Ochoco National Forest, Lookout Mountain Ranger District; Oregon; Ochoco Summit Trail System Project Supplemental EIS, 8037 [2016-03174]
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APHIS has prepared a preliminary
PPRA and has concluded that maize
designated as event MON 87419, which
has been genetically engineered for
resistance to the herbicides dicamba and
glufosinate, is unlikely to pose a plant
pest risk. In section 403 of the Plant
Protection Act, ‘‘plant pest’’ is defined
as any living stage of any of the
following that can directly or indirectly
injure, cause damage to, or cause
disease in any plant or plant product: A
protozoan, a nonhuman animal, a
parasitic plant, a bacterium, a fungus, a
virus or viroid, an infectious agent or
other pathogen, or any article similar to
or allied with any of the foregoing.
APHIS has also prepared a draft EA in
which we present two alternatives based
on our analysis of data submitted by
Monsanto, a review of other scientific
data, field tests conducted under APHIS
oversight, and comments received on
the petition. APHIS is considering the
following alternatives: (1) Take no
action, i.e., APHIS would not change the
regulatory status of maize designated as
event MON 87419, or (2) make a
determination of nonregulated status of
maize designated as event MON 87419.
The draft EA was prepared in
accordance with (1) NEPA, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), (2) regulations
of the Council on Environmental
Quality for implementing the
procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR
parts 1500–1508), (3) USDA regulations
implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b),
and (4) APHIS’ NEPA Implementing
Procedures (7 CFR part 372). Based on
our draft EA and other pertinent
scientific data, APHIS has prepared a
preliminary FONSI with regard to the
preferred alternative identified in the
draft EA.
Based on APHIS’ analysis of field and
laboratory data submitted by Monsanto,
references provided in the petition,
peer-reviewed publications, information
analyzed in the draft EA, the
preliminary PPRA, comments provided
by the public on the petition, and
discussion of issues in the draft EA,
APHIS has determined that maize
designated as event MON 87419 is
unlikely to pose a plant pest risk. We
have therefore reached a decision to
make a preliminary determination of
nonregulated status of maize designated
as event MON 87419, whereby maize
designated as event MON 87419 would
no longer be subject to our regulations
governing the introduction of certain GE
organisms.
We are making available for a 30-day
review period APHIS’ preliminary
regulatory determination of maize
designated as event MON 87419, along
with our preliminary PPRA, draft EA,
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and preliminary FONSI for the
preliminary determination of
nonregulated status. The draft EA,
preliminary FONSI, preliminary PPRA,
and our preliminary determination for
maize designated as event MON 87419,
as well as the Monsanto petition and the
comments received on the petition, are
available as indicated under ADDRESSES
and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
above. Copies of these documents may
also be obtained from the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
After the 30-day review period closes,
APHIS will review and evaluate any
information received during the 30-day
review period. If, after evaluating the
information received, APHIS determines
that we have not received substantive
new information that would warrant
APHIS altering our preliminary
regulatory determination or FONSI,
substantially changing the proposed
action identified in the draft EA, or
substantially changing the analysis of
impacts in the draft EA, APHIS will
notify the public through an
announcement on our Web site of our
final regulatory determination. If,
however, APHIS determines that we
have received substantive new
information that would warrant APHIS
altering our preliminary regulatory
determination or FONSI, substantially
changing the proposed action identified
in the draft EA, or substantially
changing the analysis of impacts in the
draft EA, then APHIS will conduct the
additional analysis and prepare an
amended EA, a new FONSI, and/or a
revised PPRA, which would be made
available for public review in a
subsequent notice in the Federal
Register, similar to an Approach 2
petition. APHIS will also notify the
petitioner.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and
371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of
February 2016.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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8037
Notice of intent to prepare a
supplemental environmental impact
statement.
ACTION:
The Ochoco National Forest is
preparing a supplemental
environmental impact statement (EIS) to
analyze the effects of changing the
existing motorized trail system to create
and designate a sustainable system of
roads, trails and areas open to motor
vehicles that will provide legal public
access, enhance regulation of
unmanaged wheeled motor vehicle
travel, protect resources, and decrease
conflicts between motorized and nonmotorized use on the Ochoco National
Forest. Consistent with the Ochoco
National Forest Land and Resource
Management Plan, as amended, this
action is needed to provide to the public
a diversity of road and trail
opportunities for experiencing a variety
of environments and modes of travel.
The original notice of intent to prepare
an environmental impact statement was
published in the Federal Register on
November 20, 2009 (74 FR 60235–
60236). The supplemental
environmental impact statement is
being prepared because a 2014 wildfire
in the project area changed the
conditions initially analyzed so that
additional analysis was required, and
because the responsible official desired
to have additional discussions with
stakeholders prior to making a decision.
The Ochoco Summit Trail System
decision and the reasons for the
decision will be documented in the
record of decision. That decision will be
subject to the Forest Service Projectlevel Predecisional Administrative
Review Process (36 CFR part 218).
SUMMARY:
The supplemental draft
environmental impact statement is
expected to be completed and available
for public comment in February 2016.
The final environmental impact
statement is expected to be completed
in the fall of 2016.
DATES:
Ochoco Summit Trail
System Planning Team, Ochoco
National Forest, 3160 NE Third Street,
Prineville, Oregon 97754.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Ochoco National Forest, Lookout
Mountain Ranger District; Oregon;
Ochoco Summit Trail System Project
Supplemental EIS
AGENCY:
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Forest Service, USDA.
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Marcy Anderson, Project Leader, at 3160
NE Third Street, Prineville, Oregon
97754, or at (541) 416–6463, or by email
at marcelleanderson@fs.fed.us.
Dated: February 10, 2016.
Stacey L. Forson,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Ochoco National Forest, Lookout Mountain Ranger District; Oregon;
Ochoco Summit Trail System Project Supplemental EIS
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a supplemental environmental impact
statement.
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SUMMARY: The Ochoco National Forest is preparing a supplemental
environmental impact statement (EIS) to analyze the effects of changing
the existing motorized trail system to create and designate a
sustainable system of roads, trails and areas open to motor vehicles
that will provide legal public access, enhance regulation of unmanaged
wheeled motor vehicle travel, protect resources, and decrease conflicts
between motorized and non-motorized use on the Ochoco National Forest.
Consistent with the Ochoco National Forest Land and Resource Management
Plan, as amended, this action is needed to provide to the public a
diversity of road and trail opportunities for experiencing a variety of
environments and modes of travel. The original notice of intent to
prepare an environmental impact statement was published in the Federal
Register on November 20, 2009 (74 FR 60235-60236). The supplemental
environmental impact statement is being prepared because a 2014
wildfire in the project area changed the conditions initially analyzed
so that additional analysis was required, and because the responsible
official desired to have additional discussions with stakeholders prior
to making a decision. The Ochoco Summit Trail System decision and the
reasons for the decision will be documented in the record of decision.
That decision will be subject to the Forest Service Project-level
Predecisional Administrative Review Process (36 CFR part 218).
DATES: The supplemental draft environmental impact statement is
expected to be completed and available for public comment in February
2016. The final environmental impact statement is expected to be
completed in the fall of 2016.
ADDRESSES: Ochoco Summit Trail System Planning Team, Ochoco National
Forest, 3160 NE Third Street, Prineville, Oregon 97754.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcy Anderson, Project Leader, at
3160 NE Third Street, Prineville, Oregon 97754, or at (541) 416-6463,
or by email at marcelleanderson@fs.fed.us.
Dated: February 10, 2016.
Stacey L. Forson,
Forest Supervisor.
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