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final EIS is scheduled to be completed

in January 1998. The Forest Service is

required to respond in the final EIS to

the comments received (40 CFR 1503.4).

The responsible official will consider

the comments, responses, disclosure of

environmental consequences, and

applicable laws, regulations, and

policies in making a decision regarding

this proposal. The responsible official

will document the decision and

rationale in the Record of Decision. That

decision will be subject to appeal.

Dated: July 24, 1997.

Raymond E. LaBoa,

District Ranger, Georgetown Ranger District,

Eldorado National Forest.

[FR Doc. 97–20461 Filed 8–1–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Sugarbush Resort EIS, Ski Area

Improvement and Development

Analysis, Green Mountain National

Forest; Washington County, VT

AGENCY: USDA, Forest Service.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Forest Service will prepare

an Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS) to disclose effects of alternative

decisions it may make to allow

upgrading and/or development of

recreational facilities within the existing

permit boundaries of the Sugarbush

Resort, on the Rochester Ranger District

of the Green Mountain National Forest.

DATES: Written comments concerning

the scope of the analysis should be

received on or before September 19,

1997. The Forest Service predicts the

Draft EIS will be filed during late Winter

1998 and the Final EIS during late

Spring 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

Beth LeClair, Rochester District Ranger,

Green Mountain National Forest, RR #2

Box 35, Rochester, Vermont 05767.

James W. Bartelme, Forest Supervisor,

Green Mountain National Forest, is the

Responsible Official for this EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob

Bayer, Project Coordinator, Manchester

Ranger District, Green Mountain

National Forest—(802) 362–2307.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Special Use Permittee, Sugarbush Resort

Holdings, Inc. (SRHI), is proposing that

improvements to the Sugarbush ski area

be made which include upgrading

existing facilities and constructing new

facilities. The scope of their proposal

includes eleven categories: (1)

Development of tree skiing and

snowboarding at Lincoln Peak; (2)

expanded snowmaking on seven

existing trails at Lincoln Peak; (3) the

connection of Lincoln Peak and Mount

Ellen snowmaking systems with two air

pipelines, (4) upgrade of two chair lifts

and installation of a tow and magic

carpet at Lincoln Peak; (5) installation of

night lighting along Easy Rider Trail and

the Village Quad at Lincoln Peak to

facilitate night skiing; (6) trail

expansions at Lincoln Peak and Mount

Ellen; (7) construction of a seasonal

performing arts center at Lincoln Peak;

(8) installation of one view deck at

Mount Ellen; (9) expansion of an

existing lodge and construction of a new

lodge at Lincoln Peak; (10) exchanging

approximately 243 acres of privately

owned land and/or moneys that in total

equal the appraised value of two parcels

of National Forest System land (a 57-

acre parcel adjacent to their existing

permit area at the base of Lincoln Peak

which would be used as a site for a new

hotel, and a 32-acre parcel surrounded

by private property in Slide Brook); and

(11) increasing the current comfortable

carrying capacity stipulated in SRHI’s

special use permit from 8,650 skiers to

10,550 skiers.

The aforementioned categories

constitute all actions proposed on

National Forest System lands and falling

within the existing permit area

boundary. Most of the elements of this

proposal are part of the 1996 Sugarbush

Resort Master Plan Update. Because this

plan also includes ‘‘reasonably

forseeable’’ development activities that

could further impact resources in the

project area, this EIS will also address

the cumulative impacts of the full

implementation of the plan. The

applicant’s proposal also would involve

development on adjacent private lands

which have land use jurisdictions

outside of Forest Service control, and

therefore are not subject to NEPA

analysis.

The site-specific environmental

analysis provided by the EIS will assist

the Responsible Official in

determinining which improvements are

needed to meet the following objectives:

improve the quality and efficiency of

the services and facilities offered at the

resort; allow SRHI to provide a more

complete, higher quality year-round

recreational experience; and sustain the

resource uses and amenity values which

local communities depend on and

enjoy.

Public participation will be

incorporated into preparation of the EIS

under the provisions of NEPA. The

Forest Service invites comments and

suggestions on the scope of the analysis

to be included in the draft EIS. A

substantial amount of scoping has been

completed under an earlier

Environmental Assessment. Information

gained from that scoping effort was used

to determine that an EIS was needed.

Major issues identified include: (1)

Analyzing all portions of proposed

developments at Sugarbush Resort at

one time, (2) including the hotel and

land exchange in the analysis, (3)

justifying the need for night lighting, (4)

analyzing impacts to wildlife habitat, (5)

increasing traffic associated with the

expansion, (6) increasing air and noise

pollution, and (7) analyzing impacts of

night lighting to the view of the night

sky. The Forest Service will be seeking

additional scoping information,

comments, and assistance from Federal,

State, and local agencies, as well as

other individuals or groups who may be

interested or affected by the proposed

action. This information will be used in

preparing the EIS. Public meetings will

be held to assist in the public

involvement process. The exact

locations and dates of these meetings

will be published in the local

newspapers at least two weeks in

advance.

