the prime, unique, or other productive soil in the parcel for
the FPP easement or other interests; (6) size of the parcel in acres
for the FPP easement or other interests; (7) acres enrolled or eligible
to enroll in other conservation programs and the type or proposed type
of contract or easement; (8) proposed costs of the FPP easement or
other interests; (9) payments or proposed payments from the
Conservation Reserve Program or other similar programs; (10) bargaining
price that may be offered by the landowner; (11) type of the FPP
easement or other interests to be used; (12) indication of the
accessibility to markets; (13) indication of an existing agricultural
infrastructure and other support system; (14) level of threat from
urban development; (15) other factors from an evaluation and assessment
system used for setting priorities for easement acquisition by the
entity.
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 lands may 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 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. The definition of prime, unique, or other
productive soil can be found in section 1540(c)(1) of the Farmland
Protection Policy Act, 7 U.S.C. 4201 (c)(1).
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 for the purposes of 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 priority on acquiring
easements or other interests in lands that provide the longest period
of protection from conversion to nonagricultural use. For fiscal year
1997, NRCS will place a higher priority on lands and locations linked
to other Federal, State, or local conservation programs 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. NRCS will give preference to the
acquisition of easements or interests in land where the cooperating
entity shares the greater costs of enrolling such lands.
Cooperative Agreements
The CCC will use a cooperative agreement with a State, Tribe, or
unit of local government as the mechanism for participation in the FPP.
The cooperative agreement will address: (1) The interests in land to be
acquired; (2) the management and enforcement of rights; (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. It will also include an attachment that
lists the pending offers accepted in the FPP, landowner's names,
address, locations, and other relevant information.
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 21, 1997
Paul W. Johnson,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Vice President,
Commodity Credit Corporation.
United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation
Service State Conservationists
AL--Ronnie D. Murphy, 3381 Skyway Drive, Auburn, AL 36830, Phone:
334/887-4500, Fax: 334/887-4551, (V) 9027-4593
AK--Charles W. Bell, 949 East 36th Ave., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK
99508-4302, Phone: 907/271-2424, Fax: 907/271-3951, (V) 9000-807-
2170
AZ--Michael Somerville, 3003 North Central Ave., Suite 800, Phoenix,
AZ 85012-2945, Phone: 602/280-8808, Fax: 602/280-8809, (V) 9011-8810
AR--Kalven L. Trice, Room 5404 Federal Building, 700 West Capitol
Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201-3228, Phone: 501/324-5445, Fax: 501/
324-5648, (V) 9000-747-1890
CA--Hershel R. Read, 2121-C 2nd Street, Suite 102, Davis, CA 95616-
5475, Phone: 916/757-8215, Fax: 916/757-8382, (V) 9000-965-1625
CO--Duane L. Johnson, 655 Parfet Street, Room E200C, Lakewood, CO
80215-5517, Phone: 303/236-2886 x202, Fax: 303/236-2896, (V) 9000-
925-1000
CT--Margo L. Wallace, 16 Professional Park Road, Storrs, CT 06268-
1299, Phone: 860/487-4013, Fax: 860/487-4054, (V) 9013-114
DE--Elesa K. Cottrell, 1203 College Park Drive, Suite 101, Dover, DE
19904-8713, Phone: 302/678-4160, Fax: 302/678-0843, (V) 9000-767-
2000
FL--T. Niles Glasgow, 2614 N.W. 43rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606-
6611, Phone: 352/338-9500, Fax: 352/338-9574, (V) 9012-3501
GA--Earl Cosby, Federal Building, Box 13, 355 East Hancock Ave.,
Athens, GA 30601-2769, Phone: 706/546-2272, Fax: 706/546-2120, (V)
9021-2082
GUAM--Joan Perry, Director, Pacific Basin Area, FHB Building, Suite
301, 400 Route 8, Maite, GU 96927, Phone: 9-011-671-472-7490, Fax:
9-011-671-472-7288, (V) 9000-767-2075
HI--Kenneth M. Kaneshiro, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 4316, P.O. Box
50004, Honolulu, HI 96850-0002, Phone: 808/541-2601, Fax: 808/541-
1335, (V) 9000-541-2611
ID--Luana E. Kiger, 3244 Elder Street, Room 124, Boise, ID 83705-
4711, Phone: 208/378-5700, Fax: 208/378-5735, (V) 9000-981-1000
IL--William J. Gradle, 1902 Fox Drive, Champaign, IL 61820-7335.
