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Notices Federal Register

4795

Vol. 66, No. 12

Thursday, January 18, 2001

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Intent to Prepare an Environmental

Impact Statement for Southwestern

Region, Arizona, Coconino County,

Coconino National Forests

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

SUMMARY: The Coconino National Forest

is planning to prepare an environmental

impact statement on a proposal to

improve grassland and woodland

conditions for wildlife and manage

livestock grazing use on the Pickett Lake

and Padre Canyon Grazing Allotments

during the next 10 years.

DATES: Comments in response to this

Notice of Intent concerning the scope of

the analysis should be received in

writing by on or before February 20,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

USDA Forest Service, Coconino

National Forest, Peaks Ranger Station,

5075 N Hwy 89, Flagstaff, AZ 86004.

Electronic mail may be sent to

mhannemann@fs.fed.us.

Responsible Official: The Forest

Supervisor of the Coconino National

Forest, Supervisor’s Office 2323

Greenlaw Lane, Flagstaff, AZ 86004,

will decide what actions are most

appropriate for managing the Pickett

and Padre Range Allotments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Hannemann, Interdisciplinary

Team Leader, Peaks Ranger District,

(520) 526–0866.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

proposal includes 14,774 acres of

pinyon, juniper and ponderosa pine

treatments. Ponderosa pine cuts would

be on trees <6′′ in diameter at breast

height (DBH). Slash crushing and

seeding will be done in pinyon and

juniper treatment areas where slash is

heavy and dense trees have removed the

grass seed source from the area.

Approximately $258,810 will be spent

on cutting the trees. Approximately

$95,500 will be spent on slash crushing,

harrowing and seeding. Approximately

$126,500 would be spent on

archaeological surveys on the tree

cutting areas. The Forest Service will

look for grants and partners to

supplement normal Forest Service funds

to complete the pinyon and juniper

treatments, slash crushing, harrowing

and seeding.

This proposal also has a Forest

Service permit of up to 850 cattle from

June 1 to September 30 on the 34,814

acres Pickett Lake Allotment and up to

125 cattle from August 1 to September

30 on the 20,993 acres Padre Canyon

Allotment. This is a 10% reduction in

cattle use on Pickett Lake Allotment and

a 31% reduction in cattle use on the

Padre Canyon Allotment. In addition,

this proposal has a combined grazing

system option of up to 913 cattle from

June 1 to September 30 on both

allotment areas, a 14% overall reduction

in cattle use. In addition to maintaining

current range structures, approximately

$25,600 will be spent on one mile of

barbwire fence, four miles of pipeline

and five drinkers. The Forest Service

will spend approximately $13,700

primarily for materials and the

permittee will spend approximately

$11,900 primarily for installation of the

improvements.

Preliminary issues include the effect

of grazing on the environment,

especially watershed conditions and

pronghorn antelope habitat.

The Proposed action was mailed to

104 individuals, organizations and

cooperating resource agencies for review

and comment on January 5, 2001. From

comments received, the Team will

develop statements to capture the

substantive issues and developed

alternatives other than the proposed

action. If you would like a copy of the

proposed action please contact our

office. Your comments will be included

in our environmental analysis.

It is anticipated that environmental

analysis and preparation of the draft and

final environmental impact statements

will take about six months. The Draft

Environmental Impact Statement can be

expected April of 2001 and the Final

EIS in summer. The comment period on

the draft environmental impact

statement extends 45 days from the date

the Environmental Protection Agency

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 rulings

related to public participation in the

environmental review process. To be the

most helpful, comments on the draft

environmental impact statement should

be as specific as possible and may

address the adequacy of the statement or

the merits of the alternatives discussed

(see Council of Environmental Quality

Regulations for implementing the

procedural provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act at 40 CFR

1503.3).

In addition, Federal court decisions

have established that 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 reviewers’ position and

contentions. Vermont Yankee Nuclear

Power Corp. v. NRDC 435 US 519, 553

(1978). Environmental objections that

could have been raised at the draft state

may be waived if not raised until after

completion of the final environmental

impact statement. City of Angoon v.

Hodel 9th Circuit, 1986) and Wisconsin

Heritages, Inc v. Harris, 490F. Supp.

1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis. 1980). The reason

for this is to ensure that substantive

comments and objections are made

available to the Forest Service at a time

when it can meaningfully consider them

in the final environmental impact

statement.

To assist the Forest Service in

identifying and considering issues and

concerns on the proposal 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.

4796 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 12 / Thursday, January 18, 2001 / Notices

1The Act expired on August 20, 1994, Executive

Order 12924 (3 CFR 1994 Comp. 917 (1995)),

extended by Presidential Notices of August 15, 1995

(3 CFR, 1995 Comp. 501 (1996)), August 14, 1996

(3 CFR 1996 Comp. 298 (1997)), August 13, 1997

(3 CFR 1997 Comp. 306 (1998)), and August 13,

1998 (3 CFR, 1998 Comp. 294 (1999)), continued

the Export Administration Regulations in effect

under IEEPA. The Act was renewed and signed into

law by the President on November 13, 2000.

