60526 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 217 / Monday, November 10, 1997 / Notices

the President directed the Secretary of

the Department of Health and Human

Services (DHHS), in partnership with

the Secretary of Agriculture, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, and in

cooperation with the agricultural

community, to issue guidance on good

agricultural practices and good

manufacturing practices for fruits and

vegetables. FDA will coordinate the

effort for DHHS. As part of this effort,

FDA plans to publish a draft document

for public comment early in 1998, and

a final document later next year. To

assist with these documents, FDA is

particularly interested in information on

how to minimize microbial

contamination through the control of

water, manure, worker sanitation and

health, field and facility sanitation, and

transportation and handling.

Public input is planned through

several avenues, including this public

meeting. Both oral and written

comments from the public are

encouraged. A series of grassroots

meetings will also be held throughout

the country to discuss the initiative. The

dates, locations, and times will be

published in an upcoming issue of the

Federal Register.

Transcripts of the public meeting may

be requested in writing from the

Freedom of Information Office (HFI–35),

Food and Drug Administration, 5600

Fishers Lane, rm. 12A–16, Rockville,

MD 20857, approximately 15 working

days after the meeting at a cost of 10

cents per page. The transcript of the

public meeting and all submitted

comments will be available for public

examination at the Dockets Management

Branch (address above) between 9 a.m.

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Dated: November 5, 1997.

William K. Hubbard,

Associate Commissioner for Policy

Coordination.

[FR Doc. 97–29798 Filed 11–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Public Scoping Meetings for

Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit

to the Georgia-Pacific Corporation,

Mendocino County, CA

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior; National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, Commerce; California

Department of Forestry and Fire

Protection.

ACTION: Notice of public scoping

meetings.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service

and the National Marine Fisheries

Service (collectively ‘‘the Services’’),

and California Department of Forestry

and Fire Protection intend to prepare a

joint National Environmental Policy Act

document/Environmental Impact Report

for: (1) Approval of a Habitat

Conservation Plan (Plan), and issuance

of an incidental take permit to GeorgiaPacific Corporation, pursuant to section

10(a) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (Act), and (2)

approval of Georgia-Pacific’s Sustained

Yield Plan by the California Department

of Forestry and Fire Protection,

including consideration of conservation

measures or plans addressing Statelisted species. The Plan will cover forest

management activities on GeorgiaPacific’s properties in Mendocino

County, California. Georgia-Pacific

intends to request an incidental take

permit for the northern spotted owl

(Strix occidentalis caurina), marbled

murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus

marmoratus), American peregrine

falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum), coho

salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), and

possibly other Federally-listed species.

It is anticipated that Georgia-Pacific may

also seek coverage for approximately

40–50 currently unlisted species of

concern under specific provisions of the

permit, should these species be listed in

the future.

Public Involvement

This notice is being furnished

pursuant to the Council on

Environmental Quality Regulations for

Implementing the Procedural Provisions

of the National Environmental Policy

Act (40 CFR sections 1501.7 and

1508.22) to obtain suggestions and

information from other agencies and the

public on what alternatives should be

considered and what environmental

impacts issues should be addressed in

preparation of the National

Environmental Policy Act document. To

satisfy both Federal and State

environmental policy act requirements,

the above Federal and California

agencies are conducting a joint scoping

process for the preparation of

environmental documents.

DATES: In order to expedite the planning

process, the above agencies request all

scoping comments to this notice be

received by December 20, 1997. As an

opportunity for interested persons to

comment on the scope of the National

Environmental Policy Act document,

two public scoping meetings have been

scheduled for Wednesday, November

19, 1997, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from

7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Town Hall, 363

North Main Street, Fort Bragg,

California.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the

scope of the National Environmental

Policy Act document should be

addressed to Mr. Bruce Halstead, Project

Leader, Coastal California Fish and

Wildlife Office, 1125 16th Street, Room

209, Arcata, California 95521–5582.

Written comments may also be sent by

facsimile to (707) 822–8411. Comments

received will be available for public

inspection by appointment during

normal business hours (Monday through

Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) at the

above office. All comments received,

including names and addresses, will

become part of the administrative record

and may be made available to the

public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Mr.

Ken Hoffman at the above address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Georgia-Pacific Corporation, a forest

products company, owns and manages

approximately 192,952 acres of

commercial forest lands in Mendocino

County, California, that will be

considered for inclusion in the Plan.

Georgia-Pacific’s multi-species Plan is

anticipated to include the northern

spotted owl, marbled murrelet,

American peregrine falcon, coho

salmon, and possibly other threatened/

endangered species as part of their

application for the incidental take

permit. In addition, approximately 40–

50 unlisted species of concern

(anadromous and resident fish, wildlife,

and plants) are being considered for

inclusion in the Plan and provisions

under the permit. The National

Environmental Policy Act document

will evaluate various forest management

alternatives for the planning area.

Once completed, it is expected that

Georgia-Pacific Corporation will submit

the Plan as part of their incidental take

permit application, as required under

section 10(a) of the Act. The Services

will evaluate the incidental take permit

application, and associated Plan, in

accordance with section 10(a) of the

Act, and its implementing regulations.

Environmental review of the permit

application, including the Plan, will be

conducted in accordance with the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act and its

implementing regulations. A No Action/

No Project alternative will be

considered consistent with the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act and the

California Environmental Quality Act.

