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24095

Vol. 66, No. 92

Friday, May 11, 2001

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. FV01–945–610 Review]

Idaho-Eastern Oregon Potatoes;

Section 610 Review

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice of review and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that

the Agricultural Marketing Service

(AMS) plans to review Marketing Order

945, which regulates the handling of

Irish potatoes grown in certain

designated counties in Idaho and

Malheur County, Oregon, under the

criteria contained in section 610 of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA).

DATES: Written comments on this notice

must be received by July 10, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit written comments

concerning this notice of review.

Comments must be sent to the Docket

Clerk, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,

AMS, USDA, Room 2525–S, P. O. Box

96456, Washington, DC 20090–6456;

Fax: (202) 720–8938; or E-mail:

moab.docketclerk@usda.gov. All

comments should reference the docket

number and the date and page number

of this issue of the Federal Register and

will be made available for public

inspection in the Office of the Docket

Clerk during regular business hours, or

may be viewed at http://

www.ams.usda.gov/fv/moab.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert J. Curry, Northwest Marketing

Field Office, Marketing Order

Administration Branch, Fruit and

Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1220

SW Third Avenue, Suite 385, Portland,

Oregon 97204; telephone: (503) 326–

2724; Fax: (503) 326–7440; E-mail:

Robert.Curry@usda.gov; or George

Kelhart, Marketing Order

Administration Branch, Fruit and

Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, room

2525–S, P.O. Box 96456, Washington,

DC 20090–6456; telephone: (202) 720–

2491; Fax: (202) 720–8938; E-mail:

George.Kelhart@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Marketing

Order No. 945, as amended (7 CFR part

945), regulates the handling of Irish

potatoes grown in certain designated

counties in Idaho and Malheur County,

Oregon. The marketing order is effective

under the Agricultural Marketing

Agreement Act of 1937 (AMAA), as

amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674).

AMS published in the Federal

Register (63 FR 8014; February 18,

1999), its plan to review certain

regulations, including Marketing Order

No. 945, under criteria contained in

section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility

Act (RFA; 5 U.S.C. 601–612). Because

many AMS regulations impact small

entities, AMS decided, as a matter of

policy, to review certain regulations

which, although they may not meet the

threshold requirement under section

610 of the RFA, warrant review. The

February 18 notice stated that AMS

would list the regulations to be

reviewed in AMS’ regulatory agenda

which is published in the Federal

Register as part of the Unified Agenda.

However, after further consideration,

AMS has decided to announce the

reviews in the Federal Register separate

from the Unified Agenda. Accordingly,

this notice and request for comments is

made for Idaho-Eastern Oregon potatoes.

The purpose of the review will be to

determine whether the Idaho-Eastern

Oregon potato marketing order should

be continued without change, amended,

or rescinded (consistent with the

objectives of the AMAA) to minimize

the impacts on small entities. In

conducting this review, AMS will

consider the following factors: (1) The

continued need for the marketing order;

(2) the nature of complaints or

comments received from the public

concerning the marketing order; (3) the

complexity of the marketing order; (4)

the extent to which the marketing order

overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with

other Federal rules, and, to the extent

feasible, with State and local

governmental rules; and (5) the length of

time since the marketing order has been

evaluated or the degree to which

technology, economic conditions, or

other factors have changed in the area

affected by the marketing order.

Written comments, views, opinions,

and other information regarding the

potato marketing order’s impact on

small businesses are invited.

Dated: May 7, 2001.

Kenneth C. Clayton,

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing

Service.

[FR Doc. 01–11864 Filed 5–10–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

County Line—Fourmile Project,

McKean And Warren Counties, PA

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: The Forest Service, Allegheny

National Forest, Bradford Ranger

District will prepare an environmental

impact statement (EIS) to disclose the

environmental consequences of the

proposed County Line—Fourmile

Project, and alternatives to the proposal.

The County Line—Fourmile Project

area is located just north and northeast

of Sheffield, Pennsylvania within Mead

and Sheffield Townships in Warren

County and Hamilton Township in

McKean County. The total project area

is approximately 12,515 acres, with

70% National Forest System lands and

30% private land.

The Forest Service is proposing to

move from the existing condition of the

County Line—Fourmile project area

towards the Desired Future Condition,

as detailed in the Allegheny National

Forest Land and Resource Management

Plan. Vegetation management, wildlife

habitat improvements and

transportation activities are proposed to

respond to the following resource

management needs: (1) To restore native

vegetation to improve plant and wildlife

habitat diversity, and move toward the

desired age class distributions of

forested stands, (2) To foster sustainable

forest management through harvest and

reforestation projects in stands needing

treatment, (3) To provide high quality

hardwoods and contribute to the

economic vitality of local communities,

(4) To improve wildlife cover and forage

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