81_FR_51329 81 FR 51180 - Lower Joseph Creek Restoration Project, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment for Research Natural Area Establishment

81 FR 51180 - Lower Joseph Creek Restoration Project, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment for Research Natural Area Establishment

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 149 (August 3, 2016)

Page Range51180-51181
FR Document2016-18519

James Pe[ntilde]a, the Regional Forester for the Pacific Northwest Region, has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and draft Record of Decision (ROD) for the establishment of two Research Natural Areas (RNA) as part of the Lower Joseph Creek Restoration Project. The draft ROD authorizes establishment of both the Horse Pasture Ridge and Haystack Rock RNAs. The FEIS and draft ROD are available on the forest's Web site at http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=43379. A hardcopy of the document(s) and/or further information is available by contacting the person listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below. The draft ROD is subject to objection under 36 CFR part 219, subpart B. A written notice of objection, including any attachments, must be submitted (regular mail, express delivery, messenger service, fax, email, or hand delivery) within 60 days of the publication date of the notice in the newspaper of record, the Oregonian. The newspaper notice is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection (36 CFR 219.56(b)(3)). An electronic scan of this notice was posted on the Web site noted above. Those wishing to object to the draft ROD should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source. Any objection must be submitted to Glen Casamassa, Associate Deputy Chief, who is the Objection Reviewing Officer, at one of the addresses listed in the ADDRESSES section below. The objection process provides an opportunity for members of the public who have participated in the planning process for the forest plan amendment to have any unresolved concerns reviewed by the Forest Service prior to a final decision by the Responsible Official. Under 36 CFR 219.53(a), objections will be accepted only from those individuals or organizations who have previously submitted substantive formal comments related to this amendment of the Wallowa- Whitman National Forest Plan during previous opportunities for public comment provided. Objections must be based on previously submitted substantive comments attributed to the objector, unless the objection concerns an issue that arose after the opportunities for public comment (36 CFR 219.53(a)). In addition, objections must meet the content requirements of 36 CFR 219.54(c), which can be found in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. All objections are open to public inspection and will be posted to the Forest Service Web site (http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/ ?project=43379). A notice of objections received will be published in the newspaper of record, the Oregonian, within 10 days after the close of the objection filing period.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 149 (Wednesday, August 3, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51180-51181]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18519]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Lower Joseph Creek Restoration Project, Wallowa-Whitman National 
Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment for Research Natural 
Area Establishment

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of objection filing period.

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SUMMARY: James Pe[ntilde]a, the Regional Forester for the Pacific 
Northwest Region, has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement 
(FEIS) and draft Record of Decision (ROD) for the establishment of two 
Research Natural Areas (RNA) as part of the Lower Joseph Creek 
Restoration Project. The draft ROD authorizes establishment of both the 
Horse Pasture Ridge and Haystack Rock RNAs.
    The FEIS and draft ROD are available on the forest's Web site at 
http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=43379. A hardcopy of the 
document(s) and/or further information is available by contacting the 
person listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below. 
The draft ROD is subject to objection under 36 CFR part 219, subpart B. 
A written notice of objection, including any attachments, must be 
submitted (regular mail, express delivery, messenger service, fax, 
email, or hand delivery) within 60 days of the publication date of the 
notice in the newspaper of record, the Oregonian. The newspaper notice 
is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection 
(36 CFR 219.56(b)(3)). An electronic scan of this notice was posted on 
the Web site noted above. Those wishing to object to the draft ROD 
should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any 
other source.
    Any objection must be submitted to Glen Casamassa, Associate Deputy 
Chief, who is the Objection Reviewing Officer, at one of the addresses 
listed in the ADDRESSES section below.
    The objection process provides an opportunity for members of the 
public who have participated in the planning process for the forest 
plan amendment to have any unresolved concerns reviewed by the Forest 
Service prior to a final decision by the Responsible

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Official. Under 36 CFR 219.53(a), objections will be accepted only from 
those individuals or organizations who have previously submitted 
substantive formal comments related to this amendment of the Wallowa-
Whitman National Forest Plan during previous opportunities for public 
comment provided. Objections must be based on previously submitted 
substantive comments attributed to the objector, unless the objection 
concerns an issue that arose after the opportunities for public comment 
(36 CFR 219.53(a)). In addition, objections must meet the content 
requirements of 36 CFR 219.54(c), which can be found in SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.
    All objections are open to public inspection and will be posted to 
the Forest Service Web site (http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=43379). A notice of objections received will be published in 
the newspaper of record, the Oregonian, within 10 days after the close 
of the objection filing period.

DATES: The objection filing period began upon publication of the notice 
in the newspaper of record (publication occurred on July 15, 2016 in 
the Oregonian) and ends 60 days thereafter.

