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Sheridan, Sheridan County,

Wyoming. In addition, for decisions

affecting an individual district(s),

the local district(s) newspaper will

be used (see listing below).

District Ranger Decisions:

Tongue District: Sheridan Press,

published daily in Sheridan,

Sheridan County, Wyoming.

Buffalo District: Buffalo Bulletin,

published weekly in Buffalo,

Johnson County, Wyoming.

Medicine Wheel District: Lovell

Chronicle, published weekly in

Lovell, Big Horn County, Wyoming.

Tensleep District: Northern Wyoming

Daily News, published daily in

Worland, Washakie County,

Wyoming.

Paintrock District: Greybull Standard,

published weekly in Greybull, Big

Horn County, Wyoming.

Medicine Bow National Forest,

Wyoming

Forest Supervisor Decisions:

Laramie Daily Boomerang, published

daily in Laramie, Albany County,

Wyoming.

District Ranger Decisions:

Laramie District: Laramie Daily

Boomerang, published daily in

Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming.

Douglas District: Casper Star-Tribune,

published daily in Casper, Natrona

County, Wyoming.

Brush Creek and Hayden Districts:

Rawlins Daily Times, published

daily in Rawlins, Carbon County,

Wyoming.

Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming

Forest Supervisor Decision:

Cody Enterprise, published twice

weekly in Cody, Park County,

Wyoming.

District Ranger Decisions:

Clarks Fork District: Powell Tribune,

published twice weekly in Powell,

Park County, Wyoming.

Wapiti and Greybull Districts: Cody

Enterprise, published twice weekly

in Cody, Park County, Wyoming.

Wind River District: The Dubois

Frontier, published weekly in

Dubois, Teton County, Wyoming.

Lander District: Wyoming State

Journal, published twice weekly in

Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming.

Dated: May 11, 2001.

David A. Heerwagen,

Deputy Regional Forester, Operations.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Giant Sequoia National Monument

Management Plan EIS

AGENCY: USDA, Forest Service.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Agriculture, Forest Service is preparing

an environmental impact statement

(EIS) to establish management direction

for the land and resources within the

Giant Sequoia National Monument

(GSNM) created by Presidential

Proclamation on April 15, 2000. The

agency is to develop a management plan

within three years of the signing of the

Proclamation. The Forest Service, as the

responsible agency, proposes to amend

the Sequoia National Forest Land and

Resource Management Plan (FLMP) to

provide for the protection of the objects

of interest identified in the

Proclamation.

DATES: The public is asked to submit

any issues (points of concern, debate,

dispute, or disagreement) regarding

potential effects of the proposed action

by July 24, 2001. The draft EIS is

expected to be available for public

comment in February 2002 and the final

EIS is expected to be published in

September 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to:

Jim Whitfield, EIS Team Leader, USDA

Forest Service, Sequoia National Forest,

900 W. Grand Avenue, Porterville, CA

93257.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim

Whitfield, EIS Team Leader, Sequoia

National Forest, at the address listed

above. The phone number is (559) 784–

1500. Information regarding the

monument and the planning process

can also be found on the Giant Sequoia

National Monument website located at

www.r5.fs.fed.us/giant_sequoia. Public

meetings will be held during the

scoping period to allow the public to

gather information prior to submitting

comments. Information on the times,

dates, locations, and agendas for these

meetings will be provided in local

newspapers, on the website, and by

direct mailings.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On April 15, 2000, a Presidential

Proclamation creating the Giant Sequoia

National Monument was signed. The

Proclamation designated 327,769 acres

within the boundary of the Sequoia

National Forest as a National Monument

to provide protection for a variety of

objects of historic and scientific interest,

including giant sequoia trees and their

surrounding ecosystem. The President

directed the Secretary of Agriculture to

prepare a management plan within three

years, and that the plan is to include a

transportation plan. The plan will

provide for and encourage continued

public access and use consistent with

the purposes of the Giant Sequoia

National Monument. A range of

alternatives will be analyzed, including

the no-action alternative, which is the

management direction provided by the

current Forest Land and Resource

Management Plan, as amended.

