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The existing management direction in 

the 1988 Forest Plan and the Travel 

Management Rule provides for a road 

system that is commensurate with the 

level of management activities occurring 

in the Monument, providing appropriate 

access to the objects of interest for their 

proper care, protection, and 

management. Public use, related to 

recreation, special use authorizations, 

and private land access, is an important, 

but secondary need and does not 

conflict with the proper care, protection, 

and management of the Objects of 

Interest. Current management direction 

requires that the road and trail system 

be sized and maintained to limit 

impacts to aquatic and terrestrial 

habitats. The Proclamation altered a 

portion of the existing direction by 

limiting motorized, mechanized 

vehicles to designated roads. The 

Monument will emphasize developing 

access points in coordination with 

gateway communities and other 

agencies to provide clear, welcoming 

entry into the Monument. The 

monument plan may also focus greater 

emphasis on providing access to the 

Objects of Interest, and providing more 

opportunities for traveling on loop trails 

or roads. 

J. Scientific Study 

The Proclamation describes the 

promise of science as follows: ‘‘The rich 

and varied landscape of the Giant 

Sequoia National Monument holds a 

diverse array of scientific and historic 

resources * * *. The monument 

provides exemplary opportunities for 

biologists, geologists, paleontologists, 

archaeologists, and historians to study 

these objects * * *. These giant sequoia 

groves and the surrounding forest 

provide an excellent opportunity to 

understand the consequences of 

different approaches to forest restoration 

* * *. Outstanding opportunities exist 

for studying the consequences of 

different approaches to mitigating these 

conditions and restoring natural forest 

resilience * * *. Outstanding 

opportunities exist for studying forest 

resilience to large-scale logging and the 

consequences of different approaches to 

forest restoration.’’ 

Under the 2001 SNFPA, the current 

direction is to use adaptive 

management. As stated in the 2001 

SNFPA ROD (p.15), ‘‘Adaptive 

management will allow the Forest 

Service to test new and innovative 

management techniques as part of 

formal research projects * * * allow for 

variances from the standards and 

guidelines in Appendix A to test 

hypotheses in a scientifically structured 

manner. Projects that seek variances 

from the standards and guidelines will 

be permitted if they are part of a formal 

adaptive management research project 

or administrative study done in 

conjunction with the Pacific Southwest 

Research Station or another recognized 

scientific research institution * * *. 

Investment in * * * adaptive 

management projects will allow us to 

gain more knowledge and adjust future 

management techniques based on that 

knowledge.’’ 

The desired condition is to use the 

right balance between adaptability and 

accountability, being realistic about the 

Forest Service’s monitoring and reanalysis capabilities. The desired 

condition is also to use the best 

available science in data, 

methodologies, and structure, 

specifically, to integrate various 

decision support systems. 

The current direction to use adaptive 

management will be analyzed to 

determine whether to amend the 

direction for adaptive management in 

the Monument. The Monument plan 

would maintain options by continuing 

on-going cooperation, and develop 

additional joint research efforts with the 

scientific community, and cooperating 

agencies, to adaptively manage 

resources to continue to learn and refine 

approaches. 

Possible Alternatives 

Other alternatives will be developed 

based on significant issues identified 

during the scoping process for the 

environmental impact statement. All 

alternatives will need to address the 

purpose and need as described above, 

which reflects the 2000 Presidential 

Proclamation establishing Giant Sequoia 

National Monument. Alternatives being 

considered at this time include: (1) No 

Action, (2) Proposed Action, and other 

alternatives identified following 

scoping. 

Responsible Official 

Tina Terrell, Forest Supervisor, 

Sequoia National Forest, is the 

Responsible Official. As the Responsible 

Official, she will document the decision 

and reasons for the decision in the 

Record of Decision. That decision will 

be subject to Forest Service appeal 

regulations (36 CFR part 217). 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The decision to be made is whether to 

amend the 1988 Sequoia National Forest 

Land and Resource Management Plan as 

described in the proposed action to 

manage the Giant Sequoia National 

Monument, develop an alternative 

amendment that addresses the purpose 

and need, and responds to significant 

issues; or continue to manage the Giant 

Sequoia National Monument under the 

1988 Forest Plan, as amended by the 

2001 Sierra Nevada Forest Plan 

Amendment, and consistent with the 

Presidential Proclamation. 

Scoping Process 

The notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. Scoping began on this 

project in January 2008, and this notice 

extends the scoping period for the new 

Giant Sequoia National Monument 

Management Plan environmental impact 

statement. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 

such manner that they are useful to the 

agency’s preparation of the 

environmental impact statement. 

Therefore, comments should be 

provided prior the close of the comment 

period and should clearly articulate the 

reviewers concerns and contentions. 

The submission of timely and specific 

comments can affect a reviewer’s ability 

to participate in subsequent 

administrative appeal or judicial review. 

Dated: March 12, 2009. 

Tina J. Terrell, 

Forest Supervisor, Sequoia National Forest, 

USDA Forest Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–5809 Filed 3–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of New Fee Sites; Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (Title VIII, 

Pub. L. 108–447) 

AGENCY: Stanislaus National Forest, 

USDA Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of new fee sites. 

SUMMARY: The Stanislaus National 

Forest is proposing to charge new fees 

at five existing campgrounds. Fees are 

assessed based on the level of amenities 

and services provided, cost of operation 

and maintenance, market assessment, 

and public comment. The fees listed are 

only proposed and will be determined 

upon further analysis and public 

comment. Funds from fees would be 

used for the continued operation and 

maintenance and improvement of these 

recreation sites. New fees are proposed 

at Pacific Valley ($10), Union ($8), Utica 

($8), Lumsden ($8), and South Fork ($8) 

Campgrounds. Improvements have been 

made at many of these campgrounds, or 

are planned, including installing new 

fire rings, picnic tables, accessible trails, 


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and new toilets. These actions address 

sanitation and safety concerns, and 

improve deteriorating resource 

conditions and recreation experiences. 

A market analysis has been completed 

and indicated that the proposed fees are 

reasonable and typical of similar sites in 

the local area. 

DATES: The proposed new fees may be 

implemented after August 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor, 

Stanislaus National Forest, 19777 

Greenley Road, Sonora, CA 95370. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Kermeen, Recreation Fee 

Coordinator, 209–532–3671 x316 

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 

the proposed new campground fees will 

be reviewed by a Recreation Resource 

Advisory Committee prior to a final 

decision and implementation. 

Dated: February 19, 2009. 

Susan Skalski, 

Stanislaus National Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–5642 Filed 3–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Alabama 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 planning meeting of the 

Alabama Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene by conference 

call at 2 p.m. and adjourn at 

approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 

7, 2009. The purpose of this meeting is 

to conduct planning on the Committee’s 

community forum on the ‘‘Civil Rights 

Implications of Alabama’s Eminent 

Domain Policies and Practices.’’ 

This meeting is available to the public 

through the following toll-free call-in 

number: (866) 364–7584, conference call 

access code number 89288526. Any 

interested member of the public may 

call this number and listen to the 

meeting. Callers can expect to incur 

charges for calls they initiate over 

wireless lines, and the Commission will 

not refund any incurred charges. Callers 

will incur no charge for calls they 

initiate over land-line connections to 

the toll-free telephone number. Persons 

with hearing impairments may also 

follow the proceedings by first calling 

the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–977– 

8339 and providing the Service with the 

conference call number and contact 

name Farella E. Robinson. 

To ensure that the Commission 

secures an appropriate number of lines 

for the public, persons are asked to 

register by contacting Corrine Sanders of 

the Central Regional Office and TTY/ 

TDD telephone number, by 4 p.m. on 

March 31, 2009. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The address 

is U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

Central Regional Office, 400 State 

Avenue, Suite 908, Kansas City, Kansas 

66101. Persons wishing to e-mail their 

comments, present their comments at 

the meeting, or who desire additional 

information should contact Farella E. 

Robinson, Director, at 

frobinson@usccr.gov. Records generated 

by this meeting may be inspected and 

reproduced at the Central 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, www.usccr.gov, 

or to contact the Central Regional Office 

at the above e-mail or street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the rules and regulations of 

the Commission and FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, March 13, 2009. 

Christopher Byrnes, 

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. E9–5854 Filed 3–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of 

Scientific Instruments 

Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the 

Educational, Scientific and Cultural 

Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. 

L. 89–651, as amended by Pub. L. 106– 

36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301), we 

invite comments on the question of 

whether instruments of equivalent 

scientific value, for the purposes for 

which the instruments shown below are 

intended to be used, are being 

manufactured in the United States. 

Comments must comply with 15 CFR 

301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the regulations and 

be postmarked on or before April 7, 

2009. Address written comments to 

Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 

3720, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Washington, D.C. 20230. Applications 

may be examined between 8:30 A.M. 

and 5:00 P.M. at the U.S. Department of 

Commerce in Room 3720. 

Docket Number: 09–004. Applicant: 

William S. Middleton VA Hospital, 

2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, WI 

53705. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 

Manufacturer: Hitachi High 

Technologies Corporation, Japan. 

Intended Use: The instrument will be 

used to examine human tissues with 

significant pathological changes and 

experimentally manipulated animal 

tissues. Justification for Duty–Free 

Entry: No U.S.-made instruments of 

same general category. Application 

accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 

February 13, 2009. 

Docket Number: 09–006. Applicant: 

Bergen County Technical Schools/ 

Bergen County Academies, 200 

Hackensack Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 

07601. Instrument: Transmission 

Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: 

JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The 

instrument will be used to explore 

nanoscale materials and phenomena. 

Justification for Duty–Free Entry: No 

comparable instrument manufactured 

domestically. Application accepted by 

Commissioner of Customs: February 26, 

2009. 

Dated: March 11, 2009. 

Chris Cassel, 

Acting Director, 

IA Subsidies Enforcement Office. 

[FR Doc. E9–5893 Filed 3–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–552–802] 

Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp 

From the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam: Initiation of Changed 

Circumstances Reviews 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(‘‘Department’’) has received 

information sufficient to warrant 

initiation of five changed circumstances 

reviews of the antidumping duty order 

on certain frozen warmwater shrimp 

from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 

(‘‘Vietnam’’). 

DATES: Effective Date: March 18, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scot 

Fullerton or Jerry Huang, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office 9, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 


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