Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 7, 2009 / Notices 32105 

other associated species while reducing 

unwanted colonization of prairie dogs 

on adjoining lands along National 

Grassland boundaries. The Forest 

Service also proposes to amend the 

LRMP as needed to support the sitespecific implementation plan and to 

modify the boundary of the black-footed 

ferret reintroduction area. The ferret 

reintroduction area modification is 

proposed in order to provide a more 

logical boundary based on topographical 

and biological barriers for prairie dog 

colonies and to include lands recently 

acquired through land exchange. All 

standards and guidelines as currently 

prescribed in the LRMP for Black 

Footed Ferret Reintroduction Habitat 

will apply to the modified area. 

Methods for implementing the proposed 

actions include a suite of non-lethal and 

lethal management tools such as: 

rodenticide, limited shooting, 

landownership adjustment, third-party 

solutions, financial incentives, 

conservation agreements, conservation 

easements, live-trapping, reduced 

livestock grazing to create visual 

barriers, and physical barriers. 

Responsible Official 

Mary H. Peterson, Forest Supervisor, 

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests 

and Thunder Basin National Grassland, 

2468 Jackson Street, Laramie, Wyoming 

82070 is the official responsible for 

making the decision on this action. She 

will document her decision and 

rationale in a Record of Decision. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The Responsible Official will consider 

the results of the analysis and its 

findings and then document the final 

decision in a Record of Decision (ROD). 

The decision will include a 

determination whether or not to amend 

the LRMP to support the prairie dog 

management strategy and adjust the 

boundaries of the Black Footed Ferret 

Reintroduction Management Area. 

Scoping Process 

Concurrent with this NCI, letters 

requesting comments will be sent to 

interested parties. Anyone who provides 

comments to the DEIS or expresses 

interest during the comment period will 

have eligibility. 

Preliminary Issues 

The Forest Service has identified the 

following preliminary issues: (1) 

Potential impacts to the Black-Footed 

Ferret, an Endangered species; (2) 

Potential impacts to the black-tailed 

prairie dog, a Forest Service Region 2 

Sensitive Species and other associated 

sensitive species; (3) Potential impacts 

to adjacent private lands; (4) Potential 

impacts to livestock grazing permits on 

National Grassland. 

Comment Requested 

Comments and input regarding the 

proposal were requested from the 

public, other groups and agencies via 

direct mailing on May 9, 2007. The Draft 

EIS was issued for a 45-day public 

comment in December 19, 2007 and the 

comment period was extended for an 

additional 45 days from February 4, 

2008 until March 24, 2008. No further 

formal public comment will be accepted 

on this project. 

Dated: June 22, 2009. 

Misty A. Hays, 

Deputy District Ranger. 

[FR Doc. E9–15842 Filed 7–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Sanders County Resource 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106– 

393) the Lolo and Kootenai National 

Forests’ Sanders County Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet on July 

16 at 7 p.m. in Thompson Falls, 

Montana for a business meeting. The 

meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: July 16, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will he held at 

the Thompson Falls Courthouse, 1111 

Main Street, Thompson Falls, MT 

59873. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randy Hojem, Designated Federal 

Official (DFO), District Ranger, Plains 

Ranger District, Lolo National Forest at 

(406) 826–3821. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

topics include recommendations on 

new RAC project proposals, reviewing 

progress on current projects, and 

receiving public comment, If the 

meeting location is changed, notice will 

be posted in the local newspapers, 

including the Clark Fork Valley Press, 

and Sanders County Ledger. 

Dated: June 24, 2009. 

Randy Hojem, 

DFO, Plains Ranger District, Lolo National 

Forest. 

[FR Doc. E9–15844 Filed 7–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

National Advisory Council on Maternal, 

Infant and Fetal Nutrition; Notice of 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, this notice 

announces a meeting of the National 

Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant 

and Fetal Nutrition. 

DATES: July 21–23, 2009, 9 a.m.–5:30 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Food and Nutrition Service, 3101 

Park Center Drive, Room 830 (July 21), 

Room 204 A & B (July 22–23), 

Alexandria, VA 22302. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla McTigue, Supplemental Food 

Programs Division, Food and Nutrition 

Service, Department of Agriculture, 

(703) 305–2086. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council will continue its study of the 

Special Supplemental Nutrition 

Program for Women, Infants and 

Children (WIC), and the Commodity 

Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). 

The agenda will include updates and 

discussion of implementation of the 

WIC food package, WIC cost 

containment, CSFP Farm Bill 

provisions, participation trends, and 

current research studies. Meetings of the 

Council are open to the public. 

Members of the public may participate, 

as time permits. Members of the public 

may file written statements before or 

after the meeting with Carla McTigue, 

Supplemental Food Programs Division, 

3101 Park Center Drive, Room 522, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22302. If members 

of the public need special 

accommodations, please notify Mr. 

Dennis Murray by July 7, 2009, at (703) 

305–2704, or e-mail at 

dennis.murray@fns.usda.gov. 

Dated: July 1, 2009. 

Julia Paradis, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E9–15970 Filed 7–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P