Six Rivers National Forest, Mad River Ranger District, Ruth, CA, Beaverslide Timber Sale and Fuel Treatment Project, 20979-20980 [2010-9291]
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TABLE 1—REPORTING BURDEN BY RESPONDENT TYPE—Continued
Responses
annually per
respondent
Estimated avg.
number of
hours per
response
Estimated total
hours**
60
1.667
50.01
1,260
........................
195.22
Total annual
responses
Respondent*
Estimated number respondents
Elderly SNAP Applicants ..................
30 .....................................................
2
Total Reporting Burden .............
1,200 ................................................
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* Nonparticipants will participate in a brief screening call only. Participants will participate in the focus group.
** The total burden for the focus group participants includes an initial screening call for participants and nonparticipants, as well as a reminder
call and letter and focus group time for the participants.
Dated: April 15, 2010.
Julia Paradis,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Six Rivers National Forest, Mad River
Ranger District, Ruth, CA, Beaverslide
Timber Sale and Fuel Treatment
Project
AGENCY:
Forest Service, USDA.
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ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a
supplemental environmental impact
statement.
SUMMARY: The Forest Service is
proposing the Beaverslide Timber Sale
and Fuel Treatment Project to provide
timber products to local economies and
to reduce hazardous fuels in
strategically located high-risk areas
around communities in the vicinity of
Ruth, California. The Beaverslide
planning area encompasses
approximately 13,236 acres; 11,757
acres are National Forest System (NFS)
lands and 1,479 acres are in private
ownership. The project would treat
approximately 5,500 acres of NFS lands
by harvesting timber through thinning
on approximately 2,800 acres, and
reducing fuels on an additional 2,700
acres.
The proposed project would take
place within the Upper Mad River
watershed on NFS lands administered
by the Mad River Ranger District in
Trinity County, California. The legal
location includes portions of the
following townships: Township 2
South, Range 7 East; Township 2 South,
Range 8 East; and Township 3 South,
Range 7 East; Township 3 South, Range
8 East, Humboldt Baseline and
Meridian, and Township 26 North,
Range 12 West; Township 27 North,
Range 12 West, Mount Diablo Baseline
and Meridian.
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DATES: The draft supplemental
environmental impact statement is
expected to be issued by May 2010 and
the final supplemental environmental
impact statement is expected to be
issued in August 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
C. Gumm; Mad River Ranger District;
741 State Highway 36; Bridgeville, CA
95526 or by telephone at (707)–574–
6233.
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
Beaverslide Timber Sale and Fuel
Treatment Project is designed to
contribute timber commodity outputs in
support of the Six Rivers Forest
National Forest Land and Resource
Management Plan (LRMP). One of the
goals of the LRMP is to provide a stable
supply of outputs and services that
contribute to local, regional, and
national social and economic needs.
The Six Rivers National Forest seeks to
provide a sustainable, predictable, longterm timber supply for local economies
(LRMP p. II–2).
The project area also occurs within
the wildland-urban interface (WUI) for
communities in the vicinity of Ruth,
California. In 2005, the Trinity County
Fire Safe Council completed a
Community Wildfire Protection Plan to
address the fire risk surrounding these
communities. There are several homes
and businesses in the area that are
within the WUI. Fuel hazards are
moderate but fire risk relative to human
safety and property is high due to the
number of people in the area. The
project is designed to reduce fire hazard
and risk to the community.
Purpose and Need for Action
Given Forest goals and environmental
conditions within the planning area, the
Purpose and Need for the proposed
action is to:
• Provide timber commodities that
contribute towards the Forest’s goal to
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provide a sustainable, predictable, longterm timber supply for local economies;
and
• Reduce fuel loading in strategic
locations to improve fire protection and
human safety around communities in
the vicinity of Ruth, California.
Within the context of meeting the
purpose and need, there would be
opportunities for fuelwood or biomass
utilization associated with proposed
activities.
Proposed Action
The proposed action is designed to
meet the project’s purpose and need
while meeting the standards and
guidelines of the LRMP. The
Beaverslide Timber Sale and Fuel
Treatment Project would treat
vegetation to provide commodities and
reduce hazardous fuel conditions.
1. Approximately 20–30 million board
feet (MMBF) of timber would be
harvested from approximately 2,800
acres within 95 treatment units.
Harvesting would be accomplished by
utilizing ground-based, skyline, and
helicopter logging systems. Actions
connected with commercial timber
harvest include:
a. Treating harvest activity generated
fuel;
b. Constructing approximately 5.4
miles of new temporary road, and
re-opening/re-utilizing approximately
2.9 miles of existing non-system roads;
c. Constructing new landings and
reutilization of existing landings;
d. Hauling of commercial timber
products on County Road 504 and
Forest Service System roads within the
planning area;
e. Felling and removal, where
appropriate, of hazard trees along haul
routes; and
f. Decommissioning, maintaining, and
reconstructing roads as needed.
2. Fuel loading would be reduced on
approximately 2,700 acres within 20
fuel treatment units and 7 strategic fuel
treatment corridors.
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Responsible Official
The responsible official will be the
Forest Supervisor for the Six Rivers
National Forest.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
The responsible official will consider
the comments, response, disclosure of
environmental consequences, and
applicable laws, regulations, and
policies in making the decision and
stating the rationale in the Record of
Decision.
Scoping Process
Comments received during the initial
scoping process, the 45-day public
comment period for the original DEIS,
and the appeal filing period provided
numerous opportunities for public
comment. Since this NOI involves the
intent to publish a supplemental EIS
instead of the initiation of a new project,
no additional comments are needed at
this time. Public comment will again be
solicited at the onset of the 45-day
comment period when the supplemental
DEIS is published.
present their comments verbally at the
meeting, or who desire additional
information should contact Farella E.
Robinson, Regional Director, Central
Regional Office, at (913) 551–1400, (or
for hearing impaired TDD 913–551–
1414), or by e-mail to
frobinson@usccr.gov.
Hearing-impaired persons who will
attend the meeting and require the
services of a sign language interpreter
should contact the Regional Office at
least ten (10) working days before the
scheduled date of the meeting.
Records generated from this meeting
may be inspected and reproduced at the
Central Regional Office, as they become
available, both before and after the
meeting. Persons interested in the work
of this advisory committee are advised
to go to the Commission’s Web site,
https://www.usccr.gov, or to contact the
Central Regional Office at the above email or street address.
The meeting will be conducted
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the Commission and
FACA.
[FR Doc. 2010–9291 Filed 4–21–10; 8:45 am]
Dated in Washington, DC, April 19, 2010.
Peter Minarik,
Acting Chief, Regional Programs
Coordination Unit.
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Dated: April 15, 2010.
Tyrone Kelley,
Forest Supervisor, Six Rivers National Forest.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
of the Missouri Advisory Committee
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to
the provisions of the rules and
regulations of the U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights (Commission), and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), that a meeting of the Missouri
Advisory Committee to the Commission
will convene on Saturday, May 22, 2010
at 9:30 a.m. and adjourn at
approximately 5 p.m. at John Cook
School of Business Auditorium, St.
Louis University, 3674 Lindell, St.
Louis, Missouri 63108. The purpose of
the meeting is to conduct a community
public briefing meeting concerning the
‘‘Civil Rights Implications of
Educational Opportunities in Urban
Public School Settings and Education
Reform in Missouri * * * St. Louis
Public Schools.’’
Members of the public are entitled to
submit written comments. The
comments must be received in the
regional office by June 11, 2010. The
address is U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights, 400 State Avenue, Suite 908,
Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Persons
wishing to e-mail their comments, or to
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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).
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Title: Papahanaumokuakea Marine
National Monument Permit Application
and Reports for Permits (formerly
known as Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands Marine National Monument).
OMB Control Number: 0648–0548.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Number of Respondents: 192.
Average Hours per Response: Permit
applications and reports, 6 hours; VMS
certification and entry/exit notices, 5
minutes.
Burden Hours: 1,343.
Needs and Uses: On June 15, 2006,
President Bush established the
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National
Monument under the authority of the
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Antiquities Act (Act, 16 U.S.C. 431).
The proclamation includes restrictions
and prohibitions regarding activities in
the monument consistent with the
authority provided by the Act.
Specifically, the proclamation prohibits
access to the monument except when
passing through without interruption or
as allowed under a permit issued by
NOAA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS). Vessels passing through
the monument without interruption are
required to notify NOAA and FWS upon
entering into and leaving the
monument. Individuals wishing to
access the monument to conduct certain
regulated activities must first apply for
and be granted a permit issued by
NOAA and FWS to certify compliance
with vessel monitoring system
requirements, monument regulations,
and best management practices.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local and Tribal
government, individuals and
households.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
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 6625, 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: April 19, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010–9332 Filed 4–21–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Atlantic Surfclam
and Ocean Quahog Framework
Adjustment I
AGENCY: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Six Rivers National Forest, Mad River Ranger District, Ruth, CA,
Beaverslide Timber Sale and Fuel Treatment Project
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a supplemental environmental impact
statement.
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SUMMARY: The Forest Service is proposing the Beaverslide Timber Sale
and Fuel Treatment Project to provide timber products to local
economies and to reduce hazardous fuels in strategically located high-
risk areas around communities in the vicinity of Ruth, California. The
Beaverslide planning area encompasses approximately 13,236 acres;
11,757 acres are National Forest System (NFS) lands and 1,479 acres are
in private ownership. The project would treat approximately 5,500 acres
of NFS lands by harvesting timber through thinning on approximately
2,800 acres, and reducing fuels on an additional 2,700 acres.
The proposed project would take place within the Upper Mad River
watershed on NFS lands administered by the Mad River Ranger District in
Trinity County, California. The legal location includes portions of the
following townships: Township 2 South, Range 7 East; Township 2 South,
Range 8 East; and Township 3 South, Range 7 East; Township 3 South,
Range 8 East, Humboldt Baseline and Meridian, and Township 26 North,
Range 12 West; Township 27 North, Range 12 West, Mount Diablo Baseline
and Meridian.
DATES: The draft supplemental environmental impact statement is
expected to be issued by May 2010 and the final supplemental
environmental impact statement is expected to be issued in August 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim C. Gumm; Mad River Ranger
District; 741 State Highway 36; Bridgeville, CA 95526 or by telephone
at (707)-574-6233.
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 Beaverslide Timber Sale and Fuel
Treatment Project is designed to contribute timber commodity outputs in
support of the Six Rivers Forest National Forest Land and Resource
Management Plan (LRMP). One of the goals of the LRMP is to provide a
stable supply of outputs and services that contribute to local,
regional, and national social and economic needs. The Six Rivers
National Forest seeks to provide a sustainable, predictable, long-term
timber supply for local economies (LRMP p. II-2).
The project area also occurs within the wildland-urban interface
(WUI) for communities in the vicinity of Ruth, California. In 2005, the
Trinity County Fire Safe Council completed a Community Wildfire
Protection Plan to address the fire risk surrounding these communities.
There are several homes and businesses in the area that are within the
WUI. Fuel hazards are moderate but fire risk relative to human safety
and property is high due to the number of people in the area. The
project is designed to reduce fire hazard and risk to the community.
Purpose and Need for Action
Given Forest goals and environmental conditions within the planning
area, the Purpose and Need for the proposed action is to:
Provide timber commodities that contribute towards the
Forest's goal to provide a sustainable, predictable, long-term timber
supply for local economies; and
Reduce fuel loading in strategic locations to improve fire
protection and human safety around communities in the vicinity of Ruth,
California.
Within the context of meeting the purpose and need, there would be
opportunities for fuelwood or biomass utilization associated with
proposed activities.
Proposed Action
The proposed action is designed to meet the project's purpose and
need while meeting the standards and guidelines of the LRMP. The
Beaverslide Timber Sale and Fuel Treatment Project would treat
vegetation to provide commodities and reduce hazardous fuel conditions.
1. Approximately 20-30 million board feet (MMBF) of timber would be
harvested from approximately 2,800 acres within 95 treatment units.
Harvesting would be accomplished by utilizing ground-based, skyline,
and helicopter logging systems. Actions connected with commercial
timber harvest include:
a. Treating harvest activity generated fuel;
b. Constructing approximately 5.4 miles of new temporary road, and
re-opening/re-utilizing approximately 2.9 miles of existing non-system
roads;
c. Constructing new landings and reutilization of existing
landings;
d. Hauling of commercial timber products on County Road 504 and
Forest Service System roads within the planning area;
e. Felling and removal, where appropriate, of hazard trees along
haul routes; and
f. Decommissioning, maintaining, and reconstructing roads as
needed.
2. Fuel loading would be reduced on approximately 2,700 acres
within 20 fuel treatment units and 7 strategic fuel treatment
corridors.
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Responsible Official
The responsible official will be the Forest Supervisor for the Six
Rivers National Forest.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
The responsible official will consider the comments, response,
disclosure of environmental consequences, and applicable laws,
regulations, and policies in making the decision and stating the
rationale in the Record of Decision.
Scoping Process
Comments received during the initial scoping process, the 45-day
public comment period for the original DEIS, and the appeal filing
period provided numerous opportunities for public comment. Since this
NOI involves the intent to publish a supplemental EIS instead of the
initiation of a new project, no additional comments are needed at this
time. Public comment will again be solicited at the onset of the 45-day
comment period when the supplemental DEIS is published.
Dated: April 15, 2010.
Tyrone Kelley,
Forest Supervisor, Six Rivers National Forest.
[FR Doc. 2010-9291 Filed 4-21-10; 8:45 am]
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