Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 24, 1997 / Notices 67327

A 60-day comment period is provided

for interested persons to comment on

this change to the Standards.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.

Dated: December 18, 1997.

Robert C. Keeney,

Deputy Administrator, Fruit and Vegetable

Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–33590 Filed 12–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[TM–97–00–200]

Notice of Program Continuation

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice inviting applications for

Fiscal Year 1998 Grant Funds under the

Federal-State Marketing Improvement

Program.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Federal-State Marketing

Improvement Program (FSMIP) was

allocated $1,200,000 in the Federal

budget for fiscal year 1998. Funds

remain available for this program. States

interested in obtaining funds under the

program are invited to submit proposals.

While only State Departments of

Agriculture or other appropriate State

Agencies are eligible to apply for funds,

State Agencies are encouraged to

involve industry organizations in the

development of proposals and the

conduct of projects.

DATES: Applications will be accepted

through June 19, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Proposals may be sent to Dr.

Larry V. Summers, FSMIP, Staff Officer,

Transportation and Marketing,

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS),

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room

4006 South Building, P.O. Box 96456,

Washington, D.C. 20090–6456.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Larry V. Summers, 202) 720–2704.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FSMIP is

authorized under Section 204(b) of the

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7

U.S.C. 1621 et seq.). The program is a

matching fund program designed to

assist State Departments of Agriculture

or other appropriate State Agencies in

conducting studies or developing

innovative approaches related to the

marketing of agricultural products.

Other organizations interested in

participating in this program should

contact their State Department of

Agriculture’s Marketing Division to

discuss their proposal.

Mutually acceptable proposals are

submitted by the State Agency and must

be accompanied by a completed

Standard Form (SF)–424 with SF–424A

and SF–424B attached. FSMIP funds

may not be used for advertising or, with

limited exceptions, for the purchase of

equipment or facilities. Guidelines may

be obtained from your State Department

of Agriculture or the above AMS

contact.

States are encouraged to submit

proposals for projects which will:

(1) Assist in identifying and

expanding market opportunities for U.S.

agricultural products, both domestically

and internationally, through the

development and market testing of new

or improved products and value-adding

services;

(2) Address agricultural marketing

issues and concerns of particular

importance to relatively small, limitedresource farms and rural enterprises;

and,

(3) Encourage the development of

marketing practices and technologies

aimed at improving the quality of

agricultural products or the

sustainability of natural resources and

the environment.

Proposals addressing other marketing

objectives or issues also will receive

consideration.

FSMIP is listed in the ‘‘Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance’’ under

number 10.156 and subject Agencies

must adhere to Title VI of the Civil

Rights Act of 1964, which bars

discrimination in all Federally assisted

programs.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.

Dated: December 18, 1997.

Eileen S. Stommes,

Deputy Administrator, Transportation and

Marketing.

[FR Doc. 97–33591 Filed 12–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–U

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Newspapers Used for Publication of

Legal Notice of Appealable Decisions

for Intermountain Region, Utah, Idaho,

Nevada, and Wyoming

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice lists the

newspapers that will be used by all

ranger districts, forests, and the

Regional Office of the Intermoutain

Region to publish legal notice of all

decisions subject to appeal under 36

CFR parts 215 and 217. The intended

effect of this action is to inform

interested members of the public which

newspapers will be used to publish

legal notices of decisions, thereby

allowing them to receive constructive

notice of a decision, to provide clear

evidence of timely notice, and to

achieve consistency in administering

the appeals process.

DATES: Publication of legal notices in

the listed newspapers will begin with

decisions subject to appeal that are

made on or after March 1, 1996. The list

of newspapers will remain in effect

until October 1996 when another notice

will be published in the Federal

Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald W. Murphy, Regional Appeals

Manager, Intermountain Region, 324

25th Street, Ogden, UT 84401, phone

(801) 625–5274.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

administrative appeal procedures 36

CFR parts 215 and 217, of the Forest

Service require publication of legal

notice in a newspaper of general

circulation of all decisions subject to

appeal. This newspaper publication of

notices of decisions is in addition to

direct notice to those who have

requested notice in writing and to those

known to be interested and affected by

a specific decision.

The legal notice is to identify: The

decision by title and subject matter; the

date of the decision; the name and title

of the official making the decision; and

how to obtain copies of the decision. In

addition, the notice is to state the date

the appeal period begins which is the

day following publication of the notice.

The timeframe for appeal shall be

based on the date of publication of the

notice in the first (principal) newspaper

listed for each unit.

The newspapers to be used are as

follows:

Regional Forester, Intermountain

Region

For decisions made by the Regional

Forester affecting National Forests in

Idaho:

The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho

For decisions made by the Regional

Forester affecting National Forests in

Nevada:

The Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno,

Nevada

For decisions made by the Regional

Forester affecting National Forests in

Wyoming:

Casper Star-Tribube, Casper, Wyoming

For decisions made by the Regional

Forester affecting National Forests in

Utah: