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Responsible Official 

Bernard Weingardt, Regional Forester, 

Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Forest 

Service, 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, 

California 94592, is the Responsible 

Official. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The Responsible Official will decide 

whether to amend by adopting a 

common list of MIS and associated 

monitoring strategies for each of the 10 

LRMPs as proposed, to amend with an 

alternative MIS list and associated 

strategies, or retain the existing MIS lists 

and associated monitoring strategies. 

Although non-significant Forest Plan 

amendments are normally signed by 

Forest Supervisors, the Regional 

Forester for the Pacific Southwest 

Region will be the Deciding Officer for 

this decision. 

Scoping Process 

The analysis of this proposed action 

was originally expected to be 

documented in an Environmental 

Assessment (EA). Formal scoping for 

this analysis began on February 21, 2007 

when a scoping letter was sent to over 

4,000 addresses. The Forest Service 

used the last known distribution list of 

the 2004 Sierra Nevada Forests Plan 

Amendment Record of Decision because 

the current amendment covers roughly 

the same area and communities of 

interest. An open house was held on 

March 23, 2007. The proposed action 

was first published in the Schedules of 

Proposed Actions for each of the ten 

Forests for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 

Year 2007. An Internet Web site (http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/r5/snfmisa) displays 

comprehensive information about the 

project. This notice of intent offers the 

opportunity to comment to a larger 

audience. 

Preliminary Issues 

Comments about implementing the 

existing monitoring requirements in the 

Sierra Nevada Forests Plan Amendment 

and concerns that those requirements 

should not be weakened will drive 

development of an alternative as 

described above in the Possible 

Alternatives section. 

Comment Requested 

This notice of intent continues the 

scoping process which now guides the 

development of an environmental 

impact statement. 

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 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: April 24, 2007. 

Beth G. Pendleton, 

Deputy Regional Forester, Pacific Southwest 

Region. 

[FR Doc. E7–8160 Filed 4–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of New Fee Site; Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (Title VIII, 

Pub. L. 108–447) 

AGENCY: Tonto National Forest, USDA 

Forest Service 

ACTION: Notice of new fee site 

(Reference to previously published 

Federal Register document, Vol. 772, 

No. 12, Page 2490, January 19, 2007). 

SUMMARY: The Tonto National Forest 

plans to implement a $6 per vehicle fee 

for overnight camping and day-use at 

Haigler Canyon Recreation Site. This 

site is undergoing major improvements 

which will increase facilities and 

services available to the public once 

completed. Fees paid at similar 

recreation sites on the Tonto National 

Forest demonstrate that the public 

appreciates and enjoys the availability 

of developed recreation sites and is 

willing to pay reasonable fees for use of 

such sites. Funds from the fee revenue 

will be used for the continued operation 

and maintenance of Haigler Canyon 

Recreation Site. 

DATES: Haigler Canyon will become 

available for recreation use in August, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor, Tonto 

National Forest, 2324 E. McDowell 

Road, Phoenix, AZ 85006 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dave Killebrew, Recreation Fee 

Coordinator, 602–225–5239 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

Act (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108–447) 

directed the Secretary of Agriculture to 

publish a six month advance notice in 

the Federal Register whenever new 

recreation fee areas are established. 

This new fee will be reviewed by a 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee prior to a final decision and 

implementation. The Arizona Bureau of 

Land Management Resource Advisory 

Council serves as the Recreation 

Resource Advisory Committee for this 

project. 

The Tonto National Forest currently 

has over 50 recreation sites where use 

fees are charged. A business analysis 

has shown that people desire having 

this sort of recreation experience on the 

Tonto National Forest. A market 

analysis indicates that the $6 per 

vehicle fee is both reasonable and 

acceptable for camping and day-use at 

Haigler Canyon. Once the site is 

complete, visitors wanting to use 

facilities at Haigler Canyon Recreation 


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Site can obtain self-validating passes at 

more than 150 commercial vendors in 

central Arizona including at least three 

locations in Payson, Arizona or at any 

Tonto National Forest administrative 

office including the Payson and Pleasant 

Valley ranger stations. An on-site fee 

payment option may also be provided. 

