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may be resubmitted with or without

name and address within 10 days.

The Forest Service believes that, at

this early stage, it is important to give

notice to those intending to review the

DEIS of court rulings related to public

participation in the environmental

review process. First, reviewers of a

DEIS 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

U.S. 519, 533 [1978]). Also,

environmental objections that could be

raised at the DEIS stage but are not

raised until after completion of 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, 409 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 90-day comment period on

the DEIS, 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

Environmental Impact Statement.

To assist the Forest Service in

identifying and considering issues and

concerns on the proposed action,

comments on the DEIS should be as

specific as possible. It is also helpful if

comments refer to specific pages or

chapters of the DEIS or the merits of the

alternatives formulated and discussed in

the statement.

Reviewers may wish to refer to the

Control on Environmental Quality

regulations for implementing the

procedural provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act (at 40 CFR

1503.3) in addressing these points.

The responsible official is Robert T.

Jacobs, Regional Forester, Eastern

Region, 310 W. Wisconsin Avenue,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203.

Dated: June 22, 1998.

Robert T. Jacobs,

Regional Forester.

[FR Doc. 98–17093 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

BILIING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Oregon Coast Provincial Advisory

Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: The Oregon Coast Provincial

Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet on

July 9, 1998, in Tillamook, Oregon, at

the Shilo Inn, 2515 N. Main Street

(Highway 101), Tillamook, OR. The

meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and

continue until 3:30 p.m. Agenda items

to be covered include: (1) Reports from

PAC Subcommittees (Adapative

Management Area and Water Quality/

Fish); (2) flood analyses by State of

Oregon and other agencies, (3) road

management, and (4) landscape level

research. All Oregon Coast Provincial

Advisory Committee meetings are open

to the public. Two 15-minute open

public forums are scheduled for 10 a.m.

and 2:15 p.m. Interested citizens are

encouraged to attend. The committee

welcomes the public’s written

comments on committee business at any

time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions regarding this meeting

to Trish Hogervorst, Public Affairs

Officer, Bureau of Land Management, at

(503) 375–5657, or write to Forest

Supervisor, Siuslaw National Forest,

P.O. Box 1148, Corvallis, Oregon 97339.

Dated: June 18, 1998.

James R. Furnish,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 98–16987 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation

Service

Cochgalechee Creek Watershed,

Russell County, AL; Availability of No

Significant Impact

AGENCY: Natural Resources

Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of a Finding Of No

Significant Impact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969; the Council on

Environmental Quality Regulations (40

CFR part 1500); and the Natural

Resources Conservation Service

Regulations (7 CFR part 650); the

Natural Resources Conservation Service,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives

notice that an environmental impact

statement is not being prepared for the

Cochgalechee Creek Watershed, (Russell

County, Alabama).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronnie D. Murphy, State

Conservationist, Natural Resources

Conservation Service, 3381 Skyway

Drive, Auburn, Alabama, 36830, (334)

887–4535.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

environmental assessment of this

federally assisted action indicates that

the project will not cause significant

local, regional, or national impacts on

the environment. As a result of these

findings, Ronnie D. Murphy, State

Conservationist, has determined that the

preparation and review of an

environmental impact statement are not

needed for this project.

The project purpose is flood

prevention. The planned works of

improvement include: selective clearing

and snagging, and sediment removal in

Cochgalechee Creek from 1000 feet

downstream of Brickyard Road to Seale

Road (2 miles), and selective placement

of riprap around bridges.

The notice of a Finding Of No

Significant Impact (FONSI) has been

forwarded to the Environmental

Protection Agency and to various

Federal, State, and local agencies and

interested parties. A limited number of

copies of the FONSI are available to fill

single copy requests at the above

address. Basic data developed during

the environmental assessment are on

file and may be reviewed by contacting

Ronnie D. Murphy, State

Conservationist.

No administrative action on

implementation of the proposal will be

taken until 30 days after the date of this

publication in the Federal Register.

Ronnie D. Murphy,

State Conservationist.

[FR Doc. 98–16988 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–16–M

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Additions to the Procurement

List.

SUMMARY: This action adds to the

Procurement List services to be

furnished by nonprofit agencies

employing persons who are blind or

have other severe disabilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Crystal Gateway 3, Suite 310,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–4302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Milkman (703) 603–7740.