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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 72, No. 16 

Thursday, January 25, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Annual Wildfire 

Summary Report 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection; Annual Wildfire Summary 

Report. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before March 26, 2007 to 

be assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to Karyn 

Wood, Assistant Director for Fire 

Operations, National Interagency Fire 

Center, Forest Service, USDA, 3833 S. 

Development Avenue, Boise, ID 83705. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to (208) 387–5971 or by e-mail 

to: klwood@fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at National Interagency Fire 

Center, 3833 S. Development Avenue, 

Boise, ID during normal business hours. 

Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 

(208) 387–5604 to facilitate entry to the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karyn Wood, Assistant Director for Fire 

Operations, National Interagency Fire 

Center, (208) 387–5605. Individuals 

who use TDD may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 24 

hours a day, every day of the year, 

including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Annual Wildfire Summary 

Report. 

OMB Number: 0596–0025. 

Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 

2007. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Cooperative Forestry 

Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101 

(note) Sec. 10) requires the Forest 

Service to collect information about 

wildfire suppression efforts by state and 

local fire fighting agencies in order to 

support specific congressional funding 

requests for the Forest Service State and 

Private Forestry Cooperative Fire 

Program. The program provides 

supplemental funding for state and local 

fire fighting agencies. The Forest Service 

works cooperatively with state and local 

fire fighting agencies to support their 

fire suppression efforts. 

State fire marshals use FS–3100–8 

(Annual Wildfire Summary Report) to 

collect information for the Forest 

Service regarding state and local 

wildfire suppression efforts. Without 

this information, the Forest Service 

would be unable to assess the 

effectiveness of the State and Private 

Forestry Cooperative Fire Program. 

Forest Service managers evaluate the 

information to determine if the 

Cooperative Fire Program funds used by 

state and local fire agencies have 

improved fire suppression capabilities. 

The Forest Service shares the 

information with Congress as part of the 

annual request for funding for this 

program. 

The information collected includes 

the number of fires responded to by 

state or local fire fighting agencies 

within a fiscal year, as well as the 

following information pertaining to 

such fires: 

• Fire type (timber, structural, or 

grassland), 

• Size (in acres) of the fires, 

• Cause of fires (lightning, campfires, 

arson, etc.), and 

• Suppression costs associated with 

the fires. 

The data gathered is not available 

from other sources. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 30 

minutes. 

Type of Respondents: State fire 

marshals. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 50. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 25 hours. 

Comment is invited on: (1) Whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical or 

scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. 

Date: January 17, 2007. 

Robin L. Thompson, 

Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private 

Forestry. 

[FR Doc. E7–1065 Filed 1–24–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Scriver Creek Integrated Restoration 

Project, Boise National Forest, ID 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: The Emmett Ranger District of 

the Boise National Forest will prepare 

an environmental impact statement 

(EIS) for a resource management project 

in the Scriver Creek drainage. The entire 

project area is located in watersheds 

that drain into the Middle Fork Payette 

River. The 11,500-acre project area is 

located approximately 6 miles north of 

Crouch, Idaho. 

The agency invites written comments 

and suggestions on the scope of the 

analysis. The agency also hereby gives 

notice of the environmental analysis 

and decisionmaking process that will 

occur on the proposal so interested and 

affected people are aware of how they 


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may participate and contribute to final 

decision. At this time, no public 

meetings to discuss the project are 

planned. 

Proposed Action: Three purposes 

have been identified for the project: (1) 

Modify stand density, structure, species 

composition, and surface fuels to restore 

suitable white-headed woodpecker and 

flammulated owl habitat, in addition to 

providing forest conditions that are 

more resistant to insects, disease and 

wildfire; (2) initiate watershed 

restoration within the Scriver Creek 6th 

Field hydrologic unit (subwatershed) to 

improve watershed conditions and 

reduce long-term sedimentation caused 

by existing roads, in addition to 

reducing road-related impacts to 

wildlife, fish, soil, and water resources; 

(3) provide commercial timber that 

supports local and/or regional sawmills, 

employment, and economies. 

The Proposed Action would 

implement silvicultural activities, 

including thinning of commercial trees 

on 2,826 acres (570 acres of commercial 

thinning, 1,445 acres of commercial 

thinning followed by prescribed fire, 

and 811 acres of commercial thinning 

followed by machine pile and burning). 

An estimated 928 acres would be 

harvested with off-road jammer/tractor, 

870 acres would be skyline logged and 

a helicopter would harvest about 1,028 

acres. The Proposed Action would 

employ silvicultural prescriptions 

including commercial thin, and 

thinning of submerchantable trees 

occurring naturally and within about 

846 acres of existing plantations. 

Approximately 16.5 miles of road 

would be decommissioned, of which an 

estimated 0.7 mile or road would be 

decommissioned while leaving the 

existing drainage and road prism 

sufficient for a future motorized trail. 

Approximately 16.1 miles of road 

improvement on National Forest System 

(NFS) roads 693, 6930, 695B, and 696 

would take place. Roughly 2.4 miles of 

new specified road and approximately 

1.1 miles of temporary road would be 

constructed to facilitate harvest 

activities. Approximately 3.8 miles of 

NFS roads 696 and 693B would be 

realigned to eliminate roads and road 

segments paralleling within Riparian 

Conservation Area (RCA) corridors, and 

1.3 miles of NFS road 693A would be 

reconstructed. Fish passage would be 

restored by replacing or removing the 

existing culvert on NFS road 693A and 

two culverts on NFS roads 693 and 695 

would be replaced with fish passable 

structures. All perennial crossings 

would have up to 300 feet of surface 

gravel applied on both sides of the 

crossing on those roads used in 

conjunction with timber harvest (except 

for roads to be decommissioned). 

Twelve helicopter landings would be 

developed. Except for administrative 

use, about 20.5 miles of authorized 

roads would be closed year-round to 

motorized use after vegetation 

treatments are complete. 

Preliminary Issues: Preliminary 

concerns with the Proposed Action 

include potential impacts on water 

quality and terrestrial wildlife species. 

Possible Alternatives to the Proposed 

Action: One alternative to the Proposed 

Action that has been discussed thus far 

is a No Action alternative. Other 

alternatives will likely be developed as 

issues are identified and information 

received. 

Decisions to be Made: The Boise 

National Forest Supervisor will decide 

the following: (1) Should vegetation be 

managed within the project area at this 

time, and if so, which stands should be 

treated and what silvicultural systems 

applied? (2) Should roads be built at 

this time, and if so, how many miles 

should be built and where should they 

occur within the project area? (3) 

Should identified road maintenance 

activities occur at this time? (4) Should 

road decommissioning and realignment 

take place and which roads and how 

would this happen? (5) What design 

features, mitigation measures, and/or 

monitoring should be applied to the 

project? 

DATES: Comments concerning the 

proposed project and analysis are 

encouraged and should be postmarked 

or received within 30 days following 

publication of this announcement in the 

Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to the Emmett Ranger 

District, ATTN: Ann Roseberry, 1805 

Highway 16, Room No. 5, Emmett, ID 

83617; or sent electronically to 

comments-intermtn-boiseemmett@fs.fed.us. Electronic comments 

must be submitted in plain text or 

another format compatible with 

Microsoft Word. Comments may also be 

delivered to the above address during 

regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. Monday-Friday. Comments can 

also be submitted by phone at 208–365–

7000 or fax to 208–365–7037. Comments 

received in response to this request will 

be available for public inspection and 

will be released in their entirety if 

requested pursuant to the Freedom of 

Information Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Further information can be obtained 

from Ann Roseberry at the address 

mentioned above or by calling 208–365–

7000. 

