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Federal Register
Vol. 83, No. 111
Friday, June 8, 2018

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or
proposed rules that are applicable to the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are
examples of documents appearing in this
section.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request

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June 5, 2018.

The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding (1) whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by July 9, 2018 will
be considered. Written comments
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
Agriculture, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20502.
Commenters are encouraged to submit
their comments to OMB via email to:
[email protected] or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
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potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Title: Mechanically Tenderized Beef
Products.
OMB Control Number: 0583–0160.
Summary of Collection: The Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has
been delegated the authority to exercise
the functions of the Secretary as
provided in the Federal Meat Inspection
Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). This
statute mandate that FSIS protect the
public by ensuring that meat products
are safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and
properly labeled and packaged.
Need and Use of the Information:
FSIS requires the use of the descriptive
designation ‘‘mechanically tenderized’’
on the labels of raw or partially cooked
needle or blade tenderized beef
products, including beef products
injected with marinade or solution,
unless such products are destined to be
fully cooked at an official establishment.
Beef products that have been needle or
blade tenderized are referred to as
‘‘mechanically tenderized’’ products.
Consumers use the information added to
the labels of raw or partially cooked
mechanically tenderized beef products
to ensure that they thoroughly cook
these products.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other-for profit.
Number of Respondents: 555.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
One time.
Total Burden Hours: 19,719.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Wild Food
Collecting in Atlanta’s Browns Mill
Community
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
USDA Forest Service is seeking
comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on the
information collection, Wild Food
Collecting in Atlanta’s Browns Mill
Community, under the approved Forest
Service Generic Information Collection
on Non-Timber Forest Products.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before July 9, 2018 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Cassandra
Johnson Gaither, Forestry Sciences Lab,
320 Green St., Athens, GA 30602.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to (706) 559–4266 or by email
to: [email protected]. The public
may inspect comments received at
Forestry Sciences Lab, 320 Green St.,
Athens, GA 30602 during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to (706) 559–4264 to
facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cassandra Johnson Gaither, USDA
Forest Service, Southern Research
Station, 706–559–4270. Individuals who
use telecommunication devices for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Wild Food Collecting in
Atlanta’s Browns Mill Community.
OMB Number: 0596–0243.
Expiration Date of Approval: October
31, 2020.
Type of Request: Individual
Information Collection under Approved
Generic Information Collection.
Abstract: This information collection
gathers data on the social acceptability
of urban foraging in Atlanta’s Browns
Mill community, and is an individual
information collection under the Forest
Service generic collection on non-timber
forest products (Office of Management
and Budget approval # 0596–0243,
approved through October 31, 2020).
This 30-day Federal Register Notice
provides an opportunity for public
comment on this individual information
collection taking place under the
generic collection approval.
There is growing literature on urban
foraging in the United States that
SUMMARY:

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concentrates on the Northeast, Pacific
Northwest, and Pacific Southwest
regions of the country. No studies have
undertaken this investigation in the
South, despite the fact that the South
has a climate very conducive to both the
growing and harvesting of wild foods.
The City of Atlanta is cooperating with
the Browns Mill community in
southeast Atlanta to establish a Food
Forest. This effort is being undertaken to
help address the relative dearth of fresh
produce sources in this part of the city,
areas considered ‘‘food deserts’’. The
success of this effort for the Browns Mill
community will hinge on residents’
views and ultimate engagement with the
resource. This study aims to capture
that information.
The data are intended to provide
information on both urban foraging
practices and the social acceptability of
foraging by an urban minority group
that is underserved from the perspective
of having nearby, fresh produce sources.
The survey will be conducted face-toface at the household using paper copies
of a survey instrument. Attempts will be
made to conduct the survey face-to-face,
but if that is not convenient for the
householder, the survey will be left at
the respondent’s home and picked up at
an agreed upon time. Trained
neighborhood residents will help to
administer the survey. Attempts will be
made to have survey administrators
from the Browns Mill or a nearby
community. This is expected to increase
response rates because of the familiarity
of administrators with this part of the
city. All administrators will receive
training in appropriate data collection
techniques from the USDA Forest
Service or one of its partners.
Type of Respondents: Browns Mill
community residents.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 400.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Amount of Time to
Complete Survey Respondent: .167
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 66.8 hours.
Comment is Invited:
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
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ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission request toward Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Dated: May 11, 2018.
Carlos Rodriguez-Franco,
Deputy Chief, Research & Development.
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Forest Service
Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District;
Deschutes National Forest; Deschutes
County Oregon; Twin Vegetation
Management and Restoration Project
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The USDA Forest Service will
prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) on a proposed action to
promote more resilient forest conditions
closer to their historic range of
variability, which would contribute to
desirable recreation experiences,
conserve and enhance wildlife habitat,
and reduce impacts to streams and
aquatic habitat within the 40,000 acres
Twin project area. The project area is
located south and southwest of Bend,
Oregon and includes the areas
surrounding Wickiup and Crane Prairie
Reservoirs, North and South Twin
Lakes, Browns Mountain and Round
Mountain Late Successional Reserves.
An analysis has been initiated that takes
a landscape approach to managing the
vegetation to meet objectives for
resilient forests.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by July
9, 2018. The draft EIS is expected
September 2019 and the final EIS is
expected August 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Kevin Larkin, District Ranger, Bend-Fort
Rock Ranger District, 63095 Deschutes
Market Road, Bend, OR 97701.
Comments may also be sent via email to
[email protected], or via facsimile to
541–383–4700, or submitted in person
during regular business hours, Monday–
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alicia Underhill, Environmental
Coordinator, Bend-Fort Rock Ranger
District, 63095 Deschutes Market Road,
Bend, OR 97701, phone 541–383–4012,
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30
p.m., Pacific Time, Monday through
Friday or by email at aunderhill@
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

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There is a need to manage stand
structure and composition to tolerate
primary disturbance agents (i.e. fire,
insect and disease) on a landscape scale
and to improve fire management
opportunities in anticipation of future
wildfire events. There is a need to
address impacts to shorelines,
streambanks, and riparian vegetation
due to recreational use. There is a need
to restore wetland and stream function.
There is a need to manage recreation
impacts and a need to address trees
showing signs of future failure within
developed recreation sites. There is a
need to establish an appropriate buffer
between developed and dispersed
campsites to minimize conflicts. There
is a need to manage system and nonsystem roads to reduce negative impacts
to natural resources.
In summary, the Twin project intends
to create more resilient forest conditions
closer to their historic range of
variability, which would contribute to
desirable recreation experiences,
conserve and enhance wildlife habitat,
and reduce impacts to streams and
aquatic habitat from high severity fires.
Proposed Action
The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District
proposes the following actions to meet
the purpose and need of the project
area. Silviculture treatments (e.g.
thinning) will focus on restoration
treatments in ponderosa and dry mixed
conifer plant association groups and
stand healthy and age class diversity in
lodgepole pine plant association groups.
Commercial treatments on 4,894 acres
will focus on reducing stocking levels
and re-establishing stand structure and
species composition to reflect historic
stand conditions found in fire adapted
ecosystems. Commercial treatments on
2,855 acres focus on improving overall
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