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maintenance of the proposed lift and
trail network. All proposed trails will be
groomed on a rotating basis, as needed,
to maintain a consistent snow surface.
Glades (tree stands that have been
strategically thinned, thereby increasing
the spacing between individual trees, to
accommodate skiing and riding)
between formal trails will not be
groomed.
The trail plan for the Atoma Pod
includes approximately 23 acres of new
trails. Approximately 49 acres of glades
will be available between the defined
trails. Specific portions of proposed
trails have been identified for grading in
order to improve the surface or
gradients (totaling approximately 6.0
acres).
The existing Atoma building and
associated parking lot, will be removed
and the area re-contoured to natural
grades. In conjunction with the
proposed Atoma Pod a raised, vegetated
buffer between the Mt. Rose Highway
and new skiing terrain will be created.
Terrain in the Atoma Pod is proposed to
be served by a new fixed-grip quad
chairlift with a capacity of between
1,800 and 2,200 people-per-hour. The
3,500-foot long lift will span the Mt.
Rose Highway, with the bottom terminal
located in a flat, open area at an
elevation of approximately 7,970 feet on
NFS land. The top terminal will be
located on private land owned by Mt.
Rose at an elevation of 8,395 feet.
Adequate road access to the top and
bottom terminal sites currently exists.
In order to connect the existing terrain
network at Mt. Rose (private land) to the
proposed Atoma Pod (NFS land), a
skiway will be constructed. The skiway
will begin at the top terminal of the
Atoma chairlift and cross a proposed
skier bridge over the Mt. Rose Highway,
connecting to NFS land in the Atoma
Pod. The skiway will be located on
private land, and grading will be
necessary to achieve/maintain
appropriate grades for descending skiers
and riders. The bridge will be
constructed within the Nevada
Department of Transportation highway
right-of-way. This roughly 130-foot long
skier bridge will provide access for
skiers to enter the Atoma Pod and will
be constructed to minimum of 25 feet
wide to accommodate grooming.
Proposed ski trails in the Atoma Pod
have been planned around the natural
topography preserving/avoiding known
resources of importance (e.g., wetlands,
cultural resources, and healthy, large
and/or important trees) to the extent
possible. Trails will be constructed to
variable widths—ranging from 40 to 70
feet. Site-specific prescriptions for the
construction of each proposed trail in
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the Atoma Pod will be analyzed in
detail in the draft EIS. For safety and
operational reasons, standing dead/
diseased timber will be removed
throughout the Atoma area.
A new water impoundment is
proposed adjacent to the skier’s left edge
of the upper Galena trail (near an
existing potable water storage tank) at
Mt. Rose. The site has relatively flat
topography and is in close proximity to
Mt. Rose’s existing road network,
snowmaking control building, and
associated existing buried water lines.
The impoundment will be located
entirely on NFS land, as no comparably
suitable location is available on private
lands. The proposed water
impoundment will store between 13 and
15 acre feet of water (approximately 4.2
and 4.9 million gallons), with a surface
area of approximately 1.6 acres and a
disturbance area of roughly 3.5 acres.
Because of the porosity of soils present
at Mt. Rose, the impoundment will be
fitted with a geosynthetic liner to
prevent seepage. Approximately 50,000
cubic yards of material will be
excavated from construction of the
impoundment.
New snowmaking coverage is
proposed on five trails in the Atoma
Pod. Water—originating from Mt. Rose’s
well on private land—will ultimately be
stored in the proposed on-mountain
impoundment. A water transmission
line will be installed, across the Atoma
skier bridge, and into the Atoma Pod.
Except where wetlands have been
identified, all snowmaking lines will be
buried below the frost line, and related
ground disturbance will be analyzed in
the EIS.
Under the proposed action, dispersed
(‘‘backcountry’’) recreational access to
NFS land within and adjacent to the
Atoma Pod will continue to be allowed
throughout the winter and summer. The
EIS will consider and analyze how to
accommodate dispersed recreational
access to NFS land, with consideration
given to operational and public safety
needs within a developed ski area.
The proposed action includes a nonsignificant Forest Plan amendment to
prohibit future commercial
development on lands acquired as a
result of the 1994 Galena Resort Land
Exchange. The non-significant Forest
Plan amendment is proposed to clarify
management direction in the Carson
Front Management Area #2, Mount Rose
Unit. The Atoma area (approximately
112 acres), as well as the 168 acres
already included in the Mt. Rose Ski
Tahoe SUP and designated as ‘‘The
Chutes’’, would be excluded from the
Forest Plan amendment.
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Lead and Cooperating Agencies: The
Forest Service is the lead federal agency
for the NEPA analysis process and
preparation of the EIS. The Nevada
Department of Transportation has been
identified as a cooperating agency for
this project.
Responsible Official: William A.
Dunkelberger, Forest Supervisor,
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest,
1200 Franklin Way, Sparks, NV 89431.
Nature of Decision To Be Made: Based
on the analysis that will be documented
in the forthcoming EIS, the responsible
official will decide whether to amend
the current special use permit to
implement, in whole or in part, the
proposed action or another alternative
that may be developed by the Forest
Service as a result of scoping.
Scoping Process: This notice of intent
initiates the scoping process, which
guides the development of the EIS. The
Forest Service is soliciting comments
from federal, state and local agencies
and other individuals or organizations
that may be interested in or affected by
implementation of the proposed project.
It is important that reviewers provide
their comments at such times and in
such a manner that they are useful to
the agency’s preparation of the EIS.
Therefore, comments should be
provided prior to the close of the
comment period and should clearly
articulate the reviewer’s concerns and
contentions.
Comments received in response to
this solicitation, including names and
addresses of those who comment, will
be part of the public record for this
proposed action. Comments submitted
anonymously will be accepted and
considered, however.
Additional information on the
proposed action will be available at two
public open houses which will be held
from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on (1) June 18,
2013, at the Winters Creek Lodge, 21333
State Route 878, Reno, NV 89511 and (2)
June 19, 2013, at the Humboldt-Toiyabe
National Forest Supervisors Office, 1200
Franklin Way, Sparks, NV 89431.
Dated: May 28, 2013.
William A. Dunkelberger,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest;
Snohomish County, WA; Green
Mountain Lookout Removal
AGENCY:
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Notice of extension of public
scoping comment period.
ACTION:
Comments must be received no
later than July 8, 2013.
SUMMARY: The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie
National Forest hereby gives notice that
it is extending the public scoping
comment period for the Green Mountain
Lookout Removal Project. A notice was
originally published in the Federal
Register on May 2, 2013 (Volume 78,
No. 85), beginning a 30 day comment
period. Please see the Notice of Intent
(FR Doc. 2013–10322) for more
information related to the project. In
response to requests for additional time,
the Forest Service will extend the
comment period from June 3, 2013, to
July 8, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Todd Griffin, Project Leader, Mt. BakerSnoqualmie National Forest, 2930
Wetmore Avenue, Suite 3A, Everett,
Washington 98201. Comments may also
be sent via email to
toddgriffin@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to
(425) 783–0141.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Todd Griffin, Project Leader, at the
address listed above or by telephone
(360) 677–2258.
DATES:
Dated: May 28, 2013.
Steve Kuennen,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
Advisory Committee Meeting
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of advisory committee
meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, this
constitutes notice of the upcoming
meeting of the Grain Inspection, Packers
and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
Grain Inspection Advisory Committee
(Advisory Committee). The Advisory
Committee meets twice annually to
advise the GIPSA Administrator on the
programs and services that GIPSA
delivers under the U.S. Grain Standards
Act. Recommendations by the Advisory
Committee help GIPSA better meet the
needs of its customers who operate in a
dynamic and changing marketplace.
DATES: June 18, 2013, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.; and June 19, 2010, 8:00 a.m. to
Noon.
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The Advisory Committee
meeting will take place at GIPSA’s
National Grain Center, 10383 N.
Ambassador Drive, Kansas City,
Missouri 64153.
