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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 72, No. 42 

Monday, March 5, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Pre-Decisional 

Objection Process for Hazardous Fuel 

Reduction Projects Authorized by the 

Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the reinstatement of a 

currently approved information 

collection, OMB 0596–0172—PreDecisional Objection Process for 

Hazardous Fuel Reduction Projects 

Authorized by the Healthy Forest 

Restoration Act of 2003. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before May 4, 2007, to be 

assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to Forest 

Service, USDA, Assistant Director for 

Appeals and Litigation, Ecosystem 

Management Coordination, Mail Stop 

1104, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1104. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to (202) 205–1012 or by e-mail 

to: dbeighley@fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at the Ecosystem Management 

Coordination Office, 201 14th St. SW., 

Washington, DC, during normal 

business hours. Visitors are encouraged 

to call ahead to (202) 205–0895 to 

facilitate entry into the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deb 

Beighley, Ecosystem Management 

Coordination, at (202) 205–1277 or email to: dbeighley@fs.fed.us. Individuals 

who use telecommunication devices for 

the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 

24 hours a day, every day of the year, 

including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Pre-Decisional Objection 

Process for Hazardous Fuel Reduction 

Projects Authorized by the Healthy 

Forest Restoration Act of 2003. 

OMB Number: 0596–0172. 

Expiration Date of Approval: August 

31, 2007. 

Type of Request: Renewal, without 

changes, of currently approved 

collection. 

Abstract: The information required by 

Section 105 of the Healthy Forests 

Restoration Act of 2003 is the minimum 

necessary for an individual or 

organization to object to an authorized 

hazardous fuel reduction project on 

Forest Service land. An objector must 

provide, in writing, their name, mailing 

address, and phone number (if 

available); the name of the project for 

which they are filing an objection, as 

well as the name and title of the 

Responsible Official and the Forest 

Service unit on which the proposed 

project will be implemented; and the 

specific changes in the authorized 

project they seek, as well as the 

rationale for those changes. The 

Reviewing Officer must review the 

objection(s) and relevant information 

and then respond to the objector(s) in 

writing. No forms are associated with 

this information collection. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 8 hours 

per respondent. 

Type of Respondents: Interested and 

affected individuals, organizations, and 

governmental units who participate in 

the planning process for projects on 

National Forest System lands. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 121. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 968 hours. 

Comment is Invited 

Comment is invited on: (1) Whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical or 

scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Use of Comments 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. 

Dated: February 23, 2007. 

Gloria Manning, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. E7–3729 Filed 3–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Bridger-Teton National Forest—Big 

Piney Ranger District, WY; Eagle 

Prospect 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Revised Notice of Intent to 

Prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement. 

SUMMARY: This notice revises an earlier 

Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

on an exploratory oil and gas drilling 

proposal submitted by Plains 

Exploration & Production Company 

(PXP). The Forest Service is providing 

this Revised Notice of Intent because the 

U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau 

of Land Management (BLM) has been 

designated as a cooperating agency and 

the BLM Wyoming State Director has 

been added as an additional responsible 

official for the ongoing EIS for the Eagle 

Prospect Exploratory Wells Project, 

Sublette County, Wyoming. The State of 

Wyoming also has been designated as a 

cooperating agency. 

DATES: The Draft EIS (DEIS) is expected 

to be filed with the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) and be 

available for public comment in March 

2007 and the Final EIS (FEIS) is 

expected to be available in August 2007. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg 

Clark, District Ranger, at the Big Piney 

Ranger District at 307–276–3375. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

revised notice updates the original NOI, 

which appeared Wednesday January 11, 

2006, in the Federal Register (71 FR 

pages 1731–1732). There will be no 

additional scoping on this revised NOI. 

The next opportunity to comment will 

be on the DEIS (see discussion below). 

Comments on the DEIS will be 

requested during the 45 day comment 

period following the Notice of 

Availability (NOA), anticipated to be 

published in the Federal Register in 

March 2007. The publication date of the 

NOA in the Federal Register is the 

exclusive means for calculating the 

comment period for a proposed action 

documented in a DEIS. Those wishing 

to comment should not rely on dates or 

timeframe information provided by any 

other source. 

Reviewers should provide the Forest 

Service with their comments during the 

review period of the DEIS. This will 

enable the Forest Service to analyze and 

respond to the comments at one time 

and to use information acquired in the 

preparation of the FEIS, thus avoiding 

undue delay in the decisionmaking 

process. Reviewers have an obligation to 

structure their participation in the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

process so that it is meaningful and 

alerts the agency to the reviewers’

position and contentions. Vermont 

Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC, 

435 U.S. 519, 533 (1978). Environmental 

objections that could have been raised at 

the draft stage may be waived if not 

raised until after completion of the 

FEIS. City of Angoon v. Hodel (9th 

Circuit, 1986) and Wisconsin Heritages, 

Inc. v. Harris, 490 F. Supp. 1334, 1338 

(E.D. Wis. 1980). Comments on the DEIS 

should be specific and should address 

the adequacy of the Statement and the 

merits of the alternatives discussed (40 

CFR 1503.3). 

Responsible Officials 

Greg Clark, District Ranger; Big Piney 

Ranger District; P.O. Box 218; Big Piney, 

Wyoming 83113. 

Robert A. Bennett, State Director, 

BLM—Wyoming State Office 5353 

Yellowstone (P.O. Box 1828), Cheyenne, 

Wyoming 82009. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The decisions, which will be based on 

the EIS analysis, will be to make the 

final decisions on the Applications for 

Permits to Drill (APDs) and Surface Use 

Plans of Operation (SUPOs) submitted 

by PXP for the Eagle # 1–8, Eagle # 2–

8, and Eagle # 3–8 wells, and to specify 

the access route, project design criteria, 

best management practices, and agency 

requirements that will be included as 

conditions of approval for these wells. 

The decisions made will include 

reasonable measures identified as being 

needed during the EIS analysis in 

addition to any prescribed in the Forest 

Plan for the Bridger-Teton National 

Forest. 

Dated: February 26, 2007. 

Greg W. Clark, 

District Ranger, Big Piney Ranger District, 

Bridger-Teton National Forest. 

[FR Doc. 07–987 Filed 3–2–07; 8:45am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD 

INVESTIGATION BOARD 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

In connection with its investigation 

into the cause of an explosion and fire 

which occurred at BP’s Texas City 

refinery on March 23, 2005, the United 

States Chemical Safety and Hazard 

Investigation Board (CSB) announces 

that it will convene a public meeting on 

March 20, 2007 starting at 6 p.m. at The 

Nessler Center, Wings of Heritage Room, 

2010 5th Avenue North, Texas City, 

Texas 77590. At the meeting, CSB staff 

will present to the Board the results of 

their investigation into this incident. 

There will be a public comment period 

after the investigators’ presentation. 

At approximately 1:20 p.m. on 

Wednesday, March 23rd, a series of 

explosions occurred at the BP Texas 

City refinery during the restarting of an 

isomerization unit processing 

flammable hydrocarbons. Fifteen 

workers were killed and about 180 

others were injured. Many of the victims 

were in or around work trailers located 

near a blowdown drum and stack that 

were open to the atmosphere. The 

explosions occurred when a distillation 

tower flooded with hydrocarbons and 

was over pressurized, resulting in a 

release of flammable hydrocarbons from 

the blowdown stack and a subsequent 

vapor cloud explosion. After the staff 

presentation, the Board will allow time 

for public comment. Following the 

conclusion of the public comment 

period, the Board will consider whether 

the preliminary facts presented 

necessitate any recommendations prior 

to the final completion of the Board’s 

investigative report. 

At the meeting, CSB staff will present 

the Board with the results of their 

investigation into this incident, 

including a discussion of key findings, 

root and contributing causes, and 

proposed recommendations. The CSB 

staff presentation will focus on four key 

safety issues: safety culture, regulatory 

oversight, process safety metrics, and 

human factors. 

After the staff presentation, the Board 

will ask for public comments. Following 

the conclusion of the public comment 

period, the Board will consider whether 

to approve the final report and 

recommendations. All staff 

presentations are preliminary and are 

solely intended to allow the Board to 

consider in a public forum the issues 

and factors involved in this case. No 

factual analyses, conclusions or findings 

of the staff should be considered final. 

Only after the Board has considered the 

staff presentation and approved the staff 

report will there be an approved final 

record of this incident investigation. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public, and there is no fee or preregistration required. Please notify CSB 

if a translator or interpreter is needed, 

at least 5 business days prior to the 

public meeting. For more information, 

please contact the Chemical Safety and 

Hazard Investigation Board at (202) 

261–7600, or visit our Web site at: 

http://www.csb.gov. 

Christopher W. Warner, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 07–1010 Filed 3–1–07; 2:10 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6350–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

DOC will submit to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

clearance the following proposal for 

collection of information under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Construction Progress Reporting 

Surveys. 

Form Number(s): C–700, Private 

Construction Projects; C–700 (SL), State 

and Local Governments Projects; C–700 

(R), Multi-Family Residential Projects. 

Agency Approval Number: 0607–

0153. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden: 50,700 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 19,500. 

Average Hours Per Response: 15 

minutes for mailed responses; 5 minutes 

for telephone responses. 

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census 

Bureau is requesting an extension of a 

currently approved collection for forms 

C–700, Private Construction Projects; C–


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