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the acquired lands and whether or not 

to adjust the management direction 

assigned to the associated national 

grassland range allotments, as well as 

whether or not to implement sitespecific project proposals for the project 

area. 

Scoping Process 

A scoping letter will be issued 

concurrent with the publication of this 

notice of intent. The specifics of the 

proposed action(s) will be laid out in 

the letter and also will be posted on the 

Dakota Prairie Grasslands Web site for 

review. Comments to scoping should be 

received within 45 days from the date 

on the letter. 

Comment Requested 

The Forest Service will be soliciting 

comments from individuals; Federal, 

State, and local governments; American 

Indians, and organizations on the scope 

of the analysis to be included in the 

draft environmental impact statement 

for the DPG Plan amendment and from 

those that may be interested in or 

affected by the proposed action to: 

• Identify potential issues. 

• Identify issues to be analyzed in 

depth. 

• Eliminate insignificant issues or 

those which have been covered by a 

relevant previous environmental 

analysis. 

• Identify potential environmental 

effects of the proposed action. 

• Identify and explore alternatives to 

the proposed action. 

Comments received will be 

considered in preparation of the draft 

environmental impact statement. A 

range of alternatives will be considered 

after public comments are received and 

analyzed. One of those considered will 

be a ‘‘No Action’’ alternative for the sitespecific projects proposed. 

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 90 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 

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). Because of 

these court rulings, it is very important 

that those interested in this proposed 

action participate by the close of the 90- 

day comment period so that substantive 

comments and objections are made 

available to the Forest Service at a time 

when it can meaningfully consider them 

and respond to them in the final 

environmental impact statement. 

To assist the Forest Service in 

identifying and considering issues and 

concerns on the proposed action, 

comments on the draft environmental 

impact statement should be as specific 

as possible. It is also helpful if 

comments refer to specific pages or 

chapters of the draft statement. 

Comments may also address the 

adequacy of the draft environmental 

impact statement or the merits of the 

alternatives formulated and discussed in 

the statement. 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. 

Comments submitted anonymously will 

be accepted and considered; however, 

those who submit anonymous 

comments will not have standing to 

appeal the subsequent decisions under 

36 CFR parts 215 (site specific 

decisions) or 217 (LRMP amendment 

decisions). 

Additionally, pursuant to 7 CR 1.27 

(d), any person may request the agency 

to withhold a submission from the 

public record by showing how the FOIA 

(Freedom of Information Act) permits 

such confidentiality. Confidentiality 

may be granted in only very limited 

circumstances, such as to protect trade 

secrets. 

The Forest Service will inform the 

requester of the agency’s decision 

regarding the request for confidentiality 

and where the request is denied; the 

agency will return the submission and 

notify the requester that the comments 

may be resubmitted with or without 

name and address within 90 days. 

Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; 

Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section 

21. 

Dated: October 2, 2008. 

David M. Pieper, 

Grasslands Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E8–23812 Filed 10–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

National Urban and Community 

Forestry Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Preannouncement of 2009 

Urban and Community Forestry Grant 

Process. 

SUMMARY: The National Urban and 

Community Foresty Advisory Council, 

(NUCFAC), is charged, by law, to 

provide recommendations to the 

Secretary of Agriculture on urban 

forestry related issues and 

opportunities. Part of the Council’s role 

is to recommend the criteria for the U.S. 

Forest Service’s Urban and Community 

Forestry, (U&CF) Challenge Cost Share 

Grant Program. 

NUCFAC is revising their criteria for 

the U.S. Forest Service’s U&CF 

Challenge Cost Share Grant Program for 

2009. The new U&CF Challenge Cost 

Share Grant Program is designed to 

reflect this change, and implement new 

procedures that reduce the paperwork 

burden on potential grantees. Grants for 

2009 will be solicited in two categories: 

Innovation Grants 

NUCFAC anticipates recommending a 

small number of significant grants 

intended to address, on a national or 

regional level, the highest priority issues 

confronting the UC&F community. 

NUCFAC will seek proposals from 

organizations and partnerships that 

demonstrate the reach, resources and 

expertise needed to deliver meaningful, 

replicable results. As much as $500,000 

would be available in 2009 for one or 

more Innovation Grants. 

NUCFAC is in the process of 

identifying priority issues that might be 

addressed through Innovation Grants in 

2009. Please forward any suggestions to 

Nancy Stremple, nstremple@fs.fed.us by 

close of business, (C.O.B.), October 30, 

2008. 

2009 Best Practices Grants 

Smaller grants up to $50,000 for 

organizations that can implement, 

demonstrate, and disseminate replicable 

approaches to: 

• Recruit advocates for urban forestry; 

• Make best practices/latest science 

in urban forestry accessible to 

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• Nurture networks of urban forestry 

practitioners within existing 

conservation, organizations, 

professional societies, social networks, 

and internet communities; and 

• Address other challenges to the 

U&CF community. 

