Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 82 / Friday, April 27, 2012 / Notices 25127 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program— 

Disaster Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (D–SNAP) 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on the 

proposed collection. This information 

collection is based on the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act and Section 5(h) of the 

Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, which 

provide the Secretary of Agriculture 

with the authority to develop a Disaster 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (D–SNAP) to address the needs 

of families temporarily in need of food 

assistance after a disaster. The 

information collection under this notice 

is required for the establishment and 

operation of a D–SNAP. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before June 26, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments may be sent to Angela 

Kline, Chief, Certification Policy 

Branch, Program Development Division, 

Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park 

Center Drive, Room 812, Alexandria, VA 

22302. Comments may also be faxed to 

the attention of Ms. Kline at (703) 305– 

2486. The Internet address is: 

Angela.Kline@FNS.USDA.GOV. 

Comments will also be accepted through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments electronically. 

All written comments will be open for 

public inspection at the office of the 

FNS during regular business hours 

(8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through 

Friday) at 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 

800, Alexandria, Virginia 22302. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

be a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Ms. Kline at (703) 

305–2495. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Disaster Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (D–SNAP) . 

OMB Number: 0584–0336. 

Expiration Date: 09/30/2012. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

previously approved collection. 

Abstract: Pursuant to the Robert T. 

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act, Public Law 100–707, 

and Section 5(h) of the Food and 

Nutrition Act of 2008, 7 U.S.C. 2014(h), 

the Secretary of Agriculture has the 

authority to develop a Disaster 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (D–SNAP) to address the 

temporary food needs of people 

following a disaster. The information 

collected under this notice is required 

from State agencies in order to receive 

approval from the Food and Nutrition 

Service (FNS) to operate a D–SNAP. 

The number of disasters that occur 

annually and the average number of 

households affected by the disasters 

cannot be predicted. During the period 

from calendar year 2006 through 

calendar year 2011, the number of State 

requests for disaster programs ranged 

from 4 to 25 requests. These included 

program modifications requested by 

some States to accommodate evacuees 

from disasters which did not directly 

affect the States themselves. The 

information collection under this 

reporting burden is limited to the 

burden experienced by State agencies in 

preparing their requests to operate 

D–SNAPs. The burden associated with 

the actual operation of D–SNAPs, 

including the processing of applications 

from households affected by disasters, is 

included under OMB information 

collection No. 0584–0064, titled ’’Food 

Stamp Forms: Applications, Periodic 

Reporting, Notices’’ (expiration date 03/ 

31/2013), which includes all 

information collection activities 

associated with the certification of 

participating and applicant households. 

The D–SNAP participation and issuance 

form FNS–292–B, Report of Disaster 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Benefit Issuance, is covered under the 

OMB information collection No. 0584– 

0037 (expiration date: 07/31/2014) and 

will not be reflected in this submission. 

FNS estimates that approximately 10 

hours of State personnel time are 

required to prepare D–SNAP requests. 

The burden associated with preparing 

requests to operate a D–SNAP does not 

vary significantly from disaster to 

disaster and is relatively independent of 

the scope of the disaster. Major disasters 

require little additional document 

preparation time than relatively minor 

disasters. Based on an estimate of 14 

State agency requests per year to operate 

D–SNAPs and 10 hours of State agency 

personnel time to prepare each 

application, FNS has calculated an 

estimated burden of 140 hours per year 

in an average year. No increase in 

burden was estimated under this 

collection. 

Summary of burden hours: 

Affected Public: State agencies and 

local governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

14. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 14. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 10. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 140. 

OMB No. 0584–0336 

affected public 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Report filed 

annually 

Total 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

avg. number 

of man-hours 

per response 

Estimated 

total 

man-hours 

Reporting Burden: 

State Agencies .............................................................. 14 1 14 10 140 

Total Annual Burden Estimate ...................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 140 

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25128 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 82 / Friday, April 27, 2012 / Notices 

Dated: April 19, 2012. 

Audrey Rowe, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10268 Filed 4–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Amended Land Management Plans for 

the Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, 

and San Bernardino National Forests, 

California 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service will prepare 

a Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for a proposed 

amendment of the Land Management 

Plans for the Angeles, Cleveland, Los 

Padres, and San Bernardino National 

Forests (hereinafter referred to as Land 

Management Plans). This notice 

describes the specific portions of the 

current Land Management Plans to be 

amended, estimates dates for filing the 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement, information concerning 

public participation, and the names and 

contact information of the agency 

officials who can provide additional 

information. The Forest Service 

proposes to amend the Land 

Management Plans to change Land Use 

Zone allocations within select 

Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs) in the 

four southern California National 

Forests. The amendment also proposes 

to change the Land Management Plan 

monitoring protocols for the four forests. 

