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investors to report in a timely manner
all held, acquired, or transferred U.S.
agricultural land to the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA). Authority for the
collection of the information was
delegated by the Secretary of
Agriculture to the Farm Service Agency
(FSA). Foreign investors may obtain
form FSA–153, AFIDA Report, from
their local FSA county office or from the
FSA Internet site. Investors are required
to file a report within 90 days of the
acquisition, transfer, or change in the
use of their land.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected from the AFIDA
Reports is used to monitor the effect of
foreign investment upon family farms
and rural communities and in the
preparation of a voluntary report to
Congress and the President. Congress
reviews the report and decides if
regulatory action is necessary to limit
the amount of foreign investment in
U.S. agricultural land. If this
information was not collected, USDA
could not effectively monitor foreign
investment and the impact of such
holdings upon family farms and rural
communities.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Individuals or
households; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 4,375.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 904.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6–12408 Filed 8–1–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket Number FV–06–312]
Request for an Extension to a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY:
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service’s (AMS) intention to request
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget, for an extension of the
currently approved information
collection for Regulations Governing
Inspection, Certification and Standards
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for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, and
Other Products.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before October 2, 2006,
to be assured of consideration.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:
Kathleen A. Staley, Head, Field
Operations Section, Fresh Products
Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Room 1661
South Building, Stop 0240, Washington,
DC 20250–0240; Phone (202) 720–2482,
Fax (202) 720–0393; E-mail
Kathleen.Staley@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Regulations Governing
Inspection, Certification and Standards
for Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, and Other
Products 7 CFR part 51.
OMB Number: 0581–0125.
Expiration Date of Approval: March
31, 2007.
Type of Request: Extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946, as amended 7 U.S.C. 1621
et seq. authorizes the Secretary to
inspect and certify the quality of
agricultural products and collect such
fees as reasonable to cover the cost of
service rendered, under 7 CFR part 51.
The Fresh Products Branch provides a
nationwide inspection and grading
service for fresh fruits, vegetables, and
other products to shippers, importers,
processors, sellers, buyers, and other
financially interested parties on a ‘‘user
fee’’ basis. This use of this service is
voluntary and is made available only
upon request or when specified by some
special program or contract. Information
is needed to carry out the inspection
and grading services. Such information
includes: the name and location of the
person or company requesting the
inspection, the type and location of the
product to be inspected, the type of
inspection being requested and any
information that will identify the
product.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average .03 hours per
response.
Respondents: Shippers, importers,
processors, sellers, buyers, and others
with a financial interest in lots of fresh
fruits, vegetables and other products.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
56,980.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: .5.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 8,942.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
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is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) 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; (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 those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Kathleen A.
Staley, Head, Field Operations Section,
Fresh Products Branch, Fruit and
Vegetable Programs, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave.,
SW., Room 1661 South Building, Stop
0240, Washington, DC 20250–0240; Fax
(202) 720–0393. All comments received
will be available for public inspection
during regular business hours at the
same address.
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.
Dated: July 27, 2006.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Black Hills National Forest, Northern
Hills Ranger District, SD, Citadel
Project Area Proposal and Analysis
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Forest Service will
prepare an environmental impact
statement on a proposal to implement
multiple resource management actions
within the Citadel Project Area as
directed by the amended Black Hills
National Forest Land and Resource
Management Plan. The Citadel Project
Area covers approximately 28,000 acres
of National Forest System land and
approximately 5,500 acres of
interspersed private land southwest of
Spearfish, South Dakota. proposed
actions include a combination of
vegetation and fuels treatments to
reduce crown fire risks, reduce
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mountain pine beetle susceptibility, and
improve wildlife habitat (particularly
big game winter range). The proposed
vegetative management actions include
11,000 acres of commercial thinning,
2,600 acres of overstory removal, 2,100
acres of pre-commercial thinning, 860
acres of commercial seed cuts, 200 acres
of mechanical fuel treatments, and up to
14,000 acres of prescribed burning.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by
September 1, 2006. The draft
environmental impact statement is
expected to be available December 2006
and the final environmental impact
statement is expected to be completed
by March 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to:
Jane Eide, Acting District Ranger, Black
Hills National Forest, Northern Hills
Ranger District, 2014 North Main Street,
Spearfish, SD 57783. Telephone
number: (605) 642–4622, e-mail:
comments-rocky-mountain-black-hillsnorthern-hills@fs.fed.us with ‘‘Citadel’’
as the subject.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Stiller, District Planner, Black
Hills National Forest, Northern Hills
Ranger District, 2014 North Main Street,
Spearfish, SD 57783. Telephone
number: (605) 642–4622.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of and Need for Action: The
purpose of and need for the actions
proposed in the Citadel Project is to:
Reduce the acres at high or medium risk
for crown fire; Reduce acres of high or
medium susceptibility to mountain pine
beetle; and Improve wildlife habitat
with an emphasis on big game winter
range. All actions are intended to move
toward or achieve related Forest Plan
Goals and Objectives, consistent with
Forest Plan Standards and Guidelines.
Proposed Action: Proposed actions
include the following:
Reduce the acres at high or medium
risk for crown fire by thinning stands to
decrease crown proximity. Thinning
may use commercial or non-commercial
methods. Fuel reduction treatments
could include lopping, chipping,
crushing, piling and burning,
construction of fuel breaks, and
broadcast prescribed burning.
Reduce acres at high or medium
susceptibility to mountain pine beetle
by thinning stands and changing stand
structure. Commercial and noncommercial (including burning)
methods may be used.
Improve wildlife habitat by
understory thinning or removal to
encourage increased and improved
forage. Non-commercial methods of
prescribed burning, cutting, and
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chopping may be used. Improve old
growth characteristics by understory
treatment which includes cutting,
chopping, and burning.
Responsible Official: District Ranger,
Black Hills National Forest, Northern
Hills Ranger District, 2014 North Main
Street, Spearfish, SD 57783.
Nature of Decision To Be Made: The
decision to be made is whether or not
to implement the proposed action or
alternatives at this time.
Scoping Process: Comments and input
regarding the proposal were requested
from the public, other groups, and other
agencies via direct mailing and a public
meeting in May/June 2006. The
comment period remains open through
September 1, 2006. Also, response to the
draft EIS will be sought from the
interested public beginning
approximately December 2006.
Comment Requested: This notice of
intent initiates the scoping process
which guides the development of the
environment impact statement. It is our
desire to involve interested parties and
especially adjacent landowners in
identifying the issues related to
proposed activities. Comments will
assist in identification of key issues and
opportunities to develop project
alternatives and mitigation measures.
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 be 45 days
(beginning approximately December 1,
2006) 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, 533 (1978)).
Also, 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
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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 also 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 addressed of those who
comment, will be considered part of the
public record on this proposal and will
be available for public inspection (40
CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; Forest Service
Handbook 1909.15, Section 21).
Dated: July 26, 2006.
Craig Bobzien,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 06–6632 Filed 8–1–06; 8:45am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign–Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1468]
Approval for Expanded Manufacturing
Authority, (Printer Cartridges and
Thermal Media), Within Foreign–Trade
Subzone 141A, Eastman Kodak
Company, Rochester, New York Area
Pursuant to its authority under the
Foreign–Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign–
Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the
following Order:
Whereas, Monroe County, New York,
grantee of Foreign–Trade Zone 141, has
applied to expand the scope of
manufacturing authority under zone
procedures within Subzone 141A, at the
Eastman Kodak Company (Kodak) plant
located at sites in the Rochester, New
York area, to include additional finished
products (printer cartridges and thermal
media) (FTZ Docket 36–2005, filed 8/1/
2005; amended 5/15/2006);
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment has been given in the Federal
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Black Hills National Forest, Northern Hills Ranger District, SD,
Citadel Project Area Proposal and Analysis
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
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SUMMARY: The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact
statement on a proposal to implement multiple resource management
actions within the Citadel Project Area as directed by the amended
Black Hills National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. The
Citadel Project Area covers approximately 28,000 acres of National
Forest System land and approximately 5,500 acres of interspersed
private land southwest of Spearfish, South Dakota. proposed actions
include a combination of vegetation and fuels treatments to reduce
crown fire risks, reduce
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mountain pine beetle susceptibility, and improve wildlife habitat
(particularly big game winter range). The proposed vegetative
management actions include 11,000 acres of commercial thinning, 2,600
acres of overstory removal, 2,100 acres of pre-commercial thinning, 860
acres of commercial seed cuts, 200 acres of mechanical fuel treatments,
and up to 14,000 acres of prescribed burning.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received
by September 1, 2006. The draft environmental impact statement is
expected to be available December 2006 and the final environmental
impact statement is expected to be completed by March 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: Jane Eide, Acting District Ranger,
Black Hills National Forest, Northern Hills Ranger District, 2014 North
Main Street, Spearfish, SD 57783. Telephone number: (605) 642-4622, e-
mail: comments-rocky-mountain-black-hills-northern-hills@fs.fed.us with
``Citadel'' as the subject.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Stiller, District Planner,
Black Hills National Forest, Northern Hills Ranger District, 2014 North
Main Street, Spearfish, SD 57783. Telephone number: (605) 642-4622.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of and Need for Action: The purpose of and need for the
actions proposed in the Citadel Project is to: Reduce the acres at high
or medium risk for crown fire; Reduce acres of high or medium
susceptibility to mountain pine beetle; and Improve wildlife habitat
with an emphasis on big game winter range. All actions are intended to
move toward or achieve related Forest Plan Goals and Objectives,
consistent with Forest Plan Standards and Guidelines.
Proposed Action: Proposed actions include the following:
Reduce the acres at high or medium risk for crown fire by thinning
stands to decrease crown proximity. Thinning may use commercial or non-
commercial methods. Fuel reduction treatments could include lopping,
chipping, crushing, piling and burning, construction of fuel breaks,
and broadcast prescribed burning.
Reduce acres at high or medium susceptibility to mountain pine
beetle by thinning stands and changing stand structure. Commercial and
non-commercial (including burning) methods may be used.
Improve wildlife habitat by understory thinning or removal to
encourage increased and improved forage. Non-commercial methods of
prescribed burning, cutting, and chopping may be used. Improve old
growth characteristics by understory treatment which includes cutting,
chopping, and burning.
Responsible Official: District Ranger, Black Hills National Forest,
Northern Hills Ranger District, 2014 North Main Street, Spearfish, SD
57783.
Nature of Decision To Be Made: The decision to be made is whether
or not to implement the proposed action or alternatives at this time.
Scoping Process: Comments and input regarding the proposal were
requested from the public, other groups, and other agencies via direct
mailing and a public meeting in May/June 2006. The comment period
remains open through September 1, 2006. Also, response to the draft EIS
will be sought from the interested public beginning approximately
December 2006.
Comment Requested: This notice of intent initiates the scoping
process which guides the development of the environment impact
statement. It is our desire to involve interested parties and
especially adjacent landowners in identifying the issues related to
proposed activities. Comments will assist in identification of key
issues and opportunities to develop project alternatives and mitigation
measures.
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 be 45 days (beginning approximately December 1,
2006) 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,
533 (1978)). Also, 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
also 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 addressed of those who
comment, will be considered part of the public record on this proposal
and will be available for public inspection (40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22;
Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section 21).
Dated: July 26, 2006.
Craig Bobzien,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 06-6632 Filed 8-1-06; 8:45am]
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