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Vol. 72, No. 221 

Friday, November 16, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Chief Economist; Federal 

Advisory Committee for the Expert 

Review of Synthesis and Assessment 

Product 4.3 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Economist, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of Teleconference. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Advisory 

Committee for the Expert Review of 

Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 

(CERSAP) will hold a teleconference on 

Friday, December 7, 2007. The U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) is 

the lead agency for Climate Change 

Science Program Synthesis and 

Assessment Product 4.3 (SAP 4.3) titled, 

The Effects of Climate Change on 

Agriculture, Land Resources, Water 

Resources, and Biodiversity. CERSAP 

will provide advice to the Secretary of 

Agriculture on the conduct of this 

study. 

DATES: CERSAP will convene at 11 a.m. 

Eastern time on Friday, December 7. 

The teleconference is expected to last no 

more than 90 minutes. To receive callin and password information, please 

contact Dr. Margaret Walsh at 202–720– 

9978 or mwalsh@oce.usda.gov no later 

than 5 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, 

November 30, 2007. Individuals who 

wish to attend in person must inform 

Dr. Walsh no later than 5 p.m. Eastern 

time on Friday, November 30, 2007. A 

conference room at the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, Washington, DC 20250 will be 

made available for those who wish to 

attend in person. Upon entry, please 

have Security call 202–720–8651 for 

mandatory escort to the teleconference 

location. 

ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be 

held by telephone, and those interested 

in participating can do so by obtaining 

call-in information or using the 

conference room provided at USDA. 

Please contact Dr. Margaret Walsh at 

202–720–9978 or mwalsh@oce.usda.gov 

for call-in information and password. 

Written materials for CERSAP’s 

consideration prior to the meeting must 

be received by Dr. Margaret Walsh no 

later than Friday, November 30, 2007. 

Written materials may be sent to Dr. 

Margaret Walsh at 

mwalsh@oce.usda.gov. Individuals who 

wish to attend in person must inform 

Dr. Walsh no later than 5 p.m. Eastern 

time on Friday, November 30, 2007. A 

conference room at the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, Washington, DC 20250 will be 

made available for those who wish to 

attend in person. Upon entry, please 

have Security call 202–720–8651 for 

mandatory escort to the teleconference 

location. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Margaret Walsh, Global Change Program 

Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

202–720–9978 or mwalsh@oce.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

public meeting. In order to ensure a 

sufficient number of call-in lines, 

individuals who would like to 

participate in this teleconference must 

RSVP to Dr. Margaret Walsh before 

Friday, November 30, 2007 for access 

information. Written materials for 

CERSAP’s consideration prior to the 

meeting must be received by Dr. 

Margaret Walsh no later than Friday, 

November 30, 2007. Individuals may 

make oral presentations. Those making 

oral presentations must inform Dr. 

Walsh when receiving the 

teleconference information that they 

plan to do so. 

More information on CERSAP and on 

SAP 4.3 may be found online at 

http://www.usda.gov/oce/ 

global_change/index.htm, http:// 

www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/ 

sap4-3/default.php, and http:// 

www.sap43.ucar.edu/. 

Draft Meeting Agenda 

Friday, December 7, 2007 

A. Welcome and Introductions. 

B. Update on SAP 4.3. 

C. Discussion of Process and 

Schedule. 

D. Public Comment (if applicable). 

Time will be reserved for public 

comment. Individual presentations will 

be limited to five minutes. Updates to 

the meeting agenda can be found online 

at the URLs listed above. 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with 

disabilities, or to request special 

assistance, please contact Dr. Margaret 

Walsh. USDA prohibits discrimination 

on the basis of race, color, national 

origin, gender, religion, age, sexual 

orientation, or disability. Additionally, 

discrimination on the basis of political 

beliefs and marital or family status is 

also prohibited by statues enforced by 

USDA (not all prohibited bases apply to 

all programs). Persons with disabilities 

who require alternate means for 

communication of program information 

(Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) 

should contact the USDA’s Target 

Center at (202) 720–2000 (voice and 

TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider and employer. 

Keith Collins, 

Chief Economist. 

[FR Doc. 07–5689 Filed 11–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–19–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

White River National Forest; Eagle 

County, CO; 2007 Vail Ski Area 

Improvements Proposal 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service will 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) to disclose the 

anticipated environmental effects of the 

2007 Vail Ski Area Improvements 

proposal. The proposal includes 

projects designed to enhance the guest 

experience at Vail through a series of 

strategic, qualitative improvements and 

is tailored to improve Vail’s ability to 

respond to its changing market/guests’ 

demands and preferences. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

December 17th. The draft environmental 

impact statement is expected in May 

2008 and the final environmental 

impact statement is expected in July 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments 

Maribeth Gustafson, Forest Supervisor, 

c/o Roger Poirier, Winter Sports 

Program Manager, White River National 

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