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would design the regeneration harvest 

to increase forest-age diversity across 

the project area. The type of 

regeneration harvests would vary and 

may potentially include: Shelterwood 

harvests, two-aged systems, group 

selection harvests, variable retention 

harvests, and seed tree harvests. The age 

of stands proposed for treatment range 

from 29 to 150 years. 

(2) Thin and treat fuels on 

approximately 767 acres of riparian 

reserves outside of riparian buffers to 

accelerate and/or improve Aquatic 

Conservation Strategy Objectives 

(ACSOs). Additional riparian reserve 

treatments could occur on up to 50 acres 

within buffers, including diversity 

thinning in plantations, wood 

placement in creeks and cutting and 

leaving conifers in areas of hardwoods 

to encourage hardwood growth. All 

treatments will be designed to accelerate 

and/or improve ACSOs. 

(3) Maintain or reconstruct 

approximately 146 miles of road, 

including installation of approximately 

200 culverts (primarily replacements). 

(4) Decommission and hydrologically 

stabilize approximately 11 miles of 

road. 

(5) Construct 16 miles of temporary 

roads; temporary roads would be 

restored to their previous function and 

closed after all project activities are 

completed. 

(6) Create fuel breaks along forest 

roads. Treatments would occur along 

approximate 57 miles of road and range 

from 33 to 66 feet wide which would 

equate to about 2597 acres. 

(7) Enhance dry and wet meadow 

habitats on approximately 368 acres, 

which includes a combination of tree 

removal and broadcast burning. 

(8) Reduce hazardous fuels on both 

existing fuel loadings and logging slash 

as a result of harvest to bring stands to 

levels within Forest Plan standards and 

guidelines. Proposed treatments include 

broadcast or under-burning, machine 

piling, burning of landings, hand piling 

and chipping. 

Possible Alternatives 

Due to the responses we received 

from the initial scoping, there is at least 

one other action alternative that may be 

considered. One commentor suggested 

the Forest Service consider alternatives 

that avoid logging mature forests. The 

district will develop an alternative that 

harvests only in previously managed 

stands under 80 years old (Alternative 

3). 

Responsible Official 

McKenzie River District Ranger. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

Given the purpose and need, the 

scope of the decision to be made by the 

responsible official will be as follows: 

Do the proposed actions comply with all 

applicable laws governing Forest 

Service actions and with the applicable 

standards and guidelines found in the 

Willamette Land and Resource 

Management Plan (LRMP)? Does the 

Environmental Impact Statement have 

sufficient site-specific environmental 

analysis to make an informed decision? 

Do the proposed actions meet the 

purpose and need for action? With these 

assurances the responsible official must 

decide: Whether or not to select the 

proposed action or one of any other 

potential alternatives that may be 

developed, and what, if any, additional 

actions should be required. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent begins the formal 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. 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. 

We are interested in your comments 

on the following questions: Are there 

alternative ways to meet the purpose of 

the project other than the proposed 

action we offer, which you would like 

the Forest Service to consider and 

analyze? Is there any information about 

the project area, which you believe is 

important in the context of the proposed 

activities that you would like the Forest 

Service to consider? What specifically 

are the potential effects of this proposal 

that you are particularly concerned 

about? For example, rather than simply 

stating that you would like a change in 

a proposed activity or that you would 

not like an activity to take place, it is 

most helpful to understand why you 

desire this. What are your underlying 

concerns with an activity or action; 

what are the effects from the activity 

that concern you? 

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, anonymous 

comments will not provide the Agency 

with the ability to provide the 

respondent with subsequent 

environmental documents. 

Dated: July 26, 2018. 

Chris French, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Comprehensive River Management 

Plan for Black Butte Wild and Scenic 

River, Including Portions of Cold 

Creek, Mendocino National Forest, 

Mendocino County, California 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

3(d)(1) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 

Act, the USDA Forest Service 

announces the completion and 

availability of the comprehensive river 

management plan for Black Butte Wild 

and Scenic River, including portions of 

Cold Creek. On May 11, 2018, Acting 

Mendocino Forest Supervisor, Gar 

Abbas signed a decision notice to adopt 

a comprehensive river management plan 

(‘‘CRMP’’) for Black Butte Wild and 

Scenic River (including Cold Creek). 

The Black Butte Wild and Scenic River 

CRMP (including Cold Creek) addresses 

resource protection, development of 

lands and facilities, user capacities, and 

other management practices necessary 

or desirable to achieve the purposes of 

the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. This 

CRMP was prepared after consultation 

with State and local governments and 

the interested public. An environmental 

assessment (EA) was prepared as part of 

the CRMP development. This EA has 

been prepared in compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act and 

other relevant federal laws and 

regulations. The EA discloses the direct, 

indirect, and cumulative environmental 

effects that would result from adopting 

the CRMP. 

The Black Butte Wild and Scenic 

River CRMP (including Cold Creek) and 

the EA are available for review at 

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

?project=50351 and the following 

offices: Upper Lake Ranger District, 

10025 Elk Mountain Road, Upper Lake, 

CA 95484. Mendocino National Forest 

Supervisor’s Office, 825 N Humboldt 

Ave., Willows, CA 95988. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information may be obtained by 

contacting Hilda Kwan, District 

Hydrologist, Mendocino National 


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Forest, 10025 Elk Mountain Road, 

Upper Lake, CA 95484, 707–275–1413, 

or at hkwan@fs.fed.us. 

Dated: July 30, 2018. 

Chris French, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17839 Filed 8–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Rural Housing Service 

Rural Utilities Service 

Notice of Request for Revision of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, Rural Housing Service, Rural 

Utilities Service, U.S. Dept. Of 

Agriculture, (USDA). 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the USDA Rural 

Development intention to request a 

revision for a currently approved 

information collection under Section 

6025, Strategic Economic and 

Community Development (SECD), under 

the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm 

Bill). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by October 19, 2018 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angela M. Callie, USDA Rural 

Development, Innovation Center, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW, Washington, 

DC 20250 [202–568–9738, FAX Fax: 

855–742–4168]. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Strategic Economic and 

Community Development, SECD— 

Section 6025. 

OMB Number: 0570–0068. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Dec 31, 

2018. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: As authorized under Section 

6025 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 

(2014 Farm Bill), the Strategic Economic 

and Community Development program 

provides the Secretary of Agriculture 

the authority to give priority to projects 

that support strategic economic 

development or community 

development plans. The programs from 

which funds will be prioritized include 

community facility programs, water and 

waste disposal programs, and rural 

business and cooperative development 

programs. 

This collection of information is 

necessary for the Agency to identify 

projects eligible for priority under the 

Section 6025 Program. In accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 

35), the Agency is submitting this 

information collection package to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance to 

implement the Section 6025 Program. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 9 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Municipalities, 

Authorities, nonprofits, Lenders, 

businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

374. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 3,348 hours. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed 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 those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, Support Services 

Division, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Rural Development, STOP 

0742, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–0742. All 

comments received will be available for 

public inspection during regular 

business hours at the same address. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: August 10, 2018. 

Bette Brand, 

Administrator, Rural Business Service. 

Dated: August 14, 2018. 

Joel Baxley, 

Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

Dated: August 14, 2018. 

Kenneth Johnson, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Tennessee Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act that 

the Tennessee Advisory Committee will 

hold a meeting on Wednesday, 

September 12, 2018, 12:30 p.m. EST to 

discuss proposal topic on legal financial 

obligations and civil rights issues. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 12:30 

p.m. EST. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Hinton, DFO, at jhinton@usccr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

Call Information: The meeting will be 

by teleconference. Toll-free call-in 

number: 877–260–1479, conference ID: 

7992130. 

Members of the public can listen to 

the discussion. This meeting is available 

to the public through the following tollfree call-in number: 877–260–1479, 

conference ID: 7992130. Any interested 

member of the public may call this 

number and listen to the meeting. 

Callers can expect to incur charges for 

calls they initiate over wireless lines, 

and the Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Persons with hearing 

impairments may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and 

providing the Service with the 

conference call number and conference 

ID number. 

Written comments may be mailed to 

the Regional Program Unit Office, U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, 230 S 

Dearborn, Suite 2120, Chicago, IL 

60604. They may also be faxed to the 

Commission at (312) 353–8324 or may 


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