Department of Agriculture February 22, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that the comment period on the proposed establishment of an industry-funded promotion, research, and information program for fresh cut Christmas trees is reopened and extended. The comment period is also reopen and extended for the new Christmas tree information collection requirements by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the operation of the proposed program. The proposed Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Proposed Order), was submitted to the Department of Agriculture (Department) by the Christmas Tree Checkoff Task Force, an industry wide group of producers and importers that support this proposed program.

The On Top Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project would construct a Defensible Fuel Profile Zone (DFPZ) across approximately 4,650 acres on National Forest System (NFS) land to provide strategic locations for the suppression of high intensity wildfires. Group selection harvest would be implemented over an estimated 102 acres on NFS land to assist in regeneration of healthy, shade-intolerant species and to move the landscape towards an uneven-aged, multistory, fire-resilient forest. Prescriptions would treat surface, ladder, and crown fuels to reduce risk from wildfires to rural communities and forest resources, improve forest health, and contribute to the economic stability of rural communities.