[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51179-51180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18366]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest; Montana; Supplemental EIS 
for the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Land and Resource 
Management Plan To Comply With District of Montana Court Order

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.

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SUMMARY: The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest will prepare a 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the 2009 
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Revised Land and Resource 
Management Plan (Forest Plan) environmental analysis in response to a 
June 14, 2016 Order from the U.S. District Court for the District of 
Montana. The Court directed the Forest Service to issue a supplemental 
EIS for the 2009 Revised Forest Plan that evaluates the potential 
environmental consequences of the 2002 and the 2008 MOUs. The MOUs were 
entered into by and between Grazing Permittees, the

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Bureau of Land Management, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the 
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest as part of Montana Fish, Wildlife 
and Parks' proposal to reintroduce bighorn sheep into the Greenhorn 
Mountain Range. The 2002 MOU was replaced by the 2008 MOU.

DATES: Under 40 CFR 1502.9(c)(4), there is no formal scoping period for 
this proposed action. The Draft SEIS is expected to be published in 
October, 2016, which will then begin, in accordance with 36 CFR 
219.16(a)(2), a 90-day public comment period on the Draft SEIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan Bowey, Beaverhead-Deerlodge 
National Forest, 420 Barrett Street, Dillon, MT 59725 (406) 683-3900.
    Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.

    Dated: July 27, 2016.
Melany Glossa,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 2016-18366 Filed 8-2-16; 8:45 am]
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