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TABLE A—REPORTING ESTIMATE OF HOUR BURDEN—Continued 

[Summary of burden—#0584–0008] 

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) 

Affected public Respondent type Description of 

collection activity 

Form No. Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

annual 

responses 

(cxd) 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

burden 

(exf) 

Sub-Total For Farm & Business ........................................................................................ 143,351 1 143,351 0.1534873 22,002.56 

Federal .................... Military Commissaries.Applications Received.252–E ...................... 3 1 3 0.3167 0.95 

Reauthorization ....... 252–R ...................... 0 1 0 0.25 0 

Sub-Total For Federal Respondents ................................................................................. 3 1 3 0.3167 0.95 

Grand Total Reporting Burden ................................................................................... 143,354 1 143,354 0.1534907 22,003.51 

SUMMARY OF BURDEN FOR THIS COLLECTION ............................................................... 143,354 1 143,354 0.1534941 22,004 

* Note: The respondents for the 252–E and the 252–FE are the same respondents for e-Authentication and therefore not double counted in the total number of 

respondents. 

Attachment A: Draft FNS–252. 

Dated: August 8, 2018. 

Brandon Lipps, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest; 

Clark Counties, Nevada; Lee Canyon 

Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Lee Canyon Ski Area Master 

Development Plan Phase I and Public 

Comment Period for the Associated 

Forest Plan Amendment. 

SUMMARY: The Humboldt-Toiyabe 

National Forest is issuing this notice to 

advise the public of the 45-day public 

comment period for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Lee Canyon Ski Area Master 

Development Plan Phase I (Lee Canyon 

Project) and the addition of a proposed 

project-specific amendment to the 

Toiyabe National Forest Land and 

Resource Management Plan (Forest 

Plan) for the Proposed Action and 

alternatives other than the No Action 

alternative. The Notice of Intent for the 

Lee Canyon Project was published in 

the Federal Register on March 23, 2017 

(82 FR 14865). Today’s notice has been 

published to ensure all persons and 

entities interested in the Lee Canyon 

Project are aware of the addition of the 

proposed amendment and to identify 

the Forest Service planning rule 

provisions likely to be directly related 

and, therefore, applicable to the Forest 

Plan amendment. The public is advised 

that during the 45 day comment period 

for the Lee Canyon Project Draft EIS, 

comments may also be submitted 

regarding the substantive requirements 

that are likely to be directly related to 

the amendment and the scope and scale 

to which the substantive requirements 

would apply. Comments will be 

considered in the preparation of the 

Final EIS and Draft Record of Decision 

for the Lee Canyon Project. 

DATES: The comment period ends 45 

days after today’s Notice of Availability 

or 45 days after the Environmental 

Protection Agency’s Notice of 

Availability is published in the Federal 

Register, whichever is later. All relevant 

comments received during the public 

comment period related to the 

substantive requirements that would 

likely be directly related to the proposed 

Forest Plan amendment and the scope 

and scale of the proposed Forest Plan 

amendment will be considered in the 

preparation of the Final EIS and Draft 

Record of Decision (ROD). 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by any one of the following 

methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Comments 

can be filed electronically at: 

leecanyoneis@fs.fed.us. Electronic 

comments must be submitted as part of 

the email message or as an attachment 

in plain text (.txt), Microsoft Word 

(.doc), rich text format (.rtf), or portable 

document format (.pdf). Emails 

submitted to addresses other than the 

one listed above, or in formats other 

than those listed or containing viruses, 

will be rejected. 

• Mail: Written, specific comments 

must be submitted to Donn 

Christiansen, Area Manager, Spring 

Mountains National Recreation Area, 

701 Torrey Pines Dr., Las Vegas, NV 

89130. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period may not be 

considered by the Forest. All comments 

received are part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing without change. All personal 

identifying information (e.g., name, 

address, etc.), confidential business 

information, or otherwise sensitive 

information submitted voluntarily by 

the sender will be publicly accessible. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chris Linehan, Interdisciplinary Team 

Leader, at (702) 515–5401, or via email 

at clinehan@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. Information about the Lee 

Canyon Project may be found on the 

Forest Service website at http://

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

=50649. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose and need for the proposed Lee 

Canyon Project, as described in the 

Notice of Intent, is to address the length 

of time since the resort’s facilities have 

been upgraded and emerging trends in 

winter recreation. Specific details of 

these needs are described in Draft EIS. 

The purpose and need for the proposed 

plan amendment is to ensure 

consistency between the Forest Plan and 

the proposed Lee Canyon Project. As 

described in the Draft EIS, the need was 

identified for exempting the Lee Canyon 

Project from the following Standards of 

the 1996 Spring Mountains National 

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Management Plan (GMP) (Amendment 

five of the Forest Plan): 

SMNRA-wide Standards and 

Guidelines: (GMP Standard 0.31) New 

roads, administrative facilities, and 

developed recreation sites other than 

low-impact facilities (trails, trailhead 

parking, signs, restrooms, etc.) will be 

outside a 100-yard buffer zone around 

known Clokey’s eggvetch and rough 

angelica populations or potential 

habitat, and outside biodiversity 

hotspots (defined as areas of particular 

diversity or sensitivity). 

