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Forest Service will be seeking

information, comments, and assistance

from Federal, State, local agencies and

other individuals or organizations who

may be interested in or affected by the

proposed action. This input will be used

in preparation of the draft and final EIS.

The scoping process will include:

—Identifying preliminary issues.

—Identifying significant issues to be

analyzed in depth.

—Identifying alternatives to the

proposed action.

—Identifying potential environmental

effects of this project and alternatives

(i.e., direct, indirect, and cumulative

effects and connected actions).

Estimated Dates for Filing: While

public participation in this analysis is

welcome at any time, comments

received within 60 days of the

publication of this notice will be

especially useful in the preparation of

the Draft EIS. The 60-day comment

period will fulfill the public review

requirement for creating openings over

40 acres in size. The Draft EIS is

expected to be filed with the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

and to be available for public review by

March, 1998. At that time, EPA will

publish a Notice of Availability of the

Draft EIS in the Federal Register. The

comment period on the Draft EIS will be

a minimum of 45 days from the date the

EPA publishes the Notice of Availability

in the Federal Register.

The Final EIS is scheduled to be

completed by June, 1998. 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 a

decision regarding the proposal.

Reviewers Obligations: 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. versus NRDC, 435 U.S. 519,

553 (1978). Also, environmental

objections that could be raised at the

draft environmental impact statement

stage may be waived or dismissed by the

courts. 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 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 it can

meaningfully consider 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 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 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.

Responsible Official: Robert Schrenk,

Forest Supervisor, Kootenai National

Forest, is the Responsible Official.

Authority for preparation of the EIS has

been delegated to Robert Thompson,

District Ranger, Rexford Ranger District,

1299 Highway 93 North, Eureka,

Montana. The Responsible Official will

decide which, if any, of the proposed

projects will be implemented. The

decision and reasons for the decision

will be documented in the Record of

Decision. That decision will be subject

to Forest Service Appeal Regulations.

Dated: October 2, 1997.

Robert J. Thompson,

Acting Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 97–26624 Filed 10–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP

AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

FOUNDATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Extension

AGENCY: Barry Goldwater Scholarship

and Excellence in Education

Foundation.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice annouces that

the Goldwater Scholarship Foundation

is planning to submit, for extension, the

following Information Collection

Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

Goldwater Scholarship Payment

Request Form, OMB No. 3019–0001.

Before submitting the ICR to OMB for

review and approval for extension, The

Goldwater Foundation is soliciting

comments on the proposed ICR as

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before December 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to Gerald J.

Smith, President, Barry Goldwater

Scholarship and Excellence in

Education Foundation, 6225 Brandon

Avenue, Suite 315, Springfield, VA

22150–2519.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gerald J. Smith, (703) 756–6012; FAX:

(703) 756–6015; E-mail:

goldh2o@erols.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected Entities: Entities affected by

this action include approximately 400

Goldwater Scholars and their respective

Academic and Financial Aid Officers.

Title: Goldwater Foundation payment

Request Form.

Abstract: Public Law 99–166

authorizes The Goldwater Foundation to

conduct an annual nationwide

undergraduate scholarship competition

for students pursuing careers in

mathematics, the natural sciences and

engineering. This Information

Collection Form is used by the

Foundation to verify a Goldwater

Scholarship recipient’s academic

standing and to authorize the

disbursement of funds to the Scholar

each term.

The Foundation uses this form to

ensure that only authorized expenses

are requested and to avoid the

duplication of other scholarship funding

which is prohibited. Less frequent

collection of this information would not

allow the Foundation to verify a

Scholar’s academic and financial status

as required each term. Further, less

frequent collection would cause the

Foundation to expend funds sooner

than would be fiscally responsible,

since all funds are interest bearing until

expended. Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA) (44

U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies

must obtain approval from the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for each

collection of information they conduct

or sponsor. ‘‘Collection of information’’

is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5

CFR 1320.3 and includes agency

requests or requirements that members

of the public submit reports, keep

records, or provide information to a

third party.
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Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44

U.S.C. (c)(2)(A) requires Federal

agencies to provide a 60-day notice in

the Federal Register concerning each

proposed collection of information,

including each proposed extension of an

existing collection of information before

submitting the collection to OMB for

approval. To comply with this

requirement, The Goldwater Foundation

is publishing notice of the proposed

collection of information listed below.

With respect to the following

collection of information, The

Goldwater Foundation invites

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

Foundation’s functions, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques,

when appropriate, and other forms of

information technology.

Data Collected Include: Current

School and Home addresses; Current

cost of tuition, fees, books, room and

board and additional expenses: list of

other scholarships and verification

signatures of the Scholar, academic and

financial aid officers.

Burden Statement: The estimated

public reporting burden for this

collection of information is 45 minutes

per respondent semiannually. This

estimate includes the time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining and

reviewing the collection of information.

Respondents: Goldwater Scholarship

recipients.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

400.

Responses: 2 per school year.

Total Burden Hours: 600 per year.

Recordkeepers: 2.

Total Burden Hours: 133.

Dated: September 26, 1997.

Gerald J. Smith,

President.

[FR Doc. 97–26622 Filed 10–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–AK–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary

Announcing Public Availability of the

Report on Closed Meetings of

Advisory Committees

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

has prepared its report on the activities

of closed or partially closed meetings of

advisory committees as required by the

Federal Advisory Committee Act.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the report have

been filed and are available for public

inspection at two locations:

Library of Congress, Newspaper and

Current Periodicals Reading Room,

Room LM133, Madison Building, 1st

and Independence Avenues, S.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20540

Department of Commerce, Central

Reference and Records Inspection

Facility, Room 6020, Herbert C.

Hoover Building, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230 Telephone

(202) 482–4115.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The report

covers meetings held in FY 96. Thirtyone committees and one subcommittee

report having held closed or partially

closed meetings. The names of these

committees are listed below:

—Industry Sector Advisory Committee

(ISAC) on Aerospace Equipment for

Trade Policy Matters (TPM)

—ISAC on Building Products and Other

Materials for TPM

—ISAC on Capital Goods for TPM

—ISAC on Chemicals and Allied

Products for TPM

—ISAC on Consumer Goods for TPM

—ISAC on Electronics and

Instrumentation for TPM

—ISAC on Energy for TPM

—ISAC on Ferrous Ores and Metals for

TPM

—ISAC on Footwear, Leather, and

Leather Products for TPM

—ISAC on Lumber and Wood Products

for TPM

—ISAC on Nonferrous Ores and Metals

for TPM

—ISAC on Paper and Paper Products for

TPM

—ISAC on Services for TPM

—ISAC on Small and Minority Business

for TPM

—ISAC on Textiles and Apparel for

TPM

—ISAC on Wholesaling and Retailing

for TPM

—Industry Functional Advisory

Committee on Customs Matters for

TPM

—Industry Functional Advisory

Committee on Intellectual Property

Rights for TPM

—Industry Functional Advisory

Committee on Standards for TPM

—Industry Policy Advisory Committee

for Trade Policy Matters

—Information Systems Technical

Advisory Committee

—Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige

National Quality Award

—Materials Processing Equipment

Technical Advisory Committee

—Materials Technical Advisory

Committee

—National Medal of Technology

Nomination Evaluation Committee

—National Technical Information

Service Advisory Board

—President’s Export Council

—Regulations and Procedures Technical

Advisory Committee

—Sensors Technical Advisory

Committee

—Subcommittee on Export

Administration, President’s Export

Council

—Transportation and Related

Equipment Technical Advisory

Committee

—U.S. Automotive Parts Advisory

Committee

—Visiting Committee on Advanced

Technology

Twenty-one committees report not

having held any closed or partially

closed meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Victoria A. Kruk, Committee

Management Officer, Office of the

Secretary, Department of Commerce,

Washington, D.C. 20230, Telephone

(202) 482–4115.

Dated: October 1, 1997.

Victoria A. Kruk,

Office of Executive Assistance Management.

[FR Doc. 97–26657 Filed 10–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–FA–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Census Advisory Committee of

Professional Associations

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census,

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (P.L. 92–463 as amended

by P.L. 94–409), we are giving notice of

a meeting of the Census Advisory

Committee of Professional Associations.

The meeting will convene on October

23–24, 1997 at the Embassy Suites

Hotel, 1250 22nd Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20037.

The committee is composed of 36

members appointed by the Presidents of