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Dated: October 3, 2014.
Doug O’Brien,
Acting Under Secretary, Rural Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Locatable
Minerals
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice, request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension of a
currently approved information
collection, 36 CFR part 228, subpart A—
Locatable Minerals.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before December 9, 2014
to be assured of consideration.
Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to: Forest
Service, Director, Minerals and Geology
Management Staff, Mail Stop 1140, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20250.
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Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 703–605–1575 or by email
to: jdemaagd@fs.fed.us.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice may be made available to the
public through relevant Web sites and
upon request. For this reason, please do
not include in your comments
information of a confidential nature,
such as sensitive personal information
or proprietary information. If you send
an email comment, your email address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made
available on the Internet. Please note
that responses to this public comment
request containing any routine notice
about the confidentiality of the
communication will be treated as public
comments that may be made available to
the public notwithstanding the
inclusion of the routine notice.
The public may inspect the draft
supporting statement and/or comments
received at 201 14th Street SW.,
Washington, DC during normal business
hours. Visitors are encouraged to call
ahead to 703–605–4545 to facilitate
entry to the building. The public may
request an electronic copy of the draft
supporting statement and/or any
comments received be sent via return
email. Requests should be emailed to
jdemaagd@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
DeMaagd, Assistant Director, Minerals
and Geology Management, at 303–275–
5473. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 36
CFR Part 228, Subpart A—Locatable
Minerals.
OMB Number: 0596–0022
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2015.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: This collection of
information is necessary to ensure that
the environmental impacts associated
with locatable mineral operations on
National Forest System (NFS) lands are
minimized to the extent practicable. The
Forest Service regulations at 36 CFR
228.5 require mining operators, with
some exceptions, to notify the
authorized Forest Service officer of their
intent to conduct a locatable mineral
operation on NFS lands by filing a
Notice of Intent or Plan of Operations.
36 CFR 228.10 requires mining
operators to submit a Cessation of
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Operation when mining operations are
temporarily ceased, other than for
seasonal closure.
There is not a required format for the
information collection, but all
information identified in 36 CFR part
228 must be included. Form FS–2800–
5, Plan of Operations for Mining
Activities on National Forest System
Lands, is available for use by mining
operators to simplify this process. The
information required in a Plan of
Operations, detailed in 36 CFR 228.4(c),
(d), and (e), includes:
1. The name and legal mailing address
of operators (and claimants if they are
not the same) and their lessees, assigns,
or designees.
2. A map or sketch showing
information sufficient to locate:
a. The proposed area of operations on
the ground.
b. Existing and/or proposed roads or
access routes to be used in connection
with the operation as set forth in 36 CFR
228.12 on access.
c. The approximate location and size
of areas where surface resources will be
disturbed.
3. Information sufficient to describe
the:
a. Type of operations proposed and
how they would be conducted.
b. Type and standard of existing and
proposed roads or access routes.
c. Means of transportation used or to
be used as set forth in 36 CFR 228.12.
d. Period during which the proposed
activity will take place.
e. Measures to be taken to meet the
requirements for environmental
protection in 36 CFR 228.8.
A Notice of Intent is required, as
detailed in 36 CFR 228.4(a)(2), to
include information sufficient to
identify the area involved, the nature of
the proposed operation, the route of
access to the area of operations, and the
method of transport. A Cessation of
Operations is required, as detailed in 36
CFR 228.10, to include verification of
intent to maintain structures,
equipment, and other facilities;
expected reopening date; and an
estimate of extended durations of
operations.
These collections of information are
crucial to protecting surface resources,
including plants, animals, and their
habitat, as well as public safety on NFS
lands. The authorized Forest Service
officer will use the collected
information to ensure that the
exploration, development, and
production of mineral resources are
conducted in an environmentally
sensitive manner; that these mineral
operations are integrated with the
planning and management of other
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resources using the principles of
ecosystem management; and that lands
disturbed by mineral operations are
reclaimed using the best scientific
knowledge and returned to other
productive uses. If this information was
not collected, the Forest Service would
not be in compliance with the Federal
Regulations and locatable mineral
operations could result in undue
damage to surface resources.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 12 Hours
(10 hours—Plan of Operations; 1 hour—
Notice of Intent; 1 hour—Cessation of
Operations).
