80 FR 57333 - Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision and Approved Land Management Plan Amendments for the Great Basin Region Greater Sage-Grouse Sub-Regions of Idaho and Southwestern Montana; Nevada and Utah
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 184 (September 23, 2015)
Forest Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 184 (September 23, 2015)
| Page Range | 57333-57334 | |
| FR Document | 2015-24169 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 57333-57334] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-24169] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision and Approved Land Management Plan Amendments for the Great Basin Region Greater Sage-Grouse Sub-Regions of Idaho and Southwestern Montana; Nevada and Utah AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of availability of the Record of Decision. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Forest Service announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) and Approved Land Management Plan (LMP) Amendments for the Great Basin Region Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) sub-regions of Idaho and Southwestern Montana, Nevada, and Northeast California, and Utah. Management decisions within the ROD and Approved LMP amendments apply only to National Forest System lands. There were no National Forest System lands involved in this effort in Northeast California. The Regional Foresters signed the ROD on September 16, 2015, which constitutes the final decision of the Forest Service. ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD and Approved LMP Amendments are available upon request and are also available for public inspection at the addresses listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. Interested persons may also review the ROD and Approved LMP Amendments on the World Wide Web at http://www.fs.usda.gov/r4/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the Idaho and Southwestern Montana GRSG LMP Amendment contact Robert Mickelsen, Caribou-Targhee National Forest GRSG, Idaho State Liaison, telephone 208-557-5764; address: 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83401; email: [email protected]. For the Nevada GRSG LMP Amendment contact Bill Dunkelberger, Forest Supervisor, Humboldt-Toiyabe, telephone: 775-355-5310; address: 1200 Franklin Way, Sparks, NV 89431; email: [email protected]. For the Utah GRSG LMP Amendment contact: Ron Rodriguez, Utah State Liaison, telephone: 435-865-3732; address: 1789 North Wedgewood Lane, Cedar City, UT 84721; 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 Standard Time, Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Record of Decision (ROD) and Approved Land Management Plan (LMP) Amendments for the Great Basin Region Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) sub-regions of Idaho and Southwestern Montana, Nevada, and Northeast California, and Utah were developed through a collaborative planning process and incorporate land-use plan level conservation measures into existing Forest Service LMPs to conserve, enhance, and restore GRSG and its habitat by reducing, eliminating, or minimizing threats to GRSG and its habitat. The ROD and Approved LMP Amendments include management direction that limits or eliminates new surface disturbance in GRSG Priority Habitat Management Areas, while minimizing disturbance in GRSG General Habitat Management Areas. In addition to establishing protective land use allocations, the Approved LMP Amendments establish a suite of management provisions, such as the establishment of disturbance limits, GRSG habitat objectives, mitigation requirements, monitoring protocols, and adaptive management triggers and responses, as well as other conservation measures throughout the range. The cumulative effect of these conservation measures is to protect, improve, and restore GRSG habitat across the remaining range of the species in the Great Basin Region and provide greater certainty that Forest Service activities and authorizations in GRSG habitat in the Great Basin Region will lead to conservation of the GRSG and its habitat as well as other sagebrush- steppe associated species in the Region. The ROD and LMP amendments amend the following Forest Service LMPs: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Forest Date of current Sub-region System unit LMP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Idaho......................... Boise National Forest 2003 Caribou National 2003 Forest. Curlew National 2002 Grassland. Challis National 1987 Forest. Salmon National 1988 Forest. Sawtooth National 2003 Forest. Targhee National 1997 Forest RMP. Montana....................... Beaverhead-Deerlodge 2009 National Forest. Nevada........................ Humboldt National 1986 Forest. Toiyabe National 1986 Forest. Utah.......................... Ashley National 1986 Forest. Dixie National Forest 1986 Fishlake National 1986 Forest. Manti-LaSal National 1086 Forest. Uinta National Forest 2003 [[Page 57334]] Wasatch-Cache 2003 National Forest. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Idaho and Southwestern Montana, Nevada, and Northeast California, and Utah Draft Land Use Plan Amendments (LUPAs)/Draft Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) and Proposed LUPAs/Final EISs included proposed GRSG management direction on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands. However, the BLM completed a separate ROD and Resource Management Plan Amendments under BLM planning authorities. Management decisions within this ROD and Approved LMP Amendments apply only to National Forest System lands. There were no National Forest System lands involved in this effort in Northeast California. A Notice of Availability for the Great Basin Region GRSG Proposed LMP Amendments/Final EISs for the Idaho and Southwest Montana, Nevada, and Northeast California, Oregon, and Utah sub-regions was published in the Federal Register on May 29, 2015, which initiated a 30-day protest period. The BLM and Forest Service received 102 timely and valid protest