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a shortage of veterinarians; and (2) areas
of veterinary practice that the Secretary
determines have a shortage of
veterinarians, such as food animal
medicine, public health, epidemiology,
and food safety. This section also added
that priority should be given to
agreements with veterinarians for the
practice of food animal medicine in
veterinarian shortage situations.
Section 1415A of the NARETPA
requires the Secretary, when
determining the amount of repayment
for a year of service by a veterinarian,
to consider the extent to which such
determination affects the ability of
USDA to maximize the number of
agreements from the amounts
appropriated and provides an incentive
to serve in veterinary service shortage
areas with the greatest need. This
section also provides that loan
repayments may consist of payments of
the principal and interest on
government and commercial loans
received by the individual for the
attendance of the individual at an
accredited college of veterinary
medicine resulting in a degree of Doctor
of Veterinary Medicine or the
equivalent. Loans eligible for repayment
include loans for tuition expenses; other
reasonable educational expenses,
including fees, books, and laboratory
expenses, incurred by the individual; or
reasonable living expenses as
determined by the Secretary. In
addition, the Secretary is directed to
make such additional payments to
participants as the Secretary determines
appropriate for the purpose of providing
reimbursements to participants for
individual tax liability resulting from
participation in this program. Finally,
this section requires USDA to
promulgate regulations within 270 days
of the enactment of FCEA. The Secretary
delegated the authority to carry out this
program to CSREES.
CSREES is holding a public meeting
to obtain comments to use in developing
the proposed regulations for the
VMLRP. The meeting is open to the
public. Written comments and
suggestions on issues that may be
considered during the meeting may be
submitted to the CSREES Docket Clerk
at the address above.
Implementation Plans
To meet the legislatively-mandated
date to promulgate regulations (i.e.,
within 270 days of enactment or March
14, 2009), CSREES plans to promulgate
two regulations: Determination of
Veterinary Shortage Situations for the
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment
Program; and Veterinary Medicine Loan
Repayment Program (VMLRP)—
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Administrative Provisions. CSREES
plans to release a Solicitation for
VMLRP Applications by May 31, 2009.
Done at Washington, DC, this 26th day of
August 2008.
Colien Hefferan,
Administrator, Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Cibola National Forest; New Mexico;
McKinley County Easement for Forest
Roads 191 and 191D
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service has initiated
the process to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for a road
easement issuance to McKinley County
for Forest Roads (FRs) 191 and 191D.
The proposed action would grant an
easement to McKinley County for FRs
191 and 191D and reassign an existing
easement (dated December 21, 2001,
from David Polich et al.) to the Forest
Service across private land within
Section 9, T 13 N, R 16 W, NMPM to
McKinley County. The granting of the
right-of-way allows McKinley County to
upgrade the roads and take over their
maintenance. The upgrade would make
these portions of FR 191 and FR191D,
approximately 2.78 miles, all-weather
roads.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by 30
days after the publication of the NOI.
The draft environmental impact
statement is expected November, 2008
and the final environmental impact
statement is expected March, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Nancy Rose, Forest Supervisor, Cibola
National Forest, 2113 Osuna Road NE,
Albuquerque, NM 87113, or fax (505)
346–3901. Copies of the proposed
action, project location map, or the
Environmental Impact Statement, when
available, may be obtained from the
Cibola National Forest, 2113 Osuna
Road, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110–
1001; or from the Mount Taylor Ranger
District Office (Cibola NF), 1800 Lobo
Canyon Road, Grants, NM 87020 or
electronically from the Forest Service
Web site at https://www.fs.fed.us/r3/
cibola/projects/nepa_reports.shtml.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information, mail
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correspondence to Keith Baker, NEPA
Coordinator, Cibola National Forest,
2113 Osuna Road NE, Albuquerque, NM
87113–1001 or phone (505) 346–3820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose and Need for Action
There is a need to provide for public
safety and adequate access to private
inholdings. The desired condition is to
have FR191 and FR191D under a
County easement. This would allow
McKinley County to upgrade FR191D to
County ‘‘B–2’’ type road standards, with
an aggregate surface in place of a paved
surface. An upgrade of this nature
would make FR191D an all-weather
road but maintain it as a rural road. It
would also place these roads under
McKinley County jurisdiction, which
would be appropriate due the existing
and anticipated traffic type and volume
from the private landowners who live in
the area and use the road. The current
road condition limits access for public
services, such as school buses and fire
and emergency service vehicles to reach
these people. An improved, all-weather
road would allow safe, year-round
access for the people living on private
land and provide access for public
services and emergency service
vehicles.
