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(3) Evaluate the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information technology; 

and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

information collection on those who 

respond through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses where provided, will be made 

a matter of public record. Comments 

will be summarized and included in the 

request for OMB approval of the 

information collection. 

Signed on March 3, 2015. 

Val Dolcini, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and 

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

March 2, 2015. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by April 6, 2015 will 

be considered. Written comments 

should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), New 

Executive Office Building, 725—17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

their comments to OMB via email to: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax 

(202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Copies of the submission(s) may 

be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: Colony Loss Surveys. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The primary 

objectives of the National Agricultural 

Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare 

and issue official State and national 

estimates of crop and livestock 

production, disposition and prices, 

economic statistics, and environmental 

statistics related to agriculture and to 

conduct the Census of Agriculture and 

its follow-on surveys. Pollinators 

(honeybees) are vital to the agricultural 

industry for producing food for the 

world’s population. Ad hoc surveys 

showed a dramatic rise in the number 

of disappearances of honeybee colonies 

in North America in late 2006. The 

collapse or decline of honeybee colonies 

is significant economically because 

many agricultural crops worldwide are 

pollinated by European honeybees. 

General authority for these data 

collection activities is granted under 

U.S.C. Title 7, Section 2204. 

Need and Use of the Information: To 

collect critical information NASS will 

use two surveys which will complement 

its existing Bee and Honey Collection 

(0535–0153) that focuses on bee keepers 

with 5 or more colonies. The Colony 

Loss Quarterly Survey will be 

administered quarterly to a subsample 

of bee keepers responding to the annual 

Bee and Honey Inquiry. The Colony 

Loss Annual Survey will be 

administered to bee keepers with fewer 

than 5 colonies. The data collected will 

include state of colony residence, the 

commercial movement of colonies 

between states, newly added or 

replacement colonies, colony losses, 

and presence of colony stress factors, 

such as pests or parasites. 

Description of Respondents: Farmers 

and Beekeepers. 

Number of Respondents: 23,300. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Quarterly; One time. 

Total Burden Hours: 8,353. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Flathead National Forest, Montana; 

Revision of the Land Management Plan 

for the Flathead National Forest and an 

Amendment of the Helena, Kootenai, 

Lewis and Clark, and Lolo National 

Forest Plans To Incorporate Relevant 

Direction From the Northern 

Continental Divide Ecosystem Grizzly 

Bear Conservation Strategy 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: As directed by the National 

Forest Management Act, the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, is preparing the Flathead 

National Forest’s revised land 

management plan (forest plan) and an 

amendment to provide relevant 

direction from the Northern Continental 

Divide Ecosystem (NCDE) Grizzly Bear 

Conservation Strategy into the forest 

plans for the Helena, Kootenai, Lewis 

and Clark and Lolo National Forests. 

The Forest Service will prepare a single 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

for its revised forest plan and the 

amendment. 

This notice briefly describes the 

proposed action based on the need to 

change the existing plans, the nature of 

the decision to be made, and 

information concerning public 

participation. This notice also provides 

estimated dates for filing the EIS, the 

name and address of the responsible 

agency officials, and the individuals 

who can provide additional 

information. Finally, this notice 

identifies the applicable planning rule 

that will be used for completing the 

plan revision and amendment. 

The revised Flathead forest plan will 

supersede the existing forest plan that 

was approved by the Regional Forester 

in 1986, and amended more than 20 

times since. The existing Flathead forest 

plan will remain in effect until the 

revised forest plan takes effect. The 

management direction pertaining to 

grizzly bear within the current forest 

plans of the Helena National Forest, 

approved by the Regional Forester in 

1986; Kootenai National Forest, 

approved by the Regional Forester in 

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2015; Lewis and Clark National Forest, 

approved by the Regional Forester in 

1986; and Lolo National Forest, 

approved by the Regional Forester in 

1986, as amended, will remain in effect 

until the proposed amendment takes 

effect. 

