45518 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 153 / Wednesday, August 9, 2006 / Notices 

Comment Requested 

A legal notice will be published in the 

newspaper of record and a Notice of 

Availability will be published in the 

Federal Register to inform the public 

when the supplement to the SWIEG 

FLRMP EIS is availale for review and 

comment. The draft supplement to the 

SWIEG FLRMP EIS will be distributed 

to all parties that received the 2003 

SWIEG FLRMP Final EIS and Record of 

Decision and to those parties that filed 

an appeal of the 2003 decision. 

Early Notice of Importance of Public 

Participation in Subsequent 

Environmental Review: A draft 

supplement to the SWIEG FLRMP EIS 

will be prepared for comment. The 

comment period on the draft 

supplement to teh SWIEG FLRMP EIS 

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 the draft supplement must 

structure their participation in the 

environmental reivew 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 

supplement stage but that are not raised 

until after completion of the final 

supplement 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 

supplement to the SWIEG FLRMP EIS. 

To assist the Forest Service it is helpful 

if comments refer to specific pages or 

chapters of the draft supplement. 

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: August 3, 2006. 

Sharon LaBrecque, 

Planning, GIS and Vegetation Staff Officer, 

Sawtooth National Forest. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Quachita-Ozark Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Meeting notice for the QuachitaOzark Resource Advisory Committee 

under Section 205 of the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community Self 

Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–

393). 

SUMMARY: This notice is published in 

accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

Meeting notice is hereby given for the 

Quachita-Ozark Resource Advisory 

Committee pursuant to Section 205 of 

the Secure Rural Schools and 

Community Self Determination Act of 

2000, Public Law 106–393. Topics to be 

discussed include: general information, 

including status of the proposed 

reauthorization of the Act, proposed 

new Title II projects, updates on current 

or completed Title II projects, renewal 

of committee member terms and 

committee member recruitment needs 

and, if appropriate, next meeting date 

and agenda. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

August 22, 2006, beginning at 6 p.m. 

and ending at approximately 9 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Scott County Courthouse, 100 W. 

First Street, Waldron, AR 71958. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Caroline Mitchell, Committee 

Coordinator, USDA, Quachita National 

Forest, P.O. Box 1270, Hot Springs, AR 

71902. (501–321–5318). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff, Committee 

members, and elected officials. 

However, persons who wish to bring 

matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. A public input session will 

be provided, and individuals who made 

written requests by August 21, 2006, 

will have the opportunity to address the 

committee at that session. Individuals 

wishing to speak or propose agenda 

items must send their names and 

proposals to Bill Pell, DFO, P.O. Box 

1270, Hot Springs, AR 71902. 

Dated: August 2, 2006. 

Bill Pell, 

Designated Federal officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Del Norte County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Del Norte County 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will meet on August 14 and 15, 2006, 

in Crescent City, California.The purpose 

of the meeting is to review and vote on 

FY 2007 proposed title II projects under 

Public Law 106–393, H.R. 2389, the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self-Determination Act of 2000, also 

called the ‘‘Payments to States’’ Act. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

August 14 and 15, 2006 from 6 to 8:30 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Del Norte County Unified School 

District Board Room, 301 West 

Washington Street, Crescent City, 

California. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Ranieri, Committee Coordinator, USDA, 

Six Rivers National Forest, 1330 

Bayshore Way, Eureka, CA 95501. 

Phone: (707) 441–3673. e-mail: 

jranieri@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RAC 

will review and vote on the Title II 

proposals presented at the June 12 and 

13, 2006, meetings. The meeting is open 

to the public. Individuals will have the 

opportunity to address the committee at 

that time. 

Dated: July 20, 2006. 

Tyrone Kelley, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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