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select ‘‘Food Safety and Inspection 

Service’’ from the agency drop-down 

menu, then click on ‘‘Submit.’’ In the 

Docket ID column, select FDMS Docket 

Number FSIS-calendar year-docket 

number to submit or view public 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available 

electronically. 

All submissions received by mail or 

electronic mail must include the Agency 

name and docket number. All comments 

submitted in response to this document, 

as well as research and background 

information used by FSIS in developing 

this document, will be available for 

public inspection in the FSIS Docket 

Room at the address listed above 

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

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. Comments will also be posted 

on the Agency’s Web site at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

regulations_&_policies/ 

regulations_directives_&_notices/ 

index.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact John O’Connell, Paperwork 

Reduction Act Coordinator, Food Safety 

and Inspection Service, USDA, 300 12th 

Street, SW., Room 112, Washington, DC 

20250–3700, (202) 720–0345. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Job Applicant Medical 

Information. 

OMB Number: 0583–xxxx. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection. 

Abstract: FSIS has been delegated the 

authority to exercise the functions of the 

Secretary as specified in the Federal 

Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 

601, et seq.), the Poultry Products 

Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et 

seq.), and the Egg Products Inspection 

Act (EPIA) (21 U.S.C. 1031, et seq.). 

These statutes provide that FSIS is to 

protect the public by verifying that 

meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, 

wholesome, unadulterated, and 

properly labeled and packaged. 

FSIS is requesting a new information 

collection addressing paperwork and 

recordkeeping requirements regarding 

the medical history and status of certain 

FSIS job applicants. Under 5 CFR 339, 

FSIS is requesting to collect the medical 

information of applicants to certain 

positions in the Agency to assist FSIS in 

making a determination of their medical 

fitness for duty. Applicants for certain 

positions in FSIS are to complete, and 

have their physician/medical examiner 

complete, FSIS Forms Certificate of 

Medical Examination and Report of 

Medical History. 

FSIS has made the following 

estimates based upon an information 

collection assessment: 

Estimate of Burden: FSIS estimates 

that it will take respondents an average 

of 165 minutes to complete and submit 

both of these forms to FSIS. 

Respondents: FSIS job applicants and 

physicians/medical examiners. 

Estimated No. of Respondents: 2,400. 

Estimated No. of Annual Responses 

per Respondent: 2 (each form once). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 4,500 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

assessment can be obtained from John 

O’Connell, Paperwork Reduction Act 

Coordinator, Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA, 300 12th Street, SW., 

Room 112, Washington, DC 20250–

3700, (202) 720–5627,(202)720–0345. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of FSIS’ functions, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’ 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 both John O’Connell, 

Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator, 

at the address provided above, and the 

Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Washington, DC 20253. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, in an effort to 

ensure that the public and in particular 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities, are aware of this notice, 

FSIS will announce it on-line through 

the FSIS Web page located at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/ 

2007_Notices_Index/index.asp. 

FSIS also will make copies of this 

Federal Register publication available 

through the FSIS Constituent Update, 

which is used to provide information 

regarding FSIS policies, procedures, 

regulations, Federal Register notices, 

FSIS public meetings, recalls, and other 

types of information that could affect or 

would be of interest to our constituents 

and stakeholders. The update is 

communicated via Listserv, a free e-mail 

subscription service consisting of 

industry, trade, and farm groups, 

consumer interest groups, allied health 

professionals, scientific professionals, 

and other individuals who have 

requested to be included. The update 

also is available on the FSIS web page. 

Through Listserv and the web page, 

FSIS is able to provide information to a 

much broader, more diverse audience. 

In addition, FSIS offers an e-mail 

subscription service which provides 

automatic and customized access to 

selected food safety news and 

information. This service is available at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

news_and_events/email_subscription/. 

Options range from recalls to export 

information to regulations, directives 

and notices. Customers can add or 

delete subscriptions themselves and 

have the option to password protect 

their account. 

Done at Washington, DC, on: February 6, 

2007. 

Bryce Quick, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E7–2194 Filed 2–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Eastern Washington Cascades 

Provincial Advisory Committee and the 

Yakima Provincial Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Eastern Washington 

Cascades Provincial Advisory 

Committee and the Yakima Provincial 

Advisory Committee will meet on 

Friday, February 23, 2007 at the 

Okanogan and Wenatchee National 

Forest Headquarters office, 215 Melody 

Lane, Wenatchee, WA. This meeting 

will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 

4 p.m. During this meeting Provincial 

Advisory Committee members will 

discuss Roadless Area considerations 

and potential Wilderness 

recommendations in conjunction with 

Forest Plan Revision for the Okanogan 

and Wenatchee National Forests. All 

Eastern Washington Cascades and 

Yakima Province Advisory Committee 

meetings are open to the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct questions regarding this meeting 

to Paul Hart, Designated Federal 


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Official, USDA, Wenatchee National 

Forest, 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, 

Washington 98801, 509–644–9200. 

Dated: February 5, 2007. 

Paul Hart, 

Designated Federal Official, Okanogan and 

Wenatchee National Forests. 

[FR Doc. 07–582 Filed 2–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Highwood Generating Station 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of Final 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an 

agency which administers the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s Rural 

Development Utilities Programs (USDA 

Rural Development), is issuing a Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Highwood Generating Station 

(HGS). The Final EIS was prepared 

pursuant to the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (U.S.C. 4231 

et seq.) in accordance with the Council 

on Environmental Quality (CEQ) 

regulations for implementing the 

procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 

1500—1508) and RUS regulations (7 

CFR 1794). This document has been 

prepared jointly with the Montana 

Department of Environmental Quality 

(MDEQ), which has its own statutory 

mandates to analyze potential 

environmental impacts under the 

Montana Environmental Policy Act 

(MEPA) (75–1–101 et seq., MCA and 

ARM 17.4.601 et seq.) and to issue 

permits under the Montana Clean Air 

Act, Montana Clean Water Act, and 

Montana Solid Waste Management Act. 

USDA Rural Development invites 

comments on the Final EIS. 

The purpose of the EIS is to evaluate 

the potential environmental impacts of 

and alternatives to the Southern 

Montana Electric Transmission & 

Generation Cooperative, Inc. (SME) 

application to USDA Rural 

Development for a loan guarantee to 

construct a 250 megawatt (MW) coalfired power plant near Great Falls, 

Montana. SME also proposes to 

construct and operate four, 1.5-MW 

wind turbines at the proposed project 

site to generate supplemental electrical 

power. 

DATES: Written comments on this Final 

EIS will be accepted on or before March 

12, 2007. 

ADDRESS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: To 

send comments or for more information, 

contact: Richard Fristik, USDA, Rural 

Development, Utilities Programs, 1400 

Independence Avenue, Mail Stop 1571, 

Room 2237, Washington, DC 20250–

1571, telephone (202) 720–5093, fax 

(202) 720–0820, or e-mail: 

Richard.Fristik@wdc.usda.gov. 

A copy of the FEIS has been sent to 

affected Federal, state, and local 

government agencies and to interested 

parties. The document can be obtained 

or viewed online at http:// 

www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/eis.htm. 

The files are in a portable document 

format (pdf); in order to review or print 

the document, users need to obtain a 

free copy of Adobe Reader. The 

Adobe Reader can be obtained from 

http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/ 

acrobat/readstep.html. 

Copies of the Final EIS will be 

available for public review during 

normal business hours at the following 

locations: 

Montana State Library System, Attn: 

Roberta Gebhardt, P.O. Box 201800, Helena, 

MT 59620–1800, (406) 444–5393. 

University of Montana at Missoula, 32 

Campus Drive 59801, Mansfield Library, 

Missoula, MT 59812, (406) 243–6866. 

Missoula Public Library, 301 East Main, 

Missoula, MT 59802–4799, (406) 721–2665, 

FAX: (406) 728–5900. 

Montana State University Libraries, P.O. 

