Meeting, 58638-58639 [07-5118]

Download as PDF 58638 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 16, 2007 / Notices Plan). Segments of the designated road system would be reconstructed to improve drainage, reduce sediments, ensure fish passage and provide improved public safety before log hauling could occur. 3. Treating slash created from timber harvest by broadcast burn or pile burn. All treatments are planned within Desired Future Condition (DFC) area 1B. The management emphasis for DFC 1B is scheduled wood fiber production and use, livestock production, and other commodity outputs. Possible Alternatives Alternative 2—No Action Alternative This alternative is required under NEPA regulations and also serves as a baseline of information for comparison of other alternatives. Though this alternative does not respond to the purpose and need for action, it does address some issues. Responsible Official Jay Dunbar, District Forest Ranger, Greys River Ranger District, Afton, Wyoming. Nature of Decision To Be Made This decision will be whether or not to implement specific vegetation management projects and associated road improvements, as allowed in the LRMP and LSA. The decision would include any mitigation measures needed in addition to those prescribed in the LRMP. mmaher on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Scoping Process The Forest Service is seeking information, comments, and assistance from individuals, organizations, tribal governments, and federal, state, and local agencies interested in or affected by this project. In addition, comments submitted on the March 9, 2007 scoping effort will also be considered in preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Public participation will be solicited by notifying in person and/or by mail known interested and affected publics. News releases will be used to give the public general notice. Public participation activities would include requests for written comments. The first formal opportunity to comment is to respond to this notice of intent, which initiates the scoping process (40 CFR 1501.7). Scoping includes: (1) Identifying potential issues, (2) narrowing the potential issues and identifying significant issues of those that have been covered by prior environmental review, (3) exploring alternatives in addition to No Action, and (4) identifying potential VerDate Aug<31>2005 04:12 Oct 16, 2007 Jkt 214001 environmental effects of the proposed action and alternatives. Preliminary Issues The Forest Service has identified the following potential issues. Your input is especially valuable here. It will help us determine which of these merit detailed analysis. It will also help identify additional issues related to the proposed action that may not be listed here. Issue 1—The effects of vegetative treatment on lynx foraging habitat, security cover for elk and other habitat, including Snake River cutthroat trout habitat. Issue 2—The effects of vegetative treatment on forest health, specifically the high proportion of older age class conifer stands and declining tree condition, including high dwarf mistletoe infection levels in lodgepole pine. Issue 3—The effects of vegetative treatment on fuel loading. High fuel loadings exist in dead and down material, as well as from recent mortality losses, due to mountain pine beetle and long-term site productivity. Issue 4—The effects of roads and harvest activities on water quality. Comment Requested This notice of intent initiates the scoping process which guides the development of the environmental impact statement. Early Notice of Importance of Public Participation in Subsequent Environmental Review The Draft EIS (DEIS) is proposed to be filed with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and to be available for public comment in the winter of 2008. At that time, the EPA will publish a notice of availability for the DEIS in the Federal Register. The comment period on the DEIS will be 45 days from the date the EPA 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 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 impact statement may be waived or dismissed by the courts (City 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 45-day comment period so that substantive 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. Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section 21. Dated: October 4, 2007. Heidi Whitlatch, Acting District Forest Ranger. [FR Doc. 07–5072 Filed 10–15–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–M BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS Meeting Date and Time: Wednesday, October 17, 2007. 1 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Place: Office of Cuba Broadcasting, Conference Room, 4201 NW. 77th Ave., Miami, FL 33166. Closed Meeting: The members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will meet in closed session to review and discuss a number of issues relating to U.S. Government-funded nonmilitary international broadcasting. They will address internal procedural, budgetary, and personnel issues, as well as sensitive foreign policy issues relating to potential options in the U.S. international broadcasting field. This E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 16, 2007 / Notices mmaher on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES meeting is closed because if open it likely would either disclose matters that would be properly classified to be kept secret in the interest of foreign policy under the appropriate executive order (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1)) or would disclose information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action. (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B)) In addition, part of the discussion will relate solely to the internal personnel and organizational issues of the BBG or the International Broadcasting Bureau. (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6)) CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Persons interested in obtaining more information should contact Carol Booker at (202) 203–4545. received antidumping and countervailing duty petitions filed by Appleton Papers, Inc. (petitioner) on behalf of the domestic industry producing lightweight thermal paper. See Antidumping Duty Petitions on Lightweight Thermal Paper from Germany, the Republic of Korea, and the People’s Republic of China and Countervailing Duty Petition on Lightweight Thermal Paper from the People’s Republic of China (September 19, 2007) (Petitions). Determination of Industry Support for the Petition Section 732(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires that a petition be filed by or on behalf of the domestic industry. Section Dated: October 9, 2007. 