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JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Request for an Extension of
a Currently Approved Information
Collection
Office of Partnerships and
Public Engagement, USDA 1994 Tribal
Scholars Program.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
Office of Partnerships and Public
Engagement intention to request an
extension for a currently approved
information collection for the United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) 1994 Tribal Scholars Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by 60 days after publication in
the Federal Register to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Office of Partnerships and
Public Engagement invites interested
persons to submit comments on this
notice. Comments may be submitted by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
website provides the ability to type
short comments directly into the
comment field on this web page or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the online instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
• Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.:
Send to Lawrence A. Shorty, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Office of
Partnerships and Public Engagement,
1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Mailstop 0601, Room 520–A, Whitten
Building, Washington, DC 20250–3700.
• Hand or courier-delivered
submittals: 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, Room 520–A, Whitten Building,
Washington, DC 20250–3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by
mail or electronic mail must include the
Office of Partnerships and Public
Engagement. Comments received in
response to this notice will be made
available to the public for inspection
and posted without change, including
any personal information, to https://
www.regulations.gov.
For access to background documents
or comments received, go to the Office
of Partnerships and Public Engagement
at 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Room 520–A, Whitten Building,
SUMMARY:
Committee on Rules of Practice and
Procedure; Meeting of The Judicial
Conference
Committee on Rules of Practice
and Procedure, Judicial Conference of
the United States.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of open meeting.
The Committee on Rules of
Practice and Procedure will hold a
meeting on January 28, 2020. The
meeting will be open to public
observation but not participation. An
agenda and supporting materials will be
posted at least 7 days in advance of the
meeting at: https://www.uscourts.gov/
rules-policies/records-and-archivesrules-committees/agenda-books.
SUMMARY:
January 28, 2020.
Time: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
DATES:
Westin Hotel, 333 North
Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Secretary,
Committee on Rules of Practice and
Procedure of the Judicial Conference of
the United States, Thurgood Marshall
Federal Judiciary Building, One
Columbus Circle NE, Suite 7–300,
Washington, DC 20544, Telephone (202)
502–1820.
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Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2073(c)(1).
Dated: August 22, 2019.
Rebecca A. Womeldorf,
Secretary, Committee on Rules of Practice
and Procedure, Judicial Conference of the
United States.
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Washington, DC 20250–3700, between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lawrence A. Shorty, USDA 1994
Program Director, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20250; or call
(202) 720–6350 or fax (202) 720–7704.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), this notice announces the
intention of the Office of Partnerships
and Public Engagement to request an
extension for a currently approved
information collection for the USDA
1994 Tribal Scholars Program.
Title: USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars
Program.
OMB Number: 0503–0016.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three
years from approval date.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The USDA 1994 Tribal
Scholars Program is a joint human
capital initiative between the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and
the 1994 Institutions. Through the 1994
National Program, USDA offers
scholarships to high school and college
students who are seeking a bachelor’s
degree in the fields of agriculture, food,
science, or natural resource sciences
and related disciplines at one of the
1994 Institutions. This program offers a
combination of paid work experience
with a USDA sponsoring agency.
Students will fill Excepted Service
positions, receive mentoring, and be
provided developmental assignments.
The program is conducted in
accordance with a planned schedule
and a working agreement between
USDA agencies and the student.
The USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars
Program will offer scholarships and
paid internships to U.S. citizens for a
period of up to 4 years. The eligibility
standards are:
1. Must be at least 16 years old.
2. Must be able to complete required
occupation-related work experience
(640 hours) prior to or concurrently
with the completion of course
requirements for the degree.
3. Must be a United States citizen or
national (resident of American Samoa or
Swains Island).
If you are not a citizen, you may
participate if you are legally admitted to
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the United States as a permanent
resident and are able to meet United
States citizenship requirements prior to
completion of your degree.
4. Must be in good academic standing.
High School College and College
applicants will apply by:
(1) Writing an essay describing
educational and career goals;
(2) Submitting a high school and/or a
college transcript;
(3) Submitting a resume, and;
(4) Submitting two letters of
recommendation. These letters of
recommendation may be from high
school teachers, college professors, and
college officials.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1.3 hours per
response.
Respondents: High School or College
Student applicants; High School
Teachers and Guidance Counselors,
College Professor(s), and College
Officials.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
170 applications will generate 510
responses.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 3. Each application will
generate three responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 663 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed 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 those
who are to respond, including the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Comments may
be sent to Lawrence A. Shorty, USDA
1994 Tribal Scholars Program. All
comments received will be available for
public inspection during regular
business hours at the same address.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record.
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Signed on this 21st day of August, 2019.
Riley W. Pagett,
Chief of Staff, Office of Partnerships and
Public Engagement.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Forests and Grasslands in
Texas; Oil and Gas Leasing Availability
Analysis Environmental Impact
Statement
Forest Service, USDA,
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Forests and
Grasslands in Texas (NFGT) are
initiating the preparation of an
environmental impact statement (EIS).
The EIS will analyze and disclose the
effects of identifying areas as available
or unavailable for new oil and gas
leasing. The proposed action identifies
the following elements: What lands will
be made available for future oil and gas
leasing; what stipulations will be
applied to lands available for future oil
and gas leasing, and if there would be
any plan amendments to the 1996 NFGT
Revised Land and Resource
Management Plan (Forest Plan).
