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Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– Frequency of Responses: Young, Range Specialist, at 3160 NE 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. Third Street, Prineville, 97754, be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. Total Burden Hours: 95,253. or at (541) 416–6500, or by email at An agency may not conduct or [email protected] and Charlene Parker, sponsor a collection of information [email protected] unless the collection of information Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs [FR Doc. 2013–00856 Filed 1–16–13; 8:45 am] Purpose and Need for Action potential persons who are to respond to BILLING CODE 3410–34–P The purpose of this proposal is to the collection of information that such reauthorize livestock grazing consistent persons are not required to respond to DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE with the Ochoco National Forest Land the collection of information unless it and Resource Management Plan (Forest displays a currently valid OMB control Forest Service Plan), as amended, and other applicable number. legal requirements within the project Ochoco National Forest, Paulina area. Paulina Ranger District data Animal and Plant Health Inspection Ranger District; Oregon; Fox Canyon indicates that throughout the project Service Cluster Allotment Management Plan area, stream shade and bank stability do Title: Foreign Quarantine Notices. Project EIS not meet Forest Plan standards. In OMB Control Number: 0579–0049. addition, several streams in the project Summary of Collection: Under the AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. area are listed on Oregon DEQ’s 303(d) Plant Protection Act (PPA) (Title IV, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an list for water quality limited streams, Pub. L. 106–224, 114 Stat. 438, 7 U.S.C. environmental impact statement. due to high summer water temperatures. 7701–7772), the Secretary of Agriculture Livestock grazing is one of multiple SUMMARY: The Ochoco National Forest is is authorized to prohibit or restrict the factors that can contribute to low levels preparing an environmental impact importation, entry, exportation, or of shade, high summer water statement (EIS) to analyze the effects of movement in interstate commerce of temperatures, and unstable stream changing grazing management in four plant pests and other articles to prevent banks. In these four grazing allotments, allotments on the Paulina Ranger the introduction of plant pests into the there is a need to facilitate the District. The Fox Canyon Cluster project . Regulations authorized achievement of the following standards: area is located approximately 35 miles by the PPA concerning the importation forage utilization, stream shade, bank east of Prineville, south of Big Summit of nursery stock, plants, roots, bulbs, stability, and width-to-depth ratio. Prairie. The four allotments are Antler, seeds, and other plant products to Brush Creek, Fox Canyon, and Gray Proposed Action include log, lumber, and other Prairie. The Proposed Action would unmanufactured wood articles are The proposed actions vary by reauthorize term grazing permits, contained in Title 7, Code of Federal allotment, and are specific to the construct rangeland improvements, Regulations (CFR) part 319. resource situations within each manage livestock use and distribution, Implementing the laws is necessary to allotment. The Proposed Action for all and conduct riparian restoration allotments includes reauthorizing prevent injurious plant and insect pest activities to facilitate the improvement grazing and reauthorizing existing from entering the United States, a of riparian conditions for streambank rangeland improvements. The actual situation that could produce serious stability, riparian vegetation, and water season for livestock use may be less consequences for U.S. agriculture. The temperature. These actions are needed than permitted in order to meet Forest Animal and Plant Health Inspection to achieve and maintain consistency Plan goals and objectives/desired Service (APHIS) is require to collect with the Ochoco National Forest Land conditions. The number of days information from a variety of and Resource Plan, as amended. livestock spend on each allotment may individuals, both within and outside the be adjusted annually based on United States, who are involved in DATES: Scoping comments must be received by February 18, 2013. The draft variations in weather and range growing, packing, handling, readiness or unpredictable events such transporting, and importing foreign environmental impact statement is expected to be completed and available as wildfire and drought. The actual plants, roots, bulbs, seeds, importing season of use may also be adjusted foreign logs, lumber, other for public comment in May, 2013. The final environmental impact statement is annually based on variations in weather unmanufactured wood articles, and and range readiness. The