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2007. Appropriate activities will occur 

once the Draft EIS is available for 

review, which is expected to occur in 

the late summer of 2007. 

Preliminary Issues: Because the 

conveyance of land will not 

significantly change the expected land 

use of the transferred lands, no 

significant issues have been identified. 

Reconstruction of FR 416v has the 

potential to affect known cultural 

resource sites located within the 

existing roadway. Because the sites and 

road occupy land between a canyon 

wall and steep ground, options to avoid 

these sites are limited, and so data 

recovery is the likely method for 

mitigating impacts. No threatened or 

endangered species—or Region 3 

sensitive species—of animal or plant are 

known in the project area. Likewise, no 

Region 3 sensitive species are known. 

Because the National Forest System 

lands would be closed to the general 

public once conveyed to the Pueblos, a 

change in recreational use patterns is 

likely. A closed pumice mine exists on 

the land to be conveyed to the San 

Ildefonso Pueblo, with reclamation 

underway. Any unfinished reclamation 

will pass to the Secretary of the Interior 

pursuant to the Act, Section 7(f). 

Comment Requested: This notice of 

intent initiates the scoping process that 

guides the development of the 

environmental impact statement. The 

Forest Service invites written comments 

and suggestions on the proposed action, 

including any issues to consider, as well 

as any concerns relevant to the analysis. 

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. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; 

Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section 

21) 

Dated: June 13, 2007. 

Daniel J. Jiron, 

Forest Supervisor, Santa Fe National Forest. 

[FR Doc. 07–3058 Filed 6–21–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Deschutes Provincial Advisory 

Committee (DPAC) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Deschutes Provincial 

Advisory Committee will meet on July 

11, 2007, starting at 8 a.m. at the 

Deschutes National Forest Supervisor’s 

Office at 1001 SW. Emkay Drive, Bend, 

Oregon, for a field trip to the Bend-Ft. 

Rock and Crescent Ranger Districts. The 

purpose of the trip is to monitor the 

Dilman and Five Buttes Projects to 

obtain feedback from members. The trip 

is scheduled to end at 5 p.m. in Bend. 

All Deschutes Province Advisory 

Committee Meetings are open to the 

public and an open public forum is 

scheduled from 3 to 3:30 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mollie Chaudet, Province Liaison, 

Deschutes NF, 1001 SW. Emkay Drive, 

Bend, Oregon, 97702, Phone (541) 383–

5517. 

Leslie A.C. Weldon, 

Deschutes National Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 07–3061 Filed 6–21–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Del Norte County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Del Norte County 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will meet on June 26, 2007 in Crescent 

City, California. The purpose of the 

meeting is to discuss the project 

submission and selection process for 

Title II proposals submitted under 

Public Law 106–393, H.R. 2389, the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self-Determination Act of 2000, also 

called the ‘‘Payments to States’’ Act. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 

2, 2006, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Del Norte County Unified School 

District Board Room, 301 West 

Washington, Crescent City, California. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Ranieri, Committee Coordinator, USDA, 

Six Rivers National Forest, 1330 

Bayshore Way, Eureka, CA 95501. 

Phone: (707) 441–3673. 

e-mail: jranier@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Individuals, community-based 

organization, tribes and government 

agencies will present the Title II project 

proposals submitted to the RAC. The 

meeting is open to the public. Public 

input opportunity will be provided and 

individuals will have the opportunity to 

address the committee at that time. 

Dated: June 18, 2007. 

William D. Metz, 

Deputy Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 07–3062 Filed 6–21–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

RIN 0596–AC68 

USDA Forest Service Open Space 

Conservation Strategy 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

input. 


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