Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee, 28667 [E7-9818]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 98 / Tuesday, May 22, 2007 / Notices 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. Dated: May 16, 2007. Julie K. King, Heber District Ranger. [FR Doc. E7–9791 Filed 5–21–07; 8:45 am] Dated: May 16, 2007. Gloria Manning, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System. [FR Doc. E7–9818 Filed 5–21–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service BILLING CODE 3410–11–P Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES AGENCY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Call, Roadless Area Conservation 18:21 May 21, 2007 Jkt 211001 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service SUMMARY: The Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet in Washington, DC. The purpose of this meeting is to review the petition submitted by the Governor of Colorado for state specific rulemaking for inventoried roadless area management in the State of Colorado under the authority of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(e) and 7 CFR 1.28 and to discuss other related roadless area matters. DATES: The meeting will be held June 13 to June 14, 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. VerDate Aug<31>2005 National Advisory Committee (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 June 8, 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. Highwood Generating Station Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Rural Utilities Service, USDA. Notice of availability of record of decision (ROD). AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and the Montana Environmental Policy Act, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an Agency delivering the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Utilities Programs, hereinafter referred to as Rural Development and/or Agency, and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announce the availability of the ROD for the EIS for the Highwood Generating Station (HGS), proposed to be located near Great Falls, Montana. The Administrator, Utilities Programs, PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 28667 USDA Rural Development, and the Director, DEQ, have signed the ROD, which is effective upon signing. ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the HGS ROD, or for further information, contact: Richard Fristik, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Utilities Programs, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Stop 1571, Washington, DC 20250, phone (202) 720–5093 (richard.fristik@wdc.usda.gov); or,Kathleen Johnson, Environmental Impact Specialist, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, P. O. Box 200901, Helena MT 59620–0901, phone 406–444–1760 (katjohnson@mt.us). A copy of the ROD can be viewed online at: https://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/ eis.htm#Southern%20Montana% 20Electric%20Cooperative,%20Inc and https://www.deq.mt.gov/eis.asp. The document is in a portable document format (pdf); in order to review or print the document, users need to obtain a free copy of Acrobat Reader. The Acrobat Reader can be obtained from https://www.adobe.com/ prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Southern Montana Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative, Incorporated (SME) proposes to build and operate a 250 (net) megawatt (MW), Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB), coalfired electric power plant—called the Highwood Generating Station (HGS)— and 6 MW of wind generation at a site near Great Falls, Montana. SME will lose its principal supply of power from the Bonneville Power Administration beginning in part in 2008 and in full in 2011; thus, the purpose and need of the proposal is for SME to replace that power supply with another source of reliable, long-term, affordable electric energy and related services in order to fulfill its obligations to its member rural electric cooperatives. In order to meet the projected electric power deficit, SME formally applied to Rural Development in 2004 for a loan guarantee for the construction of an electric generating source, the proposed HGS, and related transmission facilities. In September 2005, SME submitted a draft air quality permit application to DEQ and formally applied for an air quality permit in November 2005. The application was reviewed and a draft preliminary determination (PD) was released for public review and comment on March 30, 2006. Comments on the draft PD resulted in a supplemental PD that was included in the Draft and Final EIS. A solid waste management license application was submitted to the DEQ on March 20, 2006. In accordance with E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 28667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9818]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee 
(Committee) will meet in Washington, DC. The purpose of this meeting is 
to review the petition submitted by the Governor of Colorado for state 
specific rulemaking for inventoried roadless area management in the 
State of Colorado under the authority of the Administrative Procedure 
Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(e) and 7 CFR 1.28 and to discuss other related 
roadless area matters.

DATES: The meeting will be held June 13 to June 14, 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, Roadless Area 
Conservation National Advisory Committee (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 June 8, 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: May 16, 2007.
Gloria Manning,
 Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. E7-9818 Filed 5-21-07; 8:45 am]
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