[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 17, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-20208] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: August 17, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Suitability Study for Eight Streams and Rivers Being Considered for National Wild and Scenic River Status AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Revised notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Notice of Availability of EIS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The USDA, Forest Service, Tahoe National Forest and Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit are preparing a Legislative Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to determine the suitability or non-suitability of the approximately 58.8 miles (revised from previously published 61 miles) of eight eligible streams and rivers on the Tahoe National Forest and Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. In addition to the Wild and Scenic River suitability analysis, the EIS will evaluate the environmental effects of possible Special Interest Area designation, a Forest Service Administrative designation, as an alternative to Wild and Scenic River designation. Lynn Sprague, Regional Forester, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Forest Service, 630 Sansome Street, San Francisco, California 94111, is the responsible official for Special Interest Area designation. Michael Espy, Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 200-A, Adm. Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20250, is the responsible official for recommendations for wild and scenic river designation. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement will be available for public review beginning August 18, 1994 and a copy can be obtained by writing: Forest Supervisor, Tahoe National Forest, P.O. Box 6003, Nevada City, California 95959 or telephone (916) 265-4531. The public comment period extends through November 18, 1994. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the proposed DEIS, contact Phil Horning, P.O. Box 6003, Nevada City, California 95959, or telephone (916) 265-4531. Dated: August 1, 1994. Judie L. Tartaglia, Acting Forest Supervisor, Tahoe National Forest. [FR Doc. 94-20208 Filed 8-16-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-11-M