Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 235 / Thursday, December 7, 2006 / Notices 70947 

will be 45 days from the date the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes the notice of availability of 

the draft EIS 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 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. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Al 

Vazquez, District Ranger, or Robin 

Bryant, Interdisciplinary Team Leader, 

may be contacted by phone at (530) 

258–2141 for more information about 

the supplemental environmental impact 

statement or at the Almanor Ranger 

District, P.O. Box 767, Chester, CA 

96020. 

Responsible Official and Mailing 

Address: Laurie Tippin, Forest 

Supervisor, 2550 Riverside Drive, 

Susanville, CA 96130, is the responsible 

official for the Record of Decision. 

Dated: December 1, 2006. 

Jeff Withroe, 

Acting Forest Supervisor, Lassen National 

Forest. 

[FR Doc. 06–9567 Filed 12–6–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5410–99–M 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Sunshine Act Notice 

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, December 14, 

2006, 9 a.m. 

PLACE: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

624 Ninth Street, NW., Rm. 540, 

Washington, DC 20425. 

The meeting is also accessible to the 

public through the following: Call-In 

Number: 1–800–597–0731. Access Code 

Number: 43783773. Federal Relay 

Service: 1–800–877–8339. 

Meeting Agenda 

I. Approval of Agenda 

II. Approval of Minutes of November 17, 

Meeting 

III. Announcements 

IV. Staff Director’s Report 

V. Management and Operations 

• Quality Information Guidelines 

• Proposed Rule on Conduct 

Regulations 

• Proposed Rule on Outside 

Employment 

• Strategic Planning 

• Procedures for Briefing Reports 

• Procedures for National Office 

Work Products 

VI. Program Planning 

• January Business Meeting and 

Briefing 

• Revised 2007 Business Meeting and 

Briefing Calendar 

• Affirmative Action in Law Schools 

Briefing Report 

• Campus anti-Semitism Public 

Education Campaign 

• Kentucky SAC Report 

• Florida SAC Report 

VII. State Advisory Committee Issues 

• California SAC Members 

• Arizona SAC 

VIII. Future Agenda Items 

X. Adjourn 

Briefing Agenda 

Commission Briefing: Elementary and 

Secondary School Desegregation 

• Introductory Remarks by Chairman 

• Speakers’ Presentation 

• Questions by Commissioners and 

Staff Director 

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION: Manuel Alba, Press and 

Communications (202) 376–7700. 

David P. Blackwood, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 06–9584 Filed 12–4–06; 4:21 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board 

Docket T–5–2006 

Foreign–Trade Zone 196 - Fort Worth, 

Texas, Application for Temporary/ 

Interim Manufacturing Authority, 

Motorola, Inc. (Mobile Phone Kitting) 

An application has been submitted to 

the Acting Executive Secretary of the 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) 

by the Alliance Corridor, Inc., grantee of 

FTZ 196, requesting temporary/interim 

manufacturing (T/IM) authority within 

FTZ 196, at the facilities of Motorola, 

Inc. (Motorola) located in Fort Worth, 

Texas. The application was filed on 

November 28, 2006. 

The Motorola facilities (3,800 

employees, annual capacity for up to 50 

- 60 million mobile phone sets) are 

located at multiple locations (including 

those of affiliates and third–party 

contractors) within Sites 1 and 2 of FTZ 

196, and include 4801 Westport 

Parkway and 15005 Peterson Court, in 

Fort Worth, Texas. Under T/IM 

procedures, Motorola has requested 

authority to process (kit) certain 

imported components into mobile 

phone sets (HTSUS 8525.20 - the 

phones enter the United States duty–

free). The company may source the 

following potentially dutiable 

components from abroad for processing 

under T/IM authority, as described in its 

application: batteries (HTSUS 8507.80), 

power supplies (HTSUS 8504.40), 

lithium batteries (HTSUS 8507.30), 

cables (HTSUS 8544.41), housing 

assemblies (HTSUS 8529.90), and 

printed circuit connectors (HTSUS 

8536.69). Duty rates on these inputs 

range from duty–free to 3.4 percent, ad 

valorem. T/IM authority could be 

granted for a period of up to two years. 

Motorola has also submitted a request 

for permanent FTZ manufacturing 

authority (for which Board filing is 

pending), which includes a range of 

additional inputs. 

FTZ T/IM procedures would allow 

Motorola to elect the finished–product 

duty rate for the imported components 

listed above. The application indicates 

that most of the FTZ savings would 

result from choosing the duty–free rate 

on mobile phones for imported batteries 

(HTSUS 8507.80, duty rate - 3.4%). The 

company indicates that it would also 

realize logistical/paperwork savings and 

duty–deferral savings under FTZ 

procedures. Motorola’s application 

states that the above–cited savings from 

zone procedures could help improve the 

company’s international 

competitiveness. 


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