Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 78 / Tuesday April 24, 2007 / Notices 20321 

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 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 dismissed by 

the courts. (City of Angoon v. Hodel, 803 

F.2d 1016, 1022 (9th Cir. 1986) and 

Wisconsin Heritage, 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 thus 

ensuring substantive comments and 

objections are 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: April 4, 2007. 

J. Sharon Heywood, 

Forest Supervisor, Shasta-Trinity National 

Forest. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 

National Monument Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCIES: Forest Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture; and Bureau 

of Land Management, U.S. Department 

of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings of the Santa 

Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 

National Monument Advisory 

Committee for 2007 and 2008. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (FACA), the Santa Rosa and San 

Jacinto Mountains National Monument 

Advisory Committee (Monument 

Advisory Committee) will meet as 

indicated below. 

DATES:

• March 3, 2007. 

• June 2, 2007. 

• September 8, 2007. 

• December 1, 2007. 

• March 1, 2008. 

• June 7, 2008. 

• September 6, 2008. 

• December 6, 2008. 

All meetings of the Monument 

Advisory Committee will start at 9 a.m. 

and conclude at 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Meetings of the Monument 

Advisory Committee will be held at the 

Palm Desert City Council Chambers, 

73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, 

California. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Foote, Monument Manager, Santa Rosa 

and San Jacinto Mountains National 

Monument, c/o Bureau of Land 

Management, P.O. Box 581260, North 

Palm Springs, CA 92258; phone (760) 

251–4800. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings 

of the Monument Advisory Committee 

focus on implementation of the Santa 

Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 

National Monument Management Plan. 

A public comment period, when 

members of the public may address the 

Monument Advisory Committee, will 

occur at 11 a.m. during each meeting. 

Written comments may be sent to the 

Monument Manager at the address 

listed above. All meetings are open to 

the public; however, transportation, 

lodging, and meals are the responsibility 

of the participating public. 

Dated: February 9, 2007. 

Laurie Rosenthal, 

District Ranger, Forest Service, San Jacinto 

Ranger District, San Bernardino National 

Forest. 

Dated: February 9, 2007. 

John R. Kalish, 

Acting Field Manager, Bureau of Land 

Management, Palm Springs-South Coast Field 

Office. 

Dated: February 9, 2007. 

Jim Foote, 

Monument Manager, Santa Rosa and San 

Jacinto Mountains National Monument. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Request for Extension and Revision of 

a Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice 

announces our intention to request a 3- 

year extension and revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection for ‘‘Regulations Governing 

the National Inspection and Weighing 

System under the United States Grain 

Standards Act and under the 

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.’’

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by June 25, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. You may 

submit comments by any of the 

following methods: 

• E-Mail: Send comments via 

electronic mail to 

comments.gipsa@usda.gov. 

• Mail: Send hardcopy written 

comments to Tess Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

1647–S, Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

• Fax: Send comments by facsimile 

transmission to: (202) 690–2755. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver 

comments to: Tess Butler, GIPSA, 


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