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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 83, No. 119 

Wednesday, June 20, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Community 

Forest and Open Space Program 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service (FS) is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the extension with no 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection; Community 

Forest and Open Space Program. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before August 20, 2018 to 

be assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to Maya 

Solomon, USDA Forest Service, 

Cooperative Forestry Staff, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 

1123, Washington, DC 20250. 

Comments may also be submitted 

electronically via email to 

communityforest@fs.fed.us. If comments 

are sent electronically, do not duplicate 

via regular mail. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at the USDA Forest Service, 

Yates Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, Washington, DC, during 

normal business hours. Visitors are 

encouraged to call ahead to facilitate 

entry into the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Stewart, Community Forest and 

Open Space Conservation Program 

Manager, by phone at 202–205–1618. 

Individuals who use telecommunication 

devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 twenty-four 

hours a day, every day of the year, 

including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Community Forest and Open 

Space Program. 

OMB Number: 0596–0227. 

Expiration Date of Approval: October 

31, 2018. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Forest Service is 

authorized to implement the 

Community Forest and Open Space 

Program (CFP) under Section 8003 of 

the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 

of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–246; 122 Stat. 

2043; 7 U.S.C. 8701), which amends the 

Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 

1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103d). The purpose of 

the Community Forest Program is to 

achieve community benefits through 

grants to local governments, Tribal 

Governments, and qualified nonprofit 

organizations to establish community 

forests by acquiring and protecting 

private forestlands. The information 

requirements will be used to help the 

Forest Service in the following areas: (1) 

To determine that the applicant is 

eligible to receive funds under the 

program, (2) to determine if the proposal 

meets the qualifications in the law and 

regulations, (3) to evaluate and rank the 

proposals based on a standard, 

consistent information; and (4) to 

determine if the projects costs are 

allowable and sufficient cost share is 

provided. 

Local governmental entities, Tribal 

Governments, and qualified nonprofit 

organizations are the only entities 

eligible for the program, and therefore 

are the only organizations from which 

information will be collected. 

The information collection currently 

required for a request for proposals and 

grant application is approved and has 

been assigned the OMB Control No. 

0596–0227. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 50. 

Estimated Burden per Response: 40 

hours. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 50. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,000 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 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. 

Dated: May 23, 2018. 

Patti Hirami, 

Acting Deputy Chief. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Santa Fe National Forest; New Mexico; 

Amendment of the Land Management 

Plan for Santa Fe National Forest 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Forest Plan 

Amendment approval. 

SUMMARY: James Melonas, the Forest 

Supervisor for the Santa Fe National 

Forest, Southwest Region, signed the 

final Record of Decision (ROD) for the 

amendment to the Santa Fe National 

Forest Land and Resource Management 

Plan (Forest Plan Amendment). The 

final ROD documents the rationale for 

approving the Forest Plan Amendment 

and is consistent with the Reviewing 

Officer’s response to objections and 

instructions. 

DATES: The date of the Santa Fe’s Forest 

Plan Amendment for Invasive Plant 

Control is July 20, 2018. Santa Fe’s 

Forest Plan Amendment for Invasive 

Plant Control, Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement, Final 

ROD, and other supporting information, 

will be available for review at http:// 


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www.fs.usda.gov/projects/santafe/land

management/projects. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sandra Imler-Jacquez, Environmental 

Coordinator, Santa Fe National Forest at 

505–438–5443. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. 

(Eastern time), Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest 

Service, Southwestern Region, Santa Fe 

National Forest, prepared a Forest Plan 

Amendment for Invasive Plant Control. 

The current Forest Plan forest-wide 

standards for watershed management 

prohibit herbicide use within municipal 

watersheds, in areas of human 

habitation, on soils with low 

regeneration potential or less than 

moderate cation exchange capacity 

(1987 Forest Plan). The amendment 

allows herbicides to be used where 

necessary in those situations. The 

current Santa Fe National Forest Plan 

also prohibits herbicide use if an 

environmental analysis shows that it is 

not ‘‘environmentally, economically or 

socially acceptable,’’ which is an 

ambiguous and non-quantifiable 

standard, subject to variable 

interpretations. The amendment will 

slightly modify that standard while 

continuing to focus on using the 

analysis of environmental, economic 

and social impacts to determine the 

appropriateness of herbicide 

application. 

