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this early stage, of several court ruling

related to public participation in the

environmental review process. First,

reviewers of a draft EIS 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 EIS state but that are

not raised until after completion of the

final EIS 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). In

light of these court rulings, it is very

important that those interested in this

proposed action participate by the close

of the 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 EIS. To assist the Forest

Service in identifying and considering

issues and concerns on the proposed

action, comments on the draft EIS

should be as specific as possible.

The final EIS is scheduled to be

completed around October 1995. 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 this proposal. Tom

Schmidt, Forest Supervisor, Ochoco

National Forest, is the responsible

official. As the responsible official he

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 Part 217).

Dated: April 14, 1995.

Thomas A. Schmidt,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 95–10013 Filed 4–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Idaho 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 Idaho

Advisory Committee to the Commission

will convene at 1:00 p.m. and adjourn

at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 2, 1995, at

the Double Tree Hotel, 475 Park Center

Boulevard, Boise, Idaho 83706. The

purpose of the meeting is to discuss law

enforcement issues.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Committee Chairperson Gladys

Esquibel, 208–678–3838, or Philip

Montez, Director of the Western

Regional Office, 213–894–3437 (TDD

213–894–0508). Hearing-impaired

persons who will attend the meeting

and require the services of a sign

language interpreter should contact the

Regional Office at least five (5) 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 17, 1995.

Carol-Lee Hurley

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit

[FR Doc. 95–9975 Filed 4–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6335–01–F

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Kentucky 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

Kentucky Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 1:00 p.m.

and adjourn at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday,

May 11, 1995, at the Raddison Plaza,

369 West Vine Street, Lexington,

Kentucky 40507. The meeting will

include: orientation for new members, a

review of Commission activity, a

discussion of civil rights problems and

progress in the State, and review and

discussion of the report, ‘‘Bigotry

Related Violence in Kentucky.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Committee Chairperson Porter Peeples,

606–233–1561, or Robert L. Knight,

Civil Rights Analyst of the Southern

Regional Office, 404–730–2476 (TDD

404–730–2481). Hearing-impaired

persons who will attend the meeting

and require the services of a sign

language interpreter should contact the

Regional Office at least five (5) 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 17, 1995.

Carol-Lee Hurley

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit

[FR Doc. 95–9976 Filed 4–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6335–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[Docket No. 950329080–5080–01]

Special American Business Internship

Training Program (SABIT)

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Notice announces

availability of funds for the Special

American Business Internship Training

Program (SABIT), for training business

executives and scientists (also referred

to as ‘‘interns’’) from the New

Independent States (NIS) of the former

Soviet Union. The Department of

Commerce, International Trade

Administration (ITA) established the

SABIT program in September 1990 to

assist the former Soviet Union’s

transition to a market economy. Since

that time, SABIT has been matching

business executives and scientists from

the NIS with U.S. firms which provide

them with three to six months of handson training in a market economy.

Under the SABIT program, qualified

U.S. firms will receive funds through a

cooperative agreement with ITA to help

defray the cost of hosting interns. ITA

will interview and recommend eligible

interns to participating companies.

Interns may be from any of the

following Independent States: Armenia,

Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova,

Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,

Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. The U.S. firms

will be expected to provide the interns

with a hands-on, non-academic,

executive training program designed to

maximize their exposure to management

or commercially-oriented scientific

operations. At the end of the training

program, interns must return to the NIS.

DATES: The closing date for applications

is April 30, 1996. An original and two

copies of the application (Standard

Form 424 (Rev. 4–92) and supplemental

material) are to be sent to the address

designated in the Application Kit and

postmarked by the closing date.

Applications will be considered on a

‘‘rolling’’ basis as they are received,

subject to the availability of funds. If

available funds are depleted prior to the

closing date, a notice to that effect will

be published in the Federal Register.

Processing of complete applications

takes approximately two to three

months.

ADDRESSES: Request for Applications:

Competitive Application kits will be

available from ITA starting on the day
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this notice is published. To obtain a

copy of the Application Kit please

telephone (202) 482–0073, or facsimile

(202) 482–2443 (these are not toll free

numbers) or send a written request with

two self-addressed mailing labels to

Liesel C. Duhon, Acting Director, SABIT

Program, HCHB Room 3319, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street

and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230. Only one copy

of the Application Kit will be provided

to each organization requesting it, but it

may be reproduced by the requester.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Liesel C. Duhon, Acting Director, SABIT

Program, U.S. Department of Commerce,

phone—(202) 482–0073, facsimile—

(202) 482–2443. These are not toll free

numbers.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SABIT

exposes NIS business managers and

scientists to a completely new way of

thinking in which demand, consumer

satisfaction, and profits drive

production. Senior-level interns visiting

the U.S. for internship programs with

public or private sector companies will

be exposed to an environment which

will provide them with practical

knowledge for transforming their

countries’ enterprises and economies to

the free market. The program provides

first-hand, eye-opening experience to

managers and scientists which cannot

be duplicated by American managers

travelling to their territories.

Business Executives: SABIT assists

economic restructuring in the NIS by

providing top-level business managers

with practical training in American

methods of innovation and management

in such areas as strategic planning,

financing, production, distribution,

marketing, accounting, wholesaling, and

labor relations. This first-hand

experience in the U.S. economy enables

interns to become leaders in

establishing and operating a market

economy in the NIS, and creates a

unique opportunity for U.S. firms to

familiarize key executives from the NIS

with their products and services.

Scientists: SABIT provides

opportunities for gifted scientists to

apply their skills to peaceful research

and development in the civilian sector,

in areas such as defense conversion,

medical research, and the environment,

and exposes them to the role of

scientific research in a market economy

where applicability of research relates to

business success. Sponsoring firms in

the U.S. scientific community also

benefit from exchanging information

and ideas, and different approaches to

new technologies.

All internships are for three to six

months; however, ITA reserves the right

to allow an intern to stay for a shorter

period if the U.S. company agrees and

the intern demonstrates a need for a

shorter internship based on his or her

management responsibilities.

Funding Availability: Pursuant to

section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance

Act of 1961, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’)

funding for the program will be

provided by the United States Agency

for International Development (A.I.D).

ITA will award financial assistance and

administer the program pursuant to the

authority contained in section 635(b) of

the Act. The estimated amount of

financial assistance available for the

program is $1.4 million. Additional

funding may become available during

this funding period.

Funding Instrument and Project

Duration: Federal assistance will be

awarded pursuant to a cooperative

agreement between ITA and the

recipient firm. ITA will reimburse

companies for the round trip

international travel of each intern from

the intern’s home city in the NIS to the

U.S. internship site, upon submission to

ITA of the travel invoice and the form

SF–270, ‘‘Request for Advance or

Reimbursement.’’ Travel under the

program is subject to the Fly America

Act. Recipient firms provide $30 per

day directly to interns; ITA will

reimburse companies for this stipend of

$30 per day per intern for up to six

months, upon submission by company

of an end-of-internship report and form

SF–270. Each award will have a cap of

$7,500 per intern for total cost of airline

travel and stipend. ITA reserves the

right to allow an award to exceed this

amount in cases of unusually high costs,

such as airfare from remote regions of

the NIS. There are no specific matching

requirements for the awards. Host firms,

however, are expected to bear the costs

beyond those covered by the award,

including: visa fees, housing, insurance,

any food and incidentals costs beyond

$30 per day, any training-related travel

within the U.S., and provision of the

hands-on training for the interns.

U.S. firms wishing to utilize SABIT in

order to be matched with an intern

without applying for financial

assistance may do so. Such firms will be

responsible for all costs, including

travel expenses, related to sponsoring

the intern.

Eligibility: Eligible applicants for the

SABIT program will be any for profit or

non-profit U.S. corporation, association,

organization or other public or private

entity. Branches or divisions of the

federal government are not eligible.

Evaluation Criteria: Consideration for

financial assistance will be given to

those SABIT proposals which:

(1) Demonstrate a commitment to the

intent and goals of the program to

provide practical, on-the-job, nonacademic, non-classroom, training: in

the case of manager interns, an

appropriate management training

experience, or, in the case of scientist

interns, a practical, commerciallyoriented scientific training experience.

(2) Respond to the priority needs of

senior business managers and scientists

in the NIS, as determined by ITA. Host

firms must be solidly committed to

interns’ return to their own countries

upon completion of the internships.

(3) Present a realistic work plan

describing in detail the training program

to be provided to the SABIT intern(s).

