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contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 71, No. 165 

Friday, August 25, 2006 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Docket Number FV–06–316] 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Oranges (California and Arizona) and/ 

or United States Standards for Grades 

of Grapefruit (California and Arizona) 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS), prior to undertaking 

research and other work associated with 

revising official grade standards, is 

soliciting comments on the need for 

possible revisions to the United States 

Standards for Grades of Oranges 

(California and Arizona) and/or United 

States Standards for Grades of 

Grapefruit (California and Arizona). 

AMS is seeking comments regarding any 

revisions to the United States Standards 

for Grades of Oranges (California and 

Arizona) and/or United States Standards 

for Grades of Grapefruit (California and 

Arizona) that may be necessary to better 

serve the industry. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

October 24, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

the Standardization Section, Fresh 

Products Branch, Fruit and Vegetable 

Programs, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Ave. SW., Room 

1661 South Building, Stop 0240, 

Washington, DC 20250–0240; Fax (202) 

720–8871, E-mail 

FPB.DocketClerk@usda.gov. Comments 

should make reference to the dates and 

page number of this issue of the Federal 

Register and will be made available for 

public inspection in the above office 

during regular business hours. The 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Oranges (California and Arizona) and/or 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Grapefruit (California and Arizona) are 

available either at the above address or 

by accessing the AMS, Fresh Products 

Branch Web site at: http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/ standards/ 

stanfrfv.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheri Emery, at the above address or 

call (202) 720–2185; E-mail 

Cheri.Emery@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 

of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), as 

amended, directs and authorizes the 

Secretary of Agriculture ‘‘To develop 

and improve standards of quality, 

condition, quantity, grade and 

packaging and recommend and 

demonstrate such standards in order to 

encourage uniformity and consistency 

in commercial practices.’’ AMS is 

committed to carrying out this authority 

in a manner that facilitates the 

marketing of agricultural commodities 

and makes copies of official standards 

available upon request. The United 

States Standards for Grades of Fruits 

and Vegetables not connected with 

Federal Marketing Orders or U.S. Import 

Requirements no longer appear in the 

Code of Federal Regulations, but are 

maintained by USDA AMS Fruit and 

Vegetable Programs. 

AMS is considering whether to revise 

the U.S. Standards for Grades of 

Oranges (California and Arizona) and 

United States Standards for Grades of 

Grapefruit (California and Arizona) 

using the procedures that appear in Part 

36, Title 7 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (7 CFR part 36). These 

standards were last revised in 1999. 

Background 

AMS has identified the United States 

Standards for Grades of Oranges 

(California and Arizona) and/or United 

States Standards for Grades of 

Grapefruit (California and Arizona) for 

possible revisions. AMS has identified 

the standards may need to be revised to 

reflect current marketing trends. 

However, prior to undertaking detailed 

work to develop proposed revisions to 

the standards, AMS is seeking 

suggestions from the industry on 

possible revisions, such as: changing the 

basic requirements to the grades, or 

changing the tolerances in order to make 

them more suitable for the markets, 

adding additional definitions, or 

revising the existing definitions 

particularly those that contain scoring 

guides for defects. These areas for 

possible revisions are only illustrative. 

AMS invites suggestions on all aspects 

of these standards that may need to be 

revised. 

This notice provides for a 60-day 

comment period for interested parties to 

comment on whether any changes are 

necessary to the standards. Should AMS 

conclude that there is a need for any 

revisions of the standards, the proposed 

revisions will be published in the 

Federal Register with a request for 

comments in accordance with 7 CFR 

part 36. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. 

Dated: August 21, 2006. 

Lloyd C. Day, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–14113 Filed 8–24–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Madison-Beaverhead 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106– 

393), the Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

National Forest’s Madison-Beaverhead 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

on Wednesday, September 20, 2006, 

from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in Ennis, 

Montana, for a business meeting and a 

field trip. The meeting is open to the 

public. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 20, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Forest Service office at #5 Forest 

Service Road in Ennis, Montana. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bruce Ramsey, Designated Forest 

Official (DFO), Forest Supervisor, 

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

at (406) 683–3973. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

topics for this meeting include making 

decisions on projects to fund under 

Title II of Public Law 106–393, hearing 


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public comments, and a field trip to see 

projects already funded. If the meeting 

location changes, notice will be posted 

in local newspapers, including the 

Dillon Tribune and The Montana 

Standard. 

Dated: August 21, 2006. 

Bruce Ramsey, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. 06–7148 Filed 8–24–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Settlement Pursuant to 

CERCLA; Gibson Mine Site, Gila 

County, AZ 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of settlement. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

122(i) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act, as 

amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), 

notice is hereby given of an 

administrative settlement for recovery of 

response costs with The Franciscan 

Friars of California, Inc. (the Settling 

Party) concerning the Gibson Mine Site, 

Gila County, Arizona. The settlement 

requires the Settling Party to pay up to 

a total of $11,000 in oversight costs to 

the USDA Forest Service, Southwestern 

Region, pursuant to section 122(h)(1) of 

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(1). The 

settlement includes a covenant not to 

sue the Settling Party pursuant to 

sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 

U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), with regard to 

the Site. 

