Notice2024-14903
Gila National Forest; Revision of the Land Management Plan for the Gila National Forest
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Published
July 30, 2024
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentForest Service
Abstract
The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, is revising the Gila National Forest's Land Management Plan (Plan). The Forest Service has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for its revised Plan and a draft Record of Decision (ROD). This notice is to inform the public that the Gila National Forest is initiating a 60-day period where individuals or entities with specific concerns about the Gila National Forest's revised Plan and the associated FEIS may file objections for Forest Service review prior to the approval of the revised Plan. This is also an opportunity to object to the Regional Forester's list of species of conservation concern for the Gila National Forest.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61058-61059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14903]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Gila National Forest; Revision of the Land Management Plan for
the Gila National Forest
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 Gila National Forest.
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SUMMARY: The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, is
revising the Gila National Forest's Land Management Plan (Plan). The
Forest Service has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) for its revised Plan and a draft Record of Decision (ROD). This
notice is to inform the public that the Gila National Forest is
initiating a 60-day period where individuals or entities with specific
concerns about the Gila National Forest's revised Plan and the
associated FEIS may file objections for Forest Service review prior to
the approval of the revised Plan. This is also an opportunity to object
to the Regional Forester's list of species of conservation concern for
the Gila National Forest.
DATES: The Gila National Forest's revised Plan, FEIS, draft ROD,
species of conservation concern list, and other supporting information
will be available for review at: <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/gila/?project=51887">https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/gila/?project=51887</a>. The publication date of the legal notice in the Gila
National Forest's newspaper of record, Silver City Daily Press,
initiates the 60-day objection period and is the exclusive means for
calculating the time to file an objection (36 CFR 219.52(c)(5)). An
electronic scan of the legal notice with the publication date will be
posted at the link above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Gila National Forest's revised Plan, FEIS,
draft ROD, and Regional Forester's list of species of conservation
concern for the Gila
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National Forest can be obtained online at: <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/gila/?project=51887">https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/gila/?project=51887</a>, or at the following office: Gila National
Forest Supervisor's Office, 3005 E Camino del Bosque, Silver City, NM
88061, Phone: (575) 388-8201.
Objections must be submitted to the Objection Reviewing Officer by
one of the following methods:
<bullet> Electronic submissions via the project web page at <a href="https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public//CommentInput?Project=51887">https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public//CommentInput?Project=51887</a> are preferred.
Electronic submissions (including all attachments) must be submitted in
a format (word (.doc or .docx), rich text format (.rtf), text (.txt),
portable document format (.pdf), and/or hypertext markup language
(.html)) that is readable and searchable with optical character
recognition software.
<bullet> Via regular mail, carrier, or hand delivery to the
following address: USDA-Forest Service Southwest Region, ATTN:
Objection Reviewing Officer, 333 Broadway Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, NM
87102. The office hours for submitting a hand-delivered objection are
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenny Rasmussen, Natural Resource
Planner, at (575) 388-8483 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83d0ceadc5d0ade4eaefe2f3efe2edc3f6f0e7e2ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="67342a49213449000e0b06170b0609271214030649000811">[email protected]</span></a>.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339,
24 hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The decision to approve the revised Plan for
the Gila National Forest and the Regional Forester's list of species of
conservation concern for the Gila National Forest 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
Objectors must be submitted to the Reviewing Officer at the address
shown in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Please be explicit as to
whether the objection is to the ``Gila National Forest Plan Revision''
or the `Regional Forester's list of Species of Conservation Concern for
the Gila National Forest''. 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) (36 CFR 219.56).
Responsible Official
The responsible official who will approve the Record of Decision
and the revised Plan for the Gila National Forest is Forest Supervisor
Camille Howes, Gila National Forest Supervisor's Office, 3005 E Camino
del Bosque, Silver City, NM 88061, Phone: (575) 388-8201. The
responsible official for the list of species of conservation concern is
Michiko Martin, Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service Southwestern
Region, 333 Broadway Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102.
The Regional Forester is the reviewing officer for the revised Plan
since the Forest Supervisor is the responsible official (36 CFR
219.56(e)). Objection review of the Regional Forester's list of species
of conservation concern will be subject to a separate objection process
from the objection review of the Forest Plan. 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.
Keith Lannom,
Associate Deputy Chief National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2024-14903 Filed 7-29-24; 8:45 am]
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