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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Olympic Peninsula Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of Meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Olympic Peninsula
Resource Advisory Committee will meet
on Wednesday, February 16, 2005. The
meeting will be held at Olympic
National Forest Headquarters, 1835
Black Lake Blvd., SW., Olympia,
Washington. The meeting will begin at
9:30 a.m. and end at approximately 3:30
p.m. Agenda topics are: Overview of the
Secure Rural School and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000;
overview of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act; approval of Title II
expenditures for an individual to attend
the National Resource Advisory
Committee workshop; roles and
responsibilities of Resource Advisory
Committee (RAC) members; review and
approve RAC bylaws; review the Title II
project submission process; Title III
project updates; election of RAC
Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson;
approve future meetings date; open
forum; and public comments.
All Olympic Peninsula Resource
Advisory Committee Meetings are open
to the public. Interested citizens are
encouraged to attend.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct questions regarding this meeting
to Ken Eldredge, Province Liaison,
USDA, Olympic National Forest
Headquarters, 1835 Black Lake Blvd.,
Olympia, WA 98512–5623, (360) 956–
2323 or Dale Hom, Forest Supervisor, at
(360) 956–2301.
Dated: January 25, 2005.
Dale Hom,
Forest Supervisor, Olympic National Forest.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Establishment of Middle Mississippi
Purchase Unit, Alexander, Jackson,
and Union Counties, IL
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On October 24, 2004, the
Deputy Under Secretary of Natural
Resources and Environment created the
Middle Mississippi Purchase Unit. This
purchase unit comprises 60,000 acres,
more or less, within Alexander, Jackson,
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and Union Counties, Illinois. A copy of
the establishment document, which
includes the legal description of the
lands within the purchase unit, appears
at the end of this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Establishment of this
purchase unit was effective October 24,
2004.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the map showing
the purchase unit is on file and
available for public inspection in the
Office of the Director, Lands Staff, 4th
Floor-South, Sidney R. Yates Federal
Building, Forest Service, USDA, 201
14th Street, SW., Washington, DC
20250, between the hours of 8:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m. on business days. Those
wishing to inspect the map are
encouraged to call ahead to (202) 205–
1248 to facilitate entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory C. Smith, Acting Director,
Lands Staff, Forest Service, USDA, P.O.
Box 96090, Washington, DC 20090–
6090, telephone: (202) 205–1248.
Dated: January 19, 2005.
Gloria Manning,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
Establishment of the Middle Mississippi
Purchase Unit; Alexander, Jackson, and
Union Counties, State of Illinois
The following described lands lying
adjacent or proximate to the Shawnee
National Forest are determined to be suitable
for the protection of the watersheds of
navigable streams and for other purposes in
accordance with section 6 of the Weeks Act
of 1911 (16 U.S.C. 515). Therefore, in
furtherance of the authority of the Secretary
of Agriculture pursuant to the Weeks Act of
1911, as amended, including section 17 of
the National Forest Management Act of 1976
(Pub. L. 94–588; 90 Stat. 2961), these lands
are hereby designated and established as the
Middle Mississippi purchase unit.
