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encourages you to send your comments 

concerning the proposed action, 

possible mitigation measures, and any 

other information relevant to the 

proposal. 

Any persons wanting to be added to 

a mailing list of interested parties can 

call or write to Forest Service, as 

described in this notice. Additional 

announcements will be made by news 

release to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle 

and other media outlets. Scoping 

meetings were held last spring and 

summer. No additional meetings are 

planned. All comments received by the 

Forest Service during the scoping 

comment period in March/April 2009 

and the follow-up meetings will be 

considered and are part of the record for 

this EIS. You are encouraged to submit 

additional issues but there is no need to 

resubmit previously submitted 

comments or concerns. All comments 

will be considered in the EIS. 

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, 553 (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, 490 F. Supp. 

1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis. 1980). 5 

Because of these court rulings, it is 

very important that those interested in 

this proposed action participate during 

comment periods provided so that 

substantive comments and objections 

are made available to the Forest Service 

at a time when they can meaningfully 

consider them. To assist the Forest 

Service in identifying and considering 

issues, comments should be specific to 

concerns associated with the upgraded 

161-kV transmission line. 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 structuring 

comments. 

Dated: May 25, 2010. 

Mary C. Erickson, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13499 Filed 6–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Upper Rio Grande Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Upper Rio Grande 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

in South Fork, Colorado. The committee 

is meeting as authorized under the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110– 

343) and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

is to hold the first meeting of the newly 

formed committee. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 

22, 2010, and will begin at 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the South Fork Community Building, 

0254 Highway 149, South Fork, 

Colorado. Written comments should be 

sent to Mike Blakeman, San Luis Valley 

Public Lands Center, 1803 West U.S. 

Highway 160, Monte Vista, CO 81144. 

Comments may also be sent via e-mail 

to mblakeman@fs.fed.us, or via 

facsimile to 719–852–6250. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at the San 

Luis Valley Public Lands Center, 1803 

West U.S. Highway 160, Monte Vista, 

CO 81144. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Blakeman, RAC coordinator, 

USDA, San Luis Valley Public Lands 

Center, 1803 West U.S. Highway 160, 

Monte Vista, CO 81144; 719–852–6212; 

E-mail mblakeman@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

(1) Introductions of all committee 

members, replacement members and 

Forest Service personnel. (2) Selection 

of a chairperson by the committee 

members. (3) Receive materials 

explaining the process for considering 

and recommending Title II projects; and 

(4) Public Comment. Persons who wish 

to bring related matters to the attention 

of the Committee may file written 

statements with the Committee staff 

before or after the meeting. 

Dated: May 26, 2010. 

Dan S. Dallas, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13476 Filed 6–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Kern and Tulare Counties Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Kern and Tulare Counties 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will meet in Porterville and Bakersfield, 

California. The committee is meeting as 

authorized under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343) 

and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the meetings is to establish and 

implement a process to accept projects 

and determine which projects to 

recommend to the Forest Supervisor for 

funding under Title II of the Act. 

DATES: The meetings will be held on 

June 30, 2010, July 22, 2010, and August 

26, 2010. All meetings will begin at 5 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The June and August 

meetings will be held at the Sequoia 

National Forest Headquarters, 1839 

South Newcomb Street, Porterville, 

California. The July meeting will be 

held at the Doubletree Inn, 3100 Camino 

Del Rio Court, Bakersfield, California. 

Written comments should be sent to 

Priscilla Summers, Western Divide 

Ranger District, 32588 Highway 190, 

Springville, California 93265. 

Comments may also be sent via e-mail 

to psummers@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile 

to 559–539–2067. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at Western 

Divide Ranger District, 32588 Highway 

190, Springville, CA 93265. Visitors are 

encouraged to call ahead to 559–539– 

2607 to facilitate entry into the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Chislock, RAC coordinator, 

Sequoia National Forest Headquarters, 

1839 South Newcomb Street, 


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