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dealt with in the standard, by a generic

name covering them all. If a fully

informative title is inordinately long, a

subtitle could be added.

Scope

This section should contain a clear,

concise statement as to the food or foods

to which the standard is applicable

unless the name of the standard clearly

and concisely identifies the food or

foods. A generic standard covering more

than one specific product should clearly

identify the specific products to which

the standard applies.

Description

This section should contain a

definition of the product or products

with an indication, where appropriate,

of the raw materials from which the

product or products are derived and any

necessary references to processes of

manufacture. The description may also

include references to types and styles of

product and to type of pack. The

description may also include additional

definitions when these additional

definition are required to clarify the

meaning of the standard.

Essential Composition and Quality

Factors

This section should contain all

quantitative and other requirements as

to composition including, where

necessary, identity characteristics,

provisions on packing media and

requirements as to compulsory and

optional ingredients. It should also

include quality factors that are essential

for the designation, definition, or

composition of the product concerned.

Such factors could include the quality

of the raw material, with the object of

protecting the health of the consumer,

provisions on taste, odor, color, and

texture which may be apprehended by

the senses, and basic quality criteria for

the finished products, with the object of

preventing fraud. This section may refer

to tolerances for defects, such as

blemishes or imperfect material, but this

information should be contained in

appendix to the standard or in another

advisory text.

Food Additives

This section should contain the

names of the additives permitted and,

where appropriate, the maximum

amount permitted in the food. It should

be prepared in accordance with

guidance given on page 93 of the Codex

Procedural Manual and may take the

following form:

‘‘The following provisions in respect

of food additives and their

specifications as contained in

section....... .of the Codex

Alimentarius are subject to endorsement

[have been endorsed] by the Codex

Committee on Food Additives and

Contaminants.’’

A tabulation should then follow, viz.:

‘‘Name of additive, maximum level

(in percentage or mg/kg).’’

Contaminants

(a) Pesticide Residues: This section

should include, by reference, any levels

for pesticide residues that have been

established by the Codex Committee on

Pesticide Residues for the product

concerned.

(b) Other Contaminants: In addition,

this section should contain the names of

other contaminants and where

appropriate the maximum level

permitted in the food, and the text to

appear in the standard may take the

following form:

‘‘The following provisions in respect

of contaminants, other than pesticide

residues, are subject to endorsement

[have been endorsed] by the Codex

Committee on Food Additives and

Contaminants.’’

A tabulation should then follow, viz.:

‘‘Name of contaminant, maximum

level (in percentage or mg/kg).’’

Hygiene

Any specific mandatory hygiene

provisions considered necessary should

be included in this section. They should

be prepared in accordance with the

guidance given on page 95 of the Codex

Procedural Manual. Reference should

also be made to applicable codes of

hygienic practice. Any parts of such

codes, including in particular any endproduct specifications, should be set out

in the standard, if it is considered

necessary that they should be made

mandatory. The following statement

should also appear:

‘‘The following provisions in respect

of the food hygiene of the product are

subject to endorsement [have been

endorsed] by the Codex Committee on

Food Hygiene.’’

Weights and Measures

This section should include all

provisions, other than labelling

provisions, relating to weights and

measures, e.g. where appropriate, fill of

container, weight, measure or count of

units determined by an appropriate

method of sampling and analysis.

Weights and measures should be

expressed in S.I. units. In the case of

standards which include provisions for

the sale of products in standardized

amounts, e.g. multiples of 100 grams,

S.I. units should be used, but this would

not preclude additional statements in

the standards of these standardized

amounts in approximately similar

amounts in other systems of weights

and measures.

Labelling

This section should include all the

labelling provisions contained in the

standard and should be prepared in

accordance with the guidance given on

page 92 of the Codex Procedural

Manual. Provisions should be included

by reference to the General Standard for

the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods. The

section may also contain provisions

which are exemptions from, additions

to, or which are necessary for the

interpretation of the General Standard

in respect of the product concerned

provided that these can be justified

fully. The following statement should

also appear:

‘‘The following provisions in respect

of the labelling of this product are

subject to endorsement [have been

endorsed] by the Codex Committee on

Food Labelling.’’

Methods of Analysis and Sampling

This section should include, either

specifically or by reference, all methods

of analysis and sampling considered

necessary and should be prepared in

accordance with the guidance given on

page 95 of the Codex Procedural

Manual. If two or more methods have

been proved to be equivalent by the

Codex Committee on Methods of

Analysis and Sampling, these could be

regarded as alternative and included in

this section either specifically or by

reference. The following statement

should also appear:

‘‘The methods of analysis and

sampling described hereunder are to be

endorsed [have been endorsed] by the

Codex Committee on Methods of

Analysis and Sampling.’’