In response to this notice, we are 

asking for comments on the proposed 

action so we may refine the proposed 

action and identify possible alternatives 

to the proposed action. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the proposed action must be received 

by May 5, 2015. The draft EIS is 

expected in January 2016 and the final 

EIS is expected in June 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver written 

comments to the Flathead National 

Forest Supervisor’s Office, Attn: Forest 

Plan Revision, 650 Wolfpack Way, 

Kalispell, Montana 59901. Comments 

may also be sent via email to 

flatheadplanrevision@fs.fed.us or via 

facsimile to (406) 758–5379. Further 

instructions for providing comments 

that will assist the planning team in 

reviewing comments can be found on 

the Flathead National Forest Web site 

www.fs.usda.gov/goto/flathead/fpr. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe 

Krueger, Forest Planner, Flathead 

National Forest, 650 Wolfpack Way, 

Kalispell, Montana 59901, (406) 758– 

5243, or at flatheadplanrevision@

fs.fed.us. Information regarding the 

Flathead NF plan revision is available 

on the Forest’s Plan Revision Web site 

at: www.fs.usda.gov/goto/flathead/fpr; 

information about the amendment is 

available at www.fs.usda.gov/goto/

flathead/gbamend. 

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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed Action 

The Forest Service is preparing the 

Flathead National Forest revised land 

management plan (forest plan) and an 

amendment to provide relevant 

direction from the North Continental 

Divide Ecosystem (NCDE) Grizzly Bear 

Conservation Strategy into the forest 

plans for the Helena, Kootenai, Lewis 

and Clark and Lolo National Forests. 

The full proposed action for the 

Flathead National Forest’s revised forest 

plan includes forest-wide, geographic 

area, and management area desired 

conditions, objectives, standards, 

guidelines, and the suitability of lands 

for specific multiple uses, including, for 

example, those lands suitable for timber 

production. The proposed action 

includes estimates of the long-term 

sustained yield and planned sale 

quantity for the forest. The proposed 

action includes a description of the plan 

area’s distinctive roles and 

contributions within the broader 

landscape, the identification of priority 

restoration watersheds, and suitability 

of national forest lands to support a 

variety of proposed and possible actions 

that may occur on the plan area over the 

life of the plan. The proposed action 

also identifies a monitoring program. 

The proposed action includes 188,206 

acres to be recommended to Congress 

for inclusion in the National Wilderness 

Preservation System and 22 rivers for 

inclusion into the National Wild and 

Scenic Rivers System. 

Need for Action 

The need for the proposed action is 

twofold: (1) Significant changes have 

occurred in conditions and demands 

since the Flathead’s 1986 Forest Plan 

and (2) to ensure the adequacy of 

regulatory mechanisms regarding 

habitat protection across the national 

forests in the NCDE in support of the delisting of the grizzly bear. Several areas 

where changes are needed in the 

Flathead NF plan were brought to the 

forefront by the requirements of the 

2012 Planning Rule for the National 

Forest System; findings from the 

development of the Assessment of the 

Flathead National Forest (a precursor 

document in the planning process that 

identified and evaluated the existing 

condition across the forest landscape); 

changes in conditions and demands 

since the 1986 Forest Plan; and public 

concerns to date. 

The 2012 Planning Rule, which 

became effective May 9, 2012, requires 

inclusion of plan components, 

including standards or guidelines, that 

address social and economic 

sustainability, ecosystem services, and 

multiple uses integrated with the plan 

components for ecological sustainability 

and species diversity. Social and 

economic management direction is 

needed to provide people and 

communities with a range of social and 

economic benefits for present and future 

generations. As an example, since 

approval of the Flathead’s 1986 Forest 

Plan, the role of timber harvest in 

meeting ecosystem management and 

social and economic objectives has 

changed. The 2012 Planning Rule 

requires the Forest to undertake a 

process to identify lands within the plan 

area for timber production suitability, 

and from this process, the Forest will 

develop plan components for lands 

suitable for timber production and for 

lands where timber harvest is 

appropriate for purposes other than 

timber production. To meet the 

Planning Rule’s requirement to provide 

for ecological sustainability, 

management direction is needed that 

addresses ecosystem diversity 

(including key ecosystem characteristics 

and their integrity), in light of changes 

in climate, fuels, vegetation 

management strategies, and future 

environmental conditions. Revised plan 

components are needed that focus on 

maintaining or restoring vegetation and 

ecosystems to provide for species 

diversity including threatened and 

endangered species, species of 

conservation concern, and species of 

public interest. Additionally, 

comprehensive management direction is 

needed to address suitability of certain 

areas for particular uses, address access 

and sustainable recreation, provide for 

the management of existing and 

anticipated uses, as well as protect 

resources. During the plan revision 

process, the 2012 Planning Rule 

requires the Forest Service to undertake 

processes to identify and evaluate lands 

that may be suitable for inclusion on the 

National Wilderness Preservation 

System and identify eligible rivers for 

inclusion into the National Wild and 

Scenic Rivers System. 

