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Notices Federal Register

25884

Vol. 60, No. 93

Monday, May 15, 1995

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Southwestern Region: Arizona, New

Mexico, West Texas and Oklahoma

Amendment of National Forest Plans in

the Southwestern Region to Include

Guidelines for Management of Habitat

for the Mexican Spotted Owl and

Northern Goshawk

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revised Notice of Intent to

Prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement.

SUMMARY: The Southwestern Region of

the Forest Service published a revised

notice of intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement in the

Federal Register (Vol. 60, No. 53, pages

14719–14720) on March 20, 1995. This

revised notice was issued to change a

notice of intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement that

appeared in the Federal Register (Vol.

57, No. 122, pages 28171–28172) on

June 24, 1992. Several factors affecting

the management of the Mexican spotted

owl and northern goshawk now make it

necessary to further revise the notice of

intent.

RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL: The Regional

Forester, Southwestern Region, is the

responsible official for decisions that

affect Southwestern Region Forest Land

and Resource Management Plans.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Director of Ecosystems Management

Planning, Southwestern Regional Office,

(505) 842–3210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

original environmental impact

statement (EIS) process was initiated to

amend Southwestern Region Forest

Plans to include guidelines for

management of the Mexican spotted owl

and northern goshawk. This process did

not include the Kaibab National Forest.

A draft environmental impact statement

for this process was circulated in

December, 1994.

Concurrent to this process, a separate

timber analysis and forest plan

amendment process was being

conducted for the Kaibab National

Forest. A notice of intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement for this

process was filed in the Federal

Register (Vol. 56, No. 37, pages 7659–

7660) on February 25, 1991. A draft

environmental impact statement was

circulated for comment in July, 1994.

Public comments received from both

environmental impact statement

processes requested that the two

separate procedures be combined. The

revised notice of intent published on

March 20, 1995, stated the intent of

combining both environmental impact

statements into a single process. This

most recent revised notice of intent does

not affect the decision to combine the

two previous EIS efforts. Comments

received from review of both draft

environmental impact statements will

be considered.

The notice of intent published on

March 20, 1995, also gave notice that a

new draft environmental impact

statement would be issued in January,

1996, with a final environmental impact

statement released in fall of 1996.

Several factors have caused the Regional

Forester to reconsider this time

schedule. The U.S. Department of

Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

(USDI–FWS) intends to finalize the

Recovery Plan for the Mexican Spotted

Owl in fall of 1995. The accelerated

Forest Service planning schedule will

facilitate better coordination with the

USDI–FWS on Mexican spotted owl

management.

The Regional Forester has decided

that more permanent management

direction for northern goshawks should

be in place as soon as possible. Recent

Federal Court rulings have necessitated

changes in forest planning and

endangered species consultation

processes with respect to the proposed

amendment of Southwestern Region

Land and Resource Management Plans.

Present management guidelines for

northern goshawk management shall

continue in effect until permanent

direction in forest plans is finalized.

This notice serves to document the

intent of the Regional Forester to issue

a final environmental impact statement

in September, 1995. The Record of

Decision will be delayed until October,

1995, to allow a minimum of 30 days for

the public to review and comment on

the final environmental impact

statement and to coordinate the

Regional Forester decision with the final

Mexican Spotted Owl Recovery Plan.

In the short period of time between

now and the Regional Forester decision

of October, 1995, the Regional Forester

has directed continued protection of the

Mexican spotted owl and northern

goshawk in all project level ground

disturbing activities. The Regional

Forester intends for consultation with

USDI–FWS to continue for all

management activities that may affect

the Mexican spotted owl.

Dated: May 9, 1995.

John R. Kirkpatrick,

Deputy Regional Forester, Southwestern

Region.

[FR Doc. 95–11883 Filed 5–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket No. 950426115–5115–01]

2000 Census Public Law 94–171

Program

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census,

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of program.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of

Public Law 94–171 (Title 13, United

States Code, Section 141 (c)), the

Director of the Census Bureau is

required to provide the ‘‘officers or

public bodies with initial responsibility

for legislative apportionment or

districting of each state . . .’’ with the

opportunity to specify the small

geographic areas (for example, election

precincts, voting districts, wards) for

which they wish to receive decennial

census population totals for the purpose

of reapportionment or redistricting.

By April 1 of the year following the

decennial census, the Director is

required to furnish these state officials

or their designees with population totals

for standard census areas (for example,

counties, cities, census tracts, and

blocks) and for state-specified voting

districts (for example, election

precincts, wards) that meet Census

Bureau technical criteria as established
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 93 / Monday, May 15, 1995 / Notices 25885

1States may not split whole census blocks.

However, states may use any parts of blocks that are

shown on census maps. These ‘‘parts’’ result from

Census Bureau splits required to recognize standard

census tabulation areas such as counties, cities, and

towns.

under the provisions of Public Law 94–

171. Therefore, in accordance with these

provisions of Public Law 94–171 (Title

13, United States Code, Section 141 (c)),

the Director of the Census Bureau is

announcing the establishment of the

2000 Census Redistricting Data Program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marshall L. Turner, Jr., Chief, Census

2000 Redistricting Data Office, U.S.

Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC

20233. Telephone (301) 457–4039; fax

(301) 457–4348; email

mturner@census.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As in the

1990 census, the 2000 Census

Redistricting Data Program will have

three phases.