Work plans must include the following:

(a) Whether Applicant is applying to

host managers or scientists, or both (and

the number of each); (b) the duration of

the internship (at least three but not

more than six months.) As noted above,

ITA reserves the right to allow an intern

with very senior management

responsibilities to stay for a shorter

period (minimum of one month) if the

U.S. company agrees and the intern

demonstrates a compelling need for a

shorter internship based on his or her

management responsibilities; (c) the

location(s) of the internship; (d) the

name, address, and telephone number of

the designated internship coordinator;

(e) name(s) of division(s) in which the

intern(s) will be placed; (f) the

individual(s) in the U.S. company under

whose supervision the intern will train;

(g) the proposed internship training

activities. The components of the

training activities must be described in

as much detail as possible, preferably on

a week-by-week basis. The description

of the training activities should include

an accounting of what the intern’s(s’)

duties and responsibilities will be

during the training; (h) the anticipated

housing arrangements to be provided for

the intern(s). Note that housing

arrangements should be suitable for

mid- and senior-level professionals, and

that each intern must be provided with

a private room.

(4) Include a brief objectives section

indicating why the Applicant wishes to

provide an internship to a manager(s) or

scientist(s) from the NIS, and how the

proposed internship would further the

purpose of the SABIT program as

described above. If Applicant is

nominating a specific individual for

training, this objectives section must

describe any existing relationship

between the Applicant and the

individual.
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(5) Provide a general description of

the profile of the intern(s) the Applicant

would like to host, including:

educational background; occupational/

professional background (including

number of years and areas of

experience); size and nature of

organization at which the intern(s) is/

are presently employed; preference for

the region of the NIS where the intern(s)

is/are employed; and whether Applicant

is open to sponsoring interns from a

variety of NIS countries.

(6) Indicate whether Applicant

organization operates in one or more of

the following business sectors: (a)

Agribusiness (including food processing

and distribution, and agricultural

equipment), (b) Defense conversion, (c)

Energy, (d) Environment (including

environmental clean-up), (e) Financial

services (including banking and

accounting), (f) Housing, construction

and infrastructure, (g) Medical

equipment, supplies, pharmaceuticals,

and health care management, (h)

Product standards and quality control,

(i) Telecommunications, and (j)

Transportation. Applicant proposal

must provide an explanation including

description and extent of involvement

in the sector(s). While Applicants

involved in any industry sector may

apply to the program, priority

consideration is given to those operating

in the above sectors.

Evaluation criteria 1–6 will be

weighted equally. ITA does not

guarantee that it will match Applicant

with the profile provided to SABIT.

Additional Information: Applicants

must submit: (1) Evidence of adequate

financial resources of Applicant

organization to cover the costs involved

in providing an internship(s). As

evidence of such resources, Applicant

should submit financial statements

audited by an outside organization or an

annual report including such

statements. If these are not available, a

letter should be provided from the

Applicant’s bank or outside accountant

attesting to the financial capability of

the firm to undertake the scope of work

involved in training an intern under the

SABIT program. (2) Evidence of a

satisfactory record of performance in

grants, contracts and/or cooperative

agreements with the Federal

Government, if applicable. (Applicants

who are or have been deficient in

current or recent performance in their

grants, contracts, and/or cooperative

agreements with the Federal

Government shall be presumed to be

unable to meet this requirement). (3) A

statement that the Applicant will

provide medical insurance coverage for

interns during their internships.

Recipients will be required to submit

proof of the interns’ medical insurance

coverage to the Federal Program Officer,

before the interns’ arrivals. The

insurance coverage must include an

accident and comprehensive medical

insurance program as well as coverage

for accidental death, emergency medical

evacuation, and repatriation.

Selection Procedures: Each

application will receive an independent,

objective review by one or more three or

four-member ITA review panels

qualified to evaluate applications

submitted under the program.

Applications will be evaluated on a

competitive, ‘‘rolling’’ basis as they are

received in accordance with the

selection criteria set forth above.