DATES: Public comments concerning the
scope of the analysis must be received
by October 11, 2019. The draft EIS is
expected in the winter of 2019, and the
final EIS is expected in the fall of 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Oil and Gas EIS Project, National
Forests and Grasslands in Texas, 2221
N. Raguet Street, Lufkin, Texas 75904.
Comments may also be submitted
electronically through the project
website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/
texas/oil-and-gas or via fax to (936)
639–8588.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Potts, Natural Resources and
Planning Staff Officer, at (936) 639–
8539.
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:
SUMMARY:
Purpose and Need for Action
The Forest Service withdrew its
consent to lease NFGT lands from the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for
oil and gas development in 2016. The
reason for the withdrawal of consent
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was due to stakeholder concerns,
including insufficient public
notification, insufficient opportunity for
public involvement, and insufficient
environmental analysis. Environmental
impacts of oil and gas leasing were last
evaluated in the 1996 Final EIS for the
NFGT Forest Plan. That document did
not include an analysis of current
issues, such as current impacts on air
pollution, or of technologies, such as
horizontal drilling and hydraulic
fracturing.
There is a need to analyze the impacts
of new oil and gas development
technologies on surface and subsurface
water and geologic resources; air
resources; fish and wildlife resources;
fragile and rare ecosystems; threatened
and endangered species; and invasive
plant management. There is the need to
examine changed conditions since the
Forest Plan was published, such as
increases in dispersed and developed
recreation, wild and scenic river
eligibility and suitability, and changed
socioeconomic conditions. Tribes will
also need to be consulted to identify
needed protections for heritage resource
areas.
These current issues and changed
conditions need to be evaluated in
determining which National Forest
System (NFS) lands administered by the
NFGT should be made available for
future oil and gas leasing. Such an
evaluation also is necessary to
determine what lease stipulations
should apply to those lands to protect
resources.
The Forest Service will prepare an EIS
to support the BLM’s independent
decision to include the NFGT
administered NFS lands that are made
available for leasing in future
competitive oil and gas lease sales.
Proposed Action
The Forest Service proposes to
identify NFGT administered lands that
would be administratively available for
future oil and gas leasing; to identify
which stipulations would be applied to
protect resources on lands available for
future oil and gas leasing; and to
determine if the 1996 NFGT Forest Plan
should be amended. The Forest
Service’s analysis will not affect current
valid leasing, including the associated
terms, conditions, and stipulations. The
EIS also would not affect the exercising
of reserved and outstanding mineral
rights on NFS lands. The proposed
changes would apply only to new leases
for federal minerals that may be issued.
Following an initial evaluation of the
need to change current direction, the
following actions are being proposed to
address those areas and management
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Request for an Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, USDA 1994 Tribal
Scholars Program.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Office of Partnerships and Public
Engagement intention to request an extension for a currently approved
information collection for the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) 1994 Tribal Scholars Program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by 60 days after
publication in the Federal Register to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement invites
interested persons to submit comments on this notice. Comments may be
submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this
web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
Mail, including CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to Lawrence A. Shorty,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Partnerships and Public
Engagement, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 0601, Room 520-A,
Whitten Building, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Hand or courier-delivered submittals: 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Room 520-A, Whitten Building, Washington, DC 20250-3700.
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must
include the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement. Comments
received in response to this notice will be made available to the
public for inspection and posted without change, including any personal
information, to https://www.regulations.gov.
For access to background documents or comments received, go to the
Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement at 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Room 520-A, Whitten Building, Washington, DC 20250-3700,
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence A. Shorty, USDA 1994 Program
Director, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250; or call (202) 720-6350 or fax (202) 720-7704.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the intention
of the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement to request an
extension for a currently approved information collection for the USDA
1994 Tribal Scholars Program.
Title: USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program.
OMB Number: 0503-0016.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval date.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program is a joint human
capital initiative between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
and the 1994 Institutions. Through the 1994 National Program, USDA
offers scholarships to high school and college students who are seeking
a bachelor's degree in the fields of agriculture, food, science, or
natural resource sciences and related disciplines at one of the 1994
Institutions. This program offers a combination of paid work experience
with a USDA sponsoring agency. Students will fill Excepted Service
positions, receive mentoring, and be provided developmental
assignments. The program is conducted in accordance with a planned
schedule and a working agreement between USDA agencies and the student.
The USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program will offer scholarships and
paid internships to U.S. citizens for a period of up to 4 years. The
eligibility standards are:
1. Must be at least 16 years old.
2. Must be able to complete required occupation-related work
experience (640 hours) prior to or concurrently with the completion of
course requirements for the degree.
3. Must be a United States citizen or national (resident of
American Samoa or Swains Island).
If you are not a citizen, you may participate if you are legally
admitted to
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the United States as a permanent resident and are able to meet United
States citizenship requirements prior to completion of your degree.
4. Must be in good academic standing.
High School College and College applicants will apply by:
(1) Writing an essay describing educational and career goals;
(2) Submitting a high school and/or a college transcript;
(3) Submitting a resume, and;
(4) Submitting two letters of recommendation. These letters of
recommendation may be from high school teachers, college professors,
and college officials.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.3 hours per response.
Respondents: High School or College Student applicants; High School
Teachers and Guidance Counselors, College Professor(s), and College
Officials.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 170 applications will generate 510
responses.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3. Each application
will generate three responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 663 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed 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
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. Comments may be sent to Lawrence
A. Shorty, USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program. All comments received
will be available for public inspection during regular business hours
at the same address.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Signed on this 21st day of August, 2019.
Riley W. Pagett,
Chief of Staff, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2019-18361 Filed 8-26-19; 8:45 am]
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