Purpose and Need for Action

The Presidential Proclamation

identifies the need to take action

regarding two critical problems facing

giant sequoias and their ecosystems: (1)

The heavy buildup of surface fuels and

woody debris, leading to an increased

hazard form wildfires, and (2) a lack of

regeneration of young giant sequoias to

ensure long-term sustainability of the

species. The proclamation also clearly

identifies opportunities for scientific

research, interpretation, recreation, and

the need for a transportation plan. We

are committed to preparing a

management plan that is responsive to

these needs and opportunities and that

provides proper care for the objects of

interest as identified in the

proclamation. These objects include:

1. The naturally occurring groves of

giant sequoia,

2. The ecosystems within the GSNM

that surround the groves and provide

enriching recreational and social

experiences, outstanding landscapes,

and an array of rare and endemic

species, such as the fisher, the great gray

owl, the American marten, the northern

goshawk, the peregrine falcon, the

spotted owl, and the California condor,

3. The historical landscape in and

around the Hume Lake Basin associated

with the Euro-American use of the giant

sequoia since the late 1800’s, and

4. The limestone caverns and

prehistoric archaeological sites that

provide a paleontological record of the

ecological changes that giant sequoias

have undergone, as well as a prehistoric

record of the relationship of the area to

the native tribes.

Management Direction

Current management direction for the

Sequoia National Forest and the GSNM

includes the Presidential Proclamation

and the Forest Land and Resource

Management Plan as amended by the

Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment.

The Sierra Nevada Forest Plan

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Amendment provides management

direction for many important concerns

such as aquatic, riparian, and meadow

management; fire and fuel management;

and old forest ecosystem management. It

provides strategies, as well as standards

and guidelines, to address the risk of

catastrophic fire, although it is not

focused on the objects of interest within

the monument. The Sierra Nevada

Forest Plan Amendment also provides

some management direction to begin to

address the restoration of giant sequoia

ecosystems. More information on the

Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment

is available at www.r5.fs.fed.us sncf or

by calling (916) 492–7554.

Current management direction does

address some key concerns raised by the

public during and immediately after the

establishment of the monument. New

direction is not proposed for activities

such as: Accessing private lands and

special use facilities, issuing special use

permits (permits for three organizational

camps have recently been renewed),

hunting and fishing, and limiting offhighway vehicle use.

Proposed Action

This plan amendment will provide

new management direction for the

proper care, management and

enjoyment of the objects of interest in

the monument, as well as highlight and

emphasize the application of current

direction specific to the objects of

interest. The Proposed Action

establishes or modifies desired

conditions and management goals for

key resources (giant sequoias,

recreation, historic and prehistoric

resources, transportation, caves, and

scientific study).

To realize the desired conditions and

meet management goals, new

management areas and their associated

management emphases are being

proposed. Examples are given of

potential projects to maintain or achieve

the desired condition in a manner

consistent with the management

emphases for a given management area.

An initial set of standards and

guidelines applying to all management

areas is also included. These are in

addition to current direction and do not

replace existing direction.

Management areas consist of areas

within the monument with similar

management emphases. Management

emphasis is specific direction

applicable to each management area.

Standards and guidelines are the

primary instructions for land managers,

including required (standards) and

recommended (guidelines) actions

necessary for resource management

activities.

Desired Condition for Giant Sequoias

and the Surrounding Mixed-Conifer

Ecosystems

The ecosystems that support giant

sequoias will function much as they did

prior to recent, but enduring humaninduced environmental influences, such

as fire suppression and timber

harvesting. Indicators of key ecological

elements will be within their historic

ranges of variability when compared

against an appropriate time frame. The

genetic integrity of the giant sequoia

population will be maintained.

The giant sequoia groves and mixedconifer forest will be returned to an

historic fire regime and fuel loading.

Fire will be reintroduced to the

ecosystem and fuel loads that contribute

to stand-replacing fires will be reduced.

The overall stand conditions of the

giant sequoia groves and their

surrounding ecosystems will exhibit

characteristics that are within natural

ranges of variability, including, but not

limited to, species composition, forest

structure, and age class distribution.

Management Goals for Giant Sequoias

and the Surrounding Mixed-Conifer

Ecosystems

Protect giant sequoia groves and the

surrounding ecosystems by ensuring

that they are resilient to natural events

(e.g. wildfire, epidemic outbreaks of

insects and diseases) and other events

that are contrary to, or disruptive of,

ecological processes necessary to

sustain a healthy and sustainable

ecosystem. Preserve the genetic integrity

of each separate giant sequoia grove.

Protect the hydrologic functions and

soil resources upon which the groves

and surrounding ecosystems depend.

Restore groves and their surrounding

ecosystems to reflect historic

conditions, which includes a fire regime

of frequent and generally low-intensity

fires; a mosaic of different vegetative age

and size classes; and a large amount of

shade-intolerant species such as pines,

giant sequoias, and hardwoods.

Coordinate planning and

implementation of protection and

restoration projects with adjoining

agencies and private landowners, which

include the Sequoia and Kings Canyon

National Parks, Mountain Home State

Forest, the Universities of California

(Whitaker’s Forest), and the Tule River

Indian Tribe.

Desired Condition for Dispersed and

Developed Recreation

Visitors to the GSNM will find a rich

and varied range of recreational and

social opportunities enhanced by giant

sequoias and their ecosystems, historic

and prehistoric artifacts, and unique

geological features. The GSNM will offer

a range of experiences, from primitive

settings to developed settings.

To facilitate observation and

interpretation of the objects of interest,

landscapes will provide a high level of

scenic integrity, helping visitors

appreciate how healthy ecosystems

function and how humans fit into them.

Scenic opportunities will range from

pristine landscapes to locations where

management activities are apparent.

Any new recreational or

administrative facilities to be

constructed will emulate the character

of the surroundings, remaining in

context with scientific, historical,

ecological, cultural, and economic

values. High quality interpretive and

educational facilities and services will

be available to promote visitor

understanding and enjoyment of the

giant sequoia ecosystem and the values

within the monument.

Management Goals for Developed and

Dispersed Recreation

Provide visitors with a wide range of

opportunities for recreation,

interpretation, and education related to

the objects of interest and the values of

the monument.

Improve visitor facilities, information,

and services to meet projected demand

for recreation and visitation in

cooperation with permittees;

cooperators; county, state, and federal

agencies; tribal governments;

recreational user groups; and the

business community.

Desired Condition for Historic and

Prehistoric Resources

The historic and prehistoric resources

of the GSNM will be protected, studied,

interpreted, and managed to maintain

their cultural and scientific integrity

and to provide educational, cultural,

and recreational opportunities to

visitors.

A wide range of opportunities will

allow visitors to make a personal

connection with the land and to reflect

on the past and its relevance to their

daily lives.

The cultural and spiritual values of

the monument will be protected,

managed, and utilized for the benefit of

local tribes, communities and visitors.

Management Goals for Historic and

Prehistoric Resources

Protect historic and prehistoric values

from impacts that could destroy them or

accelerate their natural rate of

deterioration.

Ensure that sites are interpreted for

the education and enjoyment of visitors.

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Local tribes will be consulted in the

planning of projects in the monument.

Ensure access to culturally important

sites and resources for use by Native

Americans.

Desired Condition for the

Transportation System

The transportation system (roads and

trails) within the monument will

provide public access to recreation

opportunities, private property, lands

under special use permit, and other

activities compatible with enjoying,

managing and protecting the objects of

interest.

Access will be adequate for

management activities such as fire

suppression, ecological restoration,

research, fuels management, and

maintenance of recreation facilities.

The transportation system will

include a wide range of experiences,

from primitive trails to highly

developed roads. It will consist of

ecologically stable roads and trails and

will contribute to the proper care and

management of the objects of interest.

Development, operation,

maintenance, or decommissioning of

roads and trails will be based on the

need to provide proper care for the

objects of interest, public access, or

management access.

Management Goals for the

Transportation System

Provide well-maintained roads and

trails for public access to all national

forest system lands within the

monument. Coordinate transportation

planning with Sequoia and Kings

Canyon National Parks, and state and

county agencies, to reduce traffic

congestion and safety hazards,

especially along major travel ways such

as the General’s Highway, Highway 180,

and Highway 190.

Allow adequate access to private

lands and facilities within the

monument.

Provide a wide range of trail

opportunities, including accessible

trails for persons with disabilities, for

hiking, horseback riding, bicycling, and

cross-country skiing.

Provide a system of well-maintained

roads to allow efficient and effective fire

suppression, fuels treatment, restoration

work, and other management use.

Repair or decommission roads that are

unstable or are causing unacceptable

impacts to the objects of interest.

Provide enjoyable and safe

opportunities for riding off-highway

vehicles, including snowmobiles, on

designated roads within the monument.

