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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: October 26, 2006. 

Thomas K. Reilly, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Notice of Meeting of the Agricultural 

Air Quality Task Force 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), 

Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Air Quality 

Task Force (AAQTF) will meet to 

continue discussions on air quality 

issues relating to agriculture. 

DATES: The meeting will convene on 

Tuesday, November 28, 2006, through 

Thursday, November 30, 2006. Public 

comment periods will be held on 

November 29 and 30. Individuals 

making oral presentations should 

register in person at the meeting site and 

must bring with them 50 copies of any 

materials they would like distributed. 

Written materials for the AAQTF’s 

consideration prior to the meeting must 

be received by Dr. Diane E. Gelburd no 

later than Friday, November 3, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn on the Hill, 415 New 

Jersey Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 

20001; telephone: (202) 638–1616, or 

(800) 638–1116. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions and comments should be 

directed to Dr. Diane E. Gelburd, 

Designated Federal Officer. Dr. Gelburd 

may be contacted at USDA, NRCS, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

6158-South, Washington, DC 20250; 

telephone: (202) 720–2587; e-mail: 

Diane.Gelburd@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

2. Additional information concerning 

the AAQTF may be found on the 

Internet at http:// 

www.airquality.nrcs.usda.gov/AAQTF/. 

Draft Agenda of the November 28–30, 

2006 Meeting of the AAQTF 

A. Welcome to Washington, DC. 

B. Discussion of Minutes from 

Previous Meeting. 

C. Discussion of Objectives for the 

Task Force and Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA Rules and 

Responsibilities). 

D. Scientific Updates and 

Presentations. 

E. Policy Discussions—USDA and 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

Officials. 

F. USDA Update. 

G. EPA Update. 

H. Next Meeting, Time and Place. 

I. Public Comments. 

(Time will be reserved on November 29 

and November 30 to receive public 

comments. Individual presentations will 

be limited to 5 minutes.) 

Procedural 

This meeting is open to the public. At 

the discretion of the Chair, members of 

the public may give oral presentations 

during the meeting. Those persons 

wishing to make oral presentations 

should register in person at the meeting 

site. Those wishing to distribute written 

materials at the meeting (in conjunction 

with spoken comments) must bring 50 

copies of the materials with them. 

Written materials for distribution to 

AAQTF members prior to the meeting 

must be received by Dr. Gelburd no later 

than Friday, November 3, 2006. 

Information on Services for Individuals 

With Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with 

disabilities, or to request special 

assistance at the meeting, please contact 

Dr. Gelburd. USDA prohibits 

discrimination in its programs and 

activities on the basis of race, color, 

national origin, gender, religion, age, 

sexual orientation, or disability. 

Additionally, discrimination on the 

basis of political beliefs and marital or 

family status is also prohibited by 

statutes enforced by USDA (not all 

prohibited bases apply to all programs). 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternate means for communication of 

program information (Braille, large 

print, audio tape, etc.) should contact 

the USDA’s Target Center at (202) 720–

2000 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider and employer. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on October 23, 

2006. 

Arlen L. Lancaster, 

Chief. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Climate Change Science Program 

(CCSP) Product Development 

Committee (CPDC) for Synthesis and 

Assessment Product 1.3 

ACTION: Notice to establish the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) Climate Change 

Science Program (CCSP) Product 

Development Committee (CPDC) for 

Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.3 

(CPDC—S&A 1.3) under the provisions 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, and the 

General Services Administration (GSA) 

rule of Federal Advisory Committee 

Management, 41 CFR part 102–3, and 

after consultation with GSA, the 

Secretary of Commerce has determined 

that the establishment of the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) Climate Change 

Science Program (CCSP) Product 

Development Committee (CPDC) for 

Synthesis and Assessment Product 1.3 

(CPDC—S&A 1.3) is in the public 

interest, in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed on the 

Department by law. The CPDC—S&A 

1.3 will advise the Secretary, through 

the Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Oceans and Atmosphere, on CCSP 

Topic 1.3: ‘‘Re-analyses of historical 

climate data for key atmospheric 

features: Implications for attribution of 

causes of observed change’’. This advice 

will be provided in the form of a draft 

Synthesis and Assessment product 

intended to be used by NOAA to 

develop a final product in accordance 

with the Guidelines for Producing the 

CCSP Synthesis and Assessment 

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Products, the OMB Peer Review 

bulletin, and the Information Quality 

Act guidelines. The CPDC—S&A 1.3 

will consist of no more than 20 

members to be appointed by the Under 

Secretary to assure a balanced 

representation among preeminent 

scientists, educators, and experts 

reflecting the full scope of the scientific 

issues addressed in CCSP Synthesis and 

Assessment Product 1.3. The CPDC—

S&A 1.3 will function solely as an 

advisory body, and in compliance with 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. Its charter will be filed 

under the Act, fifteen days from the date 

of publication of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

CPDC—S&A 1.3 DFO and Dr. Ming Ji, 

Program Manager, NOAA/OAR/Climate 

Program Office, Climate Dynamics and 

Experimental Prediction Program, 1100 

Wayne Avenue, Suite 1215, Silver 

Spring, Maryland 20910; telephone 

301–427–2373, e-mail: 

Ming.Ji@noaa.gov. 

