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environmental impact statement for the

revised Forest Plan (40 CFR 1501.7).

Comments should focus on (1) the

proposal for revising the Forest Plan (2)

possible alternatives for addressing

issues associated with the proposal and

(3) also identify any possible impacts

associated with the proposal based on

an individual’s civil rights (race, color,

national origin, age, religion, gender,

disability, political beliefs, sexual

orientation, marital or family status). We

will encourage public participation in

the environmental analysis and

decision-making process.

In fall 2000, we would release our

notice of intent and proposal. We will

have many types of public involvement

including: 60-day formal comment

period, public meetings, written

comments, website and e-mail.

In the years 2001 and 2002, we would

work on alternative development and

issue validation. We will have many

types of public involvement including:

public workshops, collaborative

meetings, written comments, website,

and e-mail.

In the years 2002 and 2003 we would

release our proposed revised Forest Plan

and a draft environmental impact

statement. We will have many types of

public involvement including 90-day

formal comment period, public

meetings, and written comments.

During 2004, we would release the

decision, final revised Forest Plan, final

environmental impact statement, and

record of decision. We will have

informational meetings to explain the

decision on final Forest Plan.

The Forest Service will host a series

of public meetings to (1) establish

multiple opportunities for the public to

generate ideas, concerns, and

alternatives, (2) present and clarify

proposed changes to the Forest Plan; (3)

describe ways that individuals can

respond to this Notice of Intent; and (4)

accept comments from the public on

this proposal for revising the Forest

Plan.

We will provide the public with

general notices on opportunities to

participate through mailings, news

releases, public meetings, and website

(www.fs.fed.us/r9/hoosier). In addition

to formal opportunities for public

comment, we will consider comments

received at any time throughout the

revision process.

Below is the schedule of initial

meetings based on publication of this

NOI. We intend to have the most

meetings in the first 30 days to give the

public time to gather information,

participate in meetings and then

formulate comments before the close of

the 60-day comment period. Additional

meetings will be scheduled as needed.

December 4, 2000—Senior Community

Center at 1369 Blue Bluff Road in

Martinsville, IN, 6 pm to 9 pm (EST)

December 7, 2000—Best Western Old

Capital Inn, on State Road 135 (exit

105 off of I–64) in Corydon, Indiana,

6 pm to 9 pm (EST)

Availability of Public Comment:

Comments received in response to this

solicitation, including names and

addresses of those who comment, will

be considered part of the public record

on this proposed action and will be

available for public inspection.

Comments submitted anonymously will

be accepted and considered; however,

those who submit anonymous

comments will not have standing to

appeal the subsequent decisions under

36 CFR parts 215 or 217.

Additionally, pursuant to 7 CFR

1.27(d), any persons may request the

agency to withhold a submission from

the public record by showing how the

FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)

permits such confidentiality. Persons

requesting such confidentiality should

be aware that under FOIA

confidentiality may be granted in only

very limited circumstances, such as to

protect trade secrets.

The Forest Service will inform the

requester of the agency’s decision

regarding the request for confidentiality

and where the requester is denied, the

agency will return the submission and

notify the requester that the comments

may be resubmitted with or without

name and address within 90 days.

Release and Review of the Draft EIS:

The DEIS is expected to be filed with

the Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) and to be available for public

comment in 2003. At that time, the EPA

will publish a notice of availability in

the Federal Register. The comment

period on the DEIS will be 90 days from

the date the EPA publishes the notice of

availability in the Federal Register.

The Forest Service believes, at this

early stage, that it is important to give

reviewers notice of several court rulings

related to public participation in the

environmental review process. First,

reviewers of draft environmental impact

statements 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 Poser Corp. v.

NRDS, 435 U.S. 519, 553 (1978). Also,

environmental objections that could be

raised at the draft environmental impact

statement stage but that are not raised

until after completion of the final

environmental impact statement 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.

1334, 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 90-

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 final

environmental impact statement.

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 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

environmental impact statement or the

merits of the alternatives formulated

and discussed in the statement.

Reviewers may wish to refer to the

Council of Environmental Quality

Regulations (http://ceq.eh.doe.gov.nepa/

nepanet.htm) for implementing the

procedural provision of the National

Environmental Policy Act at 40 CFR

1503.3 in addressing these points.

Dated: October 26, 2000.

Robert T. Jacobs,

Regional Forester.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Southwest Washington Provincial

Advisory Committee Meeting Notice

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Southwest Washington

Provincial Advisory Committee will

meet on Wednesday, November 15,

2000, at the Gifford Pinchot National

Forest Office, located at 10600 NE 51st

Circle, Vancouver, Washington. The

meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and

continue until 4:15 p.m. The purpose of

the meeting is to: (1) Review the

National Roads Policy; (2) Discuss the

mission of the committee, and (3)

Provide for a Public Open Forum. All

Southwest Washington Provincial

Advisory Committee meetings are open

to the public. Interested citizens are

encouraged to attend. The ‘‘open forum’’

provides opportunity for the public to

bring issues, concerns, and discussion

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topics to the Advisory Committee. The

‘‘open forum’’ is scheduled as part of

agenda item (3) for this meeting.

Interested speakers will need to register

prior to the open forum period. The

committee welcomes the public’s

written comments on committee

business at any time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions regarding this meeting

to Linda Turner, Public Affairs

Specialist, at (360) 891–5195, or write

Forest Headquarters Office, Gifford

Pinchot National Forest, 10600 NE. 51st

Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682.

Dated: October 26, 2000.

Claire Lavendel,

Forest Supervisor.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of Economic

Analysis.

Title: Annual Survey of Selected

Services Transactions With Unaffiliated

Foreign Persons.

Form Number(s): BE–22.

Agency Approval Number: 0608–

0060.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection without

any change in the substance or in

method of collection.

Burden: 17,250 hours.

Number of Respondents: 1,500.

Avg Hours Per Response: 11.5.

Needs and Uses: The Government

requires data from the BE–22 annual

survey to obtain reliable and up-to-date

information on selected U.S. services

transactions with unaffiliated foreign

persons, by type of service crossclassified by foreign country. The data

will update the results of the BE–20

benchmark survey, which covers the

universe of such transactions. The BE–

20 is conducted once every five years,

and the last survey covered 1996. A BE–

22 survey is conducted each of the four

years between two benchmark surveys;

the last BE–22 covered 1999. Some of

the major purposes of the survey are to

provide information needed in

formulating U.S. international trade

agreements, compile the U.S.

international transactions and national

income and product accounts, assess

and promote U.S. competitiveness in

international trade in services, and

improve the ability of U.S. businesses to

identify and evaluate market

opportunities.

Affected Public: Businesses and other

for-profit and not-for-profit institutions,

State and local governments, or other

institutions engaging in international

transactions in the covered services.

Frequency: Annual.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Title 22 U.S.C.,

Sections 3101–3108, as amended.

OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202)

395–3093.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing DOC Forms Clearance

Officer, Madeleine Clayton, (202) 482–

3129, Department of Commerce, Room

6086, 14th and Constitution Avenue,

NW, Washington DC 20230 or by E-mail

to MClayton@doc.gov.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Paul Bugg, OMB Desk Officer,

Room 10201, New Executive Office

Building, Washington DC 20503.

Dated: October 27, 2000.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis

(BEA).

Title: Transactions of U.S. Affiliate,

Except a U.S. Banking Affiliate, with

Foreign Parent (Form BE–605) and

Transactions of U.S. Banking Affiliate

with Foreign Parent (Form BE–605

Bank).

Form Number(s): BE–605 and BE–605

Bank.

Agency Approval Number: 0608–

0009.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection without

any change in the substance or in the

method of collection.

Burden: 19,750 hours.

Number of Respondents: 3,950 per

quarter; 15,800 annually.

Avg Hours Per Response: 11⁄4 hours.

Needs and Uses: The U.S.

Government requires data from the BE–

605 (quarterly) survey for compiling the

international transactions accounts,

input-output accounts, and national

income and product accounts of the

United States. The data are also needed

to measure the amount of foreign direct

investment in the United States,

monitor changes in such investment,

assess its impact on the U.S. and foreign

economies, and, based upon this

assessment, make informed policy

decisions regarding foreign direct

investment in the United States.

Also, the data from the BE–605 survey

complement data from BEA’s other

ongoing surveys of foreign direct

investment in the United States, namely

the BE–13, Initial Report on a Foreign

Person’s Direct or Indirect Acquisition,

Establishment, or Purchase of the

Operating Assets, of a U.S. Business

Enterprise, Including Real Estate, and

the BE–12 (benchmark) and BE–15

(annual) surveys, which provide data on

the overall operations of U.S. affiliates.

Affected Public: U.S. businesses or

other for-profit institutions.

Frequency: Quarterly.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Title 22 U.S.C.,

Sections 3101–3108, as amended.

OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202)

395–3093.

You may obtain copies of the above

information collection proposal by

calling or writing Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer,

(202) 482–3129, Department of

Commerce, Room 6086, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

Send comments on the proposed

information collection within 30 days of

publication of this notice to Paul Bugg,

OMB Desk Officer, Room 10201, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Dated: October 27, 2000.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

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