Awards will be made to those

applications which successfully meet

the selection criteria. If funds are not

available for all those applications

which successfully meet the criteria,

awards will be made to the first

applications received which

successfully do so. ITA review panel(s)

reserve(s) the right to reject any

application; to limit the number of

interns per applicant; to waive

informalities and minor irregularities in

applications received; and to consider

other than competitive procedures to

distribute assistance under this program

and in accordance with the law. ITA

review panel(s) reserve(s) the right to

make awards based on U.S. geographic

and organization size diversity among

applicants. Recipients may be eligible,

pursuant to approval of an amendment

to the award, to host additional interns

under the program.

Other Requirements: All applicants

are advised of the following:

1. No award of Federal funds shall be

made to an Applicant who has an

outstanding delinquent Federal debt

until either the delinquent account is

paid in full, a negotiated repayment

schedule is established and at least one

payment is received, or other

arrangements satisfactory to DOC are

made.

2. A false statement on the application

is grounds for denial or termination of

funds and grounds for possible

punishment by a fine or imprisonment

as provided in 18 U.S.C.1001.

3. Recipients and subrecipients are

subject to all Federal laws and Federal

and Departmental regulations, policies

and procedures applicable to financial

assistance awards.

4. Participating companies will be

required to comply with all relevant

U.S. tax and export regulations. Export

controls may relate not only to licensing

of products for export, but also to

technical data transfer.

5. Applications under this program

are not subject to Executive Order

12372, ‘‘Intergovernmental Review of

Federal Programs.’’

6. If applicants incur any costs prior

to an award being made, they do solely

at their own risk of not being

reimbursed by the Government.

Notwithstanding any verbal or written

assurance that may have been received,

there is no obligation on the part of DOC

to cover pre-award costs.

7. Past performance: Unsatisfactory

performance by an applicant under

prior Federal awards may result in an

application not being considered for

funding.

8. No obligation for future funding: If

an application is selected for funding,

DOC has no obligation to provide any

additional future funding in connection

with that award. Renewal of an award

to increase funding or extend the period

of performance is at the total discretion

of DOC.

9. Primary Applicant Certifications:

All primary applicants must submit a

completed Form CD–511,

‘‘Certifications Regarding Debarment,

Suspension and Other Responsibility

Matters; Drug-Free Workplace

Requirements and Lobbying,’’ and the

following explanations are hereby

provided:

(a) Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension: Prospective participants (as

defined at 15 CFR Part 26, Section 105)

are subject to 15 CFR Part 26,

‘‘Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension’’ and the related section of

the certification form prescribed above

applies.

(b) Drug Free Workplace: Grantees (as

defined at 15 CFR Part 26, Section 605)

are subject to 15 CFR Part 26, Subpart

F, ‘‘Governmentwide Requirements for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies.

(c) Anti-Lobbying: Funds provided

under the SABIT program may not be

used for lobbying activities. Persons (as

defined at 15 CFR Part 28, Section 105)

are subject to the lobbying provisions of

31 U.S.C. 1352, ‘‘Limitation on use of

appropriated funds to influence certain

Federal contracting and financial

transactions,’’ and the lobbying section

of the certification form prescribed

above applies to applications/bids for

grants, cooperative agreements, and

contracts for more than $100,000, and

loans and loan guarantees for more than

$150,000, or the single family maximum

mortgage limit for affected programs,

whichever is greater.

(d) Anti-Lobbying Disclosures: Any

applicant that has paid or will pay for

lobbying in connection with this award
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using any funds must submit an SF–

LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying

Activities,’’ as required under 15 CFR

Part 28, Appendix B.

10. Lower Tier Certifications:

Recipients shall require applicants/

bidders for subgrants, contracts,

subcontracts, or other lower tier covered

transactions at any tier under the award

to submit, if applicable, a completed

Form CD–512, ‘‘Certifications Regarding

Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility

and Voluntary Exclusion—Lower Tier

Covered Transactions and Lobbying’’

and disclosure form, SF–LLL,

‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.’’

Form CD–512 is intended for the use of

recipients and should not be transmitted

to DOC. SF–LLL submitted by any tier

recipient or subrecipient should be

submitted to DOC in accordance with

the instructions contained in the award

document.

11. Indirect Costs: Indirect costs are

not allowed under the SABIT program.

12. Buy-American-made equipment or

products: Applicants are hereby notified

that any equipment or products

authorized to be purchased with

funding provided under this program

must be American-made to the

maximum extent feasible in accordance

with Public Law 103–121, Sections 606.