dates listed in other plant products. APHIS will collect expected to be completed in September, 2013. each allotment description are target this information using a number of dates for grazing. The season of use may ADDRESSES: Send written comments to forms. occur sooner or later than indicated Sandra Henning, District Ranger, Need and Use of the Information: based on annual conditions. The length Paulina Ranger District, Ochoco APHIS will collect information to of grazing also depends on meeting National Forest, 3160 NE Third Street, ensure that plants, fruits, vegetables, utilization standards or thresholds Prineville, Oregon 97754. Alternately, roots, bulbs, seeds, foreign logs, lumber, (triggers) for pasture moves. other unmanufactured wood articles, electronic comments may be sent to Allotment-specific proposals are as and other plant products imported into comments-pacificnorthwest- follows: the United States do not harbor plant [email protected]. Electronic comments diseases or insect pests that could cause must be submitted as part of the actual Antler Allotment serious harm to U.S. agriculture. email message, or as an attachment in This allotment would continue to Description of Respondents: Business plain text (.txt), Microsoft Word (.doc), consist of 843 acres divided into eight or other for-profit; Individuals or rich text format (.rtf), or portable pastures: One (172 ac.), Two A (61 ac.), households; Farms; Federal document format (.pdf). Two B (74 ac.), Three (173 ac.), Four (52 Government. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ac.), Five (60 ac.), Six (82 ac.), and Number of Respondents: 95,730. Jeffrey Marszal, Project Leader, or Jacob Seven (168 ac).The current permitted

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amount of 433 AUMs (Animal Unit Gray Prairie allotment, and two pastures range readiness indicators. The grazing Month) with 92 cow/calf pair from June in Brush Creek allotment. The modified system would be a modified nine 16 to September 30 would be nine pasture rest rotation would include pasture rest rotation; four pastures in reauthorized. Existing structural yearly adaptations in duration and Fox Canyon allotment, three pastures in improvements would be reauthorized, timing of grazing use in some pastures. Gray Prairie allotment, and two pastures including approximately 11 miles of This would include partial rest of one in Brush Creek allotment. The modified fence. The grazing system would be an or more pastures a year and/or may nine pasture rest rotation would include eight pasture deferred rotation with include full rest of a pasture based on yearly adaptations in duration and partial rest of pastures on a seasonal resource management objectives. Active timing of grazing use in some pastures. basis. Active management of livestock management of livestock would be This would include partial rest of one would be recommended, but due to the required. or more pastures a year and/or may frequent rotation through the eight The following actions were proposed, include full rest of a pasture based to essentially riparian pastures the analyzed and authorized within the Big resource management objectives. checking may not be as regular. Summit Cluster Allotment Management Existing structural improvements would Plans Final Environmental Impact be reauthorized, including 12 water One Pasture Statement (Record of Decision, developments and approximately 20 • Riparian restoration activities September 18, 2009), and would be miles of fence. Five new water would take place on .5 miles of Jungle carried forward in this Decision. developments are proposed. Active Creek; activities would include in- • Existing structural improvements management of livestock would be stream placement of wood and/or rock would be reauthorized, including 3 required. structures, planting hardwoods, and water developments and approximately Fox Canyon Pasture creating physical barriers (such as 10 miles of fence. One new water wood, rock or fences) to protect development is proposed. • Construct four and reconstruct two hardwoods and improve bank stability. • Modify existing pasture layout to water developments to improve Wood and physical barrier material may create a riparian pasture on Jungle Creek livestock distribution. come from on-site (Jungle Creek Riparian Pasture). • Construct exclosure with water- • Aspen stands would be enhanced Æ Pasture would be about 449 acres gaps on 1.4 miles of North Fork Fox and protected through conifer thinning and would require approximately 1.5 Canyon Creek. The exclosure would and utilization of thinned materials, miles of new fence. include gates to allow for periodic prescribed fire, and mechanical Æ Rest for a minimum of 4 years and grazing for vegetation management. treatment in an approximately 1-acre until upward trend is identified. Riparian restoration activities would stand. Exclosure may be used when Æ Riparian restoration on 1 mile of take place within the newly constructed thinning and placement of thinned Jungle Creek would include in-stream exclosure; activities would include materials to protect aspens stand is not placement of wood and/or rock head-cut repair, in-stream placement of found to provide adequate protection. structures, thinning small-diameter wood and/or rock structures, planting conifers in alder and willow stands, hardwoods, and creating physical Seven Pasture protecting hardwoods, and headcut barriers (such as wood, rock or fences) • Planting hardwoods, and creating repair. to protect hardwoods and improve bank physical barriers (such as wood, rock, or • When grazing is reinitiated within stability. Wood and physical barrier fences) to protect hardwoods and the riparian pasture, the pasture would material may come from on-site. improve bank stability would take place be grazed every other year, for a • Reconstruct existing riparian on .75 miles of North Fork Crooked maximum of two weeks. exclosure on .5 miles of South Fork Fox River. • Fix fence in lower Jungle Creek; Canyon Creek. protect aspen stand. • In-stream placement of wood and/ Two A Pasture or rock structures would take place on • Planting hardwoods, and creating Lower Pasture 1.5 miles of South Fork Fox Canyon physical barriers (such as wood, rock, or • Rebuild fence at upper part of Creek. Wood and physical barrier fences) to protect hardwoods and pasture (west edge). material may come from on-site. improve bank stability would take place • Aspen stands would be protected on .25 miles of North Fork Crooked Middle Pasture and enhanced through conifer thinning River. • Modify Lost Spring Reservoir: and utilization of thinned materials, Repair/reconstruct exclosure fence and prescribed fire, and mechanical Brush Creek Allotment bury pipe to trough. treatment in 3 stands, totaling 3 acres of This allotment would continue to Fox Canyon Allotment treatment. Exclosures may be used consist of 4,378 acres divided into two when thinning and placement of pastures: Lower Pasture (3,513 ac.) and This allotment would continue to thinned materials to protect aspens Middle Pasture (865 ac.). The current consist of 13,612 acres divided into four stands is not found to provide adequate permitted amount of 455 AUMs would pastures: Fox Canyon (6,795 ac.), Long protection. be reauthorized but the amount of head Prairie (2,844 ac.), Williams Prairie would be changed to 375 cow/calf pairs (3,281 ac.), and Williams Prairie Long Prairie Pasture from May 1 to September 30. The total Riparian Pasture (691 ac.).The current • Riparian restoration activities number of days of permitted use in this permitted amount of 1031 AUMs would would take place on .75 miles of Long allotment is 27 days to equal the be reauthorized but the amount of head Prairie Creek; activities would include authorized AUMs. The ‘‘turn on’’ date would be changed to 375 cow/calf pairs in-stream placement of wood and/or may be adjusted annually based on from May 1 to September 30. The total rock structures, planting hardwoods, range readiness indicators. The grazing number of days of permitted use in this and creating physical barriers (such as system would be a modified nine allotment is 62 days to equal the wood, rock or fences) to protect pasture rest rotation; four pastures in authorized AUMs. The ‘‘turn on’’ date hardwoods and improve bank stability, Fox Canyon allotment, three pastures in may be adjusted annually based on conifer thinning to improve RHCA

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(Riparian Habitat Conservation Area) be reauthorized, including 13 water North Pasture stand conditions and utilization of developments and approximately 21.5 • Construct three and reconstruct thinned materials for in-stream miles of fence. Five new water three water developments to improve placement and improved bank stability. developments are proposed. Two new the distribution of livestock. Wood and physical barrier material may cattle-guards would be installed • Riparian restoration activities come from on-site. between the North and Gray Prairie would take place on .3 miles of lower • Aspen stands would be protected pastures. Active management of Lytle Creek and .5 miles of upper Lytle and enhanced through conifer thinning livestock would be required. Creek; activities would include in- and utilization of thinned materials, stream placement of wood and/or rock prescribed fire, and mechanical East B Pasture structures, planting hardwoods, and treatment in 2 stands, totaling 2 acres of • Reconstruct three water creating physical barriers (such as treatment. Exclosures may be used developments. wood, rock or fences) to protect when thinning and placement of • Riparian restoration activities hardwoods and improve bank stability. thinned materials to protect aspens would take place on .75 miles of Spring Wood and physical barrier material may stands is not found to provide adequate Creek; activities would include in- come from on-site. protection. stream placement of wood and/or rock • Aspen stands would be enhanced • Hand-place wood around 3 fens to structures, planting hardwoods, and reduce cattle/wildlife trailing. and protected through conifer thinning creating physical barriers (such as and utilization of thinned materials, Williams Prairie Pasture wood, rock or fences) to protect prescribed fire, and mechanical • hardwoods and improve bank stability. treatment in 5 stands, totaling 5 acres of Construct one and reconstruct two Wood and physical barrier material may water developments to improve treatment. Exclosures may be used come from on-site. when thinning and placement of livestock distribution. • Aspen stands would be enhanced • Reconstruct riparian exclosure. thinned materials to protect aspens and protected through conifer thinning • Riparian restoration activities stands is not found to provide adequate and utilization of thinned materials, would take place on .5 miles of North protection. prescribed burning, and mechanical Fork up-stream of Sera treatment in 4 stands, totaling 4 acres of Possible Alternatives Springs; activities would include in- treatment. Exclosures may be used stream placement of wood and/or rock In addition to the Proposed Action when thinning and placement of structures, planting hardwoods, and and any alternative that is developed thinned materials to protect aspens creating physical barriers (such as following this scoping effort, the project stands is not found to provide adequate wood, rock or fences) to protect interdisciplinary team will analyze the protection. hardwoods and improve bank stability. effects of: Wood and physical barrier material may Gray Prairie Pasture • No Action alternative: No grazing come from on-site. • permits would be reauthorized; cattle • Hand-place wood around two fens Construct two and reconstruct five would be removed from all allotments to reduce cattle/wildlife trailing. water developments to improve within two years. • livestock distribution. • Current management alternative: Prescribed burning would take • place in Williams Prairie meadow with Riparian restoration activities Permits would be reauthorized at the objective of removing decadent would take place on 1 mile of lower current levels; there would be no new vegetative material and stimulating Gray Creek; activities would include in- water developments, no riparian growth. stream placement of wood and/or rock restoration, and there would be no structures, planting hardwoods, and requirement for permittees to move Gray Prairie Allotment creating physical barriers (such as livestock out of sensitive areas, except This allotment would continue to wood, rock or fences) to protect as required by current permits. consist of 11,630 acres divided into five hardwoods and improve bank stability, pastures: East B (2,692 ac.), Gray Prairie conifer thinning to improve RHCA stand Responsible Official (3,672 ac.), Holding (552 ac.), North conditions and utilization of thinned The responsible official will be Kate (4,631 ac.), and Spring Creek (82 ac). materials for in-stream placement and Klein, Forest Supervisor, Ochoco The current permitted amount of 1,544 improved bank stability. Wood and National Forest, 3160 NE Third Street, AUMs would be reauthorized but the physical barrier material may come from Prineville, Oregon 97754. amount of head would be changed to on-site. 375 cow/calf pairs from May 1 to • Aspen stands would be enhanced Nature of Decision To Be Made September 30. The total number of days and protected through conifer thinning Given the purpose and need, the of permitted use in this allotment is 93 and utilization of thinned materials, deciding official will review the days to equal the authorized AUMs. The prescribed fire, and mechanical proposed action, the other alternatives, grazing system would be a modified treatment in 2 stands, totaling 2 acres of and the environmental consequences in nine pasture rest rotation; four pastures treatment. Exclosures may be used order to make the following decisions: in Fox Canyon allotment, three pastures when thinning and placement of • Whether and under what in Gray Prairie allotment, and two thinned materials to protect aspens circumstances grazing will be pastures in Brush Creek allotment. The stands is not found to provide adequate reauthorized in the Fox Canyon Creek, modified nine pasture rest rotation will protection. Antler, Gray Prairie and Brush Creek include yearly adaptations in duration • Hand-place wood around 2 fens to Allotments. and timing of grazing use in some reduce cattle/wildlife trailing. • Whether and under what pastures. This will include partial rest • Prescribed burning would take circumstances range improvements of one or more pastures a year and/or place in Gray Prairie meadow with the would be constructed. may include full rest of a pasture based objective of removing decadent • Whether and under what to resource management objectives. vegetative material and invigorating circumstances riparian restoration Existing structural improvements would growth. activities would be implemented.

