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disclosure of which justify closing a

meeting or portions of the meeting, in

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).

All committee appointments expire

on May 1, 2003; but the Secretary and

USTR may renew an appointment for

one or more additional terms.

Each committee has a chairperson,

who is elected from the membership of

that committee. In addition to their

individual responsibilities, all

committees are required to meet at the

conclusion of negotiations for each trade

agreement, and to provide a report on

each agreement to the President,

Congress, and to the U.S. Trade

Representative. [All meetings will be

held in Washington, D.C.]

Agricultural Policy Advisory

Committee for Trade (APAC): The

APAC has approximately 50 members,

and is composed of a broad spectrum of

agricultural interests. It provides advice

concerning:

• Negotiating objectives and

bargaining positions before the United

States enters into a trade agreement;

• The operation of various U.S. trade

agreements; and

• Other matters arising from the

administration of U.S. trade policy.

Agricultural Technical Advisory

Committees for Trade (ATACs): The

ATACs provide advice and information

regarding trade issues which affect both

domestic and foreign production in

their commodities, drawing upon the

technical competence and experience of

its members. There are five ATACs, one

for each of the following sectors:

• Grains, Feed, and Oilseeds;

• Animals and Animal Products;

• Fruits and Vegetables;

• Sweeteners and Sweetener

Products; and

• Tobacco, Cotton, and Peanuts.

Each ATAC has approximately 25

members, for a total of approximately

125 members.

Nominations and Selection of

Members: Nominations are open to all

individuals without regard to race,

color, religion, sex, national origin, age,

mental or physical handicap, marital

status or sexual orientation. To ensure

that the recommendations of the

committees take into account the needs

of the diverse groups served by the

Department, membership shall include,

to the extent practicable, individuals

with demonstrated ability to represent

minorities, women, and persons with

disabilities.

Members are selected primarily for

their expertise and knowledge of

agriculture trade as it relates to policy

and commodity specific products. No

person, company, producer, farm

organization, trade association, or other

entity has a right to representation on a

committee. All members serve at the

discretion of the Secretary of

Agriculture and the U.S. Trade

Representative. In making selections,

every effort will be made to maintain

balanced representation on the

committees: representation from

producers, farm and commodity

organizations, processors, traders,

consumers, as well as geographical

balance.

Issued at Washington, D.C. this 15th day of

June, 2001.

John Surina,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–15558 Filed 6–18–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Wasatch Plateau Sheep Grazing

AGENCY: Forest Service, Manti-La Sal

National Forest, Sanpete, Carbon, Utah

and Emery Counties, Utah, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare

Environmental Impact Statement.

SUMMARY: The Forest Service will

prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) to disclose the

environmental effects of issuance of 42

Term Grazing Permits that authorize

sheep grazing on 31 allotments on the

Wasatch Plateau. The project analysis

area is located on top of the Wasatch

Plateau approximately 9 miles east of

Ephraim, Utah and approximately 16

miles west of Castle Dale, Utah, between

the Price River drainage on the north

and Mooseneah Peak on the south.

The need for this analysis is to meet

direction specified by section 504 of

Public Law 104–19 (The Rescission Act

of 1995) and bring grazing in

compliance with Forest Plan direction,

applicable laws, regulation and policy.

The selected alternative, associated

mitigations and management strategies

will be implemented through the Term

Grazing Permit and a specific allotment

management plan.

The area being analyzed is National

Forest System lands where grazing is

authorized by permit. This involves

approximately 171,000 acres of which

118,000 acres are suitable for sheep

grazing. The permitted number of

livestock is 33,382 head of sheep that

generally graze from July 1 to September

30 for 30,587 animal unit months.

The proposed action is to continue

livestock grazing with modification of

the permitted number of sheep and

inclusion of additional management

requirements in Term Grazing Permits.

(Final permitted number of sheep, by

allotment, is displayed on Table A.)

