Intermountain Region, Boise, Payette, and Sawtooth National Forests; Supplement to the Environmental Impact Statement for the Revised Land and Resource Management Plans and Amendment to the Revised Payette Land and Resource Management Plan, 18197-18198 [07-1788]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Newspapers Used for Publication of
Legal Notice of Appealable Decisions
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Portions of South Dakota and Eastern
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and the Regional Office of the Northern
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receive constructive notice of a
decision, to provide clear evidence of
timely notice, and to achieve
consistency in administering the
appeals process.
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made on or after April 6, 2007. The list
of newspapers will remain in effect
until another notice is published in the
Federal Register.
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Appeals and Litigation Group Leader,
Northern Region, P.O. Box 7669,
Missoula, Montana 59807. Phone: (406)
329–3696.
The newspapers to be used are as
follows:
Northern Regional Office
Regional Forester decisions in
Montana: The Missoulian, Great Falls
Tribune, and The Billings Gazette.
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(Montana).
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Supplemental notices may be placed
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deadlines will be calculated based upon
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above.
Dated: April 2, 2007.
Kathleen A. McAllister,
Deputy Regional Forester.
[FR Doc. 07–1782 Filed 4–10–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Intermountain Region, Boise, Payette,
and Sawtooth National Forests;
Supplement to the Environmental
Impact Statement for the Revised Land
and Resource Management Plans and
Amendment to the Revised Payette
Land and Resource Management Plan
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare a
supplement to the Final Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the
Southwest Idaho Ecogroup (SWIEG)
Revised Land and Resource
Management Plans (LRMP) that may
result in an amendment to the Payette
LRMP.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Forest Service will
prepare a supplement to the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
for the Southwest Idaho Ecogroup
(SWIEG) Revised Land and Resource
Management Plans and may amend the
Payette Revised LRMP. This supplement
is being conducted in order to comply
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with the Chief’s appeals decision of
March 9, 2005. It is intended to present
additional information for the Payette
National Forest portion of the SWIEG
concerning: (1) The viability of Rocky
Mountain bighorn sheep (bighorn
sheep) at the planning unit scale; (2)
compliance with the Hells Canyon
National Recreation Area Act (HCNRA);
(3) 36 CFR 292.48; (4) compliance with
the National Forest Management Act
(NFMA); and (5) 36 CR 219.19. The
amendment would add direction to the
Payette Revised LRMP to address the
viability concerns for bighorn sheep.
DATES: Comments on the draft
supplement to the FEIS and amendment
to the Payette Revised LRMP must be
received within 90 days after
publication of the draft supplement to
the FEIS for the Southwest Idaho
Ecogroup Revised Land and Resource
Management Plans (SWIEG FLRMPs)
and the draft amendment to the Payette
LRMP. The draft supplement to the
SWIEG FLRMPs EIS and the draft
amendment to the Payette LRMP are
expected in June 2007 and the final
supplement and amendment are
expected in December 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Pattie Soucek, Land Management
Planner, Payette National Forest, 800 W.
Lakeside Avenue, McCall, Idaho 83638–
3602; or via telephone at (208) 634–
0700; or you may hand-deliver your
comments to the Payette Forest
Supervisor’s Office, located at 800 W.
Lakeside Avenue in McCall during
normal business hours from 7:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding Federal holidays. Electronic
comments must be submitted in a
format such as an e-mail message, plain
text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), and
Word (.doc) to: comments-intermtnPayette@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pattie Soucek, Land Management
Planner, Payette National Forest, at the
address above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
9, 2005, the Chief of the Forest Service
made the decision on the administrative
appeals for the Payette Revised LRMP.
The Chief reversed the Regional
Forester’s decision to approve
management direction for the Hells
Canyon Management Area (MA) as it
pertains to bighorn sheep and its
habitat. The Regional Forester was
instructed to reanalyze bighorn sheep
viability within the Payette NF, amend
the SWIEG FEIS accordingly, and
evaluate and adopt as necessary,
changes in the management direction
for the Hells Canyon MA and adjacent
areas. The analysis and evaluation must
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be extensive enough to support
determinations of compliance with
applicable law and regulation,
specifically the Hells Canyon NRA Act,
36 CFR 219.19 and 36 CFR 292.48.
In response to these instructions, the
Forest Service has reanalyzed bighorn
sheep viability at the Payette National
Forest planning unit scale. The viability
analysis considered the well distributed
bighorn sheep habitat and its proximity
to know bighorn sheep populations.
