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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 105 / Wednesday, June 3, 2009 / Notices
Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of
May 2009.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln
County, MT; Flower Creek Project
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Forest Service will
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) to disclose the
environmental effects of fuel and
vegetation management through
commercial timber harvest,
precommercial thinning and fuel
grinding; road storage; temporary road
construction; and trail construction. The
project is located in the Flower Creek
Watershed on the Libby Ranger District,
Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln
County, Montana, and south of Libby,
Montana.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by 45
days from the date of publication in the
Federal Register. The draft
environmental impact statement is
expected December 2009 and the final
environmental impact statement is
expected March 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Malcolm R. Edwards, District Ranger,
Libby Ranger District, 12557 Hwy 37,
Libby, MT 59923. Comments may also
be sent via e-mail to commentsnorthern-kootenai-libby@fs.fed.us.
It is important that reviewers provide
their comments at such times and in
such a way that they are useful to the
Agency’s preparation of the EIS.
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 review or
judicial review.
Comments received in response to
this solicitation, including names and
addresses of those who comment, will
be part of the public record for this
proposed action. Comments submitted
anonymously will be accepted and
considered; however, anonymous
comments will not provide the
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respondent with standing to participate
in subsequent administrative review or
judicial review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Denise Beck, Team Leader, Libby
Ranger District, 12557 Hwy 37, Libby,
MT 59923; phone: (406) 293–7773.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
project area is approximately 3 air miles
south of Libby, Montana, within all or
portions of T30N, R31W, Sections 3, 4,
5, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29 and
30; T30N, R32W, Sections 3, 14, 15, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32,
33, 34, 35 and 36 PMM, Lincoln County,
Montana. The area contains the Flower
Creek Watershed.
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose and need for this project
is to: (1) Trend vegetation in the Flower
Creek Watershed towards conditions
that are resilient to fire thereby reducing
the risk of stand replacing wildfire and
associated post-fire effects to the
municipal watershed.
Proposed Action
To meet this purpose and need this
project proposes:
(1) Vegetation treatments, including
commercial timber harvest and
associated fuel reduction, fuel reduction
in stands that are not economically
viable for commercial harvest, precommercial thinning, yarding tops to
the landing in commercial harvest units,
grinding landing piles and spot fuel
grinding or mastication with and
without associated timber harvest.
Vegetation treatments total 990 acres of
treated area.
(2) Access management includes road
storage and construction of temporary
road. Approximately 1.81 miles of road
storage is proposed. Approximately 1
mile of temporary road construction to
access treatment units is proposed.
(3) Construction of a non-system trail
tread to form a walking loop in the
project area for a total of 0.23 miles.
Possible Alternatives
The Forest Service will consider a
range of alternatives. One of these will
be the ‘‘no action’’ alternative in which
none of the proposed activities will be
implemented. Additional alternatives
will examine varying levels and
locations for the proposed activities to
achieve the proposal’s purposes, as well
as to respond to the issues and other
resource values.
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Responsible Official
Forest Supervisor of the Kootenai
National Forest, 31374 U.S. Highway 2
West, Libby, MT 59923. As the
Responsible Official, I will decide if the
proposed project will be implemented.
I will document the decision and
reasons for the decision in the Record of
Decision. I have delegated the
responsibility for preparing the DEIS
and FEIS to Malcolm R. Edwards,
District Ranger, Libby Ranger District.
Scoping Process
This notice of intent initiates the
scoping process, which guides the
development of the environmental
impact statement. A public meeting will
be held June 16 in Libby, Montana
followed by a public field trip on June
18.
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: May 21, 2009.
Paul Bradford,
Forest Supervisor, Kootenai National Forest.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Gulf of Mexico Electronic
Logbook.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648–0543.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 300.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Average Hours per Response: 30
minutes for the initial installation and 1
minute × 6 for the removal/
reinstallation of the electronic logbook
(ELB).
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Needs and Uses: There are currently
approximately 1,932 permitted vessels
that harvest shrimp from the Exclusive
Economic Zone, and the Gulf of Mexico
(GOM) Fishery Management Council
(Council) estimates that there are over
13,000 boats that fish in state waters.
With such a large number of vessels of
differing sizes, gears used, and fishing
capabilities compounded by seasonal
variability in abundance and price and
the broad geographic distribution of the
fleet, it is practically impossible to
estimate the actual amount of fishing
effort using current methods and data.
