81_FR_54945 81 FR 54786 - Revision of the Land Management Plan for Francis Marion National Forest

81 FR 54786 - Revision of the Land Management Plan for Francis Marion National Forest

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 159 (August 17, 2016)

Page Range54786-54787
FR Document2016-19608

The Francis Marion National Forest, located in South Carolina, has prepared an environmental impact statement, a revised land management plan and a draft record of decision. This notice is to inform the public that a 60-day period is being initiated where individuals or entities with specific concerns on the Francis Marion's Revised Land Management Plan and its associated Final Environmental Impact Statement may file an objection for a Forest Service review prior to the approval of the Revised Land Management Plan.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54786-54787]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19608]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Revision of the Land Management Plan for Francis Marion National 
Forest

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of the opportunity to object to the Revised Land 
Management Plan for the Francis Marion National Forest prior to 
approval

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SUMMARY: The Francis Marion National Forest, located in South Carolina, 
has prepared an environmental impact statement, a revised land 
management plan and a draft record of decision. This notice is to 
inform the public that a 60-day period is being initiated where 
individuals or entities with specific concerns on the Francis Marion's 
Revised Land Management Plan and its associated Final Environmental 
Impact Statement may file an objection for a Forest Service review 
prior to the approval of the Revised Land Management Plan.

DATES: The Francis Marion's Revised Land Management Plan, Final 
Enviromental Impact Statement, Draft Record of Decision, and other 
supporting information, will be available for review at http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/scnfs/landmanagement/planning/?cid=stelprdb5393142 starting August 19, 2016.
    A legal notice of the initiation of the 60-day objection period is 
also being published in the Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests 
newspaper of record, which is The State. The date of the publication of 
the legal notice in The State will determine the actual date of 
initiation of the 60-day objection period. A copy of the legal notice 
that is published in The State will be posted on the Web site described 
above.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Revised Land Mangement Plan for the Francis 
Marion National Forest, Final Environment Impact Statement, and Draft 
Record of Decision can be obtained online at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/scnfs/landmanagement/planning/?cid=stelprdb5393142 or at the 
following offices:
     Supervisor's Office, 4931 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 
29212 (Telephone: 803-561-4000)
     Francis Marion District Office, 2967 Steed Creek Road, 
Huger, SC 29450 (Telephone: 843-336-3248)
    Objections must be submitted to the Reviewing Officer Tony Tooke, 
Regional Forester, at USDA-Forest Service, ATTN: Objection Reviewing 
Officer, 1720 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309 (Telephone: 404-347-
4177; Fax: 404-347-4821). Or objections may be submitted electronically 
at [email protected]
    Note that the office hours for submitting a hand-delivered 
objection are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding 
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[supreg] (.doc or .docx).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Morrison, Forest Planner, Francis 
Marion National Forest at 803-561-4000. Individuals who use 
telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8:00 a.m. 
and 8:00 p.m. (Eastern time), Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest Service, Southern Region, Francis 
Marion National Forest, has prepared a Revised Land Mangement Plan, 
Final Environmental Impact Statement, and a Draft Record of Decision. 
This notice is to inform the public that a 60-day period is being 
initiated where individuals or entities with specific concerns on the 
Francis Marion's Revised Land Management Plan and its associated Final 
Environmental Impact Statement may file an objection for a Forest 
Service review prior to the approval of the Revised Land Management 
Plan. The publication date of the legal notice in the Francis Marion 
and Sumter National Forests newspaper of record, The State, will 
initiate the 60-day objection period and is the exclusive means for 
calculating the time to file an objection (36 CFR 219.16 and 219.52). 
An electronic scan of the notice with the publication date will be 
posted at the Francis Marion National Forest Web site at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/scnfs/landmanagement/planning/?cid=stelprdb5393142.
    The objection process under 36 CFR 219 subpart B, provides an 
opportunity for members of the public who have participated in the 
planning process for the Francis Marion National Forest to have any 
unresolved concerns reviewed by the Forest Service prior to a final 
decision by the Responsible Official. Only those who provided 
substantive formal comments during opportunities for public comment 
during the planning process are eligible to file an objection. 
Regulations at 36 CFR 219.62 define substantive formal comments as:

    ``Written comments submitted to, or oral comments recorded by, 
the responsible official or his designee during an opportunity for 
public participation provided during the planning process, and 
attributed to the individual or entity providing them. Comments are 
considered substantive when they are within the scope of the 
proposal, are specific to the proposal, have a direct relationship 
to the proposal, and include supporting reasons for the responsible 
official to consider.''

