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Officer at 541–618–2061 or email
brianwhite@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
New fees will be implemented at the
following sites:
Campgrounds:
Butler Bar, Eden Valley, Laird Lake,
Little Redwood, Oak Flat/Gravel Bar,
Sunshine Bar.
Depending on the site, the new
recreation fee will be $8 or $10 per
night.
Group Campsites:
Six Mile and Winchuck. Group
camping fees will be $50 per night.
Cabins/lookouts:
Ferris Ford Cabin, Store Gulch Guard
Station, and Squaw Peak Lookout.
Depending on the facility, the overnight
fee will be $65 to $125. The pricing
difference reflects variables such as the
number of people who can use the sites,
and whether electricity, running water
and other amenities are provided.
Day use areas/interpretive/picnic
sites:
Diver’s Hole, Foster Bar, Lobster
Creek, Quosatana, River Bench, Six
Mile, Store Gulch, Union Wayside,
Natural Bridge, and Rogue Gorge. These
day use sites will be $5 per day. The
Northwest Forest Pass and all America
the Beautiful—the National Parks and
Federal Recreational Lands passes will
be honored at these sites.
The Federal Recreation Lands
Enhancement Act (Title VII, Pub. L.
108–447) directed the Secretary of
Agriculture to publish a six month
advance notice in the Federal Register
whenever new recreation fee areas are
established.
Dated: September 6, 2018.
Chris French,
Acting Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Understanding
Value Trade-Offs Regarding Fire
Hazard Reduction Programs in the
Wildland-Urban Interface
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the renewal of a
currently approved information
collection, Understanding Value Tradeoffs regarding Fire Hazard Reduction
SUMMARY:
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Programs in the Wildland-Urban
Interface (OMB # 0596–0189), with a
revision for the removal of in-depth
phone interviews and minor changes in
questionnaire.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before November 13, 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 Jose´
Sa´nchez, USDA Forest Service, Pacific
Southwest Research Station, 4955
Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside,
California 92507. Comments may also
be submitted via facsimile to 951–680–
1501, or by email to jsanchez@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at the Pacific Southwest
Research Station, during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to facilitate entry to the
building.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose
Sa´nchez, by phone at 951–680–1560.
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: Understanding Value Trade-offs
Regarding Fire Hazard Reduction
Programs in the Wildland-Urban
Interface.
OMB Number: 0596–0189.
Expiration Date of Approval:
November 30, 2018.
Type of Request: Renewal with
revision.
Abstract: Forest Service and
university researchers will collect
information from members of the public
via a brief phone questionnaire followed
by the respondent’s choice of a mail
questionnaire or an online questionnaire
to help forest and fire managers
understand value trade-offs regarding
fire hazard reduction programs in the
wildland-urban interface. Researchers
will evaluate the responses of Arizona,
Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas
residents to different scenarios related
to fire-hazard reduction programs,
determine how effective residents think
the programs are, and calculate how
much residents would be willing to pay
to implement the alternatives presented
to them. This information will help
researchers provide better information
to natural resource, forest, and fire
managers when they are contemplating
the type of fire-hazard reduction
program to implement to achieve
forestland management planning
objectives.
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A random sample of residents of
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and
Texas will be contacted via randomdigit dialed telephone calls and asked to
participate in the research study. If they
are willing to participate in the study,
they will elect to receive an online or
paper questionnaire and will provide
the appropriate address. Though
different forms, these questionnaires
have the same set of questions. In this
initial call, we will also ask those
willing to participate a brief set of
questions to determine pre-existing
knowledge of fuels reduction
treatments. After completion of the mail
or online questionnaire, no further
contact with the participants will occur.
The in-depth phone interviews
approved in the prior version of this
information collection will be removed
from the protocol in this renewal.
Additionally, we anticipate adding
several questions to the questionnaire
on emerging issues, including how
scenic quality impacts resident support
for fire-hazard reduction programs.
