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OHV use on designated routes and close 

user-created trails in excess of those 

needed to provide a functional trail 

system. 

Proposed Action 

The proposed action would designate 

OHV trails to provide loop and point-topoint trail experiences with a variety of 

challenge levels for Class 1, Class 2 and 

Class 3 OHVs. Approximately 80 miles 

of dual-use Class 1 and 3 trails, 45 miles 

of Class 2 trails and 76 miles of Class 

3 only trails are proposed for 

designation on existing system roads, 

user created trails, and newly 

constructed trails. Up to three new 

staging areas and two existing staging 

areas are proposed for designation to 

facilitate use and connectivity between 

the proposed Lava Rock OHV system 

and the existing East Fort Rock OHV 

system. 

The proposed action would close and 

obliterate user created trails and nonsystem roads not designated by the Lava 

Rock OHV system. It is estimated that 

more than 50 miles of these trails are 

present and available for closure. 

Additionally, system roads that are in 

excess of administrative or public access 

needs would be closed or 

decommissioned in order to reduce road 

densities in the project area. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official will be Shane 

Jeffries, Bend/Ft. Rock District Ranger, 

Deschutes National Forest. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The responsible official will decide 

whether or not to create a system of 

OHV trails within the project area, and 

if so, where the trails and staging areas 

will be located, which class(es) of OHVs 

will be allowed on each trail, if and 

where new trails will be located, and 

which user-created trails should be 

closed or kept open. The responsible 

official will also decide how to mitigate 

impacts of these actions and will 

determine when and how monitoring of 

effects will take place. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the 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 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. 

Public comments regarding this 

proposal are requested in order to assist 

in identifying issues, determine how to 

best manage the resources, and to focus 

the analysis. Comments received, 

including names and addresses of those 

who comment, will be considered part 

of the public record on this proposed 

action and will be available for public 

inspection. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted and 

considered; however, those who submit 

anonymous comments will not have 

standing to appeal the subsequent 

decision under the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Title 36, Part 215 (36 CFR 

part 215). Additionally, pursuant to 7 

CFR 1.27(d), any person may request the 

agency to withhold a submission from 

the public record by showing how the 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

permits such confidentiality. Persons 

requesting such confidentiality should 

be aware that, under FOIA, 

confidentiality may be granted in only 

very limited circumstances, such as to 

protect trade secrets. The Forest Service 

will inform the requester of the agency’s 

decision regarding the request for 

confidentiality, and where the request is 

denied, the agency will return the 

submission and notify the requester that 

the comments may be resubmitted with 

or without name and address within a 

specified number of days. 

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 a draft EIS must structure 

their participation in the environmental 

review of the proposal so that it is 

meaningful and alerts an 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 EIS stage but 

that are not raised until after completion 

of the final EIS may be waived or 

dismissed by the courts [City of 

Rangoon 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 substantive 

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 EIS. 

To assist the Forest Service in 

identifying and considering issues and 

concerns on the proposed action, 

comments on the draft EIS 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 EIS of 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. 

Dated: March 25, 2009. 

A. Shane Jeffries, 

Bend/Fort Rock District Ranger. 

[FR Doc. E9–8094 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Fresno County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Fresno County Resource 

Advisory Committee will be meeting in 

Prather, California on April 21st. The 

purpose of the meeting will be to 

discuss a monitoring plan for the 

projects approved on April 2nd. 

DATES: The meeting will be from 6 p.m. 

to 8:30 p.m. in Prather, CA. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the High Sierra Ranger District, 29688 

Auberry Rd., Prather, CA. Send written 

comments to Robbin Ekman, Fresno 

County Resource Advisory Committee 

Coordinator, do Sierra National Forest, 

High Sierra Ranger District, 29688 

Auberry Road, Prather, CA 93651 or 

electronically to rekman@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robbin Ekman, Fresno County Resource 

Advisory Committee Coordinator, (559) 

855–5355 ext. 3341. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring Payments to States Fresno 

County Title II project matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements with the Committee 

staff before or after the meeting. Agenda 

items to be covered include: (1) Develop 

a monitoring plan (2) Set future meeting 

dates. 

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Dated: April 1, 2009. 

Ray Porter, 

District Ranger. 

[FR Doc. E9–7955 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2009–0010] 

Codex Alimentarius Commission: 

Meeting of the Codex Committee on 

Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food 

AGENCY: Office of the Acting Deputy 

Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Acting 

Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

and the U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA), Center for 

Veterinary Medicine, are sponsoring a 

public meeting on April 29, 2009. The 

objective of the public meeting is to 

provide information and receive public 

comments on agenda items and draft 

U.S. positions that will be discussed at 

the 18th Session of the Codex 

Committee on Residues of Veterinary 

Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF) which will be 

held in Natal, Brazil from May 11–15, 

2009. The Acting Deputy Under 

Secretary for Food Safety and the FDA 

recognize the importance of providing 

interested parties the opportunity to 

obtain background information on the 

18th CCRVDF session and to address 

items on the agenda. 

