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storage and staging areas. Ruby is 

proposing to use a 115 foot wide 

construction right-of-way with a 50 foot 

wide permanent ROW over the top of 

the pipeline. All work sites would be 

restored. The following Forest Plan 

amendments are proposed: 

1. General Forest Plan Standard and 

Guideline for Soils Management, Forest 

Plan pages 80 to 81. Add item (5) under 

the Operational Considerations for 

Surface Soil Condition which says: 

During and immediately after 

construction of the Ruby Pipeline the 

soil conditions within the activity area 

(construction right-of-way) will be 

permitted to exceed the 20 percent 

standard and guideline for detrimental 

soil condition. The implementation of 

Ruby’s Upland Erosion, Revegetation 

and Mitigation Plan would reduce 

erosion impacts and minimize impacts 

to soil productivity. 

2. General Forest Standard and 

Guideline for Soils Management, Forest 

Plan pages 83 and 84. Add a statement 

under item 4, operational considerations 

‘‘During installation of the Ruby 

pipeline exposed mineral soil standards 

displayed in Table 21 will be exceeded; 

however with the extra mitigation 

proposed in Ruby’s Upland Erosion, 

Revegetation and Mitigation Plan, these 

standards would be achieved.’’ 

3. Management Area 6—Scenic 

Viewsheds: The pipeline crosses 

through a portion of Management Area 

6 when it crosses FR 3915; the area has 

a VQO of foreground retention and 

middleground partial retention. Item B 

will be added to Land Uses on Forest 

Plan page 154: B. The cleared corridor 

needed to install the Ruby pipeline will 

not immediately meet VQO objectives of 

retention and partial retention. 

Mitigation measures, including 

vegetation management and restoration 

actions, will occur to move the 

construction corridor toward current 

visual quality objectives over an 

extended timeframe. 

4. Management Area 14—Old Growth 

habitat: The pipeline crosses through a 

stand of dedicated old growth. The best 

stands either meeting or soon to meet 

old growth standards will be designated 

as replacement. 

5. Management Area 15—Fish and 

Wildlife Habitat and Water Quality: The 

crossing of seeps and springs is 

expected to be uncommon. The pipeline 

is known to cross one seasonal seep. 

The following statement will be added 

under Seeps and Springs, management 

treatments on Forest plan page 204. (d) 

Construction equipment necessary to 

install the Ruby pipeline will be 

permitted in the area of seeps and 

springs. Implementation of Ruby’s 

Upland Erosion, Revegetation and 

Mitigation Plan and special construction 

measures would minimize impacts. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official of the Forest 

Plan amendments will be the Forest 

Supervisor of the Frement Winema 

National Forests. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

Determine what forest plan standards 

and guideline would need to be 

amended to allow the construction of 

the Ruby pipeline if FERC approves the 

project. These amendments would 

apply only to Ruby pipeline and are 

expected to be limited in scope. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process for the forest plan 

amendment. The decision will be tiered 

to the analysis contained in the FERC 

EIS for the Ruby Pipeline Project. FERC 

has already performed the scoping 

process for the EIS. This NOI is to 

inform about the Fremont Winema 

National Forest’s need to amend the 

Fremont Forest Plan, which did not get 

included in the original FERC NOI 

scoping period for the Ruby Project. A 

scoping letter will be mailed to those 

currently on the Forests’ mailing list. No 

other methods of scoping will be used. 

The Fremont Forest Plan can be found 

on the Forests’ Web page at http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/r6/frewin/projects/ 

forestplan/index.shtml. Comments 

should be focused on the forest plan 

amendments and not about the decision 

whether to construct the pipeline or not. 

There will be another opportunity to 

comment on the construction aspect 

when the DEIS is available in June 2008. 

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 to the close of the 

comment period and should clearly 

articulate the reviewer’s 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. 

March 11, 2009. 

Karen Shimamoto, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–5989 Filed 3–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Central Idaho Resource 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community Self 

Determination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106– 

393), the Salmon-Challis National 

Forest’s Central Idaho Resource 

Advisory Committee will conduct a 

business meeting which is open to the 

public. 

DATES: Friday, March 20, 2009, 

beginning at 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Salmon-Challis N.F. South 

Zone Office, Highway 93, Challis, Idaho. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

topics will include review and approval 

of project proposals, and is an open 

public forum. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William A. Wood, Forest Supervisor 

and Designated Federal Officer, at 208– 

756–5111. 

Dated: March 11, 2009. 

Larry Svalberg, 

Acting Forest Supervisor, Salmon-Challis 

National Forest. 

[FR Doc. E9–5813 Filed 3–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Hood/Willamette Resource Advisory 

Committee (RAC) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Hood/Willamette 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will meet on Friday, April 24, 2009. The 

meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 

a.m. and will conclude at approximately 

12 p.m. The meeting will be held at 

Salem Office of the Bureau of Land 

Management Office; 1717 Fabry Road 

SE; Salem, Oregon; (503) 375–5646. The 

tentative agenda includes: (1) 

Orientation; (2) Election of chairperson; 

(3) Decision on overhead rate for 2009 

and 2010 projects; (4) Presentation of 

2009 and 2010 Projects; and (5) Public 

Forum. 

The Public Forum is tentatively 

scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. Time 

allotted for individual presentations 

will be limited to 4–5 minutes. Written 


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comments are encouraged, particularly 

if the material cannot be presented 

within the time limits for the Public 

Forum. Written comments may be 

submitted prior to the April 24th 

meeting by sending them to Donna 

Short at the address given below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information regarding this 

meeting, contact Donna Short; Sweet 

Home Ranger District; 4431 Highway 20; 

Sweet Home, Oregon 97386; (541) 367– 

3540. 

Dated: March 11, 2009. 

Dallas J. Emch, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–5799 Filed 3–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Designation for the Jamestown, ND; 

Lincoln, NE; Memphis, TN; and Sioux 

City, IA Areas 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing 

designation of the following 

organizations to provide official services 

under the United States Grain Standards 

Act, as amended (USGSA): Grain 

Inspection, Inc. (Jamestown); Lincoln 

Inspection Service, Inc. (Lincoln); 

Midsouth Grain Inspection Service 

(Midsouth); and Sioux City Inspection 

and Weighing Service Company (Sioux 

City). 

DATES: Effective April 1, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Karen 

Guagliardo, Chief, Review Branch, 

Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room 

1647–S, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Guagliardo at 202–720–7312, email Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov. 

Read Applications: All applications 

and comments will be available for 

public inspection at the office above 

during regular business hours (7 CFR 

1.27(b)). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

September 2, 2008, Federal Register (73 

FR 51269), GIPSA requested 

applications for designations to provide 

official services in the geographic areas 

assigned to the official agencies named 

above. Applications were due by 

October 1, 2008. 

Jamestown, Lincoln, Midsouth, and 

Sioux City were the sole applicants for 

designation to provide official services 

in the areas currently assigned to them, 

so GIPSA did not ask for additional 

comments on them. 

GIPSA evaluated all available 

information regarding the designation 

criteria in section 7(f)(l) of the USGSA 

(7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that 

Jamestown, Lincoln, Midsouth, and 

Sioux City are able to provide official 

services in the geographic areas 

specified in the September 2, 2008, 

Federal Register, for which they 

applied. These designation actions to 

provide official services are effective 

April 1, 2009, and terminate March 31, 

2012. 

Interested persons may obtain official 

services by calling the telephone 

numbers listed below. 

Official agency Headquarters location and telephone Designation 

start 

Designation 

end 

Jamestown ........................ Jamestown, ND (701–252–1290); Additional Location: Appleton, MN ................... 4/1/2009 3/31/2012 

Lincoln ............................... Lincoln, NE (402–435–4386); Additional Location: Farwell, TX .............................. 4/1/2009 3/31/2012 

Midsouth ............................ Memphis, TN (901–942–3216); Additional Locations: North Little Rock, AR and 

Stoneville, MS.

4/1/2009 3/31/2012 

Sioux City .......................... Sioux City, IA (712–255–8073); Additional Locations: Fort Dodge, IA; Windom, 

MN.

4/1/2009 3/31/2012 

Section 7(f)(1) of the USGSA 

authorizes GIPSA’s Administrator to 

designate a qualified applicant to 

provide official services in a specified 

area after determining that the applicant 

is better able than any other applicant 

to provide such official services (7 

U.S.C. 79(f)(1)). 

Under section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA, 

designations of official agencies are 

effective for 3 years unless terminated 

by the Secretary but may be renewed 

according to the criteria and procedures 

prescribed in section 7(f) of the USGSA. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

Alan R. Christian, 

Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–5983 Filed 3–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Opportunity for Designation in the 

Pocatello, ID; Lewiston, ID; Evansville, 

IN; and Utah Areas and Request for 

Comments on the Official Agencies 

Serving These Areas 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The designations of the 

official agencies listed below will end 

on September 30, 2009. We are asking 

persons or governmental agencies 

interested in providing official services 

in the areas served by these agencies to 

submit an application for designation. 

We are also asking for comments on the 

quality of services provided by these 

currently designated agencies: 

Idaho Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 

(Idaho); 

Lewiston Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 

(Lewiston); 

Ohio Valley Grain Inspection, Inc. (Ohio 

Valley); and 

Utah Department of Agriculture and 

Food (Utah). 

DATES: Applications and comments 

must be received on or before April 1, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

applications and comments on this 

notice by any of the following methods: 

• To apply for designation, go to 

‘‘FGISonline’’ at https:// 

fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/ 

default_home_FGIS.aspx then select 

Delegations/Designations and Export 

Registrations (DDR). You will need a 

USDA e-authentication, username, 

password, and a customer number prior 

to applying. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Karen 

Guagliardo, Review Branch Chief, 

Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, 

Room 1647–S, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250. 


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