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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 62, No. 208

Tuesday, October 28, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Revision of the Land and Resources

Plans for the Chippewa and Superior

National Forest; Beltrami, Cass, Cook,

Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St.

Louis Counties, Minnesota

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment

period on Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: On August 29, 1997, the

USDA-Forest Service published a Notice

of Intent to prepare an Environmental

Impact Statement for revising the

Chippewa and Superior Land and

Resource Management Plans. The

Comment period on that notice closed

on October 28, 1997. The Forest Service

has reopened the comment period until

November 28, 1997 to allow another

thirty one days for public comment.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The Comment period

will end on November 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information contact Duane Lula,

Forest Planner, (218) 626–4383. TTY

(218) 626–4399.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Send

written comments on the Notice of

Intent to: Forest Plan Revision,

Chippewa and Superior National

Forests, Route 3, Box 244, Cass Lake,

MN 56633–8929. Direct electronic mail

to: chippewa@northernnet.com (ATTN:

Forest Plan Revision).

Dated: October 21, 1997.

Robert T. Jacobs,

Regional Forester.

[FR Doc. 97–28349 Filed 10–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: Rural Telephone Bank, USDA.

ACTION: Staff Briefing for the Board of

Directors.

TIME AND DATE: 2 p.m., Wednesday,

November 5, 1997.

PLACE: Room 5066, South Building,

Department of Agriculture, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED: General

discussion involving the 1996 Telecom

Act and universal service; the budget for

FY 1998; directors’ liability insurance;

allowance for loan losses reserve; and

administrative issues.

ACTION: Stockholders’ Meeting.

TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m., Thursday,

November 6, 1997.

PLACE: The Williamsburg Room, Room

104–A, Jamie L. Whitten Building,

Department of Agriculture, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The

following matters have been placed on

the agenda for the stockholders’

meeting:

1. Call to order.

2. Establishment of a quorum.

3. Action on the November 16, 1994,

Minutes.

4. Secretary’s annual report on loans

approved in FY 1997.

5. Treasurer’s annual report on FY 1997.

6. New Business.

7. Adjournment.

ACTION: Regular Meeting of the Board of

Directors.

TIME AND DATE: Immediately following

the stockholders’ meeting, Thursday,

November 6, 1997.

PLACE: The Williamsburg Room, Room

104–A, Jamie L. Whitten Building,

Department of Agriculture, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The

following matters have been placed on

the agenda for the Board of Directors

meeting:

1. Call to order.

2. Action on the August 22, 1997,

Minutes.

3. Report on loans approved in fourth

quarter FY 1997.

4. Summary of financial activity for

fourth quarter FY 1997.

5. Consideration of modifications to the

calculation for determining the

allowance for loan losses reserve.

6. Establish date and location of next

regular Board meeting.

7. Adjournment.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Robert Peters, Assistant Governor, Rural

Telephone Bank, (202) 720–9554.

Dated: October 22, 1997.

Adam Golodner,

Deputy Governor, Rural Telephone Bank.

[FR Doc. 97–28595 Filed 10–24–97; 9:56 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Connecticut 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 conference of the

Connecticut Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 9:00 a.m.

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

November 12, 1997, and Thursday,

November 13, 1997, at the Taurig

Learning Center, Library Resource Room

(Room 501), Naugatuck Valley

Community-Technical College, 750

Chase Parkway, Waterbury, Connecticut

06708. The purpose of the conference is

to bring together subject matter experts,

civil rights leaders, and public officials

to inform the Committee and the public

on major civil rights issues and discuss

their possible solutions.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Committee Chairperson Neil Macy, 860–

242–7287, planning subcommittee

Chairperson Patrick J. Johnson, Jr., 860–

242–9577, or Ki-Taek Chun, Director of

the Eastern Regional Office, 202–376–

7533 (TDD 202–376–8116). Hearingimpaired persons who will attend the

meeting and require the services of a

sign language interpreter should contact

the Regional Office at least ten (10)

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.