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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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April 8, 2013.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding (a) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques and other forms of
information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by May 13, 2013 will
be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725—17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Commentors are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
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potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Forest Service
Title: Arapaho-Roosevelt National
Forest Transportation System
Alternatives Study.
OMB Control Number: 0596—NEW.
Summary of Collection: Under the
authorities of the Forest Service
Administration Organic Act of 1897 (16
U.S.C. 473–478, 479–482, and 551) as
amended, by the Transfer Act of 1905
(16 U.S.C. 472, 524, and 554), the Forest
and Rangeland Renewable Resources
and Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C.
chapter 36) as amended and other
authorities the Forest Service (FS) is
obligated to actively solicit public input
to improve National Forest system lands
management to better serve the public.
The Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest
(ARNF) lies in the Front Range of
Colorado, a complex of federal land
units and population centers, most
notably Denver. Brainard Lake
Recreation Area, including the Indian
Peaks Wilderness, Guanella Pass and
Mount Evans Recreation Center has
been identified as the three sites within
ARNF facing the most immediate
transportation system needs. Intense use
of these sites is negatively impacting
traffic safety, recreation experience, and
the natural resources.
Need and Use of the Information: The
FS is evaluating the potential for the
addition of alternative transportation to
existing recreation transportation
systems accessing these sites. The
project will collect information that will
help the FS improve transportation
conditions, and recreation and resource
management on the ARNF. In the
summer of 2013, the Forest Service will
use survey instruments designed to
collect feedback from visitors to assess
their perceptions, experiences,
expectations and opinions about
potential changes in the transportation
system and the impact it would have on
their recreation experience.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,700.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 238.
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Forest Service
Title: McKenzie River and Trail
Visitor Surveys, Flathead Wild and
Scenic River Visitor Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0596–0229.
Summary of Collection: The Forest
and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Planning Act of 1974 (RPA) (Pub. L. 93–
378) guides planning and inventory
activities on the National Forests. It
requires the agency to inventory
resources in the National Forests,
including recreation opportunities, and
to periodically review and update these
assessments. The Forest Service
Willamette National Forest and Flathead
National Forest, in co-operation with
National Park Service Glacier National
Park, are proposing to continue
collecting information in 2013, and if
needed extended into 2014, from forest
visitors using the Flathead and
McKenzie and Wild and Scenic Rivers
and McKenzie River National
Recreational Trail. The McKenzie visitor
survey will (1) support implementation
of the existing Willamette National
Forest Land and Resource Management
Plan (USFS 1990) and Upper McKenzie
River Management Plan (‘‘UMRMP,’’
USFS 1992), (2) assess changes in visitor
experience that have occurred since a
previous river study in 1996, and (3)
inform management practices to protect
and enhance the outstandingly
remarkable values identified for the
McKenzie River, as required by the Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act. The Flathead
visitor survey, which is being conducted
in partnership with Glacier National
Park, will (1) support the development
of a Comprehensive River Management
Plan (CRMP) and, in particular, will
assist managers in determining a user
capacity for the river, both of which are
statutory requirements of the Wild and
Scenic River Act and (2) help determine
the allocation of service days for
outfitters and guides and develop
thresholds and standards for important,
measurable attributes.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information will be used in conjunction
with other information about natural
resource conditions by Flathead and
Willamette National Forest and Glacier
National Park managers in taking
actions to provide optimum recreation
experiences for visitors, while still
protecting the natural resource.
Information from this study will help
managers determine how well river and
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trail values are being protected and
what actions may be needed to ensure
the outstandingly remarkable values for
which the rivers were designated is
protected and enhanced. The surveys
will be administered on-site. Collecting
thoughts from the public on how these
areas should be managed and
consideration of their interest and
priorities is a critical component to
developing a fair and balanced
management plan and strategy. Without
the public’s involvement, a plan has the
risk of being biased and ineffective.
Without the information from this
survey, managers would not have
representative information about public
perceptions and preferences.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 3,300.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1.213.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Six Rivers National Forest, California,
Trinity Summit Range Assessment
Environmental Impact Statement
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of Intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Six Rivers National
Forest will prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) to disclose the
impacts associated with the reauthorization of livestock grazing in the
Trinity Summit area on the Lower
Trinity Ranger District through an
adaptive management process.
