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be considered in the draft and/or final

EIS.

The scope of this analysis is limited

to those activiites related to the purpose

and need and measures necessary to

mitigate the effects these activities may

have on the environment. The decision

will include if, when, how,and where to

schedule restoration activities,

recreation opportunity enhancement,

interpretive activities, water quality

improvement actions, resource

protection measures, monitoring, and

other follow-up activities. The

appropriate road system for this project

area will also be determined.

Public participation will be an

important part of the project,

commencing with the EIS initial

scoping process (40 CFR 1 501.7), which

starts with publication of this notice and

continues for the next 30 days. In

addition, the public is encouraged to

visit with the District Ranger and Project

Leader at any time during the analysis

and prior to the decision. The Forest

Service will be seeking information,

comments, and assistance from Federal,

State, and local agencies, Indian Tribes,

landowners adjacent to the project area,

and other individuals or organizations

that may be interested in or affected by

the proposed action.

Comments from the public and other

agencies will be used in preparation of

the draft EIS. The scoping process will

be used to: identify potential issues;

identify additional alternatives to the

proposed action; and, identify potential

environmental effects of the proposed

action and alternatives (i.e. direct,

indirect, and cumulative effects).

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 draft EIS, which is expected to be

filed with the Environmental Protection

Agency and available for public review

in September 2001. A 45-day comment

period will follow publication of a

Notice of Availability of the draft EIS in

the Federal Register. The comments

received will be analyzed and

considered in preparation of the final

EIS, which we expect to file in

December 2001. A Record of Decision

will be issued not less than 30 days after

publication of a Notice of Availability of

the final EIS in the Federal Register.

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. NRDS, 435 U.S. 519, 513

(1978). Also, environmental objections

that could be raised at the draft EIS

stage 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 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 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.

The responsible official for this

environmental impact statement is

Randy Moore, Forest Supervisor, Mark

Twain National Forest.

Dated: April 20, 2001.

Sharon Metzler,

Acting Deputy Forest Supervisor, Mark Twain

National Forest, 401 Fairgrounds Road, Rolla,

MO 65401.

[FR Doc. 01–11445 Filed 5–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation

Service

Modification to Wetland Reserve

Program Easements, Madison Parish,

Louisiana

AGENCY: Natural Resources

Conservation Service, DOA.

ACTION: Notice of Finding of No

Significant Impact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102 (2) (c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969; the Council on

Environmental Quality Regulations (40

CFR Part 1500); and the Natural

Resources Conservation Service

Regulation (7 CFR Part 650); the Natural

Resources Conservation Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, gives notice

that an environmental impact statement

is not being prepared for the

Modification to Wetland Reserve

Program Easements (WRP) Madison

Parish, Louisiana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald W. Gohmert, State

Conservationist, Natural Resources

Conservation Service, 3737 Government

Street, Alexandria, Louisiana, 71302,

telephone (318) 473–7751.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Environmental impacts associated with

the modification of the WRP Easements

are minimal. A total of 20.1 acres of

forested wetlands impacted by the

pipeline will be restored, 1.2 acres will

be subordinated, and 11.2 additional

wetland acres will be mitigated by

incorporation into a future WRP

easement. As a result of these findings,

Donald W. Gohmert, State

Conservationist has determined that the

preparation and review of an

environmental impact statement is not

needed for this project. The Notice of a

Finding of No Significant Impact

(FONSI) has been forwarded to the

Environmental Protection Agency. A

limited number of copies of the FONSI

are available to fill single copy requests

at the above address. Basic data

developed during the environmental

assessment are on file and may be

reviewed by contacting Billy Moore,

Assistant State Conservationist, Natural

Resources Conservation Service, 3737

Government Street, Alexandria,

Louisiana 71302, telephone (318) 473–

7756.

No administrative action on

implementation of the proposal will be

taken until 30 days after the date of this

publication in the Federal Register.

Dated: March 20, 2001.

Donald W. Gohmert,

State Conservationist.

[FR Doc. 01–11468 Filed 5–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–580–825]

Oil Country Tubular Goods from

Korea: Extension of Time Limit for

Preliminary Results of Antidumping

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Extension of Time

Limit For Preliminary Results of

Administrative Review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 8, 2001.