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Additional Public Notification

Public awareness of all segments of

rulemaking and policy development is

important. Consequently, in an effort to

better ensure that minorities, women,

and persons with disabilities are aware

of this notice, FSIS will announce it and

provide copies of this Federal Register

publication in the FSIS Constituent

Update. FSIS provides a weekly FSIS

Constituent Update, which is

communicated via fax to over 300

organizations and individuals. In

addition, the update is available on-line

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FSIS policies, procedures, regulations,

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meetings, recalls, and any other types of

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information and to be added to the

constituent fax list, fax your request to

the Congressional and Public Affairs

Office, at (202) 720–5704.

Done at Washington, DC, on: May 3, 2000.

Thomas J. Billy,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 00–11419 Filed 5–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Revised Land and Resource

Management Plan for the White

Mountain National Forest; Carroll,

Coos, and Grafton Counties, New

Hampshire and Oxford County, Maine

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of extension of public

comment period on notice of intent for

fourteen days.

SUMMARY: The Forest Service published

a White Mountain National Forest Land

and Resource Management Plan in the

Federal Register on March 9, 2000 (Vol.

65, No. 47, FR 12505, Mar. 9, 2000). The

Forest Service is extending the public

comment period on that notice of Intent.

A 14 day extension of the public

comment period was given in response

to comments from the public requesting

additional time to fully analyze the

issues and prepare comprehensive

comments. The fourteen (14) day

extensions starts immediately after the

initial public comment period that ends

May 9, 2000. The fourteen (14) day

extension of the public comment period

starts May 10, 2000 and ends May 23,

2000.

Additional information on the Notice

of Intent can be found in the notice

published in the Federal Register

referenced above.

DATES: Comments on the Notice of

Intent should be received in writing by

May 23, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to:

Forest Planning, White Mountain

National Forest, 719 N. Main St.,

Laconia, NH 03246. Or direct electronic

mail to: mwoodbury@fs.fed.us.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bryan Armel, Forest Planner, at (603)

528–8788. TDD (603) 528–8722. E-mail

address: barmel@fs.fed.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

responsible official is Robert T. Jacobs,

Regional Forester, Eastern Region, 210

W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee,

Wisconsin 53203.

Dated: May 2, 2000.

Donna L. Hepp,

Forest Supervisor, White Mountain National

Forest.

[FR Doc. 00–11381 Filed 5–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service

Housing Demonstration Program

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, United

States Department of Agriculture

(USDA).

ACTION: Notice of Funding for the Rural

Housing Demonstration Program.

SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service

(RHS) announces the availability of

housing funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000

for the Rural Housing Demonstration

Program. For FY 2000, RHS has set

aside $3 million for the Innovative

Demonstration Initiatives and is

soliciting proposals for a Housing

Demonstration program under section

506(b) of title V of the Housing Act of

1949. Under section 506(b), RHS may

provide loans for innovative housing

units and systems which do not meet

existing published standards, rules,

regulations, or policies. The intended

effect is to increase the availability of

affordable Rural Housing (RH) for lowincome families through innovative

designs and systems.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 5, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gloria L. Denson, Senior Loan

Specialist, Single Family Housing Direct

Loan Division, RHS, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, STOP 0783, 1400

Independence Ave. SW, Washington,

DC 20250–0783, Telephone (202) 720–

1474. (This is not a toll free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under

current standards, regulations, and

policies, some low-income rural

families lack sufficient income to

qualify for loans to obtain adequate

housing. Section 506(b) of title V of the

Housing Act of 1949, authorizes a

housing demonstration program that

could result in housing that these

families can afford. The Congress of the

United States made two conditions: (1)

That the health and safety of the

population of the areas in which the

demonstrations are carried out will not

be adversely affected, and (2) that the

aggregate expenditures for the

demonstration may not exceed $10

million in any Fiscal Year.

Rural Development State Directors are

authorized in FY 2000 to accept

proposed demonstration concept

proposals from nonprofit and for profit

organizations.

