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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) will meet
in Baltimore, Maryland. The Recreation
RAC is authorized pursuant with the
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement
Act (the Act) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA). Additional
information concerning the Recreation
RAC may be found by visiting the
Recreation RAC’s Web site at: https://
www.fs.usda.gov/main/r9/recreation/
racs.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held on
Thursday, February 1, 2018 from 1:00
p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday, February
2, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at
the Fairfield Inn & Suites Downtown
Baltimore Inner Harbor.
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 at
the Fairfield Inn & Suites Downtown
Baltimore Inner Harbor, 101 S. President
Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. The
meeting will also be available via
teleconference at 888–844–9904,
8400659#.
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
located at 626 E. Wisconsin Avenue,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Please call 541–
860–8048 to facilitate entry into the
building.
DATES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joanna Wilson, Eastern Region
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 review the
following fee proposals:
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a. Regional fee consistency approach;
b. Monongahela National Forest fee
proposals which include the Hopskin
Cabin;
c. Wayne National Forest fee
proposals reducing trail permit fees for
off-highway vehicle (OHV) users and
eliminating fees for horse and mountain
bike users;
d. Hiawatha National Forest fee
proposals for Grand Island;
e. Chequamengon-Nicolet National
Forest fee proposals including new fees
at day use sites and one cabin rental,
and fee increases for overnight sites; and
f. Green Mountain Finger Lakes
National Forest fee proposals including
new fee at Silver Lake Campgrounds,
Texas Falls Day Use Area Pavilion,
Grout Pond Campground, Backbone
Horse Camp and Potomac Group Camp
and Pavilion and fee increases at
Chittenden Brook, Moosalamoo
Campground, Hapgood Pond
Campground, Hapgood Pond Day Use,
Hapgood Pond Group Picnic sites, and
Blueberry Patch Recreation Area.
Details on all fee proposals can be
found at https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/
r9/recreation/racs.
The meeting is open to the public.
The agenda will include time for people
to make oral statements of three minutes
or less starting at 3:00 p.m. Individuals
wishing to make an oral statement
should request in writing by January 22,
2018, 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 for time 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
require 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: November 6, 2017.
Glenn Casamassa,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection: Management of
Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the new collection of
information request, Management of
Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before January 22, 2018 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Director,
Forest and Range Management and
Vegetation Ecology, Mail Stop 1103,
USDA Forest Service, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20024–1103.
Comments also may be submitted by
email to: hdwoodward@fs.fed.us. The
public may inspect comments received
at the Office of the Director, Forest and
Range Management and Vegetation
Ecology, Third Floor SE., Sidney R.
Yates Federal Building, 201 14th Street
SW., Washington, DC, during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to 202–791–8489 to
facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hope Woodward, U.S. Forest Service,
Forest and Range Management and
Vegetation Ecology, 202–791–8489.
Individuals who use telecommunication
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
877–8339 twenty-four hours a day,
every day of the year, including
holidays.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Management of Wild FreeRoaming Horses and Burros.
OMB Number: 0596—New.
Expiration Date of Approval: New.
Type of Request: New.
Abstract: This notice pertains to the
collection of information that enables
the Forest Service to administer its
private maintenance (i.e., adoption)
program for wild free roaming horses
and burros located on U.S. Forest
Service, Forests and Grasslands. The
Forest Service uses the information to
determine if applicants are qualified to
provide humane care and proper
treatment to wild horses and burros in
compliance with the Wild Free-Roaming
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Horses and Burros Act (16 U.S.C. 1331–
1340), as amended, and 36 CFR 222.60.
The Forest Service gathers information
from applicants intending to adopt a
wild horse and/or burro, and issues a
certificate of title related to the
adoption. The application form provides
the Forest Service information including
the:
(a) Applicant’s name, address, contact
information, history of adoption, and
care facility,
(b) Description of horse and/or burro
to be adopted,
(c) Veterinarian certification that
animals, prior to issuing certificate of
title, are in good condition and
receiving proper care and treatment
under humane conditions, and
(d) Ability to care for animals,
transportation, fencing, and intended
use.
The information will be collected
from those who wish to adopt and
obtain title to the wild horses and
burros.
Applicants will fill out the required
form in person and submit it to the
Forest Service representative
administering the wild horse and burro
program. The Forest Service
representative will review the form and
determine whether the applicant
understands the terms of adoption and
prohibited acts, has been in compliance
with the adoption agreement, and will
provide or has provided humane
treatment, care, and maintenance for the
animal while in their care.
Without the information from these
application forms, the Forest Service
will not be able to provide the oversight
required to administer the wild horse
and burro program as authorized and
regulated by law.
Type of Respondents: Individuals,
private businesses, state governments,
tribal governments.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 400.
Estimate of Burden Hours per
Response: 0.50 hours.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours on Respondents: 200 Hours.
Comment Is Invited
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
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the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission request toward Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Dated: November 6, 2017.
