Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 117 / Tuesday, June 19, 2007 / Notices 33737 

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

aphisdocs/06_25002r_ea.pdf. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Patricia Beetham, Biotechnology 

Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737–

1236; (301) 734–0664. To obtain copies 

of the EA, FONSI, and response to 

comments, contact Ms. Cynthia Eck at 

(301) 734–0667; e-mail: 

cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

regulations in 7 CFR part 340, 

‘‘Introduction of Organisms and 

Products Altered or Produced Through 

Genetic Engineering Which Are Plant 

Pests or Which There Is Reason to 

Believe Are Plant Pests,’’ regulate, 

among other things, the introduction 

(importation, interstate movement, or 

release into the environment) of 

organisms and products altered or 

produced through genetic engineering 

that are plant pests or that there is 

reason to believe are plant pests. Such 

genetically engineered organisms and 

products are considered ‘‘regulated 

articles.’’ A permit must be obtained or 

a notification acknowledged before a 

regulated article may be introduced. The 

regulations set forth the permit 

application requirements and the 

notification procedures for the 

importation, interstate movement, or 

release in the environment of a 

regulated article. 

On September 5, 2006, the Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) received a permit application 

(APHIS No. 06–250–02r) from 

SemBioSys Genetics, Inc. of West 

Sacramento, CA, for a field trial using a 

line of transgenic safflower. Permit 

application 06–250–02r describes a 

transgenic safflower (Carthamus 

tinctorius) cultivar that has been 

genetically engineered to express a 

fusion protein consisting of oleosin from 

Arabidopsis thaliana and carp growth 

hormone (somatotropin) from Cyprinus 

carpio exclusively within its seeds. 

Expression of this fusion protein is 

controlled by the phaseolin promoter 

and terminator sequences from 

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (common bean). 

Constructs were inserted into the 

recipient organisms via a disarmed 

Agrobacterium tumefaciens vector 

system. The seed from these safflower 

plants will be ground and incorporated 

into aquaculture feed to be used in 

experimental fish feeding studies by 

SemBioSys and is not for commercial 

production. 

The subject safflower is considered a 

regulated article under the regulations 

in 7 CFR part 340 because it has been 

genetically engineered using the 

recombinant DNA technique using a 

vector derived from Agrobacterium 

tumefaciens. 

On February 5, 2007, APHIS 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register (72 FR 5263–5264, Docket No. 

APHIS–2006–0190) announcing the 

availability of an environmental 

assessment (EA) for the proposed field 

release. During the 30-day comment 

period, APHIS received 33 comments. 

Two comments were from individuals 

who supported the planting of 

genetically engineered crops in general, 

but did not raise any specific points 

regarding the EA. Conversely, 23 

comments were from individuals who 

were opposed to the use of 

biotechnology in food crops in general, 

but did not cite specific plant pest risk 

issues associated with this particular 

EA. One public interest group submitted 

20,360 nearly identical letters from 

individuals opposing pharmacological 

proteins produced in food crops in 

general without addressing specific 

issues within the EA. Another public 

interest group submitted a letter bearing 

25 signatures of representatives of 

various organizations that oppose 

pharmacological proteins in food crops 

and addressed specific issues within the 

EA. In total, eight public interest groups 

wrote letters in opposition to allowing 

the planting of the transgenic safflower. 

APHIS’ responses to these comments are 

provided as an attachment to the finding 

of no significant impact (FONSI) and 

decision notice. 

Pursuant to the regulations in 7 CFR 

part 340 promulgated under the Plant 

Protection Act, APHIS has determined 

that this field release will not pose a risk 

of the introduction or dissemination of 

a plant pest. Additionally, based upon 

analysis described in the EA, APHIS has 

determined that the action proposed in 

Alternative B of the EA, issue the permit 

with supplemental permit conditions, 

will not have a significant impact on the 

quality of the human environment. You 

may read the FONSI and decision notice 

on the Internet or in the APHIS reading 

room (see ADDRESSES above). Copies 

may also be obtained from the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

To provide the public with 

documentation of APHIS’ review and 

analysis of any potential environmental 

impacts and plant pest risks associated 

with proposed release of the transgenic 

safflower, an EA and FONSI have been 

prepared. The EA and FONSI were 

prepared in accordance with (1) The 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the 

Council on Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3) 

USDA regulations implementing NEPA 

(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–

7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of 

June 2007. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[OR–930–6310–PN–LITU; HAG 07–0097] 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Supplement to the 2004 Final 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement To Remove or Modify the 

Survey and Manage Mitigation 

Measure Standards and Guidelines. 

AGENCIES: U.S. Forest Service (FS), 

Agriculture; Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

seq.), and the National Forest 

Management Act of 1976 (NFMA, 16 

U.S.C. 1600–1614 et seq.), the FS and 

BLM (collectively the Agencies) have 

prepared a Final Supplement to the 

2004 Final Environmental Impact 

Statement To Remove or Modify the 

Survey and Manage Mitigation Measure 

Standards and Guidelines (2004 FSEIS). 

The Agencies are supplementing the 

analyses contained in the 2004 FSEIS, 

which proposes to amend Land and 

Resource Management Plans on 

National Forests and BLM Districts 

within the range of the northern spotted 

owl in western Oregon, western 

Washington and northwestern 

California. 

The Final Supplement is now 

available. Requests to receive copies of 

the Final Supplement should be sent to 


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the addresses listed below. Alternately, 

the Final Supplement is available on the 

Internet at http://www.reo.gov/s-m2006. 

