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Proposed Action
The Proposed Action was developed
to provide grazing opportunities that
meet multiple use objectives while
reducing the impacts to important
botanical and wildlife resource. One
herd, a total of 494 cow/calf pairs per
month, which includes the 75 cow/calf
pair being grazed on private lands,
would be authorized to graze from May
20 to October 15. Grazing would be
allowed in some fenced riparian areas,
additional acreage identified in the Jack
Creek Sheep and Goat Allotment, and
grazing of the private parcels along Jack
Creek known as Upper Jamison, and
Lower Jamison under a term private
land grazing permit. This would
facilitate coordinated management of
Oregon spotted frog habitat across
ownerships. The North Sheep Pasture
would be added to the Antelope Grazing
Allotment. The grazing system in the
Chemult pasture would be a deferred
rotation system made possible by
allowing use of additional acreage in
some of the existing fenced riparian
areas and the North Sheep Pasture.
Possible Alternatives
In addition to the proposed action, the
project interdisciplinary team will
analyze the effects of:
No Action Alternative (Alternative 1):
No livestock grazing would be
authorized within the existing
Allotments nor would coordinated
management of grazing on private lands
within the Antelope Allotments occur.
Continuance or establishment of grazing
on all private lands within the Antelope
Allotments, including lands within
Oregon spotted frog habitat, would be at
stockings, rate, timings, and utilizations
of the private landowners’ choosing.
Cattle would be removed from all
allotments within two years.
Current Management Alternative
(Alternative 2): Permits would be
reauthorized as have been over the last
three to five years; two herds at 419
cow/calf pair per month with permitted
grazing from May 15 to September 30.
The Antelope and Antelope Cattle &
Horse Allotments would remain two
separate administrative allotments and
retain their existing boundaries.
Approximately 3.6 miles of fence would
be constructed to reinforce the Chemult
Pasture boundary at the northeast
corner.
Alternative 4: This alternative was
developed to provide grazing
opportunities while addressing
concerns relating to the protection of
important botanical and wildlife
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resources in the Chemult RD. The
Chemult portion of the allotments
would be administratively closed to
grazing, grazing would not expand into
the North Sheep Pasture, and fencing
would be constructed along active
allotment boundaries. New exclosure/
protection fences would be constructed
around sensitive springs and fens on the
Silver Lake side of the allotments.
Grazing would be permitted for one
herd at 419 cow/calf pair per month
from May 20 to July 30 without using
the Chemult RD portion of the
allotments.
Alternative 5: This incorporates
concepts that may result in better
success in allotment management and
livestock needs. A two herd grazing
system on the Chemult District would
be used with a deferred rotation pattern
involving three of the pastures. Two of
these pastures would have a one-year
rest during the three-year cycle. The
North Sheep Pasture would be added to
the Antelope Grazing Allotment. The
two-herd system would incorporate the
75 cow/calf pair currently grazed on the
private lands withing Jack Creek as part
of a term/private permit. Private
inholdings along Jack Creek would be
brought under allotment management
throught a term private permit to enable
coordinated management of Oregon
spotted frog habitat across ownerships.
New exclosure/protection fences would
be constructed around sensitive springs
and fens. The Rock Springs area would
not be included in the Tobin Cabin
Allotment. The season of use in the
Antelope 3 and 4 holding pastures
would be extended to October 15 to
facilitate movement of livestock off the
Allotments at the end of the grazing
season.
Responsible Official
The responsible official will be Forest
Supervisor, Fremont-Winema National
Forests, 1301 South G Street, Lakeview,
OR 97630
Nature of Decision To Be Made
Given the purpose of and need for the
proposal, the deciding official will
review the proposed action, the other
alternatives, and the environmental
consequences to make the following
decisions:
• Whether or not to authorize
livestock grazing on the identified
allotments and if so, the appropriate
level and grazing system to use.
• If an action alternative is selected,
that it is consistent with the Fremont
and Winema Land and Resource
Management Plans, as amended.
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Preliminary Issues
Preliminary issues identified include:
• Grazing within meadows and
riparian areas, including fens
• Grazing within occupied and
potential habitat for Oregon spotted frog
• Proposed grazing strategies
including animal unit months, rotations,
and number of herds
• Overutilization, underutilization,
and uneven distribution of utilization of
forage that may be addressed by
inclusion of acquired lands, fenced
meadows, and adjacent unused grazing
lands as part of the grazing strategy
• Proposed fencing strategies
including construction, reconstruction,
and fences to maintain or remove
• Expansion of the allotment
boundaries, specifically at Cannon Well
and the addition of the North Sheep
Pasture.
Dated: October 28, 2014.
Constance Cummins,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Notice of Intent To Request Approval
To Establish a New Information
Collection
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the National Institute
of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) intent
to establish a new information
collection of Letters of Intent (LOIs).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
January 5, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
concerning this notice and requests for
copies of the information collection may
be submitted by any of the following
methods to Robert Martin, Records
Officer, Information Policy, Planning
and Training Mail: NIFA/USDA; Mail
Stop 2216; 1400 Independence Avenue
SW.; Washington, DC 20250–2216;
Hand Delivery/Courier: 800 9th Street
SW., Waterfront Centre, Room 4206,
Washington, DC 20024; or Email:
rmartin@nifa.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Martin, Records Officer,
Information Policy, Planning and
SUMMARY:
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Training; Office of Information
Technology; NIFA;USDANIFA, Email:
rmartin@nifa.NIFA.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Letter of Intent.
OMB Number: 0524–New.
Type of Request: Intent to establish a
new information collection for three
years.
Abstract: NIFA sponsors ongoing
agricultural research, extension, and
education programs under which
competitive, formula, and special
awards of a high-priority nature are
made. The nature of the competitive,
peer-reviewed process makes it
important that information from
applicants be available in a
standardized format to ensure equitable
treatment. The LOI is used to ensure
applicants adhere to program guidelines
and goals and provides useful
information for peer review panel
planning. Applicants with relevant LOIs
will be encouraged to submit a full
application to the program while those
that do not conform to program goals are
discouraged to submit a full application.
Many competitive programs currently
require a LOI as a prerequisite for
submission of an application. To reduce
an applicant’s administrative burden,
NIFA may expand the use of LOIs for
more of its competitive programs.
Electronic submission via email in an
attached PDF formatted document
collects the following information:
Page 1:
a. Name of lead Project Director (PD)
b. Professional Title of lead PD
c. Department of lead PD
d. Institution of lead PD
e. Email of lead PD
f. Name of all collaborating PDs
g. Professional Title of all
collaborating PDs
h. Department of all collaborating PDs
i. Institution of all collaborating PDs
j. Program Area
k. Priority Area
Page 2:
a. Descriptive Title
b. Rationale
c. Overall Hypothesis or Goal
d. Specific Objectives
e. Approach
f. Potential Impact and Expected
Outcomes
The information collection will
collect the same information in a fillable
PDF document provided by NIFA.
Respondents: Universities, non-profit
institutions, State, local, or Tribal
governments, and a limited number of
for-profit institutions and individuals.
Estimation of Responses: The
individual form burden is as follows
(calculated based on a survey of LOI
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applicants conducted by NIFA): 1–2
hours.
Frequency of Respondents: Annually,
for those that submit LOIs to required
programs.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed 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 the burden of the proposed collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (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 or other forms of information
technology. Comments should be sent to
the address stated in the preamble. All
responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments also
will become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of
October 2014.
Sonny Ramaswamy,
Director, National Institute of Food and
Agriculture.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–201–844]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
Mexico: Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on an affirmative final
determination by the Department of
Commerce (the Department) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
the Department is issuing an
antidumping duty (AD) order on steel
concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from
Mexico.
AGENCY:
DATES:
telephone: (202) 482–3692 or (202) 482–
1168.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 735(d)
and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.210(c), on September 15, 2014, the
Department published its affirmative
final determination of sales at less-thanfair-value (LTFV) in the antidumping
duty investigation of rebar from
Mexico.1 On October 28, 2014, the ITC
notified the Department of its final
determination, pursuant to sections
735(b)(1)(A)(i) and section 735(d) of the
Act, that an industry in the United
States is materially injured by reason of
LTFV imports of rebar from Mexico.2
The ITC also determined that critical
circumstances do not exist.3
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to this order
is steel concrete reinforcing bar
imported in either straight length or coil
form (rebar) regardless of metallurgy,
length, diameter, or grade. The subject
merchandise is classifiable in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) primarily under
item numbers 7213.10.0000,
7214.20.0000, and 7228.30.8010.
