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contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

public. Notices of hearings and investigations,

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section.

Notices Federal Register

2874

Vol. 66, No. 9

Friday, January 12, 2001

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Rural Utilities Service

Farm Service Agency

Notice of Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCIES: Rural Housing Service, Rural

Business-Cooperative Service, Rural

Utilities Service, Farm Service Agency,

USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments

requested.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the subject agencies’

intention to request an extension for a

currently approved information

collection in support of the programs for

7 CFR part 1951, subpart C, ‘‘Offsets of

Federal Payments to USDA Agency

Borrowers.’’

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by March 13, 2001, to be

assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry

P. Wishall, Senior Loan Officer, USDA,

FSA, Farm Loan Programs, Loan

Servicing Division, 1400 Independence

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250–0523,

telephone (202) 720–1651. Electronic

mail: Jerry_Wishall@wdc.fsa.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Offsets of Federal Payments to

USDA Agency Borrowers.

OMB Number: 0575–0119.

Expiration Date of Approval: February

28, 2001.

Type of Request: Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection.

Abstract: This regulation identifies

documents to be submitted by

borrowers to request a different

repayment agreement when they are

delinquent on their debt to the Federal

Government. This regulation does not

require a response if the borrower is

willing to allow the program payment to

be made directly to the Agency. The

information is used to determine if a

different repayment agreement can be

accepted.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

for this collection of information is

estimated to average 1.4 hours per

response.

Respondents: Individuals or

households, businesses or other for

profit and farms.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

18,300.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.

Estimated Number of Responses:

18,300.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 25,206.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from Barbara Williams,

Regulations and Paperwork

Management Branch, Support Services

Division at (202) 692–0045.

Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the subject agencies,

including whether the information will

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

the Agencies’ estimate of the burden of

the proposed collection of information

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology. Comments may be sent to

Barbara Williams, Regulations and

Paperwork Management Branch,

Support Services Division, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Rural

Development, STOP 0742, 1400

Independence Ave. SW., Washington,

DC 20250. All responses to this notice

will be summarized and included in the

request for OMB approval. All

comments will also become a matter of

public record.

Dated: January 5, 2001.

Inga Smulkstys,

Acting Under Secretary for Rural

Development.

Dated: January 5, 2001.

Thomas I. Grau,

Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign

Agricultural Services.

[FR Doc. 01–1109 Filed 1–11–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–XT–U

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Coeur d’Alene River Ranger District

Small Sales Final EIS Revision, Idaho

Panhandle National Forests, Kootenai

and Shoshone Counties, Idaho

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare a

revised final environmental impact

statement.

SUMMARY: The Forest Service will

prepare a revised final environmental

impact statement (FEIS) to further

analyze and disclose the cumulative

environmental effects of utilizing timber

harvest in numerous small, specific

areas of the Coeur d’Alene River Ranger

District. The intent of the project is to

salvage merchantable timber in stands

damaged by ice storms, insect

infestation and disease, and to reduce

the level of fire risk to the National

Forest and to private lands adjacent to

National Forest lands.

DATES: Comments concerning the scope

of the revision should be received in

writing by February 12, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

Coeur d’Alene River Ranger District,

2502 East Sherman Avenue, Coeur

d’Alene, Idaho, 83814–5899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob

Rehnborg (Project Team Leader) or

Kerry Arneson (NEPA Coordinator) at

(208) 769–3000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A final

environmental impact statement and

record of decision were issued in July

2000. The decision was appealed. Upon

review, the Appeal Deciding Officer

reversed the decision, citing inadequate

documentation of cumulative effects

analysis. The intent of the revised FEIS

is to provide the necessary

documentation of cumulative effects in

relation to the Small Sales project.

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While public participation in this

analysis is welcome at any time,

comments received within 30 days of

the publication of this notice will be

especially useful in the preparation of

the revision, which is expected to be

filed with the Environmental Protection

Agency and available for public review

in February 2001. The comment period

on the revised FEIS will end 45 days

from the date the Environmental

Protection Agency publishes the notice

of availability of the revised FEIS in the

Federal Register. In addition, the public

is encouraged to visit with Forest

Service officials at any time during the

analysis and prior to the decision.

A new decision is anticipated in April

2001. The decision will identify if,

when, how and where to schedule

activities to meet these goals. The USDA

Forest Service is the lead agency for this

proposal. Acting District Ranger Jose

Castro is the responsible official.