For thirty (30) days following the date 

of publication of this notice, the United 

States will receive written comments 

relating to the settlement. The United 

States will consider all comments 

received and may modify or withdraw 

its consent to the settlement if 

comments received disclose facts or 

considerations which indicate that the 

settlement is inappropriate, improper, 

or inadequate. The United States 

response to any comments received will 

be available for public inspection at the 

Globe Ranger District, 7680 South Six 

Shooter Canyon Road, Globe, AZ, 

85501, and at the offices of the USDA 

Forest Service, Southwestern Region, 

333 Broadway, SE., Albuquerque, NM 

87102. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 25, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is 

available for public inspection at the 

Globe Ranger District, 7680 South Six 

Shooter Canyon Road, Globe, AZ 85501, 

and at the offices of the USDA Forest 

Service, Southwestern Region, 333 

Broadway, SW., Albuquerque, NM 

87102. A copy of the proposed 

settlement may be obtained from Anne 

Fischer, Tonto National Forest at 602–

225–5389, or from Thomas R. Fox, 

USDA Office of the General Counsel at 

(202) 720–6715. Comments should 

reference the Gibson Mine Site, Gila 

County, Arizona, and should be 

addressed to Thomas R. Fox, USDA 

Office of the General Counsel, Room 

3351 South Building, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1412. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information, contact Maria 

McGaha, USDA Forest Service 

Southwestern Region, 333 Broadway, 

SE., Albuquerque, NM 87102; phone 

(505) 842–3837. For legal information, 

contact Thomas R. Fox, USDA Office of 

the General Counsel, Room 3351 South 

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–1412; 

phone (202) 720–6715. 

August 17, 2006. 

Lucia M. Turner, 

Deputy Regional Forester, USDA Forest 

Service, Southwestern Region. 

[FR Doc. 06–7142 Filed 8–24–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Earth Resources, Inc.; Notice of Intent 

To Hold a Public Scoping Meeting and 

Prepare an Environmental Assessment 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to hold a public 

scoping meeting and prepare an 

Environmental Assessment (EA). 

SUMMARY: Rural Utilities Service (RUS), 

an agency which administers the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s Rural 

Development Utilities Programs. RUS 

intends to hold a public scoping 

meeting and prepare an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) in connection with 

possible impacts related to a project 

proposed by Earth Resources Inc. (ERI), 

with headquarters in Carnesville, 

Georgia. 

The proposal consists of the 

construction of 20-megawatt power 

generating station utilizing chicken 

litter and woody biomass as fuel. The 

proposed generating station would be 

located in Franklin County, Georgia. No 

new transmission lines are proposed in 

connection with the proposed 

generating station. ERI is requesting 

RUS provide financing for the proposal. 

DATES: RUS will conduct one scoping 

meeting in an open house format, 

seeking the input of the public and 

other interested parties. The meeting 

will be held from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., 

September 11, 2006, in Carnesville, 

Georgia at the Franklin County Justice 

Center, 7085 Highway 145. 

A Public Information Document, 

prepared by ERI, will be presented at 

the public scoping meeting. The Report 

will be available for public review at 

RUS’ address provided in this notice, at 

RUS’ Web site: http://www.usda.gov/ 

rus/water/ees/ea.htm, and at the 

following locations: 

Franklin County Courthouse, 9592 

Lavonia Road, Carnesville, GA 30521. 

Lavonia Carnegie Library, 28 Hartwell 

Road, Lavonia, GA. 

Royston Public Library, 684 Franklin 

Springs Street, Royston, Georgia. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Strength, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, USDA Rural 

Development, Utilities Programs, 

Engineering and Environmental Staff, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 

1571, Washington, DC 20250–1571, 

telephone (202) 720–0468. Mrs. 

Strength’s e-mail address is 

stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Earth 

Resources Inc., proposes to construct a 

20-megawatt power generating station 

utilizing chicken litter and woody 

biomass as fuel. The proposed 

generating station would be located in 

Franklin County, Georgia. No new 

transmission lines are proposed in 

connection with the proposed 

generating station. The proposed 

location is a 139-acre property that is 

partially cleared in Franklin County 

near State Route 198 and Interstate 85 

(see map). It is anticipated that the 

facilities would be in service in 2007. 

Government agencies, private 

organizations, and the public are invited 

to participate in the planning and 

analysis of the proposal. 

Representatives from RUS and Earth 

Resources Inc., will be available at the 

scoping meeting to discuss RUS’

environmental review process, describe 

the project, the purpose and need for the 

proposal, and to discuss the scope of 

environmental issues to be considered, 

answer questions, and accept 

comments. Comments regarding the 

proposal may be submitted (orally or in 

writing) at the public scoping meeting 

or in writing for receipt no later than 

October 11, 2006, to RUS at the address 

provided in this notice. 


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