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landfill area and buffer zones; (c) longterm operation of waste facilities, 

followed by closure of those facilities 

and long-term post-closure maintenance 

of surrounding buffer areas; (d) 

remediation of burn dumps, primarily 

by re-capping and fencing; (e) 

monitoring, maintenance of facilities, 

management of dust and runoff, 

management of wind-blown trash, and 

other routine maintenance and 

management in buffer zones; and (f) the 

potential development of compatible 

facilities in buffer zones and remediated 

burn dumps (such as recycling or waste 

processing facilities, or other types of 

facilities compatible with the operation 

and zoning of sanitary landfills, transfer 

stations, and burn dumps). No new 

landfills would be sited. 

The effects of proposed covered 

activities are expected to be minimized 

and mitigated through participation in a 

conservation program that would be 

fully described in Amendment 1 to the 

original Habitat Conservation Plan. The 

focus of this proposed conservation 

program is to provide long-term 

protection of covered species by 

protecting biological communities in 

areas of high ecological value within 

Kern County. Components of the 

proposed conservation program are now 

under consideration by the Service and 

KCWMD. These components will likely 

include: avoidance and minimization 

measures, monitoring, adaptive 

management, and mitigation measures 

consisting of preservation, restoration 

and enhancement of habitat. 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Report 

KCWMD and the Service have 

selected Jud Monroe, Environmental 

Planning and Documentation (Monroe), 

to prepare the Draft EIS/EIR. The joint 

document will be prepared in 

compliance with NEPA and the 

California Environmental Quality Act 

(CEQA). Although Monroe will prepare 

the EIS/EIR, the Service will be 

responsible for the scope and content of 

the document for NEPA purposes, and 

KCWMD will be responsible for the 

scope and content of the document for 

CEQA purposes. 

The EIS/EIR will consider the 

proposed action of amending permit 

number 830963, no action (no permit 

amendment), and a reasonable range of 

alternatives, including operational 

alternatives for KCWMD facilities that 

would involve different levels of 

incidental take from those likely to 

occur under the proposed action. A 

detailed description of the proposed 

action and alternatives will be included 

in the EIS/EIR. It is anticipated that 

several alternatives will be developed, 

which may vary by the level of 

conservation, impacts caused by the 

proposed activities, permit area, covered 

species, or a combination of these 

factors. 

The EIS/EIR will also identify 

potentially significant impacts on 

biological resources, land use, air 

quality, water quality, mineral 

resources, water resources, economics, 

and other environmental resources that 

could occur directly or indirectly with 

implementation of the proposed action 

or alternatives. For all potentially 

significant impacts, the EIS/EIR will 

identify mitigation measures, where 

feasible, to reduce these impacts to a 

level below significance. 

Environmental review of the EIS/EIR 

will be conducted in accordance with 

the requirements of NEPA (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), its implementing 

regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), 

other applicable regulations, and 

Service procedures for compliance with 

those regulations. We are publishing 

this notice in accordance with Section 

1501.7 of NEPA to obtain suggestions 

and information from other agencies 

and the public on the scope of issues 

and alternatives to be addressed in the 

EIS/EIR. More specifically, we provide 

this notice: (1) To describe the proposed 

action and possible alternatives; (2) to 

advise other Federal and State agencies, 

affected Tribes, and the public of our 

intent to prepare an EIS/EIR; (3) to 

announce the initiation of a public 

scoping period; and (4) to obtain 

suggestions and information on the 

scope of issues to be included in the 

EIS/EIR. The primary purpose of the 

scoping process is to identify, rather 

than to debate, significant issues related 

to the proposed action. We invite 

written comments from interested 

parties to ensure that the full range of 

issues related to the permit request is 

identified. All comments received, 

including names and addresses, will 

become part of the official 

administrative record and may be made 

available to the public. 

Dated: October 14, 2005. 

Ken McDermond, 

Deputy Manager, California/Nevada 

Operations Office, Sacramento, California. 

[FR Doc. 05–20967 Filed 10–19–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[OR–027–1020–PI–020H; G–06–0004] 

Notice of Public Meetings, Steens 

Mountain Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Land Management, Burns 

District Office. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings for 

the Steens Mountain Advisory Council. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Steens 

Mountain Cooperative Management and 

Protection Act of 2000, the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976, 

and the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 

and the Steens Mountain Advisory 

Council will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The Steens Mountain Advisory 

Council will meet at the Bureau of Land 

Management, Burns District Office, 

28910 Hwy 20 West, Hines, Oregon 

97738 on October 27 and 28, 2005, and 

December 8 and 9, 2005. Meetings will 

begin at 8 a.m., local time, each day and 

will end at approximately 4:30 p.m., 

local time. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Steens Mountain Advisory Council was 

appointed by the Secretary of the 

Interior on August 14, 2001, pursuant to 

the Steens Mountain Cooperative 

Management and Protection Act and 

rechartered in August 2005. The Steens 

Mountain Advisory Council’s purpose is 

to provide representative counsel and 

advice to the Bureau of Land 

Management regarding (1) new and 

unique approaches to management of 

the land within the bounds of the Steens 

Mountain Cooperative Management and 

Protection Area, (2) cooperative 

programs and incentives for landscape 

management that meet human needs, 

maintain and improve the ecological 

and economic integrity of the area, and 

(3) preparation and implementation of a 

management plan for the Steens 

Mountain Cooperative Management and 

Protection Area. 

Topics to be discussed at these 

meetings include operating protocols, 

vice-chair election, Transportation/ 

Travel Plan, North Steens Ecosystem 

Restoration Project Environmental 

Impact Statement, Wildland Juniper 

Management Area, cooperative 

management agreements, 

implementation plan, on-the-ground 

projects update, monitoring, 

nondevelopment easements, and other 

matters that may reasonably come 

before the Steens Mountain Advisory 

Council. 

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1A record of the Commissioners’ votes, the 

Commission’s statement on adequacy, and any 

individual Commissioner’s statements will be 

available from the Office of the Secretary and at the 

Commission’s Web site. 

2The Commission has found the response 

submitted by domestic producer Ames True 

Temper to be adequate. Comments from other 

interested parties will not be accepted (see 19 CFR 

207.62(d)(2)). 

The Steens Mountain Advisory 

Council meetings are open to the public. 

Information to be distributed to the 

Steens Mountain Advisory Council is 

requested prior to the start of each 

meeting. Public comment periods will 

be scheduled for 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 

local time, each day. The amount of 

time scheduled for public presentations 

and meeting times may be extended 

when the authorized representative 

considers it necessary to accommodate 

all persons. 

Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act management regulations 

(41 CFR 102–3.15(b)), in exceptional 

circumstances an agency may give less 

than 15 days notice of committee 

meeting notices published in the 

Federal Register. In this case, this 

notice is being published less than 15 

days prior to the meeting due to the 

urgent need to meet deadlines to 

complete the Steens Mountain 

Cooperative Management and Protection 

Area Travel Plan (due December 2005) 

and the North Steens Ecosystem 

Restoration Project Environmental 

Impact Statement and to avoid 

additional delays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Additional information concerning the 

Steens Mountain Advisory Council may 

be obtained from Rhonda Karges, 

Management Support Specialist, Bureau 

of Land Management Burns District 

Office, 28910 Hwy 20 West, Hines, 

Oregon 97738. Information can also be 

obtained by phone at (541) 573–4400 or 

e-mail Rhonda_Karges@blm.gov. 

Dated: October 13, 2005. 

Karla Bird, 

Designated Federal Official, Andrews 

Resource Area Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. 05–20995 Filed 10–19–05; 8:45 am] 

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–457–A–D 

(Second Review)] 

Heavy Forged Hand Tools From China 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Scheduling of expedited fiveyear reviews concerning the 

antidumping duty orders on heavy 

forged hand tools from China. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of expedited 

reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine 

whether revocation of the antidumping 

duty orders on heavy forged hand tools 

from China would be likely to lead to 

continuation or recurrence of material 

injury within a reasonably foreseeable 

time. For further information 

concerning the conduct of these reviews 

and rules of general application, consult 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through 

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, 

subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 

207). 

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 4, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Olympia DeRosa Hand (202–205–3182), 

Office of Investigations, U.S. 

International Trade Commission, 500 E 

Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. 

Hearing-impaired persons can obtain 

information on this matter by contacting 

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility 

impairments who will need special 

assistance in gaining access to the 

Commission should contact the Office 

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its internet server (http:// 

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

these reviews may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background. On October 4, 2005, the 

Commission determined that the 

domestic interested party group 

response to its notice of institution (70 

FR 38101, July 1, 2005) of the subject 

five-year reviews was adequate and that 

the respondent interested party group 

response was inadequate. The 

Commission did not find any other 

circumstances that would warrant 

conducting full reviews.1 Accordingly, 

the Commission determined that it 

would conduct expedited reviews 

pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Act. 

Staff report. A staff report containing 

information concerning the subject 

matter of the reviews will be placed in 

the nonpublic record on December 5, 

2005, and made available to persons on 

the Administrative Protective Order 

service list for these reviews. A public 

version will be issued thereafter, 

pursuant to § 207.62(d)(4) of the 

Commission’s rules. 

Written submissions. As provided in 

§ 207.62(d) of the Commission’s rules, 

interested parties that are parties to the 

reviews and that have provided 

individually adequate responses to the 

notice of institution,2 and any party 

other than an interested party to the 

reviews may file written comments with 

the Secretary on what determinations 

the Commission should reach in the 

reviews. Comments are due on or before 

December 8, 2005 and may not contain 

new factual information. Any person 

that is neither a party to the five-year 

reviews nor an interested party may 

submit a brief written statement (which 

shall not contain any new factual 

information) pertinent to the reviews by 

December 8, 2005. However, should the 

Department of Commerce extend the 

time limit for its completion of the final 

results of its reviews, the deadline for 

comments (which may not contain new 

factual information) on Commerce’s 

final results is three business days after 

the issuance of Commerce’s results. If 

comments contain business proprietary 

information (BPI), they must conform 

with the requirements of §§ 201.6, 

207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s 

rules. The Commission’s rules do not 

authorize filing of submissions with the 

Secretary by facsimile or electronic 

means, except to the extent permitted by 

section 201.8 of the Commission’s rules, 

as amended, 67 FR 68036 (November 8, 

2002). Even where electronic filing of a 

document is permitted, certain 

documents must also be filed in paper 

form, as specified in II (C) of the 

Commission’s Handbook on Electronic 

Filing Procedures, 67 FR 68168, 68173 

(November 8, 2002). 

In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and 

207.3 of the rules, each document filed 

by a party to the reviews must be served 

on all other parties to the reviews (as 

identified by either the public or BPI 

service list), and a certificate of service 

must be timely filed. The Secretary will 

not accept a document for filing without 

a certificate of service. 

Determination. The Commission has 

determined to exercise its authority to 

extend the reviews period by up to 90 

days pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 

1675(c)(5)(B). 

Authority: These reviews are being 

conducted under authority of title VII of the 

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 

pursuant to § 207.62 of the Commission’s 

rules. 

Issued: October 17, 2005. 

By order of the Commission. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 05–20975 Filed 10–19–05; 8:45 am] 

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