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the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights 

Title: USDA/1994 Tribal Scholars 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0503–0016. 

Summary of Collection: The USDA/ 

1994 Tribal Scholars Program, within 

the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights, Office of Outreach and 

Diversity, is an annual joint human 

capital initiative between USDA and the 

Nation’s thirty-two 1994 Land-Grant 

Tribal Colleges and Universities (1994 

TCUs). The purpose of the USDA/1994 

Tribal Scholars Program is to: (1) 

Strengthen the long-term partnership 

between USDA and the 1994 LandGrant Tribal Colleges and Universities 

Institutions; (2) Increase the number of 

students studying agriculture, food, 

natural resources sciences, or other 

related disciplines; and (3) Offer career 

opportunities to USDA/1994 Tribal 

Scholars at the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. Tribal Scholars are required 

to study in the food and agricultural and 

related sciences, so defined by the 

National Agricultural Research, 

Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 

1977 (U.S.C. 3103 (8)). 

Need and Use of the Information: 

This program offers a combination of 

work experience and academic study 

leading to career positions within USDA 

through a Student Career Experience 

Program designed to integrate classroom 

study with paid work experience. 

Without the information, USDA would 

be unable to award scholarships to 

students. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 1,440. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 4,320. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, 

Washington; Forest-Wide SiteSpecific; Invasive Plant Management 

Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service will 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) to document and 

disclose the potential environmental 

effects of proposed invasive plant 

treatments. The Proposed Action is to 

apply a combination of herbicide, 

mechanical, manual, cultural and 

biological treatment methods to control 

invasive plants on approximately 15,246 

acres on the Okanogan-Wenatchee 

National Forest in Washington. The 

proposed action includes treatment of 

invasive species on 216 acres within 

congressionally designated wilderness 

areas on the Forest. The Proposed 

Action would also establish criteria for 

responding to the spread of infestations 

into currently unoccupied areas. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of this analysis must be received by 

September 10, 2009. The draft 

environmental impact statement is 

expected January 2010 and the final 

environmental impact statement is 

expected summer 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Jodi Leingang, Naches Ranger Station, 

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, 

10237 Highway 12, Naches, WA 98942 

Comments can also be sent via e-mail to 

okawen_forestwide_invasives__eis

@fs.fed.us or via facsimile to (509) 653– 

2638, Attention: Jodi Leingang. 

Comments received in response to 

this solicitation, including names and 

addresses of those who comment, will 

become part of the public record for this 

proposed action. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted and 

considered; however, anonymous 

comments will not provide the 

respondent with standing to participate 

in subsequent administrative review or 

judicial review. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jodi 

Leingang, Naches Ranger Station, 10237 

Highway 12, Naches, WA 98942; 509– 

653–1450. 

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 pm, Eastern Time, 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The Wenatchee National Forest Land 

and Resource Management Plan (LRMP, 

1990) requires that existing populations 

of invasive species (termed ‘‘noxious 

weeds’’) be contained, controlled or 

eradicated as the budget allows (page 

IV–89). The Okanogan National Forest 

Land and Resource Management Plan 

(LRMP, 1989) requires that noxious 

weeds be controlled to the extent 

practical with a priority on treatment of 

new infestations (LRMP, page 4–45). 

The Pacific Northwest Region’s Invasive 

Plant Program for Preventing and 

Managing Invasive Plants Record of 

Decision (PNW ROD, 2005), an 

amendment to the Wenatchee and 

Okanogan LRMPs, directs that invasive 

plant populations be prioritized for 

treatment and a long term strategy be 

developed for restoring/revegetating 

invasive plant sites (PNW ROD, page 

20). 

Invasive plants on the Forest are 

compromising the ability for the Forest 

Service to manage for healthy native 

ecosystems. Invasive plants create a host 

of environmental and other effects, most 

of which are harmful to native 

ecosystem processes, including: 

displacement of native plants; reduction 

in functionality of habitat and forage for 

wildlife and livestock; loss of 

threatened, endangered, and sensitive 

species; increased soil erosion and 

reduced water quality; alteration of 

physical and biological properties of 

soil, including reduced soil 

productivity; changes to the intensity 

and frequency of fires; high cost (dollars 

spent) of controlling invasive plants; 

and loss of recreational opportunities. 

