Escalante Ranger District, Dixie National Forest; UT; Pockets Resource Management Forest Service, USDA, 75998-75999 [E8-29429]

Download as PDF 75998 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 241 / Monday, December 15, 2008 / Notices 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: December 1, 2008. Jeanne Higgins, Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. E8–29439 Filed 12–12–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Escalante Ranger District, Dixie National Forest; UT; Pockets Resource Management Forest Service, USDA pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a supplement to the final environmental impact statement. SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service announces its intent to prepare a supplement to the Pockets Resource Management Project (PRMP) Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). PRMP FEIS evaluated alternatives for vegetation management and associated road improvements within the Englemann spruce/subalpine fir and aspen forest types on the Escalante Ranger District, Dixie National Forest. The original proposed action and subsequent analysis disclosed in the FEIS remains unchanged. The purpose of this supplement is to provide VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:00 Dec 12, 2008 Jkt 217001 additional analysis and disclosure on the effects of the proposed action on unroaded and undeveloped areas identified on a 2005 draft map produced during forest plan revision as part of a required inventory and evaluation of areas with wilderness potential. This analysis will focus on the impacts to the wilderness attributes of the three areas being affected by the proposed action. DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received by February 15, 2009. The draft supplement to the final environmental impact statement is expected in March 2009 and the final environmental impact statement is expected May 2009. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Georgina Lampman, District Ranger, P.O. Box 246, Escalante, Utah 84726. Written comments should be specific and should be limited to the scope of this supplement. If you do not have any comments, but wish to remain on the mailing list for this proposal, please send a letter to the above address, or email address listed below and request to be kept informed about the proposal. An e-mail comment mailbox is established for receiving comments electronically at: comments-intermtn-dixieescalante@fs.fed.us. Please use the project name (Pockets Resource Management Project) as the subject line in your e-mail comment message. Electronic comments must be submitted in a format such as an e-mail message, plain text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), or Word (.doc). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mail written correspondence to Marianne Orton, Interdisciplinary Team Leader, Powell Ranger Station, P.O. Box 80, Panguitch, Utah 84759. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 16, 2006 a Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for the Pockets Resource Management Project (PRMP) was published in the Federal Register. In November 2007 the Notice of Availability of the draft environmental impact statement for the PRMP was published in the Federal Register. On July 14, 2008, Robert MacWhorter, Dixie National Forest Supervisor, signed the Record of Decision for the Pockets Resource Management Project Final Environmental Impact Statement and the NOA was published on August 1, 2008. Three organizations including Utah Environmental Congress, Forest Guardians, and Sierra Club, Utah Chapter, appealed Forest Supervisor Robert MacWhorter’s decision stating a lack of disclosure on impacts to areas with wilderness potential. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Forest Supervisor Robert MacWhorter withdrew the decision in October 2008 and directed the PRMP Interdisciplinary Team to prepare a Supplement to the FEIS that discloses the impacts to the wilderness potential of the Pacer Lake, Antimony, and Dry Lake areas inventoried during forest plan revision. The Record of Decision for the SEIS will be appealable under 36 CFR 215 and should only address those items pertinent to the disclosure of effects to the wilderness attributes of these areas. Comment Requested Early Notice of Importance of Public Participation in Subsequent Environmental Review: A draft supplement to the final environmental impact statement will be prepared for comment. The comment period on the draft supplement 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 timely 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 supplement to the environmental impact statement. To assist the Forest Service in identifying and considering issues and concerns on the proposed supplement, comments should be as specific as possible. It is also helpful if comments refer to specific pages of the draft supplement to the statement. Comments may also address the adequacy of the draft supplement or the merits of the disclosure formulated and discussed in this supplement. Reviewers may wish to E:\FR\FM\15DEN1.SGM 15DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 241 / Monday, December 15, 2008 / Notices 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. Responsible Official Robert G. MacWhorter, Forest Supervisor, Dixie National Forest, 1789 N. Wedgewood Lane, Cedar City, Utah 84721. Dated: December 4, 2008. Robert G. MacWhorter, Forest Supervisor [FR Doc. E8–29429 Filed 12–12–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Export Trade Certificate of Review ACTION: Notice of application to amend an Export Trade Certificate of Review issued to independent film & television alliance. pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES SUMMARY: Export Trading Company Affairs (‘‘ETCA’’), International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, has received an application to amend an Export Trade Certificate of Review (‘‘Certificate’’). This notice summarizes the proposed amendment and requests comments relevant to whether the Certificate should be issued. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Anspacher, Director, Export Trading Company Affairs, International Trade Administration, (202) 482–5131 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail at oetca@ita.doc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of the Export Trading Company Act of 1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001–21) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to issue Export Trade Certificates of Review. An Export Trade Certificate of Review protects the holder and the members identified in the Certificate from State and Federal Government antitrust actions and from private treble damage antitrust actions for the export conduct specified in the Certificate and carried out in compliance with its terms and conditions. Section 302(b)(1) of the Export Trading Company Act of 1982 VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:00 Dec 12, 2008 Jkt 217001 and 15 CFR 325.6(a) require the Secretary to publish a notice in the Federal Register identifying the applicant and summarizing its proposed export conduct. Request for Public Comments Interested parties may submit written comments relevant to the determination whether an amended Certificate should be issued. If the comments include any privileged or confidential business information, it must be clearly marked and a non-confidential version of the comments (identified as such) should be included. Any comments not marked as privileged or confidential business information will be deemed to be nonconfidential. An original and five (5) copies, plus two (2) copies of the nonconfidential version, should be submitted no later than 20 days after the date of this notice to: Export Trading Company Affairs, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 7021–B H, Washington, DC 20230. Information submitted by any person is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). However, non-confidential versions of the comments will be made available to the applicant if necessary for determining whether or not to issue the Certificate. Comments should refer to this application as ‘‘Export Trade Certificate of Review, application number 87–8A001.’’ A summary of the application for an amendment follows. Summary of the Application: Applicant: Independent Film & Television Alliance (‘‘IFTA’’), 10850 Wilshire Blvd., 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Contact: Jerald A. Jacobs, Attorney to IFTA, Telephone: (202) 663–8011. Application No.: 87–8A001. Date Deemed Submitted: December 1, 2008. The original IFTA Certificate was issued on April 10, 1987 (52 FR 12578, April 17, 1987), and last amended on August 6, 2003 (68 FR 48342, August 13, 2003). Proposed Amendment: IFTA seeks to amend its Certificate to: 1. Change name of the Certificate holder from ‘‘American Film Marketing Association’’ to the new listing ‘‘Independent Film & Television Alliance’’. 2. Add each of the following companies as a new ‘‘Member’’ of the Certificate within the meaning of section 325.2(1) of the Regulations (15 CFR 325.2(1)): PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 75999 111 Pictures Ltd, London, United Kingdom. 2929 International, LLC, Beverly Hills, CA. Action Concept Film und Stuntproduktion GmbH, Huerth/ Cologne, Germany. Alliance Group Entertainment, Las Vegas, NV. Alpine Pictures, Inc., Burbank, CA. American Cinema International, Van Nuys, CA. American World Pictures, Encino, CA. Artist View Entertainment, Inc., Studio City, CA. AV Pictures Ltd, London, United Kingdom. Bleiberg Entertainment, Beverly Hills, CA. Boll AG, Mainz, Germany. Bold Films L.P., Los Angeles, CA. Brainstorm Media, Beverly Hills, CA. Brightlight Pictures, Inc., Burnaby, Canada. Capella International, Inc., Los Angeles, CA. Celluloid Dreams, Paris, France. Cinamour Entertainment, Encino, CA. Cine Excel Entertainment, Inc., Gardena, CA. Cinema Management Group, West Hollywood, CA. Cinesavvy, Inc., Toronto, Canada. CJ Entertainment, Inc., Seoul, Republic of (South) Korea. Classic Media, Inc., New York, NY. Comerica Entertainment Group, Los Angeles, CA. ContentFilm International, London, United Kingdom. Continental Entertainment Capital, Beverly Hills, CA. DeAPlaneta, Barcelona, Spain. Distribution Workshop, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. E! Entertainment Television Networks, Los Angeles, CA. Ealing Studios International, London, United Kingdom. Echo Bridge Entertainment, Needham, MA. Emperor Motion Pictures, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Epic Pictures Group, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA. Essential Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA. EuropaCorp, Paris, France. Fabrication Films, Los Angeles, CA. Film Department (The), West Hollywood, CA. First California Bank, Los Angeles, CA. First Look Studios, Century City, CA. Foresight Unlimited, Bel Air, CA. Freemantle Corp. (The), Toronto, Canada. Fries Film Group, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA. Gaumont, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 241 (Monday, December 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75998-75999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29429]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Escalante Ranger District, Dixie National Forest; UT; Pockets 
Resource Management Forest Service, USDA

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a supplement to the final 
environmental impact statement.

