13740 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 56 / Friday, March 23, 2007 / Notices 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Hawaii Experimental Tropical Forest 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Establishment. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 606(b) of 

the International Forestry Cooperation 

Act of 1990, as amended, the following 

lands in the State of Hawaii are 

designated as units of the Hawaii 

Experimental Tropical Forest: 

1. Laupa ̄hoehoe Experimental Forest 

Unit comprising approximately 12,343 

acres on the Island of Hawaii, and 

2. Pu’u Wa’awa’a Experimental Forest 

Unit comprising approximately 38,885 

acres on the Island of Hawaii. 

Research on these experimental forest 

units shall be administered in 

accordance with applicable laws and 

the Cooperative Agreement between the 

United States Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, and the 

State of Hawaii, Board of Land and 

Natural Resources, entered into on 

December 12, 2006. 

DATES: This establishment is effective 

on the date of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. 

Boone Kauffman, Director, Institute of 

Pacific Islands Forestry, Pacific 

Southwest Research Station, USDA 

Forest Service, 60 Nowelo Street, Hilo, 

Hawaii 96720. Phone: (808) 933–8121. 

E-mail: boonekauffman@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1992, 

Congress enacted the Hawaii Tropical 

Forest Recovery Act (Pub. L. 102–574). 

That enactment added section 606(b) to 

the International Forestry Cooperation 

Act of 1990 providing that, at the 

request of the Governor of Hawaii, the 

Secretary of Agriculture shall establish 

and administer in the State of Hawaii a 

Hawaii Experimental Tropical Forest to 

be managed for the purposes outlined in 

the Hawaii Tropical Forest Recovery 

Act. The Governor of Hawaii has 

requested the establishment of two units 

of an experimental tropical forest on 

State managed lands on the island of 

Hawaii. The Department of Agriculture, 

Forest Service, and the State of Hawaii, 

Board of Land and Natural Resources, 

have agreed on the conduct of 

cooperative research activities on the 

two units. 

Dated: February 15, 2007. 

Mike Johanns, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Proposed Land Management Plan 

Availability and 90-Day Comment 

Period Commencement 

AGENCY: Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, 

and Gunnison National Forests, Rocky 

Mountain Region, Forest Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

proposed Land Management Plan for the 

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and 

Gunnison National Forests and 

Commencement of the 90-Day Comment 

Period (per 36 CFR 219.9(b)(3)(ii). 

DATES: The comment period will run 90 

days from publication of this notice in 

the Federal Register or newspaper of 

record The Daily Sentinel, Grand 

Junction, Colorado) whichever occurs 

later. We currently estimate the period 

to end on or about June 20, 2007. Check 

the GMUG Web site for the actual date. 

SUMMARY: The Grand Mesa, 

Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National 

Forests (GMUG) has made its proposed 

Land Management Plan and associated 

documents available for review. 

Interested parties are invited to review 

and comment on the proposed Plan and 

supporting documents, which include: 

1. The proposed Land Management 

Plan, including maps and appendices 

(approximately 300 pages). 

2. The proposed Land Management 

Plan Newsletter including Key Changes 

from current plan (16 pages). 

3. The Comprehensive Evaluation 

Report summary of social, economic, 

and ecological conditions, trends, and 

management implications 

(approximately 280 pages). 

The Comprehensive Assessments of 

conditions and trends which include 

volumes on terrestrial resources, 

watershed and aquatic resources, 

geologic and mineral resources, and 

human uses of the forest (4 volumes 

totaling approximately 2,500 pages). 

The proposed Forest Plan, and 

Comprehensive Evaluation Report can 

be accessed, viewed, and downloaded 

from our planning Web site at http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/r2/gmug/policy/plan_rev/ 

, or by obtaining a CD from forest 

headquarters. The Comprehensive 

Assessments will be available on CD 

only and sent to those who request it. 

Paper copies of the proposed Forest 

Plan newsletter and readers guide are 

available. Additionally, Geographic 

Information System (GIS) data used in 

the development of the proposed Plan 

can be viewed, and maps can be 

produced, on the Internet using ArcIMS. 

With this option you can view single 

date layers or overlay different layers. 

You can view the data forest-wide or 

zoom to your area of interest. To use 

this option, navigate to http:// 

maps.fs.fed.us and scroll to the Grand 

Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison 

National Forests (GMUG) project. 

Public Involvement: Current 

information and details of upcoming 

public participation opportunities are 

posted on our Web site: http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/r2/gmug/policy/plan_ 

rev/. Contact Anne Janik (970) 874–

6637, or e-mail ajanik@fs.fed.us to be 

placed on our mailing list. 

ADDRESSES: Physical location: GMUG 

Forest Planning, 2250 Highway 50, 

Delta CO, 81416; or by e-mail 

r2_GMUG_planning@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Shellhorn, Analysis Team Leader, 

GMUG National Forest, (970) 874–6666 

or e-mail gshellhorn@fs.fed.us or view 

our Web site at http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/ 

gmug/policy/plan_rev/. 

Responsible Official 

Charles S. Richmond, Forest 

Supervisor, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, 

and Gunnison National Forests, 2250 

Highway 50, Delta, CO 81416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Grand 

Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison 

National Forests (GMUG) are managed 

as a single administrative unit. The 

National Forest Management Act 

(NFMA) requires that all forest land 

management plans (Plans) be revised 

every 10–15 years. The current GMUG 

Plan was completed in 1983, and 

subsequently amended numerous times. 

