Environmental Impact Statement; Rangeland Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program: Record of Decision, 5611 [2020-01835]

Download as PDF 5611 Notices Federal Register Vol. 85, No. 21 Friday, January 31, 2020 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0045] Environmental Impact Statement; Rangeland Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program: Record of Decision Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice advises the public of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s record of decision for the final environmental impact statement titled Record of Decision for the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Rangeland Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program. DATES: An official of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-Plant Protection and Quarantine signed the record of decision on December 2, 2019. ADDRESSES: You may read the final environmental impact statement and record of decision in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 799–7039 before coming. The record of decision, final environmental impact statement, and supporting information may also be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/ #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0045. To obtain copies of the documents, contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to the Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program, contact Mr. William D. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:16 Jan 30, 2020 Jkt 250001 Wesela, APHIS National Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Program Manager, PPQ, APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road Unit 26, Riverdale, MD 20737; William.D.Wesela@usda.gov, (301) 851– 2229. For questions related to the environmental impact statement, contact Dr. Jim Warren, Environmental Protection Specialist, Environmental and Risk Analysis Services, PPD, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 149, Riverdale, MD 20737; Jim.E.Warren@ usda.gov; (202) 316–3216. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 1, 2016, we published in the Federal Register (81 FR 60338–60339) a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) 1 to analyze the effects of a program to suppress populations of grasshoppers and Mormon cricket from 17 States in the western United States. That notice identified three alternatives for examination in the EIS and requested public comments to help delineate the scope of the issues and alternatives to be analyzed. The public comment period for scoping ended on October 17, 2016. We received 12 comments during the 45-day scoping period and considered these comments in the drafting of the EIS. On January 30, 2019, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) made the draft EIS available and invited public comment on it through March 18, 2019. We received 19 comments. Our responses to the comments are contained in an appendix to the final EIS. On November 1, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency published a notice of availability of the final EIS in the Federal Register (84 FR 58713). The review period for the final EIS ended on December 2, 2019. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)) implementing regulations in 40 CFR 1506.10 require a minimum 30-day waiting period between the time a final EIS is published and the time an agency makes a decision on an action covered by the EIS. We did not receive any comments during the 30-day waiting period. APHIS has reviewed the final EIS and concluded that it fully analyzes the issues covered by the draft EIS and addresses the comments and 1 The notices, comments, draft and final EIS, record of decision, and supporting documents can be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/ #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0045. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 suggestions submitted by commenters. This notice advises the public that the waiting period has elapsed, and APHIS has issued a record of decision (ROD) to implement the preferred alternative described in the final EIS. The ROD has been prepared in accordance with: (1) NEPA; (2) regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508); (3) USDA regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b); and (4) APHIS’ NEPA Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 372). Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of January 2020. Kevin Shea, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2020–01835 Filed 1–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2019–0067] Addition of the Philippines to the List of Regions Affected With African Swine Fever Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: We are advising the public that we have added the Philippines to the list of regions that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service considers to be affected with African swine fever (ASF). We have taken this action because of confirmation of ASF in the Philippines. DATES: The Philippines was added to the APHIS list of regions considered affected with ASF on September 17, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ingrid Kotowski, Regionalization Evaluation Services, Veterinary Services, APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; Phone: (919) 855–7732; email: Ingrid.kotowski@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 9 CFR part 94 (referred to below as the regulations) govern the importation of specified animals and SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\31JAN1.SGM 31JAN1

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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules 
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
appearing in this section.

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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 21 / Friday, January 31, 2020 / 
Notices

[[Page 5611]]



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0045]


Environmental Impact Statement; Rangeland Grasshopper and Mormon 
Cricket Suppression Program: Record of Decision

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public of the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service's record of decision for the final environmental 
impact statement titled Record of Decision for the Programmatic 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Rangeland Grasshopper and Mormon 
Cricket Suppression Program.

DATES: An official of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-
Plant Protection and Quarantine signed the record of decision on 
December 2, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may read the final environmental impact statement and 
record of decision in our reading room. The reading room is located in 
room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is 
there to help you, please call (202) 799-7039 before coming. The record 
of decision, final environmental impact statement, and supporting 
information may also be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0045. To obtain copies of the documents, 
contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to the 
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program, contact Mr. William 
D. Wesela, APHIS National Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Program 
Manager, PPQ, APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road Unit 26, Riverdale, MD 
20737; [email protected], (301) 851-2229. For questions related 
to the environmental impact statement, contact Dr. Jim Warren, 
Environmental Protection Specialist, Environmental and Risk Analysis 
Services, PPD, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 149, Riverdale, MD 20737; 
[email protected]; (202) 316-3216.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 1, 2016, we published in the 
Federal Register (81 FR 60338-60339) a notice of intent to prepare an 
environmental impact statement (EIS) \1\ to analyze the effects of a 
program to suppress populations of grasshoppers and Mormon cricket from 
17 States in the western United States. That notice identified three 
alternatives for examination in the EIS and requested public comments 
to help delineate the scope of the issues and alternatives to be 
analyzed. The public comment period for scoping ended on October 17, 
2016. We received 12 comments during the 45-day scoping period and 
considered these comments in the drafting of the EIS.
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    \1\ The notices, comments, draft and final EIS, record of 
decision, and supporting documents can be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0045.
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    On January 30, 2019, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) made the draft EIS available and invited public comment on it 
through March 18, 2019. We received 19 comments. Our responses to the 
comments are contained in an appendix to the final EIS. On November 1, 
2019, the Environmental Protection Agency published a notice of 
availability of the final EIS in the Federal Register (84 FR 58713). 
The review period for the final EIS ended on December 2, 2019.
    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.)) implementing regulations in 40 CFR 1506.10 require a 
minimum 30-day waiting period between the time a final EIS is published 
and the time an agency makes a decision on an action covered by the 
EIS. We did not receive any comments during the 30-day waiting period. 
APHIS has reviewed the final EIS and concluded that it fully analyzes 
the issues covered by the draft EIS and addresses the comments and 
suggestions submitted by commenters. This notice advises the public 
that the waiting period has elapsed, and APHIS has issued a record of 
decision (ROD) to implement the preferred alternative described in the 
final EIS.
    The ROD has been prepared in accordance with: (1) NEPA; (2) 
regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality for implementing 
the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508); (3) USDA 
regulations implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b); and (4) APHIS' NEPA 
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 372).

    Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of January 2020.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-01835 Filed 1-30-20; 8:45 am]
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