TABLE A.—PART 1—WASATCH PLATEAU SHEEP GRAZING PROPOSED ACTION

Allotment

Permitted

number

of sheep

Permitted

grazing

season

Black Canyon ........................................................................................................................................................... 1,000 7/01–09/30

Clay Banks ............................................................................................................................................................... 1,155 7/01–09/30

Heliotrope ................................................................................................................................................................. 1,250 7/01–09/25

Indian Creek ............................................................................................................................................................ 1,000 7/01–09/30

Little Petes Hole ...................................................................................................................................................... 971 7/15–09/30

Joes Valley .............................................................................................................................................................. 1,276 6/13–09/30

Olsen Bench ............................................................................................................................................................ 1,130 6/21–09/30

Peavine .................................................................................................................................................................... 1,000 7/01–09/20

Potters Canyon ........................................................................................................................................................ 600 7/01–09/30

Reeder Ridge ........................................................................................................................................................... 1,100 6/26–09/30

Ridley Ridge ............................................................................................................................................................ 1,090 7/01–09/30

Wagon Road Ridge ................................................................................................................................................. 993 7/11–09/30

Bob Wright ............................................................................................................................................................... 1,013 7/01–09/30

Booths Canyon ........................................................................................................................................................ 565 7/01–09/30

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TABLE A.—PART 1—WASATCH PLATEAU SHEEP GRAZING PROPOSED ACTION—Continued

Allotment

Permitted

number

of sheep

Permitted

grazing

season

Crandall Canyon ...................................................................................................................................................... 658 7/06–09/25

Crandall Ridge ......................................................................................................................................................... 354 7/01–09/30

Eccles ...................................................................................................................................................................... 750 7/16–09/25

Horse Creek ............................................................................................................................................................. 666 7/01–09/30

South Skyline ........................................................................................................................................................... 1,019 7/07–09/30

Spring Lake .............................................................................................................................................................. 1,080 7/08–09/30

Trough Springs Ridge .............................................................................................................................................. 1,000 7/01–09/30

Candland .................................................................................................................................................................. 1,060 7/01–09/30

Monument Peak ....................................................................................................................................................... 361 7/01–09/30

Swens ...................................................................................................................................................................... 559 7/01–09/30

TABLE A.—PART 2—WASATCH PLATEAU SHEEP GRAZING PROPOSED ACTION

Allotment

Permitted

Number

of Sheep

Permitted

Grazing

Season

Mountain Lion .......................................................................................................................................................... 1,000 6/14–09/30

Beaver Dams-Boulger ............................................................................................................................................. 1,200 7/06–10/05

Birch Creek-Bear Canyon ........................................................................................................................................ 1,100 6/06–09/30

Cottonwood-Gooseberry .......................................................................................................................................... 900 7/06–09/30

Island Lake .............................................................................................................................................................. 954 7/05–09/25

Order Mountain ........................................................................................................................................................ 1,095 7/01–09/25

Willow Creek ............................................................................................................................................................ 1,000 7/01–09/25

DATES: Written comments concerning

the scope of the analysis described in

this Notice should be received on or

before July 19, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

Ferron/Price Ranger District, Wasatch

Plateau Sheep Grazing EIS, P.O. Box

310, Ferron, UT 84523.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions concerning the proposed

action and EIS should be addressed to

John Healy, Supervisory Range

Management Specialist, Ferron/Price

Ranger District, (435) 384–2372.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This EIS

will tier to the final EIS for the MantiLa Sal National Forest Land and

Resource Management Plan (Forest

Plan). The Manti-La Sal Forest Plan

provides the overall guidance (Goals,

Objectives, Standards, and Management

Area Direction) to achieve the desired

future condition for the area being

analyzed, and contains specific

management area prescriptions for the

entire Forest.

Initial scoping and issue development

identified the following tentative issues:

water quality, endangered and sensitive

plant and animal species, cultural

resources, social, economic, recreation,

noxious weeks, riparian, and rangeland

health.

The Forest Service has previously

scoped this project on two separate

occasions, April 1999 and April 2000. If

you have already commented, your

comments are part of the record and

will be considered in determining

issues, and alternatives. The Forest

Service is seeking additional

information and comments from

Federal, State, and local agencies as

well as individuals and organizations

that may be interested in, or affected by

the proposed action. The Forest Service

invites written comments and

suggestions on the issues related to the

proposal and the area being analyzed.

Information received will be used in

preparation of the Draft EIS and Final

EIS. For most effective use, comments

should be submitted to the Forest

Service within 30 days from the date of

publication of this Notice in the Federal

Register.

Agency representatives and other

interested people are invited to visit

with Forest Service officials at any time

during the EIS process. Two specific

time periods are identified for the

receipt of formal comments on the

analysis. The two comment periods are,

(1) during the scoping process, the next

30 days following publication of this

Notice in the Federal Register, and (2)

during the formal review period of the

Draft EIS.

