65608 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 206 / Tuesday, October 26, 2010 / Notices 

Dated: October 14, 2010. 

Julia Paradis, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27061 Filed 10–25–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Flathead National Forest—Swan Lake 

Ranger District, Montana; Wild Cramer 

Forest Health and Fuels Reduction 

Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, will prepare 

an Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the Wild Cramer Forest Health 

and Fuels Reduction Project to harvest 

timber, reduce hazardous forest fuels, 

prescribe burn, and reconstruct and 

construct permanent roads within the 

project area. The project area is 

approximately 10 miles southwest of 

Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana. 

The project area consists of a total of 

30,727 acres, encompasses the Blacktail 

Mountain Ski Area and contains the 

following drainages: Wild Bill, Truman, 

Emmons, Patrick, Cramer, Bierney, and 

Stoner Creeks. The location of the 

project area is Township 26 and 27 

North, and Range 21, 211⁄2, and 22 West. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

December 1, 2010. The draft 

environmental impact statement (DEIS) 

is expected in September 2011. No date 

has yet been determined for filing the 

final environmental impact statement 

(FEIS). 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Wild Cramer Project, Swan Lake District 

Ranger, 200 Ranger Station Road, 

Bigfork, MT 59911. Comments may also 

be sent via e-mail to commentsnorthern-flathead-swan-lake@fs.fed.us 

with ‘‘Wild Cramer Project’’ in the 

subject line and must be submitted in 

MSWord (*.doc) or rich text format 

(*.rtf), or via facsimile to (406) 387– 

3889. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele Draggoo, Planning Team 

Leader, Hungry Horse/Glacier View 

Ranger District, 10 Hungry Horse Drive, 

P.O. Box 190340, Montana 59919, 

e-mail mdraggoo@fs.fed.us, or phone 

(406) 387–3827. The project description 

can be accessed on the Web at: http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/r1/flathead/nepa/nepa. 

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 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose and need for the Wild 

Cramer Forest Health and Fuels 

Reduction Project is to: (1) Improve and/ 

or maintain the general health, 

resiliency, and sustainability of forested 

stands within the project area; (2) 

reduce the risk of insect epidemics and 

severe disease infestations within the 

project area; (3) reduce forest fuels 

build-up on National Forest System 

lands adjacent to public and private 

lands within the project area; (4) 

provide a safer environment for the 

public and firefighters should a wildfire 

occur within the area; (5) increase the 

probability of stopping wildfires on 

National Forest System lands before 

they burn onto private lands; (6) provide 

forest products to the local timber 

industry, contributing to short-term 

timber supply and providing for longterm sustainability of timber on 

National Forest System lands; and (7) 

address forest health issues within the 

Blacktail Mountain Ski Area permit 

boundary and provide more desirable 

forest vegetative conditions for existing 

and future recreational skiing 

experiences. 

Proposed Action 

The Forest Service proposes to 

harvest timber through application of a 

variety of harvest methods, including 

regeneration harvest (clearcut with 

reserves, seed tree with reserves, and 

shelterwood with reserves) on 3,489 

acres and intermediate harvest 

(commercial and non-commercial thin 

and sanitation) on 1,511 acres for a total 

commercial harvest on approximately 

5,000 acres of forestland. In addition, an 

estimated 3,700 acres of sapling 

thinning and 362 acres of prescribed 

ecosystem burning are proposed. Use of 

existing and construction of temporary 

and permanent (specified) roads would 

be needed to access timber harvest 

areas. An estimated 13 miles of 

specified road and 14 miles of 

temporary road would be constructed, 

some of which will be on existing, 

historic templates. An additional 166 

miles of existing National Forest System 

roads would receive either road 

reconstruction or pre-haul maintenance. 

Best Management Practices would be 

applied to all temporary roads 

constructed and roads temporarily 

opened, as well as all system roads used 

in association with this project for 

access and product removal. Planting 

conifer seedlings would also be 

included in this project. 

Possible Alternatives 

Alternative A is the No-Action 

Alternative in which none of the 

proposed activities would be 

implemented. Alternative B, the 

Proposed Action described above, was 

developed by the Interdisciplinary 

Team to respond to the purpose and 

need for action and to comply with the 

Flathead Forest Plan. At least one 

additional action alternative will be 

developed which will examine varying 

levels and locations for the proposed 

activities to achieve the proposal’s 

purposes, as well as to respond to the 

issues and other resource values. All 

proposed activities are outside the 

boundaries of any roadless area or any 

areas considered for inclusion to the 

National Wilderness System as 

recommended by the Flathead National 

Forest Plan or by any past or present 

legislative wilderness proposals. 

Responsible Official 

The Responsible Official is Chip 

Weber, Forest Supervisor, Flathead 

National Forest, 650 Wolfpack Way, 

Kalispell, Montana 59901. The Forest 

Supervisor will make a decision 

regarding this proposal considering the 

comments and responses, 

environmental consequences discussed 

in the final EIS, and applicable laws, 

regulations, and policies. The decision 

and rationale for the decision will be 

documented in a Record of Decision. 

