[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]


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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.

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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]
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