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2007. Appropriate activities will occur
once the Draft EIS is available for
review, which is expected to occur in
the late summer of 2007.
Preliminary Issues: Because the
conveyance of land will not
significantly change the expected land
use of the transferred lands, no
significant issues have been identified.
Reconstruction of FR 416v has the
potential to affect known cultural
resource sites located within the
existing roadway. Because the sites and
road occupy land between a canyon
wall and steep ground, options to avoid
these sites are limited, and so data
recovery is the likely method for
mitigating impacts. No threatened or
endangered species—or Region 3
sensitive species—of animal or plant are
known in the project area. Likewise, no
Region 3 sensitive species are known.
Because the National Forest System
lands would be closed to the general
public once conveyed to the Pueblos, a
change in recreational use patterns is
likely. A closed pumice mine exists on
the land to be conveyed to the San
Ildefonso Pueblo, with reclamation
underway. Any unfinished reclamation
will pass to the Secretary of the Interior
pursuant to the Act, Section 7(f).
Comment Requested: This notice of
intent initiates the scoping process that
guides the development of the
environmental impact statement. The
Forest Service invites written comments
and suggestions on the proposed action,
including any issues to consider, as well
as any concerns relevant to the analysis.
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
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
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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 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.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22;
Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section
21)
Dated: June 13, 2007.
Daniel J. Jiron,
Forest Supervisor, Santa Fe National Forest.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Deschutes Provincial Advisory
Committee (DPAC)
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Deschutes Provincial
Advisory Committee will meet on July
11, 2007, starting at 8 a.m. at the
Deschutes National Forest Supervisor’s
Office at 1001 SW. Emkay Drive, Bend,
Oregon, for a field trip to the Bend-Ft.
Rock and Crescent Ranger Districts. The
purpose of the trip is to monitor the
Dilman and Five Buttes Projects to
obtain feedback from members. The trip
is scheduled to end at 5 p.m. in Bend.
All Deschutes Province Advisory
Committee Meetings are open to the
public and an open public forum is
scheduled from 3 to 3:30 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mollie Chaudet, Province Liaison,
Deschutes NF, 1001 SW. Emkay Drive,
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Bend, Oregon, 97702, Phone (541) 383–
5517.
Leslie A.C. Weldon,
Deschutes National Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Del Norte County Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Del Norte County
Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
will meet on June 26, 2007 in Crescent
City, California. The purpose of the
meeting is to discuss the project
submission and selection process for
Title II proposals submitted under
Public Law 106–393, H.R. 2389, the
Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000, also
called the ‘‘Payments to States’’ Act.
DATES: The meeting will be held on July
2, 2006, from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Del Norte County Unified School
District Board Room, 301 West
Washington, Crescent City, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Ranieri, Committee Coordinator, USDA,
Six Rivers National Forest, 1330
Bayshore Way, Eureka, CA 95501.
Phone: (707) 441–3673.
e-mail: jranier@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Individuals, community-based
organization, tribes and government
agencies will present the Title II project
proposals submitted to the RAC. The
meeting is open to the public. Public
input opportunity will be provided and
individuals will have the opportunity to
address the committee at that time.
Dated: June 18, 2007.
William D. Metz,
Deputy Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Deschutes Provincial Advisory Committee (DPAC)
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Deschutes Provincial Advisory Committee will meet on July
11, 2007, starting at 8 a.m. at the Deschutes National Forest
Supervisor's Office at 1001 SW. Emkay Drive, Bend, Oregon, for a field
trip to the Bend-Ft. Rock and Crescent Ranger Districts. The purpose of
the trip is to monitor the Dilman and Five Buttes Projects to obtain
feedback from members. The trip is scheduled to end at 5 p.m. in Bend.
All Deschutes Province Advisory Committee Meetings are open to the
public and an open public forum is scheduled from 3 to 3:30 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mollie Chaudet, Province Liaison,
Deschutes NF, 1001 SW. Emkay Drive, Bend, Oregon, 97702, Phone (541)
383-5517.
Leslie A.C. Weldon,
Deschutes National Forest Supervisor.
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