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stability for communities dependent on 

range resources. 

Proposed Action 

The Proposed Action was developed 

to provide grazing opportunities that 

meet multiple use objectives while 

reducing the impacts to important 

botanical and wildlife resource. One 

herd, a total of 494 cow/calf pairs per 

month, which includes the 75 cow/calf 

pair being grazed on private lands, 

would be authorized to graze from May 

20 to October 15. Grazing would be 

allowed in some fenced riparian areas, 

additional acreage identified in the Jack 

Creek Sheep and Goat Allotment, and 

grazing of the private parcels along Jack 

Creek known as Upper Jamison, and 

Lower Jamison under a term private 

land grazing permit. This would 

facilitate coordinated management of 

Oregon spotted frog habitat across 

ownerships. The North Sheep Pasture 

would be added to the Antelope Grazing 

Allotment. The grazing system in the 

Chemult pasture would be a deferred 

rotation system made possible by 

allowing use of additional acreage in 

some of the existing fenced riparian 

areas and the North Sheep Pasture. 

Possible Alternatives 

In addition to the proposed action, the 

project interdisciplinary team will 

analyze the effects of: 

No Action Alternative (Alternative 1): 

No livestock grazing would be 

authorized within the existing 

Allotments nor would coordinated 

management of grazing on private lands 

within the Antelope Allotments occur. 

Continuance or establishment of grazing 

on all private lands within the Antelope 

Allotments, including lands within 

Oregon spotted frog habitat, would be at 

stockings, rate, timings, and utilizations 

of the private landowners’ choosing. 

Cattle would be removed from all 

allotments within two years. 

Current Management Alternative 

(Alternative 2): Permits would be 

reauthorized as have been over the last 

three to five years; two herds at 419 

cow/calf pair per month with permitted 

grazing from May 15 to September 30. 

The Antelope and Antelope Cattle & 

Horse Allotments would remain two 

separate administrative allotments and 

retain their existing boundaries. 

Approximately 3.6 miles of fence would 

be constructed to reinforce the Chemult 

Pasture boundary at the northeast 

corner. 

Alternative 4: This alternative was 

developed to provide grazing 

opportunities while addressing 

concerns relating to the protection of 

important botanical and wildlife 

resources in the Chemult RD. The 

Chemult portion of the allotments 

would be administratively closed to 

grazing, grazing would not expand into 

the North Sheep Pasture, and fencing 

would be constructed along active 

allotment boundaries. New exclosure/

protection fences would be constructed 

around sensitive springs and fens on the 

Silver Lake side of the allotments. 

Grazing would be permitted for one 

herd at 419 cow/calf pair per month 

from May 20 to July 30 without using 

the Chemult RD portion of the 

allotments. 

Alternative 5: This incorporates 

concepts that may result in better 

success in allotment management and 

livestock needs. A two herd grazing 

system on the Chemult District would 

be used with a deferred rotation pattern 

involving three of the pastures. Two of 

these pastures would have a one-year 

rest during the three-year cycle. The 

North Sheep Pasture would be added to 

the Antelope Grazing Allotment. The 

two-herd system would incorporate the 

75 cow/calf pair currently grazed on the 

private lands withing Jack Creek as part 

of a term/private permit. Private 

inholdings along Jack Creek would be 

brought under allotment management 

throught a term private permit to enable 

coordinated management of Oregon 

spotted frog habitat across ownerships. 

New exclosure/protection fences would 

be constructed around sensitive springs 

and fens. The Rock Springs area would 

not be included in the Tobin Cabin 

Allotment. The season of use in the 

Antelope 3 and 4 holding pastures 

would be extended to October 15 to 

facilitate movement of livestock off the 

Allotments at the end of the grazing 

season. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official will be Forest 

Supervisor, Fremont-Winema National 

Forests, 1301 South G Street, Lakeview, 

OR 97630 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

Given the purpose of and need for the 

proposal, the deciding official will 

review the proposed action, the other 

alternatives, and the environmental 

consequences to make the following 

decisions: 

• Whether or not to authorize 

livestock grazing on the identified 

allotments and if so, the appropriate 

level and grazing system to use. 

• If an action alternative is selected, 

that it is consistent with the Fremont 

and Winema Land and Resource 

Management Plans, as amended. 

Preliminary Issues 

Preliminary issues identified include: 

• Grazing within meadows and 

riparian areas, including fens 

• Grazing within occupied and 

potential habitat for Oregon spotted frog 

• Proposed grazing strategies 

including animal unit months, rotations, 

and number of herds 

• Overutilization, underutilization, 

and uneven distribution of utilization of 

forage that may be addressed by 

inclusion of acquired lands, fenced 

meadows, and adjacent unused grazing 

lands as part of the grazing strategy 

• Proposed fencing strategies 

including construction, reconstruction, 

and fences to maintain or remove 

• Expansion of the allotment 

boundaries, specifically at Cannon Well 

and the addition of the North Sheep 

Pasture. 

Dated: October 28, 2014. 

Constance Cummins, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture 

Notice of Intent To Request Approval 

To Establish a New Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the National Institute 

of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) intent 

to establish a new information 

collection of Letters of Intent (LOIs). 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 5, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

concerning this notice and requests for 

copies of the information collection may 

be submitted by any of the following 

methods to Robert Martin, Records 

Officer, Information Policy, Planning 

and Training Mail: NIFA/USDA; Mail 

Stop 2216; 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW.; Washington, DC 20250–2216; 

Hand Delivery/Courier: 800 9th Street 

SW., Waterfront Centre, Room 4206, 

Washington, DC 20024; or Email: 

rmartin@nifa.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Martin, Records Officer, 

Information Policy, Planning and 

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1See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From 

Mexico: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of 

Critical Circumstances, 79 FR 54967 (September 15, 

2014) (Final Determination). 

2See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico 

and Turkey, Investigation Nos. 701–TA–502 and 

731–TA–1227 (Final), USITC Publication 4496, 

(October 2014). 

3 Id. 

Training; Office of Information 

Technology; NIFA;USDANIFA, Email: 

rmartin@nifa.NIFA.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Letter of Intent. 

OMB Number: 0524–New. 

Type of Request: Intent to establish a 

new information collection for three 

years. 

Abstract: NIFA sponsors ongoing 

agricultural research, extension, and 

education programs under which 

competitive, formula, and special 

awards of a high-priority nature are 

made. The nature of the competitive, 

peer-reviewed process makes it 

important that information from 

applicants be available in a 

standardized format to ensure equitable 

treatment. The LOI is used to ensure 

applicants adhere to program guidelines 

and goals and provides useful 

information for peer review panel 

planning. Applicants with relevant LOIs 

will be encouraged to submit a full 

application to the program while those 

that do not conform to program goals are 

discouraged to submit a full application. 

Many competitive programs currently 

require a LOI as a prerequisite for 

submission of an application. To reduce 

an applicant’s administrative burden, 

NIFA may expand the use of LOIs for 

more of its competitive programs. 

Electronic submission via email in an 

attached PDF formatted document 

collects the following information: 

Page 1: 

a. Name of lead Project Director (PD) 

b. Professional Title of lead PD 

c. Department of lead PD 

d. Institution of lead PD 

e. Email of lead PD 

f. Name of all collaborating PDs 

g. Professional Title of all 

collaborating PDs 

h. Department of all collaborating PDs 

i. Institution of all collaborating PDs 

j. Program Area 

k. Priority Area 

Page 2: 

a. Descriptive Title 

b. Rationale 

c. Overall Hypothesis or Goal 

d. Specific Objectives 

e. Approach 

f. Potential Impact and Expected 

Outcomes 

The information collection will 

collect the same information in a fillable 

PDF document provided by NIFA. 

Respondents: Universities, non-profit 

institutions, State, local, or Tribal 

governments, and a limited number of 

for-profit institutions and individuals. 

Estimation of Responses: The 

individual form burden is as follows 

(calculated based on a survey of LOI 

applicants conducted by NIFA): 1–2 

hours. 

Frequency of Respondents: Annually, 

for those that submit LOIs to required 

programs. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Comments should be sent to 

the address stated in the preamble. All 

responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments also 

will become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of 

October 2014. 

Sonny Ramaswamy, 

Director, National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26404 Filed 11–5–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–201–844] 

Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From 

Mexico: Antidumping Duty Order 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: Based on an affirmative final 

determination by the Department of 

Commerce (the Department) and the 

International Trade Commission (ITC), 

the Department is issuing an 

antidumping duty (AD) order on steel 

concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from 

Mexico. 

DATES: Effective Date: November 6, 

2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Moore or Joy Zhang, Office 

III, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–3692 or (202) 482– 

1168. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In accordance with sections 735(d) 

and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 

351.210(c), on September 15, 2014, the 

Department published its affirmative 

final determination of sales at less-thanfair-value (LTFV) in the antidumping 

duty investigation of rebar from 

Mexico.1 On October 28, 2014, the ITC 

notified the Department of its final 

determination, pursuant to sections 

735(b)(1)(A)(i) and section 735(d) of the 

Act, that an industry in the United 

States is materially injured by reason of 

LTFV imports of rebar from Mexico.2

The ITC also determined that critical 

circumstances do not exist.3

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise subject to this order 

is steel concrete reinforcing bar 

imported in either straight length or coil 

form (rebar) regardless of metallurgy, 

length, diameter, or grade. The subject 

merchandise is classifiable in the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) primarily under 

item numbers 7213.10.0000, 

7214.20.0000, and 7228.30.8010. 

The subject merchandise may also 

enter under other HTSUS numbers 

including 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.5000, 

7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0030, 

7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001, 

7222.11.0057, 7222.11.0059, 

7222.30.0001, 7227.20.0080, 

7227.90.6085, 7228.20.1000, and 

7228.60.6000. Specifically excluded are 

plain rounds (i.e., non-deformed or 

smooth rebar). Also excluded from the 

scope is deformed steel wire meeting 

ASTM A1064/A1064M with no bar 

markings (e.g., mill mark, size or grade) 

and without being subject to an 

elongation test. HTSUS numbers are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes; however, the written 

description of the scope remains 

dispositive. 

Antidumping Duty Order 

As stated above, on October, 28, 2014, 

in accordance with section 745(d) of the 

Act, the ITC notified the Department of 

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