Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 26 / Friday, February 7, 1997 / Notices 5795

Public participation is especially

important at several points of the

analysis. Interested parties may visit

with the Forest Service officials at any

time during the analysis. However, two

periods of time are specifically

identified for the receipt of comments.

The first comment period is during the

scoping process when the public is

invited to give written comments to the

Forest Service. The scoping period ends

on March 24, 1997. The second review

period is during the 45 day review of

the DEIS when the public is invited to

comment on the DEIS.

The DEIS is expected to be filed with

the Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) and available for public review in

May, 1997. At that time, the EPA will

publish a notice of availability of the

DEIS in the Federal Register.

The comment period on the DEIS will

be 45 days from the date the notice of

availability is published in the Federal

Register.

At this early stage in the scoping

process, the Forest Service believes it is

important to give reviewers notice of

several court rulings related to public

participation in the environmental

review process. First, reviews of DEIS

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). Secondly, environmental

objections that could be raided at the

draft environmental impact statement

stage, but that are not raised until after

completion of the FEIS 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. 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 them

and respond to them in the FEIS.

To assist the Forest Service in

identifying and considering issues and

concerns on the proposed action,

comments on the DEIS 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 DEIS 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.)

After the comment period ends on the

DEIS, the comments will be analyzed

and considered by the Forest Service in

preparing the FEIS. The FEIS is

expected to be filed in August, 1997.

Dated: January 21, 1997.

Denis Hart,

District Ranger, Helena Ranger District,

Helena National Forest.

[FR Doc. 97–3023 Filed 2–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Posting of Stockyards

Pursuant to the authority provided

under Section 302 of the Packers and

Stockyards Act (7 U.S.C. 202), it was

ascertained that the livestock markets

named below were stockyards as

defined by Section 302 (a). Notice was

given to the stockyard owners and to the

public as required by Section 302 (b), by

posting notices at the stockyards on the

dates specified below, that the

stockyards were subject to the

provisions of the Packers and

Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended (7

U.S.C. 181 et seq.).

Facility Number,

name, and location of stockyard

Date of posting

AL–190 Natural Bridge

Stockyard,

Natural

Bridge, Alabama.

October 18,

1996.

GA–218 R & R Goat and

Livestock

Auction,

Swainsboro,

Georgia.

November 9,

1996.

MN–191 Iron Range

Livestock Exchange, Inc.,

Aitkin, Minnesota.

October 24,

1996.

WI–145 Richland Cattle

Center L. L.

C., Richland

Center, Wisconsin.

November 1,

1996.

Done at Washington, D.C. this 28th day of

January 1997.

Daniel L. Van Ackeren,

Director, Livestock Marketing Division

Packers and Stockyards Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–3033 Filed 2–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

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 services to be

furnished by nonprofit agencies

employing persons who are blind or

have other severe disabilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 10, 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 15, December 20, 1996, the

Committee for Purchase From People

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

published notices (61 FR 58510 and

67306) of proposed additions to the

Procurement List.

After consideration of the material

presented to it concerning capability of

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide

the services and impact of the additions

on the current or most recent

contractors, the Committee has

determined that the 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

services to the Government.

2. The action will not 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.

Accordingly, the following services

are hereby added to the Procurement

List: