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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
36 CFR Part 219
RIN 0596–AD02
National Forest System Land
Management Planning; Correction
Forest Service, USDA.
Correcting amendments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of
Agriculture (USDA) published a
National Forest System land
management planning rule in the
Federal Register, on April 9, 2012, (77
FR 21162).
Errors have been found in the rule
with respect to punctuation,
hyphenation, and wording. The errors
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have been corrected in the rule
published today.
DATES: These corrections are effective
July 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written inquiries about this
correction document may be sent to the
Director, Ecosystem Management
Coordination Staff, USDA Forest
Service, 1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
Mailstop Code 1104, Washington, DC
20250–1104.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ecosystem Management Coordination
staff’s Planning Specialist Regis Terney
at 202–205–1552.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This document makes technical
corrections to Title 36, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 219—Planning,
Subpart A—National Forest System
Land Management Planning (36 CFR
part 219, subpart A). One technical
correction at 36 CFR 219.11(d)(4)
concerns the wording describing the
maximum size for openings that may be
cut in one harvest operation. The
wording should have said ‘‘maximum
size for openings’’ instead of ‘‘maximize
size for openings.’’
At 36 CFR 219.17(b)(2) and (b)(3), the
reference to ‘‘36 CFR part 209’’ should
be ‘‘36 CFR part 219’’ and reference to
‘‘parts 200 to 209’’ should be ‘‘parts 200
to 299’’ and, therefore, technical
corrections have been made to Title 36,
Code of Federal Regulations, Part 219—
Planning, Subpart A—National Forest
System Land Management Planning (36
CFR part 219, subpart A), § 219.17(b)(2)
and (b)(3). The correct reference in
section 219.17(b)(2) and (3) is ’’ (36 CFR
Part 219, published at 36 CFR Parts 200
to 299, revised as of July 1, 2010).’’
In addition, corrections have been
made to punctuation, hyphenation, and
wording errors. The punctuation,
hyphenation, and word corrections do
not change the content of the rule.
These specific changes are as follows:
In § 219.4, paragraph (a), the acronym
‘‘NEPA’’ is spelled out; in paragraph
(a)(2), the term ‘‘Government’’ is
capitalized; and in paragraph
(a)(3)(b)(2)(iii), the word ‘‘to’’ has been
added.
In § 219.6 paragraph (a)(1), the word
‘‘contained’’ has been removed from the
first sentence.
In § 219.7 paragraph (c)(2)(viii), the
word ‘‘which’’ has been changed to
‘‘that.’’
In § 219.11 paragraph (d)(4)
‘‘maximize’’ has been changed to
‘‘maximum’’ and in paragraph (d)(4)(ii)
‘‘60-days’’ has been hyphenated.
In § 219.19 Definitions, changes have
been made in definitions as follows: at
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‘‘Collaboration or collaborative process’’
the comma has been removed from
‘‘October, 2007;’’ at ‘‘Connectivity’’ the
term ‘‘long distance’’ has been
hyphenated; at ‘‘Cultural Services’’ a
comma was added after the term
‘‘experiences;’’ and at ‘‘Source water
protection areas’’ ‘‘the’’ was added to
‘‘Environmental Protection Agency.’’
Need for Correction
As published, the final regulations
contain errors which may be misleading
and, therefore, need to be changed.
Other changes are to make the
document grammatically correct.
List of Subjects in 36 CFR Part 219
Administrative practice and
procedure, Environmental impact
statements, Indians, Intergovernmental
relations, National forests, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements,
Science and technology.
Accordingly, 36 CFR part 219 is
corrected by making the following
correcting amendments:
PART 219—PLANNING
1. The authority citation for part 219
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 1604,
1613.
2. In § 219.4 revise paragraph (a)
introductory text, and paragraphs (a)(2),
and (b)(2)(iii) to read as follows:
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§ 219.4 Requirements for public
participation.