Phase 1

Block Boundary Suggestion Project

(BBSP). Beginning in late summer 1995,

states choosing to participate will begin

to receive, on a flow basis, new census

map sheets showing natural (for

example, rivers, streams) and

constructed (for example, streets,

highways, canals) features that are

visible on the ground. States will be

asked to specify which of these features

they wish the Census Bureau to ‘‘hold’’

as outer boundaries of census blocks to

be used in the 2000 census.

If states do not take part in the BBSP,

the Census Bureau cannot ensure that

the 2000 census blocks can be

cumulated to provide census population

totals for local voting districts (VTDs)

used by the state to redistrict the

legislature or other elective bodies.

Phase 2

Voting District Project (VTDP).

Beginning in mid-1998, the Census

Bureau will provide requesting states

with map sheets outlining the

boundaries of blocks to be used in the

2000 census. Participating states can

specify which whole blocks make up

each designated VTD. States cannot

subdivide whole census blocks during

the VTDP.

Phase 3

Delivery of Census 2000 Redistricting

Data. By the legal deadline of April 1,

2001 (Title 13, United States Code,

Section 141(c)), the Census Bureau will

provide to the governor, legislature, or

other bodies having initial

responsibility for redistricting/

reapportionment, census 2000

population totals for the state, each

county, city, town, census tract, census

block, and any state-specified VTDs that

meet the technical criteria established

by the Census Bureau under the

provisions of this law.

In accordance with the provisions of

Public Law 94–171 (Title 13, United

States Code, Section 141 (c)), the

Director of the Census Bureau is

announcing the commencement of

Phase 1, the Block Boundary Suggestion

Project, of the 2000 Census Redistricting

Data Program. The Census Bureau has

provided technical guidelines for state

participation in the BBSP to the

governor, secretary of state, and majority

and minority legislative leaders of each

state legislature. Copies of these

guidelines are available on request from

the Director, U.S. Bureau of the Census,

Washington, DC 20233.

If a state plans to participate in the

BBSP, the Census Bureau asks the

governor and the majority and minority

legislative leaders (as well as any other

state officials with initial responsibility

for reapportionment/redistricting) to

designate jointly a contact person or

persons with whom Census Bureau staff

will communicate for this Program. The

deadline for states to notify the Census

Bureau that they wish to participate in

the BBSP is June 30, 1995. In late

summer of 1995 the Census Bureau will

begin to transmit census maps to the

participating states for BBSP.

In mid-1997 the Census Bureau will

announce the technical and other

criteria for participation in Phase 2, the

Voting District Project. The VTDP will

take place in 1998–1999. Participation

in the BBSP is not a prerequisite for

participation in Phases 2 or 3 of the

Public Law 94–171 Program. A state

may decide not to participate in the

BBSP activities but later participate in

the VTDP and submit VTD boundaries

using groups of whole 1 census blocks as

shown on census maps.

Phase 3 will begin in early 2001. By

April 1 of 2001, the Director of the

Census Bureau will, in accordance with

Public Law 94–171, furnish the

governor and state legislative leaders,

both majority and minority, with 2000

census population totals for standard

census tabulation areas (for example,

counties, cities, towns, census tracts,

and blocks) and for any VTDs that the

state submitted and the Census Bureau

accepted during Phase 2. If the state

does not participate in Phase 2, the state

need take no further action. The

Director of the Census Bureau will

provide these nonparticipating states

with 2000 census population totals for

standard census tabulation areas (for

example, counties, cities, towns, and so

forth) and census blocks statewide by

April 1, 2001.

State participation in Phase 1 and

Phase 2 of the 2000 Census Redistricting

Data Program under Public Law 94–171

is voluntary. A state may choose to limit

its participation to only Phase 1 or

Phase 2 and may elect to include only

selected areas (that is, whole counties or

parishes) when participating. Address

questions concerning any aspect of the

2000 Census Redistricting Data Program

to the Director, U.S. Bureau of the

Census, Washington, DC 20233.

Dated: May 2, 1995.

Martha Farnsworth Riche,

Director, Bureau of the Census.

[FR Doc. 95–11490 Filed 5–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

International Trade Administration

Initiation of Antidumping and

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Reviews and Requests for Revocation

in Part

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of

antidumping and countervailing duty

administrative reviews and requests for

revocation in part.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department) has received requests

to conduct administrative reviews of

various antidumping and countervailing

duty orders and findings with April

anniversary dates. In accordance with

the Commerce Regulations, we are

initiating those administrative reviews.

The Department also received requests

to revoke two antidumping duty orders

and one finding in part.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 15, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Holly A Kuga, Office of Antidumping

Compliance, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone:

(202) 482–4737.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department has received timely

requests, in accordance with 19 CFR

353.22(a) and 355.22(a) (1994), for

administrative reviews of various

antidumping and countervailing duty

orders and findings with April

anniversary dates. The Department also

received timely requests to revoke in

part the antidumping duty orders on