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concerns on the proposed action,

comments on the Draft EIS 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 EIS 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

Edward C. Monnig, District Ranger,

Fortine Ranger District, Kootenai

National Forest, P.O. Box 116, Fortine,

Montana, 59918, is the Responsible

Official. As the Responsible Official, I

will decide which, if any, of the

proposed projects will be implemented.

I will document the decision and

reasons for the decision in the Record of

Decision. That decision will be subject

to Forest Service Appeal Regulations.

Dated: November 21, 1997.

Edward C. Monnig,

District Ranger, Fortine Ranger District.

[FR Doc. 97–31330 Filed 11–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Willamette Provincial Interagency

Executive Committee (PIEC), Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Willamette PIEC

Advisory Committee will meet on

Thursday, December 11, 1997, at the

USDI Salem BLM Office; 1717 Fabry Rd

SE; Salem, Oregon 97306; phone (503)

375–5642. The Advisory Committee

meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. to

approximately 12:30 p.m. The tentative

agenda includes: (1) Review of the

Province timber sale monitoring results,

(2) Review and critique of 1997

Willamette PAC activities and

accomplishments, (3) Identifying and

prioritizing topics for Willamette PAC

meeting in 1998, and (4) Public forum.

This public forum is tentatively

scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. Time

allotted for individual presentations

will be limited to 3 minutes. Written

comments are encouraged. Written

comments may be submitted prior to the

meeting by sending them to Designated

Federal Official Neal Forrester at the

address given below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For more information regarding this

meeting, contact Designated Federal

Official Neal Forrester; Willamette

National Forest, 211 East Seventh

Avenue; Eugene, Oregon 97401; (541)

465–6924.

Dated: November 21, 1997.

Darrel L. Kenops,

Willamette Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 97–31349 Filed 11–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Opportunity to Comment on the

Applicants for the Little Rock Area

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA),

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on

the applicants for designation to provide

official services in the geographic area

formerly assigned to Arkansas Grain

Inspection Service (Arkansas).

DATES: Comments must be postmarked,

or sent by telecopier (FAX) by December

30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be

submitted in writing to USDA, GIPSA,

Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch,

Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room

1647–S, 1400 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Washington, DC 20250–3604.

Telecopier (FAX) users may send

comments to the automatic telecopier

machine at 202–690–2755, attention:

Janet M. Hart. All comments received

will be made available for public

inspection at the above address located

at 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.,

during regular business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M. Hart, telephone 202–720–8525.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

action has been reviewed and

determined not to be a rule or regulation

as defined in Executive Order 12866

and Departmental Regulation 1512–1;

therefore, the Executive Order and

Departmental Regulation do not apply

to this action.

In the October 1, 1997, Federal

Register (62 FR 51407), GIPSA asked

persons interested in providing official

services in the Little Rock area, formerly

assigned to Arkansas, to submit an

application for designation by October

30, 1997. There were two applicants:

Memphis Grain Inspection Service, a

currently designated official agency,

located at Memphis, Tennessee, and

contiguous to the Little Rock area,

applied for designation to provide

official services in the Little Rock area;

and the former Arkansas agency

reorganized and applied for designation

to provide official services in the Little

Rock area.

GIPSA is publishing this notice to

provide interested persons the

opportunity to present comments

concerning the applicants. Commenters

are encouraged to submit reasons and

pertinent data for support or objection

to the designation of the applicants. All

comments must be submitted to the

Compliance Division at the above

address. Comments and other available

information will be considered in

making a final decision. GIPSA will

publish notice of the final decision in

the Federal Register, and GIPSA will

send the applicants written notification

of the decision.

Effective November 1, 1997, until an

official agency can be selected, requests

for official services should be directed

to GIPSA’s Stuttgart, Arkansas, Field

Office at 501–673–2508.

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.).

Dated: November 21, 1997.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

[FR Doc. 97–31335 Filed 11–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Opportunity for Designation in the

Champaign (IL) and Enid (OK) Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The United States Grain

Standards Act, as amended (Act),

provides that official agency

designations will end not later than

triennially and may be renewed. The

designation of Champaign-Danville

Grain Inspection Departments, Inc.

(Champaign), will end May 31, 1998,

and the designation of Enid Grain

Inspection Company, Inc. (Enid), will

end June 30, 1998, according to the Act.

GIPSA is asking persons interested in

providing official services in the

Champaign and Enid areas to submit an

application for designation.

DATES: Applications must be

postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX)

on or before December 30, 1997.