submissions for all the Great Basin Region Proposed LUPAs/Final EISs. After careful consideration of all the issues raised in these protests, the Deputy Chief for the National Forest System concluded the responsible planning team followed all applicable laws, regulations, and policies and considered all relevant resource information and public input in developing the Proposed LMPs/Final EISs. For a full description of the issues raised during the protest period and how they were addressed, please refer to the Protest Resolution Reports for the Idaho and Southwest Montana, Nevada and Northeast California, and Utah Proposed LUPAs/Final EISs. These Reports, which include three Forest Service Proposed LMPs for Idaho and Southwest Montana, Nevada, and Utah, are available at the following Web site: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/planning/planning_overview/protest_resolution/protestreports.html. The preferred alternatives, as presented in the Draft LUPA/Draft EISs and and further developed in the Proposed LUPAs/Final EISs as the Proposed Plan Amendment, were selected in the ROD as the Approved LMP Amendments with some minor clarifications. Copies of the Idaho and Southwest Montana GRSG ROD and Approved LMP Amendment are available upon request and are available for public inspection at:Boise National Forest Headquarters. Vinnell Way, Boise ID 83709 Caribou-Targhee National Forest Headquarters, 1405 Hollipark Drive., Idaho Falls, ID 83401 Salmon-Challis National Forest Headquarters, 1206 South Challis Street, Salmon, ID 83467 Sawtooth National Forest Headquarters, 2647 Kimberly Road East, Twin Falls, ID 83301-7976 Copies of the Nevada GRSG ROD and Approved LMP amendment are available upon request and are available for public inspection at: Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters, 1200 Franklin Way, Sparks, NV 89431 Copies of the Utah GRSG ROD and Approved LMP amendment are available upon request and are available for public inspection at: Ashley National Forest Headquarters, 355 North Vernal Ave. Vernal, UT 84078 Dixie National Forest Headquarters, 1789 North Wedgewood Lane, Cedar City, UT 84721 Fishlake National Forest Headquarters, 115 East 900 North, Richfield, UT 84701 Manti-LaSal National Forest Headquarters, 599 West Price River Drive, Price, UT 84501 Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Headquarters, 857 West South Jordan Parkway, South Jordan, UT 84099 Dated: September 17, 2015. Glenn P. Casamassa, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System. [FR Doc. 2015-24169 Filed 9-22-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411-15-P
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planning/planning_overview/protest_ ACTION:Notice of availability of the (TDD) may call the Federal Information
resolution/protestreports.html. Record of Decision. Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
The preferred alternatives, as between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
SUMMARY: The Forest Service announces Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
presented in the Draft LUP
the availability of the Record of
Amendments/EISs and further SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Decision (ROD) and Approved Land
developed in the Proposed LUP Record of Decision (ROD) and Approved
Management Plan (LMP) Amendments
Amendments/Final EISs as the Land Management Plan (LMP)
for the Great Basin Region Greater Sage-
Proposed Plan Amendments, were Amendments for the Great Basin Region
Grouse (GRSG) sub-regions of Idaho and
selected in the ROD as the Approved Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) sub-regions
Southwestern Montana, Nevada, and
LMP Amendments with some minor Northeast California, and Utah. of Idaho and Southwestern Montana,
clarifications. Management decisions within the ROD Nevada, and Northeast California, and
Copies of the Northwest Colorado and Approved LMP amendments apply Utah were developed through a
GRSG ROD and Approved LMP only to National Forest System lands. collaborative planning process and
Amendment are available upon request There were no National Forest System incorporate land-use plan level
and are available for public inspection lands involved in this effort in conservation measures into existing
at: Northeast California. The Regional Forest Service LMPs to conserve,
• Routt National Forest Headquarters, Foresters signed the ROD on September enhance, and restore GRSG and its
2468 Jackson Street, Laramie, WY, 16, 2015, which constitutes the final habitat by reducing, eliminating, or
82070 decision of the Forest Service. minimizing threats to GRSG and its
Copies of the Wyoming GRSG ROD and ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD and habitat. The ROD and Approved LMP
Approved LMP Amendment are Approved LMP Amendments are Amendments include management
available upon request and are available upon request and are also direction that limits or eliminates new
available for public inspection at: available for public inspection at the surface disturbance in GRSG Priority
• Medicine Bow National Forest- addresses listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY Habitat Management Areas, while
Thunder Basin National Grassland INFORMATION section. Interested persons minimizing disturbance in GRSG
Headquarters may also review the ROD and Approved General Habitat Management Areas. In
• Bridger-Teton National Forest LMP Amendments on the World Wide addition to establishing protective land
Headquarters, 340 North Cache, Web at http://www.fs.usda.gov/r4/. use allocations, the Approved LMP
Jackson, WY 83001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Amendments establish a suite of
the Idaho and Southwestern Montana management provisions, such as the
Dated: September 17, 2015. establishment of disturbance limits,
Glenn P. Casamassa,
GRSG LMP Amendment contact Robert
Mickelsen, Caribou-Targhee National GRSG habitat objectives, mitigation
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest requirements, monitoring protocols, and
System.
