Assessment Report of Ecological/Social/Economic Sustainability, Conditions, and Trends for the Tonto National Forest, 10763-10764 [2014-04006]
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Forest Service
Assessment Report of Ecological/
Social/Economic Sustainability,
Conditions, and Trends for the Tonto
National Forest
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of initiating the
assessment phase of the Tonto National
Forest land management plan revision.
ACTION:
The Tonto National Forest,
located in Arizona, is initiating the
forest planning process pursuant to the
2012 Forest Planning Rule. This process
results in a Forest Land Management
Plan which describes the strategic
direction for management of forest
resources for the next ten to fifteen years
on the Tonto National Forest. The first
phase of the process, the assessment
phase, has begun and interested parties
have been invited to contribute in the
development of the assessment (36 CFR
219.6). The Forest hosted a series of
listening sessions with key stakeholders
in January 2014, and will be hosting
workshops in March 2014. Additional
information on public participation
opportunities will be available on the
project Web site. The trends and
conditions identified in the assessment
will help in identifying the need for
change, in the development of plan
components.
DATES: A draft of the assessment report
for the Tonto National Forest is
expected to be completed by early to
mid-winter 2014/2015 and will be
posted on the following Web site at
www.fs.usda.gov/goto/
TontoForestPlanRevision.
From January 2014 through November
2014, the public is invited to engage in
a collaborative process to identify
relevant information and local
knowledge to be considered for the
assessment. The Forest will then initiate
procedures pursuant to the NEPA and
prepare a forest plan revision. The
Forest will again be inviting the public
to help us identify the appropriate plan
components that will become a
proposed action for the land
management plan revision.
ADDRESSES: Written comments or
questions concerning this notice should
be addressed to Tonto National Forest,
Attn.: Plan Revision, 2324 E. McDowell
Road, Phoenix, AZ 85006.
SUMMARY:
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Ken
Born, Forest Planner, 602–225–5280.
Individuals who use telecommunication
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 5
a.m. and 5 p.m., Pacific Time, Monday
through Friday. More information on
the planning process can also be found
on the Tonto National Forest Web site
at www.fs.usda.gov/goto/
TontoForestPlanRevision.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Forest Management Act
(NFMA) of 1976 requires that every
National Forest System (NFS) unit
develop a land management plan. On
April 9, 2012, the Forest Service
finalized its land management planning
rule (2012 Planning Rule), which
provides broad programmatic direction
to National Forests and National
Grasslands for developing and
implementing their land management
plans. Forest plans describe the strategic
direction for management of forest
resources for ten to fifteen years, and are
adaptive and amendable as conditions
change over time.
Under the 2012 Planning Rule, the
assessment of ecological, social, and
economic trends and conditions is the
first stage of the planning process. The
second stage is a development and
decision process guided, in part, by the
National Environment Policy Act
(NEPA) and includes the preparation of
a draft environmental impact statement
and revised Forest Plan for public
review and comment, and the
preparation of the final environmental
impact statement and revised Forest
Plan. The third stage of the process is
monitoring and feedback, which is
ongoing over the life of the revised
forest plans.
With this notice, the agency invites
other governments, non-governmental
parties, and the public to contribute to
the development of the assessment
report. The assessment will rapidly
evaluate the sustainability of existing
ecological, economic, and social
conditions and trends within the
context of the broader landscape. It will
help inform the planning process
through the use of Best Available
Scientific Information, while also taking
into account other forms of knowledge,
such as local information, national
perspectives, and native knowledge.
Lastly, the assessment will help identify
the need to change the existing 1985
plan. Collaboration as part of the
assessment phase supports the
development of relationships of key
stakeholders throughout the plan
revision process, and is an essential step
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to understanding current conditions,
available data, and feedback needed to
support a strategic, efficient planning
process.
As public meetings, other
opportunities for public engagement,
and public review and comment
opportunities are identified to assist
with the development of the forest plan
revision, public announcements will be
made, notifications will be posted on
the Forest’s Web site at
www.fs.usda.gov/goto/
TontoForestPlanRevision and
information will be sent out to the
Forest’s mailing list. If anyone is
interested in being on the Forest’s
mailing list to receive these
notifications, please contact Ken Born,
Forest Planner, at the mailing address
identified above, by sending an email to
tontoplan@fs.fed.us.
Responsible Official
The responsible official for the
revision of the land management plan
for the Tonto National Forest is Neil
Bosworth, Forest Supervisor, Tonto
National Forest, 2324 E. McDowell
Road, Phoenix, AZ 85006.
Dated: February 18, 2014.
Neil J. Bosworth,
Forest Supervisor.
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New Mexico Collaborative Forest
Restoration Program Technical
Advisory Panel
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Notice of meeting.
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ACTION:
The New Mexico
Collaborative Forest Restoration
Program Technical Advisory Panel
(Panel) will meet in Albuquerque, New
Mexico. The Panel is established
consistent with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. App II)
and the Community Forest Restoration
Act (Title VI, Pub. L. 106–393).
Additional information concerning the
Panel can be found by visiting the
Panel’s Web site at: https://
www.fs.usda.gov/goto/r3/cfrp.
DATES: The meeting will be held April
7–11, 2014, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on
Monday, April 7, 2014 and ending at
approximately 4:00 p.m. on Friday,
April 11, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hyatt Place Albuquerque/Uptown,
6901 Arvada Avenue NE., Albuquerque,
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NM 87110, (505) 872–9000. Written
comments should be sent to Walter
Dunn, Cooperative and International
Forestry, USDA Forest Service, 333
Broadway SE., Albuquerque, NM 87102.
Comments may also be sent via email to
wdunn@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile at
(505) 842–3165.
All comments, including names and
addresses, when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public
inspection and copying. The public may
inspect comments received at the
Cooperative and International Forestry
Office, USDA Forest Service, 333
Broadway SE., Albuquerque, NM 87102.
Please call ahead at (505) 842–3425 to
facilitate entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Walter Dunn, Designated Federal
Official, (505) 842–3425, Cooperative
and International Forestry, USDA Forest
Service, 333 Broadway SE.,
Albuquerque, NM 87102.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to provide
recommendations to the Secretary of
Agriculture on which applications
submitted in response to the
Collaborative Forest Restoration
Program Request For Applications best
meet the program objectives.
The meeting is open to the public.
Panel discussion is limited to Panel
members and Forest Service staff.
Project proponents may respond to
questions of clarification from Panel
members or Forest Service staff.
However, the agenda will include time
for people to make oral statements of
three minutes or less. Individuals
wishing to make an oral statement
should submit a request in writing by
March 28, 2014 to be scheduled on the
agenda. Anyone who would like to
bring Collaborative Forest Restoration
Program grant application review
related matters to the attention of the
Panel may file written statements with
the Panel staff before or after each day
of the meeting. A summary of the
meeting will be posted on the Web site
listed above within 45 days after the
meeting.
Meeting Accommodations: If you are
a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make requests
in advance for sign language
interpreting, assistive listening devices
or other reasonable accommodation for
access to the facility or proceedings by
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Assessment Report of Ecological/Social/Economic Sustainability,
Conditions, and Trends for the Tonto National Forest
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of initiating the assessment phase of the Tonto National
Forest land management plan revision.
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SUMMARY: The Tonto National Forest, located in Arizona, is initiating
the forest planning process pursuant to the 2012 Forest Planning Rule.
This process results in a Forest Land Management Plan which describes
the strategic direction for management of forest resources for the next
ten to fifteen years on the Tonto National Forest. The first phase of
the process, the assessment phase, has begun and interested parties
have been invited to contribute in the development of the assessment
(36 CFR 219.6). The Forest hosted a series of listening sessions with
key stakeholders in January 2014, and will be hosting workshops in
March 2014. Additional information on public participation
opportunities will be available on the project Web site. The trends and
conditions identified in the assessment will help in identifying the
need for change, in the development of plan components.
DATES: A draft of the assessment report for the Tonto National Forest
is expected to be completed by early to mid-winter 2014/2015 and will
be posted on the following Web site at www.fs.usda.gov/goto/TontoForestPlanRevision.
From January 2014 through November 2014, the public is invited to
engage in a collaborative process to identify relevant information and
local knowledge to be considered for the assessment. The Forest will
then initiate procedures pursuant to the NEPA and prepare a forest plan
revision. The Forest will again be inviting the public to help us
identify the appropriate plan components that will become a proposed
action for the land management plan revision.
ADDRESSES: Written comments or questions concerning this notice should
be addressed to Tonto National Forest, Attn.: Plan Revision, 2324 E.
McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85006.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Born, Forest Planner, 602-225-
5280. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m., Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. More
information on the planning process can also be found on the Tonto
National Forest Web site at www.fs.usda.gov/goto/TontoForestPlanRevision.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Forest Management Act (NFMA) of
1976 requires that every National Forest System (NFS) unit develop a
land management plan. On April 9, 2012, the Forest Service finalized
its land management planning rule (2012 Planning Rule), which provides
broad programmatic direction to National Forests and National
Grasslands for developing and implementing their land management plans.
Forest plans describe the strategic direction for management of forest
resources for ten to fifteen years, and are adaptive and amendable as
conditions change over time.
Under the 2012 Planning Rule, the assessment of ecological, social,
and economic trends and conditions is the first stage of the planning
process. The second stage is a development and decision process guided,
in part, by the National Environment Policy Act (NEPA) and includes the
preparation of a draft environmental impact statement and revised
Forest Plan for public review and comment, and the preparation of the
final environmental impact statement and revised Forest Plan. The third
stage of the process is monitoring and feedback, which is ongoing over
the life of the revised forest plans.
With this notice, the agency invites other governments, non-
governmental parties, and the public to contribute to the development
of the assessment report. The assessment will rapidly evaluate the
sustainability of existing ecological, economic, and social conditions
and trends within the context of the broader landscape. It will help
inform the planning process through the use of Best Available
Scientific Information, while also taking into account other forms of
knowledge, such as local information, national perspectives, and native
knowledge. Lastly, the assessment will help identify the need to change
the existing 1985 plan. Collaboration as part of the assessment phase
supports the development of relationships of key stakeholders
throughout the plan revision process, and is an essential step to
understanding current conditions, available data, and feedback needed
to support a strategic, efficient planning process.
As public meetings, other opportunities for public engagement, and
public review and comment opportunities are identified to assist with
the development of the forest plan revision, public announcements will
be made, notifications will be posted on the Forest's Web site at
www.fs.usda.gov/goto/TontoForestPlanRevision and information will be
sent out to the Forest's mailing list. If anyone is interested in being
on the Forest's mailing list to receive these notifications, please
contact Ken Born, Forest Planner, at the mailing address identified
above, by sending an email to tontoplan@fs.fed.us.
Responsible Official
The responsible official for the revision of the land management
plan for the Tonto National Forest is Neil Bosworth, Forest Supervisor,
Tonto National Forest, 2324 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85006.
Dated: February 18, 2014.
Neil J. Bosworth,
Forest Supervisor.
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