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purposes of this Policy, a clinical trial
is defined as ‘‘a research study in which
one or more human subjects are
prospectively assigned to one or more
interventions (which may include
placebo or other control) to evaluate the
effects of those interventions on healthrelated biomedical or behavioral
outcomes.7’’
Effective Date. This Policy is effective
for:
• Competing grant applications that
include clinical trials and are submitted
to the NIH for the [date to be
determined] receipt date and
subsequent receipt dates;
• Proposals for contracts that include
clinical trials and are submitted to the
NIH on or after [date to be determined];
and
• NIH intramural research projects
that include clinical trials for which
Institutional Review Board review is
initiated after [date to be determined].
Responsibilities. As set forth in the
terms and conditions of grant and
contract awards, all NIH-funded
awardees and investigators conducting
clinical trials, funded in whole or in
part by NIH, who have committed to
NIH that they will comply with NIH
policies, are expected to ensure that
their NIH-funded clinical trials are
registered and summary results,
including adverse event information, are
submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov in
7 Several terms within the NIH definition of
clinical trial definition mean are defined as follows.
‘‘Research’’ and ‘‘human subject’’ are defined in the
Common Rule at 45 CFR 46.102(d) and 45 CFR
46.102(f), respectively. ‘‘Prospectively assigned’’
refers to a pre-defined process (e.g., randomization)
specified in an approved protocol that stipulates the
assignment of research subjects (individually or in
clusters) to one or more arms (e.g., intervention,
placebo or other control) of the clinical trial. An
‘‘intervention’’ is defined as a manipulation of the
subject or subject’s environment for the purpose of
modifying one or more health-related biomedical or
behavioral processes and/or endpoints. Examples
include drugs/small molecules/compounds;
biologics; devices; procedures (e.g., surgical
techniques); delivery systems (e.g., telemedicine,
face-to-face interviews); strategies to change healthrelated behavior (e.g., diet, cognitive therapy,
exercise, development of new habits); treatment
strategies; prevention strategies; and, diagnostic
strategies. A ‘‘health-related biomedical or
behavioral outcome’’ is defined as the pre-specified
goal(s) or condition(s) that reflect the effect of one
or more interventions on human subjects’
biomedical or behavioral status or quality of life.
Examples include positive or negative changes to
physiological or biological parameters (e.g.,
improvement of lung capacity, gene expression);
positive or negative changes to psychological or
neurodevelopmental parameters (e.g., mood
management intervention for smokers; reading
comprehension and/or information retention);
positive or negative changes to disease processes;
positive or negative changes to health-related
behaviors; and, positive or negative changes to
quality of life. See https://osp.od.nih.gov/officeclinical-research-and-bioethics-policy/clinicalresearch-policy/clinical-trials>
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accord with the timelines that will be
set forth at ClinicalTrials.gov. Generally,
this means registration of the clinical
trial not later than 21 days after
enrollment of the first participant and
submission of summary results
information not later than one year after
the completion date. ‘‘Completion date’’
is defined to be the date that the final
subject was examined or received an
intervention for the purpose of final
collection of data for the primary
outcome, whether the clinical trial
concluded according to the prespecified protocol or was terminated. It
will be possible to delay results
submission for up to two years beyond
the initial deadline with a certification
that regulatory approval of the product
is being sought. Clinical trials covered
by the policy will be expected to submit
the same type of registration and results
data and in the same timeframes as the
trials subject to FDAAA. The specific
registration and results information to
be submitted will be made available at
the ClinicalTrials.gov site.
Institutions and investigators should
submit information directly to
ClinicalTrials.gov. If the trial is subject
to FDAAA, i.e., section 402(j) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
282(j)), submissions must be made by
the Responsible Party, as defined at 42
U.S.C. 282(j)(1)(A)(ix). If an NIH-funded
clinical trial is also subject to FDAAA,
it needs to have only one entry in
ClinicalTrials.gov that contains its
registration and results information.
Investigators and funding recipients are
expected to cooperate with NLM to
address any data curation or quality
control issues to facilitate timely
posting.
In general, NIH expects to make
clinical trial registration and results
information publicly available through
ClinicalTrials.gov within 30 days after
receipt by ClinicalTrials.gov.8 For NIHfunded trials that are subject to section
402(j) of the Public Health Services Act
(42 U.S.C. 282(j)), submitted
information will be posted in
compliance with the relevant
requirements of that section.
Failure to comply with the terms and
conditions of NIH awards may provide
a basis for enforcement actions,
including termination, consistent with
8 For clinical trials funded through SBIRs, the
timeframe for posting results will be consistent with
the SBIR Policy Directive, which generally prohibits
the agency from posting SBIR data for at least 4
years from completion of the study unless the
awardee consents to an earlier release. See SBIR
Policy Directive, Sections 8(b)(2) and (4).
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45 CFR 74.62 and/or other authorities,
as appropriate.9
Dated: January 8, 2015.
Lawrence Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes
of Health.
[FR Doc. 2015–02994 Filed 2–12–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
[AAK6006201 1565A2100DD
AOR3030.999900]
National Environmental Policy Act:
Implementing Procedures; Additions
to Categorical Exclusions for Bureau
of Indian Affairs (516 DM 10)
Department of the Interior.
Notice of Final National
Environmental Policy Act Implementing
Procedures.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA) and the Council on
Environmental Quality regulations
implementing NEPA, and Department of
the Interior (Department) NEPA
implementing regulations, the Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA) in the Department
is adding three categorical exclusions
(CE) to the Departmental Manual 516
DM 10. The three proposed CEs pertain
to timber harvesting on Indian lands.
DATES: Effective Date: The categorical
exclusions are effective February 13,
2015.
SUMMARY:
To obtain a copy of the new
categorical exclusions contact Mr. David
Koch, Acting Chief Forester, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street,
Washington, DC 20240; email:
david.koch@bia.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David Koch, Acting Chief Forester, (202)
208–4837.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Background
Harvesting timber on Indian lands, as
defined in 25 CFR 163.1, allows
landowners to realize value from lands
held in trust for them by the Federal
Government or subject to restrictions
against alienation. The National Indian
Forest Resources Management Act, and
its implementing regulations, require
the Secretary, with the participation of
the landowners, to undertake forest land
management activities on Indian forest
9 When the final policy is issued, NIH will also
provide more specific procedural guidance to
facilitate implementation.
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lands, including the approval of timber
harvests. As a result of the need for
Federal permits and contracts, such
projects are Federal actions that require
compliance with the NEPA. The BIA
has typically conducted NEPA reviews
of actions associated with timber
harvesting by preparing Environmental
Assessments (EA). The addition of CEs
to cover these three categories of small
actions will allow for a more efficient
NEPA review because those EAs
resulted in findings of no significant
impacts which were substantiated over
time. The three proposed CEs were
developed based on CEs currently used
by the United States Forest Service (FS),
as described in FS regulations 36 CFR
220, and adopted by the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), as described the
Departmental Manual, 516 DM 11. The
BIA relied on the experience of the FS
and BLM and applied its expertise to
benchmark these CEs and determined
these are appropriate to establish as BIA
CEs.
Because these CEs have important
implications for actions occurring on
Indian lands, the BIA initiated
consultation and requested comments
from all federally recognized tribes. This
consultation period began on July 23,
2014, and concluded on September 21,
2014. Public comments were also
solicited through a notice placed in the
Federal Register on November 14, 2014
[79 FR 68287].
Comments on the Proposal
The BIA received no comments from
tribes, and no public comments.
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Conclusion
The Department and the BIA
determined that the actions defined in
the CEs presented at the end of this
notice normally do not individually or
cumulatively have a significant effect on
the human environment and, absent
extraordinary circumstances, do not
require preparation of an Environmental
Assessment or an Environmental Impact
Statement. This finding is based on the
analysis of the application of similar
CEs established and used by other
Federal departments and agencies; and
the professional judgment of BIA
environmental and forestry personnel
who conducted environmental reviews
of similar actions that resulted in
Findings of No Significant Impact.
Categorical Exclusions
The Department will add the
following categorical exclusions to the
Departmental Manual at 516 DM 10.5:
H. Forestry.
(11) Harvesting live trees not to
exceed 70 acres, requiring no more than
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0.5 mile of temporary road construction.
Such activities:
(a) Shall not include even-aged
regeneration harvests or vegetation type
conversions.
(b) May include incidental removal of
trees for landings, skid trails, and road
clearing.
(c) May include temporary roads
which are defined as roads authorized
by contract, permit, lease, other written
authorization, or emergency operation
not intended to be part of the BIA or
Tribal transportation systems and not
necessary for long-term resource
management. Temporary roads shall be
designed to standards appropriate for
the intended uses, considering safety,
cost of transportation, and impacts on
land and resources; and
(d) Shall require the treatment of
temporary roads constructed or used so
as to permit the reestablishment by
artificial or natural means, of vegetative
cover on the roadway and areas where
the vegetative cover was disturbed by
the construction or use of the road, as
necessary to minimize erosion from the
disturbed area. Such treatment shall be
designed to reestablish vegetative cover
as soon as practicable, but at least
within 10 years after the termination of
the contract.
