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subcommittees of the full Committee

will also meet on June 5, 2001, to work

on issues discussed during the full

Committee session. All interested

parties are welcome to attend the

meeting and to submit written

comments and suggestions concerning

issues the Committee will review and

discuss.

DATES: The full Committee will hold a

public meeting on Tuesday, June 5, and

Wednesday, June 6, 2001 from 8:30 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m. Subcommittees will hold

open meetings on Tuesday, June 5,

2001, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Note: FSIS was not able to publish

notification of this public meeting in the

Federal Register at least 15 days prior to the

meeting, as required by Departmental

Regulation 1041–001, due to late changes to

the agenda.

ADDRESSES: All Committee meetings

will take place at the Holiday Inn

Capitol at the Smithsonian Hotel, 550 C

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024;

telephone (202) 554–2780. The full

committee will meet in main ballroom

Columbia I & II on June 5–6, 2001. The

subcommittees will meet in the Saturn,

Venus and Jupiter Rooms. A meeting

agenda is available on the FSIS Web Site

at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/

nacmpi which is a sub-web page of the

FSIS Homepage at http://

www.fsis.usda.gov. Submit one original

and two copies of written comments to

FSIS Docket Room, Docket #01–014N,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food

Safety and Inspection Service, Room

102 Cotton Annex, 300 12th Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–3700.

Comments may also be sent by facsimile

(202) 205–0381. The comments and the

official transcript of the meeting, when

they become available, will be kept in

the FSIS Docket Room at the address

provided above. All comments received

in response to this notice will be

considered part of the public record and

will be available for reviewing in the

FSIS Docket Room between 8:30 a.m.

and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles L. Gioglio for technical

information at (202) 205–0256 and for

meeting information contact Sonya L.

West at (202) 720–2561, FAX (202) 205–

0157, or E-mail sonya.west@usda.gov.

Persons requiring a sign language

interpreter or other special

accommodations should notify Ms.

West by May 29, 2001, at the above

numbers or by e-mail. Information is

also available on FSIS Web Site at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/

nacmpi.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On January 19, 2001, the Secretary of

Agriculture renewed the charter for the

NACMPI. The Committee provides

advice and recommendations to the

Secretary of Agriculture pertaining to

the Federal and State meat and poultry

inspection programs pursuant to

sections 7(c), 24, 205, 301(a)(3), and

301(c) of the Federal Meat Inspection

Act and sections 5(a)(3), 5(c), 8(b), and

11(e) of the Poultry Products Inspection

Act. The Administrator of FSIS is the

chairperson of the Committee.

Membership of the Committee is drawn

from representatives of consumer

groups; producers, processors, and

marketers from the meat and poultry

industry; State government officials; and

academia. The current members of the

NACMPI are: Dr. Gladys Bayse,

Spelman College; Nancy Donley, Safe

Tables Our Priority; Sandra Eskin,

American Association of Retired

Persons; Carol Tucker Foreman, Food

Policy Institute, Consumer Federation of

America; Michael Govro, Oregon

Department of Agriculture; Martin

Holmes, North American Meat

Processors; Dr. Lee C. Jan, Texas

Department of Health; Alice Johnson,

National Turkey Federation; Collette

Schultz Kaster, Premium Standard

Farms; Dr. Daniel E. LaFontaine, South

Carolina Meat Poultry Inspection

Department; Dr. Irene Leech, Virginia

Tech; Charles Link, Rocco Inc.; Dr.

Catherine Logue, North Dakota State

University; Michael Mamminga, Iowa

Department of Agriculture; Dr. Dale

Morse, New York Office of Public

Health; Dr. Elsa Murano, Texas A&M

University; and John Neal, Courseys

Smoked Meats.

The Committee has three standing

subcommittees to deliberate on specific

issues and make recommendations to

the whole Committee. The Committee

makes recommendations to the

Secretary of Agriculture.

Members of the public will be

required to register before entering the

meeting.

Additional Public Notification

Public awareness of all segments of

rulemaking and policy development is

important. Consequently, in an effort to

better ensure that minorities, women,

and persons with disabilities are aware

of this notice, FSIS will announce it and

provide copies of this Federal Register

publication in the FSIS Constituent

Update. FSIS provides a weekly FSIS

Constituent Update, which is

communicated via fax to over 300

organizations and individuals. In

addition, the update is available on-line

through the FSIS web page located at

http://www.fsis.usda.gov. The update is

used to provide information regarding

FSIS policies, procedures, regulations,

Federal Register notices, FSIS public

meetings, recalls, and any other types of

information that could affect or would

be of interest to our constituents/

stakeholders. The constituent fax list

consists of industry, trade, and farm

groups, consumer interest groups, allied

health professionals, scientific

professionals, and other individuals that

have requested to be included. Through

these various channels, FSIS is able to

provide information to a much broader,

more diverse audience.

For more information and to be added

to the constituent fax list, fax your

request to the Congressional and Public

Affairs Office, at (202) 720–5704.

Done at Washington, DC on: May 23, 2001.

Thomas J. Billy,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–13388 Filed 5–25–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Environmental Assessment for an

Amendment to the Mark Twain

National Forest Land and Resource

Management Plan: Barry, Bollinger,

Boone, Butler, Callaway, Carter,

Christian, Crawford, Dent, Douglas,

Howell, Iron, Laclede, Madison,

Oregon, Ozark, Phelps, Pulaski,

Reynolds, Ripley, Ste. Genevieve, St.

