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measures and monitoring requirements 

identified during the course of the 

analysis. 

Scoping Process 

The Forest Service will mail 

information to interested and/or affected 

parties. Public involvement will be 

ongoing throughout the analysis 

process, and public input will be 

specifically requested at certain times. 

There are currently no scoping meetings 

planned. 

Preliminary Issues 

The following are some potential 

issues identified through internal Forest 

Service scoping based on experience 

with similar projects. We are asking you 

to help us further refine the existing 

issues as wells as identify other issues 

or concerns relevant to the Proposed 

Action. This list is not considered allinclusive; rather, it should be viewed as 

a starting point: 

• Improper livestock grazing has the 

potential to affect the following 

resources as identified by internal 

scoping: 

• Water quality in streams throughout 

the District; 

• Habitat for Lahontan Cutthroat 

trout, a federally-listed species found in 

the Humboldt River Basin; 

• Heritage resources within the 

Project Area; 

• Vegetation, including riparian plant 

communities and aspen stands, which 

may result in a decline in the long-term 

productivity of the land base; 

• Wildlife habitat for several species, 

including mule deer, pygmy rabbits, 

spotted frogs, northern goshawk, and 

sage grouse. 

Comment Requested 

This NOI initiates the scoping process 

which will guide the development of 

the EIS. The public is invited to submit 

comments stating your concerns and 

issues that are relevant to the proposed 

project. These comments will be used to 

help establish the scope of study and 

analysis for the EIS. 

Early Notice of Importance of Public 

Participation in Subsequent 

Environmental Review 

A draft EIS will be prepared for 

comment. The comment period on the 

draft EIS will be 45 days from the date 

that the Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) publishes the notice of 

availability (NOA) in the Federal 

Register. 

The Forest Service believes that, 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 draft EISs 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 have been 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 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 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 consider them and respond 

to them in a meaningful manner within 

the final EIS. 

To assist the Forest Service in 

identifying and considering issues and 

concerns regarding the Proposed Action, 

comments on the draft EIS should be as 

specific as possible. It is also helpful if 

the comments refer to specific pages, 

sections, or chapters of the draft 

document. Comments may also address 

the adequacy of the draft EIS or the 

merits of the alternatives formulated 

and discussed in the document. 

Reviewers may wish to refer to the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) Regulations for implementing the 

procedural provisions of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) at 40 

CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points. 

Comments received, including the 

names and addresses of those who 

comment, will be considered part of the 

public record of this proposal and will 

be available for public inspection. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; 

Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section 

21) 

Dated: October 12, 2005. 

Edward C. Monnig, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Tri-County 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 SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Public Law 

106–393) the Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

National Forest’s Tri-County Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet on 

Thursday, November 3, 2005, from 4 

p.m. to 8 p.m. in Philipsburg, Montana, 

for a business meeting. The meeting is 

open to the public. 

DATES: Thursday, November 3, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the USDA Forest Service office, 88 10–

A Business Loop, Philipsburg, Montana. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bruce Ramsey, Designated Forest 

Official (DFO), Forest Supervisor, 

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

at (406) 683–3973. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

topics for this meeting includes a review 

of projects proposed for funding as 

authorized under Title II of Pub. L. 106–

393 and public comment. If the meeting 

location is changed, notice will be 

posted in local newspapers, including 

The Montana Standard. 

Dated: October 11, 2005. 

Bruce Ramsey, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 05–20782 Filed 10–17–05; 8:45 am] 

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ARCHITECTURAL AND 

TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS 

COMPLIANCE BOARD 

Courthouse Access Advisory 

Committee; Meeting 

AGENCY: Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board (Access Board) has established an 

advisory committee to advise the Board 

on issues related to the accessibility of 

courthouses covered by the Americans 

with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the 

Architectural Barriers Act of 1968. The 

Courthouse Access Advisory Committee 

(Committee) includes organizations 

with an interest in courthouse 

accessibility. This notice announces the 

date, times and location of the next 

Committee meeting, which will be open 

to the public. 

DATES: The meeting of the Committee is 

scheduled for November 17, 2005 

(beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 

p.m.) and November 18, 2005 

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(beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 3 

p.m.). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the California Judicial Council 

conference center (third floor), Hiram 

Johnson State building, 455 Golden Gate 

Avenue, San Francisco, CA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Yanchulis, Office of Technical 

and Information Services, Architectural 

and Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board, 1331 F Street, NW., suite 1000, 

Washington, DC, 20004–1111. 

