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reviewers of draft 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 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: November 21, 2006. 

Nancy J. Gibson, 

Acting Deputy Forest Supervisor, Lake Tahoe 

Basin Management Unit. 

[FR Doc. 06–9444 Filed 11–28–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Proposed New Fee Sites; 

Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 

108–447) 

AGENCY: Willamette National Forest, 

USDA Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed New Fee 

Sites. 

SUMMARY: The Willamette National 

Forest is planning to charge fees at six 

recreation sites. All sites have recently 

been reconstructed or amenities are 

being added to improve services and 

experiences. Fees are assessed based on 

the level of amenities and services 

provided, cost of operation and 

maintenance, market assessment, and 

public comment. 

The fees listed are only proposed and 

will be determined upon further 

analysis and public comment. Funds 

from fees would be used for the 

continued operation and maintenance of 

these recreation sites. 

Gold Butte and Timber Butte 

Lookouts will be available for overnight 

rental. A financial analysis is being 

completed to determine the rental fee 

but may range between $40 and $80 per 

night. Lookout rentals offer a unique 

experience and are a widely popular 

offering on National Forests. Gold Butte 

was recently resorted to maintain the 

lookout’s eligibility to the National 

Register of Historic Places. Fees would 

continue to help protect and maintain 

lookouts and their historic integrity. 

The fee structure at Harralson Horse 

Camp would change from the required 

Recreation Pass to a $10 per campsite 

for overnight use. A fee of $5 per 

additional vehicle would be required 

per campsite. Recreation passes such as 

the Northwest Forest Pass would 

continue to cover day use fees at the 

trailhead. Additional amenities are 

proposed for the facility and may 

include hitching rails, additional corrals 

and campsites, and a water system. 

Improvements allow visitors with 

horses to safely secure their stock while 

protecting area resources from 

degradation. 

Elk Lake Campground is currently a 

fee free site. Improvements are being 

made including designating up to 17 

campsites, installing fire rings, picnic 

tables and adding garbage service. Three 

new toilets were installed last year. 

Improvements will address sanitation 

and safety concerns, and improve 

deteriorating resource conditions and 

recreation experiences. A financial 

analysis is being completed to 

determine fee rates. The proposed fee to 

help maintain this site would range 

between $6 and $8 a campsite, $12–$16 

for a double site, and $5 per one 

additional vehicle per campsite. 

Whitewater Trailhead would be reestablished as a fee site since amenities 

such as toilets and garbage service have 

been added, and interpretive signing is 

being developed for this site. Recreation 

Passes such as the Northwest Forest 

Pass would cover day use fees for this 

trailhead. Northwest Forest Passes are 

$5 for a daily pass and $30 for an annual 

pass. The Forest Service proposes to 

continue charging a $5 per vehicle fee 

at Upper Arm Day Use Site from 

October through March. This newly 

constructed picnic site and formal 

swimming area opened in June of 2006, 

and is operated by Santiam Recreation 

under a concessionaire special use 

permit from April through September. 

The concessionaire currently charges a 

$5 per vehicle fee during the operating 

season of their permit. 

DATES: New fees would begin after May 

2007 and contingent upon completion 

of certain improvements. The lookout 

rentals would be available once a final 

decision is made and is listed with the 

National Recreation Reservation 

Service. 

ADDRESSES: Dalles Emch, Forest 

Supervisor, Willamette National Forest, 

211 East 7th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 

97401. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dani 

Pavoni, Recreation Fee Coordinator, 

503–854–4208. Information about 

proposed fee changes can also be found 

on the Willamette National Forest Web 

site: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/willamette/ 

recreation/index.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

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

the Secretary of Agriculture to publish 

a six month advance notice in the 

Federal Register whenever new 

recreation fee areas are established. 

Once public involvement is complete, 

these new fees will be reviewed by a 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee prior to a final decision and 

implementation. People wanting to rent 

Gold Butte or Timber Butte Lookouts 

would need to do so through the 

National Recreation Reservation 

Service, at www.reserveusa.com or by 

calling 1–877–444–6777 when it 

becomes available. 


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Dated: November 21, 2006. 

Dalles Emch, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 06–9447 Filed 11–28–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD 

INVESTIGATION BOARD 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

The CSB will convene a public 

meeting concerning the fatal explosion 

that occurred on January 11, 2006, at the 

Bethune Point Wastewater Plant in 

Daytona Beach, Florida. The Board will 

take testimony from the investigation 

team and also from a panel of outside 

experts. The meeting will be held from 

9:30 a.m. until approximately noon on 

December 14, 2006, in the Tides A room 

of the Daytona Beach Resort and 

Conference Center, 2700 North Atlantic 

Ave., Daytona Beach, FL 32118. 

Two municipal workers died and 

another was seriously injured while 

attempting to remove a steel roof over a 

storage tank containing highly 

flammable methyl alcohol at the plant, 

operated by the City of Daytona Beach. 

The blast was ignited by a cutting torch. 

The investigation team, led by Robert 

Hall, P.E., will present findings related 

to the safety programs and training at 

the plant, the use of plastic pipe in 

flammable liquid systems, and 

maintenance of specialized equipment 

used on flammable liquid tanks. 

The Board will hear testimony from 

experts discussing OSHA coverage for 

State and municipal employees and 

whether Florida should adopt OSHA 

coverage to protect public employees 

from chemical hazards in the 

workplace. The Board will also 

welcome any public comments on 

issues raised during the meeting. 

Pre-registration is not required, but to 

assure adequate seating attendees are 

encouraged to pre-register by e-mailing 

their names and affiliations to 

publicmeeting@csb.gov by December 7, 

2006. 

The CSB is an independent Federal 

agency charged with investigating 

industrial chemical accidents. 

The agency’s board members are 

appointed by the president and 

confirmed by the Senate. CSB 

investigations look into all aspects of 

chemical accidents, including physical 

causes such as equipment failure as well 

as inadequacies in safety regulations, 

industry standards, and management 

systems. 

The Board does not issue citations or 

fines but does make safety 

recommendations to plants, industry 

organizations, labor groups, and 

government agencies. For more 

information, please contact the 

Chemical Safety and Hazard 

Investigation Board at (202)–261–7600, 

or visit our Web site at: http:// 

www.csb.gov. 

Christopher W. Warner, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 06–9471 Filed 11–27–06; 1:05 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6350–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 111606B] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Initiation of a 5-year Review of the 

Caribbean Monk Seal 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of initiation of a 5-year 

review; request for information. 

SUMMARY: We, the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS), announce a 

5-year review of the Caribbean monk 

seal (Monachus tropicalis) under the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973. 

The Caribbean monk seal was listed as 

endangered in 1967 under the 

Endangered Species Preservation Act of 

1966 (32 FR 4001) and then again in 

1979 following its re-assessment under 

the ESA (44 FR 21288). A 5-year review 

is a periodic process conducted to 

ensure that the listing classification of a 

species is accurate. A 5-year review is 

based on the best scientific and 

commercial data available at the time of 

the review; therefore, we are requesting 

submission of any such information on 

the Caribbean monk seal that has 

become available since its last status 

review in 1984 (49 FR 44774). Based on 

the results of this 5-year review, we will 

make the requisite findings under the 

ESA. 

DATES: To allow us adequate time to 

conduct this review, we must receive 

your information no later than January 

29, 2007. However, we will continue to 

accept new information about any listed 

species at any time. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

information by any of the following 

methods: 

• Mail: Kyle Baker, National Marine 

Fisheries Service, 263 13th Avenue 

South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. 

• E-mail: kyle.baker@noaa.gov. 

Include in the subject line of the e-mail 

the following identifier: Comments on 

5-year review for the Caribbean monk 

seal. 

• Fax: 727–824–5309, attention: Kyle 

Baker. 

Information received in response to 

this notice and review will be available 

for public inspection, by appointment, 

during normal business hours, at the 

above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle 

Baker at the above address, or at 727–

824–5312. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

ESA, a list of endangered and 

threatened wildlife and plant species 

must be maintained. The list is 

published at 50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) 

and 17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) 

of the ESA requires that we conduct a 

review of listed species at least once 

every five years. On the basis of such 

reviews under section 4(c)(2)(B), we 

determine whether or not any species 

should be removed from the list 

(delisted), or reclassified from 

endangered to threatened, or from 

threatened to endangered. Delisting a 

species must be supported by the best 

scientific and commercial data 

available, substantiating that the species 

is neither endangered nor threatened for 

one or more of the following reasons: (1) 

the species is considered extinct; (2) the 

species is considered to be recovered; 

and/or (3) the original data available 

when the species was listed, or the 

interpretation of such data, were in 

error. Any change in Federal 

classification would require a separate 

rulemaking process. The regulations in 

50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish 

a notice in the Federal Register 

announcing those species currently 

under active review. This notice 

announces our active review of the 

Caribbean monk seal, currently listed as 

endangered. 

Public Solicitation of New Information 

To ensure that the 5-year review is 

complete and based on the best 

available scientific and commercial 

information, we are soliciting new 

information from the public, concerned 

governmental agencies, tribes, the 

scientific community, industry, 

environmental entities, and any other 

interested parties concerning the status 

of the Caribbean monk seal. 

The 5-year review considers the best 

scientific and commercial data and all 

new information that has become 

available since the listing determination 

or most recent status review. Categories 

of requested information include (A) 

species biology including, but not 

limited to, population trends, 


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