Sierra National Forest; California; Exchequer Restoration Project, 13323-13324 [2015-05740]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 49 / Friday, March 13, 2015 / Notices Summary of Collection: Public Law 96–517, HR 209 (Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 2000), and 37 CFR part 404 requires Federal agencies to use the patent system to promote the utilization of inventions arising from federally supported research and provide the authority to grant patent licenses. 37 CFR 404.8 specifies the information which must be submitted by a patent license applicant to the Federal agency having custody of a patent. Need and Use of the Information: The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) will collect identifying information on the applicant, identifying information for the business, and a detailed description for development and/or marketing of the invention using form AD–761. 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On page 10661, in the third column, in the paragraph beginning with ‘‘DATES:’’, ‘‘May 28, 2015’’ should read ‘‘April 28, 2015’’. 2. On page 10662, in the first column, in the forty-second line, ‘‘1.5 lb b 4.0 lb’’ should read ‘‘1.5 lb—4.0 lb’’. 3. On page 10662, in the second column, in the thirteenth line and in the twenty-first line from the bottom of the VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:04 Mar 12, 2015 Jkt 235001 page, ‘‘T101–i–2–22’’ is corrected to read ‘‘T101–i–2–2’’. [FR Doc. C1–2015–04172 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1505–01–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request March 9, 2015. 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. 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Summary of Collection: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13323 been delegated the authority to exercise the functions of the Secretary as provided in the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601 seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), and the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA) (21 U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). These statues mandate that FSIS protect the public by ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and properly labeled and packaged. Need and Use of the Information: FSIS will collect information to ensure that meat, poultry, and egg products are accurately labeled. To control the manufacture of marking devices bearing official marks, FSIS requires that official meat and poultry establishments and the manufacturers of such marking devices complete FSIS form 5200–7, Authorization Certificate and FSIS form 7234–1, Application for Approval of Labels, Marking or Device and FSIS Form 8822–4 Request for Label Reconsideration. If the information is not collected it would reduce the effectiveness of the meat, poultry, and egg products inspection program. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 7,536. Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; reporting: on occasion. Total Burden Hours: 128,267. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–05727 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Sierra National Forest; California; Exchequer Restoration Project Forest Service, USDA. Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement. AGENCY: ACTION: The United States Forest Service (USFS), Sierra National Forest, proposes to approve the Notice of Intent (NOI) and Proposed Action (PA) with appropriate mitigation measures to reduce resource impacts. This NOI is to reduce hazardous fuels and restore ecological components within the Exchequer Management Unit Group (MUG), McKinley Grove (MUG), and a managed-fire area. DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received by April 13, 2015. The draft environmental impact statement is expected October SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\13MRN1.SGM 13MRN1 13324 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 49 / Friday, March 13, 2015 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 2015 and the final environmental impact statement is expected February 2016. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 29688 Auberry Road, Prather, CA 93651. Comments may also be sent via email to comments-pacificsouthwest-sierra@ fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 559–855– 5375. It is important that reviewers provide their comments at such times and in such a way that they are useful to the Agency’s preparation of the EIS. Therefore, comments should be provided prior to the close of the comment period and should clearly articulate the reviewer’s concerns and contentions. Comments received in response to this solicitation, including names and addresses of those who comment, will be part of the public record for this proposed action. Comments submitted anonymously will be accepted and considered, however. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jody Nickerson, 559–297–0706 extension 4943 or jnickerson@fs.fed.us. 