81_FR_69973 81 FR 69778 - Ozark-Ouachita Resource Advisory Committee

81 FR 69778 - Ozark-Ouachita Resource Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 195 (October 7, 2016)

Page Range69778-69779
FR Document2016-24311

The Ozark-Ouachita Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with Title II of the Act. Additional RAC information, including the meeting agenda and the meeting summary/ minutes can be found at the following Web site: http://cloudapps-usda- gov.force.com/FSSRS/RAC_Page?id=001t0000002JcwBAAS.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Ozark-Ouachita Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Ozark-Ouachita Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet 
in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The committee is authorized under the Secure 
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (the Act) and 
operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The 
purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and 
to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning 
projects and funding consistent with Title II of the Act. Additional 
RAC information, including the meeting agenda and the meeting summary/
minutes can be found at the following Web site: http://cloudapps-usda-gov.force.com/FSSRS/RAC_Page?id=001t0000002JcwBAAS.

DATES: The meeting will be held November 1, 2016, beginning at 1:00 
p.m. (CST). In the event of unavoidable circumstances, alternate dates 
for the meeting are November 2 and November 3, 2016.
    All RAC meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of meeting 
prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Janet Huckabee Arkansas River 
Valley Nature Center, 8300 Wells Lake Road, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
    Written comments may be submitted as described under Supplementary 
Information. All comments, including names and addresses when provided, 
are placed in the record and are available for public inspection and 
copying. The public may inspect comments received at 100 Reserve 
Street, Hot Springs, Arkansas. Please

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call ahead to facilitate entry into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caroline Mitchell, Committee 
Coordinator, by phone at 501-321-5318 or via 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is:
    1. To review Title II proposals.
    The meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include time for 
people to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals 
wishing to make an oral statement should request in writing by October 
28, 2016, 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 staff before or after the meeting. 
Written comments and requests for time for oral comments must be sent 
to Caroline Mitchell, Committee Coordinator, PO Box 1270, Hot Springs, 
Arkansas, or via facsimile to 501-321-5399.
    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: September 30, 2016.
Bill Pell,
Designated Federal Official.
[FR Doc. 2016-24311 Filed 10-6-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  contains documents other than rules or                  sponsor a collection of information
                                                  proposed rules that are applicable to the                                                                     Ruth Brown,
                                                                                                          unless the collection of information
                                                  public. Notices of hearings and investigations,                                                               Departmental Information Collection
                                                                                                          displays a currently valid OMB control                Clearance Officer.
                                                  committee meetings, agency decisions and
                                                  rulings, delegations of authority, filing of            number and the agency informs                         [FR Doc. 2016–24287 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  petitions and applications and agency                   potential persons who are to respond to
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                                                  statements of organization and functions are            the collection of information that such
                                                  examples of documents appearing in this                 persons are not required to respond to
                                                  section.                                                the collection of information unless it               DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                                                                                                          displays a currently valid OMB control
                                                                                                          number.                                               Forest Service
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                                                                                                          Animal and Plant Health Inspection                    Ozark-Ouachita Resource Advisory
                                                  Animal and Plant Health Inspection                      Service                                               Committee
                                                  Service
                                                                                                             Title: Importation of Live Poultry,                AGENCY:   Forest Service, USDA.
                                                  Submission for OMB Review;                              Poultry Meat, and Other Poultry                       ACTION:   Notice of meeting.
                                                  Comment Request                                         Products from Specified Regions.
                                                  October 4, 2016.                                           OMB Control Number: 0579–0228.                     SUMMARY:    The Ozark-Ouachita Resource
                                                                                                                                                                Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in
                                                    The Department of Agriculture has                        Summary of Collection: The Animal
                                                                                                                                                                Fort Smith, Arkansas. The committee is
                                                  submitted the following information                     Health Protection Act (AHPA) of 2002 is
                                                                                                                                                                authorized under the Secure Rural
                                                  collection requirement(s) to OMB for                    the primary Federal law governing the
                                                                                                                                                                Schools and Community Self-
                                                  review and clearance under the                          protection of animal health. Veterinary               Determination Act (the Act) and
                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,                        Services of the USDA’s Animal and                     operates in compliance with the Federal
                                                  Public Law 104–13. Comments are                         Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)               Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
                                                  requested regarding (1) whether the                     is responsible for administering                      of the committee is to improve
                                                  collection of information is necessary                  regulations intended to prevent the                   collaborative relationships and to
                                                  for the proper performance of the                       introduction of animal diseases into the              provide advice and recommendations to
                                                  functions of the agency, including                      United States. The regulations in 9 CFR               the Forest Service concerning projects
                                                  whether the information will have                       part 93 and 94 allow the export of live               and funding consistent with Title II of
                                                  practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the              poultry, poultry meat and other poultry               the Act. Additional RAC information,
                                                  agency’s estimate of burden including                   products from Argentina and the                       including the meeting agenda and the
                                                  the validity of the methodology and                     Mexican States of Campeche, Quintana                  meeting summary/minutes can be found
                                                  assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance                   Roo, and Yucatan under certain                        at the following Web site: http://
                                                  the quality, utility and clarity of the                 conditions. APHIS will collect                        cloudapps-usda-gov.force.com/FSSRS/
                                                  information to be collected; and (4)                    information through the use of a health               RAC_Page?id=001t0000002JcwBAAS.
                                                  ways to minimize the burden of the
                                                                                                          certification statement that must be                  DATES: The meeting will be held
                                                  collection of information on those who
                                                                                                          completed by Mexican veterinary                       November 1, 2016, beginning at 1:00
                                                  are to respond, including through the
                                                                                                          authorities prior to export and three                 p.m. (CST). In the event of unavoidable
                                                  use of appropriate automated,
                                                  electronic, mechanical, or other                        APHIS forms VS 17–129, VS 17–29, and                  circumstances, alternate dates for the
                                                  technological collection techniques or                  VS 17–30.                                             meeting are November 2 and November
                                                  other forms of information technology.                     Need and Use of the Information: The               3, 2016.
                                                                                                          information collected from the health                    All RAC meetings are subject to
                                                    Comments regarding this information                                                                         cancellation. For status of meeting prior
                                                  collection received by November 7,                      certificate and forms will provide
                                                                                                          APHIS with critical information                       to attendance, please contact the person
                                                  2016 will be considered. Written                                                                              listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                                  comments should be addressed to: Desk                   concerning the origin and history of the
                                                                                                                                                                CONTACT.
                                                  Officer for Agriculture, Office of                      items destined for importation in the
                                                  Information and Regulatory Affairs,                     United States. Without the information                ADDRESSES:   The meeting will be held at
                                                  Office of Management and Budget                         APHIS would be unable to establish an                 Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley
                                                  (OMB), New Executive Office Building,                   effective defense against the incursion               Nature Center, 8300 Wells Lake Road,
                                                  725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC                     of HPAI and END from import poultry                   Fort Smith, Arkansas.
                                                  20502. Commenters are encouraged to                     and poultry products.                                   Written comments may be submitted
                                                  submit their comments to OMB via                                                                              as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
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                                                                                                             Description of Respondents: Federal
                                                  email to: OIRA_Submission@                              Government; Business or other for-                    INFORMATION. All comments, including
                                                  OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806                       profit.                                               names and addresses when provided,
                                                  and to Departmental Clearance Office,                                                                         are placed in the record and are
                                                  USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602,                                Number of Respondents: 22.                         available for public inspection and
                                                  Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of                       Frequency of Responses: Reporting:                 copying. The public may inspect
                                                  the submission(s) may be obtained by                    On occasion.                                          comments received at 100 Reserve
                                                  calling (202) 720–8958.                                                                                       Street, Hot Springs, Arkansas. Please


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                                                  call ahead to facilitate entry into the                 Handbook of Conservation Practices                    Division, Department of Agriculture,
                                                  building.                                               (NHCP) for public review and comment.                 Natural Resources Conservation Service,
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given of the              6133 South Building, Washington, DC
                                                  Caroline Mitchell, Committee                            intention of NRCS to issue a series of
                                                  Coordinator, by phone at 501–321–5318                                                                         20250.
                                                                                                          revised conservation practice standards                  Electronic copies of the proposed
                                                  or via email at carolinemitchell@                       in NHCP. These standards include
                                                  fs.fed.us.                                                                                                    revised standards are available from
                                                                                                          Brush Management (Code 314),                          http://go.usa.gov/TXye. Requests for
                                                     Individuals who use                                  Herbaceous Weed Treatment (Code
                                                  telecommunication devices for the deaf                                                                        paper versions or inquiries may be
                                                                                                          315), Lined Waterway or Outlet (Code                  directed to Emil Horvath, national
                                                  (TDD) may call the Federal Information                  468), Prescribed Grazing (Code 528),
                                                  Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339                                                                        practice standards review coordinator,
                                                                                                          and Restoration of Rare or Declining                  Natural Resources Conservation Service,
                                                  between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,                        Natural Communities (Code 643). NRCS
                                                  Eastern Standard Time, Monday                                                                                 Central National Technology Support
                                                                                                          State Conservationists who choose to                  Center, 501 West Felix Street, Fort
                                                  through Friday.                                         adopt these practices for use within
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                                                                                Worth, Texas 76115.
                                                                                                          their States will incorporate them into
                                                  purpose of the meeting is:                                                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                          section IV of their respective electronic
                                                     1. To review Title II proposals.                                                                           amount of the proposed changes varies
                                                                                                          Field Office Technical Guide. These
                                                     The meeting is open to the public.                                                                         considerably for each of the
                                                                                                          practices may be used in conservation
                                                  The agenda will include time for people                                                                       conservation practice standards
                                                                                                          systems that treat highly erodible land
                                                  to make oral statements of three minutes                                                                      addressed in this notice. To fully
                                                                                                          (HEL), or on land determined to be a
                                                  or less. Individuals wishing to make an                                                                       understand the proposed changes,
                                                                                                          wetland. Section 343 of the Federal
                                                  oral statement should request in writing                                                                      individuals are encouraged to compare
                                                                                                          Agriculture Improvement and Reform
                                                  by October 28, 2016, to be scheduled on                                                                       these changes with each standard’s
                                                                                                          Act of 1996 requires NRCS to make
                                                  the agenda. Anyone who would like to                                                                          current version as shown at: http://
                                                                                                          available for public review and
                                                  bring related matters to the attention of                                                                     www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/
                                                                                                          comment all proposed revisions to
                                                  the committee may file written                                                                                detailfull/national/technical/cp/ncps/
                                                                                                          conservation practice standards used to
                                                  statements with the committee staff                                                                           ?cid=nrcs143_026849 .To aid in this
                                                                                                          carry out HEL and wetland provisions of
                                                  before or after the meeting. Written                                                                          comparison, following are highlights of
                                                                                                          the law.
                                                  comments and requests for time for oral                                                                       some of the proposed revisions to each
                                                  comments must be sent to Caroline                       DATES: Effective Date: This is effective              standard:
                                                  Mitchell, Committee Coordinator, PO                     October 7, 2016.                                         Brush Management (Code 314): The
                                                  Box 1270, Hot Springs, Arkansas, or via                   Comment Date: Submit comments on                    brush management standard was
                                                  facsimile to 501–321–5399.                              or before November 7, 2016. Final                     reviewed and updated to reflect current
                                                     Meeting Accommodations: If you are                   versions of these new or revised                      agency policy and science. Changes also
                                                  a person requiring reasonable                           conservation practice standards will be               were made to bring the standard up to
                                                  accommodation, please make requests                     adopted after the close of the 30-day                 date on current ecological site
                                                  in advance for sign language                            period and after consideration of all                 descriptions. Added statement to the
                                                  interpreting, assistive listening devices               comments.                                             ‘‘purpose’’ that when standard is
                                                  or other reasonable accommodation for                   ADDRESSES:   Comments should be                       applied successively, it facilitates the
                                                  access to the facility or proceedings by                submitted, identified by Docket Number                process to achieve the desired plant
                                                  contacting the person listed in the                     NRCS–2016–0008, using any of the                      community. ‘‘Criteria’’ section was
                                                  section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                  following methods:                                    changed to add statement to ensure
                                                  CONTACT. All reasonable                                   • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://               practice area has the correct plant
                                                  accommodation requests are managed                      www.regulations.gov. Follow the                       diversity for the desired plant
                                                  on a case by case basis.                                instructions for submitting comments.                 community after completion.
                                                    Dated: September 30, 2016.                               • Mail or hand-delivery: Public                       Herbaceous Weed Treatment (Code
                                                  Bill Pell,                                              Comments Processing, Attention:                       315): The herbaceous weed control
                                                                                                          Regulatory and Agency Policy Team,                    standard was reviewed and updated to
                                                  Designated Federal Official.
                                                                                                          Strategic Planning and Accountability,                reflect current agency policy and
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–24311 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          Natural Resources Conservation Service,               science. Changes also were made to
                                                  BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
                                                                                                          5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Building 1–                    bring standard up to date on current
                                                                                                          1112D, Beltsville, Maryland 20705.                    ecological site descriptions. ‘‘Purpose’’
                                                                                                             NRCS will post all comments on                     was adjusted to focus on consideration
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                                                                                                          http://www.regulations.gov. In general,               of reducing wildfire fuel loading. Two
                                                  Natural Resources Conservation                          personal information provided with                    ‘‘purposes’’ were added that reflect
                                                  Service                                                 comments will be posted. If your                      agency consideration and focus on
                                                                                                          comment includes your address,                        improving rangeland health, and that
                                                  [Docket No. NRCS–2016–0008]                             telephone number, email, or other                     when the standard is applied
                                                                                                          personal identifying information, your                successively, it facilitates the process to
                                                  Notice of Proposed Changes to the
                                                                                                          comments, including personal                          achieve the desired plant community.
                                                  National Handbook of Conservation
                                                                                                          information, may be available to the                     Lined Waterway or Outlet (Code 468):
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                                                  Practices for the Natural Resources
                                                                                                          public. You may ask in your comment                   The entire document is edited for
                                                  Conservation Service
                                                                                                          that your personal identifying                        clarity. Restriction for maximum
                                                  AGENCY: Natural Resources                               information be withheld from public                   capacity is removed. Criteria for
                                                  Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S.                       view, but this cannot be guaranteed.                  minimum capacity is modified to
                                                  Department of Agriculture (USDA).                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      include provisions for minimal slopes
                                                  ACTION: Notice of availability of                       Terri Ruch, acting national agricultural              and downstream conveyance capacities.
                                                  proposed changes in the NRCS National                   engineer, Conservation Engineering                    Specific ‘‘n’’ values and design criteria


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held November 1, 2016, beginning at 1:00 p.m. (CST). In the event of unavoidable circumstances, alternate dates for the meeting are November 2 and November 3, 2016.
ContactCaroline Mitchell, Committee Coordinator, by phone at 501-321-5318 or via email at [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 69778 

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