Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 23 / Thursday, February 4, 2016 / Notices 5983 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Madison Ranger District, BeaverheadDeerlodge National Forest; Montana; 

South Gravelly Allotment Management 

Plan 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The nature of the South 

Gravelly Allotment Management Plan 

project proposes updating of four 

domestic livestock grazing management 

plans located on the southern end of the 

Gravelly Mountains, Beaverhead and 

Madison Counties, Montana. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

March 7, 2016. The draft environmental 

impact statement is expected June of 

2016 and the final environmental 

impact statement is expected January of 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Dale Olson, District Ranger, Madison 

Ranger District, 5 Forest Service Road, 

Ennis, MT 59729. Comments may also 

be sent via email to comments-northernbeaverhead-deerlodge@fs.fed.us or via 

facsimile to 406–682–4233. For all 

forms of comment, make sure to include 

your name, physical address, phone 

number, and a subject title of South 

Gravelly AMP. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale 

Olson, District Ranger, Madison Ranger 

District, 5 Forest Service Road, Ennis, 

MT 59729. Phone: 406–682–4253. 

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 

This action is being undertaken to 

review grazing practices and 

infrastructure on four domestic 

livestock grazing allotments (Eureka 

Basin, Pole Creek, Southwest Corner, 

Robb Creek) to ensure compliance with 

the applicable Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

Land and Resource Management Plan 

(Forest Plan) direction. This action is 

needed because there is new direction 

in the Forest Plan for livestock grazing, 

site specific suitability, and site specific 

Allowable Use Levels (AUL’s) need to 

be validated. Additionally this action is 

needed to meet the Rescissions Act 

schedule for updating allotment plans. 

Proposed Action 

The authorizing official proposes to: 

Maintain current authorized livestock 

type and numbers, season of use and 

infrastructure on the allotments. Cattle 

grazing is authorized between July 1 and 

October 15 for a total of 9363 AUMs. 

Domestic livestock grazing would 

continue following current allowable 

use levels. Specifically, for upland 

forage no more than 55 percent use; for 

riparian areas no more than 30 percent 

streambank disturbance or maintain no 

less than four inches of greenline 

stubble height measured by stream 

reach. Reaching any one allowable use 

parameter requires movement of 

livestock from the area, pasture or the 

allotment. There would be no changes 

or additions in grazing management or 

infrastructure. Monitoring of 

compliance with AULs and long term 

vegetation monitoring would continue. 

Allotment management plans for the 

four allotments would be updated to 

incorporate the AULs and management 

prescriptions. 

Possible Alternatives 

No Grazing Alternative. Under this 

alternative domestic livestock grazing 

permits on the four allotments would be 

discontinued with a minimum of two 

years notice (36 CFR 222.4(a)(1)) to 

permittees. No new term grazing 

permits for domestic livestock grazing 

would be issued. All internal fences and 

water developments would be removed. 

Responsible Official 

The Madison District Ranger will be 

the responsible official. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The decision to be made is whether to 

implement the proposed action, another 

alternative, or a combination of the 

alternatives. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. A scoping letter and 

maps will be mailed to interested 

publics, Tribes, and federal, state, and 

local governments. 

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. 

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. 

Dated: January 29, 2016. 

Dale Olson, 

Madison District Ranger. 

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BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Assessment Report of Ecological, 

Economic and Social Conditions, 

Trends and Sustainability for the 

Custer Gallatin National Forest, 

Carbon, Carter, Gallatin, Madison, 

Meagher, Park, Powder River, 

Rosebud, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, 

Counties, Montana, and Harding 

County, South Dakota 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of initiating the 

assessment phase of the forest plan 

revision for the Custer Gallatin National 

Forest. 

SUMMARY: The Custer Gallatin National 

Forest, located in southern Montana and 

northwest South Dakota, is initiating the 

first phase of the forest planning process 

pursuant to the 2012 National Forest 

System Land Management Planning rule 

(36 CFR part 219). This process will 

result in a revised forest land 

management plan (Forest Plan) which 

describes the strategic direction for 

management of forest resources on the 

Custer Gallatin National Forest for the 

next ten to fifteen years. The planning 

process encompasses three-stages: 

assessment, plan revision, and 

monitoring. The first stage of the 

planning process involves assessing 

ecological, social, and economic 

conditions of the planning area, which 

is documented in an assessment report. 

The Forest is inviting the public to 

contribute in the development of the 

Assessment. The Forest will be hosting 

public forums near the end of February 

into early March 2016 with a second set 

of meetings forthcoming in June 2016. 

We will invite the public to share 

information relevant to the assessment 

including existing information, current 

trends, and local knowledge. Public 

engagement opportunities associated 

with the development of the Assessment 

will be announced on the Web site cited 

below. 

DATES: From January 2016 through 

August 2016, the public is invited to 

participate in the development of the 

Assessment. The draft assessment report 

for the Custer Gallatin National Forest is 


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being initiated and is expected to be 

available in August 2016 on the Forest 

Web site at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/

land/custergallatin/landmanagement. 

Following completion of the 

assessment, the Forest will initiate 

procedures pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to 

prepare and evaluate a revised forest 

plan. 

ADDRESSES: Written correspondence can 

be sent to Custer Gallatin National 

Forest, P.O. Box 130, Bozeman, MT 

59771, or sent via email to 

cgplanrevision@fs.fed.us. All 

correspondence, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Virginia Kelly, Forest Plan Revision 

Team Leader at 406–587–6704. 

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 time), 

Monday through Friday. 

More information on the planning 

process can also be found on the Custer 

Gallatin National Forest Planning Web 

site at http://www.fs.usda.gov/land/

custergallatin/landmanagement. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Forest Management Act 

(NFMA) of 1976 requires that every 

National Forest System (NFS) unit 

develop a land management plan (LMP). 

On April 9, 2012, the Forest Service 

finalized its land management planning 

rule (2012 Planning Rule, 36 CFR part 

291), which describes requirements for 

the planning process and the content of 

the land management plans. Forest 

plans describe the strategic direction for 

management of forest resources for ten 

to fifteen years, and are adaptive and 

amendable as conditions change over 

time. Pursuant to the 2012 Forest 

Planning Rule (36 CFR part 219), the 

planning process encompasses threestages: assessment, plan revision, and 

monitoring. The first stage of the 

planning process involves assessing 

social, economic, and ecological 

conditions of the planning area, which 

is documented in an assessment report. 

This notice announces the start of the 

initial stage of the planning process, 

which is the development of the 

assessment report. 

The second stage, formal plan 

revision, involves the development of 

our Forest Plan in conjunction with the 

preparation of an Environmental Impact 

Statement under the NEPA. Once the 

plan revision is completed, it will be 

subject to the objection procedures of 36 

CFR part 219, subpart B, before it can 

be approved. The third stage of the 

planning process is the monitoring and 

evaluation of the revised plan, which is 

ongoing over the life of the revised plan. 

The assessment rapidly evaluates 

existing information about relevant 

ecological, economic, cultural and 

social conditions, trends, and 

sustainability and their relationship to 

land management plans within the 

context of the broader landscape. This 

information builds a common 

understanding prior to entering formal 

plan revision. The development of the 

assessment will include public 

engagement. 

With this notice, the Custer Gallatin 

National Forest invites other 

governments, non-governmental parties, 

and the public to contribute in 

assessment development. The intent of 

public engagement during development 

of the assessment is to identify as much 

relevant information as possible to 

inform the upcoming plan revision 

process. We encourage contributors to 

share material about existing conditions, 

trends, and perceptions of social, 

economic, and ecological systems 

relevant to the planning process. The 

assessment also supports the 

development of relationships with key 

stakeholders that will be used 

throughout the plan revision process 

As public meetings, other 

opportunities for public engagement, 

and public review and comment 

opportunities are identified to assist 

with the development of the forest plan 

revision, public announcements will be 

made, notifications will be posted on 

the Forest’s Web site at http://

www.fs.usda.gov/main/custergallatin/ 

and information will be sent out to the 

Forest’s mailing list. If anyone is 

interested in being on the Forest’s 

mailing list to receive these 

notifications, please contact Virginia 

Kelly at the address identified above, or 

by sending an email cgplanrevision@

fs.fed.us. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official for the 

revision of the land management plan 

for the Custer Gallatin National Forest is 

Mary Erickson, Forest Supervisor, 

Custer Gallatin National Forest. 

Dated: January 29, 2016. 

Mary Erickson, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Office of the Secretary 

Estimates of the Voting Age 

Population for 2015 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: General Notice Announcing 

Population Estimates. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

voting age population estimates as of 

July 1, 2015, for each state and the 

District of Columbia. We are providing 

this notice in accordance with the 1976 

amendment to the Federal Election 

Campaign Act, Title 52, United States 

Code, Section 30116(e). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Humes, Chief, Population 

Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 

HQ–5H174, Washington, DC 20233, at 

301–763–2071. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

requirements of the 1976 amendment to 

the Federal Election Campaign Act, 

Title 52, United States Code, Section 

30116(e), I hereby give notice that the 

estimates of the voting age population 

for July 1, 2015, for each state and the 

District of Columbia are as shown in the 

following table. 

ESTIMATES OF THE POPULATION OF VOTING AGE FOR EACH STATE AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: JULY 1, 2015 

Area Population 18 

and over Area Population 18 and over 

United States .............................................................. 247,773,709 

Alabama ...................................................................... 3,755,483 Missouri ...................................................................... 4,692,196 

Alaska ......................................................................... 552,166 Montana ...................................................................... 806,529 

Arizona ........................................................................ 5,205,215 Nebraska .................................................................... 1,425,853 

Arkansas ..................................................................... 2,272,904 Nevada ....................................................................... 2,221,681 

California ..................................................................... 30,023,902 New Hampshire .......................................................... 1,066,610 

Colorado ..................................................................... 4,199,509 New Jersey ................................................................. 6,959,192 


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