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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 75, No. 104 

Tuesday, June 1, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Outreach 

Opportunity Questionnaire 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the extension with 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection, Outreach 

Opportunity Questionnaire. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before August 2, 2010 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 the 

Northern Research Station, Attention: 

Judy Terrell, Forest Service, USDA, 11 

Campus Boulevard, Suite 200, Newtown 

Square, PA 19073. Comments also may 

be submitted via e-mail to: 

jterrell@fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at USDA Forest Service, 11 

Campus Boulevard, Suite 200, Newtown 

Square, PA 19073 during normal 

business hours. Visitors are encouraged 

to call ahead to 610–557–4257 to 

facilitate entry to the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy 

Terrell, 610–557–4257. Individuals who 

use TDD may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 

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

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Outreach Opportunity Questionnaire. 

OMB Number: 0596–0207. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

November 30, 2010. 

Type of Request: Extension with 

revision. 

Abstract: 

This information collection is 

proposing to extend the collection of 

information from students attending 

local college and university career fairs 

regarding the effectiveness of the 

information provided by the Forest 

Service personnel on career 

opportunities in the Forest Service. The 

collection is necessary to evaluate and 

determine the effectiveness of the Forest 

Service Northern Research Station’s 

(NRS) Civil Rights Outreach Program. 

Forest Service Civil Rights personnel 

have utilized a postcard to collect 

evaluation information from students 

regarding presentations at career day 

events as well as at colleges and 

universities. Data received has appeared 

in reports provided to the Department of 

Agriculture, senior Forest Service 

officials, the NRS Director, and the NRS 

Civil Rights Diversity Committee. This 

information is a vital component in the 

analysis of Agency outreach efforts. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 10 

minutes. 

Type of Respondents: University/ 

College students. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 500. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 84 hours. 

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: May 25, 2010. 

Thelma J. Strong, 

Acting Associate Deputy Chief, Business 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13090 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Mt. Hood and Willamette National 

Forests, Oregon; Cascade Crossing 

Transmission Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: Portland General Electric 

(PGE), an independent investor-owned 

utility regulated by the Oregon Public 

Utility Commission, is proposing to 

construct, maintain, and operate a new 

electric transmission system consisting 

of approximately 210 miles of singleand double-circuit 500 kilovolt (kV) 

transmission line from Boardman, 

Oregon to near Salem, Oregon. The 

proposed transmission line would cross 

Federal, Tribal, State, municipal, and 

private lands. Approximately 42 percent 

of the lands the transmission line would 

cross are administered by Federal 

agencies, including the Forest Service, 

Bureau of Land Management, 

Department of Defense, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, and Bureau of 

Reclamation. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

August 2, 2010. The draft environmental 

impact statement is expected August, 

2011 and the final environmental 

impact statement is expected February, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Cascade Crossing Transmission Line 

Project; 1515 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 

1022, Portland, OR 97201–5449. 

Comments may also be sent via e-mail 

to Comments@CascadeCrossing

Project.com or via facsimile to (888) 

291–6460. The project Web site is 

located at http://www.CascadeCrossing

Project.com. 

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 ETS. 

Therefore, comments should be 

provided prior to the close of the 


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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: 

Kristy Boscheinen at (503) 668–1645, by 

e-mail at kboscheinen@fs.fed.us, or by 

postal mail at 16400 Champion Way, 

Sandy, OR 97055. 

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: 

Purpose and Need for Action 

On January 20, 2010, Portland General 

Electric (PGE) submitted an application 

for a special use permit to construct, 

operate, and maintain a 500kv 

transmission line across Forest Servicemanaged lands. On January 20, 2010 

PGE also submitted an application for 

right of-way across BLM-managed lands. 

Under Section 501 of the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976, 

there is a need for the Federal agencies 

to respond to applications for special 

use permits for rights-of-way. 

PGE’s purposes for proposing this 

transmission line are to relieve 

congestion on the present electric grid, 

provide additional capacity for 

transmission (including power 

generated from future renewable energy 

projects), and alleviate reliability 

constraints. Also, PGE believes this 

project would help respond to the State 

of Oregon’s Renewable Portfolio 

Standard, which requires that the largest 

utilities and electricity service suppliers 

provide 15 percent of their power with 

renewable energy by 2015, 20 percent 

by 2020, and 25 percent by 2025. 

