81 FR 8037 - Ochoco National Forest, Lookout Mountain Ranger District; Oregon; Ochoco Summit Trail System Project Supplemental EIS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 31 (February 17, 2016)
Forest Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 31 (February 17, 2016)
| Page Range | 8037-8037 | |
| FR Document | 2016-03174 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 8037] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-03174] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Ochoco National Forest, Lookout Mountain Ranger District; Oregon; Ochoco Summit Trail System Project Supplemental EIS AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Ochoco National Forest is preparing a supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) to analyze the effects of changing the existing motorized trail system to create and designate a sustainable system of roads, trails and areas open to motor vehicles that will provide legal public access, enhance regulation of unmanaged wheeled motor vehicle travel, protect resources, and decrease conflicts between motorized and non-motorized use on the Ochoco National Forest. Consistent with the Ochoco National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan, as amended, this action is needed to provide to the public a diversity of road and trail opportunities for experiencing a variety of environments and modes of travel. The original notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement was published in the Federal Register on November 20, 2009 (74 FR 60235-60236). The supplemental environmental impact statement is being prepared because a 2014 wildfire in the project area changed the conditions initially analyzed so that additional analysis was required, and because the responsible official desired to have additional discussions with stakeholders prior to making a decision. The Ochoco Summit Trail System decision and the reasons for the decision will be documented in the record of decision. That decision will be subject to the Forest Service Project-level Predecisional Administrative Review Process (36 CFR part 218). DATES: The supplemental draft environmental impact statement is expected to be completed and available for public comment in February 2016. The final environmental impact statement is expected to be completed in the fall of 2016. ADDRESSES: Ochoco Summit Trail System Planning Team, Ochoco National Forest, 3160 NE Third Street, Prineville, Oregon 97754. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcy Anderson, Project Leader, at 3160 NE Third Street, Prineville, Oregon 97754, or at (541) 416-6463, or by email at [email protected]. Dated: February 10, 2016. Stacey L. Forson, Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. 2016-03174 Filed 2-16-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-11-P
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APHIS has prepared a preliminary and preliminary FONSI for the ACTION:Notice of intent to prepare a
PPRA and has concluded that maize preliminary determination of supplemental environmental impact
designated as event MON 87419, which nonregulated status. The draft EA, statement.
has been genetically engineered for preliminary FONSI, preliminary PPRA,
resistance to the herbicides dicamba and and our preliminary determination for SUMMARY: The Ochoco National Forest is
glufosinate, is unlikely to pose a plant maize designated as event MON 87419, preparing a supplemental
pest risk. In section 403 of the Plant as well as the Monsanto petition and the environmental impact statement (EIS) to
Protection Act, ‘‘plant pest’’ is defined comments received on the petition, are analyze the effects of changing the
as any living stage of any of the available as indicated under ADDRESSES existing motorized trail system to create
following that can directly or indirectly and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and designate a sustainable system of
injure, cause damage to, or cause above. Copies of these documents may roads, trails and areas open to motor
disease in any plant or plant product: A also be obtained from the person listed vehicles that will provide legal public
protozoan, a nonhuman animal, a under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION access, enhance regulation of
parasitic plant, a bacterium, a fungus, a CONTACT. unmanaged wheeled motor vehicle
virus or viroid, an infectious agent or After the 30-day review period closes, travel, protect resources, and decrease
other pathogen, or any article similar to APHIS will review and evaluate any conflicts between motorized and non-
or allied with any of the foregoing. information received during the 30-day motorized use on the Ochoco National
APHIS has also prepared a draft EA in review period. If, after evaluating the Forest. Consistent with the Ochoco
which we present two alternatives based information received, APHIS determines National Forest Land and Resource
on our analysis of data submitted by that we have not received substantive
Monsanto, a review of other scientific Management Plan, as amended, this
new information that would warrant action is needed to provide to the public
data, field tests conducted under APHIS APHIS altering our preliminary
oversight, and comments received on a diversity of road and trail
regulatory determination or FONSI,
the petition. APHIS is considering the opportunities for experiencing a variety
substantially changing the proposed
following alternatives: (1) Take no of environments and modes of travel.
action identified in the draft EA, or
action, i.e., APHIS would not change the The original notice of intent to prepare
substantially changing the analysis of
regulatory status of maize designated as an environmental impact statement was
impacts in the draft EA, APHIS will
event MON 87419, or (2) make a published in the Federal Register on
notify the public through an
determination of nonregulated status of November 20, 2009 (74 FR 60235–
announcement on our Web site of our
maize designated as event MON 87419. 60236). The supplemental
final regulatory determination. If,
The draft EA was prepared in environmental impact statement is
however, APHIS determines that we
accordance with (1) NEPA, as amended being prepared because a 2014 wildfire
have received substantive new
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), (2) regulations in the project area changed the
information that would warrant APHIS
of the Council on Environmental altering our preliminary regulatory conditions initially analyzed so that
Quality for implementing the determination or FONSI, substantially additional analysis was required, and
procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR changing the proposed action identified because the responsible official desired
parts 1500–1508), (3) USDA regulations in the draft EA, or substantially to have additional discussions with
implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b), changing the analysis of impacts in the stakeholders prior to making a decision.
and (4) APHIS’ NEPA Implementing draft EA, then APHIS will conduct the The Ochoco Summit Trail System
Procedures (7 CFR part 372). Based on additional analysis and prepare an decision and the reasons for the
our draft EA and other pertinent amended EA, a new FONSI, and/or a decision will be documented in the
scientific data, APHIS has prepared a revised PPRA, which would be made record of decision. That decision will be
preliminary FONSI with regard to the available for public review in a subject to the Forest Service Project-
preferred alternative identified in the subsequent notice in the Federal level Predecisional Administrative
draft EA. Register, similar to an Approach 2 Review Process (36 CFR part 218).
Based on APHIS’ analysis of field and
petition. APHIS will also notify the DATES: The supplemental draft
laboratory data submitted by Monsanto,
petitioner. environmental impact statement is
references provided in the petition,
peer-reviewed publications, information Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– expected to be completed and available
analyzed in the draft EA, the 7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and for public comment in February 2016.
preliminary PPRA, comments provided 371.3. The final environmental impact
by the public on the petition, and Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of statement is expected to be completed
discussion of issues in the draft EA, February 2016. in the fall of 2016.
APHIS has determined that maize Kevin Shea,
ADDRESSES: Ochoco Summit Trail
designated as event MON 87419 is Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
System Planning Team, Ochoco
unlikely to pose a plant pest risk. We Inspection Service.
National Forest, 3160 NE Third Street,
have therefore reached a decision to [FR Doc. 2016–03194 Filed 2–16–16; 8:45 am]
Prineville, Oregon 97754.
make a preliminary determination of BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
nonregulated status of maize designated FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
as event MON 87419, whereby maize Marcy Anderson, Project Leader, at 3160
designated as event MON 87419 would DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NE Third Street, Prineville, Oregon
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no longer be subject to our regulations 97754, or at (541) 416–6463, or by email
governing the introduction of certain GE Forest Service at marcelleanderson@fs.fed.us.
organisms. Ochoco National Forest, Lookout Dated: February 10, 2016.
We are making available for a 30-day
Mountain Ranger District; Oregon; Stacey L. Forson,
review period APHIS’ preliminary
Ochoco Summit Trail System Project Forest Supervisor.
regulatory determination of maize
Supplemental EIS [FR Doc. 2016–03174 Filed 2–16–16; 8:45 am]
designated as event MON 87419, along
with our preliminary PPRA, draft EA, AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. BILLING CODE 3410–11–P
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of intent to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement. | |
| Dates | The supplemental draft environmental impact statement is expected to be completed and available for public comment in February 2016. The final environmental impact statement is expected to be completed in the fall of 2016. | |
| Contact | Marcy Anderson, Project Leader, at 3160 NE Third Street, Prineville, Oregon 97754, or at (541) 416-6463, or by email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 8037 |
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