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Price Support Division, STOP 0512,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C. 20250–0512;

telephone (202) 720–7320; e-mail

rerickso@wdc.fsa.usda.gov. Copies of

the information collection may be

obtained from Raellen Erickson at the

above address.

OMB is required to make a decision

concerning the collection of information

contained in these proposed regulations

between 30 and 60 days after

publication of this document in the

Federal Register. Therefore, a comment

to OMB is best assured of having its full

effect if OMB receives it within 30 days

of publication.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record.

Signed at Washington, DC, on January 8,

1998.

Keith Kelly,

Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

[FR Doc. 98–1185 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Newspapers Used for Publication of

Legal Notice Appealable Decisions for

Pacific Southwest Region, California

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice lists the

newspapers that will be used by all

ranger districts, forests, and the

Regional Office of the Pacific Southwest

Region to publish legal notice of all

decisions subject to appeal under 36

CFR parts 215 and 217. The intended

effect of this action is to inform

interested members of the public which

newspapers will be used to publish

legal notices of decisions, thereby

allowing them to receive constructive

notice of a decision, to provide clear

evidence of timely notice, and to

achieve consistency in administering

the appeals process.

DATES: Publication of legal notices in

the listed newspapers will begin with

decisions subject to appeal that are

made on or after January 1, 1998. The

list of newspapers will remain in effect

until January 1999 when another notice

will be published in the Federal

Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue

Danner, Regional Appeals Coordinator,

Pacific Southwest Region, 630 Sansome

Street, San Francisco, CA 94111, phone:

(415) 705–2553.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 4, 1993, 36 CFR parts 215

and 217 were published requiring

publication of legal notice of decisions

subject to appeal. Sections 215.5 and

217.5 require notice published in the

Federal Register advising the public of

the principal newspapers to be utilized

for publishing legal notices. This

newspaper publication of notices of

decisions is in addition to direct notice

to those who have requested notice in

writing and to those known to be

interested and affected by a specific

decision.

The legal notice is to identify the

decision by title and subject matter; the

date of the decision; the name and title

of the official making the decision; and

how to obtain copies of the decision. In

addition, the notice is to state the date

the appeal period begins is the day

following publication of the notice.

In addition to the principal

newspaper listed for each unit, some

Forest Supervisors and District Rangers

have listed newspapers providing

additional notice of their decisions. The

timeframe for appeal shall be based on

the date of publication of the notice in

the first (principal) newspaper listed for

each unit.

The newspapers to be used are as

follows:

Pacific Southwest Regional Office

Pacific Southwest Regional Forester

decisions:

Sacramento Bee, Sacramento,

California

Angeles National Forest

Angeles Forest Supervisor decisions:

Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles,

California

Los Angeles River District Ranger

decisions:

Daily News, Los Angeles, California

Newspaper providing additional notice

of Los Angeles River District

decisions:

Pasadena Star News, Pasadena,

California

Foothill Leader, Glendale, California

San Gabriel River District Ranger

decisions:

Inland Valley Bulletin, Los Angeles,

California

Newspaper providing additional notice

of San Gabriel River District

decisions:

San Gabriel Valley Tribune, eastern

San Gabriel Valley, California

Santa Clara & Mojave Rivers District

Ranger decisions:

Daily News, Los Angeles, California

Newspaper providing additional notice

of Santa Clara & Mojave Rivers

District decisions:

Antelope Valley Press, Palmdale,

California

Mountaineer Progress, Wrightwood,

California

Cleveland National Forest

Cleveland Forest Supervisor decisions:

San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego,

California

Descanso District Ranger decisions:

San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego,

California

Palomar District Ranger decisions:

San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego,

California

Newspaper providing additional notice

of Palomar decisions:

Riverside Press-Enterprise, Riverside,

California

Trabuco District Ranger decisions:

Orange County Register, Santa Ana,

California

Newspaper providing additional notice

of Trabuco decisions:

Riverside Press-Enterprise, Riverside,

California

Eldorado National Forest

Eldorado Forest Supervisor decisions:

Mountain Democrat, Placerville,

California

Amador District Ranger decisions:

Mountain Democrat, Placerville,

California

Georgetown District Ranger decisions:

Mountain Democrat, Placerville,

California

Pacific District Ranger decisions:

Mountain Democrat, Placerville,

California

Placerville District Ranger decisions:

Mountain Democrat, Placerville,

California

Inyo National Forest

Inyo Forest Supervisor decisions:

Inyo Register, Bishop, California

Mammoth District Ranger decisions:

Inyo Register, Bishop, California

Mono Lake District Ranger decisions:

Inyo Register, Bishop, California

Mount Whitney District Ranger

decisions:

Inyo Register, Bishop, California

White Mountain District Ranger

decisions:

Inyo Register, Bishop, California

Klamath National Forest

Klamath Forest Supervisor decisions:

Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka,

California

Happy Camp District Ranger decisions:

Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka,

California

Goosenest District Ranger decisions:

Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka,

California

Oak Knoll District Ranger decisions:
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Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka,

California

Salmon River District Ranger decisions:

Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka,

California

Scott River District Ranger decisions:

Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka,

California

Ukonom District Ranger decisions:

Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka,

California

Lake Tahoe Basin

Lake Tahoe Basin Forest Supervisor

decisions:

Tahoe Daily Tribune, So. Lake Tahoe,

El Dorado County, California

Lassen National Forest

Lassen Forest Supervisor decisions:

Lassen County Times, Susanville,

Lassen County, California

Almanor District Ranger decisions:

Chester Progressive, Plumas County,

California

Eagle Lake District Ranger decisions:

Lassen County Times, Susanville,

Lassen County, California

Hat Creek District Ranger decisions:

Intermountain News, Burney, Shasta

County, California

Newspaper providing additional notice

of Hat Creek decisions:

Mountain Echo, Fall River Mills,

Shasta County, California

Los Padres National Forest

Los Padres Forest Supervisor decisions:

Santa Barbara News Press, Santa

Barbara, California

Ojai District Ranger decisions:

Star Free Press, Ventura, California

Monterey District Ranger decisions:

Monterey Herald, Monterey,

California

Mount Pinos District Ranger decisions:

The Bakersfield Californian, Kern,

California

Santa Barbara District Ranger decisions:

Santa Barbara News Press, Santa

Barbara, California

Santa Lucia District Ranger decisions:

Telegram Tribune, San Luis Obispo,

California

Mendocino National Forest

Mendocino Forest Supervisor decisions:

Chico Enterprise-Record, Chico,

California

Corning District Ranger decisions:

Chico Enterprise-Record, Chico,

California

Covelo District Ranger decisions:

Ukiah Daily Journal, Ukiah, California

Stonyford District Ranger decisions:

Chico Enterprise-Record, Chico,

California

Upper Lake District Ranger decisions:

Ukiah Daily Journal, Ukiah, California

Chico Tree Improvement Center

Director decisions:

Chico Enterprise-Record, Chico,

California

Modoc National Forest

Modoc Forest Supervisor decisions:

Modoc County Record, Alturas,

Modoc County, California

Big Valley District Ranger decisions:

Modoc County Record, Alturas,

Modoc County, California

Devil’s Garden District Ranger

decisions:

Modoc County Record, Alturas,

Modoc County, California

Doublehead District Ranger decisions:

Modoc County Record, Alturas,

Modoc County, California

Newspaper providing additional notice

of Doublehead decisions:

Herald News, Klamath Falls, Oregon

Warner Mountain District Ranger

decisions:

Modoc County Record, Alturas,

Modoc County, California

Plumas National Forest

Plumas Forest Supervisor decisions:

Feather River Bulletin, Quincy,

California

Beckwourth District Ranger decisions:

Portola Reporter, Portola, California

Feather River District Ranger decisions:

Oroville Mercury Register, Oroville,

California

Mt. Hough District Ranger decisions:

Feather River Bulletin, Quincy,

California

San Bernardino National Forest

San Bernardino Forest Supervisor

decisions:

San Bernardino Sun, San Bernardino,

California

Arrowhead District Ranger decisions:

Mountain News, Blue Jay, California

Big Bear District Ranger decisions:

Big Bear Life and Grizzly, Big Bear,

California

Cajon District Ranger decisions:

San Bernardino Sun, San Bernardino,

California

San Gorgonio District Ranger decisions:

Yucaipa News Mirror, Yucaipa,

California

San Jacinto District Ranger decisions:

Idyllwild Town Crier, Idyllwild,

California

Sequoia National Forest

Sequoia Forest Supervisor decisions:

Porterville Recorder, Porterville,

California

Cannell Meadow District Ranger

decisions:

Porterville Recorder, Porterville,

California

Greenhorn District Ranger decisions:

Porterville Recorder, Porterville,

California

Hot Springs District Ranger decisions:

Porterville Recorder, Porterville,

California

Hume Lake District Ranger decisions:

Porterville Recorder, Porterville,

California

Tule River Ranger District decisions:

Porterville Recorder, Porterville,

California

Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Shasta-Trinity National Forest

decisions:

Record Searchlight, Redding, Shasta

County, California

Big Bar District Ranger decisions:

Record Searchlight, Redding, Shasta

County, California

Hayfork District Ranger decisions:

Record Searchlight, Redding, Shasta

County, California

McCloud District Ranger decisions:

Record Searchlight, Redding, Shasta

County, California

Mount Shasta District Ranger decisions:

Record Searchlight, Redding, Shasta

County, California

Shasta Lake District Ranger decisions:

Record Searchlight, Redding, Shasta

County, California

Weaverville District Ranger decisions:

Record Searchlight, Redding, Shasta

County, California

Yolla Bolla District Ranger decisions:

Record Searchlight, Redding, Shasta

County, California

Sierra National Forest

Sierra Forest Supervisor decisions:

Fresno Bee, Fresno, California

Kings River District Ranger decisions:

Fresno Bee, Fresno, California

Pineridge District Ranger decisions:

Fresno Bee, Fresno, California

Mariposa District Ranger decisions:

Fresno Bee, Fresno, California

Minarets District Ranger decisions:

Fresno Bee, Fresno, California

Six Rivers National Forest

Six Rivers Forest Supervisor decisions:

Times Standard, Eureka, California

Gasquet District Ranger decisions:

Del Norte Triplicate, Crescent City,

California

Lower Trinity District Ranger decisions:

The Kourier, Willow Creek, California

Mad River District Ranger decisions:

Times Standard, Eureka, California

Orleans District Ranger decisions:

The Kourier, Willow Creek, California

Stanislaus National Forest

Stanislaus Forest Supervisor decisions:

The Union Democrat, Sonora,

California

Calaveras District Ranger decisions:
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The Union Democrat, Sonora,

California

Groveland District Ranger decisions:

The Union Democrat, Sonora,

California

Mi-Wok District Ranger decisions:

The Union Democrat, Sonora,

California

Summit District Ranger decisions:

The Union Democrat, Sonora,

California

Tahoe National Forest

Tahoe Forest Supervisor decisions:

The Union, Grass Valley-Nevada City,

California

Downieville District Ranger decisions:

Mountain Messenger, Downieville,

California

Foresthill District Ranger decisions:

Auburn Journal, Auburn, California

Nevada City District Ranger decisions:

The Union, Grass Valley-Nevada City,

California

Sierraville District Ranger decisions:

Mountain Messenger, Downieville,

California

Newspapers providing additional notice

of Sierraville decisions:

Sierra Booster, Loyalton, California

Portola Recorder, Portola, California

Truckee District Ranger decisions:

Sierra Sun, Truckee, Nevada County,

California

Newspaper providing additional notice

of Truckee decisions:

Tahoe World, Tahoe City, Placer

County, California

Dated: January 9, 1998.

G. Lynn Sprague,

Regional Forester.

[FR Doc. 98–1280 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Christy Basin Timber Sales, Willamette

National Forest, Lane County, Oregon

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: The USDA, Forest Service,

will prepare an environmental impact

statement (EIS) on a Proposal Action to

harvest and regenerate timber, thin

young stands created by past

regeneration harvest. The proposal also

calls for the construction,

reconstruction, and decommissioning of

roads, restoration of degraded stream

channels, and improvement of big game

forage within the Christy Creek drainage

of the North Fork of the Middle Fork of

the Willamette River watershed. The

planning area is bounded by the North

Fork of the Middle Fork of the

Willamette River on the south, Hiyu

Ridge (the watershed boundary between

the North Fork and the McKenzie River)

on the east, Sinker Mountain and

Sardine Butte on the northwest and

north (the watershed boundary between

the North Fork and Fall Creek) and

Alpine Ridge on the west. The area is

approximately 40 air miles east of the

City of Eugene and 16 air miles

northeast of the City of Oakridge. The

Forest Service proposal will be in

compliance with the 1990 Willamette

National Forest Land and Resource

Management Plan as amended by the

1994 Northwest Forest Plan, which

provides the overall guidance for

management of this area. These

proposals are tentatively planned for

implementation in fiscal years 1999–

2003.

The Willamette National Forest

invites written comments and

suggestions on the scope of the analysis

in addition to those comments already

received as a result of local public

participation activities. The agency will

also give notice of the full

environmental analysis and decisionmaking process so that interested and

affected people are made aware as to

how they may participate and

contribute to the final decision.

DATES: Comments concerning the scope

and implementation of the analysis

should be received in writing by

February 28, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments and

suggestions concerning the management

of this area to Rick Scott, District

Ranger, Rigdon Ranger District,

Willamette National Forest, P.O. Box

1410, Oakridge, Oregon 97463.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions about the proposed

action and the scope of analysis to

Kristy Miller, Planning Resource

Management Assistant or Tim Bailey,

Project Coordinator, Oakridge Ranger

District, phone 541–782–2283.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Christy Basin Planning area is entirely

within the North Fork of the Middle

Fork of the Willamette River watershed,

which is designed as a Tier 2 Key

watershed by the Northwest Forest Plan

(ROD, C–7). Tier 2 Key watersheds

contain important sources of high

quality water. A Watershed Analysis

was completed for the North Fork of the

Middle Fork of the Willamette River in

September, 1995.

The purpose of this project is to

harvest timber in a manner that

implements the management objectives,

and to implement various resource

restoration activities to meet Key

Watershed objectives.

The proposal includes harvesting

timber by thinning in nine separate

timber sales over the next five years,

and regeneration harvest methods in

four separate timber sales over the next

four years. Both thinning and

regeneration timber sale proposals

would involve road construction,

reconstruction, and decommissioning.

This analysis will evaluate a range of

alternatives addressing the Forest

Service proposals to harvest

approximately 70.0 million board feet;

approximately 43.4 million board feet

would be generated from thinning some

3900 acres of young stands created by

past clearout harvest, and

approximately 26.4 million board feet

would be generated by regeneration

harvest on approximately 550 acres. All

the above proposed harvest would

require a total of 8 miles of temporary

road construction and 21 miles of road

reconstruction.

The Christy Basin planning area

comprises about 34,000 acres, all of

which is federal land. Of the 34,000

acres about 18,500 acres (54%) have

been previously harvested and

regenerated. Of the remaining acres,

approximately 5300 (15%) acres is in a

mature stand condition, ranging in ages

from 90 to 170 years, and 10,000 acres

is in an old-growth stand condition,

stand ages exceeding 200 years. The

planning area contains about 600 acres

(1.7%) of non-forested vegetation types

and rock outcrops. Management areas

that provide for programmed timber

harvest are Scenic (11c) and General

Forest (14a). Other land allocations in

this planning area are Late-Successional

Reserves, Riparian Reserves, Wild and

Scenic River Corridor, and Dispersed

Recreation—Semi-primitive

Nonmotorized Use.

The project area includes a small

portion (about 700 acres) of the

Chucksney Mountain inventoried

roadless area, which was considered but

not selected for wilderness designation.

Most of this inventoried roadless area is

included within the above Dispersed

Recreation—Semi-Primitive

Nonmotorized Recreation Management

Area.

Issues identified for this analysis are

water and stream quality, habitat

fragmentation, economic benefit, oldgrowth habitat reduction, big game

habitat quality, biodiversity effects, road

management, and soil compaction.

Initial scoping for this analysis began

in 1990 but the project was put on hold

due to a Federal Court injunction.

Scoping was initiated again in March of

1996. Alternatives were developed and