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developed to serve as the basis for the

recommendation to be made to

Congress.

Public participation will be especially

important at several points during the

analysis. The Forest Service will be

seeking information, comments, and

assistance from Federal, State, Tribe,

and local agencies, and other

individuals or organizations who may

be interested in or affected by the

proposed actions. This information will

be used in preparation of the draft

legislative EIS. Public open houses to

discuss this study are scheduled from 4

to 8 p.m. at the following locations:

Monday, May 7, 2001, Snoqualmie

Ranger District, 42404 SE North Bend

Way, North Bend, Washington;

Tuesday, May 8, 2001, Summit Inn, 603

State Route 906, Snoqualmie Pass,

Washington; and Thursday, May 10,

2001, Hal Holms Community Center,

201 N. Ruby, Ellensburg, Washington.

The draft legislative EIS is expected to

be filed with the Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) and is to be

available for public review by October

2001. The comment period on the draft

legislative EIS will be 60 days from the

date the EPA publishes the notice of

availability in the Federal Register.

The Forest Service believes, at this

early stage, it is important to give

reviewers notice of several court ruling

related to public participation in the

environmental review process. First,

reviewers of a draft legislative EIS 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 Cor. v. NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 553

(1978). Also, environmental objections

that could be raised at the draft

legislative EIS stage but that are not

raised until after completion of the final

legislative 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, 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 60 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

legislative EIS.

To assist the Forest Service is

identifying and considering issues and

concerns on the proposed action,

comments on the draft legislative EIS

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 legislative EIS

or the merits of the alternatives

formulated and discussed in the

statement. 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.

The final legislative EIS is schedule to

be completed by October 2002. The

Forest Service will respond to the

comments received during the comment

period in the final legislative EIS. These

comments will be forwarded to the

Congressional committee with

jurisdiction over the proposal along

with the final legislative EIS and study

report.

Dated: April 24, 2001.

Sonny J. O’Neal,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 01–11214 Filed 5–3–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Additions to the procurement

list.

SUMMARY: This action adds to the

Procurement List commodities and a

service to be furnished by nonprofit

agencies employing persons who are

blind or have other severe disabilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 4, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800,

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick T. Mooney (703) 603–7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August

25, 2000, February 16 and March 9,

2001 the Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled published notices (65 FR

51794, 66 FR 10664 and 14123) of

proposed additions to the Procurement

List.

After consideration of the material

presented to it concerning capability of

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide

the commodities and service and impact

of the additions on the current or most

recent contractors, the Committee has

determined that the commodities and

service listed below are suitable for

procurement by the Federal Government

under 41 U.S.C. 46–48c and 41 CFR 51–

2.4.

I certify that the following action will

not have a significant impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

The major factors considered for this

certification were:

1. The action will not result in any

additional reporting, recordkeeping or

other compliance requirements for small

entities other than the small

organizations that will furnish the

commodities and service to the

Government.

2. The action will not have a severe

economic impact on current contractors

for the commodities and service.

3. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodities and service to the

Government.

4. There are no known regulatory

alternatives which would accomplish

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in

connection with the commodities and

service proposed for addition to the

Procurement List.

Accordingly, the following

commodities and service are hereby

added to the Procurement List:

Commodities

Power Duster

7045–00-NIB–0164

7045–00-NIB–0165

7045–00-NIB–0166

Wipes, White Board

7510–01–454–1159

Service

Microfilming, Commodities Future Trading

Commission, 1155 21st Street,

Washington, DC.

This action does not affect current

contracts awarded prior to the effective

date of this addition or options that may

be exercised under those contracts.

Patrick T. Mooney,

Director, Pricing and Program Operations.

[FR Doc. 01–11302 Filed 5–3–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List; Proposed Additions

and Deletions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed Additions to and

Deletions from Procurement List.