69498 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 223 / Friday, November 17, 2000 / Notices

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 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 on Environmental

Quality Regulations for implementing

the procedural provisions of the

National Environmental Policy Act at 40

CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points.

Dated: October 11, 2000.

Robin Strathy,

Acting Lewis and Clark Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 00–29476 Filed 11–16–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area

(SRA) Advisory Council

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: An Opal Creek Scenic

Recreation Area Advisory Council

meeting will convene in Stayton,

Oregon on Monday, December 11, 2000.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6

p.m., and will conclude at

approximately 8:30 p.m. The meeting

will be held in the South Room of the

Stayton Community Center located on

400 West Virginia Street in Stayton,

Oregon.

The Opal Creek Wilderness and Opal

Creek Scenic Recreation Area Act of

1996 (Opal Creek Act) (Public Law 104–

208) directed the Secretary of

Agriculture to establish the Opal Creek

Scenic Recreation Area Advisory

Council. The Advisory Council is

comprised of thirteen members

representing state, county and city

governments, and representatives of

various organizations, which include

mining industry, environmental

organizations, inholders in Opal Creek

Scenic Recreation Area, economic

development, Indian tribes, adjacent

landowners and recreation interests.

The council provides advice to the

Secretary of Agriculture on preparation

of a comprehensive Opal Creek

Management Plan for the SRA, and

consults on a periodic and regular basis

on the management of the area. The

tentative agenda will include refining

issue statements and describing the

desired future condition of the SRA.

The public comment period is

tentatively scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.

Time allotted for individual

presentations will be limited to 3

minutes. Written comments are

encouraged, particularly if the material

cannot be presented within the time

limits of the comment period. Written

comments may be submitted prior to the

December 11 meeting by sending them

to Designated Federal Official Stephanie

Phillips at the address given below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

more information regarding this

meeting, contact Designated Federal

Official Stephanie Phillips; Williamette

National Forest, Detroit Ranger District,

HC 73 Box 320, Mill City, OR 97360;

(503) 854–3366.

Dated: November 13, 2000.

Y Robert Iwamoto,

Deputy Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 00–29455 Filed 11–16–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.;

Notice of Intent to Hold A Public

Workshop and Prepare An

Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to hold a public

workshop and prepare an

environmental assessment.

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service

(RUS) intends to hold a public scoping

meeting/workshop and prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) in

connection with possible impacts

related to the construction and

operation of a combined cycle

combustion turbine generation facility.

The project is proposed by South Texas

Electric Cooperative (STEC), of Nursery,

Texas and Medina Electric Cooperative,

Inc., of Victoria, Texas. RUS may

provide financing assistance for the

project. RUS will conduct a public

scoping meeting/workshop at the Sam

Rayburn Generating Plant Pavilion,

which is located three miles west of

Nursery, Texas on FM 447. The

meeting/workshop will be held on

Wednesday, December 6, 2000, from

6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis E. Rankin, Environmental

Protection Specialist, RUS, Engineering

and Environmental Staff, Stop 1571,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250–1571, telephone:

(202) 720–1953 or e-mail: or Joe Araiza,

Project Manager, Burns and McDonnell,

1776 Yorktown, Suite 840, Houston,

Texas 77056, telephone: (713) 622–0224

or e-mail: jaraiza@burnsmcd.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: STEC and

Medina are proposing to construct a 3-

on-1 LM6000 combined-cycle

combustion turbine 186 MW generation

plant available for commercial dispatch

in January 2003. The preferred site is

the existing Sam Rayburn Plant, which

is located in Nursery, Texas. The

existing plant infrastructure will be

utilized for this new generation addition

including existing gas lines, cooling

water ponds and switchyard.

Alternatives to be considered by RUS

include no action, load management

and energy conservation, purchase

power, alternative generators and

alternative sites.

Comments regarding the proposed

project may be submitted in writing at

the public meeting/workshop or in

writing no later than January 5, 2001, to

RUS at the address provided above.

An environmental assessment (EA)

will be prepared for the proposed

project. Based on a review of the

Environmental Assessment and other

relevant information, RUS will

determine if the preparation of an

environmental impact statement is

necessary. Should RUS determine that

the preparation of an environmental

impact statement is not necessary, it

will prepare a Finding of No Significant

Impact.

Any final action by RUS related to the

proposed project will be subject to, and

contingent upon, compliance with all

relevant Federal, State and local

environmental laws and regulations and

completion of the environmental review

procedures as prescribed by RUS’s

Environmental Policies and Procedures.

Dated: November 13, 2000.

Glendon D. Deal,

Acting Director, Engineering and

Environmental Staff.

[FR Doc. 00–29483 Filed 11–16–00; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List; Proposed Additions

and Deletions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed additions to and

deletions from procurement list.