82_FR_16082 82 FR 16021 - Revision of the Land Management Plan for the Francis Marion National Forest

82 FR 16021 - Revision of the Land Management Plan for the Francis Marion National Forest

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 61 (March 31, 2017)

Page Range16021-16022
FR Document2017-06387

John Richard ``Rick'' Lint, the Forest Supervisor for the Francis Marion National Forest, Southern Region, signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Revised Land Management Plan (Forest Plan) for the Francis Marion National Forest. The Final ROD documents the rationale for approving the Forest Plan and is consistent with the Reviewing Officers' responses to objections and instructions.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 61 (Friday, March 31, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 61 (Friday, March 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16021-16022]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06387]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Revision of the Land Management Plan for the Francis Marion 
National Forest

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of approval of the Revised Land Management Plan for the 
Francis Marion National Forest.

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SUMMARY: John Richard ``Rick'' Lint, the Forest Supervisor for the 
Francis Marion National Forest, Southern Region, signed the Record of 
Decision (ROD) for the Revised Land Management Plan (Forest Plan) for 
the Francis Marion National Forest. The Final ROD documents the 
rationale for approving the Forest Plan and is consistent with the 
Reviewing Officers' responses to objections and instructions.

DATES: The Revised Land Managmenent Plan for the Francis Marion 
National Forest will become effective 30 days after the publication of 
this notice of approval in the Federal Register (36 CFR 219.17(a)(1)). 
To view the final ROD, final environmental impact statement (FEIS), the 
revised land management plan, and other related documents, please visit 
the Francis Marion National Forest Web site at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/scnfs/landmanagement/planning/?cid=stelprdb5393142.
    A legal notice of approval is also being published in the Francis 
Marion and Sumter National Forests newspaper of record, The State. A 
copy of this legal notice will be posted on the Web site described 
above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Further information about the revised 
land management plan for the Francis Marion Nation Forest can obtained 
by contacting Mary Morrison, Forest Planner, Francis Marion National 
Forest at 803-561-4000. 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 
time), Monday through Friday. Written requests for information may be 
sent to Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, Attn: FM Plan 
Revision, 4931 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29212.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Francis Marion National Forest covers 
nearly 260,000 acres in Berkeley and Charleston Counties, South 
Carolina. The revised land management plan, which was developed 
pursuant to the 2012 Forest Planning Rule (36 CFR 219), will replace 
the land management plan approved in 1996. This 2017 land management 
plan establishes a strong commitment to an all-lands approach and 
emphasizes the restoration of longleaf pine, maintaining habitats for 
at-risk plants and animals, and providing social opportunities and 
economic benefits to both forest visitors and local communities in 
coastal South Carolina. The plan components were developed using best 
available scientific information and the consideration of fiscal 
capability.
    A draft record of decision, revised land management plan and final 
environmental impact statement were released in August 2016, which was 
subject to a pre-decisional objection period. One objection was 
received and the two Reviewing Officers responses to the objection 
issues were signed by the Associate Deputy Chief (as Reviewing Officer 
for the Chief) and the Regional Forester in December 2016. The 
instructions from the Reviewing Officers were incorporated into an 
updated revised land management plan and final environmental impact 
statement, and these documents were released to the public in January 
2017. The changes that were made as a result of the objection 
resolution include providing additional standards and direction to the 
revised plan concerning the management of at-risk species, and 
clarifications on the evaluation of ecological sustainability were 
added to the final environmental impact statement. The Final Record of 
Decision to approve the revised land management plan for the Francis 
Marion National Forest has now been signed, and is available at the Web 
site described above.

Responsible Official

    The responsible official for the revision of the land management 
plan for the Francis Marion National Forest is John Richard ``Rick'' 
Lint, Forest Supervisor, Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, 
4931 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29212.