(a) Providing opportunities for
participation. The responsible official
shall provide opportunities to the public
for participating in the assessment
process; developing a plan proposal,
including the monitoring program;
commenting on the proposal and the
disclosure of its environmental impacts
in accompanying National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
documents; and reviewing the results of
monitoring information. When
developing opportunities for public
participation, the responsible official
shall take into account the discrete and
diverse roles, jurisdictions,
responsibilities, and skills of interested
and affected parties; the accessibility of
the process, opportunities, and
information; and the cost, time, and
available staffing. The responsible
official should be proactive and use
contemporary tools, such as the
Internet, to engage the public, and
should share information in an open
way with interested parties. Subject to
the notification requirements in
§ 219.16, the responsible official has the
discretion to determine the scope,
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methods, forum, and timing of those
opportunities. The Forest Service
retains decisionmaking authority and
responsibility for all decisions
throughout the process.
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(2) Consultation with federally
recognized Indian Tribes and Alaska
Native Corporations. The Department
recognizes the Federal Government has
certain trust responsibilities and a
unique legal relationship with federally
recognized Indian Tribes. The
responsible official shall honor the
government-to-government relationship
between federally recognized Indian
Tribes and the Federal Government. The
responsible official shall provide to
federally recognized Indian Tribes and
Alaska Native Corporations the
opportunity to undertake consultation
consistent with Executive Order 13175
of November 6, 2000, and 25 U.S.C. 450
note.
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(b) * * *
(2) * * *
(iii) Opportunities for the plan to
address the impacts identified or to
contribute to joint objectives; and
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■ 3. In § 219.6 revise paragraph (a)(1) to
read as follows:
§ 219.6
Assessment.
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(a) * * *
(1) Identify and consider relevant
existing information in governmental or
non-governmental assessments, plans,
monitoring reports, studies, and other
sources of relevant information. Such
sources of information may include
State forest assessments and strategies,
the Resources Planning Act assessment,
ecoregional assessments, nongovernmental reports, State
comprehensive outdoor recreation
plans, community wildfire protection
plans, public transportation plans, State
wildlife data and action plans, and
relevant Agency or interagency reports,
resource plans or assessments. Relevant
private information, including relevant
land management plans and local
knowledge, will be considered if
publicly available or voluntarily
provided.
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■ 4. In § 219.7 revise paragraph
(c)(2)(viii) to read as follows:
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§ 219.7 New plan development or plan
revision.
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(2) * * *
(viii) Identify the suitability of areas
for the appropriate integration of
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resource management and uses, with
respect to the requirements for plan
components of §§ 219.8 through 219.11,
including identifying lands that are not
suitable for timber production
(§ 219.11).
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■ 5. In § 219.11 revise paragraph (d)(4)
introductory text, and paragraph
(d)(4)(ii) to read as follows:
§ 219.11 Timber requirements based on
the NFMA.
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(d) * * *
(4) Where plan components will allow
clearcutting, seed tree cutting,
shelterwood cutting, or other cuts
designed to regenerate an even-aged
stand of timber, the plan must include
standards limiting the maximum size for
openings that may be cut in one harvest
operation, according to geographic
areas, forest types, or other suitable
classifications.
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(ii) Plan components may allow for
size limits exceeding those established
in paragraphs (d)(4) introductory text
and (d)(4)(i) of this section on an
individual timber sale basis after ‘‘60days’’ public notice and review by the
regional forester.
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■ 6. In § 219.17 revise paragraphs (b)(2)
and (b)(3) to read as follows:
§ 219.17
Effective dates and transition.
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(b) * * *
(2) Initiating plan amendments. All
plan amendments initiated after May 9,
2012, are subject to the objection
process in subpart B of this part. With
respect to plans approved or revised
under a prior planning regulation,
including the transition provisions of
the reinstated 2000 rule (36 CFR part
219, published at 36 CFR parts 200 to
299, revised as of July 1, 2010), plan
amendments may be initiated under the
provisions of the prior planning
regulation for 3 years after May 9, 2012,
and may be completed and approved
under those provisions (except for the
optional appeal procedures of the prior
planning regulation); or may be
initiated, completed, and approved
under the requirements of this part.
After the 3-year transition period, all
plan amendments must be initiated,
completed, and approved under the
requirements of this part.
(3) Plan development, plan
amendments, or plan revisions initiated
before this part. For plan development,
plan amendments, or plan revisions that
were initiated before May 9, 2012, the
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responsible official may complete and
approve the plan, plan amendment, or
plan revision in conformance with the
provisions of the prior planning
regulation, including its transition
provisions (36 CFR part 219, published
at 36 CFR parts 200 to 299, revised as
of July 1, 2010), or may conform the
plan, plan amendment, or plan revision
to the requirements of this part. If the
responsible official chooses to complete
an ongoing planning process under the
provisions of the prior planning
regulation, but chooses to allow for an
objection rather than an administrative
appeal, the objection process in subpart
B of this part shall apply. When the
responsible official chooses to conform
an ongoing planning process to this
part, public notice must be made
(§ 219.16(a)(5)). An objection process
may be chosen only if the public is
provided the opportunity to comment
on a proposed plan, plan amendment, or
plan revision, and associated
environmental analysis.
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■ 7. In § 219.19 revise the definitions of
Collaboration or collaborative process
and Connectivity, revise paragraph (4) of
the definition of Ecosystem services, and
revise the definition of Source water
protection areas to read as follows:
§ 219.19
Definitions.
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Collaboration or collaborative
process. A structured manner in which
a collection of people with diverse
interests share knowledge, ideas, and
resources while working together in an
inclusive and cooperative manner
toward a common purpose.
Collaboration, in the context of this part,
falls within the full spectrum of public
engagement described in the Council on
Environmental Quality’s publication of
October 2007: Collaboration in NEPA—
A Handbook for NEPA Practitioners.
Connectivity. Ecological conditions
that exist at several spatial and temporal
scales that provide landscape linkages
that permit the exchange of flow,
sediments, and nutrients; the daily and
seasonal movements of animals within
home ranges; the dispersal and genetic
interchange between populations; and
the long-distance range shifts of species,
such as in response to climate change.
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Ecosystem services. * * *
(4) Cultural services, such as
educational, aesthetic, spiritual and
cultural heritage values, recreational
experiences, and tourism opportunities.
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Source water protection areas. The
area delineated by a State or Tribe for
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a public water system (PWS) or
including numerous PWSs, whether the
source is ground water or surface water
or both, as part of a State or tribal source
water assessment and protection
program (SWAP) approved by the
Environmental Protection Agency under
section 1453 of the Safe Drinking Water
Act (42 U.S.C. 300h–3(e)).
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Dated: July 19, 2012.
Thomas L. Tidwell,
Chief, Forest Service.
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AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R03–OAR–2012–0272; FRL–9702–6]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans;
Maryland; Control of Iron and Steel
Production Installations; Sintering
Plants
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
EPA is taking direct final
action to approve revisions to the
Maryland State Implementation Plan
(SIP) submitted by the Maryland
Department of the Environment (MDE)
on June 30, 2009. The revisions amend
the visible emissions requirements of
the Maryland SIP’s regulation for the
Control of Iron and Steel Production
Installations only as they apply to
sintering plants. The sintering plant
located at the Sparrows Point
steelmaking facility (Sparrows Point) is
the only sintering plant located in the
State of Maryland. The revisions exempt
the sintering plant from the visible
emissions section of the regulation for
the Control of Iron and Steel Production
Installations contingent upon the
source’s two wet scrubbers, used to
control emissions of particulate matter,
continuously monitoring compliance
with specified pressure drop and flow
rate operating parameters. EPA is
approving these revisions because they
provide for a continuous means of
determining compliance with the
applicable SIP emission rate for
particulate matter from the sintering
plant located at Sparrows Point, and
because that emission rate has been
demonstrated to protect and maintain
the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) for PM10
(particulate matter consisting of
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particles with an aerodynamic diameter
less than or equal to 10 micrometers).
EPA is approving these revisions in
accordance with the requirements of the
Clean Air Act (CAA).
DATES: This rule is effective on
September 25, 2012 without further
notice, unless EPA receives adverse
written comment by August 27, 2012. If
EPA receives such comments, it will
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and inform the public that the rule will
not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
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R03–OAR–2012–0272 by one of the
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A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the
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C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2012–0272,
Marcia L. Spink, Associate Director for
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Division, Mailcode 3AP00, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
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Boulevard, Suite 705, Baltimore,
Maryland 21230.
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Marcia L. Spink, Associate Director for
Policy & Science, Air Protection
Division (215) 814–2104, or by email at
spink.marcia@epa.gov.
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I. Background
On June 30, 2009, MDE submitted
formal revisions (#09–02) to its SIP. The
SIP revisions consist of amendments to
Regulation .03 Visible Emissions under
(Code of Maryland administrative
regulations) COMAR 26.11.10 Control of
Iron and Steel Production Installations
as they apply only to sintering plants.
There is only one sintering plant located
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affected by this regulation is located at
Sparrows Point. Its particulate matter
emissions are controlled by two wet
(water) scrubbers each equipped with
two fans. Under the current Maryland
SIP, this sintering plant is subject to
visible emissions and particulate matter
standards. The current SIP requires that
after demonstrating compliance with the
applicable SIP particulate matter
emission rate for sintering plants, a
person may not cause or permit the
discharge of visible fugitive emissions
into the outdoor atmosphere, other than
water in an uncombined form, which is
greater than 10 percent opacity as
averaged over any consecutive 6-minute
period. The sintering plant’s applicable
SIP emission rate for particulate matter
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
36 CFR Part 219
RIN 0596-AD02
National Forest System Land Management Planning; Correction
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Correcting amendments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a National
Forest System land management planning rule in the Federal Register, on
April 9, 2012, (77 FR 21162).
Errors have been found in the rule with respect to punctuation,
hyphenation, and wording. The errors have been corrected in the rule
published today.
DATES: These corrections are effective July 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written inquiries about this correction document may be sent
to the Director, Ecosystem Management Coordination Staff, USDA Forest
Service, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Mailstop Code 1104, Washington, DC
20250-1104.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ecosystem Management Coordination
staff's Planning Specialist Regis Terney at 202-205-1552.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This document makes technical corrections to Title 36, Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 219--Planning, Subpart A--National Forest
System Land Management Planning (36 CFR part 219, subpart A). One
technical correction at 36 CFR 219.11(d)(4) concerns the wording
describing the maximum size for openings that may be cut in one harvest
operation. The wording should have said ``maximum size for openings''
instead of ``maximize size for openings.''
At 36 CFR 219.17(b)(2) and (b)(3), the reference to ``36 CFR part
209'' should be ``36 CFR part 219'' and reference to ``parts 200 to
209'' should be ``parts 200 to 299'' and, therefore, technical
corrections have been made to Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations,
Part 219--Planning, Subpart A--National Forest System Land Management
Planning (36 CFR part 219, subpart A), Sec. 219.17(b)(2) and (b)(3).
The correct reference in section 219.17(b)(2) and (3) is '' (36 CFR
Part 219, published at 36 CFR Parts 200 to 299, revised as of July 1,
2010).''
In addition, corrections have been made to punctuation,
hyphenation, and wording errors. The punctuation, hyphenation, and word
corrections do not change the content of the rule. These specific
changes are as follows:
In Sec. 219.4, paragraph (a), the acronym ``NEPA'' is spelled out;
in paragraph (a)(2), the term ``Government'' is capitalized; and in
paragraph (a)(3)(b)(2)(iii), the word ``to'' has been added.
In Sec. 219.6 paragraph (a)(1), the word ``contained'' has been
removed from the first sentence.
