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concentrates on the Northeast, Pacific
Northwest, and Pacific Southwest
regions of the country. No studies have
undertaken this investigation in the
South, despite the fact that the South
has a climate very conducive to both the
growing and harvesting of wild foods.
The City of Atlanta is cooperating with
the Browns Mill community in
southeast Atlanta to establish a Food
Forest. This effort is being undertaken to
help address the relative dearth of fresh
produce sources in this part of the city,
areas considered ‘‘food deserts’’. The
success of this effort for the Browns Mill
community will hinge on residents’
views and ultimate engagement with the
resource. This study aims to capture
that information.
The data are intended to provide
information on both urban foraging
practices and the social acceptability of
foraging by an urban minority group
that is underserved from the perspective
of having nearby, fresh produce sources.
The survey will be conducted face-toface at the household using paper copies
of a survey instrument. Attempts will be
made to conduct the survey face-to-face,
but if that is not convenient for the
householder, the survey will be left at
the respondent’s home and picked up at
an agreed upon time. Trained
neighborhood residents will help to
administer the survey. Attempts will be
made to have survey administrators
from the Browns Mill or a nearby
community. This is expected to increase
response rates because of the familiarity
of administrators with this part of the
city. All administrators will receive
training in appropriate data collection
techniques from the USDA Forest
Service or one of its partners.
Type of Respondents: Browns Mill
community residents.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 400.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Amount of Time to
Complete Survey Respondent: .167
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 66.8 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)
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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: May 11, 2018.
Carlos Rodriguez-Franco,
Deputy Chief, Research & Development.
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Forest Service
Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District;
Deschutes National Forest; Deschutes
County Oregon; Twin Vegetation
Management and Restoration Project
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The USDA Forest Service will
prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) on a proposed action to
promote more resilient forest conditions
closer to their historic range of
variability, which would contribute to
desirable recreation experiences,
conserve and enhance wildlife habitat,
and reduce impacts to streams and
aquatic habitat within the 40,000 acres
Twin project area. The project area is
located south and southwest of Bend,
Oregon and includes the areas
surrounding Wickiup and Crane Prairie
Reservoirs, North and South Twin
Lakes, Browns Mountain and Round
Mountain Late Successional Reserves.
An analysis has been initiated that takes
a landscape approach to managing the
vegetation to meet objectives for
resilient forests.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by July
9, 2018. The draft EIS is expected
September 2019 and the final EIS is
expected August 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Kevin Larkin, District Ranger, Bend-Fort
Rock Ranger District, 63095 Deschutes
Market Road, Bend, OR 97701.
Comments may also be sent via email to
comments-pacificnorthwest-deschutesbend-ftrock@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to
541–383–4700, or submitted in person
during regular business hours, Monday–
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alicia Underhill, Environmental
Coordinator, Bend-Fort Rock Ranger
District, 63095 Deschutes Market Road,
Bend, OR 97701, phone 541–383–4012,
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30
p.m., Pacific Time, Monday through
Friday or by email at aunderhill@
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:
Purpose and Need for Action
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
PO 00000
Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at the
address listed above.
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There is a need to manage stand
structure and composition to tolerate
primary disturbance agents (i.e. fire,
insect and disease) on a landscape scale
and to improve fire management
opportunities in anticipation of future
wildfire events. There is a need to
address impacts to shorelines,
streambanks, and riparian vegetation
due to recreational use. There is a need
to restore wetland and stream function.
There is a need to manage recreation
impacts and a need to address trees
showing signs of future failure within
developed recreation sites. There is a
need to establish an appropriate buffer
between developed and dispersed
campsites to minimize conflicts. There
is a need to manage system and nonsystem roads to reduce negative impacts
to natural resources.
In summary, the Twin project intends
to create more resilient forest conditions
closer to their historic range of
variability, which would contribute to
desirable recreation experiences,
conserve and enhance wildlife habitat,
and reduce impacts to streams and
aquatic habitat from high severity fires.
Proposed Action
The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District
proposes the following actions to meet
the purpose and need of the project
area. Silviculture treatments (e.g.
thinning) will focus on restoration
treatments in ponderosa and dry mixed
conifer plant association groups and
stand healthy and age class diversity in
lodgepole pine plant association groups.
Commercial treatments on 4,894 acres
will focus on reducing stocking levels
and re-establishing stand structure and
species composition to reflect historic
stand conditions found in fire adapted
ecosystems. Commercial treatments on
2,855 acres focus on improving overall
strand health and diversity of age
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classes across the landscape which
would decrease the susceptibility of
large scale mountain pine beetle
outbreaks. Treatments proposed within
the Browns Mountain Late Successional
Reserve (LSR) are designed to accelerate
the development of large trees and
reduce stand densities which would
reduce the risk of a stand to fire, insects
and disease. No commercial treatments
are proposed in Northern spotted owl
(NSO) high quality habitat nor within
activity centers or within high value
habitat within LSR. Ladder fuel
reduction treatments proposed in high
value NSO habitat (approximately 920
acres) would affect the lowest canopy
layer and stands would remain
overstocked and above the upper
management zone density.
To meet the need to improve fire
management opportunities and provide
for public and firefighter safety, this
project proposes to treat approximately
16,800 acres of treatment to meet
hazardous fuels reduction objectives.
The Twin projects also proposes to:
(a) Rehab dispersed sites that are
causing resource damage; (b) enhance
spawning gravel, address boat ramp
erosion and improve accessible trails;
(c) establish a buffer between developed
and dispersed campsites; (d) remove
trees showing signs of future failure
within developed sites; and (e) close
and decommissioning system roads and
decommission user-created roads.
Responsible Official
The responsible official will be Kevin
Larkin, District Ranger, Bend-Fort Rock
Ranger District.
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Nature of Decision To Be Made
The responsible official will consider
how the proposed action meets the
project’s purpose and need, how public
comments have been considered, and
what the short and long term effects and
benefits are to other resource areas.
Scoping Process
This notice of intent initiates the
scoping process, which guides the
development of the EIS. Public
comments regading this proposal are
requested in order to assist in
identifying issues and opportunities
associated with the proposal, how to
best manage resources, and to focus the
analysis. Those wishing to object must
meet the requirements at 36 CFR 218.
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 EIS.
Therefore, comments should be
provided prior to the close of the
comment period and should clearly
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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.
Dated: May 9, 2018.
Chris French,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
[FR Doc. 2018–12313 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am]
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CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
United States Commission on
Civil Rights.
ACTION: Notice of Commission public
business meeting.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Friday, June 15, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
EST.
Place: National Place
Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
11th Floor, Suite 1150, Washington, DC
20425. (Entrance on F Street NW.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Walch: (202) 376–8371; TTY:
(202) 376–8116; publicaffairs@
usccr.gov.
ADDRESSES:
This
business meeting is open to the public.
There will also be a call-in line for
individuals who desire to listen to the
presentations: (888) 378–0320;
Conference ID 7025358. The event will
also live-stream at https://
www.youtube.com/user/USCCR/videos.
(Please note that streaming information
is subject to change.) Persons with
disabilities who need accommodation
should contact Pamela Dunston at (202)
376–8105 or at access@usccr.gov at least
seven (7) business days before the
scheduled date of the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Agenda
I. Approval of Agenda
II. Business Meeting
A. Speaker Series: ‘‘50 Years Later:
Reflecting on the 1968 U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights
Hearings on the Civil Rights of
Mexican-Americans’’
• J. Richard Avena, former director,
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights’
then-Field Office in San Antonio,
Texas
• Robert Brischetto, Ph.D., Founding
Executive Director, Southwest Voter
Research Institute
• Candace de Leon-Zepeda, Ph.D.,
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Chair of the Department of English,
Mass Communications and Drama,
Our Lady of the Lake University
B. Discussion and Vote on
Commission report: ‘‘An
Examination of Excessive Force and
Modern Policing Practices’’
C. Discussion and Vote on
Commission Advisory Committee
Chairs
a. Carol Johnson, nominated to Chair
the Arkansas Advisory Committee
b. John Malcolm, nominated to Chair
the District of Columbia Advisory
Committee
c. Nadine Smith, nominated to Chair
the Florida Advisory Committee
d. Melanie Vigil, nominated to Chair
the Wyoming Advisory Committee
D. Presentation by Minnesota
Advisory Committee Chair Velma
Korbel, on the recently released
report, ‘‘Civil Rights and Policing
Practices in Minnesota.’’
E. Presentation by New York Advisory
Committee Chair Alexandra Korry,
on the recently released report,
‘‘The Civil Rights Implications of
‘Broken Windows’ Policing in NYC
and General NYPD Accountability
to the Public’’
F. Management and Operations
• Staff Director’s Report
III. Adjourn Meeting
Dated: June 5, 2018.
Brian Walch,
Director, Communications and Public
Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2018–12428 Filed 6–6–18; 11:15 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; 2020 Census
U.S. Census Bureau,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before August 7, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District; Deschutes National Forest;
Deschutes County Oregon; Twin Vegetation Management and Restoration
Project
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
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SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) on a proposed action to promote more resilient forest
conditions closer to their historic range of variability, which would
contribute to desirable recreation experiences, conserve and enhance
wildlife habitat, and reduce impacts to streams and aquatic habitat
within the 40,000 acres Twin project area. The project area is located
south and southwest of Bend, Oregon and includes the areas surrounding
Wickiup and Crane Prairie Reservoirs, North and South Twin Lakes,
Browns Mountain and Round Mountain Late Successional Reserves. An
analysis has been initiated that takes a landscape approach to managing
the vegetation to meet objectives for resilient forests.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received
by July 9, 2018. The draft EIS is expected September 2019 and the final
EIS is expected August 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Kevin Larkin, District Ranger,
Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District, 63095 Deschutes Market Road, Bend, OR
97701. Comments may also be sent via email to [email protected], or via facsimile to
541-383-4700, or submitted in person during regular business hours,
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia Underhill, Environmental
Coordinator, Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District, 63095 Deschutes Market
Road, Bend, OR 97701, phone 541-383-4012, between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Pacific Time, Monday through Friday or by email at
[email protected].
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
There is a need to manage stand structure and composition to
tolerate primary disturbance agents (i.e. fire, insect and disease) on
a landscape scale and to improve fire management opportunities in
anticipation of future wildfire events. There is a need to address
impacts to shorelines, streambanks, and riparian vegetation due to
recreational use. There is a need to restore wetland and stream
function. There is a need to manage recreation impacts and a need to
address trees showing signs of future failure within developed
recreation sites. There is a need to establish an appropriate buffer
between developed and dispersed campsites to minimize conflicts. There
is a need to manage system and non-system roads to reduce negative
impacts to natural resources.
In summary, the Twin project intends to create more resilient
forest conditions closer to their historic range of variability, which
would contribute to desirable recreation experiences, conserve and
enhance wildlife habitat, and reduce impacts to streams and aquatic
habitat from high severity fires.
Proposed Action
The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District proposes the following actions
to meet the purpose and need of the project area. Silviculture
treatments (e.g. thinning) will focus on restoration treatments in
ponderosa and dry mixed conifer plant association groups and stand
healthy and age class diversity in lodgepole pine plant association
groups. Commercial treatments on 4,894 acres will focus on reducing
stocking levels and re-establishing stand structure and species
composition to reflect historic stand conditions found in fire adapted
ecosystems. Commercial treatments on 2,855 acres focus on improving
overall strand health and diversity of age
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classes across the landscape which would decrease the susceptibility of
large scale mountain pine beetle outbreaks. Treatments proposed within
the Browns Mountain Late Successional Reserve (LSR) are designed to
accelerate the development of large trees and reduce stand densities
which would reduce the risk of a stand to fire, insects and disease. No
commercial treatments are proposed in Northern spotted owl (NSO) high
quality habitat nor within activity centers or within high value
habitat within LSR. Ladder fuel reduction treatments proposed in high
value NSO habitat (approximately 920 acres) would affect the lowest
canopy layer and stands would remain overstocked and above the upper
management zone density.
To meet the need to improve fire management opportunities and
provide for public and firefighter safety, this project proposes to
treat approximately 16,800 acres of treatment to meet hazardous fuels
reduction objectives.
The Twin projects also proposes to: (a) Rehab dispersed sites that
are causing resource damage; (b) enhance spawning gravel, address boat
ramp erosion and improve accessible trails; (c) establish a buffer
between developed and dispersed campsites; (d) remove trees showing
signs of future failure within developed sites; and (e) close and
decommissioning system roads and decommission user-created roads.
Responsible Official
The responsible official will be Kevin Larkin, District Ranger,
Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
The responsible official will consider how the proposed action
meets the project's purpose and need, how public comments have been
considered, and what the short and long term effects and benefits are
to other resource areas.
Scoping Process
This notice of intent initiates the scoping process, which guides
the development of the EIS. Public comments regading this proposal are
requested in order to assist in identifying issues and opportunities
associated with the proposal, how to best manage resources, and to
focus the analysis. Those wishing to object must meet the requirements
at 36 CFR 218.
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 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.
Dated: May 9, 2018.
Chris French,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2018-12313 Filed 6-7-18; 8:45 am]
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