ADDRESSES: Objections must be submitted to one of the addresses below:
    1. Postal Delivery: USDA Forest Service Attn: Objection Reviewing 
Officer, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., EMC-LEAP, Mailstop 1104, 
Washington, DC 20250.
    2. Express, Messenger, or Hand Delivery: USDA Forest Service, Attn: 
Objection Reviewing Officer, 210 14th St. SW., EMC-LEAP, Mailstop 1104, 
Washington, DC 20250. The main phone line for carrier deliveries is 
202-719-8488.
    3. Electronically Filed: Email; [email protected]; Please 
put Objection and Lower Joseph Creek Restoration Project, establishment 
of Haystack Rock and Horse Pasture Ridge Research Natural Areas in the 
subject line. Fax: (202) 649-1172

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darcy Weseman, Plan Amendment Project 
Manager, 72510 Coyote Rd. Pendleton, OR 97801, (541) 278-3755, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The office business hours for those 
submitting hand-delivered objections are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
(Eastern Standard Time), Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. Electronic objections must be submitted in a commonly used 
format such as an email message, plain text (.txt), rich text format 
(.rtf), or Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx). For electronically mailed 
objections, the sender should normally receive an automated electronic 
acknowledgment from the agency as confirmation of receipt. If the 
sender does not receive an automated acknowledgment of the receipt of 
the objection, it is the sender's responsibility to ensure timely 
receipt by other means. The regulations prohibit extending the length 
of the objection filing period.
    Any objection must include the following (30 CFR 219.54(c)):
    1. The objector's name and address, telephone number or email 
address if available. Include the identification of the lead objector, 
when multiple names are listed on an objection.
    2. Signature or other verification of authorship upon request (a 
scanned signature is allowed for electronic mail);
    3. The title of the plan amendment, and the name and title of the 
Responsible Official;
    4. A description of the issues and/or parts of the plan amendment 
to which the objection applies;
    5. A brief statement explaining the objection and suggesting how 
the draft plan amendment decision may be improved. If the objector 
believes the plan amendment is inconsistent with law, regulation, or 
policy, the reasons should be included;
    6. A statement that shows the link between the objector's prior 
substantive formal comments and the content of the objection, unless 
the objection concerns an issue that arose after the opportunities for 
formal comment.
    Attach documents referenced in the objection except as noted at 36 
CFR 219.54(b). The objector is responsible for ensuring the timely 
filing of written objections. Timeliness will be determined as 
indicated in 36 CFR 219.56(c).
    The Reviewing Officer will provide written acknowledgement of 
receipt of the objection, if requested by the objector.

    Dated: July 20, 2016.
James Pe[ntilde]a,
Regional Forester, Pacific Northwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2016-18519 Filed 8-2-16; 8:45 am]
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51180 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 149 / Wednesday, August 3, 2016 / Notices Bureau of Land Management, Montana Stewart at sstewart@fs.fed.us for further Dated: July 29, 2016. Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the details. James E. Hubbard, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Written comments may be submitted Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry. as part of Montana Fish, Wildlife and as described under SUPPLEMENTARY [FR Doc. 2016–18384 Filed 8–2–16; 8:45 am] Parks’ proposal to reintroduce bighorn INFORMATION. All comments, including BILLING CODE 3411–15–P sheep into the Greenhorn Mountain names and addresses when provided, Range. The 2002 MOU was replaced by are placed in the record and are the 2008 MOU. available for public inspection and DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DATES: Under 40 CFR 1502.9(c)(4), there copying. The public may inspect is no formal scoping period for this comments placed on the Committee’s Forest Service proposed action. The Draft SEIS is Web site listed above. expected to be published in October, Lower Joseph Creek Restoration FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project, Wallowa-Whitman National 2016, which will then begin, in Scott Stewart, Designated Federal accordance with 36 CFR 219.16(a)(2), a Forest Land and Resource Officer, Cooperative Forestry staff, 202– Management Plan Amendment for 90-day public comment period on the 205–1618. Draft SEIS. Research Natural Area Establishment Individuals who use FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. telecommunication devices for the deaf Bowey, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National ACTION: Notice of objection filing period. (TDD) may call the Federal Information Forest, 420 Barrett Street, Dillon, MT Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 SUMMARY: James Peña, the Regional 59725 (406) 683–3900. between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Forester for the Pacific Northwest Individuals who use Eastern Standard Time, Monday Region, has prepared a Final telecommunication devices for the deaf through Friday. Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The and draft Record of Decision (ROD) for between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern purpose of the meeting is to: the establishment of two Research Time, Monday through Friday. 1. Give recap following meeting with Natural Areas (RNA) as part of the Dated: July 27, 2016. Undersecretary Robert Bonnie, Lower Joseph Creek Restoration Project. 2. Plan agenda/logistics for November The draft ROD authorizes establishment Melany Glossa, in-person meeting, and of both the Horse Pasture Ridge and Forest Supervisor. Haystack Rock RNAs. [FR Doc. 2016–18366 Filed 8–2–16; 8:45 am] 3. Deliver educational presentation. The FEIS and draft ROD are available BILLING CODE 3410–11–P The teleconference is open to the on the forest’s Web site at http:// public. However, the public is strongly www.fs.usda.gov/project/ encouraged to RSVP prior to the ?project=43379. A hardcopy of the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE teleconference to ensure all related document(s) and/or further information documents are shared with public is available by contacting the person Forest Service meeting participants. The agenda will listed under the FOR FURTHER Forest Resource Coordinating include time for people to make oral INFORMATION CONTACT section below. Committee statements of three minutes or less. The draft ROD is subject to objection Individuals wishing to make an oral under 36 CFR part 219, subpart B. A AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. statement should submit a request in written notice of objection, including ACTION: Notice of meeting. writing 10 days before the planned any attachments, must be submitted meeting to be scheduled on the agenda. (regular mail, express delivery, SUMMARY: The Forest Resource Anyone who would like to bring related messenger service, fax, email, or hand Coordinating Committee (Committee) matters to the attention of the delivery) within 60 days of the will meet via teleconference. The Committee may file written statements publication date of the notice in the Committee is established consistent with the Committee staff before or after newspaper of record, the Oregonian. with the Federal Advisory Committee the meeting. Written comments and The newspaper notice is the exclusive Act of 1972 (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. II), time requests for oral comments must be means for calculating the time to file an and the Food, Conservation, and Energy sent to Scott Stewart, 1400 objection (36 CFR 219.56(b)(3)). An Act of 2008 (the Act) (Pub. L. 110–246). Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop electronic scan of this notice was posted Committee information can be found at 1123, Washington, DC 20250; or by on the Web site noted above. Those the following Web site at http:// email to sstewart@fs.fed.us. A summary wishing to object to the draft ROD www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/frcc/. of the meeting will be posted on the should not rely upon dates or timeframe DATES: The teleconference will be held Web site listed above within 21 days information provided by any other on September 28, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. after the meeting. source. to 1:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time Meeting Accommodations: If you are Any objection must be submitted to (EDT). a person requiring reasonable Glen Casamassa, Associate Deputy All meetings are subject to accommodation, please make requests Chief, who is the Objection Reviewing cancellation. For status of the meeting in advance for sign language Officer, at one of the addresses listed in asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES prior to attendance, please contact the interpreting, assistive listening devices, the ADDRESSES section below. person listed under FOR FURTHER or other reasonable accommodation. For The objection process provides an INFORMATION CONTACT. access to the facility or proceedings, opportunity for members of the public ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held please contact the person listed in the who have participated in the planning via teleconference. For anyone who section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION process for the forest plan amendment would like to attend the teleconference, CONTACT. All reasonable to have any unresolved concerns please visit the Web site listed in the accommodation requests are managed reviewed by the Forest Service prior to SUMMARY section or contact Scott on a case by case basis. a final decision by the Responsible VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Aug 02, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03AUN1.SGM 03AUN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 149 / Wednesday, August 3, 2016 / Notices 51181 Official. Under 36 CFR 219.53(a), mailed objections, the sender should Eureka, Nevada. The committee is objections will be accepted only from normally receive an automated authorized under the Secure Rural those individuals or organizations who electronic acknowledgment from the Schools and