In Sec. 219.7 paragraph (c)(2)(viii), the word ``which'' has been
changed to ``that.''
In Sec. 219.11 paragraph (d)(4) ``maximize'' has been changed to
``maximum'' and in paragraph (d)(4)(ii) ``60-days'' has been
hyphenated.
In Sec. 219.19 Definitions, changes have been made in definitions
as follows: at ``Collaboration or collaborative process'' the comma has
been removed from ``October, 2007;'' at ``Connectivity'' the term
``long distance'' has been hyphenated; at ``Cultural Services'' a comma
was added after the term ``experiences;'' and at ``Source water
protection areas'' ``the'' was added to ``Environmental Protection
Agency.''
Need for Correction
As published, the final regulations contain errors which may be
misleading and, therefore, need to be changed. Other changes are to
make the document grammatically correct.
List of Subjects in 36 CFR Part 219
Administrative practice and procedure, Environmental impact
statements, Indians, Intergovernmental relations, National forests,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Science and technology.
Accordingly, 36 CFR part 219 is corrected by making the following
correcting amendments:
PART 219--PLANNING
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1. The authority citation for part 219 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 1604, 1613.
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2. In Sec. 219.4 revise paragraph (a) introductory text, and
paragraphs (a)(2), and (b)(2)(iii) to read as follows:
Sec. 219.4 Requirements for public participation.
(a) Providing opportunities for participation. The responsible
official shall provide opportunities to the public for participating in
the assessment process; developing a plan proposal, including the
monitoring program; commenting on the proposal and the disclosure of
its environmental impacts in accompanying National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) documents; and reviewing the results of monitoring
information. When developing opportunities for public participation,
the responsible official shall take into account the discrete and
diverse roles, jurisdictions, responsibilities, and skills of
interested and affected parties; the accessibility of the process,
opportunities, and information; and the cost, time, and available
staffing. The responsible official should be proactive and use
contemporary tools, such as the Internet, to engage the public, and
should share information in an open way with interested parties.
Subject to the notification requirements in Sec. 219.16, the
responsible official has the discretion to determine the scope,
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methods, forum, and timing of those opportunities. The Forest Service
retains decisionmaking authority and responsibility for all decisions
throughout the process.
* * * * *
(2) Consultation with federally recognized Indian Tribes and Alaska
Native Corporations. The Department recognizes the Federal Government
has certain trust responsibilities and a unique legal relationship with
federally recognized Indian Tribes. The responsible official shall
honor the government-to-government relationship between federally
recognized Indian Tribes and the Federal Government. The responsible
official shall provide to federally recognized Indian Tribes and Alaska
Native Corporations the opportunity to undertake consultation
consistent with Executive Order 13175 of November 6, 2000, and 25
U.S.C. 450 note.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
(iii) Opportunities for the plan to address the impacts identified
or to contribute to joint objectives; and
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3. In Sec. 219.6 revise paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows:
Sec. 219.6 Assessment.
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(a) * * *
(1) Identify and consider relevant existing information in
governmental or non-governmental assessments, plans, monitoring
reports, studies, and other sources of relevant information. Such
sources of information may include State forest assessments and
strategies, the Resources Planning Act assessment, ecoregional
assessments, non-governmental reports, State comprehensive outdoor
recreation plans, community wildfire protection plans, public
transportation plans, State wildlife data and action plans, and
relevant Agency or interagency reports, resource plans or assessments.
Relevant private information, including relevant land management plans
and local knowledge, will be considered if publicly available or
voluntarily provided.
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4. In Sec. 219.7 revise paragraph (c)(2)(viii) to read as follows:
Sec. 219.7 New plan development or plan revision.
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(c) * * *
(2) * * *
(viii) Identify the suitability of areas for the appropriate
integration of resource management and uses, with respect to the
requirements for plan components of Sec. Sec. 219.8 through 219.11,
including identifying lands that are not suitable for timber production
(Sec. 219.11).
