6572 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 14 / Monday, January 22, 2001 / Notices

Equal opportunity practices, in line

with USDA policies, will be followed in

all membership appointments to the

Committee. To ensure that the

recommendations of the Committee

have taken into account the needs of the

diverse groups served by USDA,

membership shall include, to the extent

practicable, individuals with

demonstrated ability to represent

minorities, women, and persons with

disabilities.

Paul W. Fiddick,

Assistant Secretary for Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–1267 Filed 1–19–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation

Service; Notice of a Finding of No

Significant Impact

Hickory Creek Watershed; Coffee,

Grundy, Warren Counties; Tennessee

AGENCY: Natural Resources

Conservation Service; USDA.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969; the Council on

Environmental Quality Regulations (40

CFR part 1500); and the Natural

Resources Conservation Service

Guidelines (7 CFR Part 650); the Natural

Resources Conservation Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, gives notice

that an environmental impact statement

is not being prepared for the Hickory

Creek Watershed; Coffee, Grundy, and

Warren Counties; Tennessee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James W. Ford, State Conservationist,

Natural Resources Conservation Service,

675 U.S. Courthouse, 801 Broadway,

Nashville, Tennessee 37203, telephone

number (615) 277–2531.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

environmental assessment of this

federally assisted action indicates that

the project will not cause significant

local, regional, or national impacts on

the environment. As a result of these

findings, James W. Ford, State

Conservationist, has determined that the

preparation and review of an

environmental impact statement is not

needed for this project.

Hickory Creek Watershed, Tennessee

Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact

The project purpose is watershed

protection. The planned works of

improvement include installation of

animal waste management systems and

measures to reduce erosion and

sedimentation. Federal financial

assistance will be provided to accelerate

financial and technical assistance for

land treatment.

The Notice of a Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI) has been

forwarded to the Environmental

Protection Agency and to various

federal, state, and local agencies and

interested parties. A limited number of

copies of the FONSI are available to fill

single copy requests at the above

address. Basic data developed during

the environmental assessment are on

file and may be reviewed by contacting

James W. Ford.

No administrative action on

implementation of the proposal will be

taken until 30 days after the date of this

publication in the Federal Register.

(This activity is listed in the Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance under No.

10.904, Watershed Protection and Flood

Prevention, and is subject to the provisions

of Executive Order 12372, which requires

intergovernmental consultation with state

and local officials.)

Dated: January 3, 2001.

James W. Ford,

State Conservationist.

[FR Doc. 01–1722 Filed 1–19–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–16–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation

Service

Notice of Proposed Changes to

Section IV of the Field Office Technical

Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources

Conservation Service in Michigan

AGENCY: Natural Resources

Conservation Service (NRCS) in

Michigan, US Department of

Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

proposed changes in Michigan NRCS

FOTG, Section IV for review and

comment.

SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS in

Michigan to issue revised conservation

practice standards in Section IV of the

FOTG. The revised standards include:

Herbaceous Wind Barriers (422A)

Riparian Forest Buffer (391)

Cover Crop (340)

Prescribed Grazing (528A)

Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management

(644)

Shallow Water Management For

Wildlife (646)

Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment

(380)

Field Border (386)

Early Successional Habitat

Development/Management (647)

Stream Crossing and Livestock Access

(728)

Agrichemical Containment Facility

(702)

Manure Transfer (634)

Closure of Waste Impoundments (360)

Grassed Waterway (412)

DATES: Comments will be received on or

before February 21, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Inquire in writing to Kevin Wickey,

Assistant State Conservationist for

Technology, Natural Resources

Conservation Service, 3001 Coolidge

Road, Suite 250, E. Lansing, MI 48823.

