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CATEGORY 6: COMPLIANCE REPORTS AND INFORMATION UPDATES
No standard form .................................................................
Comment is invited on (1) whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
proper performance of the agency’s
functions and mission, including
whether the information will have
practical or programmatic 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 information to be
collected; and (4) 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.
Dated: December 21, 2005.
Frederick Norbury,
National Forest System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Chloride Bush Project, Idaho
Panhandle National Forest, Bonner
County, ID
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Forest Service, USDA.
Cancellation notice.
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SUMMARY: On October 23, 2003, a Notice
of Intent (NOI) to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Chloride Bush Project on the
Idaho Panhandle National Forests was
published in the Federal Register (68
FR 60637–60638).
The NOI is canceled because the
Idaho Panhandle National Forests no
longer intend to proceed with this
project.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Albert Helgenberg, Project Team Leader,
Sandpoint Ranger District, 1500
Highway 2, Suite 110, Sandpoint, ID
83864, telephone: 208–265–6643.
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Dated: December 19, 2005.
Ranotta McNair,
Forest Supervisor, Idaho Panhandle National
Forests.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Plumas National Forest; Plumas
County, CA; Empire Vegetation
Management Project
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a
supplement to the environmental
impact statement.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Forest Service will
prepare a supplement to the final
Environmental Impact Statement to
document and clarify additional
analysis of cumulative environmental
effects primarily in five resource areas:
Vegetation, Fire/Fuels/Air Quality,
Wildlife, Watershed, and Botanical
Resources/Noxious Weeds. The
supplement will also clarify the
discussion of planning areas. Additional
details will be added to Appendix D:
Proposed Actions for Each Road in Each
Watershed and Appendix G: Past,
Present, and Reasonably Foreseeable
Future Actions. Additional maps will be
included to provide further information
to the public.
DATES: Scoping is not required for
supplements to environmental impact
statements (40 CFR 1502.9(c)4(4)). The
draft supplemental environmental
impact statement is expected to be
issued in January 2006 and the final
supplemental environmental impact
statement is expected in April 2006.
ADDRESSES: Plumas National Forest, 159
Lawrence Street, P.O. Box 11500,
Quincy, CA 95971; Mount Hough
Ranger District, 39696 Highway 70,
Quincy, CA 95971.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
Rotta, Interdisciplinary Team Leader,
Mt. Hough Ranger District 39696
Highway 70, Quincy, CA 95971 (530)
283–7687.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The prior
notice of intent for this project appeared
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in the Federal Register on February 9,
2005. The Notice of Availability for the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
appeared on May 20, 2005. A Final
Environmental Impact Statement and
Record of Decision were issued on
August 9, 2005. The legal notice of the
Record of Decision appeared in the
Feather River Bulletin on August 24,
2005. The decision was appealed and
later reversed on November 18, 2005.
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose and need remain the
same as was described in the FEIS. In
the FEIS, the purpose of and need for
the project has three elements: (1) To
implement fuel reduction in the
Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) and, as
part of the larger HFQLG fuel treatment
strategic network as called for by the
HFQLG Act (Section 401(b)(1) and
(d)(1)) and the HFQLG amendment to
the LRMP, to reduce the potential size
and intensity of wildfires and provide
fire suppression personnel safe
locations for taking action against
wildfires; (2) to implement group
selection and individual tree selection,
as directed in the HFQLG Act (Section
401(b)(1) and (d)(2)) and the HFQLG
amendment to the LRMP, to test the
effectiveness of an uneven-aged
silvicultural system in achieving an allaged, multistory, fire resilient forest,
providing an adequate timber supply
that contributes to the economic
stability of rural communities, and
improving and maintaining ecological
health of the forest; and (3) to reduce
impacts of the transportation system on
forest resources and provide the
necessary access for the fuel treatments
and the group and individual tree
selection harvests.
Proposed Action
The proposed action and all
alternatives will remain the same as
described in the FEIS. These
alternatives include varied levels of fuel
treatments, group selection timber
harvest, individual tree selection
harvest and transportation system
improvement.
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Responsible Official
˜
Jim Pena, Forest Supervisor, Plumas
National Forest, P.O. Box 11500,
Quincy, CA 95971.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
Based on the supplement, the
responsible official will decide whether
to implement the project based on an
alternative in the FEIS or not implement
the project at this time.
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Early Notice of Importance of Public
Participation in Subsequent
Environmental Review
A draft supplemental environmental
impact statement will be prepared for
comment. The comment period on the
draft supplemental environmental
impact statement will be 45 days from
the date the Environmental Protection
Agency publishes the notice of
availability in the Federal Register.
The Forest Service believes, at this
early stage, it is important to give
reviewers notice of several court rulings
related to public participation in the
environmental review process. First,
reviewers of draft supplemental
environmental impact statements must
structure their participation in the
environmental review of the proposal so
that it is meaningful and alerts an
agency to the reviewer’s position and
contentions. Vermont Yankee Nuclear
Power Corp. v. NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 553
(1978). Also, environmental objections
that could be raised at the draft
supplemental environmental impact
statement stage but that are not raised
until after completion of the final
supplemental environmental impact
statement may be waived or dismissed
by the courts. City of Angoon v. Hodel,
803 F.2d 1016, 1022 (9th Cir. 1986) and
Wisconsin Heritages, Inc. v. Harris, 490
F. Supp. 1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis. 1980).
Because of these court rulings, it is very
important that those interested in this
proposed action participate by the close
of the 45-day comment period so that
substantive comments and objections
are made available to the Forest Service
at a time when it can meaningfully
consider them and respond to them in
the final supplemental environmental
impact statement.
To assist the Forest Service in
identifying and considering issues and
concerns on the proposed action,
comments on the draft supplemental
environmental impact statement should
be as specific as possible. It is also
helpful if comments refer to specific
pages of the draft supplement.
Comments may also address the
adequacy of the draft supplemental
environmental impact statement or the
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merits of the alternatives formulated
and discussed in the statement.
Reviewers may wish to refer to the
Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations for implementing the
procedural provisions of the National
Environmental Policy Act at 40 CFR
1503.3 in addressing these points.
Comments received, including the
names and addresses of those who
comment, will be considered part of the
public record on this proposal and will
be available for public inspection.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22;
Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section
21)
Dated: December 20, 2005.
˜
James M. Pena,
Forest Supervisor.
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ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION
[USARC 05–123]
Notice of Meeting
December 12, 2005.
Notice is hereby given that the U.S.
Arctic Research Commission will hold
its 78th Meeting in Seattle, WA on
January 19–20, 2006. The Business
Session open to the public will convene
at 9 a.m. Thursday, January 19. The
Agenda items include:
(1) Call to order and approval of the
Agenda.
(2) Approval of the Minutes of the
77th Meeting.
(3) Reports from Congressional
Liaisons.
(4) Agency Reports.
The focus of the Meeting will be
reports and updates on programs and
research projects affecting the Arctic.
Presentations include a review of the
research needs for civil infrastructure in
Alaska.
The Business Session will reconvene
at 9 a.m. Friday, January 20, 2006. An
Executive Session will follow
adjournment of the Business Session.
Any person planning to attend this
meeting who requires special
accessibility features and/or auxiliary
aids, such as sign language interpreters
must inform the Commission in advance
of those needs.
Contact Person for More Information:
Dr. Garrett W. Brass, Executive Director,
Arctic Research Commission, 793–525–
0111 or TDD 703–306–0090.
Garrett W. Brass,
Executive Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
DOC has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
clearance the following proposal for
collection of information under the
provision of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13.
Bureau: International Trade
Administration.
Title: Export Assistance Center
Internet Web Site Form.
Agency Form Number: ITA–4148P.
OMB Number: 0625–0237.
Type of Request: Regular Submission.
Burden: 700 hours.
Number of Respondents: 7,000.
Avg. Hours Per Response: 5 minutes.
Needs and Uses: U.S. Export
Assistance Centers, which are a
combined effort of the U.S. Department
of Commerce, Export-Import Bank, and
Small Business Administration provides
a comprehensive array of export
counseling and trade finance services to
small and medium-sized U.S. exporting
firms. It proposes the extension of the
Office of Management and Budget’s
authorization for this information
collection form to continue the
usefulness of its interactive website. In
addition, this generic form will be used
in its entirety or with minor
modifications by all U.S. Export
Assistance Centers and the Office of
Domestic Operations. The form will ask
U.S. exporting firm respondents to
provide general background information
and identify which service(s) they are
interested in.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefit.
Dates: Written comments must be
submitted on or before October 31,
2005.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,
(202) 395–3897.
Copies of the above information
collection can be obtained by calling or
writing Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–
0266, Department of Commerce, Room
6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20230 or via the
Internet dHynek@doc.gov.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent to
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov or fax
(202) 395–7285 within 30 days of the
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Plumas National Forest; Plumas County, CA; Empire Vegetation
Management Project
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a supplement to the environmental
impact statement.
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SUMMARY: The Forest Service will prepare a supplement to the final
Environmental Impact Statement to document and clarify additional
analysis of cumulative environmental effects primarily in five resource
areas: Vegetation, Fire/Fuels/Air Quality, Wildlife, Watershed, and
Botanical Resources/Noxious Weeds. The supplement will also clarify the
discussion of planning areas. Additional details will be added to
Appendix D: Proposed Actions for Each Road in Each Watershed and
Appendix G: Past, Present, and Reasonably Foreseeable Future Actions.
Additional maps will be included to provide further information to the
public.
DATES: Scoping is not required for supplements to environmental impact
statements (40 CFR 1502.9(c)4(4)). The draft supplemental environmental
impact statement is expected to be issued in January 2006 and the final
supplemental environmental impact statement is expected in April 2006.
ADDRESSES: Plumas National Forest, 159 Lawrence Street, P.O. Box 11500,
Quincy, CA 95971; Mount Hough Ranger District, 39696 Highway 70,
Quincy, CA 95971.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Rotta, Interdisciplinary Team
Leader, Mt. Hough Ranger District 39696 Highway 70, Quincy, CA 95971
(530) 283-7687.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The prior notice of intent for this project
appeared in the Federal Register on February 9, 2005. The Notice of
Availability for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement appeared on
May 20, 2005. A Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of
Decision were issued on August 9, 2005. The legal notice of the Record
of Decision appeared in the Feather River Bulletin on August 24, 2005.
The decision was appealed and later reversed on November 18, 2005.
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose and need remain the same as was described in the FEIS.
In the FEIS, the purpose of and need for the project has three
elements: (1) To implement fuel reduction in the Wildland Urban
Interface (WUI) and, as part of the larger HFQLG fuel treatment
strategic network as called for by the HFQLG Act (Section 401(b)(1) and
(d)(1)) and the HFQLG amendment to the LRMP, to reduce the potential
size and intensity of wildfires and provide fire suppression personnel
safe locations for taking action against wildfires; (2) to implement
group selection and individual tree selection, as directed in the HFQLG
Act (Section 401(b)(1) and (d)(2)) and the HFQLG amendment to the LRMP,
to test the effectiveness of an uneven-aged silvicultural system in
achieving an all-aged, multistory, fire resilient forest, providing an
adequate timber supply that contributes to the economic stability of
rural communities, and improving and maintaining ecological health of
the forest; and (3) to reduce impacts of the transportation system on
forest resources and provide the necessary access for the fuel
treatments and the group and individual tree selection harvests.
Proposed Action
The proposed action and all alternatives will remain the same as
described in the FEIS. These alternatives include varied levels of fuel
treatments, group selection timber harvest, individual tree selection
harvest and transportation system improvement.
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Responsible Official
Jim Pena, Forest Supervisor, Plumas National Forest, P.O. Box
11500, Quincy, CA 95971.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
Based on the supplement, the responsible official will decide
whether to implement the project based on an alternative in the FEIS or
not implement the project at this time.
Early Notice of Importance of Public Participation in Subsequent
Environmental Review
A draft supplemental environmental impact statement will be
prepared for comment. The comment period on the draft supplemental
environmental impact statement will be 45 days from the date the
Environmental Protection Agency publishes the notice of availability in
the Federal Register.
The Forest Service believes, at this early stage, it is important
to give reviewers notice of several court rulings related to public
participation in the environmental review process. First, reviewers of
draft supplemental environmental impact statements must structure their
participation in the environmental review of the proposal so that it is
meaningful and alerts an agency to the reviewer's position and
contentions. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC, 435 U.S. 519,
553 (1978). Also, environmental objections that could be raised at the
draft supplemental environmental impact statement stage but that are
not raised until after completion of the final supplemental
environmental impact statement may be waived or dismissed by the
courts. City of Angoon v. Hodel, 803 F.2d 1016, 1022 (9th Cir. 1986)
and Wisconsin Heritages, Inc. v. Harris, 490 F. Supp. 1334, 1338 (E.D.
Wis. 1980). Because of these court rulings, it is very important that
those interested in this proposed action participate by the close of
the 45-day comment period so that substantive comments and objections
are made available to the Forest Service at a time when it can
meaningfully consider them and respond to them in the final
supplemental environmental impact statement.
To assist the Forest Service in identifying and considering issues
and concerns on the proposed action, comments on the draft supplemental
environmental impact statement should be as specific as possible. It is
also helpful if comments refer to specific pages of the draft
supplement. Comments may also address the adequacy of the draft
supplemental environmental impact statement or the merits of the
alternatives formulated and discussed in the statement. Reviewers may
wish to refer to the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for
implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental
Policy Act at 40 CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points.
Comments received, including the names and addresses of those who
comment, will be considered part of the public record on this proposal
and will be available for public inspection.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; Forest Service Handbook
1909.15, Section 21)
Dated: December 20, 2005.
James M. Pena,
Forest Supervisor.
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