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 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.

NRDS, 435 U.S. 519, 533 (1978). Also,

environmental objections that are not

raised until after completion of the final

environmental impact statement may be

waived or dismissed by the courts.

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.

Comments on the revised FEIS should

be as specific as possible. It is also

helpful if comments refer to specific

pages or chapters. Comments may also

address the adequacy of the revised

FEIS or the merits of the alternatives

formulated and discussed in the revised

FEIS. 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: January 2, 2001.

Jose Castro,

Acting District Ranger.

[FR Doc. 01–1003 Filed 1–11–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Meeting of the Land Between the

Lakes Advisory Board

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Land Between The Lakes

Advisory Board will hold its first

meeting to consider various matters.

Notice of this meeting is given under the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C. App.2.

The meeting agenda includes the

following:

(1) Welcome and Introductions

(2) Federal Advisory Committee

Guidelines

(3) Protection Act

(4) Bylaws, Operating Procedures, and

Public Comment Process

(5) Land Between The Lakes and

Forest Service Overview

(6) Forest Planning Overview

The meeting is open to the public;

however, due to the length of the

scheduled agenda, there will not be an

opportunity for oral statements from the

public at the meeting. Written

comments are invited and may be

mailed to: William P. Lisowsky, Area

Supervisor, Land Between The Lakes,

100 Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond,

Kentucky 42211. Written comments

must be received at Land Between The

Lakes by February 7, 2001 in order for

copies to be provided to the members at

the meeting. Future meetings may

provide opportunities for oral comment.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Thursday, February 15, 2001, 8:30 a.m.

to 4:00 p.m., CDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

Lake Barkley State Resort, Cadiz,

Kentucky, and will be open to the

public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharon Byers, Advisory Board Liaison,

Land Between The Lakes, 100 Van

Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, Kentucky

42211, 270–924–2002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members

of the Land Between The Lakes

Advisory Board and their appointing

agencies are:

Mr. C. Lee Anderson, United States

Department of Agriculture

Mr. C. Thomas Bennett, KY Department

of Fish & Wildlife

Mr. Reed Conder, Governor of Kentucky

Ms. Ann Fairhurst, United States

Department of Agriculture

Mr. James R. Fox, TN Wildlife

Resources Agency

Mr. Ben D. Hall, KY Department of Fish

& Wildlife

Ms. Dortha N. Lyons, Governor of

Kentucky

Mr. Robert Marks, Sr., United States

Department of Agriculture

Mr. Jesse Mayo, Governor of Tennessee

Mr. Berlin Stanley Moore, Jr., Trigg

County Judge Executive

Ms. Della B. Oliver, Lyon County Judge

Executive

Mr. Gordon W. Rahn, United States

Department of Agriculture

Mr. James E. Stevens, Lyon County

Judge Executive

Mr. Jesse R. Thomas, Trigg County Judge

Executive

Mr. David G. Wallace, Stewart County

Executive

Mr. Nickolas W. Watson, Stewart

County Executive

Ms. Ramay W. Winchester, Governor of

Tennessee

Dated: January 4, 2001.

William P. Lisowsky,

Area Supervisor, Land Between The Lakes.

[FR Doc. 01–1002 Filed 1–11–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation

Service

Proposed Change to the Natural

Resources Conservation Service’s

National Handbook of Conservation

Practices

AGENCY: Natural Resources

Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S.

Department of Agriculture,

Pennsylvania State Office.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

proposed changes in Section IV of the

Pennsylvania State NRCS Field Office

Technical Guide (FOTG) for review and

comment.

SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS in

Pennsylvania to issue a series of new

and revised conservation practice

standards in its Technical Guide. These

draft standards include the following:

Conservation Crop Rotation (Acre)—

Standard Code 328—Draft (9/2000)

Residue Management: No Till/Strip

Till (Acre)—Standard Code 329A—

Draft (9/2000)

Residue Management: Mulch Till

(Acre)—Standard Code 329B—Draft

(9/2000)

Residue Management Ridge Till

(Acre)—Standard Code 329C—Draft

(9/2000)

Contour Farming (Acre)—Standard

Code 330—Draft (11/2000)

Contour Buffer Strips (Acre)—Standard

Code 332—Draft (11/2000)

Cover Cropping (Acre)—Standard Code

340—Draft (12/2000)

Residue Management: Seasonal (Acre)—

Standard Code 344—Draft (9/2000)