Type of Respondents: Mining
operators.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 283 (111—Plans of
Operations; 169—Notices of Intent; 3—
Cessation of Operations).
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 10,005 Hours (12 hours ×
111 Plans of Operation = 1,332; 2 hour
× 169 Notices of Intent = 338; 1 hour ×
3 Cessation of Operations = 3; 1,332 +
338 + 3 = 1,673).
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval.
Dated: October 2, 2014.
Gregory C. Smith,
Acting Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Apalachicola National Forest;
Apalachicola Ranger District, Florida;
Beasley Pond Analysis Area
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Forest Service will
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) to analyze the impacts
of timber harvest and associated
activities on approximately 3,800 acres
of forestland and savannahs in the
Beasley Pond Analysis Area. Based on
public scoping, discussion with other
federal agencies and initial issues
analysis, the responsible official has
determined that preparation of an EIS is
appropriate for this project. The
proposed project is an activity
implementing a land management plan
and is subject to the pre-decisional
objection process at 36 CFR part 218
subparts A and B.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by
November 10, 2014. The draft EIS is
expected December 2014 and the final
EIS is expected March 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Marcus Beard, District Ranger, 57 Taff
Drive, Crawfordville, FL 32327.
Comments may also be sent via email to
comments-southern-floridaapalachicola@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile
to (850) 926–1904.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Branden Tolver—phone: (850) 926–
3561; email: btolver02@fs.fed.us.
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 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUMMARY:
Purpose and Need for Action
The National Forests in Florida’s
Forest Plan outlines several goals for the
National Forests of Florida, one of
which calls for the conservation and
protection of declining natural
communities, and uncommon
biological, ecological, or geological site.
The Beasley Pond Analysis area
contains large areas of historical
savannah habitat, multiple redcockaded woodpecker (RCW) clusters,
critical habitat for the frosted flatwoods
salamander and recent records of three
federally listed plant species that occur
in open savannah habitats. The primary
purpose of this project is to maintain,
improve, and restore a healthy forest
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ecosystem by: Thinning both longleaf
and slash pine stands to allow for
further tree growth, restoring remnant
savannahs to improve habitat for a
variety of plant species, and controlling
overabundant hardwood trees and brush
species to restore herbaceous
groundcover. Secondary benefits
include maintaining a stable RCW
habitat and improving the current
transportation system. There is a need to
reduce current stocking levels of stands
within the project area to open the forest
canopy and promote herbaceous
groundcover growth and establishment.
There also exists a need for
rehabilitation and maintenance in
declining natural savannah sites in the
project area.
Proposed Action
➢ First or intermediate thinning of
approximately 1981 acres of slash and
longleaf pine stands. Stands range in age
from 25 to 141 years old. Younger slash
and longleaf pine plantations have a
basal area (BA) ranging from 70 to 173
square-feet per acre. Thinning these
stands would reduce the BA to an
average of 50 square feet per acre thus
opening the stands for sunlight
penetration needed for continued
growth and groundcover establishment.
➢ Conduct uneven-aged management
cuts on 978 acres of mature longleaf
pine. Openings ranging from 1⁄4–2 acres
(average size of 1⁄2 acre) in size will be
created around existing longleaf
seedlings or in areas of the stand that
would be suitable for longleaf natural
regeneration. The number of openings
would be limited to 10% of the stand
size. Stand 7 of compartment 28 (91
acres) will be treated with a foliar
application of triclopyr (as needed) for
hardwood control.
➢ Savannah restoration treatments
on approximately 811 acres of savannah
sites to remove pine trees and
encroaching hardwoods. Girdling will
be used in stands that cannot be
accessed for traditional logging
operations (stands 19 and 41 in
compartment 26 and stand 37 in
compartment 27). All of these sites have
either been planted with slash pine or
have been encroached upon by woody
brush species and hardwood tree
species. To restore these savannah sites
a variable residual BA strategy will be
implemented with groundcover
condition serving as the trigger point for
thinning intensity. More herbaceous
groundcover is needed when thinning to
a lower BA in order to continue the use
prescribed fire as a means of
maintaining the open park-like structure
associated with savannahs. When
groundcover conditions are deemed less
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Locatable Minerals
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension of a currently approved information
collection, 36 CFR part 228, subpart A--Locatable Minerals.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before December 9,
2014 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to:
Forest Service, Director, Minerals and Geology Management Staff, Mail
Stop 1140, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 703-605-1575 or by
email to: jdemaagd@fs.fed.us.
Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available
to the public through relevant Web sites and upon request. For this
reason, please do not include in your comments information of a
confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or
proprietary information. If you send an email comment, your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
Internet. Please note that responses to this public comment request
containing any routine notice about the confidentiality of the
communication will be treated as public comments that may be made
available to the public notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine
notice.
The public may inspect the draft supporting statement and/or
comments received at 201 14th Street SW., Washington, DC during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 703-605-4545
to facilitate entry to the building. The public may request an
electronic copy of the draft supporting statement and/or any comments
received be sent via return email. Requests should be emailed to
jdemaagd@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim DeMaagd, Assistant Director,
Minerals and Geology Management, at 303-275-5473. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 36 CFR Part 228, Subpart A--Locatable
Minerals.
OMB Number: 0596-0022
Expiration Date of Approval: January 31, 2015.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: This collection of information is necessary to ensure
that the environmental impacts associated with locatable mineral
operations on National Forest System (NFS) lands are minimized to the
extent practicable. The Forest Service regulations at 36 CFR 228.5
require mining operators, with some exceptions, to notify the
authorized Forest Service officer of their intent to conduct a
locatable mineral operation on NFS lands by filing a Notice of Intent
or Plan of Operations. 36 CFR 228.10 requires mining operators to
submit a Cessation of Operation when mining operations are temporarily
ceased, other than for seasonal closure.
There is not a required format for the information collection, but
all information identified in 36 CFR part 228 must be included. Form
FS-2800-5, Plan of Operations for Mining Activities on National Forest
System Lands, is available for use by mining operators to simplify this
process. The information required in a Plan of Operations, detailed in
36 CFR 228.4(c), (d), and (e), includes:
1. The name and legal mailing address of operators (and claimants
if they are not the same) and their lessees, assigns, or designees.
2. A map or sketch showing information sufficient to locate:
a. The proposed area of operations on the ground.
b. Existing and/or proposed roads or access routes to be used in
connection with the operation as set forth in 36 CFR 228.12 on access.
c. The approximate location and size of areas where surface
resources will be disturbed.
3. Information sufficient to describe the:
a. Type of operations proposed and how they would be conducted.
b. Type and standard of existing and proposed roads or access
routes.
c. Means of transportation used or to be used as set forth in 36
CFR 228.12.
d. Period during which the proposed activity will take place.
e. Measures to be taken to meet the requirements for environmental
protection in 36 CFR 228.8.
A Notice of Intent is required, as detailed in 36 CFR 228.4(a)(2),
to include information sufficient to identify the area involved, the
nature of the proposed operation, the route of access to the area of
operations, and the method of transport. A Cessation of Operations is
required, as detailed in 36 CFR 228.10, to include verification of
intent to maintain structures, equipment, and other facilities;
expected reopening date; and an estimate of extended durations of
operations.
These collections of information are crucial to protecting surface
resources, including plants, animals, and their habitat, as well as
public safety on NFS lands. The authorized Forest Service officer will
use the collected information to ensure that the exploration,
development, and production of mineral resources are conducted in an
environmentally sensitive manner; that these mineral operations are
integrated with the planning and management of other
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resources using the principles of ecosystem management; and that lands
disturbed by mineral operations are reclaimed using the best scientific
knowledge and returned to other productive uses. If this information
was not collected, the Forest Service would not be in compliance with
the Federal Regulations and locatable mineral operations could result
in undue damage to surface resources.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 12 Hours (10 hours--Plan of Operations;
1 hour--Notice of Intent; 1 hour--Cessation of Operations).
Type of Respondents: Mining operators.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 283 (111--Plans of
Operations; 169--Notices of Intent; 3--Cessation of Operations).
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 10,005 Hours (12
hours x 111 Plans of Operation = 1,332; 2 hour x 169 Notices of Intent
= 338; 1 hour x 3 Cessation of Operations = 3; 1,332 + 338 + 3 =
1,673).
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have
practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the Agency's
estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Dated: October 2, 2014.
Gregory C. Smith,
Acting Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
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