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OHV use on designated routes and close
user-created trails in excess of those
needed to provide a functional trail
system.
Proposed Action
The proposed action would designate
OHV trails to provide loop and point-topoint trail experiences with a variety of
challenge levels for Class 1, Class 2 and
Class 3 OHVs. Approximately 80 miles
of dual-use Class 1 and 3 trails, 45 miles
of Class 2 trails and 76 miles of Class
3 only trails are proposed for
designation on existing system roads,
user created trails, and newly
constructed trails. Up to three new
staging areas and two existing staging
areas are proposed for designation to
facilitate use and connectivity between
the proposed Lava Rock OHV system
and the existing East Fort Rock OHV
system.
The proposed action would close and
obliterate user created trails and nonsystem roads not designated by the Lava
Rock OHV system. It is estimated that
more than 50 miles of these trails are
present and available for closure.
Additionally, system roads that are in
excess of administrative or public access
needs would be closed or
decommissioned in order to reduce road
densities in the project area.
Responsible Official
The responsible official will be Shane
Jeffries, Bend/Ft. Rock District Ranger,
Deschutes National Forest.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
The responsible official will decide
whether or not to create a system of
OHV trails within the project area, and
if so, where the trails and staging areas
will be located, which class(es) of OHVs
will be allowed on each trail, if and
where new trails will be located, and
which user-created trails should be
closed or kept open. The responsible
official will also decide how to mitigate
impacts of these actions and will
determine when and how monitoring of
effects will take place.
Scoping Process
This notice of intent initiates the
scoping process, which guides the
development of the environmental
impact statement. It is important that
reviewers provide their comments at
such times and in such manner that
they are useful to the agency’s
preparation of the environmental impact
statement. Therefore, comments should
be provided prior to the close of the
comment period and should clearly
articulate the reviewer’s concerns and
contentions. The submission of timely
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and specific comments can affect a
reviewer’s ability to participate in
subsequent administrative appeal or
judicial review.
Public comments regarding this
proposal are requested in order to assist
in identifying issues, determine how to
best manage the resources, and to focus
the analysis. Comments received,
including names and addresses of those
who comment, will be considered part
of the public record on this proposed
action and will be available for public
inspection. Comments submitted
anonymously will be accepted and
considered; however, those who submit
anonymous comments will not have
standing to appeal the subsequent
decision under the Code of Federal
Regulations, Title 36, Part 215 (36 CFR
part 215). Additionally, pursuant to 7
CFR 1.27(d), any person may request the
agency to withhold a submission from
the public record by showing how the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
permits such confidentiality. Persons
requesting such confidentiality should
be aware that, under FOIA,
confidentiality may be granted in only
very limited circumstances, such as to
protect trade secrets. The Forest Service
will inform the requester of the agency’s
decision regarding the request for
confidentiality, and where the request is
denied, the agency will return the
submission and notify the requester that
the comments may be resubmitted with
or without name and address within a
specified number of days.
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 a draft EIS 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 EIS stage but
that are not raised until after completion
of the final EIS may be waived or
dismissed by the courts [City of
Rangoon 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 EIS.
To assist the Forest Service in
identifying and considering issues and
concerns on the proposed action,
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comments on the draft EIS 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 EIS of 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.
Dated: March 25, 2009.
A. Shane Jeffries,
Bend/Fort Rock District Ranger.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Fresno County Resource Advisory
Committee
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The Fresno County Resource
Advisory Committee will be meeting in
Prather, California on April 21st. The
purpose of the meeting will be to
discuss a monitoring plan for the
projects approved on April 2nd.
DATES: The meeting will be from 6 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. in Prather, CA.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the High Sierra Ranger District, 29688
Auberry Rd., Prather, CA. Send written
comments to Robbin Ekman, Fresno
County Resource Advisory Committee
Coordinator, do Sierra National Forest,
High Sierra Ranger District, 29688
Auberry Road, Prather, CA 93651 or
electronically to rekman@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robbin Ekman, Fresno County Resource
Advisory Committee Coordinator, (559)
855–5355 ext. 3341.
The
meeting is open to the public.
Committee discussion is limited to
Forest Service staff and Committee
members. However, persons who wish
to bring Payments to States Fresno
County Title II project matters to the
attention of the Committee may file
written statements with the Committee
staff before or after the meeting. Agenda
items to be covered include: (1) Develop
a monitoring plan (2) Set future meeting
dates.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Dated: April 1, 2009.
Ray Porter,
District Ranger.
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Telephone: (240) 276–8300, Fax: (240)
276–8242, e-mail:
Steven.Vaughn@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About the
Public Meeting Contact: Jasmine
Matthews, Program Analyst, USDA,
Food Safety and Inspection Service,
U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 4861, Washington,
DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 690–1124,
Fax: (202) 720–3157, e-mail:
jasmine.matthews@fsis.usda.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. FSIS–2009–0010]
Codex Alimentarius Commission:
Meeting of the Codex Committee on
Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food
AGENCY: Office of the Acting Deputy
Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
SUMMARY: The Office of the Acting
Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety,
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
and the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), Center for
Veterinary Medicine, are sponsoring a
public meeting on April 29, 2009. The
objective of the public meeting is to
provide information and receive public
comments on agenda items and draft
U.S. positions that will be discussed at
the 18th Session of the Codex
Committee on Residues of Veterinary
Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF) which will be
held in Natal, Brazil from May 11–15,
2009. The Acting Deputy Under
Secretary for Food Safety and the FDA
recognize the importance of providing
interested parties the opportunity to
obtain background information on the
18th CCRVDF session and to address
items on the agenda.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, April 29, 2009, from 10
a.m.–1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at the USDA, J.L. Whitten Building,
Room 107–A, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.
