Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 192 / Thursday, October 4, 2007 / Notices 56721 

1To view the notice, the environmental 

assessment, the finding of no significant impact, 

and the comments we received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2007-0060. 2See footnote 1. 

area-wide eradication to eradication in 

outlying areas and containment in the 

core infestation areas. In the United 

States, EAB eradication efforts involve 

the removal of all ash trees within a 

specified radius around known 

infestations. However, by the time an 

infestation is discovered and treated, 

EAB has usually already dispersed 

outside the eradication zone. Besides 

natural dispersal, the spread of EAB has 

been accelerated through humanassisted movement of infested ash 

firewood, timber, solid wood packing 

materials, and nursery stock. As EAB 

spreads in North America, regulatory 

agencies, land managers, and the public 

are seeking sustainable management 

tools such as biological control to 

reduce EAB population densities and to 

slow its spread. 

On May 23, 2007, we published in the 

Federal Register (72 FR 28947–28948, 

Docket No. APHIS–2007–0060) a 

notice 1 in which we announced the 

availability for public review and 

comment of an environmental 

assessment, entitled ‘‘Proposed Release 

of Three Parasitoids for the Biological 

Control of the Emerald Ash Borer 

(Agrilus planipennis) in the Continental 

United States’’ (April 2, 2007), that 

examined the potential effects on the 

quality of the human environment that 

may be associated with the release of 

three specific biological control agents 

to control infestations of EAB within the 

continental United States. APHIS and 

the Forest Service proposed to release 

the three parasitoids into the 

environment of the continental United 

States for the purpose of reducing EAB 

populations. These parasitoids are 

known to attack EAB consistently in its 

native habitat in China. Post-release 

monitoring of the spread and 

establishment of each parasitoid species 

and impacts on EAB and non-target 

wood-boring beetles will also be 

conducted. 

We solicited comments on the 

environmental assessment for 30 days 

ending June 22, 2007. We received 41 

comments by that date, of which 30 

supported the release of the biological 

control agents to control infestations of 

EAB. The 11 comments that opposed 

the release are addressed at length in the 

updated environmental assessment. 

In this document, we are advising the 

public of our decision and finding of no 

significant impact regarding the release 

of three insect parasitoid species for the 

biological control of the emerald ash 

borer. This decision is based upon the 

updated environmental assessment, 

entitled ‘‘Proposed Release of Three 

Parasitoids for the Biological Control of 

the Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus 

planipennis) in the Continental United 

States’’ (July 2007). 

The updated environmental 

assessment and finding of no significant 

impact may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov Web site 2 or in our 

reading room at USDA, room 1141, 

South Building, 14th Street and 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. Persons wishing to 

view the updated environmental 

assessment and finding of no significant 

impact are requested to call ahead on 

(202) 690–2817 to facilitate entry into 

the reading room. You may request 

paper copies of the updated 

environmental assessment and finding 

of no significant impact by calling or 

writing to the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please 

refer to the title of the environmental 

assessment when requesting copies. 

The environmental assessment and 

finding of no significant impact have 

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 27th day of 

September 2007. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–19647 Filed 10–3–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, October 12, 2007; 

9:30 a.m. 

PLACE: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

624 Ninth Street, NW., Rm. 540, 

Washington, DC 20425. 

Meeting Agenda 

I. Approval of Agenda. 

II. Approval of Minutes of September 21, 

Meeting. 

III. Announcements. 

IV. Staff Director’s Report. 

V. Management and Operations. 

• Strategic Plan. 

• Establishment of Briefing and Meeting 

Schedule for 2008. 

• Celebration of Commission’s 50th 

Anniversary. 

• Information Quality Guidelines. 

• Involvement of Commissioners in Staff 

Activities. 

VI. Program Planning. 

• Consideration of Proposed Debate on 

Race and Intelligence. 

VII. State Advisory Committee Issues. 

• South Carolina SAC. 

• Involvement of Commissioners on State 

Advisory Committees. 

VIII. Future Agenda Items. 

IX. Adjourn. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION: Manuel Alba, Press and 

Communications, (202) 376–8582. 

Dated: October 2, 2007. 

David Blackwood, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 07–4949 Filed 10–2–07; 12:32 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1527] 

Approval of Expansion of Authority for 

Subzone 133D; Deere & Company 

(Construction Equipment); Davenport, 

IA 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, Deere & Company, operator 

of FTZ Subzone 133D, has requested 

authority to expand the scope of 

manufacturing under zone procedures 

within Subzone 133D at the company’s 

facility in Davenport, Iowa (FTZ Docket 

49–2006, filed 12/28/06); 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment has been given in the Federal 

Register (72 FR 1317, 1/11/07); and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and 

that approval of the application is in the 

public interest; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

approves the expansion of the scope of 

manufacturing authority under zone 

procedures within Subzone 133D to 

include the manufacture of articulated 

dump trucks at the Deere & Company 


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