A draft ROD and final SEIS were 

released in December 2017, which was 

subject to a pre-decisional objection 

period. Four objections were received, 

with one being set aside from review in 

accordance with 36 CFR 218.10(7) and 

the Reviewing Officer’s responses to the 

objection issues were signed by the 

Acting Deputy Regional Forester (as 

Reviewing Officer for the Regional 

Forester) in March 2018. A final ROD to 

approve the Forest Plan Amendment for 

Invasive Plant Control for the Santa Fe 

National Forest has now been signed 

and is available at the website described 

above. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official for the Santa 

Fe’s Forest Plan Amendment for 

Invasive Plant Control on Santa Fe 

National Forest is James Melonas, Forest 

Supervisor, Santa Fe National Forest, 11 

Forest Lane, Santa Fe, NM 87508. 

Dated: May 9, 2018. 

Chris French, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Santa Fe National Forest; New Mexico; 

Amendment of the Land Management 

Plan for Santa Fe National Forest 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA 

ACTION: Notice of Forest Plan 

Amendment approval. 

SUMMARY: James Melonas, the Forest 

Supervisor for the Santa Fe National 

Forest, Southwest Region, signed the 

final Record of Decision (ROD) for the 

amendment to the Santa Fe National 

Forest Land and Resource Management 

Plan (Forest Plan Amendment). The 

final ROD documents the rationale for 

approving the Forest Plan Amendment 

and is consistent with the Reviewing 

Officer’s response to objections and 

instructions. 

DATES: The date of the Santa Fe’s Forest 

Plan Amendment for Geothermal 

Leasing is July 20, 2018. The Santa Fe’s 

Forest Plan Amendment for Geothermal 

Leasing, Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS), final ROD, and other 

supporting information, will be 

available for review at http://

www.fs.usda.gov/projects/santafe/land

management/projects. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Gore, Geologist, Santa Fe National 

Forest at 575–289–3264, ext. 2149. 

Individuals who use telecommunication 

devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8:00 

a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Eastern time), 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest 

Service, Southwestern Region, Santa Fe 

National Forest, prepared a Forest Plan 

Amendment for Geothermal Leasing. 

The purpose of the amendment is to 

implement discretionary and 

nondiscretionary leasing closures for 

geothermal resources. Pursuant to 

federal law, the Forest Service may 

reasonably regulate the use of the 

surface estate to minimize impacts on 

Forest Service surface resources. This 

amendment meets the purpose and need 

for the Proposed Action, while 

conforming to the requirements of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109– 

580). This is to facilitate timely 

processing of geothermal lease 

applications and Forest Service policies 

intended to minimize impacts on 

surface resources. 

A draft ROD and final EIS were 

released in December 2017, which were 

subject to a pre-decisional objection 

period. Two objections were received, 

with one being set aside from review in 

accordance with 36 CFR 218.10(7) and 

the Reviewing Officer’s responses to the 

objection issues were signed by the 

Acting Deputy Regional Forester (as 

Reviewing Officer for the Regional 

Forester) in March 2018. The final ROD 

to approve the Forest Plan Amendment 

for Geotheral Leasing for the Santa Fe 

National Forest has now been signed, 

and is available at the website described 

above. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official for the Santa 

Fe’s Forest Plan Amendment for 

Invasive Plant Control on Santa Fe 

National Forest is James Melonas, Forest 

Supervisor, Santa Fe National Forest, 11 

Forest Lane, Santa Fe, NM 87508. 

Dated: May 9, 2018. 

Chris French, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Idaho (Boise, Caribou-Targhee, 

Salmon-Challis, and Sawtooth National 

Forests and Curlew National 

Grassland); Nevada (HumboldtToiyabe National Forest); Utah (Ashley, 

Dixie, Fishlake, Manti-La Sal, and 

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National 

Forests); Wyoming (Bridger-Teton 

National Forest); and Wyoming/ 

Colorado (Medicine Bow-Routt 

National Forest and Thunder Basin 

National Grassland) Amendments to 

Land Management Plans for Greater 

Sage-Grouse Conservation 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Supplemental Notice of Intent 

To Prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement; Notice of Updated 

Information Concerning the Forest 

Service Greater Sage-Grouse Land and 

Resource Management Plan 

Amendments 

SUMMARY: This supplemental notice 

solicits public comments on a greater 

sage-grouse land management proposed 

action that could warrant land 

management plan amendments. Land 

management plans for National Forests 


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