Community Self- have previously submitted substantive agency as confirmation of receipt. If the Determination Act (the Act) and formal comments related to this sender does not receive an automated operates in compliance with the Federal amendment of the Wallowa-Whitman acknowledgment of the receipt of the Advisory Committee Act. The purpose National Forest Plan during previous objection, it is the sender’s of the committee is to improve opportunities for public comment responsibility to ensure timely receipt collaborative relationships and to provided. Objections must be based on by other means. The regulations provide advice and recommendations to previously submitted substantive prohibit extending the length of the the Forest Service concerning projects comments attributed to the objector, objection filing period. and funding consistent with title II of unless the objection concerns an issue Any objection must include the the Act. RAC information can be found that arose after the opportunities for following (30 CFR 219.54(c)): at the following Web site: https:// public comment (36 CFR 219.53(a)). In 1. The objector’s name and address, fsplaces.fs.fed.us/fsfiles/unit/wo/ addition, objections must meet the telephone number or email address if secure_rural_schools.ns. content requirements of 36 CFR available. Include the identification of DATES: The meeting will be held on 219.54(c), which can be found in the lead objector, when multiple names August 23, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. are listed on an objection. All RAC meetings are subject to All objections are open to public 2. Signature or other verification of cancellation. For status of meeting prior inspection and will be posted to the authorship upon request (a scanned to attendance, please contact the person Forest Service Web site (http:// signature is allowed for electronic mail); listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION www.fs.usda.gov/project/ 3. The title of the plan amendment, CONTACT. ?project=43379). A notice of objections and the name and title of the Responsible Official; ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at received will be published in the the Eureka County Annex, Conference 4. A description of the issues and/or newspaper of record, the Oregonian, Room, 701 South Main, Eureka, Nevada. parts of the plan amendment to which within 10 days after the close of the Written comments may be submitted the objection applies; objection filing period. 5. A brief statement explaining the as described under SUPPLEMENTARY DATES: The objection filing period began objection and suggesting how the draft INFORMATION. All comments, including upon publication of the notice in the plan amendment decision may be names and addresses when provided, newspaper of record (publication improved. If the objector believes the are placed in the record and are occurred on July 15, 2016 in the plan amendment is inconsistent with available for public inspection and Oregonian) and ends 60 days thereafter. law, regulation, or policy, the reasons copying. The public may inspect ADDRESSES: Objections must be should be included; comments received at Tonopah Ranger submitted to one of the addresses below: 6. A statement that shows the link District Office. Please call ahead to 1. Postal Delivery: USDA Forest between the objector’s prior substantive facilitate entry into the building. Service Attn: Objection Reviewing formal comments and the content of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Officer, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., objection, unless the objection concerns Linda Bernardi, RAC Coordinator, by EMC–LEAP, Mailstop 1104, an issue that arose after the phone at 775–482–6286 or via email at Washington, DC 20250. opportunities for formal comment. lebernardi@fs.fed.us. 2. Express, Messenger, or Hand Attach documents referenced in the Individuals who use Delivery: USDA Forest Service, Attn: objection except as noted at 36 CFR telecommunication devices for the deaf Objection Reviewing Officer, 210 14th 219.54(b). The objector is responsible (TDD) may call the Federal Information St. SW., EMC–LEAP, Mailstop 1104, for ensuring the timely filing of written Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 Washington, DC 20250. The main phone objections. Timeliness will be between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., line for carrier deliveries is 202–719– determined as indicated in 36 CFR Eastern Standard Time, Monday 8488. 219.56(c). through Friday. 3. Electronically Filed: Email; The Reviewing Officer will provide SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The objections-chief@fs.fed.us; Please put written acknowledgement of receipt of purpose of the meeting is to review and Objection and Lower Joseph Creek the objection, if requested by the and make recommendations with Restoration Project, establishment of objector. regards to proposed projects. Haystack Rock and Horse Pasture Ridge Dated: July 20, 2016. The meeting is open to the public. Research Natural Areas in the subject James Peña, The agenda will include time for people line. Fax: (202) 649–1172 Regional Forester, Pacific Northwest Region. to make oral statements of three minutes FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: or less. Individuals wishing to make an [FR Doc. 2016–18519 Filed 8–2–16; 8:45 am] Darcy Weseman, Plan Amendment oral statement should request in writing BILLING CODE 3411–15–M Project Manager, 72510 Coyote Rd. by August 15, 2016, to be scheduled on Pendleton, OR 97801, (541) 278–3755, the agenda. Anyone who would like to or deweseman@fs.fed.us. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE bring related matters to the attention of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The office the committee may file written business hours for those submitting Forest Service statements with the committee staff asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES hand-delivered objections are 8:00 a.m. before or after the meeting. Written to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), White Pine-Nye Resource Advisory comments and requests for time for oral Monday through Friday, except Federal Committee comments must be sent to Linda holidays. Electronic objections must be AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. Bernardi, RAC Coordinator, Tonopah submitted in a commonly used format ACTION: Notice of meeting. Ranger District, P.O. Box 3940, such as an email message, plain text Tonopah, Nevada 89049; by email to (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), or Microsoft SUMMARY: The White Pine-Nye Resource lebernardi@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to Word (.doc or .docx). For electronically Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 775–482–3053. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Aug 02, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03AUN1.SGM 03AUN1


Document Created: 2016-08-02 23:44:00
Document Modified: 2016-08-02 23:44:00
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of objection filing period.
DatesThe objection filing period began upon publication of the notice in the newspaper of record (publication occurred on July 15, 2016 in the Oregonian) and ends 60 days thereafter.
ContactDarcy Weseman, Plan Amendment Project Manager, 72510 Coyote Rd. Pendleton, OR 97801, (541) 278-3755, or [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 51180 
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