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Impact Statement should be as specific

as possible. It is also helpful if

comments refer to specific pages or

chapters of the Draft Environmental

Impact Statement. Comments may also

address the adequacy of the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement or the

merits of the alternatives formulated

and discussed in the statement.

Reviewers may wish to refer to the

Council on Environmental Quality

Regulations for implementing the

procedural provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act at 40 CFR

1503.3 in addressing these points.

Comments received in response to this

solicitation, including names and

addresses of those who comment, will

be considered part of the public record

on this proposed action and will be

available for public inspection.

Comments submitted anonymously will

be accepted and considered; however,

those who submit anonymous

comments will not have standing to

appeal the subsequent decision under

36 CFR Part 215 or 217. Additionally,

pursuant to 7 CFR 1.27(d), any person

may request the agency to withhold a

submission from the public record by

showing how the Freedom of

Information Act (FOIA) permits such

confidentiality. Requesters should be

aware that, under FOIA, confidentiality

may be granted in only very limited

circumstances, such as to protect trade

secrets. The Forest Service will inform

the requester of the agency’s decision

regarding the request for confidentiality,

and where the request is denied, the

agency will return the submission and

notify the requester that the comments

may be resubmitted with or without

name and address within 7 days.

Permits required for implementation

include the following:

1. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

—Approval of discharge of dredged or

fill material into the waters of the

United States under Section 404 of

the Clean Water Act; and

—Approval of the construction of

structures or work in navigable waters

of the United States under Section 10

of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.

2. Environmental Protection Agency

—National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System (402) Permit; and

—Review Spill Prevention Control and

Countermeasure Plan.

3. State of Alaska, Department of

Natural Resources

—Tideland Permit and Lease or

Easement.

4. State of Alaska, Department of

Environmental Conservation

—Solid Waste Disposal Permit; and

—Certification of Compliance with

Alaska Water Quality Standards (401

Certification).

RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL: Carol

Jorgensen, Assistant Forest Supervisor,

Tongass National Forest, P.O. Box 309,

Alaska 99833, is the responsible official.

The responsible official will consider

the comments, response, disclosure of

environmental consequences, and

applicable laws, regulations, and

policies in making the decision and

stating the rationale in the Record of

Decision.

Dated: December 29, 1999.

Carol J. Jorgensen,

Assistant Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 00–1109 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

California Coast Provincial Advisory

Committee (PAC)

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: The California Coast

Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC)

will meet on February 2 and 3, 2000, at

the Six Rivers National Forest

Supervisor’s Office in Eureka,

California. The meeting will be held

from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. both days.

The Forest Supervisor’s Office is located

at 1330 Bayshore Way in Eureka.

Agenda items to be covered include: (1)

Survey and Manage Draft Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement

Presentation and Work on the Ground

Subcommittee Recommendations; (2)

Regional Ecosystem Office (REO)

update; (3) Aquatic Conservation

Subcommittee recommendations; (4)

Megan Fire update; (5) Presentation on

EPA’s Draft Clean Water Action Plan; (6)

Presentation on Natural Resources

Conservation Service Erosion Control

Plans; (7) Northern spotted owl baseline

study final results and

recommendations; and (8) Open public

comment. All California Coast

Provincial Advisory Committee

meetings are open to the public.

Interested citizens are encouraged to

attend.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions regarding this meeting

to Daniel Chisholm, Forest Supervisor,

or Phebe Brown, Province Coordinator,

USDA, Mendocino National Forest, 825

N. Humboldt Avenue, Willows, CA

95988, (530) 934–3316.

Dated: January 10, 2000.

Daniel K. Chisholm,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 00–996 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation

Service

Buffalo Rapids Watershed, Montana

AGENCY: Natural Resources

Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Finding Of No

Significant Impact.

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

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969; the Council on

Environmental Quality Guidelines (40

CFS Part 1500); and the Natural

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 not being prepared for the Buffalo

Rapids Watershed, Custer, Dawson, and

Prairie Counties, Montana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shirley Gammon, State Conservationist,

Natural Resources Conservation Service,

10 East Babcock, Room 443, Bozeman,

Montana, 59715, telephone (406) 587–

6813.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

environmental assessment of this

federally assisted action indicates that

the project will not cause significant

local, regional, or national impacts on

the environment. As a result of these

findings, Shirley Gammon, State

Conservationist, has determined that the

preparation and review of an

environmental impact statement are not

needed for this project.

The project concerns a plan for

agricultural water management and

watershed protection. The planned

works of improvement include 19,000

acres of irrigation water management,

nutrient management and conservation

crop rotation; 2,100 acres of pest

management; 500 acres of prescribed

grazing; 65 miles of gated pipe; 30 miles

of on-farm pipelines; 1,900 acres of

center pivots; 1,900 acres of land

leveling; 73 miles of lateral pipelines;

improvements to 12 feedlots; and 8,000

acres of polyacrylamide application.

The Notice of a Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI) has been

forwarded to the Environmental

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Protection Agency and to various

federal, state, and local agencies and

interested parties. A limited number of

copies of the FONSI are available to fill

single copy requests at the above

address. Basic data developed during

the environmental evaluation are on file

and may be reviewed by contacting

David Heilig.

No administrative action on

implementation of the proposal will be

taken until 30 days after the date of this

publication in the Federal Register.

(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

entrgovernmental consultation with state and

local officials.)

Dated: January 3, 2000.

Shirley Gammon,

State Conservationist.

[FR Doc. 00–1020 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–16–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service

Notice of Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments

requested.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Rural Housing

Service’s (RHS) intention to request an

extension for a currently approved

information collection in support of the

regulation for Account Servicing

Policies.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by March 20, 2000, to be

assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet Stouder, Senior Loan Officer,

Multi-Family Housing Portfolio

Management Division, Rural Housing

Service, USDA, STOP 0782, 1400

Independence Ave. SW, Washington,

DC 20250–0782; Telephone (202) 720–

9728.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:

Account Servicing Policies.

OMB Number: 0575–0075.

Expiration Date of Approval: February

29, 2000.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: The Rural Housing Service

provides supervised credit in the form

of Single Family Housing, Multi-Family

Housing, and Community Facility loans

and grants. 7 CFR part 1951, subpart A

sets forth the policies and procedures,

including the collection and use of

information, regarding the application

of payments on loans made under the

programs administered by the agencies

and the return of paid-in-full and

satisfied promissory notes.

The programs are administered under

the provisions of the Consolidated Farm

and Rural Development Act (CONACT),

as amended. Section 339(a) of the

CONACT authorizes the Secretary of

Agriculture to make the rules and

regulations necessary to carry out the

programs authorized within the Act.

Information collection is submitted by

Agency borrowers to the local Agency

office servicing the county in which

their operation is located and is used by

agency servicing officials.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average .25 hours per

response.

Respondents: Individuals or

households and businesses and other

for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

110.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 28 hours.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from Tracy Gillin,

Regulations and Paperwork

Management Branch, at (202) 692–0039.

Comments: Comments are invited on:

(a) Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection of information including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments may be sent to Tracy Gillin,

Regulations and Paperwork

Management Branch, U.S. Department

of Agriculture, Rural Development,

STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Ave.

SW, Washington, DC 20250. All

responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: January 10, 2000.

Eileen M. Fitzgerald,

Acting Administrator Rural Housing Service.

[FR Doc. 00–1048 Filed 1–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–U

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau

Census 2000 Evaluation of NonEnglish Speaking Respondents

ACTION: Proposed collection; Comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(C)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before March 20, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written

comments to Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 5027,

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the

Internet at LEngelme@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Erin Whitworth, U.S.

Census Bureau, SFC–2, Rm. 2228,

Washington, DC, 20233–0001, 301–457–

8024,

Erin.M.Whitworth@ccmail.census.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Abstract

The Census Bureau must provide

everyone living or staying in the United

States on Census Day the opportunity to

be counted in Census 2000. Many

programs for non-English speaking

respondents have been developed to

assist in questionnaire response. These

programs include questionnaires and Be

Counted forms in Spanish, Korean,

Chinese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese;

Questionnaire Assistance Centers

(QACs), which provide Language

Assistance Guides (LAGs) in 49

additional languages; bilingual

enumerators during follow-up

operations, and Telephone

Questionnaire Assistance (TQA) in