    Dated: March 15, 2017.
Jeanne M. Higgins,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2017-06387 Filed 3-30-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 61 / Friday, March 31, 2017 / Notices 16021 Dated: March 27, 2017. The types of foods the Department corn grits, whole grain oats, macaroni, Bruce Summers, expects to make available to States for spaghetti, whole grain rotini, whole Administrator, Agricultural Marketing distribution through TEFAP in FY 2017 grain spaghetti, whole grain macaroni, Service. are described below. macaroni and cheese, white and brown [FR Doc. 2017–06337 Filed 3–30–17; 8:45 am] rice, frozen whole wheat tortillas, corn Surplus Foods BILLING CODE 3410–02–P flakes, wheat bran flakes, oat cereal, rice Surplus foods donated for distribution cereal, corn cereal, corn and rice cereal, under TEFAP are Commodity Credit and shredded whole wheat cereal; the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Corporation (CCC) foods purchased following canned items: Low sodium under the authority of section 416 of the black beans, low sodium blackeye Food and Nutrition Service Agricultural Act of 1949, 7 U.S.C. 1431 beans, low sodium green beans, low (section 416) and foods purchased sodium pinto beans, low sodium light Emergency Food Assistance Program; under the surplus removal authority of red kidney beans, low sodium refried Availability of Foods for Fiscal Year section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, beans, low sodium vegetarian beans, 2017 7 U.S.C. 612c (section 32). The types of low sodium carrots, low sodium cream foods typically purchased under section corn, no salt added whole kernel corn, AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 416 include dairy, grains, oils, and USDA. low sodium peas, low sodium sliced peanut products. The types of foods potatoes, no salt added pumpkin, ACTION: Notice. purchased under section 32 include reduced sodium cream of chicken soup, meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, dry reduced sodium cream of mushroom SUMMARY: This notice announces the beans, juices, and fruits. surplus and purchased foods that the soup, low sodium tomato soup, low Approximately $115.7 million in sodium vegetable soup, low sodium Department expects to make available surplus foods acquired in FY 2016 are for donation to States for use in spaghetti sauce, low sodium spinach, no being delivered to States in FY 2017. providing nutrition assistance to the salt added diced tomatoes, low sodium These foods include blueberries, needy under The Emergency Food tomato sauce, kosher and halal tomato cherries, cranberry juice, grape juice, Assistance Program (TEFAP) in Fiscal sauce, low sodium mixed vegetables, grapefruit juice, orange juice, raisins, Year (FY) 2017. The foods made unsweetened applesauce, apricots with cheese, eggs, chicken, and salmon. available under this notice must, at the extra light syrup, mixed fruit with extra Other surplus foods may be made discretion of the State, be distributed to light syrup, cling peaches with extra available to TEFAP throughout the year. eligible recipient agencies (ERAs) for light syrup, pears with extra light syrup, The Department would like to point out use in preparing meals and/or for beef, beef stew, chicken, pork, salmon that food acquisitions are based on distribution to households for home and kosher salmon, and kosher tuna; changing agricultural market conditions; consumption. and the following bottled juices: therefore, the availability of foods is Unsweetened apple juice, unsweetened DATES: Effective October 1, 2016. subject to change. cherry apple juice, unsweetened cran- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Purchased Foods apple juice, unsweetened grape juice, Polly Fairfield, Policy Branch, Food In accordance with section 27 of the unsweetened grapefruit juice, Distribution Division, Food and Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, 7 unsweetened orange juice, and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of U.S.C. 2036, the Secretary is directed to unsweetened tomato juice. Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, purchase an estimated $299 million The amounts of each item purchased Alexandria, Virginia 22302–1594 or worth of foods in FY 2017 for will depend on the prices the telephone (703) 305–2662. distribution through TEFAP. These Department must pay, as well as the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In foods are made available to States in quantity of each item requested by the accordance with the provisions set forth addition to those surplus foods which States. Changes in agricultural market in the Emergency Food Assistance Act otherwise might be provided to States conditions may result in the availability of 1983 (EFAA), 7 U.S.C. 7501, et seq., for distribution under TEFAP. of additional types of foods or the non- and the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, For FY 2017, subject to the availability of one or more types listed 7 U.S.C. 2036, the Department makes availability of appropriations, the above. foods available to States for use in Department anticipates purchasing the Dated: March 6, 2017. providing nutrition assistance to those following foods for distribution through Jessica Shahin, in need through TEFAP. In accordance TEFAP: Fresh and dehydrated potatoes, Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition with section 214 of the EFAA, 7 U.S.C. fresh apples, fresh pears, unsweetened Service, USDA. 7515, 60 percent of each State’s share of applesauce cups, frozen apple slices, [FR Doc. 2017–06356 Filed 3–30–17; 8:45 am] TEFAP foods is based on the number of frozen carrots, frozen peas, dried plums, BILLING CODE 3410–30–P people with incomes below the poverty dried fruit and nut mix, raisins, frozen level within the State and 40 percent on ground beef, frozen chicken breast, the number of unemployed persons frozen whole chicken, frozen ham, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE within the State. State officials are frozen catfish, dry lima beans, dry responsible for establishing the network blackeye beans, dry garbanzo beans, dry Forest Service through which the foods will be used by great northern beans, dry light red ERAs in providing nutrition assistance kidney beans, dry pinto beans, dry sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Revision of the Land Management Plan to those in need and for allocating foods lentils, egg mix, shell eggs, peanut for the Francis Marion National Forest among those ERAs. States have full butter and kosher peanut butter, roasted discretion in determining the amount of peanuts, low-fat cheese, one percent AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. foods that will be made available to ultra high temperature fluid milk, ACTION: Notice of approval of the ERAs for use in preparing meals and/or vegetable oil, all-purpose flour, farina, Revised Land Management Plan for the for distribution to households for home low-fat bakery flour mix, unsalted Francis Marion National Forest. consumption. crackers, egg noodles, white and yellow VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:31 Mar 30, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1

16022 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 61 / Friday, March 31, 2017 / Notices SUMMARY: John Richard ‘‘Rick’’ Lint, the information and the consideration of need for action, what is being proposed, Forest Supervisor for the Francis Marion fiscal capability. and the nature of the decision to be National Forest, Southern Region, A draft record of decision, revised made. Also, the direction restricting signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for land management plan and final pack goat use contained in the May 6, the Revised Land Management Plan environmental impact statement were 2015 Revised Forest Plan is hereby (Forest Plan) for the Francis Marion released in August 2016, which was retracted along with any references to National Forest. The Final ROD subject to a pre-decisional objection the 2009 Payette RADT and the 2012 documents the rationale for approving period. One objection was received and and 2013 Shoshone RADTs. the Forest Plan and is consistent with the two Reviewing Officers responses to DATES: The draft SEIS is expected in the Reviewing Officers’ responses to the objection issues were signed by the April 2017 and the final SEIS is objections and instructions. Associate Deputy Chief (as Reviewing expected in August 2017. DATES: The Revised Land Managmenent Officer for the Chief) and the Regional ADDRESSES: For further information, Plan for the Francis Marion National Forester in December 2016. The mail correspondence to Casey Forest will become effective 30 days instructions from the Reviewing Officers McQuiston, Resources Staff Officer, after the publication of this notice of were incorporated into an updated Shoshone National Forest, 808 Meadow approval in the Federal Register (36 revised land management plan and final Lane Ave., Cody, WY 82414. Or email CFR 219.17(a)(1)). To view the final environmental impact statement, and cmcquiston@fs.fed.us. ROD, final environmental impact these documents were released to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: statement (FEIS), the revised land public in January 2017. The changes Casey McQuiston, Resources Staff management plan, and other related that were made as a result of the Officer, Shoshone National Forest, 808 documents, please visit the Francis objection resolution include providing Meadow Lane Ave., Cody, WY 82414. Marion National Forest Web site at: additional standards and direction to (307) 578–5134 or cmcquiston@ https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/scnfs/ the revised plan concerning the fs.fed.us. landmanagement/planning/ management of at-risk species, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 6, ?cid=stelprdb5393142. clarifications on the evaluation of 2015, the Rocky Mountain Regional ecological sustainability were added to A legal notice of approval is also Forester signed the Record of Decision the final environmental impact being published in the Francis Marion (ROD) revising the Shoshone National statement. The Final Record of Decision and Sumter National Forests newspaper Forest Land Management Plan (LMP). to approve the revised land management The May 6, 2015 Revised LMP of record, The State. A copy of this legal plan for the Francis Marion National notice will be posted on the Web site included standards and guidelines Forest has now been signed, and is restricting the use of recreational pack described above. available at the Web site described goats, and domestic sheep and goat FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: above. grazing, where it was determined that Further information about the revised Responsible Official there was unacceptable risk of disease land management plan for the Francis The responsible official for the transmission from the pack goats or Marion Nation Forest can obtained by revision of the land management plan domestic sheep to bighorn sheep. contacting Mary Morrison, Forest for the Francis Marion National Forest Bighorn sheep are a sensitive species on Planner, Francis Marion National Forest is John Richard ‘‘Rick’’ Lint, Forest the Shoshone National Forest. at 803–561–4000. Individuals who use In June 2015, the North American telecommunication devices for the deaf Supervisor, Francis Marion and Sumter Packgoat Association joined the Idaho (TDD) may call the Federal Information National Forests, 4931 Broad River Wool Growers Association and filed a Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 Road, Columbia, SC 29212. Motion for Contempt with the U.S. between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Dated: March 15, 2017. District Court for the District of Idaho. (Eastern time), Monday through Friday. Jeanne M. Higgins, The plaintiffs alleged that the Forest Written requests for information may be Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest Service improperly relied on a report sent to Francis Marion and Sumter System. that the Court had previously found to National Forests, Attn: FM Plan [FR Doc. 2017–06387 Filed 3–30–17; 8:45 am] be in violation of the Federal Advisory Revision, 4931 Broad River Road, Committee Act (FACA) when the BILLING CODE 3411–15–P Columbia, SC 29212. Shoshone National Forest prepared its SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2012 and 2013 Risk Assessment of Francis Marion National Forest covers DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Disease Transmission (RADT) reports, nearly 260,000 acres in Berkeley and which the Shoshone relied upon for the Charleston Counties, South Carolina. Forest Service bighorn sheep analysis in the forest plan The revised land management plan, revision effort. The Idaho District which was developed pursuant to the Shoshone National Forest; Wyoming; Court’s 2009 decision prohibited the 2012 Forest Planning Rule (36 CFR 219), Shoshone National Forest Land Forest Service from relying on the will replace the land management plan Management Plan findings and conclusions of two Payette approved in 1996. This 2017 land AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. reports that pertained to disease management plan establishes a strong ACTION:Notice of intent to prepare an transmission between domestic sheep commitment to an all-lands approach environmental impact statement. and bighorn sheep on the Payette and emphasizes the restoration of sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES National Forest. longleaf pine, maintaining habitats for SUMMARY: The Rocky Mountain In February 2016, the District Court at-risk plants and animals, and Regional Forester intends to prepare a granted plaintiff’s motion for contempt providing social opportunities and Supplement to the Environmental finding that the Shoshone RADT reports economic benefits to both forest visitors Impact Statement (SEIS) for the had relied on the findings and and local communities in coastal South Shoshone National Forest Revised Land conclusions in the Payette reports. On Carolina. The plan components were Management Plan. This notice briefly July 9, 2016, the parties agreed to a developed using best available scientific describes the background, purpose and stipulated settlement. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:31 Mar 30, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of approval of the Revised Land Management Plan for the Francis Marion National Forest.
DatesThe Revised Land Managmenent Plan for the Francis Marion National Forest will become effective 30 days after the publication of this notice of approval in the Federal Register (36 CFR 219.17(a)(1)). To view the final ROD, final environmental impact statement (FEIS), the revised land management plan, and other related documents, please visit the Francis Marion National Forest Web site at: https:// www.fs.usda.gov/detail/scnfs/landmanagement/planning/ ?cid=stelprdb5393142.
ContactFurther information about the revised land management plan for the Francis Marion Nation Forest can obtained by contacting Mary Morrison, Forest Planner, Francis Marion National Forest at 803-561-4000. 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 time), Monday through Friday. Written requests for information may be sent to Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, Attn: FM Plan Revision, 4931 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29212.
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