Box 173320, Bozeman, MT 59717–3320, 

Phone: (406) 994–3119, Fax: (406) 994–2851. 

MSU-Northern Library, P.O. Box 7751, 

Havre, MT 59501–7751. 

Great Falls Public Library, 301 2nd Ave. 

North, Great Falls MT 59401–2593, (406) 

453–0349. 

Havre-Hill County Library, 402 3rd St., 

Havre, MT 59501, (406) 265–2123. 

Parmly Billings Library, 510 N 28th St. #1, 

Billings, MT 59101, (406) 657–3079. 

Belt Public Library, 404 Millard Street, 

Belt, MT 59411–0467. 

Chouteau County Library, 1518 Main, Fort 

Benton, MT 59442. 

Branch of Chouteau County Library, Box 

1247, Big Sandy, MT 59520. 

Branch of Chouteau County Library, Box 

316, Geraldine, MT 59446. 

Stone Child College Library, RR 1 Box 

1082, Box Elder, MT 59521. 

Wedsworth Memorial Library, 9–1⁄2 Front 

St., Cascade, MT 59421–0526. 

Fort Belknap College Library and Tribal 

Archives, P.O. Box 159, Harlem, MT 59526. 

Harlem Public Library, 37 First Ave. SE., 

Harlem, MT 59526. 

Choteau-Teton County Library, 17 Main 

Ave. North, Choteau, MT 59422. 

Copies of the Final EIS may also be 

obtained by contacting either Richard 

Fristik at 202–720–5093 (e-mail: 

Richard.Fristik@wdc.usda.gov) or Kathy 

Johnson at 406–444–1760 (e-mail: 

katjohnson@mt.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Presently, 

SME meets all of its power requirements 

for its cooperative member systems by 

purchasing power from two Federal 

power suppliers—the Bonneville Power 

Administration (BPA) and the Western 

Area Power Administration. The major 

supplier (BPA) will begin to phase out 

its sales of power to SME in 2008 and 

terminate them entirely by 2011, thus 

the need exists to fulfill future 

requirements by other means. More 

information on the purpose and need for 

the proposal is in Chapter 1 of the FEIS. 

On September 24, 2004, USDA Rural 

Development published the Notice of 

Intent to prepare an EIS for the 

Highwood Generating Station in the 

Federal Register. The EIS focused on 

potential impacts to the following 

resources: Soils, topography and 

geology; water resources, air quality, 

biological resources, the acoustic 

environment, recreation, cultural and 

historic resources, visual resources, 

transportation, farmland and land use, 

waste management, human health and 

safety, the socioeconomic environment, 

environmental justice, and cumulative 

effects. In compliance with Section 7(c) 

of the Endangered Species Act, a 

Biological Assessment was prepared to 

evaluate potential effects to threatened 

and endangered species in the proposed 

project area. On June 29, 2006 USDA 

Rural Development published its Notice 

of Availability of the Draft EIS for the 

proposed project in the Federal 

Register. The 60-day comment period 

ended on August 30, 2006. Over 1400 

comments were received on the Draft 

EIS; a comment/response summary is 

appended to the Final EIS. 

Alternatives evaluated in the FEIS 

include: Power purchase agreements; 

energy conservation and efficiency; 

renewable non-combustible energy 

sources (wind energy, solar energy, 

hydroelectricity, geothermal energy); 

renewable combustible energy sources 

(biomass, biogas, municipal solid 

waste); non-renewable combustible 

energy sources (natural gas combined 

cycle, microturbines, pulverized coal, 

circulating fluidized bed coal, integrated 

gasification combined cycle coal, oil), 

and combinations of renewable and 

non-renewable sources. Site screening 

evaluated 4 main potential locations 

statewide, while site selection examined 

6 alternative sites in the preferred 

location near Great Falls. Several samesite alternatives for project components 

were also studied, including using 

different railroad spur alignments, 

methods of obtaining potable water, 

discharging wastewater, and disposing 

of ash, respectively. 


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