Hazardous Fire Risk Reduction, East Bay Hills, CA, 32960-32961 [2010-13926]

Download as PDF 32960 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 111 / Thursday, June 10, 2010 / Notices ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; Extension of an existing information collection: 1651–0083. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act: United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA). This is a proposed extension of an information collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended with a change to the burden hours. This document is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register (75 FR 15446) on March 29, 2010, allowing for a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. cprice-sewell on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: DATES: Written comments should be received on or before July 12, 2010. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on this proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encourages the general public and affected Federal agencies to submit written comments and suggestions on proposed and/or continuing information collection requests pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L. 104– 13). Your comments should address one of the following four points: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/component, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s/component’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:40 Jun 09, 2010 Jkt 220001 (4) Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological techniques or other forms of information. Title: United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA). OMB Number: 1651–0083. Form Number: 450. Abstract: This collection of information is required to implement the duty preference provisions of the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA). The provisions of CBTPA were adopted by the U.S. with the enactment of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–200). The objective of the CBTPA is to expand trade benefits to countries in the Caribbean Basin. For preferential treatment under CBTPA, importers are required to have CBTPA Certification of Origin (Form 450) in their possession at the time of the claim, and to provide it to CBP upon request. CBP uses the information provided on Form 450 to determine if an importer is entitled to preferential duty treatment under the provisions of the CBTPA. The CBTPA is provided for in 19 CFR 10.224 and the Form 450 can be found at https:// www.cbp.gov. Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the expiration date with a change to the burden hours. CBP proposes to reduce the burden hours by revising our estimate of the number of claims made under CBTPA on a yearly basis. These revised estimates are based on the number of CBTPA claims that CBP received in 2009. Type of Review: Extension (with change). Affected Public: Businesses. Estimated Number of Respondents: 84. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 57.2. Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 4,804. Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,201. If additional information is required contact: Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Regulations and Rulings, 799 9th Street, NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20229– 1177, at 202–325–0265. Dated: June 7, 2010. Tracey Denning, Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. [FR Doc. 2010–13935 Filed 6–9–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–14–P PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID FEMA–2010–0037] Hazardous Fire Risk Reduction, East Bay Hills, CA AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) intends to prepare an environmental impact statement evaluating the environmental impacts of funding a combination of hazardous fuel reduction projects within the East Bay Hills area in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California. The projects may be funded through Federal assistance grants under the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). DATES: Comments must be submitted by July 12, 2010. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket ID FEMA–2010– 0037, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Search for Docket ID FEMA–2010–0037 and follow the instructions for submitting comments. Fax: 703–483–2999. Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Room 835, Washington, DC 20472– 3100. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material, all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov, and will include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act notice that is available via a link in the footer of https:// www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access to the docket for this notice or comments submitted by the public on this notice, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov and search for docket ID FEMA–2010–0037. These documents may also be inspected at FEMA, Office of Chief Counsel, Room 835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472–3100. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alessandro Amaglio, Regional E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1 cprice-sewell on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 111 / Thursday, June 10, 2010 / Notices Environmental Officer, Region IX, FEMA, 1111 Broadway, Suite 1200, Oakland, CA 94607–4052 and phone number at (510) 627–7027. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing NEPA, and FEMA’s Environmental Considerations regulations require the preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) for major Federal actions that would have significant impacts on the quality of the human environment. The CEQ regulations at 40 CFR 1501.7 require the issuance of a notice of intent to prepare an EIS to initiate the scoping process. Scoping is an early and open process that assists the Federal action agency in determining the scope of issues to be addressed and for identifying significant issues related to a proposed action. FEMA has received four hazard mitigation applications for fuel reduction projects in the East Bay Hills area in California. The proposed action is to fund these four projects under section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), Public Law 93–288, as amended, establishing the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and Section 203 of the Stafford Act, establishing the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) grant program. The Strawberry Canyon Vegetation Management Project involves the removal of eucalyptus and other exoticnon native trees in a 60-acre area, chipping the downed trees and scattering the chips in portions of the cleared area, and the semiannual application of herbicides, as needed, to eradicate eucalyptus tree sprouts from the area. The Claremont Canyon Vegetation Management Project involves the removal of eucalyptus, Monterey pine, and acacia trees in a 45-acre area, chipping the downed trees and scattering the chips in portions of the cleared area, and the semiannual application of herbicides, as needed, to eradicate eucalyptus tree sprouts from the area. The City of Oakland’s project involves thinning and eradication techniques within 325 acres. The East Bay Regional Park District project involves the treatment of 590 acres to reduce fuel load through brush removal (mechanical and hand), chemical treatment, limbing and mowing, thinning, and grazing techniques as appropriate to reduce the risk of fire hazard. These projects would affect approximately 980 acres of the Wildland-Urban Interface in the East Bay Hills running from Lake Chabot to VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:40 Jun 09, 2010 Jkt 220001 Wildcat Canyon and Sobrante Ridge, encompassing both Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. In January 2008, FEMA published a notice of availability of a draft environmental assessment for the Strawberry Canyon Vegetation Management Project for public comment. The draft environmental assessment can be found at FEMA’s Web page https://www.fema.gov/library/ viewRecord.do?id=3111. The public involvement process revealed concerns regarding the effectiveness and scope of the vegetation removal methodologies and application of wood chips in portions of the area, impacts to plant and animal species in the area, and concerns regarding cumulative impacts of all projects in the area. FEMA has determined that an EIS should be conducted to address cumulatively the Vegetation Management Projects for the Strawberry Canyon as well as the Claremont Canyon, and the ones proposed by the City of Oakland and the East Bay Regional Park District. In addition to the proposed action, FEMA is considering the following alternatives: (1) No action, which involves denying the grant applications; (2) Funding the grant applications with conditions to address their environmental impacts; (3) Funding the grant applications with fuel reduction methodologies that are different than as proposed by the applicants; and (4) Partially funding the grant applications, including funding some grant projects and denying others. FEMA plans to conduct public scoping meetings during July 2010. FEMA will provide notices of the time and place of the meetings through local news media. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.; 40 CFR part 1500; 44 CFR part 10. W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2010–13926 Filed 6–9–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9119–19–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service 30-Day Federal Register Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of Information; Opportunity for Public Comment National Park Service, Interior. Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 32961 SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 3507) and 5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the National Park Service (NPS) invites public comments on an extension of a currently approved information collection Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control # 1024–0231. The OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the requested information collection, but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure maximum consideration, OMB should receive public comments within 30 days of the date on which this notice is published in the Federal Register. The National Park Service published the 60-day Federal Register notice to solicit comments on this proposed information collection on April 5, 2010 (75 FR 17152–17153). No comments were received on this notice. DATES: Public comments on the proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) must be received by July 12, 2010. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior (OMB #1024– 0231), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB by fax at 202/ 395–5806, or by electronic mail at OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. Please also send a copy of your comments to Ms. Jo A. Pendry, Chief, Commercial Services Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW. (2410), Washington, DC 20240, or electronically to jo_pendry@nps.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo A. Pendry, phone: 202–513–7156, fax: 202–371–2090, or at the address above. You are entitled to a copy of the entire ICR package free-of-charge. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Concession Contracts—36 CFR Part 51. OMB Control Number: 1024–0231. Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2010. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information collection. Description of Need: The information is being collected to meet the requirements of Sections 403(7) and (8) of the NPS Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 (the Act), concerning the granting of a preferential right to renew a concession contract and Section 405 of the Act regarding the construction of capital improvements by concessioners. The information will be used by the agency in considering appeals concerning preferred offeror determinations and agency review and E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2010-0037]


