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Notices Federal Register

36024

Vol. 61, No. 132

Tuesday, July 9, 1996

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Notice of Intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

SUMMARY: The Salt Lake Ranger District,

of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest,

will prepare an EIS on Brighton Ski

Resort’s (Brighton) proposal to update

their Master Development Plan.

DATES: Comments concerning the scope

of the analysis should be received in

writing by August 9, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

Michael Sieg, District Ranger, 3000 East

6944 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steve Scheid, Environmental Analyst,

(801) 943–9483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Brighton

is proposing to update their Master

Development Plan. This update

includes the following elements:

upgrade the Snake Creek lift to a highspeed detachable Quad, construct a new

transportation lift between Solitude Ski

Resort and Brighton, modify existing ski

trails, which include rock and stump

removal and terrain grading, expand

night skiing opportunities, construct

new mid-mountain lodge at the base of

the Snake Creek Lift, expand current

snowmaking facilities, and expand the

existing hiking and biking trail systems.

A complete description of the proposal

and its elements is available from the

Salt Lake Ranger District.

Brighton will be required to obtain an

amendment of water supply permit

agreement from Salt Lake City

Department of Public Utilities and a

Water Change Application from the

Utah Department of Natural Resources,

Division of Water Rights, State Engineer.

They will also be required to obtain all

necessary building and construction

permits from Salt Lake County.

A scoping document has been sent to

more than 600 individuals,

organizations and government agencies,

detailing Brighton’s proposal for the

next planning period. Preliminary

issues identified by the interdisciplinary

team include effects of the proposed

action on: visual quality, run quality,

year-round recreation experiences,

wetland and riparian areas, water

quality and quantity, vegetation, fish

and wildlife, traffic and parking in Big

Cottonwood Canyon, and threatened,

endangered and sensitive species.

Two preliminary alternatives have

been identified: (1) the proposed action

which would permit the aforementioned

projects and require Brighton to convert

to a new Ski Area Term Special Use

Permit, and (2) the No Action

alternative which would continue the

use as currently permitted with no new

improvements.

The public is invited to submit

comments or suggestions to the address

above. This public comment period

does not replace the initial public

comment period. All comments

received to date will be included in the

EIS. We are seeking new issues,

comments and suggestions. The

responsible official is Bernie Weingardt,

Forest Supervisor. A draft EIS is

expected to be filed in May, 1997 and

the final EIS filed in September 1997.

The comment period on the draft EIS

will be 45 days from the date the

Environmental Protection Agency’s

notice of availability appears in the

Federal Register. It is very important

that those interested in this proposed

action participate at that time. To be the

most helpful, comments on the draft EIS

should be as specific as possible and

may address the adequacy of the

statement or the merits of the

alternatives discussed (see The Council

on Environmental Quality Regulations

for implementing the procedural

provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act at 40 CFR

1503.3).

In addition, Federal court decisions

have established that 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 reviews’ position

and contentions. Vermont Yankee

Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC, 435 U.S.

519, 533 (1978). Environmental

objections that could have been raised at

the draft stage may be waived if not

raised until after completion of the final

EIS. City of Angoon v. Hodel, (9th

Circuit, 1986) and Wisconsin Heritages,

Inc. v. Harris, 490 F. Supp. 1334, 1338

(E.D. Wis. 1980). The reason for this is

to ensure 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.

Dated: July 2, 1996.

Steven W. Scheid,

District Environmental Analyst.

[FR Doc. 96–17445 Filed 7–8–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Rural Utilities Service

Information Collection Activity;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the

Rural Utilities Service’s (RUS) invites

comments on this information

collection for which RUS intends to

request approval from the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by September 9, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Billy J. Chapman, Loan Specialist,

Processing Division, Water and Waste

Disposal, Rural Utilities Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, 14th &

Independence Ave., SW., AG Box 3223,

Washington, DC 20250–1500.

Telephone: (202) 690–3789. FAX: (202)

690–0649.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 7 CFR 1942–I, Resources

Conservation and Development.

OMB Control Number: 0572–0111.

Type of Request: Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection.

