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C. Need to Maintain and Improve 

Coldwater Fisheries (Forest Plan Goal 

1.5): There is a need to reduce the 

amount of aspen adjacent to streams 

within the project area, particularly cold 

water streams. Beaver activity (primarily 

feeding or utilization of aspen close to 

these streams) results in lack of shade 

trees adjacent to the stream and 

potentially leads to increases in water 

temperature, making it unsuitable for 

cold water species. 

D. Need to Maintain or Enhance the 

Quality of the Recreation Experience 

(Forest Plan Goal 2.1): The Fould’s 

Creek spring ponds have long been 

utilized as a recreational fishery. Also, 

there are currently no designated nonmotorized trails within the project area. 

Some of the project area is designated 

for non-motorized public access, so 

public access is limited to foot travel. 

There is a need to provide adequate foot 

travel access within the project area 

which would improve the quality of the 

recreational experience. 

E. Need for Supplying Wood Products 

(Forest Plan Goal 2.5): The harvest 

activities being proposed to meet the 

needs for action would result in the 

availability of wood products, including 

pulpwood, sawtimber, and biomass 

products. Environmentally sound 

harvest through commercial timber sales 

would meet this need. 

F. Need to Develop and Maintain 

Capital Infrastructure (Forest Plan Goal 

3.1 Transportation Systems): Based on a 

roads analysis, there is a need to 

provide an adequate, safe, and efficient 

transportation system in the project 

area. More specifically, total road 

densities are slightly above the desired 

road density in portions of the project 

area, some roads are in areas susceptible 

to resource damage, other roads are 

located in areas where there are no 

foreseeable access needs, and some 

areas lack access. 

Proposed Action 

The proposed land management 

activities (proposed actions) to meet the 

needs of the area include the following: 

A. The following tree harvest activities 

address the needs to maintain or 

improve forest health in the project 

area: (1) Selection harvest on about 

14,500 acres; (2) Improvement harvest 

on about 1,400 acres; (3) Thinning 

harvest on about 150 acres; (4) 

Shelterwood harvest on about 380 acres; 

(5) Overstory removal harvest on about 

160 acres; and (6) Clearcut harvest on 

about 450 acres. Selection, thinning, 

and improvement harvest are types of 

harvest activities that remove only a 

portion of the existing trees to 

encourage regeneration of an 

understory, to encourage age-class 

development, or to encourage growth, 

health and vigor in the remaining trees. 

Other proposed projects related to forest 

health include restoration of about 2 

acres of Canada yew by supplemental 

planting and fencing and restoration of 

desired tree species (conifer and oak for 

example) through supplemental 

planting within a portion of the 

proposed harvest areas. 

B. The following project addresses the 

need to maintain or improve Regional 

Forester Sensitive Species habitat 

(spruce grouse habitat): Supplemental 

planting and retention of spruce on 

about 50 acres. 

C. The following project addresses the 

need to maintain or improve coldwater 

fisheries: Retention of shade trees and 

discouragement of aspen adjacent to 12 

miles of coldwater streams. 

D. The following project addresses the 

need to provide and enhance recreation 

opportunities: Designation of about 6 

miles of walking trails. 

E. The following project addresses the 

need for supplying wood products: 

Proposed harvest activities will be 

conducted through commercial timber 

sales with an estimated 91 million board 

feet of pulpwood and sawtimber 

products, and potentially 14,000 dry 

tons of tree top material which could be 

utilized for biomass. 

F. The following projects address 

transportation needs for timber harvest 

and for providing a safe and efficient 

transportation system to meet 

administrative and public access needs: 

(1) New permanent road construction of 

about 12 miles; (2) New temporary road 

construction of about 1 mile; (3) Road 

reconstruction of about 43 miles; and (4) 

Road decommissioning of about 29 

miles. In addition, the proposal includes 

designation of about 16 miles of road 

that would be open to public highway 

vehicle use and another 14 miles that 

would also be open to OHV (off 

highway vehicle) use. 

Possible Alternatives 

Alternatives to the proposed action 

that are currently being considered for 

display in the draft EIS are as follows: 

The required No Action alternative. 

Other alternatives will be developed as 

the analysis progresses. 

Responsible Official 

Bob Heimes, Medford-Park Falls 

District Ranger, Chequamegon-Nicolet 

National Forest. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The primary decision will be whether 

or not to implement the proposed 

projects or alternatives of the projects 

within the project area that respond to 

the purpose and need. The decision will 

also include resource protection 

measures as identified in the applicable 

Forest Plan standards and guidelines. 

The decision may also include 

monitoring requirements and whether 

Forest Plan amendments are needed to 

implement the decision. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. Comments in 

response to this solicitation for 

information should focus on (1) the 

proposal; (2) issues or impacts from the 

proposal; and (3) possible alternatives 

for addressing issues associated with the 

proposal. We are especially interested in 

information that might identify a 

specific undesired result of 

implementing the proposed actions. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 

such maimer 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. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted and 

considered, however. 

Dated: January 4, 2010. 

Jeanne M. Higgins, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Deschutes and Ochoco National 

Forests Resource Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Deschutes and Ochoco 

National Forests Resource Advisory 

Committee will meet in Redmond, 

Oregon. The purpose of the meeting is 

to review proposed projects and make 

recommendations under Title II 

(division C of Pub. L. 110–343 

reauthorized and amended the Secure 

rural Schools and community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (SRS Act) as 

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originally enacted in Public Law 106– 

393. 

DATES: The meeting will be held January 

27, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 

January 28, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the office of the Central Oregon 

Intergovernmental Council, 2363 SW 

Glacier Place, Redmond, Oregon 97756. 

Send written comments to Jeff Walter as 

Designated Federal Official, for the 

Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests 

Resource Advisory Committee, c/o 

Forest Service, USDA. Ochoco National 

Forest, 3160 NE., 3rd St., Prineville, OR 

97754 or electronically to 

jwalter@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Walter, Designated Federal Official, 

Ochoco National Forest, 541–416–6625. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring Title II matters to the attention 

of the Committee may flle written 

statements with the Committee staff 

before the meeting. A public input 

session will be provided and 

individuals who made written requests 

by January 15, 2010 will have the 

opportunity to address the Committee at 

the session. 

Dated: January 4, 2010. 

Jeff Walter, 

Designated Federal Official. 

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COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Amendment of Limitation of Duty- and 

Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles 

Assembled in Beneficiary ATPDEA 

Countries From Regional Country 

Fabric 

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA). 

ACTION: Amending the 12–month cap on 

duty- and quota-free benefits. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Stetson, International Trade 

Specialist, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482–3400. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: 

Section 3103 of the Trade Act of 2002, 

Public Law 107–210; Presidential 

Proclamation 7616 of October 31, 2002, 

67 FR 67283 (November 5, 2002); 

Executive Order 13277, 67 FR 70305 

(November 19, 2002); and the Office of 

the United States Trade Representative’s 

Notice of Authority and Further 

Assignment of Functions, 67 FR 71606 

(November 25, 2002). 

Section 3103 of the Trade Act of 2002 

amended the Andean Trade Preference 

Act (ATPA) to provide for duty- and 

quota-free treatment for certain textile 

and apparel articles imported from 

designated Andean Trade Promotion 

and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) 

beneficiary countries. Section 

204(b)(3)(B)(iii) of the amended ATPA 

provides duty- and quota-free treatment 

for certain apparel articles assembled in 

ATPDEA beneficiary countries from 

regional fabric and components, subject 

to quantitative limitation. More 

specifically, this provision applies to 

apparel articles sewn or otherwise 

assembled in one or more ATPDEA 

beneficiary countries from fabrics or 

from fabric components formed or from 

components knit-to-shape, in one or 

more ATPDEA beneficiary countries, 

from yarns wholly formed in the United 

States or one or more ATPDEA 

beneficiary countries (including fabrics 

not formed from yarns, if such fabrics 

are classifiable under heading 5602 and 

5603 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

(HTS) and are formed in one or more 

ATPDEA beneficiary countries). Such 

apparel articles may also contain certain 

other eligible fabrics, fabric 

components, or components knit-toshape. 

Title VII of the Tax Relief and Health 

Care Act (TRHCA) of 2006, Public Law 

107–432, extended the expiration of the 

ATPA to June 30, 2007. See Section 

7002(a) of the TRHCA 2006. H.R. 1830, 

110th Cong. (2007), further extended the 

expiration of the ATPA to February 29, 

2008. H.R. 5264, 110th Cong. (2008), 

further extended the expiration of the 

ATPA to December 31, 2008. H.R. 7222, 

110th Cong. (2008), further extended the 

expiration of the ATPA to December 31, 

2009. H.R 4284, 111th Cong. (2009), 

further extended the expiration of the 

ATPA to December 31, 2010. 

The purpose of this notice is to extend 

the period of the quantitative limitation 

for preferential tariff treatment under 

the regional fabric provision for imports 

of qualifying apparel articles for a full 

12-month period, through September 

30, 2010. 

For the period beginning on October 

1, 2009 and extending through 

September 30, 2010, the aggregate 

quantity of imports eligible for 

preferential treatment under the 

regional fabric provision is 

1,163,423,598 square meters equivalent. 

Apparel articles entered in excess of this 

quantity will be subject to otherwise 

applicable tariffs. 

This quantity is calculated using the 

aggregate square meter equivalents of all 

apparel articles imported into the 

United States, derived from the set of 

Harmonized System lines listed in the 

Annex to the World Trade Organization 

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 

(ATC), and the conversion factors for 

units of measure into square meter 

equivalents used by the United States in 

implementing the ATC. 

Janet E. Heinzen, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

resubmit to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). The clearance request was 

withdrawn and is now being 

resubmitted because the Census Bureau 

has made changes to the request. The 

sample size has been lowered, the 

reinterview rate has been increased and 

a new Census Coverage Measurement 

Recall Bias Panel Study has been added. 

Two previous notices were published in 

the Federal Register announcing plans 

to submit this request (June 19, 2009 on 

page 29166 and Nov. 24, 2009 on page 

61329). Neither of the previous notices 

included information about these 

changes. 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: 2010 Census Coverage 

Measurement, Person Interview, Person 

Interview Reinterview, and Recall Bias 

Panel Study. 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Form Number(s): All data will be 

collected using automated instruments 

on computers. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Burden Hours: 68,938. 

Number of Respondents: 275,750. 

Average Hours per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census 

Bureau requests authorization from the 

Office of Management and Budget to 

conduct the Census Coverage 

Measurement (CCM) Person Interview 

(PI) and Person Interview Reinterview 

(PIRI) operations as part of the 2010 

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