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this allotment (current permits would be

terminated as they expire). Other

alternatives will consider grazing under

other combinations of number and type

of livestock, grazing systems (including

a rotation system), season and timing of

use, and associated improvements,

mitigation, and monitoring.

A decision will be made on whether

or not to continue authorizing grazing

on the North Rich Allotment, and if so,

under what management system and

with what improvements. If the decision

is made to continue authorizing grazing,

term grazing permits, issued by the

Logan Ranger District, would authorize

this use.

The public is invited to submit

comments or suggestions at the address

above. Comments from the January 1999

scoping will be incorporated into the

analysis and need not be resubmitted.

The responsible official is Brian

Ferebee, District Ranger. A Draft EIS is

expected to be filed in April of 2000 and

the final EIS is scheduled to be filed in

September of 2000.

The comment period on the draft EIS

will be 45 days from the date the

Environmental Protection Agency’s

notice of availability appears in the

Federal Register. It is very important

that those interested in this proposed

action participate during that time. To

be most helpful, comments on the draft

EIS should be as specific as possible and

may address the adequacy of the

statement or the merits of the

alternatives discussed (see The Council

on Environmental Quality Regulations

for implementing the procedural

provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act at 40 CFR

1503.3).

In addition, Federal court decisions

have established that the reviewers of

the 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).

Environmental objections that could

have been raised at the draft stage may

be waived if not raised until after

completion of the final EIS. City of

Angoon v. Hodel, (9th Circuit, 1986),

and Wisconsin Heritages, Inc. v. Harris,

490 F. Supp. 1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis.

1980). The reason for this is to ensure

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 EIS.

Dated: January 28, 2000.

Brian Ferebee,

District Ranger.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal

Advisory Committee will hold a

meeting on March 7, 2000, at the

Convention Center, Harrah’s Lake

Tahoe, Highway 50, Stateline, NV. This

Committee, established by the Secretary

of Agriculture on December 15, 1998,

(64 FR 2876) is chartered to provide

advice to the Secretary of Agriculture on

December 15, 1998, (64 FR 2876) is

chartered to provide advice to the

Secretary on implementing the terms of

the Federal Interagency Partnership on

the Lake Tahoe Region and other

matters raised by the Secretary.

DATES: The meeting will be held March

7, 2000, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and

ending at 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Convention Center, Harrah’s Lake

Tahoe, Highway 50, Stateline, NV.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed

Gee or Jeannie Stafford, Lake Tahoe

Basin Management Unit, Forest Service,

870 Emerald Bay Road Suite 1, South

Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, (530) 573–2642.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

committee will meet jointly with the

Lake Tahoe Basin Executives

Committees. Items to be covered on the

agenda include: (1) Budget

Subcommittee, Communications

Subcommittee & Watershed Assessment

Subcommittee Reports; (2) California,

Nevada and Federal Land Acquisition

Processes; (3) Status of Renewing the

Charter; (4) Washoe Lake Access; (5)

Updating the Environmental

Improvement Program (EIP); (6) Open

Public Comment; (7) Vehicle Miles

Traveled, US Postal Service Master

Plan; (8) Status Report on the Lake

Tahoe Science Advisory Team; (9) Lake

Tahoe Watershed Assessment, Adaptive

Management. All Lake Tahoe Basin

Federal Advisory Committee meetings

are open to the public. Interested

citizens are encouraged to attend. Issues

may be brought to the attention of the

Committee during the open public

comment period at the meeting or by

filing written statements with the

secretary for the Committee before or

after the meeting. Please refer any

written comments to the Lake Tahoe

Basin Management Unit at the contact

address stated above.

Dated: February 4, 2000.

Maribeth Gustafson,

Acting Deputy Forest Supervisor.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation

Service

Notice of Proposed Changes to

Section 4 of the Iowa State Technical

Guide

AGENCY: Natural Resources

Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S.

Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

proposed changes in the Iowa NRCS

State Technical Guide for review and

comment.

SUMMARY: It has been determined by the

NRCS State Conservationist for Iowa

that changes must be made in the NRCS

State Technical Guide specifically in

Section 4, Practice Standards and

Specifications #600, Terrace and #620,

Underground Outlet to account for

improved technology. These practices

can be used in systems that treat highly

erodible land.

DATES: Comments will be received on or

before March 13, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leroy Brown, State Conservationist,

Natural Resources Conservation Service,

Federal Building, 210 Walnut Street,

Suite 693, Des Moines, Iowa 50309; at

515/284–4260; fax 515/284–4394.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

343 of the Federal Agriculture

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

states that revisions made after

enactment of the law to NRCS State

technical guides used to carry out

highly erodible land and wetland

provisions of the law shall be made

available for public review and

comment. For the next 30 days the

NRCS will receive comments relative to

the proposed changes. Following that

period a determination will be made by

the NRCS regarding disposition of those

comments and a final determination of

change will be made.

Dated: January 19, 2000.

Leroy Brown,

State Conservationist.

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