Glenn Casamassa,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Idaho and Southwestern Montana
(Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Boise,
Caribou-Targhee, Salmon-Challis, and
Sawtooth National Forests and Curlew
National Grassland); Nevada
(Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest);
Utah (Ashley, Dixie, Fishlake, Manti-La
Sal, and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National
Forests); Wyoming (Bridger-Teton
National Forest); and Wyoming/
Colorado (Medicine Bow-Routt
National Forest and Thunder Basin
National Grassland); Amendments to
Land Management Plans for Greater
Sage-Grouse Conservation
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice initiates the
scoping process to solicit public
comments on greater sage-grouse land
management issues that could warrant
land management plan amendments.
Land management plans for National
Forests in Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
Utah, Colorado and Wyoming were
amended in September 2015 to
incorporate conservation measures to
support the continued existence of the
greater sage-grouse. New issues have
been identified since 2015. The Forest
Service intends to work cooperatively
with the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) to address these issues and others
to be identified through this scoping
process. This notice also identifies the
planning rule provisions likely to be
directly related, and so applicable, to
plan amendments that may be proposed.
SUMMARY:
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Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by
January 5, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Sage-grouse Amendment Comment,
USDA Forest Service Intermountain
Region, Federal Building, 324 25th
Street, Ogden, UT 84401. Comments
may also be sent via email to commentsintermtn-regional-office@fs.fed.us, or via
facsimile to 801–625–5277.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Shivik at 801–625–5667 or email
johnashivik@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: On March
31, 2017, the United States District
Court for the District of Nevada held
that the Forest Service violated the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) by failing to provide the public
with enough information to
meaningfully participate in the
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
process in the Nevada and Northeastern
California Greater Sage-grouse Land
Management Plan Amendment in
Nevada. Specifically, the agencies
designated Sagebrush Focal Areas
(SFAs) between the draft and final
Environmental Impact Statements. The
court remanded the Records of Decision
to the agencies to prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement. Western Exploration, LLC v.
U.S. Dept. of Interior, 250 F.Supp.3d
718, 750–751. Similar claims were
raised in other, pending lawsuits.
In order to comply with the court and
to address issues identified by the BLM,
the states, and various interested
parties, the Forest Service is considering
the possibility of amending some, all, or
none of the Forest Service land
management plans that were amended
in 2015 regarding greater sage-grouse
conservation in the states of Colorado,
Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Utah and
Montana (‘‘2015 Sage-Grouse Plans’’).
The Forest Service seeks comment on
certain parts of the 2015 Sage-Grouse
Plans that have been preliminarily
identified, but also seeks input on other
related issues. The specific topics
already identified for consideration
include: SFA designations; mitigation
standards; disturbance and density caps;
modification of habitat boundaries to
reflect new information; variance of
management approaches within Priority
Habitat Management Areas and General
Habitat Management Areas; causal
factors; adaptive management; the land
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection: Management of Wild Free-Roaming Horses
and Burros
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and
organizations on the new collection of information request, Management
of Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before January 22,
2018 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to
Director, Forest and Range Management and Vegetation Ecology, Mail Stop
1103, USDA Forest Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20024-1103.
Comments also may be submitted by email to: hdwoodward@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments received at the Office of the Director,
Forest and Range Management and Vegetation Ecology, Third Floor SE.,
Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, 201 14th Street SW., Washington, DC,
during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to
202-791-8489 to facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hope Woodward, U.S. Forest Service,
Forest and Range Management and Vegetation Ecology, 202-791-8489.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four
hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Management of Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros.
OMB Number: 0596--New.
Expiration Date of Approval: New.
Type of Request: New.
Abstract: This notice pertains to the collection of information
that enables the Forest Service to administer its private maintenance
(i.e., adoption) program for wild free roaming horses and burros
located on U.S. Forest Service, Forests and Grasslands. The Forest
Service uses the information to determine if applicants are qualified
to provide humane care and proper treatment to wild horses and burros
in compliance with the Wild Free-Roaming
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Horses and Burros Act (16 U.S.C. 1331-1340), as amended, and 36 CFR
222.60. The Forest Service gathers information from applicants
intending to adopt a wild horse and/or burro, and issues a certificate
of title related to the adoption. The application form provides the
Forest Service information including the:
(a) Applicant's name, address, contact information, history of
adoption, and care facility,
(b) Description of horse and/or burro to be adopted,
(c) Veterinarian certification that animals, prior to issuing
certificate of title, are in good condition and receiving proper care
and treatment under humane conditions, and
(d) Ability to care for animals, transportation, fencing, and
intended use.
The information will be collected from those who wish to adopt and
obtain title to the wild horses and burros.
Applicants will fill out the required form in person and submit it
to the Forest Service representative administering the wild horse and
burro program. The Forest Service representative will review the form
and determine whether the applicant understands the terms of adoption
and prohibited acts, has been in compliance with the adoption
agreement, and will provide or has provided humane treatment, care, and
maintenance for the animal while in their care.
Without the information from these application forms, the Forest
Service will not be able to provide the oversight required to
administer the wild horse and burro program as authorized and regulated
by law.
Type of Respondents: Individuals, private businesses, state
governments, tribal governments.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 400.
Estimate of Burden Hours per Response: 0.50 hours.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours on Respondents: 200 Hours.
Comment Is Invited
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including whether the information will have
practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's
estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission request
toward Office of Management and Budget approval.
Dated: November 6, 2017.
Glenn Casamassa,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2017-25116 Filed 11-20-17; 8:45 am]
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