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Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 44
Monday, March 8, 2010
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Timber
Purchaser Cost and Sales Data
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
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, Timber Purchaser Cost and
Sales Data.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before May 7, 2010 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
Management, Attn: Richard Fitzgerald,
Mail Stop 1103, Forest Service, USDA,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1103.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 202–205–1045 or by e-mail
to: cost_collecting@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at the Office of the Director,
Forest Management Staff, Forest
Service, USDA, Room 3 NW., Yates
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC. Visitors are
encouraged to call ahead to 202–205–
1496 to facilitate entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Fitzgerald, Timber Staff, Forest
Management at 202–205–1753.
Individuals who use TDD may call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
877–8339, 24 hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Timber Purchaser Cost and Sales Data.
OMB Number: 0596–0017.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30,
2010.
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Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Forest Service sells
timber and other forest products on
national forest lands to achieve policies
set forth in the Multiple-Use Sustained
Yield Act of 1960, and the Forest and
Rangeland Renewable Resources
Planning Act of 1974. Timber must not
be sold for less than the appraised value
(Pub. L. 94–588). The Forest Service
may not sell timber below a minimum
stumpage rate established by the Chief
of the Forest Service, ensuring that
timber sales recover some of the costs
associated with preparation and
administration of timber sales.
Forest Service timber appraisers
develop advertised prices using
transaction evidence or a residual value
form of appraisal. The Forest Service
collects and uses the following to
develop transaction evidence and
residual value appraisal systems: (1)
Product value, (2) manufacturing cost,
(3) falling and bucking costs, (4)
skidding and loading costs, and (5)
hauling costs.
In many areas, the Forest Service
purchases lumber product values from
the Western Wood Products
Association. The Forest Service, via
contracting officers, also collects data
from timber purchasers and uses it to
develop fair market average value and
cost information for appraisals, as well
as advertised prices for national forest
timber. Forest Service staff at the
Albuquerque Service Center analyzes
the data. All data collected is subject to
verification.
Standard timber sale contract forms
FS–2400–6 and FS–2400–6T contain a
provision requiring timber purchasers to
furnish data to the Forest Service upon
request. The Forest Service consulted
with several timber industry groups
during the development of this standard
contract provision, including but not
limited to: Western Wood Products
Association, National Forest Products
Association, Western Forest Industries
Association, and Industrial Forestry
Association.
States and other agencies also use the
data in appraisals. Additionally, timber
purchasers rely upon cost collection to
help with independent appraisals of
Federal timber and to estimate the cost
of subcontracting aspects of Federal
timber harvest activities.
The data is collected from various
sources, ranging from paper to
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electronic media. The Forest Service
does not provide forms for the
collection of this data. Some firms mail
the data to the Forest Service, others
provide access to records and
duplication equipment, and some firms
provide on-site access to electronic data.
Data gathered is not available from other
sources.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 1 hour
per request.
Type of Respondents: Timber sale
purchasers.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 20.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 20 hours.
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: March 2, 2010.
Faye L. Krueger,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, NFS.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
RIN 0572–ZA01
Broadband Initiatives Program
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service,
Department of Agriculture.
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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 44 / Monday, March 8, 2010 / Notices
ACTION: Notice of Extension of
Application Window for Notice of
Funds Availability (NOFA) and
solicitation of applications.
SUMMARY: On January 24, 2010, the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) announced
a second round funding Notice of Funds
Availability (NOFA) for the Broadband
Initiatives Program (BIP) in the Federal
Register at 75 FR 3820. The closing date
for submission of applications was
announced as March 15, 2010, at 5 p.m.
Eastern Time (ET). In response to
requests by a wide variety of
stakeholders, RUS is extending the
application window for applications
under the second round NOFA until
March 29, 2010 at 5 p.m. ET.
Contact Information: For general
inquiries regarding BIP, contact David J.
Villano, Assistant Administrator
Telecommunications Program, Rural
Utilities Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), e-mail:
bip@wdc.usda.gov, telephone: (202)
690–0525. For inquiries regarding BIP
compliance requirements, including
applicable federal rules and regulations
protecting against fraud, waste and
abuse, contact
bipcompliance@wdc.usda.gov for BIP.
You may obtain additional information
regarding applications for BIP via the
Internet at www.broadbandusa.gov.
Dated: March 2, 2010.
Jonathan Adelstein,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Kootenai National Forest, Fortine
Ranger District, Montana; Galton
Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY:
Forest Service, USDA.
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ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
SUMMARY: The USDA—Forest Service
will prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) to disclose the
environmental effects of transportation
system and access management
alternatives, vegetation management
alternatives, and recreation project
alternatives in the Galton Decision Area
(Decision Area) on the Fortine Ranger
District of the Kootenai National Forest.
The Forest Service is seeking comments
from Federal, State, and local agencies
and individuals and organizations that
may be interested in or affected by the
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proposed actions. The comments will be
used to prepare the draft EIS (DEIS).