Copies of these standards will be made

available upon written request. You may

submit electronic requests and

comments to

Kevin.Wickey@mi.usda.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kevin Wickey 517–324–5279.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

393 of the Federal Agriculture

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

states that revisions made after

enactment of the law, to NRCS state

technical guides used to carry out

highly erodible land and wetland

provisions of the law, shall be made

available for public review and

comment. For the next 30 days, the

NRCS in Michigan will receive

comments relative to the proposed

changes. Following that period, a

determination will be made by the

NRCS in Michigan regarding disposition

of those comments and a final

determination of change will be made.

Dated: December 22, 2000.

Ronald C. Williams,

State Conservationist, E. Lansing, Michigan.

[FR Doc. 01–1838 Filed 1–19–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P 4

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List; Proposed Addition

and Deletions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed addition to and

deletions from procurement list.

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing

to add to the Procurement List service

to be furnished by nonprofit agencies

employing persons who are blind or

have other severe disabilities, and to

delete services previously furnished by

such agencies.

Comments must be received on or

before: February 19, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 14 / Monday, January 22, 2001 / Notices 6573

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800,

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Louis R. Bartalot (703) 603–7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is published pursuant to 41

U.S.C. 47(a) (2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its

purpose is to provide interested persons

an opportunity to submit comments on

the possible impact of the proposed

actions.

Addition

If the Committee approves the

proposed addition, all entities of the

Federal Government (except as

otherwise indicated) will be required to

procure the service listed below from

nonprofit agencies employing persons

who are blind or have other severe

disabilities.

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

service to the Government.

2. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

service to the Government.

3. 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 service proposed

for addition to the Procurement List.

Comments on this certification are

invited. Commenters should identify the

statement(s) underlying the certification

on which they are providing additional

information. The following service has

been proposed for addition to

Procurement List for production by the

nonprofit agencies listed:

Services

Janitorial/Custodial, Basewide, Little

Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, NPA:

Pathfinder Schools, Inc., Jacksonville,

Arkansas.

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 result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

service to the Government.

3. 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 service proposed

for deletion from the Procurement List.

The following services have been

proposed for deletion from the

Procurement List:

Services

Grounds Maintenance, Rogue River

National Forest, J. Herbert Stone

Nursery, 2606 Old Stage Road, Central

Point, Oregon.

Support Activities for Forestry (TSI),

Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare

Center, Crane, Indiana.

Louis R. Bartalot,

Deputy Director (Operations).

[FR Doc. 01–1646 Filed 1–19–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List; Additions and

Deletions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Additions to and deletions from

the procurement list.

SUMMARY: This action adds to the

Procurement List commodities and

services 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: February 19, 2001.

ADDRESSES: 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:

Louis R. Bartalot (703) 603–7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 13, November 17 and

November 24, the Committee for

Purchase From People Who Are Blind

or Severely Disabled published notices

(65 FR 67714, 69499 and 70459) of

proposed additions to and deletions

from the Procurement List:

Additions

After consideration of the material

presented to it concerning capability of

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide

the commodities and services and

impact of the additions on the current

or most recent contractors, the

Committee has determined that the

commodities and services listed below

are 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

commodities and services to the

Government.

2. The action will not have a severe

economic impact on current contractors

for the commodities and services.

3. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodities and services 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 commodities and

services proposed for addition to the

Procurement List.

Accordingly, the following

commodities and services are hereby

added to the Procurement List:

Commodities

Sorbents, Chemical and Oil

4235–01–441–0246

4235–01–441–0248

4235–01–451–8744

4235–01–453–5159

4235–01–456–8571

4235–01–456–8575

4235–01–456–8858

4235–01–456–8862

4235–01–456–9893

4235–01–456–9899

4235–01–457–0005

4235–01–457–0031

4235–01–457–0421

4235–01–457–0431

4235–01–457–0518

4235–01–457–0658

4235–01–457–0663

4235–01–457–0677

4235–01–457–0678

Services

Food Service

Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico

Grounds Maintenance

Department of Energy, Nevada Support

Facility, 232 Energy Way, North Las

Vegas, Nevada

Janitorial/Custodial

Depot Maintenance Industrial Fund,

Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma