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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
First Phase of the Forest Planning
Process for the Bio-Region
U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Pacific
Southwest Region, California.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to initiating the
first phase of the forest planning process
for the Bio-Region.
AGENCY:
Come gather ’round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You’ll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth savin’
Then you better start swimmin’ or
you’ll sink like a stone
For the times, they are a-changin’.
Bob Dylan, The Times They Are Achangin’ © 1963, 1964, 1991, 1992.
The Pacific Southwest Region is
initiating the first phase of the forest
planning process pursuant to the 2012
Forest Planning Rule which will
describe the strategic direction for
management of forest resources for the
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next ten to fifteen years. This notice
communicates that the informal phase
of the Bio-Regional Assessment has
begun.
The Bio-Regional Assessment
Report will be completed in July 2013.
The Forest-level Assessment Reports for
the three early adopter Forests which
will tier from the Bio-Regional
Assessment Report and will be
completed in December, 2013. The
formal revision process will begin in
2014.
DATES:
U.S. Forest Service, Pacific
Southwest Region 5, Attn.: Ecosystem
Planning, 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo,
California, 94592.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald L. Pugh, Deputy Director,
Ecosystem Planning, 707–562–8951.
Individuals who use telecommunication
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8
a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Purpose and Need for Action
The Pacific Southwest Region of the
United States, United States Department
of Agriculture, along with the Sierra,
Inyo, and Sequoia National Forests, are
initiating the first phase of the forest
planning process pursuant to the 2012
Forest Planning Rule. Forest plans
describe the strategic direction for
management of forest resources for the
next ten to fifteen years, and are
adaptive and amendable as conditions
change over time. This initial phase
includes the assessment of resource
condition and trend at the bioregional
and forest scales. Although not required
by the new Planning Rule, the Region
will complete a Bio-Regional
Assessment to help provide a landscape
scale perspective to the required forest
assessments. An assessment is the first
step in revising forest plans.
Under the 2012 Planning Rule, the
planning process is continuous and
includes three stages extending over the
life of the Revised Forest Plan. The first
stage is the assessment of resources, and
occurs in the first year. The second stage
is the formal process required by the
National Environment Policy Act
(NEPA) and includes the preparation of
Draft Environmental Impact Statements
and Revised Forest Plan for public
review and comment, and the
preparation of the Final Environmental
Impact Statement and Revised Forest
Plan. We expect the second stage to take
two years. The third stage of the process
is monitoring and feedback, which is
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ongoing over the life of the revised
forest plans.
We are committed to collaboration
and to strengthening public engagement
throughout the process. Collaboration
and communication plans are being
developed with the help of stakeholders
at the regional and forest levels. Each
plan is unique to the needs of the
people and communities being served.
The goal is not complete agreement; we
seek common context and
understanding.
Regional and forest specialists have
begun collecting information to describe
existing resource conditions and trends.
The Bio-Regional Assessment Report
will be completed in July 2013.
Responsible Official
Regional Forester Randy Moore,
Pacific Southwest Region, U.S.D.A.
Forest Service.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
Region-wide conditions and trends
will be addressed in the Bio-Regional
Assessment to help provide a landscape
scale context for the Sierra Nevada,
southern Cascades, and the Modoc
Plateau. The bio-regional Assessment
Report will be completed in July 2013.
Scoping Process
At this phase of forest plan revision
there is no formal Scoping Process;
however, we are committed to
collaboration and to strengthening
public engagement throughout the
process. A collaboration and
communication plan that was
developed with the help of stakeholders
is in place.
For information on current events,
meetings, workshops, important dates
and how to participate in forest plan
revision, visit the Pacific Southwest
Region 5 Web site: https://
www.fs.usda.gov/r5/; and Our Forest
Place: https://ourforestplace.ning.com/.
Dated: January 9, 2013.
Randy Moore,
Regional Forester.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
First Phase of the Forest Planning Process for the Bio-Region
AGENCY: U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, California.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to initiating the first phase of the forest
planning process for the Bio-Region.
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SUMMARY: Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone
For the times, they are a-changin'.
Bob Dylan, The Times They Are A-changin' (copyright) 1963,
1964, 1991, 1992.
The Pacific Southwest Region is initiating the first phase of the
forest planning process pursuant to the 2012 Forest Planning Rule which
will describe the strategic direction for management of forest
resources for the next ten to fifteen years. This notice communicates
that the informal phase of the Bio-Regional Assessment has begun.
DATES: The Bio-Regional Assessment Report will be completed in July
2013. The Forest-level Assessment Reports for the three early adopter
Forests which will tier from the Bio-Regional Assessment Report and
will be completed in December, 2013. The formal revision process will
begin in 2014.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region 5, Attn.:
Ecosystem Planning, 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, California, 94592.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald L. Pugh, Deputy Director,
Ecosystem Planning, 707-562-8951. Individuals who use telecommunication
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose and Need for Action
The Pacific Southwest Region of the United States, United States
Department of Agriculture, along with the Sierra, Inyo, and Sequoia
National Forests, are initiating the first phase of the forest planning
process pursuant to the 2012 Forest Planning Rule. Forest plans
describe the strategic direction for management of forest resources for
the next ten to fifteen years, and are adaptive and amendable as
conditions change over time. This initial phase includes the assessment
of resource condition and trend at the bioregional and forest scales.
Although not required by the new Planning Rule, the Region will
complete a Bio-Regional Assessment to help provide a landscape scale
perspective to the required forest assessments. An assessment is the
first step in revising forest plans.
Under the 2012 Planning Rule, the planning process is continuous
and includes three stages extending over the life of the Revised Forest
Plan. The first stage is the assessment of resources, and occurs in the
first year. The second stage is the formal process required by the
National Environment Policy Act (NEPA) and includes the preparation of
Draft Environmental Impact Statements and Revised Forest Plan for
public review and comment, and the preparation of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement and Revised Forest Plan. We expect the
second stage to take two years. The third stage of the process is
monitoring and feedback, which is ongoing over the life of the revised
forest plans.
We are committed to collaboration and to strengthening public
engagement throughout the process. Collaboration and communication
plans are being developed with the help of stakeholders at the regional
and forest levels. Each plan is unique to the needs of the people and
communities being served. The goal is not complete agreement; we seek
common context and understanding.
Regional and forest specialists have begun collecting information
to describe existing resource conditions and trends. The Bio-Regional
Assessment Report will be completed in July 2013.
Responsible Official
Regional Forester Randy Moore, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S.D.A.
Forest Service.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
Region-wide conditions and trends will be addressed in the Bio-
Regional Assessment to help provide a landscape scale context for the
Sierra Nevada, southern Cascades, and the Modoc Plateau. The bio-
regional Assessment Report will be completed in July 2013.
Scoping Process
At this phase of forest plan revision there is no formal Scoping
Process; however, we are committed to collaboration and to
strengthening public engagement throughout the process. A collaboration
and communication plan that was developed with the help of stakeholders
is in place.
For information on current events, meetings, workshops, important
dates and how to participate in forest plan revision, visit the Pacific
Southwest Region 5 Web site: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r5/; and Our Forest
Place: https://ourforestplace.ning.com/.
Dated: January 9, 2013.
Randy Moore,
Regional Forester.
[FR Doc. 2013-01254 Filed 1-23-13; 8:45 am]
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