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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Forestry Research Advisory Council
Office of the Secretary, USDA.
Notice; solicitation for
membership to the Forestry Research
Advisory Council.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. app., the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
announces solicitation for nominations
to fill eleven vacancies on the Forestry
Research Advisory Council.
DATES: Nominations must be received
on or before July 16, 2007. Send
completed nomination packages to
Daina Dravnieks Apple, Designated
Federal Officer, U.S. Forest Service;
Research and Development, Forestry
Research Advisory Council; U. S.
Department of Agriculture; Mail Stop
1120; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1120, if sending
by U.S Postal Service. For Express mail
use 201 14th St. SW., Mail Stop 1120;
Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daina Dravnieks Apple, Designated
Federal Officer, U.S. Forest Service;
Research and Development, Forestry
Research Advisory Council; 202–205–
1665; facsimile 202–205–1530, or
contact Catalino Blanche, Program
Leader, Natural Resources and
Environment, Cooperative State
Research, Education, and Extension
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture;
202–401–4190; facsimile 202–401–1706.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1441(c) of the Agriculture and Food Act
of 1981 requires the establishment of the
Forestry Research Advisory Council to
provide advice to the Secretary of
Agriculture on accomplishing efficiently
the purposes of the Act of October 10,
1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a, et seq.), known as
the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962. The
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Council also provides advice related to
the Forest Service research program,
authorized by the Forest and Rangeland
Resources Research Act of 1978 (Pub. L.
95–307, 92 Stat. 353, as amended; 16
U.S.C. 1600 (note)). The Council is
composed of 20 voting members from
the following membership categories:
(1) Federal and State agencies
concerned with developing and
utilizing the Nation’s forest resources, in
particular committee membership, will
include representation from the
National Forest System and Forest and
Range Experiment Station leaders,
Forest Service;
(2) The forest industries. These are
organizations involved in the
management of forest lands for which
timber production is a component;
(3) The forestry schools of the State
certified eligible institutions, and State
agricultural experiment stations; and
(4) Volunteer public groups
concerned with forests and related
natural resources.
The initial Council membership was
appointed with staggered terms of 1, 2,
and 3 years. As a result of the staggered
appointments, the terms of 11 members
will expire during November 2007.
Nominations for a 3-year appointment
for all of the 11 vacant positions are
sought. Nominees will be carefully
reviewed for their broad expertise,
leadership and relevancy to a
membership category. Geographic
balance and a balanced distribution
among the categories are also important.
Vacancies are as follows: Federal and
State—3; Industry—1; Academic—3;
and Voluntary organizations—4.
Nominations for one individual who fits
several of the categories or for more than
one person who fits one category will be
accepted. Please indicate the specific
membership category for each nominee.
Nominations are open to all individuals
without regard for race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, age, mental or
physical handicap, marital status, or
sexual orientation. Nominations are
being solicited from universities,
organizations, associations, societies,
councils, federations, groups, and
companies that represent a wide variety
of forestry research interests throughout
the country. Appointments will be made
by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Each nominee must complete Form
AD–755, Advisory Committee
Membership Background Information
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(which can be obtained electronically
from the USDA Chief Information Office
at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/forms/
ocio_forms.html, or from the contact
persons listed in the Further
Information Contact section of this
notice) and will be vetted before
selection. Send nominee’s name,
resume, and the completed Form AD–
755 by mail to: Forest Service Research
and Development, Forestry Research
Advisory Council; Mail Stop 1120; 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1120.
Nominations delivered by express mail
or overnight courier service should be
sent to: USDA Forest Service; Research
and Development, Forestry Research
Advisory Council; 201 14th St. SW.,
Washington, DC 20024.
Dated: May 8, 2007.
Boyd K. Rutherford,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Publication
Comment Cards
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension of a
currently approved information
collection, Request for Comments;
Publication Comment Cards (0596–
0163).
Comments must be received in
writing on or before July 16, 2007 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Science
Delivery Group, Southern Research
Station, Forest Service, USDA, 200 W.T.
Weaver Boulevard, Asheville, NC
28804–3454.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 828–257–4313 or by e-mail
to: carolwhitlock@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at 200 W.T. Weaver Boulevard,
DATES:
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Asheville, NC 28804–3454, Room 243
during normal business hours. Visitors
are encouraged to call ahead to 828–
257–4389 to facilitate entry to the
building. Additionally the public may
inspect comments received on the
World Wide Web, www.srs.fs.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Whitlock, Science Delivery Group,
828–257–4389. 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.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Publication Comment Card.
OMB Number: 0596–0163.
Expiration Date of Approval:
November 30, 2007.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Executive Order 12862,
issued September 11, 1993, directed
Federal agencies to change the way they
do business, to reform their
management practices, and to provide
service to the public that matches or
exceeds the best service available in the
private sector. In response to this
Executive Order, the Forest Service,
Southern Research Station, developed a
Publication Comment Card for inclusion
when distributing scientific research
publications.
Since the early 1920s, the Forest
Service scientists have published the
results of their studies about national
forests and forest resources and
products, in addition to their
conclusions about the dynamics of
natural timber stands and plantations,
watershed and wildlife management,
and recreational activities. These
studies have provided long-term data
that have become increasingly valuable
to landowners and others involved in
natural resource and land management.
