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Los Padres National Forest, California; Collections Being Reviewed by the Contacts Regarding Partnerships (I.E., Strategic Community Fuelbreak U.S 76449 Notices Federal Register Vol. 77, No. 249 Friday, December 28, 2012 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER OMB No: OMB 0412–XXXX. Total annual hours requested: 30 contains documents other than rules or Form No.: AID 101–1. hours. proposed rules that are applicable to the Title: Feed the Future Public-Private public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Partnership Opportunity Explorer. Lynn Winston, committee meetings, agency decisions and Type of Review: A New Information Chief, Information and Records Division, US rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Collection. Agency for International Development. petitions and applications and agency Purpose: United States Agency for [FR Doc. 2012–31025 Filed 12–27–12; 8:45 am] statements of organization and functions are International Development must collect BILLING CODE M examples of documents appearing in this section. information as part of the Public-Private Partnerships Opportunity Explorer (PPOE) will be used to initially respond DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agency for International Development to private-sector interest in a partnership with Feed the Future and Forest Service Notice of Public Information provide additional information and Los Padres National Forest, California; Collections Being Reviewed by the contacts regarding partnerships (i.e., Strategic Community Fuelbreak U.S. Agency for International how to get the process started if it looks Improvement Project Development; Comments Requested like a good fit or alternative options for partnership). The information will be AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International collected from private-sector Development (USAID) is making efforts ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an organizations that are interested in environmental impact statement. to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID partnering with the U.S. Government. invites the general public and other Responses are voluntary. The SUMMARY: The Forest Service will Federal agencies to take this information will be collected prepare an environmental impact opportunity to comment on the electronically via an online decision statement (EIS) to evaluate and disclose following proposed and/or continuing tree and related online form. The form the predicted effects of the proposed information collections, as required by will be collected by the Bureau for Food Strategic Community Fuelbreak the Paperwork Reduction Act for 1995. Security at USAID. The decision tree Improvement Project, designed to Comments are requested concerning: (a) and form help reduce the transaction enhance community protection from Whether the proposed or continuing costs for initial exploration of a wildfire within the wildland urban collections of information are necessary partnership for both the private-sector interface threat zone. Historically used for the proper performance of the organization and the U.S. Government. strategic firelines 1 would be improved functions of the agency, including They also provide the initial point of and maintained as fuelbreaks.2 The whether the information shall have entry for private sector organizations project treatments would cover practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the into partnerships with the U.S. approximately 24 miles of fuelbreaks burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance Government. Electronic submission and a 64-acre treated unit for a total of the quality, utility, and clarity of the ensures the creation of a record. 544 acres. Treatments would include information collected; and (d) ways to Submissions will be stored within an the use of machine and/or hand minimize the burden of the collection of Excel spreadsheet (database) created for thinning, machine and/or hand piling information on the respondents, the purpose of archiving these and pile burning or chipping; and including the use of automated submissions and managed by the mastication. The project is located in collection techniques or other forms of Bureau for Food Security at USAID. At Monterey County, California, on the information technology. a later date, the Bureau for Food northern portion of the Monterey Ranger DATES: Submit comments on or before Security may use a more formalized District of the Los Padres National February 26, 2013. system to maintain the records, such as Forest. The project’s legal description is: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Customer Relationship Management portions of Township (T) 18South (S), James Wade, Bureau for Management, (CRM) software. Electronic record Range (R) 2East (E), 3E, 4E; T.19S, R.2E, Office of Management Services, retention will adhere to USAID ADS 4E; T.20S, R.2E, 3E; Mount Diablo Information and Records Division, U.S. Chapter 502 regulations USAID (ADS Meridian. Agency for International Development, 502.3.4.10) and in cases where a DATES: Comments concerning the scope Room 2.07C, RRB, Washington, DC registration of interest turns into a of the analysis will be received for 45 20523, (202) 712–0789 or via email public-private partnership, record days from date of publication in the [email protected]. retention will adhere to procurement Federal Register. The draft ADDRESSES: Send comments via email to record regulations outlined in USAID environmental impact statement is [email protected], United States ADS 324 (USAID ADS 324.3.7). In rare expected in November 2013 and the Agency for International Development, cases where completing the form via the final environmental impact statement is Bureau for Food Security, Ronald online tool is impossible, USAID will expected in April 2014. Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania provide the form in PDF or Word 1 Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523, document format for completion and Fireline is a loose term for any cleared strip used submission via email or fax. in control of a fire; the portion of a control line from 202–712–1629. If you would like a copy which flammable materials have been removed by of the survey, please send requests to Annual Reporting Burden scraping or digging down to the mineral soil. [email protected]. 2 Fuelbreaks are strategically located wide blocks, Respondents: 120. or strips, on which a heavy fuel loading has been SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Total annual responses: 120. changed to one of lower fuel loading. VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:15 Dec 27, 2012 Jkt 229001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28DEN1.SGM 28DEN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with 76450 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 249 / Friday, December 28, 2012 / Notices ADDRESSES: Send written comments to interaction between weather, regrowth on the treated fuelbreaks to Los Padres National Forest, Monterey topography, and fuels drive fire determine if available workforce is Ranger District, 406 South Mildred, behavior. Rapid rates of spread and sufficient to maintain fuelbreak integrity King City, CA. 93930, attention: Jeff fireline intensities may exceed the with traditional tools or whether Kwasny. Comments may also be sent via capability of ground and aerial fire additional administrative actions, such facsimile to 831–385–0628, or via email resources in any fuel type when the as use of chainsaws, will be needed to to: comments-pacificsouthwest-los- elements of slope, wind and solar assist in maintenance. [email protected]. radiation align on a fire. Historically, Strategic Community Fuelbreak FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff when a wildfire begins on the MRD locations and dimensions 3 are as Kwasny, Project Team Leader, at 831– within or outside of wilderness, fire follows: 667–1126. suppression efforts focus on a series of geographic ridges that lie strategically (1a) Palo Colorado Vicinity—Non- Individuals who use Wilderness telecommunication devices for the deaf between National Forest and (TDD) may call the Federal Information communities at risk. The size, location, Establish a maximum 150 foot wide Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 and direction of a wildfire dictates the fuelbreak on the historic fireline between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern miles of bulldozer constructed firelines adjacent to the Skinner Ridge Trail (FDT Time, Monday through Friday. needed on strategic ridges. 1E04) between Bottchers Gap and Currently, conditions of the soil biota Skinner Ridge, a distance of 1.3 miles. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and plant communities on these historic Establish a maximum 150 foot wide firelines are in varying stages of Collaboration fuelbreak on the historic fireline along succession due to repeated bulldozer The Monterey Ranger District Skinner Ridge between the wilderness activity during fire suppression initiated an informal collaborative group boundary in Section 18 (near Turner activities. By proactively designing and called Firescape Monterey to exchange Creek) and Pico Blanco Boy Scout establishing Strategic Community information and work together towards Camp, a distance of 2.8 miles. Fuelbreaks, we can reduce the need for agreement on conservation goals. mechanized equipment during Establish a fuelbreak that overlaps the Firescape Monterey is comprised of subsequent wildfires and allow for existing Mescal Ridge Road, covering 25 community and stakeholder partners ecological restoration. Native vegetation, feet north of the road edge to 75 feet who promote a multi-jurisdictional such as perennial grasses and forbs south of the adjacent ridge center. The approach for protecting property released as a result of treatments, with fuelbreak would be a maximum of affected by wildfire and promoting a low fuel volume or reduced approximately 300 feet
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