11068 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 40 / Wednesday, March 1, 1995 / Notices

EFFECTIVE DATE: Public scoping began in

January 1990 and has been ongoing

since that time. Interested publics are

invited to comment. The comment

period on the supplemental Draft EIS

will be 45 days from the date the

Environmental Protection Agency’s

notice of availability appears in the

Federal Register. The supplemental

Draft EIS is scheduled for publication in

March 1995 and the Final EIS in May

1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

Bohemia analysis is being conducted by

the Petersburg Ranger District, Stikine

Area of the Tongass National Forest.

Questions and comments can be

directed to Dave Helmick, Forest

Service, P.O. Box 309, Petersburg, AK

99833, phone (907) 772–3841.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A public

scoping letter was sent to all persons

who indicated an interest in the project

by responding to the Stikine Area

Project Schedule, or who otherwise

notified the Stikine Area that they were

interested in the Bohemia Timber

Sale(s).

Alternatives include the no-action

alternative and four action alternatives

that would harvest from 10 to 35 million

board feet of timber from 339 to 1,381

acres and construct 0.4 to 28 miles of

specified road.

The following issues were identified

in the previous supplement and will be

addressed in the 95 Supplement only to

the extent that they are affected by the

proposed modifications.

1. Water quality, fisheries, and soils.

2. Wildlife and wildlife habitat.

3. Subsistence resources and users.

4. Recreation resources and users.

5. Wilderness area and associated

values.

6. Cultural resources.

7. Scenic quality.

8. Timber sale economics.

9. Transportation.

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 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, 533 [1978]).

Also, environmental objections that

could have been raised at the Draft EIS

stage may be waived or dismissed by the

courts if not raised until after

completing the Final EIS. (City of

Angoon v. Hodel, 803 F.2d 1016, 1022

[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 very important that those

interested in this proposed action

participate by the close of the 45-day

comment period so 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

environmental impact statement.

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 helpful if comments

refer to specific pages or chapters of the

draft environmental impact 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 in

40 CFR 1503.3 while addressing these

points.

The responsible official for the

decision is Abigail R. Kimbell, Forest

Supervisor, Stikine Area of the Tongass

National Forest, Alaska Region,

Petersburg, Alaska.

Dated: February 14, 1995.

Abigail R. Kimbell,

Forest Supervisor.

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Designation for the Indianapolis (IN)

Area

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA),

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the

designation of Indianapolis Grain

Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc.

(Indianapolis), to provide official

services under the United States Grain

Standards Act, as amended (Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 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 3, 1994, Federal

Register (59 FR 45258), GIPSA asked

persons interested in providing official

services in the geographic area assigned

to Indianapolis to submit an application

for designation. Applications were due

by November 1, 1994. Indianapolis, the

only applicant, applied for designation

in the entire area they are currently

assigned.

GIPSA requested comments on the

applicant in the December 2, 1994

Federal Register (59 FR 54427).

Comments were due by December 30,

1994. 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 according to Section 7(f)(l)(B),

determined that Indianapolis is able to

provide official services in the

geographic area for which they applied.

Effective April 1, 1995, and ending

March 31, 1998, Indianapolis is

designated to provide official inspection

services in the geographic area specified

in the October 3, 1994, Federal Register.

Interested persons may obtain official

services by contacting Indianapolis at

317–782–8938.

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

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

Dated: February 15, 1995

Neil E. Porter

Director, Compliance Division

[FR Doc. 95–4884 Filed 2–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–F

Opportunity To Comment on the

Applicant for the Enid (OK) Area

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA),

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on

the applicant for designation to provide

official services in the geographic area

currently assigned to Enid Grain

Inspection Company, Inc. (Enid).

DATES: Comments must be postmarked,

or sent by telecopier (FAX) or electronic

mail by March 31, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be

submitted in writing to Janet M. Hart,

Chief, Review Branch, Compliance

Division, GIPSA, USDA, Room 1647