732(c)(4)(A) of the Act provides that the Carol Booker, Department’s industry support determination be based on whether a Legal Counsel. [FR Doc. 07–5118 Filed 10–12–07; 12:01 pm] minimum percentage of the relevant industry supports the petition. A BILLING CODE 8610–01–M petition meets this requirement if the domestic producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) at DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE least 25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and (ii) International Trade Administration more than 50 percent of the production (A–428–840, A–580–860, A–570–920, C–570– of the domestic like product produced 921) by that portion of the industry Notice of Extension of the Deadline for expressing support for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section Determining the Adequacy of the 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act provides that, if Antidumping Duty Petitions: the petition does not establish support Lightweight Thermal Paper from of domestic producers or workers Germany, the Republic of Korea, and accounting for more than 50 percent of the People’s Republic of China; and the total production of the domestic like the Countervailing Duty Petition: product, the Department shall: (i) poll Lightweight Thermal Paper from the the industry or rely on other People’s Republic of China information in order to determine if there is support for the petition, as AGENCY: Import Administration, required by subparagraph (A), or (ii) if International Trade Administration, there is a large number of producers, Department of Commerce determine industry support using a EFFECTIVE DATE: October 16, 2007. statistically valid sampling method to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: poll the industry. Minoo Hatten at (202) 482–1690 and Dmitry Vladimirov at (202) 482–0665 Extension of Time (Republic of Korea); Blanche Ziv at Section 732(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act (202) 482–4207, Hallie Zink at (202) provides that within 20 days of the 482–6907, and Scott Holland at (202) filing of an antidumping duty petition, 482–1279 (People’s Republic of China), the Department will determine, inter Victoria Cho at (202) 482–5075 and alia, whether the petition has been filed Christopher Hargett at (202) 482–4161 by or on behalf of the U.S. industry (Germany), AD/CVD Operations, Import producing the domestic like product. Administration, International Trade Section 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act provides Administration, U.S. Department of that the deadline for the initiation Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution determination, in exceptional Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. circumstances, may be extended by 20 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: days in any case in which the Department must ‘‘poll or otherwise EXTENSION OF INITIATION OF determine support for the petition by INVESTIGATIONS the industry.’’ Because it is not clear The Petitions from the petition whether the industry support criteria have been met, the On September 19, 2007, the Department has determined to extend Department of Commerce (Department) VerDate Aug<31>2005 04:12 Oct 16, 2007 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 58639 the time for initiating an investigation in order to poll the domestic industry. The Department will need additional time to analyze the domestic producers’ responses to the Department’s request for information. Therefore, it is necessary to extend the deadline determining the adequacy of the petition for a period not to exceed 40 days from the filing of the petition. As a result, the initiation determination will now be due no later than October 29, 2007. International Trade Commission Notification The Department will contact the International Trade Commission (ITC) and will make this extension notice available to the ITC. Dated: October 09, 2007. Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7–20345 Filed 10–15–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration A–533–838 Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: October 16, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yang Jin Chun or Richard Rimlinger, AD/CVD Operations, Office 5, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5760 and (202) 482–4477, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background At the request of an interested party, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbazole violet pigment 23 from India for the period December 1, 2005, through November 30, 2006. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 72 FR 5005 (February 2, 2007). On August 22, 2007, we extended the due date for the completion of the preliminary results of reviews by 45 E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58638-58639]
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[FR Doc No: 07-5118]


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BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS


Meeting

Date and Time: Wednesday, October 17, 2007. 1 p.m.-2:45 p.m.

Place: Office of Cuba Broadcasting, Conference Room, 4201 NW. 77th 
Ave., Miami, FL 33166.

Closed Meeting: The members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
(BBG) will meet in closed session to review and discuss a number of 
issues relating to U.S. Government-funded non-military international 
broadcasting. They will address internal procedural, budgetary, and 
personnel issues, as well as sensitive foreign policy issues relating 
to potential options in the U.S. international broadcasting field. This

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meeting is closed because if open it likely would either disclose 
matters that would be properly classified to be kept secret in the 
interest of foreign policy under the appropriate executive order (5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(1)) or would disclose information the premature 
disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate 
implementation of a proposed agency action. (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B)) In 
addition, part of the discussion will relate solely to the internal 
personnel and organizational issues of the BBG or the International 
Broadcasting Bureau. (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6))

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Persons interested in obtaining 
more information should contact Carol Booker at (202) 203-4545.

    Dated: October 9, 2007.
Carol Booker,
Legal Counsel.
[FR Doc. 07-5118 Filed 10-12-07; 12:01 pm]
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