The Federal Register

Voluntary Grade Standards for Rabbits and U.S. Grade C-Quality Poultry

Thu, Aug 16 2001 11:00:00 GMT

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) proposes to change the voluntary United States Grade Standards for Rabbits. Specifically, the changes will add stewer rabbits to the roaster and mature rabbit class; update and clarify the tolerances for conformation, fleshing, disjointed and broken bones, and freezing; and provide new tolerances for cuts and tears and discolorations. The standards are being updated to provide more specific grade factors for increasing accuracy of grade determination. Additionally, AMS will update the voluntary United States Grade Standards for Grade Cquality readytocook poultry for consistency with existing U.S. Grade A and B standards.

Applications for FY 2002 National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program

Thu, Aug 16 2001 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces the availability of the FY 2002 solicitation for applications which is titled the ``NRI Program Description and Guidelines for Proposal Preparation'' for the National Research Initiative (NRI) Competitive Grants Program administered by the Competitive Research Grants and Awards Management Division, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES). The solicitation invites applications for competitive grant awards in agricultural, forest, and related environmental sciences for FY 2002.

By this notice, CSREES also requests stakeholder input regarding the FY 2002 NRI program solicitation from any interested party. These comments will be considered in the development of the next solicitation for this program.

Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2002 Tariff- Rate Import Quota Year

Thu, Aug 16 2001 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces that the fee to be charged for the 2002 tariffrate quota (TRQ) year for each license issued to a person or firm by the Department of Agriculture authorizing the importation of certain dairy articles which are subject to tariffrate quotas set forth in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) will be $150.00 per license.

Information Collection; National Woodland Owner Survey

Thu, Aug 16 2001 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a previously approved information collection, ``National Woodland Owner Survey'' that is being reinstated with change. This information collection will help the Forest Service assess the sustainability of forest resources of the United States, determine opportunities and constraints of private woodland owners, and facilitate planning and implementation of forest policies and programs. Information will be collected from private woodland owners of the United States.

Fish Passage and Aquatic Habitat Restoration at Hemlock Dam, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Skamania County,

Thu, Aug 16 2001 11:00:00 GMT

The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to restore migratory fish passage, and aquatic and riparian habitat at Hemlock Dam on Trout Creek. The Forest is proposing to remove Hemlock Dam, partially dredge the reservoir, restore 2000 feet of the original creek channel, and revegetate the affected riparian areas with native plants. In 1998 the United States National Marine Fisheries Service declared the Lower Columbia steelhead as threatened for extinction, in accordance with the Endangered Species Act. Hemlock Dam and the associated fish ladder and reservoir have been identified as key factors leading to the decline of the wild steelhead in the Trout Creek system. In addition, an inspection of the dam in 2000 by the Washington State Department of Ecology elevated the safety rating of the dam to ``High'' for the ``Downstream Hazard Potential''. A failure of the dam during a 100year food event would threaten life and property downstream. Also, considerable environment

Supplement to Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Silvies Canyon Watershed Restoration Project, Malheur

Thu, Aug 16 2001 11:00:00 GMT

The USDA Forest Service will prepare a supplement to the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Silvies Canyon Watershed Restoration Project. The draft EIS for the Silvies Canyon Watershed Restoration Project was released by Forest Supervisor Bonnie J. Wood in March 2001 (Notice of Availability, March 9, 2001). Based on comments received on the draft EIS, the Forest Supervisor decided to prepare a supplement pursuant to 40 CFR 1502.9(c)(1)(ii). This
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supplement will provide additional information to the existing analysis.