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6B Daily News – Friday, August 10, 2012 Livestock farmers seek pause in ethanol production WASHINGTON (AP) — Livestock farmers and ranchers seeing their feed costs rise because of the worst drought in a quarter-century are demanding that the Environmental Pro- tection Agency waive production requirements for corn- based ethanol. ter urging EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to relax ethanol production targets in light of corn supply concerns and spik- ing prices. The EPA says it is working with the Agriculture Depart- ment and is keeping a close eye on crop estimates and how they might relate to the biofuel program. But so far, the Obama administration, citing ample ethanol supplies, sees no need for a waiver. That's an opinion shared by corn growers — many of them in the presidential election battleground states of Iowa and Ohio — who continue to support the man- date. ''If not now, when?'' Randy Spronk, a Minnesota pork One-third of House members have also signed onto a let- Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE STATEMENT OF LEGAL NOTICE ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE # 2012000208 The following has/have abandoned the use of the following fictitious business name: person(s) Westside Flowers & Gifts 850 Walnut Street. Red Bluff, CA 96080 The fictitious business name re- ferred to above was filed on: 7/14/2009 in the County of Tehama #2009000256 Original Stevana L. Hill-Sedita 9145 Hwy 99 W Gerber, CA 96035 File S/By: Stevana L Hill-Sedita Stevana L Hill-Sedita This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on 7/26/2012 Beverly Ross CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT INITIAL STUDY/ MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARA- TION FOR THE SOUTH FORK COT- TONWOOD CREEK NONNATIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL PROJECT Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement Number 1600-2012- 0077-R1 LEGAL NOTICE Tehama County Clerk Publish: August 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2012 LEGAL NOTICE farmer, said of the EPA's authority to defer the ethanol pro- duction requirement when it threatens to severely harm the economy of a state or region. ''Everyone should feel the pain of rationing.'' Spronk, who is president-elect of the National Pork Pro- ducers Council, said livestock producers will have to reduce their herds and flocks because feed is becoming scarce and too expensive. Cattlemen and chicken farmers have the same concern. ''We do support the American ethanol industry,'' said Kristina Butts, executive director of legislative affairs at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. ''All we are asking for is that competition for that bushel of corn be on a level playing field.'' The government, she said, ''is picking the ethanol industry to be the winner to get that bushel of corn.'' The Renewable Fuel Standard, enacted in 2005 and then The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Tehama Insurance Brokers 530- 527-5151, 1115 Main St., Red Bluff, CA 96080 File No. 2012000209 STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Pitts and Barlow, Inc. 1115 Main St. Red Bluff, CA 96080 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fic- titious business name or names listed above on N/A This business is conducted by: a corporation S/By: Seth D. Barlow, Vice Presi- dent significantly expanded in 2007, requires that 13.2 billion gal- lons of corn starch-derived biofuel be produced in 2012. The intent was to reduce both greenhouse gas emissions blamed for climate change and dependence on foreign oil. One consequence is that 40 percent of the nation's corn crop now goes to ethanol producers, compared with 36 per- cent for feed. The rest is divided between processed food and exports. Critics say ethanol also is a big factor in the price of a bushel of corn going from an average $2.15 a bushel in the 1997-2006 period to more than $8 today. With half the nation's corn crop now in poor condition, Seth D. Barlow This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on 7/26/2012 BEVERLY ROSS Tehama County Clerk & Recorder Publish: August 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2012 LEGAL NOTICE File No. 2012000204 STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME ''relief from the Renewable Fuel Standard is extremely urgent because another short corn crop would be devastating to the animal agriculture industry, food manufacturers, food service providers, as well as consumers,'' 156 House mem- bers wrote EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson in urging her to issue a waiver. Twenty-five senators, about evenly divided between the two parties, wrote a similar letter to Jackson this week. The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Lok Tite Mini Storage; A-1 Lok Tite Mini Storage 530-824-6063, 5555 Hwy 99W, Corning, CA 96021 Janet A Darrow 6372 San Diego Rd. Corning, CA 96021 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fic- titious business name or names listed above on 1984 This business is conducted by: an individual The House letter was signed mainly by Republicans, who are outspoken in their opposition to EPA regulations. But as with the Senate, the majority of signees were from the South, where the poultry industry is strong, with others coming from Western cattle states and Northern dairy states. Midwestern corn states like Iowa and Ohio were largely unrepresented. It's more complicated for people like Kevin Ross, who raises corn and soybeans in southwest Iowa and heads the Iowa Corn Growers Association. Losing the ethanol market, he said, would definitely hurt his business. Having another major market for corn, he said, ''has had an effect on the rural economy that's not been seen in decades. ... I really hope we don't make any rash decisions about it.'' Ross and others pointed to a study by Iowa State econo- mist Bruce Babcock concluding that because of the flexibili- ty built into the current mandate system, removing the ethanol requirement would only decrease corn prices by about 28 cents a bushel, or 4.6 percent. In an interview with The Associated Press, Babcock cau- tioned that at this point no one knows what the final corn yield will be. But if it drops dramatically from current pro- jections, his estimate for the impact of suspending the man- date would go up. ''The worse the corn crop, the bigger will be the effect on corn prices.'' The ethanol industry, backed by the Obama administra- tion, says it's unfair to blame it for turmoil in the corn mar- ket. Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy, which represents pro- ducers and supporters of ethanol, said at a recent news con- ference that he'd ''never heard a bigger whopper'' than the argument that fuel demands were hurting food supplies. The ethanol industry argues that the Agriculture Depart- ment's estimate that ethanol consumes a 40 percent share of the corn market is misleading because about a third of the ethanol corn is refined into a high-value animal feed called dried distiller grain. Buis said ethanol's actual share of the corn crop as a fuel is closer to 16 percent. Renewable Fuels Association CEP Bob Dinneen also pointed out that there is flexibility built into the system. For example, ethanol produced one year but not used can be car- ried over to the next year. He said ethanol production has always been above what was required and that this year, with supplies down and prices up, producers are already slowing production. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack echoed that at a White House briefing last month, saying: ''There's no need to go to the EPA at this point in time. Based on the quantity of ethanol that's currently in storage, there's no problem in that area at this point in time.'' He also pointed out that despite the drought, the corn crop could still be one of the larger ones in history because farm- ers, enticed by high prices, planted so many acres this spring. The EPA also turned down a request by Texas Gov. Rick Perry in 2008 to waive the mandate because of drought in his state. S/By: Janet Darrow Janet Darrow This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on 7/24/2012 BEVERLY ROSS Tehama County Clerk & Recorder Publish: July 27, August 3, 10 & 17, 2012 LEGAL NOTICE File No. 2012000188 STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Red Bluff Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, 545 Adobe Road, Red Bluff, CA 96080 PO Box 347 Published July 31, 2012 Project Description: Cottonwood Creek Watershed Group (CCWG) proposes to remove giant reed, saltcedar, black locust, tree-of- heaven, pampas grass, and scotchbroom from South Fork Cottonwood Creek, Tehama County, using herbicides and manual removal methods. CCWG notified the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) on March 26, 2012 with the intent to modify the bed and banks of Cottonwood Creek in order to implement the pro- posed Project. DFG is preparing a Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement for the proposed Project pursuant to Section 1600 et. seq. of the California Fish and Game Code. Project Location: South Fork Cottonwood Creek from Pettyjohn Road Crossing to the confluence with Mainstem Cot- tonwood Creek, Tehama County. The Project will take place on private land with the permission of all landowners. Comment Period: DFG is solicit- ing comments on the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Decla- ration (IS/MND) through August 30, 2012, at 5:00 pm. Document Availability: The IS/MND is available for review at DFG's Northern Region Office at 601 Locust Street, Redding, CA 96001. Electronic copies may be requested by contacting the IS/MND contact person. IS/MND Contact Person: Brad Henderson; California Depart- ment of Fish and Game; 601 Lo- cust Street; Redding, CA 96001; (530) 225-2362 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Verizon Wireless, 15505 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine, CA 92618 AirTouch Cellular, 15505 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine, CA 92618; CA This business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fic- titious business name or names listed above on 4/03/00. I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor- rect. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/ Karen M. Shipman, Assistant Secretary This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama on July 11, 2012. NOTICE-In accordance with Sec- tion 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name State- ment must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Busi- ness Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Sec- tion 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). New Filing Previous File No. 2007000363 / 2011000307 CNS-2344406# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2012000192 DAILY NEWS (RED BLUFF) Publish: 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, & 8/10/12 LEGAL NOTICE Red Bluff Auto Center, Inc. 545 Adobe Road Red Bluff, CA 96080 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fic- titious business name or names listed above on June 7, 2012 This business is conducted by: a corporation S/By: Paul Sutfin Paul W Sutfin This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on 7/9/2012 BEVERLY ROSS Tehama County Clerk & Recorder Publish: July 27, August 3, 10, & 17, 2012 LEGAL NOTICE The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Teacher Idea Factory 530-518- 7229, 218 Sherman Drive, Red Bluff, CA 96080 Kelley Nicole Dolling 218 Sherman Drive Red Bluff, CA 96080 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fic- titious business name or names listed above on 3/19/12 This business is conducted by: an individual File No. 2012000198 STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME S/By: Kelley Dolling Kelley Nicole Dolling This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on 7/17/2012 BEVERLY ROSS Tehama County Clerk & Recorder Publish: July 20, 27 & August 3 & 10, 2012 LEGAL NOTICE C. Larry Pope, president and CEO of Smithfield Foods Inc., the world's largest pork producer, said in a July 26 Wall Street Journal opinion piece that Congress should pass a House proposal that would tie the Renewable Fuel Standard percentage to free-market supply and demand. He said that with the ethanol mandate and the high price of corn, ''Smith- field was forced to take the unfortunate but absolutely neces- sary step of buying corn from Brazil.'' File No. 2012000181 STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AutoZone #4095 901-495-8813, 2123 Solano St, Corning, CA 96021 Iowa, who went to the Senate floor to compare Pope to Henny Penny, the character from the children's story ''Chick- en Little'' who warned everyone that the sky was falling. ''Why did farmers plant 96 million acres of corn this year? That brought a quick retort from Sen. Charles Grassley, R- Why have seed producers spent millions to develop better yielding and drought resistant traits?'' Grassley asked. ''The answer is simple: ethanol.'' ——— Online: EPA's Renewable Fuel Standard site: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/fuels/renewablefuels/index.htm bhenderson@dfg.ca.gov Project Details and Impacts: Many nonnative plants have been both intentionally and un- intentionally introduced into California. Giant reed and saltcedar are very aggressive in- vasive plants in the Cottonwood Creek watershed. These plants accelerate erosion and loss of topsoil when islands of invasive vegetation redirect flows onto adjacent banks increasing bank cutting and slumping. Spawning beds can be significantly im- pacted by sediment deposition, for example. The objective of the Project is to permanently control known invasive plant species occurrences in the Proj- ect Area and reduce the spread of these invasive plants in other areas of the Sacramento River watershed. No permanent roads will be cre- ated. Four-wheel drive all terrain vehicles (quads) will be used to transport supplies to treatment crews who will access target areas on foot. It is anticipated that Project work will be initiat- ed in 2012 and will continue for a total of 5 years. Implementation of this proposed action will oc- cur each year between Septem- ber 1 and October 15. Two con- trol strategies will be used to implement the Project objective. Manual Control: Small (defined as one-inch or smaller stem di- ameter) individual nonnative plants may be removed by hand using either a weed wrench or spade. Once nonnative plants are manually removed, soil will be tamped back in place. This work will create very minor soil disturbances. Herbicide Control: Glyphosate and triclopyr TEA herbicides will be used to treat nonnative plants due to their efficacy in controlling the target species, low toxicity to non-target organ- isms, and chemical properties that limits potential impacts to the environment. Formulations approved for use near water will be utilized. All treatments will be conducted by certified Applicators in compliance with product labeling and Depart- ment of Pesticide Regulation regulations. A nonylphenol polyethoxylate (NPE) surfactant may be tankmixed with the herbicides to increase efficacy. However, most terrestrial glyphosate products contain NPE surfactants as formulation constituents and do not require additional surfactants. The NPE-based surfactants im- prove foliar coverage and de- crease surface tension of the herbicide solution which facili- tates herbicide penetration through the leaf's cuticle layer. Chemical treatment methods will include hand application spot spraying of contact herbicides from backpack sprayers and cut stump treat- ments in order to minimize ex- posure to non-target plants. No aerial treatments are proposed. Project Impacts: The IS/MND has identified the following po- tentially significant impacts re- quiring mitigation measures: (1) physical or chemical impacts to elderberry plants potentially supporting valley elderberry longhorn disturbance-related impacts to foothill yellow-legged frog; (3) disturbance to wildlife, includ- ing species that may be denning or nesting at the time of treat- ments; (4) fuel spills in riparian areas; and (5) exposure of peo- ple or structures to unintention- ally ignited wildland fires. CCWG has agreed to implement Mitigation Measures developed to avoid, minimize, or mitigate the impacts listed above. Miti- gation Measures will be en- forced through the Project Streambed Alteration Agree- ment and the Mitigation Moni- toring and Reporting Plan. Publish: August 9, 10 & 11, 2012 beetle; (2) PO Box 2198 Dept. 8088 Memphis, TN 38101 AutoZone Parts, Inc. 123 S. Front St. Memphis, Tn 38103 NV 2/10/04 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fic- titious business name or names listed above on N/A This business is conducted by: a corporation S/By: Brian Campbell Brian Campbell, Vice President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on 7/2/2012 BEVERLY ROSS Tehama County Clerk & Recorder Publish: July 27, August 3, 10 & 17, 2012 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS LOS MOLINOS STORM DRAIN MASTER PLAN The federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Agency pro- vides funds to states to princi- pally benefit low income people, eliminate slums and blight, and/or meet an urgent com- munity develpment need. The California Department of Hous- ing and Community Develop- ment (HCD) administer this funding to local jurisdictions through the Community Devel- opment Block Grant (CDBG) pro- gram. The county of Tehama has received CDBG Planning and Technical Assistance Grant funding to complete a storm drain master plan within the community of Los Molinos in Tehama County. The selected contractor shall conduct this work in accordance with state and federal laws and regula- tions. Tehama County Public Works is seeing proposals from qualified consulting firms to prepare this storm drain master plan. Work includes field surveying, hydro- logic and hydraulic modeling and analysis of the Champlin Slough, the Los Molinos Com- munity Core area and prelimina- ry design of a storm drain sys- tem identified in the Request for Proposal solicitation. Interested parties should con- tact Tehama County Public Works www.tehamacountypublicworks .ca.gov/engineering/projects. htm for proposal submittal re- quirements. Questions may be directed to Tom Wood at (530) 385-1462 extension 3016. at Proposals are due no later than August 24, 2012, 4:00 PM at Tehama County Public Works Department offices, 9380 San Benito Avenue, Gerber, CA 96035. Publish: August 10, and 17, 2012. home-delivered subscription to Convert your Daily News No more checks to write, stamps to buy, trips to the Daily News office to pay your paper bill, or big payments in advance to get a lower rate Now you can …. PAY SAVE over 17% compared to the regular subscription price! with a painless charge every 13 weeks to your Visa or Mastercard. 13 weeks Home Delivery – only $ Other time increments available also at discounted rates. 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