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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

proposes to amend the Forest Land and

Resource Management Plan (Forest

Plan) to modify management direction

for the Hells Canyon National

Recreation Area (HCNRA) and affirm

continuation of other existing

management direction. The planning

process will be guided by the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) with

implementation scheduled for January

2000.

This modified or affirmed direction

will provide programmatic management

direction for the next 10 to 15 years. The

changes will reflect the intent of the

HCNRA Act (Pub. L. 94–199), public

and private land use regulations (36

CFR Part 292), Forest Service directives,

changing social values, agency emphasis

on ecosystem sustainability, new

information and research findings, and

results from the monitoring and

evaluation process.

The proposed action would integrate

management direction from the HCNRA

within the framework of Forest Plan

decisions and would establish:

management goals; management

objectives; standards and guidelines;

management area direction; and

monitoring and evaluation. Management

goals, objectives, standards, and

guidelines will be developed for the

following resource areas: recreation;

access and facilities; wild and scenic

rivers; wilderness; heritage resources;

scientific; vegetation; biologically

unique habitat; soil; air; fire; fish

habitat; wildlife habitat; heritage

resources/pre-historic sites; heritage

resources/historic sites; minerals;

landownership; and tribal trust

responsibilities.

The HCNRA consists of an estimated

652,488 acres. The HCNRA is comprised

of the following management areas:

wilderness, wild and scenic rivers,

dispersed recreation/native vegetation,

forage, dispersed recreation/timber

management, research natural areas, and

developed recreation and administrative

facilities.

The analysis will consider a range of

alternatives, including no-action.

Public participation will be especially

important at several points during the

analysis, beginning with the scoping

process (40 CFR 1501.7). The Forest

Service will be seeking information,

comments, and assistance from Federal,

State, local agencies and other

individuals, organizations, or

governments who may be interested in

or affected by the proposed project. This

input will be used in preparation of the

draft EIS. The scoping process includes:

1. Identifying potential issues.

2. Identifying major issues to be

analyzed in depth.

3. Identifying issues which have been

covered by a relevant previous

environmental analysis.

4. Exploring additional alternatives

based on themes which will be derived

from issues recognized during scoping

activities.

5. Identifying potential environmental

effects of this project and alternatives

(i.e., direct, indirect, and cumulative

effects and connected actions).

6. Determining potential cooperating

agencies and task assignments.

7. Notifying interested publics of

opportunities to participate through

meetings, personal contacts, or written

comment. Keeping the public informed

through the media and/or written

material (i.e., newsletters,

correspondence, etc.).

The draft EIS will be filed with the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

and is expected to be available for

public review by January 1999. The

comment period on the draft EIS will be

45 days from the date the EPA publishes

the notice of availability in the Federal

Register. The final EIS is expected to be

available for public review by June

1999.

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 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 have been raised at the draft

stage may be waived or dismissed by the

court if not raised until after completion

of the final EIS. 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 the

proposed action participate by the close

of the 30-day comment period so that

substantive comments and objections

are made available to the Forest Service

at a time when it can meaningfully be

considered and responded to in the final

EIS.

To be most helpful, comments on the

draft EIS should be as specific as

possible and may address the adequacy

of the statement or the merit of the

alternatives discussed. 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.

In the final EIS, the Forest Service is

required to respond to comments and

responses received during the comment

period that pertain to the environmental

consequences discussed in the draft EIS

and applicable laws, regulations, and

policies considered in making the

decision regarding the proposal. Karyn

L. Wood, Forest Supervisor, is the

Responsible Official. As the Responsible

Official, she will decide whether to

implement the proposal or a different

alternative. The Responsible Official

will document the decision and reasons

for the decision in the Record of

Decision. That decision will be subject

to Forest Service Appeal Regulations (36

CFR 217).

Dated: June 18, 1998.

William R. Gast, Jr.,

Deputy Forest Supervisor.

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

Municipal Interest Rates for the Third

Quarter of 1998

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of municipal interest

rates on advances from insured electric

loans for the third quarter of 1998.

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service

hereby announces the interest rates for

advances on municipal rate loans with

interest rate terms beginning during the

third calendar quarter of 1998.

DATES: These interest rates are effective

for interest rate terms that commence

during the period beginning July 1,

1998, and ending September 30, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carolyn Dotson, Loan Funds Control

Assistant, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service,

Room 0227–S, Stop 1524, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250–1500.

Telephone: 202–720–1928. FAX: 202–

690–2268. E-mail:

CDotson@rus.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Rural

Utilities Service (RUS) hereby

announces the interest rates on

advances made during the third

calendar quarter of 1998 for municipal

rate electric loans. RUS regulations at 7

CFR 1714.4 state that each advance of

funds on a municipal rate loan shall
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bear interest at a single rate for each

interest rate term. Pursuant to 7 CFR

1714.5, the interest rates on these

advances are based on indexes

published in the ‘‘Bond Buyer’’ for the

four weeks prior to the third Friday of

the last month before the beginning of

the quarter. The rate for interest rate

terms of 20 years or longer is the average

of the 20 year rates published in the

Bond Buyer in the four weeks specified

in 7 CFR 1714.5(d). The rate for terms

of less than 20 years is the average of the

rates published in the Bond Buyer for

the same four weeks in the table of

‘‘Municipal Market Data—General

Obligation Yields’’ or the successor to

this table. No interest rate may exceed

the interest rate for Water and Waste

Disposal loans.

The table of Municipal Market Data

includes only rates for securities

maturing in 1998 and at 5 year intervals

thereafter. The rates published by RUS

reflect the average rates for the years

shown in the Municipal Market Data

table. Rates for interest rate terms

ending in intervening years are a linear

interpolation based the average of the

rates published in the Bond Buyer. All

rates are adjusted to the nearest one

eighth of one percent (0.125 percent) as

required under 7 CFR 1714.5(a). The

market interest rate on Water and Waste

Disposal loans for this quarter is 5.125

percent.

In accordance with 7 CFR 1714.5, the

interest rates are established as shown

in the following table for all interest rate

terms that begin at any time during the

third calendar quarter of 1998.

Interest rate term ends in (year)

RUS rate

(0.000

percent)

2019 or later ................................. 5.125

2018 .............................................. 5.125

2017 .............................................. 5.125

2016 .............................................. 5.000

2015 .............................................. 5.000

2014 .............................................. 5.000

2013 .............................................. 5.000

2012 .............................................. 4.875

2011 .............................................. 4.750

2010 .............................................. 4.625

2009 .............................................. 4.625

2008 .............................................. 4.500

2007 .............................................. 4.500

2006 .............................................. 4.375

2005 .............................................. 4.375

2004 .............................................. 4.250

2003 .............................................. 4.250

2002 .............................................. 4.125

2001 .............................................. 4.000

2000 .............................................. 3.875

1999 .............................................. 3.750

Dated: June 8, 1998.

Wally Beyer,

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

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BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–427–801, A–428–801, A–475–801, A–588–

804, A–485–801, A–559–801, A–401–801, A–

412–801]

Antifriction Bearings (Other Than

Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts

Thereof From France, Germany, Italy,

Japan, Romania, Singapore, Sweden,

and the United Kingdom; Final Results

of Antidumping Duty Administrative

Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of

antidumping duty administrative

reviews.

SUMMARY: On February 9, 1998, the

Department of Commerce published the

preliminary results of administrative

reviews of the antidumping duty orders

on antifriction bearings (other than

tapered roller bearings) and parts

thereof from France, Germany, Italy,

Japan, Romania, Singapore, Sweden,

and the United Kingdom. The types of

subject merchandise covered by these

orders are ball bearings and parts

thereof, cylindrical roller bearings and

parts thereof, and spherical plain

bearings and parts thereof. The reviews

cover 20 manufacturers and/or

exporters. The period of review is May

1, 1996, through April 30, 1997.

Based on our analysis of the

comments received, we have made

changes, including corrections of certain

inadvertent programming and clerical

errors, in the margin calculations.

Therefore, the final results differ from

the preliminary results. The final

weighted-average dumping margins for

the reviewed firms are listed below in

the section entitled ‘‘Final Results of

Reviews.’’

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 18, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

appropriate case analyst, for the various

respondent firms listed below, of Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230;

telephone: (202) 482–4733.

France—Chip Hayes (SKF), Lisa

Tomlinson (SNFA), or Richard

Rimlinger.

Germany—Davina Hashmi (SKF),

Hermes Pinilla (Torrington

Nadellager), or Robin Gray.

Italy—Mark Ross (FAG), William Zapf

(Meter), Chip Hayes (SKF), Minoo

Hatten (Somecat), Robin Gray, or

Richard Rimlinger.

Japan—J. David Dirstine (Koyo Seiko),

Hermes Pinilla (NPBS), Thomas

Schauer (NSK Ltd. and NachiFujikoshi Corp.), Gregory Thompson

(NTN), Robin Gray, or Richard

Rimlinger.

Romania—Suzanne Flood

(Tehnoimportexport, S.A.) or Robin

Gray.

Singapore—Lyn Johnson (NMB/Pelmec)

or Richard Rimlinger.

Sweden—Mark Ross (SKF) or Richard

Rimlinger.

United Kingdom—Suzanne Flood

(Barden), Hermes Pinilla (FAG U.K. ),

Diane Krawczun (NSK–RHP), Lyn

Johnson (SNFA U.K.), Robin Gray, or

Richard Rimlinger.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (the Act), are references to the

provisions effective January 1, 1995, the

effective date of the amendments made

to the Act by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act (URAA). In addition,

unless otherwise indicated, all citations

to the Department’s regulations are to 19

CFR Part 353 (April 1997).

Background

On February 9, 1998, the Department

of Commerce (the Department)

published the preliminary results of

administrative reviews of the

antidumping duty orders on antifriction

bearings (other than tapered roller

bearings) and parts thereof (AFBs) from

France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania,

Singapore, Sweden, and the United

Kingdom (63 FR 6512). The reviews

cover 20 manufacturers and/or

exporters. The period of review (POR) is

May 1, 1996, through April 30, 1997.

We invited parties to comment on our

preliminary results of reviews. At the

request of certain interested parties, we

held public hearings for U.K.-specific

issues on March 24, 1998, and for Japanspecific issues on March 25, 1998. The

Department has conducted these

administrative reviews in accordance

with section 751 of the Act.

Scope of Reviews

The products covered by these

reviews are AFBs and constitute the

following types of subject merchandise:

ball bearings and parts thereof (BBs),

cylindrical roller bearings and parts