Under the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, federal agencies are directed to 

use their authorities to seek to conserve 

endangered and threatened species. The 

Canada lynx was listed as a threatened 

species in 2000. Since that time, the 

Flathead Forest Plan has been amended 

with the Northern Rockies Lynx 

Management Direction (USDA FS 2007), 

the USFWS designated and updated 

Canada lynx critical habitat (USDI FWS 

2009, 2014), and the Lynx Conservation 

and Assessment Strategy has been 

updated (Lynx Biology Team 2013). 

Thus, the Forest Plan needs to integrate 

recent and relevant information for 

Canada lynx to its plan. 

Habitat conditions and management 

on the Flathead, Helena, Kootenai, 

Lewis and Clark, and Lolo National 

Forests have contributed importantly to 

the increased population size and 

improved status of the grizzly bear 

across the NCDE. Supporting a healthy, 

recovered grizzly bear population will 

depend on continued, effective 

management of the NCDE grizzly bear’s 

habitat. In 2013, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service’s announced the 

availability of a draft Grizzly Bear 

Conservation Strategy for the NCDE 

population for public review and input. 

When finalized, the Grizzly Bear 

Conservation Strategy will become the 

post-delisting management plan for the 

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NCDE grizzly bear population and its 

habitat. By providing relevant direction 

from the NCDE Grizzly Bear 

Conservation Strategy into forest plans, 

the Forest Service will be able to 

demonstrate to the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service that adequate 

regulatory mechanisms exist on national 

forests within the NCDE to support a 

delisted grizzly bear population. Under 

the transition provisions of the 2012 

Forest Planning Rule (36 CFR 219.17), 

an amendment to a plan that was 

approved or revised under a prior 

planning regulation, may be initiated 

under the provisions of the prior 

planning regulation for 3 years after 

May 9, 2012, and may be completed and 

approved under those provisions (36 

CFR 219.17 (b)(2)). The proposal is to 

amend the Helena, Kootenai, Lewis and 

Clark and Lolo National Forest plans 

under the 1982 planning regulations in 

effect prior to November 9, 2000 (see 36 

CFR parts 200 to 299, Revised as of July 

1, 2000). Thus, under the transition 

provisions of the 2012 Forest Planning 

Rule, the Forest Service has the 

opportunity to carry out the 

amendments concurrently with the 

Flathead forest plan revision. The 

Flathead planning team, in addition to 

conducting the plan revision, is 

coordinating the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) effort 

for the amendment with the Kootenai, 

Lolo, Lewis and Clark and Helena 

National Forests to ensure that adequate 

regulatory mechanisms for habitat 

protections specific to the de-listing of 

the grizzly bear is consistent on 

National Forest System lands 

throughout the NCDE. Finally, public 

participation through scoping may 

identify other needs for change that will 

be considered during the plan revision. 

Public Involvment for the Flathead Plan 

Revision 

The Flathead National Forest began 

public participation when developing 

the Assessment of the Flathead National 

Forest. To facilitate local participation, 

the Forest contracted with the U.S. 

Institute for Environmental Conflict 

Resolution in 2012 to develop a 

collaborative stakeholder engagement 

process. The Institute conducted 

assessments with Forest Service 

employees and a representative group of 

key stakeholders to determine their 

willingness to engage in a collaborative 

process convened by a neutral, third 

party. The Meridian Institute was 

selected to serve in that capacity and 

facilitated numerous topical work 

groups, an interagency group, and 

meetings to bring together all work 

groups and interested citizens. Also, as 

part of the public involvement process, 

the Forest Service led field trips and 

held open house sessions to discuss 

existing information and trends related 

to a variety of conditions found on the 

forest. The information acquired from 

the public involvement process was 

used to help develop the Flathead NF 

forest plan revision proposed action. 

