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meeting at the contact information listed

below.

DATES: The Commission will meet on

December 5, 2000, from 9:00 am to 1:00

pm at 2101 L Street, NW, Room 303A,

Washington, DC. All times are Eastern

Standard Time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Doug Richardson, Executive Director,

Tobacco Commission, United States

Department of Agriculture, (USDA),

1400 Independence Avenue,, SW, STOP

0574, Washington, D.C. 20250–0574 or

telephone (202) 418–4266 or toll free

(886) 804–6694; FAX (202) 418–4270;

Internet: douglrichardson@wdc.

usda.fsa.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Commission is to advise

the President on changes occurring in

the tobacco farming economy and

recommend such measures as may be

necessary to improve economic

opportunity and development in

communities that are dependent on

tobacco production, while protecting

consumers, particularly children, from

hazards associated with smoking. The

Commission shall collect and review

information about changes in the

tobacco farming economy and Federal,

State, and local initiatives intended to

help tobacco growers, tobacco quota

holders, and communities dependent on

tobacco production pursue new

economic opportunities. The

Commission may make

recommendations concerning these, and

any other, changes and initiatives that

may be necessary to improve economic

opportunity in communities dependent

on tobacco production. The Commission

shall also consider the public health

implications of such changes and

initiatives, including the efforts to

reduce the number of people who incur

tobacco caused diseases. The

Commission may also make

recommendations about measures

needed to reduce the tobacco related

health consequences of tobacco use in

the United States and abroad. The

Commission conducted forums on

November 9, 2000, in Raleigh, NC, and

on November 10, 2000, in Louisville,

KY. Both forums were held to seek

comments on tobacco and health related

issues the Commission will consider in

issuing its Reports to the President.

If special accommodations are

required, please contact Doug

Richardson, at the address specified

above, by COB November 28, 2000.

Signed at Washington, D.C. on November

17, 2000.

Keith Kelly,

Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Interface Recreation Trails Project

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The Forest Service intends to

prepare an environmental impact

statement to disclose the environmental

consequences of the proposed Interface

Recreation Trails Project on the

Calaveras Ranger District of the

Stanislaus National Forest. The agency

proposes to design a system of

recreation routes, determine the uses

that can occur on each route in the

system, and develop measures to protect

natural resources on approximately

8,600 acres of National Forest System

lands. Hiking, horseback riding,

mountain bike riding, off-highway

vehicle riding, and street legal vehicle

riding are the uses being considered in

this analysis. The purpose of the

proposal is to provide a variety of

recreation opportunities for route users

while protecting the natural resources,

minimizing conflicts between

recreationists and others, and promoting

public safety.

DATES: Comments concerning the scope

of the analysis should be received in

writing on or before January 8, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

Calaveras Ranger District, Stanislaus

National Forest, USDA Forest Service,

P.O. Box 500, Hathaway Pines,

California, 95233. Comments may be

sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to

mailroomlr5lstanislaus@fs.fed.us.

Please reference the Interface Recreation

Trails project on the subject line and

include your name and mailing address

with your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg

Casselberry, Planning Team Leader,

telephone: (209) 795–1381, extension

321.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest

Service is preparing an environmental

impact statement (EIS) to disclose the

environmental consequences of a

proposed interface recreation trails

project on the Calaveras Ranger District

of the Stanislaus National Forest. The

proposed project is located in Calaveras

County, California, within the Calaveras

Ranger District of the Stanislaus

National Forest in portions of sections 1,

2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 26, T.4N.,

R.14E., a portion of section 18, T.4N.,

R.15E., portions of sections 13, 24, 25,

26, 35, 36, T.5N., R.14E., and portions

of sections 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30,

T.5N., R.15E., MDB&M. It is adjacent to

the western boundary of the

communities of Hathaway Pines, Avery,

Arnold, and White Pines.

Under the current proposal being

analyzed, non-motorized and motorized

recreation use (multiple use) would

continue to be allowed on 19.5 miles of

existing trails and roads; 16.6 miles of

existing trails and roads would be

available for non-motorized recreation

use only; 17.4 miles of existing roads

would be routes for street legal

(highway licensed) vehicles only. Also,

there would be 10.0 miles of multiple

use routes and 10.7 miles of nonmotorized trails constructed and 26.5

miles of existing trails and roads closed.

Five gates would be closed to public

motorized traffic and one mile of Forest

Road 5N95Y would be chipsealed.

Parking areas would be established on

Forest Road 5N52 and County Road 323

to access the trail system. A low-water

crossing and approach would be

constructed at Slick Rock Crossing.

Street legal vehicle and non-motorized

uses only zones that are a minimum of

a one-quarter mile wide would be

established adjacent to subdivisions. A

permanent public easement for the

segment of the trail that crosses private

land located in the SW1/4 of the NE1/

4 of section 30, T.5N., R.15E. would be

sought from the landowner. Written

orders would be issued to enforce trail

use restrictions, trail closures, zone

restrictions, and gate closures.

Decision To Be Made

The decision to be made is whether to

implement the proposed action as

described above, to meet the purpose

and need for action through some other

combination of activities, or to take no

action at this time.

Responsible Official

Robert W. Griffith, District Ranger,

Calaveras Ranger District, P.O. Box 500,

Hathaway Pines, California, 95233 is the

Responsible Official who will decide

what actions are to be implemented to

provide a variety of recreation

opportunities for route users within the

project area. He will document his

decisions and rationale in a Record of

Decision.

Preliminary Issues

Three preliminary issues have been

identified: (1) Disturbances by human

presence and noise on the trails and

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roads may adversely impact wildlife

species, (2) sounds of motorized

vehicles on the trails and roads may

have a negative impact on adjacent

landowners and the experiences of other

forest visitors, and (3) opportunities for

recreation may be affected by the trail

and road mileage available as well as by

the uses allowed on each route.

Alternatives To Be Considered

A range of alternatives to the

proposed action will be considered. The

alternatives will be designed to provide

different ways to address and respond to

significant issues and to fulfill the

purpose and need for action. A

reasonable range of alternatives will be

evaluated and reasons given for

eliminating some alternatives from

detailed study. A ‘‘no action’’

alternative is required, which is that

current management practices and the

current trail system and uses would

continue as they currently exist.

Public Involvement

The Forest Service will be seeking

information, comments, and assistance

from Federal, State, and local agencies,

and other individuals or organizations

that may be interested in, or affected by,

the proposed action. While public

participation in this analysis is welcome

at any time, comments received by

January 8, 2001, will be especially

useful in the preparation of the draft

EIS. The scoping process will include

identifying potential issues, significant

issues to be analyzed in depth,

alternatives to the proposed action, and

potential environmental effects of the

proposal and alternatives.

Estimated Dates for Filing

The draft EIS is expected to be filed

with the Environmental Protection

Agency and to be available for public

review in March 2001. At that time, the

Environmental Protection Agency will

publish a notice of availability of the

draft EIS in the Federal Register. The

comment period on the draft EIS will be

45 days from the date the

Environmental Protection Agency

publishes the notice of availability in

the Federal Register. It is very important

that those individuals interested in the

management of this area participate by

providing comment during that time. In

the final EIS, tentatively scheduled for

May 2001, the Forest Service is required

to respond to comments and responses

received during the comment period

that pertain to the environmental

consequences discussed in the draft EIS.

The Reviewers Obligation to Comment

The Forest Service believes, at this

early stage, it is important to give

reviewers notice of several court rulings

related to public participation in the

environmental review process. First,

reviewers of a draft EIS 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 Power Corp. v.

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

environmental objections that could be

raised at the draft EIS stage but that are

not raised until after completion of the

final EIS 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 prior to the

close of the 45-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 EIS 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 EIS 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: November 16, 2000.

Ben L. Del Villar,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 00–29886 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–U

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the North Dakota Advisory

Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the North

Dakota Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 1:00 p.m.

and adjourn at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday,

December 7, 2000, at the Radisson, 201

5th Street North, Fargo, North Dakota

58102. The purpose of the meeting is to

review recent local and statewide

developments regarding civil rights

issues/enforcement and to discuss the

impact of the Committee report, ‘‘Civil

Rights Enforcement Issues in North

Dakota.’’

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact John

Dulles, Director of the Rocky Mountain

Regional Office, 303–866–1040 (TDD

303–866–1049). Hearing-impaired

persons who will attend the meeting

and require the services of a sign

language interpreter should contact the

Regional Office at least ten (10) working

days before the scheduled date of the

meeting.

The meeting will be conducted

pursuant to the provisions of the rules

and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, November 15,

2000.

Edward A. Hailes, Jr.,

Acting General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 00–29869 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–570–504]

Petroleum Wax Candles From the

People’s Republic of China:

Rescission of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of rescission of the

antidumping duty administrative review

for the period August 1, 1999 through

July 31, 2000.

SUMMARY: On October 2, 2000, in

response to a request made by Jo-Ann

Stores, Inc. (‘‘JAS’’), a U.S. importer of

the subject merchandise, the

Department of Commerce

(‘‘Department’’) published the notice of

initiation of an antidumping duty

administrative review on petroleum wax

candles from the People’s Republic of

China (PRC), for the period August 1,

1999 through July 31, 2000. Because the

interested party has withdrawn its

request for review, the Department is

rescinding this review in accordance

with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 22, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Abdelali Elouaradia or Matthew Renkey,