[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 73699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25135]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

36 CFR Part 294


Public Meeting to Receive Comments on the Proposed Rule for the 
Management of Roadless Areas in the State of Idaho

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: There will be a public meeting in Washington, DC to discuss 
the proposed rule for the management of roadless areas on National 
Forest System lands in the State of Idaho.

DATES: The meeting will be held January 14, 2008, from 5 p.m. to 10 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the United States Department of 
Agriculture, South Building, Jefferson Auditorium, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. Comments on the proposed rule may be sent 
via e-mail to [email protected]. Comments also may be submitted 
via the world wide web/Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Written 
comments concerning this notice should be addressed to Roadless Area 
Conservation-Idaho, P.O. Box 162909, Sacramento, CA 95816-2909, or via 
facsimile to 916-456-6724. All comments, including names and addresses, 
when provided, are placed in the record and are available for public 
inspection and copying. The public may inspect comments received at 
http://roadless.fs.fed.us.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad Gilbert, Idaho Roadless Rule Team 
Leader, at (208) 765-7438.
    Individuals using 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 Standard Time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Attendees wishing to comment orally will be 
allotted three minutes to speak on a first come, first served basis. 
Meeting attendees will need to pass through USDA security in order to 
enter the building. To ensure arriving to the meeting on time, 
attendees are encouraged to arrive at the USDA South Building before 5 
p.m. You will need photo identification to enter the building.
    Attendees are encouraged to provide their names to security prior 
to the meeting in order to gain quicker access to the building. 
Attendees can submit their names to a comment line by calling 202-205-
1776. In the message you should identify yourself as wanting to attend 
the public meeting on the Idaho rule, and then both say and spell your 
name. Names should be submitted by close of business on January 10, 
2008. Any bags that attendees bring will have to go through screening; 
you are therefore encouraged not to bring bags in order to speed up the 
screening process.
    A copy of the proposed rule, draft environmental impact statement 
(DEIS), the DEIS summary, dates for public meetings in Idaho, and other 
information related to this rulemaking will be available at the 
national roadless Web site http://www.roadless.fs.fed.us as well as by 
calling Brad Gilbert, Idaho Roadless Rule Team Leader, at (208) 765-
7438. Reviewers may request printed copies or compact disks of the DEIS 
and the summary by writing to the Rocky Mountain Research Station, 
Publication and Distribution, 240 West Prospect Road, Fort Collins, CO 
80526-2098. Fax orders will be accepted at 970-498-1122. Order by e-
mail from [email protected]. When ordering, requesters must specify 
if they wish to receive the summary or full set of documents and if the 
material should be provided in print or on disk.

    Dated: December 20, 2007.
Anne J. Zimmerman,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, NFS.
 [FR Doc. E7-25135 Filed 12-27-07; 8:45 am]
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