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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 76, No. 35 

Tuesday, February 22, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

National Urban and Community 

Forestry Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: 2011 Notice of Call for 

Nominations. 

SUMMARY: The National Urban and 

Community Forestry Advisory Council, 

(NUCFAC) will be filling five positions 

that have expired at the end of 

December 2010. Interested applicants 

may download a copy of the application 

and position descriptions from the U.S. 

Forest Service’s Urban and Community 

Forestry Web site: http://www.fs.fed.us/ 

ucf/. 

DATES: Nomination(s) must be 

‘‘received’’ (not postmarked) by March 

29, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit electronic 

nomination(s) to: 

nucfac_ucf_proposals@fs.fed.us. The 

subject line should read: 2011 NUCFAC 

Nominations. 

Nomination applications sent by 

courier should be addressed to: Nancy 

Stremple, Executive Staff to National 

Urban and Community Forestry 

Advisory Council, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Yates Building (1 Central) 

MS–1151, Washington, DC 20250–1151. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff or 

Mary Dempsey, Staff Assistant to 

National Urban and Community 

Forestry Advisory Council, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Yates 

Building (1 Central) MS–1151, 

Washington, DC 20250–1151, phone 

202–205–1054. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Facsimiles 

will not be accepted as official 

nominations. Application submission 

by e-mail or a courier service is 

recommended. Regular mail 

submissions are screened by 

Department mail services and may delay 

the receipt of the application up to a 

month. 

A total of five positions will be filled. 

The following are the five positions that 

will serve a 3-year term from January 1, 

2011, through December 31, 2013: 

• One of two members representing a 

national non-profit forestry and/or 

conservation citizen organization; 

• A member representing State 

government; 

• A member representing county 

government; 

• A member representing urban 

forestry, landscape, and design 

consultants; 

• A member representing a 

professional renewable natural resource 

or arboriculture society. 

Dated: February 14, 2011. 

Robin L. Thompson, 

Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private 

Forestry. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3821 Filed 2–18–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Kisatchie National Forest Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Kisatchie National Forest 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The 

committee is meeting as authorized 

under the Secure Rural Schools and 

Community Self-Determination Act 

(Pub. L. 110–343) and in compliance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

March 8, 2011, and will begin at 6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Northwestern State University 

Friedman Student Union, President’s 

Room, 735 University Parkway, 

Natchitoches, LA. Written comments 

should be sent to Holly Morgan, 

Kisatchie National Forest, 2500 

Shreveport Highway, Pineville, LA 

71360. Comments may also be sent via 

e-mail to hmorgan@fs.fed.us, or via 

facsimile to 318–473–7117. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at Kisatchie 

National Forest, 2500 Shreveport 

Highway, Pineville, LA 71360. Visitors 

are encouraged to call ahead to 318– 

473–7160 to facilitate entry into the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Holly Morgan, RAC coordinator, USDA, 

Kisatchie National Forest, 2500 

Shreveport Highway, Pineville, LA 

71360; (318) 473–7194; E-mail 

hmorgan@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

(1) Welcome; (2) Review and approval 

of the minutes from the last meeting; (3) 

Presentation, Consideration, and 

Approval of Parish project proposals; (4) 

Set next meeting date; and (5) Public 

Comment. Persons who wish to bring 

related matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. 

Dated: February 16, 2011. 

Michael L. Balboni, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3965 Filed 2–18–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Plumas National Forest, Feather River 

Ranger District; California; On Top 

Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The On Top Hazardous Fuels 

Reduction Project would construct a 

Defensible Fuel Profile Zone (DFPZ) 

across approximately 4,650 acres on 

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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. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 45 

days from the date of publication in the 

Federal Register. The draft 

environmental impact statement is 

expected April 2011 and the final 

environmental impact statement is 

expected August 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

875 Mitchell Avenue, Oroville, CA 

95965. Comments may also be sent via 

e-mail to Comments-pacificsouthwestplumas-featherrivr@fs.fed.us, or via 

facsimile to (530) 532–1210. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Webb-Marek at (530) 534–6500; 

mwebbmarek@fs.fed.us. Individuals 

who use telecommunication devices for 

the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

1–800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 

8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through 

Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USDA 

Forest Service is designing the On Top 

Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project on 

National Forest System land in 

compliance with the standards and 

guidelines in the Plumas National 

Forest Land and Resource Management 

Plan (1988), as amended by the HergerFeinstein Quincy Library Group 

(HFQLG) Final Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(FSEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) 

(1999, 2003), legislatively extended 

from 2009 to 2012, per the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act (H.R. 2754), as 

amended by the Sierra Nevada Forest 

Plan Amendment FSEIS and ROD 

(2004). 

