Designation for the State of Alabama; Saginaw, TX; Essex, IL; Springfield, IL; Savage, MN; and State of Washington Areas, 6780-6781 [2012-3006]
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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 1,400 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.
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 inpart, 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
Designation for the State of Alabama;
Saginaw, TX; Essex, IL; Springfield, IL;
Savage, MN; and State of Washington
Areas
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
GIPSA is announcing the
designation of the Alabama Department
SUMMARY:
of Agriculture and Industries (Alabama);
Gulf Country Grain Inspection Service,
Inc. (Gulf Country); Kankakee Grain
Inspection, Inc. (Kankakee); Springfield
Grain Inspection, Inc. (Springfield);
State Grain Inspection, Inc. (State
Grain); and Washington Department of
Agriculture (Washington) to provide
official services under the United States
Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as
amended.
Effective Date: January 1, 2012.
Eric J. Jabs, Chief, USDA,
GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, QADB, 10383
North Ambassador Drive Kansas City,
MO 64153.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
J. Jabs, 816–659–8408 or
Eric.J.Jabs@usda.gov.
Read Applications: All applications
and comments will be available for
public inspection at the office above
during regular business hours (7 CFR
1.27(c)).
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
In the June
1, 2011 Federal Register (76 FR 31580),
GIPSA requested applications for
designation to provide official services
in the geographic areas presently
serviced by Alabama, Gulf Country,
Kankakee, Springfield, State Grain, and
Washington. Applications were due by
July 1, 2011.
Alabama, Gulf Country, Kankakee,
Springfield, State Grain, and
Washington were the sole applicants for
designation to provide official services
in these areas. As a result, GIPSA did
not ask for additional comments.
GIPSA evaluated all available
information regarding the designation
criteria in section 79(f) of the USGSA
(7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that the
applicants Alabama, Gulf Country,
Kankakee, Springfield, State Grain, and
Washington are qualified to provide
official services in the geographic area
specified in the Federal Register on
June 1, 2011. This designation action to
provide official services in these
specified areas is effective January 1,
2012 and terminates on December 31,
2014.
Interested persons may obtain official
services by contacting this agency at the
following telephone numbers:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Kankakee .........................................
Montgomery, AL, (251) 438–2549 ............................................................
Saginaw, TX, (817) 306–5900 ..................................................................
Essex, IL, (815) 365–2268 ........................................................................
Additional Location: Tiskilwa, IL.
Springfield, IL, (217) 522–5233 .................................................................
Savage, MN, (952) 808–8566 ...................................................................
Olympia, WA, (360) 753–1484 ..................................................................
Springfield ........................................
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Additional Locations: Colfax, Othello, Pasco, Quincy, Spokane, and
Yakima, WA.
Section 79(f) of the USGSA authorizes
the Secretary to designate a qualified
applicant to provide official services in
a specified area after determining that
the applicant is better able than any
other applicant to provide such official
services (7 U.S.C. 79 (f)).
Under section 79(g) of the USGSA,
designations of official agencies are
effective for no longer than three years
unless terminated by the Secretary;
however, designations may be renewed
according to the criteria and procedures
prescribed in section 79(f) of the
USGSA.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k.
Alan R. Christian,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012–3006 Filed 2–8–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
Opportunity for Designation in the
Topeka, KS; Cedar Rapids, IA; Minot,
ND; and Cincinnati, OH Areas; Request
for Comments on the Official Agencies
Servicing These Areas
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The designations of the
official agencies listed below will end
on June 30, 2012. We are asking persons
or governmental agencies interested in
providing official services in the areas
presently served by these agencies to
submit an application for designation.
In addition, we are asking for comments
on the quality of services provided by
the following designated agencies:
Kansas Grain Inspection Service, Inc.
(Kansas); Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection,
Inc. (Mid-Iowa); Minot Grain Inspection,
Inc. (Minot); and Tri-State Grain
Inspection Service, Inc. (Tri-State).
DATES: Applications and comments
must be received by March 12, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications and
comments concerning this notice using
any of the following methods:
• Apply for Designation on the
Internet: Use FGISOnline (https://fgis.
gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_
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Delegations/Designations and Export
Registrations (DDR) link. You will need
to obtain an FGISOnline customer
number and a USDA eAuthentication
username and password prior to
applying.
• Submit Comments Using the
Internet: Go to Regulations.gov (https://
www.regulations.gov). Instructions for
submitting and reading comments are
detailed on the site.
• Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery: Eric
J. Jabs, Chief, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS,
QACD, QADB, 10383 North Ambassador
Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153.
• Fax: Eric J. Jabs, 816–872–1258.
• Email: Eric.J.Jabs@usda.gov.
Read Applications and Comments:
All applications and comments will be
available for public inspection at the
office above during regular business
hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
J. Jabs, 816–659–8408 or
Eric.J.Jabs@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
79(f) of the United States Grain
Standards Act (USGSA) authorizes the
Secretary to designate a qualified
applicant to provide official services in
a specified area after determining that
the applicant is better able than any
other applicant to provide such official
services (7 U.S.C. 79(f)). Under section
79(g) of the USGSA, designations of
official agencies are effective for three
years unless terminated by the
Secretary, but may be renewed
according to the criteria and procedures
prescribed in section 79(f) of the
USGSA.
Areas Open for Designation
Kansas
Pursuant to section 79(f)(2) of the
USGSA, the following geographic area,
in the States of Colorado, Kansas,
Nebraska, and Wyoming, is assigned to
this official agency:
1. The entire State of Colorado.
2. The entire State of Kansas.
3. In Nebraska and Wyoming:
Bounded on the North by the northern
Scotts Bluff County line; the northern
Morrill County line east to Highway
385; Bounded on the East by Highway
385 south to the northern Cheyenne
County line; the northern and eastern
Cheyenne County lines; the northern
and eastern Deuel County lines;
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Bounded on the South by the southern
Deuel, Cheyenne, and Kimball County
lines; and Bounded on the West by the
western Kimball, Banner, and Scotts
Bluff County lines. Goshen, Laramie,
and Platt Counties, Wyoming.
Mid-Iowa
Pursuant to section 79(f)(2) of the
USGSA, the following geographic area,
in the States of Minnesota and Iowa, is
assigned to this official agency:
1. In Minnesota: Wabasha, Olmstead,
Winona, Houston, and Fillmore
Counties.
2. In Iowa: Bounded on the North by
the northern Winneshiek and Allamakee
County lines; Bounded on the East by
the eastern Allamakee County line; the
eastern and southern Clayton County
lines; the eastern Buchanan County line;
the northern and eastern Jones County
lines; the eastern Cedar County line
south to State Route 130; Bounded on
the South by State Route 130 west to
State Route 38; State Route 38 south to
Interstate 80; Interstate 80 west to U.S.
Route 63; and Bounded on the West by
U.S. Route 63 north to State Route 8;
State Route 8 east to State Route 21;
State Route 21 north to D38; D38 east to
State Route 297; State Route 297 north
to V49; V49 north to Bremer County; the
southern Bremer County line; the
western Fayette and Winneshiek County
lines.
Minot
Pursuant to section 79(f)(2) of the
USGSA, the following geographic area,
in the State of North Dakota, is assigned
to this official agency: Bounded on the
North by the North Dakota State line
east to the eastern Bottineau County
line; Bounded on the East by the eastern
Bottineau County line south to the
northern Pierce County line; the
northern Pierce County line east to State
Route 3; State Route 3 south to State
Route 200; Bounded on the South by
State Route 200 west to State Route 41;
State Route 41 south to U.S. Route 83;
U.S. Route 83 northwest to State Route
200; State Route 200 west to U.S. Route
85; U.S. Route 85 south to Interstate 94;
Interstate 94 west to the North Dakota
State line; and Bounded on the West by
the North Dakota State line.
Tri-State
Pursuant to section 79(f)(2) of the
USGSA, the following geographic area,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Designation for the State of Alabama; Saginaw, TX; Essex, IL;
Springfield, IL; Savage, MN; and State of Washington Areas
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of the Alabama Department
of Agriculture and Industries (Alabama); Gulf Country Grain Inspection
Service, Inc. (Gulf Country); Kankakee Grain Inspection, Inc.
(Kankakee); Springfield Grain Inspection, Inc. (Springfield); State
Grain Inspection, Inc. (State Grain); and Washington Department of
Agriculture (Washington) to provide official services under the United
States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.
DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Eric J. Jabs, Chief, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, QADB, 10383
North Ambassador Drive Kansas City, MO 64153.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric J. Jabs, 816-659-8408 or
Eric.J.Jabs@usda.gov.
Read Applications: All applications and comments will be available
for public inspection at the office above during regular business hours
(7 CFR 1.27(c)).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the June 1, 2011 Federal Register (76 FR
31580), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by
Alabama, Gulf Country, Kankakee, Springfield, State Grain, and
Washington. Applications were due by July 1, 2011.
Alabama, Gulf Country, Kankakee, Springfield, State Grain, and
Washington were the sole applicants for designation to provide official
services in these areas. As a result, GIPSA did not ask for additional
comments.
GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation
criteria in section 79(f) of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined
that the applicants Alabama, Gulf Country, Kankakee, Springfield, State
Grain, and Washington are qualified to provide official services in the
geographic area specified in the Federal Register on June 1, 2011. This
designation action to provide official services in these specified
areas is effective January 1, 2012 and terminates on December 31, 2014.
Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting this
agency at the following telephone numbers:
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Alabama.................................... Montgomery, AL, (251) 438-2549..... 1/1/2012 12/31/2014
Gulf Country............................... Saginaw, TX, (817) 306-5900........ 1/1/2012 12/31/2014
Kankakee................................... Essex, IL, (815) 365-2268.......... 1/1/2012 12/31/2014
Additional Location: Tiskilwa, IL..
Springfield................................ Springfield, IL, (217) 522-5233.... 1/1/2012 12/31/2014
State Grain................................ Savage, MN, (952) 808-8566......... 1/1/2012 12/31/2014
Washington................................. Olympia, WA, (360) 753-1484........ 1/1/2012 12/31/2014
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Additional Locations: Colfax,
Othello, Pasco, Quincy, Spokane,
and Yakima, WA.
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Section 79(f) of the USGSA authorizes the Secretary to designate a
qualified applicant to provide official services in a specified area
after determining that the applicant is better able than any other
applicant to provide such official services (7 U.S.C. 79 (f)).
Under section 79(g) of the USGSA, designations of official agencies
are effective for no longer than three years unless terminated by the
Secretary; however, designations may be renewed according to the
criteria and procedures prescribed in section 79(f) of the USGSA.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
Alan R. Christian,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-3006 Filed 2-8-12; 8:45 am]
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