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review the MAP regulations, which are 

available at the following URL address: 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/programs/

market-access-program-map. Hard 

copies may be obtained by contacting 

the Program Operations Division. 

3. Reporting: FAS requires various 

reports and evaluations from MAP 

Participants. Reporting requirements are 

detailed in the MAP regulations in 

section 1485.22 and 1485.23. 

G. Federal Agency Contact(s) 

For additional information and 

assistance, contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

Courier address: Room 6512, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20250, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by email: 

uesadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on the 1st of 

April 2015. 

Asif Chaudhry, 

Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, and Vice President, Commodity 

Credit Corporation. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Community 

Forest and Open Space Program 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service (FS) is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the extension with no 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection; Community 

Forest and Open Space Program. 

The Agency is in the process of a 

proposed rule revision that will include 

a new information collection request; 

when the revised rule is final, the 

Agency will merge the new information 

collection with this information 

collection. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before June 15, 2015 to be 

assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to Maya 

Solomon, USDA Forest Service, 

Cooperative Forestry Staff, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop 

1123, Washington, DC 20250. 

Comments may also be submitted 

electronically via email to 

communityforest@fs.fed.us. If comments 

are sent electronically, do not duplicate 

via regular mail. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at the USDA Forest Service, 

Yates Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, Washington, DC during normal 

business hours. Visitors are encouraged 

to call ahead to facilitate entry into the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maya Solomon, Forest Legacy Program 

Specialist, by phone at 202–206–1376. 

Individuals who use telecommunication 

devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. 

and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Community Forest and Open 

Space Program. 

OMB Number: 0596–0189. 

Expiration Date of Approval: August 

31, 2015. 

Type of Request: Extension with no 

change. 

Abstract: The purpose of Community 

Forest Program is to achieve community 

benefits through grants to local 

governments, Tribal Governments, and 

qualified nonprofit organizations to 

establish community forests by 

acquiring and protecting private 

forestlands. This proposed rule includes 

information requirements necessary to 

implement Community Forest Program 

and comply with grants regulations and 

OMB Circulars. The information 

requirements will be used to help the 

Forest Service in the following areas: (1) 

To determine that the applicant is 

eligible to receive funds under the 

program, (2) to determine if the proposal 

meets the qualifications in the law and 

regulations, (3) to evaluate and rank the 

proposals based on a standard, 

consistent information; and (4) to 

determine if the projects costs are 

allowable and sufficient cost share is 

provided. 

Local governmental entities, Tribal 

Governments, and qualified nonprofit 

organizations are the only entities 

eligible for the program, and therefore 

are the only organizations from which 

information will be collected. 

The information collection currently 

required for a request for proposals and 

grant application is approved and has 

been assigned the OMB Control No. 

0596–0227. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 150. 

Estimated Burden per Response: 22. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 150. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 4,778 hours. 

Comment Is Invited 

Comment is invited on: (1) Whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical or 

scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

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 when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. 

Dated: April 1, 2015. 

Victoria C. Christiansen, 

Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private 

Forestry. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Roadless Area Conservation; National 

Forest System Lands in Colorado 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture is initiating a supplemental 

environmental impact statement (SEIS) 

to propose reinstatement of the North 

Fork Coal Mining Area exception of the 

Colorado Roadless Rule. The exception 

would allow for temporary road 

construction for coal exploration and/or 

coal-related surface activities in a 

19,100-acre area defined as the North 

Fork Coal Mining Area. The Forest 

Service will use the SEIS to address 

specific deficiencies identified by the 

District Court of Colorado in High 

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United States Forest Service (D. Colo. 

June 27, 2014). 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing by May 22, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically at https://

cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/ 

CommentInput?Project=46470. In 

addition written comments can be 

submitted via hard-copy mail to: 

Colorado Roadless Rule, 740 Simms 

Street, Golden, CO 80401. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses, are placed in the record and 

are available for public inspection and 

copying. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

Tu at 303–275–5156. Individuals using 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Services at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Time, 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 3, 

2012 (77 FR 39576), the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture promulgated 

the Colorado Roadless Rule, a statespecific regulation for management of 

Colorado Roadless Areas. This Rule 

addressed State-specific concerns while 

conserving roadless area characteristics. 

One State-specific concern was to avoid 

foreclosing exploration and 

development of coal resources on the 

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and 

Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests. 

The Colorado Roadless Rule addressed 

this by defining a 19,100-acre area as the 

North Fork Coal Mining Area, and 

developing an exception that allows 

temporary road construction for coalrelated activities within that defined 

area. 

