21308 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 83 / Monday, April 30, 2001 / Notices

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Government’s patent rights to

this invention are assigned to the United

States of America, as represented by the

Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the

public interest to so license this

invention as J&F Saw and Gin

Machinery, Inc. and Scott Gin

Machinery, Inc. have submitted

complete and sufficient applications for

a license. The prospective coexclusive

licenses will be royalty-bearing and will

comply with the terms and conditions

of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The

prospective coexclusive license may be

granted unless, within ninety (90) days

from the date of this published Notice,

the Agricultural Research Service

receives written evidence and argument

which establishes that the grant of the

license would not be consistent with the

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37

CFR 404.7.

Michael D. Ruff,

Assistant Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–10604 Filed 4–27–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service

Commodity Supplemental Food

Program: Elderly Income Guidelines

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

adjusted income guidelines to be used

by State agencies in determining the

eligibility of elderly persons applying to

participate in the Commodity

Supplemental Food Program. These

guidelines are to be used in conjunction

with the regulations found at 7 CFR part

247.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 30, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lillie F. Ragan, Assistant Branch Chief,

Household Programs Branch, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park

Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia

22302–1594, or telephone (703) 305–

2662.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory Flexibility Act

This action is not a rule as defined by

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.

601–612) and thus is exempt from the

provisions of that Act.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This notice does not contain reporting

or recordkeeping requirements subject

to approval by the Office of

Management and Budget in accordance

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507).

Executive Order 12372

This program is listed in the Catalog

of Federal Domestic Assistance

Programs under No. 10.565 and is

subject to the provisions of Executive

Order 12372, which requires

intergovernmental consultation with

State and local officials (7 CFR part

3015, subpart V, 48 FR 29112).

Description

The Food Security Act of 1985 (Pub.

L. 99–198) amended section 5 of the

Agriculture and Consumer Protection

Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) to

require that the Secretary permit

agencies administering the Commodity

Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) to

serve low-income elderly persons if

such service can be provided without

reducing service levels for women,

infants, and children. The law also

mandates establishment of income

eligibility requirements for elderly

participation. Prior to enactment of Pub.

L. 99–198, elderly participation was

restricted by law to three designated

pilot projects which served the elderly

in accordance with agreements with the

Department.

To implement the CSFP mandates of

Pub. L. 99–198, the Department

published an interim rule on September

17, 1986 at 51 FR 32895 and a final rule

on February 18, 1988, at 53 FR 4831.

These regulations defined ‘‘elderly

persons’’ as persons who are 60 years of

age or older (7 CFR 247.2). The final

rule further stipulates that elderly

persons certified on or after September

17, 1986 must have ‘‘household income

at or below 130 percent of the Federal

Poverty Income Guidelines published

annually by the Department of Health

and Human Services.’’ (7 CFR

247.7(a)(3)).

The Federal Poverty Income

Guidelines are revised annually to

reflect changes in the Consumer Price

Index. The revision for 2001 was

published by the Department of Health

and Human Services in the Federal

Register on February 16, 2001 at 66 FR

10695. To establish income limits of 130

percent, the guidelines were multiplied

by 1.30 and the results rounded up to

the next whole dollar.

At this time, the Department is

publishing the income limits of 130

percent of the poverty income

guidelines. The table in this notice

contains the income limits by

household size to be used for elderly

certification in the CSFP. These income

guidelines will be effective on the date

that they are published in the Federal

Register and will remain in effect until

notification of revised guidelines in

2002.

FNS INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES

FOR THE ELDERLY IN CSFP (130

PERCENT OF POVERTY INCOME

GUIDELINES)

[Effective April 30, 2001]

Family size Annual Month Week

1 ............................. 11,167 931 215

2 ............................. 15,093 1,258 291

3 ............................. 19,019 1,585 366

4 ............................. 22,945 1,913 442

5 ............................. 26,871 2,240 517

6 ............................. 30,797 2,567 593

7 ............................. 34,723 2,894 668

8 ............................. 38,649 3,221 744

For each additional

family member

add ..................... +3,926 +328 +76

Authority: Pub. L. 93–86 (7 U.S.C. 612c

note)

Dated: April 24, 2001.

George A. Braley,

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition

Service.

[FR Doc. 01–10627 Filed 4–27–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Stimson Access Project, Idaho

Panhandle National Forests, Pend

Oreille County, WA

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service will

prepare an environmental impact

statement (EIS) to disclose the potential

environmental effects of authorizing an

easement across National Forest System

lands to private property owned by

Stimson Lumber Company. The project

is located on the Priest Lake Ranger

District, Idaho Panhandle National

Forests, Pend Oreille County,

Washington.

The proposed action includes issuing

an easement for the purpose of road

building to access the private inholding.

