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Reilly, Joseph T. 

Rexroad Jr., Caird E. 

Rey, Mark E. 

Reynolds, James R. 

Riemenschneider, Robert A. 

Riggins, Judith W. 

Risbrudt, Christopher D. 

Roberts, Richard K. 

Robinson, Barbara C. 

Rockey, Sarah J. 

Roussopoulos, Peter J. 

Ruff, Michael D. 

Rundle, Kathleen A. 

Salazar, Roberto 

Santiago, Perfecto R. 

Scarbrough, Frank 

Schaub, James D. 

Sedell, James R. 

Seiber, James N. 

Sexton, Thomas J. 

Shahin, Jessica H. 

Sharp, Audrey Diane 

Shea, Anthony Kevin 

Shehan, Francis Robert 

Sheikh, Patricia R. 

Shipman, David R. 

Silverman, Steven C. 

Smith, Katherine R. 

Smith, Cynthia J. 

Smith Jr., William C. 

Snow, Wendy E. 

Spence, Joseph 

St. John, Judith B. 

Steele, W. Scott 

Stokes, E. Vaughn 

Stuck, Karen D. 

Surina, John C. 

Swacina, Linda 

Swenson, Richard D. 

Taitano, Dennis J. 

Tanner, Steven N. 

Tenny, David P. 

Terpstra, A. Ellen 

Thiermann, Alejandro B. 

Thomas, Irving W. 

Thomas, Peter Jon 

Thompson, Clyde 

Thompson, Robin L. 

Thompson, Tommy L. 

Torrey, Michael K. 

Troyer, Jack G. 

True, Sadhna G. 

Underwood Jr., Marvin M. 

Vail, Kenneth H. 

Van Blargan, Richard T. 

Veneman, Ann M. 

Villano, David J. 

Vogel, Ronald J. 

Wachs, Lawrence 

Walker, Larry A. 

Wallace, Charles L. 

Walsh, Thomas E. 

Walton, Thomas M. 

Waterfield, Joann 

Waters, Mary 

Weber, Barbara C. 

Whitmore, Charles 

Williams, Jerry Thomas 

Williams, John W. 

Witt, Timothy Blaine 

Wiyatt, Steven D. 

Woods, Mark R. 

Worthen, Michael V. 

Yates, Archie 

Yonts-Shepard, Susan E. 

York, Dana D. 

Yost, Michael W. 

Young, Michael Lee 

Young, Peter 

Young Jr., Robert W. 

Zorn, Frances E.

Dated: October 19, 2004. 

Ann M. Veneman, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–23822 Filed 10–22–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–06–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency 

Public Meeting on Implementation of 

Electronic Warehouse Receipts and 

Other Electronic Documents for Grain 

and Rice

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a 

public meeting to solicit comments and 

options regarding the implementation of 

electronic warehouse receipts (EWRs) 

and other electronic documents (OEDs) 

for grain and rice as authorized by the 

Grain Standards and Warehouse 

Improvement Act of 2000 ((Pub. L. 106–

472) (7 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) (United States 

Warehouse Act (USWA)), enacted 

November 9, 2000. The meeting will be 

open to the public, with attendance 

limited to available space on a firstcome basis. Attendees are asked to be 

prepared to share information 

concerning their views on implementing 

the EWRs and OEDs for grain and rice 

within the current operational 

environment as well as future ecommerce activities. No registration or 

fee is required to attend or participate in 

the public meeting.

DATES: November 9–10, 2004, from 8 

a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at USDA’s Beacon Building, 6501 

Beacon Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 

64133–4676. 

Requests to address the meeting and 

written comments may be sent to: Roger 

Hinkle, USWA Program Manager, 

Warehouse and Inventory Division, 

Farm Service Agency, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 

0553, Washington DC 20250–0553; 

FAX: (202) 690–3123; e-mail: 

Roger.Hinkle@usda.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

David Kirkland, (816) 823–1144 

(telephone); or (816) 448–5622 

(facsimile); or by e-mail at 

David.Kirkland@kcc.usda.gov.

