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Prescriptions for other lands in the area

are described below.

Aquatic Influence Zones (2.8.3)—

Management emphasis is directed at the

application of ecological knowledge to

restore and maintain the health of these

areas in ways that also produce desired

resource values, products, protection,

restoration, enhancement,

interpretation, and appreciation of these

areas.

Visual Quality Maintenance (2.1.2)—

This prescription emphasizes

maintaining the existing visual quality

within major travel corridors with

quality natural vistas, while allowing

livestock production, and other

compatible commodity outputs. There is

no scheduled timber harvesting. No

scheduled harvests means timber

removed from these areas does not

contribute toward the Forests annual

allowable sale quantity.

Initial public involvement will

include mailing maps and a project

description to interested parties to

solicit comments on the proposal.

Preliminary issues include: water

quality, fisheries, elk habitat, and

motorized access by the public.

Additional opportunity to comment

on the project will occur on the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement (draft

EIS). The draft EIS is expected to be

filed with the Environmental Protection

Agency and available for public review

in October of 1998.

The comment period on the draft EIS

will be 45 days from the date the

Environmental Protection Agency’s

notice of availability appears in the

Federal Register. At the same time,

copies of the draft EIS will be

distributed to interested and affected

agencies, organizations, tribes, and

members of the public for their review

and comment. 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 proposal so that it is

meaningful and alerts an agency to the

reviewers’ 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 but

that 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,

(9th Circuit, 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

environmental impact statement.

To assist the Forest Service in

identifying and considering issues and

concerns on the proposed action,

comments on the draft environmental

impact statement should be as specific

as possible. Comments may also address

the adequacy of the draft environmental

impact 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.

The final EIS is scheduled to be

completed in January of 1998. In the

final EIS, the Forest Service is required

to respond to comments 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 decisions on this proposal.

Responsible Official

Jerry B. Reese, Forest Supervisor, is

the responsible official. As responsible

official, he will document the selected

alternative for the East Beaver and

Miner’s Creek Timber Sale and

Prescribed Burning Project EIS and his

rationale in a Record of Decision.

The decision will be subject to Forest

Service Appeal Regulations (36 CFR

Part 215).

Dated: June 9, 1998.

Richard N. Rine,

Acting Forest Supervisor.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Committee of Scientists Meetings

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Committee of Scientists

will hold three public teleconference

calls: the first on Wednesday, July 8,

1998; the second on Friday, July 10,

1998; and the third on Wednesday, July

15, 1998. Each teleconference call will

begin at 11:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m.

(eastern daylight time). The purpose of

the telephone conference calls is for the

Committee of Scientists to continue to

discuss its report and recommendations

to the Secretary of Agriculture and the

Chief of the Forest Service. The public

is invited to attend these teleconference

calls and may be provided an

opportunity to comment on the

Committee of Scientists’ deliberations

during the teleconference, only at the

request of the Committee.

DATES: The teleconference calls will be

held on Wednesday, July 8, 1998;

Friday, July 10, 1998; and Wednesday,

July 15, 1998; each from 11:00 a.m. to

2:00 p.m. (eastern daylight time).

ADDRESSES: The first teleconference, on

July 8, will be held at the USDA Forest

Service headquarters, Auditor’s

Building, 201 14th Street, SW.

Washington, DC in the Roosevelt

Conference Room and at all Regional

Offices of the Forest Service, which are

listed in the table under Supplementary

Information.

The second and third teleconferences

will be held at the USDA Forest Service

headquarters, Auditor’s Building, 201

14th Street, SW, Washington, DC in the

Chief’s Conference Room and at all

Regional Offices of the Forest Service.

Written comments on improving land

and resource management planning may

be sent to the Committee of Scientists,

P.O. Box 2140, Corvallis, OR 97339.

Also, the Committee may be accessed

via the Internet at www.cof.orst.edu./

org/scicomm/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For additional information concerning

the teleconferences, contact Bob

Cunningham, Designated Federal

Official to the Committee of Scientists,

at telephone: (703) 306–1023 or via the

Internet at rcunningansf.gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

public may attend the teleconference at

the following field locations:

USDA FOREST SERVICE REGIONAL OFFICE LOCATIONS

Region 1: Northern Region .............................. Federal Building ........................................ 200 E. Broadway ................ Missoula, MT.

Region 2: Rocky Mountain Region .................. 740 Simms St ........................................... ............................................ Golden, CO.
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USDA FOREST SERVICE REGIONAL OFFICE LOCATIONS—Continued

Region 3: Southwestern Region ...................... Federal Building ........................................ 517 Gold Ave., SW ............ Albuquerque, NM.

Region 4: Intermountain Region ...................... Federal Building ........................................ 324 25th St ......................... Ogden, UT.

Region 5: Southwest Region ........................... 630 Sansome ST ...................................... ............................................ San Francisco, CA.

Region 5: Pacific Northwest Region ................ 333 SW 1st Ave ....................................... ............................................ Portland, OR.

Region 8: Southern Region ............................. 1720 Peachtree Rd. NW .......................... ............................................ Atlanta, GA.

Region 9: Eastern Region ............................... 310 W. Wisconsin Ave., Room 500 ......... ............................................ Milwaukee, WI.

Region 10: Alaska Region (office will open

early).

Federal Office Building ............................. 709 W. 9th St ..................... Juneau, AK.

The Committee of Scientists is

chartered to provide scientific and

technical advice to the Secretary of

Agriculture and the Chief of the Forest

Service on improvements that can be

made to the National Forest System land

and resource management planning

process (62 FR 43691; August 15, 1997).

Notice of the names of the appointed

Committee members was published

December 16, 1997 (62 FR 65795).

Dated: June 25, 1998.

Robert C. Joslin,

Deputy Chief, National Forest System.

[FR Doc. 98–17479 Filed 6–30–98; 8:45 am]

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CENSUS MONITORING BOARD

Notice of Public Meeting

SUMMARY: This notice, in compliance

with Pub. L. 105–119, sets forth the

meeting date, time and place for the

second business meeting of the full

Census Monitoring Board. The meeting

agenda will include an examination of

ongoing preparations by the Census

Bureau for the 2000 Decennial Census.

DATES: The meeting will take place at 10

a.m. Wednesday, July 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

Conference Rooms 3 and 4 of the Census

Bureau’s Conference Center, located in

Building 3 at the Suitland Federal

Center, 4700 Silver Hill Road, Suitland,

MD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact LaVerne Vines Collins, Chief,

Public Information Office, Census

Bureau. Phone: 301–457–3100.

Fred T. Asbell,

Executive Director, Congressionally

Appointed Members.

[FR Doc. 98–17604 Filed 6–30–98; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil

Rights.

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, June 23, 1998,

2:00 p.m.

PLACE: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,

624 Ninth Street, NW., Room 540,

Washington, DC 20425.

STATUS: Special Telephonic Meeting

(Open).

Agenda

I. Approval of Agenda

II. Announcements

III. Discussion of the Schools and Religion

Hearing

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION: Barbara Brooks, Press and

Communications (202) 376–8312.

Stephanie Y. Moore,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 98–17588 Filed 6–26–98; 5:05 pm]

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil

Rights.

DATE AND TIME: Friday, July 10, 1998,

9:30 a.m.

PLACE: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,

624 Ninth Street, NW., room 540,

Washington, DC 20425.

STATUS:

Agenda

I. Approval of Agenda

II. Approval of Minutes of June 12, 1998

Meeting

III. Announcements

IV. Staff Director’s Report

V. State Advisory Committee

Appointments for Delaware,

Missouri, Rhode Island, and

Vermont

VI. ADA Report

• An Advisory Committee

Appointments for Delaware,

Missouri, Rhode Island, and

Vermont

• An Assessment of the Enforcement

of Title II, Subtitle A of the

Americans with Disabilities Act:

U.S. Department of Justice

VII. Future Agenda Items

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION: Barbara Brooks, Press and

Communications (202) 376–8312.

Stephanie Y. Moore,

General Counsel.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 32–98]

Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone—

Lancaster, California, Application and

Public Hearing

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board

(the Board) by the City of Lancaster,

California, to establish a generalpurpose foreign-trade zone in Lancaster,

California, within the Los Angeles-Long

Beach Customs port of entry. The

application was submitted pursuant to

the provisions of the FTZ Act, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the

regulations of the Board (15 CFR Part

400). It was formally filed on June 12,

1998. The applicant is authorized to

make the proposal under Section 6302

of the California Code.

The proposed zone would be the

fourth general-purpose zone in the Los

Angeles-Long Beach Customs port of

entry area. The existing zones are: FTZ

50 in Long Beach (sites also in Ontario,

Santa Ana and San Bernardino)

(Grantee: Board of Harbor

Commissioners of the City of Long

Beach, Board Order 147, 44 FR 55919,

9/28/79); FTZ 191 in Palmdale (Grantee:

City of Palmdale, Board Order 628, 58

FR 6614, 2/1/93); and, FTZ 202 in Los

Angeles (sites also in Bakersfield,

Rancho Dominguez and Carson)

(Grantee: Board of Harbor

Commissioners of the City of Los

Angeles, Board Order 693, 59 FR 37464,

7/22/94).

The proposed new zone would

consist of 2 sites (3,200 acres) in

Lancaster (Los Angeles County): Site 1

(160 acres)—Lancaster Business Park,

Avenues L and K–8, Lancaster; and Site

2 (3,040 acres)—Reusable Launch