Umatilla National Forest, Walla Walla Ranger District, Oregon, Cobbler II Timber Sale and Fuels Reduction Project, 26239-26240 [2011-11097]
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Friday, May 6, 2011
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0044]
Bovine Tuberculosis and Brucellosis;
Public Meetings
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
This is to inform the public of
upcoming meetings in Lansing, MI,
Atlanta, GA, Bozeman, MT, and
Amarillo, TX, to provide an opportunity
for stakeholders to offer their input on
a new framework being developed for
the bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis
programs in the United States. The
meetings are being organized by the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service.
SUMMARY:
The meetings will be held on
May 19, May 24, June 1, and June 6,
2011, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (local time)
each day. Registration for each meeting
will begin at 7:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting on May
19, 2011, will be held at the Causeway
Bay Hotel and Convention Center, 6820
South Cedar Street, Lansing, MI. The
public meeting on May 24, 2011, will be
held at the Renaissance Concourse
Atlanta Airport Hotel, 1 Hartsfield
Center Parkway, Atlanta, GA. The
public meeting on June 1, 2011, will be
held at the Holiday Inn Bozeman
Airport, 5 East Baxter Lane, Bozeman,
MT. The public meeting on June 6,
2011, will be held at the Holiday Inn
Airport, 1911 I–40 East, Ext. 71 and
Ross-Osage, Amarillo, TX.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Lee Ann Thomas, Director, Ruminant
Health Programs, National Center for
Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 43, Riverdale, MD
20737, (301) 734–5256.
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The U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) is
currently developing proposed revisions
to its programs regarding bovine
tuberculosis (TB) and bovine brucellosis
in the United States. In keeping with its
commitment to partnering with States,
Tribal Nations, and industry in
identifying appropriate changes to the
two programs, USDA is planning to host
four public meetings to discuss
potential changes to these programs.
The meetings will take place in Lansing,
MI, Atlanta, GA, Bozeman, MT, and
Amarillo, TX, on May 19, May 24, June
1, and June 6, 2011, respectively (see
ADDRESSES).
Topics to be discussed at the meetings
are contained in a TB and brucellosis
regulatory framework developed jointly
by USDA and State and Tribal
representatives, and include:
1. Program (State) requirements;
2. Surveillance;
3. Zoning;
4. Affected herd management and
epidemiological investigations;
5. Importation of animals;
6. Indemnity;
7. Interstate movement requirements;
and
8 Approval of diagnostic tests and
laboratories.
The regulatory framework will be
available as of May 5, 2011, on the
Regulations.gov Web site (see link
below) and on the APHIS Web site at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
animal_health/tb_bruc/meetings.html.
Due to time constraints, public
discussion at each meeting will be
limited. Written statements on meeting
topics may be filed with USDA through
June 20, 2011, via the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/main?main=
DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2011-0044 or by
sending them to the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Written statements may also be filed at
the meetings. Please refer to Docket No.
APHIS–2011–0044 when submitting
your statements.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of
May 2011.
Gregory L. Parham,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Umatilla National Forest, Walla Walla
Ranger District, Oregon, Cobbler II
Timber Sale and Fuels Reduction
Project
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (SEIS) to the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
for the Cobbler II Timber Sale and Fuels
Reduction Project.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
On January 27, 2011, Umatilla
National Forest Supervisor Kevin
Martin withdrew his October 8, 2010
Record of Decision (ROD) for the
Cobbler II Timber Sale and Fuels
Reduction Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS).
The Umatilla National Forest will
prepare a Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement (SEIS) to clarify and
revise portions of the Cobbler II Timber
Sale and Fuels Reduction project FEIS
analysis.
DATES: There will be no additional
scoping period for the Cobbler II Timber
Sale and Fuels Reduction Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS).
This is consistent with regulations
found at 40 CFR 1509.2 (ii)(4). There
will be a 45-day public comment period
held when the Draft SEIS is released.
The Draft SEIS is expected in June
2011. The final SEIS is expected in
October 2011.
ADDRESSES: This SEIS analysis in being
overseen by: Michael Rassbach, District
Ranger; Walla Walla Ranger District;
1415 W. Rose; Walla Walla, Washington
99362.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimpton Cooper, 509–522–6290 or
kmcooper@fs.fed.us.
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.
