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treatments do not eradicate the target
species but reduce invasive plant cover
to an acceptable level. Biological control
release sites would be monitored to
determine the success of the treatments.
Invasive plant prevention measures
have been adopted with the Pacific
Northwest Region Invasive Plant
Program Preventing and Managing
Invasive Plants Record of Decision and
FEIS and will be implemented with this
action as required.
Responsible Official
The Forest Supervisor, Steven A.
Ellis, will be the responsible official for
making the decision and providing
direction for the analysis. He may be
contacted at the address listed above.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
The responsible official will decide
what type of methods and how they will
be used to control invasive plants on the
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.
Scoping Process
The public is asked to provide the
responsible official with written
comments describing their concerns
about this project.
Comment Requested
This notice of intent begins the
scoping process in the development of
the environmental impact statement.
The most useful comments to
developing or refining the proposed
action would be site specific concerns
and those that can help us develop
treatments that would be responsive to
our goal to control, contain, or eradicate
invasive plants as well as being cost
effective.
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Early Notice of Importance of Public
Participation in Subsequent
Environmental Review
A draft environmental impact
statement will be prepared for comment.
The comment period on the draft
environmental impact statement will
commence 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 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,
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environmental objections that could be
raised at the draft environmental impact
statement stage but that are not raised
until after completion of the final
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
environmental impact statement.
To assist the Forest Service in
identifying and considering issues and
concerns on the proposed action,
comments on the draft environmental
impact statement should be as specific
as possible. It is helpful if comments
refer to specific pages or chapters of the
draft statement. Comments may also
address the adequacy of the draft
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: April 6, 2006.
Steven A. Ellis,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Ravalli County Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Ravalli County Resource
Advisory Committee will be meeting to
review 2006 projects, and hold a short
public forum (question and answer
session). The meeting is being held
pursuant to the authorities in the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public
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Law 92–463) and under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Public Law
106–393). The meeting is open to the
public.
The meeting will be held on
April 25, 2006, 6:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Bitterroot National Forest,
Supervisor Office, Conference Room,
1801 North First Street, Hamilton,
Montana. Send written comments to
Daniel Ritter, District Ranger,
Stevensville Ranger District, 88 Main
Street, Stevensville, MT 59870, by
facsimile (406) 777–7423, or
electronically to dritter@fs.fed.us.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Ritter, Stevensville District
Ranger and Designated Federal Officer,
Phone: (406) 777–5461.
Dated: April 7, 2006.
David T. Bull,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
Broad Creek Watershed, Delaware
Natural Resources
Conservation Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of deauthorization of
Federal funding.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Watershed
Protection and Flood Prevention Act,
Public Law 83–566, and the Natural
Resources Conservation Service
Guidelines (7 CFR 622), the Natural
Resources Conservation Service gives
notice of the deauthorization of Federal
funding for the Broad Creek Watershed
project, Kent and Sussex Counties,
Delaware, effective on March 23, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon
F. Hall, State Conservationist, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, 1221
College Park Drive, Suite 100, Dover,
Delaware 19904, 302–678–4160.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program No. 10.904, Watershed Protection
and Flood Prevention Office of Management
and Budget Circular No. A–95 regarding State
and local clearinghouse review of Federal
and federally assisted programs and projects
is applicable.)
Jon F. Hall,
State Conservationist.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Ravalli County Resource Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Ravalli County Resource Advisory Committee will be meeting
to review 2006 projects, and hold a short public forum (question and
answer session). The meeting is being held pursuant to the authorities
in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463) and under the
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000
(Public Law 106-393). The meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on April 25, 2006, 6:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Bitterroot National Forest,
Supervisor Office, Conference Room, 1801 North First Street, Hamilton,
Montana. Send written comments to Daniel Ritter, District Ranger,
Stevensville Ranger District, 88 Main Street, Stevensville, MT 59870,
by facsimile (406) 777-7423, or electronically to dritter@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Ritter, Stevensville District
Ranger and Designated Federal Officer, Phone: (406) 777-5461.
Dated: April 7, 2006.
David T. Bull,
Forest Supervisor.
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