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The ecological condition of the
allotments would continue to be
evaluated through a long-term
monitoring process. If long-term
monitoring indicates the ecological
condition of the allotment has changed,
then the set of proper use criteria
associated with that ecological
condition would be applied to the
allotment. The Proposed Action
includes a non-significant Forest Plan
amendment to open the Troy Mountain
Allotment to livestock grazing.
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
In addition to the Proposed Action,
two additional alternatives have been
identified for analysis in the SETS:
1. Current Management Alternative:
Continue current grazing management.
2. No Grazing Alternative: Eliminate
grazing on all the allotments in the
project area immediately.
Responsible Official
The responsible official is: William
Dunkelberger, Forest Supervisor,
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest,
1200 Franklin Way, Sparks, NV 89431.

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Nature of Decision To Be Made
The Responsible Official will decide
whether or not to incorporate the
supplemental information and analysis
into the FEIS. The Responsible Official
will also decide whether to authorize
grazing (and if so, under what terms and
conditions) on the allotments in the Ely
Westside Rangeland Project area.
The objection process described in 36
CFR part 218, subparts A and B will be
used as this project goes forward,
instead of the appeal process described
in 36 CFR part 215. After the comments
on the Draft Supplement are considered,
a Final Supplemental EIS and a Draft
Record of Decision will be prepared and
circulated. Those who commented
during any designated opportunity for
public comment on this project will
have eligibility to file an objection on
the draft Record of Decision.
Scoping Process
Scoping was conducted for the
original EIS. The scoping period for this
EIS was formally initiated on November
27, 2006 when the original notice of
intent for this project was published in
the Federal Register (Volume 71,
Number 227). Scoping is not required
for supplements to environmental
impact statements (40 CFR 1502.9(c)(4)).
The supplement will be subject to
notice and comment. A draft
supplemental EIS will be published and
made available for review and comment
for 45 days, following direction at 36
CFR 218.25. Comments on the draft

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supplemental EIS will be limited to the
supplemental information to the 2011
EIS.
Comments received in response to
this solicitation, including names and
addresses of those who comment, will
be part of the public record for this
proposed action. Comments submitted
anonymously will be accepted and
considered; however, anonymous
comments will not provide the Agency
with the ability to provide the
respondent with subsequent
environmental documents.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22;
Forest Service Handbook 1909.15,
Section 21)
Dated: August 6, 2013.
William A. Dunkelberger,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Risk Management Agency
[Docket No. RMA–2013–0001]

Notice To Reopen Comment Period for
Federal Crop Insurance Program
Delivery Cost Survey and Interviews
Notice to reopen comment
period to request comments on the
script for interviews of Approved
Insurance Providers, and on the survey
instruments for insurance agents and
insured producers.

ACTION:

The Risk Management
Agency (RMA) is issuing this notice to
advise the public that we are reopening
the comment period to request
comments on the script for interviews of
Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs),
and on the survey instruments for
insurance agents and insured producers,
for a new information collection
‘‘Federal Crop Insurance Program
Delivery Cost Survey and Interviews’’
that is currently under review by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The survey instruments will
also serve as the scripts for the
interviews of insurance agents and
insured producers, respectively.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), RMA has previously sought
public comment on an information
collection request related to a study of
Federal crop insurance program
delivery costs. As part of the study RMA
plans to conduct interviews with AIPs,
insurance agents, and insured
producers, and conduct surveys of
insurance agents and insured producers.

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RMA will use the information collected
from the interviews, surveys, and other
information to construct estimates of the
reasonable cost of delivery for the
Federal crop insurance program.
Copies of the AIP interview scripts
and survey questions may be obtained
by contacting Kent Lanclos by phone at
(202) 205–3933, or by email
[email protected]. To review
the Farmers and Agent’s surveys you
can go to http://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAViewDocument?ref_nbr=2012120563-001.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by September 16, 2013 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: FCIC prefers that comments
be submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. You may
submit comments, identified by Docket
ID No. RMA–2013–0001, by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Stan Harkey, Product
Analysis & Accounting Division, U.S.
Department of Agriculture Risk
Management Agency, Beacon FacilityMail Stop 0811, P.O. Box 419205,
Kansas City, MO 64141–6205, (816)
926–3799.
All comments received, including
those received by mail, will be posted
without change to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, and can
be accessed by the public. All comments
must include the agency name and
docket number for this notice. For
detailed instructions on submitting
comments and additional information,
see http://www.regulations.gov. If you
are submitting comments electronically
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
and want to attach a document, we ask
that it be in a text-based format. If you
want to attach a document that is a
scanned Adobe PDF file, it must be
scanned as text and not as an image,
thus allowing FCIC to search and copy
certain portions of your submissions.
For questions regarding attaching a
document that is a scanned Adobe PDF
file, please contact the RMA Web
Content Team at (816) 823–4694 or by
email at [email protected].
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received for any dockets by the name of
the individual submitting the comment
(or signing the comment, if submitted
on behalf of an association, business,
labor union, etc.). You may review the
complete User Notice and Privacy
Notice for Regulations.gov at http://
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