Persons with disabilities who require 

special accommodation to attend or 

participate in the meeting should 

contact Laurie Montgomery, telephone: 

(202) 205–7832; e-mail: 

laurie.montgomery@usda.gov, by 

November 1, 2004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is to provide all 

interested parties an opportunity to 

discuss the development and 

implementation of EWRs and OEDs for 

grain and rice as authorized under the 

USWA and its regulations at 7 CFR part 

735. A copy of the USWA, its 

regulations and Provider Agreements 

can be found online at http://

www.fsa.usda.gov/daco/uswa.htm. The 

USWA was enacted in part to be more 

relevant to today’s agricultural 

marketing and financial systems. The 

USWA provides authorization for the 

issuance and transfer of EWRs and 

OEDs relating to the shipment, payment, 

and financing of the sale of agricultural 

products, and the standardization of 

such electronic documents. 

The agenda will include, but is not 

limited to the following: 

(1) Current status of EWR and OED—

Provider Agreements, 

(2) Review Draft Provider Agreements 

Addendum for grain and rice EWRs, 

(3) Completing the addendum, 

making sure all data requirements for 

grain and rice are included, 

(4) FSA-Price Support Division’s 

(PSD’s) requirements in developing a 

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) 

User Agreement for grain and rice 

EWRs, 

(5) Discuss requirements for a USWA 

and CCC pilot grain and rice EWR 

program, 

(6) Integration of Electronic Data 

Interfaces with grain and rice warehouse 

accounting software, 

(7) Discuss current and prospective 

EWR systems or concepts, 

(8) Expectations of grain and rice 

companies and cooperatives, 

(9) Expectations of grain and rice 

commodity exchanges, 

(10) Expectations of banks, lenders, 

sureties and insurance underwriters, 

(11) Expectations of current and 

prospective EWR providers, and 

(12) Next steps for USDA. 

This meeting is open to the public. 

Persons wishing to make a brief 

presentation up to 15 minutes are asked 

to provide a written request with a 

description of the general subject to Mr. 

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Hinkle, at the address shown above, no 

later than noon, October 25, 2004. It is 

requested that 50 copies of the written 

statement be submitted at the time of 

the meeting for distribution and 

placement in the official file. 

Persons with comments or 

suggestions should provide Mr. Hinkle, 

at the address shown above, with a 

written copy of their comments no later 

than October 25, 2004.

Signed at Washington, DC: October 15, 

2004. 

James R. Little, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

[FR Doc. 04–23831 Filed 10–22–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service 

Revised Land and Resource 

Management Plan, Manti-La Sal 

National Forest, Utah

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for a 

revised Land and Resource Management 

Plan for the Manti-La Sal National 

Forest, with portions of the Forest 

located in Utah, Juab, Emery, Carbon, 

Sanpete, Grand, San Juan and Sevier 

Counties in Utah and Mesa and 

Montrose Counties in Colorado. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service will prepare 

an Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) in conjunction with revision of the 

Land and Resource Management Plan 

(Forest Plan). 

This notice describes the needs for 

change in the current Forest Plan that 

have been identified by Manti-La Sal 

National Forest Supervisor, Alice B. 

Carlton, to be revised; the 

environmental issues to be considered 

in the revision; the estimated dates for 

filing the EIS; information concerning 

public participation; and the names and 

addresses of the responsible agency 

official and the individual who can 

provide additional information.

DATES: Comments regarding the scope of 

the analysis should be received in 

writing by December 21, 2004. The 

agency expects to file a Draft EIS in the 

fall of 2005 and a Final EIS in the late 

winter of 2006 or early spring of 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: 

Alice B. Carlton, Forest Supervisor, 

Manti-La Sal National Forest, 599 West 

Price River Drive, Price, Utah 84501.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marlene DePietro, Recreation and 

Planning Staff Officer, Manti-La Sal 

National Forest, (435) 636–3539. 

