13254 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 53 / Friday, March 19, 2010 / Notices 

Public Involvement 

Extensive public involvement and 

collaboration has already occurred. The 

LTBMU began the forest plan revision 

process in late 2004. Many of these 

activities were conducted in a 

collaborative inter-agency process called 

Pathway 2007 (Pathway), in cooperation 

with three other key Lake Tahoe Basin 

agencies: The Tahoe Regional Planning 

Agency, California’s Lahontan Regional 

Water Quality Control Board and the 

Nevada Division of Environmental 

Protection. 

Pathway activities included 5 public 

visioning workshops, a series of phone 

surveys, 8 focus group meetings, 12 

community place-based workshops and 

more than 40 Pathway Forum 

stakeholder group meetings. 

More recent public involvement 

focused on a series of five workshops 

covering further topics of interest 

specific to forest health, wildlife habitat 

and fuels reduction; fuels reduction and 

water quality; and recreation 

opportunities. 

This input, along with science-based 

evaluations, was used to determine the 

need for change identified above and 

will be incorporated into developing the 

draft plan and draft EIS. Additional 

meetings, correspondence, news 

releases, and other tools will be utilized 

periods to gather feedback from the 

public, forest employees, tribal 

governments, federal and state agencies, 

and local governments. 

The LTBMU will continue regular and 

meaningful consultation and 

collaboration with tribal nations on a 

government-to-government basis. The 

agency will work with tribal 

governments to address issues 

concerning Indian tribal self 

government and sovereignty, natural 

and cultural resources held in trust, 

Indian tribal treaty and Executive order 

rights, and any issues that significantly 

or uniquely affect their communities. 

The LTBMU desires to continue 

collaborative efforts with members of 

the public, who are interested in forest 

management, as well as federal and state 

agencies, local governments, and private 

organizations. Public meetings to gather 

input on potential alternatives to the 

proposed action are scheduled for 

spring, 2010. The dates, times, and 

locations of these meetings will be 

posted on the forests’ Web site: http:// 

fs.usda.gov/ltbmu. 

The information gathered at these 

meetings, as well as other feedback, will 

be used to inform the draft EIS. At this 

time, the LTBMU is seeking focused 

input on the need for change and 

feedback: Did we miss any substantive 

issues or concerns? It is important that 

reviewers provide their comments at 

such times and in such a way that they 

are useful to the agency’s preparation of 

the revised forest plan and the EIS. 

Therefore, comments on the need for 

change will be most valuable if received 

by April 30, 2010 and should clearly 

articulate the reviewer’s concerns. The 

submission of timely and specific 

comments can affect a reviewer’s ability 

to participate in subsequent 

administrative or judicial review. At 

this time, we anticipate using the 2000 

planning rule pre-decisional objection 

process (36 CFR 219.32) for 

administrative review. Comments 

received in response to this solicitation, 

including the names and addresses of 

those who comment will be part of the 

public record. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted and 

considered. 

Applicable Planning Rule 

Preparation of the revised forest plan 

was underway when the 2008 National 

Forest System land management 

planning rule (planning rule) was 

enjoined on June 30, 2009, by the 

United States District Court for the 

Northern District of California (Citizens 

for Better Forestry v. United States 

Department of Agriculture, No. C 08– 

1927 CW [N.D. Cal. June 30, 2009]). The 

Department of Agriculture has 

determined that the 2000 Planning Rule 

is once again in effect. The 2000 

Planning Rule’s transition provisions 

(36 CFR 219.35) —amended in 2002 and 

2003, and clarified by interpretative 

rules issued in 2001 and 2004— allow 

use of the provisions of the planning 

rule in effect prior to the effective date 

of the 2000 Rule (November 9, 2000), 

commonly called the 1982 Planning 

Rule, to amend or revise forest plans. 

The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit 

has elected to use the provisions of the 

1982 Planning Rule, including the 

requirement to prepare an EIS, to 

complete its plan revision. 

The plan revision effort was formally 

initiated on Feb. 5, 2007 with the 

publication of the Notice of Intent (FR 

Vol. 72, No. 23, p. 5264), and the 

availability of the ‘‘Comprehensive 

Evaluation Report (CER)’’ and request 

for public and partner agency comments 

specific to the unit’s need for change. 

Development of the Proposed Plan 

was halted on March 30, 2007, with the 

injunction of 2005 Planning Rule. The 

2008 Planning Rule (36 CFR Part 219) 

was implemented on April 21, 2008, 

allowing the plan revision process to be 

resumed. The LTBMU formally resumed 

development of the Proposed Plan with 

the publication of the Notice of 

Adjustment on June 2, 2008 (FR Vol. 73, 

No. 106, p. 31429), and continuation of 

revised Plan content and public 

collaboration, prior to the court 

injunction of the 2008 Planning Rule on 

June 30, 2009. 

Although the 2008 planning rule is no 

longer in effect, information and data 

gathered prior to the court’s injunction 

is still useful for completing the Plan 

revision using the provisions of the 

1982 planning rule. As necessary or 

appropriate, this material will be further 

adjusted as part of the planning process. 

(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1600–1614; 36 CFR 

219.35) 

Dated: March 15, 2010. 

Eliseo Ilano, 

Deputy Forest Supervisor, Lake Tahoe Basin 

Management Unit. 

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Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, notice is hereby given 

that the meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid 

(ACVFA) scheduled for Wednesday, 

March 31, 2010 has been rescheduled. 

Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (9 

a.m. to 3 p.m., times may be adjusted). 

Location: Jack Morton Auditorium, 

Media and Public Affairs Building, 

George Washington University, 805 21st 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20052. 

Please note that this is the anticipated 

agenda and is subject to change. 

Keynote 

The Administrator will present an 

update from the front office of USAID, 

presenting his vision of USAID’s role in 

the development world, plus an update 

on the Haiti humanitarian efforts. 

There will also be a panel discussion 

on innovating to 2015 and accelerating 

development through science, 

technology and innovation. 

Stakeholders 

The meeting is free and open to the 

public. Persons wishing to attend the 

meeting can register online at http:// 

www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/acvfa. For 

additional information, Ben Hubbard, 

the Executive Director, can be reached 

at acvfa@aid.gov or 202–712–4040. 

Dated: March 10, 2010. 

Deborah Lewis, 

U.S. Agency for International Development. 

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