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Only those organizations or

associations which meet the criteria for

certification of eligibility promulgated at

7 CFR 1260.530 as published in 51 FR

11557, 11559 (April 4, 1986) are eligible

for certification. Those criteria are:

(a) For State organizations or

associations:

(1) Total paid membership must be

comprised of at least a majority of cattle

producers or represent at least a

majority of cattle producers in a State or

unit.

(2) Membership must represent a

substantial number of producers who

produce a substantial number of cattle

in such State or unit.

(3) There must be a history of stability

and permanency.

(4) There must be a primary or

overriding purpose of promoting the

economic welfare of cattle producers.

(b) For organizations or associations

representing importers, the

determination by the Secretary as to the

eligibility of importer organizations or

associations to nominate members to the

Board shall be based on applications

containing the following information:

(1) The number and type of members

represented (i.e., beef or cattle

importers, etc.).

(2) Annual import volume in pounds

of beef and beef products and/or the

number of head of cattle.

(3) The stability and permanency of

the importer organization or association.

(4) The number of years in existence.

(5) The names of the countries of

origin for cattle, beef, or beef products

imported.

All certified organizations and

associations, including those which

were previously certified in the States or

units having vacant positions on the

Board, will be notified simultaneously

in writing of the beginning and ending

dates of the established nomination

period and will be provided with

required nomination forms and

background information sheets.

The names of qualified nominees

received by the established due date

will be submitted to the Secretary of

Agriculture for consideration as

appointees to the Board.

The information collection

requirements referenced in this notice

have been previously approved by the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) under the provisions of 44

U.S.C., Chapter 35 and have been

assigned OMB No. 0581–0093, except

Board member nominee information

sheets are assigned OMB No. 0505–

0001.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.

Dated: February 9, 1995.

Lon Hatamiya,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95–3782 Filed 2–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

Forest Service

California Spotted Owl EIS

AGENCY: Forest Services, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces an

open house in 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 Eldorado

National Forest area.

DATES AND TIME: March 10, from 12 noon

to 9:00 p.m. March 11, from 8 a.m. to

12 noon.

ADDRESS: Placerville Town Hall, 549

Main Street, Placerville, CA.

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION:

Frank Mosbacher, Eldorado National

Forest Supervisor’s Office, 100 Forni

Road, Placerville, CA, 95667. (916) 622–

5061.

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.

Dated: February 7, 1995.

John Phipps,

Forest Supervisor, Eldorado National Forest.

[FR Doc. 95–3807 Filed 2–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Secesh River Subdivision Access

Roads

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare

Environmental Impact Statement.

SUMMARY: The Payette National Forest

proposes to issue a special use permit to

allow the Secesh River Property Owners

Association to construct/reconstruct,

maintain, and use four roads in the

Secesh Meadows area to access private

land. The total length of the roads is

approximately 2,100 feet and would

enable development on nine lots in the

Secesh River Subdivision #1 and one lot

in Secesh River Subdivision #2. The

private land lies approximately 25 miles

northeast of McCall, Idaho, in T22N,

R5E, Sections 9 and 10, and covers 74

acres; it is part of the former Spokane

Group #7 patented mining claim,

Minerals Survey 3387.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Fitch, McCall District Ranger

(208) 634–0400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1994,

the Payette National Forest prepared an

Environmental Assessment (EA) which

analyzed six alternatives for

accomplishing the project. The EA was

released for 30-days predecisional

review and comment on November 21,

1994. In reviewing the Council on

Environmental Quality Regulations for

significance (40 CFR 1508.27), it was

determined this project would be a

major Federal action with significant

effects, because the Forest Service’s

biological assessment for endangered

chinook salmon made a finding of

‘‘Likely to Adversely Affect.’’

PURPOSE AND NEED: The need connected

with this project is to respond to the

special use application for road

construction, use, and maintenance.

PROPOSED ACTION: The Proposed Action

is a modification of Alternative D from

the EA. Alternative D presented in the

EA would have allowed Secesh

Meadows Property Owners Association

to construct/reconstruct, use, and

maintain roads #1 (1,200 feet), #2 (300

feet), and #5 (300 feet) to a standard

including construction to a grade above

ground level (or road side ditch) for

good drainage, gravel surfacing, and

installation of structures to

accommodate overland flow (culverts).

Road #3 (300 feet) would be built to a

standard of construction of

approximately 12 feet in width, native

surfacing, and no drainage structures or

maintenance. Existing road #4 would be

closed, and the owner of lot 10 would

have to work out alternative access. In

addition, the Proposed Action includes

a modification to Alternative D which

will require that road #3 also be

constructed to a grade similar to other

approved roads.

FOREST PLAN AMENDMENT: The Proposed

Action may require site-specific Forest

Plan amendments in standards and

guidelines for: anadromous fish habitat,

big game calving areas, meadows
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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