The Plan needs to be updated to address 

changes that have occurred in and 

around the GMUG during the past two 

decades. There have been substantial 

changes in social, economic, and 

ecological conditions. Some of these 

include major population growth, 

dramatic increases in OHV use, the 

spread of invasive species, and the 

encroachment of development into the 

wildland interface. In addition, there are 

new laws, policies, and regulations and 

scientific research and technical 

developments that need to be 

incorporated into the Plan. Once 

finalized, the Plan will guide future 

programs and projects on the Forest. 


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During project development, there will 

be public involvement and NEPA 

compliance prior to project decisions 

being made. 

This has been an open planning 

process with numerous opportunities 

for the public to obtain information, 

provide comment, or participate in 

collaborative stakeholder activities. We 

have been using public comments to 

develop the proposed Plan through an 

iterative process of public participation, 

review, and adjustment. Review and 

comment on the proposed Plan during 

the 90-day comment period is the next 

step in an ongoing public process. 

Options for the public include: (1) 

Reviewing and commenting on the 

proposed Plan or supporting 

documents, (2) attending open house 

meetings, or (3) requesting planning 

team presentations to specific groups. 

We have scheduled five open house 

meetings (Montrose, Gunnison, Grand 

Junction, Hotchkiss and Norwood) 

where the public can obtain documents 

and discuss the proposed Plan with the 

District and planning team personnel. 

Open house Meetings 

1. April 12, 2007 (Thursday), 5:30–

8:30 pm, Hotchkiss, Hotchkiss Public 

Library, First and Main. 

2. April 17, 2007 (Tuesday), 5:30–8:30 

pm, Norwood, Community Center, 1670 

Naturita. 

3. April 19, 2007 (Thursday), 5:30–

8:30 p.m., Montrose, Montrose Pavilion, 

Pavilion Way. 

4. April 25, 2007 (Wednesday), 5:30–

8:30 p.m., Grand Junction, Country Inn 

of America—718 Horizon Drive. 

5. April 26, 2007 (Thursday), 5:30–

8:30 p.m., Gunnison, Gunnison County 

Fairgrounds-Multi-Purpose Room, 275 

South Spruce. 

The GMUG transition its forest 

planning process to the 2005 Planning 

Rule in May 2005 (36 CFR 219, FR Vol. 

70, No. 3./January 5, 2005, 1023). This 

rule provides for a formal 90-day 

comment period on proposed Plans. If 

you have not already submitted written 

comments during the GMUG Plan 

revision process, commenting during 

this 90-day period will be your last 

opportunity to do so in a manner that 

will provide standing for the 30-day predecisional objection period. Comments 

will be most helpful if they: 

1. State that the comment is filed in 

response to the comment period of the 

GMUG Proposed Forest Plan. 

2. Identify the title of the document 

that your comment is addressing 

(Proposed Plan, Comprehensive 

Evaluation Report, Comprehensive 

Assessments). 

3. Address specific Plan components 

(desired conditions, objectives, 

suitability for uses, guidelines, and 

special areas) and Forest locations 

where the concern applies. 

Please note that all comments, names, 

and addresses become part of the public 

record and are subject to FOIA, except 

for propriety documents and 

information. 

Consider the following questions in 

developing your comments: 

1. Where specifically do you disagree 

with desired conditions, or suitability 

for specific uses or activities? What 

specifically would you change and 

why? 

2. Do you recommend changes to 

desired conditions for a resource or 

program, or to boundaries for 

management areas or suitable uses? 

Why? 

3. Do you have additional 

recommendations for objectives that 

could help maintain or achieve desired 

conditions for an area? 

4. Which desired conditions will be 

most important to monitor and what 

monitoring measures do you 

recommend? 

5. Do you have suggestions for 

changes in or additions to guidelines for 

specific management activities or 

resource programs? 

Comments must be postmarked no 

later than 90 days after publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register or 

Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, 

Colorado) whichever occurs later. The 

actual postmark date will be on the 

GMUG Web site. Please send your 

comments to: GMUG Forest Plan 

Revision, 2250 Highway 50, Delta, Co 

81416–2485; or e-mail them to 

r2_GMUG_planning@fs.fed.us. 

Dated: March 15, 2007. 

Charles S. Richmond, 

Forest Supervisor, Grand Mesa, 

Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National 

Forests. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–ES–M 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Proposed Addition 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed additions to 

Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to add to the Procurement List services 

to be furnished by nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities. 

Comments Must Be Received on or 

Before: April 22, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT

COMMENTS CONTACT: Kimberly M. Zeich, 

Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 

603–0655, or e-mail 

CMTEFedReg@jwod.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published pursuant to 41 

U.S.C. 47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its 

purpose is to provide interested persons 

an opportunity to submit comments on 

the proposed actions. 

If the Committee approves the 

proposed additions, the entities of the 

Federal Government identified in the 

notice for each product or service will 

be required to procure the services 

listed below from nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. If approved, the action will not 

result in any additional reporting, 

recordkeeping or other compliance 

requirements for small entities other 

than the small organizations that will 

furnish the services to the Government. 

2. If approved, the action will result 

in authorizing small entities to furnish 

the services to the Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in 

connection with the services proposed 

for addition to the Procurement List. 

Comments on this certification are 

invited. Commenters should identify the 

statement(s) underlying the certification 

on which they are providing additional 

information. 

End of Certification 

The following services are proposed 

for addition to Procurement List for 

production by the nonprofit agencies 

listed: 

Services 

Service Type/Location: Grounds 

Maintenance, Eglin Air Force Base, East 

of Memorial Trail (excluding airfield) 

and its ranges, Duke Field, Ranger Camp, 

Navy EOD, Site C–6, Eglin AFB, FL. 

NPA: PRIDE Industries, Inc., Roseville, CA. 


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