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As discussed in the FEIS, TVA

considered additional elective measures

for implementation at either of the

candidate sites. TVA considered these

measures with regard to their necessity

for avoidance or reduction of

environmental impacts, cost

effectiveness and long term benefit to

TVA, its customers and the people of

Kemper County, and has concluded that

these elective measures are not needed.

The other best management practices

and mitigations to which the agency has

committed above are adequate to control

the potential for impacts. These elective

measures TVA originally considered for

surface water and visual resources

included use of diversionary berms and/

or graveled roadways to additionally

reduce erosion from the construction

site; implementation of ‘‘night sky’’

lighting techniques and limitation of

exterior lighting; use of flat colors in the

light to medium cool-gray range on large

visible plant equipment; paving of roads

to prevent dust generation; planting of

evergreen vegetation where needed to

complete visual screening along Cobb

Road and site perimeter; and adjustment

of the plant footprint and construction

parking locations to maximize visual

screening by existing tree cover.

Dated: April 16, 2001.

Joseph R. Bynum,

Executive Vice President, Fossil Power Group.

[FR Doc. 01–10538 Filed 4–26–01; 8:45 am]

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Determinations Under the African

Growth and Opportunity Act

AGENCY: Office of the United States

Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The United States Trade

Representative has determined that

Lesotho has adopted an effective visa

system and related procedures to

prevent unlawful transshipment and the

use of counterfeit documents in

connection with shipments of textile

and apparel articles and has

implemented and follows, or is making

substantial progress toward

implementing and following, the

customs procedures required by the

African Growth and Opportunity Act.

Therefore, imports of eligible products

from Lesotho qualify for the enhanced

trade benefits provided under the

AGOA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 23, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bethany Schwartz, Director for Africa

Trade Policy, Office of the United States

Trade Representative, (202) 395–9514.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

African Growth and Opportunity Act

(Title I of the Trade and Development

Act of 2000, Pub. L. 106–200) (AGOA)

provides preferential tariff treatment for

imports of certain textile and apparel

products of beneficiary sub-Saharan

African countries. The textile and

apparel trade benefits under the AGOA

are available to imports of eligible

products from countries that the

President designates as ‘‘beneficiary

sub-Saharan African countries,’’

provided that these countries (1) have

adopted an effective visa system and

related procedures to prevent unlawful

transshipment and the use of counterfeit

documents, and (2) have implemented

and follow, or are making substantial

progress toward implementing and

following, certain customs procedures

that assist the Customs Service in

verifying the origin of the products.

In Proclamation 7350 of October 2,

2000, the President designated 34

countries, including Lesotho, as

‘‘beneficiary sub-Saharan African

countries.’’ Proclamation 7350 delegated

to the United States Trade

Representative (USTR) the authority to

determine whether these countries have

met the two requirements described

above. The President directed the USTR

to announce any such determinations in

the Federal Register and to implement

them through modifications of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTS). Based on actions

that Lesotho has taken, I have

determined that Lesotho has satisfied

these two requirements.

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority vested in the USTR by

Proclamation 7350, U.S. note 7(a) to

subchapter II of chapter 98 of the HTS

and U.S. note 1 to subchapter XIX of

chapter 98 of the HTS are each modified

by inserting ‘‘Lesotho’’ in alphabetical

sequence in the list of countries. The

foregoing modifications to the HTS are

effective with respect to articles entered,

or withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption on or after the effective

date of this notice. Importers claiming

preferential tariff treatment under the

AGOA for entries of textile and apparel

articles should ensure that those entries

meet the applicable visa requirements.

See Visa Requirements Under the

African Growth and Opportunity Act, 66

FR 7837 (2001).

Robert B. Zoellick,

United States Trade Representative.

[FR Doc. 01–10518 Filed 4–26–01; 8:45 am]

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Notice of Meeting of the Industry

Sector Advisory Committee on Small

and Minority Business (ISAC–14)

AGENCY: Office of the United States

Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Industry Sector Advisory

Committee on Small and Minority

Business (ISAC–14) will hold a meeting

on May 9, 2001, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The meeting will be opened to the

public from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for

May 9, 2001, unless otherwise notified.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the USA Trade Center/Ronald Reagan

Building, Training Room B located at

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Millie Sjoberg and Pam Wilbur (202)

482–4792, Department of Commerce,

14th Street and Constitution Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20230 (principal

contact), or myself on (202) 395–6120.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the

meeting the agenda topics to be

addressed will be the trip to the OECD

Montreal Meeting in June and the vote

on the transition papers.

Christina Sevilla,

Acting Assistant United States Trade

Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs

and Public Liaison.

[FR Doc. 01–10532 Filed 4–26–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement: Holt

County, Missouri and Richardson

County, Nebraska

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that an

Environmental Impact Statement will be

prepared for a proposed bridge project

between Holt County, Missouri, and

Richardson County, Nebraska.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Edward Kosola, Realty Officer, Federal

Highway Administration, Federal

Building, Room 220, 100 Centennial

Mall North, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508,

Telephone: (402) 437–5521. Mr. Arthur

Yonkey, Project Development Engineer,

Nebraska Department of Roads, P.O. Box

94759, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509,

Telephone: (402) 479–4795. Ms. Renate

A. Wilkinson, Transportation Planning

Manager, Missouri Department of

Transportation, Northwest District, 3602

North Belt Highway, P.O. Box 287, St.

Joseph, Missouri 64502, Telephone:

(816) 387–2434.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the

Nebraska Department of Roads, and the

Missouri Department of Transportation,

will prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) for a proposal to

construct a bridge over the Missouri

River. The proposed project would

connect Holt County, Missouri and

Richardson County, Nebraska, in the

vicinity of Rulo, Nebraska.

Alternatives under consideration

include: (1) taking no action; (2)

replacing the US–159 Bridge on the

existing alignment; and (3) providing a

new crossing downstream from the

existing alignment.

The Rulo Bridge (Highway US–159

Bridge) has been listed on the National

Register of Historic Places. The existing

bridge is composed of 10 steel, riveted,

Warren deck truss approaches (5 on

each end of the bridge), and 3 steel, 8-

panel, riveted Pennsylvania through

trusses.

An agency scoping meeting is

planned for May 1, 2001 and a public

scoping/information meeting is

planned. A Draft EIS will be prepared

and a public hearing will be held.

Public notice will be given of the public

scoping/information meeting and public

hearing.

To ensure that the full range of issues

related to this proposed action are

addressed and all significant issues

identified, comments and suggestions

are invited from all interested parties.

Comments or questions concerning this

proposed action and the EIS should be

directed to the FHWA or the Nebraska

Department of Roads at the address

provided.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Project 20.205, Highway Planning and

Construction. The regulations implementing

Executive Order 12372 regarding

intergovernmental consultation of Federal

programs and activities apply to this

program.)

Issued on April 20, 2001.

Edward Kosola,

Realty Officer, Nebraska Division, Federal

Highway Administration, Lincoln, Nebraska.

[FR Doc. 01–10468 Filed 4–26–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement: King

County, Washington

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice Of Intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice of intent to advise the public that

an Environmental Impact Statement will

be prepared for a proposed highway

project in King County, Washington

northeast of the city of North Bend.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Victoria Peters, Design Operations

Engineer, Federal Highway

Administration, 610 East Fifth Street,

Vancouver, Washington 98661,

telephone (360) 696–7700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in partnership with the U.S.

Forest Service, Washington Department

of Transportation and King County,

Washington, will prepare an

environmental impact statement (EIS)

on a proposal to improve Washington

Forest Highway 29 locally known as the

Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Road or

Lake Dorothy Road. Forest Highway 29

begins at Interstate 90 (M.P. 34) and

terminates at the Middle Fork—Taylor

River Trailhead. The entire Forest

Highway route is 12.1 miles. The

proposed project will improve the

uppermost 10.74 miles.

The Middle Fork Snoqualmie River

Road is the gateway to 109,000 acres of

National Forest land and a primary

access point for the Alpine Lake

Wilderness. The road is located in the

eastern half of King County, less than an

hour drive from the population in the

Seattle area. There is high recreational

usage along this route which must

accommodate a diverse mix of users

including bicyclists, pedestrians, cars,

recreational vehicles, timber haulers

and trucks.

The existing road is paved for the first

1.3 miles with the remaining portion

being gravel. Roadway widths vary from

15 to 28 feet and are not safe to

accommodate the mix and volume of

traffic. In addition to narrowness, the

road surface ruts and potholes badly

during winter months causing unsafe

and erratic driving conditions. The

present road surface is nearly

unbladable for maintenance because of

the absence of cushion and graded

aggregate. The road also is deficient in

drainage causing silt laden runoff to

empty directly into surface waters. The

overall purpose of the proposed project

is to improve the physical conditions

and safety features of the Middle Fork

Snoqualmie River Road for the existing

and projected traffic demand, while

minimizing adverse impacts to sensitive

environmental resources.

Project objectives will be based on the

needs developed during the scoping

process. All improvements must be

consistent with the applicable

guidelines from the Mt. BakerSnoqualmie Forest Plan, the Middle

Fork Snoqualmie Access/Travel Plan,

King County plans and ordinances,

Washington state regulations and

federal regulations.

Alternatives under consideration

include (1) taking no action; (2)

improving the existing two lane road to

meet the appropriate Washington state

design criteria; (3) improving the

existing two lane road to meet the

appropriate American Association of

State Highway and Transportation

Officials (AASHTO) design criteria; (4)

other alternatives that maybe developed

during the NEPA process.

Notices describing the proposed

action and soliciting comments will be

sent to appropriate Federal, State, and

local agencies, and to private

organizations and citizens who have

previously expressed interest in this

proposal. Based in part on data

collected and comments received,

FHWA has determined that it will

prepare an EIS on the proposed project.

Comments previously received will be

utilized during the EIS process.

Additional interagency and public

scoping activities will be conducted.

The time and place of the public

scoping activities will be provided in

the local news media and by notice to

individuals and agencies that have

expressed interest in the proposal. The

draft EIS will be available for public and

agency review and comment. Schedules

for these activities will be distributed

when available this summer.

To ensure that the full range of issues

related to this proposed action are

addressed and all significant issues

identified, comments and suggestions

are invited from all interested parties.

Previous comments received by FHWA

have identified a number of issues such

as impacts to private landowners, water

quality, wetlands and wildlife, as well

as slope stability, tree removal and

parking along the roadway. Comments

or questions concerning this proposed