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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 69, No. 230

Wednesday, December 1, 2004

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Centennial Salvage Timber Sale, 

Caribou-Targhee National Forest, 

Fremont and Clark Counties, ID

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revision of the Notice of Intent 

to prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement for Centennial Salvage 

Timber Sale, as published in the 

Federal Register pages 54627 to 54629 

on September 9, 2004 (Volume 69, 

Number 174). This revision includes a 

change in the purpose and need for 

action and the proposed action. 

SUMMARY: The USDA, Forest Service is 

preparing an Environmental Impact 

Statement to document the analysis and 

disclose the environmental impacts of 

the proposed Centennial Salvage Timber 

Sale project. This revised Notice of 

Intent is to document the changes in the 

process. 

Based on initial internal and external 

scoping this project has been identified 

to qualify under Title I of the HFRA 

(Healthy Forest Restoration Act) Section 

102(a)4 due to the existence of a insect 

epidemic that poses a significant threat 

to ecosystem components and forest 

resource values. The purpose of this 

project has been updated to: Reduce the 

susceptibility and risk of forested 

vegetation to Douglas-fir beetle and 

western spruce budworm, reduce 

hazardous fuels, and capture economic 

value from dead and dying trees. 

In the original NOI the proposed 

action proposed to use prescribed fire 

on 718 acres to remove encroaching 

shade tolerant conifers and stimulate 

natural regeneration of whitebark pine 

and aspen. This has been removed from 

the proposed action. All other aspects of 

the original proposed action have 

remained the same.

DATES: If you have provided comments 

to this project then you do not need to 

resubmit your comments. Your 

comments have been included in the 

project record. If you have further 

comments described in this revised NOI 

or any additional comments please 

submit your comments by December 13, 

2004. An open house informational 

meeting for this project will be held on 

December 8, 2004, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

at the Ashton Ranger District, 46 

Highway 20, Ashton, Idaho. A slide 

presentation will be given from 7:15 

p.m. to 7:30 p.m. describing the project 

area and proposal.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Centennial Salvage Timber Sale, c/o 

Tom Silvey, Ashton/Island Park Ranger 

District, P.O. Box 858, Ashton, Idaho 

83420. Comments can also be 

electronically mailed (in Microsoft 

Word or .rtf format) to: commentsintermtn-caribou-targhee-ashtonislandpark@fs.fed.us.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Silvey, Interdisciplinary Team Leader, 

Ashton/Island Park Ranger District, P.O. 

Box 858, Ashton, Idaho 83420. 

Telephone: (208) 652–7442.

Dated: November 18, 2004. 

Wes Stumbo, 

Acting Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 04–26468 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Designation for the Columbus (OH), 

Farwell (TX), and Northeast Indiana (IN) 

Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. (04–

02–S)

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) 

announces designation of the following 

organizations to provide official services 

under the United States Grain Standards 

Act, as amended (Act): Columbus Grain 

Inspection, Inc. (Columbus); Farwell 

Grain Inspection, Inc. (Farwell); and 

Northeast Indiana Grain Inspection, Inc. 

(Northeast Indiana).

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2005.

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M. 

Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance 

Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647–S, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M. Hart at 202–720–8525, e-mail 

Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

action has been reviewed and 

determined not to be a rule or regulation 

as defined in Executive Order 12866 

and Departmental Regulation 1512–1; 

therefore, the Executive Order and 

Departmental Regulation do not apply 

to this action. 

In the June 1, 2004, Federal Register

(69 FR 30869), GIPSA asked persons 

interested in providing official services 

in the geographic areas assigned to the 

official agencies named above to submit 

an application for designation. 

Applications were due by July 1, 2004. 

Columbus, Farwell, and Northeast 

Indiana were the sole applicants for 

designation to provide official services 

in the entire area currently assigned to 

them, so GIPSA did not ask for 

additional comments on them. 

GIPSA evaluated all available 

information regarding the designation 

criteria in Section 7(f)(l)(A) of the Act 

and, according to Section 7(f)(l)(B), 

determined that Columbus, Farwell, and 

Northeast Indiana are able to provide 

official services in the geographic areas 

specified in the June 1, 2004, Federal 

Register, for which they applied. These 

designation actions to provide official 

inspection services are effective January 

1, 2005, and terminate December 31, 

2007. Interested persons may obtain 

official services by calling the telephone 

numbers listed below.