Direct, indirect and cumulative impacts
to bighorn sheep from permitted
domestic sheep grazing have been
assessed and home range population
modeling completed. The Forest Service
has also reviewed applicable laws and
regulations for compliance, specifically
the Hells Canyon NRA Act, 36 CFR
292.48, the National Forest Management
Act, and 36 CFR 219.19. The Forest
Service has reviewed the 2003 SWIEG
FLRMPs FEIS, in accordance with FSH
1909.15, Chapter 10, Section 18.
The analysis for the revised FLRMPs,
and this updated bighorn sheep
analysis, were developed using the
principles and scientific methods
generated during the Interior Columbia
Basin Ecosystem Management Project.
In addition, the updated analysis
incorporates the findings of two expert
panels. Additional information utilized
for this analysis includes 10 years of
site-specific data gathered during an
ongoing monitoring effort of 154
telemetry collared bighorn sheep in the
Hells Canyon area and visual
observations of bighorn sheep in the
Salmon River Mountains along with the
management of permitted domestic
sheep grazing allotments. The Forest
Service will prepare a supplement to the
FEIS by presenting and analyzing
additional information concerning the
viability of bighorn sheep for the Payette
Forest planning unit and compliance
with Federal law; specifically, the Hells
Canyon National Recreation Area Act
(HCNRA), the National Forest
Management Act (NFMA), 36 CFR
292.48, and 36 CFR 219.19.
In July 2003, a separate Record of
Decision (ROD) was issued for each of
the three SWIEG Forests (Boise, Payette,
and Sawtooth). The RODs implemented
Alternative 7 from the Final EIS. During
Forest Plan Revision, the risk for disease
transmission between bighorn sheep
and domestic sheep was identified as a
significant issue for the future viability
of bighorn sheep in the 2003 SWIEG
FLRMPs FEIS. In response to the issue,
alternatives were developed and
analyzed in detail that removed high
risk areas for disease transmission from
suitability for domestic sheep grazing.
Alternative 7 was selected for
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implementation in the Record of
Decision. This Alternative did not
remove the high risk for disease
transmission areas from domestic sheep
grazing suitability.
Purpose and Need for Action: This
supplement to the EIS will not change
the purpose and need as described in
the SWIEG FLRMPs FEIS on pages 1–4
through 1–8.
Proposed Action: The supplement
will not change the proposed action
which was described in the SWIEG
FLRMPs FEIS on pages 1–1 through 1–
3.
Responsible Official: The Responsible
Official is Suzanne C. Rainville, Payette
Forest Supervisor, Payette National
Forest, 800 W. Lakeside Avenue,
McCall, ID 83638–3602.
Nature of Decision To Be Made: The
Responsible Official will review the
supplement to the FEIS and determine
what changes will be made to the
Revised Payette National Forest Plan to
address the significant issue of the risk
of disease transmission to bighorn
sheep. The Responsible Official will
also determine if the Revised LRMP is
applicable to Federal laws and
regulations.
Scoping Process: Extensive public
involvement occurred during the
development of the revised Forest Plans
over the last 10 years in the form of
news releases, field tours, and public
meetings. No additional scoping is
planned for this supplement.
Comment Requested: a legal notice
will be published in the newspaper of
record and a Notice of Availability will
be published in the Federal Register to
inform the public when the draft
supplement to the SWIEG FLRMPs FEIS
is available for review and comment.
The draft supplement to the SWIEG
FLRMPs FEIS will be distributed to all
parties that received the 2003 SWIEG
FLRMPs FEIS, RODs and/or the Payette
LRMP and to those parties that filed an
appeal of the 2003 decisions.
The comment period on the draft
supplement to the SWIEG FLRMPs FEIS
will be 90 days from the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes the Notice of Availability of
the draft documents in the Federal
Register. Comments must be received by
the close of the 90-day comment period
so that concerns are made available to
the Forest Service at a time when it can
meaningfully consider them and
respond to them in the final supplement
to the SWIEG FLRMPs FEIS.
To assist the Forest Service, it is
helpful if comments refer to specific
pages of the draft supplement and/or
draft amendment. Reviewers may wish
to refer to the Council on Environmental
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Quality Regulations for implementing
the procedural provisions of the
National Environmental Policy Act at 40
CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points.
Comments received, including the
names and addresses of those who
comment, will be considered part of the
public record on this proposal and will
be available for public inspection. (40
CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; Forest Service
Handbook 1909.15, Section 21)
Dated: April 4, 2007.
Suzanne C. Rainville,
Forest Supervisor, Payette National Forest.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Tahoe National Forest, CA, Tahoe
National Forest Motorized Travel
Management EIS
AGENCY:
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Tahoe National Forest
(TNF) will prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement to disclose the
impacts associated with the following
proposed actions: (1) The addition of
approximately 50 miles of existing
unauthorized routes to the current
system of National Forest System (NFS)
trails currently open to the public for
wheeled motorized vehicle use. (2) The
addition of one 60 acre area, where use
of wheeled motorized vehicles by the
public would be allowed anywhere
within that area. (3) Allowing non-street
legal vehicle use on approximately 3
miles of an existing NFS road where
such use is currently prohibited, (4) The
prohibition of wheeled motorized
vehicle travel off designated NFS roads,
NFS trails and areas by the public
except as allowed by permit or other
authorization.
The Notice of Intent is expected
to be published in Federal Register on
April 13, 2007. The comment period on
the proposed action will extend 30 days
from the date the Notice of Intent is
published in the Federal Register.
Completion of the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS) is expected in
September 2007 and the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
is expected in January 2008.
DATES:
Send written comments to:
Travel Management Team, Tahoe
National Forest, 631 Coyote Street,
Nevada City, California, 95959.
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Intermountain Region, Boise, Payette, and Sawtooth National
Forests; Supplement to the Environmental Impact Statement for the
Revised Land and Resource Management Plans and Amendment to the Revised
Payette Land and Resource Management Plan
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a supplement to the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Southwest Idaho Ecogroup
(SWIEG) Revised Land and Resource Management Plans (LRMP) that may
result in an amendment to the Payette LRMP.
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SUMMARY: The Forest Service will prepare a supplement to the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Southwest Idaho Ecogroup
(SWIEG) Revised Land and Resource Management Plans and may amend the
Payette Revised LRMP. This supplement is being conducted in order to
comply with the Chief's appeals decision of March 9, 2005. It is
intended to present additional information for the Payette National
Forest portion of the SWIEG concerning: (1) The viability of Rocky
Mountain bighorn sheep (bighorn sheep) at the planning unit scale; (2)
compliance with the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Act (HCNRA);
(3) 36 CFR 292.48; (4) compliance with the National Forest Management
Act (NFMA); and (5) 36 CR 219.19. The amendment would add direction to
the Payette Revised LRMP to address the viability concerns for bighorn
sheep.
DATES: Comments on the draft supplement to the FEIS and amendment to
the Payette Revised LRMP must be received within 90 days after
publication of the draft supplement to the FEIS for the Southwest Idaho
Ecogroup Revised Land and Resource Management Plans (SWIEG FLRMPs) and
the draft amendment to the Payette LRMP. The draft supplement to the
SWIEG FLRMPs EIS and the draft amendment to the Payette LRMP are
expected in June 2007 and the final supplement and amendment are
expected in December 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Pattie Soucek, Land Management
Planner, Payette National Forest, 800 W. Lakeside Avenue, McCall, Idaho
83638-3602; or via telephone at (208) 634-0700; or you may hand-deliver
your comments to the Payette Forest Supervisor's Office, located at 800
W. Lakeside Avenue in McCall during normal business hours from 7:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays.
Electronic comments must be submitted in a format such as an e-mail
message, plain text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), and Word (.doc)
to: comments-intermtn-Payette@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pattie Soucek, Land Management
Planner, Payette National Forest, at the address above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 9, 2005, the Chief of the Forest
Service made the decision on the administrative appeals for the Payette
Revised LRMP. The Chief reversed the Regional Forester's decision to
approve management direction for the Hells Canyon Management Area (MA)
as it pertains to bighorn sheep and its habitat. The Regional Forester
was instructed to reanalyze bighorn sheep viability within the Payette
NF, amend the SWIEG FEIS accordingly, and evaluate and adopt as
necessary, changes in the management direction for the Hells Canyon MA
and adjacent areas. The analysis and evaluation must
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be extensive enough to support determinations of compliance with
applicable law and regulation, specifically the Hells Canyon NRA Act,
36 CFR 219.19 and 36 CFR 292.48.
In response to these instructions, the Forest Service has
reanalyzed bighorn sheep viability at the Payette National Forest
planning unit scale. The viability analysis considered the well
distributed bighorn sheep habitat and its proximity to know bighorn
sheep populations. Direct, indirect and cumulative impacts to bighorn
sheep from permitted domestic sheep grazing have been assessed and home
range population modeling completed. The Forest Service has also
reviewed applicable laws and regulations for compliance, specifically
the Hells Canyon NRA Act, 36 CFR 292.48, the National Forest Management
Act, and 36 CFR 219.19. The Forest Service has reviewed the 2003 SWIEG
FLRMPs FEIS, in accordance with FSH 1909.15, Chapter 10, Section 18.
The analysis for the revised FLRMPs, and this updated bighorn sheep
analysis, were developed using the principles and scientific methods
generated during the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management
Project. In addition, the updated analysis incorporates the findings of
two expert panels. Additional information utilized for this analysis
includes 10 years of site-specific data gathered during an ongoing
monitoring effort of 154 telemetry collared bighorn sheep in the Hells
Canyon area and visual observations of bighorn sheep in the Salmon
River Mountains along with the management of permitted domestic sheep
grazing allotments. The Forest Service will prepare a supplement to the
FEIS by presenting and analyzing additional information concerning the
viability of bighorn sheep for the Payette Forest planning unit and
compliance with Federal law; specifically, the Hells Canyon National
Recreation Area Act (HCNRA), the National Forest Management Act (NFMA),
36 CFR 292.48, and 36 CFR 219.19.
In July 2003, a separate Record of Decision (ROD) was issued for
each of the three SWIEG Forests (Boise, Payette, and Sawtooth). The
RODs implemented Alternative 7 from the Final EIS. During Forest Plan
Revision, the risk for disease transmission between bighorn sheep and
domestic sheep was identified as a significant issue for the future
viability of bighorn sheep in the 2003 SWIEG FLRMPs FEIS. In response
to the issue, alternatives were developed and analyzed in detail that
removed high risk areas for disease transmission from suitability for
domestic sheep grazing. Alternative 7 was selected for implementation
in the Record of Decision. This Alternative did not remove the high
risk for disease transmission areas from domestic sheep grazing
suitability.
Purpose and Need for Action: This supplement to the EIS will not
change the purpose and need as described in the SWIEG FLRMPs FEIS on
pages 1-4 through 1-8.
Proposed Action: The supplement will not change the proposed action
which was described in the SWIEG FLRMPs FEIS on pages 1-1 through 1-3.
Responsible Official: The Responsible Official is Suzanne C.
Rainville, Payette Forest Supervisor, Payette National Forest, 800 W.
Lakeside Avenue, McCall, ID 83638-3602.
Nature of Decision To Be Made: The Responsible Official will review
the supplement to the FEIS and determine what changes will be made to
the Revised Payette National Forest Plan to address the significant
issue of the risk of disease transmission to bighorn sheep. The
Responsible Official will also determine if the Revised LRMP is
applicable to Federal laws and regulations.
Scoping Process: Extensive public involvement occurred during the
development of the revised Forest Plans over the last 10 years in the
form of news releases, field tours, and public meetings. No additional
scoping is planned for this supplement.
Comment Requested: a legal notice will be published in the
newspaper of record and a Notice of Availability will be published in
the Federal Register to inform the public when the draft supplement to
the SWIEG FLRMPs FEIS is available for review and comment. The draft
supplement to the SWIEG FLRMPs FEIS will be distributed to all parties
that received the 2003 SWIEG FLRMPs FEIS, RODs and/or the Payette LRMP
and to those parties that filed an appeal of the 2003 decisions.
The comment period on the draft supplement to the SWIEG FLRMPs FEIS
will be 90 days from the date the Environmental Protection Agency
publishes the Notice of Availability of the draft documents in the
Federal Register. Comments must be received by the close of the 90-day
comment period so that concerns are made available to the Forest
Service at a time when it can meaningfully consider them and respond to
them in the final supplement to the SWIEG FLRMPs FEIS.
To assist the Forest Service, it is helpful if comments refer to
specific pages of the draft supplement and/or draft amendment.
Reviewers may wish to refer to the Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National
Environmental Policy Act at 40 CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points.
Comments received, including the names and addresses of those who
comment, will be considered part of the public record on this proposal
and will be available for public inspection. (40 CFR 1501.7 and
1508.22; Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section 21)
Dated: April 4, 2007.
Suzanne C. Rainville,
Forest Supervisor, Payette National Forest.
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