71080 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 226 / Friday, November 25, 2005 / Notices 

A notice announcing the availability 

of the Forest Service’s final EIS was 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 12, 2005 (70 FR 47199), and a 

notice announcing that the Forest 

Service’s record of decision had been 

signed on August 3, 2005, was 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 26, 2005 (70 FR 50297). APHIS 

has independently reviewed the EIS and 

has concluded its comments and 

suggestions have been satisfied. APHIS 

has adopted the final EIS and has 

prepared a record of decision that is 

now available to the public. In addition 

to the Web site location provided in 

ADDRESSES above, the final EIS and 

Forest Service’s record of decision are 

available for viewing at the following 

locations between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except 

holidays: 

• Nebraska National Forest 

Supervisor’s Office, 125 North Main St., 

Chadron, NE; 

• Pine Ridge Ranger District, 1240 W. 

16th St., Chadron, NE; 

• Bessey Ranger District, State Spur 

86B off Hwy 2, Halsey, NE; 

• Buffalo Gap National Grassland, 

Fall River Ranger District, 1801 

Highway 18 Truck Bypass, Hot Springs, 

SD; 

• Buffalo Gap National Grassland, 

Wall Ranger District, 708 Main Street, 

Wall, SD; and 

• Fort Pierre National Grassland, 

1020 N. Deadwood St., Ft. Pierre, SD. 

CDs of the final EIS are available for 

viewing at the following area public 

libraries: 

• Rawlins Municipal Library, 1000 

East Church St., Pierre SD; 

• Wall City Community Library, 407 

Main St., Wall, SD; 

• Oglala Lakota College Library, Piya 

Wiconi Center, Kyle, SD; 

• Pine Ridge College Center Library, 

Pine Ridge, SD; 

• Lower Brule Tribal Office, 187 

Oyate Circle, Lower Brule, SD; 

• Rapid City Public Library, 610 

Quincy St., Rapid City, SD; 

• Rapid City Public Library, 300 6th 

St., Rapid City, SD; 

• Hot Springs Public Library, 1543 

Baltimore St., Hot Springs, SD; and 

• Chadron Public Library, 507 

Bordeaux St., Chadron, NE. 

The APHIS–WS record of decision 

has been prepared in accordance with: 

(1) The National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of 

the Council on Environmental Quality 

for implementing the procedural 

provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–

1508), (3) USDA regulations 

implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1), and 

(4) APHIS’ NEPA Implementing 

Procedures (7 CFR part 372). 

Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of 

November, 2005. 

W. Ron DeHaven, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–23302 Filed 11–23–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Wrangell-Petersburg Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Wrangell-Petersburg 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

has scheduled its next two regular 

meetings. The first meeting will take 

place Friday, December 9, 2005 from 1 

p.m. until 5:15 p.m. (or until the 

conclusion of public testimony), and 

Saturday, December 10, 2005 from 8 

a.m. until 12 p.m. This meeting will be 

held in Petersburg, Alaska. The second 

meeting will take place on Friday, 

January 13, 2006 from 8 a.m. until 5:15 

p.m. (or until the conclusion of public 

testimony), and on Saturday, January 

14, 2006 from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. This 

meeting will take place in Wrangell, 

Alaska. The purpose of both of these 

meetings is in review submitted projects 

and potentially make funding 

recommendations pursuant to title II, 

Public Law 106–363, H.R. 2389, the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self-Determination Act of 2000, also 

called the ‘‘Payments to States’’ Act. 

Public testimony regarding the 

proposals will also be taken at each 

meeting. 

DATES: The first meeting will take place 

in Petersburg, Alaska, on Friday, 

December 9, 2005 from 1 p.m. until 5:15 

p.m. and Saturday, December 10, 2005 

from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. The second 

meeting will take place in Wrangell, 

Alaska on Friday, January 13, 2006 from 

8 a.m. until 5:15 p.m., and on Saturday, 

January 14, 2006 from 8 a.m. until 9 

a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The December meeting will 

take place at the Scandia House Hotel 

Conference Room, 110 N. Nordic Drive, 

Petersburg, Alaska. The January meeting 

will take place at the James and Elsie 

Nolan Center, 1096 Outer Drive, 

Wrangell, Alaska. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patty Grantham, Petersburg District 

Ranger, P.O. Box 1328, Petersburg, AK 

99833, Phone (907) 772–3871, e-mail 

pagrantham@fs.fed.us, or Mark 

Hummel, Wrangell District Ranger, P.O. 

Box 51, Wrangell, AK 99833, e-mail 

mhummel@fs.fed.us. Toll-free 

conference calling is available for each 

of these meetings; please call or e-mail 

for specific information. For further 

information on RAC history, operations, 

and the application process, a Web site 

is available at http://www.fs.fed.us/ 

payments. Once in the Web site, follow 

the links to the Wrangell-Petersburg 

Resource Advisory Committee. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting will focus on the review and 

discussion of proposals received by the 

RAC for funding under Title II of the 

Payments to States legislation (Pub. L. 

106–393). New proposals (initial 

reading) may be discussed at the 

meetings. The committee may make 

recommendations for project funding 

during the meetings. A field trip to 

review proposals proximate to both the 

Wrangell and Petersburg, Alaska areas 

may take place in conjunction with the 

meetings. Both meetings are open to the 

public. Public input opportunity will be 

provided and individuals will have the 

opportunity to address the committee 

during that time. 

Dated: November 10, 2005. 

Forrest Cole, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 05–23244 Filed 11–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Fremont and Winema Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Fremont and Winema 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

in Klamath Falls, Oregon, for the 

purpose of conducting business as it 

relates to the planning of RAC Project 

Proposal workshops in the winter of 

2006. The RAC will also discuss budget 

and other outstanding business. The 

RAC is authorized under the provisions 

of Title II of the Secure Rural Schools 

and Community Self-Determination Act 

of 2000. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

December 14, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Klamath Ranger District Office 

located at 1936 California Avenue, 

Klamath Falls, Oregon 97603. Send 

written comments to Fremont and