Preliminary alternatives include the

applicant’s proposal (described above)

and No Action, which in this case is

continuing current administration of the

ski area. Additional alternatives will be

developed based on scoping comments.

The Responsible Official will be

presented with a range of feasible and

practical alternatives.

Permits and licenses required to

implement the proposed action will, or

may, include the following: Section 404

permit from the Army Corps of

Engineers; consultation with the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service for

compliance with Section 7 of the

Endangered Species Act; compliance

with the Act 250 process for the State

of Vermont; as well as cooperation from

other Local, State, or Federal agencies.

The Forest Service will seek

comments on the Draft EIS for a period

of at least 45 days from the date the

Environmental Protection Agency

publishes the notice of availability in

the Federal Register. Comments will be

summarized and responded to in the

Final EIS.

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 a draft EIS must structure

their participation in the environmental

review of the proposal so that it is
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meaningful and alerts an agency to the

reviewer’s position and contentions.

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v.

NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 553 (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 so that

substantive comments and objections

are made available to the Forest Service

at a time when they 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 and

alternatives, comments on the Draft EIS

should be as specific as possible. It is

also helpful if comments refer to

specific pages or chapters of the Draft

EIS. Comments may also address the

adequacy of the Draft EIS 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. Please note that comments

on the Draft EIS will be regarded as

public information.

Dated: July 29, 1997.

James W. Bartelme,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 97–20437 Filed 8–1–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty

Order, Finding, or Suspended

Investigation; Opportunity To Request

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to request

administrative review of antidumping or

countervailing duty order, finding, or

suspended investigation.

Background

Each year during the anniversary

month of the publication of an

antidumping or countervailing duty

order, finding, or suspension of

investigation, an interested party, as

defined in section 771(9) of the Tariff

Act of 1930, as amended, may request,

in accordance with section 351.213 of

the Department of Commerce (the

Department) Regulations (19 CFR

351.213 (1997)), that the Department

conduct an administrative review of that

antidumping or countervailing duty

order, finding, or suspended

investigation.

Opportunity To Request A Review:

Not later than the last day of August

1997, interested parties may request

administrative review of the following

orders, findings, or suspended

investigations, with anniversary dates in

August for the following periods:

Period

Antidumping Duty Proceeding

Argentina: Oil Country Tubular Goods, A–357–810 ................................................................................................................ 8/1/96–7/31/97

Argentina: Seamless Pipe, A–357–809 ................................................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

Australia: Corrosion-Resistant Steel Flat Products, A–602–803 ............................................................................................. 8/1/96–7/31/97

Belgium: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A–423–805 ........................................................................................................ 8/1/96–7/31/97

Belgium: Phosphoric Acid, A–423–602 ................................................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

Brazil: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A–351–817 ............................................................................................................ 8/1/96–7/31/97

Brazil: Seamless Pipe, A–351–826 ......................................................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

Canada: Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products, A–122–822 ................................................................................. 8/1/96–7/31/97

Canada: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A–122–823 ........................................................................................................ 8/1/96–7/31/97

Canda: Magnesium, A–122–814 ............................................................................................................................................. 8/1/96–7/31/97

Finland: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A–405–802 ......................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

France: Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products, A–427–808 .................................................................................. 8/1/96–7/31/97

France: Industrial Nitrocellulose, A–427–009 .......................................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

Germany: Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products, A–428–814 ............................................................................................ 8/1/96–7/31/97

Germany: Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products, A–428–815 ............................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

Germany: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A–428–816 ...................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

Germany: Seamless Pipe, A–428–820 ................................................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

Israel: Phosphoric Acid, A–508–604 ....................................................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

Italy: Grain Oriented Electrical Steel, A–475–811 ................................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

Italy: Oil Country Tubular Goods, A–475–816 ........................................................................................................................ 8/1/96–7/31/97

Italy: PTFE Resin, A–475–703 ................................................................................................................................................ 8/1/96–7/31/97

Italy: Seamless Pipe, A–475–814 ............................................................................................................................................ 8/1/96–7/31/97

Japan: Acrylic Sheet, A–588–055 ........................................................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

Japan: Brass Sheet & Strip, A–588–704 ................................................................................................................................. 8/1/96–7/31/97

Japan: Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products, A–588–824 .................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

Japan: Oil Country Tubular Goods, A–588–835 ..................................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

Japan: PTFE Resin, A–588–707 ............................................................................................................................................. 8/1/96–7/31/97

Kazakhstan: Titanium Sponge, A–834–803 ............................................................................................................................ 8/1/96–7/31/97

Mexico: Cement, A–201–802 .................................................................................................................................................. 8/1/96–7/31/97

Mexico: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A–201–809 ......................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

Mexico: Oil Country Tubular Goods, A–201–817 .................................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

Poland: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A–455–802 ......................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

Romania: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A–485–803 ...................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

Russia: Titanium Sponge, A–823–803 .................................................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

South Korea: Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products, A–580–815 ...................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

South Korea: Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products, A–580–816 ......................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

South Korea: Oil Country Tubular Goods, A–580–825 ........................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97

Spain: Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate, A–469–803 ........................................................................................................... 8/1/96–7/31/97