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fragmentation, and open road densities;

and for wild and scenic study river

interim management.

PRELIMINARY ISSUES: The Forest Service

has identified five issues which were

addressed in the EA:

1. Effect of each alternative on land

ownership status.

2. Effect of the project on soil and

water resources.

3. Effect of the project on the habitat

of the Snake River spring/summer

chinook salmon and other, sensitive fish

species.

4. Effect of the roads on the eligibility

and suitability of the Secesh River for

designation as a wild and scenic river.

5. Effect of the project on wildlife

species that depend on meadow

ecosystems, and how the project affects

the habitat of the endangered gray wolf

and other sensitive wildlife species.

POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES: The Forest

Service has identified five possible

alternatives to the Proposed Action: No

Action alternative, Denial of Permit and

Closure of Unauthorized Roads,

Proponent Request, Roads #1 and #2

only, and Minimum Access Alternative.

DECISIONS TO BE MADE: The Payette

National Forest Supervisor will decide:

Whether a permit should be issued to

allow construction and/or

reconstruction, use, and maintenance of

roads to access Secesh River

Subdivisions #1 and #2.

If a permit is issued, then how many

and which proposed roads will be

constructed and/or reconstructed.

If a permit is issued, then what

standard of roads will be constructed

and/or reconstructed.

If a permit is issued, then what

mitigation measures, management

requirement, and monitoring will be

implemented. And, What Forest Plan

amendment(s) are required.

AGENCY/PUBLIC CONTACTS: As part of the

EA process, the Forest Service

conducted two scoping processes in

1993 and 1994, contacting 31 groups,

agencies, and individuals; 13 scoping

responses were received. The EA was

sent out for predecisional review

November 21, 1994 to 69 individuals

and agencies; six responses were

received. To initiate the EIS, the Forest

Service is mailing a letter to those who

have expressed interest in this project in

the past.

SCHEDULE: Draft Environmental Impact

Statement, March 1995. Final EIS May

1995. Implementation, June 1995.

Project decision and implementation are

contingent on completion of

consultation with the National Marine

Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service.

COMMENTS: Comments on the Proposed

Action and the analysis should be

received in writing on or before March

2, 1995. Send comments to: Forest

Supervisor, Payette National Forest,

P.O. Box 1026, 106 W. Park Street,

McCall, ID 83638; telephone (208) 634–

0700; FAX (208) 634–0281.

The comment period on the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement will be

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. First,

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

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

Environmental Impact Statement stage

but that 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, 1002 (9th Cir.,

1986); and Wisconsin Heritages, Inc. v.

Harris, 490 F. Supp. 1334, 1338 (E.D.

Wis. 1980)]. Because of these court

rulings, it is 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 it can meaningfully consider and

respond to them in the final

environmental impact statement.

To assist the Forest Service in

identifying and considering issues

raised by 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 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 on Environmental

Quality Regulations for implementing

the procedural provisions of the

National Environmental Policy Act at 40

CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points.

RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL: David F.

Alexander, Forest Supervisor, Payette

National Forest, P.O. Box 1026, 106

West Park, McCall, ID 83638.

Dated: February 8, 1995.

David F. Alexander,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 95–3806 Filed 2–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Designation of Champaign for the

Jinks (IL) Area

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA is designating

Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection

Departments, Inc. (Champaign), to

provide Class X and Class Y weighing

services under the United States Grain

Standards Act, as amended (Act), in the

former Jinks Grain Weighing Service

(Jinks) geographic area.

EFFECTIVE DATES: March 1, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review

Branch, Compliance Division, GIPSA,

USDA, Room 1647 South Building, P.O.

Box 96454, Washington, DC 20090–

6454.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M Hart, telephone 202–720–8525

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

action has been reviewed and

determined not to be a rule or regulation

as defined in Executive Order 12866

and Departmental Regulation 1512–1;

therefore, the Executive Order and

Departmental Regulation do not apply

to this action.

In the October 31, 1994, Federal

Register (59 FR 54427), GIPSA asked

persons interested in providing official

services in the geographic area assigned

to Jinks to submit an application for

designation. Applications were due by

September 30, 1994. Jinks, the only

applicant, applied for designation in the

entire area they are currently assigned.

GIPSA requested comments on the

applicant in the January 3, 1995,

Federal Register (60 FR 96). Comments

were due by January 31, 1995. GIPSA

received no comments by the deadline.

GIPSA evaluated all available

information regarding the designation

criteria in Section 7(f)(l)(A) of the Act

and determined that Jinks is not able to

provide official weighing services in the

geographic area for which they applied.

