5122 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 22 / Tuesday, February 3, 2004 / Notices 

Sorghum—Comments 

Industrial and Environmental 

Contaminants in Foods 

(a) Draft Maximum Levels for Lead in 

Fish 

(b) Draft Code of Practice for the 

Prevention and Reduction of Lead 

in Food 

(c) Proposed draft Maximum Levels 

for Tin 

(d) Proposed draft Code of Practice for 

the Prevention and Reduction of 

Tin Contamination in Foods 

(e) Proposed draft Maximum Levels 

for Cadmium 

(f) Proposed draft Code of Practice for 

Source Directed Measures to 

Reduce Dioxin and Dioxin Like PCB 

Contamination of Foods 

(g) Position paper on Dioxins and 

Dioxin-like PCBs 

(h) Position paper on Chloropropanols 

(i) Discussion Paper on Acrylamide 

Proposed draft revised Guideline Levels 

for Radionuclides in Foods 

Following Accidental Nuclear 

Contamination for Use in 

International Trade (CAC/GL 5–

1989), including Guideline Levels 

for Radionuclides for Long-Term 

Use 

General Issues 

Priority List of Food Additives, 

Contaminants and Naturally 

Occurring Toxicants Proposed for 

evaluation by JECFA 

(a) Comments 

(b) Report of the Working Group on 

the Priority List 

Other Business and Future Work 

Each issue listed will be fully 

described in documents distributed, or 

to be distributed, by The Netherlands’

Secretariat to the Meeting. Members of 

the public may access or request copies 

of these documents (see ADDRESSES). 

Public Meeting 

At the February 9, 2004 public 

meeting, the agenda items will be 

described, discussed, and attendees will 

have the opportunity to pose questions 

and offer comments. Comments may be 

sent to the FSIS Dock Room (see

ADDRESSES). Written comments should 

state that they relate to activities of the 

36th CCFAC (docket #03–047N). 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, in an effort to 

better ensure that minorities, women, 

and persons with disabilities are aware 

of this notice, FSIS will announce it and 

make copies of this Federal Register

publication available through the FSIS 

Constituent Update. FSIS provides a 

weekly Constituent Update, which is 

communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail 

subscription service. In addition, the 

update is available on-line through the 

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www.fsis.usda.gov. The update is used 

to provide information regarding FSIS 

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meetings, recalls, and any other types of 

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groups, consumer interest groups, allied 

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Done at Washington, DC, on January 29, 

2004. 

F. Edward Scarbrough, 

U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius.

[FR Doc. 04–2135 Filed 2–2–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service 

Ashley National Forest; Utah; AshleyDry Fork Grazing Allotments

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Ashley National Forest is 

analyzing a proposal to continue cattle 

grazing on the Black Canyon, Lake 

Mountain and Dry Fork Allotments 

located on the Vernal Ranger District, in 

Uintah County.

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received my 

March 7, 2004. The draft environmental 

impact statement is expected in 

November 2004 and the final 

environmental impact statement is 

expected in April 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Scott Steinberg, Vernal District Ranger, 

Vernal Ranger District, 355 N. Vernal 

Avenue, Vernal UT 84078 or e-mail 

ssteinberg@fs.fed.us. For further 

information mail correspondence to 

Scott Steinberg, Vernal District Ranger, 

Vernal Ranger District, 355 N. Vernal 

Avenue, Vernal UT, 84078.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Stroh, ID Team Leader, Ashley 

National Forest, 355 N. Vernal Avenue, 

Vernal UT 84078, (435) 781–5179.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Black 

Canyon Allotment includes 37,449 acres 

of National Forest System land. The 

original boundaries were established in 

the early 1970’s by combining the 

former Cow Canyon Sheep and Dry Fork 

Cattle Allotments. Some additional 

acres were also added in Ashley Gorge 

and from the area known as the Sheep’s 

Trail Allotment. An additional 1,280 

acres were added in 2000 from the 

Lakeshore Basin Allotment. 

The Lake Mountain Allotment 

includes 7,971 acres of National Forest 

System Land. The original boundaries 

were carved out of the Mosby Mountain 

Allotment in 1954. In 1977, the Lake 

Mountain Allotment was formed by 

combining the Lake Mountain-Flat 

Spring Allotment with parts of the 

former Mosby Canyon and Dry Fork 

Canyon Allotments. 