The only practical way of improving the
estimates of the amount and type of
bycatch is by having a more precise
means of estimating effort. Therefore,
Amendment 13 to the GOM shrimp
fishery amended the Fishery
Management Plan to include a
mandatory electronic logbook program
for a random sample of federallypermitted vessels.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Every two months.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,
(202) 395–3897.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk
Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: May 29, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
PWALKER on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35).
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
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Title: Survey of Plant Capacity
Utilization.
Form Number(s): MQ–C2.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0175.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Burden Hours: 52,500.
Number of Respondents: 7,500.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour
and 45 minutes.
Needs and Uses: With support from
the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), the
U.S. Census Bureau requests an
extension of approval for the Survey of
Plant Capacity Utilization (SPC). The
survey is conducted quarterly. The
survey provides information on use of
industrial capacity in manufacturing
and publishing plants as defined by the
North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS). It is the only source of
capacity rates at industry levels.
Changes in capacity utilization are
considered important indicators of
investment demand and inflationary
pressure. For these reasons, the
estimates of capacity utilization are
closely monitored by government and
private policy makers.
We use a mail-out/mail-back form. We
also offer an electronic version of the
form for reporting via the Internet. The
survey collects the value of quarterly
production and the value of production
that could have been achieved if
operating under ‘‘full production’’
capability. The ratio of the actual to the
full is the basis of the estimates of
capacity utilization. The survey also
collects information by shift, on work
patterns at the actual production level.
Appendix A is a copy of the 2009 MQ–
C2 form and instructions. Response to
the quarterly survey is voluntary.
The FRB is the primary user of the
current SPC data and has expressed the
need for these quarterly data. The FRB
publishes measures of industrial
production (IP) that are either estimated
from physical product data or estimated
from monthly data on inputs to the
production process, specifically
production worker hours and an
indicator of capital input. For many
years, data on electric power use was
used as the indicator of industry capital
input. The deregulation of electricity
markets led to the deterioration in the
coverage and quality of the electricity
data. As a result, in November 2005, the
FRB discontinued its use of the
industrial electric power data in the
current estimates of IP. In order to
maintain the quality of the IP index, the
collection of these quarterly utilization
data, such as the workweek of capital,
become critical indicators of capital
input use and industry output.
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The FRB will use these data in several
ways. First, the SPC data is the primary
source of the benchmark information for
utilization rates. Second, the capital
workweek data will be used as an
indicator of capital use in the estimation
of monthly output (IP). Third, the
workweek data will also be used to
improve the projections of labor
productivity that are used to align IP
with comprehensive benchmark
information from the Economic Census
covering the Manufacturing sector and
Annual Survey of Manufactures. And
finally, the utilization rate data will
assist in the assessment of recent
changes in IP, as most of the highfrequency movement in utilization rates
reflect production changes rather than
capacity changes.
The Defense Logistics Agency uses
the data to assess readiness to meet
demand for goods under selected
national emergency scenarios.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Section 182.
OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dhynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB
Desk Officer either by fax (202–395–
7245) or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov).
Dated: May 28, 2009.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9–12846 Filed 6–2–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1619]
Approval of Manufacturing Authority
Within Foreign-Trade Zone 38,
¨
Spartanburg County, SC, ZF Lemforder
Corporation (Automotive Suspension
Systems)
Pursuant to its authority under the
Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,
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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26649-26650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12926]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Gulf of Mexico Electronic Logbook.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648-0543.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 300.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes for the initial installation
and 1 minute x 6 for the removal/reinstallation of the electronic
logbook (ELB).
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Needs and Uses: There are currently approximately 1,932 permitted
vessels that harvest shrimp from the Exclusive Economic Zone, and the
Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Fishery Management Council (Council) estimates
that there are over 13,000 boats that fish in state waters. With such a
large number of vessels of differing sizes, gears used, and fishing
capabilities compounded by seasonal variability in abundance and price
and the broad geographic distribution of the fleet, it is practically
impossible to estimate the actual amount of fishing effort using
current methods and data. The only practical way of improving the
estimates of the amount and type of bycatch is by having a more precise
means of estimating effort. Therefore, Amendment 13 to the GOM shrimp
fishery amended the Fishery Management Plan to include a mandatory
electronic logbook program for a random sample of federally-permitted
vessels.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Every two months.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: May 29, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-12926 Filed 6-2-09; 8:45 am]
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