59246 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 202 / Friday, October 19, 2007 / Notices 

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[FR Doc. E7–20624 Filed 10–18–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ochoco National Forest, Lookout 

Mountain Ranger District; Oregon; 

East Maurys Fuels and Vegetation 

Management Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revised notice of intent to 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement. 

SUMMARY: On August 15, 2005, the 

USDA Forest Service (FS), Ochoco 

National Forest, published a Notice of 

Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register (70 

FR 47785–47787) to prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

for the East Maurys Fuels and 

Vegetation Management Project. The FS 

revises that NOI as follows: Except for 

the sections noted, all prior information 

remains the same. 

DATES: The original NOI states the draft 

EIS is expected to be available for public 

comment in May 2006 and final EIS is 

expected in November 2006. This 

revised NOI modifies the date the draft 

EIS is expected to be available to 

December 2007. The Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) will publish a 

Notice of Availability (NOA) of the draft 

EIS in the Federal Register when it is 

available. The final EIS is estimated to 

be available to the public in April 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barb 

Fontaine, Project Leader, at the Ochoco 

National Forest, 3160 NE Third Street, 

Prineville, Oregon 97754 or at (541) 

416–6500. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Possible Alternatives 

The original NOI stated that an 

alternative limited to noncommercial 

thinning and prescribed fire activities 

was being considered. That alternative 

is no longer being considered. Based on 

issues identified as a result of scoping 

efforts, an alternative that limits new 

road construction is being developed. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official for this 

project is Jeff Walter, Forest Supervisor, 

Ochoco National Forest, 3160 NE Third 

Street, Prineville, Oregon 97754. 

Preliminary Issues 

As a result of scoping efforts, the 

Ochoco National Forest has identified 

two significant issues that will be 

analyzed in detail. These issues relate to 

road construction and the effects of 

roads on water quality and wildlife 

habitats. 

Dated: October 10, 2007. 

Arthur J. Currier, 

District Ranger. 

[FR Doc. 07–5169 Filed 10–18–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

RIN 0596–AC50 

Proposed Directives for Forest Service 

Outfitting and Guiding Special Use 

Permits and Insurance Requirements 

for Forest Service Special Use Permits 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed directives; 

request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service is 

proposing changes to directives 

governing special use permits for 

outfitting and guiding conducted on 

National Forest System lands by 

simplifying the application and 

administration process; establishing a 

flat land use fee for temporary use 

permits; developing a process for 

allocation of use on a first-come, firstserved basis for temporary use permits 

to facilitate greater participation in 

outfitting and guiding by youth, 

educational, and religious groups; 

offering the same terms and conditions 

to educational and institutional permit 

holders as to other types of permit 

holders; and clarifying policy for 

priority use permits governing 

performance, inspections, and 

allocation of use. In addition, the Forest 

Service is proposing changes to a 

directive governing insurance 

requirements for Forest Service special 

use permits. Public comment is invited 

and will be considered in development 

of the final directives. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing by January 17, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments 

electronically by following the 

instructions at the Federal eRulemaking 

portal at http://www.regulation.gov. 

Comments also may be submitted by 

mail to U.S. Forest Service, Attn: 

Carolyn Holbrook, Recreation and 

Heritage Resources Staff (2720), 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 1125, 

Washington, DC 20250–1125. If 

comments are sent electronically, the 

public is requested not to send 

duplicate comments by mail. Please 

confine comments to issues pertinent to 

the proposed directives, explain the 

reasons for any recommended changes, 

and, where possible, reference the 

specific section and wording being 

addressed. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be 

placed in the record and will be 

available for public inspection and 

copying. The public may inspect 

comments received on these proposed 

directives in the Office of the Director, 

Recreation and Heritage Resources Staff, 

4th Floor Central, Sidney R. Yates 

Federal Building, 14th and 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, on business days 

between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Those 

wishing to inspect comments are 

encouraged to call ahead at (202) 205–

1426 to facilitate entry into the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carolyn Holbrook, (202) 205–1426, 

Recreation and Heritage Resources Staff. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background and Need for the 

Proposed Directives 

Outfitting and guiding conducted on 

National Forest System lands have 

become one of the chief means for the 

recreating public to experience the 

outdoors. The Forest Service 

administers approximately 5,000 

outfitting and guiding permits, 

authorizing activities ranging from 

guided hunting and fishing trips to jeep 

tours and outdoor leadership programs. 

The agency anticipates that outfitting 

and guiding will increase in importance 

as the public’s desire for use of Federal 

lands increases and as the agency 

encourages use by increasingly diverse 

and urban populations, many of whom 

may lack the equipment and skills 

necessary in the outdoors. Therefore, 

agency policy needs to reflect the 

public’s demand for services while 

incorporating standard business 

practices and sustaining the natural 

environment in which these activities 

occur. 

Except for the revision to term length 

for priority use permits (70 FR 19727), 


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