Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 74 / Monday, April 20, 2009 / Notices 17947 

Effective Date 

These depostings are effective upon 

publication in the Federal Register 

because they relieve a restriction and, 

therefore, may be made effective in less 

than 30 days after publication in the 

Federal Register without prior notice or 

other public procedure. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 202. 

Alan R. Christian, 

Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–9012 Filed 4–17–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Revised Land and Resource 

Management Plan; Kaibab National 

Forest; Arizona 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Initiation to revise the 

Kaibab National Forest Land and 

Resource Management Plan. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service is revising 

the Kaibab National Forest’s Land and 

Resource Management Plan (hereafter 

referred to as the forest plan). This 

notice describes the documents 

available for review and how to obtain 

them; summarizes the need to change 

the forest plan; provides information 

concerning public participation and 

collaboration, including the process for 

submitting comments; provides an 

estimated schedule for the planning 

process, including the time available for 

comments; and includes names and 

addresses for agency officials who can 

provide additional information. 

DATES: Revision formally begins with 

the publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. Many public 

comments regarding forest plan revision 

have already been received at public 

meetings and through e-mail, phone 

calls, and letters. Comments on the need 

for change and Comprehensive 

Evaluation Report (CER) will be of most 

value to the Forest Service if received by 

June 15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Kaibab National Forest, Attention: 

Forest Plan Revision Team, 800 S. 6th 

St., Williams, Arizona 86046; via e-mail 

to comments-southwesternkaibab@fs.fed.us; or via facsimile to 

(928) 635–8208, with ‘‘Forest Plan 

Revision’’ in the subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ariel Leonard, Assistant Forest Planner 

at (928) 635–8283 or e-mail: 

aleonard@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: 

Documents Available for Review 

The Comprehensive Evaluation 

Report (CER) evaluated how 

management under the current forest 

plan is affecting the current conditions 

and trends related to sustainability. It 

was developed by integrating 

information from the Ecological and the 

Socio-Economic Sustainability Reports. 

The CER considered the key findings 

from these two reports and used them 

to identify where the conditions and 

trends indicated a need for change in 

the current forest plan. These 

documents are available for review and 

are located on the forest’s Web site at 

http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/kai/planrevision/or by request. 

Need for Change 

The CER and subsequent Management 

Review identified four priority topics 

that will serve to focus the scope of this 

plan revision. These topics reflect the 

priority needs and potential changes in 

program direction that will be 

emphasized in the development of 

forest plan components: 

1. Modify stand structure and density 

towards reference conditions and 

restore historic fire regimes. The 

multiple ecological, social, and 

economic benefits of reducing the risk 

of uncharacteristic fires made this a 

primary area of focus. Specific tasks 

include identifying desired conditions 

for forested ecosystems on the Kaibab 

National Forest (KNF) consistent with 

the regionally-developed desired 

conditions and setting treatment 

objectives for wildland-urban interface 

(WUI) and non-WUI areas. 

2. Protect and regenerate aspen. The 

important role that aspen plays in 

providing local habitat diversity and 

scenery, combined with the widespread 

aspen decline in the Southwest, made 

the protection and regeneration of aspen 

a priority. Aspen will be addressed 

within the context of the desired 

conditions where it occurs. 

3. Protect seeps, springs, ephemeral 

wetlands, and North Canyon Creek. The 

current forest plan offers little guidance 

for managing these rare and ecologically 

important resources. Actions to protect 

these natural waters are relatively 

inexpensive, easy to accomplish, and 

provide important ecological and social 

benefits. 

4. Restore grasslands by reducing tree 

encroachment in grasslands and 

meadows. Grasslands are much less 

abundant than they were historically, 

which reduces the amount of available 

habitat for grassland-associated species. 

The subalpine/montane grasslands on 

the North Kaibab Ranger District are 

linear and as a result are at a higher risk 

of loss because trees encroach more 

quickly. There is a need to develop 

desired conditions and set objectives for 

all grassland ecosystems on the KNF. 

Currently, these are lacking in the 

existing forest plan. 

There are other topics that need to be 

addressed with this plan revision. In 

addition to the priority needs for change 

topics above, the plan revision process 

will develop consistent, efficient, and 

scientifically-based plan components to 

provide direction for: 

• Management response in the years 

immediately following large disturbance 

events. 

• Managing energy corridors, 

renewable energy development requests, 

mining exploration and development, 

travel management implementation, 

special-use management, and special 

forest products collection. 

• Managing for a balanced range of 

recreation opportunities, within the 

limits of the administrative and resource 

capacity. 

Additionally, the Forest Service will 

review the results of the Wilderness 

Needs Assessment and the eligibility of 

Kanab Creek as a Wild and Scenic River. 

Where necessary, further evaluation will 

be conducted to consider and 

recommend potential wilderness, and to 

develop plan components in support of 

Wilderness management. Other needs 

for change have been and will continue 

to be identified. These may be 

addressed in the proposed plan, or 

incorporated into the plan in the future 

as amendments. Forest plans are 

intended to be adaptive, and an update 

to the CER will be prepared at least 

every five years. This iterative process 

facilitates the incorporation of new 

information and needs for change into 

the forest plan. 

