Notice2022-12757
Sierra and Sequoia National Forests; Revision of the Land Management Plan for the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests
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Published
June 14, 2022
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentForest Service
Abstract
The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, is revising the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests' Land Management Plans (Forest Plans). The Forest Service has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the revised Forest Plans and draft Records of Decision (ROD). This notice is to inform the public that the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests are initiating a 60-day period where individuals or entities with specific concerns about the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests' revised Forest Plans and the associated FEIS may file objections for Forest Service review prior to the approval of the revised Forest Plans. This is also an opportunity to object to the Regional Forester's list of species of conservation concern for the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35964-35965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12757]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Sierra and Sequoia National Forests; Revision of the Land
Management Plan for the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of opportunity to object to the revised Land Management
Plan and the Regional Forester's list of species of conservation
concern for the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests.
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SUMMARY: The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, is
revising the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests' Land Management Plans
(Forest Plans). The Forest Service has prepared a Final Environmental
Impact Statement (FEIS) for the revised Forest Plans and draft Records
of Decision (ROD). This notice is to inform the public that the Sierra
and Sequoia National Forests are initiating a 60-day period where
individuals or entities with specific concerns about the Sierra and
Sequoia National Forests' revised Forest Plans and the associated FEIS
may file objections for Forest Service review prior to the approval of
the revised Forest Plans. This is also an opportunity to object to the
Regional Forester's list of species of conservation concern for the
Sierra and Sequoia National Forests.
DATES: The publication date of the legal notice in the Sierra and
Sequoia National Forests' newspapers of record, Porterville Recorder
and Fresno Bee initiates the 60-day objection filing period and is the
exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection (36 CFR
219.52(c)(5)). An electronic copy of the legal notice with the
publication date will be posted at <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=3375">https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=3375</a>.
ADDRESSES: The Sierra and Sequoia National Forests' revised Forest
Plans, FEIS, draft RODs, species of conservation concern list, and
other supporting information will be available for review at: <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=3375">https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=3375</a>.
Objections must be submitted to the Objection Reviewing Officer by
one of the following methods:
<bullet> Via regular mail to the following address: USDA Forest
Service, Pacific Southwest Region, ATTN: Objection Coordinator, 1323
Club Dr., Vallejo, CA 94592.
<bullet> Objections may be submitted electronically at <a href="https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public//CommentInput?Project=3375">https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public//CommentInput?Project=3375</a> with subject:
Sierra and Sequoia National Forests Plan Revision
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Objection. Electronic submissions must be submitted in a format (Word,
PDF, or Rich Text) that is readable and searchable with optical
character recognition software.
<bullet> By Fax: (707) 562-9049. Faxes must be addressed to
``Objection Coordinator.'' The fax coversheet should include a subject
line with ``Sierra and Sequoia National Forests Plan Revision
Objection'' or ``Sierra and Sequoia NFs Species of Conservation
Concern'' and specify the number of pages being submitted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobbie Miller, Plan Revision Team
Leader, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#13405e3d55403d61266176657a6076637f727d53666077723d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cd9e80e38b9ee3bff8bfa8bba4bea8bda1aca38db8bea9ace3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a> or Phone: (530) 643-6226.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf and hard
of hearing (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1(800)
877-8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The decision to approve the revised Forest
Plans and the Regional Forester's list of species of conservation
concern for the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests will be subject to
the objection process identified in 36 CFR part 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 a plan revision 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 plan 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
(ROD) and the revised Forest Plan for the Sierra National Forest is
Forest Supervisor Dean Gould, Sierra National Forest Headquarters, 1600
Tollhouse Road, Clovis, CA 3611, and Phone:(559) 297-0706. The
responsible official who will approve the ROD and the revised Forest
Plan for the Sequoia National Forest is Forest Supervisor Teresa
Benson, Sequoia National Forest Supervisor's Office, 1839 S Newcomb,
Porterville, CA 93257, and Phone: (559) 784-1500. The responsible
official for the list of species of conservation concern is Regional
Forester Jennifer Eberlien, USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest
Region, 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA 94592.
The Regional Forester is the reviewing officer for the revised
Forest Plan since the Forest Supervisor is the responsible official (36
CFR 219.56(e)). The decision to approve the species of conservation
concern list will be subject to a separate objection process. The Chief
of the Forest Service is the reviewing officer for species of
conservation concern identification since the Regional Forester is the
responsible official (36 CFR 219.56(e)(2)).
This authority may be delegated to an individual Deputy Chief or
Associate Deputy Chief for the National Forest System, consistent with
delegations of authority provided in the Forest Service Manual at
sections 1235.4 and 1235.5.
Dated: June 8, 2022.
Deborah Hollen,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2022-12757 Filed 6-13-22; 8:45 am]
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