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should be received in writing by January

5, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

USDA Forest Service, Helena National

Forest, 2880 Skyway Drive, Helena, MT

59601.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charlie Hester, Team Leader, (406) 362–

4265.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

current Travel Management Plan for the

Helena National Forest was approved in

June 1994. Since then, site-specific

travel management has been completed

or is nearing completion on

approximately 500,000 acres. These

recent efforts have generally prohibited

cross-country motorized travel by

restricting motorized vehicles, except

snowmobiles, to designated routes.

These areas are not affected by this

proposal.

The remaining areas that do not have

recent decisions or decisions pending

are the focus of this proposal. The

proposal retains current area and route

closures and restrictions except where

specific changes are identified. The

major change proposed is to limit

motorized vehicles, except

snowmobiles, to designated Forest

Development Road and Forest

Developmental trails. Designations will

specify the classes of vehicles permitted

and the authorized period of use.

Motorized use has increased

substantially over most areas in the past

10–15 years as off-highway vehicles

have become more stable, maneuverable

and powerful and riders have become

more skilled. This increased use has

resulted in the creation of networks of

user-created routes often resulting in

undesirable impacts to soils,

watersheds, vegetation and wildlife

resources. Conflicts between motorized

and non-motorized users have also

become more common and intense. The

intent of this proposal is to provide

opportunities for motorized activities

without duly impacting other forest

resources or uses.

The Forest Service is seeking

information and scoping comments

from Federal, State and local agencies as

well as individuals and organizations

that may be interested in, or affected by,

the proposed action. The Forest Service

invites written comments and

suggestions related to the proposal.

Information received will be used in

preparation of the Draft Environmental

Impact Statement. For the most effective

use, comments should be submitted to

the Forest Service within 30 days from

the date of publication of the Notice in

the Federal Register.

The Forest Service expects to release

a Draft Environmental Impact Statement

in August 2001. A Final Environmental

Impact Statement and Record of

Decision are expected in April 2002.

The comment period on the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement will be

45 days from the date the

Environmental Protection Agency

publishes the notice of availability in

the Federal Register.

The Forest Service believes it is

important to give reviewers notice at

this early stage 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 Power Corp.

v. NRDC, 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. (Wisconsin

Heritage, 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 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 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.).

The responsible official is Thomas J.

Clifford, Forest Supervisor, Helena

National Forest, 2880 Skyway Drive,

Helena, MT 59601.

Thomas J. Clifford,

Helena Forest Supervisor.

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

[00–04–A]

Opportunity for Designation in the

Fremont (NE), Muncie (IN), and West

Lafayette (IN) Areas, and Request for

Comments on the Official Agencies

Serving These Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The designations of the

official agencies listed below will end in

August 2001. GIPSA is asking persons

interested in providing official services

in the areas served by these agencies to

submit an application for designation.

GIPSA is also asking for comments on

the services provided by these currently

designated agencies:

• East Indiana Grain Inspection, Inc.

(East Indiana)

• Fremont Grain Inspection

Department, Inc. (Fremont); and

• Titus Grain Inspection, Inc. (Titus).

DATES: Applications and comments

must be postmarked or sent by

telecopier (FAX) on or before December

31, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications and

comments to USDA, GIPSA, Janet M.

Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance

Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647–S,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–3604; FAX 202–

690–2755. If an application is submitted

by FAX, GIPSA reserves the right to

request an original application. All

applications and comments will be

made available for public inspection at

Room 1647–S, 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW., during regular business

hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M. Hart at 202–720–8525, e-mail

janhart@gipsadc.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

Action has been reviewed and

determined not to be a rule or regulation

as defined in Executive Order 12866

and Departmental Regulation 1512–1;

therefore, the Executive Order and

Departmental Regulation do not apply

to this Action.

Section 7(f)(1) of the United States

Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act),

authorizes GIPSA’s Administrator to

designate a qualified applicant to

provide official services in a specified

area after determining that the applicant

is better able than any other applicant

to provide such official services.

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Section 7(g)(1) of the Act provides

that designations of official agencies

shall end not later than triennially and

may be renewed according to the

criteria and procedures prescribed in

section 7(f) of the Act.

1. Current Designations Being

Announced for Renewal

Official Agency Main Office Designation

start

Designation

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East Indiana .................................................................. Muncie, IN .................................................................... 09/01/2000 08/31/2001

Fremont ........................................................................ Fremont, NE ................................................................. 09/01/1998 08/31/2001

Titus .............................................................................. West Lafayette, IN ........................................................ 09/01/1998 08/31/2001

a. Pursuant to section 7(f)(2) of the

Act, the following geographic area, in

the States of Indiana and Ohio, is

assigned to East Indiana.