The Draft EIS is estimated to be filed

with the Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) and available for public

review on December 20, 2001. At that

time, the EPA will publish an

availability notice of the Draft EIS in the

Federal Register. The comment period

on the Draft EIS 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 EIS’s structure their

participation in the environmental

review of the proposal so that it is

meaningful and alerts an agency to the

reviewers’ position and intentions.

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 are not raised until

after completion of the final

environmental impact statement may be

waived or dismissed by the courts. City

of Angoon v. Hodel, 803 F. 2d 1016,

1022 (9th Circuit, 1986) and 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 we 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,

comment on the Draft EIS should be as

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specific as possible. It is also helpful if

comments refer to specific pages or

chapters of the Draft EIS. Comments

may also address the adequacy of the

Draft EIS 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, 40

CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points.)

The Final EIS is expected to be

released April 30, 2002.

The Sanpete an Ferron/Price District

Rangers, Manti-La Sal National Forest,

are the responsible officials for the EIS.

They will make a decision regarding

this proposal, after considering the

comments, responses, and

environmental consequences discussed

in the Final Environmental Impact

Statement, and applicable laws,

regulations, and policies. The reasons

for the decision will be documented in

a Record of Decision.

Dated: June 1, 2001.

Elaine J. Zieroth,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 01–15410 Filed 6–18–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Illinois Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the

Illinois Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 1:00 p.m.

and adjourn at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday,

June 28, 2001, at 55 West Monroe Street,

Suite 525, Chicago, Illinois 60603. The

purpose of the meeting is to discuss

civil rights issues and plan future

activities.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Constance M. Davis, Director of the

Midwestern Regional Office, 312–353–

8311 (TDD 312–353–8362). Hearingimpaired persons who will attend the

meeting and require the services of a

sign language interpreter should contact

the Regional Office at least ten (10)

working days before the scheduled date

of the meeting.

The meeting will be conducted

pursuant to the provisions of the rules

and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, June 11, 2001.

Edward A. Hailes, Jr.,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 01–15368 Filed 6–18–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P

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: Current Population Survey,

September 2001 Computer and Internet

Use Supplement.

Form Number(s): CPS–263(L), BC–

1428.

Agency Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: New collection.

Burden: 7,600 hours.

Number of Respondents: 57,000.

Avg Hours Per Response: 8 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The purpose of this

request for review is to obtain clearance

for the supplemental inquiry concerning

computer and Internet use to be

conducted in conjunction with the

September 2001 Current Population

Survey (CPS). The proposed questions

are designed to provide an up-to-date

profile of American personal computer

and Internet access and to provide

information usage patterns using a

variety of demographic and geographic

measures. The resulting information

will provide an objective and sound

empirical basis for development of

policies aimed to ensure that all

Americans are able to participate in the

Information Age. The survey will

update the historical item series which

began in 1989 and has expanded to

Internet use topics such as main uses of

the Internet, reasons for no household

access, and locations other than the

home where persons have access. This

proposed collection expands on topics

of interest such as use of alternative

devices to access the Internet (cell

phones, pagers, other hand-held

devices), Internet use at school, and

Internet use for job searches.

The data collection will be compiled

and presented in a publication featuring

an array of household demographic

data, with breakouts by family income,

age, race/origin, type of head of

household, or reference person (e.g.,

female vs. male), households with or

without children, level of educational

attainment, and labor force status

(employed vs. unemployed).

Geographically, data will be collected

by urban/rural/central city on a national

level and by state. Regional data will

also be obtained.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Frequency: Annually.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,

Section 182; Title 29 U.S.C., Sections 1–

9.

OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter,

(202) 395–5103.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance

Officer, (202) 482–3129, Department of

Commerce, room 6086, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at

mclayton@doc.gov).

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk

Officer, room 10201, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: June 14, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–15429 Filed 6–18–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

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: Generic Clearance for

Questionnaire Pretesting Research.

Form Number(s): Various.

Agency Approval Number: 0607–

0725.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 5,500 hours.

Number of Respondents: 5,500.

Avg Hours Per Response: 1 hour.

Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau

maintains a generic clearance which

relaxes some of the time constraints and

enables the Census Bureau to conduct

extended cognitive and questionnaire

design research as part of testing for its

censuses and surveys. This research

program is used by the Census Bureau

and survey sponsors to improve

questionnaires and procedures, reduce