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Notices

Federal Register
Vol. 88, No. 102
Friday, May 26, 2023

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
Forest Service
Final Records of Decision for the
Sequoia and Sierra National Forests
Forest Service, Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Notice of approval of the revised
land management plans for the Sequoia
and Sierra National Forests.
AGENCY:

Teresa Benson, the Forest
Supervisor for the Sequoia National
Forest, Pacific Southwest Region, and
Dean Gould, the Forest Supervisor for
the Sierra National Forest, Pacific
Southwest Region, signed final records
of decision (RODs) for revised land
management plans for the Sequoia and
Sierra National Forests, respectively.
The final RODs document the rationale
for approving the revised land
management plans and are consistent
with the Reviewing Officer’s response to
objections and instructions.
DATES: The revised land management
plans for the Sequoia and Sierra
National Forests will become effective
30 days after the publication of this
notice of approval in the Federal
Register (36 CFR 219.17(a)(1)).
ADDRESSES: To view the final records of
decision, final environmental impact
statement (FEIS), revised land
management plans, and other related
documents, please visit the Sequoia and
Sierra National Forests Plan Revision
project website at: https://
www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=3375.
A legal notice of approval is also being
published in the Sequoia National
Forest’s newspaper of record, the
Porterville Recorder, and the Sierra
National Forest’s newspaper of record,
the Fresno Bee. A copy of this legal
notice will be posted on the website
listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bobbie Miller, Plan Revision Team

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Leader, Email: bobbie.miller@usda.gov
or Phone: (530) 643–6226.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
and hard of hearing (TDD) may call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 800–877–
8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the
year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
revised land management plans were
developed pursuant to the 2012 Forest
Service Planning Rule (36 CFR 219) and
will replace the 1988 Sequoia National
Forest Land Management Plan and 1990
Mediated Settlement Agreement, and
the 1992 Sierra National Forest Land
Management Plan. The revised plans
describe desired conditions, objectives,
standards, and guidelines that will
guide future projects and management
activities on the forests and will become
effective 30 days after the publication of
this notice of approval in the Federal
Register (36 CFR 219.17(a)(1)). The
Forest Service initiated plan revision for
these two national forests in 2013 and
developed the revised plans through
extensive collaboration and consultation
with Tribes, interested public, and other
stakeholders.
The revised plans will help sustain
forest and watershed health and
productivity by addressing tree
mortality, restoring forest conditions,
facilitating use of fire to achieve desired
conditions, and providing for
sustainable recreation. The plans
provide management direction that
applies the best available science for
conserving at-risk species like the
Pacific fisher and California spotted
owl. The revised land management
plans, FEIS, and draft RODs were
released in June 2022, initiating a 60day objection filing period. The Forest
Service received 27 eligible objections.
The Reviewing Officer, Deputy Regional
Forester Jody Holzworth, reviewed each
of the objections, met with objectors and
interested parties at an objection
resolution meeting, and issued a written
response to the objections on December
16, 2022. In her written response, the
Reviewing Officer included instructions
for the Responsible Officials to
implement prior to signing final
decisions.
The forests updated the FEIS, revised
land management plans, RODs, and
planning record as needed, consistent
with instructions from the Objection
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approve the revised land management
plans for the Sequoia and Sierra and
National Forests have now been signed
by the Responsible Officials and are
available at the website listed above.
Responsible Official: The Responsible
Official for approving the Sequoia
National Forest revised land
management plan is Forest Supervisor
Teresa Benson. The Responsible Official
for approving the Sierra National Forest
revised land management plan is Forest
Supervisor Dean Gould. The
Responsible Official approving the list
of species of conservation concern is
Jacqueline Emanuel, Associate Deputy
Chief, National Forest System.
Dated: May 19, 2023.
Jacqueline Emanuel,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
[Docket No. RUS–23–Telecom–RUS–23–
TELECOM–0010]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Rural eConnectivity
(ReConnect) Program; OMB Control
No.: 0572–0152
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as
amended, the United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) announces its’ intention
to request an extension of a currently
approved information collection and
invites comments on this information
collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by July 25, 2023 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically by the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov and, in the
‘‘Search Field’’ box, labeled ‘‘Search for
dockets and documents on agency
actions,’’ enter the following docket
number: ‘‘0572–0152’’ then click search.
To submit or view public comments,
select the following document title: (60Day Notice of Proposed Information
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Collection: Rural eConnectivity
(ReConnect) Program; OMB Control No.:
0572–0152) from the ‘‘Search Results,’’
and select the ‘‘Comment’’ button.
Before inputting your comments, you
may also review the ‘‘Commenter’s
Checklist’’ (optional). Insert your
comments under the ‘‘Comment’’ title,
click ‘‘Browse’’ to attach files (if
available). Input your email address and
select ‘‘Submit Comment.’’ Information
on using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the
docket after the close of the comment
period, is available through the site’s
‘‘FAQ’’ link.
Other Information: Additional
information about Rural Development
and its programs is available on the
internet at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
index.html.
All comments will be available for
public inspection online at the Federal
eRulemaking Portal (http://
www.regulations.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Crystal Pemberton, Management
Analyst, Branch 1, Rural Development
Innovation Center—Regulations
Management Division, United States
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 260–8621. Email:
Crystal.Pemberton@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR part 1320)
implementing provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13) requires that interested
members of the public and affected
agencies have an opportunity to
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see, 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies the
following information collection that
RUS is submitting to OMB as extension
to an existing collection with Agency
adjustment.
Title: Rural eConnectivity
(ReConnect) Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0152.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 31, 2023.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
for this collection of information is
estimated to average 325 hours per
response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions and other businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
480.
Estimated Number of Responses per
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Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 156,090 hours.
Abstract: The ReConnect Program was
authorized by the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2018 (Pub. L. 115–
141), which directed the program to be
conducted under the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901,
et seq.). The program has received
successive appropriations by Congress
and has matured due to Agency
experience, feedback, and comments
provided by stakeholders.
The ReConnect Program provides
loans, grants, and loan/grant
combinations to facilitate broadband
deployment in rural areas. Loans and
grants are furnished to provide funds for
the costs of construction, improvement,
or acquisition of facilities and
equipment needed to provide
broadband service in eligible rural areas.
In facilitating the expansion of
broadband services and infrastructure,
the program fuels long-term rural
economic development and
opportunities across rural America. The
eligibility requirements, application
process, and criteria that RUS uses to
assess applicants’ creditworthiness for
the ReConnect Program are published at
7 CFR 1740 subpart B. For a proposed
funded service area to be eligible for
funding, at least 90 percent of the
households in the proposed funded
service area must lack sufficient access
to broadband.
Comments are invited on:
(a) 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;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the 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
respondents, including through the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. 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.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Crystal Pemberton,
Rural Development Innovation Center—
Regulations Management Division, at
(202) 260–8621. Email:
Crystal.Pemberton@usda.gov. All
responses to this notice will be
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for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Andrew Berke,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–33–2023]

Foreign-Trade Zone 98; Application for
Expansion of Subzone 98A; MercedesBenz U.S. International, Inc.;
Moundville, Vance and Woodstock,
Alabama
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by
the City of Birmingham, grantee of FTZ
98, requesting expanded subzone status
for the facilities of Mercedes-Benz U.S.
International, Inc., located in
Moundville, Vance and Woodstock,
Alabama. The application was
submitted pursuant to the provisions of
the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR
part 400). It was formally docketed on
May 22, 2023.
The application requests authority to
expand Subzone 98A to include the
following new sites: Site 4 (89 acres)
12068 Upper Hull Road, Moundville;
Site 5 (55 acres) 11549 Will Walker
Road, Vance; Site 6 (296 acres) 933 Scott
G. Davis Parkway, Woodstock; Site 7
(185 acres) 17710 Vance Municipal
Drive, Vance; and, Site 8 (5 acres) 10077
Brose Drive, Vance. No authorization for
additional production activity has been
requested at this time.
In accordance with the FTZ Board’s
regulations, Christopher Kemp of the
FTZ Staff is designated examiner to
review the application and make
recommendations to the FTZ Board.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive
Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The
closing period for their receipt is July 5,
2023. Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period to July 20,
2023.
A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection in the
‘‘Online FTZ Information Section’’
section of the FTZ Board’s website,
which is accessible via www.trade.gov/
ftz.

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