In July 2013, High Country 

Conservation Advocates, WildEarth 

Guardians, and Sierra Club challenged 

the Forest Service’s decision to consent 

to the Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) modifying two existing coal 

leases, the BLM’s companion decision 

to modify the leases, BLM’s 

authorization of an exploration plan in 

the lease modification areas, and the 

North Fork Coal Mining Area exception 

of the Colorado Roadless Rule. In June 

2014, the District Court of Colorado 

found the environmental documents 

supporting the four decisions to be in 

violation of the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) due to analysis 

deficiencies. In September 2014, the 

District Court of Colorado vacated the 

lease modifications, the exploration 

plan, and the North Fork Coal Mining 

Area exception of the Colorado Roadless 

Rule (36 CFR 294.43(c)(1)(ix)). 

This supplemental NEPA process will 

only address the Colorado Roadless 

Rule. The lease modifications and 

exploration plan authorization will be 

addressed in future environmental 

analyses, if needed. 

Purpose and Need 

The purpose and need for this 

supplemental EIS is to provide 

management direction for conserving 

roadless characteristics within the area 

while addressing the State interest in 

not foreclosing exploration and 

development of the coal resources in the 

North Fork Coal Mining Area. 

Proposed Action 

The proposed action for the Colorado 

Roadless Rule supplemental is to 

reinstate the North Fork Coal Mining 

Area exception as written in 36 CFR 

294.43(c)(1)(ix). In addition, the Forest 

Service is proposing to administratively 

correct the North Fork Coal Mining Area 

boundary to remedy clerical errors. 

Alternative to the Proposed Action 

The other alternative being 

considered is the no-action alternative, 

which is the continuation of current 

management following the District 

Court ruling to vacate the North Fork 

Coal Mining Area exception. The 

Colorado Roadless Rule contains a 

severability clause (36 CFR 294.48(f)), 

which allows the rest of the Rule to 

remain in effect. Therefore, the District 

Court of Colorado’s ruling only changed 

management of Colorado Roadless Areas 

in the North Fork Coal Mining Area. 

Currently, the North Fork Coal Mining 

Area is being managed the same as other 

non-upper tier Colorado Roadless Areas. 

Valid existing coal leases would operate 

according the terms of their leases. 

Cooperating Agencies 

The Colorado Department of Natural 

Resources and the BLM will participate 

as cooperating agencies in the 

preparation of the SEIS. 

Responsible Official 

The Responsible Official for the 

rulemaking and SEIS is the Secretary of 

Agriculture or his designee. 

Decision To Be Made 

The Responsible Official will 

determine whether to reinstate the 

North Fork Coal Mining Area exception, 

or continue to manage the area without 

the exception. In addition, the Forest 

Service will determine if corrections to 

the North Fork Coal Mining Area 

boundary should be made to adjust for 

clerical errors. 

Scoping Process 

The Forest Service is seeking public 

comments for 45 days from the 

publication date of this notice. 

Comments should be limited to issues 

related to the proposed action, which is 

limited only to reinstating the North 

Fork Coal Mining Area exception of the 

Colorado Roadless Rule. The Forest 

Service is not seeking comments on the 

other portions of the Colorado Roadless 

Rule, roadless area boundary 

modifications, or other roadless areas in 

Colorado. 

Due to the extensive public 

participation process that occurred with 

the development of the Colorado 

Roadless Rule, no public meetings are 

planned for this 45 day scoping effort. 

However, public meetings may be held 

in Denver and Paonia, Colorado after the 

release of the Supplemental Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(SDEIS) and proposed rule. 

Estimated Timeline 

The SDEIS and proposed rule is 

estimated to be released in early fall 

2015. The Supplemental Final EIS is 

estimated spring 2016. 

Brian Ferebee, 

Deputy Regional Forester, Rocky Mountain 

Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Administrative Settlement 

Agreement and Order on Consent for 

Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis 

Nacimiento Mine Site, Santa Fe 

National Forest, New Mexico 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Settlement. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

122(i) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, Compensation 

and Liability Act of 1980, as amended 

(CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is 

hereby given of an Administrative 

Settlement Agreement and Order on 

Consent (ASAOC), between the United 

States Department of Agriculture Forest 

Service (Forest Service) and Williams 

Express LLC (Williams), under Sections 

104, 107 and 122 of CERCLA, regarding 

the Nacimiento Mine Site located on the 

Santa Fe National Forest near Cuba, 

New Mexico. The property that is the 

subject of this proposed ASAOC is areas 

where hazardous substances and/or 

pollutants or contaminants are located 

on the surface features of the federally 

owned portion of the Site designated as 

Operable Unit 1 (OU1). 

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