The need for this Forest Plan 

amendment is that in the Lee Canyon 

Proposed Action new service roads, and 

ski area facilities would occur within 

the 100-yard buffer zone established 

around known Clokey’s eggvetch and 

rough angelica populations or potential 

habitat. These areas have been 

thoroughly inventoried for these species 

and none were found within the project 

foot print. This project-specific Forest 

Plan amendment will allow 

development within the 100-yard buffer 

zones for these two-species established 

in the Standard GMP 0.31 (p. 18) to 

allow for construction of service roads 

and ski area facilities. 

Under the Proposed Action and other 

action alternatives, Standard GMP 0.31 

would be amended to allow new service 

roads and developed recreation sites to 

be placed within the 100-yard buffer 

zone around known Clokey’s eggvetch 

and rough angelica populations or 

potential habitat, and within 

biodiversity hotspots in the Lee Canyon 

Special Use Permit Boundary. 

Management Area 11: (11.57) Allow 

limited expansion of ski area in Lee 

Canyon and enhancement of skiing 

opportunities and facilities within the 

scope of an approved master 

development plan and under the 

following constraints: 

1. Expansion occurs within the 

existing sub-basin. 

2. Does not impact any threatened, 

endangered, or sensitive species or 

species of concern or its habitat. 

3. Expansion is commensurate with 

development of additional parking in 

the lower Lee Canyon area and shuttle 

services. 

4. Expansion incorporates defensible 

space design and fire safe facilities. 

5. Where consistent with other 

standards and guidelines. 

The need for this Forest Plan 

amendment is that the Proposed Action 

and other action alternatives include 

development of ski runs, mountain 

coasters, zip lines, mountain bike trails, 

parking areas, and access roads within 

the Lee Canyon Ski Area permitted 

boundary. As the Mount Charleston 

Blue Butterfly was listed as a 

endangered species in 2015 and the 

designated critical habitat for the 

butterfly includes portions of the Lee 

Canyon Ski Area, Constraint #2 from the 

standard cannot be met. The Proposed 

Action and other action alternatives also 

include the addition of a 500 vehicle 

parking lot at the ski area to 

accommodate increased visitor use 

without the development of additional 

parking in lower Lee Canyon or shuttle 

services. The project-specifc Forest Plan 

Amendment would exempt the project 

from the requirements under Constraint 

#2 and Constraint #3. 

The substantive requirements of the 

2012 Planning Rule (36 CFR part 219) 

likely to be directly related and, 

therefore, applicable to the Forest Plan 

amendment for the Lee Canyon Project 

are in 36 CFR 219.9(b) regarding 

threatened and endangered species and 

36 CFR 219.10(a)(1), (3), and (7) 

regarding integrated resource 

management for multiple use. The scope 

and scale to which these substantive 

requirements would apply are the scope 

and scale of the Lee Canyon Project. The 

amendment would not apply to any 

other projects or activities. 

Responsible Official 

The Responsible Official for the Lee 

Canyon Project and the Forest Plan 

amendment is William A. Dunkelberger, 

Forest Supervisor, Humboldt-Toiyabe 

National Forest Supervisor’s Office, 

1200 Franklin Way, Sparks, Nevada 

89431, phone (775) 355–5310. 

Decision To Be Made 

In consideration of the stated purpose 

and need and the analysis of 

environmental effects documented in 

this EIS, the Responsible Official will 

review the proposed action and 

alternatives in order to make the 

following decisions: 

• Whether to authorize the proposed 

action or an alternative, including the 

required no-action alternative, all or in 

part; 

• What design criteria and mitigation 

measures to require as a condition of the 

authorization; 

• What evaluation methods and 

documentation to require for monitoring 

project implementation and mitigation 

effectiveness; and 

• Whether to amend the Forest Plan 

to exempt the project from Standard 

GMP 0.31 and from Constraints #2 and 

#3 of Standard GMP Management Area 

11.57. 

Administrative Review 

The Lee Canyon Project and the 

Forest Plan amendment will be subject 

to objection under 36 CFR part 218. 

Dated: May 7, 2018. 

Chris French, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

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BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Rural Housing Service 

Rural Utilities Service 

Rural Development Cooperative 

Agreement Program 

AGENCY: Rural Development USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant to the Secretary 

for Rural Development (Agency) is 

seeking applications to support regional 

economic development planning efforts 

in rural communities under the Rural 

Economic Development Innovation 

(REDI) initiative. This funding 

opportunity will be administered by the 

Rural Development Innovation Center, 

in partnership with the Rural BusinessCooperative Service. The Agency is 

announcing up to $750,000 in 

competitive cooperative agreement 

funds in fiscal year (FY) 2018. Rural 

Development Agency may select one, 

multiple, or no award recipients. The 

Agency reserves the right to withhold 

the awarding of any funds if no 

application receives a score of at least 

60 points. 

This Notice lists the information 

needed to submit an application for 

these funds. This Notice announces that 

the Agency is accepting FY 2018 

applications to support REDI. 

DATES: The deadline for receipt of a 

complete application is midnight 

Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, 

September 5, via www.grants.gov. The 

Agency will not consider any 

application received after the deadline. 

After an applicant submits an 

application via grants.gov, all applicants 

must email RD.Innovation@

osec.usda.gov to confirm application 

and receipt of the application package. 

Applicants who have been selected for 

funding will receive a letter of official 

notification and will be awarded a 

cooperative agreement authorized under 

7 U.S.C. 2204b(b)(4). Pending funding 

availability, all awards will be made no 

later than September 30, 2018. 


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