Finally, PGE believes there will be an 

increase in demand for electricity in the 

future in its service area, and that this 

line would meet that demand. 

Proposed Action 

PGE is proposing to construct, 

maintain, and operate a new electric 

transmission system consisting of 

approximately 210 miles of single- and 

double-circuit 500kV transmission line 

from Boardman, Oregon to near Salem, 

Oregon. The proposed transmission line 

would cross Federal, Tribal, State, 

municipal, and private lands. 

Approximately 42 percent of the lands 

the proposed line would cross are 

administered by Federal agencies 

including the Forest Service, Bureau of 

Land Management, Department of 

Defense, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Bureau of Reclamation, and Bureau of 

Indian Affairs. 

In addition to the 210-mile 

transmission line, PGE has also 

proposed the construction of three new 

substations, expansion of two existing 

substations, fiber optic signal 

regeneration stations associated with the 

‘‘smart’’ grid communication system, 

and permanent roads which would be 

used to access the substations, 

regeneration stations, and transmission 

line towers. As proposed, the right-ofway for the new transmission line 

would be 250 feet wide. 176 miles of the 

new line would be immediately 

adjacent to existing transmission lines. 

The Cascade Crossing Transmission 

Project is independent of any particular 

new generation project, and no new 

generation sources are proposed as part 

of this project. PGE is proposing to 

acquire the necessary approvals, rightsof-way, easements and permits in order 

to have the transmission line in service 

(transmitting electricity) by 2015. 

Possible Alternatives 

Two alternate routes have been 

preliminarily identified, but it has not 

been determined if the alternate routes 

will be considered as alternatives during 

the environmental analysis. One 

alternate route would follow the 

Westwide Energy Corridor as it crossed 

National Forest lands, then follow the 

existing Bonneville Power 

Administration (BPA) transmission 

lines through National Forest lands. The 

second alternative would follow the 

existing BPA transmission lines through 

the Confederated Tribes of Warm 

Springs Reservation and then through 

National Forest lands. Scoping will 

determine if the preliminarily identified 

alternate routes will be analyzed in 

detail or if they will be dropped from 

consideration. Scoping may also 

identify additional routes that may be 

considered as alternatives. 

Lead and Cooperating Agencies 

The Forest Service is the lead Federal 

agency for the Cascade Crossing 

Transmission Project, pursuant to the 

October 2009 Memorandum of 

Understanding Among the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Department 

of Commerce, Department of Defense, 

Department of Energy, Environmental 

Protection Agency, the Council on 

Environmental Quality, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, the 

Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation, and the Department of the 

Interior, Regarding Coordination in 

Federal Agency Review of Electric 

Transmission Facilities on Federal 

Land. The Bureau of Land Management 

and the Oregon Department of Energy 

are cooperating agencies. The Forest 

Service has identified the Department of 

Defense, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

and Bureau of Reclamation as additional 

potential cooperating agencies. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official is Gary L. 

Larsen, Forest Supervisor, Mt. Hood 

National Forest. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The Forest Service will sign a Record 

of Decision in cooperation with the 

other Federal land management 

agencies once the environmental 

analysis has been completed. The 

decision will be whether or not to issue 

a Special Use Permit and Right-of-way 

Grant to construct, operate, and 

maintain the Cascade Crossing 

Transmission Line across Federal lands. 

The decision will be subject to appeal 

under Forest Service appeal procedures 

at 36 CFR 215. 

Authorization of this proposal may 

require amendments to one or more 

Forest Service or BLM land use plans. 

By this notice, the Forest Service is 

complying with the optional appeal 

procedures of plan amendments under 

transition procedures of 36 CFR 

219.35(b)(2000) and BLM is complying 

with requirements in 43 CFR 1610.2(c) 

to notify the public of potential 

amendments to land use plans. If a 

Forest Plan Amendment or a Resource 

Management Plan Amendment is 

necessary, USFS and BLM will integrate 

the land use planning process with the 

NEPA analysis process for this project. 

The Energy Facility Siting Council 

(EFSC) has received notice from PGE 

that PGE intends to apply for a Site 

Certificate. Oregon Department of 

Energy (ODOE), as staff for EFSC, will 

analyze the application and will provide 

information to EFSC to determine 

whether the project meets the State 

standards required in order to issue a 

Site Certificate for the line to be 

constructed, operated, and maintained. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. Five public scoping 

meetings will be held at the following 

locations, dates, and times: 


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Date and time Location 

Monday, June 21 4–7 p.m ........................................................... Maupin, South Wasco County High School, 699 4th St. 

Wednesday, June 23 4–7 p.m ..................................................... Oregon City, Oregon City High School, 19761 S. Beavercreek Rd. 

Thursday, June 24 4–7 p.m ......................................................... Salem, McKay High School, 2440 Lancaster Dr., NE. 

Tuesday, June 29 4–7 p.m .......................................................... Mill City, Mill City Middle School, 450 SW. Evergreen 

Thursday, July 1 4–7 p.m ............................................................ Boardman, Port of Morrow County, 2 Marine Dr. 

The scoping process will be 

conducted jointly with ODOE in order 

to reduce duplication with comparable 

State procedures. 

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: May 17, 2010. 

Gary L. Larsen, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12920 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Alpine County Resource Advisory 

Committee (RAC) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Alpine County Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a 

meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 

15th, and will begin at 6 p.m. The 

meeting will be held in Alpine County 

at the Alpine Early Learning Center, 100 

Foothill Road, Markleeville, CA 96120. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel Morris, RAC Coordinator, USDA, 

Hurnboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, 

Carson Ranger District, 1536 S. Carson 

Street, Carson City, NV 89701 (775) 

884–8140; E–Mail 

danielmorris@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

items to be covered include: (1) Update 

on recommended projects (2) Determine 

parameters and timeframes for next 

round of projects (3) Discuss Charter 

Renewal (4) Public Comment. The 

meeting is open to the public. Public 

input opportunity will be provided and 

individuals will have the opportunity to 

address the Committee at that time. 

Dated: May 21, 2010. 

Genny E. Wilson, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12864 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Meeting; Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (Title VIII, 

Pub. L. 108–447) 

AGENCY: Pacific Southwest Region, 

Forest Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Southwest 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee (Recreation RAC) will hold a 

meeting in Mammoth Lakes, California. 

The purpose of this meeting is to 

conduct a field trip to view fee sites on 

the Inyo National Forest and to make 

recommendations for fee proposals for 

expanded amenity fees on the Inyo, 

Modoc, Plumas, Sequoia and Stanislaus 

National Forests and the San Joaquin 

River Gorge Management Area, Central 

California District, Bureau of Land 

Management, elimination of an 

expanded amenity fee on the Inyo 

National Forest, standard amenity fees 

on the Inyo National Forest and San 

Joaquin River Gorge Management Area, 

Central California District, Bureau of 

Land Management and special 

recreation permit, Dumont Dunes, 

California Desert District, Bureau of 

Land Management. 

DATES: The meeting will be held June 

23, 2010 from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. and June 

24, 2010 from 8 am. to 2 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

various sites on the Inyo National Forest 

on the first day and in the Mountain 

View Room, Sierra Nevada Lodge, 164 

Old Mammoth Road, Mammoth Lakes, 

CA 93546 on the second day. Members 

of the public wishing to participate on 

the field trip will need to provide their 

own transportation. Send written 

comments to Marlene Finley, 

Designated Federal Official for the 

Pacific Southwest Region Recreation 

RAC, 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA 

94592, 707–562–8856 or 

mfinley01@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlene Finley, Designated Federal 

Official, Pacific Southwest Region 

Recreation RAC, 1323 Club Drive, 

Vallejo, CA 94592. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service and Bureau of Land 

Management staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring recreation fee matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements with the Committee 

staff before or after the meeting. A 

public input session will be provided 

during the meeting and individuals who 

wish to address the Recreation RAC will 

have an opportunity at 9:30 a.m. on June 

24. Comments will be limited to three 

minutes per person. The Recreation 

RAC is authorized by the Federal Land 

Recreation Enhancement Act, which 

was signed into law by President Bush 

in December 2004. 

Dated: May 21, 2010. 

Valerie Guardia, 

Acting Designated Federal Official, 

Recreation RAC, Pacific Southwest Region. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12821 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Gallatin County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gallatin National Forest’s 

Gallatin County Resource Advisory 

Committee will meet in Bozeman, 

Montana. The committee is meeting as 

authorized under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L 110–343) and 

in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

is to hold the first meeting of the newly 

formed committee. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 

15, 2010, and will begin at 2 p.m. 


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