80_FR_33042 80 FR 32931 - National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule

80 FR 32931 - National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 111 (June 10, 2015)

Page Range32931-32932
FR Document2015-14146

The National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule Committee (Committee) will meet in Juneau, Alaska. Attendees may also participate via webinar and conference call. The Committee operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92-463). Additional information relating to the Committee, including the meeting summary/minutes, can be found by visiting the Committee's Web site at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/planningrule/committee.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14146]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National 
Forest System Land Management Planning Rule

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the 
National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule Committee 
(Committee) will meet in Juneau, Alaska. Attendees may also participate 
via webinar and conference call. The Committee operates in compliance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92-463). 
Additional information relating to the Committee, including the meeting 
summary/minutes, can be found by visiting the Committee's Web site at: 
http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/planningrule/committee.

DATES: The meetings will be held in-person and via webinar/conference 
call on the following dates and times:

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     Tuesday, August 4, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AKST
     Wednesday, August 5, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AKST
     Thursday, August 6, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. AKST
    All meetings are subject to cancellation. For updated status of 
meetings prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Centennial Hall Convention 
Center, 101 Egan Drive, Juneau, Alaska. For anyone who would like to 
attend via webinar and/or conference call, please visit the Web site 
listed above or contact the person listed in the section titled FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 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--Yates 
Building, 201 14th Street SW., Mail Stop 1104, Washington, DC 20250-
1104. Please call ahead to facilitate entry into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chalonda Jasper, Committee 
Coordinator, by phone at 202-260-9400, or by email at 
cjasper@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 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, 
Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to provide:
    1. Continued deliberations on formulating advice for the Secretary,
    2. Discussion of Committee work group findings,
    3. Dialogue with key Forest Service personel and stakeholders from 
Region 10, the Alaska Region, regarding the land management plan 
revision and plan amendment processes currently underway in the region,
    4. Hearing public comments, and
    5. Administrative tasks.
    This meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include time 
for people to make oral comments of three minutes or less. Individuals 
wishing to make an oral comment should submit a request in writing by 
July 27, 2015, to be scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who would like to 
bring related matters to the attention of the Committee may file 
written statements with the Committee's staff before or after the 
meeting. Written comments and time requests for oral comments must be 
sent to Chalonda Jasper, USDA Forest Service, Ecosystem Management 
Coordination, 201 14th Street SW., Mail Stop 1104, Washington, DC 
20250-1104, or by email at cjasper@fs.fed.us. The agenda and summary of 
the meeting will be posted on the Committee's Web site within 21 days 
of the meeting.
    Meeting Accommodations: If you are a person requiring reasonable 
accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language 
interpreting, assistive listening devices or other reasonable 
accommodation for access to the facility or proceedings by contacting 
the person listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case by 
case basis.

