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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Tongass National Forest; Ketchikan 

Misty Fjords Ranger District; Alaska; 

South Revillagigedo Integrated 

Resource Project Environmental 

Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service will 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for the South 

Revillagigedo Integrated Resource 

Project (South Revilla IRP) which 

proposes to harvest timber, restore 

watershed function, enhance or restore 

fish and wildlife habitat, and develop 

recreation opportunities using an 

integrated approach in the Shelter Cove, 

Shoal Cove, and Thorne Arm areas 

within the Ketchikan Misty Fjords 

Ranger District, Tongass National 

Forest. The Proposed Action would 

harvest about 60 million board feet of 

timber from up to 6,000 acres over the 

course of 15 years. In addition, 

transportation management activities 

such as road construction, 

reconstruction, maintenance, and 

decommissioning are proposed. At the 

same time that it would approve the 

proposed project, the Forest Service 

may approve a project-specific Forest 

Plan amendment to ensure the project is 

consistent with the Plan. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

September 7, 2018. Designated 

opportunities for additional comments 

will be provided. The draft EIS, is 

expected to be published July 2019. A 

final EIS is expected July, 2020. 

ADDRESSES: Send or hand-deliver 

specific written comments to the 

Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District, 

Attn: South Revilla IRP, 3031 Tongass 

Avenue, Ketchikan, Alaska 99901; 

telephone (907) 225–2148. The FAX 

number is (907) 225–8738. Comments 

may be emailed to: comments-alaskatongass-ketchikan-mistyfiord@fs.fed.us 

with South Revilla IRP in the subject 

line. In all correspondence, include 

your name, address, and organization 

name if you are commenting as a 

representative of an organization. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Howle, District Ranger, Ketchikan 

Misty Fjords Ranger District, 3031 

Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, Alaska 

99901; Daryl Bingham, Planning Staff, 

(907) 228–4114, or Damien Zona, 

Interdisciplinary Team Leader, (907) 

228–4126. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

may call the Federal Information Relay 

Service at 1–800–877–8339 between 8 

a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This EIS 

will tier to and incorporate by reference 

the 2016 Tongass Land and Resource 

Management Plan Final EIS. The project 

area is located on Revillagigedo Island, 

approximately 17 miles northeast of 

Ketchikan, Alaska, within the Ketchikan 

Misty Fjords Ranger District, Tongass 

National Forest and encompasses about 

58,159 acres of National Forest System 

lands. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose of the South Revilla IRP 

is to implement the 2016 Tongass Land 

and Resource Management Plan (Forest 

Plan) direction to move the project area 

toward the desired future conditions 

described in that plan. More 

specifically, the purpose is to manage 

the timber resource for production of 

sawtimber and other wood products, 

improve ecosystem and watershed 

health, and provide a range of recreation 

opportunities to meet public and 

tourism business demand through an 

integrated approach to meet multiple 

resource objectives. Maintaining 

existing, and expanding opportunities 

for the recreation and tourism sector 

would contribute to the local economy. 

There is a need to provide a 

sustainable level of forest products to 

contribute to the economic 

sustainability of the region. Providing 

old-growth timber would preserve a 

viable timber industry during the 

transition to young-growth management 

and would provide jobs and 

opportunities for Southeast Alaska 

residents. Past management activities 

have affected watershed function in the 

project area. There is a need to improve 

and restore the natural range of habitat 

conditions in the project area to support 

viable wildlife, fish, and plant 

populations and to sustain diversity and 

production. Restoration would 

contribute to traditional, cultural, and 

subsistence uses by residents of 

Southeast Alaska. There is a need to 

provide sustainable recreation 

opportunities to a diverse and growing 

group of forest users. A sustainable 

recreation program in terms of 

operations and maintenance is needed 

to maintain infrastructure at an 

acceptable level. 

