39384 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 137 / Wednesday, July 18, 2007 / Notices 

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 supplemental 

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 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement stage but that are not raised 

until after completion of the final 

supplemental 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 

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 final supplemental environmental 

impact statement. 

To assist the Forest Service in 

identifying and considering issues and 

concerns on the proposed action, 

comments on the draft supplemental 

environmental impact statement should 

be as specific as possible. It is also 

helpful if comments refer to specific 

pages of the draft supplement. 

Comments may also address the 

adequacy of the draft supplemental 

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: July 3, 2007. 

Maria T. Garcia, 

Deputy Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Resource Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: North Central Idaho Resource 

Advisory Committee, Kamiah, ID, 

USDA, Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDeterimination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 

106–393) the Nez Perce and Clearwater 

National Forests’ North Central Idaho 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

Tuesday, July 24, 2007 in Grangeville, 

Idaho for a business meeting. The 

meeting is open to the public. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

business meeting on July 24 will be held 

at the Super 8 Motel in Grangeville, 

Idaho, beginning at 10 a.m. (PST). 

Agenda topics will include discussion 

of potential projects. A public forum 

will begin at 2:30 p.m. (PST). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ihor 

Mereszczak, Staff Officer and 

Designated Federal Officer, at (208) 

935–2513. 

Dated: July 10, 2007. 

Ihor Mereszczak, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Resource Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

Lassen Resource Advisory Committee, 

Susanville, CA, USDA Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committees Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–

393) the Lassen National Forest’s Lassen 

County Resource Advisory Committee 

will meet Tuesday, August 8 and 

Wednesday, August 9 in Susanville, 

California for a business meeting. The 

meetings are open to the public. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

business meetings on August 8 and 9 

will begin at 9 a.m., at the Lassen 

National Forest Headquarters Office, 

Caribou Conference Room, 2550 

Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130. 

These meetings will be dedicated to 

hearing presentations from project 

proponents on Tuesday and voting on 

Wednesday for funding through the 

‘‘Secure Rural Schools and Self 

Determination Act of 2000,’’ commonly 

known as Payments to States. Time will 

also be set aside for public comments at 

the beginning of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Terri Frolli, Acting District Ranger, 

Designated Federal Officer, at (530) 

257–4188; or Public Affairs Specialist, 

Leona Rodreick, at (530) 252–6605. 

Laurie Tippin, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ketchikan Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Ketchikan Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in 

Ketchikan, Alaska, August 15, 2007. The 

purpose of this meeting is to discuss 

potential projects under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000. 

DATES: The meeting will be held August 

15, 2007 at 6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center 

Learning Room (back entrance), 50 Main 

Street, Ketchikan, Alaska. Send written 

comments to Ketchikan Resource 

Advisory Committee, c/o District 

Ranger, USDA Forest Service, 3031 

Tongass Ave., Ketchikan, AK 99901, or 

electronically to lkolund@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynn Kolund, District Ranger, 

Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger District, 

Tongass National Forest, (907) 228–

4100. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, public input 

opportunity will be provided and 

individuals will have the opportunity to 

address the Committee at that time. 

Dated: July 11, 2007. 

Forrest Cole, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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