Georgia-Pacific will also be preparing

a Sustained Yield Plan pursuant to the

provisions under Article 6.75 of the
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 217 / Monday, November 10, 1997 / Notices 60527

California Forest Practice Rules,

including consideration of conservation

measures or plans addressing Statelisted species under the California

Endangered Species Act. It is expected

that a section 2090 or 2081 agreement

will be issued by the California

Department of Fish and Game under

state Fish and Game code for selected

State-listed species that potentially

occur on Georgia-Pacific’s California

timberlands.

Dated: November 4, 1997.

Thomas Dwyer,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

[FR Doc. 97–29588 Filed 11–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–020–02–1430–01: GP8–0030]

Realty Action: Sale of Public Land in

Harney County, Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), DOI.

ACTION: Notice of realty action, sale of

public land.

SUMMARY: The following described

public land in Harney County, Oregon,

has been examined and found suitable

for sale under Section 203 and 209 of

the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2750,

43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719), at not less

than the appraised market value. All of

the land described is within the

Willamette Meridian.

OR–52782—T.25S., R.30E., sec. 28,

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 80

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $4,000.

The sale of this parcel will be by

modified competitive procedures. The

adjacent landowners Charles C. Jr., and

Drenda A. Leathers, Charles C. Leathers

Estate and Douglas H. and Delores L.

Stills will be given the opportunity to

meet or exceed the highest sealed bid

received from the general public.

OR–52783—T.25S., R.30E., sec. 32,

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 120

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $8,000.

The sale of this parcel will be by

modified competitive procedures. The

adjacent landowner Charles C. Leathers

Estate will be given the opportunity to

meet or exceed the highest sealed bid

received from the general public.

OR–52784—T.25S., R.30E., sec. 33,

NE1⁄4NE1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 40

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The apprised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $2,000.

The sale of this parcel will be by

competitive procedures. The highest

valid sealed bid received from the

general public shall be declared the

purchaser. Bids shall meet the same

requirements and timeframes as

specified below for modified

competitive bids.

Sale of this parcel would be subject to

a road right-of-way in conjunction with

the Harney County road system.

OR–52785—T.26S., R.30E., North of Harney

Lake, sec. 4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 40

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $2,000.

The sale of this parcel will be

modified by competitive procedures.

The adjacent landowners Charles C. Jr.,

and Drenda A. Leathers, Pacific Land

and Livestock, c/o Charles C. Leathers

Estate and Anna Lou Case will be given

the opportunity to meet or exceed the

highest sealed bid received from the

general public.

The sale of this parcel would be

subject to a right-of-way for buried

telephone cable purposes granted to

Telephone Utilities of Eastern Oregon,

Inc., dba PTI Communications.

OR–52786—T.26S., R.30E., North of Harney

Lake, sec. 5, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 120

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $8,000.

The sale of this parcel will be by

modified competitive procedures. The

adjacent landowners Robert A. and

Collen M. Rea, Pacific Land and

Livestock, c/o Charles C. Leathers Estate

and Stoko and Bremer Schaumburg,

along with the holder of the BLM

grazing permit J.V. Moon and Sons, will

be given the opportunity to meet or

exceed the highest sealed bid received

from the general public.

If any person other than J.V. Moon

and Sons is the successful bidder for the

land, such person agrees to take the

property subject to the current grazing

permit until December 31, 1998, when

the permit expires.

The sale of this parcel would be

subject to a right-of-way for electric

power transmission and distribution

purposes granted to Harney Electric

Cooperative, Inc.

OR–52787—T.26S, R.30E, North of Harney

Lake, sec. 9, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 40

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $2,000.

The sale of this parcel will be by

modified competitive procedures. The

adjacent landowners Charles C. Jr., and

Drenda A. Leathers and Anna Lou Case

will be given the opportunity to meet or

exceed the highest sealed bid received

from the general public.

The sale of this parcel would be

subject to a right-of-way for buried

telephone cable purposes granted to

Telephone Utilities of Eastern Oregon,

Inc., dba PTI Communications.

OR–52788—T.26S., R.30E., North of Harney

Lake, sec. 10, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NW 1⁄4,

NW1⁄4SW1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 160

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $10,600.

The sale of this parcel will be by

modified competitive procedures. The

adjacent landowners Charles C. Leathers

Estate, Charles C. Jr., and Drenda A.

Leathers, Joseph R. and Sharon K.

Buermann, Leroy B. Miller and United

Land, Carol A. Sack, and Clarence

Weitmier, c/o Regina Crutcher will be

given the opportunity to meet or exceed

the highest sealed bid received from the

general public.

The sale of this parcel would be

subject to a right-of-way for buried

telephone cable purposes granted to

Telephone Utilities of Eastern Oregon,

Inc., dba PTI Communications and a

right-of-way for electric power

transmission and distribution purposes

granted to Harney Cooperative, Inc.

OR–52789—T.25S., R.31E., sec. 7, NW 1⁄4SE1⁄4.

The area described aggregates 40

acres, more or less in Harney County,

Oregon. The appraised market value and

minimum bid for this parcel has been

determined to be $2,000.

The sale of this parcel will be by

modified competitive procedures. The

adjacent landowners Terry L. and

Donna J. Thomas and Vernon L. Seaman

will be given the opportunity to meet or

exceed the highest sealed bid received

from the general public.