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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 1900.15, Section 

21) 

Dated: August 17, 2006. 

Craig Bobzien, 

Forest Supervisor, Black Hills National Forest. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Public Meeting, Davy 

Crockett National Forest Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community Self 

Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. No. 

106–393) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Davy Crockett National Forest 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

meeting will meet on September 21, 

2006. 

DATES: The Davy Crockett National 

Forest RAC meeting will be held on 

September 21, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: The Davy Crockett National 

Forest RAC meeting will be held at the 

Davy Crockett Ranger Station located on 

State Highway 7, approximately onequarter mile west of FM 227 in Houston 

County, Texas. The meeting will begin 

at 6 p.m. and adjourn at approximately 

9 p.m. There will be a public comment 

period. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Raoul Gagne, District Ranger, Davy 

Crockett National Forest, Rt. 1, Box 55 

FS, Kennard, Texas 75847: Telephone 

936–655–2299 or e-mail at 

rgagne@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Davy 

Crockett National Forest RAC proposes 

projects and funding to the Secretary of 

Agriculture under section 203 of the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self Determination Act of 2000. The 

purpose of the September 21, 2006 

meeting is to review the status of 

approved projects and discuss and 

approve additional project proposals to 

submit to the Forest Supervisor for the 

National Forests and Grasslands in 

Texas. These meetings are open to the 

public. The public may present written 

comments to the RAC. Each formal RAC 

meeting will also have time allocated for 

hearing public comments. Depending on 

the number of persons wishing to 

comment and time available, the time 

for individual oral comments may be 

limited. 

Dated: August 17, 2006. 

Raoul W. Gagne, 

Designated Federal Officer, Davy Crockett 

National Forest RAC. 

[FR Doc. 06–7098 Filed 8–22–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Notice of Proposed Change to Section 

IV of the Virginia State Technical Guide 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. 

Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of 

proposed changes in the Virginia NRCS 

State Technical Guide for review and 

comment. 

SUMMARY: It has been determined by the 

NRCS State Conservationist for Virginia 

that changes must be made in the NRCS 

State Technical Guide specifically in 

practice standards: #328, Conservation 

Crop Rotation, #329, Residue and 

Tillage Management No Till/Strip Till/ 

Direct Seed, #345, Residue and Tillage 

Management Mulch Till, #528, 

Prescribed Grazing and #612, Tree/ 

Shrub Establishment. These practices 

will be used to plan and install 

conservation practices on cropland, 

pastureland, woodland, and wildlife 

land. 

DATES: Comments will be received for a 

30-day period commencing with the 

date of this publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Inquire in writing to M. Denise Doetzer, 

State Conservationist, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), 1606 

Santa Rosa Road, Suite 209, Richmond, 

Virginia 23229–5014; Telephone 

number (804) 287–1665; Fax number 

(804) 287–1736. Copies of the practice 

standards will be made available upon 

written request to the address shown 

above or on the Virginia NRCS Web site: 

http://www.va.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ 

draftstandards.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

343 of the Federal Agriculture 

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 

states that revisions made after 

enactment of the law to NRCS State 

technical guides used to carry out 

highly erodible land and wetland 

provisions of the law shall be made 

available for public review and 

comment. For the next 30 days, the 

NRCS in Virginia will receive comments 

relative to the proposed changes. 

Following that period, a determination 

will be made by the NRCS in Virginia 

regarding disposition of those comments 

and a final determination of change will 

be made to the subject standards. 

W. Ray Dorsett, 

Assistant State Conservationist (Operations), 

Natural Resources Conservation Service, 

Richmond, Virginia. 

[FR Doc. E6–13752 Filed 8–22–06; 8:45 am] 

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