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The process involves utilizing highpressure water pumps driven by

gasoline-powered motors, which create

suction in a flexible intake pipe. A

mixture of streambed sediment and

water is vacuumed into the intake pipe

and passed over a sluice box mounted

on a floating barge. Dense particles

(including gold) are trapped in the

sluice box. The remainder of the

entrained material is discharged into the

stream as tailings or spoils. A hole is

created in the gravel so bedrock is

exposed. Cracks in the bedrock are then

cleared with the suction. Cable attached

to a winch move large boulders or

rootwads.

The Forest Service will consider a

range of alternatives to the proposed

action. One of these will be the ‘‘no

action’’ alternative, in which the Plan of

Operations would not be approved.

Additional alternatives will examine

varying intensity and duration of the

proposed activities, including

restrictions on the size of equipment

and length of seasonal operation, as well

as respond to the issues and other

resource values.

Public participation is an important

part of the project, commencing with

the initial scoping process (40 CFR

1501.7), which starts with publication of

this notice and continues for the next 30

days. In addition, the public is

encouraged to visit with Forest Service

officials at any time during the analysis

and prior to the decision. The Forest

Service will be seeking information,

comments, and assistance from Federal,

State, and local agencies, the Nez Perce

Tribe, and other individuals or

organizations that may be interested in

or affected by the proposed action.

Comments from the public and other

agencies will be used in preparation of

the draft EIS. The scoping process will

be used to:

1. Identify potential issues;

2. Identify major issues to be analyzed

in depth;

3. Eliminate minor issues or those that

have been covered by a relevant

previous environmental analysis,

such as the Nez Perce National

Forest Plan EIS;

4. Identify alternatives to the proposed

action;

5. Identify potential environmental

effects of the proposed action and

alternatives (i.e., direct, indirect,

and cumulative effects).

While public participation in this

analysis is welcome at any time,

comments received within 30 days of

the publication of this notice will be

especially useful in the preparation of

the draft EIS, which is expected to be

filed with the Environmental Protection

Agency and available for public review

in July 2000. A 45-day comment period

will follow publication of a Notice of

Availability of the draft EIS in the

Federal Register. The comments

received will be analyzed and

considered in preparation of a final EIS,

which is expected to be filed in October

2000. A Record of Decision will be

issued not less than 30 days after

publication of a Notice of Availability of

the final EIS in the Federal Register.

The Forest Service believes it is

important at this early stage to give

reviewers notice of several court rulings

related to public participation in the

environmental review process. First,

reviewers of draft EISs must structure

their participation in the environmental

review of the proposal in such a way

that it is meaningful and alerts an

agency to the reviewer’s position and

contentions. Vermont Yankee Nuclear

Power Corp. v. NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 513

(1978). Also, environmental objections

that could be raised at the draft EIS

stage but that are not raised until after

completion of the final EIS may be

waived or dismissed by the courts. City

of Angoon v. Hodel, 803 F.2d 1016,

1022 (9th Cir, 1986), and Wisconsin

Heritages Inc. v. Harris, 490 F.Supp.

1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis., 1980). Because of

these court rulings, it is very important

that those interested in this proposed

action participate by the close of the 45-

day comment period in order that

substantive comments and objections

are available to the Forest Service at a

time when it can meaningfully consider

them and respond to them in the final

EIS. To assist the Forest Service in

identifying and considering issues and

concerns on the proposed action,

comments should be as specific as

possible. 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.

Kevin Martin is the responsible

official for this environmental impact

statement.

Dated: May 5, 2000.

Kevin Martin,

District Ranger, Red River Ranger District,

Nez Perce National Forest.

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Illinois Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the

Illinois Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 10:00 a.m.

and adjourn at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday,

June 13, 2000, at the 55 West Monroe

Street, Suite 525, Chicago, Illinois

60603. The purpose of the meeting is to

discuss civil rights issues of interest and

plan future activities.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Committee Chairperson James E. Scales,

618–453–1045, or Constance M. Davis,

Director of the Midwestern Regional

Office, 312–353–8311 (TDD 312–353–

8362). Hearing-impaired persons who

will attend the meeting and require the

services of a sign language interpreter

should contact the Regional Office at

least ten (10) working days before the

scheduled date of the meeting.

The meeting will be conducted

pursuant to the provisions of the rules

and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, May 12, 2000.

Lisa M. Kelly,

Special Assistant to the Staff Director,

Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Wisconsin Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the

Wisconsin Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 12:00 p.m.

and adjourn at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday,

June 7, 2000, at the Milwaukee Hilton,

509 West Wisconsin Avenue,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. The

purpose of the meeting is to discuss

civil rights issues and plan future

activities.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Committee Chairperson Geraldine

McFadden, 414–444–1952, or Constance

M. Davis, Director of the Midwestern

Regional Office, 312–353–8311 (TDD

312–353–8362). Hearing-impaired

persons who will attend the meeting

and require the services of a sign

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language interpreter should contact the

Regional Office at least ten (10) working

days before the scheduled date of the

meeting.

The meeting will be conducted

pursuant to the provisions of the rules

and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, May 12, 2000.

Lisa M. Kelly,

Special Assistant to the Staff Director,

Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–570–828]

Silicomanganese From the People’s

Republic of China: Notice of Final

Results of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce .

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review.

SUMMARY: On November 8, 1999, the

Department of Commerce (‘‘the

Department’’) published the preliminary

results of administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on

silicomanganese from the People’s

Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). This review

covers two manufacturers/exporters,

Guangxi Bayi Ferroalloy Works

(‘‘Bayi’’), and Sichuan Emei Ferroalloy

Import and Export Co., Ltd. (‘‘Emei’’).

The period of review (‘‘POR’’) is

December 1, 1997 through November

30, 1998.

The final weighted-average dumping

margins for the reviewed firms are listed

below in the section entitled ‘‘Final

Results of Review.’’ The final margins

differ from those published in the

preliminary results due to changes that

we made since the preliminary results.

For details regarding these changes, see

the section of the notice entitled

‘‘Changes Since the Preliminary

Results.’’

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 18, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Timothy Finn or Howard Smith, AD/

CVD Enforcement Group II, Office IV,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–0065 or

(202) 482–5193 respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the statute are references to

the provisions effective January 1, 1995,

the effective date of the amendments

made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the

Act’’) by the Uruguay Rounds

Agreements Act (‘‘URAA’’). In addition,

unless otherwise indicated, all citations

to the Department’s regulations are to

the current regulations at 19 CFR part

351 (1999).

Background

Since the publication of the

preliminary results, the following events

have occurred. On November 29, 1999

the respondents and the petitioner

(Eramet Marietta Inc. (‘‘Eramet’’))

submitted publicly available

information and comments regarding

factor valuation. On December 8, 1999

the respondents filed rebuttal comments

regarding the petitioner’s November 29,

1999 factor value submission. The

Department issued supplemental

questionnaires to the respondents on

December 16, 1999, and received

responses to those questionnaires on

January 7, 2000. On January 11, 2000,

the Department published in the

Federal Register a notice extending the

due date for the final results until May

6, 2000 (65 FR 1597). In January 2000,

the Department conducted verifications

of Bayi and Emei. Public versions of our

verification reports, dated March 1,

2000, are on file in the Central Records

Unit (‘‘CRU’’), room B–099 of the main

Department of Commerce building,

under the appropriate case number. In

response to the Department’s invitation

to comment on the preliminary results

of review, the petitioner and the

respondents filed case and rebuttal

briefs in March 2000. The Department

held a public hearing regarding this

review on April 3, 2000.

The Department has conducted this

administrative review in accordance

with section 751 of the Act.

Scope of the Review

The merchandise covered by this

order is silicomanganese.

Silicomanganese, which is sometimes

called ferrosilicon manganese, is a

ferroalloy composed principally of

manganese, silicon, and iron, and

normally containing much smaller

proportions of minor elements, such as

carbon, phosphorous and sulfur.

Silicomanganese generally contains by

weight not less than 4 percent iron,

more than 30 percent manganese, more

than 8 percent silicon and not more

than 3 percent phosphorous. All

compositions, forms and sizes of

silicomanganese are included within the

scope of this investigation, including

silicomanganese slag, fines and

briquettes. Silicomanganese is used

primarily in steel production as a source

of both silicon and manganese. This

investigation covers all

silicomanganese, regardless of its tariff

classification. Most silicomanganese is

currently classifiable under subheading

7202.30.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTS’’).

Some silicomanganese may also

currently be classifiable under HTS

subheading 7202.99.5040. Although the

HTS subheadings are provided for

convenience and customs purposes, our

written description of the scope is

dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

All issues raised in the case and

rebuttal briefs by parties to this

administrative review are addressed in

the ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum’’

(‘‘Decision Memorandum’’) from Holly

A. Kuga, Acting Deputy Assistant

Secretary, Important Administration, to

Troy H. Cribb, Acting Assistant

Secretary for Import Administration,

dated May 8, 2000, which is hereby

adopted by this notice. A list of the

issues which parties have raised and to

which we have responded, all of which

are in the Decision Memorandum, is

attached to this notice as an Appendix.

Parties can find a complete discussion

of all issues raised in this review and

the corresponding recommendations in

this public memorandum which is on

file in the Central Record Unit, room B–

099 of the main Department of

Commerce building. In addition a

complete version of the Decision

Memorandum can be accessed directly

on the Web at www.ita.doc.gov/

importladmin/records/frn. The paper

copy and electronic version of the

Decision Memorandum are identical in

content.

Use of Facts Available

For a discussion of our use of facts

available, see the ‘‘Facts Available’’

section of the Decision Memorandum.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

of Review

Based on the corrections presented at

verification, the Department’s

verification findings, and our analysis of

the petitioner’s and the respondents’

comments, we have made certain

changes to the factors of production and

surrogate values used to calculate the

margins in the preliminary results. We

have also corrected certain clerical

errors in our margin calculations. The

changes and corrections are discussed