The planning area is located on
National Forest System lands
administered by the Lower Trinity
Ranger District in Humboldt County,
California within the upper Mill Creek
and Tish Tang a Tang Creek watersheds
to the east of Hoopa Valley Indian
Reservation. Small portions of the
planning area are located in the
headwaters of Horse Linto Creek and
Red Cap Creek. The majority of the
grazing lands fall within the Trinity
Wilderness and are considered to be
culturally significant. The grazing lands
are located in all or portions of T. 7 N.,
R. 6 E., R. 7 E.; T. 8 N., R. 5 E.; R. 6
E., R. 7 E.; and T. 9 N., R. 5 E., R. 6 E.,
R. 7 E.
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Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by May
28, 2013. The draft EIS is expected
October 2013 and the final EIS is
expected March 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Carolyn Cook, Trinity Summit Range
Assessment, Six Rivers National Forest,
1330 Bayshore Way, Eureka, CA 95501.
Electronic comments, in acceptable
plain text (.txt), rich text (.rtf), or Word
(.doc) may be submitted to commentspacificsouthwest-six-rivers-lowertrinity@fs.fed.us. Please ensure that
‘‘Trinity Summit Range Assessment’’
occurs in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nolan Colegrove, District Ranger, at
530–627–3291 or Carolyn Cook, Project
Lead, at 707–441–3551. You may also
access the scoping documents from the
Forest’s Web site at https://
www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/
?project=41307.
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: The Mill
Creek and Trinity Summit allotments
occupy 13,128 and 20,325 acres
respectively, are located adjacent to the
eastern boundary of the Hoopa Valley
Indian Reservation, and include
portions of the Trinity Alps Wilderness
Area. This region, known as the Trinity
Summit area, is mostly above 5,000 feet
in elevation. The majority of acreage in
both allotments is dominated by
coniferous forest vegetation. Shrublands
also occupy significant portions of the
allotments, especially in areas that were
affected by the 1999 Megram Fire which
burned a portion of each allotment at a
high or moderate intensity. Although
the majority of acreage within the
analysis area is forested, herbaceous
plant communities exist within forest
openings near the headwaters of Horse
Linto, Mill and Tish Tang creeks.
DATES:
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose and need for action
centers on maintaining a grazing
program under updated allotment
management plans for the purposes of
contributing to the economic stability of
local livestock producers who rely on
public lands grazing for their livelihood
while sustainably managing for healthy
rangeland ecosystems that maintain
biologic diversity, wilderness
characteristics, water quality, soil
productivity, and quality fish and
wildlife habitat; preserving and
enhancing the character of culturally
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significant landscapes; and meeting the
Rescissions Act of 1995, Public Law
104, as directed by Congress. The
purpose of the Rescissions Act is to
evaluate and analyze the reauthorization of grazing. As directed by
the Six Rivers National Forest Land and
Resource Management Plan (LRMP), the
opportunity to graze must also be
consistent with the values and uses of
other resources. Rangelands, as well as
all other resources within the grazing
allotments, should be maintained in
satisfactory condition. Because
unsatisfactory resource conditions have
been identified at monitoring sites
within the allotments, action is required
that will help restore satisfactory
conditions. Restoration of satisfactory
rangeland conditions is possible with
adaptive management and grazing
permit administration.
Proposed Action
The Six Rivers National Forest
proposes to continue livestock grazing
in the Trinity Summit area under the
conditions described below and to
implement boundary and administrative
changes to facilitate improved
management. The Mill Creek and
Trinity Summit grazing allotments
would be combined into a single
allotment. A non-significant Forest Plan
amendment is proposed to modify the
allotment boundary to include a 225acre area on the western boundary of the
current allotment (T. 8 N., R 6 E. Section
3).This is an administrative adjustment
to include an area that has been
continuously grazed.
The Forest also proposes to reauthorize livestock grazing under
existing permitted use through an
adaptive management process. Adaptive
management will meet LRMP goals,
objectives, standards and guidelines,
and other legal requirements while
moving toward desired conditions.
