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The types of soil, watershed, and 

fisheries improvement treatments that 

may be implemented to meet objectives 

include, but are not limited to: 

Realignment, storage, and 

decommissioning of existing roads; 

culvert removal and replacement for 

fish passage; installing fish screens on 

irrigation ditches; spot application of 

gravel at road stream crossings; and 

restoration of soils in terraced units. 

Approximately 10 miles of road are 

proposed for decommissioning 

(obliteration), and 19 miles are proposed 

to be put into long-term storage. Nine 

culverts are proposed for replacement or 

removal to improve fish passage. 

Possible Alternatives 

Preliminary alternatives which have 

been identified include the proposed 

action and the no action alternative. 

Responsible Official 

David T. Bull, Forest Supervisor; 

Bitterroot National Forest; 1801 N. First; 

Hamilton, Montana 59840–3114. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The Responsible Official will 

determine whether or not to proceed 

with the proposed project activities. 

Scoping Process 

Comments will be accepted during 

the 30 day scoping period as described 

in this notice of intent. To assist in 

commenting, a scoping letter providing 

more detailed information on the project 

proposal has been prepared and will be 

mailed out to interested parties. The 

Lower West Fork project was previously 

scoped in March, 2007. If you 

responded at that time and wish to use 

the same comments, there is no need to 

comment again. Comments received in 

spring, 2007 are included in the project 

file and will be considered in this 

analysis. If you did not receive a 

scoping letter in spring, 2007, but wish 

to receive one now, contact Dave 

Campbell, West Fork Ranger District, at 

the mailing address, phone number, or 

e-mail address previously listed in this 

notice of intent. At this time, there are 

no plans to schedule a public meeting. 

If needed, a meeting will be scheduled 

between the release of the draft and 

final environmental impact statements. 

The time and location of the meeting 

will be announced at that time. 

Preliminary Issues 

The scoping that was conducted in 

March, 2007 disclosed the following 

preliminary issues: (1) Impacts to air 

quality; (2) economic impacts; (3) 

funding realities; (4) utilization of small 

diameter trees; (5) impacts and costs of 

obliterating roads; (6) methods and 

science used in the analysis; and (7) 

appropriate distances needed to treat 

fuels around homes. 

Comment Requested 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. 

Early Notice of Importance of Public 

Participation in Subsequent 

Environmental Review 

A draft environmental impact 

statement will be prepared for comment. 

The comment period on the draft 

environmental impact statement will be 

45 days from the date the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes the notice of availability in 

the Federal Register. 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. 519,533 

(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, 409 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 statement. 

Comments may also address the 

adequacy of the draft environmental 

impact statement or the merits of the 

alternatives formulated and discussed in 

the statements. 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. 

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. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; 

Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section 

21) 

Dated: December 11, 2007. 

Amber Lewis, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 07–6088 Filed 12–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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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 January 11, 2008 at the 

Sierra Nevada College, 999 Tahoe 

Boulevard, Incline Village, NV, 89451. 

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 January 

11, 2008, beginning at 1 p.m. and 

ending at 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Sierra Nevada College, 999 Tahoe 

Boulevard, Incline Village, NV 89451. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arla 

Hains, 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) 

Monitoring/Science Funding Outside 

the Lake Tahoe Basin; (2) Review of the 

Hazardous Fuels Projects; 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 


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Tahoe Basin Management Unit at the 

contact address stated above. 

Dated: December 11, 2007. 

Terri Marceron, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 07–6114 Filed 12–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service USDA 

Notice of Proposed New Fee Site on 

the Inyo National Forest 

AGENCY: USDA Forest Service, 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed New Fee 

Site. 

SUMMARY: The Inyo National Forest, 

White Mountain Ranger District is 

proposing to implement fees at a 

complex of three group camp sites in 

the White Mountains east of Bishop, 

California. The proposed fee structure is 

based on the level of services and 

amenities provided, cost of operation 

and maintenance, market assessment 

and public comments. Fee monies 

would be used to provide maintenance 

services, trash hauling, restroom 

servicing (pumping and hauling of 

waste), road maintenance into the sites 

and other direct costs. 

The group camp sites, known as the 

Cedar Flat Group Campsgrounds, were 

constructed in 2005 as part of a special 

use permit condition for a large 

scientific research facility. They are 

used primarily by colleges, universities, 

and other educational groups for a ‘‘base 

facility’’ for their geology field camps, 

natural history studies and other 

academic pursuits. They are particularly 

well suited for this use as they are in 

close proximity to the geologic areas of 

study. Additionally, they are in a terrain 

and vegetation type that allows for 

dispersed tent use but has a common 

area for (outdoor) meetings, eating and 

socializing. 

Each group site contains a concrete 

pad under a shade ramada for picnic 

tables, a developed parking area, 

interpretive exhibits, and group working 

areas. Additionally, all the sites have 

new sealed vault type toilets, a fire ring 

and dumpster type trash bins. The sites 

are of varying sizes and have capacities 

of 50, 30 and 25 campers. The larger site 

also has room to park a limited number 

of recreational vehicles. 

The fee for each of the sites is 

proposed to be set at $25 per night. 

Traditional use of the old group 

campsites, removed in 2004, has been 

longer stays such as two and three 

weeks for field studies of geology or 

natural history as part of an academic 

field camp. No other group site 

opportunities are available in the 

vicinity. These sites also have the 

advantage of being isolated which 

facilitates group use, evening lighting 

and later night studying and data 

preparation by college students, the 

primary users of these facilities. 

Funds derived from the fees would be 

used to provide regular maintenance 

services, contract trash hauling and 

toilet pumping. 

DATES: The proposed fee would become 

effective June 15, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Louth, Interpretive Specialist, White 

Mountain Ranger Station, 798 North 

Main Street, Bishop, CA 93514; (760) 

873–2514. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directs 

the Secretary of Agriculture to publish 

a six month advance notice in the 

Federal Register whenever new 

recreation fee areas are established. The 

intent of this notice is to inform the 

public of a new fee site. This new fee 

will be reviewed by a Recreation 

Resource Advisory Committee prior to a 

final decision and implementation. 

Dated: November 29, 2007. 

Jim Upchurch, 

Forest Supervisor, Inyo National Forest. 

[FR Doc. 07–6045 Filed 12–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of Petitions by Firms for 

Determination of Eligibility To Apply 

for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce 

ACTION: Notice and Opportunity for 

Public Comment. 

Pursuant to section 251 of the Trade 

Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.), the 

Economic Development Administration 

(EDA) has received petitions for 

certification of eligibility to apply for 

Trade Adjustment Assistance from the 

firms listed below. EDA has initiated 

separate investigations to determine 

whether increased imports into the 

United States of articles like or directly 

competitive with those produced by 

each firm contributed importantly to the 

total or partial separation of the firm’s 

workers, or threat thereof, and to a 

decrease in sales or production of each 

petitioning firm. 

LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT

[October 25, 2007 through November 30, 2007] 

Firm Address 

Date accepted for 

filing 

Products 

Steel Ventures, LLC dba Ex-LTube.811 Atlantic Street, N., Kansas 

City, MO 64116–4259.

10/25/2007 Steel tubing and standard pipe. 

Cramer Wood Products, Inc ..... 600 North Scientific Street, 

High Point, NC 27260.

10/29/2007 Manufactures and markets high qualify wood veneer products. 

The firm processes veneers from exotic and domestic 

woods, providing architectural panels and cut-to-size splicing as well as more traditional veneer sheets. 

Advent Tool & Mold, Inc. .......... 999 Ridgeway Avenue, Rochester, NY 14615.10/29/2007 Design and build custom injection molds and manufacture 

precision injection molded plastic parts and assemblies. 

Martin’s Chair, Inc. .................... 124 King Court, New Holland, 

PA 17557.

11/1/2007 Furniture manufacturer, primarily chairs. Designs: 18th & 19th 

century: Pennsylvania, German, and Craftman. 

Long Haul Products, Inc. .......... 16869 Ward Creek Road, 

Cedaredge, Co 81413.

11/2/2007 Folding kayaks. 

The Servicenter ........................ 7301 N.W. 50th St., Oklahoma 

City, OK 73132.

11/5/2007 Manufacturer of consumable and custom aircraft parts (specific to plane type & model). Includes detailed drawing illustration part dimensions and exact area for drilling rivet 

holes. 


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