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Notices Federal Register

68794 

Vol. 71, No. 228 

Tuesday, November 28, 2006 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 21, 2006. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov 

or fax (202) 395–5806 and to 

Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, 

OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 

20250–7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Worksheet for Food Stamp 

Program Quality Control Reviews. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0074. 

Summary of Collection: State agencies 

are required to perform Quality Control 

Reviews for the Food Stamp Program in 

conjunction with Section 16 of the Food 

Stamp Act of 1977. The food stamp 

worksheet (FNS–380) provides a 

systematic means of aiding the State 

agency’s quality control reviewer in 

analyzing household case record; 

planning and carrying out the field 

investigations; and gathering, 

comparing, analyzing and evaluating the 

review data. Relevant information from 

the case record, investigative work and 

documentation about individual cases is 

recorded on the FNS–380. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will 

use the information from the FNS–380 

to record identifying information about 

the household and to also document 

and evaluate each step of the field 

investigation process to determine 

eligibility and payment amounts under 

FNS’ approved State agency practices. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

local, or tribal government; Individuals 

or households. 

Number of Respondents: 57,199. 

Frequency of Responses: 

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion; 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 542,887. 

Food Nutrition Service 

Title: Monthly Claim for 

Reimbursement. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0284. 

Summary of Collection: The Child 

Nutrition Act of 1966 requires that 

educational agencies disburse and 

appropriate funds during the fiscal year 

for the purposes of carrying out 

provisions of the Special Milk Program 

(SMP). The National School Lunch Act 

requires that State educational agency 

appropriated funds for any fiscal year 

for the purposes of fulfilling the earned 

reimbursement set forth in National 

School Lunch, Breakfast, and Special 

Milk Programs. The Food and Nutrition 

Service will use the monthly claim 

reimbursement form FNS–806A and 

806B to fulfill the earned requirements 

identified in these programs, National 

School Lunch Program (NSLP), SMP, 

and the School Breakfast Program (SBP). 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information is collected electronically 

from school food authorities that 

participate in NSLP, School Breakfast 

Program (SBP), and SMP programs. The 

forms contain meal and cost data 

collected from authorized program 

participants. Also, these forms are 

essential part of the accounting system 

used by the subject programs to ensure 

proper reimbursement. This information 

is collected monthly because of the 

constant fluctuation in school 

enrollment and program participation. 

Program participants would not receive 

the monthly reimbursement earned and 

the Agency would lose program 

accountability, if this information were 

collect less frequently. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 273. 

Frequency of Responses: Record 

keeping; Reporting: Monthly. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,198. 

Ruth Brown, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E6–20051 Filed 11–27–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Colville National Forest; Washington; 

Old Curlew Ranger Station Facilities 

Disposal 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Colville National Forest, 

USDA Forest Service, will prepare an 

EIS (environmental impact statement) 

on a proposal to sell the old Curlew 

Ranger Station administrative site, a 3- 

acre parcel including buildings, located 

on the south side of Curlew, in Ferry 

County, Washington. The parcel and 

buildings are no longer needed to meet 

public service or Forest Service mission 

requirements. The Forest Service 

Facility Realignment and Enhancement 

Act of 2005 authorized the Secretary of 

Agriculture to sell administrative sites 

that are no longer needed for National 

Forest System purposes. Project 

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Year 2007. This project is not associated 

with the proposed Secure Rural Schools 

Land Sale Initiative. The Colville 

National Forest invites written 

comments and suggestions on the scope 

of the analysis. The agency will give 

notice of the full environmental analysis 

and decision-making process so 

interested and affected people may 

participate and contribute to the final 

decision. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

December 29, 2006. The draft 

environmental impact statement is 

expected February 2007 and the final 

environmental impact statement is 

expected in May 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Rick Brazell, Forest Supervisor, Colville 

National Forest, 765 South Main, 

Colville, WA 99114 (phone 509–684–

7000). Comments may be submitted 

electronically to commentspacificnorthwest-colville@fs.fed.us. 

Comments may also be sent by fax to 

(509) 775–7401. Include your name and 

mailing address with your comments so 

documents pertaining to this project 

may be mailed to you. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed 

Shaw, Reality Specialist, Colville 

National Forest, 765 South Main, 

Colville, WA 99114 (phone 509–684–

7129), or Jim Parker, EIS Project Leader, 

Republic Ranger District, 650 East 

Delaware, Republic, WA 99166 (phone 

509–775–7462). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need for Action 

One of the key findings of the Colville 

National Forest Facilities Master Plan is 

that the Colville National Forest 

maintains more facility space than it 

needs to perform its mission. The 

Colville National Forest needs to 

remove unneeded buildings from the 

Forest’s facility inventory in order to 

eliminate the cost of maintaining 

unneeded facilities. 

Proposed Action 

The proposed action is to sell the old 

Curlew Ranger Station administrative 

site, a 3-acre parcel of land including 

buildings located on the south side of 

Curlew, Washington. The property legal 

description is: A portion of the 

SW1⁄4NE1⁄4 Section 14, T39N, R33E, 

WM. This 3-acre site is located adjacent 

to the small town of Curlew, 

Washington, about 9 miles south of the 

Canadian border. The land was 

purchased by the Forest Service in 1936 

and used as a ranger station until 1969 

when two Ranger District areas were 

combined. 

The site has five major structures (one 

residential house, one residential 

garage, one 6-bay garage shop, one 12- 

person bunkhouse and one oil/gas 

house) and a small storage shed. The 

mineral estate would be disposed of 

with the surface estate with no 

reservation. Water is provided by a 

community system. The sewer system is 

independent; however a community 

sewer system is under development. 

The property may be sold directly to 

an identified purchaser or may be sold 

under competitive bidding procedures. 

The method of sale will be determined 

at a later date. If the property is offered 

for sale under competitive bidding 

procedures, an Invitation for Bid will 

provide specific information, including 

a minimum bid price, the scheduled 

starting date for bidding, approximate 

bid closing date, requirements and 

instructions for bidding, payment and 

other closing procedures. An Offer to 

Sell will be released after all 

environmental studies and other 

required analysis are completed and a 

final decision to sell the property is 

made. 

Responsible Official 

The Responsible Official is Rick 

Brazell, Forest Supervisor, Colville 

National Forest, 765 South Main, 

Colville, WA 99114. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The Responsible Official will decide 

whether or not to proceed with sale of 

the old Curlew Ranger Station property, 

including any outstanding interests or 

conditions to be conveyed. The decision 

and rationale for the decision will be 

documented in the Record of Decision, 

which will be subject to Forest Service 

Appeal Regulations (36 CFR part 215). 

Scoping Process 

The scoping process will identify and 

clarify issues, identify key issues to be 

analyzed in depth, explore alternatives 

based on themes derived from key 

issues recognized during the scoping 

process, and identify potential 

environmental effects associated with 

the proposed action. A No Action 

alternative will be considered. 

Preliminary Issues 

Only one key issue was identified in 

preliminary project assessment: The 

National Historic Preservation Act of 

1966, Revised, requires that Federal 

agencies evaluate properties for historic 

significance under Section 106. Three 

structures at the Curlew Ranger Station 

have been found eligible to the National 

Register of Historic Places (NRHP), with 

the Washington State Historic 

Preservation Office concurring on this 

finding. These three structures are the 

Ranger’s Residence, Garage, and Oil and 

Gas house. Conveyance of the property 

from Federal ownership will be an 

adverse effect because of NRHP 

eligibility based on the following 

criteria: The property may represent a 

significant contribution to the American 

history (Criterion A), is associated with 

the lives of significant persons in our 

past (Criterion B), displays distinctive 

characteristics of type or period 

(Criterion C), or may be likely to yield 

information important to history 

(Criterion D). The NRHP eligibility for 

the three structures at the Curlew 

Ranger Station is based on a national 

significance of context in association 

with the Depression-era Civilian 

Conservation Corps. Eligibility is also 

based on national and regional 

significance of context associated with 

distinctive architectural characteristics. 

Comment Requested: This notice of 

intent initiates the scoping process 

which guides the development of the 

environmental impact statement. The 

Forest Service is seeking information, 

comments, and assistance from other 

agencies, organizations, Indian Tribes, 

and individuals who may be interested 

in or affected by the Proposed Action. 

This input will be used in preparation 

of the Draft EIS. Your comments are 

appreciated throughout the analysis 

process. 

Early Notice of Importance of Public 

Participation in Subsequent 

Environmental Review: A draft 

environmental impact statement will be 

prepared for comment. The comment 

period on the draft environmental 

impact statement will be 45 days from 

the date the Environmental Protection 

Agency publishes the notice of 

availability in the Federal Register. 

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. 


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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: November 21, 2006. 

Mimi Tryon, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 06–9420 Filed 11–27–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Lakeview-Reeder Fuel Reduction 

Project, Priest Lake Ranger District, 

Idaho Panhandle National Forests; 

Bonner County, Idaho 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Priest Lake Ranger 

District of the Idaho Panhandle National 

Forests is proposing fuel reduction and 

forest restoration activities in the 

vicinity of the community of Nordman, 

Idaho and near Reeder Bay along Priest 

Lake. Priorities for treatment are those 

forest stands which not only have 

significant ground fuel accumulations, 

ladder fuels and/or dense tree canopies, 

but also are located in a geographically 

strategic site or are adjacent to private 

property, developments, public 

infrastructure or other important 

resources. The project, as proposed, will 

reduce hazardous forest fuels in the 

wildland urban interface (WUI), restore 

forest health and resilience and will 

provide additional resource benefits to 

water resources and grizzly bear core 

habitat. The USDA Forest Service will 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) to disclose the potential 

environmental effects of implementing 

project activities on National Forest 

System lands within the project area. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

December 15, 2006. The draft 

environmental impact statement is 

expected to be published in May 2007 

and the final environmental impact 

statement, in conjunction with a Record 

of Decision, is expected to be published 

in September 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments and 

suggestions to David Cobb, Project Team 

Leader, Priest Lake Ranger District, 

32203 Highway 57, Priest River, Idaho 

83856; e-mail address: dcobb@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Cobb, Project Team Leader, Priest 

Lake Ranger District, 32203 Highway 57, 

Priest River, Idaho 83856; e-mail: 

dcobb@fs.fed.us; phone 208–433–6854. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose & Need 

The purpose and need for the 

Lakeview-Reeder Fuel Reduction Project 

addresses the goals and objectives set 

forth in the Idaho Panhandle National 

Forests’ (IPNF) Forest Plan (1987), 

National Fire Plan, Healthy Forest 

Initiative, the Healthy Forests 

Restoration Act (2003), Bonner County, 

Idaho Wildlife Urban Interface Fire 

Mitigation Plan and the Pend Oreille 

County, Washington Community 

Wildfire Protection Plan. The purpose 

and need also responds to ecological 

recommendations made in the Interior 

Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management 

Project. The two primary reasons for 

proposing this project are to: (1) Reduce 

hazardous forest fuels in the project area 

to decrease the risk of wildfire 

negatively impacting the communities 

in the project area, public and firefighter 

safety, public infrastructure, private and 

National Forest System lands and 

resource values; and (2) Restore, 

enhance and protect forest ecosystem 

components to improve forest health, 

increase biological diversity, as well as 

reduce threats from catastrophic 

wildfire and insect and disease 

infestations. 

Proposed Action 

In order to effectively reduce 

hazardous forest fuels in the 29,380-acre 

project area, as well as restore, enhance 

and protect forest ecosystem 

components, we are proposing the 

following treatment activities. Proposed 

treatment activities total approximately 

8,375 acres. 

Approximately 2,816 acres could be 

treated using a commercial thinning. 

Commercial thinning entails removal of 

some of the merchantable trees from a 

forest stand, in this case, to decrease the 

individuals or species which will likely 

contribute to ground fuel accumulations 

and to increase spacing between and 

improve the long-term health of residual 

trees. Following thinning, slash disposal 

and fuel reduction of smaller trees can 

be performed using the following 

methods: approximately 2,375 acres 

could be mechanically piled and burned 

and approximately 441 acres could be 

left unpiled to be broadcast burned 

under prescribed conditions. 

Another approximately 4,177 acres 

would need to be treated using a 

regeneration harvest. Regeneration 

treatment involves removal of much of 

the overstory component, enough to 

create conditions which enable proper 

germination and/or growth of the next 

generation of trees. Following 

regeneration treatment, slash disposal 

and further fuel reductions could be 

achieved by mechanically piling and 

burning 2,579 acres and broadcast 

burning 1,598 acres under prescribed 

conditions. 

Additional treatment activities would 

include prescribed, broadcast burning 

on approximately 1,279 acres. 

Prescribed, broadcast burning can only 

be utilized alone as a treatment in 

certain areas which do not have dense 

quantities of more flammable fuels. 

Such areas include old shrub fields, 

aspen stands and open, dry-site stands 

of ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir. In 

these appropriate areas, treatment may 

or may not include slashing of some 

fuels, followed by broadcast burning of 

those fuels under prescribed conditions. 

Finally, approximately 103 acres can 

be treated by slashing smaller, 

unmerchantable material, followed by 

piling and burning. Some areas will be 

conducive to utilizing equipment to 

perform the slashing, while others will 

require more labor-intensive handslashing. In some cases (approximately 

79 acres), the piling of slash can be 

performed with equipment, while the 

other approximately 24 acres will 

require hand-piling. 

In order to adequately access the fuel 

treatment areas, some road 


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