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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38969-38970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15463]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Southwestern Region, Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas and 
Oklahoma: Proposed Surface Management of Natural Gas Resource 
Development on Jicarilla Ranger District, Carson National Forest, Rio 
Arriba County, NM; Additional Filings

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service published a notice of intent (69 FR 
59881-59883, October 6, 2004) to prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) for a proposed forest plan amendment for surface 
management of gas leasing and development on the Jicarilla Ranger 
District, Carson National Forest. In addition, the proposal includes a 
leasing analysis for unleased acres on the Jicarilla Ranger District.
    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice of 
availability (NOA) for the draft EIS in the Federal Register on 
February 16, 2007 (72 FR 54900). The end of the comment period 
presented in the NOA was incorrect and subsequently rectified in an 
amended notice (72 FR 9521, March 2, 2007).
    A corrected notice of intent was published in the Federal Register 
on May 15, 2007 (72 FR 27282) changing the estimated filing date for 
the final EIS from early summer 2005 to fall 2007.
    Revised Dates: This notice changes the estimated filing date for 
the final EIS from fall 2007 to mid-late summer September 2008. When 
completed, EPA will publish a NOA of the final EIS in the Federal 
Register.
    Corrected Unleased Acres: The draft EIS included a leasing analysis 
for approximately 3,800 unleased acres on the Jicarilla Ranger 
District. This notice corrects the number of unleased acres analyzed in 
the final EIS to approximately 5,000 acres.
    Change in Responsible Official: In addition, this notice changes 
the official responsible for the EIS and subsequent record of decision 
from Forest Supervisor Martin D. Chavez, Jr. to Acting Forest 
Supervisor Erin Connelly, Carson National Forest.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Audrey Kuykendall, Forest 
Environmental Coordinator, Carson National Forest, at (575) 758-6212.


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    Dated: June 30, 2008.
Erin Connelly,
Acting Forest Supervisor, Carson National Forest.
 [FR Doc. E8-15463 Filed 7-7-08; 8:45 am]
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