The Dry Fork Allotment includes 

17,918 acres of National Forest Service 

land. The allotment was established in 

1977–78. The allotment was formed 

from all or parts of the Mosby Mountain, 

Mill Canyon, and Dry Fork Sheep and 

Goat Allotments. With the above 

allotments the number of cattle can be 

adjusted depending on variations in 

precipitation, plant readiness, and range 

condition. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The original environmental analyses 

for these allotments were written in 

conjunction with the Allotment 

Management Plans in 1978. Since 1978, 

several wildlife and fish species have 

become imperiled and have either been 

listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service as threatened or have been 

addressed in Conservation Agreements 

or Management Guidelines. These 

species have been afforded additional 

protection by additional grazing 

requirements. Forest Service policy on 

grazing in riparian areas has also been 

implemented after the Allotment 

Management Plans were originally put 

into practice. The Ashley National 

Forest has implemented these 

requirements and policy by adaptive 

management and has used the Annual 

Operating Instructions as the vehicle for 

change. 

The Ashley National Forest has 

decided there have been sufficient 

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changes in the physical characteristics 

of the allotments in addition to 

regulatory and policy changes, that an 

updated review of the allotments is 

warranted. 

Proposed Action 

This alternative would develop forage 

utilization standards for individual 

grazing allotments. Allotment 

Management Plans would be revised to 

meet utilization standards and 

additional environmental protection 

requirements that recent regulations and 

policy changes have required. This 

would include incorporation of 

mitigation identified in the following in 

the plan: the Canada Lynx Conservation 

Assessment and Strategy, the 

Conservation Strategy and Agreement 

for the Northern Goshawk Habitat in 

Utah, Guidelines to Manage Sage Grouse 

Populations and Their Habitats, the 

Colorado River Cutthroat Trout 

Conservation Agreement, and riparian 

management guidelines. 

This Alternative would also analyze 

the changes in grazing strategy that have 

recently been incorporated in the 

Annual Operating Plans. 

Possible Alternatives 

The No Grazing Alternative would 

revoke grazing privileges for the 

allotment and permits would not be 

issued. 

Responsible Official 

The Vernal District Ranger, Scott 

Steinberg is the responsible official. The 

address is 355 North Vernal Avenue, 

Vernal, UT 84078. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The decision to be made is: Should 

the Forest Service continue to allow 

grazing on the Black Canyon, Lake 

Mountain, and Dry Fork Allotments and 

along with this continued grazing 

should new forage utilization standards 

be developed? 

Scoping Process

Public participation is especially 

important at several points during the 

analysis, particularly during initial 

scoping and review of the draft EIS. 

Individuals, organizations, federal, state, 

and local agencies who are interested in 

or affected by the decision are invited to 

participate in this scoping process. The 

information will be used in the 

preparation of the draft EIS. 

Preliminary Issues 

The following is a preliminary list of 

issues identified by the ID Team. Other 

issues raised during public involvement 

will also be discussed in this EIS. The 

preliminary issues include: 

1. Effects on Water Quality; Soils; 

Long term Productivity and Nutrient 

Cycling. 

2. Effects On Composition and 

Structure of Vegetation on Uplands as 

well as in Riparian Areas. 

3. Effects of competition between wild 

ungulates and cattle. 

4. Effects on Fisheries and aquatic 

habitats. 

5. Effects on dispersed recreation. 

6. Effects on grazing permittees and 

long established traditional grazing use. 

7. Effects to other wildlife. 

8. Effects to Sims Peak Natural 

Research Area. 

Comment Requested 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. 

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: January 23, 2004. 

Scott Steinberg, 

District Ranger.

[FR Doc. 04–2140 Filed 2–2–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service 

West-Side Reservoir Post-Fire Project, 

Flathead National Forest, Flathead 

County, Montana

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service will 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) for a proposal to salvage 

dead and dying trees within the 

perimeters of the Beta, Doris, Doe, 

Wounded Buck, Blackfoot, and Ball fires 

(collectively referred to as the West-Side 

Reservoir Fires), which burned a total of 

approximately 30,000 acres on the 

Flathead National Forest from July to 

September of 2003. All fires burned on 

the Hungry Horse Ranger District except 

the Ball fire that burned on the Spotted 

Bear Ranger District; all of the burned 

acres occur on and are surrounded by 

National Forest System land. The 

Hungry Horse Reservoir is adjacent to 

the project area on the east. The Hungry 

Horse Dam, administered by the Bureau 

of Reclamation, is adjacent to the project 

area on the north. The city of Hungry 

Horse, Montana is located about four air 

miles to the northwest of the most 

northern portion of the project area.

DATES: Substantive comments 

concerning the scope of the analysis 

should be received in writing on or