    Dated: June 2, 2015.
Leanne M. Marten,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
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                                                    between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,                        membership category. The Recreation                       1. Identify what vacancy they would
                                                    Eastern Standard Time, Monday                           RACs composition is as follow:                         represent and how they are qualified to
                                                    through Friday.                                            (1) Five persons who represent                      represent that vacancy;
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              recreation users and that include, as                     2. State why they want to serve on the
                                                                                                            appropriate, persons representing—                     committee and what they can
                                                    Background                                                                                                     contribute;
                                                                                                               (a) Winter motorized recreation such
                                                       The Federal Lands Recreation                         as snowmobiling;                                          3. Show their past experience in
                                                    Enhancement Act (REA), signed in                           (b) Winter nonmotorized recreation                  working successfully as part of a
                                                    December 2004, directs the Secretary of                 such as snowshoeing, cross-country and                 working group on forest management
                                                    Agriculture, the Secretary of the                       downhill skiing, and snowboarding;                     activities;
                                                    Interior, or both to establish Recreation                  (c) Summer motorized recreation such                   4. Complete Form AD–755, you may
                                                    RACs, or use existing advisory                          as motorcycling, boating, and off-                     contact the persons above or from the
                                                    committees to perform the duties of                     highway vehicle driving;                               following Web site: http://
                                                    Recreation RACs, in each State or region                   (d) Summer nonmotorized recreation                  www.usda.gov/documents/OCIO_AD_
                                                    for Federal recreation lands and waters                 such as backpacking, horseback riding,                 755_Master_2012.pdf. All nominations
                                                    managed by the Forest Service or the                    mountain biking, canoeing, and rafting;                will be vetted, by the Agency.
                                                    BLM. These committees make recreation                   and                                                       Equal opportunity practices, in line
                                                    fee program recommendations on                             (e) Hunting and fishing.                            with USDA policies, will be followed in
                                                    implementing or eliminating standard                       (2) Three persons who represent                     all appointments to the Recreation
                                                    amenity fees; expanded amenity fees;                    interest groups that include, as                       RACs. To ensure that the
                                                    and noncommercial, individual special                   appropriate—                                           recommendations of the Recreation
                                                    recreation permit fees; expanding or                       (a) Motorized outfitters and guides;                RACs have taken into account the needs
                                                    limiting the recreation fee program; and                   (b) Nonmotorized outfitters and                     of the diverse groups served by the
                                                    fee-level changes. The REA grants                       guides; and                                            Departments, membership should
                                                    flexibility to Recreation RACs by stating                                                                      include, to the extent practicable,
                                                                                                               (c) Local environmental groups.
                                                    that the Secretaries:                                                                                          individuals with demonstrated ability to
                                                       • May have as many additional                           (3) Three persons who are—
                                                                                                               (a) State tourism official representing             represent all racial and ethnic groups,
                                                    Recreation RACs in a State or region as
                                                                                                            the State;                                             women and men, and persons with
                                                    the Secretaries consider necessary;
                                                                                                               (b) A representative of affected Indian             disabilities.
                                                       • Shall not establish a Recreation
                                                    RAC in a State if the Secretaries                       tribes; and                                              Dated: May 28, 2015.
                                                    determine, in consultation with the                        (c) A representative of affected local              Malcolm A. Shorter,
                                                    Governor of the State, that sufficient                  government interests.                                  Deputy Assistant Secretary For
                                                    interest does not exist to ensure that                     In the event a vacancy arises, the                  Administration.
                                                    participation on the committee is                       Secretary may appointment                              [FR Doc. 2015–14147 Filed 6–9–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    balanced in terms of the points of view                 replacements for members in each of the
                                                                                                                                                                   BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