Forest GRSG, Idaho State Liaison,
telephone 208–557–5764; address: 1405 adaptive management triggers and
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Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83401; responses, as well as other conservation
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email: rmickelsen@fs.fed.us. measures throughout the range. The
For the Nevada GRSG LMP cumulative effect of these conservation
Amendment contact Bill Dunkelberger, measures is to protect, improve, and
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE restore GRSG habitat across the
Forest Supervisor, Humboldt-Toiyabe,
telephone: 775–355–5310; address: 1200 remaining range of the species in the
Forest Service Great Basin Region and provide greater
Franklin Way, Sparks, NV 89431; email:
Notice of Availability of the Record of wadunkelberger@fs.fed.us. certainty that Forest Service activities
Decision and Approved Land For the Utah GRSG LMP Amendment and authorizations in GRSG habitat in
Management Plan Amendments for the contact: Ron Rodriguez, Utah State the Great Basin Region will lead to
Great Basin Region Greater Sage- Liaison, telephone: 435–865–3732; conservation of the GRSG and its habitat
Grouse Sub-Regions of Idaho and address: 1789 North Wedgewood Lane, as well as other sagebrush-steppe
Southwestern Montana; Nevada and Cedar City, UT 84721; email: associated species in the Region.
Utah rrodriguez01@fs.fed.us. The ROD and LMP amendments
Individuals who use amend the following Forest Service
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. telecommunication devices for the deaf LMPs:
Date of current
Sub-region National Forest System unit LMP
Idaho ........................................................ Boise National Forest .............................................................................................. 2003
Caribou National Forest ........................................................................................... 2003
Curlew National Grassland ...................................................................................... 2002
Challis National Forest ............................................................................................ 1987
Salmon National Forest ........................................................................................... 1988
Sawtooth National Forest ........................................................................................ 2003
Targhee National Forest RMP ................................................................................. 1997
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Montana ................................................... Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest .................................................................. 2009
Nevada .................................................... Humboldt National Forest ........................................................................................ 1986
Toiyabe National Forest .......................................................................................... 1986
Utah ......................................................... Ashley National Forest ............................................................................................ 1986
Dixie National Forest ............................................................................................... 1986
Fishlake National Forest .......................................................................................... 1986
Manti-LaSal National Forest .................................................................................... 1086
Uinta National Forest ............................................................................................... 2003
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Date of current
Sub-region National Forest System unit LMP
Wasatch-Cache National Forest .............................................................................. 2003
The Idaho and Southwestern LMP Amendment are available upon Self-Determination Act (the Act) and
Montana, Nevada, and Northeast request and are available for public operates in compliance with the Federal
California, and Utah Draft Land Use inspection at: Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
Plan Amendments (LUPAs)/Draft • Boise National Forest Headquarters. of the committee is to improve
Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) Vinnell Way, Boise ID 83709 collaborative relationships and to
and Proposed LUPAs/Final EISs • Caribou-Targhee National Forest provide advice and recommendations to
included proposed GRSG management Headquarters, 1405 Hollipark Drive., the Forest Service concerning projects
direction on Bureau of Land Idaho Falls, ID 83401 and funding consistent with Title II of
Management (BLM) public lands. • Salmon-Challis National Forest the Act. Additional RAC information,
However, the BLM completed a separate Headquarters, 1206 South Challis including the meeting agenda and the
ROD and Resource Management Plan Street, Salmon, ID 83467 meeting summary/minutes can be found
Amendments under BLM planning • Sawtooth National Forest at the following Web site: http://
authorities. Management decisions Headquarters, 2647 Kimberly Road www.fs.usda.gov/detail/willamette/
within this ROD and Approved LMP East, Twin Falls, ID 83301–7976 workingtogether/advisorycommittees/
Amendments apply only to National Copies of the Nevada GRSG ROD and ?cid=STELPRDB504843.
Forest System lands. There were no Approved LMP amendment are
DATES: The meeting will be held on
National Forest System lands involved available upon request and are available
Tuesday, October 13, 2015, beginning at
in this effort in Northeast California. for public inspection at:
A Notice of Availability for the Great • Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest 9 a.m.
Basin Region GRSG Proposed LMP All RAC meetings are subject to
Headquarters, 1200 Franklin Way,
Amendments/Final EISs for the Idaho cancellation. For status of meeting prior
Sparks, NV 89431
and Southwest Montana, Nevada, and Copies of the Utah GRSG ROD and to attendance, please contact the person
Northeast California, Oregon, and Utah Approved LMP amendment are listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
sub-regions was published in the CONTACT.
available upon request and are available
Federal Register on May 29, 2015, for public inspection at: ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
which initiated a 30-day protest period. • Ashley National Forest Headquarters, the Siuslaw National Forest
The BLM and Forest Service received 355 North Vernal Ave. Vernal, UT Supervisor’s Office, 3200 Southwest
102 timely and valid protest 84078 Jefferson Way, Corvallis, Oregon. The
submissions for all the Great Basin • Dixie National Forest Headquarters, meeting will be held in the main
Region Proposed LUPAs/Final EISs. 1789 North Wedgewood Lane, Cedar conference room near the primary
After careful consideration of all the City, UT 84721 Visitor’s entrance.
issues raised in these protests, the • Fishlake National Forest Written comments may be submitted
Deputy Chief for the National Forest Headquarters, 115 East 900 North, as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
System concluded the responsible Richfield, UT 84701 INFORMATION. All comments, including
planning team followed all applicable • Manti-LaSal National Forest names and addresses when provided,
laws, regulations, and policies and Headquarters, 599 West Price River are placed in the record and are
considered all relevant resource Drive, Price, UT 84501 available for public inspection and
information and public input in • Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest copying. The public may inspect
developing the Proposed LMPs/Final Headquarters, 857 West South Jordan comments received at Siuslaw National
EISs. For a full description of the issues Parkway, South Jordan, UT 84099 Forest Supervisor’s Office. Please call
raised during the protest period and ahead to facilitate entry into the
Dated: September 17, 2015.
how they were addressed, please refer to building.
the Protest Resolution Reports for the Glenn P. Casamassa,
Idaho and Southwest Montana, Nevada Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent
and Northeast California, and Utah System. Wellner, RAC Designated Federal
Proposed LUPAs/Final EISs. These [FR Doc. 2015–24169 Filed 9–22–15; 8:45 am] Officer, by phone at 541–225–6301 or
Reports, which include three Forest BILLING CODE 3411–15–P via email at kwellner@fs.fed.us.
Service Proposed LMPs for Idaho and Individuals who use
Southwest Montana, Nevada, and Utah, telecommunication devices for the deaf
are available at the following Web site: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (TDD) may call the Federal Information
http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/ Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
planning/planning_overview/protest_ Forest Service between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
resolution/protestreports.html. Eastern Standard Time, Monday
Hood and Willamette Resource through Friday.
The preferred alternatives, as
Advisory Committee
presented in the Draft LUPA/Draft EISs SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
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and and further developed in the AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. purpose of the meeting is to:
Proposed LUPAs/Final EISs as the ACTION: Notice of meeting. 1. Make decisions on proposals
Proposed Plan Amendment, were submitted for FY2015 Title II funds; and
selected in the ROD as the Approved SUMMARY: The Hood and Willamette 2. Establish additional meeting dates,
LMP Amendments with some minor Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) if necessary.
clarifications. will meet in Corvallis Oregon. The The meeting is open to the public.
Copies of the Idaho and Southwest committee is authorized under the The agenda will include time for people
Montana GRSG ROD and Approved Secure Rural Schools and Community to make oral statements of three minutes
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