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would be on the west shore near either 

Skaters Cabin or the West Glacier 

trailhead parking. 

• A fenced, upland winter storage 

area would be constructed adjacent to 

the existing West Glacier parking. 

• Commercial (guided) boats on the 

lake would be allowed under special 

use authorization with the following 

stipulations: A maximum capacity of 49 

passengers each; use of alternative fuel 

or low-emissions motors; and a top 

operating speed to create no or minimal 

wake. 

Facility—Remote Glacier visitor area, 

new: 

• Four seasonal, relocatable 

structures and restroom facilities would 

be installed near the glacier. An 

accessible trail connecting the dock to 

the glacier facilities would be 

constructed and would be extended as 

the glacier retreats. 

Trails—West Glacier Spur Trail, new/ 

expansion: 

• The existing user-created trail from 

West Glacier Trail to the glacier visitor 

area would be upgraded and realigned. 

A new trail spur trail would link to the 

existing West Glacier Trail at a higher 

elevation to create a loop. 

• Additional parking stalls would be 

added in the West Glacier Trailhead 

parking. 

Visitor Capacity, increase: 

• Visitor capacity will be increased, 

with the allocation between commercial 

and non-commercial users set for the 

entire MGRA and/or by individual 

management zones. 

• Management zone boundaries will 

be adjusted to group together similar 

activities and facilities proposed in this 

project. 

Possible Alternatives 

A no action alternative, which 

represents no change and serves as the 

baseline for the comparison of action 

alternatives, will be analyzed. Other 

alternatives will be developed based on 

significant issues identified in public 

comments. 

Responsible Official 

The Responsible Official for the 

decision on this project is the Forest 

Supervisor, Tongass National Forest, 

Federal Building, 648 Mission Street, 

Ketchikan, Alaska 99901. 

Preliminary Issues 

Two preliminary issues have been 

identified based on previous scoping 

efforts: (1) Proposed developments and 

increased visitation could cause visual 

impacts; disturb area fish and wildlife, 

particularly bears, nesting birds, 

migratory birds, and fish; and create 

increased human-bear interactions; and 

(2) Increased visitation, particularly in 

areas that have lower use currently, 

would negatively impact user 

experience through increased 

encounters and larger group sizes. 

Scoping Comments and the Objection 

Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the EIS through internal 

and external input on the issues, 

impacts, and alternatives to consider. 

Notifcation will also be sent to the 

project mailing list and posted on the 

project website at https://

www.fs.usda.gov/project/ 

?project=53780. An open house was 

held February 20, 2020 in Juneau, 

Alaska during a previous 30-day 

scoping period when this project was 

initiated as an Environmental 

Assessment. No scoping meeting is 

planned during this comment period. 

Written comments submitted during 

the comment period that began February 

18, 2020 do not need to be resubmitted, 

continue to be considered, and are in 

the project record. Forest Service 

regulations at 36 CFR 218 subparts A 

and B, regarding the project-level 

predecisional administrative review 

process, apply to projects and activities 

implementing land management plans 

that are not authorized under the 

Healthy Forest Restoration Act. Only 

individuals or entities who submit 

timely and specific written comments 

concerning the project during this or 

another designated public comment 

period established by the Responsible 

Offical will be eligible to file an 

objection. It is important for reviewers 

to provide comments at such times and 

in such a manner to be useful to the 

agency’s preparation of the EIS. 

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, 

anonymous commenters will not gain 

standing to object as defined in 36 CFR 

218.2. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The Responsible Official will review 

the no action, the proposed action, other 

alternatives, and the environmental 

consequences to make decisions that 

include: (1) Whether to select the 

proposed action or another alternative; 

(2) whether to increase visitor capacity, 

including the level of commercial use, 

of the entire MGRA and/or specific 

management zones; and (3) mitigation 

measures and monitoring requirements, 

which may include an adaptive 

management strategy. 

Christine Dawe, 

Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National 

Forest System. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27634 Filed 12–15–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Approval 

To Revise and Extend an Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) to request approval to revise 

and extend a currently approved 

information collection, the Milk and 

Milk Products Surveys. Revision to 

burden hours will be needed due to 

changes in the size of the target 

population, sample design, and/or 

questionnaire length. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by February 16, 2021 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0020, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Efax: (855) 838–6382. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions to: David Hancock, 

NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 5336, 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– 

2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: David Hancock, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336, South 

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin L. Barnes, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. Copies of 

this information collection and related 


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instructions can be obtained without 

charge from David Hancock, NASS 

Clearance Officer, at (202) 690–2388 or 

at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Milk and Milk Products 

Surveys. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0020. 

Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 

2021. 

Type of Request: To revise and extend 

a currently approved information 

collection for a period of three years. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) is to collect, prepare and issue 

State and national estimates of crop and 

livestock production, prices and 

disposition as well as economic 

statistics, farm numbers, land values, 

on-farm pesticide usage, pest crop 

management practices, as well as the 

Census of Agriculture. The Milk and 

Milk Products Surveys obtain basic 

agricultural statistics on milk 

production and manufactured dairy 

products from farmers and processing 

plants throughout the nation. Data are 

gathered for milk production, dairy 

products, evaporated and condensed 

milk, manufactured dry milk, and 

manufactured whey products. Milk 

production and manufactured dairy 

products statistics are used by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) to 

help administer federal programs and by 

the dairy industry in planning, pricing, 

and projecting supplies of milk and 

milk products. Only minor changes are 

planned for the questionnaires and 

sample sizes. The Milk Production 

Survey will continue to be conducted 

quarterly (January, April, July, and 

October) and monthly estimates for the 

non-quarterly months will still be 

published for the total number of dairy 

cows, the number of cows milked, and 

the total milk produced. Estimates for 

the non-survey months will be 

generated by using a combination of 

administrative data, regression 

modeling, and historic data. In April 

2012 NASS discontinued the collection 

of Dairy Product Prices. This data is 

now collected by the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) in compliance 

with the Mandatory Price Reporting Act 

of 2010, and the amended section 273(d) 

of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 

1946. 

Authority: Voluntary dairy 

information reporting is conducted 

under authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). 

Individually identifiable data collected 

under this authority are governed by 

section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 

1985 (7 U.S.C. 2276), which requires 

USDA to afford strict confidentiality to 

non-aggregated data provided by 

respondents. 

Mandatory dairy product information 

reporting is based on the Agricultural 

Marketing Act of 1946, as amended by 

the Dairy Market Enhancement Act of 

2000 and the Farm Security and Rural 

Development Act of 2002 (U.S.C. 1637– 

1637b). This program requires each 

manufacturer to report to USDA the 

price, quantity, and moisture content of 

dairy products sold and each entity 

storing dairy products to report 

information on the quantity of dairy 

products stored. Any manufacturer that 

processes, markets, or stores less than 

1,000,000 pounds of dairy products per 

year is exempt. USDA is required to 

maintain information, statistics, or 

documents obtained under these Acts in 

a manner that ensures that 

confidentiality is preserved regarding 

the identity of persons and proprietary 

business information, subject to 

verification by the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) under Public 

Law 106–532. This Notice is submitted 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office 

of Management and Budget regulations 

at 5 CFR part 1320. NASS also complies 

with OMB Implementation Guidance, 

‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V 

of the E-Government Act, Confidential 

Information Protection and Statistical 

Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’ 

Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 

15, 2007, p. 33362. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average approximately 

11 minutes per response. This average is 

based on the 7 different surveys in the 

information collection: 2 monthly, 4 

quarterly, and 1 annual. The estimated 

total number of responses is 88,500 

annually, with an average annual 

frequency of 4.37 responses per 

respondent. NASS will continue to use 

cover letters to explain the importance 

and uses of this data series along with 

how the respondent can access and 

report their data using the secure 

internet connection that NASS is using. 

Respondents: Farms and businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20,250. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 15,400 hours. 

Comments: 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 will 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; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, technological or 

other forms of information technology 

collection methods. All responses to 

this notice will become a matter of 

public record and be summarized in the 

request for OMB approval. 

Signed at Washington, DC, December 4, 

2020. 

Kevin L. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27681 Filed 12–15–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

[Docket No. RBS–20–BUSINESS–0036] 

Notice of Solicitation for Inviting 

Applications for the Rural 

Microentrepreneur Assistance 

Program for Fiscal Year 2021 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice is to invite 

applications for loans and grants under 

the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance 

Program (RMAP) for fiscal year (FY) 

2021, subject to the availability of 

funding. This notice is being issued in 

order to allow applicants sufficient time 

to leverage financing, prepare and 

submit their applications, and give the 

Agency time to process applications 

within FY 2021. Successful applications 

will be selected by the Agency for 

funding and subsequently awarded to 

the extent that funding may ultimately 

be made available through 

appropriations. RMAP provides the 

following types of support: Loan only, 

combination loan and technical 

assistance grant, and subsequent 

technical assistance grants to 

Microenterprise Development 

Organizations (MDO). An 

announcement on the website at https:// 

www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/noticessolicitation-applications-nosas will 

identify the amount of funding received 

in the appropriations. All applicants are 

responsible for any expenses incurred in 

developing their applications or costs 

incurred prior to the obligation date. 

DATES: The deadline for completed 

applications to be received in the USDA 

Rural Development State Office for 


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