83 FR 13726 - Black Hills National Forest; South Dakota and Wyoming; Amendment of the Land Management Plan for the Black Hills National Forest
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 62 (March 30, 2018)
Forest Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 62 (March 30, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-06518 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 13726-13727] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-06518] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Black Hills National Forest; South Dakota and Wyoming; Amendment of the Land Management Plan for the Black Hills National Forest AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of the opportunity to object to a Forest Plan Amendment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Black Hills National Forest, located in South Dakota and Wyoming, prepared a non-significant, programmatic Forest Plan Amendment to replace an existing standard with updated language found in the Regional Watershed Conservation Practices Handbook (WCPH) relative to maintaining or improving long-term levels of organic matter and nutrients on all lands. The Forest Plan Amendment accompanies the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Draft Record of Decision (ROD) for the Black Hills Resilient Landscapes (BHRL) project. This notice is to inform the public that a 60-day period is being initiated where individuals or entities with standing to object on the [[Page 13727]] amendment may file an objection for Forest Service review prior to the approval of the Record of Decision. DATES: The BHRL FEIS, including this Forest Plan Amendment, Draft ROD, and other supporting information, will be available for review at http://www.tinyurl.com/BHRLProject by April 4, 2018. A legal notice of the initiation of the 60-day objection period is also being published in the Black Hills National Forest's newspaper of record, which is the Rapid City Journal. The date of publication of the legal notice in the Rapid City Journal will determine the actual date of initiation of the 60-day objection period. A copy of the legal notice that is published in the Rapid City Journal will be posted on the website listed above. ADDRESSES: Copies of the BHRL FEIS, including the Forest Plan Amendment, and the Draft ROD can be obtained online at: http://www.tinyurl.com/BHRLProject; or by visiting or mailing a request to the Forest Supervisor's Office at the following location:1019 North 5th Street, Custer, SD 57730 (Telephone: 605- 673-9200); Objections must be submitted to the Reviewing Officer: Regional Forester, USDA-Forest Service, ATTN: Objection Reviewing Officer, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Building 17, Lakewood, CO 80401 (Fax: 303-275-5134). 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: Kelly Honors, Environmental Coordinator, Black Hills National Forest at 605-673-9207. 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, Rocky Mountain Region, Black Hills National Forest, prepared a Forest Plan Amendment for maintaining and improving long-term levels of organic matter and nutrients on all lands. This notice is to inform the public that a 60- day period is being initiated where individuals or entities with standing, may file an objection for Forest Service review prior to the approval of the ROD for the BHRL Project. The publication date of the legal notice in Black Hills National Forest's newspaper of record, the Rapid City Journal, 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 on Black Hills National Forest's website at: http://www.tinyurl.com/BHRLProject. The objection process under 36 CFR 219, subpart B, provides an opportunity for members of the public who have standing, 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 the public comment period 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 Forest Plan Amendment for 60 calendar days following the date of the publication of the legal notice of this objection period in the newspaper of record, the Rapid City Journal. 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 the Regional Forester for the Rocky Mountain Region, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. 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 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 forest plan amendment being objected to, and the name and title of the Responsible Official; (5) A statement of the issues and/or parts of the forest plan amendment 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 forest plan amendment 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 amendment comment period. Responsible Official The responsible official for this Forest Plan Amendment is Mark Van Every, Forest Supervisor, Black Hills National Forest, 1019 North 5th Street, Custer, SD 57730. Dated: March 12, 2018. Chris French, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System. [FR Doc. 2018-06518 Filed 3-29-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411-15-P
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FSIS tracks consumer complaints Public awareness of all segments of at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
about meat, poultry, and egg products. rulemaking and policy development is
important. Consequently, FSIS will Paul Kiecker,
Consumer complaints are usually filed
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when food makes a consumer sick,
publication on-line through the FSIS [FR Doc. 2018–06467 Filed 3–29–18; 8:45 am]
causes an allergic reaction, is not
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contains a foreign object. FSIS uses a www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
web portal to allow consumers to FSIS also will make copies of this
publication available through the FSIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
electronically file a complaint with the
Agency about a meat, poultry, or egg Constituent Update, which is used to
provide information regarding FSIS Forest Service
product. FSIS uses this information to
look for trends that will enhance the policies, procedures, regulations, Black Hills National Forest; South
Agency’s food safety efforts. Federal Register notices, FSIS public Dakota and Wyoming; Amendment of
FSIS has made the following meetings, and other types of information the Land Management Plan for the
estimates based upon an information that could affect or would be of interest Black Hills National Forest
collection assessment. to our constituents and stakeholders.
