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the boardwalk trail at the Grandview
Whistle Stop.
• Rafting take-out locations. The
rafting take-out locations at Luebner
Lake and Trail Creek will include a
platform that will allow for safe transfer
of gear from the platform to the rail car.
Additionally, at both sites a temporary
storage facility (approximately 250
square feet) for rafting gear will be
located at these locations from MaySeptember.
Preliminary Issues
Listed below are possible issues that
may be related to this project, but are
not limited to:
• Impacts to wildlife, including
brown bears, mountain goats and Dall
sheep.
• Impacts to heritage resources
throughout the project area.
• Visual impacts due to placement of
developed facilities in the backcountry.
• Conflicts between different types of
recreation throughout the project area.
Train Schedule
Responsible Official
The Forest Supervisor, Chugach
National Forest, is the Responsible
Official. The address is Chugach
National Forest Supervisor’s Office,
3301 C Street, Anchorage, AK 99503.
Currently the Alaska Railroad
conducts daily business, carrying both
freight and passengers, throughout the
project area multiple times per day. In
terms of passenger business, up to three
trains per day visit the project area: The
Coastal Classic and Glacier Discovery
both operate daily from mid-May to
mid-September and a train chartered by
Cruise Ship companies periodically
traverses the project area.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
The Forest Supervisor, as Responsible
Official, may decide to: (1) Select the
proposed action, (2) select one of the
alternatives, (3) select one of the
alternatives after modifying the
alternative with additional mitigating
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measures or combinations of activities
from other alternatives, or (4) select the
no action alternative and take no action
at this time.
Comment Requested
The Forest Service would like to
know of any issues, concerns, and
suggestions you may have about this
proposal. Comments should be as fully
formed as possible to assist us in the
analysis. If you have any questions, or
if something is unclear, contact Adam
McClory at (907) 754–2352 before
submitting your comments. Although
comments are welcome at any time,
they will be most effective if received by
June 15, 2005. Send comments to:
Chugach National Forest, ATTN:
Whistle Stop Project, P.O. Box 129,
Girdwood, AK 99587.
Alternately, e-mail your comments to:
comments-chugachwhistle_stop@fs.fed.us.
Public Meetings
Below are the public meeting dates
and locations for our scoping meetings:
CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST OPEN HOUSE MEETINGS
Date
Town
Place
May 23, 2005
May 23, 2005
May 24, 2005
May 24, 2005
May 25, 2005
June 1, 2005
Anchorage .........................................................................
Seward ..............................................................................
Girdwood ...........................................................................
Moose Pass ......................................................................
Cooper Landing ................................................................
Soldotna ............................................................................
UAA Commons Rm. 106 ..................................................
Edgewater Hotel (5th and Railroad Ave.) .........................
Community Hall .................................................................
Moose Pass School ..........................................................
Community Hall .................................................................
Soldotna Sports Center ....................................................
Authorization: National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as
amended (42 U.S.C. 4321–4346);
Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508);
U.S. Department of Agriculture NEPA
Policies and Procedures (7 CFR part 1b).
Reviewer’s Obligation: 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 the
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 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
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Wisconsin Heritages, Inc. v. Harris, 490
F. Supp. 1334, 1338 (E.D. Wisc. 1980).
Because of these court rulings, it is very
important that those interested in this
proposed action participate by the close
of the comment period so that
substantive comments and objections
are made available to the Forest Service
at the 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. Reviewer may wish to
refer to the Council on Environmental
Quality Regulations for implementing
the procedural provisions of the
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National Environmental Policy Act at 40
CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points.
Comments received, including the
names and addresses of those who
comment, will be considered part of the
public record on this proposal and will
be available for public inspection.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22;
Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section
21).
Dated: May 10, 2005.
Joe L. Meade,
Forest Supervisor, Chugach National Forest.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area
(SRA) Advisory Council
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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SUMMARY: An Opal Creek Scenic
Recreation Area Advisory Council
meeting will convene in Stayton,
Oregon on Wednesday, June 1, 2005.
The meeting will be held in the South
Room of the Stayton Community Center
located on 400 West Virginia Street in
Stayton, Oregon.
The Opal Creek Wilderness and Opal
Creek Scenic Recreation Area Act of
1996 (Opal Creek Act) (Pub. L. 104–208)
directed the Secretary of Agriculture to
establish the Opal Creek Scenic
Recreation Area Advisory Council. The
Advisory Council is comprised of
thirteen members representing state,
county and city governments, and
representatives of various organizations,
which include mining industry,
environmental organizations, inholders
in Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area,
economic development, Indian tribes,
adjacent landowners and recreation
interests. The council provides advice to
the Secretary of Agriculture on
preparation of a comprehensive Opal
Creek Management Plan for the SRA,
and consults on a periodic and regular
basis on the management of the area.
Tentative agenda items include:
Finalizing Results of Project Ranking
Process and District Project Updates.
A direct public comment period is
tentatively scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.
Time allotted for individual
presentations will be limited to 3
minutes. Written comments are
encouraged, particularly if the material
cannot be presented within the time
limits of the comment period. Written
comments may be submitted prior to the
June 1st by sending them to Designated
Federal Official Paul Matter at the
address given below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
more information regarding this
meeting, contact Designated Federal
Official Paul Matter; Willamette
National Forest, Detroit Ranger District,
HC 73 Box 320, Mill City, OR 97360;
(503) 854–3366.
