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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 60, No. 41

Thursday, March 2, 1995

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

[4310–84]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

Interim Strategy for Managing

Anadromous Fish-Producing

Watersheds on Federal Lands in

Eastern Oregon and Washington,

Idaho, and Portions of California

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA; Bureau

of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of decision and

availability of environmental

assessment and finding of no significant

impact.

SUMMARY: On February 24, 1995, the

Chief of the Forest Service and the

Acting Director of the Bureau of Land

Management signed a decision adopting

an interim strategy for managing

anadromous fish-producing watersheds

on lands administered by the Forest

Service and Bureau of Land

Management in Eastern Oregon and

Washington, Idaho, and portions of

California. The decision amends

Regional Guides and Forest land and

resource management plans that guide

the management of National Forest

System lands and where compatible,

provides management direction

consistent with Bureau of Land

Management land use plans and,

thereby, establishes interim goals,

objectives, and standards and guidelines

for these anadromous fish-producing

watersheds. The intended effect of this

decision is to provide additional

protective management to the

watersheds in the affected areas so as to

avoid limiting the choice of reasonable

alternatives that may be developed in

the geographically specific

environmental analyses of long-term

management strategies are being

conducted.

EFFECTIVE DATE: For the Forest Service,

this decision is effective on March 9,

1995. For the Bureau of Land

Management, this decision is effective

on April 3, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The decision documents,

Finding of No Significant Impact, and

Environmental Assessment may be

reviewed at the Office of the Wildlife,

Fish, and Rare Plants Staff, Forest

Service, USDA, Auditors Building, 14th

and Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC. Single copies of these

documents are available by request from

this office as well as from Forest Service

regional offices and national forests or

Bureau of Land Management state

offices in the affected areas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Harv Forsgren (Forest Service) at (202)

205–1791, or Richard Hardt (BLM) at

(202) 452–5074. To request a copy of the

decision document, Finding of No

Significant Impact, and Environmental

Assessment by phone, call (202) 205–

1791.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest

Service and Bureau of Land

Management have developed an

ecosystem-based interim management

strategy for Pacific anadromous fish

(i.e., salmon, steelhead, and sea-run

cutthroat trout) in response to large

declines in anadromous fish

populations and widespread

degradation of habitat conditions. For

the Forest Service the decision amends

the Regional Guides for the Forest

Service’s Northern, Intermountain,

Pacific Southwest, and Pacific

Northwest Regions and 15 National

Forest land and resource management

plans (forest plans) to incorporate

explicit goals and riparian objectives,

and identify those areas where the new

interim standards and guidelines will

apply. For the Bureau of Land

Management, the decision incorporates

management direction consistent with

seven Bureau of Land Management land

use plans to arrest the degradation and

begin restoration of anadromous fishproducing watersheds.

Alternative 4 was selected as the

interim management direction from five

alternatives analyzed in the March 1994

environmental assessment. Notice of the

availability of the environmental

assessment was published in the

Federal Register on March 25, 1994 [58

FR 14356]. Comments received from the

general public as well as other Federal

agencies and state and local government

were considered in arriving at a final

decision to adopt Alternative 4, which

applies additional protective measures

to all new activities and ongoing

activities that are likely to adversely

affect listed salmon or contribute to the

need to list additional anadromous fish

species under provisions of the

Endangered Species Act. The direction

is to be in place for an 18–month period

while geographically-specific

environmental analyses of long term

management strategies are being

conducted.

Forest Service and Bureau of Land

Management biologists have prepared a

biological evaluation and assessment,

analyzing the potential effects of the

alternatives on species listed under the

Endangered Species Act and those

species identified as sensitive by the

agencies. The biologists determined the

selected alternative ‘‘may effect’’ listed

species and designated critical habitat

within the anadromous fish-producing

watersheds covered by the decision.

Pursuant to that finding, the Forest

Service and the Bureau of Land

Management have consulted with the

Department of Interior, Fish and

Wildlife Service, and the U.S.

Department of Commerce, National

Marine Fisheries Service. The Fish and

Wildlife Service, through a letter of

concurrence, has indicated that the

proposed decision would have a neutral

or beneficial effect on listed species

under their jurisdiction. The National

Marine Fisheries Service, through a

biological opinion, has determined that

the proposed decision is not likely to

jeopardize the continued existence of

listed species under their jurisdiction or

result in destruction or adverse

modification of critical habitat.

Pursuant to section 102(2)(2) of the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969 and the Council on Environmental

Quality Guidelines (40 CFR 1508.27),

the Forest Service and Bureau of Land

Management hereby give notice that the

actions allowed under Alternative 4 (as

adopted) are not a major Federal action

and will not significantly affect, either

individually or cumulatively, the

quality of the human environment.

