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mine on to 37 acres of land in the Black

Hills National Forest, which is located

four miles southeast of Deadwood,

South Dakota.

The comment period on the draft

supplement to the final environmental

impact statement will be a minimum of

45 days from the date the

Environmental Protection Agency

publishes the notice of availability in

the Federal Register.

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 supplements to the

final 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

supplement to the final environmental

impact statement stage but that are not

raised until after completion of the final

supplement to the final environmental

impact statement 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 objectives 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 supplement to

the final environmental impact

statement should be as specific as

possible. It is also helpful if comments

refer to specific pages or chapters of the

draft supplement. Comments may also

address the adequacy of the draft

supplement to the final 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: April 3, 1998.

J. Thomas Millard,

District Ranger.

[FR Doc. 98–12089 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Rocky Mountain Region; Telluride Ski

Area Expansion—Supplemental

Analysis, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre

and Gunnison National Forests, San

Miguel County, CO

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

Supplemental Environmental Impact

Statement.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Forest Service will prepare

a Supplemental Environmental Impact

Statement (SFEIS) to the Final

Environmental Impact Statement

Telluride Ski Area Expansion (FEIS) to

address the adequacy of the FEIS and to

disclose new information. The Final

Record of Decision (ROD) on the

Telluride Ski Area Expansion released

in July 1996 was subsequently

withdrawn pending further analysis

required by the Appeal Deciding Officer

and a civil complaint. The SFEIS will

address the points raised by the Appeal

Deciding Officer and the civil complaint

as well as any applicable new

information. The FEIS disclosed

potential impacts on a proposal to

develop six new ski lifts with associated

runs and five new restaurants at the

Telluride Ski Area on the Norwood

District of the Grand Mesa,

Uncompahgre and Gunnison National

Forests within San Miguel County,

Colorado.

DATES: The draft SFEIS is scheduled for

publication in June 1998 and the final

in September 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

Dick Cook, Norwood Ranger District,

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and

Gunnison National Forests, P.O. Box

388, Norwood, Colorado 81423. Robert

L. Storch, Forest Supervisor, Grand

Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison

National Forests, is the Responsible

Official for this EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Arthur Bauer, Project Coordinator,

Norwood Ranger District—(970) 728–

9351 or (970) 327–4261.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EIS

process for the Telluride Ski Area

Expansion began with a Notice of Intent

in the Federal Register on June 18,

1993. The proposal includes the

construction of six new lifts and

associated trails, five new restaurants,

and the expansion of additional offseason recreational activities. A draft

EIS was published in March 1994 and

a supplement to the draft EIS was

published in December 1994. The FEIS

for the Telluride Ski Area Expansion

was prepared and released in February

1996 and the ROD was released in July

1996.

The ROD was the subject of an appeal

to the Rocky Mountain Regional

Forester on September 6, 1996. The

ruling made on October 22, 1996 by the

Appeal Deciding Officer directed the

Forest Supervisor to: (1) Disclose the

socio-economic impacts, including

community infrastructure and services,

to communities outside of San Miguel

County but within the employee

commuting area of Telluride; (2) specify

the required best management practices

for erosion and sedimentation control;

(3) disclose the instream flows of the

San Miguel River resulting from the

proposed action with the existing flows,

the associated effects including

cumulative effects of water depletions,

and specify required mitigation; and (4)

analyze and disclose the environmental

effects of off-season operation and use of

any chairlift, other than Lift #10.

Subsequent to the ruling by the

Appeal Deciding Officer, a civil

complaint was filed against the USFS in

March 1997 and was subsequently

amended on April 22, 1997. The claims

made by the plaintiffs included four

counts which dealt with potential

inadequacies in the FEIS, the exclusion

of two transportation exhibits in the

Appeal Record, concerns that potential

bias in the analysis may have tainted the

process, and the possible violation of

the Clean Air Act by the issuance of the

conformity Determination.

On June 30, 1997, the Forest

Supervisor of the GMUG National

Forests withdrew the decision on the

Telluride Ski Area expansion pending

further analysis required by the Appeal

Deciding Officer and the points raised

in the civil complaint. The ROD

released in July 1996 is no longer

considered valid. Once the Supplement

has been finalized, a new decision will

be issued by the Forest Supervisor. The

new decision will consider all the

findings of the Supplement as well as

those released in the FEIS. All elements

and alternatives displayed in the FEIS

will be reconsidered in the Record of

Decision associated with the

supplement.

The Deciding Official will be Robert

L. Storch, Forest Supervisor, Grand

Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison
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National Forests, 2250 Highway 50,

Delta, Colorado 81416.

Dated: April 27, 1998.

Robert L. Storch,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 98–12161 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Southwest Washington Provincial

Advisory Committee Meeting Notice

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Southwest Washington

Provincial Advisory Committee will

meet on Friday, May 15, 1998, in

Woodland, Washington, at the Oak Tree

Restaurant (1020 Atlantic Street). The

meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and

continue until 3 p.m. The purpose of the

meeting is to: (1) Provide information on

Forest Implementation and

Effectiveness Monitoring, (2) Relate the

status of National Forest land

exchanges, (3) Provide information

about the Recreation Fee Program, and

(4) Public Open Forum. All Southwest

Washington Provincial Advisory

Committee meetings are open to the

public. Interested citizens are

encouraged to attend. The ‘‘open forum’’

provides opportunity for the public to

bring issues, concerns, and discussion

topics to the Advisory Committee. The

‘‘open forum’’ is scheduled as part of

agenda item (4) of this meeting.

Interested speakers will need to register

prior to the open forum period. The

committee welcomes the public’s

written comments on committee

business at any time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions regarding this meeting

to Linda Turner, Public Affairs

Specialist, at (360) 891–5195, or write

Forest Headquarters Office, Gifford

Pinchot National Forest, 10600 N.E. 51st

Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682.

Dated: April 30, 1998.

Ted C. Stubblefield,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 98–12061 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Illinois Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the

Illinois Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 9:00 a.m.

and adjourn at 6:00 p.m. on May 29,

1998, at the Ralph Metcalfe Federal

Building, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Room 331, Chicago, Illinois 60604. The

purpose of the meeting is to hold a

conference on ‘‘Civil Rights Issues

Facing the Blind in Illinois.’’

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Committee Chairperson Joseph

Mathewson, 312–360–1110, or

Constance M. Davis, Director of the

Midwestern Regional Office, 312–353–

8311 (TDD 312–353–8362). Hearingimpaired persons who will attend the

meeting and require the services of a

sign language interpreter should contact

the Regional Office at least ten (10)

working days before the scheduled date

of the meeting.

The meeting will be conducted

pursuant to the provisions of the rules

and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, April 29, 1998.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 98–12156 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13.

Bureau: International Trade

Administration (ITA).

Title: NATO International

Competitive Bidding (ICB) Bidders List

Application .

Agency Form Number: ITA 4023P.

OMB Number: 0625–0055.

Type of Request: Regular Submission.

Burden: 60 hours.

Number of Respondents: 60.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 1 hour.

Needs and Uses: Opportunities for

contracts under NATO Security

Investment Program (NSIP) are only

open to firms of member NATO

countries. NSIP procedures for

international competitive bidding (AC/

4–D/2261) require that each NATO

country certify that their respective

firms are eligible to bid such contracts.

This is done through the issuance of a

‘‘Declaration of Eligibility’’. The U.S.

Department of Commerce/ITA is the

executive agency responsible for

certifying U.S. firms. ITA–4023P is the

application form used by USDOC/ITA to

collect information needed to ascertain

the eligibility of a US firm. ITA reviews

the application for completeness and

accuracy and determines a company’s

eligibility based on its financial

viability, technical capability, and

security clearances with the Department

of Defense.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit, not-for-profit institutions.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain a benefit, voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Dennis Marvich,

(202) 395–5871.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer,

(202) 482–3272, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution, N.W., Washington, DC

20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Dennis Marvich, OBM Desk

Officer, Room 10202, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: April 30, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–12087 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket No. 980427107–8107–01]

Designation of an Urbanized Area for

Flagstaff, AZ

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census,

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of designation.

SUMMARY: Based on the results of a

special census conducted April 1, 1995,

the Bureau of the Census designated

Flagstaff, Arizona, as an urbanized area

under criteria published October 22,

1990 in the Federal Register (55 FR

42592–42596, Oct. 22, 1990). The

Flagstaff, Arizona, urbanized area has a

population of 53,355.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Joel L. Morrison, Chief, Geography

Division, Bureau of the Census,

Washington, DC 20233–7400, telephone

(301) 457–1132.