Additionally, in December 2007, the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 

(H.R. 2764), stated that the 2003- 

adopted Healthy Forests Restoration Act 

(HFRA: Pub. L. 108–148) applies to 

HFQLG projects. The Healthy Forests 

Restoration Act (HFRA) of 2003 (16 

U.S.C. at 1611–6591) emphasizes public 

collaboration processes for developing 

and implementing hazardous fuel 

reduction projects on ‘‘at-risk’’ National 

Forest System land, and also provides 

other authorities and direction to help 

restore healthy forests. The On Top 

Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project’s 

Scoping Packet is available upon 

request in hardcopy at the Feather River 

Ranger District, 875 Mitchell Avenue, 

Oroville, CA, 95965, as well as in 

Portable Document Format (pdf) on the 

Plumas National Forest Web site, at 

http://fs.usda.gov/plumas. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The USDA Forest Service proposes to 

1. Reduce the risk to rural communities 

and forest resources from wildfires by 

modifying hazardous fuel conditions; 

2. Improve forest health by initiating a 

conversion to an uneven-aged, 

multistory, fire-resilient forest by 

implementing group selection harvests, 

and; 3. Contribute to the economic 

stability of rural communities near 

Bucks Lake and surrounding areas. The 

On Top Hazardous Fuels Reduction 

Project responds to the need for 

reducing surface fuel loading (needle 

litter, downed branches and logs) and 

low and mid-level tree densities, while 

modifying forest structure homogeneity 

and enhancing vegetative species 

diversity. The true fir forest type 

dominates much of the project area and 

a large portion of the landscape is 

represented by even-aged white fir/red 

fir with pine species as a minor 

component. 

There is a need for increasing the 

amount of pine in the project area to 

enhance vegetative species diversity 

across the landscape. Additionally, 

white pine blister rust (Cronartium 

ribicola), a disease specific to the fiveneedled pines such as sugar pine, and 

root disease (Heterobasidium spp.) are 

normally endemic to the project area, 

but have become more prevalent and 

contribute to impaired growth and 

significant decay of existing trees. 

Communities within Plumas County 

and adjacent counties are reliant upon 

natural resource based industries and 

experience high seasonal fluctuation in 

employment. There is a need for 

employment and forest products 

produced by the implementation of the 

On Top Project, vital for those rural 

communities isolated from urban job 

markets. 

Proposed Action 

The Feather River Ranger District of 

the Plumas National Forest proposes in 

2012 to construct a Defensible Fuel 

Profile Zone (DFPZ) and improve forest 

health on 4,650 acres in the Bucks Lake 

area, between Soapstone Hill and Mt. 

Ararat, by mechanically thinning and 

biomass removal 2,220 acres (2,105 

acres ground-based systems and 115 

acres cable systems); hand thinning, 

piling and burning 1,010 acres; 

mechanically piling and burning 255 

acres; masticating 215 acres; 

underburning 3,020 acres (800 acres 

underburn only and 2,220 acres followup underburn for mechanically thinned 

areas if necessary); group selection 

harvest 102 acres (ground-based 

systems); group selection site 

preparation 102 acres (mechanical 

piling and burning); group selection 

reforestation 102 acres; group selection 

release 102 acres (grubbing and/or 

cutting); no treatment 150 acres 

(currently meets desired conditions); 

and performing associated road work 

including 6.70 miles of temporary road 

construction and 6.40 miles of 

decommissioning temporary roads. The 

DFPZ is designed to occur along main 

travel corridors and ridges to 

compliment strategic control points in 

the event of a wildfire. Prescribed burn 

units are designed to use existing road 

systems to alleviate the need for ground 

disturbing control lines. Fuels 

treatments would follow Agee’s four 

basic principles of effective fuels 

reduction: reduction of surface fuels, 

increase in canopy base heights, 

decrease in crown density and retention 

of large fire-resistant trees (Agee and 

Skinner, 2005). 

Possible Alternatives 

The Feather River Ranger District of 

the Plumas National Forest proposes in 

2012 an alternative that would solely 

address the need to reduce existing 

surface fuel loading (needle litter, 

downed branches, and logs) and low 

and mid-level tree densities. This 

alternative 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, in compliance 

with Forest Service Region 5 (California) 

Guidance on Court Order for a Noncommercial Funding Alternative 

(Memorandum and Order dated 11/04/ 

2009, for Case 2:05–cv–00205–MCE– 

GGH [sec. C]). 

Responsible Official 

Plumas National Forest Supervisor, 

Alice B. Carlton is the Responsible 

Official. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The Responsible Official will decide 

to implement this proposal, implement 

an alternative that moves the area 

towards the desired conditions, or not 

implement any proposed land 

management activities at this time. 

