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APHIS sought public comment on a
draft EA and a preliminary PPRA from
June 1, 2015, to July 1, 2015.3 APHIS
solicited comments on the draft EA, the
preliminary PPRA, and whether the
subject maize is likely to pose a plant
pest risk. APHIS received 12 comments
on the petition; one of these comments
had 67 documents and published
articles appended to it. The majority of
comments expressed general opposition
to APHIS making a determination of
nonregulated status of GE organisms.
Issues raised during the comment
period included concerns regarding
negative economic impacts to farmers,
potential health and environmental
impacts, inadequate or outdated data,
and the possibility for insects to develop
insecticide resistance. APHIS has
addressed the issues raised during the
comment period and has provided
responses to comments as an attachment
to the FONSI.
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National Environmental Policy Act
After reviewing and evaluating the
comments received during the comment
period on the draft EA and preliminary
PPRA and other information, APHIS has
prepared a final EA. The EA has been
prepared to provide the public with
documentation of APHIS’ review and
analysis of any potential environmental
impacts associated with the
determination of nonregulated status of
maize designated as event MON 87411.
The EA was prepared in accordance
with: (1) NEPA, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the
Council on Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)
USDA regulations implementing NEPA
(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372). Based on our EA, the response to
public comments, and other pertinent
scientific data, APHIS has reached a
FONSI with regard to the preferred
alternative identified in the EA (to make
a determination of nonregulated status
of maize designated as event MON
87411).
Determination
Based on APHIS’ analysis of field and
laboratory data submitted by Monsanto,
references provided in the petition,
peer-reviewed publications, information
analyzed in the EA, the PPRA,
comments provided by the public, and
information provided in APHIS’
response to those public comments,
APHIS has determined that maize
designated as event MON 87411 are
unlikely to pose a plant pest risk and
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therefore are no longer subject to our
regulations governing the introduction
of certain GE organisms.
Copies of the signed determination
document, PPRA, final EA, FONSI, and
response to comments, as well as the
previously published petition and
supporting documents, are available as
indicated in the ADDRESSES and FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT sections
of this notice.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and
371.3.
Michael C. Gregoire,
Associate Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
October 21, 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. 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 or other forms of information
technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov
or fax (202) 395–5806 and to
Departmental Clearance Office, USDA,
OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC
20250–7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if they are
received within 30 days of this
notification. Copies of the submission(s)
may be obtained by calling (202) 720–
8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
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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.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: 7 CFR part 215—Special Milk
Program for Children.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0005.
Summary of Collection: Section 3 of
the Child Nutrition Act (CNA) of 1966
(Pub. L. 89–642, as amended; 42 U.S.C.
1772) authorizes the Special Milk
Program (SMP) for Children. It provides
for appropriation of such sums as may
be necessary to enable the Secretary of
Agriculture, under such rules and
regulations as the Secretary may deem
in the public interest, to encourage
consumption of fluid milk by children
in the United States in (1) nonprofit
schools of high school grades and
under, and (2) nonprofit nursery
schools, child care centers, settlement
houses, summer camps, and similar
nonprofit institutions devoted to the
care and training of children, which do
not participate in a food service program
authorized under the CNA or the
National School Lunch Act.
Need and Use of the Information: The
SMP is administered at the State, school
food authority (SFA), and child care
institution levels. The Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS) collects
information concerning the operation of
the program including the submission of
applications and agreements,
submission and payment of claims, and
the maintenance of records. Without
this information FNS would not be able
to reimburse schools and institutions in
a timely manner to allow them to
properly administer the program. In
addition, data reporting would be
delayed and the timely monitoring of
program funding and program trends
would be affected.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local, and Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 3,933.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On Occasion,
Monthly, and Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 14,914.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program—Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance for Victims of
Disasters.
OMB Control Number: 0584–0336.
Summary of Collection: The authority
to operate the Disaster Supplemental
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Nutrition Assistance Program (D–SNAP)
is found in section 5(h) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008, formerly the Food
Stamp Act of 1977, as amended and the
Disaster Relief Act of 1974, as amended
by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Assistance Act of 1988 authorizes
the Secretary of Agriculture to establish
temporary emergency standards of
eligibility for victims of a disaster if the
commercial channels of food
distribution have been disrupted, and
subsequently restored. D–SNAP is a
program that is separate from the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) and is conducted for a
specific period of time. In order for a
State to request to operate a D–SNAP, an
affected area in the State must have
received a Presidential Declaration of
‘‘Major Disaster’’ with Individual
Assistance.
Need and Use of the Information:
This information collection concerns
information obtained from State
agencies seeking to operate D–SNAP. A
State agency request to operate a D–
SNAP must contain the following
information: Description of incident;
geographic area; application period;
benefit period; eligibility criteria;
ongoing household eligibility; affected
population; electronic benefit card
issuance process; logistical plans for
Disaster SNAP rollout; staffing; public
information outreach; duplicate
participation check process; fraud
prevention strategies; and employee
application procedures. The Food and
Nutrition Service reviews the request to
ensure that all the necessary
requirements to conduct a D–SNAP are
met. If this collection is not conducted,
D–SNAP would not be available to help
meet the nutritional needs of disaster
victims.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 9.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 90.
Corrected Notice of Intent to
prepare an environmental impact
statement.
ACTION:
A Notice of Intent (NOI) for
this project was first published in the
Federal Register (75 FR 81210) on
December 27, 2010. Subsequent NOIs
were published in the Federal Register
noting the passage of time and
procedural changes. This NOI is being
published (1) to update the project
schedule, (2) to note that M. Earl
Stewart is the new Forest Supervisor of
the Tongass National Forest and is the
Responsible Official for this Project, (3)
to note that the Proposed Action
contains fewer acres for timber harvest,
and (4) that the Forest Service is no
longer proposing project-specific Forest
Plan amendments in the alternatives.
SUMMARY:
Comments submitted previously
will be considered in the analysis. This
corrected NOI triggers a public comment
opportunity during which persons
wishing to obtain standing under the
pre-decisional administrative review, or
‘‘objection’’ process (36 CFR 218,
Subpart B), may submit timely, written
comments regarding the project. New or
additional comments should be received
by the Wrangell Ranger District by
November 27, 2015, 30 days from date
of publication of this Corrected NOI in
the Federal Register. The draft
environmental impact statement is
expected in February 2016, and the final
environmental impact statement is
expected in May 2016.
DATES:
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Send written comments to:
Tongass National Forest, c/o Andrea
Slusser, P.O. Box 51, Wrangell, AK
99929, Attn: Wrangell Island Project
EIS. Comments may be hand-delivered
to the Wrangell Ranger District, 525
Bennett Drive, Wrangell, AK 99929,
Attn: Wrangell Island Project EIS.
Comments may also be sent via email to:
wrangell_island_project_eis@fs.fed.us,
or via facsimile to 907–874–7595, Attn:
Wrangell Island Project EIS.
In all correspondence, please include
your name, address, and organization
name if you are commenting as a
representative of an organization.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Tongass National Forest Wrangell
Ranger District; Alaska; Wrangell
Island Project Environmental Impact
Statement
AGENCY:
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ADDRESSES:
Andrea Slusser, Team Leader; Wrangell
Ranger District, P.O. Box 51, Wrangell,
AK 99929, 907–874–2323.
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:
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Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose of the Wrangell Island
Project is to respond to the goals and
objectives identified by the Tongass
Land and Resource Management Plan
(Forest Plan) to guide timber
management to support the local and
regional economies of Southeast Alaska,
while moving the Wrangell Island
Project Area towards the desired future
condition for all resources.
The underlying need for the Wrangell
Island Project comes from the Forest
Service’s obligation, subject to
applicable law, to seek to provide a
supply of timber from the Tongass
National Forest that meets market
demand annually and for the planning
cycle, and to restore and improve forest
resources to a condition where they
provide increased benefits to society.
