[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 159 (Thursday, August 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 42832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20455]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service


Eight Fathom Timber Sale(s), Tongass National Forest, Chatham 
Area, Sitka, Alaska

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.


ACTION: Notice of public hearing for subsistence testimony.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture, Forest Service will hold Public 
Hearings in Tenakee Springs, Hoonah, and Gustavus, Alaska, for 
subsistence testimony regarding the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) for the Eight Fathom Timber Sale(s).

DATES: Public Hearings will be held at 7 p.m. in the following 
communities and locations: in Tenakee Springs, Alaska, on September 12, 
1995, in the Community Hall; in Hoonah, Alaska, on September 13, 1995, 
in the City Council Chambers; and, in Gustavus, Alaska, on September 
14, 1995, in the Gustavus School.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hearings are intended to meet 
Subsistence Evaluation requirements outlined in Section 810, Alaska 
National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA).

    The Hearings are designed to receive testimony from individuals, 
agencies and organizations on the alternatives proposed in the DEIS for 
the Eight Fathom Project Area, and how these alternatives may 
potentially affect users of subsistence resources of the Eight Fathom 
Project Area. The ANILCA Section 810 subsistence evaluation and 
findings are detailed in the DEIS.
    Written subsistence testimony is just a acceptable as oral 
testimony. Send written testimony to Eight Fathom Planning Team, Forest 
Service, 204 Siginaka Way, Sitka, Alaska, 99835.
    The DEIS was released on August 4, 1995 and comments concerning the 
DEIS must be received by September 19, 1995. Copies of the DEIS and 
further information is available from the Eight Fathom Planning Team, 
U.S. Forest Service, 204 Siginaka Way, Sitka, Alaska, 99835, (907) 747-
6671.

    Dated: August 10, 1995.
Gary A. Morrison,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 95-20455 Filed 8-16-95; 8:45 am]
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