Proposed Action
The U.S. Forest Service, Cibola
National Forest, Mount Taylor Ranger
District proposes to grant an easement to
McKinley County for access across
forest lands and transfer an existing
Forest Service easement across private
land to the County. The right-of-way
would be 2.78 miles long and 66 feet
wide, covering approximately 22 acres.
About 2.23 miles of the roads are on
national forest lands. About one-quarter
mile of the easement would be on FR
191 from its intersection with New
Mexico State Highway 400 to the
intersection of FR191D. The remaining
2.53 miles would be on FR191D from its
intersection with FR191 to private land.
Responsible Official
The responsible official is Nancy
Rose, Forest Supervisor, Cibola National
Forest Supervisor’s Office, 2113 Osuna
Road NE., Albuquerque, NM 87113–
1001.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
The decision to be made is whether to
implement the proposed action as
described above, to vary the design of
the proposed action to meet the purpose
and need through some other
combination of activities, or to take no
action at this time.
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Scoping Process
The Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) emphasizes an early and
open process for determining the scope
of issues to be addressed and for
identifying significant issues related to
the proposed action. To meet the intent
of the CEQ regulations, the Cibola
National Forest will do the following to
ensure early and open public
involvement: (1) Include the proposed
action on the list of projects for annual
tribal consultation and address concerns
identified during tribal consultation as
part of the analysis, (2) submit the
proposed action to the public during
scoping, and request comments or
issues (points of dispute, debate, or
disagreement) regarding the potential
effects, (3) include the proposal on the
Cibola National Forest Schedule of
Proposed Actions quarterly report, (4)
use comments received to determine
significant issues and additional
alternatives to address within the
analysis, (5) consult with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and the State
Historical Preservation Office regarding
potential effects to listed species and
heritage sites as needed, and (6) prepare
and distribute a draft environmental
impact statement for a 45-day public
comment period. No public meeting is
planned.
Preliminary Issues
One preliminary issue has been
identified. The project and other actions
in the area could affect habitat for the
Zuni bluehead sucker, a New Mexico
state-endangered fish, which exists
downstream from the project area.
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Comment Requested
This notice of intent initiates the
scoping process which guides the
development of the environmental
impact statement. Comments should be
focused on the nature of the action
proposed and should be relevant to the
decision under consideration.
Comments received from the public will
be evaluated for significant issues and
used to assist in the development of
additional alternatives, if any.
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
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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
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 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: August 19, 2008.
Nancy Rose,
Forest Supervisor, Cibola National Forest.
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
Clarification of Scope of Procurement
List Additions; 2008 Commodities
Procurement List; Quarterly Update of
the A-List and Movement of Products
Between the A-List, B-List and C-List
Committee for Purchase from
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Publication of the quarterly
update of the A-list and movement of
products between the A-list, B-list and
C-list as of October 1, 2008.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, in accordance with the
procedures published on December 1,
2006 (71 FR 69535–69538), has updated
the scope of the Program’s procurement
preference requirements for the
products listed below between and
among the Committee’s A-list, B-list and
C-list. A-list products are suitable for
the Total Government Requirement as
aggregated by the General Services
Administration, the B-list are those
products suitable for the Broad
Government Requirement as aggregated
by the General Services Administration,
and C-list products are suitable for the
requirements of one or more specified
agency(ies). The lists below track
changes to A-, B-, C-designations that
occurred between May 28, 2008 and
August 29, 2008.
DATES: The effective date for the
quarterly update of the A-list and
movement of products between and
among the A-list, B-list and C-list is
October 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800,
1421 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily A. Covey, Telephone: (703) 603–
7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or e-mail
cmtefedreg@jwod.gov.
Products moved from B-list to A-list:
None.
Products moved from C-list to A-list:
None.
Products moved from A-list to B-list:
None.
Products moved from A-list to C-list:
None.
Products moved from B-list to C-list:
None.
Products moved from C-list to B-list:
3M Skilcraft Easy Scrub Flat Mop -16″ w/
pad hold, 7920–00–NIB–0470.
