82 FR 4282 - Notice of Initiating the Assessment Phase of the Forest Plan Revision for the Salmon-Challis National Forest
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 9 (January 13, 2017)
Forest Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 9 (January 13, 2017)
| Page Range | 4282-4282 | |
| FR Document | 2017-00684 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 4282] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-00684] [[Page 4282]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Notice of Initiating the Assessment Phase of the Forest Plan Revision for the Salmon-Challis National Forest AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Salmon-Challis National Forest, located in east central Idaho, is initiating the first phase of the forest planning process pursuant to the 2012 National Forest System Land Management Planning rule. This process will result in a revised forest land management plan (Forest Plan) which describes the strategic direction for management of forest resources on the Salmon-Challis National Forest for the next ten to fifteen years. The planning process encompasses three-stages: assessment, plan revision, and monitoring. The first stage of the planning process involves assessing ecological, social, and economic conditions of the planning area, which is documented in an assessment report. The Forest is inviting the public to contribute in the development of the Assessment. The Forest will be hosting public forums near the end of February into early March 2017 with a second set of meetings forthcoming in June 2017. We will invite the public to share information relevant to the assessment including existing information, current trends, and local knowledge. Public engagement opportunities associated with the development of the Assessment will be announced on the Web site cited below. DATES: From January 2017 through August 2017, the public is invited to participate in the development of the Assessment. The draft assessment report for the Salmon-Challis National Forest is being initiated and is expected to be available in August 2017 on the Forest Web site at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/scnf/. Following completion of the assessment, the Forest will initiate procedures pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to prepare and evaluate a revised forest plan. ADDRESSES: Written correspondence can be sent to Salmon-Challis National Forest, 1206 S. Challis Street, Salmon, ID 83467, or sent via email to [email protected]. All correspondence, including names and addresses when provided, are placed in the record and are available for public inspection and copying. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh Milligan, Forest Plan Revision Team Leader at 208-756-5560. 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. More information on the planning process can also be found on the Salmon-Challis National Forest Planning Web site at http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/scnf/home/?cid=FSEPRD522039. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Forest Management Act (NFMA) of 1976 requires that every National Forest System (NFS) unit develop a land management plan (LMP). On April 9, 2012, the Forest Service finalized its land management planning rule (2012 Planning Rule, 36 CFR part 291), which describes requirements for the planning process and the content of the land management plans. Forest plans describe the strategic direction for management of forest resources for ten to fifteen years, and are adaptive and amendable as conditions change over time. Pursuant to the 2012 Forest Planning Rule (36 CFR part 219), the planning process encompasses three-stages: assessment, plan revision, and monitoring. The first stage of the planning process involves assessing social, economic, and ecological conditions of the planning area, which is documented in an assessment report. This notice announces the start of the initial stage of the planning process, which is the development of the assessment report. The second stage, formal plan revision, involves the development of our Forest Plan in conjunction with the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement under the NEPA. Once the plan revision is completed, it will be subject to the objection procedures of 36 CFR part 219, subpart B, before it can be approved. The third stage of the planning process is the monitoring and evaluation of the revised plan, which is ongoing over the life of the revised plan. The assessment rapidly evaluates existing information about relevant ecological, economic, cultural and social conditions, trends, and sustainability and their relationship to land management plans within the context of the broader landscape. This information builds a common understanding prior to entering formal plan revision. The development of the assessment will include public engagement. With this notice, the Salmon-Challis National Forest invites other governments, non-governmental parties, and the public to contribute in assessment development. The intent of public engagement during development of the assessment is to identify as much relevant information as possible to inform the upcoming plan revision process. We encourage contributors to share material about existing conditions, trends, and perceptions of social, economic, and ecological systems relevant to the planning process. The assessment also supports the development of relationships with key stakeholders that will be used throughout the plan revision process As public meetings, other opportunities for public engagement, and public review and comment opportunities are identified to assist with the development of the forest plan revision, public announcements will be made, notifications will be posted on the Forest's Web site at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/scnf/ and information will be sent out to the Forest's mailing list. If anyone is interested in being on the Forest's mailing list to receive these notifications, please contact Josh Milligan at the address identified above, or by sending an email [email protected]. Responsible Official The responsible official for the revision of the land management plan for the Salmon-Challis National Forest is Charles Mark, Forest Supervisor, Salmon-Challis National Forest. Dated: January 4, 2017. Charles A. Mark, Forest Supervisor. 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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh With this notice, the Salmon-Challis
Milligan, Forest Plan Revision Team National Forest invites other
Forest Service Leader at 208–756–5560. Individuals governments, non-governmental parties,
who use telecommunication devices for and the public to contribute in
Notice of Initiating the Assessment the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal assessment development. The intent of
Phase of the Forest Plan Revision for Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– public engagement during development
the Salmon-Challis National Forest 800–877–8339 between 8:00 a.m. and of the assessment is to identify as much
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 8:00 p.m. (Eastern time), Monday relevant information as possible to
through Friday. inform the upcoming plan revision
ACTION: Notice. process. We encourage contributors to
More information on the planning
SUMMARY: The Salmon-Challis National process can also be found on the share material about existing conditions,
Forest, located in east central Idaho, is Salmon-Challis National Forest trends, and perceptions of social,
initiating the first phase of the forest Planning Web site at http://www.fs. economic, and ecological systems
planning process pursuant to the 2012 usda.gov/detail/scnf/home/?cid= relevant to the planning process. The
National Forest System Land FSEPRD522039. assessment also supports the
Management Planning rule. This development of relationships with key
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The stakeholders that will be used
process will result in a revised forest National Forest Management Act
land management plan (Forest Plan) throughout the plan revision process
(NFMA) of 1976 requires that every As public meetings, other
which describes the strategic direction National Forest System (NFS) unit opportunities for public engagement,
for management of forest resources on develop a land management plan (LMP). and public review and comment
the Salmon-Challis National Forest for On April 9, 2012, the Forest Service opportunities are identified to assist
the next ten to fifteen years. The finalized its land management planning with the development of the forest plan
planning process encompasses three- rule (2012 Planning Rule, 36 CFR part revision, public announcements will be
stages: assessment, plan revision, and 291), which describes requirements for made, notifications will be posted on
monitoring. The first stage of the the planning process and the content of the Forest’s Web site at: http://
planning process involves assessing the land management plans. Forest www.fs.usda.gov/scnf/ and information
ecological, social, and economic plans describe the strategic direction for will be sent out to the Forest’s mailing
conditions of the planning area, which management of forest resources for ten list. If anyone is interested in being on
is documented in an assessment report. to fifteen years, and are adaptive and the Forest’s mailing list to receive these
The Forest is inviting the public to amendable as conditions change over notifications, please contact Josh
contribute in the development of the time. Pursuant to the 2012 Forest Milligan at the address identified above,
Assessment. The Forest will be hosting Planning Rule (36 CFR part 219), the or by sending an email jmilligan@
public forums near the end of February planning process encompasses three- fs.fed.us.
into early March 2017 with a second set stages: assessment, plan revision, and
of meetings forthcoming in June 2017. monitoring. The first stage of the Responsible Official
We will invite the public to share planning process involves assessing The responsible official for the
information relevant to the assessment social, economic, and ecological revision of the land management plan
including existing information, current conditions of the planning area, which for the Salmon-Challis National Forest
trends, and local knowledge. Public is documented in an assessment report. is Charles Mark, Forest Supervisor,
engagement opportunities associated This notice announces the start of the Salmon-Challis National Forest.
with the development of the Assessment initial stage of the planning process,
will be announced on the Web site cited Dated: January 4, 2017.
which is the development of the Charles A. Mark,
below. assessment report.
Forest Supervisor.
DATES: From January 2017 through The second stage, formal plan
August 2017, the public is invited to [FR Doc. 2017–00684 Filed 1–12–17; 8:45 am]
revision, involves the development of
participate in the development of the BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
our Forest Plan in conjunction with the
Assessment. The draft assessment report preparation of an Environmental Impact
for the Salmon-Challis National Forest Statement under the NEPA. Once the
is being initiated and is expected to be DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
plan revision is completed, it will be
available in August 2017 on the Forest subject to the objection procedures of 36 Forest Service
Web site at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/ CFR part 219, subpart B, before it can
scnf/. be approved. The third stage of the Superior National Forest; Minnesota;
Following completion of the planning process is the monitoring and Application for Withdrawal
assessment, the Forest will initiate evaluation of the revised plan, which is
procedures pursuant to the National AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ongoing over the life of the revised plan.
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to ACTION:Notice of intent to prepare an
The assessment rapidly evaluates environmental impact statement.
prepare and evaluate a revised forest existing information about relevant
plan. ecological, economic, cultural and SUMMARY: The United States Forest
ADDRESSES: Written correspondence can social conditions, trends, and Service (USFS) has submitted an
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be sent to Salmon-Challis National sustainability and their relationship to application to the Secretary of Interior
Forest, 1206 S. Challis Street, Salmon, land management plans within the proposing a withdrawal of
ID 83467, or sent via email to jmilligan@ context of the broader landscape. This approximately 234,328 acres of National
fs.fed.us. All correspondence, including information builds a common Forest System (NFS) lands, for a 20-year
names and addresses when provided, understanding prior to entering formal term, within the Rainy River Watershed
are placed in the record and are plan revision. The development of the on the Superior National Forest from
available for public inspection and assessment will include public disposition under United States mineral
copying. engagement. and geothermal leasing laws, subject to
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| Dates | From January 2017 through August 2017, the public is invited to participate in the development of the Assessment. The draft assessment report for the Salmon-Challis National Forest is being initiated and is expected to be available in August 2017 on the Forest Web site at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/scnf/. | |
| Contact | Josh Milligan, Forest Plan Revision Team Leader at 208-756-5560. 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. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 4282 |
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