[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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