Copies are also available for inspection 

at FS and BLM offices in western 

Washington, western Oregon and 

northwestern California. 

DATES: Readers should note that the 

Secretary of Agriculture and the 

Secretary of the Interior are the 

responsible officials for this proposed 

action. Therefore, no administrative 

review (‘‘appeal’’) through the FS will 

be available on the Record of Decision 

(ROD) under 36 CFR part 217. Also no 

administrative review (‘‘protest’’) 

through the BLM will be available on 

the Final Supplement under 43 CFR 

1610.5–2. Because there is no 

administrative review of the decision 

and because of the review period 

described above, the ROD(s) will not be 

signed until at least 30 days after the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Notice of Availability for the Final 

Supplement appears in the Federal 

Register (see 40 CFR 1506.10(b)). 

ADDRESSES: You may request copies of 

the Final Supplement, add your name to 

the mailing list, or submit written 

comments by either of the following 

methods. Submit mail to the agencies 

Survey and Manage Team, PO Box 2965, 

Portland, OR 97208, or submit e-mail to 

ORSMSEIS@blm.gov. 

Comments may be submitted for 30 

days. 

Before including your address, phone 

numbers, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. No public meetings have been 

scheduled. All comments received 

within 30 days will be considered by 

the decisionmakers. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Haske, Chief, Branch of Forest 

Resources and Special Status Species, 

Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 

2965, Portland, Oregon 97208, 

telephone (503) 808–6066 or Alan 

Christensen, Group Leader, Wildlife, 

Fisheries, Watershed, Soils and Range, 

Forest Service, P.O. Box 3623, Portland, 

Oregon 97208, telephone (503) 808–

2922. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In January 

2004 the Agencies released a Final 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement (2004 FSEIS) analyzing a 

proposal to remove the Survey and 

Manage Mitigation Measure from the 

Northwest Forest Plan. The Agencies 

subsequently released a ROD adopting 

that proposal. In August 2005 the U.S. 

District Court of the Western District of 

Washington found the 2004 FSEIS failed 

to: (1) ‘‘* * * analyze potential impacts 

to Survey and Manage species if they 

are not added to or are removed from 

the FS’s and BLM’s respective programs 

for special status species;’’ (2) ‘‘* * * 

provide a thorough analysis of their 

assumption that the late-successional 

reserves would adequately protect 

species that the Survey and Manage 

standard was introduced to protect, 

particularly in light of their previous 

positions in earlier environmental 

impact statements;’’ and (3) ‘‘* * * 

disclose and analyze flaws in their 

methodology for calculating the acreage 

in need of hazardous fuel treatments. 

Part of the cost analysis was similarly 

flawed because it relied on the acreage 

in need of hazardous fuel treatments in 

calculating the cost of the Survey and 

Manage standard.’’ The Final 

Supplement provides the additional 

information and analysis to address the 

deficiencies noted by the court, and it 

provides and analyzes new information 

available since publication of the 2004 

FSEIS. In November 2006, in a different 

court case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for 

the Ninth Circuit found the Agencies’

2001 decision to change the category of 

the red tree vole and the subsequent 

2003 removal of red tree vole from 

Survey and Manage following processes 

described in the Survey and Manage 

Standards and Guidelines constituted a 

BLM plan amendment that should have 

followed NEPA and applicable planning 

processes. To address this decision and 

its potential implications on other 2001 

to 2003 species removals and category 

changes, the Final Supplement includes 

another no-action alternative that 

considers all species on Survey and 

Manage, and their assigned categories, 

when the previous Survey and Manage 

Record of Decision was signed in 

January 2001. 

No sooner than 30 days following 

release of the Final Supplement, the 

Agencies will prepare a new ROD. A 

decision to select one of the action 

alternatives would amend the 

management direction in all 28 FS and 

BLM land and resource management 

plans in the Northwest Forest Plan area. 

Lisa Freedman, 

Director of Resource Planning & Monitoring, 

Region 6, USDA Forest Service. 

James G. Kenna, 

Associate State Director, Oregon/Washington, 

Bureau of Land Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of New Fee Site; Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title 

VIII, Pub. L. 108–447) 

AGENCY: Fishlake National Forest, 

USDA Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of new fee site. 

SUMMARY: The Fremont River Ranger 

District of the Fishlake National Forest 

will begin charging a $20 fee for double 

family overnight camping at the 

Rosebud ATV Campground. There will 

also be a $5 fee for an extra vehicle. This 

campground is located on the Dixie 

National Forest, but is administered by 

the Fishlake National Forest. Overnight 

camping at other campgrounds on the 

Dixie National Forest have shown that 

publics appreciate and enjoy the 

availability of developed recreation 

facilities. Funds from the fee charges 

will be used for the continued operation 

and maintenance of the Rosebud ATV 

Campground. 

DATES: Rosebud ATV Campground will 

become available for overnight camping 

on May 25, 2008 (weather permitting). 

ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor, Fishlake 

National Forest, 115 East, 900 North, 

Richfield, Utah 84701. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David C. Bell, Forester, 435–836–2811. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

Act (Title VII, 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. 

The Fremont River Ranger District of 

the Fishlake National Forest currently 

has several fee campgrounds. These 

facilities are located on Boulder 

Mountain in south central Utah. They 

are in close proximity to Scenic Byway 

12, an all American highway. This area 

offers significant recreational camping, 

fishing, boating, ATV riding, hiking, 

horseback riding, hunting and wildlife 

viewing opportunities and is rich in 

historical and cultural importance. A 


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