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the Final Environmental Impact

Statement. Agency representatives and

other interested people are invited to

visit with Forest Service officials at any

time during the EIS process.

To assist the Forest Service in

identifying and considering issues and

concerns on the proposed action,

comments on the Draft Environmental

Impact Statement should be as specific

as possible, it is also helpful if

comments refer to specific pages or

chapters of the Draft. Comments may

also address the adequacy of the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement 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.

The USDA, Forest Service is the lead

agency in preparing the Environmental

Impact Statement for this proposal. The

responsible official is Paul R. Nordwall,

Supervisor, Caribou National Forest,

250 South Fourth Avenue, Pocatello, ID

83254.

Dated: February 12, 1997.

Paul R. Nordwall,

Forest Supervisor, Caribou National Forest.

[FR Doc. 97–4631 Filed 2–24–97; 8:45 am]

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Klamath Provincial Advisory

Committee (PAC); Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Klamath Provincial

Advisory Committee will meet on

March 10, 1997 at the Miner’s Inn

Conference Room, 122 East Miner,

Yreka, California. The meeting will

begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m.

Agenda items to be covered include: (1)

Klamath Province storm damage

overview; (2) a strategy plan for the next

two years of PAC Charter with

recommendations; (3) socio-economic

subcommittee discussion on possible

proposal; (4) Province Interagency

Executive Committee Report; and (5)

public comment periods. All PAC

meetings are open to the public.

Interested citizens are encouraged to

attend.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Connie Hendryx, USDA, Klamath

National Forest, at 1312 Fairlane Road,

Yreka, California 96097; telephone 916–

842–6131, (FTS) 700–467–1309.

Dated: February 18, 1997.

K. Mike Ford,

Acting Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 97–4551 Filed 2–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Rural Utilities Service

Information Collection Activity;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Action of 1995

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the

Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites

comments on this information

collection for which RUS intends to

request approval from the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by April 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jonathan Claffey, Acting Deputy

Director, Advanced

Telecommunications Services Staff,

Rural Utilities Service, 1400

Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1701,

Room 2919 South Building,

Washington, DC 20250–1701.

Telephone: (202) 720–0530. FAX: (202)

720–2734.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Preloan Procedures and

Requirements for Telecommunications

Program.

OMB Control Number: 0572–0079.

Type of Request: Reinstatement of a

previously approved information

collection, without change.

Abstract: This program is necessary in

order for the Rural Utilities Service

(RUS) to determine an applicant’s

eligibility to borrower from RUS under

the terms of the RE Act. This

information is also used by RUS to

determine that the Government’s

security for loans made by RUS is

reasonably adequate and that the loans

will be repaid within the time agreed.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 9 hours per

response.

Respondents: Small business or

organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

95.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 8.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 7,177.

Copies of this information collection,

and related form and instructions, can

be obtained from Dawn Wolfgang,

Program Support and Regulatory

Analysis Group, at (202) 720–0812.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

this proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology. Comments may be sent to:

F. Lamont Heppe, Jr., Director, Program

Support and Regulatory Analysis, Rural

Utilities Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, STOP 1522, 1400

Independence Ave., SW., Washington,

DC 20250–1522. FAX: (202) 720–4120.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: February 18, 1997.

Wally Beyer,

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

[FR Doc. 97–4641 Filed 2–24–97; 8:45 am]

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ARCHITECTURAL AND

TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS

COMPLIANCE BOARD

Meeting

AGENCY: Architectural and

Transportation Barriers Compliance

Board.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Architectural and

Transportation Barriers Compliance

Board (Access Board) has scheduled its

regular business meetings to take place

in Washington, D.C. on Monday,

Tuesday, and Wednesday, March 10–12,

1997 at the times and location noted

below.

DATES: The schedule of events is as

follows:

Monday, March 10, 1997

8:30 am–10:00 am—Ad Hoc Committee

on Bylaws and Statutory Review

10:00 am–11:00 am—Long-Range

Planning Group

11:00 am–12:30 pm—Briefing on

Proposed Rule for Access to

Telecommunications Equipment

(Closed Meeting)