Examples include, but are not limited
to:
(a) Removing individual trees for
sawlogs, specialty products, or
fuelwood.
(b) Commercial thinning of
overstocked stands to achieve the
desired stocking level to increase health
and vigor.
(12) Salvaging dead or dying trees not
to exceed 250 acres, requiring no more
than 0.5 mile of temporary road
construction. Such activities:
(a) May include incidental removal of
live or dead trees for landings, skid
trails, and road clearing.
(b) May include temporary roads
which are defined as roads authorized
by contract, permit, lease, other written
authorization, or emergency operation
not intended to be part of the BIA or
Tribal transportation systems and not
necessary for long-term resource
management. Temporary roads shall be
designed to standards appropriate for
the intended uses, considering safety,
cost of transportation, and impacts on
land and resources; and
(c) Shall require the treatment of
temporary roads constructed or used so
as to permit the reestablishment, by
artificial or natural means, of vegetative
cover on the roadway and areas where
the vegetative cover was disturbed by
the construction or use of the road, as
necessary to minimize erosion from the
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disturbed area. Such treatment shall be
designed to reestablish vegetative cover
as soon as practicable, but at least
within 10 years after the termination of
the contract.
(d) For this CE, a dying tree is defined
as a standing tree that has been severely
damaged by forces such as fire, wind,
ice, insects, or disease, such that in the
judgment of an experienced forest
professional or someone technically
trained for the work, the tree is likely to
die within a few years.
Examples include, but are not limited
to:
(a) Harvesting a portion of a stand
damaged by a wind or ice event.
(b) Harvesting fire damaged trees.
(13) Commercial and non-commercial
sanitation harvest of trees to control
insects or disease not to exceed 250
acres, requiring no more than 0.5 miles
of temporary road construction. Such
activities:
(a) May include removal of infested/
infected trees and adjacent live
uninfested/uninfected trees as
determined necessary to control the
spread of insects or disease; and
(b) May include incidental removal of
live or dead trees for landings, skid
trails, and road clearing.
(c) May include temporary roads
which are defined as roads authorized
by contract, permit, lease, other written
authorization, or emergency operation
not intended to be part of the BIA or
tribal transportation systems and not
necessary for long-term resource
management. Temporary roads shall be
designed to standards appropriate for
the intended uses, considering safety,
cost of transportation, and impacts on
land and resources; and
(d) Shall require the treatment of
temporary roads constructed or used so
as to permit the reestablishment, by
artificial or natural means, of vegetative
cover on the roadway and areas where
the vegetative cover was disturbed by
the construction or use of the road, as
necessary to minimize erosion from the
disturbed area. Such treatment shall be
designed to reestablish vegetative cover
as soon as practicable, but at least
within 10 years after the termination of
the contract.
Examples include, but are not limited
to:
(a) Felling and harvesting trees
infested with mountain pine beetles and
immediately adjacent uninfested trees to
control expanding spot infestations (a
buffer); and
(b) Removing or destroying trees
infested or infected with a new exotic
insect or disease, such as emerald ash
borer, Asian longhorned beetle, or
sudden oak death pathogen.
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Dated: February 5, 2015.
Willie R. Taylor,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy and
Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015–03039 Filed 2–12–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R1–ES–2014–N247;
FXES11130100000C4–156–FF01E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status
Reviews of 133 Species in Hawaii,
Oregon, Idaho, and Washington
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews;
request for information.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), are initiating
5-year status reviews for 133 species in
Hawaii, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington
under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act). A 5-year status
review is based on the best scientific
and commercial data available at the
time of the review; therefore, we are
requesting submission of any new
information on these species that has
become available since the last review.
DATES: To ensure consideration in our
reviews, we are requesting submission
of new information no later than April
14, 2015. However, we will continue to
accept new information about any listed
species at any time.
ADDRESSES: For the 130 species in
Hawaii (see table below), submit
information to: Deputy Field
Supervisor—Programmatic, Attention:
5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Pacific Islands Fish and
SUMMARY:
Wildlife Office, 300 Ala Moana Blvd.,
Room 3–122, Box 50088, Honolulu, HI
96850.
For Bradshaw’s desert-parsley and
Howell’s spectacular thelypody, submit
information to: Field Supervisor,
Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Oregon Fish and
Wildlife Office, 2600 SE 98th Avenue,
Suite 100, Portland, OR 97266.
Alternatively you may submit
information on the Oregon species by
email to: fw1or5yearreview@fws.gov.
For MacFarlane’s four-o’-clock,
submit information to: Field Supervisor,
Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Idaho Fish and
Wildlife Office, 1387 S. Vinnell Way,
Suite 368, Boise, ID 83709.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marie Bruegmann, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish
and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES),
808–792–9400 (for species in Hawaii);
Jeff Dillon, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Oregon Fish and Wildlife
Office, 503–231–6179 (for Bradshaw’s
desert-parsley and Howell’s spectacular
thelypody); or Kim Garner, Idaho Fish
and Wildlife Office, 208–378–5243 (for
MacFarlane’s four-o’-clock). Individuals
who are hearing impaired or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay
Service at 800–877–8339 for TTY
assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?
Under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
we maintain Lists of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants (which
we collectively refer to as the List) in
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at
50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12
(for plants). Section 4(c)(2) of the Act
requires us to review each listed
species’ status at least once every 5
years to determine whether it should be
removed from the List; or be changed in
status from endangered to threatened, or
from threatened to endangered. Our
regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require
that we publish a notice in the Federal
Register announcing those species
under active review.
What information do we consider in the
review?
A 5-year review considers all new
information available at the time of the
review. In conducting these reviews, we
consider the best scientific and
commercial data that has become
available since the listing determination
or most recent status review, such as:
(A) Species biology, including but not
limited to population trends,
distribution, abundance, demographics,
and genetics;
(B) Habitat conditions, including but
not limited to amount, distribution, and
suitability;
(C) Conservation measures that have
been implemented that benefit the
species;
(D) Threat status and trends in
relation to the five listing factors (as
defined in section 4(a)(1) of the Act);
and
(E) Other new information, data, or
corrections, including but not limited
to, taxonomic or nomenclatural changes,
identification of erroneous information
contained in the List, and improved
analytical methods.
Any new information will be
considered during the 5-year review and
will also be useful in evaluating the
ongoing recovery programs for these
species.
What species are under review?
This notice announces our active
review of the 133 species listed in the
table below.
SPECIES FOR WHICH WE ARE INITIATING A 5-YEAR STATUS REVIEW
Common name
Scientific name
Status
Where listed
Final listing rule
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‘O‘o, Kauai .........................................
Thrush, large Kauai ...........................
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‘Akikiki ...............................................
Amphipod, Kauai cave ......................
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
[AAK6006201 1565A2100DD AOR3030.999900]
National Environmental Policy Act: Implementing Procedures;
Additions to Categorical Exclusions for Bureau of Indian Affairs (516
DM 10)
AGENCY: Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Final National Environmental Policy Act Implementing
Procedures.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA) and the Council on Environmental Quality regulations
implementing NEPA, and Department of the Interior (Department) NEPA
implementing regulations, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in the
Department is adding three categorical exclusions (CE) to the
Departmental Manual 516 DM 10. The three proposed CEs pertain to timber
harvesting on Indian lands.
DATES: Effective Date: The categorical exclusions are effective
February 13, 2015.
ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the new categorical exclusions contact
Mr. David Koch, Acting Chief Forester, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C
Street, Washington, DC 20240; email: david.koch@bia.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Koch, Acting Chief Forester,
(202) 208-4837.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Harvesting timber on Indian lands, as defined in 25 CFR 163.1,
allows landowners to realize value from lands held in trust for them by
the Federal Government or subject to restrictions against alienation.
The National Indian Forest Resources Management Act, and its
implementing regulations, require the Secretary, with the participation
of the landowners, to undertake forest land management activities on
Indian forest
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lands, including the approval of timber harvests. As a result of the
need for Federal permits and contracts, such projects are Federal
actions that require compliance with the NEPA. The BIA has typically
conducted NEPA reviews of actions associated with timber harvesting by
preparing Environmental Assessments (EA). The addition of CEs to cover
these three categories of small actions will allow for a more efficient
NEPA review because those EAs resulted in findings of no significant
impacts which were substantiated over time. The three proposed CEs were
developed based on CEs currently used by the United States Forest
Service (FS), as described in FS regulations 36 CFR 220, and adopted by
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), as described the Departmental
Manual, 516 DM 11. The BIA relied on the experience of the FS and BLM
and applied its expertise to benchmark these CEs and determined these
are appropriate to establish as BIA CEs.
Because these CEs have important implications for actions occurring
on Indian lands, the BIA initiated consultation and requested comments
from all federally recognized tribes. This consultation period began on
July 23, 2014, and concluded on September 21, 2014. Public comments
were also solicited through a notice placed in the Federal Register on
November 14, 2014 [79 FR 68287].
Comments on the Proposal
The BIA received no comments from tribes, and no public comments.
Conclusion
The Department and the BIA determined that the actions defined in
the CEs presented at the end of this notice normally do not
individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human
environment and, absent extraordinary circumstances, do not require
preparation of an Environmental Assessment or an Environmental Impact
Statement. This finding is based on the analysis of the application of
similar CEs established and used by other Federal departments and
agencies; and the professional judgment of BIA environmental and
forestry personnel who conducted environmental reviews of similar
actions that resulted in Findings of No Significant Impact.
Categorical Exclusions
The Department will add the following categorical exclusions to the
Departmental Manual at 516 DM 10.5: H. Forestry.
(11) Harvesting live trees not to exceed 70 acres, requiring no
more than 0.5 mile of temporary road construction. Such activities:
(a) Shall not include even-aged regeneration harvests or vegetation
type conversions.
(b) May include incidental removal of trees for landings, skid
trails, and road clearing.
(c) May include temporary roads which are defined as roads
authorized by contract, permit, lease, other written authorization, or
emergency operation not intended to be part of the BIA or Tribal
transportation systems and not necessary for long-term resource
management. Temporary roads shall be designed to standards appropriate
for the intended uses, considering safety, cost of transportation, and
impacts on land and resources; and
(d) Shall require the treatment of temporary roads constructed or
used so as to permit the reestablishment by artificial or natural
means, of vegetative cover on the roadway and areas where the
vegetative cover was disturbed by the construction or use of the road,
as necessary to minimize erosion from the disturbed area. Such
treatment shall be designed to reestablish vegetative cover as soon as
practicable, but at least within 10 years after the termination of the
contract.
Examples include, but are not limited to:
(a) Removing individual trees for sawlogs, specialty products, or
fuelwood.
(b) Commercial thinning of overstocked stands to achieve the
desired stocking level to increase health and vigor.
(12) Salvaging dead or dying trees not to exceed 250 acres,
requiring no more than 0.5 mile of temporary road construction. Such
activities:
(a) May include incidental removal of live or dead trees for
landings, skid trails, and road clearing.
(b) May include temporary roads which are defined as roads
authorized by contract, permit, lease, other written authorization, or
emergency operation not intended to be part of the BIA or Tribal
transportation systems and not necessary for long-term resource
management. Temporary roads shall be designed to standards appropriate
for the intended uses, considering safety, cost of transportation, and
impacts on land and resources; and
(c) Shall require the treatment of temporary roads constructed or
used so as to permit the reestablishment, by artificial or natural
means, of vegetative cover on the roadway and areas where the
vegetative cover was disturbed by the construction or use of the road,
as necessary to minimize erosion from the disturbed area. Such
treatment shall be designed to reestablish vegetative cover as soon as
practicable, but at least within 10 years after the termination of the
contract.
(d) For this CE, a dying tree is defined as a standing tree that
has been severely damaged by forces such as fire, wind, ice, insects,
or disease, such that in the judgment of an experienced forest
professional or someone technically trained for the work, the tree is
likely to die within a few years.
Examples include, but are not limited to:
(a) Harvesting a portion of a stand damaged by a wind or ice event.
(b) Harvesting fire damaged trees.
(13) Commercial and non-commercial sanitation harvest of trees to
control insects or disease not to exceed 250 acres, requiring no more
than 0.5 miles of temporary road construction. Such activities:
(a) May include removal of infested/infected trees and adjacent
live uninfested/uninfected trees as determined necessary to control the
spread of insects or disease; and
(b) May include incidental removal of live or dead trees for
landings, skid trails, and road clearing.
(c) May include temporary roads which are defined as roads
authorized by contract, permit, lease, other written authorization, or
emergency operation not intended to be part of the BIA or tribal
transportation systems and not necessary for long-term resource
management. Temporary roads shall be designed to standards appropriate
for the intended uses, considering safety, cost of transportation, and
impacts on land and resources; and
(d) Shall require the treatment of temporary roads constructed or
used so as to permit the reestablishment, by artificial or natural
means, of vegetative cover on the roadway and areas where the
vegetative cover was disturbed by the construction or use of the road,
as necessary to minimize erosion from the disturbed area. Such
treatment shall be designed to reestablish vegetative cover as soon as
practicable, but at least within 10 years after the termination of the
contract.
Examples include, but are not limited to:
(a) Felling and harvesting trees infested with mountain pine
beetles and immediately adjacent uninfested trees to control expanding
spot infestations (a buffer); and
(b) Removing or destroying trees infested or infected with a new
exotic insect or disease, such as emerald ash borer, Asian longhorned
beetle, or sudden oak death pathogen.
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Dated: February 5, 2015.
Willie R. Taylor,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015-03039 Filed 2-12-15; 8:45 am]
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