Section 7A(c)(2) of the Act authorizes

GIPSA’s administrator to designate

authority to perform official weighing to

an agency providing official inspection

services within a specified geographic
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area, if such agency is qualified under

Section 7(f)(1)(A) of the Act. Champaign

is already designated to provide official

inspection services in the former Jinks

area and is willing to provide official

weighing services in that area. GIPSA

evaluated all available information

regarding the designation criteria in

Section 7(f)(l)(A) of the Act and

determined that Champaign is able to

provide official weighing services in the

geographic area for which they are

designated.

Effective March 1, 1995, and

terminating upon the end of

Champaign’s designation to provide

official inspection services (May 31,

1995), Champaign’s designation is

amended to include Class X or Class Y

weighing in their assigned geographic

area, as specified in the December 2,

1994, Federal Register (59 FR 61868).

Interested persons may obtain official

services by contacting ChampaignDanville at 217–398-0723.

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.)

Dated: February 8, 1995.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

[FR Doc. 95–3666 Filed 2–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–F

Natural Resources Conservation

Service

Pasture Creek Watershed, Montana;

Notice of Intent to Deauthorize Federal

Funding

AGENCY: Natural Resources

Conservation Service.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Watershed

Protection and Flood Prevention Act,

Public Law 83–566, and the Natural

Resources Conservation Service

Guidelines (7 CFR Part 622), the Natural

Resources Conservation Service gives

notice of the intent to deauthorize

Federal funding for the Pasture Creek

Watershed project McCone County,

Montana.

For further information contact

Shirley J. Elliott, Acting State

Conservationist, Natural Resources

Conservation Service, 10 East Babcock

Street, Room 443, Bozeman, Montana

59715, telephone: 406–587–6814.

Pasture Creek Watershed, Montana;

Notice of Intent to Deauthorize Federal

Funding

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A

determination has been made by Shirley

J. Elliott that the proposed works of

improvement for the Pasture Creek

Watershed project will not be installed.

The sponsoring local organizations have

concurred in this determination and

agree that Federal funding should be

deauthorized for the project.

Information regarding this

determination may be obtained from

Shirley J. Elliott, Acting State

Conservationist, at the above address

and telephone number.

No administrative action on

implementation of the proposed

deauthorization will be taken until 60

days after the date of this publication in

the Federal Register.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 10.904, Watershed Protection

and Flood Prevention. Office of Management

and Budget Circular A–95 regarding State

and local clearinghouse review of Federal

and federally assisted programs and projects

is applicable.)

Dated: February 6, 1995.

Shirley J. Elliott,

Acting State Conservationist.

[FR Doc. 95–3808 Filed 1–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–16–M

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Colorado 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

Colorado Advisory Committee to the

Commission will be held on

Wednesday, March 15, 1995, from 2:00

p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Mile High

Center, Tower 1, 1700 Broadway, Suite

490, Denver, Colorado 80290. The

purpose of the meeting will be to

provide orientation for new members on

Commission and regional activities,

discuss current civil rights issues in the

State, and approve plans for future

activities.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Committee Chairperson Joseph Arcese,

303–556–3139, ext. 4780, or Ki-Taek

Chun, Acting Director of the Rocky

Mountain Regional Office, 303–866–

1040 (TDD 303–866–1049). Hearingimpaired persons who will attend the

meeting and require the services of a

sign language interpreter should contact

the Regional Office at least five (5)

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, February 3,

1995.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 95–3712 Filed 2–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Kansas Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that the Kansas Advisory

Committee to the Commission will meet

on Thursday, March 2, 1995, from 6:00

p.m. until 9:30 p.m. at the Student

Union, Oak Room, Coffeyville

Community College, 400 West 11th

Street, Coffeyville, Kansas 67337. The

purpose of the meeting is to collect

information on civil rights issues in

order to plan for future projects in

Kansas.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Melvin L. Jenkins, Director of the

Central Regional Office, 816–426–5253

(TTY 816–426–5009). Hearing-impaired

persons who will attend the meeting

and require the services of a sign

language interpreter should contact the

Regional Office at least five (5) 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, February 6,

1995.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 95–3713 Filed 2-14-95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Mississippi Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that the Mississippi

Advisory Committee to the Commission

will meet on Monday, March 13, 1995,

from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the

Edison Walthall Hotel, Magnolia Room,

225 East Capitol Street, Jackson,

Mississippi 39201. The purpose of the

meeting is to plan for the policecommunity relations factfinding

meeting.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Melvin L. Jenkins, Director of the

Central Regional Office, 816–426–5253