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common EIS, regarding permits under

their jurisdiction.

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 the 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 very important

that those interested in this proposed

action participate by the close of the 45

day comment period so that substantive

comment 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

environmental impact statement. To

assist the Forest Service in identifying

and considering issues and concerns on

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.

The Final EIS and Record of Decision

is expected to be released in August

1996. The Forest Supervisor, Chatham

Area, Tongass National Forest will, as

the responsible official for the EIS, will

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 the

Record of Decision.

Dated: June 13, 1996.

Gary Morrison,

Forest Supervisor.

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Deschutes Provincial Interagency

Executive Committee (PIEC), Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Deschutes PIEC Advisory

Committee will meet on July 19, 1996 at

the Prineville BLM office in Prineville,

Oregon (3050 E.Third St.) Start time is

9:00 a.m. Agenda items include: (1)

Consideration of rangelands standards

and guidelines for the Province; (2)

Preview of Eastside Ecosystems DEIS;

and (3) Open public forum. All

Deschutes Province Advisory

Committee meetings are open to the

public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Harry Hoogesteger, Province Liaison,

USDA, Fort Rock Ranger District, 1230

N.E. 3rd, Bend, Oregon 97701, 541–383–

4704.

Dated: June 18, 1996.

Sally Collins,

Deschutes National Forest Supervisor.

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Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Inviting Preapplications for Technical

Assistance for Rural Transportation

Systems: Correction

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice, correction.

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS) corrects a

notice published June 10, 1996 (61 FR

29340). This action is taken to extend all

dates in the submission process by 15

days and remove ineligible entities

which were inadvertently included in

the original notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carole S. Boyko, Rural Development

Specialist, Specialty Lenders Division,

Room 2245 South Agriculture Building,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20250–3220,

telephone: (202) 720–1400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June

10, 1996, the Rural BusinessCooperative Service published a notice

to invite preapplications for technical

assistance for rural transportation

systems. As published, the notice

contains errors as to statutory reference,

eligible entities, and an office address

which may be misleading and is in need

of clarification. In addition, it has been

determined that required submission

dates should be extended by 15 days.

Accordingly, the notice published

June 10, 1996 (61 FR 29340), is

corrected as follows:

DATES: The deadline for receipt of a

preapplication in the Rural

Development State Office is July 15,

1996. Preapplications received after that

date will not be considered for FY 1996

funding.

ADDRESSES: The address for New

Mexico, page 29341, column 2, sixth

down, should read: ‘‘State Director,

Rural Development, 6200 Jefferson

Street, NE, Room 255, Albuquerque, NM

87109.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The first

paragraph, column 3, page 29341, is

corrected by removing ‘‘and 310B (j)’’

following the words ‘‘Refer to section

310B (c)’’.

The second paragraph, column 3, is

amended by removing the words

‘‘assisting public bodies and private’’

and inserting the words ‘‘assisting the

private’’.

FISCAL YEAR 1996 PREAPPLICATION

SUBMISSION: This subsection is amended

by changing the dates ‘‘July 1, 1996,’’

‘‘July 15, 1996,’’ and ‘‘August 15, 1996,’’

to read ‘‘July 15, 1996, ‘‘ July 30, 1996,’’

and ‘‘August 30, 1996,’’ respectively.

Dated: June 20, 1996.

Inga Smulkstys,

Deputy Under Secretary, Operations and

Management Rural Development.

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the North Carolina 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 North

Carolina Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 9:00 a.m.

and recess at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday,

July 18, 1996, at the Charlotte

Convention Center, 501 S. College

Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202.

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss

a draft report on racial tensions in North

Carolina. The meeting will reconvene at

1:00 p.m. and adjourn at 5:00 p.m. to

hear from invited guests, including the

governor, State representatives, mayors,

police and fire chiefs, redigious