New and existing invasive plant 

populations on the Forest require 

analysis to implement new or more 

effective and cost-efficient treatments, 

including the Regional EIS updated list 

of herbicides. The most recent inventory 

shows that 15,246 acres are infested on 

the Forest. There are likely additional 

infestations that are not yet discovered, 

and these, as well as known sites, will 

continue to expand and spread every 

year without effective treatment. 

Without action, invasive plant 

populations will become increasingly 

difficult and costly to control and will 

further degrade native ecosystems. 

The purpose of this action is to 

provide a rapid and more 

comprehensive, up to date approach to 

control and eradicate invasive plants on 

the Forest. The purpose of controlling or 

eradicating weed populations is to 

maintain or improve the diversity, 

function and sustainability of native 

plant communities, and other resources 

that depend on them. Specifically, there 

is a need to: (1) contain and reduce the 

extent of invasive plants at existing 

inventoried sites, and (2) quickly detect 

and rapidly respond to new and 

changing invasive plant populations. 

Proposed Action 

The Okanogan-Wenatchee National 

Forest Supervisor proposes to treat 

currently existing invasive species on 

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Wenatchee National Forest, including 

approximately 1,712 acres on the 

Chelan Ranger District, 1,968 acres on 

the Cle Elum Ranger District, 2,346 

acres on the Entiat Ranger District, 799 

acres on the Methow Valley Ranger 

District, 3,299 acres on the Naches 

Ranger District, 4,399 acres on the 

Tonasket Ranger District, and 723 acres 

on the Wenatchee River Ranger District. 

Infestations that occur on 216 acres 

within congressionally designated 

Wilderness areas would also be treated. 

The proposed invasive species 

treatments would begin in 2010 and 

span the next 15 years. Under the 

proposed action those treatment 

methods and herbicides analyzed in the 

Pacific Northwest Region Invasive Plant 

Program: Preventing and Managing 

Invasive Plants, Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (FEIS) (USDA 2005) 

would be used, along with one 

additional herbicide. Invasive plants 

would be treated using one or a 

combination of manual (e.g. handpulling, digging with hand tools, 

clipping), mechanical (e.g. mowing, 

weed whacking, road brushing, root 

tilling, steaming, infrared), cultural (e.g. 

competitive seeding/planting, mulching, 

adding soil amendments/fertilizer), 

biological, and chemical methods (e.g. 

spot spraying, wicking, and limited 

broadcast application). Proposed 

herbicide mixtures would include one 

or more of the following active 

ingredients: chlorosulfuron, clopyralid, 

glyphosate, imazapic, imazapyr, 

metsulfuron methyl, picloram, 

sethoxydim, sulfometuron methyl, and 

triclopyr. In addition to the herbicides 

analyzed in the 2005 Invasive Plant 

FEIS, the proposed action would 

include application of aminopyralid. 

Herbicide treatments would be part of 

the initial prescription for currently 

identified sites on 15,246 acres. On 

many sites, the use of herbicides would 

be expected to decline in subseuqent 

entries with manual, mechanical, 

biological and cultural methods 

becoming the common control measure 

over time. Therefore, within the 15,246 

acres identified for chemical treatment; 

other treatments could also occur 

including; 450 acres of manual 

treatment, 350 acres of mechanical 

treatment, 1,750 acres of cultural 

treatment, and 3,500 acres of biological 

treatment. In other cases, although 

herbicide use would would continue as 

the preferred treatment method through 

time, the amount of herbicide applied 

would greatly diminish as the 

infestation is brought nearer to 

eradication. Infested acres would be 

treated with an initial prescription, and 

retreated in subsequent years, until 

control objectives are met. Site-specific 

treatment prescriptions would be 

developed based on the ability to 

eradicate, control, contain, suppress or 

tolerate an infestation. Selection of 

treatment methods and prioritization of 

sites would follow amended LRMP 

direction, and take into account the 

biology of the particular invasive 

species, its proximity to water and other 

sensitive resources (values at risk), and 

the size of the infestation. 

