Notice2023-11347
Final Records of Decision for the Sequoia and Sierra National Forests
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Published
May 26, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentForest Service
Abstract
Teresa Benson, the Forest Supervisor for the Sequoia National Forest, Pacific Southwest Region, and Dean Gould, the Forest Supervisor for the Sierra National Forest, Pacific Southwest Region, signed final records of decision (RODs) for revised land management plans for the Sequoia and Sierra National Forests, respectively. The final RODs document the rationale for approving the revised land management plans and are consistent with the Reviewing Officer's response to objections and instructions.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 2023)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11347]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Final Records of Decision for the Sequoia and Sierra National
Forests
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of approval of the revised land management plans for the
Sequoia and Sierra National Forests.
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SUMMARY: Teresa Benson, the Forest Supervisor for the Sequoia National
Forest, Pacific Southwest Region, and Dean Gould, the Forest Supervisor
for the Sierra National Forest, Pacific Southwest Region, signed final
records of decision (RODs) for revised land management plans for the
Sequoia and Sierra National Forests, respectively. The final RODs
document the rationale for approving the revised land management plans
and are consistent with the Reviewing Officer's response to objections
and instructions.
DATES: The revised land management plans for the Sequoia and Sierra
National Forests will become effective 30 days after the publication of
this notice of approval in the Federal Register (36 CFR 219.17(a)(1)).
ADDRESSES: To view the final records of decision, final environmental
impact statement (FEIS), revised land management plans, and other
related documents, please visit the Sequoia and Sierra National Forests
Plan Revision project website at: <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=3375">https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=3375</a>. A legal notice of approval is also being published in
the Sequoia National Forest's newspaper of record, the Porterville
Recorder, and the Sierra National Forest's newspaper of record, the
Fresno Bee. A copy of this legal notice will be posted on the website
listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobbie Miller, Plan Revision Team
Leader, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#690b060b0b000c47040005050c1b291c1a0d08470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0b2bfb2b2b9b5febdb9bcbcb5a290a5a3b4b1feb7bfa6">[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 800-877-
8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The revised land management plans were
developed pursuant to the 2012 Forest Service Planning Rule (36 CFR
219) and will replace the 1988 Sequoia National Forest Land Management
Plan and 1990 Mediated Settlement Agreement, and the 1992 Sierra
National Forest Land Management Plan. The revised plans describe
desired conditions, objectives, standards, and guidelines that will
guide future projects and management activities on the forests and will
become effective 30 days after the publication of this notice of
approval in the Federal Register (36 CFR 219.17(a)(1)). The Forest
Service initiated plan revision for these two national forests in 2013
and developed the revised plans through extensive collaboration and
consultation with Tribes, interested public, and other stakeholders.
The revised plans will help sustain forest and watershed health and
productivity by addressing tree mortality, restoring forest conditions,
facilitating use of fire to achieve desired conditions, and providing
for sustainable recreation. The plans provide management direction that
applies the best available science for conserving at-risk species like
the Pacific fisher and California spotted owl. The revised land
management plans, FEIS, and draft RODs were released in June 2022,
initiating a 60-day objection filing period. The Forest Service
received 27 eligible objections. The Reviewing Officer, Deputy Regional
Forester Jody Holzworth, reviewed each of the objections, met with
objectors and interested parties at an objection resolution meeting,
and issued a written response to the objections on December 16, 2022.
In her written response, the Reviewing Officer included instructions
for the Responsible Officials to implement prior to signing final
decisions.
The forests updated the FEIS, revised land management plans, RODs,
and planning record as needed, consistent with instructions from the
Objection Reviewing Officer. The final RODs to approve the revised land
management plans for the Sequoia and Sierra and National Forests have
now been signed by the Responsible Officials and are available at the
website listed above.
Responsible Official: The Responsible Official for approving the
Sequoia National Forest revised land management plan is Forest
Supervisor Teresa Benson. The Responsible Official for approving the
Sierra National Forest revised land management plan is Forest
Supervisor Dean Gould. The Responsible Official approving the list of
species of conservation concern is Jacqueline Emanuel, Associate Deputy
Chief, National Forest System.
Dated: May 19, 2023.
Jacqueline Emanuel,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2023-11347 Filed 5-25-23; 8:45 am]
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