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ditches and culverts; seeding decks and 

landings; using herbicides to control the 

spread of Japanese stiltgrass and other 

invasive species such as tree-of-heaven 

as needed; removing hazard trees from 

along the roads; and maintaining 

openings used for weather stations. 

Proposed Action 

The proposed activities planned for 

2015 through 2020 include the 

following silvicultural treatments in 

existing research studies: Diameter-limit 

harvest on 173 acres; single-tree 

selection on 150 acres; 24 acres of patch 

clearcuts (each patch is 0.4 acre) within 

169 acres; and prescribed fire treatment 

on 391 acres. Other treatments include 

annual fertilization of 89 acres with 

ammonium sulfate fertilizer (and 

additions of dolomitic lime to 2 of those 

acres), treatments of invasive non-native 

plants, and maintenance of roads, decks, 

and other infrastructure. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official for the 

decision will be the Project Leader or 

Acting Project Leader for RWU NRS–01, 

‘‘Ecological and Economic 

Sustainability of the Appalachian Forest 

in an Era of Globalization’’. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The responsible official will decide if 

the proposed action will be implmented 

as described, as modified by an 

alternative, or not at all. If the proposed 

actiion is implemented, what mitigation 

measures and monitoring requirements 

will the Forest Service implement. 

Preliminary Issues 

Preliminary issues to address in the 

EIS include: 

• Adverse effects of logging and 

prescribed fire to habitat and 

individuals listed as federally 

endangered or threatened 

• a decrease in soil productivity from 

erosion following timber harvests and 

prescribed fires 

• increased sediment input to streams 

from timber harvests and prescribed 

fires 

• increases in stream acidity and 

adverse effects to trout populations 

from the addition of ammonium 

sulfate fertilizer to a watershed 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. Letters describing the 

proposed action were sent to interested 

people and agencies on December 5, 

2014. The project is listed on the 

Monongahela National Forest Schedule 

of Proposed Actions at http://www.fs.

fed.us/nepa/project_content.php

?project=45791. 

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. 

Dated: December 8, 2014. 

Thomas M. Schuler, 

Project Leader, NRS–01. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29162 Filed 12–11–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF 

GOVERNORS 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, December 18, 

2014, 9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. EST. 

PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3321, 330 

Independence Ave. SW, Washington, 

DC 20237. 

SUBJECT: Notice of Meeting of the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors. 

SUMMARY: The Broadcasting Board of 

Governors (Board) will be meeting at the 

time and location listed above. The 

Board will vote on a consent agenda 

consisting of the minutes of its October 

30, 2014 meeting, a resolution honoring 

the 65th anniversary of Voice of 

America’s Ukrainian Service, and a 

resolution honoring the fifth 

anniversary of Radio Free Europe/Radio 

Liberty’s Radio Mashaal. The Board will 

receive a presentation providing an 

overview of the International 

Broadcasting Bureau. 

This meeting will also be available for 

public observation via streamed 

Webcast, both live and on-demand, on 

the agency’s public Web site at 

www.bbg.gov. Information regarding this 

meeting, including any updates or 

adjustments to its starting time, can also 

be found on the agency’s public Web 

site. 

The public may also attend this 

meeting in person at the address listed 

above as seating capacity permits. 

Members of the public seeking to attend 

the meeting in person must register at 

http://bbgboardmeetingdecember2014.

eventbrite.com by 12:00 p.m. (EST) on 

December 17. For more information, 

please contact BBG Public Affairs at 

(202) 203–4400 or by email at pubaff@

bbg.gov. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Persons interested in obtaining more 

information should contact Oanh Tran 

at (202) 203–4545. 

Oanh Tran, 

Director of Board Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29290 Filed 12–10–14; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 8610–01–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: Alaska American Fisheries Act 

Reports. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0401. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular (revision 

and extension of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 8. 

Average Hours per Response: Chinook 

Salmon Incentive Plan Agreement (IPA), 

40 hours; Non-Chinook Salmon Intercooperative Agreement (ICA) revisions, 

1 hour; Chinook Salmon IPA Annual 

Report, Non-Chinook ICA Annual 

Report, American Fisheries Act (AFA) 

Annual Cooperative Report, AFA 

Annual Cooperative Catch Report and 

AFA Cooperative Contract, 8 hours 

each; AFA Catcher Vessel 

Intercooperative Agreement and AFA 

Catcher Vessel Intercooperative 

Agreement Annual Report, 40 hours 

each. 

Burden Hours: 345. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

revision and extension of a currently 

approved information collection. Two 

new voluntary reports have been added, 

and one report removed. 

On October 21, 1998, the President 

signed into law The American Fisheries 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1851 (AFA). The AFA 

established a limited access program for 

the inshore sector of the BSAI pollock 

fishery that is based on the formation of 

fishery cooperatives around each 

inshore pollock processor. NMFS issues 

a single pollock allocation to each 

cooperative and the cooperative may 

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