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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 74, No. 131 

Friday, July 10, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Proposed Amendment of Rogue River, 

Umpqua and Winema National Forest 

(NF) Land and Resource Management 

Plans for the Pacific Connector Gas 

Pipeline 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement for 

Land and Resource Management Plan 

amendments—Extension of Scoping 

Period. 

SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service is 

proposing to amend the Land and 

Resource Management Plans (LRMP) of 

the Rogue River (administered as the 

Rogue River-Siskiyou NF), Umpqua, and 

Winema (administered as the FremontWinema NF) National Forests to make 

provision for the proposed Pacific 

Connector Gas Pipeline (PCGP). The 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(FERC) is the lead agency for the 

environmental analysis of the 

construction and operation of the 

proposed natural gas pipeline (FERC 

Docket No. CP07–441–000). The FERC 

has prepared an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) that discusses the 

environmental impacts that could result 

from the construction and operation of 

the PCGP. FERC issued the FEIS for the 

PCGP on May 1, 2009. 

The U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

Forest Service is a Cooperating Agency 

with the FERC in environmental 

analysis and preparation of the EIS for 

the PCGP. Certain features of the PCGP 

Project could not be made consistent 

with the LRMPs of the Rogue River, 

Umpqua and Winema National Forests 

because of the nature of pipeline 

construction. Therefore, in order to 

comply with the requirements of the 

National Forest Management Act 

(NFMA) the Forest Service must amend 

these LRMPs to make provision for the 

PCGP. This notice is extending the 

scoping period. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis were originally requested 

30 days from the date the original notice 

was published in the Federal Register, 

which was June 15, 2009 (FR Volume 

74, No. 113, pg. 28214). Comments are 

now requested by July 31, 2009. The 

draft environmental impact statement 

for amendment of forest plans is 

expected to be published in August, 

2009 and the final environmental 

impact statement is expected in 

December, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: 

Pam Sichting, Umpqua National Forest, 

2900 NW., Stewart Parkway, Roseburg, 

OR 97471. Comments may also be sent 

via e-mail to: commentspacificnorthwest-umpqua@fs.fed.us, or 

via facsimile to 541–957–3495. 

Comments may be hand-delivered to the 

above address Monday through Friday, 

from 8 a.m. till 4:30 p.m., excluding 

legal holidays. 

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, anonymous 

comments will not provide the 

respondent with standing to appeal the 

subsequent decision. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam 

Sichting at 541–957–3342 or by e-mail 

at psichting@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 Time, Monday through 

Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Extension of Scoping Period 

Several requests were received during 

the initial scoping period for an 

extension of the scoping period because 

of the nature of the project. The 

Responsible Officials have decided it is 

in the best interest of the public to 

extend the time during which scoping 

comments are received. 

Lead Agency 

The Forest Service is the Lead Agency 

for amendments of Forest Plans. 

Responsible Official 

The Responsible Officials for 

amendments of the Rogue River, 

Umpqua and Winema LRMPs are 

respectively Forest Supervisors, Scott D. 

Conroy, Clifford J. Dils and Karen 

Shimamoto. 

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 extends the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. With this extension, 

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, now July 31, 2009, 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 30, 2009. 

Gina Freel. 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–16384 Filed 7–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

PL83–566 Watershed Protection and 

Flood Prevention Act Pocasset River 

Watershed, Providence County, RI 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2) (C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969; the Council of 

Environmental Quality Guidelines (40 

CFR part 1500); and the Natural 


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Resources Conservation Service 

Guidelines (7 CFR part 650): The 

Natural Resources Conservation Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives 

notice that an environmental impact 

statement is being prepared for Pocasset 

River Watershed, Providence County, 

Rhode Island. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Phoukham Vongkhamdy, State 

Conservationist, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, 60 Quaker Lane, 

Suite 46, Warwick, RI 02886, telephone: 

(401) 828–1300. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

environmental assessment of this 

federally assisted action indicates that 

the project may cause significant local, 

regional, or national impacts on the 

environment. As a result of these 

findings, Phoukham Vongkhamdy, State 

Conservationist, has determined that the 

preparation and review of an 

environmental impact statement is 

needed for this project. 

The project concerns flood 

prevention. Alternatives under 

consideration to reach these objectives 

include: A. Construction of six 

floodwall structures and flood proofing. 

B. No Action alternative. 

A draft environmental impact 

statement will be prepared and 

circulated for review by agencies and 

the public. The Natural Resources 

Conservation Service invites 

participation and consultation of 

agencies and individuals that have 

special expertise, legal jurisdiction, or 

interest in the preparation of the draft 

environmental impact statement. 

