Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 25 / Friday, February 6, 2015 / Notices 6687 

Civil Justice Reform 

These proposed directives have been 

reviewed under E.O. 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform. These final directives will 

guide the work of Forest Service 

employees and are not intended to 

preempt any State and local laws and 

regulations that might be in conflict or 

that would impede full implementation 

of these directives. The directives would 

not retroactively affect existing permits, 

contracts, or other instruments 

authorizing the occupancy and use of 

NFS lands and would not require the 

institution of administrative 

proceedings before parties may file suit 

in court challenging their provisions 

Unfunded Mandates 

Pursuant to Title II of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 

1531–1538), which the President signed 

into law on March 22, 1995, the effects 

of these final directives on State, local, 

and Tribal governments, and on the 

private sector have been assessed and 

do not compel the expenditure of $100 

million or more by any State, local, or 

Tribal government, or anyone in the 

private sector. Therefore, a statement 

under section 202 of the act is not 

required. 

Federalism 

The Agency has considered these 

final directives under the requirements 

of E.O. 13132, Federalism. The Agency 

has made an assessment that they 

conform with the federalism principles 

set out in this Executive Order; would 

not impose any significant compliance 

costs on the States; and would not have 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. Moreover, these 

final directives address the land 

management planning process on 

National Forests, Grasslands or other 

units of the NFS, and provide direction 

regarding the Agency’s interaction with 

State, local and Tribal governments, to 

ensure consideration of concerns, 

impacts and opportunities. 

Consultation and Coordination With 

Indian Tribal Governments 

The Forest Service conducted 

government-to-government consultation 

on the planning directives. The Forest 

Service considers Tribal consultation as 

an ongoing, iterative process that 

encompasses development of the 

proposed directives through the 

issuance of final directives. The Agency 

contacted all federally recognized Tribes 

and Alaska Native Corporations by mail 

to formally initiate consultation on the 

proposed directives and asked for 

comments within 120 days. Hopi Nation 

Tribal leaders requested consultation 

and met with the Deputy Regional 

Forester of Region 3 on June 6, 2013, to 

discuss the planning directives. Written 

comments were received from tribes in 

California and Oregon, the California 

Indian Water Commission and an 

Alaska native corporation. Comments 

were focused on coordination and 

consultation with tribes and Alaska 

native corporations. 

Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the 

Public 

These final directives do not contain 

any record keeping or reporting 

requirements or other information 

collection requirements as defined in 5 

CFR part 1320 and, therefore, impose no 

paperwork burden on the public. While 

most land management planning 

activities do not involve information 

collection as defined in 5 CFR part 

1320, the Agency recognizes that a wide 

variety of strategies may be used 

pursuant to the 2012 Planning Rule to 

engage the public in the planning 

process. To ensure compliance with the 

review provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.) and implementing regulations at 

5 CFR part 1320 in a timely manner to 

support land management planning, the 

Agency has developed a generic 

information collection which is 

currently under review by OMB and has 

been assigned control number 0596– 

0234. In addition, Chapter 50 of these 

final directives contains information 

collection requirements as defined in 5 

CFR part 1320. The information 

collection requirements for the objection 

process to the land management plans 

has been approved by OMB and 

assigned control number 0596–0158. 

Dated: January 30, 2015. 

Robert Bonnie, 

Under Secretary, NRE. 

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ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION 

103rd Commission Meeting 

January 29, 2015. 

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. 

Arctic Research Commission will hold 

its 103rd meeting in Washington, 

District of Columbia, on March 4–5, 

2015. The business sessions, open to the 

public, will convene at 9:00 a.m. 

The Agenda items include: 

(1) Call to order and approval of the 

agenda 

(2) Approval of the minutes from the 

102nd meeting 

(3) Commissioners and staff reports 

(4) Discussion and presentations 

concerning Arctic research activities. 

The focus of the meeting will be on 

Arctic policy issues, and on programs 

and research projects affecting the 

Arctic. 

If you plan to attend this meeting, 

please notify us via the contact 

information below. Any person 

planning to attend who requires special 

accessibility features and/or auxiliary 

aids, such as sign language interpreters, 

must inform the Commission of those 

needs in advance of the meeting. 

Contact person for further 

information: John Farrell, Executive 

Director, U.S. Arctic Research 

Commission, 703–525–0111 or TDD 

703–306–0090. 

Kathy Farrow, 

Communications Specialist. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02346 Filed 2–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION 

103rd Commission Meeting 

January 29, 2015. 

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. 

Arctic Research Commission will hold 

its 103rd meeting in Washington, 

District of Columbia, on March 4–5, 

2015. The business sessions, open to the 

public, will convene at 9:00 a.m. 

The Agenda items include: 

(1) Call to order and approval of the 

agenda 

(2) Approval of the minutes from the 

102nd meeting 

(3) Commissioners and staff reports 

(4) Discussion and presentations 

concerning Arctic research 

activities. 

The focus of the meeting will be on 

Arctic policy issues, and on programs 

and research projects affecting the 

Arctic. 

If you plan to attend this meeting, 

please notify us via the contact 

information below. Any person 

planning to attend who requires special 

accessibility features and/or auxiliary 

aids, such as sign language interpreters, 

must inform the Commission of those 

needs in advance of the meeting. 

Contact person for further 

information: John Farrell, Executive 

Director, U.S. Arctic Research 


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