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• The fruits or vegetables are 

inspected in the country of origin by an 

inspector or an official of the national 

plant protection organization of the 

exporting country, and have been found 

free of one or more specific quarantine 

pests identified by the risk analysis as 

likely to follow the import pathway; 

and/or 

• The fruits or vegetables are a 

commercial consignment. 

APHIS received a request from the 

Government of South Africa to allow the 

importation of Ribes species fruits (i.e., 

currants and gooseberries) from South 

Africa into the continental United 

States. We have completed a pest risk 

assessment to identify pests of 

quarantine significance that could 

follow the pathway of importation into 

the United States and, based on that 

pest risk assessment, have prepared a 

risk management analysis to identify 

phytosanitary measures that could be 

applied to the commodity to mitigate 

the pest risk. We have concluded that 

Ribes species fruits can be safely 

imported into the continental United 

States from South Africa using one or 

more of the five designated 

phytosanitary measures listed in 

§ 319.56–4(b). Therefore, in accordance 

with § 319.56–4(c), we are announcing 

the availability of our pest risk analysis 

for public review and comment. The 

pest risk analysis may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov Web site or in our 

reading room (see ADDRESSES above for 

instructions for accessing 

Regulations.gov and information on the 

location and hours of the reading room). 

You may request paper copies of the 

pest risk analysis by calling or writing 

to the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the 

subject of the pest risk analysis when 

requesting copies. 

After reviewing the comments we 

receive, we will announce our decision 

regarding the import status of Ribes 

species fruits from South Africa in a 

subsequent notice. If the overall 

conclusions of the analysis and the 

Administrator’s determination of risk 

remain unchanged following our 

consideration of the comments, then we 

will begin issuing permits for 

importation of Ribes species fruits from 

South Africa into the continental United 

States subject to the requirements 

specified in the risk management 

analysis. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of 

July 2007. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Plumas National Forest; Butte and 

Plumas Counties, CA; Watdog Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

Supplement to the Environmental 

Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service will 

prepare a supplement to the final 

Environmental Impact Statement to 

document and clarify the analysis of 

environmental effects. 

DATES: Scoping is not required for 

supplements to environmental impact 

statements (40 CFR 1502.9(c)4). The 

draft supplemental environmental 

impact statement is expected to be 

issued in August 2007 and the final 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement is expected in November 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Plumas National Forest, 159 

Lawrence Street, PO Box 11500, Quincy, 

CA 95971; Feather River Ranger District, 

875 Mitchell Avenue, Oroville, CA 

95965. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Zarlengo, Project Leader, Feather River 

Ranger District, 875 Mitchell Avenue, 

Oroville, CA 95965; (530) 534–6500. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of intent to prepare a draft 

environmental impact statement for this 

project appeared in the Federal Register 

on February 10, 2005. The Notice of 

Availability for the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement appeared on June 24, 

2005. A Final Environmental Impact 

Statement and Record of Decision were 

issued on September 15, 2005. The legal 

notice of the Record of Decision 

appeared in the Feather River Bulletin 

on September 28, 2005. The decision 

was appealed and later withdrawn by 

the Responsible Official on December 

20, 2005. The notice of intent to prepare 

a draft supplement to the environmental 

impact statement for this project 

appeared in the Federal Register on 

March 29, 2006. The Notice of 

Availability for the Draft Supplement to 

the Environmental Impact Statement 

appeared on September 1, 2006. A 

supplement to the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement and record of decision 

was prepared on March 30, 2007. The 

decision was appealed and then 

reversed after review, on June 26, 2007. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose and need remain the 

same as was described in the FEIS. The 

purpose of and need for the project has 

several elements: (1) Implement fuels 

reduction by proposing defensible fuel 

profile zone (DFPZ) treatments to 

provide for fire resiliency and improved 

fire fighter safety; (2) Implement group 

selection provisions of the HFQLG Act 

providing for shifting existing 

conditions towards desired conditions 

of an uneven-aged (all-aged), multistory, 

fire-resilient forest and contributing 

toward community stability; (3) Provide 

for reduced impacts of the 

transportation system on forest 

resources by implementing road 

relocation or improvements as part of 

project access. The purpose and need 

includes the following restoration 

opportunities: (1) Promote a more 

natural forest ecosystem with a higher 

abundance of hardwoods and create 

openings around existing California 

black oaks to stimulate natural 

regeneration; and (2) Provide for healthy 

aquatic and riparian ecosystems by 

implementing restoration projects to 

improve fish passage in streams and 

restore selected streams and meadows. 

Proposed Action 

The proposed action and alternatives 

will remain the same as described in the 

FEIS. These alternatives include varied 

levels of fuel treatments, group selection 

timber harvest, and transportation 

system improvement. 

Responsible Official 

Chris Knopp, Acting Forest 

Supervisor, Plumas National Forest, 

P.O. Box 11500, Quincy, CA 95971. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

Based on the supplement, the 

responsible official will decide whether 

to implement the project based on an 

alternative in the FEIS or not implement 

the project at this time. 

Early Notice of Importance of Public 

Participation in Subsequent 

Environmental Review 

A draft supplemental environmental 

impact statement will be prepared for 

comment. The comment period on the 

draft supplemental environmental 

impact statement will be 45 days from 

the date the Environmental Protection 

Agency publishes the notice of 

availability in the Federal Register. 


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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. 

[FR Doc. 07–3489 Filed 7–17–07; 8:45 am] 

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