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better facilitate adaptive management
and public collaboration.
2. The new rule focuses more on the
goals of ecological, social, and economic
sustainability and less on prescriptive
means of producing goods and services.
3. The Responsible Official who will
approve the final plan will now be the
Forest Supervisor instead of the
Regional Forester.
4. The forests will establish an
environmental management system (per
ISO 14001:2004(E)) prior to completion
of the revised forest plan.
5. The emphasis of public
involvement will be a collaborative
effort between the public and the Forest
Service to incorporate the most
desirable management options into a
single broadly supported management
direction package that will become the
Forest Plan.
6. Administrative review will change
from a post-decision appeals process to
a predecision objection process.
Public Involvement:
There has been a great deal of public
participation and collaborative work on
this planning process over the past few
years, including more than 75 public
meetings. Results of this work and a
preliminary proposed action are
available for review and comment.
Current information and details of
public participation opportunities are
posted on our Web site: https://
www.fs.fed.us/r4/dixie/projects/FParea/
HomePage.htm. Contact Ellen Row at
(435) 896–9233, or email at,
ellenrow@fs.fed.us to be placed on our
mailing list.
ADDRESSES: Mailing address: Dixie and
Fishlake Forest Plan Revision, 115 E 900
North, Richfield UT, 84701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Fay, Planning Team Leader,
Fishlake National Forest, (435) 896–
9233 or email: ffay@fs.fed.us; or view
our Web site at https://www.fs.fed.us/r4/
dixie/projects/FParea/HomePage.htm.
DATES: Transition is effective
immediately upon publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Responsible Officials: Robert A.
Russell, Forest Supervisor, Cedar City,
Dixie National Forest, 1789 N.
Wedgewood Lane, Cedar City UT,
84720. Mary C. Erickson, Forest
Supervisor, Richfield, Fishlake National
Forest, 115 E 900 North, Richfield UT,
84701.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dixie
and Fishlake National Forests are
separate administrative units with
separate forest plans. However, due to
similar ecology, interested publics, and
financial resources, the two forest plans
are being revised with a single planning
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team. In May of 2002, the forests
formally initiated a land management
plan revision process with publication
of a notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement for
plan revision. The forests began an
extensive public participation and
collaboration process. The planning
team has been working on
comprehensive analyses of conditions
and trends for the ecological, social and
economic components of the plan area
and related scales of analysis.
The first phase of public participation
was focused primarily on development
of ‘‘vision’’ statements, desired
conditions, management issues, and
suitable land uses to be incorporated
into the preliminary proposed action.
Over sixty community meetings were
conducted in this effort. During the
second phase, the planning team met
with the public to review the content of
the preliminary proposal and to get
feedback as to its desirability and
feasibility. The review and feedback
phase is ongoing. The planning team
will draft a summary of findings from
the analyses of ecological, social, and
economic conditions in the form of a
Comprehensive Evaluation Report.
Many of these analyses have already
been developed with and reviewed by
public participants. We are still
accepting feedback on the preliminary
proposed action and the analyses. We
will use these comments to further
modify the plan proposal. The planning
team will take additional collaborative
steps to finish the draft plan
components and to identify potential
options. Remaining work includes
drafting a summary of condition and
trend analyses, plan components for
formal review and comment, a
monitoring program, and an
environmental management system.
This is an open planning process with
numerous opportunities for the public
to obtain information, provide
comment, or participate in collaborative
stakeholder activities. The focal points
of future collaborative work will be: (1)
Review and adjustment of the
preliminary proposed action (2)
identification and development of
management objectives to assist in
attaining or maintaining desired
conditions, (3) formulation of guidelines
to serve as operational controls to help
ensure projects move toward or
maintain desired conditions, and (4)
development of the plan monitoring
framework and environmental
management system to guide adaptive
management. We expect to complete
this phase of collaboration by early Fall
of 2005. Our remaining forest plan
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revision schedule will be approximately
as follows:
Release of Draft Forest Plan and
start of 90-day public comment
period.