Details about the Tonto fee program can 

be found at the Tonto National Forest 

Web site, http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/tonto 

or by calling 602–225–5200. 

Dated: April 24, 2006. 

Gene Blankenbaker, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 07–2099 Filed 4–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) 

for the Section 515 Rural Rental 

Housing Program for New 

Construction in Fiscal Year 2007 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service (RHS), 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This NOFA announces the 

timeframe to submit applications for 

Section 515 Rural Rental Housing (RRH) 

loan funds, including applications for 

the nonprofit set-aside for eligible 

nonprofit entities, the set-aside for the 

most Underserved Counties and 

Colonias (Cranston-Gonzalez National 

Affordable Housing Act), and the setaside for Empowerment Zones and 

Enterprise Communities (EZ/ECs) and 

Rural Economic Area Partnership 

(REAP) zones, and a designated reserve 

for states with rental assistance 

programs. This document describes the 

methodology that will be used to 

distribute funds, the application 

process, submission requirements, and 

areas of special emphasis or 

consideration. 

DATES: The deadline for receipt of all 

applications in response to this NOFA 

is 5 p.m., local time for each USDA 

Rural Development State Office on June 

29, 2007. The application closing 

deadline is firm as to date and hour. The 

Agency will not consider any 

application that is received after the 

closing deadline. Applicants intending 

to mail applications must provide 

sufficient time to permit delivery on or 

before the closing deadline date and 

time. Acceptance by the United States 

Postal Service or private mailer does not 

constitute delivery. Facsimile (FAX) and 

postage due applications will not be 

accepted. 

ADDRESSES: Applicants wishing to apply 

for assistance must contact the USDA 

Rural Development State Office serving 

the place in which they desire to submit 

an application for rural rental housing 

to receive further information and 

copies of the application package. 

USDA Rural Development will date and 

time stamp incoming applications to 

evidence timely receipt, and, upon 

request, will provide the applicant with 

a written acknowledgment of receipt. A 

listing of USDA Rural Development 

State Offices, their addresses, telephone 

numbers, and person to contact follows: 

Note: Telephone numbers listed are not 

toll-free. 

Alabama State Office, Suite 601, 

Sterling Centre, 4121 Carmichael 

Road, Montgomery, AL 36106–3683, 

(334) 279–3618, TDD (334) 279–3495, 

Van McCloud. 

Alaska State Office, 800 West Evergreen, 

Suite 201, Palmer, AK 99645, (907) 

761–7740, TDD (907) 761–8905, 

Debbie Andrys. 

Arizona State Office, Phoenix 

Courthouse and Federal Building, 230 

North First Ave., Suite 206, Phoenix, 

AZ 85003–1706, (602) 280–8768, TDD 

(602) 280–8706, Carol Torres. 

Arkansas State Office, 700 W. Capitol 

Ave., Room 3416, Little Rock, AR 

72201–3225, (501) 301–3250, TDD 

(501) 301–3063, Greg Kemper. 

California State Office, 430 G Street, 

#4169, Davis, CA 95616–4169, (530) 

792–5821, TDD (530) 792–5848, Debra 

Moretton. 

Colorado State Office, 655 Parfet Street, 

Room E100, Lakewood, CO 80215, 

(720) 544–2923, TDD (800) 659–2656, 

Mary Summerfield. 

Connecticut, Served by Massachusetts 

State Office. 

Delaware and Maryland State Office, 

1221 College Park Drive, Suite 200, 

Dover, DE 19904, (302) 857–3615, 

TDD (302) 857–3585, Pat Baker. 

Florida & Virgin Islands State Office, 

4440 N.W. 25th Place, Gainesville, FL 

32606–6563, (352) 338–3465, TDD 

(352) 338–3499, Elizabeth M. 

