80 FR 33476 - Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests; California; San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Management Plan

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 113 (June 12, 2015)

Page Range		33476-33478
FR Document		2015-14412

The Forest Service intends to prepare an environmental assessment to establish management direction for the land and resources within San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, designated by Presidential Proclamation on October 10, 2014. The Forest Service, as the responsible agency, proposes to amend the 2006 Angeles National Forest Land Management Plan with a management plan to provide for the protection of the objects of interest identified in the Proclamation. Approximately 99 percent of the Monument occurs on the Angeles National Forest and 1 percent on the San Bernardino National Forest.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests; California; San 
Gabriel Mountains National Monument Management Plan

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental assessment.

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SUMMARY: The Forest Service intends to prepare an environmental 
assessment to establish management direction for the land and resources 
within San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, designated by 
Presidential Proclamation on October 10, 2014. The Forest Service, as 
the responsible agency, proposes to amend the 2006 Angeles National 
Forest Land Management Plan with a management plan to provide for the 
protection of the objects of interest identified in the Proclamation. 
Approximately 99 percent of the Monument occurs on the Angeles National 
Forest and 1 percent on the San Bernardino National Forest.

DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received 
by July 27, 2015. The draft environmental assessment is expected in the 
spring of 2016, and the final environmental assessment and draft 
decision notice is expected in the summer of 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Justin Seastrand, on behalf of the 
Angeles National Forest Supervisor, 701 North Santa Anita Avenue, 
Arcadia, CA 91006. Comments may also be provided via facsimile to 626-
574-5235. Or submitted on the San Gabriel Mountain National Monument 
project Web page: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46964.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Justin Seastrand, Environmental 
Coordinator, USDA Forest Service, Angeles National Forest, 701 North 
Santa Anita Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006; phone 626-574-5278; email 
jseastrand@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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose and Need for Action

    The Presidential Proclamation establishing San Gabriel Mountains 
National Monument (the Monument) requires the preparation of a

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management plan. The purpose and need of developing the management plan 
is to ensure that the lands and resources within the Monument are 
managed in accordance with the intent of the Presidential Proclamation 
that established the Monument. As stated in the Proclamation, the plan 
will provide for the protection and interpretation of the scientific 
and historic objects within the Monument and for continued public 
access to those objects, consistent with their protection, as well as 
access by Indian tribal members for traditional cultural, spiritual, 
and tree and forest product-, food- and medicine-gathering purposes. 
Scientific and historic objects relate to cultural resources; modern 
recreation; scientific significance; wildlife and habitat; 
infrastructure; watershed values; recreation and scenery; and 
vegetation communities. The Proclamation withdrew the area from all 
forms of location, entry, and patent under mining laws and from 
disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing, 
except under the Materials Act of 1947 (sand, stone, gravel). Existing 
claims will still be honored. The Proclamation also requires the 
development of a transportation plan that focuses on protecting the 
objects of historic and scientific interest.
    Based on a preliminary comparison of the Proclamation to the 
existing Angeles National Forest Land Management Plan (Forest Plan), 
agency personnel have concluded that, generally, Forest Plan direction 
is consistent with the management direction provided in the 
Proclamation for the Monument. However, some changes are necessary. 
Preliminary needs for changes to the Forest Plan to ensure consistency 
with the Proclamation include:
    1. Transportation: The Proclamation requires the development of a 
transportation plan for the Monument that focuses on protecting those 
objects of historic and scientific interest identified by the 
President.
    2. Land Use Zones: Some land use zones identified in the Forest 
Plan need to be updated to reflect new wilderness designations and 
other relevant and overlapping designations such as the Pacific Crest 
Trail, San Dimas, etc., that have taken place since the Forest Plan was 
adopted.
    3. Minerals/Mining: Forest Plan direction needs revision to reflect 
the mineral withdrawal of lands within the Monument as directed by the 
Proclamation. Existing claims will still be honored.
    4. Recreation: Forest Plan direction may need to be revised to 
ensure that recreation settings, opportunities, and access are managed 
to meet public expectations while minimizing resource concerns 
associated with high public use and limited facilities. The Monument 
Management Plan and associated Forest Plan direction should provide a 
framework for making ecologically, economically, and socially 
sustainable recreation management decisions.

Proposed Action

    The Angeles National Forest proposes to change some existing 
management direction in the Forest Plan and to capture those changes in 
the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Management Plan. The Forest 
Plan may be amended in the following areas to ensure appropriate 
management of the Monument, consistent with the Proclamation: (1) 
Forest Plan Part 1--Goal 4.1, related to Energy and Minerals 
Production; (2) Forest Plan Part 2--Land Use Zones (as amended), 
related to Wilderness Areas and suitable uses allowed within land use 
zones; (3) Forest Plan Part 2--Appendix B--Strategies, related to 
Minerals management and Off Highway Vehicle Use Opportunities; and (4) 
Forest Plan Part 3--Appendix D--Standard S34, related to the framework 
for regulation of recreational uses.
    All other aspects of the Forest Plan in Part 1 (Vision, including 
goals), Part 2 (Strategy including objectives, suitable uses within 
land use zones, and `places'), and Part 3 (Design Criteria, including 
standards) would not change as part of this proposal and would be 
carried forward as written into the San Gabriel Mountains National 
Monument Management Plan.
    At the end of the process, there would be a single document that 
would serve as a standalone San Gabriel Mountains National Monument 
Management Plan, even though it would be adopted as an amendment to the 
Forest Plan. Any existing direction from the Forest Plan that applies 
to and is brought forward for the Monument will be repeated in the 
Management Plan, so that a single document provides all management 
direction for the Monument. The Management Plan will apply to all 
National Forest Systems lands within the monument including the small 
portion of the Monument that is on San Bernardino National Forest 
System lands (1 percent), which would also be guided by the direction 
provided by the Management Plan.

Responsible Official

    The Angeles National Forest Supervisor will issue the decision.

Nature of Decision To Be Made

    This decision will amend the Angeles Forest Plan, and in doing so, 
create the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Management Plan. The 
decision would only apply to National Forest System lands within the 
Monument. Those National Forest System lands outside the Monument will 
continue to be managed according to current direction in the Angeles 
Forest Plan.

Scoping Process

    This notice of intent initiates the scoping process, which guides 
the development of the environmental assessment. The Angeles National 
Forest encourages public review of this preliminary purpose and need 
for action and preliminary proposal. Public meetings will be held to 
answer questions about the preliminary Need to Change analysis, provide 
additional information, and gather comments and concerns. Public 
meetings will be held at the following locations and during the 
following times (Pacific time):

 June 22, 4-8 p.m., Pacific Community Center, 501 S. Pacific 
Ave., Glendale, CA
 June 23, 4-8 p.m., Palmdale Legacy Commons Senior Center, 930 
East Avenue Q9, Palmdale, CA
 June 24, 4-8 p.m., Glendora Public Library, 140 S Glendora 
Ave;, Glendora, CA
 June 25, 3-7 p.m., Pico House, 424 N Main St, Los Angeles, CA
 June 26, 4-8 p.m., Big Pines Lodge, 24537 Big Pines Highway, 
Wrightwood, CA

    While public input is welcome through the planning process, two 
additional formal opportunities for public comment will occur when the 
draft environmental assessment is released for a 45-day comment period 
(anticipated spring 2016) and when the final environmental assessment 
and draft decision notice are released for a 45-day objection period 
(anticipated summer 2016).
    It is important that reviewers provide their comments at such times 
and in such manner that they are useful to the agency's preparation of 
the environmental assessment. Therefore, comments should be provided 
before the close of the comment 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

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anonymously will be accepted and considered.
    The San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Management Plan will be 
developed pursuant to the requirements of the National Forest 
Management Act of 1976 (NFMA) and the U.S. Forest Service Planning 
Rule. This project is an action to amend a Forest Plan, and as such, is 
subject to pre-decisional administrative review, pursuant to Subpart B 
of the Planning Rule (36 CFR part 219).

    Dated: June 5, 2015.
Daniel Lovato,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
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payments part of BCAP. No rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) and no bioenergy market end use
discretionary changes are being guayule (Parthenium argentatum). (conversion to heat, power, advance
proposed for the matching payments • Requirements or additional biofuel or biobased product) for the
part of BCAP. The proposed changes practices for conservation plans on harvested or collected biomass crops.
include: expiring Conservation Reserve Program
FSA will conduct scoping meetings to
(CRP) or Agricultural Conservation
• Consideration and review of Easement Program (ACEP) land acres
provide information on the proposed
additional crops including: pongamia that would be enrolled in BCAP project changes to BCAP and to solicit input
pinnata, giant miscanthus seeded and areas. from program participants, the public,
rhizome clones, giant reed (Arundo • Potential for enrolling annual crops and other stakeholders on the
donax), pennycress (Thlaspi arvense), in BCAP project areas for contracts of environmental impacts of these changes
energy cane (Saccharum spp.), biomass less than five years. and alternatives to these changes. FSA
sorghum, sweet sorghum, yellowhorned • Program management processes that will hold five scoping meetings. Each
fruit tree, eastern cottonwood (Populus could help offset the lack of crop meeting will begin with an Open House
deltoides), kenaf, jatropha, eucalyptus insurance for biomass crops or provide (6 p.m.–6:30 p.m.) followed by a
(fast growing), castor beans (Ricinus sufficient information for the presentation (6:30 p.n.–7 p.m.). At the
communis), short rotation pine, tropical Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance conclusion of the presentation FSA will
maize, hybrid willow, sweetgum, black Program (NAP) to establish coverage. accept verbal comments and answer
locust, loblolly pine, aspen, rubber • Treatment of the required FSA questions. Times and locations are
annual rental reductions in the event of provided in the table below.
TABLE 1—PUBLIC MEETING DATES, TIMES, AND LOCATIONS*
Date Time Location

July 14, 2015 ............... 6 p.m.–8 p.m. .............. Hilton Garden Inn Sacramento/South Natomas, 2540 Venture Oaks Way, Sacramento, CA
95833.
July 15, 2015 ............... 6 p.m.–8 p.m. .............. Pacific Beach Hotel, 2490 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815.
August 3, 2015 ............. 6 p.m.–8 p.m. .............. Hampton Inn & Suites Raleigh-Durham Airport, 8021 Acro Corporate Drive, Raleigh, NC
27617.
August 4, 2015 ............. 6 p.m.–8 p.m. .............. Orlando Airport Marriott Lakeside, 7499 Augusta National Drive, Orlando, FL 32822.
August 5, 2015 ............. 6 p.m.–8 p.m. .............. Holiday Inn Sioux City, 701 Gordon Drive, Sioux City, IA 51101.
* The five public meeting locations were chosen for the purposes of allowing public input from communities where BCAP has an existing
project area or where FSA is aware that project area planning is in underway.

Under NEPA, the PEIS process DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2016, and the final environmental
provides a means for the public to assessment and draft decision notice is
provide input on implementation Forest Service expected in the summer of 2016.
alternatives and environmental ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Angeles and San Bernardino National
concerns for federal actions and Justin Seastrand, on behalf of the
Forests; California; San Gabriel
programs. This notice informs the Angeles National Forest Supervisor, 701
Mountains National Monument
public of FSA’s intent to prepare a PEIS North Santa Anita Avenue, Arcadia, CA
Management Plan
for discretionary changes to BCAP, and 91006. Comments may also be provided
provides notice of the opportunity for AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. via facsimile to 626–574–5235. Or
public input on the proposed ACTION:Notice of intent to prepare an submitted on the San Gabriel Mountain
discretionary changes. The PEIS will environmental assessment. National Monument project Web page:
provide an analysis that evaluates http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_
program effects in appropriate contexts, SUMMARY: The Forest Service intends to project_exp.php?project=46964.
describes the intensity of adverse as prepare an environmental assessment to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
well as beneficial environmental establish management direction for the Justin Seastrand, Environmental
impacts, and addresses the cumulative land and resources within San Gabriel Coordinator, USDA Forest Service,
environmental impacts associated with Mountains National Monument, Angeles National Forest, 701 North
the proposed changes to BCAP. There designated by Presidential Proclamation Santa Anita Avenue, Arcadia, CA
will be additional opportunities for on October 10, 2014. The Forest Service, 91006; phone 626–574–5278; email
public comment on the draft PEIS when as the responsible agency, proposes to jseastrand@fs.fed.us.
it is developed. The final PEIS and amend the 2006 Angeles National Forest Individuals who use
subsequent Record of Decision will be Land Management Plan with a telecommunication devices for the deaf
used by FSA decision-makers in management plan to provide for the (TDD) may call the Federal Information
implementing changes to BCAP. protection of the objects of interest Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
identified in the Proclamation. between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Signed in Washington, DC, on June 9, Approximately 99 percent of the Time, Monday through Friday.
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2015. Monument occurs on the Angeles SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Val Dolcini, National Forest and 1 percent on the
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit San Bernardino National Forest. Purpose and Need for Action
Corporation, and Administrator, Farm DATES: Comments concerning the scope The Presidential Proclamation
Service Agency. of the analysis must be received by July establishing San Gabriel Mountains
[FR Doc. 2015–14393 Filed 6–11–15; 8:45 am] 27, 2015. The draft environmental National Monument (the Monument)
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anonymously will be accepted and Type of Request: Revision of a Race (Select One or More)
considered. currently approved information • American Indian or Alaska Native;
The San Gabriel Mountains National collection. • Asian;
Monument Management Plan will be Abstract: The United States • Black or African American;
developed pursuant to the requirements Department of Agriculture (USDA), • Native Hawaiian or other Pacific
of the National Forest Management Act NIFA administers several competitive, Islander;
of 1976 (NFMA) and the U.S. Forest peer-reviewed research, education, and • White;
Service Planning Rule. This project is an extension programs, under which • Do not wish to provide
action to amend a Forest Plan, and as awards of a high-priority are made.
Disability Status
such, is subject to pre-decisional These programs are authorized pursuant
administrative review, pursuant to to the authorities contained in the • Yes (check yes if any of the following
Subpart B of the Planning Rule (36 CFR National Agricultural Research, apply to you)
part 219). Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of • Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3101 et • Blind or serious difficulty seeing
Dated: June 5, 2015. even when wearing glasses
seq.); Competitive, special, and facilities
Daniel Lovato, • Serious difficulty walking or
research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i) and other
Acting Forest Supervisor. climbing stairs
legislative authorities. NIFA also
[FR Doc. 2015–14412 Filed 6–11–15; 8:45 am] • Other serious disability related to a
administers several formula funded
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research programs. The programs are
condition
authorized pursuant to the authorities
contained in the McIntire-Stennis No
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Cooperative Forestry Research Act of • Do not wish to provide
National Institute of Food and October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a–1– Addition to the ‘‘Non-Federal Funds’’
Agriculture 582a–7); the Hatch Act of 1887, as Section of the REEport Financial Report:
amended (7 U.S.C. 4361a–361i); Section NIFA proposes to collect the following
Notice of Intent To Revise a Currently 1445 of Public Law 95–113, the Food data as part of the REEport Financial
Approved Information Collection and Agriculture Act of 1977, as Report:
amended (7 U.S.C. 3222); and Section
AGENCY: National Institute of Food and 1433 of Subtitle E (Sections 1429–1439), Other Non-Federal Funds
Agriculture, USDA. Title XIV of Public Law 95–113, as • Foundation Funding
ACTION: Notice and request for amended (7 U.S.C. 3191–3201). • International Funding
comments. The purpose of this revision is to
collect two new pieces of information as I. Demographic Data
SUMMARY: In accordance with the part of REEport: (1) Demographic data Estimate of the Burden: The total
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. on grant participants, and (2) additional reporting and record keeping
L. 104–13) and Office of Management lines on the REEport Financial Report requirements for the submission of the
and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR for ‘‘Non-Federal Funds’’ used on ‘‘Demographic Data on Grant Project
part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, projects funded by NIFA. Participants’’ is estimated to average 0.1
1995), this notice announces the Demographic Data: NIFA proposes to hour per response. This estimate is
National Institute of Food and collect the following data as approved based on a percentage of 5 percent of the
Agriculture’s (NIFA) intention to revise in the Research Performance Progress burden for a full Progress Report as
a currently approved information Report (RPPR). NIFA is being asked by previously approved by the Office of
collection entitled, ‘‘Research, other Federal Government entities for Management and Budget.
Education, and Extension project online information regarding the demographics Estimated Number of Responses:
reporting tool (REEport).’’ of grantee participants in research, 8700.
DATES: Written comments on this notice higher education, and extension, Estimated Burden per Response: 0.1
must be received by August 17, 2015, to including Project Directors, Co-Project hours.
be assured of consideration. Comments Directors, Students, etc. Demographic Estimated Total Annual Burden on
received after that date will be data (i.e., gender, ethnicity, race, and Respondents: 870 hours.
considered to the extent practicable. disability status) should be provided Frequency of Responses: Annually.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be directly by significant contributors, with II. Addition of Data to ‘‘Non-Federal
submitted by any of the following the understanding that submission of Funds’’ Section of the REEport
methods: Email: rmartin@nifa.usda.gov; such data is voluntary. There are no Financial Report
Fax: 202–720–0857; Mail: Office of adverse consequences if the data are not
Information Technology (OIT), NIFA, provided. Confidentiality of Estimate of the Burden: The total
USDA, STOP 2216, 1400 Independence demographic data will be in accordance reporting and record keeping
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250– with agency’s policy and practices for requirements for the submission of the
2216. complying with the requirements of the ‘‘Non-Federal Funds’’ data on the
Privacy Act. REEport Financial Report is estimated to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: average 0.1 hour per response. This
Robert Martin, Records Officer; email: Gender estimate is based on a percentage 5
rmartin@nifa.usda.gov.
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• Male; percent of the burden for a full
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: • Female; Financial Report as previously approved
Title: Reporting Requirements for • Do not wish to provide by the Office of Management and
Research, Education, and Extension Budget.
project online reporting tool (REEport). Ethnicity Estimated Number of Responses:
OMB Number: 0524–0048. • Hispanic or Latino; 8700.
Expiration Date of Current Approval: • Not-Hispanic or not-Latino; Estimated Burden per Response: 0.1
January 31, 2018. • Do not wish to provide hours.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of intent to prepare an environmental assessment.
Dates		Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received by July 27, 2015. The draft environmental assessment is expected in the spring of 2016, and the final environmental assessment and draft decision notice is expected in the summer of 2016.
Contact		Justin Seastrand, Environmental Coordinator, USDA Forest Service, Angeles National Forest, 701 North Santa Anita Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006; phone 626-574-5278; email [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 33476

80 FR 33476 - Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests; California; San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Management Plan

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREForest Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 113 (June 12, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service