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to, and the name and title of the
responsible official;
(5) A statement of the issues and/or
parts of the plan revision to which the
objection applies;
(6) A concise statement explaining the
objection and suggesting how the
proposed plan decision may be
improved. If the objector believes that
the plan revision is inconsistent with
law, regulation, or policy, an
explanation should be included;
(7) A statement that demonstrates the
link between the objector’s prior
substantive formal comments and the
content of the objection, unless the
objection concerns an issue that arose
after the opportunities for formal
comment; and
(8) All documents referenced in the
objection (a bibliography is not
sufficient), except that the following
need not be provided:
a. All or any part of a Federal law or
regulation,
b. Forest Service Directive System
documents and land management plans
or other published Forest Service
documents,
c. Documents referenced by the Forest
Service in the planning documentation
related to the proposal subject to
objection, and
d. Formal comments previously
provided to the Forest Service by the
objector during the plan revision
comment period.

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Responsible Official
The responsible official who will
approve the ROD for the Flathead
National Forest revised forest plan is
Chip Weber, Forest Supervisor for the
Flathead National Forest, 650 Wolfpack
Way, Kalispell, MT 59901, (406) 758–
5208.
The Regional Forester is the reviewing
officer for the revised plan since the
Forest Supervisor is the deciding official
(36 CFR 219.56(e)(2)). The Flathead
National Forest will provide the
Regional Forester with public comments
received on species of conservation
concern (SCC). The Regional Forester
will consider comments received and
respond to them in the FEIS and ROD.
The decision to approve the SCC list
will be subject to a separate objection
process. The Chief of the Forest Service
is the reviewing officer for SCC
identification since the Regional
Forester is the deciding official (36 CFR
219.56(e)(2)). Information about species
of conservation concern is available at
http://bit.ly/NorthRegion-SCC.

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Dated: November 16, 2017.
Jeanne M. Higgins,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National
Forest System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Notice of Intent To Request Revision
and Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) to request revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection, the Field Crops
Objective Yield Surveys. Revision to
burden hours will be needed due to
changes in the size of the target
population, sampling design, and/or
questionnaire length. In this renewal the
program will be expanded to include
several fruit and nut commodities into
the Objective Yield program. The title of
this renewal will be changed to
‘‘Objective Yield Surveys.’’
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by February 13, 2018 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number 0535–0088,
by any of the following methods:
• Email: [email protected].
Include docket number above in the
subject line of the message.
• eFax: (855) 838–6382.
• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–
ROM submissions to: David Hancock,
NASS Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Room 5336
South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–
2024.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand
deliver to: David Hancock, NASS
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building,
1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250–2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator,
National Agricultural Statistics Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202)
720–2707. Copies of this information
collection and related instructions can
be obtained without charge from David
Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, at
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(202) 690–2388 or at ombofficer@
nass.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Objective Yield Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535–0088.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2018.
Type of Request: To revise and extend
a currently approved information
collection for a period of three years.
Abstract: The primary objective of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) is to collect, prepare and issue
State and national estimates of crop and
livestock production, prices and
disposition as well as economic
statistics, farm numbers, land values,
on-farm pesticide usage, pest crop
management practices, as well as the
Census of Agriculture. The field crops
Objective Yield Surveys objectively
predict yields for corn, cotton, potatoes,
soybeans, and wheat. Sample fields are
randomly selected for these crops, plots
are laid out, and periodic counts and
measurements are taken and then used
to forecast production during the
growing season. Production forecasts are
published in USDA Crop Production
reports.
In this approval request, NASS will be
including a new group of fruit and nut
objective yield surveys. These surveys
will be conducted under cooperative
agreements with several State
Departments of Agriculture. The
individual States will be reimbursing
NASS for the costs associated with these
additional surveys. The surveys will
include: California citrus, almonds and
walnuts; Florida citrus; and Oregon
hazelnuts.
The increased burden hours and
sample sizes reported below include
these additional surveys.
Authority: These data will be
collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C.
2204(a). Individually identifiable data
collected under this authority are
governed by Section 1770 of the Food
Security Act of 1985 as amended, 7
U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to
afford strict confidentiality to nonaggregated data provided by
respondents. This Notice is submitted in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office
of Management and Budget regulations
at 5 CFR part 1320.
NASS also complies with OMB
Implementation Guidance,
‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V
of the E-Government Act, Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’
Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June
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Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average between 15 and
30 minutes per respondent.
Respondents: Farmers, ranchers, or
farm managers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
16,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 4,800 hours.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, technological or
other forms of information technology
collection methods.
All responses to this notice will
become a matter of public record and be
summarized in the request for OMB
approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, November 29,
2017.
R. Renee Picanso,
Associate Administrator.
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
of the Delaware Advisory Committee
Commission on Civil Rights.
Announcement of monthly
planning meetings.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission), and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), that a planning meeting of the
Delaware State Advisory Committee to
the Commission will convene by
conference call, on Monday, January 22,
2018 at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The purpose
of the meeting is to review/discuss the
panel summaries that were prepared by
several Committee members. This
review will help the Committee focus
on next steps, as it moves toward
drafting the Committee report.
DATES: Monday, January 22, 2018, at
10:00 a.m. (EST).

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SUMMARY:

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Public Call-In Information:
Conference call number: 1–800–210–
9006 and conference call ID: 4124362.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivy
L. Davis, at [email protected] or by phone
at 202–376–7533.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
members of the public may listen to the
discussion by calling the following tollfree conference call number: 1–800–
210–9006 and conference call ID:
4124362. Please be advised that before
placing them into the conference call,
the conference call operator may ask
callers to provide their names, their
organizational affiliations (if any), and
email addresses (so that callers may be
notified of future meetings). Callers can
expect to incur charges for calls they
initiate over wireless lines, and the
Commission will not refund any
incurred charges. Callers will incur no
charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free
telephone number herein.
Persons with hearing impairments
may also follow the discussion by first
calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–
888–364–3109 and providing the
operator with the toll-free conference
call number: 1–800–210–9006 and
conference call ID: 4124362.
Members of the public are invited to
submit written comments; the
comments must be received in the
regional office approximately 30 days
after each scheduled meeting. Written
comments may be mailed to the Eastern
Regional Office, U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania
Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC
20425, or emailed to Evelyn Bohor at
[email protected]. Persons who desire
additional information may contact the
Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376–
7533.
Records and documents discussed
during the meeting will be available for
public viewing as they become available
at http://facadatabase.gov/committee/
meetings.aspx?cid=240; click the
‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’
links. Records generated from this
meeting may also be inspected and
reproduced at the Eastern Regional
Office, as they become available, both
before and after the meetings. Persons
interested in the work of this advisory
committee are advised to go to the
Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov,
or to contact the Eastern Regional Office
at the above phone number, email or
street address.
Agenda: Monday, January 22, 2018 at
10:00 a.m.
I. Welcome and Introductions
Rollcall
II. Planning Meeting

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Review/Discuss Panel Summaries
III. Other Business
IV. Open Comment
V. Adjournment
Dated: December 11, 2017.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
United States Commission on
Civil Rights.
ACTION: Notice of Commission
telephonic business meeting.
AGENCY:

Thursday, December 21, 2017, at
3:30 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: Meeting to take place by
telephone.
DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brian Walch, (202) 376–8371,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
business meeting is open to the public
by telephone only.
PARTICIPANT ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS:
Listen Only, Toll Free: 1–888–219–
1420; Conference ID: 5586588. Please
dial in 5–10 minutes prior to the start
time.
Meeting Agenda
I. Approval of Agenda
II. Program Planning
• Discussion and Vote on
Commission’s Strategic Plan for
Fiscal Years 2019–2022
• Discussion and Vote on Revised
Report: Public Education Funding
Inequity in an Era of Increasing
Concentration of Poverty and
Resegregation
• Discussion and Vote on Timeline,
Discovery Plan, and Outline for the
Commission’s FY19 Report on
Federal Civil Rights Enforcement
Efficacy
V. Adjourn Meeting
Dated: December 12, 2017.
Brian Walch,
Director, Communications and Public
Engagement.
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
United States Commission on
Civil Rights.

AGENCY:

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