[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7747-7748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3289]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Docket 94-119-3]
Boll Weevil Control Program; Change of Public Hearing Site
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has changed the location and time of one of two
public hearings scheduled to be held regarding an environmental
assessment and preliminary finding of no significant impact for a
proposed program to eradicate the boll weevil in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley, Texas. The hearings were announced in a notice published in the
Federal Register on January 30, 1995. We have changed the site and time
of the second hearing in response to requests from the public.
DATES: Two public hearings will be held on February 16, 1995, in
Weslaco, TX; one from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., the other from 7:30 p.m. to
10:30 p.m. Pre-hearing registration for oral participation at a hearing
may be made by mail (postmarked on or before February 8, 1995), or at
the hearing site on the date of the hearings, beginning one hour prior
to each hearing.
ADDRESSES: The first public hearing (1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.) will be held
in the Hoblitzelle Auditorium, Texas Agriculture Experiment Station,
2415 East Highway 83, Weslaco, TX. The second public hearing (7:30 p.m.
to 10:30 p.m.) will be held at the Best Western Palm Air Motor Inn, 415
South International Boulevard (Highway 1015), Weslaco, TX. Registration
for oral participation at either hearing may be mailed to Vicki
Wickheiser, Environmental Analysis and Documentation, BBEP, APHIS,
USDA, Room 543, Federal Building, 6505 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD
20782.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicki Wickheiser at the address listed
above or by telephone at (301) 436-8963.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 30, 1995, the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service published in the Federal Register (60 FR
5617-5618, Docket No. 94-119-2) a notice that, in part, announced that
two public [[Page 7748]] hearings have been scheduled for February 16,
1995, in Weslaco, TX. The hearings are being held to explain the
findings in an environmental assessment (EA) prepared for a proposed
program to eradicate the boll weevil in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of
Texas. The hearings are also intended to provide a forum for the public
to present views and ask questions regarding the EA.
In response to requests received from the public, we have changed
the site and time of the second hearing. The on-site pre-hearing
registration and the hearing itself will be held at the Best Western
Palm Air Motor Inn (see the ADDRESSES section of this notice). The time
and place of the first hearing remain the same as announced in the
January 30 notice (see the DATES section of this notice).
Persons who wish to speak at either hearing may register in advance
by mail (see the ADDRESSES section of this notice), or in person at the
hearing site. To register by mail, individuals should send a letter or
postcard with their name and affiliation (e.g., farm worker, grower, or
academician) and should specify which of the hearings they wish to
attend, and the approximate length of time needed for their
presentation and questions. On the day of the hearing, registration at
the hearing site will begin at noon for the 1 p.m. hearing and at 6:30
p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. hearing. Attendees who do not register in
advance will be allowed to speak after all scheduled speakers have been
heard. We ask that anyone who reads a statement provide two copies to
the presiding officer at the hearing. The presiding officer may limit
the time for each presentation in order to allow everyone wishing to
speak the opportunity to be heard.
The substance of this notice will be published in newspapers
(English and Spanish) serving the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
Done in Washington, DC, this 3rd day of February 1995.
Terry L. Medley,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 95-3289 Filed 2-8-95; 8:45 am]
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