Data from the Publication Comment
Card help Forest Service research
stations determine if publications meet
customers’ expectations and address
customers’ needs. The collected
information also helps scientists and
authors provide relevant information on
effective, efficient, responsible land
management. The Government Printing
Office binds the cards into all general
technical reports, research papers,
research notes, resource bulletins, and
other technical publications printed for
the Forest Service.
Respondents complete comment cards
and return them to the Forest Service in
person, via surface mail, or using the
Internet. Data gathered in this
information collection are not available
from other sources. The Forest Service’s
Science Delivery Group collects and
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analyzes the data, providing feedback to
individual scientists and authors with
the purpose of improving future
products. Curtailing this information
collection would deprive customers of a
convenient mechanism for providing
detailed and constructive criticism of
research publications.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 5
minutes.
Type of Respondents: Individuals;
businesses; landowners; non-profit
organizations; local, state, and foreign
governments.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 22,000.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,833.
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
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: May 8, 2007.
Ann Bartuska,
Deputy Chief.
[FR Doc. E7–9233 Filed 5–14–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service
published a Notice of Intent (69 FR
59881–59883, October 6, 2004) to
prepare an environmental impact
statement for a proposed forest plan
amendment for surface management of
gas leasing and development on the
Jicarilla Ranger District, Carson National
Forest. In addition, the proposal
includes a leasing analysis for
approximately 3,800 unleased acres on
the Jicarilla Ranger District.
A draft environmental impact
statement has been completed and the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
published a Notice of Availability
(NOA) in the Federal Register on
February 16, 2007 (72 FR 54900). The
end of the comment period presented in
the NOA was incorrect and
subsequently rectified in an amended
notice (72 FR 9521, March 2, 2007).
CORRECTED DATES: The Notice of Intent
(NOI) stated the final environmental
impact statement (FEIS) was scheduled
for completion in early summer of 2005.
This Notice corrects the estimated filing
date of the FEIS from early summer
2005, to the fall 2007. When completed,
EPA will publish a NOA of the FEIS in
the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Audrey Kuykendall, Forest
Environmental Coordinator, Carson
National Forest, at (505) 758–6212.
Dated: May 15, 2007.
Martin D. Chavez, Jr.,
Forest Supervisor, Carson National Forest.
[FR Doc. E7–9271 Filed 5–14–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Southwestern Region, Arizona, New
Mexico, West Texas and Oklahoma:
Proposed Land and Resource
Management Plan Amendment for the
Valle Vidal, Carson National Forest,
Taos and Colfax Counties, NM;
Additional Filings
ACTION:
Forest Service
Southwestern Region, Arizona, New
Mexico, West Texas and Oklahoma:
Proposed Surface Management of
Natural Gas Resource Development on
Jicarilla Ranger District, Carson
National Forest, Rio Arriba County,
NM; Additional Filings
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service
published a Notice of Intent (70 FR
34441–34442, June 14, 2005) to prepare
an environmental impact statement for
a proposed forest plan amendment to
incorporate standards and guidelines for
the management of the Valle Vidal Unit
of the Questa Ranger District, Carson
National Forest.
CORRECTED DATES: The Notice of Intent
(NOI) states the draft environmental
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Publication Comment Cards
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension of a currently approved information
collection, Request for Comments; Publication Comment Cards (0596-
0163).
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before July 16, 2007
to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to
Science Delivery Group, Southern Research Station, Forest Service,
USDA, 200 W.T. Weaver Boulevard, Asheville, NC 28804-3454.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 828-257-4313 or by
e-mail to: carolwhitlock@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments received at 200 W.T. Weaver
Boulevard,
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Asheville, NC 28804-3454, Room 243 during normal business hours.
Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 828-257-4389 to facilitate
entry to the building. Additionally the public may inspect comments
received on the World Wide Web, www.srs.fs.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Whitlock, Science Delivery
Group, 828-257-4389. 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: Publication Comment Card.
OMB Number: 0596-0163.
Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2007.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Executive Order 12862, issued September 11, 1993,
directed Federal agencies to change the way they do business, to reform
their management practices, and to provide service to the public that
matches or exceeds the best service available in the private sector. In
response to this Executive Order, the Forest Service, Southern Research
Station, developed a Publication Comment Card for inclusion when
distributing scientific research publications.
Since the early 1920s, the Forest Service scientists have published
the results of their studies about national forests and forest
resources and products, in addition to their conclusions about the
dynamics of natural timber stands and plantations, watershed and
wildlife management, and recreational activities. These studies have
provided long-term data that have become increasingly valuable to
landowners and others involved in natural resource and land management.
Data from the Publication Comment Card help Forest Service research
stations determine if publications meet customers' expectations and
address customers' needs. The collected information also helps
scientists and authors provide relevant information on effective,
efficient, responsible land management. The Government Printing Office
binds the cards into all general technical reports, research papers,
research notes, resource bulletins, and other technical publications
printed for the Forest Service.
Respondents complete comment cards and return them to the Forest
Service in person, via surface mail, or using the Internet. Data
gathered in this information collection are not available from other
sources. The Forest Service's Science Delivery Group collects and
analyzes the data, providing feedback to individual scientists and
authors with the purpose of improving future products. Curtailing this
information collection would deprive customers of a convenient
mechanism for providing detailed and constructive criticism of research
publications.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 5 minutes.
Type of Respondents: Individuals; businesses; landowners; non-
profit organizations; local, state, and foreign governments.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 22,000.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,833.
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 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: May 8, 2007.
Ann Bartuska,
Deputy Chief.
[FR Doc. E7-9233 Filed 5-14-07; 8:45 am]
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