Requests to orally address the
Advisory Committee during the meeting
or written comments may be sent to:
Administrator, GIPSA, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., STOP 3601, Washington,
DC 20250–3601. Requests and
comments may also be faxed to (202)
690–2173.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terri L. Henry by phone at (202) 205–
8281 or by email at
Terri.L.Henry@usda.gov.
The
purpose of the Advisory Committee is to
provide advice to the GIPSA
Administrator with respect to the
implementation of the U.S. Grain
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 71–87k).
Information about the Advisory
Committee is available on the GIPSA
Web site at http://www.gipsa.usda.gov/
fgis/adcommit.html.
The agenda will include an overview
of Federal Grain Inspection Service
operations-market overview,
international programs, moisture meter
implementation, update on biotech
proficiency program, Field Management
Division updates and initiatives, and an
overview of the quality pilot in New
Orleans and results to date.
For a copy of the agenda please
contact Terri L. Henry by phone at (202)
205–8281 or by email at
Terri.L.Henry@usda.gov.
Public participation will be limited to
written statements unless permission is
received from the Committee
Chairperson to orally address the
Advisory Committee. The meeting will
be open to the public.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means of communication of
program information or related
accommodations should contact Terri L.
Henry at the telephone number listed
above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
Intent to Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Green River/
Tusher Diversion Dam Rehabilitation
Project, Emery/Grand County, UT
Natural Resources
Conservation Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321–
4370d, as implemented by the Council
of Environmental Quality regulations
(40 CFR parts 1500–1508) and Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
regulations that implement NEPA at 7
CFR part 650, the NRCS Utah State
Office announces its intent to prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Green River/Tusher
Diversion Dam Rehabilitation project.
The purpose of this notice is to alert
interested parties regarding the intent to
prepare the EIS, to provide information
on the nature of the proposed action and
possible alternatives, and to invite
public participation in the EIS process
(including providing comments on the
scope of the draft EIS, to announce that
a public scoping meeting will be
conducted, and to identify cooperating
agency contacts). The EIS process will
evaluate alternatives recommended for
detailed study as a result of previous
planning-level studies completed by
NRCS and any additional (new)
alternatives identified during scoping.
DATES: Written comments on the scope
of the draft EIS, including the project’s
purpose and need, the alternatives to be
considered, types of issues that should
be addressed, associated research that
should be considered, and the
methodologies to be used in impact
evaluations should be sent to NRCS
starting on May 29, 2013 and ending on
or before June 28, 2013 (5:00 p.m. MDT),
to the address listed in the ADDRESSES
section below. Comments submitted
after June 28, 2013 will be considered to
the extent practicable by the project
team.
Two scoping meetings to present the
project and develop the scope of the EIS
will be held on Wednesday, June 12,
2013, via Tele-briefings. Participants
should call (800) 346–7359 (entry code
840561) at least fifteen minutes prior to
the meeting and an operator will
connect you to the Tele-briefing. The
first Tele-briefing will start at 2:00 p.m.
(MDT) with a formal presentation and
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest; Snohomish County, WA; Green
Mountain Lookout Removal
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
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ACTION: Notice of extension of public scoping comment period.
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DATES: Comments must be received no later than July 8, 2013.
SUMMARY: The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest hereby gives notice
that it is extending the public scoping comment period for the Green
Mountain Lookout Removal Project. A notice was originally published in
the Federal Register on May 2, 2013 (Volume 78, No. 85), beginning a 30
day comment period. Please see the Notice of Intent (FR Doc. 2013-
10322) for more information related to the project. In response to
requests for additional time, the Forest Service will extend the
comment period from June 3, 2013, to July 8, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Todd Griffin, Project Leader, Mt.
Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, 2930 Wetmore Avenue, Suite 3A,
Everett, Washington 98201. Comments may also be sent via email to
toddgriffin@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to (425) 783-0141.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Griffin, Project Leader, at the
address listed above or by telephone (360) 677-2258.
Dated: May 28, 2013.
Steve Kuennen,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
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