Naches Ranger District, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest; Minor Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail Relocation, 33990 [E9-16649]
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Game, Fish and Parks personnel
(Griebel, Bums, Deisch, 2007), and is
now an amendment to the BHNF LRMP.
The following species are included on
this list, and were used to guide habitat
management objectives for the Norbeck
project: mountain goat, bighorn sheep,
elk, white-tailed deer, Merriam’s turkey,
mountain bluebird, golden-crowned
kinglet, brown creeper, ruffed grouse,
song sparrow, northern goshawk and
black-backed woodpecker.
Proposed Action
The Norbeck project proposed action
includes the following management
actions:
Managing vegetation on
approximately 6,000 acres mechanically
and by prescribed burning to improve
habitat for game animals and birds
within the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve.
Information on Issues and Additional
Alternatives
Issues associated with the Norbeck
project, as identified through scoping,
include: wilderness values, wildlife and
wildlife habitat, large trees, mountain
pine beetle effects on wildlife habitat
and potential for escaped fire. The two
additional action alternatives include
vegetation treatments to improve
wildlife habitat, and also include
prescribed burning within the Black Elk
Wilderness.
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Responsible Official
Mr. Lynn D. Kolund, Hell Canyon
District Ranger, Black Hills National
Forest, 330 Mount Rushmore Road,
Custer, SD 57730.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
After reviewing the environmental
analysis and considering public
comment, the District Ranger will reach
a decision that is in accord with the
purpose and need for the project. The
decision will include, but not be limited
to:
(I) Whether or not to undertake
vegetation treatments to improve habitat
conditions within Norbeck Wildlife
Preserve for game animals and birds,
and
(2) What actions are appropriate, and
under what conditions would actions
take place.
Early Notice about Importance of
Public Participation in Subsequent
Environmental Review: A draft
environmental impact statement is
expected to be available for public
review in September 2009. The
comment period on the draft
environmental impact statement will be
45 days from the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
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publishes the notice of availability in
the Federal Register. The Forest Service
believes that at this early stage it is
important to give reviewers notice of
several court rulings related to public
participation in the environmental
review process. First, reviewers of draft
environmental impact statements must
structure their participation in the
environmental review of the proposal so
that it is meaningful and alerts an
agency to the reviewer’s position and
contentions. Vermont Yankee Nuclear
Power Corp. v. NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 553
(1978). Also, environmental objections
that could be raised at the draft
environmental impact statement stage
but that are not raised until after
completion of the final environmental
impact statement may be waived or
dismissed by the courts. City of Angoon
v. Hodel, 803 F.2d 1016, 1022 (9th Cir.
1986) and Wisconsin Heritages, Inc. v.
Harris, 490 F. Supp. 1334, 1338 (E.D.
Wis. 1980). Because of these court
rulings, it is very important that those
interested in this proposed action
participate by the close of the 45-day
comment period so that comments and
objections are made available to the
Forest Service at a time when they can
meaningfully consider them and
respond to them in the final
environmental impact statement. To
assist the Forest Service in identifying
and considering issues and concerns,
comments on the draft environmental
impact statement should be as specific
as possible. Please refer to specific pages
or chapters of the draft statement.
Comments may also address the
adequacy of the draft environmental
impact statement or the merits of the
alternatives formulated and discussed in
the statement. 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.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22;
Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section
21)
Dated: July 6, 2009.
David Thom,
Acting Deputy Forest Supervisor Black Hills
National Forest.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Naches Ranger District, OkanoganWenatchee National Forest; Minor
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail
Relocation
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: A minor relocation
(approximately 2,000 feet) will occur on
the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail
(PCNST) in 2009. The trail will be rerouted from its current location within
the White Pass Ski Area south to the
Wilderness boundary on the edge of the
expansion area with the purpose of
maintaining a quality, uninterrupted
backcountry experience for PCNST
users and to minimize their views of ski
area structures and facilities. All
activities were analyzed in the White
Pass Expansion Master Development
Plan Proposal Final Environmental
Impact Statement and documented in
the June 2007 Record of Decision.
Relocation will begin in July 2009 and
is expected to be completed by fall
2009. Trail relocation will be done in
conjunction with the Pacific Crest Trail
Association.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct questions regarding this trail
relocation to Randall Shepard, Naches
District Ranger, USDA, OkanoganWenatchee National Forest, 10237 US
Highway 12, Naches, WA 98937, 509–
653–1415.
Dated: July 8, 2009.
Randall D. Shepard,
Naches District Ranger, OkanoganWenatchee National Forest.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Naches Ranger District, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest; Minor
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail Relocation
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: A minor relocation (approximately 2,000 feet) will occur on
the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCNST) in 2009. The trail will
be re-routed from its current location within the White Pass Ski Area
south to the Wilderness boundary on the edge of the expansion area with
the purpose of maintaining a quality, uninterrupted backcountry
experience for PCNST users and to minimize their views of ski area
structures and facilities. All activities were analyzed in the White
Pass Expansion Master Development Plan Proposal Final Environmental
Impact Statement and documented in the June 2007 Record of Decision.
Relocation will begin in July 2009 and is expected to be completed by
fall 2009. Trail relocation will be done in conjunction with the
Pacific Crest Trail Association.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct questions regarding this trail
relocation to Randall Shepard, Naches District Ranger, USDA, Okanogan-
Wenatchee National Forest, 10237 US Highway 12, Naches, WA 98937, 509-
653-1415.
Dated: July 8, 2009.
Randall D. Shepard,
Naches District Ranger, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.
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