[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 93 (Friday, May 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 26359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12125]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Range Standards and Guidelines To Amend the Land and Resource 
Management Plans of the Eldorado and Tahoe National Forests, California

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revised notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact 
statement.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Eldorado and 
Tahote National Forests, are preparing an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) for amendments to each Forest's Land and Resource 
Management Plan (LRMP). The amendments will modify existing LRMP 
grazing standards and guidelines for management, with the objective to 
maintain and improve rangeland ecosystems on both Forests. The Notice 
of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement was published in 
the Federal Register on Wednesday, August 13, 1997 (62 FR 43312-43314). 
The Notice announced that a draft environmental impact statement (draft 
EIS) would be available for review in November 1997. The draft EIS is 
now expected to be available by June 1999, and a final EIS should be 
available by November 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action 
and environmental impact statement should be directed to Susan A. 
Rodman, ID Team Leader, Land Management Planning, Eldorado National 
Forest, 100 Forni Road, Placerville, CA 95667, or at (530) 621-5298.

    Dated: May 4, 1999.
Gary A. Bilyeu,
Acting Forest Supervisor, Eldorado National Forest.
[FR Doc. 99-12125 Filed 5-13-99; 8:45 am]
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