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comments by the close of the 60-day 

comment period, which ended on July 

17, 2006. There were 1,708 comments 

that were opposed to a determination of 

nonregulated status for the C5 plum and 

17 comments that supported it. The 

majority of comments in opposition to 

deregulation were the same or similar 

and came from organic grower or 

consumer groups, individual organic 

growers, individuals who favor organic 

agriculture, or individuals who oppose 

genetic engineering in general. The 

majority of those comments supporting 

the determination of nonregulated status 

were from academic researchers and 

State farm bureaus. APHIS has 

addressed the issues raised during the 

comment period and has provided 

responses to these comments as 

attachments to the finding of no 

significant impact. 

Determination 

Based on APHIS’ analysis of the field, 

greenhouse, and laboratory data 

submitted by ARS, references provided 

in the petition, other relevant 

information described in the EA, and 

comments provided by the public, 

APHIS has determined that the C5 plum 

will not pose a plant pest risk for the 

following reasons: (1) The potential for 

gene flow and introgression are 

insignificant, therefore, the potential 

impacts from these are also 

insignificant; (2) the C5 plum is unlikely 

to thrive in unmanaged ecosystems, 

therefore, it is unlikely that there would 

be any weed impact from deregulation; 

(3) it does not produce any novel 

proteins or have any toxic properties 

that are likely to impact non-target 

organisms, including beneficial 

organisms and threatened or endangered 

species; (4) there is no apparent 

potential for significant impact on 

biodiversity; (5) the likelihood that the 

C5 plum would increase the 

development of new viruses or viruses 

with novel or altered properties is very 

low; and (6) if C5 plums were to be 

grown commercially, the impact on the 

environment would likely be no 

different than from cultivation of other 

domesticated plums. 

APHIS has concluded that the subject 

plum and any progeny derived from 

hybrid crosses with other nontransformed plum varieties will be no 

more of a plant pest than plum varieties 

in traditional breeding programs that are 

not subject to regulation under 7 CFR 

part 340. The effect of this 

determination is that ARS C5 plum is no 

longer considered a regulated article 

under APHIS’ regulations in 7 CFR part 

340. Therefore, the requirements 

pertaining to regulated articles under 

those regulations no longer apply to the 

field testing, importation, or interstate 

movement of C5 plum or its progeny. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

To provide the public with 

documentation of APHIS’ review and 

analysis of any potential environmental 

impacts associated with the 

determination of nonregulated status for 

ARS C5 plum, an EA was prepared. The 

EA was prepared in accordance with (1) 

The National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the 

Council on Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3) 

USDA regulations implementing NEPA 

(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). Based on that EA, APHIS has 

reached a finding of no significant 

impact with regard to the determination 

that ARS plum line C5 and lines 

developed from it are no longer 

regulated articles under its regulations 

in 7 CFR part 340. Copies of the EA and 

finding of no significant impact are 

available as indicated in the ADDRESSES

and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

sections of this notice. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–

7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of 

June 2007. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–13649 Filed 7–12–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of New Fee Site; Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title VII, 

Pub. L. 108–447) 

AGENCY: Coconino National Forest, 

USDA Forest Service, Arizona. 

ACTION: Notice of new fee site. 

SUMMARY: The Coconino National Forest 

proposes to begin charging a new $75.00 

per day fee for rental of the Apache 

Maid Cabin located 24 miles northeast 

of Rimrock, Arizona. Rental of the Cabin 

includes overnight use. Rental of the 

cabin and other facilities within the 

Arizona National Forests has shown that 

the public appreciates and enjoys the 

availability of historic rental facilities. 

Funds from the rentals will be used for 

the continued operation and 

maintenance of the Apache Maid Cabin. 

DATES: Apache Maid Cabin will become 

available for rent January, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Red Rock Ranger District, 

Coconino National Forest, P.O. Box 

20429, Sedona, AZ 86341. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill 

Stafford, District Recreation Staff, Red 

Rock Ranger District, 928–203–7529. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed 

the Secretary of Agriculture to public a 

six month advance notice in the Federal 

Register whenever new recreation fee 

areas are established. The Coconino 

National Forest currently has three other 

rental facilities. These facilities are 

booked regularly throughout the rental 

season. A business analysis for the 

rental of the Apache Maid Cabin shows 

that people desire having this sort of 

recreation experience on the Coconino 

National Forest. A market analysis 

indicates that the $75 daily fee is both 

reasonable and acceptable for this sort 

of unique recreation experience. People 

wanting to rent the Apache Maid Cabin 

will need to do so through the National 

Recreation Reservation Service, at 

http://www.recreation.gov or by calling 

1–877–444–6777. The National 

Recreation Reservation Service charges 

a $9 fee per reservation. 

Dated: July 5, 2007. 

Mark R. Sensibaugh, 

Forest Supervisor, Coconino National Forest. 

[FR Doc. 07–3429 Filed 7–12–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of New Fee Site; Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title 

VIII, Pub. L. 108–447) 

AGENCY: Coronado National Forest, 

USDA Forest Service, Arizona. 

ACTION: Notice of new fee site. 

SUMMARY: The Coronado National Forest 

proposes to begin charging a new 

$200.00 fee for the daily rental of the 

Headquarters Building adjacent to an 

existing small rental cabin at Kentucky 

Camp near Sonoita, Arizona. Rental of 

the Headquarters Building may 

eventually expand to include overnight 

use, but will initially be managed for 

day-use events. The existing small 

rental cabin currently rents for an 

overnight fee of $75.00 a night and can 

be rented independently of the 

Headquarters Building. Rental of the 

cabin and other facilities within the 

Arizona National Forests has shown that 


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the public appreciates and enjoys the 

availability of historic rental facilities. 

Funds from the rentals will be used for 

the continued operation and 

maintenance of Kentucky Camp. 

DATES: Kentucky Camp Headquarters 

will become available for rent January 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor, 

Coronado National Forest, 300 West 

Congress, Tucson, Arizona, 85701. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy Makansi, Archaeologist, 

Coronado National Forest, 520–760–

2502. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed 

the Secretary of Agriculture to publish 

a six month advance in the Federal 

Register whenever new recreation fee 

areas are established. The Coronado 

National Forest currently has one other 

rental facility. This rental is booked 

regularly throughout the rental season. 

A business analysis for the rental of 

Kentucky Camp shows that people 

desire having this sort of recreation 

experience on the Coronado National 

Forest. A market analysis indicates that 

the $200 daily fee is both reasonable 

and acceptable for this sort of unique 

recreation experience. 

People wanting to rent Kentucky 

Camp will need to do so through the 

National Recreation Reservation 

Service, at http://www.recreation.gov or 

by calling 1–877–444–6777. The 

National Recreation Reservation Service 

charges a $9 fee per reservation. 

Dated: June 28, 2007. 

Jeanine A. Derby, 

Forest Supervisor, Coronado National Forest. 

[FR Doc. 07–3428 Filed 7–12–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Forest Inventory and Analysis RPA 

Assessment Review Tables 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; 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 draft tables for the 

2007 RPA Forest Resources of the 

United States. These tables will be the 

basis for analysis of status and trends in 

the nation’s forests and includes data for 

1953, 1977, 1987, 1997, and 2007. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before September 11, 2007 

to be assured of consideration. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: The draft review tables are 

available in pdf format at: http:// 

fia.fs.fed.us. Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to Dr. 

Richard Guldin, Director, Quantitative 

Sciences Staff—Forest Service, Mail 

Stop 1119, Washington, DC 20090–

6090. Comments also may be submitted 

via facsimile to 703–605–5131 

or by e-mail to: bsmith12@fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at 1601 N. Kent Street, 

Arlington, VA, Suite 4110, between 

regular business hours of 8:30 a.m. and 

4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. 

Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 

703–605–4177 to facilitate entry to the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: W. 

Brad Smith, Quantitative Sciences Staff 

by phone at 703–605–4177 or by e-mail 

to: bsmith12@fs.fed.us. Individuals who 

use telecommunication devices for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

twenty-four hours a day, every day of 

the year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through 

its Research organization, the Forest 

Service conducts continuous Statewide 

inventories of the Nation’s forest 

resources to ascertain trends in the 

extent, condition, ownership, quantity, 

and quality of the forest resources in 

compliance with Forest and Rangeland 

Renewable Resources Research Act of 

1978 (16 U.S.C. 1600, 1641–1648). This 

information is collected by the Forest 

Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program 

and forest statistics and subsequent 

analyses are released as State, Regional, 

and National reports and are based on 

data collected at sample locations on all 

land ownerships across the United 

States. Every 5 years, the FIA program 

compiles a summary of this data into 

standard tables as part of the RPA 

Assessment’ Forest Resources of the 

United States report. 

Dated: July 9, 2007. 

Ann M. Bartuska, 

Deputy Chief for Research & Development. 

[FR Doc. E7–13589 Filed 7–12–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

East Texas to Mississippi Expansion 

Project; Gulf South Pipeline Company, 

LP; Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Docket Nos. CP06–446–

000, PF06–17–000, PF–06–23–000, 

FERC EIS 0206D 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

record of decision. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969; the Council on 

Environmental Quality Guidelines (40 

CFR Part 1500); and the Natural 

Resources Conservation Service 

Guidelines (7 CFR Part 650); the Natural 

Resources Conservation Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, has decided 

to subordinate its rights, acquired under 

the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP), to 

allow the Gulf South Pipeline Company, 

LP (Gulf South) to cross NRCS held 

conservations easements associated 

with the East Texas to Mississippi 

Expansion Project (Project) in Madison 

Parish, Red River Parish, Richland 

Parish and Ouachita Parish, LA. 

On September 1, 2006, Gulf South 

filed, in Docket No. CP04–446–000, an 

application under section 7(c) of the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization 

to construct and operate its proposed 

project. The proposed project consists of 

241.9 miles of pipeline, and 110,604 

horsepower (hp) of compression that 

will connect Gulf South’s existing 

facilities in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana to 

Gulf South’s pipeline in Simpson 

County, Mississippi. 

The Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (FERC) has prepared a final 

environmental impact statement (EIS) to 

fulfill requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The 

purpose of this document was to make 

public the analysis of the environmental 

impacts that would likely result from 

the construction and operation of the 

proposed Project. The NRCS 

participated as a cooperating agency in 

the preparation of the EIS. 

The project will affect approximately 

16 NRCS held Wetlands Reserve 

Program (WRP) easements by creating a 

60 ft. permanent right of way (within a 

100 ft. construction right of way) that 

extends for approximately 241.9 miles 

of which 12.5 miles is over lands 

encumbered under WRP easements 

located in Madison, Red River, Richland 

and Ouachita Parishes, Louisiana. Of 


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