Therefore, an environmental impact

statement is not being prepared.
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For the Forest Service, this decision

may be appealed in accordance with the

provisions of 36 CFR 217.7(a) by filing

a written notice of appeal with the

Secretary of Agriculture, in duplicate,

within 45 days of the date of publication

of this notice of availability. Review by

the Secretary is discretionary. For the

Bureau of Land Management, this

decision may be appealed to the

Department of the Interior, Board of

Land Appeals, in accordance with the

provisions of 43 CFR 4.20 to 4.31 and

43 CFR 4.400 to 4.415, by filing a

written notice of appeal. The notice

must be filed with the Director of the

Bureau of Land Management within 30

days of the date of publication of this

legal notice of availability.

Dated: February 24, 1995.

For the Forest Service:

Jack Ward Thomas,

Chief, USDA Forest Service.

Dated: February 24, 1995.

For the Bureau of Land Management:

Mike Dombeck,

Acting Director, USDI Bureau of Land

Management.

[FR Doc. 95–5149 Filed 3–1–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Rocky Mountain Region; AA

Production, Inc.; Twin-Creeks-Unit;

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and

Gunnison National Forests; Gunnison

County, CO

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Cancellation of a notice of

intent.

SUMMARY: On June 2, 1994 a Notice of

Intent to prepare an environmental

impact statement was published in the

Federal Register on pages 28510–28512

entitled Forest Service; Rocky

Mountain; AA Production, Inc.; TwinCreeks-Unit; Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre

and Gunnison National Forests;

Gunnison County Colorado. The

environmental impact statement was to

examine a proposal by AA Production,

Inc. to drill 4 coal bed methane wells

and construct a transportation system to

these wells near Paonia, Colorado. Upon

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register, the environmental analysis

and the June 2, 1994 Notice of Intent is

cancelled.

The responsible Bureau of Land

Management official is Sally Wisley,

Area Manager, San Juan Resource Area,

Federal Building, 701 Camino Del Rio,

Durango, Colorado 81301.

The responsible Forest Service official

is Ray L. Kingston, Paonia District

Ranger, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and

Gunnison National Forests, PO Box

1030, North Rio Grande Avenue, Paonia,

Colorado 81428.

Dated: January 9, 1995.

Ray L. Kingston,

District Ranger.

[FR Doc. 95–5095 Filed 3–1–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

California Spotted Owl EIS

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: This notice announces several

open houses to which the public is

invited to participate in information

exchange regarding alternatives being

considered in the California Spotted

Owl Draft Environmental Impact

Statement, as they affect the Plumas

National Forest area.

MEETING DATES, TIMES, & ADDRESSES

April 3 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Butte County Library Conference

Room, 1820 Mitchell Avenue,

Oroville, CA

April 4 from 1:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Plumas County Library Conference

Room, 445 Jackson Street, Quincy,

CA

April 4 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Portola City Council Chambers, 35

Third Avenue, Portola, CA.

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION: Lee Anne Schramel

Taylor, Plumas National Forest

Supervisors Office, 159 Lawrence Street,

Quincy, CA 95971 (916) 283–2050

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest

Service will release a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

to amend the Pacific Southwest

Regional Guide and Sierran Province

Forest Plans with new management

direction for the California Spotted Owl.

The purpose of this meeting is to

exchange information with the public

regarding the Draft Environmental

Impact Statement and the preferred

alternative. The meeting will be

informally structured. Members of the

team that prepared the DEIS will be

available to answer questions and

discuss the DEIS. Visual media

depicting the alternatives and selected

environmental consequences will be

displayed.

Mark J. Madrid,

Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 95–5158 Filed 3–1–95; 8:45 am]

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AGRICULTURAL AND

TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS

COMPLIANCE BOARD

Meeting

AGENCY: Architectural and

Transportation Barriers Compliance

Board.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Architectural and

Transportation Barriers Compliance

Board (Access Board) has scheduled its

next meeting to take place in Arlington,

VA on Tuesday and Wednesday, March

14–15, 1995. The purpose of the

meeting is to review the mission and

programs of the Board following the

request of the Vice President under the

National Performance Review, Phase II.

These meetings are closed to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

March 14–15, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at:

Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson

Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information regarding the

meetings, please contact Lawrence W.

Roffee, Executive Director, (202) 272–

5434 ext. 14 (voice) and (202) 272–5449

(TTY).

Lawrence W. Roffee,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 95–5172 Filed 3–1–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8150–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–469–805]

Amended Final Determination and

Antidumping Duty Order: Stainless

Steel Bar From Spain

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 2, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Jenkins or Fabian Rivelis, Office of

Antidumping Investigations, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;