National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures

SUMMARY: We are reopening and extending the comment period for our

proposed rule that would establish procedures that set forth the

principles and practices the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

will follow to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of

1969, the Council on Environmental Quality regulations, and the U.S.

Department of Agriculture regulations implementing the National

Environmental Policy Act. This extension will provide interested

persons with additional time to prepare comments on the proposed rule.

DATES: Consideration will be given only to comments on Docket No. 93-

165-1 that are received on or before August 2, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Please send an original and three copies of your comments to

Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, USDA, room 804,

Federal Building, 6505 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782. Please

state that your comments refer to Docket No. 93-165-1. Comments

received may be inspected at USDA, room 1141, South Building, 14th

Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Persons wishing to

inspect comments are requested to call ahead on (202) 690-2817 to

facilitate entry into the comment reading room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert E. Pizel, Branch Chief,

Biotechnology, Biologics, and Environmental Protection, APHIS, USDA,

room 827, Federal Building, 6505 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782,

(301) 436-8565.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On June 3, 1994, we published in the Federal Register (59 FR 28814-

28821, Docket No. 93-165-1) a proposed rule to establish procedures

that set forth the principles and practices the Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service will follow to comply with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Council on Environmental Quality

regulations, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations

implementing the National Environmental Policy Act.

Comments on the proposed rule were required to be received on or

before July 18, 1994. In response to a request to extend the period

during which comments will be accepted, we are extending the comment

period on Docket No. 93-165-1 for an additional 15 days. This action

will allow the requestor and all other interested persons additional

time to prepare and submit comments.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 40 CFR 1500-1508; 7 CFR 1b,

2.17, 2.51, 371.2, 371.2(m), 371.13(d), and 371.14(b).

Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of July 1994.

Lonnie J. King,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 94-17823 Filed 7-21-94; 8:45 am]

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