Notice of Availability of a Final Integrated Pest Management Program Environmental Impact Statement for the Provolt and Sprague Seed Orchards; Jackson and Josephine Counties, OR, 42362-42363 [05-14416]
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respondents, will be available for public
review at the BLM Salem District Office,
1717 Fabry Road, SE., Salem, Oregon,
during regular business hours (7:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m.), Monday through Friday,
except holidays or at the Horning Seed
Orchard, 27004 S. Sheckly Road,
Colton, Oregon, by appointment (503–
630–8406). Individual respondents may
request confidentiality. If you wish to
withhold your name or street address
from public review or from disclosure
under the Freedom of Information Act,
you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comments. Such
requests will be honored to the extent
allowed by law. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives of officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public inspection in
their entirety.
ADDRESSES: Please address questions,
comments, or requests for copies of the
Final EIS to Mr. Jeffrey Gordon,
Supervisor or Mr. Terry Garren,
Horticulturist, Horning Seed Orchard at
27004 S. Sheckly Road, Colton, OR
97017, or by fax at 503–630–6888, or by
e-mail to orhsoipmeis@or.blm.gov. A
copy of the Final EIS has been sent to
those persons who responded to BLM
indicating that they wished to receive a
copy of the Final EIS. Copies of the
Final EIS will be available at all 13 city
and county public libraries located in
Clackamas County, Oregon, and on the
BLM Salem District Web site at https://
www.or.blm.gov/salem/html/planning/
horning_ipm.htm. Public reading copies
will also be available for review at the
following locations:
Horning Seed Orchard, 27004 S.
Sheckly Road, Colton, OR 97017,
503–630–8406.
BLM Salem District Office, 1717 Fabry
Road, SE., Salem, OR 97306, 503–
375–5646.
USDI Bureau of Land Management,
Oregon State Office (OR931), 333 SW.
First Avenue, Portland, OR 97204,
503–808–6001.
Bureau of Land Management Office of
Public Affairs, Main Interior Building,
Room 3321, 1849 C St., NW.,
Washington, DC 20240, 202–452–
5140.
Background information and maps
used in developing the Final EIS are
available at the Salem District Office
and the Oregon State Office in Portland.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Greg Tyler, Manager, Horning Seed
Orchard at 27004 S. Sheckly Road,
Colton, OR 97017, 503–630–8406,
orhsoipmeis@or.blm.gov.
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The Final
EIS analyzes four action alternatives and
the no action alternative to manage
pests at Horning. The alternatives can be
summarized as follows:
Alternative A—Maximum Production
Integrated Pest Management. Pests
would be managed using all identified
biological, chemical, prescribed fire,
cultural, and other pest control
methods, including aerial application by
helicopter.
Alternative B—Integrated Pest
Management with Environmental
Protection Emphasis. Pests would be
managed using all of the methods in
Alternative A, with special exceptions
designed to further protect workers’
health and safety and the environment.
The limitations were based on results of
the human health and ecological risk
assessment, scoping comments, and
consultation with the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration’s
Fisheries office under the Endangered
Species Act.
Alternative C—Ground-Based
Integrated Pest Management. This
alternative is identical to Alternative B
except for the exclusion of helicopter
application.
Alternative D—Pest Management with
No Pesticides. Pests would be managed
using only the non-pesticide biological,
prescribed fire, cultural, and other
methods listed under Alternative A.
Alternative E—No Action:
Continuation of Current Management
Approach. The current management
system allows for use of all nonpesticide pest control practices at the
seed orchard, as well as the use of
pesticides on a specific case-by-case
basis. All non-pesticide biological,
prescribed fire, cultural, and other
methods would be used in accordance
with current procedures. When a
specific need is identified for a
biological or chemical pesticide, the
action would be reviewed to determine
whether it is encompassed by an
existing environmental assessment (EA)
or EIS.
Agency Preferred Alternative: BLM’s
preferred alternative is Alternative B.
Public participation has occurred
throughout the NEPA process. Two
Notices of Intent were filed in the
Federal Register (FR) on March 26, 1999
(64 FR 14747) and March 29, 2001 (66
FR 17192). BLM held an open house,
conducted direct mailings and a site
visit during scoping to solicit comments
and ideas. BLM provided a 60-day
written comment period for review of
the Draft EIS, during which two public
meetings were conducted at the Horning
Seed Orchard on July 17, 2003 from 1
to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. A new
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appendix in the Final EIS provides a
complete set of public comments
received on the Draft EIS, with BLM’s
response to each comment.
Following the 30-day availability
period that begins with publication of
EPA’s Federal Register Notice of
Availability, BLM will issue a Record of
Decision announcing selection of the
alternative to be implemented. This
forest management decision may be
protested under 43 CFR 5003—
Administrative Remedies. In accordance
with 43 CFR 5003.2, the decision for
this project will not be subject to protest
until the publication of a notice of
decision in a newspaper of general
circulation, a minimum of 30 days after
the Notice of Availability of this Final
EIS. Protests of the decision must be
filed with this office within 15 days of
the publication of a notice of decision
in the newspaper. If no protest is
received by the close of business (4 p.m.
Pacific standard time) on the 15th day,
the decision will become final. If a
timely protest is received, the decision
will be reconsidered in light of the
protest and other pertinent information
available in accordance with 43 CFR
5003.3.
Dennis Williamson,
District Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR–931–6320 HAG5–0122]
Notice of Availability of a Final
Integrated Pest Management Program
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Provolt and Sprague Seed
Orchards; Jackson and Josephine
Counties, OR
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with Section
102 of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA), the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces the
availability of a Final EIS that evaluates,
analyzes, and discloses to the public
direct, indirect, and cumulative
environmental impacts of a proposed
integrated pest management program at
the Provolt and Sprague Seed Orchards
in Jackson and Josephine Counties,
Oregon, in BLM’s Medford District. The
integrated pest management program is
proposed to control the insect, weed,
animal, and disease problems at the
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orchards, and to maintain healthy,
vigorous crop trees for the production of
seed and other vegetative materials used
for reforestation and a variety of land
management actions.
DATES: Written comments on the Final
EIS will be accepted for 30 days
following the date that the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
publishes its Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register. BLM asks that
those submitting comments on the Final
EIS make them as specific as possible
with reference to page numbers and
chapters of the document. Comments
will not receive a formal response;
however, they will be considered and
included as part of the BLM decisionmaking process.
Freedom of Information Act
Considerations: Public comments
submitted for this planning action,
including names and street addresses of
respondents, will be available for public
review at the BLM Medford District
Office, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford,
Oregon, during regular business hours
(7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), Monday
through Friday, except holidays; or at
the respective seed orchard locations, by
appointment (see addresses and
telephone numbers below). Individual
respondents may request
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold
your name or street address from public
review or from disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act, you must
state this prominently at the beginning
of your comments. Such requests will be
honored to the extent allowed by law.
All submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public inspection in
their entirety.
ADDRESSES: Please address questions,
comments, or requests for copies of the
Final EIS to Mr. Gordon Lyford, Natural
Resource Specialist, Provolt and
Sprague Seed Orchards at 3040 Biddle
Road, Medford, OR 97504, or by fax at
541–618–2400, or by e-mail to
Medford_SPOEIS_Mail@or.blm.gov. A
copy of the Final EIS has been sent to
those persons who responded to BLM
indicating that they wished to receive a
copy of the Final EIS. Copies of the
Final EIS will be available at Medford
and Grants Pass public libraries located
in Jackson and Josephine Counties, OR,
and on the BLM Medford District Web
site at https://www.or.blm.gov/medford/
planning/medpest_eis_main.html.
Public reading copies will also be
available for review at the following
locations:
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Provolt Seed Orchard, 14171 Williams
Highway, Grants Pass, OR 97527,
541–846–7296.
Sprague Seed Orchard, 1980 Russell
Road, Merlin, OR 97532, 541–476–
4432.
BLM Medford District Office, 3040
Biddle Road, Medford, OR 97504,
541–618–2200.
USDI Bureau of Land Management,
Oregon State Office (OR931), 333 SW.
First Avenue, Portland, OR 97204,
503–808–6002.
Bureau of Land Management Office of
Public Affairs, Main Interior Building,
Room 3321, 1849 C St., NW.,
Washington, DC 20240.
Background information and maps
used in developing the Final EIS are
available at the Medford District Office
and the Oregon State Office in Portland.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Gordon Lyford, Natural Resource
Specialist, Provolt and Sprague Seed
Orchards at 3040 Biddle Road, Medford,
OR 97504, 541–618–2401,
Medford_SPOEIS_Mail@or.blm.gov.
