2094 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 10 / Thursday, January 15, 2015 / Notices 

11The preliminary demographics dataset will not 

include information on egg products 

establishments. FSIS will release this information at 

a later date. 

FSIS Meat, Poultry, and Egg Inspection 

Directory). ‘‘Demographics’’ here refers 

to identifying characteristics of meat 

and poultry establishments that are 

subject to FSIS inspection.11 These 

include, but are not limited to, the 

following variables: Establishments’ 

‘‘HACCP size’’—large, small, or very 

small; products the establishments’ 

produce; and their USDA official 

establishment number. 

At a later date, FSIS will release 

Agency datasets on testing data on Shiga 

Toxin-producing Escherichia coli 

(STEC) in raw, non-intact beef products 

and on Listeria monocytogenes and 

Salmonella in RTE products. Additional 

Agency datasets FSIS intends to release 

include, but are not limited to, testing 

and serotype data on Salmonella and 

Campylobacter in young chickens and 

young turkeys; Salmonella and 

Campylobacter in comminuted poultry; 

Salmonella in raw ground beef; routine 

chemical residue testing data in meat 

and poultry products; advanced meat 

recovery (AMR) testing data. These 

preliminary Agency datasets will not all 

be released at the same time and before 

releasing the final datasets. FSIS will 

publish a Constituent Update with a 

link to a sample dataset for stakeholder 

review. 

Besides the preliminary datasets that 

the Agency will be releasing, as stated 

in the draft Plan, FSIS is considering 

additional data sources for future 

release. These include: Inspection task 

data associated with verification of 

compliance with each regulation; 

humane handling task data; and import 

sampling task data relating to STEC, 

Salmonella, and residue testing. 

The Agency is sharing the draft Plan 

with the larger public to benefit from 

any comments and suggestions that the 

public may provide. The Agency will 

consider all comments submitted before 

releasing and posting any datasets. The 

Agency will revise the draft Plan as 

necessary. 

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement 

No agency, officer, or employee of the 

USDA shall, on the grounds of race, 

color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity, sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family/

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, or political 

beliefs, exclude from participation in, 

deny the benefits of, or subject to 

discrimination any person in the United 

States under any program or activity 

conducted by the USDA. 

To file a complaint of discrimination, 

complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, which 

may be accessed online at http://

www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/

docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_

12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you 

or your authorized representative. 

Send your completed complaint form 

or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email: 

Mail 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–9410. 

Fax 

(202) 690–7442. 

Email 

program.intake@usda.gov. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication 

(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 

should contact USDA’s TARGET Center 

at (202)720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

Additional Public Notification 

FSIS will announce this notice online 

through the FSIS Web page located at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/federalregister. 

FSIS will also make copies of this 

Federal Register publication available 

through the FSIS Constituent Update, 

which is used to provide information 

regarding FSIS policies, procedures, 

regulations, Federal Register notices, 

FSIS public meetings, and other types of 

information that could affect or would 

be of interest to constituents and 

stakeholders. The Update is 

communicated via Listserv, a free 

electronic mail subscription service for 

industry, trade groups, consumer 

interest groups, health professionals, 

and other individuals who have asked 

to be included. The Update is also 

available on the FSIS Web page. In 

addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail 

subscription service which provides 

automatic and customized access to 

selected food safety news and 

information. This service is available at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. 

Options range from recalls to export 

information to regulations, directives, 

and notices. Customers can add or 

delete subscriptions themselves, and 

have the option to password protect 

their accounts. 

Done at Washington, DC, on: January 9, 

2015. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00434 Filed 1–14–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ochoco National Forest, Paulina 

Ranger District; Oregon; Black 

Mountain Vegetation and Fuels 

Management Project EIS 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Ochoco National Forest is 

preparing an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) to analyze the effects of 

managing vegetation and fuels within 

the 34,011 acre Black Mountain project 

area, which is approximately 35 miles 

east of Prineville, Oregon. The project 

area includes National Forest system 

lands within the North Fork Crooked 

River watershed. The alternatives that 

will be analyzed include the proposed 

action, no action, and additional 

alternatives that will respond to issues 

generated through the scoping process. 

The Ochoco National Forest will give 

notice of the full environmental analysis 

and decision making process so 

interested and affected people may 

participate and contribute to the final 

decision. 

DATES: Scoping comments must be 

received by March 2, 2015. The draft 

environmental impact statement is 

expected to be completed and available 

for public comment in October, 2015. 

The final environmental impact 

statement is expected to be completed 

in March, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Sandra Henning, District Ranger, 

Paulina Ranger District, Ochoco 

National Forest, 3160 NE Third Street, 

Prineville, Oregon 97754. Alternately, 

electronic comments may be sent to 

comments-pacificnorthwest ochoco@

fs.fed.us. Electronic comments must be 

submitted as part of the actual email 

message, or as an attachment in plain 

text (.txt), Microsoft Word (.doc), rich 

text format(.rtf), or portable document 

format (.pdf). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Marszal, Project Leader at 3160 

NE Third Street, Prineville, Oregon 

97754, or at (541) 416–6500, or by email 

at jmarszal@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The existing condition of the Black 

Mountain project area was evaluated in 

2014 and documented in the Black 

Mountain project record. The evaluation 

determined that conditions in the 

planning area have departed from the 

historic conditions in several ways. 


rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 10 / Thursday, January 15, 2015 / Notices 2095 

• Tree species compositions are 

outside the historic range of variability. 

• A reduction in Late and Old 

Structured forest (LOS); especially 

single-strata LOS. 

• A reduction in open-canopy stands 

accompanied by an increase in stand 

densities and multi-storied stands. 

• An increased risk of large-scale loss 

of forest to wildfire. 

• An increased risk of insect 

infestation and/or disease that can 

impact forested stands. 

• A decline in riparian/aquatic 

conditions and hardwood communities. 

Based upon direction from the 

Ochoco Forest Plan and an evaluation of 

the project area existing condition, the 

Paulina Ranger District has determined 

that within the Black Mountain project 

area: 

1. There is a need to manage 

vegetation towards the historic range of 

variability and provide a range of forest 

conditions and habitats that would 

support historic disturbance processes, 

native wildlife, and plant species; this 

includes maintaining and increasing 

Late Old Structure (LOS), especially 

single-strata LOS. 

2. There is a need to reduce forest 

density and fuel loadings in order to 

reduce the risk that disturbance events 

such as insect, disease, and wildfire will 

lead to a loss of desired forest 

conditions. 

3. There is a need to maintain existing 

old trees, especially early-seral and fire 

tolerant species, i.e. ponderosa pine, 

and western larch. 

4. There is a need to improve riparian 

and aquatics condition along with 

associated vegetation within Riparian 

Habitat Conservation Areas (RHCAs) 

and maintain and enhance hardwood 

communities. 

5. There is a need to contribute to the 

local and regional economies through 

restoration activities including 

providing timber and other wood 

products now and in the future. 

Proposed Action 

The proposed action includes a 

variety of management strategies and 

activities, including commercial 

thinning with follow-up noncommercial 

thinning and/or slashes treatment (5,364 

acres), noncommercial treatment with 

slash treatment (1,040 acres), 

underburning (3,234 acres) and 

hardwood enhancement (151 acres). 

Implementation of the proposed action 

would require some connected actions; 

these include use of temporary roads on 

existing disturbance (25.4 miles), use of 

new temporary roads (.86 mile), stream 

restoration (7 miles), and material 

source expansion (1 location, 5 acres). 

Implementation of the proposed action 

would require the following mitigation 

to reduce or eliminate unwanted effects; 

these include road closure (1 mile) and 

road decommission (1.86 miles). 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official will be Stacey 

Forson, Forest Supervisor, Ochoco 

National Forest, 3160 NE Third Street, 

Prineville, Oregon 97754 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

Given the purpose and need, the 

deciding official will review the 

proposed action, the other alternatives, 

and the environmental consequences in 

order to determine whether and under 

what circumstances vegetation and fuels 

management will be implemented in the 

Black Mountain project area. 

Preliminary Issues 

The project’s interdisciplinary team 

has developed a list of preliminary 

issues that will be used during the 

analysis of effects. Other issues may 

arise as a result of public comment and 

further analysis. Preliminary issues 

include: 

• Invasive Plant Species (Noxious 

Weeds). Several populations of noxious 

weeds are known to exist within the 

project area. There is a risk that 

management activities may exacerbate 

the weed situation by spreading existing 

populations or introducing new ones. 

• Peck’s Mariposa Lily. Management 

activities can improve habitat for this 

sensitive species, but there is also risk 

of impacting individual plants and/or 

habitat where it occurs in the project 

area. 

• Soil Productivity. Maintenance of 

soil productivity is an important 

objective for management of National 

Forest Lands. When mechanized 

equipment is used in the Forest, soil can 

become displaced and compacted, 

which can impact productivity. 

• Water Quality. The main streams in 

the project area, Peterson, Porter and 

Allen Creeks, are listed on Oregon 

DEQ’s 303(d) list due to high summer 

temperatures. Management activities 

can result in reduced shade on streams, 

as well as contribute sediment into the 

streams, which impacts water quality 

and decreases habitat quality for fish 

and other riparian fauna. 

• Wildlife Habitat. Activities 

intended to improve forest health and 

resiliency may reduce habitat 

effectiveness for some wildlife species, 

including forest raptors and big game. 

Scoping Process 

The notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. It is important that 

reviewers provide their comments at 

such times and in such a 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 

comments 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. 

Dated: January 9, 2015. 

Sandra Henning, 

District Ranger. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00537 Filed 1–14–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Forestry Research Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Forestry Research 

Advisory Council (FRAC) will meet in 

Washington, DC. The Council is 

required by Section 1441 of the 

Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to 

provide advice to the Secretary of 

Agriculture on accomplishing efficiently 

the purposes of the Act of October 10, 

1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a, et seq.), 

commonly known as the McIntireStennis Act of 1962. The Council also 

provides advice relative to the Forest 

Service research program, authorized by 

the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 

Resources Research Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 

95–307, 92 Stat. 353, as amended; 16 

U.S.C. 1600 (note)). The meeting is open 

to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

February 18 and 19, 2015, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Forest Service International 

Programs office located at 1 Thomas 

Circle, Suite 400, Washington, DC. 

Written comments may be submitted as 

described under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. All comments, including 

names and addresses, when provided, 

are placed in the record and available 

for public inspection and copying. The 

public may inspect comments received 

at the USDA Forest Service— 

Washington Office. Visitors are 

encouraged to call ahead at 202–205– 


rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES