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Agriculture, Room 5336A, South
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph T. Reilly, Associate
Administrator, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202) 720–4333.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 2009 Census of Horticultural
Specialties.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0236.
Type of Request: Intent to Seek
Reinstatement of an Information
Collection as mandated by the Census of
Agricultural Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105–
113).
Abstract: The National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) of the United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) will request approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the 2009 Census of
Horticultural Specialties survey to be
conducted as a follow-on survey from
the 2007 Census of Agriculture and is
authorized by the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008 (Title X—
Horticulture and Organic Agriculture).
The 2009 Census of Horticultural
Specialties will use as a sampling
universe; every respondent on the 2007
Census of Agriculture who reported
production and sales of $10,000 or more
of horticultural specialty crops, and is
still in business in 2009. In addition,
NASS also plans to contact all new
operations that have begun producing
horticultural specialty products since
the completion of the 2007 Census of
Agriculture. Data collection will begin
around January 1, 2010 for production
and sales data for 2009. A final report
will be published around December
2010. Data will be published at both the
U.S. and State levels where possible.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 60 minutes per
response.
Respondents: Producers of
horticultural specialty crops.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
40,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 40,000 hours.
The primary objectives of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service are to
prepare and issue State and national
estimates of crop production, livestock
production, economic statistics, and
environmental statistics related to
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agriculture and to conduct the Census of
Agriculture and its follow on surveys.
These data will be collected under the
authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a).
Individually identifiable data collected
under this authority are governed by
section 1770 of the Food Security Act of
1985, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires
USDA to afford strict confidentiality to
non-aggregated data provided by
respondents. This Notice is submitted in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13)
and Office of Management and Budget
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR
44978, August 29, 1995).
Copies of this information collection
and related instructions can be obtained
without charge from the NASS OMB
Clearance Officer, at (202) 720–2248.
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 will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All responses to this notice will
become a matter of public record and be
summarized in the request for OMB
approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, June 17, 2009.
Joseph T. Reilly,
Associate Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Norbeck Wildlife Project; Hell Canyon
Ranger District; Black Hills National
Forest Custer, SD
Forest Service, USDA.
Revised notice of intent to
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Hell Canyon Ranger
District of the Black Hills National
Forest (BHNF) is preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for a proposal to implement multiple
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resource management actions within the
Norbeck Wildlife Preserve (Norbeck)
project area as directed by the Norbeck
Organic Act and the Black Hills
National Forest Land and Resource
Management Plan. Since the original
NOl was published, the proposed action
has been modified to no longer include
prescribed burning within the Black Elk
Wilderness, and two additional action
alternatives have been developed. The
No Action alternative, which is also
being considered, would not authorize
habitat improvements of any type
within the project area. This revised
Notice of Intent is being issued to
provide updated information on this
project, including the proposal, timing,
and contact information.
DATES: The original NOI for the Norbeck
project was published July 31, 2007 (72
FR 41703). The dates of expected
availability of environmental documents
have changed since that Notice. The
draft environmental impact statement is
now expected to be available in
September 2009 and the final
environmental impact statement is
expected to be completed by December
2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelly Honors, Project Leader, Black
Hills National Forest, Hell Canyon
Ranger District, 330 Mount Rushmore
Road, Custer, South Dakota 57730 or by
phone at (605) 673–4853.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose for action in the Norbeck
project area has not changed, and is to
benefit ‘‘game animals and birds’’ by
improving habitat conditions within the
Norbeck Wildlife Preserve, and to
reduce the risks and consequences of a
wildfire escaping from the wilderness.
The EIS will describe current conditions
and analyze environmental
consequences of proposed actions. This
information will assist the decisionmaker in selecting management and
monitoring strategies to meet desired
conditions, such as the goals and
objectives outlined for Management
Area 5.4A, Norbeck Wildlife Preserve,
Management Area 4.2B, Peter Norbeck
Scenci Byway and Management Area
1.1A, Black Elk Wilderness.
The Forest Service seeks to provide
high quality habitat for ‘‘game animals
and birds’’ in accordance with the
Norbeck Organic Act of June 5, 1920
and the Black Hills National Forest
(BHNF) Land and Resource
Management Plan (LRMP). A Focus
Species List was prepared through
coordination between USDA Forest
Service personnel and South Dakota
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Game, Fish and Parks personnel
(Griebel, Bums, Deisch, 2007), and is
now an amendment to the BHNF LRMP.
The following species are included on
this list, and were used to guide habitat
management objectives for the Norbeck
project: mountain goat, bighorn sheep,
elk, white-tailed deer, Merriam’s turkey,
mountain bluebird, golden-crowned
kinglet, brown creeper, ruffed grouse,
song sparrow, northern goshawk and
black-backed woodpecker.
Proposed Action
The Norbeck project proposed action
includes the following management
actions:
Managing vegetation on
approximately 6,000 acres mechanically
and by prescribed burning to improve
habitat for game animals and birds
within the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve.