Release of Final Plans and start
of 30-day objection period.
Final decision and start of plan
implementation.
Winter
2005–06
Summer
2006
Fall 2006
Please see our website to review
proposed management direction in
progress and other details.
Dated: July 25, 2005.
Robert A. Russell,
Forest Supervisor, Dixie National Forest.
Dated: July 22, 2005.
Mary C. Erickson,
Forest Supervisor, Fishlake National Forest.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Plumas County Resource Advisory
Committee (RAC)
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Plumas County Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a
meeting on August 5, 2005, in Portola,
CA. The primary purpose of the meeting
is to review Plumas National Forest
Supervisor Cycle 5 project funding
decisions, in addition to presentations
on national RAC survey findings and
various recreation topics. RAC project
funding recommendations were made at
a prior meeting on June 8. A short field
trip will follow.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: The August 5,
2005 meeting will take place from 9–12
at the Eastern Plumas Hospital
Education Center, 500 1st Street,
Portola, CA. Additionally, a short field
trip to the Plumas Eureka Estates
thinning project will take place from 1–
2:30, convening at the Beckwourth
Ranger District office at 23 Mohawk
Highway Road, Blairsden, CA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee
Anne Schramel Taylor, Forest
Coordinator, USDA, Plumas National
Forest, P.O. Box 11500/159 Lawrence
Street, Quincy, CA 95971; (530) 283–
7850; or by e-mail eataylor@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda
items for the August 5 meeting include:
(1) Review Forest Supervisor Cycle 5
funding decisions; (2) Review Corridor
project, discuss, and make a
recommendation, (3) Presentation:
national RAC survey findings, (4)
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Presentation: various recreation topics,
and (5) Future meeting schedule/
logistics/agenda. The meetings are open
to the public and individuals may
address the Committee after being
recognized by the Chair. Other RAC
information including previous meeting
agendas and minutes may be obtained at
https://www.fs.fed.us/r5/payments.
Dated: July 28, 2005.
Fred J. Krueger,
Public Services Staff Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
Big Delta State Historical Park
Streambank Protection Project, Big
Delta, AK
Natural Resources
Conservation Service, USDA.
ACTION: Finding of No Significant
Impact according to the Environmental
Assessment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969; the Council on
Environmental Quality Guidelines (40
CFR part 1500); and the Natural
Resources Conservation Service
Guidelines (7 CFR part 650); the Natural
Resources Conservation Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, gives notice
of a Finding of No Significant Impact
according to the Environmental
Assessment of the Big Delta State
Historical Park Streambank Protection
Project.
DATES:
July 9, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Jones, State Conservationist,
Natural Resources Conservation Service,
800 West Evergreen, Suite 100, Palmer,
Alaska, 99645–6539, telephone: 907–
761–7760.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Environmental Assessment of this
Federally assisted action indicates that
there will be no significant
environmental impacts. As a result of
these findings, Robert Jones, State
Conservationist, has determined that the
project should be completed as outlined
in the assessment document.
The objective of the Big Delta State
Historical Park Streambank Protection
Project is to install streambank
protection measures to control erosion
and protect the historic district while
minimizing disturbance to the fall chum
spawning habitat. The selected
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alternative is a combination of Bioengineering Methods including the
construction of two rock vanes.
Alternatives evaluated were No Action,
Combination of Bio-Engineering
Methods and Combination of BioEngineering Methods Including
Construction of Two Vanes. The
selected alternative is the combination
of bio-engineering methods with the two
rock vanes. This alternative was
selected because it protects the river
bank adjacent to the Big Delta State
Historical Park, minimizes the
constructed footprint in the fall chum
spawning habitat, and maintains the
aesthetic qualities of the site. The vanes
result in no significant rise in the flood
waters in Tanana River.
A limited number of copies of the EA
are available to fill single copy requests
at the above address. Basic data
developed during the environmental
assessment are on file and may be
reviewed by contacting Robert Jones.
Further information on the proposed
action may be obtained from Robert
Jones, State Conservationist, at the
above address.