DATES: Suggestions are due by close of 

business, (C.O.B.), October 30, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

concerning this announcement should 

be addressed to Nancy Stremple, 

Executive Staff to National Urban and 

Community Forestry Advisory Council, 

201 14th St., SW., Yates Building (1 

Central) MS–1151, Washington, DC 

20250–1151. Comments may also be 

sent via e-mail to nstremple@fs.fed.us, 

or via facsimile to 202–690–5792. 

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 201 14th 

St., SW., Yates Building (1 Central) MS– 

1151, Washington, DC 20250–1151. 

Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 

202–205–1054 to facilitate entry into the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff or 

Robert Prather, Staff Assistant to 

National Urban and Community 

Forestry Advisory Council, 201 14th St., 

SW., Yates Building (1 Central) MS– 

1151, Washington, DC 20250–1151, 

phone 202–205–1054. 

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 

announcement of the 2009 Challenge 

Grant Program is planned for late 

November 2008. At that time, more 

details about application requirements, 

criteria for judging proposals, and 

priorities for Innovation Grants and Best 

Practices Grants will be available at: 

http://www.grants.gov. 

If interested applicants are not already 

registered in grants.gov, they are 

encouraged to register now. The process 

may take up to two weeks to collect the 

required information. 

Dated: October 1, 2008. 

John Phipps, 

Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private 

Forestry . 

[FR Doc. E8–23778 Filed 10–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 46–2008] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 38—Spartanburg 

County, SC; Technical Correction to 

Application for Subzone Status; 

Cornell Dubilier Marketing, Inc. 

(Electrolytic Capacitors) 

On October 24, 2008, the South 

Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee 

of FTZ 38, submitted an application to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) on behalf of Cornell Dubilier 

Marketing, Inc. (CDM), requesting 

special-purpose subzone status for the 

CDM electrolytic capacitor 

manufacturing plant, located in Liberty, 

South Carolina (73 FR 49990, 8–25– 

2008). 

The application erroneously stated 

that the plant’s production capacity as 

6,100 capacitors annually. The 

applicant has submitted a correction to 

the application that restates the plant’s 

production capacity to reflect 6.1 

million units annually. The application 

remains otherwise unchanged. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions (original 

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the 

Board’s Executive Secretary at the 

address listed below. The closing period 

for their receipt is November 7, 2008. 

Rebuttal comments in response to 

material submitted during the foregoing 

period may be submitted during the 

subsequent 15-day period (to November 

24, 2008). 

A copy of the application is available 

for public inspection at each of the 

following addresses: Office of the Port 

Director, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, 150–A West Phillips Road, 

Greer, SC 29650; and, Office of the 

Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade 

Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230–0002. For further 

information, contact Pierre Duy at 

pierre_duy@ita.doc.gov , or (202) 482– 

1378. 

Dated: October 1, 2008. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–23883 Filed 10–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 52–2008] 

Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone; 

Lansing, MI; Application and Public 

Hearing 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by the Capital Region Airport 

Authority to establish a general-purpose 

foreign-trade zone at the Capital Region 

International Airport in Lansing, 

Michigan. The Capital Region 

International Airport has been 

designated by U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection as a user fee airport. The 

application was submitted pursuant to 

the provisions of the FTZ Act, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the 

regulations of the Board (15 CFR Part 

400). It was formally filed on October 1, 

2008. The applicant is authorized to 

make the proposal under Michigan 

Public Acts 1963, No. 154. 

The proposed zone would consist of 

one site covering 846 acres, located at 

the Capital Region International Airport, 

at 4100 Capital City Boulevard, Lansing, 

Michigan. The site is owned by the 

Capital Region Airport Authority. 

The application indicates a need for 

zone services in Lansing, Michigan. 

Several firms have indicated an interest 

in using zone procedures for 

warehousing/distribution activities for a 

variety of products. Specific 

manufacturing approvals are not being 

sought at this time. Requests would be 

made to the Board on a case-by-case 

basis. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Kathleen Boyce of the FTZ 

staff is designated examiner to 

investigate the application and report to 

the Board. 

As part of the investigation, the 

Commerce examiner will hold a public 

hearing on November 6, 2008 at 1 pm, 

Capital Region Airport Authority, 4100 

Capital City Boulevard, 1st Floor 

Community Room, Lansing, Michigan. 

Public comment on the application is 

invited from interested parties. 

Submissions (original and 3 copies) 

shall be addressed to the Board’s 

Executive Secretary at the address listed 

below. The closing period for their 

receipt is December 8, 2008. Rebuttal 

comments in response to material 

submitted during the foregoing period 

may be submitted during the subsequent 

15-day period (to December 22, 2008). 

A copy of the application and 

accompanying exhibits will be available 

for public inspection at the Capital 

Region Airport Authority, 4100 Capital 


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