Department of Agriculture November 26, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Buckhorn Exploration Project 2010, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Okanogan County, WA
Document Number: 2010-29776
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-11-26
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
The Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, in cooperation with the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and Washington Department of Ecology (WADOE), will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposal by Echo Bay Exploration, Inc. (Echo Bay) to explore their mineral holdings in Township 40 North, Range 30 East, Sections 1, 12 to 15, 22 to 27, and 34 to 36; and in Township 40 North, Range 31 East, Sections 5 to 9 and 16 to 20, W.M. Proposed exploration operations will be located in Okanogan County, Washington on unpatented mining claims on public lands administered by the Tonasket Ranger District of the Forest Service and the Wenatchee Field Office of the BLM. Exploration operations will also be located on state mineral lease lands, private lands, and patented mining claims administered by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. The EIS will evaluate a range of reasonable alternatives to the proposed action and will assess the potential impacts of each alternative. The public will have an opportunity to comment on the EIS, including the range of alternatives and the impacts analysis. The agencies are giving notice of this analysis so that interested and affected individuals are aware of how they may participate and contribute to the final decision.
Helena National Forest; Montana; Blackfoot Travel Plan EIS
Document Number: 2010-29772
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-11-26
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
This notice extends the comment period for the Blackfoot Travel Plan from November 30, 2010 to January 7, 2011. This extension is a result of several requests for more time. The original notice was published in the Federal Register on October 29, 2010, FR Doc. 2010- 27353 (75 FR 66718-66719). The Helena National Forest is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the effects of proposed changes to the existing motorized public access routes and prohibitions within the Blackfoot travel planning area. Consistent with the Forest Service travel planning regulations, the resulting available public motorized access routes and areas would be designated on a Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM). Upon publishing the MVUM, public use of a motor vehicle other than in accordance with those designations would be prohibited.
Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-29768
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-11-26
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on the following information collections for which RUS intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Dairy Industry Advisory Committee; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2010-29699
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-11-26
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency
As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) announces meetings of the Dairy Industry Advisory Committee (Dairy Committee) to discuss farm milk price volatility and dairy farmer profitability, and review various industry proposals and analysis. The Dairy Committee is responsible for making recommendations to the Secretary on policy issues impacting the dairy industry. We invite you to attend the meetings. The meetings are open to the public. Instructions regarding registering for and attending the meetings are provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
Document Number: 2010-29697
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-11-26
Agency: Department of Agriculture
The Office of Advocacy and Outreach is issuing this notice to advise the public that meetings of the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers (Committee) will be held to discuss and explore USDA policy options designed to create and sustain ``New and Beginning Farmers and Ranchers.''
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