Nature of the Decision To Be Made 

The DEIS for the Wild Cramer Forest 

Health and Fuels Reduction Project will 

evaluate site-specific issues, consider 

management alternatives, and analyze 

the potential effects of the proposed 

action and alternatives. The scope of the 

project is limited to decisions 

concerning activities within the project 

area that meet the Purpose and Need, as 

well as desired conditions. The DEIS 

will provide the Responsible Official 

with the information needed to decide 

which actions, if any, to approve. This 

EIS will tier to the Flathead National 

Forest Land and Resource Management 

Plan and EIS of January 1986, and its 

subsequent amendments, which provide 

overall guidance for land management 

activities on the Flathead National 

Forest. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. Public participation 

will be solicited by notifying in person 


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and/or by mail known interested and 

affected publics. Notification of the 

proposed Wild Cramer Project and 

request for comments will be distributed 

to landowners who have property 

within a one mile radius of the project 

boundary (approximately 500 entities), 

as well as other interested parties. A 

field trip is being offered as part of the 

scoping process. News releases will be 

used to give the general public notice. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 

such manner that they are useful to the 

agency’s preparation of the 

environmental impact statement. 

Therefore, comments should be 

provided prior to the close of the 

comment period and should clearly 

articulate the reviewer’s concerns and 

contentions. 

Comments received in response to 

this solicitation, including names and 

addresses of those who comment, will 

be part of the public record for this 

proposed action. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted and 

considered, however. 

Dated: September 20, 2010. 

Chip Weber, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–26998 Filed 10–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Nevada and Placer Counties Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Nevada and Placer 

Counties Resource Advisory Committee 

(RAC) will meet in Auburn, California. 

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 of the meeting is to 

discuss projects submitted for funding 

and the expenditure of Title II funds 

benefiting National Forest System lands 

in Nevada and Placer Counties. 

DATES: The meeting will be held Friday, 

November 5, 2010 at 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Placer County Water Agency office, 

144 Ferguson Rd., Auburn, CA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Westling, Committee Coordinator, 

USDA, Tahoe National Forest, 631 

Coyote St., Nevada City, CA 95959, 

(530) 478–6205, E-Mail: 

awestling@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: Agenda 

items to be covered include: (1) 

Welcome and Introductions; (2) Review 

of RAC Operating Guidelines; (3) 

Discussion of Proposed Projects; (4) 

Vote on Proposed Projects; and (5) 

Comments from the Public. The meeting 

is open to the public and the public will 

have an opportunity to comment at the 

meeting. 

Dated: October 18, 2010. 

Jeanne Pinch-Tulley, 

Fire Management Officer and Acting Forest 

Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–26728 Filed 10–25–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Pike & San Isabel Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pike & San Isabel 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

in Pueblo, Colorado. 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 meeting is to determine the 

project evaluation process and discuss 

proposals. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

November 30, 2010, and will begin at 8 

a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Supervior’s Office of the Pike & San 

Isabel National Forests, Cimarron and 

Comanche National Grasslands (PSICC) 

at 2840 Kachina Dr., Pueblo, Colorado. 

Written comments should be sent to 

Barbara Timock, PSICC, 2840 Kachina 

Dr., Pueblo, CO 81008. Comments may 

also be sent via e-mail to 

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

719–553–1416. 

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 PSICC, 

2840 Kachina Dr., Pueblo, CO 81008. 

Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 

719–553–1415 to facilitate entry into the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Timock, RAC coordinator, 

USDA, Pike & San Isabel National 

Forests, 2840 Kachina Dr., Pueblo, CO 

81008; (719) 553–1415; E-mail 

btimock@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: In 

preparation for the November 30 

meeting, the PSI–RAC will convene a 

conference call some time 14 days prior 

to the meeting to cover administrative 

procedures. No decisions will be made 

during this call and the RAC will report 

out November 30. The November 30 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

(1) Determine project evaluation and 

selection process, (2) Project proposal 

review, (3) Project selection and 

recommendations, (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. Public input sessions will 

be provided and individuals who made 

written requests by November 20, 2010 

will have the opportunity to address the 

Committee at those sessions. 

Dated: October 20, 2010. 

John F. Peterson, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27000 Filed 10–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Determination Under the Textile and 

Apparel Commercial Availability 

Provision of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free 

Trade Agreement (‘‘CAFTA–DR 

Agreement’’) 

AGENCY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

ACTION: Determination to add a product 

in unrestricted quantities to Annex 3.25 

of the CAFTA–DR Agreement. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 26, 2010. 

SUMMARY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(‘‘CITA’’) has determined that certain 

woven flannel fabric of polyester, rayon 

and acrylic, as specified below, is not 

available in commercial quantities in a 

timely manner in the CAFTA–DR 

countries. The product will be added to 


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