3M Skilcraft Easy Scrub Flat Mop 18″ pads,
7920–00–NIB–0471 (White), 7920–00-
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Cibola National Forest; New Mexico; McKinley County Easement for
Forest Roads 191 and 191D
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture, Forest Service has initiated
the process to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a
road easement issuance to McKinley County for Forest Roads (FRs) 191
and 191D. The proposed action would grant an easement to McKinley
County for FRs 191 and 191D and reassign an existing easement (dated
December 21, 2001, from David Polich et al.) to the Forest Service
across private land within Section 9, T 13 N, R 16 W, NMPM to McKinley
County. The granting of the right-of-way allows McKinley County to
upgrade the roads and take over their maintenance. The upgrade would
make these portions of FR 191 and FR191D, approximately 2.78 miles,
all-weather roads.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received
by 30 days after the publication of the NOI. The draft environmental
impact statement is expected November, 2008 and the final environmental
impact statement is expected March, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Nancy Rose, Forest Supervisor,
Cibola National Forest, 2113 Osuna Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113, or
fax (505) 346-3901. Copies of the proposed action, project location
map, or the Environmental Impact Statement, when available, may be
obtained from the Cibola National Forest, 2113 Osuna Road, NE,
Albuquerque, NM 87110-1001; or from the Mount Taylor Ranger District
Office (Cibola NF), 1800 Lobo Canyon Road, Grants, NM 87020 or
electronically from the Forest Service Web site at https://
www.fs.fed.us/r3/cibola/projects/nepa_reports.shtml.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, mail
correspondence to Keith Baker, NEPA Coordinator, Cibola National
Forest, 2113 Osuna Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113-1001 or phone (505)
346-3820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose and Need for Action
There is a need to provide for public safety and adequate access to
private inholdings. The desired condition is to have FR191 and FR191D
under a County easement. This would allow McKinley County to upgrade
FR191D to County ``B-2'' type road standards, with an aggregate surface
in place of a paved surface. An upgrade of this nature would make
FR191D an all-weather road but maintain it as a rural road. It would
also place these roads under McKinley County jurisdiction, which would
be appropriate due the existing and anticipated traffic type and volume
from the private landowners who live in the area and use the road. The
current road condition limits access for public services, such as
school buses and fire and emergency service vehicles to reach these
people. An improved, all-weather road would allow safe, year-round
access for the people living on private land and provide access for
public services and emergency service vehicles.
Proposed Action
The U.S. Forest Service, Cibola National Forest, Mount Taylor
Ranger District proposes to grant an easement to McKinley County for
access across forest lands and transfer an existing Forest Service
easement across private land to the County. The right-of-way would be
2.78 miles long and 66 feet wide, covering approximately 22 acres.
About 2.23 miles of the roads are on national forest lands. About one-
quarter mile of the easement would be on FR 191 from its intersection
with New Mexico State Highway 400 to the intersection of FR191D. The
remaining 2.53 miles would be on FR191D from its intersection with
FR191 to private land.
Responsible Official
The responsible official is Nancy Rose, Forest Supervisor, Cibola
National Forest Supervisor's Office, 2113 Osuna Road NE., Albuquerque,
NM 87113-1001.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
The decision to be made is whether to implement the proposed action
as described above, to vary the design of the proposed action to meet
the purpose and need through some other combination of activities, or
to take no action at this time.
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Scoping Process
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) emphasizes an early and
open process for determining the scope of issues to be addressed and
for identifying significant issues related to the proposed action. To
meet the intent of the CEQ regulations, the Cibola National Forest will
do the following to ensure early and open public involvement: (1)
Include the proposed action on the list of projects for annual tribal
consultation and address concerns identified during tribal consultation
as part of the analysis, (2) submit the proposed action to the public
during scoping, and request comments or issues (points of dispute,
debate, or disagreement) regarding the potential effects, (3) include
the proposal on the Cibola National Forest Schedule of Proposed Actions
quarterly report, (4) use comments received to determine significant
issues and additional alternatives to address within the analysis, (5)
consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the State
Historical Preservation Office regarding potential effects to listed
species and heritage sites as needed, and (6) prepare and distribute a
draft environmental impact statement for a 45-day public comment
period. No public meeting is planned.
Preliminary Issues
One preliminary issue has been identified. The project and other
actions in the area could affect habitat for the Zuni bluehead sucker,
a New Mexico state-endangered fish, which exists downstream from the
project area.
Comment Requested
This notice of intent initiates the scoping process which guides
the development of the environmental impact statement. Comments should
be focused on the nature of the action proposed and should be relevant
to the decision under consideration. Comments received from the public
will be evaluated for significant issues and used to assist in the
development of additional alternatives, if any.
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 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: August 19, 2008.
Nancy Rose,
Forest Supervisor, Cibola National Forest.
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