Francis, Shannon, Stone, Taney,

Texas, Washington, Wayne and Wright

Counties, MO

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: On May 28, 1999, Mark

Twain National Forest supervisor,

Randy Moore, (Responsible Official)

initiated a proposal to amend the 1986

Mark Twain National Forest Land and

Resource Management Plan (Forest

Plan). On April 26, 2001, the resultant

Environmental Assessment available for

a 30 day public comment period. Copies

of the Environmental Assessment are

available upon request. The current

preferred alternative (Alternative 3),

adds standards and guidelines for Fish/

Aquatic Ecosystems, Recreation

Management, Heritage Resources

management and adds Management

Prescription 7.1. This notice is provided

pursuant to National Forest System

Land and Resource Management

Planning regulations (36 CFR part 217,

65 FR 67579, November 9, 2000)

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All comments received will be

evaluated and considered in making the

final decision.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing by May 29, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send requests for

documents to: Forest Supervisor, Mark

Twain National Forest, 401 Fairgrounds

Road, Rolla, MO 65401 Or via the forest

web page at www.fs.fed.us/r9/

marktwain

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kristine Swanson, Integrated Resources

Staff Officer, at 573–364–4621, ext. 416.

TDD 573–364–6844; or direct electronic

mail to

mailroomlr9lmarktwain@fs.fed.us

with the words ‘‘NEPA Supervisors

Office’’ in the subject line.

Responsible Official: Randy Moore,

Forest Supervisor, 401 Fairgrounds

Road, Rolla, MO 65401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

amendment would add standards and

guidelines to the Wildlife Habitat

Management section and Recreation and

Heritage Resource Management sections

of the Mark Twain Land and Resource

Management Plan. This new guidance

responds to new management guidance,

revised Forest Service policy and

regulatory mandates, the Forest Service

Natural Resource Agenda, and will

make the Forest Plan easier to read,

understand, and implement in the areas

of fisheries, heritage and recreation

resource management only.

This is a non-significant amendment.

Dated: May 21, 2001.

Randy Moore,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 01–13375 Filed 5–25–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Suction Dredging Activities; Siskiyou

National Forest, Josephine, Coos, and

Curry County, OR; Del Norte County,

CA

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement.

SUMMARY: The USDA, Forest Service

(UFS), Siskiyou Forest National Forest,

will prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS). The purpose of the EIS

is to summarize and disclose the

environmental effects of a Proposed

Action to approve proposed Plans of

Operation for suction dredging within

Riparian Reserves on mining claims

located across the Siskiyou National

Forest.

The Proposed Action is designed to be

consistent with the Siskiyou National

Forest Land and Resource Management

Plan (1989), as amended by the Record

of Decision for the Northwest Forest

Plan (1994), and is scheduled for

implementation during Calendar Year

2002.

Among several requirements, the 1994

Northwest Forest Plan Standard and

Guideline MM–1 required that all

minerals operations within Riparian

Reserves must have an approved Plan of

Operation. Additionally, a 1999 lawsuit

ruling re-affirmed that the Siskiyou

National Forest must implement the

Northwest Forest Plan Standard and

Guideline MM–1. The Siskiyou National

Forest invites you to submit written

issues with the Proposed Action. In

addition, written issues will be solicited

during public scoping efforts. The forest

will also give notice of the full

environmental analysis and decision

making process so that interested and

affected people are made aware as to

how they may participate and

contribute to the final decision.

DATES: Issues concerning the Proposed

Action must be received by June 29,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit written issues

regarding the Proposed Action to Jack

Williams, Forest Supervisor, Siskiyou

National Forest, 333 W. 8th Street, P.O.

Box 520, Medford Oregon 97501.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions about the Proposed

Action and EIS to Roger Mendenhall,

Interdisciplinary Team Leader, Siskiyou

National Forest, 200 N.E. Greenfield,

P.O. Box 440, Grants Pass, Oregon

97526–0242; phone # 541–471–6500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Plans

of Operation for suction dredging would

occur within all of the major watersheds

of Siskiyou National Forest.

The Forest Service will consider

submitted issues to the Proposed Action

in determining the kinds and depths of

analysis needed. They may also be used

to develop additional alternatives to the

Proposed Action that would respond to

significant issues. The no-action

alternative, not approving the Plans of

Operation, will also be considered.

Public participation will be important

at several times during the analysis. The

first time is during scoping. 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 1501.7. The Agency will

be seeking written issues with the

Proposed Action from Federal, State,

and local agencies, affected Indian

tribes, and individuals who may be

interested in or affected by the Proposal.

The Draft EIS is expected to be filed

with the Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) and be available for

review by July 2001. The comment

period for the Draft EIS will be 45 days

from the date that the EPA publishes the

Notice of Availability in the Federal

Register.

Submissions received in response to

this notice, including names and

addresses of those who comment, will

be considered part of the public record

on this Proposed Action and will be

available for public inspection.

Comments submitted anonymously will

be accepted and considered, however,

those who submit anonymous

comments will not have standing to

appeal the subsequent decision under

36 CFR part 215. Additionally, pursuant

to 7 CFR 1.27(d), any person may

request the agency to withhold a

submission from the public record by

showing how the Freedom of

Information Act (FOIA) Permits such

confidentiality. Person requesting such

confidentiality should be aware that,

under the FOIA, confidentially may be

granted in only very limited

circumstances, such as to protect trade

secrets. The Forest Service will inform

the request of the agency’s decision

regarding the request for confidentiality,

and where the request is denied, he

agency will return the submission and

notify the requester that the comments

may be resubmitted with or without

name and address within a specified

number of days.

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, a

reviewers of a Draft EIS must structure

their submissions in the environmental

review process so that they are specific,

meaningful, and alerts an agency to

reviewer’s position and contentions.

Vermont Yankee Power Corp. v. NRDC,

435 U.S. 519, 533 (1978). Also,

environmental objections that could be

raised at the Draft EIS stage, but that are

not raised until after the 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, 409 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