Responsible Official
Tyrone Kelley, Forest Supervisor, Six
Rivers National Forest, 1330 Bayshore
Way, Eureka, CA 95501.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
The Responsible Official will decide
whether to adopt and implement the
proposed action, an alternative to the
proposed action, or the no action (no
grazing) alternative.
Scoping Process
This notice of intent initiates the
scoping process, which guides the
development of the EIS. No public
meetings are planned during the
scoping process, however, public
meetings may be held in conjunction
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or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings,
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 8, 2013.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
regarding (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques
and other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information collection received by May 13,
2013 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building,
725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Commentors are encouraged
to submit their comments to OMB via email to: OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8681.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Forest Service
Title: Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest Transportation System
Alternatives Study.
OMB Control Number: 0596--NEW.
Summary of Collection: Under the authorities of the Forest Service
Administration Organic Act of 1897 (16 U.S.C. 473-478, 479-482, and
551) as amended, by the Transfer Act of 1905 (16 U.S.C. 472, 524, and
554), the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources and Planning Act of
1974 (16 U.S.C. chapter 36) as amended and other authorities the Forest
Service (FS) is obligated to actively solicit public input to improve
National Forest system lands management to better serve the public. The
Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest (ARNF) lies in the Front Range of
Colorado, a complex of federal land units and population centers, most
notably Denver. Brainard Lake Recreation Area, including the Indian
Peaks Wilderness, Guanella Pass and Mount Evans Recreation Center has
been identified as the three sites within ARNF facing the most
immediate transportation system needs. Intense use of these sites is
negatively impacting traffic safety, recreation experience, and the
natural resources.
Need and Use of the Information: The FS is evaluating the potential
for the addition of alternative transportation to existing recreation
transportation systems accessing these sites. The project will collect
information that will help the FS improve transportation conditions,
and recreation and resource management on the ARNF. In the summer of
2013, the Forest Service will use survey instruments designed to
collect feedback from visitors to assess their perceptions,
experiences, expectations and opinions about potential changes in the
transportation system and the impact it would have on their recreation
experience.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; Federal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,700.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 238.
Forest Service
Title: McKenzie River and Trail Visitor Surveys, Flathead Wild and
Scenic River Visitor Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0596-0229.
Summary of Collection: The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Planning Act of 1974 (RPA) (Pub. L. 93-378) guides planning and
inventory activities on the National Forests. It requires the agency to
inventory resources in the National Forests, including recreation
opportunities, and to periodically review and update these assessments.
The Forest Service Willamette National Forest and Flathead National
Forest, in co-operation with National Park Service Glacier National
Park, are proposing to continue collecting information in 2013, and if
needed extended into 2014, from forest visitors using the Flathead and
McKenzie and Wild and Scenic Rivers and McKenzie River National
Recreational Trail. The McKenzie visitor survey will (1) support
implementation of the existing Willamette National Forest Land and
Resource Management Plan (USFS 1990) and Upper McKenzie River
Management Plan (``UMRMP,'' USFS 1992), (2) assess changes in visitor
experience that have occurred since a previous river study in 1996, and
(3) inform management practices to protect and enhance the
outstandingly remarkable values identified for the McKenzie River, as
required by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The Flathead visitor
survey, which is being conducted in partnership with Glacier National
Park, will (1) support the development of a Comprehensive River
Management Plan (CRMP) and, in particular, will assist managers in
determining a user capacity for the river, both of which are statutory
requirements of the Wild and Scenic River Act and (2) help determine
the allocation of service days for outfitters and guides and develop
thresholds and standards for important, measurable attributes.
Need and Use of the Information: The information will be used in
conjunction with other information about natural resource conditions by
Flathead and Willamette National Forest and Glacier National Park
managers in taking actions to provide optimum recreation experiences
for visitors, while still protecting the natural resource. Information
from this study will help managers determine how well river and
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trail values are being protected and what actions may be needed to
ensure the outstandingly remarkable values for which the rivers were
designated is protected and enhanced. The surveys will be administered
on-site. Collecting thoughts from the public on how these areas should
be managed and consideration of their interest and priorities is a
critical component to developing a fair and balanced management plan
and strategy. Without the public's involvement, a plan has the risk of
being biased and ineffective. Without the information from this survey,
managers would not have representative information about public
perceptions and preferences.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 3,300.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1.213.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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