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Ecosystem by preventing or limiting the

spread of aggressive, non-native plant

species that displace native vegetation.

(2) Eliminate new invaders before

they become established.

(3) Prevent or limit the spread of

established weeds into areas containing

little or no infestation.

(4) Reduce weed seed sources on trail

heads and dispersed campsites, along

main roads and trails, within powerline

corridors, and in wildlife forage habitat

(i.e. dry sites).

(5) Protect sensitive and unique

habitats including research natural

areas, wetlands, and sensitive plant

populations.

The treatment sites are in scattered

locations across the district. Small

infestations that are discovered in

addition to the 46 sites would be treated

within the scope of the Final EIS and

Record of Decision. The Idaho

Panhandle National Forests Land and

Resource Management Plan provides

guidance for management activities

within the potentially affected area

through its goals, objectives, standards

and guidelines, and management area

direction. The Forest Plan directs that

forest pests be managed by an integrated

pest management approach.

The decision to be made is what

actions, if any, should be taken to

control weeds in the Pend Oreille

Ecosystem, where treatment should be

applied, and what types of treatment

should be used.

The Forest Service will consider a

range of alternatives. One of these will

be the ‘‘no action’’ alternative in which

none of the proposed treatment

activities would be implemented.

Additional alternatives will represent

the range of control methods currently

available for treatment of weeds,

including non-chemical methods.

Public participation is an important

part of the analysis and will play an

important role in developing the

alternatives. The initial scoping process

(40 CFR 1501.7) will occur during

February, March, and April, 1997. The

mailing list for public scoping will be

developed from responses to this NOI,

and to a Scoping Notice sent out to

interested individuals, organizations

and agencies. In addition, the public is

encouraged to visit with Forest Service

officials during the analysis and prior to

the decision. The Forest Service will

also be seeking information, comments,

and assistance from Federal, State, and

local agencies and other individuals or

organizations who may be interested in

or affected by the proposed actions.

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

which have been covered by a relevant

previous environmental analysis.

4. Identify alternatives to the

proposed action.

5. Identify potential environmental

effects of the proposed action and

alternatives (i.e., cumulative effects).

Some public concerns have already

been identified from initial

interdisciplinary review of the weed

control proposal. The following

significant issues have been identified

so far:

1. Current and potential impacts of

the spread of noxious weeds on the

physical, biological, and ecological

environment within the Sandpoint

Ranger District.

2. Potential effectiveness, economics

and impacts on natural resources of

various weed control methods.

3. Potential effects on human health

from the application of herbicides.

This list will be verified, expanded, or

modified based on public scoping and

interdisciplinary review of this

proposal.

The draft environmental impact

statement is expected to be filed with

the Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) and available for public review in

June, 1997. At that time, the EPA will

publish a Notice of Availability of the

draft environmental impact statement in

the Federal Register. The comment

period on the draft environmental

impact statement will be 45 days from

the date the Environmental Protection

Agency publishes the notice of

availability in the Federal Register.

The Forest Service believes, at this

early stage, it is important to give

reviewers notice of several court rulings

related to public participation in the

environmental review process. First,

reviewers of draft environmental impact

statements 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 Corp.

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

Also, environmental objections that

could be raised at the draft

environmental statement stage but that

are not raised until after completion of

the final environmental statement 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 scoping comment period so that

substantive comments and objections

are made available to the Forest Service

at a time when it can meaningfully

consider them and respond to them in

the final environmental impact

statement.

To assist the Forest Service in

identifying and considering issues and

concerns regarding the proposed action,

comments on the draft environmental

impact statement should be as specific

as possible. It is also helpful if

comments refer to specific pages or

chapters of the draft statement.

Comments may also address the

adequacy of the draft environmental

impact statement 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.

I am the responsible official for this

environmental impact statement. My

address is Sandpoint Ranger District,

1500 Hwy 2, Suite 110, Sandpoint, ID

83864.

Dated: January 21, 1997.

David S. Dillard,

District Ranger.

[FR Doc. 97–2306 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Deschutes Provincial Interagency

Executive Committee (PIEC), Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Deschutes PIEC Advisory

Committee will meet on February 13,

1997 at Rock Springs Conference Center,

7 miles north of Bend, OR on Highway

20. The meeting will start at 9:30 am.,

and finish at 5:00 pm. Agenda items

include: (1) Introduction of new

members, (2) Review of scientific

documents for the Eastside Ecosystem

project, (3) Reports from subcommittees,

and (4) Open public forum. All

Deschutes Province Advisory

Committee meetings are open to the

public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Harry Hoogesteger, Province Liaison,

USDA, Fort Rock Ranger District, 1230

N. E. 3rd, Bend, Oregon 97701, 541–

383–4704.
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Dated: January 24, 1997.

Sally Collins,

Deschutes National Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 97–2524 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

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: March 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Crystal Square 3, Suite 403,

1735 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3461.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Milkman (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 does not appear to have

a severe economic impact on current

contractors for the services.

3. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

services 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 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 the

Procurement List for production by the

nonprofit agencies listed:

Administrative Services

Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois

NPA: GWS, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Food Service Attendant

U.S. Coast Guard Station, Miami Beach,

Florida

NPA: Goodwill Industries of South Florida,

Inc., Miami, Florida

Janitorial/Custodial

Major Bias USARC, Huntington, West

Virginia

NPA: Goodwill Industries of KYOWVA, Inc.,

Huntington, West Virginia

Switchboard Operation

Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico

NPA: New Mexico Industries for the Blind,

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Switchboard Operation

Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico

NPA: ENMRSH, Inc., Clovis, New Mexico

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–2429 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

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 and

services to be furnished by nonprofit

agencies employing persons who are

blind or have other severe disabilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Crystal Square 3, Suite 403,

1735 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3461.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Milkman (703) 603–7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 1, 8, 15 and December 13,

1996, the Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled published notices (61 F.R.

56511, 57849, 58510 and 65520) 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 services and

impact of the additions on the current

or most recent contractors, the

Committee has determined that the

commodities and services 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 and services to the

Government.

2. The action will not have a severe

economic impact on current contractors

for the commodities and services.

3. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodities and services 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 and

services proposed for addition to the

Procurement List.

Accordingly, the following

commodities and services are hereby

added to the Procurement List:

Commodities

Office and Miscellaneous Supplies

(Requirements for Fort Campbell, Kentucky)

Cloth, Cleaning, Aircraft Solvent

7920–01–180–0557

Services

Administrative Services

General Services Administration, PBS,

Tucson Field Office, Tucson, Arizona

Administrative Services

GSA Field Offices at the following Los

Angeles, California locations:

888 S. Fugueroa

300 N. Los Angeles Street

312 N. Spring Street

Administrative Services

Honolulu Property Management Office,

Prince Kuhio Federal Building, 300 Ala

Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii

Laundry Service

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Galley and

Bachelor Officers’ Quarters (BOQ),

Bremerton, Washington

This action does not affect current

contracts awarded prior to the effective