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number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 15th day of 

August 2006. 

Nick Gutierrez, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–13722 Filed 8–18–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of New Recreation 

Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 

108–447) 

AGENCY: Homochitto National Forest, 

USDA Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of new recreation fee 

site. 

SUMMARY: Okhissa Lake is a recreational 

complex currently under development 

on the Homochitto National Forest, 

located near Bude, Mississippi. The lake 

will be open for use by the public for 

boating and fishing between July and 

November 2007. The exact opening date 

will depend on completing work on 

infrastructure needed to support fishing 

(restrooms, boat launch, parking lots, 

etc.). Other recreational day-use 

activities (swimming, picnicking) will 

be available later as amenities to 

accommodate them are added. The 

Forest Service proposes to charge $5 per 

vehicle for access to all day-use 

activities (boat launching, swimming, 

and picnicking). Fees will not be 

charged until infrastructure needed to 

support an activity is available for use 

by the public. A $50 annual pass will 

also be available for purchase by the 

public. The annual pass would allow 

12-month access to all day-use activities 

(boat launching, swimming, and 

picnicking). Opportunities for 

developed and primitive camping will 

be available in the future as work 

needed to accommodate these activities 

is complete. When available, the Forest 

Service will charge $13 for developed 

camping and $7 for primitive camping. 

Funds received from these fees will be 

used for continued operation and 

maintenance of the recreational 

complex and allow additional amenities 

to be added in the future. Funds will 

also be used to enhance or restore 

fisheries habitat of the lake. 

DATES: Recreational boating and fishing 

opportunities at Okhissa Lake will be 

available to the public between July and 

November 2007. Other recreational 

activities described above will be 

available as infrastructure to support 

them is added. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Gainey, Recreation Program Manager, 

601–965–4391, National Forests in 

Mississippi, 100 West Capitol Street, 

Suite 1141, Jackson, MS 39269. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed 

the Secretary of Agriculture to publish 

advance notice in the Federal Register 

whenever new recreation fee areas are 

established. The Homochitto National 

Forest currently manages only one other 

developed recreation site that provides 

camping, fishing and other day-use 

activities. Comparable recreational use 

fees are currently charted at this site. 

Development of Okhissa Lake and 

associated facilities are aimed at 

creating new recreational opportunities 

in an area that is economically 

depressed. 

Dated: August 11, 2006. 

Antoine L. Dixon, 

Forest Supervisor, National Forest in 

Mississippi. 

[FR Doc. 06–7034 Filed 8–18–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Notice of Availability; Final 

Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) has 

prepared a Final Environmental Impact 

Statement consistent with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended, to disclose potential effects to 

the human environment resulting from 

proposed flood-control improvements to 

Coal Creek in Cedar City, Utah. 

The section of Coal Creek that 

traverses Cedar City, Utah, has channel 

stability and capacity deficiencies that 

pose a threat to existing infrastructure 

and development due to flooding. The 

NRCS proposes to modify the Coal 

Creek channel to safely convey 

floodwaters from a 100-year flood event. 

Also as part of this project, Cedar City 

proposes to improve and expand an 

existing parkway along Coal Creek to 

enhance aesthetic values and provide 

recreational opportunities for 

community residents and visitors. 

The Final EIS presents detailed 

analyses for three alternatives. 

Alternative A—No Action, would 

continue the frequency and level of 

dredging and other management actions 

as they are currently planned. Existing 

channel and structural deficiencies 

would not be corrected. Recreational 

opportunities associated with the creek 

would remain as they currently exist. 

Because of the purpose and need of 

the project, several proposed elements 

are common to both of the action 

alternatives (Alternatives B and C). Both 

action alternatives include modifying 

channel cross sections, altering the 

stream gradient in particular subreaches, stabilizing actively eroding 

banks, and constructing levees. Bank 

stabilization would be accomplished by 

laying the river banks back to a stable 

slope that supports channel stabilization 

methods and then armoring the banks 

via the use of rock (riprap), vegetation, 

soil cement, erosion control fabric, or 

some combination of these items. 

Existing riparian habitat and vegetation 

would be preserved on the streambanks, 

where possible. It is anticipated that 

both sides of the channel would be 

armored with riprap through the 

suburban corridor from Center Street to 

I–15 to prevent bank erosion from high 

stream velocities during flood events. 

Elements unique to each action 

alternative are listed below. 

Alternative B—Relocate Main Street 

Diversion, would remove the Main 

Street diversion/drop structure 

currently in use and relocate it to near 

200 East. Implementation of this 

alternative would require approximately 

3,550 feet of pipeline to be installed, 

flood and slope/grading-related channel 

modifications from Center Street to I–

15, and the continuation of periodic 

dredging as necessary. A sedimentation 

basin would be constructed to remove 

gravels from diverted irrigation water. 

The Woodbury diversion/drop structure 

would be reconstructed. Under this 

alternative, the parkway would be 

extended west to Airport Road and 

landscaped. Parkway Option B1 

proposes a crosswalk at the Main Street 

Bridge. Parkway Option B2 proposes to 

access existing sidewalks from the 

pedestrian bridge at 400 North to cross 

Main Street and avoid additional 

property acquisition. 

Alternative C—Replace Main Street 

Diversion, would replace the Main 

Street diversion/drop structure by 

constructing a new structure that would 

have approximately half the drop. 

Implementation of this alternative 

would require the installation of 


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