Eastern Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee, 31283-31284 [2017-14134]

Download as PDF 31283 Notices Federal Register Vol. 82, No. 128 Thursday, July 6, 2017 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES June 30, 2017. 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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The APHA is contained in Title X, Subtitle E, Sections 10401–18 of Public Law 107– 171, May 13, 2002, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The law gives the Secretary of Agriculture broad authority to detect, control, or eradicate pests or diseases of livestock or poultry. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is the agency charged with carrying out this disease prevention mission. For APHIS to conduct all its disease prevention tasks, it utilizes APHIS-certified private veterinarians to work cooperatively with Federal and State animal health authorities on the Agency’s behalf. Their certification is obtained through the APHIS National Veterinary Accreditation Program (NVAP) which has an application and renewal process. 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Total Burden Hours: 11,901. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2017–14169 Filed 7–5–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Eastern Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee Forest Service, USDA. Notice of meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: The Eastern Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (Recreation RAC) is scheduled to meet via conference call. The Recreation RAC is authorized pursuant with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (the Act) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Information for the Recreation RAC may be found by visiting the Web site at: https:// www.fs.usda.gov/main/r9/recreation/ racs. DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. All Recreation RAC meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of the meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference. Participants who would like to attend by teleconference should contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Written comments may be submitted as described under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. All comments, including names and addresses, when provided, are placed in the record and available for public inspection and copying. The public may inspect comments received at the Eastern Region, Regional Office, 626 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Please call 541– 860–8048 to facilitate entry into the building. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanna Wilson, Eastern Region SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\06JYN1.SGM 06JYN1 31284 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 128 / Thursday, July 6, 2017 / Notices Recreation RAC Coordinator, by phone at 541–860–8048, or by email at jwilson08@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 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to further a discussion on regional recreation fee pricing consistency. The meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include time for people to make oral statements of three minutes or less at the Friday portion of the meeting starting at 2:00 p.m. Individuals wishing to make an oral statement should request in writing by September 25, 2017, to be scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who would like to bring related matters to the attention of the Recreation RAC may file written statements with the Committee’s staff before or after the meeting. Written comments and time requests to make oral comments must be sent to Joanna Wilson, Eastern Region Recreation RAC Coordinator, 855 South Skylake Drive, Woodland Hills, Utah 84653; or by email to jwilson08@fs.fed.us. Meeting Accommodations: If you are a person requiring reasonable accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language interpreting, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodation. For access to the facility or proceedings, please contact the person listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case by case basis. Dated: June 12, 2017. Glenn Casamassa, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System. [FR Doc. 2017–14134 Filed 7–5–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Forest Service Craig and Thorne Bay Ranger Districts, Tongass National Forest, Alaska; Prince of Wales Landscape Level Analysis Project Environmental Impact Statement Forest Service, USDA. Corrected Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. AGENCY: ACTION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:13 Jul 05, 2017 Jkt 241001 The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to propose a variety of projects for multiple resource benefits at a landscape level to implement over the course of 10 to 15 years. Both the Craig and Thorne Bay Ranger Districts encompass Prince of Wales Island (POW) and surrounding islands, which serves as the project area for the Prince of Wales Landscape Level Analysis (POW LLA) Project. Our intention is that this project will be a highly collaborative process involving the public at all stages throughout the development of this analysis. A Notice of Intent (NOI) for this project was first published in the Federal Register (81 FR 86320) on November 30, 2016. This Corrected NOI has been prepared to provide a more detailed description of the proposed action developed using comments from the public and stakeholders. DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received by August 7, 2017. The publication date of this Corrected NOI in the Federal Register is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period for this scoping opportunity. If the comment period ends on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, comments will be accepted until the end of the next Federal working day (11:59 p.m.). The POW LLA Project is an activity implementing the forest plan and is subject to 36 CFR 218, Subparts A and B. Only individuals or entities who submit timely and specific written comments about this proposed project or activity during this or another public comment period established by the Responsible Official will be eligible to file an objection. Comments submitted previously will be considered in the analysis. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement is expected in January of 2018 and the Final Environmental Impact Statement is expected in July of 2018. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Thorne Bay Ranger District, at P.O. Box 19001, Thorne Bay, AK 99919. Comments may also be submitted electronically at https://cara.ecosystemmanagement.org/Public/ CommentInput?project=50337, or via facsimile to (907) 828–3309. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Anderson, District Ranger, Craig and Thorne Bay Ranger Districts, at 504 9th Street, Craig, AK 99921, by telephone at (907) 826–3271; or Delilah Brigham, Project Leader, at 1312 Federal Way, Thorne Bay, AK 99919, by telephone at (907) 828–3232. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: Purpose and Need for Action The purpose of the POW LLA Project is to improve forest ecosystem health on Craig and Thorne Bay Ranger Districts, help support community resiliency, and provide economic development through an integrated approach to meet multiple resource objectives. There is a need to provide a sustainable level of forest products to contribute to the economic viability of Prince of Wales communities. There is also a need to help maintain the expertise and infrastructure of the timber industry to integrate timber harvest with restoration opportunities in a sustainable manner that meets multiple economic, forest, and watershed objectives. There is a need for young-growth forests to produce future desired resource values, products, services, and forest health conditions that sustain the diversity and productivity of forested ecosystems. Timber stand establishment and timber stand improvement activities (such as planting and precommercial thinning) that enhance early seral forests are necessary to achieve this. There is a need for restoration activities in some watersheds to reestablish self-sustaining habitats that promote viable fish, wildlife, and plant populations. This would contribute to subsistence values and the continued traditional and cultural uses by residents of Prince of Wales and surrounding islands. There is a need to maintain existing recreation opportunities on POW and surrounding islands for residents, as well as to expand opportunities for growth in the recreation and tourism business sector. A sustainable recreation program in terms of operations and maintenance is needed in order to maintain infrastructure to an acceptable level. There is a need to support improved telecommunications in local communities. Proposed Action The proposed action was developed with input from an independentlyformed, broadly-based collaborative group as well as from public comments. During initial scoping and through this collaborative process, the Forest Service received suggestions for a wide array of site-specific projects and management E:\FR\FM\06JYN1.SGM 06JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 128 (Thursday, July 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31283-31284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14134]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Eastern Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Eastern Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee 
(Recreation RAC) is scheduled to meet via conference call. The 
Recreation RAC is authorized pursuant with the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act (the Act) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA). Information for the Recreation RAC may be found by visiting the 
Web site at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/r9/recreation/racs.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2017, from 
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
    All Recreation RAC meetings are subject to cancellation. For status 
of the meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed 
under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference. Participants 
who would like to attend by teleconference should contact the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Written comments may be submitted as described under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION. All comments, including names and addresses, when 
provided, are placed in the record and available for public inspection 
and copying. The public may inspect comments received at the Eastern 
Region, Regional Office, 626 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin. Please call 541-860-8048 to facilitate entry into the 
building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanna Wilson, Eastern Region

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Recreation RAC Coordinator, by phone at 541-860-8048, or by email at 
jwilson08@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 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through 
Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to further a 
discussion on regional recreation fee pricing consistency. The meeting 
is open to the public. The agenda will include time for people to make 
oral statements of three minutes or less at the Friday portion of the 
meeting starting at 2:00 p.m. Individuals wishing to make an oral 
statement should request in writing by September 25, 2017, to be 
scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who would like to bring related matters 
to the attention of the Recreation RAC may file written statements with 
the Committee's staff before or after the meeting. Written comments and 
time requests to make oral comments must be sent to Joanna Wilson, 
Eastern Region Recreation RAC Coordinator, 855 South Skylake Drive, 
Woodland Hills, Utah 84653; or by email to jwilson08@fs.fed.us.
    Meeting Accommodations: If you are a person requiring reasonable 
accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language 
interpreting, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable 
accommodation. For access to the facility or proceedings, please 
contact the person listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case by 
case basis.

    Dated: June 12, 2017.
Glenn Casamassa,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2017-14134 Filed 7-5-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3411-15-P
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