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in this project as well as adjacent 

landowners and those responding to 

this NOI or to the Idaho Panhandle 

National Forests Quarterly Schedule of 

Proposed Actions. In addition, the 

public is encouraged to contact or visit 

with Forest Service officials during the 

analysis and prior to the decision. The 

Forest Service will continue to seek 

information, comments, and assistance 

from Federal, Tribal, State, and local 

agencies and other individuals or 

organizations that may be interested in 

or affected by the proposed actions. The 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

will be consulted concerning any effects 

to threatened and endangered species. 

The agency invites written comments 

and suggestions on this action, 

particularly in terms of identification of 

issues and alterative development. 

Comments from the public and other 

agencies will be used in preparation of 

the Draft EIS to identify potential issues 

and concerns, potential alternatives to 

the proposed action and to promote 

communications with members of the 

public or other agencies. The draft 

environmental impact statement (DEIS) 

will be field with the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) and made 

available for public review in the 

summer of 2007. The final 

environmental impact statement is 

expected to be completed in winter of 

2008. 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 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 environmental review 

of the proposal so that it is meaningful 

and alerts and 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 environmental 

statement stage but that are not raised 

until after completion of the final 

environmental 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 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 

environmental impact statement. 

To assist the Forest Service in 

identifying and considering issues 

related to the proposed action, 

comments on the draft environmental 

impact statement should be as specific 

as possible. It is also helpful if 

comments 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 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. 

The United States Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) prohibits 

discrimination in its programs on the 

basis of race, color, national origin, sex, 

religion, age, disability, political beliefs, 

and marital or familial status. (Not all 

prohibited bases apply to all programs.) 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means of communication of 

program information (braille, large 

print, audiotape, etc.) should contact 

USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–

2600 (voice and TDD). To file a 

complaint, write the Secretary of 

Agriculture, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250, or 

call 1–800–245–6340 (voice) or 202–

720–1127 (TDD). USDA is an equal 

employment opportunity employer. 

The Idaho Panhandle National Forests 

Supervisor is the Deciding Officer on 

this project. The decision will be made 

after considering comments and 

responses, environmental consequences 

discussed in the Final EIS, and 

applicable laws, regulations and 

policies. The decision and supporting 

reasons will be documented in a Record 

of Decision upon release of the Final 

EIS. 

Dated: March 2, 2007. 

Ranotta K. McNair, 

Forest Supervisor, Idaho Panhandle National 

Forests. 

[FR Doc. 07–1082 Filed 3–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Roadless Area Conservation National 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Roadless Area 

Conservation National Advisory 

Committee (RACNAC) will meet in 

Washington, DC. The purpose of the 

meeting is to discuss the status of the 

state specific rulemaking for inventoried 

roadless area management in the State 

of Idaho and to discuss temporary roads 

and other related issues. 

DATES: The meeting will be held March 

28 and March 29, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. each day. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Forest Service’s Yates Building at 

201 14th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20250. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jessica Call, RACNAC Coordinator, at 

jessicacall@fs.fed.us or (202) 205–1056, 

USDA Forest Service, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Mailstop 

1104, Washington, DC 20250. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public and 

interested parties are invited to attend; 

building security requires you to 

provide your name to the RACNAC 

Coordinator (contact information listed 

above) by March 23, 2007. You will 

need photo identification to enter the 

building. 

While meeting discussion is limited 

to Forest Service staff and Committee 

members, the public will be allowed to 

offer written and oral comments for the 

Committee’s consideration. Attendees 

wishing to comment orally will be 

allotted a specific amount of time to 

speak during a public comment period 

at the end of the first day’s agenda. To 

offer oral comment, please contact the 

RACNAC Coordinator at the contact 

number above. 

Dated: March 2, 2007. 

Gloria Manning, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. E7–4143 Filed 3–7–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Earth Resources Inc.; Notice of 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of finding of no 

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an 

agency that administers the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s Rural 

Development Utilities Programs, has 

made a finding of no significant impact 

(FONSI) with respect to a request from 

Earth Resources Inc. for assistance from 

RUS to finance the construction and 

operation of a twenty (20) MW power 

generating station utilizing chicken 

litter and woody biomass as fuel. The 

proposal would be constructed on a 

140-acre property in Franklin County, 

Georgia. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie A. Strength, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, Engineering and 

Environmental Staff, Stop 1571, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1571, telephone: 

(202) 720–0468 or e-mail: 

Stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Earth 

Resources Inc. is proposing to install a 

twenty (20) MW GE ID # 8287108 and 

114939 steam driven turbine generation 

station and accessory structures, fuel 

storage and handling areas, traffic 

circulation and parking areas, waste 

holding areas, zero discharge system, 

and stormwater management features. A 

new 85-foot tall stack will be required. 

The proposal is located in Franklin 

County, Georgia. The generating station 

will be sited on a previously graded 

five-(5) acre portion of a 139-acre 

property. The remaining acres will be 

maintained as natural area buffers. 

Alternatives considered by the USDA 

Rural Development and ERI included: 

(a) No action, (b) alternate locations, (c) 

alternate methods to provide service, (d) 

alternate construction methods and 

materials, (e) alternate designs, (f) load 

management and energy conservation 

options, and (g) alternate generation 

technologies. 

Copies of the Environmental 

Assessment and FONSI are available at, 

or can be obtained from, RUS at the 

address provided herein, or from Mr. 

Billy Jones (706) 384–4933, at Earth 

Resources Inc.’s headquarters office 

located at 774 Highway 320, 

Carnesville, Georgia 30521. 

Dated: March 2, 2007. 

James R. Newby, 

Assistant Administrator—Electric Program, 

Rural Development—Utilities Programs. 

[FR Doc. E7–4110 Filed 3–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

[Docket No. 070215037–7038–01] 

Department of Commerce FY 2007–

2012 Strategic Plan 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department is updating 

its current FY 2004–2009 Strategic Plan. 

As part of this process, the Department 

is inviting comments on its draft FY 

2007–2012 Strategic Plan. 

DATES: Public comments on this 

document must be received at the 

appropriate mailing or e-mail address 

(see ADDRESSES) on or before April 9, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Please send comments to 

Mr. Stephen Shapiro, Chief, Systems, 

Policy, and Performance Division, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 5312, 

Washington, DC 20230. Comments may 

be submitted via e-mail to 

sshapiro@doc.gov. Commerce’s draft 

Strategic Plan is posted at http:// 

www.osec.doc.gov/bmi/budget/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

William Tatter, phone 202–482–5979, 

fax 202–482–2903, e-mail 

btatter@doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993, each Federal agency must 

develop a Strategic Plan describing the 

agency’s mission, strategic goals, and 

those means and strategies that will be 

used to achieve the agency’s mission for 

the current and next five years. The plan 

must, additionally, describe the 

relationship between annual 

performance goals and the agency’s 

strategic goal framework. These 

Strategic Plans must be updated and 

reviewed at least every three years, a 

key part of which includes consultation 

with Congress and other interested and 

potentially affected parties. 

The draft FY 2007–2012 Strategic 

Plan updates the key challenges, means, 

and strategies documented in the FY 

2004–2009 Strategic Plan. It also revises 

the goals, objectives, and outcomes to 

reflect current emphasis and to achieve 

greater consistency in style and format 

across the Department. Finally, it 

updates the measures used to track and 

report attainment of goals and 

objectives. 

Dated: March 2, 2007. 

Neil K. Shapiro, 

Deputy Director, Office of Budget. 

[FR Doc. E7–4116 Filed 3–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. 

International Trade Administration 

A–570–831 

Fresh Garlic from the People’s 

Republic of China: Notice of Partial 

Rescission of the 12th Administrative 

Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce 

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 8, 2007 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Renkey, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office 9, Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 

Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 

482–2312. 

Background 

On December 27, 2006, the 

Department published a notice of 

initiation of an administrative review of 

fresh garlic from the People’s Republic 

of China (‘‘PRC’’), covering the period 

November 1, 2005, through October 31, 

2006. See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Reviews, 71 FR 77720 (December 27, 

2006). 

On January 23, 2007, the Fresh Garlic 

Producers Association (the ‘‘Petitioner’’) 

withdrew its request for an 

administrative review for the following 

nine companies: Jinan Yipin 

Corporation, Ltd. (‘‘Jinan Yipin’’), 

Linshu Dading Private Agricultural 

Products Co., Ltd., (‘‘Linshu Dading’’), 

Qingdao Titan Shipping LLC (‘‘Qingdao 

Titan’’), Shandong Wonderland Organic 

Food Co., Ltd. (‘‘Shandong 

Wonderland’’), Shenzhen Xinboda 

Industrial Co., Ltd. (‘‘Shenzhen 

Xinboda’’), Taian Fook Huat Tong Kee 

Pte Ltd. (‘‘Taian Fook Huat’’), Weifang 

Hongqiao International Logistic Co., Ltd. 

(‘‘Weifang Hongqiao’’), Xuzhou Simple 

Garlic Industry Co., Ltd. (‘‘Xuzhou 

Simple’’), and Omni Decor China Ltd. 

(‘‘Omni Decor’’). 

Partial Rescission 

Pursuant to section 351.213(d)(1) of 

the Department’s regulations, the 

Secretary will rescind an administrative 

review, in whole or in part, if a party 

who requested the review withdraws 

the request within 90 days of the date 

of publication of notice of initiation of 

the requested review. 

Therefore, because the Petitioner’s 

withdrawal of requests for review was 

timely and no other party requested a 

review of the aforementioned 

companies, in accordance with section 


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