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Notices Federal Register

342 

Vol. 83, No. 2 

Wednesday, January 3, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

December 28, 2017. 

The Department of Agriculture will 

submit the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. Comments 

are requested regarding: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden 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 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 

should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC; 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. 

Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received by 

February 2, 2018. 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: Agricultural Labor Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0109. 

Summary of Collection: The 1938 

Agricultural Adjustment Act, as 

amended, requires USDA to compute 

parity prices of farm products. This 

computation uses an index of Prices 

Paid by Farmers which in turn is 

composed of five indexes, one of which 

is an index of wage rates. These 

estimates measure actual agricultural 

wage rates and the year-to-year changes. 

General authority for these data 

collection activities is granted under 

U.S. Code Title 7, Section 2204. 

Agricultural labor statistics are an 

integral part of National Agricultural 

Statistics Service (NASS) primary 

function of collecting, processing, and 

disseminating current state, regional, 

and national agricultural statistics. 

Comprehensive and reliable agricultural 

labor data are also needed by the 

Department of Labor in the 

administration of the ‘‘H–2A’’ program 

(non-immigrants who enter the United 

States for temporary or seasonal 

agricultural labor) and for setting 

‘‘Adverse Effect Wage Rates.’’ The 

Agricultural Labor Survey is the only 

timely and reliable source of 

information on the size of the farm 

worker population. NASS will collect 

information using a survey. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

NASS will collect information on wage 

rate estimates and the year-to-year 

changes in these rates and how changes 

in wage rates help measure the changes 

in costs of production of major farm 

commodities. NASS will also collect 

Standard Occupational Classifications 

data information for field workers, 

livestock workers, supervisors and other 

workers to measure the availability of 

national farm workers. The information 

is used by farm worker organizations to 

help set wage rates and negotiate labor 

contracts as well as determine the need 

for additional workers and to help 

ensure federal assistance for farm 

worker assistance programs supported 

with government funding. 

Description of Respondents: Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 15,050. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Quarterly; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 14,499. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28373 Filed 1–2–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Custer Gallatin National Forest; 

Montana; Revision of the Land 

Management Plan for the Custer 

Gallatin National Forest 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, is preparing 

the Custer Gallatin National Forest’s 

revised land management plan (forest 

plan). The Forest Service will prepare 

an environmental impact statement 

(EIS) for its revised forest plan. 

This notice briefly describes the 

proposed action based on the need to 

change the existing forest plans, the 

nature of the decision to be made, and 

information concerning public 

participation. This notice also describes 

estimated dates for filing the 

environmental impact statement, 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. 

The revised Custer Gallatin Forest 

Plan will replace the existing Custer and 

Gallatin National Forest plans that were 

approved by the Regional Forester in 

1986 and 1987. The existing forest plans 

will remain in effect until the revised 

forest plan takes effect. 

In response to this notice we are 

asking for comments on the proposed 

action and the Regional Forester’s list of 

species of conservation concern. The 

full text of the proposed action, maps, 

and information on public engagement 


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opportunities can be found at 

www.fs.usda.gov/custergallatin by 

clicking on ‘‘Forest Plan Revision’’ and 

the link of interest. Information related 

to the Regional Forester’s list of species 

of conservation concern can be found at 

http://bit.ly/NorthernRegion-SCC. Input 

gathered during this scoping period, as 

well as other information, will be used 

to prepare the draft forest plan and the 

draft EIS. 

DATES: Comments concerning the 

proposed action provided in this notice 

will be most useful in development of 

the draft forest plan and draft 

environmental impact statement. 

Comments must be received, in writing, 

on or before March 5, 2018. The draft 

EIS is expected autumn of 2018 and the 

final EIS is expected summer of 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically online at 

https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/ 

?project=50185 or by navigating to 

www.fs.usda.gov/custergallatin and 

clicking on ‘‘Forest Plan Revision— 

Commenting’’ and following on-screen 

instructions. Written comments 

concerning this notice should be 

addressed to Custer Gallatin National 

Forest, Attn: Forest Plan Revision Team, 

P.O. Box 130 (10 E Babcock), Bozeman, 

MT 59771. Comments may also be sent 

via email to cgplanrevision@fs.fed.us 

with subject line: ‘‘Comment draft plan, 

CGNF’’ or via facsimile to 406–587– 

6758. 

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 received by visiting 

the public reading room online at 

www.fs.usda.gov/custergallatin and 

clicking on ‘‘Forest Plan Revision— 

Public Reading Room.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Forest Plan Revision Team Leader 

Virginia Kelly or Forest Plan Revision 

Public Affairs Specialist Mariah 

Leuschen-Lonergan by emailing 

cgplanrevision@fs.fed.us or mail at 

Custer Gallatin National Forest, Attn: 

Forest Plan Revision Team, P.O. Box 

130 (10 E Babcock), Bozeman, MT 

59771. Additional information 

concerning the planning process can be 

found online at https://

www.fs.usda.gov/custergallatin by 

clicking on ‘‘Forest Plan Revision.’’ 

