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Notices Federal Register Vol. 78, No. 234

Thursday, December 5, 2013

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER final environmental impact statement primarily includes the Imnaha River contains documents other than rules or and draft record of decision are watershed and associated watersheds proposed rules that are applicable to the expected September 2014. downstream of the Imnaha River Bridge public. Notices of hearings and investigations, ADDRESSES: Send written comments and ‘‘Cow Creek Bridge’’, and watersheds committee meetings, agency decisions and from Deep Creek to the mouth of the rulings, delegations of authority, filing of suggestions to Area Ranger Kris Stein, petitions and applications and agency National Recreation, Imnaha River. The decision area will statements of organization and functions are Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, PO encompass 45,625 acres, including four examples of documents appearing in this Box 905, Joseph, OR 97846. Comments allotments: Cow Creek, Lone Pine, section. may also be sent via email to comments- Rhodes Creek, and Toomey, all of which pacificnorthwest-wallowa-whitman- are in Wallowa County, . This [email protected]. EIS will analyze and authorize the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE continued use of this area for cattle FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: grazing through Allotment Management Jamie McCormack, Interdisciplinary Forest Service Plans. Team Leader, Wallowa-Whitman Wallowa-Whitman National Forests, National Forest, Responsible Official Oregon; Lower Imnaha Rangeland Office, PO Box 905, Joseph, OR 97846, The Hells Canyon National Recreation Analysis Phone: (541) 263–1645. Area Ranger, Kris Stein will be the Individuals who use responsible official for making the AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA telecommunication devices for the deaf decision and providing direction for the ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an (TDD) may call the Federal Information analysis. environmental impact statement. Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Nature of Decision To Be Made Authority: 36 CFR 220.5(b). Time, Monday through Friday. The responsible official will decide whether or not to authorize continued SUMMARY: The USDA, Forest Service SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: grazing in the LIRA project area. The will prepare an environmental impact Purpose and Need statement to authorize the approval of responsible official will also decide whether or not to select the proposed grazing livestock within the lower The purpose of this project is to action as stated or modified, or to select Imnaha area, including allotments implement the direction of the 1 an alternative to it, any mitigation within the Lightning Creek, Tulley Wallowa-Whitman Forest Plan, measures needed, and any monitoring Creek, Cow Creek, and a portion of the HCNRA CMP (Comprehensive 2 that may be required. watersheds of the Hells Management Plan) FEIS, and the Acts Canyon National Recreation Area of the of Congress to provide grazing on Preliminary Issues Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. National Forest System lands. This analysis is being prepared to determine The interdisciplinary team has The Lower Imnaha Rangeland conducted field surveys and data Analysis (LIRA) has previously been if the Forest Service should continue to authorize livestock grazing in the four research to identify preliminary issues initiated through a scoping letter for of concern with this proposal. There is environmental analysis for livestock allotments identified of this project. The needs associated with this project one primary concern: grazing. The scoping letter was sent on The concern is with Spalding’s are (1) to comply with with the August 26, 2011 to 159 individuals, catchfly, in regard to potential direct Rescission Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–19, organizations, and agencies which and indirect effects to the plant by Section 504), (2) to be consistent with included tribal representatives, grazing livestock grazing. Through surveys other multiple use goals and objectives permittees, state and federal resource conducted within the project area, this provided by Congress, (3) to continue management agencies, special interest species has been found in several contributing to the economic and social organizations, and interested publics. isolated patches, all of which are in well-being of communities that depend As a result of scoping, a concern was fescue (Festuca)—type vegetation on range resources for their livelihood brought forward regarding impacts to habitat on relatively steep north facing by providing opportunities for economic Silene spaldingii or Spalding’s catchfly, slopes. The direct effect would be diversity and promoting stability (FSM a threatened species, which indicated livestock consuming the plant. 2202.14). the need for the LIRA to be analyzed in However, livestock are grazing these an environmental impact statement Proposed Action areas when the species is dormant, and (EIS) instead of the environmental The LIRA area is located grazing of the plant is not a concern. assessment (EA) that was indicated in The indirect effect to Spalding’s catchfly the scoping letter. Since the proposed approximately 35 miles northeast of the town of Enterprise, Oregon, and is of more concern, and would require action has not changed since the more detailed analysis because these scoping letter was released, a new 1 USDA Forest Service. (1990). Land and plants are primarily growing in north scoping period will not be initiated. All Resources Management Plan for the Wallowa- facing areas, the soils tend to be deeper, scoping comments received during the Whitman National Forest. Wallowa-Whitman and with grazing in wet conditions, 2011 30-day scoping period will be National Forest, Baker City, Oregon. there is a higher likelihood of hoof-shear considered in the EIS. 2 USDA Forest Service. (2003). Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Comprehensive causing damage to the crown of the DATES: The draft environmental impact Management Plan FEIS. Wallowa-Whitman Spalding’s catchfly. The second indirect statement is expected June 2014 and the National Forest. Baker City, Oregon. effect of concern is soil sloughing and

