Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 106 / Friday, May 31, 1996 / Notices 27333

Because there are only twenty

subheadings available for designating

upland cotton special import quotas in

subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTS,

only twenty such quotas can be in effect

at one time. Each subheading

corresponds to a Secretary of

Agriculture’s Special Cotton Import

Quota Announcement specifying that a

particular amount of upland cotton may

be imported during a particular 180-day

period. The twenty-first consecutive

quota cannot be established until the

earliest of the existing twenty quotas

ends. Therefore, the special import

quota described in this notice opened

on May 27, 1996—the day after the

quota 13 in existence at the time of the

announcement ended.

The quota amount, 41,858,494

kilograms (92,282,258 pounds), is equal

to 1 week’s consumption of upland

cotton by domestic mills at the

seasonally-adjusted average rate of the

most recent 3 months for which data are

available—December 1995 through

February 1996. The special cotton

import quota identifies a quantity of

imports that is not subject to the overquota tariff rate of a tariff-rate quota.

The quota is not divided by staple

length or by country of origin. The quota

does not affect existing tariff rates or

phytosanitary regulations. The quota

does not apply to Extra Long Staple

cotton.

Authority: Sec. 136, P.L. 104–127 and U.S.

Note 6(a), Subchapter III, Chapter 99 of the

HTS.

Signed at Washington, DC on May 21,

1996.

Dan Glickman,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–13650 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

Forest Service

Newspapers Used for Publication of

Legal Notice of Appealable Decisions

for the Northern Region; Idaho,

Montana, North Dakota, and Portions

of South Dakota and Eastern

Washington

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice lists the

newspapers that will be used by all

Ranger Districts, Forests, and the

Regional Office of the Northern Region

to publish legal notice of all decisions

subject to appeal under 36 CFR 215 and

217 and to publish notices for public

comment and notice of decision subject

to the provisions of 36 CFR 215. The

intended effect of this action is to

inform interested members of the public

which newspapers will be used to

publish legal notices for public

comment or decisions; thereby allowing

them to receive constructive notice of a

decision, to provide clear evidence of

timely notice, and to achieve

consistency in administering the

appeals process.

DATES: Publication of legal notices in

the listed newspapers will begin with

decisions subject to appeal that are

made on or after May 23, 1996. The list

of newspapers will remain in effect

until another notice is published in the

Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edward C. Monnig; Acting Regional

Appeals and Litigation Coordinator;

Northern Region; P.O. Box 7669;

Missoula, Montana 59807. Phone: (406)

239–3647.

The newspapers to be used are as

follows:

Northern Regional Office

Regional Forester decisions in

Montana: The Missoulian, Great Falls

Tribune, and The Billings Gazette.

Regional Forester decisions in

Northern Idaho and Eastern

Washington: The Spokesman Review.

Regional Forester decisions in North

Dakota: Bismarck Tribune.

Regional Forester decisions in South

Dakota: Rapid City Journal.

Beaverhead/Deerlodge—Montana

Standard.

Bitterroot—Ravalli Republic.

Clearwater—Lewiston Morning

Tribune.

Custer—Billings Gazette (Montana),

Bismarck Tribune (North Dakota), Rapid

City Journal (South Dakota).

Flathead—Daily Interlake.

Gallatin—Bozeman Chronicle.

Helena—Independent Record.

Idaho Panhandle—Spokesman

Review.

Kootenai—Daily Interlake.

Lewis & Clark—Great Falls Tribune.

Lolo—Missoulian.

Nez Perce—Lewiston Morning

Tribune.

Supplemental notices may be placed

in any newspaper, but time frames/

deadlines will be calculated based upon

notices in newspapers of record listed

above.

Dated: May 23, 1996.

Richard M. Bacon,

Deputy Regional Forester.

[FR Doc. 96–13677 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Rural Utilities Service

LaGrange County, Indiana Sewer

District; Final Programmatic

Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final

Programmatic Environmental Impact

Statement.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is

issuing a final Programmatic

Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS)

related to the LaGrange County, Indiana

Sewer District’s proposal to construct

sanitary wastewater collection and

treatment facilities for residential

population centers. The final PEIS was

prepared pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969

(NEPA) (U.S.C. 4231 et seq.) in

accordance with the Council on

Environmental Quality (CEQ)

regulations for implementing the

procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR

1500–1508) and Farmers Home

Administration’s procedure (7 CFR

1940, Subpart G, Environmental

Program). RUS invites comments on the

alternative analyses performed by and

addressed in the final PEIS.

The purpose of this PEIS is to

evaluate the environmental impacts of

proposed alternative strategies to

provide treatment of sanitary

wastewaters for rural residential

population centers in LaGrange County.

Discussion of each alternative’s impact

on the human environment, including

risks to public health and safety, and

effects on the natural environment is

presented. The proposed action is

necessary in order to respond to

increased public health concerns and

the continuation of surface and ground

water degradation caused by

inadequately treated wastewater

effluent. This PEIS provides a planning

tool to County officials and citizens and

engineers who will select the most

appropriate design and implementation

strategy to address LaGrange County’s

wastewater problems.

The Preferred Alternative

Fund a Decentralized Wastewater

Collection and Treatment System for

Residents in Densely Populated Areas

Using Engineered Wetlands Treatment

Processes: This alternative involves the

use of pressure or gravity collection

systems to convey wastewater to

multiple engineered wetland treatment

facilities. Collection and conveyance

technologies considered for this option

will be the same as those analyzed for

the centralized treatment facility option.
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Treatment alternatives for this option

will include: wetlands application

followed by land application (spray

irrigation) of the effluent; wetlands

application followed by disinfection

and surface water discharge; and

wetlands application followed by

subsurface discharge.

Other Alternatives Presented in the

PEIS

The following project alternatives

were identified in feasibility studies

conducted for the LaGrange County

Sewer District and analyzed in this

PEIS. Even though they are creditable

technical alternatives, they were not

selected as the preferred alternative.

Continued Use of On-Site Waste

Disposal Systems (No Action

Alternative): This alternative would not

address the present public health

concerns or the continued degradation

of the County’s surface and ground

water.

Centralized Wastewater Collection

and Treatment for all County Residents

Using Conventional Wastewater

Treatment: This alternative would

provide wastewater collection and

treatment service for all county

residents. This option would use either

gravity, or pressure sewers to convey

wastewater to a centralized facility.

Collection and conveyance alternatives

that were analyzed for this option

include: small diameter gravity systems;

small diameter pressure systems using

single connection effluent grinder

pumps; and conventional gravity

collector lines connected to pressure

lines for conveyance to the treatment

facility. Activated sludge process

alternatives that were considered for

this option included: oxidation ditches,

and extended aeration.

Centralized Wastewater Collection

and Treatment for All County Residents

Except for Residents in Remote

Locations Using Conventional Activated

Sludge Waste Treatment Processes: This

alternative involves providing water

waste collection and treatment services

for all of the County’s residents except

those located in isolated regions. This

option would use the same collection

and treatment technologies as the option

providing wastewater treatment for the

entire County. Cost savings over serving

the entire county would be realized

because of the high unit cost of serving

remote residences.

ADDRESSES/FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT: For more information, contact

or for transmittal of written comments

send to: Paul Neumann, State

Environmental Coordinator, USDA,

Rural Development, RUS, 5975 Lakeside

Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46278, (219)

290–3109, and FAX (219) 290–3011.

Copies of the final PEIS will be available

for public inspection, during normal

business hours at the following

locations:

LaGrange Town Clerk, 107 S. High

Street, LaGrange, IN 46761

Town of Topeka, Attn: Duane Bontrager,

101 Main Street, Topeka, IN 46571

Town of Shipshewana, Attn: Ruth Ann

Downey, P.O. Box 486, 345 N. Morton

Street, Shipshewana, IN 46565

Town of Wolcottville, Attn: Elizabeth

Hodge, P.O. Box 325, 101 W. Race

Street, Wolcottville, IN 46795.

The draft final PEIS will be

distributed to various Federal, State,

and local agencies, and elected officials.

Dated: May 13, 1996.

Wally Beyer,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96–13644 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Georgia 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

Georgia Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 3:00 p.m.

and adjourn at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June

21, 1996, at the Ponce de Leon branch,

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, 980

Ponce de Leon Avenue, NE, Atlanta,

Georgia 30306. The purpose of the

meeting is to meet with Joy Berry,

Executive Director, Georgia Human

Relations Commission; to discuss a civil

rights conference proposal; to review

the project on programs of the Atlanta

Committee on the Olympic Games; and

to discuss civil rights problems and/or

progress in Georgia and the United

States.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Committee Chairperson Elaine

Alexander, 404–233–8414, or Bobby D.

Doctor, Director of the Southern

Regional Office, 404–730–2476 (TDD

404–730–2481). Hearing-impaired

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, May 22, 1996.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 96–13624 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission For OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of the Census.

Title: Survey of Environmental

Products and Services.

Form Number(s): EPS–1(M), 2(M),

3(M), 1(S), 1(C).

Agency Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: New collection.

Burden: 20,000 hours.

Number of Respondents: 10,000.

Avg Hours Per Response: 2 hours.

Needs and Uses: Currently, there are

no reliable data on the output and

export of goods and services that

control, reduce, and remediate

pollution. Representatives of industry,

state governments, and environmental

organizations have called for the

development of these data as they are

critical to the implementation of the

Environmental Technologies Exports

Initiative, the Environmental

Technology Initiative, the Clean Air Act,

the Clean Water Act and other

environmental statutes. Further, a study

is necessary to meet the requirements of

the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment, the

Exports Enhancement Act of 1988 and

the Jobs Through Trade Expansion Act

of 1988. The Census Bureau plans to

conduct, on a test basis, a survey of

manufacturing and service

establishments to collect total value of

shipments of goods and revenues for

services in 1995 defined for

environmental use. The survey will also

ask for value of shipments and revenues

for services which were exported. The

survey will provide information on the

size and scope of activity generated

from environmental protection. The

survey will also provide a benchmark

measure of the extent of the

environmental industry, its export

potential, and the implication for

employment in a potential growth

industry. Government classification

specialists will use the information to

determine how industry and product

classification systems can be refined

and modified to improve the

identification of products and services