All that certain tract of land lying within
the watershed of the Mississippi River and
other streams and tributaries of the
Mississippi River Floodplain. The intent of
this description is to describe a portion of
land in the counties of Jackson, Union, and
Alexander, and lying in the following
Townships: Township 10 South, Range 3
West, Township 10 South, Range 4 West,
Township 11 South, Range 3 West, Township
11 South, Range 4 West, Township 12 South,
Range 2 West, Township 12 South, Range 3
West, Township 12 South, Range 4 West,
Township 13 South, Range 2 West, Township
13 South, Range 3 West, Township 14 South,
Range 3 West, Township 14 South, Range 4
West; said tract more particularly described
as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Westerly line
of the Shawnee National Forest, said point
being near the center of Section 18,
Township 10 South, Range 3 West, and being
near the intersection of State Route 3 and
Power Plant Road, Jackson County, Illinois;
thence along said westerly line of Shawnee
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National Forest, through portions of
Township 10 South, Range 3 West, and
Township 10 South Range 4 West, to a point
on the banks of the Mississippi River; thence
departing said Shawnee National, Southerly,
along the meanders of the banks of the
Mississippi River, passing through portions
of Jackson, Union and Alexander counties,
Illinois, and passing through portions of
Township 10 South, Range 4 West, Township
11 South Range 4 West, Township 12 South,
Range 4 West, Township 12 South, Range 3
West, Township 13 South, Range 3 West,
Township 14 South, Range 3 West, Township
14 South, Range 4 West, to a point on the
South line of Section 32, Township 14 South,
Range 3 West; thence departing said
meanders of the banks of the Mississippi
River, Easterly, along the South line of
Township 14 South, Range 3 West, to a point
on the Westerly line of the Shawnee National
Forest, said point being near the South
Quarter corner of Section 33, Township 14
South, Range 3 West, and being near the city
of Gale; thence departing said South line of
Township 14 South, Range 3 West,
Northerly, along the Westerly line of the
Shawnee National Forest passing through
portions of Alexander, Union and Jackson
counties, and passing through portions of
Township 14 South, Range 3 West, Township
13 South, Range 3 West, Township 13 South,
Range 2 West, Township 12 South, Range 2
West, Township 12 South, Range 3 West,
Township 11 South, Range 3 West, and
Township 10 South Range 3 West, to the
point of beginning.
Executed in Washington, DC this 23rd day
of October, 2004.
Mark Rey,
Under Secretary, Natural Resources and
Environment.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
Notice of Proposed Changes to the
Natural Resources Conservation
Service’s National Handbook of
Conservation Practices
Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability of
proposed changes in the NRCS National
Handbook of Conservation Practices for
public review and comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
intention of NRCS to issue 21 new or
revised conservation practice standards
in its National Handbook of
Conservation Practices. These standards
include: Amendments for Treatment of
Agricultural Waste (Code 591), Early
Successional Habitat Development
(Code 647), Firebreak (Code 394), Fuel
Break (Code 383), Land Reclamation,
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Toxic Discharge Control (Code 455),
Residue and Tillage Management—
Mulch Till (Code 345), Residue and
Tillage Management—No Till/Strip Till/
Direct Seed (Code 329), Residue and
Tillage Management—Ridge Till (Code
346), Restoration and Management of
Declining Habitats (Code 643), Riparian
Herbaceous Cover (Code 390), Shallow
Water Management for Wildlife (Code
646), Slash Treatment (Code 384),
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
(Code 580), Solid/Liquid Waste
Separation Facility (Code 632), Upland
Wildlife Habitat Management (Code
645), Use Exclusion (Code 472), Waste
Treatment (Code 629), Wetland Creation
(Code 658), Wetland Enhancement
(Code 659), Wetland Restoration (Code
657), and Wetland Wildlife Habitat
Management (Code 644). NRCS State
Conservationists who choose to adopt
these practices for use within their
States will incorporate them into
Section IV of their respective electronic
Field Office Technical Guides. These
practices may be used in conservation
systems that treat highly erodible land,
or on land determined to be wetland.
Effective Dates: Comments will
be received for a 30-day period
commencing with this date of
publication. This series of new or
revised conservation practice standards
will be adopted after the close of the 30day period.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of these standards can be
downloaded or printed from the
following Web site: ftp://ftpfc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NHQ/practicestandards/federal-register/. Single
copies of these standards are also
available from NRCS in Washington,
DC. Submit individual inquiries in
writing to Daniel Meyer, National
Agricultural Engineer, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, P.O.
Box 2890, Room 6139-S, Washington,
DC 20013–2890.
Section
343 of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
requires NRCS to make available, for
public review and comment, proposed
revisions to conservation practice
standards used to carry out the highly
erodible land and wetland provisions of
the law. For the next 30 days, NRCS will
receive comments relative to the
proposed changes. Following that
period, a determination will be made by
NRCS regarding disposition of those
comments, and a final determination of
changes will be made.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Signed in Washington, DC, on January 24,
2005.
Bruce I. Knight,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Census Employment Inquiry
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
request.
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
Written comments must be
submitted on or before April 1, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at DHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Viola Lewis-Willis,
Bureau of the Census, Room 1408,
Building #2, Washington, DC 20233,
and (301) 763–3285.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Abstract
The BC–170, Census Employment
Inquiry, is used to collect information
such as personal data and work
experience from job applicants. The BC–
170 is used throughout the census and
intercensal periods for special censuses,
decennial census pretests, and dress
rehearsals for short-term time limited
appointments. Applicants completing
the form for a census related position
are applying for temporary jobs in office
and field positions (clerks, enumerators,
crew leaders, supervisors). In addition,
as an option to the OF–612, Optional
Application for Federal Employment,
the BC–170 may be used when applying
for temporary/permanent office and
field positions (clerks, field
representatives, supervisors) on a
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recurring survey in one of the Census
Bureau’s 12 Regional Offices (ROs)
throughout the United States. This form
is completed by job applicants at the
time they are tested. Selecting officials
review the information shown on the
form to evaluate an applicant’s
eligibility for employment. During the
decennial census, the BC–170 is
intended to expedite hiring and
selection in situations requiring large
numbers of temporary employees for
assignments of a limited duration.
The use of this form is limited to only
situations which require the
establishment of a temporary office and/
or involve special, one-time or recurring
survey operations at one of the ROs. The
form has been demonstrated to meet our
recruitment needs for temporary
workers and requires significantly less
burden than the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) Optional Forms
that are available for use by the public
when applying for Federal positions.
Over the next three years, we expect to
recruit approximately 102,000
applicants for census jobs (i.e., one-time
censuses, special censuses and
decennial pretests and dress rehearsals),
resulting in a significant savings in
respondent burden.
II. Method of Collection
We collect this information at the
time of testing for temporary and
permanent positions. Potential
employees being tested complete a fourpage paper application at the time of
testing.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0607–0139.
Form Number: BC–170A, BC–170B,
BC–170D.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
34,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 8,500.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: The
only cost to the respondent is his/her
time for completing the form.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain a benefit.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 23.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Notice of Proposed Changes to the Natural Resources Conservation
Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practices
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the NRCS National
Handbook of Conservation Practices for public review and comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intention of NRCS to issue 21
new or revised conservation practice standards in its National Handbook
of Conservation Practices. These standards include: Amendments for
Treatment of Agricultural Waste (Code 591), Early Successional Habitat
Development (Code 647), Firebreak (Code 394), Fuel Break (Code 383),
Land Reclamation,
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Toxic Discharge Control (Code 455), Residue and Tillage Management--
Mulch Till (Code 345), Residue and Tillage Management--No Till/Strip
Till/Direct Seed (Code 329), Residue and Tillage Management--Ridge Till
(Code 346), Restoration and Management of Declining Habitats (Code
643), Riparian Herbaceous Cover (Code 390), Shallow Water Management
for Wildlife (Code 646), Slash Treatment (Code 384), Streambank and
Shoreline Protection (Code 580), Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility
(Code 632), Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (Code 645), Use
Exclusion (Code 472), Waste Treatment (Code 629), Wetland Creation
(Code 658), Wetland Enhancement (Code 659), Wetland Restoration (Code
657), and Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management (Code 644). NRCS State
Conservationists who choose to adopt these practices for use within
their States will incorporate them into Section IV of their respective
electronic Field Office Technical Guides. These practices may be used
in conservation systems that treat highly erodible land, or on land
determined to be wetland.
DATES: Effective Dates:
Comments will be received for a 30-day period commencing with this
date of publication. This series of new or revised conservation
practice standards will be adopted after the close of the 30-day
period.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of these standards can be
downloaded or printed from the following Web site: ftp://ftp-
fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NHQ/practice-standards/federal-register/. Single
copies of these standards are also available from NRCS in Washington,
DC. Submit individual inquiries in writing to Daniel Meyer, National
Agricultural Engineer, Natural Resources Conservation Service, P.O. Box
2890, Room 6139-S, Washington, DC 20013-2890.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 requires NRCS to make available, for
public review and comment, proposed revisions to conservation practice
standards used to carry out the highly erodible land and wetland
provisions of the law. For the next 30 days, NRCS will receive comments
relative to the proposed changes. Following that period, a
determination will be made by NRCS regarding disposition of those
comments, and a final determination of changes will be made.
Signed in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2005.
Bruce I. Knight,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. 05-1745 Filed 1-28-05; 8:45 am]
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