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: 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose of the Custer Gallatin 

National Forest plan revision is to set 

forth guidance for future decision 

making which provides people and 

communities with a range of social and 

economic benefits, promotes sound land 

stewardship in partnership with 

communities, and maintains or restores 

ecological integrity. The plan revision 

will implement the Forest Service’s 

2012 Land Management Planning Rule 

(36 CFR part 219), which requires 

inclusion of plan components that 

address multiple uses; social, economic, 

and ecological sustainability; ecosystem 

services; and species diversity. 

Public involvement, along with 

science-based evaluations such as the 

findings from the development of the 

Assessment of the Custer Gallatin 

National Forest, have helped identify 

the need to change the existing forest 

plans. As described in the Preliminary 

Need for Change, the need for the plan 

revision is due to lack of direction for 

certain resources, stressors and land 

uses, as well as new policy 

requirements, since the Custer National 

Forest and the Gallatin National Forest 

plans were approved in 1986 and 1987. 

In addition, the Custer National Forest 

and the Gallatin National Forest were 

recently adminstratively combined and 

there is a need to provide clear and 

consistent plan direction through one 

unified forest plan across the 

administrative unit. 

To implement the requirements of the 

2012 planning rule, new management 

direction is needed to: 

• Contribute to social and economic 

sustainability by providing people and 

communities with a range of social and 

economic benefits for present and future 

generations. These benefits include 

timber production, grazing, recreation, 

and additional multiple uses. 

• Provide for ecological sustainability 

by addressing ecosystem diversity 

(including key ecosystem characteristics 

and their integrity), in light of stressors 

such as changes in climate. 

• Provide for species diversity by 

maintaining or restoring vegetation and 

ecosystems, including for threatened 

and endangered species, species of 

conservation concern, and species of 

public interest. 

• Provide for multiple uses by 

addressing suitability of certain areas for 

particular uses; addressing access and 

sustainable recreation; providing for the 

management of existing and anticipated 

uses, as well as protecting resources. 

• Identify and evaluate lands that 

may be suitable for inclusion in the 

National Wilderness Preservation 

System. 

• Identify eligible rivers for inclusion 

in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 

System. 

Public participation through scoping 

may identify other issues or concerns 

that will be considered during the plan 

revision. 

Proposed Action 

The Forest Service is preparing the 

revised forest plan for the Custer 

Gallatin National Forest. The full 

proposed action for the revised forest 

plan includes forestwide and geographic 

area desired conditions, goals, 

objectives, standards, guidelines, and 

the suitability of lands for specific 

multiple uses. The proposed action 

includes lands that could be 

recommended to Congress for inclusion 

in the National Wilderness Preservation 

System and the identification of rivers 

eligible for inclusion in the National 

Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 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 and appendices 

can be found on the Custer Gallatin 

National Forest Revision website at 

www.fs.usda.gov/custergallatin by 

clicking on ‘‘Forest Plan Revision.’’ 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official who will 

approve the Record of Decision for the 

Custer Gallatin National Forest revised 

forest plan is Mary Erickson, Forest 

Supervisor for the Custer Gallatin 

National Forest, P.O. Box 130, (10 E 

Babcock), Bozeman, MT 59771. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

For the Custer Gallatin National 

Forest plan revision, the responsible 

official will decide whether the required 

plan components (desired conditions, 

goals, objectives, standards, guidelines, 

and suitability) are sufficient to promote 

the ecological integrity and 

sustainability of the Custer Gallatin 

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 


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1See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the 

People’s Republic of China: Amended Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 

Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690 (December 

8, 2011) and Multilayered Wood Flooring from the 

People’s Republic of China: Countervailing Duty 

Order, 76 FR 76692 (December 8, 2011) 

(collectively, the Orders). 

2See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 81 

FR 75808 (November 1, 2016). 

3See Letters from CAHP to Commerce, 

‘‘Petitioners’ Notice of Intent to Participate: FiveYear (‘‘Sunset’’) Review: Multilayered Wood 

Flooring from the People’s Republic of China’’ 

(November 16, 2016) for both AD and CVD reviews. 

4See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Results of the 

Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping 

Duty Order, 82 FR 13092 (March 9, 2017) and 

Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s 

Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited First 

Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 82 

FR 12555 (March 6, 2017). 