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BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Lime Kiln Timber Sale, BeaverheadDeerlodge National Forest, Silver Bow

County, MT

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare

environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: The Forest Service will

prepare an environmental impact

statement to document the analysis and

disclose the environmental impacts of

proposed actions to manage vegetation

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through timber harvest and prescribed

burning in the Roosevelt Drive and Lime

Kiln areas of the Highland Mountains.

The project area is located

approximately 10 miles south of Butte,

MT.

The Forest Service proposes to

selectively treat approximately 366

acres of sawtimber and post and poles,

predominantly mature Douglas-fir and

lodgepole pine. Approximately .5 mile

of temporary road construction is

proposed to access the harvest units.

Additionally, .6 mile of existing deadend spur roads would be closed within

5 years of the vegetative treatments.

DATES: Comments concerning the scope

of the analysis should be received in

writing by July 5, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

Bruce Schuelke, Butte Ranger District,

1820 Meadowlark, Butte, MT 59701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bruce Schuelke, Interdisciplinary Team

Leader, (406) 494–0241.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

primary purpose of this proposal is to

maintain a healthy Lodgepole Pine and

Douglas-Fir overstory. The desired

condition would be more resistant to

catastrophic fires; to promote vegetation

components that evolved ecological

with disturbance; and to reduce the risk

of insect infestations. The proposal

would encourage aspen reestablishment through harvesting and

underburning; and is designed to reduce

the overall sedimentation in Backtail

Creek. The proposal would harvest

timber in two areas using commercial

thinning, clearcutting and sanitation

salvage. Approximately 3,000 CCF of

sawtimber and approximately 36,000

posts and poles would be harvested.

The project tiers to the National Fire

Plan by reducing hazardous fuels along

the wildland-urban interface. This

project levels EIS will tier to the

Deerlodge National Forest Land and

Resource Management Plan (Forest

Plan) and incorporate by reference the

Forest Plan (September 1987), which

provides overall guidance of all land

management activities on the

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest,

including timber. This project was

previously analyzed as Lime Kiln

Timber Sale E.A.

Public participation is important to

the analysis. Part of the goal of public

involvement is to identify additional

issues and to refine the general tentative

issues. To date, over 200 letters were

sent to interested people, adjacent

landowners, organizations, business, as

well as Federal, State, County, and

Tribal organizations. Two field trips

were held in the summers of 1996 and

1997. Comments from the public and

other agencies are being used to prepare

the Draft EIS. The scoping process to

date has identified potential issues;

identified major issues to be analyzed in

depth, and eliminated minor issues or

those that have been covered by a

relevant previous environmental

analysis. Public comments received

during initial scooping identified the

following issues: effects to wildlife

habitats, visual quality, recreation,

economic impacts, and adjacent private

land. Potential alternatives may harvest

less timber, or emphasize harvest in

other areas.

During the scoping process, the Forest

Service is seeking additional

information and comments from

Federal, State, and local agencies and

other individuals or organizations who

may be interested in or affected by the

proposed action. The United States Fish

and Wildlife Service will be consulted

concerning effects to threatened and

endangered species. The agency invites

written comments and suggestions on

this action, particularly in terms of

identification of issues and alternative

development.

The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National

Forest is the lead agency for this

proposal. The Forest Supervisor for the

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest,

420 Barrett Street, Dillon, MT 59725

will be making the decision on this

action. The draft should be available for

review in September 2001 and the final

EIS is scheduled for completion in

November 2001.

The comment period on the draft

environmental impact statement will be

45 days from the date the

Environmental Protection Agency

publishes the notice of availability in

the Federal Register.

The Forest Service believes it is

important to give reviewers notice at

this early stage 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 impact

statement stage but that are not raised

until after completion of the final

environmental impact statement may be

waived or dismissed by the courts.

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

concerns 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. (Reviewers may wish to

refer to the Council of Environmental

Quality Regulations for implementing

the procedural provisions of the

National Environmental Policy Act at 40

CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points.).

Dated: May 23, 2001.

Janette S. Kaiser,

Forest Supervisor.

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.

Title: 2002 Economic Census covering

the Utilities; Transportation and

Warehousing; Finance and Insurance;

and Real Estate, Rental and Leasing

Sectors.

Form Number(s): The 36 report forms

are too numerous to list here.

Agency Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: New collection.

Burden: 829,579 hours in FY 2003.

Number of Respondents: 633,007.

Avg Hours Per Response: 1.3 hours.

Needs and Uses: The 2002 Economic

Census covering the Utilities;

Transportation and Warehousing;

Finance and Insurance; and Real Estate,

Rental and Leasing Sectors will use a

mail canvas, supplemented by data from

Federal administrative records, to

measure the economic activity of more

than 994,000 establishments in these

sectors of the economy as classified in

the North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS).