Aerial Herbicide Application; Caribou-Targhee National Forest; Caribou and Franklin Counties, ID, 46185-46186 [06-6845]
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Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to (202) 205–1145 or by E-mail
to: denglish@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at Room 4 Central, Yates
Building, Recreation and Heritage
Resources Staff, 1400 Independence
Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250
during normal business hours. Visitors
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald B.K. English, Recreation and
Heritage Resources staff, at (202) 205–
9595. Individuals who use TDD may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at
1–800–877–8339, 24 hours a day, every
day of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Visitor Use
Monitoring.
OMB Number: 0596–0110.
Expiration Date of Approval: January
31, 2007.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993
requires that Federal agencies establish
measurable goals and monitor their
success at meeting those goals. Two of
the items the Forest Service must
measure are: (1) The number of visits
that occur on the national forest lands
for recreation and other purposes, and
(2) the views and satisfaction levels of
recreational visitors to National Forest
System lands about the services,
facilities, and settings. The agency
receives requests for this kind of
information from a variety of
organizations, including Congressional
staffs, newspapers, magazines, and
recreational trade organizations.
The data from this collection provides
vital information for strategic planning
efforts, decisions regarding allocation of
resources, and revisions of land and
resource management plans for national
forests. It provides managers with
reliable estimates of the number of
recreational visitors to a national forest,
activities of those visitors (including
outdoor physical activities), customer
satisfaction, and visitor values. The
knowledge gained from this effort helps
identify recreational markets as well as
the economic impact visitors have on an
area. The information collected is also
used by the Office of Management and
Budget as part of the Program Analysis
Reporting Tool measures for the Forest
Service recreation program. For the
Forest Service, the collection is
designed for a five-year cycle of
coverage across all national forests.
Conducting the collection less
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frequently puts information updates out
of cycle with forest planning and other
data preparation activities.
To conform to the Southern Nevada
Public Land Management Act
(SNPLMA), the Bureau of Land
Management, and Fish and Wildlife
Service (all United States Department of
Interior (USDI) agencies) will be
utilizing this collection to obtain
credible and mutually comparable
estimates of recreational use on lands
they administer in Clarke County,
Nevada. This collection helps ensure a
timely response to SNPLMA
requirements.
At recreation sites or access points,
agency personnel or contractors will
conduct on-site interviews of visitors as
they complete their visit. Interviewers
will ask about the purpose and length of
the visit; the trip origin; activities;
annual visitation rates; trip-related
spending patterns; use of recreation
facilities; satisfaction with agency
services and facilities; and the
composition of the visiting party.
Primary analysis of the information for
the Forest Service and partnering
agencies will be performed by Forest
Service staff in the Washington Office
and by scientists in one or more of the
agency’s research stations.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 9 minutes
(average).
Type of Respondents: Visitors to lands
managed by the USDA—Forest Service
and within Clarke County, Nevada to
lands managed by the USDI—Bureau of
Land Management, Fish and Wildlife
Service, and National Park Service.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 65,400.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: One.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 9,425.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific 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.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
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addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval.
Dated: August 1, 2006.
Gloria Manning,
Associate Deputy Chief.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Aerial Herbicide Application; CaribouTarghee National Forest; Caribou and
Franklin Counties, ID
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Montpelier Ranger
District, Caribou-Targhee National
Forest will be preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to analyze the effects of adding aerial
herbicide applications to the existing
integrated noxious weed management
activities within the Cache Valley Front
on 31,000 acres of the Caribou-Targhee
National Forest. The project area is in
the Idaho tract of the Cache National
Forest. It includes a portion of the west
slope of the Bear River Range that
extends from Highway 36 to Soda Point.
The project area is south of Soda
Springs, and east of Grace, ID, and is
within the Montpelier Ranger District,
Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Idaho.
The scope of this analysis is limited to
the addition of aerial herbicide
application to existing integrated weed
management activities within the
Caribou-Targhee National Forest
boundary. The project impact zone
includes Caribou and Franklin Counties,
Idaho, and Idaho Fish and Game
Hunting Unit (75). Implementation of
this project is scheduled to begin in
fiscal year 2007. The decision would
authorize aerial application of herbicide
within the Cache Valley Front on 31,000
acres of the Caribou-Targhee National
Forest.
Written comments concerning
the scope of the analysis described in
this Notice should be received within 30
days of the date of publication of this
Notice in the Federal Register. No
scoping meetings are planned at this
time. Information received will be used
in preparation of the Draft EIS and Final
EIS.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Montpelier Ranger District, Attn. Dennis
DATES:
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Duehren, 322 North 4th St., Montpelier,
Idaho 83254. The responsible official for
this decision is Dennis Duehren, District
Ranger.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions concerning the proposed
action and EIS should be directed to
Heidi Heyrend, Rangeland Management
Specialist, at (208) 847–0375.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest
Service invites written comments and
suggestions on the issues related to the
proposal and the area being analyzed.
Information received will be used in
preparation of the Draft EIS and Final
EIS. For most effective use, comments
should be submitted to the Forest
Service within 30 days from the date of
publication of this Notice in the Federal
Register.
