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Animal and Plant Health Inspection
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Title: Small-Scale Livestock
Operations 2011 Study.
OMB Control Number: 0579–NEW.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Buckhorn Exploration Project 2010,
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest,
Okanogan County, Washington
Notice of Extension of Scoping
Period for Environmental Impact
Statement.
ACTION:
Joint Lead Agencies: Forest Service,
Department of Agriculture; and
Department of Natural Resources,
Washington State.
Cooperating Agencies: Bureau of Land
Management, Department of the
Interior; and Department of Ecology,
Washington State.
On November 26, 2010, the
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, in cooperation with the
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Washington
State Department of Natural Resources
(DNR), and Washington Department of
Ecology (WADOE), announced the
intent to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposal by
Echo Bay Exploration, Inc. (Echo Bay) to
explore their mineral holdings northeast
of Tonasket, Washington (FR 72781,
Vol. 75, No. 227).
That notice of intent identified
January 3, 2011 as the time by which
comments on the scope of the project
must be received. That period is now
being extended until January 18, 2011.
Comments must be received by this new
date. For further information, contact
Phillip Christy, District Environmental
Coordinator, 1 West Winesap, Tonasket,
Washington 98855, phone (509) 486–
5137, Kelly Courtright, BLM Mining
Engineer, 1103 N. Fancher Road,
Spokane, WA 99212, phone (509) 536–
1218, or Fred Greef, SEPA Coordinator,
Washington State Department of Natural
Resources, P.O. Box 7015, Olympia, WA
98504–7015, phone (360) 902–1628.
Individuals who use telecommunication
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8
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Dated: December 20, 2010.
Maureen R. Hanson,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Huron-Manistee National Forests,
Michigan, Land and Resource
Management Plan Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of Intent to prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement.
ACTION:
The Huron-Manistee National
Forests (Forest Service) will prepare a
supplemental environmental impact
statement (SEIS) to assess the
environmental impacts of a Land and
Resource Management Plan alternative
that would ban firearm hunting and
snowmobile use (subject to existing
rights) on National Forest System lands
within Semiprimitive Nonmotorized
Management Areas and would ban
firearm hunting (subject to existing
rights) in Primitive Area (Nordhouse
Dunes Wilderness). This analysis will
remedy deficiencies identified by the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth
Circuit Court in the original
Environmental Impact Statement
prepared for the Huron-Manistee Land
and Resource Management Plan
Revision of 2006. The decision which
results may amend the Huron-Manistee
National Forests Land and Resource
Management Plan. The objectives of the
analysis, consistent with existing
regulatory direction as identified by the
court, are to coordinate recreation
planning with the State of Michigan
with the aim (to the extent feasible) to
reduce duplication in meeting
recreation demands, to minimize
conflicts between off-road vehicle use
and other uses of the Forests, and to
identify recreational preferences of user
groups and the settings needed to
provide quality recreational
opportunities.
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SUMMARY:
Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by
February 11, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Lee Evison, Forest Planner, HuronManistee National Forests, 1755 S.
Mitchell Street, Cadillac, MI, 49601; fax:
231–775–5551. Send electronic
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Ken
Arbogast, Huron-Manistee National
Forests; telephone: 231–775–2421; fax:
231–775–5551. See address above under
ADDRESSES. Copies of documents may
be requested at the same address.
Another means of obtaining information
is to visit the Forest Web page at https://
www.fs.fed.us/r9/hmnf then click on
‘‘Land and Resources Management’’,
then ‘‘Forest Land and Resource
Management Plan’’.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TTY) may call 1–231–775–3183.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
AGENCY:
DATES:
comments to: comments-eastern-huronmanistee@fs.fed.us. Comments sent via
e-mail should contain the subject line:
‘‘Forest Plan SEIS’’.
Comments received in response to
this solicitation, including names and
addresses of those who comment, will
be considered part of the public record
on this proposed action and will be
available for public inspection.
Comments submitted anonymously will
be accepted and considered; however,
anonymous comments may limit the
respondent’s ability to participate in
subsequent administrative or judicial
review.