Information concerning the Cobbler II
Timber Sale and Fuels Reduction
project FEIS can be found on the
Umatilla National Forest Web site at
(https://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_test/fsusda-pop.html?project=29678).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Purpose and Need for Action
The Purpose and Need for the Cobbler
II Timber Sale and Fuels Reduction
SEIS is the same as identified within the
Cobbler II Timber Sale and Fuels
Reduction Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) on pages 1–4 and 1–5.
The Forest Service is preparing this
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (SEIS) to clarify and revise
sections of the environmental analysis
conducted for the original October 2010
Cobbler II FEIS.
Proposed Action
The actions proposed and analyzed in
the Cobbler II FEIS will not change in
the SEIS. The Umatilla National Forest
proposes to supplement the following
analysis to that which was originally
presented in the Cobbler II Timber Sale
and Fuels Reduction FEIS (October
2010).
• Chapter 1
Æ Minor editorial changes and
additional clarifying information.
• Chapter 2
Æ Minor editorial changes and
additional clarifying information.
• Chapter 3
Æ Clarification of cumulative effects
analysis for all resources .
Æ Revision of wildlife environmental
effects section.
Æ Revision of vegetation environmetal
effects section.
Æ Other editorial changes and
additional clarifying information.
The supplemental information
presented within the SEIS will replace
the corresponding information found in
the October 2010 Cobbler II FEIS. For
example, the revised wildlife
environmental effects section of the
SEIS will replace the wildlife
environmental effects section of the
FEIS. All other areas of the anlaysis that
are not identified for supplementation
within the SEIS will remain unaltered
from its presentation in the FEIS. In this
manner the SEIS and FEIS will be
companion documents.
Responsible Official
Forest Supervisor for the Umatilla
National Forest, Kevin Martin.
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Nature of Decision To Be Made
The decisions to be made include:
1. Whether a Forest Plan amendment
should occur at this time?
2. Whether harvest and prescribed
landscape fire along with associated
activities should occur, and if so, how
much and where?
3. Whether other vegetation
management activities (hardwood
restoration, meadow restoration, and
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non-commercial thinning) and their
associated activities should occur and
when should they occur?
4. What monitoring or mitigation
measures should be taken or needed?
Opportunity to Comment
This notice is for a supplemental EIS,
and therefore no further scoping is
necessary (40 CFR 1502.9 (ii)(4)).
The public has had several formal
opportunities to comment on this
project prior to the initiation of this
SEIS. The public will be provided a
formal opportunity to comment when
the Draft SEIS is released in June 2011.
Comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses of those who comment, will
become part of the public record for this
proposed action. Comments submitted
anonymously will be accepted and
considered; however, anonymous
comments will not provide the
respondent with standing to participate
in subsequent administrative review or
judicial review.
Dated: April 28, 2011.
Kevin Martin,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Big Horn County Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Big Horn County
Resource Advisory Committee will meet
in Greybull, Wyoming. The committee
is meeting as authorized under the
Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110–
343) and in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
is to hold the fourth meeting and to vote
on project proposals.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June
2, 2011, and will begin at 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Big Horn County Weed and Pest
Building, 4782 Highway 310, Greybull,
Wyoming. Written comments about this
meeting should be sent to Laurie
Walters-Clark, Bighorn National Forest,
2013 Eastside 2nd Street, Sheridan,
Wyoming 82801. Comments may also be
sent via e-mail to comments-bighorn@
fs.fed.us, with the words Big Horn
County RAC in the subject line.
Facsimilies may be sent to 307–674–
2668.
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All comments, including names and
addresses when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at Bighorn
National Forest, 2013 Eastside 2nd
Street, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801.
Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to
307–674–2600 to facilitate entry into the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laurie Walters-Clark, RAC Coordinator,
USDA, Bighorn National Forest, 2013
Eastside 2nd Street, Sheridan, Wyoming
82801; (307) 674–2627.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the
hearing impaired may call 1–307–674–
2604 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Mountain time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. The
following business will be conducted:
(1) Introductions of all committee
members and Forest Service personnel,
(2) Finalization and approval of Project
Evaluation Criteria, (3) Project reviews,
and (4) Public Comment, and (5) Project
voting for recommendation. Persons
who wish to bring related matters to the
attention of the Committee may file
written statements with the Committee
staff before or after the meeting.
Dated: April 29, 2011.
William T. Bass,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Butte County Resource Advisory
Committee (RAC)
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Butte County Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a
meeting on May 23, 2011 in Oroville,
CA. The purpose of the meeting is to:
Review Secure Rural Schools
legislation, Sec. 204 (f) and discuss the
50% watershed restoration/road
maintenance funding goal; discuss
developing a process for providing
partial funding; discuss requiring a
maximum request amount; review and
discuss examples of watershed/stream
restoration and road maintenance
projects along with monitoring projects
such as GPS/GIS mapping; review
funding Cycle 2 application and
instructions and discuss improvements
as necessary; review a timeline for Cycle
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Umatilla National Forest, Walla Walla Ranger District, Oregon,
Cobbler II Timber Sale and Fuels Reduction Project
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (SEIS) to the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for
the Cobbler II Timber Sale and Fuels Reduction Project.
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SUMMARY: On January 27, 2011, Umatilla National Forest Supervisor Kevin
Martin withdrew his October 8, 2010 Record of Decision (ROD) for the
Cobbler II Timber Sale and Fuels Reduction Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS).
The Umatilla National Forest will prepare a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to clarify and revise portions of
the Cobbler II Timber Sale and Fuels Reduction project FEIS analysis.
DATES: There will be no additional scoping period for the Cobbler II
Timber Sale and Fuels Reduction Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (SEIS). This is consistent with regulations found at 40 CFR
1509.2 (ii)(4). There will be a 45-day public comment period held when
the Draft SEIS is released.
The Draft SEIS is expected in June 2011. The final SEIS is expected
in October 2011.
ADDRESSES: This SEIS analysis in being overseen by: Michael Rassbach,
District Ranger; Walla Walla Ranger District; 1415 W. Rose; Walla
Walla, Washington 99362.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimpton Cooper, 509-522-6290 or
kmcooper@fs.fed.us.
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.
Information concerning the Cobbler II Timber Sale and Fuels
Reduction project FEIS can be found on the Umatilla National Forest Web
site at (https://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_test/fs-usda-pop.html?project=29678).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Purpose and Need for Action
The Purpose and Need for the Cobbler II Timber Sale and Fuels
Reduction SEIS is the same as identified within the Cobbler II Timber
Sale and Fuels Reduction Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on
pages 1-4 and 1-5. The Forest Service is preparing this Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to clarify and revise sections of
the environmental analysis conducted for the original October 2010
Cobbler II FEIS.
Proposed Action
The actions proposed and analyzed in the Cobbler II FEIS will not
change in the SEIS. The Umatilla National Forest proposes to supplement
the following analysis to that which was originally presented in the
Cobbler II Timber Sale and Fuels Reduction FEIS (October 2010).
Chapter 1
[cir] Minor editorial changes and additional clarifying
information.
Chapter 2
[cir] Minor editorial changes and additional clarifying
information.
Chapter 3
[cir] Clarification of cumulative effects analysis for all
resources .
[cir] Revision of wildlife environmental effects section.
[cir] Revision of vegetation environmetal effects section.
[cir] Other editorial changes and additional clarifying
information.
The supplemental information presented within the SEIS will replace
the corresponding information found in the October 2010 Cobbler II
FEIS. For example, the revised wildlife environmental effects section
of the SEIS will replace the wildlife environmental effects section of
the FEIS. All other areas of the anlaysis that are not identified for
supplementation within the SEIS will remain unaltered from its
presentation in the FEIS. In this manner the SEIS and FEIS will be
companion documents.
Responsible Official
Forest Supervisor for the Umatilla National Forest, Kevin Martin.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
The decisions to be made include:
1. Whether a Forest Plan amendment should occur at this time?
2. Whether harvest and prescribed landscape fire along with
associated activities should occur, and if so, how much and where?
3. Whether other vegetation management activities (hardwood
restoration, meadow restoration, and non-commercial thinning) and their
associated activities should occur and when should they occur?
4. What monitoring or mitigation measures should be taken or
needed?
Opportunity to Comment
This notice is for a supplemental EIS, and therefore no further
scoping is necessary (40 CFR 1502.9 (ii)(4)).
The public has had several formal opportunities to comment on this
project prior to the initiation of this SEIS. The public will be
provided a formal opportunity to comment when the Draft SEIS is
released in June 2011.
Comments received in response to this notice, including names and
addresses of those who comment, will become part of the public record
for this proposed action. Comments submitted anonymously will be
accepted and considered; however, anonymous comments will not provide
the respondent with standing to participate in subsequent
administrative review or judicial review.
Dated: April 28, 2011.
Kevin Martin,
Forest Supervisor.
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