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Notices Federal Register

61113 

Vol. 70, No. 202 

Thursday, October 20, 2005 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Domestic Sugar Program—2004-Crop 

Cane Sugar and Sugar Beet Marketing 

Allotments and Company Allocations 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) is issuing this notice 

which sets forth the establishment and 

adjustments to the sugar overall 

allotment quantity for the 2004 crop 

year (FY 2005) which runs from October 

1, 2004, through September 30, 2005. 

Although CCC already announced all of 

the information in this notice, CCC is 

statutorily required to publish in the 

Federal Register determinations 

establishing or adjusting sugar 

marketing allotments. CCC set the 2004- 

crop overall allotment quantity (OAQ) 

of domestic sugar to 8.100 million short 

tons raw value (STRV) on July 16, 2004. 

On September 28, 2004, CCC allocated 

the allotments to cane-producing States 

and allocations to cane and beet sugar 

processors. On April 29, 2005, CCC 

revised State cane sugar allotments and 

cane sugar processor allocations to 

reflect updated FY 2005 raw cane 

production forecasts. On June 30, 2005, 

CCC further revised State cane sugar 

allotments and cane sugar processor 

allocations to reflect updated raw cane 

production forecasts. On August 19, 

August 30 and September 9, 2005, CCC 

increased the 2004-crop OAQ by 

250,000, 225,000 and 105,000 STRV, 

respectively, to release blocked refined 

beet sugar stocks into the tight summer 

market. Because the cane sector was 

unable to fulfill its share of the 

allotment increases on each occasion, 

the cane shortfall was reassigned first to 

the CCC inventory and then to imports, 

as required by the Agricultural 

Adjustment Act of 1938. 

ADDRESSES: Barbara Fecso, Dairy and 

Sweeteners Analysis Group, Economic 

Policy and Analysis Staff, Farm Service 

Agency, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., STOP 0516, Washington, 

DC 20250–0516; telephone (202) 720– 

4146; FAX (202) 690–1480; e-mail: 

barbara.fecso@wdc.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Fecso at (202) 720–4146. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

359b(b)(1) of the Agricultural 

Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, (7 

U.S.C. 1359bb(a)(1) requires the 

Secretary to establish, by the beginning 

of each crop year, an appropriate 

allotment for the marketing by 

processors of sugar processed from 

sugar beets and from domestically 

produced cane sugar at a level the 

Secretary estimates will result in no 

forfeitures of sugar to the CCC under the 

loan program. 

Because Puerto Rico forecast zero 

production for the 2004 crop, its FY 

2005 allotment was reassigned to all 

other cane processors based on their 

respective shares of the cane sugar 

allotment. However, Hawaii did not 

receive a share of Puerto Rico’s 

reassignment because it was not 

expected to use all of its own allotment. 

When CCC announced an 8.100 

million ton OAQ in July 2004, it noted 

the existence of sugar market 

uncertainties and that the OAQ could be 

adjusted as warranted. In April and 

June, based on updated production, 

imports, marketing and stocks forecasts 

in the World Agriculture Supply and 

Demand Estimates April and June 

reports (WASDE), CCC merely 

transferred perceived excess state 

allotments from Louisiana and Hawaii 

to Florida and Texas. However, as the 

severe shortage of sugar became more 

evident with each summer WASDE 

report, CCC incrementally released more 

sugar into the domestic market via OAQ 

and import increases. 

On August 12, 2005, when anomalies 

in the market indicated a much tighter 

supply than earlier anticipated, CCC 

increased the FY 2005 OAQ by 250,000 

STRV. On August 19, 2005, the OAQ 

increase was allotted to cane states and 

allocated to cane and beet processors 

and the cane sugar sector supply 

shortfall was estimated at 141,567 

STRV. Of this, 17,120 STRV was 

reassigned to the CCC inventory (FY 

2004 forfeited sugar sold in FY 2005), 

40,000 STRV to NAFTA tier 2 imports, 

and 84,447 STRV to the FY 2005 raw 

Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ). 

Because the domestic sugar shortage 

continued to persist due to Hurricane 

Katrina, CCC increased the FY 2005 

OAQ another 225,000 tons on August 

30, 2005. Since the CCC inventory had 

been sold, the cane sector shortfall of 

102,713 tons was reassigned to imports; 

another 70,000 tons to tier 2 imports, 

22,000 tons for early release of the FY 

2006 refined sugar minimum TRQ, and 

10,713 tons for later reassignment to the 

FY 2006 refined TRQ. 

Still, as threats continued from 

domestic sugar users of factory closings 

due to refined sugar shortages, CCC 

increased the FY 2005 OAQ another 

105,000 tons on September 9 to release 

all deliverable refined beet sugar stocks 

into the market. At the same time, CCC 

increased, for early entry, the FY 2006 

refined TRQ another 75,000 tons, of 

which 47,933 tons counted against the 

cane sector’s FY 2005 production 

shortfall. 

Whenever marketing allotments are in 

effect and the quantity of sugarcane 

estimated to be produced in Louisiana, 

plus a reasonable carryover, exceeds the 

marketing allotment allocation for 

Louisiana, CCC is required to limit the 

amount of sugarcane acreage that may 

be harvested in Louisiana for sugar or 

seed. This limitation is referred to as a 

‘‘proportionate share’’ and is applied to 

each farm’s sugarcane acreage base to 

determine the quantity of sugarcane that 

may be harvested on that farm. Because 

production was expected to be excessive 

in Louisiana, CCC determined that the 

proportionate share of a sugarcane 

acreage base that could be harvested in 

Louisiana for sugar or seed for the 2004 

crop year to be 83.4 percent of each 

farm’s sugarcane acreage base. However, 

when CCC increased the OAQ on 

August 12, 2005, CCC determined that 

Louisiana and the whole cane sector 

could not fill its FY 2004 crops and 

Louisiana’s proportionate shares were 

suspended for the 2004 crop. 

These actions apply to all domestic 

sugar marketed for human consumption 

in the United States from October l, 

2004, through September 30, 2005. The 

established 2004-crop beet and cane 

sugar marketing allotments are listed in 

the following table, along with the 

adjustments that have occurred since: 

Signed in Washington, DC on October 6, 

2005. 

Michael W. Yost, 

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

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[FR Doc. 05–20960 Filed 10–19–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Durango Mountain Resort 2004 Master 

Development Plan; San Juan National 

Forest; La Plata County, CO 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service will 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) to disclose the 

anticipated environmental effects of the 

Durango Mountain Resort (DMR) 2004 

Master Development Plan. The MDP 

includes plans to upgrade and expand 

DMR within the existing Special Use 

Permit (SUP) area to achieve a balance 

of guest service facilities and skiing 

opportunities with existing and 

proposed visitation, thereby enhancing 

the quality of the recreation experience. 

Additionally, the proposal includes 

plans to upgrade and increase the 

multiple use trails network on NFS 

lands, due to the displacement of 

multiple use trails on private lands from 

approved DMR base area development; 

and develop a trailhead to include toilet 

facilities and parking on the east side of 

Highway 550, outside of DMR’s SUP 

area. 

The major aspects of the Proposed 

Action include: 

• Replace existing lifts 2 and 8 with 

higher capacity lifts along their existing 

alignments, and shorten Lift 6 along its 

same alignment while utilizing the same 

lift equipment. 

• Install one six-person lift (Lift 11), 

five three or four-person chairlifts (lifts 

12, 13, 14, 16 and 17), one surface 

beginner lift (Lift 15), and four lateral 

surface (transfer lifts—T1, T2, T2′ and 

T3). 

• Construct new roads to access Lift 

11 top terminal (1,000 feet), Lift 2 

bottom terminal (250 feet), Lift 14 top 

terminal (800 feet), and Lift 16 bottom 

terminal (200 feet). Bury power line 

from the top of Lift 4, down Salvation 

trail to the base of Lift 11, and along lifts 

T2, T2′ and T3 to service new lifts. 

• Create 17 new trails primarily in the 

areas associated with new lifts to 

improve the overall terrain distribution 

by skier ability level and to better meet 

the skier market demand. 

• Improve four trails within the 

existing trail network and develop one 

gladed area and one tree skiing area 

with 20 percent tree thinning. 

• Re-route the existing snowmobile 

access route. 

• Install snowmaking infrastructure, 

make snow on the first 400 feet of the 

proposed re-route, and groom the reroute periodically to create a smooth 

ridable surface for snowmobile riders of 

all ability levels. 

• Develop a snowmobile parking/ 

staging area along Hermosa Park Road, 

north of Purgatory Village on the west 

side of Highway 550, which would 

accommodate cars, trucks, and trailers. 

• Relocate the existing snowmobile 

outfitter and guide to the top of the 

Twilight Lift (Chair 4). 

• Expand snowmaking coverage on 

14 existing trails and two proposed 

trails (detailed below) by approximately 

149 acres for a resort total of 364 acres. 

Styx The Bank Divinity Dead Spike 

Lower Hades Upper Hermosa Pinkerton Toll Road Legends 

Lower Catharsis Angel’s Tread Nirvana Proposed Run 

Mercy Columbine Peace Proposed Snowmobile Re-route 

• Expand the existing Powderhouse 

Restaurant by approximately 11,000 

square feet to include a restaurant with 

419 additional seats, restrooms, a ski 

school desk, retail services, and public 

lockers. Expand the on-site septic 

system. 

• Expand the existing Dante’s 

Restaurant by 1,200 square feet to 

include a restaurant with 473 additional 

seats and guest services similar to those 

at the Powderhouse. This facility would 

continue to operate during the winter 

season and is proposed for summer use 

as well. Re-drill two existing wells to 

produce a higher water flow for 

domestic water needs. Upgrade the onsite septic system. 

• Construct a new 13,500 square foot 

lodge adjacent to the top terminal of 

Twilight Lift (#4) to include a 444-seat 

restaurant, restrooms, a ski school desk, 

retail, and public lockers. This facility is 

proposed for winter and summer use. 

Haul domestic water from existing 

storage tanks or proposed well and 

develop an on-site septic system. 

• Drill one additional well along the 

Pinkerton Toll Road ski trail to provide 

additional domestic water for the resort. 

• Double the size of the aboveground 

fuel storage tanks at the mid-mountain 

maintenance building. 

• Provide additional multiple use 

trails and a trailhead. The trailhead will 

include toilet facilities and a parking 

area with a capacity of approximately 36 

vehicles. The sleigh ride/American with 

Disablities Act (ADA) accessible trail 

will be eight feet wide to accommodate 

the sleigh and will meet all ADA 

requirements. Proposed trail additions 

include: hiking (0.6 mile), mountain 

biking (0.7 mile), Nordic skiing (1.7 

Km), Sleigh ride/ADA accessible (1.0 

Km). 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

November 21, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

concerning this notice should be 

addressed to Richard Speegle at the San 

Juan Public Lands Center, 15 Burnett 

Court, Durango, CO 81301. Comments 

may also be sent via e-mail to 

richard_speegle@co.blm.gov or via 

facsimile to (970) 375–2973. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Speegle, Supervisory 

Recreation Planner, at the Public Lands 

Center via telephone at (970) 375–3310. 

Individuals who use telecommunication 

devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8 

a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Proposed Action addresses issues 

related to the recreation experience. 

Presently, alpine skiing/snowboarding 

and other resort activities are provided 

to the public through a Special Use 

Permit (SUP) issued by the Forest 

Service and administered by the San 

Juan National Forest. All elements of the 

proposal remain within the existing 

SUP boundary area, except the 

additional proposed multiple use trails 

project outside the DMR SUP area. 

The proposed improvements are 

consistent with the San Juan National 

Forest Land and Resource Management 

Plan (Forest Plan). The proposed 

improvements are considered necessary 

in light of current resort deficiencies 

and projected future visitation. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The Forest Service and Durango 

Mountain Resort (DMR) cooperatively 

identified a purpose for this proposal, 

which is to upgrade and expand DMR 

within the existing Special Use Permit 

(SUP) area to achieve a balance of guest 

service facilities and skiing 

opportunities with existing and 

proposed visitation, thereby enhancing