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Resources Conservation Service 

Guidelines (7 CFR part 650): The 

Natural Resources Conservation Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives 

notice that an environmental impact 

statement is being prepared for Pocasset 

River Watershed, Providence County, 

Rhode Island. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Phoukham Vongkhamdy, State 

Conservationist, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, 60 Quaker Lane, 

Suite 46, Warwick, RI 02886, telephone: 

(401) 828–1300. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

environmental assessment of this 

federally assisted action indicates that 

the project may cause significant local, 

regional, or national impacts on the 

environment. As a result of these 

findings, Phoukham Vongkhamdy, State 

Conservationist, has determined that the 

preparation and review of an 

environmental impact statement is 

needed for this project. 

The project concerns flood 

prevention. Alternatives under 

consideration to reach these objectives 

include: A. Construction of six 

floodwall structures and flood proofing. 

B. No Action alternative. 

A draft environmental impact 

statement will be prepared and 

circulated for review by agencies and 

the public. The Natural Resources 

Conservation Service invites 

participation and consultation of 

agencies and individuals that have 

special expertise, legal jurisdiction, or 

interest in the preparation of the draft 

environmental impact statement. 

Further information on the proposed 

action may be obtained from Phoukham 

Vongkhamdy, State Conservationist, at 

the above listed address or telephone 

(401) 828–1300. 

Signed in Warwick, RI on July 1, 2009. 

Phoukham Vongkhamdy, 

State Conservationist. 

(This activity is listed in the Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 

10.904—Watershed Protection and Flood 

Prevention—and is subject to the provisions 

of Executive Order 12372 which requires 

intergovernmental consultation with State 

and local officials.) 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0049] 

Pale Cyst Nematode; Update of 

Quarantined Areas 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of changes to 

quarantined area. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have made changes to the area 

in the State of Idaho that is quarantined 

to prevent the spread of pale cyst 

nematode. The description of the 

quarantined area was updated on April 

8, 2009, when approximately 3,488 

acres were removed from the 

quarantined area, and on May 8, 2009, 

when an additional 3,333 acres were 

removed from the quarantined area. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Eileen Y. Smith, National Program 

Manager, Emergency and Domestic 

Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 150, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1236; (301) 734–5235. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The pale cyst nematode (PCN, 

Globodera pallida) is a major pest of 

potato crops in cool-temperature areas. 

Other solanaceous hosts include 

tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, tomatillos, 

and some weeds. The PCN is thought to 

have originated in Peru and is now 

widely distributed in many potatogrowing regions of the world. PCN 

infestations may be expressed as 

patches of poor growth. Affected potato 

plants may exhibit yellowing, wilting, 

or death of foliage. Even with only 

minor symptoms on the foliage, potato 

tuber size can be affected. Unmanaged 

infestations can cause potato yield loss 

ranging from 20 to 70 percent. The 

spread of this pest in the United States 

could result in a loss of domestic or 

foreign markets for U.S. potatoes and 

other commodities. 

The PCN quarantine regulations 

(§§ 301.86 through 301.86–9, referred to 

below as the regulations) set out 

procedures for determining the areas 

quarantined for PCN and impose 

restrictions on the interstate movement 

of regulated articles from quarantined 

areas. 

Section 301.86–3 of the regulations 

sets out the procedures for determining 

the areas quarantined for PCN. 

Paragraph (a) of § 301.86–3 states that, 

in accordance with the criteria listed in 

§ 301.86–3(c), the Administrator will 

designate as a quarantined area each 

field that has been found to be infested 

with PCN, each field that has been 

found to be associated with an infested 

field, and any area that the 

Administrator considers necessary to 

quarantine because of its inseparability 

for quarantine enforcement purposes 

from infested or associated fields. 

Paragraph (c) provides that the 

Administrator will designate a field as 

an infested field when PCN is found in 

the field. Paragraph (c) also provides 

that the Administrator will designate a 

field as an associated field when PCN 

host crops, as listed in § 301.86–2(b), 

have been grown in the field in the last 

10 years and the field shares a border 

with an infested field; the field came 

into contact with a regulated article 

listed in § 301.86–2 from an infested 

field within the last 10 years; or, within 

the last 10 years, the field shared 

ownership, tenancy, seed, drainage or 

runoff, farm machinery, or other 

elements of shared cultural practices 

with an infested field that could allow 

spread of PCN, as determined by the 

Administrator. 

Paragraph (b) describes the conditions 

for the designation of an area less than 

an entire State as a quarantined area. 

Less than an entire State will be 

designated as a quarantined area only if 

the Administrator determines that: 

• The State has adopted and is 

enforcing restrictions on the intrastate 

movement of the regulated articles that 

are equivalent to those imposed by the 

regulations on the interstate movement 

of regulated articles; and 

• The designation of less than the 

entire State as a quarantined area will 

prevent the interstate spread of PCN. 

We have determined that it is not 

necessary to designate the entire State of 

Idaho as a quarantined area. Idaho has 

adopted and is enforcing restrictions on 

the intrastate movement of regulated 

articles from that area that are 

equivalent to those we are imposing on 

the interstate movement of regulated 

articles. 

Paragraph (d) provides for the 

removal of fields from quarantine. An 

infested field will be removed from 

quarantine when a protocol approved by 

the Administrator as sufficient to 

support the removal of infested fields 

from quarantine has been completed 

and the field has been found to be free 

of PCN. An associated field will be 

removed from quarantine when the field 

has been found to be free of PCN 

according to a protocol approved by the 

Administrator as sufficient to support 

removal of associated fields from 

quarantine. Any area other than infested 

or associated fields which has been 


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quarantined by the Administrator 

because of its inseparability for 

quarantine enforcement purposes from 

infested or associated fields will be 

removed from quarantine when the 

relevant infested or associated fields are 

removed from quarantine. 

Paragraph (a) of § 301.86–3 further 

provides that the Administrator will 

publish the description of the 

quarantined area on the Plant Protection 

and Quarantine (PPQ) Web site, http:// 

www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/ 

plant_pest_info/potato/pcn.shtml. The 

description of the quarantined area will 

include the date the description was last 

updated and a description of the 

changes that have been made to the 

quarantined area. The description of the 

quarantined area may also be obtained 

by request from any local office of PPQ; 

local offices are listed in telephone 

directories. Finally, paragraph (a) 

establishes that, after a change is made 

to the quarantined area, we will publish 

a notice in the Federal Register 

informing the public that the change has 

occurred and describing the change to 

the quarantined area. 

We are publishing this notice to 

inform the public of changes to the PCN 

quarantined area in accordance with 

§ 301.86–3(a). On April 8, 2009, we 

updated the quarantined area to remove 

approximately 3,488 acres. On May 8, 

2009, we updated the quarantined area 

to remove an additional 3,333 acres. 

This acreage was composed of 

associated fields that were found to be 

free of PCN according to a survey 

protocol approved by the Administrator 

as sufficient to support removal of 

associated fields from quarantine, under 

§ 301.86–3. The fields removed from 

quarantine were in Bingham, 

Bonneville, and Jefferson Counties. 

The current map of the quarantined 

area can be viewed on the PPQ Web site 

at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ 

plant_health/plant_pest_info/potato/ 

pcn.shtml. 

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

7786; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 6th day of 

July 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–16340 Filed 7–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Proposed Fee 

Authority: Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108– 

447) 

AGENCY: Okanogan-Wenatchee National 

Forest, USDA Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Okanogan-Wenatchee 

National Forest, Naches Ranger District, 

proposes to charge new fees at four 

recreation sites. A $5.00 per vehicle per 

night charge at Ponderosa Camp, Lost 

Meadow, Longmire Meadow and Long 

Meadow camp areas in the Little Naches 

drainage is under consideration. The fee 

would not apply to any towed 

vehicle(s). Fees are assessed based on 

the level of amenities and services 

provided, cost of operation and 

maintenance, market assessment, and 

public comment. Revenue generated 

would be used for operation and 

maintenance of existing facilities at the 

sites, increased services, and potential 

future improvements. The fees listed are 

only proposed and will be determined 

upon further analysis and public 

comment. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 31, 2010. The proposed fee 

could be implemented as soon as May 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments to 

Randall Shepard, Naches District 

Ranger, 10237 US Highway 12, Naches, 

Washington 98937, (509) 653–1401. 

Submit electronic comments and other 

data to jbeidl@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jacqueline Beidl (509) 653–1432. 

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 notice in the 

Federal Register whenever new 

recreation fee areas are established. 

Once public involvement is complete, 

these new fees will be reviewed by a 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee prior to a final decision and 

implementation. 

Dated: July 6, 2009. 

Randall Shepard, 

District Ranger. 

[FR Doc. E9–16330 Filed 7–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Texas Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a meeting of the Texas 

Advisory Committee (Committee) to the 

Commission will convene on Thursday, 

August 6, 2009 at 1 p.m. and adjourn at 

4 p.m. at the Committee Room, State 

Capitol, 1100 Congress Ave., Austin, 

Texas. The purpose of the meeting is for 

the Committee to plan activities for 

fiscal year 2010. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The 

comments must be received in the 

regional office by September 6, 2009. 

The address is U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights, 300 North Los Angeles St., 

Suite 4333, Los Angeles, CA 90012. 

Persons wishing to e-mail their 

comments, or to present their comments 

verbally at the meeting, or who desire 

additional information should contact 

Peter Minarik, Regional Director, 

Western Regional Office, at (213) 894– 

3437 or 800–877–8339 for individuals 

who are deaf, hearing impaired, and/or 

have speech disabilities or by e-mail to 

pminarik@usccr.gov. 

Hearing-impaired persons who will 

attend the meeting and require the 

services of a sign language interpreter 

should contact the Regional Office at 

least ten (10) working days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Western Regional Office, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meeting. Persons interested in the work 

of this advisory committee are advised 

to go to the Commission’s Web site, 

http://www.usccr.gov, or to contact the 

Western Regional Office at the above email or street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Commission and 

FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, July 7, 2009. 

Peter Minarik, 

Acting Chief, Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. E9–16356 Filed 7–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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