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5,000 acres would be treated each year. 

With private landowner cooperation, 

the proposal would provide the option 

to use Federal funds to treat invasive 

plants on adjacent private lands both 

inside and outside the Forest boundary. 

Use of federal dollars on private land 

would be considered for high priority 

species, populations overlapping both 

ownerships, and sites with high 

potential for spread across boundaries, 

such as those in road corridors and 

areas burned by wildfire. 

The Proposed Action includes an 

Early Detection/Rapid Response (EDRR) 

process to allow treatment of new or 

previously undiscovered infestations 

outside of treatment areas. The intent of 

the EDRR approach is to increase costeffectiveness by treating new 

infestations when they are small so that 

the likelihood of adverse effects from 

treatment is minimized, and the 

invasives plants do less ecological 

damage. Under the EDRR approach, new 

sites would be evaluated to determine 

appropriate Project Design Criteria and 

to ensure that effects are within the 

scope of those already analyzed in the 

EIS. 

Responsible Official 

The Responsible Official is Karen 

Shimamoto, Fremont-Winema National 

Forests Supervisor. She may be 

contacted at Fremont-Winema 

Headquarters, 1301 South G Street, 

Lakeview, OR 97630. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The Responsible Official will decide 

what type of methods and how they will 

be used to contain, control, or eradicate 

invasive plants on the Fremont-Winema 

National Forests. 

Scoping Process 

The public is asked to provide the 

responsible official with written 

comments describing their concerns 

about this project. Public meetings will 

be held during the spring or summer of 

2007. 

Comment Requested 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. The comments most 

useful to developing or refining the 

proposed action would be site specific 

concerns and those that can help us 

develop treatments that would be 

responsive to our goal to control, 

contain, or eradicate invasive plants as 

well as being cost effective. 

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. 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: February 28, 2007. 

Karen Shimamoto, 

Forest Supervisor, Fremont-Winema National 

Forests. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Meeting; Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title 

VIII, Pub. L. 108–447) 

AGENCY: Pacific Northwest Region, 

Forest Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Northwest 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee (Recreation RAC) will hold 

its first meeting April 2007 in Portland, 

Oregon. The purpose of this initial 

meeting is to develop the process for 

making recommendations on recreation 

fee proposals for facilities and services 

offered on lands managed by the Forest 

Service and Bureau of Land 

Management in Oregon and 

Washington. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

April 11, 2007 from 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. 

and April 12, 2007 from 8:30 a.m.–4 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at the 

Double Tree Hotel, Lloyd Center, 1000 

NE Multnomah St., Portland, Oregon 

97232. Send written comments to Dan 

Harkenrider, PNW Recreation RAC 

Designated Federal Official, 902 Wasco 

Street, Suite 200, Hood River, OR 97031, 

541–308–1700 or 

dharkenrider@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Harkenrider, PNW Recreation RAC 

Designated Federal Official, 902 Wasco 

Street, Suite 200, Hood River, OR 97031, 

541–308–1700. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. This 

initial meeting will be an information 

meeting and overview of current Pacific 

Northwest Recreation Fee Programs for 

the Forest Service and BLM. Recreation 

RAC discussion is limited to Forest 

Service and Bureau of Land 

Management staff and Recreation RAC 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring recreation fee matters to the 

attention of the Recreation RAC may file 

written statements with the Designated 

Federal Official before or after the 


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meeting. A public input session will be 

provided during the meeting and 

individuals who wish to address the 

Recreation RAC will have an 

opportunity at 2 p.m. both days of the 

meeting. Comments will be limited to 

three minutes per person. The 

Recreation RAC is authorized by the 

Federal Land Recreation Enhancement 

Act, which was signed into law by 

President Bush in December 2004. 

Dated: March 1, 2007. 

Linda Goodman, 

Regional Forester, Pacific Northwest Region. 

[FR Doc. 07–1054 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Designation for the Champaign (IL), 

Detroit (MI), Davenport (IA), Enid (OK), 

Keokuk (IA), Michigan (MI), Memphis 

(TN), and Omaha (NE) Areas 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We are announcing 

designation of the following 

organizations to provide official services 

under the United States Grain Standards 

Act, as amended (USGSA): 

Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection 

Departments, Inc. (Champaign); 

Detroit Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 

(Detroit); 

Eastern Iowa Grain Inspection and 

Weighing Service, Inc. (Eastern Iowa); 

Enid Grain Inspection Company, Inc. 