Dated: January 5, 2001.

Jim Golden,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 01–1391 Filed 1–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Intergovernmental Advisory

Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Intergovernmental

Advisory Committee (IAC) will meet on

February 1, 2001, at the Hilton Hotel,

921 SW 6th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

97204–1296. The purpose of the

meeting is to continue discussions on

the implementation of the Northwest

Forest Plan (NFP). The meeting will

begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue until

3:30 p.m. Agenda items to be discussed

include, but are not limited to: IAC

Topics for advice, the Aquatic Riparian

Effectiveness Monitoring Plan, and an

update on the survey and Manage

Record of Decision. The IAC meeting

will be open to the public and is fully

accessible for people with disabilities.

Interpreters are available upon request

in advance. Written comments may be

submitted for the record at the meeting.

Time will also be scheduled for oral

public comments. Interested persons are

encouraged to attend.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions regarding this meeting may

be directed to Steve Odell, Executive

Director, Regional Ecosystem Office, 333

SW, 1st Avenue, P.O. Box 3623,

Portland, OR 97208 (Phone: 503–808–

2166).

Dated: January 11, 2001.

Stephen J. Odell,

Designated Federal Official.

[FR Doc. 01–1467 Filed 1–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Action Affecting Export Privileges;

Michel V. Diago; Order Amending the

Order Denying Permission To Apply

for or Use Export Licenses

On, September 7, 1997, the acting

director of the Office of Exporter

Services entered an Order (the 1994

Order) against Michel V. Daigo denying

his export privileges until February 25,

2003, based upon his February 25, 1993,

conviction in the Untied States District

Court for the Northern District of

California of violating the Export

Administration Act of 1979 as amended

(50 U.S.C.A. app. 2401–2420 (1991,

Supp. 1993, and Public Law 103–277,

July 5, 1994) 1 the Act). The 1994 Order

was issued under the authority of

Section1 1(h) of the Act and Sections

766.25 and 750.8(a) of the Export

Administration Regulations (currently

codified at 15 CFR Parts 730–774

(1999)) (the Regulations). The 1994

Order was published in the Federal

Register (50 FR 47299, September 15,

1994).

In the Matter of: MICHAEL V. DIAGO,

1183 Calle del Arroyo, Sonoma,

California 95476.

On, October 18, 1994 Diago, through

counsel, filed an appeal from the Order

with the Under Secretary for Export

Administration (Under Secretary),

pursuant to Part 789 (currently Part 756)

of the Regulations. On December 22,

2000, the Under Secretary issued his

final decision on that appeal and

granted partial relief from the terms of

the 1994 Order by terminating the

denial period as of December 31, 2000.

Accordingly, the 1994 Order is hereby

amended to as follows:

Ordered

I. The date ‘‘February 25, 2003’’ in

fourth paragraph and in the paragraphs

labeled II and V of the 1994 Order is

amended to read December 31, 2000.

II. A copy of this Order shall be

delivered to Diago. This Order shall be

published in the Federal Register.

Dated: January 2, 2001.

Eileen Albanese,

Director, Office of Exporter Services.

[FR Doc. 01–1392 Filed 1–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Antidumping or Countervailing Duty

Order, Finding, or Suspended

Investigation; Opportunity to Request

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to request

administrative review of antidumping or

countervailing duty order, finding, or

suspended investigation.

Background

Each year during the anniversary

month of the publication of an

antidumping or countervailing duty

order, finding, or suspension of

investigation, an interested party, as

defined in section 771(9) of the Tariff

Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), may

request, in accordance with section

351.213 (2000) of the Department of

Commerce (the Department) regulations,

that the Department conduct an

administrative review of that

antidumping or countervailing duty

order, finding, or suspended

investigation.

Opportunity to Request a Review:

Not later than the last day of January

2001, interested parties may request an

administrative review of the following

orders, findings, or suspended

investigations, with anniversary dates in

January for the following periods:

Period

Antidumping duty proceedings

Brazil: Brass Sheet and Strip, A–351–603 .............................................................................................................................. 1/1/00–12/31/00

Brazil: Stainless Steel Wire Rod, A–351–819 ......................................................................................................................... 1/1/00–12/31/00

Canda: Brass Sheet and Strip, A–122–601 ............................................................................................................................ 1/1/00–12/31/00

France: Anhydrous Sodium Metasilicate (ASM), A–427–098 ................................................................................................. 1/1/00–12/31/00

France: Stainless Steel Wire Rods, A–427–811 ..................................................................................................................... 1/1/00–12/31/00

Taiwan: Stainless Steel Cooking Ware, A–583–603 .............................................................................................................. 1/1/00–12/31/00

The People’s Republic of China: Potassium Permanganate, A–570–001 ............................................................................. 1/1/00–12/31/00

The Republic of Korea: Stainless Steel Cooking Ware, A–580–601 ...................................................................................... 1/1/00–12/31/00