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled 

for Wednesday, April 29, 2009, from 10 

a.m.–1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the USDA, J.L. Whitten Building, 

Room 107–A, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250. 

Documents related to the 18th session 

of the CCRVDF will be accessible via the 

World Wide Web at the following 

address: http:// 

www.codexalimentarius.net/ 

current.asp. 

The U.S. Delegate to the 18th Session 

of the CCRVDF, Dr. Steven Vaughn, and 

the FDA invite U.S. interested parties to 

submit their comments electronically to 

the following e-mail address: 

Brandi.Robinson@fda.hhs.gov. 

For Further Information About the 

18th Session of the CCRVDF Contact: 

Steven Vaughn, D.V.M., Director, Office 

of New Animal Drug Evaluation, Center 

for Veterinary Medicine, FDA, 7500 

Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855 

Telephone: (240) 276–8300, Fax: (240) 

276–8242, e-mail: 

Steven.Vaughn@fda.hhs.gov. 

For Further Information About the 

Public Meeting Contact: Jasmine 

Matthews, Program Analyst, USDA, 

Food Safety and Inspection Service, 

U.S. Codex Office, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Room 4861, Washington, 

DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 690–1124, 

Fax: (202) 720–3157, e-mail: 

jasmine.matthews@fsis.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Codex Alimentarius (Codex) was 

established in 1963 by two United 

Nations organizations, the Food and 

Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the 

World Health Organization (WHO.) 

Through adoption of food standards, 

codes of practice, and other guidelines 

developed by its committees, and by 

promoting their adoption and 

implementation by governments, Codex 

seeks to protect the health of consumers 

and ensure that fair practices are used 

in trade. 

The CCRVDF is responsible for 

determining priorities for the 

consideration of residues of veterinary 

drugs in foods; to recommend maximum 

levels of such substances; to develop 

codes of practice as may be required; 

and to consider methods of sampling 

and analysis for the determination of 

veterinary drug residues in foods. 

The Committee is hosted by the 

United States. 

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items on the agenda for 

the 18th Session of the CCRVDF will be 

discussed during the public meeting: 

• Matters Referred by the Codex 

Alimentarius Commission and Other 

Codex Committees and Task Forces. 

• Matters Arising from FAO and 

WHO and from the 70th Meeting of the 

Joint FAO and WHO Expert Committee 

on Food Additives (JECFA). 

• Report of the World Organization 

for Animal Health (OIE) Activities, 

Including the Harmonization of 

Technical Requirements for Registration 

of Veterinary Medicinal Products. 

• Draft Maximum Residue Limits 

(MRLs) for Veterinary Drugs (at Step 7). 

• Proposed draft MRLs for Veterinary 

Drugs (at Step 3). 

• Draft Guidelines for the Design and 

Implementation of National Regulatory 

Food Safety Assurance Programs 

Associated with the Use of Veterinary 

Drugs in Food Producing Animals. 

• Discussion Paper on Consideration 

of Methods of Analysis and Sampling in 

the CCRVDF (Report of the Electronic 

Working Group on Methods of Analysis 

and Sampling). 

• Draft Priority List of Veterinary 

Drugs Requiring Evaluation or ReEvaluation by JECFA and the Working 

Document Listing Veterinary Drugs of 

Potential Interest (Report of the 

Electronic Working Group on the 

Priority List of Veterinary Drugs 

Requiring Evaluation or Re-evaluation). 

• Discussion Paper on Current 

Practices and Needs for Further Work by 

the Committee (Report of the Electronic 

Working Group on Risk Management 

Topics and Options). 

Each issue listed will be fully 

described in documents distributed, or 

to be distributed, by the Secretariat prior 

to the meeting. Members of the public 

may access copies of these documents 

(see ADDRESSES). 

Public Meeting 

At the April 29, 2009, public meeting, 

draft U.S. positions on the agenda items 

will be described and discussed, and 

attendees will have the opportunity to 

pose questions and offer comments. 

Written comments may be offered at the 

meeting or sent to the U.S. Delegate for 

the 18th Session of the CCRVDF, Dr. 

Steven Vaughn (see ADDRESSES). Written 

comments should state that they relate 

to activities of the 18th session of the 

CCRVDF. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, in an effort to 

ensure that minorities, women, and 

persons with disabilities are aware of 

this notice, FSIS will announce it online 

through the FSIS Web page located at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/ 

2009_Notices_Index/. FSIS will also 

make copies of this Federal Register 

publication available through the FSIS 

Constituent Update, which is used to 

provide information regarding FSIS 

policies, procedures, regulations, 

Federal Register notices, FSIS public 

meetings, and other types of information 

that could affect or would be of interest 

to constituents and stakeholders. The 

Update is communicated via Listserv, a 

free electronic mail subscription service 

for industry, trade groups, consumer 

interest groups, health professionals, 

and other individuals who have asked 

to be included. The Update is also 

available on the FSIS Web page. 

Through the Listserv and Web page, 

FSIS is able to provide information to a 

much broader and more diverse 

audience. In addition, FSIS offers an 

electronic mail subscription service 

which provides automatic and