(Enid); 

Keokuk Grain Inspection Service 

(Keokuk); 

Michigan Grain Inspection Services, Inc. 

(Michigan); 

Midsouth Grain Inspection Service 

(Midsouth); and 

Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 

(Omaha). 

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Guagliardo at 202–720–7312, email Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

September 7, 2006 Federal Register (71 

FR 52761–52764), we requested 

applications for designation to provide 

official services in the geographic areas 

assigned to the official agencies named 

above. Applications were due by 

October 10, 2006. 

Champaign, Detroit, Eastern Iowa, 

Enid, Keokuk, Michigan, Midsouth and 

Omaha were the sole applicants for 

designation to provide official services 

in the entire area currently assigned to 

them, so GIPSA did not ask for 

additional comments on them. 

We evaluated all available 

information regarding the designation 

criteria in Section 7(f)(1)(A) of USGSA 

(7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and Section 7(f)(1)(B), 

determined that Champaign, Detroit, 

Eastern Iowa, Enid, Keokuk, Michigan 

and Omaha are able to provide official 

services in the geographic areas 

specified in the September 7, 2006 

Federal Register, for which they 

applied. These designation actions to 

provide official services are effective 

April 1, 2007, and terminate March 31, 

2010, for Champaign, Detroit, Eastern 

Iowa, Enid, Keokuk, Michigan and 

Omaha. Midsouth is designated for 2 

years only, effective April 1, 2007, and 

terminating March 31, 2009. Interested 

persons may obtain official services by 

calling the telephone numbers listed 

below. 

Official agency Headquarters location and telephone Designation start— 

end 

Champaign ............................................................................ Champaign, IL, 217–398–0723; Additional locations: 

Hoopeston, IL, and Terre Haute, IN.

4/01/2007–3/31/2010 

Detroit .................................................................................... Emmett, MI, 810–395–2105 ................................................ 4/01/2007–3/31/2010 

Eastern Iowa ......................................................................... Davenport, IA, 563–322–7140; Additional locations: Dubuque and Muscatine, IA; Gulfport, IL; Milwaukee, WI.4/01/2007–3/31/2010 

Enid ....................................................................................... Enid, OK, 580–233–1121; Additional location: Catoosa, 

OK.

4/01/2007–3/31/2010 

Keokuk ................................................................................... Keokuk, IA, 319–524–6482; Additional location: Havana, 

IL.

4/01/2007–3/31/2010 

Michigan ................................................................................ Marshall, MI, 269–781–2711; Additional locations: Cairo, 

OH, and Carrollton, MI.

4/01/2007–3/31/2010 

Midsouth ................................................................................ Memphis, TN, 901–942–3216; Additional locations: Stoneville, MS; North Little Rock, AK.4/01/2007–3/31/2009 

Omaha ................................................................................... Omaha, NE, 402–341–6739 ................................................ 4/01/2007–3/31/2010 

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867, 

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.). 

James E. Link, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. E7–4091 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Opportunity for Designation in 

Amarillo (TX), Cairo (IL), Corpus Christi 

(TX), Louisiana, North Carolina, and 

Belmond (IA) Areas, and Request for 

Comments on the Official Agencies 

Serving These Areas 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The designations of the 

official agencies listed below will end 

on September 30, 2007. We are asking 

persons interested in providing official 

services in the areas served by these 

agencies to submit an application for 

designation. We are also asking for 

comments on the quality of services 

provided by these currently designated 

agencies: Amarillo Grain Exchange, Inc. 

(Amarillo); Cairo Grain Inspection 

Agency, Inc. (Cairo); Intercontinental 

Grain Inspections, Inc. 

(Intercontinental); Louisiana 

Department of Agriculture and Forestry 

(Louisiana); North Carolina Department 

of Agriculture (North Carolina); and D. 

R. Schaal Agency, Inc. (Schaal). 

DATES: Applications and comments 

must be received on or before April 6, 

2007. 


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