Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Whiskey South II Vegetation Management Project, Cottonwood Field Office, Idaho County, ID, 30417-30418 [E8-11722]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[ID–420–2824–JT–FM01, DEG080005]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Whiskey South II Vegetation
Management Project, Cottonwood
Field Office, Idaho County, ID
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI) to prepare
an environmental impact statement.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management Cottonwood Field Office
will prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) consistent with the
regulations pertaining to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
address key components of the National
Fire Plan. Under the provisions of
Section 102(2)(c) of the NEPA, the BLM
announces its intentions to prepare an
EIS and solicit public comments
regarding issues and resource
information for this project. The
purpose of the Whiskey South II project
is to reduce existing and potential fuel
loads to reduce the potential of highintensity large-scale wildfire, improve
the safety and effectiveness of
firefighters in fire suppression activities,
contribute to the economic and social
well being of residents and visitors
within proximity to the project area,
maintain and improve water quality and
fish habitat, and improve wildlife
habitat and forage opportunities.
DATES: The public scoping period for
the Whiskey South II project will begin
with publication of this notice. The
purpose of the public scoping process is
to determine relevant issues that will
influence the scope of the
environmental analysis and EIS
alternatives. The BLM will notify the
public of any other opportunities for
involvement for this proposal at least 15
days prior to the event. Meeting dates,
locations and times will be announced
by news release to the media including
local newspapers and radio stations,
individual mailings, and postings on the
following BLM Web site: https://
www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/
cottonwood.html. To be most helpful,
you should submit formal scoping
comments within 30 days after this NOI
is published. The draft EIS is expected
to be distributed for public review and
comment in the spring of 2009. The
final environmental impact statement is
expected to be ready four to six months
later.
ADDRESSES: More detailed information
about this project, including a map, is
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available at the Cottonwood Field
Office, 1 Butte Drive, Cottonwood,
Idaho 83522. Please submit written
comments to the Cottonwood Field
Office, Attn: Stephanie Connolly, at the
above address. Fax comments to (208)
962–3275, or e-mail them to
cynthia_weston@blm.gov. Please
indicate Whiskey South II in the subject
line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cindy Weston, Project Leader, (208)
769–5114 or e-mail:
cynthia_weston@blm.gov; Robbin Boyce,
Assistant Cottonwood Field Office
Manager, (208) 962–3793 or e-mail:
robbin_boyce@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
24, 2005, a scoping letter for the
Whiskey South II proposal was mailed
to known interested groups and
individuals. Based on the comments
that were received and from the
interdisciplinary team’s knowledge of
the issues and other projects in this
area, it has been determined that further
analysis is warranted and an EIS will be
prepared.
The Cottonwood Field Office is
seeking information, comments, and
assistance from other agencies,
organizations, Tribes, and individuals
who may be interested in or affected by
the Proposed Action. The Cottonwood
Field Office will issue local press
releases notifying the public of
additional opportunities to meet with
staff and to discuss the project in more
detail. Issues previously identified
during public scoping for this project as
well as comments received as a result of
this Notice will be used to prepare the
EIS.
The proposed action would
implement key components of the
National Fire Plan as addressed in the
10–Year Cohesive Strategy by reducing
hazardous fuels conditions; reduce the
risk of high intensity wildland fire to
life, property and natural resources in
the Elk City wildland-urban interface;
and maintain low intensity fire
conditions where they exist. The
proposed action implements
recommendations from the Idaho
County Wildland Fire and Mitigation
Plan (2003). The proposed action would
also maintain and improve water
quality, fish and wildlife habitat and
improve wildlife forage opportunities.
The proposed action includes
vegetation management on about 710
acres using cable, tractor and helicopter
yarding methods. Slash disposal will be
accomplished through piling, burning,
or utilization. Pre-commercial thinning
(no timber harvest), followed by
prescribed burning, would be conducted
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on about 10 acres. Riparian habitat
conservation areas (RHCAs) adjacent to
the South Fork Clearwater River and
Crooked River would be treated only by
burning, about 65 acres; no timber
harvest or pre-commercial thinning
would occur. The project would include
temporary and new road construction.
The new road would be behind a locked
gate, and public motorized use would be
restricted. Restoration activities are
centered on transportation
modifications. Approximately 5.1 miles
of existing roads would be
decommissioned, and another 3.5 miles
would be closed to yearlong travel. Road
upgrades, graveling and improving
drainage would occur on 4.2 miles of
existing road.
This project would remove dead and
dying trees; manage forest stands to
meet desired conditions of size, class
and species distributions by removing
dead and live trees; reduce ladder fuels;
maintain existing fire resistant tree
species in areas where understory trees
are encroaching due to fire exclusion;
improve quantity and quality of elk
winter range by reducing conifer
encroachment and stimulating browse
species through use of prescribed fire;
and improve aquatic resource
conditions through various restoration
activities such as placing rock on roads
adjacent to live water crossings and road
decommissioning.
Issues previously identified during
public scoping for this project include
the following:
• Road construction, sediment and
water quality
• Fuel reduction methods and
retention of old growth timber
• Treatments in landslide prone areas
• Community preparedness,
economics and timber values
• Invasive species, snowmobile
access, wild and scenic rivers, and air
quality
• Fisheries (resident, anadromous,
and listed species) habitat
• Wildlife habitat, including big game
hiding, security, thermal cover and
travel corridors/connectivity; snag and
old growth habitat retention
• Cumulative impacts of past and
likely future activities in the Elk City
area
If you have specific issues or other
concerns that BLM should consider in
the NEPA process, please identify them
in writing. You may send comments to
the BLM by mail, facsimile, or
electronic mail. Comments may also be
hand-delivered to the Cottonwood Field
Office. Before including your address,
phone number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
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your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: May 20, 2008.
Gary D. Cooper,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. E8–11722 Filed 5–23–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Extension of Post-Sale Evaluation
Period for Central Gulf of Mexico
Lease Sale 206
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice to Extend Post-Sale
Evaluation Period for Central Gulf of
Mexico Lease Sale 206.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice extends by 30
days, the post-sale evaluation period for
Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 206.
The Minerals Management Service
(MMS) will complete evaluating all the
bids received in this sale by July 17,
2008. This action is necessary due to the
unusually high number of bids received
in this lease sale.
DATES: The post-sale evaluation period
ends on June 17, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Marin, Regional Supervisor,
Resource Evaluation, Gulf of Mexico
Region, telephone 504–736–2710.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 206, held
March 19, 2008, we received 1057 bids
on 615 tracts, 513 tracts of which passed
to a second phase requiring additional
detailed evaluations. The aggressive
bidding activity is due, in part, to the
high number of quality prospects on
recently expired unexplored tracts in
newly established deepwater
hydrocarbon plays and to the cost
saving technological advances related to
hydrocarbon exploration and
development in the Gulf of Mexico’s
deepwater environment. The unusually
high number of bids received on a large
number of tracts, and the high volume
of exclusively reprocessed data
identified on Sale 206, significantly
increases the workload for reviewing the
adequacy of bids. Consequently, MMS is
unable to conduct and complete the bid
review process within the 90 days, i.e.,
by June 17, 2008. Under the provisions
of § 256.47(e)(2), MMS is extending the
bid evaluation period until July 17,
2008.
Dated: May 5, 2008.
Lars Herbst,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
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substance intermediates for sale to its
customers.
Any other such applicant and any
person who is presently registered with
DEA to manufacture such a substance
may file comments or objections to the
issuance of the proposed registration
pursuant to 21 CFR 1301.33(a).
Any such written comments or
objections being sent via regular mail
should be addressed, in quintuplicate,
to the Drug Enforcement
Administration, Office of Diversion
Control, Federal Register Representative
(ODL), Washington, DC 20537, or any
being sent via express mail should be
sent to Drug Enforcement
Administration, Office of Diversion
Control, Federal Register Representative
(ODL), 8701 Morrissette Drive,
Springfield, Virginia 22152; and must be
filed no later than July 28, 2008.
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Dated: May 15, 2008.
Joseph T. Rannazzisi,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of
Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement
Administration.
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Drug Enforcement Administration
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Manufacturer of Controlled
Substances; Notice of Application
Pursuant to § 1301.33(a) of Title 21 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
this is notice that on April 25, 2008,
Siegfried (USA), Inc., Industrial Park
Road, Pennsville, New Jersey 08070,
made application by letter to the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA) to
be registered as a bulk manufacturer of
Oripavine(9330), a basic class of
controlled substance listed in schedule
II.
The company will use the above
listed controlled substance in the
manufacture of other controlled
Drug Enforcement Administration
Manufacturer of Controlled
Substances; Notice of Application
Pursuant to § 1301.33(a) of Title 21 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
this is notice that on September 21,
2007, AMRI Rensselaer, Inc., 33
Riverside Avenue, Rensselaer, New
York 12144, made application by
renewal to the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) as a bulk
manufacturer of the basic classes of
controlled substances listed in
schedules I and II:
Drug
Schedule
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Tetrahydrocannabinols (7370) ...................................................................................................................................
Amphetamine (1100) .................................................................................................................................................
Lisdexamfetamine (1205) ..........................................................................................................................................
Methylphenidate (1724) .............................................................................................................................................
Pentobarbital (2270) ..................................................................................................................................................
Hydrocodone (9193) ..................................................................................................................................................
Meperidine (9230) ......................................................................................................................................................
Dextropropoxyphene, bulk (non-dosage form) (9273) ..............................................................................................
Oxymorphone (9652) .................................................................................................................................................
Fentanyl (9801) ..........................................................................................................................................................
The company plans to manufacture
bulk controlled substances for use in
product development and for
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distribution to its customers. In
reference to drug code 7360
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manufacture cannabidiol as a synthetic
intermediate. This controlled substance
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[ID-420-2824-JT-FM01, DEG080005]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Whiskey South II Vegetation Management Project, Cottonwood Field
Office, Idaho County, ID
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact
statement.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management Cottonwood Field Office will
prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) consistent with the
regulations pertaining to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
and address key components of the National Fire Plan. Under the
provisions of Section 102(2)(c) of the NEPA, the BLM announces its
intentions to prepare an EIS and solicit public comments regarding
issues and resource information for this project. The purpose of the
Whiskey South II project is to reduce existing and potential fuel loads
to reduce the potential of high-intensity large-scale wildfire, improve
the safety and effectiveness of firefighters in fire suppression
activities, contribute to the economic and social well being of
residents and visitors within proximity to the project area, maintain
and improve water quality and fish habitat, and improve wildlife
habitat and forage opportunities.
DATES: The public scoping period for the Whiskey South II project will
begin with publication of this notice. The purpose of the public
scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will influence the
scope of the environmental analysis and EIS alternatives. The BLM will
notify the public of any other opportunities for involvement for this
proposal at least 15 days prior to the event. Meeting dates, locations
and times will be announced by news release to the media including
local newspapers and radio stations, individual mailings, and postings
on the following BLM Web site: https://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/
cottonwood.html. To be most helpful, you should submit formal scoping
comments within 30 days after this NOI is published. The draft EIS is
expected to be distributed for public review and comment in the spring
of 2009. The final environmental impact statement is expected to be
ready four to six months later.
ADDRESSES: More detailed information about this project, including a
map, is available at the Cottonwood Field Office, 1 Butte Drive,
Cottonwood, Idaho 83522. Please submit written comments to the
Cottonwood Field Office, Attn: Stephanie Connolly, at the above
address. Fax comments to (208) 962-3275, or e-mail them to cynthia_
weston@blm.gov. Please indicate Whiskey South II in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Weston, Project Leader, (208)
769-5114 or e-mail: cynthia_weston@blm.gov; Robbin Boyce, Assistant
Cottonwood Field Office Manager, (208) 962-3793 or e-mail: robbin_
boyce@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 24, 2005, a scoping letter for the
Whiskey South II proposal was mailed to known interested groups and
individuals. Based on the comments that were received and from the
interdisciplinary team's knowledge of the issues and other projects in
this area, it has been determined that further analysis is warranted
and an EIS will be prepared.
The Cottonwood Field Office is seeking information, comments, and
assistance from other agencies, organizations, Tribes, and individuals
who may be interested in or affected by the Proposed Action. The
Cottonwood Field Office will issue local press releases notifying the
public of additional opportunities to meet with staff and to discuss
the project in more detail. Issues previously identified during public
scoping for this project as well as comments received as a result of
this Notice will be used to prepare the EIS.
The proposed action would implement key components of the National
Fire Plan as addressed in the 10-Year Cohesive Strategy by reducing
hazardous fuels conditions; reduce the risk of high intensity wildland
fire to life, property and natural resources in the Elk City wildland-
urban interface; and maintain low intensity fire conditions where they
exist. The proposed action implements recommendations from the Idaho
County Wildland Fire and Mitigation Plan (2003). The proposed action
would also maintain and improve water quality, fish and wildlife
habitat and improve wildlife forage opportunities.
The proposed action includes vegetation management on about 710
acres using cable, tractor and helicopter yarding methods. Slash
disposal will be accomplished through piling, burning, or utilization.
Pre-commercial thinning (no timber harvest), followed by prescribed
burning, would be conducted on about 10 acres. Riparian habitat
conservation areas (RHCAs) adjacent to the South Fork Clearwater River
and Crooked River would be treated only by burning, about 65 acres; no
timber harvest or pre-commercial thinning would occur. The project
would include temporary and new road construction. The new road would
be behind a locked gate, and public motorized use would be restricted.
Restoration activities are centered on transportation modifications.
Approximately 5.1 miles of existing roads would be decommissioned, and
another 3.5 miles would be closed to yearlong travel. Road upgrades,
graveling and improving drainage would occur on 4.2 miles of existing
road.
This project would remove dead and dying trees; manage forest
stands to meet desired conditions of size, class and species
distributions by removing dead and live trees; reduce ladder fuels;
maintain existing fire resistant tree species in areas where understory
trees are encroaching due to fire exclusion; improve quantity and
quality of elk winter range by reducing conifer encroachment and
stimulating browse species through use of prescribed fire; and improve
aquatic resource conditions through various restoration activities such
as placing rock on roads adjacent to live water crossings and road
decommissioning.
Issues previously identified during public scoping for this project
include the following:
Road construction, sediment and water quality
Fuel reduction methods and retention of old growth timber
Treatments in landslide prone areas
Community preparedness, economics and timber values
Invasive species, snowmobile access, wild and scenic
rivers, and air quality
Fisheries (resident, anadromous, and listed species)
habitat
Wildlife habitat, including big game hiding, security,
thermal cover and travel corridors/connectivity; snag and old growth
habitat retention
Cumulative impacts of past and likely future activities in
the Elk City area
If you have specific issues or other concerns that BLM should
consider in the NEPA process, please identify them in writing. You may
send comments to the BLM by mail, facsimile, or electronic mail.
Comments may also be hand-delivered to the Cottonwood Field Office.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware
that
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your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in
your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from
public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Dated: May 20, 2008.
Gary D. Cooper,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. E8-11722 Filed 5-23-08; 8:45 am]
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