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2015 and the final environmental 

impact statement is expected February 

2016. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

29688 Auberry Road, Prather, CA 93651. 

Comments may also be sent via email to 

comments-pacificsouthwest-sierra@

fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 559–855– 

5375. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 

such a way that they are useful to the 

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. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted and 

considered, however. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jody 

Nickerson, 559–297–0706 extension 

4943 or jnickerson@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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

project is located in Fresno County, CA 

in T. 9 S., R. 25 E. Sections 32–34; T. 

9 S., R. 26 E. Sections 31 and 34–36; T. 

10 S., R. 25 E. Sections 3–4; 9–10; 15– 

16, 22, 27–29 and 34; T. 10 S. R. 26 E. 

Sections 1–3; 10–16; 21–24; 25–29; 34– 

36; T. 10 S., R. 27 E. Sections 5–8; 18– 

20; T. 11 S., R. 26 E. Section 1; and T. 

11 S., R. 27 E. Section 6, MDBM. The 

project proposes to reduce hazardous 

fuels and restore ecological components, 

with a focus on the California spotted 

owl within the project area based on a 

landscape assessment conducted by the 

Landscape Planning Work Group 

(LPWG) of the Dinkey Collaborative. 

The landscape assessment was 

completed for the Dinkey Landscape 

Restoration Project (DLRP) area in 

which the Exchequer MUG was rated as 

the highest priority area to treat at this 

time. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose of the project is to 

improve and maintain key California 

spotted owl habitat structures, reduce 

fire risk to communities and fire 

fighters, restore forest health to a more 

natural condition characteristic of 

frequent-fire forests and the Sierra 

National Forest Land and Resource 

Management Plan (LRMP), and to meet 

the interests expressed by the Dinkey 

Collaborative. In the project area, there 

is a need to protect from wildfire and 

enhance nesting and foraging structures 

for California spotted owl and fisher; to 

restore a vigorous, diverse forest 

ecosystem resilient to the effects of 

wildfire, insect and disease, air 

pollution, and climate change; to protect 

adjacent landowners and private 

property from the effects of wildfire; to 

incorporate potential ecological benefits 

into the fire management decision 

making process; to improve watershed 

resilience and function and improve 

aquatic habitat for sensitive species; to 

restore and enhance meadow habitat 

and aspen communities; and to reduce 

the spread of noxious weeds and to 

protect sensitive botanical species. 

Proposed Action 

The USFS, Sierra National Forest is 

proposing to apply restoration 

treatments to Exchequer MUG including 

vegetation treatments (mechanical 

commercial thinning, ladder fuels), 

plantation treatments (reforestation, site 

preparation, herbicide use), treatment of 

watershed improvement needs, meadow 

and aspen restoration, fuels reduction 

(strategic roads treatments, prescribed 

fire, mastication, dozer piling), and 

hazard tree removal. The project 

proposes to apply prescribed fire to the 

McKinley Grove MUG for beneficial 

ecological purposes. A project-specific 

land management plan is being 

proposed in the eastern portion of the 

project area to use managed wildfire 

outside of a designated wilderness 

boundary. Actions area designed to 

move current conditions of the project 

area closer to reference conditions. 

Design criteria would be incorporated 

into the project design and would 

incorporate all applicable LRMP (and 

amendments) Standards and Guidelines, 

Best Management Practices, and 

Conservation Measures and Terms and 

Conditions from appropriate Biological 

Opinions relating to the project. 

Responsible Official 

Sierra National Forest Supervisor, 

Dean A. Gould 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The decision to be made is whether or 

not to approve the proposed action or 

any additional alternatives analyzed for 

the Exchequer Project area. 

Preliminary Issues 

Preliminary issues include impacts to 

California spotted owl, Pacific fisher, 

Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog, and 

Yosemite toad and their habitats and 

impacts from hazardous fuels and risk 

of uncharacteristic wildfire. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. Tribal consultation 

will be initiated simultaneously. 

Collaboration with the Dinkey 

Collaborative has been an ongoing 

process in the planning of the project. 

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. 

Dated: March 5, 2015. 

Steven Ostoja, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05740 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting Notice of the Agricultural 

Research Service—Animal Handling 

and Welfare Review Panel 

AGENCY: Research, Education, and 

Economics, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 7 U.S.C. 

3124a, Federal-State Partnership and 

Coordination, the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

announces an open meeting of the 

Agricultural Research Service—Animal 

Handling and Welfare Review Panel 

(ARS–AHWR) to discuss their report 

and recommendations on the U.S. Meat 

Animal Research Center. 

DATES: The ARS–AHWR will meet 

virtually on March 18, 2015, at 1 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

virtually at the AT&T Meeting Room 

below. Please follow the pre-registration 

instructions to ensure your participation 

in the meeting. 

Call-In instructions for Wednesday, 

March 18, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time: 

Web Preregistration: Participants may 

preregister for this teleconference at 

http://emsp.intellor.com?p=419075&

do=register&t=8. Once the participant 

registers, a confirmation page will 

display dial-in numbers and a unique 

PIN, and the participant will also 

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receive an email confirmation of this 

information. 

You may submit written comments to: 

REE Advisory Board Office, Jamie L. 

Whitten Building, Room 332A, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250, or via email at 

ahwrpanel@usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele Esch, Executive Director, REE 

Advisory Board Office, US Department 

of Agriculture; telephone: (202) 720– 

3684; fax: (202) 720–6199; or email: 

ahwrpanel@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at 1:00 

p.m. Eastern Daylight Time a virtual 

meeting will be conducted for any 

interested stakeholders and/or 

interested parties, to hear the summary 

of findings and recommendations on the 

review of the animal handling, care, and 

welfare at the U.S. Meat Animal 

Research Center. The Review Panel 

plans to hear stakeholder input received 

from this meeting as well as other 

written comments. The report will be 

available at www.ree.usda.gov on March 

9, 2015. 

This meeting is open to the public 

and any interested individuals wishing 

to attend. 

Opportunity for verbal public 

comment will be offered on the day of 

the meeting. Written comments by 

attendees or other interested 

stakeholders will be welcomed for the 

public record before and up to the day 

of the meeting (by close of business 

Wednesday, March 18, 2015). All 

statements will become a part of the 

official record of the REE Mission Area 

and will be kept on file for public 

review in the REE Advisory Board 

Office. 

Done at Washington, DC this 10th day of 

March 2015. 

Catherine E. Woteki, 

Under Secretary, REE, Chief Scientist, USDA. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05790 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Science Advisory Board (SAB) 

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research (OAR), National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) was established by a Decision 

Memorandum dated September 25, 

1997, and is the only Federal Advisory 

Committee with responsibility to advise 

the Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies 

for research, education, and application 

of science to operations and information 

services. SAB activities and advice 

provide necessary input to ensure that 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) science 

programs are of the highest quality and 

provide optimal support to resource 

management. 

Time and Date: The meeting will be 

held Thursday April 16, 2015 from 9:45 

a.m. to 5:45 p.m. EST and on Friday 

April 17, 2015 from 8:15 a.m. to 1:00 

p.m. EST. These times and the agenda 

topics described below are subject to 

change. Please refer to the Web page 

http://www.sab.noaa.gov/Meetings/

meetings.html for the most up-to-date 

meeting times and agenda. 

Place: The meeting will be held at the 

Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 

Woodley Rd. NW., Washington, DC 

20008. Please check the SAB Web site 

http://www.sab.noaa.gov/Meetings/

meetings.html for directions to the 

meeting location. 

Status: The meeting will be open to 

public participation with a 15-minute 

public comment period on April 16 

5:30–5:45 p.m. EST (check Web site to 

confirm time). The SAB expects that 

public statements presented at its 

meetings will not be repetitive of 

previously submitted verbal or written 

statements. In general, each individual 

or group making a verbal presentation 

will be limited to a total time of two (2) 

minutes. Individuals or groups planning 

to make a verbal presentation should 

contact the SAB Executive Director by 

April 9, 2015, to schedule their 

presentation. Written comments should 

be received in the SAB Executive 

Director’s Office by April 9, 2015, to 

provide sufficient time for SAB review. 

Written comments received by the SAB 

Executive Director after April 9, 2015, 

will be distributed to the SAB, but may 

not be reviewed prior to the meeting 

date. Seating at the meeting will be 

available on a first-come, first-served 

basis. 

Special Accommodations: These 

meetings are physically accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

special accommodations may be 

directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on 

April 9, 2015, to Dr. Cynthia Decker, 

SAB Executive Director, SSMC3, Room 

11230, 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver 

Spring, MD 20910; Email: 

Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov. 

Matters To Be Considered: The 

meeting will include the following 

topics: (1) Report from the Data Archive 

and Access Requirements Working 

Group on GOES–R Level 0 Data; (2) 

NOAA Response to the SAB Coastal 

Habitat Restoration Report; (3) SAB 

Strategy Discussion; (4) Updates from 

the NOAA Administrator and Chief 

Scientist; and (5) Working Group 

Updates. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Cynthia Decker, Executive Director, 

Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 

11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301– 

734–1156, Fax: 301–713–1459). Email: 

Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov; or visit the 

NOAA SAB Web site at http://

www.sab.noaa.gov. 

Dated: March 6, 2015. 

Jason Donaldson, 

Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05730 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

[Docket No.: PTO–C–2015–0016] 

Public Meeting on Facilitating the 

Development of the Online Licensing 

Environment for Copyrighted Works 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

Department of Commerce; United States 

Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. 

Department of Commerce; National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Department of 

Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force 

(Task Force) Green Paper on Copyright 

Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the 

Digital Economy, released on July 31, 

2013, the Task Force has sought and 

received comments from the public 

about how the Federal Government 

(Government) can facilitate the further 

development of a robust online 

licensing environment. The Task Force 

heard a range of stakeholder views at an 

initial public meeting in December 

2013. The Task Force will hold another 

public meeting on April 1, 2015, to 

explore this issue further, focusing 

specifically on how the Government can 

assist in facilitating the development 

and use of standard identifiers for all 

types of works of authorship, 

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