Proposed Action 

The Forest Service proposes to 

harvest timber, construct and 

reconstruct roads, restore watershed 

function, enhance or restore fish and 

wildlife habitat, and develop recreation 

opportunities in the Shelter Cove, Shoal 

Cove and Thorne Arm areas within the 

Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District, 

Tongass National Forest. The project 

area includes the following land use 

designations (LUDs): Wilderness, Semiremote Recreation, Old-growth Habitat, 

Special Interest Area, Scenic River, 

Modified Landscape, and Timber 

Production (Forest Plan, Chapter 3). 

Proposed activities will be consistent 

with Forest Plan direction. A proposed 

action map and information on the 2018 

Shelter Cove and Saddle Lakes 

Recreation Area Master Plan is provided 

on the project web page at: https://

www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project

=53477. 

Forest and Transportation Management 

The Forest Service proposes to 

harvest about 60 million board feet of 

old-growth timber from up to 6,000 

acres of forested land in the Modified 

Landscape and Timber Production 

LUDs using one or more timber sales, 

with activities that would occur over the 

course of 15 years. The Proposed Action 

would construct about 30 miles of new 

National Forest System road and 

reconstruct about 104 miles of existing 

roads. Temporary road construction 

would include about 105 miles. Existing 

rock quarries would be used as available 

or new quarries would be developed as 

necessary to provide raw materials for 

road construction. Existing log transfer 

facilities at Shelter Cove and Shoal Cove 

could be used. Young-growth harvest 

may be considered during this planning 

phase if it meets the purpose and need 

of the Proposed Action. 

Watershed and Wildlife Habitat 

Management 

Watershed enhancement and 

restoration activities would include 

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placement, riparian thinning, blasting of 

a partial fish barrier, invasive plant 

management and culvert replacement/ 

removal. Wildlife habitat treatments 

would move habitat toward favorable 

wildlife conditions and will be planned 

based on project design and identified 

needs. 

Recreation Management 

Recreation opportunities will be 

developed using the 2018 Shelter Cove 

and Saddle Lakes Recreation Area 

Master Plan and ongoing public input. 

The Proposed Action will be refined 

through public involvement to meet the 

Purpose and Need for the project and 

consistency with the Forest Plan. The 

2008 Access and Travel Management 

Plan and its associated Motor Vehicle 

Use map would be reviewed and 

updated as needed. 

Proposed Forest Plan Amendment 

The 2012 Planning Rule (36 CFR 

219.13(b)(2)) requires the Responsible 

Official to identify which substantive 

requirements of the Rule are likely to be 

directly related to a proposed land 

management plan amendment (36 CFR 

219.13(b)(5) and 36 CFR 219.8 through 

219.11) in the initial notice for the 

amendment (36 CFR 219.16(a)(1)). At 

this time, the Responsible Official 

believes that a modification to Scenic 

Integrity Objectives in the Forest Plan 

may be necessary for this project (see 

Possible Alternatives section.) 

Possible Alternatives 

Scoping comments will be used to 

develop a range of alternatives to the 

Proposed Action in response to 

significant issues that are identified. A 

No-action Alternative will be analyzed 

as the baseline for comparison of action 

alternatives. Other alternative(s) may 

include a project-specific Tongass 

Forest Plan amendment to lower the 

Scenic Integrity Objectives (Forest Plan, 

p. 4–54 to 4–56), if needed, on portions 

of timber analysis areas in the project 

area to meet the Purpose and Need. If 

included in the South Revilla IRP, this 

plan amendment would only apply to 

the commercial timber sales undertaken 

as part of this specific project only; 

therefore, the notification requirements 

and objection procedures of 36 CFR 218, 

subparts A and B, apply rather than the 

notification requirements of 36 CFR 219. 

The 2012 Planning Rule (36 CFR 

219.13(b)(2)) requires the Responsible 

Official to identify which substantive 

requirements of the Rule are likely to be 

directly related to the a proposed land 

management plan amendment. At this 

time, the Responsible Official believes 

the following requirements of the Rule 

are likely to apply to an amendment that 

would modify the Scenic Integrity 

Objectives of the Forest Plan for this 

project: 36 CFR 219.8(b)(2); 36 CFR 

219.10(a)(1); and 36 CFR 219.10(b)(1)(i). 

Lead and Cooperating Agencies 

The Forest Service will be the lead 

agency for this project. Invited 

cooperating agencies include: Ketchikan 

Indian Community, Organized Village of 

Saxman, Metlakatla Indian Community, 

State of Alaska Department of Fish and 

Game, State of Alaska Department of 

Forestry, and Ketchikan Gateway 

Borough. 

Responsible Official 

The Responsible Official for this 

project is M. Earl Stewart, Forest 

Supervisor, Tongass National Forest. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

Given the Purpose and Need, the 

Forest Supervisor will review 

alternatives, and consider the 

environmental consequences to make 

decisions including: (1) Whether to 

select the Proposed Action or another 

alternative; (2) the locations, design, and 

scheduling of restoration activities, 

habitat improvements, road 

construction and reconstruction, and 

recreation development or 

decommissioning opportunities; (3) 

mitigation measures and monitoring; (4) 

whether there may be a significant 

restriction to subsistence resources; and 

(5) whether a project-specific Forest 

Plan amendment to lower Scenic 

Integrity Objectives (Forest Plan, p. 4–54 

to 4–57) is necessary. 

Preliminary Issues 

Preliminary concerns identified by 

the interdisciplinary team include: (1) 

Designing an economical timber sale(s) 

that meets market demand; (2) effects of 

Forest Plan scenery direction on the 

ability to design an economical timber 

sale; (3) effects of timber harvest and 

road construction on wildlife habitat 

and travel corridors; (4) effects of timber 

harvest and road construction on 

watershed condition; (5) effects of 

timber harvest and road construction to 

rare and sensitive plants; and (6) effects 

of herbicide use on other resources. 

Permits or Licenses Required 

All necessary permits will be obtained 

prior to project implementation. 

Scoping Process 

This Notice of Intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the EIS. To help 

determine the location and types of 

activities, and how they will occur 

across the landscape, the Forest Service 

is seeking information, comments, and 

assistance from Tribal Governments; 

Federal, State, and local agencies; 

stakeholders, individuals and 

organizations interested in or affected 

by the proposed activities. In addition, 

a legal notice will be published in the 

Ketchikan Daily News, the newspaper of 

record for this project. A scoping 

document has been prepared and will 

be distributed to interested parties who 

have subscribed through an electronic 

mailing list to receive project 

information. Individuals and 

organizations wishing to subscribe may 

do so at https://public.govdelivery.com/ 

accounts/USDAFS/subscriber/new?pre

ferences=true. 

Additionally, there will be in-person 

opportunities for involvement including 

open houses and subsistence hearings 

held in Ketchikan, Alaska. Project 

information, meeting announcements, 

legal notices, and documents will be 

provided on the project web page at: 

https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project

=53477. 

Forest Service regulations at 36 CFR 

part 218, subparts A and B (78 FR 

18481–18504) regarding the projectlevel predecisional administrative 

review process applies to projects and 

activities implementing land 

management plans that are not 

authorized under the Healthy Forests 

Restoration Act. The South Revilla IRP 

is an activity implementing the Forest 

Plan and is subject to 36 CFR 218. 

Only individuals or entities who 

submit timely and specific written 

comments concerning this project 

during this or another public comment 

period established by the Responsible 

Official will be eligible to file an 

objection. 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. Anonymous commenters 

will not gain standing to object as 

defined in 36 CFR 218.2. 


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Dated: July 26, 2018. 

Chris French, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16884 Filed 8–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–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. 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Business and Professional 

Classification Report. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0189. 

Form Number(s): SQ–CLASS. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Number of Respondents: 57,000. 