Further information on the proposed 

action may be obtained from Phoukham 

Vongkhamdy, State Conservationist, at 

the above listed address or telephone 

(401) 828–1300. 

Signed in Warwick, RI on July 1, 2009. 

Phoukham Vongkhamdy, 

State Conservationist. 

(This activity is listed in the Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 

10.904—Watershed Protection and Flood 

Prevention—and is subject to the provisions 

of Executive Order 12372 which requires 

intergovernmental consultation with State 

and local officials.) 

[FR Doc. E9–16337 Filed 7–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0049] 

Pale Cyst Nematode; Update of 

Quarantined Areas 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of changes to 

quarantined area. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have made changes to the area 

in the State of Idaho that is quarantined 

to prevent the spread of pale cyst 

nematode. The description of the 

quarantined area was updated on April 

8, 2009, when approximately 3,488 

acres were removed from the 

quarantined area, and on May 8, 2009, 

when an additional 3,333 acres were 

removed from the quarantined area. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Eileen Y. Smith, National Program 

Manager, Emergency and Domestic 

Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 150, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1236; (301) 734–5235. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The pale cyst nematode (PCN, 

Globodera pallida) is a major pest of 

potato crops in cool-temperature areas. 

Other solanaceous hosts include 

tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, tomatillos, 

and some weeds. The PCN is thought to 

have originated in Peru and is now 

widely distributed in many potatogrowing regions of the world. PCN 

infestations may be expressed as 

patches of poor growth. Affected potato 

plants may exhibit yellowing, wilting, 

or death of foliage. Even with only 

minor symptoms on the foliage, potato 

tuber size can be affected. Unmanaged 

infestations can cause potato yield loss 

ranging from 20 to 70 percent. The 

spread of this pest in the United States 

could result in a loss of domestic or 

foreign markets for U.S. potatoes and 

other commodities. 

The PCN quarantine regulations 

(§§ 301.86 through 301.86–9, referred to 

below as the regulations) set out 

procedures for determining the areas 

quarantined for PCN and impose 

restrictions on the interstate movement 

of regulated articles from quarantined 

areas. 

Section 301.86–3 of the regulations 

sets out the procedures for determining 

the areas quarantined for PCN. 

Paragraph (a) of § 301.86–3 states that, 

in accordance with the criteria listed in 

§ 301.86–3(c), the Administrator will 

designate as a quarantined area each 

field that has been found to be infested 

with PCN, each field that has been 

found to be associated with an infested 

field, and any area that the 

Administrator considers necessary to 

quarantine because of its inseparability 

for quarantine enforcement purposes 

from infested or associated fields. 

Paragraph (c) provides that the 

Administrator will designate a field as 

an infested field when PCN is found in 

the field. Paragraph (c) also provides 

that the Administrator will designate a 

field as an associated field when PCN 

host crops, as listed in § 301.86–2(b), 

have been grown in the field in the last 

10 years and the field shares a border 

with an infested field; the field came 

into contact with a regulated article 

listed in § 301.86–2 from an infested 

field within the last 10 years; or, within 

the last 10 years, the field shared 

ownership, tenancy, seed, drainage or 

runoff, farm machinery, or other 

elements of shared cultural practices 

with an infested field that could allow 

spread of PCN, as determined by the 

Administrator. 

Paragraph (b) describes the conditions 

for the designation of an area less than 

an entire State as a quarantined area. 

Less than an entire State will be 

designated as a quarantined area only if 

the Administrator determines that: 

• The State has adopted and is 

enforcing restrictions on the intrastate 

movement of the regulated articles that 

are equivalent to those imposed by the 

regulations on the interstate movement 

of regulated articles; and 

• The designation of less than the 

entire State as a quarantined area will 

prevent the interstate spread of PCN. 

We have determined that it is not 

necessary to designate the entire State of 

Idaho as a quarantined area. Idaho has 

adopted and is enforcing restrictions on 

the intrastate movement of regulated 

articles from that area that are 

equivalent to those we are imposing on 

the interstate movement of regulated 

articles. 

Paragraph (d) provides for the 

removal of fields from quarantine. An 

infested field will be removed from 

quarantine when a protocol approved by 

the Administrator as sufficient to 

support the removal of infested fields 

from quarantine has been completed 

and the field has been found to be free 

of PCN. An associated field will be 

removed from quarantine when the field 

has been found to be free of PCN 

according to a protocol approved by the 

Administrator as sufficient to support 

removal of associated fields from 

quarantine. Any area other than infested 

or associated fields which has been 


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