A university research-survey center
will collect the information for the mail
and online questionnaires. A Forest
Service researcher and collaborators at a
cooperating university will analyze the
data collected. Researchers are
experienced in applied economic nonmarket valuation research and survey
research methods.
The Forest Service, Bureau of Land
Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife
Service, as well as many state agencies
with fire protection responsibilities will
benefit from this information collection.
At present, many of these agencies with
fire protection responsibilities continue
an ambitious and costly fuels reduction
program for fire risk reduction and will
benefit from public opinion on which
treatments are most effective or
desirable.
Estimate of Annual Burden per
Respondent: 40 minutes.
Type of Respondents: Members of the
public.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 1,675.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 690 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
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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: August 29, 2018.
Carlos Rodriguez-Franco,
Deputy Chief, Research & Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Bridger-Teton National Forest,
Jackson Ranger District, Teton
County, Wyoming; Snow King
Mountain Resort On-Mountain
Improvements Project Environmental
Impact Statement
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice to reopen the public
scoping period.
AGENCY:
The USDA Forest Service,
Bridger-Teton National Forest is issuing
this notice to advise the public that the
public scoping period for the
preparation of an Environmental Impact
Statement on the Snow King Mountain
Resort On-mountain Improvements
Project has been reopened.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by
October 4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to:
Bridger-Teton National Forest—Jackson
Ranger District, P.O. Box 1689, Jackson,
WY 83001—attention District Ranger
Mary Moore. Comments may be handdelivered to 340 N. Cache St. between
8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding holidays. Comments
may be sent via email to: commentsintermtn-bridger-teton-jackson@
fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 307–739–
5010.
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SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Moore, Jackson District Ranger,
marymoore@fs.fed.us or (307) 739–5410.
Individuals who use telecommunication
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the
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Dated: September 5, 2018.
Allen Rowley,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National
Forest System.
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the Eastern Region Recreation Resource
Advisory Committee. The applicable
date of implementation of the proposed
new fee will be no earlier than six
months after publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Cheat-Potomac Ranger
District, Attn: Alex Schlueter, 2499
North Fork Hwy., Petersburg, WV
26847.
Alex
Schlueter, North Zone Recreation Staff
Officer, 304–257–4488 x7114.
Information about proposed fee changes
can also be found on the Monongahela
National Forests’ website: https://
www.fs.usda.gov/mnf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement
Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed
the Secretary of Agriculture to publish
a six month advance notice in the
Federal Register whenever new
recreation fee areas are established.
Once public involvement is complete,
this new fee will be reviewed by the
Eastern Region Recreation Resource
Advisory Committee prior to a final
decision and implementation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: August 28, 2018.
Chris French,
Acting Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2018–19963 Filed 9–13–18; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
ACTION:
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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: The
original Notice of Intent for public
comment on the Snow King Mountain
Resort On-mountain Improvements
Project was published in the Federal
Register on August 3, 2018 (83 FR
38117), announcing a 30-day public
scoping period. A corrected notice was
published on August 14, 2018 (83 FR
40215), providing a correction to the
contact information and clarifying the
end date of the scoping period.
Recognizing a 30-day comment period
may be insufficient for comment
preparation from all interested parties,
the comment period is being extended
until October 4, 2018. A detailed
description of the proposed action,
including maps, and additional
information, is available at: https://
www.fs.usda.gov/project/
?project=54201.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Notice of Proposed New Fee Sites;
Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act
Monongahela National Forest,
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of proposed new fee
sites.
AGENCY:
The Monongahela National
Forest is proposing to charge a
reservation fee at the newly constructed
Seneca Rocks Picnic Shelter of $75 per
day plus a $10 service fee. Advance
reservations for the shelter will be
available through www.recreation.gov or
by calling 1–877–444–6777. Use of the
shelter during unreserved times will
remain free of charge. The final fee price
will be determined upon further
analysis and public comment. An
analysis of nearby shelters with similar
amenities shows that the proposed fee is
reasonable and typical of similar sites in
the area. Funds from the fee would be
used for the continued operation,
maintenance, and improvements of this
site.