Hazardous Fire Risk Reduction, East Bay Hills, CA

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

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

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) intends to 
prepare an environmental impact statement evaluating the environmental 
impacts of funding a combination of hazardous fuel reduction projects 
within the East Bay Hills area in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, 
California. The projects may be funded through Federal assistance 
grants under the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) and Hazard Mitigation 
Grant Program (HMGP).

DATES: Comments must be submitted by July 12, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket ID FEMA-2010-
0037, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Search for 
Docket ID FEMA-2010-0037 and follow the instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Fax: 703-483-2999.
    Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of Chief Counsel, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Room 835, Washington, 
DC 20472-3100.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or 
material, all submissions will be posted, without change, to the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov, and will 
include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting 
this information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act 
notice that is available via a link in the footer of https://www.regulations.gov.
    Docket: For access to the docket for this notice or comments 
submitted by the public on this notice, go to the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov and search for docket ID FEMA-
2010-0037. These documents may also be inspected at FEMA, Office of 
Chief Counsel, Room 835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472-3100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alessandro Amaglio, Regional

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Environmental Officer, Region IX, FEMA, 1111 Broadway, Suite 1200, 
Oakland, CA 94607-4052 and phone number at (510) 627-7027.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 102(2)(C) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Council on Environmental 
Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing NEPA, and FEMA's Environmental 
Considerations regulations require the preparation of an environmental 
impact statement (EIS) for major Federal actions that would have 
significant impacts on the quality of the human environment. The CEQ 
regulations at 40 CFR 1501.7 require the issuance of a notice of intent 
to prepare an EIS to initiate the scoping process. Scoping is an early 
and open process that assists the Federal action agency in determining 
the scope of issues to be addressed and for identifying significant 
issues related to a proposed action.
    FEMA has received four hazard mitigation applications for fuel 
reduction projects in the East Bay Hills area in California. The 
proposed action is to fund these four projects under section 404 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(Stafford Act), Public Law 93-288, as amended, establishing the Hazard 
Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and Section 203 of the Stafford Act, 
establishing the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) grant program. The 
Strawberry Canyon Vegetation Management Project involves the removal of 
eucalyptus and other exotic-non native trees in a 60-acre area, 
chipping the downed trees and scattering the chips in portions of the 
cleared area, and the semiannual application of herbicides, as needed, 
to eradicate eucalyptus tree sprouts from the area. The Claremont 
Canyon Vegetation Management Project involves the removal of 
eucalyptus, Monterey pine, and acacia trees in a 45-acre area, chipping 
the downed trees and scattering the chips in portions of the cleared 
area, and the semiannual application of herbicides, as needed, to 
eradicate eucalyptus tree sprouts from the area. The City of Oakland's 
project involves thinning and eradication techniques within 325 acres. 
The East Bay Regional Park District project involves the treatment of 
590 acres to reduce fuel load through brush removal (mechanical and 
hand), chemical treatment, limbing and mowing, thinning, and grazing 
techniques as appropriate to reduce the risk of fire hazard. These 
projects would affect approximately 980 acres of the Wildland-Urban 
Interface in the East Bay Hills running from Lake Chabot to Wildcat 
Canyon and Sobrante Ridge, encompassing both Alameda and Contra Costa 
Counties.
    In January 2008, FEMA published a notice of availability of a draft 
environmental assessment for the Strawberry Canyon Vegetation 
Management Project for public comment. The draft environmental 
assessment can be found at FEMA's Web page https://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3111. The public involvement process revealed concerns 
regarding the effectiveness and scope of the vegetation removal 
methodologies and application of wood chips in portions of the area, 
impacts to plant and animal species in the area, and concerns regarding 
cumulative impacts of all projects in the area. FEMA has determined 
that an EIS should be conducted to address cumulatively the Vegetation 
Management Projects for the Strawberry Canyon as well as the Claremont 
Canyon, and the ones proposed by the City of Oakland and the East Bay 
Regional Park District.
    In addition to the proposed action, FEMA is considering the 
following alternatives:
    (1) No action, which involves denying the grant applications;
    (2) Funding the grant applications with conditions to address their 
environmental impacts;
    (3) Funding the grant applications with fuel reduction 
methodologies that are different than as proposed by the applicants; 
and
    (4) Partially funding the grant applications, including funding 
some grant projects and denying others.
    FEMA plans to conduct public scoping meetings during July 2010. 
FEMA will provide notices of the time and place of the meetings through 
local news media.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.; 40 CFR part 1500; 44 CFR part 
10.

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2010-13926 Filed 6-9-10; 8:45 am]
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