Desired Condition for Caves

The natural condition of caves within

the monument will be preserved, to the

extent possible, to maintain natural

functions and protect the unique

resources that depend on cave

environments for existence.

The caves will provide scientific

knowledge, especially regarding the

paleontological and archaeological

artifacts that may shed light on

thousands of years of change within the

giant sequoia groves, their ecosystem,

and the prehistoric people who helped

shape the ecosystem.

Some caves will provide educational

and recreational opportunities for

visitors.

Management Goals for Caves

Protect caves and their associated

resources from additional impacts that

could damage or destroy them,

including surface activities, activities

within caves, and activities altering

their sustaining groundwater

conditions.

Inventory and classify caves

according to their most notable values.

Provide for public use where

appropriate including interpretation,

education, and recreation.

Work with scientific groups,

volunteer organizations, and

recreational clubs to help protect,

preserve, and stud caves and their

associated resources.

Desired Condition for Scientific Study

Encourage scientific research in the

monument that will explore a wide

range of hypotheses designed to

improve the care and management of

the objects of interest. Cooperating

partners may include Forest Service

research stations, universities, and other

interested scientific organizations or

agencies, as well as tribes and interested

members of the public.

Management Goals for Scientific Study

Guide opportunities for scientific

research and study of the giant sequoia

groves, the mixed conifer ecosystems

that surround them, the historical

landscape of the Hume Lake Basin, the

limestone caverns, and prehistoric

archaeological sites.

Management Areas, Emphases,

Potential Projects, Standards and

Guidelines

Designated Management Areas, the

associated emphases for each

management areas and examples of

potential projects within the

management areas are described below.

Management Area #1, Zones of

Ecological Influence, consists the giant

sequoia groves and their mixed-conifer

ecosystem. These boundaries are

described in the Forest Service draft

report entitled ‘‘Defining Ecological

Zones of Influence for Giant Sequoia

Groves of the Sequoia National Forest.’’

The zones of influence are the areas

within which management activities

could both directly and indirectly affect

grove ecology. Management Emphases:

protect and restore the structure and

functions of the giant sequoias and their

associated ecosystems (both terrestrial

and hydrologic); reduce fuel loads

within the groves and their zones of

influence and restore a more natural fire

interval in the groves and surrounding

areas; emphasize the recruitment,

retention and long-term protection of

young giant sequoia and pines; move

the natural hydrologic and terrestrial

functions and structure toward the

desired conditions; encourage scientific

research; encourage interpretation of

and education about the objects of

interest and provide access to and

opportunities for dispersed and

developed recreation. Examples of

potential projects include:

1. The Converse Grove is a largely

second-growth stand of mixed-conifer

and giant sequoias that resulted from

intensive logging prior to 1900. It is

unique in its size and age classes of

giant sequoias and associated mixedconifer species. It offers a unique

opportunity to study a range of

protection and restoration measures, as

well as interpret its logging history.

2. The Redwood Mountain Grove is a

very large grove that is unique in that

portions of it are management by three

separate entities—the Forest Service, the

National Park Service, and the

University of California at Berkeley. The

ecological characteristics of the grove

and its multiple ownerships offer a

unique opportunity for collaborative

research efforts.

3. The Belknap Complex Grove

provides a unique blend of known

sightings of fisher, several giant sequoia

groves, old forest characteristics, and

urban intermix zones. This offers an

outstanding opportunity to compare

different management technique, such

as prescribed fire and thinning, to meet

the goals for the monument.

4. The Freeman Grove, the Indian

Basin Grove, the Converse grove, the

Bearskin Grove, and the Belknap

Complex Grove, offer opportunities to

develop new and existing interpretive

trails.

5. The Packsaddle Grove offers the

opportunity to develop an access trail

signed with interpretive markers.

6. The Freeman Grove approaches the

desired conditions for composition and

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structure. This grove presents the

opportunity to use prescribed fire and/

or mechanical treatments to maintain

this condition and improve the grove’s

resiliency to disturbance.

7. The Belknap Complex Grove is

within the Urban Wildland Intermix

Defense or Threat Zones and is highly

susceptible to fire. There are

communities situated within or adjacent

to this grove. Using prescribed fire and/

or mechanical treatments to remove

surface and ladder fuels would help

prevent the loss of life and property

from wildland fire, as well as maintain

the grove’s resiliency to disturbance.

8. Young seral stages were created in

the giant sequoia groves by harvesting,

fuel treatments, and planting in the

1970s and 1980s. The harvesting

removed stands of white fire, incense

cedar, and pines that were growing

below the mature giant sequoias.

Approximately 775 acres of openings

were created. Conifer seedlings were

planted and young sequoias reseeded

naturally. These areas will be managed

to meet the goals of providing young

sequoia trees for long-term

sustainability.

Management Area #2, the Hume Lake

Historic Area, is an area of extraordinary

historical and cultural value and is the

general site of the old logging operations

of the late 1800s. Private logging

companies harvested the sequoias from

the surrounding areas and established a

mill site, a dam, and a small town now

known as Hume Lake. This management

area will also include the Millwood,

Abbott Mill, and Lower Abbott Mill

sites.

Management Emphases: preserve and

interpret this historical landscape and

its associated ecosystems; provide

interpretive and educational materials

emphasizing the relevance, fragility, and

values of the area’s heritage resources

and ecology; and provide a wide range

of recreational and interpretive

opportunities. Examples of potential

projects include:

1. Through Indian Basin, develop

interpretive trails that connect to

Converse Basin Grove.

2. Where the historic logging

operations took place, conduct a

coordinated study to complete the

survey of those operations so

appropriate protection measures can be

applied.

Management Area #3, General

Monument Lands consists of the part of

the monument not included in

Management Area #1, Zones of

Ecological Influence, or Management

Area #2, the Hume Lake Basin. It

includes a wide variety of vegetative

types and ecological zones. Much of it

is covered with mixed conifer stands

but this management area also includes

low elevation chaparral and lower

Westside hardwood ecosystems.

Management Emphases: maintain or

restore the health of the varied

ecological types; move the terrestrial

and hydrologic functions toward the

desired condition; reduce fuel loads,

especially down slope of the groves, and

return to a more natural fire interval;

protect the objects of interests from

unacceptable resource impacts such as

catastrophic fire; provide access and

opportunities for recreation,

interpretation, and education focused

on the objects of interest, especially the

mixed conifer ecosystem, limestone

caverns, and prehistoric and historic

sites; and encourage scientific research

and management to provide proper care

for the objects of interest. Examples

include:

1. Along the Kings Canyon Scenic

Byway Corridor into Kings Canyon

National Park, continue to coordinate

Forest Service and National Park

Service management.

2. Along the Big Meadows Road

(14S11), enhance developed and

dispersed recreation facilities to provide

access to interpretive and educational

opportunities focused on the objects of

interest.

3. Within the Kings Wild and Scenic

River Corridor, encourage and enhance

day use opportunities, including

interpretation, education, and scenic

viewing.

4. Around Speas Ridge, develop an

interpretive trail that discusses the

prehistoric and historic uses of the area.

5. Along the Summit National

Recreation Trail, add a loop accessing

additional areas.

6. The Windy Gap, Needles, and

Dome Rock areas, provide additional

trailhead opportunities, picnic areas,

and improvements to existing

recreational facilities. Within the caves

and limestone caverns, encourage

scientific study and protection.

Monument-Wide (All Management

Areas)

Management Emphasis in this

management area (see above statements

for individual management areas)

include:

1. Along such highways as Highway

190 and the Western Divide Highway,

expand the scenic byway program to

provide a range of scenic and

recreational opportunities, including

viewing areas for giant sequoia groves,

extraordinary landscapes, wildlife,

historical and heritage sites, and

scientific research sites.

2. Conduct historical and

archeological research that contributes

to a comprehensive knowledge of

historical events and sites and how best

to protect them.

3. Develop interpretive opportunities

at well protected historic and heritage

sites.

Standards and Guidelines proposed

for implementation include:

1. Evaluate land-disturbing activities

in the vicinity of caves that may impact

caves or their associated resources.

2. Use fuel treatments to reduce the

risk of catastrophic fire to giant sequoia

trees and their surrounding ecosystems.

Decisions To Be Made and Responsible

Official

The decision to be made is whether to

implement the proposed action, as

described above or to meet the Purpose

and Need for action through some other

combination of management actions or

to defer any action at this time.

The Responsible Official if Forest

Supervisor Arthur L. Gaffrey, Sequoia

National Forest, 900 West Grand Ave.,

Porterville, California 93257.

Coordination With Other Agencies

In preparation of the EIS, the Forest

Service will consult with the Bureau of

Land Management, the National Park

Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service,

the State Historic Preservation Office,

and other federal and state agencies as

appropriate, as well as Native American

Tribes. Scientific guidance will also be

sought from the Giant Sequoia National

Monument Scientific Advisory Board,

established as directed in the

President’s Proclamation.

Commenting

Comments received in response to

this invitation to participate in public

scoping or any future solicitation for

public comments on a draft EIS,

including names and addresses of those

who comment, will be considered part

of the public record and will be

available for public inspection.

Comments submitted anonymously will

be accepted and considered.

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. Persons requesting such

confidentiality should be aware that

under the FOIA confidentiality may be

granted in only very limited

circumstances, such as to protect trade

secrets. The Forest Service will inform

the requester of the agency’s decision

regarding the request for confidentiality,

and where the request is denied, the

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agency will return the submission and

notify the requester that the comments

may be resubmitted with or without

name and address.

The comment period on the draft EIS

will be 90 days from the date of

Environmental Protection Agency

publishes the notice of availability in

the Federal Register.

The Forest Service believes that, at

this early stage, it is very important to

give reviewers notice of several court

rulings related to public participation in

the environmental review process. First,

reviewers of a draft EIS must structure

their participation in the environmental

review of the proposal so that it is

meaningful and alerts the 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 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 (E.D. Wis. 1980). Because

of these court rulings, it is very

important that persons 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 EIS.

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 or the merits of the

alternatives formulated and discussed in

the statement. 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.

Dated: May 31, 2001.

Arthur L. Gaffrey,

Forest Supervisor, Sequoia National Forest,

USDA Forest Service.

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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List; Addition and

Deletions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Addition to and Deletions from

the Procurement List.

SUMMARY: This action adds to the

Procurement List a commodity to be

furnished by nonprofit agencies

employing persons who are blind or

have other severe disabilities, and

deletes from the Procurement List

commodities previously furnished by

such agencies.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 9, 2001.

ADDRESS: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800,

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick T. Mooney (703) 603–7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

September 22, 2000 and April 13 and 20

2001, the Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled published notices (65 FR

57313 and 66 FR 19137 and 20234) of

proposed addition to and deletions from

the Procurement List:

Addition

After consideration of the material

presented to it concerning capability of

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide

the commodity and impact of the

addition on the current or most recent

contractors, the Committee has

determined that the commodity listed

below is suitable for procurement by the

Federal Government under 41 U.S.C.

46–48c and 41 CFR 51–2.4. I certify that

the following action will not have a

significant impact on a substantial

number of small entities. The major

factors considered for this certification

were:

1. The action will not result in any

additional reporting, recordkeeping or

other compliance requirements for small

entities other than the small

organizations that will furnish the

commodity to the Government.

2. The action will not have a severe

economic impact on current contractors

for the commodity.

3. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodity to the Government.

4. There are no known regulatory

alternatives which would accomplish

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in

connection with the commodity

proposed for addition to the

Procurement List.

Accordingly, the following

commodity is hereby added to the

Procurement List:

Commodity

Tire Inflator Gage

4910–00–441–8685

This action does not affect current

contracts awarded prior to the effective

date of this addition or options that may

be exercised under those contracts.

Deletions

I certify that the following action will

not have a significant impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

The major factors considered for this

certification were:

1. The action will not result in any

additional reporting, recordkeeping or

other compliance requirements for small

entities.

2. The action will not have a severe

economic impact on future contractors

for the commodity.

3. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodity to the Government.

4. There are no known regulatory

alternatives which would accomplish

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in

connection with the commodity deleted

from the Procurement List.

After consideration of the relevant

matter presented, the Committee has

determined that the commodities listed

below are no longer suitable for

procurement by the Federal Government

under 41 U.S.C. 46–48c and 41 CFR 51–

2.4. Accordingly, the following

commodities are hereby deleted from

the Procurement List:

Commodities

Bracket, Eye, Nonrotary

3040–01–240–4456

Aerosol Paint, Lacquer

8010–00–721–9487

8010–00–290–6984

8010–00–965–2389

8010–00–721–9479

8010–00–582–5382

8010–00–584–3150

8010–00–721–9747

8010–00–721–9744

8010–00–721–9752

8010–00–721–9751

8010–00–290–6983

8010–00–584–3149

8010–00–584–3154

8010–00–721–9742