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SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service announces its intent to prepare a 
supplement to the Pockets Resource Management Project (PRMP) Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). PRMP FEIS evaluated alternatives 
for vegetation management and associated road improvements within the 
Englemann spruce/subalpine fir and aspen forest types on the Escalante 
Ranger District, Dixie National Forest. The original proposed action 
and subsequent analysis disclosed in the FEIS remains unchanged. The 
purpose of this supplement is to provide additional analysis and 
disclosure on the effects of the proposed action on unroaded and 
undeveloped areas identified on a 2005 draft map produced during forest 
plan revision as part of a required inventory and evaluation of areas 
with wilderness potential. This analysis will focus on the impacts to 
the wilderness attributes of the three areas being affected by the 
proposed action.

DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received 
by February 15, 2009. The draft supplement to the final environmental 
impact statement is expected in March 2009 and the final environmental 
impact statement is expected May 2009.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Georgina Lampman, District Ranger, 
P.O. Box 246, Escalante, Utah 84726. Written comments should be 
specific and should be limited to the scope of this supplement. If you 
do not have any comments, but wish to remain on the mailing list for 
this proposal, please send a letter to the above address, or e-mail 
address listed below and request to be kept informed about the 
proposal. An e-mail comment mailbox is established for receiving 
comments electronically at: comments-intermtn-dixie-
escalante@fs.fed.us. Please use the project name (Pockets Resource 
Management Project) as the subject line in your e-mail comment message. 
Electronic comments must be submitted in a format such as an e-mail 
message, plain text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), or Word (.doc).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mail written correspondence to 
Marianne Orton, Interdisciplinary Team Leader, Powell Ranger Station, 
P.O. Box 80, Panguitch, Utah 84759.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    On June 16, 2006 a Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental 
impact statement for the Pockets Resource Management Project (PRMP) was 
published in the Federal Register. In November 2007 the Notice of 
Availability of the draft environmental impact statement for the PRMP 
was published in the Federal Register. On July 14, 2008, Robert 
MacWhorter, Dixie National Forest Supervisor, signed the Record of 
Decision for the Pockets Resource Management Project Final 
Environmental Impact Statement and the NOA was published on August 1, 
2008. Three organizations including Utah Environmental Congress, Forest 
Guardians, and Sierra Club, Utah Chapter, appealed Forest Supervisor 
Robert MacWhorter's decision stating a lack of disclosure on impacts to 
areas with wilderness potential.
    Forest Supervisor Robert MacWhorter withdrew the decision in 
October 2008 and directed the PRMP Interdisciplinary Team to prepare a 
Supplement to the FEIS that discloses the impacts to the wilderness 
potential of the Pacer Lake, Antimony, and Dry Lake areas inventoried 
during forest plan revision. The Record of Decision for the SEIS will 
be appealable under 36 CFR 215 and should only address those items 
pertinent to the disclosure of effects to the wilderness attributes of 
these areas.

Comment Requested

    Early Notice of Importance of Public Participation in Subsequent 
Environmental Review: A draft supplement to the final environmental 
impact statement will be prepared for comment. The comment period on 
the draft supplement 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 timely 
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 supplement to the environmental impact statement.
    To assist the Forest Service in identifying and considering issues 
and concerns on the proposed supplement, comments should be as specific 
as possible. It is also helpful if comments refer to specific pages of 
the draft supplement to the statement. Comments may also address the 
adequacy of the draft supplement or the merits of the disclosure 
formulated and discussed in this supplement. Reviewers may wish to

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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.

Responsible Official

    Robert G. MacWhorter, Forest Supervisor, Dixie National Forest, 
1789 N. Wedgewood Lane, Cedar City, Utah 84721.

    Dated: December 4, 2008.
Robert G. MacWhorter,
Forest Supervisor
[FR Doc. E8-29429 Filed 12-12-08; 8:45 am]
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