(a) and (b).

13. The following statutes apply to

this program: Restriction on Assistance

to the Government of Azerbaijan

(Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support

Act, Public Law 102–511); Chapter 11 of

Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of

1961, as amended, including section

498A (b), regarding ineligibility for

assistance; provisions in annual Foreign

Operations, Export Financing, and

Related Programs Appropriations Act,

including the following provisions

contained in Public Law 103–87: Use of

American Resources (Section 559 of the

Foreign Operation, Export Financing,

and Related Programs Appropriations

Act, 1995, Pub. L. 103–87); Impact on

Jobs in the United States (Section 545 of

the Foreign Operation, Export

Financing, and Related Programs

Appropriations Act, 1995, Pub. L. 103–

87); Bumpers Amendment (Section

513(b) of the Foreign Operations, Export

Financing, and Related Programs

Appropriations Act, 1994, Pub. L. 103–

87); Lautenberg Amendment (Section

513(b) of the Foreign Operations, Export

Financing, and Related Programs

Appropriations Act, 1994, Pub. L. 103–

87); and Section 660(a) of the Foreign

Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.

Dated: April 18, 1995.

Liesel C. Duhon,

Acting Director, SABIT Program.

[FR Doc. 95–10012 Filed 4–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–HE–P

COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION

REFORM

Consultation on Refugee and

Humanitarian Admissions

Announcement of Commission

Consultation

This notice announces a consultation

to be held by the U.S. Commission on

Immigration Reform in Washington,

D.C. on April 25, 1995. The

Commission, created by Section 141 of

the Immigration Act of 1990, is

mandated to review the implementation

and impact of U.S. immigration policy

and report its findings to Congress. An

interim report, U.S. Immigration Policy:

Restoring Credibility, was issued on

September 30, 1994; the final report is

due in 1997.

The consultation participants will

include the Commissioners, researchers,

current and former Administration

officials, Congressional staff, and

representatives of international and

non-governmental organizations. The

consultation will examine U.S. refugee

and humanitarian admissions policies.

Date: April 25, 1995.

Time: 9:00 am–2:15 pm.

Address: Carnegie Endowment for

International Peace, 2400 N Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037–1153.

For Further Information Contact: Paul

Donnelly (202) 673–5348.

Dated: April 19, 1995.

Susan Martin,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 95–10115 Filed 4–20–95; 10:40 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–97–M

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Financial Products Advisory

Committee; Fifth Renewal

The Commodity Futures Trading

Commission has determined to renew

for a period of two years its advisory

committee designated as the

‘‘Commodity Futures Trading

Commission Financial Products

Advisory Committee.’’ As required by

Section 14(a)(2k)(A) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.

2, Section 14(a)(2)(A), and 41 CFR 101–

6.1007 and 101–6.1029, the Commission

has consulted with the Committee

Management Secretariat of the General

Services Administration, and the

Commission certifies that the renewal of

the advisory committee is in the public

interest in connection with duties

imposed on the Commission by the

Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 1. et

seq., as amended.

The objectives and scope of activities

of the Financial Products Advisory

Committee are to conduct public

meetings and submit reports and

recommendations on issues concerning

individuals and industries interested in

or affected by financial markets

regulated by the Commission.

Commissioner Sheila C. Bair serves as

Chairman and Designated Federal

Official of the Financial Products

Advisory Committee. The Committee’s

membership represents a cross-section

of interested and affected persons and

groups including representatives of

newer institutional market participants,

such as broker-dealers, pension

sponsors and investment companies;

traditional market participants, such as

futures commission merchants,

commodity pool operators and

commodity trading advisors; and

representatives of the academic, legal

and accounting communities and other

appropriate public participants.

Interested persons may obtain

information or make comments by

writing to the Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, 2033 K Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20581.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on April 18,

1995, by the Commission.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 95–10028 Filed 4–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Establishment of the Military Health

Care Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Military Health Care

Advisory Committee (MHCAC) is being

established in consonance with the

public interest, and in accordance with

the provisions of Public Law 92–463,

the ‘‘Federal Advisory Committee Act.’’

The MHCAC will advise the Secretary

of Defense, Assistant Secretary of

Defense for Health Affairs, and other

senior officials in both the Office of the

Secretary of Defense and the Military

Departments, on problems,