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rationale would be given for eliminating

an alternative from detailed study. The

range of alternatives to be considered

would include, but not be limited to:

1. Fuels reduction and forest health—

Fire is reintroduced through (1)

thinning to prepare for burning; (2) the

creation of DFPZs to assist in burning

and to maintain fires to one watershed;

(3) underburning conifer stands; (4)

patch burning chaparral stands. Forest

health is achieved through thinning and

by removing mistletoe infested trees to

reduce the risk of plantation loss from

disease. The SOHA will not be entered

under this alternative.

2. Fuels reduction, forest health and

SOHA enhancement—Under this

alternative all the activities listed above

would occur and in SOHA #14 desired

spotted owl habitat is created by (1)

increasing canopy cover through conifer

regeneration; and (2) maintaining

potential nest trees. Stand structures

within SOHA #14 are managed to

provide desired spotted owl habitat

while providing for the reintroduction

of fire.

3. Fuels reduction, forest health and

SOHA enhancement activities are

conducted while maintaining or

enhancing landscape level connectivity

and stand level structure (denning,

resting and foraging habitat) for the

fisher.

The public will be invited to

participate in the scoping process, and

review of the draft environmental

impact statement (DEIS). Comments

from the public and other agencies will

be used in preparation of the DEIS. The

draft environmental impact statement is

expected to be available for public

review and comment in March 2001 and

a final environmental impact statement

in June 2001. 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.

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 decision under

36 CFR 215.

Additionally, pursuant to 7 CFR

1.27(d), any person may request the

agency to withhold a submission from

the public record by showing how the

Freedom of Information (FOIA) permits

such confidentiality. Persons requesting

such confidentiality should be aware

that, under the 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 request is denied, the

agency will return the submission and

notify the requester that the comments

may be resubmitted with or without

name and address. 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 draft

environmental statements must

structure their participation in the

environmental review of the proposal so

that it is meaningful and alerts the

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

state 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, 409

F. Supp. 1334 (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.

Dated: December 5, 2000.

James L. Boynton,

Forest Supervisor.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1132]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status;

Coastal Fuels Marketing, Inc.

(Petroleum Products Storage Facility),

Port Everglades, Florida

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, by an Act of Congress

approved June 18, 1934, an Act ‘‘To

provide for the establishment * * * of

foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of

the United States, to expedite and

encourage foreign commerce, and for

other purposes,’’ as amended (19 U.S.C.

81a–81u) (the Act), the Foreign-Trade

Zones Board (the Board) is authorized to

grant to qualified corporations the

privilege of establishing foreign-trade

zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs

ports of entry;

Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15

CFR part 400) provide for the

establishment of special-purpose

subzones when existing zone facilities

cannot serve the specific use involved;

Whereas, an application from the Port

Everglades Department of Broward

County, Florida, grantee of FTZ 25, for

authority to establish special-purpose

subzone status at the petroleum

products storage facility of Coastal Fuels

Marketing, Inc. (Coastal) in Port

Everglades, Florida, was filed by the

Board on March 15, 2000, and notice

inviting public comment was given in

the Federal Register (FTZ Docket 9–

2000, 65 FR 15304, 3/22/00); and,

Whereas, the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report, and finds that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and

that approval of the application is in the

public interest;

Now, Therefore, the Board hereby

authorizes the establishment of a

subzone (Subzone 25C) at the petroleum

products storage facility of Coastal Fuels

Marketing Inc., in Port Everglades,

Florida, at the location described in the

application, subject to the FTZ Act and

the Board’s regulations, including

§ 400.28.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of

November 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

[FR Doc. 00–31495 Filed 12–11–00; 8:45 am]

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