This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

public. Notices of hearings and investigations,

committee meetings, agency decisions and

rulings, delegations of authority, filing of

petitions and applications and agency

statements of organization and functions are

examples of documents appearing in this

section.

Notices Federal Register

3448 

Vol. 73, No. 13 

Friday, January 18, 2008 

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 Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Advisory 

Committee for the Expert Review of 

Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 

(CERSAP) will be meeting in 

Washington, DC. 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 from 9 

a.m. Tuesday February 5, 2008 through 

5 p.m. Wednesday February 6, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: CERSAP will meet in Room 

108 of the USDA Whitten Building in 

Washington, DC. The USDA Whitten 

Building is located at 12th Street, SW., 

and Jefferson Drive, and is accessible via 

the Smithsonian Metro stop. Please call 

Shirley Brown at 202–720–4164 upon 

entry for a mandatory escort. A photo ID 

is required. Written materials for 

CERSAP’s consideration prior to the 

meeting must be received by Dr. 

Margaret Walsh no later than Monday 

January 28, 2008. Written materials may 

be sent to Dr. Walsh at 

mwalsh@oce.usda.gov. 

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. Written materials for 

CERSAP’s consideration prior to the 

meeting must be received by Dr. 

Margaret Walsh no later than Monday 

January 28, 2008. Individuals may make 

oral presentations at the meeting venue. 

Those making oral presentations should 

register in person at the meeting site and 

must bring with them 20 copies of any 

materials they would like distributed. 

Photocopy facilities are not available on 

site. 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 

Tuesday February 5, 2008 

A. Welcome and Introduction. 

B. Update on SAP 4.3. 

C. Public Comment. 

D. Discussion of SAP 4.3. 

Wednesday February 6, 2008 

A. Welcome. 

B. Public Comment. 

C. Discussion of SAP 4.3. 

D. Adjourn. 

Time will be reserved for public 

comment on each day. 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 at the meeting, 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 

statutes 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. 

Joseph Glauber, 

Acting Chief Economist. 

[FR Doc. 08–189 Filed 1–17–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–38–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Meeting; Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (Title VIII, 

Pub. L. 108–447) 

AGENCY: Rocky Mountain Region, USDA 

Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Colorado Recreation 

Resource Advisory Committee will 

tentatively meet in Denver, CO. The 

purpose of the meeting is to continue to 

provide the new committee members 

with the information they need to be 

effective committee members and 

review several fee proposals. These fee 

proposals will tentatively include 

several new cabin rentals and fee 

changes for: The Green Mountain 

Reservoir/Cataract Lake Fee area, Indian 

Peaks Wilderness Camping permit fee, 

and the Arapaho National Recreation 

Area. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

February 27 from 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. This 

meeting will only be held if a quorum 

is present. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at the 

REI Denver Flagship Store at 1416 Platte 

Street in Denver in their large 

conference room on the 3rd floor. 

Access prior to store opening is through 

Starbucks. Send written comments to 

Greg Griffith, Designated Federal 

Official, 740 Simms Street, Golden, CO 

80401 or ggriffith@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam 

DeVore, Colorado Recreation Resource 

Advisory Committee Coordinator, at 

303–275–5043 or pdevore@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service, Bureau of Land 

Management staff, and Committee 

members. Persons who wish to bring 

recreation fee matters to the attention of 

the Committee may file written 

statements with the Committee staff. 

Written comments received at least a 

week before the meeting will be 

available for committee review. Written 

comments received less than a week 

before the meeting may not be available 

for committee referral. There will be 

time on the agenda for verbal comments 

and the Chairperson may ask for 

comments from the public at any time 


rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 13 / Friday, January 18, 2008 / Notices 3449 

during the meeting. All persons wishing 

to address the committee must sign in 

at the door. 

Check for the status of the meeting, 

the final agenda and a final list of the 

fee proposals to be reviewed at: http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/r2/recreation. 

The Recreation RAC is authorized by 

the Federal Land Recreation 

Enhancement Act, which was signed 

into law by President Bush in December 

2004.reneescott 

Dated: January 10, 2008. 

Greg Griffith, 

DFO, Colorado Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee. 

