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Need and Use of the Information: The

information is used by RHS to

determine whether a loan/grant can be

approved, to ensure that RHS had

adequate security for the loans financed

and to provide for sound construction

and development work.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals and households; business or

other for-profit; not-for-profit

institutions; farms.

Number of Respondents: 23,223.

Frequency of Responses:

Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 111,882.

• Food and Consumer Service

Title: School Nutrition Study.

OMB Control Number: 0584–New.

Summary: This proposed study is

designed to examine meals offered by

and characteristics of school nutrition

programs. Data will be collected from a

nationally representative sample of

public elementary, middle and high

schools during the fall of the 1997–98

school year.

Need and Use of the Information: The

data collection and analysis will

provide USDA with an up-to-date

assessment of the progress of the

nation’s schools implementing the

Dietary Guidelines and Recommended

Daily Allowances in school meats.

Description of Respondents: State,

Local, or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 1,581.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

One-time only.

Total Burden Hours: 9,482.

Donald Hulcher,

Deputy Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–7806 Filed 3–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–01–M

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 97–022–1]

Intent to Issue Veterinary Biological

Product Licenses

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: We are advising the public

that the Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service intends to issue

veterinary biological product licenses to

Rhone Merieux, Inc., for four veterinary

vaccines intended for use in dogs. This

proposed action is consistent with the

conclusions of a risk analysis that

formed the basis of an environmental

assessment and finding of no significant

impact prepared prior to the

authorization of field trials for those

vaccines. With this notice, we are

stating our intention to issue veterinary

biological product licenses for those

vaccines after 14 days from the date of

this notice unless new substantial issues

bearing on the effects of the action

contemplated here are brought to our

attention.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the environmental

assessment and finding of no significant

impact prepared for the field testing of

the products may be obtained by writing

to the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer to the

docket number of this notice when

requesting copies. Copies of the

environmental assessment and finding

of no significant impact (as well as the

risk analysis with confidential business

information removed) are also available

for public inspection at USDA, room

1141, South Building, 14th Street and

Independence Avenue SW.,

Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except holidays. Persons wishing to

inspect those documents are requested

to call ahead on (202) 690–2817 to

facilitate entry into the reading room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Jeanette Greenberg, Technical WriterEditor, Center for Veterinary BiologicsLicensing and Policy Development, VS,

APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road Unit

148, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231;

telephone (301) 734–5338; fax (301)

734–8910.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are

advising the public that the Animal and

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

intends to issue veterinary biological

product licenses to Rhone Merieux, Inc.,

Establishment License No. 298, for four

veterinary vaccines intended for use in

dogs. These vaccines each contain a

canarypox-vectored canine distemper

fraction. The true names and product

codes of the four vaccines are as

follows:

(1) Canine Distemper-Adenovirus

Type 2-Coronavirus-ParainfluenzaParvovirus Vaccine, Modified Live

Virus, Canarypox Vector, Leptospira

Bacterin (Code 46J9.R1);

(2) Canine Distemper-Adenovirus

Type 2-Parainfluenza-Parvovirus

Vaccine, Modified Live Virus,

Canarypox Vector, Leptospira Bacterin

(Code 4639.R1);

(3) Canine Distemper-Adenovirus

Type 2-Coronavirus-ParainfluenzaParvovirus Vaccine, Modified Live

Virus, Canarypox Vector (Code

1591.R1); and

(4) Canine Distemper-Adenovirus

Type 2-Parainfluenza-Parvovirus

Vaccine, Modified Live Virus,

Canarypox Vector (Code 13D1.R1).

The products numbered (1) and (3)

above were field tested directly. The

products numbered (2) and (4) above

contain the same components as (1) and

(3), respectively, except that they lack

the Canine Coronavirus fraction;

therefore, they are being licensed based

on data generated for the products

numbered (1) and (3).

With this notice, APHIS states its

intention to issue veterinary biological

product licenses for these products after

14 days from the date of this notice

unless new substantial issues, bearing

on the effects of the action contemplated

here, are brought to APHIS’ attention.

This proposed action is consistent

with the conclusions of a risk analysis,

which formed the basis for the

environmental assessment (EA)

supporting authorization of a field trial

using these vaccines. Since the issues

raised by authorization of a field trial

and by issuance of a product license are

identical, and since the field trial data

have supported the conclusions of the

original EA and finding of no significant

impact (FONSI), APHIS has concluded

that the EA and FONSI generated for the

field trial are also applicable to the

proposed licensing actions. Therefore,

APHIS does not intend to issue a

separate EA to support issuance of

product licenses. Based on our original

FONSI, reconfirmed here, we have

determined that an environmental

impact statement need not be prepared.

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 151–159.

Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of

March 1997.

