SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The amendment would establish a 20-foot-wide utility corridor (corresponding with the Crow Creek Pipeline Project's permanent right-of-way) where management prescription 8.1(b)—Concentrated Development Areas would apply instead of the existing management prescription. Management prescription 8.1(b) applies to concentrated developments, including communication sites, utility corridors, and administrative sites. The utility corridor would cross forest plan management prescription areas: 2.7.1(d)—Elk and Deer Winter Range, Critical; 2.7.2(d)—Elk and Deer Winter Range; 2.8.3—Aquatic Influence Zone; and 6.2(b)—Rangeland Vegetation Management. The plan amendment would change approximately 8.5 acres of prescription 2.7.1(d)—Elk and Deer Winter Range, Critical; 3.6 acres of prescription 2.7.2(d)—Elk and Deer Winter Range; and 32 acres of prescription 6.2(b)—Rangeland Vegetation Management to prescription 8.1(b)—Concentrated Development Areas. The portions of the proposed utility corridor that occur within prescription 2.8.3—Aquatic Influence Zone overlap with the other prescriptions and are accounted for in the aforementioned acres.

The decision to approve the amendment to the Caribou National Forest plan in association with the decision on the Crow Creek Pipeline Project Lower Valley Energy is subject to the objection process pursuant to 36 ( printed page 58715) CFR 219 subpart B (219.50 to 219.62). Per 36 CFR 219.53 only individuals and entities who have submitted substantive formal comments related to amending the forest plan during the opportunities for public comment that are attributable to the objector may file an objection unless the objection concerns an issue that arose after the opportunities for formal comment.

How To File an Objection

Objections must be submitted to the reviewing officer 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 plan, plan amendment, or 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, plan amendment, or plan revision to which the objection applies;

(6) A concise statement explaining the objection and suggesting how the draft decision may be improved. If the objector believes that the plan, plan amendment, or 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 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 proposed plan, plan amendment, or plan revision comment period.

It is the responsibility of the objector to ensure that the reviewing officer receives the objection in a timely manner. The regulations generally prohibit extending the length of the objection filing period (36 CFR 219.56(d)). However, when the time period expires on a Saturday, Sunday, or a Federal holiday, the time is extended to the end of the next Federal working day (11:59 p.m. for objections filed by electronic means such as email or facsimile machine) (36 CFR 219.56).

Responsible Official

The responsible official who will approve the record of decision and the amendment to the forest plan is Mel Bolling, Caribou-Targhee Forest Supervisor, 1405 Hollipark Dr., Idaho Falls, ID 83401, 208-557-5761. The Deputy Regional Forester is the reviewing officer for the amendment to the forest plan because the Forest Supervisor is the responsible official (36 CFR 219.56(e)).

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