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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 140 / Monday, July 23, 2007 / Notices
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Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7–14127 Filed 7–20–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2006–0112]
Introduction of Organisms and
Products Altered or Produced Through
Genetic Engineering; Public Forums
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public forums.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are advising the public
that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service will be holding four
public forums to gather public comment
on a draft environmental impact
statement (DEIS) related to our
consideration of revisions to our
regulations regarding the importation,
interstate movement, and environmental
release of genetically engineered
organisms.
The forums will be held August
1, 2007, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in
Riverdale, MD; August 3, 2007, from 4
p.m. to 6 p.m. in Riverdale, MD; August
16, 2007, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Davis,
CA; and August 30, 2007, from 4 p.m.
to 7 p.m. in Kansas City, MO.
ADDRESSES: The forums will be held at
the following locations:
Riverdale, MD: USDA Center at
Riverside, 4700 River Road, Riverdale,
MD. For directions or facilities
information, call (301) 734–8010.
Davis, CA: Walter A. Buehler Alumni
& Visitors Center, Alpha Gamma Rho
Hall, University of California, Davis,
CA. For directions or facilities
information, call (530) 754–9195 or visit
https://www.alumnicenter.ucdavis.edu/.
Kansas City, MO: Hilton Kansas City
Airport, Osage Rooms A & B, 8801 NW
112th Street, Kansas City, MO. For
directions or facilities information, call
(816) 891–8900 or visit https://
www.hiltonkci.com/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
T. Clint Nesbitt, Biotechnology
Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1238; (301) 734–5673.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
17, 2007, the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) announced
in the Federal Register (72 FR 39021–
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the availability of a draft environmental
impact statement (DEIS) related to our
consideration of revisions to our
regulations regarding the importation,
interstate movement, and environmental
release of genetically engineered
organisms. The DEIS evaluates the
alternatives we have identified in terms
of their potential effects on the human
environment compared to the effects of
our current regulatory program. We
believe our ongoing evaluation of these
alternatives would benefit from the
submission of additional views and data
from the public, and we are especially
interested in receiving comments on the
subset of DEIS alternatives described in
our July 17, 2007, notice. That notice
specified how comments from the
public may be submitted for
consideration, and that we would
consider comments received on or
before September 11, 2007.
In order to provide additional
opportunities for the public to comment
on the DEIS, APHIS will hold four
public forums in three locations:
Riverdale, MD; Davis, CA; and Kansas
City, MO (see ADDRESSES above). These
informal forums are designed to engage
interested individuals and elicit
comments related to the DEIS. The
format will consist of informational
posters and comment stations.
Attendees will be able to walk through
the forum during the scheduled hours
and interact with other attendees and
APHIS personnel. Brief welcoming
remarks will be given by APHIS
personnel at 4:30 pm and again at 6 p.m.
local time (the 6 p.m. briefing will not
occur at the August 3, 2007, meeting in
Riverdale, MD). There is no set schedule
for each poster station, so the public
may come and go at any time during the
forum period. Participants will have the
opportunity to record brief oral
comments with a court reporter or to
submit comments in writing, following
directions provided at the comment
stations.
The purpose of these forums is to
provide the public with an opportunity
to obtain information regarding the DEIS
and interact with APHIS
representatives, and to allow APHIS to
gather further information on potential
impacts on the human environment
resulting from possible revision of our
regulations. Comments received at these
public forums will be considered along
with the comments we receive on the
DEIS in response to our July 17, 2007,
notice.
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Parking and Security Procedures for
Riverdale, MD Forums
Please note that a fee of $2.25 is
required to enter the parking lot at the
USDA Center at Riverside. The machine
accepts $1 bills or quarters. Picture
identification is required to be admitted
into the building. Upon entering the
building, visitors should inform security
personnel that they are attending the
DEIS meeting.
Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of
July 2007.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Bridger-Teton National Forest,
Wyoming, Long Term Special Use
Authorization for Wyoming Game and
Fish Commission To Use National
Forest Land for Their Winter Elk
Management Programs
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Bridger-Teton National
Forest has received a request from the
Wyoming Game and Fish Commission
(WGFC) to continue to use certain
facilities on tracts of NFS lands to
conduct their elk winter feeding and
related management programs. The
proposed action is to issue the WGFC a
Special Use Authorization for the
proposed uses of NFS land.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be postmarked by
September 17, 2007. The draft
environmental impact statement is
expected in January of 2008 and the
final environmental impact statement is
expected in May of 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Carole ‘‘Kniffy’’ Hamilton, Forest
Supervisor, Bridger-Teton National
Forest, P.O. Box 1888, Jackson, WY
83001. Send electronic mail to:
comments-intermtn-bridgerteton@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg
Clark, District Ranger, Big Piney Ranger
District, P.O. Box 218, Big Piney, WY
83113 (307–276–5810).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: WGFC is
the agency responsible for management
of wildlife in the State of Wyoming.
WGFC has constructed structures and
utilized segments of land on the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0112]
Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or Produced
Through Genetic Engineering; Public Forums
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public forums.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service will be holding four public forums to gather public
comment on a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) related to our
consideration of revisions to our regulations regarding the
importation, interstate movement, and environmental release of
genetically engineered organisms.
DATES: The forums will be held August 1, 2007, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in
Riverdale, MD; August 3, 2007, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Riverdale, MD;
August 16, 2007, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Davis, CA; and August 30,
2007, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Kansas City, MO.
ADDRESSES: The forums will be held at the following locations:
Riverdale, MD: USDA Center at Riverside, 4700 River Road,
Riverdale, MD. For directions or facilities information, call (301)
734-8010.
Davis, CA: Walter A. Buehler Alumni & Visitors Center, Alpha Gamma
Rho Hall, University of California, Davis, CA. For directions or
facilities information, call (530) 754-9195 or visit https://
www.alumnicenter.ucdavis.edu/.
Kansas City, MO: Hilton Kansas City Airport, Osage Rooms A & B,
8801 NW 112th Street, Kansas City, MO. For directions or facilities
information, call (816) 891-8900 or visit https://www.hiltonkci.com/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. T. Clint Nesbitt, Biotechnology
Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD
20737-1238; (301) 734-5673.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 17, 2007, the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced in the Federal Register (72
FR 39021-39025, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0112) the availability of a draft
environmental impact statement (DEIS) related to our consideration of
revisions to our regulations regarding the importation, interstate
movement, and environmental release of genetically engineered
organisms. The DEIS evaluates the alternatives we have identified in
terms of their potential effects on the human environment compared to
the effects of our current regulatory program. We believe our ongoing
evaluation of these alternatives would benefit from the submission of
additional views and data from the public, and we are especially
interested in receiving comments on the subset of DEIS alternatives
described in our July 17, 2007, notice. That notice specified how
comments from the public may be submitted for consideration, and that
we would consider comments received on or before September 11, 2007.
In order to provide additional opportunities for the public to
comment on the DEIS, APHIS will hold four public forums in three
locations: Riverdale, MD; Davis, CA; and Kansas City, MO (see ADDRESSES
above). These informal forums are designed to engage interested
individuals and elicit comments related to the DEIS. The format will
consist of informational posters and comment stations. Attendees will
be able to walk through the forum during the scheduled hours and
interact with other attendees and APHIS personnel. Brief welcoming
remarks will be given by APHIS personnel at 4:30 pm and again at 6 p.m.
local time (the 6 p.m. briefing will not occur at the August 3, 2007,
meeting in Riverdale, MD). There is no set schedule for each poster
station, so the public may come and go at any time during the forum
period. Participants will have the opportunity to record brief oral
comments with a court reporter or to submit comments in writing,
following directions provided at the comment stations.
The purpose of these forums is to provide the public with an
opportunity to obtain information regarding the DEIS and interact with
APHIS representatives, and to allow APHIS to gather further information
on potential impacts on the human environment resulting from possible
revision of our regulations. Comments received at these public forums
will be considered along with the comments we receive on the DEIS in
response to our July 17, 2007, notice.
Parking and Security Procedures for Riverdale, MD Forums
Please note that a fee of $2.25 is required to enter the parking
lot at the USDA Center at Riverside. The machine accepts $1 bills or
quarters. Picture identification is required to be admitted into the
building. Upon entering the building, visitors should inform security
personnel that they are attending the DEIS meeting.
Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of July 2007.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E7-14167 Filed 7-20-07; 8:45 am]
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