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The climbing fern is a highly invasive,
exotic weed that climbs over plants,
including tall trees, to form massive
walls of vegetation. It also forms thick
mats on the ground that smother native
plants. New infestations can arise great
distances from existing populations
because the weed produces millions of
spores that are spread by wind and
other physical carriers. A single spore is
capable of starting a new infestation. In
addition, dense strands of Old World
climbing fern present a major fire
hazard.
The biocontrol agent that is the
subject of this notice, Floracarus
perrepae, is a gall mite in the insect
family Eriophyidae and is native to
Australia and tropical Asia. The adult
mites feed on young leaflets of the target
weed, L. microphyllum, inducing the
leaf margins to curl into galls. Female
mites lay an average 60 eggs inside a
gall. The eggs hatch in 5 days and
immature mites feed on the specialized
tissue within the gall, requiring 4 days
to become adults. Galled leaflets are
often infected by secondary ambient
pathogens and have reduced life spans.
Plants infested with the mite have
slower rates of growth than uninfested
plants.
The mite is also host specific. Host
specificity tests conducted in Australia
indicate that F. perrepae is specific to
only two Lygodium species (the target
weed L. microphyllum and the
Australian fern Lygodium reticulatum).
On May 23, 2006, we published in the
Federal Register (71 FR 29607–29608,
Docket No. APHIS–2006–0076) a
notice 1 in which we announced the
availability, for public review and
comment, of an environmental
assessment (EA) that examined the
potential environmental impacts
associated with the proposed release of
this biological control agent into the
continental United States.
We solicited comments on the EA for
30 days ending June 22, 2006. We did
not receive any comments by that date.
In this document, we are advising the
public of our finding of no significant
impact (FONSI) regarding the release of
the nonindigenous gall mite F. perrepae
as a biological control agent to reduce
the severity and extent of Old World
climbing fern infestation in the
continental United States. The finding,
which is based on the EA, reflects our
1 To view the notice, environmental assessment,
and finding of no significant impact, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, click on the ‘‘Advanced
Search’’ tab, and select ‘‘Docket Search.’’ In the
Docket ID field, enter APHIS–2006–0076, then click
‘‘Submit.’’ Clicking on the Docket ID link in the
search results page will produce a list of all
documents in the docket.
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determination that release of this
biological control agent will not have a
significant impact on the quality of the
human environment.
The EA and FONSI may be viewed on
the Regulations.gov Web site (see
footnote 1). Copies of the EA and FONSI
are also available for public inspection
at USDA, room 1141, South Building,
14th Street and Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except holidays. Persons wishing to
inspect copies are requested to call
ahead on (202) 690–2817 to facilitate
entry into the reading room. In addition,
copies may be obtained by writing to the
individual listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
The EA and FONSI have been
prepared in accordance with: (1) The
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the
Council on Environmental Quality for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)
USDA regulations implementing NEPA
(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA
Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372).
Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of
June 2007.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Mendocino Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Mendocino County
Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
will meet July 20, 2007 in Willits,
California. Agenda items to be covered
include: (1) Approval of minutes, (2)
Public Comment, (3) Extension of RAC
(4) Discussion—items of interest (5)
Discussion/approval of projects, (6) next
agenda items and meeting date.
DATES: The meeting will be held on July
20, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Mendocino County Museum,
located at 400 E. Commercial St.,
Willits, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roberta Hurt, Committee Coordinator,
USDA, Mendocino National Forest,
Covelo Ranger District, 78150 Covelo
PO 00000
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Road, Covelo, CA 95428. (707) 983–
8503; email rhurt@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. Persons
who wish to bring matters to the
attention of the Committee may file
written statements with the Committee
staff by July 10, 2007. Public will have
the opportunity to address the
committee at the meeting.
Dated: June 14, 2007.
Jim Ruhl,
Designated Federal Official.
[FR Doc. 07–3073 Filed 6–22–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
Purchase of Mid-Iowa (IA) and
Amendment to Its Area
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
designated Intercontinental Grain
Inspection Inc. (Intercontinental), a
subsidiary of Societe Generale de
Surveillance (SGS) North America Inc.,
to provide domestic official inspection
services under the United States Grain
Standards Act, as amended (USGSA).
Intercontinental’s designation
terminates September 30, 2007,
therefore; GIPSA asked interested
persons to submit an application for
designation in the March 7, 2007,
Federal Register (72 FR 10138).
However, SGS North America Inc.
purchased Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection,
Inc. (Mid-Iowa), a currently designated
agency providing official inspection
services. Intercontinental will be
merged into Mid-Iowa. Accordingly,
GIPSA is not proceeding further with
the request for applications for
designation in the Corpus Christi,
Texas, area, which is currently
designated to Intercontinental. The
designation of Mid-Iowa has been
amended to include this geographic
area.
DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Guagliardo at 202–720–7312, email Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
7(f)(1) of the United States Grain
Standards Act, as amended (USGSA),
authorizes GIPSA’s Administrator to
designate a qualified applicant to
provide official services in a specified
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Mendocino Resource Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Mendocino County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will
meet July 20, 2007 in Willits, California. Agenda items to be covered
include: (1) Approval of minutes, (2) Public Comment, (3) Extension of
RAC (4) Discussion--items of interest (5) Discussion/approval of
projects, (6) next agenda items and meeting date.
DATES: The meeting will be held on July 20, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 12
noon.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Mendocino County Museum,
located at 400 E. Commercial St., Willits, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roberta Hurt, Committee Coordinator,
USDA, Mendocino National Forest, Covelo Ranger District, 78150 Covelo
Road, Covelo, CA 95428. (707) 983-8503; email rhurt@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public. Persons
who wish to bring matters to the attention of the Committee may file
written statements with the Committee staff by July 10, 2007. Public
will have the opportunity to address the committee at the meeting.
Dated: June 14, 2007.
Jim Ruhl,
Designated Federal Official.
[FR Doc. 07-3073 Filed 6-22-07; 8:45 am]
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