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5. In Sec. 219.11 revise paragraph (d)(4) introductory text, and
paragraph (d)(4)(ii) to read as follows:
Sec. 219.11 Timber requirements based on the NFMA.
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(d) * * *
(4) Where plan components will allow clearcutting, seed tree
cutting, shelterwood cutting, or other cuts designed to regenerate an
even-aged stand of timber, the plan must include standards limiting the
maximum size for openings that may be cut in one harvest operation,
according to geographic areas, forest types, or other suitable
classifications.
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(ii) Plan components may allow for size limits exceeding those
established in paragraphs (d)(4) introductory text and (d)(4)(i) of
this section on an individual timber sale basis after ``60-days''
public notice and review by the regional forester.
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6. In Sec. 219.17 revise paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3) to read as
follows:
Sec. 219.17 Effective dates and transition.
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(b) * * *
(2) Initiating plan amendments. All plan amendments initiated after
May 9, 2012, are subject to the objection process in subpart B of this
part. With respect to plans approved or revised under a prior planning
regulation, including the transition provisions of the reinstated 2000
rule (36 CFR part 219, published at 36 CFR parts 200 to 299, revised as
of July 1, 2010), plan amendments may be initiated under the provisions
of the prior planning regulation for 3 years after May 9, 2012, and may
be completed and approved under those provisions (except for the
optional appeal procedures of the prior planning regulation); or may be
initiated, completed, and approved under the requirements of this part.
After the 3-year transition period, all plan amendments must be
initiated, completed, and approved under the requirements of this part.
(3) Plan development, plan amendments, or plan revisions initiated
before this part. For plan development, plan amendments, or plan
revisions that were initiated before May 9, 2012, the responsible
official may complete and approve the plan, plan amendment, or plan
revision in conformance with the provisions of the prior planning
regulation, including its transition provisions (36 CFR part 219,
published at 36 CFR parts 200 to 299, revised as of July 1, 2010), or
may conform the plan, plan amendment, or plan revision to the
requirements of this part. If the responsible official chooses to
complete an ongoing planning process under the provisions of the prior
planning regulation, but chooses to allow for an objection rather than
an administrative appeal, the objection process in subpart B of this
part shall apply. When the responsible official chooses to conform an
ongoing planning process to this part, public notice must be made
(Sec. 219.16(a)(5)). An objection process may be chosen only if the
public is provided the opportunity to comment on a proposed plan, plan
amendment, or plan revision, and associated environmental analysis.
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7. In Sec. 219.19 revise the definitions of Collaboration or
collaborative process and Connectivity, revise paragraph (4) of the
definition of Ecosystem services, and revise the definition of Source
water protection areas to read as follows:
Sec. 219.19 Definitions.
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Collaboration or collaborative process. A structured manner in
which a collection of people with diverse interests share knowledge,
ideas, and resources while working together in an inclusive and
cooperative manner toward a common purpose. Collaboration, in the
context of this part, falls within the full spectrum of public
engagement described in the Council on Environmental Quality's
publication of October 2007: Collaboration in NEPA--A Handbook for NEPA
Practitioners.
Connectivity. Ecological conditions that exist at several spatial
and temporal scales that provide landscape linkages that permit the
exchange of flow, sediments, and nutrients; the daily and seasonal
movements of animals within home ranges; the dispersal and genetic
interchange between populations; and the long-distance range shifts of
species, such as in response to climate change.
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Ecosystem services. * * *
(4) Cultural services, such as educational, aesthetic, spiritual
and cultural heritage values, recreational experiences, and tourism
opportunities.
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Source water protection areas. The area delineated by a State or
Tribe for
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a public water system (PWS) or including numerous PWSs, whether the
source is ground water or surface water or both, as part of a State or
tribal source water assessment and protection program (SWAP) approved
by the Environmental Protection Agency under section 1453 of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h-3(e)).
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Dated: July 19, 2012.
Thomas L. Tidwell,
Chief, Forest Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-18322 Filed 7-26-12; 8:45 am]
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