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the Forest is in the process of

developing alternative land

management scenarios that could

change the desired future conditions

and management direction for the

Forest. A Draft Environmental Impact

Statement (DEIS) will be published in

the near future that will disclose the

consequences of the different land

management direction scenarios

considered in detail. As a result of the

Forest Plan revision effort, the Forest

has new and additional information

beyond that used to develop the existing

Forest Plans. This information will be

used where appropriate in the analysis

of this project to disclose the effects of

the proposed activities and any

alternatives developed in detail.

The decisions associated with the

analysis of this project will be

consistent with the existing Forest Plan,

unless amended, for the Chequamegon.

Under regulations of the National

Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR

1506.1), the Forest Service can take

actions while work on a Forest Plan is

in progress because a programmatic

Environmental Impact Statement—the

existing Forest Plan Final EIS—already

covers the actions. The relationship of

the project to the proposed Forest Plan

revision will be considered as

appropriate as part of this planning

effort.

Estimated Dates for Filing—The draft

EIS is expected to be filed with the

Environmental Protection Agency and

available for public review in January,

2002. A 45-day comment period will

follow publication of a Notice of

Availability of the draft EIS in the

Federal Register. Comments received on

the draft EIS will be used in preparation

of a final EIS, expected in May 2002. A

Record of Decision (ROD) will be issued

at that time along with the publication

of a Notice of Availability of the final

EIS and ROD in the Federal Register.

The Reviewer’s Obligation to

Comment—The Forest Service believes

it is important at this early stage to give

reviewers notice of several court rulings

related to public participation in the

environmental review process. First,

reviewers of the draft EIS must structure

their participation in the environmental

review of the proposal in such a way

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, 513

(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 Ubc, 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 45-day

comment period of the draft EIS in order

that substantive comments and

objections are 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 should

be as specific as possible. 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.

Dated: April 18, 2001.

Lynn Roberts,

Forest Supervisor, Chequamegon/Nicolet

National Forest.

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–U

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

Oglethorpe Power Corporation; Notice

of Finding of No Significant Impact

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of finding of no

significant impact.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has

made a finding of no significant impact

with respect to the construction and

operation of a 520-megawatt, natural gas

fired, combined cycle electric

generation plant in Heard County,

Georgia. Oglethorpe Power Corporation

proposes to be the agent to construct

and operate the plant. The Rural

Utilities Service (RUS) may provide

financing for the plant to an entity made

up of members of Oglethorpe Power

Corporation. The specifics of that entity

have yet to be determined.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob

Quigel, Environmental Protection

Specialist, Engineering and

Environmental Staff, RUS, Stop 1571,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250–1571, telephone

(202) 720–0468, e-mail at

bquigel@rus.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Oglethorpe Power Corporation proposes

to construct the proposed facility at the

Hal B. Wansley Plant site in northeast

Heard County approximately six miles

southeast of Roopville, Georgia. The

Wansley Plant is owned by Georgia

Power Company, Oglethorpe Power

Corporation, the Municipal Electricity

Authority of Georgia, and the City of

Dalton. Currently in operation at the site

are two 865-megawatt, coal fired,

electric generation units and a 49-

megawatt, oil fired, combustion turbine.

Oglethorpe Power Corporation’s

proposed plant is one of four blocks of

additional electric generation facilities

planned for construction at the site.

Each block of additional generation is

proposed to consist of two combustion

turbines, two heat recovery steam

generators, and one steam turbine. The

total build-out of the four blocks would

total approximately 2,280 megawatts.

The proposed project will be

composed of two, nominal 167

megawatt Siemens V84.3A2 combustion

turbines, each connected to a heat

recovery steam generator which will

power a nominal 187 megawatt Siemens

steam turbine, for a total of 520

megawatts. It is the goal of Oglethorpe

Power Corporation to have the plant in

operation by the spring of 2003.

Copies of the Finding of No

Significant Impact are available from

RUS at the address provided herein or

from Mr. Greg Jones of Oglethorpe

Power Corporation, P.O. Box 1349,

Tucker, Georgia 30085–1349, (800) 241–

5374 x7890; greg.jones@opc.com.

Copies of the environmental assessment

are available for review at Oglethorpe

Power Corporation and RUS at the

addresses provided herein.

Dated: April 18, 2001.

Blaine D. Stockton,

Assistant Administrator, Electric Program.

[FR Doc. 01–10116 Filed 4–23–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

ARCHITECTURAL AND

TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS

COMPLIANCE BOARD

Meeting

AGENCY: Architectural and

Transportation Barriers Compliance

Board.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Architectural and

Transportation Barriers Compliance

Board (Access Board) has scheduled its

regular business meetings to take place

in Washington, DC on Monday,

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,

May 7–10, 2001, at the times and

location noted below.