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 project is located in Fresno County, CA in T. 9 S., R. 25 E. Sections 32–34; T. 9 S., R. 26 E. Sections 31 and 34–36; T. 10 S., R. 25 E. Sections 3–4; 9–10; 15– 16, 22, 27–29 and 34; T. 10 S. R. 26 E. Sections 1–3; 10–16; 21–24; 25–29; 34– 36; T. 10 S., R. 27 E. Sections 5–8; 18– 20; T. 11 S., R. 26 E. Section 1; and T. 11 S., R. 27 E. Section 6, MDBM. The project proposes to reduce hazardous fuels and restore ecological components, with a focus on the California spotted owl within the project area based on a landscape assessment conducted by the Landscape Planning Work Group (LPWG) of the Dinkey Collaborative. The landscape assessment was completed for the Dinkey Landscape Restoration Project (DLRP) area in which the Exchequer MUG was rated as the highest priority area to treat at this time. the interests expressed by the Dinkey Collaborative. In the project area, there is a need to protect from wildfire and enhance nesting and foraging structures for California spotted owl and fisher; to restore a vigorous, diverse forest ecosystem resilient to the effects of wildfire, insect and disease, air pollution, and climate change; to protect adjacent landowners and private property from the effects of wildfire; to incorporate potential ecological benefits into the fire management decision making process; to improve watershed resilience and function and improve aquatic habitat for sensitive species; to restore and enhance meadow habitat and aspen communities; and to reduce the spread of noxious weeds and to protect sensitive botanical species. Purpose and Need for Action The purpose of the project is to improve and maintain key California spotted owl habitat structures, reduce fire risk to communities and fire fighters, restore forest health to a more natural condition characteristic of frequent-fire forests and the Sierra National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP), and to meet The decision to be made is whether or not to approve the proposed action or any additional alternatives analyzed for the Exchequer Project area. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:27 Mar 12, 2015 Jkt 235001 Proposed Action The USFS, Sierra National Forest is proposing to apply restoration treatments to Exchequer MUG including vegetation treatments (mechanical commercial thinning, ladder fuels), plantation treatments (reforestation, site preparation, herbicide use), treatment of watershed improvement needs, meadow and aspen restoration, fuels reduction (strategic roads treatments, prescribed fire, mastication, dozer piling), and hazard tree removal. The project proposes to apply prescribed fire to the McKinley Grove MUG for beneficial ecological purposes. A project-specific land management plan is being proposed in the eastern portion of the project area to use managed wildfire outside of a designated wilderness boundary. Actions area designed to move current conditions of the project area closer to reference conditions. Design criteria would be incorporated into the project design and would incorporate all applicable LRMP (and amendments) Standards and Guidelines, Best Management Practices, and Conservation Measures and Terms and Conditions from appropriate Biological Opinions relating to the project. Responsible Official Sierra National Forest Supervisor, Dean A. Gould Nature of Decision To Be Made Preliminary Issues Preliminary issues include impacts to California spotted owl, Pacific fisher, Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog, and Yosemite toad and their habitats and PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 impacts from hazardous fuels and risk of uncharacteristic wildfire. Scoping Process This notice of intent initiates the scoping process, which guides the development of the environmental impact statement. Tribal consultation will be initiated simultaneously. Collaboration with the Dinkey Collaborative has been an ongoing process in the planning of the project. It is important that reviewers provide their comments at such times and in such manner that they are useful to the agency’s preparation of the environmental impact statement. Therefore, comments should be provided prior to the close of the comment period and should clearly articulate the reviewer’s concerns and contentions. Dated: March 5, 2015. Steven Ostoja, Acting Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. 2015–05740 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of the Secretary Meeting Notice of the Agricultural Research Service—Animal Handling and Welfare Review Panel Research, Education, and Economics, USDA. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: In accordance with 7 U.S.C. 3124a, Federal-State Partnership and Coordination, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces an open meeting of the Agricultural Research Service—Animal Handling and Welfare Review Panel (ARS–AHWR) to discuss their report and recommendations on the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center. DATES: The ARS–AHWR will meet virtually on March 18, 2015, at 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place virtually at the AT&T Meeting Room below. Please follow the pre-registration instructions to ensure your participation in the meeting. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13323-13324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05740]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Sierra National Forest; California; Exchequer Restoration Project

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.

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SUMMARY: The United States Forest Service (USFS), Sierra National 
Forest, proposes to approve the Notice of Intent (NOI) and Proposed 
Action (PA) with appropriate mitigation measures to reduce resource 
impacts. This NOI is to reduce hazardous fuels and restore ecological 
components within the Exchequer Management Unit Group (MUG), McKinley 
Grove (MUG), and a managed-fire area.

DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received 
by April 13, 2015. The draft environmental impact statement is expected 
October

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2015 and the final environmental impact statement is expected February 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 29688 Auberry Road, Prather, CA 
93651. Comments may also be sent via email to comments-pacificsouthwest-sierra@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 559-855-5375.
    It is important that reviewers provide their comments at such times 
and in such a way that they are useful to the Agency's preparation of 
the EIS. Therefore, comments should be provided prior to the close of 
the comment period and should clearly articulate the reviewer's 
concerns and contentions.
    Comments received in response to this solicitation, including names 
and addresses of those who comment, will be part of the public record 
for this proposed action. Comments submitted anonymously will be 
accepted and considered, however.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jody Nickerson, 559-297-0706 extension 
4943 or jnickerson@fs.fed.us.
    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 project is located in Fresno County, CA 
in T. 9 S., R. 25 E. Sections 32-34; T. 9 S., R. 26 E. Sections 31 and 
34-36; T. 10 S., R. 25 E. Sections 3-4; 9-10; 15-16, 22, 27-29 and 34; 
T. 10 S. R. 26 E. Sections 1-3; 10-16; 21-24; 25-29; 34-36; T. 10 S., 
R. 27 E. Sections 5-8; 18-20; T. 11 S., R. 26 E. Section 1; and T. 11 
S., R. 27 E. Section 6, MDBM. The project proposes to reduce hazardous 
fuels and restore ecological components, with a focus on the California 
spotted owl within the project area based on a landscape assessment 
conducted by the Landscape Planning Work Group (LPWG) of the Dinkey 
Collaborative. The landscape assessment was completed for the Dinkey 
Landscape Restoration Project (DLRP) area in which the Exchequer MUG 
was rated as the highest priority area to treat at this time.

Purpose and Need for Action

    The purpose of the project is to improve and maintain key 
California spotted owl habitat structures, reduce fire risk to 
communities and fire fighters, restore forest health to a more natural 
condition characteristic of frequent-fire forests and the Sierra 
National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP), and to meet 
the interests expressed by the Dinkey Collaborative. In the project 
area, there is a need to protect from wildfire and enhance nesting and 
foraging structures for California spotted owl and fisher; to restore a 
vigorous, diverse forest ecosystem resilient to the effects of 
wildfire, insect and disease, air pollution, and climate change; to 
protect adjacent landowners and private property from the effects of 
wildfire; to incorporate potential ecological benefits into the fire 
management decision making process; to improve watershed resilience and 
function and improve aquatic habitat for sensitive species; to restore 
and enhance meadow habitat and aspen communities; and to reduce the 
spread of noxious weeds and to protect sensitive botanical species.

Proposed Action

    The USFS, Sierra National Forest is proposing to apply restoration 
treatments to Exchequer MUG including vegetation treatments (mechanical 
commercial thinning, ladder fuels), plantation treatments 
(reforestation, site preparation, herbicide use), treatment of 
watershed improvement needs, meadow and aspen restoration, fuels 
reduction (strategic roads treatments, prescribed fire, mastication, 
dozer piling), and hazard tree removal. The project proposes to apply 
prescribed fire to the McKinley Grove MUG for beneficial ecological 
purposes. A project-specific land management plan is being proposed in 
the eastern portion of the project area to use managed wildfire outside 
of a designated wilderness boundary. Actions area designed to move 
current conditions of the project area closer to reference conditions. 
Design criteria would be incorporated into the project design and would 
incorporate all applicable LRMP (and amendments) Standards and 
Guidelines, Best Management Practices, and Conservation Measures and 
Terms and Conditions from appropriate Biological Opinions relating to 
the project.

Responsible Official

    Sierra National Forest Supervisor, Dean A. Gould

Nature of Decision To Be Made

    The decision to be made is whether or not to approve the proposed 
action or any additional alternatives analyzed for the Exchequer 
Project area.

Preliminary Issues

    Preliminary issues include impacts to California spotted owl, 
Pacific fisher, Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog, and Yosemite toad and 
their habitats and impacts from hazardous fuels and risk of 
uncharacteristic wildfire.

Scoping Process

    This notice of intent initiates the scoping process, which guides 
the development of the environmental impact statement. Tribal 
consultation will be initiated simultaneously. Collaboration with the 
Dinkey Collaborative has been an ongoing process in the planning of the 
project.
    It is important that reviewers provide their comments at such times 
and in such manner that they are useful to the agency's preparation of 
the environmental impact statement. Therefore, comments should be 
provided prior to the close of the comment period and should clearly 
articulate the reviewer's concerns and contentions.

    Dated: March 5, 2015.
Steven Ostoja,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 2015-05740 Filed 3-12-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-11-P
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