Official agency Headquarters location and telephone 

Columbus ............................................................ Circleville, OH—740–474–3519; Additional location: Bucyrus, OH 

Farwell ................................................................ Farwell, TX—806–481–9052; Additional location: Casa Grande, AZ 

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Official agency Headquarters location and telephone 

Northeast Indiana ............................................... Hoagland, IN—260–639–6390 

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867, 

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.).

Donna Reifschneider, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration.

[FR Doc. 04–26289 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Opportunity To Comment on the 

Applicants for the Minnesota Area

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. (04–

03–C)

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on 

the applicants for designation to provide 

official services in the geographic area 

currently assigned to the Minnesota 

Department of Agriculture (Minnesota).

DATES: Comments must be postmarked 

or electronically dated on or before 

January 3, 2005.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice by any of the 

following methods: 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver to 

Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, 

Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, 

Room 1647–S, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250. 

• Fax: Send by facsimile transmission 

to (202) 690–2755, attention: Janet M. 

Hart. 

• E-mail: Send via electronic mail to 

Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov. 

• Mail: Send hardcopy to Janet M. 

Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance 

Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

Read Comments: All comments will 

be available for public inspection at the 

office above during regular business 

hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M. Hart at (202) 720–8525, e-mail 

Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Action has been reviewed and 

determined not to be a rule or regulation 

as defined in Executive Order 12866 

and Departmental Regulation 1512–1; 

therefore, the Executive Order and 

Departmental Regulation do not apply 

to this action. 

In the September 1, 2004, Federal 

Register (69 FR 53404), GIPSA asked 

persons interested in providing official 

services in the Minnesota areas to 

submit an application for designation. 

There were three applicants for the 

Minnesota area: Minnesota, Sioux City 

Inspection and Weighing Service 

Company (Sioux City), both currently 

designated official agencies; and 

Kathleen Duea proposing to do business 

as Southern Minnesota Grain 

Inspection. Minnesota applied for 

designation to provide official services 

in the entire area currently assigned to 

them. Sioux City applied for all or part 

of the following Minnesota Counties: 

Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, 

Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, 

Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, 

Watonwan, and Yellow Medicine. 

Southern Minnesota Grain Inspection 

applied for all or part of the area 

currently assigned to Minnesota, and 

specified all or part of the following 

Minnesota Counties: Blue Earth, 

Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Martin, 

Murray, Nobles, and Watonwan. GIPSA 

is publishing this notice to provide 

interested persons the opportunity to 

present comments concerning the 

applicants. Commenters are encouraged 

to submit reasons and pertinent data for 

support or objection to the designation 

of the applicants. All comments must be 

submitted to the Compliance Division at 

the above address. Comments and other 

available information will be considered 

in making a final decision. GIPSA will 

publish notice of the final decision in 

the Federal Register, and GIPSA will 

send the applicants written notification 

of the decision.

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867, 

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.).

Donna Reifschneider, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Opportunity for Designation in the 

Georgia, Cedar Rapids (IA), Montana, 

and Lake Village (IN) Areas, and 

Request for Comments on the Official 

Agencies Serving These Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. (04–

04–A).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The designations of the 

official agencies listed below will end in 

June 2005. Grain Inspection, Packers 

and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) 

is asking persons interested in providing 

official services in the areas served by 

these agencies to submit an application 

for designation. GIPSA is also asking for 

comments on the quality of services 

provided by these currently designated 

agencies: Georgia Department of 

Agriculture (Georgia); Mid-Iowa Grain 

Inspection, Inc. (Mid-Iowa); Montana 

Department of Agriculture (Montana); 

and Schneider Inspection Service, Inc. 

(Schneider).

DATES: Applications and comments 

must be postmarked or electronically 

dated on or before January 3, 2005.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

applications and comments on this 

notice. You may submit applications 

and comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver to 

Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, 

Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, 

Room 1647–S, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250. 

• Fax: Send by facsimile transmission 

to (202) 690–2755, attention: Janet M. 

Hart. 

• E-mail: Send via electronic mail to 

Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov. 

• Mail: Send hardcopy to Janet M. 

Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance 

Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

Read Applications and Comments:

All applications and comments will be 

available for public inspection at the 

office above during regular business 

hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M. Hart at 202–720–8525, e-mail 

Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov.