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prerequisite for eligibility to appeal 

under the 36 CFR part 215 regulations. 

The final EIS is scheduled to be 

completed in June 2008. In the final EIS, 

the Forest Service will respond to 

comments received during the comment 

period that pertain to the environmental 

consequences discussed in the draft EIS 

and applicable laws, regulations, and 

policies considered in making the 

decision. 

Comment Requested 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. 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. 

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 45 

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 environmental 

impact 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. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; 

Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, section 21) 

Jack T. Walton, 

Acting, Lassen National Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 07–5272 Filed 10–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal 

Advisory Committee will hold a 

meeting on November 13, 2007 at the 

US Forest Service Office, 35 College 

Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150. 

This Committee, established by the 

Secretary of Agriculture on December 

15, 1998 (64 FR 2876), is chartered to 

provide advice to the Secretary on 

implementing the terms of the Federal 

Interagency Partnership on the Lake 

Tahoe Region and other matters raised 

by the Secretary. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

November 13, 2007, beginning at 1 p.m. 

and ending at 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the US Forest Service Office, 35 College 

Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arla 

Haines, Lake Tahoe Basin Management 

Unit, Forest Service, 35 College Drive, 

South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, (530) 543- 

2773. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Items to 

be covered on the agenda include: 1) 

Preliminary presentation by Tahoe 

Basin agencies of the Southern Nevada 

Public Land Management Act 

(SNPLMA) Round 9 hazardous fuels 

reduction and wildfire prevention 

projects; 2) Lake Tahoe SNPLMA Round 

9 science themes; Lake Tahoe SNPLMA 

Round 9 project nomination form and 

Round 9 calendar/timeframes; and 3) 

Public Comment. All Lake Tahoe Basin 

Federal Advisory Committee meetings 

are open to the public. Interested 

citizens are encouraged to attend at the 

above address. Issues may be brought to 

the attention of the Committee during 

the open public comment period at the 

meeting or by filing written statements 

with the secretary for the Committee 

before or after the meeting. Please refer 

any written comments to the Lake 

Tahoe Basin Management Unit at the 

contact address stated above. 

Dated: October 18, 2007. 

Terri Marceron, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 07–5274 Filed 10–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: South Pacific Tuna Act. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0218. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 199. 

Number of Respondents: 22. 

Average Hours Per Response License 

application, 15 minute; regional 

application/VMS registration, 45 

minutes; purse seine transshipment 

logsheet, 1 hour; and unloading 

logsheet, 30 minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration collects license, 

registration, catch, and unloading 

information from purse seine vessels 

fishing within a large region of the 

central and western Pacific Ocean 

governed by the Treaty of Fisheries 

between the governments of Certain 

Pacific Island States and the government 

of the United States of America. The 

information collected is required to 

meet obligations under the Treaty. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Annually and on occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk 

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