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EIS is expected to be completed in

November, 1995.

The Forest Service believes it is

important at this early stage to give

reviewers notice of several court rulings

related to public participation in the

environmental review process. First,

reviewers of draft EIS’s 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, 513 (1978). Also,

environmental objections that could be

raised at the draft EIS stage but that are

not raised until after completion of the

final EIS may be waived or dismissed by

the courts 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 30 day comment period so that

substantive comments and objections

are 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 should be as specific as

possible. 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: Robert L.

Schrenk, Forest Supervisor, Kootenai

National Forest, Supervisor’s Office, 506

Hwy 2 West, Libby, MT 59923 is the

Responsible Official. As the Responsible

Official I will decide which, if any, of

the proposed projects will be

implemented. That decision will be

documented in a Record of Decision. I

have delegated the responsibility to

prepare the Fry-Zim Environmental

Impact Statement to Michael L. Balboni,

District Ranger, Three Rivers Ranger

District.

Dated: February 28, 1995.

Robert L. Schrenk,

Forest Supervisor, Kootenai National Forest.

[FR Doc. 95–5696 Filed 3–8–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Montana 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

Montana Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene on Monday,

April 3, 1995, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00

p.m. at the Sheraton Billings Hotel, 27

North 27th Street, Billings, Montana

59101. The purpose of the meeting is to

update Committee members on the

status of the project proposal and make

plans for a future factfinding meeting.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Committee Chairperson Donald D.

Dupuis, 406–675–2770, 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 28,

1995.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 95–5699 Filed 3–8–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 030295A]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of the receipt of an

application for a scientific research

permit (P45R) and the receipt of

applications for modifications to

scientific research permit 823 (P503C)

and incidental take stocking permit 908

(P503K).

Notice is hereby given that the

National Biological Survey (NBS) in

Corvallis, OR, has applied in due form

for a scientific research permit (P45R)

and that the Idaho Department of Fish

and Game (IDFG) in Boise, ID, has

applied in due form for Modification 2

to scientific research Permit 823 (P503C)

and Modification 1 to incidental take

stocking Permit 908 (P503K) to take

listed species as authorized by the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA)

(16 U.S.C. 1531–1543) and the NMFS

regulations governing listed fish and

wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217–227).

NBS requests authorization for a take

of juvenile, endangered, Snake River

spring/summer and fall chinook salmon

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) as part of

a study designed to provide information

that will be used to: (1) Recommend

siting of the bypass outfall to be

constructed at the Dalles Dam; (2)

evaluate the juvenile salmonid

nighttime spill pattern at the Dalles

Dam; (3) assess the relationship between

flow rate and juvenile salmonid

outmigration velocity in the Dalles pool

and elsewhere; (4) evaluate juvenile

salmonid passage routes at John Day

Dam; (5) estimate juvenile salmonid

mortality in the lower Columbia River;

and (6) provide information on the

vulnerability of salmonids to predation

by northern squawfish (Ptychocheilus

oregonensis). Listed fish will be

collected at the John Day Handling

Facility by NMFS personnel under the

authority of Permit 822, anesthetized

and implanted with radio telemetry

transmitters (radio tags) by NBS

personnel, held for 36–48 hours in tanks

supplied with circulating river water to

determine tag retention and delayed

mortality, released near the mouth of

the John Day River, and tracked to

determine their fate. The requested

duration of the permit is from April 15

to July 15, 1995.

Permit 823 authorizes IDFG to take

endangered Snake River salmon while

conducting a wide range of research

activities in Idaho. For Modification 2 to

the permit, IDFG requests an increase in

the lethal take of juvenile, endangered,

Snake River sockeye salmon

(Oncorhynchus nerka) in Redfish Lake

to optimize the evaluation of Redfish

Lake fertilization/supplementation

efforts in 1995 and beyond. In addition,

IDFG requests to implement four other

actions which will not require an

increase in the take of listed species

authorized in the permit. These four

actions are: (1) The marking of juvenile,

endangered, Snake River spring/summer

chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus

tshawytscha) using caudal fin clips to

estimate the number of fry that migrate

downstream past juvenile fish traps to

rear downstream from study sites; (2) a

fish flush strategy designed to provide

flushing flows through a seasonally

dewatered stretch of the Lemhi River

between the Barracks Lane Bridge and