The Final
EIS analyzes three action alternatives
and the no action alternative to manage
pests at Provolt and Sprague. The
alternatives can be summarized as
follows:
Alternative A—Maximum Production
Integrated Pest Management. Pests
would be managed using all identified
biological, chemical, prescribed fire,
cultural, and other pest control
methods, including aerial application by
helicopter.
Alternative B—Integrated Pest
Management with Environmental
Protection Emphasis. Pests would be
managed using all of the methods in
Alternative A, with special exceptions
designed to further protect workers’
health and safety and the environment.
The limitations were based on results
of the human health and ecological risk
assessment, scoping comments, and
consultation with the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration’s
Fisheries office under the Endangered
Species Act.
Alternative C—Pest Management with
No Pesticides. Pests would be managed
using only the non-pesticide biological,
prescribed fire, cultural, and other
methods listed under Alternative A.
Alternative D—No Action:
Continuation of Current Management
Approach. The current management
system allows for use of all nonpesticide pest control practices at the
seed orchard, as well as the use of
pesticides on a specific case-by-case
basis. All non-pesticide biological,
prescribed fire, cultural, and other
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methods would be used in accordance
with current procedures. When a
specific need is identified for a
biological or chemical pesticide, the
action would be reviewed to determine
whether it is encompassed by an
existing environmental assessment (EA)
or EIS.
Agency Preferred Alternative: BLM’s
preferred alternative is Alternative B.
Public participation has occurred
throughout the NEPA process. Two
Notices of Intent were filed in the
Federal Register (FR) on March 26, 1999
(64 FR 14747) and March 29, 2001 (66
FR 17192). An open house, mailouts,
and a site visit were conducted during
scoping to solicit comments and ideas.
A written comment period of 60 days
was provided for review of the Draft
EIS, during which two public meetings
were conducted at the Sprague Seed
Orchard on July 14, 2003 from 1 to 3
p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m., and at the Provolt
Seed Orchard on July 15, 2003 from 1
to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. A new
appendix in the Final EIS provides a
complete set of public comments
received on the Draft EIS, along with
BLM’s response to each comment.
Following the 30-day availability
period that begins with publication of
EPA’s Federal Register Notice of
Availability, BLM will issue a Record of
Decision announcing selection of the
alternative to be implemented. This
forest management decision may be
protested under 43 CFR 5003—
Administrative Remedies. In accordance
with 43 CFR 5003.2, the decision for
this project will not be subject to protest
until the publication of a notice of
decision in a newspaper of general
circulation, a minimum of 30 days after
the Notice of Availability of this Final
EIS. Protests of the decision must be
filed with this office within 15 days of
the publication of a notice of decision
in the newspaper. If no protest is
received by the close of business (4:30
p.m. Pacific Standard Time) on the 15th
day, the decision will become final. If a
timely protest is received, the decision
will be reconsidered in light of the
protest and other pertinent information
available in accordance with 43 CFR
5003.3.
Timothy B. Reuwsaat,
District Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR-931-6320 HAG5-0122]
Notice of Availability of a Final Integrated Pest Management
Program Environmental Impact Statement for the Provolt and Sprague Seed
Orchards; Jackson and Josephine Counties, OR
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 102 of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the
availability of a Final EIS that evaluates, analyzes, and discloses to
the public direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts of a
proposed integrated pest management program at the Provolt and Sprague
Seed Orchards in Jackson and Josephine Counties, Oregon, in BLM's
Medford District. The integrated pest management program is proposed to
control the insect, weed, animal, and disease problems at the
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orchards, and to maintain healthy, vigorous crop trees for the
production of seed and other vegetative materials used for
reforestation and a variety of land management actions.
DATES: Written comments on the Final EIS will be accepted for 30 days
following the date that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
publishes its Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. BLM asks
that those submitting comments on the Final EIS make them as specific
as possible with reference to page numbers and chapters of the
document. Comments will not receive a formal response; however, they
will be considered and included as part of the BLM decision-making
process.
Freedom of Information Act Considerations: Public comments
submitted for this planning action, including names and street
addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the
BLM Medford District Office, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, Oregon, during
regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), Monday through Friday,
except holidays; or at the respective seed orchard locations, by
appointment (see addresses and telephone numbers below). Individual
respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your
name or street address from public review or from disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comments. Such requests will be honored to the extent
allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials
of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public
inspection in their entirety.