Phone: 217/398-5267, Fax: 217/373-4550, (V) 9000-449-1310
IN--Robert L. Eddleman, 6013 Lakeside Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46278-
2933, Phone: 317/290-3200, Fax: 317/290-3225, (V) 9020-301
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IA--LeRoy Brown, Jr., 693 Federal Building, 210 Walnut Street, Des
Moines, IA 50309-2180, Phone: 515/284-6655, Fax: 515/284-4394, (V)
9000-945-1065
KS--Tomas M. Dominguez, 760 South Broadway, Salina, KS 67401-4642,
Phone: 913/823-4565, Fax: 913/823-4540, (V) 9000-965-1638
KY--David G. Sawyer, 771 Corporate Drive, Suite 110, Lexington, KY
40503-5479, Phone: 606/224-7350, Fax: 606/224-7399, (V) 9032-7390
LA--Donald W. Gohmert, 3737 Government Street, Alexandria, LA 71302-
3727, Phone: 318/473-7751, Fax: 318/473-7626, (V) 9000-965-1635
ME--M. Darrel Dominick, 5 Godfrey Drive, Orono, ME 04473, Phone:
207/866-7241, Fax: 207/866-7262, (V) 9000-767-8345
MD--David P. Doss, John Hanson Business Center, 339 Busch's Frontage
Road, Suite 301, Annapolis, MD 21401-5534, Phone: 410/757-0861 x315,
Fax: 410/757-0687, (V) 9000-757-2395
MA--Cecil B. Currin, 451 West Street, Amherst, MA 01002-2995, Phone:
413/253-4351, Fax: 413/253-4375, (V) 9000-246-1205
MI--Jane E. Hardisty, 1405 South Harrison Road, Rm 101, East
Lansing, MI 48823-5243, Phone: 517/337-6701 x1201, Fax: 517/337-
6905, (V) 9000-345-1795
MN--William Hunt, 600 F.C.S. Building, 375 Jackson Street, St. Paul,
MN 55101-1854, Phone: 612/290-3675, Fax: 612/945-3375, (V) 9000-945-
8010
MS--Homer L. Wilkes, Suite 1321, Federal Building, 100 West Capitol
Street, Jackson, MS 39269-1399, Phone: 601/965-5205, Fax: 601/965-
4940, (V) 9000-965-2065
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, (V) 9000-945-5005
MT--Shirley Gammon, Federal Building, Room 443, 10 East Babcock
Street, Bozeman, MT 59715-4704, Phone: 406/587-6813, Fax: 406/587-
6761, (V) 9000-766-0970
NE--Stephen K. Chick, Federal Building, Room 152, 100 Centennial
Mall, North Lincoln, NE 68508-3866, Phone: 402/437-4103, Fax: 402/
437-5327, (V) 9026-4103
NV--William D. Goddard, 5301 Longley Lane, Building F, Suite 201,
Reno, NV 89511-1805, Phone: 702/784-5863, Fax: 702/784-5939, (V)
9000-784-1000
NH--Dawn W. Genes, Federal Building, 2 Madbury Road, Durham, NH
03824-1499, Phone: 603/433-0505, Fax: 603/868-5301, (V) 9000-725-
1090
NJ--Wayne M. Maresch, 1370 Hamilton Street, Somerset, NJ, 08873-
3157, Phone: 908/246-1205, Fax: 908/246-2358, (V) 9000-945-5015
NM--Rosendo Trevino III, 6200 Jefferson Street, N.E., Suite 305,
Albuquerque, NM 87109-3734, Phone: 505/761-4400, Fax: 505/761-4463,
(V) 9016-4401
NY--Richard D. Swenson, 441 South Salina Street, Suite 354,
Syracuse, NY 13202-2450, Phone: 315/477-6504, Fax: 315/477-6550, (V)
