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Scoping Process
Purpose and Need for Action
Service, 330 Mt. Rushmore Rd, Custer,
SD 57730, or at 605鈥?673鈥?4853. The purpose of this action is to The Rio Grande National Forest
provide forage for permitted domestic invited public comment and
Dated: March 13, 2008.
livestock grazing in a manner that participation regarding this project
Dennis Jaeger,
maintains or moves conditions toward through the Schedule of Proposed
Deputy Forest Supervisor, Black Hills
achieving Forest Plan objectives and Actions (SOPA), public notice in the
National Forest.
desired conditions. There is an overall Valley Courier (January 21, 2006)鈥攖he
[FR Doc. E8鈥?5611 Filed 3鈥?20鈥?08; 8:45 am]
need for greater management flexibility. newspaper of record and a scoping letter
BILLING CODE 3410鈥?11鈥揗
More specifically, the need for this sent to potentially concerned public,
action is tied to any important resource, tribal governments, State and other
social, or economic disparity that may Federal agencies, (January 19, 2006).
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
be found when comparing the existing Comments received in these previous
condition in the Analysis Area to the
Forest Service scoping efforts will be retained and
Forest Plan desired conditions, as considered in this EIS.
North San Juan Sheep and Goat EIS determined by the interdisciplinary An additional comment period will be
team (IDT) and authorized officer on a provided during scoping for this EIS in
Forest Service, Rio Grande
AGENCY: site-specific basis. the form of this notice in the Federal
National Forest, USDA. Register, the Schedule of Proposed
Proposed Action
Actions (SOPA), public notice in the
Notice of intent to prepare an
ACTION:
The proposed action is to continue to Valley Courier鈥攖he newspaper of
environmental impact statement.
permit livestock grazing within the record, and letters sent to potentially
North San Juan Sheep and Goats concerned public, tribal governments,
This NEPA analysis began as
SUMMARY:
allotments analysis area, under an State and other Federal agencies.
an environmental assessment in 2006,
Adaptive Management strategy that
then as Interdisciplinary Team
Comment Requested
would ensure meeting or moving toward
discussions took place, it was
the Rio Grande National Forest Land This notice of intent initiates the
recognized that completion of an
and Resource Management Plan (Forest scoping process which guides the
environmental impact statement (EIS)
Plan) and project-specific desired development of the environmental
would be more appropriate. The project
conditions. This proposal also generates impact statement. The Forest Service
is analyzing the action to continue to
the need to develop new allotment invites written comments on the
permit livestock (domestic sheep and
management plans (AMPs). proposed action, including any issues to
goats) grazing within the North San Juan
consider, as well as any concerns
Responsible Official
Sheep and Goat Allotments Analysis
relevant to the analysis. In order to be
Area (hereinafter referred to as the The responsible official is the District
most useful, scoping comments should
Analysis Area) under an Adaptive Ranger, Rio Grande National Forest,
be received within 30 days of
Management strategy. Conejos Peak Ranger District, 15571
publication of this Notice of Intent.
County Road T.5, La Jara, CO 81140.
Comments concerning the scope
DATES:
Comments received in response to this
of the analysis must be received by 30 Nature of Decision To Be Made notice, including names and addresses
days from the date of this notice. The of those who comment, will be
This EIS will disclose the
draft environmental impact statement is considered part of the public record on
environmental consequences of
expected December 31, 2008 and the this Proposed Action and will be
implementing the proposed action and
final environmental impact statement is available for public inspection. If you
alternatives to that action. A separate
expected February 28, 2009. wish to withhold your name or street
Record of Decision (ROD), signed by the
address from public review or from
Send written comments to responsible official, will explain the
ADDRESSES:
disclosure under the Freedom of
Mr. Kelly Garcia, Team Leader, Rio management and environmental reasons
Information Act (FOIA), you must state
Grande National Forest, Conejos Peak for selecting an alternative to be
this prominently at the beginning of
Ranger District, 15571 CR T.5, LaJara, implemented. The ROD will disclose
your written comment. Such requests
CO 81140. Electronic mail (e-mail with the rationale for choosing the selected
will be honored to the extent allowed by
subject, North San Juan comments) may alternative; discuss the rationale for
law, but persons requesting such
be sent to comments-rocky- rejecting other alternatives; and disclose
confidentiality should be aware that
mountain.rio-grande-conejos- how the decision responds to the
under the FOIA, confidentiality may be
peak@fs.fed.us and a FAX may be sent relevant issues.
granted in only very limited
The decision that the responsible
to (719) 274鈥?6301.
circumstances, such as to protect trade
official will make in the Record of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
secrets. The Forest Service will inform
Decision is whether or not to authorize
Same as above.
the requester of the agency鈥檚 decision
some level of livestock grazing on all,
regarding the request for confidentiality,
part, or none of the Analysis Area given
The
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
and where the request is denied, the
considerations of Forest Plan desired
Analysis area contains the Willow Mtn.
agency will return the submission and
conditions, goals and objectives, and
Sheep and Goat (S&G) Allotment,
notify the requester that the comments
public input. If the decision is made to
Cornwall Mtn. S&G Allotment, Marble
may be resubmitted with or without
authorize some level of livestock
Mtn. S&G Allotment, Campo-Bonito
name and address within a specified
grazing, the management framework
S&G Allotments, Cropsy-Summit S&G
mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES
number of days. All submissions from
will be described (including standards,
Allotments, Elwood S&G Allotment,
organizations or businesses, and from
guidelines, grazing management, and
Treasure S&G Allotment, West Vega
individuals identifying themselves as
monitoring) so that desired condition
S&G Allotment, East Vega S&G
representatives or officials of
objectives are met or that movement
Allotment, Upper Adams S&G
organizations or businesses, will be
occurs toward those objectives in an
Allotment and the North Fork-Middle
available for public inspection in their
acceptable timeframe.
Fork S&G Allotments.
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National Environmental Policy Act at 40 written comments to the Lake Tahoe
entirety. Comments submitted
anonymously will be accepted and CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points. Basin Management Unit at the contact
Comments received, including the
considered; however, those who submit address stated above.
names and addresses of those who
anonymous comments will not have Dated: March 13, 2008.
comment, will be considered part of the
standing to appeal the subsequent Gina Thompson,
public record on this proposal and will
decision under 36 CFR part 215.
Acting Forest Supervisor.
Comments and FS responses will be be available for public inspection.
[FR Doc. E8鈥?5612 Filed 3鈥?20鈥?08; 8:45 am]
addressed and contained in the Final Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22;
EIS. BILLING CODE 3410鈥?11鈥揗
Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section
21.
Early Notice of Importance of Public
Participation in Subsequent Dated: March 11, 2008. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Environmental Review Larry R. Velarde,
Forest Service
Acting District Ranger.
A draft environmental impact
statement will be prepared for comment. [FR Doc. E8鈥?5742 Filed 3鈥?20鈥?08; 8:45 am]
New Mexico Collaborative Forest
The comment period on the draft BILLING CODE 3410鈥?11鈥揚
Restoration Program Technical
environmental impact statement will be
Advisory Panel
45 days from the date the
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Environmental Protection Agency Forest Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
publishes the notice of availability in
Notice of meeting.
ACTION:
Forest Service
the Federal Register.
The Forest Service believes, at this The New Mexico
SUMMARY:
Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory
early stage, it is important to give
Collaborative Forest Restoration
Committee
reviewers notice of several court rulings
Program Technical Advisory Panel will
related to public participation in the Forest Service, USDA.
AGENCY: meet in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The
environmental review process. First, Notice of meeting. purpose of the meeting is to provide
ACTION:
reviewers of draft environmental impact
recommendations to the Regional
statements must structure their The Lake Tahoe Basin Federal
SUMMARY:
Forester, USDA Forest Service
participation in the environmental Advisory Committee will hold a Southwestern Region, on which forest
review of the proposal so that it is meeting on April 4, 2008, at the Aspen restoration grant proposals submitted in
meaningful and alerts an agency to the Room, Lake Tahoe Community College, response to the Collaborative Forest
reviewer鈥檚 position and contentions. One College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, Restoration Program Request For
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. CA 96150. This Committee, established Proposals best meet the objectives of the
NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 553 (1978). Also, by the Secretary of Agriculture on Community Forest Restoration Act
environmental objections that could be December 15, 1998 (64 FR 2876), is (Title VI, Pub. L. No. 106鈥?393).
raised at the draft environmental impact chartered to provide advice to the
DATES: The meeting will be held April
statement stage but that are not raised Secretary on implementing the terms of
21鈥?25, 2008, beginning at 1 p.m. on
until after completion of the final the Federal Interagency Partnership on
Monday, April 21 and ending at
environmental impact statement may be the Lake Tahoe Region and other
approximately 4 p.m. on Friday, April
waived or dismissed by the courts. City matters raised by the Secretary.
25.
of Angoon v. Hodel, 803 F.2d 1016, DATES: The meeting will be held April
1022 (9th Cir. 1986) and Wisconsin 4, 2008, beginning at 1 p.m. and ending The meeting will be held at
ADDRESSES:
Heritages, Inc. v. Harris, 490 F. Supp. at 4 p.m. the MCM Elegante Hotel, 2020 Menaul
1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis. 1980). Because of
NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107, Tel. 505鈥?
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
these court rulings, it is very important
884鈥?2511. Written comments should be
the Aspen Room, Lake Tahoe
that those interested in this proposed
sent to Walter Dunn, at the Cooperative
Community College, One College Drive,
action participate by the close of the
and International Forestry Staff, USDA
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150.
comment period so that substantive
Forest Service, 333 Broadway SE,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arla
comments and objections are made
Albuquerque, NM 87102. Comments
Hains, Lake Tahoe Basin Management
available to the Forest Service at a time
may also be sent via e-mail to
Unit, Forest Service, 35 College Drive,
when it can meaningfully consider them
wdunn@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, (530)
and respond to them in the final
Walter Dunn at (505) 842鈥?3165.
543鈥?2773.
environmental impact statement.
All comments, including names and
To assist the Forest Service in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Items to
addresses when provided, are placed in
identifying and considering issues and be covered on the agenda include: (1)
the record and are available for public
concerns on the proposed action, Final recommendation for the Southern
inspection and copying. The public may
comments on the draft environmental Nevada Public Land Management Act
inspect comments received at the
impact statement should be as specific (SNPLMA) Round 9 Capital projects;
Cooperative and International Forestry
as possible. It is also helpful if and, (2) Public Hearing. All Lake Tahoe
Staff, USDA Forest Service, 333
comments refer to specific pages or Basin Federal Advisory Committee
Broadway SE, Albuquerque, or during
chapters of the draft statement. meetings are open to the public.
the Panel meeting at the MCM Elegante
Comments may also address the Interested citizens are encouraged to
Hotel, 2020 Menaul NE, Albuquerque,
adequacy of the draft environmental attend at the above address. Issues may
mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES
NM 87107, Tel. 505鈥?884鈥?2511.
impact statement or the merits of the be brought to the attention of the
alternatives formulated and discussed in Committee during the open public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the statement. Reviewers may wish to comment period at the meeting or by Walter Dunn, Designated Federal
refer to the Council on Environmental filing written statements with the Official, at (505) 842鈥?3425, or Melissa
Quality Regulations for implementing Secretary for the Committee before or Zaksek, at (505) 842鈥?3289, Cooperative
the procedural provisions of the after the meeting. Please refer any and International Forestry Staff, USDA
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