Average Hours per Response: 13 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 12,350. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

continued clearance of the Business and 

Professional Classification Report (SQ– 

CLASS). The primary purpose of SQ– 

CLASS Report is to meet the ongoing 

sample needs of the Census Bureau’s 

various surveys of the retail trade, 

wholesale trade, and services portions 

of the economy (our current business 

surveys) as defined by the North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS). The data collected by 

the SQ–CLASS report are used to 

update the samples in our current 

business surveys to reflect newly 

opened establishments. Additionally, 

establishments in the five-year 

economic census will receive data 

collection instruments specifically 

tailored to their industry based on the 

classification information obtained by 

the SQ–CLASS report. 

To keep current with rapid changes in 

the marketplace caused by new 

businesses (a.k.a. births) the Census 

Bureau samples newly assigned 

Employer Identification Numbers (EINs) 

obtained from the Internal Revenue 

Service. Each EIN can only be selected 

once for the SQ–CLASS report. 

Companies are selected for the SQ– 

CLASS sample based on the presence of 

a newly filed application for an EIN. 

Companies in the sample are asked to 

provide data about the establishment(s) 

associated with the new EIN including 

a more reliable measure of size, 

consisting of sales in two recent months, 

company affiliation information, a new 

or more detailed industry classification 

code, and other key information needed 

to maintain proper coverage of the 

business universe on the Business 

Register for the current business 

surveys. 

Based on information collected on the 

SQ–CLASS form, EINs meeting the 

criteria for inclusion in the Census 

Bureau’s current business surveys may 

be eligible for a second phase of 

sampling. Companies with new EINs 

selected in this second sampling are 

asked to report annually on the annual 

retail, wholesale, and service surveys. A 

subsample of the wholesale and retail 

EINs also may be added to the monthly 

retail and wholesale surveys. Similarly, 

a subsample of companies with new 

EINs in the service industries are asked 

to report in the quarterly services 

surveys. 

The Economic Census and the current 

business surveys represent the primary 

source of facts about the structure and 

function of the U.S. economy, providing 

essential information to government and 

the business community in making 

sound decisions. This information helps 

build the foundation for the calculation 

of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 

other economic indicators. Crucial to its 

success are the accuracy and reliability 

of the Business Register, which provides 

the Economic Census and current 

business surveys with their 

establishment lists. Critical to the 

quality of information housed in the 

Business Register is that each of the 

statistical units has an accurate industry 

classification, measure of size, activity 

status, and physical address assigned to 

it. The vital information obtained from 

the SQ–CLASS report is fed back to the 

Business Register to represent changes 

in industries and confirm coverage 

between the years of the Economic 

Census. 

We are not proposing any major 

changes to the collection. Minimal 

changes are being made to the economic 

activity descriptions in the primary 

business activity question on the SQ– 

CLASS report. These changes include 

providing additional examples of 

activities included in a specific 

economic sector. Respondents will 

continue to choose the economic sector 

of their business and then select their 

type of business from a list of business 

activities based on their response to the 

question about their economic sector. 

These selections correspond to NAICS 

codes, which are then assigned to each 

business establishment. If the 

respondents do not see their business 

activity listed, then they will provide a 

brief description of their business 

activity. The response is then assigned 

a NAICS code by an analyst using an 

automated coding tool. This is the same 

methodology that the Census Bureau 

uses in the Economic Census to assign 

industry classification. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: One time. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: The Census Bureau 

conducts this survey under the 

authority of Title 13, U.S.C., Sections 

131, 182, and 193. This collection is 

made mandatory under the provisions 

of Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 224 and 225. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of Petitions by Firms for 

Determination of Eligibility To Apply 

for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and opportunity for 

public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Economic Development 

Administration (EDA) has received 

petitions for certification of eligibility to 

apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

from the firms listed below. 

Accordingly, EDA has initiated 

investigations to determine whether 

increased imports into the United States 

of articles like or directly competitive 

with those produced by each of the 

firms contributed importantly to the 

total or partial separation of the firms’ 

workers, or threat thereof, and to a 

decrease in sales or production of each 

petitioning firm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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