The objective of the demonstration

programs is to test new approaches to

offering housing under the statutory

authority granted to the Secretary of

Agriculture. Rural Development will be

required to review each application for

completeness and accuracy; however,

some demonstration programs may or

may not be consistent with some of the

provisions of our 7 CFR part 3550-Direct

Single Family Housing Loans and

Grants regulation. Under section 506(b)

of the Housing Act of 1949, the Agency

may provide loans for innovative

housing design units, and systems

which do not meet existing published

standards, rules, regulations, or policies.

An application will be considered on

a first come, first served basis based on

the date a completed application is

submitted. An application is considered

complete only if the ‘‘Application for

Approval of Housing Innovation’’ is

complete in content, contains

information related to the evaluation

criteria and all applicable additional

information required by this form has

been provided. All application packages

must be in accordance with the

technical management requirements and

address the evaluation criteria in the

Proposal Content and Evaluation

Criteria. The application, Proposal

Content and Evaluation Criteria, and

further information may be obtained

from the Rural Development State Office

in your area. (See the State Office

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address list at the end of this notice or

access the website at http://

www.rurdev.usda.gov/recd map.html.

Organizations that submit incomplete

applications will be sent a letter within

15 working days after submission of the

incomplete package, advising of

additional information needed in the

proposal for continued processing.

The following evaluation factors will

not be weighted and are noncompetitive. RHS, in its analysis of the

proposals received, will give primary

consideration to those proposals which

demonstrate the greatest potential for

carrying out the objectives of this

demonstration effort in accordance with

the following criteria:

A. Housing Unit Concept

1. A proposal must be well beyond

the ‘‘idea’’ state. Sufficient testing must

have been completed to demonstrate its

feasibility. The proposal must be judged

ready for full scale field testing in a

rural setting.

2. Ability of the housing unit to

provide for the protection of life,

property, and for the safety and welfare

of the consumer, general public and

occupants through the design,

construction, quality of materials, use,

and maintenance of the housing unit.

3. Flexibility of the housing units in

relation to varying types of housing and

varying site considerations.

4. Flexibility of the housing unit

concept, insofar as it provides the

ability to adjust or modify unit size and

arrangements, either during design or

after construction.

5. Efficiency in the use of materials

and labor, with respect to cost in place,

the conservation of materials, and the

effective use of labor skills. Potential for

Self-Help Technical Assistance Grant

applications.

6. Selection of materials for durability

and ease of maintenance.

7. Concepts for the effective use of

land and development.

B. Organization Capabilities

1. The experience and ‘‘know-how’’ of

the proposed organization or individual

to implement construction of the

housing unit concept in relation to the

requirements of RHS’s housing

programs.

2. The management structure and

organization of the proposer.

3. The quality and diversity of

management and professional talent

proposed as ‘‘key individuals.’’

4. The management plan of how this

effort will be conducted.

C. Cost and Price Analysis

1. The level of costs which are

proposed, as they may compare with

other proposals and be considered

realistic for the efforts planned. Also,

the quantity and level of detail in the

information supplied.

2. Projected cost of ‘‘housing in

place,’’ with particular reference to

housing for very low and low-income

families.

An acceptable proposal will be sent

by the State Director to the National

Office for concurrence by the RHS

Administrator before the State Director

may approve it. If the proposal is not

selected, the State Director will so notify

the applicant in writing, giving specific

reasons why the proposal was not

selected. The funds for the RH

Demonstration program are section 502

single family housing funds and are

available to housing applicants who

wish to purchase an approved

demonstration dwelling. Funds cannot

be reserved or guaranteed under the

demonstration housing concept. There

is no guarantee that a market exists for

demonstration dwellings, and this does

not ensure that an eligible loan

applicant will be available for such a

section 502 RH dwelling. If there is no

available RHS eligible loan applicant,

the RH demonstration program

applicant will have to advance funds to

complete the construction of the

demonstration housing, with the risk

that there may be no RHS applicant

from which the builder will recover his

or her development and construction

costs.

This program or activity is listed in

the Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance under No. 10.410. For the

reasons contained in 7 CFR part 3015,

subpart V and RD Instruction 1940–J,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Rural

Development Programs and Activities,’’

this program or activity is excluded

from the scope of Executive Order

12372, which requires

intergovernmental consultation with

State and local officials.

All interested parties must make a

written request for a proposal package.

The request must be made to the State

Director in the State in which the

proposal will be submitted; RHS will

not be liable for any expenses incurred

by respondents in the development and

submission of applications.

The reporting requirements contained

in this notice have been approved by the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) under Control Number 0575–

0114.

Date: April 28, 2000.

David J. Villano,

Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.

The following is an address list of

Rural Development State Offices across

the nation:

Alabama

Sterling Centre, 4121 Carmichael Road, Suite

601, Montgomery, AL 36106–3683, (334)

279–3400

Alaska

Suite 201, 800 W. Evergreen, Palmer, AK

99645–6539, (907) 745–2176

Arizona

Phoenix Corporate Center, 3003 N. Central

Avenue, Suite 900, Phoenix, AZ 85012–

2906, (602) 280–8700

Arkansas

Room 3416, 700 W. Capitol, Little Rock, AR

72201–3225, (501) 301–3200

California

Agency 4169, 430 G Street, Davis, CA 95616–

4169, (530) 792–5800

Colorado

Room E100, 655 Parfet Street, Lakewood, CO

80215, (303) 236–2801

Delaware and Maryland

PO Box 400, 4607 S. DuPont Highway,

Camden, DE 19934–9998, (302) 697–4300

Florida and Virgin Islands

PO Box 147010, 4440 NW 25th Place,

Gainesville, FL 32614–7010, (352) 338–

3400

Georgia

Stephens Federal Building, 355 E. Hancock

Avenue, Athens, GA, 30601–2768, (706)

546–2162

Hawaii

Room 311, Federal Building, 154

Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720, (808)

933–3000

Idaho

Suite A1, 9173 W. Barnes Drive, Boise, ID

83709, (208) 378–5600

Illinois

Illini Plaza, Suite 103, 1817 S. Neil Street,

Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 398–5235,

(217) 398–5412 for automated answer

Indiana

5975 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN

46278, (317) 290–3100

Iowa

873 Federal Building, 210 Walnut Street, Des

Moines, IA 50309, (515) 284–4663

Kansas

PO Box 4653, 1200 SW Executive Drive,

Topeka, KS 66604, (785) 271–2700

Kentucky

Suite 200, 771 Corporate Drive, Lexington,

KY 40503, (606) 224–7300

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Louisiana

3727 Government Street, Alexandria, LA

71302, (318) 473–7920

Maine

PO Box 405, 444 Stillwater Avenue, Suite 2,

Bangor, ME 04402–0405, (207) 990–9106

Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode

Island

451 West Street, Amherst, MA 01002, (413)

253–4300

Michigan

Suite 200, 3001 Coolidge Road, East Lansing,

MI 48823, (517) 324–5100

Minnesota

410 AgriBank Building, 375 Jackson Street,

St. Paul, MN 55101–1853, (651) 602–7800

Mississippi

Federal Building, Suite 831, 100 W. Capitol

Street, Jackson, MS 39269, (601) 956–4316

Missouri

Parkade Center, Suite 235, 601 Business Loop

70 West, Columbia, MO 65203, (573) 876–

0976

Montana

Unit 1, Suite B, 900 Technology Boulevard,

Bozeman, MT 59715, (406) 585–2580

Nebraska

Federal Building, Room 152, 100 Centennial

Mall N, Lincoln, NE 68508, (402) 437–5551

Nevada

1390 S. Curry Street, Carson City, NV 89703–

9910, (775) 887–1222

New Jersey

Tarnsfield Plaza, Suite 22, 790 Woodlane

Road, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060, (609) 265–3600

New Mexico

Room 255, 6200 Jefferson Street, NE

Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 761–4950

New York

The Galleries of Syracuse, 441 S. Salina

Street, Suite 357, Syracuse, NY 13202–

2541, (315) 477–6400

North Carolina

Suite 260, 4405 Bland Road, Raleigh, NC

27609, (919) 873–2000

North Dakota

Federal Building, Room 208, 220 East Rooser,

PO Box 1737, Bismarck, ND 58502–1737,

(701) 250–4781

Ohio

Federal Building, Room 507, 200 N. High

Street, Columbus, OH 43215–2477, (614)

