[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 1896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-985]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service


Southwestern Region: Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas and 
Oklahoma. Notice to Extend Public Comment Period, RE: Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for Amendment of Forest Plans in the 
Southwestern Region

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice to extend public comment period, Final Environmental 
Impact Statement [FEIS].

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SUMMARY: The Southwestern Region of the Forest Service published a 
notice of availability for public comment on a final environmental 
impact statement in the Federal Register (Vol. 60, No. 213, page 55841) 
on November 3, 1995. The comment period was subsequently extended from 
December 4, 1995 to January 12, 1996 regarding that FEIS Federal 
Register (Vol. 60, No. 234, page 62383) on December 6, 1995. This 
notice is issued to extend the comment period from January 12, 1996 to 
a period of 30 days following release of the Mexican Spotted Owl 
Recovery Plan by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The FEIS 
concerns Amendment of Forest Plans in the Southwestern Region, and 
implementation, standards and guidelines for Northern Goshawk and 
Mexican Spotted Owl.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 24, 1996.

RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL: The Regional Forester, Southwestern Region, is 
the responsible official for decisions that affect Southwestern Region 
Forest Land and Resource Management Plans.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Director of Ecosystem Management Planning, Arthur S. Briggs, 
Southwestern Regional Office, (505) 842-3210.

    Dated: January 18, 1996.
John R. Kirkpatrick,
Deputy Regional Forester.
[FR Doc. 96-985 Filed 1-23-96; 8:45 am]
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