77444 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 24, 2014 / Notices 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from approval date. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection. 

Abstract: This information collection 

is required for affidavits submitted to 

FAS for claims against the Agriculture 

Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust 

Fund. Claimants of the Agriculture 

Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust 

Fund will be required to submit 

electronically a notarized affidavit and 

information pertaining to the 

production of worsted wool suits, suittype jackets, or trousers for boys and 

men; or the weaving of wool yarn, wool 

fiber, or wool top to request a 

distribution from the Agriculture Wool 

Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund 

electronically to FAS and will be 

available on the FAS Web site under the 

Agriculture Wool Apparel 

Manufacturers Trust Fund section. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 3 hour per 

response for affidavits related to the 

Agriculture Wool Apparel 

Manufacturers Trust Fund. 

Type of Respondents: Under the 

Agriculture Wool Apparel 

Manufacturers Trust Fund there are 

three groups of potential respondents, as 

authorized by Section 12315 of Act 

(Pub. L. 113–79): (1) Persons in the 

United States that produce worsted 

wool suits, suit-type jackets, or trousers 

for men and boys in the year prior to the 

application using worsted wool fabric of 

the kind described in headings 

9902.51.11, 9902.51.15, or who weave 

worsted wool fabrics suitable for use in 

making men and boys suits under 

heading 9902.51.16 of the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States; (2) 

Persons in the United States that 

process wool yarn, wool fiber, or wool 

top of the kind described in headings 

9902.51.13 or 9902.51.14 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States in the year prior to the 

application; (3) Persons in the United 

States who weave worsted wool fabrics 

of the kind described in headings 

9902.51.11 and or 9902.51.15 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States in the year prior to the 

application and must have also woven 

worsted wool fabrics in the United 

States of the kind described above in the 

years 1999, 2000, and 2001. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

55. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 55. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 164 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Connie Ehrhart, 

the Agency Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (202) 690–1578 or email 

at Connie.Ehrhart@fas.usda.gov. 

Request for Comments: We are 

requesting comments on all aspects of 

this information collection to help us to: 

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of FAS’s functions, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the 

accuracy of FAS’s estimate of burden 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

Enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(4) 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 may be sent to Benjamin 

Chan, Import Programs and Export 

Reporting Division, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Ave. SW., Mail Stop 

1021, Washington, DC 20250. Electronic 

mail submissions should be addressed 

to: iperd@fas.usda.gov. 

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 

submission for Office of Management 

and Budget approval. 

E-Government Act Compliance 

FAS is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act, to promote the 

use of the Internet and other 

information technologies to provide 

increased opportunities for citizen 

access to Government information and 

services, and for other purposes. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

an alternative means for communication 

of information (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s 

Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice 

and TDD). 

Signed at Washington, DC, on December 9, 

2014. 

Philip C. Karsting, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30183 Filed 12–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Assessment Report of Ecological, 

Social, and Economic Sustainability, 

Conditions, and Trends for the Rio 

Grande National Forest 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of initiating the 

assessment phase of the Rio Grande 

National Forest land management plan 

revision. 

SUMMARY: The Rio Grande National 

Forest, located in south central 

Colorado, is initiating the forest 

planning process pursuant to the 2012 

Forest Planning Rule (36 CFR 219). This 

process results in a Forest Land 

Management Plan which describes the 

strategic direction for management of 

forest resources for the next fifteen to 

twenty years on the Rio Grande National 

Forest. The first phase of the process, 

the assessment phase, has begun and 

interested parties will be invited to 

contribute to the development of the 

assessment (36 CFR 219.6). The Forest 

hosted a series of informational 

meetings with key stakeholders and the 

public in the fall of 2014, and will be 

hosting additional meetings between 

January and June 2015. Additional 

information on public participation 

opportunities will be available on the 

project Web site: http://www.fs.usda.

gov/riogrande. The trends and 

conditions identified in the assessment 

will help in identifying the need for 

change, in the development of plan 

components. 

DATES: A draft of the assessment report 

for the Rio Grande National Forest is 

expected to be completed by fall of 2015 

and will be posted on the Rio Grande 

National Forest Web site at http://www.

fs.usda.gov/riogrande. From January 

2015 through June 2015, the public is 

invited to engage in a collaborative 

process to identify relevant information 

and local knowledge to be considered 

for the assessment. The Forest will then 

initiate procedures pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) and prepare a forest plan 

revision. The Forest will again be 

inviting the public to help identify the 

appropriate plan components that will 

become the NEPA proposed action and/ 

or alternatives for the land management 

plan revision. The NEPA procedures 

result in a record of decision and the 

plan revision process results in a draft 

revised plan. The Federal Register 

availability announcement for these 

documents starts the pre-decisional 

administrative review process (36 CFR 

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219 Subpart B). The administrative 

review process provides an individual 

or entity an opportunity for an 

independent Forest Service review and 

resolution of issues before the final 

approval of a plan, plan amendment or 

plan revision. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments or 

questions concerning this notice should 

be addressed to Rio Grande National 

Forest, Attn.: Plan Revision, 1803 W. 

Hwy 160, Monte Vista, CO 81144, or by 

email to: comments-rocky-mountain-riogrande@fs.fed.us (subject heading titled 

Forest Plan Revision). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Waring, Forest Planner, (719) 852– 

6215. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m., Pacific Time, 

Monday through Friday. More 

information on the planning process can 

also be found on the Rio Grande 

National Forest Web site at http://www.

fs.usda.gov/riogrande. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Forest Management Act 

(NFMA) of 1976 requires that every 

National Forest System (NFS) unit 

develop a land management plan. On 

April 9, 2012, the Forest Service 

finalized its land management planning 

rule (2012 Planning Rule), which 

provides broad programmatic direction 

to National Forests and National 

Grasslands for developing and 

implementing their land management 

plans. Forest plans describe the strategic 

direction for management of forest 

resources for fifteen to twenty years, and 

are adaptive and amendable as 

conditions change over time. 

Under the 2012 Planning Rule, the 

assessment of ecological, social, and 

economic trends and conditions is the 

first stage of the planning process. The 

second stage is a development and 

decision process guided, in part, by the 

NEPA and includes the preparation of a 

draft environmental impact statement 

and revised Forest Plan for public 

review and comment, and the 

preparation of the final environmental 

impact statement and revised Forest 

Plan. The third stage of the process is 

monitoring and feedback, which is 

ongoing over the life of the revised 

forest plans. 

With this notice, the agency invites 

other governments, non-governmental 

parties, and the public to contribute to 

the development of the assessment 

report. The assessment will rapidly 

evaluate the sustainability of existing 

ecological, economic, and social 

conditions and trends within the 

context of the broader landscape. It will 

help inform the planning process 

through the use of Best Available 

Scientific Information, while also taking 

into account other forms of knowledge, 

such as local information, national 

perspectives, and native knowledge. 

Lastly, the assessment will help identify 

the need to change the existing 1996 

plan. 

Collaboration as part of the 

assessment phase supports the 

development of relationships of key 

stakeholders throughout the plan 

revision process, and is an essential step 

to understanding current conditions, 

available data, and feedback needed to 

support a strategic, efficient planning 

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/riogrande, 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 Amy 

Waring, Forest Planner, at the mailing 

address identified above, by sending an 

email to: comments-rocky-mountain-riogrande@fs.fed.us (subject heading titled 

Forest Plan Revision). 

Responsible Official: The responsible 

official for the revision of the land 

management plan for the Rio Grande 

National Forest is Dan Dallas, Forest 

Supervisor, Rio Grande National Forest, 

1803 W. Hwy 160, Monte Vista, CO 

81144. 

Dated: December 17, 2014. 

Dan S. Dallas, 

Forest Supervisor, Rio Grande National 

Forest. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30189 Filed 12–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

King Fire Restoration Project, 

Eldorado National Forest, Placer and 

El Dorado Counties, California 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Eldorado National Forest 

proposes to restore portions of the King 

Fire of 2014. The proposed action 

includes hazard tree removal, fuel 

reduction, salvage logging, reforestation, 

road improvements, watershed 

improvements, and research. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

January 23, 2015. The draft 

environmental impact statement is 

expected March 2015 and the final 

environmental impact statement is 

expected June 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

100 Forni Road, Placerville, CA 95667, 

Attention: King Fire Restoration Project. 

Comments may also be sent via email to 

comments-pacificsouthwest-eldorado@

fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 530–621– 

5297. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Ferrell, Team Leader, Eldorado 

National Forest, 100 Forni Road, 

Placerville, CA 95667, phone 530–642– 

5146 or email to pferrell@fs.fed.us. A 

scoping package, maps and other 

information are online at: http://www.fs.

fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php

?project=45952. 

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: 

General Background 

The King Fire started September 13, 

2104 and burned approximately 97,000 

acres on the Eldorado National Forest 

and on private timberlands. The project 

area for this analysis is the 

approximately 63,000 acre portion of 

the King Fire on Eldorado National 

Forest lands within the Georgetown, 

Pacific, and Placerville Ranger Districts 

administrative boundary. The project 

area includes all or portions of 30 

watersheds. The large high severity 

portions of this fire resulted in adverse 

effects to forest resources such as soil, 

riparian areas, and wildlife habitat, and 

killed thousands of trees that contribute 

to hazardous conditions for people and 

extremely high fuel loading over time. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The underlying need(s) for this 

proposal include: Reduce the risk from 

falling dead, dying, and defective trees 

to the safety of forest visitors and 

workers, and of damaging private 

property, structures, and cultural 

resources; reduce accumulation of fuel 

over the long term in strategic fire 

management areas for the purpose of 

improving the ability to manage and 

control future fires; maintain the 

ecological integrity of post fire habitat 

while restoring diverse conifer forests 

and laying the foundation for resiliency 

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