Whitaker. 

Georgia State Office, Stephens Federal 

Building, 355 E. Hancock Avenue, 

Athens, GA 30601–2768, (706) 546–

2164, TDD (706) 546–2034, Wayne 

Rogers. 

Hawaii State Office, (Services all 

Hawaii, American Samoa Guam, and 

Western Pacific), Room 311, Federal 

Building, 154 Waianuenue Avenue, 

Hilo, HI 96720, (808) 933–8305, TDD 

(808) 933–8321, Thao Khamoui. 

Idaho State Office, Suite A1, 9173 West 

Barnes Dr., Boise, ID 83709, (208) 

378–5630, TDD (208) 378–5644, 

Miriam Haylett. 

Illinois State Office, 2118 West Park 

Court, Suite A, Champaign, IL 61821–

2986, (217) 403–6222, TDD (217) 403–

6240, Barry L. Ramsey. 

Indiana State Office, 5975 Lakeside 

Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46278, 

(317) 290–3100 (ext. 423), TDD (317) 

290–3343, Stephen Dye. 

Iowa State Office, 210 Walnut Street 

Room 873, Des Moines, IA 50309, 

(515) 284–4685, TDD (515) 284–4858, 

Julie Sleeper. 

Kansas State Office, 1303 SW First 

American Place, Suite 100, Topeka, 

KS 66604–4040, (785) 271–2721, TDD 

(785) 271–2767, Virginia M. 

Hammersmith. 

Kentucky State Office, 771 Corporate 

Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, KY 

40503, (859) 224–7325, TDD (859) 

224–7422, Paul Higgins. 

Louisiana State Office, 3727 

Government Street, Alexandria, LA 

71302, (318) 473–7962, TDD (318) 

473–7655, Yvonne R. Emerson. 

Maine State Office, 967 Illinois Ave., 

Suite 4, PO Box 405, Bangor, ME 

04402–0405, (207) 990–9110, TDD 

(207) 942–7331, Bob Nadeau. 

Maryland, Served by Delaware State 

Office. 

Massachusetts, Connecticut, & Rhode 

Island State Office, 451 West Street, 

Amherst, MA 01002, (413) 253–4333, 

TDD (413) 253–4590, Donald Colburn. 

Michigan State Office, 3001 Coolidge 

Road, Suite 200, East Lansing, MI 

48823, (517) 324–5192, TDD (517) 

337–6795, Julie Putnam. 

Minnesota State Office, 375 Jackson 

Street Building, Suite 410, St. Paul, 

MN 55101–1853, (651) 602–7820, 

TDD (651) 602–7830, Rodney Jackson. 

Mississippi State Office, Federal 

Building, Suite 831, 100 W. Capitol 

Street, Jackson, MS 39269, (601) 965–

4325, TDD (601) 965–5850, Darnella 

Smith-Murray. 

Missouri State Office, 601 Business 

Loop 70 West, Parkade Center, Suite 

235, Columbia, MO 65203, (573) 876–

0990, TDD (573) 876–9480, Colleen 

James. 

Montana State Office, 900 Technology 

Blvd., Suite B, Bozeman, MT 59718, 

(406) 585–2515, TDD (406) 585–2562, 

Deborah Chorlton. 

Nebraska State Office, Federal Building, 

Room 152, 100 Centennial Mall N, 

Lincoln, NE. 68508, (402) 437–5734, 

TDD (402) 437–5093, Linda Anders. 

Nevada State Office, 1390 South Curry 

Street, Carson City, NV 89703–5146, 

(775) 887–1222 (ext. 25), TDD (775) 

885–0633, Angilla Denton. 

New Hampshire State Office, Concord 

Center, Suite 218, Box 317, 10 Ferry 

Street, Concord, NH 03301–5004, 

(603) 223–6050, TDD (603) 229–0536, 

Robert McCarthy. 


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