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presentations should notify the contact

person two (2) business days prior to the

hearing, and submit a brief statement of

the general nature of the evidence or

arguments they wish to present, the

names and addresses of proposed

participants, and an indication of the

approximate time required to make their

comments. Any person attending the

hearing who does not, in advance of the

hearing, request an opportunity to speak

will be allowed to make an oral

presentation at the hearing’s conclusion

if time permits, at the chairperson’s

discretion. If more time is needed than

currently scheduled, at the discretion of

the chairperson, presentations will be

limited in time and/or hearing time will

be extended. Additional procedures, if

necessary for the conduct of the hearing,

will be announced at the hearing.

Authority: 7 USC 2008j, Pub.L. 104.130.

Dated: February 28, 1997.

Dayton J. Watkins,

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative

Service.

[FR Doc. 97–5748 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

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Rural Utilities Service

Navajo Tribal Utility Authority; Finding

of No Significant Impact

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Finding of No

Significant Impact.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has

made a Finding of No Significant Impact

(FONSI) with respect to the potential

environmental impact related to the

construction, operation and

maintenance of the Burnside Junction to

Coalmine 115 kV Transmission Line

Project proposed by the Navajo Tribal

Utility Authority (NTUA) of Fort

Defiance, Arizona.

RUS has concluded that the

environmental impacts from the

proposed project would not be

significant and that the proposed action

is not a major Federal action

significantly affecting the quality of the

human environment. Therefore, the

preparation of an environmental impact

statement is not required.

FOR FURTHER 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) 720–1784.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed 40-mile transmission line

would extend from the Coalmine

Substation located near Tse Bonito, New

Mexico (east of Window Rock, Arizona)

to tap an existing 69 kV transmission

line in the vicinity of Burnside Junction

(located west of Ganado, Arizona). The

transmission line will be designed and

built for 115 kV operation, but will

initially be operated at 69 kV. The

primary structure type would be Hframe structures located on a 100-foot

right-of-way.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

and its environmental consultant

prepared an environmental assessment

report (EAR) reflecting the potential

impacts of the proposed facilities. The

BIA EAR, which includes input from

Federal, State and local agencies and the

public, has been adopted as RUS’s

Environmental Assessment (EA) for the

project in accordance with 7 CFR

1794.61. RUS has concluded that the EA

represents an accurate assessment of the

environmental impacts of the project.

The proposed project should have no

impact on cultural resources,

floodplains, wetlands, important

farmland and federally listed or

proposed for listing threatened or

endangered species or their critical

habitat.

Alternatives considered to the project

included no action, localized generating

facilities, wind and solar generation and

alternative routes. RUS has considered

these alternatives and concluded that

the project as proposed meets the needs

of NTUA to provide adequate service to

the central section of the Navajo Nation.

Copies of the EA and FONSI are

available for review at RUS at the

address provided herein; or can be

reviewed at or obtained from the offices

of NTUA, P.O. Box 170, Fort Defiance,

Arizona 86504, telephone (520) 729–

5721, during normal business hours.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Adam M. Golodner,

Deputy Administrator, Program Operations.

[FR Doc. 97–5850 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Board of Overseers of the Malcolm

Baldrige National Quality Award

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.

2, notice is hereby given that the Board

of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige

National Quality Award (MBNQA) will

meet on Wednesday, April 2, 1997, from

10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Board of

Overseers is composed of nine members

prominent in the field of quality

management and appointed by the

Secretary of Commerce. The members of

the Board of Overseers will meet jointly

with the members of the Judges Panel of

the MBNQA. The Board will receive and

then discuss reports from the Judges

Panel and the National Institute of

Standards and Technology (NIST) on

the Award process. These reports and

discussions will cover the following

topics: review of roles/responsibilities

of Judges and Overseers; status of the

1996/1997 Award Cycles; health care

and education award progress;

information transfer on winners’

responsibility, application trend, and

Quest for Excellence IX Conference and

regional conferences.

DATES: The meeting will convene April

2, 1997, at 10:30 a.m. and adjourn at

4:00 p.m. on April 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Administration Building

Conference Room (seating capacity 36,

includes 24 participants), Gaithersburg,

Maryland 20899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Harry Hertz, Director for Quality

Programs, National Institute of

Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899,

telephone number (301) 975–2361.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Elaine Bunten-Mines,

Director, Program Office.

[FR Doc. 97–5855 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

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Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige

National Quality Award

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed

meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.

2, notice is hereby given that the Judges

Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National

Quality Award (MBNQA) will meet on

Tuesday, April 1, 1997, from 8:30 a.m.

to 5:30 p.m., and on Wednesday, April

2, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

The Judges Panel is composed of nine

members prominent in the field of

quality management and appointed by

the Secretary of Commerce. The Judges