Dated: July 9, 2005.
Robert Jones,
State Conservationist.
Finding of No Significant Impact
The National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA) requires Federal
agencies to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for major
Federal actions significantly affecting
the quality of the human environment.
I have preliminarily determined, based
upon the evaluation of impacts in the
Environmental Assessment (EA),
attached hereto and made a part hereof,
and the reasons provided below, that
there will be no significant individual or
cumulative impacts on the quality of the
human environment as a result of
implementing the Big Delta State
Historical Park Streambank Protection
Project in Big Delta, Alaska. In
particular, there will be none of the
significant adverse impacts which
NEPA is intended to help decision
makers avoid and mitigate against.
Therefore, an EIS is not required.
High water events in 1997 and 1998
led to accelerated rates of erosion along
the bank of the Tanana River bordering
Big Delta State Historical Park,
particularly in front of Rika’s
Roadhouse. Big Delta Historic District is
listed on the National Register of
Historic Places. It is the only historic
complex of buildings remaining in an in
situ context within the Delta Junction
area. The reach of the Tanana River
bordering the Big Delta State Historical
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Park is a critical spawning area for fall
chum and is considered essential fish
habitat under the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. The project purpose is to address
1000 feet of river bank erosion bordering
the Big Delta State Historic Park while
minimizing the impact to the fall chum
salmon spawning habitat. Congress has
authorized funding for this project in
the Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) budget.
Issues regarding impacts to the
essential fish habitat in the Tanana
River, cultural resources, vegetation,
economic and other resource concerns
were identified (EA, pages 10–14). Each
of the alternatives considered in the EA
is examined in regard to these concerns.
Three alternatives along with a ‘‘no
action’’ alternative were examined (EA,
pages 7–10). The alternatives provide
various levels of riverbank protection
for the Big Delta State Historical Park
and varying levels of impacts to fall
chum salmon spawning habitat. The
selected alternative was Alternative 3,
Combination of Bio-engineering
Methods Including Construction of Two
Rock Vanes. This alternative was
selected because it protects the river
bank adjacent to the Big Delta State
Historical Park, minimizes the
constructed footprint in the fall chum
spawning habitat, and maintains the
aesthetic qualities of the site (EA, page
15).
Based on the information presented in
the attached Big Delta State Historical
Park Streambank Protection Project EA,
I find that the proposed action is not a
major Federal action significantly
affecting the quality of the human
environment. Therefore, an EIS will not
be prepared.
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Import Administration,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Plumas County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Plumas County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold
a meeting on August 5, 2005, in Portola, CA. The primary purpose of the
meeting is to review Plumas National Forest Supervisor Cycle 5 project
funding decisions, in addition to presentations on national RAC survey
findings and various recreation topics. RAC project funding
recommendations were made at a prior meeting on June 8. A short field
trip will follow.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: The August 5, 2005 meeting will take place from 9-
12 at the Eastern Plumas Hospital Education Center, 500 1st Street,
Portola, CA. Additionally, a short field trip to the Plumas Eureka
Estates thinning project will take place from 1-2:30, convening at the
Beckwourth Ranger District office at 23 Mohawk Highway Road, Blairsden,
CA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee Anne Schramel Taylor, Forest
Coordinator, USDA, Plumas National Forest, P.O. Box 11500/159 Lawrence
Street, Quincy, CA 95971; (530) 283-7850; or by e-mail
eataylor@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda items for the August 5 meeting
include: (1) Review Forest Supervisor Cycle 5 funding decisions; (2)
Review Corridor project, discuss, and make a recommendation, (3)
Presentation: national RAC survey findings, (4)
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Presentation: various recreation topics, and (5) Future meeting
schedule/logistics/agenda. The meetings are open to the public and
individuals may address the Committee after being recognized by the
Chair. Other RAC information including previous meeting agendas and
minutes may be obtained at https://www.fs.fed.us/r5/payments.
Dated: July 28, 2005.
Fred J. Krueger,
Public Services Staff Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-15408 Filed 8-3-05; 8:45 am]
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