[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 11, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 25274] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-11878] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan Revision; Tongass National Forest, AK AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice; record of decision. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Forest Service gives notice that on April 13, 1999, the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment approved a new Record of Decision (1999 ROD) for the final Environmental Impact Statement on the Tongass Land Management Plan Revision, The Under Secretary's decision adopts, with modifications, Alternative 11 of the Final Environmental Impact Statement. As modified, Alternative 11 consists of extensive standards and guidelines, including land allocations, that comprise a comprehensive ecosystem management strategy. The modifications are set out in the body of the 1999 ROD and amplified in Appendix B of the 1999 ROD. DATES: The Under Secretary signed the new Record of Decision on April 13, 1999. ADDRESSES: Copies of the 1999 Record of Decision and the Final Environmental Impact Statement are available from the Tongass National Forest, Alaska Region, Forest Service, USDA, PO Box 309, Petersburg, AK 99833. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Merrily Jones, Public Affairs Office, Tongass National Forest, Alaska Region, Forest Service, USDA; telephone: (907) 772-3841 or fax: (907) 772-5895. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Tongass Land Management Plan Revision was filed with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and notice of its availability was published in the Federal Register by EPA on June 27, 1997 (62 FR 34745). The 1999 Record of Decision (ROD) presents a comparison of the alternatives considered in the Final Environmental Impact Statement and described the rational for the alternatives elected. This decision is not appealable under Forest Service administrative appeal procedures. The Forest Supervisor will mail a copy of the 1999 ROD to persons and organizations on mailing lists associated with the Tongass planning endeavor. The 1999 ROD is also available on the Tongass National Forest's worldwide web site at: http:www.fs.fed. us/r10/tongass in portable document format (pdf). That site includes additional related information such as a summary of changes, a press release, and a comparison table showing key components of the Tongas decisions in 1979, 1997, and 1999. Dated: May 6, 1999. Gloria Manning, Acting Associate Chief for National Forest Systems. [FR Doc. 99-11878 Filed 5-10-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-11-M