[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 4 (Friday, January 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00045]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 4 / Friday, January 5, 2018 /
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Idaho and Southwestern Montana (Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Boise,
Caribou-Targhee, Salmon-Challis, and Sawtooth National Forests and
Curlew National Grassland); Nevada (Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest);
Utah (Ashley, Dixie, Fishlake, Manti-La Sal, and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache
National Forests); Wyoming (Bridger-Teton National Forest); and
Wyoming/Colorado (Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest and Thunder Basin
National Grassland) Amendments to Land Management Plans for Greater
Sage-Grouse Conservation
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice to Extend the Public Scoping Period for the Notice of
Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Amendments
to Land Management Plans for Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation
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SUMMARY: The Forest Service is issuing this notice to advise the public
of a 14-day extension to the public scoping period on the notice of
intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for the amendments
to land management plans for greater sage-grouse conservation.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received
by January 19, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Sage-grouse Amendment Comment, USDA
Forest Service Intermountain Region, Federal Building, 324 25th Street,
Ogden, UT 84401. Comments may also be sent via email to, [email protected], or via facsimile to 801-625-5277.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Shivik at 801-625-5667 or email
[email protected]. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original notice of intent for public
comment on the greater sage-grouse plan amendments was published in the
Federal Register on November 21, 2017 (82 FR 55346). The original
notice of intent provided a 45 day comment period, which may be
insufficient for comment preparation from all interested parties. As
such, the comment period for the original notice is being extended by
14 days.
If the Forest Service amends land management plans, we hereby give
notice that substantive requirements of the 2012 Planning Rule (36 CFR
219) likely to be directly related, and therefore applicable, to the
amendments are in sections 219.8(b) (social and economic
sustainability), 219.9 (diversity of plant and animal communities), and
219.10(a)(1) (integrated resource management).
The public is encouraged to help identify any issues, management
questions, or concerns that should be addressed in plan amendment(s) or
policy or administrative action. The Forest Service will work
collaboratively with interested parties to identify the management
direction that is best suited to local, regional, and national needs
and concerns. The Forest Service will use an interdisciplinary approach
as it considers the variety of resource issues and concerns.
Dated: December 29, 2017.
Chris French,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2018-00045 Filed 1-4-18; 8:45 am]
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