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Preliminary Issues Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1100 statement for U.S. IOOS, and framing a Preliminary issues identified include Wayne Ave., Suite 1225, Silver Spring, vision for the U.S. IOOS business the potential effect to livestock grazing, MD 20910; Phone 301–427–2453; Fax model. The agenda is subject to change. heritage resources, fisheries, water 301–427–2073; Email The latest version will be posted at quality, sensitive plants, the [email protected] or visit the http://www.ioos.gov/advisorycommittee. introduction and/or spread of invasive U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee Web Special Accommodations: These plants, and forage for big game species. site at http://www.ioos.gov/ meetings are physically accessible to In addition, the team will analyze the advisorycommittee. people with disabilities. Requests for cumulative effects of this Proposed SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The sign language interpretation or other Action where it overlaps with the effects Committee was established by the auxiliary aids should be directed to of other activities, including vegetation NOAA Administrator as directed by Jessica Snowden, alternate Designated and fuels management. Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal Federal Official at 301–427–2453 by and Ocean Observation System Act, part January 23, 2013. Scoping Process of the Omnibus Public Land Dated: December 20, 2012. Public comments about this proposal Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111– Zdenka S. Willis, are requested in order to assist in 11). The Committee advises the NOAA Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing identifying issues, determining how to Administrator and the Interagency System. best manage the resources, and focusing Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) [FR Doc. 2013–00892 Filed 1–16–13; 8:45 am] on matters related to the responsibilities the analysis. Comments received to this BILLING CODE 3510–22–P notice, including names and addresses and authorities set forth in section of those who comments will be part of 12302 of the Integrated Coastal and the public record for this proposed Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE action. Comments submitted and other appropriate matters as the anonymously will be accepted and Under Secretary refers to the Committee National Oceanic and Atmospheric considered; however, anonymous for review and advice. Administration comments will not provide the Agency The Committee will provide advice RIN 0648–XJ40 with the ability to afford the respondent on: (a) Administration, operation, with subsequent environmental Endangered Species; File No. 13543 documents. management, and maintenance of the System; AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Dated: January 11, 2013. (b) expansion and periodic Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Sandra Henning, modernization and upgrade of Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), District Ranger. technology components of the System; Commerce. (c) identification of end-user [FR Doc. 2013–00890 Filed 1–16–13; 8:45 am] ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for communities, their needs for BILLING CODE 3410–11–P a permit modification. information provided by the System, and the System’s effectiveness in SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE dissemination information to end-user South Carolina Department of Natural communities and to the general public; Resources, 217 Ft. Johnson Rd., National Oceanic and Atmospheric and Charleston, SC 29412, has requested a Administration (d) any other purpose identified by modification to scientific research the Under Secretary of Commerce for Permit No. 13543. U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing Oceans and Atmosphere or the DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee Interagency Ocean Observation comments must be received on or before Committee. AGENCY: National Ocean Service, The meeting will be open to public February 19, 2013. National Oceanic and Atmospheric participation with a 15-minute public ADDRESSES: The modification request Administration (NOAA), Department of comment period on February 6, 2013, and related documents are available for Commerce. from 4:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. (check review by selecting ‘‘Records Open for ACTION: Notice of open meeting. agenda on Web site to confirm time.) Public Comment’’ from the Features box The Committee expects that public on the Applications and Permits for SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a statements presented at its meetings will Protected Species (APPS) home page, meeting of the U. S. Integrated Ocean ® not be repetitive of previously https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/, and then Observing System (IOOS ) Advisory submitted verbal or written statements. selecting File No. 13543 from the list of Committee (Committee) in Denver, CO. In general, each individual or group available applications. These documents Dates and Times: The meeting will be making a verbal presentation will be are also available upon written request held on Wednesday February 6, 2013, limited to a total time of three (3) or by appointment in the following from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. These times minutes. Written comments should be offices: and the agenda topics described below received by the Designated Federal Permits and Conservation Division, are subject to change. Refer to the Web Official by January 25, 2013 to provide Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, page listed below for the most up-to- sufficient time for Committee review. 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, date meeting agenda. Written comments received after Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at January 25, 2013, will be distributed to 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376; and the Western Management Development the Committee, but may not be reviewed Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Ave Center, Cherry Creek Place, 3151 S prior to the meeting date. Seats will be South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; phone Vaughn Way, Aurora, CO 80014. available on a first-come, first-served (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 824–5309. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: basis. Written comments on this application Jessica Snowden, Alternate Designated Matters To Be Considered: The should be submitted to the Chief, Federal Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory meeting will focus on finalizing a vision Permits and Conservation Division, at

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