Dated: October 26, 2006. 

Mark E. Brown, 

Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 092006B] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Recovery Plan for White Abalone 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the 

availability of the draft White Abalone 

Recovery Plan (Plan) for public review. 

NMFS is soliciting review and comment 

from the public and all interested 

parties on the Plan, and will consider all 

substantive comments received during 

the review period before submitting the 

Plan for final approval. 

DATES: Comments on the draft Plan 

must be received by close of business on 

December 18, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-Mail: 

whiteabalone.recoveryplan@noaa.gov. 

• Fax: 1–562–980–4027, Attention: 

Melissa Neuman. 

• Mail: Submit written information to 

Chief, Protected Resources Division, 

Southwest Region, National Marine 

Fisheries Service, 501 West Ocean 

Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 

90802 4213. 

The draft Plan can be obtained via the 

Internet at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov or 

by submitting a request to the Assistant 

Regional Administrator, Protected 

Resources Division, Southwest Region, 

NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 

4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Neuman, NMFS, Southwest 

Region (562) 980–4115. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: White 

abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) was listed 

as the first federally endangered marine 

invertebrate under the United States 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) 

in May 2001. The ESA (15 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.) requires that NOAA’s National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 

develop and implement recovery plans 

for the conservation and survival of 

threatened and endangered species 

under its jurisdiction, unless it is 

determined that such plans would not 

promote the conservation of the species. 

Accordingly, during the summer of 

2002, NMFS appointed a recovery team 

comprised of experts in the fields of 

abalone biology and ecology, 

conservation biology, genetics, 

population dynamics and modeling, 

pathology, aquaculture, and marine 

policy to develop a recovery plan as 

mandated by the ESA. 

The purposes of this Recovery Plan 

are to: (1) delineate those aspects of 

white abalone biology, life history, and 

threats that are pertinent to its 

endangerment and recovery; (2) outline 

and justify a strategy to achieve 

recovery; (3) identify the actions 

necessary to achieve recovery; (4) 

identify goals and criteria by which to 

measure the achievement of recovery; 

(5) serve as an outreach tool by 

articulating the reasons for white 

abalone’s endangerment, and by 

explaining why the particular suite of 

recovery actions described is the most 

effective and efficient approach to 

achieving recovery; (6) help potential 

cooperators and partners understand the 

rationale behind the recovery actions 

identified, and assist them in 

identifying how they can facilitate 

recovery; (7) serve as a tool for 

monitoring recovery activities; and (8) 

be used to obtain funding for NMFS and 

its partners by identifying necessary 

recovery actions and their relative 

priority in the recovery process. NMFS’

ultimate goal is to increase white 

abalone abundance to viable and selfsustaining levels such that the species 

can be downlisted to threatened status 

and eventually removed from the 

Endangered Species List. 

NMFS sought a scientific review of 

the draft Plan by 12 experts in October 

2005. NMFS requested that the 

scientific reviewers consider: (1) issues 

and assumptions relating to the 

biological and ecological information of 

the draft Plan, and (2) scientific data 

relating to the tasks in the proposed 

recovery program. Four reviewers 

responded to NMFS’ request. The 

recovery team reconvened in June 2006 

to consider the reviewer’s comments 

and incorporate changes to the draft 

Plan accordingly. NMFS will consider 

all substantive comments and 

information presented during the public 

comment period in the course of 

finalizing this Plan. 

Dated: October 27, 2006. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 102706C] 

Marine Mammals; File No. 775–1600 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 

NMFS,166 Water Street, Woods Hole, 

Massachusetts 02543–1026 [Principal 

Investigator (PI): Dr. Richard Merrick] 

has requested a major amendment to 

Permit No. 775–1600 to take northern 

right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) for 

purposes of scientific research. 

ADDRESSES: The amendment request 

and related documents are available for 

review upon written request or by 

appointment in the following office(s): 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)713–2289; fax (301)713–0376; 

Northeast Region, NMFS, One 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 

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