The Proposed Action would also 

allow for treatment of infestations that 

are not currently inventoried through an 

early detection/rapid response (EDRR) 

strategy and annual implementation 

planning. To these ends, this EIS will 

include analysis associated with the 

treatment of currently documented 

infestations (sites) as well as areas 

where invasive species are not currently 

present but are most likely to spread 

and establish over time. The EIS will 

include analysis of approximately 

16,448 additional acres of treatment 

associated with EDRR. Ongoing 

inventories would continually locate 

and confirm infestation locations. 

Treatment recommendations for 

presently uninventoried infestations 

would be similar to that described for 

known infestations, in that, herbicides 

would be part of the initial prescription; 

with manual, mechanical, biological 

and cultural methods becoming the 

common control measure over time. 

Treatment prescriptions for these 

presently undocumented sites would be 

strict enough to ensure that adverse 

effects are minimized to remain within 

the scope of effects analyzed in this EIS, 

and still be flexible enough to adapt to 

changing conditions over time (i.e. 

adaptive management). 

The total number of acres of invasive 

species treatment that would be 

approved in this document and decision 

for known and EDRR is 31,694 acres; 

15,246 acres of presently known 

infestation and 16,448 acres under the 

early detection rapid response strategy. 

The number of acres treated in any 

given year would not exceed this total. 

However, provided the recent history of 

funding available to accomplish this 

work, it is very unlikely that we would 

treat the total in any given year. 

Monitoring would evaluate the 

effectiveness of past treatments and 

direct adaptive management needs over 

time. 

A connected action of the Proposed 

Action is the restoration of treatment 

sites with desirable vegetation to 

prevent re-infestation. The restoration 

objectives may be passive (allowing 

native plants to fill in a site) or active 

(any combination of seeding, mulching, 

or planting). Some sites will require 

active re-vegetation to achieve the 

desired future condition. 

In 2002, the Okanogan-Wenatchee 

National Forest adopted an invasive 

weeds prevention strategy which 

includes best management practices for 

the prevention of weed spread and 

introduction. These practices would 

continue to be an important part of the 

Forest’s invasive species management 

strategy under the proposed action 

described above. 

This project does not include 

herbicide application directly to water, 

use of any pesticides other than 

herbicides, treatment of aquatic invasive 

plants (floating and submerged), or 

treatment of native vegetation. 

Possible Alternatives 

The No Action alternative will serve 

as a baseline for comparison of 

alternatives. Under the No Action 

alternative, the Okanogan-Wenatchee 

National Forest would continue to treat 

invasive plant species as authorized 

under existing National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) documents 

including; current noxious weed, dry 

forest restoration, and other site-specific 

projects. Additional action alternatives 

may be developed to respond to 

significant issues, if any. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official for this 

project is the Okanogan-Wenatchee 

National Forest Supervisor Rebecca 

Lockett Heath. 

Nature of the Decision To Be Made 

The Okanogan-Wenatchee National 

Forest Supervisor will decide whether 

or not invasive species will be treated 

on the Forest, and if so, what mitigation 

measures and monitoring requirements 

will be required for implementation. 

Preliminary Issues 

Several analysis efforts related to the 

treatment of invasive species on 

National Forests in Washington and 

Oregon (Region 6) have been completed 

or are currently on-going at this time. 

Preliminary issues identified during the 

scoping process associated with these 

efforts have included: Human health/ 

public and worker exposure to 

herbicides, effects of herbicide on native 

and non-target vegetation including 

threatened, endangered and special 

status plants, and the effects of 

herbicide on wildlife including 

threatened, endangered and special 

status animals and aquatic organisms, 

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Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. To assist the Forest 

Service in identifying and considering 

issues and concerns about the proposed 

action, public comment opportunities 

will continue to be provided throughout 

the EIS process. In addition to taking 

written comments, the Forest Service 

will hold a series of public meetings 

across the Forest during the late 

summer/early fall of 2009 to ensure that 

those who are interested have every 

opportunity to provide additional 

information or comments and to 

identify any issues or concerns they 

may have relative to the proposed 

action. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 

such a way that they are 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. The submission of timely 

and specific comments can affect a 

reviewer’s ability to participate in 

subsequent administrative review or 

judicial review. 