DATES: Comments will be accepted by
September 30, 2018 so comments can be
compiled, analyzed, and shared with
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Forest Service
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National
Forest, Madison Ranger District;
Montana; Strawberry to Cascade
Allotment Management Plans
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service will prepare
an environmental impact statement
(EIS) for the Strawberry to Cascade
allotment management plans (AMPs).
The proposed project would revise
grazing management on the Barnett,
Black Butte, Coal Creek, Cottonwood,
Fossil-Hellroaring, Lyon-Wolverine,
Poison Basin, and Upper Ruby
allotments (sheep grazing portions) in
the Gravelly Mountain Range on the
Madison Ranger District of the
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
(B–D NF).
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by
October 15, 2018. The draft EIS is
expected to be published March 2019
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Understanding Value Trade-Offs Regarding
Fire Hazard Reduction Programs in the Wildland-Urban Interface
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 renewal of a currently approved information
collection, Understanding Value Trade-offs regarding Fire Hazard
Reduction Programs in the Wildland-Urban Interface (OMB # 0596-0189),
with a revision for the removal of in-depth phone interviews and minor
changes in questionnaire.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before November 13,
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
Jos[eacute] S[aacute]nchez, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest
Research Station, 4955 Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, California 92507.
Comments may also be submitted via facsimile to 951-680-1501, or by
email to [email protected].
The public may inspect comments received at the Pacific Southwest
Research Station, during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jos[eacute] S[aacute]nchez, by phone
at 951-680-1560. 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: Understanding Value Trade-offs Regarding Fire Hazard
Reduction Programs in the Wildland-Urban Interface.
OMB Number: 0596-0189.
Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2018.
Type of Request: Renewal with revision.
Abstract: Forest Service and university researchers will collect
information from members of the public via a brief phone questionnaire
followed by the respondent's choice of a mail questionnaire or an
online questionnaire to help forest and fire managers understand value
trade-offs regarding fire hazard reduction programs in the wildland-
urban interface. Researchers will evaluate the responses of Arizona,
Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas residents to different scenarios
related to fire-hazard reduction programs, determine how effective
residents think the programs are, and calculate how much residents
would be willing to pay to implement the alternatives presented to
them. This information will help researchers provide better information
to natural resource, forest, and fire managers when they are
contemplating the type of fire-hazard reduction program to implement to
achieve forestland management planning objectives.
A random sample of residents of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and
Texas will be contacted via random-digit dialed telephone calls and
asked to participate in the research study. If they are willing to
participate in the study, they will elect to receive an online or paper
questionnaire and will provide the appropriate address. Though
different forms, these questionnaires have the same set of questions.
In this initial call, we will also ask those willing to participate a
brief set of questions to determine pre-existing knowledge of fuels
reduction treatments. After completion of the mail or online
questionnaire, no further contact with the participants will occur. The
in-depth phone interviews approved in the prior version of this
information collection will be removed from the protocol in this
renewal. Additionally, we anticipate adding several questions to the
questionnaire on emerging issues, including how scenic quality impacts
resident support for fire-hazard reduction programs.
A university research-survey center will collect the information
for the mail and online questionnaires. A Forest Service researcher and
collaborators at a cooperating university will analyze the data
collected. Researchers are experienced in applied economic non-market
valuation research and survey research methods.
The Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as
many state agencies with fire protection responsibilities will benefit
from this information collection. At present, many of these agencies
with fire protection responsibilities continue an ambitious and costly
fuels reduction program for fire risk reduction and will benefit from
public opinion on which treatments are most effective or desirable.
Estimate of Annual Burden per Respondent: 40 minutes.
Type of Respondents: Members of the public.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 1,675.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 690 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
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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: August 29, 2018.
Carlos Rodriguez-Franco,
Deputy Chief, Research & Development.
[FR Doc. 2018-20046 Filed 9-13-18; 8:45 am]
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