Responsible Official: Jack Troyer, 

Intermountain Regional Forester, 324 

25th St., Ogden, Utah 84401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Part 36 Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) 219.10(g), the Regional Forester 

for the Intermountain Region gives 

notice of the agency’s intent to prepare 

an Environmental Impact Statement to 

revise the Manti-La Sal National Forest 

Plan. According to 36 CFR 219.10(g), 

land and resource management plans 

shall ordinarily be revised on a 10 to 15 

year cycle. The existing plan was 

approved November 5, 1986. 

The Regional Forester gives notice 

that the Manti-La Sal National Forest is 

beginning an environmental analysis 

and the decision-making process for this 

proposed programmatic action to revise 

the Manti-La Sal Forest Plan. 

The authorization of project-level 

activities on a forest occurs through 

project or site-specific decisions. 

Project-level decisions must comply 

with National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) procedures and must include a 

determination that the project is 

consistent with the forest plan. 

Needs for Change in the Current Forest 

Plan 

The current Forest Plan was approved 

17 years ago and has been amended 18 

times. Experience and monitoring have 

shown the need for changes in 

management direction for some 

resources or programs. Several sources 

have highlighted needed changes in the 

current Forest Plan. 

• Public involvement has identified 

new information and public values. 

• Monitoring and scientific research 

has identified new information and 

knowledge gained. 

• Forest Plan implementation has 

identified management concerns to find 

better ways for accomplishing desired 

conditions. 

• Changes have occurred in Agency 

policy and direction (i.e., Four Threats, 

Forest Service Strategic Plan). 

In addition to changing public views 

about how these lands should be 

managed, information and the scientific 

understanding of these ecosystems have 

evolved. 

Each need for change was placed into 

one of three categories: required by law, 

requiring immediate attention; or able to 

be postponed and addressed later 

through the continuous assessment 

process. 

Proposed Action 

The following topics are being 

proposed for revision in the Forest Plan. 

Needs for change are addressed in the 

following sections, with a short 

description of what each change entails 

and why it is necessary. The proposed 

action for each topic is identified by 

italics. 

1. Goals and Objectives, Standards and 

Guidelines, and Identification of 

Suitable Uses 

• We propose to clarify and expand, 

where necessary, the description of the 

desired conditions for all physical, 

biological, social, and economic 

components associated with the Forest, 

including addressing the unique 

components of each geographic area. 

The desired conditions will be utilized 

to clarify overall Forest-wide resource 

management goals and facilitate 

development of objectives to reach those 

goals and desired conditions. 

Additionally, these desired conditions 

will identify the Forest’s niche, describe 

how the Forest contributes to the 

broader vision for the Intermountain 

Region and the Forest Service as a 

whole, and provide a vision of the 

Forest’s contribution to the human 

dimension. 

• We propose to identify objectives 

that when implemented will take the 

Forest resources and uses toward 

desired conditions. These objectives 

will be developed considering realistic 

future budget expectations and will be 

based on expected personnel 

availability to implement projects to 

meet the objectives. 

• We propose to redefine the 

management boundaries, identifying 

geographic areas that will provide a 

sense of place for the local publics and 

communities, as well as other recreating 

publics, when discussing activities and 

uses within them. Forest-wide and 

geographic area suitable uses will be 

identified. 

2. Monitoring and Evaluation 

Requirements 

Evaluation and monitoring provide 

knowledge and information to keep the 

Forest Plan viable. The appropriate 

selection of indicators, and monitoring 

and evaluation of key results helps 

determine if Forest Plan management 

direction is being met. Evaluation and 

monitoring also helps determine if there 

should be changes made to the goals 

and objectives, or monitoring methods. 

The tie between monitoring and 

Forest Plan desired conditions, goals, 

and objectives needs to be strengthened. 

Priorities need to be established for 

monitoring elements to ensure that 

important items are accomplished with 

available funding.