5See Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1179 and 701– 

TA–476 (Review) Multilayered Wood Flooring from 

China, 82 FR 242 (December 19, 2017), and USITC 

Publication 4746 (December 2017), entitled 

Multilayered Wood Flooring from China: 

Investigation Nos. 701–TA–476 and 731–TA–1179 

(Review). 

6A ‘‘veneer’’ is a thin slice of wood, rotary cut, 

sliced or sawed from a log, bolt or flitch. Veneer is 

referred to as a ply when assembled. 

7 Department of Commerce Interpretive Note: 

Commerce interprets this language to refer to wood 

flooring products with a minimum of three layers. 

and into the future. Standards, 

guidelines, and other direction related 

to conservation of at-risk species will be 

evaluated for the Custer Gallatin 

National Forest in the EIS. 

This proposed action is programmatic 

in nature and guides future 

implementation of site-specific projects. 

Additional National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) compliance would be 

required for site-specific projects as part 

of a two-stage decision making process 

(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 draft forest plan and 

draft EIS. We are seeking your input to 

continue to develop the Custer Gallatin 

National Forest revised plan. 

Community meetings will be held to 

provide additional information and 

address questions related to the 

proposed action. Dates and locations 

will be posted on the Custer Gallatin 

Forest plan revision web page at 

www.fs.usda.gov/custergallatin and 

clicking on ‘‘Public Involvement.’’ Any 

changes to the meeting schedule will be 

communicated on the same web page. 

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 as 

well as proposed solutions. Further 

instructions for providing comments 

that will assist the planning team in 

reviewing comments can be found at 

www.fs.usda.gov/custergallatin by 

clicking on ‘‘Forest Plan Revision— 

Commenting.’’ 

Decision Will Be Subject to Objection 

Only those individuals and entities 

who have submitted substantive formal 

comments related to the Custer Gallatin 

National Forest plan revision during the 

opportunities provided for public 

comment during the planning process 

will be eligible to file an objection (36 

CFR 219.53(a)). The decision to approve 

the revised forest plan for the Custer 

Gallatin National Forest will be subject 

to the objection process identified in 36 

CFR part 219 Subpart B (219.50 to 

219.62). 

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, anonymous 

comments will not provide the Agency 

with the ability to provide the 

respondent with subsequent 

environmental documents. 

Dated: December 8, 2017. 

Chris French, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

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BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–970, C–570–971] 

Multilayered Wood Flooring From the 

People’s Republic of China: 

Continuation of Antidumping Duty 

Orders 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of the 

determinations by the Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) and the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) 

that revocation of the antidumping duty 

(AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) 

orders on multilayered wood flooring 

from the People’s Republic of China 

(China) would likely lead to a 

continuation or recurrence of dumping 

and material injury to an industry in the 

United States, the Commerce is 

publishing a notice of continuation of 

the AD and CVD orders. 

DATES: Applicable January 3, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maliha Khan or Thomas Martin (AD 

order), Office IV; telephone: 202–482– 

0895 or 202–482–3936, respectively, or 

Robert James or John Anwesen (CVD 

order), Office VIII; telephone: 202–482– 

0649 or 202–482–0131, respectively; 

AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 8, 2011, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

AD and CVD orders on multilayered 

wood flooring from the PRC.1 On 

November 1, 2016, Commerce published 

in the Federal Register the initiation 

notice for the first sunset review of the 

Orders on multilayered wood flooring 

from China, pursuant to section 751(c) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act).2 On November 16, 2016, 

Commerce received a timely notice of 

intent to participate in these reviews 

from the Coalition for American 

Hardwood Parity (CAHP), a domestic 

interested party, within the 15-day 

deadline specified in 19 CFR 

351.218(d)(1)(i).3 As a result of its 

reviews, Commerce determined that 

revocation of the Orders on 

multilayered wood flooring from China 

would likely lead to continuation or 

recurrence of dumping and 

countervailable subsidies and notified 

the ITC of the magnitude of the margins 

and net countervailable subsidy rates 

likely to prevail should these Orders be 

revoked.4 On December 19, 2017, the 

ITC published its determination that 

revocation of the Orders would likely 

lead to a continuation or recurrence of 

material injury to an industry in the 

United States within a reasonably 

foreseeable time, pursuant to section 

751(c) of the Act.5

Scope of the Orders 

Multilayered wood flooring is 

composed of an assembly of two or 

more layers or plies of wood veneer(s) 6

in combination with a core.7 The several 

layers, along with the core, are glued or 

otherwise bonded together to form a 

final assembled product. Multilayered 

wood flooring is often referred to by 

other terms, e.g., ‘‘engineered wood 

flooring’’ or ‘‘plywood flooring.’’ 

Regardless of the particular terminology, 

all products that meet the description 


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