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concentrates on the Northeast, Pacific 

Northwest, and Pacific Southwest 

regions of the country. No studies have 

undertaken this investigation in the 

South, despite the fact that the South 

has a climate very conducive to both the 

growing and harvesting of wild foods. 

The City of Atlanta is cooperating with 

the Browns Mill community in 

southeast Atlanta to establish a Food 

Forest. This effort is being undertaken to 

help address the relative dearth of fresh 

produce sources in this part of the city, 

areas considered ‘‘food deserts’’. The 

success of this effort for the Browns Mill 

community will hinge on residents’ 

views and ultimate engagement with the 

resource. This study aims to capture 

that information. 

The data are intended to provide 

information on both urban foraging 

practices and the social acceptability of 

foraging by an urban minority group 

that is underserved from the perspective 

of having nearby, fresh produce sources. 

The survey will be conducted face-toface at the household using paper copies 

of a survey instrument. Attempts will be 

made to conduct the survey face-to-face, 

but if that is not convenient for the 

householder, the survey will be left at 

the respondent’s home and picked up at 

an agreed upon time. Trained 

neighborhood residents will help to 

administer the survey. Attempts will be 

made to have survey administrators 

from the Browns Mill or a nearby 

community. This is expected to increase 

response rates because of the familiarity 

of administrators with this part of the 

city. All administrators will receive 

training in appropriate data collection 

techniques from the USDA Forest 

Service or one of its partners. 

Type of Respondents: Browns Mill 

community residents. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 400. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Amount of Time to 

Complete Survey Respondent: .167 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 66.8 hours. 

Comment is Invited: 

Comment is invited on: (1) Whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical or 

scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission request toward Office of 

Management and Budget approval. 

Dated: May 11, 2018. 

Carlos Rodriguez-Franco, 

Deputy Chief, Research & Development. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12311 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District; 

Deschutes National Forest; Deschutes 

County Oregon; Twin Vegetation 

Management and Restoration Project 

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) on a proposed action to 

promote more resilient forest conditions 

closer to their historic range of 

variability, which would contribute to 

desirable recreation experiences, 

conserve and enhance wildlife habitat, 

and reduce impacts to streams and 

aquatic habitat within the 40,000 acres 

Twin project area. The project area is 

located south and southwest of Bend, 

Oregon and includes the areas 

surrounding Wickiup and Crane Prairie 

Reservoirs, North and South Twin 

Lakes, Browns Mountain and Round 

Mountain Late Successional Reserves. 

An analysis has been initiated that takes 

a landscape approach to managing the 

vegetation to meet objectives for 

resilient forests. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by July 

9, 2018. The draft EIS is expected 

September 2019 and the final EIS is 

expected August 2020. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Kevin Larkin, District Ranger, Bend-Fort 

Rock Ranger District, 63095 Deschutes 

Market Road, Bend, OR 97701. 

Comments may also be sent via email to 

comments-pacificnorthwest-deschutesbend-ftrock@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 

541–383–4700, or submitted in person 

during regular business hours, Monday– 

Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at the 

address listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alicia Underhill, Environmental 

Coordinator, Bend-Fort Rock Ranger 

District, 63095 Deschutes Market Road, 

Bend, OR 97701, phone 541–383–4012, 

between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., Pacific Time, Monday through 

Friday or by email at aunderhill@

fs.fed.us. 

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 

There is a need to manage stand 

structure and composition to tolerate 

primary disturbance agents (i.e. fire, 

insect and disease) on a landscape scale 

and to improve fire management 

opportunities in anticipation of future 

wildfire events. There is a need to 

address impacts to shorelines, 

streambanks, and riparian vegetation 

due to recreational use. There is a need 

to restore wetland and stream function. 

There is a need to manage recreation 

impacts and a need to address trees 

showing signs of future failure within 

developed recreation sites. There is a 

need to establish an appropriate buffer 

between developed and dispersed 

campsites to minimize conflicts. There 

is a need to manage system and nonsystem roads to reduce negative impacts 

to natural resources. 

In summary, the Twin project intends 

to create more resilient forest conditions 

closer to their historic range of 

variability, which would contribute to 

desirable recreation experiences, 

conserve and enhance wildlife habitat, 

and reduce impacts to streams and 

aquatic habitat from high severity fires. 

Proposed Action 

The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District 

proposes the following actions to meet 

the purpose and need of the project 

area. Silviculture treatments (e.g. 

thinning) will focus on restoration 

treatments in ponderosa and dry mixed 

conifer plant association groups and 

stand healthy and age class diversity in 

lodgepole pine plant association groups. 

Commercial treatments on 4,894 acres 

will focus on reducing stocking levels 

and re-establishing stand structure and 

species composition to reflect historic 

stand conditions found in fire adapted 

ecosystems. Commercial treatments on 

2,855 acres focus on improving overall 

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classes across the landscape which 

would decrease the susceptibility of 

large scale mountain pine beetle 

outbreaks. Treatments proposed within 

the Browns Mountain Late Successional 

Reserve (LSR) are designed to accelerate 

the development of large trees and 

reduce stand densities which would 

reduce the risk of a stand to fire, insects 

and disease. No commercial treatments 

are proposed in Northern spotted owl 

(NSO) high quality habitat nor within 

activity centers or within high value 

habitat within LSR. Ladder fuel 

reduction treatments proposed in high 

value NSO habitat (approximately 920 

acres) would affect the lowest canopy 

layer and stands would remain 

overstocked and above the upper 

management zone density. 

To meet the need to improve fire 

management opportunities and provide 

for public and firefighter safety, this 

project proposes to treat approximately 

16,800 acres of treatment to meet 

hazardous fuels reduction objectives. 

The Twin projects also proposes to: 

(a) Rehab dispersed sites that are 

causing resource damage; (b) enhance 

spawning gravel, address boat ramp 

erosion and improve accessible trails; 

(c) establish a buffer between developed 

and dispersed campsites; (d) remove 

trees showing signs of future failure 

within developed sites; and (e) close 

and decommissioning system roads and 

decommission user-created roads. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official will be Kevin 

Larkin, District Ranger, Bend-Fort Rock 

Ranger District. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The responsible official will consider 

how the proposed action meets the 

project’s purpose and need, how public 

comments have been considered, and 

what the short and long term effects and 

benefits are to other resource areas. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the EIS. Public 

comments regading this proposal are 

requested in order to assist in 

identifying issues and opportunities 

associated with the proposal, how to 

best manage resources, and to focus the 

analysis. Those wishing to object must 

meet the requirements at 36 CFR 218. 

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 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. 

Dated: May 9, 2018. 

Chris French, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12313 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of Commission public 

business meeting. 

DATES: Friday, June 15, 2018, 12:00 p.m. 

EST. 

ADDRESSES: Place: National Place 

Building, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

11th Floor, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 

20425. (Entrance on F Street NW.) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Walch: (202) 376–8371; TTY: 

(202) 376–8116; publicaffairs@

usccr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

business meeting is open to the public. 

There will also be a call-in line for 

individuals who desire to listen to the 

presentations: (888) 378–0320; 

Conference ID 7025358. The event will 

also live-stream at https://

www.youtube.com/user/USCCR/videos. 

(Please note that streaming information 

is subject to change.) Persons with 

disabilities who need accommodation 

should contact Pamela Dunston at (202) 

376–8105 or at access@usccr.gov at least 

seven (7) business days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting. 

Meeting Agenda 

I. Approval of Agenda 

II. Business Meeting 

A. Speaker Series: ‘‘50 Years Later: 

Reflecting on the 1968 U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights 

Hearings on the Civil Rights of 

Mexican-Americans’’ 

• J. Richard Avena, former director, 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights’ 

then-Field Office in San Antonio, 

Texas 

• Robert Brischetto, Ph.D., Founding 

Executive Director, Southwest Voter 

Research Institute 

• Candace de Leon-Zepeda, Ph.D., 

Chair of the Department of English, 

Mass Communications and Drama, 

Our Lady of the Lake University 

B. Discussion and Vote on 

Commission report: ‘‘An 

Examination of Excessive Force and 

Modern Policing Practices’’ 

C. Discussion and Vote on 

Commission Advisory Committee 

Chairs 

a. Carol Johnson, nominated to Chair 

the Arkansas Advisory Committee 

b. John Malcolm, nominated to Chair 

the District of Columbia Advisory 

Committee 

c. Nadine Smith, nominated to Chair 

the Florida Advisory Committee 

d. Melanie Vigil, nominated to Chair 

the Wyoming Advisory Committee 

D. Presentation by Minnesota 

Advisory Committee Chair Velma 

Korbel, on the recently released 

report, ‘‘Civil Rights and Policing 

Practices in Minnesota.’’ 

E. Presentation by New York Advisory 

Committee Chair Alexandra Korry, 

on the recently released report, 

‘‘The Civil Rights Implications of 

‘Broken Windows’ Policing in NYC 

and General NYPD Accountability 

to the Public’’ 

F. Management and Operations 

• Staff Director’s Report 

III. Adjourn Meeting 

Dated: June 5, 2018. 

Brian Walch, 

Director, Communications and Public 

Engagement. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12428 Filed 6–6–18; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; 2020 Census 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before August 7, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 


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