Documents related to the 18th session
of the CCRVDF will be accessible via the
World Wide Web at the following
address: https://
www.codexalimentarius.net/
current.asp.
The U.S. Delegate to the 18th Session
of the CCRVDF, Dr. Steven Vaughn, and
the FDA invite U.S. interested parties to
submit their comments electronically to
the following e-mail address:
Brandi.Robinson@fda.hhs.gov.
For Further Information About the
18th Session of the CCRVDF Contact:
Steven Vaughn, D.V.M., Director, Office
of New Animal Drug Evaluation, Center
for Veterinary Medicine, FDA, 7500
Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Codex Alimentarius (Codex) was
established in 1963 by two United
Nations organizations, the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the
World Health Organization (WHO.)
Through adoption of food standards,
codes of practice, and other guidelines
developed by its committees, and by
promoting their adoption and
implementation by governments, Codex
seeks to protect the health of consumers
and ensure that fair practices are used
in trade.
The CCRVDF is responsible for
determining priorities for the
consideration of residues of veterinary
drugs in foods; to recommend maximum
levels of such substances; to develop
codes of practice as may be required;
and to consider methods of sampling
and analysis for the determination of
veterinary drug residues in foods.
The Committee is hosted by the
United States.
Issues To Be Discussed at the Public
Meeting
The following items on the agenda for
the 18th Session of the CCRVDF will be
discussed during the public meeting:
• Matters Referred by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission and Other
Codex Committees and Task Forces.
• Matters Arising from FAO and
WHO and from the 70th Meeting of the
Joint FAO and WHO Expert Committee
on Food Additives (JECFA).
• Report of the World Organization
for Animal Health (OIE) Activities,
Including the Harmonization of
Technical Requirements for Registration
of Veterinary Medicinal Products.
• Draft Maximum Residue Limits
(MRLs) for Veterinary Drugs (at Step 7).
• Proposed draft MRLs for Veterinary
Drugs (at Step 3).
• Draft Guidelines for the Design and
Implementation of National Regulatory
Food Safety Assurance Programs
Associated with the Use of Veterinary
Drugs in Food Producing Animals.
• Discussion Paper on Consideration
of Methods of Analysis and Sampling in
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the CCRVDF (Report of the Electronic
Working Group on Methods of Analysis
and Sampling).
• Draft Priority List of Veterinary
Drugs Requiring Evaluation or ReEvaluation by JECFA and the Working
Document Listing Veterinary Drugs of
Potential Interest (Report of the
Electronic Working Group on the
Priority List of Veterinary Drugs
Requiring Evaluation or Re-evaluation).
• Discussion Paper on Current
Practices and Needs for Further Work by
the Committee (Report of the Electronic
Working Group on Risk Management
Topics and Options).
Each issue listed will be fully
described in documents distributed, or
to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior
to the meeting. Members of the public
may access copies of these documents
(see ADDRESSES).
Public Meeting
At the April 29, 2009, public meeting,
draft U.S. positions on the agenda items
will be described and discussed, and
attendees will have the opportunity to
pose questions and offer comments.
Written comments may be offered at the
meeting or sent to the U.S. Delegate for
the 18th Session of the CCRVDF, Dr.
Steven Vaughn (see ADDRESSES). Written
comments should state that they relate
to activities of the 18th session of the
CCRVDF.
Additional Public Notification
Public awareness of all segments of
rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, in an effort to
ensure that minorities, women, and
persons with disabilities are aware of
this notice, FSIS will announce it online
through the FSIS Web page located at
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/
2009_Notices_Index/. FSIS will also
make copies of this Federal Register
publication available through the FSIS
Constituent Update, which is used to
provide information regarding FSIS
policies, procedures, regulations,
Federal Register notices, FSIS public
meetings, and other types of information
that could affect or would be of interest
to constituents and stakeholders. The
Update is communicated via Listserv, a
free electronic mail subscription service
for industry, trade groups, consumer
interest groups, health professionals,
and other individuals who have asked
to be included. The Update is also
available on the FSIS Web page.
Through the Listserv and Web page,
FSIS is able to provide information to a
much broader and more diverse
audience. In addition, FSIS offers an
electronic mail subscription service
which provides automatic and
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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 68 (Friday, April 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E9-7955]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Fresno County Resource Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Fresno County Resource Advisory Committee will be meeting
in Prather, California on April 21st. The purpose of the meeting will
be to discuss a monitoring plan for the projects approved on April 2nd.
DATES: The meeting will be from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Prather, CA.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the High Sierra Ranger District,
29688 Auberry Rd., Prather, CA. Send written comments to Robbin Ekman,
Fresno County Resource Advisory Committee Coordinator, do Sierra
National Forest, High Sierra Ranger District, 29688 Auberry Road,
Prather, CA 93651 or electronically to rekman@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robbin Ekman, Fresno County Resource
Advisory Committee Coordinator, (559) 855-5355 ext. 3341.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public. Committee
discussion is limited to Forest Service staff and Committee members.
However, persons who wish to bring Payments to States Fresno County
Title II project matters to the attention of the Committee may file
written statements with the Committee staff before or after the
meeting. Agenda items to be covered include: (1) Develop a monitoring
plan (2) Set future meeting dates.
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Dated: April 1, 2009.
Ray Porter,
District Ranger.
[FR Doc. E9-7955 Filed 4-9-09; 8:45 am]
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