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contains documents other than rules or

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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 60, No. 94

Tuesday, May 16, 1995

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. CN–95–003]

Advisory Committee on Universal

Cotton Standards; Meeting

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended, the Agricultural Marketing

Service (AMS) announces a forthcoming

meeting of the Advisory Committee on

Universal Cotton Standards.

DATES: June 15, 1995, at 9:00 a.m.

through June 16, 1995.

PLACE: June 15, Peabody Hotel, 149

Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee

38103. Phone (901) 529–4000.

June 16 at USDA, Agricultural

Marketing Service, Cotton Division

offices at 3275 Appling Road, Memphis,

Tennessee 38133. Phone (901) 384–

3000. The meeting is open to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Harmon H. Ramey, Jr., Fiber Technology

Branch, Cotton Division, AMS, USDA,

3275 Appling Road, Memphis,

Tennessee 38133; (901) 384–3040.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

committee includes representatives of

all segments of the U.S. cotton industry

and the twenty-one overseas

associations that are signatories to the

Universal Cotton Standards Agreement.

The purpose of the meeting is: (1) to

recommend to the Secretary of

Agriculture any changes considered

necessary to the Universal Standards;

and (2) to review freshly prepared sets

of Universal Cotton Standards for

conformity with existing standards.

Written comments may be submitted

in advance or following the meeting to

Dr. Ramey. Notice of this meeting is

provided in accordance with section 10

(a) (2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Public Law No. 92–

463).

Dated: May 10, 1995.

Lon Hatamiya

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95–12014 Filed 5–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

Forest Service

High Uintas Wilderness Management

Plan; Ashley and Wasatch-Cache

National Forests, Duchesne and

Summit Counties, UT

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

SUMMARY: The Forest Service will

prepare an environmental impact

statement on a proposal to preserve the

values in the High Uintas Wilderness at

the resource, social, and managerial

conditions described in the 1964

Wilderness Act.

DATES: To be most useful, comments

concerning the scope of the analysis

should be received in writing by June

19, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

Joseph R. Bistryski, District Ranger,

Duchesne Ranger District, Ashley

National Forest, PO Box 981, Duchesne,

Utah 84021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gayne Sears, ID Team Leader, (801)

722–5018 at the address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1984,

460,000 acres of the Ashley and

Wasatch-Cache National Forests were

designated as the High Uintas

Wilderness with the passage of the Utah

Wilderness Act. The High Uintas

Wilderness is located within the Uintas

Range in northeastern Utah. It is the

largest designated wilderness in the

State of Utah.

The 1964 Wilderness Act defines

wilderness as a place affected primarily

by nature, where people are visitors

who do not remain, and where natural

ecological processes operate freely.

Outstanding opportunities for solitude

and primitive recreation are available.

As human use increases and the

demand for this type of opportunity

grows, some areas in the High Uintas

Wilderness no longer possess these

wilderness attributes. Other more

remote areas are at risk of losing existing

wilderness qualities.

In order to meet the intent of the

Wilderness Act, we propose to amend

the Ashley and Wasatch-Cache Forest

Plans to define resource, social, and

managerial desired conditions to (A)

maintain a wilderness where

ecosystems are influenced primarily by

the forces of nature, and (B) as

consistent with (A) above, provide a

diversity of opportunities for public use,

enjoyment and understanding of

wilderness so a high quality wilderness

resource is preserved for present and

future generations.

The proposed action is programmatic

in nature and will not result in on the

ground actions (further NEPA analysis

will be required for on the ground

proposals.) The proposed action divides

the wilderness into management zones

designed to achieve desired wilderness

conditions. Class I zones are

characterized by an unmodified natural

environment where encounters with

others are rare and human impact not

evident. Class II zones are characterized

by a predominantly unmodified natural

environment where some human impact

is evident (but will recover). Class III

zones are characterized by a

predominantly unmodified natural

environment, however some sites are

substantially affected by the actions of

users. Encounters with others are

common; trails are developed,

maintained, and signed.

The proposed action assigns class

descriptions to portions of the

wilderness depending upon desired

conditions. Alternatives might include a

map divided into zones favoring human

use opportunities, a map divided into

zones favoring less human influence on

natural processes, and maps displaying

zones with a combination of natural

processes and human uses. Proposed

action maps are available upon request.

In response to existing laws and

authorities, the scope of the analysis

will not include the following: (1) Fish

Stocking. As directed in Forest Service

Manual 2323.34, the Regional Forester

will develop a Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU) with the state

outlining a stocking policy for the High

Uintas Wilderness. (2) Livestock

Grazing. Grazing decisions (stocking

rates, grazing systems, boundary

changes, etc.) will continue to be made

in Allotment Management Plans or the
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equivalent (resource planning

decisions). Further public participation

will be sought during Allotment

Management Planning NEPA analysis

and public scoping.

Preliminary planning assessments

(initiated in 1990) included: public

sensing, data collection, and analysis for

development of desired conditions.

Public participation is especially

important at several points during the

analysis. Individuals, organizations,

federal, state, and local agencies who

are interested in, or affected by the

decision are invited to participate in the

scoping process. Your responses will be

used in preparation of the draft EIS.

The Responsible Officials for this

decision are Bert Kulesza, Forest

Supervisor, Ashley National Forest, 355

N. Vernal Ave., Vernal UT 84078, and

Bernie Weingardt, Forest Supervisor,

Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 8230

Federal Building, 125 South State St.,

Salt Lake City, UT 84138.

To complete the scoping process, we

need your comments by June 19, 1995.

The next major opportunity for public

input is the draft EIS. The draft EIS is

expected to be filed with the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

and be available for public review in

July, 1995. The Final EIS and Record of

Decision is expected in November,

1995.

The comment period on the draft

environmental impact statement is 45

days from the date the Environmental

Protection Agency’s notice of

availability appears in the Federal

Register. It is very important that those

interested in this proposed action

participate at that time. To be the most

helpful, comments on the draft

environmental impact statement should

be as specific as possible and may

address the adequacy of the statement or

the merits of the alternatives discussed

(see 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 addition, Federal court decisions

have established that reviewers of draft

environmental impact statements must

structure their participation in the

environmental review of the proposal so

that it is meaningful and alerts the

agency to the reviewers’ position and

contentions. Vermont Yankee Nuclear

Power Corp. v. NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 553

(1978). Environmental objections that

could have been raised at the draft stage

may be waived if not raised until after

completion of the final environmental

impact statement. City of Angoon v.

Hodel, (9th Circuit, 1986) and

Wisconsin Heritages, Inc. v. Harris, 490

F. Supp. 1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis. 1980).

The reason for this is to ensure 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

a final.

Dated: May 5, 1995.

Bert Kulesza,

Forest Supervisor, Ashley National Forest.

[FR Doc. 95–11935 Filed 5–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Intergovernmental Advisory

Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Intergovernmental

Advisory Committee (IAC) will meet on

June 1, 1995, at the Sheraton Portland

Airport Hotel, 8235 NE. Airport Way,

Portland, Oregon 97230. The purpose of

the meeting is to continue discussions

on the implementation of the Northwest

Forest Plan. The meeting will begin at

9 a.m. on June 1 and continue until 5

p.m. Agenda items to be covered

include: (1) Discussions on revisions to

the federal watershed analysis guide; (2)

a report on the federal ‘‘jobs-in-thewoods’’ program; (3) a report on the

final draft implementation monitoring

plan, and discussions regarding

monitoring; and (4) an update on

information data sharing efforts on

specific activities. The IAC meeting will

be open to the public. Written

comments may be submitted for the

record at the meeting. Time will also be

scheduled for oral public comments.

Interested persons are encouraged to

attend.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions regarding this meeting may

be directed to Don Knowles, Executive

Director, Regional Ecosystem Office, 333

SW. 1st Avenue, PO Box 3623, Portland,

OR 97208 (Phone: 503–326–6265).

Dated: May 10, 1995.

G.S. Sims,

Acting Designated Federal Official.

[FR Doc. 95–11963 Filed 5–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Southwest Washington Provincial

Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Southwest Washington

Provincial Advisory Committee will

meet on June 7, 1995, in Tumwater,

Washington, at the Tyee Motor Inn, near

Interstate 5 at Exit No. 102. The meeting

will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until

4:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is

to provide Advisory Committee

members information on Gifford

Pinchot National Forest land and

resource management programs, and

their relationships to the President’s

Northwest Forest Plan.

Agenda items to be covered include:

(1) Approval of previous meeting

minutes; (2) Advisory Committee

updates on agency/interest activities; (3)

Forest presentation of 1996 program of

work; (4) Advisory Committee

discussions on program of work; (5)

Public Open Forum; (6) U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service presentation on ‘‘Jobsin-the-Woods’’ program; and (7) Status

report on Cispus Adaptive Management

Area Strategy.

All Southwest Washington Provincial

Advisory Committee meetings are open

to the public. Interested citizens are

encouraged to attend. The ‘‘open forum’’

provides opportunity for the public to

bring issues, concerns, and discussion

topics to the Advisory Committee. The

‘‘open forum’’ is scheduled near the

conclusion of this meeting. Interested

speakers will need to register at the

door. The committee welcomes the

public’s written comments on

committee business at any time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions regarding this meeting

to Mark Maggiora, Public Affairs Officer,

at (360) 750–5007, or write Forest

Headquarters Office, Gifford Pinchot

National Forest, 6926 E. Fourth Plain

Blvd., PO Box 8944, Vancouver, WA

98668.

Dated: May 10, 1995.

Richard Stem,

Resources Staff Officer.

[FR Doc. 95–11967 Filed 5–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–570–841]

Preliminary Determination of Sales at

Less Than Fair Value and

Postponement of the Final

Determination: Manganese Sulfate

From the People’s Republic of China

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 16, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dorothy Tomaszewski or Erik Warga,

Office of Antidumping Investigations,