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Responsible Official
Bernard Weingardt, Regional Forester,
Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Forest
Service, 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo,
California 94592, is the Responsible
Official.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
The Responsible Official will decide
whether to amend by adopting a
common list of MIS and associated
monitoring strategies for each of the 10
LRMPs as proposed, to amend with an
alternative MIS list and associated
strategies, or retain the existing MIS lists
and associated monitoring strategies.
Although non-significant Forest Plan
amendments are normally signed by
Forest Supervisors, the Regional
Forester for the Pacific Southwest
Region will be the Deciding Officer for
this decision.
Scoping Process
The analysis of this proposed action
was originally expected to be
documented in an Environmental
Assessment (EA). Formal scoping for
this analysis began on February 21, 2007
when a scoping letter was sent to over
4,000 addresses. The Forest Service
used the last known distribution list of
the 2004 Sierra Nevada Forests Plan
Amendment Record of Decision because
the current amendment covers roughly
the same area and communities of
interest. An open house was held on
March 23, 2007. The proposed action
was first published in the Schedules of
Proposed Actions for each of the ten
Forests for the Second Quarter of Fiscal
Year 2007. An Internet Web site (https://
www.fs.fed.us/r5/snfmisa) displays
comprehensive information about the
project. This notice of intent offers the
opportunity to comment to a larger
audience.
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Preliminary Issues
Comments about implementing the
existing monitoring requirements in the
Sierra Nevada Forests Plan Amendment
and concerns that those requirements
should not be weakened will drive
development of an alternative as
described above in the Possible
Alternatives section.
Comment Requested
This notice of intent continues the
scoping process which now guides the
development of an environmental
impact statement.
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
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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 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 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: April 24, 2007.
Beth G. Pendleton,
Deputy Regional Forester, Pacific Southwest
Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of New Fee Site; Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act (Title VIII,
Pub. L. 108–447)
Tonto National Forest, USDA
Forest Service
ACTION: Notice of new fee site
(Reference to previously published
Federal Register document, Vol. 772,
No. 12, Page 2490, January 19, 2007).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Tonto National Forest
plans to implement a $6 per vehicle fee
for overnight camping and day-use at
Haigler Canyon Recreation Site. This
site is undergoing major improvements
which will increase facilities and
services available to the public once
completed. Fees paid at similar
recreation sites on the Tonto National
Forest demonstrate that the public
appreciates and enjoys the availability
of developed recreation sites and is
willing to pay reasonable fees for use of
such sites. Funds from the fee revenue
will be used for the continued operation
and maintenance of Haigler Canyon
Recreation Site.
DATES: Haigler Canyon will become
available for recreation use in August,
2007.
Forest Supervisor, Tonto
National Forest, 2324 E. McDowell
Road, Phoenix, AZ 85006
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dave Killebrew, Recreation Fee
Coordinator, 602–225–5239
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement
Act (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108–447)
directed the Secretary of Agriculture to
publish a six month advance notice in
the Federal Register whenever new
recreation fee areas are established.
This new fee will be reviewed by a
Recreation Resource Advisory
Committee prior to a final decision and
implementation. The Arizona Bureau of
Land Management Resource Advisory
Council serves as the Recreation
Resource Advisory Committee for this
project.
The Tonto National Forest currently
has over 50 recreation sites where use
fees are charged. A business analysis
has shown that people desire having
this sort of recreation experience on the
Tonto National Forest. A market
analysis indicates that the $6 per
vehicle fee is both reasonable and
acceptable for camping and day-use at
Haigler Canyon. Once the site is
complete, visitors wanting to use
facilities at Haigler Canyon Recreation
ADDRESSES:
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Site can obtain self-validating passes at
more than 150 commercial vendors in
central Arizona including at least three
locations in Payson, Arizona or at any
Tonto National Forest administrative
office including the Payson and Pleasant
Valley ranger stations. An on-site fee
payment option may also be provided.
Details about the Tonto fee program can
be found at the Tonto National Forest
Web site, https://www.fs.fed.us/r3/tonto
or by calling 602–225–5200.
Dated: April 24, 2006.
Gene Blankenbaker,
Forest Supervisor.
