61246 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 203 / Friday, October 21, 2005 / Notices 

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 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 EIS should be as 

specific as possible. It is also helpful if 

the comments refer to specific pages or 

chapters of the draft statement. 

Comments may also address the 

adequacy of the draft EIS or merits of 

alternatives formulated and discussed in 

the statement. Reviewers may wish to 

refer to the Council on Environmental 

Quality Regulations for implementing 

the procedural provision of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR 

1503.3) in addressing these points. 

Comments received in response to 

this solicitation, 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 may 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. Persons requesting such 

confidentiality should be award 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 

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. 

Comments on the draft EIS will be 

analyzed, considered, and responded to 

by the Forest Service in preparing the 

final EIS. The final EIS is scheduled to 

be completed in April 2006. There will 

be two responsible officials for this 

multi-Forest EIS. Duties of the 

Responsible Official will be shared 

between Leslie Weldon, Forest 

Supervisor of the Deschutes National 

Forest, and Larry Timchak, Forest 

Supervisor of the Ochoco National 

Forest. They will consider comments, 

responses, and environmental 

consequences discussed in the final EIS, 

and applicable laws, regulations, and 

policies in making a decision regarding 

this proposed action. The responsible 

officials will document the decision and 

rationale for the decision in the Record 

of Decision. It will be subject to Forest 

Service Appeal Regulations (36 CFR 

part 215). 

Dated: September 26, 2005. 

Leslie Weldon, 

Supervisor, Deschutes National Forest. 

Dated: September 27, 2005. 

K.J. Silverman, 

Acting Supervisor, Ochoco National Forest 

& Crooked River National Grasslands. 

[FR Doc. 05–20672 Filed 10–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Georgia Transmission Corporation; 

Notice of Availability of an 

Environmental Assessment 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of an 

Environmental Assessment for public 

review. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 

proposes to prepare an Environmental 

Assessment related to possible financial 

assistance to Georgia Transmission 

Corporation (GTC) for the construction 

of approximately 4.4 miles of 230 

kilovolt transmission line, a 230/25 

kilovolt transmission substation, and a 

230 kilovolt switching station. The 

proposed 230-kilovolt transmission line 

and substation projects would be 

located in Gwinnett County, Georgia. 

GTC is requesting RUS provide 

financing for the proposed project. 

A less than 0.1 acre portion of the 

project will be located in a wetland. 

Alternatives, including no action, were 

considered; however, no practicable 

alternatives were identified that would 

avoid having an impact on the wetland. 

Comments or suggestions for mitigating 

impacts to the wetland are welcome. 

DATES: Written comments on this Notice 

must be received on or before November 

21, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to: Stephanie Strength, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, 

USDA, Rural Development, Utilities 

Programs, Engineering and 

Environmental Staff, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 1571, 

Washington, DC 20250–1571. 

Telephone: (202) 720–0468 or e-mail 

stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Strength, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, USDA, Rural 

Development, Utilities Programs, 

Engineering and Environmental Staff, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 

1571, Washington, DC 20250–1571. 

Telephone: (202) 720–0468 or e-mail 

stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Georgia 

Transmission Corporation proposes to 

construct a 230 kilovolt transmission 

line between the Jim Moore Substation 

(located on Auburn Road (SR324), 3.2 

miles north of Dacula, Georgia, and 14.3 

miles northwest of Auburn, Georgia) to 

the Old Freeman Mill Road Switching 

Station (located 2 miles northeast of 

Dacula, Georgia and 0.2 miles south of 

State Highway 29 (Winder Highway) on 

Old Freemans Mill Road. The 

transmission line connects the Old 

Freeman Mill switching station in-line 

with the existing Lawrenceville-Winder 

Primary 230 kilovolt Transmission Line 

to the proposed Jim Moore Road 230/25 

kilovolt transmission substation. 

Concrete or steel poles ranging in height 

from 85 to 115-feet would support the 

conductors and would require a right-ofway of 25 to 100 feet. The approximate 

length of the transmission line is 4.4 

miles. It is anticipated that the 

transmission line and substations would 

be in service by the summer of 2006. 

Alternatives considered by RUS and 

Georgia Transmission Corporation 

include: (a) No action, (b) alternative 

transmission improvements, and (c) 

alternative transmission line corridors. 

An environmental report, which 

describes the project further and 

discusses anticipated environmental 

impacts thereof has been prepared by 

Georgia Transmission Corporation. 

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has 

accepted the ER as its environmental 

assessment (EA) of the project and is 

available for public review. The Report 

is available for public review at RUS at 

the address provided in this notice, or 

at the Georgia Transmission 

Corporation, 2100 East Exchange Place, 

Tucker, Georgia 30084. 

Questions and comments should be 

sent to RUS at the address provided. 

RUS should receive comments on the 

EA in writing by November 21, 2005 to 

ensure that they are considered in the 

environmental impact determination. 

Should RUS determine, based on the 

Environmental Assessment of the 

project, that the impacts of the 

construction and operation of the 

transmission projects would not have a 

significant environmental impact, it will 

prepare a Finding of No Significant 

Impact. Public notification of a Finding 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 203 / Friday, October 21, 2005 / Notices 61247 

of No Significant Impact would be 

published in the Federal Register and in 

newspapers with a circulation in the 

project area. 

Any final action by RUS related to the 

proposed project will be subject to, and 

contingent upon, compliance with all 

relevant Federal, State and local 

environmental laws and regulations and 

completion of the environmental review 

requirements as prescribed in the RUS 

Environmental Policies and Procedures 

(7 CFR part 1794). 

Dated: October 17, 2005. 

Glendon D. Deal, 

Director, Engineering and Environmental 

Staff, USDA/Rural Development/Utilities 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 05–21083 Filed 10–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

ANTITRUST MODERNIZATION 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Hearings 

AGENCY: Antitrust Modernization 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Antitrust Modernization 

Commission will hold public hearings 

on November 8 and November 17, 2005. 

The topics of the hearings are Antitrust 

and the New Economy, and Merger 

Enforcement. 

DATES: November 8, 2005, 9:30 to 11:30 

a.m. and 12:45 to 2:45 p.m. November 

17, 2005, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 

p.m. to 5 p.m. Interested members of the 

public may attend. Registration is not 

required. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Trade Commission, 

Conference Center, 601 New Jersey 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew J. Heimert, Executive Director & 

General Counsel, Antitrust 

Modernization Commission: telephone: 

(202) 233–0701; e-mail: info@amc.gov. 

Mr. Heimert is also the Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO) for the Antitrust 

Modernization Commission. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of these hearings is for the 

Antitrust Modernization Commission to 

take testimony and receive evidence 

regarding Antitrust and the New 

Economy, and Merger Enforcement. The 

hearing on Antitrust and the New 

Economy will consist of two panels, and 

will be held on November 8, 2005. The 

first panel will begin at 9:30 a.m. and 

conclude at 11:30 a.m. The second 

panel will begin at 12:45 p.m. and 

conclude at 2:45 p.m. The hearing on 

Merger Enforcement will consist of 

three panels, and will be held on 

November 17, 2005. The first panel will 

begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 11:30 

a.m. The second panel will begin at 

12:45 p.m. and conclude at 2:45 p.m. 

The third panel will begin at 3 p.m. and 

conclude at 5 p.m. Materials relating to 

the hearings, including lists of witnesses 

and the prepared statements of the 

witnesses, will be made available on the 

Commission’s Web site (www.amc.gov) 

in advance of the hearings. 

Interested members of the public may 

submit written testimony on the subject 

of the hearing in the form of comments, 

pursuant to the Commission’s request 

for comments. See 70 FR 28902 (May 

19, 2005). Members of the public will 

not be provided with an opportunity to 

make oral remarks at the hearings. 

The AMC is holding this hearing 

pursuant to its authorizing statute. 

Antitrust Modernization Commission 

Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107–273, 

§ 11057(a), 116 Stat. 1758, 1858. 

Dated: October 17, 2005. 

By direction of the Antitrust 

Modernization Commission. 

Andrew J. Heimert, 

Executive Director & General Counsel, 

Antitrust Modernization Commission. 

[FR Doc. 05–21058 Filed 10–20–05; 8:45am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–YH–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Additions and 

Deletion 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Additions to and deletions from 

Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: This action adds to the 

Procurement List products to be 

furnished by nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities, and 

deletes from the Procurement List a 

product previously furnished by such 

agencies. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 20, 2005. 

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: 

Sheryl D. Kennerly, Telephone: (703) 

603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email 

SKennerly@jwod.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additions 

On August 19, and August 26, 2005, 

the Committee for Purchase From 

People Who are Blind or Severely 

Disabled published notice (70 FR 48667, 

and 50299) of proposed additions to the 

Procurement List. 

The following comments pertain to 

Stamp 2000 Plus and Accustamp 7520–

00–419–5949 & 7529–01–324–6955: 

Comments were received from 21 

persons in support of the nonprofit 

agency, urging addition of these 

products to the Procurement List, as 

they consider the addition to be critical 

to the nonprofit agency’s plan to expand 

services for people with disabilities. The 

Committee agrees with these 

commenters that this addition will 

create jobs for such people. 

Comments were also received from 

one of the current contractors for these 

stamps. The commenter claimed that 

the stamps the nonprofit agency will be 

providing under the Committee’s 

program are made in China, as opposed 

to the stamps the commenter assembles 

in the U.S. from components made in 

Japan and China, and that the 

Committee should not permit its 

program to displace U.S. products with 

Chinese products. The commenter 

claimed that it has been a Government 

supplier of the stamps for over 30 years, 

and has become reliant on these sales, 

which constitute a small minority of its 

total sales. The same contractor claimed 

the nonprofit agency’s stamps are 

inferior to its own. The commenter 

asked the Committee to consider 

whether it could create more jobs by 

having workers with disabilities 

package the commenter’s stamps rather 

than those it intends to produce. 

Contrary to the commenter’s claims, 

the nonprofit agency will be using its 

employees with severe disabilities to 

assemble and package the stamps in the 

U.S. from components made in Austria, 

which is a designated country under the 

Trade Agreements Act, 19 U.S.C. 2501 

et seq. Like the workers they may 

displace, the persons with severe 

disabilities who will produce the 

stamps are U.S. workers, but with an 

unemployment rate which is well above 

other groups, so the Committee believes 

that creating jobs for them, which is the 

mission of the Committee’s program, is 

justified in this situation. 

The commenter, which claimed a 

long-term reliance on Government sales 

of these stamps, failed to provide the 

Committee with total sales data which 

would enable the Committee to assess 

the severity of impact of this 

Procurement List addition, despite 

being cautioned that the Committee