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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 29, 2006 / Notices
Dated: March 17, 2006.
Michael W. Yost,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. E6–4622 Filed 3–28–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Trade Adjustment Assistance for
Farmers
AGENCY:
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Administrator, Foreign
Agricultural Service (FAS), denied a
petition for trade adjustment assistance
(TAA) for fresh potatoes that was filed
on March 6, 2006, by the Washington
State Potato Commission.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon
investigation, the Administrator
determined that imports did not
contribute importantly to a decline in
producer prices. During the 2004/2005
marketing year, imports declined by 5.1
percent. Therefore the Washington fresh
potato petition did not meet the criteria
that imports contributed importantly in
a decline in producer prices, a condition
required for certifying a petition for
TAA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Farmers,
FAS, USDA, (202) 720–2916, e-mail:
trade.adjustment@fas.usda.gov.
Dated: March 17, 2006.
Michael W. Yost,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. E6–4521 Filed 3–28–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Plumas National Forest; Butte and
Plumas Counties, California; Watdog
Project
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare a
supplement to the environmental
impact statement.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Forest Service will
prepare a supplement to the final
Environmental Impact Statement to
document and clarify the analysis of
environmental effects, primarily in the
following resource areas: air quality,
rare plants and noxious weeds,
economics, fire and fuels, hydrology,
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recreation, soils, vegetation, and
wildlife. 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 April 2006 and the final
supplemental environmental impact
statement is expected in July 2006.
ADDRESSES: Plumas National Forest, 159
Lawrence Street, P.O. Box 11500,
Quincy, CA 95971; Feather River Ranger
District, 875 Mitchell Avenue, Oroville,
CA 95965.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Joyce, Project Leader, Feather
River Ranger District, 875 Mitchell
Avenue, Oroville, CA 95965; (530) 534–
6500.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice of intent to prepare a draft
environmental impact statement for this
project appeared in the Federal Register
on February 10, 2005. The Notice of
Availability for the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement appeared on June 24,
2005. A Final Environmental Impact
Statement and Record of Decision were
issued on September 15, 2005. The legal
notice of the Record of Decision
appeared in the Feather River Bulletin
on September 28, 2005. The decision
was appealed and later withdrawn by
the Responsible Official on December
20, 2005.
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose and need remain the
same as was described in the FEIS. The
purpose of and need for the project has
several elements: (1) Implement fuels
reduction by proposing defensible fuel
profile zone (DFPZ) treatments to
provide for fire resiliency and improved
fire fighter safety; (2) Implement group
selection provisions of the HFQLC Act
providing for shifting existing
conditions towards desired conditions
of an uneven-aged (all-aged), multistory,
fire-resilient forest and contributing
toward community stability; (3) Provide
for reduced impacts of the
transportation system on forest
resources by implementing road
relocation or improvements as part of
project access. The purpose and need
includes the following restoration
opportunities: (1) Promote a more
natural forest ecosystem with a higher
abundance of hardwoods and create
openings around existing California
black oaks to stimulate natural
regeneration; and (2) Provide for healthy
aquatic and riparian ecosystems by
implementing restoration projects to
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improve fish passage in streams and
restore selected streams and meadows.
Proposed Action
The proposed action and alternatives
will remain the same as described in the
FEIS. These alternatives include varied
levels of fuel treatments, group selection
timber harvest, and transportation
system improvement.
Responsible Official
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Jim Pena, Forest Supervisor, Plumas
National Forest, PO 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 supplement 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 state, it is important to give
reviewers notice of several court rulings
related to public participation in the
environmental review process. First,
reviewers of draft supplement
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 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, (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.
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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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The Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), denied a
petition for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) for fresh potatoes that
was filed on March 6, 2006, by the Washington State Potato Commission.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon investigation, the Administrator
determined that imports did not contribute importantly to a decline in
producer prices. During the 2004/2005 marketing year, imports declined
by 5.1 percent. Therefore the Washington fresh potato petition did not
meet the criteria that imports contributed importantly in a decline in
producer prices, a condition required for certifying a petition for
TAA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Farmers, FAS, USDA, (202) 720-2916, e-mail:
trade.adjustment@fas.usda.gov.
Dated: March 17, 2006.
Michael W. Yost,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. E6-4521 Filed 3-28-06; 8:45 am]
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