PL83-566 Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act Pocasset River Watershed, Providence County, RI, 33201-33202 [E9-16337]
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Vol. 74, No. 131
Friday, July 10, 2009
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Proposed Amendment of Rogue River,
Umpqua and Winema National Forest
(NF) Land and Resource Management
Plans for the Pacific Connector Gas
Pipeline
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement for
Land and Resource Management Plan
amendments—Extension of Scoping
Period.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service is
proposing to amend the Land and
Resource Management Plans (LRMP) of
the Rogue River (administered as the
Rogue River-Siskiyou NF), Umpqua, and
Winema (administered as the FremontWinema NF) National Forests to make
provision for the proposed Pacific
Connector Gas Pipeline (PCGP). The
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC) is the lead agency for the
environmental analysis of the
construction and operation of the
proposed natural gas pipeline (FERC
Docket No. CP07–441–000). The FERC
has prepared an environmental impact
statement (EIS) that discusses the
environmental impacts that could result
from the construction and operation of
the PCGP. FERC issued the FEIS for the
PCGP on May 1, 2009.
The U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service is a Cooperating Agency
with the FERC in environmental
analysis and preparation of the EIS for
the PCGP. Certain features of the PCGP
Project could not be made consistent
with the LRMPs of the Rogue River,
Umpqua and Winema National Forests
because of the nature of pipeline
construction. Therefore, in order to
comply with the requirements of the
National Forest Management Act
(NFMA) the Forest Service must amend
these LRMPs to make provision for the
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PCGP. This notice is extending the
scoping period.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis were originally requested
30 days from the date the original notice
was published in the Federal Register,
which was June 15, 2009 (FR Volume
74, No. 113, pg. 28214). Comments are
now requested by July 31, 2009. The
draft environmental impact statement
for amendment of forest plans is
expected to be published in August,
2009 and the final environmental
impact statement is expected in
December, 2009.
Send written comments to:
Pam Sichting, Umpqua National Forest,
2900 NW., Stewart Parkway, Roseburg,
OR 97471. Comments may also be sent
via e-mail to: commentspacificnorthwest-umpqua@fs.fed.us, or
via facsimile to 541–957–3495.
Comments may be hand-delivered to the
above address Monday through Friday,
from 8 a.m. till 4:30 p.m., excluding
legal holidays.
Comments received in response to
this solicitation, including names and
addresses of those who comment, will
be part of the public record for this
proposed action. Comments submitted
anonymously will be accepted and
considered; however, anonymous
comments will not provide the
respondent with standing to appeal the
subsequent decision.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam
Sichting at 541–957–3342 or by e-mail
at psichting@fs.fed.us. Individuals who
use telecommunication devices for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through
Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Extension of Scoping Period
Several requests were received during
the initial scoping period for an
extension of the scoping period because
of the nature of the project. The
Responsible Officials have decided it is
in the best interest of the public to
extend the time during which scoping
comments are received.
Lead Agency
The Forest Service is the Lead Agency
for amendments of Forest Plans.
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Responsible Official
The Responsible Officials for
amendments of the Rogue River,
Umpqua and Winema LRMPs are
respectively Forest Supervisors, Scott D.
Conroy, Clifford J. Dils and Karen
Shimamoto.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
The nature of the decision to be made
is whether the respective LRMPs would
be amended if the FERC authorizes the
PCGP.
Scoping Process
This notice of intent extends the
scoping process, which guides the
development of the environmental
impact statement. With this extension,
the Forest Service is requesting public
comments on the proposed amendments
of the Rogue River, Umpqua and
Winema NF LRMPs.
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, now July 31, 2009, and
should clearly articulate the reviewer’s
concerns and contentions. The
submission of timely and specific
comments can affect a reviewer’s ability
to participate in subsequent
administrative appeal or judicial review.
Dated: June 30, 2009.
Gina Freel.
Acting Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
PL83–566 Watershed Protection and
Flood Prevention Act Pocasset River
Watershed, Providence County, RI
AGENCY: Natural Resources
Conservation Service.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2) (C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969; the Council of
Environmental Quality Guidelines (40
CFR part 1500); and the Natural
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Resources Conservation Service
Guidelines (7 CFR part 650): The
Natural Resources Conservation Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives
notice that an environmental impact
statement is being prepared for Pocasset
River Watershed, Providence County,
Rhode Island.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Phoukham Vongkhamdy, State
Conservationist, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 60 Quaker Lane,
Suite 46, Warwick, RI 02886, telephone:
(401) 828–1300.
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of changes to
quarantined area.
The
environmental assessment of this
federally assisted action indicates that
the project may cause significant local,
regional, or national impacts on the
environment. As a result of these
findings, Phoukham Vongkhamdy, State
Conservationist, has determined that the
preparation and review of an
environmental impact statement is
needed for this project.
The project concerns flood
prevention. Alternatives under
consideration to reach these objectives
include: A. Construction of six
floodwall structures and flood proofing.
B. No Action alternative.
A draft environmental impact
statement will be prepared and
circulated for review by agencies and
the public. The Natural Resources
Conservation Service invites
participation and consultation of
agencies and individuals that have
special expertise, legal jurisdiction, or
interest in the preparation of the draft
environmental impact statement.
Further information on the proposed
action may be obtained from Phoukham
Vongkhamdy, State Conservationist, at
the above listed address or telephone
(401) 828–1300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Signed in Warwick, RI on July 1, 2009.
Phoukham Vongkhamdy,
State Conservationist.
(This activity is listed in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance under No.
10.904—Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention—and is subject to the provisions
of Executive Order 12372 which requires
intergovernmental consultation with State
and local officials.)
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0049]
Pale Cyst Nematode; Update of
Quarantined Areas
SUMMARY: We are advising the public
that we have made changes to the area
in the State of Idaho that is quarantined
to prevent the spread of pale cyst
nematode. The description of the
quarantined area was updated on April
8, 2009, when approximately 3,488
acres were removed from the
quarantined area, and on May 8, 2009,
when an additional 3,333 acres were
removed from the quarantined area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Eileen Y. Smith, National Program
Manager, Emergency and Domestic
Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 150, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1236; (301) 734–5235.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The pale cyst nematode (PCN,
Globodera pallida) is a major pest of
potato crops in cool-temperature areas.
Other solanaceous hosts include
tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, tomatillos,
and some weeds. The PCN is thought to
have originated in Peru and is now
widely distributed in many potatogrowing regions of the world. PCN
infestations may be expressed as
patches of poor growth. Affected potato
plants may exhibit yellowing, wilting,
or death of foliage. Even with only
minor symptoms on the foliage, potato
tuber size can be affected. Unmanaged
infestations can cause potato yield loss
ranging from 20 to 70 percent. The
spread of this pest in the United States
could result in a loss of domestic or
foreign markets for U.S. potatoes and
other commodities.
The PCN quarantine regulations
(§§ 301.86 through 301.86–9, referred to
below as the regulations) set out
procedures for determining the areas
quarantined for PCN and impose
restrictions on the interstate movement
of regulated articles from quarantined
areas.
Section 301.86–3 of the regulations
sets out the procedures for determining
the areas quarantined for PCN.
Paragraph (a) of § 301.86–3 states that,
in accordance with the criteria listed in
§ 301.86–3(c), the Administrator will
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designate as a quarantined area each
field that has been found to be infested
with PCN, each field that has been
found to be associated with an infested
field, and any area that the
Administrator considers necessary to
quarantine because of its inseparability
for quarantine enforcement purposes
from infested or associated fields.
Paragraph (c) provides that the
Administrator will designate a field as
an infested field when PCN is found in
the field. Paragraph (c) also provides
that the Administrator will designate a
field as an associated field when PCN
host crops, as listed in § 301.86–2(b),
have been grown in the field in the last
10 years and the field shares a border
with an infested field; the field came
into contact with a regulated article
listed in § 301.86–2 from an infested
field within the last 10 years; or, within
the last 10 years, the field shared
ownership, tenancy, seed, drainage or
runoff, farm machinery, or other
elements of shared cultural practices
with an infested field that could allow
spread of PCN, as determined by the
Administrator.
Paragraph (b) describes the conditions
for the designation of an area less than
an entire State as a quarantined area.
Less than an entire State will be
designated as a quarantined area only if
the Administrator determines that:
• The State has adopted and is
enforcing restrictions on the intrastate
movement of the regulated articles that
are equivalent to those imposed by the
regulations on the interstate movement
of regulated articles; and
• The designation of less than the
entire State as a quarantined area will
prevent the interstate spread of PCN.
We have determined that it is not
necessary to designate the entire State of
Idaho as a quarantined area. Idaho has
adopted and is enforcing restrictions on
the intrastate movement of regulated
articles from that area that are
equivalent to those we are imposing on
the interstate movement of regulated
articles.
Paragraph (d) provides for the
removal of fields from quarantine. An
infested field will be removed from
quarantine when a protocol approved by
the Administrator as sufficient to
support the removal of infested fields
from quarantine has been completed
and the field has been found to be free
of PCN. An associated field will be
removed from quarantine when the field
has been found to be free of PCN
according to a protocol approved by the
Administrator as sufficient to support
removal of associated fields from
quarantine. Any area other than infested
or associated fields which has been
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
PL83-566 Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act Pocasset
River Watershed, Providence County, RI
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2) (C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969; the Council of Environmental Quality Guidelines (40
CFR part 1500); and the Natural
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Resources Conservation Service Guidelines (7 CFR part 650): The Natural
Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives
notice that an environmental impact statement is being prepared for
Pocasset River Watershed, Providence County, Rhode Island.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phoukham Vongkhamdy, State
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 60 Quaker
Lane, Suite 46, Warwick, RI 02886, telephone: (401) 828-1300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental assessment of this
federally assisted action indicates that the project may cause
significant local, regional, or national impacts on the environment. As
a result of these findings, Phoukham Vongkhamdy, State Conservationist,
has determined that the preparation and review of an environmental
impact statement is needed for this project.
The project concerns flood prevention. Alternatives under
consideration to reach these objectives include: A. Construction of six
floodwall structures and flood proofing. B. No Action alternative.
A draft environmental impact statement will be prepared and
circulated for review by agencies and the public. The Natural Resources
Conservation Service invites participation and consultation of agencies
and individuals that have special expertise, legal jurisdiction, or
interest in the preparation of the draft environmental impact
statement. Further information on the proposed action may be obtained
from Phoukham Vongkhamdy, State Conservationist, at the above listed
address or telephone (401) 828-1300.
Signed in Warwick, RI on July 1, 2009.
Phoukham Vongkhamdy,
State Conservationist.
(This activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance under No. 10.904--Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention--and is subject to the provisions of Executive Order
12372 which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and
local officials.)
[FR Doc. E9-16337 Filed 7-9-09; 8:45 am]
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