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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, ; 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.

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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 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 wide by 0.6 healthy resilient ecosystems through flammability will be retained. Due to miles long. collaborative stewardship. While their strategic location and alignment, it facilitated and guided by the Fire (1b) Palo Colorado Vicinity—Wilderness is likely that when the next wildfire Learning Network, and a focus on threatens the adjacent at-risk Establish a maximum 150 foot wide ecological restoration, participants in communities mechanical equipment fuelbreak on the historic fireline Firescape Monterey have identified five would be used to re-open these lines for between the wilderness boundary in key landscape values: Fire Adapted fire suppression activities. Section 18 (just south of the Turner Human Communities, Natural and Creek trailhead) and Devils Peak, a Wilderness Qualities, Biodiversity, Proposed Action distance of one mile. Cultural Resources, and Watersheds. The proposed action is to re-establish Firescape Monterey will continue to (2a) Palo Colorado to Vicinity— and maintain 24.1 miles of historically Non-Wilderness work towards collaborative and used fuelbreaks—all of which originated financially supported efforts among all as firelines—within the wildland urban Establish a maximum 150 foot wide land managers to accelerate the pace of interface threat zones on National Forest fuelbreak on the historic fireline landscape restoration, and the Los System lands; approximately 7.5 miles between the National Forest boundary at Padres National Forest will focus its within wilderness and 16.6 miles Post Summit, across Cabezo Prieto current efforts on this strategic outside of wilderness. Fuelbreak ridge, and where the Mt.Manuel Trail commmunity fuelbreak project. treatments would be as follows: (FDT 2E06) crosses the wilderness boundary in Section 20, a distance of Purpose and Need for Action Non-Wilderness 2.8 miles. The purpose and need for this project Fuelbreaks would be constructed and is to: increase wildland fire suppression maintained every 3–5 years with a (2b) Palo Colorado to Big Sur Vicinity— efficiency when in proximity to combination of hand thinning with Wilderness communities and related infrastructure, chainsaws, hand and machine piling, Establish a maximum 150 foot wide reduce wildfire risk to life and property, pile burning and mastication. fuelbreak on the historic fireline reduce suppression costs, and reduce Wilderness between Post Summit and the Little Sur adverse fire suppression impacts on the River, a distance of 1.8 miles. landscape. In accordance with the Wilderness Establish a maximum 150 foot wide The number of homes built within the Act, enabling legislation, and Forest fuelbreak on the historic fireline from wildland-urban interface (WUI) on the Service Policy, fuelbreaks would be where the Mt. Manuel Trail (FDT 2E06) periphery of the Monterey Ranger constructed manually using chainsaws, crosses the wilderness boundary in District (MRD) has grown significantly, hand piling and pile burning and then Section 20 to the Big Sur Wild River increasing the extent and complexity of maintained every 3–5 years with boundary, a distance of 0.8 miles. WUIs. In 2008, 27 homes were lost to traditional tools through a combination wildfire within the WUI of the MRD. of hand thinning, hand piling and pile 3 Fuelbreak widths are maximum values. The Conditions for extreme fire behavior can burning. A monitoring and adaptive actual widths may be limited by factors such as exist during any season on the Los management program will be developed width of the ridge and/or proximity to the Padres National Forest. The complex to evaluate the rate of vegetative wilderness boundary.