DATES: The schedule of events is as

follows:

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Monday, May 7, 2001

9 p.m.–5 p.m. Working Group—

Americans with Disabilities Act /

Architectural Barriers Act Final Rule

(Closed Meeting)

Tuesday, May 8, 2001

9 a.m.–Noon Working Group—

Americans with Disabilities Act /

Architectural Barriers Act Final Rule

(Closed Meeting)

1:30 p.m.–3 p.m. Informal Meeting

(Closed Meeting)

3 p.m.–5 p.m. Committee of the

Whole—Recreation Facilities Final

Rule and Outdoor Developed Areas

Proposed Rule (Closed Meeting)

Wednesday, May 9, 2001

9 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Technical Programs

Committee

10:30 a.m.–Noon Planning and Budget

Committee

1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Public Rights-ofWay Ad Hoc Committee (Closed

Meeting)

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Board Meeting

Thursday, March 15, 2001

9 a.m.–5 p.m. Working Group—

Americans with Disabilities Act /

Architectural Barriers Act Final Rule

(Closed Meeting) (Tentative)

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Washington Renaissance Hotel, 999

9th Street, NW, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information regarding the

meetings, please contact Lawrence W.

Roffee, Executive Director, (202) 272–

5434, extension 113 (voice) and (202)

272–5449 (TTY).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the

Board meeting, the Access Board will

consider the following agenda items.

Open Meeting

• Executive Director’s Report

• Approval of the Minutes of the

March 7, 2001 Board Meeting

• Planning and Budget Committee

Report—Budget Spending Plan for

Fiscal Year 2001; Fiscal Year 2002

Budget

• Technical Programs Committee

Report—Report on Ongoing Research

and Technical Assistance Projects;

Discussion of Objectives for Visual

Alarms Study

Closed Meeting

• Recreation Facilities Final Rule

(Voting)

• Report on the ADA and ABA

Accessibility Guidelines Final Rule

All meetings are accessible to persons

with disabilities. Sign language

interpreters and an assistive listening

system are available at all meetings.

Persons attending Board meetings are

requested to refrain from using perfume,

cologne, and other fragrances for the

comfort of other participants.

James J. Raggio,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 01–10016 Filed 4–23–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8150–01–P

BROADCASTING BOARD OF

GOVERNORS

Sunshine Act Meeting

DATE AND TIME: May 3, 2001; 2:15 p.m.–

5:30 p.m.

PLACE: Radio Free Europe/Radio

Liberty, Inc., Broadcast Center,

Vinohradska 1, Prague, Czech Republic.

CLOSED MEETING: The members of the

Broadcasting Board of governors (BBG)

will meet in closed session to review

and discuss a number of issues relating

to U.S. Government-funded nonmilitary international broadcasting.

They will address internet procedural,

budgetary, and personnel issues, as well

as sensitive foreign policy issues

relating to potential options in the U.S.

international broadcasting field. This

meeting is closed because if open it

likely would either disclose matters that

would be properly classified to be kept

secret in the interest of foreign policy

under the appropriate executive order (5

U.S.C. 552b.(c)(1)) or would disclosed

information the premature disclosure of

which would be likely to significantly

frustrate implementation of a proposed

agency action. (5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(9)(B))

In addition, part of the discussion will

relate solely to the internal personnel

and organizational issues of the BBG or

the International Broadcasting Bureau.

(5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(2) and (6))

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Persons interested in obtaining more

information should contact either

Brenda Hardnett or Carol Booker at

(202) 401–3736.

Dated: April 19, 2001.

Carol Booker,

Legal Counsel.

[FR Doc. 01–10285 Filed 4–20–01; 2:33 pm]

BILLING CODE 8230–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau

Current Population Survey (CPS)—

Internet and Computer Use

Supplement

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other federal agencies to take

this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Submit written comments on or

before June 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the

Internet at mclayton@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Tim Marshall, Census

Bureau, FOB 3, Room 3340,

Washington, DC 20233–8400, (301) 457–

3806.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Census Bureau requests clearance

for the collection of data through the

Internet and Computer Use Supplement

which will be conducted in conjunction

with the September 2001 CPS. The

Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor

Statistics, the National Center for

Education Statistics, and the National

Telecommunications and Information

Administration are jointly sponsoring

this data collection. Title 13, United

States Code, section 182 and Title 29,

United States Code, sections 1–9

authorize the collection of CPS

information.

All four agencies have definite

objectives in conducting this data

collection; some of which are shared

among them, and others of which are

solely their own. They all share the goal

of disseminating information on the

penetration of computer and Internet

technology in the United States and the

uses of this technology by households

and individuals.

This survey will provide a source of

national and state level data on the