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Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to (202) 205–1145 or by E-mail 

to: denglish@fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at Room 4 Central, Yates 

Building, Recreation and Heritage 

Resources Staff, 1400 Independence 

Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250 

during normal business hours. Visitors 

are encouraged to call ahead to (202) 

205–9595 to facilitate entry to the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donald B.K. English, Recreation and 

Heritage Resources staff, at (202) 205–

9595. Individuals who use TDD may 

call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 

1–800–877–8339, 24 hours a day, every 

day of the year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Visitor Use 

Monitoring. 

OMB Number: 0596–0110. 

Expiration Date of Approval: January 

31, 2007. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Government 

Performance and Results Act of 1993 

requires that Federal agencies establish 

measurable goals and monitor their 

success at meeting those goals. Two of 

the items the Forest Service must 

measure are: (1) The number of visits 

that occur on the national forest lands 

for recreation and other purposes, and 

(2) the views and satisfaction levels of 

recreational visitors to National Forest 

System lands about the services, 

facilities, and settings. The agency 

receives requests for this kind of 

information from a variety of 

organizations, including Congressional 

staffs, newspapers, magazines, and 

recreational trade organizations. 

The data from this collection provides 

vital information for strategic planning 

efforts, decisions regarding allocation of 

resources, and revisions of land and 

resource management plans for national 

forests. It provides managers with 

reliable estimates of the number of 

recreational visitors to a national forest, 

activities of those visitors (including 

outdoor physical activities), customer 

satisfaction, and visitor values. The 

knowledge gained from this effort helps 

identify recreational markets as well as 

the economic impact visitors have on an 

area. The information collected is also 

used by the Office of Management and 

Budget as part of the Program Analysis 

Reporting Tool measures for the Forest 

Service recreation program. For the 

Forest Service, the collection is 

designed for a five-year cycle of 

coverage across all national forests. 

Conducting the collection less 

frequently puts information updates out 

of cycle with forest planning and other 

data preparation activities. 

To conform to the Southern Nevada 

Public Land Management Act 

(SNPLMA), the Bureau of Land 

Management, and Fish and Wildlife 

Service (all United States Department of 

Interior (USDI) agencies) will be 

utilizing this collection to obtain 

credible and mutually comparable 

estimates of recreational use on lands 

they administer in Clarke County, 

Nevada. This collection helps ensure a 

timely response to SNPLMA 

requirements. 

At recreation sites or access points, 

agency personnel or contractors will 

conduct on-site interviews of visitors as 

they complete their visit. Interviewers 

will ask about the purpose and length of 

the visit; the trip origin; activities; 

annual visitation rates; trip-related 

spending patterns; use of recreation 

facilities; satisfaction with agency 

services and facilities; and the 

composition of the visiting party. 

Primary analysis of the information for 

the Forest Service and partnering 

agencies will be performed by Forest 

Service staff in the Washington Office 

and by scientists in one or more of the 

agency’s research stations. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 9 minutes 

(average). 

Type of Respondents: Visitors to lands 

managed by the USDA—Forest Service 

and within Clarke County, Nevada to 

lands managed by the USDI—Bureau of 

Land Management, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, and National Park Service. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 65,400. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: One. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 9,425. 

Comment is invited on: (1) Whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical or 

scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. 

Dated: August 1, 2006. 

Gloria Manning, 

Associate Deputy Chief. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Aerial Herbicide Application; CaribouTarghee National Forest; Caribou and 

Franklin Counties, ID 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: The Montpelier Ranger 

District, Caribou-Targhee National 

Forest will be preparing an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

to analyze the effects of adding aerial 

herbicide applications to the existing 

integrated noxious weed management 

activities within the Cache Valley Front 

on 31,000 acres of the Caribou-Targhee 

National Forest. The project area is in 

the Idaho tract of the Cache National 

Forest. It includes a portion of the west 

slope of the Bear River Range that 

extends from Highway 36 to Soda Point. 

The project area is south of Soda 

Springs, and east of Grace, ID, and is 

within the Montpelier Ranger District, 

Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Idaho. 

The scope of this analysis is limited to 

the addition of aerial herbicide 

application to existing integrated weed 

management activities within the 

Caribou-Targhee National Forest 

boundary. The project impact zone 

includes Caribou and Franklin Counties, 

Idaho, and Idaho Fish and Game 

Hunting Unit (75). Implementation of 

this project is scheduled to begin in 

fiscal year 2007. The decision would 

authorize aerial application of herbicide 

within the Cache Valley Front on 31,000 

acres of the Caribou-Targhee National 

Forest. 

DATES: Written comments concerning 

the scope of the analysis described in 

this Notice should be received within 30 

days of the date of publication of this 

Notice in the Federal Register. No 

scoping meetings are planned at this 

time. Information received will be used 

in preparation of the Draft EIS and Final 

EIS. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Montpelier Ranger District, Attn. Dennis 


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Duehren, 322 North 4th St., Montpelier, 

Idaho 83254. The responsible official for 

this decision is Dennis Duehren, District 

Ranger. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions concerning the proposed 

action and EIS should be directed to 

Heidi Heyrend, Rangeland Management 

Specialist, at (208) 847–0375. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest 

Service invites written comments and 

suggestions on the issues related to the 

proposal and the area being analyzed. 

Information received will be used in 

preparation of the Draft EIS and Final 

EIS. For most effective use, comments 

should be submitted to the Forest 

Service within 30 days from the date of 

publication of this Notice in the Federal 

Register. 

Agency representatives and other 

interested people are invited to visit 

with Forest Service officials at any time 

during the EIS process. Two specific 

time periods are identified for the 

receipt of formal comments on the 

analysis. The two comment periods 

include during the scoping process (the 

next thirty days following the 

publication of this Notice in the Federal 

Register) and during the formal review 

period of the Draft EIS. 

The Forest Service estimates the Draft 

EIS will be filed within 4 months of this 

Notice of Intent, approximately 

December 2006. The Final EIS will be 

filed within 4 months of that date, 

approximately April 2007. 

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: July 28, 2006. 

Dennis Duehren, 

District Ranger, Caribou-Targhee National 

Forest, Intermountain Region, USDA Forest 

Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Roadless Area Conservation National 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Roadless Area 

Conservation National Advisory 

Committee (Committee) will meet in 

Washington, DC. The purpose of this 

meeting is to review and draft 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Agriculture on state petitions for 

inventoried roadless area management. 

Petitions to be reviewed include those 

received from New Mexico, California, 

and possibly any petitions received 

between the publication of this notice 

and meeting dates. 

DATES: The meeting will be held August 

30–31, 2006 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each 

day. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Forest Service’s Yates Building at 

201 14th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20250. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Garth Smelser, Committee Coordinator, 

at gsmelser@fs.fed.us or (202) 205–0992, 

USDA Forest Service, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Mailstop 

1104, Washington, DC 20250. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The state 

petitions scheduled for review and other 

relevant meeting materials will be 

available online at http:// 

www.roadless.fs.fed.us. 

The meeting is open to the public and 

interested parties are invited to attend; 

building security requires you to 

provide your name to the Committee 

Coordinator (contact information listed 

above) by August 20, 2006. You will 

need photo identification to enter the 

building. 

While meeting discussion is limited 

to Forest Service staff and Committee 

members, the public will be allowed to 

offer written and oral comments for the 

Committee’s consideration. Attendees 

wishing to comment orally will be 

allotted a specific amount of time to 

speak during a public comment period 

at the end of each day. To offer oral 

comments on either day, please contact 

the Committee Coordinator at the 

contact number above. Oral and written 

comments should (1) specifically 

address the state petitions being 

reviewed, (2) focus on the basis for 

agreement/disagreement with a petition, 

and (3) if in disagreement, recommend 

an alternative. 

Dated: August 3, 2006. 

Frederick L. Norbury, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Additions and 

Deletion 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Additions to and deletion from 

Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: This action adds to the 

Procurement List products and services 

to be furnished by nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities, and 

deletes from the Procurement List 


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