Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 17, 2016 / Notices 8037 

APHIS has prepared a preliminary 

PPRA and has concluded that maize 

designated as event MON 87419, which 

has been genetically engineered for 

resistance to the herbicides dicamba and 

glufosinate, is unlikely to pose a plant 

pest risk. In section 403 of the Plant 

Protection Act, ‘‘plant pest’’ is defined 

as any living stage of any of the 

following that can directly or indirectly 

injure, cause damage to, or cause 

disease in any plant or plant product: A 

protozoan, a nonhuman animal, a 

parasitic plant, a bacterium, a fungus, a 

virus or viroid, an infectious agent or 

other pathogen, or any article similar to 

or allied with any of the foregoing. 

APHIS has also prepared a draft EA in 

which we present two alternatives based 

on our analysis of data submitted by 

Monsanto, a review of other scientific 

data, field tests conducted under APHIS 

oversight, and comments received on 

the petition. APHIS is considering the 

following alternatives: (1) Take no 

action, i.e., APHIS would not change the 

regulatory status of maize designated as 

event MON 87419, or (2) make a 

determination of nonregulated status of 

maize designated as event MON 87419. 

The draft EA was prepared in 

accordance with (1) NEPA, as amended 

(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), (2) regulations 

of the Council on Environmental 

Quality for implementing the 

procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 

parts 1500–1508), (3) USDA regulations 

implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b), 

and (4) APHIS’ NEPA Implementing 

Procedures (7 CFR part 372). Based on 

our draft EA and other pertinent 

scientific data, APHIS has prepared a 

preliminary FONSI with regard to the 

preferred alternative identified in the 

draft EA. 

Based on APHIS’ analysis of field and 

laboratory data submitted by Monsanto, 

references provided in the petition, 

peer-reviewed publications, information 

analyzed in the draft EA, the 

preliminary PPRA, comments provided 

by the public on the petition, and 

discussion of issues in the draft EA, 

APHIS has determined that maize 

designated as event MON 87419 is 

unlikely to pose a plant pest risk. We 

have therefore reached a decision to 

make a preliminary determination of 

nonregulated status of maize designated 

as event MON 87419, whereby maize 

designated as event MON 87419 would 

no longer be subject to our regulations 

governing the introduction of certain GE 

organisms. 

We are making available for a 30-day 

review period APHIS’ preliminary 

regulatory determination of maize 

designated as event MON 87419, along 

with our preliminary PPRA, draft EA, 

and preliminary FONSI for the 

preliminary determination of 

nonregulated status. The draft EA, 

preliminary FONSI, preliminary PPRA, 

and our preliminary determination for 

maize designated as event MON 87419, 

as well as the Monsanto petition and the 

comments received on the petition, are 

available as indicated under ADDRESSES

and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

above. Copies of these documents may 

also be obtained from the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

After the 30-day review period closes, 

APHIS will review and evaluate any 

information received during the 30-day 

review period. If, after evaluating the 

information received, APHIS determines 

that we have not received substantive 

new information that would warrant 

APHIS altering our preliminary 

regulatory determination or FONSI, 

substantially changing the proposed 

action identified in the draft EA, or 

substantially changing the analysis of 

impacts in the draft EA, APHIS will 

notify the public through an 

announcement on our Web site of our 

final regulatory determination. If, 

however, APHIS determines that we 

have received substantive new 

information that would warrant APHIS 

altering our preliminary regulatory 

determination or FONSI, substantially 

changing the proposed action identified 

in the draft EA, or substantially 

changing the analysis of impacts in the 

draft EA, then APHIS will conduct the 

additional analysis and prepare an 

amended EA, a new FONSI, and/or a 

revised PPRA, which would be made 

available for public review in a 

subsequent notice in the Federal 

Register, similar to an Approach 2 

petition. APHIS will also notify the 

petitioner. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– 

7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of 

February 2016. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ochoco National Forest, Lookout 

Mountain Ranger District; Oregon; 

Ochoco Summit Trail System Project 

Supplemental EIS 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement. 

SUMMARY: The Ochoco National Forest is 

preparing a supplemental 

environmental impact statement (EIS) to 

analyze the effects of changing the 

existing motorized trail system to create 

and designate a sustainable system of 

roads, trails and areas open to motor 

vehicles that will provide legal public 

access, enhance regulation of 

unmanaged wheeled motor vehicle 

travel, protect resources, and decrease 

conflicts between motorized and nonmotorized use on the Ochoco National 

Forest. Consistent with the Ochoco 

National Forest Land and Resource 

Management Plan, as amended, this 

action is needed to provide to the public 

a diversity of road and trail 

opportunities for experiencing a variety 

of environments and modes of travel. 

The original notice of intent to prepare 

an environmental impact statement was 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 20, 2009 (74 FR 60235– 

60236). The supplemental 

environmental impact statement is 

being prepared because a 2014 wildfire 

in the project area changed the 

conditions initially analyzed so that 

additional analysis was required, and 

because the responsible official desired 

to have additional discussions with 

stakeholders prior to making a decision. 

The Ochoco Summit Trail System 

decision and the reasons for the 

decision will be documented in the 

record of decision. That decision will be 

subject to the Forest Service Projectlevel Predecisional Administrative 

Review Process (36 CFR part 218). 

DATES: The supplemental draft 

environmental impact statement is 

expected to be completed and available 

for public comment in February 2016. 

The final environmental impact 

statement is expected to be completed 

in the fall of 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Ochoco Summit Trail 

System Planning Team, Ochoco 

National Forest, 3160 NE Third Street, 

Prineville, Oregon 97754. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marcy Anderson, Project Leader, at 3160 

NE Third Street, Prineville, Oregon 

97754, or at (541) 416–6463, or by email 

at marcelleanderson@fs.fed.us. 

Dated: February 10, 2016. 

Stacey L. Forson, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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