Telephone number (202) 272–0026 

(Voice); (202) 272–0082 (TTY). e-mail 

yanchulis@access-board.gov. This 

document is available in alternate 

formats (cassette tape, Braille, large 

print, or computer disk). This document 

is also available on the Board’s Internet 

site (http://www.access-board.gov/caac/ 

meeting.htm). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2004, as 

part of the outreach efforts on 

courthouse accessibility, the Access 

Board established a Federal advisory 

committee to advise the Access Board 

on issues related to the accessibility of 

courthouses, particularly courtrooms, 

including best practices, design 

solutions, promotion of accessible 

features, educational opportunities, and 

the gathering of information on existing 

barriers, practices, recommendations, 

and guidelines. On October 12, 2004, 

the Access Board published a notice 

appointing 31 members to the 

Courthouse Access Advisory 

Committee. 69 FR 60608 (October 12, 

2004). Members of the Committee 

include designers and architects, 

disability groups, members of the 

judiciary, court administrators, 

representatives of the codes community 

and standard-setting entities, 

government agencies, and others with 

an interest in the issues to be explored. 

The Committee held its initial meeting 

on November 4 and 5, 2004. Members 

discussed the current requirements for 

accessibility, committee goals and 

objectives and the establishment of 

subcommittees. The second meeting of 

the Committee was held in February, 

2005. The Committee toured two 

courthouses and established three 

subcommittees: Education, Courtrooms 

and Courthouses (areas unique to 

courthouses other than courtrooms). 

The third and fourth meetings of the 

Committee were held in May, 2005 and 

August, 2005. Members of the 

Committee toured several courthouses 

and continued work in the three 

subcommittees. Minutes of the meetings 

may be found on the Access Board’s 

Web site at http://www.accessboard.gov/caac/index.htm. At the 

November meeting of the Committee, 

members will continue to address issues 

both as a full Committee and in 

subcommittees. 

Committee meetings are open to the 

public and interested persons can attend 

the meetings and communicate their 

views. Members of the public will have 

an opportunity to address the 

Committee on issues of interest to them 

and the Committee during public 

comment periods scheduled on each 

day of the meeting. Members of groups 

or individuals who are not members of 

the Committee are invited to participate 

on the subcommittees. The Access 

Board believes that participation of this 

kind can be very valuable for the 

advisory committee process. 

The meeting will be held at a site 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. Real-time captioning will be 

provided. Individuals who require sign 

language interpreters should contact 

David Yanchulis by October 31, 2005. 

Notices of future meetings will be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Lawrence W. Roffee, 

Executive Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

[Docket Number 051004256–5256–01] 

2005 Company Organization Survey 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Determination. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) is conducting the 2005 

Company Organization Survey. The 

survey’s data are needed, in part, to 

update the multilocation companies in 

the Business Register. The survey, 

which has been conducted annually 

since 1974, is designed to collect 

information on the number of 

employees, payroll, geographic location, 

current operational status, and kind of 

business for the establishments of 

multilocation companies. We have 

determined that annual data collected 

from this survey are needed to aid the 

efficient performance of essential 

governmental functions and have 

significant application to the needs of 

the public and industry. The data 

derived from this survey are not 

available from any other source. 

ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will 

furnish report forms to organizations 

included in the survey, and additional 

copies are available upon written 

request to the Director, Census Bureau, 

Washington, DC 20233–0101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Hanczaryk, Economic Planning and 

Coordination Division, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Room 2747, Federal Building 3, 

Washington, DC 20233–6100; telephone 

(301) 763–4058. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 13, 

United States Code (U.S.C.), Sections 

182, 195, 224, and 225 authorize the 

Census Bureau to undertake surveys 

necessary to furnish current data on the 

subjects covered by the censuses. This 

survey will provide continuing and 

timely national statistical data for the 

period between economic censuses. The 

next economic censuses will be 

conducted for the year 2007. The data 

collected in this survey will be within 

the general scope, type, and character of 

those that are covered in the economic 

censuses. Forms NC–99001 and NC–

99007 (for single-location companies) 

will be used to collect the desired data. 

Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, no person is required to respond 

to, nor shall a person be subject to a 

penalty for failure to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act unless that collection of 

information displays a current, valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number. In accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 

U.S.C., Chapter 35, the OMB approved 

Forms NC–99001 and NC–99007 on 

December 21, 2004, under OMB Control 

Number 0607–0444. We will furnish 

report forms to organizations included 

in this survey, and additional copies are 

available upon written request to the 

Director, U.S. Census Bureau, 

Washington, DC 20233–0101. 

I have, therefore, directed that the 

2005 Company Organization Survey be 

conducted for the purpose of collecting 

these data. 

Dated: October 12, 2005. 

Charles Louis Kincannon, 

Director, Bureau of the Census. 

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