Abstract: This program would provide

loan assistance to sponsoring local

organizations (public and nonprofit) in

authorized watershed areas for the local

share of cost for works of improvement.

RUS will assist the local sponsors and

the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) in

making loans for the development of

future water supplies or for site

preservation.
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 9, 1996 / Notices 36025

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 3.5 hours per

response.

Respondents: State or local

governments, small business or

organizations, and non-profit

institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 8.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 56.

Copies of this information collection,

and related form and instructions, can

be obtained from Dawn Wolfgang,

Program Support and Regulatory

Analysis Group, at (202) 720–0812.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

this proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology. Comments may be sent to:

F. Lamont Heppe, Jr., Director, Program

Support and Regulatory Analysis Group,

Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department

of Agriculture, AG Box 1522, 14th &

Independence Ave., SW., Washington,

DC 20250–1522. FAX: (202) 720–4120.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record:

Dated: June 28, 1996.

John P. Romano,

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

[FR Doc. 96–17363 Filed 7–8–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary

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: Patent and Trademark Office

(PTO).

Title: Admittance to Practice and

Roster of Registered Patent Attorneys

and Agents Admitted to Practice Before

the Patent and Trademark Office.

Agency Approval Number: 0651–

0012.

Type of Request: Extension of the

expiration date of a currently approved

collection without any change in the

substance or in the method of

collection.

Burden: 3,500 hours.

Number of Respondents: 10,500.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 1⁄3 hour.

Needs and Uses: Information is

required to determine the qualifications

of individuals entitled to represent

applicants before the Patent and

Trademark Office in the preparation and

prosecution of applications for a patent,

and to administer and maintain the

roster of attorneys registered to practice

before the Patent and Trademark Office.

Affected Public: Individuals.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain a benefit.

OMB Desk Officer: Maya A. Bernstein,

(202) 395–4816.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

Acting DOC Forms Clearance Officer,

(202) 482–3272, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

D.C. 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Maya A. Bernstein, OMB Desk Officer,

Room 10236, New Executive Office

building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Dated: July 3, 1996.

Linda Engelmeier,

Acting Departmental Forms Clearance

Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

[FR Doc. 96–17449 Filed 7–08–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P

International Trade Administration

[A–570–808]

Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts From The

People’s Republic of China;

Preliminary Results of Antidumping

Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Preliminary Results of

the Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review of Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts from

the People’s Republic of China.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(the Department) is conducting an

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on chromeplated lug nuts (lug nuts) from the

People’s Republic of China (PRC) in

response to a request by petitioner,

Consolidated International Automotive,

Inc. (Consolidated). This review covers

shipments of this merchandise to the

United States during the period

September 1, 1994, through August 31,

1995.

We have preliminarily determined

that sales have been made below normal

value (NV). If these preliminary results

are adopted in our final results, we will

instruct the U.S. Customs Service to

assess antidumping duties equal to the

difference between export price and NV.

Interested parties are invited to

comment on these preliminary results.

Parties who submit argument are

requested to submit with each argument

(1) a statement of the issue and (2) a

brief summary of the argument.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 9, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald Little, Elisabeth Urfer, or

Maureen Flannery, Office of

Antidumping Compliance, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C. 20230;

telephone (202) 482–4733.

Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the statute are references to

the provisions effective January 1, 1995,

the effective date of the amendments

made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act)

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

(URAA). In addition, unless otherwise

indicated, all citations to the

Department’s regulations are to the

current regulations, as amended by the

interim regulations published in the

Federal Register on May 11, 1995 (60

FR 25130).

Background

The Department published in the

Federal Register an antidumping duty

order on lug nuts from the PRC on April

24, 1992 (57 FR 15052). On September

12, 1995, the Department published in

the Federal Register (60 FR 47349) a

notice of opportunity to request an

administrative review of the

antidumping duty order on lug nuts

from the PRC covering the period

September 1, 1994, through August 31,

1995.

On September 28, 1995, in accordance

with 19 CFR 353.22(a), Consolidated

requested that we conduct an

administrative review of China National

Automotive Industry I/E Corp., Nantong