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hours, above, to coordinate delivery of
objections.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Shivik at 801–625–5667 or via email at
john.shivik@usda.gov. 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 Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USDA
Forest Service, Intermountain and
Rocky Mountain Regions, prepared a
Forest Plan Amendment for Greater
Sage-Grouse. This notice is to inform
the public that a 60-day period is being
initiated where individuals or entities
with specific concerns on the Forest
Plan Amendments may file an objection
for a Forest Service review prior to the
approval of the RODs for the Final EIS.
The publication date of the legal
notice in the local newspapers of record
will initiate the 60-day objection period
and is the exclusive means for
calculating the time to file an objection
(36 CFR 219.52(c)(5) and 219.56(b)). An
electronic scan of the notice with the
publication date will be posted on the
Intermountain Region’s website at:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r4/
home/?cid=stelprd3843381.
The objection process under 36 CFR
219 subpart B provides an opportunity
for members of the public who have
participated in the planning process for
the Greater Sage-Grouse Plan
Amendments to have any unresolved
concerns reviewed by the Forest Service
prior to a final decision by the
Responsible Officials. Only those who
provided substantive formal comments
during opportunities for public
comment during the planning process
are eligible to file an objection.
Regulations at 36 CFR 219.62 define
substantive formal comments as:
‘‘Written comments submitted to, or oral
comments recorded by, the responsible
official or his designee during an
opportunity for public participation
provided during the planning process,
and attributed to the individual or entity
providing them. Comments are
considered substantive when they are
within the scope of the proposal, are
specific to the proposal, have a direct
relationship to the proposal, and
include supporting reasons for the
responsible official to consider.’’
How To File an Objection
The Forest Service will accept mailed,
emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered
objections concerning Greater SageGrouse Amendments for 60 calendar
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days following the date of the
publication of the legal notice of this
objection period in the newspaper of
record. It is the responsibility of the
objector to ensure that the Reviewing
Officer receives the objection in a timely
manner. The regulations prohibit
extending the length of the objection
filing period (36 CFR 219.56(d)).
Objections must be submitted to the
Reviewing Officer, at the address shown
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
An objection must include the following
(36 CFR 219.54(c)):
(1) The objector’s name and address
along with a telephone number or email
address if available. In cases where no
identifiable name is attached to an
objection, the Forest Service will
attempt to verify the identity of the
objector to confirm objection eligibility;
(2) Signature or other verification of
authorship upon request (a scanned
signature for electronic mail may be
filed with the objection);
(3) Identification of the lead objector,
when multiple names are listed on an
objection. The Forest Service will
communicate to all parties to an
objection through the lead objector.
Verification of the identity of the lead
objector must also be provided if
requested;
(4) The name and State of the forest
plan amendment being objected to, and
the name and title of the Responsible
Official;
(5) A statement of the issues and/or
parts of the forest plan amendment to
which the objection applies;
(6) A concise statement explaining the
objection and suggesting how the
proposed plan decision may be
improved. If the objector believes that
the forest plan amendment is
inconsistent with law, regulation, or
policy, an explanation should be
included;
(7) A statement that demonstrates the
link between the objector’s prior
substantive formal comments and the
content of the objection, unless the
objection concerns an issue that arose
after the opportunities for formal
comment; and
(8) All documents referenced in the
objection (a bibliography is not
sufficient), except that the following
need not be provided:
a. All or any part of a Federal law or
regulation,
b. Forest Service Directive System
documents and land management plans
or other published Forest Service
documents,
c. Documents referenced by the Forest
Service in the planning documentation
related to the proposal subject to
objection, and
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d. Formal comments previously
provided to the Forest Service by the
objector during the plan amendment
comment period.
Responsible Officials
The responsible officials for the
Greater Sage-Grouse Plan Amendments
are:
Nora Rasure
Regional Forester, Intermountain
Region
Brian Ferebee
Regional Forester, Rocky Mountain
Region
Dated: June 28, 2019.
Frank R. Beum,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National
Forest System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Annual Wildfire
Summary Report
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 extension of a
currently approved information
collection, OMB–596–0025; Annual
Wildfire Summary Report.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before September 30, 2019
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 Tim
Melchert, Fire and Aviation
Management, National Interagency Fire
Center, USDA Forest Service, 3833 S
Development Avenue, Boise, ID 83705.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 208–387–5375 or by email
to: timothy.melchert@usda.gov.
The public may inspect comments
received at National Interagency Fire
Center, 3833 S. Development Avenue,
Boise, ID 83705, during normal business
hours. Visitors are encouraged to call
ahead to 208–387–5604 to facilitate
entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim
Melchert, Fire and Aviation Manager,
National Interagency Fire Center, 208–
387–5887.
Individuals who use TDD may call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
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the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Annual Wildfire Summary
Report.
OMB Number: 0596–0025.
Expiration Date of Approval: October
31, 2019.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101
(note) Sec. 10) requires the Forest
Service to collect information about
wildfire suppression efforts by State and
local firefighting agencies in support of
congressional funding requests for the
Forest Service State and Private Forestry
Cooperative Fire Program. The program
provides supplemental funding for State
and local firefighting agencies. The
Forest Service works cooperatively with
State and local firefighting agencies to
support their fire suppression efforts.
