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Thursday, December 7, 2017
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Malheur National Forest, Blue
Mountain Ranger District and Umatilla
National Forest, North Fork John Day
Ranger District; Oregon; Ragged Ruby
Project
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice to extend the public
scoping period for the Ragged Ruby
Project for two proposed forest plan
amendments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Malheur National Forest
is issuing this notice to advise the
public of a 30-day extension to the
public scoping period on the projectspecific forest plan amendments
proposed as part of the Ragged Ruby
Project. This extension is for two
amendments for connectivity and
harvest in late and old structure stands,
which includes identification of the
applicable planning rule provisions that
are likely to be directly related to the
amendment.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by
January 8, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by any one of the following
methods:
• Electronic Submissions: Comments
can be filed electronically at: commentspacificnorthwest-malheurbluemountain@fs.fed.us. Electronic
comments must be submitted as part of
the email message or as an attachment
in plain text (.txt), Microsoft Word
(.doc), rich text format (.rtf), or portable
document format (.pdf). Emails
submitted to addresses other than the
one listed above, or in formats other
than those listed or containing viruses,
will be rejected.
• Mail: Written, specific comments
must be submitted to Dave Halemeier,
District Ranger, Blue Mountain Ranger
District, c/o Sasha Fertig, P.O. Box 909,
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John Day, OR 97845, or FAX at 541–
575–3319.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method or to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period may not be
considered by the Malheur National
Forest. All comments received are part
of the public record and will generally
be posted for public viewing without
change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible.
This opportunity for comment applies
only to the project-specific forest plan
amendments described below in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
Previously submitted comments will be
considered and should not be
resubmitted. Previous commenters will
have eligibility to object under 26 CFR
218.5.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sasha Fertig, NEPA Planner, Blue
Mountain Ranger District, Malheur
National Forest, 541–575–3061 or
sashafertig@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. The full
Ragged Ruby Project Scoping Package
and Addendum is available on the
Malheur National Forest Web site:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/
?project=49392.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
original Ragged Ruby Project Notice of
Intent (NOI) was published in the
Federal Register on March 24, 2017 (82
FR 15020). The 2012 Planning Rule, as
amended, requires identification in the
initial notice of the amendment of the
substantive provisions that are likely to
be directly related to the amendment (36
CFR 219.8 through 219.11). During
project development following the
original NOI, the project’s
interdisciplinary team identified the
need for a project-specific forest plan
amendment to the Malheur National
Forest Land and Resource Management
Plan (forest plan), as amended by the
Decision Notice for the Revised
Continuation of Interim Management
Direction Establishing Riparian,
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Ecosystem and Wildlife Standards for
Timber Sales (Eastside Screens).
The original NOI did not identify the
need for this amendment to the Eastside
Screens, Standard 6(d)(3)(a), or the
applicable substantive provisions. The
original NOI also did not identify the
applicable substantive provisions for the
project-specific forest plan amendment
to the Eastside Screens, Standard 6(d) to
allow harvest in late and old structure
stands.
Standard 6(d)(3)(a) provides direction
to maintain or enhance the current level
of connectivity between late and old
structure (LOS) and old growth
Management Area 13 (MA13) stands by
maintaining connections between them
as described in the Eastside Screens.
This amendment is being proposed to
allow upland restoration activities that
would reduce stand density, increase
tree spatial heterogeneity, protect old
trees, and shift species composition to a
higher proportion of early seral species
(e.g., western white pine, western larch,
and ponderosa pine), limiting the ability
to connect all LOS and MA13 stands as
directed in the Eastside Screens.
Wildlife corridors would be provided
between all MA13 stands, some LOS
stands, and to adjacent watersheds;
however, not all LOS stands would be
connected due to LOS stand sizes and
position on the landscape.
The updated information described in
this notice is provided in the Ragged
Ruby Project Scoping Package
Addendum, now available on the
Forest’s Web site: https://
www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=
49392.
Dated: Novmeber 16, 2017.
Chris French,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
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Notice of Public Meetings of the
Arkansas Advisory Committee to the
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
SUMMARY:
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and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act that
the Arkansas Advisory Committee
(Committee) will hold meetings on
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 12 p.m.
Central time. The Committee will
continue discussion and preparations to
study civil rights and criminal justice in
the state.
DATES: The meeting will take place on
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 12 p.m.
Central time.
Public Call Information:
• Wednesday January 10, 2018:
• Dial: 877–719–9801, Conference ID:
7938515.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at
mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 312–353–
8311.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members
of the public can listen to these
discussions. These meetings are
available to the public through the
above call in numbers. Any interested
member of the public may call this
number and listen to the meeting. An
open comment period will be provided
to allow members of the public to make
a statement as time allows. The
conference call operator will ask callers
to identify themselves, the organization
they are affiliated with (if any), and an
email address prior to placing callers
into the conference room. Callers can
expect to incur regular charges for calls
they initiate over wireless lines,
according to their wireless plan. The
Commission will not refund any
incurred charges. Callers will incur no
charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free
telephone number. Persons with hearing
impairments may also follow the
proceedings by first calling the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and
providing the Service with the
conference call number and conference
ID number.
Members of the public are also
entitled to submit written comments;
the comments must be received in the
regional office within 30 days following
the meeting. Written comments may be
mailed to the Regional Programs Unit,
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 55 W.
Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, IL
60615. They may also be faxed to the
Commission at (312) 353–8324, or
emailed to Corrine Sanders at csanders@
usccr.gov. Persons who desire
additional information may contact the
Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353–
8311.
Records generated from this meeting
may be inspected and reproduced at the
Regional Programs Unit Office, as they
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become available, both before and after
the meeting. Records of the meeting will
be available via www.facadatabase.gov
under the Commission on Civil Rights,
Arkansas Advisory Committee link
(https://www.facadatabase.gov/
committee/meetings.aspx?cid=236).
Click on ‘‘meeting details’’ and then
‘‘documents’’ to download. Persons
interested in the work of this Committee
are directed to the Commission’s Web
site, https://www.usccr.gov, or may
contact the Regional Programs Unit at
the above email or street address.
Agenda
Welcome and Roll Call
Civil Rights in Arkansas: Criminal
Justice
Future Plans and Actions
Public Comment
Adjournment
Dated: December 1, 2017.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2017–26350 Filed 12–6–17; 8:45 am]
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: 2017–2019 Business Research &
Development Survey (BRDS).
OMB Control Number: 0607–0912.
Form Number(s): BRD–1.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Number of Respondents: 45,000.
Average Hours per Response: 3 hours
and 18 minutes.
Burden Hours: 148,600.
Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau
is requesting clearance to conduct the
Business Research and Development
Survey (BRDS) for the 2017–2019
survey years with the revisions outlined
in this document. Companies are the
major performers of research and
development (R&D) in the United States,
accounting for over 70 percent of total
U.S. R&D outlays each year. A
consistent business R&D information
base is essential to government officials
formulating public policy, industry
personnel involved in corporate
planning, and members of the academic
community conducting research. To
develop policies designed to promote
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and enhance science and technology,
past trends and the present status of
R&D must be known and analyzed.
Without comprehensive business R&D
statistics, it would be impossible to
evaluate the health of science and
technology in the United States or to
make comparisons between the
technological progress of our country
and that of other nations.
The National Science Foundation Act
of 1950 as amended authorizes and
directs the National Science Foundation
(NSF) ‘‘. . . to provide a central
clearinghouse for the collection,
interpretation, and analysis of data on
scientific and engineering resources and
to provide a source of information for
policy formulation by other agencies of
the Federal government.’’ One of the
methods used by NSF to fulfill this
mandate is the BRDS—the primary
federal source of information on R&D in
the business sector. NSF together with
the Census Bureau, the collecting and
compiling agent, analyze the data and
publish the resulting statistics.
NSF has published annual R&D
statistics collected from the Survey of
Industrial Research and Development
(1953–2007) and the Business R&D and
Innovation Survey (BRDIS) (2008–2016)
for 63 years. The results of the surveys
are used to assess trends in R&D
expenditures by industry sector,
investigate productivity determinants,
formulate science and tax policy, and
compare individual company
performance with industry averages.
This survey is the Nation’s primary
source for international comparative
statistics on business R&D spending.
The BRDS will continue to collect the
following types of information:
• R&D expense based on accounting
standards.
• Worldwide R&D of domestic
companies.
• Business segment detail.
• R&D related capital expenditures.
• Detailed data about the R&D
workforce.
• R&D strategy and data on the
potential impact of R&D on the market.
• R&D directed to application areas of
particular national interest.
• Data measuring intellectual
property protection activities.
The following changes will be made
to the 2017–2019 BRDS compared to the
2016 BRDIS:
• Removed four innovation questions
from Section 1.
• Moved Capital Expenditures
questions from Section 2 to their own
section, Section 4.
• Added a Yes/No question to
determine if any capital expenditures
were reimbursed by others.
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Notice of Public Meetings of the Arkansas Advisory Committee to
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AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the
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and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and
the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Arkansas Advisory Committee
(Committee) will hold meetings on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 12
p.m. Central time. The Committee will continue discussion and
preparations to study civil rights and criminal justice in the state.
DATES: The meeting will take place on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 12
p.m. Central time.
Public Call Information:
Wednesday January 10, 2018:
Dial: 877-719-9801, Conference ID: 7938515.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at
mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 312-353-8311.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the public can listen to these
discussions. These meetings are available to the public through the
above call in numbers. Any interested member of the public may call
this number and listen to the meeting. An open comment period will be
provided to allow members of the public to make a statement as time
allows. The conference call operator will ask callers to identify
themselves, the organization they are affiliated with (if any), and an
email address prior to placing callers into the conference room.
Callers can expect to incur regular charges for calls they initiate
over wireless lines, according to their wireless plan. The Commission
will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for
calls they initiate over land-line connections to the toll-free
telephone number. Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the
proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-
8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and
conference ID number.
Members of the public are also entitled to submit written comments;
the comments must be received in the regional office within 30 days
following the meeting. Written comments may be mailed to the Regional
Programs Unit, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 55 W. Monroe St., Suite
410, Chicago, IL 60615. They may also be faxed to the Commission at
(312) 353-8324, or emailed to Corrine Sanders at csanders@usccr.gov.
Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional
Programs Unit at (312) 353-8311.
Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced
at the Regional Programs Unit Office, as they become available, both
before and after the meeting. Records of the meeting will be available
via www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights, Arkansas
Advisory Committee link (https://www.facadatabase.gov/committee/meetings.aspx?cid=236). Click on ``meeting details'' and then
``documents'' to download. Persons interested in the work of this
Committee are directed to the Commission's Web site, https://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Unit at the above
email or street address.
Agenda
Welcome and Roll Call
Civil Rights in Arkansas: Criminal Justice
Future Plans and Actions
Public Comment
Adjournment
Dated: December 1, 2017.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2017-26350 Filed 12-6-17; 8:45 am]
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