Estimate of Burden: The public The Update is available on the FSIS web AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
reporting burden for this collection of page. Through the web page, FSIS is ACTION: Notice of the opportunity to
information is estimated to average 15 able to provide information to a much object to a Forest Plan Amendment.
minutes per response. broader, more diverse audience. In
Respondents: Consumers and addition, FSIS offers an email SUMMARY: Black Hills National Forest,
organizations. subscription service which provides located in South Dakota and Wyoming,
Estimated Number of Respondents: automatic and customized access to prepared a non-significant,
The CCMS web portal will have selected food safety news and programmatic Forest Plan Amendment
approximately 700 respondents. information. This service is available at: to replace an existing standard with
Estimated Number of Responses per http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. updated language found in the Regional
Respondent: 1. Options range from recalls to export Watershed Conservation Practices
Estimated Total Annual Burden on information, regulations, directives, and Handbook (WCPH) relative to
Respondents: The total annual burden notices. Customers can add or delete maintaining or improving long-term
time is estimated to be about 750 hours subscriptions themselves, and have the levels of organic matter and nutrients on
for respondents using CCMS web portal. option to password protect their all lands. The Forest Plan Amendment
Copies of this information collection accounts. accompanies the Final Environmental
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assessment can be obtained from Gina Impact Statement (FEIS) and Draft
Kouba, Office of Policy and Program USDA Non-Discrimination Statement Record of Decision (ROD) for the Black
Development, Food Safety and No agency, officer, or employee of the Hills Resilient Landscapes (BHRL)
Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 USDA shall, on the grounds of race, project. This notice is to inform the
Independence Avenue SW, Room 6065, color, national origin, religion, sex, public that a 60-day period is being
South Building, Washington, DC 20250– gender identity, sexual orientation, initiated where individuals or entities
3700; (202) 720–5627. disability, age, marital status, family/ with standing to object on the
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amendment may file an objection for review prior to the approval of the ROD (2) Signature or other verification of
Forest Service review prior to the for the BHRL Project. authorship upon request (a scanned
approval of the Record of Decision. The publication date of the legal signature for electronic mail may be
DATES: The BHRL FEIS, including this notice in Black Hills National Forest’s filed with the objection);
Forest Plan Amendment, Draft ROD, newspaper of record, the Rapid City (3) Identification of the lead objector,
and other supporting information, will Journal, will initiate the 60-day when multiple names are listed on an
be available for review at http:// objection period and is the exclusive objection. The Forest Service will
www.tinyurl.com/BHRLProject by April means for calculating the time to file an communicate to all parties to an
4, 2018. objection (36 CFR 219.16 and 219.52). objection through the lead objector.
A legal notice of the initiation of the An electronic scan of the notice with the Verification of the identity of the lead
60-day objection period is also being publication date will be posted on Black objector must also be provided if
published in the Black Hills National Hills National Forest’s website at: http:// requested;
Forest’s newspaper of record, which is www.tinyurl.com/BHRLProject.