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Preliminary Issues 

The Forest Service has identified the 

following preliminary issues including 

potential effects to aquatic, riparian and 

water quality, botanical resources, 

economic feasibility, heritage resources, 

scenic/visuals/recreation (Pacific Crest 

Trail), soil resources, watershed 

condition and wildlife habitat. 

Permits or Licenses Required 

Smoke permits are required from the 

Northern Sierra Air Quality 

Management District prior to any 

understory or pile burning. Sorting and 

removing Forest by-products from the 

site to commercial off-Forest vendors 

would involve some form of permits for 

road use, right-of-way, or use of private 

lands for landings and access. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. A public meeting will 

be held at the Feather River District 

Office in Oroville, California on 

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 from 

4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 

such manner that they are useful to the 

agency’s preparation of the 

environmental impact statement. 

Therefore, comments should be 

provided prior to the close of the 

comment period and should clearly 

articulate the reviewer’s concerns and 

contentions. Comments received in 

response to this solicitation, including 

names and addresses of those who 

comment, will be part of the public 

record for this proposed action. 

Comments submitted anonymously will 

be accepted and considered; however. 

There will be an objection process 

before the final decision is made and 

after the final EIS is mailed (36 CFR part 

218). In order to be eligible to file an 

objection to the preferred alternative 

identified in the final EIS, specific 

written comments related to the project 

must be submitted during scoping or 

any other periods public comment is 

specifically requested on this EIS (36 

CFR 218.5). 

Dated: January 19, 2011. 

Alice B. Canton, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Vermont Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that briefing and planning 

meetings of the Vermont Advisory 

Committee to the Commission will 

convene at 10:30 a.m. (EST) on Monday, 

March 7, 2011, at the Vermont State 

House, 115 State Street, Room 11, 

Montpelier, VT 05633. 

The purpose of the briefing is to 

discuss criminal justice data collection 

and analysis procedures. The purpose of 

the planning meeting is to plan future 

activities. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

regional office by April 7, 2011. Written 

comments may be mailed, e-mailed, or 

faxed to the Eastern Regional Office 

(ERO). Persons who desire additional 

information may make their request by 

mail, e-mail, phone, or fax. See contact 

information below. 

Records generated from these 

meetings may be inspected and 

reproduced at the ERO, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meetings. Persons interested in the work 

of this advisory committee are directed 

to the Commission’s Web site, http:// 

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the ERO. 

See contact information below. 

Persons who are deaf or hearingimpaired who will attend the meetings 

and require the services of a sign 

language interpreter should contact the 

ERO at least ten (10) days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting either by 

e-mail or TDD relay service. See contact 

information below. 

The meetings will be conducted 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Commission and 

FACA. 

Contact Information 

Mailing address: Eastern Regional 

Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

624 Ninth Street, NW., Suite 740, 

Washington, DC 20425. 

Telephone #: 202–376–7533. 

Fax #: 202–376–7548. 

E-mail address: ero@usccr.gov. 

TDD: Dial 711 for relay services and 

dial 202–376–7533. 

Dated in Washington, DC, on February 15, 

2011. 

Peter Minarik, 

Acting Chief, Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit. 

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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the New Jersey State Advisory 

Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), that briefing 

and planning meetings will be convened 

by the New Jersey State Advisory 

Committee to the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights on Friday, March 4, 2011 at 

the Legislative Annex, 125 West State 

Street, Committee Room 6, Trenton, 

New Jersey 08625. In addition, the 

committee has scheduled a press 

conference at 1 p.m. (EST) in Room 1 of 

the Legislative Annex. 

The purpose of the briefing is to 

review the accommodations that the 

New Jersey Department of Corrections 

provides to inmates with non-apparent 

disabilities, including mental health, 

learning, and developmental 

disabilities, as required by the 

Americans with Disabilities Act. The 

purpose of the planning meeting is to 

plan future activities. The purpose of 

the press conference is to discuss the 

committee’s recent report titled 

Overcoming the Barriers Faced by 

Immigrants. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

regional office by April 4, 2011. Written 

comments may be mailed, e-mailed, or 

faxed to the Eastern Regional Office 

(ERO). Persons who desire additional 

information may make their request by 

mail, e-mail, phone, or fax. See contact 

information below. 

Records generated from these 

meetings may be inspected and 

reproduced at the ERO, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meetings. Persons interested in the work 

of this advisory committee are directed 

to the Commission’s Web site, http:// 

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the ERO. 

See contact information below. 

Persons who are deaf or hearingimpaired who will attend the meetings 

and require the services of a sign 

language interpreter should contact the 

ERO at least ten (10) days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting either by 

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