                                                    represented and the functions to be                     three membership categories. If an
                                                    performed; or                                           appropriate replacement is unavailable,
                                                       • May use a resource advisory                        nominees will be sough through an                      DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                                                    committee established pursuant to                       open and public process and submitted
                                                    another provision of law and in                         to the Secretary for vetting, approval,                Forest Service
                                                    accordance with that law.                               and appointment. The Chairperson, of
                                                       The Forest Service and BLM elected                   each Recreation RAC, shall be selected                 National Advisory Committee for
                                                    to jointly use existing BLM RACs in the                 by majority vote of the Recreation RAC                 Implementation of the National Forest
                                                    states of Arizona, Idaho, the Dakotas,                  from among its members for a period of                 System Land Management Planning
                                                    Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, and                        time as determined by the Recreation                   Rule
                                                    Utah. The Forest Service also manages                   RAC. A Co-Chairperson may be
                                                                                                                                                                   AGENCY:   Forest Service, USDA.
                                                    Recreation RACs for the Forest Service                  assigned, especially to facilitate his or
                                                    Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest,                   her transition to become the                           ACTION:   Notice of meetings.
                                                    Eastern and Southern Regions and for                    Chairperson in the future. The Forest
                                                                                                                                                                   SUMMARY:  The National Advisory
                                                    the State of Colorado. The Forest                       Service Regional Foresters or designee
                                                                                                                                                                   Committee for Implementation of the
                                                    Service is using an existing advisory                   for each identified Recreation RAC shall
                                                                                                                                                                   National Forest System Land
                                                    board for the Black Hills National Forest               serve as the Designated Federal Official
                                                                                                                                                                   Management Planning Rule Committee
                                                    in South Dakota. In addition, the                       (DFO) under Sections 10(e) and (f) of
                                                                                                                                                                   (Committee) will meet in Juneau,
                                                    Governors of three states—Alaska,                       FACA.
                                                                                                                                                                   Alaska. Attendees may also participate
                                                    Nebraska and Wyoming—requested that                        The Recreation RACs members serve
                                                                                                                                                                   via webinar and conference call. The
                                                    their states be exempt from the                         3-year terms and shall reside within the
                                                                                                                                                                   Committee operates in compliance with
                                                    Recreation RAC requirement, and the                     Region(s) and State in which the
                                                                                                                                                                   the Federal Advisory Committee Act
                                                    Secretary concurred with the                            committee is organized.
                                                                                                                                                                   (FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463). Additional
                                                    exemptions.                                             Nominations and Application                            information relating to the Committee,
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                                                    Recreation RACs Membership                              Information for the Recreation RACs                    including the meeting summary/
                                                      The Recreation RACs consists of not                     The appointment of members to the                    minutes, can be found by visiting the
                                                    more than 11 members. The members                       Recreation RACs will be made by the                    Committee’s Web site at: http://
                                                    appointed to the Recreation RACs will                   Secretary of Agriculture. Any individual               www.fs.usda.gov/main/planningrule/
                                                    be fairly balanced in terms of points of                or organization may nominate one or                    committee.
                                                    view represented, functions to be                       more qualified persons to represent the                DATES: The meetings will be held in-
                                                    performed, and will represent a broad                   vacancies listed above. To be considered               person and via webinar/conference call
                                                    array of expertise and relevancy to a                   for membership, nominees must—                         on the following dates and times:


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                                                       • Tuesday, August 4, 2015 from 9:00                  Jasper, USDA Forest Service, Ecosystem                 763–4823 (or via the internet at
                                                    a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AKST                                  Management Coordination, 201 14th                      richard.s.hough@census.gov).
                                                       • Wednesday, August 5, 2015 from                     Street SW., Mail Stop 1104,                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AKST                             Washington, DC 20250–1104, or by
                                                       • Thursday, August 6, 2015 from 9:00                 email at cjasper@fs.fed.us. The agenda                 I. Abstract
                                                    a.m. to 3:00 p.m. AKST                                  and summary of the meeting will be                        The U.S. Census Bureau, with support
                                                       All meetings are subject to                          posted on the Committee’s Web site                     from the National Science Foundation
                                                    cancellation. For updated status of                     within 21 days of the meeting.                         (NSF), plans to conduct the Business
                                                    meetings prior to attendance, please                      Meeting Accommodations: If you are                   R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) for
                                                    contact the person listed under FOR                     a person requiring reasonable                          the 2015–2017 survey years. The BRDIS
                                                    FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.                            accommodation, please make requests                    covers all domestic for-profit businesses
                                                    ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                  in advance for sign language                           that have 5 or more paid employees and
                                                    the Centennial Hall Convention Center,                  interpreting, assistive listening devices              are classified in certain industries. The
                                                    101 Egan Drive, Juneau, Alaska. For                     or other reasonable accommodation for                  BRDIS provides the only comprehensive
                                                    anyone who would like to attend via                     access to the facility or proceedings by               data on R&D costs and detailed
                                                    webinar and/or conference call, please                  contacting the person listed in the                    expenses by type and industry.
                                                    visit the Web site listed above or contact              section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                    The Census Bureau has conducted an
                                                    the person listed in the section titled                 CONTACT. All reasonable                                R&D survey since 1957 (the Survey of
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.                        accommodation requests are managed                     Industrial Research and Development
                                                    Written comments may be submitted as                    on a case by case basis.                               (SIRD) from 1957–2007 and BRDIS from
                                                    described under SUPPLEMENTARY                             Dated: June 2, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                                   2008–present), collecting primarily
                                                    INFORMATION. All comments, including                                                                           financial information on the systematic
                                                                                                            Leanne M. Marten,
                                                    names and addresses, when provided,                                                                            work companies undertake to discover
                                                                                                            Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National                new knowledge or use existing
                                                    are placed in the record and available                  Forest System.
                                                    for public inspection and copying. The                                                                         knowledge to develop new or improved
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2015–14146 Filed 6–9–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    public may inspect comments received                                                                           goods and services. The 2015–2017
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 3411–15–P                                 BRDIS will continue to collect the
                                                    at the USDA Forest Service Washington
                                                    Office—Yates Building, 201 14th Street                                                                         following types of information:
                                                    SW., Mail Stop 1104, Washington, DC                                                                               • R&D expense based on accepted
                                                    20250–1104. Please call ahead to                        DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                 accounting standards.
                                                    facilitate entry into the building.                                                                               • Worldwide R&D of domestic
                                                                                                            Census Bureau                                          companies.
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                      • Business segment detail.
                                                    Chalonda Jasper, Committee                              Proposed Information Collection;                          • R&D-related capital expenditures.
                                                    Coordinator, by phone at 202–260–9400,                  Comment Request; 2015–2017                                • Detailed data about the R&D
                                                    or by email at cjasper@fs.fed.us.                       Business Research and Development                      workforce.
                                                    Individuals who use telecommunication                   and Innovation Surveys                                    • R&D strategy and data on the
                                                    devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the                                                                        potential impact of R&D on the market.
                                                                                                            AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau,
                                                    Federal Information Relay Service                                                                                 • R&D directed to application areas of
                                                    (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8:00                   Commerce.
                                                                                                                                                                   particular national interest.
                                                    a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard                    ACTION: Notice.                                           • Data measuring innovation,
                                                    Time, Monday through Friday.                                                                                   intellectual property protection
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:    The Department of
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                          Commerce, as part of its continuing                    activities and technology transfer.
                                                    purpose of this meeting is to provide:                                                                            The BRDIS utilizes a booklet
                                                                                                            effort to reduce paperwork and
                                                       1. Continued deliberations on                                                                               instrument that facilitates the collection
                                                                                                            respondent burden, invites the general
                                                    formulating advice for the Secretary,                                                                          of information from various contacts
                                                                                                            public and other Federal agencies to
                                                       2. Discussion of Committee work                                                                             within each company who have the best
                                                                                                            comment on proposed and/or
                                                    group findings,                                                                                                understanding of the concepts and
                                                                                                            continuing information collections, as
                                                       3. Dialogue with key Forest Service                                                                         definitions being presented as well as
                                                                                                            required by the Paperwork Reduction
                                                    personel and stakeholders from Region                                                                          access to the information necessary to
                                                                                                            Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44
                                                    10, the Alaska Region, regarding the                                                                           provide the most accurate response. The
                                                                                                            U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
                                                    land management plan revision and                                                                              sections of the booklet correspond to
                                                                                                            DATES: To ensure consideration, written                areas within the company and currently
                                                    plan amendment processes currently
                                                    underway in the region,                                 or on-line comments must be submitted                  include: A company information section
                                                       4. Hearing public comments, and                      on or before August 10, 2015.                          that includes detailed innovation
                                                       5. Administrative tasks.                             ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments                 questions; a financial section focused on
                                                       This meeting is open to the public.                  to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental                       company R&D expenses; a human
                                                    The agenda will include time for people                 Paperwork Clearance Officer,                           resources section; an R&D strategy and
                                                    to make oral comments of three minutes                  Department of Commerce, Room 6616,                     management section; an IP and
                                                    or less. Individuals wishing to make an                 14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,                      technology transfer section; and a
                                                    oral comment should submit a request                    Washington, DC 20230 (or via the                       section focused on R&D that is funded
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                                                    in writing by July 27, 2015, to be                      Internet at jjessup@doc.gov).                          or paid for by third parties. A web
                                                    scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       instrument is also available to
                                                    would like to bring related matters to                  Requests for additional information or                 respondents. The web instrument
                                                    the attention of the Committee may file                 copies of the information collection                   incorporates Excel spreadsheets that are
                                                    written statements with the Committee’s                 instrument(s) and instructions should                  provided to facilitate the electronic
                                                    staff before or after the meeting. Written              be directed to Richard Hough, U.S.                     collection of information from various
                                                    comments and time requests for oral                     Census Bureau, HQ–7K149, 4600 Silver                   areas of the companies. Respondents
                                                    comments must be sent to Chalonda                       Hill Rd., Suitland, MD 20746, (301)                    have the capability to download the


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meetings.
DatesThe meetings will be held in-person and via webinar/conference call on the following dates and times:
ContactChalonda Jasper, Committee Coordinator, by phone at 202-260-9400, or by email at [email protected] Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
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