This joint planning process will 

maintain the consistent management 

direction and format across the four 

Forests. One Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

will be prepared with a Record of 

Decision (ROD) for each Land 

Management Plan. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by June 

11, 2012. The draft supplemental 

environmental impact statement is 

expected November 2012. There will be 

a 90 day comment period on the draft 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement. The final supplemental 

environmental impact statement is 

expected June 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Cleveland National Forest, 10845 

Rancho Bernardo Road, Suite 200, San 

Diego, CA 92127–2107, ATTN: LMP 

Amendment. Comments may also be 

sent via email to 

socal_nf_lmp_amendment@fs.fed.us, or 

filed through the project web page at 

http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usdapop.php?project=35130. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob 

Hawkins, Project Manager at 

socal_nf_lmp_amendment@fs.fed.us, or 

visit the project Web site at http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usdapop.php?project=35130. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Southern California National Forests 

(the Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, and 

San Bernardino National Forests, 

collectively, ‘‘four forests’’) propose to 

amend the Land Management Plans 

adopted in 2006. The proposed 

amendment revises land use zone 

allocations for select Inventoried 

Roadless Areas (IRAs) within the four 

forests and amends Land Management 

Plan monitoring protocols. This 

proposed Land Management Plan 

amendment is a result of the Settlement 

Agreement approved January 3, 2011 for 

California Resources Agency, et al v. 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, and Center for Biological 

Diversity, et al v. United States 

Department of Agriculture. The IRAs 

included in the analysis are: Antimony, 

Barker Valley, Black Mountain, Cactus 

Springs B, Caliente, Cedar Creek, 

Coldwater, Cucamonga B, Cucamonga C, 

Cuyama, Diablo, Dry Lakes, Eagle Peak, 

Fish Canyon, Fox Mountain, Garcia 

Mountain, Juncal, Ladd, Machesna 

Mountain, Malduce Buckhorn, No 

Name, Pyramid Peak A, Quatal, 

Raywood Flat B, Red Mountain, Salt 

Creek, Sawmill—Badlands, Sespe— 

Frazier, Sill Hill, Spoor Canyon, 

Tequepis, Trabuco, Tule, Upper San 

Diego River, West Fork, Westfork, White 

Ledge. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose of the proposed action is 

to amend Land Management Plan land 

use zone allocations for select IRAs and 

to amend Land Management Plan 

monitoring protocols. This action is 

needed to respond to the terms of the 

Settlement Agreement between the 

Forest Service, State of California, and 

other settlement parties. 

Land Management Plans are required 

by the National Forest Management Act 

(NFMA). They are an integrated 

document that describes the goals, 

objectives, and management direction 

for each component of the National 

Forest System. The original Land 

Management Plans for the four southern 

California national forests were adopted 

between 1986 and 1989, and revised in 

2006 consistent with NFMA 

requirements. This proposed 

amendment to the 2006 Land 

Management Plans is limited in scope 

and designed to address the terms of the 

settlement agreement. 

Proposed Action 

The action proposed by the Forest 

Service to meet the purpose and need is 

to modify the existing land use zones in 

the identified IRAs to include more 

Back Country Non-Motorized (BCNM) 

and Recommended Wilderness (RW) 

areas. An alternate monitoring 

framework is also proposed. 

The proposed action would change 

the LUZ allocation to BCNM on 

approximately 300,000 acres, and 

change the LUZ allocation to RW on 

approximately 80,000 acres. The 

majority of the additional BCNM 

allocations are located in IRAs on the 

Los Padres National Forest, and San 

Bernardino National Forest. Additions 

to the RW allocations are within IRAs 

on the Angeles and Cleveland National 

Forests. 

On the Angeles National Forest, the 

Fish Canyon and Salt Creek IRAs were 

combined to create the proposed 40,000 

acre Fish Canyon RW area. On the 

Cleveland National Forest, the proposed 

23,000 acre Eagle Peak RW area 

includes portions of the Eagle Peak, Sill 

Hill, and No Name IRAs, along with 

portions of the Cedar Creek and Upper 

San Diego River undeveloped areas. The 

11,000 acre Barker Valley and 5,000 acre 

Caliente RW areas are also proposed on 

the Cleveland National Forest. 

The proposed action monitoring and 

evaluation requirements are based on 

the current monitoring framework (Part 

3, Appendix C of the Land Management 

Plans). Revisions include updates to the 

monitoring requirements for forest 

health, riparian condition, and 

biological resource condition. 

Monitoring indicators were also 

clarified to reflect current inventory 

methodology in several areas, and an 

indicator was added to track 

unclassified (unauthorized) roads and 

trails. The revision also include more 

details on how monitoring will be 

implemented, and how projects will be 

selected for monitoring. 

Lead and Cooperating Agencies 

The Forest Service is the lead federal 

agency for the Land Management Plan 

Amendment. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, National Marine Fisheries 

Service, Environmental Protection 

Agency, State of California Natural 

Resources Agency (including the 

Departments of Fish and Game, Parks 

and Recreation, and Forestry and Fire 

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