[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-9511]


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[Federal Register: April 20, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service
[PB3430DOI]

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

 

Management for Habitat for Late-Successional and Old-Growth 
Forest Related Species Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl; 
National Forests in Washington, Oregon, and California

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA; and Bureau of Land Management, USDI.

ACTION: Notice; record of decision.

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SUMMARY: The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) give 
notice that on April 13, 1994, Secretary of Interior and the Deputy 
Secretary of Agriculture, signed the Record of Decision for the Final 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Management for the 
Northern Spotted Owl on Lands administered by the Forest Service and 
the Bureau of Land Management within the Range of the northern spotted 
owl in the States of Washington, Oregon, and California. The decision 
adopts Alternative 9 of the Final Supplementary Environmental Impact 
Statement, as modified by the Record of Decision and amplified by 
Attachment A to the Record of Decision. Alternative 9 consists of 
extensive standards and guidelines, including land allocations, that 
comprise a comprehensive ecosystem management strategy.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The amendments for Forest Service and BLM planning 
documents within the range of the northern spotted owl will be 
effective on May 20, 1994. Because this decision amends Forest Service 
Regional Guides and Forest Plans, no implementing decisions will be 
made before May 20, 1994, as stipulated in 16 U.S.C. 1604(j). Until May 
20, 1994, there will be no Forest Service or BLM Records of Decision, 
Decision Notices, or Decision Memos signed for timber sales, salvage 
sales, road construction, or other development activities that 
implement this decision.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Record of Decision; Attachment A to the Record 
of Decision which contains the standards and guidelines; and the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement are available from the Office of 
Forestry and Economic Development, P.O. Box 3623, Portland, Oregon 
97208; or the Deputy Chief, National Forest System (2000), Forest 
Service USDA, P.O. Box 96090, Washington, DC 20090-6090.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lauri Hennessey, Office of Forestry and Economic Development, (503) 
326-7688, or Susan Yonts-Shepard, Staff Assistant for National Forest 
System Operations, (202) 205-1519.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final Environmental Impact Statement on 
Management of Habitat for Late-Successional and Old-Growth Forest 
Related Species Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl was filed 
with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on February 22, 1994. 
Notice of its availability was published in the Federal Register by EPA 
on February 25, 1994 (59 FR 38). The Record of Decision presents a 
comparison of the alternatives considered in the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement and describes the rationale for the alternative 
selected. This decision is not appealable under Forest Service or 
Bureau of Land Management administrative appeal procedures.
    Copies of the Record of Decision are being mailed to persons who 
received a copy of the complete Final Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement.

    Dated: April 15, 1994.

    For the Department of Agriculture.
Mark A. Reimers,
Deputy Chief, Forest Service.

    Dated: April 15, 1994.

    For the Department of Interior.
Denise Meridith,
Deputy Director, BLM.
[FR Doc. 94-9511 Filed 4-19-94; 8:45 am]
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