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for those roads and trails that does not 

require redundant analysis. 

Collectively, these changes will be 

analyzed and incorporated into the 

revised DEIS, which will be circulated 

for public comment. The previous 

public comments and analysis will be 

used as the foundation for this revision. 

At the time that the revised DEIS is 

circulated, the public will have the 

opportunity to comment on the entire 

DEIS, including portions that have not 

been revised. 

Preliminary Issues 

The Forest analyzed all scoping 

comments received in 2007 to identify 

issues, which are defined as cause-effect 

relationships directly or indirectly 

caused by implementing the proposed 

action. The issues defined as within the 

scope of the project, and directly or 

indirectly caused by implementing the 

proposal, were used to develop the 

range of action alternatives. Four issues 

were identified: (1) Restricting 

motorized access for dispersed camping; 

(2) restricting motorized big game 

retrieval; (3) impacts to resources from 

motorized use; and, (4) economics: loss 

of revenues and jobs. 

Proposed Action 

The revised proposed action would 

designate a system of roads, trails, and 

areas for motorized use as well as 

motorized access for dispersed camping 

and motorized access for big game 

retrieval. The road system would have 

15 percent fewer roads and 68 percent 

more motorized trails than the current 

system. That would result in 2,890 

miles of NFS roads open to public 

motorized travel, including 2,143 miles 

of roads that are open to both highway 

legal and off-highway vehicles. Also, 

this would result in 270 miles of 

motorized trails across the Forests, with 

20 miles open to all vehicles and 182 

miles open to vehicles less than 50 

inches wide. 

The proposed action would designate 

300 feet from either side of around 35 

percent of the designated open roads 

(1,027 miles) for the sole purpose of 

accessing dispersed camping locations 

with motor vehicles. Motorized big 

game retrieval would be allowed within 

a 1-mile distance off the designated road 

and motorized trail system (1.2 million 

acres) for elk. No other species would be 

retrieved using motor vehicles. There 

would be one motorized use area 

designated (17 acres). All other cross 

country travel would be prohibited. 

Possible Alternatives 

The revised DEIS will analyze three 

alternatives in detail. These revised 

alternatives used the 2010 DEIS as a 

foundation and the public comments 

received from that DEIS. 

Alternative 1 (no action) represents 

the existing transportation system and 

proposes no changes. The existing 

system includes 3,418 miles of open 

roads and 127 miles of motorized trails. 

Cross-country travel off system roads on 

around 1.6 million acres would 

continue, except where currently 

prohibited. This alternative is not be 

compliant with the travel management 

rule because it does not designate a 

system of roads, trails and areas for 

motorized use. 

Alternative 2 is the Proposed Action, 

which would designate a system of 

roads, trails, and areas for motorized use 

as well as motorized access for 

dispersed camping and motorized 

access for big game retrieval. The road 

system would have 15 percent fewer 

roads and 68 percent more motorized 

trails than the current system. That 

would result in 2,890 miles of NFS 

roads open to public motorized travel, 

including 2,143 miles of roads that are 

open to both highway legal and offhighway vehicles. 

Alternative 3 is being designated to 

address the following issues: (1) 

Restricting motorized access for 

dispersed camping; (2) restricting 

motorized big game retrieval; and, (3) 

impacts to resources from motorized 

use. 

Scoping Process 

The proposed action outlined in this 

revised NOI is identical to the scope of 

the proposed action that was originally 

scoped, and therefore a new scoping 

period is not required. The original 

scoping process solicited over 20,000 

public comments, which are being used 

to guide the development of the revised 

DEIS. 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 also be accepted and 

considered. 

Responsible Official 

The Responsible Official is the Forest 

Supervisor of the Apache-Sitgreaves 

National Forests, P.O. Box 640, 

Springerville, AZ 85938. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

Based on the effects to social, natural, 

and cultural resources, the Forest 

Supervisor will decide what changes to 

make to the current motorized travel 

system to be compliant with the Travel 

Management Rule. The decision will 

also include whether to provide 

motorized access for dispersed camping, 

whether to designate motorized use 

areas, and whether to provide access for 

motorized big game retrieval. The 

Record of Decision, which will be 

published after analyzing the public’s 

comments, will document the decision 

with the rationale. 

Dated: September 15, 2017. 

Jeanne M. Higgins, 

Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National 

Forest System. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Kemmerer Ranger District; BridgerTeton National Forest; Wyoming; 

Kemmerer Grazing and Rangeland 

Vegetation Management Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revised Notice of Intent to 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement. 

SUMMARY: The Bridger-Teton National 

Forest will prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the 

effects of continued authorization of 

grazing on 17 sheep allotments on the 

Kemmerer Ranger District in southwest 

Wyoming. 

DATES: Although comments are accepted 

at any time, two designated comment 

periods concerning the scope of the 

analysis were established: June 26, 2017 

through July 26, 2017 and November 17, 

2008 through January 2, 2009. 

Comments will be accepted for an 

additional 30 days after October 2, 2017. 

The Draft EIS is expected in June 2018. 

Following its release, an opportunity to 

comment on the Draft EIS will be 

provided. The Final EIS is expected 

June 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Kemmerer Ranger District, 308 U.S. 

Highway 189 North, Kemmerer, WY 

83101. Comments may also be sent via 

email to comments-intermtn-bridgerteton-kemmerer@fs.fed.us, or via 

facsimile to 307–828–5135. Please put 

‘‘Comments on Kemmerer Grazing’’ in 

the subject line. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 

such a way that they are useful to the 

Agency’s preparation of the EIS. 

Therefore, comments should be 

provided prior to the close of the 

comment period and should clearly 

articulate the reviewer’s concerns and 

contentions. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. 

Aaron Zobell, Rangeland Management 

Specialist, Kemmerer Ranger District, 

307–828–5100, richardazobell@

fs.fed.us. 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. 

Ongoing information related to the 

proposed project can be found on the 

the project Web page at: http://

www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=

26874. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need for Action 

A Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an 

EIS was published on November 17, 

2008 (73 FR 67835) and April 9, 2010 

(75 FR 10144). This NOI updates and 

supplements the previously published 

NOI to prepare an EIS and adds one 

additional allotment, Trespass Creek 

Allotment. The project area 

encompasses 181,227 acres of National 

Forest System lands within Lincoln 

County of western Wyoming. The 17 

allotments included in the analysis are: 

Aspen Springs; Basin Creek; Buckskin 

Knoll; Devils Hole; Elk Creek; Green 

Knoll; Indian Creek; Lake Alice; Lake 

Mountain; Lower Salt Creek; Pole Creek; 

Porcupine Creek; Sams-Allen Creek; 

Smiths Fork; South Fontenelle; Spruce 

Creek; and Trespass Creek allotments. 

The analysis contained in the EIS will 

be used by the responsible official to 

decide whether or not, and if so, how 

to authorize livestock grazing and 

manage rangeland vegetation within the 

project area. 

The purpose of the Kemmerer Grazing 

and Rangeland Vegetation Management 

project is to authorize livestock grazing 

in a manner that will maintain desired 

conditions or improve resource 

conditions towards desired conditions. 

There is a need for continued livestock 

grazing on the Bridger-Teton National 

Forest to meet the direction provided by 

the Bridger Teton Land and Resource 

Management Plan (Forest Plan) to 

contribute to the prosperity of 

communities (Goal 1.1) and provide 

forage for about 260,000 animal unit 

months of livestock grazing annually 

(Objective 1.1(h)). There is also a need 

to avoid unacceptable effects from 

livestock use as outlined in the Forest 

Plan (Goal 4.7) which directs that 

grazing use of the National Forest 

sustain or improve overall range, soils, 

water, wildlife, and recreation values or 

experiences. The difference between the 

existing condition and desired 

condition in terms of livestock grazing 

and resource conditions describes the 

need for federal action. Desired 

conditions are defined by the Forest 

Plan, Forest Service Manual, and 

applicable laws. This effort is 

undertaken to comply with the 1995 

Rescissions Act (Pub. L. 104–19). 

Proposed Action 

The proposed action is to authorize 

livestock grazing on 17 allotments 

within the project area (Aspen Springs; 

Basin Creek; Buckskin Knoll; Devils 

Hole; Elk Creek; Green Knoll; Indian 

Creek; Lake Alice; Lake Mountain; 

Lower Salt Creek; Pole Creek; Porcupine 

Creek; Sams-Allen Creek; Smiths Fork; 

South Fontenelle; Spruce Creek; and 

Trespass Creek allotments) with 

updated domestic sheep grazing and 

rangeland vegetation management 

direction. Desired conditions are 

identified. Grazing practices addressing 

frequency of grazing and rest from 

grazing would be guided by the amount 

and diversity of vegetation given the 

capability of soils, as well as indicators 

of soil quality such as amount of ground 

cover, sign of active erosion and healing 

of headcuts. Other best management 

practices addressing the timing, 

duration, and in specific settings the 

intensity, of use are identified. Adaptive 

management is part of the proposed 

action. Identified are: Criteria to guide 

management, pre-determined optional 

courses of action used to make adaptive 

changes in management over time, and 

the focused monitoring which provides 

the basis for adjusting management to 

attain desired resource conditions. 

Allotment management plans would 

become part of a term grazing permit 

and contain the livestock grazing and 

rangeland vegetation management 

direction identified by the responsible 

official’s decision. 

Possible Alternatives 

To date the Bridger-Teton National 

Forest has identified two alternatives to 

the proposed action: Alternative A—No 

Domestic Livestock Grazing, and 

Alternative B—Continuation of Current 

Livestock Management. Alternative A 

would discontinue sheep grazing on the 

17 allotments over the next five years 

with the exception of sheep trailing to 

other allotments on the Bridger-Teton 

National Forest and the Caribou 

National Forest. This alternative will 

demonstrate the effects of eliminating 

livestock grazing on the environment 

and more clearly illustrate the potential 

effects of implementing any grazing and 

rangeland vegetation management 

alternative. Alternative B would 

continue current grazing management 

practices including annual adjustments 

in authorized livestock numbers and 

season of use, as needed. 

Responsible Official 

Kemmerer District Ranger Adrienne 

Holcomb 

Nature of the Decision To Be Made 

Whether domestic sheep grazing 

should be allowed to continue on all, 

part, or none of the 17 allotments within 

the project area; and if so, under what 

management strategy. 

Preliminary Issues 

Preliminary issues associated with the 

proposed action include: 

(1) The amount and diversity of 

vegetation in some locations is less than 

the current capability of soils; 

(2) Sediment delivery to drainages 

supporting fisheries, and retention of 

precipitation on uplands, as evidenced 

by headcutting/gullies and sign of active 

erosion; and 

(3) Wildlife values within some aspen 

stands are minimized by a lack of 

diverse aspen age classes; in some 

locations the diversity of herbaceous 

and shrub species in the understory is 

also diminished. 

Permits or Licenses Required 

If a decision is made to authorize 

regularly scheduled livestock grazing, 

such grazing must be authorized under 

a term grazing permit. 

Scoping Process 

Pursuant to 36 CFR 218.7(a)(2), this 

proposed project implements the land 

management plan and is subject to § 218 

subparts A and B. Those who submit 

specific written comments regarding the 

proposed project during this scoping 

period or other designated opportunity 

for public comment in accordance with 

§ 218.5(a) are eligible to object. Issues 

raised in objections must be based on 

previously submitted timely, specific 

written comments regarding the 

proposed project unless based on new 

information arising after the designated 

comment opportunities. 

Specific written comments as defined 

by § 218.2 should be within the scope of 

the proposed action, have a direct 

relationship to the proposed action, and 

must include supporting reasons for the 

responsible official to consider. It is the 

responsibility of all individuals and 

organizations to ensure that their 

comments are received in a timely 

manner. 

Comments received, including names 

and addresses of those who comment, 

will be considered part of the public 

record on these proposed actions and 

will be available for public inspection. 


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Comments submitted anonymously will 

be accepted and considered; however, 

anonymous comments will not provide 

the agency with the ability to provide 

the respondent with subsequent 

environmental documents nor provide 

the respondent with standing to object 

the subsequent draft decision. Only 

those who respond to the request for 

comments or request to be placed on the 

mailing list will be added to the mailing 

list for this project. 

An objection period will follow the 

regulation found in § 218.7. For 

objection eligibility (§ 218.5), only those 

who have submitted timely, specific 

written comments during any 

designated opportunity for public 

comment may file an objection. 

Issues to be raised in objections must 

be based on previously submitted 

specific written comments regarding the 

proposed project and attributed to the 

objector, unless the issue is based on 

new information that arose after a 

designated opportunity to comment 

(§ 218.8(c)). 

Dated: September 12, 2017. 

Jeanne M. Higgins, 

Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National 

Forest System. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21007 Filed 9–29–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF 

GOVERNORS 

Notice of Public Availability of the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors FY– 

2015 Service Contract Analysis and 

FY–2016 Service Contract Inventory 

AGENCY: The Broadcasting Board of 

Governors. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

743 of Division C of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2010, the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) 

is publishing this notice to advise the 

public of the availability of its FY–2015 

Service Contract Analysis and FY 2016 

Service Contract Inventory. They are 

available on the BBG Web site, through 

the following link: https://www.bbg.gov/ 

strategy-and-performance/researchreports/bbg-service-contract-inventory/. 

The service contract inventory provides 

information on service contract actions 

over $25,000 made in FY–2016. The 

information is organized by function to 

show how contracted resources are 

distributed throughout the Agency. The 

inventory has been developed in 

accordance with guidance on service 

contract inventories issued on 

November 5, 2010 and on December 19, 

2011 by the Office of Management and 

Budget, Office of Federal Procurement 

Policy (OFPP). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James McGuirk, Senior Procurement 

Analyst, IBB Office of Contracts via 

email at jmcguirk@bbg.gov or at 

telephone number (202) 382–7840. 

Dated: September 27, 2017. 

Chris Luer, 

Chief, IBB Office of Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21102 Filed 9–29–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8610–01–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the New 

Hampshire Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a meeting of the New 

Hampshire Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene by conference 

call at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) on: Thursday 

October 26, 2017. The purpose of the 

meeting is to begin the work on the 

Valley Street project, including 

potential panelists, venue, and other 

details for a future briefing on the 

project. 

DATES: Thursday, October 26, 2017, at 

11:00 a.m. EDT. 

Public Call-In Information: 

Conference call-in number: 1–888–539– 

3624 and conference call 6145125. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Evelyn Bohor, at ero@usccr.gov or by 

phone at 202–376–7533. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested 

members of the public may listen to the 

discussion by calling the following tollfree conference call-in number: 1–888– 

539–3624 and conference call 6145125. 

Please be advised that before placing 

them into the conference call, the 

conference call operator will ask callers 

to provide their names, their 

organizational affiliations (if any), and 

email addresses (so that callers may be 

notified of future meetings). Callers can 

expect to incur charges for calls they 

initiate over wireless lines, and the 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

conference call-in number. 

Persons with hearing impairments 

may also follow the discussion by first 

calling the Federal Relay Service at 1– 

800–977–8339 and providing the 

operator with the toll-free conference 

call-in number: 1–888–539–3624 and 

conference call 6145125. 

Members of the public are invited to 

make statements during the open 

comment period of the meeting or 

submit written comments. The 

comments must be received in the 

regional office approximately 30 days 

after each scheduled meeting. Written 

comments may be mailed to the Eastern 

Regional Office, U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 

20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or 

emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ero@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376– 

7533. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing as they become available 

at https://www.facadatabase.gov/ 

committee/meetings.aspx?cid=262; click 

the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’ 

links.Records generated from this 

meeting may also be inspected and 

reproduced at the Eastern Regional 

Office, as they become available, both 

before and after the meetings. Persons 

interested in the work of this advisory 

committee are advised to go to the 

Commission’s Web site, www.usccr.gov, 

or to contact the Eastern Regional Office 

at the above phone numbers, email or 

street address. 

Agenda 

October 26, 2017 

• Open—Rollcall 

• Project Discussion: Valley Street Jail 

Venues, Panelists, Other Details 

• Open Comment 

• Adjourn 

Dated: September 27, 2017. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit 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. 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Longitudinal EmployerHousehold Dynamics (LEHD). 


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