Lolo National Forest; MT; Cedar-Thom EIS, 39611-39612 [E9-18934]

Download as PDF pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 151 / Friday, August 7, 2009 / Notices please call (202) 690–2817 before coming. Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and regulations, contact Dr. Albert Morgan, Section Leader, Operational Support Staff, Center for Veterinary Biologics, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 148, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–8245. For copies of more detailed information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–2908. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and Regulations. OMB Number: 0579–0318. Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information collection. 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Respondents: U.S. establishments that produce and/or import veterinary biological products, and their wholesalers, dealers, jobbers, foreign consignees, or other persons known to have any such worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or harmful veterinary biological product in their possession. Estimated annual number of respondents: 55. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.09. Estimated annual number of responses: 60. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 106 hours. (Due to averaging, the total annual burden hours PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 39611 may not equal the product of the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per response.) All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record. Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of August 2009. William H. Clay, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. E9–18988 Filed 8–6–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Lolo National Forest; MT; Cedar-Thom EIS AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. SUMMARY: The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to implement restoration activities, fuel reduction treatments, and recreation enhancements within the Cedar and Thompson Creek drainages, Lolo National Forest, Superior Ranger District, Mineral County, Montana. This EIS will tier to the Lolo National Forest Plan Final EIS (April 1986). DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received by no later than 30 days from date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The draft environmental impact statement is expected July 2010 and the final environmental impact statement is expected March 2011. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: Cedar-Thom Project Leader, USDA Forest Service, P.O. Box 429, Plains, Montana 59859. Comments may also be sent via e-mail to: comments-northernlolo-superior@fs.fed.us. 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat Partyka, Project Leader, (406) 826–4314. 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: E:\FR\FM\07AUN1.SGM 07AUN1 39612 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 151 / Friday, August 7, 2009 / Notices Purpose and Need for Action The Lolo National Forest Plan, 1986, provides overall guidance for land management activities in the project area. The purposes of the Cedar-Thom project are to: (1) Restore vegetative conditions that are resistant to undesirable effects of fire, insects, disease, and drought; (2) Reduce forest fuels in wildland urban interface (WUI) and non-WUI areas and re-establish fire as a disturbance process on the landscape; (3) Improve or maintain big game winter range; (4) Enhance watershed health with improvements to fish habitat and stream function; and (5) Enhance recreation opportunities and establish trail travel management designations consistent with land management objectives. pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES Proposed Action The Cedar-Thom project area of approximately 58,000 acres is located southwest of Superior, Montana within TI5N, R27W; TI5N, R28W; TI6N, R27W; TI6N, R28W; TI7N, R26W; T 1 7N, R27W, P.M.M. Within this area, the Lolo National Forest proposes the following activities to achieve the purpose and need for the project: (1) Timber harvest on approximately 6758 acres; (2) noncommercial mechanical vegetation treatments on about 2290 acres; (3) Prescribed burning on approximately 9550 acres; (4) temporary road construction (5 miles) and long-term specified road construction (6 miles); (5) Road decommissioning (116 miles), road storage (9 miles), and gate closure (6 miles); (6) Culvert replacements; (7) Restoration of selected stream segments; (8) Riparian vegetation planting; (9) Removal of a 500-foot segment of historic railroad grade that infringes on Cedar Creek; (10) Roadside weed spraying; (11) Development of an 8-mile ATV trail using primarily existing road prisms; (12) Construction of an equestrian trailhead for the Thompson Creek trail (#173); (13) Construction of a non-motorized trail from Mink Peak to Lost Lake; and (14) Change the travel management status on trails that are currently designated as both motorized and non-motorized to non-motorized only. If, after the completion of the environmental analysis and review of public comments the Responsible Official decides to select an action alternative, implementation could begin in 2012 and would continue for several years. Nature of Decision To Be Made The Forest Supervisor will decide whether to implement the proposed VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:09 Aug 06, 2009 Jkt 217001 action, take an alternative action that meets the purpose and need, or take no action. The decision may include a sitespecific amendment to the Lolo National Forest Plan to allow approximately 215 acres of fuel reduction treatments that would include the removal of commercial-sized trees within Management Area 11, in which the Forest Plan limits tree cutting to that required to eliminate safety hazards or permit trail construction. The meeting is open to the public. Public input sessions will be provided and individuals will have the opportunity to address the Trinity County Resource Advisory Committee. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: July 29, 2009. Scott G. Armentrout, Deputy Forest Supervisor, Shasta-Trinity National Forest. [FR Doc. E9–18617 Filed 8–6–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE M Scoping Process This notice of intent initiates the scoping process, which guides the development of the environmental impact statement. Information on the proposed action will be posted on the Forest Web site at: https://www.fs.fed.us/ rl/lolo/projects/. 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. Dated: July 31, 2009. Deborah L.R. Austin, Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. E9–18934 Filed 8–6–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Trinity County Resource Advisory Committee Forest Service, USDA. Notice of meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Trinity County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet at the Trinity County schools office conference room on August 17, 2009 from 6:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss proposed projects under Title II of the Secure Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2008. DATES: Monday, August 17, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Trinity County Office of Education, 201 Memorial Drive, Weaverville, CA 96093. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Resource Advisory Committee Coordinator John Heibel at 530–226– 2524 or jheibel@fs.fed.us. PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee Forest Service, USDA. Notice of meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on August 25, 2009 at The Chateau, 955 Fairway Blvd., Incline Village, NV 89451. This Committee, established by the Secretary of Agriculture on December 15, 1998 (64 FR 2876), is chartered to provide advice to the Secretary on implementing the terms of the Federal Interagency Partnership on the Lake Tahoe Region and other matters raised by the Secretary. DATES: The meeting will be held August 25, 2009, beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 4 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at The Chateau, 955 Fairway Boulevard, Incline Village, NV 89451. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO REQUEST AN ACCOMMODATION (ONE WEEK PRIOR TO MEETING DATE) CONTACT: Linda Lind, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Forest Service, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, (530) 543–2787. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Items to be covered on the agenda include: (1) Discussion of the Tahoe Science Consortium review of capital projects for monitoring and adaptive management opportunities; (2) review of the Erosion Control Program process and priorities; and (3) Public Comment. All Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public. Interested citizens are encouraged to attend at the above address. Issues may be brought to the attention of the Committee during the open public comment period at the meeting or by filing written statements with the secretary for the Committee before or after the meeting. Please refer E:\FR\FM\07AUN1.SGM 07AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 151 (Friday, August 7, 2009)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Lolo National Forest; MT; Cedar-Thom EIS

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) on a proposal to implement restoration activities, fuel 
reduction treatments, and recreation enhancements within the Cedar and 
Thompson Creek drainages, Lolo National Forest, Superior Ranger 
District, Mineral County, Montana.
    This EIS will tier to the Lolo National Forest Plan Final EIS 
(April 1986).

DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received 
by no later than 30 days from date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register. The draft environmental impact statement is expected 
July 2010 and the final environmental impact statement is expected 
March 2011.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: Cedar-Thom Project Leader, USDA 
Forest Service, P.O. Box 429, Plains, Montana 59859. Comments may also 
be sent via e-mail to: comments-northern-lolo-superior@fs.fed.us.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat Partyka, Project Leader, (406) 
826-4314.
    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: 

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Purpose and Need for Action

    The Lolo National Forest Plan, 1986, provides overall guidance for 
land management activities in the project area. The purposes of the 
Cedar-Thom project are to: (1) Restore vegetative conditions that are 
resistant to undesirable effects of fire, insects, disease, and 
drought; (2) Reduce forest fuels in wildland urban interface (WUI) and 
non-WUI areas and re-establish fire as a disturbance process on the 
landscape; (3) Improve or maintain big game winter range; (4) Enhance 
watershed health with improvements to fish habitat and stream function; 
and (5) Enhance recreation opportunities and establish trail travel 
management designations consistent with land management objectives.

Proposed Action

    The Cedar-Thom project area of approximately 58,000 acres is 
located southwest of Superior, Montana within TI5N, R27W; TI5N, R28W; 
TI6N, R27W; TI6N, R28W; TI7N, R26W; T 1 7N, R27W, P.M.M. Within this 
area, the Lolo National Forest proposes the following activities to 
achieve the purpose and need for the project: (1) Timber harvest on 
approximately 6758 acres; (2) non-commercial mechanical vegetation 
treatments on about 2290 acres; (3) Prescribed burning on approximately 
9550 acres; (4) temporary road construction (5 miles) and long-term 
specified road construction (6 miles); (5) Road decommissioning (116 
miles), road storage (9 miles), and gate closure (6 miles); (6) Culvert 
replacements; (7) Restoration of selected stream segments; (8) Riparian 
vegetation planting; (9) Removal of a 500-foot segment of historic 
railroad grade that infringes on Cedar Creek; (10) Roadside weed 
spraying; (11) Development of an 8-mile ATV trail using primarily 
existing road prisms; (12) Construction of an equestrian trailhead for 
the Thompson Creek trail (173); (13) Construction of a non-
motorized trail from Mink Peak to Lost Lake; and (14) Change the travel 
management status on trails that are currently designated as both 
motorized and non-motorized to non-motorized only.
    If, after the completion of the environmental analysis and review 
of public comments the Responsible Official decides to select an action 
alternative, implementation could begin in 2012 and would continue for 
several years.

Nature of Decision To Be Made

    The Forest Supervisor will decide whether to implement the proposed 
action, take an alternative action that meets the purpose and need, or 
take no action. The decision may include a site-specific amendment to 
the Lolo National Forest Plan to allow approximately 215 acres of fuel 
reduction treatments that would include the removal of commercial-sized 
trees within Management Area 11, in which the Forest Plan limits tree 
cutting to that required to eliminate safety hazards or permit trail 
construction.

Scoping Process

    This notice of intent initiates the scoping process, which guides 
the development of the environmental impact statement. Information on 
the proposed action will be posted on the Forest Web site at: https://www.fs.fed.us/rl/lolo/projects/.
    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.

    Dated: July 31, 2009.
Deborah L.R. Austin,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. E9-18934 Filed 8-6-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-11-M

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