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Forest Service
Kaibab National Forest, Williams
Ranger District; Arizona; Bill Williams
Mountain Restoration Project
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose and Need for Action
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
The purpose of the proposed
action is to improve the health and
sustainability of forested conditions on
and surrounding Bill Williams
Mountain by reducing hazardous fuels
and moving vegetative conditions in the
project area toward the future desired
conditions. The project area is located
approximately 4 miles south-southwest
of the city of Williams, Arizona. The
Proposed Action includes a
combination of commercial timber
harvest treatments and non-commercial
mechanical treatments on
approximately 15,200 acres. Treatments
would thin stands with mechanized
equipment to meet or move toward the
desired conditions, and in some stands,
non-commercial treatments may be the
only treatments feasible/necessary to
achieve resource objectives. Prescribed
fire is also proposed to be used on
approximately 15,200 acres of the
project area. In some areas, prescribed
fire would be used in conjunction with
mechanical treatments to achieve
restoration and fuel treatment
objectives. In other areas where
operability is limited and more costly,
only prescribed burning may be used to
meet resource objectives.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by May
23, 2011. The draft environmental
impact statement is expected September
2011 and the final environmental
impact statement is expected December
2011.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Tom Mutz, Team Leader, Kaibab
National Forest, Williams Ranger
District, 742 S. Clover Road, Williams,
AZ 86046. Comments may also be sent
via e-mail (with subject, Bill Williams
Mountain Restoration Project Scoping
Comment) to comments-southwesternkaibab-williams@fs.fed.us or via
facsimile to (928) 635.5680. A public
meeting has been scheduled for
Wednesday May 11, 2011 at 6 p.m. at
the Williams Ranger District Office, 742
South Clover Road, Williams, AZ.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
Mutz at (928) 635.5661.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
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The purpose of the proposed action is
to improve the health and sustainability
of forested conditions on and
surrounding Bill Williams Mountain by
reducing hazardous fuels and moving
vegetative conditions in the project area
toward the future desired conditions.
This work is needed to directly and
indirectly improve the watershed
conditions feeding the City of Williams
water supply.
Proposed Action
To meet the purpose and need for
action, the Kaibab National Forest
proposes to treat stands surrounding
Bill Williams Mountain with
mechanized equipment and prescribed
fire. A combination of commercial
timber harvest treatments and noncommercial mechanical treatments is
proposed on approximately 15,200
acres. Mechanized treatments include
hand felling, ground-based logging
systems, cable-logging systems and
helicopter logging. Treatments would
thin stands to meet or move toward the
desired conditions and in some stands,
non-commercial treatments may be the
only treatments feasible/necessary to
achieve resource objectives. Prescribed
fire is also proposed to be used on
approximately 15,200 acres of the
project area. In some areas, prescribed
fire would be used in conjunction with
mechanical treatments to achieve
restoration and fuel treatment
objectives. In other areas where
operability is limited and more costly,
only prescribed burning may be used to
meet resource objectives.
Responsible Official
Kaibab Forest Supervisor.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
Based on the purpose and need for
action, the findings in the
Environmental Impact Statement and
supporting project record, and the
consideration of the best available
science, the Forest Supervisor will
decide:
• Whether to select the proposed
action or one of the alternatives;
• What mitigation and/or monitoring
measures will be required during
implementation of the proposed action
or any alternative selected;
• What language and content changes
are needed to the Kaibab National Forest
Land Management Plan.
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Preliminary Issues
Early in the development of the
proposed action for this project the
Williams Ranger District hosted six
‘‘brainstorming’’ sessions. Many
comments received during these
sessions were incorporated into the
purpose and need for action and desired
conditions for the project area. Other
comments have helped to identify
preliminary issues that need to be
considered in the development of the
environmental impact statement, such
as:
• The consequences and risks of a
wildfire on the mountain;
• The protection of the watershed and
treatment of steep slopes;
• The safety and protection of life and
property on and within the vicinity of
Bill Williams Mountain;
• The potential effects to Mexican
Spotted Owl habitat;
• And, the potential effects to natural
and cultural resources, including the
protection of a Traditional Cultural
Property.