9015-6501
NC--Mary T. Kollstedt, 4405 Bland Road, Suite 205, Raleigh, NC
27609-6293, Phone: 919/873-2102, Fax: 919/873-2156, (V) 9025-2101
ND--Scott Hoag, 220 E. Rosser Avenue, Room 278, P.O. Box 1458,
Bismarck, ND 58502-1458, Phone: 701/250-4421, Fax: 701/250-4778, (V)
9000-945-1005
OH--Patrick K. Wolf, 200 North High Street, Room 522, Columbus, OH
43215-2478, Phone: 614/469-6962, Fax: 614/469-2083, (V) 9000-945-
4035
OK--Ronnie L. Clark, USDA Agri-Center Bldg., 100 USDA, Suite 203,
Stillwater, OK 74074-2624, Phone: 405/742-1204, Fax: 405/742-1580,
(V) 9000-715-1580
OR--Robert Graham, 101 SW Main Street, Suite 1300, Portland, OR
97204-3221, Phone: 503/414-3201, Fax: 503/414-3277, (V) 9019-3201
PA--Janet L. Oertly, 1 Credit Union Place, Suite 340, Harrisburg, PA
17110-2993, Phone: 717/782-2202, Fax: 717/782-4469, (V) 9000-767-
2505
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, (V) 9000-769-1030
RI--Denis G. Nickel, 60 Quaker Lane, Suite 46, Warwick, RI 02886-
0111, Phone: 401/828-1300, Fax: 401/828-0433, (V) 9000-449-1075
SC--Mark W. Berkland, Strom Thurmond Federal Building, 1835 Assembly
Street, Room 950, Columbia, SC 29201-2489, Phone: 803/765-5681, Fax:
803/253-3670, (V) 9000-945-3930
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,
(V) 9000-764-1035
TN--James W. Ford, 675 U.S. Courthouse, 801 Broadway, Nashville, TN
37203-3878, Phone: 615/736-5471, Fax: 615/736-7135, (V) 9021-7495
TX--John P. Burt, W.R. Poage Building, 101 South Main Street,
Temple, TX 76501-7682, Phone: 817/298-1214, Fax: 817/298-1388, (V)
9000-765-1395
UT--Phillip J. Nelson, W.F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 South
State Street, Room 4402, Salt Lake City, UT 84138, Phone: 801/524-
5050, Fax: 801/524-4403, (V) 9000-655-1000
VT--John C. Titchner, 69 Union Street, Winooski, VT 05404-1999,
Phone: 802/951-6796, Fax: 802/951-6327, (V) 9000-767-2035
VA--M. Denise Doetzer, Culpeper Building, Suite 209, 1606 Santa Rosa
Road, Richmond, VA 23229-5014, Phone: 804/287-1691, Fax: 804/287-
1737, (V) 9003-?-1682
WA--Lynn A. Brown, Rock Pointe Tower II, W. 316 Boone Avenue, Suite
450, Spokane, WA 99201-2348, Phone: 509/323-2900, Fax: 509/323-2909,
(V) 9000-951-1000
WV--Richard Sims (Acting), William J. Hartman (eff. 6/22), 75 High
Street, Room 301, Morgantown, WV 26505, Phone: 304/291-4153, Fax:
304/291-4628, (V) 9000-291-4551
WI--Patricia S. Leavenworth, 6515 Watts Road, Suite 200, Madison, WI
53719-2726, Phone: 608/264-5341 x122, Fax: 608/264-5483, (V) 9018-?-
122
WY--Lincoln Ed Burton, Federal Building, Room 3124, 100 East B
Street, Casper, WY 82601-1911, Phone: 307/261-6453, Fax: 307/261-
6490, (V) 9000-951-1015
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