In Indiana:

Bounded on the North by the northern

and eastern Grant County lines; the

northern Blackford, and Jay County

lines;

Bounded on the East by the eastern

Jay, Randolph, Wayne, and Union

County lines;

Bounded on the South by the

southern Union and Fayette County

lines; the eastern Rush County line

south to State Route 244; State Route

244 west to the Rush County line; and

Bounded on the West by the western

Rush and Henry County lines; the

southern Madison County line west to

State Route 13; State Route 13 north to

State Route 132; State Route 132

northwest to Madison County; the

western and northern Madison County

lines; the northern Delaware County

line; the western Blackford County line

north to State Route 18; State Route 18

west to County Highway 900E; County

Highway 900E north to the northern

Grant County line.

Darke County, Ohio.

b. Pursuant to section 7(f)(2) of the

Act, the following geographic area, in

the States of Iowa and Nebraska, is

assigned to Fremont.

Carroll (west of U.S. Route 71); Clay

(west of U.S. Route 71); Crawford;

Dickinson (west of U. S. Route 71);

Harrison (east of State Route 183);

O’Brien (north of B24 and east of U.S.

Route 59); Osceola (east of U.S. Route

59); and Shelby Counties, Iowa.

In Nebraska:

Bounded on the North by U.S. Route

20 east to the Pierce County line; the

eastern Pierce County line; the northern

Wayne, Cuming, and Burt County lines

east to the Missouri River;

Bounded on the East by the Missouri

River south-southeast to State Route 91;

State Route 91 west to the Dodge County

line; the eastern and southern Dodge

County lines west to U.S. Route 77; U.S.

Route 77 south to the Saunders County

line;

Bounded on the South by the

southern Saunders, Butler, and Polk

County lines; and

Bounded on the West by the western

Polk County line north to the Platte

River; the Platte River northeast to the

western Platte County line; the western

and northern Platte County lines east to

U.S. Route 81; U.S. Route 81 north to

U.S. Route 20.

The following grain elevators, located

outside of the above contiguous

geographic area, are part of this

geographic area assignment: Farmers

Cooperative, and Krumel Grain and

Storage, both in Wahoo, Saunders

County, Nebraska (located inside

Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Inc.’s,

area).

Fremont’s assigned geographic area

does not include the following grain

elevators inside Fremont’s area which

have been and will continue to be

serviced by the following official

agencies: Hastings Grain Inspection,

Inc.: Huskers Cooperative Grain

Company, Columbus, Platte County,

Nebraska; and Omaha Grain Inspection

Service, Inc.: Farmers Coop Business

Assn., Rising City, Butler County,

Nebraska; and Farmers Coop Business

Association (2 elevators), Shelby, Polk

County, Nebraska.

c. Pursuant to section 7(f)(2) of the

Act, the following geographic area, in

the State of Indiana, is assigned to Titus.

Bounded on the North by the northern

Pulaski County line;

Bounded on the East by the eastern

and southern Pulaski County lines; the

eastern White County line; the eastern

Carroll County line south to State Route

25; State Route 25 southwest to

Tippecanoe County; the eastern

Tippecanoe County line;

Bounded on the South by the

southern Tippecanoe County line; the

eastern and southern Fountain County

lines west to U.S. Route 41; and

Bounded on the West by U.S. Route

41 north to the northern Benton County

line; the northern Benton County line

east to State Route 55; State Route 55

north to U.S. Route 24; U.S. Route 24

east to the White County line; the

western White and Pulaski County

lines.

The following grain elevators, located

outside of the above contiguous

geographic area, are part of this

geographic area assignment: Kentland

Elevator & Supply, Inc., Boswell, Benton

County; ADM, Dunn, Benton County;

ADM, Raub, Benton County (located

inside Champaign-Danville Grain

Inspection Departments, Inc.’s, area);

and The Andersons, Delphi, Carroll

County; Frick Services, Inc., Leiters

Ford, Fulton County; and Cargill, Inc.,

Linden, Montgomery County (located

inside Frankfort Grain Inspection, Inc.’s,

area).

Titus’ assigned geographic area does

not include the following grain elevators

inside Titus’ area which have been and

will continue to be serviced by the

following official agency: Schneider

Inspection Service, Inc.: Cargill, Inc.,

and Farmers Grain, both in Winamac,

Pulaski County.

