Department of Agriculture May 15, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to Section 102[2][c] of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations [40 CFR part 1500]; and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Regulations [7 CFR part 650]; the Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives notice that an environmental impact statement is not being prepared for the Yellow River Watershed Structure No. 3, Gwinnett County, Georgia.

This NOI revises information supplied in the previously published Revised NOI published in the Federal Register Vol. 71, No. 23 (pages 5803-5804) on February 3, 2006. The Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal to harvest timber in the Baht Timber Sale project area, Wrangell Ranger District, Tongass National Forest. The proposed action is to harvest an estimated 42 million board feet on approximately 1410 acres with about 11 miles of new road construction. The proposed action would harvest approximately 210 acres and construct about 1.3 miles of road in roadless area. A range of alternatives are being developed to respond to the significant issues and will include a no-action alternative. The Tongass Forest Supervisor will decide on whether or not to harvest timber from this area, and if so, how this timber would be harvested. The decision will be documented in a Record of Decision based on the information disclosed in the EIS and the goals, objectives and desired future conditions as stated in the Forest Plan.