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in this project as well as adjacent
landowners and those responding to
this NOI or to the Idaho Panhandle
National Forests Quarterly Schedule of
Proposed Actions. In addition, the
public is encouraged to contact or visit
with Forest Service officials during the
analysis and prior to the decision. The
Forest Service will continue to seek
information, comments, and assistance
from Federal, Tribal, State, and local
agencies and other individuals or
organizations that may be interested in
or affected by the proposed actions. The
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
will be consulted concerning any effects
to threatened and endangered species.
The agency invites written comments
and suggestions on this action,
particularly in terms of identification of
issues and alterative development.
Comments from the public and other
agencies will be used in preparation of
the Draft EIS to identify potential issues
and concerns, potential alternatives to
the proposed action and to promote
communications with members of the
public or other agencies. The draft
environmental impact statement (DEIS)
will be field with the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and made
available for public review in the
summer of 2007. The final
environmental impact statement is
expected to be completed in winter of
2008. The comment period on the draft
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 environmental review
of the proposal so that it is meaningful
and alerts and 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
statement stage but that are not raised
until after completion of the final
environmental 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 comments and
objections are made available to the
Forest Service at a time when it can
meaningfully consider them and
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respond to them in the final
environmental impact statement.
To assist the Forest Service in
identifying and considering issues
related to 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.
The United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) prohibits
discrimination in its programs on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex,
religion, age, disability, political beliefs,
and marital or familial status. (Not all
prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means of communication of
program information (braille, large
print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–
2600 (voice and TDD). To file a
complaint, write the Secretary of
Agriculture, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250, or
call 1–800–245–6340 (voice) or 202–
720–1127 (TDD). USDA is an equal
employment opportunity employer.
The Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Supervisor is the Deciding Officer on
this project. The decision will be made
after considering comments and
responses, environmental consequences
discussed in the Final EIS, and
applicable laws, regulations and
policies. The decision and supporting
reasons will be documented in a Record
of Decision upon release of the Final
EIS.
Dated: March 2, 2007.
Ranotta K. McNair,
Forest Supervisor, Idaho Panhandle National
Forests.
[FR Doc. 07–1082 Filed 3–7–07; 8:45 am]
SUMMARY: The Roadless Area
Conservation National Advisory
Committee (RACNAC) will meet in
Washington, DC. The purpose of the
meeting is to discuss the status of the
state specific rulemaking for inventoried
roadless area management in the State
of Idaho and to discuss temporary roads
and other related issues.
DATES: The meeting will be held March
28 and March 29, 2007, from 9 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:
Jessica Call, RACNAC Coordinator, at
jessicacall@fs.fed.us or (202) 205–1056,
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
meeting is open to the public and
interested parties are invited to attend;
building security requires you to
provide your name to the RACNAC
Coordinator (contact information listed
above) by March 23, 2007. 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 the first day’s agenda. To
offer oral comment, please contact the
RACNAC Coordinator at the contact
number above.
Dated: March 2, 2007.
Gloria Manning,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Forest Service
Roadless Area Conservation National
Advisory Committee
AGENCY:
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Earth Resources Inc.; Notice of
Finding of No Significant Impact
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of finding of no
significant impact.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an
agency that administers the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Rural
Development Utilities Programs, has
made a finding of no significant impact
(FONSI) with respect to a request from
Earth Resources Inc. for assistance from
RUS to finance the construction and
operation of a twenty (20) MW power
generating station utilizing chicken
litter and woody biomass as fuel. The
proposal would be constructed on a
140-acre property in Franklin County,
Georgia.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie A. Strength, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Engineering and
Environmental Staff, Stop 1571, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1571, telephone:
(202) 720–0468 or e-mail:
Stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov.
Earth
Resources Inc. is proposing to install a
twenty (20) MW GE ID # 8287108 and
114939 steam driven turbine generation
station and accessory structures, fuel
storage and handling areas, traffic
circulation and parking areas, waste
holding areas, zero discharge system,
and stormwater management features. A
new 85-foot tall stack will be required.
The proposal is located in Franklin
County, Georgia. The generating station
will be sited on a previously graded
five-(5) acre portion of a 139-acre
property. The remaining acres will be
maintained as natural area buffers.
Alternatives considered by the USDA
Rural Development and ERI included:
(a) No action, (b) alternate locations, (c)
alternate methods to provide service, (d)
alternate construction methods and
materials, (e) alternate designs, (f) load
management and energy conservation
options, and (g) alternate generation
technologies.
Copies of the Environmental
Assessment and FONSI are available at,
or can be obtained from, RUS at the
address provided herein, or from Mr.
Billy Jones (706) 384–4933, at Earth
Resources Inc.’s headquarters office
located at 774 Highway 320,
Carnesville, Georgia 30521.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: March 2, 2007.
James R. Newby,
Assistant Administrator—Electric Program,
Rural Development—Utilities Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
[Docket No. 070215037–7038–01]
International Trade Administration
Department of Commerce FY 2007–
2012 Strategic Plan
A–570–831
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Request for comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department is updating
its current FY 2004–2009 Strategic Plan.
As part of this process, the Department
is inviting comments on its draft FY
2007–2012 Strategic Plan.
DATES: Public comments on this
document must be received at the
appropriate mailing or e-mail address
(see ADDRESSES) on or before April 9,
2007.
Please send comments to
Mr. Stephen Shapiro, Chief, Systems,
Policy, and Performance Division, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 5312,
Washington, DC 20230. Comments may
be submitted via e-mail to
sshapiro@doc.gov. Commerce’s draft
Strategic Plan is posted at https://
www.osec.doc.gov/bmi/budget/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
William Tatter, phone 202–482–5979,
fax 202–482–2903, e-mail
btatter@doc.gov.
ADDRESSES:
Under the
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993, each Federal agency must
develop a Strategic Plan describing the
agency’s mission, strategic goals, and
those means and strategies that will be
used to achieve the agency’s mission for
the current and next five years. The plan
must, additionally, describe the
relationship between annual
performance goals and the agency’s
strategic goal framework. These
Strategic Plans must be updated and
reviewed at least every three years, a
key part of which includes consultation
with Congress and other interested and
potentially affected parties.
The draft FY 2007–2012 Strategic
Plan updates the key challenges, means,
and strategies documented in the FY
2004–2009 Strategic Plan. It also revises
the goals, objectives, and outcomes to
reflect current emphasis and to achieve
greater consistency in style and format
across the Department. Finally, it
updates the measures used to track and
report attainment of goals and
objectives.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: March 2, 2007.
Neil K. Shapiro,
Deputy Director, Office of Budget.
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Fresh Garlic from the People’s
Republic of China: Notice of Partial
Rescission of the 12th Administrative
Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 8, 2007
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Renkey, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 9, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–2312.
AGENCY:
Background
On December 27, 2006, the
Department published a notice of
initiation of an administrative review of
fresh garlic from the People’s Republic
of China (‘‘PRC’’), covering the period
November 1, 2005, through October 31,
2006. See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews, 71 FR 77720 (December 27,
2006).
On January 23, 2007, the Fresh Garlic
Producers Association (the ‘‘Petitioner’’)
withdrew its request for an
administrative review for the following
nine companies: Jinan Yipin
Corporation, Ltd. (‘‘Jinan Yipin’’),
Linshu Dading Private Agricultural
Products Co., Ltd., (‘‘Linshu Dading’’),
Qingdao Titan Shipping LLC (‘‘Qingdao
Titan’’), Shandong Wonderland Organic
Food Co., Ltd. (‘‘Shandong
Wonderland’’), Shenzhen Xinboda
Industrial Co., Ltd. (‘‘Shenzhen
Xinboda’’), Taian Fook Huat Tong Kee
Pte Ltd. (‘‘Taian Fook Huat’’), Weifang
Hongqiao International Logistic Co., Ltd.
(‘‘Weifang Hongqiao’’), Xuzhou Simple
Garlic Industry Co., Ltd. (‘‘Xuzhou
Simple’’), and Omni Decor China Ltd.
(‘‘Omni Decor’’).
Partial Rescission
Pursuant to section 351.213(d)(1) of
the Department’s regulations, the
Secretary will rescind an administrative
review, in whole or in part, if a party
who requested the review withdraws
the request within 90 days of the date
of publication of notice of initiation of
the requested review.
Therefore, because the Petitioner’s
withdrawal of requests for review was
timely and no other party requested a
review of the aforementioned
companies, in accordance with section
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Earth Resources Inc.; Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of finding of no significant impact.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS),
an agency that administers the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural
Development Utilities Programs, has made a finding of no significant
impact (FONSI) with respect to a request from Earth Resources Inc. for
assistance from RUS to finance the construction and operation of a
twenty (20) MW power generating station utilizing chicken litter and
woody biomass as fuel. The proposal would be constructed on a 140-acre
property in Franklin County, Georgia.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie A. Strength, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Engineering and Environmental Staff, Stop 1571,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1571, telephone:
(202) 720-0468 or e-mail: Stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Earth Resources Inc. is proposing to install
a twenty (20) MW GE ID 8287108 and 114939 steam driven
turbine generation station and accessory structures, fuel storage and
handling areas, traffic circulation and parking areas, waste holding
areas, zero discharge system, and stormwater management features. A new
85-foot tall stack will be required. The proposal is located in
Franklin County, Georgia. The generating station will be sited on a
previously graded five-(5) acre portion of a 139-acre property. The
remaining acres will be maintained as natural area buffers.
Alternatives considered by the USDA Rural Development and ERI
included: (a) No action, (b) alternate locations, (c) alternate methods
to provide service, (d) alternate construction methods and materials,
(e) alternate designs, (f) load management and energy conservation
options, and (g) alternate generation technologies.
Copies of the Environmental Assessment and FONSI are available at,
or can be obtained from, RUS at the address provided herein, or from
Mr. Billy Jones (706) 384-4933, at Earth Resources Inc.'s headquarters
office located at 774 Highway 320, Carnesville, Georgia 30521.
Dated: March 2, 2007.
James R. Newby,
Assistant Administrator--Electric Program, Rural Development--Utilities
Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-4110 Filed 3-7-07; 8:45 am]
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