23990 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 98 / Friday, May 22, 2009 / Notices 

In the final EIS, the Forest Service is 

required to respond to comments 

received during the comment period for 

the draft EIS. The Forest Service is the 

lead agency and the responsible official 

is the Crescent District Ranger, 

Deschutes National Forest. The 

responsible official will decide where, 

and whether or not to designate a trail 

system, staging areas, and close roads. 

The responsible official will also decide 

how to mitigate impacts of these actions 

and will determine when and how 

monitoring of effects will take place. 

The Ranger District is trying 

additional outreach with this project, 

seeking input from a group of interested 

citizens that are participating in an 

effort to work more closely together. The 

District and participants will try to 

develop a stronger shared 

understanding of what is needed to 

successfully maintain and improve 

wildlife habitat in the planning area. If 

you are interested in joining or have 

more questions about the process, 

please notify the District, or Phil Chang, 

Program Administrator, Central Oregon 

Intergovernmental Council, 2363 SW 

Glacier Place, Redmond, OR 97756; or 

phone (541) 548–9534. 

The Rim-Paunina Project decision and 

rationale will be documented in the 

Record of Decision. This project will be 

subject to Forest Service Appeal 

Regulations (35 CFR Part 215). 

Holly Jewkes, 

Crescent District Ranger. 

[FR Doc. E9–11888 Filed 5–21–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Plumas County Resource Advisory 

Committee (RAC) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Plumas County Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a 

meeting on June 5, 2009, in Quincy, CA. 

The purpose of the meeting is to review 

applications for Cycle 9 funding and 

select projects to be recommended to 

the Plumas National Forest Supervisor 

for calendar year 2010 funding 

consideration. The funding is available 

under Title II provisions of the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community Self 

Determination Act of 2000. 

DATES AND ADDRESS: The meeting will 

take place from 9–3 at the Mineral 

Building Plumas/Sierra County 

Fairgrounds, 208 Fairgrounds Road, 

Quincy, CA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (or 

for special needs): Lee Anne Schramel 

Taylor, Forest Coordinator, USDA, 

Plumas National Forest, P.O. Box 

11500/159 Lawrence Street, Quincy, 

CA, 95971; (530) 283–7850; or by E-mail 

eataylor@fs.fd.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

items for the June 5 meeting include: (1) 

Forest Service Update; (2) Committee 

Review of Applications; and, (3) 

Recommendations for Cycle 9 funding 

distribution. The meetings are open to 

the public and individuals may address 

the Committee after being recognized by 

the Chair. Other RAC information may 

be obtained at http://www.fs.fed.us/srs. 

Dated: May 14, 2009. 

Terri Simon Jackson, 

Land Management Planning Staff Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–11887 Filed 5–21–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0027] 

National Animal Identification System; 

Public Meetings 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice to inform the 

public of six upcoming meetings to 

discuss stakeholder concerns related to 

the implementation of the National 

Animal Identification System. The 

meetings are being organized by the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service. 

DATES: The meetings will be held on 

June 9, 11, 16, 18, 25, and 27, 2009, 

from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. 

ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be 

held in Jefferson City, MO (June 9), 

Rapid City, SD (June 11), Albuquerque, 

NM (June 16), Riverside, CA (June 18), 

Raleigh, NC (June 25), and Jasper, FL 

(June 27). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Adam Grow, Director, Surveillance and 

Identification Programs, National Center 

for Animal Health Programs, VS, 

APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 200, 

Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734–3752. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 

its ongoing efforts to safeguard animal 

health, the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) initiated 

implementation of a National Animal 

Identification System (NAIS) in 2004. 

The NAIS is a cooperative State-Federalindustry program administered by 

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS). The 

purpose of the NAIS is to provide a 

streamlined information system that 

will help producers and animal health 

officials respond quickly and effectively 

to animal disease events in the United 

States. 

The ultimate long-term goal of the 

NAIS is to provide State and Federal 

officials with the capability to identify 

all animals and premises that have had 

direct contact with a disease of concern 

within 48 hours after discovery. Meeting 

that goal requires a comprehensive 

animal-disease traceability 

infrastructure. An NAIS User Guide and 

a Business Plan, both available on our 

Web site at http:// 

animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/ 

animal_id/index.shtml, provide detailed 

information about our plans for 

implementing the system. 

Despite concerted efforts, APHIS has 

not been able to fully implement the 

NAIS. Many of the same issues that 

producers originally had with the 

system, such as the cost and impact on 

small farmers, privacy and 

confidentiality, and liability, continue 

to cause concern. 

In order to provide individuals and 

organizations an opportunity to discuss 

their concerns regarding the NAIS and 

offer potential solutions, we plan to 

hold several public meetings and to 

solicit comments via our Web site. Our 

goal is to gather feedback and input 

from a wide range of stakeholders to 

assist us in making an informed 

decision regarding both the future of the 

NAIS and the objectives and direction 

for animal identification and 

traceability. We would particularly 

welcome feedback on the following 

topics: 

• Cost. What are your concerns about 

the cost of the NAIS? What steps would 

you suggest APHIS use to address cost? 

• Impact on small farmers. What are 

your concerns about the effect of the 

NAIS on small farmers? What 

approaches would you suggest APHIS 

take to address the potential impact on 

small farmers? 

• Privacy and confidentiality. What 

are your concerns regarding how the 

NAIS will affect your operation’s 

privacy and/or the confidentiality of 

your operation? What steps or tactics 

would you suggest APHIS use to 

address privacy and confidentiality 

issues? 

• Liability. What are your concerns 

about your operation’s liability under 

the NAIS? What would you suggest 

APHIS consider to address liability 

concerns? 


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