DATES: Written comments concerning
the scope of the analysis must be
postmarked or received within 30 days
following publication of this notice. The
draft environmental impact statement is
expected in May of 2010 and the final
environmental impact statement is
expected in November of 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments
concerning the proposed action to Betty
Holder, District Ranger, Fortine Ranger
District, P.O. Box 116, Fortine, MT
59918. All comments must contain:
Name of commenter, postal service
mailing address, and date of comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Moira McKelvey, Writer/Editor, Fortine
Ranger District, P.O. Box 116, Fortine,
MT 59918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Decision Area is located east of US
Highway 93 from the U.S./Canada
border to the Kootenai National Forest
boundary south of Dickey Lake and
includes a small portion of National
Forest System Lands (NFSL) west of
U.S. Highway 93 in the Dickey Lake and
Ant Flat area. The Decision Area
encompasses all of three (3) Planning
Areas (Wigwam, Grave, and Murphy)
and the Fortine Ranger District portions
of two (2) Planning Areas (Stillwater
and Ksanka). This area includes the Ten
Lakes Wilderness Study Area (WSA),
the Ten Lakes Scenic Area, Grave Creek,
Therriault Lakes. Dickey Lake, Marston,
and Ant Flat. The boundary for this
project covers approximately 170,300
acres of which approximately 127,380
acres is National Forest System Land.
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose and need for the project
is to: (1) Provide the minimum system
of roads and road uses that are needed
for Forest Service land management
activities and recreational access while
reducing road impact to water quality
and secure wildlife habitat and reducing
road maintenance costs; (2) Provide trail
loop opportunities and trail access to
remote areas; (3) Provide ATV and
motorcycle enthusiasts with trails on
which they can ride their non-street
legal vehicles and where nonlicensed
riders can ride; (4) Designate mountain
bike use that is compatible with the
Montana Wilderness Study Act; (5)
Designate allowed non-winter uses on
all trails to reduce potential conflicts
between user groups; (6) Designate oversnow vehicle use that is compatible
with the Montana Wilderness Study Act
while minimizing impacts to wildlife
species such as grizzly bear; (7) Provide
quiet winter recreation areas (non-
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motorized); (8) Provide a shelter facility
for winter recreation users; (9) Reduce
fuels within the wildland urban
interface; (10) Create openings to
provide big game browse; (11) Improve
habitat for whitebark pine stand
survival and regeneration; (12) Reestablish the natural role of fire in the
ecosystem; (13) Provide a stable flow of
timber products for the local and
regional economy; and (14) Enhance
recreational use and safety.
Proposed Action
The Proposed Action would result in
a year round travel plan for the Galton
Project Area, which includes the Ten
Lakes Wilderness Study Area. Oversnow vehicle use would be allowed
from 12/1 through 3/31 in a regular
season on 26 miles of designated trail
routes leading to 38,411 acres of
contiguous National Forest System
Lands open to over-snow vehicle use.
Over-snow vehicle use would be
allowed in a late season from 4/1 to
5/31 on 31 miles of designated trail
leading to 4,445 acres of contiguous
National Forest System Lands open to
over-snow vehicle use. The access
within the open areas can be limited
due to natural features such as terrain
and vegetation.
7.65 miles of road would be restricted
for quiet winter recreation. The nonwinter portion of the travel plan
includes trail use designations to
minimize conflict between user groups.
The Proposed Action includes
construction of 15.25 miles of new trail
and the reconstruction of 2 miles of
trail. The Proposed Action also would
result in the conversion of 20.12 miles
of road currently managed as trail to
non-motorized trail and 7.85 miles of
road converted to motorized trail.
Additionally, 20.35 miles of road are
proposed for decommissioning and
24.26 miles of road to be put into
intermittent stored service. 9.56 miles of
road are proposed to be restricted for all
motorized use in Big Game Winter
Range with an additional 4.69 miles of
road restricted for over-snow vehicle
use in Big Game Winter Range.
The Proposed Action would result in
9,043 acres of fuel treatment. This
includes 191. acres of non-commercial
understory thinning, 7,973 acres of
prescribed burning only, and 879 acres
of prescribed burning with mechanical
pretreatment.
The Forest Service proposes to
complete 1,814 acres of commercial
vegetation management. This includes
226 acres of regeneration harvest
(shelterwood and seedtree
prescriptions) and 133 acres of
regeneration harvest in clearcut with
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[FR Doc No: 2010-4780]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
RIN 0572-ZA01
Broadband Initiatives Program
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture.
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ACTION: Notice of Extension of Application Window for Notice of Funds
Availability (NOFA) and solicitation of applications.
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SUMMARY: On January 24, 2010, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
announced a second round funding Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA)
for the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) in the Federal Register at
75 FR 3820. The closing date for submission of applications was
announced as March 15, 2010, at 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). In response
to requests by a wide variety of stakeholders, RUS is extending the
application window for applications under the second round NOFA until
March 29, 2010 at 5 p.m. ET.
Contact Information: For general inquiries regarding BIP, contact
David J. Villano, Assistant Administrator Telecommunications Program,
Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), e-mail:
bip@wdc.usda.gov, telephone: (202) 690-0525. For inquiries regarding
BIP compliance requirements, including applicable federal rules and
regulations protecting against fraud, waste and abuse, contact
bipcompliance@wdc.usda.gov for BIP. You may obtain additional
information regarding applications for BIP via the Internet at
www.broadbandusa.gov.
Dated: March 2, 2010.
Jonathan Adelstein,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-4780 Filed 3-5-10; 8:45 am]
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