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(3) Big Sur Vicinity—Non-Wilderness Nature of Decision To Be Made DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE The Forest Supervisor will decide Establish a fuelbreak along the Grain Inspection, Packers and whether to implement the proposed historic fireline adjacent to and/or Stockyards Administration encompassing the North Coast Ridge action, take an alternative action that Road (FDR 20S05) between the Terrace meets the purpose and need, or take no Designation for the West Sacramento, Creek Trailhead (FDT 3E220) and action. CA; Frankfort, IN; and Richmond, VA Anderson Peak on National Forest Preliminary Issues Areas. System lands, a distance of 6.8 miles. At issue is the effects on wilderness The maximum width between the AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and character for the proposed 7.5 miles of Terrace Creek Trailhead and Cold Stockyards Administration, USDA. maintained fuelbreak within the Springs will be 150 feet; maximum . Wilderness ACTION: Notice. width between Cold Springs and the character is not intended to be all- Tanbark Trail will be 300 feet; inclusive nor a predetermined set of SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the maximum width between the Tanbark potential impacts. Additional issues designation of California Agri Trail and Anderson Peak will be 150 may occur as a result of the scoping Inspection Company, Ltd. (Cal-Agri); feet. process. Frankfort Grain Inspection, Inc. Establish a 150 foot wide fuelbreak on (Frankfort); and Virginia Department of Partington Ridge adjacent to and/or Scoping Process Agriculture and Consumer Services encompassing the Deangula Trail (FDT This notice of intent initiates the (Virginia) to provide official services 2E07) between the North Coast Ridge scoping process, which guides the under the United States Grain Standards Road (FDR 20S05) and the National development of the environmental Act (USGSA), as amended. Forest boundary, a distance of 0.8 miles. impact statement. It is important that DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2013 Establish a fuelbreak encompassing reviewers provide their comments at the Tan Bark Trail between the North such times and in such manner that ADDRESSES: Eric J. Jabs, Chief, USDA, Coast Ridge Road (FDR 20S05) and the they are useful to the agency’s GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, QADB, 10383 Forest Boundary, a distance of 0.8 miles. preparation of the environmental impact North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, Commencing at the North Coast Ridge statement. Therefore, comments should MO 64153 Road and traveling west towards the be provided prior to the close of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric National Forest boundary, the first comment period and should clearly J. Jabs, 816–659–8408 or approximate 600 feet in length will be articulate the reviewer’s support, [email protected]. a maximum of 300 feet wide. The concerns and contentions. Read Applications: All applications remaining length to the Forest boundary Include the following information and comments will be available for will be a maximum of 150 feet wide. with your comments: your name, public inspection at the office above mailing address, email (optional), and (4a) Cachagua and Jamesburg Vicinity— during regular business hours (7 CFR telephone number; the project name: 1.27(c)). Non-Wilderness Strategic Community Fuelbreak Establish an anchor point through the Improvement Project; and site-specific SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the May use of prescribed fire and/or hand comments about the proposed action, 30, 2012 Federal Register (77 FR thinning with chainsaws, hand and along with supporting information you 31830), GIPSA requested applications machine piling, pile burning, and believe will help identify issues, for designation to provide official mastication around the Chews Ridge develop alternatives, or predict services in the geographic areas Lookout Tower and the Monterey environmental effects of this proposal. presently serviced by Cal-Agri, Institute for Research and Astronomy The most useful comments provide new Frankfort, and Virginia. Applications Observing Station. Acreage is information or describe unwanted were due by June 29, 2012. approximately 64 acres. environmental effects potentially caused Cal-Agri, Frankfort, and Virginia were by the proposed action. If you reference Establish a 150 foot wide fuelbreak on the sole applicants for designation to scientific literature in your comments, the historic fireline along Chews Ridge provide official services in these areas. you must provide a copy of the entire between the Chews Ridge Lookout As a result, GIPSA did not ask for reference you have cited and include Tower and north 0.7 miles to the additional comments. rationale as to how you feel it is wilderness boundary. GIPSA evaluated all available pertinent to the Strategic Community information regarding the designation (4b) Cachagua and Jamesburg Vicinity— Fuelbreak Improvement Project. criteria in section 79(f) of the USGSA (7 Comments received in response to Wilderness U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that Cal- this solicitation, including names and Agri, Frankfort, and Virginia are Establish a 150 foot wide fuelbreak on addresses of those who comment, will qualified to provide official services in the historic fireline along Hennicksons/ be part of the public record for this the geographic area specified in the Chews Ridge on National Forest System proposed action. Comments submitted Federal Register on May 30, 2012. This lands between the National Forest anonymously, however, will be designation action to provide official boundary above Los Padres Dam and the accepted and considered. wilderness boundary near Tassajara services in these specified areas is Road, a distance of 3.9 miles. Dated: December 18, 2012. effective January 1, 2013 and terminates Peggy Hernandez, on December 31, 2015. Responsible Official Forest Supervisor. Interested persons may obtain official Peggy Hernandez, Forest Supervisor, [FR Doc. 2012–31274 Filed 12–27–12; 8:45 am] services by contacting these agencies at Los Padres National Forest BILLING CODE 3410–11–P the following telephone numbers:

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