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Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The nature of the decision to be made 

is whether the respective LRMPs would 

be amended if the FERC authorizes the 

PCGP. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. With this NOI, the 

Forest Service is requesting public 

comments on the proposed amendments 

of the Rogue River, Umpqua and 

Winema NF LRMPs. 

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. The submission of timely 

and specific comments can affect a 

reviewer’s ability to participate in 

subsequent administrative appeal or 

judicial review. 

Dated: June 8, 2009. 

Clifford J. Dils, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–14045 Filed 6–12–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0005] 

Notice of Availability of an Evaluation 

of the Highly Pathogenic Avian 

Influenza Subtype H5N1 Status of 

Hungary 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service has prepared an 

evaluation of the animal health status of 

two counties (Ba ́cs-Kiskun and 

Csongra ́d) in Hungary relative to the 

H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic 

avian influenza (HPAI). The evaluation 

presents our assessment of the HPAI 

H5N1 detection, control, and 

eradication measures in place in those 

two counties in Hungary during 

outbreaks of HPAI H5N1 in 2006 and 

2007. If, after the close of the comment 

period, APHIS can identify no 

additional risk factors that would 

indicate that domestic poultry in these 

two counties continue to be affected 

with HPAI H5N1, we would conclude 

that the importation of live birds, 

poultry carcasses, parts of carcasses, and 

eggs (other than hatching eggs) of 

poultry, game birds, or other birds from 

Ba ́cs-Kiskun and Csongra ́d Counties in 

Hungary presents a low risk of 

introducing HPAI H5N1 into the United 

States. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before July 15, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/ 

main?main=DocketDetial&d=APHIS2009-0005 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send two copies of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0005, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2009–0005. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on the 

evaluation in our reading room. The 

reading room is located in room 1141 of 

the USDA South Building, 14th Street 

and Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

house are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Javier Vargas, Case Manager, 

Regionalization Evaluation Services 

Staff, National Center for Import and 

Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, 

Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; 

(301) 734–0756. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under the Animal Health Protection 

Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), the Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service 

(APHIS) has the authority to prohibit or 

restrict the importation into the United 

States of animals, animal products, and 

other articles in order to prevent the 

introduction of diseases and pests into 

the U.S. livestock and poultry 

populations. 

Highly pathogenic avian influenza 

(HPAI) is a highly infectious disease of 

poultry. The H5N1 subtype of HPAI is 

an extremely infectious and fatal form of 

the disease. HPAI can strike poultry 

quickly without any warning signs of 

infection and, once established, can 

spread rapidly from flock to flock. HPAI 

viruses can also be spread by manure, 

equipment, vehicles, egg flats, crates, 

and people whose clothing or shoes 

have come in contact with the virus. 

HPAI viruses can remain viable at 

moderate temperatures for long periods 

in the environment and can survive 

indefinitely in frozen material. The 

H5N1 subtype of HPAI has been of 

particular concern because it has 

crossed the species barrier and caused 

disease in humans. 

From June 9 to July 12, 2006, 

Hungary’s Department for Food Chain 

Safety and Animal Health (DFCSAH) 

reported to the World Organization for 

Animal Health (OIE) seven outbreaks of 

HPAI H5N1 in domestic waterfowl in 

Ba ́cs-Kiskun County. 

On January 21 and January 26, 2007, 

the DFCSAH detected two outbreaks of 

HPAI H5N1 in commercial flocks of 

geese in Csongra ́d County. 

To prevent the introduction of HPAI 

H5N1 into the United States, APHIS 

designated Hungary’s counties of Ba ́csKiskun and Csongra ́d as regions where 

HPAI was considered to exist and 

prohibited the importation of birds, 

poultry, and poultry products from 

these regions into the United States. 

In a document titled ‘‘APHIS’ 

Evaluation of the Status of High 

Pathogenicity Avian Influenza H5N1 

Virus in Hungary’’ (November 2008), we 

present the results of our evaluation of 

the status of HPAI H5N1 in domestic 

poultry in Hungary in light of the 

actions taken by Hungarian authorities 

since the outbreaks, and document our 

analysis of the risk associated with 

allowing the importation of birds, 

poultry, and poultry products from 

Ba ́cs-Kiskun and Csongra ́d Counties, 

Hungary, into the United States in the 

aftermath of the outbreaks. 

We based our evaluation of the HPAI 

H5N1 status of the two counties in 

Hungary on the following critical 

factors: 

• Hungary had been free of outbreaks 

of the H5N1 subtype in its domestic 

poultry for at least 3 months as a result 

of effective control measures taken by a 

competent veterinary infrastructure; 

• HPAI H5N1 was a notifiable disease 

in Ba ́cs-Kiskun and Csongra ́d Counties 

at the time of the outbreaks; 

• Hungary had an ongoing disease 

awareness program in place at the time 

of the outbreaks; 


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1OIE (2008). Risk Analysis. In Terrestrial Animal 

Health Code, 17th edition. Paris, World 

Organization for Animal Health: Chapter 2.2 on 

Import Risk Analysis; Chapter 10.4 on Avian 

Influenza. To view the document on the Internet, 

go to http://www.oie.int/emg/normes/mcode/Asummry.htm?e1d11. 

• Hungary investigated notified or 

suspected occurrences of the disease; 

• Hungary had an effective 

surveillance program in place that 

supported the detection and 

investigation of outbreaks; 

• Diagnostic and laboratory 

capabilities within Ba ́cs-Kiskun and 

Csongra ́d Counties were both adequate 

and effective; 

• Hungary undertook appropriate 

eradication and control measures and 

movement restrictions in response to 

the outbreaks to prevent further spread 

of disease; and 

• Procedures used for repopulation of 

affected premises in Ba ́cs-Kiskun and 

Csongra ́d Counties included monitoring 

to demonstrate that HPAI H5N1 had 

been eradicated from the premises. 

Based on these factors, which are 

consistent with the OIE’s 

recommendations for reinstatement of 

trade with a country that has 

experienced an HPAI H5N1 outbreak,1

our evaluation concludes that DFCSAH 

was able to effectively control and 

eradicate HPAI H5N1 in the domestic 

poultry population and that the 

Hungarian authorities have adequate 

control measures in place to rapidly 

identify, control, and eradicate the 

disease should it be reintroduced into 

Hungary in either wild birds or 

domestic poultry. 

We are making the evaluation 

available for public comment. We will 

consider all comments that we receive 

on or before the date listed under the 

heading DATES at the beginning of this 

notice. 

If, after the close of the comment 

period, APHIS can identify no 

additional risk factors that would 

indicate that domestic poultry in Ba ́csKiskun and Csongra ́d Counties in 

Hungary continue to be affected with 

HPAI H5N1, we would conclude that 

the importation of live birds, poultry 

carcasses, parts of carcasses, and eggs 

(other than hatching eggs) of poultry, 

game birds, or other birds from Hungary 

presents a low risk of introducing HPAI 

H5N1 into the United States. 

The evaluation may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov Web site or in our 

reading room (see ADDRESSES above for 

a link to Regulations.gov and 

information on the location and hours of 

the reading room). You may request 

paper copies of the evaluation by calling 

or writing to the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please 

refer to the title of the evaluation when 

requesting copies. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, 7781– 

7786, and 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 

136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR. 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.4. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of 

June 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Minnesota Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a planning and briefing 

meeting of the Minnesota Advisory 

Committee to the Commission will 

convene at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 12 p.m. 

on June 25, 2009, at Johnson & Condon, 

P.A., 7401 Metro Boulevard, Edina, 

Minnesota 55439. The purpose of the 

meeting is to conduct a SAC orientation, 

hold a briefing on fair housing in 

Minnesota, and plan future activities. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The address 

is 55 W. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, 

IL 60603. Persons wishing to e-mail 

their comments, or to present their 

comments verbally at the meeting, or 

who desire additional information 

should contact Carolyn Allen, 

Administrative Assistant at (312) 353– 

8311 or by e-mail: callen@usccr.gov. 

Hearing-impaired persons who will 

attend the meeting and require the 

services of a sign language interpreter 

should contact the Regional Office at 

least ten (10) working days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Midwestern Regional Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Persons interested in the 

work of this advisory committee are 

advised to go to the Commission’s Web 

site, http://www.usccr.gov, or to contact 

the Midwestern Regional Office at the 

above e-mail or street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the rules and regulations of 

the Commission and FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, June 9, 2009. 

Christopher Byrnes, 

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of 

the Kansas Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a planning meeting of the 

Kansas Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene by conference 

call at 2 p.m. and adjourn at 

approximately 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 

25, 2009. The purpose of this meeting is 

to discuss the SAC transcript 

concerning ‘‘Kansas’s Caucus Process 

and Related Voting Rights Issues’’ and 

‘‘Enforcement of Employment Civil 

Rights Laws’’ 

This meeting is available to the public 

through the following toll-free call-in 

number: (866) 364–7584, conference call 

access code number 11616548. Any 

interested member of the public may 

call this number and listen to the 

meeting. Callers can expect to incur 

charges for calls they initiate over 

wireless lines, and the Commission will 

not refund any incurred charges. Callers 

will incur no charge for calls they 

initiate over land-line connections to 

the toll-free telephone number. Persons 

with hearing impairments may also 

follow the proceedings by first calling 

the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–977– 

8339 and providing the Service with the 

conference call number and contact 

name Farella E. Robinson. 

To ensure that the Commission 

secures an appropriate number of lines 

for the public, persons are asked to 

register by contacting Corrine Sanders of 

the Central Regional Office and TTY/ 

TDD telephone number, by 4 p.m. on 

June 19, 2009. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The address 

is U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 400 

State Avenue, Suite 908, Kansas City, 

Kansas 66101. Comments may be emailed to frobinson@usccr.gov. Records 

generated by this meeting may be 

inspected and reproduced at the Central 

Regional Office, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meeting. Persons interested in the work 

of this advisory committee are advised 

to go to the Commission’s Web site, 

http://www.usccr.gov, or to contact the 

Central Regional Office at the above email or street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the rules and regulations of 

the Commission and FACA. 


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