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may be viewed in the Docket Clerk’s

office.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place

in the Capitol Room of the Hyatt

Regency On Capitol Hill Hotel, 400 New

Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

20001 at (202) 737–1234.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Mr. Michael N. Micchelli at

(202) 720–6269 or FAX to (202) 690–

1030. Attendees will be required to

register at the meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On February 12, 1997, the Secretary of

Agriculture renewed the charter for the

Advisory Committee on Meat and

Poultry Inspection. The Committee

provides advice and recommendations

to the Secretary of Agriculture regarding

Federal and State meat and poultry

inspection programs.

Membership of the Committee is

drawn from representatives of consumer

groups, producers, processors, and

marketers from the meat and poultry

industry, and State government officials.

The current members of the National

Advisory Committee on Meat and

Poultry Inspection are:

Dr. Deloran M. Allen, Excel Corporation

Dr. William L. Brown, ABC Research

Corporation

Terry Burkhardt, Wisconsin Bureau of

Meat Safety and Inspection

Caroline Smith-DeWaal, Center for

Science in the Public Interest

Nancy Donley, Safe Tables Our Priority

Carol Tucker Foreman, Safe Food

Coalition

Michael J. Gregory, Hudson Foods Inc.

Dr. Cheryl Hall, Foster Farms, Inc.

Dr. Margaret Hardin, National Pork

Producers

Alan Janzen, Circle Five Feedyards, Inc.

Dr. Daniel E. LaFontaine, South

Carolina Meat-Poultry Inspection

Department

Dr. Dale Morse, New York Office of

Public Health

Rosemary Mucklow, National Meat

Association

William Rosser, Texas Department of

Public Health

J. Myron Stoltzfus, Stoltzfus Meats

Dr. David M. Theno, Jr., Foodmaker Inc.

At the public meeting, the Committee

will organize into subcommittees to

study the issues. The Committee has

three standing subcommittees to

deliberate on specific issues and make

recommendations to the whole

Committee.

The five principal topics that the

Committee will consider at the meeting

are: (1) Interstate shipment of Stateinspected product; (2) HACCP

inspection models; (3) inspection

resource management in a HACCP

environment; (4) roles of Federal, State,

and local governments in farm-to-table

food safety; and (5) policy on pathogen

testing and product disposition.

The meeting is open to the public on

a space-available basis. Interested

persons will have an opportunity to

discuss issues relating to the activities

of the Committee and may file

comments with the Committee in the

manner described above in COMMENTS.

Done in Washington, DC, on: December 4,

1997.

Thomas J. Billy,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–32489 Filed 12–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Oregon Coast Provincial Advisory

Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Oregon Coast Provincial

Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet on

January 8, 1998, in Florence, Oregon, at

the Florence Events Center, 715 Quince

Street, Florence, OR. The meeting will

begin at 9:00 a.m. and continue until

3:30 p.m. Agenda items to be covered

include: (1) Reports from PAC

Subcommittees (Adapative Management

Area, Water Quality/Fish, Media, and

Timber); (2) FY 1997 PAC

Accomplishments/FY 1998 Outlook;

and (3) Water Quality Report (Clean

Water Act and Water Quality Mgmt.

Plans)/303d Designations. All Oregon

Coast Provincial Advisory Committee

meetings are open to the public. Two

15-minute open public forums are

scheduled for 10:00 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.

Interested citizens are encouraged to

attend. The committee welcomes the

public’s written comments on

committee business at any time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions regarding this meeting

to Trish Hogervorst, Public Affairs

Officer, Bureau of Land Management, at

(503) 375–5657, or write to Forest

Supervisor, Siuslaw National Forest,

P.O. Box 1148, Corvallis, Oregon 97339.

Dated: December 4, 1997.

James R. Furnish,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 97–32537 Filed 12–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation

Service

Fritchie Marsh Hydrologic Restoration

Project (PO–6), St. Tammany Parish,

LA

AGENCY: Natural Resources

Conservation Service

ACTION: Notice of a finding of no

significant impact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969, the Council on

Environmental Quality Guidelines (40

CFR Part 1500), and the Natural

Resources Conservation Service

Guidelines (7 CFR Part 650); the U.S.

Department of Agriculture Natural

Resources Conservation Service, gives

notice that an environmental impact

statement is not being prepared for the

Fritchie Marsh Hydrologic Restoration

Project, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald W. Gohmert, State

Conservationist, Natural Resources

Conservation Service, 3737 Government

Street, Alexandria, Louisiana 71302,

telephone (318) 473–7751.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

environmental assessment of the

federally assisted action indicates that

the project will not cause significant

local, regional, or national impacts on

the environment. As a result of these

findings, Donald W. Gohmert, State

Conservationist, has determined that the

preparation and review of an

environmental impact statement are not

needed for this project.

This plan proposes to reduce wetland

loss an approximately 5.024 acres of

intermediate marsh in St. Tammany

Parish, Louisiana. Project measures

include 5,700 linear feet of channel

enlargement, installation of a steel

sheetpile weir with boat bay and

installation of a reinforced concrete

conduit.

The Notice of a Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI) as been

forwarded to the Environmental

Protection Agency and to various

Federal, State and local agencies and

interested parties. A limited number of

copies of the FONSI are available to fill

single copy requests at the above

address. Basic data developed during

the environmental assessment are on

file and may be reviewed by contacting

Donald W. Gohmert.

No administrative action on

implementation of the proposal will be

taken until 30 days after the date of this

publication in the Federal Register.
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Dated: December 4, 1997.

Donald W. Gohmert,

State Conservationist.

[FR Doc. 97–32494 Filed 12–11–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation

Service

Whitewater River Watershed, Olmsted,

Wabasha and Winona Counties, MN

AGENCY: USDA Natural Resources

Conservation Service.

ACTION: Notice of a finding of no

significant impact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969; the Council on

Environmental Quality Regulations (40

CFR part 1500); and the Natural

Resources Conservation Service

Regulations (7 CFR part 650); the

Natural Resources Conservation Service,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives

notice that an environmental impact

statement is not being prepared for the

Whitewater River Watershed, Olmsted,

Wabasha and Winona Counties,

Minnesota.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Hunt, State Conservationist,

NRCS, 375 Jackson Street Suite 600, St.

Paul, MN 55101.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

environmental assessment of this

federally assisted action indicates that

the project will not cause significant

local, regional, or national impacts on

the environment. As a result of these

findings, William Hunt, State

Conservationist, has determined that the

preparation and review of an

environmental impact statement are not

needed for this project.

The project purposes are watershed

protection and water quality. The

planned works of improvement include

conservation land treatment measures,

accelerated technical assistance and

project administration for land

treatment.

The Notice of a Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI) has been

forwarded to the Environmental

Protection Agency and to various

Federal, State, and local agencies and

interested parties. A limited number of

copies of the FONSI are available to fill

single copy requests at the above

address. Basic data developed during

the environmental assessment are on

file and may be reviewed by contacting

William Stokes Jr. at (612) 602–7886.

No administrative action on

implementation of the proposal will be

taken until 30 days after the date of this

publication in the Federal Register.

(This activity is listed in the Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance under No.

10.904, Watershed Protection and Flood

Prevention, and is subject to the provisions

of Executive Order 12372, which requires

intergovernmental consultation with State

and local officials)

Dated: December 2, 1997.

William Hunt,

State Conservationist.

[FR Doc. 97–32482 Filed 12–11–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request for Nonprofit

Agency Surveys in the Benefit/Cost

Analysis of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day

Program

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase from

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase

from People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled (the Committee) is inviting

public comment on surveys submitted

for review by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35). The Committee is

seeking public comment on surveys

being conducted as part of a

comprehensive Benefit/Cost Analysis of

the JWOD Program. This request is for

two new collections of information with

a survey of nonprofit agencies (NPAs)

participating in the JWOD Program and

a survey of nonprofit agencies affiliated

with National Industries for the Blind

(NIB) or NISH that are not participating

in the JWOD Program. The Federal

Register Notice with a 60-day comment

period soliciting comments on this

collection of information was published

on August 8, 1997 (62 FR 42743).

DATES: Submit comments to OMB on or

before January 12, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to: Daniel Werfel, Desk

Officer for the Committee for Purchase,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Room

10235, New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503. Requests for

copies of the OMB submission and the

proposed information collections

should be submitted to Sheryl Kennerly,

Committee for Purchase from People

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

310, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sheryl Kennerly, Committee for

Purchase from People Who Are Blind or

Severely Disabled, 1215 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Suite 310, Arlington, VA

22202–4302, telephone: 703–603–7747,

fax: 703–603–0655, email:

skennerl@jwod.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

enabling regulations for the JWOD Act

prescribe that the Committee: ‘‘Conduct

a continuing study and evaluation of its

activities under the JWOD Act for the

purpose of assuring the effective and

efficient administration of the JWOD

Act. The Committee may study,

independently, or in cooperation with

other public or nonprofit private

agencies, problems relating to: (1) The

employment of the blind or individuals

with other severe disabilities * * *.’’

(41 CFR Ch. 51–2.2(g))

As part of the effort to evaluate its

activities and study the employment of

individuals who are blind or severely

disabled, the Committee has initiated a

comprehensive analysis of benefits and

costs of the JWOD Program. The

following survey instruments included

in the submission for OMB approval are

required to collect data for determining

the benefits and costs of the JWOD

Program on nonprofit agencies that

participate in the JWOD Program,

commercial contractors, and society or

taxpayers in general. The data from the

following surveys will be used in

conjunction with external

environmental data to conduct analysis

of before and after JWOD participation

and to make comparisons between

JWOD participating and

nonparticipating nonprofit agencies.

Comments should reference the title of

the collection of information to which

they apply.

Title: Survey of JWOD Participating

Agencies.

Type of Review: New collection.

Frequency: One-time.

Affected Public: State, local and

private nonprofit agencies that were

participating in the JWOD Program at

the end of Fiscal Year 1996.

Burden Estimate:

Responses: 562.

Total Burden Hours: 1,124 hours.

Average Burden per respondent: 2

hours.

Abstract: The burden estimate above

is based on an estimated number of

responses to a survey of all 624 NPAs

participating in the JWOD Program at