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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 72, No. 191 

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request Form FNS–648, WIC 

Local Agency Directory Report 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Food and 

Nutrition Service’s (FNS) intention to 

request an extension for a currently 

approved information collection, the 

WIC Local Agency Directory Report. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 3, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments may be sent to: Patricia N. 

Daniels, Director, Supplemental Food 

Programs Division, Food and Nutrition 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

3101 Park Center Drive, Room 520, 

Alexandria, VA 22302. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval, and will become a 

matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

form and instructions should be 

directed to: Patricia N. Daniels, (703) 

305–2749. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: WIC Local Agency Directory. 

OMB Number: 0584–0431. 

Expiration Date: 04/30/2008. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection Form. 

Abstract: FNS administers the Special 

Supplemental Nutrition Program for 

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) by 

awarding cash grants to State agencies 

(generally State health departments). 

The State agencies award subgrants to 

local agencies (generally local health 

departments and nonprofit 

organizations) to deliver program 

benefits and services to eligible 

participants. FNS maintains a WIC 

Local Agency Directory which lists the 

names and addresses of all WIC local 

agencies. WIC State and local agencies 

and FNS use the directory to refer 

individuals to the nearest source of WIC 

Program services and to maintain 

continuity of program services to 

migrant and other transient participants. 

It is also used as a mailing list to 

provide local agencies with technical 

assistance manuals and other 

information. State agencies complete the 

WIC Local Agency Directory Report 

Form to inform FNS when a local 

agency is newly established, closed or 

changes its address. This data is needed 

to keep the directory current. Due to the 

increase in the number of WIC State 

Agencies reporting, this revision is an 

adjustment in the number of 

respondents from 88 to 90. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 0.17 hours per 

response, including the time for 

reviewing instructions, searching 

existing data sources, gathering and 

maintaining the data needed, and 

completing and reviewing the collection 

of information. 

Respondents: Directors or 

Administrators of WIC State agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 90 

respondents. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: One. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 15.3 hours. 

Dated: September 21, 2007. 

Roberto Salazar, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–19555 Filed 10–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Black River Land Exchange; Apache 

National Forest; Apache and Greenlee 

Counties, AZ 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service, USDA 

will prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) on a proposal to 

exchange 337.74 acres of federal lands 

north of the unincorporated community 

of Greer, Arizona, for 396.35 acres of 

non-federal lands along the West Fork of 

the Black River and the Blue River in 

east-central Arizona. The EIS will 

analyze the proposed change of the 

federal lands described as Tract A and 

Tract B for the non-federal lands 

described as Rancho Alegre, Thompson 

Ranch, and Blue River Ranch parcels. 

The federal and non-federal lands 

proposed for exchange are located in 

Apache and Greenlee Counties, Arizona. 

The affected Forest Service units are the 

Springerville and Alpine Ranger 

Districts of the Apache-Sitgreaves 

National Forests. The exchange would 

occur with First American Title 

Insurance Company, Trustee, under 

Trust 8541, on behalf of Precision 

Components, Inc., Herbert W. Owens. 

Summit Resources, LLC is acting as a 

third-party facilitator for the non-federal 

landowner. Implementation of the 

proposed exchange is scheduled for 

August 2008. The Apache-Sitgreaves 

National Forest Supervisor invites the 

public to submit comments on the 

proposal and suggestions on the scope 

of the proposed exchange. The Forest 

Supervisor also invites the public to 

participate in the environmental 

analysis and decision-making process 

for the proposed exchange of lands. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

October 31, 2007. The draft EIS is 

scheduled for availability in February 

2008, and the final EIS is expected to be 

available in June 2008. 


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ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Bruce Buttrey, Natural Resources 

Specialist, Springerville Ranger District, 

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, P.O. 

Box 760, Springerville, AZ 85938. Oral 

comments may be conveyed to Bruce 

Buttrey in person at the Springerville 

Ranger District, 165 S. Mountain 

Avenue, Springerville, AZ or by 

telephone at 928–333–4372. For further 

information, mail correspondence to 

Bruce Buttrey at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bruce Buttrey, Natural Resource 

Specialist, at bbuttrey@fs.fed.us or (928) 

333–4372. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The proposal to exchange lands in the 

Apache National Forest responds to the 

Forest Service’s need for consolidation 

of federal land ownership patterns. The 

consolidation of federal ownership 

allows the Forest Service to enhance the 

management of the public’s natural 

resources by acquiring lands that (1) 

protect habitat for several threatened, 

endangered, and sensitive species, (2) 

facilitate public access to federal lands, 

(3) improve wetlands, floodplains, and 

riparian areas, (4) decrease the 

complexity of maintaining property 

boundaries, and (5) improve the 

efficiency of resource management by 

focusing the Forest’s funding and staff 

on consolidated ownerships. This action 

responds in part to an order dated 

March 1, 2007, by the United States 

District Court in Greer Coalition, Inc., 

and the Center for Biological Diversity v. 

U.S. Forest Service (D. AZ). The court 

remanded an October 14, 2005, decision 

authorizing the Black River Land 

Exchange to the Forest Service for 

proceedings consistent with its March 1, 

2007 order. To comply with the court 

order the Forest Service will prepare an 

EIS addressing and evaluating the 

environmental impact should the 

federal land be developed using 

multiple shallow water wells. 

Proposed Action 

The Forest Supervisor proposes to 

exchange 337.74 acres of federal lands 

north of the unincorporated community 

of Greer, Arizona, for 396.35 acres of 

non-federal lands along with West Fork 

of the Black River and the Blue River in 

east-central Arizona. The federal lands 

proposed for exchange are located in 

Apache County; the non-federal lands 

proposed for exchange are located in 

Apache and Greenlee Counties, Arizona. 

the affected Forest Service units are the 

Springerville and Alpine Ranger 

Districts in the Apache-Sitgreaves 

National Forests. All acreages in this 

proposal have been verified. The United 

States of america would convey fee title 

to First American Title Insurance 

Company, Trustee, under Trust 8541 for 

the 70.57 acre Tract A and 267.17 acre 

Tract B parcels in Apache County, 

Arizona, in the Apache National Forest. 

First American Title Insurance 

Company, Trustee, under Trust 8541 

would convey fee title to the United 

States of America for the 79.76 acre 

Rancho Alegre and 157.91 Thompson 

Ranch parcels in Apache County and 

the 158.68 acre Blue River Ranch parcel 

in Greelee County, Arizona, in the 

Apache National Forest. 

The proposed exchange of lands does 

not require an amendment to the ApachSitgreaves National Forests Land and 

Resource Management Plan. Pursuant to 

the regulations for land exchanges (36 

CFR 254.3(f)): ‘‘Lands acquired by 

exchange that are located within areas 

having an administrative designation 

established through the land 

management planning process shall 

automatically become part of the area 

within which they are located, without 

further action by the Forest Service, and 

shall be managed in accordance with 

the laws, rules, and regulations, and 

land and resource management plan 

applicable to such area.’’

Possible Alternatives 

A full range of alternatives to the 

proposed action, including a no-action 

alternative, were considered during the 

environmental analysis and will be 

discussed in the EIS. The no-action 

alternative represents no change from 

the current pattern of land ownership, 

and it serves as the baseline for the 

comparison among the action 

alternatives. In addition to the proposed 

action and the no-action alternatives, a 

deed restriction and a direct purchase 

alternative were considered. 

Responsible Official 

The Responsible Official is the 

Director of Lands and Minerals, 

Southwestern Region. He will review all 

issues, alternatives, and environmental 

consequences associated with the 

analysis; consider all public comments 

and response; and comply with all 

policies, regulations, and laws in 

making a decision regarding the 

proposed exchange of lands 

documented in the final EIS for the 

Black River Land Exchange. The 

Responsible Official will document his 

decision and rationale for the decision 

in a Record of Decision (ROD). His 

decision will be subject to public notice, 

review, comment, and appeal under the 

Forest Service Regulations for Notice, 

Comment, and Appeal Procedures for 

National Forest System projects and 

Activities at 36 CFR part 215. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The Forest Service will determine if 

the lands to be exchanged are desirable, 

in the public interest and suitable for 

inclusion in the National Forest System. 

Land exchanges are discretionary, 

voluntary real estate transactions 

between the federal and non-federal 

parties. The exchange can only be 

completed after the authorized officer 

determines that the exchanges meets the 

requirements at 36 CFR 254.3(b): (1) The 

resource values and the public 

objectives served by non-federal lands 

and interests to be acquired are equal to 

or exceed the resource values and 

public objectives served by the federal 

lands to be disposed, and (2) the 

intended use of the disposed federal 

lands will not substantially conflict 

with established management objectives 

on adjacent federal lands, including 

Indian Trust Lands. 

Lands will be exchanges on a value 

for value basis, based on current fair 

market value appraisals. The appraisal 

is prepared in accordance with the 

Uniform Appraisal Standards of 

Professional Appraisal Practice and the 

Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

Federal Land Acquisition. The appraisal 

prepared for the land exchange is 

reviewed by a qualified review 

appraiser to ensure that it is fair and 

complies with the appropriate 

standards. Under the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976, all 

exchanges must be equal in value. 

Forest Service regulations at 36 CFR 

254.3 require that exchanges must be of 

equal value or equalized pursuant to 36 

CFR 254.12 by cash payment after 

making all reasonable efforts to equalize 

values by deleting lands. If lands 

proposed for exchange are not equal in 

value, either party may make them 

equal by cash payment not to exceed 25 

percent of the federal land value. A 

March 2004, agency approval appraisal 

indicated by lands along with a federal 

cash payment were equal in value. A 

new appraisal will be prepared in 2008 

to comply with the United States 

District Court March 1, 2007, court 

order. 

Preliminary Issues 

Previous litigation dealt with the 

potential effects to existing shallow 

water wells on adjacent private property 

from possible future drilling of 

additional new shallow water wells on 

the federal lands. 


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Scoping Process 

The Forest Service encourages full 

participation in the proposed land 

exchange, beginning with the scoping 

process. Scoping will include notice in 

the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests’

Quarterly Schedule of Proposed 

Actions; distribution of letters to 

individuals, organizations, and agencies 

who have previously indicated interest 

in the Black River Land Exchange; 

communication with tribal interests; 

and publication of news releases in the 

White Mountain Independent and The 

Arizona Republic, the newspaper of 

record, for Regional Forester decisions 

for the Apache-Sitgreaves National 

Forests. Any news releases will also be 

distributed to other local newspapers 

that serve areas affected by this 

proposal. Public meetings are not 

currently scheduled. Any future public 

meetings that may be held will have a 

notice of time and location provided to 

newspapers that serve areas affected by 

this proposal. The scoping process will 

include identifying any new key issues 

and previously unknown potential 

environmental effects of the proposed 

action. 

Comment Requested 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. The Forest Service is 

seeking comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis from individuals, 

organizations, tribes, state and local 

agencies, and other federal agencies that 

may be interested in or affected by the 

proposed land exchange. All comments 

received in response to this notice, 

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. The comment will be used 

in the preparation of the draft EIS. 

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 45 days from 

the date the Environmental Protection 

Agency publishes the notice of 

availability in the Federal Register. 

The Forest Service believes it is 

important to give reviewers notice of 

several court rulings related to public 

participation in the environmental 

review process. First, reviewers of a 

draft EIS 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 contentions. 

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power 

Corporation versus Natural Resources 

Defense Council, 435 US 519, 553 

(1978). Also, environmental objections 

that could be raised at the draft EIS 

stage, but that are not raised until 

completion of the final EIS, may be 

waived or dismissed by the courts. City 

of Angoon versus Hodel, 803 F 2d 1016, 

1022 (9th Cir, 1986) and Wisconsin 

Heritages, Incorporated versus Harris, 

490 F Supp 1334, 1338 (ED Wis, 1980). 

Because of these court rulings, it is 

important that those interested in this 

proposed action participate by the close 

of the 45-day comment period, so that 

comments are made available to the 

Forest Service at a time when it can 

meaningfully consider them and 

respond to them in the final EIS. To 

assist the Forest Service in identifying 

and considering issues and concerns on 

the proposed action, comments on the 

draft EIS 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 EIS or 

the merits of the alternatives formulated 

and discussed in the statement. 

Reviewers may wish to refer to the 

Council of 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: September 24, 2007. 

Elaine J. Zieroth, 

Forest Supervisor, Apache-Sitgreaves 

National Forests. 

[FR Doc. 07–4861 Filed 10–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Supplemental Watershed Plan 

—Environmental Assessment for the 

Mary’s Creek Watershed Floodwater 

Retarding Structure No. 7; Shelby 

County, TN 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) in 

Tennessee, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of a Finding of No 

Significant Impact. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969; the Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations (40 

CFR part 1500); and the Natural 

Resources Conservation Service 

Guidelines (7 CFR part 650); the Natural 

Resources Conservation Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, gives notice 

that an environmental impact statement 

is not being prepared for Supplemental 

Watershed Plan-Environmental 

Assessment for the Mary’s Creek 

Watershed Floodwater Retarding 

Structure No. 7, Shelby County, 

Tennessee. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin Brown, State Conservationist, 

Natural Resources Conservation Service, 

675 U.S. Courthouse, 801 Broadway, 

Nashville, Tennessee 37203, telephone 

number (615) 277–2531. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

environmental assessment of this 

federally assisted action indicates that 

the project will not cause significant 

local, regional, or national impacts on 

the environment. As a result of these 

findings, Kevin Brown, State 

Conservationist, has determined that the 

preparation and review of an 

environmental impact statement is not 

needed for this project. 

Mary’s Creek Watershed No. 7 

Notice of a Finding of No Significant 

Impact 

The project purpose is rehabilitation 

of floodwater retarding structure no. 7 

as authorized under Public Law 106–

472, the Small Watershed Rehabilitation 

Amendments of 2000, which amends 

Public Law 83–566, the Watershed 

Protection and Flood Prevention Act. 

The Notice of a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) has been 

forwarded to the Environmental 

Protection Agency and to various 

Federal, State and local agencies and 

interested parties. A limited number of 

copies of the FONSI are available to fill 

single copy requests at the above 

address. Basic data developed during 

the environmental assessment are on 

file and may be reviewed by contacting 

Kevin Brown. 

No administrative action on 

implementation of the proposal will be 

taken until 30 days after the date of this 

publication in the Federal Register. 


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