How to File an Objection

    The Forest Service will accept mailed, emailed, faxed, and hand-
delivered objections concerning the Revised Land Management Plan and 
associated Final Environmental Impact Statement for 60 calendar days 
following the date of the publication of the legal notice of this 
objection period in newspaper of record, The State. It is the 
responsibility of the objector to ensure that the Reviewing Officer 
receives the objection in a timely manner. The regulations prohibit 
extending the length of the objection filing period.
    Objections must be submitted to the Reviewing Officer, who will be 
Tony Tooke, Regional Forester for the Southern Region, at the address 
shown in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Objections or objection 
content specific to the identification of species of conservation 
concern will be forwarded to Brian Ferebee, Associate Deputy Chief, 
delegated Reviewing Officer for the Chief of the Forest Service.
    An objection must include the following (36 CFR 219.54(c)):
    (1) The objector's name and address along with a telephone number 
or email address if available--in cases where no

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identifiable name is attached to an objection, the Forest Service will 
attempt to verify the identity of the objector to confirm objection 
eligibility;
    (2) Signature or other verification of authorship upon request (a 
scanned signature for electronic mail may be filed with the objection);
    (3) Identification of the lead objector, when multiple names are 
listed on an objection. The Forest Service will communicate to all 
parties to an objection through the lead objector. Verification of the 
identity of the lead objector must also be provided if requested;
    (4) The name of the plan revision being objected to, and the name 
and title of the Responsible Official;
    (5) A statement of the issues and/or parts of the plan revision to 
which the objection applies;
    (6) A concise statement explaining the objection and suggesting how 
the proposed plan decision may be improved. If the objector believes 
that the plan revision is inconsistent with law, regulation, or policy, 
an explanation should be included;
    (7) A statement that demonstrates 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; and
    (8) All documents referenced in the objection (a bibliography is 
not sufficient), except that the following need not be provided:
    a. All or any part of a Federal law or regulation,
    b. Forest Service Directive System documents and land management 
plans or other published Forest Service documents,
    c. Documents referenced by the Forest Service in the planning 
documentation related to the proposal subject to objection, and
    d. Formal comments previously provided to the Forest Service by the 
objector during the plan revision comment period.

Responsible Official

    The responsible official for the revision of the land management 
plan for the Francis Marion National Forest is Rick Lint, Forest 
Supervisor, Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, 4931 Broad 
River Road, Columbia, SC 29212.

    Dated: August 10, 2016.
John Richard Lint,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 2016-19608 Filed 8-16-16; 8:45 am]
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54786 Notices Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 159 Wednesday, August 17, 2016 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Impact Statement, and Draft Record of with the publication date will be posted contains documents other than rules or Decision can be obtained online at: at the Francis Marion National Forest proposed rules that are applicable to the http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/scnfs/ Web site at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/ public. Notices of hearings and investigations, landmanagement/planning/ detail/scnfs/landmanagement/ committee meetings, agency decisions and ?cid=stelprdb5393142 or at the planning/?cid=stelprdb5393142. rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency following offices: The objection process under 36 CFR statements of organization and functions are • Supervisor’s Office, 4931 Broad 219 subpart B, provides an opportunity examples of documents appearing in this River Road, Columbia, SC 29212 for members of the public who have section. (Telephone: 803–561–4000) participated in the planning process for • Francis Marion District Office, 2967 the Francis Marion National Forest to Steed Creek Road, Huger, SC 29450 have any unresolved concerns reviewed DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (Telephone: 843–336–3248) by the Forest Service prior to a final Objections must be submitted to the decision by the Responsible Official. Forest Service Reviewing Officer Tony Tooke, Regional Only those who provided substantive Forester, at USDA-Forest Service, formal comments during opportunities Revision of the Land Management Plan ATTN: Objection Reviewing Officer, for public comment during the planning for Francis Marion National Forest 1720 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA process are eligible to file an objection. AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 30309 (Telephone: 404–347–4177; Fax: Regulations at 36 CFR 219.62 define ACTION: Notice of the opportunity to 404–347–4821). Or objections may be substantive formal comments as: object to the Revised Land Management submitted electronically at objections- ‘‘Written comments submitted to, or oral Plan for the Francis Marion National southern-regional-office@fs.fed.us comments recorded by, the responsible Note that the office hours for official or his designee during an opportunity Forest prior to approval submitting a hand-delivered objection for public participation provided during the SUMMARY: The Francis Marion National are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday planning process, and attributed to the Forest, located in South Carolina, has through Friday, excluding Federal individual or entity providing them. prepared an environmental impact holidays. Electronic objections must be Comments are considered substantive when statement, a revised land management submitted in a commonly used format they are within the scope of the proposal, are plan and a draft record of decision. This such as an email message, plain text specific to the proposal, have a direct (.txt), rich text format (.rtf) or Microsoft relationship to the proposal, and include notice is to inform the public that a 60- supporting reasons for the responsible day period is being initiated where Word® (.doc or .docx). official to consider.’’ individuals or entities with specific FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: concerns on the Francis Marion’s Mary Morrison, Forest Planner, Francis How to File an Objection Revised Land Management Plan and its Marion National Forest at 803–561– The Forest Service will accept mailed, associated Final Environmental Impact 4000. Individuals who use emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered Statement may file an objection for a telecommunication devices for the deaf objections concerning the Revised Land Forest Service review prior to the (TDD) may call the Federal Information Management Plan and associated Final approval of the Revised Land Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 Environmental Impact Statement for 60 Management Plan. between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. calendar days following the date of the DATES: The Francis Marion’s Revised (Eastern time), Monday through Friday. publication of the legal notice of this Land Management Plan, Final SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest objection period in newspaper of record, Enviromental Impact Statement, Draft Service, Southern Region, Francis The State. It is the responsibility of the Record of Decision, and other Marion National Forest, has prepared a objector to ensure that the Reviewing supporting information, will be Revised Land Mangement Plan, Final Officer receives the objection in a timely available for review at http:// Environmental Impact Statement, and a manner. The regulations prohibit www.fs.usda.gov/detail/scnfs/ Draft Record of Decision. This notice is extending the length of the objection landmanagement/planning/ to inform the public that a 60-day filing period. ?cid=stelprdb5393142 starting August period is being initiated where Objections must be submitted to the 19, 2016. individuals or entities with specific Reviewing Officer, who will be Tony A legal notice of the initiation of the concerns on the Francis Marion’s Tooke, Regional Forester for the 60-day objection period is also being Revised Land Management Plan and its Southern Region, at the address shown published in the Francis Marion and associated Final Environmental Impact in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Sumter National Forests newspaper of Statement may file an objection for a Objections or objection content specific record, which is The State. The date of Forest Service review prior to the to the identification of species of the publication of the legal notice in approval of the Revised Land conservation concern will be forwarded The State will determine the actual date Management Plan. The publication date to Brian Ferebee, Associate Deputy mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES of initiation of the 60-day objection of the legal notice in the Francis Marion Chief, delegated Reviewing Officer for period. A copy of the legal notice that and Sumter National Forests newspaper the Chief of the Forest Service. is published in The State will be posted of record, The State, will initiate the 60- An objection must include the on the Web site described above. day objection period and is the following (36 CFR 219.54(c)): ADDRESSES: Copies of the Revised Land exclusive means for calculating the time (1) The objector’s name and address Mangement Plan for the Francis Marion to file an objection (36 CFR 219.16 and along with a telephone number or email National Forest, Final Environment 219.52). An electronic scan of the notice address if available—in cases where no VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:39 Aug 16, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17AUN1.SGM 17AUN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 159 / Wednesday, August 17, 2016 / Notices 54787 identifiable name is attached to an DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE approval of the final plan in the Federal objection, the Forest Service will Register on Wednesday, December 24, attempt to verify the identity of the [Docket No. 160714611–6611–01] 1997 (62 FR 67434). The demonstration objector to confirm objection eligibility; project was designed to simplify current (2) Signature or other verification of Office of Administration; Commerce classification systems allowing greater authorship upon request (a scanned Alternative Personnel System flexibility in classifying work and signature for electronic mail may be paying employees; establish a AGENCY: Office of Administration, Office filed with the objection); performance management and rewards of Human Resources Management, (3) Identification of the lead objector, system for improving individual and Department of Commerce. when multiple names are listed on an organizational performance; and ACTION: Notice. objection. The Forest Service will improve recruiting and examining to communicate to all parties to an SUMMARY: This notice announces attract highly-qualified candidates. The objection through the lead objector. modifications to the provisions of the purpose of the project was to strengthen Verification of the identity of the lead Commerce Alternative Personnel the contribution of human resources objector must also be provided if System, formerly the Department of management and test whether the same requested; Commerce Personnel Management innovations conducted under the (4) The name of the plan revision Demonstration Project, published in the National Institute of Standards and being objected to, and the name and title Federal Register on December 24, 1997. Technology alternative personnel of the Responsible Official; As published on January 2, 2015 (80 (5) A statement of the issues and/or management system would produce FR 25), the Commerce Alternative similarly successful results in other DoC parts of the plan revision to which the Personnel System implemented direct- objection applies; environments. The project was hire authority, under section 3304(a)(3) implemented on March 29, 1998. The (6) A concise statement explaining the of Title 5 of the United States Code, for objection and suggesting how the project plan has been modified ten recruitment of certain scientific and times to clarify certain DoC proposed plan decision may be engineering positions in the ZP career improved. If the objector believes that Demonstration Project authorities, and path at the Pay Band IV and above. the plan revision is inconsistent with to extend and expand the project: 64 FR Direct-hire authority was authorized for law, regulation, or policy, an 52810 (September 30, 1999); 68 FR positions located in the National explanation should be included; 47948 (August 12, 2003); 68 FR 54505 Telecommunications and Information (7) A statement that demonstrates the (September 17, 2003); 70 FR 38732 (July Administration (NTIA), employed under link between the objector’s prior 5, 2005); 71 FR 25615 (May 1, 2006); 71 the First Responder Network Authority substantive formal comments and the (FirstNet). The System was modified FR 50950 (August 28, 2006); 74 FR content of the objection, unless the again, as published on June 22, 2016 (81 22728 (May 14, 2009); 80 FR 25 (January objection concerns an issue that arose FR 40653), to increase the number of 2, 2015); 81 FR 20322 (April 7, 2016); after the opportunities for formal positions FirstNet could fill under 81 FR 40653 (June 22, 2016). With the comment; and direct-hire authority and to include passage of the Consolidated (8) All documents referenced in the certain occupational series in the ZP Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law objection (a bibliography is not career path at the Pay Band III level and 110–161, on December 26, 2007, the sufficient), except that the following above. project was made permanent (extended need not be provided: This notice serves to make changes to indefinitely) and renamed the a. All or any part of a Federal law or the System to expand the use of direct- Commerce Alternative Personnel regulation, hire authority to the NTIA, Institute for System (CAPS). b. Forest Service Directive System Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), and CAPS provides for modifications to be documents and land management plans authorizes ITS to fill certain ZP made as experience is gained, results are or other published Forest Service positions, on a limited basis, at the Pay analyzed, and conclusions are reached documents, Band III level and above. This notice c. Documents referenced by the Forest on how the system is working. This also serves to announce the addition of notice announces that the DoC Service in the planning documentation the 1520—Mathematics occupational related to the proposal subject to implements ITS’ use of direct-hire series to the Commerce Alternative authority under 5 U.S.C. 3304(a)(3) to objection, and Personnel System. d. Formal comments previously fill specific scientific and engineering DATES: The amended Commerce positions announced through this notice provided to the Forest Service by the Alternative Personnel System is in the ZP career path and adds the objector during the plan revision effective August 17, 2016. occupational series: 1520—Mathematics comment period. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: to the ZP career path. The DoC will Responsible Official Department of Commerce—Sandra follow the CAPS plan, as published in The responsible official for the Thompson, U.S. Department of the Federal Register on December 24, revision of the land management plan Commerce, 14th and Constitution 1997, and subsequent modifications as for the Francis Marion National Forest Avenue NW., Room 51020, Washington, listed in the Background Section of this is Rick Lint, Forest Supervisor, Francis DC 20230, (202) 482–0056 or Valerie notice. Marion and Sumter National Forests, Smith at (202) 482–0272. Kevin E. Mahoney, mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES 4931 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 29212. Director for Human Resources Management 1. Background and Chief Human Capital Officer. Dated: August 10, 2016. The Office of Personnel Management John Richard Lint, (OPM) approved the Department of Table of Contents Forest Supervisor. Commerce (DoC) demonstration project I. Executive Summary [FR Doc. 2016–19608 Filed 8–16–16; 8:45 am] for an alternative personnel II. Basis for CAPS Expansion BILLING CODE 3411–15–P management system and published the III. Changes to the Project Plan VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:39 Aug 16, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17AUN1.SGM 17AUN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of the opportunity to object to the Revised Land Management Plan for the Francis Marion National Forest prior to approval
DatesThe Francis Marion's Revised Land Management Plan, Final Enviromental Impact Statement, Draft Record of Decision, and other supporting information, will be available for review at http:// www.fs.usda.gov/detail/scnfs/landmanagement/planning/ ?cid=stelprdb5393142 starting August 19, 2016.
ContactMary Morrison, Forest Planner, Francis Marion National Forest at 803-561-4000. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Eastern time), Monday through Friday.
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