[FR Doc. 08–154 Filed 1–17–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

White River National Forest; Summit 

County, CO; Breckenridge Ski 

Resort—Peak 6 Terrain Development 

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 

Breckenridge Ski Resort Peak 6 Terrain 

Development proposal. This proposal is 

designed to provide for an improved 

balance of services to meet the needs 

and expectations of guests. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

February 17, 2008. The draft 

environmental impact statement is 

expected in November 2008 and the 

final environmental impact statement is 

expected in January 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Maribeth Gustafson, Forest Supervisor, 

c/o Roger Poirier, Winter Sports 

Program Manager, White River National 

Forest, 900 Grand Avenue, Glenwood 

Springs, CO 81602–0948. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shelly Grail—Snow Ranger, Dillon 

Ranger District, P.O. Box 620, 

Silverthorne, CO 80498, 

sgrail@fs.fed.us, or (970) 262–3484. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed action addresses issues related 

to the quality of the recreational 

experience. Presently, alpine skiing/ 

snowboarding and other resort activities 

are provided to the public through a 

Special Use Permit (SUP) issued by the 

White River National Forest. All 

elements of the proposal are within the 

existing SUP boundary area. The 

proposed improvements are consistent 

with the 2002 Revised White River 

National Forest Land and Resource 

Management Plan (Forest Plan). 

Purpose and Need for Action 

Given the current visitation rates, 

guest experiences, and terrain 

distribution concerns, the following 

needs are addressed by the proposed 

action: 

1. Better accommodation of current 

daily visitation levels. 

2. Reduced skier/rider congestion on 

BSR’s existing Intermediate and 

Advanced Intermediate terrain network 

and associated lifts. 

3. Reduced waiting time for lifts at 

BSR. 

4. Efficient dispersal of Intermediate 

and Advanced Intermediate skiers/ 

riders across the entire skiable terrain 

network. 

5. Additional lift-served terrain to 

accommodate the existing terrain 

distribution deficit. 

6. Additional hike-to access servicing 

advanced ability levels. 

7. Sufficient infrastructure in pods to 

serve guests. 

Proposed Action 

All proposed projects are within 

Breckenridge Ski Resort’s (BSR) existing 

SUP boundary. The proposed action 

includes: 

• Developing terrain on Peak 6 that 

would encompass approximately 450 

acres of traditional downhill and hiketo skiing accessed by a single lift. 

• Installing a bottom-drive, highspeed, detachable, six-person lift to 

service the Peak 6 terrain with a slope 

length of 5,963 feet, a vertical rise of 

1,537 and a design capacity of 3,000 

people per hour. 

• Constructing a food and beverage 

facility (including restrooms and 

associated infrastructure) at the bottom 

terminal of the proposed lift. The food 

and beverage facility would be 

approximately 1,800 square feet in size 

and seat approximately 150 guests. 

• Constructing a ski patrol/warming 

hut at the proposed top terminal 

location on Peak 6. 

• Rehabilitating and extending 

decommissioned roads within the South 

Barton timber sale patch cut areas to 

specific locations to gain access to Peak 

6 for construction and future 

maintenance needs. 

• Installing a power line to the 

proposed top terminal location in a 

corridor that minimizes impacts to 

environmentally sensitive areas. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official is Maribeth 

Gustafson, Forest Supervisor for the 

White River National Forest, 900 Grand 

Ave., P.O. Box 948, Glenwood Springs, 

Colorado 81602. The responsible official 

will document the decision and reasons 

for the decision in a Record of Decision. 

That decision will be subject to appeal 

under 36 CFR part 215 or part 251. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

Based on the analysis that will be 

documented in the forthcoming EIS, the 

responsible official will decide whether 

or not to implement, in whole or in part, 

the proposed action or another 

alternative developed by the Forest 

Service. 

Scoping Process 

Public questions and comments 

regarding this proposal are an integral 

part of this environmental analysis 

process. Comments will be used to 

identify issues and develop alternatives 

to BSR’s proposal. To assist the Forest 

Service in identifying and considering 

issues and concerns on the proposed 

action, comments should be as specific 

as possible. Input provided by 

interested and/or affected individuals, 

organizations and governmental 

agencies will be used to identify 

resource issues that will be analyzed in 

the Draft EIS. The Forest Service will 

identify significant issues raised during 

the scoping process, and use them to 

formulate alternatives, prescribe 

mitigation measures and project design 

features, or analyze environmental 

effects. 

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 


rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES