40832 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 142 / Wednesday, July 25, 2007 / Notices 

Responsible Official 

Michael D. Lloyd, District Ranger, 

Black Hills National Forest, Hell Canyon 

Ranger District, 330 Mount Rushmore 

Road, Custer, South Dakota 57730. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The decision to be made is whether or 

not to implement the proposed action or 

an alternative to the proposed action at 

this time. 

Scoping Process 

The Hell Canyon Ranger District has 

mailed letters with comprehensive 

scoping documents to landowners, local 

and tribal government representatives, 

permittees, and other interested or 

potentially affected parties and 

organizations. The scoping document 

with attached maps will be posted on 

the Black Hills National Forest Web site 

in July 2007. Comments submitted in 

response to this NOI will be most useful 

to the project planning team if received 

within 30 days from the date of this 

notice. 

Comment Requested 

This notice of intent is part of the 

scoping process which will guide the 

development of the EIS. Comments 

received will assist the planing team 

with identification of key issues to 

refine the proposal, create alternative 

proposals, and identify necessary 

project design features. Comments on 

the Draft EIS will be requested during 

the 45 day comment period following 

publication of the Notice of Availability 

in the Federal Register which is 

expected in January 2008. 

Early Notice of Importance of Public 

Participation in Subsequent 

Environmental Review 

A Draft EIS 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 planning team 

would like to take this opportunity to 

give reviewers advanced notice of 

several court rulings related to public 

participation in the environmental 

review process: (1) Reviewers of draft 

environmental impact statements must 

structure their participation in the 

environmental review of the proposal so 

that it is meaningful and alters an 

agency to the reviewer’s position and 

contentions. Vermont Yankee Nuclear 

Power Corp. v. NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 553 

(1978); (2) 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, parties interested in this 

proposed action must submit comments 

by the close of the 45 day comment 

period to assure that the Forest Service 

planning team can meaningfully 

consider 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. Please 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 

within the statement. In addressing 

these points, 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. 

Comments received on this proposal, 

including names and addresses of those 

who comment, will be considered part 

of the public record and will be 

available for public inspection. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; 

Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section 

21) 

Dated: July 18, 2007. 

Craig Bobzien 

Forest Supervisor, Black Hills National Forest. 

[FR Doc. 07–3621 Filed 7–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Southwest Idaho Resource 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

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 SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–

393), the Boise and Payette National 

Forests’ Southwest Idaho Resource 

Advisory Committee will conduct a 

business meeting, which is open to the 

public. 

DATES: Wednesday, August 8, 2007, 

beginning at 10:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Idaho Counties Risk 

Management Program Building, 3100 

South Vista Avenue, Boise, Idaho. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

topics will include review and approval 

of project proposals, and is an open 

public forum. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doug Gochnour, Designated Federal 

Officer, at 208–392–6681 or e-mail 

dgochnour@fs.fed.us. 

Dated: July 17, 2007. 

Richard A. Smith, 

Forest Supervisor, Boise National Forest. 

[FR Doc. 07–3617 Filed 7–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE: 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Sierra County, CA, Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Sierra County Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on 

August 9, 2007, in Sierraville, 

California. The purpose of the meeting 

is to discuss issues relating to 

implementing the Secure Rural Schools 

and Community Self-Determination Act 

of 2000 (Payments to States) as extended 

by Public Law 110–28 and the 

expenditure of Title II funds benefiting 

National Forest System lands on the 

Humboldt-Toiyabe, Plumas and Tahoe 

National Forests in Sierra County. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 10 a.m. (If 

there is a need to cancel this meeting, 

a back-up is scheduled for Monday, 

August 13, 2007 at the same time/ 

location.) 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Downieville Community Hall, 

Downieville, CA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Westling, Committee Coordinator, 

USDA, Tahoe National Forest, 631 

Coyote St., Nevada City, CA 95959, 

(530) 478–6205, e-mail: 

awestling@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

items to be covered include: (1) 

Welcome and announcements; (2) status 

of previously approved projects; and (3) 

review of and decisions on new projects 

proposals for current year. The meeting 

is open to the public and the public will 

have an opportunity to comment at the 

meeting. 


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