Information on Issues and Additional
Alternatives
Issues associated with the Norbeck
project, as identified through scoping,
include: wilderness values, wildlife and
wildlife habitat, large trees, mountain
pine beetle effects on wildlife habitat
and potential for escaped fire. The two
additional action alternatives include
vegetation treatments to improve
wildlife habitat, and also include
prescribed burning within the Black Elk
Wilderness.
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Responsible Official
Mr. Lynn D. Kolund, Hell Canyon
District Ranger, Black Hills National
Forest, 330 Mount Rushmore Road,
Custer, SD 57730.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
After reviewing the environmental
analysis and considering public
comment, the District Ranger will reach
a decision that is in accord with the
purpose and need for the project. The
decision will include, but not be limited
to:
(I) Whether or not to undertake
vegetation treatments to improve habitat
conditions within Norbeck Wildlife
Preserve for game animals and birds,
and
(2) What actions are appropriate, and
under what conditions would actions
take place.
Early Notice about Importance of
Public Participation in Subsequent
Environmental Review: A draft
environmental impact statement is
expected to be available for public
review in September 2009. The
comment period on the draft
environmental impact statement will be
45 days from the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
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publishes the notice of availability in
the Federal Register. The Forest Service
believes that at this early stage it is
important to give reviewers notice of
several court rulings related to public
participation in the environmental
review process. First, reviewers of draft
environmental impact statements must
structure their participation in the
environmental review of the proposal so
that it is meaningful and alerts an
agency to the reviewer’s position and
contentions. Vermont Yankee Nuclear
Power Corp. v. NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 553
(1978). Also, environmental objections
that could be raised at the draft
environmental impact statement stage
but that are not raised until after
completion of the final environmental
impact statement may be waived or
dismissed by the courts. City of Angoon
v. Hodel, 803 F.2d 1016, 1022 (9th Cir.
1986) and Wisconsin Heritages, Inc. v.
Harris, 490 F. Supp. 1334, 1338 (E.D.
Wis. 1980). Because of these court
rulings, it is very important that those
interested in this proposed action
participate by the close of the 45-day
comment period so that comments and
objections are made available to the
Forest Service at a time when they can
meaningfully consider them and
respond to them in the final
environmental impact statement. To
assist the Forest Service in identifying
and considering issues and concerns,
comments on the draft environmental
impact statement should be as specific
as possible. Please refer to specific pages
or chapters of the draft statement.
Comments may also address the
adequacy of the draft environmental
impact statement or the merits of the
alternatives formulated and discussed in
the statement. Reviewers may wish to
refer to the Council on Environmental
Quality Regulations for implementing
the procedural provisions of the
National Environmental Policy Act at 40
CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points.
Comments received, including the
names and addresses of those who
comment, will be considered part of the
public record on this proposal and will
be available for public inspection.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22;
Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section
21)
Dated: July 6, 2009.
David Thom,
Acting Deputy Forest Supervisor Black Hills
National Forest.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Naches Ranger District, OkanoganWenatchee National Forest; Minor
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail
Relocation
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: A minor relocation
(approximately 2,000 feet) will occur on
the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail
(PCNST) in 2009. The trail will be rerouted from its current location within
the White Pass Ski Area south to the
Wilderness boundary on the edge of the
expansion area with the purpose of
maintaining a quality, uninterrupted
backcountry experience for PCNST
users and to minimize their views of ski
area structures and facilities. All
activities were analyzed in the White
Pass Expansion Master Development
Plan Proposal Final Environmental
Impact Statement and documented in
the June 2007 Record of Decision.
Relocation will begin in July 2009 and
is expected to be completed by fall
2009. Trail relocation will be done in
conjunction with the Pacific Crest Trail
Association.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct questions regarding this trail
relocation to Randall Shepard, Naches
District Ranger, USDA, OkanoganWenatchee National Forest, 10237 US
Highway 12, Naches, WA 98937, 509–
653–1415.
Dated: July 8, 2009.
Randall D. Shepard,
Naches District Ranger, OkanoganWenatchee National Forest.
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information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35).
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Advance Monthly Retail Trade
Survey.
Form Number(s): SM–44(06)A, SM–
44(06)AE, SM–44(06)AS, SM–72(06)A,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Norbeck Wildlife Project; Hell Canyon Ranger District; Black
Hills National Forest Custer, SD
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revised notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS).
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SUMMARY: The Hell Canyon Ranger District of the Black Hills National
Forest (BHNF) is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for
a proposal to implement multiple resource management actions within the
Norbeck Wildlife Preserve (Norbeck) project area as directed by the
Norbeck Organic Act and the Black Hills National Forest Land and
Resource Management Plan. Since the original NOl was published, the
proposed action has been modified to no longer include prescribed
burning within the Black Elk Wilderness, and two additional action
alternatives have been developed. The No Action alternative, which is
also being considered, would not authorize habitat improvements of any
type within the project area. This revised Notice of Intent is being
issued to provide updated information on this project, including the
proposal, timing, and contact information.
DATES: The original NOI for the Norbeck project was published July 31,
2007 (72 FR 41703). The dates of expected availability of environmental
documents have changed since that Notice. The draft environmental
impact statement is now expected to be available in September 2009 and
the final environmental impact statement is expected to be completed by
December 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Honors, Project Leader, Black
Hills National Forest, Hell Canyon Ranger District, 330 Mount Rushmore
Road, Custer, South Dakota 57730 or by phone at (605) 673-4853.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose for action in the Norbeck project area has not changed,
and is to benefit ``game animals and birds'' by improving habitat
conditions within the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve, and to reduce the
risks and consequences of a wildfire escaping from the wilderness. The
EIS will describe current conditions and analyze environmental
consequences of proposed actions. This information will assist the
decision-maker in selecting management and monitoring strategies to
meet desired conditions, such as the goals and objectives outlined for
Management Area 5.4A, Norbeck Wildlife Preserve, Management Area 4.2B,
Peter Norbeck Scenci Byway and Management Area 1.1A, Black Elk
Wilderness.
The Forest Service seeks to provide high quality habitat for ``game
animals and birds'' in accordance with the Norbeck Organic Act of June
5, 1920 and the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF) Land and Resource
Management Plan (LRMP). A Focus Species List was prepared through
coordination between USDA Forest Service personnel and South Dakota
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Game, Fish and Parks personnel (Griebel, Bums, Deisch, 2007), and is
now an amendment to the BHNF LRMP. The following species are included
on this list, and were used to guide habitat management objectives for
the Norbeck project: mountain goat, bighorn sheep, elk, white-tailed
deer, Merriam's turkey, mountain bluebird, golden-crowned kinglet,
brown creeper, ruffed grouse, song sparrow, northern goshawk and black-
backed woodpecker.
Proposed Action
The Norbeck project proposed action includes the following
management actions:
Managing vegetation on approximately 6,000 acres mechanically and
by prescribed burning to improve habitat for game animals and birds
within the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve.
Information on Issues and Additional Alternatives
Issues associated with the Norbeck project, as identified through
scoping, include: wilderness values, wildlife and wildlife habitat,
large trees, mountain pine beetle effects on wildlife habitat and
potential for escaped fire. The two additional action alternatives
include vegetation treatments to improve wildlife habitat, and also
include prescribed burning within the Black Elk Wilderness.
Responsible Official
Mr. Lynn D. Kolund, Hell Canyon District Ranger, Black Hills
National Forest, 330 Mount Rushmore Road, Custer, SD 57730.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
After reviewing the environmental analysis and considering public
comment, the District Ranger will reach a decision that is in accord
with the purpose and need for the project. The decision will include,
but not be limited to:
(I) Whether or not to undertake vegetation treatments to improve
habitat conditions within Norbeck Wildlife Preserve for game animals
and birds, and
(2) What actions are appropriate, and under what conditions would
actions take place.
Early Notice about Importance of Public Participation in Subsequent
Environmental Review: A draft environmental impact statement is
expected to be available for public review in September 2009. The
comment period on the draft environmental impact statement will be 45
days from the date the Environmental Protection Agency publishes the
notice of availability in the Federal Register. The Forest Service
believes that at this early stage it is important to give reviewers
notice of several court rulings related to public participation in the
environmental review process. First, reviewers of draft environmental
impact statements must structure their participation in the
environmental review of the proposal so that it is meaningful and
alerts an agency to the reviewer's position and contentions. Vermont
Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 553 (1978). Also,
environmental objections that could be raised at the draft
environmental impact statement stage but that are not raised until
after completion of the final environmental impact statement may be
waived or dismissed by the courts. City of Angoon v. Hodel, 803 F.2d
1016, 1022 (9th Cir. 1986) and Wisconsin Heritages, Inc. v. Harris, 490
F. Supp. 1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis. 1980). Because of these court rulings,
it is very important that those interested in this proposed action
participate by the close of the 45-day comment period so that comments
and objections are made available to the Forest Service at a time when
they can meaningfully consider them and respond to them in the final
environmental impact statement. To assist the Forest Service in
identifying and considering issues and concerns, comments on the draft
environmental impact statement should be as specific as possible.
Please refer to specific pages or chapters of the draft statement.
Comments may also address the adequacy of the draft environmental
impact statement or the merits of the alternatives formulated and
discussed in the statement. Reviewers may wish to refer to the Council
on Environmental Quality Regulations for implementing the procedural
provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act at 40 CFR 1503.3 in
addressing these points.
Comments received, including the names and addresses of those who
comment, will be considered part of the public record on this proposal
and will be available for public inspection.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; Forest Service Handbook
1909.15, Section 21)
Dated: July 6, 2009.
David Thom,
Acting Deputy Forest Supervisor Black Hills National Forest.
[FR Doc. E9-16473 Filed 7-13-09; 8:45 am]
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