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Report, (6) Chairman’s Perspective, (7) 

General Discussion, (8) County Update, 

(9) Next Agenda, (10) Lassen Approved 

Projects Report. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

February 9, 2006 from 9 a.m. and end 

at approximately 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Lincoln Street School, Conference 

Room A, 1135 Lincoln Street, Red Bluff, 

CA. Individuals wishing to speak or 

propose agenda items must send their 

names and proposals to Jim Giachino, 

DFO, 825 N. Humboldt Ave., Willows, 

CA 95988. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bobbin Gaddini, Committee 

Coordinator, USDA, Mendocino 

National Forest, Grindstone Ranger 

District, P.O. Box 164, Elk Creek, CA 

95939. (530) 968–5329; E-mail 

ggaddini@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. Public input sessions will 

be provided and individuals who made 

written requests by February 6, 2006 

will have the opportunity to address the 

committee at those sessions. 

Dated: January 27, 2006. 

Janet Flanagan, 

Acting Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. 06–958 Filed 2–1–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Resource Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: North Central Idaho Resource 

Advisory Committee, Kamiah, ID, 

USDA, Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

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

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

393) the Nez Perce and Clearwater 

National Forests’ North Central Idaho 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

Friday, February 24th, 2006, in 

Lewiston, Idaho for a business meeting. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

business meeting on February 24th, 

2006, will be held at the Idaho State 

Fish and Game Office, 3316 16th Street, 

Lewiston, Idaho, beginning at 10 a.m. 

(PST). Agenda topics will include 

discussion of potential projects. A 

public forum will begin at 2:30 p.m. 

(PST). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ihor 

Mereszczak, Staff Officer and 

Designated Federal Officer, at (208) 

935–2513. 

Dated: January 25, 2006. 

Ihor Mereszczak, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 06–976 Filed 2–1–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Notice of Availability of the Record of 

Decisions (ROD) for Williamson River 

Delta Restoration Project 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

Record of Decision (ROD) for the 

Williamson River Delta Restoration 

Project. 

SUMMARY: This notice presents the 

Record of Decision (ROD) regarding the 

Natural Resources Conservation Service 

(NRCS) implementation of the 

Williamson River Delta Restoration 

Project to allow NRCS to restore habitat 

diversity for endangered Lost River and 

shortnose suckers. NRCS prepared a 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(FEIS) for the Williamson River Delta 

Restoration Project and published it on 

the Oregon NRCS Web site. A Notice of 

Availability (NOA) of the FEIS was 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 1, 2005 and all agencies and 

individuals who expressed interest in 

the project. Printed and CD–ROM 

versions of the FEIS were made 

available and delivered to all those who 

requested. This Decision Notice 

summarizes the environmental, social 

and economic impacts of the 

Williamson River Delta Restoration 

Project alternatives identified in the 

FEIS that were considered in making 

this decision, and explains why NRCS 

selected the Preferred Alternative. The 

Williamson River Delta Restoration 

Project FEIS and this ROD may be 

access via the Internet on the Oregon 

NRCS Web site at: http:// 

www.or.nrcs.usda.gov/features/ 

klamath.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin Conroy, Basin Team Leader, 2316 

South 6th St., Suite C, Klamath Falls, 

Oregon 97601; 541–883–6924 ext. 115; 

541–882–9044 (FAX). 

DATES: Implementation of the project 

will begin no earlier than 30 days after 

the date of publication. 

Dated: January 27, 2006. 

Danny Burgett, 

Acting State Conservationist, Portland, 

Oregon. 

Record of Decision 

I. The Decision 

Preferred Alternative—As a Means of 

Accomplishing the Williamson River 

Delta Restoration Project 

The Williamson River Delta 

Restoration Project (Project) will restore 

habitat considered essential for the 

recovery of two federally endangered 

fish species—the Lost River and 

shortnose suckers (suckers)—native to 

Upper Klamath Lake and the 

Williamson River. The Natural 

Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 

completed a detailed analysis of the 

Project alternatives. This included a 

thorough evaluation of the resource 

areas affected by the Project and a 

comprehensive review of public 

comments submitted based on the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). 

The Preferred Alternative was selected 

as the most effective means to meet the 

purpose and need of the Project, which 

in summary is to restore and maintain 

the diversity of habitats that are 

essential to the endangered Lost River 

and shortnose suckers while, at the 

same time, minimizing disturbance and 

adverse impacts to natural and cultural 

resources. The need for the proposed 

action is to increase habitat for suckers. 

Suckers historically used the wetland 

habitats on the delta but these areas 

were eliminated when levees were 

constructed around the delta and the 

wetlands converted to agricultural uses. 

The preferred alternative included 

mitigation and monitoring and 

enforcement actions as part of the 

decision. 

Mitigation: Adverse impacts 

associated with the Preferred 

Alternative will be minimized to the 

extent practical, and techniques to 

mitigate these impacts will be 

implemented as described herein and in 

the Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) (USDA 2005). 

Erosion control best management 

practices (BMPs) will be utilized to 

minimize adverse impacts to water 

quality potentially occurring as a result 

of construction activities. BMPs may 

include seasoning exposed areas 

(allowing vegetation to establish), 


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