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Pulp Company under the conditions of

its long-term timber sale contract.

Gary A. Morrison, Forest Supervisor,

Chatham Area, will decide whether or

not to authorize timber harvest within

the Eight Fathom project area and, if so,

the design of any timber sale offerings

consistent with meeting resource

protection standards and guidelines in

the TLMP. He will decide: (a) how

much volume to make available; (b) the

location and design of the arterial and

collector road system needed to develop

the Eight Fathom area; (c) the location

of timber harvest units; (d) mitigation

and monitoring measures for sound

resource management, and (e) whether

there may be a significant restriction on

subsistence uses, and if so, other

determinations required by section 810

of the Alaska National Interest Lands

Conservation Act.

Analysis of Public Scoping

A number of public comments were

received in response to the April 1993

timber sale proposal. Based on

comments from the public and other

agencies during the scoping effort, the

following significant issues have been

identified:

1. Project effects on recreation and

tourism

2. Subsistence Impacts

3. Potential Economic Impacts

4. Protection of Fish and Wildlife

Resources

5. Cultural and Historical Resource

Protection

6. Protection of Caves and Karst

Features

7. Concerns about Impacts and

Alternatives to Clearcutting.

These issues are being used to design

alternatives to the proposed action and

to identify the potential environmental

effects of the proposed action and

alternatives.

Continued Public Participation

Encouraged

Public participation is an important

part of the environmental analysis

process. The Forest Service will be

seeking comments from Federal, State,

and local agencies as well as individuals

and organizations who may be

interested in, or affected by, the

proposed timber sale(s) when the Draft

EIS is released. The Draft EIS is

expected to be filed with the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

during July 1995. The comment period

on the Draft EIS will be 45 days from the

date the Environmental Protection

Agency publishes the notice of

availability in the Federal Register.

Agencies and other interested persons

or groups are invited to visit with Forest

Service officials at any time during the

process.

The Forest Service believes, at this

early stage, it is important to alert

reviewers about 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,

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 important that

those interested in this proposed action

participate by the close of the Draft EIS

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 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 on the Draft EIS 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 EIS 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, 40 CFR 1503.3, in addressing these

points.

The Final EIS is expected to be

released in January 1996. The Forest

Supervisor for the Chatham Area of the

Tongass National Forest will, as the

responsible official for the EIS, make a

decision regarding this proposal

considering the comments, responses,

and environmental consequences

discussed in the Final EIS, and

applicable laws, regulations, and

policies. The decision and supporting

reasons will be documented in a Record

of Decision.

Dated: April 7, 1995.

John C. Sherrod,

Planning Staff Officer.

[FR Doc. 95–9798 Filed 4–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Opportunity for Designation in the

Cairo (IL) Area

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The United States Grain

Standards Act, as amended (Act),

provides that official agency

designations shall end not later than

triennially and may be renewed. The

designation of Cairo Grain Inspection

Agency, Inc. (Cairo), will end October

31, 1995, according to the Act, and

GIPSA is asking persons interested in

providing official services in the

specified geographic area to submit an

application for designation.

DATES: Applications must be

postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX)

on or before May 30, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be

submitted to Janet M. Hart, Chief,

Review Branch, Compliance Division,

GIPSA, USDA, Room 1647 South

Building, P.O. Box 96454, Washington,

DC 20090–6454. Telecopier (FAX) users

may send applications to the automatic

telecopier machine at 202–720–1015,

attention: Janet M. Hart. If an

application is submitted by telecopier,

GIPSA reserves the right to request an

original application. All applications

will be made available for public

inspection at this address located at

1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.,

during regular business hours.

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.

Section 7(f)(1) of the Act authorizes

GIPSA’s Administrator to designate a

qualified applicant to provide official

services in a specified area after

determining that the applicant is better

able than any other applicant to provide

such official services.

GIPSA designated Cairo, main office

located in Cairo, Illinois, to provide

inspection and Class X and Class Y
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weighing services under the Act on

November 1, 1992.

Section 7(g)(1) of the Act provides

that designations of official agencies

shall end not later than triennially and

may be renewed according to the

criteria and procedures prescribed in

Section 7(f) of the Act. The designation

of Cairo ends on October 31, 1995.