This project would contribute to the
orderly flow of timber to large and small
timber purchasers, mill operators, and
value-added wood product industries in
Southeast Alaska and benefit the local
and regional economies of Wrangell and
Southeast Alaska while also improving
forest resource conditions. This project
would help provide a reliable, long-term
supply of ‘‘bridge’’ timber that would
support local jobs and facilitate the
industry transition to a sustainable
wood product industry based on younggrowth management on the Tongass
National Forest.
Proposed Action
The Forest Service is proposing a
multi-year project involving timber
harvest and associated road
construction and forest restoration
activities. The proposed action includes
the harvest of timber from
approximately 5,290 acres of forested
land. The harvest would produce an
estimated 73 million board feet (MMBF)
of sawtimber and utility wood that
could be made available to industry.
Timber harvest would occur with both
even-aged (clearcut) and uneven-aged
(partial cut) harvest using cable,
helicopter and ground-based methods.
The timber harvest would require
approximately 18 miles of National
Forest Road construction, six miles of
reconstruction and approximately 13
miles of temporary road construction.
Existing road systems and log transfer
facilities would also be used as needed
to transport the timber.
Integrated restoration activities
associated with the road system used for
harvest would include road
maintenance and improvements,
invasive species treatments, erosion
control, and fish passage improvements.
All activities would be conducted in a
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
October 21, 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. 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 or
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
they are received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
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.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: 7 CFR part 215--Special Milk Program for Children.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0005.
Summary of Collection: Section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act (CNA)
of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-642, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 1772) authorizes the
Special Milk Program (SMP) for Children. It provides for appropriation
of such sums as may be necessary to enable the Secretary of
Agriculture, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary may deem
in the public interest, to encourage consumption of fluid milk by
children in the United States in (1) nonprofit schools of high school
grades and under, and (2) nonprofit nursery schools, child care
centers, settlement houses, summer camps, and similar nonprofit
institutions devoted to the care and training of children, which do not
participate in a food service program authorized under the CNA or the
National School Lunch Act.
Need and Use of the Information: The SMP is administered at the
State, school food authority (SFA), and child care institution levels.
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) collects information concerning
the operation of the program including the submission of applications
and agreements, submission and payment of claims, and the maintenance
of records. Without this information FNS would not be able to reimburse
schools and institutions in a timely manner to allow them to properly
administer the program. In addition, data reporting would be delayed
and the timely monitoring of program funding and program trends would
be affected.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, and Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 3,933.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On Occasion,
Monthly, and Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 14,914.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program--Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance for Victims of Disasters.
OMB Control Number: 0584-0336.
Summary of Collection: The authority to operate the Disaster
Supplemental
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Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) is found in section 5(h) of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, formerly the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as
amended and the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, as amended by the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Assistance Act of 1988 authorizes the
Secretary of Agriculture to establish temporary emergency standards of
eligibility for victims of a disaster if the commercial channels of
food distribution have been disrupted, and subsequently restored. D-
SNAP is a program that is separate from the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) and is conducted for a specific period of
time. In order for a State to request to operate a D-SNAP, an affected
area in the State must have received a Presidential Declaration of
``Major Disaster'' with Individual Assistance.
Need and Use of the Information: This information collection
concerns information obtained from State agencies seeking to operate D-
SNAP. A State agency request to operate a D-SNAP must contain the
following information: Description of incident; geographic area;
application period; benefit period; eligibility criteria; ongoing
household eligibility; affected population; electronic benefit card
issuance process; logistical plans for Disaster SNAP rollout; staffing;
public information outreach; duplicate participation check process;
fraud prevention strategies; and employee application procedures. The
Food and Nutrition Service reviews the request to ensure that all the
necessary requirements to conduct a D-SNAP are met. If this collection
is not conducted, D-SNAP would not be available to help meet the
nutritional needs of disaster victims.
Description of Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 9.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 90.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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