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comment. For the next 30 days the

NRCS will receive comments relative to

the proposed changes. Following that

period a determination will be made by

the NRCS regarding disposition of those

comments and a final determination of

change will be made.

Dated: July 11, 1997.

David P. Doss,

State Conservationist.

[FR Doc. 97–21238 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

Refinancing Water and Wastewater

Loans

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice describes the

Rural Utilities Service’s Water and

Wastewater (WW) loan program

refinancing policies, informs

commercial lenders of the availability of

a list of eligible WW borrowers that

have the potential to refinance

outstanding debt, and invites

commercial credit sources to participate

in refinancing loans from the Agency’s

portfolio.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deanna Plauche’ Loan Specialist, Rural

Utilities Service, USDA, Room 2238,

South Agriculture Building, 1400

Independence Ave., S.W., Washington,

D.C. 20250, Telephone: (202) 720–9635.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Agency provides credit to public

entities such as municipalities,

counties, special-purpose districts,

Indian tribes, tribal organizations and

nonprofit corporations. The eligible WW

loan purposes are to construct, enlarge,

extend, or otherwise improve water and

wastewater systems. The Agency’s

credit programs are administered in a

manner which ensures that they do not

compete with credit available from

other reliable sources. Loan agreements

require financially capable borrowers to

refinance debts owed to the Agency

when other credit is available at

reasonable rates and terms from a

cooperative or private credit source.

The Agency would like to further

develop its public/private partnerships

while enhancing its refinancing efforts.

As part of these efforts, each Rural

Development State office, which

administers the WW program in the

field, will maintain a current listing of

borrowers that have the potential to

refinance. The Agency requests that any

interested lenders contact the State

office in each State for the current list

of borrowers with potential to graduate.

The Agency has developed a unified

database of lenders interested in this

refinancing initiative as part of the

ongoing effort to establish a stronger

alliance with private sector lenders.

Each interested lender should submit its

name and address to the State office

located in its residing State. Each State

office is required to provide a copy of

its current lender list annually to the

National office for compilation of a

nationwide database. This list should be

submitted to the National office by

October 1, of each year.

Dated: July 31, 1997.

John Romano,

Deputy Administrator, Water and

Wastewater.

[FR Doc. 97–21190 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Minnesota 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

Minnesota Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 1:00 p.m.

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

September 25, 1997 at the Embassy

Suites, 425 S. 7th Street, Minneapolis,

Minnesota 55415. 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 Alan W.

Weinblatt, 612–292–8770, 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 five (5) 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, August 5, 1997.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 97–21229 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the New Mexico 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 New

Mexico Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 9:00 a.m.

and adjourn at 3:00 p.m. on September

15, 1997, at the Clovis Public Library,

Ingram Room, 701 North Main Street,

Clovis, New Mexico 88101. The purpose

of the meeting is to discuss: (1) Food

stamp fraud sting operation carried out

in Clovis; (2) progress on the Farmingon

project; and (3) plan future activities.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Committee Chairperson Lynda Eaton,

505–326–4338, or Philip Montez,

Director of the Western Regional Office,

213–894–3437 (TDD 213–894–3435).

Hearing-impaired persons who will

attend the meeting and require the

services of a sign language interpreter

should contact the Regional Office at

least five (5) 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, August 4, 1997.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 97–21227 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Ohio 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 Ohio

Advisory Committee to the Commission

will convene at 1:00 p.m. and adjourn

at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September

10, 1997, at the Hyatt Regency, 350

North High Street, Columbus, Ohio

43215. 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 Grace Ramos,

614–466–6715, or Constance 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