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of mining Plans within the Granite 

Creek Watershed Mining Plans analsyis 

area. The responsible official will also 

decide whether or not to select the 

proposed action as stated or modified, 

or to select an alternative to it, any 

mitigation measures needed, and any 

monitoring that may be required. 

Preliminary Issues 

The interdisciplinary team has 

conducted field surveys and data 

research to identify preliminary issues 

of concern with this proposal. The 

primary concern is the potential for 

sediment or heavy metal discharges into 

streams from mining operations, 

potentially impacting water quality, fish 

and fish habitat (pools and 

temperature). 

Within the Granite Creek Watershed, 

under section 303(d) of the Clean Water 

Act, the Oregon Department of 

Environmental Quality (DEQ) has listed 

Beaver Creek and Clear Creek as water 

quality limited for temperature, and 

Bull Run Creek and Granite Creek as 

water quality limited for temperature 

and sediment. Fish species listed as 

threatened under the Endangered 

Species Act occurring within the 

watershed include bull trout and middle 

Columbia River steelhead trout. Based 

on these preliminary issues and the 

level of activity proposed at some sites, 

there is the potential for significant 

impacts to some resources, therefore an 

EIS fits the scope of this analysis rather 

than an Environmental Assessment 

(EA). 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. Public participation is 

especially important at several points 

during the development of the EIS. The 

Forest Service is seeking information, 

comments, and coordination with 

Federal, State, and local agencies, and 

tribal governments, individuals or 

organizations who may be interested in 

or affected by the proposed action. The 

most useful comments to developing or 

refining the proposed action would be 

site-specific concerns and those that 

pertain to authorizing mining activities 

within the Granite Creek Watershed 

Mining Plans analysis area that meets 

the Purpose of and Need for Action. 

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. 

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 and will be available 

for public inspection. 

Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; 

Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section 

21. Comments submitted anonymously will 

be accepted and considered, however those 

who only submit anonymous comments will 

not have standing to appeal the subsequent 

decision under 36 CFR part 215. 

Dated: October 2, 2011. 

Jeff Tomac, 

Whitman District Ranger Wallowa-Whitman 

National Forest. 

[FR Doc. 2011–26220 Filed 10–7–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF 

GOVERNORS 

Government in the Sunshine Act 

Meeting Notice 

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, October 13, 

2011, 3 p.m. 

PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3321, 330 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20237. 

SUBJECT: Notice of Meeting of the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors. 

SUMMARY: The Broadcasting Board of 

Governors (BBG) will be meeting at the 

time and location listed above. The BBG 

will receive and consider 

recommendations regarding the 

conclusion of the year-long strategic 

review and the BBG committee 

membership. The BBG will also 

consider revising its BBG meeting 

schedule for the remaining calendar 

year. The BBG will receive reports from: 

the International Broadcasting Bureau 

Director, the Voice of America Director, 

the Office of Cuba Broadcasting 

Director, the Technology, Services and 

Innovation Director, the Office of New 

Media, and the Presidents of Radio Free 

Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, 

and the Middle East Broadcasting 

Networks. The meeting is open to public 

observation via streamed webcast, both 

live and on-demand, on the BBG’s 

public Web site at http://www.bbg.gov. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Persons interested in obtaining more 

information should contact Paul 

Kollmer-Dorsey at (202) 203–4545. 

Paul Kollmer-Dorsey, 

Deputy General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2011–26253 Filed 10–6–11; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 8610–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

[Docket No. 110921595–1594–01] 

2011 Company Organization Survey 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of determination. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) is conducting the 2011 

Company Organization Survey. The 

survey’s data are needed, in part, to 

update the multilocation companies in 

the Business Register. The survey, 

which has been conducted annually 

since 1974, is designed to collect 

information on the number of 

employees, payroll, geographic location, 

current operational status, and kind of 

business for each establishment of 

companies with more than one location. 

We have determined that annual data 

collected from this survey are needed to 

aid the efficient performance of 

essential governmental functions, and 

that these data have significant 

application to the needs of the public 

and industry. The data derived from this 

survey are not available from any other 

source. 

ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will 

furnish report forms to organizations 

included in the survey, and additional 

copies are available by written request 

to the Director, U.S. Census Bureau, 

Washington, DC 20233–0101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy 

P. Pierson, Economic Planning and 

Coordination Division, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Room 8K319, Washington, DC 

20233–6100 or by e-mail at 

joy.p.pierson@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 

182, 195, 224, and 225 of Title 13, 

United States Code (U.S.C.), authorize 

the Census Bureau to undertake surveys 

necessary to furnish current data on the 

subjects covered by the major censuses. 

Years that end in 2 and 7 are considered 

‘‘census years.’’ In non-census years, 

companies report only on basic 

company affiliation and operations of 

establishments not within the scope of 

the economic censuses. In these noncensus years, all multi-establishment 

companies with 250 or more employees 

report survey information. Also, groups 

of smaller companies that are divided 

into panels may be selected to report 

information for one of the non-census 

years. Smaller companies may be 

selected if an organizational change 

within the company is indicated, or if 

they have been selected through the 

probability sampling procedure. The 

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