2. Opportunity for Designation

Interested persons, including East

Indiana, Fremont, and Titus, are hereby

given the opportunity to apply for

designation to provide official services

in the geographic areas specified above

under the provisions of section 7(f) of

the Act and section 800.196(d) of the

regulations issued thereunder. Persons

wishing to apply for designation should

contact the Compliance Division at the

address listed above for forms and

information.

DESIGNATION TERMS

East Indiana ............................................................................................................................................................... 09/01/2001 to 06/30/2004

Fremont ...................................................................................................................................................................... 09/01/2001 to 06/30/2004

Titus ........................................................................................................................................................................... 09/01/2001 to 06/30/2004

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3. Request for Comments

GIPSA also is publishing this notice

to provide interested persons the

opportunity to present comments on the

East Indiana, Fremont, and Titus official

agencies. Commenters are encouraged to

submit pertinent data concerning the

East Indiana, Fremont, and Titus official

agencies including information on the

timeliness, cost, quality, and scope of

services provided. All comments must

be submitted to the Compliance

Division at the above address.

Applications, comments, and other

available information will be considered

in determining which applicant will be

designated.

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.).

Dated: November 16, 2000.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

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BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

[00–02–S]

Designation for the Minnesota,

Virginia, Frankfort (IN), and

Indianapolis (IN) Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA announces designation

of the following organizations to

provide official services under the

United States Grain Standards Act, as

amended (Act):

• Minnesota Department of

Agriculture (Minnesota);

• Virginia Department of Agriculture

and Consumer Services (Virginia);

• Frankfort Grain Inspection, Inc.

(Frankfort); and

• Indianapolis Grain Inspection and

Weighing Service, Inc. (Indianapolis).

EFFECTIVE DATES: January 1, 2001 for

Minnesota; February 1, 2001 for

Virginia; and March 1, 2001 for

Frankfort and Indianapolis.

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M.

Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance

Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647–S,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–3604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M. Hart at 202–720–8525, e-mail

janhart@gipsadc.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

action has been reviewed and

determined not to be a rule or regulation

as defined in Executive Order 12866

and Departmental Regulation 1512–1;

therefore, the Executive Order and

Departmental Regulation do not apply

to this action.

In the March 1, 2000, Federal Register

(65 FR 11036), GIPSA asked persons

interested in providing official services

in the geographic areas assigned to

Minnesota to submit an application for

designation. Applications were due by

March 30, 2000. In the June 1, 2000,

Federal Register (65 FR 35044), GIPSA

asked persons interested in providing

official services in the geographic areas

assigned to Virginia, Frankfort, and

Indianapolis to submit an application

for designation. Applications were due

by June 30, 2000.

Each was the sole applicant for

designation to provide official services

in the entire area currently assigned to

them, so GIPSA did not ask for

comments on the applicants.

GIPSA evaluated all available

information regarding the designation

criteria in section 7(f)(1)(A) of the Act

and, according to section 7(f)(1)(B),

determined that each official agency is

able to provide official services in the

geographic areas, specified in the March

1, 2000 and June 1, 2000 Federal

Registers, for which they applied.

Interested persons may obtain official

services by calling the telephone

numbers listed below.

Official agency Designation

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Designation

end Telephone

Minnesota .................................................................................................................................... 01/01/2001 09/30/01 612–341–7190

Virginia ......................................................................................................................................... 02/01/2001 12/31/2003 757–494–2464

Frankfort ....................................................................................................................................... 03/01/2000 12/31/2003 765–258–3624

Indianapolis .................................................................................................................................. 03/01/2000 12/31/2003 317–899–2337

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.).

Dated: November 16, 2000.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

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BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation

Service

Notice of Proposed Change to the

Natural Resources Conservation

Service—Arizona’s Section IV of the

Field Office Technical Guide

AGENCY: Natural Resources

Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S.

Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

proposed changes in the NRCS Arizona

Section IV of the Field Office Technical

Guide for review and comment.

SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS

Arizona to issue a series of new

conservation practice standards in its

Section IV of the Field Office Technical

Guide. These new standards include

Nutrient Management (Code 590) and

Waste Management System (Code 312).

DATES: Comments will be received on or

before January 2, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Inquire in writing to Noller Herbert,

Natural Resources Conservation Service

(NRCS), 3003 N. Central Ave., Suite 800,

Phoenix, AZ, 85012–2945.

Copies of these standards are

available from the NRCS, attention:

Noller Herbert, 3003 N. Central Avenue,

Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85012–2945 or

can be downloaded from the NRCS

Arizona ftp site: ftp://ftp.az.nrcs.

usda.gov/fotg/sec4/draft.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

343 of the Federal Agriculture