Notice: Rural Telephone Bank Liquidation and Dissolution Board of Directors Approval

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road construction to facilitate timber and plants; tribal treaty rights; and Comments received, including the
removal. An estimated 2.2 miles of water quality. names and addresses of those who
temporary roads would be constructed Early Notice of Importance of Public comment, will be considered part of the
and obliterated following completion of Participation in Subsequent public record on this proposal and will
sale related activities. Watershed Environmental Review: A draft be available for public inspection.
restoration activities would consist of an environmental impact statement will be (Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22;
estimated 11.6 miles of road prepared for comment. The comment Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section
decommissioning, an estimated 13.7 period on the draft environmental 21)
miles of existing roads put into impact statement will be 45 days from
the date the Environmental Protection Dated: August 10, 2005.
intermittent storage (self-maintaining),
and the decompaction of approximately Agency publishes the notice of Thomas K. Reilly,
190 acres of old skid trains and availability in the Federal Register. Forest Supervisor.
landings. The Forest Service believes, at this [FR Doc. 05–16360 Filed 8–17–05; 8:45 am]
The Possible Alternatives the Forest early stage, it is important to give BILLING CODE 3410–11–M
Service will consider include the ‘‘no reviewers notice of several court rulings
action’’ alternative in which none of the related to public participation in the
proposed activities would be environmental review process. First, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
implemented. Additional alternatives reviewers of draft environmental impact
statements must structure their Rural Telephone Bank
being considered examine varying levels
and locations for the proposed activities participation in the environmental
review of the proposal so that it is Board Approval of Liquidation and
to achieve the proposal’s purpose and Dissolution of the Bank
need, as well as to respond to the issues meaningful and alerts an agency to the
and other resource concerns. reviewer’s position and contentions.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. AGENCY: Rural Telephone Bank, USDA.
The Responsible Official is the Forest
NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 553 (1978). Also, ACTION: Notice of Board approval of
Supervisor of the Clearwater National
environmental objections that could be liquidation and dissolution of the Rural
Forest, 12730 Highway 12, Orofino, ID
raised at the draft environmental impact Telephone Bank.
83544. The Responsible Official will
statement stage but that are not raised
decide if the proposed project will be
until after completion of the final SUMMARY: In a meeting held August 4,
implemented and will document the environmental impact statement may be
decision and reasons for the decision in 2005, the Board of Directors (Board) of
waived or dismissed by the courts. City the Rural Telephone Bank (Bank)
a Record of Decision. That decision will of Angoon v. Hodel, 803 F.2d 1016,
be subject to Forest Service Appeal approved resolutions to liquidate and
1022 (9th Cir. 1986) and Wisconsin dissolve the Bank, subject to lifting of
Regulations. The responsibility for Heritages, Inc. v. Harris, 490 F. Supp.
preparing the DEIS and FEIS has been the current statutory restriction limiting
1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis. 1980). Because of the amount of Government-owned Class
delegated to Cindy Lane, District these court rulings, it is very important
Ranger, Lochsa Ranger District, Rt. 1 A stock that the Bank can redeem. This
that those interested in this proposed notice is being published to ensure that
Box 398, Kooskia, ID 83539. action participate by the close of the 45-
The Scoping Process was initiated all interested parties are informed of the
day comment period so that substantive details of the resolutions approved by
with the release of a Scoping Letter on comments and objections are made
February 10, 2004. Comments received the Board.
available to the Forest Service at a time
as a result of that effort will be included when it can meaningfully consider them FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
in the documentation for the EIS. and respond to them in the final Jonathan P. Claffey, Assistant Secretary,
Additional scoping will follow the environmental impact statement. Rural Telephone Bank, STOP 1590—
release of the DEIS, expected in To assist the Forest Service in Room 5151, 1400 Independence
December 2005. This proposal also identifying and considering issues and Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
includes openings greater than 40 acres. concerns on the proposed action, 1590. Telephone: (202) 720–9556.
A 60-day public review period and comments on the draft environmental
approval by the Regional Forester for impact statement should be as specific SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a
exceeding the 40 acre limitation will as possible. It is also helpful if special meeting held on March 11, 2005,
occur prior to the signing of the Record comments refer to specific pages or and during its regularly scheduled
of Decision. The 60-day public review chapters of the draft statement. meeting held on May 4, 2005, the Board
period is initiated with this Notice of Comments may also address the discussed the possibility of liquidating
Intent. adequacy of the draft environmental and dissolving the Bank. In its meeting
Preliminary Issues that could be impact statement or the merits of the on August 4, 2005, a resolution to
affected by proposal activities include: alternatives formulated and discussed in liquidate and dissolve the Bank was
air quality; economics; grazing; heritage the statement. Reviewers may wish to passed unanimously by the Board. The
resources; old growth habitat; recreation refer to the Council on Environmental full text of the resolution is presented
access; risk of landslides; scenic quality; Quality Regulations for implementing with this notice including two
size of openings; snag habitat; spread of the procedural provisions of the attachments referenced within the
noxious weeds; threatened, endangered National Environmental Policy Act at 40 resolution.
and sensitive species of wildlife, fish CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points. BILLING CODE 3410–15–P
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Additional information regarding the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE by the Nevada Development Authority,
progress of the liquidation and grantee of FTZ 89, to remove certain
dissolution of the Bank can be found at Foreign–Trade Zones Board zone–restricted merchandise (carpets
the Bank’s Web site at http:// from Iran - HTS 5701.10) from the zone
[Docket 39–2005]
www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/rtb/ to U.S. Customs territory. It was filed on
index_rtb.htm. Foreign–Trade Zone 89 - Las Vegas, August 5, 2005.
Nevada, Request to Remove Zone– The Foreign–Trade Zones Board
Dated: August 12, 2005.
Restricted Status Merchandise to U.S. regulations provide that merchandise
Jonathan P. Claffey, which has been given zone–restricted
Assistant Secretary, Rural Telephone Bank. Customs Territory
status (export only status) may be
[FR Doc. 05–16338 Filed 8–17–05; 8:45 am] A request has been made to the returned to the Customs territory of the
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BILLING CODE 3410–15–C Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) United States if the FTZ Board

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