State fire marshals and State forestry
officials use form FS–3100–8 (Annual
Wildfire Summary Report) to report
information to the Forest Service
regarding State and local wildfire
suppression efforts. The Forest Service
is unable to assess the effectiveness of
the State and Private Forestry
Cooperative Fire Program without this
information. Forest Service managers
evaluate the information to determine if
the Cooperative Fire Program funds
used by State and local fire agencies
have improved fire suppression
capabilities. The Forest Service shares
the information with Congress as part of
the annual request for funding for this
program.
The information collected includes
the number of fires responded to by
State or local firefighting agencies
within a fiscal year, as well as the
following information pertaining to
such fires:
• Fire type (timber, structural, or
grassland);
• Size (in acres) of the fires;
• Cause of fires (lightning, campfires,
arson, etc.); and
• Suppression costs associated with
the fires.
The data gathered is not available
from any other sources.
Estimate of Burden per Response: 30
minutes.
Type of Respondents: State fire
marshals or State forestry officials.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 56.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 28 hours.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
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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
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval.
Dated: July 16, 2019.
John Phipps,
Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Land
Exchanges
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 extension with no
revision of a currently approved
information collection, OMB 0596–
0105, Land Exchanges.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before September 30, 2019
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 Greg
Smith, National Lands Director, Lands,
Forest Service, 201 14th Street SW,
Suite 1SE, Mail Stop 1124, Washington,
DC 20024.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 703–605–5117 or by email
to: greg.smith3@usda.gov.
The public may inspect comments
received at Office of the Lands Staff,
Yates Building, 201 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC during normal business
hours. Visitors are encouraged to call
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ahead to 202–205–3563 or 800–832–
1355 to facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg
Smith, Lands Director, 202–205–1238.
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:
Title: Land Exchanges.
OMB Number: 0596–0105.
Expiration Date of Approval: October
31, 2019.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Land exchanges are
discretionary, voluntary real estate
transactions between the Secretary of
Agriculture (acting by and through the
Forest Service) and a non-Federal
exchange party (or parties). Land
exchanges can be initiated by a nonFederal party (or parties), an agent of a
landowner, a broker, a third party, or a
non-Federal public agency.
Each land exchange requires
preparation of an Agreement to Initiate
as required by Title 36 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), part 254, subpart A—
section 254.4—Agreement to Initiate.
The Agreement to Initiate document
specifies the preliminary and nonbinding intentions of the non-Federal
land exchange party and the Forest
Service in pursuing a land exchange.
The Agreement to Initiate can contain
such information as the description of
properties being considered in the land
exchange, an implementation schedule
of action items, identification of the
party responsible for each action item,
as well as target dates for completion of
each action item.
As the exchange proposal develops,
the Forest Service and the non-Federal
land exchange party may enter into a
binding Exchange Agreement, pursuant
to Title 36 CFR part 254, subpart A,
section 254.14—Exchange Agreement.
The Exchange Agreement documents
the conditions that must be met to
complete the exchange. The Exchange
Agreement can contain information
such as identification of parties,
description of lands and interests to be
exchanged, identification of all reserved
and outstanding interest, and all other
terms and conditions necessary to
complete the exchange.
The Forest Service collects the
information from the non-Federal party
(or parties) necessary to complete the
Agreement to Initiate and the Exchange
Agreement. The information is collected
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Annual Wildfire Summary Report
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 extension of a currently approved information
collection, OMB-596-0025; Annual Wildfire Summary Report.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before September 30,
2019 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 Tim
Melchert, Fire and Aviation Management, National Interagency Fire
Center, USDA Forest Service, 3833 S Development Avenue, Boise, ID
83705.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 208-387-5375 or by
email to: [email protected].
The public may inspect comments received at National Interagency
Fire Center, 3833 S. Development Avenue, Boise, ID 83705, during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 208-387-5604
to facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Melchert, Fire and Aviation
Manager, National Interagency Fire Center, 208-387-5887.
Individuals who use TDD may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at
1-800-
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877-8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Annual Wildfire Summary Report.
OMB Number: 0596-0025.
Expiration Date of Approval: October 31, 2019.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16
U.S.C. 2101 (note) Sec. 10) requires the Forest Service to collect
information about wildfire suppression efforts by State and local
firefighting agencies in support of congressional funding requests for
the Forest Service State and Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Program.
The program provides supplemental funding for State and local
firefighting agencies. The Forest Service works cooperatively with
State and local firefighting agencies to support their fire suppression
efforts.
State fire marshals and State forestry officials use form FS-3100-8
(Annual Wildfire Summary Report) to report information to the Forest
Service regarding State and local wildfire suppression efforts. The
Forest Service is unable to assess the effectiveness of the State and
Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Program without this information.
Forest Service managers evaluate the information to determine if the
Cooperative Fire Program funds used by State and local fire agencies
have improved fire suppression capabilities. The Forest Service shares
the information with Congress as part of the annual request for funding
for this program.
The information collected includes the number of fires responded to
by State or local firefighting agencies within a fiscal year, as well
as the following information pertaining to such fires:
Fire type (timber, structural, or grassland);
Size (in acres) of the fires;
Cause of fires (lightning, campfires, arson, etc.); and
Suppression costs associated with the fires.
The data gathered is not available from any other sources.
Estimate of Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
Type of Respondents: State fire marshals or State forestry
officials.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 56.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 28 hours.
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 request for Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Dated: July 16, 2019.
John Phipps,
Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry.
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