Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 89 / Tuesday, May 8, 2001 / Notices 23229

OMB Number: 0584–0506.

Expiration Date: July 31, 2001.

Type of Request: Extension of

previously approved collection.

Abstract: In December, 2000, FNS

announced a program for competitively

awarding grants and cooperative

agreements for research that will

improve the administrative effectiveness

of the Food Stamp Program (FSP) in

delivering nutrition related benefits (65

FR 81819, December 27, 2000). FNS

solicited proposals to that would

support research on the effects of

community partnerships to reach

underserved populations such as

working families, children, immigrants,

and elderly.

This action described in this Notice is

authorized under section 17(a)(1) of the

Food Stamp Act of 1977, (7 U.S.C.

2026(a)(1)) with Fiscal Year (FY) 2001

funding set aside for grants projects to

educate potentially eligible persons

about the nutritional benefits of the FSP.

As specified in the Notice, competitive

grants would be awarded to non-food

stamp governmental authorities such as

local school districts, public health

clinics, non-profit community based

organizations, and institutions of higher

education, foundations and other nonprofit research institutes. Grantees

(winning respondents) may operate

their projects for up to two years.

FNS will use the information reported

from the grantees to consolidate a report

of success stories, and lessons learned

from the projects. Moreover, this

information will be used to inform FNS

about useful strategies that promote

access and are successful in increasing

participation of eligible persons in the

FSP. FNS also intends to share widely

with the public so others may replicate

effective strategies of public education

and outreach.

OMB approval for the collection

burden associated with the solicitation

for grant proposals was approved on an

emergency basis for 6 months. This

Notice summarizes the burden estimates

that were presented in the emergency

approval. This Notice will also provide

burden estimates that will continue to

apply to the winning grantees for the

remaining period in which the projects

are in operation. In January, 2001, FNS

announced that it was awarding grants

to 14 of the responding applicants. Each

grantee was awarded no more than

$300,000 for their project.

Respondents: Respondents to the

‘‘Request for Applications for Research

Grants to Improve FSP Access Through

Partnerships and New Technology’’ are

non-food stamp governmental

authorities, nonprofit local

organizations, institutions of higher

learning, foundations, and other nonprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: Under the initial collection

burden, FNS estimated that 250

respondents would request and submit

an application for the research grants

and up to 15 of these respondents

would be selected to receive grant funds

from FNS. The actual number of

applications received by FNS was 108,

of which 14 were selected to receive

funding.

Estimate of Burden: Under the initial

collection burden, FNS estimated that

each applicant (respondent) would need

80 hours to complete the application as

specified in the Request for

Applications. The winning respondents

(grantees) would subsequently be

required to submit quarterly reports

(total of 8) and a draft and final report.

The burden estimates for these actions

are as follows

• Submission of Application—250

respondents times 80 hours equals

20,000 hours.

• Quarterly Reports—14 grantees

times 8 quarterly reports times 3 hours

equals 336 hours.

• Draft and Final Report—14 grantees

times 2 reports times 60 hours

(approximate for each report) equals

1,680 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: The total reporting and

recordkeeping burden for OMB No.

0584–0506 is estimated to be 22,016

hours for the entire grant period. For the

remaining two year period, the total

annual burden placed on the 14 grantees

is estimated to be 2,016 hours (estimate

for quarterly and draft and final report)

divided by 2 (time in which grants may

be in operation) equals 1,008.

Dated: May 2, 2001.

George A. Braley,

Acting Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–11538 Filed 5–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Buick Vegetation Management

Environmental Assessment,

Deschutes National Forest, Deschutes

County, Oregon

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Environmental

Assessment for the Buick Vegetation

Management project is available for

review and comment. This project

analyzes 33,505 acres of National Forest

lands within General Forest, Deer

Habitat, Scenic Views and Old Growth

Management Area. The objective of the

project is to begin the process of

creating forest conditions that are

resilient and resistant to disturbances,

maintain and enhance wildlife habitat,

visual integrity, and historic forest

characteristics. The project would also

amend the boundaries of two Old

Growth Areas within the Old Growth

Management Area allocation of the

Deschutes National Forest Land and

Resource Management Plan. The Buick

Vegetation Management project area is

located about 35 miles south of Bend,

Oregon, and 17 miles east of La Pine,

Oregon.

The Environmental Assessment is

available upon request from the Bend/

Ft. Rock Ranger District, 1230 NE Third

St., Suite 262–A, Bend, OR, 97701; at

the Deschutes National Forest

Supervisor’s Office, 1645 Highway 20

East, Bend, Oregon; and at the

Deschutes National Forest website at

www.fs.fed.us/r6/deschutes.

Written comments should be

addressed to Walter C. Schloer, District

Ranger, 1230 NE Third St., Suite 262–

A, Bend, OR 97701. Comments can also

be sent by email to dfrantz@fs.fed.us.

Written or oral comments should

include your name, address, and

telephone number. Please include the

title of the document; specific facts or

comments, and supporting reasons for

your comments.

DATES: Please submit comments within

30 days of Wednesday, May 9, 2001,

which is the publication date of the

legal notice of availability in The

Bulletin newspaper, Bend, Oregon.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

Further information, contact David

Frantz, Bend/Ft. Rock Ranger District,

1230 NE Third St., Suite 262–A, Bend,

OR, or phone (541) 383–4721.

Dated: April 27, 2001.

Becki Heath,

Acting Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 01–11511 Filed 5–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Keenes Horse Camp, Gifford Pinchot

National Forest, Skamania County,

Washington

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 36 CFR 219.35(b),

this serves as notification that the

Gifford Pinchot National Forest Land

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and Resource Management Plan (Forest

Plan) is amended to authorize the

Keenes Horse Camp Project, which was

analyzed in the Keenes Horse Camp

Environmental Assessment. This project

is located in Township 11 North, Range

10 East, Section 34, Skamania County,

Washington State. The project will

close, rehabilitate and relocate eight of

the existing 13 campsites at Keenes

Horse Camp to better meet long-term

Aquatic Conservation Strategy

objectives regarding water quality and

riparian condition. Construction of an

access road for the relocated sites would

be contrary to the Gifford Pinchot Forest

Plan, which precludes new

developments and road construction in

the vicinity of the Keenes Horse Camp.

The decision amends the Forest Plan to

make an exception for relocation of the

campsites and construction of the

associated 400 feet of access road. A

copy of the Environment, Decision

Notice and Forest Plan Amendment #15

is available upon request from the

Cowlitz Valley Ranger District, P.O. Box

670, Randle, WA 98377–0670.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information, contact Lynn

Schinnell, Cowlitz Valley Ranger

District, P.O. Box 670, Randle, WA

98377–0670, or phone (370) 497–1121.

Dated: April 30, 2001.

Claire Lavendel,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 01–11458 Filed 5–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Clancy-Unionville Vegetation

Manipulation and Travel Management

Project; Including Timber Harvest,

Prescribed Fire, and Noxious Weed

Control Activities. Helena National

Forest, Lewis & Clark and Jefferson

Counties, MT

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare

Supplement to Environmental Impact

Statement.

SUMMARY: The NOI to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement for

this project was published in the

October 17, 1997 issue of the Federal

Register. The FEIS was released to the

public in February 2000. A Record of

Decision was issued in November, 2000,

but was subsequently reversed on

appeal due to insufficient cumulative

effects analysis. At this time, the Helena

National Forest is soliciting comments

which would help to identify past,

ongoing, or reasonably foreseeable

activities which could reasonably

interact cumulatively with the activities

considered with the Clancy-Unionville

Vegetation Manipulation and Travel

Management Project. The agency will

use the information received in

conjunction with other compiled

information to develop the Draft

Supplement EIS. A 45-day comment

period will provide, and all comments

will be used to develop a Final

Supplemental EIS.

ADDRESSES: The responsible official is

Thomas J. Clifford, Forest Supervisor,

Helena National Forest, Supervisor’s

Office, 2880 Skyway Drive, Helena, MT.

59602, Phone: (406) 449–5201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry

Meyer, Interdisciplinary Team, Leader,

Helena National Forest, Supervisor’s

Office, 2880 Skyway Drive, Helena, MT.

59602, Phone: (406) 446–5201,

extension 278.

Dated: April 24, 2001.

Thomas J. Clifford,

Forest Supervisor, Helena National Forest.

[FR Doc. 01–11447 Filed 5–7–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

North Belts Travel Plan/MagpieConfederate Vegetation Restoration

Project; This project Will Henceforth

be Entitled the North Belts Travel Plan

Project; Helena National Forest,

Broadwater, Lewis & Clark and

Broadwater Counties, MT

AGENCIES: Forest Service, USDA; Bureau

of Land Management, USDI.

ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare

Supplement to Environmental Impact

Statement.

SUMMARY: The NOI to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement for

this project was published in the

February 25, 1998 issue of the Federal

Register. A Draft EIS was released to the

public in March 1999. In July and

August of 2000, an extensive wildfire

called the Cave Gulch Fire burned a

high percentage of the project area being

considered for vegetation treatments

(The Magpie-Confederate Vegetation

Restoration portion of the original

project). Because of this changed

condition, the Forest Service is

withdrawing all vegetation management

proposals from the project including

treatment of noxious weeds, renaming

the project, and proceeding with the

travel planning portion of the project.

The Forest Service feels this is the

appropriate approach with this project

in that it retains a considerable amount

of public input received in conjunction

with previous scoping efforts. The BLM

has considered only travel management

throughout the course of the project.

The agencies expect to release a Draft

Supplement EIS in June, 2001. A 45 day

comment period will be provided, and

all comments will be used to develop a

Final EIS.

ADDRESSES: The responsible official is

Thomas J. Clifford, Forest Supervisor,

Helena National Forest, Supervisor’s

Office, 2880 Skyway Drive, Helena, MT.

59602. Phone: (406) 449–5201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois

Olsen, Interdisciplinary Team Leader,

Helena National Forest, Supervisor’s

Office, 2880 Skyway Drive, Helena, MT.

59602. Phone: (406) 449–5201,

extension 251.

Dated: April 24, 2001.

Thomas J. Clifford,

Forest Supervisor, Helena National Forest.

[FR Doc. 01–11446 Filed 5–7–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Pineknot Shortleaf Pine Restoration

Project, Mark Twain National Forest,

Carter County, MO

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA Forest

Service.

ACTION: Notice, intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: The 10,831 acre Pineknot

project area is located on National

Forest lands within the Current River

watershed south of Fremont, Missouri

and southwest of Van Buren, Missouri

T26N, R1W sections 18–20, 29–32 and

T26N, R2W sections 13–16 and 21–36,

Fifth Principal Meridian.

The Forest Service will prepare an

environmental impact statement (EIS) to

analyze and disclose the effects of

restoring a closed, densely stocked

shortleaf pine forest to the open pine

woodland conditions described by early

explorers in southern Missouri.

The primary purpose of this project is

restoration of a large landscape (around

10,000-acre) of native shortleaf pine

community in the Ozarks of southern

Missouri. A secondary purpose of this

project is to showcase a federal, state,

and private partnership to manage a

native, biologically diverse forest

ecosystem that can provide a

sustainable source of revenue.

Additionally, analysis will be