The objection process under 36 CFR (4) The name of the forest plan
the Rapid City Journal. The date of amendment being objected to, and the
publication of the legal notice in the 219, subpart B, provides an opportunity
for members of the public who have name and title of the Responsible
Rapid City Journal will determine the Official;
actual date of initiation of the 60-day standing, to have any unresolved
objection period. A copy of the legal concerns reviewed by the Forest Service (5) A statement of the issues and/or
notice that is published in the Rapid prior to a final decision by the parts of the forest plan amendment to
City Journal will be posted on the Responsible Official. Only those who which the objection applies;
website listed above. provided substantive formal comments (6) A concise statement explaining the
during the public comment period objection and suggesting how the
ADDRESSES: Copies of the BHRL FEIS,
during the planning process are eligible proposed plan decision may be
including the Forest Plan Amendment,
to file an objection. Regulations at 36 improved. If the objector believes that
and the Draft ROD can be obtained
CFR 219.62 define substantive formal the forest plan amendment is
online at: http://www.tinyurl.com/
comments as: inconsistent with law, regulation, or
BHRLProject; or by visiting or mailing a ‘‘Written comments submitted to, or
request to the Forest Supervisor’s Office policy, an explanation should be
oral comments recorded by, the included;
at the following location: responsible official or his designee
• 1019 North 5th Street, Custer, SD (7) A statement that demonstrates the
during an opportunity for public
57730 (Telephone: 605–673–9200); link between the objector’s prior
participation provided during the
Objections must be submitted to the substantive formal comments and the
planning process, and attributed to the
Reviewing Officer: content of the objection, unless the
• Regional Forester, USDA-Forest individual or entity providing them.
Comments are considered substantive objection concerns an issue that arose
Service, ATTN: Objection Reviewing after the opportunities for formal
Officer, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Building when they are within the scope of the
proposal, are specific to the proposal, comment; and
17, Lakewood, CO 80401 (Fax: 303–
have a direct relationship to the (8) All documents referenced in the
275–5134).
proposal, and include supporting objection (a bibliography is not
Objections may be submitted
reasons for the responsible official to sufficient), except that the following
electronically at: r02admin_review@
consider.’’ need not be provided:
fs.fed.us
Note that the office hours for How To File an Objection a. All or any part of a Federal law or
submitting a hand-delivered objection regulation,
The Forest Service will accept mailed,
are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday b. Forest Service Directive System
emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered
through Friday, excluding Federal documents and land management plans
objections concerning the Forest Plan
holidays. Electronic objections must be or other published Forest Service
Amendment for 60 calendar days
submitted in a commonly used format documents,
following the date of the publication of
such as an email message, plain text c. Documents referenced by the Forest
the legal notice of this objection period
(.txt), rich text format (.rtf) or Microsoft Service in the planning documentation
in the newspaper of record, the Rapid
Word® (.doc or .docx). related to the proposal subject to
City Journal. It is the responsibility of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: objection, and
the objector to ensure that the
Kelly Honors, Environmental Reviewing Officer receives the objection d. Formal comments previously
Coordinator, Black Hills National Forest in a timely manner. The regulations provided to the Forest Service by the
at 605–673–9207. Individuals who use prohibit extending the length of the objector during the plan amendment
telecommunication devices for the deaf objection filing period. comment period.
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Objections must be submitted to the
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 Reviewing Officer, who will be the Responsible Official
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Regional Forester for the Rocky The responsible official for this Forest
(Eastern time), Monday through Friday. Mountain Region, at the address shown Plan Amendment is Mark Van Every,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Forest Supervisor, Black Hills National
Service, Rocky Mountain Region, Black An objection must include the Forest, 1019 North 5th Street, Custer, SD
Hills National Forest, prepared a Forest following (36 CFR 219.54(c)): 57730.
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Plan Amendment for maintaining and (1) The objector’s name and address
improving long-term levels of organic along with a telephone number or email Dated: March 12, 2018.
matter and nutrients on all lands. This address if available—in cases where no Chris French,
notice is to inform the public that a 60- identifiable name is attached to an Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
day period is being initiated where objection, the Forest Service will System.
individuals or entities with standing, attempt to verify the identity of the [FR Doc. 2018–06518 Filed 3–29–18; 8:45 am]
may file an objection for Forest Service objector to confirm objection eligibility; BILLING CODE 3411–15–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 the opportunity to object to a Forest Plan Amendment. | |
| Dates | The BHRL FEIS, including this Forest Plan Amendment, Draft ROD, and other supporting information, will be available for review at http://www.tinyurl.com/BHRLProject by April 4, 2018. | |
| Contact | Kelly Honors, Environmental Coordinator, Black Hills National Forest at 605-673-9207. 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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