Agency representatives and other
interested people are invited to visit
with Forest Service officials at any time
during the EIS process. Two specific
time periods are identified for the
receipt of formal comments on the
analysis. The two comment periods
include during the scoping process (the
next thirty days following the
publication of this Notice in the Federal
Register) and during the formal review
period of the Draft EIS.
The Forest Service estimates the Draft
EIS will be filed within 4 months of this
Notice of Intent, approximately
December 2006. The Final EIS will be
filed within 4 months of that date,
approximately April 2007.
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
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 45day comment period so that substantive
comments and objections are made
available to the Forest Service at a time
when it can meaningfully consider them
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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 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: July 28, 2006.
Dennis Duehren,
District Ranger, Caribou-Targhee National
Forest, Intermountain Region, USDA Forest
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Roadless Area Conservation National
Advisory Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Roadless Area
Conservation National Advisory
Committee (Committee) will meet in
Washington, DC. The purpose of this
meeting is to review and draft
recommendations to the Secretary of
Agriculture on state petitions for
inventoried roadless area management.
Petitions to be reviewed include those
received from New Mexico, California,
and possibly any petitions received
between the publication of this notice
and meeting dates.
DATES: The meeting will be held August
30–31, 2006 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each
day.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Forest Service’s Yates Building at
201 14th Street, SW., Washington, DC
20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Garth Smelser, Committee Coordinator,
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at gsmelser@fs.fed.us or (202) 205–0992,
USDA Forest Service, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Mailstop
1104, Washington, DC 20250.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The state
petitions scheduled for review and other
relevant meeting materials will be
available online at https://
www.roadless.fs.fed.us.
The meeting is open to the public and
interested parties are invited to attend;
building security requires you to
provide your name to the Committee
Coordinator (contact information listed
above) by August 20, 2006. You will
need photo identification to enter the
building.
While meeting discussion is limited
to Forest Service staff and Committee
members, the public will be allowed to
offer written and oral comments for the
Committee’s consideration. Attendees
wishing to comment orally will be
allotted a specific amount of time to
speak during a public comment period
at the end of each day. To offer oral
comments on either day, please contact
the Committee Coordinator at the
contact number above. Oral and written
comments should (1) specifically
address the state petitions being
reviewed, (2) focus on the basis for
agreement/disagreement with a petition,
and (3) if in disagreement, recommend
an alternative.
Dated: August 3, 2006.
Frederick L. Norbury,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
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AGENCY:
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[FR Doc No: 06-6845]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Aerial Herbicide Application; Caribou-Targhee National Forest;
Caribou and Franklin Counties, ID
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
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SUMMARY: The Montpelier Ranger District, Caribou-Targhee National
Forest will be preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to
analyze the effects of adding aerial herbicide applications to the
existing integrated noxious weed management activities within the Cache
Valley Front on 31,000 acres of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.
The project area is in the Idaho tract of the Cache National Forest. It
includes a portion of the west slope of the Bear River Range that
extends from Highway 36 to Soda Point. The project area is south of
Soda Springs, and east of Grace, ID, and is within the Montpelier
Ranger District, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Idaho. The scope of
this analysis is limited to the addition of aerial herbicide
application to existing integrated weed management activities within
the Caribou-Targhee National Forest boundary. The project impact zone
includes Caribou and Franklin Counties, Idaho, and Idaho Fish and Game
Hunting Unit (75). Implementation of this project is scheduled to begin
in fiscal year 2007. The decision would authorize aerial application of
herbicide within the Cache Valley Front on 31,000 acres of the Caribou-
Targhee National Forest.
DATES: Written comments concerning the scope of the analysis described
in this Notice should be received within 30 days of the date of
publication of this Notice in the Federal Register. No scoping meetings
are planned at this time. Information received will be used in
preparation of the Draft EIS and Final EIS.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Montpelier Ranger District, Attn.
Dennis
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Duehren, 322 North 4th St., Montpelier, Idaho 83254. The responsible
official for this decision is Dennis Duehren, District Ranger.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning the proposed
action and EIS should be directed to Heidi Heyrend, Rangeland
Management Specialist, at (208) 847-0375.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest Service invites written comments
and suggestions on the issues related to the proposal and the area
being analyzed. Information received will be used in preparation of the
Draft EIS and Final EIS. For most effective use, comments should be
submitted to the Forest Service within 30 days from the date of
publication of this Notice in the Federal Register.
Agency representatives and other interested people are invited to
visit with Forest Service officials at any time during the EIS process.
Two specific time periods are identified for the receipt of formal
comments on the analysis. The two comment periods include during the
scoping process (the next thirty days following the publication of this
Notice in the Federal Register) and during the formal review period of
the Draft EIS.
The Forest Service estimates the Draft EIS will be filed within 4
months of this Notice of Intent, approximately December 2006. The Final
EIS will be filed within 4 months of that date, approximately April
2007.
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 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 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: July 28, 2006.
Dennis Duehren,
District Ranger, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Intermountain Region,
USDA Forest Service.
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