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the character of culturally significant 

landscapes. 

As directed by the Six Rivers National 

Forest Land and Resource Management 

Plan (LRMP), the opportunity to graze 

must also be consistent with the values 

and uses of other resources. Range, as 

well as all other resources within the 

grazing allotments, should be 

maintained in satisfactory condition. 

Because unsatisfactory resource 

conditions have been identified at key 

areas within the allotments, action is 

required that will help restore disturbed 

areas by using the natural resiliency of 

the landscape in conjunction with 

conservative, adaptive management. 

Range management uses key areas and 

benchmark sites which are designed to 

serve as examples average use and 

conditions throughout each allotment; 

therefore, their status is thought to 

reflect wider ecosystem processes and 

the effects of grazing management across 

the landscape. Current unsatisfactory 

resource conditions at key areas and 

benchmark sites represent a need to 

change or refine grazing management 

strategies to achieve resource objectives. 

Sustaining desired conditions at key 

areas will help to ensure that desired 

conditions are sustained elsewhere 

within the allotments. 

Proposed Action 

The Lower Trinity Ranger District, Six 

Rivers National Forest, proposes to 

continue livestock grazing in the Trinity 

Summit High Country area under the 

conditions described below and to 

implement boundary and administrative 

changes to facilitate improved 

management. The Mill Creek and 

Trinity Summit grazing allotments 

would be combined into a single 

allotment. A non-significant Forest Plan 

amendment is proposed to modify the 

allotment boundary to include a 225- 

acre area on the western boundary of the 

current allotment (T.8 N., R 6 E. Section 

3). 

The Forest also proposes to authorize 

cattle grazing following an adaptive 

management process that will meet 

LRMP goals, objectives, standards and 

guidelines, and other legal requirements 

while moving toward desired 

conditions. This proposed action 

establishes a maximum stocking rate 

and season of use based on what the 

landscape can sustain under satisfactory 

range and riparian conditions. 

Responsible Official 

Tyrone Kelley, Forest Supervisor, Six 

Rivers National Forest, 1330 Bayshore 

Way, Eurela, CA 95501. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The responsible official will decide 

whether to adopt and implement the 

proposed action, an alternative to the 

proposed action, or the no action (no 

grazing) alternative. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. Public meetings are 

being scheduled to share information 

regarding this project. Meeting dates 

and locations will be posted in the 

newspaper of record or contact Bill Rice 

at (503) 629–2118. 

Comment Requested 

The comment period on the draft 

environmental impact statement will be 

45 days from the date the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes the notice of availability in 

the Federal Register. 

The Forest Service believes, at this 

early state, it is important to give 

reviewers notice of several court rulings 

related to public participation in the 

environmental review process. First, 

reviewers of draft environmental impact 

statements must structure their 

participation in the environmental 

review of the proposal so that it is 

meaningful and alerts an agency to the 

reviewer’s positions 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 environmental impact 

statement stage but that are not raised 

until after completion the final 

environmental impact statement may be 

waived or dismissed by the courts. City 

of Angoon v. Hodel, 803 F.2d 1016, 

1022 (9th Cir. 1986) and Wisconsin 

Heritages, Inc. v. Harris, 490 F. Supp. 

1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis. 1980). Because at 

these court rulings, it is very important 

that those interested in this proposed 

action participate by the close of the 45 

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 

environmental impact statement. 

To assist the Forest Service in 

identifying and considering issues and 

concerns on the proposed action, 

comments on the draft environmental 

impact statement 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 environmental 

impact statement or 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: April 17, 2009. 

Tyrone Kelley, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Meeting; Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title 

VIII, Pub. L. 108–447) 

AGENCY: Pacific Southwest Region, 

Forest Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Southwest 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee (Recreation RAC) will hold a 

meeting in Vallejo, California. The 

purpose of this meeting is to make 

recommendations for fee proposals on 

lands managed by the Forest Service 

and Bureau of Land Management in 

California. The Recreation RRAC will 

consider fee proposals for expanded 

amenity fees from the Plumas National 

Forest and Special Recreation Permit 

fees from the Bureau of Land 

Management, El Centro Field Office. 

The Forest Service will also give 

updates on the recreational fee program, 

accomplishment reporting and financial 

reporting for the Sequoia National 

Forest. 