255–2400

Oklahoma

Suite 108, 100 USDA, Stillwater, OK 74074–

2654, (405) 742–1000

Oregon

Suite 1410, 101 SW Main, Portland, OR

97204–3222, (503) 414–3300

Pennsylvania

Suite 330, One Credit Union Place,

Harrisburg, PA 17110–2996, (717) 237–

2299

Puerto Rico

PO Box 366106, San Juan, PR 00936–6101,

(787) 766–5095

South Carolina

Strom Thurmond Federal Building, 1835

Assembly Street, Room 1007, Columbia, SC

29201, (803) 765–5163

South Dakota

Federal Building, Room 210, 200 Fourth

Street, SW, Huron, SD 57360, (605) 352–

1100

Tennessee

Suite 300, 3322 W. End Avenue, Nashville,

TN 37203–1084, (615) 783–1300

Texas

Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 S. Main,

Temple, TX 76501, (254) 742–9700

Utah

Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 S.

State Street, Room 4311, Salt Lake City, UT

84147, (801) 524–4320

Vermont and New Hampshire

City Center, 3rd Floor 89 Main Street,

Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828–6000

Virginia

Culpeper Building, Suite 238, 1606 Santa

Rosa Road, Richmond, VA 23229

(804) 287–1550

Washington

Suite B, 1835 Black Lake Blvd., SW,

Olympia, WA 98512–5715, (360) 704–7740

West Virginia

Federal Building, Room 320, 75 High Street,

Morgantown, WV 26505–7500, (304) 291–

4791

Wisconsin

4949 Kirschling Court, Stevens Point, WI

54481, (715) 345–7600

Wyoming

Federal Building, Room 1005, 100 East B, PO

Box 820, Casper, WY 82602, (307) 261–

6300

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BILLING CODE 3410–XV–U

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–484–801]

Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide From

Greece: Preliminary Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of preliminary results of

antidumping duty administrative

review.

SUMMARY: Based on a request by a Greek

producer, Tosoh Hellas A.I.C., the

Department of Commerce is conducting

an administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on electrolytic

manganese dioxide from Greece.

We have preliminarily determined

that sales by Tosoh Hellas A.I.C. have

not been made below normal value. If

these preliminary results are adopted in

our final results of administrative

review, we will instruct U.S. Customs to

liquidate without regard to antidumping

duties all entries of EMD from Tosoh

Hellas A.I.C. during the period of

review.

We invite interested parties to

comment on these preliminary results.

Parties who submit comments in this

proceeding are requested to submit with

each argument (1) a statement of the

issue and (2) a brief summary of the

argument.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 8, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Hermes Pinilla or Richard Rimlinger,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–4733.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (the Act), are references to the

provisions effective January 1, 1995, the

effective date of the amendments made

to the Act by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act (URAA). In addition,

unless otherwise indicated, all citations

to the Department of Commerce’s (the

Department’s) regulations are to 19 CFR

Part 351 (1999).

Background

On April 17, 1989, the Department

published in the Federal Register (54

FR 15243) the antidumping duty order

on electrolytic manganese dioxide

(EMD) from Greece. Tosoh Hellas A.I.C.

(Tosoh) requested a review on April 29,

1999. In response to this request, the

Department published a notice of

initiation of administrative review on

May 20, 1999, in accordance with 19

CFR 351.213(b) (64 FR 28973). The

Department is conducting this

administrative review in accordance

with section 751 of the Act.

Scope of Review

Imports covered by this review are

shipments of EMD from Greece. EMD is