The geographic area presently

assigned to Cairo, pursuant to Section

7(f)(2) of the Act, which may be

assigned to the applicant selected for

designation is as follows: Randolph

County (southwest of State Route 150

from the Mississippi River north to State

Route 3); Jackson County (southwest of

State Route 3 southeast to State Route

149; State Route 149 east to State Route

13; State Route 13 southeast to U.S.

Route 51; U.S. Route 51 south to Union

County); and Alexander, Johnson,

Hardin, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, and

Union Counties, Illinois. Ballard,

Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves,

Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall,

McCracken, and Trigg Counties,

Kentucky.

Benton, Dickson, Henry, Houston,

Humphreys, Lake, Montgomery, Obion,

Stewart, and Weakley Counties,

Tennessee.

Cairo’s assigned geographic area does

not include the following grain elevator

inside Cairo’s area which has been and

will continue to be serviced by the

following official agency: Memphis

Grain and Hay Association: Continental

Grain Co., Tiptonville, Lake County,

Tennessee.

Interested persons, including Cairo,

are hereby given the opportunity to

apply for designation to provide official

services in the geographic area specified

above under the provisions of Section

7(f) of the Act and section 800.196(d) of

the regulations issued thereunder.

Designation in the specified geographic

area is for the period beginning

November 1, 1995, and ending October

31, 1998. Persons wishing to apply for

designation should contact the

Compliance Division at the address

listed above for forms and information.

Applications and other available

information will be considered in

determining which applicant will be

designated.

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

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

Dated: April 13, 1995.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

[FR Doc. 95–9824 Filed 4–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–F

Designation for the Champaign (IL)

Area

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the

designation of Champaign-Danville

Grain Inspection Departments, Inc.

(Champaign), to provide official services

under the United States Grain Standards

Act, as amended (Act).

EFFECTIVE DATES: June 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 December 2, 1994, Federal

Register (59 FR 61868), GIPSA asked

persons interested in providing official

services in the geographic area assigned

to Champaign to submit an application

for designation. Applications were due

by December 30, 1994. Champaign, the

only applicant, applied for designation

in the entire area they are currently

assigned.

GIPSA requested comments on the

applicant in the January 31, 1995,

Federal Register (60 FR 5896).

Comments were due by February 28,

1995. GIPSA received one comment by

the deadline. The comment supported

designation of Champaign.

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 Champaign is able to

provide official services in the

geographic area for which they applied.

Effective June 1, 1995, and ending May

31, 1998, Champaign is designated to

provide official services in the

geographic area specified in the

December 2, 1994, Federal Register.

Interested persons may obtain official

services by contacting Champaign at

217–398–0723.

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

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

Dated: April 13, 1995.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

[FR Doc. 95–9823 Filed 4–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–F

Opportunity to Comment on the

Applicants for the Fremont (NB) and

Titus (IN) Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on

the applicants for designation to provide

official services in the geographic areas

currently assigned to Fremont Grain

Inspection Department, Inc. (Fremont),

and Titus Grain Inspection, Inc. (Titus).

DATES: Comments must be postmarked,

or sent by telecopier (FAX) or electronic

mail by May 30, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be

submitted in writing to Janet M. Hart,

Chief, Review Branch, Compliance

Division, GIPSA, USDA, Room 1647

South Building, P.O. Box 96454,

Washington, DC 20090–6454.

SprintMail users may respond to

[A:ATTMAIL,O:USDA,ID:A36JHART].

ATTMAIL and FTS2000MAIL users

may respond to !A36JHART. Telecopier

(FAX) users may send comments to the

automatic telecopier machine at 202–

720–1015, attention: Janet M. Hart. All

comments received will be made

available for public inspection at the

above address located at 1400

Independence Avenue, S.W., during

regular business hours.

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 March 1, 1995, Federal Register

(60 FR 11069), GIPSA asked persons

interested in providing official services

in the geographic areas assigned to

Fremont, and Titus to submit an

application for designation. Fremont

and Titus, the only applicants, each

applied for designation to provide

official inspection services in the entire

area currently assigned to them.

GIPSA is publishing this notice to

provide interested persons the

opportunity to present comments

concerning the applicants. Commenters

are encouraged to submit reasons and

pertinent data for support or objection

to the designation of these applicants.

All comments must be submitted to the

Compliance Division at the above

address. Comments and other available

information will be considered in

making a final decision. GIPSA will

publish notice of the final decision in