Donald W. Luchsinger,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 97–7809 Filed 3–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

Forest Service

Changes in Mammoth Creek Minimum

Streamflow Requirements and Point of

Measurement, and Changes in Place of

Use

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: The Forest Service,

Department of Agriculture, will prepare

an environmental impact statement

(EIS) for the proposed amendment to the

existing Master Operating Agreement

establishing minimum streamflow

requirements for Mammoth Creek, and

Point of Measurement. The Forest

Service, Inyo National Forest, Mono

County, California, is acting as joint lead

agency on the project, together with the
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Mammoth Community Water District

(District). Under the California

Environmental Quality Act, the District

must conduct its own environmental

assessment, and has determined that an

Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is

required. In accordance with Federal

and State regulations, a joint EIR/RIS

will be prepared. The agency gives

notice of the environmental analysis

and decision making processes that will

occur on the proposal so that interested

and affected people are aware of how

they may participate and contribute to

the final decision.

DATES: Comments regarding the scope of

the analysis must be received by April

30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

and suggestions concerning the

proposed action to the responsible

official, Dennis Martin, Forest

Supervisor, Inyo National Forest, 873

North Main Street, Bishop, California

93154, Attn. MCWD EIR/EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions about this

environmental impact statement to

Thom Heller, Special Use Permit

Administrator, Inyo National Forest,

P.O. Box 148, Mammoth Lakes,

California 93546, or telephone (619)

924–5513.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed action consists of two specific

components: 1) a change in the

minimum streamflow requirements for

Mammoth Creek and the point of

measurement, and 2) a change in the

District’s authorized Place of Use (POU)

for Mammoth Creek water. The change

in minimum streamflow requirements

and point of measurement result in both

state and federal actions that require

CEQA and NEPA documentation.

Although addressed in the joint EIR/EIS,

the change in the POU is a state action

only, and not subject to NEPA. Three

alternatives are currently being

considered: changing the minimum

streamflow requirements to the

schedule shown on Table 2 (Proposed

action); changing the minimum

streamflow requirements to an

alternative, three-flow schedule; and not

changing the minimum streamflow

requirements (no action).

Public participation will be specially

important at several points during the

analysis. The first point is the scoping

process (40 CFR 1501.7). The Forest

Service has and is seeking information,

comments, and assistance from Federal,

State, and local agencies and other

individuals or organizations who may

be interested in or affected by the

proposed action. This input will be used

in preparation of the draft EIR/EIS. The

scoping process includes:

1. Identifying potential issues.

2. Identifying issues to be analyzed in

depth

3. Eliminating insignificant issues or

those which have been covered by a

relevant previous environmental

analysis.

4. Exploring additional alternatives.

5. Identifying potential environmental

effects of the proposed action and

alternatives (e.g., direct, indirect, and

cumulative effects and connected

actions).

6. Determining potential cooperating

agencies and task assignments.

Mailings to individuals and agencies

that participate in the above planning

efforts will provide them with

information about the proposed project.

Public meetings, if held, will be

announced locally. Federal, State, and

local agencies, user groups and other

organizations who would be interested

in the study will be invited to

participate in scoping the issues that

should be considered.

The draft EIR/EIS is scheduled to be

completed by September, 1997. The

comment period on this draft EIR/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 the proposed

action participate at that time.

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 impact

statements must structure their

participation in the environmental

review of the proposed action 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 (1978). Also,

environmental objections that could be

raised at the draft EIR/EIS stage but that

are not raised until after completion of

the final EIR/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 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 EIR/

EIS.

To assist the Forest Service in

identifying and considering issues and

concerns on the proposed action,

comments on the draft EIR/EIS should

be as specific as possible. It is also

helpful if comments refer to specific

pages or chapters of the draft document.

Comments may also address the

adequacy of the draft EIR/EIS or the

merits of the alternatives formulated

and discussed in the document.

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.

After the comment period ends on the

draft EIR/EIS, the comments will be

analyzed and considered by the Forest

Service in preparing the final EIR/EIS,

which is expected to be completed by

December, 1997. The Forest Service is

required to respond in the final EIS to

the comments received (40 CFR 1503.4).

The responsible official will consider

the comments, responses, and

environmental consequences discussed

in the final EIS and applicable laws,

regulations, and policies in making his

decision on the proposal.

The decision will either be approval

of the proposed action as submitted,

approval of the proposed action as

modified, or denial of the proposed

action (No. Action). If the proposal is

approved, the existing Memorandum of

Agreement would be modified and the

revised minimum flow requirements for

Mammoth Creek would be approved.

The responsible official will document

the decision and rationale in the Record

of Decision. The decision will be subject

to appeal under 36 CFR 215 or

regulations applicable at the time of the

decision.

Dated: March 21, 1997.

Dennis W. Martin,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 97–7773 Filed 3–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Southwest Oregon Provincial

Interagency Executive Committee

(PIEC), Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Southwest Oregon PIEC

Advisory Committee will meet on April

17, 1997 at the J. Herbert Stone Nursery,

2606 Old Stage Road, Central Point,

Oregon. The meeting will begin at 9:00

a.m. and continue until 4:30 p.m.

Agenda items to be covered include: (1)

Update on coarse woody material

standard implementation; (2) COHO