Meeting Notice of the Agricultural Research Service-Animal Handling and Welfare Review Panel, 13324-13325 [2015-05790]

Download as PDF 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. Call-In instructions for Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time: Web Preregistration: Participants may preregister for this teleconference at https://emsp.intellor.com?p=419075& do=register&t=8. Once the participant registers, a confirmation page will display dial-in numbers and a unique PIN, and the participant will also SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\13MRN1.SGM 13MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 49 / Friday, March 13, 2015 / Notices receive an email confirmation of this information. You may submit written comments to: REE Advisory Board Office, Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 332A, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250, or via email at ahwrpanel@usda.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Esch, Executive Director, REE Advisory Board Office, US Department of Agriculture; telephone: (202) 720– 3684; fax: (202) 720–6199; or email: ahwrpanel@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time a virtual meeting will be conducted for any interested stakeholders and/or interested parties, to hear the summary of findings and recommendations on the review of the animal handling, care, and welfare at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center. The Review Panel plans to hear stakeholder input received from this meeting as well as other written comments. The report will be available at www.ree.usda.gov on March 9, 2015. This meeting is open to the public and any interested individuals wishing to attend. Opportunity for verbal public comment will be offered on the day of the meeting. Written comments by attendees or other interested stakeholders will be welcomed for the public record before and up to the day of the meeting (by close of business Wednesday, March 18, 2015). All statements will become a part of the official record of the REE Mission Area and will be kept on file for public review in the REE Advisory Board Office. Done at Washington, DC this 10th day of March 2015. Catherine E. Woteki, Under Secretary, REE, Chief Scientist, USDA. [FR Doc. 2015–05790 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–03–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Science Advisory Board (SAB) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC). ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. AGENCY: The Science Advisory Board (SAB) was established by a Decision SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:27 Mar 12, 2015 Jkt 235001 Memorandum dated September 25, 1997, and is the only Federal Advisory Committee with responsibility to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies for research, education, and application of science to operations and information services. SAB activities and advice provide necessary input to ensure that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) science programs are of the highest quality and provide optimal support to resource management. Time and Date: The meeting will be held Thursday April 16, 2015 from 9:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. EST and on Friday April 17, 2015 from 8:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST. These times and the agenda topics described below are subject to change. Please refer to the Web page https://www.sab.noaa.gov/Meetings/ meetings.html for the most up-to-date meeting times and agenda. Place: The meeting will be held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Rd. NW., Washington, DC 20008. Please check the SAB Web site https://www.sab.noaa.gov/Meetings/ meetings.html for directions to the meeting location. Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 15-minute public comment period on April 16 5:30–5:45 p.m. EST (check Web site to confirm time). The SAB expects that public statements presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted verbal or written statements. In general, each individual or group making a verbal presentation will be limited to a total time of two (2) minutes. Individuals or groups planning to make a verbal presentation should contact the SAB Executive Director by April 9, 2015, to schedule their presentation. Written comments should be received in the SAB Executive Director’s Office by April 9, 2015, to provide sufficient time for SAB review. Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director after April 9, 2015, will be distributed to the SAB, but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting date. Seating at the meeting will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Special Accommodations: These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on April 9, 2015, to Dr. Cynthia Decker, SAB Executive Director, SSMC3, Room 11230, 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910; Email: Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov. Matters To Be Considered: The meeting will include the following PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13325 topics: (1) Report from the Data Archive and Access Requirements Working Group on GOES–R Level 0 Data; (2) NOAA Response to the SAB Coastal Habitat Restoration Report; (3) SAB Strategy Discussion; (4) Updates from the NOAA Administrator and Chief Scientist; and (5) Working Group Updates. Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301– 734–1156, Fax: 301–713–1459). Email: Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov; or visit the NOAA SAB Web site at https:// www.sab.noaa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: March 6, 2015. Jason Donaldson, Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 2015–05730 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–KD–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office National Telecommunications and Information Administration [Docket No.: PTO–C–2015–0016] Public Meeting on Facilitating the Development of the Online Licensing Environment for Copyrighted Works Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce; United States Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce; National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force (Task Force) Green Paper on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy, released on July 31, 2013, the Task Force has sought and received comments from the public about how the Federal Government (Government) can facilitate the further development of a robust online licensing environment. The Task Force heard a range of stakeholder views at an initial public meeting in December 2013. The Task Force will hold another public meeting on April 1, 2015, to explore this issue further, focusing specifically on how the Government can assist in facilitating the development and use of standard identifiers for all types of works of authorship, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\13MRN1.SGM 13MRN1

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[FR Doc No: 2015-05790]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


Meeting Notice of the Agricultural Research Service--Animal 
Handling and Welfare Review Panel

AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: 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.
    Call-In instructions for Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time:
    Web Preregistration: Participants may preregister for this 
teleconference at https://emsp.intellor.com?p=419075&do=register&t=8. 
Once the participant registers, a confirmation page will display dial-
in numbers and a unique PIN, and the participant will also

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receive an email confirmation of this information.
    You may submit written comments to: REE Advisory Board Office, 
Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 332A, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20250, or via email at ahwrpanel@usda.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Esch, Executive Director, REE 
Advisory Board Office, US Department of Agriculture; telephone: (202) 
720-3684; fax: (202) 720-6199; or email: ahwrpanel@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time a virtual meeting will be conducted for any 
interested stakeholders and/or interested parties, to hear the summary 
of findings and recommendations on the review of the animal handling, 
care, and welfare at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center. The Review 
Panel plans to hear stakeholder input received from this meeting as 
well as other written comments. The report will be available at 
www.ree.usda.gov on March 9, 2015.
    This meeting is open to the public and any interested individuals 
wishing to attend.
    Opportunity for verbal public comment will be offered on the day of 
the meeting. Written comments by attendees or other interested 
stakeholders will be welcomed for the public record before and up to 
the day of the meeting (by close of business Wednesday, March 18, 
2015). All statements will become a part of the official record of the 
REE Mission Area and will be kept on file for public review in the REE 
Advisory Board Office.

    Done at Washington, DC this 10th day of March 2015.
Catherine E. Woteki,
Under Secretary, REE, Chief Scientist, USDA.
[FR Doc. 2015-05790 Filed 3-12-15; 8:45 am]
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