Dated: May 10, 2005.
Y. Robert Iwamoto,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
of the Hawaii 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 conference call of the
Hawaii State Advisory Committee in the
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Western Region will convene at 2 p.m.
(p.d.t.) and adjourn at 3 p.m., Thursday,
June 16, 2005. The purpose of the
conference call is to receive updated
information on civil rights and discuss
potential SAC projects.
This conference call is available to the
public through the following call-in
number: 1–800–473–8695, access code
number 41129659. Any interested
member of the public may call this
number and listen to the meeting.
Callers can expect to incur charges for
calls not initiated using the provided
call-in number or over wireless lines
and the Commission will not refund any
incurred charges. Callers will incur no
charge for calls using the call-in number
over land-line connections. Persons
with hearing impairments may also
follow the proceedings by first calling
the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–977–
8339 and providing the Service with the
conference call number and access code.
To ensure that the Commission
secures an appropriate number of lines
for the public, persons are asked to
register by contacting Thomas Pilla of
the Western Regional Office, (213) 894–
3437, by 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15,
2005.
The meeting will be conducted
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the Commission.
to incur charges for calls not initiated
using the supplied call-in number or
over wireless lines and the commission
will not refund any incurred charges.
Callers will incur no charge for calls
using the call-in number over land-line
connections. Persons with hearing
impairments may also follow the
proceedings by first calling the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and
providing the Service with the
conference call number and access code.
To ensure that the Commission
secures an appropriate number of lines
for the public, persons are asked to
register by contacting John F. Dulles,
Rockey Mountain Regional Office, 303–
866–1040 (TDD 303–866–1049), by 3
p.m. (M.D.T.) on Monday, May 16, 2005.
The meeting will be conducted
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the Commission.
Dated in Washington, DC, May 11, 2005.
Ivy L. Davis,
Acting Chief, Regional Programs
Coordination Unit.
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(A–588–703, A–570–506, A–583–508, A–507–
502, A–580–601, C–580–602, A–583–603, C–
583–604)
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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting
of the North Dakota 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
Dakota Advisory Committee to the
Commission will convene at 12 p.m.
(M.D.T.) and adjourn at 1 p.m. (M.D.T.),
on Thursday, May 19, 2005. The
purpose of the conference call is to
provide orientation for new committee
members, discuss status of commission
and regional programs, and discuss
current status of regional project:
Confronting Discrimination in
Reservation Border Town Communities.
This conference call is available to the
public through the following call-in
number: 1–800–597–3261; call-in ID#:
410–96618. Any interested member of
the public may call this number and
listen to the meeting. Callers can expect
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Dated at Washington, DC, May 5, 2005.
Ivy L. Davis,
Acting Chief, Regional Programs
Coordination Unit.
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International Trade Administration
Internal Combustion Industrial Forklift
Trucks from Japan, Porcelain-on-Steel
Cooking Ware from China and Taiwan,
Raw In-Shell Pistachios from Iran, Topof-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking
Ware from Korea and Taiwan;
Extension of Time Limits for the Final
Results of Sunset Reviews of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Orders
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 16, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martha Douthit at 202–482–5050, or
Hilary Sadler at 202–482–4340, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Extension of Time Limit for Final
Results of Reviews:
In accordance with section
751(c)(5)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, (‘‘the Act’’), the U.S.
Department of Commerce, (‘‘the
Department’’) may extend the period of
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area (SRA) Advisory Council
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: An Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area Advisory Council meeting
will convene in Stayton, Oregon on Wednesday, June 1, 2005. The meeting
will be held in the South Room of the Stayton Community Center located
on 400 West Virginia Street in Stayton, Oregon.
The Opal Creek Wilderness and Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area Act
of 1996 (Opal Creek Act) (Pub. L. 104-208) directed the Secretary of
Agriculture to establish the Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area Advisory
Council. The Advisory Council is comprised of thirteen members
representing state, county and city governments, and representatives of
various organizations, which include mining industry, environmental
organizations, inholders in Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area, economic
development, Indian tribes, adjacent landowners and recreation
interests. The council provides advice to the Secretary of Agriculture
on preparation of a comprehensive Opal Creek Management Plan for the
SRA, and consults on a periodic and regular basis on the management of
the area. Tentative agenda items include: Finalizing Results of Project
Ranking Process and District Project Updates.
A direct public comment period is tentatively scheduled to begin at
8 p.m. Time allotted for individual presentations will be limited to 3
minutes. Written comments are encouraged, particularly if the material
cannot be presented within the time limits of the comment period.
Written comments may be submitted prior to the June 1st by sending them
to Designated Federal Official Paul Matter at the address given below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information regarding this
meeting, contact Designated Federal Official Paul Matter; Willamette
National Forest, Detroit Ranger District, HC 73 Box 320, Mill City, OR
97360; (503) 854-3366.
Dated: May 10, 2005.
Y. Robert Iwamoto,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 05-9656 Filed 5-13-05; 8:45 am]
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