Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Connecticut Advisory Committee, 776-777 [2012-1]

Download as PDF 776 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 2012 / Notices structure. There is a need to increase patch sizes to shift age and size class distributions to increase high quality early seral wildlife habitats. Landscape burning and timber harvest that mimics natural fire would help increase forest resilience, help reduce risk of wildfires, and help create high quality habitats that would benefit neotropical migratory birds, resident birds, small mammals, and big game species. Fire dependent wildlife species would benefit from landscape burning. pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Watershed Improvement Purpose: Reduce potential sediment inputs into the aquatic ecosystem from roads. Need: There are 283 miles of road within the project area, 200 of which are needed for current and future management. The remaining 83 miles of road have been cleared for decommissioning under the SF/WF Clear Creek Road Decommissioning EA (2011). The roads needed for management can contribute sediment to streams through road surface erosion and potential culvert failures. Surface erosion occurs during spring snowmelt and rain events. Dirt coming off roads is diverted into ditchlines which are often directed into streams. Preliminary surveys show most roads in the area are drained by ditches. Culvert failures can result from undersized, damaged or rusting culverts which can plug with debris and then fail as water saturates the surrounding fill. Failures can contribute large pulses of sediment into streams. Surveys indicate at least 60 miles of road with culverts that are in need of replacement or cleaning. There is a minimum of 40 high or moderate priority culverts in need of replacement, and 12 in need of cleaning. There are an additional 40 low priority culverts in need of replacement and 15 in need of cleaning. The surveyed roads pose the highest risk to streams in the project area. The desired condition for roads is to have ditchlines that drain road surface water away from streams and onto the forest floor. All culverts at stream crossings are appropriately sized to allow for the passage of material within minimal risk of plugging. There is a need to drain roadside ditchline water away from streams by installing cross drain pipes near live stream crossings. The cross drain pipes collect ditchline water and direct it onto the forest floor. There is also a need to replace existing undersized, damaged, or rusting culverts on streams to minimize failure potential. VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:40 Jan 05, 2012 Jkt 226001 The Proposed Action Would Improve Forest Health, Provide Goods and Services, Reduce Fuels and Improve Wildlife Habitat • Conduct ‘‘variable retention’’ regeneration harvest and post harvest burning activities on up to 2500 acres to create early successional plant communities and improve wildlife habitat while re-establishing long-lived early seral tree species. Variable retention harvest would include areas of full retention (clumps), irregular edges, and retention of snags and legacy trees to provide structure and a future source of woody debris. Openings will likely exceed 40 acres. • Commercially thin approximately 7810 acres to reduce stand densities improve forest health and reduce the chance of crown fire. • Apply improvement harvest to approximately 311 acres (thin from below) to remove encroachment and ladder fuels from ponderosa pine dominated stands. • Construct a minimum temporary road system to carry out the proposed action. Roads would be decommissioned after use. • Pre-commercially thin approximately 1865 acres to reduce stand densities improve forest health and reduce fuels. • Restore approximately 42 acres of bunchgrass communities through prescribed burning and revegetation with native grasses to improve wildlife winter range through reestablishment of native grasses and forbs. • Apply approximately 1400 acres of low and mixed severity prescribed fire within the Clear Creek Roadless area to restore natural fire regimes, reduce fuels, improve wildlife habitat and create mosaic forest conditions. Proposed activities are consistent with Idaho Roadless Rule. There is no timber cutting planned within the Clear Creek Roadless area Reduce Sediment Production and Address Transportation Needs • Conduct maintenance on or improve 100–130 miles of system roads including culvert installation or replacement, ditch cleaning, and riprap placement for drainage improvement. It may also include gravel placement, road grading and dust abatement. • Additional site specific maintenance or improvements would occur to improve watershed conditions on up to 20 miles of roads outside of proposed treatment areas. • Decommission 2–5 miles of system roads no longer considered necessary for transportation needs. PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Possible Alternatives the Forest Service will consider include a noaction alternative, which will serve as a baseline for comparison of alternatives. The proposed action will be considered along with additional alternatives that will be developed to meet the purpose and need for action, and to address significant issues identified during scoping. The Responsible Official is the Nez Perce-ClearwaterForest Supervisor. 12730 Highway 12, Orofinio, ID 83544. The Decision To Be Made is whether to adopt the proposed action, in whole or in part, or another alternative; and what mitigation measures and management requirements will be implemented. The Scoping Process for the EIS is being initiated with this notice. The scoping process will identify issues to be analyzed in detail and will lead to the developemnt of alternatives to the proposal. The Forest Service is seeking information and comments from other Federal, State, and local agencies; Tribal Governments; and organizations and individuals who may be interested in or affected by the proposed action. Comments received in response to this notice, including the names and addresses of those who comment, will be a part of the project record and available for public review. Early Notice of Importance of Public Participation in Subsequent Environmental Review: A draft environmental impact statement will be prepared for comment. The second major opportunity for public input will be when the draft EIS is published. The comment period for the draft EIS will be 45 days from the date the Environmental Protection Agency publishes the notice of availability in the Federal Register. The Draft EIS is anticipated to be available for public review in February 2013. Dated: December 19, 2011. Rick Brazell, Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. 2012–40 Filed 1–5–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Connecticut 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 planning meeting of the E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM 06JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 2012 / Notices Connecticut Advisory Committee to the Commission will be held at the University of Connecticut School of Law, Faculty Lounge, 55 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT 06105, and will convene at 12:00 noon (EST) Friday, January 13, 2012. The purpose of the planning meeting is to work to finalize the Committee report on racial profiling. Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments. The comments must be received in the regional office by Monday, February 13, 2011. Comments may be mailed to the Eastern Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 624 9th Street NW., Suite 740, Washington, DC 20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or emailed to ero@usccr.gov. Persons needing accessibility services should contact the Eastern 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 Eastern 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 Eastern 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. planning meeting is to plan future activities. Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments. The comments must be received in the regional office by Monday, February 13, 2012. Comments may be mailed to the Eastern Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 624 9th Street NW., Suite 740, Washington, DC 20425, fax to (202) 376–7548, or email to ero@usccr.gov. Persons needing accessibility services should contact the Eastern 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 Eastern 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, www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Eastern 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. Fresh Garlic From the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On September 1, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated the third sunset review of the antidumping duty order fresh garlic from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’), pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The Department has conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review for this order pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of this sunset review, the Department finds that revocation of the antidumping Scope of the Order The products subject to the antidumping duty order are all grades of garlic, whole or separated into constituent cloves, whether or not peeled, fresh, chilled, frozen, provisionally preserved, or packed in water or other neutral substance, but not prepared or preserved by the addition of other ingredients or heat processing. The differences between grades are based on color, size, sheathing, and level of decay. The scope of the order does not include the following: (a) Garlic that has been mechanically harvested and that is primarily, but not exclusively, destined Dated in Washington, DC, December 31, 2011. Peter Minarik, Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. [FR Doc. 2012–2 Filed 1–5–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P [FR Doc. 2012–1 Filed 1–5–12; 8:45 am] International Trade Administration BILLING CODE 6335–01–P [A–570–831] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the New Hampshire 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 briefing meeting and planning meeting of the New Hampshire Advisory Committee to the Commission will be held at the City Hall Auditorium, 1 City Hall Plaza, Manchester, NH 03101, and will convene at 5:30 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. The purpose of briefing meeting is to learn about diversity issues in the public school system. The purpose of the VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:40 Jan 05, 2012 Jkt 226001 duty order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. DATES: Effective Date: January 6, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Sean Carey or Dana Mermelstein, AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3964 and (202) 482–1391, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 1, 2011, the Department published the notice of initiation of the third sunset review of the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from the PRC pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation of FiveYear (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 76 FR 54430 (September 1, 2011). The Department received a notice of intent to participate from the Fresh Garlic Producers Association and its individual members: Christopher Ranch LLC; The Garlic Company; Valley Garlic, Inc.; and Vessey and Company, Inc. (collectively ‘‘the domestic interested parties’’’), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as domestic producers and packagers of fresh garlic and a trade association whose members produce and process a domestic like product in the United States. The Department received an adequate substantive response to the notice of initiation from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no responses from the respondent interested parties. As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(5)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the order. Dated in Washington, DC, December 31, 2011. Peter Minarik, Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 777 AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM 06JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2012)]
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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Connecticut 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 planning meeting of 
the

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Connecticut Advisory Committee to the Commission will be held at the 
University of Connecticut School of Law, Faculty Lounge, 55 Elizabeth 
Street, Hartford, CT 06105, and will convene at 12:00 noon (EST) 
Friday, January 13, 2012. The purpose of the planning meeting is to 
work to finalize the Committee report on racial profiling.
    Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments. The 
comments must be received in the regional office by Monday, February 
13, 2011. Comments may be mailed to the Eastern Regional Office, U.S. 
Commission on Civil Rights, 624 9th Street NW., Suite 740, Washington, 
DC 20425, faxed to (202) 376-7548, or emailed to ero@usccr.gov.
    Persons needing accessibility services should contact the Eastern 
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 Eastern 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 Eastern 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, December 31, 2011.
Peter Minarik,
Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit
[FR Doc. 2012-1 Filed 1-5-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6335-01-P

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