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roads will be required for the proposed 

action, including construction of 

approximately 40 miles of new system 

and temporary roads, and 

approximately 50 miles of 

reconstruction and maintenance of 

existing forest system roads. 

Approximately 2 miles of existing road 

will be closed and/or decommissioned 

at the conclusion of the proposed 

activities. 

The proposed action requires 

amendments to the Forest Plan with 

respect to connectivity among stands 

exhibiting old forest structure, scenic 

values, and total area (at the specific 

stand, subwatershed and watershed 

level) allowed to be in the less than 20 

year old age class. Implementation of 

the proposed actions could begin in late 

2008. 

Possible Alternatives. Alternatives 

will include the proposed action, no 

action, and additional alternatives that 

respond to issues generated during the 

scoping process. The agency will give 

notice of the full environmental analysis 

and decision-making process so 

interested and affected people may 

participate and contribute to the final 

decision. 

Scoping. Correspondence with tribes, 

government agencies, organizations, and 

individuals who have indicated interest 

will be conducted and input will be 

solicited. 

Preliminary Issues. Preliminary issues 

identified include the potential effects 

of the proposed action on long-term 

forest conditions and sustainability, fish 

and wildlife habitat, hydrology and 

water quality, soils and scenic values. 

Comment. Public comments on this 

proposed action are requested to 

identify issues and alternatives to the 

proposed action and to focus the scope 

of the analysis. Comments received in 

response to this solicitation, including 

names and addresses of those who 

comment, will be considered part of the 

public record on this proposed action, 

and will be available for public 

inspection. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted and 

considered; however, those who submit 

anonymous comments will not have 

standing to appeal the subsequent 

decisions under 36 CFR parts 215 or 

217. Additionally, pursuant to 7 CFR 

1.27 (d), any person may request the 

agency to withhold a submission from 

the public record by showing how the 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

permits such confidentially. Persons 

requesting such confidentially should 

be aware that under the FOIA, 

confidentiality may be granted in only 

very limited circumstances such as to 

protect trade secrets. The Forest Service 

will inform the requester of the agency’s 

decision regarding the request for 

confidentiality, and where the request is 

denied; the agency will return the 

submission and notify the requester that 

the comments may be resubmitted with 

or without name and address within a 

specified number of days. 

Early Notice of Importance of Public 

Participation in Subsequent 

Environmental Review. A draft EIS will 

be filed with the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) and made 

available for public review by January 

2008. The EPA will publish a Notice of 

Availability (NOA) of the draft EIS in 

the Federal Register. The final EIS is 

scheduled to be available April 2008. 

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 impact statements 

must structure their participation in the 

environmental review of the proposal so 

that it is meaningful and alerts the 

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 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 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. Reviews 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. 

In the final EIS, the Forest Service is 

required to respond to substantive 

comments received during the comment 

period for the draft EIS. The Forest 

Service is the lead agency and the 

responsible official is Craig Dixon, 

District Ranger, North Fork John Day 

Ranger District, Umatilla National 

Forest. The responsible official will 

decide where, and whether or not to 

salvage timber, and remove potential 

hazard trees. The responsible official 

will select the treatment alternative(s) 

for the Farley Vegetation Management, 

as well as potential mitigation and 

monitoring measures that may be 

needed. The decision will be 

documented in a record of decision. The 

decision will be subject to Forest 

Service Appeal Regulations (36 CFR 

part 215). 

Dated: November 14, 2007. 

Kevin Martin, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of New Fee Site; Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title 

VIII, Pub. L. 108–447) 

AGENCY: Coronado National Forest, 

USDA Forest Service, Tucson, Arizona. 

ACTION: Notice of New Fee Site. 

SUMMARY: The Coronado National Forest 

proposes to begin charging a new 

$150.00 per day fee for rental of the 

Rockfellow House located 10 miles west 

of Sunsites, Arizona. Rental of the Cabin 

includes overnight use. Rental of the 

cabin and other facilities within the 

Arizona National Forests has shown that 

the public appreciates and enjoys the 

availability of historic rental facilities. 

Funds from the rentals will be used for 

the continued operation and 

maintenance of the Rockfellow House. 

DATES: Rockfellow House will become 

available for rent July, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Coronado National Forest, 

300 West Congress, Tucson, AZ 85701 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy Makansi, Archaeologist, 

Coronado National Forest, (520) 760–

2502. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

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

the Secretary of Agriculture to publish 

a six month advance notice in the 

Federal Register whenever new 

recreation fee areas are established. The 


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Coronado National Forest currently has 

one other rental facility. This facility is 

booked regularly throughout the rental 

season. A business analysis for the 

rental of the Rockfellow House shows 

that people desire having this sort of 

recreation experience on the Coronado 

National Forest. A market analysis 

indicates that the $150.00 daily fee is 

both reasonable and acceptable for this 

sort of unique recreation experience. 

People wanting to rent the Rockfellow 

House will need to do so through the 

National Recreation Reservation 

Service, at www.recreation.gov or by 

calling 1–877–444–6777. The National 

Recreation Reservation Service charges 

a $9 fee per reservation. 

Dated: November 13, 2007. 

Jeanine Derby, 

Forest Supervisor, Coronado National Forest. 

[FR Doc. 07–5753 Filed 11–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Mississippi Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a planning meeting of the 

Mississippi Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene by conference 

call at 1 p.m. and adjourn at 3 p.m. on 

Thursday, December 13, 2007. The 

purpose of this meeting is to conduct 

planning for a 2008 SAC project. 

This meeting is available to the public 

through the following toll-free call-in 

number: (866) 364–7584, conference call 

access code number 24128876. Any 

interested member of the public may 

call this number and listen to the 

meeting. Callers can expect to incur 

charges for calls they initiate over 

wireless lines, and the Commission will 

not refund any incurred charges. Callers 

will incur no charge for calls they 

initiate over land-line connections to 

the toll-free telephone number. Persons 

with hearing impairments may also 

follow the proceedings by first calling 

the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–977–

8339 and providing the Service with the 

conference call number and contact 

name Farella E. Robinson. 

To ensure that the Commission 

secures an appropriate number of lines 

for the public, persons are asked to 

register by contacting Corrine Sanders of 

the Central Regional Office and TTY/ 

TDD telephone number, by 4 p.m. on 

December 7, 2007. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The 

comments must be received in the 

regional office by December 7, 2007. 

The address is U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights, 400 State Avenue, Suite 

908, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. 

Comments may be e-mailed to 

frobinson@usccr.gov Records generated 

by this meeting may be inspected and 

reproduced at the Central Regional 

Office, as they become available, both 

before and after the meeting. Persons 

interested in the work of this advisory 

committee are advised to go to the 

Commission’s Web site, www.usccr.gov, 

or to contact the Central Regional Office 

at the above e-mail or street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Commission and 

FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, November 13, 

2007. 

Ivy L. Davis, 

Acting Chief, Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. E7–22606 Filed 11–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–02–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Utah Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights and the regulations of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a meeting of the Utah 

Advisory Committee will convene at 6 

p.m. and adjourn at 8 p.m. (MST) on 

Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 

Horizonte Instruction and Training 

Center, 1234 S. Main Street, Salt Lake 

City, UT 84101. 

The purpose of the meeting is for the 

committee to discuss recent 

Commission and regional activities, 

review a draft of summary report on 

civil rights issues affecting American 

Indians in Utah and plan future 

activities. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

Rocky Mountain Regional Office by 

January 31, 2007. The address is: U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, Rocky 

Mountain Regional Office, 1961 Stout 

Street, Suite 240, Denver, Colorado 

80294. Persons wishing to e-mail their 

comments or who desire additional 

information should contact Malee V. 

Craft, Director of the Rocky Mountain 

Regional Office, (303) 866–1040 (TDD 

303–866–1049) or by e-mail at 

mcraft@uscccr.gov. 

Hearing-impaired persons who will 

attend the meeting and require the 

services of a sign language interpreter 

should contact the Regional Office at 

least ten (10) working days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Rocky Mountain Regional Office, as 

they become available, both before and 

after the meeting. Persons interested in 

the work of this advisory committee are 

advised to go to the Commission’s Web 

site, www.usccr.gov, or contact the 

Rocky Mountain Regional Office at the 

above e-mail or street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Commission and 

FACA. 

Dated at Washington, DC, November 13, 

2007. 

Ivy L. Davis, 

Acting Chief, Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. E7–22609 Filed 11–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–02–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Virginia Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a briefing meeting of the 

Immigration Subcommittee of the 

Virginia Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene at 9:30 a.m. 

and adjourn at 12:30 p.m. on December 

14, 2007, in the Board Chambers at the 

James J. McCoart Administration 

Building located at One County 

Complex Court in Woodbridge, Virginia. 

The purpose of the briefing is to hear 

from local officials and advocacy groups 

about the recent immigration resolution 

in Prince William County. Following 

the briefing, the entire Virginia State 

Advisory Committee will conduct a 

planning meeting to discuss future 

activities. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

Eastern Regional Office by December 31, 

2007. The address is 624 Ninth Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20425. Persons 

wishing to e-mail their comments, or to 

present their comments verbally at the 

meeting, or who desire additional 

information should contact Alfreda 

Greene, Secretary, 202–376–7533, 


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