Scoping Process
This notice of intent initiates the
scoping process, which will guide the
development of an environmental
impact statement for this project. The
Kaibab National Forest invites public
comment and participation regarding
this project and subsequent EIS through
scoping efforts in the form of this notice
in the Federal Register; the Schedule of
Proposed Actions (SOPA); and letters
sent to potentially interested persons,
tribal governments, and State and other
Federal agencies. A scoping meeting
will also be hosted at the Williams
Ranger District on Wednesday May 11,
2011 at 6 p.m. to discuss the proposed
action and accept comments. The ranger
station is located at 742 South Clover
Road, Williams, AZ 86046. Information
will be posted on the Kaibab National
Forest Web site as the project
progresses. Comments received during
these scoping efforts will be used to
determine the scope and significant
issues to be analyzed in depth in the
environmental impact statement.
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.
Comments received in response to
this solicitation, including names and
addresses of those who comment, will
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be part of the public record for this
proposed action. Comments submitted
anonymously will be accepted and
considered; however, anonymous
comments will not provide the Agency
with the ability to provide the
respondent with subsequent
environmental documents.
Authority: 40 CFR 1508.22 and 36 CFR
220.5(b).
Dated: April 14, 2011.
Martie Schramm,
District Ranger.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Central Montana Resource Advisory
Committee; Correction
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Forest Service published
a document in the Federal Register of
April 13, 2011, concerning a notice of
meeting for the Central Montana
Resource Advisory Committee. The
document contained an incorrect date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron
Wiseman, 406–566–2292.
SUMMARY:
Correction
In the Federal Register of April 13,
2011, in FR Doc. 2011–9006, on page
20624, in the second column, correcrt
the DATES caption to read: The meeting
will be held April 28, 2011 and will
begin at 7 p.m.
Dated: April 15, 2011.
Ron B. Wiseman,
Designated Federal Official.
public briefing and planning meeting to
identify a future civil rights project.
Members of the public are entitled to
submit written comments. The
comments must be received in the
regional office by June 3, 2011. 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
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.
Dated in Washington, DC, April 15, 2011.
Peter Minarik,
Acting Chief, Regional Programs
Coordination Unit.
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of the Louisiana 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 Louisiana
Advisory Committee to the Commission
will convene on Tuesday, May 10, 2011
at 2 p.m. and adjourn at approximately
6 p.m. at Southern University Law
Center, Room 227, 1 Roosevelt Steptoe
Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70813. The
purpose of the meeting is to conduct a
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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).
Title: Certification Requirements for
NOAA’s Hydrographic Product Quality
Assurance Program.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0507.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
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Number of Respondents: 5.
Average Hours per Response: Initial
application, documentation to
accompany an item submitted for
certification, and request for
reconsideration of a NOAA decision, 4
hours each; inquiries, 1 hour each.
Burden Hours: 16.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a
regular submission (extension) of a
current information collection.
NOAA was mandated to develop and
implement a quality assurance program
under which the Administrator may
certify privately-made hydrographic
products. NOAA has established
procedures by which hydrographic
products are proposed for certification;
by which standards and compliance
tests are developed, adopted, and
applied for those products; and by
which certification is awarded or
denied. The application and
recordkeeping requirements at 15 CFR
996 are basis for this collection of
information.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
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 6616, 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
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: April 15, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Survey of Income
and Program Participation (SIPP) 2012
Re-engineered SIPP—Field Test
U.S. Census Bureau,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Kaibab National Forest, Williams Ranger District; Arizona; Bill
Williams Mountain Restoration Project
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of the proposed action is to improve the health
and sustainability of forested conditions on and surrounding Bill
Williams Mountain by reducing hazardous fuels and moving vegetative
conditions in the project area toward the future desired conditions.
The project area is located approximately 4 miles south-southwest of
the city of Williams, Arizona. The Proposed Action includes a
combination of commercial timber harvest treatments and non-commercial
mechanical treatments on approximately 15,200 acres. Treatments would
thin stands with mechanized equipment to meet or move toward the
desired conditions, and in some stands, non-commercial treatments may
be the only treatments feasible/necessary to achieve resource
objectives. Prescribed fire is also proposed to be used on
approximately 15,200 acres of the project area. In some areas,
prescribed fire would be used in conjunction with mechanical treatments
to achieve restoration and fuel treatment objectives. In other areas
where operability is limited and more costly, only prescribed burning
may be used to meet resource objectives.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received
by May 23, 2011. The draft environmental impact statement is expected
September 2011 and the final environmental impact statement is expected
December 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Tom Mutz, Team Leader, Kaibab
National Forest, Williams Ranger District, 742 S. Clover Road,
Williams, AZ 86046. Comments may also be sent via e-mail (with subject,
Bill Williams Mountain Restoration Project Scoping Comment) to
comments-southwestern-kaibab-williams@fs.fed.us or via facsimile to
(928) 635.5680. A public meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday May
11, 2011 at 6 p.m. at the Williams Ranger District Office, 742 South
Clover Road, Williams, AZ.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Mutz at (928) 635.5661.
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:
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose of the proposed action is to improve the health and
sustainability of forested conditions on and surrounding Bill Williams
Mountain by reducing hazardous fuels and moving vegetative conditions
in the project area toward the future desired conditions. This work is
needed to directly and indirectly improve the watershed conditions
feeding the City of Williams water supply.
Proposed Action
To meet the purpose and need for action, the Kaibab National Forest
proposes to treat stands surrounding Bill Williams Mountain with
mechanized equipment and prescribed fire. A combination of commercial
timber harvest treatments and non-commercial mechanical treatments is
proposed on approximately 15,200 acres. Mechanized treatments include
hand felling, ground-based logging systems, cable-logging systems and
helicopter logging. Treatments would thin stands to meet or move toward
the desired conditions and in some stands, non-commercial treatments
may be the only treatments feasible/necessary to achieve resource
objectives. Prescribed fire is also proposed to be used on
approximately 15,200 acres of the project area. In some areas,
prescribed fire would be used in conjunction with mechanical treatments
to achieve restoration and fuel treatment objectives. In other areas
where operability is limited and more costly, only prescribed burning
may be used to meet resource objectives.
Responsible Official
Kaibab Forest Supervisor.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
Based on the purpose and need for action, the findings in the
Environmental Impact Statement and supporting project record, and the
consideration of the best available science, the Forest Supervisor will
decide:
Whether to select the proposed action or one of the
alternatives;
What mitigation and/or monitoring measures will be
required during implementation of the proposed action or any
alternative selected;
What language and content changes are needed to the Kaibab
National Forest Land Management Plan.
Preliminary Issues
Early in the development of the proposed action for this project
the Williams Ranger District hosted six ``brainstorming'' sessions.
Many comments received during these sessions were incorporated into the
purpose and need for action and desired conditions for the project
area. Other comments have helped to identify preliminary issues that
need to be considered in the development of the environmental impact
statement, such as:
The consequences and risks of a wildfire on the mountain;
The protection of the watershed and treatment of steep
slopes;
The safety and protection of life and property on and
within the vicinity of Bill Williams Mountain;
The potential effects to Mexican Spotted Owl habitat;
And, the potential effects to natural and cultural
resources, including the protection of a Traditional Cultural Property.
Scoping Process
This notice of intent initiates the scoping process, which will
guide the development of an environmental impact statement for this
project. The Kaibab National Forest invites public comment and
participation regarding this project and subsequent EIS through scoping
efforts in the form of this notice in the Federal Register; the
Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA); and letters sent to potentially
interested persons, tribal governments, and State and other Federal
agencies. A scoping meeting will also be hosted at the Williams Ranger
District on Wednesday May 11, 2011 at 6 p.m. to discuss the proposed
action and accept comments. The ranger station is located at 742 South
Clover Road, Williams, AZ 86046. Information will be posted on the
Kaibab National Forest Web site as the project progresses. Comments
received during these scoping efforts will be used to determine the
scope and significant issues to be analyzed in depth in the
environmental impact statement.
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.
Comments received in response to this solicitation, including names
and addresses of those who comment, will
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be part of the public record for this proposed action. Comments
submitted anonymously will be accepted and considered; however,
anonymous comments will not provide the Agency with the ability to
provide the respondent with subsequent environmental documents.
Authority: 40 CFR 1508.22 and 36 CFR 220.5(b).
Dated: April 14, 2011.
Martie Schramm,
District Ranger.
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