Comments received in response to 

this solicitation, including names and 

addresses of those who comment, will 

be considered part of the public record 

on this proposed action and will be 

available for public inspection. 

Comments submitted anonymously will 

be accepted and considered; however, 

respondents who submit anonymous 

comments will not be granted standing 

to appeal the subsequent decision under 

36 CFR Part 215 or judicial review. 

Additionally, pursuant to 7 CFR 1.27(d), 

any person may request the agency to 

withhold a submission from the public 

record by showing how the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) permits such 

confidentiality. Persons requesting such 

confidentiality should be aware that, 

under the FOIA, confidentiality may be 

granted in only very limited 

circumstances, such as to protect trade 

secrets. The Forest Service will inform 

the requester of the agency’s decision 

regarding the request for confidentiality, 

and where the request is denied; the 

agency will return the submission and 

notify the requester that the comments 

may be resubmitted with or without 

name and address within a specified 

number of days. 

Dated: August 7, 2009. 

Stuart Woolley, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Eastern Arizona Counties Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Eastern Arizona Counties 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

in Show Low, Arizona. The purpose of 

the meeting is to review organizational 

processes, operating guidelines, and 

legal requirements of Resource Advisory 

Committee members in accordance with 

Public Law 110–343 (the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community Self 

Determination Act). 

DATES: The meeting will be held August 

24, 2009 starting at 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the conference room at the Holiday Inn 

Express, 151 West Deuce of Clubs, Show 

Low, Arizona 85901. Send written 

comments to Robert Dyson, Eastern 

Arizona Counties Resource Advisory 

Committee, c/o Forest Service, USDA, 

P.O. Box 640, Springerville, Arizona 

85938 or electronically to 

rdyson@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Dyson, Public Affairs Officer, 

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, 

(928)333–4301. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. This is an 

administrative and organizational 

meeting only and no project proposals 

will be reviewed. Committee discussion 

is limited to Forest Service staff and 

Committee members. However, persons 

who wish to bring Public Law 110–343 

related matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. Opportunity for public 

input will be provided. 

Dated: August 6, 2009. 

Chris Knopp, 

Forest Supervisor, Apache-Sitgreaves 

National Forests. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–475–059] 

Pressure Sensitive Plastic Tape From 

Italy: Final Results of Expedited 

Sunset Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: On May 1, 2009, the 

Department of Commerce (the 

Department) initiated a sunset review of 

the antidumping duty finding on 

pressure sensitive plastic tape (PSP 

Tape) from Italy pursuant to section 

751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act). The Department 

conducted an expedited (120-day) 

sunset review of this finding. As a result 

of this sunset review, the Department 

finds that revocation of the antidumping 

duty finding would be likely to lead to 

continuation or recurrence of dumping. 

The dumping margins are identified in 

the Final Results of Review section of 

this notice. 

DATES: Effective Date: August 13, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Terre Keaton Stefanova or Brandon 

Farlander, AD/CVD Operations, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–1280 or (202) 482– 

0182, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On May 1, 2009, the Department 

published the notice of initiation of the 

sunset review of the antidumping duty 

finding on PSP Tape from Italy pursuant 

to section 751(c) of the Act. See 

Initiation of Five-Year Sunset Review, 

74 FR 20286 (May 1, 2009). The 

Department received a Notice of Intent 

to Participate on behalf of 3M Company 

(3M), a domestic producer of PSP Tape, 

within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 

351.218(d)(1)(i). 3M claimed interested 

party status, under section 771(9)(C) of 

the Act, as a producer of a domestic like 

product in the United States. We 

received a complete substantive 

response from 3M within the 30-day 

deadline specified in 19 CFR 

351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department did 

not receive substantive responses from 

respondent interested parties. As a 

result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) 

of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department 

conducted an expedited (120-day) 

sunset review of this finding. 


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