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hoof sheer on steeper slopes, and evaluation, recreation fees, and site- interpreting, assistive listening devices primarily in north-facing areas as the specific projects having forest-wide or other reasonable accommodation for sloughing and hoof shear which could implications. The meeting is open to the access to the facility or proceedings by be contributing to a slow-moving public. contacting the person listed in the erosion process in which soil is slowly The purpose of the meeting is to: section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION being displaced and moving down the (1) Conduct Annual Ethics Training CONTACT. All reasonable hillsides. for all members of the Advisory Board; accommodation requests are managed There are no preliminary concerns for (2) provide orientation to Board on a case by case basis. Members on Basic Laws governing the the listed fish species and designated Dated: November 25, 2013. critical habitat of listed fish species Forest Service work; Craig Bobzien, within or adjacent to this allotment. (3) update and discussion with Based on these two preliminary issues working group on Motorized Travel on Forest Supervisor/DFO. and their potential for significant trails in the Black Hills National Forest [FR Doc. 2013–29074 Filed 12–4–13; 8:45 am] impacts, an EIS fits the scope of this in South Dakota; and BILLING CODE 3410–11–P analysis rather than an EA. (4) update and report on Mountain Pine Beetle Working Group actions. New 218 Objection Period DATES: The meeting will be held COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING The new regulations, found at 36 CFR December 18, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. COMMISSION 218, provide an opportunity for ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Sunshine Act Meeting individuals, organizations and tribal the Mystic Ranger District, 8221 South entities to file an objection to a project Highway 16, Rapid City, South Dakota. before the final decision is signed (36 TIME AND DATE: 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Written comments may be submitted as December 10, 2013 CFR 218.5). This allows interested described under SUPPLEMENTARY PLACE: CFTC Headquarters Conference individuals, organizations and tribal INFORMATION. All comments, including Center, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 entities to advise the responsible official names and addresses, when provided, 21st St. NW., Washington, DC about concerns regarding the final are placed in the record and available decision before the decision is made. for public inspection and copying. The STATUS: Open. When the final EIS and draft Record of public may inspect comments received MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Decision are released for public review, at the Black Hills National Forest Commission has scheduled this meeting the public will have 45 days in which Supervisor’s Office. Please call ahead to to consider various rulemaking matters, to review the documents and, if desired, facilitate entry into the building. including the approval of final rules and file an objection to the Record of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the issuance of a proposed rule. The Decision. Scott Jacobson, Committee Coordinator, agenda for this meeting is available to Dated: November 26, 2013. by phone at 605–673–9216, or by email the public and posted on the Thomas Montoya, at [email protected]. Commission’s Web site at http:// Deputy Forest Supervisor. Individuals who use www.cftc.gov. In the event that the time, date, or place of the meeting changes, an [FR Doc. 2013–29075 Filed 12–4–13; 8:45 am] telecommunication devices for the deaf announcement of the change, along with BILLING CODE 3410–11–P (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 the new time, date, or place of the between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., meeting, will be posted on the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Eastern Standard Time, Monday Commission’s Web site. through Friday. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Forest Service SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Melissa D. Jurgens, Secretary of the agenda will include time for people to Commission, 202–418–5516. Black Hills National Forest Advisory make oral statements of three minutes or Board Melissa D. Jurgens, less. Individuals wishing to make an Secretary of the Commission. oral statement should submit a request AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. [FR Doc. 2013–29180 Filed 12–3–13; 4:15 pm] ACTION: Notice of meeting. in writing by December 6, 2013 to be scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who BILLING CODE 6351–01–P SUMMARY: The Black Hills National would like to bring related matters to Forest Advisory Board (Board) will meet the attention of the committee may file in Rapid City, South Dakota. The Board written statements with the committee DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY is established consistent with the staff before or after the meeting. Written Federal Energy Regulatory Federal Advisory Committee Act of comments and time requests for oral Commission 1972 (5 U.S.C. App. II), the Forest and comments must be sent to Scott Rangeland Renewable Resources Jacobson, Black Hills National Forest Combined Notice of Filings #1 Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 Supervisor’s Office, 1019 North Fifth et.seq.), the National Forest Street, Custer, South Dakota 57730; by Take notice that the Commission Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. sec. email to [email protected], or via received the following electric rate 1612), and the Federal Public Lands facsimile to 605–673–9208. Within 45 filings: Recreation Enhancement Act (Pub. L. days of the meeting, a summary of the Docket Numbers: ER13–415–001. 108–447). The purpose of the Board is meeting will be posted at: http:// Applicants: Anahau Energy, LLC. to provide advice and recommendations www.fs.usda.gov/main/blackhills/ Description: Notice of Change in on a broad range of forest issues such as workingtogether/advisorycommittees. Status of Anahau Energy, LLC. forest plan revisions or amendments Meeting Accommodations: If you are Filed Date: 11/25/13. and forest health, including fire and a person requiring reasonable Accession Number: 20131125–5247. mountain pine beetle epidemics, travel accommodation, please make requests Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/16/13. management, forest monitoring and in advance for sign language Docket Numbers: ER13–2333–000.

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