Specific activities would include

removal of road right-of-way timber,

surfacing of the road, installation of

drainage structures, seeding, noxious

weed treatment and installation of a

barrier to limit access. These

management activities will be

administered by the Priest Lake Ranger

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District of the Idaho Panhandle National

Forests in Bonner County, Idaho. This

EIS will tier to the Idaho Panhandle

National Forests Forest Plan (September

1987).

DATES: On February 28, 2001, the Forest

Service produced an Environmental

Assessment (EA) and provided a 30-day

comment period. Instead of providing

another comment period following the

publication of this notice, we will

incorporate the comments we received

on the EA into the Draft EIS. There will

be a 45-day review and comment period

on the Draft EIS prior to the completion

of a Final EIS.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

and suggestions on the proposed

management activities or request to be

placed on the project mailing list to

Stimson Access Project, c/o David

Asleson, Priest Lake Ranger District,

32203 Highway 57, Priest River, Idaho

83856.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Debbie Butler, Project Team Leader,

Priest Lake Ranger District, 32203

Highway 57, Priest River, ID 83856;

send e-mail to dabutler@fs.fed.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Based on

policy established in the Final Rule for

the Forest Transportation System (36

CFR part 212), it was determined that an

EIS should be prepared.

The project includes approximately 4

acres on National Forest System land.

The area is situated totally within Pend

Oreille County, Washington,

approximately 12 miles northwest of the

Priest Lake Ranger District. The legal

description for the project is as follows:

Sections 8; Township 36 North; Range

45 East and Sections 4; Township 36

North, Range 45 East.

As Deciding Officer, I will decide

what action will occur on National

Forest lands. I also will decide specific

project mitigation measures, as

necessary, to achieve Forest Plan

objectives and standards for affected

resources.

Public participation plays an

important role in the environmental

analysis process. The initial public

participation process for this analysis

began April 7, 1998. An environmental

assessment was produced in February

2001. The decision to prepare an EIS

occurred on April 12, 2001. The mailing

list for public scoping will include those

individuals who have previously

expressed interest in this project as well

as those responding to the Idaho

Pandhandle National Forests Quarterly

Schedule of Proposed Actions. In

addition, the public is encouraged to

visit with Forest Service officials during

the analysis and prior to the decision.

The Forest Service will also be seeking

information, comments, and assistance

from Federal, State, and local agencies

and other individuals or organizations

that may be interested in or affected by

the proposed actions.

Comments from the public and other

agencies will be used in preparation of

the Draft EIS. Some public concerns

have already been expressed through

earlier scoping and the following

significant issues have been identified:

threatened and endangered wildlife

habitat, inventoried roadless area

values, watershed concerns, and

fisheries concerns. This list will be

verified, expanded, or modified based

on public scoping and interdisciplinary

review for this proposal.

The draft environmental impact

statement is expected to be filed with

the Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) and available for public review

June 1, 2001. The final environmental

impact statement is expected to be

completed in July 2001. The comment

period on the draft environmental

impact will be 45 days from the date the

Environmental Protection Agency

publishes the notice of availability in

the Federal Register.

The Forest Service believes, at this

early state, it is important to give

reviewers notice of several court rulings

related to public participation in the

environmental review process. First,

reviewers of draft environmental impact

statements 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 environmental

statement stage but that are not raised

until after completion of the final

environmental statement 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). 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 in the final

environmental impact statement.

To assist the Forest Service in

identifying and considering issues and

concern on the proposed action,

comments on the draft environmental

impact statement should be as specific

as possible. It is also helpful if

comments refer to specific pages or

chapters of the draft statement.

Comments may also address the

adequacy of the draft environmental

impact statement or the merits of the

alternatives formulated and discussed in

the statement. Reviews 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.

The United States Department of

Agriculture (USDA) prohibits

discrimination in its programs on the

basis of race, color, national origin, sex,

religion, age, disability, political beliefs,

and marital or familial status. (Not all

prohibited bases apply to all programs.)

Persons with disabilities who require

alternative means of communication of

program information (Braille, large

print, audiotape, etc.) should contact

USDA’s TARGET Center ad (202) 720–

2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint, write the

Secretary of Agriculture, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Washington,

DC 20250, or call 1–800–245–6340

(voice) or 202–720–1127 (TDD). USDA

is an equal employment opportunity

employer.

Dated: April 16, 2001.

Dale N. Bosworth,

Regional Forester, Northern Region.

[FR Doc. 01–10537 Filed 4–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil

Rights.

DATE AND TIME: Friday, May 4, 2001, 9:30

a.m.

PLACE: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,

624 Ninth Street, NW., Room 540,

Washington, DC 20425.

STATUS: 

Agenda

I. Approval of Agenda

II. Approval of Minutes of April 13,

2001 Meeting

III. Announcements

IV. Staff Director’s Report

V. State Advisory Committee Report

• Race Relations and Des Moines’

New Immigrants (Iowa)

• Equal Educational Opportunity for

Native American Students in

Montana Public Schools (Montana)

VI. Future Agenda Items