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mineral water. The Committee is hosted 

by Switzerland. 

Issues To Be Discussed at the Public 

Meeting 

The following items will be discussed 

during the public meeting: 

• Matters Referred to the Committee 

by the Codex Alimentarius Commission 

and Other Codex Committees. 

• Consideration of the Health-Related 

Limits for Certain Substances in the 

Codex Standard on Natural Mineral 

Waters (CODEX STAN 108–1981). 

• Substances listed as having 

discrepancies that exist between the 

Codex Standard and the WHO 

Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality, 

3rd edition (guideline values for 

chemicals of health significance). 

• Discrepancies between the Codex 

Standards and WHO Guidelines exist 

for 

—Antimony 

—Borate 

—Copper 

—Manganese 

—Nitrite 

—Mercury 

—Nickel 

Each item listed above will be fully 

described in documents distributed, or 

to be distributed, by the Swiss 

Secretariat prior to the February 11–15, 

2008 meeting in Lugano, Switzerland. 

Members of the public may access 

copies of these documents at http:// 

www.codexalimentarius.net/ 

current.asp. 

Public Meeting 

At the January 16, 2008, public 

meeting, draft U.S. positions on the 

agenda items will be described and 

discussed, and attendees will have the 

opportunity to pose questions and offer 

comments. Written comments may be 

offered at the meeting or sent to the 

Acting U.S. Delegate for the 8th Session 

of the CCNMW, Dr. Henry Kim, at 

henry.kim@fda.hhs.gov. Written 

comments should state that they relate 

to activities of the 8th Session of the 

CCNMW. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, in an effort to 

ensure that minorities, women, and 

persons with disabilities are aware of 

this notice, FSIS will announce it online 

through the FSIS Web page located at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/ 

2008_Notices_Index/. FSIS will also 

make copies of this Federal Register 

publication available through the FSIS 

Constituent Update, which is used to 

provide information regarding FSIS 

policies, procedures, regulations, 

Federal Register notices, FSIS public 

meetings, and other types of information 

that could affect or would be of interest 

to constituents and stakeholders. The 

Update is communicated via Listserv, a 

free electronic mail subscription service 

for industry, trade groups, consumer 

interest groups, health professionals, 

and other individuals who have asked 

to be included. The Update is also 

available on the FSIS Web page. 

Through the Listserv and Web page, 

FSIS is able to provide information to a 

much broader and more diverse 

audience. In addition, FSIS offers an 

electronic mail subscription service 

which provides automatic and 

customized access to selected food 

safety news and information. This 

service is available at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/news_and_events/ 

email_subscription/. Options range from 

recalls to export information to 

regulations, directives and notices. 

Customers can add or delete 

subscriptions themselves, and have the 

option to password protect their 

accounts. 

Done at Washington, DC, on January 7, 

2008. 

Paulo Almeida, 

Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 

[FR Doc. E8–310 Filed 1–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Nebraska Travel Management Rule 

Implementation Project; Nebraska 

National Forest, Nebraska and South 

Dakota 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; Intent to Prepare 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of the Nebraska 

Travel Management Rule 

Implementation project is to implement 

direction in the Travel Management; 

Designated Routes and Areas for Motor 

Vehicle Use; Final Rule, (36 CFR Parts 

212, 251, 261, 295) commonly known as 

the Travel Management Rule and 

designate roads, trails, and areas open to 

motor vehicle use. 

The Forest Service will prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) to 

document the analysis and disclose the 

environmental impacts of proposed land 

management activities, and 

corresponding alternatives, within the 

Nebraska Travel Management Project 

area. The Nebraska Travel Management 

Rule Implementation project area is 

located primarily on National Forest 

System lands, administered by the 

Nebraska National Forest in 

northwestern Nebraska and 

southwestern South Dakota. 

DATES: Comments concerning the 

proposed land management activities 

should be received within 30 days 

following publication of this notice to 

receive timely consideration in the 

preparation of the draft EIS. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments 

concerning the proposed land 

management activities or requests to be 

placed on the project mailing list to: 

Mark Reichert, Project Leader; 

Attention: Nebraska Travel Management 

Project, ACT2 Enterprise Unit, 1312 

Fairlane Road, Yreka, California 96097–

9549. You are welcome and encouraged 

to submit electronic comments in 

acceptable formats [plain text (.txt), rich 

text (.rtf) or Word (.doc)] to: 

mreichert@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Reichert, Project Leader, ACT2 

Enterprise Unit, 1312 Fairlane Road, 

Yreka, California 96097–9549, phone 

(530) 841–4422, e-mail: 

mreichert@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

information presented in this notice is 

included to help the reviewer determine 

if they are interested in or potentially 

affected by proposed land management 

activities. Information presented in this 

notice is summarized. Those who wish 

to provide comments, or are otherwise 

interested in or affected by the project, 

are encouraged to obtain additional 

information from the contact identified 

in the previous section titles: FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Proposed Action—Proposed land 

management activities (Proposed 

Action) include the following, with 

approximate mileage and acreage 

values: (1) Designation of 552 miles of 

motorized travel, which includes 514 

miles of roads (303 miles for both 

Highway Legal Vehicles (HLV) and OffHighway Legal Vehicles (OHV) use, and 

211 miles for HLV use only) and 38 

miles of trails for OHV use (2) 

Designation of 5,441 acres of motorized 

travel. 

Project History—On November 2, 

2005, the Forest Service announced the 

Travel Management; Designated Routes 

and Areas for Motor Vehicle Use; Final 

Rule governing OHV and other motor 

vehicle use on national forests and 

grasslands. Commonly known as 

National Travel Management Rule, it 

directs all national forests and national 

grasslands to allow wheeled motorized 

vehicle travel only on designated roads, 


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trails, and areas. This changes OHV 

rules on national forests to a ‘‘closed 

unless designated open’’ policy. In 

January of 2008, the Nebraska Travel 

Management Route Implementation 

Project is being presented to the public 

for comment (scoping) prior to 

undertaking preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

Responsible Officials—Four District 

Rangers of the Nebraska National Forest, 

Patti Barney, for the Bessey District 

Ranger, Michael McNeill, for the Fall 

River District Ranger, Charlie Marsh, for 

the Pine Ridge District Ranger, Kevin 

Atchley, for the Wall District Ranger, 

will serve in the capacity of responsible 

officials throughout this process. These 

Responsible Officials will be making 

project-level decisions from the project. 

Decision Space—Decision-making 

will be limited to specific activities 

relating to the Proposed Action. The 

primary decision to be made will be 

whether or not to implement the 

Proposed Action or another alternative 

that responds to the project’s purpose 

and needs. 

Preliminary Issues—Comments from 

American Indian tribes, the public, and 

other agencies will be considered in 

identifying preliminary issues. Issues 

raised in similar projects have included: 

effects on hunting, recreation, and 

conflicts between different user groups. 

Public Participation—The Forest 

Service is seeking comments from 

Federal, State, and local agencies, as 

well as local Native American tribes and 

other individuals or organizations that 

may be interested in or affected by the 

Proposed Action. Comments received in 

response to this notice will become a 

matter of public record. While public 

participation is welcome at any time, 

comments on the Proposed Action 

received within 30 days of this notice 

will be especially useful in the 

preparation of the draft EIS. Timely 

comments will be used to identify: 

Potential issues with the Proposed 

Action, development of alternatives to 

the Proposed Action that respond to 

identified needs and significant issues, 

and potential environmental effects of 

the Proposed Action and alternatives 

considered in detail. In addition, the 

public is encouraged to contact and/or 

visit Forest Service officials at any time 

during the planning process. 

Estimated Dates for Filing—The draft 

EIS is expected to be filed with the 

Environmental Protection Agency and 

available for public review in August 

2008. A 45-day comment period will 

follow publication of a Notice of 

Availability of the draft EIS in the 

Federal Register. Comments received on 

the draft EIS will be used in preparation 

of the final EIS, expected in January 

2009. Four different Record of Decisions 

(RODs) will also be issued at that time, 

one for each Ranger District, along with 

publication of a Notice of Availability of 

the final EIS and RODs in the Federal 

Register. 

Reviewer’s Obligations to Comment—

The Forest Service believes it is 

important at this early stage to give 

reviewers notice of several court rulings 

related to public participation in the 

environmental review process. First, 

reviewers of the draft EIS must structure 

their participation in the environmental 

review of the proposal in such a way 

that is meaningful and alerts an agency 

to the reviewer’s position and 

contentions. Vermont Yankee Nuclear 

Power Corp. v. NRDC, 435 U.S.C. 519, 

513 (1978). Also, environmental 

objections that could be raised at the 

draft EIS stage but are not raised until 

after completion of the final EIS 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 of the draft EIS in 

order that comments and objections are 

available to the Forest Service at a time 

when it can meaningfully consider them 

and respond to them in the final EIS. To 

assist the Forest Service in identifying 

and considering issues and concerns on 

the Proposed Action, comments should 

be as specific as possible. 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. 

Dated: December 18, 2007. 

Don Bright, 

Forest Supervisor, Nebraska National Forest, 

125 North Main, Chadron, NE 69337. 

[FR Doc. 08–80 Filed 1–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Proposed Addition 

and Deletions 

ACTION: Proposed Addition to and 

Deletions from Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to add to the Procurement List a service 

to be furnished by nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities, and to 

delete a product and services previously 

furnished by such agencies. 

Comments Must be Received on or 

Before: February 10, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia, 22202–3259. 

For Further Information or to Submit 

Comments Contact: Kimberly M. Zeich, 

Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 

603–0655, or e-mail 

CMTEFedReg@jwod.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C 

47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its purpose 

is to provide interested persons an 

opportunity to submit comments on the 

proposed actions. 

Addition 

If the Committee approves the 

proposed addition, the entities of the 

Federal Government identified in this 

notice for each service will be required 

to procure the service listed below from 

nonprofit agencies employing persons 

who are blind or have other severe 

disabilities. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. If approved, the action will not 

result in any additional reporting, 

recordkeeping or other compliance 

requirements for small entities other 

than the small organizations that will 

furnish the service to the Government. 

2. If approved, the action will result 

in authorizing small entities to furnish 

the service to the Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in 

connection with the service proposed 

for addition to the Procurement List. 

Comments on this certification are 

invited. Commenters should identify the 

statement(s) underlying the certification 

on which they are providing additional 

information. 

End of Certification 

The following service is proposed for 

addition to Procurement List for 

production by the nonprofit agencies 

listed: 

Service 

Service Type/Location: Warehousing & 

Distribution of the IRS Incentive 


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