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the environmental analysis process. Due 

to the extensive scoping efforts already 

conducted, no scoping meeting is 

planned. 

The scoping process will include 

identification of potential issues, in 

depth analysis of significant issues, 

development of alternatives to the 

proposed action, and determination of 

potential environmental effects of the 

proposal and alternatives. While public 

participation in this analysis is welcome 

at any time, comments received within 

30 days of the publication of this notice 

will be especially useful in the 

preparation of the draft environmental 

impact statement. The public is 

encouraged to take part in the planning 

process and to visit with Forest Service 

officials at any time during the analysis 

and prior to the decision. 

Preliminary Issues 

The following preliminary issues have 

been identified for this proposal: 

Construction of roads in the Underwood 

Inventoried Roadless Area, impacts to 

water quality from construction 

activities associated with the project, 

potential spreading of noxious weed 

species known to occur in the area 

because of the projects ground 

disturbing activities, and use of 

alternatives to ground based systems. 

Comment Requested 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. Comments submitted 

during the November 2004 scoping 

period will be used in the 

environmental analysis process. Those 

who submitted comments at that time 

do not need to comment again, unless 

they have new comments they would 

like to provide. The public is 

encouraged to take part in the process 

and is encouraged to visit with Forest 

Service officials at any time during the 

analysis and prior to the decision. The 

Forest Service will be seeking 

information, comments, and assistance 

from Federal, State, and local agencies 

and other individuals or organizations 

that may be interested in, or affected by, 

the proposed vegetation management 

activities. 

Early Notice of Importance of Public 

Participation in Subsequent 

Environmental Review: A draft 

environmental impact statement will be 

prepared for comment. The comment 

period on the draft environmental 

impact statement will be forty-five days 

from the date the Environmental 

Protection Agency publishes the notice 

of availability in the Federal Register. 

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 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 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 environmental impact 

statement stage but that are not raised 

until after completion of 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 of 

these court rulings, it is very important 

that those interested in this proposed 

action participate by the close of the 

forty-five 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 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. 

Comments received, including the 

names and addresses of those who 

comment, will be considered part of the 

public record on 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: November 29, 2005. 

Jeff Walter, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 05–23603 Filed 12–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Siskiyou County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Siskiyou County 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

in Yreka, California, December 19, 2005. 

The meeting will include routine 

business, a discussion of larger scale 

projects, and the recommendation for 

implementation of submitted project 

proposals. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

December 19, 2005, from 4 p.m. until 6 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Yreka High School Library, Preece 

Way, Yreka, California. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob 

Talley, RAC Coordinator, Klamath 

National Forest, (530) 841–4423 or 

electronically at rtalley@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. Public 

comment opportunity will be provided 

and individuals will have the 

opportunity to address the Committee at 

that time. 

Dated: November 29, 2005. 

Margaret J. Boland, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. 05–23604 Filed 12–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF 

GOVERNORS 

Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting 

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, November 

30, 2005, 2 p.m.–3 p.m. 

PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3360, 330 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20237. 

Closed Meeting: The members of the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) 

will meet in a special session to review 

and discuss budgetary issues relating to 

U.S. Government-funded non-military 

international broadcasting. This meeting 

is closed because if open it likely would 

either disclose matters that would be 

properly classified to be kept secret in 

the interest of foreign policy under the 

appropriate executive order (5 U.S.C. 

552b.(c)(1)) or would disclose 

information the premature disclosure of 

which would be likely to significantly 

frustrate implementation of a proposed 

agency action. (5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(9)(B)). 

In addition, part of the discussion will