Responsible Officials 

The responsible official who will 

approve the Record of Decision for the 

Flathead NF revised forest plan is 

Sharon Labreque, Acting Forest 

Supervisor for the Flathead National 

Forest, 650 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell, 

MT 59901, (406) 758–5208. The 

responsible officials who will approve 

the Record of Decision for the 

Amendment are: William Avey, Forest 

Supervisor for the Helena and Lewis 

and Clark National Forests Supervisor’s 

Office, 2880 Skyway Drive, Helena, MT 

59602, (406) 449–5201; Christopher S. 

Savage, Forest Supervisor for the 

Kootenai National Forest, 31374 U.S. 

Highway 2, Libby, MT 59923–3022, 

(406) 293–6211; and Timothy Garcia, 

Forest Supervisor for the Lolo National 

Forest, 24 Fort Missoula Road, 

Missoula, MT 59803, (406) 329–3750. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

For the Flathead forest plan revision, 

the responsible official will decide 

whether the required plan components 

(desired conditions, objectives, 

standards, guidelines) are sufficient to 

promote the ecological integrity and 

sustainability of the Flathead National 

Forest’s ecosystems, watersheds, and 

diverse plant and animal communities. 

In addition, the responsible official will 

decide if the plan provides sufficient 

management guidance to contribute to 

social and economic sustainability, to 

provide people and communities with 

ecosystem services and multiple uses 

including a range of social, economic, 

and ecological benefits for the present 

and into the future. Standards, 

guidelines, and other direction related 

to conservation of threatened and 

endangered species, (e.g., the Canada 

lynx, grizzly bear, bull trout, and water 

howellia) will be evaluated for the 

Flathead National Forest in the EIS. 

For the amendment component of the 

proposed action, the responsible 

officials will decide whether desired 

conditions, standards, guidelines, and 

monitoring requirements relevant to 

national forest grizzly bear habitat 

management in the NCDE are necessary 

and appropriate to amend the Helena, 

Lewis and Clark, Kootenai, and Lolo 

forest plans. The Kootenai National 

Forest Plan spans two grizzly bear 

ecosystems and the Lolo National Forest 

Plan spans three. The proposed action 

applies only to the NCDE. No changes 

in forest plan direction are being 

considered within the Cabinet-Yaak or 

Bitterroot recovery areas. 

This proposed action is programmatic 

in nature and guides future 

implementation of site-specific projects. 

Additional NEPA compliance would be 

required for site-specific projects as part 

of a two-stage decision making process 

(Council of Environmental Quality 

regulations for implementing NEPA; 40 

CFR 1508.23, 42 U.S.C. 4322(2)(C)), 36 

CFR 219.7(f)). 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the EIS. We are seeking 

your input to continue to develop the 

Flathead NF revised plan and for NCDE 

grizzly bear habitat management for the 

four amendment forests. In addition to 

requesting comments specific to the 

Flathead NF proposed action, we are 

also seeking comments regarding the 

potential list of species of conservation 

concern, the identified recommended 

wilderness acres and eligible wild and 

scenic rivers, as well as other significant 

issues. 

The following community meetings 

are planned to provide additional 

information and address questions 

related to the revision and amendment 

proposed action: 

• March 17, 2015, 5:30–7:30 p.m., 

Flathead National Forest Supervisors 

Office, 650 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell, 

MT 59901. 

• March 19, 2015, 5:30–7:30 p.m., 

Riverstone Family Lodge, 6370 US Hwy 

93N, Eureka, MT 59917. 

• April 7, 2015, 5:30–7:30 p.m., 

Seeley Lake Community Center, Seely 

Lake, MT 59868. 

• April 8, 2015, 5:30–7:30 p.m., Fort 

Missoula Pavilion, Missoula, MT 59804. 

• April 9, 2015, 5:30–7:30 p.m., 

Superior Ranger Station Conference 

Room, Superior, MT 59872. 

• April 14, 2015, 5:30–7:30 p.m., 

Lincoln Community Hall, 404 Main St., 

Lincoln, MT 59639. 

• April 15, 2015, 5:30–7:30 p.m., 

Stage Stop Inn, 1005 Main Ave. North, 

Choteau, MT 59422. 

Changes to the meeting schedule will 

be communicated on the Flathead 

Forest Plan revision Web page at 

www.fs.usda.gov/goto/flathead/fpr, as 

well as the amendment Web site at 

www.fs.usda.gov/goto/flathead/

gbamend. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 

such manner that they are useful to the 

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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. 

Decision Will Be Subject to Objection 

Only those individuals and entities 

who have submitted substantive formal 

comments related to the Flathead NF 

plan revision and the four amendments 

during the opportunities provided for 

public comment (beginning with this 

NOI), will be eligible to file an objection 

(36 CFR 219.53(a)). The decision to 

approve the revised forest plan for the 

Flathead National Forest and the 

amendment for the Helena, Lewis and 

Clark, Kootenai, and Lolo National 

Forests will be subject to the objection 

process identified in 36 CFR part 219 

subpart B (219.50 to 219.62). 

Documents Available for Review 

The Flathead National Forest plan 

revision Web site (www.fs.usda.gov/

goto/flathead/fpr) provides the full text 

of the proposed action, describing 

preliminary desired conditions, 

objectives, standards, guidelines, and 

other plan content; the 2014 

Assessment; summaries of the public 

meetings and public meeting materials; 

and public comments. The forest plan 

amendment component of the proposed 

action for the Helena, Kootenai, Lewis 

and Clark, and Lolo National Forests is 

located at www.fs.usda.gov/goto/

flathead/gbamend, which can be linked 

from the individual Forest’s Web sites 

as well. The material available on these 

sites may be updated or revised at any 

time as part of the planning process. 

The 2012 Planning Rule is explained 

in more detail on the Forest Service’s 

Web site at http://www.fs.usda.gov/

detail/planningrule/home/

?cid=stelprdb5359471. The draft NCDE 

Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy is 

currently available on the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service’s Web site at http://

www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/species/

mammals/grizzly/

continentalindex.html. 

Dated: February 26, 2015. 

Sharon Labreque, 

Acting Forest Supervisor, Flathead NF. 

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BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Forest Resource Coordinating 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Resource 

Coordinating Committee (Committee) 

will meet via teleconference. The 

Committee is established consistent 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act of 1972 (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. II), 

and the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

Act of 2008 (the Act) (Pub. L. 110–246). 

Additional information concerning the 

Committee, including the meeting 

agenda, supporting documents and 

minutes, can be found by visiting the 

Committee’s Web site at http://

www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/frcc/. 

DATES: The teleconference will be held 

on March 17, 2015 from 12:00 p.m. to 

1:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). 

The meeting is subject to cancellation. 

For status of the meeting prior to 

attendance, please contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via teleconference. For anyone who 

would like to attend the teleconference, 

please visit the Web site listed in the 

SUMMARY section or contact Andrea 

Bedell-Loucks at abloucks@fs.fed.us for 

further details. Written comments may 

be submitted as described under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. All 

comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments placed on the 

Committee’s Web site listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrea Bedell-Loucks, Designated 

Federal Officer, Cooperative Forestry 

staff, 202–205–1190. Individuals who 

use telecommunication devices for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 

8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is to: 

1. Finalize April meeting agenda— 

topics, presentations and logisitics, and 

2. National Association of 

Conservation Districts presentation on 

their national survey results. 

The teleconference is open to the 

public. However, the public is strongly 

encouraged to RSVP prior to the 

teleconference to ensure all related 

documents are shared with public 

meeting participants. The agenda will 

include time for people to make oral 

statements of three minutes or less. 

Individuals wishing to make an oral 

statement should submit a request in 

writing 10 days before the planned 

meeting to be scheduled on the agenda. 

Anyone who would like to bring related 

matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. Written comments and 

time requests for oral comments must be 

sent to Laurie Schoonhoven, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop 

1123, Washington, DC 20250 or by 

email to lschoonhoven@fs.fed.us. A 

summary of the meeting will be posted 

on the Web site listed above within 21 

days after the meeting. 

Meeting Accommodations: If you are 

a person requiring reasonable 

accommodation, please make requests 

in advance for sign language 

interpreting, assistive listening devices 

or other reasonable accommodation for 

access to the facility or proceedings by 

contacting the person listed in the 

section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. All reasonable 

accommodation requests are managed 

on a case by case basis. 

Dated: March 2, 2015. 

Patti Hirami, 

Assistant Deputy Chief, State and Private 

Forestry. 

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BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2015–0003] 

Notice of Request for a New 

Information Collection: Gathering 

Sessions for Safe Food Handling 

Instructions 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations, the Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

its intention to request a new 

information collection for a survey of 

consumers about safe food handling 

instructions. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

May 5, 2015. 

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