Purpose and Need for Action
On September 29, 2010, the United
States Court of Appeals for the Sixth
Circuit issued an opinion in the case of
Meister v. U.S. Department of
Agriculture, et al., No. 09–1712
(September 29, 2010), which found
deficiencies in the analysis supporting
the revised Land and Resource
Management Plan for the HuronManistee National Forests. Specifically,
the court found that:
1. The Forest Service’s estimates of
snowmobile and cross-country visitors
to the Forests were arbitrary,
2. The Service did not coordinate its
recreation planning with the State of
Michigan, as required, to reduce
duplication in recreation demands with
respect to gun hunting and
snowmobiling,
3. The Service’s reasons for keeping
certain trails open to snowmobile use
were arbitrary, and
4. The Service violated the National
Environmental Policy Act when it failed
to consider closing Primitive and
Semiprimitive Nonmotorized areas to
gun hunting and snowmobile use.
Proposed Action
The Forest Service proposes to
remedy the deficiencies identified by
the court by supplementing the
Environmental Impact Statement for the
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Forest Land and Resource Management
Plan. The supplement will evaluate an
alternative that closes Semiprimitive
Nonmotorized Management Areas to
snowmobile use and firearm hunting
(subject to existing rights) and closes
Primitive Area (Nordhouse Dunes
Wilderness) to firearm hunting (subject
to existing rights).
The Forest Service proposes to utilize
such studies as: The National Visitor
Use Monitoring study (2009);
Michigan’s Statewide Comprehensive
Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP 2008–
2012); Social and Economic Assessment
for the Michigan National Forests
(2003); Social and Economic
Assessment for Michigan’s State Forests
(2006); Demographics, Recruitment, and
Retention of Michigan Hunters by Brian
J. Frawley; Demographics, Recruitment,
and Retention of Michigan Hunters:
2005 Update; A Portrait of Hunters and
Hunting License Trends in Michigan by
the National Shooting Sports
Foundation on Behalf of the Michgan
Department of Natural Resources;
Assessment of Snowmobiling in
Michigan by Snowmobilers with
Michigan Trail Permits (2009) by
Charles Nelson; Opinions of Selected
Stakeholders Concerning Semiprimitive Area Designation in the
Huron-Manistee National Forests (1994)
by Charles Nelson.
Possible Alternatives
No Action Alternative: The Forest
Service would continue to implement
the 2006 Forest Plan in its current form.
Current direction would continue to
guide management of the Semiprimitive
Nonmotorized Management Areas and
Primitive Area (Nordhouse Dunes
Wilderness). There would be no changes
to the management of these areas.
Modified Closure Alternative: The
Forest Service would ban firearm
hunting and snowmobile use in some
portion of the 13 existing Semiprimitive
Nonmotorized Areas and the Primitive
Area (Nordhouse Dunes Wildnerness).
Other reasonable alternatives may be
developed to respond to issues raised
during public participation.
Lead and Cooperating Agencies
The lead agency for this proposal is
the U.S. Forest Service. The Forest
Service has invited the Michigan
Department of Natural Resources and
Environment (MDNRE) to become a
Cooperating Agency.
Responsible Official for Lead Agency
The Responsible Official for the
decision is the Regional Forester of the
Eastern Region of the Forest Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Buckhorn Exploration Project 2010, Okanogan-Wenatchee National
Forest, Okanogan County, Washington
ACTION: Notice of Extension of Scoping Period for Environmental Impact
Statement.
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Joint Lead Agencies: Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; and
Department of Natural Resources, Washington State.
Cooperating Agencies: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the
Interior; and Department of Ecology, Washington State.
On November 26, 2010, the Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, in cooperation with the Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Washington State Department of Natural Resources
(DNR), and Washington Department of Ecology (WADOE), announced the
intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a
proposal by Echo Bay Exploration, Inc. (Echo Bay) to explore their
mineral holdings northeast of Tonasket, Washington (FR 72781, Vol. 75,
No. 227).
That notice of intent identified January 3, 2011 as the time by
which comments on the scope of the project must be received. That
period is now being extended until January 18, 2011. Comments must be
received by this new date. For further information, contact Phillip
Christy, District Environmental Coordinator, 1 West Winesap, Tonasket,
Washington 98855, phone (509) 486-5137, Kelly Courtright, BLM Mining
Engineer, 1103 N. Fancher Road, Spokane, WA 99212, phone (509) 536-
1218, or Fred Greef, SEPA Coordinator, Washington State Department of
Natural Resources, P.O. Box 7015, Olympia, WA 98504-7015, phone (360)
902-1628. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 between 8
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a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
Dated: December 20, 2010.
Maureen R. Hanson,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 2010-32621 Filed 12-27-10; 8:45 am]
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