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Kent Lanclos, Office of Compliance,
U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk
Management Agency, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Mail Stop
0801, Washington, DC 20250–0801,
(202) 205–3933.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Interviews and Surveys
The purpose of the AIP interviews is
to better understand the activities
performed and types of costs incurred
by the AIPs to deliver Federal crop
insurance to producers, particularly
those activities and costs that are
distinct from those of insurance agents.
Information collected from the
interviews with AIPs include general
companies’ background, competitive
strategies, and business operations
model in selling and servicing the
Federal crop insurance, agent
compensation, expense structure, and
financial reporting to RMA. Information
obtained from the interviews with AIPs
will help RMA understand the expenses
AIPs incur in delivering the Federal
crop insurance, their general practices
in determining agent compensation, and
compiling financials reported to RMA.
The purpose of the survey of the
insurance agents is to collect relevant
cost data incurred by the insurance
agents in selling and servicing the
Federal crop insurance policies. General
background information on the
surveyed insurance agents, e.g.
geographical region, types of crop
insurance sold, and number of crop
insurance policies sold, will also be
collected. The survey will serve as an
instrument collecting information on
the levels of effort required to sell and
service crop insurance policies as well
as levels of effort necessary to sell and
service other lines. Specifically, the
survey will collect data on agency
geographical area (location of policy
holders), insurance plan type (initial
application vs. renewal policy), policy
size, policy management and support
related activities, nature of interaction
with a policy holder, types of crops
covered by Federal crop insurance, and
other factors. In addition, the survey
will obtain information on the time
agents spend on the tasks related to
selling and servicing a policy and
agents’ essential out of pocket costs for
support staff, travel, overhead, and other
out-of-pocket expenses. This
information will be used to evaluate the
factors measurably contributing to the
costs of Federal crop insurance delivery.
A parallel survey of the insured
farmers to whom the sampled insurance
agents sell crop insurance will be
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service (e.g. number of insurance agent
visits, educational services, and other
services) that is necessary for the
farmers to make an informed decision.
Several types of data will be collected.
These will include general background
of the producers and of their insurance
agents. It will also include information
about the interaction between producers
and insurance agents. Data gathered
from the survey of insured producers
will serve as a consistency check to
information gathered from the survey of
insurance agents and will not be
directly used to estimate the cost of
delivery incurred by the insurance
agents but will provide valuable
information on the levels of services
producers expect from agents.
As noted previously, the survey
instruments will also serve as the scripts
for the interviews of insurance agents
and insured producers, respectively.
The purpose of the interviews with
insurance agents and insured producers
is to obtain additional context and
understanding for the responses
provided to the surveys by agents and
producers, respectively. This will assist
RMA with interpreting the survey
responses and results.
RMA will use the information
collected from the interviews and
surveys in conjunction with the
financials reported by AIPs to construct
estimates of the cost of delivery for the
Federal crop insurance program. This
information could also be used in
RMA’s program planning process before
implementing any regulatory and
programmatic changes in the future.
Data collected from the interviews and
surveys can also provide RMA some
useful information on the Federal crop
insurance program from the
perspectives of different stakeholders
(AIPs, insurance agents, and insured
producers) and aid RMA in its program
management and program planning.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Signed in Washington, DC, on July 18,
2013.
Brandon Willis,
Manager, Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Census Scientific Advisory Committee
Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:

The Bureau of the Census
(U.S. Census Bureau) is giving notice of
a meeting of the Census Scientific
Advisory Committee (C–SAC). The C–
SAC will meet in a plenary session from
September 19–20, 2013. The Committee
will address policy, research, and
technical issues relating to a full range
of Census Bureau programs and
activities, including communications,
decennial, demographic, economic,
field operations, geographic,
information technology, and statistics.
Last minute changes to the agenda are
possible, which could prevent giving
advance public notice of schedule
adjustments.

SUMMARY:

September 19 and 20, 2013. On
September 19, the Census Scientific
Advisory Committee meeting will begin
at approximately 8:45 a.m. and adjourn
at approximately 4:35 p.m. On
September 20, the meeting will begin at
approximately 8:45 a.m. and adjourn at
approximately 12:45 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the U.S. Census Bureau Conference
Center, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland,
Maryland 20746.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri
Green, Committee Liaison Officer,
Department of Commerce, U.S. Census
Bureau, Room 8H182, 4600 Silver Hill
Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone
301–763–6590. For TTY callers, please
use the Federal Relay Service 1–800–
877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members
of the C–SAC are appointed by the
Director, U.S. Census Bureau. The
Committee provides scientific and
technical expertise, as appropriate, to
address Census Bureau program needs
and objectives. The Committee has been
established in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title
5, United States Code, Appendix 2,
Section 10).
The meeting is open to the public,
and a brief period is set aside for public
comments and questions on September
20, 2013. Persons with extensive
questions or statements must submit
them in writing at least three days
before the meeting to the Committee
Liaison Officer named above. If you
plan to attend the meeting, please
register by Thursday, September 5,
DATES:

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