Public Participation and Opportunity to 

Comment 

The revision process is designed to 

provide continued opportunities for 

public collaboration and open 

participation in the development of the 

revised forest plan. Additional 

information on the process, documents 

being produced, and public 

participation opportunities can be found 

on the Kaibab National Forest plan 

revision Web site at: http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/r3/kai/planrevision/. The 

Forest Service is seeking public 

comments on the need for change 


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identified in the CER. Substantive 

comments received prior to by June 15, 

2009 will be of the most value in 

evaluating public response to the 

adequacy of the need for change topics 

outlined in the report and for 

developing the initial proposed draft 

plan. It is important to participate in the 

plan revision process as only those 

parties who participate in the planning 

process through the submission of 

written comments may submit an 

objection later in the proposed plan 

development process pursuant to 36 

CFR 219.13(a). Comments received 

during the planning process, including 

names and addresses of those who 

commented will be part of the public 

record available for public inspection. 

The Responsible Official shall accept 

and consider comments submitted 

anonymously. 

Estimated Schedule 

The forest plan revision process for 

the Kaibab National Forest officially 

begins with the publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. Public 

meetings will be held following release 

of the initial proposed draft plan, which 

is scheduled for July 2009. The dates, 

times, and locations of these meetings 

will be posted on the forest’s Web site: 

http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/kai/planrevision/. A more refined draft of the 

proposed forest plan will be available 

for predecisional review in the fall of 

2009, with approval of the final plan 

scheduled to occur in September 2010. 

Responsible Official 

The Forest Supervisor of the Kaibab 

National Forest, Michael R. Williams, is 

the Responsible Official (36 CFR 

219.2(b)(1)). 

(Authority: 36 CFR 219.9(b)(2)(i), 73 FR 

21509, April 21, 2008) 

Dated: April 14, 2009. 

Michael R. Williams, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–8999 Filed 4–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Request for Proposals for Two Special 

Focus Grants From National Urban and 

Community Forestry Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Announcement of request for 

proposals for two special focus grants. 

SUMMARY: The National Urban and 

Community Foresty Advisory Council 

(NUCFAC) is charged by law to provide 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Agriculture on urban forestry related 

issues and opportunities. Part of the 

Council’s role is to recommend the 

criteria for the Forest Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s (Forest 

Service) Urban and Community Forestry 

(U&CF) Challenge Cost Share Grant 

Program. NUCFAC has recommended 

two special focus grant proposals for the 

Forest Service’s 2009 U&CF Challenge 

Cost Share Grant Program. Therefore, 

the Forest Service is requesting 

proposals for the following two grants: 

Outreach Scholarships and Storm Event 

Protocol. Each grant will be solicited 

separately. 

DATES: Grant proposal applications are 

due no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern 

Time, June 5, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Grant proposal applications 

must be submitted to http:// 

www.grants.gov. Electronic grant 

instructions and applications are posted 

on http://www.grants.gov. The 

instructions also are posted on the 

Forest Service Web site http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac. An 

application must be registered in 

grants.gov in order to submit an 

application. The registration process 

may take up to two weeks. 

Hard copies of the applications are 

available to applicants who do not have 

access to a computer. For a copy, 

contact Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff 

to National Urban and Community 

Forestry Advisory Council, 201 14th St., 

SW., Yates Building (1 Central) MS– 

1151, Washington, DC 20250–1151. To 

ensure timely submittal, it is 

recommended that all hardcopy 

applications be delivered through a 

courier service to the adress noted 

above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Stremple or Pamela Williams, 

U.S. Forest Service, Urban and 

Community Forestry, 201 14th St., SW., 

Yates Building (1 Central) MS–1151, 

Washington, DC 20250–1151, phone 

202–205–1054. 

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 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A brief 

description of each of the special focus 

grant proposals follow. 

Outreach Scholarships. This grant 

focuses on funding up to $100,000 for 

proposals that provide scholarships to 

non-traditional or underserved 

participants, and requires significant 

documentation of implementation of 

knowledge gained from the urban 

forestry related event. 

Storm Event Protocol. This grant 

focuses on funding up to $50,000 for the 

development of a new storm event 

protocol that blends urban forest 

programs with emergency management 

operations. The purpose is to reduce the 

impact of storms on urban forests, 

lessen personal injuries and property 

damage, and decrease emergency 

management costs. 

Dated: April 13, 2009. 

Robin L. Thompson, 

Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private 

Forestry. 

[FR Doc. E9–8954 Filed 4–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

United States Standards for Whole Dry 

Peas and Split Peas 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture’s (USDA) Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration 

(GIPSA) is soliciting comments on the 

proposed revisions to the United States 

Standards for Whole Dry Peas and Split 

Peas. The proposal would amend the 

general definitions, ‘‘Whole Dry Peas’’ 

and ‘‘Split Peas,’’ and the following 

specific definitions: ‘‘Smooth Green Dry 

Peas,’’ ‘‘Smooth Yellow Dry Peas,’’ 

‘‘Wrinkled Dry Peas,’’ ‘‘Green Split 

Peas’’ and ‘‘Yellow Split Peas.’’ In 

addition, GIPSA proposes to modify the 

classification term and associated 

definitions, ‘‘Winter Dry Peas’’ and 

‘‘Winter Split Peas.’’ These proposed 

changes will help facilitate the 

marketing of new winter pea variety 

releases and help ensure the purity of 

class for ‘‘Whole Dry Peas’’ and ‘‘Split 

Peas.’’ 

DATES: GIPSA will consider comments 

received by May 20, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit your 

written or electronic comments on this 

notice to: 

• Mail: Tess Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

1643–S, Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

• E-Mail comments to 

comments.gipsa@usda.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 690–2173 

• Internet: Go to http:// 

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