DATES: The meeting will be held May 

13, 2009 from 10 a.m.–3:15 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Forest Service Pacific Southwest 

Regional Office. The address for the 

Regional office is 1323 Club Drive, 

Vallejo, CA. Send written comments to 

Marlene Finley, Designated Federal 

Official for the Pacific Southwest Region 

Recreation RAC, 1323 Club Drive, 

Vallejo, CA 94592, 707–562–8856 or 

mfinley01@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlene Finley, Designated Federal 

Official, Pacific Southwest Region 

Recreation RAC, 1323 Club Drive, 

Vallejo, CA 94592. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service and Bureau of Land 

Management staff and Committee 

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members. However, persons who wish 

to bring recreation fee matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements with the Committee 

staff before or after the meeting. A 

public input session will be provided 

during the meeting and individuals who 

wish to address the Recreation RAC will 

have an opportunity at 10:30 a.m. on 

May 13. Comments will be limited to 

three minutes per person. The 

Recreation RAC is authorized by the 

Federal Land Recreation Enhancement 

Act, which was signed into law by 

President Bush in December 2004. 

Dated: April 17, 2009. 

Marlene Finley, 

Designated Federal Official, Recreation RAC, 

Pacific Southwest Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–9323 Filed 4–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Hood/Willamette Resource Advisory 

Committee (RAC) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA Forest 

Service Action: Action of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Hood/Willamette 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will meet on Thursday, May 28, 2009. 

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 

9:30 a.m. and will conclude at 

approximately 12:30 p.m. The meeting 

will be held at the Salem Office of the 

Bureau of Land Management Office; 

1717 Fabry Road SE; Salem, Oregon; 

(503) 375–5646. The tentative agenda 

includes: (1) Recommendations on 2009 

and 2010 Projects; and (2) Public 

Forum. 

The Public Forum is tentatively 

scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Time 

allotted for individual presentations 

will be limited to 4–5 minutes. Written 

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 May meeting by 

sending them to Designated Federal 

Official Donna Short at the address 

given below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information regarding this 

meeting, contact Designated Federal 

Official Donna Short; Sweet Home 

Ranger District; 4431 Highway 20; 

Sweet Home, Oregon 97386; (541) 367– 

3540. 

Dated: April 15, 2009. 

Dallas J. Emch, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–9326 Filed 4–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Wyoming Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights and the regulations of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a meeting of the Wyoming 

Advisory Committee will convene at 10 

a.m. and adjourn at 1 p.m. (MST) on 

Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Holland Hart 

LLP, 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 450, 

Cheyenne, WY 82003. 

The purpose of the meeting is to brief 

the committee on civil rights issues that 

include voting rights and 

responsibilities of the U.S. Attorneys 

office of Wyoming. The committee will 

discuss recent Commission and regional 

activities, discuss current civil rights 

issues in the state, and plan future 

activities. 

Persons desiring additional 

information, or planning a presentation 

to the Committee, should contact Malee 

V. Craft, Director of the Rocky Mountain 

Regional Office, (303) 866–1040 (TDD 

303–866–1049). 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. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Commission. 

Dated at Washington, DC, April 21, 2009. 

Christopher Byrnes, 

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. E9–9460 Filed 4–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Northwest Region 

Federal Fisheries Permits 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before June 23, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Kevin A. Ford, (206) 526– 

6115 or e-mail at kevin.ford@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

NOAA, National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS) seeks comment on the 

renewal of permit information 

collections required to: (1) Renew and 

transfer of Pacific Coast Groundfish 

limited entry permits; (2) implement 

certain provisions of the sablefish 

permit stacking program as provided for 

at 50 CFR 660.372 and 660.334; and (3) 

issue and fulfill the terms and 

conditions of certain exempted fishing 

permits (EFP). 

NMFS, Northwest Region manages the 

Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery in the 

Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off 

Washington, Oregon, and California 

under the Pacific Coast Groundfish 

Fishery Management Plan. The 

regulations implementing the Pacific 

Groundfish Fishery require that those 

individuals participating in the limited 

entry fishery have a valid limited entry 

permit. Participation in the fishery and 

access to a limited entry permit has 

been restricted to control the overall 

harvest capacity. 

Each year permit owners are required 

to renew their permits by reviewing 

their current permit information, 

providing updated contact information 

and certifying that the permit 

information is correct. Similarly, a 

permit owner is required to request in 

writing a permit transfer which may 

involve either registering another vessel 

to the permit and/or conveying the 

permit to another person or business 

entity. Additional information may be 

requested from the permit owner to 

determine compliance with groundfish 

regulations. The regulations 

implementing the limited entry program 

are found at 50 CFR Part 660, Subpart 

G. 

Also, NMFS requires information 

collections to implement a sablefish 

permit stacking program which will 

allow NMFS to prevent excessive fleet 

consolidation. This information 

collection requires a corporation or 

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