Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 51 / Friday, March 16, 2007 / Notices 12593 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the regulations for the 

interstate movement of certain land 

tortoises, contact Dr. Peter Merrill, 

Senior Staff Veterinarian, National 

Center for Import and Export, VS, 4700 

River Road Unit 41, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 734–0649. For copies of 

more detailed information on the 

information collection, contact Mrs. 

Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 734–

7477. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Interstate Movement of Certain 

Land Tortoises. 

OMB Number: 0579–0156. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: The Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 

regulates the importation and interstate 

movement of certain animals and 

animal products to prevent the 

introduction into or dissemination 

within the United States of pests and 

diseases of livestock. 

The regulations in 9 CFR part 93 

prohibit the importation of the leopard 

tortoise, the African spurred tortoise, 

and the Bell’s hingeback tortoise to 

prevent the introduction and spread of 

exotic ticks known to be vectors of 

heartwater disease, an acute, infectious 

disease of cattle and other ruminants. 

The regulations in 9 CFR part 74 

prohibit the interstate movement of 

those tortoises that are already in the 

United States unless the tortoises are 

accompanied by a health certificate or 

certificate of veterinary inspection. The 

certificate must be signed by an APHIS 

accredited veterinarian and must state 

that the tortoises have been examined 

by that veterinarian and found free of 

ticks. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of this certificate for an 

additional 3 years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the 

information collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

information collection on those who are 

to respond, through use, as appropriate, 

of automated, electronic, mechanical, 

and other collection technologies, e.g., 

permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

0.083 hours per response. 

Respondents: APHIS accredited 

veterinarians, U.S. tortoise breeders, and 

members of tortoise adoption 

organizations. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents : 150. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 20. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 3,000. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 249 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of 

March 2007. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–4824 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Klamath National Forest, California, 

Westpoint 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Cancellation notice. 

SUMMARY: On June 23, 2006, a Notice of 

Intent (NOI) to prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

for the Westpoint Project on the Scott 

River Ranger District of the Klamath 

National Forest, was published in the 

Federal Register (71 FR 36056–36058). 

The Forest Service has decided to 

cancel the preparation of this EIS. The 

NOI is hereby rescinded. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill 

Bailey, Timber Management Officer, 

Salmon/Scott River Ranger District, 

11263 N. Highway 3, Fort Jones, CA 

96032, telephone (530) 468–5351. 

Dated: March 9, 2007. 

Margaret J. Boland, 

Forest Supervisor, Klamath National Forest. 

[FR Doc. 07–1285 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Pike and San Isabel National Forest 

Cimarron and Comanche Grasslands, 

Colorado; Upper Arkansas Water 

Conservancy District Reservoir 

Analysis 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service (FS) 

and the Upper Arkansas Water 

Conservacy District (UAWCD) have 

agreed to work cooperatively for the 

creation of the necessary environmental 

analysis and associated documents for 

the purpose of potential expansion 

construction of the North Fork Reservoir 

Water storage facility, reconstruction of 

the Boss Lake Reservoir emergency 

spillway, and long term operations and 

maintenance of all three reservoirs 

operated by UAWCD (Boss Lake, 

O’Haver, and North Fork). The FS has 

determined that all three facilities 

should be analyzed under an ‘‘allinclusive’’ Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) which addresses each 

facility individually. 

The UAWCD has agreed to pay for all 

necessary NEPA analysis through a 

third party consultant working for the 

FS. The FS will oversee the final 

approval of: 

1. The environmental firm awarded 

the contract to conduct the NEPA 

analysis. 

2. The quality/thoroughness of the 

final environmental document. 

3. Any future long-term Special Use 

Permit (naming UAWCD as the holder) 

covering the operational hydrology and 

maintenance needs of each individual 

water storage facility. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be postmarked or 

received within 45 days from the date 

of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register to ensure full 

consideration. The draft environmental 

impact statement is expected January 

2008 and the final environmental 

impact statement is expected April 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to; 

USDA Forest Service, Salida Ranger 

District, ATTN: Mike Sugaski, 325 W. 

Rainbow Blvd., Salida, CO 81201. 


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