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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Kaibab National Forest, Williams 

Ranger District; Arizona; Bill Williams 

Mountain Restoration Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of the proposed 

action is to improve the health and 

sustainability of forested conditions on 

and surrounding Bill Williams 

Mountain by reducing hazardous fuels 

and moving vegetative conditions in the 

project area toward the future desired 

conditions. The project area is located 

approximately 4 miles south-southwest 

of the city of Williams, Arizona. The 

Proposed Action includes a 

combination of commercial timber 

harvest treatments and non-commercial 

mechanical treatments on 

approximately 15,200 acres. Treatments 

would thin stands with mechanized 

equipment to meet or move toward the 

desired conditions, and in some stands, 

non-commercial treatments may be the 

only treatments feasible/necessary to 

achieve resource objectives. Prescribed 

fire is also proposed to be used on 

approximately 15,200 acres of the 

project area. In some areas, prescribed 

fire would be used in conjunction with 

mechanical treatments to achieve 

restoration and fuel treatment 

objectives. In other areas where 

operability is limited and more costly, 

only prescribed burning may be used to 

meet resource objectives. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by May 

23, 2011. The draft environmental 

impact statement is expected September 

2011 and the final environmental 

impact statement is expected December 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Tom Mutz, Team Leader, Kaibab 

National Forest, Williams Ranger 

District, 742 S. Clover Road, Williams, 

AZ 86046. Comments may also be sent 

via e-mail (with subject, Bill Williams 

Mountain Restoration Project Scoping 

Comment) to comments-southwesternkaibab-williams@fs.fed.us or via 

facsimile to (928) 635.5680. A public 

meeting has been scheduled for 

Wednesday May 11, 2011 at 6 p.m. at 

the Williams Ranger District Office, 742 

South Clover Road, Williams, AZ. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Mutz at (928) 635.5661. 

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: 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose of the proposed action is 

to improve the health and sustainability 

of forested conditions on and 

surrounding Bill Williams Mountain by 

reducing hazardous fuels and moving 

vegetative conditions in the project area 

toward the future desired conditions. 

This work is needed to directly and 

indirectly improve the watershed 

conditions feeding the City of Williams 

water supply. 

Proposed Action 

To meet the purpose and need for 

action, the Kaibab National Forest 

proposes to treat stands surrounding 

Bill Williams Mountain with 

mechanized equipment and prescribed 

fire. A combination of commercial 

timber harvest treatments and noncommercial mechanical treatments is 

proposed on approximately 15,200 

acres. Mechanized treatments include 

hand felling, ground-based logging 

systems, cable-logging systems and 

helicopter logging. Treatments would 

thin stands to meet or move toward the 

desired conditions and in some stands, 

non-commercial treatments may be the 

only treatments feasible/necessary to 

achieve resource objectives. Prescribed 

fire is also proposed to be used on 

approximately 15,200 acres of the 

project area. In some areas, prescribed 

fire would be used in conjunction with 

mechanical treatments to achieve 

restoration and fuel treatment 

objectives. In other areas where 

operability is limited and more costly, 

only prescribed burning may be used to 

meet resource objectives. 

Responsible Official 

Kaibab Forest Supervisor. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

Based on the purpose and need for 

action, the findings in the 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

supporting project record, and the 

consideration of the best available 

science, the Forest Supervisor will 

decide: 

• Whether to select the proposed 

action or one of the alternatives; 

• What mitigation and/or monitoring 

measures will be required during 

implementation of the proposed action 

or any alternative selected; 

• What language and content changes 

are needed to the Kaibab National Forest 

Land Management Plan. 

Preliminary Issues 

Early in the development of the 

proposed action for this project the 

Williams Ranger District hosted six 

‘‘brainstorming’’ sessions. Many 

comments received during these 

sessions were incorporated into the 

purpose and need for action and desired 

conditions for the project area. Other 

comments have helped to identify 

preliminary issues that need to be 

considered in the development of the 

environmental impact statement, such 

as: 

• The consequences and risks of a 

wildfire on the mountain; 

• The protection of the watershed and 

treatment of steep slopes; 

• The safety and protection of life and 

property on and within the vicinity of 

Bill Williams Mountain; 

• The potential effects to Mexican 

Spotted Owl habitat; 

• And, the potential effects to natural 

and cultural resources, including the 

protection of a Traditional Cultural 

Property. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which will guide the 

development of an environmental 

impact statement for this project. The 

Kaibab National Forest invites public 

comment and participation regarding 

this project and subsequent EIS through 

scoping efforts in the form of this notice 

in the Federal Register; the Schedule of 

Proposed Actions (SOPA); and letters 

sent to potentially interested persons, 

tribal governments, and State and other 

Federal agencies. A scoping meeting 

will also be hosted at the Williams 

Ranger District on Wednesday May 11, 

2011 at 6 p.m. to discuss the proposed 

action and accept comments. The ranger 

station is located at 742 South Clover 

Road, Williams, AZ 86046. Information 

will be posted on the Kaibab National 

Forest Web site as the project 

progresses. Comments received during 

these scoping efforts will be used to 

determine the scope and significant 

issues to be analyzed in depth in the 

environmental impact statement. 

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 


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be part of the public record for this 

proposed action. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted and 

considered; however, anonymous 

comments will not provide the Agency 

with the ability to provide the 

respondent with subsequent 

environmental documents. 

Authority: 40 CFR 1508.22 and 36 CFR 

220.5(b). 

Dated: April 14, 2011. 

Martie Schramm, 

District Ranger. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9656 Filed 4–20–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Central Montana Resource Advisory 

Committee; Correction 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service published 

a document in the Federal Register of 

April 13, 2011, concerning a notice of 

meeting for the Central Montana 

Resource Advisory Committee. The 

document contained an incorrect date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron 

Wiseman, 406–566–2292. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of April 13, 

2011, in FR Doc. 2011–9006, on page 

20624, in the second column, correcrt 

the DATES caption to read: The meeting 

will be held April 28, 2011 and will 

begin at 7 p.m. 

Dated: April 15, 2011. 

Ron B. Wiseman, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9654 Filed 4–20–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Louisiana 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 a meeting of the Louisiana 

Advisory Committee to the Commission 

will convene on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 

at 2 p.m. and adjourn at approximately 

6 p.m. at Southern University Law 

Center, Room 227, 1 Roosevelt Steptoe 

Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70813. The 

purpose of the meeting is to conduct a 

public briefing and planning meeting to 

identify a future civil rights project. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The 

comments must be received in the 

regional office by June 3, 2011. The 

address is U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights, 400 State Avenue, Suite 908, 

Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Persons 

wishing to e-mail their comments, or to 

present their comments verbally at the 

meeting, or who desire additional 

information should contact Farella E. 

Robinson, Regional Director, Central 

Regional Office, at (913) 551–1400, (or 

for hearing impaired TDD 913–551– 

1414), or by e-mail to 

frobinson@usccr.gov. 

Hearing-impaired persons who will 

attend the meeting and require the 

services of a sign language interpreter 

should contact the Regional Office at 

least ten (10) working days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Central Regional Office, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meeting. Persons interested in the work 

of this advisory committee are advised 

to go to the Commission’s Web site, 

http://www.usccr.gov, or to contact the 

Central Regional Office at the above email or street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Commission and 

FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, April 15, 2011. 

Peter Minarik, 

Acting Chief, Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9669 Filed 4–20–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Certification Requirements for 

NOAA’s Hydrographic Product Quality 

Assurance Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0507. 

Form Number(s): NA. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 5. 

Average Hours per Response: Initial 

application, documentation to 

accompany an item submitted for 

certification, and request for 

reconsideration of a NOAA decision, 4 

hours each; inquiries, 1 hour each. 

Burden Hours: 16. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for a 

regular submission (extension) of a 

current information collection. 

NOAA was mandated to develop and 

implement a quality assurance program 

under which the Administrator may 

certify privately-made hydrographic 

products. NOAA has established 

procedures by which hydrographic 

products are proposed for certification; 

by which standards and compliance 

tests are developed, adopted, and 

applied for those products; and by 

which certification is awarded or 

denied. The application and 

recordkeeping requirements at 15 CFR 

996 are basis for this collection of 

information. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: April 15, 2011. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9608 Filed 4–20–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Survey of Income 

and Program Participation (SIPP) 2012 

Re-engineered SIPP—Field Test 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 


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