Schedule: Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (DEIS), July 2007. Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), 

December 2007. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The entire 

project area drains into the Middle Fork 

Payette River and, although there are no 

303(d)/305(b) listed streams within the 

project area, Scriver Creek drains to a 

segment of the Middle Fork Payette 

River, which is currently listed in 

Section 4a, Impaired Waterbodies with 

a TMDL complete for sediment (Idaho, 

State of, 1998a). A TMDL is currently in 

place and addresses the entire length of 

the Middle Fork Payette River. 

The entire project area lies within 

Management Area 14 (Lower Middle 

Fork Payette River), discussed on pages 

III–254 through III–265 in the Boise 

National Forest Land and Resource 

Management Plan (Forest Plan). Several 

Management Prescription Categories 

(MPCs) apply within this management 

area. However, only MPC 5.2 occurs 

within the project area. The Proposed 

Action includes management activities 

within MPC 5.2 only. 

The comment period on the DEIS 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 the DEIS 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 DEIS stage but are not 

raised until after completion of the FEIS 

may be waived or dismissed by the 

courts. City of Angoon v. Hodel, 803 F. 

2d 1016, 1002 (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 DEIS 45-day comment period so 

that substantive 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 FEIS. 

To assist the Forest Service in 

identifying and considering issues and 

concerns on the proposed action, 

comments on the DEIS should be as 

specific as possible. It is also helpful if 

comments refer to specific pages or 


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chapters of the draft 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. 

Responsible Official: Richard A. 

Smith, Forest Supervisor, Boise 

National Forest, 1249 South Vinnell 

Way, Suite 200, Boise, ID 83709. 

Dated: January 18, 2007. 

Richard A. Smith, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 07–285 Filed 1–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Sunshine Act Notice 

The Board of Directors of the 

Corporation for National and 

Community Service gives notice of the 

following meeting: 

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, February 7, 

2007, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. 

PLACE: Corporation for National and 

Community Service, 8th Floor, 1201 

New York Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20525. 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

I. Chair’s Opening Remarks. 

II. Consideration of Prior Meeting’s 

Minutes. 

III. Committee Reports. 

IV. CEO Report. 

V. Panel on Engaging College Students 

in Community Service. 

VI. Public Comment. 

ACCOMMODATIONS: Anyone who needs 

an interpreter or other accommodation 

should notify the Corporation’s contact 

person by 5 p.m. Monday, February 5, 

2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Premo, Public Affairs Associate, 

Public Affairs, Corporation for National 

and Community Service, 10th Floor, 

Room 10302E, 1201 New York Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20525. Phone 

(202) 606–6717. Fax (202) 606–3460. 

TDD: (202) 606–3472. E-mail: 

dpremo@cns.gov. 

Dated: January 22, 2007. 

Frank R. Trinity, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 07–344 Filed 1–23–07; 3:22 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

26, 2007. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g., new, revision, extension, existing 

or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary 

of the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: January 18, 2007. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Annual Performance Report for 

Title III and Title V Grantees. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 762. 

Burden Hours: 15,334. 

Abstract: Titles III and V of the HEA 

provide discretionary and formula grant 

programs that make competitive awards 

to eligible Institutions of Higher 

Education and organizations (Title III, 

Part E) to assist these institutions in 

expanding their capacity to serve 

minority and low-income students. 

Grantees submit a yearly performance 

report to demonstrate that substantial 

progress is being made towards meeting 

the objectives of their project. The 

driving force for these changes to the 

Annual Performance Report (APR) is the 

Government Accountability Office. The 

Government Accountability Office, in 

GAO–03–900 ‘‘Distance Education: 

More Data Could Improve Education’s 

Ability to Track Technology at Minority 

Serving Institutions,’’ found that, ‘‘the 

Department of Education can further 

refine its programs for monitoring 

technology usage at minority serving 

institutions.’’

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 3270. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–

245–6623. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection when 

making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. E7–1084 Filed 1–24–07; 8:45 am] 

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