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Note: Telephone numbers listed are not
toll-free.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
for the Section 515 Rural Rental
Housing Program for New
Construction in Fiscal Year 2007
Rural Housing Service (RHS),
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This NOFA announces the
timeframe to submit applications for
Section 515 Rural Rental Housing (RRH)
loan funds, including applications for
the nonprofit set-aside for eligible
nonprofit entities, the set-aside for the
most Underserved Counties and
Colonias (Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act), and the setaside for Empowerment Zones and
Enterprise Communities (EZ/ECs) and
Rural Economic Area Partnership
(REAP) zones, and a designated reserve
for states with rental assistance
programs. This document describes the
methodology that will be used to
distribute funds, the application
process, submission requirements, and
areas of special emphasis or
consideration.
DATES: The deadline for receipt of all
applications in response to this NOFA
is 5 p.m., local time for each USDA
Rural Development State Office on June
29, 2007. The application closing
deadline is firm as to date and hour. The
Agency will not consider any
application that is received after the
closing deadline. Applicants intending
to mail applications must provide
sufficient time to permit delivery on or
before the closing deadline date and
time. Acceptance by the United States
Postal Service or private mailer does not
constitute delivery. Facsimile (FAX) and
postage due applications will not be
accepted.
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Applicants wishing to apply
for assistance must contact the USDA
Rural Development State Office serving
the place in which they desire to submit
an application for rural rental housing
to receive further information and
copies of the application package.
USDA Rural Development will date and
time stamp incoming applications to
evidence timely receipt, and, upon
request, will provide the applicant with
a written acknowledgment of receipt. A
listing of USDA Rural Development
State Offices, their addresses, telephone
numbers, and person to contact follows:
ADDRESSES:
Alabama State Office, Suite 601,
Sterling Centre, 4121 Carmichael
Road, Montgomery, AL 36106–3683,
(334) 279–3618, TDD (334) 279–3495,
Van McCloud.
Alaska State Office, 800 West Evergreen,
Suite 201, Palmer, AK 99645, (907)
761–7740, TDD (907) 761–8905,
Debbie Andrys.
Arizona State Office, Phoenix
Courthouse and Federal Building, 230
North First Ave., Suite 206, Phoenix,
AZ 85003–1706, (602) 280–8768, TDD
(602) 280–8706, Carol Torres.
Arkansas State Office, 700 W. Capitol
Ave., Room 3416, Little Rock, AR
72201–3225, (501) 301–3250, TDD
(501) 301–3063, Greg Kemper.
California State Office, 430 G Street,
#4169, Davis, CA 95616–4169, (530)
792–5821, TDD (530) 792–5848, Debra
Moretton.
Colorado State Office, 655 Parfet Street,
Room E100, Lakewood, CO 80215,
(720) 544–2923, TDD (800) 659–2656,
Mary Summerfield.
Connecticut, Served by Massachusetts
State Office.
Delaware and Maryland State Office,
1221 College Park Drive, Suite 200,
Dover, DE 19904, (302) 857–3615,
TDD (302) 857–3585, Pat Baker.
Florida & Virgin Islands State Office,
4440 N.W. 25th Place, Gainesville, FL
32606–6563, (352) 338–3465, TDD
(352) 338–3499, Elizabeth M.
Whitaker.
Georgia State Office, Stephens Federal
Building, 355 E. Hancock Avenue,
Athens, GA 30601–2768, (706) 546–
2164, TDD (706) 546–2034, Wayne
Rogers.
Hawaii State Office, (Services all
Hawaii, American Samoa Guam, and
Western Pacific), Room 311, Federal
Building, 154 Waianuenue Avenue,
Hilo, HI 96720, (808) 933–8305, TDD
(808) 933–8321, Thao Khamoui.
Idaho State Office, Suite A1, 9173 West
Barnes Dr., Boise, ID 83709, (208)
378–5630, TDD (208) 378–5644,
Miriam Haylett.
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Illinois State Office, 2118 West Park
Court, Suite A, Champaign, IL 61821–
2986, (217) 403–6222, TDD (217) 403–
6240, Barry L. Ramsey.
Indiana State Office, 5975 Lakeside
Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46278,
(317) 290–3100 (ext. 423), TDD (317)
290–3343, Stephen Dye.
Iowa State Office, 210 Walnut Street
Room 873, Des Moines, IA 50309,
(515) 284–4685, TDD (515) 284–4858,
Julie Sleeper.
Kansas State Office, 1303 SW First
American Place, Suite 100, Topeka,
KS 66604–4040, (785) 271–2721, TDD
(785) 271–2767, Virginia M.
Hammersmith.
Kentucky State Office, 771 Corporate
Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, KY
40503, (859) 224–7325, TDD (859)
224–7422, Paul Higgins.
Louisiana State Office, 3727
Government Street, Alexandria, LA
71302, (318) 473–7962, TDD (318)
473–7655, Yvonne R. Emerson.
Maine State Office, 967 Illinois Ave.,
Suite 4, PO Box 405, Bangor, ME
04402–0405, (207) 990–9110, TDD
(207) 942–7331, Bob Nadeau.
Maryland, Served by Delaware State
Office.
Massachusetts, Connecticut, & Rhode
Island State Office, 451 West Street,
Amherst, MA 01002, (413) 253–4333,
TDD (413) 253–4590, Donald Colburn.
Michigan State Office, 3001 Coolidge
Road, Suite 200, East Lansing, MI
48823, (517) 324–5192, TDD (517)
337–6795, Julie Putnam.
Minnesota State Office, 375 Jackson
Street Building, Suite 410, St. Paul,
MN 55101–1853, (651) 602–7820,
TDD (651) 602–7830, Rodney Jackson.
Mississippi State Office, Federal
Building, Suite 831, 100 W. Capitol
Street, Jackson, MS 39269, (601) 965–
4325, TDD (601) 965–5850, Darnella
Smith-Murray.
Missouri State Office, 601 Business
Loop 70 West, Parkade Center, Suite
235, Columbia, MO 65203, (573) 876–
0990, TDD (573) 876–9480, Colleen
James.
Montana State Office, 900 Technology
Blvd., Suite B, Bozeman, MT 59718,
(406) 585–2515, TDD (406) 585–2562,
Deborah Chorlton.
Nebraska State Office, Federal Building,
Room 152, 100 Centennial Mall N,
Lincoln, NE. 68508, (402) 437–5734,
TDD (402) 437–5093, Linda Anders.
Nevada State Office, 1390 South Curry
Street, Carson City, NV 89703–5146,
(775) 887–1222 (ext. 25), TDD (775)
885–0633, Angilla Denton.
New Hampshire State Office, Concord
Center, Suite 218, Box 317, 10 Ferry
Street, Concord, NH 03301–5004,
(603) 223–6050, TDD (603) 229–0536,
Robert McCarthy.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of New Fee Site; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act
(Title VIII, Pub. L. 108-447)
AGENCY: Tonto National Forest, USDA Forest Service
ACTION: Notice of new fee site (Reference to previously published
Federal Register document, Vol. 772, No. 12, Page 2490, January 19,
2007).
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SUMMARY: The Tonto National Forest plans to implement a $6 per vehicle
fee for overnight camping and day-use at Haigler Canyon Recreation
Site. This site is undergoing major improvements which will increase
facilities and services available to the public once completed. Fees
paid at similar recreation sites on the Tonto National Forest
demonstrate that the public appreciates and enjoys the availability of
developed recreation sites and is willing to pay reasonable fees for
use of such sites. Funds from the fee revenue will be used for the
continued operation and maintenance of Haigler Canyon Recreation Site.
DATES: Haigler Canyon will become available for recreation use in
August, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor, Tonto National Forest, 2324 E. McDowell
Road, Phoenix, AZ 85006
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Killebrew, Recreation Fee
Coordinator, 602-225-5239
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement Act
(Title VIII, Pub. L. 108-447) directed the Secretary of Agriculture to
publish a six month advance notice in the Federal Register whenever new
recreation fee areas are established.
This new fee will be reviewed by a Recreation Resource Advisory
Committee prior to a final decision and implementation. The Arizona
Bureau of Land Management Resource Advisory Council serves as the
Recreation Resource Advisory Committee for this project.
The Tonto National Forest currently has over 50 recreation sites
where use fees are charged. A business analysis has shown that people
desire having this sort of recreation experience on the Tonto National
Forest. A market analysis indicates that the $6 per vehicle fee is both
reasonable and acceptable for camping and day-use at Haigler Canyon.
Once the site is complete, visitors wanting to use facilities at
Haigler Canyon Recreation
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Site can obtain self-validating passes at more than 150 commercial
vendors in central Arizona including at least three locations in
Payson, Arizona or at any Tonto National Forest administrative office
including the Payson and Pleasant Valley ranger stations. An on-site
fee payment option may also be provided. Details about the Tonto fee
program can be found at the Tonto National Forest Web site, https://
www.fs.fed.us/r3/tonto or by calling 602-225-5200.
Dated: April 24, 2006.
Gene Blankenbaker,
Forest Supervisor.
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