The subject merchandise may also
enter under other HTSUS numbers
including 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.5000,
7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0030,
7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001,
7222.11.0057, 7222.11.0059,
7222.30.0001, 7227.20.0080,
7227.90.6085, 7228.20.1000, and
7228.60.6000. Specifically excluded are
plain rounds (i.e., non-deformed or
smooth rebar). Also excluded from the
scope is deformed steel wire meeting
ASTM A1064/A1064M with no bar
markings (e.g., mill mark, size or grade)
and without being subject to an
elongation test. HTSUS numbers are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes; however, the written
description of the scope remains
dispositive.
Antidumping Duty Order
As stated above, on October, 28, 2014,
in accordance with section 745(d) of the
Act, the ITC notified the Department of
Effective Date: November 6,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Moore or Joy Zhang, Office
III, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
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1 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
Mexico: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of
Critical Circumstances, 79 FR 54967 (September 15,
2014) (Final Determination).
2 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico
and Turkey, Investigation Nos. 701–TA–502 and
731–TA–1227 (Final), USITC Publication 4496,
(October 2014).
3 Id.
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[FR Doc No: 2014-26404]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Notice of Intent To Request Approval To Establish a New
Information Collection
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) intent to establish a new
information collection of Letters of Intent (LOIs).
DATES: Submit comments on or before January 5, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning this notice and requests for
copies of the information collection may be submitted by any of the
following methods to Robert Martin, Records Officer, Information
Policy, Planning and Training Mail: NIFA/USDA; Mail Stop 2216; 1400
Independence Avenue SW.; Washington, DC 20250-2216; Hand Delivery/
Courier: 800 9th Street SW., Waterfront Centre, Room 4206, Washington,
DC 20024; or Email: rmartin@nifa.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Martin, Records Officer,
Information Policy, Planning and
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Training; Office of Information Technology; NIFA;USDANIFA, Email:
rmartin@nifa.NIFA.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Letter of Intent.
OMB Number: 0524-New.
Type of Request: Intent to establish a new information collection
for three years.
Abstract: NIFA sponsors ongoing agricultural research, extension,
and education programs under which competitive, formula, and special
awards of a high-priority nature are made. The nature of the
competitive, peer-reviewed process makes it important that information
from applicants be available in a standardized format to ensure
equitable treatment. The LOI is used to ensure applicants adhere to
program guidelines and goals and provides useful information for peer
review panel planning. Applicants with relevant LOIs will be encouraged
to submit a full application to the program while those that do not
conform to program goals are discouraged to submit a full application.
Many competitive programs currently require a LOI as a prerequisite for
submission of an application. To reduce an applicant's administrative
burden, NIFA may expand the use of LOIs for more of its competitive
programs. Electronic submission via email in an attached PDF formatted
document collects the following information:
Page 1:
a. Name of lead Project Director (PD)
b. Professional Title of lead PD
c. Department of lead PD
d. Institution of lead PD
e. Email of lead PD
f. Name of all collaborating PDs
g. Professional Title of all collaborating PDs
h. Department of all collaborating PDs
i. Institution of all collaborating PDs
j. Program Area
k. Priority Area
Page 2:
a. Descriptive Title
b. Rationale
c. Overall Hypothesis or Goal
d. Specific Objectives
e. Approach
f. Potential Impact and Expected Outcomes
The information collection will collect the same information in a
fillable PDF document provided by NIFA.
Respondents: Universities, non-profit institutions, State, local,
or Tribal governments, and a limited number of for-profit institutions
and individuals.
Estimation of Responses: The individual form burden is as follows
(calculated based on a survey of LOI applicants conducted by NIFA): 1-2
hours.
Frequency of Respondents: Annually, for those that submit LOIs to
required programs.
Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
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
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (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 or other forms of information technology. Comments should be
sent to the address stated in the preamble. All responses to this
notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval.
All comments also will become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of October 2014.
Sonny Ramaswamy,
Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2014-26404 Filed 11-5-14; 8:45 am]
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