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National Forest (760) 873–2400; or Teri

Drivas, Recreation & Lands Officer,

Sierra National Forest, (559) 297–0706.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Inyo,

Sierra, and Sequoia National Forests

propose to amend their respective

Forest Land and Resource Management

Plans (LRMPs) to incorporate new

management direction for the John

Muir, Ansel Adams, Dinkey Lakes, and

Monarch Wilderness areas. The

National Environmental Policy Act will

guide the planning process with

implementation scheduled for summer,

2001. The revised draft EIS address

three topics associated with overall

forest level management direction for

the three wildernesses: (1) Visitor Use;

(2) Commercial Services and; (3)

Recreational Packstock Management.

The analysis will consider a range of

alternatives including no-action, which

is the current management direction

contained in each national forest’s

LRMP. The new management direction

will be programmatic and would

provide direction for the

implementation of wilderness area

decisions for the next 10 to 15 years.

The management changes reflect Forest

Service directives, changing social

values, agency emphasis on ecosystem

sustainability, new information, and

research findings.

The draft EIS will be filed with the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

and is expected to be available for

public review by July 2000. The

comment period on the draft EIS will be

90 days from the date the EPA publishes

the notice of availability in the Federal

Register. The final EIS is expected to be

completed March 2001.

The Forest Service believes, it is

important to give reviewers notice of

several court rulings related to public

participation in the environmental

review process. First, reviewers of a

draft EIS must structure their

participation in the environmental

review of the proposal so that it is

meaningful and alerts an agency to the

reviewer’s position and contentions.

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power GN

versus NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 553 (1978).

Also, environmental objections that

could have been raised at the draft stage

maybe waived or dismissed by the court

if not raised until after completion of

the final EIS. City of Angoon versus

Hodel, 803 F.2d. 1016, 1022 (9th Cir.

1986) and Wisconsin Heritages, Inc.

versus Harris, 490 F. Supp. 1334, 1338

(E.D. Wis. 1980). Because of these court

rulings, it is very important that those

interested in the proposed action

participate by the close of the 90-day

comment period so that substantive

comments and objections are made

available to the Forest Service at a time

when it can meaningfully be considered

and responded to in the final EIS. To be

most helpful, comments on the draft EIS

should be as specific as possible and

may address the adequacy of the

statement or the merit of the alternatives

discussed. 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.

In the final EIS, the Forest Service is

required to respond to comments and

responses received during the comment

period that pertain to the environmental

consequences discussed in the draft EIS

and applicable laws, regulations, and

policies considered in making the

decision regarding the proposal. Forest

Supervisors of the Inyo, Sierra, and

Sequoia National Forests are the

Responsible Officials. As Responsible

Officials they will decide whether to

implement the proposal or a different

alternative. The Responsible Officials

will document the decision and the

reasons for the decision in the Record of

Decision (ROD). The decision will be

subject to Forest Service Appeal

Regulations (36 CFR part 217).

Jeffery E. Bailey,

Forest Supervisor, Inyo National Forest.

Alan M. Quan,

Acting Forest Supervisor, Sierra National

Forest.

Arthur L. Gaffery,

Forest Supervisor, Sequoia National Forest.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal

Advisory Committee will hold a

meeting on June 21, 2000, at the Vahalla

Building, Tallac Historic Site, Highway

89, South Lake Tahoe, CA. This

Committee, established by the Secretary

of Agriculture on December 15, 1998,

(64 FR 2876) is chartered to provide

advice to the Secretary on implementing

the terms of the Federal Interagency

Partnership on the Lake Tahoe Region

and other matters raised by the

Secretary.

DATES: The meeting will be held June

21, 2000, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and

ending at 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

Vahalla, Tallac Historic Site, Highway

89, South Lake Tahoe, CA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maribeth Gustafson or Jeannie Stafford,

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit,

Forest Service, 870 Emerald Bay Road

Suite 1, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150,

(530) 573–2642.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

committee will meet jointly with the

Lake Tahoe Basin Executives

Committees. Items to be covered on the

agenda include: [1] Budget

Subcommittee Report; [2] HUD Update;

[3] Summer Event Update; [4] Washoe

Cultural Center; [5] Public Comment;

and [6] Field Trip to Review Federal

Projects. All Lake Tahoe Basin Federal

Advisory Committee meetings are open

to the public. Interested citizens are

encouraged to attend. Issues may be

brought to the attention of the attention

of the Committee during the open

public comment period at the meeting

or by filing written statements with the

secretary for the Committee before or

after the meeting. Please refer any

written comments to the Lake Tahoe

Basin Management Unit at the contact

address stated above.

Dated: May 26, 2000.

Maribeth Gustafson,

Acting Deputy Forest Supervisor.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area

(SRA) Advisory Council

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA Forest

Service .

ACTION: Action of Meeting.

SUMMARY: The first Opal Creek Scenic

Recreation Area Advisory Council

meeting will convene in Salem, Oregon

on Saturday, June 24, 2000. The meeting

is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m., and

will conclude at approximately 3:00

p.m. The meeting will be held in the

Anderson Room A at the Salem Public

Library; 585 Liberty St. SE; Salem,

Oregon; (503) 588–6071.

The Opal Creek Wilderness and Opal

Creek Scenic Recreation Area Act of

1996 (Opal Creek Act) (P.L. 104–208)

directed the Secretary of Agriculture to

establish the Opal Creek Scenic

Recreation Area Advisory Council. The

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Advisory Council is comprised of

thirteen members representing state,

county and city governments, and

representatives of various organizations,

which include mining industry,

environmental organizations, inholders

in Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area,

economic development, Indian tribes,

adjacent landowners and recreation

interests. The council provides advice to

the Secretary of Agriculture on

preparation of a comprehensive Opal

Creek Management Plan for the SRA,

and consults on a periodic and regular

basis on the management of the area.

The tentative agenda includes:

(1) Forest Supervisor’s opening comments,

and introduction of Council Members and

Forest Service Staff, (2) determine future

meeting location and times, (3) overview of

Advisory Council Charter and determine

terms of appointment; (4) overview of the

Opal Creek Act, (5) overview of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (FACA); (6)

overview of the roles of the Advisory

Council, Designated Forest Official, and

chairperson, (7) overview of the planning and

decision making process, and critical

benchmarks, and (8) identify preliminary

issues within the Scenic Recreation Area

The Public Forum is tentatively

scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. Time

allotted for individual presentations

will be limited to 3–4 minutes. Written

comments are encouraged, particularly

if the material cannot be presented

within the time limits for the Public

Forum. Written comments may be

submitted prior to the June meeting by

sending them to Designated Federal

Official Stephanie Phillips at the

address given below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

more information regarding this

meeting, contact Designated Federal

Official Stephanie Phillips; Willamette

National Forest, Detroit Ranger District,

HC 73 Box 320, Mill City, OR 97360;

(503) 854–3366.

Dated: May 26, 2000.

Darrel Kenops,

Forest Supervisor.

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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List; Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Additions to the Procurement

List.

SUMMARY: This action adds to the

Procurement List commodities to be

furnished by nonprofit agencies

employing persons who are blind or

have other severe disabilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 3, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800,

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Louis R. Bartalot, (703) 603–7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March

24, 2000, the Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled published notice (65 FR 15897)

of proposed additions to the

Procurement List. After consideration of

the material presented to it concerning

capability of qualified nonprofit

agencies to provide the commodities

and impact of the addition on the

current or most recent contractors, the

Committee has determined that the

commodities listed below are suitable

for procurement by the Federal

Government under 41 U.S.C. 46–48c

and 41 CFR 51–2.4.

I certify that the following action will

not have a significant impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

The major factors considered for this

certification were:

1. The action will not result in any

additional reporting, recordkeeping or

other compliance requirements for small

entities other than the small

organizations that will furnish the

commodities to the Government.

2. The action will not have a severe

economic impact on current contractors

for the commodities.

3. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodities to the Government.

4. There are no known regulatory

alternatives which would accomplish

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in

connection with the commodities

proposed for addition to the

Procurement List.

Accordingly, the following

commodities are hereby added to the

Procurement List:

Tape, Electronic Data

7045–01–391–0947

7045–01–438–7086

This action does not affect current

contracts awarded prior to the effective

date of this addition or options that may

be exercised under those contracts.

Leon A. Wilson, Jr.,

Executive Director.

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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List; Proposed Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed additions to

Procurement List.

SUMMARY: The Committee has received

proposals to add to the Procurement List

services to be furnished by nonprofit

agencies employing persons who are

blind or have other severe disabilities.

Comments Must Be Received on or

Before: July 3, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800,

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3529.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Louis R. Bartalot, (703) 603–7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is published pursuant to 41

U.S.C. 47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its

purpose is to provide interested persons

an opportunity to submit comments on

the possible impact of the proposed

actions.

If the Committee approves the

proposed additions, all entities of the

Federal Government (except as

otherwise indicated) will be required to

procure the services listed below from

nonprofit agencies employing persons

who are blind or have other severe

disabilities.

I certify that the following action will

not have a significant impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

The major factors considered for this

certification were:

1. The action will not result in any

additional reporting, recordkeeping or

other compliance requirements for small

entities other than the small

organizations that will furnish the

services to the Government.

2. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

services to the Government.

3. There are no known regulatory

alternatives which would accomplish

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in

connection with the services proposed

for addition to the Procurement List.

Comments on this certification are

invited. Commenters should identify the

statement(s) underlying the certification

on which they are providing additional

information.

The following services have been

proposed for addition to Procurement