ADDRESSES: Please address questions, comments, or requests for copies
of the Final EIS to Mr. Gordon Lyford, Natural Resource Specialist,
Provolt and Sprague Seed Orchards at 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, OR
97504, or by fax at 541-618-2400, or by e-mail to Medford--SPOEIS--
Mail@or.blm.gov. A copy of the Final EIS has been sent to those persons
who responded to BLM indicating that they wished to receive a copy of
the Final EIS. Copies of the Final EIS will be available at Medford and
Grants Pass public libraries located in Jackson and Josephine Counties,
OR, and on the BLM Medford District Web site at https://www.or.blm.gov/
medford/planning/medpest_eis_main.html. Public reading copies will
also be available for review at the following locations:
Provolt Seed Orchard, 14171 Williams Highway, Grants Pass, OR 97527,
541-846-7296.
Sprague Seed Orchard, 1980 Russell Road, Merlin, OR 97532, 541-476-
4432.
BLM Medford District Office, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, OR 97504, 541-
618-2200.
USDI Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office (OR931), 333 SW.
First Avenue, Portland, OR 97204, 503-808-6002.
Bureau of Land Management Office of Public Affairs, Main Interior
Building, Room 3321, 1849 C St., NW., Washington, DC 20240.
Background information and maps used in developing the Final EIS
are available at the Medford District Office and the Oregon State
Office in Portland.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gordon Lyford, Natural Resource
Specialist, Provolt and Sprague Seed Orchards at 3040 Biddle Road,
Medford, OR 97504, 541-618-2401, Medford--SPOEIS--Mail@or.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final EIS analyzes three action
alternatives and the no action alternative to manage pests at Provolt
and Sprague. The alternatives can be summarized as follows:
Alternative A--Maximum Production Integrated Pest Management. Pests
would be managed using all identified biological, chemical, prescribed
fire, cultural, and other pest control methods, including aerial
application by helicopter.
Alternative B--Integrated Pest Management with Environmental
Protection Emphasis. Pests would be managed using all of the methods in
Alternative A, with special exceptions designed to further protect
workers' health and safety and the environment.
The limitations were based on results of the human health and
ecological risk assessment, scoping comments, and consultation with the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries office
under the Endangered Species Act.
Alternative C--Pest Management with No Pesticides. Pests would be
managed using only the non-pesticide biological, prescribed fire,
cultural, and other methods listed under Alternative A.
Alternative D--No Action: Continuation of Current Management
Approach. The current management system allows for use of all non-
pesticide pest control practices at the seed orchard, as well as the
use of pesticides on a specific case-by-case basis. All non-pesticide
biological, prescribed fire, cultural, and other methods would be used
in accordance with current procedures. When a specific need is
identified for a biological or chemical pesticide, the action would be
reviewed to determine whether it is encompassed by an existing
environmental assessment (EA) or EIS.
Agency Preferred Alternative: BLM's preferred alternative is
Alternative B.
Public participation has occurred throughout the NEPA process. Two
Notices of Intent were filed in the Federal Register (FR) on March 26,
1999 (64 FR 14747) and March 29, 2001 (66 FR 17192). An open house,
mailouts, and a site visit were conducted during scoping to solicit
comments and ideas. A written comment period of 60 days was provided
for review of the Draft EIS, during which two public meetings were
conducted at the Sprague Seed Orchard on July 14, 2003 from 1 to 3 p.m.
and 5 to 7 p.m., and at the Provolt Seed Orchard on July 15, 2003 from
1 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. A new appendix in the Final EIS provides a
complete set of public comments received on the Draft EIS, along with
BLM's response to each comment.
Following the 30-day availability period that begins with
publication of EPA's Federal Register Notice of Availability, BLM will
issue a Record of Decision announcing selection of the alternative to
be implemented. This forest management decision may be protested under
43 CFR 5003--Administrative Remedies. In accordance with 43 CFR 5003.2,
the decision for this project will not be subject to protest until the
publication of a notice of decision in a newspaper of general
circulation, a minimum of 30 days after the Notice of Availability of
this Final EIS. Protests of the decision must be filed with this office
within 15 days of the publication of a notice of decision in the
newspaper. If no protest is received by the close of business (4:30
p.m. Pacific Standard Time) on the 15th day, the decision will become
final. If a timely protest is received, the decision will be
reconsidered in light of the protest and other pertinent information
available in accordance with 43 CFR 5003.3.
Timothy B. Reuwsaat,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 05-14416 Filed 7-21-05; 8:45 am]
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